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Clitheroe are tended tough opening game


season By CRAIG SALMON


C LITH ERO E have been handed a tough proposition in the shape of Prescot Cables on the opening day of the new football season. Last season’s North West


Counties’ First Division run­ ners-up visit Shawbridge on Saturday, August 17 th. The Blues then host Warring­


P r e -s e a so n tr a in in g can become a bit of a bind and the players just want to get out and play so it will give everybody a lift to get out on to the pitch


ton Town three days la te r . before playing their first away game of the season the follow­ ing Saturday a t Woodley Sports.


Manager Lee Sculpher has .


already had his men back in for pre-season training for the past month and is pleased with the


way things have gone so far. Sculpher said: “Pre-season


training is not nice. Even at the top level, professional players won’t like pre-season training. “So you try and make i t as varied and as enjoyable as you


can. “I think everybody has done


very well. Obviously they will reap the rewards, as will the team.


“But everyone’s fitness levels _ ,


are quite good. I am very pleased with that. “The advantage this season


has been that most of the play­ ers have been away on holiday, prior to pre-season training and you rarely find that'happening


at this level. 1 , “You usually find that quite


a few of the players are going away during Jiily: and August, so that has been good.” The . Blues step-up th eir


preparations tonight when they face their f irs t , pre-season friendly, away to West Lan­ cashire League outfit Fulwood Amateurs. I t should also give Sculpher


his first opportunity to look at his two major signings of the


summer - Patrick Lauber and Simon Garner.1


. Lauber has joined from Uni-


Bond League First Division side Rossendale United while Garner has signed from Great


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left-sided placers andithat should give us a lot better balance.


Sculpher added: “They are both "


“Blit I am currently talking to.


two other players: One is a defender and the other Is a forward. ' “And we are also keeping our


fingers crossed on the fitness of Neil Reynolds, who is still a couple'of weeks away from


playing. “But myself and Dave Sargent


are always looking for new players should they come available.”


Sculpher admitted the result of


tonight's friendly was immaterial: “Tonight is all about getting a game under the players’belts.


• “I t goes without saying that


we will go there and try to win and play well but the result is irrelevant really. “I think the last two or three


games of the friendlies, .we;will be looking for a result and.a good performance. G C “But we are looking forward to


tonight. Pre-season training can becomeabitof abindandtheplay- ers just want to get out and play; so


it will give everybody a lift to get out on to the pitch.” '


- The Blues’ scheduled trip to ’ Sculpher has also beerybbdst- : Mark Proctor (s) .Volley good!


CLITHEROE volleyball ace Mark Proctor has won a place in the Eng­


land junior men’s squad. The former Ribblesdale High-School


pupil attended trials at Sheffield Uni- . - rw . : , Castleton Gabriels on Saturday i


. has been cancelled. Clitheroe now face Cheadle Towri'away i‘ bn Tuesday.


ed by the news th a t all'of last season’s squad have signed for this season, with the only excep­ tion being Andy Taylor. Sculpher added: .“Andy’s i decided to call it a day for fami­


ly reasons.” For Clitheroe’s full list of fix­


tures for the new season, see next week’s edition.


. versity and suitably impressed the coaches to earn the call-up. _ ci. Mark wiil.now participate in a num­ ber, of training camps a t Heyford in;


I Oxford in preparations for the Euro­ pean Championships, which take place


in two-years time. ' The 17-year-old Roefield Leisure Centre assistant currently plays for Preston-based side Ashton under the tutelage of' coach Martyn Hewitt. He was first introduced to the sport by his PE teacher Tony Smithson at the age


of 12. Volleyball is a poorly funded sport


Netball players honoured successful season


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CALLED-UP: Successful players from the Ribble Valley Netball Club who have been selected for training with the England and Lancashire squads. (J120702/6/b)


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PARENTS and girls alike gathered bn Friday evening a t Chatbum School for the presentation disco of the Ribble Valley. Netball Club. Chairperson Sara Thompson


warmly welcomed everyone and reflected upon what a successful year the club had enjoyed. The top awards were presented at


the end of the night with five awards given out for various achievements during the season. ; Chelsey Davies was named as best primary player, with Laura Marlow -and Laura Alston collecting the best -1 secondary, and senior player awards


