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Letters to the Editor WiCe to: The Editor, Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clithcroe BB72EW Editorial e-mail:
vivien.mcalH@
castlancsncws.co.uk j Calling the police is
a pointless exercise ALMOST weekly, we see reports on how well the police in this area are responding to crime, e.g. speed fines and so forth. Perhaps, the actual reality is far, far
where more so than the Low Moor area of Clitheroe where, in the last month, we have seen an act of despicable destruction to the local parish church hall. The church itself has also seen vandalism of some form or another, too, in recent years, as have other prop erties in the area, including the old people's home. Sunday night saw the return of this
different than that portrayed. Juvenile crime is on the increase. No
juvenile menace around the back of houses in the Queen Street area where a gang of clearly troublemaking tear aways were banging and generally causing problems for one resident there. There have been persistent problems
from youths in the area over the years. A while ago, the local police station
issued a letter asking residents to report any youths causing problems in the area to the police station as a direct result. I now wonder what the point in
reporting anything is in light of the performance we hear so regularly about and the letter mentioned above. Neighbourhood Watch was the most
recent correspondence to land through the letter box. Hearing the gang of youths shouting
and causing a problem, I rang the police station. I did not expect police presence, but
was reporting it as I was concerned about the nuisance. I was greeted by an attitude that the problem exists everywhere. Unfortunately, I could not see the
gang, there being no illumination around the back of the street, but clearly saw and heard them running away. "Oh, it's just kids running around gardens" is the response I received. Then I was told that the resident
would probably ring them if any dam age was done. Maybe, like me, they are fed-up of ringing, so don't bother. Or, like many - and this should not be - have learned to live with it because no one cares enough to stop it. I shall not bother in future reporting
any nuisance from youths in this area as it appears pointless doing so. Juvenile crime is on the increase and,
yes, it is this very attitude that allows it to. "They are only children, after all". Where does crime begin unless stopped? So much emphasis is placed upon
community spirit this and that from the police, but when push comes to shove - they really don't want to know about these problems until either seri ous damage is done or someone is hurt. It has reached the point in another
town that an MP has issued a plea to residents to by-pass police altogether, advising them to go straight to the courts and directly prosecute. Where does it end? Too much
emphasis is being placed on the public to sort these matters out. I am paying council tax, thus paying the wages and services of the local police force. Thus, they are in the public's employ to some extent. Otherwise, why even bother having them?
Not taking action against these
types is just giving them carte blanche to carry on. Many grow into career criminals as adults because no one bothered with them when younger. Stop them now, not when they grow older into something much worse. Today's children are not like any pre
vious generation that went before. In my view they have been given too many rights by do-gooders and those rights have been abused. What about the rights of decent human beings to live in a peaceful environment?
NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED
• “We do place great emphasis on quality of life issues. “We are deploying community beat
managers and police community sup port officers in the Low Moor and other areas to tackle the sort of prob lems described. “I t is important to recognise that
the parents and guardians of those involved have just as much responsibil ity as the police and that the issues are complex. ‘"There is a need for tolerance, but
also a need for youngsters to act responsibly and to not commit offences. “As far as not taking action is con
cerned, police in Ribble Valley, working with partners, have made considerable efforts to obtain Anti-Social Behaviour Orders against various local people and those efforts are on-going.” - Insp. Bob Ford, Clilheroe Police.
Stop complaining
and do something I WOULD like to reply to the "Person fed up with Louts" who was so angry about the incident at the Low Moor Parish Hall. I am a member of St Paul's Church
and a user of the hall. I do not think it is of any constructive use to name-call: if you tell these people they are thugs, it puts up barriers to communicating with them further. How does our letter writer know what values or morals these people have? Was he or she there to see the damage they caused and repair it, as I was? If these young folk "do not deserve our respect", how will they learn to respect others? All too often, folk complain about
falling standards in our society. What do they do apart from complain though? I am proud to be involved in the
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route to other towns, I am quite sure that these drivers, often exceeding the 30 m.p.h. speed limit, pose a far greater risk to pedestrians of all ages than do a few parked cars. In fact the obstacle cre ated by parking is cheaper and proba bly more effective than many other traf fic-slowing measures. Many of the side roads in Sabden are
unmade, unadopted and quite narrow, making them quite unsuitable for vehi cles. Besides which, the residents of these back lanes would probably be very unhappy to find themselves living on a car park. In his letters, John Shorter is only
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expressing the views of many Sabden residents who have had more than enough of Mr Johnson and other I motorists making use of our once quiet | village. The main roads are the A59 and the A671; anyone wanting to drive at I higher speeds would be well advised to | use them. If Mr Johnson has such difficulties j
Monty puts his heart into campaign
THE British Heart Foundation (BHF) Junior Golf Championship 2005 provides a fantastic opportuni ty for all young golfers to pick up their clubs and raise crucial funds to fight heart disease. The Championship allows young
sters, of all levels of play, to compete on a national level at some of the best courses in the UK. Preliminary Rounds will take place in April at Preston, Swinton, Pleasington, Vicar's Cross, Eaton and Didsbury Golf Clubs, with the Regional Final taking place at Woolston Golf Club in June. Not only is it great fun, but com
petitors will be raising funds to help the BHF support the 2.7 million peo ple living in the UK today with heart disease. This includes supporting vital
What a rail trip - it’s
almost laughable THERE are very few laughs to be had when one travels by train on a Sunday. Today, I almost laughed. I had travelled from Birmingham to
Manchester via Branson’s bone-rattler, and arrived only 10 minutes late. After a couple, of what P. G. Wode-
Scout movement, offering constructive activities and a social support for young people in the Low Moor area. There are a few of us, a t Beavers ,Cubs Fellowship and our recently retired Scout leader, who spend our leisure time and resources trying to do some thing to build the self-respect and per sonal values of our youth. We could do with a few more volunteers to give of their time and effort to help us in this cause. We need positive solutions and a culture which will encourage mutual respect for our community to flourish in a healthy way. Be part of the community and reach
out to these people who feel divorced from or alien to our community, rather than ranting and name calling. It is better to light a candle than to complain about the darkness.
