20 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Man Mil, lOVo back into street name put green
AN army of volun teers on a conserva
tion mission arrived in Clitheroe — to help put the green back into Greenacre
Street.The P r in c e ’s Trust Volunteers dug in at nearby St Jatncs s CE Primary School, to do the spade work for an on going scheme, designed by teacher Mrs Christine T ay lo r to o f f se t the school’s grey buildings and encourage wildlife to return to the area. “We realise tha t the
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district must have been green when it was first given its name* so we thought it would be a good idea to put the green back into Green- acre Street,” she said. The project, which is
Craven football
| Underdogs revel in
cup final glory
West I trad fort) 2, St Paul’s 0
FAVOURITES St Paul’s were overturned by West Bradford’s best perfor mance of the season in the Craven League Third
Division Cup Final. The game didn't start well
for the locals however, with Derek Niven replacing the injured Leigh Hatcliffe after only eight minutes. St Paul’s had slightly the
CLitlieroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 422331 (Classified)
b e tte r of things in the first half and West Bradford goal keeper Colin B a r t le t t was
attacks from Brad ford almost iroduccd a goal for Hickling,
ju t the 'keeper saved and the sides went in a t half-time
required to pull off two splen did saves to prevent them from opening the scoring. At tne other end, sjKiradic
goal-less. Bradford really found their
also aimed at teaching pupils all about defend- ing the environment and
Bradford took the lead on the hour, Mitchell won the ball out on the left, cut inside and delivered a square ball to Hickling. Despite the close attention
It came as no surprise when
down. They were la te r to ru e
these misses when Bradford broke away on 75 minutes to score an all-iin|>ortant second. Niven played a precise pass
of two defenders he turned quickly and shot low into the comer. St Paul’s, to their credit,
form after the break with Hit- chen beginning to dominate the midfield, winning almost
caring for wildlife, was short of a few volunteers to do the heavy work of
had a third but Sudworth’s shot was smothered by the goalkeeper. This, however, was of no consequence, as West Brad
In fact, Bradford could have
through to Mitchell in the penalty area and his excellent control allowed him to tee up a low shot into the corner
produced a sustained s|>ell of pressure, but the Bradford defence, marshalled by the
all of the aerial challenges, and th e forwards looking likely to unhinge the St Paul’s defence.
digging out a garden area. A 10-strong team S 5 * from the Prince’s Trust, based at Blackburn, took
UUSCU u t UIUUIUUIII. w u u up the challenge during the Easter holidays and created a butterfly gar den, planted a hedge and various trees around the
school grounds, set herbs in the shape of a large wheel, and erected bird boxes. Team le ad e r Steve
Jones said the volunteers
Footpath stays open
— county
THE right of people to enjoy the countryside won the day at County Hall yesterday. At a special meeting of
Lancashire County Coun cil’s Public Rights of Way Sub-committee, council lors unanimously decided that a footpath between Sawley Lodge and Steep Wood, which has been under threat of closure, remains open to the public. The footpath, part of the Ribble Way, has been at
the centre of a dispute between the landowner and ramblers and the meeting was attended by senior officials of the Rambers’ Association. The county council said
from various parts of East Lancashire had also raised £150 towards the
cost of the bird boxes. The P r in c e ’s
h a s r e c e iv e d e n o rm o u s d o u r in 1997 w h e n th e
gives young people a ch an ce to le a rn new skills and do meaningful work for the community. The team to visit Clith- croc comprised both u n e m p l o y e d a n d employed young adults.
Meanwhile, Mrs Taylor
T ru s t Partnership, which is centenary. r -
made up of some 20 busi- n e s s f i rm s w o rk in g together to help commu nity schemes, British Aerospace and Barker’s Primrose Nurseries and Garden Centre. The scheme is expected to reach its full splen-
“ T h e b e l ie f is t h a t i f
help from RibbleVulley school c e leb ra te s its children arc taught to I “So far, it has been a environment while they VTVIJUIIt, i ih u i iv u ,
very exciting project for are young they will have everyone involved,” said caring attitude to the
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own pupils and parents Our p ic tu re shows helped with the heavy Prince’s Trust Volun-
School.
work during the Easter tcers with other helpers holidays and the results digging in at St James’s are quite wonderful.
