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Cyclist Jeff discovers he is no longer champion racer


by Robbie Robinson S » ,V T / iU7-'”


A CYCLE racer has discovered that he is no longer a champion after reading a sports item in the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times. Mr Jeff Smith, who lives in Langho,


read of Mr Tim Lawson’s victory in the North West Area 800m race held in August 2002, which was reprinted in the Christmas issue sports roundup for the year. Mr Smith took part in the National


Cyclists Union 880 yards Grasstrack Championship in 1953, but was serving at RAF Hednesford, near Stafford, at the time. He left for the race immediately


after the Coronation Parade rehearsal at the base and travelled to Whalley Cricket Club, where friends prepared


p o p u la r


^cious and refuse to go away nded.” arariaiis said that they had helping the children and seeing siasm as their work took shape,


|ed to view the completed pro- 3 school.


hlden said: “I was so impressed ■children’s work that I felt the |hould be on view to a wider pub- ce.” Suit, a selection of the project


| l l of the children, who are now St Augustine’s RC School,


ji, is on display in the reference I the library. liibition opened on Monday and Jinue until the end of January, (can be made on 01200 428788. (ture shows Mrs Holden and Mr lith Ruth Byrne (front), Eleanor ILeanne Walker-Hulmes and 31anc at the exhibition of the


|;ct books the pupils created. (C060103/5a)


le cheers are for starters


| be much more than three cheers Leisure Centre this year,


pleading course, combining ener- ' with aerobics and gymnastics,


fed New Year programme at the Intre, with members of the Hi- providing the expertise every Fri- |6 and 8 p.m. 1 which is led by Sarah Williams, le Blackburn Hawks ice hockey |ed just over a year ago, Hi-Fly- l squad of 15 and aims to com- ionally and nationally this year,


(new course is aimed at 12 to 16 lls and will provide a stepping-? ling the Hi-Flyers team. Iramme also incorporates three ions for children as young as five, Iting both beginners and those fe tactically aware. Badminton 1 also feature with beginners,


Jid advanced players catered for. lurses for adults and juniors are In. Jt numbers will be limited depend- I'pupil ratios and early bookings Inded. The course programme is nder way from Monday,


lanting further information can Ith Brandwood at the leisure cen-


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better driver ie New Year


I driver in 2003 by completing a


Bving course. Iweek session run by Blackburn Safety Association is due to start | January 28th. Lectures will take Ickburn Northern Sports Club in ■toad, Blackburn, from 8 p.m., lal sessions scheduled for Sunday


Intent is based on the police dri­ ll “Roadcraft” and covers all dving. 20 to complete the course, includ- •ship of the association, but the


udents is £15. wanting to inquire about the lid ring 01254 51777 or 01204


lams gun package


le Valley's MP, Nigel Evans, has |he Government's gun-crime pack- - i-jerk reaction."


I a properly thought-out approach


Jem of the gun carrying gangs that Id our towns and cities. Gun crime I since 1997." > called for a firm clamp-down on


from Stafford rather than wait for a train. I got pretty fit doing about 100


miles, each way.” He added: “I didn’t realise the race


was still being run and I thought I was still the champion.” He recently redis­ covered the gold medal he won, along with other racing medals and trophies, which were all stored away. • Mr Smith, pictured holding his gold


medal, is a JP and vice-chairman of the Licensing Committee. He was Dis­ trict Principal for Adult Education in the Ribble-Valley and described how he and his staff were first based in Rib- blesdale School, then in the old Gram­ mar School in Whalley, with many


Eagles Cycling Club, having taken up the sport after riding his bike out regu­ larly to go fishing and realising he


his bicycle while he changed into sports enjoyed the cycle runs more than the gear.


fishing. He said: “It was such a rush to get Mr Smith’s win took place during


there. I got ready, then it was straight Coronation year, when petrol was still out on to the track.” He went on to win rationed in Britain. He said: “Every- the event.


