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NOT1GEBOAR0


IPd be a massive blot on landscape


;-WE currently reside at Henthrorn Farm


^ Cottage, in Henthorn Road, which we i purchased in 2002. } . On first seeing the property we immedi- ately fell in love with panoramic views, at I the rear, of Kemple End, Longridge Fell


■; p d Waddington Fell, with several graz- i.ing fields allowing for unspoilt scenery ; across to the River Ribble.


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; ’ Over the past three years extensive i building work as been carried out to gain ■


I fields at the back are used for grazing cat- ; tie and sheep, as well as for the supply of • hay for wintertime.


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.• Tliere is obviously a demand for it to be made available for agricultural use and


; therefore surely it should continue to be so. It is lovely to see the wildlife which inhibits the land, such as deer, rabbits, pheasants, foxes, bats, owls and herons. • The area is peaceful and quiet and the : addition o f approximately 300 houses would destroy this due to the increase o f traffic for the proposed site, not to men - . tion the noise of plant and machinery, used to develop the site. ’ ; The depreciation to the value of the properties which will become overlooked


■ by the projDosed site will be colossal, pos­ sibly plunging some properties into nega­ tive equity. Surely this is laughable at a


, time when the Government is trying to , turn the economy around.


; ,1 Three of the main affected properties i have clauses in their deeds which pre- iiVent anything higher than four feet high r-being built or planted on the land due to :■ the views. How then can 300 properties, many of which will most definitely be two storeys high, be built? Will they not spoil


' the views of the area? The development will also have an in­


credible impact on the budget of the lo­ cal authority, due to the added number of recycling bins which have to be provided,


,. at a time when central government have ; told local authorities to curb their spend-


;; ing drastically. Not to mention the added i cost for Lancashire County Council for ■ ■ the highways budget for the cost of the , upkeep of additional street infrastructure and lighting.


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f; At the present time Ribble Valley is :■ a sought-after area as far as schools are concerned. However, the addition of


ri .mapy extra households would surely be j.on absolute drain on the education re- ; sources available and, I would also think, ,':On the local health services. -


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;,; vThe lower part of Henthorn Road is an extremely popular walk for people and dog walkers, but it is also an extremely


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?: busy road for traffic due to the water . treatment plant, local recycling centre and several farms located at the bottom. Large water tankers, and also wagons, [.which collect the skips from the recycling ;; centre, thunder up and down the road . several times daily, which, due to the na- ■itore and popularity of the road for walk-


;. ing, leaves pedestrians at risk; ) Surely an additional possible 600-plus vehicles would add massively to this prob- . lem. It is quite laughable that a few weeks


; ago a gentleman was sent to sit outside I our property to count the number of vehi- ; cles using the road on a Tuesday between ;7-15 and 9 a.m. and 4-15 and 6 p.m. Surely the survey should have been done during


: normal daytime hours and at a weekend ■when the recycling centre is at its busiest. ; : ;It makes you wonder how the develop- ■ ers,tliink the vehicles are going to travel from , the bottom o f Henthorn Road, - as no vehicles were counted which use


;Henthom Road via the streets which join ■ on to it, such as Garnett Road, Conway ; •


■Avenue etc; Not to mention the addition- ■ ' al traffic from the public and SITA due- to the proposed closure of the recycling


: maximum benefit from these views. The '


> .• Street, Clitheroe or email:; ; - duncan.smith@eastlancsnews.co.uk


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- centre at Langho. It beggars belief that; an area of such ntural beauty should even-


be put forward by its owners to a devel­ opment company. It appears that neither of them are thinking of the impact on the local community, merely of the consider-


■ able financial gain to themselves.., ■ Our main reasons for concern are:


• Massive over-development of a'


greenfield site. • Effect on local health services.


■ • Effect on local schools. ■ • Massive increase in traffic on busy


main road. • A totally inadequate traffic survey.


' O Massive devaluation of surrounding properties.


'■ • Massive blot on the landscape of an


area of natural beauty, which people and horses enjoy the use of. . • Tlie effect emotionally on local resi-


. dents. ■ • It could be three to five years of con-


sruction work, causing traffic chaps and upset for local residents. • The area has a large number of very


old trees, some of which are hundreds of years old. To sum up, this kind of development


is totally disproportionate and totally unnecessary in a green belt area. There are much better suited sites in the Rib­ ble Valley where it would not have such an adverse impact on local residents and wildlife than this area of natural beauty that needs to remain untouched. MR AND MRS A. NESTER, Henthorn Farm Cottage, Henthorn Road, Clithcroe


How will houses


affect the Ribble? ALTHOUGH I will be affected by the proposed development at Henthorn, my concern as a keen fisherman is the effect on the river Ribble. If, including patio areas, the plot which ■


each house occupies is an area of 10 me­ tres by five metres and average rainfall is one metre per year, then 15 million litres ■ of rainfall which used to soak into the ’


ground will probably go straight into the ' river.--


, Coupled with it being a low lying area ■river?. ■. ' '


I wonder how often the drains will not be able to cope and sewerage will enter the


MICHAEL A. LAWTON, Fairfield Drive, Clithcroe


Congratulations


on a great show I WOULD just like to congratulate and sing the praises of all staff and children at St I^onard’s Primary School, Langho, on thmr p^ormance of “The Jungle Book” on July 19th and 20th.


