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POLICE and drug workers are urging par­ ents to maintain a calm approach in raising drug issues with their children in the after- math of Clarke Clay­ ton's frightening lighter fuel-induced collapse last week. Insp. Les Martin assured


after boy’s lighter fuel Solvent abuse expert says that knee-jerk reaction not answer


were working to ascertain the shop where Clarke had obtained the lighter fuel. He urged shopkeepers to be vigilant when selling butane products. "People who sell this stuff


the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times that lighter fuel abuse was not widespread among Ribble Valley youth. He said: "It is not a big


ly," he commented. He emphasised that a


change in legislation in October will outlaw retail­ ers selling lighter fuel to


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problem in our area. I don't think we are particularly different in the Ribble Val­ ley from anywhere else when it comes to solvent abuse." He added that his officers


have a responsibility to make sure that it does not get into the wrong hands. If they are approached by youngsters wanting to buy butane, and they know who they are, they should con­ tact their parents. We should be contacted as well, but the parents should be the first port of call. Obvi­ ously, we want to do any­ thing we can to help stop the misuse of drugs general­


Keith Owen, manager of the acclaimed Lifeline Blackburn drugs advisory agency, backed Insp. Mar­ tin's comments and advised parents to adopt a prag­ matic approach. He said: "We don't want


parents responding with a knee-jerk reaction and


going overboard on the sub­ ject with their children. It is much better to adopt a calm approach talking with


them about it in a practical way. Simply saying "don't do it" can have the opposite effect. Advising children about drug misuse in our experience is all about good parenting, saying the things you normally would to your children. . "There are practical things people can do as well. I would urge children to go on first-aid training courses. If youngsters are in a situa­ tion where their friends col­ lapse through inhaling sol­ vents, we urge them not to run off. They should dial 999, but they should also get their friends on their sides in the recovery posi­


tion and stay with.them. Clearly the intervention by a parent who helped resusci­ tate Clarke helped save his life."


' He added: "People well-


versed in first aid can be a boon to the community generally and it is a pro­ active skill young people enjoy learning. Rather than a "don't-do" approach to drugs, they can benefit from a positive "do-do" approach to activities that can help combat the problem." O For help and advice


about solvent abuse and other drugs contact, East Lancashire Lifeline Helpline on 01254 677427, National Parents Drugs Helpline (24 hours) 08000 716701, Activate Drugs Project 01200 444484.


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hip operation ONE of the area's lead­ ing personalities has died suddenly after a hip replacement opera


tion at the age of 69. Mr William Smalley


(above) was born in Waddington and later lived in Downham, Chatburn and Clitheroe, though the family home has been in Grindleton for many years. Mr Smalley was best


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service and farming, and spending time in Singapore on National Service, Mr Smalley thoroughly learnt the timber business. He led Luke Smalley Ltd


known for his 45 years at the historic sawmill firm of Luke Smalley Ltd, Chat- burn, founded in 1896 by family members. After working in the civil


SUCCESSFUL businessman Garry Wilkinson used his drive and mergy to win a major Ever­ est Marathon prize - and to raise the remarkable sum of £8,727 sponsorship money for Third


right up to its closure in 1996, providing miles of fencing for farms and estates and a myriad other items as well. Mr and Mrs Smalley


brothers and his personal assistant, Mrs Susan Beardmore, to arrange sponsorship for a very successful, but very testing, run in the Everest


and brothers Tony and Darren Wilkin­ son run the niche commercial vehicle coachbuilding business of Richard Wilkinson and Sons in Billington. Mr Wilkinson was helped by his


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Marathon. As we reported, Mr Wilkinson was


brought squash to Chtheroe with the opening of their club in 1975, and the family also took over and built up a well-known sports goods


shop. There were connections


with farming, and Mr Smal­ ley was a vice-president of Clitheroe Young Farmers’


Club. He also served the community in a different way, spending 15 years as a retained firefighter at Clithcroe in his younger


days. After a long membership


of the town’s Round Table, Mr Smalley joined the Rotary Club of Clitheroe, and was president in 1982- 3. Very prominent in Freemasonry, he was a founder of the St Michael in Castro Lodge, and a mem her of Keep Lodge. A magistrate on the local


third overall bronze medallist and the first European home in an internation­ al field of 86 in the world's highest race.Before the event, a sportsman's din­ ner organised by Legends Promotions with George Best and Bernard Man­ ning was very well supported by local firms, local people and business con­ tacts of the Wilkinsons. Clitheroe sports shop owner Nick Bailey and Capt. Harry Barlow, former licensee at the Swan Hotel, Whalley, provided the


auction and raffle prizes. "People have been very supportive-


family, colleagues, friends and suppli­ ers and customers of the firm and I am very grateful to them all," says Mr


tain of Clayton-le-Moors Harriers for the past three years. Last week, Mr Wilkinson clinched joint first place in a grand prix of 10 races in Pendle, and is keeping in training for the British Fell Running Relay Championships in Scotland next month. The sponsorship cheque was handed


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NEWS reporter Ben Carlish, currently attending an international conference on young people and drugs in Maastricht, Holland, is hoping to report on European strategies combating drug misuse for the Clitheroe Advertiser and. Times and East Lancashire Newspapers. Having received part-


sponsorship from the Clitheroe-based Activate drugs awareness project, Ben will be shadowing a team of three peer educa­ tors from the organisa­ tion, who will be present­ ing a paper on their "peer education" approach to drug work with young people in the Ribble Val­ ley.


certainly want to explore that side of the debate, but I think the Dutch particu­ larly have a pragmatic approach to drug misuse generally, and I think there could be some important lessons for us to learn from them and vice-versa. ’ "The Clitheroe Advertis


