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Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, January 24fh, 2008 13 Planning applications in the pipeline ‘■ - Write to: The Editor, Clithcroe .Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe BB72EW Editorial e-mail: vivien.mealh@easllancsneiv.s.co.uk — LCC road closure


order is cancelled TO the residents and businesses of Thomley, Chipping and Bowland. We would like to thank you for the


tremendous support received since the announcement of the proposed closure of the Longridge to Chipping road originally scheduled to start on February 18th. At the public meeting last week in


Chipping Village Hall, more than 250 people gathered to show their support to the parish and borough councillors in opposition to the clo­ sure order. At the close of the meeting Lan­


cashire County Council confirmed that: 1. No road closure or other work


will begin until a second public meet­ ing has been held and agreement reached tvith the community. 2. United Utilities and Balfour


Beatty will carry out a full survey of the affected area and will come back to this meeting with detailed propos­ als and timescales about how the work will be done - preferably in stages starting with the section from the Longridge side to the Derby Arms. 3. Detailed plans will be prepared


for how the buses, emergency vehi­ cles and school transport etc will cope. 4. Businesses along the length of


the closure and beyond will be noti­ fied about how and when all this wdll affect them and how they can main­ tain their business while the work is being done. 5. Everyone will be kept informed


on progress and problems once work has got under way. We are pleased to confirm th a t


since that meeting the road closure order has been cancelled by the county council and the following comment included in that notice. “As a result of numerous concerns


that have been raised, most recently at a public meeting at Chipping Vil­ lage Hall on 14th January, the pro­ posed closure as previously outlined has been cancelled. “Further consideration is now


being given by United Utilities Water and their contractor to the proposed works, with'a view to min­ imising the effect on residents, busi­ nesses, emergency services and bus services in the area. If this st il l results in a closure of the highway, albeit over a shorter timescale, you will be informed as part of .a further consultation exercise.” We now await some feedback from


United Utilities and Lancashire County Council regarding the next public meeting and once again we call on your on-going support to ensure that both LCC and United


Utilities are involved in full public consultation over this issue.


GRAHAiM WILKINSON Chairman Chipping Parish Council COUN. SIMON HORE-Chipping ward COUN. JIM WHITE - Thornley and Derby ward


Mum’s fears over


TB prevention I WOULD like to pass on my con­ cerns as a mother to the readers of the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times. I have three children, two of whom


have passed through school with the various forms of vaccination required, one of which was the TB vaccination. My youngest daughter is in Year 10. As with my other chil­ dren I automatically expected the consent forms for the TB vaccina­ tion for me to sign to arrive home, but to no avail I decided to make inquiries as to


why they had not appeared myself, to find out that the above vaccina­ tion is no longer given to the chil­ dren. Some of my main concerns are as


follows: 1. As reports of a widespread


return of the disease appears daily, many animals are being culled to try to contain TB. 2. Why have we, as parents and


carers, not been informed of the deci­ sion to stop the vaccination? 3. Is it really badgers and cattle


who are spreading the disease? Or could it have something to do with the vast numbers of people now in our country from Asian and other countries where the vaccination has not been available? 4. What are the chances of my


children catching the disease? Finally, how bad has the return of


TB to get before something will be done?


CONCERNED MOTHER, Name and address supplied


Find cash for this


important service ON behalf of the Clitheroe Universi­ ty of the Third Age, I would like to add my voice to the clamour of protest against the possible closure of St Mary’s. Both locally and nationally, the


U3A provides an important service for older people, offering as it does a “socially and intellectually stimulat­ ing environment” (to quote our con­ stitution) for all comers, and as our numbers steadily increase - we are currently apj)roaching 300 - i t is becoming more and more difficult to find a meeting place with adequate facilities.


We moved out of St Mary’s a year


ago, with the possibility of moving back when the planned refurbish­ ment was complete, but the hall’s unpredictable future makes this very problematic. Many of our members come by bus from outlying villages, so a central meeting place is essen­ tial. No other local hall provides com­


parable accommodation and closure would rob our community of an essential facility. At a time when bil­ lions can be produced at the drop of a hat for war or sport, surely it is not beyond the wit of our councils and politicians to find the necessary finance?


