-12 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, June 19th, 2008


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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)


Ghris’s passion is saving cash and


-z fTUEL pric^'are spanng7-f ; there are t h ^ "who jdriye for a living 7


%pumps, tvith petrol around'£1.15 per litre and diesel - ‘'^eats mto already narrow profit margins. ,'T f;6


^ a living-^


1 pAMotorists are forking out a- fortune to f ilj up at. t ^ ^Lthat is increasmgly.lSfd to. earn^ the rising cost of fuelr;i v-S


hce considered asignificahtlyjCheaper'alternative>i5^^-'»‘‘T Hrivorc hnim nlrpnHv Rtacrpri fnel nrntre


1.; going through'the'roofvT^ price'bikK'are^^^^^ [.'.the rising'global cost bfxrude'oil,^butiw^


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B fallSj'the price at tbe pmnp'doem’t s^m to follow. Thebstp'iphe,Clitheroe ijw there’s the tax! ‘


'.'PSiiJ/'tlie final solution,>but


One, Clitheroe motorist b'elieves there is.‘Maybe not | certainly/ a wiable alternative.


• (r>;j.Many, especially in cities,'are spurning their cars andK-ii botKcheaper and greenti,„„ei»i vu,iYvii..*«-‘‘*‘ f5looking to public transport or other a l t e r n a t i v e s . C l e w s , ’‘of Higlimoor,Park,-beheves m LPQ. He.)


/ Sales of pedal cycles are booming;■That is good for the;|§is1a TOnyert,'in. every sei^'pt the;iTOnl,'an^^ ' f environmentj^but m- rural areas, like the Kibble ,Vallej^^|'to spread the wordz/With fuel pricK in the national spot-, s f many people ne^ their cars and have' no viable alterna-Sji light; Chris contact^ the .Clitheroe Advertiser^ tell us^; five.


' , ' by Chris Clews.


; 7 1 ^ his has been a bit of a passion . I • ;of mine for three years now,


■ JL and three years ago I asked .■ myself whether what I was about to ■ do was going to be worth it. , - ;■ / '


. - In hindsight, and with the current ; : price of petrol. I ’m glad I did! Obvi- ■ ously I'm keen to share this with you..


- and with others to help them and, our community.


' - I'm talking about using an alter- ■


native fuel, a greener, fuel,-quite z; widespread now and one that ,is far less taxed by the government in an .;,, attempt ( f can only, guess) to get


■ By the way, Lam not including bio-diesel as “ greener”, fuel..-Alas, : anyone who drives a diesel is not going to benefit from my experience. • Also, don't believe the hype - bio- / -


-more people to use it? I'm talking ■ about LPG or Liquid Petroleum ■ Gas,- currently. 54p perjitre) com-.> pared to £1.15p a litre for petrol! ■ i -rz ■


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. diesel is only a 5 % to 45 % mix with ■ standard diesel (the latter being the most expensive) and unfortunately/-


■ now. Third" World countries are cut- .•' . ting-down rainforest'to grow palm '. oil in an effort to produce, itl/Not - eco-friendly after all? ’ z' >.


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■ ‘ However,^rbelieve they are active^ ■ ly Workington LPG conversions for.' diesels.


- So how.do you start using LPG? ; Bythe way there, are three filling :> ( Stations ■


■ within 10 < ' ' ’ ’ ■ miles of


■ Clitheroe, two on the A59 and one at - Salthill industrial estate, which sell LPG.


‘ Tr-how he is bucking the systenft.Tand how you could too'.-;


your car and this is the painful bit! An average conversion costs around £1,800, but before you write this, idea off; if you do over. 18,000 miles a year you could get your money back in a year and enjoy half-price fuel for as long after that as you keep your car.


’ ’ Put it another way, if you were to ,


take out a loan for-the money, it would start paying back'approxi­ mately 24% interest from day one! ' Incidentally, there is a business on


Clitheroe’s Salthill’s estate which does conversions,' and many-more between here and Manchester. ' . :.= Yes;, there are some drawbacks, but the benefits far outweigh them. You need an extra tank for a start.


-This can go in your boot or, if you are limited in space, in the spare wheel well. '


; (‘■You don't really need a spare'


wheel nowadays, you just need to, carry an aerosol canister that will repair your puncture to get you to a garage or to get you h om e . : :.. v; •' ■ Is it more dangerous than petrol? Well actually.no’.‘ 'rhe tank is far- more robust than a petro] tank'and: survives even the' worst c'ollisiqns. It: can't leak as it is sealed by solenoids that close when no power<is applied to,them.. In ,the dvent of a fire.thc tank is designed to rele'ase the!gas


:slowly, whereas’a petrol tank could; just explode.


