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6 Clitheroe Advertiser &Tlmes, Thursday, August 16th, 2007


www.clltheroeadvertiser.co.uk


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


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expert called Kate Barker published a Review which contained more than 30 rec­ ommendations which she claimed were aimed at “streamlining planning policies and processes to improve speed, trans­ parency and efficiency”. The omission of any reference to the right to object or chal­ lenge was ominous. Bluntly she does not think you should be able to hold up or even question what she and developers would call progress. What exactly does she want to do? Plan­


ning needs to be more responsive to eco­ nomics, she claims. In plain English I take that to mean if there’s money in it for the developers, then decide in their favour. What makes a place great to live in is the


quality of life that can be enjoyed in that place. If planning simply becomes a free- for-all the “green and pleasant” may soon become “dark satanic” and the only chari­ ots of fire will be those discharging C02 in ever greater quantity. Never mind what the people whose land you pillage and whose lives you change forever want. They don’t know what is best for them, they only live there. No, economics will decide! Of course it’s true that objections to the


ishing under a splurge of Tarmac, ware­ houses and sprawling characterless housing estates. I see the whole appearance of the countryside as we know it being mauled to death as distant vistas of the countryside we know and love, and of which we are now the custodians, are ruined by un-con- testable development originating in some urban office block and allowed in the name of economic progress. No, I’m not a “nimby”. In this case I


planning process slow down development. But that is the price we pay for living in a democracy. Five years was too long to take (for everybody except the lawyers) in reaching a decision over the fifth terminal at Heathrow. But that terminal will be there for a very long time! What is Ms Barker’s solution? She wants


an Independent Planning Commission which will be the sole body taking deci­ sions on major projects like new motor­ ways, new runways, nuclear power stations and vast new wind farms. It won’t be OUR green valley any more. Its future will lie in the hands of an unelected, unaccountable Government-selected panel of their favourite experts - probably including Ms Barker. To me this is a nightmare vision of the future for our countryside, I can see it van-


100 years ago


CLITHEROE was a ghost town as an unprecedented number of holidaymakers set off for resorts on the Lancashire coast. Blackpool proved greatly attractive to tourists, with around 2,500 locals making hotel bookings, though Southport was also proving increasingly attractive. I t was described as “not quite as boisterous as Blackpool, but bright, breezy and bracing with a lofty ballroom and fine variety the­ atre with some capital turns”. • The start of the shooting season on


Pendle Hill was marred by poor weather. Rain and cool temperatures meant Cap­ tain Starkie only bagged 25 brace - the smallest first day’s score in living memory.


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either very bright or very naughty! Otherwise nobody beyond a small group of friends took any notice of you. I was neither! Today, often the news, unlike


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school days, is not so much about the very bright and the very naughty. Rather TV pro­ ducers and filmmakers know that viewing figures depend upon those who would push themselves, often to extremes, who can then be marketed as spectacular or colourful.


E are all different - but how different? At school you had to be


But what about the far


greater masses of us who have and do make a quiet contribu­ tion to the lives of those around us at work and at home? Isn’t it time that those who have the power to influence the course of this world noticed our contribu­ tion? I believe it is. I keep hearing that religion is


very much in the news at pres­ ent. But what sort of religion gets the press? Too often i t is only the


extremes that hit the headlines, whether it is about the fate of a sacred cow in a remote part of Wales or whether it is the threat


from religious fundamentalists. The critics of religious belief


can have a field day with fanati­ cism and extremism; from


whatever quarter it can be seen to come. Today, the greater voice of


moderation, the voice of reason, seems cowed and almost silenced; if Muslim that can mean being frightened to speak out, if Christian it can mean being embarrassed to be part of the living Church. For a few years now there has been a national “Back to


Church” campaign in the autumn.


If your roots are Christian,


then please consider that the world needs you to step out and be a part of the Christian fami­ ly, wherever that is. I don’t believe th a t Jesus


Christ died for the world for nothing! He longs for us to take


public prayer more seriously than we do. How does the Prayer for


Trinity 12 go? He (God) is “far more ready to hear than we to pray, to give more than either


we desire or deserve”. CANON PHILIP DEARDEN, Vicar of St Mary Magdalene, Clitheroc


LOOKING BACK 50 years ago


CRICKETER Richard Bowman, of Wiswell, had an impressive first-class debut for Lancashire. Replacing the leg­ endary England international bowler Brian Statham against the West Indies at Old Trafford, he scored 55 second innings runs out of Lancashire’s 298. 9 The World Scout Jamboree was held


in Sutton Coldfield and Assistant County Commissioner for Handicapped Scouts in North-East Lancashire, Brian W. Laith- wiate, of Clitheroe, was lucky enough to meet the Queen and Duke of Gloucester. The festival was well-represented by the local branch, with a life-size model of a Pendle Witch flying through space.


