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Famous author stayed at parents’ guest house . : by Tim Procter


TELEVISION per­ son a l ity Aled Jones was th e .la te s t well- known v is i to r to Stonyhurst College. The "Songs of


Hill, near Sabden, shortly: after 8 a.m.


on Tuesday. Sgt Russ Gregory, of the road traf­


fic policing unit, said the road was closed while the vehicle was removed. He said the car had apparently hit a


stone and no other vehicle was involved.


number of


filled places teal schools


ber of unfilled primary school [he Ribble Valley is less than 5%.


Ihat the Val- f with Hynd- Uy a total of


| Lancashire ncil commit-


[places com- 579 in West and 1,039 in


art to mem- 1 Education |g Learning jid Scrutiny ■shows that 1 of unfilled ercentage of I is just 4.88 Ribble


Jlburn com- |o st a quar- ancashire.


|to look at iucing the


revealed in a number of unfilled places in primary schools, the county council intends to estab­ lish a rolling programme of reviews based on the d a ta . Burnley has already been subjected to a review and Preston and Skelmersdale have now been selected, fol­ lowed by West Lan­ cashire and Chorley. A spokesman for Lan­


cashire County Council said there were no plans at this stage to conduct a review in the Ribble Val- ley/Hyndburn area, where the number of unfilled places is less prevalent than in other districts.


ler beat bobby is to Mr Stephensc>n,(,48),


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[hief Consta- shire.


IStephenson I t the end of fthe present stable Mrs te completes rear term of


who began his career in Burnley, has served in Bacup, Accrington, Pre­ ston and the force head­ quarters at Hutton. He has also served with the Merseyside force and, for six months, the Royal Ulster Constabulary. He led police response


to las t year's dis tur­ bances in Burnley.


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bir comments


Ining Inspec- lials of Ribble pugh Council the site was


la te and the Ion of the I introduce a i not out­


weighed by the quality of the design. " I t is not a country


house in the traditional sense, but rather a large house in a countryside setting," suggested the council. I t felt tha t the design could not be described as truly out­ standing and would not" add to the tradition of the country house. The withdrawal of the


plan may be discussed briefly at tonight's meet­ ing of Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council's Planning and Development Com­ mittee.


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Praise" presenter sp en t several hours there on Tuesday, filming footage about • J. R. R. Tolkien with one of the few local people who remember his v is its to the col­ lege. As rep o r ted in th e


Advertiser and Times last week, Miss Mary Bailey was a small girl when the how increas­ ingly famous "Lord of th e Rings" a u th o r stayed a t th e guest house her parents ran in a college property over 50 years ago. . Miss Bailey recorded her memories of Tolkien


for inclusion in "Songs of Praise" to be broadcast from a church in Preston on Palm Sunday. The BBC decided to arrange the slot in view of the relative near­ ness of Stonyhurst


Activities aimed at area’s young off the streets


Urgent talks taking place to safeguard Trinity ^ p S i Club by Robbie Robinson


YOUNGSTERS are being encouraged off th e s tr e e ts to try a range of a c t iv it ie s , including computer work, b o x in g and


• ty Youth Club) Mr Mel Diack has arranged a trial run for a group of teenagers to use the PCs in Dot.Com, Mr Nick Hayes'.cyber cafe in


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■ can be raised through Learndirect, negotiated through links with Trini­ ty, which is providing Mr Diack- with support in his efforts. — He said: "CredifTmust


computers aroiuhder- used by ypung reople, generally consiuered as th e majority users of electronic communica­ tions equipment. I t is hoped funding


C l i th e ro e . - Mr Hayes said his


go to Mr Geoff Jackson—something about it." a t Trinity, who a t least Using a minibus pro- listened. I was getting vided by Trinity and a nowhere with Lancashire County Council Youth Service." The first session took


tened to them. They said there was nothing for them to do, so I told them I would try to do


place this week and was judged a huge success The children tried games and learned about teach­ ing systems and careers. Mr Diack also


arranged a trip to Bum- ley Amateur Boxing Club a f te r he met a group of youngsters


volunteer driver, 11 boys from Clitheroe aged from 14 to 19 visited the boxing club and took part in circuit training, skipping, running and sparring. Several youths went in the ring to expe­ rience shadow boxing with Stewart McFad- den, a British Light­ weight Champion. Mr Diack said: "I t was quite a gruelling ses-


