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AT A GLANCE... Chelsea chance for Paul - page 5


Top honours for CRGS lad - page 17 Enterprising pupils - page 19 Festive footy round-up - page 48


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Wrecking spree gang in court


A GROUP of teenage drinkers went on a wrecking spree inside the Clitheroe Castle Museum, which is being renovated. Blackburn magistrates heard that


Peter James Cryne and others caused £750 worth of damage to a wall and some of the gang, but not Cryne, then started a fire in the historic building. Cryne (18), of Riverside, Clitheroe,


pleaded guilty to criminal damage. He was given a conditional discharge for 12 months and ordered to pay £500 compensation and £30 costs. Miss Catherine Allan (prosecut­


ing) said Cryne and some of his friends had bought she litres of cider from a nearby supermarket. “It was wet and windy, so they


decided to climb into the Castle Museum to drink it,” said Miss Allan. “They used their mobile phones to light the way to a second floor room.” Cryne and two others then


attacked a wall, knocking off the plaster, ignoring the protests of one of their friends. “The friend tried to stop them, but


they continued for 15 minutes result­ ing in the wall being badly damaged,” said Miss Allan. “The defendant and


the man who tried to stop him left and when they returned the other two had started a fire.” Miss Allan said a 15-year-old girl


had been given a final warning for her part in the incident and an 18-year- old male had been given a caution on condition he paid £250 compensa­ tion. Mr Richard Prew (defending) said


Ills client and his friends went into the museum because they couldn’t find anytliing better to do. “I don’t know if that is a sad indict­


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PICTURED is the Clilhcroe Casllc Museum,currently under renovation, (aken from llic Casllc Keep (B281207/2a)


ment of facilities in Clitheroe,” said Mr Prew. He said the group had heard the museum was accessible and climbed in through a window. “They initially sat there drinking


and talking, but as they got more drunk someone decided to cause damage to the wall and my client accepts that he joined in,” said Mr Prew. “He accepts the historic nature of


the building and that it is a posi­ tive for Clitheroe and he wants to apologise.”


Do n a te


in 2008 ■WHAT better resolution could there be for the New Year than to start saving lives by deciding to donate in ’08. The National Blood


Service (NBS) is appeal­ ing to people in the Rib- ble Valley to make an extra New Year’s resolu­ tion and become a regu­ lar blood donor. Every week in the


North-West, more than 4,700 donations are needed to provide lifesav-^gfci ing transfusions for patients in local hospi­ tals. Rachel Hollingworth,


for the NBS, said “We are very lucky to have some wonderfully dedi­ cated donors in the North West. People have continued to give blood throughout December, helping maintain blood stocks. However, patients do need blood whatever the season and we always need new donors. I would like to encourage everj'- one to make giving blood their top resolution.” © The next local donor


sessions take place at WestBradford Village Hall, Wednesday, Janu­ ary 23rd. Sessions will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 5-30 to 7-30 p.m.


New Year Honours' List • continued from jiagcT-li “I began my youth work more than 12


years ago when in the early hours of a morn­ ing I saw 15 fed-up young people sitting on and around my car ready to thrash it. “Over the years I have helped a lot of fed-


up young people realise tha t there are options open to them. A lot of them have gone back into education, joined the army or on to other good jobs. “This MBE is not just my achievement,


but it is a big achievement for all those young people out there who have made something out of their lives.” Also honoured in the New Year list were: ® Mr Brian Cookson (56), of Bridge End,


Bililington, who was awarded an QBE for his major contribution to cycling in Britain. He has been president of British Cycling for the past 11 years and has seen it rise from crisis to success. He said: “I am really delighted. I t’s not


something that I’ve ever sought or tried to achieve. But it is significant in that it recog­ nises and acknowledges we are doing some good things for the sport of cycling in Britain, and taking it forward.” ■ When he took over 10 years ago, the


organisation was in a state of catastrophe, suffering a financial crisis, legal battles between board members and declining suc­ cess in promoting the sport. Since then, helped by lottery funding,


British Cycling has gone from strength to strength and seen a lot of progress in encouraging the British public to get their foot on the pedal.


. Mr Cookson was again reappointed in his role as president in November.


In his yoUhger days, he was heavily


involved in cycle racing, but after 20 years in competition, he moved on to take more


interest in running and organising events. “I found I was better at that than being in competitions,” he said. I t was through tha t tha t he became


involved with the national organisation and was voted off the floor to chairman of the board and president. He has worked in local government for


most of his career. He started out as a land­ scape architect, but in recent years has con­ centrated on regeneration. Four years ago he moved from local government in South- port to become Executive Director (Regen­ eration) for Pendle Council. He has played a key role in bringing new


cycling events to the Pendle and Ribble Val­ ley areas, including the Clitheroe and Colne grand prix, the Pendle Pedal and Pendle Cycling Festival. He said: “I am looking forward to going


down to Buckingham Palace to collect the honour, although I don’t yet know the details. It can be either the Queen or Prince Charles. I plan to take my wife Sian with me, but I will only be able to take two of my three children - Oliver (26), Sophie (24) and Jack (21)!”


