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50 Shades of Autumn


May I pay tribute andacknowl- edgementto Anthony Corn- ■ . well, lately passed from us, o f ' ’ Kirkmoor Road, Clitheroe. I recall him as a youth. We or- : dinary mortals - 1 still could recall some of our names - used to play football on the then empty spaces ofthe • streets between Castle View and Kirkmoor Road. Long gone are those days. But then this lanky ungainly youth in his late teens, who disdained our teenage playful pursuits, used to cycle past on ' his equally ungainly bicycle - a ; “sit up and beg” they used to call them in those days - and we “morons” used to laugh and mock as he cycled by. But this ungainly youth went on to study classics - he be­ came fluent both in Latin and , Greeks and conversant in all major European languages. - ■ Anthony went on to teach at the Cardinal Newman Ora­ tory in Reading, and locally- prepared and marked the- ■ Northern examination papers; ofthisarea.- Our paths crossed again in the early eighties. My mother lived on Kirkmoor Road. After . church, I would drive Anthony and his own mum home. We would park on Cardigan Av­ enue.-


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Anthony would bore me talk­ ing about railway connections to South Wales: “You could normally go via Crewe but,: because of railway repairs,- ■ it was more suitable to go via Bangor.”


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-“Come on, Anthony,” said his mother. “Robin’s got to get home.” We invited him to our home. I envisaged a boring evening : discussing railway connec­ tions, but it was another An­ thony, regaling us with stories ; ofCistercians;anorderof -. silence, always hooded, but . if their hoods were down you could address them, and so . on..-;' - Because Antony had no trans­ port, I used to take him on : Sundaymomingstohisbe--v- - loved Old Rite Latin Mass in. • - Preston; “Mumbo-jumbo” as it was termed by someone who was not partial to theidea of- -. Latin as too papist: In any case; I used to sit on the back pew, bored out of my :■ ■ mind,'sustained by by read- . ings from a volume of Oscar - - * Wilde, }' :■


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DEVELOPMENT


Don’t be seduced by‘dream’road


Please, please, please do not - be seduced by the idea of a


. congestion solving link road between Whalley Road and -- Henthorn Road, which is be­ ing touted as the unique sell- - ing point of the SLG alterna­ tive housing plan for South Clitheroe. It will never be built for a number of reasons. 1. Itwouldrequirepermission from a multitude of agencies including RVBC, LCC, the Rail­ way Network, United Utilities and the Environment Agency to name a few. 2. The construction of this Road would be a multi mil­ lion pound project involving complicated engiineering ■ ■ solutions and enormous con­ struction costs and who would fund it? The East Lancashire -


Highways and Transport Mas- - terplan untill 2026 has been almost finallised so this road ’ would not appear in that, the >.


Chris Daggett


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Duncan Smith' duncan.smith1@jpress.couk News editor •


But further down the church I glimpsed Anthony im- . mersed in his beloved Old Rite Latin Mass. This was Anthony; Latin, Rubrics, Saints, Edicts, . Councils, anything ecclesias­


tical. Anthony’s other obsessive in­ terest was the Talbot Library in Preston. He used to cata­ logue books there; sixty thou­ sand books! He lamented: “I only have one tenth of those.” Easy mathematics; only six thousand books.


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Entry to Anthony’s home was selective, so I was privileged! Rows and rows of shelves of books. And, in his “inner sanc­ tum” the fireplace had been ripped out, to make way... for more books. I sat there, and as a recom­ pense for my ordeal pf endur­ ing his O.R.L.M. I was offered a delectable exclusive port. The room would have been claus­ trophobic; layers upon layers of books, piled all around me, reaching to the ceiling. They were Anthony’s love-the vol­ umes of Cardinal Newman - and a reassuring picture. All . was well in Anthony’s world. There were women - ladies -who alarmingly tried to in­ trude into Anthony’s mysterii ous.ephemeralworld.Butas . one of these ladies reassured him: “No woman will ever marry you. You are married to your books.” Amen. Requiescat in Pace ■ Robin Parker


St Chad’s Avenue, Chatburn


builders of any houses couldnt afford to build it and im sure RVBC have no funds for road ' construction on this scale ... either. 3. To go over the railway would involve the construction of a huge flyover road costing mil­ lions and require planning permission etc 4. To go under the railway arches (ifthis would even be possible because ofthe actual construction ofthe arches) .- would be restricted by height, width and the small matter of - having to cross a river which. would invove bridge building again at huge cost. 5. Going under the arches would also require the reloca­ tion of the two main sewage pipes (one over land pipe and -


. one underground) that re­ move all the waste water from Clitheroe. Again this would in­ volve obtaining planning per­ mission and vast engineering works and the construction of a pumping station which again would cost millions.


