2 Ciitheroe Advertiser STimes, Thursday, May 1st, 2008


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i Valley Matters .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6,7 9 Village News ....; ........1 3 ,1 4 ,1 5 i Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 B Weekendplus . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .21,22 a Thursday feature . . .. . . ---- ----- 16 B Family Notices . . . . . ___.;...18,19 ; B Readersplus . . . . . . . . ____ _____ .20 B Motors Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 B Sport .................. .....


AT A GLANCE... Patient found safe - page 4


Teen thug wins sentence cut - page 9 : Death of popular mum - page 12 Art around Downham-page 41


INFORMATION


Duty chemist: Heyes Chemist, 35 Moor Lane, Ciitheroe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Bank Holiday Monday: Boots the Chemist, 15-19 Castle Street, Ciitheroe: Noon to 1 p.m. Police: 01200 443344;


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Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Electricity: 08001954141.


Gas: 0800111999.'


Water: 0845 462200.' Councils: Ribble Valley Borough Council, Ciitheroe 425111. Ciitheroe Town Council, 424722. Hospitals: Royal Blackburn Royal Hospital: 01254 263555. Airedale General Hospital, Steeton: 01535 652511. Ciitheroe Community Hospital: 427311. ; Alcohol Infurmation 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. Ribhle Valley Talking Newspaper: 01200 428604. ■ Samaritans: 01254 662424. Monthly Volunteer Helpline: 01200422721. Lancashire Rural Stress Network: 01200 427771. QUEST (specialist smoking cc.ssatiun service): 01254 358095. Ribblc Valley Citizens’ Advice Bureau: 01200 428966. ■


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‘Kate! proves a hit with Valley audiences THREE performances of Cole Porter’s


■ musical “Kiss Me Kate” brought the house' down at Glitheroe Royal Grammar School. .Fifty pupils took part in the show, from ;


Years 7 through to sixth-form students. - The lead roles of Lily and Fred were"


played by Laura Hunt and Tyrone Ruth, .": with the character of Hattie taken by 11-


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BLOOD donor sessions will be held in West Brad­ ford next Friday, May 9th. .


Blood donor sessions \


. > Existing and new blood donors are urged to attend the sessions, which take place at West Bradford Village Hall from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 5- 30 to 7-30 p.m.


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WEEKEND WEATHER:Light showers on Saturday, with be sunny intervals on Sunday,18°.'


SUNRISE: 5-35 a.m. SUNSET; 8-36 p.m. Ste; LIGHTING UP TIME: 8-06 p.m.


Pendle Bridge Club results


WINNERS at Pendle Bridge Club were: Mrs Eileen Wadfield, Mrs Eileen Wood; Mrs Jackie Pilling and Mr Robert Tasker. New members wel­ come every Monday at 1-30 p.m. ■ : ■' ^ .


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year-old Lauren Griffiths. Teacher Dawn Elliott, who was responsible for producing “Kiss me Kate”, said: “We were absolutely


. delighted with the show, the pupils did real­ ly well. It is quite a difficult and complex


.'Show, but we had a lot of confidence in the students.. They did so well and dealt with - any little hitches very professionally so that


Footbridge: LCC says sorry to residents


RESIDENTS of Low Moor have received an apology from Lancashire County Council following the delay in work to replace the mill footbridge. The reason given for the two month


. . Principal engineer Steve Baker says that the deck was ordered in August 2007, but due,.to unusually bad-weather in the area where the wood is gro\yn, the manufactur­ er of-the bridge could not source the wood' in time to deliver the deck when planned; However, the timber has now arrived ■


delay is the sourcing of “environmentally friendly” hardwood timber in Africa.


and the deck can now be finished for deliv­ ery this'month. .


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, There will still be some six to eight WMks work required to finish the bridge, with reopening in July. ■ • • ;


the audience were never aware that there had even been a problem.’’ • . CRGS stages a big musical production


every second year, with a play, pantomime or other piece of theatre performed on the alternate year. ■ Our photograph shows the production’s full cast. (S210408/2) . .


