Clltheroe A d ve r t is e r & T im e s ,Th u rsd a y , A p r i l IS , 2010 newsfro


Waste paper It’s paper day in Pend­ leton on Tuesday. Please leave papers


• in the bags pro­ vided.


Young farmers Last week members of Clitheroe Young Farmers’ Club en­ joyed an interesting talk by YFC mem­ ber Josh Pearson about his trip to New Zealand and Australia where he worked combining on a farm and also


Next week’s meeting is . regional rally pepa- rations, members to meet in Pendleton


Village Hall at 7-30 p.m.


C o n g r a tu la t io n s are extended to members Mary Wallbank, Grace Ashworth and Issy Kenyon who took part in “YFC’s Got Talent”. Although they did not win, it was a fantastic per­ formance and lots of effort went into the night. Well done girls.


READ


Waste paper The waste paper col­ lection for Read


and Simonstone will take place on Mon­ day. Leave white hessian sacks or car­ rier bags out early where they can be seen by the collec- tioncrew.


Concert On Saturday at 7-30 p.m. in St John’s Church, Read , Blackburn Citadel Salvation Army Band will present a concert in aid of the Development Fund. Tickets £4 from Eileen Wilson, Joyce Andrew, Bar­ bara Lord and Ger-. aid Britnall.


RIBCHESTER Bell-ringers


On Easter Sunday, the bell-ringers of


■ -Ribchester played host to a consider­ able number of visi­ tors of all ages and . from far and wide,


. who were attracted into the bell-ring-


If; ■'W.


' ing chamber to find : out “what bell-ring- . ers. actually do” and .how they go about : it. Nearly 50 peo-


; pie accepted the . invitation and each u was given the op-


;: - portunity, under the r expert eye of Roger ^ Forrest the ringing : master, assisted by


’ enjoyed travelling round both coun­ tries.


three members of


' the. Lancashire As­ sociation of change ringers, to try their hand at the craft of


• tinct from the ring­ ers themselves, in­ evitably there was a certain amount of “waiting” before being offered a turn, but this was turned into a charitable


■ ceeds to the appeal. Between them, they raised over £300 for the .Haiti victims, a testament to the village’s communal . generosity.


Healthy walk With support from the


. advantage by Hilda Bentley, who pro­ vided tea and cakes in the parish hall for all-comers and channelled the pro-


Because the bell-ring­ ing floor has only limited space for spectators; as dis-


; campanology. Each participant was invited to make a modest contribu­ tion towards funds for the Haiti Earth­ quake disaster. ■


PICTURED IS ONE OF JUDITH’S


PAINTINGS OF A LAKE SCENE.(S)


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Gallery welcomes Judith


. ing application no. 3/2010/0001, the re­ generation of Cob-


.c o n c e r n s which have been passed on to the borough council. These arc: the large number of homes and the den­ sity of the proposals in the centre of the village; the height of them, some pro-


BRABIN’S Gallery, Chipping; is delighted to welcome back Ju- - dith Herring for another exhibi­ tion of her wonderful paintings.. The exhibition will run through­ out April and the gallery, is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5. p.m.. (closed 1 to 2 p.m. weekdays). It shows a full range of Juditfrs


: five miles, which will start at 2 p.m. from


' . on Sunday, April 25th. It'will, once again, provide the opportunity for gentle exercise and social enjoyment. A free picnic will be provided in St Wil­ frid’s Parish Hall at about 4 p.m. The re­ turn to the starting point will follow a bridlepath, so there will be no stiles. Everyone should be back by 6 p.m. To help plan the cater­ ing, please let Lyn­ da Bateman know if you would like to participate. Her number is 01772 783482.


RIMINGTON


: rington Memorial Institute manage-


and domino drive, organised by Rim-


j Butcher-Fold Farm, off Hothersall Lane


Ribble Valley Stra­ tegic Partnership, Hothersall Parish' Council is inviting; everyone to join another guided cir­ cular walk of about.


Raffle: Mrs J. Stain- tori, Mr B. Stott, Mrs A Shaw, Mr E. Nowell. ; . -


Khight,MrJ.Odd- ie, Mrs F. Taylor.


: A bright'and seasonal ;■ talk was enjoyed by the members of Rimington WI when .. Mrs Diane Harri-


Baskets


; ' son demonstrated ' the art of making hanging baskets. Recounting many amusing anecdotes and useful tips as she worked, Mrs Harrison created several different'


. types of wickerwork cones and balls, be­


sides the traditional wire basket, with


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suggestions for flow­ ers and greenery.


