20 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, September 6th, 2007


Bid to show walkers they are welcome


in the Valley A NEW initiative which would welcome walkers to C lithe roe will be dis­ cussed later this month. “Walkers are Welcome”


is p a r t of a n a tio n a l scheme aimed a t raising the profile of great places to walk in Britain. The emphasis is on


local communities show­ ing walkers th a t th e i r town has something spe­ cial to offer. If Clitheroe achieved


“Walkers are Welcome” status , i t could have an imp a c t on business, tourism, health and com­ munity development, as well as eventually being extended across the Rib- ble Valley. There are six cr iter ia


which must be m et to enable a location to gain “Walkers are Welcome” status. These include demon­


s t ra t in g local su p p o r t, formal ba ck in g by the local authority, maintain­ ing rights of way, market­ ing and encouraging use of public transport facili­ ties. Anyone in te re s ted in


th e new “Walkers are Welcome” in i t ia t iv e is invited to a meeting a t th e New In n , Pa rso n Lane, on Tuesday, Sep­ tember 25th from 7 p.m. Anyone who would like


to go along, or if th ey cannot attend but would like further information, should contact local ram­ bler and town councillor Sue Appleton on 07905 257679.


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Village post office back in business


by Hannah Ramsden


READ Post Office has reopened after moving to larger premises and under­ going a complete makeover, a move which its owners hope will keep it off the closure list. The post office has


moved to the site of the former Kam’s Service Sta­ tio n in Whalley Road, Simonstone and now resi­ dents from both villages can do their banking and buy groceries at the same time. Pos tmistres s Mrs


Catherine Turner, who owns the post office along with Mrs Kelly Wild, said they had received positive feedback from villagers. “We have much more


space than at the old post office and customer park­ ing. The post office also incorporates a newsagents and off-licence, which is part of the Select Conve­ nience chain. “The facilities here are better than at other post


Heather delights in owl country


MID-AUGUST is nor­ mally the time to go to Whitendale when the heather is in bloom. So, 32 members of the


Clitheroe Group of the Ramblers Association made their way to Dun- sop Bridge to take advan­ tage of a day of sunshine after many days of rain. The walkers started off


along the good level road by th e Dunsop river, branching right towards Whitendale. The left bank p a th


through the heather was still closed because of the dreaded eagle owl, so they had to follow the road above the right bank. The possibility of seeing


this owl was an additional attraction and out came the binoculars! There was no sign of the


owl family; all they saw there was one heron flying prudently high in the sky. Crossing to th e left


bank a t Whitendale Farm, they set off up the fell side. In recent years the path


STAFF member Cheryl Harris at the new Read Post Office (S240807/1)


offices in the area and we hope th a t will keep it of the closure list. Hopefully,


POLICE were called to the the new Read Post Office following an attempted break-in. The alarm had been tampered


with and wires cut a t the premises. Customers were left unable to pay


by credit or debit card or do any of their banking. Police said it looked as though


the shop will keep the post office side running so we are n o t forced to close


would-be thieves had tried to dis­ connect the alarm, but in doing so had cut the wrong wire and set it off, causing them to panic and flee the scene. P o s tm is tre s s Mrs Cathe r ine


Turner said the incident had been a “huge set-back.” “I t ’s awful. All the BT lines had been cut, so we had no


down like other village post offices,” said Mrs Turner.


But break-in bid causes problems for customers


phone and customers had to pay in cash because the c red it card machines are operated by a broad­ band connection,” she said. “Fortunately, all our customers


have been very good ab o u t th e whole thing and because we are a post office we are on the prioirty list for repairs.”


has deteriorated: it is now very eroded - luckily too steep for four wheelers! After the weeks of rain, it was very muddy, so the walkers had to look care­ fully a t th e i r feet and enjoy the nearby heather all the more. Just before reaching the


top, the group stopped for lunch an d enjoyed the views of Bowland, from P a r l ic k P ik e to Ward’s Stone and distant Ingle- borough, all enhanced by the sea of heather in full bloom. Going through the gate


in th e summit wall, the walkers made their way across th e marshes and then followed the wall on access lan d to the trig point on Wisket Hill. Continuing over Burn


Fell i t was grassy under­ foot, and relatively dry with the views of Pen-y- ghent, Stocks reservoir and, of course, Pendle. - Leaving Burn Fell by a


gate below where the wall tu rn s left, th ey walked down the other side of the wall and reached a track at the edge of the moor. There was an extensive


view of the Hodder Valley far below. T h is s to n y c a r track


sloped down towards Beatrix. Through the gate in the intake wall there is a permissive path, marked by w hite- topped posts, which took therri down to a n o th e r g a te beyond which th ey reached the fo o tp a th down to the Dunsop. Then a gentle stroll in


the sunshine back to Dun­ sop Bridge ended a delightful walk.


Vandals’ blitz on aerials


EIGHT car aerials were removed from vehicles in Clitheroe on the same night. Vandals took them from cars in the Salthill, Pimlico Road and Tower Hill areas on Thursday.


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