10 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, March 29th, 2007


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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Cash boost for local football stars of the future


BUDDING Wayne Rooneys and Steven Gerrards can showcase their fancy footwork in style - thanks to a cash grant of £350 to Langho Juniors Football Club. The grant has been awarded by


BT, one of the world’s leading providers of communication solu­ tions, as part of the company’s Com­ munity (Dhampions Award. The money will help towards a project to upgrade the sheds and


pitch at Northcote Playing Fields, where the team plays football. Mr Mel Grime, sports coach for Langho Juniors said all the players were delighted to receive the money. Mrs Beth Courtier, head of BT’s


charity programme, said: “The BT Community Champions award scheme acknowledges the outstand­ ing voluntary work exhibited by committed BT people in community projects and local causes.


“The use of BT expertise and skills


employed and the number of hours they dedicate is very inspiring. The scheme offers a way to boost their work and the community organisa­ tions they support.”


Help village cricket club


ONCE again Whalley Cricket Club will be taking part in this year’s Nat West Cricket- Force this weekend. In an unashamed celebration of hit BBC


■programmes “Ground Force” and “Chang­ ing Roorns”, NatWest CricketForce is encouraging supporters, friends and fami­ lies to give something back to their local community cricket club by volunteering to undertake renovations to the Station Road clubhouse and grounds. The event on Saturday and Sunday


between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., is a social gathering for all villagers associated with the club to meet new members and pledge their support in improving the club. Dur­ ing the two days, the bar will be open and refreshments will be provided. Members and volunteers are being urged


to spare a few hours and help towards repairing and painting the sightscreens, painting the scorebox and boundary fenc­ ing, preparing the clubhouse for the first match of the season on April 15th and tidying the ground and outfield. Mr David Westwood chairman of Whal­


ley Cricket Club said: “With the number of young cricketers a t the club increasing every year, it is essential that we strive to provide the best playing facilities and the safest environment for our juniors.” Volunteers are being asked to bring any


equipment th a t may be useful such as spades, brushes and wheelbarrows.


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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, March 29fh, 2007 11 Royal visit special... Royal visit special... Royal visit special...


Abbey welcomes Royal visitor if- ' ■ 'V' ^


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ROYAL fans lined the historic grounds of ■Whalley Abbey to wel­ come HRH The Duke of Glouces­ ter. The Royal visitor spent an hour at the


recently-refurbished 700-year-old Abbey last week.


Church leaders, civic dignitaries


including Ribble Valley Mayor Coun. Peter Ainsworth and his wife, Thirza, along with crowds of excited flag-waving pupils from IVhalley Primary School descended on to the landmark site to greet the Duke. It was a memorable day for 11-year-


old Amy Rodwell. The lucky Whalley Primary School pupil presented the Duke with a framed picture of the gate­ house to the Abbey that she painted. The Bishop of Burnley, the Rt. Rev.


John Goddard, who is also chairman of the Whalley Abbey management board and the Bishop of Blackburn, the Rt. Rev. Nicholas Reade, accompanied the Duke while he toured around the ruins and the conference centre, which has recently undergone a £1.3m. refurbish­ ment. The Duke expressed great interest in


AMY Rodwell (11) with (he picture she painted for the Duke Of Glouces­ ter S210703/lg


the architecture and the life of the monastic community before unveiling a commemorative plaque and signing the Abbey guestbook. The Rt. Rev. Reade said: “It's been a great visit and the Duke seemed to enjoy it. I was amazed


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at his knowledge of the building, but he is an architect by profession and he has got an encyclopaedic knowledge of reli­ gious communities and particularly the Cistercian. “He was really interested and animat­


ed and excited by our plans to develop the site further. “He expressed congratulations on


what we had already done on the £1.3m. first phase upgrading of the house and wished us well for all our efforts in fund­ raising to obtain approval for future developments.” Prior to his visit to Whalley, he officially opened the Phase V development at Burnley General Hospi­ tal and the new Royal Blackburn Hospi­ tal.


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Eco-friendly Cubs


GREEN-FINGERED Whalley Cubs have been busy planting trees at a Ribble Valley picnic site. The youngsters have been getting their


hands dirty, thanks to the Woodland Trust’s “Trees for AH Project” as part of the Scout group’s centenary celebrations. They obtained a planting pack of more


than 30 trees, which they planted at Whal- ley’s Spring Wood Picnic Site with the help and assistance of Lancashire’s countryside ranger Mr Paul Shoreman. It is hoped that the tree-planting session will enable the Cubs to watch their trees establish and grow at the beauty spot over the coming ■years. Cub Leader Mrs Judith Wells added:


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