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Edisford Rd. Clitheroe. Tel. 01200 442188 ■ Blues boss ready to welcome old friends to Shawbridge


Fiery encounter ahead as Clitheroe come home


By CRAIG SALMON


CLITHEROE man­ ager Lee Sculpher' will welcome some old friends to Shaw­ bridge on Saturday. The Blues face


Sculpher’s former club Atherton Laburnum Rovers in what will be - weather permitting - their first league game at home since Novem­ ber 17th when they drew 1-1 with Newcas­ tle Town. Indeed,- Mark Stew­


way down to the North West Counties' Second Division but they came back up last year. "What I do know


"They've been all the


about them this season is that they have the worst • disciplinary record in the league. "Their manager used


to be the manager of Atherton Collieries and I know he is a fiery charac­ ter, so it's going to be a very difficult game for us."


art, Lee Cryer and Neil Spencer have all had spells a t Crilly Park which should add some spice to Saturday's clash. But Sculpher admit­


nuity, especially with us having put together some good results of late. We just want to carry that on. "We have a free week


"It doesn't help conti­


next week before the Vase game and it's going to get to the stage when we're going to be playing Saturday/Tuesday until the end of the season. "That's never ideal


Meanwhile, Sculpher


is concerned about the backlog of fixtures build­ ing up as the club enters a crucial part of the sea­ son. The Blues' scheduled


ted he will just be pleased to play a game at home after such a long time away from Shaw­ bridge. He said: "It is such a


—that Mine Saturday, it will he a hit of a shock to the system. • "I think the last time


long time since we plaj a leaguejjame-at'Eome


Cheryl Morris and Chris Barrow


Mountaineers now gearing up for a


marathon challenge


charity Friends of War Memorials, as featured in last week’s Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, and over the weeks they will be sharing the eupho­ ria and pains of their training sched­ ule.


RUNNERS Chris Barrow and Cheryl Morris, who run Onward and Outward outdoor equipment shop in Clitheroe are training for the Lon­ don Marathon in April. They are running on behalf of the


mark on which I can gauge my fitness


level." Chris said that although they regu­


they have chosen a weekly training schedule to suit. This starts with a long run, followed


by a variety of interval and steady training, with the first week ending


with a run of 90 minutes to two hours. The schedule gets progressively tougher from there. There is only one rest day per week. Cheryl said: "The first 10 kilometre


run was the benchmark for me. I had done no recent running and was ill over Christmas with a cold. The first three kilometres were uncomfortable, then I settled into it, so now I have a bench­


As they are already physically fit, stocks Reservoir."


. Forest following the purple cycle route from Cocklet Hill. It's forestry track and path, about 10 miles. Before that we had done an eight-miler round


larly cover a multitude of cross-train­ ing disciplines for their active moun­ taineering lifestyles, they now have to concentrate on running. He said: "We do our long run oh Sundays. Last week's was in Gisbum


Chatburn to Whalley and back, swapped their rest day and ran "fartlek" on the machines at Roefield Leisure Centre, interval training that involves hard sprints and steady pace running. Chris said that it was a hard start


The following day they ran from


we played at home was against Bacup Borough three-weeks ago in the Marsden Challenge Tro­ phy hut it's about eight or nine games since we last played at home in


On the injury front, defender Adam Gardner will definitely miss Sat­ urday's match and is classed as doubtful for the Arlesey match. The reserves are away


and at this time of the year we're going to get further postponements so it could get to the stage like last season, where we are playing Saturday/Tuesday/Thur sday." Clitheroe's cup clash


Lee Sculpher


the league." However, Sculpher


looked forward to what promises to be a fiery encounter against his former club. , ,He added: "I spent a


season at Atherton LR. I t was a very enjoyable season for me there. "I enjoyed the club.


