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Congratulations on your excel­ lent report on the long-stand­ ing problem of the blocked footpath at the Eagle at Barrow (pictured above). 1 understand that the County . Council’s contractor should complete their task of remov­ ing the barriers and reopening the path by Friday March 13th and I look forward to being able to walk this route very soon. We all owe an enormous debt to Norman Thorpe, not only for this achievement at the grand age of 90, but also for the many other battles that he has fought over the years on behalf of the Ramblers to reo­ pen or reroute blocked public footpaths. , We are particularly grateful to him for the advice and sup­ port that he has given us in West Bradford, leading to the reopening ofthree closed foot­ paths in this area. Edwin Gretton


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Thanks and yes, signs on the way Thankyou, MrJReynolds, for the compliment (“Good and badonwalkhome",Valley . . Views, Clitheroe Advertiser, . February 26th) - we at Trinity - Methodist Church also think that our development team, supporters, architects and’ builders have done “an excel­ lent job" in creating our new-


look church. And we don’t disagree with youthatthesignsonthefront of the building need to be re­ newed to match our sparkling new entrance. We are currently deciding just what our new signs need to say and how they should look to reflect Trinity's developing vision of its role in the Clithe­ roe community then we will indeed find those “few more pounds” to put them in place. So Mr Reynolds, and also any other passers-by, watch this space! ^ RevInnHumphreys,


Somerset Avenue, Clitheroe WHALLEY


Not surprised by accolade I was delighted, but not in the least surprised, to read that. Whalley has been included on the recently published Sunday Times “50 best places to live in Britain” list. , The village is the only one in Lancashire to be included on the list and last year made it onto the 101 best places to live list in the same newspaper. Like many other places in the Ribble Valley, Whalley plays host to excellent local shops and businesses as well as a very strong community spirit. I am sure that all of Whalley’s residentswouldbepleasedto . read of its inclusion on the list and would be the first to say that it is a great place to live.


I look forward to its inclusion - on next year’s list, along with


several other towns and vil- . lages in the Ribble Valley! Nigel Evans


MP for Ribble Valley RIVERCALDER


River access would be good


Two television stations have recently reported the fact that the village of Whalley has been included in the list of best places to live in the country. Both stations showed a picture of the River Calderandthe weir. The river is cleaner now than it has been for 200 years and the fish life has been en­ hanced by including a fish lad- derin the recently completed Hydro Project. It is a pity though that many villagers don’t have access to enjoy the river. The Village Plan produced by Whalley Ac­ tion Group in 2004, amongst its many suggested village improvements, included the' idea that the river could be de­ veloped to include a hard plat­ form with a few trees where . people could sit, i f access was provided for wheelchairs and " mothers with prams. This would only be small com-’ pared with the facilities at Edisford for Clitheroe people, but neither Lancashire Coun­ ty Council nor Ribble Valley ’ Borough Council wanted to know. In fact it is difficult to think of any leisure or sports facility in Whalley provided by either authority. Don Nicholson,


Church Lane, Whalley PANGERROAD


Action needed at this junction 1 am lucky to be writing this letter, and you are lucky to be


reading it! Some months ago our lives nearly ended at the traffic lights at Spring Wood nearWhalley.Comingffom : theAS9ontheA67iwewere : waiting to turn right down into Whalley. As the amber lights stopped the oncoming traffic we proceeded to turn right. An oncoming commer-:’ cial vehicle ignored the traffic stopping on the amber, and there was nearly a major acci­ dent that would have involved ourselves and a number of other vehicles waiting to exit the Accrington Road from Whalley. A number of serious accidents have taken place at thisjunc- tion and the police and county highways authority are aware; of this as the A671 is designat­ ed as a “high speed road”. I have been in touch with the • Highway Authority asking - simply that a green arrow right-hand filter should be • installed to allow traffic to: turn into Whalley whilst triaf- fic coming from the eastis v-


stationary. It appears that this might involve major changes ;


to the road layout and would;. cost up to £120,000.


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ity at thisjunction the priority ,


for such work would change; $, Given the existing layout with


three lanes allowing for turn­ ing traffic in both directions) | find it difficult to believe that


the installation of filter light­ ing could be so expensive. Atleastifthisconcernsyou ’


pleasewriteoremailtothe Highways Department at


Preston PR5 6BS, highways® lancashire.gov.uk and help to-• save a life.


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The Rev. Ian RobiMi Manorfields, Whalley


Bowland Young Farmers Club met for beef judging at Windypike Farm with the kind permission of Mr Rowntree. Master Judge MarkBlakey


gave members brilliant tips on what points to look for and how to present their reasons. In the quiz, the junior team were beaten in the semi-finals by Parbold, but did really well to get to that stage. Next week’s meeting is


a trip with Gisburn Young Farmers to Trippit trailers. The week after will be Easter egg decorating in the village hall.


CHATBURN


Chinese day Chinese New Year was


celebrated with the lounges trimmed with flags, home­ made lanterns and wall hangings at The Manor House, Chatburn. The staff team wore the


traditional bright colours to celebrate the year of the goat. The entertainment co-ordi­ nation had masses of general knowledge about China which was fascinating. The alternative choice for


tea was a Chinese sweet and sour chicken which created ■ great interest. Miss Judith Kippax also


celebrated her birthday the same day. it was thought Judith may have cycled the distance to China on her static bicycle which she has used in the past for sponsored bike rides.


