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Search is on for Valley's Dad of the Year
THE countdown is on to find the Rib- ble Valley Dad of
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the Year. A hot-air balloon trip,
a thrilling helicopter flying lesson and din
ner for two at the award-winning Auc
tioneer restaurant are up for grabs by a lucky
local dad. On June 14th, the day
before Father’s Day, the winning dad will be col
lected by go-ahead Clitheroe corporate hos
pitality firm Aim for Executives and taken to
iELECTION SPECIAL. . . WITH THERESA ROBSON^ Victory puts Tories on cloud nine
Phone rings
during
speech, but no
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JUBILANT local Conservatives were still on cloud nine this week after Nigel Evans bucked the national trend and found himself back
in the Commons. A new dawn m igh t
h a ve b rok en fo r th e L a b o u r P a r t y e ls e where in the country, but in the R ibble Va l le y the sun was shining f irm ly on the up-and- coming young Welsh
man. After a rocky start to his
parliamentary career, his affable manner and win ning ways have finally made the Ribble Valley
seat safely his. : Mr Evans, who hails from
Swansea, was returned to Parliament, albeit as a member of the Opposition, with a majority of 6,640. The swing against him - at 1.37% - was one of the smallest suffered by the Tories and his re-election, amidst Conservative devas tation, is now said to put him among his party’s top
20 MPs. An excellent turnout, cor
rectly predicted by Ribble Valley electoral returns
officer Mrs Kath Law, saw 57,351 votes cast out of a
possible 72,920 — a 78% poll.
A jubilant Mr Evans told .
his supporters that a gale of change had blown across England, but his re-election was a dream come true, and he was completely humbled by the faith of local people, whom he
pledged to serve to the best
of his ability. Much to the amusement of
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everyone present, his mobile phone rang during his winning speech and he joked that perhaps it was Mr John Major offering him a job, “seeing as there were now so many vacan
cies” . Liberal Democrat candi
date Mr Michael Carr was clearly disappointed by
polling 2,000 votes fewer than in 1992, and said afterwards that he would , not be contesting the seat
again. He commented: “ I am far
from elated with the result, but after 18 years the coun try is finally rid of the Tories. I won’t be contest ing the Ribble Valley again. Enough is enough. I have been fighting the same old battle since 1983 and it is time to get on with the rest of my life.” Labour’s Marcus John
stone amassed 9,013 votes, nearly trebling his party’s presence in the Ribble Val ley, but was never a front line contender. The Natural Law Party’s
Nicola Holmes won admir ers with her gentle ways, but could only manage 147 votes, a slight increase on her performance in 1992. Local boy Mr Julian Parkinson, of the Referen dum Party, polled 1,297 votes, more than expected, and thanked his mum, Mrs Joan Parkinson, who had acted as his agent and fought valiantly by his side. Never has so much hung on a General Election, with devolution for Scotland and Wales, the abolition of hereditary peers and elec toral and constitutional reform just some of the changes to come. A new dawn might indeed
be breaking, but Ribble Valley folk, as usual, did it their way.
THE RESULTS!
N E van s (C o n . ) . . . 26.702; M . Carr (L ib . n ’pm )
. 20,062; M . Johnstone (L a b . ) . . .
9 0 1 3 - J.' Parkinson (R e f . ) . . . 1,297; N. Holmes (N a t . ’L a w ) . . . 147. M a jo r ity . . . 6,640. P o l l . . .
78 per cent.
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Clayton-le-Dale for a balloon flight over the Ribble Valley, courtesy of Pendle Balloon Compa
ny. After a pilot briefing, he
will help to inflate the bal loon and set off on a one- hour champagne flight, during which he should enjoy panoramic views of the Isle of Man and the Welsh mountains. After being presented
with a flight certificate, he will be whisked off to lunch, courtesy of Aim for Executives, before being taken to Helicentre, in Blackpool, for a thrilling half-hour helicopter flying lesson. He will receive
hands-on instruction | from a highly-experi enced personal flight instructor before being handed the controls! In the evening he will be collected with the partner
of his choice and taken by chauffeur-driven limou
sine, courtesy of Execu tive Cabs, to the Auction eer, in Clitheroe, for din
ner. Is you dad a pater par
excellence and would you like him to receive this
fabulous prize? I f so, write
and tell us why in around 150 words.
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on May 26th and sue short listed entries will be pub lished in the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times on June 5th. The winner will be chosen
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and Times, Pendle Balloon Company, Aim for Execu
tives, Helicentre, Execu tive Cabs and the Auction
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“A GALE of change has blown across the country, but lam honoured to have been ejected asy our representative,” Mr Evans told his supporters. During his speech ^smobilephone rang and he joked that it was probably John Major offering him a job! (CAT 8872)_________________
Charity effort peaking soon
S U P P O R T E R S o f th e C l ith e ro e O x fam Shop are be ing asked to support th e char i t y ’s a r e a m a n a g e r on S a tu rd a y , as he a t tem p ts to scale n ew heights, c l im b in g 2 9,000ft. aroun d th e p eak s o f th e L a k e
D is tr ic t . M r Murray Winters, who is based in Preston,
hopes to raise £3,000 when he embarks on the mammoth climb, for which he is setting a week aside and is the equivalent height of Mount Everest from sea-level.
He hopes that the money raised from sponsorship
and donations from local people and businesses will assist in the planned re-forestation, education and sanitation for the people of Nepal, situated at the
base of Everest. Mr Winters said: “This is a real challenge, which
in some ways I ’m looking forward to, but which may well end in defeat. I think the frustration may. be as tiring as the walking, but the ends here should
justify the means.” .
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