Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, May 17th, 2001 lashireonline.co.uk Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified), www.eastlancashireonlmex^^ f)


Novel plan for charity to tee off


| TWO le ad in g loc al M e th o d is ts p la n a


| four-courses-in-one- i day golf m a ra th o n . Clitheroe minister


th e Rev. Richard Atkinson an d Mr R o land Hailwood hope to raise a large sum for NCH Action


| for Children, which takes a leading role in fighting child abuse.


i Setting off at 6 a. m. on June 20th, the pah- plan to complete the 18 holes of Clitheroe, the nine each at Whal- ley and S to n y h u rs t and the 18 a t Mytton


| Fold. I . Support is being


J and a competition is 1; being run on the num- T her of gross strokes, with dinner for two at


sought from sponsors


| Mytton Fold as a prize. The enthusiasts are both members at Myt­


ton Fold and Mr Hail­ wood previously played at Clitheroe. His hand-


I icap is 24, four better 1 than the minister's. "We will, of course,


;e win .eurs


liinence and the Ribbles- fho went on to win fur- t t national and intema- pllowing their previous


J schools at the Mytton leremony (P020501/1). M>low are members of the ling Ribblesdale team ■their coveted trophies


Jcture shows youngsters


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1 Hailwood, who is local NCH Support Group chairman and well J known as Clitheroe's


I accept all local rules and uphold the tradi­ tions of the noble game a t all times," says Mr


I. town crier. J "We are hoping for generous support for this very testing effort." The pair will use cad-


bv John Turner


I T H R E E v i l la g e s jo in e d to g e th e r to say th a n k you to th e m a n who h a s k e p t th e p e a c e fo r n e a r ly 25 y e a r s across 77 squ a re miles of th e most beautiful countryside m


| dies and an official scor­ er.Mr Hailwood can be


I contacted on 01200 424240.


| Br itain.


i PC John Barber is now plain M r B a rb e r a f te r deciding to retire and take up a new post as p ro je c t o f f ic e r for th e L an - cashire Rural Stress Network.


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Ultraframe in forefront of technology


opment in conservatory roofs, says th e half-year-


^T h e strength of its posi- sharply and several new tionfs emphasised by the products w e r e ^ ' th s n ^ ^ th e ^ a l f -y e a r . . ,’• options for conservatory


;-SH)espite sales being interor finishes. 'affected by bad weather


both in Britain and Europe, Ultraframe's turnover for


the six months to March 30th was up seven per cent over the previous period, to


£38m. But pre-tax profit went . }’! • *s *v;jpjm\Vy


Seminar on drugs use


I l UB operators and feensees in the Ribble Val-


j The event, a t Burnley Ifootball Club tomorrow iifternoon, will launch the l lru g safety guidance for Tlubs and pubs which oper­ a t e under the terms of a ■public entertainments lie-


Xy have been invited^to f ttend a seminar to min- Inise the dangerous use of ■rugs at dances,


fence.


provide information and a Check list will be provided


Specialist speakers will ;


i for both staff and guests to I liable them to minimise the


1 hhrm from drugs use. \ | Clubs or lice'nsees\who I have not yet received an\ ] invitation should contact i Mr John Smith on 01254 263525. • ;


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down by 13% to £9m. Chairman Mr Rod Sellers explains several reasons for this, emphasising that capi­ ta l expenditure, buying other businesses and invest­ ing in people and infrastruc­ ture including tooling and information technology have all put up overheads. But the investment in production facilities gave


confidence that the compa­ ny could service the strong growth from core markets once conditions improved. "Sales for Ultraspan, our


commercial large span enclosures business, made excellent progress, increas­ ing to £2.5m. from only £0.5m.,” says Mr Sellers. At the industry annual


company expects a signifi­ cant increase in sales now that the main selling season has started in America. "Following a thorough


Mr Sellers says that the


review of our strategy, we are now expanding our routes to market to include j existing sunroom manufac­


turers. "We are able to provide .


these new customers with | products which comple­


ment their existing range . with more modem versatile |


glazed roof structures. "The business is now well- |


positioned to benefit from the significant customers gained and from the newly- | established distribution


channels." As in the UK, the weath­ „ i


er has played a part in hold-1 ing back European sales. A strategy for increased pene- tration is being developed and the company is confi- | dent that it is an important


. Leads generation rose_______ ___________


exhibtion, Glassex, major customers were positive about the outlook for the remainder of the year.


a ten th of a penny more than last year.


