8 ' Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, November 13th, 2008


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Judge slams trio for their ‘nasty and vicious’ attacl^l


“A COWARDLY, nasty and vicious attack on a


■defenceless man” is how a judge described the actions of three Clitheroe teenagers. • ■ • Preston Crown Court heard how their victim was pinned down in his bed and beaten repeatedly with a baseball bat during the ordeal at his home in Bright Street, Clitheroe. Marcus P ratt (21) was woken around six in the


morning to find the three teenagers standing over him laughing. They had apparently picked the wrong man after entering the house where Mr Pratt was asleep. Daniel Parkinson (19), of Kemple View, was given a


OUR picture shows children with nursery staff Miss Hoiy Bowden (left) and Mrs Cath Taylor, (s)


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Whalley, received an invitation to visit the children as par t of Nursery One’s weekly topic “Farm Animals” “We really believe in making learning


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total of 16 months’ detention. David Johnson (19), of Meadow View, received 14 months and a 17-year-old youth who cannot be named was given 18 months’ supervision, ordered to carry out 100 hours’ unpaid work and observe a nightly curfew for the next three months..


' All three pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm to Mr Pratt, who had been out drinking and socialising with friends,' returning home in the early hours of July 19th.'


- Miss KirstenMcA.teer (prosecuting) said Parkinson


had a full face mask on and Johnson had a scarf puUed over his face. Two accused took hold of Mr Pratt's arms and Parkinson began striking him in the face with the baseball bat. He was also hit bn the thigh, knee and shin by Parkinson, who was described as hav- ing“lostit”. • Miss McAteer said: “It swmed to go on forever, last-'


ing about 10 minutes. Pratt tried to reason with them, but it niade them worse.” Parkinson and Johnson both told him: “If you say


anything, you're dead.” Delivering the threat, Parkinson made a cut throat


motion with his hand, said the prosecutor. .It was claimed that Johnson had also kicked out at Mr Pratt during the ordeal. The victim was taken to hospital with facial soft tis­


sue swelling and a cut to the scalp. Miss McAteer I added: “The assault may have come about following I an earlier disagreement between Daniel Parkinson and I Aaron Pratt, his (the victim’s) brother. It appeared I there had been some disagreement over Mr Pratt |


of stress and anxiety after the event. I could not sleep I for weeks. I am only young, but this has aged me so 1 much with the stress, pain and all the matters.” The I court heard that both Parkinson and Johnson were I already the subject of suspended sentences at the time | for previous assaults.


going to come round tonight with my little friend” - 1 thought to refer to the baseball bat. In a victim statement, Mr Pratt said: “I had a lot I


being the boj^riend of Daniel Parkinson’s sister.” On July 18th, Parkinson had rung him to say: “I'm I


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problem with drink, but conceded that what occured I had been an ugly episode of violence. “Since he has 1 been on remand, he has tried to do what he can for |


Mr Peter Wame (for Parkinson), said he had a huge I


. r^ponsibiUty for his actions.'His problem had also I been drink and he now accepted he had a problem, for I which he had so u ^ t help. He h ^ been on remand for I three-and-a-half months,” said Mr Holden, “and this |


has been a real wake-up call for him.” Mrs Katherine Pierpoint (for the 17-year-old) said |


assault had been appalling. “He was completely I defenceless. I t was cowardly, vicious and nasty. You I should be absolutely ashamed and disgusted by your |


behaviour,” he told the defendants. Originally they had faced a charge of aggravated I


burglary and the judge said tha t if they had been | convicted, sentences of four to seven years would | have been passed.


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he had drunk a vast amount of alcohol at the time. What happened had been a one-off. Passing sentence. Recorder Julian Shaw, said the I


himself.” Mr Wame said. * Mr Philip Holden (for Johnson) said he accepted full I


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GUESTS travelled from Australia, Italy, and Spain for the wedding of Miss' Nicola Hothersall and Mr Johnson at St Paul’s Church,


w Moor, Clitheroe. The bride, a sales assistant, who


is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ian arid Na^ia'^Hothersall, of New- lands Avenue, Clitheroe, travelled to.theichurch by,horse arid car- : riage.


