2 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, September 27th, 2007


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: Former editor dies at 80 - page 5 ’ Brewery trip a hit - page 10


Bold Rupert goes far below - page 18 Soccer star in demand - page 56


INFORMATION


Duty chemist: Lloyds Pharmacy, 5 Church Street, Clitheroe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Police: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Electricity: 08001954141. Gas: 0800111999. Water: 0845 462200. Councils: Ribble Valley Borough Council, Clitheroe 425111. Clitheroe Town Council, 424722. Hospitals: Royal Blackburn Royal Hospital: 01254 263555. Airedale General Hospital, Steeton: 01535 652511. Clitheroe Community Hospital: 427311. Alcohol Information Centre: 01282 416655. Aidslinc: 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. Ribble Valley Talking 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 Citizens’ Advice Bureau: 01200 428966.


CONTACT US! News: 01200 422324


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Family Notices and Photo Orders: 01282 426161, ext. 410 Fax: 01200 443467 editor e-mail: vivicn.mcath@eastIancsncws.co.uk news editor e-mail: duncan.smith@eastlancsncws.co.uk sports editor e-mail: cdward.lce@castlancsnews.co.uk


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WEEKEND WEATHER: Forecasters predict the ; weather will remain dry with sunny spells on Sunday.'


SUNRISE: 7 a.m. SUNSET: 6-59 p.m. LIGHTING UP TIME: 6-39 p.m.


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B ACCRINGTON Hats off to the ladies


HATS were to th e fore when Ribble Valley Mayor Coun. Mrs Doreen Taylor held her “At Home” fund-raiser. The venue was Mytton Fold Hotel, Langho, and guests • included Lancashire’s High


Autumn season


A LECTURE covering a journey from “Land’s End to Exeter” starts the autumn programme at Clitheroe Library. : The talk being given by Mr Alan


Plowright on Tuesday at 7-30 p.m. will follow the south west coast path to Newquay, and then via Bodmin and DartmSor to Exeter. Tickets for fhe, lecture, which cost


£1, are now available, On Thursday clarinettist Helen Bywater will give an afternoon recital. A brochure giving full details of the


lecture and recital programme for the autumn and winter season are avail­ able from Clitheroe Library.


Sheriff, Mrs Ruth Winterbot- tom, along with Mayors and Mayoresses from throughout the county. Entertainment was provided


by comedian Don Banks and soloist James Loynes.


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A STRUGGLING charity, which has provided a lifeline to hundreds of young families in the Ribble Valley, is to close. Home-Start Ribble Valley, which has been


offering support, guidance and practical help to parents with children under five for the past nine years, will close its doors for the last time on October 31st -;resulting in the loss of two jobs.


I The closure is being blamjd on the shortage


of funds required to keep the scheme running. The news has upset Sir Bill Taylor, one of


the founder members of the Home-Start Rib­ ble Valley Management. Committee. He has described the closure a “travesty”. “I’m very upset because something that did


so much good for so many has been allowed to close like this,” he added; •: “Over the years thousands if not millions of


families have benefited-from this service and it must Have saved statutory agencies like social services and the NHS millions of pounds. I t’s a real shame.”


by Faiza Afzaal Home-Start Ribble Valley, which is based at


the Sidings Business Park, in Whalley, was founded in 1998 providing emotional support for families in stress. Over the years the organ­ isation has expanded, boasting a 30-strong team of dedicated and trained volunteers. The volunteers have offered a listening ear)


friendship and a helping hand to thousands of lonely and isolated parents, by visiting their homes and helping with house chores. The last three years have been particularly


difficult for the organisation. Up to £77,000 a year was required to keep the service running, but in 2004, withdrawal of vital cash from the National Lottery Fund left the scheme under serious threat of closure. At the time, crisis talks were held and


appeals were launched through the pages of the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times to save the charity. Parents also rallied to help by organising


fund-raising events and writing letters of appeals to various charities. But despite everyone’s best efforts, the


charity is facing the axe. Home-Start’s senior organiser, Mrs Sylvia Wyatt, said this is a


devastating blow for young families that are supported by the scheme. “We are currently supporting around 40


families and have more than 30 volunteers working for us. “We have not been able to Secure a big pot


of funding since the National Lottery Fund withdrew its cash. Since then we have been relying on donations from charities and local organisations. “We received help from a number of chari­


ties including the Lancaster Foundation. We also received some funding from Ribble Val­ ley Borough Council, but it wasn’t enough. “All my efforts have been spent in keeping


the scheme afloat. It has been a very difficult three years and the committee felt that the scheme can no longer carry on like this. It’s a shame that a valuable service like Home Start has had to close. Health visitors do a wonder­ ful job, but are stretched as well. “The extra and regular support as well as


informal, friendly and confidential help that we provide has been taken away from young families.”