, 6.The land isn’t and never will beforsale! SLG is a company based in * Salford who seek out land suit­ able for future development • and then manoeuvre through the planing process with the full knowledge of the land- owners. If successful the land is then sold on to smaller con­ struction companies for de­ velopment and the landown­ ers, who remain anonymous through this process, can walk - away with millions. SLG have no responsibility for the chaos that can entail from the future developments. Isn’t it about time that the lo­ cal landowners who are choos­ ing to let developers destroy our beautiful countryside for their own vast financial gain ■ ■ be named and shamed or at least be asked why they do it? . Name and address supplied


Plans filled with


empty promises Itwasinterestingtoread.in' your edition of December 19th, that planning approval


has been granted for 1,040 homes in Clitheroe and even' more interesting to read your key points synopsis on page 3, detailing the services and fa­ cilities that would accompany the housing units. - As a resident of Brockhall Vil­


lage since 1999, when similar facilities were either dis­ cussed, mooted or-promised, - I should just like to itemise - / several of the things we still do


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not enjoy here:-■ 1. we have no access, via


roundabout, to the A59 and left turn only at the entrance


of one of the two feeder roads. 2. we have no feeder road to


. the A59 wide enough to facili­ tate central road markings, along its length, according to the Highways Department. 3. we have no primary school. 4. we have no doctor’s surgery.- 5. we have no shop. ■ 6. we have no community centre


7. we have no village green and duck pond, sorry do I mean open spaces? Obviously, I do not blame de­ velopers for submitting plan­ ning amendments or chang­ ing their minds, to maximise their profits; one might as


well blame a dog for barking! However, I do object strongly


to this over-promising and under-delivery of services and facilities during planning applications and the appar­ ent lack of sanctions to ensure promises are met. It seems to the interested spectator that the developers run rings round the planning office, planning committee and local councillors. It would only take one site, where the developer was in­ structed to flatten the houses, repurchase properties with a penalty premium, restore the flora to its former glory and then sling their hook, for this problem to be sorted out once and for all. Of course the Council would then be turning its back on a massive Council Tax income increase, but I am confident that is a secondary issue. • . Sean Gallagher, . Brockhall Village


GOOD SAMARITAN


Thanks to this klndgent I’d like to write in to thank a very kind man who helped me with my car on the evening of Saturday December 21st. I broke down outside St James Schoo., He kindly pushed my car to the roadside, giving me advice also on how to start it. Mean­ while we still had other driv­ ers pipping, who obviously couldn’t wait a few minutes.


I’d just like to say a big thanky- ou and hope he has some good


luck come his way. . A small reminder that you do good and it will be returned


oneday. ;.


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ValleyVillages CHATBURN


Manor House Father Christmas and his


Round Table merry helpers called in on the residents of the Manor House whilst visit­ ing the children in the village. Mince pies and mulled wine were enjoyed by all. Parishion­ ers from Chatburn Church and Chapel and the “Make a Joyful Noise” choir joined forces with residents ofthe Manor House to sing carols. The candlelit conservatory added atmosphere and all enjoyed the evening, which was followed by warm mince pies and mulled wine. The residents would like to thank the choirs for a lovely evening.


GISBURN


Mothers’Union Members and friends of


Gisburn Mothers’ Union met at the Old Post House Hotel for an enjoyable Christmas lunch. A card from their link branch in Australia told of high temperatures and constant sunshine. At the next meeting on January 14th, Mrs Dorothy Falshaw will speak on “Gis­ burn -A Peep Into The Past.”


HURSTGREEN


Trail Race The annual trail race, also


known as the Turkey Trot, was a fantastic success with about 240 runners taking part. Marshalls witnessed a pud­


ding, a Santa and even a Sumo wrestler passing them on the extremely muddy course. At one point there was a puddle at least a foot deep and the screams of submerged run­ ners rang around Longridge Fell! Prior to the main race was a junior race entitled the Polar Express which attracted a field of35 under-i3S. Many of these had also decided to wear fancy dress making Hurst Green and environs a bizarre, yet colourful sight on this dark Sunday. The race was masterminded and controlled to great effect by Chris Barnes who kindly, in exchange for marshalling duties, donated £520 to the Memorial Hall. The Memorial Hall also


ran a refreshment stall which brought in a further £200 for funds making this an extreme-


. ly successful event for the Hall committee to be involved with. Many people from the


village helped in the smooth running of the event including the Bayley Arms who hosted the event. The organisers . thank all who gave their time. and/or cakes to help this event be such a successful one. . .


