16 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, September 21st, 2006


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loser with this plan NOBODY is condoning speeding through villages, but Nigel Evans is probably on a rural vote loser if he thinks that lower speed limits on rural, roads are a good idea if they only pos­ sibly cut accidents by 5 %. Even th e police know th a t acci­


dents are caused by breaking New­ ton's Laws of Motion, not the actual speed limit for the road in question. The only way that speed limits could play a part in reducing accidents is to set them a t the safe speed for the tightest corner. This of course would be the nanny state gone completely mad, but i t is likely that politicians will a t tem p t to put a blanket 40 m.p.h. limit on all roads in the area except the A59. This takes no account of the fact


th a t pre-corporate RVBC local authorities spent an absolute fortune widening many miles of rural roads between villages in the 1950s and 1960s to allow the then national max­ imum of 70 m.p.h. to be safely achieved. A 40 m.p.h. blanket limit will turn


most rural drivers of average ability into potential criminals overnight. One could say that such speed lim­


its are impossible to police, but with satellite tracking for all vehicles on the horizon, big brother could get you


anywhere between two fixed points. It is probable th a t any new blanket speed limits will have an adverse effect on th e rural economy as delivery times from rural small businesses wil be substantially increased. I expect th a t , p o lit ic ian s may


believe that lower speed limits could attract tourists, it could be said that Nigel Evans is a tourist coming from industrial south Wales with no idea of the history of transport in our area. Mr Evans may be pandering to a


recent teletext phone poll, which only narrowly came out in favour of lower speed limits oh rural roads, but you can bet th a t networks of organised campaigners from towns and cities skewed the result. If politicians are genuine in their concern for rural road safety, perhaps they could start with a programme of trimming overgrown trees and laying hedges a t potential ac cid en t blackspots. This could, unlike tourism, provide sustainable well-paid employment for local people and improve safe journey times for those who use the roads regularly.


MR G. PYE, Chatburn -


Good luck, but it


will never happen IT is with great interest tha t I read our MP Nigel Evans is trying to get speed limits on various roads around


the area reduced due to bad accidents,


speeding etc. While I wish him well in his endeav­ ours, I doubt very much if he will suc­


ceed. My attempts a t trying to deal with


the person or persons a t Lancashire County Council who deals with this and other road problems have left me disillusioned to say the least. How any remote authority based in Preston can dictate on what we in the Ribble Val­ ley require has been a sore point with me for years. Take for instance the campaign I


was involved in obtaining a puffin crossing at the Roefield Leisure Cen- tre/Ribblesdale Pool many years ago. On trying to gain information on


how we could obtain a safe crossing for the thousands of users to these facili­ ties, I was asked how many fatalities had there been on that stretch of road. When I replied none, Lancashire County Council stated that it would not be able to help in any way in pro­ viding the crossing as it required at least six fatalities before it could get involved. The same goes for any


highway/road inquiries. We in the Val­ ley are being dictated to by faceless wonders that sit in an office deep in th e bowels of th e county council offices, who do not have a remote idea where the Ribble Valley is, never mind what we require. So good luck Nigel in your endeav­


ours, I for one have been advocating for years a 20 m.p.h. speed restriction in the towns and villages in the Valley.


RONLOEBELL, Edisford Road, Clithcroe


Timely warning at


lastest cash scam DESPITE not having placed an order, I recently received an invoice for £365 from the “United Telecom, Interna­ tional Trade and Business Database”. Having no intention of paying for


something that I had not ordered, I contacted my Conservative colleagues on the European Parliament's Con­ sumer Protection Committee. They advised me that this is one of several current postal scams attempting tq accrue money by fraudulent means and th a t the basic rule when dealing with such a scam is: DO NOT PAY! I would urge your readers to follow


this advice upon receipt of similarly fraudulent demands.


THE RT. HON. SIR ROBERT ATKINS, Conservative MEP for the North West


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your opinions? THE BBC is looking for volunteers, from all walks of life, to join its region­


Many fond farewells to a much-loved


by Julie Magee


A FAREWELL service was held for the parish priest of St Michael and St John’s RC Church in Clitheroe, Fr Joseph Ware-


ing, after almost 25 years in the post. Held last Wednesday and followed by a buffet


in St Michael and St John’s Social Centre, the service gave Fr Wareing the chance to say his goodbyes before taking up a semi-retirement post at Stonyhurst College, near Hurst Green. Fr Wareing (75) came to St Michael and St


John’s from Preston in December 1981 with the Ribble Valley church providing his f irs t appointment as a parish priest. Ordained at Heythrop College, Oxfordshire,


Fr Wareing taught scripture, religious studies, Latin and Greek at Neivman College, Preston, for 11 years before he came to the Ribble Val­ ley.


