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Duly chemist: Buckleys Pharmacy, 4 Railway View Road, Clitheroe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Bank Holiday,


-Monday: Boots the Chemist;-15-19 Castle Street-,- Clitheroe: noon to 1 p.m.


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Police:01200443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. ; - Eieciricily: 0800 1954141. Gas: 0800111999. Water: 0845 462200. Councils: Ribble Valley Borough Council, Clitheroe 425111. Clitheroe Town Council, 424722.: riospituls: Royal Blackburn Royal Hospital: 01254 263555. Airedale General Hospital, Steeton: 01535 652511. Clitheroe Community Hospital: 427311. Alcohol Information Centre: 01282416655. Aidsline: 01282 831101 (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.). Domestic Violence Helpline: 01282422024. Cruse Bereavement Care: Ribble Valley 01200 429346., Environmental Agency: Emergencies-0800 807060., Drugs: Local confidential advice and information line: 01200 444484. National: 0800 770600. , Rii)l)le' 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’ Advice Bureau: 01200 428966. ,


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• Blackburn Hospital means Ribble • Valley casualties rescued by the North West Air'Anibulance are now reaching expert treatment - quicker than ever.


. ^ - The life-saving air ambulance


has been in action on.l6 missions in East Lancashire -.several of them in the remote Ribble Valley - since the new hospital heli-pad made landing at. Blackburn an option to its crew of trained para-


. medics.'-The heli-pad built to allow emergency cases*to be.treat- ed within the patch and therefore more speedily. -


. Now tHe air ambulance service


■ has been "given a further'boost in the'form of a £50,000 graiit made by East Lancashire Primary Care Trust, which is responsible for community .health • provision


-throughout.most of.the.area. ■ On being “scrambled” from its


' base at Blackpool Airport, it takes, the helicopter a maximum of 11 minutes to reach any part of the far-flung areas covered by East Lancashire PCT. And with the landing facilities now available at the^area’s Emergency Centre a t the'Royal Blackburn Hospital, treatment is even quicker, since most patients do not have to be taken to Preston and beyond.


' , Over the past six'months, the ' North West Air Ambulance crew : has dealt with injuries ranging ■from industrial accidents to traffic collisions, and from hillside or quarry falls to patients with sports injuries. ,v , The crew has even assisted in


getting a woman in labour from her home in Sabden to the midwife unit, where her baby son was bom safely. . The helicopter was_used as para­


medic back-up to.theTland-based ambulance crew, with the helicop­ ter medic travelling with the preg-


• TEN. designer handbags worth £3,875 in total have been stolen from a Whalley ; shop during a night time raid. •


" ; A slab of concrete was.;


used to smash the window of Poshu, in Accrington Road. .. Detectives are investigat­ ing the break-inViwhich!


!ioccufred'lasti^ednesday.''“'; " They are also warning


members of the public to contact the'police immedi­ ately bn eithrr 01200 458741; or 458734 should theyjbe


; offered a Paul Smith, Nicole :■ Farhi?qr.Escada handbag tor sale.” ■


“ /Remand on bail


CLITHEROE man Steven Adam Clarke (31), of Mear- ley Brook Fold,'- was remanded on bail by Black-/


■ burn magistrates ..after . pleading not guilty to dam-; aging a caribelonging'tb Farouk Hussain on’ the town’s Tesco car park.


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nant woman to hospital in the ambulance. Other cases include a quad bike


accident in Pendleton, a man who was kicked in the face by a cow in Great Harwood and a patient with a broken ankle was flown off Pen-


■dle Hill to hospital in Blackburn in a matter of minutes, while several victims of road traffic accidents have been taken for emergency treatment by. helicopter. Lynda Brislin, chief executive of


North West Air Ambulance, said: “In the past, patients would have to be flown to Preston or further for emergency treatment, but now they can be flown directly to East Lancashire's specialist emergency centre.... “We’ve ju s t celebrated six


months of being fully operational with the local heli-pad and I am delighted th a t things are going


, well. All credit to the courage and skills of our paramedics and pilots and all of our team. The ability to land the helicopter on the doorstep also means we can swiftly transfer


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improves chances


Bridge club results


WINNERS at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Mond A evening were: NS C h™ P o l la rd /a n d Doreen Blake, Adrian Norris and William Norris; EW J. Pawlicki and John Ren­ ton, Geoff Wharfe and Kath Thompson.' ;On Thursday evening


winners were: NS Moira Philips and Michael Jef­ fery, Chris Pollard and Joan Bowker joint second with Lorna Pimperton and Brian Holden. EW Use Park and Kath Hig- son, Pat',Murray and Sheila Cornwell.


