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INSIDE VOUR CLITHEROE ADVERTISER AND TIM I Valley Matters .........................


ES 6,7 I Village News ............................15,16,17


B Letters ................................................. 11 Weekendplus ................................45,46


B Thursday feature................................24 B Family Notices..............................22,23 SReadersplus........................................20 B Motors Today....................... .. .55-68 B Sport......................... ............69-72 & 22


AT A GLANCE...


‘Domestic’ ends in black eyes - page 9 Scott wins reporter award - page 14 Flag flies for Scouts - page 17 All change at Post house - page 18


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Uiily chcniisl: Boots the Chemist, 15-19 Castle Street, Clit'heroe: Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday, noon to 1 p.m. Police: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Electrichv: 0800 1954141. Gas: 0800 111999. Water: 0845 462200. Councils: llibble Valley Borough Council, Clitheroe 425111. Clitheroe Town Council, 424722. Hospitals: Royal Blackburn Royal Hospital: 01254 263555. Airedale General Hospital, Steeton: 01535 052511. Clitheroe Community Hospital: 427311. Alcohol Information Centre: 01282 416055. Aidsline: 01282 831101 (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.). Domestic Violence Helpline: 01282422024. Cruse Bereavement Care: Ribble Valley 01200 429346. Environmental Agency: Emergencies - 0800 807000. Drugs: Local confidential advice and information lino: 01200 444484. National: 0800 776000. Ribhle Willey Talking Newspaper: 01200 428604. Samaritans: 01254 6G2424. Monthly Volunteer Helpline: 01200 422721. Eancashire Rttral Stress Network: 01200 427771. QUEST (specialist smoking cessation service): 01254 358095. Ribble Valley Citizens’ Advice Burean: 01200 428966.


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Helping hand for our future sport stars


RIBBLE Valley’s sportsmen and women of the future have been given a helping hand with grants from the borough


council. The.Mayor and Mayoress of


the Ribble Valley Coun. Peter Ainsworth and his wife, Thirza, presented almost 20 young people with sporting excellence grants from Ribble Valley Borough Council ranging from £100 to £300. “These are annual awards to


support young, talented sports men and women in the Ribble Valley with the council inviting local young sports people to apply for the grants each year,” explained the council’s communi­ ty development manager Chris Hughes. “The grants are to cover expenses such as training, travel­ ling, competing and to help them buy any specialist equipment that they need.” He added: “People who have


applied range from those who are knocking on the doors of the county squads to those who are competing on an international level. A couple have already rep­ resented the country.” Grants were presented to crick­ eters Andy Hutchins, of Clitheroe


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s. THE Mavor and Mtivorcss of Clilheroe with recipients for Sporting Excellence Grants (T2703117-3)


(£100), Jack Dewhurst, of Clitheroe (£200); modern pen­ tathlon Louise Highton, of Whal- ley (£250), Elizabeth Highton, of Whalley, (£250), Samantha Mur­ ray, of Clitheroe (£250); hockey Jennifer Key, of Longridge (£200), Katy Blezard, of Thorn- ley (£150): canoeists Tom Turn­


er, of Bolton-by-Bowland (£150), Johnathon Schofield, of Sawley, (£300); athletes Nathan Riding, of Billington (£150), Robert Schofield, of Sawley (£200), Joe Basquil, of Langho (£200), Amy Crabtree, of Whalley (£100); golfer Emma Clegg, of Copster Green, (£150); skier Dan Wyatt,


Campaigning farmer waits to hear outcome of challenge to High Court


CAMPAIGNING West Brad­ ford farmer Mary Horner must wait to hear if her chal­ lenge to a High Court ruling is successful. In July 2005, Mrs Horner


lost a High Court battle to quash Lancashire County Council’s grant of planning permission to Castle Cement Ltd to build machinery to burn “animal waste derived fuel” (AWDF) at its Ribbles-


Bread is best!


THE sun is shining, picnic time is here and next week marks National Bread Week! To celebrate the


event we have joined up with Warhurtons to give away 100 Healthy Harvest loaves. Cut out the voucher


in next week’s Clitheroe Advertiser and Times and bring it into our office a t 3 King Street from 10 a.m. on Thursday May 10th to receive your free loaf. Alternatively, buy your copy at the office and claim your free loaf from our newspaper sales team. The offer is available while stocks last.


dale Works, in Clitheroe. Later in the High Court,


Mr Justice Ouseley backed the council’s stance, but unde­ terred, Mrs Horner launched a legal appeal against Mr Jus­ tice Ouseley’s ruling. This week the Court of


Appeal considered the evi­ dence, hearing complex legal arguments over two days. At the close of the case, three of the country’s senior judges


reserved judgment and said they would give their ruling in writing later. Mrs Horner has long cam­


paigned against Castle Cement, alleging that fumes from its Ribblesdale Works pollute her farm. She claims th a t burning AWDF at the cement works blights her home, could contaminate her farmland and could force her to have her cattle slaughtered.


Discuss policing issues


A MEETING to discuss policing in the Ribble Valley will be held in Ribchester on Wednesday. Lancashire Police Authority


will host a Police Authority Com­ munity Meeting for the Ribble Valley division at St Peter and St Paul’s Parish Centre, Stydd Lane, starting at 7 p.m. to which members of the public are invit­ ed.