, Her.bridegroom, a chef, is the son of Mr Tony Johnson, of Ribchester, and Mrs Susan John­ son, who lives in Spain. He arrived at the church with


th e br ide’s brother in a yellow Lamborghini Mercellago. Given away by her father, the


bride wore 'an ivory duchess satin gown with a fitted llodice that was encrusted .with crystals.


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PHYS iOTHERAP IST Miss Jane P h illip married college lecturer Mr^ Phillip ;Burgess a t St Helen’s Church,- Waddington. The bride is the daughter of-Mr and


Mrs Ben and Ann Phillip, of Waddow View, Waddington, while her bride­ groom,, a lecturer in painting and deco­ rating, is the son of Mr and Mrs Brian and Julie Burgess, of Moorland Avenue, Clitheroe.:' Given away by her father, the bride


wore a designer wedding gown with an ivory silk dupion bodice and ivory silk dupion and tulle skirt; A belt with pearl and crystal buckle detail finished the look, which'was further complemented by. a crystal and ivory feather fascinator. She carried a hand-tied bouquet of


ivory orchids and roses with a trailing clematis vine. ■ The bride was at tended by Susan


Leach and her sisters, Sarah Nowell and Kate-Williams, who wore champagne and ivory, strapless dresses with ivory feather fascinators. They carried hand- tied, bouquets to complement the bride’s. Halle Burgess, the bridegroom’s niece,


acted as flowergirl. ■ The bridegroom had two best men,


David Howard and Craig Norris, while Simon Nowell was groomsman. Following a church ceremony con-


ducted by the Rev. Canon David Mewis, " after which doves were released, the cou­ ple enjoyed a reception a t the.Inn at Whitewell where Clitheroe town crier Roland Hailwood was the toastmaster. ’ The couple enjoyed a three destination.


honeymoon starting off with a safari in the Masai Mara, Kenya, followed by trips to Zanzibar and Dubai. ■ ,1: t They will continue to live at Poultry;;; Farm Cottages, Great Mitton.


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. ica before returning home to a receptiori "With family and friends in Goosnargh., , , v : The bride, a sales administrator in Prer a


• ston, is the daughter of Mr. Paul Wrath- ; man, of Moorland Road; Langho, and ■ Mrs Jean Whalley.' ■ ' She wore a full-length gown in pale gold'■.


. red roses.


.satin, trimmed with burgundy embroidery,- . a burgundy stole and carried a bouquet of: ■. .


.....Her bridegroom is a civil engineer is the . son of Mr Robert Tye and Mrs Shirley Simpkin. ' -


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• ■ The couple will continue to live in Lon-" gridge.'


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j^rward to a new programme of winter walks^vvhich they hope will not be as {we ta s thel^t.


."A'Th'e past season’s expeditions • '. offered ramblers a chance to discover •• ' the.'wealtli'of history in Craven, north


Ribblesdale and Bowland. Between the “drowned” Stocks vil- , lage,'Lancaster Canal, and the ; :


• the poor weather always failed to


: dampen enthusiasm in the group,-: '*:® : ivhose numbers have risen in the past few months.


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around the bottom of the gown, on the cathedral train and scattered on the bride’s full-length veil. She carried a shower bouquet of


lilac and ivory roses with freesias. Her friend Polly Charlton acted


•.as bridesmaid, while her dame of^' honour was the bndegroom’s'sister Debbie Birch. ”


A-line dresses with a fitted bodice' adorned with beads and pearls, shoestring s tra p s and carried- hand-tied bouquets of ivory roses decorated with crystals.


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and the bridegroom’s nieces,. Chelsea and Brooke Birch, were also bridesmaids.


They wore full-length ivory satin ■ ■ , v They wore lilac satin full length' -’ www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk


scattered with iridescent beads, fit­ ted bodice and full skirt while car­ rying hand-tied bouquets of lilac and ivory roses with crystal detail. Best man was the bridegroom’s


friend, Patrick O’Reilley, while other friends, Alex Birtwell, John Pickup and the.bride’s b ro th er ,. Andrew Hothersall, were grooms-' men.


; • " ."The bride’s cousin; ;Vinc‘ enza


Wilkinson, was.the pageboy. ..Following a service conducted


by Canon Rodney Nicholson, a reception was held at the Mytton Fold Hotei,.Langho. The couple, who enjoyed a hon-


eymoon a t Sandals, in Jamaica, will live iri Clitheroe.


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