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Clithlrd’e'A'dCre'rtiser''S'llmes,' thCifs'd’^ , ’Feb'ruary l'6tlir20’06 ' -17 ' There’s no stopping us now by Faiza Afzaal . ■- Write to: The Editor, Clitheroe Adverti-ser and Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe BB72EW Editorial e-mail:
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medical service I AM always reticent about troubling anyone, particularly overstretched nurses and doctors, and however urgent it may appear to be for me I still feel tha t I am in danger of “putting someone out” by making an out-of- hours call. Last Sunday, February 5th, I felt
distinctly unwell, so soon after 9 a.m., I- called the Siaidbum Country Practice as instructed on our patients’ leaflet, to ' be put through to the out-of-hours service.
.... The call was promptly answered and
went through a check list of diagnostic questions and I was told I would have a call back fairly shortly. ■ This took less than 10 minutes to
happen and I then had a new and more ■ specific series of diagnostic questions to
then be asked if I could get to Clitheroe Hospital. If so, I should receive a call from
them within the hour for an appoint ment within five hours. Within 10 min utes I had a call asking me to please be there an hour later. I was and was diagnosed with shin
gles, given a prescription and started the treatment less than three hours from the first phone call.
' I am sure that beat a few targets and
emphasises that there is little wrong with the sharp end of the NHS - cer- : tainly not on this occasion. Everyone was bright, cheerful, most
helpful and I never felt as if I was put ting anyone out in the slightest. In these days of bashing anyone try
ing to provide a good service w th no motive other than to provide that serv-
. ice, I think it is important for us to say “thank you”.
On this occasion, the service was
simply “the best”. Thank you all very much.
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Furthermore, I received a follow-up call froin Dr Wilson in Siaidbum a t 8- 30 a.m. Monday morning to ensure I continued the correct treatment.
My wife tells me I have sta rted
moaning again, so I must be getting betterl
JOHN E. G. NAYLER, Dunsop Bridge. ■ -
A missed chance to
bring folk to town IT IS with heartfelt sadness to read that the application for Homebase has been turned down. - . Homebase would be a great asset to Clitheroe with choice, jobs, Sunday
trading and locality. What is wrong with giving Clitheroe customers a: choice to use a local store rather than • travelling out of town? I would rather'-
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use a local Homebase which pays local people a wage, than taking my money over to Accrington;
Most folk use this type of store on a
Saturday or Sunday. I t would bring
more.rural folk into Clitheroe rather than to Blackburn, Burnley or Accrington. In response to Coun. Dyson’s com
ments about the town’s vitality, could he please tell me where the vitality i s : on a Sunday or early evenings until 8 p.m.? As for Coun. Taylor’s comment
regarding everything under one roof, : the elderly and infirm I suppose would find this type of store an asset, why go to two shops when one will do? . Our town Chamber of Trade really
shouldn’t worry because if they have loyal customers they will remain loyal to them.
Clitheroe is getting bigger with more
people who require different needs. The DIY superstore is just giving
Clitheroe shoppers choice, choice of goods and choice to stay local.
G. D. HESKETT, Alleys Green, Clilhcroc
Townsfolk should
have had their say I SEE that the “Homebase” DIY store has been turned down. No surprise there then.
A decision that affects the town like
this should not be taken by a handful of councillors and shopkeepers, but should be taken by the people of the town. Put it to a vote and abide by the out
come. Take a look at Skipton and see what
a thriving market town it is, even on a Sundayl'
If I want something from Homebase
then I travel to Skipton and while there I’ll do the “weekly shop” as well.
So rather than destroy the shops of opposite effect and attract more people : But alas it looks like Clitheroe will
have to stay in the “Dark Ages” a while longer and remain a ghost town on ■Sundaysand closed 1
G.PETERS, Hayhurst StrecI, . Clithcroe
Open letter to our
planning committee THIS letter is for the Planning Com mittee who decide on plans being passed or refused in Clitheroe Homebase: Did the committee know
: that a major.employer in the town is
making more compulsory redundan cies? The store could have absorbed
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- some of the extra unemployed people of Clitheroe with jobs they would have created. Competition between busi nesses is a way of improving their serv ices to the customers. Why be afraid of losing their loyal customers? ' Mitchell Street: Did the Planning
Committee realise when it passed the original plans in 2003 that it is to con tinue until 2008? They have changed the original plans and use without noti fying the residents of the area. The one-bedroom apartments originally for people with learning disabilities are now to be used for people with mental health problems.
