> 22 y Clitheroe Advertiser &Times,.Thursday, December 11th,’ 2008
Service is godsend to the vulnerable
' ' HAROLD Wilson famously said . “a week is a long time in politics”.
- P o l i t ic a l parties and po lic ie s _ change frequently,’while our need
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’ for high quality and convenient., ■ health care is forever. Under contractual regulations
(unless these have changed since my retirement) rural GPs can be required to dispense medication for any patients in a rural area who find themselves more than one mile
, from a chemist. Thus, if a chemist closes the GP ’
can .be required to take over th e ; ser'vice immediately. In these diffi cult economic times it is quite like ly some chemists (who are in busi ness) will close. - Equally, if a chemist opens in a
rural village or town the GPs lose that portion of their livelihood which derives from dispensing. In my career of 37 years in the NHS from 1969 - 2006 (33 of them
' in Clitheroe and 30 in the Health . Centre) there have been major NHS reorganisations roughly, every three years, w ith minor between.
, Many of these involve U-turns
and are politically driven rather than based on e v id en c e of improved health care. I have inspected general practice
throughout the UK over 24 years in my role as a visitor for the GP training regulator (now also abol- ’ ished on a p o litica l whim) and-- believe the Ribble Valley has some of the best anywhere - 1 declare an Interest, I worked hard to make it th a t way and I am now a con sumer!
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rural areas is scrapped, within 10 years it will have to be reinvented, but in the interim many vulnerable ■, voter patients will lose a valuable
- service. DR DAVID McKINLAY MBE,- MRCP, FRCGP Retired GP
Clitherou . Why can’t council
grit school yard? I WOULD just like to make
a.com ment on the black ice th a t has .
’ remained in a local school. On arriving at a local school the pavements were full of black ice,
’ children and parents were falling all over the place. Then, when we got to the school yard, the yard ■was full of black ice. ■ On
seeing.so many a c c id en t s
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i.uk.} Officers were responding to emergency
REGARDING a letter published, tion. Sgt John Lindsay has asked us. on November 27th, complaining - to point out that the officers in the about the parking of a police vehi-- van were responding to an emer- cle “half on and half-off the pave- ' gency situation which involved a : ment” outside the Clitheroe sta- member of the public and had.
Plenty of time to
see snow eoming I DON’T like to bleat; but the same complaint is made every year, except that this time the council had plenty of advance warning of the snow.
' . ' It also had, an: opportunity, on
Friday, to grit:in time for the fore-, cast freezing conditions at the week end, so I can on ly assume that shortage of resources is at the heart of the problem. • ,
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■ Gritter trucks cost a lot of money, are only needed a couple of times a year, so there are never enough to < do the job when they are needed, however much warning the council- is given by the weatherman at the BBC. ■ - So why riot flog the fleet of grit-,
ter trucks and spend the proceeds on a couple of dozen gritter trailers (or modified muck spreaders if such . a trailer has not been invented yet)? , The council can then invite local
. them th e ‘gritter trailers, and let them do the job more effectively and more cheaply? SIMON HALL,
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■The Brows Farm House, Grindletoh :
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Sick of the buck being passed on ^ '
we organised a petition and every resident in our area signed it. ■ ’, ’ Perhaps as we do not receive this service we should all withhold a - portion of our council tax in future years.
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, E. and C. L. WALMSLEY, Brooksfdc, . Holden
School restoration is exemplary
-WE wish to congratulate the Indi- ■ vidual Restaurant Company pic for their exemplary conversion and
-restoration of the National School building on Moor Lane, Clitheroe. Members of the so c ie ty were
’ taken on a conducted tour before the restaurant Piccolino’s opened. We were told how every historic fea ture had been-preserved and filmed before a shell was built which is the new restaurant. All external features were
'farmers tO;bid for temporary (one ■ to three year) contracts, lend/lease,
repaired and some cleaning done as well as the repainting of the exteri or. ■ ’ , •
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copied the original designs in the school.: ; There is now an archive of all the original details, which the company
-have promised to pass on to the ■local his tory department at the library.
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- WE are sure we are not the only people sick to death of Ribble Val ley Borough C.ouncil’s standard ’ statement “this is the responsibili ty of Lancashire County Council '■ (LCC)”: ’. • Stop being such toothless tigers
and stand up to LCC on behalf; of council tax payers.
........ Be i t parking on Moor Lane, •
' within a matter off minutes, par- ' ents chose to take their children straight into school. ■ When th e h eadmistres s, was
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; approached she made a sincere ■ : apology and explained th a t the (county) council will not grit it. Well ! and many other parents
feel that that is ridiculous. The children were falling all over .the place and before the end of the day there will be a bad accident. ' How can the council sa y they ’
. won’t grit it? Why can't they just . look after the health and safety of those, innocent children, who are. . ■ now being told they can't even play
; out at breaks because of the safety issues? '
-.This.I-find ab so lu t ley outra-v.
