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|off from the top of Waddington by Mrs Pat Parrott, left the car


Iwent over the moors and down to


|lley below and the hills beyond 3 of appreciation from the group,


It been in the area before. 1 past the tastefully converted roup crossed Easington Brook,


Id on its northern bank through


|e the ramblers observed a large pd hooked on a tractor. • Clitheroe 60K route, the group


I, through Harrop Lodge - with the fields to Harrop Fold. There 1 admire a splendid stone chair


lof Jack West, founder chairman \n d his wife, Zelma. Iged, with the going becoming I climbed slowly past Swan Bam 1 They were disconcerted to find Irs on both sides of the path, but pd secure in the knowledge that tight of Way, they proceeded to ng with wry amusement the var- tkers not to disturb the nesting


If the deep woods and on to the Tvere more visible, and with the lem, the party felt able to take a


Jives against the cold wind which om nowhere, the group returned Round and back to their waiting


plk on Sunday will be to Flasby 48713.


)ses shield match


I Club A team lost their Lucas 1st division team Crusaders A. bn and Mr Brendan Brown were


|g opposition. Juxbaum’s stunning king’s side i defence brought victory, thus


|ined a half point for Clitheroe in ring some able defensive moves, i members meet every Tuesday


|he Catholic Social Centre, Low- Is and abilities are most welcome, contact Mr Brendan Brown on


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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, January 23rd, 2003 15


EC’s old-vehicle law could cost Valley dear


by Natalie Cox


LOCAL authorities like the Ribble Valley could be left facing extra bills as a result of a new European


environmental law. The End-of-Life Vehicles


D ir e c t iv e requires p o l lu ­ ta n t s , in c lu d in g 'o i l and brake fluid, to be removed from old vehicles before they are sent to be crushed, and says that from 2006 at least 80% of all vehicle materials and com p on en ts m us t be reused or recycled. A Government decision


A colourful welcomeWSlIF|l ft


FOUR new stone planters have been built in Sabden to welcome residents and visitors into the village. The “Welcome To Sabden”


planters, currently filled with winter flowering pansies, have been installed at the four,routes into the village, namely Whalley Road, Clitheroe Road, Black Hill and Simonstone Road. Sabden Parish Council secured a


grant from the Green Partnership and the planters are the latest part of the parish council’s environmental plan. Members have already arranged for more spring bulbs to be planted and for dog litter bins to be installed. Parish council clerk Mrs Angela


Whitwell said: “We wanted to do something to enhance the village. “They are planted with bulbs that


Exciting times ahead


THESE are “exciting times” for Oakhill College, says its winter newsletter. Work is going ahead on


the new seven classroom block - and soon the college will seek planning permis­ sion for a further, specialist building. It will house music, sci­


ence and design and tech­ nology facilities. The previous science


block has been demolished so that the new building now going up can be built to a lower level. Greater numbers of


pupils and staff mean con­ stant expansion at Oakhill, which has just cre­ ated'26 more car parking spaces within its complex. “Our children’s safety is


paramount - please help us to avoid any congestion,” appeals principal Mr P. S. Mahon. “These are certain­ ly exciting times for Oakhill College and may I take this opportunity to thank you again for your support and


to wish you all a very happy new year.” The newsletter is full of


reports and pictures of a wide variety of school events. Oakhill is especially


strong in cycling. Its club holds a national trophy for giving the most meritorious service to the National Clarion Club and since opening to the general pub­ lic has attracted members from as far away as Stock- port keen to use the special facilities. A mountain bike trip to


France this year will include a chance to see a stage of the Tour de France. The school celebrates its


silver jubilee this year and its support group the Oakhill Association is run­ ning a big dance at Mytton Fold Hotel on March 7th. Versatile duo Glory will be the artists, offering every­ thing from present day hits back to the 1970s. V


will eventually flower in the spring. “Everyone at the parish council is


thrilled to bits with them and they have been well-received by the vil­ lagers too.” Our picture shows Couns Jean


Haythornthwaite, Anita Whalley, John Shorter and parish lengthsman Mr David Bridge with one of the "Welcome to Sabden" planters. (B160103/1)


Mid-week winter walks prove a hit


THE experimental Wednesday winter walks organised by Clitheroe Ramblers continue to attract good numbers. The walk last Wednes-


day from Downham attracted 25 walkers. The party used the No.


