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From Eden to paradise
- | Wrilc lo: The Editor, Clilhcroc Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe BB72EW Edilorial c-niail: vivicn.tiicalli@cas(
lancsncws.co.u^ Let’s support our
family businesses so another slap in the face for local business owners then. Judases springs to mind here.' I would like to'stick up for the own
ers of Dawsons, Shackletons, Empress Fencing and Hansons in particular, who have just recently invested a n . awful lot of their time and money into providing their loyal local customers with an even wider variety of products, employment for well over 60 people and two new superb dining establish ments. lam not a business owner, just a cus
tomer who really appreciates the diffi culties they have put themselves through to allow me to shop locally. Obviously these people are in business to make a crust or two, but because they work extremely hard and put in long hours no one can deny them the right to reap what they sow. Only lazy and jealous people can
\vish to destroy what little we have left of well-stocked and versatile local shops in a beautiful market town, sur rounded in outstanding natural beauty and already supplied with sufficient big name’s to last us a long, long time. Instead of a Homebase maybe there
are a few more small business owners waiting in the wings to step in and add to the variety? Maybe the Rectella area could be
used to promote other smaller busi nesses in their first steps, perhaps as a small shopping centre. Our council happily supports small growing busi nesses and pours mountains of grants and advice their way. 'Why don’t they provide affordable
starter shops and encourage the reduc tion of the high street shop rents? I’d much rather see a budding local entre preneur take an empty shop on Castle Street with funding from various grants the council can tap into. May I just remind those opposing
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the opening of a new Homebase store that the business owners of these and many other fantastic local businesses really do appreciate our full and loyal support after all the trouble and con cern they go to to improve their servic es just for us. It takes months, if not years in some cases, of seeking suitable sites, gaining planning approval, investor seeking, building, furbishing and seeking out new ranges and servic es, not to mention the hours, some times seven days a week, 18 hours a day our local business owners put in to make our lives easier. The stress they put themselves through can be unbe lievable, but in all they do it all so that we can shop locally and they can con tinue to work and Uve locally. 'When everything is up and running
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our local newspapers support these local businesses, most of Clitheroe locals go out and try out new services and buy the products offered and think it’s wonderful as most everyday items can be purchased locally. If they do not stock something, a local business owner will go out of his way to source it espe cially for you, that’s what I have found in my, experience. In some cases they even deliverl So why do some of those supportive,
loyal and wonderfully appreciated cus tomers and councillors shoot their hardworking and local business owners intheback? They are nothing more than Judas es. I sincerely hope these people feel
Cost of swimming higher in Valley
THE Kibble Valley Borough Coun cil’s recent decision to withdraw the car park refund scheme for users of Ribblesdale Pool, has prompted me to investigate the cost of taking my family s\vimming. Living in Longridge, I considered
the option of Ribblesdale Pool in Clitheroe, operated by RVBC, and Fulwood and WestWiew Leisure Centres, both in Preston and man aged by Preston B C . : '; ' I was staggered to discover the dif- ference incost.
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At all three pools, best value is to buy two adiilt packages for myself
really guilty when they next require a lock for their doors, a vase for a wed ding present, a new barbecue when the. weather is warm or simply a gift voucher for a loved one when they can’t think for their numbness what to buy
.them and have to go into one of our local outlets. Please support Clitheroe’s local fam
ily businesses wherever you can, don’t throw them away like you have done your local post offices. Homebase is owned by big leaguers who don’t care about you, just their shareholders. You don’t see a Homebase in other beauti ful market towns, so why ours?
JULIE WHALLEY, Newton .
Encourage squirrels
at your peril! IT IS unwise to encourage squirrels! These beautiful wild animals should
not be induced to come near houses. If they get into a loft or roof space
the council does not deal with them. They nibble insulation and wiring. My security frost heater had wires bitten through and as I was away for Christ mas I would have come back to a flood ed house. Fortunately there was no cold snap to freeze the water tank. It has cost me some £160 to call in a
specialist firm to remove four squirrels. There is also a fire risk if a live wire is
bitten. Even lead and metal show tooth marks. Please be warned.
