1; TheClitheroe Thursday, July 25th, 2002 No. 6,055 page 19 AT A GLANCE


A Ribble Valley mother and daughter are preparing for a date with royalty.


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The winner of. our Great Holi­ day giveaway to New York is from Clitheroe.


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Trouble is brewing in Slaidburn as villagers see the exterior drawings of their new hall.


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Clitheroe is the venue for the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow.


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A man who was respected at home- and overseas for his achievements as a craftsman has died aged 71.


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' Toronto to attend World'Youth Day.


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A populjU’ininister who made Sunday'School the envy of other Valley churches conducts his 'final service.


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, by Julie Frankland


THE Commonwea­ lth Games visitors to Manchester city cen­ tre's China Town are set to marvel a t the e a s te rn promise of some Ribble Valley


craftsmanship! Whalley building firm


William Langshaw and Sons has just completed project for Manchester


City Council to repair and refurbish the Imper­ ial Chinese Arch, which straddles Nicholas and Faulkner Streets and is the gateway to the Chi- nesecommunity. The impressive struc­


ture was the first of its kind to be bu il t in Europe when erected with special authorisa­ tion from the Chinese Government in 1986. Back then, the Chinese


au th o r it ies sent a 12 - strong team of Beijin„_ finest builders to create the arch, its prefabricat­ ed superstructure having already been produced in China and shipped to Manchester in three sealed containers. The Chinese team


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worked to trad itio n al Chinese construction methods, even mixing pigs' blood with the quicklime, cement and other aggregates used to cover the arch's steel sup­ ported wooden frame to make it ready for tiling and painting. And this, according to Langshaw's managing director, Mrs Jenny Eastham, is where; they went wrong! Says Mrs Eastham: "The Chi­ nese builders didn't real­ ly allow for Manchester's damp climate.


"They failed to put in


a damp-proof membrane to protect the wooden, structure. Rain water had seeped in through the lime and the wood underneath had started to rot and crumble. The arch wasn't in a danger­ ous condition, but it had s ta rted to look pretty- dishevelled. With the Commonwealth Games coming up, the city council wanted the arch to look its best." City council officials called Langshaw's in to


begin work on February 25th. A team of up to five Rihble Valley men, led by Mr Paul Fielding, of Clitheroe, had the job completed by last Fri­ day, having also spent time sprucing up the adjoining Chinese walk­ way and pagoda in an extension to the compa­ ny's contract. Say Mrs Eastham: "It


is a privilege to have been asked to undertake this repair and restora­ tion project. I t shows the trust put in us by the


city council, which looked to Whalley ra th e r th an China for th is very specialised task." The Langshaw team


had to strip the struc­ ture down to its frame,


•make it good, re-cover.it and undertake its deco­ rat io n and retiling, which involved briefing a specialist pottery firm in Stoke to make some replacement tiles. Adds Mrs Eastham:


"The traders in China Town have been full of


Lancastrian flying Commonwealth Games flag for the Scottish team


LANGHO bicycle mechanic Mr Peter Taylor will be flying the flag of Scot­ land throughout the Commonwealth Games, despite his Lancastrian roots! For the 27-year-old former pupil of Clitheroe's Ribblesdale High School


Technology College has been enlisted by the 20-strong Scottish cycling team to fix and maintain its 60 bikes and help out with last- minute coaching. Mr Taylor, of Whalley Road, will


divide his time between Manchester Velodrome, which will host the track events, and Rivington, where the games' road and mountain hike races will be held. Says Mr Taylor: "I could well be working round-the-clock,'but I can't wait for the games to start." : Having become, albeit temporarily, an;


honorary Scotsman, Mr Taylor is reunit-, ed with north-of-thfr-border medal hopes David Miller, a road racer and yellow jer­


sey wearer in this year's Tour de France, and mountain biker Caroline Alexander. He first worked with the duo when


they were members of the GB Sydney Olympic squad. Mr Taylor was invited. to Sydney as an official member of the squad's support staff in recognition of his world-class skills as a mechanic. He honed these skills while competing in cycle events in his youth. But Mr Taylor, who works for a Sport


.England-funded initiative, which scouts for and coaches up-and-coming young cyclists, is-not yet done with competi­


tion.-


Although more likely to he a spectator a t cycle events, he is enjoying his first


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' Steve Riley, of Colne, were fifth in class ■ in the Swansea Bay Rally and will next compete in September's Sweet Lamb Stages m North Wales, .


■ season car rallying as a co-driver in a class for Peugeot 205s. He and driver Mr


praise for the work we have done and are plan­ ning a ceremony to bless the arch." The firm of Langshaw


was founded in 1864 and has built its reputation


on repairing and refur­ bishing listed properties and churches.


I t repaired the gates to


• Whalley Abbey, Heaton Park's temple folly for Manchester City Coun­ cil, and was involved m the res toration of the Great Bam at Gawthor- pe Hall, Padiham.


