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Drunken crash mum had daughter in car
A WOMAN driving while more than double the legal limit had her 15-month-old daughter in the car with her. Blackburn magistrates heard
that Lisa Brown crashed into a parked car and police inquiries had revealed the child was sit ting on the lap of an elderly man in the front passenger seat. But Brown told police she
could not remember where the child was seated or what had caused the accident at tea time on a Saturday. Brown (42), of Bridge Road,
Chatburn, pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol. She was remanded on bail for the preparation of a pre-sentence report and made subject to an interim disqualification. Miss Philippa White (prose
cuting) said Brown crashed her Vauxhall Corsa into a parked Audi in Crow Trees Brow, Chatburn, shunting that vehi cle into a VW Golf. The owner of the Audi went
out and saw an elderly gentle man getting out of the passen ger side of the Corsa carrying a young child.
A male was helping Brown
out of the driver’s door. She invited them all in while they sorted things out and noticed that the defendant smelled of alcohol,” said Miss White. “The police officer who
arrived to investigate was told the child had been on the lap of the front seat passenger and may in fact have banged her head in the collision.” Miss Clare Knight (defend
ing) said Brown had problems which caused her to turn to alcohol to drown her sorrows. As a result of the incident,
Trinity Partnership - a wall of silence
NO ONE would comment this week on growing fears that the Trinity Community Partnership is facing severe financial prob
lems. The organisation, an independent
development trust, based off Parson Lane, Clitheroe, has been at the fore front of a myriad of projects aimed at helping thousands of disadvan taged children and adults in the Rib ble Valley over four decades. Working out of St Mary’s Centre
on Wednesday morning, partnership chief executive officer Geoff Jackson declined to comment, stating only that “money is tight at the moment” and he was concentrating on trying to analyse the situation at the former parish hall. Jigsaw environmental project,
community bus services, childcare, information technology, community cinema, market town development and helping the disabled back into employment are among services car ried out under the Trinity umbrella. During discussions about the sit
uation at St Mary’s Centre at Tues day night’s Ribble Valley Borough Council meeting, referring to Trinity Community Partnership, Coun. Richard Sherras said: “Efforts are being made to try and sort the situa tion out. It is not a happy situation, but we should give them a chance to get themselves into order.” Coun. Terry Hill (Whalley)
Teen on remand
WEEKEND WEATHER: Forecasters predicta wet weekend with heavy showers and temperatures only reaching 6°.
SUNRISE: 8-20 a.m. SUNSET: 3-51 p.m. LIGHTING UP TIME: 3-21 p.m.
CL IT HE RO E teenager Daniel Parkinson (18), of Kemple View, was remanded on bail by Blackburn magis trates charged with assaulting Nicholas Talbot in Whalley on November 10th. A condition of bail is that Parkinson does not enter Whalley.
added: “Yes, there are some issues with Trinity, but the borough coun cillors are working hard to ensure those issues are resolved. We, as bor ough councillors, are working and will continue to work extremely hard to make sure Trinity delivers and continues to do so for a long time.” Coun. Margaret Sutcliffe added:
“There are serious problems at Trin ity and I am not going to deny that. But I have no intention of walking away from the situation.” During the meeting it transpired
that Coun. Allan Knox had resigned from the board of directors for Trin ity Community Partnership. He told councillors: "I have several con cerns that there is no long-term strategy and the organisation is not subject to rigorous external scrutiny. I do not believe the borough council should be doing any business with them at this moment in time." Speaking after the meeting, he
said: "Trinity has done a lot of good work for the town in the past and I am sure it will continue to do so in the future, however, at this present time I have serious concerns about the organisation's capacity to deliver what it has delivered in the past." According to the partnership’s
website, some 80 people are employed by the organisation with scores of volunteers.
• WINNER of the competition for a festive meal at Weezos Restaurant, in Parson Lane, Clilhcroe, is Miss Lindsay Metcalfe, of Watldow Grove, Waddington. Miss Metcalfe is looking forward to visiting the restaurant Tor the first time, and she will be taking five of her colleagues along for the festive meal. The competition also featured on the
Clitheroe Advertiser and Times’ website, which certainly added to the large number of entries received. There were more than 100 correct ones, stating that Roy Porter is the butcher supplying Stosie with beef for the carpaccio of Malham Dexter fillet dish.
Time is running
out There are now three
months to come up with a solution and things are starting to happen.” A “Save the St
Mary’s Centre” cam paign has already started on the social website Facebook and in just two weeks has already gained 140 members. Ribble Valley Bor
ough Council had committed £210,000 to the St Mary’s Cen tre, comprising a £150,000 loan and a £60,000 grant. The council’s chief execu tive Mr David Morris said: “We were a strong supporter of Trinity’s bid to pur chase the St Mary’s Centre and are disap pointed to hear of this latest development. We will be monitoring the situation closely.”
Sex charge
A CLITHEROE man denied sexual activity with a child when he appeared at Burnley Crown Court this week. Mark Milner (27) was bailed to await trial on April 7th and under the conditions of his bail must live and sleep at his given address in Waterloo Road, not contact or attempt to contact prose cution witnesses and is banned from entering Bum- ley.
Social Services had become involved and Brown’s daughter was living with her grandpar ents. Brown worked as a communi
ty carer, visiting people in their homes, but this would not be an option when she los t her licence. “She will lose that job, but a
friend has offered her employ ment in an antiques shop,” said Miss Knight. “She has a circle of friends
who are supporting her and she accepts she will need help with her alcohol problem.”