can’t be. I t’s everybody’s back yard that is threatened, from the gentle Essex country­ side (probably soon to be a contradiction in terms!) to the wild fells of Cumbria. (The Cumbrians will be wild when it’s all a wind farm.) What concerns me is that Ms Baker’s proposals, now enshrined in a Government White Paper, are another instance of the erosion of democracy and the potentially dire effects this could have on protecting the countryside. Our opportunity (I would claim our


democratic right) even to scrutinise plans is to be taken away. Then even if we do find out what is being proposed, we are not going to be allowed to protest. For me, land use planning is a key area of democracy, now and for the future. The opportunity to consider and act in defence of our country­ side must remain. Act with the Campaign to Protect Rural England to try to keep it that way.


Solicitor Alan to help vulnerable children


has helped launch L an ­ cashire’s f irs t legal team dedicated to helping child abuse victims. Solicitor Allan Pickup, pic­


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tured, who was brought up in Clitheroe and now lives in Longridge, has joined the region’s family law specialists Watson Ramsbottom Solici­ tors to act as consultant in their newly-created Care Pro­ ceedings Department. The u n it has been set up


with specially-qualified staff to handle a worrying increase in abuse cases. Allan - a spe­ cialist in child care cases and


Where in the world have you read paper?


25 Years Ago


ABOUT 100 relatives and friends helped celebrate the homecoming from the Falk- Iands of Clitheroe sailor Martin Hodges with a p arty a t his Conway Avenue home. Former Ribblesdale School pupil Mar­


tin (20), actually returned to Britain in mid-July, but was in Plymouth helping with the repair and maintenance of his ship HMS Brilliant. • The green fingers of Peter and Anne


Foley, of Holden Clough Nurseries, Bolton-By-Bowland, earned them a gold medal at Southport Flower Show. They were awarded the prize in the table rock garden section.


Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, asks reporter Natalie Cox? I have just returned from a fantastic fortnight’s break in Menorca. Imagine my surprise when, wander­ ing down to a beach one day, I came across a copy of the Advertiser. I will have to hold my hands up and admit that it was not me who had actually spotted the paper initially, it was my eagle- eyed other half who saw it being used as a sun shield. The driver was using the


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Advertiser to protect the steering wheel from the heat of the midday sun on the road down to Son Bou beach. To my knowledge, the Clitheroe Advertiser is not currently sold in the Balearic Islands - however, I can think of lots of reasons why it should be and why I would then be best placed to be its roving reporter! T h a t aside, it got me


thinking. If a copy of the Clitheroe Advertiser man­ aged to make its way to Menorca - where else in the world could it have been? I t’s just a bit of fun, but if


you have come across a Clitheroe Advertiser in an unlikely location, please e- mail: natalie.cox@eastlanc- snews.co.uk Pictures would be even better.


HERE in the world have you seen a copy of the


also a Deputy District Judge- admits the growing need for the unit’s services reflects “the pressure that family life is now


FORMER pupil at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School


under”. “Sadly, the increase in our caseload proves there is a significant need for the work that we do,” said Allan. “We seem to be getting busier with the volume of cases coming to us from Social Services.” Watson Ramsbottom has


offices in Blackburn, Darwen and Great Harwood. Mr Pickup joined the com­


pany in April after 23 years working in Accrington. “I t can be quite emotionally


taxing dealing with the sort of cases we have to handle,” he said. “Naturally i t can also be


remarkably rewarding, but the fact that we seem to be getting more and more cases is a sorry


indictment of the society we live in. “In my time dealing with


child cases I have had some p re t ty hair-raising experi­ ences. “One that sticks out was the


case of a baby of six weeks who had suffered more than 30 bone fractures. “F o rtu n ately th a t child


made a good recovery. “However, one of the frus­


trations of the work we do is th a t we don’t often find out how they go on in the long­ term. “I t can be very satisfying to


know you have done a good job and helped secure the long­ term safety of a child.”


Jessica’s Rome logo is a real treat


for the Ribble Valley. A Year 6 pupil at Bren-


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featured hands joined across a map of the EU, is now being used by Mr Saj- jad Karim, Liberal Demo­ crat MEP for the North West of England, on his letterhead. Mr Karim said it was a


hard task choosing a win­ ner as he received hun­ dreds of entries, but Jessi­ ca's stood out from them all. Jessica's winning logo has won £200 worth of software for the school and she was presented with a copy of the letterheaded paper (pictured) complete with her logo, (s)


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