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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), - S Oil for boi —/b y Shereen Low — — — — — <BORED w i th your-


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Newcomer David is a splash


• has taken to the sport like a duck to


By CRAIG SALMON CLITHEROE canoeist David Perry


.Grammar School pupil has been mightily impressive in his first season on the canoe slalom circuit.


water. The 13-year-old Clitheroe Royal


promoted from the Fourth Division of the British Canoe Slalom Union to the Second Division. •It is a particularly remarkable


In just six months,' David has been 1 everyone else in a time of one minute ;


■ achievement for David, as he,has ■ only just begun racing on the slalom courses and has not received any coaching in the past. '


enced adult paddlers to take first place in his class,'and clinched his top placing at Tees Barrage, Middles­ brough, where he finished ahead of


He beat older and more experi­ • .


and 18 seconds. The courses are usually around 300


metres long with around 25 gates which each canoeist has to safely


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Although the process of t : H . ‘


negotiate. It is the degree of techni­ cal difficulty which tests the canoeists, as they incur time penal­ ties for every mistake.


• •• David is a member of Clitheroe


Canoe Club, but paddles for West- houghton Canoe Club, who train at


" the Burrs in Bury. His dad, Tony, said: “We are very


proud of him. “He has done it all without any


coaching and has got through due to his own sheer enthusiasm.”


“CHANGING ROOMS” designer Anna Ryder-Richardson (s)


■ by Gabrielle Fagan


I HIR IN G an interior designer used to be l a luxury enjoyed only by th e rich and


I famous. . | Now many more of us are willing to ask an I expert to act as a guide and mentor as we plan I and create the home of our dreams. | It is partly because we have become more con­ f id en t in our taste and more knowledgeable1 | about style and design.


| Undoubtedly, those television interior pro- |grammes such as “Changing Rooms” and | “Home Front”, and larger-than-life celebrity


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| designers such as Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, | Linda Barker and others, have done much to


Kejamos are Celebrating their David Perry is proving to be a splash hit in his first year in a canoe, (s) .. . .. Sam antha’s starring role5


THERE were some out­ standing performances from athletes representing the Ribble Valley Modern Pentathlon Team at the weekend. The locals travelled to


star of the show as she fin­ ished first in both the triathlon and biathlon events in the 13/14-year- olds category. Her success owed much


Kirkham to take part in the Fylde coast club’s Biathlon and Triathlon Championships. ■ ■ 1 ; v T h i r fee e hr y e a r t 6:1 d


Samantha Murray was the .lete:to impress for the suc­


to a superb score of 78/in the shot putt, and she-also finished top of the pile" in the 1,000 metre run., However, Samantha .wasn’t the only local ath-


achieved first place in the biathlon while Elizabeth Highton was first in the biathlon and second in the . triathlon: for the 10/11- - year-old girls!;, ^


cessful local club. Bryn Phillips (10)


. F o u r te e n -y e a r -o ld Louise Highton, competing


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ond in thebiathlon. Toby Banfield (16) was


first in the biathlon and:, second in the triathlon and


Pam Highton, competing in the:masters class, did


■ likewise. Sarah Crossley was third .,


in - both,-, events while


in the 15/16-year-blds'sedf-'^Megan Phillip (13) tion, stormed to victory in ' achieved a second place in the triathlon and came sec- the biathlon.


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Clitheroe Wolves Under 14s have two new sponsors. Their new strips are sponsored by AW Cleaning of Clitheroe and match balls for next three seasons have been sponsored by MJ Builders, (s)


, Wolves youngsters enjoy 10-goal win


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with a comprehensive win.


deserved lead, and further goals came before half-time ramp from Parkinson and Ripley, with.his second. ., After the break, the Wolves put Brierfield under con­


Ripley forced the ball over the line to give Clitheroe a


stant pressure, and moved into double figures with strikes from Parkinson, Bailey (2), Dent, Ripley,(2) and Nettle-


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Dog in search of first win of season


DOG Inn return to league action on Sunday, having been without an Accrington and .District Memorial League game at the weekend. ...


