18 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, May 4th, 2006
St George would be proud! I’m hooked on the great outdoors!
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THE sun shone kindly on the hun dreds of people who turned out in force for the Scouts’ St (George’s Day parade. The annual event, which is celebrat
ed by all the Clitheroe District Scout Groups, saw crowds of people march ing through the streets of the town. Starting from the Castle grounds,
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the parade made its way through Moor Lane to Castle Street before finally arriving at St Mary’s Parish Hall. The parade was reviewed by Mrs
A PIPER leads the way in the celebrations to mark St George’s Day parade (D230406/la)
Kathleen Law, Assistant District Com missioner Scout Fellowship and Mr
A ‘glad to be alive’ day out
LIMESTONE LOOP was the title given by leader Robert Morpeth to Clitheroe Ramblers’ recent weekend walk. Starting from Ingleton, a
party of 19 left the village by way of Fell Lane track, heading straight for the summit of Ingle- borough. However, just above the intake wall they veered away from the main footpath and picked a route through the lime stone scattered plateau above White Scar caves, skirting Black Shiver Moss to Meregill Hole. At the edge of this pothole a
roaring waterfall could be seen plunging into the deep recess far below. Continuing north, they fol
lowed a route through the dints and grikes of Southerscales Scars towards Chapel-le-Dale. Dropping down to the hamlet.
they crossed the infant River Doe and passed St Leonard’s, the smallest church in the Brad ford Diocese. From here it was uphill again, leaving the slopes of Ingleborough for the slopes of Whemside continuing the theme of the “limestone loop” south west, along the Twistleton Scars. There was hardly a cloud to be seen and the whiteness of the stone pavement was highlighted by dazzling sunshine. Many of the walkers agreed
that this was one of those days which made them feel glad to be alive and out enjoying the beau tiful Yorkshire Dales. As the walk drew to a close,
the path led steeply down the scar end towards Beezley Falls, following the dramatic cascades and rocky ravines of the Doe, back to Ingleton.
John Lord, Assistant County Commis sioner Explorers. I t was attended by Kibble Valley Mayor, Coun. Mary Robinson, and John Hemingway, pres ident of Clitheroe District Scouts. A spokesman for the group said: “It
was heartening to see many more peo ple were joining Scouts in celebrating St George’s Day with England flags everywhere throughout the town. “Most Scout Groups from the dis
trict were represented with Beavers, Cubs. Scouts and Explorer sections all in attendance.”
PICTURED are Callum Nixon, Robert and Sam Nelson enjoy ing themselves at the annual event (D230406/la)
Sabden Valley proves a popular choice
THE beautiful Sabden Valley was the des tination for 15 Clitheroe Naturalists. The group met at the Clitheroe Inter
change to travel to Sabden for a nine-mile walk. The starting point was the new car park
just above the village. Crossing the road the walkers joined the cart track just before Wilken Hey, before turning down hill to Whalley Road. After crossing the road the party descended to Sabden Brook before climbing through the woods past Read- wood Riding School. After continuing through the fields, the
group crossed the Old Roman Road to New Hall Riding School. • Turning left towards Shady Wood, the group stopped for lunch. Continuing through the wood the group
reached Simonstone Road and turned left to the cross roads to enter Black Hill Wood. On reaching the picnic site the route took
walkers across Sabden Brook and to Dean Farm, before leading them uphill to Hob- wood Farm and eventually descending down to Churn Clough reservoir. After a short tea break the group contin
ued following the reservoir and came over the hill to the road that leads back to the car park on Clitheroe Road.
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OUTDOOR activities are not really my forte, but I ’m always up for a new
challenge. So recently, I took advantage of
Clitheroe Canoe Club’s offer of a free ses sion on their purpose-built lake at Chat- bum during an open day for potential new members. Fortunately the weather was good to us
and the sun shone down, just in case we should need drying out. This, however, would not be the case for
me as I managed to keep dry and kept a low profile when everyone else was forced to bail out in a game called “Captain’s
Coming”. Our well-attended fun session, which
used kayaks rather than open canoes, included games of tag and racing: my group lost the race, but excelled in tag. I was disappointed that more partici
pants did not fall into the water during the exercises, but amused by one young girl’s attempts to row back to base while her boat filled with water. However, despite this disappointment, I
did enjoy my day very much and would urge anyone interested to consider taking up canoeing as a hobby. The coaches were friendly and the more experienced canoeists very helpful. The free day of canoeing coincided with
the opening of a new boat storage shed at Clitheroe Canoe Club’s Chatbum base. The event was also an opportunity for
members to use a newly-acquired canoe called “The Duncan”. I t was bought by Derrick and Mary
Eglin with Ribble Valley Borough Council in memory of their son, Duncan, who was one of the founding members of the canoe
club. Coun. Robert Thomson and Lesley
Cryer from the Mersey Basin Campaign were on hand to officially open the new
facilities. The canoeing season at Chatbum runs
from March to early November and meets take place most Saturdays from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. The friendly and family-oriented club also organises a range of outings, activities and social events throughout the year. Annual membership costs £20 for
adults, £15 for children under 16 and £55 for families. Further details can be found at
www.clitheroecanoeclub.org.uk or you can ring Marie Heyworth on 01254 822440.
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