4 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, February 24th, 2005 Don’t miss aWhalley whopper!


THERE will be a mouthwa­ tering offer for readers of the first Whalley edition of the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times next week. We have teamed up with


C.Js Sandwich Bar in King Street, Whalley, to celebrate the launch, with 49p off a “Whalley Whopper.” The delicious Cumberland sausage sandwich, with home­


made stuffing and cranberry sauce, will be up for grabs for just £1.50 next Thursday (normally priced £1.99). And that is not all. If you


are out and about in Whalley next week, why not join the newspaper sales team who will be dishing out goodie bags to celebrate the launch in the vil­ lage centre.


Kindly residents boost air ambulance appeal


GENEROUS Whalley residents have raised more than £1,200 for the North West Air Ambu­ lance.


Limefield Avenue residents


Mr and Mrs Kevin and Betty Edwardson along with their son and daughter-in-law, Mr and Mrs David and Helen Edward­ son, raised the funds by decorat­ ing their homes over the festive period. Their display, which spanned two houses and included snow


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machines, bubble machines and singing ornaments, was so extravagant that they were even featured on television. Those who went along to see


the houses were so impressed that the family ended up raising £1,237.40 in total. Betty commented: “We have


never collected before and we were amazed at the response. “I would just like to thank


everyone who gave their support and made a donation.”


Remanded on bail


A VISITING thief who stole five watches from a Clitheroe shop is awaiting sentencing by magistrates in Blackburn.


Stephen Reeves (38), of Croftside


Close, Walkden, Manchester, was remanded on bail until March 31st by magistrates after pleading guilty to stealing five Storm watches from a shop belonging to James Pilkington.


m ’60s night proves a roaring success for fund-raising r i -


ROTARIANS, friends and guests were entertained by the sounds of the ’60s after


joining together for a fund-raising evening. Staged at St Michael and St John’s


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Social Centre, in Clitheroe, the event was held in aid of Life Education and featured a local band, the Backbeats, led by vocal­ ist Stewart Scott.


Attended by Ribble Valley MP Nigel


Evans, the Clitheroe Town Mayor, Coun. Joan Knight and Mayoress, Mrs Helen Ashworth, along with chairman of the charity, Derek Stuttard, more than £1,500 was raised, which will be donated towards


educating children on how to look after their bodies. Organised by Rotarian Mr Barrie Lan­


caster and his wife, Katie, the pair wanted to thank all the people who supported the


event and contributed to making it a roar­ ing success. Mrs Lancaster said: “Every­ body enjoyed themselves on the night. The feedback was terrific and a lot of money was raised.”


Our picture shows members of the band,


Barrie Lancaster, Nick Mackey, Mike Sherlock and Tony^ Bate, along with some of the guests.


(S180205/5) Richard’s set for mission of mercy


CHARITY night revellers have helped to send a Ribble Valley man on a trip to help those rebuilding their lives in the wake of the Boxing Day tsunami.


The event at the Moorcock Inn, Wadding-


ton, last Friday, raised just over £1,000 to help send Newton man Richard Hartley-Parkinson


(23) to Colombo to help with the clean-up operation there. People from across the area attended the


fund-raising night, which included a buffet, auction of promises and dancing until late. Richard, pictured, said: “I am very pleased


with the amount of money we made on the evening and everyone seemed to have a good night. The money is a big chunk of what I need, although I still need about another £300. I’m also saving my own money to pay for the


flights to Sri Lanka, which means less nights out and more hours at work.”


f 1 Richard will fly out in June to cany out a 12-


week project during Sri Lanka’s monsoon sea­ son, with a variety of activities such as beach clearance, cleaning houses on the coast lines and making people aware of how to prevent disease from spreading.


He added: “I am really looking forward to


Uns opportunity. I’ve never travelled out of Europe before so going to the other side of the world will be a real adventure and to be help- in^ther people while I’m doing it is a bonus.” His thanks goes to all the local companies


that contnbuted to the night, including Main­ line Hair Studio, The Moorcock Inn, Shackle- mns. Total Foods, West Coast 4x4, Melt TownMn Fuels, Alpes the Butchers and all the individuals who contributed services in what­ ever way they could.


