2 ■ Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, May 15th, 2008


INSIDE YOUR CLITHEROE ADVERTISER AND TIMES


■ Valley Matters............. . .6 and 7 ■ Village News . . . i . ; .. .13,14 and 15 ■ Letters........................r.............. 10 0 Weekendplus . . . . . . . . . . . 21 and 22, ■ Family Notices . .^. . . . . . . .18 and 19 ■ Readersplus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; .20 ;, ■ Property Today ----------- .23 to 42 ■ Motors Today . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 to 53 ■ Sport . ; ............. ............. .61 to 64


AT A GLANCE ..^ We’ve all been foolish - page 6 Rotarians return from India - page 9


■ New Valley mayor-page 19 Geoff’s steaming along - page 44


INFORMATION


Duty chemist: Read and Simonstone Pharmacy, 90 Whalley Road, Read: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Poiicc: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Eicctricity: 08001954141. Gas: 0800111999.' Water: 0845 462200. Counciis: 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: 01282416655. " Aidsline:01282831101(7p.m. to9p.m.).


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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Cyclist dies on by Faiza Afzaal


POLICE have renewed their plea for witnesses after a fatal crash on the notorious A59 by­ pass over the weekend.' ; Father-of-two; Mr John


Whitaker (67), pictured, of Mellor Brook, was cycling along the A59 at Sawley Brow (towards the Clitheroe direc­ tion) when he was in collision with a black Ford Focus tray- , elling in the same direction. The accident happened at;;,


around 1-45 p.m. on Sunday.- Emergency services were called, but Mr Whittaker sus-; tained serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The road was closed in both .


directions for several hours while officers from the Road Policing Unit carried out their investigations. ;• - Mr Whitaker was born in


Baildon, Yorkshire, but had lived in Lancashire for the last 40 years. He was a retired businessman and had worked in the motor trade all his life.


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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. Rikbic Valley Talking Newspaper: 01200 428604. Samaritans: 01254 662424.


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Monthly Volunteer Helpline: 01200 422721. Lancashire Rural Stress Network: 01200 427771. QUEST (specialist smoking cessation service): 01254


358095. , Ribble Valley Citizens’ Advice Bureau: 01200 428966. . CONTACTUS!.


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News: 01200 422324 Advertising: 01200 422323 Classified: 01282 422331 , Family Notices and Photo Orders: 01282 478134 Fa\: 01200443467 editor e-mail: vivien.mcath@eastlancsnews.co.uk news editor e-mail: Duncan.smilh@castlanc.sncws.co.uk sports editor e-mail: cdward.lcc@castIancsncws.co.uk •


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WEATHER Chef Nigel needs your vote


RIBBLE VALLEY food lovers are urged to ■ “vote for Nigel” on Monday night. And this time it is not the area’s MP who


needs their vote, but chef Nigel Haworth, of Northcote Manor, Langho! He is appearing in the television final of the Great British Menu which hits our screens again on Monday at 6 : p.m.; I t will be the start of a week-long contest


. to decide who has created the dishes that best capture Britain’s fabulous food heritage. .Nigel’s Great British menu has created a ;


;North-South divide after winning through his round of BBC2’s Great British Menu to earn a place in the televised finals. Triumphing over, friend and fellow chef, Anthony:Flinn,vNigel, pictured, will be flying the flag for the North when some of the UK’s


. top talents fight it but for the honour, of cook­ ing at a star-studded evening at:London’s icon-, i ic Gherkin building; Hosted by Heston Blu-. menthal, guests include some of the world’s f leading chefs'. It is the culmination of this year’s competition and a major feather in the gastro- ; nomiccapof the winner, v ;


; ; , But Nigel’s passage to the final has created


something of a local controversy. Despite one of, the three judges, Matthew Fort, being a Whal- ley lad, they panned Nigel’s chosen pudding - Lancashire curd tart, rose petal cream and red- ' currants. ' “Nobody on earth should have to taste that”, said Oliver Peyton. Prue Leith said she would :


. “No more send that to the Gherkin than fly to the'moonl”, and Matthew Fort said he thought; Nigel “may have sent out for tliis”. :; ■' What’s puzzling Nigel and Kis team at the .


WEEKEND AVEATHER:Forecastks predict simny intervalS'for Saturday withtemperatures around;-" 15°,^Sunday'could see the chance of'light showers.';/


SUNRISE: 5-09 a.in. _SUNSET: 9 p.m. LIGHTING lip TIME: 8-30 p.m.'.


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; Michelin starred Northcote Mainor, is the huge '^demand from diners to try it for themselves and •; their verdict? They absolutely love it! : ■ - - refined


^palates than our southern-based compatriots?' i Or do they simply not appreciate'the wonder- /ful flavours that combine to create some of-the /classic dishes that have helped make the North' .West the food capital of Britain?',' was Nigel's reply.


