2 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, September 21 st, 2006


INSIDE YOUR CLITHEROE ADVERTISER AND TIMES


8 Valley Matters .................................6,7 8 Village N ew s .................... . . .11,12,13 8 Letters .................................................16 8 Weekendpius ................................ 26,27 8 Weekend TV............. .............. . ..48,49 8 Family Notices..............................46,47 8 Readersplus....................................... ^24 8 Motors Today................................ 56-67 1 Sport .............................................. 68-72


AT A GLANCE... Couple enjoy good life - page 5


, Weekend jail for ex-officer - page 10 Doctors aim high - page 18 Dancing to success - page 20


INFORMATION


Duly chemist: Lloyds Pharmacy, 5 Church Street, Clitheroe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Police: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Electricity: 08001954141. 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 P a rk Hospital, Blackburn: 01254 263555. Airedale General Hospital, Steeton: 01535 652511. Clitheroe Community Hospital: 427311. Alcohol Information Centre: 01282416655. Aidslinc: 01282 831101 (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.). Domestic Vioience Heipiine: 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. Ribble Vaiiey 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.


CONTACT US! News: 01200 422324


Advertising: 01200 422323 Classified: 01282 422331


Family Notices and Photo Orders: 01282 426161, ext. 410 . Fax: 01200 443467 editor e-mail: vivicn.mcath@eastlancsnews.co.uk news editor e-mail: cluncan.smilh@castlancsnews.co.uk sports editor e-mail: edward.lec@eastlancsncws.co.uk


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WEEKEND WEATHER: There will be sunny intervals on Friday and Sunday with light showers on Saturday.


•Friday, will see the best temperatures with highs of 21°C. SUNRISE: 6-54 a.m. SUNSET: 7-08 p.m.


LIGHTING UP TIME: 6-38 p.m.


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Valley driver in court on causing death charge


A LORRY driver from the Ribble Valley appeared at Lincoln Crown Court on Tbiesday accused of causing the deaths of three members of an RAF family in a


crash in Lincolnshire. Neil Margerison (23), of Low Farm, Ribch-


ester Road, Clayton-le-Dale, spoke only to confirm his details when he appeared before the Crown Court for the first timp. No plea was taken and he was granted bail by Judge Michael Heath to reappear before


the same court on November 28th. Margerison is alleged to have caused the


deaths of Fit Lt Neville Rees, his wife, Karen, and their 11-year-old son, Andrew,' by driving dangerously. They were killed after being crushed


between two lorries in a smash on the A17 close to RAF Cranwell, near Lincoln, on Jan­ uary 5th this year. ■ Fit Lt Rees (43), who trained flying instruc­ tors at Cranwell, his 41-year-old We and their


son were travelling in their Peugeot car when the accident happened. The couple had a sec­ ond son, David (14), who was with friends when the tragedy happened. Earlier this year the Czech driver of one of


the lorries, 29-year-old Oldrich Frank, appeared before magistrates in Grantham, Lincolnshire. He was sentenced to a day’s detention and


banned from the roads for a year after plead­ ing guilty to an offence of dangerous driving.


Street name leaves folk pondering


A NEW street name sign has had Clitheroe folk scratching their heads this week. , “Strang Stee” is the name on the sign, which


has gone up on the steep cobbled street linking Moor Lane with Lowergate, running down by the side of the United Reformed Church. Several confused Clitheroenians called into


our office yesterday asking what it meant. Initial investigations led to the town’s regen­


eration partnership, Clitheroe The Future, and its chairman, Richard Jackson. He explained th a t the partnership had


embarked on an initiative to standardise the street name signs throughout Clitheroe town centre. I t would mean around 50 being replaced with others cleaned and repainted in an appealing and uniform style. But the project had also thrown up two


streets which seemed to have no formal name, both steep cobbled alleys linking town centre roads. Staff at Clitheroe Library were give'n the tough task of researching the names, and the results are now in place. Mr Jackson explained: “The cobbled street


from Moor Lane to Lowergate has had various informal names - I ’ve already been told it is ‘Old Hall Brow’ - but the only formal refer­ ence, found on two old maps, was to ‘Strang Stee’. “I t translates form the Old English as ‘strong ladder’, which would seem to fit with


Tim (17) is one of the A team


A 17-YEAR-OLD s tudent from H u rs t Green is among eight Stonyhurst College pu p ils c e leb ra tin g gaining A grades in their A-level Mathe­ m a tic s exams - a year early. Tim Lewis to o k


th e examination a t Stonyhurst College th is summer a l th ­ ough he was s till in Year 12. Mr David Raw-


kins, th e Head of Mathematics a t the college," said: “This is a notab le a c h iev e ­ ment. “This is not ju s t a


reflection of his con­ siderable ta le n t for the subject, but also on his willingness to work hard and con­ sistently.”


