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enc Kay, steadied by the influ­ f e of the temporary return of


ormer chairman Steve Rush to the committee. mAnd what should be a sound


known to the town shortly after c Christmas that a shortfall in the


toobinson admitted at the time h being "naive to the job" and aaving "struggled with the situ­ s tion" of working with such a


d for in the first place. R Out-going chairman John


mall committee, allowing vice- aontrol of the club's finances


failing, to ride out the problem. e At January's emergency gen­ phe club believed its financial


nd then blindly trying, and tral meeting, it was stated that


ainance to put these plans into wed on the budget, cut backs


ction did not materialise. t And so, having overcommit­ surere necessary for the club to


vive. L Manager at the time Tommy


j awson, who had been in the tobless than six months, said "hat his team were happy to wpull in their belts", but three o eeks later he became the first clubf three managers to leave the


caretaker capacity until the end of the season and ensured the Blues kept their heads above the


ken a pay cut. S Assistant boss Mark


b T in 2006.he now Skelmersdale United inoss was relieved of his position la February as the club cited a p ck of league success since the brevious October, and the club s eing unable to sustain Law­ won's "relatively high salary" tahen the rest of the team had


mitheringale took over in a


then departed Gidlow setting an unrealistic budget that the Uni- Bond side couldn't possibly ful­ fil.Working on projections and forecasts, rather than hard facts and figures, Clitheroe FC was f pushed beyond its means as the


redicament was due to the by-


chairman and former bank man­ cager Mark Gidlow complete


b nfortunately the treasurer's oooks were in such a poor state kf affairs, it was impossible to allnow what was missing, and if e funds were, in fact, account­


materlub's annual accounts had U ialised during 2005.


R anagement team in Neil h eynolds and Peter Smith now peold the reigns after several thriods of transition throughout e year.Turning back time, it became


ory, and almost brought an end y m-packed, emotion-charged o ok over in January in the form


T things blue and white.


to the 130-year-old club. ja But all the same, its been a allear for everyone connected to to hankfully a new chairman Bobf Carl Garner and vice-chair


YOU couldn’t make up the last year at Clitheroe Football Club if you tried.The most imaginative mind would have found it incompre­ hensible to have five managers and over 80 players grace one UniBond First Division club in 12 months - but that's exactly what transpired at Shawbridge in 2006..However, that was partly due to the outcome of an unsettling financial problem that sparked a t turbulent time in the team's his­


Clitheroe FC review of the year... Adrian Capstick looks back at a busy 2006 5


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ricket Club. byThe night was attended a alley. Peter Ainsworth,


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anship throughout 2006. evenIt was a milestone


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field engine of Paul Stansfield, whose 15 goals from the centre of the field buoyed the side. sonCraig Sargeson, Gregg Ander­


n , Peter Collinge, Simon Gar­ leer, Neil Reynolds, Scott Priest­ wey and the returning Ryan Parr


and only six victories in all were recorded in the last four months. a But it was the moral victory


ho the 2005-06 season were 2-0 T me successes over Bridlington


re also almost ever-presents. toThe biggest wins of that half own and Rossendale United,


d he game was lost 5-0, but inue to Lawson's dismissal earlier t the week leading to almost a team of his players giving less whan 20 hours notice that they


he fixture and not receive a S from the likes of Accrington


w reserve team boss Paul Lodge joas mooted to be in line for the a b, up against Smitheringale coufter the two decided they bo ldn't work together, but tbe mard decided to stick with the than they knew best, adding


chs before the season was out inairman Garner had set up two


anager, and now chairman of


ing friendlies against PC United of Manchester and Accrington Stanley.As thanks to more than a lit­ mtle help from former Clitheroe


e choice of a new full-time manag­ ir was discussed a month later n March.Former Accrington Stanley


and townsfolk like David Brass, proprietor of Banana News, who offered to underwrite up to a maximum of £1,000 on ticket sales. Meanwhile on the pitch, the


to the frame. o Once this hurdle had been ombined efforts of loyal fans


ineserve team players stepped


crippling fine. onPlayers were quickly signed r tanley and several Clitheroe


ouldn't be playing the next t day, the club did well to meet


vercome, and the club sta­ cbilised financially thanks to the


at Shepshed Dynamo on Febru­ clubry 11th that epitomised the T's never-say-die attitude.