: The 14 two-bedroom apartments, originally for the elderly are now going to be for sale again without considering the people in the area. Originally the highways agreed on sbe parking places this also appears to have changed. The building site is a disgrace and no
one a t the planning department appears interested... Maxwells: Did other businesses
oppose plans to open another cafe which would affect their business? I don’t think so. For a matter of interest, how many
members of the Planning Committee live in Clitheroe? I will continue to shop for DIY material out of town and I usually do my shopping at the same time, so the stores that have opposed new business have lost a customer and I hope other people of Clitheroe think this way'.
Why do we have so many charity
shops in Clitheroe - five in 100 yards? Is it because they do not pay business taxes?
. It is time to encourage new life into
Clitheroe, not to allow certain shop owners to deter it. Think of the money we have lost by saying “No” to Homebase.
DISMAYED, Name and address supplied
Clitheroe i t would probably have the What happened to to spend in them.
kindly humanity? I WOULD like to express my disgust towards the irresponsibility of an unknown driver. OnThursday, February 9th, about
7 p.m., I was on my way home look ing forward to a peaceful night in front of the fire. I was on the road from Chatburn to Grindleton just after the last row of houses in Chat- burn where I found a young deer lying in the road. Various cars in front of me had driven past this poor ani mal...! can only assume th a t some thing else was more important than helping this defenceless hurt animal. " From th e damage the deer sus tained it was obvious a vehicle had hit
it. The deer was still very much alive and fully conscious, but unable to help itself. I find it difficult to imag ine the type of human being who would hit any animal then leave it to suffer at the side of the road. I would have thought that if this
person were able enough to drive a vehicle then they would at minimum be able to take responsibility for their actions. : The deer had a severely fractured
rear leg and obvious internal damage so i t was very easy to catch. So' no excusesfornothelpingthedeer there I’m afraid. Had the deer been left any longer I am in no doubt that it would have been hit by another oncoming vehicle. ■ A local farmer who was approach
ing in his tractor kindly stopped for me and assisted me in lifting the dam aged animal into the back seat of my car. To that farmer I am most grate ful for his kindness.
• As most people know who live in this area, Mearley Veterinary Centre is 10 minutes from Chatburn (so hardly a long trek away ... again no excuses there either) and they kindly gave their time to make the deer com fortable and examine him for me. Unfortunately there was nothing
that could be done on this occasion and the deer was humanely put to sleep, NOT left alone, cold, frightened and h u rt in th e middle of a busy country road. To the driver, I hope you slept that
night and I hope that if there is a next time you are able to drag yourself up to a level of reasonable humanity and do something to help a terrified and injured animal; although sadly I imagine such a heady challenge is way beyond your capabilities. When I see things like this I wonder
what is happening to the human race. Where has all the kindness and
humanity gone? .
A. EDMONDSON, Grindiclon
Well still try to
book popular film ON behalf of the Ribble Film Club I write to expresss my regret that we were unable to show "March of the Penguins" on Sunday or indeed any screening on that night. We are trying to get hold of the film
again, but it is proving very difficult to obtain due to its popularity and our only wanting i t for one night (meaning there is less money in it for the distributors/makers etc). We know that there are many par
ents and kiddies alike who had expressed interest in this film and we hope that their hopes can be realised and a screening will be possible
between March and May after which we break for the summer.
BRUCE DOWLES, Ribhic Film Club, Wballcy Road, Clithcroe
All dog tail-docking
must be banned I WRITE in response to your correspon dent Tom Fell. He su^ests that ceasinj
to dock dogs’ tails will cause suffering rather than alleviate it. Yet, docking dogs’ tails for cosmetic purposes is painful, unnecessary, unethi
cal and must be outlawed. That’s not just the view of the ESPCA, it is also the view of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and the British Sm^ Animal Vet erinary Association (BSAVA). Docking involves cutting or crushing a puppy’s skin, muscles, up to seven pairs of nerve and bone and c a r t i l^ - and is performed without anaesthetic when pups are just three to five days old. At this age they can feel pain, and research indicates they do so to greater intensity than adult dogs because the ability to suppress pain devel ops with age and experience. Currently the law only allows vets tc
perform this abhorrent amputation, but most vets now consider this unwmTanted surgical procedure to be unethical. Those in favour of docking, like Mr
^ Fell, often suggest the procedure is done to prevent tail damage in working dogs, yet docking has become standard in cer tain breeds regardless of whether the indi vidual puppy becomes a pet or ewr actu ally works. And the traditionally docked breeds appear randomly selected. For
■ example, German shepherds, foxhounds and bearded collies are not traditionally docked, while Jack Russells, boxers and rottweilers ara There are even anomalies within breed groups. For example the tail' of cocker and springer spaniels are tradi tionally docked and yet cavalier King Charles spaniels’ tails are left entire. The argument that dogs’ tails should
be docked to prevent future injury, so- called prophylactic-dockings, is spurious too. We would not consider amputating a baby’s finger to prevent it from future injury, nor remo'ving a cat’s tail because it might later get trapped. So why per form a painful operation which will deprive a dog of a form of expression and an aid to balance? ■ The Animal Welfare Bill provides the perfect ■vehicle through which Parliament can finally act upon sound advice from the ■veterinary profession and animal wel fare organisations and ban the brutal and outmoded practice of amputating a dog’s tail for fashion.
