AFTERMATH
Noevidehce for‘brown envelopes and - backhandersV
: : Editor’s note: In las t week’s c s p: front page article about a full t : : meeting ofRibbleValleyBor-ii?
p : ough Council, we reported re- marks made by Clitheroe man
V - Roland Hailwood speakifig'ori behalf of objectors to a contro-? versial plan for34S new homes atWaddowView. Mr.Hailwood alluded to com-.'
:: ments being madeJocalIy,':»w ; :; with people talking about ' .“brown envelopes and back- ■ ; -
, handers”,'and saying such talk . was “creatinggreatconcerns”. ■ Those remarks were abso- ’ ".'’'r^
• lutely refuted at the meeting s- by council leader Coun. Stuart
. Hirst. Since the meeting the .>v p t council has written to Mr Hail- ; ■ . wood, asking him to substanti- ate any such claims.
;. Mr Hailwood has in turn writ- • ten to Coun. Hirst to clarify his
: V remarks, stressing that he was not making any direct accusa- ■ >
.; tion of corruption or impro-; ' priety, but only reporting local
. hearsayafterathirdpartyhad spoken toastaffmember in
■ the council’s planning depart- ‘ ' ment.
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> Mr Hailwood conceded there A V was no evidence whatsoever ' a
- to support any rumours of wongdoingV-.'” '*’' ~ |
.p Below is Ml extract from Mr'? r Hailwood’s letter to Couni’iVc- • Hirst (which Mr Hailwood has ; consented to have published ; here),' and also a short letter? from Coun. Hirst:_i ^ T'sft..; ’ -h.i'lttiMi''', -j? t\;..
; I have beVn talking to the third party who originally sp o k e : ?
; to me about his encounter . in the planning department.'; It would seem thathe could hot recollect the exact words ■ ; -used. It was his take on what
; was said, which I am sure we p: both agree is not the same thing, o' I r . , '- ; ,
I apologise forany disquiet ';"; this might have caused in the £ corridors ofpower.■ ' However, 1 would have comp' : cerns considering the sensi- ' : tivity of this case that a mem- berbf staff should express such personal opinions; pre- ;
‘judging so to speak. ‘ Thank you for the way we were received at council, and a sec-; ond apology for the odd unruly ; member, but it does demon strate the very strong feelings ;; and perceptions of the local. ; electorate.' -
i * > Roland Hailwood,; ■ Kirkmoor Road, Clitheroe,
At a meeting of Ribble Valley ? Borough Council on Tuesday? July i6th, Clitheroe resident'^ . Roland Hailwood made sev-fe feral claims regarding alleged
^impropriety against the couh-j .. cil and its ofBcers in relati6ha;«, ; to a proposed housing de- -f'44 i
-.velopmenfatWaddowView,’ ’’' ' Clitheroe;Those allegations. -, .were reported in the Clithe?
' roe Advertiser and Times of I 'f " -Thursday,Julyi8th.\"' 1..; ' The council takes allegations .
. of this nature very seriously and has written to Mr Hail-;
wood askingfor written de-:,4 tails of his accusations.-’ Council ofiBcers work to the . „ highest standards of probity
.and professiorialisriii and any ? ' complaints of impropriety will
. be dealt with in accordance i with Ribble Valley Borough H Council’s rigorous procedures.
<The council will defend its of-" ' ficers against unfounded ac-' cusations and expects anyone?
.making such allegations to provide full evidence so thatf the matter can be addressed.. ' ? Coun. Stuart H ir s t , '
Leader of Ribble Valley Borough Council'
WADDOWVIEW
wrong decision I write with regard to the re cent decision by Ribble Valley Borough Council to withdraw?, from the appeal process of -~ fC;
I think it was the
;its decision to turn dovm the outline planning application ? “
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-You may recall that the Rib ble Valley Borough Council’s . planning committee refused. :? this application in Febru- -
, ary this year. The applicant decided then to appeal the.-, decision. The entire council,,
,was thereby led to believe that this appeal would be defended 5
by the council. However, un known to many councillors,- several weeks ago an emer-? gency meeting was called by' the chief executive and the , council leader who,'along with a couple of other councillors, ' took'the decision to with- - '
'draw from the process on the grounds of the council being exposed to'high legal costs,” shoulditlosetheappeal. w The flrsti knew of this U-turii was when I was informed by the local press.