water on the football pitch. thResults did not come easy, Most notably the mid-


B ough, although a core unit of through.lues players saw the team


SHAWBRIDGE FACES OF 2006: (from left) Carl Garner. Tommy Lawson. Mark Smilhermgalc. Chris Stammers and Neil Reynolds rcame with ease, the unbelie'vable


Accrington Stanley. Eric Whal- ley, the Blues entertained the Nationwide Conference champi­ sons over the Easter weekend,


bridge welcomed 857 FC United fans for a friendly on the day the c breakaway supporter-owned


d guiding the club through a wifficult time, Smithermgale inas given full charge of the side


sclready heavy end-of-season F6th from 22 in the UniBond


hedule. 1 The Blues finished the season forirst Division, and as a result


o assist him in a player-coach capacity.However, nothing is ever that straightforward and more com­ ings and goings were seen m the summer months. thAfter taking centre stage at


slrack at the job with a clean t ate, and Neil Reynolds agreed


May., c The club felt he deserved a


a ue to work commitments,


aain Paul Stansfield collected annlmost every gong going before Douncing his departure.


tured a reunion of the team that played in the FA Vase Final at t Wembley 10 years earlier, cap­


prise announcement that he too s was leaving in June, having


Ipent less than two months at sidlkley-based Smithermgale s


at stability was the key factor. a Things looked up after that, credibly worthwhile fund-rais­


r o when Smitheringale was Aelieved of his position in b ugust, less than 24 hours kefore the new 2006-07 season micked off, it became clear the


anager's part in pre-season


s role as player-coach had become oomewhat blurred, and his share t f the work load increased due mo the fact he lives locally, so b uch so that he felt he had to hreak ties and look to further Bris playing career at Bamber Sidge.


e. The influential midfielder s


club's leading scorer and player- of-the-season decided to take a break from the Blues. Reynolds then made the sur­


nd a move to Harrogate, the t e club's end-of-season presen­ ation evening, which also fea­


sion Champions. ClBoth games were lost, but a ays, having added to an


ounties League Second Divi­ d itheroe took reward from both


Club were named North West


two league fixtures. And two weeks earlier. Shaw­


andwiched between their last


mear to leave, having had com­ a and for less than six months, Bnd brought in former S urscough assistant Chris aftetammers as his number two Tr Reynolds' departure.


young players that brought a Ree in August that between


woliday, and the team s results went from strength to strength t ithout him. a decision was taken on his return to reward


Sdeal, and understandably bmithenngale was left reeling, wut the club didn't look back...


he man doing the work. i The timing was less than


e a flier, better than anyone had texpected as Stammers was given l mporary charge, which quick­


hours after Smithenngales exit. t Three-goal 'victories at home stown followed as the side


fr he team fired on all four u onts in the cup competitions t ntil September whereupon 2hey exited the FA Cup with a


-0 defeat at home to Marine. f However, although the per­


uormances were well received, and nlike previous seasons, goals


o ormed to the top of the league, t nly for the honeymoon period do be slightly dented by a 1-0 Bankefeat at Buxton on August T Holiday.


n the opening day. less than 20 To Chorley and Bridlington


gamecorded over the first three a es.' the team triumphing 3-1 f way at much-fancied title oavourites Kidsgrove Athletic


y became full command. r Back to back wins were


Rdded coup that Blackburn Wrds in early October against thovers Ladies would play all t eir Sunday home games over bhe forthcoming season at Shaw- oridge. as well as hosting the 1dd Accrington Stanley Under 9s game.The 2006-07 season got off to


a an Garner confirmed the


least. mAlso in the close season chair­


ell, that IS until November at


Ciitheroe were still m all of the non-leagues cup competitions s and had just been given the mas­


ough, things were looking up.


