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Bollards are not the answer


What is George Reynolds try­ ing to do to a beautiful old markettown? Shops, pubs etc. have to earn a living and in Clitheroe most of the shops, pubs etc. have no access for loading or unload­ ing at the back of their proper­ ties, so everything has to be done from the front. Bollards all down the main street is not the answer. A bit of thought and communica­ tion would go a long way. Have all deliveries before 9 in the mornings and after 5 in the : evenings—this would ease the. problems in Clitheroe’s nar­ row streets. This can be done with a bit of forward planning, but it needs co-operation from all parties. Bollards down the town would only cause traffic


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Thanks for all yoursupport I would like to express my grat­ itude to everyone in Clitheroe who helped make The Marie' Curie Great Daffodil Appeal such a big success this March. Without the contribution of our fantastic local volunteers, who gave up their time to col­ lect for the charity, the appeal simply wouldn’t be possible. The generosity of everyone who gave what they could to. supportpeoplelivingwith “ a terminal illness and their loved ones has been over­ whelming.


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PARKING


words to the effect of “Are you the owner of the house?” Alarm bells rang, after all, if someone was calling me legiti­ mately, they would know my name, wouldn’t they? I didn't tell her whether I was or not, but asked why she was calling, to which she respond­ ed along the lines of “because you have been getting unwant­ ed calls”. She then started to tell me about a contraption that could be linked to my phone to pre­ vent unwanted calls, to which I responded “Is it free?” She fluffed a bit, and said something which seemed to imply “No”. 1 also told her that my phone number was TPS registered (registeringyournumber with the Telephone Prefer­ ence Service should help prevent unwanted calls), so she shouldn’t have called me; again she told me that that was why she was calling me, to help stop unwanted calls. I then informed her that I did not know who she was, I hadn’t asked her to call, and that for all I knew she could be trying to gain access to my bank account! If she wanted to sell me some­ thing she could post her com- pany’s details. Stupidly, 1 didn’t ask her name or name of her company, and didn’t diali47i to make a note from where the call had come, which I should have, so I couldn’t inform the TPS. Please warn folk to be careful, as I believe it is another scam. J.R.Ratcliffe, ..byemail


r SCHOOL REUNION


Ribblesdale’s ‘reetgooddo’ Despite the non-appearance


of at least half a dozen of the regular attendees, due to


holidays etc; there was still a healthy attenadance at this year’s Ribblesdale‘G’form 1959-64 get-together held at The Emporium. Everyone had a good chinwag, where three-and-a-half hours of excellent company flew by. In order to make available a more desirable period for next year’s “bash” it has been proposed to have September or October 2016 as perhaps a more favourable period to suit the majority. ■


The ladies were represented by former teacher Mrs Win-


nard, Vivien Townson, Carol Nyland, Karen Reynor, June


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Barker, Margaret Proctor, Su­ san Hodgins, Jean Hayhurst . and all the way. from Australia Judith Hargreaves; The guys present included Judith’s partner Pete, who really enjoys coming over to ‘Old Blighty’, Stuart Hoyle, Ian Johnson, Wilf Hewitt, Pete Ford, Dave Threlfall and organisers Bill Briggs and myself.


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Yes, it was a “reet good do”, and hopefully next year’s re-sched­ uled reunion will prompt a few more locals to attend for the


first time. .


George Reynolds . Clitheroe


POTHOLES


I need to see the ‘tar scale’now!


Driving home along the lane from the Downham/Chatburn Road Junction on Thursday 1 was intrigued to see that white spray-painted circles had appeared around some of the fine selection of potholes the land possesses. Thinking about this strange phenom­ enon when I arrived at home ledmetothe following conclu­ sions 1. The marked potholes were those selected to be filled/re- paired. 2. The man/men who will come this week (?) to fill the marked holes are not capable of deciding which holes to fill and which to leave. 3. This deficit of knowledge is not surprising since some holes are marked and others nearbyjust as serious to the untrained eye are not. • 4. There must be some scale against which pot-holes are assessed, which is difficult to understand and needs spe­ cialist knowledge to interpret. 5. Does this scale have a name? Like Moh’s for the hardness of materials, or Beaufort’s for wind speed. Perhaps it's called the Macadam, or more simply the Tar scale. 6. Can it be seen so that the selection of instances needing- treatment as decided by the mystery paint sprayer can be challenged?


