Clitheroe422324(EditoriaI),01282 426161 (Advertising), Burnley 01282 422331 (Classified) 14 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, August 27th, 2009 Not a right of way!'


; THERE has been some unhappiness :: about the blocking'of.access to Roe-:; field at the side of St Paul’s parish % hall.


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‘ ! The hall and adjoining car parkf now belong to Blackburn diocese; : who have bought the site from the ■.! church council for £140,000.


; This money is funding essential*:: repairs to the church and making c; some contribution towards a much- a needed toilet; small kitchen and k meeting area in church, although ' ■ more money will have to be found :


■ locally for these extra amenities. Having paid out £140,000, dioce­


san officials are"unhappy that what is essentially private land is assumed to . be a public right of way, which it i never has been. The hole in the wall was caused by


a tree.falling during a storm in 2004; >: Until then there had never,been . ; access to Roefield at that point. :


The footpath from the church to ::


the hall was made in 1996 by the late John Ellis and a team of men to pro- :. ' vide better access between the two building and to offer a pleasant walk ; in Low Moor.


' ' Many local people will be grateful ':, , ' ■ '


end of St Paul’s ’Terrace and close the 1996 path.


: i: St Paul’s chrrrch is eager to offer hospitality and friendship, but w e :


■ cannot ignore the. legalities which accompany the sale and transfer of land. 'We recognize that the new own-:


■ --------------5<'H themselvesl, v- : :■ Thefrontmaiihadagreatmnnnrf ------- — ■. . . , pets, children and elderly people (in


that order). : If the dog was such a threat it ought not have taken two years for


to the church for pro'viding this foot- path for anyone to use. At the time, however, it was not envisaged that St Paul’s would sell its parish hall. Changed circumstances . have led to this decision, in particu­ lar the growing realisation that the church simply could not afford to - maintain both buildings. Although the hall produced revenue, we had ■' reached a point where it needed major expenditure and this was beyond our means. •


; ^ ■ Our hope is to accommodate in


church some of the activities, which ■ take place in the hall. For the pres-: : ent, we are still using the hall, under license from the diocese, but this use will finish, maybe at the year end, after which the diocese will demolish - the hall, padlock the new gate at the


. ers are fitUy entitled to make changes to what, a month ago, became their' property. There will inevitably be dis-: appointenent and inconvenience; but; we hope that local people will accept that the church cormcil is acting in ■ the best long-term'interests of both: the church and the many parish­ ioners who at some stage in their life: seek its services. . Anyone is welcome to ring me on (01200) 458019 to discuss church pol­ icy in'general, but specific concerns;: about access would need to be direct- •: ed to the'property department a t : Diocesan Office! CANON RODNEY NICHOLSON, ' ■yicar of Si Paul’s, LowMoor, Clitheroe ‘ • Via e-mail.


Dog case concerns


I AM appalled and incensed at the . manner in which this “danger dog’’, as reported in last week’s edition of the Clitheroe Advertiser, was dealt with. So it took two years for the “dan­


ger and evil’.’, to be removed from the village of Sabden? I see no report of anyone being bit- .


ten, merely that the dog was, in some unspecified manner, aggressive towards ■villagers who feared for their .


: the matter to be dealt with. Perhaps, at an earlier date, the dog could have been rehomed or handed over to an; animal rescue. I see that the owners eventually


.“cooperated” and the dog was put down. 'Why was there no mention of


: any prosecution against the owners, who are totally responsible for the fears of the ■villagers and ought to be held accountable? T. GARRARD,


: Hcnlhom Road, • ' Clitheroe


Strategic questions


■ MR :GRUNDY’S letter in the : Clitheroe Advertiser and Times’ last week (August 20th) has once again raised the issue of the Ribble Valley Borough Council’s strategic housing land a'vailability assessment. - i was amazed that this year’s


Booker Awards for fiction did not announce any well-deserved recogni­ tion for this publication. I was obvi­ ously disappointed to see that the Booker judges had, like the rest of the residents in the Ribble Valley, believed it to be a factual document. The 95-page document was ob'vi-


ously well received by central Gov-. ernment, as it ticked all the right boxes as far as Government policy is


; concerned, but once you read it care­ fully you see that despite being a fac­ tual document and used as a refer­ ence to future needs, the information


. can be changed quite easily.'*. Appendix 2 “ list of Mtes to b e ,


„..,,,..,.,;,v>.,W.with tho audieuco and had us laugh- ihg inbetvran, then cheering aloiig to t


excluded following initial site filter­ ing” on page 60 ref 099 a parcel o f , land in Sabden, clearly indicates it as Greenfield land, but as soon as the RVBC’s partner, Ribble Valley,, Homes, comes along it gets recla^i- fied as Brownfield and a planning; application quickly follows. , A letter in the Clitheroe Advertiser;


and Times (July 30th) details how.; incestuous this partnership is viewed. Page 62 ref 153 lists a further parcel: of land in Sabden that already has been given planning permission. ■ l am sure residents in Chipping,


will be pleased to know that they are . the next targets for affordable hous- r ing planning permission from Vicini­ ty Housing, the parent company of Ribble Valley Homes. How much time, money and forests have been dedicated to keep-!


. ing central Government happier and organisations such as RVH in full employment and seeking new prem- ’’ ises to use up their Government funding? JOHN SHORTER, Whins Avenue, Sabden :


Getting my Kicks


ON Friday, 21st August, 1 went = along to watch Herman’s Hermits at the Grand in Clitheroe. . ■ I love music from the 1960s and ,


the Hermits did not disappoint. They played all their hits and gave a


. slick and polished performance. However, for me, the true revelation


the music;'At the end of their^^^^ fonh^c'e -we shouted for more and ^ they gave us more! The only disa^ S ppintment •


wais that ' the band’s^ ^ d i e Shaw lodkalike oh keyboard •


and b a^ guitar:didn’t take off her .i shoes!


|;;-Tharte’^^ The Kcks for giving ns such a good night'aihd for capturing ,


; that well-loved spirit of the sixties! :; JPlease come baick to'Clitheroe again ! soon!'


Clitheroe'. Cat call requested


; IN March this year you were kind enough to publish a photograph for our missing Mmne Coon cat, Rupert. We have since leafleted and placed


notices o f him all over the town. Many kind folk have phoned us, but so far we haven’t had a positive sight­ ing. On Monday, August 17th at 4-50


p.m. we recorded a telephone mes­ sage from a gentleman who said he took in a fluffy long-haired beautiful cat some six weeks ago. He and his wife have looked after him and said they would be happy to return him to us. It sounded very like our Rupert. Unfortunately the caller did not •


include a contact number. Could we please request him to telephone us. again on 01200 429051, with his. number m we can make contact. TONY and ELEANOR BRAZENDALE, Bracken Hey,, Clitheroe'■ - A . a


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