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As ward councillor I immedi ately asked our leader to bring forward our group meeting.« so that our entire group could, question the basis and logic of; sucha decision; Heagreedand a robust and frank meeting
; took place last Monday.'?* :I stillhold theview that we' took,“a's a council, the wrong decision. I understand the
high cost implications of de| •fending such appeals, but on
'balance we should and must' ? reflect the public mood with '.regards to town-changing developments. Until our core, strategy is implemented there will be some further difficult' times ahead.- , . I will continue to call for our j council to representour ? «
; residents’ views; the price of democracy is expensive, and sometimes it is,a price worth?; paying., - . Conn. Kevin Horli^,; Ribble Valley Borough ;;; '.j COUnClllor
RURALCAMPAIGN
Siipportthis GPRE charter The countryside is increas?? : ingly at risk from inappropri-
’ ate development caused by ?? inadequate planning policies,
: a weakening of local democ-??, racy and a focus on short-term economic growth regardless? of the environmental conse-ga quences.
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The Government’s localism ?; agenda has been seriously-S underminedandl am deeply
. concerned that local views are being ignored to the detriment ofvalued andirreplaceable-S; countiyside. While I recognise
. the need for economic pros- £: peritj^ should this be pursued
at any cost to the environ- meht?
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If we don’t stand up for the ■ : ? countiyside we will lose it. I : encourage your readers to sign the Campaign to Protect Rural England’s new charter, which? demands better protection for the countryside, a fair say for ? local communities in planning for the places where they live §
andwork,andmorehous-'; ?: ingin the right places. You • - canfinditat
www.saveour
countryside.org.uk; ' ■- , : '.j Mr John Butler, Woodlands Park, Whalley.
LAWSONSTEADS
Planningrules are skewed
J was among those who sat s : : glum-faced in the public gab ?::
, lery 1 as the planning commit-’ ; tee granted approval for CEG
tpbuildanother26ohousesin pur lovely village (atLawson^? ■
c steads, Whalley).! Se'veral councillors made the ?
; point that there was no valid ’ ' : planning reason they could ' > '
thmkofwhichwould war- rant refusal. Of course there’ ■ ''
wasn’t; the Government’s
■ planning rules are skewed sop heavily in favour of develop-’ ?'
: ers that although resistance p - might make us feel better, it is' almost futile.
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Some assured us that this lat- ?.' est Lawsonsteads application is somehow better than the previous ones - in rather the £5 same way as someone might describe diphtheria as being t? betterthantuberculosis. « Vociferous local opposition to
, the building of over 600 new : houses on Whalley’s green' fields counts for nothing. The i
: greater say in local planning decisions that we were prom ised by politicians has failed to materialise.
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The Government has spoiled Whalley, just as it is spoiling' hundreds of other attractive villages throughout the couri try. That any political party would choose to alienate such vast numbers of its natural supporters truly beggars be lief. Of course, this is not the end. Sniffing along the trail of the extra 600 houses; 1,300 cars and two thousand people will comeyet more slithery, objec? tionable opportunists from';, far away. Planning officers will tell us that there are no valid reasons to refuse consent for a supermarket and some bland national identikit retail chain outlets. Ironically though, " they will have to provide car parking. 1 „
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Thoseofuswho have known " and loved Whalley village be fore its ruination will survey the sprawl with seething In dignation. . Blinking back the tears, we might be heard to whisper:' “When 1 first lived here, these were all fields.”
: ■ ; Ivan Hargreaves, ,-:KingStreet, Whalley
NEWTACTICS
Don’t throw in? the towel yet
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Although It feels like Clithefoe ? is under attack from proposed developmentwhich would ■? change Its character forever '
(leavmgasidethemanyenvi- , ronmental issues), our elected ■ councillorsseemtohave' hoisted the white flag.
-They sit on their hands and ?’ bleat that it’s not their fault;
It IS the Conservative Govern- -?. ment’s (perhaps there is a mes sage there for all those who ’ ?
might consider voting Con-'-■ seTOtiye at the next national' and local elections':’).' - • -? -
Could these “leaders” lead.
showaiittlegumptibnandnoR justgiyeup'please?Theylbir!^i
;.us that the planning regula?’-^? tions m'ean that their hands j t
- are tied. Perhaps they could : use alittle imagination? Howl faboutTpurely as'an examplbH producing a whole load of “We$
don’t wantyournewhouses?® on this green belt” posters •v^
; and placards and distributing them to any Clitheroe resident^ who wants to display one? ;= : f-
; We could see what the effect’
.them on the way to a show ,-hOme.;..!-.;,
How about placing similar
; adverts in the property sec- , tions of local newspapers? •
-These ideas mightnot be vi-'-iS able, butitwould begoodld' %
see the councillorsputtingupf' a little bit more of a fight by'?!;
using as many other avenues '|’
astheycan,iftheytrulymean| what they say about wantingtbl protect Clitheroe if only they S? could, i
- , . , .TonyHalliwell, King Streetj Clithefde? ENVIRONMENT . .
