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j:£aitii»i3a'S‘j£i£suKSri\v7fi T H: 16 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, July 30th, 2009 Police parking idea


is crass stupidity! WHAT crass stupidity I Obviously . Ribble Valley Borough'Council has it in bucket loads. ‘ ■ ' .


-■ Not content with plastering our . town with yellow lines, road inserts, street furniture and mucking up Moor Lane, their latest is to consid-'> er building on the Station Hotel car park, which is so near to the market • and to suggest designated police- ’ only parking on streets near the police station.


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The appropriate committee can’t be “right”, unless all their, surnames ■


are Charlies!' Only la s t week I vis ited two ,


Welsh border market towns - o n e .; was pedestrianised and difficult , parking, with a consequent result of ' a plethora of empty shops, almost; semi-derelict, scruffy and full onlyj with graffiti - the other a lovely - bustling community with no yellow lines and plenty of free parking. Whatever next?


: Perhaps a heli-pad on the pro­ posed new buildings so that the councillors, bigwigs and experts will . be able to ahive in Clitheroe -prob­ ably the only way soon. No doubt they would be able to put their costs - on expenses anyway! The remaining independent shops


and market traders keep battling v a l ia n t ly . with high costs and despite the above difficulties they .:


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' truly deserve our support. “Nuff’i : ? said! JOHNAUSTER, HiHside Close, Clithcroe ; Editor’s note: Ribble Valley Homes, which is considering building its new offices on the Station Hotel land cur­ rently leased as the police car park, is a housing association and not part of Ribblc Valley Borough Council. If and , ^ when it applies for planning permis­ sion, the borough council would con­ sider that application under the same strict planning guidelines as any other.


We aim to open


• A view from Clitheroe Castle Keep showing the fear of The Station Hotel and the land currently leased as the police station car park. Ribble Valley Homes hopes to secure the land as the site for its new purpose-built offices, (s)


There’s no need for new offices


IT is hard to believe that a Social Housing o u t f i t , Ribble Valley Homes, could^do something so unsocial a s to 'p itch the town’s police vehicles around the four cor­ ners o f Clitheroe, whether i t be off or on-street parking (Clitheroe Advertiser, July 23rd).. Why the need fori purpose-built


brand new offices oh the police car park when shop and office units are


ices provided here at the Opening Doors Group is available either from the cabing during opening hours, by phoning me, Simon O’Rourke, on 01200 444193, or by e-mailing: open- ing.doors@yahoo.co.uk As a final note, any donations to the organisation would be grateful-.


doors for disabled I AM writing partly in response to a . let te r printed in the Clitheroe ■ Advertiser and Times (July 23rd);< regarding the disabled having lack .: of access to shops if Castle Street:,: becomes pedestrianised, and how,:, this might lead to some of them feel-. :: ing like “second class citizens’’.-:: ■ . : < :“Opening-Doors’!- is an organisa-■ tion which aims to improve access. • for people with various disabilities 7;; in and around Ribble Valley. We , , would be very pleased to hear the •views of anyone who has a physical: disability, or anyone who is -visually. impaired, about the possible devel-. - opment of Castle Street, in order.:: that these -views might be discussed with Ribble Valley Borough Council ■ on September 9th.


. - . We would also like to inform read-:


. ers about the Opening Doors Infor­ mation Point and Shopmobility ■ Centre, which is located at Cabin 1; on Clitheroe Market. The centre is available on market days - Tues­ days, Thursdays and Saturdays -


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between 9-30 a.m. and 4 p.m.;: , As well as a wide range of infor-: ■


mation, we are also able to offer elec-:: trie scooters and an electric wheel- : chair to hire at a price of £2 for.;-, three hours after registration (which is free of charge); We also have a- manual wheelchair and three-wheel: : walker, which can be made available for a small donation. ■ ■ More information about the serv- >


- ly received as we are a not-for-profit organisation which relies on the gen­ erosity of many people.


SIMON O’ROURKE, Opening Doors; '' . Cabin 1,


> Clitheroc Market^ '


.‘We owe children a healthier life’


;MAY-: I, through your, newspap er, make-a general comment about w in d : farms;: which is:worth a thought.


:: I grew up in Preston in the late :’40s and the ’SOs. Some readers will remember those times, others far too young.


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5 ' All the northern towns,- such as .’Preston, Coliie, Wigan,' even Lon- , gridge and:Rib'chester, were very industrial, as^they , were all over, the Peniiines. Cotton mills;: foundries and power sta'tions;had huge red brick chimneys and-what I.-used to


.call..“concrete v ase s’;;-which, of course, were necessary for the indus­ try at the time.--'


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’ Most were spe-wing out black toxic smoke, which we lived under a n d :


- breathed constantly. A high price was paidi,by'some in ill health. A


:rare -vist to Beacon Fell or any other: ' countryside' was marred by hovering, I smog and these huge eyesores, which :: were everywhere you looked.