HEATHER HOLMES, RSPCA,
Regional Press Officer for (he North
THERE is no stopping prom ising young sportsmen and women at Rowland High School. • After 15 months of construction
an d b u ild in g work, s ta f f and pupils a t th e Grindleton school
, have been celebrating the opening of th e ir s ta te -o f - th e -a r t sports hall. The new £ 1 .5m. two-storey
structure is situated in the school grounds and offers a wide range of sports facilities for those looking to get fit and have fun. The impressive facilities will be
used not only by the pupils, but will be open to the community during evenings, weekends and school holidays. Funding for the long-awaited
development, which has enabled GCSE PE to be introduced for the first time a t the school, came from the National Lottery New Oppor tunities Fund as well as on-going contributions from the Parents, Teachers and Friends Association (PTFA). The sports hall is large enough
to incorporate three badminton courts and associated changing, storage and reception facilities on the ground floor. As the scheme coincided with
the school’s successful bid for spe cialist performing arts status, the second floor boasts an area for drama and dance sessions com plete vrith special lighting, mirrors and a sprung floor - enabling bud-
' ding dancers and thespians to nur tu re th e ir ta len t in professional surroundings. The dev elo pm en t has also
brought the school into the 21st Century - thanks to a new com puter suite. ' The new building has been wel
comed by teachers, governors and pupils who previously had to man age with very limited sports facili ties. Head of modern languages Mr
Kim Croydon said: “Over the past few years , th e school has been over-subscribed because of its popularity and the GCSE results have been outstanding. “However, the PE department
has always suffered. “'We p rev io u s ly had a very
small gym with a low roof, which prevented sports to be played. “Now the pupils cannot believe
their eyes. "There is no stopping them now. They can play bad minton, volleyball, indoor five-a side football and basketball.” Mr Croydon went on to say that
Ofsted inspectors had visited the school a t the beginning of term and have issued an outstanding rep o r t w ith o u t seeing the new building in use. Head of PE Mr Anthony Keefe
believes the completion of the new hall is of tremendous benefit for both the pupils and the public. • “We are working closely with
Ribble Valley Borough Council so th a t the centre can be used by junior football teams and many o th er local org anisation s,” he commented. “Since the new building opened
two weeks ago, we have had excel lent feedback. In fact, we can fill the hall every night! “The school and the council are
keen to introduce sports leader awards as well as junior sports leader awards so that youngsters can enjoy sport and gain qualifi cations a t the same time. “The hall will be open to mem
bers of the community and we know th a t they are keen to use it. “However, I must stress that it
should not be treated as a leisure centre.” As a lot of pupils at Bowland High have a passion for music.
a s s is tan t headteacher and the person in charge of the specialist' school. Miss A n d re a 'Y a te s , believes the performing arts sta tus has strengthened the school. She said: “The pupils are get
ting more out of their school. “T h e ir horizons have been
broadened. “They are now able to learn
about other cultures and a r t by a tten d in g more th eatrical per formances. “As music is very strong at Bow-
land High, the new facility will give children from p rimary schools to experience dance and drama by attending special ses sions.” Headteacher Mr Maurice Gra
ham said: “This will make such a real development for the pupils, in terms of offering better facilities and extra curricular activities.”
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; THE former manageress of a ladies out fitters shop in Clitheroe has celebrated her 90 th birthday. • ; ■ Mrs Nora Harrison, who used to run Harrison’s ladies outfitters in Castle Street in Clitheroe until the mid-1960s, was visited by Ribble Valley Mayor Coun. .Mary Robinson, her son, Ian, daughter-in-law, Joan,'and other well- wishers.
• ■ . •.. Born in Padiham, Mrs Harrison was
brought up in the Read and Simonstone area.
She married Mr Peter Harrison at St
Leonard’s Church in Padiham in 1942 and they ran the Clitheroe shop togeth er.
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The couple,, who lived in Pimlico Road in Clitheroe, had one son, Ian,
who now lives in Oxford and is a phar macist. Previously a keen golfer in her spare
time, Mrs Harrison is a former captain of Clitheroe Golf Club.
. ‘ Widowed in 1984, Mrs Harrison, who moved to Manor House Nursing Home in Chatburn around eight years ago, has two. grandchildren and three great grandchildren with a fourth on the way. Picture shows Coun. Robinson with
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