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• OCTOBER’S sale of nearly new children’s toys, clothes and nursery items at the St Mary’s Centre, Clitheroe, raised almost £1,000 for the East Lancashire branch of the National Child­ birth Trust (NCT). The charity holds regular sales at the centre,


with proceeds towards running ante and post­ natal services for families across the region and, in particular towards training ante-natal teach­


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ers and funding for a breastfeeding counsellor. Special thanks went to Hazel Dewhurst, who


has taken a lead role in running the sales for the past three years and is now stepping down. Sellers bring their good quality items to the


venue, or have them collected, and they are sold by NCT volunteers, with the lion’s share of the proceeds going to the seller and a proportion to the NCT. Sales have been booked for 2008 at the


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St Mary’s Centre and will be held on Saturdays, February 2nd, May 3rd and October 4th. A new sales team is now in place to manage


these future sales and is now asking all sellers (regular and new) to register on a new database, aimed at streamlining the accounts process after each sale. From January sellers should register by e-mail on: ncteastlancs@yahoogroups.com or contact Emma Hall on 01254 825624.


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Mum’s at sea for holiday!


SWOPPIN G turkey and tinsel for the charity sailing adventure of a lifetime this Christmas was a mum-of-two from Ribchester, who is appealing for local businesses to help her reach her fundraising goal. Adventurous Alex Cooper, pictured, is in


Sydney, Australia, where she is in intensive training to compete in one of the world’s most gruelling yacht races: the Rolex Syd­ ney Hobart event. Alex is the only woman in the 12-strong


crew of Arctos, a 55ft cutter-rigged McIn­ tyre yacht, and is hoping to raise £4,000 for “Sail 4 Cancer”, a charity-based organ­ isation that aims to improve the quality of life for individuals and their families who have been affected by cancer. The 628-mile race starts at Sydney Har­


bour on Boxing Day and bubbly Alex will brave treacherous force 10 and 11 gales for five sleep-deprived days, hopefully arriv­ ing in Hobart on New Year’s Eve ahead of the other 89 teams that are competing. Alex said: “I grew up playing on my


grandfather’s boat on Lake Windermere, but the extent of my sailing in recent years has been sunbathing on the foredeck of boats in the South of France! “Earlier this year I was encouraged to


turn my hobby into something more seri­ ous and something which I could raise money for charity from. So, I took the Day Skipper course and am now really excited about putting my passion for sail­ ing to the ultimate challenge.” The competition is considered to be the


Everest of yacht races and nine entrants failed to complete the race last year due to punishing conditions, with winds averag­ ing 50 knots, but Alex is unfazed by this. She added: “My mum Gillian has bat­


tled leukaemia with a smile on her face for a number of years, so I know the Sydney to Hobart challenge is nothing compared to the brave battle cancer patients and their families face every day.This really is a cause close to my heart. “The nerves I am feeling about the


physical and mental challenges of the race are nothing compared to how nervous I am about my daughters, Hannah (18) and Megan (16), who are doing a 15,000ft sky dive to raise money for the same charity in the New Year.” Sponsorship money has started to roll in


from local and national sources, but Alex is appealing to the local community to lend a hand.


She said: “Sail 4 Cancer is such a worthy


cause. It aliows families to come together and enjoy themselves; to switch off from


lowed by visiting www.rolexsydneyho- bart.com where a GPS tracker will contin­ uously plot the positions of her yacht, Arctos. She can be sponsored by visiting www.sail4cancer.org


everyday life and revert back to life before cancer.” Alex’s progress in the race can be fol­


Manager’s world fell apart - inquest told


A NEWSPAPER production manag­ er who had been arrested and inter­ viewed by police plunged to his death off a high road bridge at Chatburn four days later. An inquest heard tha t 46-year-old


Stewart Dewsnapp had been “dis­ traught” when he phoned his sister short­ ly after being released on police bail. Mrs Denise Smith told the hearing her


brother was so upset he could hardly talk, but had told her he needed to be alone. “It didn’t enter my mind that he may


harm himself, but I was concerned about him,” said Mrs Smith. “His world had just fallen apart.” Mr Dewsnapp, of Knowsley Avenue,


Blackpool, was found by a member of a mountain rescue team when police insti­ gated a search after his Toyota Avensis had been left parked near the Chatburn bridge over the A59. His body was found concealed by


undergrowth a t the side of the road, directly under the highest part of the bridge, on September 9th DS Michael Cross said Mr Dewsnapp


had been reported missing from his Blackpool home and a report suggested the car had been in the same position for several days. A petrol receipt found in his car showed he had purchased fuel on Sep­ tember 5th. The medical cause of death was given


as multiple injuries and coroner Mr Michael Singleton said he was satisfied that, having parked his car, Mr Dews­ napp jumped off the bridge intending to take his own life.


Pioneering eye treatment


A NEW treatment for blindness is being pioneered at a Ribble Valley hospital. The Abbey Gisburne Park Hospital is


one of a number using a relatively new treatment to halt the onset of blindness in the elderly, with encouraging results. Age-Related Macular Degeneration


(AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in people aged over 60 in the western world. The Macular Disease society estimates


that there are 21,000 new cases in the United Kingdom every year. The “wet” s tra in of the disease is


aggressive, with leakage from blood cells quickly damaging a person’s central


vision. The new development, Anti-VEGF


therapy has been used globally as the front-line treatment for AMD, with great


success. And now the Gisbum Hospital is one of


a growing number in the UK practising the revolutionary therapy using a drug


called Avastin. w n e z r"


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CHILDREN at St Joseph’s RC Primary School, in Hurst Green, joined forces with the local WI to fill 50 shoeboxes for the Rotary Club to distribute to children and the elderly. Our photograph shows Mrs Barbara Herd,


president of Hurst Green WI, with members of the school council and headteacher Mrs Linda Wilkinson, (s)


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• A SABDEN man accused of obtain­ ing money by deception has had the charge against him dropped. Michael John Conroy (44), of Whal-


ley Road, Sabden, elected to be tried at Preston Crown Court when he appeared before Blackburn magistrates earlier this year. However, when the case came


to be heard at the crown court, the pros­ ecution offered no evidence against him and the case was dismissed. Mr Conroy had consistently denied a charged of obtaining a £3,000 loan from GE Money by falsely representing that his partner had also signed a loan applica­ tion.


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