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; I It’s all 'eyes to the right, nose to the left’ for artist John


PortraitartistJohnRotherhamhasreleasedpreliminarysketchesofhisportraitofRibbleValley’sNigel Evans. John has’ created preliminary sketches before getting to work on the final piece. They allow him to get familiar with the


forms and lines of a subject’s face. They also allow him to explore a range of compositions and arrangements from which he will develop the the final painting. John is pleased with the progress he is making and excited about unveilifig the portrait to Nigel and the public audience. “It’s important to get to know the face of each sitter really well,” said John. “I enjoy doing the preparatory sketches, as they have a degree of trial and error in order to help me resolve all the m^jor issues prior to the final


portrait”. Workonthefinalportraitisnowunder way anditwillbeunveiled at S@BBArt Gallery,Bashall Bam, on Sunday May 10th at l pm.


Did you know that here in Britain we have the small­ est homes in Europe? A little while ago a young couple liv­ ing in one of the new houses recently built in the Ribble Valley were thrilled to observe that we kept our Hoover in a cupboard under the stairs. “Where do you keep your


hoover?” I asked. They replied that it was behind their lounge door as there was nowhere elsetokeepit. .


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I Help seems to be at hand. In September of .last year The Dept, for Communities and LocalGovemmentannounced that it would introduce a mini­ mum space standard for new homes. Sadly, on investiga­ tion, it seems we have yet an­ other example of being told something which we want to hear but find that the reality is the opposite. The standards will be set at a very low thresh-


Who to believe on housing? As I See It...


by Nick Walker, Chairman of Save Whalley


. Village Action Group


old and will only be “available” to councils. They will not be enforceable as a require­ ment. This gives developers the backing of Government to build small without any pro­ tection for those who want to buy a home, a home where they can keep their hoover out of the way. The Save Whalley Village


Action Group has been exam­ ining the planning policies in each of the main party mani­ festos. They are all going to build lots of houses, lots of affordable houses, houses on brownfield sites, protect the countryside and put local opinion in control of planning


decisions. All very creditable, but is it true? If we examine,what our


current government prom­ ised in their 2010 manifesto we find some interesting pro­ posals. They promised that “people in each neighbour­ hood will be able to specify what kind of development they want to see in their area”; abolish building targets; abol­ ish the power of planning in­ spectors to rewritelocal plans; limit appeals against local planning decisions to cases that involve abuse of process, and so the list goes on. None of this was trueyet we were led to


believe that it was. It was spun to us.


We all know that local


opinion is the last thing to be considered, it may be not­ ed but nothing more. Build­ ing targets were abolished but replaced with new ones!


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Bowland’s ‘slums’


“I THOUGHT I would like to tell you about my experiences atthe Recruitment Office. The first


“FIFTY PERCENTOFall houses in Bowland ifiudoed by town or city standards, are slums declared


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thing I do is examine the sight, because if the recruits Coun.BentleyofGisburn,speaking aschairman rannot pass that test, it is no good going further with oftheHousingCommitteeatthemonthlymeetina their examination.Itsurprisesmehowmany young ofBowlandRuralCouncilonMonday.Hespokeof men there are who have defective eyesight and do - houseswithtoiletsthreehundredyardsdownthe - not know it. Every child is examined in school, but it is sad to relate that periodic examinations make no


garden and properties with kitchens in the cellar 'It is perfectly obvious that although some of Bowland's


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impression on the publicand they are slow to adopt • housesare bonnylittle cottages theywould be new ideas. Their fathers and mothers never had an eyetestsowhystartnow?”


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25 YEARS AGO Sneak preview


“THE WRAPS WERE taken off plans for Clitheroe's old auction mart site this week—but only for the eyes of councillors. It will be next week before the public gets the chance to see the shape of things to come, when three proposed schemes which are exciting local planners, go on display. Meanwhile, as the tourists arrived this week, bringing the temporary car park on the old auction mart site almost to bursting point, leading local figures expressed their concerns thattown centre parking needswould be brushed aside when a final decision is made.”


