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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified), www.clitheroetoday.co.uk Emergency services thanked by Mayor and Mayoress


HARD work and dedi­ cation paid off for members of Ribble Val­ ley emergency services, when they were thanked by council, bosses. Ribbley Valley


Mayor and Mayoress, Coun. Alan Yearing and Susan Yearing, attended a,buffet on


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■ Monday evening at the Council Chamber, as a show of appreciation for the commitment of the various public ser­ vants. The annual event


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included members of Ribble Valley ambu­ lance services, police, first responders, fire brigade officers and mountain rescuers.The occasion went on until 10 p.m. and included a video presentation by the mountain rescuers, reflecting the work that they do.The pleasant evening was enjoyed by everybody present. Our picture shows


the Mayor and May­ oress of the Ribble Val­ ley, Coun. Alan Yearing and Susan Yearing and members of the emer­ gency services. (T201003/5)


Busy sale at Clitheroe Auction Mart


ONE of the busiest sales of the year took place at Clitheroe Auc­ tion Mart on Friday. The fortnightly store cattle sale


saw 340 animals forward. There were 100 bulls, with Lim-


ousins averaging £372 to £565, Belgian Blue, £417 to £480, Blonde £515 to £610 for a green carded bull. Also, Aberdeen Angus averaged £371 to £402, Friesian £278, Charolais £397 to £490, Hereford £360 and Simmental £380 to £480. There were approximately 20


families of cows/heifers with calves at foot and some in-calf store cat­ tle. Top price family was for a 30- month old Belgian Blue heifer with a Limousin bull calf at foot which realised £730 and in-calf heifers averaged £378. More than 200 store heifers and


steers were forward. Prices. Lim­ ousin heifers, £352 to £580, Bel­ gian Blue £369 to £578, Blonde £339 to £440, Angus £226 to £390, Charolais £227 to £252, Hereford £220 to £235 and Sim­ mental £245 to £260. There was a good show of Lim­


ousin steers on blue cards from one vendor, with prices ranging from £465 to a top price of £615. Other steer prices saw Belgian Blue aver­ age £473 to £548, Blonde £452 to £460, Angus £367 to £378, Friesian £321 to £400 and Here­ ford to £378. In the sheep section, horned


ewes made to £32, mules to £50, Suffolks and Texels to £52. Light lambs, 25.5kgs to 32kgs


made to 108p, standard to llOp, medium to 108p and heavy to 89.5p.


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BOOKS came to life at St Michael and St John RC School when pupils enjoyed a fun-packed Book Week. Events and a c t iv it ie s


were held throughout last week, culminating in a book character day on Fri-


- day. Pupils, teachers and


other staff members were encouraged,to dress as characters from books, with a “Myths and Leg­ ends” theme. The week got off to a


flying start on Monday with a visit by storyteller and musician Nick Hen­ nessey, who enchanted the children with his wonder­ ful yarn spinning. Meanwhile, examples of


the children’s work were displayed throughout the school, from creative writ­ ing to book reviews and amazing art work. Parents and friends of


the school were welcomed in throughout the week to read stories and entertain the children. Even the menus for the


daily school meals had a literary flavour. On Thursday, prolific children’s author Berlie


Bid is submitted for arts status


by Faiza Afzaal


A LOCAL school has suc­ cessfully submitted a bid for specialist school status for performing arts, thanks to more than £7,000 raised by parents and friends at a recent


charity dinner. More than 250 guests attended a charity dinner at


Stirk House Hotel, Gisburn


, organised by private char­ tered physiotherapist Mrs D en ise Park and Miss Sharon Willis, who works for Tyremen’s, Clitheroe. The two parents joined


forces to raise money towards Bowland County High School’s bid which was a total of £42,000. Mrs Park, whose two chil­


dren attend the school explained: “There was a lot of


Fury over tax on house gales


'RIBBLE VALLEY MP/tfigei'Evansis speaking out to put a stop to gains tax on house sales. According to the MP, recent petrol tax


hike and an increase in national insurance is included in the shocking increase in taxes, under the present Government. On Monday, he wrote to the Chancellor


of the Exchequer, calling on him to rule- out any proposals to introduce capital gains tax on house sales. “As house prices have risen, Brown has


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received a windfall tax on the stamp duty which is raising billions of pounds for the Treasury. “This new tax on sales would raise £11


billion extra,” said the angry MP speak­ ing from Westminster. Mr Evans also mentioned that it was a


"callous moneygrab" from people who have invested in their homes in order to cascade their wealth down the genera­ tions. Speaking from Westminster, he added:


“Enough is enough and it is about time that Brown got a grip on his spending and left us to get on with leading our lives, free from the tax yolk which daily grinds us down.”


