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:al runner short of his md’ target


IbURN man le of the out- |ned him the


|e "the man 5 died aged


ito fnends and Tiled as he had I his running


I Mercer, pic- ’ bs a familiar le village and,


gust completed i to the sum-


Sndle Hill - it ■ambition to POO runs to the i, on his return ne village, he nd died.


I to all as a true


in, in 1995, at i f 67, he Corn­ 'S 50th circuit of ; Three Peaks .


11927, he lived jam Road all


[ had worked as [sman at Rolls- noldswick, for before retiring


i'ounger days, Javily involved lu r dramatics | member of the JPIayers, under I tio n of Mrs lilkinson. His Tting and the Id him to pro- 1 village pan- i Chatbum.


next 15 years, whatever the weather, he complet­ ed the circuit no less than 56 times, taking around 10 hours to complete the 25-mile trip. When asked if he ever became tired of walking the three peaks, his reply was that the day he stopped enjoying it would be the day he stopped doing the walk. With friends and for­


Wide circle shocked and saddened by the death of Clitheroe club steward


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A MUCH-RESPECTED Clitheroe club steward has died suddenly at home at theageof 46.


Those who came into con­ ■ ; v


tact with Mr Norman Garner (pictured) have nothing but . praise for a man who, they say; '■ could empathise with, and talk to, people of all ages. He was loved by; the elderly and had a good rapport with young people. And, having spent more


than two decades working at Clitheroe's Royal British Legion Club; he appreciated the sacrifices made by ex-Ser- vice people. 1 . His wife, Susan, said: "The


at St James's Primary School and Ribblesdale High School, before going to work for Tru- tex-at Grindleton. After a, brief spell at Brockhall, he returned to Trutex before tak­ ing ..over^stewardship of Clitheroe's Royal British Legion Club in.Whalley Road at the age of 24. In October that’year he and


Susan married and v/ent on to have two children, Matthew


(21) and Sarah (20). His daughter is expecting


her first child in a couple of weeks and Mr Garner was looking forward to becoming a grandfather. At the time of their


club has been his life, he was so much part of it. He has been the centre point of the club." Clitheroe born and bred, Mr Gamer was a former pupil


/ During the.22-years the., - -----------------—>--------------------------------- , coupleihave been at the increase ever since.


involved with the club previ- ously, helping out steward Kenneth Ghamley -by.work- ing behind the bar.


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nessed many changes.andJVaRemembrance, Mr .Garner having received the deeds for '- was the legion's senior7repre-


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the building, were looking for? ward to learning more about


its past. ■


age age of members fall, Garner was also chairman of ment at Waddington Road Clitheroe Pool League, as well


As well as seeing the aver­ numerous competitive pool, teams have been


darts; snooker, netball and football


started before^MrjGamer took . er of Chtheroe.EC.Re.sery^s,.4^o > and the Clitheroe over.,EarlierTtHjllyear,fieiiad the team h.s son p lW . K ^ ^ S ^ t ^ O h t h e r o c


formed, none.of;which had ,


appointment,.Mr and Mrs Gamer were believed to be the youngest couple to be in charge of a licensed business in this area. In the years before they took over at the helm, Mr Garner had been


mer colleagues from Rolls-Royce, he went walking in the Lake Dis­ trict and North Wales, keeping a log of all the walks he undertook. It was in 1985 that he


Je had owned age of 10


i cyclist, he ned a car and jen riding the


if years ago he ■new cycle, but fed it. When he would


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id be left any- 1 nobody would f of stewing it. 5 Mr Mercer.


; the old black


lirement at the that he took up Interests that sume the rest , walking and


league at Rolls- |e first walked : peaks;.Pen-y- /hernside and


j-aged by Mr ock, of Skip-


If 56. Over the


ough, all in one be 10th 1983 at


took up running. At first he would go to the front door, peep out to ensure there was no one about, then set out up Down- ham Road. Within two years he


was fit enough to nm up Pendle. Since then he has run to the summit at 1,831ft. more than 960 times. At the age of 74 he


was still averaging three runs a week. He was within sight of his ambi­ tion of achieving 1,000 Pendle runs, but it was not to be. On July 6th, having


Search is on to honour people with big hearts


GEORGE


HIBBERT MR HIBBERT, of Bash-, all Eaves, is the Sir Alex Ferguson of local junior


soccer! A decade ago, he founded‘the


club Clitheroe Wolves, which now has 500 registered players aged between five and 167The club fields 24 teams in local


squads. The teams are managed by


captainedjthe.team .which won the Lancashire Small Tables Knock-Out Competition.:


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responsible for organising the legion's annual Poppy Appeal, actively raising awareness


He was honoured to be „ enjoyed going on hohday;and;:7ftH?“Jc wiacmne j. uiiu.


after making a public pledge on regional television, in 1999


to give up smoking, he used the money he saved to pay for


• Each July he organised a his foreign travels. . ‘ ^ ■ * * w** *


always : thought, about Clitheroe people and would have wanted local people to . benefit from his death in some .way."


