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Duty chemist: Boots the Chemist, 15-19 Castle Street, Clitheroe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Poiice: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Electricity: 0800 1954141. Gas: 0800111999. Water: 0845 462200. Councils: n ib b le Valley Borough Council, Clitheroe 425111. Clitheroe Town Council, 424722. Hospitals: Blackburn Royal Infirmary: 01254 263555. Qu e en 's'Pa rk H ospita l, 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.). Domc.stic Violence Helpline: 01282 422024. Cruse Berc.avemcnt Care: Ribble Valley 01200 429346. Environmental Agency: Emergencies-0800 807060. Drugs: Local confidential advice and information line: 01200 444484. National: 0800 776600. ■ Ribhic Valley Talking Newspaper: 01200 428604. Samaritans: 01254 662424. Monthly Volunteer Helpline: 01200 422721. Lancashire Rural Stress Network: 01200 427771. QUEST (specialist smoking cc.s.sjition service): 01254 358095. Rihhic Valley Citizens’ Advice llureau: 01200 428966.


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WEEKEND WEATHER; The weekend is forecast to be dry, with sunny intervals.


SUNRISE: 7-30 a.m. SUNSET: 5-17 p.m. LIGHTING UP TIME: 5-47 p.m.


SLAIDBURN IGISBURN CHATBURN Table celebrates its 48th ‘birthday’


MEMBERS and guests of Clitheroe Round Table had a superb evening at the Moorcock Inn, Waddington, in celebration of the 48th anniver­ sary of the receipt of the official charter. A fine meal was enjoyed before


speeches from Howard Spensley, Peter Caley, Roger Spensley and entertainment from comedian “Freddie the Finn”. ■


■ Past chairman Howard Spensley


likened Round Table to traditional family life and area chairman Peter' Daley praised Clitheroe for both its organisation and sporting prowess. Local chairman Roger Spensley


went on to discuss a number of health and safety issues connected with his year in charge, recalling . many amusing incidents tha t brought Clitheroe Round Table both local and national prominence. ■ ■ I t had been an excellent year for. Clitheroe Round Table and more than 90 people turned out to cele­


brate recent successes, such as the winning of the area sports trophy, excellent membership figures and, most importantly, the impressive amount of money raised and worthy causes supported in the past 12 months. Among the bumper attendance


were 19 past chairman, dating back to 1964, representatives from other' local area tables a t Kirkham, Rossendale, Thornton Cleveleys, Preston, Lytham and Lancaster, along with support from the three local Rotary clubs; Clitheroe 41 Club and the Lions Club.


• The star of the show, however, was


a Finnish comedian named Freddie, who had flown over specifically for the event. He was understandably concerned that the crowd would not be able to hear him when he saw that ■ Steve Lord’s shirt was even louder than usual (anyone connected with Round Table will know that this is really saying something). ■ : : . •


However, despite having one of the


hardest acts of the night to follow, Freddie was quickly into his slightly alternative off-the-cuff comedy rou­ tine. Minutes later pockets of the crowd were in hysterics and some were even seen in tears as the one-lin­ ers continued to roll off the tongue of the “Finnish fella”. When the come­ dy finally came to an end, all that was left was to complete the raffle and hit the bar. , Sadly, by this point the previously vigilant Clitheroe members had for­ gotten all about the tradition of removing various objects and taking them hostage, so that numerous items of Clitheroe Round Table regalia now have to be reclaimed from various locations around the Ribble and Lune Valleys! Our picture shows top table mem­ bers and guests at Clitheroe Round


Tables 48th annual charter dinner. (D050206/3)


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Restricted hours for new wine bar


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. THE opening hours’ of a new ■ Glitheroe town centre wine bar, which neighbouring residents feared would operate as a night­ club, have been restricted. Licensing bosses yesterday agreed


to limit the sale of alcohol until 11- 30 p.m. tliroughout the week, with a closing time of midnight at the So Bar on King Street, which is due to open at the end of March; ■ / Planning consent to convert the


former Post Office sorting office into a wine bar was secured in October last year, with planners recommend­ ing the venue should close at mid­ night. ■ However, owners Faradays Ltd submitted an application to Ribble Valley Borough Council’s licensing committee, asking for opening hours and facilities which neighbouring residents argued would mean the venue would be more like a night­ club.


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They wanted permission to serve alcohol until 12-30 a.m. Sunday to


Thursday, until 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday and until 2 a.m. on Christ­ mas Eve. ■.


, The applicants also applied to serve alcohol from the start of per­ mitted hours on New Year’s Eve until the end of permitted hours on New Year’s Day - which could have seen the bar open for up to 36 hours. The applicants asked that the bar


be allowed to close half an hour after it stopped serving alcohol and that recorded music, live music, facilities


■for making music and dancing could operate until midnight Sunday to Thursday, 12-30 a.m. Friday and Saturday, and until 2 a.m. on Christ­ mas and New Year’s Eve. It was also indicated that part of the bar would be set aside for dancing. • In a letter to the committee, New­ market Street resident Nicola Bowk-


■ er, whose rear courtyard is less than 20 metres away from the venue, com­ mented: “The prospect of loud music, dancing and consumption of alcohol so near to my home, presents an horrendous probability of distur­ bance, with consequent impact on our quality of life.”


