70 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, March 9th, 2006


Grand Prix race dates


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THE Pendle and Burnley Grand Prix is set to swing back into action. ■ As ever, the five-mile


Pinhaw Fell Race will be the curtain raiser, on Fri­ day, May 12th. That event will start


from Red Lion Street in Earby at 7-30 p.m. The Burnley Lions 10k


Road Race is next on the agenda, setting off from Colne Cricket Club at 7-30 p.m. on May 26th. And that is followed by


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two stages on consecutive ■ days, at the beginning of June. The three-mile Kel-


brook Fell race, starting from St Mary’s Church, Kelbrook, at 2 p.m.-on June 3rd, is followed 24 hours later by the Burnley Boys’ Club 10k, held at Barden Track from 11 a.m. And just five days later


on June 9th, the Barley Fell race takes centre stage, beginning at Barley village car park at 7-30 p.m. The Hendon Brook 13.5


mile race, he toughest of the season, sets off at 11 a.m. from Marsden Park Golf Club on June 18th, before a seven-week gap prior to the final three stages taking place in eight days. The Lancashire Sports


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Repairs Six starts at Mount Lane Sports Ground in Cliviger at 11- 30 a.m. on Sunday, August 6th, before the Trawden Seven three days later at Trawden Recreation Ground at 7-30 p.m. And the Grand Prix is •


completed with the seven- mile Worsthorne Moor Fell race, at Gorple Road in Worsthorne on August 13th at 11 a.m. The best results in eight


of the nine races will count towards the final stand­ ings and runners who com- plete all the races will receive a special memento. Each race costs £3 tor.


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club runners, and £5 for unattached participants. The Pendle and Burnley


Grand Prix is sponsored by East Lancashire News­ papers, the Borough of Pendle and the Pinhaw Fell Race, as well as Sweatshop and ETA Sports. ;


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evening will take place at the Barrowford Civic Hall on Friday, August 18th at 8 p.m. ■ For further informatioui ■ visitwww.runpendle.co.uk


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Late leveller keeps play-off hopes alive


By Adrian Gapstick.


Woodley Sports.........................2 Clitheroe


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THERE was nothing plastic about Clitheroe’s encounter with Woodley Sports on Saturday - only the pitch. An early opening goal from


Alan Goar and a late equaliser from strike partner James Feath- erstone were the real deal as the . Blues secured a well-earned point on the South Manchester side’s artificial surface. Best suited to carpet football,


the wet fibres made for a speedy game that displayed Woodley’s free-flowing football to full effect and brought their attacking game to the fore. But, having trained at the


Lambeth Stadium last Thursday night, it was Clitheroe who were the quickest to react, as Craig Sargeson had an enthralling first 10 minutes. Having netted the winner last


week, the right-wing man start­ ed where he had left off, as his


Ciitlicroc striker James Feather- stone


trickery produced a rasping third minute free kick that ultimately led to the Blues taking the lead. His shot was acrobatically


saved by Woodley’s Liam Hig­ ginbotham, but Simon Garner’s corner was flicked across the box by Featherstone for Goar to.


' smash home from close range. Woodley immediately retaliat­


ed by hitting the post, Sargeson had another shot flash over from 20 yards and Owen Roberts saw his free kick dip over the bar, all in the first 15 minutes.. Gregg Anderson had an


■ impressive debut at centre back in place of Wayne Maddock and he definitely wasn’t at fault for Woodley’s first goal. The equaliser came towards


the end of the half when Clitheroe keeper Peter Collinge called for Anderson to leave a high ball, the ball bounced, the Clitheroe keeper misjudged the distance and Woodley’s Luke Horrocks was in and around to score. V . Collinge could do little about Woodley’s second on 52 minutes though, as a massive deflection forced the Clitheroe keeper in to a full stretch dive, and although


he did well to reach it, he could­ n’t quite claw out Gavin Salmon’s shot from behind the post.


