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indicate we require excessive amounts of new housing have been invented by Coun. Hill and his.cohorts in the Core Strategy. •- The official 2011 census


estimates the Ribble Valley is'set to grow by 8.8% during the period of our local plan. That indicates Clitheroe requires less than 1,000 new


As I See It...


by Steve Rush Chairman of Clitheroe Residents Action Group


houses, not the 2,500 we are likely to receive. Our rural market town has no need for the Standen Super Estate that village councillors have forced uponus. . More alarmingly, nu­


merous specialist reports, contained in the Core Strategy (which have cost the Ribble


Valley taxpayer hundreds of thousands of pounds) have been ignored. They warn against building more than 4,000 houses across the borough, due to numerous environmental issues. The acceptance of this monstrous housing development flies in the face of that advice, as it ensures the local plan will


deliver over 5,000 newhomes. Is Coun; Hill able to pro­


vide Clitheroe residents with a 100% guarantee afully func­ tional primary school will be delivered? Of course he isn’t. There are far too many issues regarding new schools which are outside RVBC’s remit. It is far more likely we will see a repeat of the"Calderstones scenariowhen39houseswere built on land set aside for a newschool. . • Who will benefit from


the estimated 180 construc­ tion jobs this super estate is expected to provide? It most certainly will not be local builders, as national building companies bring their own tradesmen from outside the Ribble Valley. The new roundabout at


the Pendle Road/Asg junc­ tion is welcome, but it’s sad we have had to be coerced into accepting another 1,040


houses before it can be pro­ vided. The economic decline of Clitheroe will not be ad­ dressed by cramming in so many extra houses. It will de­ cline further, as people stop visiting the town due to grid locked roads. -There were also many omissions from Coun. Hill’s letter. No mention of the extra 5,000 cars, which will only add to the existing dan­ gerous levels of carbon emis­ sions. What about extra car parking facilities? How will our already overcrowded health centre accommodate another 6,000 people? Where will children be educated? The list is endless. The census, expensive


specialist reports, Clitheroe councillors and residents, all


■ say this is a step too far. Unfor­ tunately, village councillors disagree. It’s not only a case of democracy being dead, but common sense has taken a


Valley hotel pair’s TV contest success


Performing all of her greatest hits from 'Heaven" and “Next To Me' to' Beneath Your Beautiful” &'Read All About It"


VICKI provides a magical and authentic vocal performance that will have you captivated from the moment she steps on the stage


Brockhall’s prestigious hotel and conference centre The Avenue beat ~ off stiff competition to _ winaheatof . Channel 4’spopular pro­ gramme “Four in a Bed”. The TV show, which airs at5 pm on weekdays, sees bed and breakfast and ho­ tel owners take it in turns to stay in each others hos- telries and thenpay what theyconsidertobeafair . rate for their accommo­ dation.


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The Avenue’s owners, Janet Sutton and Marga­ ret Lofthouse, decided: to take part in the show ■ after being contacted by Channel;}. v


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Up against worthy com­ petitors from Penrith and two hotels in Corn­ wall, the pair were under­ standably apprehensive


before takingpart. - Janet said: “We were in > competition with three


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excellent venues in beau­ tiful locations, so we felt really up against it. We - have worked really hard - to rebuild the business for the past three years, - starting from scratch after it had gone into ad­ ministration.” The business partners, .who have recently opened The Venue bar and res- - taurantwithconference facilities as an extension to the existing business, - treated their guests to the best in northern hospi- % tality.


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Janet continued: “We ' are absolutely thrilled to havewonthecompetition and it feels like our dream to make the business suc- ceedis finally realised.” • -


Baaaaa humbug!


Here’s one delivery that no- one was really expecting on Christmas Day!


•While the rest of us were busy unwrapping .woollen socks, hats and scarves on Christ­ mas morning, there was a dif­ ferent kind of woolly present arriving at a farm in Chaigley. These triplets must sure­


ly be the first of the new- crop of Iambs to arrive in the Rib­ ble Valley - or maybe even in Lancashire,unless you know different. Usually our local sheep


farmers have to wait until ear­ ly Spring - or at least the back end of Winter - for lambing time to begin. • But Gerard and Pam Gornall, ofArmryddingFarm, Chaigley, got ahead of the game with these three Christ­ mas Day arrivals. And we’re grateful to their


daughter, Julie Bennett, for sending in these photos. It puts a whole new slant on


that well-worn festive phrase “Baaaaa Humbug!”


