4 Clitheroe Advertiser 81 Times, Thursday, June 28th, 2007 Amy’s marathon pays off


A MARATHON effort has been made by young bookworm Amy Ridehal-


gh. Seven-year-old Amy,


pictured, is thrilled to bits after scooping the Marathon Award as part of the Relay Readers’ Scheme. The Whalley Primary


School pupil enjoyed reading 7G books to be awarded the title. Her proud mother,


Tracey, says the family is delighted with Amy’s


achievement. “Amy has always enjoyed reading and we are all proud of her success.” Away from school and


when not reading, Amy enjoys running, swim­ ming and football. The Relay Reader


scheme, which is run by Lancashire County Library Service, encour­ ages young people to read more books and then write down their thoughts about them on a review sheet. (A140507/G)


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’s all change at ‘green’ nursery


s a l by Faiza Afzaal IT ’S all change a t a Whalley


nursery! Thanks to a family business in


Chatburn, toddlers at a Whalley nursery are doing their bit to save the environment around them by using bio-degradable nappies. David Gruby and his partner,


Karen Harwood, set up Eco-Par- ents after they found it difficult to find good quality bio-degradable nappies and organic skincare for their child. Now they are urging families and


prospective parents in the Ribble Valley to “go green” and stem the tide of waste going to landfill by using bio-degradable nappies. The couple’s 23-month-old son,


Jamie, attends Whalley Meadows children’s nursery. They are encouraging youngsters


to make a fashion statement by wearing trendy nappies while also helping to reduce landfill. Karen said: “It all helps to make


a better and safer environment for our children. “Normal nappies rot in our land­


fill sites for hundreds of years and each day we throw away a stagger­ ing eight million nappies. “Reusable nappies would be


much better, but parents and busi­ nesses want the convenience of dis­ posables, so bio-nappies are a good compromise. “Normal disposable nappies can


take up to 500 years to decompose! As disposables have been around for about 30 years, this means that every disposable ever put in landfill is probably still there.” Proprietor of the nursery, Dawn


Hartley, is keen to spread the word about the choice and benefits avail­ able with bio-degradable nappies. She commented: “We had been


looking at alternative sources of nappies for some time. “From a health and hygiene point


of view, I think they will he very beneficial. We are looking at making the nursery as eco-friendly as possi­ ble and we believe this is one of the first steps towards doing so." For further information regarding


the products available at Eco-Par- ents, please call 0845 3733879 or by logging onto ww'w.ecoparents.co.uk In addition, the company is offer­


ing families a free delivery sendee in their eco-friendly vehicle that runs on bio-diesel made locally. Our picture shows Dawn (left i


and Karen (right) with staff and toddlers at the nursery keen to cut waste.


(CR250G07/1)


Mum ‘died of a broken heart’ - says coroner


by Duncan Smith


A G R IE F -S T R IC K E N Clitheroe woman killed her­ self because she could not live w ith o u t her late hus­


band. An inquest heard that 66-


year-old retired nurse Bernadette Margaret Wilson died after taking a cocktail of medication and left a note for her children saying she intend­ ed to take her own life. Coroner Michael Singleton said she had effectively died of


Ticket bid helps


hospice


AN anonymous bid­ der paid £2,100 for a pair of tickets to this weekend’s Con­ cert for Diana, giv­ ing a big cash boost to the East Lan­ cashire Hospice. I t was given a


pair of tickets for the Princess Diana memorial concert, which takes place on Sunday at the new Wembley Stadium. It features some of the biggest names in pop and is set to raise thousands for charities supported by the late princess. The hospice


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Wayne’s photo proves a hit


A SIGNED photograph of soccer ace Wayne Rooney was among the items up for grabs at a recent celebratory event. More than 140 villagers


gathered at the Mytton Fold Hotel, in Langho, for the “Summer Serenade” function, which not only celebrated what Whalley has to offer, but raised £2,500.


With excellent food and entertainment by talented


local singers Lynette Werne and Jo King as “Frank Sina­ tra ”, the night proved a huge success. Other attractions included a


raffle and auction witli lots of football memorabilia up for


grabs. Our picture shows guests


enjoying Whalley’s first ever summer serenade event. (T180G07/4)


107FM The Bee to auction the tickets live on air over a full week, ending at 6 p.m. on the Friday. The winning bidder, known only as David, said: “I heard the highest bid was jus t £300 and I thought such a deserving cause, who provide such a terrific service to the local communi­ ties, should have got a better response, so on Friday afternoon I put my bid in.” The tickets,


released at £45 each sold out within hours.


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a broken heart. “There was nothing that could be done to ease her pain and she did what she felt was the only thing she could,” said Mr Singleton. “ I t leaves everyone here


grieving, but it is what she wanted." The inquest heard that Mrs Wilson, of Garnett Road, was widowed in January when her husband, Raymond, a retired printer, died. Her daughter, Mrs Patricia


Greenwood, said she had not coped well with her husband’s death. “She said she couldn’t cope


without my dad and she might do something," Mrs Green­ wood told the inquest in Black­ burn.


She had spoken to her moth­


er by telephone on Friday, Feb­ ruary 23rd. The following morning she was not answering her telephone and Mrs Green­ wood went round to check on her mother. She found her sitting in a


reclining chair and knew straight away she was dead. Empty blister packs were found in the bin and a glass containing whiskey was close to Mrs Wilson.


A note to her children, Patri­


cia, Jeanette and Stephen, was found on the table. A post-mortem examination


revealed diphenhydromine, zopiclone and paracetamol and a moderate amount of alcohol. The medical cause of death was given as cardio-respiratory arrest due to a combined over­ dose of the drugs and alcohol. Recording a verdict th a t


Mrs Wilson killed herself, the coroner reassured her family th a t their mum would “just have gone to sleep”. “There would have been no pain,” he added.


Teen driver lucky to be alive


A TEENAGE motorist had an extremely lucky escape when a tree came down and crashed into his car in the windy weather. The 17 year-old was


driving a Peugeot 306 when the incident occurred in Clitheroe Road, Sabden, about 5- 30 p.m. on Monday - forcing the road to be


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