18 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, December 14th, 2006


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Ciitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)


entheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) TJ : Letters to the Editor — \ \ rite to: The Editor, Clithcroc Ad\ertiriCT and Times, 3 Kinjf Street, Clitlieroc BB72EW Editorial c*mail: vivien.mcath@castIancsncws.co.uk — Resist attack on


our rights I READ with horror a report in last Wednesday’s national papers about the latest “Bark­ er Report”. This, if it becomes law, will


at a stroke remove from the planning system not only a substantial part of the legisla­ tion that currently protecte the countryside, but at the same time will remove our democrat­ ic ability to object to what we see as unreasonable or unwise planning applications. It will render the planning


department at Ribble Valley virtually obsolete and while that august body of councillors and officers do not always make the right decisions at least they are subject to the democratic process. ' It seems that because the


CBI (on behalf of developers of all sorts and sizes) is outraged that local people have the right to obstruct what they perceive as unwanted, unreasonable, un-necessary or unwise devel­ opments in-their local area we should give in and let them ride rough shod over our landscape (particularly that land treas­ ured as Green belt) in the name of what Barker calls “economic prosperity.” , Worse there is to be an Inde­


pendent Commission to decide controversial proposals like nuclear power stations, waste incinerators, motorways, wind farms, new airports and extra runways and other large proj­ ects. If it is in the national interest to “provide these somewhere”, then hard Idck if it’s your area this independent commission chooses. And who selects the inde­


pendent commissioners? Right first time the very planners who may try to railroad this report through Parliament as legislation. Of course it sometimes has taken too long to reach deci­


sions. For example: five years to decide to build Terminal 5 at Heathrow. But if that is the price we need'to pay to protect the countryside then surely that is better than hastily con­ ceived and rushed through developments that'we then


, have to live with for decades. For example supermarkets on out-of-town commercial sites. What can we do to resist this


draconian removal of our rights? Very little I fear. You could try forwarding a copy of this letter to John Prescott (Houses of Parliament West­ minster) or better still writing your own. I have always found that our MP ( Railway Ter­ race, Clitheroe) is very helpful in forwarding mail and getting answers where a single letter might be ignored. But in the name of the countryside we love and of which we are cur­ rently stewards we must try to do something. Your response to CPRE would be welcome.


DAVID KING,


Chairman. Ribbic Valley Dis­ trict Group, Campaign to Protect Rural Eng­ land (CPRE), Carr’s Croft, Rimington <


ltk@carrscrort.lsnet.co.uk Aid for another


at festive time CHRISTMAS is pointless if we cannot share it with our neighbours. The Christian Aid Christ­


mas coffee morning raised £569 including £130 for Traidcraft. A similar amount was raised at the one last May and the Rib­ ble Valley house-to-house col­ lection during Christian Aid Week totalled £12,277. Thank you to everyone who


helped with these events and to those who attended and donat­ ed money.


Rather than buying the


unnecessary presents that are so highly advertised these days


• round the world struggling to survive in poverty who really do need these things. Just in our own catalogue for


under £15 these include a dis­ aster survival kit, a can of worms, or a mosquito net and 27 other gifts such as beehives latrines, bicycle and mobile clinics. Not just cows and goats! So please do something


thoughtful this Christmas (that’s also fashionable), join us in church, wonder at a crib scene, read the Nativity story to a child, but also, think of doing something for a neigh­ bour regardless of their colour or creed. Happy Christmas from Rib­


ble Valley Christian Aid Com­ mittee.


SUE SHEPHERD, Easthum Street, Clitheroc


Help needed to


trace a relative FOR the past 10 years I have been trying to find out as much as possible about my uncle, * who fought in the 8th Battal­ ion the East Lancashire Regi­ ment during the Great War. I come from Cheshire origi­


nally, my uncle having been recruited from Northwich in . 1914. I would be grateful to hear from anyone who knows that their relative fought with


■ this unit during 1914-18 with a view to discovering more about the exploits of this relatively unknown regiment. Conversely, I am very happy


for anyone who knows little, but wishes to discover more about their ancestors’ exploits to contact me. Between 3,000 and 4,000 men, the vast rriajor- ity Lancastrians, fought with the 8th East Lancs during the Great War and I would love to hear from their descendants.


STEPHEN BARKER, Tel. (01280) 824877 or email: (lslephenbarker@holinaiI.com


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your support I HOPE you will allow me through your columns to express my gratitude to all the many-hundreds of people who haye expressed their support for Clitheroe Information Cen­ tre.


