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| looking well Through your letters page I . would like to thank Wellgate -' shops and businesses for their lovely display of hanging has-.: kets during die summer. Iam ; sure I am not the only one who stopped to amire them. . • v;. -


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'POLITICS City mayors


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[ yourrecentarticle(“AsISee it” about Lancashire Day and' Greater Manchester) which was interesting by the way: - • The big rulers of our county . are as follows: 1 The Prime Minister; 2 The Mayor he picks, and 3 The Church. And . the rest of us do not have a say!' anymore. Will we get a vote on this mat- , ter? Will this not divide our county.: into rich and poor areas to ’ live? Will the mayor ofaU the areas , have to answer to the Gov­ ernment before making big . changes to the way we live in their area?


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Will we all get aU get the same amount of the money to spend: on our needs in the towns- , where we live or will it go to the Manchester mayor to r spend as he thinks fit, and we


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get nothing out of the pot? ■ Will Her Mqjesty still be in charge of our county or will it .. be a rich mayor who runs the


. area? I think it will be the rich mayor. The rich will take over as they are trying now to do, but we are keeping them from succeeding. .. for now?,. I see it looking like this: If the Government go ahead with the project, they are giving all the big cities a bribe; a pot of mon­ ey only if they have a mayor to • run them.


;We will lose our freedom and be ruled by the mayor and those rich ones in power. We will have no rights at all. ' Does this not look like going back tq the day of Robin Hood? The rich and religion running ■ our lives but without the king and queen? ' - God help us all if this does come about. They are setting it up for this to happen, and it - must be stopped at all costs. '


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OVERZEALOUSNHS


My treatment feels invasive! The NHS is driving me neu­ rotic! It veers from wonderful when you need it to intrusively invasive when you don’t. ■ I recall my granny and gran­ dad - 1 lived with them during the waryearsinalittle house. opposite The Brown Cow in Chatburn. They lived their , lives in tranquil peace and dig- nity and went to the doctors when they needed them. Not any more. I am besieged bybloodtestsandurinetests! What do they do to test the strands of my already frayed mental psychology? • And the opticians! I need, or


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would like, an extra pairof spectacles as per last year,. ' ' but I am harrassed by phone calls that I would need an up- to-date eye test. Iam virty- ally housebound, ofmyown volition. And the dentists can wait; my few remaining teeth should last me.


.Can’t someone let mo out of here... butl no longer have a passport. At my age I didn’t think I would need one. RobinParker,


St Chad’s Avenue, Chatburn. THEATRE


I thought ! was in the West End I thought I was in a West End thatre on Thursday night when I went to see “Flare Path” at Downham. It’s not an easy story to tell, but the emotions were felt and sincerely acted. What a wealth of talent we have here!


MrsPatCoIman, Kemple View, Clitheroe RAPE CAMPAIGN


Campaign is too one-sided I am annoyed by the promo- tionof yet another campaign to raise rape awareness which again aims to “educate young. men about the law”, which your newspaper reported on November 20th, page 12. This new campaign shows a male rugby player on one of - the posters; surely discrimina­ tory. Both my sons are happy, family men and played rugby for their school and town. Nei­ ther would commit an act of violence, particularly against women, but are sadly aware


Paul Watson paul.watson2@jpress.co.uk. Content manager


EricBeardsworth eriabeardsworth@jpress.co.uk Reporter


that the actions of many young women frequently put both sexes in a position of danger. Brainwashed as we are in Brit­ ain by the socio-liberal, pseu­


do-feminist man haters who have foisted ludicrous, one­ sided political correctness on us, this campaign does hot ap­ pear to mention the actions of these young women. These said women should be educated too: that libertari­ anism ought not be confused with freedom and its associat­ ed personal responsibilities. MrsMaryDickinson, Widdows Street, Leigh