King Street resident Mr Richard


Cowman, who lives two doors away from the site and whose garden would be overlooked by a balcony at the rear of the bar and a proposed decking area, raised several objec tions to the plans. These included late night noise as


well as the possibility of anti-social behaviour from revellers leaving the venue and criminal damage to his own and neighbouring properties. • Representatives of the Clitheroe


Advertiser and Times, The Choco­ late Box and H. M. Sowerbutts and Co. also raised objections. However, during the licensing


committee meeting yesterday, the application was significantly modi­ fied, with the applicants agreeing to abide to numerous conditions. These aim to minimise the level of disrup­ tion and noise to local residents. So Bar manager Oliver Clegg said


the establishment would operate along the same lines as Maxwell’s and The Emporium. •His solicitor confirmed that it


would in no way act as a nightclub or a restaurant


Soccer club probe: arrest is expected


POLICE investigating alleged financial irregulari- ; ties a t Clitheroe PC are


thought to be on the brink of making an arrest. Rumours of discrepan-


, cies in the club’s finances began to emerge before Christmas, leading to the CID investigation.


John Robinson, speaking to the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times last month, admitted that the club had been “slightly naive” in its financial methods and “caught unawares” by one trusted individual. As the Advertiser and


Clitheroe FC chairman


Times went to press yes­ terday, a local man was being questioned further by police about the foot­ ball club’s finances, tvith a view to a possible arrest and charges being brought. 9 See next week’s


Clitheroe Advertiser for more on this developing story.


New seminar


A NEW one-day seminar has been devised by Ribble Valley Enterprise Agency to help those considering a move into self-employ­ ment. The seminar will be held


at the Printworks, off the A59 in Barrow, next Wednesday from 9-30 a.m. until 3 p.m. It will provide tips to potential entrepre­ neurs in the very early stages of planning. Information about tak­


ing ideas forward and car­ rying out successful mar­ ket research will be avail­ able, and experienced advisers will be on hand to answer any questions. Anyone wishing to


attend should contact Pat Wallis by calling 01254 828820 or via e-mail to info@ribblevalleyenter priseagency.co.uk


Bridge results WINNERS at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monday were: NS - J. Pawlicki and John Renton, Tony Edwards and Ralph Bai­ ley. EW -K a th Higson and Joan Bowker, Frances Porter and Jessie Teller. On Thursday, winners


were: NS - John Pollard and B. Guha, Jean Marr tindale and Janet Bailey. EW -'Brenda Wilson and Moira Phillips, Margaret


Parker and Beryl Bennett. CP


Pendle Club


WINNERS of the bridge session at Pendle Club were: Mrs Doris Blunt, Mrs Silvia Walsh, Mrs Pat Parker, Mrs Jackie Pilling. New members are wel­


come every Monday at 1- 30 p.m.


Tributes to a


selfless son He bravely fought back


tears as he spoke of the family’s love for a dearly-, loved son, brother and grandson. Mr Smith described Tom as a “coura­ geous, selfless and kind- heartedson”. He recalled several of the


family’s most cherished memories including unfor­ gettable family holidays in Barbados and Florida. The congregation heard how the


i much-loved teenager missed very little school and amazed his teachers with his strength of charac­ ter and ambition to suc­ ceed. He added: “We know


that Tom had accepted that he was going to anoth­ er place. He had told us on several occasions that we were the best mum and dad that he could have ever wished for and he wasn’t afraid of dying.” The song “Angels” by Robbie Williams, oiie of Tom’s favourite tracks was played. Mourners filed out of the


church to Eva Cassidy’s “Somewhere over the Rain­ bow,” prior to a private family burial.


9 TWO Ribble Valley headteachers attended a prestigious reception for outstanding schools and colleges at The Lowry, Manchester. Pendle Pri­ mary head Mrs Margaret Carrington and Chatburn Primary head Mr Robert Maude were among a select group of heads who; met HM Chief Inspector of Schools, Mr Maurice Smith. , : ■ 9 For a full report, see


next week’s Clitheroe Advertiser and Times.


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£27,000 in damage after lorry incident


A BIN lorry which damaged a level crossing barrier after run­ ning a red l ig h t caused two tra in s to be cancelled while repairs were carried out. And Blackburn magistrates


heard the bill for the incident in Clitheroe last April was a stagger­ ing £27,000. ’ Trevor Michael Smith (49), of


Rhodes Avenue, Blackburn, plead­ ed guilty to failing to comply with a traffic signal and was fined £100 Mth £80 costs. A charge under the Malicious


Damage Act of 1861, th a t he caused an engine or carriage using the railway to be obstructed, was dismissed after the prosecution offered no e'vidence. Judith Balderson (prosecuting)


said the signalman in his box-had checked on a CCTV monitor before activating the level crossing controls at Low Moor.