Hedgerows are ® not being cut
(This is a letter sent prima- ' t® rily to Ribble Valley Borough Council and copied to The ’ Clitheroe Advertiser and ' . ;7. Times forpublication).';? y Iwouldjustliketoaskwhy
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hedgerows never seem to be >; t cut back any more? I took my granddaughter to ,; i| the Ribblesdale Pool thisaf-Li';; ternoon. 1 walked down the ^ > - opposite side to the pool to ' . be in the shade and there i s ; 1; ? hardly room to push a buggy ' due to overgrown hedgerows. i ?
■ I met an elderly lady coming ■ : up the road and had to take the pram into the road in or-.; i d der to get passed. There were j? branches at the height of my i .■ granddaughter in the pram, ? which was not really good as ■ j . one could easily have hit heriij j the face When I came out I decided to :| -- walk on the other side and was horrified fo find nettles and ' brambles sticking out into the' pavement where a young child could grab them and would be ;; lucky not to h'ave them in their ,-' face, especially when meeting, someone coming the_other,-.-U way.
' , Please let me know if there are j
any plans to have these pave-.- j i; ments cleared and the hedges i .. cut back to make it safer walk-,.<. ing'dowh there'?
‘ ^ I Name and address suppUedj-;
might be on prospective buy- ’-', ers who have to drive past i’? ; !
-I- BilUNGTON
Community church . The speakers at Billing-
. ton Community Church and.
; V Ebenezer Community Centre . have been Mr Norman Pedley
V . - from the Methodist fraternity, ; ;■ who was Spiritually insplr- J : ingiand then the Rev. Don "
Johnson.-Thespeaker for July
, 28th will be a welcome return - * - of the Rev. Mike Kelly, playing
. . ,r . his own accompaniment. The . . Rev. Don Johnson will be back
; ■ ; onSundayAugust4thandan;
; - be served, all are welcome to :?■ share.. '' Billington Community Cafe Barwill be open as usual
,:, - ; this Saturday July 27th, shut
for the first Saturday of the month, August 3rd, and open
, , ■ as usual on the 10th for the - ; rest ofAugust for all those who
: wish to pay the cafe a visit.; -. Billington Community Cafe
• Bar sop voucher. This voucher
, . - is valid through out 2013 and ■ entitles the bearer to sop
.;; discount when produced on .; ordering any main meal pur-
; - chased. Not transferable or ; exchange for Cash Or change.
CHATBURN , Summer fete
: ; 4 pm. The Manor House at Chatburn is holding a summer
;. ' fete. There will be many at- . ;: tractions including a tombola, : treasure hunt and cake stall. : For the children there will be -; a bouncing castle, lucky dip,;
^ I ^ ^ •; painting and much more. Re-
. -; freshments will include a BBQ. - Admission is free and pro-
:; ceeds will be shared between : Macmillan Cancer Care and
; . The Manor House residents’- social fund. ,
Music gig . Earlier this month Chat-
■ ' burn Playing Field hosted Our. * Big Gig music event. The gig :
; V Tcreated a family day of music,' fun and community sprit. The
- • ? event; which was organized ? ‘ . bypusicguruAndyOhver, at-
■ . tracted more than 500 people - ■ and was a huge success. The village committee helped .*; run the barbeque, bar and -. entertainment and
.1 : raised £540. It is hoped that V another musical gig can be :. arranged for 2014. / -
. Parishcouncil - „ During the last meeting, r
; vi the nature reserve wall, which. : ? is in danger of falling on to the pavement; was discussed as
' : were queries relating to the .s waste paper collection that <
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has recently been taken over • by the borough council.' a: , CommunityBeatMan-
ager Tony Walsh attended the meeting and reported that crime in Chatburn was;
^ Uncle Sam pays a visit to The Manor House
Residents at the Manor ■ ; i - i House Nursing and Residen tial Home, in Chatburn, cele brated American Independ- " ence Day, the Fourth of July,''?
relatively quiet. The “one way’’ sign by the shops has been ?. lowered and the police will ■ *£
. monitor vehicles continuing-; to ignore this. Residents were reminded of the need to notify the police of any incidents by telephoning 101. All calls are; recorded and sampled to de termine what response there has been from the police. = ■ , :? ; Lancashire County Council
has recommended placing I• i r fluorescent strips on the.