ALANBROOKMAN, Chairman of Clhheroe U3A


Preserve our


water meadows ALL of us will have seen some evi­ dence of flooding during the torren­ tial rains that caused havoc across the region earlier this week. I t is perhaps opportune to note


that flooding is caused not just by local rainfall, but due to high water levels throughout our river systems. Over in Burnley, large parts of


Towneley Park were flooded and the local school closed as the waters from the Calder poured into the boiler room. A little nearer, the vast flat- lands below Read and Simonstone . were covered in acres of floodwaters when the Calder burst its banks and formed a vast lake. Meanwhile, a couple of miles downstream, resi­ dents and business owners in Whal- ley watched anxiously as (again) the Calder rose dangerously high lap­ ping against the front doorsteps of riverside properties. I t could all have ended in disaster,


but at the time of writing was some­ thing of a near miss... another couple of feet is all i t would have taken. Thank goodness the Calder was able to break free from the constraints of its banks and pour millions of gal­ lons of water on to the adjacent water meadows. Without this safety valve the river would have risen fur­ ther as water was forced downstream towards Whalley and heartbreaking flooding would have been the result. But what about next time? Back in Burnley, the flood plains


in Towneley are to be built on as one of the so-called “super schools” goes up. On Monday the site was com­ pletely under water. If it is built on, as is planned, where will the water go? Answer: downstream towards Burnley, Padiham and Whalley. Thankfully the huge flood plains


between Altham, Read and Simon- stone are not affected by this propos­ al and this will remain the case.' Unless of course Lord Zetland and


his pals are given the go-ahead to build their “Super Racecourse” on this land. On the face of it, this is a com­


mendable, seemingly benign devel­ opment, but in reality it represents a massive attack on the greenbelt areas under the guise of “leisure”, and will involve a grandstand, all- weather surfaces, hotels, car parking, all of which cause increased surface run-off, and a raised track which will impact on the basic integrity of the flood plain itself. Where will flood water go? Simple:


downstream. I urge the residents and parish


councils of Whalley, Ribchester and Walton-le-Dale to remember this week's flood water levels when Lord Zetland sets out his race course pro­ posals later this year and object in the strongest terms. You can be sure that allowing the


meadows to flood a t Simonstone, thereby saving Whalley from disas- ter,mll be the last thing on his mind. After all, we can't allow the racing to be disrupted can we?


PHIL CALVERT, Simonsfonc


Change for better,


please, not worse FURTHER to the many recent let­ ters regarding the Royal Mail, may I thank them for their regularly advertised “improved service”! I now miss the last post every


evening as my office does not cease business until 5-30 p.m - the time of the last collection, and I can no longer post items on a Sunday morn­ ing confident in the knowledge they would arrive at their destination on Monday as the Sunday collection has been stopped. Please Royal Mail, if you do have


to make changes, let them be for the better-not worse!


HUGH RILEY, Kirkmoor Road, Clilheroe


Cinemas: market


is there for viewers LAST year, and for many years before that, the Ribble Valley proud­ ly boasted two cinemas (and Clitheroe alone once had three!). Sadly, already in 2008 we have just


the one with already the closure of the cinema at St Mary’s Centre in Clitheroe and now the imminent demise of the Palace Cinema in Lbn- gridge is announced (incidentally for completely different reasons). Audiences nationally for cinema


have once again risen for 2007, so the market is good.


Now is the time fpr those with fin­


gers on’the pulse of the needs, initia­ tives and strategies for the district to recognise the cultural loss for the communities and visitors that we are now facing and address issues that might correct it. . At what cost to the people in


Ribble Valley is the relatively sm J l i est increase in council tax in the country?