While at the three-day "Staying in Touch" confer­


ence, which was due to be opened by Princess Mair- griet of Holland, Ben hoped to attend a wide range of sessions examining issues related to drug use among young people and ways of tackling the problem. He also hoped to go out


with Dutch drug workers on their rounds to gain a first-hand insight into the work they carry out on the


streets of Maastricht. The conference has been


funded by the Dutch, Ger­ man and Austrian Govern­ ments and has pulled together a wide range of academic and professional experts in the drugs field. Ben was looking forward


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er and Times is fully com mitted to combating drug misuse in the Ribble Valley, which continues to be on the increase, as the tragic incident with Clarke Clay­ ton demonstrates. While that is the case, we will seek to highlight the problem and explore solutions in as many ways as we can. I am very grateful to Activate and East Lancashire News­ papers to give me this unique opportunity." Ben initiated our Action


use in the Ribble Valley. The campaign has won the support and praise of local parents, drug workers and police, as well as Jack Straw and drugs "tsar" Keith Hellawell. A report from the confer­


to the conference, which he felt could hold some valu­ able lessons for people in. Lancashire and the Ribble Valley. He said: "This is a mar­


vellous opportunity to learn about European experi­ ences of, and strategies dealing with, drug misuse. Much is made of the Dutch 'd e c r im in a l i s a t io n , ' approach to certain drugs. I


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over to the Lakeland firm of Buffo Ventures, which arranged the Everest event and will help distribute money to causes such as leprosy relief and water supplies to dry areas of the Third World.


Wilkinson. At 35 he has no thoughts of retiring from running, and has been Fell Cap­


with one of his brothers, Mr Tony Wilkinson and his personal assistant Mrs Beardmore. On the left is Mrs Diana Sherpani, of Buffo Ventures, whose husband comes from the Himalayan region. (080999/3/12)


Mr Wilkinson is pictured, right, .. . .


Civil engineering firm fined after work caused flooding


FLOODING which affect­ ed properties m the Moor Lane and Whalley Road areas of Clitheroe during February this year was caused by construction work which had blocked a


watercourse. Blackburn magistrates


and later the Reedley and Burnley benches up to his death, Mr Smalley had pre-


' viously been a member of Grindleton Parish Council. He will be remembered for his thorough approach to any project, backed by years of experience of busi­ ness and community life. Mr Smalley was keen on


fined P. Casey (Civil Engi­ neering) Ltd, of Rydings Road, Wardle, Rochdale, .£1,000 after the company admitted erecting a struc­ ture in Mearley Brook with­ out the previous consent of the Environment Agency and to erecting a structure which impeded and inter­ fered with the flow of water in the brook. The company was also ordered to pay costs of £2,549.77. Prosecuting for the Envi­ ronment Agency, Jane Mor­


gan told the court that the agency's consent to work to widen Salford Bridge by about four metres, in con­ nection with the develop­ ment of a new Sainsbury's supermarket on nearby land, had been based on an application and method statement. This said that a support frame under the bridge would be designed to minimise the risk of obstruc­ tion to water flows. A condi­ tion of the consent was that the agency would be told when work was due to start. P. Casey (Civil Engineering) Ltd was the contractor appointed to carry out the


work. Shortly before 2 a.m. on


February 19th, 1999, Accrington police contacted the agency's regional com­


munications centre to warn of a serious flooding incident at the site, possibly as the result of a blockage to the watercourse. The fire fight­ ers were already in atten­ dance and were later joined by the agency's Emergency Works Unit to cope with the flood water which had reached a depth of about two feet. Sandbags had to be placed against the front doors of nearby properties in an attempt to limit the


effects of flooding. Later in the morning,


after the flooding had sub­ sided, agency staff noted that timber shuttering at the side of the bridge works was entirely blocking off an area on the upstream side of the bridge. This meant that, in times of high flow, there


was no system in place to allow for water to bypass the works, and a 1.2m diameter pipe, intended to carry nor­ mal moderate flow, had been unable to cope with the build up of flood water. The works did not accord


with the method statement that had earlier been sub­ mitted to the agency and under no circumstances would the agency have con­ sented to such works. In a later interview with


agency officers, a senior manager for the company said the front shutter to the bridge arch was not meant to be there and could offer no explanation as to why it was there. There had never been any intention to seal off the arch, but for it to be left open as an overflow.


Market may get conservatory-style roof


travelling and he and his wife often went both to the Continent and to family members in Canada. lie leaves Ins wife, two daugh tersand a son. The funeral service and


A LARGE conservatory-style roof may be put over the "bull ring" part of Chtheroe market. A Ribble Valley Borough Council


report says that a local manufacturer - it does not specify which - has been asked to quote for a portal framed structure covering 718m. At current prices the cost, excluding


interment were to take place yesterday at St Ambrose's Church, Grindle ton.


market is relatively successful com­ pared with other towns, and that the Thursday one is doing well. There is even a suggestion that a Sunday quali­ ty art, craft and antiques market could be established. There is a waiting list of 10 for cab­


foundations, site preparation, paving, lighting and other such features, would


be £135,000. The report indicates that Chtheroe's


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keenness to help with promotions, say­ ing that entertainment for children was a priority, and that more appearances by the town band would be welcome. Many traders have indicated sup­


ins on the market, though none.for stalls. This compares with considerable problems in places such as Preston, Accrington, Nelson, Skipton, Black­ burn, Burnley and ICirkham. The Chtheroe traders have expressed


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lems have affected some of the holders of stalls. Measures to help include installation of stanchions to support tarpaulins and improved drainage.


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