It 'ti'


[W- 'm ' ;i


5ite' ji i t t ' it


It‘I- )i »■ H


I ^UV |i (liiV it (HU U -


I«)lv H , (Kk ft:


' i!‘K ' t f« ‘ i


I lis.;! , IHM


,'iiU


(A n .Hi» it.


I (Ilk' I, Ultk- IU:H


Hitfi j\


20 ' ClithVroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, March 16th, 2006 '


Design dream garden ... and watch it grow!


SIGN your dream garden-and you could see it growl


• ; -The Clitheroe Advertiser and Times has teamed up with Gar- denmakers, Wigglesworth, to offer::readers the chance to design a'garden for a plot meas­ uring 10m X 8m. The winning design, one submitted by the readers of this newspaper and the other, by readers in York- . shire, will be constructed in the . seven days of FlowA 2006, start­ ing on April 28th. ’ ( Visitors to the garden festival


I :.Gardenmakers’voucher or a one: ■


■ hour garden consultation'with Gardenmakers’ designer Andrew.Shaw and a £100


■ voucher.' ’ ;; Full rules for the competition were printed in the Readersplus section of the Clitheroe Adver- . tiser and Times, March 9th. The


. gardens should be people friend­ ly, fit in with a modern lifestyle, be low maintenance and build-; able in seven days. Competitors are asked to keep the cost of the


wll be able to see the gardens built and throughout the sum-: mer, custoihers will be asked to ' vote for,their favourite garden.-: ;- The two initial winners can;/, choose a prize of either a £250 >


; garden to no more than £2,500. The closing date is March


, 24th and entries must be sent to FlowA Garden Design Competi­ tion 2006, Gardenmakere, Coars;


Farm;/^igglesworth, BD23 4SN r


' . '■


www.clltheroetoday.co.uk


Clitheroe 422324 (EditoflalKilMOM (Advertisi'ngVBurnley422‘33^ -;Av-A;*:T


New skiing skills high in the French Alps


A PARTY of ,43 students and.!.-13 ;■ adults from^ Clitlieroe’s; .■


! Moorland


enjoyed a great week's ski-J ing at Alpe d'Huez, high in the French Alps. : The resort is famous for ;


being at the top of one of; the Tour de France's most ; notorious climbs. It is set at 1,860 metres (about 6,000 feet) above sea level and is a skier's paradise. The party contained skiers ranging from complete beginners to experts, and yet the readily accessible slopes suited everyone. All the students made


.ii- I! I


.Ik (,


excellent progress under the skilful tuition of the French Ski School, with two of the five ski groups making the descent of Europe's longest “black run”, down from the Sarenne glacier into the gorge below, more than 10 ' miles of continuous skiing in total. Everyone, students ’ and adults alike, felt that they had mastered many


I iiiifc* • j[i; i i tk . .


. ‘llli. !r, illL 'i . Ink ,1


I lllk ' j • 'ilk- j,


'I f *


(tiu ,i f } ' •(


l!>^k „


I j f !' I ' i -


)(.!k U ik il MU- it


I U(L i


l^.lk i, MU, H


Calling all Inn owners and managers, you still have time to enter your venue.


For further details please contact Colette Leaver on . 01282 426161 Ext:418


Listed below are the entries so far... Eagle & Child, Hurst Green


• ' > ' ’ Moorcock Inn, Waddington White Lion, Clitheroe


! ‘


Hark to Bounty, Slaidburn The Swan Inn, Whalley Traders' Arms, Mellor


‘ ‘ . Spread Eagle, Sawley Freemasons, Wiswell


Black Bull, Old Langho White Bull, Ribchester


j Higher Buck, Waddington


" ■ , Caifs Head, Worston Aspinali Arms, Mitton '''


Bayiey Arms, Hurst Green ' ' Shireburn Arms, Hurst Green


. The Oid Post House, Ciitheroe Lower Buck inn, Waddington


Waddington Arms, Waddington Wagon & Horses, Clitheroe Punch Bowl, Hurst Green


Blackhorse, Clitheroe


Craven Heifer, Chaigley Black Bull, Rimington White Hart, Sabden Bridge inn, Ciitheroe


Parkers Arms, Newton Dog Inn, Whaliey


Sponsored by,'-'


The Coniston Hotel . Conislon Cold; Skipton.; Tel: 01756 748080


; - ' Jik l i.


5,000 letters to combat vandals


By Faiza Af zaal


WELCOME to the second feature of “Cracking Crime Together”.


