Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) 6 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, July 19th, 2007


Man headbutted his friend outside taxi


A 22-YEAR-OLD


Clitheroe man who dragged his friend out of a taxi and re p e a te d ly punched and head-butted him was told he would have been going to p riso n if th e friend had made a complaint to police. Ground worker Gary David


Place was described by the pre­ siding magistrate as a “big strong lad” who could have killed someone with just one


punch. “This could have been.a very


serious incident,” said the mag­ istrate, passing sentence. “One of these people was supposed to l)e your friend and the other was an innocent taxi driver going about his business, only to have you tearing lumps of his vehicle. You are very lucky your friend hasn’t made a com­ plaint because if he had you would have been going to prison.” Place, of Pendle Avenue,


pleaded guilty to threatening behaviour and criminal dam­


. . GROUP of Ribble Valley neighbours will be putting their best feet forward for char­ ity. On August 19th, 25 walkers will take part in Tommy’s Trek - an event organised in aid of the Rosemere Cancer Founda-


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I information on the majority of sporting, I creative, and recreational events and I activities taking place this summer, me ! majority are for children and young ! people over the age of 7.


I All activities are supervised and run by 5 highly qualified and experienced staff to I ensure maximum safety and enjoyment [i for all.


i The activities have I throughout the Ribble Valley to allow as fi many young people from the borough to I have the opportunity to take part, have I fun, learn new skills, and make new i friends. A limited number of junior I ooncessionary places have been made j available on a first come first served I basis. For further information contact i Diane on 01200 414586


Let's Get Sport to the Villages Multi Sports Sessions


From week commencing Monday 23rd July - (last week) commencing Monday the 22nd August


TUESDAY Simonstone Primary School 10am - 1 2 noon Calderstones Park Ga lle y 2pm - 4pm


WEDNESDAY Slaidburn Primary School West Bradford School Hall


been spread out THURSDAY „


Chipping Astroturf Ribchester Playing Fields


10am-1 2 noon 2pm-4pm


10am-1 2 noon 2pm-4pm


For children aged between 8 yrs - 1 4 yrs Costs £3.00 a session Junior FREEDOM Members £2.70 Just simply fill In a booking form and bring to your first session!


Fed Up with Ordinary Sports?


BOOKING PROCEDURE All activities can be booked unless stated otherwise. If you have any questions or queries regarding any of these activities, please don't hesitate to contact community services on 01200 414475 or 01200 414586 or 01200 414484


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Valid from the 23rd July 2007 -31st August 2007


|j Includes one pay on the day play scheme p session or one free junior swim at the fun ij session at Ribblesdale Pool (Is not valid at I Roefield Sports centre). Does not include


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Come and Try something New! Alternative SportsI


Kabbadi, Futsal, Circus Skills, Street Hockey, Frisbee Football, Dodgeball


The sessions are taking place 11am -12.30pm and are FREE! Sessions are on Mondays at: Edisford Astroturf Pitches 23rd July, 6th August and 20th August Longridge Sport Centre 30th July 13th August


. Rihble Valley Cricket School 1 u a i i n i y a n


i running the highly successful annual cricket ) school. VVhether you’ve played before or are a I complete beginner this is the course for you.


I August 8th, 9th and 10th Reserved day August " 13th 10am to 2pm for aged 7 to 12 years old


Beginners (12 children max.) 7-9 year olds


Improvers (12 children max.) 10-12 year old Cost £25 for 3 days


(Junior Freedom Member: £22.50) (Includes certificate and equipment hire)


All coaches CRB checked and child protection qualified PLEASE NOTE: lunch is NOT provided


Calling a ll cricket fans in the boroughl We are | @ Longridge Sports Centre _____•___i l ._


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il n n n i i 'i i r^r^rl/at n Tiinr>r4'svf 1/1(h _ A lin iic t - Ribblesdale Pool Children Activities


Every Thursday morning starting 26th July 2007. We have arranged in association with “Reefers & Wreckers" diving club to provide children aged 8 years and over the opportunity to try sub aqua taster sessions. The places are limited so please book at reception to avoid disappointment.


Family Fun Sessions The fun sessions will be held Monday - Saturday 11.00 am -1 2 .0 0 noon & 2.00 pm - 3.00 pm


Ladies Night Every Tuesday evening 7.30 pm - 8.15 pm


Early Birds and Lane Swimming available - ask at reception


Please note All children under 8 years of age MUST be accompanied by an adult in the water at ALL TIMES.


Last admissions half hour before closing. Please assist us in maintaining high standards of water quality by: • Avoiding swimming if you have had a stomach upset in the last 48 hrs.


