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Village council asks for a local inspector to call


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went to Club for oaching -n to the supervi- Alan


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lay the wo of its weather


n's own team of e club young-


‘temoon all, and e or two ions! tators' stained din use.


the club running so well. The next committee


TOSSIDE


drive held in Tosside Institute was well-attend­ ed. MCs were Mr J. Keny­ on and Mr P. Metcalfe Prizewinners were:


Social time; A whist and domino


land has call off


Ladies - M. Bleasdale, F. Jeffs, M. Coultherd, H. Grainger. Gents-W. Carr, E. Wilson, B. Garnett, J. Robinson. . Dominoes: J. Pye, A.


Taylor, R. Eden, A. Lowe, F. Lofthouse, A. Fox. Raffle: M. Wright, J.


Sager, E. Fox, F. Taylor, J. Robinson and A. Cowk-


- want to see. more officers ’ patrolling the village. But the police say that their


PARISH councillors at Whalley


. resources are being used in the places where there are most prob­ lems.


. However, two additional con­


stables are being allocated to the area and foot patrolling may be easier to fit in then.


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council, it was alleged that police failed to respond to a call about a man being assaulted early one morning in Accrington Road, Whalley. "It is a talking point in the vil­


At a meeting of the parish


-numerous reports over the years saying that things were going to get better and more officers were going to be allocated to Whalley.. But nothing seemed to happen. • Councillors felt that a meeting


with the officer in charge’of the area, Insp. Bob Ford, was needed so their, feelings could be made known to him. Insp. Ford told the Advertiser


lage - where are the police and , what are they doing?” said Coun. :■ Eric Ronnan. . Chairman Coun. Martin High- ton said th a t there had been


directed at places where problems were greatest.-Currently this poli­ cy meant extra attention to. trav­ elling criminals in rural areas. - - "It also includes a large pres­


ence in Whalley. itself late on weekend evenings, when there are problems," says the inspector. He- points out that officers are about the village during the day, though not on foot. ;


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and Times he would be happy to meet the parish council, but pointed out that resources were


■ Insp. Ford says he has not. heard of an unanswered call to an assault but would always look into such allegations if given pre­ cise details, preferably from those who actually made the call or were present.


Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, July 25th,<2002 7


New buses voteda hit


NEW easy access buses operating on a Ribble Valley route ■'"have opened up opportunities for travellers. Low-floored vehicles


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are being used on the 280 service from Pre­ ston to Skipton which calls at Langho, Whal­ ley, Chtheroe, Chatbum and Gisbum on its way to the white rose county market town.:


Lancashire with York­ shire up to six times a day.


The route connects :


ing. The next drive will be onAugustl7th. '


Bradford Garden Club and guests who want to visit "Care" Stanley Grange, this evening for the monthly meeting should meet at 6-45 p.m. on the village hall car park. The annual village


Garden delight Members of West


THE musical ability of children from Cher­ nobyl was applauded as they bid farewell to the Ribble Valley at the end of their annual visit. ■ After a four-week stay


in the area, the group said their official good­ byes during a party held at the St Michael and St John's Social Centre in Clitheroe.


Chernobyl children sing their goodbye Club is target At the get-together,


the young visitors dis­ played their talents on the piano accordion and violin, as well as singing Russian songs and recit­ ing traditional English nursery rhymes to show off their grasp of the lan­ guage. During their stay with


Ribble Valley families the children, aged between seven and 14,


show will be held on August 11th and entry forms are available from West Bradford Post Office.


Pye, E. Nowell, W. Cooke, C. Wiseman, J. Carr, I. Whalley. Raffle: J. Bristol, Mr


Ladies - J. Meyler, J. Waddington, E. Hartley, S. Tennant, M. Parker. Gents - T. Shaw, K. Ten­ nant, M. Davies, J. Keny­ on, B. Duckworth. Dominoes: J. Fisher, J..


and domino drive, held in West Bradford Village Hall, there were 17 and a half tables in play. Whist winners were:


Drive winners At the monthly whist


Barker, V.Sharp, S. Bark­ er, W. Marsden and K. Nowell.


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Abbey! senior,-citizens' drive in Wha'ley were: Ladies - Mrs P. Wooff, Mrs G. Walmsley. Gents- Mrs D. Farnsworth, Mrs H. Hardy. Dominoes: Mr J. Hart­ ley; joint 2, Mrs J. Peel


and Mrs J. Bishop. Raffle: Mrs E. Cham-


ley.


resenta- s been turday, Whalley kets will e as last


competi- ~y is the an open petition, weekend doubles


Whalley Methodist Church hall on Saturday evenings at 6-45 p.m. for whist and dominoes. New members are always wel­ come.


The club meets in


Pupils’ fond farewell


g for the y Cup.


THE annual leavers' din­ ner for Oakhill College, Whalley, took place at the Shireburn Arms, Hurst Green. It was attended by the


e coming 's major he Julia rial Tro- doubles hich is of other ent may


competi- t week,


Year 11 students along with members staff. Principal Mr Phil


Mahon addressed the din­ ner with some key memo­ ries about the Class of ’97. He thanked them indi­


scribed, in excel- and is


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THE former bakery at 15 Accrington Road, Whalley, can be converted into two dwellings, say officials of Ribble Valley Borough Council. They have used their delegated powers in


those who es to keep


y well, ave been


vidually for the positive contributions that they had made to the school, adding: "You have been fortunate to see Oakhill develop in many ways as a school. You will be proud to say that you are a past pupil.”


