12 Clitheroe Advertiser &Tim es , Thursday, September 24th, 2009


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ClithetDe422324(Editorial). 01282 426161 (Advertising), Bumley 01282 422331 (Classified) Your Letters Former mayoress dies


Yes to 20mph zone. No to speed humps


LANCASHIRE County Council's Highways Department has intro­ duced, two traffic regulations for the Henthom and Edisford loca­ tions of Clitheroe. The first, for which I and a num­


ber of my colleagues have been advocates for a number of years, is to introduce a 20 m.p.h. speed limit within the area already referred to. . Many people are aware tha t


should ah accident occm-, then the likelihood of death for a casualty is much lower than should a driver be travelling at 30 m.p.h. It is the second of the regula­


tions with which we and a consid­ erable number of residents have the difficulty. The proposal is that in order to


attain the previous objective the LCC feel it needs to introduce 38 speed humps and 18 bus cushions at a cost probably in excess of £70,000. For many years it has been clear


that the potential road for acci­ dents has been Henthorn Road, which will be covered by the 20 m.p.h. scheme. Edisford Road has not been


ered by the scheme have been con­ sulted by either their ward council­ lors or by a resident of Fairfield Drive, who is extremely concerned about the present proposals. ,LCC has not consulted the resi­


dents other than, posting a notifi­ cation of the proposals in varying parts of the area. This notification does not give a date for comments to be sent to them should you wish to comment. A likely date for comments to be


sent to the county is October 1st, which does not leave you much time. A number of people have sent


me their signatures for a petition to be given to the county express­ ing these concerns. All comments I have received


at


will be passed on. If you wish to send in a response to me support­ ing the campaign, if you perhaps support the proposals please get b a ^ to me as soon as possible. You can sign our petition online the website


http://campaigns.libdems.org.Uk/h enthom


included for any form of speed reduction measures. Residents in the area to be cov­


. ALAN TEARING Ward Councillor Edisford and Low Moor on behalf of the ward coun­ cillors for Edisford, Low Moor and Primrose


Cancel traffic calming


I WAS under the impression that the Conservative "landslide" at the recent county council elec­ tions was based on a manifesto of financial prudence and a freeze on council to . However, it would appear that


the new Tory administration is about to borrow an absolute for­ tune to fund its pet projects. One of them would appear to be


the proposed traffic calming scheme for Henthorn and Edis­ ford, which I believe most of the intelligent local people object to. It is now well proven that traf­


fic calming is bad for our environ­ ment, the latest statistics suggest that C02 is increased by 82% and NOXby37%. The pollution problem is com­


pounded by drivers driving over them in too high a gear, which means that the potentially toxic unburnt hydrocarbon pollutants linked to lung disease are proba­ bly doubled. Perhaps one excellent pain free


MY wife’s car was vandalised in Ribchester at some point over the weekend. Eggs were thrown at i t and


someone scratched the side of it. It was left parked at the side of Blackburn Road while we visited family down south. We wondered if anyone wit­ nessed the car being vandalised or


way for Lancashire County Coun­ cil to save money and benefit our environment would be to cancel all future traffic calming projects (including those in the pipeline). The highways department


drawing office could probably be closed down, (it has just wrecked the most fuel efficient major road junction in the county on the A59 at Samlesbury where it diverges from the Blackburn Road) and get in private consultants if and when mgently needed., • One has to question the ideolo­


gy behind applying to the private sector for a massive loan, which is in effect a virtual welfare state for the stock market parasites. If the aforementioned traffic


calming plans go through I sus­ pect that there could be plenty of decent people desperate to sell up and move from Henthorn and Edisford. GORDON PYE Downham Road, Chatburn


Wife’s car was vandalised


has any other information regard­ ing the incident? Ribchester is a lovely and quiet


village and we are shocked that this has occurred somewhere usu­ ally crime free. ■ It’s relatively minor damage, but


a crime nonetheless. DANIEL PROWSE, Via e-mail


A HUMOROUS presenta- tipn by Barry McQueen, the first official town crier of Blackpool, was enjoyed by over 60 women. The Ribble Valley com­


mittee for Macmillan Can­ cer Support held its summer lunch at the Spread Eagle, in Sawley. During the lunch, Mar­


garet Blatchford, the com­ mittee chairman, was pre­ sented with a cheque for £500 raised by Michael Lyne, in memory of Slava, (a former member of the darts team) through a darts knockout and raffle held at the British Legion Club, Clitheroe.


