Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) 2 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, October 27th, 2005


INSIDE YOUR CUTHEBOE ADVERTISER AND TIMES


I Valley Matters ...........................8 and 9 1 Village N ews....................13,14 and 15 I Letters..................................................18 I Weekendplus ................. 28,29 and 30 I Weekend TV......................... 24 and 25 I Family Notices................................... 23 IReadersplus ....................................... 20 I J o b s . . . . . ........................................34 to 35 I Motorsplus......................................45 to 60 I Sport................................................ 61 to 64


AT A GLANCE...


Dudley in print - twice! - page 5 10k race picture special - page 12 Hollywood glitz at ball - page 16 Energeo dinner launch - page 26


INFORMATION


Duty chemist: Lloyds Pharmacy, 5 Church Street, Clitheroe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m.


Police: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Electricity: 0800 1954141. Gas: 0800 111999.


Water: 0845 462200. Councils: Kibble Valley Borough Council, Clitheroe 425111. Clitheroe Town Council, 424722. Hospitals: Blackburn Royal Infirmary: 01254 263555. Queen's P a rk Hospita l, Blackburn: 01254 263555. Airedale General Hospital, Steeton: 01535 652511. Clitheroe Community Hospitel: 427311. Alcohol Information Centre: 01282 416655. Aidsllne: 01282 831101 (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.). Domestic Violence Helpline: 01282 422024. Cruse Bereavement Care: Kibble Valley 01200 429346. Environmental Agency: Emergencies - 0800 807060. Drugs: Local confidential advice and information line: 01200 444484. National: 0800 776600. Kibble Valley Talking Newspaper: 01200 428604. Samaritans: 01254 662424. Monthly Volunteer Helpline: 01200 422721. Lancashire Rural Stress Network: 01200 427771. QUEST (specialist smoking cessation service): 01254 358095. Kibble Valley Citizens’ Advice Bureau: 01200 428966.


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WEEKEND WEATHER:Rain will continue until the end of the week. There will be some sunshine on Sat­ urday. SUNRISE :7-57 a.m. SUNSET: 5-49 p.m.


LIGHTING UP TIME: 5-49 p.m. CrC/n'^ www.clitheroetoday.co.uk Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Library celebrates 100th birthday


CELEBRATIONS to mark Clitheroe Library’s 100th birth­ day were held over the weekend. Civic dignitaries and other spe­


cial guests, including some of the library’s housebound readers attended to celebrate the cente­ nary. Visitors to the town centre


building, which is regarded as one of the town’s most prominent public buildings, were able to view an exhibition of photographs depicting the building as it would have been in 1905 - tracking its history down the decades to pres­ ent day. Over the weekend, staff were


Pendle Club results SOLO whist winners at the Pendle


Club were: Mr A. Hartley, Mr R. Knight, Mr N. Nedeljkovic. New members welcome: every


Monday at 7 p.m. Bridge winners at the Pendle Club were: Mrs Eva Velvick and Miss Pat Hargreaves, Mrs Doreen Marston and partner. Domino winners were: Mrs C.


Wareing, Mr G. Berry, joint 3rd, Mrs M. Hogg and Mrs M. Parkes. New members welcome every Fri­


day at 7 p.m. Sequence dancing is held at the Pendle Club every Tues­ day at 7-30 p.m. and line dancing every Thursday at 1-30 p.m.


busy leading guided tours around the building, giving a behind-the- scenes glimpse into life at the library and showing visitors part of the building not normally open to the public such as the old police cells. A number of thought-pro­ voking competitions aimed at young and old alike were held. The treasure hunt style quiz


ensured borrowers visited depart­ ments they may not normally see. In the children’s library, young


borrowers had the opportunity to see the type of characters who would have featured in children’s literature in 1905 - with authors such as Beatrix Potter and E. Nesbitt among the authors. Pictured above are young com­ petition winners Rachel Cunliffe,


