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UKIP is catching THERE may have been some scratching of heads amongst certain types of Lon don-based media and political commenta tors this week with news that in the North West a poll revealed UKIP had not only left the LibDems far behind, but overtak en the Conservatives. Who would have imagined UKIP be
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wonder the people of the North, includ ing many who have traditionally voted La bour, are looking toward a party who are a little less patronising and insulting; a party with practical, sensible ideas and policies?
trum, a group of desperate left-wingers put out the myth that UKIP have devel oped a radical tving of working class mem bership who believe armed coiiflict might be necessary. With such nonsense abound is it any
scribed as an eminent academic expert on the Conservative Party who, in reply to Tory Lord Ashcroft’s assertion that an increased UKIP vote in marginal seats might spell the difference between Cam eron’s success or failure in 2015, respond ed by'calling UKIP a “daft distraction”. UKIP’s performance, he said, was not something to obsess about. At the other end of the political spec
The people are seeing the light-they are
looking toward UKIP. KEVIN WALLACE, Branch secretary, Ribble Valley UKIP
This Act will anger
the silent majority
IT.appears that thie Conservative leader and his party are to force onto the Eng lish public an Act that goes against the millions of decent people who live in this once Great England of Old. This Conservative party are hell bent
the most unpopular items that this Con servative party has ever spewed out of its mouth. The supporters of this party should be thoroughly ashamed of what their party is about. To assert this unnatural Bill goes
on bowing down to a few thousand against the wishes of millions of righteous and religious-minded citizens of this land. The Bill for Gay marriages is one of
way of deviate sexuality, to be also rec ognised. Will we be seeing demands for marriage between father and daughter mother and son, brother and sister, direct cousins (now banned), or marriage be tween close family relatives i.e. uncle and niece.
passed then there cannot be any objection to other alternative deviate way of sexual behaviour. The only way the righteous people of
this land can show their contempt for this Conservative Government and its anti- religious views is at the Ballot box, where people should not vote for any person or party that shows deviate tendencies. The choice is yours.
R.J.M.LOEBELL Clitheroe
if this bill is passed for this so-called “gay marriages” between homosexuals and lesbians, will other so-called alternative sexual deviates be demanding that their
against all the tens of millions of religious people (Christians-Jewish-Islam and oth er religious groups) and will leave a nasty taste in every righteous person’s mouth and will show what an anti-religious group of politicians we now have in Parliament. The danger we now face is a simple one;
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New tactic in bid for 137 Whalley homes
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A DEVELOPER wanting to build 137 homes in Whalley is now seeking a ruling direct from the Government on the grounds that Ribble Valley Borough Council has faile dto reach a decision in the time al lowed it. David Wilson Homes sub
on the grounds of non-deter mination.
, ing the application, including a representation made on behalf of the Save Whalley Village Action Group. The 13-week statutory
mitted its controversial ap plication to Ribble Valley Borough Council on July 20th, 2012. It seeks permission to build 116 two, three, four and five-bedroom houses and 21 one-bedroom bungalows, to gether with associated land scaping, open space, drainage infrastructure, car parking and access roads on land at Mitton Road, 'Whalley. A total of 146 letters of ob jection were received regard-
assess and aim to make recom mendations on applications within the statutory eight and 13 week periods,” said Rib ble Valley Borough Council’s senior planning officer Sarah Westwood. “However, in this case there are reasons why this_ has not been achieved.” She explained that no for
“It is standard practice to
determination period - the time in which the council is supposed to reach a decision - expired on October 19th, 2012, and after this time pe riod applicants have the right to appeal to the Government-
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To capaaty issues at the Waste Water Treatment Works serv
mal decision has yet been made in relation to this ap plication for several reasons: “There have been ongoing dis cussions with consultees in re spect of highway and archaeo logical matters that arose as a result of initial consultation respohses. In addition to this there has been an ongoing dia logue with colleagues at Lan cashire County Council (LCC) in relation to the need for this site to be released for housing in order that the potential ster ilization of a mineral reserve/ resource can be assessed,” ex plained Mrs, Westwood. Concerns have also been ex pressed preriously in relation
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ing this area and the response from United Utilities came after the 13-week period Fi nally it was decided that an independent visual appraisal/ landscape assessment of the site should be commissioned in order to assist in the deci sion-making process. “The applicant was aware
and development committee, which is due to meet tonight (Thursday), recommends that the committee advise that they would have been minded to refuse the application on the grounds that the proposed development, by virtue of its scale and location outside the defined settlement boundary of Whalley, is considered to represent an urban extension into the open countryside
that an independent assess ment had been commissioned and notwithstanding the'ffict that dialogue with various colleagues and LCC was still ongoing, and had not reached conclusions on concerns previ ously made, the applicant has sought to appeal against non- determination of the applica tion,” Mrs Westwood said. A report to the planning
which would change the char acter of this area of country side to the detriment of the visual amenities of the area. Other reasons include that
the proposal will be unduly harmful to the character, ap pearance and significance of Whalley Conservation Area, its setting and views into and out of the Conservation Area plus will be unduly harmful to the setting and significance of listed buildings, including Whalley Viaduct (Grade II), Whalley Abbey (Grade I) and Whalley Abbey North-West Gateway (Grade I). The developer has request
application, Whalley resident Mel Diack, is disappointed the developer has decided to make the appeal: “It just seems to me that big property
ed that the appeal is consid ered at a public inquiiy which is the most costly option and could last for up to seven days. One of the objectors to the
ple into thinking that I am talking rubbish, but this is what is now being discussed in France at this point in time, where the same Bill of rights for gay marriages is now being debated, in which the above is included. Once any bill on gay marriages has been
The above suggestions may shock peo
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BALDERSTONE
wi Balderstone and District WI met on Tuesday January 8th and were given a talk about Start ing Your Family Tree by Mrs Pamela Roberts. The vote of thanks was
given by Pauline Bell. The competition was a
The raffle was won by Mu riel Lawson and the run ner up was Bernadette
mas and the runner up was Jane Holmes.