Tea andchat The next tea and chat will


be on March 17th at Chatburn Methodist Chapel off Down- ham Road. Come along for a bit of fun and company from 2 to 4 pm. Tea and cakes are served and it costsjust £1.


CHIPPING__________


Innsandtaverns Steve Halliwell was the


speaker for the March meet­ ing. He kindly stepped in at the last minute as the planned speaker was unable to attend. Steve spoke about the “Inns


and Taverns” of Preston in times gone by which was most interesting and amusing and brought back many memories.


Steve was thanked by Doreen


Kendall. The competition for a baby


garment was won by Barbara Debney, the raffle prize went to Bernadette Bamber and the birthday plant to Mattie


Ellison. The president thanked


all who supported the coffee


morning which made £255. Next month’s meeting is


Itwaslikeascenefrom“Bob The children and staff at theBuilder” atDownham the village pre-school have


theme for play, and con-


kindly brought a mini digger forthemtolookat.


Pre-school when children had diggers as their current Allthechildrentookturns ’ eryoyed a visit from a real- lifedigger.


to sit in the digger and have a tractorBrianDentLimited go with the controls.


on April 1st in the village hall at Chipping at 7-30 pm. The speaker is Pat Ashcroft on her visi t to “The Great Wall of China”. The competition is for “a Chinese item”. Hostesses are P. Gifford


and B. Bamber. GISBURN__________


Cake decorating - This week’s meeting was a


cake decorating competition which took place in Gisburn Festival Hall kindly judged by Pauline Newbould. All the results scored high


with most being around 95- However, the best score of the night was from William Fryars who scored a perfect 100! Annie Pilkington won the girls' category with a score of 98 points. Well done to all who took part. Next week’s meeting is


summer programme ideas.


Festival hall The prize winners at the


whist and dominoes drive held at Gisburn Festival Hall on Saturday March 7th were: dominoes - F.Taylor, T.Taylor, H.Wolfenden, A.Pickard, V.Giles, M.Berry; whist, ladies- H.Pickard, B.Peel, P.Witowski; gents - T.Pike, N.Hull, M.Grainger. Whist and dominoes is


held at Gisburn Festival Hall on the first Saturday of the month starting at 7-30 pm. The next drive is on Saturday April 4th. Admission is £3 including a light supper.


GRINDLETON


Fashion show Why not take the oppor­


tunity to refresh your spring wardrobe by coming along


to Grindleton Recreation Ground Charity’s fundraising fashion show? With fashions provided


by Fizz, a Manchester-based company, there will be lots on offer to tempt at affordable prices. There will be clothes to suit all ages plus scarves, bags and other accessories. The fashion show will be


held on Thursday March 19th at 7-30 pm at Grindleton Pavil­ ion. Tickets are £6, which in­ cludes a complimentary drink on arrival, and are available from Anne Huson on 01200 440141 and Elaine Turner on 01200441908. Funds raised will be used


towards the replacement of the safe surfaces in the children's play area, which i$ provided and maintained by the village recreation ground charity, but used by children from across the Ribble Valley.


Nostalgic talk Grindleton WI’s March


meeting will be held tonight (Thursday) at the Pavilion. Mr John Myers will be •


speaking on “Growing up in Bowland” and the competition is for a “farm related photo­ graph”. Members are reminded


to bring to the meeting any donated bingo prizes and gro­ ceries for the raffle hampers for the Wl’s bingo evening on Friday March 27th. Tickets are now on sale


from Catherine Taylor on 01200 441501 priced at £10 which includes a full book of bingo tickets and a two-course hot supper. A licensed bar (cash only) will be available.


“Teaat3” The monthly “Tea at 3"


is on Tuesday March 17th at


Grindleton Pavilion between 3 -4-30 pm. Tea, cake and a chat - what could be better?


Sunday There will be a service cel­


ebrating Mothering Sunday in St Ambrose Church on Sunday morning at 9-30 am. During the service posies of flowers will be presented to all mem­ bers of the congregation.


HARROPFOLD


Fellowship The Rev. Diane Hunter


was the speaker at Harrop Christian Fellowship on Thursday last. She spoke on Isaiah chapter six. The theme being love for the Lord, love for the church and love for our neighbour. Everyone is being challenged to follow the Lord wherever he may lead us. On Sunday, retired pastor


Edwin Holland, of Preston, was the speaker. He spoke on trusting God through every difficulty and trial andjust as the darkness of the night is relieved by the morning light, so the darkness ofthe soul is relieved by the brightness of Christ’s light. On Thursday next at 7 pm


the Fellowship will welcome Mervyn and Lucy France, of Kays Farm Fellowship, who will give a PowerPoint presen­ tation on their work in Burma, recently visited. Next Sunday the speaker


will be Bryan Lingard of the Majestic Community Church, Barnoldswick.


HURSTGREEN


St John's Church Come along to an interna­


tional food evening at St John’s Old School Hall, Hurst Green.


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