8 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, March 10th, 2005


AT YOUR® SERVICE


NOT8CEBOARD a weekly look at local issues, people and places ■Txa<


POWER TOOLS / SCAFFOLDING LADDERS / VIBRATOR PLATES / GENERATORS /


HEATERS/GARDENING EQUIPMENT/ CEMENT MIXERS / MINI DIGGERS


Times ed ito r Leigh Morrissey has fought a cruel personal bat­ tle with motor neurone disease. Sadly, last Friday, that battle was


E & D PLANT HIRE LTD


Pendle tVading Est., Chatburn FOR SALE OR HIRE


NATURAL STONE


New Stone Piiviny in Various Colours and Textures - ver>' high quality for internal and external uses. I'roni £ 1 2 .0 0 per s<i. v(l + VAT


NEW PITCHED FACE WALLING Stock Sizes: 50 mm. 65 mm. 75 mm, lOO mm. 140 mm


I'rom £30.00 per sq. yd. Also New and Reclaimed


Heads, Cills. Jambs. Mullions. Quoins and Copings etc. SPECIAL OFFER:


Brand New 20" x 10" Blue Slates at 57p each + VA'r Discounts for ktri’C orders.


NORTH WEST RECLAMATION


Delivery Service Tel: 01282 603108


AERIALS • AERIALS ‘ AERIALS The


Ribble


Valley's only local


Installer d u g c la le s


0800 043 2225 day/night vwtfw.dugdaleseuropean.com


Windows/doors


Hardwood, softwood &U.P.V.C. At trade prices. For all your domestic and commercial joinery needs.


For a friendly and personal service contact R. & R Hargreaves


Joiners and Building Contractors The Workshop, Halt St, Clitheroe. Tel: 01200 426929


P.W. JOINERY Handyman/


uPVC doors and windows. internal doors, etc


All types of joinery carried Telephone:


01254 824790 07901 743937


BAMBERS


Heating & Plumbing Engineers


Baxi 80 combination boiler and 7 radiators from


£1,795 + VAT Tel FREE: ^


0800 435417


generai repairs, iawns, hedges, fencing and painting.


Gardener No job too smaii. Interior, exterior,


Tel: 07813 328956 BRIAN LEEMING


Painter and Decorator


Tel: 01254 875443 or 07974 063230


T H O U G H T f o r t h e w e e k


M


a n y Christians today often ask where are the mod­ ern prophets?


This week we mourn the


sad loss of one such prophet, the Rt Rev. David Sheppard, the greatly loved and much respected Bishop of Liver­ pool. Some people mistakenly


believe th a t prophets are people who can foretell the future, but in reality prophets are men and women of God chosen as the divine instrument to express the will of God.


In the Old Testament the


prophet’s role was to admon­ ish the people when they had turned their backs on God and were flouting his laws. If God’s people were


oppressing the poor and for­ getting God’s laws of justice and mercy, they would be told in no uncertain terms by the prophet who was the mouthpiece of God. Prophets often need great


courage to pronounce God’s views on the state of the nation and i t often made them very unpopular with the powers that be.


Sad loss of prophet Not only did they ruffle


the feathers of those in authority, they brought down persecution upon themselves. David Sheppard was one


such courageous figure. His sympathy for those on the margins, the poor and unem­ ployed people in Liverpool, earned him the disapproval of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and some of her cabinet.


The Church of England


report “Faith in the City”, which was published in 1985, of which he was the leading


advocate, was described by one Conservative Minister as Marxist. He was a man for building


bridges especially in such a divided sectarian city as Liv­ erpool.


His down-to-earth ecu­


menism, especially in his partnership with the late Derek Warlock, the Catholic Archbishop of Liverpool, helped to rescue the city from a burning cauldron of troubles between Protestants and Catholics.


Sheppard and Warlock joined to write “Better


Together” and with the Free Church leader in Liverpool, John Newton, produced “With Hope in Our Hearts”. Their care for the marginalised was at the core of their understanding of


faith. I t is not that prophets do


not exist nowadays, it is more a question of do we recognise them when they are with us and do we reject the message they have for us? I t was ever thus in Bible


times. Rev. Stephen Foster


Clilheroe Methodist Circuit


No Job Too


Small 100 years ago


Leigh’s pride for his paper F


o r th e p a s t two-and-a- half y e a rs ,


Clitheroe Advertiser and


former As I see it . . . by Vivien Meath recruits, straight from school or uni­


lost. Leigh died in Pendleside Hos­ pice retaining the dignity for which he had become renowned and revered to the very end. He took over the editorship of the


