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32 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, November 23rd, 2006 (Westminster


www.clitheroetoday.co.uk Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burniey 422331 (Classified)


I ATTENDED the opening of Parliament last week, and it was a tremendous spectacle. I paraded into the House of


Lords to listen to the gracious speech. May I put your worries to


rest at this point. Her Majesty did not write the speech. It is written for her by Downing Street. I sometimes think that she


must have times when it is dif­ ficult for her to keep a straight face when she reads out what her Government is going to do to improve society. There must be a period of deja vu when she must think - “hold on now - didn’t I read that out at the last'eight openings of Parliament?” The speech was littered


with references to security and terrorism. It is going to be interesting to see what sort of measures, including ID cards, that the Government thinks is going to be essential to keep us all safe. Giving millions of pounds of


our money to Pakistan is sim­ ply not going to do it. Tagging everyone in order that their movements could be moni­ tored might be more produc­ tive, but totally unacceptable to the vast majority of citi­ zens. It was Benjamin Franklin


who said: “Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.” And that is where we are,


but Franklin didn’t have Bin Laden and A1 Qaeda to con­ tend with. What extra powers should we give the police, and what further restrictions should the State impose on its • citizens to keep us safe? The Attorney General, Lord


Goldsmith, has waded into the argument over the length of detention and stated that the case has not been made to extend it beyond 28 days - and I believe he is right. I believe that it is right


though to continue to question and interrogate suspects after they have been charged - after the 28-day period has finished. The vast majority of people


the police have detained have not been charged due to insuf­ ficient evidence.' One totally innocent man lost his life on the tube because of serious errors of judgement. I do not want innocent peo­


ple to be hounded in the pur­ suit of the guilty. I want the guilty caught, charged, con­ victed, punished, and if appro­ priate, extradited without delay. I want to see our troops


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WINNERS of the John Hig- son Trophy at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monday evening were: Chris Pollard and Stephen Higson, Mar­ garet Butler and Patrick Roche, Jean Martindale and Jean 'Taylor, Geoff Wharfe


given all the kit they need to carry out the Government’s policies in Iraq, Afghanistan and other areas where our Ser­ vicemen and women are risk­ ing their lives. I want to see money invest­


ed in the health service in this country whereby people with life-threatening conditions get the drugs that they need, while junkies in prison are denied compensation pay­ ments because they were denied drugs themselves. I want youngsters in rural


areas to travel to school with­ out having to face huge increases in their bus fares, and that there is a real choice of schools in their area with­ out the need to travel around the county to get a decent education. More foreign language


teaching and a rededication to the sciences is a must. I want .farmers to get a


decent price for their milk in order that they are properly rewarded for their work which is greater than providing us with food. I want to see NHS dentistry


provided back in our commu­ nities and nurses properly rewarded for their work, including security of work. I want to see manufacturing


properly secured in the UK. I want to export goods, and not just our jobs. I want to see tight immigra­


tion controls properly enforced in this country. I want to see us tackle the


problem of global warming without resorting to gimmicks or hiding behind taxation that will be ineffective against reducing carbon emissions, but will bring in huge amounts of taxes for the Chancellor. I want to see far more pow­


ers returned from the unelect­ ed Brussels bureaucracy to Britain where decisions are much closer to the people. I want to see restrictions


placed on increases to council tax that forbids increases greater than the rate of infla­ tion, and I want to see our pensioners properly looked after. I want to see an end to


political correctness which penalises free thinking and dismisses British traditions as if they are foreign and mean­ ingless. I could go on - indeed I


have, but that is the first draft of my Queen’s Speech, which is by no means comprehensive, but just an instalment of what needs to be done, and now. It is a start, but at least it is that.


Clitheroe Bridge Club results


and Kath Thompson. On Thursday evening win­


ners were: NS Pat Ward and Roy Ward, Linda Wilkinson and Janet Gilmour, EW Bren­ da Wilson and John Renton, Bill Wolstenholme and Eileen Woo'd.


CP . w - : i ( ■‘M 0 ' ' T/ j * k I \ ' Tiny tumblers look to Olympics


THIS group of nursery school children are looking forward to future Olympic Games - although the 2012 London games are probably a bit too soon for them. The five-to-seven-year-olds (Key Stage 1) at Hodder House, St Mary’s Hall, Stonyhurst, are learning tumbling skills from one of the coun­ try’s top coaches in the discipline. Sandi Gore, a British Gymnastics high per­


formance coach, has spent the past six years working with international tumblers. She helped coach Team GB through three world and two European championships where the team took both the World and European titles. Now she is giving the nursery pupils at Hod­


der House good grounding in the skills neces­ sary to progress on to sporting stardom. “Gymnastics has recently been recognised by


many key governing bodies as providing the necessary skills for future high level athletes. At


Masons boost air ambulance


MEMBERS of the Keep Lodge of Freemasons, in Clitheroe, presented a cheque for £1,000 to the North West Air Ambulance, a worthwhile charity which needs donated funds to keep running. The presentation was made


to Jackie Northover, assis­ tant chief executive of the North West Air Ambulance, and it took place in the Masonic Rooms of the Con­ servative Club.


