Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) 2 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, ApriM st, 2004


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0 Valley Matters ..................... — 6;7 H Village News ......................... 11,12,13


S3 Letters.................................. .. 16,17 HWeekendplus......................... .. 24-27 H Weekend TV......................... .. 28,45 H Family Notices ....................


Bfl Readersplus ......................... . . . . 11 J ob s .....................................


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0 Propertyplus........................... . 1 29-44 H Motorsplus ..........................


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H Sport .................................... . .68-72 AT A GLANCE...


A special event at Bowland High -page 4


Dancer wins national scholarship -page 7 CRGS pupils tops with figures -page 9 Plans for Great Days Festival -page 14


INFORMATION


Duly chemist: Buckley’s Chemist Ltd, 4 Railway View Road, Clitheroe, noon to 1 p.m. Police: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Electricity: 08001954141. Gas: 0800 111999. Water: 0345 462200. Councils: Ribble Valley Borough Council, Clitheroe 425111. Clitheroe Town Council, 424722. Hospitals: Blackburn Royal Infirmary: 01254 263555. Queen's Park Hospital, Blackburn: 01254 263555. Airedale General Hospital, Steeton: 01535 652511. Clitheroe Community Hospital: 427311. Alcohol Information Centre: 01282416655. Aidsline: 01282 831101 (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.). Domestic Violence Helpline: 01282 422024. Cruse Bereavement Care: Blackburn, Hyndburn and Rib­ ble Valley 01254 207999. Environmental Agency: Emergency Hotline - 0800 807060. Drugs: Local confidential advice and information line: 01200 444484. National: 0800 776600. Ribblc Valley Talking Newspaper: 01200 428604. Samaritans: 01254 662424. Monthlv Volunteer Helpline, Volunteering Project: 01200 422721. Lancashire Rural Stress Network: 01200 427771. QUEST (specialist smoking cessation service): 01254 358095.


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www.clitheroetoday.co.uk Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Fears over roadworks by Julie Wintle


CONCERNS have been raised over the lack of signage in place during the resurfacing work on Clitheroe’s Henthorn Road. The Clitheroe Advertiser


and Times has received claims that the roadworks were being conducted with­ out the appropriate sig­ nage, traffic lights or man­ ual supervision, tha t is, stop and go signs. One local resident, whose


car was involved in an acci­ dent with a roller vehicle last Wednesday around 2 p.m., commented: “Next time it might not just be a vehicle - it could be a child.” A spokesman for Lan­


cashire County Council said sub-contractors had


Pendle Club winners


BRIDGE winners at the Pendle Club were: Mrs Joan Scott, Mr Ernest Manning, Mrs Marjorie Collier and Mrs Eileen Hadfield. New members welcome every Monday at 1-30 p.m. Solo whist winners at


the Pendle Club were D. Grant, D. Knight, Mrs M. Parker. New players wel­ come every Monday at 7 p.m. Domino winners were:


joint 1, G. Berry, B. Hogg, joint 3, K. James, J. Thornber, joint 5th B. Hinks, B Tomlinson. Line dancing is held


every Thursday at 1-30 p.m. and sequence dancing every Tuesday a t 7-30 p.m.


been employed to carry out the work. However, he added: “We


made checks on the road­ works and when we checked there was ade­


quate signage and mark­


ings.” Ribble Valley Mayor


Coun. Alan Yearing said Henthorn Road had been in desperate need of resur­


facing and added that he could understand that there may be some difficul­ ties at times with work being carried out, but once the work was finished it


would vastly improve the condition of the road. Picture, taken by the


complainant, shows Hen­ thorn Road last Thursday, (s)


Young people’s info bus is up and running with help on all matters


A RE-VAMPED information bus will tour the Ribble Valley provid­ ing valuable advice to young peo­ ple on a range of issues. The old mobile drop-in bus has


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been given a lick of paint and will soon tour the borough armed with a plethora of advisers from numerous local agencies. A spokesman for Lancashire


County Council, which helps to fund the service, explained: “There will be every kind of information a young person could want as there are so many different agencies involved. “It could be information on where


they could do a degree or even where to go skating.”