Woodley looked well and truly


on top from this point forward, until a sudden drop in tempo from the Manchester side 13 minutes from time allowed Clitheroe back in to the game. Sargeson was again at the root


of the move, with Paul Stansfield for support, before the ball found Featherstone to stroke home from close range. ■ And the high fitness levels


from the Blues, most notably from Stansfield, very nearly forced a late winner. The Clitheroe captain took the


ball on a driving run down the left wing and in along the bye­ line to chip the ball back for Featherstone, who smashed his effort over the bar. A worthy point for caretaker


manager Mark Smitheringale against play-off opposition that bodes well for the Blues’ own play-off hopes.


Long trip is pointless for the Blues By. Adrian Capstick


Eastwood Town.........................3 Clitheroe .....................................T CLITHEROE were hit early in this ridiculous 224-mile mid­ week trip to Nottinghamshire. Anyone who had set off for the


game straight from work would have missed Eastwood Town’s first two goals, both scored from corners. And if they’d left early they


would have missed the Blues only goal. The Badgers’ Marc Stevenson


netted the first on 12 minutes, and captain Peter Knox grabbed a second four minutes later. However, Clitheroe could have


taken the lead in the first minute when Chris Clark missed a head­ er from close range. The rest of the first half was


an even affair, although East- wood were the more threatening on the break with Knox quick to get the better of centre back Ryan Parr. In the second half Clitheroe


. were restricted to shots from dis­ tance, most notably from Owen Roberts, until new signing Andy Taylor from Kirkham and Wesham joined the attack. A free kick from Roberts on


the edge of the area that skimmed the top of the bar fol­ lowed, and when Alan Coar came on for Clark and Andy Sunley replaced James Feattierstone, the totally refreshed forward line eventually made inroads. Unfortunately, not before Knox had scored again. The Eastwood captain broke


away following a bad clearance from the Blues, Parr was done for pace and the speedy forward’s shot cannoned in-off the cross bar with Peter Collinge well beaten. Clitheroe’s only goal came in


the last minute from Coar, who is quickly becoming a prolific scor­ er for the Blues. The Cowark forward has now


netted two goals in. three games since, returning to the side, thanks to a bullet header laid on


by a probing ball from Parr. Clitheroe caretaker manager


Mark Smitheringale took solace from the result, he said: “Long journeys are part and parcel of UniBond football at our level, although it is difficult to race off from work and have people ready to focus, but I thought we did well considering. “They did hit us fast and it


was disappointing the way we conceded, but overall I thought we defended well. “I ’ve no complaints, their


third goal was against the run of play but they deserved the victo­ ry.” Smitheringale now turns his


attention to two successive home games, play-off challengers Bridlington Town on Saturday and Warrington Town on Tues­ day. He added: “It will be good to


go home and get the fans behind us.


“Bridlington will be well


organised, I know their manager and some of their players and it


will be a tough challenge for us, but if we can repeat the Woodley performance then I will be very pleased.” The caretaker-manager con­


tinued: “There is no easy game in this league so we will not be under-estimating Warrington either.” There are some injury con­


cerns though, having seen Simon Garner limp off on Tuesday night. Coar was carrying a heel prob­


lem and Neil Reynolds a sore knee from Saturday. And John Paul Fagan has


to see a specialist due to compli­ cations with his foot injury, but other than that Clitheroe have a clean bill of health. There could also be two more


players joining new signing Tay­ lor.


The club has put seven days on


the captain of a current Uni- Bond League Premier Division- side as well as a North West • Counties League player with UniBond experience.


Strong finish sees Dolphins stay top


CLITHEROE Dolphins held on to top spot in the NL Swim League Second Division after a third place finish at Lancaster. The hosts took an early lead,


and with Chorley staying close, it looked like a two-horse race. Going into the final quarter,


Cltheroe trailed Chorley by 14 and Lancaster by 17 points.' • But the Dolphins have a grow­


ing reputation for strong finishes,


: and those last twelve events once again witnessed the Clitheroe charge.


