Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) 10 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, May 3rd, 2007


A 1928 vintage Buick took Clitheroe bride Miss Charlotte Brand to the Moorcock Inn, Waddington, for her wedding to Mr Jason Banks. The bride, a housewife, is the daugh­


ter of Mr and Mrs Geoff and Eileen Williamson, of Bracken Hey, Clitheroe.


Her bridegroom, an HGV driver, of


Clitheroe, is the son of Mr and Mrs Colin and Brenda Banks, of Queens­ land, Australia. Given away by her step-father, the


bride wore a full-length ivory fitted gown Mth train. The bodice was deco­ rated with diamante and sequins and


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her ivory veil was held in place with a tiara. She carried a bouquet of mango calla lilies which were decorated with diamante pins. Chief bridesmaid was the bride’s sis­


ter, Hayley, and the bride’s daughter, Chelsea, was the other attendant. They w'ore long gold dresses and each


carried a single cream calla lily. Best man was Craig Youngs and the


bride’s son, Alistair, was the page. Following the ceremony, a reception


was also held at the Moorcock The couple will continue to make


their home in Clitheroe. Picture by Edward Hall


Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Letters to the Editor rite to: 1 he Kdilor, Clitlieroe Advertiser and Times, .‘i Kinit Street, Clitheroe I3U72Ii)W editorial e-mail: vivien.tneatlii7(easllanesnews.co.u!i Price we pay for


freedom of speech AS a village “paperboy”, I seriously regret delivering this morning, the accusations about Read Cricket Club contained in the anonymous letter in the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times (April 26th). Unfortunately, such unjustified


New warning over latest cash scam


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VALLEY residents are being urged to bin the latest letter scam to hit the streets. At least one Clitheroe householder has


been sent a letter by a company calling itself Global Escrow Registry, stating they are eligible to receive a cheque for £6,000. The letter from the Canadian organisa­


tion claims th a t the addresse is to be the “sole recipient” of an Escrow Prize Account. However, there is a catch - a cheque


release form is required to enable the money to be released and the recipient is asked to complete a “funds transfer docu­ ment”, as well as sending £19.95 by cheque, postal order or card to the GER base in Toronto. After making some inquiries Lancashire


County Council’s Trading Standards team confirmed that the letter was a scam. Jim Potts, Chief Trading Standards


Officer, said: “There is an ever changing landscape of scams. Once people respond to these sort of letters they can find their name and address is sold on to other scam- sters. “If you are told you have a won a com­


petition that you never entered and if you are told to give money to receive a prize, alarm bells should ring.” He thanked the Clitheroe resident who


had received this letter for bringing it to the attention of the authorities and others who may also have had it delivered to their home.


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CLITHEROE conservatory giant Ultra­ frame is in the running for major regional environmental award. It is among pioneering companies short­


listed in the North West Business Envi­ ronment Awards 2007, which will be pre­ sented on Wednesday, May 16th, in the grand surroundings of Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall. The awards are organised by the Mersey


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smears are the price we pay for living in a democratic society with freedom of speech. The letter reminds me of a letter I received some four years or so ago, when I was secretary of the club, accusing it of being responsible for bouts of swearing and loutish behaviour on the children’s play­ ground, adjacent to the w rite r’s house and to the cricket field. It does not take much intelligence


to realise th a t the children’s play­ ground is not the responsibility of the cricket club, but of tbe council and of the village as a whole. The fact is that there is, within Ihe


village, a small minority of young people, whose behaviour, when fuelled by alcohol drunk in the alco­ hol free zone of the village, behave in a manner which is not acceptable to the vast majority of villagers. Unfortunately, a majority of vil­


lagers live in peace and security on the north side of the main road, while harassment is caused to people on the south side of the main road, such as the allotment holders, resi­ dents such as the letter writer, the cricket club, the Bowling Club and the farmer. Let me give our anonymous friend


some advice if he wishes to'be taken seriously. Instead of making vague allegations, he should make specific reports of instances to the cricket club directly. He should attend the parish coun­


cil meetings when the public and the village policeman are allowed to be present and make protestations. I do know that Read Cricket Club


does a great deal of good for a large number of youngsters in the village with well organised coaching sessions and its youth cricket teams. I t would be very interesting to


hear what “Mr Anonymous” con­ tributes to the positive aspects of vil­ lage life. I look forward to reading about this in his next letter to the Clitheroe Advertiser, signed I hope!


