10 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, October 11th, 2007


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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)


Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Letters to the Editor Write to: The Editor,:, Clithcroe Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clithcroe BB72EW Editorial e-mail: vivien.meath@casllancsnews.co.uk | What a waste of


time and money! IS it just me or has our local council gone further up their own duodenum? Once again the eagerly-awaited


Ribble Valley Business Newsletter, issue four, hits the streets, eight pages of expensively produced and distrib­ uted, self-congratulatory phlegm. I am embarrassed as a Lancastrian;


I just hope no one from further afield picks this drivel up. If council officers want to feel better about themselves, go out for a good lunch and tell each other how brilliant your different departments are. Come to think of it, the lunch bill,


tip and taxis, the chemist charge for the Resolve, would have a far more direct and worthwhile benefit to com­ merce than issue four. Don't wrap up your self-aggrandis-


ing carp as being business news. Busi­ ness people are struggling to breathe under the weight of new and tedious legislation placed on them by local and national government. We all feel, hear and see the ever-


restricting legislation binding up busi­ nesses, teachers and students, moth­ ers and children. When will the bal­ ance be restored? No one is presumed capable of thinking for themselves; we now are duty-bound to undertake so many assessments that no one can sadly get away from the desk to expe­ rience a whisper of risk. We have spawned an ever-increas­


ing army of council and government employees marching round our coun­ ty hectoring all and sundry. Not for them the telltale crunch of a jack boot, but the insidious creep of soft soled shoe, to best avoid a litigious slip, trip or fall. Apparently, one in four of us now work for the govern­ ment, which means the other three have to shoulder their salary, hidden levies, heavy taxes and this vacuous eight-page farce. Shortly the last twinkling beacons


of the different, quirky, unusual and odd will be extinguished and replaced by ISO rated flat white light. “Cry England” and we certainly do,


pass the tissues please. RALPH ROBINSON.


Being safe is always


our prime concern I WOULD like to point out to Mr M. J. Huskisson (Clitheroe Advertiser and Times letter’s page last week) that there is no relationship between the world of illegal gun crime - as made prominent by inner city shoot­ ings - and the legal and responsible sporting use of guns. The British Association for Shoot­


ing and Conservation (BASC) holds many Young Shots' days, where youngsters can try airgun and clay pigeon shooting and we see them developing a remarkable degree of maturity. They are very keen to learn about


how to use guns safely and responsi­ bly. On the subject of safety it is worth noting that shooting has one of the lowest accident rates of all sports. It isn’t surprising that shooting has an almost obsessive approach to safe;


ty - those most a t risk are fellow shooters and where peer pressure amounts to self-preservation the rules are strictly observed. No youngster, who has been properly trained, will ever mess around with a licensed shot­ gun. BASC believes that any decision


about a young person’s suitability to own a gun and to apply for a shotgun certificate should be left to their par­ ents and the police. Young people under 18 cannot buy


any kind of gun or ammunition. Chil­ dren under the age of 15 who do have a shotgun certificate can be lent a shotgun, but they have to be super­ vised by a responsible adult over, the age of 21 at all times. The people who take on the responsibility of supervis­ ing young people take safety very seri­ ously. To be granted a shotgun certificate,


the police will consider whether the applicant, whatever their age, is likely to pose a threat to public safety, and whether there is good reason to refuse it.


A great event and a


boost to charities AFTER reading last week's letter from my niece Emma Robinson and her partner Ian, where they felt it nec­ essary to clarify reporting errors regarding September’s Full Phat Music Festival, I thought it a shame that no one has publicly congratulat­ ed them for organising a superb event and raising around £7,000 for air ambulances. I t is a pity that the event caused


such controversy. I was bom and bred in the area, so


probably know many of the residents who signed the petition to stop the event going ahead. I'm sure they now realise that their fears were unfound­ ed as the festival was very well organ­ ized and orderly, thanks to the hard work put in by Emma and Ian, with support from friends and neighbours and all for no personal monetary gain. I was there from when the event


The police can also obtain details of


their medical history and visit the applicant at home and inspect securi­ ty arrangements. If any conditions of the shotgun certificate are broken, their certificate would be revoked immediately. The majority of young people who


shoot usually start out with lessons in clay pigeon shooting, which is an Olympic sport. Charlotte Kerwood was only 15 when she became the first British woman to win a gold medal in the Olympic double trap discipline at the Commonwealth Games in 2002. There are many other young shots who are working towards representing Britain in the shooting disciplines at the 2012 Olympics in London. Should these young people, who are a credit to their country, be banned from hav­ ing legal access to shooting sports too? I t is a shame th a t the anti-gun


lobby is “outraged” by young people behaving responsibly, learning self-dis­ cipline and becoming model citizens. Perhaps if more young people fol­ lowed their lead, the police would have fewer problems with anti-social behav­ iour on our streets.