This vyas the third consecutive year


that pupils in the juniors have performed at the theatre and, once again, they did themselves, their teachers and their par­ ents immensely proud.


The headteacher and staff provide chil­


dren with a wonderful opportunity to take part m these productions and help devel- op their talents and boost confidence I know It takes a huge amount of time and ®“0«,and does not come cheap. ^


w next yeari ,


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CHARLOTTE WEBSTER : (Parent of Yr S pupil);.-


Billington


for ‘young singles' I WAS interested to read in the Clith'e- '


Ihese flats are not; , roe Advertiser dated July 22nd the letter


■ regarding the recently constructed block of flats in Clitheroe Road, Sabden, ask- ing how many o f these appartments had


been let to the “young and single” people of Sabden. ■ . ^


. Your.anonymous writer should be ; aware that when the plans were submitted - ■ to Ribble Valley planning department and subsequently approved, they were for six two-bedroomed three-person flats to' accommodate a maximum o f 18 persons In other words, not really designed for single people. What is of more concern is the length o f time it has taken for these fiats to be occupied at all. ELIZ^ETH SUTHEILkN, Clitheroc Road, Sabden


My open letter to a


reckless tailgater I AM writing this open letter to the fe­ male driver who persistently drove ap­ proximately one metre from mv car’s bumper from the Brownhill round'about, in Blackburn until she overtook me by traversing the double white lines on the A59 just after the Langho roundabout, on the way to Clitheroe. “ Dear Madam, you were driving a grey


Vauxhall Astra on Tuesday, JuFy 20th. You may remember the time and date, as the rain had been torrential in Blackburn, leaving a large amount of standing water on the road surface. Obviously your vehicle must be e.xempt


from the basic laws of physics which lead to increased stopping distances - not to mention the risk of aquaplaning, which clearly does not apply to said vehTcIe. In addition, my choice to adhere to


the relevant speed limits through Wilp- shire and Langho appeared to offend you greatly. If you can provide a well-reasoned and


eloquent argument as to why I should break the law, put my life at risk and put the lives of other innocent road users and pedestrians at risk, then please feel free to send it to the Clitheroe Advertiser. I am sure it would be published as judg­


ing by many other drivers exhibiting sinil- Jar “habits’’ on the A59 and A666 each


■ morning it would be of great interest to numerous residents of the Ribble Valley. I have already clarified, in person, with


Clitheroe police that driving in such a manner is dangerous and illegal. • As a law abiding citizen of this country,


I have’ a public.duty and have provided them with your full registration number, a description of your vehicle and a descrip­ tion of yourself, which they were keen to put on file in case you have previously come to their attention or do so in the future. I fully trust that they will be keeping the


promise they made to me, I see no reason as to why the police would renege on this. You may wonder how I obtained your


car’s registration number when you were driving so close to my car that I could not see the front of it; or when you overtook my vehicle on double white lines and


then zoomed away at a ridiculously high speed. I doubt you noticed my car, travelling at


a steady 55 m.p.h. due to the rain persist­ ing, catch up with yours at the first round­ about with the A671 as you were probably too focussed on driving a metre from the-, back bumper of the car you’d caught up ta Having a long-term memory also as- ; sistedmeinthismatter.'" . ' v^ , I look forward to hearing from you.


. In addition, if any resident of Glitheroe could clarify.why the use of indicators is optional, why it is compulsory to drive on to the other side of the road in order to cut corners and why not stopping on rounda-.


.bouts when the'other driver has already entered the roundabout and,has right of way is de rigeur,'please let me know. NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED


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BOLTON-BY- BOWLAND


Open garden The garden at Varley


. Farm, Anna Lane,' Bolton-by-Bow-


■ land, will be open ' this weekend as part of the National Gardens Scheme, which raises money for cancer charities. The garden of Mrs Susan Farmer will be open from 1 to 5


. p.m. each day. CHATBURN


Mamma Mia- Children from Read CE School, enter­ tained residents of The Manor House, Chatburn, with their splendid per-


. formance of the musical “Mamma Mia”. The residents and day care visitors thoroughly enjoyed the entertainment.


