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Like most English people, I am a demo­ crat and feel uncomfortable about the


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European Union. If our own Parliament wants to reintro­


duce hanging for mass murder, I do not think it is any business of Estonia to inter­


If we want to nationalise the banks, it ' . . .


is not for the French to control the process. The Germans have no business telling us whether or not we should import lamb from New Zealand and it is nothing


.to do with the Hungarians whether we should privatise the Post Office. Neither is there any reason why Italians should decide how many hours we are allowed to


work. . There are four political parties which


are wholly committed to foreign interfer­ ence in these areas and I therefore cannot vote for any of them. They are the Con­ servatives, the Liberals, Labour and the Greens.


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or weeks, I have been obsessed about the county council elections on June 4th, but today, I turn to the European Parliament elections.


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oddijall parties for which I could vote. ^ There will be the Christian Party Pro -: HaimiTig Christ’s Lordship and the Social- -, ist Labour Party. Or I could vote for .the Jury Team or the English Democrats. ; Unfortunately, the Monster Raying Loony Party is not standing,- but the British National Party, Libertas and No2EU would fill that gap.


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But I do not want to make a protest. In my own boring and rather old fashioned


way, I just want us to be able to trade freely with the EU while running our oivn affairs. It is not much to ask and, as there is a boring and old fashioned party which stands for exactly that, I will be voting for it. I t is the United Kingdom Indepen­ dence Party. I hope I am not alone in sup­ porting it.


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We didn’t have a facelift or


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.them; We.went for something far more radical and far more: life changing: we took out all our credit cards, spread them. out on the table and ceremoni­ ally cut theni all up, initially


i leaving just one card for emer- gencies and our debit card. •


v_,- • We resolved to transfer any ; debt to the one card and even- i tually paid that off and then; cut th a t card up too. Since ' then, our finances have never


looked better. Why? Because .we only buy what we can ; afford, what we can pay for and what we need rather than yearn for. . I t sounds simple and rela­


tively painless, but I don’t pre­ tend that it is easy. It has how-' ever, changed our approach to . money and to materialism:


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CLITHEROE Roller Skating Compa­ ny had acquired a site for a new rink with maple floor, spectators gallery and Winslow skates. The up-to-date rink wais to be built on the site of a former hen run between Balfern Terrace and the railway station a t a cost of £1,500. • At Clitheroe Borough Police Court


a man was sentenced to a months hard labour for destroying his clothes. The man told the task master that his gar­ ments were not fit to wear - they were replaced at a cost of five shillings. • Pupils a t Low Moor School per­


formed the o p e re t ta “ Among the Fairies” which had been written by headteacher Mr. E. Woodcock.


Looking Back 50 years ago


A SILVER gilt chain of alternately linked single Lancashire roses and Lacy knots, with a silver gilt and enamelled- pendant replica of the arms of Clitheroe RDC, was presented to Coun. Ernest Holgate. • The Ribblesdale League pro­


gramme was completed in ideal condi­ tions for cricket. At Whalley the village side declared after scoring 218 for the loss of six wdekets. • It was a proud day for.the villagers


of Pendleton when Sir H. Russell Horn­ by, of Barraclough, opened the new vil­ lage hall - the result of 14 years of efforts and work after the old village institute was burnt down in 1944.;


elections, I will be voting Conservative, but only because I have such a low opin­ ion of politicians. For the past 28 years, Labour has run the county council and, so


' far; as possible, it has spent its £700m. a -year in towns and villages th a t vote .Labour.:It is terribly unfair, and I think the Conservatives are just as bad.


I ■?-.With'only a 4% swing, the county ■ council will go Conservative this time and, ■'if we have a Conservative councillor in ■ Clitheroe, we are likely to get the next new school or old people’s day centre. This will not only benefit our children and old peo­ ple, it will also be a boon to Clitheroe peo­ ple who work in the construction industry and are on very hard times. About three quarters of our council tax


is spent by the county council and, under Labour, Clitheroe - with its Liberal coun­ cillor - got hardly any of it back. When the county council goes Conser­


vative, next week, we have to decide whether we are going to be on the winning


side and get the gravy. e-mail: tliecontrarian@hotmaILco.uk


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Conrad is Glitheroe’s new police sergeant