BONNIE MITCHELL, Assistant Cub Scout Leader, St Paul's Clithcroe Group
house might have described as “snifters”, I sallied forth to catch the Clitheroe (allegedly) train from Victo ria.
Always problematic (as I write this,
we are already 20 minutes late at Brom ley Cross - and that word mirrors the mood of the foolhardy passengers) I boarded the “two-car set”, on the desig nated platform. Settling in to do some work, I had barely rested the old gluteal muscles on the dirty seats, when we had to change trains. A delightfully, ebul lient, if naive, young man, gave us the reason: “The driver does not have a licence for this train.” Concerns about planning, scheduling,
management even, left our minds as we scurried to change platforms. Happily no wheelchairs needed, yet! The replacement train (we are now
past, though not far past, Bromley Cross) has almost approached the aver age speed of the garden gastropod, in its most leisurely mode. We await develop ments. We were terminated, that is the offi
heart research and helping tofund cardiac nurses who provide the sup port and reassurance heart patients and their families need in their com munities. All young people under 18 are wel
come to enter a team of three through their school or golf club. The Championship's Preliminary Rounds take place between March and May, with the National Final taking place in September at The Belfry - the venue of the last Ryder Cup event held in the UK. This is a fantastic event and I am
proud to support it. To receive an information pack about the Champi onship please call 0151236 6988 or e- mail
region7@bhf.org.uk
Colin Montgomerie OBE, Professional golfer, for the British Heart Foundation
cial trainspeak, at Blackburn. Any old hand knew that this was inevitable. At Blackburn, that jewelled station
where time stands still, and is right only once a day, at 18-55-oo - note the small zeros, the seconds do not matter in this place where Einstein, relativity and travel, of any kind, let alone time-trav el, are almost unknown. My second replacement train, after
another snifter, was forecast to arrive at 20-45, then 20-48, but now 20-58. One waits, must, as people do for the death of a beloved one; it will happen but when?
Left the Blackburn jewel at 20-58.
Clock still not working. Oh dear joy, as Stanley Unwin might have said, we are now rattling along the iron road, which the Iron Lady’s party managed to “reform” and the neo-Tony Blair... Oh dear we’ve hit the. . .
MRJ.S. KENT Fairfield
Clo.se, Clilheroe
Give yourself more
time for the journey IN reply to Mr W. Johnson’s endless complaints about double parking in Sabden, is he really concerned about the safety of our children or simply the
impediment to his speedier progress through our village? Having observed the vastly increased use of our village roads by those en
negotiating our village roads he could try setting his alarm clock a little earli er, allowing time to leave his home in Langho and get through the temporary road works on the Devil’s Elbow stretch of the A671 without suffering from the | apoplexy that seems to threaten him.
NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED What a welcome for
our new residents LAST week the Advertiser and Times | featured an article about Anna Pichrtova, the Olympic athlete and World Mountain Runner, and Michal, 1 her husband, who have just moved to | the Clitheroe. I would like to say thank you to the I
cash, credit cards and Midial's driving I licence. As the driving licence is not of I use to anybody else, I would be very I grateful if somebody could please! return it to myself or the offices of the I Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, 3 King |
individual(s) who burgled her property I last Friday making her move to the | Ribble Valley so memorable. Their bicycles were taken, along with |
Street, Clitheroe. Michal is currently seeking employ-1 ment and desperately needs his driv-1
ing licence. I am sure that many will understand j
how difficult it is trying to train at an j intense level, plus adapting to life in a I new country. I sincerely hope that I Anna and Michal do not regard this as | their welcome to the Ribble Valley.
