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•Annual Toy Appeal 2013. ■ Firstly, thank you to the Edi­ tor of the Clitheroe Advertiser ■ and Times for allowing us space to launch and promote the Appeal. We value your sup­ port. Big thanks go to Katie Ham­ mond who, as always, is tire­ less in her efforts to encourage the public to get behind us to support those in need. Katie is ajoytoworkwith „ We also wish to thank Skipton Building Society for offering space in their Office, creating a very attractive corner as a re­ ception point for people wish­ ing to drop off toys.- Thank you Ann, and Staff. You played a big part in accommo­ dating our Appeal. We appre­ ciate your help. And of course we are indebt­ ed to the people of Clitheroe arid the Ribble Valley who, by their generosity and kindness, enabled us to provide for 188 . children whose Christmas was transformed by the amaz­ ing gifts they received. How blessed we are to live in a Val­ ley with such a commitment. to Community. Together we make a huge difference to peo­ ple’s lives at a time of vulnera­ bility, anxiety and depression. There were mothers with


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■ tears in their eyes, and expres­ sions of thanks on their lips when they received their par- celofgifts. To everyone who kindly do- '■ nated in cash and kind, to the volunteers who put up the parcels and delivered them, to those who collected the toys from their reception point and delivered them to Santa’s mag­ ic grotto, to those who adver­ tised and promoted the appeal -on behalf of the recipients . we say God bless you for giv­ ing your time and resources to bring big smiles to the faces of children and parents in need.. Thank you also the the Hos­ pital Chef and Catering Staff who provided a beautifully cooked meal for our Christ- . mas Day Lunch, and to the volunteers who collected the meal, served it, washed up, and entertained our guests. You too b'roughtjoy and pleas-


• ure to those who needed it on Christmas Day. Last but not least, a vote of thanks to the Mayor of Clithe­ roe, Councillor Kevin Horkin -:


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ing them feel valued. Your visit was much appreciated. - OurterithToyAppealwasan awesome success, thanks to those who made it possible. . Elizabeth Smith (Captain) . andBrendaWise(Territo- rial Envoy),


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sity criminologist Mark Littler didn’t spend too much time and money researching the relationship between regu- lar church attendance and the likelihood of committing crime. Guess what - it showed the likelihood was low. It would • have been awfully depressing if the result had been other­ wise.- Perhaps the learned academic could turn his attention to some criminology research which is actually useful to so­ ciety. He’ll be telling us next that victims of violent crime are likely to suffer pain. Coun. Louise B o u t s ,


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DEVELOPMENT


It’s too little too late from MP It was great to see the article by our MP, Nigel Evans, in the ■ advertiser last week, echoing the sentiments of lots of local residents with regard to the • core strategy and proposed housing development within the Ribble Valley. However these comments are long overdue, three to four years minimum, by my reckoning. This is precisely the action the local residents should have ex­ pected from their MP within the Westminster bubble. Make no mistake, local resi­ dents andlocal authorities have very little influence over thisprocess, no matter how hard they try to get their voic­ es heard. ■ Let us not forget the Localism Bill and all that Eric Pickles promised: “The Localism Bill will put an end to the hoarding of power within central gov­ ernment and top-down con­ trol of communities, allowing •


. local people the freedom to run their lives and neighbour­ hoods in their own way. The Bill, laid before Parliament to­ day, contains a radical package ofreforms that will devolve greater power and freedoms to councils and neighborhoods, establish powerful new rights


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for communities, revolution-^. _ ize the planning system, and, ■ give commuriities control oyer housingdecisions.” Rhetoric and falsehoods that showthe out-of-touch reality, that politicians live in and the, total disdain with which they ■ treat the general population. . • It’s a bit like the David Cam- • eron rhetoric when talking- ' aboutausteritymeasuresof,--