" ' . Li.What'hap^ ' ^ run out of


■ gas?. Well your, car mil automatical­ ly switch back to running on petrol again until you get to your.mext[ LPG station;!Tn fact.if you .want" GOO miles’ range out of'your car for a long journey you can have it with


■ a full tank of LPG and a full tank of petrol.


- . It has benefits for your engine ■. to'o. The oil which .lubricates your engine does not get'petrol dissolved in it so it lasts longer, protecting your engine between services. As


/ LPG only produces carbon dioxide '(C 0 2 ) and:water,‘there are no harmful gases released into the atmosphere.- Consequently the cat­ alytic converter has nothing to do, and your exhaust lasts longer as there are no acids to corrode it. • ■ So who would benefit? Well cer­


tainly taxi drivers and for the cus­ tomers too; Also anyone who drives


■ a fuel-hungry 4x4, SUV. (sportys ; utility vehicle) or people carrier. (I have the latter) or.anyone who drives more than about 18,000 miles


-!■ a year on business and for pleasure. - 'M y daily commute to work is 250 vmiles a week, or l,000,miles;a


/ month, but I also want to use the car for familyholidays. Mainly


•' though, essentialservices such as ■


• nurses, priests and any. community


' -minibuses (petrol) would benefit. If enough people switched to


: LPG, it-would also help us.to meet •;the 2020 C02 emissions'targets •,;,because_:LPG produces 25% less C02 than petrol or'diesel.-.This is vbecause LPG is made.up of a mix-


:'ture ofipropane and'butane (yes, ■•^camping gas) and as gas hydrocar- bons are simpler molecules than liq-


S uids they contain a greater-propo- : tion of hydrogen atoms and less car-


■' bon atomsI Hence burning them produces less C02 and more.water for the same energy output.


.i; / One day we could be running cars Cljtheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)'


will-be staggered between 6-30 and 7- -30 p.m. and friends iandfamily are wel­ come to join in.


Members of Balder- stone and District WI i took a walk through the fields, over the stiles, meet­ ing some local resi­ dents on the way, and on to Balder- stone Church, then back to Mellor Brook by road. The weather was kind making it a pleasant evening. Leader was Mrs Carolyn Hymas who also won the raffle.


Back at Mellor Brook . Community Centre


, members enjoyed a quiz organised by Mrs Anne Roy le. ,


BOLTON-BY- BOWLAND .


Young farmers On Monday night , members of Bolton- by-Bowland Young Farmers enjoyed a


■ guided walk round Malcolm Hanley’s farm. Thanks was expressed by Han­ nah Norman.


Members were reminded that next Monday’s meeting


OUR picture shows Chris Clews filling up his car with LPG fuel (BlOOGOS/lb) •


on pure hydrogen which would just • produce water vapour as emissions.


■ However, this is still a long way off, so LPG seems the next logical step towards getting there.,


' Italy . aiid-The Netherlands already use LPG widely:due to petrol rationing during and after the war, which led them to look for ■alternatives. Japan too, especially -for their, taxis in Tokyo, a much cleaner'city than London. ■ ‘


■ Widespread use of LPG would also help reduce our reliance on Middle Eastern oil.' BP gets most of. its gas from the North Sea and'


■ due to the surplus either gives it away to third world countries or burns it off. What a waste of ener- gyi


One more point to note. Because of their eco-credentials, LPG vehi­


cles are exempt from the congestion, charge in London. When Manches­ ter introduces its congestion charge it is likely to be based on the Lon-


; don model,' so if you commute to ..Manchester, just think of-the ■ potential saving. •


■’ ■ If you are interested to learn


-.more about LPG you can start online., by


www.boostlpg.co.uk www.lpga.co.uk/.


going . to: and


■ ■ It makes even more sense as time goes on to make the switch to.a greener fuel that is less than half the price of petrol and will remain for the foreseeable future. Better for Kibble Valley overall, better for our pockets and better for, the needy, better for our country’s economy and better for the environment and / our children's future.