HELEN SIIUKER, The British Association for Shooting and Conservation, Marford Mill, Ilossett, Wrexham


The Grand: maybe


listing is problem WITH regard to the delays in com­ pleting the conversion of the former Grand Cinema, might one reason be the listing of the old building? One can only imagine the expense and compli­ cations involved in having to convert it, rather than being able to demolish and start again from scratch with a purpose designed facility. Are those who campaigned to have the building listed happy now that the only exter­ nal features to remain unaltered are the main roof and part of the centre of the front facade?


ANTHONY A. COOPER, Peel Park Avenue, ClUhcroc


opened at noon until after the last band played in the evening and I had a great time. The venue was superb with lovely views around the Ribble Valley, the music was vibrant with some very talented performers among the bands. Yes, they were loud, but I watched the livestock in a nearby field and they ju s t continued grazing, unconcerned. The only thing that dis­ turbed them was a low flying micro­ light aircraft. Emma had asked me to be in


charge of any lost children as they needed someone who has police clear­ ance to work with children (I have that as a teacher). I didn't have any­ thing to do, however, as the children there were happily playing in the safe enclosed area, having a great time. Everyone who attended the event


was well behaved, as far as I could see and, according to members of my family who stayed overnight in the camp-site, the atmosphere continued to be good-natured throughout the night. Lots of people followed the theme of the festival and dressed as pirates, which added to the fun. So, well done Emma and Ian and, if


they do decided to hold something similar in future years, I hope I have helped to allay any fears.


MARY CROFT, by e-mail


Staff are not doing


much for residents I AM a resident of Turner Street and I have become quite disgruntled by the problem of parking on our street during the school hours of Ribblesdale High School Technology College. I sent a letter to the school earlier


this year regarding school teachers parking in Turner Street even though there is adequate parking provided by the school, which is never fully occu­ pied. The school replied by saying that


the school gates are locked during the day so any teachers who leave at lunchtime cannot park on the premis­ es. This is completly inaccurate as I live directly opposite the gates. These gates are not even closed during the , summer holidays!


Since then I have been in contact


with the school and have been told that all the teachers will be told to park on the school premises if possi­ ble. However the problem still persists and the car park still has a number of spaces available every day. On numer­ ous occasions I have been forced to park on other streets, including Brownlow Street and Littlemoor Road, yet come 4 p.m. and Turner Street becomes pretty much empty again.


RUSSELL BRAITHWAITE, Turner Street, Clitheroe


Vote Labour?


Sorry, not a chance TO be fair, all the main political par­ ties have misled us over and over again.


Because of their devious hostility to


the people who served and made this country, my illusion of fair play by British governments was shattered a long time ago. 1918 - come home to “a land fit for


heroes”. How shallow th a t sounds today. 1945 - come home and we’ll look


after you “from the cradle to the grave”. What a sick joke that has become. 2006 - £140,000 of our taxes donat­


ed for the counting of bats in Burma! Then only last week this excuse for


a Labour government announced a miserly £140 council tax rebate for our troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. What an insult! Labour should have this slogan for


their next election campaign: “Come cock a snook with us.” Remember, it was the present


Prime Minister who gave pensioners a rise of 75p per week while MPs received a rise of £52 per week. We have the “shameful treatment”


of elderly people in some hospitals and care homes recently exposed in a report by the Joint Committee on Human Rights. Protest by nurses, and children’s NHS care condemned in a Health Commission report. We have billions of pounds of our


taxes given away overseas, while we are paying extortionate taxes to a greedy Government for decreasing services. We have a “politically cor­ rect” Britain of “divide and conquer, divide and rule”. We were born free, now taxed to death. Pensioners having to sell their homes and assets to pay for healthcare. It has been one lie after another. Will I vote Labour in the next Gen­


eral Election, whenever that might be? No, no, NO!


BERT HARDWICK, Queensway, Waddington


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Remembrance special event


A SPECIAL Festival of Remem­ brance will be held next month. Organised by members of the


Royal British Legion Ribble Val­ ley branch, the event will be held on Saturday, November 3rd, at the Canterbury Street Barracks in Blackburn. Attractions on the night include


entertainment by the Salvation Army Brass Band, a soprano singer, a sing-a-long and the Festi­ val of Remembrance. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and


admission is by ticket only. Anyone wishing to attend is asked to call 01254 663009.