ive morale boost of a 5-0 league s cup ivm over a strugglmg Chorley


s Trophy as the Blues beat a replaide a league level above in a


o the next round of the Lan- casliii e Co-Operatives Trophy. However, before the month


b in a month against Chorley t rought a 4-0 win and passage


y, and a second cup game


ide, off the back of a 5-0 defeat to Stocksbndge Park Steels. FAMoney was made from the


consistency.It wasn t his last as he saw' red again before the year was out. as did Owen Roberts and Jason Jones, while Simon Garner and Jamie Nay sat out games for racking up yellow cards. thAt the beginnmg of November,


he absentees hit their league


spas out for another three-game 1 ell for a second red card m a 3- t defeat at Bamber Bridge, and


even bookings their way. w Three games later and Dean


mndured an unbelievable 7-3 A auling at Bradford Park s venue that brought another


Smithenngale m between. h So when the manager went on


coming from


hadlues' pre-season programme l been constructed with very


f he Merseysider came with a edresh outlook and several talent­


wave of confidence to the club. t It was argued by the commit­ Beynolds and Stammers, the ittle


preparation hadn't been satis­ factory. y He was the second boss of the


miegularity of bookings and dis­ s ones and Simon Garner were


rge part in some dubious early she fair play league and left a


ssals started to creep m. J Six games in and both Jason Aent off against Caramell Laird.


decisions, but they quickly cast t Ciitheroe adnft at the bottom of offtigma the club couldn't shake


ladmittedly the referee played a


caWats.ill Exton made it five red e akefield before the club


iver manager Lawson returned Uith his new team Skelmersdale wnited and beat the Blues 1-0. s hich typically signalled the defetart of three successive league


agerial contract by the club for his endeavours, to become the Blues third manager of the year. mAnd the following week for­


as awarded an 18-month man­


orders two games later at Goole and a fourth red card m as many games was issued to goalkeeper Alan Fitzpatrick in the Marine game - a key factor in the cup defeat. w The same week Stammers


James D. ean got his marching


was out another bombshell had been dropped and a third man­ ager had walked out the door. si A 10-1 drubbing at a profes­


. comed back. That lead to the Shawbridge side to the current managerial a team, the fourth and fifth man­


gers of Ciitheroe to take the helm in 2006. a The returning Neil Reynolds


nd former Kendal player-man­ ager Peter Smith, took charge in December and it is hoped the e duo can steady the boat and


tost had a boss who lived in the


emulate the kind of success lahat long ago since Ciitheroe


ty.as the last to live in the 'vicini­ m but since then the local ele­ R ent had been lost until


e ants that strong local work


antastic manager and someone whose advice I respect. o He brought together a team


the managing at a higher level joban he is. and has done a great b with local players at Rams- ottom.He won the championship


n the North West Counties First Division. b 'Scully (Lee Sculpher) should


with 15 to 16 locally based play­ ers and that's the core element we want back at Clitlieroe. Wove got a good grounding, now wove just got to find the rest!"


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thf successful local players, took F e side to the semi-finals of the i A Vase and finished runners up


i i * )


ost. Reynolds said: "1 had the pleasure of playing under Dave f (Burgess) who I thought was a


thic back in 2007. p On his appointment to the


eynolds returned. w Now the Clitheroe-based boss


o his work commitments at the Lancashire FA. w His successor Lee Sculpher


former manager and chairman t David Burgess left the club due


wn, a lot has happened since


njoyed by having a manager who knows the area. t Although, in years, it isn't


t T charge.he passionate, proud, and at times temperamental coach rook the defeat badly and afesigned his position straight b ter the game. He later thought oetter of it. but an altercation i n the team coach made it


mpossible for him to be wel­


i tes were treated to a show- weilm record of the club’s


i onal Conference North Ketter­ Sng Town signalled the end to intammers' three-month tenure


t ekend trip to Bristol to Che British Milers Club


ross Country Meeting. Then the main business


OOTBALLLEAGUE Serers: Grindelton v Cononley


ARPETS CRAVEN F AND DISTRICT


Nonlicrn Plant Hire Trophy d WFC Clithcroc v Bronte Wan­


C DEVONSHIRE FIXTURES


ports. Premier Division Waddington v Oxenhope. First Division


W tburn y Oakworth;


addmgton Res. v BarUck Barons. C Third Division


Intake v Ciitheroe Lions. Cha Second Division


arieton Res. v Grindleton Res. P TABLES


PcndIcEenegadcs.il 8 2 1 20 EarbyTn................10 7 2 1 23 SilsdcnWhitcstar.il 7 1 3 22 Oakworth Res....11 6 2 3 20 SkiptonTn Res...11 5 2 4 17 Grindleton Res ...12 5 0 7 15 B'wick Barons Res 12 4 2 6 14 H'field Sports Res.10 4 I 5 13 CarIclonRes............ 9 3 1 5 10 Bradley Res..............9 2 2 5 8 Cowling Res.......12 0 1 11 1


