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Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, March 29th, 2007 5 Letters to the Editor — Wrile lo: The Editor, CHlhcroe Advertiser and Times, 3 Kinjj Street, Clithcroe BB72EW Editorial e-niail: vivicn.mcatlj@castlancsncws.co.uk — Roundabout won’t


solve traffic chaos I HAVE recently read a copy of the Lib- Dem propaganda leaflet, “Lancashire Echo”, in which Chatburn councillor Howard Douglas campaigns for a new mini roundabout in Chatburn. It is patently obvious to anyone that


any traffic chaos at school times will not he solved by a new roundabout. The main problem causing traffic


chaos at the junction of Ribble Lane and Crow Trees Brow' is due to the parked cars at the top of Ribble Lane reducing the road to single file one-way traffic only. All a new roundabout will do is


increase the level of traffic pollution at all other times, practical experience and calculations suggest that the local pol­ lution will double. I expect that the level of aggravated


asthma attacks and other lung prob­ lems in locals could also double, and then the politicians who caused the extra pollution will try to unfairly blame it on the cement works as usual. This is typical of Lib-Dem environ­


ment policy, which seeks to promote false growth in the economy by making everyone pay extra for the things they already need to do. Being “green” should be about siiving money. The route from the A59 through


Chatburn is probably the most overall environmentally friendly route Into Clitheroe from the east, and also the quickest - that’s why the emergency ser\dces use it. I have already written to Conn. Dou­


glas outlining the extra pollution caused by traffic ralming measures, but like his head office in London he has not had the courtesy to reply. A Lib-Dem MP recently tried to get the default 30 m.p.h. speed limit in built-up areas cut to 20 m.p.h. Fortunately, other MPs were not


foolish enough to take the Bill further, perhaps due to other parties taking note of the copy of the e-mails I sent to their head offices outlining a 33% increase in pollution if the limit was cut. Both the other main parties replied, but total silence from the Lib-Dems. Perhaps it is time that the people of


the Ribble Valley saw the Lib-Dems for what they really are. Given half the chance at government, they will proba-


I care about ‘racecourse residents’


READ and Simonstone - You are not alone.


Firstly, may I mention that I am


presently waiting to receive a report of the first tw'o racecourse meetings from Lancashire Economic Partner­ ship and when available it will be cir­ culated to Read and Simonstone resi­ dents and anybody else w'ho has requested a copy. Secondly, I am bitterly disappoint­


ed at what I consider to be the silly and stupid remarks in the Clithereoe Advertiser and Times last Thursday by Philip Calvert suggesting that local elected representatives do not care about the proposed racecourse and are prepared to abandon Read and Simonstone residents and espe­ cially those in Lower Simonstone to their fate. The accusation is nonsense, without foundation. For instance, I and my family are


residents of Lower Simonstone. Like him, I am on the edge of the proposed racecourse. If I were to not care I would be letting myself and my fami­ ly down. Why would I want to do that? Moreover, I think that organis­ ing six public meetings, arranging for landowners to meet the racecourse promoters and endeavouring to keep more than 2000 residents informed of developments and pressing the pro­ moters to be open and transparent can be described as hardly letting people down. The promoters have admitted that


the proposal Is only an idea at the moment and in its infancy. A lot


Let’s have a store instead of takeaway


I AM writing this letter In protest. I have noticed that another property on Whalley Road has applied for plan­ ning permission as a takeaway. Work has already started in the shop. Can we assume planning permission has been granted? How many more takeaways can a


small town hold? And, besides that, in a very small area where there are at


bly wreck the local scenery”with totally before we get to Moor Lane. Inefficient wind-farms. 1 would gladly support wind farms, but for my engi­ neering training. Most in England only generate 25%


of their rated capacity and they don’t work at all during winter high pressure, when the demand for electricity is greatest. Wind farms also need a feed current


from a conventional power station to generate any electricity at all, a conven­ tional power station on part load is operating at its least efficient. If we are serious about meeting any commitment to avert climate change (although the C02 link is far from proven) we must invest in Nuclear power. The only other alternative is power


_____ least eight other takeaways and that I wish to protest on the grounds


that we do not need any more take­ aways. What we do need is a Home- base store, but will that be allowed to go ahead? The traders who objected are scared of competition. Surely com- petion is healthy? I t also brings employment to the area. But, more importantly, are take­


aways healthy? I think not. Let’s face it, the Gov­


ernment is campaigning to stop obesi­ ty and most of the food and wrap­ pings are thrown on the street or in someone’s garden. This will attract rats. I am a resi­


dent of Highfield Road. I have no objections to Homebase, but I do


cuts at times of peak demand, unless object to half eaten takeaways and lit- everyone goes back to living at a stan- ter on my garden wall or in my gar- dard expected in the 1930s, but without a decent coal fire to keep warm.


den. Does the council really listen to the


GORDON PVE, Downham Road, Chalbiirn


residents of Clitheroe or does it make the decisions on our behalf?


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stores who allowed collections to take place and, of course, all the dedicated volunteers who gave up their valuable time to collect on the charity’s behalf. Y'bur donations will be used to pro­


vide a Marie Curie Cancer Care Nurse free of charge to patients who wish to remain at home at the end of their life. The support of Marie Curie Nurses enables families to remain together in their owm familiar surroundings and helps ease the strain at a very difficult time. The collections in Clitheroe raised £2,288.59, which will make a real difference to local people with cancer in the coming months. LYN FENTON, Community Fund-raising Manager


Former pilot needs


more work needs to be undertaken. No traffic assessment or environmen­ tal impact study has yet been carried out. There are no firm details on which to base a valid opinion. We only'have the concept of a race­


course to form our views. I do not think that anybody knows whether the racecourse will be built or if it will even obtain planning permission, but what is important is the need to ensure that if and before it is estab­ lished everything is in place to protect Read and Simonstone and the neigh­ bouring areas, the environment and our quality of life. I have already suggested to the pro­


moters that if a racecourse is to be established that a northern relief road needs to be provided before any other infrastructure is built leading direct­


No end to business if Homebase opens


READING with interest reports con­ cerning fears over a Homebase being built in Clitheroe, I totally disagree with the director of Dawsons that it may be the end of his business if it is given the go-ahead. I have visited Clitheroe with my


wife and family many times, including browsing around Dawsons. We have also noticed they have a


coffee/wine bar and a decorating sec­ tion.


