Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, June 5th, 2008 Safety is always


our prime concern SINCE the White Lion name has been mentioned in a letter from Mr Kirkman (Clitherde Advertiser, May 29th), we feel that a response is . warranted as publicans of the White Lion; Clitheroe, to make people aware of our code of practice in deal­ ing with violent assaults and other types of anti-social behaviour th a t : can sometimes occur on our premis­ es.


. ' , We have three.main objectives


. over everything else and those are the safety and wellbeing of our staff, customers arid ourselves.


:i , ' We are full and active members of


the Clitheroe aiid^ WHalley.Pub-"-: watch,'as this scheme really helps to keep our staff and. the public-safe ■ from violent people who sometimes frequent licensed premises.' ' :As-licensees,'.the last thing we


want is trouble in our pub, especially ■ : when a member of the public is hurt; I t is left to ourselves, then,- to deal with these situations, often putting our own safety on the line to protect other customers and staff members.; We radio for the police through the Clitheroe town radio system and


, the police are there in minutes to . deal with people who commit acts of


' violence on our premises. Unfortu­ nately, sometimes the paramedics are needed as well to help the vic­ tims of such attacks.: On the Sunday evening that Mr


Kirkman is referring to,- our main concern was always for the victim of the attack and our concerns remain the same now.


• 'Members of the public should be


able to go on a night out in Clitheroe and Whalley, enjoy a drink and a good time with friends, while feeling safe. We have no time for the perpetra­


tors of any sort of anti-social behav­ iour committed on our premises and we hope that the general public can feel safe and protected while enjoy­ ing a drink at the White Lion. Our best wishes go out to Mr


Hartley and our continued thanks go the the Clitheroe town CCTV, the police and paramedics'for their help and assistance on that night.


CLAIRE ELLIS and PETER CROSSLEY, Licensees of the White Lion, Clitheroe


This man’s actions


were on CGTV IN reply to Mr Kirkman’s letter (No place here for a kangaroo court) last week, I wish to respond by say­ ing'what a contemptible way in which to try to justify his actions. The Pubwatch scheme - which


Mr Kirkman calls a “kangaroo court” - is there to try to prevent deplorable acts of ■violence, vandal­ ism and thuggery in local public houses. He'might wish to consider getting his facts right before writing any such letters in th e- future ' because this .“kangaroo court” is not funded by the taxpayer but by affil­ iations and the licensees he consid­ ers to be kangaroos. Mr Kirkman’s actions were cap­


tured on CCTV, yet he holds a sec­ ond person responsible. To try to defend himself in this way makes me believe the decision of the “kanga­ roo court” is totally justifiable. This “kangaroo court” is an asso-


ciation made up of. licensees) the. police and the local licensing officer.- ■ , .The.primary.function of the .•


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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley'422331 (Classified) Nowhere, in my letter did I use the


w w w.clitheroea(h crtiser.co.uk word conspiracy or irriply any horror


. regarding globariwarming; I leave that'to the dpqm-mongers. Global


;warming-mll have good effects too. r'referred’to the jumping on of


bandwagons: by; scien tis ts and researchers eager to gain funding -


group is to discuss and deter those who commit offences in our. local pubs and clubs and hopefully pre­ vent them from offending again. . Anyone subject to a “kangaroo”


decision has the right .to appeal and make their case, as did Mr Kirkt man, who appeared with his solici­ tor, who had not seen the CCTV footage. In conclusion, I cannot believe the


length that Mr Kirkman has gone to in writing such a protracted and dis­ paraging letter after he, by his own


. admission, was involved in an attack on soirieone. Let Justice prevail!


