16 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, June 10th, 2004
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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Stark warning after arson acts by Duncan Smith
F IR ES started deliberately are stretching Clitheroe fire fighters to breaking point and
putting lives a t risk. That was the stark warning
from Clitheroe Station Officer Dave McGrath after a school holiday week that brought 13 separate incidents. Several of those were what are
termed “deliberate ignitions” - fires started intentionally, often by children who think it is a prank. But, warned Mr McGrath,
small fires can quickly spread, putting at risk the lives of those who start them, anyone in near by properties and the firefighters called out to tackle them. On several occasions recently,
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Date for memorial concert
A CONCERT in memory of Dr Robert Hodkinson takes place in Longridge on Saturday. Dr Hodkinson was a member
of Clitheroe Concerts Society and met many Ribble Valley residents during his wife, Kate's year in office as Ribble Valley Mayor. Serenata, a group of local musi
cians who have been playing together since 2000, will be per forming and comprises Helena Smart, violin, Nigel Spooner, piano and organ, David del
Strother, tenor and Emily Hod kinson, soprano. The venue is St Paul's Church,
Longridge. The concert starts at 7-30 p.m. and money raised will go to St Catherine's Hospice and Longridge CE Pre-School. The programme is a mixture of
sacred, secular and fun items. Helena, a runner-up in the
Young Musician of the Year, is travelling from Germany to take part. She was a pupil at the Royal Northern College of Music.
vide cover. That, in turn, leaves those areas vulnerable. “We really have been
stretched, particularly over the past week, and it is so frustrating when we know many of these incidents are deliberate igni-
. tions,” said Mr McGrath. “At one fire on Sunday we had
to spend four hours stripping the roof off a building that had been deliberately set on fire. “That is four hours when peo
ple are at risk.” Firefighters were called out on
Friday lunchtime to an empty property in Derby Street where a wooden shed and quantity of pal lets had been set alight, just yards from three-propane gas cylinders. Luckily the blaze was extin
guished safely and two 10-year- olds have been questioned by police. On Saturday morning fire
fighters were called out after a dog walker spotted a fire on the ground floor of a derelict house
adjoining the Lodematic premis es, off Woone Lane.
Again, it was safely extin
guished, but on Sunday after noon fire engines were called to the same property after another fire was started on the first floor. This time it got into the roof and gutted the building. Later on Sunday, fire crews
were called to the bam in Chester Avenue, next to the car park, and were lucky to put out a fire before it took hold. “I want to appeal to parents
and ask them if they know where their children are and what they are up to,” said Mr McGrath. “I cannot stress enough how
dangerous these fires could be.” His grave concerns were
echoed by Insp. Bob Ford, of Clitheroe Police, who said: “We are very anxious to hear from anyone who knows anything about these fires. “The consequences of what
starts out as a small fire can be absolutely catastrophic.”
Chill-out time for Valley’s carers
CARERS in the Ribble Valley are being invited to a free tea party as part of National Carers Week. The local event is being organised by
Carers Link and will take place at Link House, 23 King Street, Accrington, next Wednesday, June 16th, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Tea and cakes will be served throughout the day for carers, two relaxation techniques sessions will run during the afternoon and health displays will feature around the centre. During Carers week (June 14th to
20th) Carers Link is also organising two “Away Days” to Myerscough Col
Gun-brandishing man did not deliberately aim at teens
A MAN who brandished an imitation handgun in the grounds of Clitheroe Castle has been warned that he could face a prison sentence. Blackburn magistrates heard th a t
Tyrone Lee Bridges (31), fired the weapon three times and on one occasion it was pointed at two schoolchildren who were running away. The court was told th a t one of the
boys pushed his friend to the floor and then dived to the ground himself because he did not know if the weapon was real or not. In a statement to police, the teenager
said he was terrified. Bridges, of Corporation Street,
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24th for the preparation of pre-sentence reports, with a warning that all options, including custody, would be open to the sentencing bench. Mrs Wendy Chappell (prosecuting)
said the incident happened at about 10 p.m. on May 29th. A group of about eight schoolchildren
were in the grounds of the Castle when they were approached by Bridges and another man. Mrs Chappell said some of the chil
dren recognised Bridges and started to walk away. “All of a sudden he pulled a black handgun from th e w ais thand of his
trousers and fired it in the air,” said Mrs Chappell. “The gun made a loud bang and there
was a flash.” She said Bridges began to hand the
gun round to some of the youths, but others walked away. He pointed the gun at a female and
fired it again and then reloaded. “One of the youngsters told how he
realised it was a gun and started to run away,” said Mrs Chappell. “He looked back and saw Bridges
pointing the gun towards him and his friend. He pushed his friend over and then dived to the floor himself. “They got up and continued running
and then heard another loud bang and jumped to the floor again.” Police described the gun as a realistic
imitation of an 8mm, self-loading, hand gun.
Bridges told officers he had bought
the gun for £79 as a birthday present for his father.
He said he had taken it out to test it. Mr Barry Smith (defending) said his
client was anxious th a t it should be made clear he had never deliberately aimed the gun at any of the teenagers in the Castle Grounds. “He accepts that may have been the
perception of the youngsters running away, but it was not deliberate,” said Mr Smith.
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grade of Galactico. There is no higher rank in the club
game, and, as David Beckham has discovered, OBEs are easier to come
by- Most players can resign them
selves to missing the examination completely, but failing the Galactico test carries a far worse fate. Madrid - from Di Stefano to Raul
- have built their reputation on A- grade students, and the Bemaheu is not a place for frauds. To say that Beckham has short
changed Madrid this season would be doing the England captain an injustice, but he has certainly fallen short of his star billing since the turn of the year after a stellar start. And Real, for all their wealth, can
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the.nation - although that baton may be about to be passed to Liver pool's immense Steven Gerrard - but that has never been enough to make England more than outside con tenders for major honours. And like Zidane, what Beckham
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