Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, March 15th, 2001 3 csnews.co.uk Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified), www.eastlancashlreonline.co.u


Gordon’s reputation takes off as hovercraft work is recognised


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A LOCAL man was floating on air when he received an award for his work with hover­


craft. Mr Gordon Taylor (56),


of Mytton View, Clitheroe, was presented with the prestigious Mar­ tin Scott Cup for services to the Hovercraft Club of Great Britain (HCGB) at a ceremony held a t the Scarisbrick Hotel, South-


port. Mr Taylor, who is a


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plant-hire driver for Brian Dent Ltd and is vice-presi­ dent of Clitheroe Speakers' Club, is also the chairman of the North-West branch


of the HCGB. He has been a hovercraft


enthusiast for more than 20 years and has built and


flown 10 of them for person­ al use, as well as advising on the construction of two machines operated by dis­


abled people. He currently owns and


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drives his own recreational craft. For the technically minded, it is a single-seater Osprey hovercraft, which has a Rotax 503, 58 h.p. engine.


Mr Taylor said: "You've


got to fly one to believe how it feels. It's very difficult to describe, but it's very fluid and much different from


driving a car." His qualifications and


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work in the field are broad and may seem somewhat esoteric to the owner of a family saloon. He is a recre­ ational hovercraft scruti­ neer so can examine hover­ craft to ensure they are safe to operate, a test which is similar to the MOT test carried out on a car.


As a recreational hover­


craft supervisor, he is one of only six people in England with the authority to issue the certificate of compe­ tence required by an opera­ tor before a hovercraft dri­ ving licence can be issued. His interest in the field


also extends to the preser­ vation of the hovercraft's


place in history. He is a member of the Hovercraft Society, is archivist to the HCGB and is also involved with the hovercraft muse­ um at Gosport, Hampshire,


Blockbuster pupils scoop top TV prize


by John Turner


A PAIR of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School pupils, who formed a Blockbusters team by chance, scooped top


celebrated "Gold Run" five times, reaching the end of the run four times. Because winners of holi­


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days have to be 18 to take their prizes, Rebecca (17) will have to wait until Sep­ tember before she can go to


prizes in the popular television game show. Rebecca Kenyon and


Robert Bennett each left the recording studios in Leeds with £330, a tent, a television set, a palm-held computer and tickets for a


dream holiday in Sri Lanka. ■


Viewers watching Sky


One at the weekend will be able to see Rebecca, of Lon- gridge, and Robert, of Burnley, win the maximum five rounds of the Block­ buster game against fellow school pupil contestants. They took par t in the


Sri Lanka. The agony will be worse


for Robert (16). It will be a


year a,nd el hslf before he can take his holiday prize. They revealed this week


how they only formed a team by chance. Rebecca was just leaving the audi­ tions as Robert arrived, late. They decided there and then to enter the game


show as a pair.


said Rebecca, "but Lisa Tarbuck was brilliant. She


"It was a very tiring day,


was very chatty." Robert said: "We were very lucky at'one stage. In


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where Royal Navy machines used to be based. Among the current


exhibits, the museum hous­ es the two large SRN4 hov­ ercraft which operated as cross-channel ferries. He said: "Large ferries like these are on their way out, but smaller ones with 100 seats are still in use and there is definitely a future


for them. “The military operate


large ones, mainly the USA, which seems to have pro­ gressed development more


than we have, even though the hovercraft was invented


here." Mr Taylor's fascination .


developed from his attempts to utilise a hover­ craft instead of a dinghy as a tender to his boat. He said: "I had a boat for many years and decided to try out the idea. I t never worked as planned, but transferred my interest to the hovercraft." Our photograph shows


Mr Tayior with his Osprey hovercraft outside his home. (C100301/2)


