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The Clitheroe T h u r s d a y , A u g u s t 8 th , 2 0 0 2 N o - 6 ,0 5 7


vertiser an imes n e w s a n d v ie w s f rom th e Centime of-the. K in g d om


Your name In lights


page 15 AT A GLANCE


A teenager is attacked during, a late-night incident in Clitheroe.


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A former Whalley woman launches a ‘watery’ enterprise in Cumbria;


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No-win-no-fee canvassers anger a Chatbum pensioner.


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The countdown begins to a charity football extravaganza.


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A retired Clitheroe teacher makes a poignant pilgrim­ age to the battle sites of Belgium in memory of his father.


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A marathon man from Clitheroe has raised funds for the town’s health centre to help asthma suf­ ferers.


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Efforts to encourage Clitheroe and Whalley businesses to help pay for CCTV monitoring are being stepped up.


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Local quartet in top Woman of the Year award


THE Ribble Valley has four nominees up for this year's pre s tig io u s L ancash ire Woman of the Year award. The quartet includes Saw-


ley's Mrs Penny Green, who is chairwoman of Ribble Valley Ladies' Luncheon Club and nominated for her charity fund-raising work, and Gis- bum's Mrs Helen Colley, the founder of pudding and bis­ cuit company Farmhouse Fayre. Mrs Colley is nomi­ nated not only for entrepre­


neurial skills, but also for her commitment to her staff and support of village life. The borough's third nomi­


nee is also forwarded for her business skills. She is Mrs Lil­ ian Hargreaves, of Mytton Fold Hotel. When she moved to Mytton-Fold, i t was a working farm, but suffered a number of blows, including losing its pig herd to swine fever. As a result, an unbowed Mrs Hargreaves began a pro­ gramme of diversification, first taking in bed and break­


fast guests, before developing Mytton Fold into a hotel,


' conference and banqueting venue with its own golf course. MA Hargreaves is also a supporter of a number of chari tablecauses. ' The'final local nominee is


Mrs Julia Watson, who works - for a Blackburn-based firm of solicitors. Having become a specialist in family law and a deputy district judge, Mrs Watson, who is a mother and linked with several industry and community organisa­


tions, is nominated for her professional skills. The four women feature on


a sh o r tlist of 40 nominees from around the county. The overall winner will be announced a t an awards event, which takes place at Gisbum's Stirk House Hotel on September 25th between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The day will s ta r t with a flower arranging demonstration, .which will be followed by lunch, the award ceremony and a fashion show. Tickets


for the event cost £25, with all proceeds going to the char­ ity, Barnado's. They can be obtained by telephoning 01254 249116. The award and award cere­


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mony are organised by a com­ mittee of Lancashire Barna-


. do's volunteers, which also chooses the winner. This year's winner will be present­ ed with her award by Mrs Anne Alcock, of. Wilpshire, who was Lancashire's Woman of the Year in 1990 for taking aid out to Romania.


to move as BNP books nearby site by John Turner


ORGANISERS of a Ribble Val­ ley annual vintage rally uproot­ ed their event this week after they discovered that the British National Party planned to hold simultaneously the "biggest event in its history" in an adjoin­


ing field. High-powered meetings involving


to p police officers an d borough council officials have been held since i t emerged th a t the controversial party, which scored big successes in' th e local ele c tio n s a t B u rn le y / planned to hold i ts two-day Red, White and Blue Summer Festival on land near the A59 a t Sawley next weekend.. *.:,..*


sen the Ribble Valley for its event on Saturday and Sunday, August 17th and 18th, came on the party's Internet


web site. The web page stated: "The RWB is


a private gathering of BNP members and supporters and the exact location is not being revealed just yet to avoid. the unwelcome attention of unwashed gatecrashers. We can say, however, it is staggeringly beautiful." But the location could not remain a


secret for very long because the BNP had published two colour pictures of • the Sawley site, one of which is pic­ tured right, alongside details of the


event. The m a t te r was brought to the


. Council’s Chief Executive, Mr David ' Morris, and council director of legal,'


attention of Ribble Valley Borough ,The festival is planned for^a site,/ ; v ; - iV;■ -i;


"close to whero the .Ribble Valley-Vin­ tage Rally'Was due .to.hold its 14th.i


; annual gathering; wMch"i^',expected3;i; -to attract between 8,000 and 10,000 v is ito rs . T h e same S awle y farmer, owns both sites. .