My gran is the greatest!
• continued from page 1
try new things. So much so that she was quad biking in the Egyptian desert at the age of 74! The time and effort taken by
Sophie, who is a Year 10 pupil at Ribblesdale High School Technolo gy College, Clitheroe, to lovingly compose a poem for her grand mother's nomination demonstrates the extent of the family's admira tion for Mrs Cowman. Martine Parnell, Head of Genes
Reunited who led the judging panel, said: “Choosing grandmoth ers whose merits are all so differ ent, but equally wonderful verged on being impossible, but a clear winner emerged. “Mrs Cowman’s nomination
stood out immediately and she fully deserves to be called 'Britain’s Greatest Granny’.” Mrs Cowman’s nomination stood
out because of her resilience, her strength, and her aptitude to new technology and new concepts. Commenting on the nation’s
great nana title, retired civil ser vant Mrs Cowman, said: “I can’t believe it. I am absolutely amazed. I am more delighted for Sophie and had no idea she had nominat
ed me. “Each and every grandmother is
loved and admired by their fami lies and I am pleased that I have been selected as Britain’s greatest gran. It has certainly made my Christmas.” Sophie added: “She means the
world to me. I see her nearly every day, I don’t know what I would do without her. “When I first entered the online
competition I didn’t think any thing of it. It came as a big sur prise when they informed me nana had won. “All our family and friends have
been really happy for her because she is well-loved by everyone. She really is the greatest gran ever.” Mrs Cowman received a winning prize of a luxury family Christmas
hamper and Christmas tree. Log onto
www.clitheroeadvertis-
er.co.uk to read Sophie’s winning poem for her “super gran”
BEAVERS from Clitheroe have raised £60 for the East Lancashire Hospice. Members of the St
Michael and St John Beaver group raised the money at a coffee and cake event. Homemade produce was
brought in by the boys and sold to parents. As well as serving biscuits,
cakes and drinks to family and friends, there was also a bouncy castle to enjoy, before the Beavers got on with the washing up. Our photograph shows
Julie Walsh, the leader of the Beavers, presenting the cheque to Harry Grayson from the East Lancs Hos pice. (S171207/5)
• SWIMMERS in Ribble Valley are being advised that Ribblesdale Pool in Edisford Road, Clitheroe, closes on Sun day for 10 weeks. It will re-open on Satur day, March 1st, following an overhaul of its heating system and wiring. Vouchers for free induction and fitness room ses sions at Roefield Leisure Centre are avail able at the pool until Sunday. More infor mation is available on 01200 424825.
LATEST LOCAL NEWS & SPORT
^ ONLINE It’s all down to Yorkshire puds! by Faiza Afzaal
THEY fell for each other dur ing a Sunday service at a packed Pendleton church in 1934. And it was love at first sight for
Mr and Mrs Ralph and Dorothy Goldsmith, pictured, who will cel ebrate 70 happy years of mar riage tomorrow. The couple, of Milton Avenue,
Clitheroe, have left silver, ruby, golden and diamond behind as they toast their platinum wed ding anniversary. Mr Goldsmith (91), an ex
farmer, was just 18 when he first “clapped eyes” on Mrs Gold smith (95) at All Saints’ Church, Pendleton. She was aged 22. Bom and brought up in Ample-
forth, West Yorkshire, Mrs Gold smith had moved to Clitheroe to work as a catering assistant at Standen Hall. The pair soon began courting and married on December 21st, 1937. But tying the knot in those
days was not as simple as saying “I do” according to Mrs Gold smith. “You couldn’t get married until you were 21, so we decided
to get married a day after Ralph’s 21st birthday at Clitheroe Regis ter Office.” Recalling memories of her spe
cial day, Mrs Goldsmith added: “We couldn’t stop giggling as we were betting each other that we wouldn’t go through with it until the registrar cautioned us saying ‘this was a life commitment and musn’t be taken lightly’.” Four months later the newly
weds made their first home - a farm cottage on the Standen Estate, in Clitheroe. “It was a different life then. It
was more free and easy,” said Mrs Goldsmith. “There was no televi sion, no phone, no electric lights and no hot water. We had to use paraffin lamps. A candle was used to get to the outdoor loo in the dark. Children today don’t know they’re born!” Mr Goldsmith commented: “I
worked as a farmer and earned £2 a week to run a family. There were no credit cards in those days. “The only form of entertain
ment we had were three picture houses in Clitheroe, village dances or a walk up Pendle Hill! But everyone was happy with the little they had.”
At the grand old age of 91
sprightly Mr Goldsmith contin ues to enjoy gardening, but admits he has not been interested in getting to grips with modern technology and bought his first car, an old Ford van, at the age of 45!
Meanwhile, Mrs Goldsmith
loves cooking and continues to enjoy making Yorkshire pud dings. The couple have four children -
Anne, Kevin and Caroline. Sadly, their second eldest son, Peter, died 10 years ago. They also have five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Mr and Mrs Goldsmith will be
marking the milestone anniver sary, which only very lucky cou ples experience, with a grand family party this weekend. And they are also waiting in anticipa tion for a special congratulatory telegram from the Queen. The happy couple believe the
secret to a blissful 70-year mar riage is a lot of hard work, give and take and plenty of Yorkshire puddings! “No one makes a bet ter Yorkshire pudding than Dorothy,” admitted Mr Gold smith. (s)
Youngsters beaver away for hospice
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