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ly goal-keeper) how he was faring with his injury, and three kind grandchildren of Chatburn grandmother Mrs Rosemary Wilson each presented him with a homemade get-well card. Mathew (five), Mandy (nine) and Craig Garner (10) had travelled from Chippenham, Wiltshire, to visit their gran and, when they heard Tim Flowers was in town, wild horses could not have kept them away from the smart new sports shop. Tim, himself a father of


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Call for more trees to


replace limes


THE county council plans to plant 24 trees in Chatburn Road, Clitheroe, to replace a dozen limes due to be cut down because of root damage


fears.


Campaign to prevent chip pan fires


„ HIGH-PROFILE publicity campaign to alert people to the dan­ gers of chip pan fires has been launched in


highest number of chip pan fires in England and has been chosen as a pilot


Lancashire. The county has the


area for the Government's new strategy for reducing


fires in the home. Speaking at the launch


of the publicity drive in Blackburn, Home Secre­ tary Mr Jack Straw said: "This campaign will bring the message home that chip pans hurt, maim or kill, if they are not used without proper care and


attention." Also attending the


launch was actor Bruce Jones, who plays Corona­ tion Street’s (un)lovable rogue, Les Battersby, him­ self an ex-fireman. Said Bruce: "I am going to have a word with my counter­ part, Les, about cooking chips when he gets home


from the pub at night." Most chip pan fires are


started by men under the influence of alcohol. To support the cam­


paign, the Home Office has produced a hard-hitting advertisement showing how to deal with a chip pan fire, which will be shown on television and in cinemas throughout the Granada


area this month. H e a l t h y e a t in g HEALTHY eating was the


topic when Sister Allan vis­ ited the Pendle Club, Clitheroe.During the afternoon,


members enjoyed a quiz on sayings associated with healthy eating habits.


about the move and, as we reported some weeks ago, protested vigourously. Campaigner Mr Brian Millward says that there is room for nearly 50 new trees in the area — and he is pressing for more than 24. "We need to have at least


Residents are furious


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big as the limes which are to be cut down later this


as good a foliage cover as we have with the limes, and would like a tree-lined road in the long term," says Mr Millward. "The new rowan trees will not be as


year."The issue has revealed what Mr Millward sees as serious concerns other than the replacement one. "We have been told that


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underground pipework and cables can be damaged by roots, but an official techni­ cal bulletin I have seen says this does not happen in practice," says Mr Mill- ward. "Pavements in Chat­ burn Road are being dam­ aged but that is due to the way they have been relaid without allowing room


round the trees." The residents feel that


what they see as very poor consultation procedures by the council have disadvan­ taged them. "The council now accepts th a t this process should be improved, and so our protest should help other people," says Mr Millward. He is keeping up the


More miles


IN our story about Mark Siddall’s sponsored coast to


coast walk, we inadvertent­ ly s ta ted that Mark, his wife, Susan, and student friends walked 90 miles in


11 days.The distance covered


was 190 miles and Mark, a second-year oceanography student, is hoping that the sponsorship will exceed £300 for Ribble Valley Crossroads.


Reward on offer to find two missing cats


CAT lovers Sue and Steve Guest are offer­ ing a reward to anyone who can help them solve the mysterious disappearance of two pets they fear have


been "cat-napped." Gizmo, a three-year-old


black tom with a crooked ear and yellow collar, went missing from his Primrose Street home, in Clitheroe,


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what has happened to them and wonder if there is any cat-napping in the area,” said Mrs Guest. "If anyone has had a similar experience we


"We are at a loss to know


would like to hear from them. We are also prepared to offer a reward to anyone who can help us trace


Gizmo and Chilli." Mr Guest, an electri­


cian, and Mrs Guest, a senior administrator with the East Lancashire Edu­ cation Business Partner­ ship, have already scoured the area looking for their


pets. Mrs Guest said: "I'm


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recovered in three weeks. "It's gone better than I thought and I would love to be back for the last three games of the season," he said. He has certainly not


are fit," he said. "And I get more nervous


watching the lads play than I do when I'm on the pitch," he added. He told the Advertiser


been idle while recuperat­ ing - he has been training hard on the exercise bike in the mornings and after­ noons. "Everyone dreads getting injured at Black­ burn, because they work you harder than when you


and Times tha t morale among the players was high despite losing to arch rivals Manchester United. "It was disappointing because we totally dominated them in the first-half, but one of the things about the Eng­ lish game is that if you lose,


it's usually only a couple of days before you have to play again, so you don't have time to mope. We're doing a lot better than this time last year, even though we've lost players like LeSaux and Warhurst. The gaffer has worked us really hard and, when you consid­ er we're not far off winning a place in Europe, it shows just what he has achieved - I think the fans really appreciate that."


And what advice did he


have for budding Tim Flowers "wannabes"? "Enjoy playing your foot­ ball. Don't put yourself under any pressure, if you get in a team, great, but, if you don't, it's not the end of the world. Just have


fun." Our picture shows Tim


Flowers signing autographs at the new NJB Soccer shop. (080498/15/15)


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