Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 01282 478111 (Advertising), 01282 422331 (Classified) 2 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, September 4th, 2008


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413 years of the WRVS - page 4 Rebecca at Paralympics - page 5


Diamond day for Garnetts - page 13 Clitheroe Garden Club Show - page 27


INFORMATIdN


Duty chemist: Lloyds Pharmacy, 5 Church Street Clitheroe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Police: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Electricity: 0800 1954141.


Gas: 0800 111999.


Watcr:0845 462200. Councils: Ribble Valley Borough Council, Clitheroe 425111. Clitheroe Town Council, 424722. Hospitals: Royal Blackburn Royal Hospital: 01254 263555. Airedale General Hospital, Steeton: 01535 652511. Clitheroe Community Hospital: 427311. Alcohol Information Centre: 01282 416655. Aidslinc: 01282 831101 (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.). Domestic Violence Helpline: 01282 4220^. Cruse Bereavement Care: Ribble Valley 01200 429346. Environmental Agency: Emergencies - 0800 807060. Drugs: Local confidential advice and information line: 01254 226200. National: 0800 776600. - Ribble Valley Talking Newspaper: 01200 428604. Samaritans: 01254 662424. Monthly Volunteer Helpline: 01200 422721. Lancashire Rural Stress Network: 01200 427771.


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DUNSOP BRIDGE ■


ISLAIDBURN IGISBURN CHATBURil


enjoyed an evening of fun and light hearted gaihbling in West Bradford Village Hall. The aim of the “pretend” casi­


no night was to raise funds for Ribble Valley Caring for Carers. The organisation’s trustees were very grateful for the atten­


A VALLEY organisation gam­ bled on a casino night to raise much-needed funds. ■ Supporters of Crossroads


f o r m u c h T i ie e d e d c a § h


dance of the Mayor and May­ oress of the Ribble Valley, Coun. John and Mrs Phillippa Hill. Coun. Hill has chosen Cross­ roads as one of the charities he is supporting during his year in office.


~ : After the tables closed an auc­


tion took place conducted by estate agent Mr Bill Honeywell. He auctioned, prizes which had been donated by local businesses


and sponsors and were bought using the “funny money” won earlier at the casino tables A total of £1,745 was raised


which will enable Crossroads to extend the scope and volume of the respite work it carries out to allow carers chance to have time off knowing that their loved ones are being well looked after, (s) • Successful fund-raiser at the Old Zoo, see page 21.


School bus costs: to appeal


IN response to-articles in this newspaper, Ribble Val­ ley Citizens Advice Bureau has received many more calls about the impact of Lan­ cashire County Council's new policy on paying for transport to school. In short, the council will now


only cover the cost of transport for high school pupils’to their nearest high school, so, for example, the parents of a Whal- ley child starting at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School would have to pay that child’s school travel costs because Ribblesdale


A lucky escape


A MOTORIST was lucky to escape serious injury after her car overturned on the notori- ous A682. The accident happened at 5-


LANGHO ■ JREAD^ # A . BLACKBURN I


WEEKEND WEATHER: THERE will be hea^'^ showers with maximum temperatures of 17°C. '


SUNRISE: 6-25 a.m. SUNSET: 7-48 p m.': ■ ’l ig h t in g u p TIME: 7-18 p.m.


■ BURNLEY ACCRINGTON '


25 a.m. on Monday as the woman-was driving a Ford Focus from Blacko towards Gisburn. Emergency services were called and the woman was taken to Royal Blackburn Hospital having suffered a slight cut to her head. The road was closed for 45 minutes.- Police investigations are:


continuing and witnesses are^ urged to call 01254 35321.0J with information;' ,. The accident follows anoth-j


er, near to the Todber Caravani Park, at the end of last week,' when vehicles collided during grass cutting work.


High, also in Clitheroe, is near­ er. The policy will only apply to pupils starting at high school from this year and not to those already at high school. CAB .branch manager Katy


Marshall is very keen to get the message back to people that she and Angela Cunliffe at the Bureau are keen to hear from those people affected in order to campaign to change the policy. Angela said: “We have not


heard from the county council since we-wrote over two weeks ago, but we await the outcome of an appeal this week, which could help clarify the situa­


Harvest market


FRESH produce and home-baked cakes will be just some of the delights on offer at the annual harvest market hosted by St Wilfrid’s Church in Ribchester. ■ The market will take place on Satur­


day, September 13thi from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the church grounds, the church hall and the church itself with the pews used ^ stalls. There will also be a barbe­ cue and afternoon teas.


