‘ , ,'. cntheroe Advertiser &TImes,Thursday, May 6,2010' r :% ■ Write to The.Editor, Clitheroe "
•Advertiser and Times, 3 King, ~ Street, Clitheroe or email
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duncan.smith@
eastlancsnews.co'.uk-V¥ follow the
debate.atm^ Tories don^t care i
about the NHS ' I MUST object to Ken Hind’s claim '
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f'. placed on the gate we would have seen ;; this as would all the other visitors who
about the Conservatives’ record on t the NHS ; Tlie Conservatives opposed it from •
its first creation in 1948, let it go to -: rack and ruin in the 1980s and 1990s and rubbish it to this day.
r Conservative support for the NHS ,
has never been more than that of po litical expediency. -
" Everyone will remember Tory MEP^
Daniel Hannan’s description'of it last year as a “60 year mistake”'.T doubt ;;
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’-'stood there in disbelief. - ,, .;;'The''council must have realised ' ■ when it started removing all these>i lovely gfifts that not many people had ;
'. seen the notice, surely. thersituationL' ^•should have been reviewed and an-!.; -other notice placedwhereeveiyone- , could see it?"
;; were removed; the rest were left.-; iv ; Owners of the infant graves were -
,; toid personally and the items were' collected together and left bagged up. for collection, as many'ornaments as.;
• possible were left on the base of the? " infant memorials.’
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' ; ; We would'hot have been happy to - remove all our gifts but at least that ; would have been our choice, and that is what we would have done, after all ' those gifts, that were so casually cast?;,
.aside.near.the rubbish' bin's,;were .bought with lots of thought and love. -
. the. millions of people .whoselives- ' have been saved and whose lives de- 'c; pend.on it today would take the kmC ' = view.
And Hannan’s views are not just '
those of a lone eccentric within the ■ Conservative ranks; Some senior- Conservative Shadow Ministers have been claimed to support his views in-i- various publications Indeed, as recently as December
2009 David Cameron, invited th e ' pressure group Nurses'Fof Reform
; After having to.'reluctantly rum- '':
'• mage through the piles 'of pots and; • • tokens to.tiy and find our angels, we-
were.very'disappointed not to be able ■: to retrieve them.
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. Tlie Whalley and Wiswcll Cemetery -. is always kept in beautiful condition, I do not refer to the grass that is cut, but the tender loving care,that each per- -
, (NFR), who advocate the wholesale privatisation of the NHS,fd present- ' their ideas to him. They describe the'^ ■ NHS as a “dystopian. Soviet-style ca- ■ lamity” and were left in no'doubt that. the Tory leader was receptive;--■ - Theleader of NFR said of the
meeting: “If he becomes Prime Min- ' ister I have no doubt NFR will meet with him and his policy team again.’’’ ’ ;; Tn 1997 it took Labour to rescue the •
NHS from its delapidated state. Only ' the LabourParty are truly committed to the NHS. .
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‘ MRS MATTHEWS, Clithcroc ‘
Upsiri at removal^
of tokens of love I CANNOT imagine how anyone could remove the flowers, vases, an gels, solar lights and any other token placed lovingly at a loved ones’ rest ing place. Yet this is what greeted us when we visited our grandparents’ - grave at the weekend. ' We were greeted with disbelief by
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been ripped up, even the flower hold ers were gone. iiMy first thought was how could an- ' ;
.-until myhusband noticed that all the;' : grayes were missing their flowers and Tokens that had been placed in front
■ple of plant_________ stone so they can place lots of flowers there; Now each stone can only have
one.that’s in the base, so now wheh
; many relatives visit one plot not eve-; ryone can take flowers as there is no where to place them. Can you imagine
: what that will feel like when it is your : lost loved one’s birthday, anniversary or Christmas? ,We take great pride as ■I expect everyone else does who visits!
