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bus passengers ONE wonders, occasionally, if our lo- cal councillors and the officers of Ribble


■ Valley Boroguh Council and Lancashire County Council varieties ever get off their rotund rumps and sally forth to the places where ordinary people live, especially those of us who do not have vehicles for which they can claim 40p per mile from us, the council taxpayers. The new buses now being operated by TRANSDEV on the Cl route to and


• from the, neglected area of Low Moor, ' are longer and wider than before. I believe that one of our current county


councillors, who I have observed using public transport on trains, is no longer a residentofthisarea./: V .


. If te did still inhabifthis forgotten part


. of Clitheroe - at least as far as the politi­ cians are concerned - he would have ob­ served that over the last few weeks, there has been considerable inconvenience to bus drivers on this route. This has been due to, at times, 20 white


construction vans being parked in Union Street. ■


Of course, the local constabulary, who


might at least have given advice on safe parking, leave alone giving tickets for ob­ struction, were nowhere to be seen. The bus drivers, meanwhile, have


coped very well and not one swear word has been heard emanating from their lips. The passengers have not been so polite. The situation on the bus route, almost immediately after it leaves the retired


: persons’ complex, will worsen in the not too distant future. ’


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; , Planning permission has been granted, after a “tactically withdrawn” application, to which 20 people objected, was re-sub-


. mitted, but without any objections to the previous plam being considered by our wonderful RVBC, because it was classed as a new submission. Bureaucratic logic which Weber would


have marvelled at!


: ■ The planning permission was granted for some flats on the bend, around which the buses struggle to turn, at the low end of Low Moor.


nated parking spaces sult with each other?


. In addition'to this, there will be desig­ Put own house in Dopur two cpuncils.noMiaise or con­


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; ;The bus service is; after all; subsidised for the present by LCC. Was it not con­ sulted about the extra dwellings which will make it extremely difficult for the old and infirm to avail themselves of the few shops and market that are left in the cen­ tre of our declining town?. .


, ■ ; ; count by RVBC?


Are transport issues not taken into ac­ . 7' -


order, councillors! IN: Valley Views, November 25th, coun- cillors Jones and Knox wrote about the demise of Coun. Farnsworth, of Ribble Valley Borough Council. ,Tt is a great pity that these people can­


‘/Do the people who actually live in Clit-' ’ 5 ..‘ NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED, i if. ' l i y i ' l # ^ n i r o v i m e r s ^ are awaitiiig,


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Be patient with post office staff


•; I AM not given to writing letters to news-; ; . papers.' Indeed there seems so much' doom and gloom about, one has to be in a


i positiye mood to read the letters. •' ,.M^ I through your papefurge the pub-^


;-Iic to be patient in the post office in the ■ V run up to Christmas or indeed anytime. •; 1 The staff there are the friendliest of any ; ; :;shop in Clitheroe, always helpful and al-;> , \vays a smile.’


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.V.;Yes,I_know when you are workingbe- ^iiigin a queue can be frustrating, but it is


r not theirfault and they do try their best.' - : The, unkind people who huff and puff . ;; in the queue amuse me.-Where are they'


/ going in such a hurry? What are they do-’i 'mg? ■'


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not get their own councillors to do the right thing before condemning others. If one looks at the attendance records , of.the Lib-Dems part of the new Con-'


heroe matter when the bulk of councillors ■ represent areas outside of and do hot live in the town?


; Dem coalition, one finds that quite a few of their own party are suspect of doin® the same as Mr Farnsworth.


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: .. Coun. Berryman has missed some 33% og meetings, councillors Croasdale, Har-'


, greaves and M. Sutcliffe have all missed 30% with M. Robinson also missing


;: So councillors Jones and Knox please make sureyourhouse is in good orderbe-


again appeared through our letter box' ■(please save the rainforest, stop print-


mg It) showing much self praise on their part.- ■ ■


■' . Coun.Hargreaves is prhising'the newly .bought speeding indicator device Ythe


...the sfDceders down in the town,' ' - This has been a campaign of mine for ■years, but it has always fallen on deaf ears


- .especially in the Clitheroe Town Coun­ cil chambers. I, Councillirs Hargreaves and .Ycariric '


. P’SP they arc campaigning on kecn^ - ■' mg the town centre streets cleaner by calc


: sjuiley face speed indicator) - i t is about" time that someone did sdmethins to slow


• foreyou start to condemn others.-’: ■ ■ ;■ : The Lib-Dems’ monthly newshect lias


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■ Write to The Editor/Clitheroe • Advertiser,and.Times, 3 Kings i . Street, Clitheroe or ernail;


N O T iC EBO A RD ; duncan.smith@eastlancsnews.cd.uk"


Follow the debate at wwwxIitheroeadvertiser.Go.uk lling for more bins around the area.