’ Mr Cookson is involved in the Cycling Club of Lancashire as well as his role at national level.


O Local community health chief Mr


David Peat received the perfect birthday present... an QBE. Mr Peat received the New Year honour


for his services to NHS community health provision in East Lancashire.


It was the perfect birthday present for the


local-lad-made-good who clocked up his 59th anniversary just a few days ago - the very day when his forthcoming honour was confirmed.


Mr Peat, who lives in Simonstone with his wife, Theresa, and their two teenage


sons, has risen to become'Chief Executive of East Lancashire Primary Care Trust. As such he is responsible for the community health services of nearly 400,000 people in the boroughs of Ribble Valley, Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle and Rossendale. He said; “What an amazing way to spend


your birthday. It really is wonderful. I t ’s an honour in itself to serve the people I was brought up with and the area where I have lived virtually all my life, and this is an hon­ our I feel I should share with all those peo­ ple who made it possible.” He added: “I should like to pay tribute to


my wife, family and parents for their sup­ port. Without them this would not have happened. I am proud to receive this hon­ our, which reflects the dedication, hard work and diligence of the NHS staff, and both the authority and trust boards. They have all contributed to improving commu­ nity health and well-being in the area.” • Wiswell man Mr Gordon Alexander


Taylor, the chief executive of the Profession­ al Footballers’ Association, was awarded an QBE for services to sport. Mr Taylor’s involvement with the associ-dj^


ation, as a member and employee, spans 47^®^ years and he was quick to dedicate the award to the PFA, claiming that it provided deserved recognition for the association in their centenary year. As a former striker with Bolton, Birming­


ham, Blackburn and Bury, Mr Ta,ylor became a PFA member in 1960, was elected onto the management committee in 1971 ■ and was appointed chairman in 1978, a position he held for 12 years before his


appointment as secretary/chief executive in 1980.


• “This is a nice honour for me personally


and it is also lovely recognition for the PFA in our centenary year,” he said.


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Robert goes from , selling books to writing them


by Faiza Afzaal


AN ex-pupil of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School has won a unique opportunity to see the publication of his liter­ ary efforts. Robert Williams, pictured, a


bookseller from Manchester, says it is like a “dream come true” after xvinning the chance to make it on to the shelves of the Water- stone’s bookstore where he works. The 30-year-old’s first novel,


“Luke and Jon”, scooped the top prize for the National Book Tokens’ Not Yet Published com­ petition - delivering him a pub­ lishing contract with Faber and Faber. The competition was launched


by National Book Tokens to cele­ brate the creativity and talent of booksellers on the occasion of its 75th anniversary. Robert’s novel is aimed at


teenagers. Written in the first person, through the eyes of a young boy, “Luke and Jon” is about the thoughts and experi­ ences of a boy as he starts a new life with his toy-maker father.


after the sudden death of his mother. Robert now joins an eminent


roll of booksellers-turned-authors including David Mitchell and Sarah Waters, who also began their literary careers behind the counter. Judge and author Francis


Spufford commented: “It has been a pleasure to judge this unique prize to recognise the cre­ ativity of booksellers. Robert’s submission immediately caught the eye of all the judges. The work is original and exciting. Robert grabs the reader from the beginning and his thoughtful writing and strong voice is imme­ diately perceived. We were unan­ imous in our decision.” Delighted with the win,


Robert said: “For the past eight years I have worked in either libraries or bookshops and it is like a dream come true that my own book will be on the shelves soon. ‘“Luke and Jon’ is the first


book I have written and I ’m delighted that it will be published by such a respected company. “It is my first attempt at writ­ ing a young adult fiction book.


but I don’t think it will be the last. I have found the process captivating, fulfilling, frustrat­ ing, and inspiring. At times it feels like the easiest thing in the world, and a t others it feels almost impossible. I have enjoyed getting to know the characters and finding out where the story is going.” Robert, whose proud parents


Barry and Cynthia, live in Chaigley, added: “I think I have the idea and setting for the next one already so, fingers crossed, that xvill make it on to the shelves too.” Born and brought up in


Clitheroe, Robert attended the University College of Ripon and York St John and graduated with a degree in theology. He worked as a school librarian for Witton Park High School, in Blackburn, before moving to Manchester, where he joined one of the UK’s leading bookstores, Waterstone’s in 2000. Robert is also a musician and


has been reviewed in Mojo, Record Collector and the Sun and championed by Mark Rad- cliffe on BBC Radio 2. (s)


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kChamber of Trade were present - and the guest speaker was raconteur extraordinary, Chris­ tine Thistlethwaite. Mrs Thistlethwaite, a


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