CONCERNED RESIDENT Do you remember
my storyteller dad? I AM hoping to make contact with anyone who may remember my father Oliver Grainger. : He was born at Bawdlands in 1918
and joined the Royal Artillery in 1936. He served in Palestine and India dur ing the war. During the mid-1940s he lived for a
time with a local girl, Nellie Parkinson, nee Mashiter, and they had a daughter, my sister, with whom I am in touch. By 1948 he was living in Eccles and he married my mother Marjorie in 1950. He was killed in a car accident in Man chester in February 1961. He was a popular storyteller with
children, but the adults usually dis missed much of what he said, saying “take it with a pinch of salt”. Since beginning my research into his
life and career it seems that much of what he told was indeed true and I
and my husband. Whilst Ribblesdale. offers:12 visits for the price of 10 at £25, both Preston pools allow 14 vis its for 10, costing just £22.50. My three children are all under
three and as such are charged 80p each per admission by RVBC (three to 15-year-olds are charged £1.50).
, In stark contrast, Preston BC makes no charge for any child under five, and for children up to 15 the cost is just £1.15. Parking a t the Preston pools if
free, but now costs 70 pence at Rib blesdale. Choosing the Preston pools in
would like to try and record his life. To this end I am trying to gather any information that anyone might recall, however small and hope that this letter may jog someone’s memory of him and I would be very grateful if they would then contact me.
SYLVIE DENISE WRIGHT (NEE. GRAINGER) 34 Flakeflcet Avenue, Fleetwood
. There’s no need for
a Homebase store! HAVE the Ribble Valley Borough Council gone mad? Are they stupid? There is absolutely no need for a
Homebase store in Clitheroe! What about the independent busi
nesses that will suffer as a result, Daw sons, Hansons, Empress Fencing and Shackletons - to name but a few. As a community we should be sup
porting these local businesses, not the big conglomerates like Homebase. It will be really sad to watch another chain take over and kill our town as well as diminish its charm to become another selloutl Not only that, but it will be an eye
sore and create traffic mayhem, there really is no need for such a stora All those of you who support this
■ awfiil idea should explore what the local area has to offer for your garden ing and DIY needs, then voice your opinions on whether our town could benefit from a Homebase. As part of the community here in the beautiful Ribble Valley you should be supporting local businesses and the community not destroying it! If this goes ahead, it will really make
me wonder what on earth is going on th a t we don’t know about here in Clitheroe with regards to planning per mission etc. Is money really more important than the wellbeing of our town and the local community? Any way it’s just something to think about!
HANNAH PLATTS, Rimington
Would you like to
be a lip-reader? THERE are at least 8.3 million people living in the UK with a partial or total hearing impairment. Hearing loss can cause devastating communication dif ficulties in every aspect of a person’s life' including family, friends and work. ■ Lip-reading teachers can help hear ing impaired people in many ways. As a hearing aid user with acquired deaf
favour of Clitheroe will more than halve the cost of our weekly swim from £7.27 to just £3.21, an annual
saving of £2111 How can RVBC justify a charging
structure that is so significantly greater than that of its neighbouring authority, especially at a time when we should all be encouraged to take more regular exercise and so many youngsters complain of “having nothing to do” with their leisure
time ? ELSPETH TOWERS, Willows Park Lane, Longridge
ness who has attended lip-reading classes, I found them of great benefit in regaining my confidence. Through the classes I learnt new tac
tics for coping in difficult situations, 'information about useful organisatiop, information about environmental aids for the television and telephone and, of course, my lip-reading improved. I also found I was not alone and
made new friends. 'We are looking for mature people
who have a warm, caring and profes sional approach, speak clearly, are pre pared to learn about the practical and psychological problems of hearing impaired people and can communicate with them. Many hearing impaired people have successfully trained as lip- reading teachers. Students who are eligible ■will receive some financial support.
