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as new-look hospice is unveiled Generosity determination and hard work bring a first-class facility


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RESIDENTS of the Ribble Valley have played a massive part in the £2.2m. scheme -to^ totally renovate arid expand the East Lancashire Hospice in Park Lee, Blackburn.. Now i t is h o ped th a t , if th e need aris­


es, they will utilise i t / '•


; Their generosity and, ; in several cases/sheer determination and hard work' hasresulted'iri"a first-class facility which is the envy, of other groups and has already: become a medical spe­ ciality


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hundreds of. thousands of pounds been,raised.


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b u t the man* who h a s . been the driving force for much of the fund-raising is Downham'sMr Geoff Braithwaite. The woman responsible fpr much of the secretarial support is hospice secretary Mrs Rachel Pallister, of Bolton-by-Bowland, and


the hospice honorary solicitor is' Mr.’Peter.


I finished product which is ! a credit to everyone con- ' cemed.


' Scholes, of Clitheroe All three are among many who have selflessly dedi­ cated many hours of their time to achieving a


” A ' Lord Clitheroe was to


have unveiled the com­ memorative stone a t a ceremony on Friday, but he had been called away to a meeting in America ,, a t short notice. In his absence, i t .was Lady Clitheroe who performed the honours on a day marked by driving rain. . Guests included the-


mayors of the boroughs involved in fund-raising, Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn and Coun. Mrs Gwen Pye, of the Ribble Valley, MP Mr Nigel Evans and many representatives of the groups involved in rais­ ing well over £lm. For the chairman of


the East Lancashire Hospice Committee, Mr Braithwaite, i t was a; dream come true. H e ' told his audience that 16 years earlier, when the hospice was opened, two men were at its forefront. One was Dr Merton Sei- gleman, whose b rain ­ child it had been. Then, between 1986 and 1997, Mr Ivan Hunt chaired the fund-raising commit­ tee and his wife, Peggy, was i ts secretary. He retired in 1998. "The existing hospice


next 21 years," he added. : Early estimates were over £lm. As time pro­ gressed, it became'obvi­ ous th a t i t was to be a very expensive venture indeed. An initial Lot-: te ry bid . was turned , down, ironically on the day that Jack Staw MP, lauched th e hospice. appeal a t Ewood Park. A second bid was accept-, ed and £726,000 award­ ed. The committee approached the health . tru s t for permission to alter the rest of the build­ ing, in a bid to re-equip and refurbish the entire premises. By Monday, work will be complete and the new-look hospice will open its doors. The cost has been


. much more th a n , the ■ early estimate of £lm . A to ta l of £ 2 .2m has been spent. Fund-raising is far from complete and the hospice will cost a further £300,000 a year to run. Explaining how much


was getting overcrowded and he suggested that we had another building," explained Mr B raith ­ waite. "I joined the com­ mittee a t th a t :stage. Plans were sketchedfor a • new specialist day thera- py centre, b ut, as M r : Hunt's health deteriorat-; ed, he asked me to i become chairman. When j he died, it left a hole in the hearts of many members. We were; determined to succeed." ; People were asked:


what they would like t'o see in the hospice and, he said, every idea suggest­ ed .was incorporated, with the exception of ari extra four beds - " th a t was outside ounremit." "All th is had to be


done by a charity, not the National Health Service, and, we have


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the hospice means,’Miss Vanessa Lockyer told the assembled guests why she had helped to raise money, including climbing Mount Kili­ manjaro in Tanzania in July, 2000. Between 1997 and


1998, her boyfriend, Kenny • Cruickshank had, she said, been very


poorly. "They were two difficult years, but two of


the best years due to a lot of the staff a t the East Lancashire Hos­ pice. In February 1998, Kenny was first admit­ ted: He was suffering chronic pain." ' In extracts from her


diary, she told how, on the day he was admit­ ted ,1 'h e had been extremely, negative.


, Questions received one- : word answers. She tele­ phoned him th a t night and "he seemed better."


