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Award for getting her skates on to occupy young minds


by Vivien Mason


TIRELESS enthusi­ asm and effort in the creation of the town's skate park has resulted in a top award for a Clitheroe-based police


constable. PC Gail Whiteoak,


schools and youth liaison officer for Hyndburn and Ribble Valley, has just received a commendation from Chief Constable Pauline Clare, of Lan­ cashire Constabulary, for good police work. She was chosen to receive the honour for her tireless enthusiasm and effort in the creation of the town's skate park, help­ ing to direct youngsters away from trouble. "Gail has clearly worked


Now the Samaritans want the public to help them


THE generous people of Clitheroe and the rest of the Ribble Val­ ley are being asked to dig deep to help the ocal branch of the


Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Samaritans during Samaritans' Week 2000 from tomorrow to May


27th. On Saturday, collection


boxes all around the town will be gratefully receiving those vital funds which enable the charity to con-


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well with a number of peo­ ple and organisations to provide an alternative for these youngsters who might otherwise still be causing concerns in the community. "This has to be beneficial


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tinue its good work. It is now dealing with almost twice as many calls as it did 20 years ago and, in the last three years, e-mail messages have tripled. The charity was founded


in 1953 to provide confiden­ tial and emotional support to people in crisis. Absolute­ ly anyone who is facing a personal crisis can contact the Samaritans and speak to a friendly voice on the other end of the phone.


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These could be problems about people, money or health, and advice is given without bias and without having to reveal identity. Samaritans' Week 2000


to evryone and is an exam­ ple of what can be achieved by working in partnership and thinking positively," said Mrs Clare. It is an accolade which


takes a great deal of earn­ ing, with many members of the force having to wait almost their entire career before seeing one come their way. That being the case, PC


market car parks using the latter's stair rails for stunts simply because they had nowhere else to go. It all tied in nicely with


Whiteoak (35), from Billington, who has been in


the force for 10 years, can be justifiably pleased that her


hard work and faith in the town's younger generation has been seen to bring con­ crete results. With her close connec­


it," she explained. Her work leading up to


Lancashire Constabulary's Problem Oriented Policing


initiative launched last year to recognise and deal with


potential problems before they got out of hand. Concern was also grow­


tions to youngsters throughout the area, she was one who early on recog­ nised the need for those who had taken up in-line skating as a pastime to have some­ where they could demon­ strate their skill without causing a nuisance to pedes­ trians and shoppers. Many were hurtling around the streets, market and super-


ing for the young people themselves after one boy was injured by a car. "I have been happy to


join with organisations which work with young people, such as Youth and Community and the Acti­ vate project at Trinity Youth Centre. People need­ ed to get together to see about funding for a skate park and liaise with the youngsters who were to use


Woman who was unsteady on feet died after fall


A WHALLEY woman died from head injuries five days after stumbling in her home in The Grove. An inquest held at


her head on the comer of a


wall in the lounge. She was admitted to


Clitheroe Town Hall heard that Mrs Evelyn Margaret Holt (84), was unsteady on her feet due to arthritis and a knee injury she had sus­ tained 20 years earlier. She walked with the aid of a walking stick. In the afternoon of


Blackburn Royal Infirmary where she regained con­ sciousness in casualty. Her husband was told she had sustained a serious head injury and she was trans­ ferred to Queen's Park Hos­ pital, but she died on March 12th. A post-mortem examina­


Wednesday, March 8th, Mrs Holt and her husband, Harold, had been watching television. She had got out of her chair and asked for assistance to walk to the bathroom. She suddenly stumbled and fell, hitting


tion showed the fall had caused a haemorrhage on the right side of her head, which resulted in a rapid deterioration of her health. Blackburn, Hyndburn


the newly launched Juve­ nile Referral Scheme con­ vinced her that giving the youngsters a proper skating area which they could design themselves would bring about a reduction in nuisance incidents being


reported. Two years later, in Sep­


tember 1999, the last coats of paint - applied by PC Whiteoak in her own time - were barely dry before it was handed over to appre­ ciative youngsters. As a consequence, shop­


in Clitheroe, PC Whiteoak, who spent three years in the town as a special constable before joining the force, hopes to continue with the


good work. She is continuing to


attend youth projects in the evening and visit schools


pers and pedestrians are now much less at risk of injury from pavement skaters and, as envisaged, problems caused by bored youngsters have decreased. Now based permanently


and youth centres to try and divert youngsters away from crime. Her method is to listen to them and bring together the relevant mem­ bers of the community who can make things happen; all this whilst trying to organ­ ise her wedding next year to her fiance, joiner David Lyon. Our picture shows PC


Whiteoak sitting on one of the skate park ramps with her commendation. (100500/18/5)


Early-morning carvan fire being probed by police officers


POLICE officers have launched an investigation following a caravan fire in Clitheroe in the early hours of Saturday. Fire-fighters were called


and no one was injured. PC Karl Penlington,


to Bonnygrass Terrace, Woone Lane, at 1-15 a.m. and found a caravan well alight. Using a jet, a hose reel and four sets of breath­ ing apparatus, it took fire­ fighters 40 minutes to extin­ guish the flames. Severe fire damage was


and Ribble Valley coroner, Mr Michael Singleton, recorded an accidental death verdict.


from Clitheroe police, who is investigating the fire, said: "We have reason to believe the fire may have been started deliberately and we are appealing for information." A youth wearing a blue


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also aims to raise awareness on young people's problems by heading the campaign Youth Matters - A Cry for Help. It is being supported nationally by actor Tim Roth, ex- footballer John Fashanu and Meera Syal from the TV programme "Goodness Gracious Me". The Samaritans want to


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highlight the need for more education about self-harm, particularly among the young. The charity says every


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MEMBERS and friends of the Chatburn and District branch of the Royal British Legion adopted a musical theme for their annual din­ ner at Waddington's Moor­ cock Inn. Their guest speaker was


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