: “we are all in this together”. ~- This clearly couldn’t be fur­ ther from the truth. The only way that communi- - . ' ties and local authorities could have had any impact on a gov-; ernmental imposed housing programme is by representa­ tion in Parliament. There is, andhasbeen.no transparency from Mr Evans on just how he has tackled this issue from its inset, within the timeframe of challenging this process ' ■ all those years ago, when this policy was coming to light and in its infancy or how he has challenged the Localism Bill and its failure. Mr Evans has turned up to loads of photoshoot oppor­ tunities regarding proposed development over the past two years, being empathetic to the rallying call of.angry resi­ dents'. I do generally believe he is personally opposed to them. But the question remains, what has he done as our MP to up the ante of this issue within his Conservative ranks? Any action he has taken within the past two years has been virtu­ ally pointless in stopping this oil tanker of a policy. It is about being proactive not reactive. Ifyou were a cynical person it could lead you to two conclu­ sions. . Firstly it could appear that Mr Evans has developed a clever strategy over the past five years to preserve his status'as MP for Ribble Valley. On the surface it could appears that Mr Evans is doing an excel­ lent job of appearing to listen and agree with the concerns of his constituents with regard to new proposed develop­ ment, yet over the years not making any waves within the Conservative Party by not ad­ dressing these issues forth- , rightly enough with his politi­ cal masters. As a consequence his status as MP and Deputy


Speaker were not brought into question.


Secondly it could question thejob that Mr Evans is being paid for, as our MP -is he be­


ing negligent in his role as our


MP, representing the Ribble v Valley? .


-It is certainly time for trans- ■ parency and Mr Evans needs


toestablishjustwhathehas been doing with his time in


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Westminster and that way he will be able to demonstrate to his constituents exactly what kind of job he has been doing.


I undertook a very small sur­ vey of people and asked them


could they name Mr Evans’ top five achievements for the Rib-' Trie Valley, as he has been our


• MP for over 21 years? No.-one could name one, let


alone five, apart from becom­ ing the Deputy Speaker - not a


undermining this personal ! achievement; I am-not sure


how this has helped him to represent his constituency ' though? This sample is no way


representative of the Ribble ■< Valley, however it does high­


light a mayor concern. What is our MP doing for us? Mr Evans could be doing a great job for the Ribble Val­


ley, however my small sample of his top five achievements would possibly suggest oth- : erwise. The only way for Mr Evans to address these fears is by showing his proactive ac­ tions, implementing greater transparency and some com- munication skills.


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HIGHW AYS walk


past scaffold Who is responsible for allow­


ing both sides of Church Street to scaffolding erected on the pavements at the same time? Is it the LCC Highways Depart­ ment, the Clitheroe Town Councillor nobody? Does any­ body know? Church Street is a narrow, one-way street at the best of times, but now it is unpleas­ ant and, I believe, unnecessary as the work on both buildings, was planned; ie not emergen­ cies. I am not superstitious, al­ though walking under ladders when there is someone at the top with a pot of paint, or wa­ ter, is common sense to avoid. However, I don’t think I am alone when I say that walk- . ing near, or under, scaffolding makes me feel uncomfortable at the best of times, but the narrowness of Church Street,’ plus all that scaffolding, gives me the creeps. If no-one and/or no compa- - ny is responsible for giving permission, then surely it is common sense for the own- “ ers/managers of the compa­


nies who own the buildings to communicate with each other before having scaffolding


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Valley Villages BALPERSTONE


Thread of history Balderstone and District


WI met on Tuesday January 14th and were given a talk about the history of Simpson’s Gold and Silver Thread works, in Preston, by Linda Barton, a member of Preston Historical Society. The competition for a piece of hand-made embroi­ dery was won by Jennifer McNamee and the runner up was Pauline Bell. The raffle was won by Betty Hughes, and. June Harrison was runner-up. The next meeting of the WI


will be on Tuesday February 11th at 7-30 pm in Mellor Brook Community Centre. Anyone wishing to join the group is most welcome - contact Mrs Joan Woolmington on 01254 812226.


BILLINGTON


Two into one • -The January Meeting of


Billington and Langho WI was opened by President Barbara Charlson, who welcomed . members, 14 hew members and two visitors. Barbara then introduced Anne Royle from LFWI, who had come :. to negotiate the enlargement of Billington and Langho WI with Clayton-le-Dale WI. This process went very smoothly and as a result it is now Bil­ lington, Langho and District WI and everyone is happyv


the enlargement. Guest speaker Beryl


Thyne, a former teacher, led “A Trip down Memory Lane”, reminiscing about schooldays in the ’40s and ’50s. Members agreed no matter where they originally lived as a child, schoolday experiences were the same and everyone was in tucks of laughter. Final details were given out


about the WI Quiz Night on January 27th at West Bradford WI. Birthday flowers were presented to Nora Ashcroft and Thelma Butterworth. The competition for‘My


Happiest Memory’ was won by Christine Seedall, 2nd Glenis : Skelton, and 3rd Anne Har­ greaves. The cup for last year’s overall winner was presented to Christine Seedall.. The next meeting is on


Tuesday February 11th at 7-45 pm in St Mary’s Parish Hall, York Lane, Langho, when all members and visitors will be. madewelcome.


