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! ' ' ' • : 30 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times,-Thursday, November 27th, 2008


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WONDERFUL work done in the community, was celebrated at the 10th anniversary annual general meeting of Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Council for. Voluntary Ser- ’vice by making their "People and Community Awards".


. “There is so much work going


on in the background to make so many local initiatives 'a success, j


'that we just wanted to highlight' the organisations and present them with some well-deserved awards and recognition’’, said CVS Chief Officef Christine Fish. , Hyndhurn and'Ribble Valley CVS.has offices in both Ac'cring-


• THRCUGHCUT December school pupils from various village; schools will be carol singing to '' enhance (he festive season.


ton and Clitheroe town centres, and offers a range of services to the voluntary, community and faith sectors in the boroughs. . - This year’s awards have been-


made to groups that have received help and support from the CVS to help to develop their work, includ­ ing guidance to find funding for


.';initiatives,’book'-keeping, admin- .'istration supportrand training, to mention just a few of the services on offer.


. • Ribble Valley groups who


received awards were: Opening- Doors, East Lancashire People First, Braille IT, New Form Arts,


Pupils from St Leonard's Prima­


ry School, Langho, Bollon-by-Bow- land Primary School, Clithcroc's Si James's School, Brooksidc Prima- ^


Clitheroe Youth Forum, Depres­ sion A l l ia n c e '- Clitheroe and


Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Car­ ers Link..


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. Photographaho'ws: Back row, left'to right - Mel Diack MBE (Clitheroe Youth Forum), Patrick Collister^(GVS chairman^, Chris­ tine Fish (CVS chief officer),'Alex McGinley;(East Lancashire Peo-


'p le F ir s t ) , Chris Tattersall (Braille IT), Sandra Byrne (Car­ ers link). . ■ Front row, left to right - Simon


O’Rourke (Opening Doors), Peter Shoesmith ( East Lancashire Peo-


. pie First).(s) ’


. ry School, and St Augustine's High School; Billington, will be perform­ ing at Shackictons Home and Gar­ den, Chatburn;


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Hospital: fruitless exercise, I fear


L® i^ ^ L A T IV E to the article" in' last


* ^Week's edit ion of. the Clither'oe Advertiser and Times, '.'Campaign to ' stop demolition", I think the cause will be fruitless, as in my view the- decision has already been made. ■ ; Like The Mount at Accrington and other community hospitals and county residential homes, Lan-; cashire County Council, along with the PCT will have already decided ^ what is going to happen. The Mount ■ (two wards, 42 beds) is now offices for a number of faceless wonders. ' I wrote to my local MP Nigel


Evans in an attempt to prevent this, but no luck, although Nigel did all- he could, I am sure of that. I wish good luck to all who 'will be


fighting this cause and-I wish all of the campaigners well. I also hope and pray that I am proved wrong, I will not be holding my breath though.


NORMAN IRELAND, Peel Park Close, Clithcroe.


Cheers to a decade of helping others I a littie wt of their


own medicine! I COULD not believe what I was reading la s t week regarding the protests at the possible addition of 60 houses at Calderstones Park. I was incredulous at the hypocrisy


of it all, with Mr 6ury and all the other “NIMBYs” having a meeting at the Aspinall Arms. These are the same people tha t Had no qualms about moving into Calderstones Park and helping to . destroy the ambience of ;.what was a very pleas­ ant village. I spend many moments each day. trying to exit and enter my road inbetween speeding “Chelsea tractors”. '


• I think.it'is marvellous that they


now can have a tiny Insight into: what it was like:when the hundreds of houses at Calderstones Park were originally put up.-'■


NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED. Parking issues


must be resolved I HAVE followed with interest the controversy over parking in Moor Lane and also the general dearth of parking spaces-within the town. My opinion is that street parking


Tuesday 2nd December;


M o r e c am b e } ChristiiiasXunch & EnteVtaihment;


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spaces could and should be max­ imised by minor alterations to the parking mode. Observations indicate that cars are more often than not badly parked in as much as they have between them far more space than is necessary, and also frequently nearly half a car length between them and the end of the parking bay. This could possibly be prevented by, white line division of the total space into median car. lengths, these lines extending a short distance both into the roadway and onto the pavement so as to be visible from the driving


^ seat and in mirrors. • Alternat ively and in my view


1 ^ ^ o r e clearly to where the car was s ^reversing, and also gain better visi­ bility^ whe'n exiting. I understand from Coun.' Sutcliffe that Lancashire ■ County Council do not approve of this system'; but it'is widely and- effectively used in many parts of-the country. Any'decision should tje based upon engineering and safety


^ preferably, in one way streets park- ihg could'be diagonal, with the a d v a n ta g e th a t drivers could see


^Wnteto:>Thc Editor) Clithcroc Advertiser andTimes,-3 King Street: Clilheroc BB72EWi or e-mail :vivicn:nica(h@castlancEncws.'c6.uk 4 our


aspect; I would estimate an increase of a t least 40% in the number of spaces.


