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Big welcome for Santa’s special visit


SANTA received a huge welcome when he made the first of his weekend visits on the Ribble Valley Line on Sunday. Joining three services


between Blackburn and Clitheroe, he was welcomed by excited children who were eager to talk to Santa and tell him what they wanted him to bring them for Christmas. Mums, dads and grandparents were able to tuck into a mince pie and have a glass of sherry. This was the first time


Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, December 11th, 2003 :'3


Young chefs cook up a winning Beckham meal


AT the Young Chef competition. held at Clitheroe Royal Gram­ mar School, David Beckham was rated more highly than Jonny Wilkinsonl The winning duo of Max


Smith and Ben Rigby chose Beckham, as the celebrity they would most like cook for, pass­ ing over rugby hero-of-the-hour Wilkinson. Appropriately enough for the


anid Ben now progress to the next stage of the competition and are to go before a selection panel in January. Sue Guest, head of communi­


cations at ELEBP, said: “To date, the standard of the heats has been extremely high and the students have created some exciting and innovative dishes


using a wide range of skills.” Joanne Ruddock, the food


Real Madrid star, the winning pair chose to cook the Spanish national dish - paella. The Young Chef competition


Ribble Valley Rail had organised its Santa Ser­ vices on a Sunday, and it had done so to coincide with the Christmas market organised by Castle Minia­ tures. The joint effort proved to be a resounding success for both parties. First North Western, the


company responsible for providing the trains, is also to be congratulated for the excellent turnout on the day. Not only did the com­ pany provide a refurbished three-car unit for Santa which was spotlessly clean, it also provided two of their repainted 156 units on the normal service trains. Ribble Valley Rail is


|ve member of the nen’s Institute for the


; 53 years. She has been a ; president during that


|e and each year holds a > stall at the front of her be to raise money for char-


^eanwhile, Mr Barker to be the secretary of


jvnham Village Hall for 23 t-s until he retired a few |rs ago. The couple also 1 enjoy going to whist dri- Lnd socials, as well as tak-


(•egular holidays, i recent years they have


lyed acting as extras in the ■vision drama Born and Id, much of which was led in Downham. party is to be held at


'endle Club


lOLO whist winners at lie Pendle Club were: Mrs Parker, Mr A.


Leonard, Mr B. Wood. Jew members welcome


■very Monday at 7-30 l .m . Bridge winners at the


ley Jackson. New mem­ bers welcome every Mon- Jay at 1-30 p.m. Domino winners at the


leffs, Mrs D. Knight, Mrs I. Thornber, Mr B. Tom­ linson.New players wel- lome every Friday night | t 7 p.m. Line dancing is held at


Joint 3, Mrs S. Barker, Irs F. Cooke, Mrs F.


|he Pendle Club every Thursday at 1-30 p.m. 'lew members welcome.


Art dinner


ley Abbey on Wednesday, December 17th. Students are invited to


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PAST and present stu­ dents of Whalley Library \ r t Group are invited to a Christmas dinner at Whal­


lake guests along. Contact tutor Hugh Templeton on 1)1706 629200.


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pendle Club were: Mrs M. Davies, Mrs M. Parkes,


pendle Club were Mrs Pat parker, Mrs Jackie Pilling, I rs Eva Velvick, Mr Har­


expecting a very large response on the remaining Saturday services this weekend and next, Decem­ ber 20th. Santa will be be joining the three services leaving Blackburn at 11-47 a.m., 2-47 p.m. and 5-50 p.m. on both Saturdays.


Juvenile jailed over sorting office raid


A THIRD offender has been sentenced for his part in an armed raid on Clitheroe Royal Mail sort­ ing office in April this year. The juvenile, who can­


not be identified because of his age, was sentenced to five-and-a-half years’ youth custody by a judge at Preston Crown Court. The same judge had pre­


lendale to celebrate the pie’s wedding anniversary.


address, was sentenced to 11-and-a-half years’ youth custody. He had denied robbery and two charges of possessing a firearm with intent to commit an offence, but was convicted after a trial. Corcoran (28), of


viously sentenced the youth's accomplices, Michael Philips and Michael Corcoran, to a total of almost 20 years behind bars. Philips (20), of no fixed


heat, organised by East Lan­ cashire Education and Business Partnership (ELEBP) was part of a series, which will see over 120 teams from across East Lancashire battle it out for a chance to make the finals next year. Clitheroe heat winners Max


technology teacher at CRGS, said: “The quality of the work produced by the students has been superb. Both groups had a limited time to produce their chosen dishes and they have all excelled themselves.” Our picture shows Nina Ward


and Morgan Leigh, who cooked their meal for Alan Titchmarsh as part of the Young Chef com­ petition heat at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School. (B031203/7)


say on new by Julie Wintle


RESIDENTS' views will be taken into account before any decision is made on Castle Cement’s application to burn fuel derived from agricultural waste, a spokesman for the Environ­ ment Agency told the Advertiser and


Times. The company wants to burn Agricul­


tural Waste Derived Fuel (AWDF), which is produced from meat and bone meal, a byproduct from the preparation of meat


for human consumption. Castle Cement has applied to the Envi­


ronment Agency for a variation to its exist­ ing permit, which would allow AWDF to be


