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Les Miserables sensational J
; Last Friday we had the great ; pleasure of attending the final:'
■ performance of Bowland high ;■ School’s production of “Les ■ Miserables” at The Grand. ‘ Havingagrand-daughter performing on ther night was -; special, but the performance of die lead singers and the cast as a whole was astounding. ■ . i Wewere left yet again utterly- ■ f amazed by the talent we have'- ,
in abundance here in the Rib- . bleVally.
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“Les Miserables” is well noted as being a challenging show to stage, yet Bowland produced a seamless performance to ; ' such a high stanbdard that ' ’ moved the full house to a near «-
15-minute final standing ova- ‘ tion!
To put on a performance’of • this calibre, particularlyin a busy school examination pe- ■ riod, is to be highly commend
ed, confirming the commit ment by the staff, pupils and their parents.
Many thanks forgiving us -■ ■■ such an enjoyable evening. It ; was a privilege to watch and
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John and Rosemary Lancaster,
Edisford Road, Clitheroe BARROW HOMES
Council threw in the towel I was dismayed by the coun cil’s decision to capitulate so
itamely, without any sign of a ■ fight, on the Barrow homes >
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fight back and start
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decision (Advertiser, March 20th).
Taking notice of a barrister father than the clear views and wishes of local people seems hard to accept... A barrister may be able to
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reasoning suggests strongly - that an existing law is flawed : 3 (as, I believe, is clearly the case ' here), surely the required ac tion is to challenge and change : the law, rather than merely-. ■ : i clarifying it and reinforcing . r the current unsatisfactory position. ..':'■ ■ ■ >• In this country, laws are made - and can be changed, i f neces sary, by Members of Parlia ment. Of course, MPs don’t like to do this as it can be seen as an
| admission thattheygotthings' . wrong the first time round and they might then come .
. across as being less all-know- : ing and God-like than they like’
, to think they are; So this ex plains how Barrow (and other Lancashire towns and villages) can be destroyed just so that some Government Minister
1 doesn’t “lose face”. However, very rarely, it can sometimes occur to them that
admitting getting it wrong is preferable to political anni- ■ hilation i f they perceive their policies and actions are deeply unpopular enough. This of course, is just self-preserva tion on their part, rather than any conversion to common ' sense, but it is surely worth ago.
Throwing the towel in before the bell for the next round has
even been rung in this way is sending the wrong message to Westminster entirely and
will result in more of the same thing here in the future.
The laws allowing this state sponsored vandalism to
. proceed unchecked need to be challenged robustly and changed i f at all possible, not
just clarified and meekly ac-
cepted (even i f it’s with regret) by the council. . — Paul B unyan
• . . Pendle St East, Sabden | APPEAL BATTLE ■-
quote and clarify the existing ■ law exactly as it has been writ- " ten by Parliament. Presum- - ably, in this case the relevant' law says that the Communities
Minister can make whatever decision he likes on a whim .
without any consideration of the facts.
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A barrister will probably ■ : ■ not be willing, or able, to say whether the law is fair, sensi ble, reasonable or in line with
commonsense-hewilljust - ' i tell you what the law states today. "
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‘Flawed advice’ to be revealed? The following is a letter sent to I
' Coun. Stuart Hirst, leader of RibbleValleyBorough Coun
c i l , and copied to the Clitheroe . Advertiser and Times: ■;■■■■ . Following the article “Resi dents win homes appeal” pub lished in tile Clitheroe Adver tiser and Times in late January this year, you commented
on the Inspector’s decision and stated that you had asked
Councillor Hill to conduct ■ aninquiry into the “flawed” ”
' advice given to the RVBC Plan- ning Department by the LCO ;< Highways officers/ i
Chris Daggett
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DuncanSmith ' -
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Mayl ask when the results of this inquiry.will be made public? Should it be that ho • ■ inquiry has been made, or, i f .
■ it has and you do not intend to : publish the findings? I think ?. the residents of Clitheroe • would wish to hear the rea sons why in either case. .. AndrewMoore, Clitheroe.
; TRIBUTE___________
Miss Bingham WAS the school Following the excellent trib-% •. ute to Miss Barbara Bingham
in your las t issue, I would like to add a few words of my own. Barbara and I eqjoyed almost twenty years of happy co-
I operation at the two Clithe roe Grammar Schools, which proved valuable to us both. J In the early years she found it sometimeshelpfulformeto; - fill in details of the local s ene .! and personalities, and later w e " travelled together to the seem ingly endless series of meert- ings on secondary school reor ganisation, often sharing our
joint lack of enthusiasm for anyofthe schemes on offer! -
Plans were already well ad-, K ; ': vanced for our special com- ’ memoration service to cel ebrate the 425th anniversary: of the school’s foundatuon when a disastrous fire gutted St Mary’s Church. Barbara was quick to’respond with her of fer for lis to use her school as an alternative venue, a timely ■
offer which proved very suc cessful.