At a meeting of the vintage rally 1 , ft s f i 1


organisers on Monday, they acceded to a request from Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council to hold their rally on a different site. They will now stage the event, which has 120 cars, 70 motor cycles, 100 tractors, 100 wagons and 80 stationary engines, on the other side of the A59, at Higher Greenhead Farm, Sawley. "We are not happy," said Mr Rod


T H^p : Bob Ford said on Monday: " I ,, have heard :t his morning-that^the organisers oC the vintage ra l ly a re “


services Mr Paul Tinison. They had . contact _with,ChiefSuptJohniThomp-'. son as early as Friday.;


'thmking'of ihoving .their location. I t " ’ was going to be in a field adjacent’.to'


the BNP event." He added: "There is no .reason or


power to us to prohibit the B r it ish . National Party. They are a legitimate political party. Having said that, we will be monitoring the situation and will make the appropriate response to


it." Mr Timson said they "got wind of"


the BNP event and became concerned because of the closeness of the steam


Gregg, a director of the vintage rally. "We have been planning this for a long


time." First news that the BNP had cho­


fair. He said the police had asked the


organisers of the steam fair if they would consider moving their event, "They are a bit miffed because they


had their site booked with the same farmer for some time. Our other con­ cern is that the site is near where there / is ofteri a Sunday market; and bur fear


including Nemesis, Stigger & Sisco and.a new folk rock band called;Vor- tigernlwhich makes its debut.'A fire1


- ’ Evening entertainment would be i IS'that people bn the Sunday will think works display set to music was .also t.is/aVcar.boot^leandturnpff .th e ' : On the web site, the BNP boasted of


the "beautiful, secluded, country site, within easy reach of the motorway network" and the fact that they had arranged for a Big Top for the £16-a- head event in case of rain. "Saturdaywill offer the chance of


serious politics for th e 'fan a t ic ” amongst us; while a children's party with a magician will be running simul­ taneously," stated the web site. ' Other a ttractio n s include a bar, three bouncy castles, team paintball, a falconry display, a fire-eater and stuntman.


" A 5 9 ,m t 6 r; t K b ; s i t e ; v T h e h iy b u . e n d ’jU p l - w i t h > a l o t o f c h a o s .o n ’ a d a n g e r o u s s t r e t c h o f r o a d w h e r e t h e r e .w a s a f a t a l a c c id e n t n o t m a n y y e a r s a g o . "


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...pro.mi^edi^.as'Well as j!b ;p a tri^ tic i . Teddy bear" competition.’;-* :/. • 7 - ■s-The landowrier/MrJohn Barnes, of Dockber.Farm,.West of the’A59| was


on behalf of the BNP_ either, but a handwritten note delivered to our office - which we have been unable to authenticate - was signed by "Mark (British National Party)", giving the


. party's PO box number in Welshpool, and thanking the people of the Ribble Valley for "letting us host our festival in the beautiful Ribble Valley". The letter concluded: "When we


come to power we will always fondly rember (sic) the local people of Sawley and the .Ribble Valley for your hospi­


tality."'''


Nomadic cyclist Harry brings a new meaning to the words ‘on


WHEN cyclist Harry Hindle


i leaves his Chatburn home for l the sunnier shores of south- | ern Europe in October i t will | be a case of Crocodile Dundee meets th e Tour de


| France. For the 55-year-old is plan­ ning to give up his home in


| Quarry Farm Court and spend the next four years as a self-


| titled hi-tech nomad. Living on a daily allowance


| of five euros (around £3), the Zen Buddhist plans to eat one meal a day, practise his yoga


| and meditate before spending time getting to know the real


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| people and places of Portugal, I Spain, France and Italy. Mr Hindle's first memorable


I cycling tour was in 1969. Sec- | onded to the RAF, he spent


| three weeks cycling through the Malaysian jungle from Thailand to Singapore.


