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Seafarer’s life will be remembered by Natalie Cox


THE life of a renowned Clitheroe seafarer will be celebrated when a blue plaque marking his birth­ place is unveiled next week. On November 16th - a date


which will mark the 220th anniversary of his death - Capt. James King will be honoured. A special plaque will be fixed


to the King Lane elevation of Clitheroe’s Yorkshire Bank. Although he fought alongside


Nelson, King is probably best known for his travels with explorer Capt. Cook, particu­ larly on his final fatal voyage. It was Capt. King who was


left to command HMS Discov­ ery on its return home and write the official account of Capt. Cook’s death. He was also responsible for


writing much of the third vol­ ume of Cook’s voyages, materi­ al which maintains the explor­ er’s reputation to this day. IBoth King Street and King Lane are named after the sailor’s family.


For local man Steve Ragnall,


who is currently writing Capt. King’s biography, the plaque’s unveiling will be the culmina­ tion of his campaign to see the life of Capt. King honoured in his home tovn. Born in 1750, Capt. King


was educated a t Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, as was Mr Ra fa il. And it was from seeing a


small plaque at the school that his interest in Capt. King grew. Ironically when Mr Ragnall started work it was with the


Pupils help less fortunate


THE Preparatory School at Oakhill Col­ lege, Whalley, held its harvest assembly with the theme “how seeds grow into the food we eat”. The children learned how the seed


planted in the dark earth grew - germi­ nating through the combination of rain and sunshine making roots form and push­ ing it further into the soil where more rain and sun helped the shoots to grow and the plant develop. They also learned a valuable lesson from


Mrs Kennedy who went along to talk to the children about the work of the


THOMAS group (Those On the Margins of Society) based in Blackburn. She thanked them for their kind dona­


tions of food and told them something about the work of THOMAS which helps less fortunate people. She said that the children’s donations would be most grate­ fully welcomed. The harvest festival was also celebrated


with songs and poems about nature and things growing and the children filled the hall with imaginary plants, apples, oranges, and grapes to create a comple­ mentary atmosphere.


Yorkshire Bank, which is now located at King’s birthplace. He said: “A combination of things kept Capt. King at the


forefront of my mind. “I mentioned to someone


th a t very few people in the locality seemed to know any­ thing about him so I started to do some research.” According to Mr Ragnall, his


initial research seemed to give inaccurate information, so he widened his search travelling to the Public Records Office in Kew to see original documents


including log books for the voy­ ages Capt. King had undertak­ en with Capt. Cook. He also visited the Admiralty Library in Portsmouth in search of fur­ ther information. Said Mr Ragnall: “I now


have a library of around 60 books about Cook’s voyages in particular his third, but every one of them mentions James


King.” Following a recent talk he


gave at the Capt. Cook Society’s annual weekend in the North East, Mr Ragnall was in conver­


sation \vith Prof. Glyn Williams,


a respected writer on Pacific explorations. Prof. Williams said that


James King is a very underrat­ ed person, adding that it was about time more research was done on him. “In other words he was praising my research,” said Mr Ragnall, who is in the mid­ dle of writing a complete biogra­ phy of the Clitheroe legend. The official unveiling of the


plaque will take place between 11 and 11-15 a.m. on Tuesday,


Calendar Girls help charity along


Future of council homes on agenda


by Julie Wintle_______


THE future of the Ribble Val­ ley's 1,225 council houses will be discussed by council chiefs


tonight. Central Government has ordered


CALENDAR Girl.-? .\ngol;i Bukur and Ro.-? Fawcett took time out of their busy sched­ ules to attend a charity ball in aid of Cancer and Leukaemia in Children. A three-course meal and plenty of live


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music helped more than 100 guests get into the spirit of things. However, a raffle, char­ ity auction, magic show and a speech by the calendar girls helped make the glitzy event a night to remember. The evening event, held at the Stirk


House Hotel, in Gisbum, raised £1,000 for the charity close to the hearts of the organ­ isers. With the ball over, one of them, Char­


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lotte Harrison, said she had been very pleased with the way the day had gone. She commented: “People really seemed


to enjoy themselves. I would like to thank everyone who attended and the local busi­ nesses for donating the raffle prizes. The money will be spent on supporting children with cancer or leukaemia and their families by funding medical resources.” Our picture shows Angela and Ros with


organisers Hannah Duckworth and Char­ lotte. (S291004/4b)


Magazine honour for local woman


A TOSSIDE woman has been named "chef of the year" by Yorkshire Life. Stephanie Moon, daughter of Mr and


Mrs Colin and Kay Moon, had no idea that she was to receive the award from TV chef Brian Turner when she attend­ ed the prizegiving in York. She studied catering at Craven Col­


lege, worked with Anton Mossiman while on a work placement at London's Dorchester Hotel and held posts in Switzerland and Sydney before return­ ing to Yorkshire. She is now executive head chef at Rudding Park Country House Hotel, near Harrogate.


