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We have a two-page picture spe­ cial as young soccer “ stars” stage a weekend extravaganza.


AT A GLANCE n Aboriginal sponsor for soccer page 21 by Julie Frankland i« pages 14 and 15'


Police use a 13-year-old girl to make a test purchase of alcohol from a Clitheroe off-licence.


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Council workmen remove six tonnes of rubbish from a town centre site.


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The town’s Castle is recreated as a new video traces its history.


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A Waddington res­ ident, popular com­ munity figure and keen fisherman has died suddenly, at the age of 58.


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A cybercafe owner is offering parents advice on the use of the Internet by children.


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The NFU is urging dairy farm­ ers nationwide to repeat an ini­ tiative by farmers in Bowland.


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POLICE rest days in the division, covering th e '-R ib b leV a l le 'y '


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demonstration by mem­ bers of the Anti-Nazi League, a two-day vin­ tage rally being held in fields in the vicinity of the BNP rally at the same time, and the first Premiership match of tjie season at Ewood Park on Saturday against high-profile Sun­ derland have added to police concerns The national chair­


‘ Police leave cancelled amid trouble fears as


have been .cancelled i. this-weekend amid? fears of trouble aris- .


.people to be' there and it will be very much a fam­


ily occasion with bouncy


' castles and that sort of thing. There will simply be nothing for anyone to be concerned about. It will be just people enjoy­ ing themselves, just like anyone else's festival." He- said the event


would be putting a large amount of money into the local economy because of the number of BNP supporters who would be staying in the area in bed and break­ fast accommodation. He said they chose the


man of -. the British National Party said this week: "I can't under­ stand what all the fuss is about." Mr Nick Griffin said:


"We have had two festi­ vals before, one in Wales, the other in Shropshire. ■The first one there were only two policemen there all weekend and during the second one a group of far left opponents were kept about 15 miles away by police and there were 15 of them arrested for drug offences." He stressed the week­


end event at Sawley was purely "a family affair".


Speaking from his


home in mid-Wales, the former Cambridge box­ ing blue and father-of- four, said: "We are simply not going to bother the local area, despite all this fuss kicked up by the silly MP. We expect 800


North West as the loca­ tion for their two-day Red, White and Blue Festival because of their successes in the local elections at Burnley. But the festival site at Mr John Barnes's Dockber Farm was far enough away from Burnley, he claimed, not to invite particular problems. The festival was not a


public event, he said. It would be attended by members and invited


'guests only. , The Press coverage,


too, he added,'would be limited to the local Press and one television crew, to avoid problems like those at the last event when a massive Press' corps turned up. The BNP has been heralding the Sawley


event as "the biggest in the history of the BNP." Attractions include a bar, three bouncy cas­ tles, team paintball, a falconry display, a fire- eater and stuntman and


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music. Extra police are being


drafted into the area at the weekend because of reports that the Anti- Nazi League planned to voice their opposition to the BNP. Police rest days have been-cancelled over the weekend, the force manpower situa­ tion not being helped by the fact that Blackburn are playing Sunderland at Ewood Park in the first Premiership game of the season. The visi­ tors from Sunderland demand a high category of policing. Divisional Comman­


imove it; but itAwoula.be. , •in my'own.iii terest- to


the police and the coun­ cil to either postpone or-^ move it.'-They said; they couldn't force, mb to


.move it. The way-the., !■


police .were talking; th e y - -were expecting big trou­ ble. I decided to move,, despite the expense and inconvenience." A man from Whalley.


gathered dozens of signa­ tures on a petition at the weekend calling on Rib­ ble Valley Borough Council to ban the BNP event (see story below). ■


- □ ••.TJiatis^a total; pack ..of u,lies; Every single point is a lie^It is


- a s sim p le a s thatV W e 46n'|:w6r-r ship Hitler. That is total nbn-


ie n s e , which is why we got 10,000 votes in Burnley a cou­ ple of months ago. I don't blame people for signing this plausible Marxist nonsense - Nick Grif­ fin, BNP leader (above)


PIES could be swopped for bush tucker when Clitheroe FC kicks off its new season on Saturday. For the club's first home game is


to be played under the sponsorship banner of the Aboriginal and Tor­ res Straits Islanders Commission (ATSIC), which is based in Can­ berra, Australia:


' < The "down under” link with Shaw-


bridge has been forged by Blues sea­ son ticket-holder Mr Bruce Dowles,


of Whalley Road, Clitheroe. He spent two months touring Aus­


tralia in 1997 and then returned for a four-month stay in 2000. While there, he lived in an Aboriginal community on the outskirts of Alice Springs and became a supporter of ATSIC initia­ tives to improve education and health services among Aboriginal people. Now he wants more people to


using Saturday's match to highlight


their cause in Clitheroe.- ■ Says Mr Dowles, clerk of Bolton- by-Bowland, Gisbum Forest and Saw-. ley Parish Council: "I am a Blues fan and thought it would be a good idea to bring two of the things I'm most pas­ sionate about - Clitheroe FC and sup­ port for the Aboriginal people - . together through match sponsorship. > "Basically, I'm putting the money


up, but with the full authority and backing of ATSIC, whose staff in Can­ berra are delighted at the prospect o f . a football match being played in Eng­ land under their banner." , ■ Equally .delighted is Clitheroe FC: chairman Mr. Dave Burgess, who has


agreed to include a page of ATSIC information, written by Mr Dowles, in the match programme. He is also allowing Mr Dowles, who was a volun­ teer driver for the Australian team during the Manchester Common­ wealth Games, to decorate the club, bar and sponsors' lounge with ATSIC


understand Aboriginal issues and is . posters. Adds Mr Burgess: "Usually, our The game, which is against Prescot


match sponsors are from Clitheroe. Cables in the North-West Counties Until now, we have never had a League Division One, has a 3 p.m. sponsor from outside the Ribble Val- kick-off.