PARKINGFINES


What fine is proportionate? Some weeks ago you printed a letter in the Clitheroe Ad­ vertiser and Times protesting about the excessive fines being applied in the Dog Inn car park inWhalley. ' Our politicians always seem to remain quiet on the issue. At best they say that fines shouldbe “proportionate”, but what does this mean? Should they be twice the parking charge (quite reasonable and not worth challenging), or 60 times (Clitheroe Council’s rate), or 100 times (as in Whal­ ley)? Why not 1,000 times? Victims of the parking Mafias might be interested in a mass action campaign being run by ayoung Cambridge law gradu­ ate, who is asking victims to register so that he can launch a class legal action.,


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You can find out more about the campaign on his website (www.challengethefine.com). I do hope he succeeds. . Dr Christopher S. Holmes, Kingsmill Avenue, .Whalley


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JulieMagee julle.magee@jpress.co.uk Reporter,


warning


Using boiling watsr in an old or inforior hot wator bottle can load to sorious scalding coals. Rubber hot water bot-


Ribble Valley Borough Coun cil’s Senior Environmental


. Health Officer has issued a warning to local residents


. over the use of hot water bot- > • ties now that winter is prop- erlyuponus. ; Eamonn Roberts is warn- ingresidents, particularly the . elderly.whousehotwaterbot-


tlestomakesurethattheyare fit for purpose and are used safely. •


Mr Roberts said: “Rising numbers of elderly people


: are suffering burns from hot water bottles that are not used


properly. Theburnscanbeso serious that skin grafts are needed. •


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“Weareaskingresidentsto make sure their hot water bot-


. tie is manufactured to the cor­ rect standard and to not fill it


withboilinghotwaterstraight from the kettle, which can


weaken the rubber making it more likely to burst.' “It is also important to ex­


pel air from the bottle, before


putting the stopper in.” Bed warmers have been;


commonsincethei6th centu­ ry, the earliest containinghot


. ties were invented in 1903 and have been popular ever since. When buying hot water


bottles, the council’s advice is to make sure they have a BS (British Standard) number. Mr Roberts continued: “It


’ is advisable to replace hot wa­ ter bottles regularly and look for signs of damage to the bot­ tle orstopper, such as splits or ' holes, before use.'


j . “Using a bottle cover will


, also protect against burns by preventingdirectcontactwith


theskin.”


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BILUNGTON


Tea party thanks Sophie Holgate’s family


have issued a heartfelt thank-, you to everyone who gave a donation and or attended her tea party on November 15th.


Chris, Andrea, Sophie and


Millie Holgate said in a letter to Valley Villages: “The after­ noon was a huge success and we managed to raise £1,700, of which £1,600 will go to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and £100 will go to the Royal Blackburn


. Hospital’s physiotherapy team to buy equipment to help • children with their breathing techniques. Andrea would • also like to thank everyone who helped on the day for their hard work, it was very much appreciated. Thank you once again and we hope to see you again next year.” • There is a table top sale


in Whalley Village Hall on November 30 th from 10 am to3pm. MagsTwist will be running a stall for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.


Party time A party night with singer,


quiz and karaoke has been arranged for Saturday De­ cember 27th at Billington and Langho Village Hall. The invitation is to “Bring


your party to our party” by booking a table and bringing friends along with your own drinks and food for a Jacob’s


join while the organisers Bil­ lington and Langho Commu­ nity Association provide the venue and entertainment. Proceeds from the evening


will go to village hall funds. Tickets are £5; book from 07719 895250. See www.bil- lingtonlangho.org.uk


Room to book Billington and Langho Vil­


lage Hall will soon have some spaces available for a variety of uses, including sports such as indoor bowls and badminton, or suitable commercial use. For details contact C. Topham, 07966 425504, or A Rogerson 07719 895250, or email caro- Iyntopham@hotmail.co.uk


CHATBURN


Candlelit concert This year’s Music Events


at Christ Church Chatburn reach a climax on Friday next week (December 5 th) with the Candlelit Christmas Concert. For details see page 30.


Early bed Bedtime came early at The


Manor House, Chatburn, as staff took partindressing up


in various PJs and onesies to support Children in Need. This amused the residents


who were served tea by gi­ raffes, rabbits and many more .funny outfits. All the residents


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D Over the moon to be "Outstanding’


Downham Pre-school are celebrating after the child­ care provision was de­ scribed as “inspiring, excep­ tional and welcoming” in a recent report by Ofsted. The rep ort, which went on


enjoyed guessing the number of sweets in the jar and the Pudsey Bear sweepstake chal­ lenge which all helped raise funds for the charity.


