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Major step in Valley’s battle against we help to stage forum for worried parents


A MAJOR step for­ ward in the battle against drugs in the Ribble Valley was


^ taken this week at the "Drugs Question Time" organised by the Glitheroe Advertiser and Times and the


Activate Project. ; The groundbreaking


forum at the Trinity Cen­ tre, the first of its kind in the area, supported by the drug "czar" Keith Hellawell and Home Secretary Jack Straw, gave concerned par­ ents the chance to voice questions and opinions about children taking drugs. While I found the


turnout disappointing, despite the extensive pre­ publicity via this newspaper and posters, and coverage by Radio Lancashire, the level of debate and discus­ sion was intense and infor­ mative. Unanimous consensus at


the meeting, chaired by myself, suggested that a lot more needed to be done to highlight the problem in the Ribble Valley. "The fact that there are


not so many of us here tonight shows that people simply do not want to admit there is a problem around here," said one par-


ent, referring to the 15 members of the audience. Those at the meeting


heard that in a survey con­ ducted by the the Activate Project among 500 young­ sters, aged between 12 and 17, over 70% had taken drugs in one form or anoth-


er. Activate project co-ordi-


nator Miss Lisa Harvey said drugs were an escalat­ ing problem with very little recreational facilities for


young people in the area. Parents in the audience


listened intently to three local brave mothers' accounts of battling to come to terms with their sons' and daughters' heroin addiction. "We are always told we


should talk to them about the problem. But what can you do when they won't even admit they've got a problem in the first place, despaired one of them. Mr Tony Wilkinson, co­


ordinator of the Blackburn Drugs Arrest Referral Scheme, which helps young


drug offenders get back on track, concurred that until addicts are actually able to come to terms with their habit, coming off the drug is almost unthinkable But according to Mr


Keith Owen, director of East Lancashire Lifeline, one of the leading drug awareness organisations in the country, it is essential to understand the differences between drugs. Smoking cannabis, he said, was not the same as taking heroin.


Weekly increase of £15 is hideous, say couple __ his cousin by Sheila Nixon


Staggering’ home care charges under attack


£17.50 next week. "It's a hideous increase,"


AN elderly couple cop­ ing with mobility prob­ lems have added their voices to a chorus of complaints about "stag­ gering" increases in


home care charges. Retired journalist Mr


George Frost (82), and his wife, Pat (78), of Pendle Street West, Sabden, said they wished to highlight increases affecting all peo­ ple receiving home care arranged by Lancashire County Council's Social


Services Department. They contacted the


"Advertiser and Times" after learning that the cost of home care -


for Mr Frost — will go up from £2.50 to


said Mr Frost. "But I'm not complaining just about my individual increase - I'm concerned about the gener­ al increases for everyone receiving home care. Many people in the village have similar complaints." A Social Services


spokesman confirmed that other complaints had also been received from other home care users. The couple pay for two


separate one-hour sessions by a professional carer. Mr Frost needs help with bathing and the other ses­


sion is for ironing. Mrs Frost said the origi­


nal £2.50 charge was arrived at after means test­ ing and they would find it difficult to meet the new


costs, adding: "We expect prices to go up but not by such a staggering amount. "We've been told that if


we cut our two one-hour sessions a week to one ses­ sion we will still have to pay the £17.50. It just doesn't


make sense." The couple have been


receiving home care services since Mr Frost came out of hospital 10 months ago. A Social Services spokesman said: "Charges


for home care services have not increased since July 1995, but the increasing demand for community care services has made it necessary for charges to increase to enable Social Services to continue to meet the needs of all people who prefer to receive services at home. The new charges are


charges to people receiving home care, from a mini­ mum charge of £2 a week, up to the maximum charge of £9 per hour for those people with savings greater than £16,000. This maxi­ mum charge covers the full cost of delivering home care services. Some 50% of all service users will pay the minimum charge. A per­ son's charge is based on a financial assessment that determines their ability to


pay."


Woodward was left with a scar on his face after James Regan struck him across the face with a pint glass. The attack occurred in the Rendezvous night­ club, Whalley, on Janu­ ary 2nd this year, after his relative "snapped." Regan (26), of Whal­


The spokesman added ,


that he was not able to comment on individual cases. Anyone wishing to appeal against individual charges should contact Social Services.


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ley Road, admitted unlawful wounding. Judge Peter Smith told him: "By swiping out as you did with that glass you caused considerable


residual scarring." Mr Charles Brown (prosecuting)


told in Clitheroe an money and bought him a T o T


drink. They then went to the


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Rendezvous nightclub in Whalley. Mr Woodwiud ran out of money and wanted some more from Regan. He wanted a drink and tried to take that of Regan, who


refused. Regan struck Mr Wood­


ward to the face with a pint glass, causing a six-centime­ tre cut. Both fell to the floor and the pair struggled and were broken up. Regan told police that


Mr Woodward had been pestering him all night and he had snapped. He had not meant to do him serious


injury. Mr Woodward was in


court and showed the scar­


ring to Judge Smith. Mr Andrew Smith


(defending) said Regan had severe mental difficulties and was schizophrenic. Ho was living with a fam-


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the event raised £o,a00 for the Lady Taverners’ North-West Committee. The organisation helps disabled


children on a large scale, and com­ mittee chairman Mrs Helen Bowker, who lives in the Ribble Valley, visited


the shop to receive the cheque. She is pictured here with Hilary


Cookson, centre, Henry Shepherd and, from the loft, office manageress Kath Clarke and shop manageress AnneWareing. (060799/3/7)


ily friend and was now in a stable situation and had the support of his family. Regan had pleaded guilty


and wished to offer his full apology for the offence.


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He emphasised that most drug-taking, while unheal­ thy, was not life-threatening and to broach the subject with children, it was neces­ sary to get that fact into perspective. PC Gail Whiteoak, Rib­


ble Valley Youth and Schools' Liaison Officer, told those present that while she felt that there is more education on drugs being pitched at school pupils, there is very little being provided for parents.


Lancashire County


Council Personal, Social and Health Education Advisory Teacher John Battersby agreed. He con­ cluded: "Parents need to be asking what their school's approach to drug education is. Ask about what support


systems they have in place for children, ask them what resources they have allocat­ ed to the issue." As the forum drew to a


close, Miss Harvey added: "We want to carry on in the


I Jail for man I who ‘glassed'


to come into effect the week A CLITHEROE man who ‘glassed’ his “


“r . * r a n g e ot cousin in a nightdub has been jailed for 15 months.


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spirit of this meeting and set up a parents' peer educa­ tion project, to enable par­ ents to educate parents." Our picture shows par­


ents at the Drugs Question Time Forum discussing


.issues with the panel, who were (left to right), PC Gail Whiteoak, Miss Lisa Har­ vey, Mr Tony Wilkinson, Mr Ben Carlish (chair­ man), Mr Keith Owen and Mr John Battersby. (120799/15/3)


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