The situation has not yet


been resolved, and I would urge anyone who has not yet done so to sign one of the peti­ tions which are available throughout the town. In addition it would assist us


greatly if you wrote to (bounty Coun. Chris Cheetham at PC Box 78, County Hall, Preston


as “must have” or “you can’t' live without” many people are instead giving life-changing charity presents for people


PRl 8XJ to express your feel­ ings on the issue. Once again, many thanks for


your support.


DAVID JOHNS, Supervisor, Clithcroc Information Centre


Support this


vital service ! FULLY support the compre­ hensive letter from Andrew Dixon about the value of the Petrie Arms Waste Depot. I visit it regularly with a car


mostly filled with green waste, of a type that the local collec­ tion will not accept. Without this depot I cannot


see how the residents of Lang- ho, Billington, Whalley etc will be able to satisfactorily get rid of their range of wastes.


ROBERT SPENCELEY, Mitlon Road, Wliallcy


Remember: a


dog is for life LAM sure your readers will know the famous Dogs Trust slogan - “A Dog Is For Life, Not Just For Christmas®”. Sadly, every year puppies are


still being bought as Christmas presents and so many are aban­ doned when the novelty wears off. Animal charities such as us are left having to pick up the pieces and we’re urging your readers to consider the follow­ ing if thinking about getting a puppy this Christmas: • Owning a dog is a lifetime


commitment. The average dog lives for 13 years.


• Dogs aren’t cheap to care


hard work for an owner, partic­ ularly if there are young chil­ dren in the house - do you have the time? ® Dogs don’t come fully


hectic time of year with rela­ tives and friends arriving.'This isn’t the best time to Introduce your new dog to the house. ®,Puppies grow up! They


don’t stay small and cute forev­ er.


Within a few months, your tiny pup will be a boisterous


■ teenager who will need socialis­ ing, training, exercise and attention for the rest of his life. Are you really prepared for this commitment? If you can-answer “yes” to


all these, you’ll have a friend for life.


CLARISSA BALDWIN, Chief Executive, Dogs Trust (www.dogstrust.org.uU)


trained. They can cause a lot of damage to your possessions through chewing and acci­ dents. How committed are you to training your dog? ® Christmas is always a very


for. You should expect to spend around £10,000 over his life­ time. e Puppies can be extremely


Samaritans are


here to help WITH Christmas just around the corner I wonder how many of your readers ever think about the large number of local people who will spend the Christmas period alone? While the rest of us have


good times with family and friends sharing the fun and friendship that we’ve come to expect at this time of year, some have no one to share their Christmas with. There are lots of people who


will be alone this Christmas Day, not just in the big cities, but right here in East Lan­ cashire, in Accrington, Clitheroe, Blackburn, Darwen, Rishton, Clayton le Moors, in fact all over cur area. This is where Samaritans can


help. There MU he two Samari­ tan volunteers on duty all day and night on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. In fact, there are Samaritan volunteers avail­ able 24 hours every day of the year. We are here 24 hours so that


people who have no one else can ring us and talk. But we need more people who can help! If you think that could be


you, please contact our office at 105 New Park Street, Black­ burn. For more information call


01254 682266.


JOHN 13, Blackburn, Hyndburn and Rib­ ble Valley Samaritans, 105 New Park Street, Blackburn


These drivers


are not safe! I AM convinced that since I passed my driving test in 1972 the way people are taught must have changed dramatical­ ly-


For the past six months I


have driven a private hire vehi­ cle and due to some of the jobs I do I am driving on the same roads at more or less the same time each day.


ley I drive round such as Waddington, West Bradford, Downham, Rimington are awmsh with roads that were made when the only traffic using them were horses and carts and very small cars. All we see now are big cars


and people carriers which take up most of the road at the best of times and people who drive them seem to have trouble driving on their side of the road, not to mention the speed some drive at. I cross paths with the same vehicles each day of the week at more or less the same time but they still insist on driving like there is no one else on the road. The' speed


The parts of the Ribble 'Val­


they come round the blind cor­ ners is frightening and I am amazed there are not more acci­ dents than there are. Statistics show there are three times more people killed on rural roads and with what I witness day in, day out I can believe this to be true.


NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED


Sacked off with


soggy bags! I HAVE a proposal for Ribble Valley Borugh Council. Could we please have an allo­


cation of bin bags at the begin­ ning of the year like we did with the green recyclable ones? The reason being that, especial­ ly with all this bad weather we’ve had, I am fed up of retrieving wet and soggy bin liners full of water from my bushes, crevices in my front wall, my driveway - or any­ where else that the bin men decide to shove them. They often blpw away and I •


am left with none at all. Don’t get me wrong, the bin men do a fantastic job, but we have to bend over backwards to make sure our rubbish is put oufearly (not the night before as it is prohibited) and also on the roadside where it is easier for them to pick it up. • Could they possibly in


return, afford me the luxury of putting my bin liner through my letterbox where it will stay dry? I know it’s a trivial matter,


but an increasingly irritating one at that! .


NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED


Annual trip to


battlefields EACH year the Lancs and Yorks Historical Society organ­ ises pilgrimages to the Euro­ pean battlefields of the First ■World War. We plan to visit the Somme


and the Ypres salient, and we can also visit the battlefields at Arras, Vimy, Ridge and Loos if these are requested. The trips specialise in visit­


ing specific cemeteries or memorials. We can also assist in the tracing of war graves. The society was formed as a


charitable hobby in 1990 by ex- Servicemen, who have many years’ practical experience in conducting visits to the battle areas of France and Flanders and we support a variety of ex- Service charities and institu­ tions. These trips are open to anyone.


JOHN BATTYE 32, Rhodes Sireel, Highlown, Casdeford, West Yorkshire,WFIO .5LL (a medium sized SAE is requested for postal replies)


what’s on in the


Ribble Valley compiled by Marcia Morris


All entries for inclusion in tliese columns should be on a listings form, available from Main Reception, Ribble Valley Borough Council, Chureli Walk, Clithcroe, (01200 425111) and handed in by the lOtb of the month prior to the event.


Chipping Post Office, exhibition


by local artist Malcolm Redtord. The Gallery, Whalley Library,


Christmas exhibition and sale of paintings by Sawley Art Group. Accrington Town Hall ballroom,


sequence tea dance ,Tuesdays, 1-30 to 4 p.m. Tel. 012.54 234444. Braille It, meets in Clitheroe


Library each Thursday at 9-30 a.m. to noon. Tel. 01200 426063. Ribble 'Valley Visually Impaired


Group meets every Monday evening in the Catholic Social Club. Tel, 01200 426822. Pendle Club, Lowergate,


sequence dancing for over-55s each Tuesday at 7-30 p.m. St Wilfrid’s Hall, Ribchester:


Line-dancing Mondays at 7-30 p.m.. Junior and senior RATS Wednesday and Thursday at 7-30 p.m., Ju Jitsu Friday at 7 p.m. loth - Knowle Green Village Hall,


Christmas music with the Red Rose Singers at 7-30 p.m. Inquiries, tel.- 01254 878447. 16th - Salthill Quarry Volunteer work party, meet at 10-30 a.m. in


IF you are looking for something unusual for a Christmas present, it’s not too late to visit the Platform Gallery’s Cornucopia Christmas crafts exhibition. More than 80 artists are exhibiting in this


mixed media exhibition which includes glass, ceramics, metal, wood, jewellery, lighting, prints and textiles. You will have Wndreds of items to choose from with prices to suit all budgets, with enough individual and high quality craftwork to rival Santa himself.


EVENTS - DECEi\IBER 15TH TO DECEMBER 21ST


the lay by off Lincoln Way. Inquiries, tel. 07841 996722. 16lh - Longridge Band Christmas


spectacular. Civic Hall, at 3 p.m. and 7-30 p.m. Inquiries, tel. 01772 782797. 16th - St Michael and St John’s


Parish .Hall, Lowergate, John Bowdler, Blackpool Tower organist, at 8 p.m. Tel. 01200 427029 or 01200 427096. 16th - St Mary's (jentre, Clitheroe


Town Band concert at 7-30 p.m. Tel. 01200 427162. . 16th - Tosside Community Hall,


whist and domino drive, 7-45 p.m. 16th - Our Lady and St Hubert’s Church, Great Harwood, a Christ­ mas concert by the A Cappella Singers, at 7-30 p.m. 17th - Clitheroe Ramblers’ Asso­


ciation, meet Chester Avenue car park at 9-30 a.m., for Long Preston. Tel. 01200 428766. 17th - West Bradford Village


Hall, joint carol service at 6 p.m. 17th - Ribble Film' Club “Head­


ing South” (15) in St Mary’s Cen­ tre, Church Street, at 7-30 p.m.


