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eastlancsncws.co.uk — Film club will take
a summer break THE 2004/05 season of films organ ised by the Kibble Film Club has now come to an end and the club is taking a summer break until the autumn.
. Through your pages I would like to express my sincerest thanks to every body who has supported the club over the past year: the members, the guests at monthly film showings, Kib ble Valley Borough Council for allow ing us a temporary home at the Coun cil Chamber, all the staff connected with the St Mary's Centre, our new permanent home, the many local organisations who advertised our films and the Advertiser and Times for publishing previews of films. Over the past year many people
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have expressed an interest in our activities since our move from the Grand, but have found it difficult to keep informed of showings, which were once weekly. We reverted to monthly showings
because of limited finances. However, I am pleased to report that we will return as strong as ever in September with a weekly programme of films on a Sunday, courtesy of a grant from Kibble Valley Borough Council. If anyone would like to become a
member for the next season of weekly films for only £10, which entitles the person to save £ l off film admission (and benefits the club financially in the short term before it receives its grant), and/or wishes to be placed on the email mailing list please call me ((01200 425876) or e-mail me (
iand.tumer@virgin.net). We would also very much welcome
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help from people willing to be volun teers for shows, especially from those people who were involved with the club when we were at the Grand. The club meets at the New Inn,
Clitheroe, on the second Monday of the month at 7-30 p.m., and will con tinue to do so over the summer, to plan the forthcoming season. Individuals who are interested in
volunteering are encouraged to attend these meetings in the short term.
lANTURNER, Chairman,
Ribbic Film Club, Bawdlands, Clitheroe
First steps in to the
unknown await. .. THE paranormal is fast becoming a popular pursuit for many in the wake of popular cult television series such as “Most Haunted”, “Dead Famous” and “I'm Famous and Frightened”. Indeed, Clitheroe and nearby Pen-
dle Hill was host to “Most Haunted Live last Hallowe’en” and has also fea tured many locations in the area such as Samlesbury Hall. I would like to hear from anyone
who would be interested in forming an investigation group in the Clitheroe or surrounding Kibble Valley region. You don't have to have any special
knowledge, background, but have a common interest in the paranormal and the pursuit of gaining proof of its existence. Please note that, because of age, only oyer-18s would be allowed to take part" in the group because of insurance regulations.
- If you are interested in taking the
first steps into the unknown please get in touch with me at
alunda3f939@msn.com or by telephone on 01200 423698. So, do make contact if interested and dare to believe the impossible.
ALUN JAMES DAY, Queen Street, Low Moor, Clitheroe
We are close by and
ready to assist all AFTER reading the piece in last week’s paper on Recycling of Green Waste, I was most surprised to see where the green waste had been com posted (Freckleton). Part of the council’s own policy is
for waste not to be hauled further than necessary. My point is, we are a site with full
■ planning permission and the neces sary exemptions in place and are only roughly one mile from the borough council’s own yard; and accepting green waste from landscapers, tree surgeons and gardeners.
W.MASON, Horrocksford Bank Farm, Clitheroe
Supply teachers are
always in demand I SYMPATHISE with the writer who in his recent ietter lamented he didn’t want to be “on the scrap heap yet”. If education is still an option, I sug
gest going to Select Education in Winckley Square, Preston. There are opportunities for supply
teaching, not neccesarily on demand currently, with Year 11 on home leave for GCSE studies. But there is still another year, and
with the inevitably cold winter around the corner, where colds and influenza take their toll on even the most reliant of staff, supply teachers are always appreciated.
R. PORTER, Clitheroe
Debate facts then
vote accordingly THERE is something hilarious about the delighted response among British anti-Europeans to the defeat in Prance of the EU Constitutional Treaty.