By CRAIG SALMON


THE future of Clitheroe Dolphins Swimming Club looks bright after the club appointed a! professional swimming coach this week. The Dolphins have signed


I've always felt that Clitheroe Dol­ phins was a club that needed developing. x


go


29-year-old former national Under 18s water polo player Jonathan Preston to act as coach to their 180 junior mem­ bers. The local club, which is sit­


uated at Ribblesdale Pool in Edisford Road, competes in


has swimmers of all ages entering regional and national competitions. Currently, the club boasts


which had given them a few twinges, so they are being careful during subse­ quent weeks to avoid injury. Anyone wishing to sponsor them


Experimental team lose to


Clitheroe.................. 0 . bly. However, Clitheroe ball in a sweeper type Wilm8low


D E P L E T E D b y injuries and work com­ mitments, Clitheroe took a largely experi­ mental line-up down to the depths of leafy Cheshire. Faced by a large and


..... 15 re-organised after this role. setback drawing Peter Whiteside into the back row — a position he adapted to with relish. Despite a brand new


half-back unit of Brian Wood and Nathan Peel at scrum-half and fly-


experienced set of for­ wards, the town team was rocked very early on . by the loss of loose for­ ward and indestructible strongman in the team Ralph Rigby. ■ A severe clash of heads


saw him leave the field looking decidedly wob-


back line functioned well along with Chris Stott and Mike Docherty. The greasy mud, how­


Powerhouse wingman


Phil Parker was shame­ fully under-used in attack and was confined to some crunching defen­ sive tackling.'


half/respectively, the engine room both ,


showed up well in both We VaU cycling team the tight work and about is on the tra i l 0f the


, the park.


ever, made fluent back- line moves something of a rarity. Full-back Simon Gret- ton seeing more of the


^ drew Thomber and has been a professional John Proctor, once again, ■


Dave T at tersal l,.


, COveted yellow jersey. j a n W i l k i n s o n , who


mountain biker, for two-


put in the hard graft; and-a-half years,'looks In the absence of club ; set to move to France


‘ captain Matt Dugdale, next month where'he nursing a mysterious, eventually hopes to corn-


wrist injury on the side- ' pete in the prestigious lines, former skipper ; Tour De France. Roger Holmes took the Wilkinson has decided lead and a t blindside to switch from mountain flank, Richie Edmund- biking to road racing


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son had a sound game, showing good aggression in the rucks and mauls. ’Although outscored by


two tries and a penalty, Clitheroe were unfortu­ nate not turn their undoubted pressure into points.


. SATURDAY’S TEAM Clitheroe (v North Man­


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chester, away, meet 12-30 p.m.) J. Proctor, A. Thoraber, M. Dugdale, J. Marsden, W. Robinson; A. Nuttall, N. Cal- ton, R. Holmes, O. Jones, D. Watson, P.Parker, M. Doher­ ty, C. Stott, B. Wood, S. Gret- ton, N. Peel, E. Hacking, D. Tattersall. ■


■


There are a lot of good young swimmers who need an invest­ ment. Someone to put in the time and effort.


and Preston who also compete in the Lancashire swimming leagues and who have a far


many swimmers. He has already coached at Blackburn Centurions for


the North Lancashire Micra appointment of a professional phins as a real challenge. League and the North Lan- coach may attract more swim- He said: "I do know some of cashire Swimming League. It


mers to the club. Committee member Phil


and support the charity can hand sponsorship and donations to them at their shop at 32 King Street, Clitheroe.


one swimmer in the shape of 13-year-old Mark Jaggs, who managed to qualify for the national championships in Sheffield last year. However, with the help of


Isherwood said: "We would like to improve our positions in the swimming leagues.


