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INFORMATION


Duly chcmisl: Lloyds Pharmacy, 5 Church Street, Ciitheroe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Police: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Elcdricily: 0800 1954141.


Gas: 0800 111999.


Water: 0845 462200. Councils: Ribble Valley Borough Council, Ciitheroe 425111. Ciitheroe Town Council, 424722. Ilospilals: Royal Blackburn Royal Hospital: 01254 263555. Airedale General Hospital, Steeton: 01535 652511. Ciitheroe Community Hospital: 427311. Alcoliol Information Centre: 01282 416655. Aidsline: 01282 831101 (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.). Domestic Violence Helpline: 01282 422024. Cruse Bereavement Care: Ribble Valley 01200 429346. Environmental Agency: Emergencies-0800 807060. Drugs: Local confidential advice and information line: 01200 444484. National: 0800 776600. Ribl)le Valley Ttdking Newspaper: 01200 428604. Samaritans: 01254 662424. Monthly Volunteer Helpline: 01200 422721. Lancashire Rural Stress Network: 01200 427771. QUEST (specialist smoking cessation service): 01254 358095. Ribble Valley Cili/.en.s’ Advice Bureau: 01200 428966.


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guest at college _________. by Julie Magee


HIS Eminence Keith Patrick Cardinal O’Brien, Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh, led the recent service for the rededication of the Sodality Chapel at


Stonyhurst College. About 250 former pupils, pupils, parents,


staff and friends joined in the rededication service - more than could fit into the Sodality Chapel itself. The service began in the College Chapel fol­


lowed by a solemn procession to the Sodality Chapel for the dedication and blessing. Some joined this part by video link. With great reverence, four pupils carefully .


carried the gilt reliquary and casket contain­ ing the remains of St Gordianus, to their for­ mer resting place in the Sodality Chapel. The fact that February 19th is the Feast


Day of St Gordianus gave the occasion an extra poignancy. The Schola Cantorum featured prominent­


ly throughout the service, singing works by Tallis and a recentlyrecovered setting of Lau­ dato Pueri originally sung by the Sodality at St Omers. It was also an unforgettable occasion for


riine-year-old Conor de Blank from Brixton, who boards at St Mary’s Hall. At the end of .the service Cardinal O’Brien


presented Conor with the St Stephen’s Guild medal for altar serving a t Corpus Christi church, Brixton Hill, London. The headmaster of St Mary’s Hall,


Lawrence Crouch, said: “Involving young people in the liturgy is important to the future of the church and the communities it serves. The Cardinal’s presentation of the medal to a. boy whose home parish is Brixton underlines our Ignatian commitment to work with all


those in the church who seek to build strong communities.” Our pictures show His Eminence Cardinal


O'Brien with, from left to right, Fr Joseph Waring, Stonyhurst College Chaplain Fr S. J. Twist and college head Andrew Johnson, (s)


Students tackle some thorny issues


YOUNG people from the Ribble Valley had the chance to speak out in a competition. Three teams represent­


ing local schools took part in the contest organised by the Rotary Club of Ciitheroe. First to speak was the representing


trio


Ciitheroe Royal Gram­ mar School. Ruth Roberts, Zoeyah Shaheen and Lois Norris chose the sensitive subject of “Arranged Marriages” and gave a thought-pro­ voking presentation. The St Augustine’s RC High School team - leva


■ Rusyte, Megan Hancock and Ruth Byrne - covered the controversial topic of “Air Travel” and left the audience feeling some­ what guilty about indulging in exotic holi­ days where, flights help


pollute the atmosphere. “Top-up fees should be


abolished” was the topic tackled by Emma Coffey, Richard Yates and Juliet Philips from CRGS Sixth Form. Their impassioned presentation was consid­


Lecture cancelled


A LECTURE on the “Lewis and Clark Expedition” by Peter Drake due to be held at Ciitheroe Library on March 6th has been replaced with the lecture “Walking in Switzerland’’ by Colin Rogerson. It will start at 7-30 p.m. with tickets cost­


ing £1. These can be bought, in advance, from Ciitheroe Library on 01200 428788.


ered by judges to be the winning entry Adjudicators for the


competition were provid­ ed by Ciitheroe Speakers Club, with chairman Der­ rick Holmes, Gene Holmes and Dennis


CAN you help Clare go to the ball? Turn to page 10 to read about Clare Greenhalgh’s achieve­ ments in a glamour competition which could lead to the opportu­ nity to represent the Ribble Val­ ley in the national Miss Great Britain contest. Theatre gradu­


Whist winners


SOLO whist winners at the Pendle .Club were: D. Grant, K. Holding, Mrs M. Holding. New members welcome


every Monday at 7 p.m. Bridge winneers at the


Pendle Club were Mrs Marilyn Wood, Mrs Mar­ garet F ir th, Mrs Eva Velvick, Mrs Marjorie Collier. • Experienced players welcome every Monday at


1-30 p.m. Domino winners were:


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P. Metcalfe, M. Pye, joint 3, Mrs H. Simpson and J. Pye, 5th, Mrs J. Thornber. New members welcome


every Friday at 7 p.m. Sequence dancing is


Ogden, congratulating all competitors on the high standard of presentation. The event was held at


Brookside Primary School.