;■ Bridge club winners


WINNERS at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monday evening were: NS, Adrian Nor­ ris and William Norris, Deanna Atkin­ son and Robin Atkinson. EW, Pat Ward


- and Roy Ward, Geoff Capstick and Bill Wolstenholme.


NS Pauline Grant and Philip Manning, Pat Ward and Roy Ward. EW John Ren­ ton and Brenda 'Wilson, Ernest Ormand and Frances Porter.


On Thursday evening winners were - GP


tion.” The Citizens’ Advice Bureau is concerned that par­ ents facing up to £600 school bus fares over the next year are


not aware of their right to appeal. Forms for starting the appeal


process are available from the Lancashire County Council although the CAB is seeking to make them available directly. Anyone affected by this issue


who has not already contacted the Ribble Valley CAB is urge to ring them on 01200 428998 or


e-mail: manager@ribblevalley- cab.org.uk


Pendle Club


Pendle Club were: Mrs Marjorie Collier and Mr Brian Holden. Mrs Frances Porter and Mr Cliff Brier- ley. ,


every Monday at 7 p.m. Bridge winners at the


day were: joint 1, F. Cooke and P. Metcalfe: 3, J.


Domino winners on Fri­


Thornber; 4, J. Joyce; 5, A. Fox. New members welcome


urday were: E. Weaver, E. Barker, joint 3, S. Barker and H. Wolfenden; joint 5, R. Barker and J. Oddie. Booby, J.Pye.


every Friday at 7 p.m. Domino winners on Sat­


SOLO whist winners at the Pendle Club were: K. Hold­ ing, B. Wood, M. Holding. New members welcome


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Investigation follows crasll


would be installed. They also i promised that a crash barrier I would be installed around the house.”


cashire County Council said i action would be taken and speed signs or speed cameras !


when his car crashed into our | house causing thousands of pounds worth of damage. ■ “At the time, officials at Lan- j


Responding to the concerns


raised. County Coun. Albert Atkinson, who represents the Ribble Valley North East ward,


•said: “My heart goes out to the family of this young lad. This is a very tragic incident because he was aged only 17. “Lancashire County Council


has modified the road and it now has a'nevy surface. Howev­ er, unfortunately most of the deaths are being caused because of speed. I would like to see either a speed camera or better signage installed informing motorists of the accident blackspot at the bottom of Saw- ley Brow.


. “I will be speaking to officials about this.”


Police investigations are con­


tinuing into the accident. Sgt Mick Young, who is leading the investigation, said: “A full inves­ tigation is now under way and I would ask anybody who wit­ nessed the collision to contact pohee. “I would also like to speak to


anyone who saw a white Nissan Van, with sign writing on the side, travelling through Gisburn towards Clitheroe, as well as anyone who saw a burgundy Land-Rover Discovery travel­ ling from Clitheroe towards Gis­ burn before the collision hap­ pened.” Anybody with any informa­


tion should call police on 01254 51212 or Crimestoppers anony­ mously on 0800 555111.


Sadness over


student’s death A MUSIC teacher has been left devastated by the death of her teenage student. It is understood that 16-year-


old Alex Raynes collapsed in Clitheroe from a heart attack on Bank Holiday Monday. I t is believed he was on his way to catch a train home to Black­ burn from a violin lesson with Clitheroe violinist Gaynor Sut­ cliffe. Paramedics took him to


Royal Blackburn Hospital, but he later died. Alex, who received outstanding GCSE results a couple of weeks ago, was born with a congenital heart defj^^ and had undergone a series^R operations. Yesterday, Gaynor’s father,


Mr Garth Sutcliffe paid tribute to a “super lad”. “Alex was an excellent student and had been receiving violin lessons from Gaynor for a number of years as he was an advanced player,’.’ he said.-: She described him as an ‘ideal’student.” " .


