Clifheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) 2 Clitheroe Advertiser STimes, Thursday, April 19th, 2007


INSIDE YOUR CLITHEROE ADVERTISER AND TIMES


I Valley Matters ..................................6,7 I Village News ............................13,14,15 1 Letters .................................................H 1 Weekendplus............................22,23,42 1 Thursday feature................................20 I Family Notices ..............................40,41 I Readersplus ..................... I Motors Today......................


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I Sport .............................................. 62-64 AT A GLANCE...


Grandma’s Peru trek - page 9


Help Pat retrace past - page 10 Bert’s way with wood - page 16


Gaps in Hobbies Weekend - page 42 INFORMATION


Duly cliumisl; Mcllor Pharmacy, 28 Carter Fold, Mellon Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Police: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. EleclricUy: 0800 1954141. Gas: 0800 111999. Waler: 0845 462200. Councils: Ribble Valley liorough Council, Clitheroe 425111. Clitberoe Town Council, 424722. Ilospiials: Hoyal Blackburn Royal Hospital: 01254 263555. Airedale General Hospital, Steeton: 01535 652511. Clitheroe Community Hospital: 427311. Alcohol Informalion Ceiilre: 01282416655. Aidsline: 01282831101 (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.). Donieslic Violence Helpline: 01282 422024. Cruse liere:ivemen( Care: Rihble Valley 01200 429340. Envirimiiienial Agency: Emergencies - 0800 807060. Drugs: Local confidential advice and information line: 01200 444484. National: 0800 776600. Ril)l)le Valley Talking Newspaper: 01200 428604. Samarilaiis: 01254 662424. Munlhly VuliuUeer Helpline: 01200 422721. Lancashire Rural .Sfre.ss Nelwork: 01200 427771. QUEST (specialist smoking cessation service): 01254 358095. Rilthle Valiev Citizens’ Advice Huretiii: 01200 428966.


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WEEKEND WEATHER: The sunny weather is expected to continue until Saturday. It will be cloudy on Sunday with some sunny spells.


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Candidates hoping for your votes on


by Natalie Cox ■ 18


SEATS on Kibble Valley Bor­ ough Council are up for grabs


on May 3rd. In five wards candidates have


been elected unopposed.' They are: Jim Rogerson


(Ind) and David Smith (Con). in Alston and Hothersall; Rosie Elms (Con) in Rowland, New­ ton and Slaidburn; Simon Hore (Con) in Chipping and Ian Say­ ers (Con) in Ribchester. ’ The full list of nominees seek­


ing election in other wards is as follows: (‘denotes sitting coun­ cillor): Aigliton, Bailey and Cliaigley


(1 vacancy): ‘ Janet Elizabeth Alcock (Con), Richard Howel Jones (Lib Dem). Biliinglun and Old Langhn (2):


Graham Richard Geldard (Con), John Frederick Green (Lib Dem), ‘ Carl Eric Ross (Con), ‘Graham Hugh Sowter (Lib Dem).


Chatburn (1): Michael Nor­


man Barrett (Con), ‘Howard Granville Douglas (Lib Dem). Clay(on-le-Dalc .with Ramsg-


rcavc (2): ‘ Peter Ainsworth (Con), Edward Joyce (Lib Dem), ‘Doreen Taylor (Con)'. Derby and Thornicy (2): ‘


Rose Marie Croasdale (Lib Dem), Christopher Edward Parkinson (Lib Dem), James Richard Charles White (Con). • Dilwortli (2): David 'William


Fletcher (Lib Dem), ‘ Jeffrey Norman Plitcroft (Lib Dem), Andrew Joseph Gridley (Con), Kenneth Harvard Hind (Con). Edisford and Low Moor (2):


Ruth Hargreaves (Lib Dem), Ronald John Michael Loebell (Ind), ‘John McGowan (Ind), Gavin Jeremy McQuade (B ri tish National P a r ty ) , Diane Ruth Moores (Con), ‘Alan Tearing (Lib Dem). Gisburn, Riminglon (1):


Trevor Marklew (Lib Dem), ‘Richard ElseSherras (Con). Langlio (2): Jennifer Ann


Grimes (Lib Dem), Joan Knight (Lib Dem), Lois Rim- mer (Con), ‘John Stanley Tay­


lor (Con). Litllemoor (2): Bruce Dowles


(Ind), Susan Olive Hall (Con), Anthony Allan Ormiston (Con), ‘Margaret Eleanor Sut­ cliffe (Lib Dem), ‘John Stephen Sutcliffe (Lib Dem). Mcllor (2): Stella Marie


