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• IT has been miother busy week again for Clitheroe /.' FC, with more good news reaching the club. .. ■Theclub have been awarded their second grant of«
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t. ^The club will receive £16,450 to help fund a newi: floodlight system at their Shawbridge ground;;::- /.The award follows a previous £24,440 grant made?; last year for pitch drainage.
the year from the 'Football Stadia Improvement Fund (FSIF). '
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■;A cash outlay in excess of £5,000, isstill required/, by the club to cover the total cost of the work. This money has already been raised through the
ihas forced-the club to become VAT registered, and; ■
■ -/ .This increased .income over the last few months. - ’
v ?s Club sponsors Castle Cement have this week given the go-ahead to the new playing stnp for next sea-, son.
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'/• Theclub hope to unveil this on Saturday, July • 12th at their annual open day. to be held at the:? groimd.
player kits at just £40 and anyone interested should - contact .David Burgess (445738) or Terry Nelson ,1 (425061).
People are still being sought to sponsor individual • ,
:■ Shawbridge also hosted the second Crumbling, 1 Castle Comedy Club on Saturday night, and another , sell-out crowd were treated to two great comedy acts." . The next event will be held in another six weeks, - and limited tickets will be available soon, watch this space for further details. ~
' -Terry Nelson.
July, and represent a huge cash saving over the sea-/ son, priced at just £60 for adults and £30 for conces sions. Anyone wishing to purchase one should, contact ,- • 1
v Season tickets are still available until? the end, of; Andy Alston
will be another expense, but is perhaps the price to t pay for recent off the field successes.
recent evenings with Kevin-Keegan, StanTernent - and Graeme Souness.
Clitheroe secure floodlight boost
CLITHEROE have net ted their second grant in a year from the Football Stadia Improvement Fund, supporters of the Football Foundation. The £16,450 cash boost
will provide a new flood light system at Shaw bridge, and follows a previ ous £24,440 grant made last year for a pitch drainage project. Over £45m has already
been invested by the Foot ball Stadia Improvement
Fund since its launch in July 2000, funding lower league ground improve ments, creating a safe and modern environment for fans and players to' enjoy the game.
Spokesman for the FSIF
and Football Foundation, Simon Taylor, who hails from Clitheroe, welcomed the news: “We are delight ed to play our part in bringing modern football facilities to players and fans in Clitheroe. “A vibrant community
team is vital for the future of the game at a local level and I congratulate the club for their hard work and dedication in provid-
Prescot Cables’ manager Tommy Lawson for the North West Counties’ Manager of the Year award on Saturday, is eager to follow up last week’s news of Players’ Player of the Year and Supporters’ Player of the Year Jason Jones signing a two-year contract, by re signing the rest of his squad - and making a cou ple of additions. The club kick-off their
pre-season schedule a fort night on Saturday at home to Stalybridge Celtic - who may well feature for mer Burnley striker Andy Payton. The league fixtures will
not be announced until nearer the season’s start, which is expected to be Saturday, August 16th. However, the Blues were
M - J M Blues player-manager Lee Sculphcr
ing the type of modern facilities players and fans deserve.”
return to pre-season train ing tonight at Shawbridge. Boss Lee Sculpher, who
Meanwhile, the Blues missed out to champions European silver medallist Jonnic Schofield. (s).
this week paired with First Division rivals Alsager Town in the League Chal lenge Cup, as Clitheroe look to go one better than last term after their final defeat at the hands of Mossley at Gigg Lane. Clitheroe will travel to
Jonnie scoops silver medal
WILD Water extremist Jonnie Schofield scooped silver at the European Canoe Racing Championships in the Czech Republic.
the Town Ground on Sat urday, November 1st.
sixth form student lost out on a gold medal by 14 hundredths of a second in the sprint race. As preparation to defend his Junior World Championship title at Mayrhofen
The Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
in Austria on the first weekend in July, the sprint race was the end of a European pre tournament warm-up. Jonnie, who lives at Sawley and is tak
ing his A levels this week, started the two week training trip in Germany and Aus tria with the British team. His coach, Jon Royle, lives in Brinscall
and the pair are continuing to train at Adlington Canoe Club.
Salesbury stay More joy for Dolphins in pole position
CLITHEROE Dolphins maintained their unbeaten run when they again
SALESBURY maintained top spot in the Jennings Ribblesdale League First Division after a double weekend win. They won at Earby by
overcame Edenfield, as they dismissed the visitors for 133 before overhauling the total with six wickets in hand. Clitheroe and Ribbles
10 wickets, after bowling out the Applegarth side for 134. And on Sunday, they
Alex Annicc and Nicholas Tighc. (s) Sprint victory
NICHOLAS Tighe and Alex Annice helped Oakhill Clar ion Cycling Club beat rivals Bury to win the Inter club match and lift the Clarion Challenge Cup. The year nine Whalley school pupils both competed in
the Olympic Sprint event. The Oakhill team of ten riders comprising of parents,
past pupils, pupils and friends of the college, won the match by 31 points to 23 to claim the cup, donated by the Family Fireplace Centre.
Weekend Cricket Teams Saturday
M. Bolton, A. Burns, S. Coulter, M. Coulter, N. Bibby, A. Ainsworth, M. Hargreaves, S. Whalley, Stephen Bishop, Gillespie. Same team Sunday (v Read, home) plus G. Kershaw). Clitheroe 2nds (v Burnley GSOB, home, meet 1-15 p.m.) J. Green, M.
