^ 5 8 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, June 2nd, 2005
Two events at museum
TWO events are happen ing this weekend a t Clitheroe Castle Museum. Tomorrow, Friday, is
“Forget-me-not!”’ day, when there will be a range of calendars for sale in a
. variety of themes, includ- •ing zodiac signs, flowers,
j" birthstones and animals. '■'^Available between 12-1- 30 p.m. and 2 - 3-30 p.m, it will be £2 per child. On Sunday, in conjunc
tion with World Environ ment Day, will be “Litter- bugs” day where visitors can make a strange crea ture out of recycled mate rials. Available between 1 -, 1-45 p.m, 2 - 2-45 p.m. and 3 - 3-45 p.m. it will be £1.75 per child.
Diesel theft
RIBBLE VALLEY farm ers are being warned to be on their guard and tighten security during the night after reported thefts of diesel from Bolton-By- Bowland. The warning has been
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issued by Insp. Bob Ford, of Clitheroe police, who revealed that thieves had stolen 300 gallons of red diesel worth £300 and 150 gallons of white diesel worth £600 from a farm on Hellifield Road, Bolton- By-Bowland. The theft happened
between noon on Friday, May 20th, and 5 p.m. on Friday, May 27th. Insp.' Ford said farmers should be on the look-out for any suspicious vehicles and tighten security around the farm to deter the thieves.
Head to retire
THE headteacher at Rib- blesdale Nursery School for the past 22 years is Retiring next month.
''' Parents, pupils, staff, governors and friends past and present are invited to
■ a party to bid farewell to Mrs June Dewhurst. The event is to take place a t the nursery on
- July 15th at 7 p.m. and anyone wishing to attend or contribute to a retire ment gift should contact Mrs J. Carter (Bursar), Ribblesdale Nursery School, Queens Road, Clitheroe, Lancs, BB7 lEL. All cheques should
( j^ b e made payable to Rib- ^ofesdale Nursery School.
Millionaire!
THERE was good news for someone in the county yesterday morning. The £ lm . Premium
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Bond Jackpot winner for June lives in Lancashire.
Kmi.;- The winning bond num- . ber is 77XL294640. It w'^ a £5,000 bond bought in April 1999. The owner holds a total of £20,000 in Premium Bonds and becomes ERNIE’S 135th
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BRO CKHALL-BASED sports nutrition company Science in Sport is backing some of Britain’s best young cyclists. The Ribble Valley com
pany has joined forces with sports clothing giant Adi das to sponsor an exciting new cycling team. The team, to be known
as “Adidas - Science in Sport”, will comprise Geraint Thomas, Mark Cavendish, Ed Clancy, Tom White and Matt Brammeier - all members of the highly-successful GB Under 23 Endurance Acad emy. Indeed, the team already
boasts two World champi ons in Mark Cavendish (Madison world champion 2005 with Rob Hayles) and Geraint Thomas (world junior Scratch Race cham pion in 2004). The team will compete
at a number of prominent UK events, including the National Track Champi onships, National Road Championships, National Criterium Championships, plus the popular Revolu tion Track series in Man chester. ■ Its members will have
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Thespians’ performance ^
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of Macbeth ^ BUDDING thespians at Calderstones NHS Trust have put on a production - of Macbeth in just five days.
With the help of an ^
independent theatre direc tor, the production con- ^ sisted solely of people at Calderstones in Whalley, ( all of whom have learning disabilities. They not only made up I
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access to Science in Sport’s unrivalled range of sports nutrition products and be kitted out with Adidas clothing. Peter Slater, of Science in
Sport, said: "Science in Sport has always tried to support Britain's leading cyclists and those who have
been recognised as future champions. Offering our support to the U23 Acade my further demonstrates our continued commitment ^ to sport and we look for ward to seeing this group of talented riders competing and winning throughout the season."
Great Britain Team Per
formance Director Dave Brailsford welcomed the new sponsorship deal. He said: "The GB team
is already working closely with Adidas and SiS and the creation of this new team further strengthens our close working relation
Bid to find solution to housing problem
A HOUSING association has joined forces with Ribble "Valley Borough Council to tackle the area’s acute shortage of affordable housing. St Vincent’s Housing Asso
ciation will work with the council and registered social landlord New Progress to address the problem. The three organisations have pro vided funding for the new role of rural housing enabler, which is to be filled by David Peirce. The lack'of affordable
housing in the Ribble Valley has received widespread pub licity and has been the sub ject of numerous television and radio documentaries. The average price of a two-
bedroomed terraced house in the picturesque rural bor ough is now around £150,000, beyond the reach of many local people. Ribble Valley Borough
Council currently has around 500 people on its housing waiting list, half of them priority cases, chasing just 25 properties. The council’s chief execu
tive, Mr David Morris, has described the area’s acute shortage of affordable hous ing as the worst problem it faces. The role of rural housing
enabler will be to find solu tions to the area’s shortage of affordable housing by wqrk-
"FI CURES-just'released ■
show.that first time buyers :
- in the North West have to save harder and longer to get on the property ladder.
t Investments (NS&I),'it now ■ takes four- years and three z; -months to save for a:5%:i deposit on a typical first-;
• home in the North West-sixj) .months - longer; th a n ; in/: ;autumn 2004* and one year ( and three months longer ;
Eth'an ayear ago. (see table);/ Northwest . Quarter 12004 , Quarter 3 2004^
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Quarter 12005 House Price' £94,908 ..
£112,505 ■ '£1 1 4 ,1 1 3 Deposit required
. £4,7-15 . ' £5,625 £5,706
ing closely with community groups, parish councils, housing associations, landowners and developers to speed up the delivery of housing th a t meets local needs.
