Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) 2 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, October 4th, 2007


INSIDE YOUR CLITHEROE ADVERTISER AND TIMES


I Valley Matters ............


I Village N ew s ......................... 1 Letters


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I Weekendplus .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . .19,20 9 Thursday feature................


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1 Family N o tic e s ..................... .22,23; 9 Down Memory Lane..........................25 9 Motors Today................57-68 ■ Sport.............


.23,69-72 AT A GLANCE...


Twins’ chess wins - page 4 Anna is top toy-tester-page 11


Valley’s best-kept victories - page 26 Doc wins World Cup medal - page 72


INFORMATION


Duty chemist: Buckleys Pharmacy, 4 Railway View Road, Clitheroe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Police: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999. and ask for fire service. Electricity: 08001954141. Gas: 0800111999. Water: 0845 462200. Councils: Ribble Valley Borough Council, Clitheroe 425111. Clitheroe Town Council, 424722. Hospitals: Royal Blackburn Royal Hospital: 01254 263555. Airedale General Hospital, Steeton: 01535 652511. Clitheroe Community Hospital: 427311. Alcohol Information Centre: 01282 416655. Aidsline: 01282 831101 (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.). Domestic Violence Helpline: 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. Ribhlc Valley 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.


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; A WELL-RESPECTED Ribble Valley businessman has died a t the grand old age of 95. The funeral service of Mr Jim


Bulcock, pictured, .who lived in Princess Street, Whalley/will take place today at 1 p.m. at Accrington Crematorium. The words “gentle’’, “caring” and


“cheerful” were used to describe Mr Bulcock-, who was a popular and much-loved figure in the local com­ munity. Bom and brought up in Whalley, he was educated at the village’s pri-


' mary school before attending a high school in Clitheroe. On leaving school at the age of 14,


he worked a t a local firm as an apprentice joiner. Mr Bulcock was a vintage vehicle


enthusiast. He learnt to drive at an early age and had a life-long passion for cars. So much so that he never gave up driving and was behind the wheel of his car a few days before he died.


During the Second World War he


served in the RAF. Mr Bulcock never married and


after the war, he and his brother, Harold, set up a haulage business


Sunday services starts this week


BUSES are being intro­ duced to Clitheroe routes on a Sunday from this weekend. And the Sunday service


to Preston and Skipton will continue into the winter months. The X80 route which was


introduced earlier this year,, providing links to Skipton, was originally expected to operate only during the summer months, but the success of the service has . led to it being retained in the winter months. The new timetables will


be as follows. Following passenger


requests a new Sunday day­ time service will operate on the C2: Clitheroe - Low Moor Circular route leav­ ing Clitheroe a t 10-10,13- 10,14-20 and 17-10. And on the C5: Clitheroe - Waddington - West Brad­ ford - Clitheroe route a new two hourly Sunday daytime service will operate depart­ ing Clitheroe at 09-45,10-


.45,12-45,14-45 and 16-45, In both cases the Mon­


day, to Saturday timetables will not change.The Sunday timetable for the 280/X80 Preston - Clitheroe - Skip- ton bus will be revised maintaining a two-hourly Preston - Clitheroe service, with two return journeys to Skipton with Lancashire United taking over the operation of this service in partnership with Lan­ cashire County Council.


g £ I. L 4 j J . i 1LX. L - J - J -S 3i -1 J » i .8.1. I - ’L J J .£ i l . l i J t i . l , A .k H_s.» J The Sunday buses to


Skipton will leave Clitheroe at 10-40 and 1440, return­ ing from Skipton at 12-35 and 16-35. At Skipton con­ nections are available with service 66A to Grassington in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The summer Sunday


service on the B10 service to. Slaidburn and Settle will continue until October ’28th. .


’ V Further details on all the


services are available from Traveline on 0871 200 22 33. • TRAINS between


Clitheroe and Morecambe should be fully re-instated on October 15th, but not before two night-time clo­ sures to complete work on the line. This week Ribble Valley


Rail - the local rail group - met with Northern Rail and Network Rail to dis­ cuss several issues of con­ cern, including the More­ cambe service. I t emerged that the line


will be closed next Wednes­ day and Thursday, October 10th and 11th, from 10-15 p.m. on both days until 6 a.m. the following morning. I t means th a t the last


two trains from Clitheroe, ■the 9-45 p.m. and 10-45 p.m. trains, will be can­ celled on those days,-with bus replacements. However, normal service


should he restored on the line from October 15th.