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Parents say a ‘hearty’ thanks


by Julie Magee __________


A COUPLE have raised more than £3,000 for the hospital at which their baby son underwent major heart surgery. John and Rebecca Whittaker, of George


Street, Clitheroe, set their'stall out to raise £1,000 for Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liv­ erpool in the 12 months following their son Simon’s operation. But thanks to the generosity of local people,


they ended up raising £3,262.92. Staff at the hospital performed an operation


to close two holes in Simon’s heart after he was diagnosed with the condition aged just three months. For the week he was in hospital, John (26),


who works at BAE Systems in "Warton and Rebecca (25), who works at a special needs school in Burnley, stayed with their son -virtual­ ly around the clock. This was only made possible because of Ronald MacDonald House (RMH) - a special unit at the hospital where the family of sick children can stay to be near them. In order to express their immense gratitude


for the care their son received, the Whittakers decided to fund-raise for the unit because of the ■vital function it performs. The couple commented: “While at Ronald


MacDonald House we noticed loads of big cheques attached to the walls for various amount and also what is know as a ‘Tree of Life’ where if you raise over £1,000 you are able to put a plaque with whatever text you want on to a selected leaf. “After seeing this we both decided that we


would make it a task to raise a target of £1,000 for the year.”


The duo’s fund-raising activities have included


John completing the Three Peaks Challenge in June accompanied by Daniel, Andrew, Tom and Lynn Whittaker as well as Stephen Wadding- ton. They raised £2,224.60, while a sponsored walk up Scafell Pike by Pauhne Dewhurst raised a further £250. A coffee morning organised at Rebecca’s


mother’s church in Burnley and the sale of cakes at Rebecca’s workplace and to Simon’s toddler group raised a further £250. There has also been generous donations from Ribble 'Valley Darts Team, who gave £100 and


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Rebecca’s sister, Helen Waddington, and her partner, Jonathan Hartley, who donated £250. A DVD player was also donated by Colin Cooke and sent to RMH. The couple, who want to thank everyone who


has been involved in this combined fund-raising effort, received further donations following arti­ cles featured in the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times. “We will continue to raise money for RMH and hopefully be able to present them with


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the steep climb up to the castle,” he said. Another reader who called at our office said,


in all his 70 years in Clitheroe, the street has been coloquially known as “Howards Entry”, because it was the side entry to Howards Butchers, now the Age Concern charity shop, on Moor Lane. The other revived street name is for the cob­


bled alley linking York Street with Church Brow, down the side of the St Mary’s Centre.


“Paradise Lane” perhaps refers to the steep


climb up to St Mary’s Church, a climb which, if made religiously, could lead to paradise! • Do you know the history of these street names? Has Clitheroe the Future got it right, or do you know different? 'Write to the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times


at: 3 King Street, Clitheroe, BB7 2E'W, e-mail, duncan.smith@eastlancsnews.co.uk, or phone on 01200 422324.


Special prize is needed TV success for Valley girl


SPECIAL raffle prizes are wanted by a Ribble "Valley youth club. X:cavate, which is


aimed at youngsters aged between 11 and 14, meets.every Tuesday evening a t St James’s- Church, Clitheroe. The club’s aim is to


develop youngsters’ life skills in a moral and spir­ itual context. In a bid to respond to


any challen^ng behav­ iour from its members, the club is piloting a new behaviour incentive


MEMBERS of the Clitheroe Clover Club, who are all former Guides and Brownies, heard an unusual and interesting talk from a magistrate about her work. : Members had to split


into groups and complete a quiz then discuss their


scheme. Each young per­ son starts the term \vith 20 raffle tickets, gaining or losing more through­ out the term depending on their behaviour. At the end of term


those with tickets have a chance to win prizes. Youth club leaders are


now looking for dona­ tions of prizes from local businesses and organisa­ tions. Anyone wanting to


help can contact Youth and Outreach 'Worker Jo Pellet on 429589.