Over theyears, Barbara be came a close personal freind
to me and to my wife Mollie, who, as a member of the Clit heroe Social Services team,'
I could sometimes provide us j with valuable background v
knowledge of a family in trou- - ble.
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We enjoyed Barbara’s keen | sense ofhumour, hergenuine
| concern for others, and her [ livelk interest in the subse
quent careers of the girls she
had known and taught. Once her mind was made up, she was firmly deisive and did
indeed, as you say, “command respect” but equally “very fair and patient.”
Popular? Perhaps the answer came one year on April 1st,
when she was greeted on ar
rival at school by a banner which read: PRO LUDO ET PRO BINGO.
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To many who had known her, sheWASthe school. - f v
Gerald Hood ; ;; Denbigh Drive, Clitheroe' PaulWatson
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y -■■'■'-■■< EricBeardsworth 1 •
eriabeardsworth@jpressj»4jk Reporter
POLITIGS Benefits of EU
I and foreign aid It is with interest that I read
the correspondence you re- • ceive from UKIP and its allies.
I find that the emphasis is always on what we give, and what it costs us. Howe ver, even here in Lancashire we
benefit and receive a great deal from the EU. On large public works of infrastructure, the
I credit given to funding re- f ceived from the EU is acknowl-
edged by a very small icon or ~ badge, But it is there.
As regards foreign aid, the evi dence of need is seen everyday
in the media. Critics of such
expenditure must be extreme ly cold-hearted to equate the levels of insecurity and unre lieved poverty which are found
;in such places as Darfur, South Sudan, Palestine, Somalia,
and Central African Republic,
I with the conditions generally enjoyed in Britain. Aid and support in those coun tries are not just a humanitar ian imperative, but are a way of beginning to stem the flow of migrants from intolerable conditions. I would further suggest that many of the financial prob lems in this country could be remedied by the cancella- tionofournuclearweapons ■ and Trident programme. This country is rich enough to look after all its people, with a de cent standard of living: and rich enough to help others less fortunate than ourselves.
MJT.Franey,
. Durham Road, Wilpshire REUNION
RAF Coastal Command All ranks from the RAF, WAAF and WRAF or next of kin of those who served in Coastal . Command at RAF St Eval between 1939 and 1959 are invited to join the RAF St Eval Coastal Command Associa tion. We hold two reunions • every year, in spring at a hotel in the Midlands and in the autumn at The Fistral Beach Hotel in Newquay (Cornwall). We parade our standard at St -. Eval Church and after morn ing service, perform the Act of - Remembrance at the RAF St > Eval Memorial. • Contact 0151423 5241 or email '
rafstevalcca3959@gmail.com ■ v - j ' K e n W i lso n , ' Widnes
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KatieHammond kafeJiarnmond@ipresscauk
R e p o rte r-' Julie Magee
julie.ihagee@jpress.co.uk Reporter
BOLTON-BY-BOWLAND II
Whistanddoms Results of the March whist and domino drive: Dominoes -M. Askew, F. Taylor,
A.Fox, J. Chew, E. Nowell, B. Knight; Whist - B. Ganett, A. Dinsdale, M. Wellock, S. Hogg, M. Dav ies, A. Bell. The next whist and domino drive is on Wednes day, April 30th.
CHATBURN
Parish council The chairman and
members of Chatburn Parish Council invite residents to attend the'Annual Parish Meeting in Chatburn Village Hall, Downham Road, on Monday April 7th at 8 pm. This is an opportunity for residents to express concerns they may have about the village and to discuss issues with members of the parish council.
Sport and hats Sports Relief was eventful
at The Manor House nursing home, with staff using hula loops and doing gymnastics in their sporty gear, and joining residents playing quoits and skittles. A sporting sweep- stake raised enough funds for The Manor House to enable several children to take part in a sporting activity, and to run workshops teachingyoung people how to prevent cyber bullying. Wear a Hat Day was cel
ebrated with the residents and
. staff having fun wearing silly hats and raising awareness for the Brain Tumour Research Charity. Hat badges and wrist bands had been on sale to help raise the funds by £60. A quiz amazingly all about
hats was enjoyed by the resi dents and their visitors.
