18 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, September 13th, 2007
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Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, September 13th, 2007 19 Letters to the Editor - Write to: The Editor, Clitheroc Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clitlieroc BB72EW' ~ Editorial e-mail:
vivicn.mcath@
easllancsnews.co.uk Thank you for your
tremendous help AFTER doing the (East Lancashire Hospice) 13-mile sponsored “Mid night Walk” on June 23rd in appalling weather conditions, we have finally dried out! We walked in memory of my mum
and Katie’s gran, Barbara Hooley, who passed away in January. We were extremely pleased to be
able to hand over a cheque to the East Lancashire Hospice for a total of £1,320. A big “thank you” to all who made
donations and watch out - we may be repeating the challenge next year, hopefully in better conditions!
TRICIA and KATIE PROCTOR, Peel Park Close, Clilhcroc
A Good Samaritan
came to our rescue WE would like to take this opportu nity to thank the “Good Samaritan” who helped my husband and I on Wednesday, August 29th. We had been attending a funeral of a very dear friend over at Fence, on
First sale after FMD outbreak
RELIEF among the local farming community was evident last Thurs day when Gisbum Auction Mart held its first sale of cattle since the lifting of foot and mouth restrictions. As predicted the market for dairy
cattle remained strong. The top bid of the day was £1,640 for a very much admired pedigree heifer, sired by Be ware Juror Geno, giving 27kgs, from John and Gillian Dewhurst, of Whit- tingham, Preston. It sold to produc- er/retailer H. Southwell & Son, of Luddenden Foot, Halifax. The next lot under the hammer,
again from J. and G. Dewhurst, was a 14 days-calved Dixie-Lee Arron sired heifer, which sold for £1,380. Also in the money was the firm of
R. M. Shackleton, of Broughton, Skipton, with their two newly-calved heifers, sired by the popular French bull Manat, which sold for £1,580 and £1,280 to H. Buckley & Son, Denby Dale, Hudderfield. Heifer rearer Alan Harker, of Long
Preston, was delighted too when his commercial heifer sold for £1,540. Averages were: newly-calved
heifers £1,184. Auctioneers were Richard Turner & Son.
Help on hand for hard of hearing
ANYONE who is hard of hearing could benefit from free learning to lipread sessions beginning in Clitheroe next Tuesday, September 18th. Led by an experienced tutor, they will be held in the Meeting Room at Clitheroe Library from 2 to 4 p.m. Anyone interested can just go along on the day. .
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our return journey, going through Sabden, our car started to make a very strange noise and as we started to ascend Pendle it stopped altogeth er.
As we had been to a funeral we left
our mobile phones at home out of respect, so we started to walk up the hill! . As you can imagine our dress code was totally impractical for a ramble
. over Pendle, however we persevered. After much reluctance on my part,
my husband started to “thumb” a lift and, much to our relief, a lady in a 4x4 stopped and gave us a lift back to Clitheroe. We cannot begin to express our
gratitude for this kind action, howev er we hope she may see this in the paper and realise how very grateful we both are.
ANDREW and ADEL WILSON, Shawbridgc Slrect, Clithcroe
Jail these mobile
phone menaces IT was with interest that I read in your newspaper and the national newspapers that the police are hoping to get tough on the idiots who use
their mobile phones while driving. . I t ’s about time there was a crack
down on these irresponsible idiots who think they are immune from the laws of the land. Perhaps a stint in jail will awaken
them to their duties as car drivers (to be responsible for their own and oth ers’ safety while driving). I have witnessed two examples of
downright idiotic driving these past few weeks.
• One was a driver who was in'the
middle lane of the M6 near Preston; who was travelling at 45 m.p.h. obliv ious to the fact that cars had to pass him on the inner and outer lanes. He was, of course, on his mobile. The other was on our streets of
Clitheroe. I witnessed a driver travelling up
from Henthorn who turned into Thorn Street on a busy Saturday morning. She had her mobile stuck in her left
ear with the use of her left hand, a cigarette between the first two fingers of her right hand and was turning her steering wheel with the lower two of the same hand. On top of this, she did not have a seat belt on. The way forward is a total ban on
all usage with or without hands-free equipment, with a prison sentence of,
say, five years and a total life car-driv ing ban on people who get caught breaking the law.
