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"I Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, June 24th, 1999 3 Ciitheroe 422324 (Editoriai), 422323 (Advertising), Burniey 422331 (Classified) Headstart for stylish charity event


MILLINERY fantasy was the order of a splendid day at Bramley Meade's Ascot Day extravaganza. There was plenty of


plumage in a dazzling dis­ play which almost rivalled the real thing at Royal Ascot the previous day.


charity was certainly no fantasy, with a bumper £20,000 netted. Half will go to the Macmillan Nurses, with the remainder divided between the Lupus UK charity and Clitheroe Heart Machine Fund.


The amount raised for —,


filled champagne special was a sell-out, with 270 people paying £100 a


The non-stop, fun ___


ticket. I t was held in the


grounds of the former maternity home, cour­


tesy of liosts Mr and Mrs John and Ann Ashworth. Hampshire-based Alpha


Connection provided the music, the sun shone and, following a welcome champagne reception fol­ lowed by a silver service luncheon, there was plen­ ty of entertainment, including live action from the racecourse. With TV screens dot­


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PLENTY of hat-tcnlion for Julie Walton, left, and Karen Darcy (200G99/M/18)


1/lotscers, but good humour ruled.


and Mayoress, Coun. and Mrs Brian and Pat Collis, enjoyed their visit and left with a £300 sur­ prise donation to the Mayor's charity fund. An


nrc h i l t annd humOU Ribble Valley's Mayor


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ted around the gardens and marquee, punters turned their attention to the odds offered via Blackburn bookmaker Carysforth Racing. There were winners and


£8,000 towards the total, with classic cars offered for a day, private fly fish­ ing, signed footballs, rounds of golf with pro­ fessionals and mechanics overalls, complete with sponsors names, for the Formula One Williams team, plus much more. O For one visitor, there


auction raised


was a happy outcome when a 12-stone diamond ring, lost during the event, was discovered on Tuesday in the bag of a vacuum cleaner!


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Cement firm must keep within


new limits


RULES for Castle Cement to operate its dry kilns without the new scrubber have been published by the Envi­


ronment Agency. A spokesman for the


agency said that the equip­ ment had so tar proved very reliable. Minor hitches in operation could, however, mean that it had to be switched off, so the compa­ ny will be allowed to oper­ ate the kilns for a total of


200 hours in any one year without it. However, no period exceeding 72 hours at


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once would be allowed with­ out permission. The kiln's operation must


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cleared in driving case Counsel tells court that ‘we will never know ~ rxrhv Mij^s Pickard fell into that v e h i^


A FARMER involved in a country lane acci­ dent after which a woman he knew well died has been cleared of driving without due


wick's Farm, Settle Road, Bolton-by-Bowland, had


also keep within the total allowed emission limits at all times - and these, point out the agency, are much stricter than pre-scrubber. The agency is already


taking bookings from mem­ bers of the public for its spe­ cial "surgery" sessions about the outstanding Castle Cement application. The surgeries are in the Clitheroe Parish Church Hall on the evening of Fri­ day, July 2nd, and the morning of Saturday July 3rd, and a team of agency staff will bo available to answer questions. However, booking an appointment with Sue Halshaw on 01772 339882 is recommended. O Our reference in last


care and attention. John Life (G7), of Chad­


denied the offence in court at Blackburn. He was found not guilty by the magistrates after only a short retirement following two hearings totalling sev­


eral hours. The court had hoard that


since the tragedy the defen­ dant had had to "put up with people's views of him in the local community". After giving the bench's decision, its chairman told Life: "We understand that it has been an ordeal for


you. The accident w;us in May


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last year, and leading farm­ ing personality Miss Valerie


Pickard died two days after Life passed her on the main road through Bolton-by- Bowland and the rear wheel of his tractor struck her. The prosecution case was that Life had misjudged the


leave plenty of room as he passed. But as he did so, he hoard a thump on his back tyro, looked down and saw Miss Pickard on the grass


verge. Prior to that, the two


distance between his vehi­ cle, which he had only had for a month, and Miss Pickard and a friend, who wore walking home from a visit to the Coach and Horses. Police experts could find no evidence of exactly where the impact had occurred. But they suggest­ ed that the tractor driver's view might be affected by hydraulic arms and the smokestack. Life told the bench that


pedestrians had been in the safest place there was, a gateway. He was only trav­ elling at 15 m.p.h., with plenty of time to make deci­ sions. "Everybody wanted to know why a farmer's daughter had come out of a safe place in front of a trac­ tor," declared the defen­ dant. The police had asked him if she was a drinker, but ho had replied: "Hold on, I think a lot about her." Defending barrister Mr


