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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, September 25th, 2003 3 They all had Great runs! row by Faiza Afzaal ■


RUNNING was the order of the day for a number of Rib- ble Valley residents as they successfully completed the Great North Run in Gateshead on Sunday. Along with more:than


47,000 other entrants, Mr Darryl Smith (30), of Hurst Green, and Miss Hannah Osborne (20), of Pimlico Road, Clitheroe, completed the 13-mile run in Newcastle in a remarkable time of one hour and 55 minutes. Director of music a t


Stonyhurst College Mr Greg Mann (41), of Hurst Green, completed the course in a time of two hours, four min­ utes and 57 seconds, beating his time last year by five minutes and three seconds. Newcastle University stu­


ing of new drainage and car park area was resur-


d the re-marking of park- pleted today, which will completed on time, ublicised twice in the es, and leaflets giving


work were available from t the council offices and


ation Centre on Market ials said that these were md the town, in particu- r park. dache for the council has


' tar on people’s shoes into y cleaners were in action stair carpets. -s the car park work in


5/2) n running


or top title OMINEES from the ibble Valley were yester- y in the running for the le Lancashire Woman of


e Year. The event was being held the Mytton Fold Farm


otel, Langho, and was pected to have raised


veral thousand pounds r Barnado’s. Bolton-by-Bowland resi- t Gill Armer, who runs


isburn Auction Mart fe, Farmhouse Fare pro- ietor Helen Colley,


onyhurst College curator n Grafius and Hurst een horsewoman Isobelle


awsthorne were among e contenders.


D om in o e s RIDGE winners at the


endle Club were: Mrs ranees Porter, Mrs Bar­ ra Hargreaves, Miss Pat


argreaves and partner. New members welcome


'ery Monday at 1-30 p.m. Solo whist winners at the ndle Club were: Mr D.


rant, Mr R. Knight, Mrs . Parker. New players welcome


.’ery Monday at 7-30 p.m. Domino winners were:


lr J. Pye, joint 2, Mrs Idler and Mrs D. Knight, lr J. Healey. New members welcome


‘ery Friday at 7 p.m. Line dancing is held at


le Pendle Club every hursday at 1-30 p.m. New embers welcome.


Bridge club INNERS at Clitheroe


ridge Club on Monday ening were: NS Deanna


tkinson and Robin Atkin- m, David Mortimer and renda Wilson. EW J. awlicki and John Renton, e Park and B. Guha. On Thursday evening


inners were: NS B. Guha d John K. Pollard, Merle lien and Alastair Carter. W Deanna Atkinson and oreen Blake, Muriel ainbridge and Jean Tay- r.


; ch falls’ ase as they got older. He


dered if any way could be d to replace the trees, time.


here was at least tacit owledgement at Thurs-


s parish council meeting , amply warned by ch falls, it could well face


1 problems in the event of accident. he issue has been featured e Advertiser and Times since the bough fell and governors have been


ting action for some time, ir heightened concern


i back before the death of •imary schoolgirl killed by ling tree in the South of land.


JSW'


Couple win seats for Concorde’s farewell flight


A SIMONSTONE man and his wife are about to make history, having won seats on the British Air­ ways Concorde farewell tour of the UK. Mr Robert Mcllroy (68) and his wife, Patricia


(69), of Carlton Avenue, Simonstone, will fly from Manchester over the Bay of Biscay aboard Concorde on October 22nd after winning an Internet competi­ tion for seats. Seats for the last week of the Concorde’s commer­


cial flights have now gone on sale for a whopping £4,000 each, but Mr and Mrs Mcllroy’s seats - on the historic farewell tour - are impossible to value. The flight will take winners on a "Champagne cruise" from Manchester over the Bay of Biscay at the speed of sound before landing at Heathrow.- Mr and Mrs Mcllroy were among thousands of


people across the nation who entered the national phone-in competition, and were winners of one of only 333 pairs of Concorde tickets for the farewell tour. Mr Mcllroy said: “I was on the Internet, saw the


competition and entered. That is how simple, and how lucky, it was for us. Considering that Concorde is the only commercial passenger supersonic jet in the world, it is going to be something really special. We are very excited about the project. “We have just visited America, but we flew the conventional way. This will be something very differ­


ent,” he said. Mr and Mrs Mcllroy are from Croydon, but have


lived in the North-West for 34 years. They are both retired and Mr Mcllroy was formerly the factory manager for Brooke Bond foods in Great Harwood. Our picture shows Mr and Mrs Mcllroy celebrat­ ing winning the Concorde trip. (C220903/1)


Drink-driver’ car en d ed up on ro o f


A MAN whose car ended up on its roof after it hit a hedge told police he had swerved to avoid a dog. However, Blackburn


magistrates heard th a t Robert William Harrison later failed a breath test. Harrison (55), of Holme


Hill, Clitheroe, pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol. He was fined £350 with £60 costs and disqualified from dri­ ving for 12 months. Harrison agreed to be


referred to the drink drive rehabilitation programme, which if completed success­ fully would reduce his ban by up to 25%. Miss Pat Bramley (pros­


ecuting) said th a t police officers called to an acci­ dent in Whalley Road, Langho, shortly before 11 p.m. found a Ford Focus on its roof. Harrison was being tended by paramedics, but declined hospital tr e a t ­ ment. Mr Robin Phoenix


(defending) said th a t his client worked as an account manager for a large motor company. The mandatory ban would cause him prob­ lems, but his employers had said that his employment would continue.. “He has already had to


pay £2,000 in terms of excess on the written off vehicle,” said Mr Phoenix.


