Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) 6 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, March 31st, 2005 Cash for the community


FUNDING to help local groups and individuals develop their roles in the community is being offered by Hyndburn and Kibble Valley CVS Small Groups Project. The community champion fund is distributing amounts of


up to £1,000, to anyone inter­ ested in setting up a new group and needs funding for publici­ ty, or an established group which needs developing. The funding has benefited


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Woodland Volunteers, who received £850 to work with the youth on environ­ mental projects, and the Kibble Val­ ley Diabetic Associ­ ation, who were awarded £125 to help them organise support meetings lor people who have been newly diag­ nosed with the dis­ ease. Application forms can be requested from the CVS offices a t 1 Swan Mews, off Castle Street in Clitheroe, or by calling 01200 422995.


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Revenge sought after ‘ripped off’ over drink


TWO young men took the law into their own hands when they felt "ripped off" over a drink request. Simon Thompson and Daniel


Guirdham asked a youth to buy alcohol on their behalf, but became angry after the two parties subsequently missed each other. They went to the youth’s


home to remonstrate with him - with the 16-year-old ending up being attacked and robbed, a court heard. The pair avoided custodial


sentences when they appeared for sentence at Preston Crown Court. A judge imposed com­ munity based punishment, explaining the unusual circum­ stances of the case meant the public would be better protect­ ed in the long term by stringent orders being made. Thompson (21), of Padiham


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Koad, Sabden, pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding. His 18- year-old co-defendant, Guird­ ham, of Whalley Koad, Sab­


den, admitted a charge of rob­ bery. Mr Tim Ashmole (prose­ cuting), said the victim had gone into Clitheroe town centre and ended up at the Trinity Centre. He met up with other people and the defendants went on to ask the boy to buy them alcohol from a supermarket. He agreed because he felt


intimidated. He was given money and went to buy items, but when he left the store the defendants had gone. The boy decided to go home. The defen­ dants turned up at his address and there was shouting and screaming outside. Thompson went on to punch


him in the face. The boy was holding a glass at the time and he was hit several times in all. When the 16-year-old fell to


the floor Guirdham kicked him in the face. A silver chain was taken from around his neck. A friend of the victim tried to protect him and was himself apparently kicked. The 16- year-old lost an upper tooth and another one was loosened


in the incident. He sustained a small break to his right thumb. Both defendants had previ­


ous convictions. Mr Ian Dacre, for Guirdham, said the two defendants had been drinking before the offences arose. Due to them being affected


by alcohol, they were refused service at off-licences. Therefore, they tried to per­


suade others to buy drink on their behalf. They gave money to the boy,


thinking he was older than he was, and had a perceived sense of grievance when they failed to meet up afterwards, thinking they had been "ripped off". “He acted impulsively,” said


the barrister. “He expresses his remorse and apologises to the victim.” Miss Judith McCul­ lough, for Thompson, similarly asked the court not to pass a custody sentence. She explained: “He believed


the complainant had made off with his money or his alcohol. He took the law into his own hands to try and retrieve it.


“He was fuelled by drink and


once he had confronted the complainant, exacted a form of revenge on him. “He now appreciates the con­


sequences of his actions. He has always accepted responsibility and never sought to evade it.” Thompson was placed on


two-years community rehabili­ tation and ordered to do 80 hours community work. He and his co-defendant were told to pay £500 compensation each. Guirdham was told to per­


form 80-hours community work and placed on 12 months com­ munity rehabilitation. He will be electronically tagged for six months, with a night time cur­ few from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. Kecorder Timothy Kyder


said he was giving the defen­ dants a one-off chance because the circumstances of the case were unusual. He said: “The public will be


better protected in the long term if, by stringent orders, the defendants can be persuaded to change their ways.”


Young people’s groups to benefit from grant


SEVEKAL young people’s community groups will benefit from grants in support of their organisation. Awarded by Lancashire County Coun­


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cil’s Kibble Valley Youth and Community Service, the grants were presented to rep­ resentatives from Clitheroe and District Explorer Scouts, Hodder Youth Group, The Meteor Club and the Clitheroe and District Scouts. The groups, who have each been allocat­


ed money to help them acquire or replace equipment, were chosen by district team manager Sir Bill Taylor, along with Bill Alker from Kibble Valley Borough Council and youth MP Becky Lindsay. "The county council holds our voluntary youth groups, both uniformed and non uni­


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formed, in the highest regard,” said Mr Taylor. “They do a fantastic job, contributing


dozens of hours locally to give hundreds of young people something positive to do with their leisure time and also a positive role model for our youngsters, who will be the citizens of tomorrow.” Our picture shows Mr Alker and Becky


Lindsay with the cheque of £2,987for the youth groups, watched by Len Dickinson, Nick Fendall, Kachel Kuddock, Anne Clarke and Peter Ainsworth. (A170305/3)


Famous castle names ‘cement’ fun for lorry spotters


CASTLE CEMENT is moving some of the country's most famous castles. Windsor, Arundel and Warwick are


among those changing location, and even the Tower of London is on the list to be moved!


