26 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, July 7th, 2005


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Fortress Kitchens and Bedrooms is a family run firm in th e h e a r t of C lith ero e and has been established over 10 years. T h e company offer a full service providing full planning and design w ith o u t obligation.They offer fit ted kitchens ranging from both top quality G e rm a n company N o lte to local and national British companies. A full range o f appliances include ~ Neff, Miele, De Dietr ich and Britannia range cookers and . >v Kitchen worktops can be post fo rm ed , Cor ian granite o r solid wood. A beautiful collection o f fre e standing and fitted bed room fu rniture is available by British company Duval and G erma n y’s own W a cke n h u t.T h e business have teams o f top class fitters and th e company pr ide themselves on offering a service second to none w ith a budget to suit every pocket.


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our view on plan heard AS one of the residents who voiced reservations at the recent meeting of Mellor Parish Council to the planning application for a mixed waste composting plant at Hawkshaw Fold/Birley Fold Farm, I find it offensive and patronising that those with legitimate worries about the proposal should be dismissed by a nameless spokesman for the developer as environmental­ ly illiterate Luddites standing in the way of progress. Quite apart from the insufferable arrogance


of the comments, I would point out the follow­ ing: 1. Under our planning system, everyone has


a right - some would say an obligation - to object to proposals which they find inappropri­ ate or potentially damaging, without being subjected to demeaning and inaccurate com­ ments about their motives or beliefs. Mr Dowson has a legitimate right to seek


permission for this development and others have a legitimate right to object. There are important and complicated issues at stake


.here, which need to be discussed calmly and rationally rather than through character assas­ sination. 2. Most of the residents who spoke at the


meeting expressed an awareness of the need for agricultural diversity at a time when farmers are finding life difficult. Indeed, the objectors included one local


Soar Design Ltd


Soa r Design incorporating F.A.AIIens offers a creative supply chain, from a large selection o f 14,500 paint colours available in 10 different finishes w ith collections ranging from Crown and Dulux to T h e Little G re en e Paint Company, Sanderson, T h e Paint Library and Designers Guild.Also to com p limen t this all th e decorating sundries you may re q u ire .W e also offer a wide selection o f blown w h ite wallcoverings from G ra h am & Brown (Super Fresco) and a vast selection of wallpaper books covering all different tastes and prices. Upstairs in o u r new showroom w e offer a comprehensive selection o f fabrics, flooring, lighting and curtain poles with a cur tain-making service available.


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Contempofary Furituie Lighting S Acc«sc(l« a white room A W h i te Room The Exchange, Spring Lane, Colne 01282 862626 Hh This family-run business which has just celebrated its first A White Room


anniversary is going from strength to stre n g th .T h e shop,' a w h ite ro om’, a t Spring Lane in Colne sells con temporary designer furniture, lighting and accessories, some of which


has featured in th e re cen t Big B ro th er series. A p a r t from sell­ ing top designer names such as Flo s,Artem id e, Kartell,Jesse, Vibieffe and Montis, th e company is now supplying a new


range of affordable designer fu rniture by Terence Conran called C o n te n t by Conran.


See a large range o f con tem p o rary fu rn itu re a t th e Colne showroom.


farming couple who have themselves made admirable efforts to diversify without in any way compromising the local environment. All who spoke also demonstrated a clear under­ standing of the environmental issues involved in recycling and the need to reduce landfill. What was being objected to was this partic­


ular proposal: its scale, its nature, its location, its appropriateness and its environmental impact. These are real and legitimate concerns, which will not disappear simply because the developer finds them inconvenient. To introduce into an agricultural setting


what is effectively an industrial process with many undesirable side effects is both question­ able and, in my view, contrary to current plan- ning guidelines, and falls a good way outside the definition of appropriate farming activity. 3. There is a blurring in your report and in


the spokesman’s comments between small-scale green waste composting such as currently takes place on the site and large-scale niixed waste composting envisaged by the proposal. Mixed waste includes industrial and com­


Hodsons Coaches


This family-run business moved from D e e r Park a t Gisburn to Link 59 Business Park in C lith ero e in 2004 due to expansion b u t th e firm has been established since 1968. Hodsons coaches organizes everything concerning you r t r ip from the fe r ry crossing to accommodation, ju s t sit back in com fo r t and enjoy your journey. Coaches a re available fo r local pr ivate hire to international travel and include pr ivate group, school co n tra ct and corporate hire Coaches available range from 16 to 70 seater luxury and executive to suit all occasions.The company is fu r th e r expanding nex t year to include a full to u r p ro g ramm e - organising th e ir own tours through out Britain, Europe and th e world.