Georgia Barker, Alison Taylor and Francis Devine. (B211005/3a) Our picture below shows (from


left to right) Mrs Palmer with Clitheroe Mayor, Coun. Allan Knox, divisional librarian John Hodgkinson, and Ribble Valley Mayor Coun. Mary Robinson, enjoying the library’s 100th cele­ brations. (B211005/3b)


Chef’s TV date


CHEF proprietor of Weezos Restau­ rant in Clitheroe Stosie Madi will fea­ ture in Gordon Ramsay’s new televi­ sion series The F Viford. She is one of five people from the


North West, who will be part of a 12- strong team, that will at some stage feature on the show. Billed as “a bold new approach to


food on TV”, the topical nine-part weekly show aims to be the definitive food series on television. The first episode is broadcast tonight on Channel Four at 8 p.m.


Bridge winners


WINNERS at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monday were: NS Mr C. Pollard and Mrs I. Park, Mr D. Mortimer and Mrs L. Wharfe. EW Mrs L. Wilkinson and Mrs J. Gilmour with Mrs I. Hinks and Mrs J. Bowker. On Thursday winners were NS Mrs


P. Grant and Mr B. Pollard, Mrs M. Allen and Dr A. Carter. EW Mrs J. Taylor and Mrs M. Thompson, Mrs I Park and Mrs J. Bowker. WMJ


Health plan to be shelved?


IT is looking increasingly like­ ly th a t plans to build a new health centre on Clitheroe’s hospital site will be shelved in favour of expanding the cur­


rent premises. At a public meeting organised


by “Clitheroe the Future” Part­ nership at Ribblesdale High School Technology College, chief executive of the Hyndburn and ■Ribble Valley Prima^ Care Trust Mark Wilkinson said that there could be a delay of some three to five years. This is due to the cur­ rent reorganisation of the Prima­ ry Care Trusts. Around 50 people attended the


less of a possibility and work was currently being undertaken to look at expanding the health cen­ tre on the current site. This would entail building an extra floor. He admitted when questioned that he expected the re-organisation of the PCT’s would lead to a delay in the new health centre and expect­ ed the time scale to be three to five years. Around £200,000 is to be spent on immediate improve­ ments. The audience were unhap­ py about the delay and urged the PCT to set the wheels in motion as soon as possible. The town’s hospital is currently


meeting at which Mr Wilkinson gave a lively and informative pres­ entation on the changing face of the health service. The key interest points for the


managed by the PCT and under re-organisation, this would have


audience related to the proposed new health centre and the future of Clitheroe Community Hospi­ tal. Mr Wilkinson confirmed that the option of moving the health centre to the hospital site was now


to change. Community hospitals were, he said, a key part of the Government’s health strategy and he said he felt confident that the Clitheroe site would remain. How­ ever, he did add that the manage­ ment of the site would change and there was even the possibility of it becoming a public/private part­ nership.


Some discussion took place on


the “out of hours” service where people were ringing the health centre number and being re­ directed via NHS Direct to Black- bum Royal Infirmary. An “out of hours” service is available at Clitheroe Hospital at certain times, but it appears that aware­ ness of this is very low. Atten­ dances at i t are making the scheme uneconomical. I t was pointed out that if awareness was raised and NHS Direct were aware of it then usage should increase. Mr Wilkinson gave a back­


ground to the role of the Primary Care Trust (PCT) within the Health Service. This breaks down into three key areas - to improve health and reduce inequalities; to commission health services and to improve and develop primary care. There are plans now to com­ bine the smaller PCTs in Lan­ cashire, either into one pan Lan­ cashire Trust or into three trusts of which Ribble Valley would be


part of an East Lancashire Trust. This is anticipated to result in sig­ nificant savings on administra­ tion. The NHS now costs around an average of £1,300 per person per year. The improvements should lead


to achieving targets such as no one waiting longer than 18 weeks to see a specialist and people having a choice of hospitals, including up to 15% of NHS treatment being provided by the private sector. He then went on to give some


key facts and figures about the health of people in the Ribble Val­ ley. Although Ribble Valley people are healthier in general than other parts of the North West, the fig­ ures show that they were not as healthy as people in other regions of the UK. Jeremy Grout-Smith, chairman


of Clitheroe the Future, thanked the speaker for his presentation. For more information about


Clitheroe the Future, contact Richard Jackson, tel. 01200 421049.


