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Ivan Duxbury (40), a


iiine operator; Pete McQuade.. [ single, a refuse operative [.■moor and Henthorn Ward);


In Ferguson (36) divorced [er-of-three, self-employed


Iter and decorator (Littlemoor Id); and Shannon Gath (34) lie, a self-employed caterer


thill Ward). | r McQuade, is employed by , L


l ie Valley Borough Council as Istman; a fact which would lar him from membership of louncil if he were elected. He anounced he is prepared to d in his notice if he gains one ne Lowmoor and Henthorn


lie BNP’s intention to field lidates for Ribble Valley Bor-


J of Ribble Valley Against Ism. Members of the group


p has resulted in the forma- I said they do not plan to con-


Ithe election, but they have Inted a leaflet campaign to Tiat the growth of support for


J np. larch 25th is the first date on


Ih Ribble Valley election offi- Ican officially accept nomina-


If two men [W theft


lent, jumped into the vehicle |!rove off at speed. The owner ued them, but was unable to


| up. 3th men are described as : males aged around 30 with Iped fair hair and were clean


len. lie wore a heavy black leather le t and blue jeans and the


| r fawn trousers and jumper, lad a strong Liverpool accent. Iformation can be given to nestoppers on 0800 555 111.


Best branch in the region


STAFF a t the Clitheroe branch of a building soci­ ety have won an award for being the best branch in • the region. .;The eight people who. work at the Skipton Build­ ing Society in Market Place won the award for the fourth quarter of last . year, being judged best­ performing branch of the 10 in the region. Branch manager


Michelle Clough said: “The . award is a reflection of our hard work and dedication, and I hope this will be one of many to come.” The branch last won the


award in 1999. With trans­ actions touching almost 6,000, the Clitheroe branch is the region’s busiest.


Chocolate visit


A VISIT to the chocolate factory in Blackburn was enjoyed by Clitheroe Young Farmers’ Club. Thanks was expressed by Hazel Lonsdale and Sam Edmonson.


Nova is taken


A CAR parked outside a house at Waddington on Friday night was stolen. The Vauxhall Nova was valued at £1,000.


Escort stolen


A THIEF broke into a car valeting premises in North Street, Clitheroe, a t the weekend and stole a Ford Escort valued at £1,000.


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If ter carefully crossing the A59 |r arrived in Osbaldeston, and | r travelling north via Robert lise Farm they took in the Indour of the historic stone


Iding of Oxendale Hall, built in K by Lawrence Osbaldeston. I f ter a rest in the secluded |e Wood, which was coming to Iwith the new green leaves of Ibluebells, the walkers proceed- lo Mire Fold and, after again Tssing the A59, continued lards Harwood Fold on their Irn to Salesbury. the walk next Wednesday will led by Allan Richards. Tele- In e 01200 422865 for more nils.


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'■ -- --, ■?r Police go on the road with mobile station


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. , by John Turner,;


THE OLD adage “You can'-neveiv find a policeman when you want-,,; one” will.be turned on its'head in)v the Ribble Valley from next week.: 4 A mobile police station takes to the •


road to ensure th a t 17 hamlets and vil­ lages will have a police presence on ^ their doorstep a t least once a week. The new Ford van is fully equipped «'


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with awning, seats and a desk, generator ' - even a fridge and kettle. The mobile station is also equipped with radio and computer.


I t will be manned by Police Communi- : ty Support Officer Nigel Williams, who ■


has prepared a timetable for his visits which will include the auction marts at Clitheroe and Gisburn and, eventually, major local events.


■ _ i “The mobile police station will have


all the functions of the inquiry desk at Clitheroe Police Station. People will.be able to produce their driving documents a t the mobile station or pass on any information they believe may be of interest to us or come to us with any problems they have,” said PCSO Williams Members of the public can also report


crimes, hand in found property or report lost property and receive advice on crime prevention or property marking. While the police'station is a t rural


communities, PCSO Williams will be able to go on foot! pa tro l of village streets. • Insp. Bob Ford pledged th a t the mobile office, costing £34,000, will make a “significant difference” to visibility in the rural areas and assist communica­ tion between the police and local com­ munities.