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Lotus Water Gardens T h e re is nothing m o re tranquil than th e sight and sound of


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mercial food waste, which will be transported on to the site from neighbouring authorities and companies by large lorries - up to 30 HGV movements into and out of the site each day are proposed. Anyone who uses the A59 regu­ larly will appreciate the considerable extra traffic, congestion and frustration this will entail. The vice-chairman of governors at St Mary’s School is perfectly right to point out the potential additional risk to the children who attend the school, and residents are under­ standably concerned about increased levels of noise, odour and pollution which will result. 4. Finally, let us not lose sight of the fact


that, despite the spokesman’s brandishing of his environmental credentials, this is a com­ mercial proposal, submitted presumably with the aim of making a profit rather than from


entirely altruistic motives. Nothing wrong with that, but let us apply


the duck principle: if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it s proba­ bly a duck. In this case, if it looks like a facto­ ry, smells like a factory, and operates like a fac­ tory, it’s a factory and no amount of environ­ mental window-dressing will change that fact. This is a contentious proposal. On the one


hand, it claims to address important environ­ mental issues.


On the other, it appears to show scant regard for the immediate environment in which it is


, . 1?-?- I want to spend my DIY


money locally, but can’t MR HARDMAN, (see Letters, Juiie 30th) has again failed to grasp the point concerning planning permission for a Homebase store in Clitheroe. I and many other DIYers want to spend our


money in Clitheroe. Unfortunately, many of the DIY products (see my letter of June 16th for details) are not available from the “cjuality inde­ pendent local traders” as he puts it and we have no option but to visit a dedicated DIY store in Accrington, Blackburn or Burnley. Not having anything constructive to add to the


discussions, it would seem that he has taken the opportunity to put pen to paper merely to make cheap jibes at my name. It would seem that every time I give my name it is a cue for a joke and I become the butt of everyone's humour. If he had the courtesy to read my name correct­


--xf: M . Dolphins boost fund with supermarket bag-pack


THANK YOU to all the staff and customers at Clitheroe Sainsbury’s who helped Clitheroe Dolphins raise more than £390 by allowing some of our swimmers to pack shopping. We really appreciated the warm welcome


and all the swimmers thought that the check­ out staff were absolutely super. It was lovely to see such commitment from swimmers aged between nine and 14 who were prepared to give up their Saturday to raise money for Clitheroe Dolphins. Taking part in the bag pack were


set. There is a clear contradiction here, which needs addressing in a proper manner. I believe Mr Dowson’s spokesman is less than helpful in that process.


ALLAN SMITH, Osbaldcston Lane, Osbaldcston


Headteacher’s special


thanks on retirement BEFORE I retire on July 20th, I would like to express my sincere appreciation for all the support from both individuals and local businesses I have had as headteacher of Ribblesdale Nursery School. During my 22 years as head our school has grown


developing into a much valued community resource, offering both education and other servic­ es. This is due to the efforts of a dedicated team of staff, governors and parents. People are welcome to view the improvements


and changes made. I would be especially pleased if former pupils, parents and friends drop in to see me


before my final farewell. Ribblesdale will continue to provide high quality nursery education as it gains status as a Cliildren’s


Centre. My belief has always been to give every child an


opportunity to access a vital, early start to his or her learning. I have many fond and happy memo­ ries of the children I have taught and their families. I hope that in a small way I have helped them to lead successful lives. -


JUNEDEWHURST, Headteacher, Ribblesdale Nursery School, Queen’s Road, Clitheroe


Homebase store may be


thin end of wedge I HAVE a solution to those who value the cheap goods offered by Homebase - try shopping at one of the many “Clone Towns” that have now spread throughout the country. They all started out with independent shops and then let in the big