Pendle Cliib latest


patients from Blackburn to other specialist UK units, such as trans­ plant centres, if needed.” . On an emergency mission, air .


ambulance crews are able to treat seriously-ill patients at the actual scene of an accident and then fly them to the hospital’s dedicated emergency department in a matter of minutes.


. Lynda added: “By receiving


treatment at the scene and arriv­ ing a t the hospital within the ‘Golden Hour’, a patient’s chances of survival and speed of recovery are improved dramatically. - ■: “However we are a charity and


the service costs almost £2 million a year to run. We are very grateful for the cash grant from East Lan­ cashire PCT, but the fact remains that we rely virtually 100% on the public’s support.” To find out how you can support


the vital work of the North West Air Ambulance, visit its website at: www.norliiwcslairumbulancc.co. ■ uk


'Top chefs will Bank; Holiday


A TEAM of top Ribble Valley chefs is determined to make the Bank Holiday sizzle whatever the weather.


, Throughout both Sunday and Mon­


day, culinary experts from With a Twist Catering, the former outside catering arm of Langho’s Northcote Manor, will be cooking up the best in barbecue food outside Dawson’s Department Store. They will be transforming the car


park area into the town’s “hottest” eatery, demonstrating inspirational, but easy-to-follow recipes, as well as more traditional favourites. All the food will then be offered, free-of- charge, to anyone wanting to taste test. The team will also be giving away


up a treat


recipe DVDs and leaflets plus other free goodies. Of the event, which is being sup­


ported by Weber Barbecues and Clitheroe butchers Harrison and Kerr, Dawson’s Mandy Dawson says: “We are really looking forward to hosting


.what should be a fantastic couple of days. Whatever, your kitchen skills, •you should be able to learn enough to go home and dish up a family feast from the garden!” ' On both days, barbecues will be lit a t 10 a.m. when Dawson’s opens, with the first full cookery demonstration a t 10-30 a.m. and approximately every


• hour thereafter until the store closes at 4 p.m.


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BRIDGE winners at the Pendle Club were Mrs Marjorie Collier, Mrs Doris Farnsworth, Mrs Anne Sooper, Mrs Eileen Hadfield, r Experienced players are welcome every Mon­ day a t 1-30 p.m. ' Domino winners were: R. Barker; jo in t 2, E. Barker and M. Parkes; 4, J. Monahgan; joint 5, W. Barker and r. (jhew. In the solo whist, win­


ners were: J;'Thornton,- K. Holding,'M.'Holdini' Line dancing is held


every Thursday at 1-30 p.m.


Breach teen - J \ n e b i i r t


A CLITHEROE teenag­ er has pleaded not guilty to breaching an anti­ social beha-viour order by associating with a person in a public place when prohibited from doing so and possessing intoxi­ cants in a public place. Kyle Stephen Ivison (18); of V P e e l . Park Avenue, .was remanded on bail by magistrates in Blackburn.-


vEarly traffic


-disrupted TRAFFIC was disrupted in Langho early on Mon­ day morning. : A lorry, carrying waste


containers : •. became. ■ trappediinder the bridge


a t around 7 a .m .: Police and the fire serv- ■ . ice were called to. the


scene. Police closed the road and some.disruption


was ; caused . to ■ ‘ Clitheroe raij service.


