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May I share with you my sense of perplexity. We have lived on this avenue (St Chads Avenue, Chatburn) for more than 30 years. In the early years, I vividly recall broken windows on at least three occasions, as well as blood on the pavement (and our children going along, counting the spots) and it was embarrassing for us. I remem­ ber visiting children, who I would consider “upmarket”, going along with our children. and counting the blood spots too. We have had, and have, a dog. It wanders down to the end of the avenue, and usually, 1 go with it. My dog’s “organic waste” is collected by me, and not only that, I have collected over the years the droppings of other dogs. So, the notice recently displayed, warning against dog fouling, I find per­ plexing and offensive. May I suggest that the notice gives a negative and adverse effect on the present resi­ dents of our avenue, who, if they have dogs, show the same meticulous consideration I ex­ plained earlier. If I may briefly explain an issue recently mentioned in your paper - that of dogs pooing on fields (fined £50 a poo!) And who controls the foxes? And • the sheep with their many pel­ lets of droppings. Or the cows with their cow pats? Reminds me of a rhyme that used to delight me in my child­ hood and still brings a glim­ mer of a smile on its recollec­ tion: “Seagull flying in the sky, dropped it’s plop in someone’s eye. Aren't you glad that cows can’t fly?”


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In response to last week’s letter fromCoun.Ken Hind, ' Blackburn with Darwen Coun­ cil is independent from Lan­ cashire CC and therefore has some experience of operating in that mode. Dealing with the vast rural area of Ribble Valley would be something beyond their current remit. Born, brought up, educated and married in


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Blackburn, I was never im­ pressed with the council’s


“achievements”; particularly


in Blackburn town centre. I was employed in Accrington for over four decades. There was no mention of Hyndburn Council situated, between the Blackburn and Burnley au­ thorities; or Pendle Council on the periphery. Our household is on band “D” council tax in Clitheroe and for 2014/5 the RVBC incre­ ment was £140.69 and for Clit­ heroe Town Council £18.80. Council Tax amounts seem to vary within local authority ar­ eas. it is difficult to grasp that the RVBC content will reduce to £140 for 2015/6. ‘ I agree that merging RVBC with the authorities on the southern side of the Pendle ridge probably would be det­ rimental to Ribble Valley, but the status quo needs some im­ provements. Ribble Valley includes three urban areas which have dif­ ferent needs than villages. Currently urban pavement cleaning seems to confined to blowing leaves into the road to be gathered up by a sweeper truck. Rural pavement clean­ ing seems to be totally absent. In Hyndburn it is quite normal to observe pavement cleaning staff- a situation extremely rare in Ribble Valley. Recently there was a broken down powered pavement cleaning unit in Cliheroe town centre which, I presume, had deposited the visible soil like particles on the footpath down the odd numbers side of Moor Lane. When out recently I had to walk in the road to avoid the detritus gravel making it diffi­ cult to walk on the footpath. There are lots of last winter’s gales’ generated twigs on the footpath ofYork Street Clithe­ roe. Been there for months! The pavement on High Street Grindleton has dense leaf mulch. Hyndburn Council have been replacing bus passenger shel­ ters (very questionable de­ sign). Ribble Valley have many which have blocked gutters that drip water, plus a prime bus stop in Clitheroe at which there is no protection for wait­ ing passengers (current litter bins in close proximity reduce the pavement width more than a minimalistic shelter would). “SPARSE” is a group of rural councils which campaigns for rectifications of presented financial anomalies. If RVCC was merged with county coun­


Chris Daggett chris.daggettigijpress.co.uk Editor


Duncan Smith


duncan.smith1@jpress.co.uk News editor


cils which are more urban, the parameters for membership could be breached. The ex­


amples of perceived financial anomalies suggest that rural


areas are charged more for county council.services, but Coun. Hind presents an exam­ ple of a city situation which implies the opposite. Perhaps the RVBC contribu­ tion to LCC actually needs to be increased to provide urban and rural services apparent in adjacent authorities which are fundamentally non-existent in Ribble Valley? Name and address supplied via email


CLIMATE CHANGE


What really is biggest threat?