PROUD DAY FOR LEADER
ever-reliable Iain Czapowski, coped magnificently. When St Paul's did break
Fencing
THREE young members of Roefield Fencing Club jousted for their school in the Lanca-
look a f te r th e i r own '.)jollsi,jpS last weekend — and olds, has been co-opted on to " all of them reached the finals,
Mrs Taylor. “Some of our community in adult life.” ' ‘>u™. fil'ish‘;<l "! „fT 'th
LU IIIIg U t l ltU U V tU kllC 1 on vm i.i uv f l n r n i e t n r e a h n w s
competition; Andrew Ander son (CRGS), was fifth in the
Under l(i boys’ final; and Henry Collis (OltGS) was fifth in the Under 17 boys’ epcev Koeficld coacn Mr Ken
YOUNGSTERS SHINE CteS- Ftmchlg-Club^Joan^^iym
have been comnetiong for a lot longer than they have."
attends St Wilfrid's, Black- she appealed for more female United apply the pressure »> the Under 19 boys' foil field. U n fo r tu n a te ly the
C h r i s H a l s te a d , who ing Committee. Last week, ............. I* * i • ■
the Lancashire Schools' Fenc- * I>
r e!nibl:n. r° i',’,',",,,?!'il t h,'.
wrong telephone number was g iv en ! Tne n um b e r th a t Joanne can be contacted on for further details about the club is 01200 443‘J l l .
Dunn, who again presided over many rounds in the tour nament, said: “It luis been a very successful competition for them. They really made a go of it against fencers who
• Members of the club will be in competition later in the
fencers in the country. Equestrianism
Gisburn horses aim for Wembley WITH a place in the British
Novice class a t Wembley arena to aim for, two Gisburn dressage horses are taking the right steps. Ridden by Alan Birch (21),
of End House Stud, Gisburn, a t Osbaldeston la s t week, four-year-old thoroughbred stallion “My Little Million'’, by Pipers Wait from grade A mare Flying T, came first in the British Novice Ckiss and is now set for the regional final in July. “The Humorist” took first
final. Completing a successful
place in the Members Cup class which Likes his winnings to £120 since January. Trainer Trudy Goulding hones that he will reach the final at Wemb ley in October but, before that, lie is in action at Hick- stead in July’s Members Cup 415420.
that it was satisfied that a public right of way on the footpath had been shewn to exist along the route of bridleway eight, Sawley. Local Ramblers’ Asso
Coaching at tennis club
ciation spokesman Mr Prank Parrott, of Clith e ro e , said: “We are pleased that the county council has reaffirmed its view that a footpath does exist and will be arguing th a t case at a public inquiry which we believe the Secretary of State will hold.”
Goods are taken from caravan
■
OVER £344 worth of goods were stolen from a caravan when a family left the portable holiday home in the village of New- sholme after it suffered a
family were returning home from holiday and
they.discovered the punc
puncture. When the Clitheroe
ture; they unhitched the caravan, went home for a spare and returned to repair it. H o w e v e r , t h e y
returned, only to find a television, a radio-cassette and a caravan orning missing. The incident occurred
on E a s te r Monday, between 4 and 4-30 p.m.
TWO f i r e e n g in e s attended a rubbish fire at C h a tb u rn In d u s t r ia l E s ta te on T h u rsd ay evening. When 20 tonnes of tyres
TYRE FIRE
caught fire in a skip on the estate the Fire Service was called at 8-20 p.m. and they dealt with the prob lem by 9-10 p.m. Cars had to slow down
in Clitheroe Road and manoevre around the fire hydrant, which was placed in the road at the entrance to the industrial estate.
