Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) 4 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, March 24th, 2005 virww.ciitheroetoday.co.uk Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Top marks for show


DRAMA academy stu­ dents in Chatburn put on a spectacular show for their parents. Children who attend the


Chatburn Studio of the Helen O'Grady Drama Academy staged the show for a special parents’ day. The audience was shown how the academy’s fast- moving programme and extensive curriculum allows each child to devel­ op their dramatic skills in a fun-filled way over the course of the term. The five to eight-year-


olds came suitably dressed to present an improvisa­ tion about a “Candy Store”. Following this, the Upper Primary Class, for the nine to 11-year-olds, displayed their more advanced skills. As well as demonstrating how vocal training develops their clear articulate speech, and performing their own dance drama, these stu-


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THE academy’s young­ sters pre­ senting their vocal training skills, (s)


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star in annual award THREE local landmarks are being entered into this summer’s Best Kept Village contest. Members of Clitheroe Town Council have decided


to enter the White Lion, the War Memorial and the parish church into the Certificate of Merit competi­ tion. They are being nominated in the village pub or inn,


war memorial and places of worship and grounds cat­ egories respectively. The town council also resolved that entries received


from the public be submitted too. Certificate of Merit classes are open to any village


which enters the main competition in a bid to per­ suade more people to enter into the spirit of the con­ test. Judging for this year’s competition will take place


between June 1st and July 15th, with the results due to be published on September 9th. The awards cere­ mony will be held at Staining Village Hall in the autumn.


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dents performed mini scripts, working in pairs. Pam Shackleton, the


Principal of the Academy, said: “I am really thrilled at the response to our drama classes. We take a


Civic ladies’ charity


get-together is a hit MORE than 60 ladies enjoyed the Mayor of Clitheroe Coun. Joan Knight's charity lunch in aid of First Responders and North West Air Ambulance. The event, held at the Swan and Royal


Hotel, in Clitheroe, raised around £500 for the two charites and featured guest speaker, Mr Bill Honeywell. Attended by friends and guests of the


Mayor, they included the Ribble Valley Mayoress, Mrs Ruth Warkman, the Mayor of Skipton, Coun. Marcia Turn­ er, the Mayor of Rossendale, Coun. June Falshaw and the Mayoress of Padiham, Mrs Denise Jinkinson. The annual luncheon, which was start­


ed four years ago by the previous Mayor, Coun. Mary Robinson, was an interest­ ing and funny event, said Coun. Knight Our picture shows Coun. Knight, third from right, with her guests. (B160305/3)


Photographer’s trip


A TALK by Mr Graham Johnson to members of the Ribblesdale Camera Club, entitled “The long and winding road”, could well have referred to his journey all the way from Leek in Staffordshire. In fact, his talk was an


account of his progres­ sion from his first Box Brownie to his present hi- tech cameras and the development of his pho­ tography along the way. He soon found the need


to measure the quantity of light correctly was essential when he started to take slides. Graham’s cheap cam­


era with a fixed shutter speed and weather sym­ bols to adjust the aper­ ture was just not good enough. He progressed to joining a camera club and won top prize in his first competition. He was soon brought


down to earth by a sec­ ond judge somewhere else, who said he couldn’t see the point of the pic­ ture and gave it 4/10! Graham’s advice was


to keep the pictures sim­ ple and be aware of the quality of the light. Make portraits show character and be creative with the camera. After showing just


what he could achieve, he came back to his title with a shot of a real long winding road. Enjoy the company of


people you meet on the road, but more than that, enjoy the experience of progressing to high achievement in photogra­ phy. Next week’s meeting


on March 29th will be a print forum where each member is invited to bring six prints for dis­ cussion.


Review of NHS services


A MAJOR review of patient services pro­ vided by the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is under way. The aim of the Clinical Service Review


is to improve the health and wellbeing of people in East Lancashire. I t will be car­ ried out with the support of partner organ­ isations including the region’s three Prima­ ry Care Trusts, local authorities and the Ambulance Service. I t is proposed that the review will be


overseen by a specially formed steering group which includes Trust Board mem­ bers, partner organisations, MPs and patient and community representatives. It will be chaired by an independent Chief Executive from outside East Lancashire.


, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust was established in 2003 following the merger of the two former hospital Trusts in East Lancashire, namely Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Health Care NHS Trust and Burnley Health Care NHS Trust. The main aim of the merger was to cre­


ate a single NHS Trust which supports the development of East Lancashire as a cen­ tre of clinical excellence. The Trust provides hospital services from five hospitals located across East


Lancashire; Blackburn Royal Infirmary, Queen's Park Hospital, Burnley General Hospital, Rossendale Hospital and Pendle Community Hospital, together serving a population of 500,000 from the boroughs of Ribble Valley, Burnley, Pendle, Black­ burn, Hyndburn and Rossendale. As part of the review, the Trust will be


seeking the views of staff and patients about whether hospital services are being provided in an effective way that is both accessible and of high quality. Where the view is th a t things could


improve, the Trust will want to consult people on options for change and will actively seek the views of organisations and individuals - both staff and patients— before making changes. Richard Gildert, Acting Chief Executive


said: "Our aim in doing this review is to ensure that the widest range of high quali­ ty hospital health services continue to be provided in East Lancashire and that we develop services in response to the needs of our local population.” The Clinical Service Review will pro­


duce a formal report by July 2005 with rec­ ommendations for change for considera­ tion by all partner organisations, staff and public in East Lancashire.


THE oldest resident of Castleford Home for the Elderly and Rehab Unit, in Clitheroe, was one of many who enjoyed a fun- day at the home in aid of Comic Relief. Annie Turton, pictured


modelling her red nose, is a remarkable 102 years old. She was entertained by.


staff, who raised more than £100 for Red Nose Day, through dressing up and selling cakes to visi­ tors.


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unique approach to teach­ ing drama and we are keen to develop the individual needs of the students. “The children here are


friendly and sparkly, which helps make all our


classes great fun. We have already achieved many terrific things with our students and i t is quite evident the pro­ gramme is developing confidence and self­


esteem in young people in the area.” To find out more about


the academy, visit its web­ site on the following www.helenogrady.co.uk or call Pam on 01282 852209.


to save driver’s licence A MAN found asleep in his van with the engine running later gave a read­ ing over three times the legal drink-drive limit. Blackburn magistrates


exercised their discretion not to disqualify refriger­ ation engineer Robert James Braithwaite (26), but fined him £1,200 and endorsed his licence with 10 penalty points. 'The court heard th a t


Braithwaite, of Lower New House, Wadding- ton, had taken his moth­ er out on Mothering Sun­ day and then stayed in the pub drinking with friends. When police found him at 11-20 p.m. he was slur-


ring his speech to the extent th a t th e police could not understand what he was saying. Mr David Foden


(defending) said Braith­ waite lived about 15 min­ utes walk from where his van was parked. He had got in the van to collect his jacket and two mobile phones and had called his girlfriend while he was sitting in the van. “He started the engine


because it was a cold night and a f te r he had spoken to his girlfriend he fell asleep,” said Mr Foden. The magistrates said


they accepted the expla­ nation put forward.


You’re never too old! M4


Laughter all the way LAUGHTER was defi­ nitely on the agenda when children at Whal- ley Pre-SchoOl took part in an Easter egg rolling competition. The aim of the game


was to invite toddlers to roll their decorated hard- boiled eggs into a model of the Whalley Arches. In the three-to-four-


year-olds category, the prize for the best decorat­ ed egg was awarded to Sinead Sutcliffe, while winners for the egg rolling competition were


Lily Price and Jacob Wil­ son. The trio were present­


ed with a wooden egg cup and a certificate of achievement for taking part. Young Leah Ellison


was the winner of the egg rolling competition, along with her friend Helen Brown, pictured, who also won a prize for the best decorated egg in the two-to-three-year- olds category. They received Easter eggs and a certificate, (s)


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night out SCORES of teenagers from across the Ribble Valley flocked to Whal- ley’s busy Rendezvous nightclub on Friday for a cracking Easter celebra­ tion. Once again the well-


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organised get together was arranged by the village’s Police Community Sup­ port Officer (PCSO) Jason


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Taylor in partnership with officials at the club in Accrington Road and attracted more than 200 young people. Throughout


evening, laughter was defi­ nitely on the agenda as the youngsters danced away to funky, upbeat tunes played by DJ Johnny Berry and a zero-tolerance on alcohol was observed. Speaking of his delight