Graphic images beamed to mobiles i KaiseyourptillfThe ^


•LAKGE and busy, pubs across Lan- - cashire are supporting the Partnership, for Koad Safety’s summer drink-drive/ campaign, now under way. ; / ■ z i ■ . ■ To help halt the waste of lives on


' sage is getting through; However, there are still more than three people in every 100 getting caught over the limit in Lancashire and 3,000 people a year


Lancashire’s roads, a short, edgy film; specifically aimed at younger drivers: will be beamed to Bluetooth enabled;^‘/sio.ned;by.•Lancaste^^A■lc6hbl;Harm /


' in Britain die as a result of drink-^driv- "eis.' ‘ “ Steamed Up” was initial_ly_commis-'


■ mobile phones while people are order-® I^eduction;Partnership and has'won . ing their drinks in selected pubs.;


Called .“Steamed Up” ,’ the.film williS.caiirajin/the;UK‘an'diUSAT'-.'^^^


set some pulses racing, but crucially,? tlmeemiUiq'iJbitspn.^deo sharing web-/ put those driving home off their beer. sile^YouTube tapfqye iti’Tt;^ The campaign; follows the success oL;/j.a^aptVd[forcBlueto6thjmessa^^^ by ~


last year’s Christmas.Drink-.Driye^jGjThe'i^n^mre.PaHnershipifoil^^^^ Campaign by the;Partnership, whereufeSafetyjai^iban beWiewed ohlinaat: . the proportion of those testing positiveJ;£w'w.safeS;fayml;coiukK


dropped from 4.5% in 2006 to 3.3%,; T^ film has also been e:i>anded to a? .suggesting that the drink-drive mes-'. 'cinema advertisement and is the basis.’


', -• s se^ a raw ^ d s for effective communi- of a website; www.steamed-up.co.uk - - ■


! Linda Sanderson, Communications ; Manager for Lancashire Partnership for Koad Safety, said; “This 80-second ;


. film hits you right:between the eyesr ; and will make people think twice about - ■; what they order. It will also get people • talking about;the'’acceptability of


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A drinking and 'driving atihe .very .'time ■ that it matters'- in the pub.” ' ' ' '


• IF you are convicted oL drink­ driving you will be banned from driv-


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' ing and could go to prison and face''a . ■ heavy fine. You could lose your job and ./ the cost of your car insurance will rock- - wet. If you'(ause the.death of someone / While driving under, the influence o f ’


./.drink,or .drugs you.could be sent to; : prison for up to' 14 years.'


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A SPECIAL “Pets Praise in the Park” service is being organised "


. by The Salvation Army in ' ■ ’ Clitheroe.


Capt. Elizabeth Smith and Lt'


, Brenda Wise are co-ordinating - ' the short pet blessing service : ;


, which will take place on Satur-z.' day, June 28th.


- - All members of the public are' invited along to join in the short service'which will be held in the;


. grounds of Clitheroe Castle at'/ the Eshton Terrace entrance. . ' . Said Capt. Smith: “Every- ' body, will be made welcome and


ithanadog. ;


.. “■^e think this is something . : / that'members of the local com-. > munity will be interested in get- ' ting involved with and we are , really looking forward toit.” , , ;:; She added that the service ' would include a song or two,


;- i prayer and blessing, as .well as™ short message about the joy pets


. .; bring to their owners. .;. ; . • To enable the service to be


«;i heard by all those who attend . ■ _


; we want people to bring their; ■'/ pets along, but nothing larger < ■ ■,;


T ’- Capt; Smith needs to borrow a ' battery operated amplification ., //systemwitha.microphone. , --/Ajiyone who could loan her: /


.! any suitable equipment can con- •'tact her on 0770 9351394. -


, is the last one before the summer break. It is a car treasure hunt starting from Gisburn Auction Mart. Start times


DOWNHAM


Summer music The “Music For A Summer Evening”


with Maxine Molin- Rose on harp and vocals by Serenata held in St Leonard’s Church, Downham, on Saturday was thoroughly enjoyed by a packed audi­ ence. A short expla­ nation on the intra- cacies of harp play­ ing, a large variety of songs and a glass of wine and nibbles in the Interval helped towards a very entertaining evening. Mrs Molly Roskell and her. band of willing helpers are to be congratulated, on their oranisation and hard work. Pro­ ceeds will go to church funds. Organist, Mrs. Adele Pridding played before and after the concert. ;


Family service Mr James Bovenizer,


• of Faith Mission, was a welcome guest preacher at the unit­ ed family service held in Downham Parish Church on


Sunday morning. With slides, and music on his guitar, the . theme for Fathers’ Day was the parable of the Prodigal ■ Son. Canon Rodney Nicholson wel­ comed everyone and thanked all who attended. Refresh­ ments were served after the service at which Mrs Adele Pridding was organ­ ist.


