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Helping save planet;


1 FOR many months the subject of tvind turbines has continued to crop :, up in the Advertiser and Times, t i


' I was much gratified to read the letter by M. S. Ryan headed "We owe our children a healthier life". ■ ; ■ So true; But what about all the other "Life", ie plants and animals and nature's weather systems. . • Has no-one noticed how, for some


years, bulbs which should produce healthy early spring flowers have in


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.many cases produced overgrown green leaves and very, few,' or no, flowers?


■ I breed show rabbits and winter is


when all the club shows take place because supposedly that is when the rabbit is fittest with a thick winter jacket after the summer moult.. •Not in this very observable "global warming" and mild winters, fur clad creatures are moulting all year round. They don't know if they are coming or going, just like the plants, which should flower once a year but are often now flowering twice a year andoutofseason. ^ • What happened to our crisp frosty


healthy winters which could be relied'on to kill off the bugs and when children eventually tired of all the snow, whereas now they scream with excitement if they see a few wet flakes falling. And in spring and summer we


could expect predictable "spring" and "summer" weather when hay was predictably harvested and grain fields were healthily golden and har­ vested at their best. Now, for the last three summers


instead of acres of golden grain fields (have you seen them between Ripon and Helmsley?) you see acres of sick- looking grey stuff ruined with too much rain and too little sun. In many gardens, small trees and


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bushes which were easily kept in con­ trol once of'a day have shot up dis­ proportionately as a result of global warming, in many cases blocking out sky, light and sun for unfortunate neighbours. Yes, global warming is a reality


and not futuristic fantasy. . Can you selfish "against wind tur- ■


■ bines" section of our community not observe the planet is already in a sick state which will affect the healthy wellbeing of all life on earth?


• Do you remember as a child seeing a windmill and cooing with delight -


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"Look Mummy, a windmill!" Well that's how I view wind turbines today. >


: Every time I go over the Blubber- houses on the way north and see the - cluster of aesthetic "windmills" turn­ ing in the wind, or anywhere else -


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the M6 near Sedburgh, the moors above .Todmorden.— !


think "they


are not only spiritually relaxing to ■: see, but are helping with the war; against global warming''. r


' So I say to all the selfish anti-wind j' turbine campaigners;'get your act •


.together and think-.they are not'.: .blighting your viewer they are help-.?; ing to save the planet' and ■ the well-


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’ being of future generations, v .jr-::. ', DORIS BROWN Moor Field, ^ Whalley


Wind not answer


IF only it were as simple' as MiS. ' Ryan's "Good guys for wind power, bad guys against".


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; Wnlc (0 ''The Editor, ClUhcroc aiid Timc^ ^Kuig Street, CliSme BBJ2EW or e-maij ro\ prcntoo@cai,l!anc&nu'i. co uk


-• of the country's energy needs. Ait;: A present it supplies!.5%, so a mas-, 'sive expansion would.be needed. But''10% is an'average and'in '


t practice' the contribution, from; onshore wind will fluctuate between


>' 20% and zero. When it is zero) back-:-. .'. up will be'needed for lOO.'/o'Lbfr : demand.


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.■•■ '- .The debate is about whether.to,; “ cover areas of natural beauty with> wind farms in order to fail to solve . th'e'probiem of the country's energy . needs.


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. grow by,15% in the next 10. years, so ; ; it may be necessary to demolish M . . S. Ryan's house to make, way for a wind farm. But still without backup the lights will go out. I. SMITH,


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, , - ^ v Tenacity applauded


I AM writing in response to Patricia McNulty’s letter in the Clitheroe Advertiser, July 23rd edition. I am no longer a resident of Whal­


ley, but I was clerk to Whaljey . Parish Council when the plans for- the Calderstones Development were ! being considered. There was a united and long-


fought effort by all concerned - councillors and residents of Whalley - firstly to oppose the development on the grounds of the massive impact it would have on the local primary school, the medical and' dentistry facilities and of course, the infrastructure. The fear was that so many new


properties would change Whalley from a village into a town, or worse, a commuter town. When opposition to the develop­


ment failed it was much to the credit of parish councillors that the effort ; was continued, to try to gain some, albeit small, concessions from the , developers.


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One of these was an area to be set ' aside for use as a play area, the sec-::


/was hoped that the bus would bring-1 .Calderstones residents into .Whalley centre, minimising the possibility of the development becoming a “sub- village”.