Inquiries, tel. 01200 426757. 18th - Stepping Out, meet Plat­


form Gallery at 1-30 p.m. Tel. 01200 414484. 18th, 20th and 21st - Stage and


Screen at St Mary’s Centre, “TBC” at 7-30 p.m.Tel. 01200 427162. 19th - Clitheroe Ramblers’ Asso­


ciation, meet Chester Avenue car park at 10 a.m. for Chipping. Tel. Jennifer Rae c/o 01200 428766. 20th - St Michael and John's


Social Centre, Lowergate, tea dance at 2 p.m. Afternoon tea. Tel. 01200 426769. 20th - All Hallow's Church, Mit-


ton. Christmas carol ser-vice at 7-30 p.m. with Slaidburn Silver Band. 20th - West Bradford Village


Hall, whist and domino drive at 7- 30 p.m. 21st - Cross Hills Quarry. Volun­


teer Work Party, meet at 10-30 a.m. in the Castle Cement car park. Phil Dykes on 07841996722. 2ist - Clitheroe Mountaineering


Club annual photograph competi­ tion and supper in Clitheroe Cricket Club at 8 p.m. Tel. 01200 427044.


EVENTS - DECEMBER 22ND TO DECEMBER 28TH 22nd. - Clitheroe


Chorale conducted by Chris Gill with organist James Lonsdale. Join in singing favourite carols at 6-30 p.m. in Clitheroe Parish Church. Tickets from Clitheroe Music, St Mary’s Parish Office, chorale members and at the door. 22nd - Tosside Com­


munity Hall, Christmas dance with music by A. Cookson. Inquiries, tel. 01200 446506 or 01729 840410. 23rd - St Mary's Cen­


tre, “Jazz Christmas Spe­ cial”, Nancy Hunter and Jazz Band playing


Christmas favourites. Starts at 7-30 p.m. Tick­ ets from Tourist Infor­ mation Centre or tel. 01200 427162. 26lh - Clitheroe Ram­


blers’ Association, a Box­ ing Day tre a t meet Chester Avenue car park at 10 a.m. or car park at St Mary’s Church, York Lane, Langho, at 10-30 a.m., by permission of parish priest. Walk from Langho to Bowley Scout Camp ground, over Whalley Nab and back via Billington Common. Dogs are permitted. Inquiries, tel. Bryan Dobson on 01254 247791.


28th - Stepping Out


“Fancy Walking a Bit Further”? Meet at Hurst Green at 1-30 p.m. Walk will be betvveen 4-6 miles long, allow two to two- and-half hours to com­ plete. Inquiries, tel. 01200 414484. 28th - The 12th annual


Whalley Walk. Meet Whalley bus station at 10-15 a.m. A six-mile cir­ cular country walk from Whalley - now a Christ­ mas tradition! Ideal for children. Award for most ridiculous hat. Further information from Ivan Hargreaves on 01254 824888.


■ Further details of some of the above dvents can he found in the advertisements in Weekend Plus. A booking service for theatres and events throughout the region is available a t th e Tourist Information Centre, M ark et Place, Clitheroe, tel. 01200 4235G6.


A LOCAL young equestrian is due to appear in the festive International Horse Show at Ol3Tnpia today. Ten-year-old Kelsey Gill, of Sabden, is


to take part in the event with her horse, Justalq Atlanta. A pupil of Oakhill College, Kelsey is a


member of the Pony Club at Chipping. To be in with a chance of taking part


in the televised show, she had to prove she could jump to a reasonable standard.


Olympia date for equestrian star (10) She then applied to the District Com­


missioner, asking to take part in the event. Once in London, Kelsey, who has been


show jumping for the past three years, is to be teamed up with a professional show jumper to take part in the “Mini Major Relay” where both members of the team will have to jump one round against the clock, with the quickest overall pair win­ ning.


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NEW SEASON BROCHURE OUT NOW! ''Jan 21st Phil Nidiol


Jan 27th Class of 64


Feb 7lh The Blockheads Feb 21st Judie Tzuke


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‘A Goo(d Year’ (Cert 15)


Mon 18th. Wed 20th. Thurs 21st Dec @ 7.30pm


‘Casino Royale’ (Cert 12a)


Sunday 17th December & 7.30pm


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