Clitheroe Advertiser and Times in 1986. His delight was evident and the following 17 years were, he said, the happiest and most rewarding of his life. A family man, he was devoted to


his wife, Maureen, son Paul, daugh­ ters Paula and Emma and grand­ children, but away from home, the editor's chair, with its trials and tribulations, was the place he loved to be. Leigh certainly had the enquiring


and searching mind necessary to sift through the mountains of informa­ tion falling on to the desk of an edi­ tor week in, week out. It was com-


bined with the sense of humour needed to keep the job in perspec­ tive and to be able to smile through and keep up the spirits of the staff when things became tough. Despite enduring one of the most merciless illnesses, Leigh dug deep into his reserves to ensure that the same sense of humour stayed with him throughout the most devastating times. He was fiercely proud of the fact


that the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times was a parochial newspaper and that grass roots journalism was what he and the staff strived to do best. His journey through journalism


had, he said, brought its heartache and its rewards, but certainly much fun and many laughs. During his 17 years at the helm,


Leigh was responsible for overseeing the training of numerous young journalists who have gone on to fur­ ther their careers. Many were raw


versity. Leigh will be remembered by


them as a fair and frank editor who helped to shape their careers in jour­ nalism and who also gave them that all important extra - a helping hand when necessary in that most diffi­ cult route of all - the path through life. He enjoyed H. V. Morton's


description of a newspaper: "A rather wonderful thing built up by an astonishing combination of ener­ gy, enthusiasm, selflessness and sheer love of the most bewitched and attractive calling in the world." Constantly at the centre of the


ongoing battle to retain standards, one of Leigh's pet hates was the mis­ use of the English language, partic­ ularly of the apostrophe. He was known to have put an


apostrophe in to the occasional pub menu while dining out. He also took issue with shopping giants when he


LOOKING BACK 50 years ago


THE Medical Officer, Dr W. E. Barker, submit­ ted his annual report for 1904 to the members of the Health Committee. He gave the population as 11,550. The housing accommodation for the working classes was described as satisfactory, with some property unfit for occupation. The number of births was registered as 282,


with 199 deaths - 39 under the age of one. No case of smallpox was reported in the borough, but a severe epidemic of measles had occurred during the last four months, along with 34 cases of scarlet fever and eight deaths attributed to phthisis. • A fashion favourite among women was the


blouse. The attractive garment, variable for all figures was a firm favourite among ladies and dressmakers. Suitable for both home and party wear, the blouse had no faults and was a definite fashion garment that looked set to stay.


RATEPAYERS confronted members of Clitheroe Town Council in a “Quiz” night held in the council chamber. The evening, last held in 1948, gave the audi­


ence of nearly 100 people the chance to hear eight council members deal with a variety of


questions, relating to the administrative affairs of the borough. • Clitheroe’s physiotherapy centre in King


Street was firmly established as a valuable addition to the health services of the town. During its first busy year of operating, it had treated more than 500 patients. • Keepwell bread was being sold a t the


Empire Bakery in Clitheroe. The nourishing, sliced and wrapped bread, that kept that oven


freshness, was made locally available by A. E. Veevers, Ltd.


s z


spotted the apostrophe in the wrong place in marketing literature! Leigh despised the growing incidence of bad language among the young. Never afraid to speak out, he would take issue with offending teenagers, regardless of the occasional threat to his own safety. He had a presence and, during his


early years as editor thoroughly enjoyed his role in the community whether it was Mayoral "At Homes", Rotary events, the charity committee for the Sham Mayor of Worston or his eagerly anticipated annual invitation to the Area WI Show - particularly the marvellous spread at the VIP tea table after­ wards! Most of all, Leigh respected the


fact that Ribble Valley people clung to the old values and he took an enormous pride in the fact that his newspaper was able to he part of that trusted category. We will miss him, but Leigh and


his family can rest assured that he will be part of the lives of those who worked alongside him forever.


A FORMER champion jockey gave tips on training during an event held at the Higher Buck, in Waddington. Mr Richard Guest, who is now a suc­


25 years ago


CLITHEROE Town Council offered to donate money to help with the running of Castle House if developed as a museum. Town clerk Mr Leslie Telford, told the council


that he had had talks about the matter with Ribble Valley Council’s chief executive Mr Michael Jackson, borough treasurer Mr Gordon Onslow and chief architect and planning officer Mr Philip Bailey. The annual running costs could work out at


around £10,000. • Colour TVs available to rent were being


advertised by traders at competitive prices. Harry Garlick’s TV Centre in the Swan Court­ yard was offering customers a free clock radio with every reconditioned TV they rented, while A. E. Hargreaves, in Moor Lane and Woone Lane, was offering a discount deal.


es in racing syndicates, invited Mr Guest to speak about the thrills of race hosre ownership and the benefits of becoming an individual or syndicate owner.