' a ____ i l l Undaunted, Nigel has also made the dessert


available at his Ribble Valley Inns. Both the Three Fishes at Mitton and the Highwayman at Nether Burrow currently feature it on their menus along with a line-caught Whitby cod dish which wowed the judges and will be part of Nigel’s menu for the final where it’s the viewers votes that count. .


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. Nigel's menu is warm hot-pot salad, sweet­ breads, pickled red cabbage, line-caught Whit­ by cod, trotters, tripe, broad beans and peas British white beef, smoked marrowbone,


baby cauliflower, watercress puree, rhubarb, custard crumble, rhubarb granita, blood orange espuma. : Nigel aims for the. North to come out on


top...and this time it’s rhubarb for the judgesl So your votes will count and help the Ribble Valley tell the country what a gastronomic; experience in paradise it is. Join the “Vote for Nigel” campaign!


• To find out more about voting, log on'to


www.bbc.co.uk/food/tv_and_radio/menu_index .shtml • Nigel is offering one of our readers the fan­


tastic opportunity for two people to try. his Great British Menu at Northcotc Manor. Question: .Which of the judgcs cumes from


Whallej? y Send your, answer, together with name and address and telephone number, to Great British ;McnU:Competiiion; Clitheroe Advertiser and . Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe, Lancs. BB7 2EW by Monday, May 26th. (s)


where he would go everyday. He was a keen cyclist and run­ ner and regularly cycled in the region of 60 miles. He loved his golf and was a member of Pleasington Golf Club and was also a keen skier. “He was known for his dry


: sense of humour and a cheeky grin and he was a generous person who was very organ­ ised. He was a very young man at heart and will be sadly missed by everyone who knew


He had worked as part of the Evans Halshaw Group in both


■ Chorley and Preston, retiring about 10 years ago as manag­ ing director at the Preston Branch. Following his retire­ ment, his passion for the motor trade did not fade and he soon returned to work part- time at Otley Motors where he was part owner.


- His family has this week


issued a statement paying tribute to a “very young man at heart”. ; ■ They said: “He was a keep-


: fit fanatic and was a member of the Virgin Active gym


him.” , ; , ■ Mr Whitaker leaves a part-


. .Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash to call them on 01254 51212. (s) ,


ner of 20 years, Sharron Hen­ nessey (41); daughters Kim Whitaker (37) and Rachel Whitaker (32); his grandchil­ dren,’Lilly (three); seven- month-old Jack and 18- month-old Faith. He also leaves behind his brother, Paul; who lives in ;.New Zealand with his wife Gerry and their children Kristy and Jed.


S u p p o r t y o u r localJji)usui(6ss


Ita lk ) h^ararigeoE b usin e^ ^ ^ ' ,"


viding all kinds of professional services from hairdr^ing to legal advice.;; .“Together, they are.(Ilithe’


roe’s life


blood. They help to make the town and surrounding area a desirable place to live. This iii itself bnh^ benefits to local people in addition to other positives such as jobs that they provide and rev­ enue, which they generate,'including in terms of:taxes that they pay to Ribble' Valley and Clitherpe councils that then also filter back to improve the general standard of living. “Howeven as we’ve seen in neighbour­


ing towns and more recently on our own doorstep, in today’s economic climate, survival is becoming ever more difficult. As a family mth a 70-year trading his­ tory in Chtheroe, we are personally pas­ sionate about preserving Clitheroe’s town centre heart.” Says Mandy Dawson, who swapped a London career teaching in order to join mum Judith and brothers Simon and Stephen working bn the Dawson’s shop floon “To keep Clitheroe healthy, we all have to remember to put it first when we do our shopping or need a service and, as a business community, we need to support each other.”


. As a show of its support, Dawson’s is


making its ‘Have a Heart - Shop Local’ campaign logo available to all of its retail and business neighbours by fund­ ing the printing of window stickers. Adds Mandy: “The more shops and other outlets that are able to display it the better because it is re-enforcing the message that Chtheroe has a lot to offer. If the campaign is to succeed, people need reminding of this at every oppor­ tuni ty’’;


/ . ' _ ■ Dawson’s, which sells everything from


nuts and bolts to cookware, bed linen and luxury handbags, is also planning to support the campaign through a num­ ber of community-based initiatives that will run throughout the year and in


. some cases, seek direct partnership with other Chtheroe retailers and businesses.


Pendle club winners


BRIDGE winners at the Pendle Club were Mrs Eileen Hadfield, Mrs Eva Velvick, Mrs Marilyn Wood, Mrs


Dorothy Jackson. New members welcome every Mon­


day at 1-30 p.m. Solo whist winners at the Pendle


Club were: M. Parker, D. Cook, D.


