Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Juiy 1st, 1999 Ciitheroe 422324 (Editoriai), 422323 (Advertising), Burniey 422331 (Classified) Chernobyl children enjoy their annual visit by Vicky Carlin


C H IL D R E N from Chernobyl are again enjoying their annual visit to the Ribble Val­ ley, with an exciting programme of activi­ ties and entertainment. The youngsters, who


return home to Belorussiya next Thursday, have already spent three weeks with host families in the area and are looking for-


1 ward to one of the main GOWAN - PENMAN


Bride Miss Sharon Penman arrived in a powder blue Rolls- Royce at Trinity Methodist Church, Clitheroe, for her


wedding to Mr Paul Cowan. The daughter of Mr James Penman and Mrs Shirley


Penman, of Seedall Avenue, Clitheroe, Miss Penman


works as a part-time book-keeper. The bridegroom, the son of Mr John Cowan and Mrs


Glenys Cowan, of Highfield Avenue, Leyland, is a self- employed industrial and commercial electrician. Given away by her father. Miss Penman wore an off-th^


shoulder gown of ivory satin trimmed with lace and embedded with tiny pearls. Her ensemble was completed by a bouquet nest of cream roses, gypsophila and pampass


^ Her attendants were chief bridesmaid Miss Vickie Pen­ man and Ms Tracey King, who wore cappuccino and pow­ der blue brocade and satin dresses, which had detachable trains. They carried bouquets of full-stemmed orchids and


pampass grass. Best man was Mr Michael Slater, with Mr Gary Keene . ,


groomsman and Master Bradley James Gowan as page. Following the ceremony, conducted by the Rev. Richaro


Atkinson, a reception was held at the Dukenhalgh Hotel, Clayton-le-Moors.


The couple will live in Clitheroe when they return from __


a honeymoon cruise. Photo: Raymond Greenwood, Clitheroe.


Boundaries of wards are to be redrawn


MANY, if not all, the Ribble Valley's ward bound­


aries are to be redrawn over the next few years. Long standing policy of the boundaries for par'sh


present and previous Gov ernments means that each councillor should represent about the same number of


people. In the Ribble Valley, this


currently varies from well over 1,000 in Clitheroe town wards to much less in rural areas. Any changes will not be until the 2003 elections


at the earliest The borough currently


has 39 members for an elec­ torate of just over 40,000, and the equalling exercise also gives the opportunity to alter the number of coun­ cillors - changing it by one to create an even figure is favoured by some people. A meeting of all the


county's borough chief exec­ utives and other officials heard the latest instructions from Whitehall. They mean that some country parishes might have to be split up for borough elections, although


purposes will not be affect­ ed. In urban areas, streets with a lot of residents might have to be split into two to help attain the cor­


rect number of electors. Public consultation


about any proposals is a key feature of the process, which must have no regard to political factors. In some boroughs, varying party allegiances between just a few streets might make a difference to which party holds that ward, but this cannot be taken into


account. The first task for the Rib­


ble Valley Borough Council team will be to try and pre­ dict the population of each ward in five years' time. Planning permissions for large scale housing develop­ ments at such places as Brockhall will be among the evidence used.


Queen and Duke to open college’s resource centre


THE new learning resource centre at ^yerscirngh Co'lege^ to be officially opened by the Queen and the Duke of Edin-


^ 7 h e royal couple, who MU visit on July 23rd, will tour the college before unveiling a commemorative plaque to mark the S n g of the new facility, the Fitzherbert-Brockholes Bu.ld-


The building provides a comprehensive service to both stu­


dents at the college and local rural businesses. It comprise a library, student services and support ba^, computer fac'Iito and the Rural Business Centre. It has been named after the Fitzherbert-Brockholes family, which has been associated


with the college for more than 50 years. During their visit, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgn , „ .


will meet full and part-time students and will see demonstra­ tions of the college's commitment to life-long learning. In the Rural Business Centre they will meet with repre^ntatives of local businesses which are associated wth the college.


I events of their stay, a bal­ loon race on Sunday at St Michael and St John's RC Primary School field. Organisers are hoping to sell 1,000 bio-degradable bal­ loons, which will be launched around 2 p.m., to raise money tor the chil­


dren's future visits. Twenty youngsters, aged


seven to 12-and-a-half, are currently staying in Clitheroe and the surround­ ing villages and the hosts feel that their annual visits are making a big difference to their well-being. One commented: "It is encourag­ ing to see children that have been coming for four years looking so healthy and there is a definite feeling that what people here are


doing is right." As well as taking part in


a programme of outings and activities, including trips to Eureka, in Halifax, and family days out in Win­ dermere and Waddow Hall,


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where they enjoyed canoe­ ing, swimming, grass sledg­ ing and archery, the chil­ dren were given clean bills of health by local doctors and dentists. They have also been given shoes by Newman's, in Blackburn, and Clitheroe's Togged Up, run by Mr Stephen Pietrzak, has sponsored a number of waterproof coats


for the youngsters, which they can take back home with them. Mr Pietrzak's father came to Low Moor in Clitheroe during the Second World War to join the Royal Engineers, from Warsaw, which is some 200 miles from the homeland of the visiting children. The annual trip enables the youngsters to get away


from the industrial environ­ ment they live in and spend some quality time in the countryside, where they play in the great outdoors and visit the seaside, which is a rarity in their country. As part of their health checks, they are put on a vitamin programme, which they will continue with when they return home. Their last week is also


fun-packed and includes a family day out to South- port, the balloon launch, a barbecue in Twiston and a visit to Docker Farm Park, at Kirby Lonsdale. Our picture shows some


of the children with Togged | Up's Mrs Anne Maher and Mr Pietrzak, shown adjusting the coat of Kiril Kozlovksy (280699/16/6)


(seven).