A POWERED glider crash result­ ed in the tragic death of two pilots, one from the Ribble Valley. Blackburn, Hyndburn and


Ribble Valley Coroner, Mr Michael Singleton, recorded a verdict of accidental death on Mr David Rukin (pictured, right) (44), of Whalley, and Mr Martin Moss (55), of Penwortham. The verdict was unanimously


agreed by all 11 members of the jury following a two-day inquest in Ribble Valley Borough Council Chamber, Clitheroe. Both men were key members of


Bowland Forest Gliding Club in Chipping. Magistrate and char­ tered surveyor Mr Rukin was its deputy chief flying instructor. He obtained his private pilot


licence which enabled him to fly powered gliders. Mr Moss started gliding when


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he was 14 and from then on con­ tinued to have an interest, result­ ing in it becoming his major hobby. He had been a profession­ al gliding instructor for some five years and had recently taken up a new post in Scotland. The inquest heard how a cable, laid on the ground, became


hooked on the Super-Falke air­ craft’s rear wheel just before it became airborne, causing the air­ craft to stall before spiralling out of control and smashing on to the field, near Chipping. Home Office pathologist Ms


Naomi Carter told the coroner how the two men received multi­ ple injuries as a result of the trag­ ic incident on Saturday, February 15th, 2003. Samples of blood obtained


from both pilots were sent to the toxicology department of Man­ chester Royal Infirmary, but


organisation for the dinner, but it turned out to be a really good night-out for everyone.” The evening included enter­


tainment by magician "The Great Ronnie", alias Mr Roger Hargreaves, who was accompanied by special effects by Mr Leon Hutchinson of Classic Fireworks: There were double celebrations on the night as the school successfully raised the amount needed to submit the application.


Headmaster of the school


Mr Maurice Graham, said: “It is such an overwhelming and humbling experience to see how much support we got from parents, friends and local busi­ nesses who attended the din­ ner. “It was very nice to receive £7,000, which was beyond our wildest dreams and finally enabled us to submit the bid.” Throughout the dinner, vari­ ous items were aucestate agents Mortimers, including a


brand new lOOcc quad bike donated by Mr Keith Knowles of KIK at Chatburn. The action packed evening


finally concluded with live music from the 60s and 70s tribute band ‘The Backbeats’. Co-organiser Miss Sharon Willis, whose daughter is in Year 9 at the school, said: “Various parents, friends and owners of local businesses attended the event and helped make it a big success.”


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showed no evidence of alcohol or even prescription drugs. During the two-day inquest it


emerged that several other Bow­ land Forest members saw the cable snagged on the glider short­ ly after take-off, but nothing could be done to save the crash. Mr Alan Webster Forbes, who


has been a member of the club for the past seven years, said: “I flew twice in the powered glider with Mr Rukin that morning and found no apparent problems with the aircraft.” He explained that he had


informed Mr Rukin about a trac­ tor, which was towing two glider launch cables from the winch - the information was acknowledged by Mr Rukin. Duty pilot at the club on the


day of the incident Mr Jeffrey Davies explained how he saw the cable snagged on the tailwheel. Mr Davies added: “At the time


of the incident, there was no cloud cover, v isibility was good and weather conditions were good for flying.” According to the members, the


machine climbed straight ahead, turned 90 degrees, seemed to start


a further turn and then banked sharply to the right and spun into the field nose down. Fellow member Mr Robert Ing­


ham said: “I was at the gliding club facing the airfield on the day. I clearly saw the cable snagged underneath. The aircraft went nose up, stalled and spiralled head down.” Air accident investigator Mr


Christopher Protheroe said: “Tyre tracks at the scene of the crash revealed that the cable became attached to the aircraft shortly before take-off.” Mr Rukin’s widow said: “David


had everything to live for.” Mr Singleton concluded the


inquest by conveying his sincere condolences to both families say­ ing the men had died pursuing a hobby which they were both pas­ sionate about.” New take-off guidelines when


winch cables are present on run­ ways have been suggested to the British Gliding Association from the Department for Transport, as a result of the tragic accident. Members of Bowland Forest


Club are still grieving for the loss of their two dear friends.


