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INSIDE YOUR CLITHEROE ADVERTISER AND TIMES


0 Valley Matters .......................... 8 and 9 1 Village News....................H, 12 and 13


0 L e t te rs .................................................^ m Weekendplus .......................14 and 15 m Weekend T V ..........................18 and 19 0 Family Notices......................50 and 51 HReadersplus ...................................... 6 0 Jo b s .................................................56 to 58 0 Propertyplus ............................ 33 to 48 0 Motorsplus........ ........................62 to 76 0 S port.....................................50,77 to 80


AT A GLANCE...


Novice wins our garden contest — page 5 Babies call the tune - page 7


Biker Bill ends charity trek - page 53 Cricket club on verge of title-page 79,80


INFORMATION Duty cliemist: Ilcyes Chemist, 35 Moor Lane, 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: Kibble Valley Borough Council, Clitheroe


425111. Clitheroe Town Council, 424722. Hospitals: Blackburn Royal Infirmary: 01254 263555. Queen's P a rk 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: Kibble Valley 01200 429346. Environmental Agency: Emergencies - 0800 807060. Drugs: Local confidential advice and information lino: 01200 444484. National: 0800 776600. Kibble Valley Talking Newspaper: 01200 428604. Sam.aritans: 01254 662424. Monthly Volunteer Helpline: 01200 422721. Lancashire Rural Stress Network: 01200 427771. QUEST (specialist smoking cessation service): 01254 358095. Kibble Valley Citizens’ Advice Bureau: 01200 428966.


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WEEKEND WEATHER: Showers are forecast for the weekend, with possible bright spells on Sunday.


SUNRISE: 6-28 a.m. SUNSET: 7-46 p.m. LIGHTING UP TIME: 7-46 p.m.


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LOCAL input is needed to help develop a new tourism strategy for the Ribble Valley. Mr Chris Medley, the new


chairman of the Ribble Valley Tourism Association, is leading the crusade and has organised an * open meeting for tourism providers and associated business people next Wednesday. The proprietor of the Calf’s-


Head a t Worston for the past seven years along with his wife Pam, Mr Medley wants to reor­ ganise and change the organisa­ tion' he is chairing in order for it to meet the present day needs of the


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Appeal over theft of distinctive sculptures


CAN you shed any light, on the whereabouts of these two distinctive sculptures? Police are appealing for


information to trace the valu­ able statues, which were stolen from premises in Simonstone. Thieves broke into the


secure premises between 6 p.m. on Thursday and 8-40 a.m. on Friday and made off unseen with the sculptures and numerous electrical tools. The first statue depicts a


sprinter and is entitled “Dip Finish”. It is stainless steel and stands a t 1.5 metres high. The second model of a woman, entitled “Fabric of Manchester”, is 30 centime­


tres high. Among the tools taken were two hand-held grinders, a welding mask and a number of other valuable


tools. PC Michelle Boggis, of


Clitheroe police, is leading the investigation. Since the thef t, she has carried out door-to-door inquiries, but to


no avail. She is urging witnesses who


may have seen anything sus­ picious on the night of the theft, or if anyone is offered the statues to buy, to come


forward. Please call Clitheroe police


on 443344, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 with any information.


Valley is braced for Royal visitor


______ by Faiza Afzaal


ROYAL visitor the Countess of Wessex will be the guest of hon­ our at the official launch of a new adventure house at Wad-


dow Hall next week. Girlguiding UK’s president. Her


Royal Highness, Princess Sophie (pictured), the wife of Prince Edward, will unveil the £680,000 building and its training activity centre on Tuesday afternoon. During her stay, she will meet


staff and volunteers and be shown around the new house before being taken on a tour of the activities available on the 178-acre Waddow Hall site. Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Senior Section members will be on hand to meet her and mil be demonstrating all the activities th a t Waddow Hall has to offer including, archery, canoeing, rock climbing and rafting. Beautifully located on the banks


of the River Ribble, Waddow Hall, near Waddington, is a Lancashire manor house dating back to the 17th Century. It has been owned by Girlguiding UK since 1927 and is used by more than 10,000 people every year. The site is also equipped to be


used by companies for holding con­ ferences and team building exercis­ es. The new house, which has


accommodation to sleep 30, will be used by members of Girlguiding UK and other youth organisations for week long camps or shorts breaks. I t replaces the Brownie House, which was in need of major renovation, and the new develop­ ment was funded by lottery grants and fund-raising by local Guiders. Waddow Hall manager, Mr Paul


Etheridge, said: "The opening of this new house marks the end of years of wishing, hoping, planning, saving, building, preparing and at last rejoicing. We are honoured to welcome the Countess of Wessex, to Waddow to open our Adventure House". A similar opinion was expressed by Girlguiding UK's chief guide.