Irrespectively. ?. r;.The.ayva.rd for the best goal


shooter award went to Alice Waterhouse with Jenna Woodcock gaining th e Togged Up Trophy for the best defender. Annual trophies were also


. for girls training from .Year 4 to Year 13.The awards were for good attendance, most effort, most


improved player and most , , committed player. / , *


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club has been highlighted by the recognition of the club members as


’ The recent success of the netball


having England potential. Laura Alston, Laura Marlow, Liz


Parkinson and Dominique Morton attended training camps at Leeds in April arid June and all four have been asked to go further, with Laura Alston asked to train as a possible England Under 17s member. Laura Marlow, Jenna Woodcock


and 'Anna Rowlandson are also in the county Under 14s squad, -with several other girls, Katie Cavanagh,.


presented to members in each squad


‘ Lauren'Beck, Liz Parkinson, Sarah Coar and Emily Hearle asked to , attend development sessions with the potential to move up to the full squad in the near future.


TROPHY TIME: Laura Marlow, Laura Alston and Liz Parkinson at the Ribble Valley Netball Club presentation night. (J120702/6/c)


Pool league saddened by death of founder member Norman


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THE pool fraternity of the Ribble Valley were sad d en ed on F r id a y w ith th e news of th e tra g ic d e a th of Clitheroe Pool League chairman Norman Gar­


ner. As a mark of respect


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all matches this wepk have been postponed. When the league’s fix­ tures resume,, a minute’s silence will be held before the first frame. Norman was a founder


member of the league, which was formed after the demise of- the the Ribble Valley LVA Pool League.


Along with the help of |- P ORbER BEFORE AXXGUSf 2ND r PRICE £ 19.991 f l i


his wife, Susan,-! he arranged many functions and presentation nights and also sponsored, the ladies’ town team. - League ' secretary C h r is ' Stewart lNorm


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I T H E Jam e s 'fcB'rai"d"®68)-was*second on the Open a t C l i th e ro e card, while R. Aitken


mt t -m nn tVie


Golf: club: was won b y S. L an g th a n k s to a : gross score of 71.: Run n er-u p was M.


Ashworth,- one-sh ot fu r th e r..b a ck a f te r a


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card p lay -o f f w.ith D a r ren Heesom. Wayne-' Pendlebury: b e a t Dennis Greenup to fourth- place on the c a rd -a f te r b o th sh o t 73.


also held on Saturday,’ saw M. Wade emerge vic­ torious with an impres­ sive score of ,72-4-68.-„ Dl|Knowles (84-16-


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kindness and work went a long way towards other people’s enjoyment. To see people with a smile on- their faces was the only thing, th a t they asked in return. “I have known Nor­


man all my life and he was a tru e friend who Will be sadly missed, not only by'-myself, bu t many others. “Our sincere thoughts, feeling and sympathy go to 1 Susan, son Matthew and


daughter Sarah.”- The funeral will be


held tomorrow a t St' James’ Church, St James’ Street, Clitheroe, and then Clitheroe


Cemetery. .. The service starts at


■10-30 a:m. and any teams, players or officials of the league who wish to


1 pay their respects are asked to assemble at the


said: “Norman and Susan’s u oub u a • j.v a .m. •


■ Royal British Legion at 10 a.m.


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Stork Hotel A 2; Castle A 4, Rose and Crown 8; Buck A 8, Royal British Legion B 4; Whalley Arms A 5, Low Moor . Club 7.


Royal British Legion 10, First Division


ley Arms B 1; Dog Music Bar 4, White Hart 8; Wag­ gon and Horses T^Pe^dle-, Hotel B 5; Brown Cow 6,' Ultraframe 6.


