Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) 20 Clltheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, October 13th, 2005
www.clltheroetoday.co.uk Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Go for awards! Letters to the Editor - Write to: The Editor, Clitlicroe Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clilheroe BB72EW Editorial c*mail:
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eastIancsnews.co.uk ^ Surely my opinions
should be heard IN relation to the redundant sorting office behind the Post Office, in spite of letters of explanation and complaint, on at least three occasions over the years, I have not received notification of planning applications and renewals. A neighbour alerted me to the most
recent one. There have also been irregu larities concerning the posting of notices. Such omissions and irregulari ties could be regarded as discriminative and obstructive. Furthermore, my presence in this
property, purchased by my great grandfather, John Cowman, about 100 years ago and my home, along with two of my great aunts until their deaths, for nigh on 40, was unacknowledged on the agenda for the planning meeting. Only the occupancy of the Clitheroe
Advertiser and Times received men tion, even though I have two windows that overlook the site. Arguably, overall I am the person most likely to be affect ed and inconvenienced by the develop ment, yet I am ignored. I trust that it mil be appreciated how angry I feel at what I am coming to regard as a history of slight. Originally, there were six letters of objection, one of which was later with- .drawn and although the occupants of some premises in Castle Street and the Market Place were served with notifi cations, I am told that at least one much closer to the site in King Street did not. I t has been unfortunate th a t the
powers-that-be have not seen fit to allow Mr Mulhearne, the owner of the Post Office building, to form accommo dation for his family on these premises. Had they done so, present hassle, worry and presumably expense might have been spared. I do not believe that Clitheroe needs
another wine bar, especially in what I consider to be an inappropriate loca tion. It is also difficult to fathom, why an
application for a wine bar in Castle Street some time ago was turned down, while this, in a more-or-less similar area with comparatively restricted access has been approved. There is currently a property on the market, which has cer tainly been licensed, that to my mind would be eminently more suitable. Along with many of my contempo
raries, I deplore the general deteriora tion of public behaviour in this country today and I am also fearful that the present nationwide proposals in relation to licensed premises, might well encour age further erosion. When confronted with evasion,
unclear and/or understated proposals and contradictions, I feel compelled to seek out the “what-is.” Only then can matters be dealt with responsibly and in a trustworthy manner. Whenever I have made representa
tion, I have endeavoured to be as com prehensive as possible. Most of the points covered in my last letter of objection have been addressed on the agenda for the planning meeting, albeit without precision in some areas. The chief traffic engineer at Lan
cashire County Council, who, in con junction with the police, controls the “Keep Clear” area in front of my garage and the alleyivay to the rear of the Post Office, has confirmed, as have the police, that there will be no change to the existing situation and legislation.
In line with the Keep Clear sign at the opening to the rear of Barclays Bank, Mr Mulhearne and myself, will each continue to have right of access and egress at all times. Initially, in the interests of road safe
ty and good highway planning, the Lancashire County Council Environ ment Directorate opposed the applica tion until undertakings concerning delivery were agreed. These relate to the disabled parking bays in front of the Post Office being adapted by the appli cant for purposes of delivery, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. from Monday to Saturday. These bays will revert to disabled use outside the desig nated hours. I gather that the chief engineer had
also been concerned about the need to keep delivery trolleys and goods sepa rate from customers; perhaps even those in wheelchairs, since a stairlift is proposed. I wondered how he might regard vehicles to and from the rear meeting them. Apparently, he is less concerned about their meeting a con trolled vehicle than a recalcitrant keg or even a wayward butt. I understand the agent to state at the
planning meeting that only one car, th a t belonging to Mr Mulhearne, would be using the garage and area to the rear. Before this meeting, I sought clarification about the use of this area from the planning officer. After contact with the agent’s office, I was informed that it was likely that three cars would be using it. Similarly, there appears to be some
confusion as to the ratio of food to liquor that is intended. In relation to the kitchen area on the plan and the proposed staff of three on the original application, it would be difficult to imagine how much food could be
- served. In addition, according to the article in last week’s Clitheroe Advertis er and Times, the designation of wine bar, now appears to have become wine bar/restaurant and the staff have increased to five. The food element pro voked murmurs at the meeting con cerning extractor fans and the like. Perhaps when the goalposts have
stopped moving, the situation will be rendered more able to be assessed and the appropriate regulations and condi tions imposed. For the future, all I ask is that any
intentions are fully, openly and honest ly stated and that any conditions are responsibly imposed and stringently enforced. I realise, that it is the intention to
open a stylish establishment in keeping with the present trends in the area. If it is to go ahead as planned, I do not wish the venture any ill, even though I would rather it went elsewhere. In fact, a friend of long-standing suggested that we might go and have a drink or two there. My worse fears are that if it were not successful, the establishment could degenerate into something less desir able. Obviously the monitoring of con ditions will need to be very vigilant.