;their loved ones to make sure every thing is kept tidy and clean, so this can not be the reason that all our belong- ' ings,have been removed. I can only imagine that it is just too much trou ble to use a strimmer around the cem etery, and that it is just so much easier, to siton a lawnmower and move up and down each aisle. It obviously does not matter to the council how many
-people it upsets and will continue to „upset,‘by notfctting people do the . -only thing they can do now for their lost loved ones, and all that adds up to is a few bunches of flowers and the small token of love, I don’t think that’s a lot to ask.- -
MRS T. MCLAUGHLIN -
what used to he a well kept grave with ■ flowers, angels and solar light. Instead all these were missing and the newiy , planted daffodils and snowdrops had
■ ypne stoop so" low to vandalise some- • , , ones resting place like this? It was not'^
; of the headstone that we went to in-
vestigate.the'rubbish bin area. Here •'
• Sydney Avenue, Whalley
Nothing new in graves clean-up I FEEL it'is necessary to respond to -
-some inaccuracies in the report in the ; Advertiser, “Plastic floral ban sparks -
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;'A;This clean up is done every spring ■ to allowfor the mowing over-the; .'summer rrionths; We appreciate that! ■i th'ere will always be people who will;; ;
be.very.sensitive to anyone remov- '; .-ing items from relatives’ graves, but;; ' over-dramatic reporting of the mat ter doesn’t help the issue. We must?:
- also bear in mind the silent majority- who stick to the rules and appreci-;; ate how they must feel to see others’ ;
’.flouting them. We do get complaintsU about the garish nature of some plots,;!; but these don’t seem to be worthy of!;' headlines.
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y;; COUN. SUSAN EARNSHAW, ' Woodland Drive, ■ Whallcy
SabdehLive
congratulations WE would like to take this opportu nity through your letters’ page to say
' “well done” to the landlord and land lady of the Pendle Witch pub, Kevan Lingard, all the bands and artists who ■ took part in this event and everyone else who helped on the day to make the first ever “Sabden Live” mini mu sic festival a huge success. ■ What a brilliant family day. Con
gratulations to you all and thank you • for a very enjoyable day, well organ- iscd.
The bands, artists and soloists did
us proud it was really good to see the strong community spirit shine through in support of this first live music event. Everyone really enjoyed themselves especially us and we are already look ing forward to the next one. ■ ,
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RAYMOND AND EILEEN LOWE, 26 Whalley Road, Sabden
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■ I WOULD like to thank the organ isers of the Sabden Live event that
; park last Sunday. ■ ' : It made me proud to be a Sabden-
er!
The car park was turned into a live stage as a line-up of local talent -
■ performed for a packed audience throughout the afternoon and early
■ fury”, April 29th edition.': , ;: ., ;We have not stopped the laying; v of artificial wreaths or the planting of flowering bulbs. -The planting o f :: shrubs has never been allowed and
, we were greeted by the heaps of plant - holders, tubs, flowers, solar lights, toy ; windmills and flower holders, some ■
, of which had been lovingly engraved.; As'more people arrived armed with -’ ; flowers for their loved ones we were -
. : no longer the only ones hurt and con- • fused.' ■' ■ , ‘
. board that contains the rules and'- regulations of the cemetery, here he '{■ found a small notice telling everyone
, • tOTemove all the items in front of- , their stone by April 16th if they want- - ' ;ed to keep them. .
veteiy.pn a regular basis for the last 21:;'' - years, occasionally we have glanced a t '' '
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We..fiaye been
visiting.the cem-5-;
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• the,rules board, but that is all it wa.s, .,a rules board. If,the notice had been ?
. the inclusion of artificial flowers has ■ always been with written permission v'
: from the Registrar. tThe rules have - ; .not been changed, every person who ;'
'; :: ;My husband went to look at the' ;■
• applies for a grave plot at the Burial ; ; Ground is given a set of these rules and the rules are clearly displayed in the notice board at the gate and al-;; ’ ways have been. There is no sudden ' health and safely issue here, it has al- ; ways been this way.
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-.were removed carefully and any un- - ■ sightly holes in the grass werefilled in. Planters were removed and placed; ,on the plinths if possible, if not pos-i;'’
sible then by the gate, however bulbs planted in the grass were not touched, v-
f hese are allowed to flower and then mowed and there is no problem with that. Artificial flowers past their best ' ■
i evening. The event; which was held to raise funds for: the, Pendleside and East Lancs Hospices, definitely'
..broughtSabden toTifeagainI ' ■'' • ■ ■ .Villagers old and new and visitors - from as far away as Norwich; Leeds ’■ .and Australia packed the car park and'
.rbraved the cold to see whafSabden had to offer. ;
• ■ The. line-up"of acts;- Teenage ?'