These possibly trivial thoughts led me to others which are far from trivial. Why can’t the pothole filler decide which to fill? There are


obvious advantages. One visit


by one vehicle possibly only . one man. Instead of the current system,


which needs two vehicles and at least two men.


I would respectfully suggest that when economies are be­ ing sought from Lancashire County Council, here is an ob­ vious and non-harmful econo-


. my that could be made. Do the sums. One less paid employee, one less vehicle, one reduced carbon footprint at least. Now why doesn’t LCC think of that....? Oh and thanks for the decision


to fill at least some of the tyre hazards on Rimington Lane! David King, Rimington


SERVICECUTS


Want the truth? Ask a policeman The latest currency in the election debate is the race to cut the most from public serv­ ice budgets. Tough decisions will have to be made but the services Will not be affected and legal duties will be met. Do we really believe all this? Serv­ ices seem to be being provided but only through a thin veneer of provision. We heard last week that re­ ported crimes had risen by 2%. Ask any policeman or woman who is willing to talk how thin the provision of policing is at present in their area. If its cut any more the percentage of crimes will rise and we will be more and more at risk. We’ve seen the problems at immigration facilities and passport controls due to un­ derstaffing, the probation service has been dismem­ bered and senior figures in the judiciary are warning of “tinder box” conditions in our prisons. Private companies such as G4S might have nice uniforms but they have no clout-again, ask any police­ man how effective they are. We need certain public serv­ ices and, if they cost more, we have to pay for them. Nobody in the election is dar­ ing to say this because they are terrified of the “T word” -tax! None of us relish paying our taxes but if we want a health service, protection from crime, strong military provi­ sion, good education for our children and so forth we have to be prepared to pay, to sacri­ fice some spending power to provide for our service needs. When you come to vote in May think about the consequenc­ es of cutting services and in whose hands are our services the safest?


J. Watson, Clitheroe Road, Clitheroe


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BOLTON-BY-BOWLAND


Laser battles Members of Boltonrby-


Bowland Young Farmers met for an evening of laser shooting at Battlestorm in Clitheroe. Last week saw members


doing the “ready steady cook challenge” where members had to create adishfromthe ingredients they were given. There was a range of dishes from chocolate mousse to pas­ ta bolognaise, but most were eaten. There is no meeting on the Monday May 4th due to the Bank Holiday, but the Regional Rally is on Sunday May 10th at Gisburn Auction Mart.


CHATBURN______________


Proms night A special concert celebrat­


ing the completion of church development will feature a commemoration ofthe 70th anniversary of VE Day at 7-30 pm on May 8th at Christ Church, Chatburn. Championship Brass


Milnrow Band with soprano Sarah Turnbull will be per­ forming a programme of Brit­ ish music including patriotic prom favourites with plenty of flag waving during the first night of the Chatburn Proms. Stage Two Drama Group


will recreate life on the home front and barber shop quartet Wrong Direction will lead a sing-along of songs that won the war. And 40’s attire is welcome. Tickets are £10 includ­


ing refreshment and can be obtained from Roy Porter Butcher, Chatburn, or by calling 01200 441624 or 01254 384893. All proceeds go to the Church Development Fund.


CHIPPING


Coffee morning CHAOS (Chipping Welfare


Committee) is holding a coffee morning on Saturday May gth from 10 am until noon in Chipping Village Hall. In addi­ tion to serving tea, coffee and cakes, there will be a raffle, bric-a-brac, bring and buy and cake stalls. Outings details for the next few months will be available at this event.