" n j r EET Clitheroe’s new police ser- geant. Sgt Conrad Tapp, pic-


J -V JL tu re d , has recently taken over


the reins of Sgt Rob Evans as geograph­ ic co-ordinator of the Ribble Valley. The 37-year-old, who has previously


worked in higher crime areas such as Accrington, Burnley, Blackburn and Great Harwood, is pleased to have joined the Ribble Valley police family and is keen to forge strong bonds with the com­ munity as well as crack down on crime. He said: “Although the borough is the


safest place to the live in the North West and according to the British Crime Sur­ vey, i t is the third safest place in the country to live, we cannot be compla­ cent. , -


: ■ “I will be working on:a number of ini­


tiatives over the coming' months to keep crime at a new low level.” Brought up in East Lancashire, the


experienced officer, who was involved in dealing with the Burnley race riots in 2001, began his policing career as a fresh- faced bobby in Accrington. In January 2001, he moved to Great


25 years ago


GRAMMAR school student David Ronnan was getting ready to jump 2,500ft. from a plane, two days before sitting his A-Level physics exam, for the N o r th West branch of the charity


MIND. • A jumbo playgroup was held on the


Clitheroe Castle field for under fives from across the borough. Postman Pat author John Cunliffe went along to tell


stories. O Former Advertiser editor Bryan


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Cowgill was made a Fellow of the Royal Television Society. The grammar school old boy started his career in journalism in Preston, and edited the Clitheroe Advertiser for six years.


Harwood to join the support unit. This role involved executing drug warrants, dealing with riots and providing policing cover during football matches.


made custody officer at Greenbank Sta­ tion. ■


' ‘ Clearly a raising star, in June 2008, he.


passed his in sp ecto r’s exams and between September and April, he worked on a special Home Office initia­ tive called “Operation Quest”. This was aimed at building capability


within forces to undertake operational process improyement work. Looking forward to the challenge of


working in a rural area and keen to work with his team of dedicated officers, part­ ner organisations and the community, Sgt Tapp, who is married ivith two chil­ dren', said: “The Ribble Valley is a place I have never worked before. I t ’s a large area and it’s a challenge to work here - something different.


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■ “I will be continuing with the good work carried out by Sgt Evans and tak­ ing a proactive approach to matters. . “Fortunately, with rural police sta­


tions in the Valley, we have resources to our disposal. “It is a case of predicting crime events


He also worked with the auto-crime


team in Blackburn and in November 2004 was promoted to sergeant. Until March 2007, he carried out general polic­ ing activities in Blackburn, but was then


and being ready to tackle them so that we can keep crime to the low level to which people in the Ribble Valley have become accustomed.” (B290409/la)


Regulars rally to help Bill’s charity fund-raiser Qi


. UIZZERS at a Ribble ) Valley pub answered a .call to support a good


The Calf’s Head; a t


Worston, holds a fortnightly pub quiz, where one of the regular quizzers is local estate agent (and “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” veteran) Bill Honeywell. As regular readers will


know. Bill has just climbed all 214 Lakeland peaks listed in the famous Wainwright Pic­ torial Guides, completing the task in just 55 days to raise funds for the Rosemere Can­ cer Foundation.When his fel­ low quiz fans a t the Calf’s


. Head learned of his charity challenge, they organised a whipround and rustled up £125 in no time at all.


Visit Age Concern for your chance of a prize


T ^ E O P L E visiting Age Concern , ■-^Lancashire’s Clitheroe office could


X win £1,000 in a free prize draw.. The promotion, which runs until June ,30th, ivith the prize draw taking place on


July 15th, aims to encourage more peo­ ple to discover the range of services ^ d


advice which Age Concern can provide. Staff at the Clitheroe office, at 18a Castlegate, MU be on hand to offer useful information on all Age Concern’s prod­


ucts and services, including home and car insurance, motor breakdown cover, travel


insurance, energy products, tailored holi- 'days, funeral plans and aid call personal alarm.:


Kathrynne Dinsdale, at Age Concern Lancashire’s Clitheroe office, said: “It’s


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' Not only does it give us an opportunity to catch up with the regulars, but it’s also,


nice to invite new faces to the office.” In an increasingly technology-driven


society, Age Concern is invaluable in offering older people personal face-to- face service at a local level. For more information contact Age ,


Concern’s Clitheroe office on 01200 444423 or call in at 18a Castlegate. You can also visit Age Concern’s web­


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