Miss Jenny Leach, who welcomed the royal visit and praised the efforts of volunteers a t Waddow Hall, for their hard work over the past three years in making the new building become a reality. This is the second time the Countess of Wessex will have offi­ cially visted Ribble Valley. In July 2003, accompanied by her husband, she opened the Royal Lancashire Show. The couple were given a right royal welcome by thousands of visi­ tors to the historic three-day show. Also excited about the visit is Rib­ ble Valley mayor, Coun. Mary Robinson. She and her husband, David, will be among the first peo­ ple to greet Princess Sophie. She said: “David and I are very


much looking forward to the visit. It’s a great honour and privilege to represent the people of the Ribble Valley. “Waddow Hall is a great place,


where guides from all over the coun­ try gather and enjoy a great mix of exciting and enjoyable activities. “We feel very honoured that the


Countess of Wessex is once again visiting the Ribble Valley and I ’m sure she will be impressed by the new house. “I sincerely hope the weather is much kinder than it was when she visited two years ago, othenvise she will go away thinking it always rains in the Ribble Valley!”


Meeting over


village car park A PUBLIC meeting to discuss controversial plans to have pay parking on Sabden’s village car park has been called next Tues­ day. Sabden Parish Council is pro­


posing to introduce car parking charges because it says some res­ idents are abusing the car park by leaving unlicensed vehicles on there for long periods, run­ ning businesses from there and preventing access to the bottle banks by inconsiderate parking. Before any decision is made,


however, councillors want to obtain the \dews of residents. At Tuesday night’s council meeting one member reported that she had received a number of phone calls objecting to the plans. But the chairman, Coun.


Tony Haworth, said that people who feel strongly about car parking charges should attend the meeting. I t takes place on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in St Mary’s Hall in Whalley Road.


Lap-top is stolen


A DIGITAL camera and a lap­ top coinputer were among the items stolen from a property in Mayfield Avenue, Clitheroe. Some time overnight Sunday,


thieves gained access through a UPVc window, made a search of the premises before escaping unseen via the front door with goods worth £900. Police have carried out house-


to-house inquiries since the theft. If you have any informa­ tion regarding the stolen goods, please call the police on 01200


-443344. New strategies required to boost tourism


Ribble Valley tourist industry. “ I t ’s a fact th a t the fastest


growing industry in the Ribble Valley is tourism and visitor spend,” Mr Medley commented. “I want to bring the Association more up-to-date to deal with this growth.” He explained how current


means of communication between smaller tourism providers was poor and lacking in modern tech­ nology links such as web-sites. “We have set up better commu­


nications and networking between all local providers to the industry. Providing IT facilities for smaller


business premises that may not yet warrant the expenditure on a computer and online capability is just one facet,” he added. At the meeting. Sue Brown-


Kenna will make a presentation entitled IT in the Tourist Indus­ try and there will also be represen­ tatives from Lancashire and Blackpool Tourist Board, Ribble Valley Borough Council and the Tourist Office.


Mr Medley wants all those who


attend the meeting to point the Association in the right direction as to how it can help develop and support local business as well as


maximise income from visitors in


the future. “ I t is evident to me, many


potential opportunities and even areas such as Longridge have been neglected. A fresh look is well overdue,” added Mr Medley. “Once we are focussed in the right direction, I hope people might consider becoming a member of


the Association.” The meeting will be held at the


Calf’s Head a t Worston on Wednesday at 2-15 p.m. For fur­ ther information contact Mr


Medley on 441218 or e-mail him on chriscmedley@yahoo.co.uk


A WARM welcome was given to the new minister of Trinity Methodist Church a t a special evening service. The Rev. Pauline Basterfield


took up her post at the Wesleyan Row church on September 1st. Her arrival was celebrated in a


service conducted by the Rev. Chris Cheeseraan, Superintendent of the Methodist Circuit, and attended by the chairman of the North Lan­ cashire Methodist District the Rev. Stephen Poxon, who was the guest preacher. Also in attendance were representatives from the Clitheroe Churches in Partnership. At the same service Mr John