: by Mrs Jean Kerr, recalling the talk by guest speaker Sandi


Tricks & spots ■ At the April whist


Whist winners: Ladies :- Mrs B. Garnett,


- E. Ireland, Mr R; - Fairhurst. Dominoes: Mr P. Met- ■calfe, Mr R. Knight, .' Mr F. Giles, Mrs D.‘


- Mrs M. Davies, Mrs J. Metcalfe. Gents .- Mr T. Shaw, Mrs


; ment committee,_a pie and peas supper was served. MCs were Mrs E; Hartley (dominoes) and Mr S. Hogg (whist). ' ' ■


. r were expressed to ; Mrs Barbara Spen-


;. the large audience in hysterics. Thanks


> cer. who .-had or- ; ganis'ed the coach taking-WI members from the Clitheroe- .area.


President Mrs E; Rob- : inson thanked eve­ ryone who helped! at the successful WI'


An excellent.report on the LFWI spring council meeting at . Southport was given


, -.Toksvig whose off-; beat take on life had.


skills from delicate watercol-." ours of local scenes to dramatic seascapes on canvas. Judith was born in Darwen, and over the past 11 years has had a number


f of solo exhibitions and has been involved in many group shows.-


; Her work is also continually on ■ display in many private galleries


ramble in the lanes arid fields round Rimington, from Great Dudlands to Newby on a pleas­ ant spring-like day, led by Mrs B. Downing.


The competition table was a colourful sight with many pretty ar­ rangements using


. Mrs L. Marklew. Members are looking forward to hosting the border group meeting on May 18th when Mr Colin Anderson will speak about his years as a chef at Buckingham Palace.


SABDEN


. Livesey is planning to run in .the Lon­ don Marathon this


Marathon rfian Sahden resident Shaun


; School. The money ■ .will go towards an interactive white- board which would


.--He is still looking -for more'sponsor- . ship and there are


" whist and'.domino’ drive in March and -


.... she also announced: the Fairtrade stall. at the last meeting


,r raised £100. ' - Walks co-ordinator ; , Mrs Spencer de^ -scribed on idyllic


.: iri,16s,'so this year • he is aiming to run • the.26.4 miles in 3 ' hours or less.’


-School ?Pupils; o f St.Mary’s


- 'bad hair day to raise


;:;;.RC:School'held a [ ■


. ' forms in both of the . localshops.. .... Last ;/ear Shaun posted j . a time of 3 hours,05


.: beneflt the children arid the community.


, year to raise money .for Sabden Primary


' only three flowers. Winners were: Mrs N. Healey, Mrs C. Thistlethwaite and


money for the peo­ ple in Haiti. All the staff and children came with bad hair and donated money which amounted to almost £200.


Services This Sunday, there will be 9-30 a.m. family service in.St Nicholas’s Church taken by the Rev. Norrnan Atty. The Baptist Church has a 10 a.m. service to be taken by Pat Spurin and'at St Mary’s RC Church there are Masses at 6 p.m. Saturday and 10-30 a.m. on Sun­ day with Fr Peter Birmingham. The PCC of St Nicho­ las’s Church will meet on Wednes­ day at 7 p.m. in the institute.


The Arctics Young:Sabden mu­ sicians will be on


.. night. The Arctic : Monkees, a tribute , band, will, be sup­


... Galea, from Brook- side, and rhythm guitarist Joseph Keane, from Pend-


' leside Close. Lead guitar is ex St Mary’s


:! .guitar is Anthony G an n on , - from


; from Whalley, bass


:.in ■ Sabden pupil Joseph Wilkins,


:i .Whalley, and drum­ mer is Adam Bar­


. From The Jam. The Arctics are all ex-St Augustine’s, Billing- ton, pupils. The two Sabden. members are lead singer Nick


porting headline act


- stage at Clitheroe’s Grand on Saturday


■ throughout North West Eng­ land. : . Judith enjoys working in sev­ eral different mediums, acrylic


. on canvas being the most com­ mon. Working on .canvas gives Judith the opportunity to ex­ press herself on a bigger scale.,


. a good mbc..There are, however, some


' den Mill in Whalley • Road with a mix of 49 homes, including 10 affordable ones, and some business space, the council agree in principle to the redevelopment andthatthe combi­ nation of residential and commercial is


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The site is not desig-1 does not lend it­


ary and as such is an I isolated site which


self for inclusion of I families within the!