STONES thrown, at the windows of Pendleton Brook Day Centre in George Street, Clitheroe, have caused £300 of damage.
Stones thrown
resulted in three double- glazed windows being sm ash ed , took place between 5 p.m. oil Thurs d ay an d 8 a .m . on
The offence, which ' Monday. l
DOES this picture bring back
memories? Home Guard
volunteers are pictured in Gisbum during the last war. Brought into the
Clitheroe, his brother, Bob, is pictured along with Tom Moorhouse, of Gisbum, and Dick Mitchell. Mr Scott was visiting
“Advertiser and Times” office by Mr Ernie Scott, of Bayley Fold,
UNCONFIRMED reports have been made that a
would stir memories for local people.
his brother recently, when he came across the picture and thought it
‘Boy dragged from river’
firm what happened later. He expressed concern
young boy was dragged from the River Ribble at Edisford Bridge, Clith
e r o e , on T u e s d a y afternoon. Mr Mark Greenwood, of
Low Moor, contacted the “Advertiser and Times”
after seeing two boys drag another from the river around 1 p.m. However, Clitheroe
police and the ambulance service said no incident had been reported to
them. M r G r e e n w oo d explained that he saw pco-
E le gathering around the
oys, but could not con
that there appeared to be no life-belt in the vicin
ity.“I have got a little girl and we have got friends
who have children who play down at the river. There is no lifeguard and no rubber ring.” A Ribble Valley Bor ough Council spokesman
said the council had not received any reports about
the incident. The spokesman added
that there was no life-belt at Edisford, but there are belts at both Brungerley and. Ribchester and these are inspected weekly.
A SERRISA Bonsai tree, The diminutive t r e e , . . .
Bonsai tree
high, in its grey oblong tray has been stolen from
a house in Shays Drive, Clitheroe. < < ■
measuring just one foot ^tween noon on Thursday and 8 p.m. on Saturday
• - , valued at £25, was stolen
when thiieves entered .an insecure porch at
detached house. the
Biggest barn conversion ?
INQUIRIES have been pouring in from around the country after a Chaigley development — believed to be the biggest barn conversion in England — was splashed on the pages of a national newspaper. Mr Stanley Ainsworth, of Eastham House Farm,
Great Mitton, said he had received between 40 and 50 telephone calls since his Chaigley Court devel opment was featured in the “Daily Express.” The article, in the newspaper’s property section
390ft stone barn — thought to be the longest in •England — into 16 terraced cottages. “The cottages are expected to appeal to families
and entitled “Stan opens a bam door to a fortune”, highlighted the £2m. project that will transform a
and professional couples hankering for the country life — though the barn is close to tne towns of Clith- eroe and Blackburn and within easy reach of Man
chester,” wrote .reporter Frank Welsby. Mr Ainsworth bought the SU-year-old barn from
the Co-operative Wholesale Society 15 months ago. with a view towards building a range of three and. four-bedroomed homes in keeping with the character of Chaigley, which last year scooped the hamlet award in the Best-Kept Village Competition. The first cottages are expected to go on sale
between the middle and end of May through Clith eroe estate agents Mortimer, Gorse and Ross, while the development as a whole should be completed before next spring. Mr Ainsworth, a former colliery electrician who
' These include plans to turn a 140-acre site off Clithcroe Road, Mitton, into an 18-hole golf course
now oversees a 160-acre beef and sheep farm and the family construction company, Stanley Ainsworth Builders, hsis plenty of other projects in the pipeline.
i and to reopen the Hodden Bridge Hotel after a major facelift.
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SUNDAY was a proud day for Mr John Clayton, the recipient of Scouting’s most prestigious award, as he took the salute at the annual St George’s Day march past in Clitheroe. For the full story, turn to page 6.
ARE YOU ON THIS PICTURE?