Stork Hotel B 11, Whal- - ' « . Second Division^


Peter’s (Hurst Green) 6, Royal Oak 6; Horse. Shoe B 8, Buck Wrinkleys 4; Bay Horse (Bar- row) 4, Brown Cow (Chat- bum) 8. •


Bridge A 5, New Inn 7; St w .Third Division . *


Shoe C 7; Rose and.Crown 5, Buck-B 7 ; 'Royal British


Pehdle Hotel A 5, Horse


Legion C 10, Bridge B 2.. TABLES


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RB Legion A.... Low Moor....... Buck A.I.......... Stork Hotel A. . . . . Whalley Arms A 8 Castle A............ 8- Rose & Crown ....8


Premier Division • P W L D P


.8 ,8 0 . 0 87 . 8 6 2 0 70 .8 3 4 1-58 8


RB Legion B...... 8 — - • Premier Division RESULTS '


White Hart....... 8 Wgn & Horses A 8 Stork Hotel B.... 8 Ultrafrarae........ 8 Brown Cow....... 8 Pendle Hotel B .. 8 Dog Music Bar./8 Whalley Arms B 8


First Division PW L 6


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6 6


2 2


Second Division 2


1 1


1 1 4 4 6 6


D P 2 75- T 72 1 72 2-57 2 49 1 46 1 39


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Brown Cow (CH)8 4 0 4- G9 St Peter’s (HG).. 8 4 1 3 67 Horse'Shoe B.... 8 4 New Inn............8 4 Bav Horse...... 8 ' 2


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Roval Oak........ 8 1 3 4 bl Bridge A....... . 8 0 6 2 43 Buck Wrinkleys. 8 1 7 Third Division


2 2 63 2 2 60 :1 5 58


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Pendle Witch..... 7 6 RB Legion C..... 8' 3 BuckB............. 8 ,4


Bridge B............8 Rose & Crown R 8 Horse Shoe C.... 8 White Horse..... 7


Buck......... 7 " 4 P w L D p


Pendle Hotel A.. 8 4 -


3 1


‘ 1 53


Ladies’ Division ' P W


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Whalley Arms.. .8 4 RB Legion..;..... 5 5 Pendle Hotel A.... 6 4 White Horse........ 7 - 3 - Dog Inn......... .


6 . 2


RoyalOak........ 6 3 Bndge......... 4


. ..... • Pendle HotelB.... . .' Close iinish to James Braid Trophy . •


f in ish ed th i rd a f te r shooting 74-5-69. ■ .


".. Gary B rad ley won th e .L en R owbottom T ro p h y a t Whalley Golf Club on Saturday ahead.of former club captain Harry Tilley.. - Both scored 40 sta-


bleford' p o in ts ,’ '.but Bradley had the edge


! after a card play-off. *- - - Runners-up in Divi-


: sions 'One' and Two - respectively were John H aw o r th ;»• w ith -, 39.


t p o in ts , and - Kevin Walker; who scored 37. • -The following day


LthhaSpringTnvitatiori- (scoring 42 points.to,.: was finally held, a f te r ' win on the card from R , bein g - d e lay e d ' since ,^Clayton and-R. Hall.: May


., >-• 'p n n n e - In v ita t io n '- ^ d u e t t o ’ inclement weather. th e or ing 42 p o in - . Tony Belfield. and . • John Cole were third, a


' Chris Westwell and point adrift. Tony Wilsoi^emerged.v.-.--'.,Stuart....-.- .P aY n e ,,.


as winners w i th '46-, D an e il H o lg a te and p o in ts .i oh:'the. card;',James-Kennerley. won:; from John-Heap and .:th'e ,three-man.,team Colin Ashworth. v , r • competition a t Mytton


' Two points^further - Fold Golf Club with 81- b ack . inth ird ■ were -stableford points. Andrew :Pollard£and. J o e . -.Salazar, .Neil. David Hawksworth. . .‘Osworth : and Steve


s ' A busy week a t Long Shoreman were run - Leese Barn continued .>nerd-up with 76 points on Tuesday-as S tu a r t vafter.; a card p lay-o ff


• ^Dawson andvDennis. -with Sani Nicholson; Honeyben claimed. the;i*Mark ^Hartley.'i’ and Seniors! Open t i t le ; .Craig Taylor. - ■ >


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but England coach Keith Trenam is hoping to. enhance the profile of the


game. He said: “With the right profile, we ,


are trying to improve the national league structure in England. “We held the trials in Sheffield and


selected'players who we feel have the potential to play at international level although th a t does not necessarily mean they are at that level yet.” Mark, who'also plays cricket for


Ribblesdale Wanderers, has a good sporting pedigree. His dad Steve is captain of Chatburn CC while mum Tricia is an ex- Under 19s and 25s Eng­ land Women’s cricketer and former county hockey player. Anyone who would like to sponsor


Mark can contact him by emailing bln.spbrtfffcastlahcsnews.co.uk.


