www.clitheroetoday.cp.uk 2 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, November 11th, 2004


INSIDE YOUR CLITHEROE ADVERTISER AND TinilES


■ Valley Matters.......... ............ . . . . 8 , 9 H Village News ............ .......... 13,14,15 H Letters ...................... ............ . .18,19 Hi Weekendplus _____ .............. 30 to 32 ffl Weekend TV ............ .......... . . .28,29 H Family Notices.......... .............. .. 50, 51 BReadersplus.............. ......................49 B Jobs......................... ..............52 to 54 B Propertyplus.......... .. . . . . . . . . 33 to 48 BMotorsplus .............. ..............60 to 75 B Sport........................ ..............76 to 80


ATAGLANCE...


Seafarer to be honoured - page 4 D-Day on council homes - page 5


Calendar launch by carers - page 11 Six readers win wine - page 32


INFORIVIATION


Duty chemist: Buckleys Chemist, 4 Railway View Road, Clitheroe. Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Police: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Electricity: 08001954141. 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. Aidslinc: 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.


CONTACTUS! News: 01200 422324


Advertising: 01200 422323 Classified: 01282 422331 Fax: 01200 443467 editor c-mail: vivien.meath@castlancsnews.co.uk news editor e-m'ail: duncan.smith@eastlancsnews.co.uk sport c-mail: cdward.lcc@castIancsncws.co.uk


WEATHER


DUNSOP BRIDGE ■


CHIPPING ■


CLITHEROE B KWHALLEY BREAD


B BURNLEY B ACCRINGTON BLACKBURN ■


WEEKEND WEATHER: Forecasters predict that Sat­ urday will remain bright all day, while Sunday is expected to be cloudy.


SUNRISE: 7-28 a.m. SUNSET: 4-18 p.m. , LIGHTING UP TIME: 4-18 p.m.


by Fiaza Afzaal


HE may only be 10 years old, but young Zachary Hardman is well aware of the sacrifice men and women made in last centu-, ry’s conflicts. The Year 6 pupil at Whalley Pri­


mary School (pictured) has put pen to paper and written a moving poem to highlight the significance of Remembrance Day. Paying tribute to war victims who


paid an ultimate price in the Second World War, Zachary’s poem, which is sure to touch the heart strings, reads as follows:


Amid the cruel barbed wire, Stands a soldiefs heart’s true desire. Poppies grow as red as blood, To represent the bad and good. Remembrance is about the peace. Waiting for the day when War will cease.


On the battlefield bodies are found. So poppies spring from the ground. In the air the flag will wave. Whilst the dead soldier’s body lies in the grave.


The air is filled with silence and sor­ row.


After the trumpets we may follow. A man must have a brave heart to go to War,


Our country is whom he is fighting for. Pausing to remember...


TO commemorate Remembrance Day, Clitheroe Town Council is par­ ticipating in the National Pause to Remember this morning. Members of the public are invited


to join council members and the Mayor of Clitheroe, Coun. Joan Knight, at the Castle Gates at 11 a.m. The beginning and end of the


Would-be car thieves in car park collision


THIEVES who tried to steal a Renault Laguna from outside the Swan with Two Necks, Pendle­ ton, escaped empty handed. The offenders forced their way


into the vehicle and, as they tried to escape, they reversed into a Peugeot 206. They then abandoned the .car


and fled the scene. A police spokesman said exten­


sive damage had been caused to the Peugeot during the incident, which occurred between 9-15 and 9-30 p.m. on Monday. It anyone saw anything suspi­


cious, they are asked to call Clitheroe police on 01200 443344, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.


silence will be marked by a signal rocket. A remembrance service will be


held on Sunday, at Clitheroe Parish Church, also to be attended by the town mayor, Coun. Joan Knight. The Remembrance Day observa­


tion will start at 10-30 a.m., followed by a service at the war memorial, in the Castle grounds, at noon.


Another £25,000 is needed to save historic churches


A CHARITY auction is due to be held tomorrow to boost funds for vital repairs to be carried out at two Ribch- ester churches. Cash-strapped parishioners in the


village are appealing to people to sup­ port the Faith and Heritage Appeal by raising £25,000 before next month. The funding is desperately needed


to carry out urgent repairs on two Grade 1 Listed medieval buildings - the parish church of St Wilfrid and the Chapel of St Saviour’s, Stydd - in a bid to prevent even more serious decay. Since March, residents have been


battling to raise £200,000 in order to qualify for an English Heritage Grant, which will enable them to receive an extra £100,000.


So important is the work on the


sacred buildings that English Her­ itage has pledged one-third of the esti­ mated cost. However, this pledge is conditional


upon parishioners finding the other two- thirds by December. During the course of the year, a


number of fund-raising events have been held to raise funds and, to date, a total of £175,000 has been raised. However, a cash lifeline of £25,000


is urgently required and time is run­ ning out fast. The auction will be held tomorrow,


Friday, at the village’s sports and social club. Anyone wishing to donate any items or money towards the out­ standing £25,000, can call The Recto­ ry on 01254 878352.