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Town explodes in festival fun


■ by Natalie Cox


CLITHEROE’S second festi­ val weekend was a huge suc­ cess, drawing crowds to the town from across the Ribble Valley and beyond. Activities and entertainment


were staged a t venues across Clitheroe from Friday afternoon until Sunday afternoon. Events began with a beer festi­


val organised by the East Lan­ cashire branch of the Campaign for Real Ale and the St Mary’s Centre management committee. Vocal and musical entertain­


men t throughout the weekend had been coordinated by Great Days with acts including the Blackburn People’s Choir and the Swing Commanders among those entertaining the crowds. A busking competition, held as


part of the weekend events, was won by local trio, Laurie and Carol Harrison and Jim Halsall, who performed outside the Unit­ ed Reformed Church at the top of Moor Lane. On the field at Clitheroe Castle


there were traditional fairground rides and an assault course and aerial ropeway provided by the Army’s recruitment team from the barracks at Fulwood.


A BMX competition on the


Saturday was followed on the Sunday with a skateboard con­ test, organised by Oasis. Leading people towards the field attrac­ tions were some 40 sheep which had been entered in this year’s SheepFest coordinated by the Friends of Ribble Valley Commu­ n i ty and E n tertainm en t. Throughout the town shops and businesses had also joined in the fun with their own sheep displays. Flags flew all weekend with the


community banners bringing a “flutter of colour” to Clitheroe’s main thoroughfares. Once again the festival was run


in association with Community Rail Day and to celebrate the occasion the Platform Gallery hosted an exhibition of train- inspired photographs, a competi­ tion and colourful rail posters cre­ ated by local schools. Other creative events had been


organised throughout the week­ end by New Form Arts. On Sat­ urday people were inspired to help “Paint Clitheroe” and add their own montage to create a panoramic townscape, while on Sunday a photograph event was entitled “Shoot Clitheroe”. . Organisers said the weekend


had been a great success, adding th a t the 2,600 printed pro-


A fantastic slideshow of the festival can be seen by logging on to www.clilheroeadverliser.co.uk


grammes had been handed out, with 700 more downloaded from the event’s website. Mr Richard Jackson, one of


those responsible for coordinating festival, said everything had gone according to plan. He said the steam and vintage buses had proved popular and closing some of the town centre streets to vehi­ cles had enabled people to make the most of the entertainment on offer. Said Mr Jackson: “We would


like to thank all the people who helped make the whole event a success. We could not have organ­ ised the festival without the help of New Form Arts, the SheepFest organisers and all the schools who had made sheep, the Platform Gallery, Ribble Valley Rail, the Community Rail Partnership and Northern Rail. “First Group provided stewards


and for help with the beer festival we want to thank the St Mary’s Management Group and volun­ teers and CAMRA. Our thanks also go the Great Days committee and Clitheroe Chamber of Trade for money for the street entertain­ ment, as well as the Platform Gallery for helping xvith the Flag Festival and the many volunteers who helped to make the festival such a success.” Funding for the events came


, from an Awards for All grant, as well as grants given to the festival by Ribble Valley Borough Coun­ cil and Clitheroe To\vn Council. • Picture special - see page 12


rLittie; girl proves she’s a


A LITTLE girl has proved she has big lungs when it comes to running and swim­ ming by becoming the Great British biathlon champion for her age group. Read P rim a ry S ch o o l.


. pupil Elizabeth Greenwood (nine) came first in the 50m.


■ swim and 1km. run in the recent National Biathlon Championships in Maccles­


field. Elizabeth proved she was a star in the making when she


'.won last year’s Race for Life in Burnley’s Towneley Park.


: ' But her proud father, Mr Michael Greenwood, admits he does not know where she gets her ability from. He said: “Elizabeth is a.


star


very strong runner and swimmer but she certainly doesn’t get it from me or her mother, Jane. She must be a throwback. “We are very proud of her


though. Sheis really keen on the biathlon and she beat a


. lot of talented young people from across the country. Elizabeth really enjoys her sport and she would like to continue when she’s older.’ She certainly seems to have the potential.”


. / : Elizabeth, who lives in


Read, is a member of Ribble Valley Modern Pentathlon Club in Clitheroe, Blackburn H arriers and Pioneer 79 Swimming Club in Accring­ ton.


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