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access computers and the Internet via the bus. It will also serve as a base for out­


reach services by partner agencies. One such agency will be the


Brook Advisory Clinic and advisers will be on hand to give youngsters advice on contraception as well as sexual health. The spokesman added that the


initiative would involve a lot of con­ sultation with young people. Once up and running, the youth


and community workers on the bus would be asking young people what other information they need. A report to Lancashire County Council said: “The Ribble Valley is


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Lancashire’s most rural district, covering some 20% of the land area. “This has serious implications for


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the delivery of all public services, but more so when the client target group is younger with a diminished access to transport. The bus will travel to town cen­


tres in the Ribble Valley and some­ times Hyndburn as well as local schools and villages. The bus will cost just over


£17,000 a year to run and so far funding for the next 15 months has been secured from a number of local authorities including Ribble Valley Borough Council, Lancashire Coun­ ty Council and the local Health Authority.


Friends gather to remember a friend and aid NSPCC


CLOSE friends and family of former mill worker Anthony Leecy, whose body was found beaten and left in a local stream, gathered to mark the fifth anniversary of his tragic death. A fund-raising event,


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which included bingo and a raffle was held at the Craven Heifer in Whalley Road, Clitheroe, to remember the former St Augustine’s RC High School pupil who was described as a “gentle giant”. A major police investi­


gation was launched when the 29-year-old’s badly- battered body was found face down in the water by a man walking his dog near Mearley Brook, Clitheroe. A suspect accused of


Anthony’s murder was later acquitted by a jury following a six-day trial at Preston Crown Court. Commenting on the


Saturday night extrava­ ganza, organiser, Miss


Barbara Harris, said: “More than 80 people gathered at the pub to remember Anthony. “A total of £440 was


raised on the night, which has been donated towards


ANTHONY’S father, Mr Tony Leecy, is pictured pre­ senting the cheque to Judith Heys, a representative from the NSPCC, along with family members and friends.


Bridge club


results WINNERS at


Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monday evening were: NS Deanna Atkinson and Robin Atkinson, Chris Pollard and Doreen Blake. EW: J. Pawlicki and John Renton, Geoff Capstick and Bill Wol- stenholme. On Thursday even­


the NSPCC,” she said. The charity spectacular


certainly got off to a flying start as a singer and come­ dian kept the guests enter­ tained in what everyone agreed was a great event.


COMING NEXT WEEK,.. • A new feature in which we meet the reception class pupils in six of our primary schools.


ing winners were as fol­ lows, NS: Muriel Bain- bridge and Jean Taylor, Ken Bushby and Alan Singer. EW: Joan Bowker and Mary Thompson, Kath Hig- son and Ilse Park.


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Local respects to man


by Julie Wintle


CLITHEROE’S United Reformed Church was packed on Friday for the funeral of Mr Mark Graham Sowerbutts', who has lost his battle against


ill health. Mark, who died in hospital on


March 20th aged 40, had been waiting for a heart transplant, but no suitable match was found in time due to a lack of organ donors. Born and bred in Clitheroe,


Mark went to Pendle Junior School as a youngster before attending Moorland School. At the age of 16, he followed his


father’s footsteps into the family • business - Sowerbutts’ furniture shop in King Street. Despite being diagnosed with a


hereditary degenerative heart con­ dition, Mark managed to lead a fairly active life and could often be seen out and about in the Ribble Valley delivering furniture and fit-


. ting carpets. He also enjoyed being a member of Slaidburn Young Farmers’


