Thursday, August 21 st, 2003 No. 6,111
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A Valley vicar has announced his retirement after 14 years in the area.
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Vehicles of yesteryear brought a vintage touch to the Valley at the weekend.
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Ballgowns and dinner jackets replaced school uniforms as sixth formers celebrated A-level success.
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Clitheroe teenager Michelle Harbord is off to Malaysia to work with under privileged ch i l dren.
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Gardeners have their day as Sab- den Horticultural Show is voted a blooming success.
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Read CC win a major cup final with a superb century from Terry Little.
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FOGGITT’S WEEKEND WEATHER: Sunny, dry and hot, becoming cloudy on Sunday
SUNRISE: 5-56 a.m. SUNSET: 8-29 p.m.
LIGHTING UP TIME: 8-29 p.m.
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Bid to win world’s most picturesque village title
by Rebecca Wright
HISTORIC and picturesque village Waddington is competing against villages from all over the world in an international
competition. A pair of expert judges flew in this week to look
at the beauty of the village - as part of the presti gious “Communities in Bloom” competition. And after visiting Waddington’s gardens, candle
factory, chapel, and the almshouses, the judges from the USA and Canada described it as: “Just beautiful.” Local people have been working hard for months to
organise the village’s entry into the international challenge small category of the competition. They are competing against a total of 10 villages in
their group, including entries from Pennsylvania in the USA, two entries from Ireland and another Eng lish entry from Audley in the Midlands. The Canadian initiative awards “bloom ratings” for
achievement in seven categories - floral displays, landscapes, turf, urban forestry, community involve ment, heritage conservation, environmental aware ness and tidiness. The decision to enter the competition came after
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BNP’s Valley festival passes off peacefully
THREE huge events within a one mile stretch of the A59 at Sawley resulted in a major police
presence throughout the weekend. The British National Party visited the area
for the second time for its annual Red, White and Blue family festival. This week the party was describing the site as "its adopted venue", indicating a return next year. Across the road, Ribble Valley Vintage Club
staged its annual rally and, on Sunday, hun dreds of car boot enthusiasts descended on the area, giving police an additional traffic headache. The Highways Agency enforced a 40 m.p.h.
speed limit between Sawley and Gisburn and there was a 5km exclusion zone around the BNP site in a bid to curb any attempts by demonstrators to access the venue. The event passed off without trouble, said police. Members of the Anti Nazi League were
joined by members of Ribble Valley Against Racism as well as representatives of religious and ethnic groups from throughout East Lan cashire at the site entrance. The Bishop of Burnley, John Goddard, was among protesters. On Saturday afternoon, RVAR supporters
gathered outside Clitheroe Castle gate for four hours to communicate their message of "build ing and maintaining a community that is based on trust, respect and tolerance". According to BNP festival organisers, more
than 1,500 members and supporters as well as “curious members of the local electorate" passed through the gates of the annual festival. Entertainment included paintballing, tug
Waddington was nominated by members of its “twin” community of Birtle in Canada, which is also being judged in a section of the contest. The visitors presented the local organisers with a plaque, a picture, Canadian flag and a cherry tree
from Birtle. Communities in Bloom judge Mrs Pam Bennett, a
horticulturist lecturer at Ohio State University, said: “Waddington is just beautiful. It’s neat, tidy and very well maintained. “It also is steeped in history, the churches and stone
work are incredible. "Compared to the other villages we have visited,
English villages are like.” Judge Mr Brendan Casement, also an expert hor
and a completely different atmosphere. "This village just epitomises what Americans think
Waddington probably has more heritage and history,
ticulturist, said: “The villagers are already winners. They have shown true community spirit by getting involved in things - and this is shown in the beauty of the village.” Mr John Renton, the chairman of Waddington
o'war, clay-pigeon shooting, children's enter tainment and a Saturday night firework spec tacular. Top comedian Bernard Manning with drew from the event following pressure from fel low entertainers. Huge marquees could be seen from the A59, with varied attractions including music, karaoke and a "RWB Newsnight Spe-
cial." Sunday saw Jean Michel Girard, the Foreign
Affairs Director of Jean Marie Le Pen's French Front National, addressing the gathering fol lowed by party chairman Nick Griffin and the finale, the release of 1,000 balloons. • One of Burnley’s British National Party
councillors has been expelled from the party after an alleged altercation following the Red, White and Blue Festival. Coun. Luke Smith (21) was expelled by national party organisers pending an internal inquiry and is now consid ering whether to carry on as a councillor. This is the second time that Coun. Smith,
Parish Council and an organiser of the visit, said: “It’s been very successful. Everyone has put a lot of effort and organisation into getting everything ready, the villagers and WI members have really rallied
round. Our visitors have been very well entertained. They have enjoyed all their visits.” The outcome of the competition will be known in
September at a huge ceremony in Stratford, Canada. Pictured are judges Mrs Pam Bennett and Mr
Brendan Casement with Mr John Renton, and Waddington youngsters Milly Fisher (two), Anna Fisher (four), Tyler Baron (five) and Mary O’Gor man (five), after being presented with a commemora tive plaque and a Canadian flag. (G180803/1)
Motorcyclist killed in freak accident with deer
A FREAK accident with a deer caused the Ribble Valley’s latest motorcycle fatality - and highlighted a growing problem. Scores, if not hundreds, of powerful machines clock up the miles on the dis trict’s main roads every weekend. But at teatime on Sunday, a less busy
route, Whitewell Road, Cowark, was the scene of tragedy.
straight stretch of carriageway. Mr Jeff Barsby (35), riding an almost brand- new 750 Kawasaki, was unable to avoid it and was killed in the impact. Mr Barsby lived with his parents in
The deer leapt over a wall on a The week before, he had ridden to
Scotland. His brother, Graeme, said: “He was a good man who would do anything for
anyone.” The accident happened less than 48
Barrowford. A bachelor, he had been to the Lake District with friends earlier on Sunday and was with one of them when the accident occurred.
hours after a deer ran straight into the path of a police van in Chatbum. The animal, like the Cowark one, was killed and the van was damaged, although
there were no personal injuries. Several other motorists have report
ed problems with deer. Police feel that the safety dangers they pose are. increasing, although little can be done about them apart from issuing warn
ings. Meanwhile, the general campaign against motorcycle accidents continues.
Residents’ fury over overflowing skip
RIBBLE Valley Borough Council has apologised for apparently ignoring resi dents’ repeated pleas to remove a stink ing, overfilled skip from the car park in Mitchell Street, Clitheroe. “We accept that nothing was done
with his partner and their two young children, aged seven and eight. He said: “We try not to let our kids
out at night. “We do put our recycling out there,
about messages left on the appropriate answerphone,” admits Community Committee chairman Coun. Robert Thompson. “It was due to someone being on hol
iday. I hope the residents will accept our apology - we keep costs down by not having too many staff, but realise
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slammed the council for leaving the can bank skip for seven weeks - one claims rats have been seen there. The Advertiser and Times alerted
the council late on Friday and the skip was emptied and the area cleaned up on
Monday. Frequent complaints about the problem were made day after day last week via a telephone number dis played at the recycling station, but no action was taken. Residents were furious as continued
hot weather brought swarms of wasps and flies to the skip, with inevitable bad
odours, prompting a possible health
“The skip has recently become a big problem. You just cannot miss it when you walk past the end of the street - it’s a real eyesore.” Mr Cottam lives in Mitchell Street
hazard. Resident Mr Martin Cottam said:
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