16 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, January 28th, 2010


Well done Jane for Haiti fundraisier


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- LAST week I was invited to attend a fund-raising event at Newton Village Hall to raise funds for the people of Haiti. The event took place on Sunday


afternoon and, being a teacher at the local school, I wanted to represent the school by attending the event. . When I arrived at the hall I was


shocked, to say the least, a t the amount of people present. I would like to say that although many of the local people were supporting the event, there'were many, people serv­ ing coffee and bacon and sausage sandwiches. Many people had baked cakes, there were many raffle prizes galore and locals on every stall tombola, toy stall etc.


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. However, the idea was that of Jane Dickinson. Jane had rallied everyone around, collecting prizes for an auc­ tion of promise and overseeing the : whole event. I heard today that the amount raised runs into thousands of pounds and although many helped and were very generous, it takes peo­ ple like Jane Dickinson to get things done! Well done to all the people who gave up their time to help and a big well done to you Jana CATHYTAYLOR, Billington Gardens, Billington


Use your vote for


local lad Steve IN his “As I See I t” article, Glen Pate has indeed hit the nail squarely on its head. Most of the old parties do indeed


crawl out of the woodwork at election time to tell you all about what they have done and what they will do in the future in return for your vote. "What they will not do is be honest


and say what they can not do or what a mess they have made in the past when they held power. The old/new (?) Labour Party will


say that they have done wonders and need just another term in office to fin­ ish off all the marvellous things that they have fostered on us poor voters. The Conservatives will tell you all


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about the muck-ups by Labour, but- will omit to tell you all about the muck-ups they have made over the p£ist 60 years. I could give chapter and verse on their muck-ups, but this paper would have to add an extra 20 pages for that week’s issue. The Lib-Dems ■will talk the talk,


but are nowhere near the starting line for Government. They have been “also-rans” for so long that they have got used to it and ■will remain also- , rans for the foreseeable future. Glen Pate also stated that all that


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people can do if they are not happy with the standing parties is to abstain: from voting altogether. This would be a good thing.if we had a system which would show what all the non-votes actually mean - a vote of no confi­ dence in anyone standing, please stand down and let someone else stand again. But under our present out-dated


system, people are elected with fewer than 10 to 15% of all the actual peo­ ple eligible to vote, in other words, 85


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. to 90% did not ■want that elected per- son in power. Until this out-dated system is;


changed, then a non-vote is a lost vote... But don’t despair Glen, and all you


other non-voters, help is at hand, for you have a say in this year’s General: Election. The only up-and-coming party thatjsjnaking-stropgjnroads


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into British politics has a candidate. standing in the Ribble Valley. The only p a r ty which has achieved tremendous support from all classes in the European elections last year and is now fielding more than 500


. candidates in this General Election, which is gathering more followers from all classes of voters and from


. other parties as well. - . The party which has an excellent


chance (due to the new boundary changes) of success in the Ribble Val­ ley ■with a -well-known and liked local lad, Steve Rush, standing for election. That party is the United Kingdom Independence Party. . We have had success in Europe,


now it is the turn of the UK election, so give our leaflets a good read and get in touch with us at the Ribble Val­ ley UKIP branch for more details. Use your -vote to vote “yes” for UKIR so that the others 'will not gain from your missing “non--vote”. For more information, e-mail: .ukip_ribblevalley@yahoo.co.uk or


•srush@tiscali.co.uk, or call me, Ron Loebell, on 01200 428488 or Steve Rush on 07730 411556. RON LOEBELL, Edisford Road, Clithcroe


Undermining our


social strength I WRITE with reference to your headline article on the front page. (Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, January 14th edition). This concerned the requirement of


a local farmer to qualify to NVQ standard in order for him to operate his own machinery as a snowplough in an attempt to help his nei^bours who were trapped in their homes by the snow. .... I feel that the “jobsworth” who so


instructed this farmer should have attended the farm and observed the man a t work. He would then have been able to judge if the fanner was capable or not and if he was, then rec­ ommended that the operator be given the necessary qualification. The job could then be imdertaken when need­ ed.,