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businessman (95) by Faiza Afzaal together in Whalley called Bulcock


Bros Ltd. The business grew from strength to


strength and after a few years moved to bigger premises at the Empress Garage in Clayton-le-Moors. A few years later, the business out­


grew these premises and moved to Pendle Garage in Barrow, where it ran successfully for more than 30 years and continues to exist under the name of B. and H. Transport. Mr Bulcock was a very friendly


and sociable person and lived a healthy and active lifestyle. Outside work he was a member of


the Clitheroe and District Conserva­ tive Club. At one time he was also a member of a local road haulage asso­ ciation, which no longer exists. His family has this week paid trib­


ute saying: “He was very independ­ ent. He was a very hard working man and never properly retired. He was always smiling and left a lasting impression on everyone he met.” He is survived by his two great-


nephews, a great-great-niece and his “second family” at the Pendle Garage in Barrow, (s)


www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Head’s drug


clampdown “I t ’s a real disappoint­


ment th a t a handful of pupils have let the school down.” Mr McNamara’s trans­


p aren t and pro-active approach to the incident has received widespread support from parents, police and council offi­ cials. Meanwhile, police investigations are continu­ ing into the incident and several pupils have already been interviewed by officers. Sgt Rob Evans said:


“Pupils need to know that there can be quite serious consequences when taking drugs, physically and legally. Since the incident, we have been working closely with the parents and the school. “Cannabis is a drug


that is quite readily avail­ able to this age group, but it is not something that we have experienced at this school or in this area recently. Officers will be visiting to talk to the chil­ dren at school about the dangers of drugs.”


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Grand work: I ’ve had enough!’


by Natalie Cox


ONE resident who has endured work on C l i th e ro e ’s fo rm e r Grand Cinema site for the past 15 months says she has finally


had enough. Miss Mandy Gibson claims con­


ditions are continually being breached by workmen. She also believes local residents


are not being kept fully informed of all the alterations being made to the York Street building. And now she says enough is


enough. “We have had to contend with a


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lot and now I have ju s t had enough,” said Miss Gibson, of Albion Street. Among her catalogue of com­


plaints is the claim that workmen have not been adhering to the stringent times that were imposed when planning permission was given the go-ahead and th a t at times roads have been blocked, preventing her gaining access to her home. She is also concerned about the installation of three cameras at the rear of the building and floodlighting, which she says remained on all weekend despite assurances that they would not be switched on until further notice. Said Miss Gibson: “For 15


Fund-raisers go to the dogs!


MEMBERS of the Three Rivers Park fund-raising group spent a Saturday evening at Belle Vue Greyhound Stadi­ um, all in aid of Christie's Hospital, Manchester. The group have been raising funds for


the Young Oncology Unit at Christie's Hospital since the Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002 and have already donat­ ed over £39,000 to it and hopefully by the end of the month; Hallowe'en and presentation night, will have rounded this off to £50,000. Staff at Belle Vue donated six'spon­ sored races which were named: The


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Christie Hospital Stakes, The Three Rivers Woodland Park Stakes, Fraser Eagle Handicap, Forest of Bowland Stakes, Pendle Witch Stakes and


Clitheroe Kid Stakes. Secretary of the group, Mrs Beryl


Statham, said: “The generosity ui peo­ ple never ceases to amaze me, in the form of cash and goods for this worth­ while hospital, and a bucket collection


at the stadium raised £531,59”. • Our picture shows the Christie Bear,


: Beryl Statham and park owner Harold Cowburn with the fund-raising group all ready for “The Off”.(T300907/7)


Clitheroe Bridge Club results WINNERS


Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monday evening were: NS Chris Pollard and Joan Bowker, B. Guha and Ilse P a rk , EW Linda Wilkinson and Janet Gilmour, Mary Thompson and Barbara Tuley." On Thursday evening


winners were: NS Chris Pollard and Jean Mar-, tindale, John K. Pollard


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and B. Guha. EW Mary Thompson and Joan Bowker, Pat Ward and Roy Ward. At the annual bridge


club dinner, held in Whalley Golf Club, winners of the post din­ ner, game were: NS Michael Jeffery and Moira Phillips. EW Pat Murray and Frances Porter.