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ley, so to have support from as far Mr Dowles pictured with an Abo- . away as Australia is fantastic for, us." rigine. (s)


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Area ranks among the wealthiest


Valley is in the top 10


around the region by Natalie Cox


THE Ribble Valley is one of the region's top 10 wealthiest areas. For a borough where


one of the region's most expensive residential properties, Bramley Meade, is currently on the market for a cool £2.5m., it may come as no surprise. And each year the


assets of some of the Ribble Valley's most affluent residents earn them places in the rich lists published in various national newspapers. But, according to


research published this week, what the Valley lacks are young "affluen- tials" - the income wealthy under-30s. This new breed of 21st Centu­ ry consumers can; be found mainly in the south, with Sheffield Hallam the most likely place outside London to


spot them. . • According to a study carried out by the wealth mana gem ent arm of B a r c la y s ,- ' the . moat "affluential" area of the


cou n try is.Kensington and Chelsea’,., where 12.5 % o f its population earn more than .£60,000


a year. • The Cheshire.district-


of Tatton topped the table m the North- West's wealth league, with the Ribble Valley earning sixth spot. Just under 5% of the popula­


tion earn more than £60,000 annually. However, when it


comes to the young wealthy, the Valley was only ranked 41st place regionally. Just 3.5% of those who have an annu­ al income over £60,000 are under the age of 30. Top spot goes to Bolton South East where, although only 0.6% earn more than £60k, 16.7% are under 30.' The research high­


lighted two areas of Manchester which appear to be among those benefiting most from an inflow of young wealthy individuals. Christine Martindale,


Barclays regional com­ munications manager, said: "The trends in the young affluentials are very interesting because they indicate where the next , up and - coming ■


. ington and. Manchester


growth in the young affluentials would sug­


gest that the area is like­ ly - to benefit from increasing gentrification and investment, as is evi­ denced by Sport City development for the Commonwealth Games."


der John Thompson said: "The British National Party's event is a lawful event and we have been involved in discussions with the organisers to advise on a number of aspects, including public safety. "We would urge any­


one intending to come to East Lancashire to behave reasonably and not to break the law. "There will be a high-


profile policing presence during the weekend to offer support and reas­ surance to members of the community," he


added. Police information,


that they were expecting


"big trouble" has forced car boot sale operator


Mr John Pratt to switch his Sunday weekly sale this week from a field


near the festival site to a site near Calderstones at


Mitton. . "I had been asked by


‘Marxist nonsense’ , counters the BNP


THE RE were 263 signatures attached to a petition presented to Ribble Valley Borough Coun­ cil and taken to the Home Office,


in London. The petition called on the Home


Office, Ribble Valley Borough Council and the police to stop the British National Party from holding this


weekend's festival at Sawley. . Speaking to the Clitheroe Advertis­


er and Times on Tuesday, Mr Nick Griffin, the national chairman of the British National Party refuted all the claims attached to the petition, calling them "a pack of lies".: , The petition stated that "The BNP


is a Nazi party which denies the holo­ caust and worships Hitler, preaches ■ race hatred and demands repatriation. They are against democracy. This is


not a 'family event' as the BNP claims. It is a Nazi rally. We do not want Nazis to be treated as 'normal'politi­


cians or as members of a legitimate party."


From his home in mid-Wales, Mr Griffin said: "That is a total pack of


: • Petition claims are sm's~$o$ lies. Every single point is a lie. It is as


simple as that. "We don't worship Hitler. That is


total nonsense, which is why we got 10,000 votes in Burnley a couple of


months ago. "I don't blame people for signing


this plausible Marxist nonsense." • He said in a recent issue of his


party's magazine he had written an article which referred to "the very many ways in which Hitler was


wrong." The BNP had changed its policy on


compulsory repatriation more than


three years ago, he said. ."The only difference between our


policy and the Labour Party policy is that the Home Office had allocated £100,000 to a scheme of voluntary repatriation. We would increase that a thousand fold. People who want to go back to their homeland should be


encouraged to do so," he added. The organiser of the petition asked


for his identity not to be revealed. "I have my family to think-about"


he said, ’’and I don't wish to put my head above the parapet."


Stolen - Pretty Polly which thinks it’s a dog


A RARE parrot which thinks it is a dog has been snatched from


| a Clitheroe stables. The thieves forced open a caravan


I at Whinney Corner Stables, Edis- ford Road, to capture Sally,.a six-


year-old African Grey Minter parrot. The bird was an attraction for,visi­


tors to-the stables, and she was a pro­ lific talker, not only being able to imi­ tate a dog barking but, from time to time, give a realistic miaow. • Sally had lived in a cage in the cara­


van in the yard at the stables for some years.


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