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www.eastiancsnews.co.uk Stephen aims to make town magnet for visitors
New chamber president also wants to see local businesses boom during his term of office A BUSINESSMAN who is a Clitheronian through and through aims to make the town a magnet for visitors - and wants to see businesses booming during his term as president of the chamber
enough is being done to entice more vis itors.
He said: "During my term of office I
of trade. Mr Stephen P ie tr zak (4 6 ) , of
Moorland Crescent, was born and bred in the town. He owns two busi nesses in Wellgate - Ribble Valley Welding Supplies, which retails weld ing equipment, clothing, boots and janitorial eq u ipm en t, and also Togged-Up, an outdoor wear estab lishment, which also offers casual clothing and school uniforms. He has taken over the chamber of
trade helm from Mr Nigel Pratt. And he has strong views on what he believes to be important issues for the prosperity of the market town, believing not
want to encourage more shops to open all day on Wednesdays to accomodate visitors, many of whom come into Clitheroe by coach. More controversial ly, I hope to see the cafes opening on Sundays, so visitors who come here on that day will be able to get refresh ments. "At the moment there is little to
encourage them and many traders seem to be apathetic towards the problem,"
he said. For many organisers of events, the
chamber of trade is the first port of call. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at the Old Post House in King Street. Moves aimed at benefiting the town's retail outlets and businesses, alongside more controversial items, are debated. Mr Pietrzak is pleased that the influx
of charity shops into the town has been capped, but still feels more could be done for the centre of the town. "A decision has been taken not to
have the usual late-night shopping event at Christmas because of a lack of support. I hope we can reverse this deci sion, but the chamber of trade is not proposing to put on any street enter tainment if it does take place," he
added. He also aims to find out why there is too little information available about
accommodation in the area. Mr Pietrzak, who is married to Anne
and has two daughters, Rachael (nine) and Emily (four), has been involved in many organisations in the town, includ ing the Scout movement where, over 24 years, he held such positions as leader and Assistant District Commissioner. He is a past member of the Round Table and present member and past
Teenager died from heart failure after sniffing butane gas
Inquest hears how Clark (14) collapsed in front garden of Billington house
A RIBBLE VALLEY schoolboy died from heart inhaling butane gas lighter fuel, an inquest heard. Returning a verdict of his grandmother. Even
death by misadventure Blackburn, Ilyndburn and Ribble Valley coroner Mr Michael Singleton told the inquest, held at Clitheroe Town Hall, that Clark Ter ence Clayton (14), of River Lea Gardens, Clitheroe, had been admitted to Black burn Royal Infirmary after collapsing in a front garden in Billington on September 4th, 1999. He said Clark, the son of
Miss Amanda Edwardson and Mr Donald Clayton, occasionally stayed with his grandmother, Mrs Joan Rhodes, of Billington Gar dens, Billington, and was a friend of another teenager, Simon White, who lived nearby. On the morning of Sep tember 4 th, the coroner said
that Clark, a pupil at Rib- blesdale High School Tech
nology College, called at Simon's home and they both ran an errand for Simon's mother. She had asked them to call at the post office to pay a gas bill
and then go down to the newsagent's for a bottle of fabric conditioner. On the way there, the
inquest heard that Clark asked Simon if he would get a canister of lighter gas for
though Simon knew his friend had sniffed butane gas on occasions in the past, he was satisfied the canister was for Clark's grandmoth
er. "As both boys had been
barred from the newsagent's because of previous inci dents, they had to wait out side to be served. A lady called Mrs Avril Beattie took the items outside and asked who wanted the gas. She was told it was for Clark's grandmother," said Mr Singleton. He added that the two
boys then walked back to Billington Gardens and Clark went into his grand mother's house. Shortly afterwards, Clark called for Simon again. They went to Weaver's Croft, Billington, and called for another friend, Michael Price. Clark then wandered off and Simon went to see what he was doing. He found him sitting down behind one of the houses spraying lighter gas into his mouth and assumed it was the same gas cannister he had bought that morning. "Clark did not suggest at
the time that he was going to do that with it,” said Mr Singleton.
failure five months after "While speaking to
Clark, Simon said ah alarm bell sounded from a nearby school. It startled Clark, who started running as if the police were nearby. He then collapsed and Simon tried to get him to stand up, but was unable to do so." Several neighbours then
came to Clark's aid. His condition was deteriorating, and the neighbours admin istered first aid until the police and ambulance ser vices arrived. One of the police officers,
PC David Fish, drove the ambulance to Blackburn Royal Infirmary. Clark was later transferred to Booth Hall Children’s Hospital. Mr Singleton added:
"Clark's condition did improve slightly, but inhal ing the butane had caused damage to his heart and brain. His heart was left with a very irregular beat, which would make it prone to stopping.” He told the inquest that Clark died on February 29th this year. A post-mortem examina
tion revealed the cause of death was cardiac arrhyth mia and ischaemic cardiac fibrosis, heart failure caused
by the effects of inhaling butane gas five months ear
lier.
