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MERCY DASH TO ROMANIA


RECENTLY it was “Lifestyle,” our twice-yearly guide to getting the most out of life in East Lan­ cashire .. . and this week it is the debut of our latest publishing


venture, “Everywoman.” It is a must for the woman of


the nineties — and, we suspect, there will be more than a few of the area’s men reading the fascin­ ating articles it contains. Wa t ch o u t for more of


‘Everywoman” in the future. Inside this week


A four-page guide to Kibble Valley Careers Con­ vention '91, a uni(|ue chance for local young people to look at what is on offer on the jobs front.


CLITHEROE’S Roger Hirst has answered an 11th- hour call to join a Rotarians’ mission of mercy to trou­


ble-hit Romania. After a dramatic


Local man in visa drama as he answers a call to speed Rotary’s convoy of help on its way by SHEILA NIXON


race against time, Roger (52), of Enner- dale Road, took his place as a driver with a convoy of wagons taking hospital equip­ ment and other essen­ tial goods to the impo­ verished people of Timisoara, in the west of the country.


of his teeth that he was able to obtain the neces­ sary travel documents for the 12-day journey.


It was only by the skin


week, when the Rotary Club of Thornton Cleve- leys, organisers of the operation, sent an SOS to other Lancashire clubs for a driver, after one had to withdraw. Mr Hirst, a member of


the Rotary Club of Ribb- lesdale, stepped into the


breach and made an emer­ gency application to the Romanian Embassy for a visa to enter the country. “From then on, it was


Roger Hirst


a last-minute dash from Clitheroe to join the con­ voy, after playing a key. role in the town’s Remem­ brance Day parade and service. The story began last


And he also had to make


Proud day for Gulf hero


GULF war hero Gary Lomas was overwhelmed at the public response to this year’s Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph in London.


tages, Old Langho, took part in the big parade in front of the Queen and leading political figures.


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the fact that many more people watched the service.


clothes, with a contingent involved in the rehabiTita-


Gary paraded in civilian


Last batch of orders to pay up


CLITHEROE Magis­ trates’ Court has issued ■197 community charge liar bility orders. The orders, whicli will


include £15 costs, are for the year 1991 to 1992. Mr Michael Harvey,


Ribble Valley Council’s rating and community charge officer, said: “This is the last batch of liability orders for people who have not made a payment for this year’s community


charge. ‘H ow e v e r , 2,900


reminders were recently


sent to people whose pay­ ments have fallen behind and court dates to deal with these cases have been set for January 29th and


tion of blind ex-service­ men, and afterwards spoke by phone to his m o th e r , J o a n , who watched the parade on television at home.


cheering and shouting encouragement. He just felt overwhelmed by the whole spectacle,” she said, after watching her son among the thousands of participants.


“He saw all the people


Gary was serving with a bomb disposal squadron when an Iraqi mine blew up in his face outside Kuwait City.


Twenty-six-year-old


and, since then, doctors have been fighting to save the sight in liis remaining eye. As he paraded past the


He lost his right eye


and local organisations paraded to the cenotaph In the Castle grounds to pay their respects to the fallen. Afterwards he dashed,


touch and go whether it would arrive for the start of the trip on Sunday,” he said. “The application wont in on Thursday and it finally arrived in the post on Saturday morning. It was a great relief.” With that anxiety over,


off to Blackpool just in time to take his place as one of 12 drivers for the five-wagon convoy. The starting point was the Imperial Hotel, where a district Rotary conference was taking place, and there was a big cheer by fellow Rotarians as the wagons set off. Before leaving, Mi-


luded £200,000 worth of hospital supplies, among which was operating equipment, donated from other sources. Believing that one good


The consignment inc­


turn deserves another, Mr Hirst decided to combine his mission of mercy with a public relations venture on behalf of the Ribblo Valley. Before leaving, he con­


Mr Hirst, however, still had his Remembrance Day (luties to carry out — with only a couple of hours to spare before he hit the road for Romania.


assembling in Blackpool, Mr Hirst, the former Rib­ ble Valley parks and cemeteries superinten­ dent, was attending Clith­ eroe Mayor Coun. Patrick Shepherd in his role as town sergeant.