I .F o r years afterwards he I planned to cycle, e ith e r to China or round the world, but


I his wanderlust has now led him | to travel th e len gth of th e Mediterranean coastline.


Leaving behind all the trap*


pings of civilisation, Mr Hindle and his mountain bike will fly to Faro on October 6th. After landing a t lunchtime, his first port of call will be the resort's beach, where he plans to be by 2 p.m.


For the next four years his .


home will be in his panniers and the two bags attached to the back of his mountain bike. His luggage will consist of a hi-tech tent, designed by a Norwegian


' * company to cope with both Arc­ tic and mountainous conditions, as well as a sleeping bag, four shirts, four pairs of shorts, three pairs of trousers, two pairs of shoes,cameras,aradio,water-


/proofs and fleeces. Mr Hindle plans to travel


round Portugal and then on to Spain, takin g in .Marbella,


Nerja, Alicante and Valencia, before moving into France and completing the 4,000-mile jour­


ney to Italy. • His diet will be mainly vege­


tarian, but with some fish to provide him with essential min­ erals. And Mr Hindle's plan is to eat just one meal a day, eight hours before he goes to sleep - a


lifestyle which he currently tries to lead, but one which he hopes will be more easily followed on his travels.


A driver with Ribchester firm *:'*. ,


Classic Travel, Mr Hindle is looking forward to starting his new lifestyle, with the blessing of his 15-year-old daughter, Lauren. "I have not had a holi­ day in 30 years, the last was to th e Isle of Man TT races in 1972," said Mr Hindle. "I need a break I, The plan is take three to four years out and try a new* lifestyle, nomading." :. "I want to visit the real people


and see the real.countryside; The beauty of the trip is that I do not know what is going to happen, that is what will make


the trip. I can head anywhere I like with no rush or panic. "I am thinking about possibly


writing a book about the tr ip .* and I might call i t 'The Next Banana' because that is all I will •have to worry about. What a


lifestylel" - Mr Hindle is pictured with,


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Mayor’s ehain of office catches a royal visitor’s eye


TH E s ilv er chain of office worn by the Rib­ ble Valley Mayor c a u g h t th e eye of a royal vis itor during a golden jubilee visit to the North West. On Monday, . The


Queen and Duke of Edinburgh were in Pre­ ston meeting civic digni­ taries and individuals representing the whole of the county. As the official repre­


■Lancashire mayors who Were introduced to the royal couple. With the county's first


sentative of the Ribble Valley, the Mayor, Coun. Mrs Joyce Holgate, was in the official line-up of


citizens ranked accord­ ing to authority size, the Ribble Valley was last in line. However, Coun. Holgate did get to speak to the Duke when he commented about her chain of pffice, asking if it was new. In honour of the special occasion Coun. Holgate donned the outf it and h at she had bought to Wear at the Buckingham Palace garden party. "I did not think the Queen would notice if I wore it again,"


said Coun. Holgate. Speaking afterwards


ab o u t her role, as the Ribble.Valley's represen­ tative,she"said she had felt almost overawed by


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A-MEETING. was to be held yesterday about the dangers of th e Pendle Road-A59 junction in


Clitheroe. Police are very concerned at the number of casu­


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thing I will never forget and I felt very proud to be able to meet the Queen." Immediately before


the royal reception, Coun. Holgate had been among the p a r ty of other Lancashire mayors which had processed from the town hall before gathering outside the Harris Museum to watch a performance, which was also enjoyed by the thousands in the crowd. The official party then made i ts way to Preston Guild Hall for what was described as an "indoor Buckingham Palace-style garden party". Among the 1,000


guests who attended the reception was a delega­ tion from the Ribble Val­ ley which included Mr David Morris, Chief Executive of Ribble Val­ ley Borough Council, Mr Ken Redfearn, president of Whalley Chamber of Trade, Mrs Aileen Evans, executive direc­ to r of Ribble Valley Enterprise Ltd, retired health worker. Mrs Sheila Maw,* Mr David , Borland OBE and Mr John Wellbank, project manager for the Bow-


land Initiative.: They ■were joined by*. U l tra ­ frame founder.Mr John Lancaster and Mr Cyril Law.


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