Members are all in clover


answers with the magis­ trate. There also followed discussions about the Christmas party. The next meeting will


be on November 7th at 7-30 p.m. at the Trinity Centre, Wesleyan Row, Clitheroe, when a speak­ er will discuss pan­ tomimes


A FORMER resident of the Ribble 'Valley has made a name for herself in the com­ petitive world of television. Julia H. Kent, who


attended St Augustine’s RC High School, Billington, has landed a top job on the pro­ duction team of new CBBC talent show “The Slammer”. After leaving Oxford Uni­


versity with a first-class degree in law, Julia began


9 THE next meet­ ing of the East Lancs ME/CFS support group will be held at "Wilp- shire Methodist Church, Ribchester Road, Wilpshire. I t is due to take


place on Wednes­ day, September 27th, starting at 7- 30 p.m. The guest speak­


er will be consult­ ant clinical psy­ chologist David Riley.


her television career as a “gopher” - as in “go for this, go for that...” - and has since written material-for popular ■ BBC children’s series “Dick and Dom In Da Bungalow”. Airing for the first time


tomorrow on BBC 1, “The Slammer” gives youngsters aged between five and 15 the chance to show off all kinds of weird and wonderful tal­ ents.


Pendle Club’s latest results


SOLO whist -winners at the Pendle Club were: J. Nedeljkovic, D. Grant, B. Wood. Bridge winners a t the Pendle


Club were Mrs Prances Porter, Mrs Eileen Wood, Mrs Anne Riley, Mrs Doris Farnsworth. Domino winners were: Mrs H.


Wolfenden, F. Giles, J. Thornber, P. Metcalfe, joint 5th, N. Holden, J. Leach and A. Lowe. Sequence dancing is held every


Tuesday at 7-30 p.m. and line dancing every Thursday at 1-30 p.m.


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A SERIES of banners were unveiled by the multi-cultural Tamanna Group at an open day held at the Trinity Centre. The banners were constructed


in collage workshops by a group of indi-viduals over the summer and were based around the theme of “kindness”. The banners will be displayed


outside the Platform Gallery in Station Road, Clitheroe.


A party, which was attended by


the Mayor and Mayoress of the Ribble Valley, Coun. Peter Ainsworth and his wife, Thirza, was held after the unveiling. During the party, children were


able to participate in various craft workshops, sample Indian cuisine and experiment with Henna hand painting and face painting. The chairman of the Tamanna Group, Shanaz Hussain, hailed


the event a tremendous success and praised the support of Kerris Casey-St Pierre, the community artist, and in particular the deter­ mined efforts of all the group members who produced these unique works of art. She went on: “I t is fantastic to


see a wide cross section of the local community coming together to produce and celebrate such a marvellous symbol of kindness.”


Mindless vandals smash boar park fencing


“IT is extremely lucky th a t no dangerous wild boars escaped,” said police, after vandals destroyed 300 metres of fencing at a popular Ribble Valley wildlife park. Officers are appealing for infor­


mation after almost 300 metres of perimeter fencing, used to keep the animals secure and another to keep the public at a safe distance from


the boars, was cut open at Bow- land "Wild Boar Park, Chipping. The offenders also attacked elec­ tric fencing used to ensure safety. The tourist attraction, which


also houses llamas, deer, goats and sheep, was targeted during the early hours of Sunday, September 10th. Police investigations are contin­


uing into the incident. Clitheroe Police’s Sgt. Mark Porter said: “Luckily, no wild boars managed to escape, however if they had, they could have posed a danger to the pubhc” Call police on 01200 443344, or


the free-and-confidential Crime- stoppers line on 0800 555111 with information.


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another cheque for at least £1,000 next year on the 30th August,” the couple added. “Simon is now a typical 18-month-old who is


into everything. You wouldn’t have known that he had had a major operation at six months old.” Our picture shows the couple and Simon pre­


senting a cheque to Lynne Wright, operations manager at the RMH, on August 30th - the date of the anniversary of Simon’s operation. The outstanding amount was donated directly to the hospital, (s)


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