Armed police called out in Clitheroe


TWO armed police resp­ onse units were called into C li th e ro e on T h u rsd a y afternoon after a man was seen with a gun. Officers kept the drama


low key - few people were about and the man vanished after being seen in a back


street off Whalley Road. Eventually he was traced


and i t was found : th a t although he had had a gun, it was a ball bearing one. "Advice was given to him," said a police spokesman. "We urge people to report inci­ dents like this straight away." • The armed teams, from


Blackburn and Burnley, stood by on the outskirts of the town until the alert was called off. -


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Jonathon paddles to world title


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PET lovers will be able to have their beloved animal lying for ever a t their feet in one of Eng­ lan d 's few p r iv a te b u r ia l


grounds. : Ribble Valiey Remembrance Park


There could be room for as many as ; I t is being run by Mr Colin Ark­


wright, an undertaker of long experi­ ence who has worked in various towns including Clitheroe. He believes there is a need for different approaches to burial from those offered by church­ yards and public cemeteries.


has been created from'the former Calderstones Hospital Cemetery in an ■ idyllic rural spot off Mitton Road, Whalley.


3,000 more interments on the com­ plex, if it turns out that "green" ones are possible on an area of unused, uncultivated land. About 800 people are buried in the


existing graves, some of which contain up to five coffins. There will be up to three in the new plots. As previously reported in the


Advertiser and Times, the headstones from the graves were removed some time ago. This is ju s t one of the aspects causing controversy among at least some people about the venture.


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Remembrance park owner’s plan to reunite animal lovers with their pets


one buried on the site will be kept. "My wife and I have recorded all the


details from the Calderstones patients' headstones - there is no other list of them. They will be inscribed in a book, which, in effect, will he a memorial," says Mr Arkwright (pictured). "There


"But new ideas in this very sensitive was no way th e headstones could


area often cause controversy and I ' remain, due to their age and condition, recognise that," emphasises Mr Ark- Some were dangerous and it cost quite wright (57) who, at 20, was Britain's a lot of money to dispose of them.” youngest fully-qualified undertaker. The war cemetery at the top of the "So I am having an open day and will site is being renovated, and the tempo- in any case be pleased to answer peo- rary gates and fence will he replaced pie's questions at any time I am here." The removal of the headstones, the


smartening up of the site and the introduction of an area at the top with statues and gardens for scattering are already a local talking point.


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with something more fitting by the authorities, hopes Mr Arkwright. He maintains th a t the NHS, the former owners of the Calderstones part, had neglected it prior to selling it. The park will he opened a week


lies with graves will he issued with a the Ribble Valley, Coun. Mrs Joyce key for the gates.


. Security is to he increased and fami- tomorrow afternoon by the Mayor of Holgate. Anyone is welcome to attend.


One of th e two newly-blasted- Plot sales in advance will be a key


ing place, under a specimen oak tree. "Pet-owner burials, in two different


clean small buildings by the park's feature of the operation and, although lychgate entrance has been made costs will be higher than for council or into a small chapel. The other build- churchyard ones, Mr Arkwright says ing will be an office and place where ' there will not be a vast difference. - ■ the book of remembrance for every- He has already chosen his last rest-


spaces of appropriate size, will have a special separate area," emphasises Mr Arkwright. "As far as I know, this will he a nat-


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‘Shambolic’ handling of


the foot arid mouth crisis


by Robbie Robinson;


STRONG local criticism has followed the publication of a report into the handling of last year's foot and mouth disease outbreak and its aftermath. Mr Nigel Evans MP


said: " I t is clear th a t even this spin-obsessed Government. cannot fully hide the shambolic way in which i t mis­ managed the foot and mouth outbreak th a t cost the economy £8 bil­ lion." The report, by Dr Iain


precedented animal movements just prior to the movements ban. Despite a general feel-;


Anderson, a former adviser to the Prime Minister, is a strong indictment of Govern­ ment reaction to and actions during the out­ break. The official inquiry


ing that ministers should be held accountable for. mistakes . made, no names are given in'the • report and there is no recommendation th a t vaccination should be used for disease preven­ tion. Although the lateness


has been called a white­ wash and Dr Anderson said that Mr Blair, min­ isters and officials had failed to provide him with coherent answers to ; questions concerning those who had made key decisions. I t says that there was


; include the Prime Minis­ ter, MAFF (later. DEF- RA) officials, the Gov-


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themselves were also accused of spreading the disease by making un-


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poor decision-making and poor organisation at all levels of Government and by associated agen-' cies. Those slated


in calling in Army sup­ port was a major item in the report, Ribble Valley farmers echoed many of the other criticisms list­ ed, saying th a t better contingency plans should have been in place and that action to isolate the outbreak should have been taken earlier. Many local farm­ ers h i t by foot and mouth are still in the process of re-building. and re-stocking, while for others the events of , . last year have ied.them


Farmer Mr Andrew . .U r iSLO l , .o l .w m e t a k e r s


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