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dent Hannah is in her third year, studying psychology. She raised over £400 for Arthritis Care as her father and grandmother suffer


: from the condition. The for-, mer Clitheroe Royal Gram-' mar School student trained for 10 weeks and thought the race was easier than running around the Ribble Valley.’ The race has inspired her so much that she plans to take part again next year. ’ Mr Smith, who works in


the marketing department at Ultraframe, was inspired by a friend who took part in the race last year and decid­ ed to take the plunge this time. He trained seriously for six months and raised £650 for the National Asth­ ma Campaign. His. proud mother, father


and girlfriend were a t the race cheering him on. Mr Smith was fascinated by the atmosphere and people there who were bringing out peeled and cut fresh oranges to keep the runners going. • Accompanied in the race


by two colleagues from his previous school, Silcoates, Wakefield, Mr Mann man- was sponsored by pupils, aged to raise £300 for staff, parents and friends of


Pair raise £2,000 for charity


TWO Clitheroe. runners were flushed with success after they raised more than £2,000 for two charities by completing the Great North Run. Andrea Wilkinson (42), of May-


field Avenue, and Beccy Ford (42), of Parker Avenue, completed the run in support of Breast Cancer Campaign and Cerebral Palsy. Former Ribblesdale Pool swim­


mer Andrea was diagnosed with breast cancer 18 months ago, result­ ing in major surgery and eight months of chemotherapy. She said: “We completed the run in two hours and 31 minutes. The weather was


fantastic and the atmosphere was great with everybody cheering us on.” Mother-of-two Beccy is eager to


run again next year. She said: “I t was very hard work but we had a fantastic day. The event was very well organised with lots of water stations to keep us going.” The pair’s fund-raising was con­


cluded by an evening at the Craven Heifer, in Whalley Road, featuring a draw and a karaoke. A further £120 was raised to add to the total charity fund. Andrea and Beccy want to thank everybody who supported them.


DARYL SMITH relaxing with girlfriend Amanda Houghton after the run (s)


Leukaemia Research. He both Stonyhurst College and Silcoates school. He said: “I t was a magnif-


A PROUD grandmother, aged 69, was thrilled to bits after completing the half-marathon. Mrs Gwynneth Hutchinson, of


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icent occasion. Next year I hope to run the London Marathon.”


Grandma managed to complete race However, she insisted on finishing


Shawbridge Street, raised £350 for Cancer Research UK. She was accompanied by her daughter, Mrs Tricia Wardle, who completed the race in two hours and 15 minutes and her son-in-law, Mr Stuart Wardle, who finished in two hours and 10 minutes. A grandmother to six boys and


three girls, Mrs Hutchinson started to feel unwell after two miles, and at five miles St John Ambulance officials wanted her to pull out of the race.


and completed the route in four hours. She said: “The biggest achievement for me is that I finished the race and I am very pleased indeed with the medal and T-shirt th a t I received.” Mr and Mrs Wardle raised around


£350 between them and this will also be given to Cancer Research UK. ■ Mother-of-three Mrs Wardle said:


“We really enjoyed the race and myself and my husband would like to take part in it again next year.” Mrs Hutchinson wants to thank all


her well-wishers and sponsors for their encouragement and support.


Man ‘trashed’ car of his love rival


A FORMER British National Party candidate was caught on closed circuit TV “trashing” a car


belonging to a rival in love. Blackburn magistrates heard th a t Shannon Peter Gath broke windows


and left the car with numerous bumps and dents. A garage had estimated th a t the damage would cost £1,400 to repair.


The court heard that Gath had gone to


the home of Jason Taylor in the early hours to “have it out” with him. Four days after venting his anger on his


rival’s car, he handed himself, in to the police and admitted what he had done. Gath (34), of Castlejgate House,


Clitheroe, who appeared from the cells after being arrested on a warrant, pleaded guilty to criminal damage and failing to surrender to bail. He was ordered to pay £1,000 compensation for the damage offence and was detained in the cells until


court finished for failing to surrender to bail. Mr Eddie Harrison (prosecuting) said


bour’s address. “He decided to check his own CCTV and saw a male who he knows); to be the defendant damaging his car,” said Mr Harrison. Mr Nigel Holden (defending) said that


that Mr Taylor looked out of his home in Woone Lane, Cliktheroe. and saw a man standing outside. Initially, he thought there was a disturbance outside a neigh­


there was some history between Gath and Mr Taylor which involved a young lady. “My client had been seeing the aggriev­


ed’s former girlfriend for about 18 months • and it would appear Mr Taylor was not happy about the relationship,” said Mr Holden. He said that, two weeks before the inci­


dent, Gath had been in the Tesco store when he was threatened by Mr Taylor. On the evening of the incident, Gath


had been at a party and was making his way home at around 2 a.m. when he decid­ ed to go and confront Mr Taylor. “He shouted, but Mr Taylor saw fit not


to come out and my client started to take it out on the car instead,” said Mr Hold­ en.


claim, Mr Holden said the car was a J-reg- istered Ford Escort which could not be worth anything like the compensation


Commenting on the compensation


claimed. “My client doesn’t want to take issue


with the compensation claim, he simply wants to get the matter over with today,” said Mr Holden. . “Since the incident, his relationship


with the young lady has deteriorated and he is not seeing her at the moment. “He apologises for his behaviour and


accepts that, whatever his feelings, his actions on that night were wrong,” added Mr Holden.


No action over remark


THERE is to be no action over an inci­ dent where a man shouted a controversial remark during a Ribble Valley Borough Council debate about the Clitheroe mosque application. Police sent a report to the Crown Prosecution Service, who decid­ ed that no proceedings should be taken.


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