16 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, June 28th, 2007


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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) THE THURSDAY FEATURE SPOTLIGHT ON. . •i i i S i *-JT The footsteps of Captain Cook


THE East Coast run, as the trip from Cairns to Melbourne is pop­ ularly known to tourists and locals alike, follows the route that Cap­ tain Cook first charted in 1788, on his discovery of Australia. Ella and I arrived in Cairns to


humid tropical weather and an array of lush green rainforest and wasted no time in getting stuck in to what more Australia had to offer. The Great Barrier Reef was our


first must do. We decided to learn a little about the reef before delving into its depths ourselves at Paddys reef teach, in the centre of Cairns, which was wonderfully informative, and had free tea and biscuits! We were told how this amazing structure; the world’s largest living organism,


OUR intrepid Ribblc Valley traveller, SARAH HARDY, continues her voyage of discovery through Australia, following in (he tracks of Cap­ tain Cook while delighting in the beauty of the country’s amazing white sands and warm blue water


stretches as far as Bundaberg in the south of Queensland, some 2,600 km up to Cape Tribulation in the north. It can be seen from outer space and was registered a world heritage site in 1981 as well as being named one of the seven natural wonders of the world by CNN. The reefs are formed from tiny coral polyps, which grow together forming both hard and soft corals. Microscopic phosphorescent algae cover these, causing the coral to glow, multi-coloured, in the dark of the


After being teased about how won­


derful the reef was it was eventually our turn to see it for ourselves. While Ella completed her scuba diving course, due to medical reasons I was left to snorkel. By no means was t his a disadvantage, though. I swam through the beautiful


forests of coral, schools of tropical fish, found Nemo and followed two hawks head turtles through the shal­ low water for about an hour. The whole experience was wonderful. It’s immensely upsetting to think that this unique phenomenon only has an estimated 20 years left in existence, before global warming and tourism destroy it completely. Named so by Captain Cook as he


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am on the beach in Surfers' Paradise


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navigated the Endeavour through their shallow waters, on the festival of Whitsunday, the 74 stunning islands that make up the Whitsundays are phenomenal. We took a sailing trip through them, after travelling down to Airlie Beach from Cains, on a hell­ ish 15-hour overnight bus, as we began The Run for ourselves. The three-day tour allowed us to live aboard the trusty ship Pegasus and experience life at sea, while showing us some of the finest beaches in the world. Whitehaven is a prime example of this and wading through the crystal blue waters was, indeed, a haven. Because we were there at the height of the box jellyfish season, however, it was made mandatory that we wear stinger suits. Similar to wet suits, but teamed


with attractive orange gloves and rub­ ber head gear; they did nothing to add to the romance of the place! Another overnight bus to Ilervery


Bay later and we had arrived at another famed gateway to somewhere. You find this a lot on the East


Coast, not many places are famous for what’s in them, but rather what's just off the coast from them. The some­ where we had reached this time was Fraser Island. This is the largest sand island in the world and is explored by 4x4 drive. We rented our Land-Rover and were let loose on to the rugged sandy terrain of Fraser. Here we explored the many lakes that the island has to offer. Makenzie, with its fresh, drinkable water and pearly white sand, and Wabbie, with its huge sand dune that you rolled down to access the cat fish-infested waters, were my two favourites. We camped overnight with the aborigines, watch­ ing a sky of a thousand stars and a brilliantly bright milky way emerge from the deepest of orange sunsets, before having another day charging down the 70-mile beach registered highway, spotting sharks and rays in the pacific ocean, from one of the many lookouts. I t was time to leave Fraser Island all


too soon and continue to see the best of the coast. We found it at many places like the gorgeous and cosmopol­ itan Noosa, sunny Gold Coast and in the huge waves at the hip Surfers’ Par­ adise. Of all the stop-offs we did in Aus­


tralia, I enjoyed Byron Baythe most. It is renowned for its arty culture, fes­ tivals and laid-back attitude to life. Our hostel was the essence of this


and had bush tucker walks, yoga prac­ tices and a cinema in which you lay-


Fitting memorial to those who gave their all by Margaret Parsons


CAMPAIGNERS working to provide a new outdoor war memorial in Sabden want to remember the 72 men from the village who fell in the two great wars. At one time in the First World War, Sabden


was losing on average, one son every 12 days. It is these brave men, many of whom still


have descendants living in the village, to whom the memorial will pay tribute. The village has two memorial plaques, in


the primary school and the parish church, but many people feel that there needs to be a per­ manent memorial that people can visit at any time. And research has shown that at least 22


names are not recorded on the plaques. The idea to have an outdoor memorial has


been raised a number of times over the years, but now a Sabden War Memorial Trust has been formed after a questionnaire went out to every household asking for people’s views. The site chosen is the rose garden in the vil­


lage centre where the existing Nurse Stephen­ son memorial stands. This memorial will remain on the site when the project is realised if the £17,000 needed can be raised. Trust chairman Mr Antony Haworth said:


“Time is fast running out for those cx-Ser- vicemen and their relatives as well as the


other villagers who felt the loss of each and every one of our heroes and who wish to remember and have the world know of their sacrifice. “When we sit and really think of those sac­


rifices we might, just might, be able to under­ stand what these young men did for us and our country. • “When viewed in a modern-day perspective


and conscious of the facts concerning conflicts that are going on around the world today, surely we should value and honour the names of the young men who died. “The circumstances of their deaths is


emphasised when television images of con­ flicts are shown daily. One of the problems about showing these images is that, because they are so commonplace, we might devalue what the result of the conflict is in heartbreak and loss to families. “The fact is that the realism of war is recog­


nised only by those who have suffered. This sometimes makes it harder for those not involved to appreciate the sacrifices of those who were so involved.” He said examples of the dedication and love


for their country shown by our war heroes is the fact that one returned from Portugal to join up with his mates from the village and another returned from the West Indies to enlist. Their patriotism cost them both their lives.


