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OUTSTANDING warrants in Lan­ cashire have reached a record low.


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But with a further 355 warrants received in the month, the execution


The number of live fail-to-appear in the


county at the end of July was 707, a reduction of 30 on the figure of 737 on July 1st.


of some 385 warrants is an impres­ sive result. Lancashire Constabu­ lary is continuing its crackdown on failing-to-appear warrants with many being executed on the same day as they are issued. Insp. John Clucas said: “In the


pas t year we have managed to record a significant reduction in all but one month (June, 2004).


“At the beginning of July, 2003,


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A NURSE in the Queen Alexander Royal Army Nursing Corps, Miss Verity Seed, married Guardsman Darren Neilson in a civil ceremony a t th e Moorcock Inn, Waddington. The bride is the daughter of Mr James


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father, wore a full-length ivory satin gown with diamante detail and a ruched back falling into a train. Her cathedral-length veil was held in place with a diamante tiara and she carried a bouquet of deep red grand prix roses surrounded by banana leaves. Her bridesmaids were Miss Louisa Neil­


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School pupil Rachael Parkes tied t h ^ S


at St Paul’s Church, in Low mS ? Clitheroe. The bride, who is a business develoompnf


officer, is the daughter of Mr Peter ParW of Mearley Syke, and Mrs Val Parke, Kemple View, Clitheroe.


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Her bridegroom is a keen Derby Coimtv football fan and is the son of Mr and


Mick and Rita Ford, of Duffield Der byshire.


’ Given away by her father, the bride wore


a gown bought in Nice, Prance. It consisted of an ivory bodice with silk roses on the side and a silk skirt with fine detail at the back She carried a hand-tied bouquet of country


flowers featuring pink roses, scabious, lark­ spur, matricaria and greenery. The chief bridesmaid was Stephanie


Parkes, the bride’s sister, and the other attendants were Rowena Ford, the bride­


groom’s sister, and Katie Powell, the best man’s fiance. They all wore contemporary knee-length


ivory dresses in silk organza with hand- painted embroidered peonies. Best man was Mr Will Evans, while the


groomsmen were Messrs Gareth Ford and Simon Jarvis.


The service was conducted by the Rev.


Rodney Nicholson and a reception was held at the Eaves Hall Country Hotel, West Bradford.


Edinburgh was the honeymoon destina­


tion and the newlyweds will make their home in Duffield, Derbyshire.


Pictiu-e by Andrew Parsons, of London.


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Radio ‘voice’ is new chaplain


by Vivien Meath


A WELL-KNOWN “voice” in Lancashire has been appointed chaplain and Father Superior at Stonyhurst College. F r Denis Blackledge SJ,


has been resident at Stony­ hurst for several months, but he takes up the role in September. His voice will be familiar


to listeners of "The New Day" on Radio Lancashire a t 6 a.m. on a Sunday. He has presented the hour-long programme, which is a mix of classical, choral and inspi­ rational music, spiced up with a little spiritu^ chatter, for six years. He has con­ tributed to Radio Lancashire programmes since 1988. . He has also, on numerous


occasions, said Mass and led mini acts of worship on Grana,da TV’s "My Favourite H3rmns". Ft Blackledge has worked in a variety of ministries in


ber of booklets in the Living Lord series. D u rin g four months in


S o u th America visiting J e su i t communities in Guyana, Peru, Chile, Brazil and Paraguay, he swam reg­ ularly in a piranha-infested river. “I t was the only way to


parishes in Edinburgh, Pre­ ston, Merseyside, as Superi­ or a t Osterley in London and, most recently, in Black­ pool. He has also worked with


the media in the North West as Communications Officer for the Diocese of Lancaster. Brought up in Clayton


Green, Fr Blackledge joined the Society of Jesus and took his first vows a t the age of 20. He studied for degrees in philosophy, classics and the­ ology at Heythrop College, London, Campion Hall, Oxford, and in Rome. He is the author of a num­


keep cool, but I didn’t know ab o u t the piranhas a t the time,” said Fr Blackledge. Now his more common inter­ es ts are swimming, seashores, mountains, classi­ cal music and steam trains. F r Blackledge replaces FV


Matthew Power SJ, who will begin the next stage of his studies as a Jesuit - his ter- tianship - in Australia, in January 2005. In the meantime, he will


be continuing his association with Stonyhurst by accom­ panying the college's pilgrim­ ages to Lourdes and Com- postella in the autumn and, hopefully, undertaking a sponsored bike ride through central Europe.


T o t s ’ group celebrates c a sh w in d fa ll


A PARENT and toddler group hi Sabden is celebrating a f te r receiving a g ra n t for £1,356. The group, which meets a t the Bap­ tis t Church Hall on Tuesdays from 9 to 11- 30 a^m., will use the cash windfall to buy sp o r ts and a c t iv i ty equipment. Group organisers Vicki Lee and Diane Collinson


explained tha t the Healthy Heart Grant had been made by the East Lancashire Pub­ lic Health Network and the money would be used to set up “turbo tots” activity serious. New faces are welcome at the pre-school


group and anyone wanting more informa­ tion can contact Vicki on 01282 777523.


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A test for new waterproofs


PARTS of the Ribble Valley were under five feet of water, but that did not deter one of Britain's leading suppliers of spe­ cialist outdoor adventure clothing from its annual team walk. While res id en ts of several villages


coped with th e a f te rm a th of F r id a y floods, staff from Craghoppers decided it was the perfect time to put their bes t waterproofs to the test. The company's original plan was to test


sun-protective solardry shorts and T- shirts and mosquito and insect repellent convertable lightweight clothing. Instead, waterproofs, overtrousers and DRI-Pac rucksacks were the order of the day. The grey skies and the wet and windy


journey up the M6 from their Manch­ ester offices did not deter them or leave the Craghoppers team with too many soggy sandwiches as a wonderful lunch was enjoyed a t the Bailey Arms in Hurst Green. Mr Robert Bruce, product manager,


said: “For many this was the first chance to try out our gear in truly foul weather so we probably learnt a lot more about our products than if the weather had been glorious sunshine.” The tour took the Craghoppers walkers


around the River Ribble up to H u rs t Green and Stonyhurst College and then back along the Dinckley footbridge for a hair-raising crossing. P a r ts of th e main public fo o tp ath


looked like footstreams, but vrith maps supplied by WhaUey's Craghoppers stock­ ist “Warm and Dry,” the wet weather did not deter them.


i Pictured are members of the "testing"


team at Hurst Green, (s) • See October's issue of The Valley for a chance to win Craghoppers' clothing.


Warm, sunny day


out for Naturalists IT was a warm, sunny day for Clitheroe N a tu ra l is ts ’ most recent walk to Horton-in-Ribblesdale. On leaving the village, the p ar ty


crossed the Settle to Carlisle railway and se t off up th e lower slopes of Ingleborough, taking the Austwick path on to Moughton, past wet stone spring into Crommock Dale, with Moughton Scar looking impressive in the sunshine. Lunch was tak en a t the head of


Crommock Dale, after which the track down the dale was followed. Many wheatears were seen on the walls and ravens flew overhead. At the Clapper Bridge-over Austwick Beck, Crom­ mock Lane was followed until the path to Norber was taken. Then the group went across Robin Procter Scar and down to T hw aite Lane, this track being followed to Clapham Scar. More than 60 different plants and


flowers were recorded, including Dev­ ils Bit Scabious, a clump of white and the rare green spleenworth which was spotted in a grike on Moughton.


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