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■ Village News . . . . . .


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■ Letters.............................'...........10' ■ Weekendplus '.'.................... .' .38,39 ■ Business Matters . . . . . . . . . . ..'. .8. ■ Family Notices. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ._.'36 ■ Property ....: ;


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■ Motors Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 ■ Sport. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . .. 5 4


AT A GLANCE...


Slaidburn farmer in court- page 5. Mum’s double run- page 9


Flospital homes plan-page 37 A new team in town - page.43 ;


INFORMAndN


Duty chemist: Heyes Chemist, 35 Moor Lane, Clitheroe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Police: 01200 443344.


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Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. . Eiectricity: 08001954141. Gas: 0800 111999. Water: 0845 462200.


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Councils: Ribble Valley Borough Council, Clitheroe 425111. Clitheroe Town Council, 424722. t. . Hospitals: Royal Blackburn Royal Hospital: 01254 263555. Airedale General Hospital, Steeton: 01535 652511. Clitheroe Community Hospital: 427311. Alcohol Information Centre: 01282 416655.


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Aidsline: 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: Locaf 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. QUEST (specialist smoking cessation service): 01254 358095.


. Ribble Valley Citizens’ Advic? Bureau; 01200 428966.


CONTACT US! News; 01200 422324 Advertising: 01200 422323 Classiricd: 01282 422331 Family Notices and Photo Orders: 01282 478134 Fax: 01200443467


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editor e-mail: vivien.meath@eastlancsnews.co.uk . news editor e-mail: duncan.smith@eastlancsnews.co.uk sports editor e-mail: edward.Iee@easllancsnews.co.uk


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■WEEKEND WEATHER: It will be a wet weekend . - ■with the hea-viest downpours falling on Sunday. Tem­ peratures will reach a maximum of 11°C. . - . ,


SUNRISE- 07-19 a.m. SUNSET; 4-25 p m. LIGHTING UP-TIME: 3-55 p.m.:


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Emma is 108 and still going strong!


. .'by Faiza Afzaal and : Kaitlin Sullivan


•THE old'adage that breakfast is .th e 'm o s t important meal of the day has been disproved, by Lancashire’s oldest resident. . At 108 years old, Mrs . Emma Brown admits she has never had breakfast in her life and describes her secret for longevity is drinking a hot glass of water every momingl The plucky pensioner .


continues to enjoy life and toasted the milestone in style with her family beside her. Not only did she receive a congratula­ tory telegram from the Queen - the. fifth to date • - she also received a spe-


-cial card from MP James Purnell; Secretary of State for-Work and Pen­ sions, congratulating her on her success.


. Remarkably fit and active for her age, even she cannot believe she has


.•made it to 1081 Speaking , from Clith-eroe’s Abbey- • field House, the great- g r e a t -g r a n dm o th e r declared: “I don’t f e e l '


.108. It’s ridiculous. I only • feel as if I am very young.” / Mrs Brown, who is


believed to be the region’s only sur'viving 108-year- old, has lived through the reign of five monarchs, two wars, the turn of a century and almost every major discovery of the modem world.


village chapel choir. Born in Brierfield in


1900, she helped her par­ ents, Richard and Jane Moore’ open their green-: grocery shop, before set­ ting off-to work as a weaver at the age of 12. . She met her husband,


Harry, a local potato merchant, in the early 1920s and the couple married in 1925. They emigrated . to^ New Zealand, but were unable


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'to find work as their arrival co-incided with the Great Depression and they decided to return home a year later and make their home in Bum- ley. . . The couple moved to


of Wiswell WI and the Wiswell in 1932, where Avenue on tour


CLITHEROE’S Jonny Lloyd and boy. band-“Avenue’’ have been con-,. firmed as support to McFly on their forthcoming tour. .


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Ireland, starts tomorrow, in Sheffield Arena and runs through to Saturday, November. 29th, at Liverpool Arena,'' picking up Manchester Arena and London’s Wembley Arena en route. ,• ; • The hotly-tipped boy band is set to


; release its second single in February ; on Crown Records. . "Gan You Feel It?’’ is the follow-up ■


to the band’s debut single last month,: “Last Goodbye’,’, which score'd them;


;.-a number one hit in Scotland and a; :• top 50 hit in the rest of the UK. • ■K;Avenue will follow^ the McFly.tour,j


't with a' diary jam-packed .with live J -performances - including a schools?


;<tour.aroundthe:UK;a tourjOfiXhi.L.i ■


yand-a series ofsperformances-at; ‘ Christmas Lights Shows. ' ' On’Saturday, Avenue perform at


y.Newc^tle Arena - the full tour dates? cah“ • be found • on-line .' •' at: V.www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk--


; dren’s^hospitals;iriithe'-run-up.,to;' . Christinas,- tours of shopping"centres?'