• Ensure babies and small children have a special nappy for swimming, available from reception


• Showering before you enter the water. Ribble Valley Netball 3 Day Course


(with community Sports Coach Kay Gibson) Fun sessions for girls and boys for all abilities!


@ Edisford Pitches (Ribblesdale Pool) Tuesday 24th - 26th July at 10am till 1pm


Tuesday 14th - 16th August at 1pm till 4pm Only £20.00 (Junior FREEDOM member £18.00) Ribble Valley Summer Tournament


@ Edisford Pitches Friday 27th July, Friday 3rd August, Friday 10th August at 10am -12noon.


@ Longridge Sports Centre Friday 17th August, Friday 24th August, Friday 31st August at 1pm till 3pm.


£2.50 per session Games to play, friends to make


From Monday 21st July to 31st August 2007 1.00 - 4.00pm (except Wednesdays) we will be outdoors on the Astroturf, playing a


variety of sports, Kwick cricket, rounders, football, short tennis and netball.


These sessions are supervised by sports centre staff, open to boys and girls.


Ages 6-12 simply turn up and take part, only £3.10 per person. Junior Standard Member £2.80


In case of bad weather we will move indoors, using the squash courts.


FITNESS ROOM COURSES FOR 1 4 -1 6 YEARS OLDS.


Two session courses with instmetion, which will then allow access to the freetiom fitness room, please ring for dates and availability . and cost.


FREEDANCE


Freedance is back with Jack!, held on Tuesday afternoons starting 31 st July to 28th August 2007.


Two separate sessions will be held with numbers restricted to 12 per session and in age groups.


Session 1 for ages 6- 9 1.00pm - 2.30pm Session 2 for ages 10 -13 2.45pm - 4.15pm


Cost per person is £3.75, FREEDOM Junior Standard member £3.40


BOOKING IS ADVISABLE FOLLOWING LAST YEARS SUCCESS


age. He was ordered to do 100 hours unpaid work and pay £100 in compensation to the taxi driver and £60 costs. Miss Catherine Allan (pros­


ecuting) said the taxi driver was waiting at a Clitheroe rank when regular customer Mr John Stevenson got into his car. Place ran up and tried to pull open the door and Mr Steven­ son was trying to hold it shut. Mr Stevenson was eventually dragged out of the car and repeatedly head butted and punched by Place, even though Mr Stevenson was heard to say: “I’m your mate”. Miss Clare Knight (defend­


ing) said Place had been drink­ ing and there was a suggestion Mr Stevenson had been saying things about him. “The case against him has


been outlined as an assault, but there was no complaint of that and he faces a public order offence,” said Miss Knight. “He accepts that the taxi was damaged in the course of this incident.”


Time to dust off your walking boots tion in recognition of local man


Tommy Jefferson. Most of the participants live on Shireburne Park at Hurst


Green and the route of the sponsored walk will take them round their home village.


S S. www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk Specialist nurse provides lots of useful advice to group


DIABETIC specialist nurse at Royal Black­ burn Hospital, Mr John Firth, stood in at the last minute for Carl Kenwright at the meeting of Ribble Valley Diabetic Group. He gave a very interesting talk on the impact of being diagnosed with type two diabetes, especially when patients are bombarded mth information which is new to them. He said


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Sports Courses LONGRIDGE SPORTS CENTRE


For all activities below,please book at Longridge Sports Centre Tel: 01772 784474 PLAY SCHEME


FUTSAL FOOTBALL SESSION ON FRIDAY 10TH AUGUST


Using a specially designed football tone the skill level and improve your balance and technique under the watchful eye of Peter Hetcher. 1.00 - 3.00pm open to both boys | and girls simply book your place at


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reception. Cost £3.10 per person. (Junior | Standard members £2.80).


| FOOTBALL CAMP 5


Football Camp with Pro Soccer 16th & 17th | August. Open to boys & girls aged 5 -1 2 . \


Lots of Prizes; Mini-competitions; Certificates | SESSIONS FROM 1.00 - 4.00PM. £18.60 PER PERSON


ENROL AT THE RECEPTION. SHORT TENNIS


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Short tennis on the Astroturf. 2 Day Camp .5 13 & 14th Augusts also20th & 21st


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August. T.OOpm - 4.00pm. Level 2 Qualified | Coach, all equipment provided. LIMITED 5 PLACES. MAXIMUM 8 Open to players of all abilities. Cost £16.00 per person.


| PRO SOCCER CAMP ||


Pro soccer camp in on the 6th S 7th August t with Adam Lakeland. From 1.00 - 4.00pm. j


Contact Adam on 07970 308 368 for details j and cost.


(Hockey camp to be confirmed. Squash coaching for juniors to be confirmed)


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Please note the centre will be closed on v Monday 27th August 2007


Ribble Valley Athletics Camp


(Star Track Scheme in association with Norwich Union S Ribble Valley Athletics Club) A fun, introduction to athletics for all those budding Olympians! For children aged 8 - 1 5 years old.


