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borough council which recommends that between 190 and-220 houses should be built every year in the Rib- ble Valley until 2028. That is a development the size of Cal-


.. Lichfield and Partners (NLP) V_xhave produced a report for the


derstones every 18 months for the next 17 years. The number is based on the assumption that over 3,000 people every year will migrate into the borough, and we must build houses to accommodate them. It reflects the period in the early 2000s when the large NHS-owned brownfield sites at Calderstones and Brockhall were developed. This period was wholly unrepresenta­


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ble Valley could comfortably sustain this level of house-building to 2028. It is not just the supply of these houses


tive. Never before or since has there been such an explosion in housing growth with­ in the borough. It provoked an outcry, and resulted in the imposition of a housing moratorium by the Government. Yet NLP would have us believe the Rib-


that is in doubt. There are serious ques­ tions about the need for them too. Firstly these houses are not for local people. Without any net migration into


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-it gave them nothing at all. There was a big difference of opinion as to what form of women’s suffrage should be granted. As a result, the bill, although carried by a large majority, was not proceeded with jast session. Chairman stated that dur­ ing the. past 20 years there had been no excuse for refusing to give women the Parliamentary vote. It did not matter how good a woman might be - a model citizen, model housekeeper, or model mother - in fact, any good citizen - she could not have a Parliamentary vote.”


AT a meeting of the women’s suffrage this week: “The chairman said the meet­ ing was in support of The Conciliation Bill, though he could not see how any bill could give any less to women unless


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the borough, NLP acknowledge we would need just over.40 houses per year - one- fifth the suggested target. Moreover the number of local people in housing need has declined significantly despite confi­ dent predictions in 2008 it would continue to rise. Secondly the economy is stagnating.


Large private sector employers like BAJE Systems are shedding workers. Mortgages are difficult to secure even for those with


jobs. And there is every indication this will be a long and sustained retrenchment of the economy. There is no evidence of pent-up demand for new houses: local house prices are flat or declining, and the number of sales has plummeted. A recent survey by Coun. Ken Hind showed over 1,500 houses for sale, for rent or vacant in the borough. It may seem like an abstract concern,


. spectors until we have “caught up”. • ■ . While an increase in the current tawet of 161 per annum is certainly not warrant­ ed, I would suggest an'alternative. Over most of the past 100 years the number of households m the Ribble Valley increased by about 140 per year. Judging from NLP’s calculations, this is also roughly the number of new houses required to main­ tain the current population level. The evi­ dence is that this is achievable and would still deliver a significant number of afford­ able homes. And last but not least, it miaht actually be more acceptable to resident's There is a real danger here that we com­


mit ourselves to years of excessive and un­ sustainable levels of house building. The


. a faster rate than surrounding areas; com­ mon sense dictates.this cannot and should not continue indefinitely. • The council has launched a consultation


Ribble Valley has for many years grown at


on NLP’s report. Make sure you let them know what you think - after all your taxes paid for it. Let us plan for a sustainable future, and start by consigning the NLP report to the council archives.


but if insufficient applications are passed to meet the targets we are at the mercy of developers. Even poor and inappropriate plans will be approved by Government In-


CAPED CRUSADERS:


Some of those who took part in the super­ hero-themed event at The


King's Centre, in Clitheroe.


U . Superheroes at King’s Centre


LOCAL youngsters brightened up the half-term with two superhero-themed events at the King’s Centre, Clitheroe. The young people designed their own


superhero capes and made disguise masks. There was also lots of fun including messy games, apple-bobbing and glitter tattoos.- The events were organised by volun­


teers from Clitheroe Community Church, led by Claire Woodward and Lucy Harris, who said: “The superhero theme seemed to appeal to everyone, with even some of the helpers dressing up for the occasion. ” Parents were invited along to the second


evening for coffee and cake, and to watch the children perform the action-song “Je­ sus is my Superhero”, with music provided by members of the Community Church Youth Band, led by Tim Harris. • Free fun activities for seven to 11-


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TO mark the retirement of Mr Harry Wrigley, Borough Treasurer of Clitheroe, and the completion of 50 years’ service with the corporation, a small private din­ ner party was held at the Aspinall Arms, Mitton, attended by a few members of the •


. council and friends in private life. ■ © Members of Clitheroe Young Farm­


ers’ Club were given a talk by Irish In­ ternational and Burnley inside-forward ■ Jimmy Mcllroy.