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Popular Vic’s personality


award honour


A TRIP to the capital - not to see the Queen, but to receive a nation­ al award is ab o u t to happen lor local retired drinks trade personali­ t y Mr Vic Morris. Last week, Mr Morris


learned that he had won a top national licensed trade award and will travel to the Park Lane Hotel, London, for the presentation at a


special luncheon. The J & B Rare Whisky


Company, which has spon­ sored the awards for 26 years, chooses personalities in three categories - Retail­ er Personality of the Year, Service Provider Personali­


ty of the Year a n d ■the Wholesale Personality of the Year. Those nominated are judged by senior indi­ viduals in the drinks indus-


try.Mr Morris (pictured) was awarded the Wholesale Personality of the Year 2000 for his contribution to the trade by actively sup­ porting the many trade charities in fund-raising, taking the presidency of numerous banquets and hosting


.Domecq, agents for many well-known liquor brands,


•including Courvoisier Cognac, Lanson Cham­ pagne, Harvey's Sherry and


Glenfiddich Scotch Whisky,


among them. For the last five years,


until he retired in October, he worked for Jennings Brothers, of Cockermouth, which has several outlets in the Lancashire area. Mr Morris commented:


conferences


throughout the country. His career involved a 30- year period with Allied


"It is a great honour to be nominated by the peers of the drinks industry. These awards in the licensed trade | are likened to the Oscars in the film world. I am absolutely(delighted."


County youth games for Clitheroe


ABOUT 1,200 young people from all over the county wi be in Clitheroe on June 30th for the Lancashire Youth Games The Edisford sports complex has been chosen to


hosTcompetition in swimming, football, rugby and cricket. The costs are being met by the Sports Lottery Fund and part of the Roefield facility will be used as welh_


one game the other player had only one more tile to fill in to win. For some strange reason, she decided to take a roundabout route to the end and allow us in to win." Robert is still ribbing


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Rebecca about the answer she gave to a question about "What 'G' was bred in Asia to help with hunting. Rebecca is still embar­


rassed she told the presen­ ter the answer was giraffe and not greyhound. And when they won the holiday they did not know


what to do. ■ Rebecca said: "I wanted to scream, but I was not sure whether I was allowed to, because it might have deafened someone in the


sound room." Pictured are Robert and


Rebecca.(K130301/5)


Wine drinker almost three times over limit the following morning


A WOMAN driver who thought she was all right to drive the morn­ ing after drinking wine


was proved wrong. Yvonne Melville (37), of


Riverlea Gardens, Clith- eroe, gave a reading of 93 against the maximum allowed of 35, magistrates a t Blackburn heard. Melville admitted dri-


ving when over the limit, and was fined £200 with


£55 costs. She was banned for two years, and agreed to be referred to the drink dri- vers' rehabilitation pro- gramme. Successful comple­ tion will reduce the ban by


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up to a quarter. The court heard th a t


Melville was stopped while driving in Whatley Road,


Read. Mrs Debora Hayden-


Pawson (defending) said th a t the night before the defendant had been at


home with a friend, drink­ ing wine.


occasions when she thought she would be okay to drive the following day," said Mrs Hayden-Pawson. The defendant had been


"This was one of those


with a friend, drini •


■ gestion th a t the court should have any concerns about future offending.


driving for 19 years and pre­ viously had nothing record­ ed against her. There was no suggestion she had an alcohol problem and no sug-


Valley home is ‘Corrie’ star’s


sanctuary h Although deeiigShtne< d t o ryand bent down to protect


have been told that police will take no further action against her following alle­ gations that she had head­ b u tted a fan on a night out in Manchester, the actress, who plays b a t- tleaxe Janice Battersby in the soap, adm itted the Ribble Valley had been her retreat throughout the


ordeal. Recalling the incident,


which landed her in trouble, Miss Entwistle said: "This man was very excited to see someone off the telly and he charged at me and grabbed hold of me and was swing­ ing me around, not meaning to frighten me at all. "I grabbed my handbag


myself. By this time he had flung his arms around me and his head was on top of mine. When I realised all he wanted to do was cuddle me, I lifted my head up to reciprocate and the heads clashed. I t was a complete accident. That was why I was so shocked because he couldn't do anything but apologise afterwards." Added Miss Entwistle,


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who was out with her boyfriend, Mr Andrew Chapman, a Corrie prop hand: "You don't think of yourself as being well known and, when some­ thing like this happens, you reassess your position and you feel very vulnerable."


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