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AT A GLANCE


Peter’s bid to help Valley children -page 5 Preparing to coach ex-child soldiers-page 6 Denise is the athletes’ toast -page 7 Bird’s Eye View of Clitheroe -page 27


INFORMATION


Duly chemist: Boots the Chemist, 15-19 Castle Street, Clitheroe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Police: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Electricity: 0800 1954141. Gas: 0800 111999. Water: 0845 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: 01282 416655. Aidsline: 01282 831101 (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.). Domestic Violence Helpline: 01282 422024. Cruse Bereavement Care: Blackburn, Hyndbum and Rib­ ble Valley 01254 207999. Environmental Agency: Emergency Hotline - 0800 807060. Drugs: Local confidential advice and information line: 01200 444484. National: 0800 776600. Ribble Valley Talking Newspaper: 01200 428604. Samaritans: 01254 662424. Monthly Volunteer Helpline: 01200 422721. Lancashire Rural Stress Network: 01200 427771. QUEST (specialist smoking cessation service): 01254 358095. Ribble Valley Citizens’ Advice Bureau: 01200 428966.


CONTACT US! News: 01200 422324


Advertising: 01200 422323 Classifled: 01282 422331 Fax: 01200 443467 editor e-mail: vivien.mcath@castlancsncws.co.uk news editor e-mail: duncan.smith@casllancsncws.co.uk sport e-mail: cdward.Icc@castlancsncws.co.uk


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WEEKEND WEATHER: Forecasters predict it will remain cloudy with outbreaks of sunshine today and tomorrow. Heavy rain is expected on Saturday, with mainly dry weather on Sunday.


SUNRISE: 6-31 a.m. SUNSET: 7-41p.m. LIGHTING UP TIME: 7-41 p.m.


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


Parking attendants ready to clamp down


THREE parking atten­ dants hit the streets of th e Ribble Valley on Monday to clampdown on


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motorists who had been enjoying a free parking bonanza. ParkWise is a new scheme, which will see Rib­ ble Valley Borough Coun­ cil taking over responsibili­ ty for enforcing parking rules across the borough in a bid to improve safety and reduce congestion in the town’s streets. As the attendants swoop


on the streets, motorists who flout the regulations will be fined £60, reduced to £30 if paid within 14 days. ■This means careless drivers caught parking on


double yellow lines, limited waiting, disabled bays, loading bays or bus stops, will be fined. Under the new laws, the


council-appointed atten­ dants will also patrol coun­ cil-run car parks and fines for over-staying in those will rise from £30 maxi­ mum to £60 maximum. However, according to


the borough council’s engi­ neering manager, Mr Gra­ ham dagger, for the next fortnight, the team of three are only slapping tickets on cars parked ille­ gally on car parks and will be issuing warning notices to motorists caught ignor­ ing on-street parking regu­ lations. He said: “The parking


attendants have started issuing tickets on cars over-


staying their welcome on council-run car parks, but on-street enforcement will take place after two weeks. “Careless drivers found


Ignoring “waiting restrict­ ed” notices, parked on double yellow lines etc shall be given a severe warning.” The introduction of


ParkWise coincides with the decriminalisation of parking enforcement, which is the term used to refer the handover of responsibility from the police to the council. One of the attendants is


pictured issuing a penalty notice on a car. (A060904/3)


Couple died within 10 days of each other A COUPLE who had been


together for 73 years died within 10 days of each other. Cricket enthusiast Mr


James Peters died aged 91 and his wife. May, just over a week later, aged 88. Mr Peters, who was bom


in Whalley, was educated a t Whalley Primary and Clitheroe Royal Grammar Schools. His sporting interests


included playing cricket, billiards, table tennis, foot­ ball and boxing. In his younger days he was inter­ ested in motorbikes, but it is primarily within the cricket arena th a t he is remembered. He first played for Whal­


ley 2nd team at the age of 13 before moving on to play professionally from the age of 21 for a period of 24 years, apart from the years of the Second World War. He scored more than 1,000 runs in a season 14 times, with his highest aggregate 1,370 in the 1930’s. His best all round season performance was a total of 1,180 runs and 98 wickets. Mr Peters also played for


the British Forces com­ bined XI against the Aus­


tralian Forces combined XI, where he attained the highest score of the game and was the only non-test player in the match. Upon retiring from first


team cricket at the age of 59, he created a Ribbles- dale junior league batting record of 903 runs. He played cricket for a total of 47 years and averaged 625 runs for each season he played. During the Second


World War he served with the Border Regiment, which during the May and June of 1940 was att^hed to the 51st Highlanders Division. Pushed westward follow­


ing rearguard action to pro­ tect the Dunkirk evacua­ tion, they became trapped at St Valery-en-Caux in the Le Harve peninsula and were defeated by Rommel’s 7th panzer division. Here he was severely wounded and taken Prisoner of War. He spent the rest of the


war in captivity apart from escaping twice, only to be recaptured. Diet was poor, living conditions harsh and often plagued by lice, ill­ ness and beatings. The POWs were used as forced labour, working on farms.