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Waddington’s centre-forward Rudgyard scored eight goals in his side’s heavy de­ feat of St Paul’s at Twitter Lane. Rudg­ yard gave Waddington the lead after five minutes and the final score was Waddine- ton 9 St Paul’s 3.


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ous wounding in Afghanistan, for exam­ ple, the question presents itself: “Where were those explosives manufactured?” In China? Or Russia? Could they have


one morning "and produced them. It would be a cruel irony if a British soldier were


killed or injured by a weapon which began life in the UK.- .


come from Iran? Is it even possible that they were made in the UK, then sold on, possibly through an intermediary? Clearly the weapons did not make themselves. Someone - some people - went to work


: JL tendances at last Sunday’s Re­ membrance Day services. ; It is encouraging that so many people want to attend an act of prayer and wor­ ship as they think of conflicts in the world. Such services, however, and the associated wearing of poppies should lead to asking: who makes the weapons of war? Whenever we hear of a fatality or seri­


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In the 1990s Princess Diana campaigned


against landmines, not always to the ap­ proval of some members of the govern­ ment of the day. Britain did, however sign


the Ottawa convention of 1998 banning landmines. ■


° Some countries, including the USA,


, worth £30.5m. to Saudia Arabia — a coun­ try where all is not well with human rights - in the first half of this year.


How accurate he was I do not know, but b


the novelist Upton Sinclair, writing in the last century, reckoned that arms sales in the First Word War was highly lucrative with the continuation of the war being in


the interests ofthe arms manufacturer! Financially,'the country may need the


revenue that comes from arms sales but morally, we must ask: “Are we proud of


making weapons which a brutal tyrant mav one day use to oppress his own people?”


Russia and China have still not signed’ it. Selling arms can be a profitable busi- ness. The UK, for example, exported arms


“Swords into Ploughshares” is the


name of a group which, following Isaiah and Micah in the Old Testament, seek to do exactly that: turn weapons into agricul­ tural tools. Poppy wearing should make us long that weapons of destruction, which might be wrongly used, are no longer made in “England’s green and pleasant land”. Some campaigns, which many may ini­


tially sneer at, do in time achieve their ob­ jective. The Greenham Common women, for


example, endured vitriol during their long campaign against American air bases, but in the end these bases were never estab­


lished. ,- . Jesus did say: “Blessed are the peace­


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CANON RODNEY NICHOLSON, Vicar of St Paul’s; Low Moor and priest-in-charge of Chatbum v and Downham. ■


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CLITHEROE’S youth were consulted on how to stop the spread of drugs and underage drinking: “As the agenda is drawn up for the ‘think tank’ meeting to combat vandalism, the message from the youth of Clitheroe is clear - ‘Listen to us or things may get worse’. Many ad­ mitted to being underage drinkers. They are attracted by the .‘glamour’ of alcohol and its exciting effects and youngsters gather for drinking sessions in the cas- : tie grounds. Many scorn their council


: elders, claiming they dismiss under-18s. as ‘yobbos’, but they are hoping that they will now take notice of teenage views and ideas, which included better facilities for socialising and cheaper cinema ticket prices for 15 rated films.”


MEMBERS of Clitheroe Speakers club fielded a strong team at the Association of Speakers Clubs Area Confer­


ence. Competing in speech, evaluation


and impromptu speaking contests against other clubs in the area, the Clitheroe team came away as run­ ners-up in the evaluation contest. The. event was held at Pleas-


ington Golf Club, Blackburn, and the speeches were of a very high standard. Against such tough opposition,


the Clitheroe members were de­ lighted to be judged runner-up m the evaluation contest, which in­ volves critiquing a “target speech” given by a speakers’ club member


from out of the area. Anyone who would like to gain


confidence in public speaking is welcome to attend meetings of the


speakers’ club. For details contact Helen Birtwistle on 01254.824034 or 07762059663.


ORATORS: The successful members of Clitheroe Speakers’ Club with their tro­ phy at the area conference.


What Acorns know of poppies


YOU’RE never to young to learn why we wear poppies, as shown by these tiny tots from the Acorns Nursery at


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Oakhill College. During Remembrance week, pupils


from all parts of the Whalley college got involved in a variety of activities leading up to Remembrance Sunday. Even the very youngest children at


the college’s Acorns Nursery worked on making a lovely poppy wreath us­ ing their own handprints, and did a splendid job. Pupils from the senior school at­


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tended the Remembrance service at Whalley on Friday and on Sunday morning there was another group rep­ resenting the college at the Wiswell memorial service.


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