"'Mrs Garner said: "He:


MEET-t^e menmostiiltely to walk aw^wittfouf i P E T E R MOORE];, ^


Mr Peter Moore, Mr George Hibbert and Mr


• Dale Higham have all been nominated to receive the Unsung Hero award, to be presented at our star-studded "Heart of the Valley Gala Evening" ■ on'Saturday, October 26th al Gisburu's'Stjrk., House Hotel, writes Julie Franklana ,


Blackburn Rovers' academy often a finishing school for the club's most talented players. Clitheroe Wolves is totally


self-financing, with its coffers kept in the black through spon­ sorship deals with more than 80 local companies and a series of fund-raising events. Yet Mr Hibbert, northern


area sales manager for Tate and Lyle, originally began the


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completed his run to the summit, he was easing down by jogging through Chatburn to the top of Crow Trees Brow before returning home, when he collapsed and died. 7 The funeral service


72 dads, who have all achieved Part I of the FA’s Junior Man­ agers’ Course, which is a requirement for the club keep­ ing its prestigious FA Charter status. Scouts from Manchester UnitedrBlackbum Rovers, Pre-


, ston North End and Burnley FCs-regularly turn out to watch-Wolves matches, with


was held 7 a t Christ Church, Chatburn, on Monday and was. fol­ lowed by cremation at Accrington.


ral date awaits


jble Valley group 3GATION of


[>ble Valley's' ad good" is to


Ifunction where Tts of honour the Queen and JEdinburgh. Jers ofthe dele- 1 travel to Pre-


aild Hall on 5th for what is l as an "indoor


tch forms part of Silce tour. : Jlsyal couple will among the


lashire's Lieu- 1 office to mark bn and Duke of h's stop in Pre-


kham Palace- den party". The 3 been organised


I Ribble Valley poun. Mrs Joyce i and Mr David IChief Executive lie Valley Bor- juncil. Bn the group will


rests, who will


be Mr Ken.Redfearn, president of Whalley Chamber of Trade, Mrs Aileen Evans, executive director of Ribble Valley Enterprise Agency Lim­ ited, retired health work­ er Mrs Sheila Maw, Mr David Borland OBE, who before his retire­ ment was the area's val­ uation officer, and Mr John Wellbank, project manager for the Bow- land Initiative. They will be joined by


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■ A GRATEFUL mum’ nominated Mr Higham,


._of Moorland Crescent, Clitheroe; for quietly and unassumingly devoting 23 years to. working with local youngsters as a Cub


■ Scout leader. Having enjoyed boyhood Sdouting himself, Mr High­ am became a leader aged just 17. He is iii charge of the 1st Pendle Cub Scouts and has also now taken on the Bowland Cub Scouts, Waddington, after the pack lost its leader and was in dangerof having to disband. As assistant district com­


Ultrafame founder and local benefactor Mr John Lancaster and Mr Cyril • Law, known affectionate­ ly as "Mr Read" for his commitment to his home village. He is a holder of the Chief Scout's Com­ mendation. Those forming the del­


egation were nominated by Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council, after it was invited to send a 10- strong group to the event.


lendle club winners jCRS of the bridge session at the Pendle Club |rs Eva Velvick, Mr Joe Lynch, Mrs Doreen 3 Anne Riley,


’ Wolves only to ensure his two sons, Ross; now 24_ and the


------- _ -------------- leagues, two of which are girls' under-lls team manager, 21-


year-old Thomas and their friends from Waddington and West Bradford Cubs could con­ tinue playing competitive foot­ ball beyond their Cub years. Little did he realise how it


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would snowball, but Mr Hib­ bert has remained loyal. While his long-term goal is to achieve a permanent own ground and clubhouse for the Wolves, his commitment to Ribble Valley grassroots soccer has already


. Wolves, Chipping alnd Read-". stone.United, who will play for the Ribble Valley Charity. Shield. Their games will be- interrupted at.12-,30 p.m. by


earned-him a Clitheroe Town Council award, this .year, a Rotary Club of'Clitheroe award last year and the acco­ lade of being chosen as one of United Utilities' Community Commonwealth Champions, which entitles him to 12 tickets for the games on Saturday, July 27 th. , Mr Hibbert (pictured)-is the Wolves' chairman, with wife . Pam, initially its founding sec­ retary’,now yice-president. He is currently organising. Clitheroe's celebrity football extravaganza, which will be played on Sunday, August 11th, at Clitheroe FC's Shawbridge stadium. The event will bring together 240 local boys from Clitheroe


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' Moore, of Buccleuch Avenue, Clitheroe, is responsible for saving the Ribble Valley from the environmental impact of more than 30,000 car journeys a year. . This is according to train company. First.