BRUCE DOWLES, Whalley Road, Clitheroe


Council have yet to


collect our trees! AFTER th e big push to recycle Christmas trees, we are finding it virtually impossible to get ours col­ lected. I phoned the council on January


7th and was told to leave them out for collection the week commencing the 14th. We called them on Thurs­ day to check they hadn’t forgotten and were assured they would be col­ lected by Friday. They are still on the front street


and it has become a total embarrass­ ment to us, as it must look like we have just abandoned them there. The council have now said they are


not sure when they will be able to pick them up. Very frustrating and embarassing as it is now the end of January and we still have our trees. I wish we’d known - we’d have


made other arrangements! Is any­ one else struggling to get their trees recycled, or is it just me! LOUISE DRINKWATER, Chapel Close, Low Moor


Help us to help


you with services DO you have MS? Will you help us improve MS services? Will you take part in the big MS survey? During January, the MS Trust and the Royal College of Physicians are


, working together to conduct the biggest ever survey of MS services across England and Wales. We want to see whether services have improved since NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence) issued its MS Guidelines in 2003. If you have MS, please help us


reflect your experience in the nation­ al picture. The survey will take only 10 min­


utes to complete - just ring the MS T ru s t on 01462 476700.or go to www.mstrust.org.uk/survey and ImBa us have your views.


CHRIS JONES, Chief executive, MS Trust


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A PLANNING application has been submitted to Ribble Valley Borough Council for proposed alterations to create new front door screen and kitchen/dining extension with internal alterations along with the construction of replacement garage in stone. Comments on the proposal, at


Staple Oak, Trough Road, Dunsop Bridge (number 0027) must be made to the council by February 8th. Other applications include: Clayton-Ic-Dale: Proposed play­


room and study extension at Acorn Barn, Oakmount, Ribchester Road (0042).


Mellon New first floor extension


to the rear and new front entrance porch at 23 Bosbum Drive, Mellor Brook (0003). Existing garage to be demolished. Proposed side extension with dormer window to front elevation and Velux window to rear elevation at 68 Glendale Drive (0028).


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Wader project proves a lifeline


by Duncan Smith


A JOINT project between Ribble Valley Borough Council and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) looks set to save wader birds from extinction. The Bowland Wader Project is helping


Ribble Valley landowners and farmers create and improve habitats for lapwings, curlew and red shank. The lapwing population has halved


nationally in the past 30 years, with curlews and redshank not faring much better. Ribble Valley Borough Council’s coun­


tryside officer, David Hewitt, said: “The tumbling flight and evocative call of the lapwing were once a common sight in Lancashire. Sadly, these beautiful wading birds - tewits as they are known locally - have suffered drastic declines due to land drainage and changes in grassland man­ agement. The national decline of the lap­ wing is particularly worrying.” The Bowland Wader Project is actively


restoring key habitats across Bowland for the endangered birds. Vital land manage­ ment includes topping rushy pastures in the autumn to maintain short grasslands for nesting, making ditch edges shallow' and muddy, and creating shallow pools where the birds can feed. Grazing by native breed beef cattle also helps to cre­ ate and maintain the ideal habitat in which the wading birds can successfully breed. At Chipping Moss, part of the Lea-


gram Estate in Chipping, the lapwing population has now risen from just one


Thieves take oil worth £440


MORE than 1,000 litres of oil, worth in excess of £440, has been stolen from Newton. I t is understood that thieves pumped the oil from a storage tank on a farm in Slaidbum Road while the owners <i^re away.


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pair in 2003 to more than 15 pairs this spring. Snipe, curlew, redshank and oys- tercatcher are also increasing and sky­ larks have returned after an absence of many years.' Gavin Thomas, of the RSPB, said:


“These fantastic results are thanks to the Bowland Wader Project and long-term commitment of the farmer and landown­ er to improve wildlife at the site. “The project is an excellent example of


a species recovery programme and much of the work would not have been possible without funding from Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council.” Through its partnership with the


RSPB, the council is able to meet its obli­ gations under the Lancashire Biodiversi­ ty Action Plan. Pictured from the left are Chipping


Moss farmer John Neary, RSPB officer Gav'in Moss and Ribble Valley Borough Council’s countryside officer, David Hewitt, (s)


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