Police issue advice to Hallowe’en revellers


POLICE are asking people wish­ ing to celebrate Hallowe’en by vis­ iting Pendle Hill to arrive pre­ pared and to be aware of parking restrictions. Pendle is open once again from


both sides and police are expecting a large number of visitors on Hal­ lowe’en night.


In preparation, officers in East­


ern and Pennine Division are ask­ ing visitors to be aware of the temporary one-way system that will operate around Pendle on October 31st and to be aware of where they leave their cars. From the A59 vehicles can trav-' el up the hill and over to Sabden,


through to Barley and around the hill. There will be no vehicular access from Sabden village onto the hill. A one-way traffic system will be in operation from Barley village to Four Lane Ends and “road closed” signs will be placed across the road at Annals Cross to prevent vehicles travelling into


Barley from the Pendle Hill road. Limited parking will be avail­


able on the hillside and drivers are asked to leave their sidelights on - there will be no parking allowed at the top of the hill. For further information, con­


tact Sgt Ian Kirk at Clitheroe Police Station on 01200 458734.


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Appeal over missing pet


A CLITHEROE family is asking our readers to help them find their missing family pet. The rabbit went missing


from their home in Whal- ley Road over 10 days ago. Bought as a birthday


present by grandparents, the loved pet has much sentimental value as the owner’s grandfather died suddenly two weeks’ ago. Just a few days later the family discovered their pet - named Zoe - was missing from her hutch. Having spent all day


searching the area, they were unsuccessful in trac­ ing her and now want you to help. Posters have been put


up in the local area and although there have been a number of sightings, the rabbit has still not been returned. The long-haired rabbit


is described as almost black, soft and fluffy with a white tail, white nose and red eyes. Anyone with any infor­ mation should contact the Clitheroe Advertiser news- desk on 01200 422324.


Fire’s family fun _______by Natalie Cox


FOUR hundred years of histo­ ry will go up in smoke in Clitheroe on Saturday, Novem­ ber 5th, a t 6-30 p.m. This year marks the 400th


anniversary of the discovery of Guy Fawkes’ Gunpowder Plot and it will be marked locally with a spectacular bonfire and firework display set against the dramatic backdrop of Clitheroe Castle. Once again the display will be


run by the Rotary Club of Ribbles­ dale in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Clitheroe, the Clitheroe Lions Club, the Clitheroe Round Table and the Rotary Club of Pendle View. Support is also being given by Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council, the police, fire serv­ ice and St John Ambulance. Long-term event sponsor Castle


Cement has agreed to increase its financial support to cover the cost of the fireworks display, enabling all proceeds collected at the gates to be given to organiser’s chosen charity — the North West Air Ambulance. Millennium Pyrotechnics will again be providing the firework dis-


play. Safety at this public event is of


paramount importance and Mr Edwin Gretton, of the Rotary Club of Ribblesdale, said: “A profession­ ally-organised display such as this will not only provide a much bigger and better spectacle than one could hope to arrange at home, it will also offer the safest possible way to enjoy the occasion.” He wants members of the public


attending the event not to take along fireworks, sparklers or fire­


wood. Mr Gretton added th a t with


families and children in mind organisers had planned for a hot- dog, burger and drinks stall, as well as another selling coffee. Children will also be able to buy fluorescent and illuminated toys. Access to the event will only be


possible through the Parson Lane and Eshton Terrace entrances to the Clitheroe Castle grounds., Col­ lecting boxes will be sited at both and while there is no admission charge organisers would like all those who attend to donate at least £1 towards the chosen charity. Children from local primary schools are also being asked to get


involved with the display. Educational establishments have


been invited to make guys to top the bonfire with a £50 prize up for grabs for the winning school. Entries are welcome up to noon on November 5th.