A queue is such a good place to peo­


ple watch - it can be veiy entertaining -kir have people lost their sense of humour?. .


• Anyway, happy Christmas to the post office staff-T think you are tile best. LORNAVACCARD Peel ParkAvenuc, Clitheroe.


Thanks for joining homes campaign


V ON behalf of the Save Whalley Village


: Campaign, can I thank all those who. ■ signed on Pickwick Night to become ■


members of our campaign to say no to ■


’any more large scale development in the village.


. Pity they do not show, the same vigour when it comes to keeping the streets of Low Moor swept and clean. . Also when are the town councillors go--


ing to get the Primrose area of Clitheroe cleaned up?


■ is?


■ Everywhere you look it is a public dis- gface.:What are the'local councillors up to allowing it to get into the filthy state it


County Coun. Knox has announced ;. that he is to have a monthly surgeiy at last


.. . (some 18 months after his election). Was this in response to the fact that at a county council meeting in Clitheroe a


. 'few weeks ago, when the presenter asked the 80 people in attendance to put their


• Some 400 people signed up and will: receive their membership numbers in the near future. I would also like to congratulate the or­


ganisers of Pickwick Night on a successful evening well organised, supported and • enjoyed by all. If you would like to join our cam­


paign you can do so free by visiting our website at wtvw.savewhalleyvillage.org. uk,on Facebook - Save Whalley Village, by e-mailing us for a form at info(®save whalleyvillage.org.uk or by telephone - 01254822660. .


' NICK WALKER, Co-ordinator of Save Whallcy Village My thanks for the


return of lost purse I WOULD like, through your paper, to thank the kind and considerate person who found my purse in the doorway of the Tesco supermarket at lunchtime on Saturday and handed it in. I quickly realised that I had lost it and


was most relieved that I was able to col­


lect it; from tlic store when I went back there. ■ I am most grateful for the kindness and


thoughtfulness of this anonymous local person. ■ . ■


■ > :. ■ V MRS ROSA PEEL


; , hands up if they knew who their county ’ councillor was; only four peoople knew, such damming response by the people on this present county councillor. ■


Finally, in the same issue of this paper ' .there was a person who was caught out


. parking over the limit while using the Ed- isford recreation facility car park.


What should have been a pleasant


few hours’ recreation turned out to be a nightmare one, which instead of costing


: charges) turned into a £50 shocker. I have always wondered why it isThat Ribble Valley Borough Council isspend-


a few pounds, (parking fee and admission


i ing money in its pursuit on trying to stop people using its recreation facilities. : Could it be these facilities are in line for closure undcr.the present financial climate on the grounds that they may be under used?. ■ .


.May I suggest that anyone using these . facilities at Edisford do what hundreds.


; ’ are doing and use the free parkins on Ed­ isford Road. ■


This attack on the public by RVBC is


losing them some £4,000 a year in lost revenue by my reckoning.


Prosecuting users in this way is not ac­


ceptable and should be curtailed immedi­ ately.


It seems that the national newspaper


’ the Daily Express is now backing the ■ UIOP stance on a referendum on wiiether


1 Britain should drop out of the EU. This has been a major turnaround by : this paper which lias shown for years a . pro EU stance.


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' • Like I keep telling everyone, UKIP leads others will follow. ' RON LOE15ELL,


’ UKIP Ribble Valley Steer clear of the


sledging dangers IN January of this year I took my daugh­


ter sledging at the Castle Grounds in Clit-' heroe. - We were at the bandstand area of the Castle, as were many others. On oiw very . first go, the sledge veered straight in to :


, the railings of the bandstand. I was knocked out.and when I came


around my leg was stuck in the railings. Thankfully, my then five-year-old daugh­ ter was unhurt.: : V : ’ ■ , ■ :


, If my leg had not gone through tlic rail- ■ mgs I would have broken my back. I was on crutches for six-and-a-half months, had surgery and am still undergoing treatment,


with more possible surgery to come. The pain was unbearable and 1 had hvo : ■


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deep vein thrombosos (DVT) scares. , I really want to get the message across as well as children to steer clear .


of railings when sledging and to be safe. . I would not want anyone fo'go through what I did and still suffering from. .


. There were many sledging that day and with the snow here many will be again. ' Please just be safe and check out sui;


roundings before sledging. : ' ■ ^ ■ ' . ' - - ■ ANNIE .VALENTINE, ,


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CHATBURN


M a n o r H o u s e , Children in Need fund-raising day was celebrated at. The Manor House,


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Chatburn, with the staff and their regu-


- lar visitors wearing ■ pyjamas for the day. It created, a bit of


’ light-hearted fun and raised funds for the worthy cause.


