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THERE'S a silver lining to the silver screen this summer for public trans­ port users in the Ribble Valley who visit Clitheroe's Grand Cine­


Lancashire County Council has teamed up with the town's picture house to give free popcorn to anyone who presents their Ribble Valley Day Ranger or any bus ticket bought on the Ribble Val­ ley Rider when paying to see any of the films show­ ing at The Grand in August.


ma. ' To encourage bus use,


Ranger ticket costs £3 for adults, £1.50 for children and £7.50 for families.


A Ribble Valley Day ; n * <


In f e a t a d d s pity’s c o f f e r s


SOME of the children al the farewell party (J020802/3/b). muw


|to the Bright Street-Nursery, 'Clitheroe; without her along for


MOTHER Mrs Eunice Bancroft said her son, Richard, had decided ,'that, for the first time, he could go....


Imoral support. 1 Alter all, the last time he had vis- 'ited the nursery school was 50 years '.ago when he was only four. Mr Bancroft, now an artist living


rating. But he had a good time," she said.- The party was attended by 100


"Unfortunately, I was busy deco­


former pupils at the nursery, which . opened in 1951 to’ cater for 50 chil-, dren aged nine months to five years. Until the early 1970s, the nursery


was run by the health authority, then the social services department


-at Keighley Road, Skipton, was the 'oldest former pupil to turn up at a farewell party to mark the nursery's closure at the end of this month. His mother, of Clitheroe, said this


'week that her son relented in the ‘/end and offered to take her to the 'party.


|or infor- Pictured is Mr Rim- jr local mer, crossing the line visit with his wife, Pat. (s)


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Whist winners SOLO whist winners at the Pendle Club were: Mr A. Leonard, Mr. S. Holding and Mr D. Grant. New players are welcome every Monday at 7-30 p.m. Winners of the bridge


session at the club were: Mrs Joan Scot and Mrs Eileen Hadfield, Mrs Joan Lavery and Miss Pat Hargreaves. New members are


welcome every Monday at 1-30 p.m.


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bllard and Thief strikes


A THIEF forced a win­ dow in an upstairs flat to gain access to the De Tabley Bar and Grill at Ribchester during the early hours of Saturday morning. A cigarette vending machine was forced open


'and a quantity of ciga­ rettes and cash was taken.


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Helpline: 01282 422024. Cruse Bereavement Care:


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Emergency Hotline - 0800 807060. Drugs: Local confiden­


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National: 0800 776600. Ribblc Valley Talking


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took over. The nursery is to close to make


way for Lancashire County Coun­ cil’s new family support service. Mr Bancroft shows a picture of


himself in the early days of the nurs­ ery.


(J020802/3/h).


Watchdog’s new lease of life THE area's health watchdog has been given a new


lease of life. Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Com­


munity Health Council has been chosen to pilot a new independent complaints and advocacy service working with Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale CHC. The councils are due to be abolished under a Gov­


ernment project which is bringing in patient forums and also liaison services at hospital ward level. The new pilot scheme is additional to this and, if


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successful, could see the councils continue, just deal- irig with complaints and putting patients] cases. The scheme starts in September and initially runs


ANGRY pensioner Mr Fred Jackson has com­ plained to the police and Trading Standards offi­ cers over a doorstep offer he turned down.


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lawyers to represent him in a no-win-no-fee action against Castle Cement whose chimneys, the caller claimed, cause neighbours to suffer from asthma. "I got rather upset


The offer was for ' "We used to get dust


years ago, but we haven't had- any to speak of for years. "It is silly to blame


Castle Cement for caus­ ing asthma. There is asthma everywhere these days,'! he added. Mr Jackson said the


called on happened to be a Castle Cement employee. He sent him away with a flea in his


ear." There was controversy


with the man" said Mr Jackson (71), of Chat- bum, who lives just over a mile from the giant chimneys in the direction of the prevailing winds. "I have lived here over


70 years and never had a problem. Nor has my wife," he added.


man claimed that day to have signed up seven, people to pursue their claims against the com­ pany. "He was swanking about making.£750-a-


, week through signing people up . to take


"One of the people he '


. the village for 90-odd years without having any problems.


■action. I know people who have been living in


earlier in the year when canvassers from a firm of solicitors visited house­ holders in Clitheroe offering to pursue com plaints,against Castle Cement on a no-win-no­


fee basis. Mr Ian Sutheran, gen­


eral manager of the Cas­ tle Cement works at Clitheroe, said they had not received any formal approach from anyone wishing to make a claim against the company. ' Should they receive claims they would resist them strorigly, he added


A GIRL was attacked and injured old was left with a nosebleed and a during a late-night incident in Moor swollen face after being punched. Lane Clitheroe.


Following the incident at just one attacker and police are making after 11 p.m. on Friday, the 14-year- inquiries..


