Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Bumley 422331 (Classified) 10 Clithenie Advertiser &Times, Thursday, June 7th,2007 www.ditheroeadvertiser.co.uk Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classrfied) Letters to the Editor — I Wriit to: The Ekliior. Cliihcroe Adverlistr and Times, 3 King Sirc-el, Cliiheroe BB72K^V Ediiorial e-mail: vi^icn.meaih a easilancsncws.co.uk The majority of us


welcome new store! REG.A.RDIN'G the letter from J. Hayselden i Don’t let these big com­ panies win!! are Booths, Tesco and Sainsburj^’s not classed as these? .\11 are food outlets and all seem to be doing verj' well. Homebase is a differ­ ent outlet which I am sure the major­ ity of people will welcome not only the Clitheronians but outljing vil­ lagers and maybe \isitors from the bigger totvns who want a ride out to the countryside will come and viat, at least thej" will have a reason ta As for coach parties I was on the


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market one Thursday in the summer last year and it was a nice day. I was at a vegetable stall and a


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coach party from Southport descend­ ed and one lady asked me, if this was the market? I replied .ves and she said we have four hours to kill and asked what do we do? where do tve go? She smd they would have to go and sit in a cafe, adding that they should demand their fare back. I felt reaUy sorry for her. So think of the local peo­ ple. I am sure coach parties won’t be organised to ^isit Homebase. Well done to the people who have


allowed the store to be opened. J..\LFOR LiUlcmoor, Clithcroe


Disbelief at plan for


skatepark charge IT was with disbelief that I read of the proposal to charge skaters for using the skatepark. I hope the pro­ posals will be rejected. As I read about the vision of the


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skatepark, watched the way it devel­ oped and now see how it is in reality, I believe it is an example of what can be achieved when people work together in partnership. Here, in what I alwaj'S believed


was to be a free facility, there has been an investment in the creative contribution of young people, the experienced support of local authori- t}’ personnel and developers and the financial generosity of donors. It has been a success for all the reasons given b3" the skatepark’s staff. It cannot be fair to those who have


been involved in this partnership, on the basis that it is a free facilitj', to now change a fundamental aspect of


it. Rra-tl&ss' Oasis must have known it was a


free facilitj’ when thej" took on the management of the park. If the}’ are to proceed with the pro­


posals they need to be alerted to the negative signals this will send out to young people, to the community in general, as well as those charitable bodies from whom money might be sought for development projects in


the future. They might also be warned that


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skaters who cannot afford the c h ^ e , or refuse to pay the charge, might return to their previous venues, which otII be a real step backwards not just for young people, but the communitv as a whole. REV. TO.nV WILKINSON. Corporation Street. Clitheroe


Don’t spoil our unique town centre


I WAS saddened to read that Homebase had won their appeal and I am sure many residents will feel the same. The councillors reflected


the townspeople’s views when they refused to grant permission and for vert- good reasons. Clitheroe is unique among the sur­ rounding towns in hating excellent, locally-owned shops. True, we have one or two


chain stores, but we have far more independently- owned and run shops, pro- tiding a rich diversity of goods and sendees. Time and again we hear


how out-of-town megas­ tores rip the heart out of little towns, their shops having shut down, the shopkeepers unable to compete. It isn’t just Daw­ sons who may suffer, but also garden centres and nurseries, soft furnishing shops and lighting outlets.


Don’t wield the axe


over our lime trees I H.AVE read several comments fol­ lowing your article concerning the potential threat to the lime trees in York Street. This is a familiar situation to those


who remember the lime trees which used to decorate Chatburn Road, until they were removed for the same semi-spurious reasons that will be advanced by the council in the current atuation. The hearing of the bitumen pave­


ment is undoubtedly a potential dan­ ger to pedestrians, but this is a prob­ lem of the council’s own making. For the sake of cheapness, no doubt, mod­ em practice has been to lay bitumen right up to the bole of the tree, with predictable results. Prior to this I haw seen situations where the job has been partially correct, in that there has been an area of earth left around the trunk, this separated from the bitu­ men by a perimeter kerb. Unfortunatel.v, the kerb consisted of


lengths of concrete edging, which, when lifted slightly by a tree root and at the near centre of the kerb, caused the end of the kerb to rise dispropor­ tionately. Good (and thoughtful) practice would consist of laying a perimeter of engineering bricks, laid on end and unmortared, these being flexible and accommodating of local morement of roots, and veiy easy to


re-lay if necessary. My final point is that if the council


was to offer to replace the lime trees nith a species which it deemed appro­ priate, they would probably be of the type which were planted as replace­ ments in Ghatbum Road, which are still insignificant, as indeed was the original intention behind their choica (For the benefit of anyone who has not seen these trees, they actuaUy do exist, across from the cricket ground, beginning where the terraced houses terminate!. I suggest that the situa­ tion as exists relating to the lime trees could be remedied and these trees retained by the simple expedient of forming a kerbed earth bed, with a pedestrian way on either sida This would also benefit the trees by


allowing water to their roots, as op p o^ to their current e.xistence in a


sea of bitumen. BRIAN .MILLIARD.


Denbigh Drive. Clilheroe


Coun. Douglas's letter


rubbed salt in the wound and his gloating comments about “having the last laugh” suggest an attitude wholly inappropriate for a councillor. He should, after all. be representing his con- st ituents’ views. By his own admission his views do not coincide with those constituents, which is per­ haps why he is no longer councillor for Chatbum. Homebase may just be the thin end of the wedge.