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Waddington, and Janet Greenwood, of Conway Avenue, in Clitheroe. They worked at Brenda’s Hairdressers, in Church Brow, Clitheroe. If anyone is aware of their address­


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Your letters. . .


• The Editor welcomes letters on any su b je c t , but correspondents arc reminded that contributions may be edited or condensed, must not exceed 350 words and should reach us by noon on Tuesday. Letters with noms de plume are


now only accepted for publication if the editor agrees that there is a valid reason for the writer's identity to be withheld. Letters can be sent by post to the


Clitheroc Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe BB7 2EW, via e-mail to vivien.mcath@eastlanc- snews.co.uk, via fax to 01200 443467 or texted to 07799696447. Letters submitted by any of these


methods must, however, include the writer’s name and full postal address.


www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk Diamond wishes from HM


DIAMOND wedding couple Ron and Mary Sellers were joined by special visitors when they marked their marital milestone. To join in the celebrations, the couple’s eld­


est son, Brian, and his wife, Ann, travelled to the Ribble Valley from their current home in Geneva. They joined Mr and Mrs Sellers at the New


Drop Inn for a celebratory meal along with the Sellers’ youngest son, Peter, his wife, Mary, and their son, Tom, on September 27th - 60 years to the day since the couple were married. A second celebration was held two days


later when Mr and Mrs Sellers enjoyed a lunch party at the Spread Eagle in Sawley. They were joined by their sisters Miss Edith Crossley, Mrs Eva Gorse and Mrs Mary Slater. Miss Crossley and Mrs Slater had been bridesmaids at the Sellers’ wedding at West Bradford Methodist Chapel in 1947. The Sellers’ wedding photographs were


taken at Hargreaves Studio in King Street, the building now occupied by the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times offices. To mark their sixth decade together, Mr


and Mrs Sellers also received a special card which was delivered to their home in Cardi­


gan Avenue. Sent by the Queen, the card is particularly


poignant as the Valley couple are sharing their special anniversary year with the royal couple, who were married in Westminster Abbey on November 20 th, 1947. The Sellers met through family connections


- Mr Sellers’ sister worked with Mrs Sellers’ sister at Trutex in Clitheroe. Their romance was kindled when Mr Sell­ ers, now 84, was on leave from the Fleet Air


Arm. Three years before joining the Navy, Mr


Sellers had been in the Home Guard. After leaving the forces he worked his way


up to the position of foreman at Clitheroe Gas Works, transferring to Blackburn in 1968. When the Blackburn site closed he went to work for an engineering company in Oswaldtwistle until retirement. A former divi­ sional officer of the St John Ambulance serv­ ice, Mr Sellers served the organisation for 21 years. When he met his wife, now aged 83, she worked for the Brooke Bond tea company


when it was located in Eaves Hall Lane. She then worked at Ribble Cement Offices and later for Ribble Valley Council in the treasury department until retirement. According to Mr Sellers, the secret of


longevity in their marriage has been the fact that they have always pulled together the same way and he maintains that despite some minor disagreements along the way, the cou­ ple have never had any major rows in all their


married life. OUR


photograph shows Mr


and Mrs Sell­ ers celebrat­ ing their dia­ mond wed­ ding day.


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Valley plays host to US writers


AMERICAN journalists were touring the Ribble Valley yesterday to expe­ rience its culinary delights and seek out sto­ ries and ideas to promote the region as a v is i to r destination throughout the USA. The tour group fol­


lowed a food and drink trail through the villages of Chipping and Hurst Green, visiting Stony- h u rs t College, Bashall Barn and Bowland Brew­ ery, and exploring the area's Tolkien connec­ tions. Tom Wright is chief


executive of n a t io n a l tourism agency VisitBri- tain, which organised the regional tour. He said: “This is a fan­


tastic coup for the North- West and the whole of Britain. “Not only do conven­


tions such as this bring welcome revenue to local and regional v is i to r economies, but delegates will take back a host of story ideas for the travel pages of newspapers and magazines and for TV and radio programmes broadcast to millions of


consumers throughout the US.” VisitBr itain - along


with the North-West Regional Development Agency, England's North Country and Marketing Manchester - welcomed more than 500 American journalists. The event was the 52nd


annual convention of the Society of American Travel Writers which went from Friday until yesterday. The delegates were hosted in Manches­ ter and, thanks to a series of trips arranged through­ out Britain, the publicity they generate could help bring more Americans to the country. Mr Wright added: remain


“Americans


Britain's most important source of inbound visitors, but we are facing increas­ ing competition from around the world. “By guaranteeing socie­


ty members a warm wel­ come and a fantastic expe­ rience, we can ensure they return home to remind American travellers why Britain remains th e ir favourite long-haul desti­ nation.”


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