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“judge and jury” on four options on the future of housing stock. These include: • for the council to retain them 9 transfer them to a registered


social landlord 9 set up an “arms’ length man­


agement” scheme whereby the houses would be looked after by a board of council officers, members


and tenants 9 enter into a Private Finance


Initiative (PFI), which will mean transferring management and maintenance of the properties to a


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who came forward from council estates across the borough, voted last month to transfer the stock to a registered social landlord. The next stage will see council­


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Flagmakers all geared up for some high flying


“FLAGMAKERS”, the band of volun­ teers preparing for Clitheroe s first-ever Flag Festival, will hold their latest work­ shop next Saturday, November 20th. It takes place at the Ribble Valley Bor­


ough Council Chamber, in Church Street, Clitheroe, and organisers are hoping to see more new faces as the build-up to next year’s festival gathers pace. Mr Bruce Dowles, festival co-ordmator,


said: “This is now a rallying call to all pre­ vious attenders and any others so that the organisers can determine the future direc­ tion of the the workshops. “The good news is that we have halt a


dozen flags in the bag and ready to Dy> maybe some we don't knoiy about that


have materialised - no pun intended - in people's homes after the training at ous workshops. Oh, and we also have the bamboo poles to fly the flags!


“The flags cannot be flown a t the


moment as we have Christmas trees in the flag holders outside the shops and busi­ nesses in Clitheroe. Some people even sug­ gest that the holders were designed for the


Mr Dowles asks that anyone interested


in getting involved in the Flag Festival should go along to the council chamber between 10 a.m. and noon next Saturday to get a flavour of what it is all about. One thing to be sorted out will be guid­ ance for future meetings, including where,


when and how often. Any local shops or businesses that would


like to commission a flag to be flown out­ side their premises for next year’s festival can obtain a Flag Booking Form via the Chamber of Trade or by contacting Mr Dowles on 012200 426757 or by e-mail at: bruce@dowles.co.uk


M a n i n j u r e d in h o r r o r a c c id e n t


A MAN was taken to Blackburn Royal Infirmary after impaling his foot on iron railings at the entrance to Clitheroe Castle


on Saturday night. Fireworks lit up the sky from the tovras ,


community bonfire event being held on the Castle field, while fire-fighters attempted to release the young man’s foot by sawing through the iron spike impaling it. It is believed the man was climbing over


the gate opposite the Brown Cow in Woone Lane when his foot became trapped. Clitheroe Fire Station Officer Dave


McGrath said the man was in excrutiating pain when the fire crew arrived and had to


be treated for shock at the scene. Although fire-fighters eventually man­


aged to release the man from the gate, he had to travel to hospital with the spike still


in his foot.


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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, November 11th, 2004 5 Lucky 13 for tourist trade


THOSE who are on the front line when it comes to meeting and greeting visitors to the Ribble Valley celebrated a successful year at their annual din­


ner. Around 55 members of the Ribble


Valley Tourism Association attended the 13th annual dinner held at Mytton


Fold Hotel, Langho. The association’s membership


includes local hoteliers, bed and break­ fast proprietors, seK-catering accom­ modation providers and caravan site


owners. They enjoyed a meal and entertain­


ment provided by Slaidburn Brass Band. Ribble Valley Mayor Coun. Charles Warkman, who is president of the association and his wife, Ruth, also


attended the function. - The association’s co-ordinator, Mrs


Mary Parker, said: “I t ’s been a very good year, the self-catering market has been good and overall people seem very satisfied this year.” Speakers on a wide range of topics


including how businesses can attract grant funding and talks looking at safety issues are enjoyed by members


on a regular basis. The annual dinner is held at differ­


ent venues throughout the Ribble Val­ ley each year to give different busi­ nesses the opportunity to host it. For further information about the


association and how to become a mem­ ber, call Mrs Parker on 01200 446686. Pictured are Ribble Valley Mayor


and Mayoress Coun. and Mrs Wark­ man at the dinner at Mytton Fold


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