"At the moment we are that needed developing.


about average, but to make that jump to get into the top positions is quite difficult." Jonathan, who began


Jonathan, the club is hoping more and more of its promis­ ing young swimmers will grad­ uate to that level. Dwarfed by many of the big town clubs such as Blackburn


swimming competitively from the age of seven-years-old and eventually played water polo for Lancaster in the National League, Is looking forward to exerting his knowledge and influence over the Dolphins'


greater catchment area, the more than three years and Dolphins are hoping the views working for the Do!


the swimmers already and


some of .the people on the coaching side. "I've always fqlt that Clitheroe Dolphins was a club


'.'There are a lot of good young swimmers who need an


sion." The self-employed coach,


We had a very good side at the time. "Funnily enough, it


was the season when Clitheroe got to the Vase final at Wembley. "They were a UniBond


League First Division side then but they've gone down a bit since then. > : •


matches this week - away to Nantwich Town on Saturday and a trip down the road to Rams- bottom in the quarter­ finals of the Marsden Challenge Trophy on Tuesday - were both postponed due to water­ logged pitches. Sculpher added: "It is


to Padiham, kick-off is 2-30 p.m. • Clitheroe are running a supporters coach to Arlesey, tickets are priced at £15. Contact Roy Fearnhead on 07762170370 or drop in at Banana News to book a place on the coach.


NORTHWEST COUNTIES’ FOOTBALL


versus Ramsbottom has been re-scheduled for Tuesday, February 26th and replaces the re­ arranged match against Great Harwood Rovers at the Showground. ■ In the other Lan­ cashire Marsden Chal­ lenge Trophy quarter- final to be played on Tuesday


frustrating when match­ es are called-off. "I think- we have


played five league games since the beginning of November and including the cup games, we have played about 10 games in the last three months.


Burscough ended Dar- wen's interest thanks to a resounding 4-1 win. The two other quarter finals featuring: South-


night,


port v Barrow and Accrington Stanley v Leigh RMI - were due to be played last night


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Louise in the Lancs


VERSATILE athlete Louise Highton has won a place in the Lan­ cashire cross-country squad. The , 137y ear-old


Clitheroe Royal Gram­ mar School pupil will be competing in the inter­ county championships at Wollaton Park on Satur­ day, February 9th. A day later, Louise's busy schedule sees her


take part in the British Youth Fencing Champi­ onships at Fenton Manor, Stoke-on-Trent. This weekend, Louise


will be tackling the British Modern Tetrathlon at Aldersley Leisure Village. Here she will be expected to com­ plete a 1000m run and 100m swim. She will then face a fencing duel and fire 10 shots from a air pistol.


17th, Louise will be joined by her younger sister Elizabeth and Megan Phillip for the British Schools' Modem Biathlon at Rugby.


On Sunday, February


Cricket club needs ground


staff R I B B L E S D A L E


some good young swimmers. There is a lot of talent. "There are national stan­


He added: "We have got


dard swimmers or swimmers who are near to breaking that sort of time. "The aim is to improve the


kids, make them more com­ petitive, develop the skills that they have got and get them to understand more about swim­ ming. "But I also want to let them


enjoy what they are doing." The new Dolphins coach


also has longer term plans to introduce water polo to the club and to introduce some of the older swimmers into the coaching side of the sport. Jonathan would also like to


see the elite swimmers from the Dolphins join forces with other elite swimmers from other clubs in the area. He added: "Many of the


investment. Someone to put in smaller clubs in the area sort the time and effort. "I will be here for every ses­


who'spends a lot of his time working at Stonyhurst Col­ lege, feels there is a lot of potential at the club.


Professional cyclist on trail of coveted yellow jersey


Edward Hacking and By CRAIG SALMON Will Robinson in the


„ . v , A MEMBER of a Rib-


will be competing for UVCA Troyes which is situated in the town of- Troyes - east of Paris.' . He added: “I am look­ ing forward to going


there and experiencing a ■ different culture and picking-up a different ’ language.” . \V.. ■ Eventually, Wilkinson would like to get on a


i-t Wilkinson has already had experience of racing in French conditions when he finished 11th overall out of 120 com­ petitors in a stage race in Brittany last year.


half hours, depending on the different terrains,


team which competes on tiding for six hours a day. the Tour De France - - He added: “Ninety


because of the lack of sponsorship and the fact he received the very good offer to work in Franca ; - 'He said: “It will be bit


of challenge going to France. Cycling is the national sport over there.. “The facilities are bet-,


ter, there are a lot more competitions -1 could be racing four or five times a week. - , “Plus there is a lot more money.” .