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at the success of the event, Jason said: “Once again.


another belting night was had by all. All who attend­ ed were impeccably behaved and did their par­ ents, schools and them­ selves justice.'! would like


Say what you want


REGARDING the page one story about the toilets in Whal­ ley, it is actually myself who has been investigating the situation. It started many months ago when


residents expressed concern about the activities they believed were going on in the male toilets. They told me they had concerns


for the physical and mental well­ being of their children, who some­ times used the facility when caught short! Feelings were running quite high


and the impression I got from com­ ments made was that if I didn’t do something about it some parents would. Let me hark back to my youth


when, as a fresh-faced boy, I was taught what the role of a police offi­


cer was. It went as follows: To pro­ tect life and property. To prevent and detect crime. To uphold the Queen's peace. After careful and proper investi­


gation it became apparent that the toilet was indeed being used as a meeting place for purposes other than that for which it was intended. As a disruption tactic, I arranged


to have the cubicles boarded up leaving the urinal facility alone. After a while the boards were taken off, without my knowledge and guess what, the unlawful activity started up again. Funnily enough so did the com­


plaints from members of the public and the staff who had to clean them. The boards were replaced at my


request. I understand this has caused con­


sternation in some quarters. People have expressed their views to me both verbally and by letter. One letter writer claims to be the


voice of many residents and advises we police it better. I have no inten­ tion of becoming the highest paid toilet attendant in Lancashire.If the majority of residents are against my actions, I will of course follow their wishes - after all that is what com­ munity policing is all about. Please let me know what you


want. I t may be th a t this will always be a case of "Damned if you do. Damned if you don't".


GEOFF PENNAL, Community Beat Manager, Whalley, Billington and Barrow


• See parish council - page 27 Dad falls foul of soccer ban


A WHALLEY man fell foul of a football banning order when he ran his 14-year-old son into Blackburn on the morning of the Blackburn Rovers FA Cup clash with'Leicester. Blackburn magistrates heard that


Simon Anthony Fielding’s flying •visit put him in breach of the order, which bans him from Blackburn town centre three hours before the start of any Rovers home game. But defence solicitor Mr Andrew


Church-Taylor said his client had done no more than drive through the exclusion area and when he was stopped by police, with his eight- year-old disabled daughter in the car, he was heading out of town in the opposite direction to Ewood Park. “There was no intention to do anything but drop his son off and there is no suggestion that he was involved in anything else,” said Mr Church-Taylor.


Fielding (45), of Whalley Banks,


pleaded guilty to breaching the Football Banning Order, which was made by Blackburn magistrates in October. He was fined £175 with £75 costs. Mr David Macro (prosecuting),


said the order banned Fielding from a defined area of the town centre from three hours before kick-off until two hours after the game fin- ished. The game against Leicester kicked off a t 1 p.m. and officers parked outside the Railway Station saw Fielding come out of the Cabin Cafe with a young girl, get into his car and drive off towards Church Street. He was followed and eventu­ ally stopped in Whalley New Road. Mr Church-Taylor said Fielding


had been busy at home and had no intention of going to Blackburn until his son asked him for a lift. “He was actually annoyed that he


to thank Steve, Martine and Johnny at the club for all their efforts in arrang­ ing these events and giving the young people of the Valley a great night to


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bash is scheduled for Fri­ day, April 22nd. I t will s ta r t a t 6 p.m. and the


entrance fee is £2.50. As usual, all drinks will be priced £1. Youngsters are pictured


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had to break off from his chores,” said Mr Church-Taylor. He said Fielding went into the


Cabin with his son, asked the owner to make sure the lads had breakfast, then headed for home. “When the police flashed him in


Whalley New Road he thought it was something to do with his car rather than the football banning order. There was no intention of doing anything except go home.” Mr Church-Taylor said that in


front of his client’s eight-year-old daughter an officer had suggested that Social Ser-vices would have to be called to take care of the child after Fielding was arrested. “Fortunately the officer allowed


him to make a phone call and arrange for someone to collect his daughter before he was arrested and detained until 9 p.m. that night,” said Mr Church-'Taylor.


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