The main function of the mobile office . .


will he to provide a base for police "surg­ eries" in the rural areas of the Ribble


Valley. PCSO Williams will be working a


variety of shifts and will visit villages in the area to a published timetable, the times of which will be displayed on vil­ lage notice boards and in the Advertiser


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Would you like a land clearing up?


RESEARCHERS from BBCl' will be visiting Clitheroe.in the next two weeks looking for contestants for a new antiques television show. ' “Trading Treasures” is a new television pro­


gramme involving couples or. friends who need; help to clear away any unwanted clutter from their loft, garage or even garden shed. ' . , : ' BBC spokesperson Laura Cockroft said: Perhaps they, have collections that have got.


a little out of hand or they have been meaning to do a car boot sale but haven’t quite got


round to it yet? a:" v The aim of the show is for presenter Lome


Spicer (“Trading Up in the Sun” BBC1, 1‘Boot Sale Challenge” ITV) to visit two home; owners and help them clear their houses of1 excess clutter She will be helped by two experts who will


estimate how much their items are worth. . .< When everything has been valued, it is off


to a boot sale or antiques fair, where the pro-', gramme pays for the pitch, and all the two teams have to do is sell as much as they can. At the end of the day, the team which gets


closest to the experts estimated figure wins, but no one loses, as they both go home with cash in their pockets.' < ; Anyone interested should contact Laura at


laura.cockcroft@LNN-TV.co.uk or call 020 76332752.


MANNING the mobile police station are PCSO Nigel Williams and Sgt Ian Kirk ( T170303/80) The "mobile office" is actually a


modified Ford Transit van - kitted out by Build-a-Van in Nelson - which' has been specially designed to meet the needs of the community. I t has access for the disabled and seating for several


people. The vehicle also has its own genera­


tor and is stocked with vital equip­ ment to allow the police to use i t in major incidents. I t will also be used during other incidents, or community events, when a mobile facility is'useful.


Insp. Ford hopes th a t the mobile


office will increase visibility. He said: "Our rural police officers


work 24-hour shifts, which include full nights. I t is often said that police offi­ cers are not seen in the rural areas and. this can be frustrating. Our rural offi­ cers are working very hard'to tackle


travelling criminals at all times of the day in order to provide a reliable ser- -


vice.. “The Ribble Valley is a very large >


area and these surgeries will increase ’ the opportunities for people to make


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contact with the police face-to-face. "This new facility doesn't replace


anything th a t we already have, but gives us added flexibility for our other resources while complementing what we already have in place."


' The timetable for its first week of operation is: Tuesday - Clitheroe Auction Mart


12-15 p.m. to 1-15 p.m.; Hurst Green (opposite village.store) 2-15 - 3 p.m.; Copster Green (village centre) 3-30 - 4 p.m.; Simonstone (opposite Stork Hotel) 5-30 - 6-30 p.m.; Read (side of . cricket field) 6-45-7-30 p.m.


Parishioners gather to say farewell to their rector Thursday - Gisburn Auction Mart 9-


30 -11-30 a.m.; Barrow (opposite Bay Horse) noon - 1 p.m.; Sabden (oppo­ site White Horse) 2-15 - 4-15 p.m. .Friday - Laingho (outside post office)


10-30 - 11-30 a.m.; Wilpshire (hear golf club car park) 11-45 a.m. - 1-30 p.m.; Mellor (village hall car park) 12-


30 -1-30 p.m.. Saturday - Waddington (village cen


tre) 10-30 -11-15 a.m.; West Bradford (near Post Office) 11-30 a.m. - 12-30 p.m.; Grindleton (next to Duke of


York) 12-45,-1-15 p.m.; Chipping


(Memorial car park) 3 -4 p .m . Sunday ,-Siaidbum (community car


park) 10-45 - 11-45 a.m.; Downham (village centre) 12-30 -1-30 p.m.; Rim- ington (opposite Black Bull) 1-45 - 2- 45 p.m.; Sawley (opposite Sawley Abbey) 4-15 - 4.45 p.m.