RICHARD COWMAN, King Street, Clitheroe
Bring back to life
this ancient asset I WAS very pleased to read about the extension of commercial facilities at Whalley Abbey. However, since the meeting two
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back in Europe. Encouraged and guid ed by new friends, we set off to learn about this land, England. We wan dered into a valley enticed by concen trated twitterings and stood transfixed in awe! In front of us, in the setting sun,
there rose the magnificent ruins of some past lofty idea, a r t is try and unbelievable human endeavour. Our guide book pointed out “Reforma tion”. What a terrible, deadly' hate it would take to destroy such beauty. We stood a long time watching the
busy rightful “occupants” of these ruins, quarrelling over the cherished nooks and crannies while the sun moved on, painting gold the old stones as the shadows slowly swallowed them up.
Could we not open up to the wild life
RIBBLE VALLEY Borough Council worker Ted Woodend whose endeav ours have resulted in the award for the best kept toilet in Lancashire- adjacent to the council’s car park (A111005/2)
Pat on the back
for this superstar! HAVING read that the public toi lets in Church Walk have taken the Best Kept Toilets Award in Lan cashire, where was the name and photo of the man whose efforts gained this proud award? Proud he deserves to be, but he
must be feeling very dejected, and I well understand why because again it is the people in the pen pushing positions that get all the praise, in other words the organ grinders not the monkeys. Would they say with honesty
th a t they would do this dirty, thankless job - and thankless he must be feeling right now. I say “he” because I have bumped into this,cheerful chappie doing this thankless job. So come on Adver tiser snappers - photograph and name this man!
FREDA SWARBRICK, Sctlle
9 As you can see from (he piciure above, we are always happy to oirligc - Editor
years ago about the future, incorporat ing the whole of the historical site, I have been subscribing to the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, hoping to find even an inkling of interest in bringing to life the Lay Brothers’ Dormitory, an ancient and rare asset. Has the Reformation ended? Through enforced travels in Soviet
Russia, we passed many fine churches boarded up or converted as storage. Another thousand miles on, we stood in Bukhara, in Uzbekistan, where we marvelled at the beauty of domes clad in a myriad of exquisite tiles ... some lying in the dust! Later we found ourselves next to the
“Wailing Wall” in the ancient city of Jerusalem, its history and tragedy older than the Bible. At last, with the war over, we were
this seemingly unwanted building? “Blessed are the meek...” They would appreciate it. House martins and swifts, and swallows in summer. Field mice could do with a shelter. And jack daws! They love nesting in buildings, especially ancient ones with lots of good, firm ledges. It is not disrespectful. Was there not
a jackdaw in the Archbishop’s Palace? (R. H. Barham, “An Ingoldsby Leg end: The Jackdaw of Rheims”). To the readers who know the poem, we can forgive them here a broad smile!
MRS IRENE ZALASIEWICZ, Hebburn Drive, Bury
The time is right
for us to go public I WOULD like to express our most grateful thanks on behalf of the Depression Alliance, Clitheroe, to Clitheroe Round Table, Trutex Ltd and to Ribble Valley and Hyndburn CVS for their very kind donations, assistance and advice. This group has been operating since
late 1998, but this year realised some outside help with regards to funding was required. I received a donation about five years ago, but this has dwindled over the intervening years. I approached the aforementioned peo ple and they immediately answered our request. This enabled us to hire a mini-bus from Swift Cabs in CHtheroe, wear the bright red polo- shirts, chosen by members as the pre ferred colour and to which a member of the group affixed our little bee logo and group name, in time to attend the “Well-Being Event” at Accrington Town Hall organised by Accrington
and Rossendale College on Cctober 7th.
The CVS has been a constant
source of advice and also obtained a grant for us earlier in the year, which helped towards our group outing in January to Bashall Barn. Cur group is probably little known.