.Kicks, Kevan Lingard,;Satch, Neil ,E.. Diamond, Elvis Fort; Samantha -
. Brother -h ad the audience rocking
. Booth, Weaver, Dave: Sharp, Amy Barton, Marco galea, and Shakeys ’
^Nothing was “ripped out’’,’ all items .t.; ers who made it all happen,' Kevan'' : Lingard (event organiser),-Ben and
throughout the even t and the atmos-' phere was buzzing .?P^c*^
i..thanks to, the organis- ’
:Keriy, The. Pendle-.WitchV Paula and Paul Leather,-Jim'Fort and all the local sponsors (mus'n’t forgefSheila; Jimmy and Dawn'oh the Burger van)’ '•
Well donel Let’s hope this the first of many.
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’.'And to the one or two killjoys who* complained about the event, before it
- was held on
the.Pendle Witch car
even took place-get a lifel Sabdeni? had on Sunday! '
' -• -. , - ‘ CHRISTINE CAPSTIck I
Thumbs up for Skipton rail link
• REGARDING the report in the pa? ; ' per about opening a rail line between Clitheroe and Skipton this is a fafitas- tic idea. Both my partner arid I would
’’ use it as the journey north of Clithe'-,.'.; roe is a beautiful and scenic one and it A
/ opens opportunities to visit Bradford,' • : Leeds etc. much more conveniently.'-' It would also bring more people.
- . into Clitheroe. Well done Mr Brass.'’,' ; L.WALMSLEY Mitton View,
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route to Skipfon THE opening of a irain line between
, Clitheroc and Skipton is something : that would prove invaluable to walk ers, shoppers, job seekers, university students or people just wanting a good ; day out in the countryside. .
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■ . The line would give direct access to Yorkshire and eastern parts of the countiy. Opening train lines is some thing UKIP are firmly committed to
, and this forms part of our manifesto. We should be providing people with
• alternative travel options other than by road.
One thing highiighted. in Peter
Eastham’s letter of reply last week was that railways are also blighted with an immense amount of bureaucracy. He mentions three different organisa- tions that have to check that the line would be value for money. In this in stance if it was not cost-effective Peter Brass is prepared to financially back the project. 1 do not see the problem. . We should be supporting this idea and congratulating Peter Brass for highlighting the issue and backing his
. convictions with a sizeable amount of his own money.
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STEVE RUSH, UKI P Candidate,
.V .1 do hope you can understand that ;' people, for many reasons, would ’.we come this exciting new transport • link in and out of Clitheroe. I hope you can see this as a priority and hope ...we can see some action soon.
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Coppcrficld Close,?; Clitheroe
Letters show‘Fin
^ ig h t Jack'view WITH reference to your letters page •
:. pfApril 15th; the visiting clergyman' mystified by a fine for staying too long
.prospective politician who would put the carefree joy.'of the drunk-driver
; ahead of the lives of fellow road useis-
..the 4x4-driving local busybody'who criticises county road pianners for
encouraging him to drive just a little more slowly.
, , All three in degrees of stridency as^
’■ sorting their right to do as they please and never mind the consequences for those around them. Libertarians
of the world, welcome to the Ribble Valley!
G.KAY, Clitlicroe
Fund raising for injured soldiers
I WRITE to ask your readers to sup port my friend Alastair Padgett, who is to embark on a £10,000 charity fund-raiser, in the'name of his friend
. Andy Reid, who was a former soldier ■ with the Queen’s Lancashire Regi- • ment, and who lost both legs and an arm in an explosion in Afghanistan. . Alastair, who lives in Hapton, near
Burnley, is also a former soldier who served with the Duke of Welling ton’s Regiment in 2003. He is a good
.friend, very conscientious and proud to do anything to raise the profile of our injured soliders, like Andy and others.' 1 . . . Alastair and his friend Craig King
will be climbing Britain’s highest mountain Ben Nevis on August 7th.;
Mcarley Syke,'", and are hoping to raise much-needed Clithcroe. ; funds for the rehab unit that treated
. ter sent to Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans:
■ The following is a copy of a let- Defence Rehabilitation Medical Cen tre.
his friend - that being Headley Court . .