-':r Since the.’60s--with the decline of : these industries, technology taking


- ' - - Honesty is worth


a thankyou card ON July 6th I was walking past the Abbey Bank. In the cash machine was a sub­


stan t ial sum of money. I looked around, nobody was about so I counted i t -£ 1 5 0 . -I took the money in to Abbey and


; handed it to the staff. The day after, - having heard nothing, I rang the bank and the staff said that someone had claimed it and thanked them. . If that person would just like to


get a thank you card and leave it in Abbey for me, I would appreciate it.


. . After all, £150 is a lot of money ' that could have been lost to you. NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED


Valley song could


aid charity funds MY father used to sing a song,


• recorded by a Blackburn man, Jim


> Ainsworth,' in 1931 called “Just a lot in Ribble 'Valley”.


::;; He also wrote other songs, but it


: seems he never made any records;- , although he performed at many ven­ ues in East Lancashire. ' " I’ve now, via a musician friend.


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crying out to be filled in the town? . But is this a renegade organisa­ tion with no morals or sense of community? • Well if it is it can boast no less


; than four members of Ribble Valley Borough Council, including one who is a also a town councillor,


■ r e c en t ly newly-elected county councillor and prospective parlia­ mentary candidate for the Ribble


their place, and the late Fred Dib- nah, we are rid of them. ;I know which I would choose.


Sorry, but there’s no contest. Give me green power and clean, clear, fresh air. Come on guys or whoever oppos­


es the wind turbines. We owe our children a healthier life. M.S.RYAN, Warren Fold, Hurst Green


Valley constituency, and the recent­ ly retired Ribble Valley Borough Council chief executive. . . Ribble Valley Homes should use


its public money for the benefit of i t s current and future tenants rather than creating a brand new feathery ne s t somewhere that already well serves the lo ca lity ■without let or hindrance. NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED


been able to produce a recording from old sheet music, to my knowl­ edge the first time an official record­ ing has been done. I ’m offering to copy i t onto cassette and simply request a small donation and hope-. fully from that I may be able to assist a disabled children’s school, in memory of someone. If anyone is interested, contact me


a t the address below or tel. 01253 736926.


. MR KEITH WHALLEY, 29 Worsley Road, Lytham St Annes, FY84AW .


Justice finally for


Suiez veterans I ’VE written a book - Suez: The Hidden Truths, which details those turbulent years of the early 1950s in the Suez Canal Zone of Egypt; where thousands of mostly National Sendeemen were posted to defend a “strip of water” against a hostile and barbaric foe in absolutely appalling conditions.


Moreover, although there were


many lads killed who were only-in their teens, we were denied a medal for some inexplicable reason, which I have tried to address.


' - However,'due to a small band of


dedicated Suez activists, this miscar­ riage of justice has been righted - after many years of campaigning against a contentious Whitehall and overwhelming odds.


: -Many Suez veterans-all in their-


. 70s - are delighted with the award of this belated medal, but it really is a travesty that it wasn’t issued at the'


-time and in particular for those lads who lost their lives and are buried in the sand at British Military Ceme-'


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Clitheroe422324(Edilorial), 01282 426161 (Advertising), Burnley 01282422331 (Classified) teriffi in Egypt, and other veterans


" w ^ c U lh e r o ^ d '^ i S


who have passed on over the years since.


i Indeed, this forgotten part of our


• history must be revived and kept alive for future generations. While : other conflicts have been given due


- coverage -a n d rightly so - the Suez ■ Canal Zone Emergency has been ■ ignored. “Suez: The Hidden Truths” - has attracted many good reviews


which includes one from the Imperi- alWarMuseum. This documentary on Suez is ideal


for those interested in the history of the British involvement in the Canal Zone during the “troubles” of


, 1951/54, where young conscripts had . to endure deprivation and danger in a conflict, which has been neglected


■for too long.


-: i Furthermore, Britain has tradi- : t ionally treated its soldiers very badly - one is reminded of the lines of Rudyard Kipling: :


; : : “I t ’s Tommy this and Tommy that


. ’ “And kick him out, the brute. • “ But it’s saviour of his country


; !‘When the guns begin to shoot.” ; This book is available from me at


the address below or by calling 01772 . 322717.- I t co s ts £7, including postage and packing. Nostalgia abounds! JOHN HUNT, Ex-Suez veteran, 14 Carrfleld, Bamber Bridge, Preston


Homes plan wrong


to use Toophole’ I NOTE th a t Vicinity .Housing Group Ltd, whose subsidiaries include Ribble Valley Homes, have applied to the Local Planning Authority for permission to build 12 "affordable houses" (on land next to