It has been the sub-1 ject of three previ- j ous applications,! one of which went j


ton, from Clitheroe. This is the band’s first gig together for nearly two years due to them going on to university and college, and drum­ mer Adam playing football for Preston. Tickets are available from The Grand.


St George Tickets are on sale


for next Friday’s St George’s Celebra­ tion in St Mary’s Community Hall. Anyone wishing to have a patriotic evening of enter­ tainment and music should go along. Tickets are £7 which includes a hot supper, disco, com­ munity singing, an MC and live music from The Kicks and Marco Galea who again have given their services free. It is suitable for all ages and many people are going


along in fancy dress or patriotic English themed costume - modem or medieval - but this is option­ al. There is a prize for the best. All proceeds go to the hall redevelopment fund. Ring 01282


- 778652, 775567 or 772270 for tickets. Please take your own drinks.


Council Sabden Parish Coun- ■


, i in St Nicholas’s Institute was at-


■ ! ^ • ’ried by Couns ;Tony Haworth


(chairman),; John Shorter, Bernard


■ cil’s April meeting


Parfitt, Michael Calvert, -Michael Hodds, Jean Hay- thornthwaite and Marion Procter, plus five members of the public. Resi­ dent Mrs Gladys Walmsley reported that the problem of herwheelie bins not being emptied had been resolved and she had received a letter of apology from Ribble. Val­ ley Council. Mr Andrew Collinson of Wesley Street reported that he had received letters from both the bor­ ough council and the Environment Agency, but there was still no positive


The council had no objections to plans for a new conserva­


tory at 18 Stubbins Lane, a sun room and utility room at


Pear Tree Cottage, 12 Whins Avenue, a new double garage and store room ex­ tension at Whins


Lodge, or a two-sto­ rey extension at 7A


Pendle Street East.


Cobden Mill Two controversial planning applica­ tions before Ribble Valley Council have been discussed by


the parish council at special planning meetings and fol-


. lowing recent public meetings. Regard-


reply to his concerns about when the cul­ vert under Wesley Street and Whal­ ley Road would be repaired to prevent further flooding.


. posed are three • storey which are not considered to be in keeping with an Area of Outstand­ ing Natural Beauty; highways safety.and parking, as parking IS already at a pre­ mium there is con­ cern at the number of car parking spac­ es allocated and the increased numbers - of vehicles that the proposed develop­ ment will generate will impact on traf- fic/highway safety:


The cumulative effect of this proposal on the village is also a concern as Sabden is a village with an infrastructure that can barely cope with the existing needs i.e. sew ers ,-tel- ephone/broadband. Councillors agreed that the proposed development, along with the already approved develop­ ment for 49 dwell­ ings at Victoria Mill and the recent com­ pletion of six flats on Clitheroe Road, will greatly impact upon the whole in­ frastructure of the village.


Housing Sabden Pansh Council has strongly object­


ed to planning appli­ cation 3/2010/0113 for eight affordable homes on land off Whalley Road and urged the borough council to turn it down for the follow­ ing reasons:


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Location. The site is a stand alone devel­ opment and accord­ ing to the policy on affordable housing it is preferable to integrate affordable housing into existing rather, than create stand alone sites. The parish council believe opportuni­ ties to integrate into current and future proposals are avail­ able and question . RVBC’s commit­ ment toadhering to the affordable hous­ ing policy. '


to appeal. All have I been refused forj reasons which are j still relevant - even I though previous ap-1 plications were fori speculative hous-l ing and the current I application is fori affordi


of the locality. The I parish council be-1 iieve, even though I the rules for afford-1 able housing are! more flexible, the I impact and detri-[ ment to the locality I in an AONB are not I flexible. The pro-1 posals refer to the site being brown-1 field when it is actu-1 ally greenfield.


