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Tributes to retiring judge -page 5 WI superwomen on show -page 11


Down Under diary - final days -page 22 Brockhall’s unique new plans --page 30


INFORMATION


Duty chemist: Lloyds Pharmacy, 5 Church Street, Clitheroe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Police: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Electricity: 08001954141. Gas: 0800 111999. Water: 0845 462200. Councils: Ribble Valley Borough Council, Clitheroe 425111. Clitheroe Town Council, 424722. Hospitals: Blackburn Royal Infirmary: 01254 263555. Queen's Park Hospital, Blackburn: 01254 263555. Airedale General Hospital, Steeton: 01535 652511. Clitheroe Community Hospital: 427311. Alcohol Information Centre: 01282 416655. Aidsline: 01282 831101 (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.). Domestic Violence Helpline: 01282 422024. Cruse Bereavement Care: Blackburn, Hyndburn and Rib­ ble Valley 01254 207999. Environmental Agency: Emergency Hotline - 0800 807060. Drugs: Local confidential advice and information line: 01200 444484. National: 0800 776600. Ribble Valley Talking Newspaper: 01200 428604. Samaritans: 01254 662424. Monthly Volunteer Helpline: 01200 422721. Lancashire Rural Stress Network: 01200 427771. QUEST (specialist smoking cessation service): 01254 358095. Ribble Valley Citizens’ Advice Bureau: 01200 428966.


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Plots trophy goes to Alan


A GREEN-FINGERED Clitheroe resident has scooped first prize in this year’s presti­ gious allotment competition - for


the third year in a row. Keen gardener and grower, Mr


Alan Fisher of Balmoral Avenue, who has a plot in West View, beat off fierce competition from around 130 plotholders to once again lift the Musson Bowl Trophy. The annual contest is organised by


Clitheroe Town Council and has been running for around 25 years. It involves more than 100 plots of land at sites around the town - including West View, Whalley Road, Hayhurst Street and Henthorn Road. The allotments are judged by key


member of the town’s gardening club, Mr Stephen Berry, and the Mayor of Clitheroe, Coun. Joan Knight, pre­ sents awards of silver cups, certifi­ cates and cash to the winners. Praising Mr Fisher’s hard work


and dedication, Mr Berry, who has been judging the allotments in the competition for the past four years, said: “The quality of Mr Fisher’s plants and vegetables was fantastic. “Despite the continuous unseason-


al showers during the past month, he managed to keep his allotment clean and tidy. “His plot scored 89/100 marks and


this is purely a reflection of his high standard of gardening and years of experience. I would, however, like to extend congratulations to the other winners who worked equally hard.”


In addition to the silver cup, Mr


Fisher received a cash prize of £25 and a certificate. In the garden section, second place


was awarded to Mr and Mrs F. Sharp, who won £15 and certificate; third was Mr S. Salisbury, who received £10 and a certificate. Highly commended in the garden


section were plots tended by Mr G. Cowgill and Mr and Mrs L. Ball, who received certificates. In the pigeon section, all three


prizes went to plots in West View. The top prize of £25, a certificate and the Joseph Lucas Rose Bowl went to Mr K. Croft. Second prize of £15 and a certifi­


cate was awarded to Mr F. Cottam; and third prize to Mr W. Frankland, who received £10 plus a certificate. Our picture shows Coun. Knight


presenting the Musson Bowl cup to winner Mr Fisher along with the remaining competition winners. (G190704/8)


Back on target with skatepark plans continued from page 1 Chief executive of the Trinity


Partnership Mr Geoff Jackson, said: “It has taken too long to re-develop the park and we regret that. “I t ’s a real shame that it will be


too late for the summer holidays, but we are very strongly committed to this project and want to get it right. “We are back on target with the


plans, which will be ready in two weeks. The old skatepark was unsafe for children and the repair costs were beyond our funding. “With the new park we want to


create a concrete structure that would not be subject to damage like the last one was. “It will be a revolutionary out­


door provision that will cater for bikers, boarders and bladers. “In the mean-time, we are looking


at the possibility of getting a mobile skatepark in the Clitheroe Castle grounds for the skaters to use. “It is great that young people are


making themselves heard, they should all be commended for chasing this up.