F. MACKRILL, Clillicroc


- , Bring back the


park rangers THE story in'last week's Clitheroe Advertiser and Times about knives on the Castle field, brought to mind park keepers in the '50s, '60s and , .’7 0 s . , . -


I don't know ju s t when they Let’s kick ageism ■


ceased to employ them, but in my opinion things went slowly downhill - now rapidly downhill - in our parks. Only a few miles away in a park in


Bacup, Sophie Lancaster was mur­ dered. I have used our parks for my chil­


dren and now grandchildren and I have, over the years, seen a sad decline in attitudes and behaviour. There does not seem to be a presence anywhere to keep things in check. Many grandparents, like me, sit


watching their grandchildren, many times the pleasure is 'thw a r ted - because of bad language and behav­ iour. No one dares to speak up any more because there is no back-up from anyone., ■ , ■ Times are getting serious, let us


have park rangers or some adult presence with some authority to make us feel it is safe to take young children in the park. I myself have had enough'of this


country, a country where criminals have so many, human rights, even child killers are given every care in prison, including some being called Mr and being able to chose from an extensive menu, wear designer clothes, watch TV etc., but if you dare to put the wrong item in the wheelie bin, or not leave it on the spot allocated, or leave it out before the alloted time, then England 2008 will treat you as the criminal and extract money from you. ' I myself, along with millions of


others,'are sick and fed'up with our country. I am going to try the Unit­ ed Kingdom Independence Party, and see what it has to say. It is meet­ ing at the Dog Inn, in Wellgate, on Monday, (June 9th) at 8 p.m. If you are as sick as I am, see you there.


LET'S MAKE IT BETTER (name and address supplied)


Great opportunity that was missed


-T ATTENDED the recent Clitheroe Festival, but would like to say that the organisers have missed a fantas­


into touch now! RECENT research from Help the Aged shows that many people are worried about how society is going to treat them once they turn 65. I am not surprised by that. Older


people are too often dismissed by the rest of society and are frequent­ ly the butt of jokes and disparaging remarks. Ageism is more than jokes


though. The daily reality can be more sinister and can sometimes be the difference between life and death. While age discrimination is still


legal, older people can be denied access to medical treatment simply because they are “too old”. This is a , moral outrage in the 21st Century. ; The Government has proposed an


Equality Bill in its next Queen’s Speech. There is now a historic opportunity to get ageisrii outlawed. Please write to Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street, London, SWl,. demanding legislation to ban age discrimination. Let us make him live up to the


promises he made in his 2007 Party Conference speech, when he spoke about ending discrimination. Gor­ don Brown’s government now has the chance to end ageism once and for all. I would urge people of all ages to


support the Help the Aged “Just Equal Treatment” campaign by calling 0207 2391982 or visiting: www.helptheaged.org.uk/takeaction Time is running out. Please take


action on behalf of all older people., B. HOLDEN,


,


Ribbic Valley Seniors Action Forum ■


Sincere thanks to


memorial people I WOULD like to say a big thank you to the Sabden War Memorial Committee. ’ '; I am sure you were all as proud as me to see so many families, relatives and friends, who travelled from far and wide to lay wreaths on the war


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tWr.lt to The EdhoT, Cl.lhc'roe Adrerhstr and T.n.e>, JKnlgSlrtcl,ChihcrocBB72CWorc-maif. .'.tn n.calh@c.asllanc.no'.cnuk memorial during.the dedication


tic opportunity -to promote Clitheroe and its surrounding area.


- The whole'of the Castle park-io could^have been used to showcase-, local produce and crafts etc, with : the local market setting up stalls fori


local produce. Other local businesses would have


helped promote Clitheroe as a place to spend a bit longer than a day. The advertising for the event was


very limited, and the only major attraction was a fairground, which noisily shattered the peace of this


; lovely town. ; ' - - - . I'm not originally from Clitheroe,


but would love to see the town cen­ tre getting a well deserved economic boost... come on organisers, have a re-think for next year’s event, better facilities and parking places so visi-


, tors can come and spend their time ' and money in Clitheroe.


DENISE TRAVIS, . Clilhcrue


ser-vice (May 25th). - My brother was one of those who


lost his life in May 1940 during the Second World War. ■On behalf of my family and I, I


tKe day, promoting the delicious-rlam sure all who attended the dedi- • ■ •


cation. ebUN. JOYCE HOLG.-VTE, Abbeyficlds, . Whallcy :