However, now that depression and associated mental illness is increasing I feel the time is right to “go public”. After all it is an illness and nothing to be ashamed or embarrassed about. My personal aim is to do my utmost to remove the stigma with which this illness is still associated in the minds of a great number of people. I t would be remiss of me to fail to
acknowledge the kindness and assis tance we unstintingly receive from the Ribble Valley and Hyndburn Commu nity Mental Health Team. We are
also greatly indebted to them for the use of their premises in Highfield Road where we hold our weekly meet ings. I think professional etiquette for
bids me from mentioning the CP who has always been there to help and advise. However, he knows who he is' ANNE R. GREGSON, Group .Administrator
Shameful sentence
for shameful action THE report of the Clitheroe teenager, Jack Dearden, whose unprovoked a tta ck left his victim with facial injuries so severe that pins and plates had to be inserted into the wounds, was absolutely sickening. I counldn’t help but feel for the poor
victim, and the sentence for the crime, six months detention, was shameful. In passing sentence. Judge Antho
ny Gee QC said he would be complete ly failing in his public duty it he did not pass a custodial sentence. Clearly he does not understand the depth of abhorrence the public has for such vio lent crimes. He went on to say: “Unfortunately
the sort of violence you engaged in on this night is all too prevalent. The public demand th a t where offences such as this come before the courts, the courts must send out a clear signal to those who may be minded to act as you did that evening.” You don’t have to be too smart to
understand why such offences are “all too prevalent”. And because the peo ple who commit such offences aren’t too smart, and ce rta in ly have no respect for their fellow human beings, they would not understand a “clear signal” if it kicked them in the face. A more just way of dealing with
such crimes, especially if the victim, as in this case, is likely to suffer the effects of their injuries for the rest of their life, would be to sentence the offender to an initial term of deten tion, with one week’s detention (the victim’s time in hospital) to follow on each and every anniversary of the crime for the rest of their life. An eye for an eye in a civilised manner. I pray to God that things improve
before my grandchildren grow up. NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED.
Veterans’ group
seeks out members THE British Korean Veterans’ Asso ciation is trying to contact former members of HM Armed Forces who served in Korea/Japan from 1950 to 1953, and also those Servicemen and women who served in those two places at a later date with the Peace Keeping Force, from 1953 to 1957. This appeal includes former members
of the Merchant Navy, NAAFI, Red Cross and WRVS. Any interested veteran should con
tact me at the address below. A stamped and addressed envelope
would be much appreciated for return correspondence.
BRIAN HOUGH, National Recruitment Officer BKVA,
inVardle Brook Walk, Hattersley, Cheshire, SK143JG
A RIBBLE VALLEY organisation was given a cash boost after its annual meeting. Mr John Snowden, representing the
Rotary Club of Ribblesdale, presented a cheque for £250 to Mr Frank Goss, chair man of Ribble Valley Crossroads. The monetary handover took place in the Ribble Valley Council Chambers. The cash
by Julie Magee
TOURIST organisations across the Ribble Valley are being urged to nomi nate their top performers for this year’s LETS - Lancashire Excellence in Tourism Skills Awards. Mike Wilkinson, chief executive of Lan
cashire and Blackpool Tourist Board, has announced the search for the county’s star achievers, urging managers in the area to complete their nominations by the Novem ber deadline. He said: “I want every tourism business
across the county to participate because the awards are a great opportunity for organisations to recognise the efforts and achievements of their brightest stars.” LETS award categories include Excel
lence in Customer Service, Unsung Hero, Most Outstanding Young Tourism Manag
er, Most Up and Coming Lancashire Chef, Most Valuable Volunteer, Most Promising Student, Most Impressive Tourism Trainee and Tourism Team of the Year. The 2005 winners will be announced at
an Oscar-style gala dinner and presentation evening at Ribby Hall, Wrea Green, in Jan uary 2006 and the closing date for entries is Friday, November 25th. The LETS awards were previously
organised by the Northwest Tourism Skills Network and are now being organised by Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board in conjunction with Welcome to Excellence. Skills Executive, Diane Blakemore, said:
“I would encourage every tourism-based business to get involved and help to high light all that is good about our industry.” Application forms are available from
Diane Blakemore at Lancashire and Black-' pool Tourist Board by calling 01257 226611.