“We really value their feedback on


what they want for the skatepark.” You can call Mr Jackson on 01200


426980 or email your views to geoff.jackson@trinitypartners.co.uk


Delay in the reform vote ‘is cynical’


THE Government’s u- turn in announcing the


postponement of the refer- endums for regional gov­ ernment in the North West and Yorkshire and Humber has been criti­ cised by Ribble Valley's


MP as "cynical oppor­ tunism". He said: “None of this


makes sense unless the Government is trying to bounce the North West into voting ‘yes’ at a later stage after they think the North East may possibly vote ‘yes’. We have seen this before when the Welsh vote on an assembly came only a week after the Scot­ tish voted ‘yes’ for a par­ liament.” Mr Evans added: “This


will lead to a great deal of uncertainty in local gov­ ernment. Why doesn’t the government press ahead with the referendums in the North West using bal­ lot boxes so the people of the north west can vote ‘no’ to this useless and unwanted reform?”


Whist winners


SOLO whist winners at the Pendle Club were: Mr R. Knight, Mr B. Wood, Mrs M. Holding. New players welcome


every Monday at 7 p.m. Bridge winners at the Pen­ dle Club were: Mrs Pat Hargreaves and Mr Brian Holden, Mrs Eva Velvick and Mr Joe Lynch. New members welcome every Monday at 1-30


p.m. Domino winners were:


joint 1, Mrs M. Woods and P. Metcalfe, 3, Mr G. Berry, Mrs J. Joyce, Mrs J. Sagar. Sessions held every Fri­


day at 7 p.m. Line dancing is held


every Thursday at 1-30 p.m. and sequence dancing every Tuesday at 7-30 p.m.


Schoolchildren who have more than a shade of generosity


TODAY is the day when an award-winning Clith­ eroe scheme will close its doors to the public for the final time. The Skill Share scheme,


Centre shuts up shop Advice on saving water the scheme has had to be


axed. Skill Share’s manager,


based at the IT Learning Centre in Henthom Road, received an award in May and has helped hundreds of people back into work over the past 18 years. However, withdrawal of


funding by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and lack of new grants from other sources, means


Mrs Melanie Kilmister, who battled to prevent the closure, said: “The staff and users are absolutely devastated and it is a shame funding is not available to keep the ser­ vice running.” Despite the closure, the


Database project, also run in the IT Learning Centre, will continue to offer qual- ity IT training for all abilities.


Gardens open to all


WEEKEND WEATHER: Cloudy but relatively dry today and tomorrow. Sunny spells on Saturday, mild showers on Sunday.


SUNRISE: 5-18 a.m. SUNSET: 9-13 p.m. LIGHTING UP TIME: 9-13 p.m.


COOL children from Grindleton Primary School wore sunglasses and took part in a vil- - Jage.walk.to raise money for_The Guide Dogs


Day. Now in its fourth year, Shades for a Day encouraged youngsters to make a donation of


£1 to wear their sunglasses for c w m t -j. v ,ai uu cu auii^idjoco iU i a uaj> r


ture shows the kind-hearted youngsters reac for their end-of-term village walk. (A130704/


THE gardens of Downham Hall will be open to visitors this weekend. The event is in aid of Preston-based charity


Deafway and Downham Village Hall. There will be teas, stalls, a tombola and other


special attractions. The gardens open on Saturday and Sunday from


2 p.m. to 4 p.m.