Helping hand for


Valley’s carers I AM a carer looking after my father, who has severe health prob­


lems. ■ There are hundreds, if not thou­


sands, of other carers in this area. Being a carer is something I find tough at times, both physically and mentally demanding. But it is also often very rewarding and fulfilling, and looking after Dad, trying to ensure that he has a decent quality of life, is something I ^vant to do, not pass the responsibility on to strangers. I know that many carers do not


realise tha t help is available and that there are people and organisa­ tions who are there to care for you too. There are now 10 national chari­


ties who organise Carers Week (June 9th to 15th), all offering support, ad-vice and specialist services to peo-. pie who are committed to caring for a loved one. I am really pleased that this year


Carers Week will focus on “health”. The responsibilities of many carers ■ leave them feeling ill, exhausted and often neglecting their own wellbeing,-): because.they are simply so busy car- rying out their duties,-often 24 . hours-a-day, seven days-a-week. ‘ ’ Carers need to look after them- - -


selves; it is in their own interests as ■ well ^ those they look after. . So,' may I take this opportunity’


through the pages of the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times to encourage carers in the Ribble Valley to “take action” during Carers Week and- find out more about the help on offer in our area.


Just visit www.carersweek.org -


today for more information about Carers Week local and national partners and how they are working together to help improve the quali- ty of life of carers across the UK.


CAROLINE BLACKWELL', BellSykes, Slaidburn


.. : , My last word on


this subject CHRIS GATHERCOLE’S response to my letter seemed more than a lit­ tle childish, though unwittingly he has validated every adjective I used in describing his manner. ■ This form of schoolboyish debate in newspapers is rightly frowned


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cation service were moved by the occasion. Tharik ypii to the commit- tee for all your hard work and dedi­


their case “erihariced” perhaps by . more thaii a'little exaggeration.' ":


■ My criticism is against anyone,


from any walk’ of life; who attempts to close down debate or alternative points of view. Hpwever, why would it be ridiculous to consider such a-i concept’? Has Chris convenimtl^ forgotteriri


th a t more than pne;.G.oveim backed up by manyjh^ spired to con-viric#us ‘of the’existence e


of weapons of ,m '^ destruction and thereby justifjr, the invasion of Iraq? What happenedito ithe scientist, David ■Keilyjyhp Thousandsjpf people are currently


losing their li'ves because of a, con­ spiracy.'Of course Mr Gathercole is very aware of thisdrid had no trou­ ble accepting the.fact -rit illustrates how easily hjsMrid c^richange tack whenitsuits.


, As far as global-warming is con­


cerned, the opportunity to create new taxes wo'rild be a good reason for governments,to encourage scientists to'conspire: is that happening? ri. Chris Writes that‘,rhave a fevered


imagination. (This from a man who believes flatulent cows are a! threat to the planet!) Yes, true enough - some­ times it can get quite silly! Though I can assure him that my imagination is occupied with things far more interesting and pleasurable than global warming! 'While he saves the world - I'll go and indulge.


KEVIN WALLACE, The Crescent, Clilheroe


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BARROW.


Farm open day Children visiting Hawthorn Farm at the weekend were delighted to bottle


from Norman Kelly tel. 441320 who also has tickets for


“ Music in the Mar- . quee” on tomorrow evening.


Donations of cakes for the sports day


.feed-young goats, see the various pigs, cows, sheep and hens and take part in a Avenger hunt. ■


■The event with stalls and refreshments, which was organ- . ised a t their home


’ by the Tennant family, raised £255 for the funds of Whalley . Parish Church


DOWNHAM


Healing At the meeting of Downham WI members discussed the resolutions to be put forward to the


■ AGM in Liverpool and had a talk on


' “ Healing” by Mrs Mary Nazareth.


During the previous month members enjoyed a wide vari­ ety of events includ­ ing the LFWI choir concert, the inter­ federation get- together at Cartmel and a walk from Spring Wood in .Whalley. ^


The speaker for the June meeting will be Mrs Lilian Harg-


, . reaves on “My Life So Far” on-Thurs- day June 19th at 7- 30 p.m. in the.vil- lage hall.


DUNSOP BRIDGE


Any concerns? Ribble Valley Bor­ ough'- ' councillor Simon Hore is hold­ ing a ward surgery for the : Bowlarid V Forest Higher and


- Rowland with Lea- gram wards in Dun- sop Bridge Village


.Hall on Saturday between 9-30 and 11 a.m. ■ ■


Residents from Dun-


; sop Bridge and Lea- gram are very wel­ come to attend to


; discuss any concerns that they have over • local issues.