Speculators want to


destroy our beauty I WRITE with reference to the alleged ongoing attempt by spyecula- tors to rape and pillage our beautiful Ribble Vsilley. I refer, of coursa to the attempt to


develop the small valley village of Barrow, which I believe will grow into the size of Whaliey, or even bigger, if the speculators have their way. It is alleged that in order for the


speculators to bypass the current moratorium on house building (except for affordable homes) they are pre­ pared to donate a large sum of money to Ribble Valley Borough Council. This would enable the council to finance the building of affordable homes away from the area the specu­ lators wish to develop. It is also alleged that the specula­


tors talk of building a railway station at Barrow (is one needed?). In order to do this they would first


of all have to build an access road across existing farmland. I suspect that this is their real motive, in that once such a road is built then the way is partially open to start applv’ing for planning permission to build on land adjacent to that road. I suggest that the offers made by


the speculators are not bom of philan­ thropy, but are a ruse to enable them to build in our valley for their own motives. I think that they have little concern for our valley or its residents, but just wish to capitalise on that beautv until thev have destroyed it. .ANTCiNT ILAWORTH, Pendlcsidc Close, Sabden


My house may


need a new name I BLAAT; read with interest the two let­ ters from residents of Greenmount Terrace, in Barrow, concerning the proposed development, which would be directly opposite their propeny and take away their riew of the fields and Kemple End. 1 too am in the same position. \ou


will notice that my house is called Kemple View, which gives .vou some idea of the riew at the front. Perhaps if this development goes ahead I will have to re-name it. although one of the letters I have received from Messrs Hitman assures residents that Kemple


as other multi-national concerns could even now be considering that Clitheroe is fair game. In a few years \rill we find our­ selves swamped with all the major retailers and an out-of-town, souless shop­ ping centre, while our town centre has become a ghost town? ■Rill Coun. Douglas s t ill be enjoying his last laugh then? .M.ANDY .\D.\MSON, Monks Lodge, Sawlcv


End will still be visible over the rooftops - not exactly an outcome that I and the other residents involved will find reassuring. Your correspondents also have every


right to be concerned about the way in which the whole affair is being handled at pr^nt. It is being presented almost as a fmt accompli, with the issuing of brochures and questionnaires and invi­ tations to serve on committees or to take part in the selection of artworks and various other aspects. In reality, of course, this is still oMy an outline pro- [xjsal, merely a twinkle in the e\es of the developers and the owners of the land, but a twinkle nevertheless which is illuminating large “£ ” signs, rather like the characters in a Disney car­ toon! A great deal has to be gone through before it can become a reality. It would be built on what is, at pres­


ent, agricultural land, and there would have to be a change of use approved before anything else could be done. T.ike v-our Greenmount corre^ndents, I find that the rvay this is being handled not only strains my credulity, but makes me extremely aimoyed. Barrow has been, for many years, a


dormitory village ance its raison d’etre, the Printworks, closed in the 1930s. I suspect that the addition of another development will simply create three distinct resadential areas; the “old” vil- 1 ^ with its modem additions, the lat­ est Chestnut Crescent housing, and whatever is built on the north side of Whalley Road. The idea that Barrow can somehow be ma^cally transformed into an ideal countr}' village is amply not practicaL I suggest, and this is only my own


opinion, that what the people of Bar- row and the surrounding area w'ould like to see would be the completion of the present industrial park, where plan­ ning permisaon already exists, to pro­ vide good quality jobs, rather than yet more green space disappearing. I know that planning permission for the old Print Works sate is for industrial devel­ opment only, but if this could be aU(3wed to provide for a small affordable housing development as well, so much the better. One of the major assets of the Ribble


Valley and one that provides a great deal of pleasure to evoryone, is its won­ derful variety of green open space. Please let us retain as much of this as txssible for as long as possible. ARNOLD BETTESS. Kcmplc Mow. Barrow


Villagers oppose


this development WT have followed the correspondence in the “Letters to the Editor” section concerning the proposed development of Barrow. It is interesting to note Messrs Hit­


mans’ tactics. They have sent a pro­ posed development plan and a ques- tionnmre to all readents of Barrow vil­ lage, proposing traffic calming, house price increases and on-street parking measures for the majority of Barrow residents and a huge building pro­ gramme and development, which vrill only mmnly affect the lives of villagers in the WTiiteacre Lane and Chestnut Crescent areas. The}' are hop'mg that the majority of


villagers will provide a positive response to their questionnaire and present those reqxrnses to the planning sub-committee. In realit}’, us villagers in close prox-


imit}’ to the proposed development are vehemently opposed to the destruction of greenbelt when a brownfield site is readily available. Why else are we opposed to this


development? Traffic - more housing, live/work


units and a s tation will increase through and internal traffic. A junction at WTiiteacre Lane would be extreme­ ly busy and would undoubtedly encourage traffic to travel through the narrow lanes of WTswelL Infrastructure - with no shops in Barrow, people will drive rather than walk, this vrill have an impact on traffic. Railway station - if these are


live/work units why develop a station? Is there a proven need for a station between WTialley and Clitheroe? Past record - talk to residents of


Brockhall Afillage and see if the Hit­ mans have fulfilled all their promises. .MRand MRS L.A.MBERT, Grccnmounl, Barrow


Please look after


hard working staff I AM writing with regard to working conditions in some restaurants. We are very lucky in this area to


have so man}' excellent eating estab­ lishments, with many different choices of cuisine. I myself have enjoyed many wonderful meals with family and friends. However, recently the experience


has been spoiled for me after finding out how the staff are treated in some restaurants. I hav'e been made aware of working practices more reminiscent of third world countries. Surely in tlus day and age of health


and safety regulations, employers are aware of staff entitlements. In partic­ ular, I am concerned that young peo­ ple, who are not always mature enough to stand up for themselves, are being exploited. The pleasure of a good meal is


ruined for me by the thought of the people involved in its preparation working 12-hour shifts without even being allowed a food break. Please take note employers that


your employees vrill work much better and happier when fed and rested. .N.AME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED.


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