2 route in the series of Downham circular walks, following Downham Beck upstream and passing Cley House, Hollins and Hecklin Farms. Diversions agreed


between the Ramblers and Downham Hall Estate now keep the foot­ paths clear of farmyard hazards, with a bonus of a better route to the con­ cessionary path to Pendle from Lane Head. By Hecklin Farm the


group turned north and met the full force of the wind over Heysett Hill. In compensation, there were good views towards


Ingleborough and Pen-y- ghent and down towards the old reservoir at Twiston Mill. It was dif­ ficult to visualise that this was once the site of a corn mill, then a small cotton mill, employing almost 50 people. The return to Down­


ham followed Twiston Beck, with a brief pause for refreshment near Tor­ rid Bank Wood, then climbed to Spring Farm, over Wooly Hill and past Hey House to take a short stretch of conces­ sionary path back to the village. Surprisingly, there was no rain and the fields were not too water­ logged. The next Wednesday


afternoon walk will be on January 29th when Ben Brown will use the 12-39 p.m. train from Clitheroe


Tor a linear walk from Langho to Whalley. ~L"'


means final owners will be responsible for paying the charges to remove the pollu­ tants. As a result, the Institute


for European Environmental Policy claims extra cars will be dumped on the country’s streets by owners trying to avoid the charges, forcing local taxpayers to pick up the bill for having the vehicles removed.


• Vehicle dismantlers are also


warning that unless proper financial arrangements are put into place, old cars will be left untreated, piling up into huge waste mountains. '• Clitheroe Euro MP Chris


Davies has defended the legis­ lation, saying the problems stem from the Treasury’s insis­ tence that the financial burden be placed on the final owners, those who are usually least able to afford to pay. Said Mr Davies: “Two mil­ lion cars are scrapped each


year, and this is a good law intended to encourage recy­ cling and curb pollution. Yet Britain is set to shoot itself in the foot once again by making a pig’s ear of its application. “The Treasury seems deter­


mined to ensure that the max­ imum problems and expense are caused for local councils and local communities. These will all be completely unneces­ sary.” In its report this week, the


IEEP said the best means of paying increased disposal costs would be to increase vehicle excise duty by £5 a year, spreading the cost among all motorists. The report's authors say tha t unless changes are made the number of dumped or burnt-out cars will increase rapidly.


Company director is new president of business women’s organisation


SA B D E N woman Mrs P au lin e Harper has been elected the new president of the Blackburn and District branch of the Business and


Professional Women’s Club. Mrs Harper, who is a direc­


tor of the JDS Group, the UK's largest distributor of Renault commercial vehicles, has been an active member for several years and took over the presidency from Mrs Helen Ashworth. .She said: "I am really excit­


ed about the year ahead. We will be holding a number of charity events and I will be attending all the local and national conferences, plus the congress in I ta ly later this year.


“We are holding an interna­


tional evening in aid of the British Red Cross to be attended by Lady Wadding­ ton, so we are looking forward to that." Mrs Harper and her hus­


band, Peter, who owns the JDS Group, moved back to Sabden last year after spend­ ing 20 years in Mellor and Barrow. "I have always had links


with Sabden and my children used to go to the village school, so we moved back because we have a lot of friends there and my husband used to live at the farm opposite to where we live now.,, . . . * “Most of my time was spent


bringing up the family, but now my children have grown up I decided to become a director of the company." The Blackburn branch of


the BPW is part of a long- established international organisation committed to helping women achieve their goals. It has piembers from a wide range of occupations,


including business, health and education. The club meets at the Clari­


on Hotel, Langho, on the sec­ ond and fourth Monday of every month at 7-30 p.m. and new members are welcome. Our picture shows Mrs


Harper wearing her chain of office.


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i is a key figure and major pow- i one of Britain's largest and most


Jependently owned finance-sector |ist made headlines in the business ■at observers see as a timely, neat- 1100m. deal. accountant Mr Peter Hargreaves


lily built up 400-employee invest- |Hargreaves Lansdown with co- Jtephen Lansdown since starting


I one of the Ribble Valley's most 3 from both financial and profes-


jment points of view, Mr Harg- 1 above, returns to visit his moth-


|from time to time. He lived in the himself until 1979.


