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MORE than £300 was raised during a charity gig in aid of Clitheroe’s Ribble Valley Radio. The musical event, held at the


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A L EA D IN G f ire - f ig h te r has described a Clitheroe woman who escaped a ferocious house fire this week as “extremely lucky”. - Clitheroe station officer Dave McGrath’s


comments followed a blaze at a three-storey mid-terraced property in Bright Street, where, he said, not one smoke alarm was fit­ ted. He went on to urge people to take advan­


tage of Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service’s ' free Home Fire Safety Checks to stop simi­ lar devastating incidents happening. Fire-fighters were called out to the inci­


CLITHEROE town crier Rnlund Hailwood is pictured with youngsters having fun in the new soft play centre (A211205/lii)


A NEW era of fun has arrived in Clitheroe. - Fun Time Factory threw open its


doors to the public recently. Situated in North Street, the indoor


soft play centre enables fun-seeking children to be transported into a state-


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Leo (Juiy24-Aug23) There's no harm in Indulging in a few harmless illusions unless all that fantasising Is stopping you from understanding events happening right in front of your eyes. It might be the time to lift yourself out of fantasyland and get back to reality. The longer you put off dealing with the situation, the more frustrating it vrill become. So for now. put your daydreams aside and face facts. Make it a priority.


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Virgo (Aug24-Sept23) Join forces with an unlikely ally, and you may just pull off a surprising success when you least expect it. Now is the time to put aside all differences and tackle this task together. While the two of you may have very different motives, in .the end you both want to achieve the’ same aims and objectivies. Keep your mind focused on them, and it should be enough to get you past any petty problems or ego clashes that cropupalongtheway. -


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Capricorn (Dec22-Jan20) Understanding - leads ' to compassion, especially when it comes to a particularly difficult situation with a loved one. It's not just a matter of trying to see it from their point of view, instead, drop all the rigid boundaries of who's right and who's wrong and see the current events * from their emotional, mental and spintual standpoint, if you try to understand someone,* you'll find your anger with them will soon disappear.


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Pisces (Feb20-Mar20) Is it a case of mistaken identity, or are you just really seeing someone's true colours for the first time? Play detective when it comes to the past. I;i light of their recent behaviour, you may no longer dismiss their erratic’ or Inconsiderate ways as 'just one of those things.' In fact, it may: be part of a pretty clear pattern. Once you have the evidence assembled, you have to decide what to do next. Let your- conscience be your guide.. •


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Kay’s trip of a lifetime thanks to scholarship “IF you get chance to go - take it”.


That is the advice from Mellor res­ ident Kay Gibson who recently enjoyed a fantastic time in China after being awarded a Thwaites Scholarship. Now, the Lancashire Youth and


Community Service is looking for a' suitable young male participant aged between 18 and 20, from the Ribble Valley. ■


■ The Thwaites Scholarship, which works in conjunction with the serv­


ice, sends a group of young people abroad for. two weeks in July, to act as ambassadors for their region.. . Started by the Blackburn brew­


ery more than 40 years ago, the scheme offers students the opportu­ nity to explore and experience international living, with past vis­ its including China, the USA and Africa. Although this year’s location is


yet to be announced, the suitable candidate must be able to demon­


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strate a clear contribution which they have made to their local coin- munity and will be chosen by Sir Bill Taylor, district team manager for the Lancashire Youth and Com­ munity Service. Said Kay (20), a student at the


University of Central Lancs: “I had a fantastic time. If you get the chance to go, take it!” , If you are interested please con­


tact Sir Bill on bill.taylor@ed.lanc- scc.gov.uk by January 30th.’


of-the-art two-level adventure land. The action-packed facility is the


venture of former Clitheroe residents Mrs Sarah Mayor and Mrs Melanie Leeming. The duo believe the centre is filling


a niche in Clitheroe. Commenting on the development.


THE Mayor of the Ribble Vailey, Conn. Mary Robinson along with Sarah Mayor and Melanie Leeming offically open the new Fun Time Factory (A211205/lb)


mother-of-five Mrs Mayor, said: “The best thing about this place is that children can enjoy themselves in a safe environment by taking advan­ tage of the fantastic attractions on offer. “This facility is what youngsters in the Ribble Valley required.


DISCOVER WHATS IN STORE “Since we have opened, we have


received excellent feedback from mums and dads, who previously had to take their children to a similar chil­ dren’s centre in either Oswaldtwistle or Accrington.” Some of the attractions at the cen­ tre include a tunnel slide, a rope


bridge, a bouncy castle, an infant padded play area and a cafe. Mrs Mayor added that the opening


of Pun Time Factory had seen the cre­ ation of one full-time and three part- time jobs and that party packages an available for children aged eight yean orunder.