■ teas would be much appreciated and can be brought to the field on the day or left at the home of


. Margaret Bartle, Foxgloves, Back Lane, tel. 440599, tomorrow.


Church service St Ambrose parish­ ioners are reminded


•' that the service on Sunday will be in St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Bolton-by- Bowland a t 10-30 a.m.


Mystery trip The next meeting of Grindleton WI will be a mystery trip next Thursday. .


Members who are joining the trip are


■ reminded to wear suitable walking


' shoes.


July's meeting is a barbecue


and


Jacob's join at Judy Cowling's house and garden.


The August meeting and all subsequent meetings will now be held in St Ambrose Church parish room and Grindleton school hall.


HURST GREEN


Youth ClubV' St,Joseph's Youth Club meets tomor-


" row in the Memorial Hall from 7-30 to 9 p.m. All young peo-


. pie aged nine to IG are welcome. The group meets fort­ nightly, dates for the rest of the. term are June 20th,- July 4th arid 18th. Adult vol- unteers'are always needed, you will not


■ be expected to man­ age alone as helpers are part of a team and the commit­ ment is about two meetings each term.


■ Contact Steven Whalley 01254 826962 if you can help. . ' , . .


'


The Youth Club,is currently support­ ing Resolve Interna­ tional in collecting unwanted sports


Sports day


•The fancy dress ' theme for Grindle­ ton sports on Satur-


; day is : “Musical ■ ; Mayhem” and con- ' testants , should assemble a t Stone-,


- hill Farm bus stop at 1 p.m. before pro­ cessing down to the-,-


; playing field. Tickets for the sum- : mer-bash on Satur­ day evening are £12.50p for adults and £3 for children / accompanied by an . adult,.' available


• equipment to send to Nepal. Anyone with equipment can' take it to Youth Club or contact Steven., •


There is currently a competition -v,to ; design a logo for the


- Youth Club, so any budding, graphic designers out there get busy, the prize is a £20 music vouch-


■ er. Designs must be in by July 4th. . . •


Pantomime The next pantomime rehearsal is Thurs­ day,' June ' 12th.


Friday bears fruit for cancer charity


CHILDREN at a Ribbic Valley primary school did (heir bit to get fruity and raise money for cancer prevention.


Waddington and West Bradford Primary School backed the World Cancer Research Fund’s “Fruity Friday” campaign by holding a fruit and spoon race, designing fruity superheroes, making fruit smoothies and holding a fruity tuck shop at break with fruit kebabs.


Children and staff dressed in the colour of their favourite fruit and donated money. Blindfolded volunteers in Class 3 had to taste the fruit to guess what it was


“Policemen” should meet a t 7-30p.m. and the rest of the cast for scenes nine to 13 meet at 8 p.m.


Fete Don't forget to put Hurst Green Fete, which will be taking place on July 6th, in your diary. All the usual competitions will be running. Watch this column for ways in which you , can get involved.


News? If you have any news for this column, or if you are having an event in the village


, and would like some coverage, ■ please contact Nancy. Bai­ ley on 01254 826903 or e-mail her at: n a n c y @ r iv e r s - ' mead.co.uk- '.>


KNOWLE GREEN


Social time ■' ■ The usual whist and domino drive will be held in Knowle Green Village Hall on Monday at 7-30


, p.m. Admission is £1 including tea and


• biscuits and all are - most welcome. ■-


The Vikings ', Another of the popu­ lar talks to be held in Knowle Green


■ Village Hall on Monday, June 16th


■ will be about-The Vikings. ; ■ Gue.st


speaker is Mr Alan Davis, of Longridge.


.Admission is £3.50 including a glass of wine on arrival and a light supper. The talk commences at 8 p.m. and-all are most welcome.


. LANGHO


Party time Langho Methodist Church is 95-years- old and to celebrate a party is being held on Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m.


There will be various stalls, children’s games, a raffle and a chance to help put 95 candles on the cake. The highlight will be a walk down memory lane with a display of church


. memorabilia from 1911 to 2008. .