, . . . , - This bus, unfortunately, was.very /:


. little (if ever) used and was dubbed '; ithe- Vghost bus’-l. There are people)' ■ from Calderstones - not all,the resi-. ; dents by any means, but still a fair


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/•work A perhaps this gives the impres-’ .- .;Sion of a “sub-village”.


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;.in the fortunate position of still being in lovely countryside, to which the.children can be taken by their-


1 parents to enjoy the natural beauty 'of the area.' •


. As for the “new loos’.’; - these are


/used by; visitors, ■ tourists, shoppers, people who use th 'f biis services,


•-(including the bus drivers). The struggle to obtain this much-needed


; facility took not years - in fact it ' took decades! So, well done parish council for ;■ ha'ving the tenacity to see that one


through! JANET HALFPENNEY,


■ Hodder Court, : Stonyhursl ■


A wonderful school


; WE have just returned from the -Year 6 leavers’ service at Wadding- ton and West Bradford Primary School.


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' We moved to .Waddington in Jan­ uary of last year from Berkshire, and


• with four children in tow this was a very big move by anyone's stan­ dards. . It was extremely hard for all of us


to leave all we had known, including- friends and family, and especially for the children who were upset about leaving their friends and under­ standably apprehensive about start­ ing a new school 250 miles away from “home”. However, we soon found our fears


were unfounded, as we were all wel­ comed by staff and parents alike, and my three girls immediately set- : tied into the school. The leavers’ service is always an


emotional time for parents as their children embark on a new chapter in their lives, but especially so for us Y felt; • In just five terms of being at this school, my daughter, Emily, has changed from a quiet, introverted child into a.confident'and well"


■ ond.was a free bus between.Calder-., ■ stones and the village of:''^alley. I t . ■


' rounded young lady. , . She herself happily, admits that she has made the best friends a t this school that she has ever had! The-. lYear 6 teacher, Mr Healey, has really been an inspiration to her, and her.


. outstanding SATS results proved this. ■My other two younger daughters


tors; or other experts who are well; versed in disease control? / l am not a medic, but I under-'


stood that, besides sneezing and coughing, hands were the greatest carrier of contagious, viral diseases; .; i.e. secretions from noses and eyes,' touched by hands, contaminated other people’s hands (either by direct; hand-to-hand contact, or by hands touching hand contaminated items):


. which then touched eyes and noses. Am I wrong? Perhaps you could ' ask a doctor to inform us through


your paper, please. NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED


Monarchist anger


• CONTRARIAN was able to be con­ troversial in such a way that could -make you smile and enjoy his train of thought, whether you agreed with


it or not. The current Ribblerouser is down­


right insulting to millions of people, including visitors from other coun­ tries, who enjoy and respect the tra­ ditions and pageantry of the Royal-


-ty. ; . ' - ; ■ ; Tourism from overseas is a major


source of income for the UK, and the Monarchy, the castles,-the palaces and the hope of seeing the Queen is one of the primary reasons for -visit­ ing.


Please replace the incumbent with someone who can present reasoned arguments with a tongue-in-cheek approach and make the articles . enjoyable again. .


' . - This man causes anger..


MIKEB.ARTLE, Grindlefon


Republican call


THREE very loud cheers for Rib- blerouser’s views on the monarchy. Every poiht spot on.. '.-■ The tim’es'they are indeed a-


changing.,-Until.we-replace our hereditary monarchy -with an elect- - ed head of state, to call our country


. .. a democracy is total hypocrisy. Join www.republic.org.uk in cam­ paigning for a democratic alternative


. to inherited power and privilege in ' Britain and make it happen. Yes, we


are also thriving and very happy. The purpose of my letter is to thank the teachers of this wonderful school' for all the'support they ha-ve given us. since our move.


