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Water: 0845 462200. Counciis: Ribble Valley Borough Council, Clitheroe


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Valley folk pull out all stops for quake victims


by Faiza Afzaal


C L IT H E R O E R o ta r ia n s have p u l le d to g e th e r an d resp o n d ed swiftly to the South Asian ea r th ­


quake appeal. They have raised £543 for Rotary


shelter boxes costing £490 each - pro- xdding weather protection and warmth for up to 10 homeless people. Each shelter box, pictured, comprises


a 10-person tent, 10 sleeping bags, water purification equipment, basic tools, lighting and kerosene-fuelled cooking equipment. Meanwhile, Rotary Clubs in Great


Britain and Ireland have also respond­ ed to the devastating earthquake with the arrival of 200 shelter boxes in Islamabad. They were distributed through the


local Rotary district governor of Islam­ abad. A two-man team of Rotarians accompanied the consignment of shel­ ter boxes and a consignment of tents is now in transit to Lahore for the quake


victims. In addition, 400 rotary “Aquaboxes”


- which can supply a family of four with pure water for three months -


have also been dispatched to Pakistan. A further 2,000 empty boxes are


available to dispatch to schools, church groups and Rotary Clubs in Great Britain and Ireland for filling and spon­


soring. Rotary International already had


some 300 filled emergency boxes in stock ready for dispatch to the affected area. These provide blankets, clothing, food and essential items. Rotary Clubs in India and Pakistan


are assisting with the relief effort with many medically qualified Rotarians from Chandigarh and the Punjab working as volunteers in the disaster-


zone. • Staff a t Skipton Building Society’s


Clitheroe branch are accepting dona­ tions for the earthquake appeal. Donations made will go to Y-Care


International’s emergency appeal to ensure th a t aid is delivered to those desperately in need. Branch manager, Mr Martin Lee,


said: “We have all seen the pictures of this terrible disaster in the media. “Skipton Building Society hopes


that by opening an account for dona­ tions, we can allow people to contribute much needed funds to the area.”


Lottery national finals beckon


A VOLUNTEER community worker from the Ribble Valley is through to the finals of the National Lottery Awards 2005. Just a dozen people or community projects


from across the UK have been shortlised as finalists for the prestigious awards and Mel Diack, of Whalley, is one of them. He has been recognised for his hard work and


dedication to young people in the Ribble Val­ ley, particularly through his work with the Clitheroe-based Trinity Partnership. Mel has been nominated in the “Local Legend” catego­ ry of the National Lottery Awards, along with two others from different parts of the country. Now the public have the opportunity to vote


on who they think should win, either by phon­ ing a hotline number to be printed in next week’s Clitheroe Advertiser, or online a t www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk Mel is a full-time volunteer with the Trinity Partnership and has been working alongside


Bridge club winners


WELL done to Mr and Mrs George Pollard with Mrs F. Porter and Mrs E. Wood on win­ ning Clitheroe Bridge Club’s teams competi­ tion on Monday. Runners-up were Mr


C. Pollard and Mrs I. P ark with Mrs M. Allen and Mrs S. John­ son. On Thursday win­


ners were NS Mr J. Pawlicki and Mr B. Guha, Mr C. Pollard and Mrs M. Lawley. EW Mrs L. Wilkin­


son and Mrs J. Gilmour with Mr W. and Mr A. Norris second.


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disadvantaged children for the past six years. He has used Lottery funding to provide recre­ ational and sporting activities for young people


in the area. The community worker, who won the BT


Childline Award last year and was named UK Volunteer of the Year, is delighted to have reached the finals of the awards. “I t is really nice to be recognised in terms of


all the hard work that has been done in order to get Lottery funding,” he said. “The money received has benefited the lives of young people and there are some real success stories to show for it.” The winners of the National Lottery Awards


will be announced at a star-studded awards cer­ emony at the Eden Project, in Cornwall, on November 4 th. Since the National Lottery began in 1994,


more than £17 billion has been donated towards worthwhile projects across the UK.


