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National award for I * amily s fund-raiser police boss’s idea I memory of tragic mum
By Duncan Smith
A’ LA NCASHIRE Police Inspector has won a national award for developing a scheme, which has saved officers in Lan cashire up to 3,000 operational hours over the past year. Home Secretary Charles Clark
presented Insp. John Clucas with second prize in the Home Office and Police Federation Award for reduc ing bureaucracy at a ceremony held at the Police Federation National Conference, in Blackpool. Insp. Clucas developed an innova
tive scheme to allow police officers to take a single digit fingerprint in the street to confirm identity. The sys tem could also be used when dealing with certain offences such as those
CRGS pupils to meet award-winning author
TWO pupils from Clitheroe Royal Gram mar School will meet popular author Jonathan Stroud after naming his novel “The Amulet of Samarkand” as Lan cashire Children’s Book of the Year 2005. During the last year, around 400 pupils
from across the county have been plough ing their way through a staggering 130 books before drawing up a shortlist of the 10 best. After much debate, a group of 24
judges from the county’s secondary schools - including Year 9 CRGS pupils Rhian Ebrey and Tom Fisher - then voted for their favourite to take this year’s title. They will now have the chance to meet
Mr Stroud at the awards ceremony, which will be held at Lancashire County Coun cil’s headquarters. County Hall, Preston, on Saturday. Mr Stroud commented: “I am
absolutely thrilled that the ‘Amulet of Samarkand’ has been selected as Lan cashire Children’s Book of the Year 2005, especially as it was chosen by young peo ple. .
No celebrations
THE bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar will not be celebrated in Clitheroe. Clitheroe Town Council
has contacted varipus organisations and individ uals asking them to con sider taking part in a his toric anniversary event. But according to town
council clerk Mr Ian Wols- tencroft, the response has generally been disappoint ing, with only one individ ual offering his assistance. Mr Wolstencroft said
some of those contacted said they would help out, but no one group had agreed to take oh the task of organising a Trafalgar Weekend event in October. As a result Clitheroe
will not be joining in the national celebrations.
“It is always wonderful if a children’s
book is appreciated by adults, but this counts for little in the long run if its tar get audience does not approve.” Head of English at CRGS Mrs Joanne
Mangan said the exercise had been extremely successful in encouraging pupils to read more books. She added: “The pupils found it fasci
nating and we now have a big display up at the school about it all.” County Coun. Chris Cheetham, Cabi
net Member for Adult and Community Services, added: “I t is fantastic to see young people showing such enthusiasm for reading so many books. “I t is a massive coup to get an author
of Jonathan’s calibre to come to County Hall and it just shows how prestipous the Lancashire Children’s Book Of The Year Award has become.” There will be the chance to meet other
shortlisted authors including Joseph Delaney (“The Spook’s Apprentice”), Michael Lawrence (“A Crack in the Line”) and Theresa Tomlinson (“Voyage of the Snake Lady”).
Scouts in ‘Channer swim
MEMBERS of the St. Leonard’s, Langho, Scout Group took part in a spon sored swim atDaisyfield Baths, Blackburn, last Sunday. In all, 20 boys from the
Beaver, Ciib and Scout sections took part, togeth er with two leaders, in a fun event that it is hoped will raise cash for the group funds. The partici pants were asked to swim as many lengths of the 25m pool as they could in one hour. All of the swimmers,
from the youngest to the oldest, gave i t their best shot, many surprising themselves by swimming much further than they . ever thought they were
capable of. Family and friends were at poolside to cheer them on throughout the event. ■ Three of the older boys
managed the incredible feat of over 100 lengths each and a total of 1,408 lengths were recorded. This equates to 22 miles,
' the distance across the English Channel. Group Scout Leader
John Swarbrick told the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times that it was terrific to see so many boys trying their best, exerting so much energy, yet having so much fun at the same time. I t is planned to put the money raised towards a new dining shelter exten-' sion that has been ordered.