IT may seem amazing after weeks of rain that people are being asked to conserve water - but that is the message from Unit­ ed Utilities. Apparently reservoirs


are currently around 76% full, about the same as last year, but sudden peaks in demand can reduce water pressure, according to United Utili­ ties. Up to an extra 200 mil­


lion litres of water a day could be used during the hottest days - the equiva­ lent of supplying another 1.3 million people in the region. Mr Gary Dixon, cus­


tomer service director, said: “Everyone likes to make the most of the summer weather and if it remains warm we can expect to see the amount of water used in the region.shoot up.. I t .is


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Hopes are high for JAM sessions


by Duncan Smith


A GRANT of £7,000 will help to provide a range of exciting and challenging activities for young people in the Ribble Val­


ley next month. Clitheroe’s Medina Islamic Edu­


cation Centre (MIEC) has secured the grant from the Local Network Fund for Children and Young Peo­ ple. I t will use the money to run a


programme of mixed race/faith youth activities in the Ribble Val­ ley throughout August. Working in partnership with


Lancashire County Council's Youth and Community Service, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley CVS and the Ribble Valley Local Strate­ gic Partnership, MIEC is running the programme as part of its “Young People Together” initia­ tive.


It works to encourage young peo­


ple from different race and faith backgrounds within the Ribble Valley to develop the ability to embrace diversity and eliminate intolerance. The programme is a follow-up to


the successful MIEC-led “Multi- Activity Weekend” held last June, where around 30 boys aged 12 to 14 embarked on a series of activities and challenges in mixed teams. This year’s event has been titled


the “Ribble Valley Joint Activity Month”, or “RV JAM”, and will include girls as well as boys. It will use the funding and experience to build on the success of last year's activities by running more chal­ lenging and diverse activities spread out over several weeks, with a series of two-day residentials in September to mark the end of the programme. MIEC Group Secretary Sheraz Arshad, who is leading the pro­


gramme, expressed hope that get­ ting young people from different race and faith backgrounds to learn to work together would help to build bridges of trust among each other and go some way towards reducing or eliminating instances of racism and religious animosity in later years. He said: “This is one of a num­


ber of partnerships MIEC is pur­ suing with a view to bridging com­ munities in the Ribble Valley and I am confident that together we can make a difference.” Anyone wishing to find out more


about the partnership and future events should contact Sheraz Arshad at sheraz@miec.org.uk or alternatively Louise Neville at louise.neville@ed.lancscc.gov.uk. Pictured are some of the Ribble


Valley youngsters who took part in last year’s activity weekend, the forerunner to this year’s extended “RV JAM” event, (s)


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Looking good for 100 years old, Mrs C!


A SABDEN woman aged 51 was shocked to receive a le tte r from local MP Nigel Evans - congratu­ lating her on her 100th birthday. The speechless resident,


Mrs Ginny Capstick, owns The Village News in Sabden with her husband, Dick. She said: “When I saw


the letter from the House of Commons I wondered what on earth it could be. “I t was a bit of a shock


when I read the letter, I couldn’t believe it! “I t is quite funny


though. “However, there is prob­


ably a poor woman who was meant to receive the letter for her 100th birth­ day and didn’t receive it. “The Queen must be a


bit more in the know than Nigel as she didn’t send me one!” Mr Evans said: “What


an embarrassment, but I promise to send Ginny a


MRS CAPSTICK with her letter from Mr Evans congratulating her on her 100th birthday! (A260704/1)


card in 49 years time when - as I will be 93 myself, she reaches 100, if I ’m still “On second thoughts, I alive and the MP, of course will send her one anyway!”


important to strike the right balance between meeting demand and making sure there is plen­ ty of water left in the environment.” To help save water in


the garden, you should: • Use a watering can to


water plants - sprinklers use the same amount of water in an hour as a fam­ ily of four does in a day. • Avoid watering the


garden during the heat of the day - the water will not reach the roots and lawns may scorch. 0 Fit a trigger to


hosepipes. O Invest in a water butt


and collect rainwater dur­ ing showers - it is actually the best for your garden. 0 Raise the level of


your lawnmower blade so the grass is not cut too low. This will allow it to .stay green forlonger.___


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