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Young Farmers The young farmers met in


-the village on Monday evening


for a talk about the Farmers Guardian by Ben Briggs, fol­ lowed by a short practice for next week’s public speaking competition at Samlesbury. . Thevote of thanks was by


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Ale and spirits on the haunted pub trail Swan at Whalley, The Sun at Simon said: “The Ribble Val­


eo untry are sampling the . Chipping, theHarktoBoun-; Swan and Royal at Clitheroe, ley haunted inns tour has -


delights and scary stories of ty at Slaidb urn, the Lower provedverypopularthis Ribble Valley’s haunted vil- BuckatWaddingtonandThe yearwith bookings com- lageinns.


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Simon Entwistle, pictured having a drink at each and around the country. It is inhistophat,ledthelatest hearing Simon’s stories of lo- reallynicemeetmgpeople group, from Nottingham- shire, on a Skills Holidays


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Austin Berry. The members were also reminded about • the quiz on Tuesday evening. The teams were to remain the same and both teams were at home. At next week’s meeting the Young Farmers are going sheep judging to Keith and Ali­ son Pilkington’s at High Gills Farm, Rimington. Members should meet in the village at , 7-15 or at the farm for 7-30, dressed warmly and with their wellies on.


CHATBURN


100 hymns Singers raised their voices for a hymn-singing marathon at Christ Church to raise at least £500 in aid of The Leprosy Mission. . Friends and supporters .


joined in with members of the. Joyful Noise informal singing group, who started their chal­ lenge at 2pm and finished 100 hymns and two-arid-a-half - hours later. Roy Porter, the group’s mu­


sic director, led the singing, with Geoff Hitchen accompa­ nist, through a selection of old and new hymns. The Rev Anne Hardacre,


who organised the event and picked the hymns, - said: “I’d like to thank eve­


ryone who sang or supported the event.”


Parish council At the parish council meet­


ing was held on Monday last ; week, matters brought to the attention of the parish council


included the accumulation of water on the footpath between the railway bridge and the barn. The footpath officer is aware of the problem and hardcore will be put down when the weather improves. Lancashire County Council


is unable to repair the dam­ aged grate on Kayley Lane as the road is unadopted. United Utilities will be reminded that this needs urgent attention. The interpretation of the.,


new Dog Control Orders was discussed. Notices will be displayed on the playing field advising that people who allow dogs to foul will be prosecut­ ed. A publicity leaflet will be sent to all houses in the village explaining what action the parish council can take.


. ' Lancashire County Council can only provide mirrors outside 30mph/urban areas and the possibility of install- • ing double yellow lines was suggested to the parish council. As parking is already at a premium in Chatburn it was agreed that double yellow lines would be detrimental. The next parish council •


meeting is on Monday Febru­ ary 10th at 7-30 pm in the vil- ' lage hall, Downham Road.


CHIPPING


Bingo night Chipping Bowling Club’s m


big annual bingo night, in aid . of club funds, will be on Satur­ day February 1st. Admission is 2op, doors open 6-3opm, first callat7-45pm. •


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cal hauntings, before staying from all over the UK, show- overnight at the Foxfields


.casing the beautiful Ribble


tour starting at The Calf’s Hotel, Rillington, then on to Valley and supporting local ' HeadatWorston,toThe _ haunted Samlesbury Hall. businesses.”


Science talk Members of Chipping


Young Farmers met on Monday for a talk by Philip Ridyard, a forensic scientist. Enthralled by his description of his job, members asked. many questions and a vote of thanks was expressed by Sian Morris. A business meeting followed where members who competed in the regional bowling competition were congratulated on being placed third overall, with Richard Seed and Rob Flaherty gaining individual high marks. . Thanks had ben received


from North West Air Ambu­ lance for the recent donation, and ideas were gathered for classes to be put on in the YFC Tent at Chipping Show. . . Letters have gone out,


but all Advisory Committee Members are also reminded to note Wednesday February 5th in their diaries for the next meeting. Next week members are to visit Longridge Timber Company and should either meet there at 7-30 pm or at the Church Steps at 7-10 pm for transport.


DUNSOP BRIDGE


Jubilee money There will be a meeting


this Sunday, January 26th, at 11.15am to look at possible


arrangements for Jubilee money. All interested parties welcome, please meet near Puddleducks. • continued on next page


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