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■ ;number - who drive through .Whal- ' .; .'ley in the morning and-throu'ghV . Whalley in the evening-^to and from •:


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' can. ■■■. DOREEN GATHERCOLE and- PAMELAWOOFF Clithcroe Road; Whalley ^


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. ..';.'I have always found Whalley peo-v. ; ple extremely friendly and welcom- '! ing and I am sure it is not the case - > that tHey do not care, but who could ./.blame them if they, were saying “it is 'how your turn to fight”, as they •


.. found.out it is very often the case that'nobody, in authority listens no ? matter how hard the fight or sincere ;; the concerns and worries.' ' ' . X


'ones (the wind does not blow or'' blows too,strongly), onshore wind can only supply an average of .10%, ■


; , : I am sure.everyone hopes the play l;area becomes a reality, and also that ' "all the children of Whalley will be » .. able to gain'enjoyment from it.' ! ■ In the meantime, Calderstones is ■


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.. I am sure that Emily will take • •with her all the good memories and confidence she has acquired as she -moves on to Bowland High in Sep­ tember. ' SUEMcCORMACK; Waddington 7’


Diseases worries


I WAS interested to read your arti­ cle about the Bishop’s advice to priests regarding communion wine. I was staying -with cousins in Hert-_


fordshire.last-weekeVd and?’we> received pur wafers,-which'had been"' dipped by, the priest into the chalice,' which was held by a'second person,-; then passed by finger and thumb to communicant, one at a time. ?' 5 1 wonder where the various bish­ ops have taken advice; is it from doc-


DonT fall for this... .


Where Contrarian fostered debate, - - - .


Anger a t rent rises R IB B L E .Valley Hornes Ltd has rent rises that Peter Rachman'would


ble Vajley Hom^^thait we are not all on state relief.'


The Limited Liabilities Act 1855 allowed companies registered under


. the Companies Act 1844 to limit the liability of individual investors to


'^theyalue bf their shares. ; . l am intrigued. As part of the ■ Vicinity Group, why is RVH "Limit­ ed"? (liability coihpany?) Do Ribble Valley Homes employ-


: ee’s like those in the public sector, . receive a final salary pension when they retire? . . >


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- - jl^'a RyH- residenL I do have the right that my questions be answered, dolnot?:/'-;-"''/-:' r


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BER'I’HARmVICK - Queensway,?/.:-,./')-:;^ 'Waddingion


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REGARDING Mr Whalley's letter to the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times. He is hoping to make a cassette of


"A Cot in Ribble Valley" and sell copies for charity. As I know the words, or most of


them; I thought you might be inter­ ested in printing them: Jiisl a cot in Ribble Valley Where the birds sing all the day Where the Ribble and the Hodder To the ocean wend their way I don't sigh Jor dear old Dixie Or the sights of Tennessee Just a cot in Ribble Valley Would mean all the world to me


E.McGOWAN Alma Place, . Clilhcroc -


Is building needed?


■ :WHY does Ribble Valley.Homes need a building for its business where the police park their cars? With so many empty premises in


the Clitheroe area, at least one of them should be suitable?


: .I f Ribble Valley borough coun-


, cilors think so, maybe they should turn down the proposal to build, and recommend that elsewhere be con­ sidered;-:.-....


■ • ' From time to time, the police need to keep any armed police car; I


iwould much rather it be parked in a walled car park than on the road. NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED


Seeking relatives


MY grandparents came to Western Australia from Waddington/


.,Clitheroeinl911.- They.; were . Sarah- Lund and


George Altham. I.was’wondering if there are any Lunds or Althams still


tin either Waddington or Clitheroe, -particularly Althams^who once


Vj-^LHAVEireceived a letter from a - (' /company caUedHaniiltonMoore_&.': Associates,- saymg they have desper- ■; • .,ately been;trying to reach'me as I . ';


. -/am’ the sole fecipiant of a draw num- - ' ber to win £500,000.' ,


-; !-It asks me to send £14.95 to cover-V . costs. These letters are a scam; I did ■


.. once send your office in Glitheroe- - one.of these letters and your paper ■ ;


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»;-.-:I can be contacted bye-mail at: gagsl979 @aol.com JENNIFER GALLAGHER,- ' Canterbury,. ‘ V i


c t o Australia .. r i a , ~ ' A great festival


^ printed a warning. /.'g/I think'thi’s is a despicable fraud :s/and:mdstpeople would bin'them;-.)/ /f.butjn the prraent recession it could •/«- ybe tempting to'very vuberable peo^'fe Kple to send money they'cant afford "S


; / to tijr.and winsuch a huge amount':q of money.'?.'' " J • ’ ‘


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. I WOULD like to add my support for the Beatherder Festival. :•^:I have been for. the past three


years and am impressed by how well it is rum ^ v l t caters for all ages from child to


the. over-50s'-''a group th a t I am unfortunately part of! - SUELAYCOCK,-"''.-■ L o w M q o r , ' ' ; ' .