Lorry driver’s lucky escape in crash


A LORRY driver from Clitheroe was lucky to escape serious injury when his vehicle overturned on the A59 in the early hours of Monday. Driver Mark Dobson


climbed shaken but unhurt from the cab of his overturned lorry, which ■ was carrying glass bottles for recycling. His passenger, Emma


Mulligan, also of Clither­ oe, suffered minor cuts and shock and was treated at Airedale General Hospital, near Keighley. The accident happened


at 5 a.m. on Monday on a right-hand bend just out­


side West Marton, on the Gisbum side of the village. Road signs and a section


of dry stone wall were demolished as the lorry toppled, spilling broken glass on to the road and into the neighbouring field. The A59 remained


closed for several hours between its junction with the B6251 Barnoldswick road.at Horton-in-Craven and the junction with the A56 Colne road near Broughton. The lorry was back on


its wheels by 8.15 a.m.,- when police called in a courtcil roadsweeper lorry


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BRIDGE winners at Pen­ dle Club were: Miss Pat


Pendle Club Hargreaves and partner


Mr Joe Lynch and part­ ner. Solo whist winners were:


Mr A. Hartley, Mrs A. Foster, Mrs E. Child.


Domino results were: 1,


Mr B. Holden, G. Berryj 3 (joint), Mrs M. Woods and Mr B. Tomlinson; 5 (joint), Mrs G. Capstick and Mr P. Giles.


Sequence dancing is


held every Tuesday at 7- 30 p.m. and line dancing every Thursday at 1-30


p.m. New members always welcome.


First win


CLITHEROE Chess Club A team won its first match of this season against Great Harwood C on Tuesday. Wins from Eric Mans­


field, Michael Howseman, John Smith and Brendan Brown, together with a draw from captain Phillip Titterington, gained vic­ tory for Clitheroe. (jlitheroe Chess Club


meets every Tuesday evening from 6-45 p.m. at the social centre in Lower- gate, Clitheroe. Players of all ages and


abilities are most welcome. For further details,contact Brendan Brown on 01200 441949.


Bridge club


WINNERS at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monday were: N/S Mr Chris Pol­ lard and Mrs J. Bailey, Mrs J. Martindale and Mrs J. Taylor. E/W Mr J. Pawlicki and Mr John Renton, Mrs F. Porter and Mrs E. Wood. On Thursday, winners


were: N/S Mr and Mrs R. Ward, Mr C. Pollard and Mrs M. Lawley. E/W Mrs Brenda Wilson and Mr John Renton, Mr G. Wharfe and Mrs R. Spencer.


WMJ Martinmas


CHILDREN and their families are invited to take a lantern to Whalley Abbey on Sunday to cele­ brate the annual Martin­ mas festival of light. Members of the Acorn


Steiner Kindergarten are inviting families mth chil- dren under eight to the Lantern Festival at 4-30 p.m. and snacks will be served afterwards.


Friends meet A WIDE range of local, national and global envi­ ronment issues will be dis­ cussed at the next meeting of Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Friends of the


Earth. -', - ; The meeting will start


^ help clear the debris. Our picture shows the However, it was lunchtime damaged lorry after it was before the road was set back on its wheels, reopened to traffic.


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at 7r30 p.nn. For further details, contact the group s co-ordinator Ian Dixon on 01254 236778.


I Home, sweet home!


CLITHEROE’S controversial public sculpture was the talk of the to\vn last


Friday. Two weeks after the covers were


finally lifted to reveal “Ho-use” - the creation of Polish artist Tom Swobo- da - pranksters decided to add some


final touches to it! Located outside the Grand Cinema


in York Street, the L-shaped metal construction resembling the comer of a room was given a cosy homely appearance in the space of a few


hours. As p a r t of a “Mischief Night


prank, busy people covered the metal walls with green-striped wallpaper. A coffee table was placed in the cor­


ner with two glasses of wine, a bottle of red wine, two comfy chairs at the side, a “Beautiful Homes’’ magazine and a poster of comic duo Laurel and Hardy was stuck on one of the walls. Behind the table, a separate vase


with flowers was placed - ensuring that the furnished corner genuinely resembled the comer of a room. The transformation attracted


crowds of people and the general con­ sensus was that the previous design was an “eyesore” and the new look should stayl “I t looks great,” said Sharon Raw-


son, who runs Rawsons Hair Studio in York Street. “It’s very romantic and is better than the eyesore that was


here before.” Similar sentiments were expressed


by Mrs Mary Tillier, who lives just across from the Grand Cinema. She said: “I t is very funny. “Someone with a good sense of


humour has done this and it has defi­ nitely attracted a lot of spectators - in fact, people have been coming and taking pictures.” And it appeared artist Tom Swobo- da was more amused than offended by


the latest prank. When a Clitheroe Advertiser and Times reporter con­ tacted him on Friday morning, his ^vife, Agula, answered the phone and saidThat her husband was “pretty cool” about the whole thing. She added: “He is not angry about what has happened. In fact, Tom is


pretty cool about it.” Mrs Swoboda did not indicate


whether the couple were going to remove the “additional” items, or leave them as they were. They have been living in Clitheroe


for the past six months after being appointed artists in residence at the


Undergrand. When they arrived in the town they


were looking for a home and the cre­ ation was possibly a monument to


their past experience. Pictured is the newly-decorated


sculpturel (CR051104/2)


