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www.clithsrosadvertiser.co.uk Thursday,October2,2014 Thursday,October2,2014 www.clithoroeadvertiser.co.uk CUTHEROEADVERTISER&TIMES I divided opinion in the town Court acts after more than 50 complaints but sparks frenzied social media debate


ByFaizaAfzaal faiza.afcaal@jpress.co.uk Twitter: @clithadvertiser


Aspecial court order preventing a homeless man from begging in Clitheroe and Whalley-and anywhere else in Englandand Wales- has divided public opinion on social media.


Gavin Whalley (42), who is a familiar figure in the Ribble Valley, received a Criminal Anti- SocialBehaviour Order (CRASBO) at Blackburn M a g is t r a te s Court last Fri­ day, barring him from asking for money, food, cigarettes or al­ cohol for two years. He has also been excluded from designated areas of Clit­ heroe and Whalley town cen­ tres and was issued with a map clearly marking the areas he is banned from. News of the CRASBO or­


der has already sparked a fierce debate on Ribble Val­


ley Police’s Facebook page. Some argue that Clitheroe folk should “leave poor Gavin alone" and begrateful they on-


■ ly have one beggar in town, but others argue he should accept the help available to him and stop being a nuisance. Kayley Grannell posted:


“I’ve seen Gavin most days in Clitheroe when I’m on my lunch break. He asks for some change and that’s it. “Never once been rude or


“We have a choice to give him change, if you don't want togh/ehim


anything then just walk away.”


aggressive. People in Clitheroe want to be thank­ ful that Gavin is the only home­ less man asking for change. “When I lived


in Lancaster you couldn’t walk past a shop without an­


yone begging. And they were aggressive drug taking beg­ gars! Poor Gavin. “Everyone has their opin­


ion, he has a choice on wheth­ er to take the help. “We have a choice to give


him change, if you don't want to give him anything then just walkaway. “And there are many peo-


pie that have homes that don’t choose to work, live off bene­ fits and stink, but they don’t get banned from their home town!” Others, though, argue it is


time Gavin got his act togeth­ er. Martine Tierney posted: “Maybe now Gavin will ac­ cept the help offered to him... sometimes being harsh is the best remedy, giving him loose' changedoesn’thelphim...this has kept him on the streets.” However, Sgt Dave Simp­


son, of Clitheroe Police, wel­ comed the order. Stressing that the police


had received more than 50 complaints about him over the past two years, he said: “The police have responded to nu­ merous reports ofbegging and anti-social behaviour with re­ gards to Gavin Whalley. ' “We have sought a crimi­


nal anti-social behaviour or­ der in response to this and I hope that MrWhalley seeks the help that is available (and that has already been offered), which he clearly needs.” To view more comments,


Begging ban: Gavin Whalleyatapreviouscourtappearance.


log onto https://www.face- book.com/RibbleValleyPoIice


A golden opportunity to light town’s Community Bonfire


Could you be the lucky winner ofthis year’s Clitheroe Community Bon- fire Golden Ticket? T icke ts will


soon be on sale at


various outlets around ’ the town, including Daw-


ffA;


ClitheroeAdvertis- er and Times, the


''A e Hanson Cement / § Group,TrutexLtd, Dugdale Nutri- tion and the Paper Cup Company have already generously


donated towardsthespon-


sons.BananaNewsandPJBrass. sorshipofthefirework display. Newsagentsandoneofthemost Since then other bodies have importantticketswillbehidden kindly agreed to contribute in-


. inside next week’s edition ofThe eluding Ribble Valley Borough Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, • Council, Brian Price&Sonsand somakesureyoubuyyourcopy! Clitheroe Town Council. The ticket will be golden in


“You might also remember


colourandwillbearthemagical last year’s town mayor Coun­ words “CONGRATULATIONS!” cillor Kevin Horkin ran a char- Ticketsforthisyear’sClitheroe And the lucky reader who ity shop called the Hub during CommunityBonfiregoonsale


finds the Golden Ticket will thewholeofhismayoraltywith soon.(s) have the honour of lighting the the tireless help of his mother