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Ghatbum beat table-toppers


CHATBURN earned the scalp of table-top­ ping Sutton on a beautiful day. on Saturday. . On a good and true batting track, the locals won the toss and elected to bat.


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the conditions at first, and with just 21 runs on the board both Steve Proctor, and Stuart Draycott were back in the pavilion. Fortunately, Billy Brooks was in fine form, reg­


- However, Chatburn failed to make the. most of


ularly dispatching the bad ball to the boundary. He scored 43 and helped add 58 for the third


wicket with Neil Cartledge (26) as Chatburn staged a recovery. Richard Shovelton and Ted


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I Topham then put on 115 in a vital partnership. Shovelton (62) was out late in the game, while Topham was unbeaten on 47 a t the end of the


allotted 45 overs. In reply, Sutton made a steady but slow start to


strong batting order. Wickets fell quickly, but Sutton tried t o


their reply-before Ah made an impact on then- keep up


with the run rate until they lost their fifth wicket. They then quickly slumped to 103-7, with Ali


claiming each victim. A further 16 runs were added before the demise


of Sutton’s final batsman as Chatburn celebrated


an excellent victory. Chatburn seconds returned to winning ways


with a 70-run victory over Ingrow St John’s sec­ onds. Batting first, they were given an excellent start with Simon Tomlinson scoring 65. •


Useful contibutions from Paul Craig (53) and Howard Braithivaite (28) saw Chatburn post 185


all out. In reply, Ingrow were frustrated by tight bowl­


ing and excellent fielding, resulting in three run outs as they attempted to increase the pace. Russell Braithwaite (3-11), Stuart Mercer (2-


43), Geoff Lambert (1-32) and Howard Braith­ waite (1-5) were the Chatburn wicket-takers.


BBS ATHLETE Anna Griffiths’ latest outing was 18a at the English Schools’ Championships in Not­


tingham at the weekend. And the Clitheroe youngster gave an excellent account of herseir as she took on the best young hur­


dlers in the country. Competing for Lancashire Schools in the Under


i 17 75m hurdles, Anna was 10th. fastest overall


' against specialist hurdlers. She finished sixth in her heat, having posted the


same time as the fourth and fifth girls. The heat provided the eventual winner, wholiails


from the Channel Islands. Anna's next big date in her diary is the AAA


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Championships in Birmingham, which are held on August 10th and iltli. She has been selected to compete in the 100 and 200m sprints, the shot putt and the 75m hurdles.:


Junior coaching at Whalley CC;


WHALLEY Cricket Club stages two coaching


courses for junior cricketers next week. The first course begins on Monday and lasts for I


two days. I t is open to 8-11-year-olds (school years I 4-6) and the course will start at 10 a.m'. at the club’s I Station Road ground. The cost of the course is £20. The second course s tarts two days later on


Wednesday - not August 24th as stated last week. The course runs for three days. Youngsters aged I


between! 12-14-years-old (school years 7-9) are welcome to attend. The course begins at 10 a.m.


and the cost is £30. The two courses will cover all aspects of playing I


cricket, batting, bowling, fielding and wicket-keep­ ing. Everyone will have the opportunity to put new I skills to the test in game situations. The courses are organised and run by qualified cricket coaches. If anyone would like to participate in either I


course, then please contact David Westwood, Calderbank, Longworth Road, Billington, Clitheroe, BB7 9TS (01254 822234/07740172179).


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AFTER withdrawing from the East Lan-| cashirc Football League in 2001, Chatburn I


Richards the man at the helm and Paul Bretherton as his number two.


- Both men plan to use their knowledge of local football to return Chatburn back to. their former glo­ ries. The club is looking for new players to form this season's squad, with training currently on Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. at Chatburn playing fields. For further details or to get involved with the club


• They will enter the Third Division, with Frank ,


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or sponsorship, please contact Frank. Richards I (01200 440518) or Paul Bretherton (01200 441806).