DOWNHAM


AGM The AGM of Downham PCC


took place after morning serv­ ice on Sunday. After refresh­ ments, the Rev. Andy Froud thanked everyone for coming and started the meeting off with a short prayer. Minutes were read and ac­


cepted, as were the accounts and apologies. Mrs Diana Wilkins was presented with flowers by the church warden, the Hon. Ralph Assheton, on


There was plenty of excite­ ment and race fever at the Manor House Nursing Home, Chatburn, during the Grand National.


her retirement as Synod rep­ resentative. He also thanked Brian Lewis on taking over the role of treasurer. Rev. Froud thanked all


concerned fortheirhard work in keeping everything going at Downham while he took over from the Rev. Rodney Nicholson. The PCC members, sides­


men and wardens were all reelected en bloc with the welcome inclusion of Mr Ian Walton. Choir members and the


various organists were con­ gratulated on carrying on as normal during the uncertain times. The meeting ended after a


short explanation of the work­ ings of fire extinguishers and their locations. The fire proce­ dure was also explained with . a practice fire drill completed by all present.


GISBURN


Jumble sale There will be ajumble


sale in the Festival Hall on - Saturday May 16th from 10 am to 12 noon. If anyone has any clothes, books, toys, dvds or bric-a-brac please bring them to the hall the night before from 6 pm. Ifthere is anything else that needs collecting please contact Alison Pilking- ton on 01200445543.


Whist and doms Whist and dominoes at


Gisburn Festival Hall this Saturday, May 2nd, at 7-30'pm. Admission at the door is £3. This includes a supper. There are meat prizes and a raffle.


While residents watched the classic race on television, Susan Gardner and Sharon Kenyon (pictured) added to the atmosphere dressed in


GRINDLETON


Pavilion lunch A reminder that this .


month’s lunch will take place on Thursday May 14th. Please confirm your attendance and any dietary preferences by phoning 07805 714217or email: grindleton pavilion@ gmail.com


HARROPFOLD


Fellowship Harrop Christian Fellow­


ship held the monthly Prayer Meeting on Thursday when prayers of thanksgiving and requests for the needs of fami­ lies, friends and the nation were offered. On Sunday Pas­ tor David Violet, of Preston, was the guest speaker. He spoke on “The Third Day” and ■ related numerous situations in the Bible when the third day was significant- the most important being the resurrec­ tion of Jesus and as Christians we too must believe He is alive. The Fellowship looks forward to his next visit. On Thurs­ day, for the weekend, the Fellowship will welcome the Caravan Christian Fellowship, who will be using the Fel­ lowship’s premises for their annual rally. Public meetings are open to all and are on Thursday evening at 7 pm and Sunday at 2 pm.


HURSTGREEN


St Joseph’s school This fundraising group


recently held a swimathon, which was participated in by


theirjockey outfits. The sweepstake proved very popular and the winners were delighted with their prizes.


many of the pupils..They put in an amazing effort with so many lengths being swam that if they were laid end to end from Hurst Green, they would have swam off the coast and into the sea at Fleetwood! The swimmers raised more than £1,000. Some ofthe money raised will go to the Brain Tumour Charity in memory of Andy Gilbert, a donation will be made to Cystic Fibrosis and the remainder to school funds. Once again the school would like to thank all those who organised, swam, sup­ ported and donated.


Fete Let’s hope the sunny weath­


er continues until Monday, May 4th, for the Hurst Green Fete.


Competitions are sop for


adults and 20p for children, a full schedule is available from Catriona 07917443046 or An­ nie 0777i648999.Entries need to be dropped off on Monday morning. There is a pet show at 10-30 am, just bring your favourite pet to be judged by the vet. There will be a parade from St Peter’s Club at 1 pm and then children from St Joseph’s will open the fete with a maypole dance. The af­ ternoon is packed with races, stalls and refreshments - if it’s sunny everyone is encour­ aged to bring along a picnic. To finish the day there will be a children’s disco at St Peter’s club between 4 and 6 pm.


Tombola At the fete the Memorial


Hall Committee will be run­ ning a tombola stall.


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