D.WID \V. MARSHALL, Scott Avenue, Simoiistone


Mixing up our CC


users with public I WAS upset to read the letter accus­ ing users of Read Cricket and Bowl­ ing Club of swearing and drunken­ ness. I am afraid the writer appears to


be mixing up the users of the club with the night-time users of the chil­ dren's playground adjacent to the cricket club. Unfortunately while the vast majority of Read and Simon- stone youngsters are decent and well-behaved, there is a small group of individuals, with a few hangers- on, who seem to get a kick out of bad behaviour.


Indeed the cricket club, its mem­


bers and volunteer helpers have been victims of acts of vandalism and ver­ bal abuse. In the short time that I have been chairman, we have had two dustbin fires, women and elderly bowlers walking away from the club have been sworn at, plus debris has even been thrown on the bowling green while it was being mown. As often is the case, there appears little that the police are able to do without “catching them in the act”. We have now asked anyone who suffers abuse to report it to the police, rather than just ignore it, as has been the case in the past. Regarding the cricket club itself, I


would like to invite the writer of the letter to meet with me so that I can explain what we are trying to do as a club and to explore his/her concerns. The reason I volunteered to take on the role as Chairman of Read C.C. at the end of last year, was because of the family atmosphere at the club and because a group of keen volun­ teers were trying to make a differ­ ence within the community of Read and Simonstone. We provide the only place in the


village where groups of children, teenagers, young adults, and in fact entire families from babes to grand­ parents, can meet in a safe and active environment. Every Friday evening up to 70 children, plus their parents, gather at the club for a couple of hours of learning the basic skills and teamwork of cricket. The coaches and helpers, many themselves aged 16 to 18, give up their time on an entirely unpaid, volunteer basis to the benefit of the community. Already this year, the club has


spent almost £12,000 on improving the practice facilities, primarily with the juniors in mind. All of this has been raised through the efforts of its members, their families and mem­ bers of the local community. Howev­ er, there is a limit to how much the members and th e ir families can afford, and because grant funding is difficult to obtain in rural so-called “affluent” locations, one way that the club can fund its development is to operate a bar and provide facili­ ties for family occasions and celebra­ tions. I t is inevitable that on such occasions, music is involved.-Howev­ er we do try to limit the noise that escapes from the pavilion, with a sig­ nificant investment having been made in double glazing to keep sounds inside. Again I would be happy to discuss this further with concerned local residents. So, please do not confuse the


actions and behaviour of a few idiots with the good-humoured behaviour of the cricket club and its members and users.


STEVE LOWES, Chairman Read Crickel and


Bowling Club Come and see the


positive sides I AM writing in response to Mr/Mrs Anonymous’s letter in regards to anti-social behaviour at Read Crick­


et Club. He/she asks: “ Is this the image


Read Cricket Club wants?” No it isn't and no it hasn't! As a player, coach, committee member and resi­ dent of Read, I would like to think I have a good idea of what the image of Read C.C. is! I would like to say th a t Read


Cricket Club is flourishing! With a fantastic youth development pro­ gramme, enthusiastic new commit­ tee and ever growing membership quota. Everything possible is being done to embrace all-comers to our club, especially the youngsters, so hopefully they won't turn into the mindless idiots who are consistently causing trouble in our village. Sometimes, despite all our efforts,


an incident like the one 1 think Mr/Mrs .Anonymous is referring to is going to happen. But this is due to society’s shortcomings and not the fault of Read CC. It is not fair to the decent members and supporters to label them with the tag of an anti­ social club as a result of these idiots turning up on our doorstep! Please take time to visit our club


and I’m sure you will take away a much more positive view of what Read C.C. is all about.


WARRE.M EASTHA.M. Wcslficld .Avenue. Read


Remember: either


use us or lose us! DON’T forget us! As a shop owner in York Street,


this year has been a nightmare with the constant building and roadworks we have had to endure on our street, which is not to end until November. Customers do not seem to want to


walk down tbe street due to the obstructions or the general lack of ambience that this pretty shopping street should have. All we ask is that people make the


effort to still visit us as some of the specialist shops such as, a cosmetic treatment clinic, the fireplace shop and the delicatessen, all rely on local business and cannot survive without you. The old phrase “use us or lose us”


is definitely the case. Come and take a look and we look forward to seeing you.


