2 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, July 8th, 2004
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AT A GLANCE... Minister’s fond farewell - page 5
Pensioner guilty of child abuse - page 9 ‘Battle bus’ goes on tour - page 10
Homes shortage - crisis talks - page 13 Futuristic arts centre design study - page 18 Mum’s fury at Castle park dangers - page 28 Sam’s dream soccer season - page 71
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BRIDGE winners at the Pendle Club were: Mrs
BATTLE commenced and the sound of clashing swords was everywhere to be heard when armoured soldiers descended on the grounds of Clitheroe Cas tle to host a medieval re enactment day. Despite the strong
winds and -unseasonal showers on Saturday, crowds in their hundreds flocked near the Castle Keep to enjoy the annual fun-filled event. Attractions on the day
included soldiers taking part in jousting, recreat ing all the splendour, pageantry and romance of medieval courtly life. Numerous games and
entertainments, including morris dancing, a black smith’s forge and spit- roast, were also on hand to keep the visitors enter tained and the day con cluded with a grand bat tle.
The free event was
organised by staff at the Castle Museum, who ensured it went without a hitch. Our picture shows
David Cadle and Pam Wookey keeping the crowds entertained. (C030704/lb)
Alfie Hargreaves finds
his father under a pig faced steel helmet. (C030704/la)
H DUE to technical problems, there are no weekend television list ings.
Council is helping
Continued from Page 1 -mented that it was a “positive step to open the channels of communication”. However, she added that a realistic multi
agency approach that could offer real help to young people and their parents was needed, which accepted the deep-rooted problems that surrounded the drugs misuse issue. She argued that current judicial powers did
not deter young people from misusing drugs and that young people also had to deal with a lot of mixed messages in society from parents and adults in relation to smoking and alcohol. Ribble Valley Borough Council’s quality of
life officer Mr John Barber commented that The Ribble Valley Crime and Disorder Part nership also had great concerns about sub stance abuse and that a multi-agency approach was needed to tackle the problem. “Ribble Valley Borough Council has estab
lished good working relationships with the educational, police, social and youth and com munity services. Drugs educational workers have identified and worked with young peo ple who are using illegal substances or are at risk of doing so. The police have been success ful in disrupting the activities of some drugs dealers.” he commented. Mr Barber went on to say: “We are very
aware of the hard work undertaken by the schools in what is sometimes a thankless task, however parents and family members do have responsibilities here as well and recent legisla tion has strengthened the penalties that can be imposed. We agree whole heartedly that the vast majority of young people in the Rib ble Valley do not abuse drugs, we do not want to see this change for the worse.” ® See heads’ letter right.
Headteachers share concern over drugs
“WE are writing to express our shared con cern about the preva lence of substance mis use and the consump tion of illegal drugs in the Ribble Valley area. As headteachers of Rib ble Valley high schools we are acutely aware of the vulnerability of the children in our care. The problems faced
by society at large will also inevitably surface among young people. Schools reflect their local communities, but they are also seedbeds of our shared future. This letter expresses
our shared commitment to be absolutely open about this problem. There is no need for alarmism. The majority of young people do not misuse substances. Nev ertheless, the cheapness, the accessibility and the increasing acceptability of illegal drugs will inevitably encourage a climate in which young people are more likely to experiment with, and possibly become depen dent on, harmful sub
stances. As the leaders of our schools we are concerned about the overall welfare of chil dren who consume harmful and illegal sub stances. In particular, it worries us that some are starting to experiment at an increasingly earlier age. As educationalists we are convinced that these young people sig nificantly underachieve academically and are putting their future prospects at risk. Although all of us
have been given strong backing by current and prospective parents for our policies on, and han dling of, substance mis use, we are asking all parents and guardians to familiarise themselves with current advice on
how best to identify and respond to signs of pos
sible substance misuse in their own children.”