Admission is 95p, which includes one birthday cake can­ dle,-, children are free.


Anniversary On Sunday the church anniversary


■ service will be at 10- .30 a.m.’when the.


• Rev. William M. Grady will lead the


■ worship. ■ ; ■ LOW MOOR


Top form- ■ Low . Moor : Club , -cricket team is still.


The infant competition winners were Sam Riding and Amelia Vaughan, and Junior competition winners, Isabella Casson, Mad- dic Capstick and Ellicia Swindells.


Anna Fisher guessed the correct amount of grapes in ajar. Her prize was the 252 grapes.


Fruity Friday aims to encourage people to cat more fruit and vegetables as part of a healthy lifestyle, as well as raise money for WCRF’s research and education pro­ grammes.


The day raised more than £140. Our picture shows the winners of the various Fruity Friday competitions, (s)


playing in top form. The team won the match against St James with a score of 128 runs. At the end of May, playing away against Chip­ ping A, they won by four wickets.


On June 9th the match is against Ramblers at home.


Home matches are played on Wednes­ day evenings at 6-30 p.m. on Roefield, a superb ground for village cricket.


The club is open for refreshments mak­ ing Wednesday


. evenings pleasant events for family entertaiment.


Church, . Simon- stone.


All retired residents are welcome, includ­ ing villagers who do not attend either church. Transport will be arranged and cars will leave the village at 11-45 a.m. to arrive a t 12-30 p.m. for lunch at 1 p.m.


Inquiries, tel. Mrs Eileen Vernon on 01282772994.


Civic Sunday Civic Sunday will be a- joint parish com­ munion for both St John’s Church and St Peter’s Church, Simonstone, and will be held a t 10 a.m. in St John’s Church, Read, on Sunday June 22nd.-


Sports night . A children’s sports night will be held on


, Saturday in Newton : Village Hall from 5 p.m., followed by a barbecue.-


The Mayor of the Ribble Valley Coun. John Hill and May­ oress Mrs Philippa Hill will be celebrat­ ing the start of their mayoral year.,


Retired lunch This year.the lunch for retired villager’s of Read and Simon- stone will be held at the Derby Arms, T h o rn le y -w i th - Wheatley, on July 15th.


Details are on notices a t the back of St


: John’s Church, , Read, and St Peter’s


Every organisation in the two villages has been invited to send representatives and will attend a recep­ tion after the service in Read CD School.


RIMINGTON


Playing field Rimington Recre­ ation Association wish to let visitors


. know that the play park in the village , will be dosed for at


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The play park will be closed while;new equipment and safe­ ty, measures are put in place. The public toilets will still be available.


The play deck and field will not be affected.


100 dub Winners of Riming- ton Recreation Association 100 Club draw for May were: Dennis Hal­ stead (£50), Aldan Grimshaw (£20), Hazel Whittaker ( £ 10)


SABDEN


Garden Party The annual garden party a t St Nicholas’s Church takes place tomor­ row (Saturday)in the church grounds and will begin with the crowning of the new rose queen Natalie Bristol at 3 p.m. The garden party will be opened by Mr Colin Sagan There will be a grand draw and lots


of stalls, attractions and refreshments.


- On Sunday, the church’s annual walking day will begin from church a t 2 p.m. and go around the village stopping for short prayers arid hymns. ‘The Mayor and


: Mayoress of' the •Ribble Valley, Coun. John-- and ; Mrs Phillipa Hill; will join church organi­ sations and congre­ gation on the which will also features the new rose queen and her attendants and the outgoing queen and her retinue.


.Council The May meeting of


. Sabden Parish Council, held for the last time, in the Methodist School­ room before its clo­ sure, was attended by Couns A. Haworth (chair­ man), J. Shorter, B.


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Haythornthwaite, K. Marks,:, M. Hodds, four mem­ bers of the public and County Coun. A Atkinson. Apolo­ gies were received from Couns P. McGinley and M. Procter.


Couns Haworth and Shorter had carried out an assessment of the internal audit and concluded the measures in place are effective. They had also carried out a risk assessment and concluded the measures in place adequately reduce any risks. The coun­ cil approved the reports and the next review would be in September.


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