Oiir photograph shows the CRGS team, (s)


Glamour-girl Clare needs a hand


ate Clare (22) now needs the loan of a ball gown in order to take part in the March 6th com­ petition at the Reebok Stadium. A runner-up in the East Lan­ cashire Newspapers’ “Face of 2005” competition, Clare is also supporting a charity promoting personal safety.


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


p.m. ■ Bridge club


WINNERS at Ciitheroe Bridge Club on Monday evening were NS Chris


Pollard and Janet Bailey, Deanna Atkinson and


Robin Atkinson. EW B. Guha and Use Park, Joan Bowker and Kath Higson. On Thursday evening


winners were NS Chris Pollard and George B. Pol­ lard, X Pawlicki and Pat Murray. EW Pat Ward and Roy Ward, John Ren­ ton and Brenda Wilson.


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THE racecourse planned site, from the right of the river bordered by Blackburn Road and Simonslone Lane EXCLUSIVE by Faiza Afzaal


THE development of a race­ course in East Lancashire will bring “massive economic bene­ fits and employment opportu­ nities”. Those are the words of Mr Den­


nis Taylor, chief executive of the Lancashire Economic Partnership, who added: “I t ’s a very exciting and challenging project and will put East Lancashire on the map.” If it is given the go-ahead, the


development will be only the sec­ ond purpose-built racecourse creat­ ed in the UK since the 19th Centu­ ry and the first in the 21st. The move comes after an inter­


national business consortium, which has financial backers in the Middle East, contacted the Lan­ cashire Economic Partnership about two years ago seeking to develop the racecourse on land between Simonstone and Altham.' Following this, talks on the


plans had gone quiet, but now the Ciitheroe Advertiser and Times can exclusively reveal two public meetings to be held on Monday, March 12th. The meetings, at 2 p.m. a t the United Reformed Church, East View, Read and 7


p.m. a t Read Primary School, Straits Lane, are open to Read and Simonstone residents only. The purpose of the discussions is


to allay the fears about quality, environmental decisions and the traffic impact. It is expected that the promoters


will be led by the Marquess of Zet­ land, a leading and prominent member of the horse racing frater­ nity and by other representatives of the-promoters who will be accompanied by the chief execu-' tives of Blackburn and Darwen, Ribble Valley and Hyndburn coun­ cils.


Mr Taylor told the Ciitheroe


Advertiser and Times: “Having worked with the same organisation . in the past, I am confident that they will give proper considera­ tions to the welfare of the local, community and will bear in mind any environmental and traffic impact the development will have to the local area. “The consortium has a world­


wide track record of development of this nature and there is no rea­ son to believe that it will be any different to its approach to this project.” It is believed the racecourse will be sited on land near the now


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demolished Mullards “glass facto­ ry”. Advanced technology will be used to create a super, all-weather grass surface, enabling the consor­ tium to guarantee up to 60 days of racing a year. A five-star hotel, leisure facili­


ties, an associated retail develop­ ment, stabling and an equestrian training centre are also planned. The consortium is looking to


develop a total of three racecourses - two in the UK and one in the Far East. Leader of Ribble Valley Borough


Council and Simonstone resident, Coun; John Hill said: “This is an exciting prospect and while there are clearly employment and eco­ nomic opportunities, much will depend upon the views expressed by local residents.” Coun. Hill went on to stress that


due to health and safety and fire regulations,, the numbers permit­ ted to attend the meetings have been restricted to 120 persons. Admission will therefore be by ticket only (one ticket per house­ hold) and can be obtained from Monday, March 5th onwards from Read Library, by e-mailing Car- plyn@the villagedirectory.net or by contacting Coun. Hill on 01282 772201.


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WEEKEND SPORT UPDATES


SPORT Gang attack: can you help?


DETECTIVES are appealing for infor­ mation after a 17-year-old Sabden boy was struck on the back of his head in an unprovoked gang attack. The teenager, a former pupil of St


Augustine’s RC High School, Billington, suffered a deep cut to the back of his head after being hit with what is believed to be a baseball bat. The incident took place a t 9 p.m. on


Sunday as the victim and his friends were listening to music in parked cars on a multi-storey car park in Blackburn town centre. Police said the boys were approached


by a gang of men and there was a distur­ bance during which the 17-year-old lad tried to runaway from the gang, but was struck with an object. Other gang mem­ bers smashed up the victim’s and his friends’ cars before fleeing in a number of vehicles. The teenager’s friend was also


attacked in the incident and both lads were taken to Blackburn Royal Infir­ mary where they were treated for their injuries. Reports that the victim was shot with


a ball-bearing gun have been quashed by DC Keith Rimmer, of Blackburn CID. He said: “This was a serious attack


and investigations are continuing. CCTV 'is currently being examined by officers. “There is no indication that any of the


victims was shot, although we believe something similar to a ball-bearing gun was discharged. “One of the witnesses says she saw a


weapon of some description and while all the incident was taking place, a couple of loud bangs were heard. ' “We believe a number of getaway vehi­


cles were used by the offenders and would like to hear from people who have any information regarding the incident to call 01254 353561.


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