During his time in Clitheroe, Fr Wareing


made a lasting impression on those who came into contact with him including his own parish­ ioners and non-Catholics. He brought particular comfort to the sick


through his chaplaincy at Clitheroe Hospital and was intrinsically linked to St Michael and St John’s RC Primary School and St Augus­ tine’s RC High School in Billington, to which he showed unstinting support. This week, Fr Wareing reiterated much of


what he had said during his farewell service. “I’ve spent a third of my life in Clitheroe and


it has been the best and the happiest third,” he said.


Fr Wareing added that throughout his time


in Clitheroe he had been allowed to share in people’s lives, “their joys and hopes, their griefs and anxieties. “I t wasn’t ju s t me sharing in theirs, but


them sharing in mine, through sickness and in health. I’m very grateful for all the friendship, kindness, support and encouragement I have received. I thank God dearly for a good place to be, for good parishioners and good friends - some of God’s greatest blessings. Happily, the parish is free from conflict and divisions; a parish where people work well together.”


■ Speaking of the changes he has seen


throughout his time at Clitheroe, Fr Wareing said; “There’s been a lot of new people com­ ing and a lot of new building in Clitheroe. There’s also a very diminished number of cler­ gy.” Referring to St Michael and St John’s RC


Primary School, he added: “We’ve got an excellent school.” Headteacher a t the school, Mr Vincent


Murray said: “Fr Wareing has always been the most unassuming, retiring and modest gentlernan, always with the best interests of the school and consequently everybody in the school is losing a good friend.”


. A non-uniform day was organised at the school to raise funds for a leaving present for Fr Wareing. Mr Murray explained: “We said pupils


could come ‘wareing’ their own clothes. We normally only make about £100, but we made £500 ju s t from one day, which shows the esteem which he was held in by parents and the children.” The money raised was used to buy Fr Ware­


ing a wrist watch, which was presented to him during an emotional assembly on Thursday morning. The remainder will go towards helping Fr


Wareing buy the things he needs to settle into his new home.


Fr Wareing said: “I ’ve been overwhelmed


by th e generous responses and gifts I ’ve received.”


Fr Joseph Duggan has taken over as parish


priest a t St Michael and St John’s. Our picture shows Fr Wareing. (A180906/4)


al audience group for the North West. The group is made up of 16 mem­


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Sort out this fair


parking problem I HAVE been to the fair, could I park? No chance. Because the fair is on the car park, Edisford Road is chocker, causing double parking and making it very difficult and dangerous all the way up Edisford Road. Basicaly people have dumped their


cars everywhere. Come on Clitheroe Council, sort it out. Next time why not have it on the field so the car park is available? What’s worse, you send a tra f f ic warden to book everyone, because there’s no where to park - easy money for you. Next time the fair comes, sort it out


so people can park, th a t’s all we ask for.


LOW MOOR RESIDENT


Show some heart for this worthy charity


by Faiza Afzaal and Scott Smith


A GLOBE-TROTTING marathon man is prepar­ ing to fulfil his lifelong ambition by coming face- to-face with the world’s highest peak. Mr Chris Wood (57), of


Claremont Avenue, Clitheroe, will ta k e in some of the most breath- taking scenery by com­ pleting an epic 14-day trek in the Himalayas. ■ The long-distance run­


ner will join 20 people from all over the country for the exciting challenge to the Everest Base Camp in March next year in aid of the British Heart Foun­ dation. And the tireless fund­


raiser, who has previously completed 12 marathons around the world, is call­ ing on Ribble Valley resi­ dents to “show some heart” and help him raise his target of £4,000 for the worthy charity. Mr Wood’s love an d


motivation for the moun­ tain trek was sparked in 1953 when he was a little boy living with his parents in New Zealand. When climbing a peak in his


home country, he was fas­ cinated to discover that accompanying him was the man who trained Sir Edmund Hillary - the first person to climb Ever­ est.


A former member of


Blackburn Harriers, Mr Wood has in the past taken part in the Cumbri­ an Half Marathon, Mersey, Monte Carlo, and won the Jersey Marathon twice - raising thousands of pounds for charity. His- next venture,


though, will be the longest by far and a fund-raising event has been planned to help him reach his target of, raising £4,000. The event will be held


a t the Moorcock Inn, Waddington, on Saturday, October 7th. Attractions will include 1960s music by the “Backbeats”, a buffet supper, a bumper raffle and a charity auc­ tion with an original Man­ chester United football sh ir t, signed by all the team’s footballing heroes,


up for grabs. Anyone wishing to


pledge support or is inter­ ested in attending the evening function is asked to contact Mr Wood on 01200 425392.


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the ever-increasing popularity of the bar, which he claims is filling a niche in Clitheroe, he said: “When I took this place, I took a big gamble. Luckily, it has paid off.” Bev added:


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live entertainment, will celebrate the anniversary, begin­ ning with a jazz night on Tuesday. On Wednesday


there is a blues night with Steve Gibbons, an d on Thursday . cus­ tomers will be able to dance away to th e ir favourite tunes from the ‘80s, th a n k s to local band Joy and the Sounds of the Jam. Other a t t r a c ­


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