. In direct contrast to their own views, French voters rejected the treaty because they thought it was not federal enough, that it threatened the regulations that protect French workers and tha t the ethos of the treaty was too “Anglo-Saxon”. Polls also showed that hatred of the
present French government, the pos sibility of Turkey joining the EU and the accession of 10 new member states last May were further reasons given by “non” voters. The only French opponents of the
treaty who used the same lines favoured by UK anti-Europeans were the French tar right, such as Jean- Marie LePen. Most of the French “no” campaign
ing came from the far left of the polit ical spectrum, under'the banner of
“protecting Social Europe.” The opponents of the treaty in both coun tries have one significant thing in common, though. Neither opposed the treaty using arguments based on its actual content. It enshrines neither “ultra-liberalism” nor an “EU superstate”, but is a com promise between 25 member states which respect the main political view points across Europe. The issue for Britain is this: The
treaty says tha t the ratification process carries on unless the EU Council of Ministers says otherwise so we must proceed on that basis. The Prime Minister and Douglas
Alexander, the Europe Minister, have both made very clear that there will be a referendum in this country unless and until there is no treaty to vote on. The fundamental questions and
challenges all of us in Europe face will not go away. It is imperative that the union has a
rulebook to cope with global realities and our enlarged status. An efficient EU is vital for all of us. While the treaty may not be perfect,
it is the result of years of negotia tions.
A “new” treaty could take years to
emerge and would probably look much like the one we have now. It is time for this country to finally debate the facts and vote accordingly.
GARY ARTHURS, Regional Direclor, Britain in Europe (North West) 1st Floor, Parkgates Bury New Road Prcstwich Manchester M25 OJW
Celebrate 21st by
being a volunteer THIS year Volunteers Week (June 1st to 7th) celebrates its 21st anniversary. Once again there will be events
throughout the country to acknowl edge and thank volunteers for the huge contribution they make to their community.
The week also provides an.opportu-
nity to encourage others to get involved in a club, project or organi sation in their home town and really help make a difference. One of these organisations is “The
British Lung Foundation”, the only charity supporting the eight million people living with lung conditions in the UK, and volunteers are needed today in all areas of the country. By giving a couple of hours of your
time each month, you could help sup port your local Breathe Easy groups - a network of support groups for people living with lung disease - by providing information, support and encouragement. We have volunteers supporting
groups in many ways; treasurers, sec retaries, fund-raisers, drivers, activity organisers or just another pair of hands to help out as and where need ed - there is a role for everyone and everyone is welcome! Volunteering for the British Lung
Foundation wili strengthen our Breathe Easy network, which is vital to the charity and anyone affected by a lung disease. ■
This is a great opportunity to take
part in a group that draws people together locally and has a positive
impact on your community. Please support us in order that we can con tinue to help those living with a lung condition. If you would like to get involved please call the BLF on 020 7688 5576 or. e-mail
volunteering@blf-uk.org
FRANMcCABE, Head of Regional Development and Breathe Easy
Still time to enter
awards contest NOW is the time for farmers who take conservation and improving the envi ronment seriously to consider getting their work recognised more widely - . and with it the chance to win up to £ 1,000. The closing date is fast approaching
for this year’s Farmcare FWAG Sliver Lapwing Awards - the UK’s most prestigious awards for farm conserva tion. Any farmer applying for Entry Level
stewardship could easily enter the Awards’ First Steps category, designed to recognise farmers new to conservation work. Meanwhile the main Silver Lapwing
award recognises the pinnacle of con- servaton achievement, with winners from England, Scotland and Wales battling it out for the overall UK Sil ver Lapwing trophy and prize money. Entering is easy, and farmers could
even attach their Entry Level Stew ardship application to the entry form to save time.
Judging takes place during the sum
mer and the winners will be invited to a prestigious ceremony in London in November.
Any readers who are interested in
entering can download a simple entry form from
www.fwag.org.uk. The closing date for entries is June 22nd. For further details contact Amanda Morris on 02476 698704 or email
amanda.morris@
fwag.org.uk.
MICHAEL WOODHOUSE Director,
Farming & Wildlife Advisory Group, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth
New constitution is
far from liberal! MEP Chris Davis may be happy to promote the EU Constitution as Anglo-Saxon and liberal (letter May 19th edition), but I would be interest
ed to see what his definition of “liber al” is? Is it liberal to surrender our control
over our criminal justice system? Is it liberal to take decision-making as
far away from the electorate as possi ble and surrender power to unelected bureaucrats in Brussels?