Vintage party Christ Church is holding a
vintage tea afternoon on Sat urday, ApriLi2th to help raise-
, funds for the improvement of church facilities, including ’ a disabled and child friendly toilet and kitchen. - Between 2 and 4 pm there
will be the opportunity to ■ - enjoy the elegance ofthe Ritz in the unique setting of this
. beautiful church, spending time chatting with friends over lashings of tea, nibbling ondaintycutfingersand-' wiches and partaking in the . ; most divine cake selection and scones, all served on china and accompanied by the elegance of Eric Ainsworth entertain ing on the piano. ' ' - ■
- A range of locally pre pared produce and crafts • !T : will be available to select and: purchase, and donations are ■ welcome prior to the eventby - ^contacting Howard Douglas^. -
' • on 01200 441624. Entiy is free • ■ and afternoon tea £5, and exit: ■:
New affordable homes go to local families :
Six new affordable homes have been handed over for local families to rent in Chip ping,
The three-bedroom semis in Church Raike were designed by Croft Goode Architects,
donations are welcome. Pro duce and crafts are individu- ally priced.
Church concert The first concert at Chat
burn Methodist Church in the successful series of Chatburn Music Events is a concert on Friday, April 11th by The Bur-' wain Singers. This small mixed voice
choir Of experienced singers perform an extensive reper toire of music from traditional to songs from the musicals, and in varied formations of duets, solo and full choir. The' concert starts at 7-30 pm. Tickets are £7 and include light refreshments. They are 1 available from Roy Porter Butchers or by calling 01254 384893. All proceeds will go to the upkeep of the Methodist Church.
Filmnight This month’s film at ■
Christ Church is the highly acclaimed “Philomena,” nomi nated both for Oscars and Baftas, on April 11th starting ■ at 7-30 pm. This will be the last film in the series before a sum mer break, and film nights will restarton October 14th. • :•
CHIPPING___________
Beefjudging MembersoftheYoung
Farmers met at Old Buckley Farm,:Ribchester, by kind - permission of Peter Coates, ■
Kirkham, working with Kib ble Valley Borough Council, and were built to sustaina ble guidelines with photo voltaic roof panels. Christine Grimshaw, man aging director o f Ribble
who acted as master judge for a beefjudging competition. - Results were: Juniors: 1st: '
JackWallbank, 2nd, Chris ■ Morris, 3rd, Sian Morris.- Sen iors: 1st Richard Seed, Jnt 2nd Katie Giles and Peter Holden, 4th Daniel Holt. • ■ With only one point -
separating Richard, Katie and Peter, the competition - is heating upgoingintothe" final round of the club stock
judging competition later in spring, with all eyes on the prestigious club cups. A thoroughly informative
and enjoyable evening was had by all with all credit going to new members for having a go, particularly Nicole Nagle, who is new to the village and club and onlyjust missed out on a ‘ placing in the juniors. With stock knowledge and
public speaking so prevalent in this competition, it is good to see members gaining that confidence through taking > part. A vote of thanks to the Coates family and Peter was proposed by Richard Seed. On Monday March3ist,
members met in St Mary’s Hall for a talk by Isobel Gardner, a representative from Genus. ' Members gained an interest- ; ing insight into cattle breed ing and a vote of thanks was proposed by Richard Seed. In the business meeting,' Richard was congratulated on
beingpartoftheteamplaced : third in the northern semi- ' final ofthe public speaking for
Valley Homes, said: “We are delighted to have added to the number of properties we currently own in Chipping. All properties are nowlet to local families who are in housing need.”
“Just a Minute”. The Northern ‘A’ team, of which Richard
played a creditable part, did Lancashire proud; The next meeting is Mon
day April 7th when the final roundoftheclubstockjudg- ing will take place at Parson- ' age Farm with lamb judging. All to meet there at 7-30 pm.
Coffee morning CHAOS (Chipping Welfare
Committee) are holding a . coffee morning on Saturday April 12th from 10 am to noon in Chipping Village Hall. In addition to serving tea,-
coffee and cakes, there will ' be a raffle, bric-a-brac, bring & buy, cake and handicraft stalls. All are welcome, and details of outings planned for the next few months will be available at this event. .. Thanks go to all who sup
ported and donated prizes for the annual bingo event, which raised more than £420 for funds. -
■ DUNSOPBRIDGE
Open Sundays Dunsop Bridge Village Hall
will be open for refreshments every Sunday from Easter .
Sunday until the end of August | from n am to 4 pm. . - , -
Any donations of unwanted |
books for the village hall’s ' ' ■ . book stall would be very much appreciated; butno bric-a- brae please.’ ■
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