Countdown is on to new skatepark


by Faiza Afzaal______


THE wait is nearly over for fed- up Ribble Valley youngsters. Two years after their skatepark


in the grounds of Clitheroe Castle was demolished, councillors on Ribble Valley Borough Council’s Community Committee have voted to proceed with a new £170,000 skatepark - subject to necessary planning consent. Under the plans, the new state-


t


of-the art facility will be twice as big as the previous one and will incorporate all three sports - skate­ boarding, biking and blading. It is proposed to be built near the


bowling green cafe so skaters could use the nearby multi-games area


and changing rooms. The park - which it is now antic­


ipated will be opened by May next year - is being headed by the Trin­ ity Youth Partnership in conjunc­ tion with the borough council and will be funded by the Lancaster


Foundation. Speaking on the redevelopment


of the skatepark, which previously had to shut because of health and safety concerns, and will this time be on a 10-year lease, director of


commercial services tor the council, Mr Chris Hughes, said: “Because the new park will be constructed from concrete rather than fabricat­ ed ramps, it will need planning per­


mission. “The concrete material will not


only provide a more vandal proof solution, but will reduce noise. “Although the process has taken


longer than all parties would have liked, i t has been necessary to arrive at a scheme, which meets a wide range of user requirements and one which embraces ever changing concepts in skatepark


design.” As reported earlier this year in


the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, young boarders, bikers and bladers from the borough picketed the Clitheroe council offices to campaign for the skatepark to be


reopened. During their summer holiday


break, some of the teenagers protested that they desperately needed to practise for regional skating competitions and had been forced to use public areas of Clitheroe to hone their skills. In response to the concerns


expressed, weeks later a public meeting was held to give the


Trial for childminder


A TRIAL date has been fixed for a regis­ tered childminder accused of killing an 18- month-old boy found dead at her home m


Sabden. Wendy Barlow, a 37-year-old mother-ot- , , .i. f


three, pleaded not guilty to the ma^laugh- ter of Joshua Massey-Hodgkinson between


April 15th and 18th this year when she


appeared at Preston Croivn Court. Her case was adjourned for a trial begin­


ning on April 25th next year. The child had been staying at Barlow s ^


bungalow home in Eightacre Avenue, a den, while his mother, Emma Massey, of bt Paul’s Terrace, Clitheroe, had an evening


Barlow was remanded on bail by Judge Peter Openshaw Q C . _____________


youngsters and their parents a chance to see the plans for the park and put their views across. In the run-up to any definite


decision being made, a regular bus service was introduced to take the youngsters to a large skatepark in Blackpool and other nearby parks. Pleased with the professional


manner the project has been dealt with, chief executive of the Trinity Youth Partnership, Mr Geoff Jack- son, said: “The project is all ready to go. We didn’t anticipate having to obtain planning permission, but indeed are very hopeful that there shouldn’t be any problem there. “The borough council has been


very good to us and the youngsters, together with their parents, are now working on a skatepark pro­


ject for next year. “ Overall we are very pleased


with the way the matter has been


dealt.” Further details on the skate park


situation will appear in the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, but in the meantime, any com­ ments or questions can be forward­ ed to Mr Jackson a t geoff.jack- son@trinitypartners.co.uk or by


calling 01200 426980. Poor weather for ram b le rs


WALKING the Witton Weavers’ Way was the aim of 10 members of Clitheroe ramblers who set out on Sat­


urday. The party left the Tock-


holes Visitor Centre in very bad weather for the 11 mile


route. As well as low cloud and


rain, it was marshy under­


foot. On entering Sunnyhurst


Woods the dour mood lifted and the party enjoyed the beautiful autumn colours. Several grey squirrels were


also spotted during the course of the walk. The group then started the


ascent to Darwen Jubilee Tower in very bad visibility. Lunch was taken under


trees in the Sugar Leach area. Then began the long climb


over the high moorland track pas t Top o’th Brow and Green Lowe before eventual­ ly arriving back at Hollinshead Hall. A steady plod through the


marshy Tockholes Plantation got the party back to the car park.


THE festive season is fast approaching and to celebrate this, the Clitheroe Chamber of Trade and Commerce has organised two


held on Thursday, December 16th, until around 8 p.m.


G e t t in g in to th e C h r is tm a s sp ir it The fun-filled evening will feature music


and entertaiiunent. While on Monday, November 29th, the


events. Late night shopping in the town will be


Christmas treasure hunt will begin. All entries for this seasonal event need to


be returned by Monday, December 13th, at the latest.


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