■ If this were introduced, then we would see less people killed by these idiots.
RONLOEBELL, ’ Edisford Road, Clitheroe .
; We need your help
for our appeal THE British Red Cross has been given a fantastic opportunity to raise money for its services in our local
• community. We have been invited by Tesco to
collect in every one of its stores on September 28th and 29th. To cover every Tesco store and
" thereby maximise the amount raised for the Red Cross, we need a lot of volunteers. . I t would be brilliant if readers
would like to join us - all we are ask ing for is a minimum comipitment of two hours, and we will try to match you to your nearest Tesco store. As Tesco Charity of the Year, the
British Red Cross is raising money under the partnership theme of “Cri sis care in your neighbourhood”.
Celebrity nights boost radio coffers All the money raised will be spent
locally on crucial British Red Cross services.
Interested readers can contact us to
sign-up or find out more by phoning me, Alexis, on 0151 702 5061 or e-
mailing me at: afairclough@red-
cross.org.uk
We would be really grateful for any assistance.
ALEXIS FAIRCLOUGH; ' Senior Fundraiser, British Red Cross
. / A craftsman who
will be missed I WAS saddened to hear of the sudden death of Paul Wilson, the master locksmith of Clitheroe. I am sure there are many people
who have experienced his craftsman ship, and benefited from the immense knowledge he possessed. Not a person for jokes or trivia, just
an overwhelming enthusiasm for his profession, his skills second to none. Thank you Paul, and condolences to his family, he will be sadly missed.
JOSEPH THOMAS, Castle View, Clitheroe
Start of a very
unsettled month TWO very wet days at the beginning of July, accompanied by thunder, start ed days of very unsettled weather throughout the month. Showers were frequent and often torrential. Squally winds with thunder brought
8.992 inches of rain - the wettest for many years. Temperatures remained in the low 60s making July a cool and wet month.
Date Max °F Min°F Rain mm 1
2 3 4 5 6 r
8 9
TWO fund-raising events have been held in honour of Ribble Valley Radio. Comedian and former
Bullseye host Jim Bowen, above, held “An evening with” event in honour of the station at the St Mary’s Centre. (T060807/3)
And later the same
month a gala dinner took place at the Moor cock Inn, Waddington, where former Liverpool footballer Alan Kennedy was the celebrity guest star. (P110807/5)'
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
64 60 58 60
59 ' 58 61 60 63 61 60 61 59 64 63 66 66 65 64 60 58 61 62 64 63 61 66 63 61 63 65
inches. Thu = thunder
, 57 56
54 . 56 55 54 54 54 50
. 56 56 58 57 52 56 54 56 52 57
50.-, 54 52 52 54
56 . 54 56 48 50 50. 50
27.2 thu 37.0 11.0 7.2
26.0 4.3 0.3 0.2 0.5
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1.0 3.8
18.2 0.2 1.5
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6.6 thu 20.4 thu 1.1
21.6 10.4 9.5 0.3 5.2 2.3
6.7 thu 2.0 0.3
- ' -
Total rainfall 224.8 mm = 8.992 .....••••'.
Spiders and snakes prove a hit!
“ I DON’T like spiders and snakes”, sang 1970s pop singer Jim Stafford in his only UK hit of the same name back in 1974 - but children in the Ribble Valley certainly dol The youngsters from the Edis
ford School Summer Club were visited by John Gallagher, a rep resentative of the science educa tional service Zoolab.
This organisation was set up
around 10 years ago and spe cialises in taking exotic animals into schools for workshops with children. The fully-trained rangers take
along with them snakes and tarantulas as well as lizards, frogs and toads, giant snails and scor pions and talk to children about the animals - and as our picture
shows, the Ribble Valley children certainly found his visit very entertaining. Pictured are snakes alive! as
Edisford School Summer Club youngster Isabelle Baron handles a snake from the Zoolab watched by ranger John Gallagher and other youngsters who attended the session.