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Clitheroe Community Bonfire Wendy. There are some out- Ribble Valley are busy design- on Saturday November 1st at standing funds from his efforts ing the winning Guy Fawkes. Clitheroe Castle Field.


and Kevin, together with this. The judging of the Guys by the ProceedsfromtheClitheroe year’s town mayor^Council- town mayor Councillor Val


Community Bonfire go to two lor Val Cooper, have*agreed to Cooper will take place at 12-30 very worthy local charities. Life donate a magnificent sum to- ■ pm on Saturday November 1st Education and the North West wards the purchase of the fire- on the castle field so do come Air Ambulance.


works. Thank you very much along to watch.” Anappealhasbeenmadeby indeed to all those who have Tickets for the event cost


the bonfire’s organisers to lo- thus far agreed to contribute,” £5 for adults, £2 for children, cal businesses to help fund this said Clitheroe Community Bon- and £10 for a family ticket (two year’s firework display in order fireCommitteechairmanAndy adults and two children), to maximise the'event’s chari- Belcham. tablegiving.


For further details visit the He added: “We hope that event's Facebook page at: www.. Asrecentlypublishedinthe young people throughout the facebook.com/bonfire2014


Police release Evofit after man exposes himself to


group of girls at campsite Police have released an Evofit image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with an indecent exposure to a group of girls at a campsite near Clitheroe. T he in c id en t took


place at around 9-30 pm on Sunday August 24th and the man is described as a white male, mid-30s, approximately 6ft tall with short dark hair and w ea ring dark rimmed glasses. He exposed himself to a


group of at least three girls before running off. DC Gary Williams, of


Burnley CID said: “These young g ir ls w e re left extremely upset by this incident and so I urge the public to have a good look at this image and i f they


recognisethemantoplease get in touch with us as soon as possible.”


A n y o n e w i t h


information should contact Lancashire Police on 101 quoting log number 1517 of Sunday August 24th.


Restrictions delay Aldi plans for


new store A company spokesperson for budget retailer Aldi


'says it is still hoping to start work on its new store in Clitheroe as soon as possible. A ld i is c u r r e n t ly


wprking with planners at Ribble Valley Borough Council (RVBC) to iron out is su e s th a t are preventing work on the newsupermarketstarting. An Aldi spokesperson


said: “Aldi can confirm that it has planning approval


foranewstorein Clitheroe, but there are currently some restrictions to work commencing that are out of our control. ■ “We are cur rent ly


workingwiththeauthority to resolve this issue and look forward to starting work on the site as soon as possible.” Aldi was given the


green light to build a new supermarket in the town in May, but planners at RVBC attached a condition that Aldi must provide footpaths on Littlemoor Road on land that the supermarket at that time did notown. Before any work can


start on the development on the land off Whalley Road, highway works, which include providing a footway on the northern side of Littlemoor Road and th e road being widened to a minimum width of 5.5m, had to be submitted and approved in writing by the local planning authority. Planning permission


was granted for the new Aldi supermarket and a Pets At Home retail unit on the former Barkers Garden Centre site off Whalley Road at a meeting o f RVBC’s planning committee. The site, which has


been vacant for more than 10 years, already has outline planning consent, which means permission in p r in c ip le , for 30 apartments, two houses and a40-bedroom nursing home. To the north of the site


there are open fields for which outline planning


permission has also been granted for 49 new homes. T h e lo w c o s t


Do you recognise this man? Alternatively, they can


contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 5 5 5 m of online at Crimestoppers-uk.org. No personal details are


taken, information is not traced or recorded andyou


s u p e r m a r k e t has indicated that40 newjobs will be created at the new store, comprising 20 full­ time and 20 part-time positions. Both the Aldi and Pets


At Home stores plan to open from 8 am to 9 pm Monday to Saturday and 10 am to 4 pm on Sundays.


TURE PERFECT. Artist John Chapman with his latest painting to become a festive moneyspinnerfor a great cause


Comments sought about community equipment services


People in the Ribble Valley are being invited to com­ ment on community equip­ ment services for their area. For many years local NHS


organisations and Lanca­ shire County Council have been working together to develop and commission community equipment services for adults and chil­ dren in Lancashire. These services supply


over 40,000 items of equip­ ment each year. Generally, services and


Wintry Waddington is John’s latest Christmas scene


A wonderful nostalgic scene of Wad­ dington in winter is the latest addition to the popular range of charity Christ­ mas cards from paintings by artist John Chapman.