- . 'With reference to correspondence in the previous issue, it is of great • benefit to the town that a parking­ time limit in generous excess of actu­ al shopping time is provided by the major stores. It would also relieve certain people of the necessity to, obliging or otherwise, park or shop in a certain supermarket if the town car parks were free and thus removed temptation for drivers to park self­ ishly or illegally on town streets. Before this happens, pigs ■will master the art of flyingl It is quite possible that perhaps


due to the economic downturn, the present benevolent attitude of the big retailers will change because of the need for income. The authorities must also consider the potential parking requirements of an upsurge in -visitors to the town if the hoped for potential of the Castle renova­ tions and additions is to materialise.


BRIAN MILLWARD,. Denbigh Drive, Clitheroe ;


Deliberate placing


of paper piles ON a recent visit to Gisbum Forest I came across a “paper trail’’ by the side of the road. Every few yards there were little


piles of : papers. The papers were A5 in size anji printed with a repeating pattern of solid grey rectangles on one side, then neatly folded three or fourtimes. I found papers all the way along


the three-and-a-half mile stretch from Stephen Moor Crossroads-to the upper edge of the forest. From ■ the spacing and number in each pile, I estimate that there must have been about 3,000 pieces. Clearly, this was not a case of


some litter lout idly dropping the odd wrapper, but of deliberate place-, ment. While the paper is biodegrad­ able, it is most unsightly. Does any­ body know the reason for this spoil­ ing of the environment and who might be responsible?


ANTHONY A. COOPER, Peel Park Avenue, . Clithcroe.


The police should


abide by the law I HAVE lived owr the road from Clitheroe Police Station for most of my life and I have seen many people going in out out of the station, and, : surprisingly,' 99% of them are not police.


.- I have"seen a number of people getting tickets for parking on the comer of Market Street, near ander-


■ ton bosonnet and the police station,', and even if people are over.the


- “white line”-by just a foot then'it’s: ticket time, and that’s aboutithe only time they get out of their'office; But on Saturday I got home from


doing my errands to find a police .van half on and half-off the pavement and one to two metres over the line; J think this is, a th e s t ; s'tupfd%


Clitheroe Police, as the car park is only 10 yards ahead of where th e y ' were parked! If it was me or any other member '


of the public it would be a £60-or-y more fine.’Police or no police, it's ille­ g a l.-: ■ ■


WESLEIGH RUSSELL, KingStreet, Clhhcroe


Fence necessary,


but it needs paint I WAS reading the piece in las t week’s Clitheroe Advertiser about the railway and the fence which peo­ ple are saying looks an eyesore; The fence needed to be replaced as


it looked_a mess before, just like the banks that the railway runs through, overgrown with grass and weeds. People should understand that it


needed to be updated as a safty issue, to stop childern running onto the tracks, but please can it be painted so it will look better.


NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED BNP’s Britain is


not for rest of us THE political arena is not the friendliest, with wide-ranging dis-- agreements about issues from park- ingin Clitheroe, all the way up to the future of our country. , Harsh words are exchanged, char­ acters are ruined, lies told and it is easy to see why some will feel disen­ gaged from all of this. Despite all of. our quarrels, however, I believe that a basic level of decency and reppect can exist between the parties and their members because, ultimately, we are all just out to do what we think is best for our country and our communities. . . Some of us will be right and some


of us will be wrong, but that it for the public to decide. There is one party, however, that


does not seek the best for this coun­ try or for this community: the- BNP seeks to destroy communities by turning them against each other. Do we really believe that this organisa- • tion wants to build Britain up? ■. A party that wants to “send ’em


home” is a party that detracts from our prestige as a nation and one that spits in the face of every young man who went to his death fighting the kind of racist politics common to-


high levels of immigration, but the


- debate about that should be con­ ducted in a decent and intelligent, way, not by resort to fascism. Others will cite patriotism and to them I say that it is not patriotic, in any sense of the word, to .turn against one’s countrymen because of the colour of their skin, their religion or the fact that they were not always from this country. For the rest of us, regardless of our


own political persuasions, I hope that we can agree that the BNP’s , Britain is not our Britainl


TOMAS THUROGOOD-HYDE, Youth Officer, Ribbic Valley Labour Party, Kirkmoor Road, Clithcroe


Group thrilled by


positive remarks ON behalf of Stage Two Do-wnham, I would like to thank you very much for printing Mr Tony Dee’s letter about our recent play, Frankenstein, last week. • We were so thrilled and, as a small


amateur dramatic group, we are always grateful for positive exposure.