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• WINNERS' on -Monday at Ciitheroe Bridge Club were: NS Tony Edwards and. Tony. Stokes, Deanna Atkinson and Robin Atkinson. EW B. Cuba and Use Park, Fran. Gierat and Joan Bowker.. On Thursday evening winners were:-NS Moira Philips and Michael Jeffery, Pat Ward and Roy Ward. EW Jean Martindale and Tony Stokes, Merle Allen and Alasdair Carter.


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• DOMINO winners at Pendle Club were: 1, M. Smith; 2, R. Knight; 3, J. Thornber; 4, S; Barker and joint 5 M. Parkes and R. Seed. Members meet


everyFridayat7p.m;i'.'^^^^^^^ . Solo whist winners were: 1, M.


Holding; 2, D. Grant and 3, S. Holden. Members meet every.Monday at 7


p.m. Sequence, dancing is held every Tuesday at 7-30 p.m. Line dancing is held every Thursday at 1-30 p.m..;.


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Brave Matthew aims to raise cash for others*


■.• continued from page V It resulted in him"developing a


curved upper spine. 1:; ;; “It all began when we were


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away on a family holiday in Spain in summer 2006.1 began experiencing back-pain; but took painkillers and thought nothing of it,” he said. ■ “I t wasn’t until the pain became severe and my parents


- noticed the curvature of the spine when they arranged a pri-'


■ vate consultation. I underwent a : series of tests and x-rays includ­ ing an MR! scan of the spine, ,


which revealed I was suffering from Scheuermann’s Disease.” Matthew, who works part-


time at Chatburn Post Office, thanked his family, friends, teachers and colleagues at Chat- burn Post Office for their sup­ port. . His mother, Annette, who


works as a midwife in the Ribble Valley and at Royal Blackburn Hospital, said: “We are so proud of Matthew and hope the major surgery is a success. “Doctors said Matthew’s cur­


vature of the spine was at a 90 degree angle, but that-will be reduced to a 30 degree angle after the operation! Matthew has been so strong and positive about it all and after the opera­ tion wishes to speak and reassure other sufferers.”


- The grateful teenager is cur­


rently channelling all his enerpes into organising a fund-raising- event to boost funds for the hos-. pital and Chatburn Cricket


Club. A food and drink night will be


held at Chatburn Primary School on Monday, June 9th. The theme of the evening is"; fresh, local and organic food.


• Highlights during the event,, which begins at 7 p.m., include a live cookery demonstration, wine tasting and a local butcher .talk-, ing about organic produce and its availability. A raffle will also be held as well as an interactive • display and information from the Soil Akociation.


Matthew is urging Ribble Val­


ley people to turn out and sup­ port the event. ;


: He said: .“I feel this fund-raiser is an ideal opportunity for every­ one to get together and have a great night of fuii, laughter, food and drink as well as supporting two good causes. Members of the cricket club are raising funds for a. new. clubhouse and I feel


■ pleased that I am able to help them in any way possible as well as the children’s hospital where I will have the major surgery.” Tickets are priced £10 each


and can be obtained by calling 07842 608793. Please log on to: www.chatburnevents.co.uk for further information.


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Su#ey to enhance Valley economy


by Duncan Smith


C O N SUM E R S an d trad e rs in th e Ribble Valley are being invit­ ed to have their say on sh o p p in g a n d th e business environment as p a r t of a borough­ wide retail survey. The employment, land


and retail survey will paint an economic pic-


- ture of the borough and help decision-makers understand how and


'when local retail facili­ ties are being used. It is being undertaken


by Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council in conjunc­ tion with Lancashire


County Developments Ltd - Lancashire Coun­ ty Council’s economic development company. Over the coming


weeks, 900 residents will be asked in person or by phone about their shop­ ping habits, such as where they buy food, clothes and footwear, household electrical items, books and CDs. They will also be


asked what they do in their leisure time and where they access a wide, range of goods and serv­ ices, such as banking and health. More than 150 high


street businesses will also receive paper ques­ tionnaires asking how


many people they employ, the type of facil­ ities they use and their accommodation require­ ments for the future. The results of the survey will be used to guide and inform sustainable eco­ nomic development in Ribble Valley. Coun. Richard Sher-


'as, chairman of the council’s planning com­ mittee, said: “The sur­ vey will help us establish what actions we need to take to support the local economy and we are encouraging as many people as possible to take part.” County Coun. Niki


Penney, chairman of LCDL, said; “It is vital


that we gain an under­ standing of the economic climate in Ribble Valley, so that we can work in partnership with the borough council to sup­ port and enhance the local economy.” The survey is being


undertaken by Warring­ ton-based BE Group, a multi-disciplinary com­ pany- incorporating regeneration, property and planning services. If you would like to


take part in the survey or make your views know, contact Ribble Valley Borough Coun­ cil’s forward planning officer, Phil Dagnall, on 01200 414570.