Of course the person concerned


would probably be unable to get to the fsirm because of the snow. If this was the case, it should have then been emphasised the absolute necessity for people who live in remote areas to be. able to help each other out in difficult times. If he doesn’t so recognise this fact,


he should be named and shamed so that if anyone from this locality dic-


. tated to by this person they might act accordin^y (or not). . I t is the unfeeling stupidity of peo­


ple such as this official that is imder- mining the social strength of this country of ours. He should be ashamed of himself. I assume tha t because the matter falls under the umbrella of the “highways”, the department concerned is operated by, Lmicashire County Council. If this is so, the appropriate management should get a grip of this employea ^ ANTONY HAWORTH, Pendleside Close, Sabden


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ex-employee, I deliberatley dispW my name and address, as, unlike Roe- field, I am not afraid of a little criti cism and I am proud to be recognised'


Strcet>TheroeBB72EWore-ma.lroyprenton@casllancsne»s.^^^ A journey down


memory lane I WAS lucky enough to be in at the beginning of Anne Musson’s land­ mark of selling 1,000 copies of her book “My Beloved Downham,” as I was one of the first 10 people to buy it. 'What is it? Just an A5 sized book, so what? But oh no, this little book has become a special gift, given to friends and families all over the 'world. I t takes people like me for a jour-


' ney down memory lana It’s been part of new friendships. Anne didn’t just ■write this book, she lived it, her love, warmth, sense of humour and many other feelings are felt from reading this book. In the future, if Anne has other memories and joumies to share, there are many waiting to share them with her. Thank you Anne for letting us be part of your memories. MARION KELLY, Simonslone.


I fear town will


lose its hospital O^VER the years I have seen friends benefit from the wonderful local care a t Clitheroc Hospital and believe that quahty of care is much more impor­ tant than state-of-the-art buildings. Unfortunately, I think it is a lot


more likely that Clitheroe will lose its existing hospital than get a new one imder East Lancashire PCT. I believe the likelihood is that the PCT -will use the financial downturn as an excuse for closing the hospital and cash in on this valuable site, as Ribble Valley land is the most -valuable within the PCT's area. Last week's article mentioned that


there has not been a proper consulta­ tion. A word of caution, beware of any public consultations run by the PCT based in Nelson. They led on the 2005 consultation regarding the reconfiguration of the psychiatric


inpatient hospitals run by I^cashire Care Trust. , In this instance i t appeared that


the purpose of the whole consultation process was to -validate the three site recommendation made by Lancashire Care Trust's consultants prior to the pre-consultation stage.


, Moving the hospital into a charita­ ble trust may be the best way of sav­ ing it as its costs would be si^iificant- ly lower than those for comparable local NHS services. I t may also be easier to secure the funding required to complete the building work. Fund­ ing has been available to social enter­ prises to deliver health and social care services which improve the quality of services for patients. As the aim of the last PCT recon­


figuration was to take away service delivery functions from them so that they could concentrate on commis­ sioning services. Moving Clitheroe Hospital into a charitable trust would also assist this aim. I t is important that we all take an


active role in securing the future of Clitheroe Hospital, even if it is only by responding to a public consulta­ tion.


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ROSEMARY ANDREWS, We need answers


to hospital concerns LAST week I, along with several other people, attended a meeting at the council chamber in Clitheroe regarding the shel-ving of the new hos­ pital project. Mr Steve Spoerry, Director of East


Lancashire PGT, was present to answer questions from the council. Mrs Barbara Parks addressed the council on behalf of the public and asked Mr Spoerry what the future plans were and what had happened to the funding? She also asked him why he had not replied to her letters? He' apologised and said it was unforgiv­ able not to reply. The public gallery was full of people who had not had their letters answered, including myself. I would like to thank members of


the council for putting questions to Mr Spoerry. He was put on the spot several times and the most direct answer he gave was that the budget would be reviewed at the end of March. He did say that there vrere no plans to run down existing services at the hospital, but this remains to be seen. I would like to thank Mrs Barbara