Barraw'tordUtd ..14 10 2 2 32 Gargrave R es....11 10 1 0 31 Oakworth .......... 11 9 1 1 28 Chatbum................11 6 1 4 19 Cononley Sports..11 5 1 5 10 Gr'tonUtdRcs...l2 6 1 5 16 Horton...................12 4 2 6 14 SkiptonLMS Res .12 3 2 7 11 Bar'mckBarons..11 3 2 6 11 WaddingtonEes..l4 0 3 11 3 Rolls-Royce Res ..11 0 2 9 2 1 lord DivisionP W' D L P


Cowling................. 14 5 2 7 17 LongLces ...........12 4 2 6 14 Intake...................14 4 2 8 14 Rolls-Roj'ce............10 3 2 5 11 Embsaj'Res...........13 1 4 8 7 TrawdenCeltic ...13 0 4 9 4 Second DivisionP W D L P


Oxenhope Res....II 9 1 1 28 ClithcroeLions ...14 8 3 3 27 PendleAthletic...12 8 1 3 25 SkiptonTn .........12 7 1 4 22 -Keighley ............ 12 6 1 5 19


Osenhope............10 7 2 1 23 SkiptonLMS.......9 7 0 2 2i Waddmgton.........9 6 2 1 20 WFCCiitherae...!! 5 2 4 17 CononieySports ..11 5 0 6 15 Bradley.................10 4 3 3 15 HeliincldSports ..10 4 2 4 14 Grassington Utd . .10 4 2 4 14 Erabsay.................. 9 3 0 6 9 Carlcton...................9 2 3 4 9 Gargrave............... 10 3 0 7 9 Bronte Wands____ 10 0 2 8 2 Ftrsf DivisionP W D L P


SGrindlelon...........11 6 3 2 18


remier Division P W D L P


ng of the inspirational video made to publicise the f London Olympics, and a


achieved in the short time RVAC has been functioning. le Guests, parents and ath­


h ing that displayed just ow much has been


ond his wife, the lady May­ mommitment and sports­


ress. and the brand new club honoured many ath­ cletes for their performance,


Cation evening at Enfield V the Mayor of the Ribble


RIBBLE Valley Athletics t Club held their first presen­


New club honours committed athletes


Frank Riding award, was presented to Heather Williams for her commit­ fment and attitude, as voted


or by her fellow members. A Then the Age Group


l wards were given to ath­ etes for improvement and


H Enfield 3. Stackstcads St J. 1; Uurst Green 1, Silsden Or Settle


FEAST LANCASHIRE irst Division


td 1, Colne Utd 4. Ba Second Division


tall2.


OOTBALL LEAGUE FRESULTS


steadtle Utd 0, Peel Park 3: Stack- C s 0, Enfield 6; Worsthome 1, s olne Utd 5; BGSOB 7, Rawten-


Green v Enfield; Peel Park v Kel- brook; Rimington v Witten Park; Settle Utd v Worsthorne; Stack- steads V


shaColne Utd v Langho; Good- FFIXTURES w Utd V irst Division Rock Rovers; Hurst


B cup CC v Barrowford YCW; s arnoidswick Town v Rawten- Btall; Barrowford Celtic v Mill Hill;


Silsden. Ba Second Division


SM; Burnley Boys’ Club v Padi- ham A; Clitheroe RBL v Sabden; Read Utd V


orrowdale Utd v Oswaldtwistle R BGSOB.


