Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising)l, Burnley 422331 (Classified) Gymnasts put pupils


through their paces! SUPER-FIT pupils at Whalley Primary School have been getting into action thanks to a visit by two of the country’s top gymnasts. Craig Heap, a 2000


Olympian, 1998 and 2002 Commonwealth Gold Medalist and British Team Champion, and Paula Thomas, a 2000 Olympian and British Team Champion, visited the school situated in Church Lane, Whalley, to help promote exercise


Celebrating volunteers


VOLUNTEERS’ WEEK is a national celebration of volunteers and volunteer­ ing which is taking place all this week and its aim is to promote innovative ways to thank, recruit and involve volunteers. Hyndburn and Ribble


Valley Council for Volun­ tary Service offers a range of support for local volun­ teers and invites you to join them in supporting Volunteers’ Week by donating time to make a difference in the communi­


ty. There are lots of ways to


get involved, perhaps improve life in the commu­ nity or put forward an idea for a community project. Ribble Valley Small


Groups Development Pro­ ject is here to support local volunteers to create and develop sustainable com­ munity projects such as parent and toddler groups, luncheon clubs, environ­ mental and art groups and also help secure funding to develop ideas and projects. For further information


contact Ribble Valley Small Groups Develop­ ment Team on 01200 422995.


Help the needy


HELPING those in need is not always easy, but a small donation can allow Clitheroe Churches Furni­ ture Store to continue their worthwhile service. The Furniture Store can


provide good quality fur­ niture to people who may need a little extra support. In the past it has helped homeless people with their first flat or home, divorced people who have nothing and are starting again and people just out of prison. If you or someone you


know could use the ser­ vices of the Furniture Store please telephone 01200 423418 (mobile 07977 877759 - Mondays only) or call in to the Lower Hall of United Reformed Church, Moor Lane, open Mondays 9-30 a.m. to 12-30 p.m. and 1- 30 p.m. to 3-30 p.m. (not Bank Holidays and schoool holidays).


and the importance of a healthy lifestyle. Throughout the morn­


ing youngsters were treated to a gymnastics display followed by a question and answer ses­ sion in the afternoon. Our picture shows the


two gymnasts along with Liam Boyle, Naomi Keighley,


Amy


McLaughlin, Alex Bul­ lock and Rachael Ron- nan, showing off their skills.


(C280504/4) Schoolchildren’s wild art


PUPILS from Ribbles- dale High School Tech­ nology College have been getting creative, sketching pictures of British otters as possi­ ble designs for a sculp­ ture in Clitheroe. The pupils are members


of the Wildlife After Schools Project (WASP), a Preston-based organisa­ tion which runs wildlife clubs in schools through­ out Lancashire. Their artwork also ties


in with a project run by the Wildlife Trust and Clitheroe’s Platform Gallery to produce new exhibits for the Ribble Val­ ley sculpture trail, inside the Crosshill Quarry nature reserve, near Brungerley Park. The theme of otters was


chosen as the reserve is managed by the Wildlife Trust, who hope to encourage otters to return to this part of the Ribble Valley. WASP club members,


with Ribblesdale High School teacher Daniel Martin, have visited the site to look for signs of otters, observe local wildlife and choose an area


to site their sculpture. They have since returned' to the drawing board to develop their designs. Artist Julian Lees also


visited the school to help with their sketches and to offer guidance. Photographs and videos


were shown to the pupils by Wildlife Trust staff Julie Norman, Marianne Smuga and Elizabeth


Webley. They added to the pupils’ knowledge by answering questions about otters and their habitats. Julie Norman, from


WASP, commented: “The children are full of ideas and enthusiasm for the project and look forward to walking through the reserve and glimpsing a sculpture that they have designed.


“I t ’s a way for them to


feel ownership and belong­ ing to a small part of Clitheroe while increasing their knowledge about diversity of wildlife that they have on their doorstep.” Curator of the Platform


Gallery, Katherine Shoe- smith, will approve the final designs before a local artist interprets them into


a sculpture for the site. The sculpture trail will also include otter-themed markers designed and pro­ duced by St. James’ C.E. Primary School and Edis- ford Primary school as part of their WASP club sessions. Pictured are WASP club


members at Ribblesdale High working on their otter designs, (s)


French Connection’s charity cheque


FRIENDS and members of Clitheroe’s French Connection dug deep into their wal­ lets to raise funds for charity at a recent auc­ tion held at Mytton Fold Hotel, Langho. The auction with prizes donated by local


businesses took place at a dinner dance held on Easter Sunday as part of the group’s 27th exchange trip with friends from Clitheroe’s twin town of Rivesaltes in France. A total of £3,100 was raised with a further


£400 from programme sales at the football match between Rivesaltes and Clitheroe players held during the day. This money will be donated to the Children’s Wish charity, which was chosen in memory of Miss Angie Walmsley, who had been a prominent mem­ ber of the group since childhood, but sadly died last year at the age of 29. Children’s Wish co-ordinator Janet Waring


is pictured receiving a cheque for £3,500 from Clare Hargreaves, along with members of the French Connection. (A110504/1)


Death of Hon. Lady


Bridget ONE of the Ribble Val­ ley’s foremost families, the Asshetons, of Downham Hall, is in mourning. Tuesday saw the funer­


al of the Hon. Lady Brid­ get Worsley, only sister of the current Lord Clitheroe, Sir Ralph Assheton. Lady Worsley, who was