Parks for addressing the council and for the amount of time she puts in voluntarily for this very important cause. As I said, the public gallery was full


and this included Mr Nigel Evans MP. Thank you for attending. 'We didn’t get any straight answers but it ■was not for lack of tr3dng As one lady in the gallery said: “'We might as well have stayed at home and watched Emmerdale”! But, Mr Spoerry, we are not going


to go away and we will need some answers in the near futura This hos­ pital is very important to the people in the Ribble 'Valley, too important to let it disappear. When can we have a public meeting


at which questions can be put to Mr Spoerry from all sections of the com­ munity, instead of the controlled en'vironment of the council meeting? JEAN HEWITT Linden Drive, Clithcroe


Town need leisure


improvement! MY original point in relation to the Roefield extension fiasco was that as a separate organisation, Ribble Val­ ley Borough Council received undue criticisim and blame for the flop of a


project it should not be responsible for.


This is an undeniable fact.


Attempts to twist and misconstrue my points were low, but judging by the 'widespread supportive comments


I have personally received, unsuccess­ ful.


Since it -was years ago I decided to


resign from Roefield Leisure, I was su^rised Mr Marklew expected me to have up-to-date knowledge of their latest dealings. I merely commented as a Clitheroe readent in response to a local nevrepaper article, and howev­ er frustrating this may have been for- some, as.a local.I do. retain the right


for what I beUeve in: affordable exer­ cise for. all. . As a person who has recently lost


weight, I have found the free solution is to take advantage of the many


, walks, runs and cycle rides in our sur­ rounding countryside.


However, for those preferring indoor leisure activities, general con-


. sensus is Clitheroe needs improve­ ment. In relation to these leisure issues, we need to establish equilibri­ um where both Roefield and RVBC are eq u ^ y open to questions. ■Why it is our council must endure relentless criticism while Roefield


remains so curiously untouchable is beyond m& If we are ever to have an all-in^jne


imder-the-same-roof leisure facility as Darwen and Hyndbum do, the only ■viable option is to follow suit and cre­ ate a completely council run opera­ tion. EMMA SINGLETON Balmoral Avenue, Clitheroc


Get some exercise


on presciption I AM writing this following Mrs J. Harrop’s letter, published on January 4th, relating to her experience as a user of Roefield Leisure’s facilities, and I ha-ve also written a personal let­ ter to her.


. I would, however, like to take this opportunity, since it is relevant to her letter, to bring one very important scheme to your readers’ attention, namely “Exercise On Prescription”. Should anyone in the Ribble Valley


approach Roefield because they have a physical condition that they believe could be improved by participation in exercise, they would first be advised to discuss tha t with their GP. If they satisfy the criteria they would then be put in touch with Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council’s Exercise On Prescrip­ tion consultant who, at Roefield, will introduce them to, and work with them on, an appropriate range of exercises. Once it has been established that he


or she can exercise on their own, then they can have a three-month mem­ bership of Roefield at a concessionary rate. Many people have benefited from this scheme. TREVOR MARKLEW, Roefield Company Secretary


Horse and cart to


bring veg to doors? ■WHAT an excellent idea of our local council to plant 'veg in Clitheroe cen-


I t is said that this will be beneficial in the fight against climate change


and I'm sure it-will be! Perhaps it will also prove beneficial


in the long run in the fight against the world's oil running out, which is p<^ sibly even more -vital than the fight against climate change - though I m


sure the two go hand in hand. If -veg is planted in the town, it will


save on the oil that is used to trans­ port it. And, who knows, in the dis­ tant (or not-so-distant) future,per- haps someone on a horse and cart wiU


' deliver i t to our doors. The whole thing could be sponsored by our local


supermarkets! , DAVID DRINKWATER, Clitheroe


j . - BILLINGTON


Prayers -were said that this small but enor­ mously heartfelt ges­ ture will go in some­ way to relieving the trauma left in the ■wake of this quake.


The sum amounted to £155.05p and will be sent from one small comer of God’s earth to another small cor­ ner with love and thoughts to all the citizens, support vol- Jmteers and workers involved in the re­ establishment of this historical and heroic peopla


Dedication From Biilington to Haiti, Millie Rose was dedicated at Billington Commu­ nity Church Sunday last, with the love and support from all the congregation and guest, the whole poss tithe and offer­ ing was blessed and reserved in commit­ ment for the assis­ tance of relief in Haiti's disaster.