Undenvood. New members welcome every Mon­


day at 7 p.m.


i Dominoes: D. Knight, joint 2, M. -Parkes and J. Sagan 3, E. Barker; 4, D. Lowe. Booby, A. Fox. New members welcome every Friday ■


a t7 p.m. Line dancing is held every Thursday at 1-30 p.m.


Latest bridge results WINNERS at'Clitheroe Bridge Club


on Monday evening were: NS, J. Pawlicki and,Pat Murray, Deanna Atkinson and Robin Atkinson. JS L ;


, Use Park and Roy Ward; Jessie T * ^ " and Kath Fisher.


-■<- ■; On Thursday evening winneres were:


■ Adrian Norris and William Norris, Use 'Park and KathHigson; Jean Martin-


iwin The'IsobelTyerman:PairsTro- phy winners were.Chris'Pollard and Doreen Blake,'John Renton and J.


dale and Jean Taylor,'Patrick Roche and Eileen Wood.rT.i-t/gn*.;. r-Ty !


Pawlicki.CP-- . , '


A SABDEN primary school has been praised by inspectors for, the quality of its religious education teaching. St Mary’s RC Primary School in Watt Street was classed as“ outstand­


ing” in some areas by inspectors from the Salford Diocese, who visited the


school in February. Other areas of the religious education


curriculum at the school, which has 59 pupils aged from four to 11, were classed


as “good.” Inspector Mrs K. Morris highlighted ■ ■ ■. ' '■


■.•Blhe high profile role played by religious ■ education in the school and said the;


‘ ■ subject curriculum was “outstanding.. Headteacher Mrs Claire Westwell, ■


. -: who is relatively new to the school was. ‘ highly commended in the report for her


■ leadership skills in regards to the reli- - gious education programme, as was the , subject co-ordinator.


/ “The relatively new headteacher is providing excellent leadership fully sup­


porting the co-ordinator for religious education who has excellent knowledge of her subject,” the report said. Governors, who the inspector


described as “critical friends,” staff and the parish priest were also praised in the report for their contribution to the sub-


ject area. ' The report recognised the fact that


10% of teaching time in all classes is allocated to religious education with Year 5 children getting the chance to experience a day’s retreat at a Catholic secondary school.


' - In her report Mrs Morris praised the “valuable” introduction of the diocesan World Faiths programme and parish organised Sacramental programme.' 'Leadership and managementofThe. Catholic life of the school, the quality of


; ’ collective worship, the achievement and standards in religious education and the quality of teaching and learning for the subject were all classed as good. ,


The inspector concluded in the report


that St Mary’s is a good Catholic school with some outstanding features.


“I t has an exceptionally strong Catholic ethos and is driven by its mis­


sion statement. “It is highly effective in offering its


learners a traditional Catholic educa­ tion in a happy, supportive and caring environment in which all aspects of the ■ pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cul­ tural development are good.” Mrs Westwell said: “We are over the


moon and really proud of the work we. have done and the report shows that. . “I t shows the true nature of-our


Catholic school ”, I . ; , v > ........ .. The praise comes three months after


the school as a whole received a good report from Ofsted inspectors.;


i,'. ..: ■ “We did well in the Ofsted inspection


in December. ■ '“ We are really proud of the children and staff,” she said.


Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) . J previews Tell us what you think’s hot in... Your viewis on what's hot or hot B Music B Films a Stage b Books b Food and drink b Travel b Days Out


Summer festival fun for all the family


by Faiza Afzaal and Duncan Smith


A.VIBRANT three-day summer festival gets imder


way tomorrow. . Clitheroe’s Festival Week­ end promises a whole host of activities and entertainment at venues across the town. / This year’s event - the sec­ ond to be staged - is again being run in association with Community Rail Day. The extravaganza kick-


starts tomorrow afternoon when lovers of the malt and hops will enjoy the third annu­ al beer festival, which is taking


; place at the St Mary’s Centre, in Church Street, from 2 p.m. until 11 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 11 p.m. This year’s festival is being


organised by The East Lan­ cashire Branch of the Cam- paign for Real Ale (CAMRA). The beer boffins at CAMRA have lined up a fine range of forty-plus cask milds, bitters, porters and stouts from 20 leading North West real ale brewers for the two- day event.


_ ■ j. Entry to the event is £3 at


all times and includes a £2 refundable glass deposit. , A spokesman for the local


CAMRA branch said: “There are now 10 real ale brewers in East Lancashire alone, with ’ two of these based in the Rib-


Fcslival originator Nick Lakin


ble Valley, at Bowland and Grindleton, but far too few pubs and clubs sell their prod­


ucts. Meanwhile, throughout the


rest of the weekend there will be music on the bandstand, in Clitheroe centre and at venues across the town and the return of the SheepFest. The pro­ gramme of artists is being organised by the Great Days committee. Some of the local bands performing include “Adverse Camber”, “Killing Caesar” and “Beneath the


Skin”. The Ribble Valley Youth


Theatre will perform excerpts from the forthcoming show.


