Thursday, May 25th, 2006
vertiser an imes No.6,252 news and views from the Centre of the Kingdom
Royal route round the Ribble Valley
TODAY is the day when hundreds of peo ple in the Ribble Valley welcome Her Majesty
the Queen. Final preparations have
been under way this week as the royal visitor, who will be accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, will tour the picturesque Dunsop Bridge and Whitewell valley this morning. The eargerly-awaited
two-hour visit marks a return to one of the Queen’s favourite places - she has previously expressed a desire to retire to the Ribble Val ley. In the run-up to the
special visit, gardeners have been busy trimming grass verges and planting flowers along Her Majesty’s proposed route to ensure the area looks its best when it welcomes the royal party. Elsewhere bunting has
been hung around Dun- sop Bridge for the royal walkabout. Following a visit to
Blackburn Railway Sta tion, the royal party is expected to make its way to Radholme Laund Farm, in Whitewell.
There the party will
view a milking parlour, software records relating to dairy stock and see a cow in a crush having its feet trimmed. The royal visitors will
then depart by car to Puddleducks Cafe, Vil lage Store and Post Office, in the Centre of the Kingdom - Dunsop Bridge. There, they will be wel
comed by owners Phil and Janette Woodhead and the couple are hoping to sweeten the Queen’s visit by treating her to home made scones! Before meeting and
greeting dozens of royal fans, a lucky Year 6 pupil will present a posy and a card on the village green outside the cafe to wish the Queen a very happy birthday. The Queen will proceed
to Burholme Farm, where she and the Duke of Edinburgh will view six presentation stands of Duchy produce and proj ects. The visit will conclude
with a private lunch with Duchy Council members and other invited guests a t the award-winning Inn a t Whitewell.
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Andrew’s feet are on the ground!
by Duncan Smith
A FORMER Clitheroe Royal Gram mar School pupil will be trying to keep his feet firmly on the ground as he aims for the sky in his new role. Insp. Andrew Moore, pictured, has taken
over as the head of the Lancashire Police force’s Air Support Unit with direct respon sibility for ensuring the department is fly ing high, using top technology to drive down crime in Lancashire’s neighbourhoods. The son of Mr and Mrs Peter and Joan Moore, of Clitheroe, Insp. Moore is based at BAE in Warton. He already has more than 12 years’ expe
rience as an operational police officer, work ing formerly in the force’s Pennine Division and later in Community Safety at Hutton Headquarters. Hovering 1,000ft above the ground may
seem fa r removed from th e concept of Neighbourhood Policing, but Insp. Moore is confident that the constabulary’s helicopter is a key part of the force’s commitment to building safer, more secure communities. He said: “Having an eye in the sky is
invaluable to a huge range of incidents which impact upon the lives of the Lan cashire public. “The force helicopter saves hundreds of
staff hours when vast areas need to be searched and has the advantage of being
“ This information is relayed to us in the
Air Support Unit, which allows us to target these hotspots appropriately.” Since 1994, Lancashire Constabulary’s
Air Support Unit has been directly involved in the arrest of more than 3,000 offenders, helped with over 110 casualty evacuations, found more than 200 missing people, recov ered 321 vehicles and racked up in excess of 7,770 flying hours. The unit can be of great benefit to Lan
cashire assisting in a huge range of inci dents, such as searching for missing people, offenders or property, taking photographs of crime scenes and road collisions, assisting in pursuits, public disorder and firearms inci dents. During the first three months of 2006, the
helicopter assisted in 719 incidents, which included helping arrest almost 150 suspects, searching for over 50 missing people and being involved in the recovery of drugs worth £30,000. The unit has also performed more than
able to fly anywhere in the county within 15 minutes. “Police and Community Together
(PACT) meetings are a great way to help officers on the ground to identify areas of particular concern for both the police and local people.
100 casualty evacuations. Such call-outs are both operationally and emotionally • demanding, adding a human dimension to routine search tasks. Insp. Moore added: “The Air Support
Unit has always ensured that every aspect of an operation is aimed at working along side the frontline police officer and it is in this area that we will continue to focus our efforts in the future.”
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