I 4 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, May 12th, 2005
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Nigel holds Valley for Conservatives
VICTORIOUS Tory MP Nigel Evans swept aside all competition for the third election in a rowincreasing his majority once again in the process. • Mr Evans, who lives in Pendleton,
retained his Ribble Valley seat polling 25,834 votes - with a comfortable majority of 14,171, nearly 3,000 more than in 2001. His opponents. Liberal Democrat hope
ful Julie Young polled 11,663 votes and said she was “proud to have fought a positive. campaign”, while Labour’s Jack Davenport amassed 10,924 votes - l,13lm6re than the " party gained in 2001. UK Independence • party candidate, Mr Kevin Henry polled . 1,345 votes.
: ■ Mr Evans, who hails from Swansea,-
spent most of the night relaxing with his • supporters at the Swan with Two Necks pub, in Pendleton. He arrived at the count held at Roefield Leisure Centre just 40 min utes before the results were declared and seeing theTory ballot papers piled high, prepared to breathe in the sweet smell of success posing for victory photographs with his team. The eagerly awaited results were finally
announced a t 2-30 a.m. with the predicted Conservative win greeted with a rapturous round of applause. “Are you thinking what I’m thinking?” A
A DELIGHTED Nigel Evans on the phone (A050505/5k)
triumphant-Mr Evans asked. “What a great result for us in the Ribble Valley,” He went on to promise to work for the
people of the Ribble Valley throughout the duration of the next Parliament - not just
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one who has supported me. I have not been complacent and did not take any votes for granted. “I am so delighted, in fact
I am moved by the over whelming support th a t I have received. I will not let the Ribble Valley down.”
NIGEL EVANS- CONSERVATIVE
J7 TENSION mounts as the count gets under way (A0505t)5/5o) “Britain faces a time for
change. “People feel that some
thing is wrong and some thing needs to happen. “The Liberal Democratics
are here to stay and I will build on the foundation laid.”
JULIE YOUNG- LIBERAL DEMOCRATS “Labour started their
campaign in the Ribble Val ley in crisis, but turned it into an opportunity. What could have been seen as a disadvantage was turned into an advantage and we’ve seen a considerable increase in our vote. I t has been a very interesting election.' ”
JACK DAVENPORT- LABOUR
“A message goes out across
the country from thousands of people th a t voted for UKIP. “That is that the major
parties need to think about pur relationship with Europe.”
: KEVIN HENRY-
UNITED KINGDOM INDEPENDENCE PARTY
t - i > fr^ z V i f ^ E l^ Jw n 's p em l -w i th
something is wrong and something needs to happen.” Meanwhile, Labour’s Jack Davenport
provided the surprise success story of the evening. The 26-year-old increased his party’s ■
the duration of the election campaign - vowing “I will not let the Ribble Valley down”.
, Mr Evans paid tribute to all the council
staff, police and people involved in the count for. their hard work and ^ id he felt^ “humbled” by the support he had received." He added: “I am grateful to everyone
who has supported me. I have not been complacent and did hot take any votes for granted. “I am so delighted, in fact I am moved by
the overwhelming support that I have received.” Finally, he paid tribute to his challengers
saying that they all fought a very clean campaign. A speech followed from a clearly disap
pointed Julie Young, who realised she was fighting a losing battle around an hour ear lier.
Mother-of-three Mrs Young, of Barrow,
thanked everyone for the support she had received during her campaign adding that the LibDems were here to stay and that she was going to build on the foundation laid. Mrs Young, who is chief executive of Vic
tim Support Lancashire, added: “Britain faces a time for change. People feel that
share of the vote by almost 1,200 - a huge achievement for a first time political can didate. Mr Davenport was brought in at the last
minute to bridge the gap left by his prede-' cessor.who defected to the LibDems just a month before the General Election.
— Speaking after the count, Mr Daven port, who seemed pleasantly'surprised to have missed second place by only 739 votes, said he had thoroughly enjoyed his first election. He explained how the Chinese use the
same word for crisis as they do for oppor tunity adding: “Labour started their cam-. paign in the Ribble Valley in crisis, but turned it into an opportunity. What could have been seen as a disadvantage was turned into an advantage and we’ve seen a considerable increase in our vote.” “I t has been a very interesting election
and a brand new experience for me,” he added. “I really enjoyed it and would like to thank all the Labour party members and my agent, Mr Giles Bridge, for all his support.”
•„ , - UKIP’s Kevin Henry ^id: “A message
goes out across the country from thou sands of people that voted for UKIP that the major parties need to think about our relationship with Europe.”
^ Budweiser Boys even up soccer scores
DOG Inn made up for their loss in last year's fixture by defeating Rib ble 'Valley Police 5-3 in a thrilling match at QEII playing fields. The Budweiser Boys started
slowly and found themselves a goal down after 15 minutes. However, they responded \vith two goals in a minute. Chris West fired home from just
outside the area and stand-in cap tain Dave Dewhurst slotted home following a stunning mazy run from midway inside his own half. Despite those goals, two lapses
Help us to help you
WHALLEY’S Commu nity Beat Manager PC Geoff Pennal reiterated his call for members of the public to call the police if they spot pffend-
■ ers. Speaking about the
recent events and prob lems highlighted by resi dents in the Green Park are, he told us: “Green
; Park has been known to be a bit of a seasonal problem in the past. “Residents who are old
, enough to remember will recall th e ‘Whalley , Bench Boys’ of eight to 10 years ago. I am led to believe from colleagues who have been in the vil- lage longer than myself that this problem has always been here to one
degree or another. “What I feel I need to
reiterate is that it is not just a police problem. • “It needs to he worked
towards by residents which include the parents of these youngsters, Rib ble Valley Borough Council and ourselves working together. “As always, it is the few
who spoil it for the many. Most of the youngsters that we speak to in the village are just normal ordinary kids with all that that entails.” ® PC Pennal’s com
ment was unfortunately omitted from last week’s
news item.