lie had a good view and saw Miss Pickard, whom he knew well, and another young woman standing in a gateway waiting for him to


pass. There was nothing com­


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ing the other way, and he straddled the white line to


type where "there is always a desire to find somebody to


blame". But Life had given the


same account of what had happened to the police, to the inquest and to the court, pointed out Mr Whitehurst. He had always said he gave the pedestrians a wide berth, had had his lights on and straddled the


road. It was not a case where a


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Ian Whitehurst emphasised to the magistrates that just because an accident occurred, whether or not there was a death, it did not automatically mean that someone could properly be held responsible. It was a tragic case, of a


driver had said one thing and then another and the reason was simple - he had done nothing to contribute to the tragedy, and had nothing to hide by telling the truth. The court had heard about the rough grass verge, where people chose to walk on the road - who could say that the pedestri­ an did not stumble and fall'? "We will never know why


Miss Pickard fell into that vehicle, but the case can only be left at that," sug­ gested Mr Whitehurst.


week's news item about the surgeries to Castle Cement seeking to burn tyros and similar items referred to the Ketton works, and should not have given the impres­ sion that it involved Clitheroe. Castle Cement has made it clear that at some stage in the future it might seek to burn tyres locally. But at the moment it seeks to trial the use of Cemfuel in the dry kilns served by the new scrubber, and to use building by-iirod- ucts as a raw material, 'riio application was submitted at the end of November.


Trailer theft from a remote farm


an ifor Williams trailer, worth £500, was among items stolen from a remote


farm at Hurst Green. Three windows from a


caravan were also taken, and police are investigating.


set for maminotli heritage walk around Ribble Valley


Art workshops beinp^ set up along 46-mile route


A HERITAGE walk of 4(i miles around the Ribble Valley is .set to bo launched


on July 3rd. Funding for the tourism


and arts project has been obUiined from the Eciniomic Dovoloiiment section of Ribble Valley Borough Council through the Rural Development Commission, the European Development Fund and l.ancii-sliiro Coun­ ty Council Countryside .Ser­


vices. The Heritage '1 ru.st for the North-West hits cre­ ated a brochure pack around the walk in conjunction with tourism and arts officers at the borough council. The route is designed to be walked in sections with


suggested accommodation along the way to encourage


overnight stays in the area, although one adventurous Ribble Valley Council offi­ cer, Mr .lohn Macholc, and his dog have already tried and tested the entire jour­


ney in one day. Arts workshops have been


located in the following vil­ lages en route: Bashall Eaves (village) ~ willow work; Bolton-liy- Bowland (WI group) - ceramics; Chipping (Wl group) - paper-making; Dunsop Bridge (youth group) - mosaic; Sawley (village) - glass-making; SI aid burn (youth group) - textiles. Ribble Valley Borough Council Tourism and Arts


Officer, Jane Silvester, com mented: "Wo have been for­ tunate to secure funding for this combined initiative, which has assisted two important areas of our work in the leisure industry. The arts workshops have provid­ ed an opportunity for small rural communities to attempt new craft activities, while the walk itself adds another dimension to our tourism product published in a high-quality publication to further assist with the promotion of the Ribble


Valley." To mark the launch of the


project, the public arc invit­ ed to try out an hour-long section of the route. You can choo.se from a guided walk


around Clitheroe Castle and grounds, or participate in a treasure trail at the Castle Museum or a competition at the Tourist Information


Centre.There will also be other heritage-based activities, such as corn grinding and drop spinning in the ci^tle grounds, as well as artists' demonstrations at the cas­ tle, Platform Gallery and Tourist Information Centre. All walks start from


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Shoplifting blur to woman A BILLINGTON woman caught shoplifting in Deben- hams had more than £100 in cash on her at the time of her


Blackburn magistrates heard that Marie Goretti Booth (44) told police she could offer no rational explanation for


''^BootkoTBridge End, pleaded guilty to shoplifting and asked for two similar offences to be taken into consider - tion. She was given a conditional discharge for 12 month an d ordered to p ay £ 5 0 costs.


catering manageress, had no previous convictions for shoplifting. "The whole thing is a blur to her. She had gone shopping in Blackburn and had money with her and she can offer no reasonable explanation for her actions, he said.


Mr Jonathon Jackson, defending, said that Booth, a -a R n n th a


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