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Rider counts blessings as stables are destroyed


A CLITHEROE rider is counting her blessings th is week after her horses narrowly escaped a blaze th a t deci­ mated their stables.


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jvvill have read about the happy 10 last week's story of.Bubbles, Bing West Highland 'IbiTier. Jog disappeared on Boxing Day, i ■wing our item ^vas reunited with^i jitedClithcroe family.


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Sally, my husband,;Michael, and | |lso been playing host to a lost s ner, as we now know he is called,


led below - arrived outside our I t week having spent several days ; Ing around local farms. Michael. 1 watered, fed and walked him , bwing another appeal, the owner • Ited at the weekend.


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1 are two of the lucky ones.' Many., ndoned by owners, disappear.


I'Lrace or, having been found with-? Jr collars or having been chipped, i bessity handed over to one of the i


Jiarities struggling to find new- Jr strays and unwanted pets. ■ Jper's case, we discovered that he - 1 re-housed, wandered off and,


|1, had been unable to find the ; Vtohisnewhoma


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],h instances, the dogs had no ? identification, a situation we ■


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J\vill now be remedied, but one ? fculd have saved a great deal of ? ■ |o.


; . Vivien Meath;; > -Twenty-year-old Miss Shani Howarth,


of Union Street, Clitheroe, keeps three horses including an 18-month-old young­ ster called Crackerjack at stables situat­ ed on a smallholding near Low Moor


allotments. Miss Howarth explained how ja s t


Tuesday night she had planned to take Crackerjack inside one of the stables from a nearby field to give him a brush, but had put these plans bn hold after a friend asked her on an evening out. On her return she received a phone call


from the fire service around-12-30 a.m. saying that the stables adjacent to the field containing her horses were on fire. ' Mi^ Howarth said it had only been by


sheer chance and after receiving the phone call from her friend that she had decided to leave Crackerjack out for another night. ■ “I am just so relieved I hadn’t left any of them inside,” she commented.


World Cup hero’s family relive dream


by Duncan Smith


A UNIQUE perspective on England’s Rugby World Cup •victory was shared with pupils and teachers at St Mary’s


Hall, Stonyhurst College. They gathered in the Centenaries Theatre


to relive the incredible story as told by the parents of Will Greenwood, one of England’s Rugby World Cup heroes and a former pupil of theschool. Only six weeks earlier the pupils had avidly


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followed the tournament and watched the final on a large screen in the theatre, cheering when they saw the team lift the World Cup. . Susan Greenwood, a maths teacher at St


G BACK [ears ago


Jime had such gloom been cast k oV ■


Ill Hussars, eldest son of Lord


Ipatchod from Jidballi, Soma- pht had taken place with the : that a severe defeat had been


I's, who suffered heavy losses. |iuing the fleeing enemy, Capt; ’ of Ribblesdale, was shot and


liing and the Mayor forwarded


| i behalf of the inhabitants, liolitical correctness, the “nig-


• annual ball at the National J 80 persons present and a very


l ent. Dancing was indulged in ] songs were given at intervals. 2ars ago


III District Road Safety Com- jit parking in Castle Street be |tod that the speed of traffic


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C\itV\croe and Gisburn as


j)y the receipt of the sad intelii- ieath of Captain the Hon.


Mary’s Hall, was joined by her husband, Richard, a former England rugby captain and rugby coach at Stonyhurst College. Both gave a fascinating insight into life as parents of an England rugby player during the World Cup. They travelled to Australia for the final live matches of the tournament. Sporting a full England rugby kit, Mrs


a iz iu s fn s r ,' a c c o u n t o f -i ic i* ’uniquo'/fl>ol>jn€l,-fcl»o' scenes” experiences. ,


Greenwood used photographs she had taken during the tournament to amuse the pupils with anecdotes and deliver an honest, and often


“It is a story that I am proud to tell,” she .


said. “This was the most important tournament


Will had ever played in. I do get very nervous. I get nervous about Will getting injured, him making a mistake and England not winningl” Susan described the electric, but joyous


atmosphere, bright colours and the wonderful mix of nationalities at all five games they attended -


including Wales vs England, France


vs England and the final, Australia vs England. Both Mr and Mrs Greenwood mentioned


some of the well-known faces they met in Aus­ tralia, including England coach Sir Clive Wood­ ward, Richard Branson, Fran Cotton (leg-


tours and former British Lions coach) and for­ mer Stonyhurst pupils Iain Balshaw and Kyran Bracken, both of whom played in the World Cup tournament. Mrs Greenwood described the feeling of


immense pride as the team ran out onto the pitch at the final, saying that she “looked up to Heaven to ask God to look after all the players, especially Will”. Such were her nerves inside the stadium, she


confessed to watching much of the extra time from inside the stadium on a small tele-vision monitor with Johnny Wilkinson’s fatherl Mr and Mrs Greenwood explained that the “journey to the World Cup” continued when


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arformances of the film “The |i:her keen viewers included the ; .Jubilee Mill, who had made


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A SE R IE S of so c c e r schools for youngsters fea­ tu r in g top co a ch e s from Blackburn Rovers will be ho s ted by Ribb le V a l ley . Borough Council. The events will take place


a t the Roefield Football Pitches in Edisford Road, Clitheroe, on February 17th and 18th and again on April 6th and 7th. They are open to Ribble