■ “I would like to do. tha t in - another :.two


'years. That is my ambi­ tion,” he pointed out.' ' The first race of the


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French season is sched­ uled to take place in the


• sored by Langho-based firm Science in Sport,


-The Burnley 'racer,' who is currently spon-


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1 'Most of the races in ; France. are 150km in


, ' '


first week of March and•. continue right through to September. , , He added: “My aim is' to win a few races and; get noticed for a pro deal.” '


,


length- which-is more than- 90 /miles. ’Riders


\\ When he is not racing, the Under 23 National cross country champion


considered to be. .th^o/percentof my training is World Championship of on tHe bike although I road racing.


have to do a number of stretches.” Despite focussing on


road racing, the qualified, bricklayer has still left the door open to(moun- tain bike racing and win-


. ning a place on the Great ; British squad to race a t .


; the Commonwealth; Games in-Manchester! next summer..


’ the ■ Cojnmonwealths, especially’with 'them


-■ He added: ‘.‘Its still on the cards to do that..It v 'will take a bit of juggling but I’m still keen to go to


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of isolate themselves. "I would like to see all the


elite swimmers from every club in the area get together to make one consolidated elite team. "I think it would be benefi­ cial for the elite swimmers but


I would also want to keep the loyalty within the club." The club is seeking to


someone to prepare and maintain all epeket wickets, including prac­ tice wickets.


recruit competitive swimmers of all ages. Anyone interested should contact Claire Pallister on 423701. The club holds training ses­


sions at Ribblesdale Pool on Mondays and Fridays between 7-9-30 p.m.,Wednes­ days between 8-9 p.m. and Sundays from 5-7 p.m. The club boasts three quali­


fied teachers - Jay Brown, Barbara James and Claire Pal­ lister - and also has four assis­ tant teachers. They are Les Neary, Keith Sandham, Janis Dudbridge and Bill Banfield. • To clear up some confusion


which occurred as a result of an article published in last week's Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, Clitheroe and dis­ trict amateur swimming will continue to compete under the Clitheroe Dolphins Swimming Club banner. Clitheroe Dolphins Pen­


tathlon team will now com­ pete under the title of Ribble Valley Modern Pentathlon Team.


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long as the the ground is kept in' a satisfactory condition and the wick­ ets are are at the correct standard to be played on. Previous experience in


Hours are flexible, as r


Wanderers. Cricket Club are searching for a new groundsman. The club is looking for


wicket preparation and maintenance would be an advantage. The new groundsman must be prepared to work throughout the year to ensure that the ground is in good condition for the following season. If you think you are


the person for the job then please write to sec­ retary Mr R. Menzies, 33 Spa Garth, Clitheroe, BB71JD.


GrandPrix


dates set THE 2002 Pendle and Burnley Grand Prix will be one of the most challenging in recent years. The Grand Prix starts


on Friday, May 10th with the Pinhaw Fell Race (7-30 p.m.), and continues as follows: Colne Lions 10k (7-30


p.m.), Friday, May 24th; Kelbrook Fell Race (2 p.m.), Saturday, June 1st; Burnley Boys’ Club 10k (11 a.m.), Sunday, June 2nd: Barley Fell Race (7-30 p.m.), Friday, June 14th; Barrowford Fell (7-30 p.m.), Friday, June 21st; Hendon Brook Half-Marathon (11 a.m.), Sunday, June 23rd; Worsthome 7 (11 a.m.), Sunday, August 4th; Pendle Hill Chal­ lenge (7-30 p.in.), Mon­ day, August 5th; Cliviger LSR 6 (11-30, a.m:), Sun­ day, August 11th; Traw- den 7 (7-30 p.m.),' Wednesday, August 14th; Weets Fell Race (11-30 a.m.), Sunday, August 18th.


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