10 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, September 6th, 2007
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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)
Speaking out about the club
Let’s campaign for
a roundabout here REGARDING the story of the woman killed in road smash. There are very few weeks that go
by that I do not hear of near misses and minor bumps at this junction. I t is time something was done. I wholeheartedly agree with Mr
Evans; a roundabout is the only log ical and sensible solution to the problems this very dangerous junc tion creates. I t is time local businesses and resi
dents urged RVBC and the High ways Agency to do the decent thing and put in a substantial roundabout, similar to many along other A-roads throughout the country. I believe one argument for not
having a roundabout is the increase in costs in fuel it would be to firms in the area who use HGVs. However, surely a small increase in
these costs is a small price to pay when you consider tha t next time the person being pronounced dead at the scene could be another Ribble Valley resident who has been bam boozled by the lack of clarity at the junction. Come on, get behind Mr Evans
and urge RVBC to work with the Highways Agency in providing a roundabout.
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This steam week
trip was a letdown AS A visitor to Clitheroe and interest ed in model railways, I booked in at the camping and caravanning site at Edisford Bridge. Very close to the site and also by
the River Ribble is the track of the Ribble Valley Live Steamers. This is a track of dual guage about
a quarter of a mile long winding through trees and grasslands and with several service or steaming bays and an entry loading ramp, a well thought-out track and service area along with a station boarding area. I was booked in on the site from
August 24th to the 27th with a Bank Holiday on the Monday. Although this summer has not
been anything like it should have been, weatherwise, I did expect a lit tle more activity on the track than that provided by the Ribble Valley Live Steamers on a holiday weekend. The only running was on the Sun
day afternoon. This was provided by a look-a-like
diesel-powered locomotive; not a lot of showing off of skills of engine building and testing. The condition of the track seems
to be lacking maintenance in that it appears to be rusting away with no painting or rust prevention in evi dence. This is a good track so why is it
not attended to? This seems to me to ju s t be a
meeting place for a few members to drink tea and swop stories in the sometimes sunny periods. Being next to the river there is a near constant source of income for
I, as a Christian, and I hope as a
Muslim or Jew and so on, can accept, and respect anyone who professes to be an atheist. Professor Dawkins has an obsession
about, or against, any belief or opin ion that differs from his own. He pres ents in his “The God Delusion” with comprehensive accuracy the intrica cies of the evolved world. I believe in evolution too. But, that
it was so complicated, and so many elements of chance. And everything coincidence! I venture the borrowed term “God-
incidence”.
ROBIN PARKER, Si Chad’s Avenue, Chatburn
Help us celebrate A simple and fairly cheap solution to this accident blackspot
YOUR front page last week report ed another tragic accident at the Pendle Road/A59 blackspot. ■ How much longer do we have to
wait before positive action is taken? A roundabout has been suggest ed, but has been turned down due
the club if only they could see it and use the track to its full potential, either use it or lose it.
GEORGE COWBURN, Carr Meadow, Clayton Brook, Preston
Some information
on Bold Venure REGARDING the question asked by your correspondent (letters page August 16th) about Bold Venture Cottages, in Chatburn, they take their name from the lime works across the road. Bold Venture quarry was opened in
1836 and, as the name suggests, could have been a “bold venture” at that time. The railway came to the quarry in
1850 (not to Clitheroe as some com mentators would have us believe) and it finally closed it doors in the early 1990s.
GORDON PYE, Downham Road, Chalburn
Slip up concern
over national flag COULD you please tell me why the Union Flag on our athletes’ kit is incorrect? On the left hand side of the kit, the
stripe on the top should be narrow. No way can there be two wide
stripes together. I ’m sure no country would like its
flag to be shown incorrect in such a public way.
to cost. So I propose a simpler and less costly solution of creating a slip road for vehicles exiting the A59 for Pendle Road and Clitheroe? At present a vehicle indicating
left to leave the A59 can be mask ing a following vehicle from anyone
Who makes the kit? It surely can’t be a former Scout or
Guide!
RUTH MUNDY, Rock Terrace, Pendleton
Filling in gaps in
old picture feature I WAS delighted to see the photo on your Memory Lane Page of CRGS Sixth Form girls 1960/61. I would like to fill in the gaps and
make a correction, please. Gwyneth Chapman is third from
the right on the middle row and Ani- tra (not Anita) Sharpies is on the far right of that row. ' The girl on the front row, kneeling
far left, is Doreen Bennett, who I think has featured already on your pages as a primary school pupil in Sabden. The girl kneeling far right and
named as Janis Robinson, is in fact Susan Hardley, who could have been mistaken for Mavis Robinson who is absent from the photo, although her signature is on the back of it.
DIANA THOMPSON (nee Robinson) Willow Park Lane, Longridge
Singing had the
edge over guns! SOMETIMES funny things happen, even in battle. During the last war I was in the
Royal Marines and landed in Nor mandy on D-Day. I then went through Belgium and
waiting on Pendle Road to turn right. By creating a slip road vehicles heading north would be much more clearly visible.