SPORTS nutrition spe­ cialists and Ribble Valley success story Science in Sport (SiS) has signed a lucrative new deal to be the GB Cycling Team’s official supplier of sports drinks and nutrition prod­ ucts. The four-year deal -


worth £250,000 - will take the national team all the way to the Beijing Oly­ mpics, where they hope to bag more gold medals with support from SiS. With more than 40 ath­


letes to care for, the team requires large quantities of nutritional products as it trains and competes around the'world. Based at Brockhall Vil­


lage, SiS is ideally placed to work with riders and coaches in the develop­ ment of new products and to provide the crucial close day-to-day support which can mean the difference between winning and los­ ing at the highest level. SiS was the brainchild of


THE Rev. Dr. P. W. Shep­ herd, the honorary assis­ tant priest at Clitheroe Parish Church, has asked us to print the following with regard to the "Thought For the Week"


keen sportsman Tim Law- son, a nutritional expert who formed the company in 1992. Today, it manufactures


a range of high-energy and “hypotonic” drinks and food bars. The company has devel­


oped close links with cycling and its products have been endorsed by British Olympic champi­ ons Chris Boardman and Bradley Wiggins.


published in last week's Clitheroe Advertiser and


Times. "The article was taken


without permission from St Mary Magdalene Parish Magazine and we


GB Team performance


director Dave Brailsford said: “SiS has a really strong background in cycling and their under­ standing of our sport, combined with their tech­ nical knowledge, will keep us at the cutting edge of sports nutrition technolo­


gy.” , Pictured are Peter


Slater (left), of SIS, and Mr Brailsford closing the deal with a handshake, (s)


Apology regarding ‘Thought for the Week’


apologise for that." Our readers may recall that the article in question was published on page 8 and headed: "Two mothers to spoil."


Vivien Meath - Editor


The thrills and spills of horse-racing The 2001 Grand National winner, who


cessful trainer, was the guest speaker for an evening, organised by Concertina Racing. The Clitheroe company, which specialis­


was also the winning jockey of the cham­ pion hurdle on Beech Road, entertained his audience with stories about his life in racing and explaining his way of training horses. Our picture shows George Hibbert,


Julian Foy, Mr Guest, Peter Swan, John Stenson, Charlie McCann and John Tyrrell at The Higher Buck. (S230205/5)


Company’s lucrative cycling deal \


Students excel in challenge


NUMBER crunching students at Stony- hurst College have once again excelled in a national maths challenge, competing against almost 200,000 students from across the country. Four Stonyhurst pupils have qualified


for entry to the second round of the 2005 Intermediate Mathematical Challenge. They will be representing Stonyhurst against some of Britain’s brightest stu­ dents. College pupils achieved an impressive


haul of awards, with three winning gold certificates, 14 gaining silver certificates and 14 achieving bronze certificates. This year the challenge attracted aliriost


200,000 entries across the country, repre­ senting a 3.7% increase on last year. Alexander Warner (16), from Goos-


nargh, and Mashashi Bando (17), from Japan, came in the top 1,000 nationally in Year 11 and have been invited to partici­ pate in the Kangaroo Pink Challenge. Rosanna Martin (14), from Goosnargh,


came in the top 400 nationally in Year 10 and will now take part in the Intermediate Mathematical Olympiad. Joe Lea (13), from Leyland, came in the


top 1,000 nationally in Year 9 and has been invited to participate in the Kangaroo Grey competition. Mr Adrian Aylward, Headmaster of


Stonyhurst College, said: "It is rewarding for the college, parents and teachers to see the pupils’ enthusiasm and their excellent performance in this exacting maths chal­ lenge."