Sabdener Mr Simon Mount has spent sev­


eral years researching the history of the men from Sabden who died in conflicts to record their stories for posterity. His work has helped a lot of people find out details of their ances­ try and family history and now he is one of the initiators of the current memorial project. Sabden Parish Council is also supporting


the project and has donated £1,000. Other cash has been raised at a series of fund-raising events, planning permission was received last summer and a Celtic cross design chosen. However, the Trust now faces the uphill


task of raising thousands of pounds and is appealing for help from the village and further afield. They are grateful to the village compa­ nies and groups in the village who have con­


tributed so far, but much more needs to be done. Grants have also been applied for, but Mr


Haworth said this is proving difficult because bodies which govern grants usually look to the future and not the past. “However, without our heritage being recognised and our appre­ ciation being shown to those who helped to form bur history with the loss of their lives, we could never be identified as an honourable society,” he said. If anyone would like to know more or sup­


port the War Memorial Trust in any way they can contact Mr Haworth on 01282 775S92.


Students aim to stroll into record books


SABDEN Primary School pupils were hoping to stroll to a record-breaking attempt in a bid to enter the Guinness Book of Records. The youngsters took part in


YES, that’s really me in the attractive stinger suit!


down to watch movies. We met some real hippies too! Unfortunately, due to daylight saving time, we missed our overnight bus to leave Byron Bay and had a long wait in the middle of the night for the next one. A gang of five friendly travellers accompanied us for our wait and were kind enough to offer us their tent for the night. “You’ll get to meet Mr Chips, my pet spider if you do”, one girl said. Luckily the bus showed up and I didn’t have to share by bed with any creepy crawlies! Fifteen hours after this we arrived in


Sydney. I could hardly contain my excitement as the bus drove us down into the city centre over the Harbour Bridge, with full view of the Opera House and Circular Quay. This was it. Home for the next three months and I was so happy to be there.


a 500m walk around the school as part of the attempt for the charity BRAKE, which sup­ ports victims of traffic acci­ dents. As many children as possible


from all over the country had to join in the walk to break the record and were all required to


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start the walk at 10 a.m. Pupils were also given


envelopes to take home where they could ask family mem­ bers to make donations for the charity. The walk was attended by


PC Paul Sherratt who was there to help promote children walking to school in a bid to address obesity by keeping fit and pollution. The “travel plan” is part of


the school’s road safety cur­ riculum and will help monitor


OUR picture shows Con­ nor, Megan and Josic with Con­


nor’s mum, Mrs Sarah Hyde, and


headteacher Mr Graham Claydon.


(A13U607/1) Pupils do their bit for Maddy


HOMEMADE buns decorated with yellow icing have helped raise funds for the Madeleine McCann Appeal. Ten-year-old Connor Hyde, a


pupil a t Brookside Primary School, decided he wanted to do something to help in the hunt for the missing tot. He enlisted the support of school pals Megan Gledhill


(nine) and Josie Wood (10) and after baking and decorating cakes and making flapjack, the trio sold the produce at a stall they had set up in school. The Year 5 pupils also sent


letters to parents, inviting the children to buy the cakes. There was also a “guess the weight of the cake” competition which added to the total of £92.60.


C o n m a n i n c o u r t


A CONMAN duped a Clitheroe shopkeep­ er into giving him money up-front for dec­ orating work. Blackburn magistrates heard that Gary


Relph (25) claimed to be from Bolton Col­ lege and said he was trying to build up his portfolio by carrying out painting jobs at retail premises. After being given £34 for materials by


Fiona Cross, owner of the Witchcraft craft shop, on Clitheroe Market Place, he disap­ peared without trace. But the court was told that Relph would


not be performing a vanishing trick again, because he was wanted at Fleetwood mag­ istrates on 16 offences of deception; at Bolton magistrates for breach of a sus­ pended prison sentence; and at High Peak magistrates in Derbyshire for breach of another suspended sentence, all for decep­ tion-type offences. Relph pleaded guilty to theft of £34 and


was given a custodial sentence deemed served by the time spent behind bars while on remand, so that he can appear a t the other courts next week.


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Clitheroe Advertiser& Times, Thursday, June 28th, 2007 17 Cash raised from sponsored run


A REPORT published in last week’s Clitheroe Advertiser and Times stated that a sponsored run from Hicks Health Club followed the diagnosis of keep- fit enthusiast Mr John Walker with cancer. In fact it should have said Mr


John Maxwell. We would like to apologise to Mr Maxwell for the error. Sixty runners took part in the


event, which had been organ­ ised by Mr Maxwell’s daughter Emma, raising in the region of £3,000 for Cancer Research.


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