Our photograph shows'


(from the left) Da-vld Bristol, Worshipful Master Stuart


McLeod, Les Timmins, Jackie Northover and Derek Har­ wood. (T171006/2)


Lizi is in line for a BAFTA


A FAMOUS face from chil­ dren’s T'V, now living in the Ribble 'Valley, is in the running to win a coveted BAFTA award this weekehd. Lizi Botham, pictured - bet­


ter known as Bizi Lizi from CBeebies “Smarteenies” pro­ gramme - is shortlisted for the British Academy of Film and Television Award for her work on the Cbeebies programme “Doodle Do”. It was the last in a string of art-based pro­ grammes for young children that she worked on during more than 10 years at the BBC in London, before returning to her Lancashire


three glove puppets. Scribble, Stitch and Dibdab,*who live in the attic of an artist, Chris. He helps them to use the left­ over materials stored in his attic to make things. Lizi will find out if her pro­


gramme has won when she attends the British Academy Children’s Film and Television Awards at the London Hilton hotel on Sunday. She left TV work to set up


roots and settling in Sabden earlier this year. “Doodle Do” is an arts and


crafts programme for pre­ school children, featuring


her own children’s art party business, Craftastic, because she missed working directly with children, ha'ving original­ ly trained as a primary school teacher.


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an early age gymnastics develops motor skills, balance and hand-eye coordination, beneficial later on for a full range of sports including rac­ quet and team sports,” says Sandi. She has introduced the pupils to the British


Gymnastics “fun-fit” badge scheme, which focuses on the important developmental areas of coordination, balance and action. “They are used specifically for developing the


areas required to progress on to gymnastics skills such as rolls and handstands as the, chil­ dren get older. “Many of the classes are based around


themes such as outdoor adventures and the cir­ cus, this allows the introduction of skills like jumping rivers and walking tightropes. It really sets the children up to develop their sporting skills in any direction they wish.” Pictured are pupils with Sandi Gore looking forward to the Olympics, (s)


Waiting list as audiences ask for more!


THREE Ribble Valley school pupils are busy rehearsing for their adaptation of the musical “Oliver!” Sisters Louise (14) and 12-year-


old Larna Paul, who attend Rib- blesdale High School Technology College, Clitheroe, have been per­ forming the play since Monday at Barley church, along with Lucy Raynor (13), who is a pupil at Bow- land High School. The show has been a complete


sell-out with more than 300 tickets sold. There actually is a waiting list for more nights. Mr Mark Raynor, the producer,


says the response has been beyond his “wildest dreams”. The cast of 20 or so children who are aged four to 17 years have been rehearsing for more than three months. The money raised from the pro­


duction, which is in excess of £1,000, will go entirely towards equipping of a school training cen­ tre for young people in a remote part of Sierra Leone. Two members of the production team went out to Sierra Leone earlier this year to help build a centre, which is now com­ plete. “Oliver!” will be staged tonight


and tomorrow night at the church. For further information please call Mandy on 01200 441305.


Warm and wet


A SHORT, dry spell in the middle of the month of October was the only change from warm, wet weather that persisted throughout. 'Westerly and south-westerly


winds kept the month relatively warm following the pattern of 2005. The 5th, 11th and 25th were par­


ticularly wet days. Daytime tem­ peratures stayed in the high 50s with many warm nights.


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THIS week the Clith­ eroe Advertiser and Times has teamed up with historic tourist attraction Samlesbury Hall to offer readers the chance to win a Christ-^ mas Lunch for two in the fabulous surround­ ings of the 14th Centu­ ry Manor House. The competition runs in


conjunction with the hall's Medieval Weekend, which will kick-start its Christ­ mas festmties.


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an interesting and exciting time for all the family and will feature an antiques and craft fair plus jesters, tumblers and a chance to meet the hall's resident Henry VIII (pictured) in the flesh! It is being held this Sat­


urday and Sunday, November 25th and 26th. Continuing the festive


feel, Keith Dalton, head chef at The Billiard Room Restaurant, will be cook­ ing up luxurious Christ-


Free treat for festive diners WHAT beUer way (o cclebralc Christmas than enjoying your festive lunch in the fabulous surroundings of the I4th Century Manor House at Samlesbury Hall. The hall is offering a free glass of mulled wine and a


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