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n,“ ‘.»S=,togor,te WI will be on Tuesday
photograph of an ances- Billington Community tor or ancestors which Cafe Rar win he eiec»n was won by Carolyn Hy-
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February 19th at 7-30 G a rd e n in g Club p.m. at Mellor Brook At the Bolland Garden Community Centre. Anyone interested in joining the group will be most welcome. Please contact Mrs Joan Woolmington on 01254 812226.
. , , BILLINGTON
wi The January meeting of
The raffle was won by Pam Campbell, Jan ice Mustoe and Lilian
■ Anne Hargreaves with 19 points.
developers can ride rough shod over local authorities and
communities,” said Mr Diack. “Money and power as always seems to come out on top and the little people lose out.”
have prompted villagers to for main objection being the projjosed access °f the pa„sh council to air
.ble. Valley Borough .Council no later than Wednesday; January ard.'.-';: ^
. from Whins Lane; with regard to the bus, route to ClitheroCvVia Sabdcn. CommentS - and observations should be submitted to Rib*
at 7-45 p.m. in St Mary’s Parish Hall, York Lane, Langho, when all mem bers and visitors will be made most welcome.
Final details were given out about the WI Quiz Night at West Bradford on January 28th and the theatre trip to see • Kiss me Kate at Clithe roe on February 19th. Birthday flowers were presented to Nora Ash croft. The competition for A New Year’s Reso lution was won by Anne Williams, second Mar garet Walker-Smith, and third Jean Price and Marie Smith. The cup for last year’s bverall' winner was presented to
Billington and Langho WI was opened by pres ident Barbara Charlson, who welcomed existing members and four new ones. Before the notices and business part of the evening Barbara intro duced the speaker, Phil Bamford, who gave an interesting and amusing talk entitled “What a load of Bankers” about his days working in the banking world, where he met the likes of Jack Walker and Les Daw son. The vote of thanks was given by Bonnie Kramrisch.
■ hers could see the inter nal structure. He also showed many slides to illustrate the different types. During the talk he gave advice on grow ing these varied species
be
Hargreaves. The next The vote of thanks was giv- meeting will be held on en by Mrs Maxine Lord. Tuesday February 12th The next meeting will be
he went along.
on Wednesday Febru ary 13th, when John Fo- iey from Holden Clough Nursery, will talk about Plants for Cold Places.
Community Church Young Farmers The speaker at Billington Members met on Mon- Community Church on day for the Regional Sunday January 13th Bowling Competition at was Mr Norman Pedley Blackburn Bowlplex.
quest
In addition to bulbs there are other types of un derground storage organs such as tubers conns and rhizomes. He passed examples round; the bulbs had been cut through so that mem-
Although bulbs may be classed into spring and summer types, these two may blend into one another depend ing on the location and weather. He illustrated this point with a slide of daffodils and tulips in flower together at the end of May- in Iceland!
ing Club meeting on January 9th, chairman Henry Rowntree wel comed members to the first meeting of 2013 and wished them all a Happy New Year. He then introduced speak er Matthew Smith, who gave a talk entitled Summer-Flowering Bulbs. He first spoke about his career, which started with his mother thrusting a spade into his hand at the age of three! After training at horticultural college he worked in a wholesale nursery before buying a wholesale bulb com pany which proved to be a very steep learning curve. Three years ago he started selling bulbs on-line via his website
www.brighterblooms.
co.uk.
love and grace of God’s love for those who choose to follow Christ. The speaker this Sun day, January 20th, will be Rev. Don Johnson speaking on The Good News Concerning For giveness. There is a full list of interesting guest speakers for 2013.
Cafe Bar will be closed for the winter break and will reopen on Saturday February 9th.
who painted a lasting Good luck to those com- mental picture of the
All past and present mem bers are reminded of the Lancashire 75th An niversary Dinner Dance on Saturday February 2nd at The Winter Gar dens in Blackpool. For more details contact Jessica Townson on 07976808268.
Judging at J. W. Mel- lin’s at Long Preston, members to meet at the Village Hall at 7 p.m. in wellies and warm clothes.
