I ' ; - 'V . . '1 I *10 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, January 29th, 200.4


: D1D you know there .was,a ; mountain rescue team in Lanc- shire? Well, to be accurate there, are two, each covering half of the county - Bo^yland Pennine, Mountain Rescue Team, based ' in Preston and Rossendale and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team; based in the Rossendale Valley. - Each team is getting busier,


by the year as outdooor activi­ ties become more popular and more paths and tracks are. opened by the county council.


Rescue teams busier by the year . BowlandMRT-in the 1960s


- was called out three times. They searched tor an old lady with Alzheimer’s Disease, missing in a Morecambe Bay beauty spot, and aided a fallen climber, at


, professional volunteers, on call tevery.'minute.ofj every day, ?ready tarespond a ta fewsec- V onds’ notice to an incident, from a slip to a missing person.' Over the weekend the team


■ just a small group of ramblers - has grown into a group of 40


' For subscriptions dick on Mr Paul Durham;-a team . ' ' , - ^ Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified), www.clitheroetoday.co.uk Clitheroe 422324 (Editd


Anglezarke Quarry near Chor- ' '


■ member. for.^25<years,; said:- ,“Many-people donH realise;


; there is mountain rescue in the area, but we aire called out' almost every week.” ' ‘ _ ,■ For more information, check


Villagers air their views in regional assembly debate


out the team’s recently updated website, www.bpmrt.org.uk,; which has an information sec­ tion on walking safety. ,


" cfitheroetoday.co.uk . ■ . j ? by Vivien Meath


A UNANIMOUS "no" to regional government in the N o r th West has been returned by Eimington and Middop Parish Council. The council is urging Ribble Valley


residents to make their views known to the Boundary Committee for Eng-, land before February 23rd. ' 'At a special meeting to discuss the


Boundary Committee's three options for creating unitary authorities, if the result of the autumn referendum is in


r 3unny day out 'for ramblers


ON a bright and sunny Sunday morning, 14 Clithoroe Ramblers set off to explore an area which was new to many of them. ' They parked at Hirst Wood near Saltaire


and walked along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal as far as the Bingley Five Rise locks. Unfortunately, repairs to the canal forced a short diversion from the towpath and the locks were only seen from a distance. The walkers followed a narrow path


agreement, the council therefore stated: • The arguments for regional govem-


■ ment in the North West were totally unconvincing and unsound • Ail three options involved excessive


and unnecessary expenditure • They wore disappointed that the


-Valley had been treated in such a cava­ lier fashion by the Boundary Commit­ tee - one brief mention • They were disappointed that the


option of an extended/enhanced Ribble


committee seemed to understand so lit­ tle about the different topography, demography, economy, industrial her­


itage, cultural background and infra­ structure of the districts of East Lan­ cashire. That ignorance, in their view, rendered the options unsound ® The extended Ribble Valley would


be their only willing choice • Of the three options proposed, the


best of a very unsatisfactory selection was held to be the Ribble Valley and Blackburn, option number throe ■ • They disliked this as well and


urged all parishioners and Ribble Valley residents to vote "no" when the oppor­ tunity is given • They will be urging Ribble Valley


Borough Council to press for the inclu­ sion of a fourth option, to extend/enhance the Ribble Valley O They were very concerned that decisions would bo taken on the basis of "jobs for the boys," rather than on sound reasoning and on public demand. The parish council is to write to the


Boundary Committee and urge others to follow its lead. The address is: The Boundary Committee for England, Trevelyan House, Great Peter Street, London SWIP 2HW.


SEE special meeting tomorrow night, '


page 2; MP writes in Westminster Viow- puint, on this page.


Nurses all geared up to step out


TWO Ribblc Valley nurses will be running the . London marathon to raise money for the North West Air Ambulance charity. Mrs Eileen Sumner (37), of


between houses up on to the hillside and made their way through fields with good views across the valley. The Dales Way Link was used as far as Golcar Farm. A short climb up Baildon Hill brought extensive views and they descended a bracken covered hillside to Shipley Glen. The route


went alongside the Glen Trarnway which fouri. members had a ride on.


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s tatue of Sir Titus Salt, the'builder of Saltairo. From here the size and splendour of Salt's Mill can be appreciated;;The walkers crossed the footbridges over, the River Aire and the canal and, after peeping into the church where Sir Titus is buried, walked up; Victoria Street admiring the attractive sand­ stone buildings.


Tea was taken in Roberts Park next to the V


Warwick Drive, Clithcroe, and Mrs Joanne Green (34), of Katy Lane, Waddington, are currently in training for the 26- milo event, which takes place on Sunday, April 18th. : Mother-of-two Mrs Sumner


works in the treatment room at Clitheroe Health Centre, while


' Mrs Green, who has three chil­ dren, works as a nurse at Slaid- burn Health Centre.- Mrs Sumner said she started


running on the treadmill at the gym before herself and Mrs Green completed the Ribble Valley 10 km run. “After th a t we decided to


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walk along the canal took the party back to the cars. The sunny weather and many inter­ esting historical features contributed to an enjoyable day out.


