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Villagers' concern over missing pets following endeavours to rid school grounds of cat faeces


byJulieMagee julie.magce@jpress.co.uk Twitter:@clithadvertiser


A head teacher ata Ribble Valley village school cut her holidayshortinordertoreas- sure distraught animal lovers that no local cats -feral or domestic- had been trapped


atthe school. Mrs Charlotte Peregrine, head teacher at {http://www.clit- heroeadvertiser.co.uk/news/ education/ofsted-rates-rib- ble-valley-primary-schools- good-i-6444i5o|Brennand’s Endowed Primary School}, Slaidburn, gave the reassur­ ance following concern over the contents o f a letter that she had sent out to parents in mid July. In the letter, which was


leaked to local residents, Mrs Peregrine indicates that ac- tioncouldbe taken to trap and kill a 20 plus population o f lo­ cal feral cats and that “some dome st icated cats may be caught in doing this”. However, in a statement


released to the Clitheroe Ad­ vertiser and Times, Mrs Per­ egrine, who regularly has to take it upon h e r se lf to clear the school’s grounds of cats’ faeces, reassured residents that no action has been taken against any cat. “I’d like to reassure local


people that no cats, feral or domestic, have been trapped at the school,” she said.- “We have a serious and on-"


going issue with feral cats def­ ecating on the school grounds which poses potentially seri­ ous risk s to our children’s health. “Given th is , I am duty


bound to look at ways to re­ solve the issue, but no deci­ sions have been taken so far.” She added: “As an interim


measure I have been personal­ ly clearing the grounds of the cats’ faeces which enabled us toholdasuccessfiilsportsday earlier this month. “Work will continue over,


the summer on finding an ac­ ceptable and effective long­ term solution to this issue.” Some v i l la g e r s w e re con­ cerned by the content of a let­


ter sent out by Mrs Peregrine on Wednesday July 15th to parents o f children who at­ tend the school. The letter was leaked to ani­ mal lover Ahven Ball, whose beloved cat Domino subse­ quently went missing four days after it was circulated. “I’venownoideawhathashap- pened to Domino,” explained the mother-of-two who lives at Townend, Slaidburn. Mrs Ball, who is also a


g ran dm o th e r -o f- tw o and works at Johnson Matthey in Clitheroe, added: “I’m heart broken and go out every night looking for him. “We are also happy to of-


fer-a £50 reward for the safe return o f Domino or informa­ tion that finds out what has happened to him.” Another resident, 80-year-


oldHildaPeel.whohaslived in Slaidburn for 60 years, is also missing all o f her four cats, one of which had seven kittens which need feeding. She said thefirst ofhercats


went missing after the prima­ ry school closed for the sum­ mer holidays on Friday, July


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Mother Eileen is honoured at charity; day in her


memory


A mother described as a “fighter” and a much-loved friend will be remembered at a fundraising event to be held in her memory. EileenBarlow (55), of Clit­


heroe, was taken ill and ad­ mitted to hospital in March thisyear and diagnosed with stage three lung cancer. ' She was then given just


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six to 12 months to live by doctors. After one round of chemotherapy and a short battle with the disease, Eileen was re-admitted to hospital where she sadly died on March 29th. The charity event will be


Mrs Arwen Ball, ofTownend, Slaidburn, withaphotoof her missingcat Domino, andttieposterthatshehas circulatedaroundthevillage.(s)


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17th, and other three have not returned home after this. “They’ve never been miss­


ing before, and I don’t think they are going to turn up,” she said. “There are humane ways to deal with feral cats.”


The Clitheroe Advertiser


and Times would like to stress that there is no evidence that any harm has come to Mrs Ball’s or Mrs Peel’s cats be­ cause of the letter circulated by Mrs Peregrine and that the


head teacher is in no way being implicated. The letter was in- tended to give parents an “up­ date on the feral cat situation” and in it she explains that she has to do a daily routine “pick up” on the school grounds.


Residents at Abbeyfield Castle View House, Clitheroe, have toasted the lo­ cal authority for helping make their lives a lot safer. They were delighted to see that Ribble Valley Council had re­ surfaced the lane that runs alongside


Clitheroe Health Centre on Railway ViewRoad.


the uneven, potholed surface so would walk all the way round King Street to


Margot Moran, who is the house man- get to the doctors, agerattheshelteredhousingfacility


“Now it’s under the bridge and straight


close to the railway station, said: “The across so a sincere thank you to the ladles living here felt very unsafe on


council, keep up the good work.”


held at the Royal British Le­ gion in Clitheroe on Sunday, August 30th from 2 to 5 pm, with all funds raised going to Cancer Research UK. The day will feature en­


tertainment, a bouncy cas­ tle, face painting, a tombola, cake stall, bric-a-brac and more. Originally from Northern


Ireland, Eileen had lived in Clitheroe since her 20s. A volunteerwiththe Salvation Army, she was well-know in


Eileen Barlow who lost her fight with lung cancer earlier this year.(s)


the town and a regular at Swales’ cafe. Eileen’s daughter Kelly


said: “We hope to raise as much as possible on the day. My mum meant the world to me and I’m doing this in memory of her and to raise money for a fantastic char­ ity.”


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Police campaign to stop burglars


in their tracks New police initiative aims to reduce break-ins


by Julie Maqee julie.magee@jpress.co.uk Twitter:@clithadvertiser


“It ’snotjustwhatthey take,it’s what they leave be­ hind” ^-this is the message from Lancashire Police as they launch a month-long bur­ glary campaign.


The aim is to highlight the im­ pact that burglary can have on victims of this crime and comes as part o f Operation Julius, a county wide burglary crackdown focussed on pre­ venting crime, targeting crim­ inals and detecting burglaries. The campaign w ill run


across the county during the whole of August and includes posters, adverts, outdoor me­ dia and social media activity. Officers will also be doing ex­ tra patrols in hotspot areas and


targeting known offenders. Assistant chief constable


Mark Bates said: “Burglary is not a crime against the prop­ erty, but the person. It can have a truly devastating effect on howpeople feel in their own homes; often leaving that per­ son feeling vulnerable, scared and anxious. It can also have a profound impact on the local community. “We know that more than-


one in three burglaries happen when a property has been left insecure and during the sum­ mer months when the weath­ e r is nice, people are more inclined to take extra risks, by leaving a window open for in­ stance. “This campaign is about


raising awareness of the im­ pact that a burglary can haveon


• thevictimsandmakingpeople think - no one ever considers that it could happen to them. “Wewanttoencouragepeo- ple to take some simple steps


to help themselves and re­ duce their chances of becom­ ing a victim. The message from the campaign is clear: Be wise at home. Keep your windows and doors locked. “We also want people to feel


more informed about what is going on in their local area and what their local neighbour­ hood policing teams are doing to address issues and I would therefore urge people to sign up to our free messaging sys­ tem, ‘InTheKnow’, where they can receive regular updates, di­ rect from their local team.” For more details about the


campaign and how to protect your home visit: www.lanca- shire.police.uk/burglary. To sign up to Lancashire Con­ stabulary’s free messaging service, “In The Know”, and re­ ceive news and updates about crime in your area by email, tex t or voice message visit: www.stayintheknow.co.uk


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