Clilheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, January 25th, 2007
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Clitheroe 422324 (Editoriai), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) THE THURSDAY FEATURE SPOTLIGHT O N . ..
Some strange goings-on at a popular Ribble Valley hostelry!
_______ by Sally Dahmke_______
THE spirit of notorious highway man Ned King failed to pu t in an a p p e a ra n c e when a te am of Clitheroe-based ghost hunters vis ited H u r s t Green’s Punchbowl Inn. However, the members of Clitheroe
Paranormal Investigations did uncov er the wandering souls of no less than eight other people, not to mention a dog and a horse! And, accompanied by a reporting
team from a leading Lancashire mag azine, they witnessed coathangers spookily moving in response to ques tions and orbs flying around. As darkness fell over the 18th Cen
tury village hostelry, the investigators moved in armed with digital cameras, camcorders, computer technology, electromagnetic field testers and envi ronment meters in a bid to record any anomalies in the style of hit show “Most Haunted”. One of the investigation group’s
founder members, Mr Andrew Smith, of Clitheroe, explained how the two mediums in the group found no trace of Ned King, but added: “Our medi um, Anne, picked up a girl with the name Maggie or Margaret. She had the appearance of a maid or domestic
A helping
hand from Trutex
SCHOOLWEAR man ufactured by Clitheroe- based Trutex has been d o n a te d to need y y o u n g s te r s in S o u th Africa, following th e company’s photoshoot there. Trutex, the UK’s lead
ing schoolwear supplier, has held catalogue photo shoots in South Africa for a number of years and established a tradition of supporting worthy local causes through its visits. Following its recent 10-
day photoshoot, it donat ed more than £3,500 worth of school clothing to the Amy Biehl Foun dation Trust, in Cape Town. The clothing, which will
feature in the new Trutex 2007 brochure, included' skirts , shirts, shorts, trousers, knitwear, blazers and sportswear. It will be used by the foundation for school children from some of the most impoverished areas in South Africa. The foundation was set
servant and was aged about 14 or 15 and wearing a pinafore dress and a hat or bonnet. She saw her standing near the fireplace and told her that things had changed.” She was also said to have sensed a
woman named Jessica in a bedroom and in another bedroom had difficul ty breathing as a large orb appeared to move around her. Mr Smith went on: “Our other
medium, Harry, picked up on a grey horse. He also sensed a man of around 30 or 40, someone connected with the legal profession or law. He had a long sword, long black coat and hat. He later received the name Robert and sensed that the man was angry.” He said he also felt a “swaying sen
sa t io n ” in another bedroom and picked up the presence of a Labrador- type dog, while a dark-haired woman named Maudie, a woman in a white dress and two children from the 17th Century all made their presence felt. Mr Smith said the investigators had
hoped to make contact with the noto rious Ned King whose favourite watering hole was the Punchbowl Inn, where he was cornered in the gallery by the King’s troopers and led to his gruesome death. The famed highway would study
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CLITHEROE paranormal investigators Stan Hulme, Ray Parkinson and Harry Dahmke monitor the ghost cameras on the laptop during the hunt for Ned King at the Punchbowl Hotel in Hurst Green (A120107/1)
robbing and then head out on his to this day. Meanings have been heard “And, on the night before the fuil trusty steed Black Tarquin.
among the rafters. There are unex- moon, the fall of Tarquin’s hooves can
still feel he is around and on their web- the dead of night and bottles unac- Longridge Road urged on tvlth shouts site write: “His ghost haunts the place countably fall from shelves.
However, bosses at the popular pub plained noises along the corridors a t be heard in a spectral gallop along the from its Phantom rider.”
Share your hobbies
EVERYONE sh ould have a hobby, so what is yours? The service clubs in
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up in 1997 in memory of Amy Biehl, who was dedi cated to promoting social justice in South Africa. I t operates a series of
programmes designed to develop and empower children and young people in the townships as a mechanism to reduce the level of violence. Commenting on the
donation, Trutex market ing director Clare Rix said: “We’ve been con ducting our photo shoots
in South Africa for a num ber of years now. “We have a history of
supporting charities with in our local community in the UK, so we were keen to demonstrate our grati tude by donating school clothing to a worthy cause in South Africa. “The Amy Biehl Foun
dation seemed an obvious choice due to its commit ment to children and young people.” Last year, Trutex
donated clothing to the Nazareth House Chil dren’s Home, in 'Cape Town, which provides care for the most vulnera ble members of society, including children living with HIV, many of whom have been orphaned and abandoned. Our picture shows rep
resentatives of the Amy Biehl Foundation receiv ing schoolwear used in the Trutex 2007 brochure photoshoot, (s)
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the Ribble Valley - Rotary, Lions, and Round Table - are put ting together a “Hobbies Exhibition”. Organisers aim is to
hold the event in the spring, with the exact
date and venue yet to be confirmed. For the event to be a
success, organisers need to hear as soon as possi ble from local hobby clubs, groups or individ uals willing to take part in a weekend of sharing their in te re s t and pas sion. The event will be an
HOBBIES EXHIBITION
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Please send your forms to: Hobbies Exhibition, Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe, BB7 2EW.
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ideal way for exhibitors to share interests, meet others with similar inter ests, perhaps recruit new enthusiasts, or for visi tors to seek out new and different challenges. Whether you are
“into” collecting, craft ing, th e a r ts or some thing physical, it does n o t m a t te r what, the organisers want to know what your hobby is and if you will share it. Whether you repre
sent a group or just work on your own, please fill in the coupon on the left and help to make it an event the Ribble Valley can be proud of. Completed forms can
be returned to: Hobbies Exh ibitio n, Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe, BB7 2EW. For more information
ab out th e exhibition, contact John Snowdon 01200 423187 or Roland Hailwood 01200 424240.
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