G Hurst Green; Enfield v Utoodshaw Utd; Kelbruok v Read Rod: Langho v Rimmgton; Rock


Utd V V BGSOB V Peel Park; Colne


Rawtenstall. F TABLES


eserve Division


B’dalcUtd............16 12 1 3 37 Belvedere............. 16 11 2 3 35 Mill Hill...............13 9 2 2 29 BGSOB...............15 9 1 5 28 Bacup CC............14 8 2 4 26 B’fordYCW.........14 8 2 4 26 Read Utd............. 15 8 0 7 24 OssySM ............ 16 7 3 6 24 Padiham ............ 16 7 2 7 23 Rawtcnstall..........15 7 0 8 21 B'ford Celtic........ 16 7 0 9 21 ClilhcrocRBL ...16 6 0 10 18 Ely Boys’Club ...15 2 1 12 7 B'wickTown........ 13 2 0 11 6 Sabden................. 10 2 0 14 6 .


Hurst Green........15 12 1 2 37 Rimington........... 17 10 3 4 33 Rock Rovers........16 10 2 4 32 Langho................ 18 9 1 8 28 Silsden.................13 8 3 2 27 Slacksteads..........17 8 3 6 27 Worsthomc..........14 6 3 5 21 Goodshaw Utd ...12 6 2 4 20 Enfield.................12 6 2 4 20 Colne Utd ...........16 6 2 8 20 Kelbrook............. 15 4 1 10 13 Settle Utd........... 13 2 3 8 9 Peel Park.............12 1 1 10 4 WittonPark........16 1 1 14 4 Second DivisionP W D L P


vers v Settle Utd; Worsthorne irst DivisionP W D L P


moldswick Tn 1, BGSOB 3. BG Reserve Division


SOB 4, Hurst Green 4; Set­


n ere represented on the Pight by committed runner e eter Walton, who present­ ad some of the awards, inlongside the mayor and S ternational athlete Stuart tokes.The first accolade, the


oinery, Westwells and s nveiled as new major


Frank Riding. u Johnson Matthey were wponsors of the club, and


s any awards were spon­ iored by local businesses Encluding Balti Stan, J clipse sport, P. and C.


of the evening, the presen­ tation of the awards began. mRVAC is delighted that


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commitment in competi­ tions and training. WJoe Oldfield and Lauren


improved effort came from a Clare Bunting for the girls,


ment, followed by Under 15s Tess Parkinson and Michael Aspden. The Under 17s' most


ng.Meanwhile, the best per­ formance by a female award f went to Ashleigh Williams


or the 300m, and Leigh Lennon for the 800m. a And the best perform­


nce by a male was award­ ed to Michael Aspden for


Colne Utd___...18 10 6 2 36 Langho.......... ...17 9 7 1 34 Riraington.... ...15 10 1 4 31 Hurst Green .. ...16 9 2 5 29 BGSOB......... ...16 9 1 6 28 Peel Park...........16 9 1 6 28 Worsthome... ...19 8 3 8 27 Rock Rovers ......15‘ 7 5 3 26 Enfield...............16 8 2 6 26 Goodshaw Utd ,...14 6 4 4 22 Stacksteads.......18 4 5 9 17 ReadUtd........ ...14 2 3 9 9 Settle Utd..........16 2 3 11 9 Raulenstall.......12 2 1 9 7 Kelbrook...........14 1 0 13 3


Buxton............... 27 18 7 2 61 StocksbridgePS ..27 15 6 6 51 CammellLaird ...25 14 7 4 49 Eastwood Tn.......25 14 6 5 48 Rossendale Utd...25 13 5 7 44 Bradford PA .......24 13 4 7 43 GresleyRovers ...26 13 4 9 43 Colw'ynBay .......28 12 7 9 43 AlsagerTn..........26 13 3 10 42 H’gateRailway...25 12 3 10 39 OssettAlbion ....22 12 3 7 39 Woodley Sports...23 10 7 6 37 Goole................. 27 10 6 11 36 BriggTn ............25 10 4 11 34 Bamber Bridge ...29 9 6 14 33 Skcl’daleUld.......25 9 4 12 31 S'shedDynamo...26 9 4 13 31 K’groveAthletic ..22 8 5 9 29 WarringtonTn ...25 8 2 15 26 BelperTn .......... 24 7 4 13 25 CLITHEROE ...23 7 3 13 24 Wakefield............26 5 5 16 20 Chorley..............25 3 4 18 13 Bridlington Tn ...26 1 7 18 10