Cafe bar Billington Communi­ ty Cafe Bar will be open on Saturday, February 6th for comfort and refresh­ ment.


BOLTON-BY- BOWLAND


Young Farmers -The pressure was on in the kitchen on Mon­ day evening, as members of, Bolton- by-Bowland Young Farmers cooked up a treat in the Ready, Steady, Cook chal­ lenge.


Each team produced a four course meal based on the theme of Lancashire. Thanks were given to Susan 'Whitwell who kindly gave up her time to judge.


Next week’s meeting is a trip to Dugdale’s Nutrition,


Clitheroe, members in f • I ............


to meet in the -village for 6-45 p.m.


CHATBURN


Parish council A meeting of Chat- bum Parish Council was held in the vil­ lage hall on January 12th when it was reported that Lan­ cashire County Council proposes to relocate the speed indicator signs and the new sites have been inspected and approved.


Notification was received that LCC proposes to revoke the 7.5 tonnes weight restriction on the Chatburn station bridge. LCC to be requested to confirm tha t this will only apply to the bridge and not to the 7.5 tonnes restriction through the -village.


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Valley Borough Council. It was felt that this was a retro­ grade step and it was noted that parish councils had only been mentioned in the last paragraph of the draft consulta­ tion - the "offer" to the public of three tiers working more effectively together, and with other agen­ cies.


The disestablishment of the Locals will result in no mecha­ nism being in place to give parish coun­ cils direct access to LCC members. The council was also criti­ cal of the short con­ sultation period of three weeks in which to comment.


^ should be sent to: Village News, Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe BB7 2EW or via e-mail to: marcia.morris(geastlancsnews.co.uk


The long a-wmted Ger­ man evening takes place this week where the children will be performing their German play “Der Nussknacker.” There will be music and merriment for all.


Band night thanks to the Friends of St Mary’s and all who helped make this a success.


Class one enjoyed making new friends and exploring the art of dance when they visited Hillside School.


The date of the next meeting was arranged for Tues-- day, February 9th at 7-30 p.m.


LCC is proposing to disestablish the Lan­ cashire Local com­ mittee at the end of March and has invit­ ed comments from parish councils prior to making a decision on February 25th. Chatbum councillors agreed that this com­ mittee has strength­ ened relationships between the county council and Ribble


LCC is liaising with United Utilities in an attempt to have the ■water pipe connected across Sawley Road. United Utilities has been unable to com­ plete this due to emergency work on burst pipes during the recent bad weather conditions.


Councillors have been unable to inspect the underground swing supports due to the recent ice and snow and this \vill be done at the earliest oppor­ tunity. If the existing swing supports are satisfactory it was suggested that a wet pour surface is laid beneath the climbing frame.


CHIPPING CHAOS


If you would like to attend, but have not been formally mvited please ring Martin and Barbara Butters on 01995-61586.


Chipping 'Welfare committee's annual Christmas party will now be held this Sat­ urday, in Chipping Village Hall starting at 4-30 p.m. All resi­ dents of Chipping, Thomley, Leagram, Little Rowland and Chaigley, aged 60 and over, are eligible to attend with part­ ners.


Wl talk The next meeting of Chipping WI will be on 'Wednesday, Feb­ ruary 3rd at 7.^0pm in Chipping Village Hall when Steve Williams will give a presentation entitled “A Mother’s Tears”.


There -will be a compe­ tition for a piece of wartime memorabil­ ia. Visitors are wel­ come to join this meeting for a small charge of £2.50.


The talk is based on co r resp o n d en ce between soldiers fighting in the First World 'War and their families. It promises to be a fascinating and moving evening.


DOWNHAM


It was a sellout for the Meatloaf Tribute


Bright Sparks Children at St Mary's School, Chipping, enjoyed an electric day when they were ■visited by a represen­ tative from United Utilities. Years 5, and 6 from both St Mary’s and St Fran­ cis’ schools pro-ved to be bright sparks as they learned how to make switched cir­ cuits to power lights.