Phone saves the day for injured walker


FROZEN conditions underfoot have made things difficult for walkers on Pendle Hill - prompting Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team to mount two rescue operations on Satur­


day and Sunday. On Saturday, the real value of mobile


telephones was demonstrated when a lady from Skelmersdale, walking on the hill with her husband, fell, fracturing her


wrist. The rescuers were able to telephone the


husband and ask for an exact location before the rescue team arrived at the scene, rendered first aid and carried the lady out to an ambulance waiting at Bar­


ley Lane. On Sunday a lady from Blacko fell at


nearly the same place, fracturing her leg. A team of 17 rescuers carried her up


the hill from where the NW air ambu­ lance flew her to Blackpool Victoria Hos­


pital. The helicopter was called in because


the light was failing. Pendle Club results


BRIDGE winners at the Pendle Club were: Mrs Anne Riley, Mr Joe Lynch, Miss Pat Harg­ reaves, Mrs Barbara Hargreaves. New members are welcome every Monday at


1-30 p.m. one used bikes and I used to ride home


He was a member of Blackburn - classes being held in Clitheroe, until the administration was taken over by


Accrington. Following chemotherapy for cancer,


he undertook a sponsdred swim in aid of the Magic Eye Appeal and raised £1,012 as he completed 86 lengths of the pool. He has also taken up motor sports and has returned to fishing; (CR301202/1))


Crowds flock to auctions as antique interest grows


AN apparent surge of interest in smaller antique items has brought crowds to Clitheroe


Auction Mart. Its Silverwoods division put


2,000 lots under the hammer in three pre-Christmas sales and bidding was brisk up to good, and sometimes surprising,


prices. Two current TV series - one


will feature a pair of Clitheroe “competitors” tomorrow - are helping increase public aware­ ness of the small antiques net­ work. They spotlight its poten­ tial for profit, as well as posing a challenge. But professional dealers are


also keen to replenish their stocks from Silverwoods, says manager Mr Wilf Mould. “There was feverish activity from some in the pre-Christmas


period. “Smaller, more decorative


items always sell well at this time of year,” he said. One of the best prices paid at


Silverwoods was £560 for a gold and solitaire ring, with £32 for a pair of child’s clogs, £50 for four Beswick penguins, £150 for an inlaid mahogany tea caddy and


£90 for three boxed Victorian scent bottles. A box of three ash­ trays advertising tyres made £145 and a brass carriage clock


£180. Although a 1710 Queen Anne


oak and walnut chest of drawers was “tired” it still made £1,150, with £450 for a damaged Wind­ sor chair and £260 for a minia­ ture chest of drawers. An oak bedding box brought £210 and there was £100 for a Royal Doulton Charolais bull. Rural domestic bygones also


attracted good prices, such as £24 for a Massey Harris span­ ner and £210 for a lead-lettered Maypole Dairy sign. Alloy milk kits made to £22, a copper watering can fetched £45 and there wds £50 for a vintage 12in. mower. Small anvils drew up to £80,


chimney pots up to £60 a pair and stone mill wheel sets up to £140. An 80-lot selection of Eastern


European pine countryside arte­ facts caught buyers’ imagina­ tion. Prices included £32 for fruit picking barrels, £110 for an apple press and £115 for a fleece washing tank


Pupils’ goat herd gift for village


A-NEW herd of goats will soon arrive to pro­ vide nourishment in an East African village,' thanks to the generosity of pupils of Ribbles- dale High School Technology College. The purchase of the goats and cash to build


wells to provide clean water for the African village were projects supported by pupils who ran karaoke sessions during two lunchtimes in their drama complex. They raised £270 for the charity World Vision.,


The event attracted large numbers of spec­


tators, and among the highlights'was a group of boys who dressed as the Spice Girls to sing “Wannabee”. The winner of the event was Year 7 pupil


Laura Houghton.. The staff of Ribblesdale also did their bit I


for charity at Christmas. Instead of giving each other Christmas cards, they donated


£142 to Diabetes UK.


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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, January 9th, 2003 11 Stage Two


needs you! TWO people are needed to ensure that the forthcom­ ing production by Stage Two, Downham's amateur- theatre group, goes with a


swing. "See How They Run", a


farce by Philip King, is the group's choice. I t will be directed by Muriel Han-


n. An actor is needed to


play the role of either the Rev. Lionel Toop, a mild- mannered vicar, or that of of Clive, an extrovert Bertie Wooster-type char­


acter. An actress is required to


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vicar. The age range of the


characters is late 20s to 40s. The production takes place from March 26th to 29th inclusive and rehearsals are in Downham Village Hall on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, from 7-30 to 10 p.m. For more information,


contact Miss Hanson, tel. 01200 442165.


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MORE alterations and extensions can be made at St Augustine’s RC High School, Billington. Permis­ sion for the work, which includes extra staff car parking, has been granted by officials of Ribble Valley Borough Council, acting under delegated powers.


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