KNOWLEGREEN


Whist drives Monday December30th


Millercore Mobility Specialists Your Local Stannah Dealer Civic visitors feel at home at carol service


The Mayor ofthe Ribble Val­ ley, Coun. Richard Sherras and his consort Mrs Lynne Pate, who are both residents of Rimington, were on home ground when they attended the annual Rimington and Middop carol evening in


is the date for the next of the usual fortnightly whist and domino drives at the Village Hall, while dominoes and military whist will be played on Wednesday January 1st. Play commences at7.3opm, admission is £1.50 and all are welcome. The annual Christmas whist drive will be held on Monday January 6th, admission is £3 and thereare the usual good prizes.


Line dancing Ifyou already thinking


about the extra pounds that you might put on over Christ­ mas, then why not resolve to come line dancing and get rid of them in a fun filled, enjoyable manner? Come Line Dancing! Weekly classes at the Village Hall resume 0nTuesday7thJanuary.no ■ partner is needed and you can be assured of a warm welcome and an enjoyable evening in a happy, relaxed atmosphere. New dancers of all ages are always welcome - you will soon be dancing like a pro! Admission is £2.50. For more information please telephone


01254878447. RIMINGTON


Whist and doms Winners at the Christmas


whist and domino drive at Rimington Memorial Institute were: Whist ladies -1D. Hogg, H. Grainger, 3 M.Wellock. Whist gents: 1W. Mitchell, H. Davies, 3 S. Hogg (whist


low-J. Metcalfe) Dominoes: 1E. Nowell, 2 A.


Taylor, 3 D. Knight, 4 J- Hull, 5. P. Metcalfe, 6 S. Dawson (low dominoes F. Taylor. R a f f le : K. N ow e ll. S id Hoag.


Rimington Memorial Insti­ tute. They and the audi­ ence enjoyed a programme of songs and carols by the “Grand Choir” of Clitheroe, interspersed with readings ofthe Nativity story. A col­ lection was taken amounting


lor, E. Nowell, B. Garnett. MCs were S. Hogg for whist


and B. Stott for dominoes. A pie and peas supper was served. On behalf of the Memorial


Institute Committee, Mr Stott thanked all patrrons and help­ ers for their support in 2013 and season’s greeting were extended to all.


WESTBRADFORD


Whist and Doms Ten tables were in play at


the Christmas meeting. Mr Terry Pike was the MC for the whist and the winners were: Ladies-1 A. Bell, 2 E. Jackson, 3 M. Davies, 4 E Pickard. Gents - 1 W. Metcalfe, 2 S.


Hogg, 3 G. Parker, 4 T. Pike. The booby prize was given


to M. Davies. The MC for dominoes was


Mr P Metcalfe and the winners were: 1 A. Taylor, 2 S. Taylor, 3 A. Robinson, 4 H. Proctor, 5 K. Nowell, 6 H. Wolfenden, 7. E.Fox. Raffle prizes were won


by A. Dinsdale, M. Briggsfc), M. Wellock(2), P. Metcalfe, A. Riley, D. Bristol and T. Pike. .


Draw winners The winners for the


December 250 Draw are: 1 J. Abram, 2 E. Rich, 3 E. and A.Gretton,4D.Horner,5S.‘ ' Broadbent, 6 J. Aspin. Christmas 250 Draw:


1R. and M. Haydock, 2 H. Wallbank, 3. M. Sharp, 4 E. Marsden.


Bridge Group The next meeting is Friday,


January 3rd in the Village Hall startingat2pm.Newmem- bers are welcome, but experi­ enced or improvers please. For •


to £223 and a cheque for this amount was then presented to Councillor Sherrasby the Rimington W.I. President, Mrs Elizabeth Robinson, towards his mayoral chari­ ties. Mince pies and tea were served afterwards.


New and Reconditioned Lifts Available


details please phone Marilyn on 01200 422097.


Social evening The monthly social event in


the Village Hall with thie added attraction of a Beetle Drive for all ages will be on Friday, Janu­ ary 3rd starting at 7-30 pm.


Extravaganza! A Grand Celebration Party


to mark the opening ofthe Village Hall extension will be held on Saturday, February 1st. There will be a buffet and disco with tickets being avail­ able soon. Please make a note in your diaries for this event.-


WHALLEY


Draw winners Winner in the 200 Club


Christmas draw at English Martyrs’ RC Church, Whalley, were: £50, no. 121; £25, no. 221; £10, no. 214. - Mass is on Saturday at 5


pm and at 11 am on Sunday. Daily Mass is at 10 am except Tuesday.


Services There will be a Book of


Common Prayer Holy Com­ munion service at 8-30 am on Sunday at Whalley Parish Church and Parish Commun- ionatioam. There will be no midweek


Holy Communion at the church today.


Covenant On Sunday January 5th, at


Whalley Methodist Church, the annual Covenant Service will be held at 10.30 a.m. and; ' will include the Sacrament of Holy Communion. The service will be led by the Minister, the Rev. Tony Davies.


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