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The Clitheroe Thursday, March 21st, 2002 No. 6,037


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There could be an early start for twins who have been allocated school places 20 miles away.


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Police and store chiefs are prob­ ing claims that a supermarket has sold alcohol to minors.


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A Gisburn man’s heart attack prevents him from giving evi­ dence at his drugs trial.


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Eighteen sporting youngsters are given a cash boost.


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An era comes to an end in Low Moor as Olive Swindle- hurst (left) hangs up her “frying to­ night” sign.


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A Ribble Valley woman’s short story has grown into a very fine romance.


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There is a Scouse party today, with a Methodist minister serv­ ing up the popular Liverpudlian stew as a thank you to a hospital.


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rim.co.uk page 5 but does not deter Anna Dylan by Julie Frankland


paigner Ms Anna Dylan, of Grindleton. In March last year, she launched the Anna Dylan Cancer Foundation as a first step to obtaining charitable status for the centre project, which she describes as her "vision". She also launched public fund-raising,


in Clitheroe Hospital, until Lottery money is available to buy a suitable building. This is the message from centre cam­


CLITHEROE will have a dedicat­ ed centre where Ribble Valley can­ cer patients, together with their families, can go for support, infor­ mation and to try out complemen­ tary health therapies - despite a whispering campaign casting doubts on the scheme. Initially, the centre may just be rooms


McLoughlin, plus written commitment from Macmillan Cancer Relief that it will support the initiative, Ms Dylan says a whispering campaign casting doubts on the foundation's validity has almost brought her to the brink of despair. Ms Dylan (pictured) claims that


but, despite a current centre bank bal­ ance of £3,117.08 in a trust account, a new patron in TV newsman Mr Rob


an in-patient from the unit's staff was, according to Ms Dylan, excellent, but back home, she claims she felt isolated. This isolation led to the idea of the Clitheroe centre and after initially rais­ ing money for the Manchester unit, which has since transferred to nearby


Ms Dylan underwent a summer 2000 mastectomy and reconstruction at the specialist breast care unit at Withington Hospital. The treatment and support received as


Call to pull town’s chamber of trade back from brink


Top official says clean sweep and end to apathy are badly needed by Vivien Meath,.-'


CLITHEROE’S chamber of trade is on the brink of collapse,


according to its top official. In an unprecedented attack on the


businesscommunity's mouthpiece, Mr Stephen Pietrzak has publicly stated that, unless new, younger members join and the committee and structure of the organisation undergo a radical shake-up, the chamber could fold. Just weeks before he stands down


as president, Mr Pietrzak called for the town's shopkeepers and industri­ alists to come out and have their say on the chamber of trade. With around 10 members attend­


ing meetings and apathy at every turn, he believes that it is time for "a clean sweep". 'We need new, young blood coming


along. We have lots of shops in Clitheroe and the chamber is not just for shopkeepers - it's for any business. "They must support the chamber. If


they do not, there will be no more Christmas lights - however critical


people have been of the lack of decora­ tions this year - no ring-round system to deter thieves, no bunting. The same few people are coming to every meet­ ing and, given the number of members the chamber has, we should be able to warrant more than 10 people at each one." Warning that the chamber is going


get together and then .we might see some spin-offs." Treasurer Mrs Jean Jackson has


indicated her desire to step down this year. Mrs Jackson's increasing involve­ ment with "Clitheroe the Future" is one of the reasons. Yet Mr Pietrzak believes that the chamber could have a part to play within the market towns initiative. "There are certainly things that


could be done to improve Clitheroe town centre. I have just filled the ques­ tionnaire in from last week's Advertis­ er and Times and mentioned putting Victorian style glass canopies outside shop premises in the centre. ’ "We have the biggest conservatory


rumours which are "unhelpful, unfound­ ed and ultimately unfair" have at times plunged her into "unbearable desponden­ cy", but she also admits that a series of "frustrating setbacks" - not least her own ill-health - may have fanned the gossip. Following a diagnosis of breast cancer,


been slow, I can understand that some people may have become concerned. Yet, I can assure everyone that we are back on track, although people must realise that projects of this kind take time. It is not unusual for fund-raising groups to wait up to three years for registered charity status to be granted and they must, dur­ ing this time, be seen to be providing the


to undergo further major surgery. This was initially scheduled for September 2001 but postponed until November because of a bed shortage." Added Ms Dylan: "As progress has


number of setbacks over the last six months. Three committee members resigned either because of ill-health or work commitments. One of the trio had been responsible for overseeing both our main lottery grant application and our charity registration application. "I took over their role, but I then had