The event will include presen­


tations from the Divisional Com­ mander on “Policing in Ribble Valley” and “Neighbourhood Watch”. In addition, the Police Authority will outline its priori­ ties and plans for the future


including new consultation initia­ tives. Community safety issues will he presented by Bill Alker, of the Ribble Valley Community Safety Partnership. Miranda Carruthers-Watt,


chief executive of Lancashire Police Authority, said: “Police Authority Community Meetings provide local people and their representatives with a mecha­ nism to feed back their local issues to the police service so that action can be taken. The views, expressed during the meetings are taken into account when we are setting our priorities for the year.”


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of Sawley, (£250); badminton Michael Olstovvski, of Wiswell (£150); table tennis Liam Bed­ ford, of Clitheroe (£150): sw'im- mers Stephanie Slater, of Lon­ gridge (£200) and Mathew' Har­ greaves, of Mellor (£150): sw'im- mlng and biathlon Abbey Harg­ reaves, of Longridge (£100).


Pendle Club results


SOLO whist winners at the Pendle Club were Mrs M. Holding, D. Grant, S. Holden. New members are welcome every Mon­


day at 7 p.m. Bridge winners at the Pendle Club were


Mrs Jean Walmsley, Mr Brian Holden, Mrs Eva Velvick, Mr Harvey Jackson. Experienced players welcome every Mon­


day at 1-30 p.m. Domino xvinners were: joint 1, W. Barker


and J. Pye; 3rd, D. Lowe; 4th Mrs E. Bark­ er; joint 5th, M. Berrj', M. Parkes. New members welcome every Friday at 7


p.m. Sequence dancing is held every Tues­ day at '7-30 p.m. and line dancing every Thursday at 1-30 p.m.


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! ABOVE, erganisers of Clithcroe's Hobbies Exhibition at the weekend; our centre picture sliows Tlionias Martin,


of Billiiiglon, with Richard Dugdale's penny farthing, and Uibhlc.sdale Rolary Club president David Frost; and far right, Caroline Taylor, front, and Juliet Taylor of Clitheroc, both of whom attenil Brookside Primary Scliool try their hiintls at silting in a hoveriTaft.


by Vivien Meath


DISCOVERING how some of the Ribble Valley’s residents occupy their spare time proved an excellent base for a new two-day exhibition. The area’s service organisations


organised a Hobbies Exhibition at the weekend - the first time it has been run since 1972 - and the results were fascinating. From a Penny Farthing to a


hovercraft and archers to wood turners, there were lots of ideas for anyone keen to start a new ven­ ture. The event was opened by Clitheroe’s Mayor, Coun. Allan


Knox, and jointly organised by Rotarians from Clitheroe and Rib­ blesdale Clubs, Round Table and Lions. It presented an ideal shop win­


dow for many of the area’s organi­ sations, with the Rowland Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers, the Bowmen of Pendle and Samles- bury, Blackburn and Darwen Woodturners and the Blackburn and East Lancashire Model Rail­ way Society just a few of those who supported the venture. There were plenty of individuals


who shared their interests with members of the public, including Ribblesdale Rotary’s president David Frost who collects blow lamps, and the Ribble Valley


Camcorder Club’s Malcolm Fox who also collects and makes gui­ tars. The venue was Clitheroe Royal


Grammar School’s Chatburn Road site, with plenty of space for outdoor and indoor exhibits, including Gordon Taylor’s hover­ craft which proved quite a draw. Organisers are now due to meet


to discuss the event and look at ways of improving and building on it for 2008, when it is hoped that even more of the area’s organisa­ tions will support it. Pictures by David Bleazard


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www.dilhcrocadvertiscr.co.tik for a special slide show courtesy of Roluriaii David BIcazard.


Three crash survivors are released


THREE out of the five friends involved in a horrific crash in Mel­ lor, which killed a 23-year-old man, have been discharged from hospital. Former Rowland High School


pupil Ashley Connell, of Knowsley Road, Wilpshire, died instantly after being thrown from the front seat of a high-powered, Honda Civic when it went out of control in Mellor Lane, Mellor, on Saturday, April 2Ist.


His friends, Ashley Fielding


(25), of Whalley Banks, Whalley, Sam Liverland (21), of Longsight Road, Copster Green, Julian Hollings (23), of Ribchester Road, Blackburn were taken to hospital with serious injuries and have been discharged. Another friend, 20-year-old


Christian Gillibrand, from Rams- greave Drive, Blackburn and who works at Calderstones Hospital, Whalley, remains in a stable con­


dition at Royal Blackburn Hospi­ tal.


As we went to press yesterday, a


hospital spokesman said: “He is improving slowly.” ■The funeral service for Ashley


will take place at 1 p.m. tomorrow at St Peter’s Church, Salesbury, followed by cremation at Pleasing- ton. Donations can be made in his


memory to Pendlebury Children's Hospital.


Book early is this year’s holiday message!


CAMPING enthusiasts are flock­ ing to Clitheroe as temperatures soar. Clitheroe Camping and Cara­


vanning Club site at Edisford, which has 80 units, recorded occu­ pancy rates up 45% in March and advance bookings up by 34%. Site managers Cathy and David


Heslop said: “We’re almost fully booked for both May Bank Holi­


days so the message is book early! “People seem to be starting their


holidays earlier and coming out more because of the good weather.” Spokeswoman for the Camping


and Caravanning Club Ruth Walmsley added: “Easter was magic for all our caravan sites. _ “Clitheroe underwent refurbish­


ment two years ago with new facili­ ties and a reception added.


“I t’s a particularly popular site.” She said that recent years had


seen a huge surge in the popularity of camping and caravanning. • If you are looking for inspira­


tion tor the Bank Holiday week­ end, turn to our What’s On guide on page 45, Out and About feature on page 26 or read the Ribble Val-


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