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HAVE your say on commu­ nity matters by attending the next Whalley surgery. Organised and hosted by


Whalley councillors Joyce Holgate and Terry Hill, the surgery will he held on Satur­ day, between 10 a.m. and noon a t Whalley Village


Hall. I t is open to residents in


Whalley, Great Mitton and Little.Mitton, who can air their concerns about local issues affecting them."


months I have had to tolerate this and now deadlines are being moved with no end in site. I feel I have not been kept in the loop at all times. “The contractors have been on


site since July last year and there have been issues all the way along, but now enough is enough.” She added: “I was strongly


opposed to this development in a residential and conservation area. In my opinion this monstrosity does not match in with the conser­ vation area on my front door. “When is it going to end? I just


want to be able to come home and unwind, but I can’t. I now want a guaranteed date and promise that there will be no work carried out beyond the guidelines. I think we have been quite tolerant up to now.” In response to Miss Gibson’s


concerns, Mr John Macholc, Rib­ ble Valley Borough Council’s build­ ing and development control man­ ager, said: “Restrictions on the hours of operation relating to con­ struction work at The Grand were imposed when the application was determined, which may have con­ tributed to the delay in completion of the project. “We have received a couple of


complaints during construction work, which have been investigat­ ed fully, and while recognising the concerns of residents we do not consider it appropriate to take for­ mal action. We have, however, taken the matter up with develop­


ers.” Claire Funnell, a spokesman for


Oasis, said: “We are grateful for the patience shown by the York Street residents during the refur­ bishment of The Grand. “Developing a close relationship


with local residents, for when Oasis assume responsibility for the build­ ing in January, is a priority. Work­ ing toward this Oasis organised a residents’ meeting on May 17th where the project managers were present, the intention being to


answer any questions and update people on developments to the building. “Oasis have also written two let­


ters of update to local residents on July 21st and August 15th outlin­ ing any new information received. All residents have been given the contact details for Conlon Con­ struction Ltd, main contractors responsible for the works on site, and Ashworth Burke Partnership who are project managers for The Grand. In Oasis’ view, both Conlon Construction and Ashworth and Burke have been responsive to res­ idents’ concerns.” O Concerns have also been


raised by York Street resident Mrs Mary Tillier, after three “unsight­ ly” bollards appeared outside her house. Mrs Tillier (51), claims she was never consulted about the bol­ lards and wants them removed. She commented: “They are


unsightly and unnecessary. Since they have appeared, I am witness­ ing young people jumping over them at all times. “I fear I will have to deal with


large groups of youths congregat­ ing outside my house if the bol­


lards stay. “This is a conservation area and


none of the residents on York Street were consulted about them. They are also a health hazard. “A blind person can easily bump into one of them and suffer serious


injuries.” The Clitheroe Advertiser and


Times spoke to the agent for the project who explained that the bol­ lards were negotiated as a substi­ tute for railings in consultation with Mr and Mrs Tillier.


Conversion is ‘several months’ behind schedule


WORK on The Grand, is now several months behind schedule. Centre director Dr David Wilson has


confirmed that the York Street build­ ing, currently undergoing a multi-mil­ lion pound renovation, is expected to be open to the public in January 2008. When it opens, it will be run by Oasis


UK as a state-of-the-art youth, music and arts centre, also offering a variety of services and resources to the wider


community. When completed, it will house a


cyber cafe, an auditorium, recording studios, a dance studio, rehearsal rooms and various other facilities. Though it will specialise in media,


music and the arts, it will also develop a much wider range of educational and


health care programmes. Management of The Grand, owned by local business­ men John and Steven Lancaster, was taken over by Oasis UK, an interna­ tional chanty that works to transform individuals and communities, in


December 2006. Oasis has a 21-year pedigree in deliv­


ering services that confront injustice


and promote inclusion. Its projects include training for pro­


fessional youth workers and volunteers, housing support programmes for vul­ nerable young people, and mentoring and transition work for hard-to-reach


teenagers. Based in London, it works across the


UK and from nine country bases abroad.


• LOCAL skiers hope their weekend open day will he all “down hill!” On Sunday Pendle


Ski Club hopes its annual open day and barbecue will boost membership and help find new volunteer helpers. Between 10 a.m. and


4 p.m. anyone interest­ ed in skiing or snow­ boarding is invited along for a half hour taster. The 30 minute slots cost £3 and include equipment hire. Run by volunteers,


Pendle Ski Club - based on the slopes of Pendle Hill, adjacent to the Wellsprings - has some 1100 members.


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