Hodder Show time


IT'S show time in the Valley on Satur­ day! The pretty village of Dunsop Bridge


is the venue for this year's Hodder Val­ ley Show, starting at 9 a.m. Celebrating its diamond anniversary,


the scene is set for the popular event which will feature something to inter­ est every member of the family. The Clitheroe Advertiser and Times


newspaper sales promotion team will be there, headed by Linda Clough, pic­ tured, who will be giving away special


bars of chocolate. (C100904/2) £1 f t i i a i a i i v . b i i a R M K i . j ' a A a i


N J Main road is


set to reopen MOTORISTS who use the A671 main road through Read will be glad to hear that it is due to re­ open on Sunday.


For much of the sum­


mer, Lancashire County Council engineers have been working hard on the major scheme to resurface the road, install new sign­ ing and lining and to strengthen and improve safety on the bridge on the stretch of road known as Devil’s Elbow. The signed diversions


will remain in place until the road re-opens at 5 p.m. on Sunday.


Farmers had special tour


MEMBERS of Clitheroe Young Farmers’ Club enjoyed a tour around Stocks Reservoir. One of the highlights


was travelling in a tunnel under the reservoir and the group has expressed its thanks to United Utili­ ties. Next week’s meeting


will be a talk by Mr Bill Honeywell about his experiences on "Who Wants To Be a Million­ aire". Members are to meet at


Pendleton Village Hall at 7-45 p.m. They are all looking for­


ward to the harvest “do” this Friday, to which everyone is welcome.


Winners of


construction of factories, roads and railways. At one point he was on a work detail to dispose of dead Jews into lime pits. During the closing


months of the war, POWs were marched in columns of 1,000 men away from the advancing Russians. They were poorly equipped and inadequately clothed. Temperatures were as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius. They lived off as little as half a cup of soup a day and some days had no food at aU. This column’s march ended four months and approximately 1,000 miles later when they were released by the Americans. Less than 200 had survived the march, of that number many died shortly after. Upon returning home, Mr Peters weighed seven


and a half stone, having lost five stone. He was the last surviving member of th a t column of POWs, which set out on th a t march on January 22nd, 1945. His wife, Mrs May


Peters (nee Turner) passed away 10 days later than Mr Peters on August 26th aged 88. They had been together for 73 years and married for 68 years. Mrs Peters worked in


insurance, mixing medicines in a dispensary, as a housewife and in farm­ ing. She enjoyed the coim- tryside, baking and having her family around her. They leave their son,


Robert, late sons James and Matthew, grand­ daughter Kathryn, nieces Janet and Susan, nephews David and John, (s)


STAFF at Jackies of Clitheroe are inviting local people to "come in for a coffee" as part


Big coffee event


of Macmillan Cancer Relief’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. The coffee morning will be held on


Wednesday, from 10 a.m. -1 p.m. and it is hoped that local residents can join the 1.5 million people around the country who are expected to take part in Macmillan’s largest annual fund-raiser. Now in its 14th year, the event has raised more than £25 million. For further information about the coffee morning call Marian on 01200 422042.


bridge club WINNERS at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monday were: NS Mr and Mrs R. Atkinson, Mrs J. Martin- dale arid Mrs J. Taylor. EW Mr R. Bailey and Mrs I. Park, Mr W. Wol- stenholme and Mr G. Capstick. On Thursday winners


were NS Mr G. and Mr C. Pollard, Mrs M. Allen and Dr A. Carter. EW Mrs L. Timperton and Mr J. Pawlicki, Mrs D. Atkinson, and Mrs D. Blake.


Tools went


from a van ELECTRICAL tools val­ ued a t £700 were stolen from an Austin Maestro van some time over the Bank Holiday weekend. Thieves prised open the


rear window of the white vehicle, parked in Painterwood, Billington, and escaped unseen with a Metabo electric drill. Makita drill and a tool


box. Anyone with informa­


tion regarding the theft, which took place between 5 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday, should call Clitheroe police on 01200 443344.


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


Evil thieves target starving orphans


by Faiza Afzaal


FURIOUS volunteers a t one of Clitheroe’s ch a r i ty shops have h i t out at callous thieves who stole goods valued a t £70 from


the shop in broad daylight. The offenders struck the Oxfam


shop, in Market Place, some time during 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Satur-


They made off with a little milk


jug and sugar bowl dating back to the 1930s displayed in the window. Angry volunteers at the charity


shop, which helps raise cash to alle­ viate suffering in Third World Countries, are now appealing for witnesses to come forward who


may have vital information regard­


ing the theft. Also upset by the incident is


development manager for Oxfam,


Miss' Emma Joy. She said; “The milk jug and


sugar bowl are the ideal bric-a-brac items that we require and they are good to sell as we can make lots of


money. “We are extremely grateful to


people who donate the goods, but it is very distressing to find cruel thieves who come in and steal goods that could help poor children


in Sudan.” “Incidents like these just devas­


tate the staff, who give up their time and put in a lot of effort to run the shop and raise as much as


they can to help under-privileged


people. “I don’t think this is possible, but


if anyone out there has stolen the valuable items, but is too srared to come forward, we would be thank­ ful if they could leave them outside


the shop. Emma explained how Oxfam w ^


working in camps set up for the di^ placed people in Sudan, which is costing the charity a huge amount


of money. Anyone with information regard-


ing the theft, is asked to contact Emma or the volunteers in the


shop on 01200 424005. Our picture shows volunteers Jo


Hopkins, Mabel Thornber and Dennis Schofield. (CR060904/2)