Davies was inducted as senior cir­ cuit steward and Mr David Bowker


as circuit steward. A former full-time housewife and


mother-of-three, Mrs Basterfield studied for the ministry at Queen’s


College, Birmingham from 1998. After two years’ studying she took up her first post in Southport where she spent five years looking after two churches, before her move to Clitheroe. Married to Jonathan, a dental


technician in Formby, the couple have two grandchildren. They are both looking forward to exploring the area around their new


home. Said Mrs Basterfield: “I am look­


ing forward to the challenge of exploring new opportunities with the people at Trinity Methodist Church and getting to know the people in Clitheroe.” Although she is looking forward


to trying new things at the church, Mrs Basterfield intends to spend the next few months taking stock and getting to know her new home. “Lancashire is quite different and


the people a t Trinity seem very keen to try new things,” said Mrs BasterfielL One of the themes included in her


first sermon was “New Begin­ nings”, to encompass not only her arrival at Trinity, but also the start of the Methodist year and the renewal of the Christian message. As well as looking after Trinity,


Mrs Basterfield is also responsible for Paythorne Methodist Church where she conducted the harvest festival service on Sunday after­ noon, before returning to Trinity for the praise night. Held on the first Sunday in the month it pro­ vides churchgoers with a more informal style of worship. Our photograph shows Mrs


Basterfield with, from the left, Ron Hornby, Rev. Cheeseman, Mr Basterfield and Joan 'Wrigley. (A010905/8)


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One small seed from space, one giant tree for the Valley


Tea maker up for grabs


IF you are a member of a Ribble Valley commu­ nity group whose mem­ bers are gagging for a cuppa, help could be at hand. • Roger Abbiss, propri­


etor of Clitheroe’s Cas­ tle Chippy, has a two- gallon tea urn th a t is surplus to require­ ments. He is happy to donate it to any local community group that could make good use of it.


Anyone interested


can phone Roger on 01200 443066 or call in at the Castle Chippy, at 51 Moor Lane. However, he will need


some proof of involve­ ment with a communi­ ty group before handing the tea urn over to its thirsty new owners.


“MOON TREES” with roots in outer space are to be planted in the Rib­ ble Valley. Two special “moon


tre e s”, grown from the seeds of trees whose own seeds were part of the 1972 Apollo 14 moon mission, will be planted in the grounds of Clitheroe Castle and at Clitheroe Cemetery. Seeds from sweet gum,


sycamore, redwood, Dou­ glas fir and pine trees were taken onboard Apollo 14 to evaluate the impact of lack of atmosphere and space radiation on'tree seeds and their germination rates. The seeds were returned


to earth, germinated, grown and eventually planted at selected sites across America, thus becoming known as moon trees. Ribble Valley Council’s


Countryside Officer, David Hewitt, pictured, has


sourced seeds from the original moon trees and hopes to plant them in the Clitheroe Cemetery Arboretum and grounds of Clitheroe Castle. He said: “The seeds were


among a small number of items th a t the Apollo astronauts took onboard the command module. “After their return, the


seeds were germinated and the trees planted at select­ ed sites across the United States. “I have been lucky


enough to source seeds from these first generation moon trees and intend sow­ ing and growing them, until they are large enough to be planted. “This is an exciting envi­


ronmental project and these trees will be a fitting monument to one of the most momentous occasions in modern history, albeit in a quiet corner of Clitheroe.”


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Arsonists could have risked people’s health


AN act of vandalism could have put people in serious danger, according to a Clitheroe fire-fighter. Mr Dave McGrath,


watch manager for Clitheroe fire station, told the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times that a derelict building set on fire by van­ dals could have released asbestos particles into the air.


“Due to the nature of


the building and the wind direction, we had to put both the police and emer­ gency services on stand­ by,” revealed the retained fire-fighter. After an hour-long oper­


ation, fire-fighters man­ aged to contain the


asbestos to prevent it pol­ luting nearby residents and the high-risk alert was reduced. The incident was not the firs t time fire­ fighters have been called to the building, located on derelict land at the bottom of 'Woone Lane, which has


' become a dumping ground for general waste. “■Whoever is doing this


should be made aware of the danger to themselves and the general public, before somebody gets seri­ ously injured,” said Mr McGrath. Anyone with informa­


tion should contact Clitheroe police on 443344 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.


Children’s Teddy bear picnic


CHILDREN and their teddies are invited to a Teddy bears’ picnic a t St Michael and St John’s School, in Clitheroe. The afternoon event, on


Saturday, September 17th, will include games, stalls and a bouncy castle. Held


in aid of the charity Mind, which helps families affect­ ed by mental health prob­ lems, the fun will begin from 11 a.m. It costs £2 per child and


£5 per family and all you need to bring along is a rug and picnic lunch.


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