Clitheroe (v Blackburn Northern, away, meet 12-30 p.m.) N. Bolton,
Preston, P. Bishop, P. Gaskcll, Simon Bishop, S. Booth, G. Kershaw, F. Hussain, R Dibb, R. Dinsdale, C. Palmer. Read (v Great Harwood, away, start 1-15 p.m.) W. Eastham, C. Wal
dale Wanderers seconds turned in contrasting per formances. Wanderers opened with
a 59-run victory at Bum- ley Grammar School Old Boys. They restricted the
hosts to 149-3 in reply to 207, before being bowled
ripped through the visi tors’ innings for 128, after posting a respectable 196- 7.
out for 75 at Earby to lose by 135 runs. Clitheroe were bowled out for 192 in response to Burnley Belvedere’s 203-6, before overhauling Cherry Tree. In that one, the locals
In the Second Division,
Read seconds bowled Set tle out for 109 before pass ing the target with only two wickets down. Whalley seconds dis
missed visitors Burnley Belvedere for just 85 before passing the target with eight wickets in hand, while Salesbury’s second string also won by eight wickets after over hauling Burnley GSOB’s score of 138-5.
The local derby in the
Third Division went the way of hosts Ribblesdale Wanderers, despite being bowled out for 178 by Salesbury. The Church Meadow
outfit then came up with a heroic spell of bowling, as the visitors were dismissed for 131 in reply. Read lost out to Burn
ley Belvedere by 52 runs, after being bowled out for 151, in reply to the visi tors’ first innings score of 203-6. And the day’s other
match saw Clitheroe keep the points at Chatburn Road, after posting 196-7 against Cherry Tree before bowling out the opposition for 128.
Local equestrian success
RIBBLE Valley Eques trian Club members were in action at the Skipton Horse Trials at Carleton last weekend, in the com pany of national and International riders. The pick of the local
ton, T. Little, J. Marshall, M. Whalley, L. Woodvine, A. Turner, A. Ben nett, O. Newby, N. Payne, Sleep. Same team Sunday (v Clitheroe, away, meet 1-15 p.m.) except N. Marsh for O. Newby. Scorer K. Crabtree. Read 2nds (v Burnley Belvedere, home, start 2 p.m.) G. O’Connor, F.
M. Briggs, D. Howard, C. Hall, M. Peel, I. Britcliffe, R. Gladwin, G. Maguire, R. Lloyd, S. Wharton, Nawaz. Same team Sunday (v Eden- field, home) except A. Pearce for S. Wharton. Scorers: R. Fielding (Sat urday), A. Hutchins (Sunday). Ribblesdale Wanderers 2nds (v Salesbury, home, meet 1-30 p.m.) M.
Wrigley, B. Spencer, P. Spencer, R. Whalley, J. Braithwaite, A. Pearce, A. King, M. Pratt, A. Marsh, J. Dewhurst, S. Fielding. Scorer R. Clarkson. Whalley (v Oswaldtwistle Immanuel, home) M. Whelan, D. O’Neill,
M. Davies, A. Pratt, S. Gorton, J. Smith, J. G runs haw, M. Pye, N. Field- en,S. Boswell, Cordingley. Whalley 2nds (v Stacksteads, away) D. Holgate, D. Westwood, L.
Burgess, K. Armer, J. Blair, I. Grace, P. Grace, D. Crossley, C. Mahon, S. Taylor, N. Smith.
Sunday Clitheroe 3rds (v Edenfield, away, meet 12-30 p.m.) S. Dawson, D.
Musson, D. Walker, 0. Young, D. Turner, C. Tinker, T. Bailey, C. Brown, R Cox, D. Sharpies, K. Driver.
son, S. Braithwaite, P. Cottam, L. Gidlow, D. Bateman, C. Wilson, D. Underwood, R. Slinger, L. Bedford, A. Marsh, C. Nuttall. Scorer: R. Clarkson.
L. Burgess, S. Gorton, I. Grace, R Grace, M. Pye, N. Fielden, D. West- wood, Cordingley.
' Whalley (v Barnoldswick, away) M. Whelan, D. O’Neill, A. Whelan, Monday Ribblesdale Wanderers Under 18s (v Great Harwood, home, start 6-15
p.m.) R. Gladwin, S. Braithwaite, C. Wilson, M. Proctor, M. Pratt, L. Gidlow, J. Reynolds, D. Underwood, C. Nuttall, R. Slinger, A. Driver.
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emerged triumphant in the recent Micro-League Gala at Preston.
and Garstang, Clitheroe finished with a winning score of 145 points, a full 23 points ahead of their near est rival. While it was a team
Beating both Preston B
effort, the individual suc cesses on the night were a major contribution. Individual winners were
egory, Philip Sellars fin ished first in the backstroke and the single length but terfly, before fellow double winner Bryn Phillip took the freestyle and two-length butterfly for the Under 11s. Fellow Under 11
Kara Singleton, who won both the Under 10 Girls freestyle and breaststroke, whilst fellow ten year old Victoria Rodgers won the single length butterfly. In the boys’ under 10 cat
Ilayleigh Jones won the same two events for the
categories saw Hannah Pym take the Under 12 backstroke, and Emma Wild and Scott Singleton both win the breaststroke. Clitheroe were also suc
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cessful in the team events as the Under 9s earned team wins in the mixed freestyle and medley relays, as well as the boys’ medley relay.
the boys’ and girls’ medley and freestyle relays.
The Under 10s won both
events, the Dolphins also won the girls’ medley and freestyle, as well as the boys’ freestyle and the eight-length mixed cannon. In the recent time trials,
In the Under 12 team
the most improved swim mers were Charlotte Flynn in the 25m freestyle, Ben Lawless for 25m breast stroke, Ryan Stewart (25m backstroke) and Nicholas Blysniuk (25m butterfly).
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