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Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, July 24th, 2008 25


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■ by Faiza Afzaal COUNCIL services across the


• Ribble Valley were disrupted by two days of strike action. ■ ‘ A national strike over pay last Wednesday and-Thursday .hit libraries, bin collections and recy­ cling services.


' A range of other services includ- • ing street -cleansing, burials and grounds maintenance, also came to a standstill when approximately 80% of Ribble Valley Borough: Council staff braved the rain and


took to the picket lines as part of c the walk-out.


_ , - ' Mrs Linda" Jones, the Ribblef ;


Valley branch swretary of Uhisoh',' ; said: “Over half the non-members • were on strike despite the rain and ' cold weather.


.-.. ‘‘We were overwhelmed by the enormous support we received., from members of the public who • ■visited strikers outside the council ■ officers during the two days. ,


•- ‘‘We had a fantastic response: from members in Unison at Ribble Valley and hope that the local gov- : ernment employers heed the voice ;


of their own workforce and go back ■' round the negotiating table to set­ tle this dispute!''' . 4‘We believe this is an honest fair


claim for a decent pay rise which: we believe is affordable. Unison say * Local Government employers have ll-an d -a -h a lf : billion pounds stashed in bank-accounts for • reserve and Local Government , employees helped to achieve one billion pound efficiency savings last year.” Our picture shows strikers out­


side the borough council offices. (CR170708/2)


Beauty on the doorstep as ramblers head out to Pendle


BARELEIGH, as the name , suggests, means a bare lea or meadow, infertile land which does not support crop growing. However, in covering a circu­


lar walk of 10 miles from Bar­ le y , 'i ts present name, 2L, Clitheroe Ramblers appreciated the beauty on our doorstep. The weather, lots of sunshine and a warm breeze, ideally suited the walk which took in four reser­ voirs, five plantations and won-. derful views from Pendle sum- / mit, Wheathead Heights across to Blacko Tower and Stang Top. 'The route followed the good


Celebrations mark 90th


A CELEBRATION lunch to mark her 90th birthday was enjoyed by Mrs Vera Duck­ worth at her favourite pub the Buck Inn, at


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’Grindleton, ■ Mrs Duckworth was born and bred in


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Clitheroe and worked at Westhead's Mill, as a silk weaver, alongside her late husband, John. She lived most of her married life in West View, Clitheroe, before moving to High Brake Residential Home, Chatburn Road, earlier this year.


- She loved to play whist and attended many venues to play until about two years


ago. She also enjoyed flower arranging. . Friends and neighbours joined Mrs Duck­


worth for lunch, which was arranged by her friend of 23 years Mrs Marlene Richards, who takes Mrs Duckworth to the Buck Inn for a meal most weeks. Licensee's wife Mrs Helen Thomas presented her with a birth­ day cake and later Mrs Duckworth shared another celebration cake with fellow resi­ dents a t High Brake. Our picture shows Mrs Duckworth cele­


brating her 90th birthday with friends. V


.. (B180708/1): MP tells police: sort out your priorities . Evans.


POLICE have beenjold to get their priori- . ties “sorted” by Ribble Valley MP Nigel ■ ■ • ■


Mr Evans criticised police for their action .


- in dealing with the anti-socialbehaviour of - youths; His comments followed, reports th a t ' an elderly gentleman and his neighbours in London have been plagued by a gang o f . youths from the local comprehensive for months; However, .when the victim tried to photograph the youths, as advised by the -- school’s headteacher, he was told by police ■. th a t it'is illegal to take photographs of v youths without permission. :, “The police need to get their priorities sort-'-


; ed when,dealing with the safety and well . being of the public,” said Mr-Evans; ■ ■ ■ , ;■ • “It is worrying that the police were ihore--


concerned with stopping aggressive youths from being photographed than stopping their .anti-socialbehaviour. “ A number of people have approached me


in the Ribble Valley about similar behaviour. “Not all young people are guilty of anti­


social behaviour and I fully support the British Youth Council’s ‘Respect?’ campaign to change the media’s portrayal of youth cul­ ture. ■' : “However, when the minority are guilty of anti-social behaviour, the police should have the mechanisms in place to deal with them appropriately. .