DUNSOP BRIDGE


Evening trip Members of Dunsop Bridge WI enjoyed


; an evening trip to • Samlesbury Hall. . A supper of hot-pot was served in the dining room fol­ lowed by a ghost tour of the hall led by Mr Simon


, Entwistle. Thanks were expressed by presi­ dent Mrs M. Beat- tie. ■


The next meeting on July 9th is a folk song and country dance evening with a practical demon­ stration by Mal­ colm and Jeannie Deakin.


As ladies from Chip­ ping WI will be vis­ iting, members are asked to bring extra supper.


Digital Hearing Nearly 15% of the population have a degree of hearing loss,


■ that’s 1 in 7 people in the East Lancs area. The majority of people can be helped by the provision of a hearing aid, yet


. traditionally more than half choose not to wear them. * Reasons commonly given are that the Aids are too big .


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and bulky, that they whistle, and that they amplify too,. much background sound. However, things have changed ,r dramatically since the introduction of Digital Technology. Andrew Friel RHAD B.Sc; of the Hearing Centre, Burnley,, says “Modem'Digital Hearing'Aids are effectively mini- ■ computers within the Ear, that analyse sound, control ,


volume automatically and reduce unwanted noise or / fecdback. The latest generation ofHearing Aids have a -. form of Artificial Intelligence, which allows Dispensers .


to apply new Audiological solutions, and deliver better. speech understanding in noise without compromising on


' comfort’.’. “Many Hearing Aids are now so small, that they ; are virtually invisible when in use as they fit deep into the .


' ear canal, so people no longer have to be self conscious .,. about wearing them”. In the Ear Digital Hearing Aids start ...


fi"omjust £365.00 • ^


- Hearing Aid technology has come on leaps and bounds . v. over the past few years, and nowhere reflects this more, ; , .


' ' than the Hearing Centre, 35 Hammerton Street, Buriiley. , ‘ - : The centre is equipped with the very latest Audiological,,; , ' • testing facilities for diagnosing a Hearing Problem, and,..


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" sburid booth to ^arantee test accuracy. It is a farpily tun,,;,,.,,; Hearing Healthcare practice; founded by.Mr.William,Friel '' almost 40 years ago; and also Dispensing privately at two .,


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f L'ahdashires’s leading Hospitals. There are also fuJUime. /; ■; ranches in La'ncaster,Blackbum'and Blacl^ool. /


■ ■‘Andrew says that ‘Although the Hearing Centre is at the i : forefront ofTechnology, we strive to retain the personal... 5 . , ;, . touch of a family mn business” .


. -The Hearing Centre is not tied to any National company, , -|,/ " and offers traly independent and impartial adviccUearing ,,, tests are free and all Hearing Aids are fitted on’a 60-day free, home trial to ensure client satisfaction ,


, , For more information, contact:- ' ' "-■[ ■ The Hearing Centre, tel: 01282 433010 www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk ews from the V illages Log on (0 www.clilhcrooadvcrliscr.co.uk for village news online Vd GISBURN


Mystery trip Me'mbers and friends of Gisburn Moth­ ers’ Union set out on a perfect summer evening for their annual mystery out­ ing and supper.


Travelling through the glorious scenery of Wharfedale, they arrived in Cracoe where a delicious buffet supper await­ ed them at Jackson’s Farm Shop and Cafe. Afterwards arrangements were made for the MU whist and domino drive on August 2nd in Rimington Memorial Institute.


Thanks : were expressed to, Mrs Hilda Waddington for arranging the enjoyable outing and to the friendly catering staff.


/ GRINDLETON


Tennis It's not centre court that the people in Grindleton are heading for. It's the brand new multi­


user games area in the . - recreation ground. ■


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In preparation for the tennis season, the new net has been installed and is ready for all comers. Also a practice wall has been set-up to help you warm-up for your game.


Sportsday ,.


Results: Fancy dress.; Pre­ school:


. Emily


Hutchinson (sheet music). Reception: Jack; Hutchinson (one man band). Yl: Lois - McTiffin (Cher). Y2 and Y3: Kit Lloyd (Ossie Osborne). Y4,Y5,Y6 and oven joint 1, Mil­ lie McEvoy (Ossie Osborne)


and


Eleanor MvEvoy, (Dolly Parton). .