FREE junior coaching is being served up at Wnal- ley Tennis Club. The sessions, which will
run through the summer, will be from 4-20 p.m. until to 6-30 p.m. every
Wednesday. Adults courses are also
on offer a t a cost of just £2 per session for members and £2-50 for non-mem bers. They s ta r t on May 10th for a six-week course. Contact coach Rodney
ley Avalon” has already quali fied fur the regional finals and he is aiming for the New- comers/Foxhunters final in October. • Anyone interested in hjmih- soring any of the horses, all of which stand at Gisburn’s End House Stud, should contact T rudy Goulding on 01200
night for Birch was eight- year-old “J u s t Baleo” who rode the chestnut gelding to another win. A former race horse ridden by Richard Dun- woody, " Ju s t Baleo” has a superb ratio of wins from his past y e ar’s eventing, from which he has taken in excess of £360. Previously reported “Heat-
CHAMPIONS of the Ribble Valley Ladies’ Darts League, P e tre Arms, finished five points clear of runners-up Judge Walmesley after draw ing th e ir final re-arranged game against Victoria.
Ladies’ Darts Season ends
FINAL TABLES First Division
Petri* Arms.......... Judge Walmesley..
Boon for more details on 01254 852770.
Mayor stars in TV
quiz show
RIBBLE Valley’s Mayor had a taste of television stardom recently, when she went to Manchester to take part in filming fo quiz
show.
starts on May 31st on BBC 1. Comedian and question- master Bob Monkhouse will be testing the memory skills of contestants and the mayors took part in a round involving the names
was one of six northern mayors invited to don their full ceremonial rega lia for an appearance in “Monkhouse’s Memory Masters”, a series which
Coun. Kate Hodkinson . . . .
Starkies................ Black Horse.......... Kings Arms B...... Castle...... ............ Craven Heifer...... Koynl Oak............ KB Legion........... Catholic SC.......... Victoria................ New Inn..............
Second Division
month when they set off for the Isle of Wight Open which will feature some 01 the best
IS Blackburn’s bottle under the cosh? Sunday's deserved defeat at relegation-haunted West
Coventry City on Monday night, and the nice is open again. Rovers have handed the reigning champions more than an
Ham United suggests that it is. Coupled with Manchester United's fortuitous victory, at
odd lifeline in recent weeks, but Alex Ferguson's men have failed to take anv of them. Anything hut u- victory at High- field Road, woulil, in my opinion, have taken the champion- ship to Ewood Park, but Andy Cole’s two-goal blast could yet have a big bearing on the destiny of the title. Blackburn’s inferior goal difference is perhaps the major
cause for alarm. If, as expected, United beat Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday, they will be just two jioints behind
plus-five goal difference advantage the Red Devils hold thanks to recent hammerings of relegated Ipswich and
Rovers, but, in reality, that is only one j>oint because of the
charged Upton Park in the championship run-in, and it could well oe just as daunting when they visit there for the last game of the season, while Rovers play at a less hostile Anfield. What the weekend’s action did suggest is that the cham
Leicester. Three vears ago, it was United who wilted at a highly-
pionship destination will not be settled until the final Sunday of the season, when SKY TV cameras will flit between
Anfield and Upton Park. Before then, Rovers receive a visit from Eurojiear. hope
fuls Newcastle United, who they can expect as tough a task from as was laid down for them back in January, when Rovers were dumped unceremoniously out of the FA Cup. Kenny Dalglish can exjiect to see his prolific front pairing
eiyoy more freedom than they did at West Ham, where Steve Potts and Marc Reiper held the SAS under lock and
intimidation of the Cockney cauldron only with ill-discipline and frustration.: , David Batty’s away-day comeback was marked with one of
key. I t was an uncommon, callous Rovers. They rose to the
the season's more unsavoury tackles and the furious pace seemed to be too much for Dutchman Rob Witschge. Rovers have the advantage of being the fittest team in the
Trafford.
the next 10 days and Bin seFf-ixiiief quickl
nerii_______________ Premiership. They have the ability to bombard Newcastle s
fallible defence and hope that either Sheffield or, more likelv, Southampton, can make life easier for them at Old
United’s title-winning experience could count for a lot over,
...................Backburn must erase any doubts m
in timad atiiig an atm o sp h ere as possible on Sunday afternoon.
