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THREE walkers were, lucky to escape serious injury after they


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Mourners pack church - page 5 : Firm’s Olympic aid - page 6 Amanda raises £3,500 - page 12 Down Your Way - pages 26 and 27;


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■ became lost in Gisburn Forest;; =


Police and members of; the Bow-


land Pennine Mountain.Rescue Team began a search operation when the alarm-w^ raised by one pf-the walkers at'll p.m. on Monday. ■ / The trio, believed to be from the


South West Cumbrian town of Mil-'• lorn, were found safe and well at 1-30 a.m.


Mountain rescue team member,- Mr Andy Binstead, said: “The trio


■were lucky to escape injury, as the incident could,have led to serious consequences. It was a very cold : night and the walkers had set off in


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the afternoon expecting to return before nightfall. 'They had no torch with them and had to wait five hours in the cold and dark for help. They were relieved to see us. : ; “I would advise people to make


sure that they are equipped with a map, torch and food when venturing out in-freezing conditions.”


star t l at by Duncan Smith :


THE Ribble Valley will be greener and leafier for generations to come,: thanks to the planting ^ of 50,000 new trees on United Utilities’ Whitendale Farm, near Dunsop Bridge. Primary school children


fromBrennands Endowed School, Slaidburn, and Thorneyholme RC School, Dunsop Bridge, helped to plant the first saplings on Friday as the beginning of what will , eventually become an 84-hectare wood. The new woodland - the


largest planting in the North of England this year - is part of United U tilities’ sustainable


. catchment management programme (SCaMP) which is being piloted on . its Bowland and Peak Dis­ trict estates. Friday’s ceremony was


attended by representa­ tives from the Forestry Commission and the Elwood Project, which : helped support and fund the planting, and.by the United Utilities’ SCaMP partners, the RSPB, as well as.the Environment Agency and Rural Futures. All the trees planted at


Whilendale will be native British species such as oak, birch, ash, hazel and holly.. .Martin McGrath, Unit­ ed Utilities’ SCaMP pro- ; gramme manager, said:


.“The Whitendale wood­ land is an important early step in a major new vision'


for the North-West. ■ “The youngsters who


helped us plant the trees will see the benefits of this programme in the years to come,- for the land, for itSs wildlife and for its people.’’ The SCaMP pro­


gramme benefits wildlife, delivers improved water quality and supports rural economies, through the introduction of sustainable farming practices and the restoration of natural habitats.


tin McGrath, of United Utilities, and Hannah Wood,- from the reception class at Thorneyholme RC


: Primary School, planting one of the first trees at . Whitendale Farm, (s)


Women showed their business talents


UP-AND-COMING companies •from across East.Lancashire spent; International Women’s Day mixing business with pleasure at a Ladies WhoLaunchexhibition. i


- Several Ribble Valley business­


WEEKEND WEATHER: Saturday is forecast to be cloudy, while Sunday is set to be bright with sunny inter­ vals. :: ■


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■SUNRISE; 6-29 a.m. SUNSET: 6-09 p.m. LIGHTING UP TIME: 6-39 p.m.


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women attended the event and spent an enjoyable day networking, shar­ ing their experiences and, most importantly, selling their products. It was part of Hyndburn Enter-, prise Trust’s Women into Business :


scheme, which offers women free advice and help on turning their; business dreams into realities. Among the business exhibitors


was Clitheroe-based photographer Jeanette Dawson, who said; “It was a great opportunity to bounce ideas


, off other women in similar situations as. well,as get advice from, the experts; all this while having a thor­ oughly enjoyable day.” , . \ . Jo Evans, projects manager for


■ Hyndburn Enterprise Trust, com­ mented: “All the women who attend­ ed gained a great deal from the day. As well as sharing experiences and gaining new ideas, they all went away with new contacts and, most


. importantly, new business. . “Many, women find the idea of


going into business alone daunting, but the ladies who came to the event showed that you can succeed with your dream.”


Hundrieds at farewell


to Luke HUNDREDS of mourn­ ers paid their last respects to teenager Luke Makin- son on Saturday. ;


, . St Michael and St John’s RC Church, Clitheroe, was packed with an estimated 700-plus people for the requiem mass conducted by Er Joseph Wareing, SJ. Entitled “A Farewell to


Luke,’’ family and friends were handed a special booklet containing hymns,


Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) - www.clitheroetoday.co.uk Another ‘L’ of a show . by Gerald Searle


FIVE years since their last collaboration, “An L of a Do”, Clitheroe’s stage stal­ warts. Margaret Smith and Gladys Sutcliffe joined forces again last week to present the premier of their latest musi­ cal play, “The Glob”, at Oswaldtwistle’s beautiful Civic Theatre. . With the support of ever-will­


readings and interspersed with pictures of the 16- year-old throughout his life. Bidding prayers were


read by friends of Luke (pictured), and members of the family, including his brother, Ashley, and sister, Ella, took part in the serv­ ice. Members of the con­ gregation lined Moor Lane and pupils from St Augus­ tine’s RC High School, Billington, stood on Low- ergate in silent tribute. ® Inquest opens, see


page 19. Group’s invite


MEMBERS, of Ribble Valley Visually Impaired . Group are inviting inter­ ested people to St Michael and St John’s Social Cen­ tre, Lowergate, on Mon­ day at 8 p.m. for a presen­ tation by Tony (Jill, of Humanware. He will demonstrate


how to use the Scanar doc­ ument reader and a.range of low vision and blindness aids available from the company.


