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- MPIN CRISIS


pi^ven guilty? 1 have made it fairly clear,' - ?: through prior correspond- ?? ence with The Clitheroe ^ Advertiser and Times, thatl have no affiliation or connec­ tion with Mr Nigel Evans and i would readily criticise his ; politics, however, 1 wish to of- j fer my sympathy and support In the circumstances he now?; findshimselfemeshedin.'■ Let all us residents of the Kib­ ble Valley, in the finest tradi- tionsofBritishjustice,allow ? no kangaroo courts or lynch ■ mobs upon the scene and wait for the matter to be properly investigated, with Mr Evans being considered wholly inno­ cent, unless proven guilty. ; 1 have known other people - falsely accused and driven, not justfi-om their jobs, but to an early grave by dint of malice and it is quite possible that' this could be the case. Who were those accusers and what could drive them? : - They were possibly either seeking revenge for perceived wrongs or the type of people who latch on to the compensa­ tion culture and suffer from whiplash, mis-sold loan in­ surance and the inability to recognise that interest only mortgages (clue in the name)


Innocent until


will not repay the capital ad- - vanced. In this day and age there can be smoke without fire. Let us dowse the imaginary flames. ; Sean Gallagher,. ::,:Brockhall Village


ELECnONTHANKS


yoursupport Thankyou to all the people who voted for me in last week’s Lancashire County Coun- ’ : _ cil elections and a massive : thanks to everyone who took time out to help with my cam- • paign. It really was a remark­ able team effort.


Thanks for - Can 1 also congratulate our


: new Lancashire County Coun­ cillor Ian Brown who 1 know ■,


will serve Clitheroe residents very well. Whilst it was disappointing; to miss out by only 45 votes, it is fair to'say the main parties were given a wakeup call and might at long last start listen-,


r ing to the people of Clitheroe. Steve Rush,


:: Independent candidate


Facts please, not rhetoric


COUNCILTAX


1 refer to the letter fi’om David Waters published on April 25th20i3undertheabove . heading. ■:


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The facts speak for them­ selves. Kibble Valley has the lowest council tax in Lanca- , shire at £140.69 for a Band D property and is within the bot­ tom quartile in the country. Some more facts: we receive only £51 per person per an­ num by way of core govern­ ment fonding. This compares with £97 for Hyndburn and £i07for Burnley. The average ofour East Lancashire neighbouring authorities is nearly double the amount we receive at £94. Importantly this does not include the Efficiency Sup­ port Grant which some ofour neighbours will also receive ' thisyear, intended to wean them offtheir dependency on government hand-outs. In setting our budget for last year and next year the Budget Working Group unanimously agreed to only include a small element ofour New Homes . Bonus in the revenue budget with the balance ueiiig added to our reserves for potential: capital requirements. The’ New Homes Bonus is not new money. Itcomes from the ■ v overall Local Government Al­ location from the Treasuiy. This means that other aspects offundihgforLocalGovern-


ment will be reduced to com­ pensate.


.The Clitheroe Wolves un­ der 10s team were mascots, for Accrington Stanley FC


Wolves team were Stanley mascots Property, aremanagedby


Mar tin Aspinwall and Dav-: id Mason.'


at their final match of the season. They led the team out on to ' the pitch andplayed a short game at half-time, v ■ .


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The players are: Taylor Wil- Uamson, Marcus Mason, Lucas Cole, Jasper Broad-'*


bent, Dylan Ashurst, Drew Coulston, ArchieAspin- " wall, Tyler Hillary and LukelhrnbuU. ■ .: ; .


The Council has frozen it’s share of the council tax for ;; fouryears in succession and yes 1 can confirm latterly this has been with help from the, Government something which has been publicly announced time and time again. 1 have no problem that my statement sounds political. I ■ am a political council leader and am very proud that the Conservative administration has shown excellent financial prudence while at the same time safeguarding thejobs of • our employees. I am stand- ■ ing down as Leader later this month and I am sure my sue- ■ cessor will continue the same strong financial disciplines. Coun. Michael Ranson, Leader of Kibble Valley Borough Council


IVY CONTROL


suffocating ivy “Help”....if tree could talk, that is the message they would send out to all county coun­ cils, farmers and all private landowners to do something to stop the appalling damage caused by neglecting the in- • . exorable growth of ivy. When travelling around the countryside 1 am appalled bythegreathumberoftrees ‘ which are in the throes of a ’ struggle against suffocation bythegrowthofthisdeadly climbing plant. The ivy travels ^


Save trees from


along the ground and when it • comes up against a house, wall. ortreeitwill, ifunchecked


continuetogrowandgrow. In the case of trees it will grow up the trunk and across the branches right to the top. Each


branch is therefore smoth­ ered so that it is unable to leaf.