Burnley and District League P Tight defeat ends season
no inr> 102
m 95 93 93 83 80 79 85 59
Kings Arms A................. 18 85 Own Neil’s....................... 18 81 Low Moor Club................ 18 79
P P
Horseshoe....................... 18 78 Black Bull........................ 18 78 Dog & P Barrow A.......... 18 72 l)og & P Barrow II.......... 18 70 Cross Keys...................... 18 87 White Horse................... 18 81 Biliington BC.................. 18 4.)
Squash Mixed week
A MIXED week was had by Clitheroe Squash Club, with a win and a defeat recorded by the sides in their respective leagues. In th e P res to n In te rm e
of twin towns. Coun. Hodkinson asso
interesting day, starting at the recording studios at 7-30 in the morning and ending four hours later. Some of the contestants | had superb memories,”
ciated herself with Clith eroe twin town Rivesaltes and was required to hold a board with symbols relat ing .to correct and incor rect answers. “ We h a d a v e ry
said said. The Mayor will be
appearing in one round only and nas still to learn th e d a t e o f h e r appearance.
THIEVES attempted to force'the rear doors of Mitton -Stores in Mitton Road, Whalley, but were unable to gain entry to the building. . Damage was caused to
Thieves strike
the doors in the. incident, which took place" between 8 p.m. on Thursday and 7- 15 a.m. on Friday.
diate League, Clitheroe won at home to Ormskirk, 3-2: J. Carter lost (9-10, 8-10, 7-9); C. Wilson lost (3-9, G-9, 9-7, 6-9); T. Pritt won (4-9, 9-7, 4- 9. 9-3, 10-9); N. Cattormole won (8-10, 2-9, U-l, 10-8, 9-6) and A. Yates won (9-0, 2-9, 9-
4, 9-5). In the North East Lanca
shire League, Clitheroe lost a t Burnley seconds, 1-4: T.
Lee lost (2-9, 5-9, 3-9); P. Booth lost (9-1, 8-10, 2-9. 5-9); P. McGuire won (9-1, 4-9, 9-3, 9-3); A. Catchpole lost (9-10, 9-5, 7-9, 0-9) and J . Smith lost (6-9, 6-9, 9-0, 9-5,9-5).
East Lancs League
Seven-up Hurst Green 7,
Pendle Forest 0
A CONVINCING 7-0 victory over lowly Pendle F o re s t b ro u g h t about th e end of H u rs t Green’s season and gave them every chance of goingup.; First naif double strikes from
Ilapton 3. Craven Heifer 2
L EA D E R S H a p t on ju s t edged out Craven Heifer in a fine game of football which brought about the end of the
season.
ball down and play in the good conditions and the action was
Both stilus wanted to get the
end to end. Stuart Parkinson was unlucky
with a good shot, while at the other end the home side fired two shots narrowly wide. The locals took the lead
Used through a good header. Another Shears long throw
caused havoc in th e home defence, which Parkinson capi talised on to put Craven ahead
with his 37th goal of the season. Hack came the lenders and they showed their pedigree with another headed equali:
through Kay after a long throw from Shears, but that advantage was short lived as Hnpton equa-
made chances but the scoreline remained the same and Craven were left to reflect on a fine sea son that could have been better. Aspinwall was again the pick
After the break both sides . , of the bunch for Craven. Roefield five-a-side league Waddington snatch it
IN a match of two teams which rippled witr excitement throughout, Wad dington scored two goals in the last two minutes to snatch victory from Escobar. I t was the second single-
g
all square. Leed Ham Un ited held
Great Mates to a 6-6 draw before Higher Buck drew 2-2 with Low Moor.
oal win that the village side ad managed over goal-shy Escobar and, according to the match referee, one of tne very
best encounters of the season. I t w as a d ay o f c lo se matches as leaders Swirl man
aged a 4-2 triumph against PSV Hangover and two of the remaining three games ended
CRAMMING four games into a week, Clitheroe Ladies had to complete th e ir fix tu res before the season ended on Sunday, with Angela Ralph n e t t in g nine times in th e process.