Doherty v is ited the school, reading from her books and signing copies ordered in advance from Clitheroe’s Kaydee book­ shop. On Thursday evening,


children and parents returned to the school for a very successful Book Trail. Surprise guests included Peter Rabbit and Professor Dumbledore, from the popular Harry Potter books. Friday’s fancy dress day


brought some fantas tic costumes, and it was not just the children who had been busy with the dress­ ing up box.


Headteacher Mr Vin­


cent Murray made a con­ vincing Mad Hatter while other staff members were transformed into Fireman Sam, Alice in Wonderland, Professor McGonagall and a whole raft of pirates straight from Treasure Island. It marked the close of a


very enjoyable chapter in the school’s illustrious his­ tory, and one which cer­ tainly rekindled interest in books, not only for the children, but their parents too.


Marion’s book


A WHALLEY author has put together her memoirs- at the age of 72. Marion Sycamore's


book: "Oss Bob n' Dog Nell" is to be published at the end of next month. Her life has not been


without adventure and this year already she has flown a by-plane and scuba dived off the coast of Turkey. Originating from Earby,


but now living back in Whalley, Marion's book was origionally put togeth­ er for her grandchildren in a bid to explain to them "where she came from". The book was funded by


Marion herself and all prof­ its will go to Kidney Research. "Oss Bob 'n' Dog Nell" is out on November 22nd and will be available locally.


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RAISING money for charitl piece of cake for these two Rit:| ley teenagers. Former pupils of Read P |


School, Rebecca Carlisle ( l l Laura Poole (14), from Read! around £50 for Children in l l selling buns at their old school! Rebecca, who attends St \1


High School, Blackburn, and! who attends Ribblesdale Higll Technology College, Clitheroif


Chernobyl proves popj


THE meeting of the Trinity Ladl Fellowship was chaired Mrs Dixl duced the guest speaker, Mr Geofl He began his talk on the Chernl


charity by telling his audience thl 20 children aged between six arl Clitheroe and stay with families f | They are usually from one parti


from an orphanage. They are gil lunch and a bottle of milk ever;f encouraged to eat fruit. This is very expensive in thel


where wages are £10 a week evil cost of living is the same as in thcl During their visit, the younl


school to learn English. They :l swimming baths and like to play f Castle field and enjoy the park. The children stay with the san


year and receive clothing which isl the year and new shoes. Before! make a thank-you letter signed b l The charity is organised by t l


the town, and Mrs Dixon thanke| Holmes for an interesting talk. Mrs Cowperthwaite was th l


refreshments were served by Ml Miss D. Hetherington. Flowers! Mrs J. Scott, who is home from hi The speaker at the next meeti|


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Wilhcletsunve ... The wreckage of the glider in a field near Chipping (s) Concern over roaming dogs attacking pets Freephone ■ EWA OW UENOUHT ■UTY


OUR report last week of free- roaming dogs killing family pets in the Edisford Road area of Clitheroe prompted news of an earlier attack. We reported how two loose dogs


- a grey lurcher-type and a smaller collie-terrier cross - had attacked rabbit hutches at neighbouring properties and killed children’s pet rabbits. -


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In one case, a three-year-old boy watched in horror as the two


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dogs pulled a rabbit from its hutch and ripped it apart.


■ Our report prompted another reader to ring in with news of an almost identical incident on July 7th. The woman, who asked not to be named, believes the same two dogs were responsible.. “I saw these two dogs on my


neighbour’s drive and wondered what they were doing. When I went round to the back of the house I found they had torn into


the rabbit hutch and killed the pet rabbit owned by my neighbour’s daughters.” The woman reported the mat­


ter to the police and the borough council, but was concerned to read that the attacks were still happen­ ing three months later. As we reported last week, Rib­


ble Valley Borough Council dog wardens will respond to reports oT dogs roaming free and, whenever . possible, pick them up. The num­


ber to ring is 01200 414464. How­ ever, if loose dogs are witnessed attacking people or property - including pet animals - then the police should be alerted immedi­ ately on 01200 443344, or 999 in an emergency. In the meantime we can only


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