, Did you know th a t it costs , £300 to replace a litter bin that has been damaged by fire? And are you aware that it costs Ribble Valley Borough Council £300 to repair a broken public toilet?


: YOUR money is being wasted because of.the actions of mind­ less vandals who Have nothing better to do but damage council , property. ; In an effort to crack down on this problem, Mr Bill Alker, from .■


POLICE and council officials are: warning youngsters to behave ; themselves this weekend when the funfair returns to Clitheroe. .'


.^ .•.The warning has been issued after groups of youngsters were. spotted causing a nuisance at the previous fair. Officers will be keeping a close eye on large groups of youths congregating in


- valley


crime &,<jisorder .. 'reduction


: .partnei-sbip


the council’s Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership has dis­ tributed letters to 5,000 pupils at six Ribble Valley high schools listing the cost of replacing prop­ erty abused by vanclals. •He hopes that the letters will


encourage offenders to think twice before ruining equipment belongingto others.


: . ■Remember, the.council wants


- the fair grounds and if trouble is ■ caused, they may have to consid- . ec barring them from the fair. -. .. . The council’s chief executive, Mr Dave Morris said: “The mes­ sage'is simple, don’t cause dam­ age, don’t drop litter, practise your artistic talents properly and we will reward everyone. “Why let a few thoughtless


Bridge club results


WINNERS at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monday evening were NS equal 1st, Robin and Deanne Atkinson and J. Pawlicki and John Renton. EW Geoff Capstick and Bill Wolstenholme, joint 2nd, Judy Cowling and Beryl Bennett, and Jean Bailey and Moira Phillips. On Thursday evening winners of the Mil­ lennium Trophy were: joint 1st, Adrian' Norris and William Norris and Kath Higson and Isle Park; 3rd, Lorna Pim- perton and Brian Holden; 4th, Chris Pollard and George B. Pollard. . .-


GP


to spend some of YOUR money making things better for you, your friends and your family. They would like to improve the parks and sports facilities and provide more activities for fed-up youngsters. Officials would like to install


better amenities and generally make the Ribble Valley a better place to live. ■


Help them to achieve this by


reporting the culprits to the police. If you spot vandals tar­ geting property in the borough, call Clitheroe police on 01200 443344, or the free-and-confiden-


tial Crimestoppers line on 0800 555111. ■


■ Behave when funfair comes to town


individuals spoil it for you.” • Cracking Crime Together is


a new fortnightly column, which is brought to you by reporter Faiza Afzaal and Mr Bill Alker. The fedture is an opportunity to keep you up-to-date with the ccrime-fighting work being car­ ried out by Clitheroe police in conjunction with the council.


Death crash inquest


A GISBURN man killed in a head-on collision on the A59 at Sawley has been identified as Mr Michael Scofield (62), of Travellers Court: : An inquest into the death


of Mr Schofield was opened on Monday and heard that he


■died from multiple injuries sustained in the crash at approximately 5. p.m.- on Tuesday, March 7th. Mr Schofield was driving


his Nissan Micra on the A59 at Sawley, Brow when it was


■ involved in a head-on collision 'with a Land-Rover Discovery travelling in the opposite direction. The driver and pas-' senger of the Land-Rover


■were treated at hospital for ■ minor injuries.-


., The inquest was adjourned ' until June 14th to allow ■ fur­ ther tests and investigations , to be carried out.-


new skills by the time the


...week came to a close. . Of course, it was not all


:: skiing. The party woke ; . each'day to clear blue skies,


marvelling at the sun rising over the jagged peaks of the ':


' . Alps..; Everyone enjoyed a ' lunchtime trip , to the top of


; the cable car. The summit, -called Pic Blanc, is 3,330 metres high and the


panorainic views revealed a


huge.chunk of France, including Mont Blanc.


. In the late afternoon and evening, the students had the opportunity to try out their French speaking in the local supermarkets and shops.


Next year's break is


already booked, but using a ■ better-located hotel, right on the slopes. No^doubt demand for places will be high! Our picture shows some of the Moorland party on the slopes high in the FYen'ch Alps, (s)


Another Michelin star for


restaurant ANOTHER accolade has wdnged its way to a top class Ribble Valley restau- : rant - and a new star chef helped to make it possible. The Michelin Guide


2006 has awarded a Miche­ lin Star to the Longridge - Restaurant, Paul Heath- cote’s flagship eaterie. This award is judged on


the food on the plate: the quality of ingredients, their preparation, combi­ nation of flavours, imagi-' nation and, above all, con­ sistent standards of all these qualities throughout the meal.