Lancaster and Morecambe on Sunday, Clitheroe eased home 4-1 with Ralph striking twice, with Ann Smith and Louise Ward completing the scoring as the locals clinched third
In their final game against
place. The previous Sunday they
body Stars 10-2. Sunday’s fixtures
Parkers Arms beat Light- .
E s c o b a r , 10-50 a .m . — Parkers Arms v Leed Ham United, 11-40 a.m. — Swirl v Great Mates, 12-30 p.m. —* PSV Hangover v Lightbody
Stars,, 1-20 p.m. — Wadding- ton .v Low ivloor.
Fine finish for ladies
pluvud a t home against Bolton Lauieil es and came through 2-0 winners with both goals from
Burnley,’ winning 5-0 la s t Tuesday with Ralph against hitting the target twice to add to goals from Chris Hughes and a Jill Middleton brace.
Ralph. They they went nap against
10 a.m. — Higher Buck v
then netted the match-winning strike when a long shot was diverted into the comer of the net.
equaliser and So must the supporters, who will be called on to create as ickly from their minds.
„ ... „ Mutthcw Evans
through on a couple of occa sions, poor finishing let them
Bradford bench out onto the pitch for a celebratory dance. S t P a u l 's d e s p e r a te ly
KoalkcepinR.
ford cruised to the final whis t le and a richly d e se rv ed
from 10 yards to bring the Kings Arms FC for the loan of victory.
West Bradford thanked f . ----- -
sou ell L a Real to put them back in the name but were thwarted by some disciplined d e f e n d i n g a n d s a f e
. .
them strip for the came. West Brad fo rd : B ar tle tt
(C ), Mo o re, C zn p ow sk i, Hodekinson, Hussein, Uat- cliffe, Kitchen (capt.), Mit chell, Sudworth, Bartlett (S), Hickling. Subs: Colebourne,
Pve, Niven.
CLARET AND
BLUES © Spotlight on the action at Ewood Park ________ and Turf Moor . .
points convincingly with a 6-0 win courtesv of a Ralph hat- trick, two from Smith and a Middleton header.'* > . V
Junior football Under 11s lose play-off
Ian Brown and Dave Wureing put the game well bevond the;
visitors, and the second half was . very much like the first with the locals going fu r th e r ahead thanks to Daniel Wilkinson, Neale Brown and Ian Brown, who completed his hat-trick. This final victory means they,
have to sit buck and wait for the outcome of Stackstead’s final
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PLAYING off in the Accring ton and District Bovs’ League championship decider. Read- stone United Under Us .were, beaten in ah enthralling match against St Joseph’s.
r,,-,.-,,.... The Under 18s lost their last ^
tion on goal difference.— wen United twice. They drew
goals by David Jaggs, Paul Bar- : r a t t and Andrew Bennett, Readstone were unlucky to. be beaten 4-2 after extra time.
. After leading three times with ’ i- ° to st The*Under 14s played Dar-
the first mutch 2-2 with Thomas Little and Stephen Lindley scoring the coals. In the second- game, Rcadstone ran out 3-1 winners thanks to goals by Simon Dunn, Paul Uraceweil and Adrian Hartley.* ~ -
G Bevan Scarborough. Michael
all on target as the Under 12s beat Longno Juniors 2-1. .
arner and Craig Tnckett were
. their League Cup final at Great Harwood.
when the Under 14s play: in — t
- • O n e match remains for Keadstone-.on Tuesday night
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