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where penalty notices for disorder and motoring fixed penalty tickets have been issued. All operational officers in Lan
cashire have now been issued with miniature inkpads and have the option of taking a single
digit.finger- print on Lancashire’s streets. Insp. Clucas said: “This scheme
has been running in Lancashire for almost a year. I t has a number of benefits for officers when dealing \vith people on the streets who might otherwise have to be arrested and taken back to the police station to have their identity confirmed. “Some people give false names or
allege at a later date that someone else gave their details and this scheme ensures that their true iden tity can be obtained. “It reduces arrests and allows a
police officer to remain on patrol in the community for longer without being engaged in the police station sorting out paperwork. “I was very proud to have received
the award, particularly now our- scheme had been adopted by a num ber of other forces. As mth most things it is the sim
ple things that can often be most effective.”
Insp. Clucas was presented with a
framed certificate and was allowed to donate a cheque for £500 to a good cause. He chose a Ribble Valley Junior.
Football Club which is improving its' facilities for boys’ and girls’ football. Insp. Clucas, centre, receives his
award from the chairman of the Police Federation, Jan Berry, and Home Secretary Charles Clark, (s)
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Seeing again thanks to
Tolkien Trail
PEOPLE blinded by cataracts in some of the world’s poorest places could see again thanks to the efforts of sponsored walkers in the Ribble Valley. On Sunday, the Rotary Club
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of Clitheroe organised a spon sored walk arouiid the 5.5-mile Tolkien Trail, at Hurst Green, to raise funds for Sight Savers International. Sponsor money raised by 55
walkers, plus other donations, has so far raised a fabulous £506. This money will fund 30 cataract operations or provide river blindness prevention tablets for 4,100 people for one year in Africa and Asia. Rotary Club spokesman
David Bleazard commented: “Our thanks go to all who took part and to our commercial sponsors: Booths Supermarket, for providing spring water for walkers,' Dugdale Nutrition for printing the maps and guides and the MS Society for the loan of their minibus.” Our top picture shows some
of the walkers, from the left, Joan Myers, Sarah Howe with her four-legged friend, John Myers and Trudy, Michael and Anthony Howe.. Also pictured below are
walkers Anne Fowley, Annette and Susan Wood and Chris Turner, (s)
Bird lover s plea for safe return of baby Archie
A BIRD lover has made an impas sioned plea for the safe return of an injured rare owl. Mrs Wendy Smith, of Parkside,
Clitheroe, who breeds Italian owls for a hobby, was distraught when a magpie attacked one of a breeding pair on Sunday. The distinctive tiny owl called
Archie was last seen falling into Brungerley Park, which runs next to
Mrs Smith’s house. She explained that the owls cannot rear their own chicks and have to be fostered. She added that Archie was paired with another owl called Hettie, both six
It back as it’s part of a pair. If any-' one has found it I don’t want them to get it well and then turn it out.
months old, the latter who was now lost by itself. She said: “It’s very important I get
because it just will not survive by itselL”-,'■ C', Mrs Smith added: “I know that il
anyone has taken it, they will have done it with the right intention. I’n: just really worried now and want tc know what has happened to it eithei way.” -
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has any information should call Mrs Smith on 01200 443095.
GREEN-FINGERED children at St Leonard’s Primary School in Langho are going “crazy” trying to spruce up a nearby garden area. The school’s Parents Teachers
Association has set up an after school gardening club giving chil dren an opportunity to roll up their sleeves and have an “hands-on” ses sion in growing plants and vegeta
iSi By Faiza Afzaal
FAMILY and friends of a Whalley mum who died of breast cancer are honouring her memory by raising £10,000 for two deserving charities. Mother-of-two Denise
Durkin (pictured) of Calderstones Park, died in November last year aged 39 after an almost four- year b at tle with breast cancer. Her untimely death
touched hundreds of peo ple and now her husband, Geoff, and close friends Mrs Ruth Telford, Mrs Siobhan Trickett and Mrs Gail Bailey have planned three events to keep her memory alive and raise funds for charity. All proceeds will go
towards Breast Cancer Care and East Lancashire
Hospice - where Denise, who worked as a treasurer for the Friends of Whalley, spent the last 12 months of her life as an out-patient. The first of the three
events will be held on Sun day, when talented dancers from the East Lancashire School of Dance will descend on Whalley Pri mary School to perform a charity dance show called “Showstoppers”. Among the young per formers will be Denise’s
daughters and Whalley Primary School pupils, Lucy (11) and nine-year- old Molly. A week on Friday (June
