Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) *16 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, January 6th, 2005 www.clitheroetoday.co.uk Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burniey 422331 (Ciassified) ‘R ig h t S ta r t ’ is k ey to Letters to the Editor - j Write lo: The Editor, Clithcroc Advertiser and Times. .3 King Street, Clilhcroc BB72EW Edilorial e-mail: vivien.mcalh@castlancsncws^coa^^ No matter how little,


every donation saves lives ON behalf of the Disasters and Emergency Com­ mittee (DEC), representing 12 leading aid agen­ cies, I write to appeal to your readers for donations. We urgently need money to help deliver emer­


gency aid to people caught up in the Asia quake. Over this Christmas period we have watched in


horror and disbelief while communities have been wiped out in minutes, tens of thousands killed and millions left without water, food or shelter. Ordi­ nary lives, like ours, have been devastated. The tsunami is possibly the worst natural disas­


ter ever. For every person that has been killed, there are many families fighting for survival. Peo­ ple are scrambling in the mud and ruins looking for food, drinking water and items to make shelter. However, the water is contaminated, sanitation


systems have been destroyed and the disaster zone is now threatened with outbreaks for disease which the UN warns is likely to double the death toll. People across the region need immediate aid.


They are crying out for blankets, clothes, food, water and medical supplies. In the longer term they will need help to rebuild their homes, liveli­


hoods, and shattered lives. No matter how much you can afford, we need


every little bit. For just £15, we can buy a family plastic sheeting, a water container and purification tablets. £35 will provide one family with enough


food for a week. Please call 0870 6060900 or visit www.dec.org.uk


to make your donation now. .This is not a time to be hesitant or indifferent. I


am appealing to all your readers to dig deep and make a difference for the people who need it most.


MEERA SYAL


NB There are several ways to make donations: ■ by calling 0870 6060900 ■ online at the website (www.dec.org.uk) ■ by post to: DEC tsunami earthquake appeal.


Wouldn’t it be great if we recalled our troops from Iraq, then sent them out to the disaster area


to help with the rebuilding. I am sure our troops would welcome the chance


to use their skills in building sewage and water treatment plants, getting the electricity up and run­ ning. In fact helping out wherever they can. Let’s not forget our troops are the finest in the


world. No other Servicemen can compare. I was caught up in Hurricane Isis some years ago, I still remember from first hand experience the heart­


break of a major disaster. I t always effects the poorer people in the poorer


regions of the world, especially the women, children and the old.


I urge all your readers to go through their wardrobes and give away to the relief agencies all


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those clothes they no longer wear. These people won’t worry about the fashion


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help the tsunami victims SADLY the year has ended in a most disastrous


way with the tsunami devastation. Once again it is the poor people of the world who


have suffered another major loss of life. Two Sri Lankan brothers working in Dubai try­


ing to improve their families’ lifestyle lost 43 mem­ bers of their families. Just one young nephew sur­


vived.


Some UK citizens sadly lost their lives, but for the majority, they only lost their passports, wallets,


keys etc. They had homes to return to, nothing like the


locals, who lost everything. I will be donating some of my speaking engage­


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• A NORTH-WEST Euro MP is urging the


region's local authorities to adopt recovery projects in “twin” municipal areas devastated by the tsuna-


mi. Conservative MEP David Sumberg said he is -j -


concerned that the hardest-hit areas will take years to recover and will need long-term financial sup-


port. Mr Sumberg said Conservative MEPs would be


lobbying the European Commission hard for aid . "The European Parliament will be making the


case with vigour before European Commissioner Louis Michel for maximum EU aid,” he said. “We must also ensure in future that the Indian


Ocean and the Bay of Bengal, in particular, have appropriate ocean floor level seismic warning sys­ tems in place to prevent such a tragedy ever occur­


ring again." A resolution for


borough council AS it is the time when we make New Year resolutions, can I request that Ribble Valley Borough Coun­ cil make one on our behalf? I t is th a t 2005 becomes


“Clitheroe year of the pedestrian”. This Christmas we must have all


witnessed the never-ending convoys of cars travelling at speed along Moor Lane and down into Well-


gate. Frail elders, disabled people, chil­


dren, mothers pushing prams and others must all wait patiently for a lull in the traffic to scurry across


the road. Only a very few considerate


motorists slow down or give way to pedestrians. There is much th a t could be


done. For example: • A 15 m.p.h. speed limit on


Moor Lane/Wellgate. It is madness that cars can legally drive at 30 m.p.h. through the town centre and many do. • Speed bumps 9 A pedestrian crossing in Well-


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gate (by the flower shop) and one on Moor Lane (near the book shops) • A speed camera to catch the


“boy racers” who use Moor Lane/Wellgate as an after dark


grand prix track. I understand Jonahs will wail


that everyone will shop at the Traf- ford Centre, but many people in Clitheroe want to shop and socialise


in an environment less dominated


by cars. Over to you Ribble Valley Bor­


ough Council - how about it?