Our photograph shows


Michael Lyne and Barry McQueen (right) with vari­ ous members'of the Ribble Valley Macmillan Cancer Support committee during the summer lunch, (s) • A coffee morning was


held at West Bradford Vil­ lage Hall and raised £900 in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support in the Valley, (s)


fo r m e r Ribble Valley mayoress Mrs Thirza Ainsworth passed away suddenly at the weekend after a short


illness. Born Thirza Redmayne, she was


educated a t St Leonard's School in Sarnlesbury and at a school by the same name in Walton-le-Dale before going on to study at Park School in


Preston. She met her husband, Coun. Peter


Ainsworth, through the Young Farm­ ers' organisation and the couple were married a t St Leonard's the Less Church, Samlesbury, in February


weds became the sixth generation of Ainsworths to live and work at Show- ley Farm in Clayton-le-Dale. The couple were married for 51


1958. Following their wedding the newly­


years, celebrating their golden wed­ ding in February 2008. In 2006, Coun. Ainsworth, one of


the borough coimciUors for the Clay- ton-le-Dale with Ramsgreave ward.


became the borough's 33rd Mayor and Mrs Ainsworth became Mayoress of


the Ribble Valley. During Coun. Ainsworth's year in


office, Mrs Ainsworth was at her hus­ band's side when The Queen visited


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was invited to attend a garden party at Buckingham Palace.


the Ribble Valley and again when he ^


Mrs Ainsworth was involved with


the Lady Farmers organisation, being not only a past president of the Wilp- shire branch, but also a former county president.


She collected funds on behalf of the


North West Air Ambulance - one of the good causes supported by Coun. Ainsworth during his mayoral yean Mrs Ainsworth had recently retired from the bench after serving as a mag­ istrate for more than a decade. A former chairman and judge for


Lancashire's best kept village compe­ tition, she leaves her husband, four daughters, nine grand-children and her great-grandchild. Her funeral service and burial will


take place at St Peter's Church, Sales- bury, on Saturday at 11 a.m. - the family has asked for donations in Mrs Ainsworth's memory for the North West Air Ambulance.


Bus passengers pay tribute to perfect gentleman Joe


A BUS driver who has been described as a "perfect gen­ tleman" has died. Joseph Lord - known as


Joe to one and all - was a public service bus driver aU his working life. From the Ribble buses to


Lakeland, he was well known throughout the Val­ ley having worked on most of the local routes and on the school run over the years taking hundreds of pupils to and from their Clitheroe schools. Following his death in


August a t the age of 64, many of his former passen­ gers have paid tribute to him in the cards sent to his fami­


ly- In one - signed on behalf


of all those who rode on the route between Clitheroe and


Longridge, as well as those Mr Lord would wave to as he drove by - he was described as a perfect gentleman who was appreciated by those who travelled with him. The sentiments continued saying Mr Lord was “always


kind and cheerful”. Through his work in and around the Ribble Valley, Mr Lord made many friends and acquaintances over the years, many of them have described him as a gentle­ manly, courteous and kind driver. Mr Lord loved his job and


especially enjoyed talking to the many members of the public that he came into con­ tact with. Born and brought up in


Clayton-le-Moors, Mr Ixjrd met his wife Connie in Clitheroe and the couple set­ tled in the town. As well as his wife, Mr Lord leaves his three children, Sheree, Craig and Dalton, and six grand­ children, Sophie, Megan, Oliver, Demi, Zander and Lexi-Jo. (s)


Town crier Barry entertains Bikers can


boost charity CYCLISTS only have this week left to register for the Lancashire Loop Cycle Challenge and help raise thousands of pounds for children's charity MedEquip4Kids. Hundreds of fund-rais­


ers are putting their pedal power to the test tackling one of three routes across the county, one of which negotiates the Ribble Valley, on Sunday. The Lancashire Loop


is made up of three circu­ lar routes from Cocker- ham, near Lancaster, and takes cyclists across rural Lancashire exploring the Ribble Valley, Bowland Fells and the Lune Valley via quiet countryside lanes and picturesque vil­ lages. Participants choose which route to cycle from 18 miles, 50 miles or 100 miles. Registration is £15 and


participants must raise a minimum £45 in sponsor­ ship. The family registra­ tion is £30 (two adults and two children) with a minimum sponsorship of


£70. All money raised by


the Lancashire Loop will be spent providing med­ ical equipment for chil­ dren’s wards and neo­ natal units at hospitals across the North West. Since 1985, MedE- quip4Kids has raised more than £10 million making sure children and babies are receiving the


best possible care. MedBquip4Kids’ com­


munity fundraiser, Sarah Bennett, said: “We’re hopeful th a t this year will have our largest number of registratioiis as the Lancashire Loop is a fantastic event. For


more details, visit www.medequip4kids.org' uk or call 0161 7981600.


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