saw Dog trail 3-2 at half-time. In glorious weather, they raised their game after the interval, with John Parkin's superb finish bringing the scores level once again. It then fell to half-time substitute
Liam Porter to make the game safe with two confident finishes. Dog manager Simon Kerins was
delighted Mth the Mn, saying that the game gave him the ideal oppor tunity to reward some of his less regular players for their patience and commitment. He also thanked Rihhle Valley
Police and the Dog Inn for ensuring wonderful post-match entertain ment. He had special thanks for PCSO
Jason Taylor: "Jason deserves a spe cial mention for all the hard work he put into organising this event. “He is a great asset to the village
and we are already looking forward to the 2006 renewal of this friendly." Our picture shows the two teams
at their annual football game, Mth manager Simon Kerins and the Dog Inn’s mascot, Caroline Dewhurst (five). (S010505/1)
Don’t tar all young people with the same brush
I WAS disappointed th a t both the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times and members of the public at the recent public annual meeting of the borough council made such prominent use of the word “yobs”. Many of the young people who hang
around in the Sands and Green Park in the evenings are decent kids who are simply bored and enjoy the company
of their friends. They don't see themselves as intimi
dating. Many of them get up to a bit of minor mischief from time to time (and how many 50-^ people can admit honestly that they never did them-
selves!) A small minority drink illegally,
smoke drugs, and cause upset and intimidation to local residents. In Whalley we have two first-class
police officers in Geoff and Jason, both of whom are working proactively to provide facilities for the young people
of Whalley.' The discos organised by PCSO Jason
Taylor have already developed a bor oughwide reputation! • Their dedication is 100% and they are well liked and respected by every
age group in the village. CCTV would only be the answer if it
was universal, and if the police had the
manpower then to operate it! More CCTV would simply drive them else where, as it has now driven them off King Street. I don't like hanging out under a camera, and neither do they! I was disappointed that the article
advertising the public meeting for vol-. unteers for the new drop- in centre was so low-key compared to the “yobs” arti
cle. To label young people as yobs disillu
sions many of those who are harmless and genuinely want somewhere to “hang out” Mth their friends. If they are all tarred with the same
brush, if anyone can get attention with a bit of vandalism, why not try it? Such attitudes, in my opinion, only
make things worse. There never has been an easy solution to the antics of teenagers, and there never will be! All we can do is to work together, support those who are doing their best to help them, and give understanding and a firm hand to those who push the bound aries too far! The drop-in centre won't solve all the
problems, but it's a huge step in the right direction. Let's all give it our sup port, and encourage those who have worked hard to set it up! '
REV. CHRIS STERRY, . Vicar of Whallcy
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it or not, Sophie dry in rainy weather. So,
Vernon (pictured), from expecting rain any day Acorns Nursery at Oakhill they all brought umbrellas College in Whalley is wait- to nursery to see how effec-
ing for rain. As part of their Spring Rain topic the chil dren were learning about the type of clothes and items that help to keep us
tiye they were in keeping them dry. The staff created spring showers from a hosepipe and watering cans - better than the real thing!
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Reckless idiots spoil things for
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everyone else HELLO there and welcome to this week’s edition of Whalley Beat. I hope ■ you have all had a great week and are looking forward to the weekend ahead.
® Damage to Greenhouse On Tuesday evening of last week, some
malicious damage was caused to an allot ment, situated to the rear of St Mary’s Churchyard. Large rocks had been purposely thrown
from the bottom end of the memorial yard, over the wall and through the win dows of a greenhouse, causing several hun dred pounds worth of damage. Having rectified the damage, the owner
returned to the allotment on Saturday morning to find that the vandals had struck once again. Incidents such as these are as pointless
as they are selfish and we are obviously very keen to find out who is responsible for this cowardly act of vandalism. Naturally, the finger is pointed toward
the youths who hang around the village and it is incidents such as these that are tarnishing the reputation of those that do behave well. My message to any young people who
may be reading this is the following: “If you know who may be responsible for this damage, please do the right thing and let
with PCSO i Jason Taylor
me know, in confidence, by leaving a mes sage on my voicemail service, which is at the foot of the page. “It is because of the odd reckless idiot,
that ali the teenagers of the village are being, tarnished with the same brush, receiving a bad name and negative press. “Articles such as the one featured in last
week’s Advertiser and Times are printed because a few of your own “friends” are letting the rest of you down by acting immaturely and irresponsibly.” Although these incidents are few and far between, we need to stamp out these inci dents of criminal damage, graffiti and vandalism as all the young people that frequent the village in the evening are being blamed for the current issues that are raising concern. As always, should you need to contact
us please leave your messages for PC Geoff Pennal on 01200 458727 or myself on 01200 458772. Please .be reminded that these numbers
are for non-urgent matters and if you require immediate police attention, you should ring 0845 125 35 45 or 999 in the case of an emergency.
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