Richard is training for a career in journalism


and was r^ently announced as the first winner of the Chtheroe Advertiser and Times Tim Procter Memorial Award. It will be presented annually to the most outstanding work experi­


ence student to work at the Clitheroe Advertis­ er in the preceding year. Tim Pnxter, who died suddenly in 2003, was


a torce in local journalism throughout his life mostly in Pendle and, for the last six y S T n the Ribble VaUey. He delighted in S ? o n his skills and knowledge to new or would-be


reporters and many were inspired by his infectious love of the job.


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A SIX-YEAR-OLD Sabden girl and her schoolmates have done their bit for the vic­ tims of the tsunami disaster with a fun


A tasty way to boost tsunami appeal fund Pupils each brought in a cake of their


choice, and every single one was sold on the


cake sale. Little Ellie Haythornthwaite and friends


at Sabden Primary School, in Whalley Road, helped to raise an amazing £195 from the sale, with a non-uniform day help­ ing to swell the total amount, to go towards aid for countries rebuilding their lives after the Boxing Day tidal wave.


day. Elbe’s mum, Mrs Catherine Haythorn­


thwaite, said: “Ellie and her friends just wanted to do something to help and every­ one thought this would be a really fun idea


for a great cause”. Our picture shows Ellie (centre) pictured


with twins Eliza (left) and Erin Fielding. (G220205/5)


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MP in campaign to ban thugs from pubs


THE Valley's MP is to pressurise the Government to ban hooligans and


thugs from pubs throughout the coun­ try. Nigel Evans was speaking after being


made president of Pubwatch at a ceremo­ ny in London.


Pubwatch is a voluntary organisation


helping to reduce drink-related crime. "All too often an evening is ruined by one


person having too much to drink," said Mr Evans. "I hope that as president of Pubwatch I


will be able to promote safer drinking. I want our streets to be safe, and our pubs to be welcoming places. "At a time of increased opening hours for


pubs, I will be pushing the Government to ensure that the hooligans and thugs which destroy people's nights out, and in the worse cases seriously harm other people.


are banned from pubs throughout the


by the Police,' the Home Office, Ministers, publicans and the general public and helpl deal directly with the problems of anti­ social behaviour and binge drinking by


entire country. Their actions will not be tolerated." Pubwatch is an organisation supported


encouraging links and communications between pubs and stopping the supply of alcohol to offenders.


Warning as gangs target super cars


by Faiza Afzaal


MOTORISTS across the Ribble Valley are being warned to be on their guard after a spate of car thefts. The warning has been issued by Insp.


Bob Ford, of Clitheroe police, particularly to owners of high-powered sports cars after vehicles worth £'70,000 were stolen from outside two Ribble Valley homes. The first of the many recent car theft


incidents happened when a Subaru Impreza saloon valued at £20,000 was stolen from a house in Queensway, ■Waddington, towards the beginning of last week. A day later, the car, described by police


as a standard “getaway” car for serious crimes such as bank robberies, was recov­ ered bumt-out in Halifax. Earlier this week, officers were investi­ gating the theft of an Audi RSG sports


saloon worth £55,000 from outside a house in Downham Road, Chatburn. The vehicle disappeared on Sunday


between 6 and 8-30 p.m., but was found abandoned in Bradford on Monday. Police in Clitheroe are currently hunting a number of people who they believe are


behind these thefts. They think that the same gang could be


responsible for the theft of a blue Mercedes Vito van from Ribble Valley Welding Sup­ plies, in Deanfield Court, Clitheroe. The theft took place on Sunday evening


and it is understood tha t raiders forced their way into a secure unit, where the vehicle was parked overnight. In light of the recent thefts, Insp. Ford is


calling on the public to work with the police to put a brake on the car thefts, which are causing distress throughout the


Ribble Valley. He commented: “Car crime will never go


away, but drivers and householders across


the borough are urged not to make life easy for criminals by leaving cars and homes


insecure. “In the past few weeks, thieves have


escaped with valuable cars purely because they have been left unattended and inse­


cure. “Householders are also leaving their


doors and windows unlocked, inviting opportunist crooks to break-in and escape with valuable items and cai*keys. “It seems gangs of thieves are targeting expensive cars and then abandoning them miles away and we need to put a stop to


this. “We are urging members of the public to


be extra vigilant and to call the police on 01200 443344, or the free-and-confidential Crimestoppers line on 0800 555111 to report any suspicious activities. “Once the culprits are caught, they will be dealt with appropriately.”


Allegation withdrawn


AN allegation that Gareth Williams (37), of Darkwood Crescent, Chatburn, breached the peace was withdrawn by Blackburn magistrates.


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