Another wonderful performer, Gary Townsend, led a great siiig-along of classic melodies with the Manor House residents. Refresh­ ments rounded off a wonderful after-


CHIPPING


Leavers’service Pupils and teachers of St Mary’s School, Chipping, celebrat-


.ed the progression of their leavers with a school-led service in St Maiy’s Church.' The delightful serv­ ice, led by teacher Margaret Rogers,


[ involved not only children, staff, pu­ pils and governors, but also past pupils of the school who" made a surprise ap­ pearance to reassure leavers as they head to.new schools. Fr Anthony congratu­ lated the children on a lovely service and joined years 6 and 5 later in the week for their leav­ er’s meal at Franco’s


. restaurant following a fun swim at Nick[s swimming pool. . '


Shopping trip . C h ip p in g [W e l fa re


' Committee’s shop-;


: ping trip I is on Wednesday, August. 11th, to Southport,, with time to spend browsing the shops,


. visiting Marine- lake and gardens or strolling along the promenade. , TTie coach will leave


' Chipping bus stop at 10 a.m., returning


by 5 p.m. All resi­ dents of Chipping,


, , Thornley, Leagram, Little Bowland and Chaiglcy, aged 60 and over, are eligi­ ble to attend with partners. If you would like to go put your name on the list in Brabins Shop , as soon as possible.


. Further details tel. Martin and Barbara Butters on 01995- 61586.


History group Tile next informal ses­ sion of Chipping Local History So­ ciety is on Sunday in St Mary’s Com­ munity Hall from 2 p.m. This is an opportunity for visi­ tors to seek infor­ mation from mem­ bers about local and family history issues. Access will be avail­ able to the archive, which contains census, graveyard and other records together with old documents, books and photographs.


For more information visit the website: www.chippinghisto- ry.org.uk or contact 01772864289.


GRINDLETON Change of


service Parishioners of St Ambrose Church,


, in Grindleton, are reminded that dur­ ing the month of August the services ■ will be on alternate ■ Sundays, therefore


; • there will be no ■ service this week at St Ambrose. In­ stead there will be


- a united service of Holy Communion in St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Bol- ton-by-Bowland, beginning at 10-30 a.m. The following week, on August 8th, the united serv­ ice will be at St Am­ brose Church also at 10-30 a.m.-


HARROPFOLD


Fellowship- . Harrop Christian Fel- -: lowship enjoyed the ministry again of • PastorAB. Robert-


• son, of Preston. His title was “Lest we


member the sacri­ fice Jesus made on


. our behalf. His next visit is at the end of August.,


On Tuesday a number of members visited the Keswick Con-


■ vention where they enjoyed some ex­ cellent ministry and fellowship together. :


Tonight is the monthly prayer meeting at 7-


■ 45 p.m. and all are welcome.


On Sunday Mr Ken Hall, who has served in the pulpit for many years, will preach his farewell service prior to emi­ grating to Portugal where he will con­ tinue his ministry among the ex-pats


, there. The service will begin at 2 p.m. and all are wel-


their results at the annual Clitheroe Show. More points were accumulated than last'year and a number of cups won, including Lucy Collinge and Stephanie Duxbury winning cups in the junior section while Fran Aherne winning a cup for her garden flow­ ers. Hurst Green won cups in in two


- categories. Thanks . to all members who


. put in entries and helped in anyway.


News If you have any news


for this column or an event to publi­ cise, please contact Nancy Bailey 01254


. 826903 or e-mail nan cy@ r iv c r s - mead.co.uk.


St John’s Young people from


HURST GREEN KNOWLE GREEN Sequence


Hurst Green have lead the way in rais­ ing over £300 for the “Hope HIV” charity which helps young


. people in sub Saha­ ran Africa who are orphaned through the plight of HIV. The young people from all sections of the community ac­ cepted a challenge to raise £200 while on a weekend trip to Arnside organised by members, of St John’s Church. The youngsters used their own initiative to raise the money and handed it oyer to the Rev. Richard Goodall for blessing at his first service at St John’s as a'fully ordained minister. Every penny raised is being forwarded directly to the Hope HIV Charity. - ’....