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Our budding young reporting staff


YOUNG pupils of St Mary's RC School, Langho, enjoyed a day out in Clitheroe before classes fin­ ished for summer. Among the highlights of the


day for Year 2 was a trip on the Ribble Valley railway line and a visit to the offices of the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times. The youngsters have been


tures, writing copy, page design and newspaper files before leav­ ing armed with bags full of good­ ies.


looking at newspapers during the past term and spent an horn- with reporters. They discussed taking pic­


The 25 pupils were accompa­ nied by teacher Mrs Vivien


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; As recently reported in the Advertiser and Times, : questions have been raised about the running of the , „pJayingJields.^i^., -


““••The’situatibn is being looked: at; by-the. Charity CdmnussibriersJ'wKo'are expected-to-reply-to the


s field trustees shortly. i 7 'aho CounrMfs’June Brown^&3’the>


: that the trustees recently/held a very successful ■ meeting. People wantedd to work hard and take for­ ward the work being done for the children of the vil­ lage by the various activities at the playing fields.


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' Whalley's QE II playing fields have been filed with ' the Charities Commissioners, the village parish council heard.


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Baker and parents and helpers. Clitheroe Castle and its park


proved to be another popular venue, as did an "I spy" trail around the town centre. Pictured are pupils in the


reporters' office in King Street, practising new found skills. (CR040702/1)


Students sample a taste of engineering


, whenj35vof, them. vis it ed- Mr-Rob Wynne, head - Training-2000 at BIack- . :of technology at-Rib- ■bum for a series of indus-'ihblesdale,' said "It-gave ‘ try days. :


PUPILS of Ribblesdale finished product, having High School Technology made a simple game or a College received a taste souvenir trophy in the ola,career in engineering^jYorkshQP,|OT,


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' They each sampled a' allowing them ' the variety of engineering opportunity to try o u t; tasks; and some were. some of the tasks that even able to take home a they would undertake."


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Air Ambulace backs ‘speed kills’ m e s sage


THE area's fully- equipped flying para­ medic ambulance is supporting a county­ wide life-saving mission. The North West Air


ation in May 1999 the air ambulance has been called out to 2,500 inci­ dents, 63% involving, road traffic crashes. And each year 9,000 people in Lancashire are hurt in road accidents, ;70 are killed and 1,000 seriously injured..


Ambulance is backing a bid by the Lancashire Partnership to save 40 lives and see 580 fewer people seriously injured over the next few years through the promotion of its "speed kills" message. Since it went into oper­


Now the flying ambu­


lance is backing a cam­ paign to make drivers aware of the dangers of speeding and the conse­ quences that even a cou­ ple of miles over the limit can have. Mr Paul West, opera­


t a n■m


public to,.understand that speeding is bad dri­ ving."


tions manager for the air ambulance, said: "Speed kills! We see road crash scenes that have been a direct result of speed and would like to urge drivers to keep to the speed lim­ its. The Air Ambulance fully supports the work of the Lancashire Part­ nership in highlighting the consequences of speeding,and wants the


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Open market interest continues to improve


"ATT, parties concerned" are working hard for Clitheroe


open market, says a council report. Ribble Valley Borough Council Chief Executive Mr


David Morris has told the Community Committee that trader attendance and all-round interest is "steadi­ ly improving” after foot and mouth disease problems. The report acknowledged the considerable efforts and contributions being made in relation to the market


by all concerned. Jubilee events proved very successful and popular,


says Mr Morris. There were with numerous activities organised by traders and Mr Frank Watson, the mar­ ket superintendent.


mer holidays and Brook- side topped the league. Its squad comprised


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A CAR trailer has been stolen from Gisbum Auc­ tion Mart premises. The unit was valued at £500.


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had enjoyed a full pro­ gramme of activities' arranged by the organis­ ers from the Friends of the Children of Cher­ nobyl. As well as visiting local places of interest and Blackpool Pleasure Beach, where they saw the ice skating show, the children also went to local schools; where they played and worked alongside English pupils,


and made new friends among many of the area's residents. A visit to Well Court, Clitheroe, was particularly enjoyed by those who live there, the children impressing everyone with their musical aptitude and general good behaviour. Among this year's


the Ribble Valley before. Speaking about their


party of 17 young visi­ tors were three children who had never been to


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stay, Mr Mike Boult, activity coordinator, said: "The general con­ sensus was that the visit has gone extremely well and the children thor­ oughly enjoyed them­ selves." Our photograph shows


the end-of-visit party enjoyed by the children. (T080702/7)


will offer easy access for those with mobility dif­ ficulties or parents with pushchairs. ■ ■ Journey information is available from Trave- line on 0870 6082608 or from the Tourist Infor­ mation Centre, Clitheroe.


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said tha t doors were kicked in and glass bro­ ken, and several.items, including a football, were stolen.- Repairs and replace­


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