Awards for design make a return
servation award contest. The Ribble Valley Borough
Council has added a new catego ry to recognise the Millennium. The council has run the contest
on three previous years, with a gap in 1999. It is sponsored by Black burn Rovers FC, and media, public service and a celebrity representa tive will join the judges from the council and the club to make the awards. There are four categories, the
new one being for the building which has made the greatest impact on the character and land scape of the Ribble Valley over the last two centuries. The other three are for new development, extensions or alter-
ations to an existing building or structure, and restoration or alter ation to a building which is either historic, or is in a conservation area. The council is seeking to encour
age and reward work of particular imagination and creativity. There are modest cash prizes, with the plaque and framed certificates per haps being of more importance. The deadline for entries is July
31st and all the details are on the forms, which have been sent out to parish councils and professionals in the design field. They are available at the Ribble Valley Borough Council offices, and at the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times office.
Heather (61) sets learning example
A LARGE entry is hoped for in a prestigious design and con HOMEWORK and revision are back on 61-year-old Heather
Jackson's timetable. She is studying the equivalent
of A-level English language and literature under a back-into-edu- cation course, run by Accrington and Rossendale College. The retired personnel manager,
of Trafford Gardens, Barrow, is now in line for an award as part of Adult Learners' Week - a national in it ia t iv e designed to a ttra ct adults back into the classroom. Mrs Jackson is one of eight stu
dents from East Lancashire whose achievements are to be recognised at the awards evening, at the Lec ture Theatre, Sandy Lane, Accring ton, on May 23rd. Mrs Jackson, a former parish
councillor at Barrow, said she decid ed to go back into education to off set "the everyday stresses of life". Since losing her daughter seven
years ago from cancer, she has undergone major heart surgery her self and is also helping to bring up her granddaughter. "I just wanted to do something
for myself," she added. Mrs Jackson is the only Ribble
Valley student to be among the adult-learner award winners. She is studying her two subjects at the college's B2 stage A college spokesman said that
both individuals and groups were entitled to join the initiative.,
TV star will narrate world premiere story
. WORLD premiere of a chil- ren's composition, narrated y former Blue Peter presen- er John Leslie is to be fea- ared at this year’s Ribchester
'estival. Welsh composer Mervyn Burtch
as been commissioned to create a ew work for the festival and this ill be performed by the English
Symphony Orchestra at a special Saturday afternoon concert for chil dren.
"The First Dragon" - the words
are by poet Francesca Kay - tells the story of how a village over
comes its fear of dragons through the kindness of a child. The dragon gives sky rides and lights a barbe cue with its breath at the resulting celebratory Dragon Day.
The 25-minute piece is aimed at
an audience of under-lls and will be featured along with a perfor mance of Prokofiev's children's classic "Peter and the Wolf". Festival director Adrian Parting
ton predicts "The First Dragon" will become a new children's classic. It starts at 2-30 p.m. in St Wil
frid's Church, Ribchester on July 1st. Admission is £6 adults and £3
children. 0 The festival, which runs from
June 28th to July 2nd, has placed a particular emphasis on youth, with
performers including cellist Alice Neary, harpist Lucy Wakeford and flautist Susan Thomas. There will also be two children's dance days, led by Lancaster-based Ludus Dance Company.
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Partnership group. Our photograph shows Mr Pietrzak
with the chamber of trade’s chain of office. (150500/13/22)
Tall order - but you can be a winner in sunflower contest
CAN you grow a sunflower more
than 10ft. tall? If you believe you can and you are under
the age of 11, why not take part in our free sunflower competition? The Clitheroe Advertiser and Times has
teamed up with Barker's Primrose Nurs eries and Whalley resident Mr Stuart Kerr in the Valley Sunflower Challenge! The competition is open to individuals and Ribble Valley primary schools - and it
is free! Stretching high into the sky at the back
of King Street, former Clitheroe butcher Mr Kerr's sunflowers are always a sight to
behold. Last year, his tallest reached 10ft. and, as
he reached for the tape measure, it prompt ed him to suggest that this year young resi dents of the Ribble Valley might like to take up his challenge and see if they can grow the Valley's tallest sunflower. Barker's Primrose Nurseries has kindly
offered to supply pots and compost free to any primary schools wishing to participate, as well as donating the seeds and Mr Kerr is kindly giving a prize for the tallest sun flower grown by an individual and for the tallest grown by a primary school. All our young entrants need to do is col
lect their free seeds from our front office, at 3 King Street, Clitheroe, and, if represent ing a school, register its intention to take part. Teachers representing schools can then collect their free bag of compost and flowerpots from Barker's Primrose Nurs eries, Whalley Road, Clitheroe. All that is then left to do is to plant your
free sunflower seeds, remember the water ing can in periods of sunny, dry weather,
and wait. When your sunflower begins to bloom,
measure it and let us know how tall it is by dropping details of the height, your name and address or your school's name and address, into our Clitheroe office. By September, we hope the Valley will be
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