Singing star Jonny vows to go on


CLITHEROE singing sensation Jonny Lloyd has vowed to release a single in the charts in the near future after coming runner-up for


a place in a new boy band. Earlier this year, the exception­


ally talented 23-year-old, with an amazing voice fought off stiff competition from hundreds of hopefuls throughout the UK and Ireland to win a London audition for the most promising new pop


act “All Eyes”. Last week Jonny competed


against nine other wannabe pop stars in a head-to-head 'VIP final at the London Torcadero in front of a packed audience, but narrow­ ly missed out for the place. Despite coming second to an 18-year-old lad from County Kil­ dare, Jonny, pictured, who is the son of Mortimers’ Clitheroe estate agents Ian Lloyd and his


Aimee’s stars for all to see!


SHE had stars in her eyes but we didn’t! A-grade Clitheroe Royal


WMJ


Grammar School pupil Aimee Hill spent months studying for her GCSE exams and then this newspa­ per got her results wrong. Full credit was not given


to the Ribble Valley stu­ dent’s run of excellent


results. In Aimee’s case instead ot


seeing s ta r s a Clitheroe Advertiser and Times reporter missed one out. To give the youngster her


wife, Anne, is determined to fulfil his dream of releasing a single. “The audition went really well


and I had great support from my family and friends,” said Jonny, who has a string of musical acco­


p.ii - lades and achievements under his


belt. “Unfortunately I didn’t quiet


make it into the band, however this does not put me off from developing my pop career. “If anything, coining runner-up


has proved quite beneficial for me as a number of record companies


have been in touch since. “I am passionate about music


and am really looking forward to releasing a single in the charts - so watch this space!” The judges at the audition


included the Godfather of boy bands, Matt Goss, TV and radio presenter, Andi Peters, and song­ writer and ex-Dreadzone front­ man, Tim Bran, who said the standard of entries wss absolutely amazing with the contest being incredibly close. Jonny was a firm favourite right until the end.


Winning players


BRIDGE winners at the Pendle Club were: Mrs Anne Riley and Mr Brian Holden, Mr Harvey Jack- son and Mr Joe Lynch. Solo whist winners at


the Pendle Club were: Mr D. Grant, Mrs M. Parker, Mrs M. Holding. Domino winners were;


Mrs F. Cooke, Mrs P. Haworth, Mrs M. Davies, joint 4, Mr R. Barker, Mrs J. Thornber and Mrs D. Knight. Line dancing is held Thursdays a t 1-30


full results again. Aimee notched up ^ f^**"


tastic set of GCSEs, gaining A*s in a r t — the one we ini­ tially missed - as well as in textiles and technology. She was also awarded A grades in the science double award, English, English literature, French, geography, history and mathematics. Apologies to Aimee, and


we wish her all the best as she continues to study towards five A-levels.


p.m. and sequence dancing Tuesdays at 7-30 p.m.


Recent winners at the


Pendle Bridge Club were: Mrs Eileen "Wood, Mr Joe Lynch, Miss P a t Harg­ reaves and Mrs Joan Scott. Domino winners were: G. Berry, Mrs F. Cooke, C. "Wiseman, Mrs M. Hogg, Mrs J. Thorn­ ton and B. Holden. Solo whist winners; Mrs K. McDonald, S. Holden and Mrs M. Holding.


due,'we agreed to print her Vandals set furniture alight


CHILDREN’S plastic furniture, valued at £128, was destroyed when a fire broke out in the garden of a house in Brotherton Meadow, Clitheroe.


Police believe vandals made their way into the gar­


den of the house and set the furniture alight ^me time between 10-30 p.m. Friday, Augtat 3rd and 11 a.m. the following day. Inquiries are continuing.__________


Garden club’s annual show


IN our report last week of Clitheroe Garden Club’s annual show, we stated incorrectly that the show w^ held at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School. In fact it took place a t St James’ CE Primary School, in


Greenacre Street, Clitheroe.


Arrests af ter boy is sh o t


CLITHEROE boyAs- sad Mehmood(six) was taken to Burnley Gen­ eral Hospital with head injuries when he was shot with a peUet gun. The child was hit at


around 1-50 p.m. last Wednesday while play­


ing in Tower Hill. Police have charged


an 18-year-old Clith­ eroe youth in connec­ tion with the incident.


Adjourned


A - 4 0 -YEAR-OLD Clitheroe woman had her case adjourned until February 9th for a trial by Burnley mag­ istrates. Wendy Allison New­


ton, of Copperfield Drive, has denied fail­ ing to provide a speci­ men of breath for anal­ ysis, drive otherwise than in accordance with a licence and using an uninsured vehicle.


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