Gardeners are uprooted to a new plot!


GARDENERS who meet in Clitheroe are being uprooted to a


new venue. At the October meeting of


Clitheroe Garden Club, almost 60 members and guests were told they would no longer be able to meet at their regular venue of Ribblesdale High School Technology College. Some night school classes are


being discontinued at the school, with the knock-on effect that other groups will no longer be able to use it in the evenings. Arrangements have now been made for the club to meet at Ribblesdale Wanderers Cricket Club, off Brownlow Strwt. Speaker for the October meeting


was Margaret Robinson, the fourth generation of the “Mammoth Onion Robinsons”, of Garstang.


Perhaps fittingly, her talk attract­ ed the biggest audience in club


records! Entitled “Vegetable for Every


Taste”, Mrs Robinson guided her audience through a large table filled with all manner of vegetables, explaining the growing and uses of each. Last, but by no means least, was the fabled Mammoth Onion. Mrs Robinson also showed slides


of more vegetables being grown at the Garstang nursery. Members were shown the process of seed pro­ duction and given hints on germi­ nation and the growing of may veg­ etable varieties. The talk ended with slides of the Robinsons exhibits at various major shows, bringing enthusiastic applause from her audience. Everyone who


attended was given a bag contain­ ing two different squashes, with instructions to go home, cook them and enjoy! Also at the meeting, members


were reminded that catalogues are available for a half-price seed offer. Tickets are now available for the club’s “Ceilidh and Hot-pot” on November 12th. The club sales hut has now closed for the winter and will reopen on February 19th. The next meeting, on Wednes­


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day, November 2nd, should be another for the club record boote, when 18-year-old John Foley will become the youngest speaker to address Clitheroe Garden Club. Despite his youth, he is a renowned expert on his subject, “Crocosmia Through the Ages”.


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Be seen and safe is firm’s message


A RIBBLE VALLEY firm is ensuring local schoolchildren are seen and safe when outdoors this winter. Clitheroe-based 3M Healthcare Ltd has


joined forces with Lancashire County Council’s Road Safety Group and provid­ ed 2,000 high visibility vests for seven to 10 year olds in the area. The luminous vests can be used by schools when taking groups of children out


of school near busy roads. Edisford Primary is one of the schools


involved in the initiative. Headteacher Mr Robert Pye said: "The


vests will be an invaluable resource for when we go out on school trips. "At this time of year it is particularly


important that children can lie seen after dark and in bad weather, when drivers and riders may not be able to see as clearly." The local campaign is part of a wider


road safety initiative by the company, involving more than 50,000 vests being distributed to schools close to 3M sites up and down the country. Mr Dave Smith, site manager for 3M


Clitheroe, said: "We chose to target Key Stage 2 pupils for this campaign as this is the age when children may start walking or cycling to school independently." The campaign is timely with the clocks


going back at the end of October. Clare Farrer, Principal Road Safety Adviser, said: "At this time of year it is vital that children can be seen. "We’re encouraging parents to make


sure their children wear bright, fluorescent or reflective clothing to ensure they can be seen whatever the conditions. At the same time drivers also need to


take care and look out for children espe­ cially near schools, parks and residential


areas." However, the vests are just one way for


children to stay bright and be seen. Par­ ents also need to make sure that children can be seen by wearing light coloured coats and clothing. They can also brighten up by adding


fluorescent or reflective strips or acces­ sories to bags and clothes — a simple but effective way of being seen and possibly


saving a life. Fluorescent clothes work best by day


and reflective clothes, strips and acces­


sories in the dark. Pupils Thomas Baker, Anna Banks,


Mark Starkie, Bethany Faulkner and Rebecah Rodgers, is pictured with head­ teacher Mr Pye and 3M’s Mr Bob Wilkin­ son with the safety vests. (B211005/1)


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