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they ran a poultry busi­ ness and raised three chil­ dren - Joan, Roy and Doris. Sadly; Joan died three years ago. ■ Mr and Mrs Brown moved to Whalley in the mid-’60s. Mr Brown died 28 years ago. The couple’s son, Roy,


emigrated to New Zealand more than 30 years ago'. Mrs Brown, who sees age as no barrier to embarking on new- challenges, has travelled to New Zealand twice to v is it him - the most recent being 18 years ago when she was 90. . Mrs Brown is blessed


with six grandchildren,. 11 great-grandchildren three great-great-grand-


children; - - • Speaking to . the


Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, she said: “I con­ tinue to enjoy life, though i t ’s a long time since I; worked at the mills.. Her daughter, Doris


added: “All the family is very proud of her. She is lots of fun and very fit and strong for her age. She attended a rabbit show.in Broughton six


.weeks ago.” A party was held at the


home to mark her. birth­ day and a number of fam­ ily parties have also been planned for the weekends . Our picture shows Mrs


Brown vrith her family. :• (A041108/2b)


New choir draws erbwd


A NEW choir attracted an audience of 150 at English Mar-


tyrs RC Church in Whalley on Sunday night. “Valley Voices”, under the ■


baton of founder-conductor • Glen Pate, seems destined to become a real force among East Lancashire choirs.


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• The,choir,accompanied in •. some pieces by Janet Ismail;. ■


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arranged the concert as a ; - . “thank you” to the church for. -r


. providing rehearsal facilities. . ;• - >. The choir is now drawing up a


' schedule for the coming months. Ayone who would like to book" the choir or join its ranks is • asked to ring 01254 824312.


.; ■ • FOR a full report, see next.. week’s Clitheroe Advertiser and Times.


Homes plan on the agenda


'AN.application to convert an old'- ischobldiuilding and associated ;; •' storag^buildings in Clitheroe into


, 'six new homes, three’^of : which f ■would be ^fordable houang,’;will •


ibe. discussed by. planning chiefs .tonight.' i .. A total of 15 letters of objection: •have already beenreceived about i the plans to convert the Old Wes- t le y a i i School on Union Street; . -Low Moor,-and its-associated-;


storage buildings’.- Council officers have recommended .the plans are refused on the grounds of high-


;way safety, oyer, development of ? the site and xbneems i t would be : of .detriment to the street scene; : Members of Ribble Valley Bor-- ough Council’s planning and


•development committee will ; make a decision at their meeting at Glitheroe Town Hall at 6-3 0


Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 01282 478111 (Advertising), 01282 422331 (Classified) ,co.uk Clithetoe Advertiser S'nmes, Thursday, November 6th, 2008 S'-


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c a m p a i g n Declan also had a


chance to meet Cancer


•Research UK’s North West Senior Research and Information Nurse, Helen Ferns, who is based at the Christie Hospital and helped to kick-off publicity for the awareness campaign. Proud mum Mrs Tat-


tersall (29), said: “We are deeply honoured that Declan has been invited to star in the Cancer


'Research UK ‘Behind .Every Success Story’ campaign - “He is doing so well and that is thanks to the great improvements, which have been made in cancer research.' ‘.‘It will be thrilling to


see his face looking back a t me when I’m out shop­ ping.” She added: “Declan isi


progressing well at school and . en jo y in g . every minute of it. We are very proud of him as he has never'let this condition stop himjrom doing any­ thing./' ■ V , ‘.‘He lovesTobtball and


now plays for Clitheroe Wolves.” : .. Lea . went on to say


that Declan is looking forward to meeting his soccer stars from Black­ burn Rovers this morn­


ing. • Research funded by


Cancer Research UK - the world’s leading chari­ ty dedicated to cancer research - has con­ tributed significantly to improvements in survival rates for’the disease.


• • To find out more about the different-ways to sup- port'the charity, visit ■


H om ebase rumours


MORE rumours are cir-1 culating regarding when j Clitheroe’s Homebase | store will open. -


• • A spokesman for Yel-


. lowdoor, .the public rela-1 tions company that deals I with Homebase’s press 1


'releases about new prod- j ju c t -^ in e sJ ; told the! ; Clitheroe Advertiser that j ■!its.records showed the] : store yvas scheduled to j


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:: open in January.*.;: .Recent'. Clith'eroeyisi-1


: by management that the j ; Clitheroe. store .would [ .opehin January. However, [


' tors.to Kendal’s Jfcnie-1 'base store-were d^PEold |


: Homebase’s parent com-, I pany the Home Retail j Group, which also owns j Argos, would once again | not make any comment.