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: “ Threatening legal action against a con­ cerned member of. the public for taking a photograph of ■


anti-social behaviour only.


lane pa s t Lower and Upper Ogden Reservoirs, Nelson’s, water supply. What is now the .


United Utilities Water Treat-.' mdnt .Plant was,' in previous times, a weaving mill,-the stream from Ogden Clough sup­ plying the power. The climb up Boar Clough, steep at the start but becoming less strenuous fairly quickly, gradually opened- up between Turf Head and Barley Moor. After arriving at the summit, a lunch break: under Pendle was welcome. The second half of the route dropped down to Upper and


‘ Lower Black Moss Reservoirs. More climbing ensued, taking the party,to Mountain Farm and then bn to Firber House,


■ now deserted. Reaching Wheat- head Heights, splendid views across to Blacko Tower opened


Bargain hunters out in force


AN early start for a dispersal sale at Well House Farm, Tosside, did not deter bargain hunters turning out in force to search through the 800 lots on offer. Galvanised livestock equipment


was quick to sell, reflecting the ever- increasing price of new items. ■ The field machinery threw up'


some surprises - an almost perfect NH337 Conventional Baler selling for £4,200 and an Ifor Williams calf trailer selling at £780.-• Many of the Nuffield tractors


went to the scrap trade at between '£250 and £350 and a Nuffield 10/60 non-runner, but in tidy condition, sold well at £460. • The Ford 1000 series tractors met'


a very variable trade. The most col­ lectable was an untouched Ford 5000, selling at £5,400 to local col-' lector M-Bell. - • . v- ■ Mr Newhouse’s Ford 7810 looked


the part sitting on 90% low profile ' tyres and sold for.£8,700; A very fresh 7740, was an input to the sale, but proved tha t good, well-main-- ■tained tractors hold their money,. sellingat £9,600.' >


- . Auctioneers were Richard Turner: serves to distract from the key issue.” ■ • . •; "■ and Son.


out. Then it was a gradual descent down to Heights House before a long pull up the road to Stang Top - the last uphill sec­ tion. Dropping down past Whitehough Camp School and into the hamlet of Whitehough


-.allowed the party to return to Barley Car Park alongside Pen­ dle Water, through narrow


> gates, old weavers’ cottages and passing the mill with its chim­ ney still in place. Pendle Water on this occasion was a gentle stream, giving no hint of its destructive powers in the past. ■


This was a local walk with


historic interest and wonderful countryside, enjoyed by all. . The leader was M. Strahan


It’s ail go in Gisbum


A NEW community park for Gisbum and the surrounding area will be formally opened on Saturday at 2 p.m. . The new park-is situated


above the village hall car park in Burnley Road.-The. land was bought as a result of donations from villagers and more than £75,000 of funding has been secured from a large number-of organisations to transform a field into a first-class park. I t is divided into three


organising committee took


- the decision to open the park in time for the school holi­ days, so that local children


- can enjoy the wonderful new - facilities now in place.


• ^ - The park will be officially


-■ opened a t 2 p.m. by long standing resident and former councillor Harry Wadding-


: ton. He was asked to open > the park in recognition of the work he has done for Gisbum


over many, years. There will _^be an afternoon of cricket,


tiers. The lowest area, just above the car park, will pro­ vide a.play area for the under-fives. .The middle tier - holds : an individually designed play area for, six to 11-year-olds, made by a local craftsman from local timber." The top tier will provide the;


. over-1 Is mth a multi-sports' area.


Work has been hampered


by poor weather, and while the bottom two tiers have been completed, some work


: is still needed to finish off the top section.-However,,the •


> rounders and football. The , fun will take place all after­ noon and those attending a.re


■ encouraged to bring a picnic. ■ Organisations which have


' provided funding are: Lan­ cashire Environment Fund, ■- Ribble ■'Valley 'B o ro |g \


Council, Lancashire'AgS^ gates Fund, Awards for All, Childrens Network Fund, Bowland Rural Futures, Skipton Building Society, ■Harris Charity, Duchy of Lancaster Trust, Bowland Trust and. Green Partner-; ship. '


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