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INFORMATION


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■ SLAIDBURN GISBURN CHATBURN :


New bin collection ‘farcicar- residents


by Julie Magee;


ANGRY residents have described .the, Ribble'.yalley’s wheelie bin collections as ‘.‘far­ cical” after receiving incorrect information about collection


points. ■ Residents living in Brennand -.


Street and St Mary’s Street in; Clitheroe hit out after bin-men refused to collect their wheelie bins from a cobbled back street; : John Metcalfe,.of Brennand ;


Street, explained:“ 'We put our wheelie bins put a t the proper des­ ignated area described in a letter we received from the council on May 12th, but seemingly this is not tlie area that the binmen have been told to collect them from.” Adding th a t rubbish from the


wheelie bins had not been collect­ ed for two weeks, Mr Metcalfe said: ‘‘We put this week’s rubbish• out as well in the wheelie bin at the designated area on Tuesday, but the binmen reversed the recycling wagon up St Mary’s Street and Brennand Street and refused to take the rubbish we’d left out say­ ing it had been left in an area the wagon could not access. “Around an hour later they


■ returned in a standard refuse vehi-; cle and emptied both the non-recy- clable and general waste into the back of it. What was the point of separating it? I t’s justafarcel’l ' , Kevin Crowtheri of St Mary’s


Street, who is chairman- of Clitheroe 2000, said: “The crux.of the problem is th a t binmen are being told one thing by the council and residents another regarding


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‘We feel b? let down^


school because parental are aware th a t we take| children’s' education very | seriously.-; “I t does not help I


schools when blunders! like these are made.” “When staff found out|


about this mistake on[ Friday afternoon they[ were stunned; I t ’s a dis-| grace and I feel badly let[ down.” ' He went On to explain |


that he had written to all | parents explaining that[ this is not the school’s! fault. “We are anxious and} feel it is really important


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Lack of thought over show plans


by Julie Magee


that children have faith! in our exams,” he added. A spokesman for th e |


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ANGRY rcsidenis, from (he left, Kevin Crowlhcr, Derrick Hutchinson and -


John Metcalfe (s)


where the proper designated area is. They both have different instructions about where the bins should be left.” He added: “Someone has obvi­


ously planned this from their office and not bothered to visit these streets and see how it will work in practice.”- In response to the complaints


Ribble 'Valley Borough (jouncil stressed that the final phase of its recycling and refuse collection service has involved 12,000 proper-


, ties being serviced from thousands of collection points. The council’s Director of Com-,


munity Services, John Heap, said: “There was some internal confu­ sion over the collection point at Brennand Street and St Mary’s


Street,'but once the error was pointed out we despatched a team to empty the bins. “On this occasion, our priority


was to remove the rubbish, so as not to cause any further prpblems for residents.


^ “As you would expect, our staff


are working hard to perfect our recycling and refuse collection service, which has been rolled out to 24,000 households across the borough. , “We anticipated some difficul-


■ ties and are working hard to resolve them as .quickly as possible. “■While we understand the frus­


tration felt by Mr Metcalfe arid Mr Crowther, we would ask all our residents to be patient, while we sort out these teething problems.”


WeTe safe, but don’t be complacent


THE Ribble 'Valley continues to b e ; the safest place in the North West of England to live - and that’s offi-; ciall • Not only that, according to the


have been a number of sneak-in • burglaries where raiders have escaped with'laptop computers,, mobile phones, jewellery, cash,


British-Crime Survey results,^; which were released last Thursday, the rural borough is the third safest ■ place in the country to live. -; ■ Although these results are very reassuring, police are urging Ribble Valley householders not to be com- • placent and to keep their doors and windows locked at all times of the day and night. Clitheroe’s Sgt-Rob E-vans is


making the important appeal after; a spate of burglaries where thieves have gained entry into homes or garages through open or unlocked doors and windows and escaped, with thousands of pounds worth of goods. ■ ■ •'


■ BURNLEY ■ ACCRINGTON- BLACKBURN ■


.■WEEKEND WEATHER: There will be heavy show­ ers on Saturday followed by sunny intervals on Sun­ day. Temperatures will reach highs of 21°C.


SUNRISE: 5-14 a.m. SUNSET: 9-15 p.m. . ; • ' LIGHTING UP TIME: 8-45 p.m.: * ^


GalUng all you budding photographers BUDDING photographers of


'all ages are being invited to sub- , mit their snapshots of landr ■


marks in Clitheroe. ; \ ~ '■ ; ■


.. - The photographs will be on : display at Clitheroe Library ■


during September. Following the competition, the library will be putting a selection of entries ■ into its photographic collection within the local studies depart- ihent.


. There will be a prize for the ■


best picture. • Entry forms can be obtained ‘ from the library and must be '


returned by Saturday, August 23rd.


' “In the -past few weeks; there


; cards and many other valuable items,” he said. -; • “You should feel safe in your


own home, but no one should ever,, feel so complacent that they do not; bother to lock iip when they leave • the house, when they are in the ;


' house, or at night, and don’t forget to secure your garage and shed


. too'.’).: ' : ? Meanwhile, Sgt Evans is also


■ reminding motorists to keep their • ■vehicles locked at all times and not


- to keep valuables on show.. He went on to remind people


; who have tools, particularly high- value power tools stored in their


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- vans, to keep them safe. ■ “At night take them out of the ' van and lock them safely indoors.


We are also asking members of the public to be extra vigilant and if they see'anyone suspicious by vans or garages or if they are offered second-hand tools in suspicious cir­ cumstances, they should report the matter to the police.”


