4 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, September 13th, 2007


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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)


Major re-vamp under wa; for popular Adult Centre


Whalley News


Trio set


to race AN intrepid trio of runners will be raising cash for Cancer Research UK later this month. On September 23rd


Simon Eccles, his wife, Jane, and sister Fran Eccles-Bech will be atte'mpting to com­ plete the 10k Chal­ lenge at Tatton Park. The three are dedi­


cating their run to their mum - Margaret Eccles, of Langho,- who was diagnosed with breast cancer 19 years ago. Over the past 20


years the family has seen advances made in cancer treatment tech­ nology which they believe have been developed as a direct result of break­ throughs in research by Cancer Research UK. • Anyone wanting to


support their efforts can donate via www.justgiving.com/si monandjaneeceles.


EXTENSIVE building and refurbishment work is being carried out to improve the facilities at the Adult Cen­


tre in Whalley. Lancashire County Council


is currently working to ensure the building and main facilities are fully accessible for disabled and older people with mobility problems under the new DDA. (Disabilities Discrimination Act) standards. The refurbishment is costing


around £60,000 and includes a ramp, fully-fitted reception area on the ground floor, new IT suite (currently the kitchen), and a new toilet with disabled access. The centre is a listed build­


ing and currently held in a trus t for use for educational purposes by the residents of


.Whalley and surrounding areas. I t is principally for adult education classes, but is also


From pedal power to pilates classes


A FORMER national cyclist is now “peddling” pilates to Valley residents. Charlotte Hopkinson, a one-time


member of Great Britain’s national cycling squad, took up pilates to ease a back problem. In 2000 Charlotte was the World


Masters Champion for ladies pursuit, a title she won a t the Manchester velodrome, and two years later she competed in a Commonwealth road race event. Now, Charlotte has made her home


in the Ribble Valley, having swopped the white rose of .Yorkshire for the red of Lancashire. She is one of the fitness instructors


taking classes at Langho’s new parish centre.Said Charlotte: “I am now a qualified pilates instructor. I know it works because it helped me so I have personal experience of the benefits.” Anyone wanting to join the pilates


class can call Charlotte on 01254 245516. Charlotte is pictured with aerobics instructor Elaine Shaw. (B310807/1)


used as a pre-school nursery centre and by other local com­ munity groups. The building work is due to be completed by September


24th. Local residents and council­


lors welcomed the investment at last week’s Ribble Valley Lancashire Local meeting in Clitheroe. Lancashire Adult Learning is


the county council’s adult edu­ cation service which runs day


and evening courses for adults of all ages and abilities a t local venues across the county. Following Accrington and


Rossendale College giving notice of its intent to withdraw its financial input into the cen­ tre in May 2007, Lancashire County Council now has sole responsibility for the funding lease and running of the centre. Linda Hacking, assistant


principal at Lancashire Coun­ ty Council’s East Lancashire


Adult Learning, said: "This building work and investment will mean fantastic improved facilities for residents of Whal­ ley and the Ribble Valley who use the centre. “There may be some minor


disruption to classes and local groups using the centre over the next few weeks whilst building work is completed due to unforeseen delays. “We apologise for any incon­ venience this may cause."


A sensible diet that can be fun


SENSIBLE eating for a healthy life will be promoted in Billington tonight. Former kidney transplant patient Saman­


tha Dawson will be leading her first Slim­ ming World meeting. Having successfully followed the eating


routine herself .this year, Samantha now wants to inspire others. She said: “There is a lot of negativity


about slimming clubs in general, but.I feel that Slimming World is slightly different. It looks at getting people healthy, it is not a diet it is an eating plan where you can eat normal food, it is just about eating a sensi­ ble diet.” Samantha hopes those who turn up


tonight will have a fun time and benefit from the information and help she will be offering. Speaking about her own experience of the


programme Samantha said: “I started in January and lost a stone by June. “I then decided to become a leader


because the eating plan is fantastic and I want to be able to help others. I t is not about restricting calories, but about eating real food.” Such was Samantha’s success that she has


now put her husband, Andrew, on it too. Her first meeting will take place at the


Billington Brass Band Club in Abbey View from 7 p.m. tonight.


Trip back to the days of Elvis and Peggy Sue!


STAFF will dress in 1950s fashions at Whal­ ley Spar shop tomorrow for their latest fund-rais­ er for the NSPCC. The mini-supermarket


in George Street has aready raised more than £1,200 for the national children’s charity and hopes to boost that fig­ ure tomorrow. The 1950s theme


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THE winners of the week­ ly East Lancashire Hos­ pice Lottery draw were as follows: £1,000 Mrs Good­ man, Blackburn; £250 Mrs Baker, Rishton and £100, Ms Shawforth, Blackburn.


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marks the fact that Spar is celebrating its 50th anniversary. As well as serving delicious refresh­ ments to raise funds, there will be a raffle and tombola in store. The event lasts from 9


a.m. to 1 p.m. and organ­ isers are counting on their customers to be as generous as they have previously.


Hospice Lottery winners There were also 15, £10


prizes. If you would like to sup­


port your local hospice by joining the lottery, and having a chance to win in the weekly draw, please call Gill on 01254 342847. ’


Social proves a tremendous


hit with village parishioners by Jean Miller


“A LOVELY social occasion” was how people attending a fund-raising event at the home of Jack and Mar­ ion Riley in Abbey Fields, Whalley, described the day and they were keen to know when there would be a similar event. “I t had been mentioned to us


that sometimes if people were out they did not want to go back home for a while so we arranged our cof­ fee morning with cake stall and raf­ fle to be followed by a lunch,” explained Mrs Riley.