Driving ambition is


a success THE driving ambition of a fund-raising couple has seen their car sold on eBay for . £1,7631 ’ Billington couple Graham


and Sheila Pouhtain sold their 2003 Suzuki Alto on the Internet to raise money for driving lessons. With a starting price of just


99p, the vehicle attracted a total of 51 bids. Money raised from the auc­


tion will be used to teach . teenagers from the Bethany Project Children’s Home in Tanzania how to drive. Mr Pountain is the UK co­


The event included a tombola


and draw, along with numerous stalls and raised £350 for the Mayor’s charity. Pictured is Ribble Valley’s


Mayor with some of her guests. (B190907/7)


Drove off after clipping bike


A MOTORIST drove off after clipping a.motorbike on the


"roundabout a t Junction 4 of the M65. Blackburn magistrates


heard that Gavin Peter Dixon looked in his mirror and knew nobody was injured because the.bike was still being ridden. Dixon (27), of Buccleuch


Avenue, Clitheroe, pleaded guilty to driving without due care and failing to stop after an accident. He was fined £50 for each offence, ordered to pay £240 in


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compensation to the mdtor- bike rider and £50 towards prosecution costs, and had his licence endorsed with five penalty points. Mr Michael Blacklidge


(defending) said Dixon had an unblemished driving record and there was no good reason why he shouldn’t have stopped. “The damage caused was a


scratch to the rear pannier, but despite th a t there was a requirement to stop and he didn’t,” said Mr Blacklidge.


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ordinator for the Bethany Project, a Christian charity working in Africa. He said that eight teenagers


from Tanzania are currently part way through a 12-month stay in the UK. During their time here they


will be staying with three families and studying at Accrington and Rossendale


College. ' After reading in our news­


paper about Mr and Mrs Fountain’s efforts to raise money for the group, qualified driving instructor Simon Hitchen got in touch with the couple and offered to help with the lessons. Other read­ ers have also offered financial support for the Bethany youngsters. Part of the money raised


from the car sale has already been allocated to cover the cost of the youngsters’ driving licences, as well as for lessons. To find out more about the


Bethany Project visit www.bethanyonline.org.


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Ice-cream sale raises a cool £1,350 for charity


A COOL £1,350 was raised for charity by the makers of a popu­ lar Ribble Valley ice cream. Hudson’s home-made ices, at


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Chatburn, have been delighting young and old alike for 60 years. As part of the business’s dia­ mond anniversary celebrations, owners Mark and Mandy Paul decided to raise funds for Cancer Research UK through a variety of initiatives. They set aside one busy Saturday when the pro­ ceeds from all ice cream sales went to the charity, with more cash raised through a raffle, sales of home-made cakes and other moneyspinning ideas.


Children at Chatburn School


were also involved, entering a competition to design their own ice cream and even writing and performing a special song about Hudson’s famous ice cream. . When all the money was


added up it came to £1,350 and Mark and Mandy thanked everyone who helped them, par­ ticularly their hardworking staff, who even donated their wages on the anniversary charity day. Our picture shows Mark and


Mandy handing over the cheque to Helen Kitchen, from Cancer Research UK./A-unanv/Ql


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Exciting times ahead for hall


by Vivien Meath


ONE of the Ribble Valley’s finest Tudor mansions, Mitton Hall, has been acquired by Emporia Leisure in a £3m. deal. Funded by the Royal Bank of


Scotland, as part of the deal the property, which is more than 500 years old, will undergo a major refurbishment, including an upgrade of the building’s interior ■decor, bedrooms, terraces and gar­ dens. The new company plans to establish Mitton Hall as one of the North West’s leading hotel, restau­ rant and bar venues. Mitton Hall was built by Ralph


de Catterall in 1487 during the reign of Henry VII, the first Tudor


monarch and is situated on the out­ skirts of the Ribble Valley village of, Whalley. The hall was home to several of


the area’s most prominent families during the next few hundred years, before being used as the HQ of the Third Field Regiment during the Second World War. In recent years the hall has become one of the most popular wedding venues in Lan­ cashire. James Warburton, director of


Clitheroe-based Emporia Leisure, said: “Mitton Hall is one of the Ribble Valley’s most beautiful prop­ erties and we are delighted to have secured this deal. The building itself is in great condition for its age and we plan to improve its presentation by making some significant changes


to the decor and surroundings.” Simon Joyce, senior manager, Commercial Banking at RBS, said: “We have worked with James and his fellow directors on a number of projects and always been impressed by their knowledge of the local hotel and hospitality market. I am sure they will use their expertise in this area to enhance Mitton Hall and look forward to seeing the upgraded property.” The Warburton family has suc­


cessfully seen the transformation of the former Methodist chapel in Moor Lane to the Emporium, an eaterie and sales venture. The fami­ ly also owns the former Sun Inn in Waddington, now the Waddington Arms, and more recently acquired the Lower Buck Inn.


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Tenants are invited to see


show home COUNCIL tenants are to get a second chance to see a show home featuring a range of improvements that will be on offer if their houses are trans­ ferred to a registered social landlord. The “Your Home, Your Future,


Your Choice” show home at 26 Seedall Avenue, Clitheroe, closed last month, but will reopen during October. Ribble Valley Borough Council


tenants last week received a for­ mal consultation document - or offer document - setting out the facts behind the proposed transfer to Ribble Valley Homes, as a result of which some have requested to visit the show home again. Tenants will vote on.transfer


later this year based on the con­ tents of the document, which includes key promises on rents, rights, repairs and major invest­ ment in their homes. The show home features a range


of improvements including kitchen units and bathroom suites that will he on offer if transfer goes ahead. I t will be open on Tuesday and


Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. Anoth­ er opportunity will be on October 9th and 11th from 4 to 7 p.m. Tenants with mobility or trans­


port problems wanting to visit it are asked to contact the council’s free Housing Stock Transfer phone-line on 0800195 2422.


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