C THWAITES


Leg Bay Horse v Royal British A ion A; Billington A v Castle V; Buck B v White Hart; RBL B


FIXTURES P Tonight


remier Division


Brown Red Pump; Stork B v Buck B V


S oach and Horses; Castle B v Horsetation; Dog v Waggon and


lack Bull V


Buck A. First Division Craven A v Horseshoe; Higher


Hotel A; White Horse A v Billington B;Second Division C Bridge v RBL C; Buck D v


s B; Low Moor v Con Club. B Second Division


Cow; Waggon A v Stork Buck A; St Peter’s HG v Higher DLITHEROE AND


ISTRICT POOL LEAGUE


FOOTBALLLEAGUE First DivisionP W D L P


UNIBOND


Reserve Division P W D L P


nations were made to Nico­ ila Barnes and Nathan Rid­


thnd Robbie Schofield for e boys.And the Under 20 nomi­


Abbic Thistlcthwaile receives her award, (s)


hofield for the 800m. a Individuals also got


Scthe 400m and Robbie


bhe best cross country and best track awards for the


Pendle Hotel v Sun Inn; Station B V


V


Ladies v Royal Oak; RBL A v Buck B. Januar}'2.5lh T Thwaites Challenge Cup


De Lacy. Tuesday B Ladies’ Division


uck A V De Lacy; Pendle


Dog Music Bar v Craven Heifer A. • More information can be wv found at the league’s website:


W hird Round: Low Moor v B hite Horse A; Billington B v Lillington A; Castle A v White Bion; Wagon A v Station A; Cro\vn Cow v Pendle Hotel; RBL


V RBL B; RBL A V Buck A;


\v.cpl.leaguerepublic.com P TABLES


WTiite Horse.........8 6 0 2 67 ^Billington B...........7 6 1 0 W


RBLA................. 8 7 1 0 88 Billington A...........7 6 0 1 frl BuckA..................7 4 1 2 60 Castle A................7 4 2 1 58 RBLB..................7 4 1 2 56 BayHorse.............7 3 0 4 47 TOeHart...........8 3 0 5 46 St Peter’s HG .......7 3 0 4 44 WeyArms.......8 1 1 6 39 BuckB...............,.7 1 -0 6 29 Higher Buck A ....7 i 0 6 29 First DivisionP W D L P


CravenA.............. 7 3 1 3 52 Horse Shoe .......... 7 4 0 3 52 Brown Cow...........8 3 0 5 51 Stork A ............... 7 4 0 3 50 Red Pump.............8 1 2 5 46 Wagon A ...............7 2 1 4 45 Higher BuckB ....7 2 1 4 44 Stork B ............... 7 0 2 5 31 Second DivisionP W D L P


VhiteHoraeA 4 2 1 58 Royal Oak B;


Sun Inn................ 7 6 1 0 74 KingsArms........... 8 4 0 4 59 Black Bull.............6 5 0 1 54 Station B ...............6 4 2 0 54 IVhiteLion............7 4 0 -3 48 Craven B ...............7 2 0 5 40 Buck Wrinkleys ...6 2 0 4 37 DeLacy................ 6 2 0 4 34 RoyalOakB...;..6 1 0 5 24 Fendle Hotel..........5 0 1 4 22


Royal Oak A ......... 8 6 2 0 75 Station..................8 6 0 2 67 RBLC................7 5 0 2 66 Low Moor.............7 5 2 0 66 Coach&Hoises ...8 4 2 2 61 Dog .................... 7 3 1 3 51 BuckD ............... 7 2 1 4 46 Bridge .................7 2 0 5 43 CastleB................ 7 2 0 5 33 Wagon B ...............7 1 0 6 28 Con. Club ............7 0 0 7 24 Third DivisionP W D L P


remier Division P W D L P


Buck Wrinkleys; White Lion


wards for excelling in a set t discipline. Joe Basquill got oys, and Leigh Lennon