. Tragedy as biker dies in lorry collision


■RELATIVES and friends will pack All Hallow’s Church, Mitton, tomorrow for the funeral service of a former Ciitheroe man. Antony Smith (37) died instant­


ly from serious injuries when his bicycle was in collision with a tip­ per lorry in Hackney, London. , The tragic accident happened at


8-44 a.m. on Monday, April 21st,


as Antony was cycling to work. Antony was brought up in Ciitheroe and attended Pendle Pri­ mary School and Ciitheroe Royal Grammar School. The son of Tony and Suzanne, of


Edisford Bridge, Ciitheroe, he worked at Ultraframe before leav­ ing the town for a new life in Lon­ don.


. His funeral service will take place at 2 p.m. tomorrow followed by a private burial at Ciitheroe Cemetery. It will be family flowers only, but


donations can be made in memory of Antony for the London Air Ambulance, c/o Mrs Margaret Dewhurst, 44 Littlemoor Road, Ciitheroe, BB7 lES.


House attacked by a hammer


A HAMMER was thrown through the ground-floor win­ dow of a house in Holden Street. Police said luckily no-one


was injured in the attack, which occurred at around 11- 20 p.m. on Thursday and caused an estimated £100 worth of damage. ,


Car damaged


VANDALS caused £150 worth of damage when they snapped the wing mirror off a Ford Focus Zetec. They struck between 1 and 11 a.m. on Sun­ day while the vehicle was parked.in Highfield Road, Ciitheroe.


Club’s fund-raiser for cancer charities


TWO cancer charities will benefit froih a fund-raising night held at Clithero'e’s Royal British Legion Ulub. .-v;., :


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" The event; organised by Debbie Townsend and Michael Lyne, was aiming to raise cash for MacMil­ lan Cancer Support and Cancer ; Research.


the couple’s


' friend Slava Radivojevic, the ' night of blind mixed trebles darts competitions, an auction of sport- ing memorabilia and a raffle, raised £1, OSO.The competition , was'won by Andy Porter, Lindsay


■'Astin and John Schofield with the ■runners up trioof Andy Booth,


: ‘ Karl Barlovv and Joe Marsden. ^


thank :


everyone who supported our .event.:We also want to thank


' Burnley Memorabilia, Ann Marie; i Belanker, the local shops a,nd! 'Vpubs vvho’gave donations and ■ prizes arid also the,Royal British Legion.”


■■■ ' Our photograph shows some of -


''those who supported the charily ? fund-raiser.;(T2()04p8?6^


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BRIDES and bridegrooms-to-be turned up in their droves to attend a wedding fair organised


■ by East Lancashire Newspapers. The event, held at Stirk House Hotel in Gis-


burn, near Ciitheroe, was a runaway success with visitors from across East Lancashire all seeking to plan their dream wedding. Guests enjoyed two fashion shows put on by


Amelia’s of Ciitheroe and The Men’s Wardrobe of Blackburn, creating a stunning catwalk display of all the latest bridalwear and accessories. Also keeping guests entertained were a


harpist and the angelic voices of singers Evie Rapson and Magda Cassidy from Chorus Angelorum and the soon-to-be-married cou­ ples got the chance to taste strawberries dipped in a chocolate fountain. The MC for the day was Mr Roland Hail­


wood, Clitheroe’s town crier, and star guest was Benidorm and Cranford actress Miss Hannah Hobley. One lucky winner, Rachel Tomlinson of


Osbaldeston, who is due to tie the knot in August, has won a bottle of champagne from the prize draw.


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