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Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, July 24th, 2008 19
Ribblesdale High, Mytton Fold, Langho
THE Rowland High School Annual Leavers’ prom a t The Moorcock Inn, Waddington, was graced by stunning gentlemen and elegant ladies. Party goers did not arrive in
Howland High, the Moorcock, Waddington Assistant headteacher Mrs
The PTFA had decorated the
coaches converted from pump kins, but in a variety of vehicles ranging from muck carts to Mer cedes!
Too much noise
for far too long! FOR the third year running the resi dents of Bolton-by-Bowland, Sawley and the surrounding area for some miles, have had to endure the intru sion of the “Music Event” at Dock- ber Laithe Farm, Sawley. This event bombards these local
communities with heavy beat music, day and night, for three days. This is a peaceful, rural communi
ty in an area of outstanding beauty, yet, Ribble Valley Borough Council apathetically allows this event (and noisy motor cross events, held a t the same address), to take place and turn our countryside into Blackpool Pleasure Beach. This intrusive dis ruption of our community has no benefit for this area, other than prof its for the organisers. The raucous motorcycle events are
even allowed to change allotted weekend dates in order to have a ' weekend with nice weather - the very time that residents and visitors want to be outside enjoying the peace of the countryside, following a week of hectic working life. l am sure that most residents in
the area welcome visitors who come to enjoy the peace and quiet of the countryside, indeed, that particular weekend was our “Open Gardens Weekend”, spoiled for many by the amplified beat of the music permeat ing the whole area. Most councils limit the licence for
these types of events, so th a t the music must stop by late evening,' usually by 11 p.m., certainly by mid night; The beat music from this event continued through the night and could still be heard as far away as Wigglesworth, when farms in the
tables with colour themed gift bags and balloons, the staff at The Moorcock provided excellent service and the DJ provided sounds th a t kept pupils and teachers rocking until midnight. Joe Elland and Charina Clark
son were elected Prom King and Queen for the fairytale night.
Wasdell, who had organised the event, said: “I t is a real honour to
. be in the company of these young people.” Our photograph shows some of
those who attended the Rowland High School prom. (A260608/2)
AN old fire engine, stretch limos and even a helicopter were used to transport pupils to their end-of-year prom. Pupils from Ribblesdale High School
Technology College,. Clitheroe, arrived in fine style at the Mytton Fold Hotel, Langho. The boys dressed in snazzy suits and the girls in chic summer frocks turned out in force for the event, which proved to be a huge success. It was also attended by 50 members of staff. Tom Adams was awarded the title of Prom King while Jade Greenwood was
crowned Prom Queen. The other award winners were: Best female personality student: Melanie Lawson; Best male per sonality student: Andrew Whenham; Best dressed female student: Olivia Clarkson; Best dressed male student: Nick Green; Best personality staff; April Creighton; Best dressed member of staff: Val Parkes.
. Our picture shows the smartly dressed:
pupils all ready for the glitz and glamour of their special and memorable evening. (A240608/1)
ence in the postal service and to keep all our local post offices open. Support us to support the local,
post office., ■ .
JOHN WHITTAKER MEP, UK Independence Party (UKIP), North West
'Wntc lo; The Editor, Clitiicroc Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clitiieroe BB72EW or e-mnil:
vivien.mcatli@
castlancsncws.co.uk
area started morning milking around 5 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, and continued until well after midnight on Sunday evening. Ribble Valley Borough Council was apparently aware of this, but appears to be oblivious and unconcerned as to the distress, rights, (and lack of sleep) of local residents, who, through com munity tax, pay their salaries and pensions. Councils and common sense are
quite often strangers, and the politi cally correct, but nonsensical replies from Ribble Valley Borough Coun cil, regarding the above, reflects this. To the many residents who grum
ble about this matter, please com plain officially to Ribble Valley Bor ough Council, and hopefully we may reach a more suitable conclusion before this problem occurs again.
NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED Thank you for the
damage to my car I WOULD like to take this opportu nity to say a big thank-you to who ever crashed into my car, a black Peugeot 206, on Hayhurst Street between the hours of 4-30 p.m. Sat- ; urday and noon on Sunday.;, lam especially grateful that you ■ did, indeed, drive off without having
the decency or courage to own up to your actions. What a lovely person
■ you arel This is not the firs t time th a t
someone has damaged my car and left the scene, nor is it the second, but the third,-with this being the most substantial damage. Not only now do I need to find £200 for the excess, but I also lose my no claims bonus.
. • • I would like to believe that every
person has honesty and common decency within them, as I do, but this is obviously n o t the case. I would never dream of damaging property and leaving the scene with out a second thought, but there are those who do it without a guilty con science. , Anyway, I firmly believe in what
goes around comes around so with a bit of luck it will be your turn very soon!.
DEANNA GARNER-TILLOTSON, Hayhurst Street, Clithcroe
Fight EU and back
our post offices IT is outrageous that the North
West is losing its small local post offices, thanks to the European' . Commission. : ...
The Government had to ask the
EC for permission to subsidise post office services and, since 2003, the Commission has frozen the Govern ment subsidy at £150m. per annum. Consequently loss-making parts of
the services, such as small local post offices in urban and rural areas, have
. closed and and others are being threatened with the axe. The annual subsidy has been
frozen for so long that it is worth less and less each year, which is why these post offices are being ear marked. These sub-offices are usually
included in a shop and when the Post Office business is withdrawn the shop in often no longer viable. So local residents lose both the post office and the shop and in some rural areas it. is the only shop in the vil lage,
. , What is despicable is that British
MEPs from the three main parties, who have complained about the planned closures and urged people to
.. get involved, actually voted in the- EU Parliament to support the direc tive behind the closures. Labour's North-West MEP Brian
Simpson was even the “rapporteur” who ensured the adoption of the first Postal Directive (96/97/EC)
■ '; UKIP, which voted against these closures, is urging the Government to ask them to ignore EU interfer-
We’ll all be sorry
to see you go ON behalf of the people who have used the C2 Clitheroe to Grindleton bus service over the last year, I should like to say “thank you” to the drivers and staff for your kind atten tions. We shall be sorry to see you go.
JAMES DEVANEY, Lower Chapel Lane, Grindicton
'. Just try living on a
bin man’s wage UNLIKE “Contrarian” I value the contribution that council employees make to the efficient running of serv ices in our borough.- They do a thankless job and are
among the lowest paid in our society. For the last six years they have put up with lower-than-inflation pay
rises while taking on more and more efficiency measures. Inflation always hits those.on lower incomes to a . •greater extent than the better paid, |
and don’t forget 6% of next-to-noth- ing take-home pay still doesn’t
amount to much.: Perhaps Contrarian would like to survive on the wages of a refuse col- ■ lector. .
STEVE DAVIES, • ' Highmoorpark, Clitheroe
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Dendle leisure trust Committed to your
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