. • : The Whalley side take on Castle at Wilsons play­


ing fields, still seeking them first win of .the season. Manager Simon Kerins is set to make some changes as he and his team look to bounce back from their


embarrassing 8-2 loss to Queens Old Boys.. . . Kerins said: ”1 know my preferred team for the


match, but time will tell whether those players are actually available for the game. • ^ _ "Whatever happens, we need to kick-start our sea­


iM JThd division is still very open, much more so tlian Apart from the issue of personal and collective


son as soon as possible.


was the case last year. s.'J1


pride, that should be the ultimate incentive."______ "


d'their good start to the season . '


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West E n d ..................................... .. • ..............: . . . . .2 THE Clitheroe lads took the lead when Gino Peregrine spotted the West End keeper off his line and lobbed him


Wolves Under 15s.A. . . . . . . . . • • from 40 yards out. • •• • • • • •


• ’ West End pulled the scores level in the second halt thanks to another mix-up to make the final score 2-2. ! ; 0 More junior soccer action can be found on page 39. ,


lead before the visitors pulled one back just before half­ time.1


The left foot of Jake Chadwick gave them a two-goal . -


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LAURENCE LLEWELYN BOWEN, • of “Changing Rooms” (s)


inspire us with their make-overs and innovative


Churchill, of Jane Churchill Interiors, says: “Interior design is all about confidence. After years of practice I know more about what works and what doesn’t, where to place fumi- ■ ture and how to get the best effect from light­


decorsehemes...... ■ So how: can an interior designer help? Jane


ing. “Just because someone has not thought of all


. furnishings from fabrics to furniture, and can ■ open a client’s mind to different colours, finish-


those things does not mean they have no sense of style. It just means I’ve had the experience.” Designers have a wealth of knowledge about


es, and effects. Talking to someone about ideas helps to crystalise them and can help to avoid expensive . experiments and mistakes. A good designer will.,


want a client to realise her perfect scheme. Choosing a designer need not be daunting as


the British Interior Design Association has an accredited membership of professionals and will Help match people to an appropriate designer.


out that employing one could even save you money. A professional will charge a fee for a pror' ject, but it should be borne in mind that often V nearly everything bought for a project will b e / purchased at cost. Much of the saving is gener­ ally passed on to the client. But he stresses that people should be realistic


Simon Cavelle, chairman of BIDA, points:


about costs. As a guideline around £3,000 is not enough to decorate a house from top to bottom. A lack of reality about cost is understand­ able because few of us decorate and furnish a room in one go, and so the cost is spread out over many months. If a designer is employed ■ major items may have to be bought at the .I same time.


budget, many major stores are now offering interior design consultations. We routinely ask experts to advise on other


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exactly curtains for cur­ tains yet, the formerly incontrovertible rule that window dressings should be heavily gathered, lined and interlined, hung from elab­ orate tracks or poles, fes­ tooned with pelmets and tiebacks, and in conse­ quence, heinously expen­ sive, has been blown asun­ der.


• approach questions wheth­ er curtains need to be gath­ ered at all when a flat panel might do the same job; or whether ugly tracks can be replaced with discreet ten­ sion wire.” This is not to say that


. “A relaxed contemporary ..


traditional curtains no longer have a place, just that you might want to reserve them for more for­ mal situations or make them from cheap and cheerful calico, ticking or hessian rather than smart damasks, velvets aqd silks. There are considerations to bear in mind if you are


■ to make the most of your windows, and consequent­ ly, of the room as a whole, points out Lucinda Gan­ derton. ,


“CHANGING ROOMS” interior designer Linda.Barkcr (s)


Designers have a % wealth of knowledge about furnishings from


Ifahiics to furniture; and can open a client’s mind to different colours, a finishes, and effects


How to get the best out of an


. - H T T E EM M B P E T S .


interior designer • Think through in advance .what you want for each room, including colours and features


you want to keep or lose. Formulating your ideas will help your designer, to get a clearer picture of yqiir vision from the outset, and minimise misunderstandings. .. / O Collect cuttings from magazines of


schemes that appeal to you, or check out illus­ trations in interiors books and have them ready for the first meeting. , 0 Give yourself time to consider your cho­


sen designer’s ideas. Snap decisions are unwise and you could make costly mistakes. If you change your mind it will add to the expense., ■, : 0 Be honest with your designer. Don’t pre­


tend to like something because you are embar­ rassed to reject advice from an “expert”. She or he wants you to celebrate your style in your own individual way. • Keep aside a sum of money just in case


there is an unexpected expense or you fall in love with a fabric or piece that is beyond the


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-Do you want to maximise or minimize the view, keep the room warm, or just simply preserve your priva- .cy?,” she asks.


primary purpose of your window treatment. How much natural daylight are you prepared to give up?


“The first concerns the ’ ' “ S e co n d ly , a s s e s s th e I.: .


^merits pf>your; windqw.! If : i t ’s a thing of beauty, (endeavour to show it off. If it’s somewhat lacking, and many are, consider a style . th a t will disguise its


mind the function of the room. A style appropriate for a formal sitting room would probably be imprac­ tical for a steamy kitchen, and vice versa.


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