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FOR tragic mother Mrs Denise Sulieman, the prospect of one day bringing her three children home with her to Chipping still remains as bleak as ever — following a heartbreak trip to visit them in Libya, where their father has


tionally and physically, fol­ lowing h e r three -we ek visit to see the children, Mrs Sulieman was reluc­ t a n t to s p e a k o f h e r experience. She said: "It’s really dif­


ficult for me. I have to be so careful what I say, as I hope to have a return visit


to see the children in the future." H o w e v e r , s h e d id


describe the effect th at four years of separation from their mother has had on Omar (10), Avsha (9) and Saphia (6). She said: “The children apiieared to


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be v e ry m en ta lly d is ­ turbed by the trauma.” Mr David Bunyan, Mrs


S u l iem a n ’s p a r tn e r , agreed that the children had been badly affected and described a phone call he had made to Airs Sulie­ man during her stay in Libya.


dous. The children really seemed to be mentally dis­ turbed. During the call, I heard Aysha in tears. She was crying hysterically. It was absolutely terrifying.”


The couple believe that


the children have changed as a result of the way they have been treated by their f a th e r , who h a s now remarried and lives with his family in a remote part of the country. Mr Bunyan said: “ If


they lived in Tripoli, it would not be so bad, but


they are kept locked up all day in a house in the mid­


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He said: "It was horren­


dle of a desert, miles from anywhere.”


I t is now four y e a rs


s in c e Mrs S u l iem a n ’s Libyan former husband, Saleem, abducted the chil­ dren during a family holi­ day in Tunisia, which he had arranged as a fresh


•start for the couple’s ailing marriage.


Since then, Mrs Sulie­ man has travelled to Libya a dozen times and claims that, while there, her ex- husband


has


a ttem p t in g to stop h e r seeing the chil!'dren.


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She made her latest trip


with nine other parents and g ra n d p a re n ts , also hoping to be reunited with their children. Also accom­


“Recovery” has already helped many families anil


founded earlier this year by Mrs Sulieman, contri­ buted towards the costs of the journey and part of th e c o s t wa s m e t by L ib y a n l e a d e r C o l Gadhafi. S in c e i t s l a u n c h ,


panying the group was a film crew from Channel 4’s “Cutting Edge" documen­ ta ry s e r ie s . The p ro ­ gramme, fe a tu r in g the families’ plight, is to be screened in October. “Recovery,” a charity


h a s in c r e a s e d p u b l ic a w a r e n e s s s o f th e desperate plight of parents facing such a nightmare situation.


This is the f irst time


aim is to bring her chil­ dren back to the UK to live with her, in the con­ verted barn she dreams of one day tu rn in g into a family home, she realises that this may be a distant


hope in the face of difficult d ip lom a t ic r e la t io n s between Libya and the UK. Libya is not party to the Hague Convention on child


abduction, which rules th a t s ig n a to r ie s m ust ensure in such cases that children are returned to the country from where they were snatched. Despite this, Recovery


judges and arranging for their children to be kid­ napped, so that they may instead be brought back legally — but, for now, Mrs Sulieman can only wait and hope.


aims to help those parents o th e rw i s e d r iv e n to d e s p e r a t e , i l l e g a l methods, such as bribing


th a t Mrs Sulieman has been able to spend any length of time alone with h e r c h i ld re n , as th ey stayed together for three weeks at a holiday com­ plex near Tripoli. While Mrs Sulieman’s


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THE gharial crocodile, usually found in Africa, is believed to be the closest living example of the reptile discovered on the Yorkshire cliff


A snappy find


AN old “croc” accidentally found on a Yorkshire cliff face has left a Clitheroe archaeological team with a Jurassic find big enough to snap their teeth into. The three -man team,


“We were walking along the cliff when we just hap- pened to spot the reptile's s sttiicking


plates ck ng out of the


ground. I immediately r e c o g n i s e d i t a s crocodile.” The team set to work


cal dig, the team had to support the cliff in order


clearing away rock face and earth, before calling for more help to a ssist with the full excavation. In a skilled archaeologi­


led by Clitheroe Castle Museum curator Mr Phil­ lip Manning, discovered the remains of a 200 mil- lion-year-old crocodile known as Teleosaurid, buried in a cliff face at Whitby. Mr Manning explained.


to remove th e an cien t r em a in s , which w e re revealed to be those of a 10ft ancestor of the mod­


ern-day crocodile. Among those helping


with th e dig were Mr Mark Webs ter, a Man­


chester University under­ graduate assisting at the museum, Mr Jason Sut­ cliffe, museum custodian, and Mr Peter del Strother, th e works m an ag e r a t