“ Cinderella”. Saturday will see morris dancers, a busking competi­


tion and a railway exhibition at the Platform Gallery, as well as an old-fashioned fun­ fair, birds of prey and an aerial ropeway on the fields of Clitheroe Castle. A BMX competition will be held on the skatepark and there will be sheep of all shapes and sizes on dis­ play as part of an attraction being coordinated by FoRCE. As part of the festival, St


Michael and St John’s Social Centre are also holding a 1940s themed night on Satur­ day.


Highlights include a display


of actors and actresses, plus singers who will take a step back in time and sing songs from that era. The room will be adorned


with flags. Other attractions include a raffle, a disco and plenty of music to get people


in the swings of things. The festival promises some­


thing for everyone and a paint­ ing event will take place at the Castle Gate, organised by New Form Arts on the Satur­ day, followed by “Shoot Clitheroe” the following day. With steam and vintage


buses taking people on trips around the area, the “Flutter of Colour” community banner exhibition throughout the weekend and battle re-enact­ ments, together with a per­ formance by Clitheroe Town Band, the weekend promises


Visit our new reviews section at www.ctitiieroeadvertiser.co.iik Timetable of events


SATURDAY Market


11 a.m. - Mbackeh Darboe


West African dance and music 11-20 a.m. - Amounderness


Ladies Morris dance side 11- 40 a.m. - Moon de Lune


music duo ■ 12- 20 p.m. - Fiddle n’ Feet


Appalachian dance side 12-40 p.m. - Zoots walkabout


street entertainment 1 p.m. onwards - buskers and


performers progressing from street closure Castle Park


Parson Lane entrance to be one full of fun for all the


family. ■ Meanwhile, council bosses


are reminding motorists that a section of Castle Street in Clitheroe town centre will be closed on Saturday afternoon. The street will be closed


from Castlegate to the King Street and King Lane junction


from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The alternative through


route for traffic is to turn left from Castlegate into Parson Lane, turn right Station Road, along Station Road to the mini-roundabout, right into King Street, along King Street to the junction with Castle Street and King Lane, then left into Market Street. Visitors to the event are


asked to park in Clitheroe’s short or long-stay car parks in Lowergate, Church Walk, Holden Street, Peel Street, Chester Avenue, Whalley Road and North Street. • The full programme for


Clitheroe Festival Weekend can be viewed at wivw.clitheroethefuture.co.uk


(dramng audience to band­ stand)


10- 45 a.m. - Moon de Lime


music duo 11 a.m. - Stone the Crows -


Border Morris Dance Side Bandstand


11 a.m. - Moon de Lune


music duo 11- 20 a.m. - Stone the Crows


- Border Morris Dance Side 11- 40 a.m. - Tantara drum­


ming group 12 p.m. - Amounderness


Ladies’ Morris dance side 12- 20 p.m. - Mbackeh Dar­ boe West African dance and


music 1p.m.-People’s Choir 1-40 p.m. - Mbackeh Darboe


West Mrican dance and music 2 to 4 p.m. - The Swing Com­


manders 4 to 6 p.m. - Youth bands


Castle Street (closure 1 to 4 p.m., 1 p.m. -Initial procession by


RIVA cheerleaders followed by Stone the Crows Border Mor­


ris dance side 1-15 p.m. - Tantara Drum­


ming Group 1- 45 p.m. - Fiddle n’ Feet


Appalachian dance side 2 p.m. - Blackburn People’s


Choir 2- 30 p.m. - Amounderness


Ladies Morris dance side 2- 45 p.m. - Zoots street entertainment - juggling, uni-


cycleetc 3- 15 p.m. - Moon de


Lune/Mbackeh Darboe 3-30 p.m. - Blow Jangles


community band SUNDAY


2 p.m. to 4 p.m. - Great Days Music: Clitheroe Town Band,


Castle Bandstand Noon onwards-.Castle Field:


Old fashioned funfair From 10 a.m. - Castle Field:


American cars. Army aerial ropeway, assault course, paint­


balling From 11 a.m. - Skateboard


King of the Castle Competi­ tion, Skatepark - competitions


1-5 p.m. 10- 30 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Birds


of Prey, Castle Grounds 11- 30 a.m. to 4-30 p.m. - Plat­


form Gallery: Railway Exhibi­


tion 2-30 p.m. to 4 p.m. - Castle


Field: Mediaeval Battle Re­


enactment 10 a.m.-5 p.m. - Interchange:


Guided tours in old Ribble bus 10 a.m. - SheepFest every-


where/Castle Gate 11 a.m.-4 p.m. - Castle Gate:


“Shoot Clitheroe” 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Interchange: Steam Bus to Bashall Barn


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