Club to hear mercy talk BUSINESS and professional women have been invited to hear a talk on international Christian humanitarian organisation Mercy Ships. Members of Blackburn and District Busi­


ness and Professional Women UK Ltd or BPW for short, will enjoy a talk on the sub­ ject by speaker Sue Lord at their next branch meeting on Monday at The Clarion Hotel, Whalley Road, Billington. The talk will be part of the group’s Interna­


tional Lighting Ceremony, which will start at 7-30 p.m. for 7-45 p.m. with supper included for £9.50. Visitors are welcome and for further infor­ mation or to book a place call 01254 244458.


www.clitheroetoday.co.uk


Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)


Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)


www.clitheroetoday.co.uk Valley Matters


Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, March 10th, 2005 9


DAVID HARTSHORN BUILDING AND JOINERY CONTRACTORS


THE CO M ^W e BUILDING PACKAg F


Roofing .specialist, E.\ten.sions, New Build, Groundwork, Electrical, Plumbing, Rendering tSc Plastering, Hardwood, Softwood, UPVc Windows Doors & Conseiyatories. Grant Work, DPC Injection, Painting & Decorating, Pointing.


* ONE~CALL^¥slf7tLL ^' Tel: 01200 443524 • Mob; 07973 401853


D.J.P. DomesticmmM: Appliances Ltd


01200 443340


Sales • Service • Spares • Repairs No CALL OUT CHARGE


T he L argest E l ectrical R etailers in C l ith ero e r a


o. I - 3 King Lane, Clitheroe ® (50 yards from Yorkshire Bank in c en tre of town)


Fast, Ef7icient» Friendly Service FREE Delivery and Installation. No Hidden Extras “The Price You See is the Price You Pay”


LEN HALL AERIALS Ribble Valley's only


Aerial Federation Approved Installers


Professional discreet work by qualified engineers at fair prices


All types of AeriaTs and Satellite work undertaken. Approved Sky Agents


Single house to apartment blocks; systems designed and installed


[Hi 07966 534017 • 01254 885202 email: Ien.hall1@virgin.net


Tel: 07973 479340


DAVID HARTSHORN Established 10 Years


THE COMPLETE ROOFING PACKAGE Slate Roof Specialist No Job Too S.mau.


Re-roofing • Flat roofs • Leadwork Au. work guaranteed INSUR/^NCE Work Undertaken


* ONE CALLGETS IT ALL * Tel: 01200 443524 • Mob: 07973 401853


KfilNE a RdW


GREENGATES BUILDERS


MERCHANTS


WHERE THE CUSTOMER COMES FIRST


For your building materials Trade and DIY


Crane off load available


GREENGATES YARD WHALLEY ROAD


ACCRINGTON OppKwik-fit


Call or ring 01254 872051 Daily delivery


&KRS ”


ReuphoJstern o f all types of furniture including:


• Antique furniture • Odd chairs


• Loose covers


Free estimates wide range of fabrics.


Pickup and delivery service. Contract work welcome


0 1 2 0 0


4 4 2 8 8 8 www.krs'Upholstery.co.uk


G.E. COLE


Electrical, Plumbing & Central Heating Contractors


Installation,


Inspection, Testing and certification undertaken


Approved Contractor FREE ESTIMATES


Tel: 07789 051523 or 01200 426881 Tel/Fax


CLITHEROE MINI SKIPS


COMMERCIAL & DOMESTIC SKIPS


Tel. 01200 428600


(Open Saturday morning)


SON LOCK SHOP ALLSAFE


T.V. ■ Video ■ Rentals Sales and Service


79 Lowergate, Clitheroe, Lancs BB7IBG Tel 01200 423444


|w CALDER L V Services (Lancashire) limited


The local professionals 01254 - 822691


•Bathrooms q •Heating •Plumbing ♦ Electrics


OnecMdouitalt! Est. 1974 =r*?IOHCESTEH


CLITHEROE C A R


W A SH THORN STREET GARAGE


OPEN 7 DAYS 8am-8pm Assisted Wash Available Monday to Friday 9am - 4pm


PETE


Furniture Refurbisher John Schofield


Tel: Clitheroe 429217 Mobile: 07970 154917


HASLAM


Painter and Decorator Est. 1979


Tel: Clitheroe 4 2 5 5 9 5


The Key Cutting Centre


Sales of security locks B.S.3621, window locks and padlocks


CHUBB CENTRE 78 Bawdlands, Cittheroe


Tel: (01200) 426842 P A IN T IN G &


D E C O R A T IN G


Darrell Meadows Interior/Exterior Est. 1985


Telephone: 01200 443363 Mobile; 07966 188531


• 3 piece suites


UPHOLSTERY


freddie procter Interior Painter & Decorator.


Tci. 01200 423929/ 07979 646252


LEON GREENWOOD


Building & Joinery Contractors


Kitchen fitting, loft


conversions, extensions & all your building & joinery needs


Tel: 01200 444803 07958 794771


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44