Christmas show plans


FILMS produced by members were shown at the annual meeting of the Ribble Valley Camcorder Club. Starting with a short humorous


film instigated by Marion Sycamore, the club’s short film, shot during the summer break, was then shown. Malcolm Fox then showed


“Dow'nham Forge”, a film based on the local blacksmith, followed by a collage of Pendle Hill using special effects and with himself playing guitar and singing. A two-minute sequence of local


people attempting to ride a buck­ ing bronco at a Gisbum bam dance was given by Richard Dugdale. Instructions were then given to


members on how to use the previ­ ously bought large green screen, by Doug Brownrigg and Ray Parker. Doug Brownrigg filmed a girl


dancing in front of the screen and then used his editing programme to remove the green background and transposed the dancing on to a pre-filraed slage. Ken Parkinson followed by giv­


ing a weather forecast, which was superimposed on to a map of Britain. He then pretended to fly by lying on a green table and wav­ ing his arms. Several members acted out vari­


ous routines mainly in preparation for the annual Christmas film show on December 16th. Anyone wishing to attend can


buy tickets from Ray Parker on 01200425077.


The next meeting is on Tuesday,


October 25th at the Conservative Club, Castle Street, Clitheroe at 7- 30p.m, where members’ new films will be shown.


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Baby Libby is a TV star


appeared in “Grange Hill”, immediately thought of Libby and e-mailed her picture to


the agency. A few days later the young celebrity’s par­


ents received a phone-call from soap officials asking them to bring their daughter to shoot


her first scenes. Proud dad Duncan has been speaking of his


delight a t his daughter’s success to the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times. He said: “ I am over the moon and very


pleased indeed. I have three boys and always wanted a daughter. Now that I have a little girl, for her to appear in a soap is just the icing


on the cake!” Libby’s mother, Claire, who works as a sales


assistant at Tesco, said she was very proud of her little girl’s first steps to fame and is excited for what the future holds for her. Hollyoaks’ youngest recruit will soon have


audiences on the edge of their seats. In the popular soap, pregnant Mandy is rushed to hospital after injuring her back and is con­ vinced she is having contractions. The decision is made to induce the baby and the lives of both mother and child hang


in the balance for a while. But although Mandy eventually gives birth to a daughter, the crisis is not over as the little


girl is rushed to an incubator. Duncan and Claire are remaining tight-


lipped about how the plot will unfold and what Libby’s name will be in the soap. Dun­ can revealed Libby’s first shoot was on Friday and directors have already branded the novice


actress “a natural”. “She was very comfortable with the actors


and cried when they wanted her to cry!,” he


added. The couple are watching every episode and


are regularly taking the young celebrity to Liverpool and Chester to film the scenes. Viewers can tune into Channel 4 on Friday,


December 16th, at 6-30 p.m., to find out how the young star gets on.


E BOB


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Teachers plan hill challenge


by Duncan Smith


JOGGING to work to raise money for char­ ity might sound like a good idea... unless you happen to work on the far side of Pendle


Hill. That is the steep challenge facing Chtheroe


man Malcolm Scott, who teaches at Stoneyholme School, in Burnley, and plans to run the 10.3-mile journey next Wednesday. He will be joined by fellow Stoneyholme


teacher Glyn Thompson, who faces an even big­ ger physical challenge. He plans to set out before dawn from his Burnley home to cycle the 17 miles around Pendle to Malcolm’s Clitheroe home, in time for them both to set off running to school at


first light. Despite stepping up his regular training, Mal­


colm has no illusions about the challenge ahead: “I haven’t taken part in a long distance run for six years, so fitness is my biggest issue - almost as big


as the hill! “I used to play hockey for Blackburn and I


trained hard back then. I still play cricket with Clitheroe’s second eleven, but I would need to score 800 runs without a boundary to match this distance. My son James (11) is a good runner and


he has been putting me through my paces for the


last few weeks. “It’s a very difficult journey. I drive the route


most days and I have seen many cars struggling to climb some of the sections. I can recall seeing several breakdowns due to the steepness. I heard about the dreadful incidents at the Great North Run, but time and speed are not important so long as we’re not late for school!” What is spurring the two friends on is the two


good causes they are hoping to raise money for. Children in war torn Gulu, Uganda, have been


the victims of abduction and unbelievable cruelty in a horrendous guerrilla war, which has lasted for 19 years. Lancashire Gulu Local Agenda 21 Link in Preston has co-ordinated links between Lan­ cashire organisations, schools and businesses. Stoneyholme CP School has made links with Lalaya P7 school in Gulu and pupils have exchanged letters, pictures, photos and gifts. Now, with the support of Lancashire County