Theatre trip. The musical "White Christmas" was the destination of 10 intrepid members of Downham WI who braved the snow and ice to board a train to Manchester to visit The Lowry Theatre where, after a little retail therapy purchasing thermal underwear, they lunched in the the­ atre restaurant before enjoying the play, starring Aled Jones who sang, danced and enter­ tained in this topical musical based on music by Irving Berlin. The evening


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The intricacy of bee­ keeping was the sub­ ject of a ta lk by Craig Hughes when members learned that queen bees from different countries had different tem­ peraments. French and Scottish bees are extremely aggres­ sive, and 800 stings can kill you. There are many medicinal uses for honey and local Longridge Fell honey was sold to members at the end of the meeting.


concluded with hot chocolate at Victoria Station and a train ride back to Clitheroe.


Names were taken for tickets for the spring council meeting in Southport when Sandi Toksvig will be the speaker.


Rosemary Norgrove gave a short report on her recent -visit to WI’s Denman Col­ lege in Oxford and showed examples of the willow-wea-ving she had learned to make there. Many more members will visit the college fol­ lowing Downham WI’s grant for "Awards for All" bur­ sary.


Mytton Fold Hotel will be the venue of Downham WI's 90th birthday party and members were asked to choose from the menu, responses for the February meet­ ing.


GISBURN Next week’s meeting is


Sausage treat Members of Gisburn Young Farmers’ Club met at Horton Hall Farm where Matthew and Liz Mitchell, of Mitchell Meats, gave a sausage and burger making demonsta­ tion followed by a barbecue. The evening was throughly enjoyed by all.


in Gisburn Festival Hall at 7-30 p.m. for pancake making. New members wel- coma


WI The 'WI is the largest voluntary organiza­ tion for women in the UK with over 205,000 members. There are over 140 groups in Lan­ cashire.


Members of the 'WI are from a diverse range of occupations, lifestyles, ages and abilities, have lots of life experience and a wide range of talents to be drawn upon.


shire or courses at Alston Hall, in Lan­ cashire.


Some members enjoy competing in the annual Clitheroe area show, which brings together an amazing show of the varied talents of local members and their families.


There are visits to other institutes, vari­ ous excellent County Federation events and some members attend the AGM at the Royal Albert Hall in London.


Last year Gisburn ■WI’s programme of talks included Tales of Patagonia, a Touch of Glamour, A Magistrate in the Community, The Galloway Society for the Blind,. Grapholo­ gy, and Gabrielle, the marvellous enter­ tainer from the Black Country of Radio 2 fame. All were very entertain­ ing speakers.


Some working, some retired, some with families, some who live alona Some who enjoy being on the front line and others who prefer to be more in the back­ ground.


Over many years the WI has successfully campaigned on a wide range of issues of importance to women and their communities. Mem­


bers have the oppor­ tunity to vote and support campaigns on issues such as cli­ mate change and renewable energy, the decline of the honeybee, violence against women, com­ munity hospitals, excercise and health, local Post Office clo­ sures, chemicals and health, excessive food packaging, and breast cancer screen­ ing.


WI members’ annual subscription of £29.50 is now due. Representing excel­ lent value for mem­ bers, it includes the cost of a t least 11 meetings, a printed programme and eight copies of the


national WI life magazine, exclusive to members provid­ ing an excellent read on a broad range of subjects for modem, intelligent women.


There is also an excel­ lent -variety of train­ ing opportunities available to WI members, including computer classes for all abilities.


Of the subscription, 35% goes to the National Federation, 21% to the County Federation and 44% stays with each WI.


Lots more can be found about the NFWI on the web­ site (www.nfwi.org) including details of campaign issues and the latest updates.


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This year members look forward to another full pro­ gramme of events, with more entertain­ ing speakers.


The 'WI organises walks, theatre -visits and trips out, have darts and quiz teams, an annual draw for an educa­ tion bursary covering the cost of residen­ tial training at either Denman, the WI college in Oxford­


Meetings are generally informal and mem­ bers try not to take themselves too seri­ ously. They publish a monthly newsletter, which can be e- mailed to members prior to the monthly meeting, on request.


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