-Whalley Road, Sabden) to increase their stock of rented homes. This group, who boast ownership


and management of 25,000 homes across the North West, are using an unfortunate loophole in the authori­ ty's policy which allows for the build­ ing of affordable housing in areas not normally designated for develop­ ment. : In this instance the site is outside


the main settlement boundary of the village and -within an Area of Out­ standing Natural Beauty. Building of any kind would not


only create ribbon development out­ side a -village of some character, but would also take away an area well used by wildlife.: ■ If Vicinity Housing Group are so desperate to add another 12 homes to their already huge stock of 25,000,


' why cannot they: , • Buy up and build on land near­ by which th e Local Planning Authority (and others) have recently identified as being suitable for hous­ ing development. (See report on Strategic Housing Lmd Availability


• Assessments).-' :: : • Buy 12 of the 50 homes which


■ are shortly to be built by another


: developer on a neighbouring site. < ■ O Or best of all, buy 12 of the 17 ; private homes currently up for sale : in the village, thus retaining the: :: character of the-village completely


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., This application should be regard-^ ■ ed as a test case which, if approved, : could see a flood of similar applica­ tions throughout the Ribble Valley._ ;


fv! Please can-1 ask you all to each : lobby your own local councillor to


. vote against setting this precedent. NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED,


Cli1hefoe422324 (Editorial), 01282 426161 (Advertising), Burnley 01282 422331 (Classified) www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk Use sunbeds safely!


SUNBED safety is the subject of a new health campaign backed by Ribble Valley Borough Council. . , The council’s environ­


mental health team will be out and about in the bor­ ough over the coming weeks offering tanning stu-


• dios and fitness centres advice, on sunbed safety.


. They .will be checking up th a t UV tanning equip­ ment is being operated safely, and in accordance


w i th the law. : . : The campaign has been launched by the Health


. and Safety Executive after , research revealed that pro- longed exposure to UV. tanning equipment can cause health effects rang­ ing from'conjunctivitis


, and: cataracts to prema­ ture' ageing and skin can­ cer.. '


:.v At this time of year, .many people opt to get a sunbed tan before hitting : the beach on their summer


■ holiday, but too many tan­ ning sessions in quick suc­ cession is not advisable. Young people in particular have an increased risk of skin cancer from indoor, tanning^and'the Govern­ ment is now recommend­


ing that sunbeds are not used by the under-18s. . . . Julie 'Whitwell, environ­ mental health officer at - Ribble Valley Borough


• Council, said: “We under- - stand that some of our res­ idents want to use sunbeds and this ■ campaign: . is . designed to ensure they have enough information :, to minimise the risks asso-.. ciated with the use of tan- - ning equipment. “We will he out and.--7


about over the coming weeks ensuring that Rib-.; ble Valley sunbed opera-:-, tors are complying with. the law, that their salons.:: are staffed all the time and-_:: that their equipment not being used by youngsters;- ^-; “This campaign • is:’:;,


aimed at sunbed-users,-as?;: well as tanning salon staff' and operatiors.” •


' More details about saf^'


sunbed use are available': from Ribble Valley Bor-: ough. Council’s environ­ mental health team on; 01200414464. Our picture shows envi- ,


ronmental health officer- Julie Whitwell with


. Antony Campbell, duty manager a t Roefield Leisure Centre, which has signed up to the new. scheme, (s)


ft-ra^Af^’eggtaagix & Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, July 30th, 2009 17


New home needed for historic artefacts


:'A NEW home needs to be found for historic artefacts


■which: --make ;' upth e Clitheroe Collection. The Hacking Ferry and


the town council's civic regalia are among the'


notable items included in the collection. ,


: Although most of the collection is owned by Rib­ ble Valley Borough Coun-


- cil, i t is managed by the county museums service. -:. A report to the bor­ ough's Community Com-


- mittee said the recent re- -. development of Clitheroe Castle :. Museum' had


- resulted in a reduction of items from the collection, which are on permanent -display and had highlight-


; ed the need for additional >' storage as the on-site space awasnowlimited. - ’ Members agreed to ask (' officers to find a cost-effec­


tive solution to storing the outstanding items. They also agreed that the collec- ■ tions policy needed updat­ ing and tha t means of . assessing the value or worth of the existing col­ lection be identified and a more pro-active role be taken in the future man­ agement of the collection. Committee also agreed


tha t individuals and organisations who had pre­ viously donated items to the - collection :-be.


• approached to see if they . want them back. ■


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‘ "Whalley is taking the next step to a career on the stage. Thulani Kumalo (11)


began dancing at the age of four under the watchful eye of Claire Slater, princi- pal of th e Ea s t Lancs


School of Dancing, and has never looked back. Earlier this year Thulani successfully auditioned for Elmhurst Ballet School, which is run in association w i th . the Birmingham Royal Ba lle t , and will begin there in September.


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