Amber lights were followed by


warning sirens and then red lights before the barriers came down on one side and then the other. After the train travelling


towards Clitheroe had passed through, it automatically triggered the sequence which lifted the bar­ riers and allowed traffic to flow. On April 12th, immediately after


the train had passed through, the signalman started the sequence again because there was a train waiting to leave Clitheroe station. As the barrier came down it


caught on the rear of the bin lorry as the vehicle went over the cross­ ing.


Mr Andrew Church-Taylor


(defending) said Smith had actual­ ly stopped at the level crossing behind a van and a car. When the train went through and the barri­ ers came up the van and the car both went through. "My client was driving a fully


laden wagon, weighing 26 tons and set off slowly onto the level cross­ ing," said M r Church-Taylor. "There was no discernable gap in the flashing lights and as he drove on to the crossing he noticed the barriers were beginning to lower. "He actually stopped in the mid­


dle of the railway line and col­ leagues in the lorry told him to get off.


“The barrier had come down on


the back of the lorry and as he drove off it was bent." Mr Church-Taylor said Smith,


who is still employed by Ribble Valley Borough Council, was not speeding or trying to jump the red light. "It was simply the quick second


activation of the system th a t caught him out," said Mr Church- Taylor. He said the claim for £27,000


would be paid by the council's insurers.


Green light to ambitious plans at garden centre


FEARS that a Chatburn garden centre could end up a supermarket were


. raised at a receht planning meeting. Ribble Valley Borough Coun.


Howard Douglas raised the concerns when deliberating numerous applica­ tions submitted by the owners of Shackleton’s Garden Centre in Chat­ burn. Coun. Douglas was particularly con­


cerned about an application to replace a seven-bay poly tunnel on the site with a larger permanent building and alter the conservatory, as well as appli­ cations to extend the range of goods on' sale. He referred to the fate of;another


garden centre, Lancashire Homes and Gardens near Rawtenstall, which was recently taken over by Tesco’s super­ market. “One minute’s it’s a garden centre


and the next minute it could be a Tesco’s store,” he commented. However, Chairman Coun. Richard


Sherras said the centre was covered by a legal agreement, which restricted it to being a garden centre. After a lengthy debate, members


agreed to approve the poly tunnel application subject to it being brought back to committee to clarify details about deliveries to the centre. A further application to extend the


centre’s opening hours until 8 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays instead of hav­ ing to close at 6 p.m., was approved. Mr Dave Shackleton told councillors


the extended hours would allow the business to compete in a marketplace where many larger gardening outlets opened until 8 p.m. throughout the week.' A retrospective application to use


the centre’s cafe as a restaurant open until 11 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, was also approved subject to the com­ pletion of a legal agreement to limit the extent of its use as a restaurant and cafe, and ensure it is not severed from the primary use as a garden centre. A second retrospective application to


increase the range of goods for sale to include homeware, gifts and indoor fish was also eventually approved subject to a new legal agreement being drawn up limiting the extent of ancillary retailing on the site.


Tapping his way to the top by Helen McKell


HURST GREEN teenager Charlie Bolton is continuing to tap his way to the top. ' Having recently achieved 93% in the


intermediate exam run by the Interna­ tional Dance Teachers’ Association, Charlie was nominated by his examin­ er to attend the forthcoming Interna­ tional Dance and Theatre Awards in Manchester. ■ He is no stranger to the prestigious


event - at last .year’s competition he won the Ken Dodd Tap Award - and he is hoping for similar success this time around. .• The competition is being held on


March 4th and 5th. . However, in the meantime Charlie


will have no time to become nervous.


. He has lessons on Monday evenings and attends practices on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays in preparation for a forthcoming pro­ duction. "The Glob" is being performed on


March 9th and 10th by Charlie and. fellow pupils of Clitheroe dance teacher Mrs Gladys Sutcliffe, whose dance school he has attended since he was six. As well as his dance schedule, Char­


lie (14), a pupil at St Augustine's, Billington, also has to fit in time for his homework. He hopes to attend a dance college to


study Performing Arts when he leaves school and is currently studying GCSE Drama. ■


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AN original member of Clitheroe’s Pendle Club, 101-year-old Annie Slater,.cut the cake to celebrate 41 years of the charity’s Luncheon Club. She was joined by other members as well


Memorable birthday for founder member The club, a registered charity, is always


open to new members, who are asked to pay a small fee towards its upkeep. A social evening will be held at the club


as Ribble Valley Mayor, Coun. Mary Robinson and civic dignitaries for a lunch­ eon with entertainment provided by Alan Amos. The club, which was originally founded to


pro'vide company for those over-55s who live on their own, enables members to meet up for a bite to eat every Wednesday.


on Thursday, April 27th, which will include a grand raffle, entertainment by Clitheroe Video Club, and a pie and peas supper. Tickets will be on sale later this month. Picture, shows Mrs Slater cutting the •


birthday cake along with Philip Morris, Coun. Alan Yearing, the Mayor and the Rev. Pauline Basterfield at the party. (A080206/2)


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