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TENNIS rackets worth £180 were stolen from a Fiat Punto parked on Spring'Wood Picnic Site in Whalley. The incident occurred on Sunday between 4 p.m and 5 p.m. ;


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AT last “the bruiser”, John Prescott, has announced that wc will soon have a referendum on regional government and


the battle is hotting up. Unlike the referendums on devolution


to Scotland and Wales, which were largely on Party lines, this particular battle will be much more of a cross-Party affair and a number of Labour MPs have already announced their intention of fighting against the Government’s proposals. Geroge Howarth and Graham Stringer,


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their beloved district councils - we want to know beforehand what will happen to Ribble Valley Borough Council. "We want to know who we will be merged with and we want to know if historic Lancashire County Council is to disappear. Tell us where the administrative centre


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Eastern Lakes prove a fascinating destination


A GROUP of 24 members of Clitheroe Mountaineering Club travelled to the eastern Lake District at the weekend to stay at the George Starkey climbing hut in Patterdale. I


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. On Saturday morning one party set out for Grisedale to scramble up stepped slabs ■ alongside an old mineral vein splitting Eagle Crag.


; Reaching the top of the crag, they then .


climbed the narrow east ridge of Nether­ most Pike, the arete having almost an Alpine atmosphere in the swirling mist. After crossing a pinnacle the route eased


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as the summit plateau of Nethermost Pike was attained and the broad walkers’ path to Helvellyn was followed to the haven of the summit shelter for lunch. " Despite a wind chill of minus 18 degrees C, there was little evidence of the previous weekend’s snowfall except for the remains of a cornice hanging over the red tarn face of themountain. v ■ Leaving the shelter the party visited the trig, point before retracing their stops to descend to Striding Edge for an easy, but entertaining, scramble along the ridge to the Hole-in-the-Wall and back to Grisedale. In the evening a gargantuan communal


meal was enjoyed in the hut, courses being contributed by various members and organ­ ised by the able partnership of Jane Pyzniuk and Dave Grosvenor, who have


traditionally co-ordinated the event. The club vice-chairman, Mr Shaun Woodward, gave a vote of thanks to all those who had helped in the preparation. •. On Sunday one party took the Ullswatcr


steamer to Howton, to walk back to Pat terdale along the lake’s eastern shore, while another group set out along the Greenside Mine track from Glenridding heading for a steep ascent via The Rake to Heron Pike and Sheffield Pike. ■ Descending to Nick Head and continu­


ing to Green Side, four members and two border terriers made for Stybarrow Dodd and Sticks Pass, before climbing Raise and White Side on the way to another lunch on the windswept summit of Helvellyn. . The descent, this time by Swirral Edge,


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KIND-HEARTED mel Golf Club ladies’ section F ing to raise money lor Cal Despite the wet weatll members and guests gathl event arid managed to raJ The amount was raiseJ


of attractions including f brae stall, a raffle and a | tie tombola. Our picture shows LadI


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i a twO'istorey sports pavij . facilities and one car park! abled at the playing fields I School Technology Golf Drive, has been submittl Borough Council. '' I Comments on the proi|


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was initially designed to embrace products and ser­ vices th a t are treated as peripheral to a business but, in real terms, they cannot operate without. “As we have encouraged


approved extensions at I Slaidburn Road (1117). I Read: New pavilion at! Whalley Road (1125).


(1113). Grindleton: ProposI


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(resubmission) at Thistll ton Lane (1115).


er Stony Bank Barn, Tosj Thornley-with-Wheat f


Slaidburn: Erection of I


circular slurry storage t.l Farm, off Longridge RcT tion of single-storey utiliij storey extension to pro-l room at Woodstraw Fart (1121). Welfare unit for gl rating messroom, showeij facilities for Longridge r Forty Acre Lane (00021 room/orangery to rear! River Barn, Clough Lanil Twiston: Conversion ol


‘/Employees can now take our products home, with domes- : tic packages now available on telecoms, energy, healthcare, financial services and vehi­ cles, many of which can be accessed via the chamber website.”;


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proved more problematic as an overnight fall of hailstones had frozen to the rocks, needing greater care to avoid slips from the crest of the ridge. \ After gaining the outflow of Red Tarn,


how to take advantage of the products and services portfo­ lio, contact the Commercial Team on 01254 356400 or visit its website (www.cham- berelancs.co.uk). : ;


• Dena climbing hut in Snowdonia’s Ogwen ■Valley, near Capel Curig, on March 12th and 13th. .


the route led to the Hole-in-the-Wall and the return to Patterdale. . Clitheroe.Mountaineering Club’s next weekend meet will be a visit to the Gian


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Further details can be obtained from the


Murder will be on the menu


“Murder Mystery Evening”. The whodunnit event


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•WOULD-BE Morses and Miss Marples will converge on a Ribble Valley hotel for a


takes place a t the Mytton Fold Hotel, Langho, on Feb­ ruary 8th. ;


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in Grindleton, has been a planning permission to I new sports hall for sch| community use. New access points for I


and pedestrians and two J parking spaces were alti the go-ahead as well as t t j sion of a new two-storey tl block, j The development will i


ed by the National Lottij Opportunities Fund, wh| vides better sports facil| schools. The school must meet!


PLANS to enhanc sports and teaching fa{ a t Bowland High have been given th e | light. I The school, which is |


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