MAURICE GRAHAM, Bowland High School
ANTHONY MCNAMA RA, St Augustine’s High School,
GLYNNE WARD, Rib- blesdalc High School
Barbara Hargreaves, Mrs Jackie Pilling, Mrs Doris
Blunt, Mr Ernest Man ning. e New members welcome
p.m. Solo whist winners at
very Monday at 1-30
the Pendle Club were:- Mrs M. Holding, joint 2,
Mr D. Gran and Mr a! Hartley- New players welcome1
every Monday at 7 p.m. 7 Domino winners were:'
Mrs F. Cooke, E. Ellison’' M. Davies, joint 4, j !) Leach, P. Metcalfe and Mrs J. Thornber. Session held every Fri
day at 7 p.m.
every Thursday at 1-30 p.m. and sequence danc ing every Tuesday at 7-30 p.m.
Bridge win
WINNERS at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monday were: NS Mr B. Guhaand Mrs I. Park, Mrs J. Mar-, tindale and Mrs J. Taylor. EW Mr and Mrs R. Ward, Mrs J. Gilmore and Mrs L. Wilkinson. On Thursday winners
were NS Mr A. Singer and Mr K. Bushby, Mr and Mrs R. Ward. EW Mrs I. Park and Mrs K. Higson, Mrs A. Peddar and Mr G. Capstick. The previous Monday’s .
winners were Mrs J. Mar- tindale and Mrs J. Taylor , (not Mrs J. Bailey). Mea Culpa.
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Baby Sam proves he’s a real fighter
EXCLUSIVE by Rebecca Wright
A CRITICALLY-ILL baby who was born nearly three months premature is finally back safe and well at home in Clitheroe. A series of life-threatening com
plications meant that little Sam Smith-son of Julie McDonald and Phil Smith, of Faraday Avenue - was kept in hospital for nearly four months. Sam arrived prematurely on
March 3rd - weighing just 21b. 9oz. - after his mother was admitted to hospital having suffered bleeding and having contractions. He was then diagnosed with a
heart murmur, a lung infection, had four blood transfusions and had con tinual apnoeas - which stopped his breathing around three times a week. Sam also contracted the hos pital superbug MRSA, which set back his progress by several weeks. First-time mother Julie, who
works for Blackburn with Darwen Social Services, travelled on the train to Blackburn Royal Infirmary every day to visit Sam. She said: “It’s been awful, an absolute roller coaster of a time for us. “Everyone has been very sup
from page L; Futuristic arts
centre blueprint explores almost every option. After reading the 48-page report,
the partnership has decided not to pursue the Kirkmoor Road former gasworks site as an option, but to concentrate its efforts on the devel- opment of the more centrally accessible St Mary's Centre. The former church hall which sits in a conservation area, but is not listed, would be retained within the devel opment, although it is likely that the roof and flooring would be replaced. To-date, presentations have been
made to more than 10 groups and interested parties on the architects' findings and, says partnership chief executive officer Geoff Jack- son: "Our team has been very pleased with the positive response from almost all of our consultees. Most people have been positive and enthusiatic, although there have been reservations, of course, for example the scale of the project and traffic management/parking. The design itself has been well received, although we must empha sise that this is a design study, not a final proposal." It is anticipated that, if the cen
tre goes ahead, the eventual cost could be between £6m. and £8m. of which £2m. has been promised by the Lancaster Foundation. Current cinema operations are
to be transferred to the St Mary's Centre as soon as possible - the centre is already being managed by Trinity Community Partnership. ® See what the development
could look like - page 18.
portive, but no one really knows what we’ve been going through. “When you don’t know from day
to day if your baby is going to sur vive it is very hard.
“Sam was taken straight to an
incubator when he was bom, so we couldn’t even hold him at first, only touch him through the glass screen. “Things people take for granted,
like feeding, bathing and changing their baby, we were unable to do. “We just appreciate everything
now so much more. Every day is a blessing.” After being sent to Pendlebury
Children’s Hospital in Manchester, Sam went in to theatre to enable doctors to source the cause of the problems. They discovered that his airways were quite narrow - a prob lem that he will hopefully grow out of.