Brunskill (Con), John Malcolm Theakstone (Lib Dem), ‘Noel Clifford Walsh (Con). Primrose (2): Paul John Fran-


kland (England First Party), Phillipa Hill (Con), ‘Allan' McLean Knox (Lib Dem), Andrew Pearson (Con), ‘Mary Robinson (Lib Dem). Read & Simonstone (2):


Andrew John Berryman (Lib Dem), Philip Graham Calvert ( In d ) , ‘ John Benson Hill (Con), Nicholas Hugh Maclean, John Marshall Waddington (Con). St Mary’s (2): ‘Frank Edgar Dyson (Lib Dem), ‘ Beverley


Daniel joins Scots


Guards C L I T H E R O E teenager Daniel Wilkinson .has joined the armed forces. The 16-year-old is


currently undergo­ ing basic training with the Scots Guard Infantry Battalion at Bass-


ingbourn, before travelling to Bel­ gium for field exer­ cises. (s)


BRIDGE winners a t the Pendle Club were Mr Cliff Brierley, Mrs Anne Riley and Mrs .lackie Pilling Experienced players wel-


cme every Monday at 1-30 p.m. Solo whist winners a t the


Pendle Club were Mrs M. Parker, Mrs D. Farnsworth, Mrs D. Knight. New members welcome


every Monday at 7 p.m. Domino winners were: P.


Metcalfe, Mrs J. Thornber, M. Pye, joint 4th, B. Hold­ en, Mrs M. Parkes and Mrs H. Simpson. New members welcome


every Friday at 7 p.m. Sequence dancing is held


every Tuesday at 7-30 p.m.; and line dancing every Thursday at 1-30 p.m.


Pendle Club More eligible for free school meals


MORE school pupils across the county could be eligible for a free school meal. The annual income


threshold for qualifi­ cation has jus t risen from .£14,155 to £14,495.. ■ • This now means


that parents who are in receipt of Child Tax Credit and are not entitled to Working Tax Credit can now earn up to £14,495 each year and still be entitled to claim free school meals. Parents and carers may wish to note that


children will also still be entitled to claim free school meals if they receive Income Support or Income Based Jobseekers Allowance, support under Part Ifl of the Immigration and Asy­ lum Act 1999 or the Guarantee Element of State Pension Credit. If you feel you meet


the above criteria and are not currently in receipt of free school meals, contact your local Area Education Office for details on how to claim on 01254 220711.


Marathon trio geared up


THREE runners from John­ son Matthey will be putting their best feet forward for charity over the next month. Administrator Zara Chap­


lin and site manager Hendrik Koornhof are taking part in the London Marathon. They will be raising money for Help The Aged, the company’s chosen charity of the year. ' The company’s environ­


ment, health and safety man­ ager, Liz Campbell, will be taking part in the Edinburgh Marathon on May 27th in aid of CLIC - Caring for Chil­ dren and Young People with Cancer, So far the trio,-pictured above, has raised more than


©'WINNERS at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monday evening were; NS J. Pawlic-. ki and John Renton, Pat Ward and Roy Ward. EW Geoff Wharfe and Kath Thompson, joint 2nd, B. Cuba and Use Park, Moira


£2,500 with support from family, friends and work col­


leagues. Looking forward to the


challenge, Zara said: “The training has been difficult. I t ’s the first time we’ve run the marathon and have been running between 40 and 45 miles a week.” Also preparing for the 26- mile circuit are Russell and


• Karen Wrigley. The couple, of Moorland Avenue, Clitheroe, are hoping to raise £3,000 in total in aid of Muscular Dys­ trophy. Anyone wishing to help the


pair reach their target is asked to, log on to www.just- gi-ving.com/russwrigley


Philips and Jean Bailey. On Thursday evening winners were: NS Moira Philips and Michael Jeffery, Mele Allen and Alasdair Carter. EW Stephanie Rieirson and Beryl Bennett. Sue Johnson and Ernest Ormand. G F


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Jones (Lib Dem), Patrick John Luke McGinley (Con), Christo­ pher John Punchard (Con). Sabden (1): ‘Michael Fielding


(Con),. Marion Procter (Lib Dem). Sallhill (2): Stephen Paul


A d n itt (Lib DemK Richard John Bennett (Con), ‘David Andrew Berryman (Lib Dem), ‘ Ian Frank Brown (Ind), Simon Paul Farnsworth (Con). Waddington & West Bradford


(2): Peter Baron (Lib Dem), Rowena Ann Edmondson (Lib Dem), Mary Bridget Hilton (Con), ‘ Edward Michael Hitchen Ranson (Con). Whallcy (2): Melrose Gordon


Diack ( In d ) , Terence Hill (Con), ‘Joyce Holgate (Con). Wilpshirc (2): ‘David Conroy


Eccleston (Con), ‘Stuart Alan Hirst (Con), Judith Catherine Sowter (Lib Dem). Wiswell and Pendleton (1):


Susan J a n e t Appleton (Lib Dem), ‘Robert James Thomp­ son (Con).