ROGER DEWHURST, BoIlon-by-Bowland
on to Holland, where we found heavy resistance on the other side of the River Maas. The officer told the Marine in
charge of the radio link to get on to HQ for back-up. The radio chap pressed the wrong button or whatever and got a loud Bing Crosby, the cur rent crooner, singing: “You have to accentuate the posi
tive, Eliminate the negative, Latch on to the affirmative, Don’t mess with the mister in
between. You have to spread joy up to the
maximum, Bring gloom down to the minimum,
watch out or pandemonium likely to walk upon the scene. To illustrate my last remark, Jonah in the whale,- Noah in the Ark, what
did they do just when everything looked so dark?
They said you have to accentuate >
> We laughed loudly and the officer
told us to keep quiet, then we noticed the enemy had gone, it was then I
thought perhaps music is more power ful than guns! Who knows!
ERIC SNAPE, Queen’s Road, Clitheroe
- Other people have
points of view, too DID any of your readers view the recent TV programmes conducted by Richard Dawkins? Professor Dawkins
has seemingly a “persecution com plex”.
the Kid’s 50th THIS summer marks the 50th anniversary of the first Clitheroe Kid Radio series (July to September 1957), which went on to run every year until 1972. At its peak it attract ed a staggering 10 million listeners. Are your readers able to help a
group of OTR (Old Time Radio) enthusiasts who are searching for missing episodes from these years? The BBC only retains a small selec tion from this long-running comedy. If you have shows taped from the
radio broadcasts on to cassette or reel- to-reel tape, please let us know. These could be the sole surviving copy of such shows. I t would be amazing if we could
save this show in its jubilee year. Please contact me if you are able to
help.
DEREK BOYES, 29 Main Street, Cayton, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Y0113RS (Tel: 01723 584521, e-mail: thekidhim-
scIf@hotmail.co.uk)
Have fun and raise
money for BHF IF any readers would like to help the British Heart Foundation (BHF) raise funds for the vital fight against heart disease, and take part in a great event, then they should book a place on the BHF’s Morecambe Bay walk. Taking place on Saturday, Septem
ber 22nd, it starts from Arnside at 2- 15 p.m. on a seven-mile sponsored walk across the bay to Kents Bank. Join us on this fun walk; it will cer
tainly not disappoint. This is a walk you definitely can’t
do on your own, but join the BHF and you will be in safe hands with Cedric Robinson, the Queen’s Official Guide. So sign up now for this amazing expe rience. It’s suitable for the whole fam ily - even the dog - just as long as everyone is prepared to get their feet a little wet! Any reader wishing to take part or
requiring further information should ring Denis Tobin on 01254 209747.
carole McCartney Community Fund-Raising Manager, British Heart Foundation, Lancashire
LOCAL speakers clubs in the area are now gearing up for another year of speeches and social events. In the next few weeks,
Clitheroe Speakers Club will hold a welcome meeting to show people what it is like to be a member and an open invita
Trouble before - and after - the pub
A LANGHO man was locked in the house because his wife thought he had been drinking - then locked out when
she knew he had been to the pub. The end result was th a t 37-year-old
Zehoor Khan was handcuffed, put in the back of a police van and spent a night in police cells. Defence solicitor Mr Roger Pickles told
Blackburn magistrates that after all that, Khan now had to go home and make peace with his wife. Khan, of The Rhyddings, admitted a
breach of the peace and was bound over in the sum of £200 to keep the peace for six months. Pat Bramley (prosecuting) said police
were called by Mrs Khan, although she did not wish to pursue any complaint against her husband. When the officers arrived Khan was
standing on the drive of his home banging on the window of a parked car and shout ing towards the house. He became abusive and had to be
restrained in handcuffs. Mr Pickles said Khan, a £30,000 a year
sales manager, had taken the day off work because he was poorly. “His wife came home and thought he
had been drinking and she left the house, effectively locking him in,” said Mr Pick les.
“He decided if he was going to be
accused of drinking, he might as well go to the pub and managed to get out through the conservatory doors. “When he came back she would let him
in and you have heard how he reacted.” Mr Pickles said Khan suffered a head
injury in the back of the van as he was being taken to the police station. “He now has to make the peace with his
wife,” said Mr Pickles. “He’ll go back with his tail between his legs and hopefully she will let him in.”
Warning after
break-ins spree POLICE officers are urging Clitheroe resi dents to be extra vigilant after a spate of daytime break-ins.
There have been eight incidents over the / j
past month at locations/across the town from Henthorn Road to^Chatbum Road. Each has taken place between 10 a.m.
and 2 p.m. Cash and jewellery are among the items stolen. Clitheroe police are warning residents
not to leave valuables or spare house keys on display if possible. Anyone who see someone acting suspi
ciously is asked to contact the police on 01200 443344 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
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tion is offered to anybody who may be interested in speaking as a hobby. Most people are called on
some time to speak in front of an audience and the local club can help take the dread out of that experience. Members are encouraged in a friendly atmos
phere to muster their thoughts to speak, off the cuff, to prepare and deliver a speech, to chair a meeting and to learn the art of listening. New members will draw from
the experience of others. Most clubs are now multi-sex ones. The club also offers many
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social events throughout the year. If you are interested in finding out what the speakers club can offer, visit the web page at
www.the-asc.org.uk or attend th e open meeting at Clitheroe Library on Monday, September 10th in the meeting rooms at 7-30 p.m.
The Club meets every first
and third Monday of the month a t the Young Farmers Club near the Auction Mart starting at 7-30 p.m. For fur ther inquiries, tel. Ron Loebell, area development officer, on 01200 428488.
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