is I by Vivien Meath


PRAISE for Castle Cement’s commitment to the environ­ ment dominated the week­ end’s highly successful open days'. Controversy took a back seat


and for those who took the oppor­ tunity to tour the works, the


- company’s commitment to green issues was very plain to see. It was the Ribble Valley’s Mayor, Coun. John Hill, who expressed thanks on behalf of Friday’s -visi­ tors, mentioning specifically the “clean air” encountered through­ out. The company, the area’s major


employer, pumps millions of pounds into the local economy. Like other businesses nationwide, times are increasingly tough. Its electricity bill alone is now a stag­ gering £160,000 to £180,000 a week - around £8m. a year. It produces 900,000 tons of cement each year and the Skye Crossing, Dee Estuary Bridge in Flintshire, Edinburgh Quay project and the second Severn crossing are some of the massive projects having used its product. Investment continues and mil­


lions of pounds are currently being piit into the Scottish opera­ tion to take cement transport from road to rail. Almost 2,000 people toured the-


site throughout the weekend. From young apprentices educat­ ed at Ribblesdale and St Augus­ tine’s High Schools on the first rung of their career -with the com­ pany, to those who have worked


for open


THE person tasked with blow­ ing up the Castle Cement chim­ ney slack is Clitheroe resident m a x CLEMENT. Mr Clement won the week­


end’s prize draw and conse­ quently will push the detonator to demolish the 361ft. stack, erected in 1967. It is intended to carry out the demolition at the end of the year.


there for decades, Castle has been the backbone of the local econo­ my for many years. Opportuni­ ties for advancement have led to local people starting out at Cas­ tle and ending their careers in the company’s management. Among them is Otto Volkmer. Born near Heidelberg in 1926, he set out as a apprentice electrician and saw his home bombed three times by Allied forces. He joined the army signals aged 18 and a year later became an American POW. Taken to North Carolina, he was returned to Germany by sea via Liverpool, but on arrival was handed over to the British who were short of skilled labour. He worked at Andover, then travelled north as a farm worker based at a POW camp near Ripon. Having no wish to return to Germany, he joined the Royal Engineers work­ ing on bomb clearance. Fate took him to Gisburn and in 1954 he took a'job at the cement works. In 1980 he became works manag­ er. Otto and his wife were on Fri­ day’s tour, and now in his 80s, he was intrigued by some of the operations in situ, designed to ease production. Today’s general manager Gary Young is another


Castle-bred success and retired quarry manager Keith Hall recalled how he took a temporary job in the quarry and retired from there 32 years later. Gazing out over that same quarry, Mr Hall mentioned the wildlife encoun­ tered there; foxes, peregrine fal-


t cons and oyster catchers among them. The company demonstrated its


. commitment to the local area, with youngsters such as 12 year-


'old Daniel Fitzgerald a keen cricketer and ’ member of Chtheroe Cobras Under-13s team manning a display showing the company-sponsored festival of cricket, rally cross driver Simon Horton and Clitheroe FC. . ^ Peter del Strother’s newly pub-


llished history of the company was an instant talking point, but in researching the book, Mr del Strother discovered a roll of 16mm film which proved to be a highlight of the weekend. It was discovered by Betty Trueman. Mrs Trueman, is the great grand­ daughter of Henry Parkinson, the former owner of Horrocksford and found the reel in her garage. Copied and edited, it shows quar­ ry development, with blasting, crushing and stone breaking - all carried out -with little machinery and no fear of health and safety around the 1930s. Mr Young expressed his thanks


to all the in-vited guests and visi­ tors over the weekend. He made particular mention of the compa­ ny’s staff who gave up their time to ensure the open days were suc­ cessful as well as others Involved in the three days.


Ladies in their finery boost charity fund HATS and gloves complemented


■ the finery of stunning summer dresses worn by ladies of.- Clitheroe Golf Club when they held “ tea at the Ritz”. Entertainment was provided b^^ena who gave a wonderful


'i^Pband demonstration on the . liKtory of hats, displaying a fan­ tastic collection of her millinery creations. During the afternoon local jazz


pianist Eric Ainsworth and friend, played a selection of nostalgic tunes to get everyone in the mood before a delicious afternoon tea was served.' The event was organised by club members Carole Brown and i


LADY.caplain Mrs Brennan is pictured second from right with guests (s)


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Jacqui Bury and Jessie Telfer- won the prize for the best dressed lady. .. • During the afternoon £450 was


OUR picture shows some of the visitors to the site including civic guests, management and former long-serving employees on Friday. (B290808/1) ’


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