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week, accuses anyone who disagrees with him or the council ofbeing^'dis-


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trustful, jaundiced and negative”. Mr Sherras, we pay our exorbitant coun­


cil taxes, your councillor salary and live in a time of devolution. This means we have ■


■ tlie right to our opinions. Are you saying that the Core Strategy is designed as a document only for those that agree to the Ribble Valley being turned into “Rubble Valley”, the urban sprawl? Where is the document for those who prefer our area to remain as scenic as it currently is? I would like to thank Mr Sherras for


clearing up misunderstandings surround­ ing the Core Strategy document with the submission of his lottery ticket 4.1.2,2.3.2, 2.3.13, 2.3.10. This is exactly the reason people either do not read or fail to un­ derstand the 104-page document, wliich I class as confusion not consultation. To alleviate all the misunderstandings,


mistrust and confusion, RVBC should, through this paper, have issued easy-to-


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.READERS were treated to recipes that' utilised both the usual and not-so-usuall


, . Boiled onions: “A very good way to cook them is to slice them and stew them in salt and water until tender. Drain well and serve with a piece of butter. They will digest easier than when cooked in other ways and are consequently better for per­ sons who have delicate stomachs”. ■ For broiled oysters on toast: “Select a


dozen large, plump oysters and diy them in a napkin. Brush over the bars of the broiler a little melted butter; dip each • oyster into the melted butter and place it upon the double broiler. Let it remain until the surplus butter drops from them, otherwise it will drop in the fife and cre­ ate smoke. When done, remove the oys­ ters from the fire without tearing them, place them on slices of hot buttered toast '• and brush a little more butter over them.


, Add a squeeze of lemon juice. Care must be taken not to use too much butter as it ..will prove too rich for many”.


ic h a r d Sherras, chairman of Ribble Valley Borough Coun­ cil’s planning and development committee, writing in this slot last,


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understand weekly details so Ribble Val­ ley residents could understand the Core Strategy document. To rely on an online version is nonsense and does not consti­ tute consultation. At the same time an ex­ planation of the coalition government’s in­ centive scheme for local councils to build more houses would not go amiss. The Core Strategy document has gone


past its sell-by date. Contained within is reference to the amount of houses tliat are required in the Ribble Valley as per tar­ gets set by the previous government. The current Minister for local councils, Eric Pickles, withdrew those targets. He stated that it was up to individual councils to de­ cide how many new builds were required to satisfy the needs of local residents. Do


Current events suggest the Core Strate­ gy document is a manufactured attempt at


. confusion/consultation. As I understand it, we still liave more than 12 months to be confused or consulted with, but we hear about new building schemes springing up daily. By the time the Core Stratenj^pe- riod has ended we could have the majority of new build projects in the pipeline. We live in a time when our Government


accepts being dictated to by tlic European Union and our local councils accept beinn dictated to by our Government. It does not mean the population of the Ribble Valley has to accept being dictated to by RVBC. Some people have opinions on this impor­ tant subject and will voice them whether Mr Sherras or RVBC like it or not.


we need 2,900 to satisfy local demand? ' - The Core Strategy can hardly be classed as consultation when there is no mention of improving the infrastructure reeard- ing education or health services required for all these new homes. Neither can it be called consultation when the only options RVBC could come up with were where to build 1,500 homes. There were no options to build fewer houses.


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SUPPORTING local produce is a basic philosophy for An­ son Bolton, chef-patron at The Millstone, Mellon So he was delighted to offer his


services when asked to officiate at tlie opening of the new school gar­ den at St Mary’s Primary School in the village. ' Pupils will soon be sampling


their own home grown fruit and vegetables, as each year has been given a bed in which they can sow seeds of their choice, look after the crops and ultimately, harvest them too. “As well as promoting healthy


eating, the school garden will teach pupils how to grow their own food as well as contributing to vital parts of the curriculum, such as science, maths and physical activity.” said Mrs Christine Taylor, headteacher attheschool.


50 years ago


AN appeal was made for all the service men and women of Clitherde to honour the glorious dead who had served our country in the First and Second World Wars on Remembrance Sunday, at the


civic service and the legion’s evening serv­ ice.


• .


_ • Clitheroe Rural District Council ap­ proved pay increases for all the council staff in accordance with the recommenda­ tions of the joint councils and joint negoti­ ating committees concerned. • The first show of the newly formed


Ribble Valley Poultry Society, held in the Coiiservative Club, Clitheroe, attracted' exliibitors from as far afield as Essex and South Wales. Although a team of workers initially had trouble housing the 280 birds exiiibited, the show was a success. • Extensions were granted at Rowland


Magistrates’ Court to members of Settle Licensed Victuallers’ Association, from 10-30 p.m. until midnight on Christmas Eve, Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve


thoughtfortheweek f ■ iH ER E ’S a game in Cowgill’s


J V in Glitheroe called “Where is Moldova?” ■ ■


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, I’m saving up to buy it because I know


where it is. I’ve been there. A few years ago I xvas privileged to travel to the former


Soviet Republic of Moldovia, now an in-


, dependent state sandwiched between Ro­ mania and Ukraine. ■ ,


, impoverished, landlocked nation which lies on the extreme cast of Europe and the extreme west of Asia.