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musicians can share in cash bursary


Young musicians in the Rib­ ble Valley are being given the chance to compete for a share of a £16,000 prize pot to help them in their careers. OrganisersofPendle Young


Musicians’ Bursary compe­ tition, which runs every two years, have extended their catchment area to a 20-mile radius of the main venue in Colne, which means singers and instrumentalists from Clitheroe, Whalley, Ribches- ter, Longridge and the Bow- land villages will now qualify. The bursary provides


funding towards tuition, in­ struments and courses to help students pursue a career in music, andis open to entrants aged 17 to 21 who live in the catchment area. The money is allocated according to the students’ needs for funding as they arise. The four 2014 finalists are


Ruth Hallows, winner of the 2014 bursary


currently sharing more than £14,000 in prize money, now


The Planning Inspector who presided over our Local Plan didn’t rewrite it but made Ribble Valley rewrite it due to pressure from developers who attended the hearings in their droves. There has been no limit placed on develop­ ers to avoid appeals, most of which they have won. Whatparticularlyirritates


people is that politicians tell us all these things knowing they are telling part or often un-truths and expect us to be­ lieve them, then, when the re­ ality is realised, they fob us off with trite reasons which they think are.credible and which we will accept. Well we wont! So, who do we vote for, who


can we believe? I can only hear the candidates saying “me” at themoment, nobody else. Use your vote wisely on Thursday, see i f you can make a differ­ ence.


increased to £16,000 for 2016 Cellist Ruth Hallows, win


ner in 2014, said: “It’s a really fantasticopportunityforlocal young musicians to showcase their skills in great perform ance venues. The bursary it self has opened so many doors for me, both in the local area and across the UK. “It has allowed me to study


with incredible cellists as well as furthering my studies abroad. It has been a huge sup port and I am truly grateful.” Entries are open nowuntil


November 21st, and the selec­ tion process continues with the opening concert at The Muni, Colne, on March 13th, 2016, and a closed adjudicat­ ed round at The ACE Centre, Nelson, on July 2nd, 2016. The grand finale is at The Muni Colne, on October 9th, 2016. For details of how to apply,


seewww.pymb.co.ukandfind Pendle Young Musicians’ Bur­ sary on Facebook.


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A young pastry chef from Stanley House Hotel and Spa was named “best in Lanca-. shire” at the North West Chef of the Year competition. Cameron Norris (21) from


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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK


each party says how the other parties aren’t going to be able to fulfil their promises, with­ out actually saying how they themselves would do it differ­ ently. I assume that all parties have the good of the country at heart, even if I don’t agree, and there’s only so much money to make it happen. I could just go for the easy option and go for the party


I


have no idea who to vote for in the election and, having spoken to other people, I don’t think I am alone in that.


• The problem seems to be


I have always voted for, but that’s kind of irresponsi­ ble and creates the so-called “safe seats”. What if the par­ ty has shifted in its political position over something im­ portant and I no longer agree with them? I could just ask what ben­


efits me personally the most. But even that might be a prob­ lem....


. For me, you see, faith and


politics DO mix, because my faith influences how I make decisions. In this case. I can’t


just think about what benefits me alone. God thinks about


me more than himself (face it - as Christians, believe it - Je­ sus, God’s son, died on a cross so that we could know God. That’s pretty self giving!). If I love God (I do) then I will


try and do what God wants and mimic His character. I have to think of others before myself -what benefits me alone isn’t enough,because that benefit ’ or other bits of the manifesto might harm someone else. Here’s another Jewish and


Christian truth which might help the ethical voting deci­ sion. Godis about seekingjus- tice,lovingmercyandwalking


humbly. So which party is go ing to seek justice for those who are treated badly; which party shows mercy to the pow­ erless; which party seeks to serve others at the expense of themselves? So... HOW will you choose?


What will influence your deci­ sion? Perhaps that is a more important question than WHO you will choose, since you can’t answer the second one without honestly consid­ ering the first.


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