16 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, January 30th; 2003


Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified), www.clitheroetoday.co.uk


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top in trophy contest MEMBERS of Ribbles­ dale Camera Club wel­ come folios, as they give the chance to view the best work from the North West’s leading club pho­ tographers.


. Roles were reversed last week when Ribblesdale was placed, top of last year’s Inter-Club Photo­ graphic Alliance’s 2002 Chorley Trophy trade processed colour prints competition, jointly with the Rochdale Photograph­ ic Society. Some 13 other camera


clubs also entered and it was possible to see what the judge liked and to gauge the standard required for future success. ■ Steve Ashcroft scored 10 with Monument Valley, Robin Howarth nine with Zoom and there were eights for the former’s Lane With No Name and Greater Spotted Wood­ pecker by Derek Williams.


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tion, the home processed one, Ribblesdale scored even higher, with 37 out of a possible 40. Steve Ashcroft’s Better Days scored 10 and there were nine each for Cretan Endemics, by Stephen Robinson, Opening the Furnace by Ken Geddes and Geometric Reflections by Graham Dudley. Ken Geddes also scored eight with The Peter Zeman Quintet and Mike Bartle seven with Through the Fountain, though these did not count in the com­ petition. There were special con­


gratulations for Steve Ashcroft on achievcing maximums in' both con­ tests. Next week, members are


invited to bring five slides to “ I t ’s a Knockout” , a not-too-serious contest judged by members them­ selves.


Bridge club winners


WINNERS on Monday evening at Clitheroe Bridge Club were: NS Mr and Mrs G. Pollard with Mr J. Higson and Mrs D. Blake. EW Mr and Mrs R. Ward, Mr R. Bailey and Mrs J. Telfer. On Thursday winners were: NS Mr C. Pollard and


Mr J. Pollard wih Mrs J. Martindale and Mrs J. Bai­ ley. EW Mrs I. Wilkinson and Mrs J. Gilmour, Mrs M. Lawley and Mrs B. Pollard.


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Leisure trio’s top award THREE of the instructors at Roefield Leisure have achieved their American College of Sports Medicine Health/Fitness Instructor Award. Widely acknowledged as the gold standard in


fitness instruction, testing and prescription, this award follows the centre’s success as the Club of the Year 2002 at the Leisure finance club awards


for excellence. . John Leaver, Roger Berry and Andy Ainsworth,


pictured, completed their qualification following a four-day workshop, a practical exam and a three- hour theory exam. Presented by the ACSM, the award is recog­


nised worldwide throughout the fitness profession. Modules covered on the exam included physiolo­ gy, weight management, biomechanics, leadership and management, and health and safety.


Fascinating talk on success story


IMPROVING the qual­ ity of water, combating sea erosion and recreat­ ing lost habitats from the Ribble estuary along the Sefton coast to Seaforth Docks were described in a talk to Clitheroe Natu­ ralists. Mr Tony Duckels, from


the conservation team involved, described its work in the area. Results are evident, with


salmon going up the Mersey as far as Warrington. It is hoped that by 2010 the riverwill be classed as low grade drinking water. The Lancashire Wild Life


Trust is active at Seaforth, where extension work is ongoing at the docks. There were remains of ancient forests south of Formby, where the speaker once found deer antlers. The salt marshes are a


haven for waders, and Nat­ terjack toads can be seen and heard. Slacks and scrapes are


areas of slack water and- shallows sometimes blown by the wind and filled with water and all need manage­ ment. The audience was shown


slides of the massive popula­ tion of birds, many passing through on their way to


Africa or going northwards, for instance reed warblers on their way to Senegal. In the shallow waters,


amounts of the spawn of the common toad are removed to make way for that of the Natterjack. As areas are restored and cleared of buckthorn the flowers return, their seeds having remained dormant in the earth. Many orchids flour­ ish.


An interesting aspect of


the evening was the collec­ tion of slides of small birds. The speaker explained the progress and routes of birds revealed by ringing -


for a


skylark, up to eight years. The barn owl, fast disap­ pearing in the Ribble Valley, is still in evidence and a memorable slide showed one gliding across the marshes. Two beautiful slides of


snows in the woodlands brought the evening to a close. After a lively question


time, chairman George Hawthornthwaite gave thanks to Mr Duckels. The next library lecture


will be on Thursday, Febru­ ary 7th, when “Within sight of Pendle Hill” will be pre­ sented by Edmund and Irene Hurst. Cyntha M. Laing


Windfall thanks


to bike marathon A WINDFALL of £2,700 has been received by the East Lancashire Hospice thanks to a marathon cycle ride by Chatburn nursing home owner Mr Chris Harrison. Mr Harrison handed over the


money to the hospice's Mr Geoff Braithwaite, who thanked him for his noble effort. Mr Harrison, who, with his wife


Janet, owns the Manor House, Chatburn, set off on his epic ride in Ireland in August last year. He intended to cycle 2,000 miles


around the Irish coastline, but his curiosity got the better of him and, because he could not resist going down some of the narrrow Irish lanes, he completed 2,500 miles. His excuse at the time was that,


as he celebrated his 50th birthday, he had to convince himself that he was not over the hill. Our picture shows Mr and Mrs Harrison handing over the cheque to Mr Braithwaite. . (J200103/3)


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