John is a longtime supporter of the East Lancashire Hospice and for many years has provided paintings to be repro­ duced for fundraising Christmas cards and calendars. He specialises in paint­ ing East Lancashire scenes as they were backinthei95osand’6osandhis work


is extremely popular. Thehospice’s John Chapman range already includes scenes of Clitheroe, Whalley and Down- ham among its best sellers. The latest card shows the centre of Waddington village and, as usual, the original painting has been donated by John to be auctioned at the hospice’s annual ball. Fundraising manager Sharon Crymble said! “John has raised thousands and thousands ofpounds through the sale


of his beautiful paintings, cards and calendars and that goes a tremendous way to helping us to provide care to our patients. We are extremely grateful for his support and thank him for all


the time he takes to do this for us each year.” Cards and calendars are available to buy at any of the hospice shops, includ­ ing the one at 7 Moor Lane, Clitheroe, or via the hospice website at: www. eastlancshospice.org.uk


equipment supplied to adults and children con­ sist of, but by no means are limited to: pressure re­ lieving mattresses, profil­ ing beds, hoists, bath lifts, standing frames, children’s equipment such as postural support chairs, sensory im­ pairment equipment such as flashing doorbells and listening devices. Over the past year, the


NHS East Lancashire Clini­ cal Commissioning Group has been working with Lan­ cashire County Council to review the arrangements for community equipment


‘Royal Lancs’ set for Ribble Valley return next year


Organisers say it will be held at Ribchester


byFaizaAfzaal faiza.afcaal@jpress.co.uk Twitter:@clithadvertiser


The Royal Lancashire Show is set to return to the Ribble Valleynextyear after almosta decadeaway.


Organisers of the show have announced that the show will take place on August is-i6th, at the showground at Sales- bury Hall, Ribchester. The 247-year-old show, or­


ganised by the Royal Lanca­ shire Agricultural Society Ltd, was last held in 2006. It has had troubled history


and has been cancelled in recent years due to bad weath­ er and problems finding a suit­ able site. But now organisers say they are confident the show can be revived. Show secretary David


Marriott said: “We have just opened our office, so we have a base to work from which is ideal, and we are back at Sales- bury Hall by kind invitation of the Mr Colin Mustoe and his family. “We are also being sup­


ported by Ribble Valley Coun­ cil and we’ve managed to sort out one of the mqjor problems, which is access to the car park­ ing field. “Lancashire Highways


Department and Lancashire Police have got together with us and we have come up with a workable solution. “We feel very confident.


We are talking to a number of sponsors.” David a d d e d : “The r e


should be a county show in Lancashire. It was a great loss, we feel, that for these past few years there hasn’t been one. . “What we are trying to


do at the moment is recre­ ate the show committee and find stewards for the various sections. We are looking for volunteers and we need peo­ ple to come forward. “In 2006 over the three


days we had close to 50,000 people. • “The show next year will


be over two days and the re­ action that we are getting from social media seems to indicate it will be a popular event. We are very enthusiastic.” A committee is set to be


formed in the coming weeks and this will be tasked with fi­ nalising plans. The organisers are looking


for senior stewards. Anyone wishing to take on that role during the two-day event next yearshouldcontactthesociety either by email to info@royaI lancs.co.uk or by calling the of­ fice on 01254 914362.


services to see how they can be improved. This work has includ­


ed reviewing the funding arrangements, assessments, and the organisation and d e l iv e ry o f com m u ni­ ty equipment services to patients. Dr Mike Ions, ch ie f


clinical officer for NHS East Lancashire CCG, said: “Com­ munity equipment services play a vital role in helping older people, disabled adults and disabled children to develop their full potential, maintain their health and independence and improve their quality of life. The Lancashire Com­


munity Equipment Serv­ ice is a support service which purchases, delivers, collects and where appro­ priate recycles items of both nursing and social care equipment which have been prescribed by doctors, nurses or social workers for individuals living in the area." The survey can be found


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