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Write to: The Editor, Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, 3 King iStreet, Glitheroe, or email: duncan.smith@eastlancsnews.cd.iik —


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V bring to everyone’s attention some inac­ curacies in statements made. First of all and as I have previously writ­


truth on housing FOLLOWING your front page article on February 14th regarding new homes plan­ ning in Clitheroe, once again I’d like to


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racy and transparency by all of the devel­ opers proposing new builds in the area so that we the residents are completely clear over what is being proposed and what ex­ actly we are going to be getting and not; the smoke and mirrors that we have now. The truth the whole truth and nothing


What I’d like to see is complete accu­


MARK FRENCH, Pimlico Road


Happy to back this


. Adopting and Fostering (BAAF) recent appeal for more potential adoptive and foster carers to come forward, including those from the lesbian, gay, bisexual or transsexual community (LGBT). In Lancashire, we have a number of


sarne-sex couples providing stable and loving homes for children and young peo­ ple who cannot live with their own family, and we are pleased to support the LGBT


-Adoption and Fostering Week (March ' 4th to 10th).


We always need more foster carers and adoptive parents from all walks of life.


BAAF campaign ON behalf of Lancashire County Council I’d like to back the British Association for


though the council may reject the plah- iiing application more than once, this will only lead the developers to go to appeal and force the issue via decision makers in far off London who have no understand- - ing or care what happens here (witness the council planning department twice rejecting the development at Hazlemere


“Although ultimately it is going to be a decision for the local authority where the housing is going to go”. .We all know that this is not true as, al­


ten, a new Primary School has NOT been promised as stated, but land is allegedly “set aside” for such a development. The building and all costs involved will hot be borne by the developer - though if ap­ proved (or forced through by Appeal) the Council should be able to make the budd­ ing of a new school part of the Contract agreement. Secondly, Mr Evans is also wrong to say '


and we’d like to appeal to your readers to think about'whether! this could be for


Concurrent Placements - a new process which places babies and toddlers from a very early age with carers who are pre­ pared to either adopt them, or help them return to their family if that’s what’s best for the child.


them. In Lancashire, we’re also pioneering


about fostering or adoption, we’d love to hear from them on 08001951183 (foster­ ing), 0800 0286349 (adoption) orvia www. lancashire.gov.uk/love. COUNTY COUN. SUSIE CHARLES, Cabinet Member for Children and Schools


If any of your readers are thinking , Don^t make us pick


tude to litter and take it home to dispose of, but we still have to put up with a minor­ ity who can’t be bothered, and they leave it to the local litter vigilantes to keep the environs of our village and the slopes of Pendle, an Outstanding Area of Natural Beauty, free of unsightly and sometimes dangerous rubbish.


MRS L. LORD, Top Row, Sabden


A challenge to all


you lawyers... THIS letter is aimed at human rights law­ yers'.


or mother and you have your children staying, as many people do two or three times a week, you are not allowed two


tax on the number of bedrooms. For instance, if you are a single father


thrown another metaphoric bomb at the poorest in society. They are placing a bedroom tax” on them, which means a


In April this year the Government has


under the local bylaws, i.e. that of drop­ ping litter, but it looks unsightly, and any inquisitive animal including local pets, foxes, other wildlife and even sheep could have sustained a nasty injury from licking out the remains in the can. Most walkers have a responsible atti­


up you litter! COULD the inconsiderate and selfish walker who enjoyed his sardine and to­ mato lunch last Sunday at the seat next to the path up Clitheroe road overlooking Sabden please consider the consequences of discarding the empty sardine can under the seat? Not only is he committing an offence


bedrooms, meaning in fact that you would have to share your only bedroom with your children, some of whom will be teen­ agers.


Rights Act states that eveiyone has a right to family life, is this not a massive breach of the law?. An asylum seeker had the right to family life because of his cat. Sure­ ly some human rights lawyer could take up this issue of the bedroom tax.


NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED John Eastham was


a remsurkable man .REGARDING.the query about the “John'


farm at Mytton in 1827 where his ances­ tors had Ived for more than a century, but young John had ambitions to go down the academic road and left for Clitheroe when he was 16 years old. He studied to become a copyingclerk for 12 months then he was articled to the then Town Clerk Mr Rob­ ert Trappes, where he completed his ap­ prenticeship.


Some 40-odd years later he was pre­ sented with the highest honour that any


Registrar of Births, Deaths arid Marriag­ es could explain his connection with the Nursing Association.


the position of Clerk to the Clitheroe Lo- . cal Board, whose main concern was the ' wellbeing of the community, and he was ‘ also made the Clerk to the Urban Sanitary ; Authority; the Clitheroe Union; etc. The further position of Superintendent


tor and became the partner of Mr Trap­ pes and in 1862 took over the position of Town Clerk. Mr Trappes died in 1863. John Eastham was also appointed to


In 1853 he was admitted as a solici­ '


community can bestow upon a fellow citizen, namely the “Freedom of the Bor­ ough”. He had been present at the elec­ tion of our Mayor on 64 occasions and , was the second oldest Town Clerk in the country. He passed away in early Februaiy 1909, aged 81. .


JOHN LAMBERT, ‘ Chatbum Road, . Clitheroe


BIRTHDAY r.pl. ebrations for a Clit­


ce ­


1 Foundation after she charged her^ests to attend her birthday party.


an impressive figure of over £400 for the Rosemere Cancer


heroe lady-raised


' proceeds going to the centre where she received treatment for breast cancer


(63) of Siddows Av­ enue,' charged:her family. and: friends an entrance fee and also held a raffle at- the party, with all the


Mandy Wilson- Mandy’s birthday gift to Rosemere


. aged to raise such a good amount on the night and I would like


■ showing how grateful lam.”


■ Rosemere h e lp ed ; . me through a'-very ' bad .time'in my life and being. able to •: give something back to them in any small ­ way: is my way of


. to say a huge thank you to eveiyone who came and.donated so generously. . ' “The people at


CELEBRATION: Mahdy and friends at the birthday


“I ’m absolutely de­ lighted that we man-


throughout 2010. She commented:


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in 1891 to provide District Nurses for the town and Miss Bailey was the main founi er along with Mrs Fraser, the wife of Dr Fraser. In 1893 the first ladies’ class of the St John Ambulance Brigade was held, in connection with the St Mary’s Branch of the Girls’ Friendly Society, and the first secretatywas Mrs Fraser. Maybe thdtwo groups joined together?. John Eastham was born at the family


Eastham Nurses Home” (Clitheroe Ad­ vertiser letters page February 14th); I have some information. ■' The Nursing Association was founded


Considering the fact that the Human - " BALDERSTONE


The competition was for a kitted object which was won by Carolyne Hymas


The raffle was won by Ber­ nadette McCreary and the runner up was Ter­ esa Sla’ter.


• and the runner up was Gwyneth Ashworth.


The next meeting of the 'WI will be the group’s


Anyone wishing to join the group will be most wel­ come. Please contact Mrs Joan Woolmington . on 01254 812226.


BOLTON-BY-BOW- LAND


Young Farmers Members met at the 'Vil­


Members travelling to Durham this weekend for Northern Area com­ petitions were wished good luck. Next week’s meeting is a talk on “Wasted Lives”, mem­ bers are to meet at 7-30 p.m. pronipt at the Vil­ lage Hall.


CHIPPING


Food bingo ■ Brick House Bowling Club will host Food Bingo on Saturday March 9th at Chipping Village Hall. Doors open 6-30 p.m. eyes down 7-45 p.m.


YFC Members met on Monday


- of her work, Theresa , engaged the members’ /interest with details .of


i how. to capture the best ^ shqt'and everyone had a very informative and •enjoyable evening, with


• a vote, of thanks be- /'iriglproposed by Peter ■ Holden. In the business meeting, congratula­ tions were announced.


with Theresa Eveson, picture editor of the Farmers’ Guardian, for_ a very informative talk oh animal photography. Bringing along samples


GRINDLETON


; get a personal member­ ship card.