-geousI. At the end of the day they • are council schools.. SIMONE WILSON,
.jBrothertonMcadow, - Clithcroc
upkeep of public footpaths, mainte nance of-roads and gritting, the response is always the same;., , • U n til RVBC took over from.
Bowland Rural District Council in 1973 our country roads were always well gritted. A number of local farmers were
contracted to keep the roads clear of snow and ice and they did a won derful job. Why can’t LCC employ^ our local farmers and agricultural contractors to keep our roads clear? We had much harder winters than we have now, but we always man aged to get to and from work safe- '
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■'’ The resulting building is certainly a wonderful enhancement to the entrance of the town and we thank; the company for taking such a. responsible attitude, to the restora- ’
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tion of this historic building. PAULINE WOOD, . Chairman,
I Clitlieroc Civic Society Christinas wishes
for bus drivers CHRISTMAS is coming and in this season of goodwill, a big “thanky-^ ou” is overdue to the drivers of the Low Moor buses of Travel for. All for their thought and consideration towards their many elderly passen gers.
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Such things as waiting until the passenger is seated before setting
! off. Long may this courtesy contin ue! P. COLMAN (MRS), KempleView, Clithcroc
The s ta te of the roads in the Skirts more suited
Holden area have been lethal this ■ last week, but no sign of gritting
.from the Copy Nook through Hold-. en ’village to Lane Ends or on Hold-
.enLane. A number of residents have com- •
to Top of the Pops THIS afternoon I had to pay a ■visit to Clitheroe Hospital, with my dis abled son. . . '" ; We walked do’wn, as there was no
; plained to no avail. Some years ago ■. bus immediately available, to th e . ’ , Organiser should
consider villagers DO the organisers of Whalley’s Pickwick Night have any considera tion for the residents of the village?. What used to be a friendly, pleas ant, sometimes interesting evening
- is now a garish, noisy, hotchpotch of tacky travelling circus-like stalls and a funfair. . The concept, is supposed to be a Dickensian evening. I am sure Mr
■ Pickwick didn’t have to suffer Wiz^ ards’ rendition of “I Wish it Could be Christmas Every Day” belted out at an inexcusable volume while relaxing in his lounge trying to get his children to sleep.
■' . May I suggest that if the MC
. wants to bellow down a microphone for three hours, he enters the X- Factor or some other inane produc-^
■ tion. I’m sure he would feel quite at home.
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J. G. FARNSWORTH, King Street, Whalley
New look castle resembles Disney
,;I AM sorry th a t
having.been involved'22 years ago -with the 800th anniversary of the Castle arid having stepped down as chairmari- of “Friends of the Castle’t last year,’ the removal of the scaffolding now reveals not a historic monument, but a piece of Disneyland. - ■ • The ■view from Castlegate is bad
; enough with the stonework of the central facade glitteringly picked
occurred in the police station. With only a counter assistant on duty, police officers had responded quick ly. As soon as the incident had been dealt with, the vehicle was moved.
bus stop outside the Royal Gram- iriar School.
..: As almost inveterate users of pub lic transport, we were amazed at the amount of graffiti on display, adja cent to one of our local-“centres” of
learning. - We had taken a taxi to the hospi
tal, and had observed, as three young “ladies” crossed the road, outside the Sixth Form Centre, one wearing a ra-ra skirt who would not have been out of place dancing at Top of the Pops (apologies, I show
■my age!), let’alone outside a “cen tre” of (alleged) learning. Her friend wore a skirt tight enough to show any underwear. . I went to a direct grammar school
in Manchester in the 1960s and there were no signs of graffiti in the buses we boarded outside school nor
’ in the shelters. ■Of course, I had to pass examina
tions to gain a place, but my par ents were not the over-privileged ones who now nurture the next gen eration of Clitheronians. How sad! NAME AND ADDRESS SUP PLIED
www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk ciitheme 422324 (Editoriai), 01282 4781,11 (Advertising), 01282 422331 (Ciassified) <
out ■with “shout-out-loud” pointing. . The corner buttresses are left ‘ untouched so as to add to the dra matic effect. But the view from the ‘ Eshton Terrace entrance is some thing else, with the pointing applie
.- in ever haphazard hues and theK ending two thirds of the way down.
our once famous attraction. ■
The.National Trust would have
At least we have our memories of
made a better job - guardians as they are of that which they own and going to ever greater lengths to maintain/replace exactly as was. ' The Castle is not listed, it is pro
tected (well,.allegedly) by English Heritage who do have a pedigree (up to now at least) in preserving the relics of our noble civilisation. I am sorry to say that I liked the
scaffolding better - at least it was a work in progress that could be used
• as an excuse. ' . ■ ' I am sorry, there are no excuses. BRUCE DOWLES,
. Whallcy Road, ClUheroc • Ribbic Valley Borough Council's
Director of Community Services, John Heap, said:"The mortar and method used in the re-pointing uf Clitheroe Castle Keep were subject (o approval by English Heritage. Given the sensitivity of the site, we also consulted Clitheroe Civic Society. "Both organisations recognise tiial the mortar will weather over lime lo'
’ match the original, when we trust that Bruce will find the aesthetics less displeasing."