Drop in teen conception rate figures


CO N C EPT IO N ra te s among Ribble Valley girls in' their mid-teens have fallen


again. The Office for National Sta­


tistics says that in 2001 some 19 girls out of every thousand, aged from 15 to 17 living in the borough became pregnant. In 2000 the figure was 23. ,,.The local rate has always


been low and is just about half the nationaljarid county.ones,,


which are .very similar to each other. ’


' In Hyndburn and Burnley


the figures are 62 and 58, around three times the Ribble Valley one. y The. information given out


by the office does not indicate how many of the conceptions continued or how many were terminated. A major effort to lower the


TRIBUTES were paid on Sunday to a rector and his wife who have served Clitheroe for 10 years.


' , The Rev. Ron Philpott and his wife,


Rose, arrived at St James’s Church from Yorkshire, and they are planning to return to the York area to live in retire­ ment after this Sunday’s final service. But last Sunday 230 parishioners gath­


ered at St James's School Hall for a buffet lunch in honour of the couple. Churchwardens Mrs Mary Howarth and Mr Stephen Bush praised the work


B r a c k e n w o o d L i m i t


the couple had performed in the parish during the last 10 years. ■ There was particular mention made of


the onerous part played by the rector in the three-year building project a t St James’s. The churchwardens made several pre­


sentations to the couple, including a book, “Monet’s Passion”, some flowers and a very large cheque on behalf of the parish­ ioners to help them in retirement. Mrs Howarth said: "Sunday recognised Ron’s 10 wonderful years here ministering


to the church family. Rose, too, has done tremendous work in the background and especially with the mums and toddlers’ group, ‘The Little Fishes’.” A successor has yet to be appointed for


Mr Philpott. In the meantime, the church will be operated by lay readers and visit­ ing clergy under the guidance of the churchwardens.


In our picture, the rector and his wife ; _ ;


are seen with some of the church mem­ bers.


. (B160303/5)


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untary and community youth organisa­ tions, which work with young people aged between 13 and 19, to apply for grants of up to £30,000 from its develop­


ment fund. A series of evening workshops are


being held to help applicants complete the relevant forms and give them an opportunity to ask for advice on project areas. Blackburn YMCA is hosting a work­


shop on April 7th between 6-30 and 8 p.m., and anyone wishing to a tten d should ring Lynsey Rimmer on 01254 685120. The deadline for returning forms is Fri­


day, April 25th. Application packs are available from


the Lancashire Council for Voluntary Youth Services on 01772 250042 or by visiting its website, .www.lcvys.org.uk. They are also available from Connex­


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national teenage pregnancy rate started three years ago and already it has been cut by


about 10%. The Lancashire Teenage


Pregnancy Partnership works with various medical and local government agencies. I t aims to help young people make informed decisions but also offers support for those who become parents.


Teen assault: police seek white van man


A MAN in an old white Transit van inde­ cently assaulted a girl in Simonstone, say


police. Details of the incident have been


released this week. I t occurred on Friday, . March 7th, about 4-45 p.m. . The girl, aged 14, was walking on the :


pavement in Burnley Road, Simonstone, when a van pulled up and the driver asked for directions. The girl said she could not help and con­


tinued walking. . The man then got out of the vehicle and


walked towards the girl, who backed away.- The man made indecent comments to the


girl before committing the assault. . •


• She screamed and the man got in the van and drove off, say police. The man is described as a big-boned. white male in his 30s, slightly overweight ■


with a chubby face and grubby, unshaven features; He was about five feet six inches tall, with brown receding hair and a bald ■


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patch on top, and spoke with a Burnley accent. The van is believed to have had red writ-. '


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