10.00am -3.00pm between August 20th and 22nd at Wilson’s Playing Fields, Woodland Drive Clayton-Le-Moors, Accrington BBS 5SD


All those attending will receive a Startrack goody bag (Backpack, T-Shirt, Water bottle, certificate, handbook & calendar)


Transport will be provided to and from the venue. Cost £15.00 (Junior Freedom Member £13.50). 1, Ai


the most frequently asked question “How do I cope?”. There is lots of denial and why me’'” Many even refuse to accept the situa­ tion as they did not feel ill last week, but the onset of diabetes is a slow process and many things contribute to diagnosis, depression, mood swings and passing lots of unne among


them.


He told his audience there are new drugs, new tablets and better accessible information regarding diet and exercise. Mr Firth was thanked by the chairman Mr G. Dixon. At 10 a.m. on Sunday MrDixon, will be inter­ viewed on Ribble Valley Radio. To listen to the interview, log on to www.ribblevalleyra- dio.org.uk then follow' the link.


Letters to the Editor — Write to: The Kditor, Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe BB72KW Editorial e-mail: vivien.meath@easllancsnews.co.uk Coach fire: thanks S' - - -1


from passengers ON behalf of my husband and I, who were two of the passengers evacuated from the burning holiday coach in the road near the station on July 11th, we would like to thank the local fire serv­ ice for its prompt attention in extin­ guishing the blaze. May we also thank the residents


nearby for their kind offers of chairs for the elderly and tea and coffee. Also the bathroom fittings shop for allow­ ing us to take shelter there until another coach arrived. Well done all!


JOYCE AND BOB SHIELS, Boswall Gardens, Edinburgh


Use a car park to


avoid our skaters I AM writing in response to the letter last week by R. and A. Sharp. If they don’t want to meet up with


skateboarders they should park on one of the many car parks provided in Clitheroe and not Woone Lane as this is an access for the children to go into the skatepark. The skatepark is the best thing to


ever happen to Clitheroe and it brings in a valuable tourist income to the local shops, as the skaters come from all over. Again this is highlighting another reason why the skatepark needs to be kept free, because if a charge is applied then the skaters will start skating the streets again and start getting told off by residents and moved on by the police. We have a petition of over 300 signatures agree­ ing with this which we presented at Tuesday’s meeting. Keep our Skatepark Free!


DAWN PATTERSON, Clitheroe


Avoid distress.. .


stay at home! MAY I respectfully suggest to R. and A. Sharp (letters 12/07/07) that if they are seriously considering never visiting Clitheroe again due to a child jumping from a wall on to a pavement close-by, that the best and safest day out for them would, in fact, be a day in!


So is this the end of our wonderful wild flower display?


LAST year your paper ran numerous column inches on praising the work to create wild flower islands along the A59.1 even went to the trouble of sourcing out the person responsi­ ble, to congratulate him and ask his advice on how he had managed to create such a wonderful display, as wild flower gardens are notoriously


ing to organise it . The aim of the event, like the recent “Beat Herder Festival”, is to bring good people together for a good time in beautiful surroundings, and at the same time give a nice big wad of money to the Air Ambulance. What is the problem with that? Although the village has been sup­


portive, unfortunately a small minori­ ty of villagers are opposing this. I don’t understand on what grounds exactly - the site is well out of the vil­ lage and well away from any residents, with an adjacent area for car parking. We are encouraging people to use taxis and there is a field designated for campers so people are not driving back late a t night or in the early


hours. The reason why the event is not on


Emma’s farm is because we wanted to cause the least amount of disruption possible, with no traffic coming through the village at any time. I went to the one organised two


I am quite sure that the children of


Skipton must jump from walls too - if one is so easily distressed I can only recommend that the best option is the privacy of one’s home!


CHRIS BRECKELL, Moss Street, Gt Harwood


Festival will not do


anyone any harm IT was with disgust that I read the Clitheroe Advertiser on my way to work this morning. I ’m referring to page 2, “Organisers threaten to pull


plug”. As a friend of both Ian and Emma


and having grown up in the village I am in full support of the festival they are putting together, in fact. I’m help-


years ago and can categorically state th a t throughout this great night enjoyed by all, I witnessed no inject­ ing of drugs, which is why I was shocked at the reference to “needles” in this article I am referring to. Not being a drug user myself. I ’m


no expert, but I do know that the kind of drugs you inject are not the kind of drugs that are used at festivals. I ’in assuming by using the word “needles” this person is referring to heroin. Well th a t’s odd because heroin is a drug which renders a user incapable of most things, let alone dancing the night away, and I’m sure I would have noticed if there were heroin users col­ lapsed in heaps on the floor - I’m sure a festival is the last place a heroin user