At the end of Novem- ’ ber the Mahnor ' House was trimmed with blue and white flags and bunting


' to celebrate St An-' drew’s Day. Resi-.,


' dents with Scottish connections were delighted.


CHIPPING WI ' news! BILLINGTON


C om m u n i ty The Sunday service


• at Billington Com­ munity Church was conducted by the Rev. Don Johnson


that Jesus King of Kings was born to rule in heaven and


The Bible reading was V. Bird.


• on earth and when planning Christmas ensure that Jesus is the centre piece.


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froni Isaiah 7:1-14 next meeting will and Psalm 11-19 {,(,


The Hymns “In Christ Alone” and “All to the Lord’s Anoint­ ing” were sung.


■ flowers for the com- ,• GISBURN munion table were_____^


Holy Communion was celebrated and the


December 15th at 7 p.m. All welcome. Coffee and mince pies to follow.


The service on Sunday : will be taken by the Rev. Don Johnson at 10-45am.


C a f e b a r The cafe bar in Bil- • lington Community Church will be open as usual on Satur­ day from 10-30 a.m. until 1-30 p.m. for the sale of refresh-: ments.


Please note the last Cafe Bar of the year will be Saturday, December 18th and


read by Mrs Helen 5th when Mr Deb- ney will give a talk on the “Klondike Trail”. The compe­ tition will be some­ thing gold.


January ______ ■


A carol service will be ^'^^^rnoers of Gisburn held on Wednesday,


• C ^ H o r n b y / ^ Youpg fa rm e r s Farmers


Last week members met in the Festival Hall for frog rac-


- Matthew M i i LFWI spring coun- ing'Results^Boys


On Monday a bingo night and Jacob’s join supper will be


held in the Festival Hall at 7-30 p.m.


Q is b u rn W | Members of Gisburn WI were amused to


■too hot for this trip, but orange T-shirts were useful. He told ofwhy the team had a dramatic encoun­ ter with a rapid re-


’■concrete, how to • find your bike in a bike park-full of


: thousands of Har­ ley Davidson bikes, the incredible sense of space, and the


' distances to reach everyday services


guns team, why ed to use iTunes to F e l low sh ip roads are made of


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singing Jerusalem on' Sunday De­ cember 12th, or ask someone elseito download it on your


President Mrs Doreen and shops.' Kendal welcomed The winning entries rGSIlVG Tall : ' '


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> members and guests for a competition .Now is the time to find to the meeting of ■ for: a 'S tars and that special Christ-


learn what clothing to take when guest speaker Mr Harris took them on his coast to coast trip across the USA by Harley Davidson. He said this was one of the initial problems as the usual waterproofs and leathers were


dleton, Jake Stan- worth. Girls - An­ nabel Coar, Joanne Oldfield.


speaker at


cil meeting will be Michael Portillo, journalist, broad­


net minister. Tick­ ets are £12.


Neal Maidment and


. senior journalist Robyn Shuker will be meeting with members today to discuss the WI Life editing competition which Gisburn has been shortlisted.


Club visited A.rla Dairies in Set­ tle, and had a very interesting and informative tour. Many thanks were expressed to all concerned.


fer Kelly won the competition for a wrapped gift. Birth­ day flowers were presented to Mrs Barbara Jarvis.


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in the village hall. • map depicting route Entertainment was ■ 66, Tommy Hilfiger provided by The boxer shorts, a pil- to the Christmas Mitton Singers who lowcase, a souvenir fair in Grindleton delighted their au- tree decoration CE School hall on dience with lovely from Mount Ver- Saturday between Christmas songs, non gift shop and


They were thanked a postcard from There you will find byMrsKendal. Natchez, New Or- leans.


11 a.m. and 4 p.m. lots of speciality


Katherine Jackson Mission Milk cam- and Mrs Jenni- paign packs were


WI members are be­ ing asked to put su­ permarkets claims of improved label­ ling to the lest and in January by visit­ ing their local su­ permarket and ex­ amining any of the


. own brand prod­ ucts, as this is where they have the power to improve. Do they carry country of origin label? Is the


ke a note of the


■ of the campaign is to safeguard the future for Britain’s dairy farmers.


given out. The aim festive items from 0 I f j


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lion for your friends avisitofMikeRam- or home. Go along ' plin and Martin


various stallholders Next Sunday the guest including Christmas speaker will be trees and wreaths. Christmas decora­ tions, produce and gifts and lots more. Also on sale will be the Grindleton Christmas cards showing fabulous village scenes in the snow taken by local folk. There will also be warming bowls of


HURST GREEN out the chill, as well Quiz night ■


and mince pies. Proceeds from the fair will go towards the Grindleton Pa­ vilion Project.