While the convoy was


tow’ll centre carrying the mace, as civic dignitaries


He marched through the


Hirst told the “Chthcroe Advertiser and Times” that many of the goods on his seven-and-a-nalf-ton lorry had come from the Ribble Valley. These included a large batch of shirts, skirts and blouses donated by the clothing firm Trutex. Many of the local goods


tacted several local firms and organisations asking if they wanted him to dis­ tribute publicity leaflets about their companies and activities along the route. As part of this initiative he took 24 copies of the “Advertiser and Times” with him. “I thought it would bo a


came from the Rotary emergency box scheme — a project aimed at building up a collection of essential goods ready to go world­ wide in times of disaster. “There was such a huge


response locally that wo were able to divert some of these goods for the Romanian convoy,” said Mr Hirst, w-lio is a past president of the Ribhles- dale Club.


good idea to hand out papers and leaflets wher­ ever we stopped, so that people on the Continent would learn something about our own area," said Mr Hirst, who is a self- employed contractor spe­ cialising in safety-play­ ground surfaces. “It could lead to valuable contacts being made.” Mr Hirst will take it in


Council cash may be f available in 1992 to solve problem


IN an age when technology could put a man on has a persistent flooding problem along one of


lors were told.


Council came under attack from Coun. John Cowgill (Clitheroe) for failing to solve flooding underneath the railway bridge in Waddington Road.


The Ribble Valley


turn with two other Rotarians to drive one wagon in the convoy to its destination. The Rotary movement has fixed up with the Nova hotel chain for overnight stops in Bel­ gium, Austria, Hungary and Romania.


Lucky to be alive after holiday isle attack


LUCKY-TO-BE-ALIVE Clitheroe driver Andrew Robinson was released from hospital this week after suffering a fractured skull in a nightclub attack. Andrew (22) was on


Meadowside, Grindleton. She is studying hair and b e a u ty th e r a p y in Blackburn. Andrew, who plays darts with the New Inn


Angeline (17) lives in


holiday in Lanzarote with his girlfriend, Angeline Metcalfe, when he was attacked in a disco. He was rushed uncon­


Cenotaph he could hear the cheering and this greatly encouraged him. His mother, who is a


nurse, said: “He enjoyed the day very much. He feels no bitterness towards the Army for what has happened. He proudly


scious to hospital and later brought back to England, where he received inten­ sive treatment at Black­ burn Royal Infirmary. His injuries included


three blood clots on the brain, which surgeons reported could have been


wore the insignia of his unit on his blazer and


points out that there are others worse off than


himself.” Though lie has not been


but feel much better now and look forward to resuming work shortly,” said Andrew, whose par­ ents, John and Yvonne, used to run the Horseshoe Inn in Bawdlands. All Andrew can remem­


fatal. “I am lucky to be alive,


February 12th.” Mr Harvey pointed out


discharged by the Army Gary's future remains uncertain. Fortunately vision in his remaining eye has been stabilised and he is this week going for tests at a hospital m Woolwich Meanwhile, he is spend­


that the liability orders will be accompanied by further chance to pay up b e fo re p ro c e ed in g s continue.


ber of the incident is wak­ ing up in a hospital in the Spanish Canary Islands. After being attacked, he


ing time studying Braille, along with French and a course on computers. • Local Remembrance services — page 9.


fell backwards and banged his head on a concrete floor and was unconscious for 10 minutes, with blood pouring from his ears. “They thought I was


has only just started to walk again after losing his balance. Fortunately, the clots have now cleared up, though he has to go back to hospital for a brain scan. “I would like to thank


Andrew


for Hurst Green coach pro­ prietor Mr John Lakeland. He lives with his parents in Millthorne Avenue, Clitheroe, and his father runs J. and Y. Coaches.


meeting of the full council last Wednesday, when the chairman of the Public Works and Health Com­ mittee, Coun. Harry Wad­ dington, said that money could be available next year to solve the problem.