I READ in the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times an artiele on Mr Peter Brass’s suggestion that for little reaL cost the railway line
between.Clithe?
■, roe and Skipton could re-open to pas--' senger trains, so opening up Leeds,’ London, Carlisle etc. '
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; ho d a driving licence because of eye sight problems from birth. , ’
. I am a resident of Clitheroe and a supporter o7 the Con'Jmative^ for TJ , . .
over 50 years. * ou UblIC 1o I am i niu t aUe t0 Wc have a car that my wife drives'
: but on many occasions I travel inde-’ -. pendently, so needing to use public transport very often. . For me it would be a real bodh for
a railwayJine subsequently allowing .trayel to Leeds and onward as I visit
; my daughters in West Yorkshire bn? a weekly basis, which necessitates'at' present going through Blackburri.'- '
■ On a non-personal point,- surely .- the line would open up commercial'
opportunities, as did the line when it
..opened to Blackburn in 1994; not to"' : mention jobppportunities for Clithe?' roe and the surrounding districts.' ' - '
> I humbly again ask your readers to ; please visit the fund-raising website at
www.justgiving.com/Craig-KingO- and pledge a little something to this worthwhile cause. •
;;; i m is s a n n -m a r ie robin son Calder Avenue, - Billington
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I WRITE in support or Fiona Pereira .of Animal Aid (letters page, April;
; 22nd) and her comments on the three-,- ;day meet at .Aintree that includes the , Grand National. -The'animal sjaughter goes on and, on and'is reminiscent of an annual -,
’ repeat of “The Charge of The Light Brigade”! - ' find if difficult that this spectacle;
can be looked’upon as civilised or , necessary. ’ -
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, . Mr R. A. WHITTAKER, '
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Get fit at Roefield
AN action packed pro gramme is starting this
summer at Clitheroe- based Roefield Leisure.
The new season cours
es will run for 10 weeks throughout the summer. Ju n io r programmes
include badminton, net- ball and Coerver football coaching. ■
• dance. - _ New this session is mul
for eight to 13-year-olds, as well as hip hop/street
ti-skill aimed specifically at developing agility, bal ance and coordination for
- four to seven-year-olds. • For more details on
contact Roefield on 01200 442188. ;
all the courses available
Robbery charge
A 20-YEAR-OLD wom an has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with robbing a 13-year-old schoolgirl in the grounds of Clitheroe Castle. •
Bobbie-Jo Martin; of
Devonshire Drive, Clay- tqn-le-Moors, is charged with robbing the girl of her iPod after removing it from the pocket of her school blazer. She was sent on bail to Preston Crown Court with bail conditions which include an electronically moni tored curfew and not to enter Clitheroe
T h e re will be basketball more trees by Duncan Smith
UP to 50 trees are to be planted in the grounds of Clitheroe Castle over
the next two years. A variety of trees, in
cluding rowan, cherry, whitebeam and acer, will
- be planted to enhance the landscape of the castle grounds and to replace trees which are decayed or diseased. The tree planting is
part of a huge renovation of the Clitheroe Castle site, which has included a £3.5m. refurbishment of the museum, as well as works to the castle keep, gardens and general land scaping. . -
- ■ More than 20 trees, in
cluding tulip, oak, rowan, whitebeam and lime, are also being planted at the ' Clitheroe Cemetery Ar-
. boretum. • A beech tree at the main entrance to Clit heroe Castle has been Druned after shedding a F arge branch. Given the
DIGGING DEEP: The Mayor of the Ribble Valley, Coun. Beverley Jones, with David Hewitt and Ribble Valley Borough Council’s
head gardener, John Adamus (right), planting trees in the Castle grounds.
tree’s prominent location and the constant use of the castle grounds by people and traffic, it was decided, following a risk assess ment, to prune the tree.
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