The event was extremely success­


ful, raising £716 for the servery appeal at the parish church. In this month’s church magazine,


the vicar, the Rev. Chris Sterry, writes: “One of the most important parts of our ministry is how we wel­ come people to our churches. The'


provision of refreshments after services offers an opportunity for people to meet and talk informally. For many years we have used tem­ porary arrangements in the North West comer.” Parishioners are being asked to


donate regular sums, arranging, where appropriate, to use gift aid, which could add 28% to the dona­ tion at no extra cost to the donor. It is hoped that a large number of


people will contribute, using differ­ ent envelopes from the ones used for planned giving. The ones for the new appeal should be returned to the church or Mrs Diane Boothman


at 14 Abbots' Croft. “It is intended regular donations


will need to carry on for five to six


years as the new servery will cost £50,000. Other contributions and


fund-raising efforts, or donations large or small will be most wel- ' come.” said the'vicar.'


Pupils’ artistic fund-raiser


PICTURES and poems penned by Valley schoolchildren could aid youngsters in Ethiopia. A competition to find works of art for a


fund-raising calendar has been launched at Barrow Primary School by members of The BlueRibbon committee-a local group raising funds for the United Nations’ Chil­


dren's Fund. They want to raise £100,000 to fund


Cold Chain Projects in Ethiopia which will help deliver vaccines to children. Around £40,000 has so far been raised. Now the committee has launched a com­


petition for pupils attending six local pri­ mary schools, asking them to draw pictures or write poems for a calendar which will be sold in local shops. Schools taking part include Barrow, St Michael and St Johns, Chatburn, St James, Brookside and St Leonard’s in Langho.


Committee member Dr Sheila Bailey


said: “We want to use the calender to bring communities together and empower chil­ dren to know that they can make a differ­ ence in the world.” Art work for the calendar is being spon­


sored by Guy Purves, of Ginger Pumpkin. Lizi Botham, from CBeebies’ Smartee-


nies programme will be joining Dr Bailey and Anne Geldard when they go into schools to tell the children about the work Unicef does. She will show the children how their ideas can be transformed into art. The calendar will cost £7.50 with all


profits going to the Cold Chain project. More can be found at www.blueribbon-


fundraising.org. Pupils from Barrow Primary School are


pictured at the launch with Dr Bailey, Anne Geldard and Lizi Botham. ’ (A050907/2) .


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Businessman took his own life inquest is told


_______by Hannah Ramsden_______


AN inquest into the death of a Wiswell man found hanged in his garage record­ ed a verdict of suicide. Ribble Valley Coroner’s Court heard how


the body of Mr Clive Laurence Mitchell (43) was found by his partner on July 3rd this year. It is thought Suffolk-born Mr Mitchell,


who bought and sold businesses for a living as well as trading on the stock market, had lost a large amount of money. The court heard evidence from Mr


Mitchell’s partner of four years Lisa Field­ ing. She told how she had called Mr Mitchell at 6-30 p.m. on July 3rd. She said when she returned to the home


they shared in Pendleton Road, shortly after the phone call, Mr Mitchell’s car was in the driveway. She said she did not think anything was


wrong because Mr Mitchell had a lot of friends in the village and she assumed he had gone to see one of them. She then went out to buy some food but


when she returned around 8-30 p.m., she became concerned th a t Mr Mitchell’s mobile phone was switched off and there was no sign of him at the house.


I t was then th a t she discovered Mr


Mitchell’s body in a detached garage at the back of the property. She described how Mr Mitchell had gen­


erally been happy in the two months prior to his death. She said he had been quiet and a little subdued one weekend, but a visit to a friend’s house had lifted his mood. She said that she knew little about Mr


Mitchell’s business dealings, but after his death it became clear that a large amount of money had been taken from his bank account. Mr Mitchell’s sister, Mrs Louisa Sayer, said her brother was a private person who “never spoke about his financial busi­ ness.” She visited him three or four times a


week, although mostly only to deliver mail and did not stay at the house for long. Mrs Sayer said: “He tended to be quite a


moody person. If his stocks and shares were going well, he would be happy. If not, he wouldn’t speak. He wouldn’t mention it.” Mrs Sayer said she last saw her brother


around lunchtime on the day he died. “He didn’t come across as being in a good mood. He said ‘I’ve got to go,’ but I was used to that.” The coroner’s court also heard from Mr


Mitchell’s next door neighbour and long­ time friend Mrs Helen Jones, who was the


last person to see Mr Mitchell alive. She said there was no indication that he


would take his own life. “His mood certainly wasn’t buoyant, he was quite quiet like he had things on his mind. But if anything, he seemed angry.” Coroner for Blackburn, Hyndbum and


the Ribble Valley, Mr Michael Singleton read out a written statement from PC Gary Danson, who attended the house when Mr Mitchell was found. In it he said Mr Mitchell was in a seated


position and had a blue rope around his neck which was attached to bolts. He said there appeared to be no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death. A post mortem examination and toxicolo­


gy tests also confirmed there were no suspi­ cious circumstances. Recording a verdict of suicide, Mr Single-


ton said Mr Mitchell had died between 6-30 p.m. and 8-30 p.m. on July 3rd. He said he was satisfied Mr Mitchell had


intended to take his own life. Addressing Mr Mitchell’s family, he said: “I can only begin to believe how difficult it has been for you to come here today.”


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