Eleanor (five) heads for international show


by John Turner


LITTLE Eleanor Whittle is follow­ ing in her big sister’s hoofprints. Although she is only five, she and her


Dartmoor pony, Denholme Star Attrac­ tion, known at home as Fran, have qual­ ified for this September’s Horse of the Year Show at the National Exhibition Centre. Sister Gemma, then 11, and her Dart­


moor pony Dykes Daisy Mead, qualified in the same event in the Open Mountain and Moorland Pure Bred Ridden class in 2000.


at the huge Three Counties showground at Malvern in the Mountain and Moorland Leading Rein class against 41 rivals. This was one of only 22 qualifying events nationwide.


Youngsters go up the wall together!


YOUNGSTERS were climbing the wall on Sunday in a bid to create “Unity in the Communi­ ty”.


cashire Police, Clitheroe’s Medi­ na Islamic Education Centre and Ribble Valley Borough Council’s Community Cohesion Partnership saw 25 young boys engaged in various activities throughout the weekend. After paintballing in Preston


az Arshad and PC Steve Cox, the aim of the weekend was to enable youngsters from different


on Saturday the youngsters, from both white and Asian her­ itage families, regrouped in Clitheroe at Roefield Leisure Centre on Sunday to take part in various team activities includ­ ing five-a-side football, swim­ ming and a gym session, as well as going up the climbing wall. Organised jointly by Mr Sher-


A collaboration between Lan­


cultures to spend time together to dispel myths formulated from a lack of information about each other. Similar events in Blackburn


with Darwen and Hyndburn have already met with success. Ribble Valley organisers hope the weekend’s scheme will be the first of many activities specifi­ cally targeted at young people in the area. Said PC Cox: “We are trying to show that Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley area is for­ ward thinking, enabling young people to get together and try to learn a little about each other.” The weekend session ended


ing to the climbing wall with support from Josh Goodali, Iblaal Khan and Nick Kennerly. (B150603/3)


with a quiz and each participant was awarded a certificate and medal for taking part. Imran Akhtar is pictured tak­


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showing. It was a continuation of a highly-suc-


Judges give marks for conformation and


trips for Eleanor, her pony and the other members of the Whittle family, from Hurst Green.


Technology College pupil Gemma quali­ fied for the Horse of the Year Show she fin­ ished 11th out of 22 competitors. Eleanor, who began riding at the age of


lorry, I lead the pony and Gemma is the groom,” said Mrs Whittle. When Ribblesdale High School and


Her father, James, has ridden in point- to-point races, (s)


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Arrests and fines follow police high-impact day


to Clitheroe, Read, Simonstone and Longridge, including the sup­ port unit, motorcyclists and the ground-breaking automatic num­ ber plate recognition unit (ANPR) on Wednesday of last week. A total of 6,683 vehicles were


THERE were three arrests and 140 alerts during a police high impact day in the Ribble Valley. Extra resources were brought in


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were issued with prohibition notices due to vehicle defects, two committed motoring offences, 26 endorsable fixed penalty tickets were issued mainly for the non-use


checked using the ANPR system. Of. the 140 alerts, two drivers


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Clitheroe, Coun Mrs Mary Robinson, was there to wish him well at the start of a 1,600 mile ride which will raise money for the Friends of Chernobyl’s Children. Mr Beard, of Kemple View,


ancient pilgrimage site CYCLIST Mr John Beard was waved off from Clitheroe on Saturday at the s ta r t of an epic journey which will take him to the top pilgrimage venue in Europe. <\ The deputy mayor of


Pyrenees and along the most famous part of the route, which traverses,the whole of northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela. The city’s cathedral is built


set out for the city of Santiago de Compostela in Spain fol­ lowing the ancient pilgrimage route across France and Spain, which is said to have been taken by St James in his trav­ els in Europe. His intention is to arrive at


grimage since the 9th Century and is regarded as the most visited Christian site after Jerusalem and Rome. Mr Beard is the head of Religious Education at St


the city for the week-long fes­ tival of St James, which culmi­ nates in St James’s Day on July 25th. The first leg of his marathon


cycle trip was to take him to Portsmouth to catch the ferry to St Malo.


From there, the route was to take in Tours to pick up the


SEVERAL youths apparently escaped injury in a Clitheroe smash on Sunday evening. Their Cavalier was badly


damaged when it struck a wall near the cemetery in Wadding-


ton Road, Clitheroe. Police are making inquiries into the inci­ dent,. However, it is understood that


at least some occupants of the vehicle ran off after the impact.


WAS it a drama - or just an exciting evening trip out? Hundreds of people enjoying


the good weather saw a hot-air balloon drift very low across Clitheroe on Saturday evening. The dirigible moved across


town from the Waddington Road area and appeared to be


POLICE are again warning of the risk that people take using domestic garages to store valu­ able property. The latest local incident was in


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