Club. In 1987, he married Elizabeth


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and the couple had three girls, Felicity now 13, Naomi (11) and Erica (seven). During his spare time, Mark had


a passion for spectating at car ral­ lies, which was overtaken by fami­ ly commitments in later life. He also enjoyed gardening, DIY,


supporting Blackburn Rovers FC and hill walking, for which he attended a course on map reading at night school. Mark, who was loved for his dry


sense of humour, also used to enjoy family holidays - especially spend­ ing time with his three daughters. It was only in the last five years that his condition took a turn for


the worse. In 1999 he was fitted with a


pacemaker to regulate his heart heat and placed on medication. In the years that followed, his


condition deteriorated further and Mark was told th a t his only chance of survival was a heart transplant. His name was subsequently


added to the transplant list at Wythenshawe Hospital in Manch­ ester nine months ago. Despite his illness proving extremely debilitating in recent


months and effectively confining him to working in the office, he still tried to live as normal a life as possible and kept a brave face for his customers right until his death. His brother, Mr Ian Sowerbutts,


commented: “He always had a positive attitude and would say when I’ve had my transplant oper­ ation I will do this, that and the other. “He was looking forward to a


better quality of life after the oper­ ation.” Mark leaves behind a loving


family and will be much missed. The family would like any dona­


tions in memory of Markto be sent to the New Heart - New Start Appeal. This was founded in September


1986 to support a transplant pro­ gramme at Wythenshawe Hospital and has already contributed towards the cost of the North West’s first dedicated Transplant Centre. Cheques should be made


payable to New Heart New Start and sent to Mrs Pauline Price, 39 Downham Road, Chatburn, Clitheroe, BB7 4AU.


Clitheroe’s historic market to come under the spotlight


CONSULTANTS appointed by the Countryside Agency are to study Clitheroe Market as part of a wider investigation into tradi­ tional markets throughout the


North West. Clitheroe the Future Partner­


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ship, which had identified the need for this as part of its Market Town Initiative Health Check, has been encouraging develop­ ment of such a project. I t is pleased that Clitheroe has


been selected to take part in this process, which will try to pinpoint improvements which could help to strengthen the market as a key cornerstone for the retailing econ­


omy in the town. Mr Richard Jackson, project


manager for the partnership, said that he hopes th a t through the interviews with shoppers, market traders and the management team of the market the report will recommend changes which will reinforce Clitheroe as one of the top markets within the North


West. Chess club secures its


MEMBERS of Clitheroe Chess Slub’s A team reached the final of ;he Lucas Shield Knockout after jeating Blackburn A away. The first to finish was Eric


Mansfield who gained a hard- fought draw on board two. Next,


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on board four, Phillip Titterington won a piece and this led to victory. Ray Sutcliffe then won on board three, which made the victory secure. Tough draws by George Illingworth and Brendan Brown on boards five and one respectively


CLITHEROE Market - a subject for study A summary of the report’s find­


place in the next two weeks, are being conducted by CN Market research on behalf of ER Consult­


ing, which will be available at the end of May, will be published on the Clitheroe the Future Website - www.clitheroethefuture.co.uk.


place in shield final at home to Burnley players gave Clitheroe A their best result of the season. They play at home in the final against Burnley. The club meets every Tuesday evening from 7 p.m. in the upstairs room of the Catholic Social Centre in Lowergate.


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iillii f e f : ■ ' i Children celebrate World Book Week


CREATIVE children from Pendle Prima­ ry School took part in a writing and draw­ ing workshop hosted by popular artist and storyteller Nick Hennessey. More than 40 Year 5 children from the


school in Princess Avenue, Clitheroe, lis­ tened to interesting stories and then


turned their hands to drawing spectacular pictures portraying their favourite book characters as well as writing a story. The full day event coincided with the


school’s celebration of World Book Week. Pictured is Nick with artistic young­ sters from the school. (C230304/2)


Handbag taken from parked vehicle


A HANDBAG containing at the Clitheroe Auction car park in Lincoln Way, £23 was stolen from a new Mart. The silver-coloured last Wednesday, when the Mitsubishi Shogun parked vehicle was parked at the theft took place.


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