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NINE YEAR-OLD Megan Gumm and Sean Ellis, with . r" cight-year-old Harry and 10-ycar-old Natalie ■ J,- .


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Once again, families flock to town’s spectacular bonfire


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A SPEC TAC ULA R firework d isp la y and laser show lit the skies above Clitheroe on Sat- '■ urday night a t the town’s annual bonfire night


celebrations. — . For the 11th year, the event was sponsored by


, Castle Cement - with the company’s donation cov- ■'ering the cost of the magnificent firework display.


: '. Families flocked to the grounds of Clitheroe Cas­ tle at the weekend to enjoy the eyent, which had again been organised by the Rotary Club of Rib- blesdale, in conjunction -with the Rotary Club of Clitheroe, Clitheroe-Lions Club, Clitheroe Round Table and the Rotary Club of Pendle View. The fire was lit by the Kenyon family - Paul,


Lisa, Ellie and Xander. The Kenyons both work for the event’s main sponsors Castle Cement, P p l as a kiln operative and Lisa as a part-time distribution


clerk. As well as the bonfire and firework display, there


was also a hog-roast and other hot snacks were on sale, while drinks, toffee apples and other novelties were also sold.


• Proceeds from donations taken on the gate will


be given to the North West Air Ambulance and Life Education Centres of Lancashire. One of the Life Education mobile classrooms'made an appear-


-: ance at Saturday’s event, along with mascot Harold the Giraffe.


^ H a l l o w e - e n r e s t r i c t i o n s p a y o f f


POLICE and council officials reported a quiet night on Pendle Hill during the annual Hallowe’en festivities.. On October 31st, the local landmark


normally becomes a magnet attracting thousands of visitors from far and wide. In recent years, the number of thrill-seeking people.visiting Pendle Hill on Hallowe’en


has incre^d. However, this year Ribble Valley Bor-


■ ough Council introduced restrictions on


revellers.' The hill was closed to parked c^ s from 5


p.m; to 3 a.m; and popular fairground rides'and mobile catering units were


banned. The move followed increasing concerns


: about the growth of the event, heavy traf- • fic, the health and safety of pedestria,ns


Variation on donation


'■'AS this piclure shows, visitors .3, to the bonfire were asked for a ... minimum donation of X2 each.


It: / Unfortunately in the infer- , 'it.:a||^ion supplied to us prior to . . ili^-^Jevcnt; a figure of £l-.50p . ; -per head was quoted. We were ~ not told that the organising • committee had decided to y. -


.-’V. increase this and, subsequent- ; x";/ ly, the incorrect figure was -; [F contained in further articles - «


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alcohol-related issues and the use of fire­ works. A spokesman for Clitheroe Police confirmed that the hill was noticeably qui­ eter this year and there was no trouble whatsoever. He added.that- the council’s plans to introduce the restrictions had


been hailed a success. : -; The chairman of the Event Safety Advi-


■ sory Group and the council’s emergency - planning officer, Mr Chris Shuttleworth, •'added:-“Thousands of visitors normally visit the hill in the belief that there is an official event that takes place. That is


, clearly not the case.' .There is no event. '


'' ' “Due to the restrictions introduced this year, which we believe was a comfortable decision to make,; many families and chil­ dren were able to walk up the hill without


any trouble.” OUR photograph shows Paul, Ellic, Lisa and Xander Kenyon lighting the town’s W onderful night!


CONGRATULATIONS to all those involved in making the bon­ fire at the Castle such a successful and happy occasion. Many thou­ sands of families enjoyed the won­ derful’, traditional celebrations and it was heart-warming to see so many people together having a good time with no trouble any­ where. The splendid fireworks, were amazing and the faces of both children and adults alike reflected this. - Besides being a good night out,,


the bonfire raises thousands of pounds which the Rotary club is sharing between their Life Educa­ tion project which benefits every child in the Ribble Valley, ant sup­ port for the Air Ambulance. By holding a town bonfire with


the safety of the public para­ mount, there has been an end to the dangerous back street bonfires and fireworks with their almost inevitable accident. As a school governor, I think this public-spir­ ited organised occasion which enabled us all to have a super and safe evening, deserves continued ■support. The volunteer organisers ^involved did a great job, including 5the mammoth but immaculate


tfS-Thank you all for your hard '•work and I-look forward to next ‘year’s bonfire.'


clearing up.


PAULINE WOOD, Derwent Crescent, iCIithcroc


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