The effects on the environment and


, lost for ever. Light pollution. Dark­ ness at night is one of the things that defines the coun-


wildlife would be I immense. Develop­ ment would harm the conservation! value of the site I which is an area of I wetlands, includ-j ing swamp and wet I woodland and will I result in the loss of I the habitats on site [ which will have a I far reaching impact. Once lost it will be


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The previous rea-1 sons for refusal were I that it would result I in an unacceptable! extension of ribbon I development along | Whalley Road to| the detriment ofl the character and! setting of the vil-| lage, it lies within an I AONB and would! be visulally intrusive | and detrimental to I the landscape, itj presents sporadic! and isolated devel-1 opment, and would [ be visually intrusive I and seriously detri- j mental to the char-1 acter and amenities I


fordable housing.


village and could be I termed as a ribbon I development. 1


listed as an excluded I site. It is outside the I settlement bound-1


nated as suitable 1 tor building and is I


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. a large area.' As the . insect'. population declines,: this will have an effect on


, including birds; liz­ ards and frogs and small mammals in-


: eluding bats'. These effects would be .above and beyond


‘ those already caused • by loss of habitat ■


through urbanisa-


■ council questions if permission has been sought from the'owner. Photo­ graphs o f the ac­ cess taken by the borough council are very mislead­ ing and the parish council has submit­ ted its own. There were a number of other highways and footpath objections. The development would lead to peo­ ple having to cross a busy road, where sight lines are limit- : ed, creating hazards


moretrdfiicHnd3uQ to increased vol-


opment at Victoria Children s Society.


umes on this length of road and this should be added to the increased vol­ umes of traffic that the approved devel-


In its comments to the borough council, Sabden Parish coun­ cil is concerned that the cummulative ef­ fect of all these extra dwellings will have a


the current propos­ al for 49 dwellings at Cobden Mill.


proposed develop- AmazIng gift An amazing Amount


for both pedestrians and .'.drivers. The


was raTs'ed bv'st . Christine Blakey. ’^oney, £961 ro/ci


holders and many generous friends in the area for the


Mill will create and Thanks are extended to all who donated


. . tion. Highways and , safety'. The access . includes land which is not owned by the developer and the


' the predators higher up in the food chain which feed on them,


A VERY successful coffee morning was held by members of Read Bowl- tog Club, attended by 65 people. A welcome speech was given by


chairman Mr Henry Duerden and the event was opened by Mr Cyril


- Law, who gave a short talk about the bowling club when it was first formed in 1920 and the laying o f the green


when picks and shovels were used, to the present day. He thanked the business people


of Read and Simonstone who do­ nated prizes for the raffle, including the Stork Hotel, Convenience Store, Alan Speak the village butcher. Read and Simonstone Pharmacy, Read Constitutional Club and win­ dow cleaner Dave Scott. He also thanked Bruce and Janet for ar­ ranging stalls selling cake, biscuits, home-made jams, plants and bools. He also thanked Mr Duerden for acting as auctioneer. The funds raised will go towards


the maintenance and improvement of the club.


it to take that into consideration.


SIMONSTONE


burn 'WI, Mrs Tracey Wright, de­ scribed her life expe­ riences to membeis in a talk entitled “From Selfridges to Second-hand in 12 Months”. She was thanked by Mrs


COFFEE MORNING: Mr Cyril Law and Mr Henry Duer­ den (s)


mas and everyone is GlOQS, ShGWlS _^______^ ____ welcome to reflect President of V^a^ley excelient speakers.


tal breakfast. The service will be led by the Rev. Katy Tho-


on God’s word and listen to music.


WHALLEY nnHLLi


Peter’s Church, A competition for a -------------— Simonstone, box favourite second-


hand purchase was The Nelson Arion won by Miss Isobel Male Voice Choir Bristow, Mrs Sue .is in concert at Farrand and Mrs Whalley Methodist Alison Grimes. Church on Satur­ day, at 7-30 p.m.


ConCGrt


on behalf of all the children who will be helped by this money, the most-----------------------;— ever raised in Si- Church service monstone.


■•..-..i. WEST


BRADFORD


Please note the new service time at West


SLAIDBURN


big impact on th e ---------------------------- infrastructure and E x p e r ie n c e s highway safety of Guest speaker at the Sabden and urged meeting of Slaid-


Tickets £6 includ


ing refreshments are available from Angela or Howard Woodhead, Tel: 01254 825850.


Bradford Methodist ChUfCh SeiVICe Church on Sunday On Sunday worship at is 9-15 a.m. Every- Whalley Method- one is invited to join ist Church at 10-30 in an informal wor-


• will be led by ship with Continen- Wendy Bridgeman Ramblers to tackle Traverse


CLITHEROE Ram­ blers secretary Ben Brown will lead a three


. tryside from urban areas. Many birds I and animals are af-1 fected by stray light


intruding into their I night world (e.g. confusing their nat- ural patterns, de-1 terring them from I established foraging I


. areas, and affect- : ing breeding cycles.