Climbers look back on a busy year A PHOTOGRAPHIC competi-


• tion ended the 2005 indoor season for Clitheroe Mountaineering Club. Entries were invited in two cate­


gories—mountain landscape and mountaineering action - and they were evaluated by Ribblesdale Camera Club members. Before the winners were


announced the merits of each pic­ ture were discussed and improve­ ments illustrated on screen using computer software. Judged to be the best composi­


tion in the landscape section was a'photo titled “Sun, Sea and Skye” by John Barrett, while in the action category the winning


. image featured ice climbing on the Mer de Glace near Chamonix by Steve Andrews. • The winners were presented


with enlarged prints of their work which will be on display in the Onward and Outward mountain sports shop in King Street in the •near future. ■


, Presentations were also made to


thank Jane Pyzniuk for organising the annual Christmas dinner and to Ian Grace for producing the new Clitheroe Mountaineering


website. The club’s December out­ door meeting was a weekend based at the Convention Centre in Keswick and included the commu­ nal dinner. On the Saturday one group set


out to Hawes End on the shore of Derwentwater and walked south beneath Cat Bells and Maiden Moor to reach Nitting Haws to the south-west of Grange. From the base of the turreted


rocky spur the party climbed greasy slabs and.ribs through juniper bushes to scramble up to the col between High Spy and Maiuden Moor where they fol­ lowed the ridge and returned to the starting point. In the evening members enjoyed


a communal meal co-ordinated by Jane Pyzniuk. Club secretary Nick Millward gave a vote of thanks to Jane and everyone who had contributed to the event. Starting out from Rosthwaite in


heavy rain on Sunday another group climbed Castle Crag via Lingy Bank and walked back to the village along the River Der­ went. • At the club’s annual meeting, retiring chairman Mrs Paula


Carter, confirmed that member­ ship had remained healthy and outdoor meets had been well attended thanks to co-ordinator Valerie Grooby. Midweek climbing continued to be popular thanks to the enthusiasm of Bern Hardman and Tony Halliwell. Amanda Reddy was thanked for


the excellence of' the indoor pro­ gramme and Eric Mansfield and Nick Millward for organising the club’s camping meets. Two hew initiative - an updat­


ed information leaflet designed and produced by Brian Davies, and a club website designed and created by Ian Grace - were great­ ly appreciated.


- . The chairman was thanked for


the progress made over the past 12 months due to her enthusiasm and


dedication. Officers elected for 2006 were as


follows: chairman, Brian Davies; vice-chairman, Shaun Woodward; treasurer, Frank Taylor; outdoor meets organiser, Valerie Grooby; secretary, Nick Millward; indoor meets secretary, Steve Andrews. ■The club’s last event of the year


was an ascent of Scafell Pike on New Year’s Eve.


dent at 3-55 p.m. on Monday to deal with the fierce fire, which had taken hold of the ground floor of the house. The owner, who lives alone and is in her 50s, managed to escape the blaze with her dog, but only one out of her three pet cats survived. ■ “The fire was coming through the front


window and door. It affected all the ground floor and spread to the staircase and first floor landing,” Mr McGrath explained. A team of four fire-fighters ivith breath­


ing apparatus fought the blaze with two jets. New technology in the form of a high pressure fan positioned at the front door was also used to drive smoke from the building making it safer for the fire-fighters to enter. It took three hours in total to deal with the incident. “Our investigations are in the early


stages, but it’s not looking like a fire of sus­ picious origins,” commented Mr McGrath.


Pendle Hotel, Chatburn, fea­ tured six local bands and was organised by 22-year-old Clitheroe resident Adam Taylor. . The former Ribblesdale High


School pupil, who headlined with his band, “Melodious Funk”, arranged the event after presenting a weekly show on the community radio station, along with Danny Riley. Melodious Funk are due to


perform at the Bull’s Head, Wilpshire on January 29th.


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He added that it is believed the woman


left a scented candle unattended in a ground floor room before going upstairs. ’ “It is believed that she came doivnstairs


to pick something else up and at that point noticed smoke,” added Mr McGrath. .“At this stage, a comer of the front room


was on fire and despite the woman’s efforts to extinguish the fire by throwing a cup of water over it, she just managed to get her­ self and her pet dog out of the property before a ferocious fire took hold. “She was extremely lucky as there was


not one smoke detector fitted in the whole of the house. I cannot emphasise enough the importance of fitting smoke alarms.”


Two neighbouring properties were evacu­


ated during the incident. Fire safety ad'vice is available by calling


Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service on 0800 1691125. Visits can be arranged within a time


frame appropriate to the level of risk in a home and officers 'will provide and install free smoke alarms where appropriate. They will also give life saving advice in


the event of a fire.and discuss a fire escape plan.


. Picture shows Mr McGrath with one of the free smoke alarm kits outside the dam­ aged Bright Street home. (B100106/4a)


Rail bosses say sorry for early-morning wake-up call


RAIL bosses have apologised this week after inflicting sleepless nights on several Clitheroe resi­ dents.


■ The statement follows com­


plaints from local residents that they were woken in the early


hours of Monday morning by a mysterious commotion “I was woken up at 3-45 a.m.


. by what initially sounded like a car crash,” said Mr Adrian 'Win- tie, of Brennand Street. Residents in Kirkmoor Road


were also disturbed, but baffled as to where it was coming from. The puzzle was eventually


solved by a Network Rail spokes­ woman, who explained that safe­ ty work is being carried out on the Clitheroe line from Primrose


Viaduct up to Pimlico Road. The company is clearing away


vegetation and trees that are leaving a dangerous build up of dead leaves on the line. The work is scheduled to run


all this week, apart from Satur­ day, from 11-30 p.m.


to 5-30 a.m. and could even continue into next week. “A letter was


dropped to resi­ dents, who live in the area. We apolo­ gise to those resi­ dents who did not receive a letter and were woken up by the noise.”


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