Suminer fun is here — but it brings out the worst in speed offenders


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SUM M E R has really arrived with a vengeance and we are all happily basking in


sunshine.


For those of us working weekends, this usually means extra traffic and, inevitably, accidents. In an effort to reduce injury traffic accidents, we have an ongoing operation to encourage drivers to reduce their speed. It is widely accepted that speed is a major factor in accidents, and the injuries


sustained


become more serious as speed levels increase.


Over the past few months, motor cyclists, in partic­ ular, have been the sub­ ject of a number of stop checks with a view to highlighting the heavy toll of injuries they receive on our roads, par­ ticularly the A59 and the A682. This has mainly been advice backed up by statistics to show them the high risk factor for that particular group of road users. However, as some of you may already be aware, there has been an enforcement operation on all road users, mainly in the Gis- burn area of the A59.


During the eight hours of its operation, 78 dri- vers/riders were found to be exceeding the speed limits. Motor cyclists accounted for 38 of that total, and the speeds recorded were mainly in the 80 to 90 m.p.h. range.


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IT was good weather for ducks when members of the Friends' Association of Ribblesdale High School assembled at Edisford Bridge for their first ever fund­


raising duck race. Torrential rain and gusting winds had


1 school. The money is to be spent on IT equipment and other materials.


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passers-by thinking organisers and a hand­ ful of brave spectators must be "quackers", ^ but the event raised £600 for the Clitheroo


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Peter Waterhouse, joined by association colleagues and pupils, holding aloft the win­ ning duck. Among the first ducks home was that sponsored by the Mayor and Mayoress


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of Clitheroe, Coun. and Mrs Alan Ycaring. The town's first couple not only turned


out to watch the race, but donated their £25 fifth place winnings to the Friends of Chernobyl Children Clithoroo branch, which is currently entertaining a group of


young Belarus visitors. The race also saw French teacher Mr


Chris Worsley, who along with fellow Friends' member Coun. John Hill (pictured with a megaphone), was one of its chief organisers, receive a thank-you bottle of champagne. Mr Worsley is to leave Rib­ blesdale at tlie end of term to take up a new post teacliing in France. (260699/15/17)


Burn injuries in two accidents


FREAK weekend acci- I dents left two men with


1 burns. The most dramatic inci­


I of Sunday, when dried grass I lodged on parts of farmer Howard Ashworth's hay­


dent was in the early hours making machine burst into


flames. Mr Ashworth had been


making the best of the good weather and working for many hours before setting off home when the fire started in Sawley Road,


Chatburn. Clitheroe fire-fighters .


managed to save the machine, but parts of it were badly damaged. Mr Ashworth's hands were


slightly burned. On Saturday morning, a


camper from the Oldham area was taken to hospital for treatment after an acci­ dent with a butane cylinder at the Edisford site. Gas had apparently leaked from a valve and ignited prema­ turely. Fire-fighters wore called, but there was noth­ ing for them to do.


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However, the highest record of the day was a motor cyclist at 130 h. and some were the 100 m.p.h.


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liiciin.. As well as the speeding, the drivers/rid- ers were also dealt with for other road traffic offences, if they were evi­ dent. This operation is due to continue through­ out the summer months and we would encourage all readers to be aware of their speed when driving. One of the main com­ plaints we have from local residents is the speed of traffic and — no, we are not getting at the motorist, we are trying to reduce injury road traffic accidents. The cost of being caught varies from a fixed penal­ ty fine and an automatic three penalty points on your licence to an out­ right ban from driving, if the speed is excessive in relation to that particu­


lar road.


WHILE on the subject of driving, the use of mobile phones in vehicles is


going to be the subject of attention by our traffic officers during the month of July. Here again, with the increase of mobile phones, many people are trying to com­ bine driving with a con­ versation on a mobile. It goes without saying that your attention cannot be fully on your driving and the chances of an acci­ dent are greater. It is far better to pull over to a safe place and have your conversation without risking an accident. We all think it is never going to happen to us, but it always happens to some­


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ON the crime front, there has been quite a spate of gardening sheds being broken into and often valuable tools and prop­ erty stolen. Some of you may be unaware that your house insurance very often does not cover your outbuildings and sheds. While insurance can be obtained, it is usually under a new poli­ cy, at extra cost of


course. While appreciat­ ing that may not be the way ahead for every indi­ vidual, it may be worth looking at less expensive means of putting the burglar off. There are alarms on the market which are made specifi­ cally for sheds and cost only a few pounds. The cost of lawnmowers, strimmers, hedge cutters, saws, etc., far outweighs the cost of an alarm.


IT is holiday time and many of you will be set­ ting off for distant shores, leaving your homes and valuables behind. Spare a few moments to consider ensuring they are here when you come home. Get a neighbour to watch your home, putting lights on, draw­ ing curtains, etc. Secure all garages and outside buildings, cut the lawn and cancel deliveries. All the usual advice, but how many times do you hear a conversation about where people are going on holiday and when.


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THE warm weather also encourages us to spend more time in our gardens and have windows and doors open. Be aware that with front doors left open, or ajar, a passing individual can easily sneak in while you are in the garden and help themselves to bags and purses or other easily- moved items.


THE more we watch out for each other and deter the thief the better it is.


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