P. GOOD.MAN, York Sired, Clillicroe


Come join us in


worthwhile work I WOULD like to send out.an appeal to all readers to consider becoming a volunteer for the local branch of the Samaritans. This is immensely rewarding work.


Ask any Samaritan why they volun­ teered and almost without excep­ tion, they will mention “putting something back”. It is a feeling most of us have, the


need to put something back into society by helping local people who are going through a bad time. Right now, we need readers to come along and “put something back”. We need lots more local people in Blackburn, Hyndburn and the Ribble 'Valley to


come along and help us in our vital role. Full training is given and there is a training class starting very soon at our office in Blackburn. Please consider becoming a Samaritan, it takes only three or four hours each w'eek and you can make such a dif­ ference. The rewards are immense. Please call on 01254 662424 now to


find out more details, we’re here 24 hours. Make 2007, the year you “put something back”.


THE SAMARITANS,


■ 111.5 New Park Sired. Blackburn, BB2IDF Clilheroe


No plans to merge


with another party MAY I through your letters page be allowed, even at this late hour, to clarify and comment on a part of your item by Duncan Smith in the .April 26th edition, where he writes: “However, the balance of power could easily shift if the Liberal Democrats make significant gains in next week’s elections, or if enough Independents are elected and join forces with the Lib-Dems in a coali­ tion designed to outvote the Conser­ vatives”. .As the Independent candidate for


Salthill ward, standing for both Rib­ ble Valley Borough Council and Clitheroe Town Council, I wish to state categorically that joining forces with the Lib-Dems, or indeed the Conservatives, has never been a con­ sideration of mine. If it had been I would have stood


under the banner of one of those par­ ties. As it is, I consider myself com­ pletely Independent and should I be lucky enough to get elected I shall vote for what I consider to be in the best in te re s ts of the people of Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley and whether that is the same view of the Lib-Dems or Tories, that is how it will be. I say again, I am Independent and


not going into this election with any plans to join merge or vote with any party whatsoever.


IAN BROWN, Cbalburn Road, Clitheroe


@ There was no intention in our


article to suggest that any Indepen­ dent candidate has any intention to join forces, if elected, with any other political party. The point being made was that with the Conserva­ tives previously holding 21 seats and the Lib-Dems and Independents together holding 19, the Conserva­ tives could easily forfeit their voting majority on the council by losing just one seat overall in today’s elec­ tions-£ ( / / /or.


Why was Michael


not on page one? THIS local newspaper never ceases to amaze me. We have in our town a local young


man who has trained incredibly hard, had a one hour documentary made about him for television, been


featured in the national press and Las Vegas newspapers, introduced Clitheroe to the world via Sky Tele­ vision, won the Ultimate Fighting Championship in .America and now won his fight in the third biggest event ever to be staged at the MEN Arena and where does your article appear? - page 3. It you couldn’t bring yourselves to


give him the whole of the front page, surely he should have shared it with the Bengali restaurant. Come on Clitheroe it's time we


supported our young people and gave them the recognition they deserve.


B. BU.KBAUM. Higbficld Road. Clillicroe


0 We continuou.sly strive to sup­


port our young people, week in, week out. The fight was flagged up on page 1 and page 48 of the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, as well as the report referred to and picture on page 3. It was also the lead story on our website: www.clitheroeadvertis- er.co.uk within hours of the event taking place - Editor.


A thank-you from


Down Under JUST been on the net looking at your website through the .Advertiser and Times, and saw the photograph from St Michael and St John’s senior school 1950. 1 just wondered if you have any


names to go with the faces? I think one of them could possibly be my father-in-law. I also th in k your school days site is a really good idea, i t ’s fun looking back to see if you know anyone, especially as we nowl- ive in Perth, Australia. Enjoy your summer as we head


into winter, 25 degs today, positively freezing. Many thanks.


ROY AND AMANDA PEARCE, (spc5576G(rtbis|)(iiul.ncl.au)


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