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JlT&e Cliffjene n p STORIES I


Cafe rumours no decision yet


by Faiza Afzaal


RUMOURS th a t Jimmy Clitheroe’s Cafe is set to be demolished and replaced with a housing association office are said to be grossly exaggerated. I t is claimed th a t if council


house tenants vote in favour of Ribble Valley Borough Council transferring its entire housing stock to a Registered Social Land­ lord (RSL), the popular cafe in New Market Street, will be knocked down and re-built in the underused “bull ring” area in the heart of the market. Instead, the existing site would


be used to build new administra­ tion offices for Ribble Valley Homes - the chosen housing asso­ ciation. Officials at the borough council


have stressed that it is still early days and nothing will be rubber- stamped until the tenants vote in favour of the transfer. As reported in the March 8th


edition of last month’s Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, Cheshire- based housing association “Vicini­


ty ” has been chosen to own and manage the borough’s 1,000 coun­ cil homes - if the transfer goes ahead. The move to'transfer the owner­


ship and management of the coun­ cil’s 1,000-plus homes to a local housing organisation would unlock around £65m. of investment. But the transfer depends entirely on the tenants who are expected to vote in a ballot later this year. The cafe building is owned by


Ribble Valley Borough Council, but leased by Mr Ronnie Birch, who has been running the business for the past 10 months. He told us: “Nothing has been finalised as yet. I’ve been told that if the transfer goes ahead, then the cafe will be knocked down and re-built in the bull ring. I t’s fine by me. I have no problem with that decision.” Meanwhile, crisis talks have


been taking place after Lancashire County Council announced that the town’s award-winning Tourist Information Centre is set to close next April. Bosses had originally . earmarked the centre for closure some time this year as part of its cost-cutting, but in a surprise U-


turn, granted the centre in Market Place a 12-month reprieve. tVith a new venue being sought to offer the services already being provid­ ed by the TIC, speculation is rife that a TIC will be built above the new cafe. However, council officials have been unable to confirm or deny this. In a statement earlier this week,


Mr David Morris, the council’s chief executive said: “There are several bridges to cross, particular­ ly the ballot of tenants, before Rib­ ble Valley Homes comes into being. “If transfer gets the go-ahead, it


is vital that Ribble Valley Homes is based in the community that it is being created to serve and is as accessible as possible. “The housing association is


therefore looking for a town centre premises and the market is one of a number of sites under considera­ tion, but no decision has been reached as to where the most suit­ able site might be. “The market site is an exciting


proposal th a t will be fully dis­ cussed with everyone concerned at the appropriate time.”


A lucky escape


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A FAMILY-of-four had an “extremely lucky escape” after a fierce fire broke out at a house in Billingtbn. Fire crews spent


Barcelona here we come!


A RIBBLE Valley estate agent is hoping to have a “wheely” good trip in Europe. On April 28th Russell Anderton and


four fellow cyclists will set off from the Eiffel Tower in Paris at the start of an 800-mile trip south to Barcelona. The cyclists, who also include Malcolm


Brown, of Holden, as well as two mem­ bers of a support team, expect to arrive in Catalonia’s capital eight days later. On April 27th the team will fly out to


the French capital to begin their chal­ lenge. If they are successful, the cyclists hope to raise a significant sum for the children’s cancer charity CLIC Sargent. Russell, a partner in the anderton bosonnet estate agency, has spent the last


three months training for this endurance test as every rider will have to cycle around 100 miles each day. Said Russell: “We have now started to


see the sponsorship cheques coming in which is great. I would expect us to raise at least £5,000 from the ride, but we are also planning other events for later in the


year.” Anyone who wants to make a donation


can call into anderton bosonnet’s Clitheroe office at 31 King Street or its ■Whalley branch -103 King Street. Pictured from the left are, Robert Lit­


tle, riders Stephen Preston, Russell, David Worden, Malcolm and Mark Braithwaite, and Andrew Walker, (s)


almost three hours extinguishing the blaze at a mid-terrace prop­ erty in Billington Gar­ dens, which is believed to have been started by a cigarette end discard­ ed in a waste bin. After the incident, at


1-29 a.m. on Saturday, Mr Dave McGrath, watch manager a t Clitheroe’s retained fire station said the smoke alarm saved their lives.


9 A MAN banned for life from keeping or being in charge of ani­ mals appeared before Blackburn magistrates accused of two breach­ es of that order. John Robert Muir Layland (71), of Settle Road, Newsholme, was remanded on bail until a later court date.


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