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.. We were taken to visit a high school close to the border of the breakaway ' province ofTransnistra. Armed Russian troops eyed our coach as we swung past • the makeshift border of barbed wire and tanks which mark the unofficial and inter­ nationally unrecognised border. • •' ; ■


. ■ •V. Moldova, as it’s now called, is a tiny,'


1 J.nside this nondescript and slightly di^' lapidated 1960s high school we were t4en


-straight from the lobby into two remark- able rooms.


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dead, the walls covered in pictures, maps and newspaper stories, glass-topped cabi- ‘


Right in the heart of this high school area’s war


guns, shells, grenades and knives. ■ 1 he elderly curator spoke quickly and


passi.onately m Russian while pointing


and tapping pictures, maps and displays with a conductors baton, while her teen­ age grand-daughter translated. In a rather surreal twist the older woman seemed to say a lot more than we received in Eng-


Her passion was obvious and for good reason: the men and women staring down-


displays and


from their black and white portraits on the wall had died fighting, not just in Afghani­ stan and other Soviet proxy wars in Africa and Asia. Some of the maps were local and showed the German advance and re­ treat during the Second World War.


■, It was a startling reminder for us that our country does not have a monopoly on grief and mourning, or even on heroism and the struggle for justice and freedom. Here, in a place so different from home,


we had stumbled across a place where those who had sacrificed their lives in the fight against fascism were commemorated.


.Here in a place so different, we had found a place of remembrance with a shared loss, pride and yearning for peace.


REV. .^ D Y PROUD, Priest-in-cliarge, -


v - . ■ .i Clitheroe Parish Church r .: 25 years ago


PLANS to close a village brancli of Na- • tional Westminster bank were met with dismay by it’s residents and Chatburn parish council pledged to carry out a sur­ vey to demonstrate the bank’s extensive use. After a meeting, the council voted unanimously to write to NatWest’s Lon­ don headquarters objecting to the clo­ sure “in the strongest possible terms” and citing regular instances where queues had formed at the bank, which opened on Mondays and Fridays. It also gave examples of times when money had run out due to volume demand.


; ■ • A spend of more than £500,000 was ’


confirmed for a large open access sixth form centre at Clitheroe Royal Gram­ mar School’s York Street premises. The scheme was expected to be phased over several years and the centre would even­ tually cater for students from the recent­ ly amalgamated boys’ and girls’ grammar schools, along with Bowland and Rib- blesdale County Secondary schools.


Legal eagle Gill soars to a n ew role


A RIBBLE VALLEY solicitor has rejoined the Accrington office of Forbes Solicitors to head up the fam­ ily department. Gill Carr has been with Forbes So­


licitors since 1996 and spent seven years at the Ac­ crington office


. before joining the team at Chorley.- She has rejoined the office in Can­ non Street as head of the family department. She specialises


in all aspects of family law, par­


marriage and do­ mestic violence, along with public law children act cases. Previously Gill lectured part-time at Blackburn College in matrimonial


ticularly forced .gill CARR


. practice.' . . . - . She said: “I am looking forward to


the challenges that being head of de­ partment will bring and am commit­ ted to ensuring the team will continue to offer the same consistent high lev­ els of service.”


LITTLE PADDLERS: Youngsters from Bowland Montessori Pre-school enj’oy a paddle in the River Ribble at Edisford Bridge, (s)


Youngsters’ autumn adventure


A GROUP of 10 children from Bowland Montessori Pre-school enjoyed the au­ tumn sunshine during a visit to Edisford Bridge. Tlie trip was part of a top­


ic on autumn colours and in­ cluded a study of the variety of fallen leaves.


. .A B O U T


SUCCESS Maureen' Brown| and


Yvonne' Fuller


with their certifi­


cates. (s) They also paddled in the


River .Ribble and fed the ducks. This was followed by a well earned picnic, includ­ ing hot chocolate and bis- ■ cuits baked by the children that morning. Bowland Montessori Pre­ school operates from St


James’ CE Primary School, Greenacre Street, Clithe­ roe, and is open every day in term time.' .


• To find out more about


the Montessori philosophy and pre-school call the pre­ school’s leader Nancy Big- more on 01200 429579.


Top marks for caring pair TWO Clitheroe care work-f


- ers are all smiles after gaining new qualifications.


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■ Crossroads Care Support Workers Maureen Brown and Yvonne Fuller successfulfyi achieved a Level 3 certificate in palliative care. The course ran over four


months with a unit to be com­ pleted each month, which shows the.'motivation and ^ dedication of the two mem­ bers of staff.


:' Studying, working and run­ ning a home is not always con-'


ducive when meeting dead­ lines. The course included understanding and support­ ing the care needs of a person needing palliative care, but also the attention needed dur­ ing the final hours of life and bereavement.'


. ' Both members of staff felt


the course had given them confidence to work closely with other disciplines when ' caring for people with termi­ nal and life-limiting condi­ tions allowing them to remain at home. .


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