Cancer Research UK The autumn half-yearly


collection made by the Chatburn group for Black­ burn District and Ribble Valley Committee for Cancer Research UKraised £2,614.20 from home collecting boxes, envelopes, boxes in shops, business premises and dona­ tions. The total amount raised from the 2014 spring and autumn collections is £7,000. The chairwoman Mrs Sheila . Blackburn and the committee thank everyone concerned for their generous contributions and continuing support.


CHIPPING


Christmas fair The Christmas fair will be


held on Sunday December 7th from noon to 6 pm in the village hall and throughout the village. There will be Father Christmas, refreshments, gifts, jewellery, wreath mak­ ing, sweets, tombola, cakes, traditional choir, indoor and outdoor stalls and raffle. For information please contact Sharon on 01995 61221 or Rebecca on 01995 678290. All proceeds to North West


Air Ambulance and Macmil­ lan Cancer Support.


Young Farmers On Monday members of


Chipping YFC met at the Tillit- son’s Arms for their annual club indoor sports night vs the


to rate the pre-school “Out­ standing” overall, found the practitioners to have “excel­ lent skills and knowledge in the learning and develop­ ment requirements and a su­ perb understanding of how


advisory. A fun night was had by all with the members win­ ning in the boat race, but the advisoryjust eclipsing them by 35 points to 34. The night ended with sausage and chips. Well done to Chipping’s


debate team who have pro­ gressed to the semi-finals. The next meeting, on De­


cember 1st, is a talk by Carr’s jewellers at the community centre at 7-30 pm. For infor­ mation about coming along and joining the club contact Paul Bailey by calling 07783 661927 or emailing: paulbai- ley1997@gmail.com


DOWNHAM


Himalayaswalk Members of Downham


WI took a walk through the foothills of the Himalayas on Thursday night. Their guide was Norman Harris who, since his retirement, has completed many excitingjourneys, in­ cluding going across America on his Harley Davidson. Mr Harris showed his stunning pictures and gave members a very informative guided tour of his trek to Everest Base Camp. Downham WI’s delegate,


Margaret Smith, gave a detailed report on the autumn council meeting at King George’s Hall in October. Julie Parker will be Downham WI’s delegate at the Centenary AGM at The Royal Albert Hall on June 4th, next year. Julie has already attended a meeting and reported back on the forthcoming resolu­ tions, which will be voted on in January.... .......... _ . . ._____


children learn." Pre-school manager Susan Carter said: “We are abso­ lutely delighted with this report and we work hard to maintain this level of teach- ing and care.”


Olive Awbery thanked


members and husbands who weeded and planted bulbs in the beds around the village hall car park on a day of ter­ rible weather. They were re­ warded with Olive’s hot soup. There have been over 70


tickets soldforthepopularWI bingo night at Downham Vil­ lage Hall on Monday Decem­ ber 1st. This is a fundraising event for the Denman Bursaiy. The December meeting is the Christmas Party on Thursday December nth at 6-30 for 7 pm at the Calf’s Head, Worston.


DUNSOPBRIDGE


Rockandhotpot The Charlie Brown Band,


a group of five Lancashire lads playing a mix of rock,


jazz and blues from the 60s to the present day, are playing at Dunsop Bridge Village Hall this Saturday at 7-30 pm. A hotpot supper is in­


cluded in the ticket price of £5, available from Sheila on 01200 448087 or Janet on 448201.


GRINDLETON


Christmas fair On Saturday from 10 am to


4 pm there,will be an amazing range of stalls selling festive gifts in Grindleton Pavilion. There will also be the chance to pick up a Christmas tree, decorations and various local crafts, and Father Christmas has promised to drop by. Grindleton Christmas cards ' will also be on sale at £5 for 16 cards. Meet with friends for mulled wine, soup and sand­ wiches, or tea and cakes.


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