CHATBURN
Parish Council Chatburn Parish Coun cil’s January meeting was held in the Village Hall last week. It was reported that water was still leaking at the junction of Old Road/ Ribble Lane following the repair in Decem ber. There was concern
going into Heat Two next Tuesday. Next YOga UOUfSe week’s meeting is Beef There are two places avail-
peting in today’s (Janu ary 17th) Swimming Competition at Padi- ham Baths. Members competing should meet at the Village Hall at 6-30 p.m. Good luck also to both Quiz teams
emergency aid for pa tients before the am bulance service arrives. Tickets are £15, includ ing buffet, available from Mary on 01995 61402, Margaret on 01995 61230 and Debs on 01995 61599.
able on the yogs class held at Chipping Vil lage hall every Monday evening from 7-30 p.m. For further information please contact Kate on ' 01995 61033.
. about the water over flow at Shackletons and residents questioned whether the borough council had considered New members and visitors always welcome
Following changes by the Government in the calculation of parish council taxbase, the bor ough council has issued guidelines which will af- feet the amount raised
The next meeting will be held in the Village Hall, Downham Road on Monday, February 4th at 7-30 p.m.
CHIPPING
and encouraged ‘mem- R e d fOf diSCO ^ hers to ask Questions as Dancers are being asked
All profits will go toward Chipping First Re sponders, the trained volunteers who provide
The event starts at 7-30 p.m., a hot buffet sup per will be served at 8-30 p.m., and the danc ing goes on until late. All ages are welcome.
mantically red for a Val-‘ entine’s Disco at Chip ping Village Hall on Saturday, February 9th.
to wear something ro-
through the precept. An explanation of how the council tax for 2013/14 has been calculated will be included in the monthly Church News letter.
The borough council has inspected the new rail ings on the Trading Estate and has no con cerns about these.'
drainage at the planning application stage.
YFC Members of Chipping YFC travelled to Bowl- plex at Blackburn on
petition. Some good “strikes” were achieved by our members and full results will be an nounced soon.
land Regional Com- AGM which was host- County o
Next Monday mem bers should meet at St
a “per member basis”. Raising £3,000 over the financial year between only 23 members was the most achieved by any club in the county and their efforts were recognised by ex county president Alice Bradley, who presented the club with a cheque for £50 for dub funds. Also, Ri chard Seed was awarded the County’s Top Junior Member after a gruel ling interview process which also involved a presentation and per sonal statement of his achievements in YFC. Richard now goes on to represent Lancashire at the Northern area stage of the National Compe tition in March.
Charity Award for rais- MU m e e t in g ing the most money on At the annual meeting
awarded the County ,
ed by Lord Derby at Knowsley Hall, Chip ping were proud to be
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of Gisburn Mothers’ Union, the Rev. Geoff Dearden gave a liv- elty and absolving talk about the annual cel ebration of Spring Har vest, a huge gathering of interdenominational Christians of all ages, which takes place each April at a holiday camp near Skegness. Thou sands of people follow a programme of semi nars, services, group ac tivities and woskshops, with a separate section for young people of sports and other activi ties to enjoy. Heading the Spring Harvest are welFknown Christian leaders, writers, clergy and musicians.
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WI Dorothy Preston wel comed members and guests to the January meeting of Chipping WI held on'Januaiy 9th in the village hall. The guest speaker, Sinion Hore, gave an entertain ing talk on his year as the Ribble Valley May or. Doreen Kendal gave the vote of thanks and won the competition for a photo taken in the Ribble Valley. Birthday flowers were presented to Ann Walmsley. The raffle was won by Jen ny Dighton. The next meeting of Chipping WI will be on February 6th. The speaker will be Stephen Watson, who will speak about The Art of Qrigami (hands on). The competition will be a jewellery box.
Mary’s Hall at 7-45 p.m. for Keep Fit for Farm ers - the detail of which will be revealed on the night. All members should bring trainers and a positive attitude and a fun night should be had by all.
DUNSOP BRIDGE
wi The January meeting was held at Thorney- holme School, Dunsop Bridge, as the kitchen in the village hall was being refurbished. Mrs.
di oiacKDurn on the February meet- 5 ^ 3], “Clitheroe
A vote of thanks was given by Mrs J. Carr. The, competion for an unusual key was won by 1 Mrs J. Hall, 2 Mrs L. James and 3 Mrs A. Hargreaves. Two teams will take part in the W.I. quiz on January 28th at the Pavilion, Grindle- ton. Members wiii also visit the opera “Kiss Me Kate” at Clitheroe. The monthly raffle was won by Mrs S. 'Winstanley.
Civic Society”. The competition will be for “Clitheroe Memora bilia” and tea hostesses will be J. Hall, L. James and R. Carr.
' Winstanley chaired the meeting and welcomed everyone. The speaker was Rev. George Dar by, Priest-in-Charge at St Andrews, Slaidburn. He spoke on his time on the Independent Monitoring Board of Dartmoor Prison while he was living in Corn wall. He gave an insight ito. prison life, both from the prisoners’ and staffs point of view. He also took members on a “tour” of the prison rooms and facilities.
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