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Tony Cliff wr ites a b o u t th e p lan to open an Is lamic centre in Clitheroe and says: “What a tragedy i t must be for a child to discov­ er th a t many people simply do no t like you, not because of anything you have done, b u t simply because of who your parents are.”


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Some of the quick- . e s t b ra in s in th e country are due in th e Ribble Valley for a top n a tiona l challenge.


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A third of a million pounds is to be sp en t on four key Ribble Valley public- houses.


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The persistence of villagers in Whalley for a p e rm an en t police presence pays off.


page 3 The area’s biggest-


ever tea pa r ty goes with a great swing, as 400 people tu rn up for a record cuppa.


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Robert’s passion for sport wins him a place in top Radio 5 competition


by Vivien Meath


SPORTS-MAD Robert Lloyd has won through to the finals of the BBC Radio 5 national Passion for Sport Competition.


Robert (13) has been selected from an ini­


tial 5,000 entries and travels to London on Tuesday — all-expenses-paid — for. th e


He will b e in te rv iew e d b y a p a n e l of - —


judges, including Trevor Brooking, Alton : Bryd, Jeremy Guscott, Sarah Hardcastle, Johnny Herbert, John Inverdale, Denise Lewis, M a tth ew P in se t and Gary Mab- b u t t . T h e winner will receive th e BBC Radio 5 Passion for Sport Award a t a cere­ mony in S ep tem b e r an d a c ash sum of £1,500 to be sp en t on his o r h e r sp o r ts


development. Supported by Ribblesdale High School,


Clitheroe Wolves Junior Football Club and Ribblesdale Wanderers Cricket Club, Robert has been described “as an outstanding cap­ tain with a good sense of discipline and fair play, both on and off the field.” His cricket manager says Robert displays an


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13s cricket, football and volleyball and has. ; played for the Burnley Football School of Excellence under-13s.’ ' Robert is to travel to London on July 18th •,


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unusually high level of genuine all-round skill a t cricket and brings a degree of commitment and enthusiasm which he has never seen before in a boy of his age. Robert, the son of Mr and Mis Ian Lloyd, of Withgill, has captained sides for the under-


Mark is first past the line after gruelling race of a lifetime through 10 countries by Tim Procter


Rally ace drives to world fame


A RIBBLE VALLEY businessman was back at


his desk yesterday after winning a major four- wheel-drive rally through 10 countries from Panama to Alaska. The gruelling, y e t excit-


much impact on the rally


..ing, t r ip of a l ife tim e of fered m an y to u r is t


sights for Mr Mark Bowie, 47, who lives a t Chaigley and is chairman and man­ aging director of the Van­ ta g e gro u p of Vauxhall


_dealers. But he and co-dri-.. v e r M r P e te r Swire, of. B la ck p o o l, h ad l i t t l e ,


chance to enjoy them. • •> They were more concerned


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with proving the worth of th e m arq u e ’s F ro n te ra , which so far has not made


scene. “ I am hoping th a t will


change now — our Fron­ tera really showed what it can do under very tough and varied conditions and 1 we came in ahead of rivals . such as Jeep, Land-Rover^ ■Discovery and Nissan Ter-


, rano,” says Mr Bowie, who , has'lived locally for nearly 10years.


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entry and th e estate was • specially prepared for the rally with roll cage, sump guards and other necessary


features. Two dozen crews se t off


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from- P an am a n e a r ly a month ago, but conditions were so tough that, one by ' one, th e y dropped or crashed o u t u n t i l only seven were le f t . Messrs Bowie an d Swire k ep t almost perfect time and were first across the finish­ ing line in Alaska a t the weekend. \ The p a ir saw roaming


bears, an avalanche, the Grand Canyon, and many other sights, but watching the road ahead was their main preoccupation.“We were very proud to win and proud for the vehicle too— we had no problems what­ ever with i t , n o t even a puncture,” said Mr Bowie. The handling, reliability


and durability of the Fron­ te r a won pra ise from organisers and fellow com­ petitors. And the drivers were pleased to cover such a testing route, if not with ease, certainly without any trouble, collisions or prob­ lems with the law. 'In America, th e speed


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limits are strictly enforced, but some of the route was off road and we had to put the Frontera through its paces on venues such as an Army range,” says Mr Bowie. “We had some very long days b u t s lep t in hotels most of the time.” Back home in Chaigley,


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Mrs Debbie Bowie was fol­ lowing'. h e r h u sb an d ’s progress on the atlas. He finally a r rived home on Tuesday and was yester­ day back a t the helm of the business, which employs 200 people a t five dealer­ ships. All three local ones, Clitheroe, Burnley and Colne, have recently b e e n upgraded and modernised.