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, Unlike last month's fixture, this time they just ran out of events,: finishing just one point short of Chorley and five behind the hosts. Clitheroe's swimmers recorded


27 personal bests, and there were seven individual event wins for


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Thomas Carter (freestyle and backstroke), Luke Tasker (butter­ fly), Hayleigh Jones (butterfly), Peter Jones (backstroke and but- : terfly) and Megan Philip (butter­


fly). In addition, the junior boys’


team of Thomas Carter, Luke Tasker, Isaac Banki-Williamson, Joshua Blysniuk and Alex Giles won both of their relays.


The freestyle cannon made it


two consecutive wins, with Eliza­ beth Lovatt, Luke Tasker, Hayleigh Jones, William Cap­ stick, Megan Philip and Peter Jones ending the evening with a convincing win.' Clitheroe head the league ahead


of Chorley, on the same gala points, but boasting one more event point.


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second place Wolves Under l ls . . .8


: Myerscough Green . . .2 CLITHEROE Wolves Under l l s finished their first season as runners-up in the Preston Develop- ment Nine-a-side League ^ after an emphatic win ^ against Myerscough- Green.


^ Having lost just three


games during the cam- @ paign, it has been an excel­ lent effort from the boys. ^ Needing one point to ^


secure the runners-up spot, the Wolves began well with Connor Hitchen opening the scoring from close range after good work by Tom Robinson. Andy Ramsden made it


2-0 with a good shot, hut Myerscough pulled a goal back before the interval, when keeper Ashley Moran was lobbed by the forward.


Playing against a strong


wind in the second half, the Wolves, driven on by skipper Jake Lloyd, were fantastic mth goals at reg­ ular intervals by Robinson (2), Richard Hartley (2), George Hutchinson and a second for Ramsden. Myerscough did manage


to net a consolation goal, but the Wolves defence formed a strong wall in ^ front of Moran, with Jack ™ Haslam, Bobby Capstick, James Cronin and Andrew ? Baron all playing their 0 : part.. Louis Horrocks ran the


midfield, along with : Lloyd, and was unlucky on several occasions with shots just past the post.


Dog are kept


on a leash DOG Inn’s hopes of mak­ ing further ground on their Harry Dewhurst Memori­ al League Second Division promotion rivals were scuppered by the week­ end’s freezing weather. The Budweiser Boys


had been due to take on Commercial Old Boys, while none of the clubs around them would have been in action. In the event, however,


the snow and frost com­ bined for the Whalley side’s fifth postponement of 2006. Needless to say, the


team is hoping to return to action against Woodlands at Wilson’s on Sunday. . Manager Simon Kerins said: “It would have been great to extend our win-. ning run ahead of the


' “We just have to hope


for an improvement in the weather, while preparing in the best possible way for ||i what is guaranteed to be a tough game.”


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Paddlers’ prowess rewarded


By Sarah Nock


JPADDLES were put aside Ifor the night when i Clitheroe Canoe Club held lits annual awards evening


■land dance. { The-purpose of the {evening was to recognise jmembers’ achievements {and contributions to the iclub over the previous year both great and the not-


fso-great - and to have a Ifun night out. I This year’s venue, Lang- . fho Community Centre, fsaw an excellent turnout. {There was plenty of food land drinks on offer, with I music and dancing in the {form of a ceilidh provided J b y “The Old School J^Band”.


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(Sfl ; dancing quickly exposed y


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The mildly strenuous j that canoeists-in general


are perhaps more co­


ordinated on water! Among the award win­ ners, selected by this year’s .


and Kirsten Platt all received awards for “river bed exploration tech­ nique”, otherwise known as swimming! Meanwhile, Chris


Wilkinson received the Derek’s Paddle Award for paddling the River Crake with his new dry-suit on the wrong way aroundl On a more serious note,