To reserve a seat at the opening night, contact Mike Bazley (Grindle- tonFilm@gmail.com) to


'■ ion.'','^ There will be no adniisridn: ' charge for members;


: the time and will be on display within the Pavil-


It will be a chance to watch a good movie with friends and family/ while enjoying a cool beer, a glass of wine or spirits or a soft drink and a delicious plate of home-cooked food. /


Film Club It’s Movie Night at The Pavilion on the third Friday in each month from May 17th.


. Guy’s Machinery, at Gisbum. Graham, Lau­ ra, Stephen and Katie of Guy’s gave the members a tour of the shop and workshop and showed the members some of their stock. They then held a “Guess the Part” quiz where Hannah Robinson and Andy Haythornthwaite drew and each won a Valtra boiler suit. Thanks were expressed to Guy’s for hosting the evening.


lage Hall for a visit to


-birthday celebration and it is off to the thea­ tre.


Wl Balderstone and District Wi met on Tuesday February 19th and were given a talk about hand­ made beaded jewellery by Mrs Susan Holden.


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■ ter finals of the junior competition. With 25 county club teams ini­ tially competing, Chip­ ping members Richard Seed, Peter Holden


In last week’s quarter­ finals of the county quiz. Chipping ‘A’ team beat Bury YFC in the quar-


On Monday March 4th members should meet at 7-45 p.m. prompt for a talk on the Wool


.Board by Richard Schofield.


GISBURN


Whist and doms Whist and dominoes this' Saturday (March 2nd) in Gisburn Festival Hall at 7-30 p.m. Admission is £2-50, this includes a supper. There are meat prizes, a raffle and a very warm welcome. Please do come along and join us.


Details were finalised for the club Muck Haul on Sunday March 3rd - barrows £3, four Bar- rows for £10 or the bar­ gain of the day, a full trailer delivered for £50. Orders now being taken by Louise on 01772 785584. Monies raised will be split between the North West Air Am­ bulance and Chipping Skate Park.


Unfortunately, the sen­ ior ‘A’ team of Rob Flaherty, Vicki Seed and Lucy Dickinson were narrowly beaten by Samlesbury, but to reach the quarter-finals for their first outing as a senior team was a huge achievement and to be beaten by half a point was a nail-biting finish to their evening.


^ and Chris Morris sailed through the thre’e heats and now with the quarter-finals, under their belt are preparing for the semi-final next week.


An optional hot meal be­ fore the movie will cost about £6 per person, and the bar will be open from 7 p.m., normal tar­ iffs applying.


, there vyill be up to eight moviek to see during 2013 for a single pay­ ment of £10.


Parson’s Pie On Wednesday March 13th at 7-30 p.m. at The Duke of York, Grindleton, Rev Trevor Vaughan will give an entertaining talk based on his second book “Parson’s Pie” which recounts amusing tales from his life as a priest and also as padre to the Duke of Lancaster’s Yeoman^. Tickets are £20 and include a two course meal. Tickets are available from Carol Pye, tel. 01200 441507.


HURST GREEN


. eywell about his experi­ ences on the television show, “Who wants to be a Millionaire.” The competition is for a moneybox.


WI quiz talk The next monthly meet­ ing takes place tonight (Thursday) and there will be a talk by local estate agent Bill Hon-


Meat sale Stephenson’s farm is hav­ ing a fresh Iamb and beef sale, tomorrow (Friday). Tlie sale is on from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Please phone 07889 423299 tor further de­ tails.


AGM The Memorial Hall will


be having its AGM on Monday March 11th at 7-30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to.attend. Anyone wanting to join the committee should contact Kath Molyneux 826898 for further de­ tails.