Council, money is being raised to make a signifi­ cant difference to the lives of the youngsters in Gulu. A refuge at the football ground in Gulu is being run with the help of two Lancashire volun­ teers. This will help to prevent the nightmare of abductions by the terrorists. “We have also been moved by pictures on the TV of the earthquake in Pakistan,” said Mai-


colm. “I t is the worst incident in the country’s his­ tory. Many of the families in our community have relatives there and the situation there is utterly desperate with winter approaching and the threat of disease. They need our help urgently. “We would like to thank the generous friends


and colleagues at school, St James Church and Clitheroe Cricket Club for their sponsorship and


support.” Malcolm and Glyn hope to be at school in time


for the 9-15 a.m. assembly, but if they are a few minutes late, headteacher Judy Swann, also from Clitheroe, might just let them off. In fact, she will act as back-up for the journey. “Stoneyholme School fully supports the ‘Run to Work’ event,” she said. “It is through activities


Sex offender allowed out on shopping trip


by Julie Magee


A CONVICTED sex offender was allowed o u t of a Langho psychiatric unit on a shopping expedition on Tuesday - then


absconded! R o d n ey C h am b e rla in (p ic­


tured) who has convictions for physical and sexual violence, was located 24 hours later after walking into a London police


station. On Tuesday evening, police


w a rn e d th e p u b lic n o t to approach him, after he failed to return from a trip to Blackburn. Questions are now being asked


by Valley MP Nigel Evans and local residents as to the decision to allow the man into the community


unescorted. The 39-year-old who is detained . , , . j


under the Mental Health Act at Kemple View, was last seen at 10 a.m. on Tuesday when he left the hospital to go shopping in Black­ burn town centre. He failed to return to the hospital later that


The police were immediately


notified and alerted the public not to approach the missing man. Det. Insp. Paul Withers from Lancashire Police’s Public Protec­


tion Unit, said that he was known to have criminal convictions for physical and sexual violence, adding, “we believe he may present


a risk to the public”. He urged anyone seeing hime to


dial 999 immediately. “He should not be approached and it is impor­ tant that we find him quickly.


During his outing to Blackburn,


it was believed that he was in pos­ session of a mobile telephone and possibly a passport in the name of


Rodney Smith. On Wednesday morning, a


spokeswoman for Kemple View confirmed that Mr Chamberlain had been allowed an unescorted visit out of the hospital, a privilege


he had never had before. She added that individual long­


term care plans were formulated for each patient and this privilege was in accordance with this plan. “This is an individual with an


active mental health illness who has been making significant


progress through a number of P'"°" grammes in the last two years, 10 months,” the spokeswoman added. As the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times went to press yesterday, it


was announced that Chamberlain had walked into a London Police Station some time between 9 a.m. and noon yesterday, and handed


himself in. The hospital said th a t a full


internal management review will be carried out regarding the incident. Ribble Valley Borough Council­


lor for the Billington and Langho ward Graham Sowter said the hos­ pital was a low to medium secure unit, which looked after patients that would not be of “grave dan­ ger” to the public. He said that it was his belief that


the patient must have been in the advanced stages of his rehabilita­ tion to be allowed an unescorted visit and assessed as not posing a significant risk to the public. However, Ribble Valley MP


Nigel Evans said he was “extreme­ ly disappointed” and would be tak­ ing the matter up with the hospi­ tal’s management. “These incidents are happening


on a regular basis and with the amount of police time alone being spent on these, it’s clear such inci­ dents cannot carry on.” He added: “Clearly the person escaped with intent to do so and


was very focused. “He had done it with intent. We


now need a high security review to reassure people that Kemple View


is secure.” In January this year, another


patient absconded from the hospi­ tal, which provides long-term reha­ bilitation for men and women with “severe enduring” mental health


problems. This was the second time in two


years this patient had escaped from the hospital.


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such as these that the children learn about the importance of caring for others. The children, staff and parents have already raised a lot of money to support victims of the earthquake in Pakistan. This event will help us raise even more money for Pakistan, and also help us support


Gulu.” Any organisations, businesses or people who . , .


wish to support the Gulu initiative can contact: Lancashire Gulu Local Agenda 21 Link Ltd., St Walberge’s Centre, St Walberge Gardens, Pre­ ston, PR2 2QJ (tel. 01772739742), or e-mail: lan- cashireguiu(gbtconnect.com Our picture shows Malcolm (left) and Glynn


who hope to teach Pendle Hill a lesson next Wednesday, (s)


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