T he lights from the


houses plus sf®®* lighting could well


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: day walk of the North Bowland Traverse over the May bank holiday weekend. : .; ,The walk, beginning on Saturday May 1st and finishing on Monday May 3rd, will see walkers complete the remote 31-mile route from ; - Slaidbum to Stainforth. ■ Although the walk is


relatively gentle, the first day is likely to be the most challenging involv-


' ing a 1,600 ft ascent over , a 12-mile distance. Mr Brown, said: -


“There is 3,250 ft of as­ cent over the three days.


Bowland is our area and it’s veiy attractive so it seemed a nice route to do.


“We begin on the Sat­


urday with 12 miles from ■Slaidbum to High Salter. Then we walk on the Sunday for nine miles to Mewith Head and finish on the Monday with 10 miles to Stainforth.’] . . . Penny Pitty, of Clithe­


roe Ramblers said: “This is an annual event, we always have a three day


: walk over the May bamc • holiday weekend. _ “Last year we did


a Clitheroe 60k walk which was a route worked out by one of ^ our members for the


Ramblers’ 60th anniver­ sary.


“Wehaveaveiy


healthy membership approaching 300, but none of our walks are for just members. We always want non-mem­ bers to come along and hopefully see value in walking.”


' A minibus taking


people to and from each section of the walk needs


■ to be booked in advance and will cost £5 per day leaving Clitheroe Inter- • ; change every morning at 9 a.m.


'■ , For further informa­


tion and to book a place on the bus contact Ben . Brown on 01254 822851.


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and Nicola Bamber. __.


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welcomed members to the meeting and introduced guest speaker Mr Ron Bolton, of Accring­ ton. He told the stoiy of clogs, which


ing shoes. Thanks The new scheme will were expressed to cost £50 and will of-


were over 3,000 clogniakers in Lan­ cashire and York­ shire, but by the end of the Second World War people had turned to wear-


Mrs Balshaw read the correspondence and


' Mrs Edna Clarkson gave a report on


Mr Bolton for shar­ ing his memories by Mrs Jacqui Hes- keth.


shop to see him at ■ ICKetS plsn work and said there Whalley Village Hall


Yorkshire. He rem­ inisced about the days when he vis­ ited the clogmaker’s


mill townspeople in Lancashire and


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is to introduce a Friends of Whalley Village Hall tick­ ets scheme for the “first Saturday of the month” presen­ tations.


fer 10 transferable tickets to be used by the holder and any­ one accompanying or nominated by the holder. Half-price concessionary rates will also apply. The


the spring council meeting where she had an enjoyable day listening to the


with Mitton WI Mrs There were 11 entries Marjorie Mitchell


was the footwear Next meeting on May • of the Northern


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in the competiton won by Mrs Shirley Baxter and Mrs Eurwer Butler. Mrs Mitchell thanked Mrs Layepek for the arrangement of spring flowers.


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5th in Whalley Ab­ bey at 7 p.m. Speak­ er will be Sue Mac­ donald on “Health and Beauty”.


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The scheme will be ready for the next performance, by the New Rope String


The village hall will hold another table


, on 01254 823402 or Honey on 01254 822350.


Church visit Sister Mary Joseph


' top sale on Sunday, April 25th, to co­ incide with the vil­ lage’s Sunday mar­ ket from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For informa­ tion, contact Grace


. Band, earlier than usual, on Sunday, April 25th. Pay­ ment can be made at the door by cash or cheque or by on­ line BAGS transfer. For more informa­ tion contact David Balfour on 01254 822350.


usual ticket prices are to be increased from £5 to £6.


was raised to help the guild continue with its ventures.


New voices Valley Voices has recruited five new members over the past few weeks. As the choir is prepar­


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ing new repertoire, this is a good time to join or for former members to return. The choir will re­ hearse on Monday at English Martyrs’ RC Church, Whal­ ley, from 7-30 p.m. Inquries 01254 824312.


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The Rev Fr Peter Sio- comhe, parish priest of Winchcombe Gloucestershire, who has a special interest in Whalley Abhey, was another visitor to the church. The children’s lit­ urgy and the sacra­ mental programme both resume on Sunday with the start of the summer term.


Trefoil Guiid Whalley Trefoil Guild


The Trefoil Guild is very grateful to the group and all who attended the evening. Over £300


' pleasure to listen to their final song “The Blackpool Belle.”


. ed by “Amongst Friends,” rekingling memories of old Lancashire. What a


members enjoyed a most entertain­ ing and fun filled evening present-


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