- ; Finally, he is reminding residents


to keep a watchful eye over their wheelie bins and to only put their bins out on collection days and not before; ■


Basic home security advice that


everyone should follow is; , • Lock doors even wheih you are


at home and every, time you go out - • Keep-windows closed at all times


' j • Put your house and car keys,


bags and.wallets safely away and out of sight at'hoiiie •)- • Never leave handbags or wal­


lets visible through-a window.or a door


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National-. Assessment j Agency said: “This, error | is most commonly caused j when more than onej marker was involved in | marking a school’s j scripts; each marker] could only input marks | for th a t p a r t of the |


A BUSINESSMAN from Clitheroe has lambasted the organisers of the Royal Lan­ cashire Show after the event was cancelled due to bad


weather. Nick Beard (38), who sells


school’s scripts they had I been allocated and so they had to record the outstanding scripts as | missing. “Some pupil records I


are therefore incorrectly and temporarily shotving j as an ‘A’ code.”


Inquest opened


AN inques t has been opened into the death of ■Ronald-William Smith (80), of Queensway, Waddington. : He died after being admitted to Royal Black­ burn Hospital suffering from jaundice, diarrhoea and diagnosed prostrate cancer. A post-mortem examination has been c a r r ie d , out,-’bu t the inquest was told that fur­ ther tests were required to establish the cause of death..


. PendleClub


SOLO whist-winners at the Pendle Club were: D. Knight, D. Cook, K.


Holding; - ; , V Bridge winners at the Pendle Club were: Mrs Rhona Ingham, Mrs •Marilyn Wood, Mrs Doris Farnsworth, Mrs


Joan Scott. • ■, New members wel­


come every Monday at 1-


30 p.m. Domino winners: P.


Oddie. J. Pye'.' E. Eux,. joint 4; W..Cook a f ” Oddie. Booby E. BarTST -


. New members wel­ come every FridayVat 7. p.m.


- ■ Line: dancing is held -every Thursday.at 1-30;


p.m. and sequence danc-. ing every Tuesday a t 7- 30 p.m. •


children’s quality wooden climb­ ing frames and swings to the domestic and commercial mar­ ket, said he had lost'thousands thanks to a “lack of foresight” from organisers. “This is the second time I’ve


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been stung by the Royal Lan­ cashire Show after last year’s event was also cancelled due to bad weather. “There has been a complete


lack of foresight with organisers failing to implement any ade-


•quate contingency plans. I t shows a total disregard for the hundreds of small businesses which rely on the larger shows like Royal Lancashire to keep afloat in today’s tough economic climate.” This was the f irs t year the


event had been staged on former quarry land at Myerscough, near Preston. Organisers took the controver­


sial decision to move sites after the event was cancelled in 2007 due to heavy rain waterlogging the showground a t Salesbury Hall, Ribchester.


. Nick, whose business 'Woodstoc


UK Ltd is based at Backridge- Farm, Twitter Lane, 'Wadding­ ton, added: “We all thought the problems that had plagued last year’s show would have been solved by the time this year’s event came round. There was a new showground and organisers advertised that the show would attract 60,000 visitors over three days. On the back of such state­ ments businesses invested hea-vi- ly in the event. “I bought brand new climbing


frames especially worth thou­ sands of pounds, but these ended up just standing idle in the mud.” Nick explained. “It is extremely doubtful that


small businesses will place trust or financial support behind the event again.” •


The organisers have apologised


for the show’s cancellation, but stressed they had to cancel the show on health and safety grounds. They admitted the event’s


future is uncertain with this year’s cancellation costing hun­ dreds of thousands of pounds in lost revenue. Show bosses will now meet with sponsors to dis­ cuss whether the event will return


next year. Event chairman Gordon


Roberts admitted “lessons need to be learned” after a deluge the day before the event was due to open caused the cancellation of the show - unlike last year where several weeks of heavy rain gave organisers more notice the show would have to be cancelled. He said: “The deluge over


Wednesday night, Thursday, Thursday night and Friday was just too much for the field to cope


-svith. ”We will have to look at the


layout, whether we need more infrastructure, where we put it and how quickly we can prepare beforehand.”


• A decoration fit for a Queen


A UNIQUE table centrepiece presented by HRH The Queen to the newly-formed Duke of Lan­ caster’s Regiment is the work of Clitheroe silversmith David


Frost. ■ . David was approached by the


Duchy of Lancaster’s office in August, 2006, to design p d craft a centrepiece to commemorate the formation of the new regi­


ment. -.. ■ Working with 10.3 kilos of sil-


ver, David (68) spent more than a thousand hours crafting the centrepiece, which will enjoy pride of place on the top table during dinners and other func­ tions at the re^ment’s headquar­


ters a t Catterick. “The project has taken nearly


two years to design and com­ plete, and had to be undertaken in complete secrecy, which to say the least was difficult,” explained David, whose work is of national


t renown. :


»l“I t was quite a brief too as it was stipulated that it had to be 18 inches long, that it was longer


than it was wide, that it was 22 inches high and that it had to be


made so th a t people sitting at opposite sides of the table could


speak to each other." With these design require­


ments in hand, D av id ,, who


taught tor 34 years at Manches­ te r Metropolitan University where he was head of the metal section in the 3D design depart­ ment, initially crafted tour full- size models. ; ■ These were then presented tor


consideration at the Duchy head­ quarters in London before one was chosen and received the Royal stamp of approval by. HRH The Queen. , . ■ David, who became a Freeman


of the Goldsmith’s Company in ■recognition of his work and fos-, tering the traditions of: the Gold­ smith’s Company, which also gave him the Freedom of .the City of London, said: “I t has been a great honour and not the kind of job you say no to.” ' • See next month’s edition of-


Rural Life magazine free with the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times for a feature on David and this unique piece of work.


MR FROST in his workshop


(A210708/lb) and below, the finished article


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