OUR top picture shows Lady Clitheroe unveiling the hospice plaque (J250102/2) and, above, are Mr Braithwaite, Miss Lockyer, Lady Clitheroe and Mrs Stevenson (J250102/4)


that we were able to do something together. East Lancashire Hospice became a lifeline. The staff made it possible for Kenny to be Kenny again. I t was invaluable for the precious time th a t we had together," she added. Sadly Mr Cruickshank, whose home was in Blackburn,


. The following day, Mr Cruickshank hugged her when she met him and, on his third day, "Kenny and I made i t out for lunch. I t was wonderful


died in 1998. Hospice manager Mrs


Lyn Stevenson spoke of th e calibre and commitment of the tru s te e s and suppor t from the community in


what had become a flag­ ship for East Lancashire. Thanking Mrs Stev­


enson, Dr Peter Carter and the project team, Mr Braithwaite invited all present to tour the building and take a look for themselves. With spacious and


beautifully-equipped bedrooms, all designed to take advantage of the grounds, which are to be landscaped utilising a


grant from the Mersey- basin T ru s t and will incorporate a major water feature, the hos­ pice is ready to welcome


its first patients. Space and light have been utilised throughout, pro­ viding facilities for ther­ apy, rehabilitation room, hair salon, arts and craft area, restaurant, central conservatory, consulting suites and bathrooms, including hydrotherapy b aths a t a cost of £50,000 each. At the weekend, peo­


ple were invited to view the facility, which, Mr Braithwaite emphasised, should be considered by any Ribble Valley resi­ dents needing hospice care.


Rocks will help wild salmon


THERE is some­ thing fishy going on, thanks to a Clith- eroe-based firm. With help from Castle


Cement, wild salmon, one of Europe's top 10 endangered species, look set to have a brighter future.


works has donated a large quantity of rock to the Boland Game Fish­ ing Association and it is being used as stepping stones to create a dam on the River Hodder and help provide a spawning area for salmon and trout. Mr Brian Wells, chair­


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MP slams ungritted


lanes policy COUNCIL policy to leave country lanes u n g r itted has been slammed by local


MP Nigel Evans. Speaking from his


office in Clitheroe, Mr E v an s said of L an ­ cashire County Coun­ cil's decision on rural road g r i t t in g : "The council has got a duty to keep our roads and fo o tp a th s safe in th e winter. The c u r re n t policy leaves country lan e s u n g r i t te d and unsafe days a f te r th e initial frost. "These lanes are a life­ line for thousands of peo­


ple in the Ribble Valley and Lancashire as a whole and should not be neglected. “I have received let­


ters from constituents complaining th a t their roads had been frozen for a week during the recent freeze. Children and the elderly are particularly at risk at these times and the council must respond faster in future." Mr Evans added: "I


urge the council to review its policy and inject more resources into tackling this very serious problem for peo­ ple of rural Lancashire before people are injured or worse."


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man of the fishing asso­ ciation, said the conser­ vation project to design a nursery habitat for the fish would greatly improve the salmon’s chances of survival. Castle Cement was


approached for help by one of its employees, Mr Chris Hosker, who is also a member of the Boland association. Coun. Keith Hall,


quarry manager at Cas­ tle Cement's Ribblesdale works, said: "This is a first-class conservation project and we are proud to have played a small part in its success. We believe we have a role to play in the wider com­ munity and we are very happy to get involved in projects such as this."


A natural causes verdict


AN in que s t found th a t a well-known Ribble Valley per sonality died of nat­


ural causes. Blackburn, Hyndbum


and Ribble Valley Coro­ ner Mr Michael Single- ton told relatives of cat­ tle foot trimmer Mr James Roger Stansfield that he had been forced to hold an inquest because Mr Stansfield had not consulted a doc tor in the period before he was found dead in bed at his home at The Cot­ tage, Horton-in-Craven, on November 23rd last year. But a post-mortem


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day AvI pleadef assault! Azad an car and I Ecstasy sentencj prison] pay £6l) for the i to Mr! assault! Chal


^examination revealed th a t Mr Stansfield's


death was due to conges­ tive cardio myopathy, the inquest at Clitheroe on Wednesday was told. Mr Stansfield was


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very well-known in the Ribble Valley, particular­ ly within the farming community, and beyond. He was a highly-regard­ ed after-dinner speaker who was a tireless work­ er for charity. He was also vice-


chairman of Wharfedale RUFC.


Security guards SECURITY guards are


patrolling the grounds of Calderstones Hospital, Whalley, after problems with children. Although signs make


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it clear that the area is private property, chil­ dren have been going in. They are being warned to keep out and there will be extra vigilence at conker time later in the


year. "Our Chestnut Drive


is aptly named, but we cannot allow children to go there, however attrac­ tive the conkers are,' says a hospital spokes­ man.


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