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Darren’s rugged determination against massive odds lands him a ‘Heart of the Valley’ nomination


by Julie Frankland


A BILLINGTON man's determination to hold on to a dream could win him our heartl Self-employed builder


ling went through a wall and over-turned. One of his friends was


Darren Helm has been nominated for: the Against the Odds award to be presented at our celebrity-packed "Heart of the : Valley • Gala Evening" on Saturday, October 26th;' a t Gis- burn’s Stirk House Hotel. .The award is open to


killed and Mr Helm, a former pupil of Whalley CE School and Ribbles- dale High School Tech­ nology College, received head and brain injuries which paralysed him and put him in the intensive care unit at Blackburn Royal Infirmary, where a ventilator kept him alive." At the time, Mr Helm


anyone who deserves recognition for achieving personal goals despite obstacles. Yet few of us can have encountered the kind of difficulties 30-year-old Mr Helm has had to overcome. For as an 18-year-old,


Darren almost died when the car in which he and friends were travel­


was a new recruit in the RAF. He showed his fighting spirit by pulling through, but brain dam­ age led, to a medical dis­ charge’from the service. Yet Mr Helm'.was and is still determined to re­ join the RAF and hold­ ing on to this dream has empowered him to make remarkable strides towards regaining full health and fitness. His progress over the last 11 years has amazed


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• Nominated for-our Kind Heart award this week are Clitheroe cou­ ple Mr Derek and Mrs Lily Pralt, of West View. I Mr Pratt is a retired


bus driver and Mrs' P ratt, a retired cook, who used to .work, at Edisford County Prima­ ry School. Now they-use their job skills to help two elderly and partially sighted neighbours. They cook meals, help with shopping arid drive


his doctors. In 1999, he set up his own building business, having quali­ fied as a bricklayer and plasterer. He has under­ taken a parachute jump, ■ enjoys gym training and kick-boxing and earlier this year, raised £1,100 in a skip-a-thon for the Burnley and Pendle Headway group. Head-, way is a national charity- which supports people with brain injuries.


them to appointments. They also keep them company and Mr Pratt maintains their gardens. Without the couple, according to the neighr hour who forwarded them for the Kind Heart award, it is likely that both of the people they care for could not man­ age on their own and would therefore have to move into a home. Mr and-Mrs P ra tt


five award categories. These are: • Braveheart - an


award for anyone who has put another first in the ■face of danger. Nominees may work in a "danger" job such as the fire service or police. They could also serve with Mountain Rescue or another, such organisation or they-may be an individual, who has overcome their own fears to help others.


find the time to help their neighbours despite having family commit­ ments in the form of a son and two grandchil­ dren. Mrs Pratt is also


' co-ordinator for West View Neighbourhood Watch. If you know, anyone


tha t you feel deserves one of our awards, you have-until Saturday, August 31st, to put their name forward. Remem­ ber, you can nominate in


• Unsung hero - is . ,


■ for this award. - Against the Odds -


' 12 who has shown excep­ tional bravery is eligible


open to anyone of any age, who has worked for the good of the communi­ ty:' ;V ' - t; • Child of courage - any child under the age of


j for achieving personal goals, despite many • obstacles.


this award is for those who deserve recognition


• Kind Heart - for


j our front counter or post it to us at 3 King Street, Clitheroe, BB7 2EW.


tion, simply write us a brief note, giving us,the name, address and age of your nominee and details of which category you -want them to feature in. You can pop your note into the wooden box by


our community's carers. To make a nomina­


. Alternatively, you can telephone us with details on 01200 422324. Tickets for the gala evening, which also


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; includes dinner, dancing ' and a cabaret, will be on sale shortly, priced at £35


. each. All proceeds from the event are to be donat­ ed to.the Ribble Valley •Ladies' Luncheon Club to support its efforts to raise money for Cancer Research UK's ground­ breaking work to com­ bat cancer in children.


Grant will help small traders


A CASH sum secured by the Ribble Valley will be used to help small retail­ ers and traders. The area has been


allocated a grant of £10,000 as part of a gov­ ernment crime preven­ tion hand-out. A total .of almost


£lm. is being channelled into the North-West regiori through the Trea­ sury's Capital Moderni­ sation Fund. The £942,209 of grants announced this week are being handed out as part


Let the battle begin!


A SPECTACULAR re-1 enactment event is planned for this weekend when the Roundheads and Cavaliers meet again after 350 years, in the grounds of'Downham


beautiful old hall, which nestles under the tower­


HaU. The gardens of this


ing landmark of Pendle Hill,'will be^open to the public on'Saturday'and Sunday from 2 to 4-30 p.m. with attractions including -a Wildlife


. Improvements funded by the cash will include the installation of small CCTV schemes for indi­ vidual premises, locks, toughened glass, shut­ ters and burglar alarms, among other initiatives. The Ribble Valley's grant has already been


of the second year of a three-year programme totalling around £15m., which will be spent nationwide on projects to assist small retail businesses improve their security.


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allocated to specific businesses which sub­ mitted bids for the cash. Home Office Minister


John Denham, who announced which schemes would benefit from the funding boost, said: "The Government is Serious about tackling crime, and this funding scheme is an important part of our crime-fight­ ing armoury. This alloca­ tion of £942,209 will see many local shops benefit immediately from increased security."


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on line news A NEW web site is being set up by Stony­ hurst College. "It will stand out as a


been put on the Internet about Stonyhurst over the years. There has been an official one with basic information, plus some set up by former pupils to keep in contact. Some have 'exchanged


bad as well as good memories and at least one has had restricted access, with the pass­ word being given out only to known old boys. - The new official site,


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