MARK FOORD, Wall Street, Subden


Socks with a mind


of their own! READER Mrs Ruth Collinson has put pen to paper this Christ­ mas to express her views about the freezing weather conditions over the festive period and how she was in a dilemma about keeping her feet warm! Here is what Mrs Collinson, who


is the proprietor of the award-win­ ning “Pepper Hill” bed and break­ fast in Wiswell, has to say:


SITTING up and writing in bed, this frost well, it just had me beat. I’d not forgotten the heating oil,


but new bed socks for warming my feet. My pink ones looked old and


baggy and not quite posh enough I thought. No one ever sees them, but some


new ones I went off and bought. White ankle socks are no good to


me now, they must come up near my knees. Should I get cold in my ankles,


then maybe I’d start to sneeze. A sock stall looked very tempt­


ing, was there anyone watching I’d know? What would they think of me


fumbling with socks and wondering which way I’d go? Would I choose short or up to the knee, or some with a turn over top? Long, lacy, black or flowery red?


No! - the choice was really a flop. My purchase was quickly put in a bag, better they were speedily


hidden. Anyone seeing my bed “socks” -


well it really is strictly forbidden. What a relief it is frosty again, I


can try my new purchase tonight. Out of the bag I took off the


wrapper and got a bit of a fright. I just didn’t realise they were so


long, in fact they went on forever! Would I, wouldn’t I wear them, the answer surely had to be


n e v e r . But when my feet got really cold


and a bottle was just not there, I had to put on my new bed socks


and I had to put on the pair. Past my ankles over my knees,


they went on and on up my thighs. My thought was if I kept pulling, they’d finish up covering


my eyes. However, I decided to slow things


down and let them stop where they


would. Should I make some garters? I


had some elastic so I could. Get under the duvet and leave them alone, to see what happened


during wear. There was only me to see them,


so why would anyone care? . I awoke about 3 a.m. and moved


towards the bathroom door. Then I realised something was dragging behind on the carpeted


floor. My new socks were like huge


tapeworms, 4ft. long, flat and very


wide. All I wanted to do right then was


throw them off and run away to


hide. But I decided to see if they


would follow, or simply just pull off


my feet. They loved the tiled floor in the


bathroom and ran across as I sat on


the seat. I looked at these curled up white


things in front of me on the floor. And decided they’d surely just follow, as I went back out past the


door. Like a couple of poodles on their


leads, I took them back to sleep. So next time I went shopping, for new bed socks I took a peep.


Your letters . . .


• The Editor welcomes letters on any subject, but correspondents are reminded that contributions may be edited or condensed, must not exceed :i.50 words and should reach us by noon on Tuesday. Letters with noms de plume are


now only accepted for publication if the editor agrees that there is a valid reason for the writer's identity to be


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A RECORD sum of £6,750 was raised during the annual Clitheroe Castle bonfire and fireworks display in aid of a


life-saving charity. Generous members of five


local clubs joined forces to raise the money - which is by far the highest amount raised in the 27 years since the Castle Bonfire was started — to give the North West Air Ambulance a cash


boost. The clubs involved were, the


Rotary Club of Ribblesdale, Clitheroe Round Table, Clitheroe Lions Club, the Rotary Club of Clitheroe and the recently-formed Rotary Club of Pendle View. Commenting on the cash


donation, Mr Edwin Gretton, a member of the Rotary Club of Ribblesdale, said: “This is a par­ ticularly appropriate time for us to be supporting the air ambu­ lance, as the organisation receives no financial support from the government and it has to find £2,500 a day to continue with its life-saving work.” Mr Gretton explained that


contributions of £2,000 each from Castle Cement and 3M Healthcare - both key sponsors of the bonfire event - helped to


boost funds. Without their gen­ erous backing it would be extremely difficult to stage the bonfire for the benefit of locals and visitors alike. During the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of Clitheroe, a cheque pre­ sentation was held at the Old Post House Hotel, where mem­ bers gathered to hand over a cheque for £6,750 to Mrs Lynda Brislin, chief executive of the North West Air Ambulance. The clubs are now preparing


next year’s spectacular bonfire and fireworks display and promise it will be one to remem­


ber forever. “As this will be the 400th


anniversary of the original gun­ powder plot, it will be a partic­ ular special occasion and every­ body who has enjoyed the dis­ play up to now will want to note the date in next year’s diary,” added Mr Gretton. Pictured is Mrs Brislin receiv­


ing the cheque from representa­ tives of the organising clubs and commercial sponsors, Castle Cement and 3M Healthcare. They are, from the left, John Myers, Keith Hall, Ian Joyce, Richard Dugdale, Nick Mahon, Richard Ballister, Edwin Gret­ ton, Chris Corish and Mike Watkins. (B091204/1)


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record sum is raised boost special charity


Cigarettes taken in raid ^ r ( J


RAIDERS smashed their way into Friend­ ship Garage, in Read, and fled with a sub­ stantial amount of cigarettes. Some time between 4 p.m. on Thursday


and 5 a.m. on Friday, offenders entered the building, damaging a door in the process, and escaped with a large quantity of


cigarettes. However, police later found the stolen


cigarettes abandoned in a nearby waste bin. This is the second time in two months the


busy garage situated in Whalley Road has been targeted and Insp. Bob Ford, of Clitheroe police, is anxious tor witnesses to come forward and help catch the offenders


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