The Clitheroe imes Thursday, August 26th, 2004 No. 6,163 news and views from the Centre of the Kingdonri wv/w.ciitheroetoday.co.uk : Price 55p


Tributes paid as popular PC dies


by Julie Wintle


LOVED ones, friends and work colleagues this week paid tribute to Whalley policewom­


an Miss Cate Sutcliffe. Miss Sutcliffe (34), of


Waddington, collapsed while bn duty on Sunday, August 8th. She had been attending a routine, non- confrontational incident in Waddington and was taken to Blackburn Royal Infirmary by ambulance, later being transferred to Royal Preston Hospital. After undergoing


surgery to treat cerebral bleeding, Miss Sutcliffe made good progress for a few days, but sadly her condition later deteriorat­ ed. She lapsed into a coma and died on Friday evening. Miss Sutcliffe’s parents,


Clitheroe Town Council and Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Councillors Mr and Mrs Stephen and Mar­ garet Sutcliffe, spoke of their deep sorrow this week through a family statement.


Without this unstinting


help from Cate’s col­ leagues in the police, the staff at Blackburn and Preston Infirmaries and her network of friends, this terrible experience would have been much more dif­ ficult to bear. “Cate was a larger than


They said; “It has been


a very difficult two weeks and we are in deep shock over the loss of our daugh­ ter, Catherine. Cate’s con­ dition appeared to be improving after surgery, and we were optimistic that in time, she would make a full recovery, but she took a turn for the worse and after lapsing into a coma on Wednes­ day, never regained con­ sciousness. “The last fortnight has


been an extremely difficult time for the whole family and we were utterly over­ whelmed by the strength of the support we received from the local community.


life character known to hundreds of people throughout the Ribble Valley and further afield. She lived life to the full and touched a great many people’s lives in positive ways. Cate will be deeply missed.” Miss Sutcliffe joined


Lancashire Constabulary in December 1991 and was posted to Blackburn sec­ tion on completion of her initial probationer train­ ing. In 1995, she worked for a short time in Black- bum custody office before transferring to the Eastern Divisional Support Unit based at Great Harwood. Miss Sutcliffe then


worked as part of the spe­ cialist unit for three years before moving to the Rib­ ble Valley in 1998. She worked from Whalley


police station as a geo­ graphic patrol officer and it was during a routine shift that she was taken ill. Chief Constable Paul


Stephenson, speaking on behalf of Lancashire Con­ stabulary, said: “Cate was a valuable and well-liked member of the constabu­ lary and Ribble Valley policing team and was renowned locally for her sense of humour and enthusiasm. She-was a dedicated police officer and was committed to her profession. Our thoughts at this time are with her family and we will contin­ ue to support them


through this extremely dif­ ficult time.” Chief Superintendent


David Mallaby, Divisional Commander of Eastern Division, said; “Cate spent 13 years serving the communities of East Lan­ cashire and it is not sur­ prising that she was well known and well liked both within the organisation and outside. “We are devastated at


B S S S S n S I IK


FOUR dedicated Ribble Valley teenagers have reason to celebrate after being chosen to compete in a presti­ gious international dance competition. Talented sisters Samantha and Sasha


Johns, Katie Cowburn and song and dance man Charlie Bolton are to take part in the International Dance Teach­ ers' Association Theatre Dance Awards in Manchester next year. It is a major


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Fame beckons for dance quartet


coup for the four students, all of whom have taken part in charity shows during a memorable year which has also seen Hurst Green teenager Charlie in BBC TV's "Local Hero" documentary as the young Eric Morecambe. Our picture, taken by G. M. B. Sut­


cliffe, shows, from the left; Charlie, Katie, Samantha and Sasha. ■ For the full story, tiun to page 5.


World cycle stars’ Ribble Valley date


HOT on the heels of the Olympic Games, some of the top names in world cycling will be in the Ribble Valley on Wednes­ day. Enthusiasts of pedal power will be able to watch as the first leg of the Tour of


Britain arrives in Sabden en route for Clitheroe. Cyclists, including Olympic gold medal winner Bradley Wiggins, will test their skill over the Nick of Pendle, through Clitheroe and on to Longridge. ■ For times and story, see page 2.


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