BACK at his desk yesterday, af ter - a" gruelling, but excit­ ing rally f , r o in Panama to Alaska . . . Mark1 B o w i c ( c a t : 10536)


Staff buy-out at


Moorland School PARENTS of pupils at Moorland School, Clitheroe, under­


b u t p a ren ts u n d e rs tan d th a t a takeover has now


stand th a t i t has been taken over by- bursar Mrs Muriel Ashcroft and three


been agreed. . Which staff members are


involved has not been pub­


licly revealed, but the Har­ risons earlier indicated that they would be certain to


staff members. As reported in this news­


p a p e r some weeks ago, proprietors M r and Mrs Jo h n H a r r is o n h av e decided to sell their inter­ est in th e school. However, they retain own­


ership of the buildings and extensive grounds. At that time, negotiations


were going on between var­ ious parties and Mr Harri­ son said th at an announce­ ment would be made later. This week there was no comment from Moorland,


A DAD and his daughter are distraught a t the theft of their canaries . . . and have now vowed n o t to keep them again. Thieves raided the aviary


of the Geldard family, of Kemple View, stealing 21 canaries, leaving six chicks to die and destroying a number of eggs. This is the second time Mr


Tony Geldard and his daughter, Lucy, have had th e ir birds stolen. They have decided to call i t a day because of th e heartache caused. L a s t year, thieves used


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leave th e school in good and experienced hands.


. Mrs Ashcroft is a.well- . known personality.in the area and she and the staff involved will certainly be committed to private edu­ cation and th e fu tu re of Moorland in particular. Families from a wide area


send their children to the school, which is very proud of the education it offers. The change does not affect


the nursery and baby unit, which is run by the Har­ r iso n s ’ d aughte r , Mrs Helen Smith.


Canaries theft heartache


bolt croppers to break into th e family av ia ry in an allotment. Mrs Janet Geldard said:


“After that, we moved the birds to the garden where we thought they would be safe.”


• She added: “Tony and Lucy kept the birds as a hobby and not for gain. “You should have heard


the canaries singing and playing in their bath. They were beautiful. We can’t go th ro u g h th is h e a r ta ch e again, so we won’t be keep­ ing any more.”


by Max Gardner


LOADS-A-MONEY is what a Billing- tori businessman'won when his dream ticket flashed past the winning post’ . twice. ■ ' ' '■ -


Kevin Ainsworth’s Christmas raffle ticket at , -1..... .


the Swan at Whalley was pulled out of the hat and the floor-tiler won ownership of landlord Harry Barlow’s horse for a day. ‘


T h a t day was Sunday when, against the odds, the £5,500. ”


Swan a t Whalley won the 50 Years of Timeform_ Handicap a t Doncaster and netted its owner, Kevin, ;


But Kevin, of Longworth Road, is not the only winner, •' , ■ ... • •


for the Christmas raffle made £1,000 for theDerian House charity and half of Sunday’s winnings will be split between that charity and Whalley Scout and Guide Group’s Minibus Appeal.


.... ■■ Kevin jumped in joy as the horse passed the winning ,


post He said: “You could not have written the script for the day any better. In fact, the whole day was over-


whelming.” Then there were the Whalley punters— over 20 regu- , „ ,■ Mr Barlow told the Advertiser and Tunes th at his four- ■ . . . . I t could have been a different story a few months ago. „ -


lars attended the weekend meeting— who travelled to ■ Doncaster for a day out a t the races and to put a few bob on the Swan a t Whalley.


year-old gelding prefers hard ground so, with the Don­ caster ground soft, it was given odds of 14-1. He said: “The bookies took a bit of a stinging and we had a great


day out.”


The Swan a t Whalley faced a lifetime ban by the Jockey Club for refusing to enter the stalls three times in 12 nmnH™ But a London hearing took into account the thousands of pounds raised for charity by raffling the ., horse, and it was given another chance to race. Kevin Ainsworth, Derian House, Whalley Guides and


Scouts Group and, of course, Harry Barlow all agreed with th at decision!


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with his father, who says th at Robert is a t h is . happiest when he is participating in any team, sp o r t and longs for ,the day when'he can become a professional sportsman a t either ■ football or cricket. His other interests include •; tennis, swimming, golf, fishing,'volleyball and


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THE Environment Agency’s “poor air quality complaints” : - office for Clitheroe' opens on July 21st. ■ .' ■


J. I t will be one of very few in ;


th e co u n try and will be i loca ted a t th e fisheries;


depot in Primrose Sidings,: Woone Lane, Clitheroe. I t j will be open d ur ing th e ;


'daytime seven days a week, all through the summer. • 1


. “The office will be man- , aged by an agency moni-;. toring specialist, who.will; ■ be su ppor ted by a te am , able to p ro v id e .a 'ra p id ; ; response to reports of air i pollution.in the town and | : surrounding areas," says = the agency. “The team will J


■ follow f up : comp la in ts , quickly by recording obser-!


* various' and taking samples; ,for analysis.”' 1 \ - ■:}. ■ ■ : At.the meeting called by ; -


•'the ' agency ;o n ! M onday > - might .to discuss air'quality, i " . senior officials emphasised .


■ th at the office was just one feature of their response to complaints.- . Staff will be able to “col­


lect” allegedly polluted air so it can be analysed for a variety of substances, more than were involved in the air quality survey. Air c o n ten t readings,


obtained from a caravan monitor will be relayed to the Preston office of the agency on a continuous . basis, another way of keep­ ing a check on emissions. • Cancer spectre overshad­


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