I worth of Hargreaves Lansdown, led company, is open to specula- larly a huge sum - directors and lee s have shares, but the two I the lion’s share. If ever the firm Id floats on the Stock Exchange, lill be boosted even further, lives is a prominent figure in the I. Last year he was listed 58th in a Inuers compiled by Enterprise for 1 magazine. eaves family enjoys a low-key


fotswolds manor house and Mr 3 happy memories of his boyhood le sends good wishes to contem- he four decades ago. jives went to CRGS, a few yards r baker’s shop in Chatbum Road


[ up in the 1950s and which his 3 father ran for 30 years.


|fying in accountancy with a n, Mr Hargreaves worked for hitbread and major accountants


|Mitchell before co-founding Har- pwn with definite ideas about the . Financial industry watchers s have consistently commented


le firm's habit of never observing r of doing things. down has always been based


brime example of its noncom-


|or virtually all comparable firms 1 of London. Increasing develop- plogy have helped prove Mr Har- ■ that a properly run business


Ise of today's communication pmpete with the best of the rest, ation. .


|last year put the company in the ountry's investment brokers. It he in the group to be a true inde-


|thers named were all owned by a |g society. Hargreaves Lansdown lest broker for ISA business, the 1 Internet broker and the 10th Ion-only stockbroker. The firm


|ne of the country's largest fund | ’ and has numerous other initia- l its many web sites.


Ives and his team are especially I reputation and success of the psdown "Investment Times", ound a million homes, a reflec-


I's large client base pf it and I like to think it would nglish teacher, Mr J. D. C. Lewis,


II didn't exactly excel at the sub- 3 at the grammar school," says


|eal saw Hargreaves Lansdown dth £100m. in assets to Investec nent.


The BIG Sale The BIG Sale The BIG Sale


How this shop’s stock Vareys a lot more than when it started


JOHN Legg (left) with staff at the Ken Varey’s Outdoor Shop in Clitheroe. K210I03/1


THE branch of Ken Varey in Clitheroe has come a long way in three decades. The business, founded in nearby King


Street, moved some 20 years ago to just one room of the existing building in New Mar­ ket Street, and was a retailer specialising in fishing and shooting equipment when it first opened.


. KEN VAREY’S


OUTDOOR WORLD


4 New Market Street, Clitheroe Tel: 01200 423267


!*> ■The story of the business has been one of


steady and continuous growth. . First came the countrywear clothes, closely


followed by everything for the backpacker. These days, there is a vastly greater selec­


tion for . the outdoor enthusiast who needs to be properly equipped in style for a range of weather conditions to cope with all terrains. In the new millennium i t is a new Ken


Varey shop - taken over six years ago by Kevin Horkin-with its original high-quality lines expanded greatly and a new wing added . to house a unique department, one of:only/ around half a dozen in Britain stocking exclu- sively the products of Barbour. - ^ ' •;;-:And now the Clitheroe store is gearing up in.


ADVERTISING FEATURE


the spring to stock the latest development by the intemationally-famous clothing company - a full range of clothing dedicated solely for ladies.


■ - From spring, too, it will be offering a full


range of classic country footwear. • Barbour has come a long way from the days


when it made just waxed protective clothing for the sailors, fishermen and dockers of the North-East in the 1890s. It has moved on, too, from the 1930s when


the company was famous for producing the •waxed jackets for motor-cycle trials riders all over Europe. •- ■ • / ■


Now the company, founded by Galloway


father-of-10 John Barbour, produces a wide range of'clothing. Discerning buyers these days can equip themselves head to toe with Barbour. '


. • .. Varey’s manager, Mr John Legg, has a staff


of professionals to offer first-class sevice. In the Barbour department, he is assisted


by Jacqui Garbutt and Sebastien Simpson. David Wilkinson, Neal Stewart and Joe


Bradley "can offer expert advice, particularly over fishing matters, and Adrian Cachia, ' Sheila Jackson and Louise Mills are also at


./' hand to maintain Varey’s high standard of ser­ vice at Clitheroe. Backstage, so to speak, Jean Dixon and- Bernard Richards complete the team at Clitheroe, and Paula Turner and Tony Froggatt head the team in the more recent acquisition, a sister branch in Rawten- stall. They are well-equipped to cope with a


resurgence in popularity of the products of Barbour. In the 1980s its jackets were so pop­ ular there was a six-month waiting list for them. Now Barbour has widened its range, adding


. items in new materials, but keeping the clas­ sic good looks, products which are becoming ' just as popular as those of the 1980s hey-days:


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