wants to be. Is there any evidence to support


this harsh claim, as when we were tidying the field the following day so Emma’s cows could once again be let in to eat the grass, we found cigarette


difficult to get established, but once going will flower year after year with very little maintenance (two cuts per year). However, I was mortified to see


the beds completely rotated in spring instead of its first cut, surely a mistake but nonetheless a devastat­ ing one? The only wild flowers cur­


ends, a few empty cans and bottles, but not at any point did we come across needles. So as you can well imagine this claim seems a little unfair to me. I do hope this claim is not intended to imply that Emma, Ian or myself are buddies with a load of heroin addicts - as we most certainly are not! Were needles found after the recent


Beat Herder festival a few miles down the road? - I ’m just interested as this was a much bigger mainstream event than the one we are proposing? I hope that this goes ahead. Rest


assured this event is invite only, so no unsavoury types turn up. We also have security in place and all we want to do is have a party on Emma’s land with our friends. Local bands will be playing from the afternoon onwards and we have a few D Js for the evening. We are not making any profit, any proceeds and donations will go straight to the Air Ambulance, which is a fantastic service that anyone in the Ribble Valley may benefit from in an emergency. If anyone in the village has con­


cerns or questions or indeed wants to get involved in this good cause, then please get in touch and we will be more than happy to help.


HANNAH PLATTS, Thislleber Farm, Rimington Lane, Riminglon


Show should have


gone ahead I READ with interest last week the report detailing the cancellation of the Royal Lancashire Show. I must first declare an interest. My


family owns Salesbury Hall Farm, the site of the show since 2003. Essentially your article included


quotations and comments from the Royal Lancashire chairman, Gordon


rently on show are those that were missed by the grim reapers’ plough - what a disaster and what can be done to reinstate this wonderful nat­ ural environment or is that now the end of it?


H.ARRY JOHNSTON,


Rodhill Lodge, Bolton-l)V-Bowland.


Roberts, detailing why the show could not be held this year, which cited “vehicles sinking into mud” etc. Your article also included com­


ments from John Heap, of Ribble Val­ ley Borough Council, basically con­ firming the Royal Lancashire’s view on safety to the public. Just to put the record straight, John


Heap has confirmed that he had not visited the site, so the comments he made regarding safety considerations were in principle, not based on any actual knowledge of the current situa­ tion at Salesbury Hall. I obtained his permission this morning to confirm that this was the case and that he and the council were very disappointed that the show was moving elsewhere. The comments about vehicles sink­


ing, or safety to humans or animals - ridiculous! There is no doubt that we have had


one of the wettest summers on record and that there was a very mixed fore­ cast for the next two weeks before the show after the announcement to can­ cel the show was made. Since 2003, conditions and planning have improved considerably and the show is able to cope with adverse weather conditions. A temporary aluminium road is laid


to use before and during the show. It was installed and in use before the show was cancelled. Essentially then, what I am saying is that the site is quite capable of running the show this year, even Tvith the bad weather con­ ditions. Obviously poor conditions make the


show less attractive, but should not be used as the basis for cancelling the show with its long tradition. As landowners, we understand damage will be done to the site if weather is adverse, but this only takes a few weeks to put right. So far I have been unable to get con­


firmation from the society that they will fully reimburse the competitors


that have paid significant sums to enter the various competitions, including showjumping and horse showing. The amount exceeds


£25,000. I personally sponsored a large


showjumping class and found other sponsors, and so far a total of over £50,000 is being held by the society. At the time of writing this letter, 1 can get no confirmation that this will be refunded. 1 also believe there is some doubt as to whether the trade stand exhibitors will have their money refunded. The whole situation is very unsatis­


factory. The show should not have been called off and I believe the Royal Lancashire Society has been very mis­ leading in the publicity that it has put out on radio, television and in the media. Incidentally, it will be interesting to


see what happens at the new venue next year. They are going from a site at Salesbury Hall where they had the use of over 120 acres, to a site where I believe the total acreage is 70. 1 also believe there are reeds growing on the new site!


COLIN MUSTOE, Salesbury Hall, Ribchesler


This honour was


well earned RE. your story headlined Royal Hon­ our for a Popular GP. My congratula­ tions to Dr David McKinlay on his well deserved award.


BRIAN HAIG, by e-mail brianwhaig@gmail.com


Confetti? No just


cigarette ends WHEN in Clitheroe centre at about 11-30 a.m. on Sunday, I got the feeling that there had been a wedding, but it turned out to be a carpet of cigarette ends! There must have been thousands of


pounds worth of litter fines available to enforcers. Where are they?


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