when he was campaign- sion. They soon realised ing to save the trees on there was more to it than


the Castle mound. He said: "They were


surprised when I sat and talked to them and lis-


jus t taking a swing a t someone. They had a professional coach telling them what to do, how to


do i t and what not to


do." The success of the


boxing trip means it will now be run on a weekly basis and it is planned to have taster sessions at a skating rink, a ski slope, and in canoeing and sail­ ing. Also, music evenings will be regularly held at T r in i ty Community Centre, and pool and football competitions organised. Longer term work will


involve contact and affil­ iation with Weston Spir­ it, co-founded by Falk- lands War veteran Mr Simon Weston, Lan­ cashire Association of Clubs for Young People and Connexions, which is p a r t of the Govern-


‘ ment's youth and com­ munity service. These


organisations involve the participants in personal development, motiva­ tion and personal skills instruction. Mr Diack said he was


not trying to subvert existing youth groups and associations. He said: "Credit must go to those who already pro­ vide youth activities such as the Scouts, Guides and others, but many young people are either not attracted by those organisations or receive no motivation to try things. "Some children have


no confidence and lack the ability to even try to discover what is avail­ able to them." . He added th a t once


programmes are estab­ lished the professional


organisations must keep the activities ongoing for the benefit of future gen­ erations. He said:"There must


be less talk, less bureau­ cracy, less paperwork and more positive, con­ crete action, so the kids fit into the schemes." Teenagers wanting to


know more can contact Trin i ty Community Centre on 01200 427886 and leave their name and address. Young people aged 20 to 25 can also find o u t. about pro grammes designed to suit them. Our picture shows 13-


year-oIdJames Duffy (left) sparring with a member of Burnley Amateur Boxing Club.


talks are taking place in a bid to safeguard Trini-


outdoor sports. At a time when urgent


and the topicality of the subject fol­ lowing the "Lord of the Rings" huge film success. A retired English


teacher, Miss Bai­ ley is a guide a t the college - and was very impressed


by the way Aled Jones had learnt a lot about it, espe­ cially the Tolkien connection. "He was very


professional and put people quickly a t ease - i t was obvious why he has


succeeded so well at a relatively early age," says Miss Bailey. She and Mr


Jones are pictured (far left) with the series producer, Mr Norman Ivison, who lives locally,


and Mr Lawrence McKell, the dep­ uty headmaster of Stonyhurst. Above, Miss


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Duke of Gloucester to visit luncheon to thank fund-raisers


A RIGHT royal treat will be served up to Ribble Valley Ladies' Luncheon Club next month. The Duke of Gloucester will be giving his personal thanks to club members,


who have raised £164,000 for research into children's cancers. On Wednesday, April


A


3rd, the Duke, who is the joint honorary president of Cancer Research UK, will address the women a t Stirk House Hotel in Gisbum. During his vis it, he


accompanied by the Lord-Lieutenant, Lord Shut.Ueworth, and Mr


will be presented to Mrs Penny.Green, chairman of the club, and treasur­ er "Mrs Dorothy Cos­ grove. The, Duke will be


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community fund-raiser Shirley McNally said: "The Ribble Valley Lun­ cheon Club has done a marvellous job in fund­ raising and raising awareness since i t was set up in 1998. So far it has raised more than £164,000, which is stag­ gering. Cancer Research UK is grateful for the hard work and dedica­ tion of both the mem­ bers and committee of the luncheon club."


Town’s bus depot is to close as staff are told they will have to transfer


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and B o lton , which Lancashire United's parent company, Har­ rogate-based Blaze- field Holdings Ltd, bought from Stage-*


coach. The depot, which


employs 35 staff and was built in the 1930s, serves as garaging, a


mechanical centre and an operational hub for local bus services, but all that will now trans­ fer-to Blackburn from March 31str- Bosses have told


Clitheroe.staff they can also transfer to Black­ burn, where Lancashire United has a depot in


Manner Sutton Street, or to Burnley, which is the base of sister com­ pany, Burnley and Pen- dle Travel. • Yet blame-for-- the depot's closure,is being laid on Lancashire, County Council. Man­ aging director of Blaze- field Holdings Ltd, Mr


Stuart Wilde, explained that the Clitheroe depot relied heavily on school contract services. Award­ ed by Lancashire County Council and subject to regular, competitive ten­ dering, school contracts afforded no security, he said. While admitting that


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