■This continues until the tree becomes one big clump of ivy withnopartofthetreenow


visible. The result is, the tree dies.


.1 am now 96 years old and " have noticed that over quite a


number ofyears an increasing number oftrees are affected.


Many years ago this problem: .would not occur on estates, ' • as the trees were looked after.’ ; After all, the long established • trees are part of the wealth


of land owners. They beau­ tify our countryside, provide


homes for our birds and in-


sectsandtheirwoodhasso ■ manyuses, but allowing them -


to die and turn into dust is a ' great loss and waste. The trees that are affected by '


ivy now and nearing extinc­ tion should be cut down and the timber made good use of before they die and rot away. *


Many people now have wood burning stoves since coal is so


expennsive.ltmakessenseto ' use this timber. So I say to you officials, please circulate the need for action.


We could be losing thousands of good trees which are prob­ ably scores ofyears old and in their prime.


So I say...get to it, it’s up toyou! Bernard W. Barks,


■ A countryside enthusiast' SUPERFANS


wasfen-tastic On behalf of my players,!


Dog Inn support . ?


vvould like to thank eveiyone who supported us in our cup final at Accrington Stanley on Bank Holiday. Whilst we are very disappoint- ■ ed at losing the final 2-1, the day was very special and will live long in the memory. Cer- • tainly, I will never forget the cheers that greeted our arrival on the pitch, nor the ear-split- . ting roar that greeted our goal. . We are a community team, . representing The Dog Inn and ■ also the village of Whalley and the wider Kibble Valley. We ■; take those responsibilities . ; very seriously and it is great , ? that we have made so many : new friends and supporters i . on this cup run. ■ We will build on this and do ■ ; everything possible to ensure


that we go one better in 2014- . SimonKerins.


Manager, Dog Inn FC 15.


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CHATBURN


. Forties’ night Only a handful of tickets * ■


remain available for the 40s Nighton Friday Mayiyth at ' Christ Church, Chatburn, in aid of the Church Develop­ ment Fund. This event follows the trend ofrecentlive music events at Christ Church, Chat­ burn, and will be sold out. Remaining tickets can be obtained from Roy Porter Butcher in Chatburn and are £8. Anyone wishing to attend without a ticket can turn up on the night in the event that* there could be cancellations and in those circumstances * can obtain entry, although this cannot be guaranteed. Information for future events


; will continue to be published ■ in this newspaper to enable


1 tickets to be purchased at the earliest opportunity. The organisers thank all those who have donated and have purchased tickets.


Collection The spring 2013 half-yearly ;


collection made by the


. Chatburn group for Black­ burn district and Kibble • •Valley committee for Cancer Research UK raised £3,837-45


. from home collecting boxes, envelopes, boxes in shops, ■ hotels, business premises and donations. .


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The chairman, Mrs Sheila Blackburn, and thecommit- tee endeavour to maintain the personal contact there is with all the supporters in the vil- . lage and members would like to sincerely thank everyone concerned for their magnifi­ cent and generous contribu­ tions and continuing support.


CHIPPING


Women's Institute Dorothy Preston welcomed members and guests (par- . ; ticularly the gentlemen) to


* the May meeting of Chipping WlheldontheMayistinthe • village hall. The guest speaker, Norman Harris, gave an ■


. interesting account of his 43 mile trek in the Andes entitled


• “Treking to Macchu Pichu the Hard Way”. Pam Gornall gave the vote of thanks; Katharine


•Jackson won the competi- .- • tioh for a Rambling Hat;


. The birthday flowers were ' - presented to Maggie Inskip - and the raffle was won by ■ Maureen Colclough. The next


■ meeting of Chipping WI will ■. be on June 5 th. The speaker :■ • will be George Hughes, who


; will speak about‘Experiences; of a Private Investigator’. The competition will be a Magnify- ■ ing Gla ss.' Members were reminded > ■ about the coffee morning ;.. taking place on Thursday • ■ May9thinLongridge.Helpis .