Sport Information Desk


p oth individuals were t art of the threesome that sook home the County Ashelection award, alongside Soleigh Williams.


it was no surprise that


RBLA..................0 4 0 2 40 Pendle Hotel..........5 4 0 1 37 BuckB..................5 4 0 1 36 BuckA..................6 3 0 3 34 BuckC..................5 3 0 2 28 Royal Oak.............6 1 0 5 21 DeLacy................ 5 0 0 5 13


DCLITHEROE AND


FLXTURES F TABLES


ISTRICT SNOOKER LEAGUE


Chatbum A........... 8 5 3 0 62 Catholic Club.......8 2 5 1 54 Slaidbum...............8 4 I 3 52 Police....................8 3 3 2 50 BiUingtonB............7 2 3 2 42 LowMoorB..........8 1 5 2 42 Chatbura B ............8 2 1 5 40 Waddington B.... .8 2 1 5 40 Social Club............7 2 -2 3 34


CLITHEROE AND DISTRICT DARTS LEAGUE


F TABLES


Low Moor...............8 7 1 45 Pendlc Inn............8 5 3 43 Royal Oak...............7 6 1 39 S^^'anA .........8 3 5 36 Legion B ................ 8 4 4 33 Waddmgton .......... 8 3 5 30 Buck Inn................ 7 2 5 28 Craven Heifer..........8 1 7 25 Second DivisionP W L P


St Michael...............8 8 0 54 Black Horse .......... 8 6 2 40 Horse Shoe.............8 7 1 40 Broun Cow............. 8 2 ,6 35 LegionA................ 8 3 5 34 White Lion.............8 3 5 32 Bridge Inn...............8 3 5 28 SunnB .................8 0 8 25


INFO DESK All items for the


must reach us by fust - post" on Wednesday


irst DivisionP W L P


Rimington A ..........8 4 2 2 58 Low Moor A ..........8 4 3 1 54 RBL..................... 8 3 3 2 50 M e y .................7 4 1 2 48 C’roe Con. B ..........8 3 3 2 48 Billington A............7 2 2 3 46 Rimington B ..........8 1 5 2 44 Waddmgton A ;....8 0 4 4 38 C’roe Con. A ..........8 1 3 4 34 Second DivisionP W D L P


irst DivisionP W D L P Ladies’ DivisionP W D L P


for thtook the same two awards B e girls.


,sV »'■ * / •‘j* Joe Oldfield is honoured, (s)


gthe same pair were.also s iven the evening's Eclipse aports personality awards, ands the top performing male A female athletes.


e nd as soon as one year unds, another quickly gets


nder way for the club, as - ± . 1


lthis weekend over 20 ath­ ietes will be competing Sndoors on the track at prportscity, Manchester, in Eneparation for the North of


Sheffield at the end of Janu­ ary.


gland Championships in or the Under 13s achieve­


t estwell took the respec­ 11s aive boys’ and girls’ Under T ccolades, before Abbie f histlethwaite stepped up


- : : - V • > 1 ‘ ' h - X ’ ' . ' ills '


cCLITHEROE Dolphins ylosed a highly eventful s ear with the club's annual


che most exciting of all the mompeted over 25 and 50


2006 might well go down as the busiest ever. c When the racing was


frreaststroke, butterfly and eestyle.Now in its 33rd year,


bomplete, 264 personal ests had been recorded.


ompetitions the clubs c enters, 130 young swimmers b etres in backstroke,


print gala. t In the oldest and perhaps


eSprint gala ends club’s


eth Lovatt.


BEN Phillips (second), Luke Tasker (first) and Chris Grant after the 12-year-old boys 50m freestyle event, (s)


ventful year


sand the most improved Pwimmers were Madeleine Taige, Morgan Coulston,


Graham, Lucy Makepeace, Samuel Grooby and Harry Paige.Twenty three club records were also re-written by Luke Tasker (4), Hayleigh Jones (3), Nicholas Blysniuk (3), Sam s Jones (2), Andrew Tomlin­


homas Nicholas (2), Bryn


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Bon (2), George Stott (2), Lryn Philip (2), Henry S ovatt (2), Molly Nolan, barah Metcalf and Eliza­


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