Malabel confusing? O o rn lc


■ office. Gisburn WI can be ^ found on the Swap- shop board on the WI Moodle and it is hoped to find a WI to link up with,


sent to NFWI head ^ .


detailsandthesmre Villagers are mvite^ and findings will be


of Grindleton Pri­ mary School to sing Christmas carols and hear familiar readings at a carol service in St Am­ brose Church on Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. Mulled wine and mince pies will be served in the parish room after the service.


caster and former D e c o ra t io f is politician and cabi- gj Ambrose Church


will be decorated for the Christmas festival on Monday morning from 9-30 a.m. onwards. Gifts of greenery will be


The annual Christ­ mas coffee morning held in the Festival PoStponGCi Hall on Saturday The talk by the Rev. raised £441 for WI Trevor Vaughan,


funds, and thanks go to everyone who braved the snow and ice to support it. Raffle winners


■ were S.’ Peel, M. , Birkbeck, I. Wid- - dop, H. Smith, C. Nicholson..:


sponse drugs; and Members are remind- 4 •


download , a copy o „ Friday last Harrop of the Harmonies — ■ i -


Christian Fellow­ ship and guests held their Christmas _ . , , meal at Chatburn-GrGnd drGW Methodist,Church The annual Christ- due to weather con-. mas domino drive ditions lip at Har- and grand draw rop. Musical items in Knowle Green


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and,carol singing were led by the Rev. , K: Hunter and Kays ' Farm Fellowship. A lovely time was en-: joyed by all.


' Chipping WI held Stripes item were a . mas gift or decora- Oh Sunday there was


in the church porch. Anyone willing to help with the deco­ rating will be most welcome. • -


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scheduled for last Friday, was post­ poned until a later date because of in­ clement weather.


HARROP FOLD tea, coffee, cake • iJeld at the Bayley


l ig h t ignt is being


December 16th, at 8-30 p.m. Funds raised will go to the Rosemere Cancer Centre.


Arms, Hurst green next Thursday,


! from 7 to 9-30


p.m. there will be a “Come to your lo­ cal” evening where visitors are offered a complimentary glass of mulled wine or a bottle of beer and a mince pie. There will also be a charity raffle where proceeds will be donated to Rosemere Cancer centre. Families are welcome and soft drinks will be avail­ able for children.


KNOWLE GREEN


very much appreci- DIckGUSlan ^ fickets re-


Dick­


Telephone Jenny on 01254 878350 for your chance to rec­ reate the magic of an early Victorian Christmas and to- enjoy, a great time country dancing of the; period to live niusic from The Old School Band. Reception, and drinks followed by buffet dinner at 8 ■ p.m. Tickets are £18 inclusive, but bring along your own drinks. :- ; i


ensian evening in Knowle Green Vil­ lage Hall on Satur­ day from 7-30 p.m.


Dawson a Gospel Duo from Colne. They entertained with some new gos­ pel songs and some familiar ones the fellowship could join in with.


Barry Woodward, of Rochdale. The carol service will be on Sunday, De­ cember 19th. Both services begin at 2 p.m and all are very welcome.


. cake.


Christmas goodies. Admission is £3 and includes tea and


Valley s in g e r s Making a welcome re­ turn visit to Knowle Green Village Hall on Friday, Decem­ ber 17th are the Valley Singers with a programme of popular Christmas music and an op­ portunity to join in


. some of the tradi­ tional carols. There will be the usual seasonal refresh­ ments and admis­ sion is an inclusive £5. This special . evening commences- at 7.30pm so come along and enjoy this lead up to Christ­ mas.


LOW MOOR


Po o l Low Moor Club A team won 10-2 against the Buck Inn. The B team lost 7-5 to the White Lion.


In the snooker com- petitiiontheAteam : won 3-2 against Slaidburn and the B team won 4-1 against Wadding- ton. .


The B team in table tennis had a magnif- : icent win defeating The Slayers 30-3.


Bonus ball winners were P. Cusack and D. Williams.


Members of Low Moor Club are re­ minded to put”the names of their chil­ dren on the present list for the Christ-


- mas party to avoid disappointment. •


NEWTON


DancG Due to the weather conditions last Fri­ day night the dance


■ in Newton Village Hall had to be can­ celled.


It is hoped the dance will be re-sched­ uled for tomorrow ■


; evening, weather permitting. ■


If you can attend, or have already-pro-


- visionally booked, ■ please tel. Mrs ■ Marjorie Finder on 01200 446642 for information.


,thc usual good priz- :; es including turkey produced locally and lots of other


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