After Sam was checked by a heart
specialist from Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, he spent a week at Pendle bury before returning to Blackburn Royal Infirmary to be cared for by the neo-natal nurses. Extensive testing has now left
Sam with a clean bill of health, and his progress is being monitored with twice-weekly visits from a specialist nurse, as well as the health visitor. Sam now weighs in at a healthy 91b. loz. Julie said: “Sam is fantas
tic now. He’s here now and he’s strong and healthy which is the main thing. He’s been so brave. “It’s just wonderful to be able to
be a t home and to be a normal mum. “We give Sam a special type of
milk and we know what to do if he ever has difficulty breathing - but on the whole he is fine now, he is get ting there. “Everyone has been fantastic,
they even put welcome banners and balloons up when we got back from the hospital with him. “We would like to thank everyone
for their support, including friends and family, the wonderful staff at the neo-natal clinic at Blackburn Royal Infirmary, the nurses at Pendlebury and Dr Owen at Clitheroe Health Centre. “The staff a t the train station
have been great as well, as when I was travelling to Blackburn on the train every day to visit Sam they were always asking how he was. “It makes all the difference when
people are so supportive.” Julie’s partner, Phil, a postman in
Clitheroe, has taken time off work to be at home. Phil’s other children, 13-year-old Jamie and 10-year-old Kayleigh Smith, are delighted that their baby brother is now recover ing.
End of the line as last two sub-offices close
DESPITE strong opposition from residents and local politicians, today is the day when the Royal Mail is to close Clitheroe’s two remaining sub post offices. The town’s residents and civic
leaders, including Ribble Valley MP Mr Nigel Evans, joined forces and pledged to do everything they could to fight Henthom Road Post Office and Salford Post Office facing the chop, but no avail. . According to Post Office bosses,
Driver banned
A DRINK-DRIVER from Clitheroe has been banned from the road for 12 months. Romin Mirsadi (20), of
Bawdlands, was also fined £100 with £50 costs by Black burn magistrates after plead ing guilty to driving with excess alcohol. Mirsadi, who gave a reading of 92 in blood against the legal limit of 80, agreed to be referred to the drink-drive rehabilitation pro gramme which, if completed successfully, will reduce his ban by up to a quarter.
Woman in court
A CLITHEROE woman had her case adjourned until September 6th at Burnley Magistrates' Court. Wendy Newton, (40), of Copperfield Drive, is accused of failing to provide a specimen of breath.
the closures are due to the company restructuring its national network of more than 9,000 urban post offices. Last month, the company’s head
of area manager Mr Eddie Herbert, said: “Too many offices are compet ing for business and I believe the per manent closure of these offices is the correct course of action.” From today, customers will have
to travel to King Street, to visit Clitheroe’s only remaining post office.
Solicitor’s case is adjourned
THE case of Burnley solicitor Basil Dearing who is accused of money laundering and conspiring to pervert the course of justice has been adjourned. A hearing at Preston Crown Court
on Friday decided th a t the court would most likely be the venue for the trial, but no date has been fixed yet. Dearing (60), of Lower Chapel
Lane, Grindleton, and his co-defen dants solicitor John Broughton (53), of Foulridge, and 36-year-old legal representative Noel Tully, from Liver pool, who also face allegations of money laundering and conspiring to pervert the course of justice, were not required to attended the hearing. The case is part of a National Crime
Squad investigation, which has seen a total of 12 people charged with simi lar offences.
Cjitheroe Advertiser & Times, July 8th, 2004 3
Fund-raisers unmasked!
A GROUP of fund raisers dressed as med ical professionals descended on the Rib ble Valley’s rural pubs to raise money for the North West Air Ambulance. This is the second
time the group of fund-raisers, who are all former pupils of Bowland High School, have raised money for the cause - the first was through a school reunion. The group set off on
their mission a t 11 a.m. from the Black Horse in Pimlico Road, Clitheroe, which has also been holding a raffle and quiz nights in aid of the charity, returning at around midnight. Group member Mrs
Diana Hodgson said although the total raised on the day was not yet known, the support had been “absolutely unbeliev able”.
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