(B310807/3)
‘No excuse’ for man’s behaviour
A YOUNG man making his way home after a night out in Clitheroe was punched unconscious when he asked another man if he had had a
good night. Blackburn magistrates watched
CCTV footage which showed Steven Paul McLean punch his victim and then calmly turn and walk away. As he fell to the floor Matthew Whipp
collided with a female companion, Sarah Patchet, who suffered a burst nose. ’ McLean (24), of Holden Street,
Clitheroe, pleaded guilty to assaulting Mr Whipp causing him actual bodily harm and assaulting Miss Patchett. He was remanded on bail for the
preparation of a pre-sentence report. Mr Scott Ainge (prosecuting) said Mr
Whipp had no idea what happened. “He says he was walking along the street with friends and the next thing he
CARERS across the Ribble Valley are invited to a coffee morning and meeting on Thursday. The event, being held in the Ribble
Valley Borough Council chamber, is being organised by Carers Link for Hyn- dbum and the Ribble Valley. Between 10 a.m. and noon visitors are
invited along to learn more about the organisation. Coun. Joyce Holgate, who represents
knew he was coming round on the floor outside Tesco,” said Mr Ainge. “Miss Patchet has a clearer recollection and says Mr Whipp said ‘hi’ to the defendant as they passed. For that he was punched in the face and knocked unconscious. “This can only be described as an
unprovoked attack and you may feel the defendant walked away in a calm and callous way, leaving his victim on the floor”, added Mr Ainge. Mr Basharat Ditta (defending) said
his client was currently applying to join the army having previously worked as a postman. On the night of the incident he had been walking home when a comment was made and he took it the wrong way. “He misheard what was said, but there
is no excuse for his behaviour,” said Mr Ditta. “The second assault is accepted on the basis that he was reckless.”
An open invitation to Ribble Valley carers
RVBC on the Carers Link board, said she wanted to raise awareness locally about the services it offers, particularly to those living in the rural areas. She said there are about 15,000 carers
of all ages in the Hyndbum and the Rib ble Valley areas. Carers Link, which has a shop in
Whalley Road, Clitheroe, provides a range of support services, training and a listening ear for those that need it.
DO you have difficulty walking or getting about? Find it an uphill task getting up the stairs? Or do you feel discomfort when you sleep at night?
Well, help is at hand and you don’t have to look any further than Jay-Care stairlift and mobility specialists in Keirby Walk, Burnley.
Managing Director Mr Paul Anderson, who has 22 years experience in the mobility industry, has worked in ail areas including engineering, rehabilitation, spinal units and neuro centres.
The immaculate new showroom will boast a wide range of products to cover all areas of mobility from small items such as tap turners and cushions, to major mobility equipment including power wheelchairs, rise and recline chairs, stairlifts, scooters and beds.
The two floors have full disabled access by way of a Minivator 2000 stairlift and all the products are available for private home demonstration.
Customers are assured that they will not be pressured into buying anything and will be given the option to “try before you buy”.
Mr Anderson said: “I want to have a professional company with the right ethics and the right morals. It’s essential to provide a competitive and fair company that puts the needs of its customers first.
“I want to work with professional and domestic customers alike and try to provide what the customer wants and needs. We will work with the customer to provide the perfect product at the correct price with the correct service.”
The Burnley company also provides a fantastic after-care service once a product has been purchased from the store. Now that is service with a smile.
So for all your mobility needs get down to Jay-Care, at 20 Keirby Walk, Burnley, today, or call 459150.
Why not see it all for yourself at the store’s official opening day on Monday, September 17th between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m?
Burnley radio station 2BR will be broadcasting live from the store, there will be representatives from all the major companies in the mobility sector on hand to help you with any queries and massive discounts will be offered to customers on the day.
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