77, lived a t Hovingham Hall, Yorkshire. She first left the Ribble


Valley for school in Hert­ fordshire and then went on to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, cutting short her time there to volunteer for the Women’s Royal Naval Service in 1944. Lady Worsley served on


the Enigma code-breaking operation a t Bletchley Park and in Largs, Scot­ land. After the war, she hitch­


hiked from South Africa to Cairo with a friend, interviewing Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie en route. Back in Britain, Lady


Worsley' then worked for London advertising agen­ cy J. Walter Thompson, before serving as social secretary to the British ambassador in Brussels from 1951 to 1953. She married her hus­


band, Sir Marcus Worsley, of Hovingham Hall, in 1955. In 1959, he became MP for Keighley and then MP for Chelsea, which meant dividing her time between Yorkshire and London. The family - by then


the couple had three sons and a daughter - returned permanently to Hoving­ ham Hall in 1974, follow­ ing the death of Sir Mar­ cus’ father the year before. Sir Marcus then became Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire from 1987 to 1999. Lady Worsley was known for her devotion to her family and her home. She had a love of garden­ ing and served as presi­ dent of the North of Eng­ land Horticultural Society form 1992 to 1995. She was founder presi­


dent of the Chelsea Lun­ cheon Club and was for many years a governor of Hovingham CE Primary School, district commis­ sioner of the Girl Guides and president of the Mal- ton Ladies’ Lifeboat Guild. Most latterly, Lady Worsley was regional chairman of the charity Live Music now. Lady Worsley died on


May 22nd surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband, four chil­ dren and 11 grandchil­


dren. Her funeral was held at


All Saints Church, Hov­ ingham, but there is to be a memorial service in Lon­ don, the date of which is to be announced.


QUALnYO'lSCOUNT^ HOPrlNG Chopsticks give children food for thought!


CHOPSTICKS helped children from Edis- ford Primary School master the art of eat­ ing Japanese food. Crowds of youngsters from the school sit­


uated in Edisford Road, Clitheroe, ditched their knives and forks for the wooden nar­ row sticks to enjoy rice, noodles, sushi and many more mouth-watering Japanese dish­ es.


The Friday treat was part of a five-day project aimed at raising awareness among


the youngsters of modern Japanese culture. Throughout the themed week pupils took


part in musical activities and discovered the joy and reverence of numerous celebrations and rituals that take place in Japan. The event encouraged the pupils’ under­


standing and appreciation of Japanese tra­ ditions Our picture shows school pupils enjoying


the delights of foreign treats. (C280504/6a)


An Evening with


Query proves a teaser for club


DO you know where Mwanza is? This was the question posed to mem­


bers of Clitheroe and District Probus Club. It was asked at their latest meet­ ing by guest speaker Mr Brian Ban­ croft. Mr Bancroft’s illustrated talk went


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on to reveal the answer - it is by the shore of Lake Victoria, Tanzania, and has been “adopted” by a group of peo­ ple from Oswaldtwistle and the sur­ rounding area, who through a 1991 founded charity called the Bethany Project, have been working to build a children’s home. Mr Bancroft told Probus members that the home now looks after 50 youngsters and that the charity supports a clinic, the provision of some health services and the free supply of 7,000 gallons of purified water each day from a tank erected by Accrington Fire Service. In his vote of thanks, Mr Bert Jones


said that his supportive comments did not just relate to Mr Bancroft’s presen­ tation, but also for the work Mr Ban­ croft and his associates had done and were continuing to do in Mwanza. The club next meets a week tomor­


row, when the guest speaker will be Mr Philip Lord with a talk entitled “Bringing the Ribble Valley Back to Life”.


B a n f o r f a r r i e r


A SELF-EMPLOYED Gisburn farrier who was stopped as he drove home in the early hours was found to be nearly four times the legal drink-drive limit. Karl Andrew Antal (26), of Church


View, pleaded guilty at Blackburn Mag­ istrates’ Court to driving with excess alcohol. He was made subject to a com­ munity rehabilitation order for 12 months, banned from driving for three years and ordered to pay £60 costs. Antal, who gave a reading of 136


against the legal limit of 35, agreed to be referred to the drink-drive rehabilitation programme which, if completed success­ fully, will reduce his ban by up to 25 %. The case had previously been


adjourned for pre-sentence reports. Said Mr Basharat Ditta (defending):


“In my role as a defence solicitor I occa­ sionally meet people who I instinctively know I will not see in court again. This man is one of those.” He said the ban would cause Antal considerable problems.


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Safety first is message


SIX hundred Ribble Valley youngsters are to receive safety lessons at a major event this month. The “Streetwise” conference,


backed by Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council and Clitheroe con­ servatory giant Ultraframe, will take place at the Mytton Fold Farm Hotel, Langho, from June 28th to July 2nd. The top hotel will be turned


into a classroom for a week of safety sessions led by the emer­ gency services, utility companies and community groups. The event, which is also sup­


ported by the Ribble Valley Crime and Disorder Partner­ ship, the Hyndburn and Ribble


Valley Primary Care Trust, the Preston Primary Care Trust, Blackburn Rovers in the Com­ munity, United Utilities, North­ ern Rural Partnerships and Lan­ cashire Safer Transport, is aimed at primary school pupils aged 10 and 11. I t will include sessions on


dealing with fires and gas leaks, as well as farm, water and road safety, and basic first aid. Ribble Valley Council quality


of life officer John Barber said: "We are pleased to be supporting this event for the second year. It is all about giving youngsters basic training that might save their lives and teaching them how to behave in a safe manner.”


Vandals strike in town centre


BUSINESS premises in the Rib- shop premises in Castle Street, ble Valley have been targeted by Clitheroe, causing £80 worth of criminals. Sunday night vandals damage. Police inquiries are con- removed a metal drainpipe from tinuing into the incident.


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