■ • ■ Director of St Vincent’s,
Peter Smith, commented: “The role of rural housing enabler is really important. David’s work can help bring about affordable homes for local people, their sons and daughters, people who pther-
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. ' According to the figuresi, from'National Savings and ■
Ycars taken to sa\c deposit 3.75
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4.25 With the average;first; ;home;in-the North;\West I
: now, 20% more expensive ; compared to the first quar- ter of 2004 and the typical “
■first time buy er's income a increasing by only 0.5 % in -i
: the same period, it is harder;; -than: ever for; those;who 5
' want to get a foothold on the a property ladder. , * ' ' ■ Dax‘Harkins,'senior sav-,
tings strategist at National ?: ^Savings andrlnvestments,,'. ' said, "The deposit for the', ^average first time property.t t in’th e ’North West;is-now.-| a'over £5,700.'As house prices s jhave continued to outstrip^ both 'savings rates^ and '
I incomes; potential firstetime i &
; sooner and harder to get into:* the market. "
buyers need'to starf saving a z
wise would have little chance of staying local. This strengthens and helps sus tain communities.” Ribble Valley Borough
Council’s housing manager, Christine Grimshaw, added: “We are delighted with David’s appointment and looking forward to working more closely with the com munity, particularly parish councils and businesses, to tackle this crucial area of our work." . -
Roy is hoping his wife will - do ‘mower’ in the garden »
A WHALLEY couple struck lucky last week when they won first prize in a competition - for a brand new laTOihower! - ■ Pictured are Roy and Anna
' Farmer.'collecting their brand new Honda lawnmower after-winning the competition run jointly between Hanson’s Garden Centre and
Greenacre Honda. Retired 84-year- ^ old Roy Farmer said: “It’s important ^ to keep our garden maintained so this ^ will really come in useful. . . “We’ve had our existing lawnmow- ^ er for more than 12 years now so it’s about time for a new one. “The next task will be to persuade - |- .the.wifetouseit!’/;:,,’.-^;;/,',;,);;
ship with both of them. This is an exceptional group of young riders and it is great to see them receiving such significant support for their domestic racing programme." Our picture shows the
new Adidas - Science in Sport team, (s)
the cast in the famous play but also wrote and learned the script, designed the set, com posed the musical score and created the props and costumes before treading the boards in the final per formance. In to ta l almost 50
clients were involved in the play and their tasks ranged from playing the lead and the other charac ters to playing the music and making the props'. To help with the group
volunteers are being sought who may have an interest in performing or a theatrical background who will be able to help stage future productions. Anyone who is able to help can call 01254 821831.
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MOTOR MATTERS /'IfN CAR security has improved dramati-
(^•.Ocally in recent times, but the fact that '—^ would-be thieves now find it so diffi cult to gain access to and drive away a mod ern vehicle has had an unforeseen side effect. Experienced criminals now know that the
easiest way to steal a car is to pinch the keys first, and this is a trend of which motorists should be acutely aware. First, your car keys should always be kept
in a safe place when you are at home. Too many people simply leave them on a table or a hook near the front door. A popular method among the criminal fraternity is to look into a house through the letterbox. If they can see a set of car keys they can
then use a hook to retrieve them without even breaking into the house. Alternatively, if the keys are visible but put of reach, they can simply break in knowing their efforts will be worthwhile. Second, and probably most worrying, is the
growing tendency of people being mugged for their car keys. Even if the thief does not know where the car is parked, they will.often trawl the area pressing the remote central locking button on the key fob until they find the right vehicle. The message is to take more care over what
you do with your car keys, in the same way as you would be careful what you did with your cash or credit cards. Keep them secure at home and at work and do not leave them lying around unattended when you are out.
/'jpN. MANY freely available drugs are
(A®.^labelled;in a way tha t makes it '— unclear whether it is safe to drive
under their influence. At least, that is the opinion of the Department of Transport, which is urging people to check the labelling on over-the-counter drugs more carefully. Inconsistent and inaccurate labelling is
said to be endangering the lives of road users, as people are driving vehicles unaware that the medicines they are taking could cause drowsiness or other side effects that inhibit a person’s ability to handle a car safely.
By Gerry Tierney
new Audi A3 company car just how unusual it was.
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understand: Audi remains the fastest growing prestige brand in the UK and the motorways are filled with A3s, A4s and AGs. No, in terms of size. I have
never run a car quite as com pact as this before. But by the same token, I have never enjoyed a company car quite as much as this one. Let me explain. I rack up
the miles - 1 mean, really rack them up. In the last two months with the Audi, we have covered more than 7,000 miles together. Over that kind of use, you
get to know a car pretty well, and with every week that passes, my respect for OY04 BKD increases. Mine is a-1.9-litre TDI diesel three-door. Although the engine has
used two litres of engine oil in my time with it, that was only a precautionary top-up. Otherwise, I have had to do
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visits are concerned, I really do mean irregular. I average 44 m.p.g. even in town, and on motorway trips, that fig ure rises to at least 59 m.p.g. On the move, the engine
torque is a delight, especially when overtaking. In many cases, it is often not even necessary to drop down a
gear to get past the swaying artic, or whatever it is in front of me putting me behind schedule for the next appointment. Handling is at the very-least sure footed and confidence-inspiring (even in the wet) and the brakes are fade-free. This is one of those cars
that responds particularly well to a spot of TLC. The finish of the red painted exterior, for example, is superb after a car wash. Inside, it is the same story.
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