Gary Walton was present­ ed with the Rescue Award for saving a very lucky young lady from heavy seas during the club’s Anglesey camping week­ end. Clitheroe Canoe Club is


a not-for-profit family-ori­ ented canoe club and is run by volunteers. Based at a purpose-built


facilities on the outskirts of Chatburn, the club’s primary objective is to promote the sport of canoeing.to residents and visitors'tothe Ribble Val- leyi^^d^rounding areas. is interest-


chairman Neville Wilkin-i’{-i^j?6r.l»el(?j^Sito a group son, was Jonathan Dovvn-#8'ft5cljl|c|fiA'|%ould be ing, who received the C lu b 'fJ i l^ l^ ^ S ^ y in g canoe-.' Member Of The Year.^is^qn^aySfci'ng.-^ award for services volun^'s;ft|^gf]|f^^!Hpyworth on teered to the club in 2005.'i*!fltz54'i|8'22l40^^ f more. The Members Choice'V;deitajk'i'.sMI;.«


Award went to Marie Hey- ■ worth for providing a warm and friendly wel­ come to the club. The Casson family


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received the Flying Paddle Award for their enthusias­ tic participation in club events and for travelling from afar each week, while Bob Purdy, James Nock


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more . aBouI;. the club, including full details of the annual awards, by visiting its website www.clitheroe- canoeclub.org.uk Jonathan Downing is


pictured receiving his Club Member of the Year Award from chairman Neville Wilkinson, (s)


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Dominic is home on the


' CLITHEROE’S Twin Brook Golf Range re-opens under new management on Monday. PGA .professional


' Dominic Fitzgerald is tak-. ing charge of the Lincoln Way site, where tuition will be available and junior les­ sons will be held on Satur­ day mornings between 10


■ and 11 a.m.. The 18-bay floodlit


range will be open seven days a week, Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.


- Free club hire is available


and beginners are welcome.- Contact Dominic Fitzger­ ald for further information


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Sevens heaven!


ST MARY’S Hall, Stonyhurst, played host to over 250 children from all over the country in the prestigious North of England Preparatory Schools' rugby sevens tournament. An afternoon of fierce


competition ended with Lancaster Royal Gram­ mar School running out 20-17 winners against The Oratory from Read­ ing to pick up the trophy. In the Plate competi­


tion, St John's Beau­ mont from Old Windsor beat Blackpool’s Arnold School 27-5. Meanwhile, the first


ST Mary’s Hall first team (above, A010306/9c and second team (below, A010306/9b)


team from St Mary's Hall had an encouraging start to the competition, coming second in their group after winning two, drawing one and losing one. In the quarter-final,


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however, they w'ere com­ prehensively beaten by a much stronger side from St Olave’s of York, los­ ing 31-7. The tournament has


been held at St Mary's Hall since 1965 and has grown in size over the years. This year teams trav­


elled from as far north as Glasgow and from Berk­ shire in the south. All the boys were aged under 13. “It was a splendid


day," said . Jonathan Hewat, Stonyhurst Col­ lege's Marketing and Admissions Manager. “Last year the competi­ tion was cancelled because of heavy snow, but this year we were blessed with glorious, sunny weather and some really competitive rugby.”


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(01200444902). • THE inaugural Trian­


gular Gang Masters Golf Tournament was won by local team Primrose Pro-- fessionals. , Held over the weekend


in Marbclla, Spain, the gruelling three-day event proved a close challenge for . the three competing teams.


With 47 points, Paul


THE Twin Brook Golf Driving Range, (s) With the exception of


McGuire, Ken Ward, Stu­ art Whittaker and Roy Bishop managed to steal the victory from the Hen- thorn Horrors, Dave John­ son, Keith Underwood, Roger and Peter Harg­ reaves by just two points, with Turners Remoulds coming third. , ^


gentleman Keith Under­ wood, the Horrors were up to their usual dirty tricks, by altering the scoring sys­ tem. However, despite ' their antics, the Profession­ als lived up to their motto; "Grinners are Winners", { triumphing in the competi­ tion.


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Club’s Ladies’ Nine Hole Texas Scramble was won by Elizabeth Barnes, Gael Smith, Kath Tattersall and Betty Trueman. They scored 35-10.9-24.1


in last Thursday’s competi­ tion, which marked the start of a new season at the. Clitheroe club.


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