Talking and walking about Browsholme


•ThegardensatBrowshol- me HaU are the subject of a spring-time lecture and . guided w ^ on Thursday. : May 16 th at BashaU Eaves Village Hall starting at 7pm., Ruth ThurnhiU, of Lanca- ■ shire Gardens’Trust, will - deliver an evening pres­ entation iUustrating how the design of these historic


needed with making hot pots, fruit pies, helping on the day and any offers of raffle prizes, and donations of bric-a-brac forsale."


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New members pnd visitors are alwaysverywelcome.


YoungFarmers Members met on Monday


for a business meeting to finalise the club’s entries for ' the regional rally, to be held. on Sunday at Gisburn Auction Mart, and those taking part in the cookery competition had a practice run. Members were very disappointed to note that no timetable with event start­ ing times had been provided ■ by the organising club, and : therefore this has meant not : knowing whether they could: . enter some classes as they . mayclashwith'others. . , It was assumed that stock •


judgers should report fora ■ ; 9-30 am start, but Chipping’s secretary would ring everyone once she had had contact from the organisers. Next week’s meeting is the ■ • ■ RABI Treasure Hunt leaving:: the Newhall Tavern, Sam- j ’ ? Iesburybetween6-30and::. 1! . 7-30 pm. Postcode and road ‘ ■ number will be texted out at .1 the weekend for those wishing ■ to attend.


CLAYTONLE-DALE


Women’s Institute The April meeting was well at­


gardens developed from the 17A to the 19th century. •: Thetalkwillbefollowedat . 10am on Sunday May igth, with a chance to see the gardens when Ruth leads a guided visit around the ; grounds of the early 16 th century haU. The events, part of Festival Rowland’s “Discover Bow- •


tended. Some members have come out of hibernation. The speaker was a member of the Firest Response volunteers, a


' life-savingn service which can reach you until an ambulance' is available. Their standard equipment is defibrillators and oxygen. Many people are very grateful for their help : in the local area, some times more than once! The competition was for an old fashioned remedy. SOme of the “cures” were quite vile. Thank goodness for moden ' ' pharmaceuticals. First - ;


■ (or worst) was Mrs Wendy -' 1 Leeming, second Mrs Helen Hebdenn and third Mrs Joan' Behrens. The May meeting takes place on Monday May 13th at 7-30pm in Salesbury Memorial Hall. • This meeting is an introduc- tionn to the craft of applique. Members will be on hand to . show people how and to let;'. people have a go; All people need to bring along are needle, scissors, thread and thei’r : ; v glasses! Visitors are most wel­ come tojoin in and enjoy the ; teaandcakeafterwards.; i : Anyone who vvould like to ■: ;


join the craft evening should: ; phone Joan Behrens on 01254 246369.


DOWNHAM


Coffee club Sevenyears ago Twlston residents,-Dave and Olive ■;


, land” series of events, are ■ free but places need to be bookedinadvancebycall- ing the Forest of Bowland AONB on 01200 448000 or by emailing sandra.silk@ lancashire.gov.uk ' DetailsofotherFestival •: Bowland 2013 events are available online at'WWW. forestofbowland.cbm -


Awberry, had the idea to start


-a Coffee Club in Downham * Village Hall as a meeting place for villagers of Downham ; and Twiston to meet once a month. With a bookstall, bring and buy stall andjigsaw stall, a ' warm welcome, coffee and Ol­ ive’s scrumptious homemade cakes it was a date to look for­ ward to every month to catch. up with friends and gossip. This month’s meeting was held at Downham Hall by the kind invitation of Mrs Olivia Assheton as the village hall was in use for the elections. Mrs Assheton and Olive were presented with bouquets and Olive thanked everyone for - their friendship and support over the years as due to her: health being an issue now, she is pleased to say Barbara and Carole have consented to carry on her good work. Dave and Olive will be enjoying cof­ fee and friendship at the other side ofthe coffee b a r . ' :*


GISBURN


Church Council The PCC at St Mary’s Church is planning a series of summer events, the first being a coffee and cake morning on Saturday May 18th from 10 am to noon; There will be cake, plant a n d . card stalls and competitions.;


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