MARY ALLISON, Manchester Metropolitan University Anyone interested must write for course details io: The Lip-reading Teachers’ Course, Manchester Metropolitan University, Elizabeth Gaskell Campus, Hathersage Road, Manchester, M13 0JA Or e-mail;
m.aIlison@
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EU constitution is
no laughing matter I FEEL that I must respond to the let ter in your paper from one Gary Arthurs, who is the regional director of Britain in Europe (Clitheroe Advertis er and Times, June 2nd). Mr Arthurs finds th a t there is
“something hilarious” in the fact that the people of France and Britain are unified in their objection to the imple mentation of the E.U. Constitutional Treaty, albeit for different and appar ently directly opposed reasons. Instead of laughing at the facts he
should realise that each nation is differ ent and has its own views on many matters. The attempt to obtain a con sensus of these views through compro mise essentially means that all the var ied views are watered down. This fact alone ensures that the general populace of each country is, usually, wholly or partially, dissatisfied with the outcome of such unrepresentative decision mak ing by an unelected body of self inter ested beings who would, if they had the chance, walk all over the people they are supposed to represent for reasons of their own wealth and gratification. If these people are as clever as they would hope that people believe them to
be, they might now seriously consider their positions and instead of prevari cation, misrepresentation and other ploys to secure their ends, they might, just might, consider the opinions of their individual peoples more. To that end they might try to inform the peo ple of just what their intentions are and for what reason they should be implemented. : I am prompted to make my final
point as the result of the comment by Mr Arthurs i.e. The issue for Britain is: “The treaty says that the ratification process carries on unless the Council of Ministers says otherwise. So we must proceed on that basis.” I would suggest that this statement is typical of the high-handed, egotistical attitude of the heads of the intended European super state. 'Why do they not really make an
effort and include the people more? Not by producing 300 plus pages of minor detail (which I am sure is meant to deter anyone from reading it) but by presenting a relatively short, but truly honest, catalogue of concise pertinent facts to the people. This would then help the people to
make an educated assessment of those presented facts. When the people of each nation speak, the leaders of those nations should listen and use honesty as their by-word. I am sorry to say that once again I
am reminded of an old cynical saying about pigs and flying.
ANTONY HAWORTH, Pendleside Close, Sabden
Appeal for ex-crew
of HM Destroyers I AM appealing for serving, or ex-serv ing crew members of HM Destroyers to join the 8th Destroyer Association. Membership was originally limited
to those who served in the 8th D. S. in the Far East, but has now been extend ed to include destroyer men from all “C” class destroyers from any station. A reunion is held in September each year in Scarborough, where ample accommodation can be found close to the Ocean Room, where the event is held. The association also has an active and thriving ladies’ section so all are welcome. More details and membership forms
are available through myself in writing or by email at
sidhindle@tiscali.co.uk.
SIDHINDLE 1 Parkland Avenue, Morley, Leeds, LS270LB
Come clean about
EU enlargement Following the French "No" amongst the wailing and gnashing of teeth, there is much talk about how the enlarged EU cannot work without it. Shouldn't they have worked that out
in the first place, and come clean with us about what enlargement would mean and the changes it would need, before they ploughed on regardless? Or is any excuse good enough to
press on with the ever "bigger and clos er union" agenda?