24th), “Denise’s Day” will enable children at V^alley Primary School to come dressed in the colours pink, yellow or black and pay a donation towards the char ities. The fund-raising efforts
will continue until the evening .with a pink ball entitled “Denise’s Do” at the Stirk House Hotel in Gisburn. The charitable function will consist of a four-course meal, enter tainment and a raffle. Mr Durkin (54), hopes
the events will raise approximately £10,000 to be split between the chari ties. He said: “Denise spent
the last 12 months of her life visiting East Lan
cashire Hospice in Black burn as an out-patient. “The standard of care
they, provided was excel lent and she said she felt very comfortable and secure there. “These fund-raising
events are a way of repay ing the charities for the care they have provided and allowing them to con tinue with their vital work” Mr Durkin, who works
as a civil engineer in War rington, also paid tribute to the hard work and com mitment of everyone involved in arranging the events, especially Mrs Telford, Mrs Trickett and Mrs Bailey. Whalley resident Mrs
Telford, who is chairperson of Friends of Whalley Pri mary School, said: “Denise was a lovely and organised person and would have
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pice carry out an excellent job to improve the health, well being and quality of life of people and they deserve every penny they get.” Mrs Telford also
thanked staff at the school for playing a key role in the fund-raising efforts and allomng the dancers to use the school premises on Sunday. She added that tickets
for the ball at Stirk House Hotel have sold out com pletely, but tickets for “Showstoppers” are on sale priced £3 each and are available from the school reception. Anyone wishing to help
the organisers reach their target of £10,000 is asked to call Whalley Primary School on 01254 823348.
Netball team’s kit boost
A NEW netball team at Calderstones NHS Trust is set to shoot straight to the top following the dona tion of sports kit worth more than £500. The kit has been pur
chased from funds supplied by the Trust’s Patient and Public Involvement Forum, which is run by the Lancashire Economic Partnership and was set up to ensure that patients and the public can have a say in the way their health serv ice is run. There are 572 forums
across the country and each one is able to bid for funds to help projects and initiatives such as the new clients’ netball team at Calderstones. The team has only
recently formed and con sists of female clients who are mostly playing the sport for the first time. The donated kit includes 10 tracksuits, bibs and netball skirts and tops. Now that the team can look the part, they have joined a learning disability netball league and have also entered a national tournament to be held a t the Manchester Veledrome in June.
The team train once a
week and are put through their paces by two mem bers of staff, Tanya Birtwell, a trained netball coach and Ruth Skoczen, an ex-county netballer. Tanya said: “We are
really grateful to the forum for providing the funds so that we can purchase the netball kits. Setting up the netball team has been real ly worthwhile as it has introduced the clients to sport, created a great team spirit and helped motivate the players to work really hard to ensure the team is successful.”
- Martine Winder, Com
munications Officer for the Partnership, said: “We are delighted that our Forum was able to donate the kits to the team. Not only will the netball team look fan tastic, but it will also enable us to promote our Forum and the work we do throughout the Trust to a wider audience. ”
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bles. The first project is “Crazy crops” and involves growing plants and vegetables in recycled contain ers. So far the youngsters have planted potatoes in car tyres, strawberries and herbs in donated wellies and will be sowing the car rots and onions in cut down drain pipes. The project follows the suc cessful “Working for Woodland"
project, which saw the children, accompanied by their parents, clear up a nearby woodland area. The “crazy crops” project will be
entered into a “Wackiest” competi tion run by Action Earth. The energetic youngsters are pic
tured ready to put their green fin gers to good use and, inset, their crazy crops, (s) '
Green-fingered pupils give garden a spruce up
DESPITE the continuous unsea- sonal showers, green-fingered pupils at Barrow Primary School have been busy sprucing up a near by garden area. Over the past few months the
youngsters have rolled up their sleeves and have been sowing the seeds, bedding plants and growing
vegetables in a garden area in the school grounds. Four classes have been involved in the project and each class has maintained their own plot of land to keep the area well cultivated. The keen gardeners and growers have been watering the plants on a daily basis and have enjoyed taking part in all the gar
dening sessions. Head-teacher, Mrs Christine Marchi; says it is impor tant that children learn about the environment and horticulture. She added over the summer, par
ents will don wellingtons and pick up trowls and spades to clean up a woodland area in the school grounds for children to use.
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