Races Novelty: 10-12 yrs - Ryan Middleton, James Wolfenden, Douglas Airton. 8-9


. yrs - Matthew,Fur- bush, Charlie Lloyd, Tom Wolfenden. Flat Race: 10-12 yrs - Ben Shack, James Wolfenden, Ryan Middleton.8-9 yrs - Charlie Lloyd, Tom Wolfenden, Josh Tay­ lor. 6-7 yrs - Jake Connelly, Kit Lloyd, Eve Hutchinson. 5 yrs - Lois Tiffin,


: Daniel Wood, Henry Sudworth. Under 4 yrs: Saha McTiffin, Alice Walker, Imogen Haworth. 13-15 yrs - Sally Wood, Ben Trenner, Jake Lloyd.


Adults - Matt Tootal, Mark Loach, Sean Lloyd.


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Egg and spoon: G-7 yrs -Kit Lioyd, Lexy Trainer, Eve Hutchinson. 4-5 yrs - Lois McTiffin, George .; Walker, Daniel Wood. Under 4 yrs-Sasha McTif-.


' fin, Emily Hutchin- ■ son, Rory Bullock. Three-legged: 11 yrs and under - James Wolfenden and Isaac Pope, Charlie Lloyd and Henry Olleren-


■ shaw, Tom Wolfenden and Kit Lloyd; 12 yrs and over - Ivan and Fiona Taylor, Nick and Helen Hutchin­ son, Isaac Pope and Jason Bartram. ■


Family relay: Lloyd, O l l e r e n s h a w , Hutchinson.


Village cricket On Sunday Grindle­ ton Cricket Club entertained Rolls Royce.


Grindleton skipper Crossland won the toss and elected to bat first. The open­ ing pair of Jackson and Wilkinson got off to a steady start


Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, June 19th, 2008 13 : putting on 32 before


/ Jackson fell victim to Blackwell. Mid- dlebrough joined


< Wilkinson at the crease, spending most of the time as a spectator as Wilkinson contin­ ued where he had left off last week. The pair shared a


• stand of 102 before Middlebrough (38) was bowled by Whitehead. Wilkin­ son’s explosive innings of 72 came to a close two runs later as the home- side suffered a mini wobble. Skipper Crossland soon put a stop to that, despite losing some partners along the way, a fine half cen- •tury enabled the


' home-side to finish on 244.


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Rolls Royce’s open- ers’Thompson and the very impressive Martin looked, determined and untroubled by the


- Grindleton attack. With the opening bowlers seen off, the- match was very evenly poised.Cross- land brought him­ self into the attack alongside Cherry, and the match


V swung sharply in Grindleton’s favour. Stand-in keeper Wilkinson, had a hand in both dis­ missals, firsta sharp


catch behind the stumps saw Thomp­ son (46) heading back to the pavilion,


■ then some lightning glove work saw Martin (50) follow suit. The wickets continued to fall, with all the bowlers enjoying some suc­ cess. The Rolls Royce innings final­ ly finished on 178 for 7, a shortfall of 66 runs.


Next week Grindle­ ton play on Satur­ day; away at Heb- den Bridge.


HURST GREEN


Rehearsal Tonight’s pantomime rehearsal is for those in scenes 1,2,3 and


■ 4. Actors are asked to be at Hurst


■ Green - Memorial Hall for 8 p.m., dancers need to attend at 7-30 p.m.


Show tips At the meeting of Hurst Green WI, next Thursday there will be some inspi­ ration and guidance for entries to the Clitheroe Area WI Show. The competi­ tion is for the most objects which can be packed into a match box.


Open garden The gardens at Dut­ ton Hall, Gallows


Lane, will be open on June 28th and 29th from 1-5 p.m.


Bird watching " Kidzone at St. John's Church /


' has


rearranged their bird watching trip to Stocks Reservoir to this Sunday..


Kidzone has a very full programme of events, including meetings and trips.


_ Tel. Caroline Hold­ en it you want to get involved 01254 826316.


Fete It is now time -to begin preparing entries for the many competitions includ­ ing photography, crafts and floral arrangements tor Hurst Green annual fete on July 6th.:


- Children have their own competitions anddetailscan.be found


on


W W W. h UTS t - green.co.uk or tel. Kath 01254 826898 or Giir01254 826378 for a programme. The fete begins ■with a pet show at 11 a.m. judged by local vet Mike Rimmer.


Tombola prizes are needed, please drop them at St Joseph's School or contact Nancy Bailey 01254 826903. Also, cakes will be needed for the cake stall and teas.


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