Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burniey 422331 (Ciassified) 2 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, August 10th, 2006


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i Family Notices...... .......................22,23 IReadersplus ............. ...........................25 ■ Motors Today...... .....................54 to 67 ■ Sport ...........................................68to72


AT A GLANCE... New juice bar - page 6


Drink danger raps - page 8


Parking cuts fears - page 22 Grand Prix action - page 47


INFORMATION


Duly cliomist; Lloyds Pharmacy, 5 Church Street, Clitheroe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Police; 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Elcclricily: 0800 1954141. Gas: 0800 111999. Water: 0845 462200. Councils: Ribble Valley Borough Council, Clitheroe 425111. Clitheroe Town Council, 424722. Hospitals: Blackburn Royal Infirmary: 01254 263555. Queen's Park Hospital, Blackburn: 01254 263555. Airedale General Hospital, Steeton: 01535 652511. Clitheroe Community Hospital: 427311. Alcohol Information Centre: 01282 416655. Aidslinc: 01282 831101 (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.). Domestic Violence Helpline: 01282 422024. Cruse Bereavement Care: Ribble 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. Ribble Valley Citizens’ Advice Bureau: 01200 428966.


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THE Trinity Partnership has developed a new strategy for screening films at Stage & Screen, Clitheroe’s communi­ ty owned cinema based at St Mary’s Centre on Church


Street. The strategy is aimed at ensur­


ing continuation of cinema up to the time when a new Community Arts and Enterprise Centre is developed. The strategy has been intro­


duced to boost audiences a t a, time when there are good films being released. From September films will be shown on four evenings per week, starting with Ribble Film Club’s Sunday evening Arthouse film pro­ gramme on September 3rd and continuing on Mondays, Wednes­ days and Thursdays. Friday and Saturday evenings


will be dedicated to a diverse pro­ gramme of live events and enter­


N ew cinema plan to boost the audiences


tainment. September and Octo­ ber are already filled with youth band sessions, theatre, a comedy club, and a top line jazz session. Stage & Screen staff are in the


process of forming a Film Focus Group to help devise future film programmes designed to suit Clitheroe and Ribble Valley’s varied tastes. Anyone interested in joining


the Film Focus Group should contact either Nick Lakin or Geoff Jackson on 01200 427162 or by email to nick.lakin@trini- typartners.co.uk. The Film Focus Group will meet monthly to plan a bi-monthly film pro­ gramme aimed at covering not just the four evening sessions, but including choices for Tuesday afternoon matinees for adults who prefer day-time screening, and mid-week matinees aimed at children during school holidays. Regular attenders at Stage & Screen will also be able to influ­


ence film choice by using a newly introduced “Suggestion Box” placed in the foyer. It is antici­ pated that future film choice is likely to be geared towards more specialist film programmes. Recent screenings of Ken Loach’s Award Winning Arthouse film. The Wind that Shakes the Bar­ ley, brought good audiences and is felt to justify targeting a film audience with specialist film tastes. The inclusion of Glaston­ bury in a new film programme would typify a more specialised .film programme. However, Stage & Screen would continue to fill in with box office hits where appro­ priate, especially for children’s film programmes. Two other schemes are being


introduced in September to tie in with the new film programme. Monday evenings will be target­ ed as a discounted film session with an admission of £3.50 for adults and £3 for concessions on


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Flagship waste station opens


production of a token that will be included in the advertisement in this newspaper. The introduction of a loyalty card scheme is anoth­ er novel idea designed to increase attendances. Film-goers joining the autocue mailing list will auto­ matically be eligible to join the loyalty card scheme which will give one free attendance out of nine visits to the cinema. Nick Lakin, programme coor­


dinator at Stage & Screen, thinks th a t the changes to screening films at the cinema will be wel­ comed, but he is appealing for new volunteers to help with staffing both cinema and live entertainment events, and to help with marketing a new bi­ monthly programme starting in September. Nick wants to remind film goers that Clitheroe’s only cinema is managed as a commu­ nity enterprise and needs a good team of volunteers to help main­ tain its viability.