FRAN OSBORNE,


Secretary, Pimlico Road, Clithcroe


These councillors


should resign! AGAIN we have another situation where the interest and views of the general public and businesses (the ones who pay the employees of Ribble Valley Borough Council/ Lancashire County Council and its elected councillors) are to ta l ly ignored by a total lack of decency


' and good manners by the people ; -involved in pressing forward a scheme th a t it appears no one wants___ , It appears that this scheme to


turn Moor Lane into a possible shoppers' nightmare was thought up by some misinformed LCC employees with the backing of the


. (so called) RVBC Lancashire coun- . cillors Sutcliffe and Knox (who voted for them in the first place to be on LCC?) who have both stated their to ta l commitment to this scheme come what may.. Coun. Holtom (another LCC.


■ both the BNP and the Nazi Party. My Britain - a Britain of which I am fiercely proud - did not fight and ■ win against Hitler’s regime so that we might produce our own brand of race-based, senseless politics. The BNP has no place in our Britain. I was disturbed to see that it has


members in the Ribble Valley and I implore them to renounce the party .. that has betrayed their trust and to '■> embrace positive political action, for


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i.viwehave seen from the graffiti that has;b"een sprayed on people’s doors


:'.j;and’walls the true face of the sense- less and extreme right.


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w -;Some will cite grievances about immigration and that is fa ir - vve are-


V one of .the most densely populated: ■


’ ‘ countries in Europe and we have had


cou n c il lo r ) has s ta ted in this paper’s issue 6n November 13th, that this matter has been with the LCC, planning:office for three years. ■ : •


- --.The question that I have to ask


-is if it has been in debate at LCC office for that.long, why is it that it came as a surprise to every busi­ ness person on Moor Lane and to the people of Clitheroe? - .’It:appears that.the. answer is


i’ that again our supposed represen- ta t iv es on RVB(3 and LCC have taken lip the old age stance: that is


- prevalent here in the Ribble Valley. :and that is'don’t te ll the rate/coun-


: cil tax payers and the voters noth-’ ing. •


- ■ We have embedded in the pres- , www.cIither6eadvertiser.co.uk Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, November 27th, 2008 31


ent motley crew of Ribble Valley employees and elected councillors the belief that all items that are of interest to the general public should


, be kept under wraps and jio consul­ tation is necessary. " It beggars belief that the three


LOG councillors mentioned above did.not have any public meetings three years ago to test out the feel-, ings of the public (who at the end of the day paytheir lucratwe expens­ es) therefore they should do the decent thing and resign from all their - present p o s ition s on RVBC/LCC and Clitheroe Town Councils forthwith.


RON LOEBELL, Edisford Road, Clitheroe


Sincere thanks for


all your support I WOULD like to thank everyone who attended the coffee morning at the Mayor’s Parlour on Saturday, October 25th, 2008, in aid of Guide Dogs for the Blind. The day was bitterly cold and the


event was extremely well attended. . . Special thanks to Hampson’s Bakery for their very kind donation of cakes and. biscuits and to every­ one who donated items for sale. The amount raised was £823.50


and for this we are truly grateful. Thank you all most sincerely. .


GILLIAN PRIDDEN, Treasurer for the Burnley branch of Guide Dogs for (he Blind


Publicity proved a


marvellous help THE management and staff of the Dil Raj Restaurant in Parson Lane, have asked me to write to thank you for the prominent display you gave of the charity dinner held there. Over 100 people attended the


event, including the Ribble Valley Mayor and Mayoress, and the evening w,as a great success. ' The Mayor, Coun. John Hill, gave a vote of thanks to the staff at the Dil Raj and highlighted the dire need of the people of North East Bangladesh as a result of-the worst floods for a generation. As a result of the evening more


than £1,100 has now been sent to the region to help with the re-hous­ ing and feeding’o^ the affected peo­ ple..


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Thank you once again for your help in publicising this event.


BARRY SWARBRICK, Buccicuch Avenue, ■ Clitbcroc.


Y o u r le t te r s . . .


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