When these were being planned


were they concerned with the knock- on effect to other cafes etc.? I am sure people will call at Home-


base on their way home from shopping in the town and on the market and help it back to what some of my rela­ tives would say it once was. The market used to thrive and at


one time you used to struggle to go up and down Moor Lane, walking that is. We have a Homebase in Accrington


and many DIY stores in my town, so come on planners, pass this motion so that people like us have a purpose to come and look at Clitheroe while the kids are at the skate park. Give the town a much-needed boost,


as our relatives would agree, no big shop has shut because another one has opened. JOHNNY MAKINSON, Wlialley New Rond, Bluddnirn


ly from Devil’s Elbow to the race­ course and through to the M65 to act as a bypass for Read and Simonstone. I am presently proceeding to conduct a survey to gauge residents’ feelings about the concept at this stage of a racecourse and a bypass. Three more information meetings


have been organised to be held in Read Primary School at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 30th, Wednesday, May 16th and Friday, May 18th. The last two meetings are open to the wider community and all inquiries about the meetings should be to John Hill, tel. 01282 772201 or e-mail: Cllr.Hill@ribblevalley.gov.uk


COUN. JOHN HILL, Leader: Ribble Valley Borough Council ami Ward Member: Read and Simonslone


Offended by Red


Nose Day ‘hookers’ FOR the first time in my life I find myself having reason to write to your letters’ page.


Qn Friday, March 16th, I was taking


my mother for a meal in the lovely \nl- lage of Whalley. To my absolute horror, the village was full of what can best be described as “hookers”! The girls in question appeared to be


no older than 16, they were dressed in their underwear and by that I mean, underwear and nothing else! What I would like to ask, through


your letters’ page, is why in this day and age, with all the problems every­ day life brings, would any responsible parent allow their teenage daughter ■out with next to nothing on? Or were


they even aware what their child was wearing or doing? Am I the only parent who thinks this


is totally out of order, or am I just old before my time?


NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED Q March IGlIi was Comic Relief Red Nose Day - possibly this was a case of high jinks-editor


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kind donations MARIE CURIE Cancer Care would like to thank everyone who donated to the Daffodil Appeal and helped to make the collections such a success. The charity would like to thank all the


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A SON of the Ribble Valley this week became one of 12 leading figures in an American-based international church movement. Raised in Chipping and Dunsop


Bridge, Andrew Bolton (pictured) has lived in America for the past nine years, where he works for the Com­ munity of Christ at its international headquarters in Independence, Mis­ souri. Established in America around 1830, the church has around 250,000 members in 50 countries. This week Mr Bolton was due to


be ordained an “apostle” during the church’s annual conference, attended by more than 2,500 delegates from around the world. He joins 11 other apostles - the high priests of the church - who between them super­ vise the church and its global activi­ ties. His particular assignment will


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had special training and have been introducing children to the chairobics sessions following a special assembly. Governors will also be put through


their paces as the school’s PE co-ordi- nator, Mr Paul Nugent, demon­ strates simple exercises at the termly governors’ meeting. Our picture shows youngsters in


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be to serve as lead administrator for the Asia Field and supporting apos­ tle for Europe. The Council of Twelve Apostles includes four women and eight men from four dif­ ferent nationalities. Mr Bolton spent his earliest years


on a small farm near Chipping and then at Dunsop Bridge. His family had a small roadside stall at week­ ends in the summer, selling home­ made jams, honey, pot plants and later wood turnings made by the family. This later became the Jam Pot shop in Slaidburn. After failing his 11+ exam, he went


to Riversmead (now Rowland High) at Grindleton, but at 15 transferred to Ribblesdale High School, in Clitheroe. After success in his “0 ” levels, he


’went to do A-levels at Clitheroe Royal Grammar school and also excelled as an athlete at all three schools.


Mr Bolton first came across the


Community of Christ while working in Germany on a tree and shrub nursery, shortly after graduating with a degree in horticulture from Wye College, University of London. He was baptised into the church a year later in a little chapel near Swansea when working on a PhD in plant genetics at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. At th a t time he wanted to do


something about the world’s food problem and now hopes his new responsibilities in Asia might enable him to assist in that lifelong ambi­ tion as the church works among the poor in India, China and the Philip­ pines. Since moving to America almost


nine years ago, Mr Bolton has worked for the Community of Christ at its international headquarters co­ ordinating Peace and Justice Min­ istries.


He continues to be inspired by the


story of George Fox and the Quaker movemeiit that Fox founded after a religious experience on Pendle Hill in 1652. Mr Bolton has been married to


Jewell, a primary school teacher, for 30 years this year. They have two sons, Matthew,


who is doing a PhD at the London School of Economics, researching the politics and economics of clearing land mines, and David, who is finish­ ing his undergraduate degree in music at Graceland University, Iowa, USA. Mr Bolton also has three brothers;


who all live locally, and their mother, Mary Bolton, aged 85, lives in Clitheroe. He regularly returns to the Ribble


Valley to see his family and contin­ ues to be very grateful for the excel­ lent teachers at all three secondary schools that he attended.


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