Some British politicians may pro
mote the EU Constitution as a way of making decisions more easily across Europe, but in other countries their politicians are more honest. Why is the Constitution described in Belgium as having “all the instru ments of a federal state?”
lose its right to say “No”. We have already given up our veto in
66 areas including our immigration policy, and the constitution brings in another 63 areas where we will lose our
right to say “No”. The EU will be The Constitution means Britain will
able to co-ordinate our economy, and have powers over how our health serv ice and hospitals are run. We pay £30m. a day to be a member of the corrupt bureaucratic body we call the European Union, the Constitution merely succeeds in giving more power away to it. GERRY KELLEY, UK Independence Part)’, 29 Winckley Square, Preston
Your let ters . . .
® The Editor welcomes letters on any subject, but correspondents are remind ed that contributions may be edited or • condensed, must not exceed 350 words and should reach us by noon on Tues day. Letters with noms de plume arc now
only accepted for publication if the edi tor agrees that there is a valid reason for the writer's identity to be withheld. Letters can be sent by post to the
Clitheroe Advertiser and 'Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe BB7 2EW, via e-mail to
vivien.mcath@
eastlancsnews.co.uk, via fax to 01200 443467 or texted to 07790696447. Letters submitted by any of these
methods must, however, include the writer’s name and full postal address.
Rigid bull bars to be outlawed
MEPs have voted to ban “rigid bull bars” on new cars as part of a pack age of ^ e ty measures in a bid to reduce injuries to pedestrians, cyclists and other road users. The move has been given a warm
welcome by Clitheroe Euro-MP Chris Davies, who first raised the issue ivith ministers as an MP in the House of Commons almost 10 years ago.
The new EU law will set tougher
safety standards and lays down strict tests to improve pedestrian safety and reduce the severity of injuries in theevent of a collision. Latest Government statistics pub
lished last year show that 536 pedes trians and 421 cyclists were injured, some fatally, on roads in Lancashire. The new safety standards include
measures to prevent all new vehicles sold from the start of 2006 from hav ing a rigid bull bar fitted. These were initially designed to protect cars from collisions with wild
animals in'eountries other than Britain. However, they are now largely fit
ted for decorative purposes and it is claimed that they pose a danger to pedestrians by increasing the risk of serious injury in a collision. Liberal Democrat Mr Daides has
welcomed the safety changes. , He said: “Driving a car has become
much safer with the introduction of airbags and assisted braking, but pedestrians have been overlooked. “The adjustments needed to car
design are relatively minor, yet have the potential to significantly reduce the number of fatalities and injuries onour roads.” "This ban shows the European
Union working at its best, dealing with the concerns of an industry which works on a European basis, and at the same time improving safe- • ty for all."
' ■ KING PLEASURE and the Biscuit Boys in full swing (s) Be tough on knife thugs, urges MP
KIBBLE VALLEY MP Mr Nigel Evans has spoken out over crimes
involving knife attacks.. The Member of Parliament, who
regained his seat in the recent Gen eral Election, has asked the Home Secretary to increase the sentences for those carrying knives and who use them in aggressive attacks. Mr Evans’ request follows the
assault on two members of bar staff at the Black Bull pub in Fulwood
in February. Mr Evans related how two staff were held at knifepoint and informed the Home Secretary that you are three times as likely to die by an attack with a knife rather than a gun and yet the sentencing for knives is dramatically lower than that for carrying a gun. The Home Secretary said that
they were reviewing the sentencing. Speaking after questions, Mr Evans said: ‘‘This must be done as
a matter of urgency and any thug carrying a knife must face a mandatory custodial sentence on conviction.” Mr Evans, earlier at Home
Office Questions, asked Home Office Minister Paul Goggins MP- to ensure that prisons were kept drug-free and that any visitors to prison caught smuggling drugs would themselves face a jail sen tence.