Chaigley farmer Gerard Gornall with one of the Christmas morning arrivals, and (inset) thethree newborn lambs. Make the best use of unwanted pressies


Try as they might, our nearest and dearest don’t always suc­ ceed in getting us “just what we always wanted” for Christ­ mas. Or maybeyou didgetthe gift thatyou hoped for... twice! Never fear, here’s an opportu­ nity to do good with those un­ wanted or surplus gifts. East Lancashire Hospice is


askingfor Christmas presents that are not to your taste or duplicated, or boxes of un­ opened chocolates or biscuits that you just can’t face to be put to good use by helping it to generate valuable funds that


Oh darling.... it’s just what I always wanted.... honest


are needed to continue caring forpatients and their families.. Whatever the unwanted


gifts, large or small, the hos­ pice can turn these items into cash by offering them as


raffle prizes or selling them in one of the hospice charity shops in Clitheroe, Blackburn, Darwen, Accrington or Great Harwood, where they will be helping a local charity for lo­ cal people. Fund-raiser Kimberley


Hall said: “We’re always in need of items such as un­ wanted gifts throughout the ’ year and everyone probably receives at least one present they’ll never use. •


THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK JanetSuttonand Margaret Lofthouse toast theirsuccess LOOKING BACK 100YEARSAGO


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dioxide, which is given o’utin our breath, is exactly the - same as the gas produced by the burning of coal or - a candle. In cold weather, the body is burnt up more . rapidly, as the escape of beat from the body into the- ■ : cold atmosphere is at a greater rate. Therefore, you have my permission to slip out of the office at - eleveneverymomingtogetaglassofwarm milk - andacoupleofoatmealbiscuits.Itisstokingupto produce heat Ifyouremployerobjects.showhim ■ this paragraph with asmiling face and he will relent -. Tell him thatyou were away from work with a chill for three weeks lastyear and hope to avoid it this time.” .


50YEARSAGO Stamping outvandalism ■


“CLTTHEROEMAGISlkATESAREdetermined : to do theirshare in stamping outvandalism in the -.


x townsaidAldermanJ.W.D.Critchley,presidingat • ClitheroeJuvenilePanel.’Thereisfertoomuch vandalism going on. Public propertyin Clitheroe seemstosuffereveryweek.Itappearstobean ; afflictionofourmodemsociety/hestated.Before the panel was a15^ear-old Clitheroe youth who


admitted breaking a pane of glassin atelephone kiosk in Henthom Road,Clitheroe. He was fined £1 fo r ' committing wilful damage to the kioskand ordered to pay costs of 2s 6d, with restitution of Is 9d. He was -


accusedofthumpingtheglasstogettheattentionof twogirlsinsidathekioskashewalkedpasL” ;


25 YEARS AGO Enter a ‘man’sworld ‘


“THE CHANCE FOR women to train for jobs in two traditionally male-dominated fields is being offered by Accrington and Rossendale College. Applications are being accepted forthesecond Women in Motor Engineering’ course, which starts in the middle of this month. Theyear-long course, at hours to suit mothers with young children, leads to a City and Guild qualification and a possible new career in the motor trade. The course has been accepted by the European Commission as a model for similar work throughoutthe community to broaden women's career horizons. The college is also setto launch a course aimed at bringing women into the painting ; and decorating trade.”


have had to contend with severe flooding and no elec­ tricity. Lives have been lost, property has been damaged beyond repair, and the winter is not over yet.. Of course, looking at other


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parts of the world, there are others whose troubles are equally and, in many cases, even more serious; the Sudan and Syria and many other places. We cannot even begin to comprehend the depth of the suffering and despair suf­ fered; help from anyone must seem a remote possibility. • Even in Clitheroe there


t’s been a stormy start to the New Year. Whilst in Glitheroe we have had wind and rain, other parts of the country


are those who will have spent


• this Christmas and New Year lonely and alone, abused, coping with illness, home­ less, bereaved, without food. orrelyingontheFoodbankfor their rations. . The problem of suffering;.


whether it belrom natural dis­ aster, from illness or grief, by accident or the abuse of pow­ er, never goes away; even at Christmas and New Year. Watching the wonderful


display of fireworks all around the globe heralding the New' year as people celebrated was marvellous. Butfor those who are suffering; in some sense the contrast of our celebra- • tions can make their plight seem even worse. • 2014 is well under way


now and I hear many people say with great relief: “it’s good to get back to normality; to get back into our daily routine again. The Christmas and New Year festivities were great, but • we can now get on with life! ” But for those who are suf-


feringfor any reason, normal­ ity remains more of the same. For them there has been no respite and certainly no hol­ iday. We all need routine; it gives us a sense of security. But Christmas and New Year in theory prompt us to reflect about what we are doing; what our daily routine means in the greater scheme of things. Once we get back onto the


treadmill of daily living, filled to the brim with work and lei­ sure activities, we can have so -


much to “fit in” we can easily forget about what is going on around us. The New Year gives us the opportunity to wipe the slate clean and start again. The whole point of Christ­


mas is notjust to celebrate the birth of Christ but to reflect on how knowing Christ can change us into better people so that we can share goodwill, joy, peace and love with all. So whilst getting back to


our routine living in 2014, let us make space and reflect on what we are doing and how we can bring about a better world and help those in need at home and abroad, notjust at Christmas, but every day. Rev. Michele Jarmany, ■ Clitheroe United ' Reformed Church


“So instead of them taking


up space in your cupboards or drawers, donating them to the hospice means they can findanewhome while raising vital funds to help with pa-


’tient care. We had a very good response last year and we’re hoping people will think of us again this year.” Donated items can be taken


to any of the East Lancashire Hospice shops, including the oneat7MoorLane, Clitheroe, or to Merton House reception in the hospice grounds at Park Lee Road, Blackburn.


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