Appleby Horse Fair cancellation due


to foot and mouth


P EO P L E on th e ir way through th e Ribble Val­ ley to a m a jo r co u n try ev en t m ay b e unaware


i of i ts cancellation. ■ ' Appleby Horse Fair,


' which is usually held m early June every year, has been cancelled owing to the foot and mouth disease sit­ uation in Cumbria. I t is the first time the fair has been cancelled since 1750. The potentially danger­


ling people will not have | heard aboutthe decision


and will still attem pt to visit Cumbria next month. A number of organisa- |


tions representing members of travelling communities have already been notified of the cancellation, but road signs at the entrance to the county will be used to dis­ play the information to ensure the message gets


through.


ous consequences of large numbers of visitors bring-


' ing horses to the area has ; forced the fair committee, 1 ! after consultation with


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i a t tra c ted . more than . ‘ 100,000 people in a week. Cumbria Constabulary is


; now concerned that travel­ Also, local police have ,


been asked to distribute | leaflets to people in its force .


area. In past years members of travelling communities I have camped by the A59 on their way to the fair. The last time the fair was


cancelled was because there I was an outbreak of the plague.


Supermarket's gift to school


■ mm? rT?OTTNDS of a special school in Blackburn will T o S X S a Picture, partly thanks to a Clitheroe


in conjunction with seeds company Unvrinsand the Bllckbum Partnership, have handed over


,v. Ynno bulbs and tubers to Crosshill Special School. 1,0Thebbulbs, including dahlia tubers, will be planted in a


Japanese garden being created in the shcool grounds.


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He will provide a lifeline to farmers and countrydwellers in


times of crisis. He originally intended to follow


a family tradition and join the Army. Instead, he ended up in the


Royal Berkshire Police. After a spell as proprietor of a


Blackpool guest house, he joined Lancashire Police, and took over the beat covering the villages of Newton, Dunsop Bridge and Slaid-


bum.His most frightening experi­ ence, he says, was when, in 1990, he found himself looking down


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the sawn-off barrels of a shotgun wielded by a wanted villain. He persuaded the man to throw


down the gun, and then sat on the man's back for 23 minutes until reinforcements arrived in a remote


"I still remember that incident


vividly, it was the most frightening thing that happened to me,", said grandfather-of-two Mr Barber,


whose actions earned him an award for gallantry.


Villagers from Newton, biaio- burn and Dunsop Bridge turned


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out in force at the Parkers Arms, Newton, on Friday, to say official


farewells to a man who was not only their respected village police­ man, but also treasurer of the New- | ton Village Hall. The three parish councils and


Newton Village Hall committee presented him with a combination 1 of tokens and cash to provide a I


retirement nest egg. His colleagues at Clitheroe police


station presented him with a pair of binoculars.


(140501/4/20) Mr and Mrs Barber are pictured |


with some of those at the presenta­ tion.


i J. Hickey (Accrington) :.r ■. ^nUVvl lldll w u i l i iy j ’ “ ' ___ Villagers turn whtotokfflig^|er™rit ..... ih ■ I, .I in rjn1 "•n— • ■ s Affray case


against men is adjourned


TH E case ag a in s t two Ribble Valley men was adjourned until June 7th after Burnley magistrates were told a co-defendant had been seriously in j­


ured in an accident. Shaun P atrick Kenny


(21), of Standridge Farm, Slaidburn, and Stephen Simpkin (26), of Downham Road, Chatburn, are both


charged with affray. Kenny is also accused of destroying or damaging


property. Not present in court was


Peter Aspinall (22), of Hey- hurst Street, Clitheroe, who


is also accused of affray. His solicitor, Mr John


Greenwood, said he had been injured in a road traf­ fic accident and asked for the case to be adjourned.


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