A helping boost for Crossroads care r .. \ . I M i
A service full of fond memories
A SERVICE of thanksgiving was held for the life of the late Pastor W. Jeff Jones at Salem Congregational Chapel, Martin Top, Rimington. The chapel was packed with friends
from near and far, who wanted to pay their last respects to Mr Jones. Pastor David Isaacs, from Leyland,
who was a close friend, led the service. Some of Mr Jones’ favourite hymns were chosen including “To God Be The Glory”, “Guide Me 0 Thou Great Jehovah” and “Forever With The Lord”. Student minister Chris Okpoti gave the
prayer, while Mr Jones’ daughter, Caroline Jones, reminisced about her father and his dedication to his work in the churches at Knowle Green and Martin Top. Mr Herbert Moorhouse gave a person
will be used to enhance the service given to carers m the Valley by Crossroads care sup port workers. Also present a t the event were Lady
Clitheroe, the president of Crossroads: Coun. Mary Robinson, the Mayor of the Ribble Valley and Coun. Alan Smith, the Mayor of Longridge. (s)
A decade of village hall success by Jean Miller
VERY successful years at Whalley Village Hall are being celebrated next Friday, Octo ber 21st, with an exhibition, demonstra tions and an evening of entertainment on the e.xact 10th anniversary of the opening. On that occasion a decade ago, some of
the first eight groups to use the hall gave demonstrations. Some of them still meet there. The idea of a village hall began in conver
sation among villagers and led to many meetings, fund-raising efforts and applica
tions for grants. Although he was working full-time, Eric
Ronnan, who later became life president, did a mammoth amount of work attending meetings, applying for grants and encour
aging people to help. Coffee mornings, cake stalls and other
events followed. A raffle, for which the prize was painting and decorating for a week, donated by a local craftsmen raised £400. All this helped raise sufficient money to match grants for the £160,000 needed for
the first stage. After a few-years, no site could be found
and the committee had to put the scheme on hold. One evening, Coun. Ronnan answered his front door and was amazed to hear antiques dealer Mrs Austin ask if he still wanted a hall and if so he could have her building, a warehouse just off Accring
ton Road. So amazed was Eric that he almost forgot
to ask her inside! Fund-raising then continued, the sum of
£10,000 being raised in 12 months, and included interest free-loans to be paid back when possible. The committee and hall trustees were
delighted when some did not require repay ment. The year the hall opened a diploma and a
small cash prize were awarded when the hall won the award for the best new project in the Ribble Valle}'. When the hall was opened it consisted of
the main hall, kitchen and toilets, the down stairs meeting room and the upstairs Austin Room, being developed later. On Saturday evening, October 22nd,
there will be entertainment by the ever-pop- ular Garage Band, plus refreshements. Tickets for the event are available from Whalley Post Office or from 01254 824312. Between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Sunday
there will be demonstrations by the wood carving group and the painters, plus an exhibition of photographs and cuttings. A demonstration will be given and there will be a free raffle for a painting. Later this month, on Tuesday, October
25th, members of the public are invited to join in or watch at an evening of Scottish country and ceilidh dancing at the village hall from 8 p.m. No previous experience is required, but
soft shoes are, say members of the St Andrew Society, which meets weekly at the village hall. There is no charge and light refreshments will be provided. Anyone with pictures or articles about
Whalley, including the village hall, is asked to take them to Coun. Ronnan at 4 Sydney Avenue, Whalley.
al tribute on behalf of the congregation of Martin Top chapel emphasizing the pas tor’s concern to uphold the word of God, and his zeal for sharing the truth that sal vation comes through Jesus Christ, with those he met. Mr Ian Smith gave a Bible reading and
paid tribute to the pastor. The meeting closed with the hymn
“Jesus, The Name High Over All”. Mrs Ethel Hartley was the organist and
afterwards everyone was invited to con tinue fellowship over a buffet tea. Our picture shows some of the congre
gation at the memorial service for Pastor Jones at Martin Top Congregational Chapel.
(D021005/3) Charged
with theft A MAN has appeared in court charged with steal ing a £17,000 artic ulated lorry from Clitheroe in the early hours of Octo ber 2nd and driving it dangerously. Reuben Thomas
Reynolds (23), of Newark, Notting hamshire, appeared before Blackburn m a g i s t r a t e s accused of stealing the Scania tractor unit from an indus trial unit in Lincoln Way, and driving it dangerously on the M6 northbound between junctions 31 and 34, on the A683 and on the M6 southbound from junction 34. He was remand
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