Orchestra pupils hit the high note ; Ihc Aki/nLwrance' .| . ■ JW'S I / r Cash reward


A REWARD of £1,000 has been offered by the Anglers’ Conservation Association to catch the polluters of the River Rib­ ble. Thousands of fish are


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thought to have been killed after several tonnes of an oil residue were poured into a storm drain at Bar- row Beck and then Swan- side Beck on three, separate occasions last month. Although in the earlier incident at Barrow Beck the Environment Agency intercepted the pollutant before it entered the river, on the last two occasions (on July 27th and 28th), the oily material entered the Ribble between Sawley and Brungerley Bridge, filling the river almost to its complete depth. Even­ tually, around eight tonnes of the substance were pumped from the water. Contact the ACA on 01568 620 447 or email (justin@a-c-a.org), in com­ plete confidence, if you have any information.


Bridge win


PLAYING in the school orchestra has helped Ribble Valley primary pupils hit the high notes. For an hour every Tuesday after­


WEEKEND WEATHER: Light showers on Friday and Saturday will make way for a more pleasant day on Sunday with some sunny intervals and maximum tem­ peratures of 19°c.


SUNRISE: 5-41 a.m. SUNSET: 8-45 p.m. LIGHTING UP TIME: 8-15 p.m.


noon the 18 members of St James’s Primary School musical ensemble are put through their paces by Mrs Janet Ismail. She volunteered to lead and con­


duct the orchestra after responding to headteacher Mr Paul Adnitt’s plea for help. Since its formation a year ago the orchestra has played at various


school events including the opening of the ICT suite and more recently at the summer fair. Mr Adnitt decided to bring back


the school orchestra after more than a decade as a performing out­ let for pupils who have instrument tuition. Currently 35 are learning violin,


12 either playing trumpet or trom­ bone and 20 having lessons on flute or clarinet. Said Mr Adnitt: “Playing an instrument is a great thing in itself


and is a very good discipline, but there is even more involved in being part of an orchestra. This has an important role to play in both per­ sonal discipline and in contributing to the efforts of a team. “My dream next year would be


to have a concert featuring the school choir and indiviudal solos, as well as instrumental solos and the orchestra - 1 think we can do it.” Pictured are members of St


James’s Primary School orchestra. (G270606/2)


WINNERS at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monday evening were: NS Deanna Atkinson and Robin Atkinson, David Mor­ timer and Brenda Wilson. EW B. Guha and Use Park, Roy Ward and Pat Ward. On Thursday evening winners were: NS Deanna Atkinson and Doreen Blake, J. Pawlicki and Roy Ward. EW Geoff Capstick and Ann Redder, joint .2nd, Use Park and Kath Higson, Brenda


Wilson and John Renton. GP


by Vivien Meath


A FLAGSHIP waste transfer station that will help make Lancashire cleaner and greener opened for use in Clitheroe on


Monday. The state-of-the-art facility,


which has been developed by Rib­ ble Valley Borough Council and Lancashire County Council, will set the pace for waste management in the county and reduce the need to dump rubbish in landfill. The Ribble Valley Waste Trans­


fer Station, the first of a series in Lancashire, will receive waste from the borough and forward it for treatment a t other sites in the county. Ribble Valley Borough Council’s


refuse collection vehicles will deliv­ er green waste and recyclable material, such as glass, cans and plastics, to the station, where it will be sorted and loaded into con­ tainers for transfer to recycling facilities, with non-recyclable waste transferred to landfill. Lancashire householders dispose


of 670,000 tonnes of rubbish a year, most of which ends up in landfill. Statistics show that if no action is taken this will double in the next 20 years. In order to tack­ le the problem Lancashire’s 14 local authorities have established the Lancashire Waste Partnership aimed at increasing recycling levels and reducing the amount of rub­ bish sent to landfill. The partnership’s chairman,


Coun. Graham Sowter, said: “Facilities like the Ribble Valley Waste Transfer Station will enable us to vastly reduce our dependence on landfill well ahead of waste reduction targets set by the Gov­ ernment. Lancashire is one of the nationally acknowledged paceset­ ters in providing a more sustain­ able system of managing waste and I would like to pay tribute to the officers of Lancashire County Council and Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council who have designed, planned and built such an excellent facility.” Coun. Tony Martin, Lancashire


Ciitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, August 10th, 2006 3 Village nature reserve saved


A MINI nature reserve in Chatburn has been saved thanks to the efforts of one local resident. Heys Brook, which lies


under the bridge in the vil­ lage centre, traditionally dries up in the summer months. And with this year’s


exceptionally warm spell, villager John Botterill decided to come to the res­ cue of the wildlife which he has been monitoring for the past six years. Said Mr Botterill:


“When the brook reaches the old mill lodge at the rear of Victoria Court, it fills pools and hollows and is a perfect place for wildlife. Normally when the stream dries up there is


enough water to keep these pools wet, but this year we have been without water for so long that we were in dan­ ger of it completely drying up.