DENISE PARK, Chartered Physiotherapist,
29 Peel Street, Clitheroe Your le t te r s . . .
• The Editor welcomes letters on any subject, but correspondents arc remind ed that contributions may be edited or condensed, must not exceed 350 words and should reach us by noon on
Tue.sday. Letters with noms de plume are only
accepted for publication if the editor agrees that there is a valid reason for llie writer's identity to be withheld. Letters can be sent by post to the Clitheroc Advertiser and Times, 3 King
Street, Clitheroe BBT 2EW, via e-mail to
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luxury hamper winner Julie
Young with
Sheraz, left, and
Farouk (s)
Letters to the Editor Write to; The Editor. Clitlieroe Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clitlieroe UU72EW Editorial e-mail:
vivien.meath@
eastlanesnews.co.uk ---- Sincere thank you to everyone for your wonderful support • f i
ON behalf of Medina Islamic Education Centre, may I offer my sincerest thanks to everyone who supported the Eid Charity Dinner held last week at the Balti Spice . My colleague, Sheraz, and I
were overwhelmed by the generos ity shown by those who attended on the evening. In addition to the 110 guests
who were able to sample the fine fare, countless other people of this town sent in their donations for the tsunami appeal, as well as
Our views are quite
beautiful as they are ON reading the letters column of the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, (January 27th), I was pleased to see so many local res idents had written to express their opposi tion to the planned panopticon to be sited on Kemple End. There is little I can add in detail that has not already been said, but, as many have already done I would like to re iterate the obvious points. The view from Kemple End is already
panoramic. I fail to see how any of the pro posed structures can inprove on this, espe cially as one proposal intends to provide a means of turning the \dew upside dowm. And it is not just a question of the finished
product disfiguring the landscape: the pro cess of construction would, I am sure, cause considerable blight and disruption. Equally, why spoil the view of Kemple
End itself? My parents' house has one of the finest views in the valley, looking out across to Mitton Churcji, Stonyhurst and Kemple End. To have this view spoilt by such an unnecessary structure would be criminal. I am sure that there are many people with similar outlooks who would agree. With respect to cost I will only say that
there must be many more urgent and deserv ing projects than these panopticons. If som^ one really does have money to spare for this proposal then I would rather it be applied to providing relief for the tsunami victims. My fear is that, from reading the article
describing the project, the decision to build one of the panopticons has already been taken and that the residents of the valley have graciously been allowed to choose which they consider the lesser of three evils. I hope that this is not the case and that it is not too late for a halt to be called.
RICHARD BETTESS, Henthorn Road Clitheroe
Are these structures
really necessary? PLEASE take the time to consider the structures which are planned for Kemple End. Is there really any necessity for them
to be built? All you need is a little time to admire this
beautiful view and realise that a structure does not need to aid you in this. Why any one would .want to spoil this appealing view by adding such a structure is beyond rne. As I understand it, planning permission
will be required. Therefore, if you know this viewpoint and love its natural beauty as much as I do, then please take a few minutes to object to this proposal. Don’t let it be a foregone conclusion. You need to register
your objection.
SUEREDDIN, Clithcruc
Natural beauty feeds
our inspiration I WAS appalled at what I read in the Clitheroe Advertiser (January 19th, 2005), re. the public consultation for the choice of panoramic viewing areas. People choose to visit, or live in areas like
the beautiful Ribble Valley, flanked by Lon- gridge Fell and historic Pendle Hill, to be close to and inspired by its natural beauty. Sadly, there are fewer and fewer places one
can go now to find peace from the material world of consumerism. Man-made struc tures and buildings should not be allowed to disrupt the harmony of the landscape, which feeds the soul and lifts the spirit. "The debate should not be which of the three shortlisted designs should be chosen, but to ask if people want these blots on the land scape at all? Thank you for keeping your readers
informed. KATRINA DELCUZOUL,
St Pierre de Livron, 82160, Caylus, SW France
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outstanding rural I FEEL that the Fold and the Kemple Pike designs are more suited to a vantage point over an industrial landscape rather than an area of outstanding natural beauty like the
Ribble Valley. The Neoscope design at least would be
made of local stone so that it would blend in and weather naturally. The problem would be if it was too large and blocked out natural viewing points, restricting the view to only through the viewing window. Good points about it are a seat and shelter for walkers. The last thing we want is a futuristically-
shaped rusting structure spoiling the line of the hill and in effect being a “blot” on the landscape in years to come. Within the town of Clitheroe itself, a case
in point is the rusting structure outside "The Grand" which is irreparably damaging the pavement flags as it disintegrates on one of our once more pleasant streets.
WENDY HIGSON Waddington Road, Clithcroe
Far -better ways of
spending this money I THINK that the money going to be spent on the man-made landmark at Kemple End
is terrible. Could it not be spent towards something much more useful, like hospitals or schools?
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local businesses kindly donating prizes and sponsoring adverts in the programme. This united effort resulted in a
fantastic £2,800 being raised for those devastated by recent events in South East Asia. It is money which will go some
way towards helping the innocent victims re-build their shattered lives. It was very heartwarming to see
people of different cultural and religious backgrounds all united
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for one common goal. Let us pray th a t this display of mutual respect, tolerance and under standing can be carried forward into our communities and help to create a more loving world in which to live. Many thanks for all your sup
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