Community made
of strong stuff! HAVING enjoyed another Pick wick Night in our beautiful village of Whalley, I feel compelled to put in writing my thanks and apprecia tion to the committee members for organising such a fun and well- . attended event. -Whalley is so very typical of
‘ “middle England”. -■ 'Our village is often viewed as
affluent and a desirable place to live and its residents should be rightly proud of that. Like much of middle England
currently, we are a direct target for draconian rules and regulations - we’ll always fall into line because middle England does not shrug its responsibilities. Greater rafts of regulations have increased the workloads and respon-
' s ib i l it ie s placed on our society. Community groups and charities manned - by volunteers have undoubtedly suffered and in many
•towns and villages across England, ser-vices and events have been aban doned and withdrawn. Not so here!
. Our community is made of stronger stuff!'
' ■ r : Many people are completely
unaware’of the work and commit ment involved in community proj-
■ ects such as,Pickwick Night or the , , benefits, which can be gained for
- oursociety. ■ It has never ceased to amaze me, : how committed and dedicated indi-
; -viduals are who serve as volunteers on any community, social or welfare
..groups." '
■ jg) .You.will always have my unendj^
■ing admiration for your keen spirit and determination in ensuring
. events such as Pickwick Night are a success and keeping our community vibrant and desirable. ' LDUISE CLOUGH, The Swan Hotel, Whalley
Clltheroe 422324 (Editorial), 01282 478111 (Advertising), 01282 422331 (Classified) ■
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Gar taken T H E . th e f t of a
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auxhall Astra orth £ 5 ,0 0 0 is being investigated by police. -
’ 'The white vehi cle ’disappeared from Downham Road, Chatburn, between Saturday and Monday.” ■
- Anyone who
witnes sed the theft, or has infor mation regarding the stolen vehicle, is asked; to call police on 01200 443344.
Break-in
THE primary school a t Chat- burn has been the ta rg e t o f an
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attempted break- in.
The offenders
approached the > basement door to the sch o o l • and damaged the lock before escaping empty-handed. ■ 'The damage to
the lock has been estimated at £100.
Service
A SERVICE for bereaved parents to remember their loved ones is to be held in - Christ church, Carr Road, Nelson, on Sunday a t 2-30 p.m.’ This annual
service is organised by the S t i llb ir th and N e o n a ta l . ■Death Society, which welcomes ■ old and- new friends.
Concert
MEMBERS of Soroptimist Inter national of Pendle- side, wish to thank ■ all who attended the Swing Band concert in Novem ber when £800 was
■ r a is e d . for the Royal N a t io n a l Lifeboat Institute.
Vandals VANDALS smash-: ed the rear window-
o f ’■ a Saab 93 parked in Woone;. Lane, Clithero’e. : They . caused, more than'- £ 2 0 0 ) dafnage when th e y '’ targeted the vehi- le between 2-30 - id 6 p.m. on Sat- i
urday. Attempt
TH IEV E S a t t empted: to break
„ ;into the garage of a house in Whalley
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- Road, Clitheroe, : ■ over the weekend. -
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Delicatessan Bakery
Restaurant
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ENJOY A SUPERB
S ebURSE DINNER WITH COFFEE , AND LIVE MUSIC
. FROM LOCAL MUSICIANS.^ ^ ' £24.95 per person ; '
Monday-Saturelay 8arri = 6pffl Sunday lOanfl^Spfil
Backridge Farm, TWIttir Ung/ Waddlngton, Cllthirei ii7 BLQ
Tel: 01200427B04 Thieves steal £2;700 mountain bike
POLICE are appealing for help in tracing a stolen bike reported t o be . worth- almost three thousand ■ pounds. The grey-coloured Marin Mount Vision mountain.
■bike . was taken f ro'm- a-
: house in SimoMtone. . . j -. s : Thieves smashed'-the. patio door of the house in
•Whins Lane and escaped : with the bike worth £2,700, ’some time during 6-40 and
.11-50 p.m. last Thursday. ■;;■ • Call Clitheroe Police, on .
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’ 443344 or the fr^and-con- fidentia'l Crimestoppers line'on 0800 555111 with information regarding’ the. : whereabouts of the bike.. ..■
Clitheroe Advertiser 8tTimes, .Thursday, December.11th, 2008 23 Send in photos of your play
PRIMARY,, schools throughout the Ribble Valley are invited to send in a photograph of their, natitrityplay. - , - ■ All photographs will be included in a special
• picture round-up feature in ’ the Advertiser’s Christmas edition. : .
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-t.:E-mail photographs. • to the news editor: ■ dun-
can.smith@eastlanc- ’•
snews.co.uk .. ■
Smashed
-A MOT^ to’find
the..windscreeh of his Vauxhall Astra-had . been smashed. The car had been parked in King Street, 'Whalley, when the vandals . struck and ^caused £75 damage.
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