This would have meant


losing the habitat of small fish, house martins and swallows, heron, kingfsi- hers, grey wagtails and mallards along with many other species of bird and insect th a t thrive in this micro-nature reserve.” Knowing that one of the


local quarries pumped excess spring water into Heys Brook, Mr Botterill contacted Tarmac Quarries and Mr Stuart Pennington, the dry stone manager, was happy to assist, turning on the pumps for a couple of


hours to fill the lodge up. Added Mr Botterill:


“Thanks to Tarmac we can keep things going and not lose our wildlife. I know th a t the brook


dries up because of faults in the bed rock higher upstream, but this is the same stream th a t flows through Downham all year round and brings much pleasure to the village and visitors. If Chatburn resi­ dents want to see the water running all year I do not think it would be a major operation to plug these faults. “All it really needs is a


desire to do it and the water could be flowing through Chatbum and down to the River Ribble.”


Castle’s popular proms night


A SEA of red, white and blue will be to the fore as all eyes focus on Clitheroe Cas­ tle on Saturday night. The popular “Last Night


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of the Proms” event organ­ ised by Clitheroe Town Council starts at 7-30 p.m. The action is centred around the Castle Band­


stand and Slaidburn Silver Band will be providing the music. Guest artistes will be singing classic favourites.


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County Council’s Cabinet Mem­ ber for Sustainable Development, said: “The Lancashire Municipal Waste Management Strategy sets challenging targets aimed at reduc­ ing the amount of rubbish we pro­ duce. “The Ribble Valley Waste


Transfer Station is the first of a series of advanced waste transfer facilities that will ensure we treat waste safely and cleanly in an enclosed building. “I t will enable us to improve


recycling and minimise waste, meet national targets for recycling household and business waste, and reduce the number of vehicle trips involved in Ribble Valley’s waste management operation. “This is a fantastic step forward for waste management in Lan-


cashire.” Coun. Hazel Harding CBE, Leader of Lancashire Coun­ ty Council, added: “As each of these facilities commences opera­ tion, we will see a massive reduc­ tion in the county’s greenhouse emissions, equivalent to removing over 100,000 cars from the roads and planting over two million trees. “This has massive benefits, not


just for those living in Lancashire, but for generations to come.” Pictured from the left: Ribble


Valley Mayor Coun. Peter Ainsworth, Lancashire County Council Leader Hazel Harding and Lancashire Waste Partnership chairman Coun. Sowter, with civic dignitaries, at the opening of the Ribble Valley Waste Transfer Sta­ tion.


Foreign menace causing havoc


A JAPANESE plant invader is causing havoc on sites across the Ribble Valley. Japanese Knotweed, which has


been described as the country’s number one foreign invasive men­ ace, is prevalent at Browsholme and along the River Ribble banks. Now Robert Parker, the owner of


the Browsholme Estate, wants to draw peoples’ attention to the prob­ lems the plant can cause. As well as preventing the growing of native species, it can cause structural dam­ age. Mr Parker has seen Japanese


knotweed in gardens and along highways, as well as river banks. He


said: “People are not aware of how damaging it is. It destroys the habi­ ta t in general, but because it is a pretty flower people do not regard it as a nuisance and an invader. Nothing can grow under it so our indigenous grass and plant species will not grow and it is difficult to eradicate.” Japanese knotweed can have


white or white and purple flowers. Its leaves are shield or heart-shaped and it can grow in clumps up to three metres high. In winter it dis­ appears below ground, but is effi­ cient at spreading through the root system. Self supporting with a thick stem, which is similar to bam-


boo, it grows very rapidly. Accord­ ing to the Environment Agency it can grow as much as 2cms per day in any type of soil. Dave Hewitt, Ribble Valley


Council’s Countryside Officer, described Japanese knotweed as a “vigorous plant”. He said it can damage structures including pave­ ments and roads, adding that the best ,tyay to stop it spreading is to spray it with selective herbicides in autumn. Said Mr Hewitt: “As the plant dies back it draws the herbi­ cide back into the stem and root system, but people may have to repeat the spraying for a couple of years. It is difficult to control.”


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