. The restaurant received


its first star 1992 and has retained it ever since. Its 2006 star was gained


under head chef Chris Bell who joined the restaurant last year after winning the Gordon Ramsey Scholar . . and Northern Ireland Chel of the Year award. Paul Heathcote said;


‘It’s brilliant news to retain this award. “Although I still have an influence on the food, lam not in the kitchen as much and I ’m delighted that Chris has maintained the Michelin Star standard of cooking. “I think .the beauty of


the Longridge Restaurant is th a t it still offers an


informal and relaxed expe­ rience with exceptionally high standards of food”. The Longridge Restau­


rant was the first restau­ rant in the north to receive a Michelin star and is one of'only, three northern restaurants to hold a star; today.


Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)


www.clltheroetoday.co.uk


Who repays debt of friendship?


by Duncan Smith


DOGS may be man’s best friend, but who repays that debt of friendship? Five young friends at Read Primary


School certainly do, after using their ini­ tiative to. raise £60 for the RSPCA’s ani­ mal shelter at Altham. The five girls, all aged eight, are Amy Bryce, Lauren Credie, Claudia Laird, Jennifer Heap and Sara Jaleel.


' They came up with the idea of produc-; ing and photocopying line drawings which they could sell to their school- friends for 20p each to colour in and return. 'With prizes for the best coloured- in picture from each of the six classes at the school, the children were keen to get colouring. It was a simple idea that worked very


well and the girls were delighted to visit the RSPCA centre at Altham to hand over the £60 proceeds. While there they enjoyed a tour of the centre, which cares for mainly dogs and cats, but other ani­ mals too. If you want to make a donation or offer a new home to one of the animals a t Altham, call the centre on 01254 231118. Our picture shows, clockwise from


front left, Amy, Claudia, Jennifer and Lauren with the cheque. Unfortunately the fifth fund-raiser, Sara, could not be present for the picture. (B080306/2)


MEMBERS of Clitheroe Speakers Club had to be prepared for (almost) anything at their recent meeting. As the members arrived, the edu­


cation director, Dorothy Gertson, invited them to pick an assignment at random. Chairman for the evening was


Gene Holmes. She introduced the topics chairman, John Adey, who had been given a variety of subjects


Speakers were prepared for almost anything Then the members heard how


for volunteers to speak about for three minutes. One pre-arranged item on the


programme was a speech: “Mean What You Say”, being the second assignment in the 10 from the Speakers’Guide. This speech was delivered by one


of the newer members, Stuart Herkes, under the title: “A Little Of What You Fancy Does You Good, But Too Much 'Will Slay You.”


well they had performed when Der­ rick Holmes evaluated the topics, identifying the speakers’ good and bad points. Stuart was evaluated by Dorothy who focused on certain strengths and weaknesses (includ­ ing the overlong title). The next meeting is on March


20th at the Young Farmers’ Club, Clitheroe Auction Market, Lincoln Way, at 7-30 p.m.


smarter than the average sofa...


• double bed • storage space


For complete peace of mind all windows and doors come with a 10 year insurance backed guarantee by Lloyds of London, absolutely free!


OOH’TMISS OUT!! CALL NOW... 01772 452225


Showroom Opening Times . . Monday to Friday 9am - 5.30pm Late Night Thursday till 8pm Saturday & Sunday'10am-4pm


■ 5 Peregrine Place, Moss Side . Leyland, Preston, Lancashire PR25 3EY


. vtfww.planetpvc.co.uk .


*£99 deposit subject to status, terms and coTKitxxis apply, we I be pleased to s i^ fu l details on request Vat amount payable by Planet caicUated as 17.5% of pneo pnor to any discounts. *'FREE VAT and percentage dscouits appBcable to products only. Sony, offers cannot bo used in cor^unction with any other offer/promotion. Sett cieartng glass not evalable on reskioniial doors...


U ! 'Ml


' Planet will pay your VAT on all windows and doors pfus...


mr FRE E


EXTRA 10% off


YesI when you order this week we’ll even reduce the price by an extra 10% p/us...


FREE self cleaning glassn i l


0 PlLKlNGTON


.Enjoy Pilkington Activ™ “Self Cleaning Glass” fitted to aii window and door orders for FREE. Piikington’s advanced glass technology means no more cleaning windows.Accumuiateddirtandgrime- simpiy washes off next time it rains!


Pilkington AcBv” - the world’s first self cleaning glass... as seen on TV


m m S i ils". I


Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, March 16th, 2006 ~ 21


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33