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Downham Road property :: • ( wall. If this is unsuccessfiil the county council will consider;. , raising the kerb and possibly improving the streetlights.; {■■■: The playing field concert on : ? July 14th was a great success ?2. and the band expressed i t s • i appreciation to the council for permission to use the field and
; changing rooms. The concert ; was enjoyed by everyone and *; there were no incidents dur-• mgtheevent.
'; I The playing field lime tree; ' has been pruned and ar—. rangements have been made;; ■ for a Quantitative Tree Risk'o'
Assessment to be carried out .7 for insurance purposes. The next parish council 1,
meeting will be held on Mon-fi - day September 16 th at 7-30 pm in the village hall, Downham ■
CHIPPING
Chester triiT, ; . , ’ 7 The CHAOS (Chipping , „
Welfare Committee) shopping ■ trip to Chester on Tuesday Au-, ?,. gust 13 th will leave Chipping v:, -.; ?
with a quiz and discussion about America, followed by ? an American themed tea of hot dogs, burgers, coleslaw, sweetcorn and f r ie s . : 'U *
Bus Stop at 10 am, returning around 5 pm. All residents of Chipping, Thornley, Leagram,
: Little Bowland and Chaigley.i aged 60 and over are eligible to attend with partners. Anyone wishing to come can put their name on the list in Brabins 1 Shop as soon as possible. >> A Further details from Martin ;; and Barbara Butters on 01995 61586’
•' CLAYTON-LE-DALE
Interesting talk : Members of Clayton-le-? ;;si
Dale WI were entertained by:; Mrs Rose Dorkin at their July
meeting.Shespokeofher' ® experiences running herB .-K
& B on the farm. There were ® some weird and wonderful'»■ ? fc guests. The competition was for a small floral arrangement ■ suitable for a breakfast table.-." The winners were: 1 Mrs Joan I Behrens, 2 Mrs MarieDevey, -j’- 3 Mrs Joan Bingham. The hall;; was delightfully perfiimed by H the pmkis and
lavender.used i; by several entrants. _, r . -,/.The next meeting will be ■ ?
■ held in Salesbury Memorial. Hall on Monday Augusti2th -i;-* at 7-30 pm. Mrs Jane purtis> { ■ £
^will be telling members .'i-i- 7 j -? ’about “Growing Old Disgrace-?" fully”. Contact president Joan? 7
.^Behrens on 01254 246369 for. xsv ’fortherinformation ?
DOWNHAM' ® r " 1
‘Joyful Noise't?.., rj y The singing group from. >
Chatburn Methodist Church f*'?;; '
. Staffandresidentsjoinedin . the spirit o f the day by dress
ing in the red, white and blue
.ofthe Stars and Stripes flag o f Ame rica., -, -
went to Downham Parish ij Church to “Make A Joyful ’ Noise.”
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.i:' About 30 hymns were sung by the group, and St Leonard’s
. parishionersjoinedin.' i"?: -;? The group, organised by Mr
Roy Porter with Mr Geoffrey 7 Hitchenasorganistjenjoy?''*’ singing hymns old and new, and anyone who wishes to ? ■ ; “Make A Joyful Noise” with * 5
■ them will be welcome at the -7 next fortnightly get-together? at Chatburn Methodist-j. >
Trio of speakers . When Downham WI held I
itsJuIymeetingtheywere; treated to not one, but three speakers, all veiy different, * ? ■? but fascinating m their own ;■ ?; way. Edith Isaacs, of Rimin- -, s j. ington 'WI, had been to the WI ACM at Cardiff as delegate for the region and came to give ; ; herreport.
* . She reminded members of
.the resolution that was passed; that they should all attempt ■ to support local shops and i.;-'® traders wherever possible to r'E
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' prevent the further decline of ■ the high street. ; s - ... > • - Having said how much she i
enjoyed the guest s peak er s;' iWilham Shawcross, Gryff
; Rhys-Jones and John Hum-'?? ' phreys, she ended with a ' - message from the incoming 4-1; President Jamce Langley that'- -
:“the WI is of its’ time’; mth f ■ many new Institutes being set up particularly by younger'7 **: members. -
• continued on next pagef ;V
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