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Let’s go do, keep doing and do some more...


EVERYONE wants to be good and do their bit; but where do we s ta r t and how do we find the time? ' " :• -The last year has seen a boom in the amount of


people looking to volun­ teer.


‘ . YouthNet, home of the


UK’s volunteering web­ site do-it.org.uk,’recorded a massive rise of 115% in ■ the number of people applying to volunteer in 2008 compared to 2007. Some volunteers are


choosing to devote their time to good causes in order to help their quest for employment during the recession, while others are simply looking to give something back to the community and learn new skills. ‘ Whatever the reasons, volunteering is very much of the moment and a win- win situation for all involved. . Volunteering has long been a key part of large ■ companies’ commitment to social responsibility.


ADVERTISING FEATURE


.- close to its headquarters near Slough, Berkshire.' - . Over the day the team


The P c iw e ro f Dreams


■ More creative, innova­ tive, engaging and, most


1 importantly, more fulfill- : ing for employees than simply donating finan­ cially; the benefits are huge for all concerned. - One such company is


Honda. As part of its long-established commit­ ment to being a “compa­ ny society wants to exist”, its philosophy revolves around doing (often small) things which make a big difference. ■ Whether it is creating a


zero emission car, a motorcycle with an airbag or a generator to power an Antarctic expedition, the company is a team of ‘doers’. Recently 60 Honda


(UK) staff took a day out to help with three projects


/-rejuvenated a nursery for people with learning dis- abilities and an allotment for people without gar­ dens; as well as cleaning the depths and surround­ ings of the Slough Canal Basin...filling 40 refuse


; sacks and unearthing a mattress and plastic baby doll, amongst other things! Felicity McClintock,


volunteer co-ordinator for British Waterways Lon­ don, which looks ^ter the canal appreciated the effort: “British Water­ ways is thrilled by the hard work and enthusi­ asm of Honda’s staff involved in the recent clean up event. “ We really appreciate


the support of volunteers who give up their time to help us keep the water­ ways clean and tidy for all to enjoy. Every year we spend £100 million main­ taining the UK’s canals and rivers, removing


everything from alumini­ um cans to shopping trol­ leys from the water and towpaths.” Emma Knight, who


works for Honda (UK) and volunteered at Cher­ ry Orchard Allotments said: “The team spirit was amazing. Everyone got stuck in, had a great laugh and thoroughly enjoyed giving something back to the local commu­ nity. “We all left ivith a great


buzz and are still talking about it in the corridors. We can’t wait for the next time.” Just a week later a six-strong team from Honda’s PR department successfully braved the Three Peaks Challenge, climbing more than


11,000 feet in (26.5 hours) to raise more than £3100 for Child Bereavement Charity, BEN. That is just 66 staff, in


one company taking a day out each in just a two week period... little things adding up to big things, remember? So how do you become


a doer? A good place to start is


your local Volunteer Cen­ tre


(link to:


http://www.do-it.org.uk/ wanttovolunteer/about volunteering/vefinder) where you can find out about opportunities in your area. Another route is the


website, do-it.org.uk, where you can search a UK wide database of vol­


unteering opportunities, do-it.org.uk receives more than 35,000 applications each month from volun­ teers looking to be matched with one of its one million plus opportu­ nities to volunteer. Extending out its “doer


attitude” nationwide, Honda UK has recently teamed up with do- it.org.uk to as part of its launch campaign for the ' Honda Insight hybrid car - carrying the strapline “Everybody wants to be good”. The company has put a


special volunteering search tool on its web site, Honda.co.uk, which matches volunteers to environmental projects looking for support.


Honda is also asking


each of its dealers to nom­ inate a local or national environmental charity - to which it \vill donate £5 for every Insight test drive taken. As Ian Armstrong,


marketing manager for Honda UK puts it: “This is an extremely positive and optimistic initiative, helping the ivider commu- nity...real action and real results.” So visit the web site in


the advertisement below; and in the words of Honda’s recent ‘doer’ advertisement...’’Let’s go do, keep doing and do some more. Start a to-do list. Because there’s a mil­ lion and one ‘do’s’ still to be done.”


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