The criticism came at a


meeting that to his know­ ledge the problem had persisted for at least 40 years. He referred to the Chester Avenue storm relief sewer project, which had recently been com­ pleted, and said that many people had expected to see an end to the flooding with the completion of the scheme. But during the past four


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everybody for their con­ cern. I am looking forward to seeing all my friends again soon,” he said. “Andrew is a very popu­


lar driver and everyone was shocked to hear what had happened,” said Mr Lakeland.


Roefield funding defended


CLITHEROE Town Council has given propor­ tionately more money to the Roefield Leisure Centre than has the Rib­


ble Valley Council. The claim was made by


dead. It must have been terrible for Angeline,” said Andrew, who is a driver


N E A R L Y A B U L L ’S -E Y E


ONE dart throw on last weekend’s “Bull’s Eye” quiz show cost a Whalley couple the chance of a fortnight’s holiday in Australia. The couple — local girl Judith Davies


Judith, a teacher at an Oswaldiwistle secondary school. “I knew the answers to the questions, but went all to bits.


and Newcastle-born Michael Eunson (34), of Queen Street — reached the finals, winning £160 in the process, and then had to score 101 to win the holiday. Judith scored 33, leaving Michael to


And Michael’s been in lots of competi­ tions and under tremendous pressure to


win or do well — but he’s never been on television before and this was totally dif­


ferent. We were just unlucky.” Michael, a self-employed plumber now


get 68. That, to someone who won his first major darts contest at the age of 17 and now competes four nights a week, should have been no problem. But Michael was understandably nervous and, with his first throw, scuppered their chances by scoring a triple 1, right


next to the treble 20. A faint chance that he might redeem


himself was lost on his next throw, a 1. "It was terribly nerve-wracking,” said


running Eric Ronnan’s, of Whalley, was teased on his usual darts meetings around East Lancashire. Did the experience give the couple the


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taste for more TV shows? “No,” said Judith emphatically. But Michael wasn’t so sure. “I don’t mind,” he said, “so long as it’s darts-related.” For the moment, however, their mementoes of the near win — their tan­ kards, badges, darts and show mascots — are quite enough.


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Clitheroe Mayor Coun. Pat Shepherd, responding to a suggestion by Coun. Stephen Sutcliffe that if the centre had received more initial funding it would now be open.


that the £2,500 set aside for the centre from this year’s budget was not enough. But Coun. Shepherd


Coun. Sutcliffe argued


pointed out Clitheroe had given more money per head than the Ribble Val­ ley Council and said that the town council, more than anyone, was keen to see Roefield up and


running.


for motorists and pedestri­ ans were likely to increase when the nearby Kirk- moor reclamation site was redeveloped, for that scheme included a new road which would feed tra f f ic into Ch e s te r Avenue. Traffic and pedestrians were already bypassing the flooded area by taking a diversion through Chester Avenue. “When is the Ribble


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Valley Council, as agents for North West Water, going to do something about the flooding under the railway bridge, which has now become worse since the completion of the £300,000 Chester Avenue s to rm r e l ie f sew e r project?” he asked. “We can put a man on


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that there is no simple answer. “ Ribble Valley has


recently undertaken some work to attempt to iden­ tify the problem. This is a British Railway drain dis­ charging into a culvorted water course. There is a mixture of responsibility between British Rail and the highway authority and, to a lesser extent, North West Water and Ribble Valley.


scheme was constructed to relieve the overloaded sewerage system in Bawd­ lands and Castle View. The scheme was not intended to benefit the Waddington Road bridge drainage.” “The Public Works and


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