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DAVID STRAIGHTJACKET in the middle of one of his escapal- ogy acts (s)
A world record attempt to break free from handcuffs
A WORLD record attempt on an underwater handcuff escape will take place in Clitheroe town centre on Satur day afternoon. Kibble Valley Mayor Coun. Mary Robin
son will be among the observers as escapolo gist David Straightjacket, who is well- known for his daredevil stunts involving a bed of nails, sword swallowing and walking on glass, tries to set a new world standard between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. The spectacle is just one of dozens of
events planned during the three-day long Great Days Festival, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary and kicks off tomorrow. Tomorrow (Friday), festival organisers
have planned a fun-packed dedicated Chil dren’s Festival, which will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the Castle field. It will fea ture an 11 metre by eight metre bright red storytelling tent, which can seat audiences of 35 for eight shows a day, with the highly acclaimed Horse and Bamboo Theatre Com pany. There will also be musical washing
machines, storytellers and various circus performers all staged in the grounds of Clitheroe Castle. In the evening, St Mary’s Centre (former
ly known as the parish hall) on Church Street will host concerts by King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys and the Doghouse Skiffle Band.
On Saturday, the market, high street and
pub forecourts will play host to jugglers, mummers (traditional masked performers), dancers and musicians, who will entertain shoppers and festival-goers from 9 a.m, to noon.
. From 1 p.m. onwards, there will be free
indoor entertainment at the town’s Social Club in Wellgate where local musical acts will share the stage xvith visiting musicians. Also on Saturday between 1 p.m. and 4
p.m. in partnership with the Great Days Festival, the Kibble Valley Community Cohesion Group is staging a fun-packed afternoon to celebrate the cultural diversity within the Kibble Valley. Clitheroe band stand, set xvithin the Castle grounds, will be the stage for the show with an eclectic mix of live Asian music and dancing. The event will involve a range of artists
including young people promoting their youth culture through music and rap, and a dance group from a school in Hyndbumwill be performing and celebrating the achieve ments of the world’s largest film industry, Boll)TWOod. There will be plenty of opportunity for
people to get involved with a number of workshops, which xvill give people the chance to “have a go” throughout the afternoon at different types of dancing. The evening’s
concert will feature Acoustic Strawbs. Events will continue until Sunday when members of Barnoldswick Brass Band will take centre stage and play a free concert on the castle bandstand. The party atmosphere of last year’s clos
ing concert will be re-lived by
R.Cajun and The Zydeco Brothers with their brand of Louisiana swamp music in the St Mary’s Centre. The 3rd Clitheroe Sheep Festival will also coincide with the Great Days week end. Ticket details can be obtained from St Mary’s Box Office by calling 01200 424217 or the Tourist Information Centre on 01200 425566. Alternatively people can log on to
www.greatdays.co.uk
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If you've been thinking about furthering your education or caking a self*help course, this is a good time to get started. Someone you think of as older and wiser is on your side and willing to do whatever Is necessary to help you. Bargains are available locally so let the collector in you out for a shopping spree on the High Street or antique show. Information you find in business magazines proves valuable and helps you make a wise and informed decision.
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You have a genuine understanding of how much you depend on the help of others so when an invitation to a charity event arrives, see it as an opportunity to give something back to a special group of people in return. If a friend cells you they are planning to move you'll be unhappy, but think of it as giving you a place to visit in the future.Who knows, when you go there you may meet new friends who will open your mind to a world of possibilities!
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speed.Though you wll be interested in fine tuning all the details of your projects, don’t let yourself get so swept away by these chores that you neglect a special person In your life. As the weekend approaches you'll enjoy talking about your activities and achievements; people are Interested in your progress so enjoy tilling them the ins and outs of the last few days.
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Family ties and connections to your favourite relatives and loved ones become more Important to your Inner happiness and you'll enjoy spending ume with these people as well as have fun with your mates. Who can predict where your next big idea comes from:a renewed interest in old books inspires you to search your local area for well-loved classics and while you're looking you II come to a decision about a question that has been bothenng you for quite some time.
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now.The middle of the week brings you a chance to slow down and enjoy the view. A visit to somewhere scenic w i th a congenial companion will do wonders for you and you'll return to the normal routine as refreshed as if you had taken a longer break.
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