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Our picture shows Mar­ Council strike iGontiiuied from page 1


which services will be affected'! would be expect­ ing all union members to uphold the strike and ask non members not to cross thepicketline.” , - Sir Sandy Bruce-Lock-


hart, chairman of the Local Government Associ­ ation, warned that any stoppages would affect some of society’s most vul­ nerable. A spokesman for Ribble


Valley Borough.Council said: ;“We are in the process of assessing the impact of the proposed strike on services and will make a comprehensive statement as soon as the situation is clear.”;


‘Let my mistakes act as a warning to others’ - mother speaks out, see page 22 ' -f


TWENTY young poets from a Ribble Valley school will soon be - seeing their rhyming talents in . print. The Year 4 pupils, from Brook-


side Primary School, in Clitheroe,- each entered a poem in the national competition•:“A Pocketful of Rhyme’’ and were selected to have them featured in a forthcoming book.


■ The poetry competition, which was open to all Stage Two classes . within schools across the country.


was an initiative to encourage future young writers. The pupils’ teacher,.: Mrs


Nightingale, who decided to enter the children into the competition after they had enjoyed poetry in their English class, said the school, was very proud of its literary geniuses - especially considering it ,• was judged nationally. < “We entered 30 poems into the competition and were, delighted •


• when 20 came back. The pupils ; were absolutely ecstatic when they


found out that their poems were going to be in a book forever,” she commented. “ ;


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‘ The winning pupils were award­ ed with a certificate and bookmark and the school will be given a com­ plimentary copy of the book, also titled “A Pocketful of Rhyme”. Copies will be available from


June 30 th. ' Our picture shows the young


• poets with the. certificates and bookmarks they received after being selected. (B070306/5)


ing Roger Hurst and his band of technical helpers, the 40-strong cast of experienced adults and enthusiastic young members of Sutcliffe Theatre Arts presented a merry romp through Rainbow Land and the fearsome Globinia. The action centred on a bunch of teenagers, determined to save the world from the devilish Glob, played -with masterly menace by Andrew Piercy, whose only pleasure was to steal all the joy and goodness from the world. After the usual first night


slips, the final performance proved highly enjoyable for members of the audience of all ages, who could either focus on the barbs of social satire, or sim­ ply enjoy the lively action; inno­


vative dance routines and superb singing of this talented cast. ' : With highly experienced per­ formers, like Stella Barnes, Kay McLaughlin and Maggie Bell in support, it was the inexperienced youngsters that brilliantly sus-- tained the action through two hours of dialogue, dance and. song, led by stage “veteran” Charlie Bolton and his fellow freedom fighters, Sasha Johns,. Joe Bury, Rebecca Williams and Emma'Turner. However, pride of place went.


to nine-year-old Lucy Make­ peace, on stage almost through­ out, who thrived on the respon­


sibility of ensuring that the pace was maintained from first to last. With her confidence and personality, she charmed the audience as she led the battle against the dreaded Glob, ensur­ ing that in the end a good time was had by all - except the Glob and his grumpy globins! Once again, director Margaret


Smith took a brand new work with a largely inexperienced young cast and shaped a most enjoyable production. For co- xvriter Gladys Sutcliffe, who also choreographed the dance rou­ tines, created the memorable range of new songs and even


played the entire soundtrack of music. Sponsored by the mayor of Hyndburn Borough Council, Janet Storey, and supported by many parents and helpers, “The Glob”, with its slogan “Strike a Blow for Good”, proved a huge success. It provided not only consider­


able satisfaction to all those involved for their months of hard work, but also a significant donation to the funds of its cho­ sen charity, the East Lancashire Hospice. Our picture shows the cast on


stage during the premier of The Glob.(s) .


Young poets’ delight as work is put down in print


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We must enforce fixed penalties - minister


A GRAND total of nine Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) were issued in Ribble Valley for lit­ tering and dog fouling last year, eight of which were paid.


, Yet Ribble Valley Borough Council is performing much better than the majority of local authorities across the North West, which issued a combined total of just 2,269 fines for • “environmental crimes” in 2004/5, around 30% of which have never been paid. ' The startling statistic was


announced in a keynote speech by Minister for Local Environ-


'mental Quality, Ben Brad­ shaw, at the Cleaner, Safer, Greener conference, organised by the Keep Britain Tidy campaign. Mr Bradshaw said he was


“disturbed” to hear that of the 20.000 FPNs issued national­ ly in England in 2004/05, 8.000 (or 40%) were never paid. He said: “Far too many


local authorities are treating fixed penalty notices as some kind of voluntary fining scheme - what kind of mes­ sage does that send to the lit- terbugs and vandals?”


In 2004/05, a total of 354


•local authorities in the country had powers to issue fixed penalty notices. Of those that provided Defra with informa­ tion on the FPNs they issued: • only 78, including Ribble


Valley, achieved a payment rate of over 75% • 33 had less than half the


FPNs they issued paid • five had a payment rate of


lessthanl0% • 142 issued no fines at all


for littering. . Mr Bradshaw added: “In '


the short-terrn, targeting resources at cleaning up might ’ seem like the best idea, but it just isn't efficient. We need to look at changing behaviour. “This can be achieved


through education and cam­ paigns, but where that doesn't work we need strict enforce­ ment of the law.”- Figures for the North West in 2004/5 show that 1,377


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, FPNs were issued for littering, but only 744 were paid while 633 went unpaid and just 33 cases were taken to court. For dog fouling, 892 FPNs were issued, 659 were paid, 233 went unpaid and 76 cases went to court.


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