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Cheers for county’s best-kept hamlet


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?Adveiti8J?n^TW^‘thf RlbWe ValL ey’S °e tionS "°n tW° aWards 10 tbe county-wide Best-Kept Residents of the idyllic entry. It took two of the burn was hiehlv com


weathermarMr FreiTT-T ChlPP>ng received the z e n s ’ a n d s h e l t e r e d bot to thTnk for


r “ nner.s -PP Prize in the accommodation, c a s t i n g v o t e 1 w h i c h Fhaump!° '' village class, Chatburn Parish Coun-


clinched* them the w X w hlnd-r:nIJ,Sm0 r r0 .T’ in C)1 ch a i™ an M a r jo r ie w,n* a , . ™ tbe best- Wyre. Titleholders Hurst Birch was deliehted with


en r ie T f omZall o i e r ^ e e n were highly com- the v i l l a s s S “f t to e n t r i e s irom ail o v e r mended in this section.


Lancashire. , . .?d K'hble yalley and host the awards ceremony appearance of the nlavinr o, ■ 1 Tt-1,v,i,, i , , 11 , , Chipping, which will a pride in the village. The , , , .— :...... .


A ig h to n , B a i le y an d on October 15th, is to fie L has been h e l S b v Chaigley parish councillor receive the Taylor Smith — i.~,~- - - A- P , . Dy, Alan Kay: “ I t is a fine Trophy for its achieve- achievement for the resi- ment, as well as a garden dents of the hamlet to win token from Lancashire th e award a t th e f i r s t County Council.


accolade for


a g r ic u l tu r e build in g s , best-kept votes in a vari- section, which h av e b e en con- etv of sections, verted by residents to fit


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s o w e l l i n t o t h e class, Waddington, Bil- countryside.


ley on the scenic country while Chatburn and Grind- road between Clitheroe le to n w e re s im i la r ly


Situated outside Chaig- were highly commended


and Chipping, W alk er praised in the small village hold is to re c e iv e th e class.


In th e la rg e v illag e lington and Ribche ste r


ey villages won dozens of in th e sp e c ia l f e a tu r e The Coronation garden


aEain’ Ril?ble Val-


their own time in. Waddington received an the Corona­


tion Gardens, which are to receive the Pendle Shield


w e r e th e M e th o d i s t Chapel at Grindleton and St P e te r and St P au l’s Church at Ribchester in the grounds and places of


in Wiswell was highly commended. Also highly commended


?Mtn^ nV r°phy’ 3 ways.ide Chatburn also enjoyed worship section! seat and commemorative wins m other sections of


Bashall Eaves, which was and Townson’s pr ,rol sta- H u rd highly commended.


tion and shop, on Sawlev


cial Building Society Cup kept shop in Lancashire, tor th e b e s t f i r s t - t im e Jennings Court, Chat-


Walker Fold also won Road, collecting the Hors'- • *1 o a.l,‘?nal and. Provin- fall Trophy for the best-


In addition The Bam at


t t t f m o f '15 V-Ct0r? , in COntest’ with th e Great^^ Mitton, wL h ^ h g C,0S|^ P ln ^ class was earning the ADC Trophy restaurant category.


succe^fii?\n tkCt‘?n’ A S0 Men?o n a * Playing Field commended in the hotel or ?|!C


further recognition for its bowling green and the war memorial which, along with Read's, was highly commended.


H u rs t Green enjoyed


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AND who said that men can’t bake? Mr David Tay lor, of Chipping, certainly proved them wrong with this spidery' offering at the Hodder Valley Show. Mr Taylor lured show judge Mrs Marjorie Hall, of Gargrave, into his mouthwatering culinary trap by


with your eyes and this cake looked just lovely. All the entries were superb, but Mr Taylor's cake was both well made and looked utterly lovely.” As well as winning the first prize in the section for


a cake made by a man, Mr Taylor also received a special commendation for his outstanding exhibit. For a report and more pictures of the show, turn to


page 11. New Sham Mayor


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Mr Blackburn, who has worked at Dugdale’s Ani- mal Foods for 27 years, is married and has two sons. He is looking forward to fund-raising for charities particularly those engaged in the battle


THE new Sham Mayor of Worston is Clitheroe sales and marketing manager Mr Howard Blackburn. Squash and golf en th u s ia s t Mr Blackburn, of Somerset Avenue, is no newcomer to fund-raising ou oan Jiiu um .< °


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