RETIRED plumbing contractor Mr. Legal Aid


North Western, which operates the train service between Clitheroe, W1 ho,Wllpshire and Blackburn. ’


. To win the service back, Mr Moore helped.to found campaign group Ribble


and a team of Blackburn


Rovers veterans. The extravaganza and a Lan­


the kick-off of a match between . ble Valley Ladies' Luncheon an Emlyn Hughes Celebrity XI , Club. .


„„ „ ._____ Research UK through theRib- ..


cashire football evening the night before at Stirk House Hotel are to raise money for Clitheroe FC an d " Cancer


■ northern link for Clitheroe, via Hellifield Junction, which will con­ nect the areea to Carlisle. He also turns out with other Ribble Valley Rail volunteers to clean • all . stations between Clitheroe and Blackburns.7.


t-’from' Manchester so peo- vp'le'in the can enjoy nights out in the city and attend evening foot­ ball matches. He is also campaign­ ing for the reopening of a


Valley Rail in 1986 and has been its chairman ever since. . Mr. Moore has cam­ paigned and succeeded in achieving kiddies' Santa Specials and an ..JLT-IO p.m. late train;


1994;>having been axed in a round of 1962 rail cuts, which closed Clitheroestation,^" alongwith those in neighbouring'-villages.


-•The service only returned to Clitheroe in —:— ...... .


SATURDAY MORNING CLINIC


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Moore (pictured) is chairman, of the Torch­ light Working Group,; responsible for organis­ ing this year's Jubilee


In addition. Mr throuahvClitheroe^on


September 14th. He has helped stage every Torchlight parade since 1952 when, as a 17-year- old; he became involved m the. event celebrating the Queen's accession to Hie throne.


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years had read the Exhorta-.., a t7‘j s t , . James's Church; fi°“-


as being involved in the LVA asked for family flowers only, and the Pubwatch scheme. A with donations, if desired, for


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about it with club members, group holiday abroad for club In the first year he took over . members, one year attracting local fund-raising efforts dou^fr 26 holidaymakers. :


Legion’club they-have-wit-:^- At Clitheroe's^Seryice of Phyllis ;:sGarner, ■ brother,; ^


bled from £3,000>to;£6,0004|;;..cAs well as his wife and twp f v pJarents, Mr Leownard and Mrs | Leohard-Adrian, and sister,.


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’ r t ’n f rf i? i i ? i i t7 A ? ^ ^ ■' $ DALE HIGHAM with members of the 1st Pendle Tigers Cub Pack as they left Clitheroe for a pack holiday (J120702/2) Nominations nembers are welcome every Monday at 1-30


jvhist winners at the Pendle Club were: Mrs (cer, Mr A. Leonard, Mr A . Hartley. New re welcome every Monday at 7-30 p.m.


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INAL damage to a window at a property in feet, Clitheroe, at 5-30 a.m. on Sunday has |imatcd at £100. Police are investigating.


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THE Unsung Hero award is still open to other nominees, but there are also another four' award categories. These are:


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-exceptional bravery is eligible for this .. such as the fire service or police. They Duk nV>iM nf Gmiraoremav .


under the age of 12 who has shown ^ award. Our Child o Couragqmay.;'


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- such as battling against their own ill­ ness or injury or coping with difficul­ ties or loss at home. □ Kind Heart - this award is again


have faced personal or family trauma open to anyone of any age. It recog-


... put another first in the face of danger can be nominated for this award. Nominees may work in a "danger" job


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ple who deserve our recognitioniand admiration for achieving personal


' could also serve with Mountain Res-! cue or another such organisation or . i may be an individual who has over­


come their own fears to help others. □ Against the Odds - there are peo­


nises the work of our community's >••;-. many carers, who tirelessly look after loved ones at home. □ Braveheart-anyone who has


. of those you know for whom success .. at school, work or in some other area of life has come, but not without a struggle. This person may not have achieved fame or fortune and perhaps never will, yet the greatness of their effortdeseryessaluting.


goals despite many obstacles. Tell us


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• ■ tively, you can telephone us with . details on 01200 422324. All nomina­ tions must reach us by Thursday,


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in Chatburn. , Vandals set fire to the


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