Valley boys and girls aged five to 13 and will be run by the Blackburn Rovers coach­


ing team. A soccer school will take


place from 10 a.m. to noon


for five to seven-year-olds and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for eight to 13-year-olds. “The youngsters will be


taught different soccer skills and techniques, with the emphasis on fun, and there will be a series of structured matches. The council’s leisure and


tourism manager, Mr Chris Hughes, said: “We are delighted to be hosting these soccer schools, which are a great opportunity for local young football enthusiasts to learn some top tips from the professionals.” Mr Adam Lakeland, Blackburn Rovers football


development officer for Rib­ ble Valley, added: “The facil­ ities at Roefield are excellent and these soccer schools are going to become a regular event. “This is a great opportuni­


ty for Ribble Valley young­ sters to get involved in soccer and learn from professional coaches.” • The courses cost £12 for


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ro tu im o d h om o , w i th i th o ^ b u s . tn p , t h r o u g h »


central London;'visits to Downing Street and Buckingham Palace, Will appearing on the “Frank Skinner Show” and, most recently, the awards of the MBE to the whole victorious World Cup squad. The evening ended with a whole school rendi­


tion of “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”, complete with actions and led by Mr and Mrs Green­ wood. Our picture shows, from the left, Mr Richard


Greenwood, Max FuUalove (12), from Riming- ton, captain of rugby at St Mary’s Hall, Mrs Susan Greenwood and Joe Ansbro (18), from Gatehouse of Fleet, Kirkcudbrightshire, who is captain of rugby at Stonyhurst College, (s)


Santa Special is given thumbs up


THE annual Ribble Valley Rail/First North Western Santa Services was exceptionally successful with record numbers of children and adults joining the trains. Prior to Santa delivering all his presents


on Christmas Eve, he had sp en t three exhausting weeks on the Ribble Valley Rail Santa Services. For the 2003 service, Ribble Valley Rail (RVR) and First North Western (FN'W) introduced a Simday service to coin­ cide with the Sunday Christmas market organised by Castle Miniatures, as well as running the traditional Saturday service. ■While the children excitedly enjoyed meet­


ing Santa on the trains, the parents, grand­ parents and relatives enjoyed the free sherry and mince pies. FNW pulled out all the stops in providing


clean three-car units on all services. Howev­ er, the units were barely able to cope with the number of people flocking to the trains. Advanced advertising as far away as


Greater Manchester and Preston brought visitors from the Rochdale; Bolton and Pre­ ston areas, as well as large numbers from


Blackburn. ■ Added to this, the Valley s ta t ion s at


Ramsgreave and Wilpshire and Langho also proved popular. Members of Ribble Valley R ail have


expressed their thanks to FN'W for its help in organising the trains, the train crews for joining in the spirit of the occasion and the RVR volunteers who worked on the trains or kept them supplied -with festive goodies. ' Thanks are also expressed to the many


local businesses for their support by provid­ ing children's presents, sherry, biscuits and prizes for the grand draw. - Due to the support, four prizes to the


value of £50 were pro\dded, as well as many others. Details of winning numbers can be found in the advertising section and on the RVR website: www.ribblevalleyrail.co.uk "Most of all," says press and publicity offi­


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cer Mr Ron Birch, "thanks go to the many passengers who travelled on the Santa Ser­ vices. Without them, there would be no fes­ tive frolics on the railway in the weeks before


(ihristmas. “Perhaps next year the town of Clitheroe


will see fit to provide an equally fitting wel come to the many visitors that came into the


town on the trains. ■ ' "Now it's time to go home, put our feet up v ' ?


and unwind for a few.days before getting back to the usual RVR business of working towards a reliable and quality rail service in the Ribble Valley and, hopefully, we may welcome some of you on the Ribble Valley line before next year's Santa Services."


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ROCHDALE • ' I‘I4 . M Tw r l Fire-fighters arrived at the scene to • • v :; l ?


find one of the stab le s complete ly destroyed and a barn at the back of the stables also well alight. . They fought for three hours to bring the blaze under control.


' Miss Howarth, who believes the fire


was started deliberately, said she had experienced nuisance problems in the past and had reported these incidents to the police. She is now in the process of looking for


alternative stables. , Mr Frank Dale, who owns the stables'


and lets Miss Howarth use them, said the barn and stables contained tack and equipment worth thousands of pounds. Station officer Mr Dave McGrath told


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: “We arc keeping an open mind and the police have been informed. “There are numerous avenues we are


looking at at this moment in time,” he added. Pictured is Miss Howarth evaluating the wreckage. (G090104/lb) .


Set for pastures new


METHODIST minister the Rev. Richard Atkinson is on the move to pastures new. Mr Atkinson, who has pastoral charge of


Trinity in Clitheroe and Paythome Methodist Church, will be leaving the Ribble Valley in the summer to take up a new post in Bradford. Originally from Radcliffe, near Bury, Mr.


Atkinson took up his post in the Ribble 'Valley in 1998 after serving for five years in the min­ istry in Nottingham. During his time here, he has served on the


board of the Trinity Community Partnership and has been chairman of the Clitheroe Churches in Partnership ecumenical group, as


well as chaplain at Clitheroe Community Hos­ pital. His next post will be as chaplain to the


Woodhouse Grove Methodist School, which is in the West Yorkshire district of the Methodist church. Mr Atkinson will be accompanied on his move by his wife, Louise, son Ben (nine) and daughter Frances (six). Ho will take up his post on September 1st.


Chip pan fire causes damage


A CHIP pan fire caused severe damage to a house in Kirk Avenue, Clitheroe. The fire started when a mother was making


tea for her children. The smoke alarm sound- ed.and she discovered the chip pan on fire. Fire-fighters attended, but severe damage


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