May I use your columns to ask a question of our MP, Nigel Evans, who will again be seek­ ing election in May? Our Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond, has called for im­ mediate action to stave off security risks from climate change. The US Pentagon declares that climate change is an “immedi­ ate risk” to national secu­ rity. The Pentagon says that climate change represents a “threat multiplier” that has the potential to exacerbate many of the security challeng­ es currently facing the world, including infectious diseases, ongoing conflicts, resource shortages, and terrorism. Lloyd’s of London, the world’s oldest and biggest insurance market, has called on insurers to incorporate climate change into their models. A spokes­ man for Lloyd’s said that in­ creased threats ranged from property damage to political risk- such as the implications for food security- and the eco­ nomic impacts. Nigel Evans' entry in Wikipe­ dia states that “On the issue of climate change, Evans has expressed his belief in the solar, variation theory and the causes of warming on the earth and on other planets be­ ing sunspots, and praised the TV documentary The Great Global Warming Swindle as ‘one of the best and most con­ troversial programmes I’ve ever seen on television, partic­ ularly for those who don’t like being spoon-fed by A1 Gore’.” Is this still his view? And if not, willhetakestepstohavehis Wikipedia entry corrected? Chris Gathercole


Clitheroe Road, Whalley FaizaAfzaal


faiza.afzaal@jpress.co.uk Reporter


EricBeardsworth eridieardswoith@jpress.co.uk Reporter


ELECTION


People tell me ‘no more Nigel’


I have to express my gratitude to the large number of people who have supported my cam­ paign so far. There have been several offers of financial as­ sistance, offers to distribute election material, and so far, over 1,000 pledges to vote (un­ solicited). I know from what our Banana News customers have told me that Nigel Evans’ behaviour and lifestyle (as portrayed in his court case) have dismayed and upset many people locally, but it seems when we’ve been out and about that this is ech­ oed across the constituency. I am particularly grateful to the piece by Mr Steven Rush in the As I See It column of - the Clitheroe Advertiser, which pointed out that Nigel Evans’ elevation to the role of Deputy Speaker was basically personal enhancement of his status (and salary) to the detri­ ment of his ability to represent his constituents. And maybe the sudden flood of photo op­ portunities and sound bites


. is a bid to look busy and atone for some of this. It is unlikely to pull the wool over many peoples eyes as I’d like to think that people round her® have a bit more nouse! In short, it’s all humbug! David Brass, Clitheroe


EU FUNDING


They only give some of it back!


If there’s one thing that the EU is good at it is self promotion -


regardless of the facts. You must all have seen their signs: “European Union, In­ vesting in your future”; “EU re­ gional development fund 2007 - 2013”, and “This development could not have happened without the EU". Whateveryone should know is that the funding is actually part of the rebate from what


we pay in - currently £55 mil* lion every day. We get around halfback and then the EU dictatewhatwespenditon, . regardless of if we need it. This is UK taxpayers money spent on whatever is in the EU’s five year plan. David Cameron thinks that he can renegotiate


our membership. No chance Philip Griffiths


UKIP North West President


Katie Hammond katieJiammond@jpressco.uk


Reporter Julie Magee


julie.magee@jpress.co.uk Reporter


BOLTOH-BY-BOWLAHD


Chocolate fun Members of the Young


Farmers met to decorate chocolate Easter eggs. Hilary Berry kindly came and showed members some techniques they could use and various ed­ ible goodies that were used to create interesting decorations on the eggs. The winner of the best decorated egg was Katie Dakin. Next week members are going swimming.


CHATBURN_________


Parish council Matters raised by the pub­


lic at the recent parish council meeting included blocked drains between Bridge Road and the end of Ribble Lane, the possibility of employing a lengthsman for Chatburn and the state of the railings in Ribble Lane. Other matters of concern were horse fouling on pavements, vehicles continu­ ing to travel on the wrong side ofthe Downham Road bollard, signage in the village and the damage to the grass verge be­ side Greenside nursing home. The borough councillor


reported that the Good Neigh­ bours scheme still has money available for projects. The recommendation


from the monumental masons who have inspected the war memorial is that it should be replaced with polished granite. The British Legion is interested in the project and has suggested meeting the parish council to discuss restoration possibilities. The librarian advised the


parish council that a name was missing from the war me­ morial and provided evidence of this. The police are to be re­ quested to monitor the speed of traffic on Downham Road which is a 20 mph zone. The grass is deteriorat­


ing on the Bridge Road grass island and solutions to the problem were discussed including artificial turf and laying flag stones. A decision will be made later when quota­ tions for the work have been


obtained. The next parish coun­


cil meeting will be held on Monday April 13th at 7 pm in the village hall. The meeting will be followed by the annual parish meeting at 8 pm.


