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Nation watches stunning ‘Blind Date’ girl Gemma as she does the area proud
by Julie Frankland
ROMANTIC intr igue will have Clitheroe fans of "Blind Date" rooted to their television screens this Saturday evening, when stunning local lass Gemma Dawson returns to the screen to
reveal whether love blossomed with beau John. Gemma (20), of Kenilworth Drive, was seen
picking Yorkshireman John, tall and dark con
testant No 1, on last weekend's show. The couple were then whisked off to the Philippines for
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an exotic five-day getting-to-know-you dream trip. Gemma's TV debut was cheered on by staff and mem
bers of Wilpshire Golf Club, where parents Mike and Doreen are steward and stewardess. They were in charge of organising the club's annual
Christmas dinner-dance, but ensured its television sets were all tuned in to catch Gemma’s big moment, as she walked on to the Blind Date stage to be greeted by show host Cilia Black.
white lace, bought by mum on a shopping trip to Black- bum, Gemma was a big hitwith the audience and contes tants, but her most admiring fans were her family and friends. She certainly did the area proud. Said Mrs Dawson: "It was weird seeing Gemma on TV,
Wearing a head-turning dress in brown, cream and
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but she looked absolutely gorgeous and came across as very dignified. We are really very proud of her." A former pupil of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School,
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" thought Gemma might have picked contestant No. 3, but I can't say whether she and John did or did not get on even though, as mum, she has told me little bits. We'll all
Gemma finished filming for this Saturday's show six weeks ago, but is sworn to secrecy as to whether she and John hit it off. Added Mrs Dawson: "When I watched the show, I
just have to wait and seel" After filming, Gemma, who is studying at Leeds Uni-
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versity and hopes to become a barrister, returned to Ams terdam, her home until next summer, when she is due to complete the European law component of her course. Gemma, who has brothers Howard (31) and Stafford
(29), was chosen from more than 100,000 contestants to appear on Blind Date.
After writing to the show earlier this year, she faced two • tough auditions in Preston and Manchester to earn her
P But, according to her mum, modest Gemma, pictured with John as Cilia gives them their destination, is the only one who will be looking away from the screen, as she finds watching herself just too embarrassing. Currently she is
home for the Christmas holidays. A day of triumph for Super Scan
ICI social club’s effort pushes our total past the £150,000 target
WITH a final push from employees at Clitheroe's ICI works, Kibble Valley folk have achieved their commit ment to bring a life saving scanner to the
region. As part of the East
Lancs SuperScan Appeal, they were charged with raising £150,000 towards the scanner's almost £lm.
. price tag. And when Ribble Valley
appeals chairman Mrs Mary Barnes received a cheque for £830 from ICI works manager Mr Martin Hill, she was able to bank the target amount. It was the second dona
tion from ICI staff, who had previously contributed
more than £700. This time, a Christmas draw, organ ised by Mrs Julie Bennett on behalf of the plant's sports and social club com mittee, brought in £415 for the appeal, a sum then dou bled by the company itself. Super salesmen Mr Jim
Hargreaves, a process oper ator, and Mr John Bentley, a mechanical maintenance technician, were singled out for special thanks for selling 125 and 60 books of draw tickets respectively. Added to the grand
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works without radiation, to detect conditions such as
cancer. Activities ranging from
coffee mornings to para chute jumps have helped to achieve the Ribble Valley
total - however, the appeal is not closing just yet as a further £30,000 is still needed to pay for the scan ner’s installation. • For a special thanks,
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A CHRISTMAS cracker of a donation from ICI staff is presented to Mrs Barnes by Mr Hill, watched by sports and social club committee mem bers, from the left, Mr Jonathan Kay, Mr Mark Hunter, Mr Allan Burn, Mr Mark Hayton, Mr Michael Child, Mr David Greatorex and Mrs Ben
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A YOUNG, apparently healthy, mother who collapsed in a Clitheroe public house probably died from an irregular heart rhythm which lay
undetected, an inquest heard. Home Office pathologist Dr William
Lawler told the inquest in Blackburn that despite a post mortem and forensic tests he could not be certain what had caused 25-year-old Mrs Jill Procter s
death. He said that in every respect she
appeared perfectly healthy. But he believed the most likely explanation for her sudden death was an irregular heart beat. He added that evidence from friends, that she appeared to be having some sort of fit when she collapsed, supported this
view.
Paul, that her condition would not nave been picked up without exhaustive LOG examinations. But he advised that her blood relatives, particularly her baby son, should be medically examined. He promised that the results of his post mortem would be sent to the family s UP. Dr Lawler said: "There is no doubt that
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has a word with his GP about their son." The inquest was told that Mrs Procter,
of Riverside, Low Moor, had gone into the Victoria pub with her husband for an evening out. Mr Procter said his wife had at first been reluctant to go out, but he had persuaded her. Within minutes of them going into the pub and before he had even ordered a round of drinks, Mrs Proc ter collapsed at the bar as if she had faint
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massage and mouth-to-mouth resuscita tion, but were unable to. Mr Michael Bradley, of West View, Clitheroe, and Mr Stephen Hartley, of Riverside, Low Moor, told the inquest of their attempts to revive Mrs Procter while they waited 10 minutes for the ambulance to arrive. Mr Procter told the inquest his wife had
Friends tried to revive her with heart
never suffered ill health, apart from the occasional cold. He said she collapsed at
the pub without warning. Recording a verdict of death from nat
ural causes, deputy coroner Mr Michael Singleton described Mrs Procter's death as "a most tragic set of circumstances." He added: "May I thank and pay trib
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ONE of the fatal acci dents on the A59 through the Ribble Valley this year has resulted in a lorry driver being
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