Selected teams for the weekend SATURDAY '


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. Clitheroe (v Blackburn Northern, away, meet 12-30 p.m.) N. Bolton, M. Bolton, Stephen Bishop, S. Coulter, N. Bibby, S. Whalley, A. Burns, M. Coulter, G. Kershaw, M. Harg­ reaves, Fitton. Same team Sunday v Cherry Tree, away, meet. I noon plus M. Preston. Scorer: J. Blackburn.


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Green, M. Scott, P. Bishop, P. Gaskell, C. Musson, R. Dins- da'e, M Preston, S. Bishop. ,C. Brown. F. Hussain C. Seed. I


Scorer: F. Green.


Eastham, T. Little, C. Walton, J. Marshall, A. Turner, F. Barden, S. Marshall, Qadir, D. Bennett, A. Bennett, Raza,' Scorer: J. Laycock.


Read (v Ribblesdalc Wanderers, away, start 2 p.m.) W. '


O’Connor, E Haworth, D. Lynagh, M. Bennett, D. Thistleth- waite, M. Greenwood,K. 0 ’Connor,-M. Doughty ,-S. I Doughty, J. Doughty,J. Gandy. Reserve: C. Baron, W. Dri-1 ver, Scorer: J. Neary. - .- ■ ..


Read 2nds(v Blackburn Northern, home, start2p.m.) G. I -.,


Briggs, D. Howard, M. Peel, J. Rain, I. Bntcliffe, P. A. Hall; | J. Braithwaite, C. Hall, D. Gardner-Chan, R. Gladwin, Nawaz. Scorer: V. Hall. ■


| Lloyd, M. Stafford, S. Wharton, I. Tomlinson, S. Perry, R; 1 1 Whalley, G. Maguire. Same team Sunday v.Cherry Tree; ! home, except C. Hall and M. Wrigley for I. Tomlinson and


Ribblesdale Wanderers 2nds (v Salcsbury, away, start 2 p.m.) B. Spencer, D.-Braithwaite, N. Peel, P. Spencer, R.


■ S.Perry.ScorenR.Fielding. . -


Davies, L. ICcarsley, R. Palmer, A. Whelan,- D. Ovcry, S. Gor-1 ton, D. O'Neil, D. Westwood, Cordinglcy.'


Donald, T.-Jeffs, V. Tanukui S: Mukherjco, L. Burgess. SUNDAY'


Whalloy 2nds (v Burnley GSOB, home) D. Holgate, I.; I Grace, P. Grace, D. Higginbotham, S. Barker,-K. Armer, T.


' Whalley (v Padiham, away) J.-Smith, A. Pratt, M.'l ;|


mKRead 3rds (v Blackburn-Northern; away, start ap.m:) 0k‘ I Hinks, K. O’Connor, I: Hassan; J. Neary,:M. Slithers, >C. Baron, A. Bennett, M. Bennett, J. Laycock, J. Gandy, J. Booth; reserves: M. Doughty, J.: Gandy scorer - K. Boast.-'fi 1


- Clithoroe 3rds (v Rlbblesdalo Wanderers, home, meet 1-15 p.m,) A..Hacking,- K. Driver, O..Young, M; Eglin, C. Tinker, D.-Walker, N.'Gartledge,:P. Dibb, S.- Dawson, .D. Musson, J. Warburton. Scorer: L.-Dinsdale..- e^ '1; ..... A


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i low, M. Pratt, S. Perry, C. Nuttall. T. Sutton, J. Reynolds; | D. Underwood.


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?•:Ribblcsdale Wanderers Youth (v Great Haiyraod, ‘away) 1 ■meet 5-30 p m. prompt) R:Lloyd,- R. Gladwin, S-PerryilC;


Nuttall; T. Sutton', RySutton.'M.-'PrattVL. Gidlow.’G;-1 Slinger.R.Slinger.D. Reynolds.


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: i-Ribblesdale Wanderers 3rds (v Clithcroe, away; start 2 1 p'm.) Di Binns, G. Clarkson, R.'Wellock,'A..Marsh; L.rGidT'l


. , ,1 ' Ribblcsdale Wanderers (v-Rcad, home, start. 2 p.m.) M.' I - I I ’ L Clitheroe 2nds (v Rolls-Royce, home, meet 1-15 p.m.) J. 1


FC are set to return to action this season by entering into the Craven and District League.


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