DOWNHAM


Celebrations Downham WI enjoyed a


special celebration on Thurs­


day evening. In the year the Women’s Institute celebrates its centenary, Downham WI celebrated its 95th birthday. Downham WI was set up in 1920 by the Honorable Mrs


Assheton. Members enjoyed a meal


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Cheese and wine, red noses and daffodils


Residents and staff at The Manor House, Chatburn, en­


joyed a busy programme of special events, starting with acheeseand wine evening (pictured) including a talk on which wines bring out


and entertainment at Mytton Fold Hotel, Langho, where the president, Mrs Frances Gar­ ner, welcomed special guests, Ribble Valley Mayoress Mrs - Janette Ranson and the vice chairman of LFWI, Mrs Ann Phythian. Mrs Phythian presented a


certificate celebrating Down­ ham WI’s 95 years to the presi­ dent Mrs Frances Garner and Mrs Margaret Smith was also presented with a certificate for 25 years’ membership. A special cake was made to


celebrate the occasion by Mrs Marion Courtney, which was cut by one of Downham WI’s long standing members, Mrs EdnaJackson. After a delicious three-


course meal, entertainment was provided by Mr Brian Wroe, who had come out of . retirement to talk about his post working life as a toast­ master. Mr Wroe had served for 32 years in the police force and on retirement became a toastmaster as well as serving on many important boards and committees. He regaled the members with many hu­ morous stories ofthe events he had presided over and was the perfect entertainment for the evening. Many thanks go to Mrs Barbara Lewis for organising the evening. in a change to what had


previously been booked, Downham WI’s speaker


next month will be Susan Tinker, who will demonstrate


the b est flavours in various cheeses. The fun continued with an auction for Comic Relief when bids were made for staflfmemberstohavetheir - faces painted, and a quiz


decorated polystyrene eggs. The competition will bean unusual decorated egg cup. This is an open evening when members can bring a friend or neighbour, although people are always welcome to try the WI by attending a meeting. The event will be on April 16 th at 7-30 pm at Downham Village Hall.


DUNSOPBRIDGE


War talk. Themeetingwasheldin


the village hall with president Mrs Pinder taking the chair. The speaker was Shirley


Penman from Clitheroe who gave an illustrated talk on the FirstWorldWar. • She showed slides ofthe


trips she had taken to France to see the war graves, memori­ als, the trenches and muse­ ums. A vote of thanks was given by Mrs Wendy Leeming. The competition for “A War Memento” was won by Mrs Janet Carr. Mrs S. Winstanley was'second and Mrs Joan Hall was third. The monthly raffle was won by Mrs Mary Cowking who also received the birthday flowers. At the April meeting the


speaker will talk on “taking responsibility for your health


and your animals”. The com­ petition will be for a “scent


bottle". Tea hostesses will be Mrs


M. Cook, Mrs M. Cowking and MrsC.Hamblett.


rounded off the day. On Mothering Sunday, bal­ loons, flowers and banners decorated the conservatory and each lady was given a bouquet of daffodils, a glass of bubbly and chocolates.


GISBURN


Workshop visit This week's meeting of


Gisburn Young Farmers was a visit to Triffitt Trailers. Members joined Bolton-by- Bowland YFC for a tour and talk about all the workshops and what they do. Members got to see the process the products go through step-by- step and then the end results. A lovely supper was provided and everyone enjoyed the night. Next week’s meeting is a trip to the golf driving range at Skipton.


Spring clean Ajumble sale will be held


on Saturday May 16th at the festival hall so if anyone is hav­ ing a spring clean please keep any clothes, books, toys and bric-a-brac for the sale which is to raise funds for the play area. Clothes items that are left over from thejumble sale will be going to Bags 2 School to raise funds for the school. If anyone has any queries please contact Alison Pilkington on


01200445543.


Palm Sunday Palm Sunday at St Mary’s


Church at Gisburn on March


• 29 th. Liturgy of the Passion at 10-30 am and later a perform­ ance of Faure’s Requiem by the Gisburn Singers and the orchestra of Forests and Fields at 6-30 pm. For tickets call


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