Wythenshawe Hospital, Ms Dylan ral­ lied a committee to focus on the creation of a local support facility for cancer patients in general. Said Ms Dylan: "There have been a


services detailed in their constitution. "We have also been recruiting members


appointed at the charity’s April annual meeting. In the meantime, three hon­ orary members have been appointed to work with Ms Dylan, foundation presi­ dent Mr Nigel Evans and fund-raising co-ordinators, retired policeman Mr John Barber and his wife, Christine, a civilian police worker. They are Mr Geoff Isher- wood, of solicitors Forbes, Clitheroe chartered accountant Mr David Evans and Ribchester architect Mr Marc Mal- lam, who will now take responsibility for the lottery application. In addition, Mrs Joan Marsh has been


appointed secretary and Ms Clare Tin­ dall, of Clitheroe's Council for Voluntary Services' bureau, is working closely with the foundation, which may take up tem­ porary accommodation at Clitheroe Hos­ pital. A number of local alternative


Stars flock to charity bash in aid of trek


for a new board of directors. This has been quite a challenge as very specific skills, and a not ungenerous time com­ mitment, are needed." It is hoped that the new board will be


fering, which may be caused by cancer that keeps us going. With integrity, respect and dignity, we want to build the Anna Dylan Cancer Foundation."


Vandals ruin Sabden’s newly-planted shrubs


NEWLY-PLANTE D trees and shrubs in Sab- den have been ripped up and thrown into the brook - just days after they were planted. Horrified residents


every one had been ripped up and thrown into the brook. Some have been


discovered the mindless vandalism on Tuesday morning. The £140, worth of


retrieved, but i t is not sure whether they will be able to be replanted. This attack follows a


trees had been placed along the side of Sabden Broqk at Brookside, near the village car park, but on Tuesday morning


en up the village and councillors and the lengthsman; Mr. David Bridge,'have been carry­ ing out a.planting pro­ gramme over the past few weeks. Some of the young


greenery, was the parish council’s effort to bright­


spate of vandalism at the village toilets and at the bowling green, where the fence has been damaged, Lancashire County Council planning notifi­


cation posts have been thrown intp the brook and there have been inci-. dents with eggs thrown at windows. . . ■


speaking to three juve­ niles in connection with the vandalism to the plants. • Sec page 8


Police were yesterday -


manufacturer in Europe in our town; surely it could be utilised to help. Any­ one who has been to Barrowford recently and seen the new shopping development there will see how attrac­ tive and weather-friendly this can be," he added. Mention has been made of disband­


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ing Clitheroe Chamber of Trade and forming a new Ribble Valley Chamber of Commerce, but Mr Pietrzak emphasises that this was only a sug­ gestion and he is open to others. "If the chamber is to continue, per­


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to fold unless some of these people come forward, Mr Pietrzak, who hands over the presidency to solicitor Mr John Houldsworth next month, says that he wants to leave the cham­ ber of trade with "more members and more people on the committee - all working together". "It is time to stand up and be count­ ed," he said this week. "We all need to


■ suggestions which may revitalise the chamber to contact him via his premises, Togged Up, Market Place, Clitheroe, or hand them in to the Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe BB7 2EW, or e-mail: clithe- roe.editorial@rim.co.uk . :


haps we could consider holding meet­ ings earlier in an evening, or at lunchtime, and certainly ensuring that they, are shorter than at present. We should look at having a representative of the two Rotary clubs, Lions, Round Table and Rotaract on board. There are things that could be done, but we desperately need help." Mr Pietrzak asks anyone who could offer help, is willing to become more involved, wishes to join or purely has


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High School pupil has been nominat­ ed for a top award for the fund-raising she does for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. The lively teenager is a keen runner, netball player and drama enthusiast,


despite the daily medical treatment needed to keep her alive. She has been nominated for the award by the Billington school's head teacher and will be meeting comedian Harry Enfield, TY personality Nick Han­ cock, pop group Liberty X and film star Jenny Agutter - to name just a


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