Cement fuel


burned at its Ribblesdale plant in Clitheroe. However, before any decision is made on


the application, the agency will take on board the views of statutory bodies, as well as members of the public. As part of this consultation, the agency


held a surgery at Clitheroe Parish Church Hall on Wednesday of last week. A spokesman for the agency said that the


aim of the surgery was to give people the opportunity to discuss relevant issues with independent experts and highlight any spe­ cific concerns they had. Members of the public also had the chance to study a docu­ ment outlining the company’s proposal. No other plant in the country currently' uses AWDF, although it is used in plants in


Europe. If the application is given the go-ahead,


AWDF would be used as a partial substitute for coal in kiln seven, the more modem dry kiln, at the Ribblesdale plant. Cemfuel is also used in this kiln and, more


recently, chipped tyres have been trialled as a partial substitute for coal in the calciner. At the surgery, a spokesman for the


agency confirmed th a t the trial using chipped tyres took place during May to Sep­ tember this year, but had now ceased. He added that Castle Cement is currently


preparing to submit a report on the trial to the agency for consideration. The company cannot resume the use of chipped tyres until written approval has been given by the


agency. Meanwhile, the proposal to erect machin­


ery to handle AWDF at Castle Cement’s Ribblesdale works will be determined by


Lancashire County Council. At a meeting of Ribble Valley Borough Council Planning and Development Committee, councillors heard that the development plan comprises a tanker off-loading area, storage silo and extraction system to feed AWDF into the


calciner of Kiln 7. The committee approved the planning


officials’ recommendation that the county council be informed that the borough council has no objection to the proposal. At the end of the trial period, the compa­


ny will have to stop the use of AWDF and submit a report on the outcome of the trial


to the agency. The report will have to address each of the


Critical Success Factors, along with any con­ cerns raised by consultees and members of the public during the consultation period.


Our phone boxes are set to disappear! by Faiza Afzaal


NINE payphones spread all over the Ribble Valley are facing the chop, because of the boom in mobile phones. ' The fears of residents and Ribble


Harpurhey, Manchester, had pleaded guilty to rob­ bery and one offence of possessing a firearm with intent to commit ah offence. He was sentenced to eight years in prison. During the trial, the


Valley parish councils have been realised with the news that BT has decided to axe the rarely used public telephone boxes. , Commenting on the closures, Mr Stewart Bailey, the chief planning offi­ cer for Ribble Valley Borough Council said: “I do not believe that everyone has access to a mobile phone. “While the proposed closures may


be understandable in terms of com­ mercial business practice, they will result in clear disadvantage to many local residents.” The telephone booths that are set to


court heard how a worker at the sorting office'was confronted by two masked men armed with a sawn-off shotgun and a hand gun. They made off with sever-


/ al mailbags and were only captured because a vigilant resident had become suspi­ cious of their parked van and noted its registration.


be removed are located at: King Street, Whalley; Ribble Lane, Chat- burn; Sawley Road, Sawley; Mitton Road, Whalley; Whalley Road, Simonstone; and Edisford Road, Cas­ tle View, Henthorn Road and Queensway, all Clitheroe. Mrs Emma Tennant, a spokes­


woman for BT, explained: “In recent years, the rise in the use of mobile phones shows that public telephones are not being used in the way that they used to be.


“As a result, it is just not viable for


BT to maintain the payphones which are losing money and which have another facility close by.


“However the company is commit­


ted to maintaining a service in rural areas and some kiosks will remain in easy reach of all communities.”


Ordered to pay compensation to two men that he attacked


A CLITHEROE man attacked two total strangers as they walked home from a night out with their partners. Blackburn magistrates heard


that James Pallett was punched to the floor and Nicholas Oakley was knocked over before being kicked in the face and body.. Their attacker, Lester Korol


(26), of Longsight Avenue, pleaded guilty to assault. He was made subject to a community rehabilitation order for 12 months with a condition that he attends an addressing substance- related offending programme. He was also ordered to pay £150. compensation to Mr Pallett and £350 to Mr Oakley. .


Mr Neil Standage (prosecut­


ing) said that Mr Oakley and Mr . Pallett were walking home with their respective partners when they were approached by Korol. “For no apparent reason he


punched Mr Pallett to the floor and then turned on Mr Oakley. He was pushed to the floor and kicked in the head and body. Mr Oakley was. wearing spectacles, which were broken as a direct result of the attack,” said Mr Standage. Mr Alfred Rebello (defending)


said Korol apologised for his behaviour. He said his client’s recollection of the incident was vague because of alcohol, which had been an underlying problem.


Coming next week .


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ford and Low Moor), who lives in West View, Clitheroe, is concerned that no- one will be able to find a payphone in emergencies. He explained: “I think the pay­


But Coun. John McGowan (Edis­


phone in Edisford Road, Clitheroe, is used quite often. However it has been vandalised quite a few times. “If you are a pensioner and that


particular telephone box gets scrapped, then the next nearest kiosk is on Henthorn Road, which is 100. yards away. What are elderly people going to do in emergencies?” Ms Annie Starkie, of Montague


Street, expressed her concerns regard­ ing the kiosk which is being removed from Castle View, Clitheroe. She explained: “A lot of people living in the area use the telephone box. I am not aware of any recent vandalism attacks, therefore I cannot think why it is being removed.” Mrs B. Fielding, also of Montague


Street, which is off Castle View, com­ mented: “I have lived in the area for 30 years and have always seen someone using the telephone box. “Not everybody has a mobile phone or a telephone at home, therefore this


kiosk is very handy.” Our picture shows the under threat


Castle View box ready to be scrapped forever. (CR021203/1)


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