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MEMBERS of Clitheroe Probus Club were taken from Eden to Paradise at their latest meeting. Expertly guided by the
speaker, Margaret Curry, they explored the history of gardens and in doing so vis ited famous estates along the way. Illustrating her theme
with superb slides, the speaker demonstrated her enthusiasm for, and expert ise in, hw subject. She said that while there
were Biblical references to gardens, it was reasonable to accept that the Romans introduced gardens to Eng land about 900 years ago. Until then the locals had collections of herbs, some to disguise the odours of bad meat and others to assist in recovering from eating the bad meat. Searching for Eden and
Paradise, she eventually found Eden District on a
' signpost in Garrigil, West morland, and Paradise is to be found in the Cotwolds. In journeying from one to the other, several well- knovyn gardens were shown and examined in some detail. After a short ques tion time, the vote of thanks was given by Probus member Cliff Astin. Probus meets on the first and third Friday morning of the month, usu ally at 11 a.m. at the Pen- dle Club, Lowergate, Clitheroe. The next meet ing is on June 17th, when
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Rotary bus picks shoprider up some Valley ‘passengers’
A BIG red London bus was hard to miss when it visited Clitheroe to promote the work of the area’s three Rotary Clubs. The double-decker Routemaster bus
was parked outside the town’s Platform Galley and welcomed visitors throughout the day, including Ribble 'Valley’s Mayor and Consort, Coun. Mary Robinson and her husband, David. The bus has been loaned to Rotary for
its centenary year by travel company Stagecoach. It will tour the North West, visiting towns and cities and attending 'shows, galas and other events to promote the work done by Rotarians locally, nationally and internationally. The mobile showcase contains display
boards, audio-'visual displays and a work ing “Aquabox” - a simple and cheap water filtration system sent by Rotary in their thousands to disaster zones around the world. Money collected locally by Rortar- ians last January bought Aquaboxes for the Asian Tsunami disaster. The visit of the bus to Clitheroe was
organised jointly by the Rotary Club of Clitheroe, Ribblesdale Rotary Club and Pendle View Rotary Club, whose mem-^ hers were on hand throughout the day to talk about the work of Rotary Interna
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Clitheroe Advertiser&Times, Thursday, JuneSth, 2005'. 21,. Walk of a lifetime!
SUNSHINE is one thing a Clitheroe vicar will be praying for when he tackles a sponsored 60-mile walk in aid of charity. The Rev. Rodney Nicholson, vicar of
St Paul’s Church, Low Moor, will cele brate his 60th birthday this month and . could not think of a better way of cele brating it than walking 60 miles!! He will slip on his walking boots to
boost funds for Christian Aid. Mr Nicholson, who is married to Kathleen, and has two children, Rachel and Richard, is attempting to raise £60 or more for the charity and is hoping the weather will remain dry during his jour ney. ■ Mr Nicholson, pictured, who is also
priest-in-charge of the churches at Chat- bum and Downham, will split the chal lenge over a two-day period and his route includes walking from Colne or Burnley to Chorley or beyond, one day, then in the Leeds direction the next day. Speaking to the Clitheroe Advertiser
and Times, the energetic clergyman said he is looking forward to the long-distance walk.
' “I have always loved walking and am
grateful for my good health in that I can walk long distances,” he commented. “There is not time to prepare an inter
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esting walk, such as along the Pendle, 'Wyre, Calderdale or Pennine 'Way, so I plan to walk in both directions from somewhere like Burnley along the Leeds and Liverpool canal. “That walk requires no preparation as
there isn’t much doubt where the route lies! Canal scenery is very interesting and relaxing and I am looking forward to the walk. I love my work as ■vicar of the three parishes and there is no better present than a gift to Christian Aid.” ■ This is not the first time the kind- hearted cleric has taken part in activities to raise money for charities. Five years ago, he raised £1,500 by completing a 41- mile sponsored walk from Samlesbury to Settle. Most of the money was spent to main
tain St Paul’s Church, but £300 went to a Church Missionary Society hospital restoration project in Africa. In 2003, he raised £600 by a 12-hour,
25-mile trek from Whitewell to Down- ham, to be spent on a ramp for disabled people'and some being sent to the Chil dren’s Society. The generous vicar is welcoming
parishioners to join him on any section of the walk, which will start on Monday. If anyone is interested in joining him or sponsoring him, please call 01200 458019.
Group’s charity cash A RIBBLE \fALLEY group is giving cash to
six charities. Following a busy and successful fund-rais
ing year, the Inner Wheel Club of Ribbles dale allocated money to Hopes and Homes, Save the Children, the Samaritans, Cancer Research UK, the Air Ambulance and the East Lancashire Hospice. During the club’s annual meeting, which took place at the Moorcock Inn, Waddington, the club’s presi dent Mrs Millie Watts also paid tribute to the secretary, Mrs Nina Foster, who is retir ing from her post after sbe years.
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