'Victoria and James Rodgers, Isaac and Conor Banki-IVilliamson, Anna Carey, Jacob Abra­ hams, Philip Sellars, Fiona Beal, Katie Hol- gate, Courtney Crimshaw, Bethany and Hayleigh Jones, Bethany Banks, Sarah Creen and Molly Nolan. DIANE, JANE AND HELEN, On behalf of (he CommiUce of Clitheroe and District Swimming Club, Ribbicsdalc Pool, Edisford Road, Clitheroe


names of retail little by little until the trickle became a flood. The New Economics Foundation recently published its report on “Clone Town Britain”, available at wLvw.neweconomics.org and I urge anyone with an interest in the future of Chtheroe to read it. “Clone stores have a triple whammy on commu­


nities: they bleed the local economy of money, destroy the social glue provided by real local shops that holds communities together, and they steal the identity of our towns and cities. Then we are left with soulless clone towns.The argument that big retail is good because it provides consumers with choice is ironic, because in the end it leaves us with no choice at all,” says NEF P olicy Director, Andrew Simms. The proposed Homebase store could easily be the


thin end of the wedge. There are a number of busi­ nesses that it would threaten because Homebase certainly doesn’t restrict itself to selling DIY items. If any of these go to the wall, they could let in another large national company in its space which would then go on to threaten another sector of Clitheroe’s retail community. And so on and so on until people no longer make the effort to visit the town.


' ■ So, to allow a Homebase to set up shop in town


would be, in my opinion, a terrible mistake. The quality of life in Clitheroe is worth more than sav­ ing a few pence on wallpaper and light fitting.


SIMON WOOD, Woone Lane, Clitheroe


Please leave me and my


business out of dispute PLEASE note that I have not once voiced any objections to the proposed Homebase store, so why is my own name and that of Hansons Garden Cen­ tre repeatedly mentioiied in the Letters to Editor column?' Please can you leave me out of this dispute. A simple message to Mr Davies, I have five employees, one wife and two children. -


CHRISTOPHER .TAMES HANSON, Owncr,Hansoiis Garden Centre, Barrow


ly he would see that I am Davies with an E not with a Q!


STEVE DAVIES, Higlimoor Park, Clillicroc


Long may cricket games


continue in village DOWNHAM Village Cricket Club is to be con­ gratulated on the celebration of 125 years’ cricket in the village. The chairman quite rightly pays tribute to the


hard work of past and present players and mem­ bers. It may, however, be worth thinking especially about the dedicated group who brought cricket back to life in the village in 1970 after a period when it had been in abeyance. Starting off with little more than enthusiasm, a


garden mower and roller, the square on the Barley Field was rediscovered and prepared for the friend­ ly cricket that has endured to this day. The group included Bob Swarbrick and sons,


Keith Hall, Walter Robinson, Geoffrey Braith- waite and sons, the Rev. Eric Chard and many oth­ ers. As usual, the wives were the unsung heroines providing refreshments for the Sunday matches. In the ’70s the season ended \vith a hard fought con­ test between Downham and Twiston! May cricket continue for a long time to come, hopefully \vith a return to the Barley Field?


DONALD HARRISON, Woodlands, Waddington Road, Clitheroe


Society’s thank-you to all


who helped collection THE Ribble Valley branch of the Blackburn and District Blind Society want to say a big “thank you” to all who contributed to their street collec­ tion on July 25th. The total amount came to £720. To members


and helpers and all involved, appreciation is due. Thank you again.


VIOLET WOOD, Kirkmoor Road, Clitheroe


Your letters. . .


O The Editor welcomes letters on any subject, but correspondents arc reminded (hat contributions may be edited or condensed, must not exceed 330 words and should reach us by noon on Tuesday. Letters with noms de plume are only accepted for publication if the editor agrees (hat (here is a valid reason for the writer’s identity to be withheld. Let- ‘ ters can be sent by post to (he Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe BB7 2EW, via e-mail to vivicn.mea(h(geastIancsnews.co.uk, via fax to 01200 4434G7 or texted to 07799G9G447. Let­ ters submitted by any of these methods must, how­ ever, include the writer’s name and full postal address.


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