’ , cy@riyers-mead.co.uk. KNOWLE GREEN


Memorial Hal) This is an annual scheme for those who wish to support- the Friends of the Memorial Hall.' Membership is £20 for families and £10 for in-- dividuals and all money goes to the up keep of our hall. If anyone wish-• es to subscribe to this scheme please contact Nancy 826903 or nan-


' . ard for the benefit of the community. The hall has modem equipment, a good dance floor, an excellent piano, a large


. used to help maintain : the hall at a high stand-


. an inclusive £12.50 by phoning 01254 878447. Bring your own drinks. Money raised will be


. car park and is suitable for a wide range of ac­ tivities from business events, children’s and family parties and com­ puter and film evenings and is available for hire at reasonable rates by phoning 01254 878182.


Music classics. The GST Classical Con­ cert at the village hall tonight (Thursday Feb- maiy 28th) will feature Simon Brady on mando­ lin and Philip Kubilius on piano. The concert on Thursday March 7th will feature Jonathan Fisher on piano. After studying at the RNCM, Jonathan was invited to stay as an accompanist


. for the college and has also thrilled audiences across Britain with his virtuoso perform­ ances. His programme at Knowle Green will include Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, Pic­ tures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky and Nocturnes by Chopin. Admission is £15 for the concert including lunch­ eon,- or £11 concert only. To book, phone .01200425629.


Students call The village church has a busy programme in the coming days as mem­ bers welcome three stu­ dents from Capemwray Bible College.


Beginning tomorrow (Fri­ day March 1st) there is a concert in the church by the internationally known violinist Serguei Popov. Serguei lives in Finland but comes originally from the former Soviet Union. A professional violinist, he has performed with the Moldova State Phil-


On Monday morning, March 4th, there will be a coffee morning from 10-30a.m. until noon in aid of the work of Charis Ministries in Mozambique. Eveiyone is welcome and admis-


Film listings will be sent: out to members nearer


Singers visits - ^ The annual: Memorial Luncheon will be held in the Village Hall on Sim--


. buffet lurichepjfseiyed/ from 12r3Pp;m?^ere'


. day March 3rd with the


. will be entertaimnent by: ■


■' the Sylvan Singers and tickets are available at


- .' at Home events aimed primarily at the slightly


Oh Thursday and Fri- day March7th arid.Sth . there will be another : of the popular Holiday


- sion is free, with coffee and cakes.


; : 'coffee, a hot lunch and " . afternoon' tea before departing for home at


- older generation; arrive at lOa.m, have moriiihg


' harmonic and Moldova National Orchestra. Admission to this event is free but there will be a freewill offering.


The students will also be visiting local schools and taking part in the services at the church


3 p.m. You can have a manicure, hand mas­ sage, test your brain in games and quizzes, sing and have a laugh or just sit and chat, and it’s all free. Inquiries: teL ephone Julie on 01254 878394.


. before returning to Ca- pernwray oh Sunday March 10th. Everyone is invited to come along and meet these young people studying for a ■ year at Capemwray and originating from dif­ ferent countries of the world, and they would like to meet local peo-. pie at any or all of these events.


Whist and doms Dominoes and Military 'Whist will be played at Knowle Green village hall on Wednesday March 6th with play commencing at-7-30 p.m. Everyone is most welcome, admission is £1-50 and includes tea and biscuits.


LOW MOOR


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Once again, the club mem­ bers and their families had a thoroughly enjoy­ able time at the Winter Warmer event. There was one house of bingo. Deal or No Deal and Play Your Cards Right. There was a short ses-


The children had free : cordial drinks and their meal was hot dogs while the adults enjoyed a meal of chilli con came, jacket potato and garlic bread. The children also enjoyed dancing to the disco music.


■ sion (specially adapted) of Play Your Cards Right for the children to enjoy.


The bonus ball winner was K.Peel.


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Abba Nites An Abba Tribute night was held at the village hall at the weekend. The capacity crowd attending the event had avery enjoyable eveninjg. Some of the prizewinners were An­ gela Hargreaves, Jhn Townson, Mark Maden, Linda Lofthouse, Gil­ lian Cowking, Sandy Greenwood, Grace Howard, Margaret Maden, Elizabeth Jervis and Mrs Clegg.


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