Coffee shop St John’s Church 3 in 1 community cof-


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, fee shop is still go­ ing strong, it will be-


• open on Monday, August.2nd, and again on'August


‘ 16th. Call in for a free coffee and cake, a village 1‘whats on


, forget” remember- : ing Remembrance - Day and the sacri- - fice of those who >have died and are dying in the cause of- freedom. He spoke . on the Holy Com-


. munion which also is a Remembrance service as we re­


■ guide” and to pick up a bargain from the nearly new stall including clothes, books and bric-a- brac. For details tel. Gill or David Jacques on 01254 878222 or e-mail: david.jacques3@ btinternet.com


Wl show Members of Hurst


Green ,WI once more e x c e lled themselves with


dancing The alterations at Knowle Green Vil­ lage Hall are now complete and se­ quence dancing will recommence on Wednesday at 8 p.m. New danc-


, ers are welcome. - Admission is £3, including drinks and biscuits. More


; information from 01^4878486. ■


Aerolates Tonight in Knowle Green Village Hall there is a chance to get fit and help


L charity all at the same time when


. Aerolates is being held at 7-30 p.m. Aerolates is a mix­ ture of aerobics and pilates and is said to improve posture and reduce stress levels. Age and fit-


. ness is no-barrier. Admission is £4. All monies raised is for Charis: Ministries which helps the sick, weak and vulnerable people in Moza'm-


- bique. If aerolates ■ is not for you there [-is another change to [ help the charity on Saturday, August 14th, with a spon­ sored walk, leaving


... the village hall at 10.a.m. for a five- mile family walk. For sponsor sheets or information tel. Andy or Jean on 01254 878269. ,


Whist drive - : The usual fortnightly


whist and domino


: drive will be held in Knowle Green Vil-


; lage Hall on Mon- . day, August 2nd, at_ ■ 7-30 p.m. Military


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whist and domi­ noes will beheld on' Wednesday, August 4th, also at 7-30 p.m. Admission to either event is £1.50, including tea and biscuits and all are most welcome.


MARTIN TOP


Christian ' Members of Salem Congregational Chapel, Martin Top, invited peo­ ple to Rimington Memorial Institute to hear Jenny Ed­ wards speak about the Disabled Chris­ tian Fellowship (DCF). Jenny, who is herself a paraple­ gic and co-ordinator


- of DCF, drove from Surrey to speak at


'the meeting on Sat- urday.-


The new local group being formed will be known as Rim­ ington DCF and meetings will take place monthly on the first Saturday of the month at 1.-45 p.m. beginning on


■ September 4th in Rimington Memo­ rial Institute.


Anyone interested or wishes to have more information should fel. 01200 445315.


Coffee break ^ A coffee morning to


raise funds for the new Rimington Disabled Christian


- Fellowship group will be held in Sa­ lem Congregational Chapel, Martin Top, on Saturday, August 7th from 10-30 a.m.


’ to noon. PENDLETON


Strawberry >


lunch A fantastic £878 was raised at the salm­ on and strawberry lunch for All Saints’


• Church, Pendleton, funds;- - n - ■


Held at Standen Hall,- . by permission of Mr John Aspinall, in addition to the lunch there was also a tombola and raf­ fle.


Many thanks are ex­ pressed to all those who supported the event or helped in anyway. . •


READ


Talent show ; - A very entertaining afternoon was en-


. joyed at St John’s CE School, Read, when-Year 6 pu­


pils held their an­ nual talent com­ petition. Entitled “Year 6 Got Tal­ ent” it opened with


: Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” complete with costumes and make-'up. Following this Oliver Thomp­ son and Brandon Lorenzo gave a su­ perb display of gym-' nasties set to music.


Violinist Victoria Heap and Charlotte Woodward’s rendi­ tion of “Any Dream Will D o ” from Joseph and His


'Amazing Techni- colour Dreamcoat” came next. Bring­ ing the house down were Joe Shirtcliffe and Jon Lambert’s impression of “Jed- ward’) complete with backing group. Abigail King’s piano accompaniment to Victoria Heap’s


, “Spoonful of Sugar” from Mary Poppins proved popular. Jenner Smith’s well-


.ch o r e o g ra p h ed and authentically costumed “All that Jazz” from Chicago with Amy Jones, Chloe Metcalfe, Daisy- Huntoon and Leah Burke brought tumultu­ ous applause from the audience of par­ ents, staff and chil­ dren. As a,change of mood “Holi-


. day”, performed by rappers Matthew Chen, Tom Bridge and James Buckley, provided the mod­ ern music touch, as did Abigail King and Bethany Pickles with “You Belong with Me”.'Next a comedy sketch and


['.jokes were per- formed by Connor


i .'-Farley, Ryan Hamer : . and Brandon Loren- zowith very authen­ tic Cockney accents. Jenner Smith and Nicole Harvey’s “I’d do-anything”, from the musical “Oliver!”; was very


. well-received. .The . three judges’■'scores and eventually with help from the audi­ ence and following repeat perform­ ances, the overall


- winners of the show were Jenner Smith’s


. well rehearsed team with “All that Jazz”


• and, in a very close second place were gymnastic duo Ol­ iver and Brandon.


The year 5s, who arc ■ next-yearls 6, will


;:; have a great deal to think about for their ; . talent competition.


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