But there is no cause for alarm, as the


famous names are among those being added to the livery of Castle Cement's fleet of 220 lorries.


Many of the vehicles are based at the


company's Kibblesdale works, on the out­ skirts of Clitheroe. Castle Cement, which has a head office in Birmingham and other manufacturing plants in Kutland and North Wales, came up with the idea as a


way of giving each vehicle its own identity. The company also hopes the move will


help children pass the time on long car journeys with their parents. "Train and bus spotting have been


around for years, so we thought we would find out whether castle spotting catches on," said company spokesman Keith Ellis. "At present we have named around 100


of the vehicles and we may name more. "And if there is sufficient response from


the public, we may have to consider pro­ ducing a castle spotter's book in due course." Pictured is the front of one of Cas­ tle Cement’s lorries, now named “Tower of London”, (s)


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Methodist stalwart dies peacefully at 86


by Julie Magee


A CHATBURN woman who had a long association with the village’s Methodist Church has died at the age of 86. Miss Gladys Parkinson, who was the only


daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Ernest Parkinson, of Chatbum, had been suffering from poor health for the last 12 months. Her life had become more difficult due to


her deafness and partial blindness, but she died peacefully in Clitheroe Hospital. She received her early education at Canal


Street School, Haslingden, and later at Accrington Grammar School, after which she entered Manchester College of Domestic Sci­ ence. After qualification, she taught for eight years at Harrogate Grammar School, fol­ lowed by a lectureship at Barnsley Technical College for four years. In the ensuing 15 years she had a lectureship on the staff of Ilkley Teachers’ Training College, which ultimately led to her appointment as senior advisor to the West Kiding of Yorkshire Edu­


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1974 (including the education authorities) she moved to Leeds Metropolitan District where she held a similar senior position of responsibility for seven years prior to retire­ ment. In her younger years, she was interested in


outdoor pursuits including tennis and she travelled quite a lot abroad. Her manual dex­ terity enabled her to run successful courses in subjects such as jewellery making at the Teachers’ Centre in Gosforth. She and her parents had a long association


with Chatburn Methodist Church where for many years she was on a rota of organists. Besides living an active and busy life she was an active member of Ilkley Soroptimists Club until recent years. She will be sadly missed by her many


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Easter car vandals leave a £2,000 trail of damage


MINDLESS vandals left a £2,000 trail of destruction when they targeted 14 parked cars in Clitheroe over the East­ er Bank Holiday weekend. Motorists, especially in the


Woone Lane and Victoria Street areas of the town, returned to their vehicles after the weekend to find the body­ work of their cars had been extensively damaged. Most of the incidents took


place during Saturday evening and in the early hours of Sun­ day. The offenders scratched the panels of 14 cars in total. A Vauxhall Corsa, two Volk­


swagen Golfs, a Vauxhall Meri- va and a Ford Mondeo were just some of the vehicles tar­ geted. Investigating the Easter car


crime is Insp. Bob Ford, of Clitheroe police, who is urging witnesses who may have seen


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the offenders striking the cars to come forward. He has described the vandals’ actions as “pointless” and earlier this week told the Clitheroe Adver­ tiser and Times that incidents like these cause nothing but misery for the car owners. He added: “There have been


previous incidents where offenders have had a bad time and have decided to take it out on parked cars without having any regard for someone else’s property. “It is not just the vandalism,


but the inconvenience of hav­ ing to take the car to the garage and the cost of repairs. “We are extremely anxious


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The fight is on to save Rowland Transit


EVEKYTHING possible is being done to keep Bowland Transit on the road. County Conn. Jean Yates,


Lancashire County Council cabinet member for highways and transportation, told us: “We’re desperately working to get funding in for Bowland Transit, which has been such a success story. “We are doing eve^hing we


can to keep it going. “I will personally do every­


thing I can. I t is a lifeline to residents and has been fantas­


tic for tourism as well. It would be criminal to let it disappear.” Last week we told how the


award-winning rural bus ser­ vice is under serious threat of folding due to lack of funding, having secured less than half of the money necessary to keep it on the road. As a result, several summer services are to be cut. The service currently has


£100,000 in the coffers, but needs another £150,000 to maintain the same level of ser­ vice. »See letters, page 22.


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