2 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, March 27th, 2008


INSIDE YOUR CLITHEROE ADVERTISER AND TIMES


H Valley M a t te r s ...............................6,7 9 Village News............................... 15,16 9 Letters......................................... 14,26 B Weekendplus.........................22,23,24 9 Easter round-up ............................. 12 H Family Notices...........................20,21 IReadersplus.....................................19 9 Motors Today .................................27 9 Sport................................................. 45


A T A G L A N C E ...


New bid by film club- page 5 PO crisis - MP speaks - page 9


Pupils host OAP holiday - page 18 Cyclist knocked off bike - page 25


INFORMATION


Duty chemist: Mellor Pharmacy, 28 Carter Fold, Mel­ lon Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Police: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Eledricily: 0800 1954141. Gas: 0800 111999. 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: 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: Local confidential advice and information line: 01200 444484. National: 0800 776600. Ribble Valley Talking Newspaper: 01200 428604. Samaritans: 01254 662424. Montlily Volunteer Helpline: 01200 422721. Lancashire Rural Stress Network: 01200 427771. QUEST (specialist smoking cessation service): 01254 358095. Ril)l>le Valley Citizens’ Advice Bureau: 01200 428966.


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Unusual circumstan^s resulted in fatal crash


A “HIGHLY unusual set of circum­ stances” including “atrocious” wet weather conditions and defective rear tyres resulted in the tragic death of a 35-year-old Clitheroe man. An inquest at Blackburn heard that Roys-


ton Stewart Orr - known as Roy - died instantly after his car aquaplaned on surface water and spun off Ribchester Road into a tree at Clayton-le-Dale. A post-mortem also revealed traces of


ectasy and alcohol in Mr Orr’s body, although the alcohol level was well below the drink-drive limit. Coroner Mr Michael Singleton recorded a


verdict of accidental death, speculating that the various factors could have combined to result in the tragedy. “This was a highly unusual set of circum­


stances, but we can learn from the various elements,” said Mr Singleton. . He said that, although found only in small


quantities, the alcohol and the ecstasy in Mr Orr’s bloodstream would “potentiate each other” and affect his judgement. “In the treacherous conditions this night,


judgement was what was needed,” said Mr Singleton. The accident happened around 4 a.m. on


Saturday, December 1st, last year as Mr Orr drove home in very poor weather conditions from his job as a doorman at a nightclub in Blackburn. It seemed he had lost control of his Peu­


geot after aquaplaning on water running across Ribchester Road, at Clayton-Ie-Dale. The car went into a spin before slamming into a tree, killing Mr Orr instantly. No other vehicle was involved. A police accident investigator revealed


that the rear tyres of the car Mr Orr was driving were well below the legal limit. In fact, the car had been booked into a


Death crash


driver named POLICE have identi­ fied a man who died after driving his car the wrong way up the M6 motorway. Jan Jenco (22), who


had recently moved to Hodder Bridge, Clitheroe, from the Czech Republic was killed on the M6 near Carlisle, Cumbria, on March 8th. Police said Mr Jenco


BREAD I BURNLEY I ACCRINGTON BLACKBURN


WEEKEND WEATHER; A wet, but mild weekend with heavy showers on Saturday and Sunday and temperatures up to ll°c.


joined the motorway at junction 43 at 5-20 p.m. and drove his silver- grey Ford Focus south­ bound on the north­ bound carriage-way between junctions 42 and 43 before colliding head-on with a Renault Espace, being driven by a 48-year-old woman from Glasgow. She sustained serious


leg and abdominal injuries and was taken to Cumberland Infir­ mary. A four-year-old boy, who was one of two passengers in the Espace, suffered a bro­ ken arm." The other 20-year-oId


passenger escaped with bruising.


Indian experience starts the year


MORE than 100 people enjoyed a spe­ cial Indian experience to boost funds for a deserving cause. Members of the Ribble Valley


Macmillan 100 Club gathered at the Bengal Tandoori Restaurant, in Whal- ley Road, Clitheroe, for the committee’s first fund-raising event of the year and raised over £800 for the charity. The evening saw the inauguration of


Mrs Margaret Blatchford, as chairman. Sshe takes over from Mrs Linda Barnes, who retired after 21 years. Mrs Blatchford (68), will kick-start this year’s fund-raising by completing a sponsored swim in May in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Over the past 12 months, the com­


mittee has raised £17,000 to help bring relief to cancer sufferers in the Ribble Valley and support for their relatives. Other events during the year will be


the Wednesday lunches to be held at the Spread Eagle, Sawley, on May 14th, August 20th and November 26th. Members would like to thank all


those Ribjjle Valley individuals and businesses who have supported their events in the past year. Anyone wishing to join the club or


attend one of the lunches should con­ tact the secretary, Mrs Margaret Moult on 01254 812672. Pictured are committee members


with Mr Raj Khan, manager of the restaurant at their fund-raiser, (s)


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Clitheroe garage later that day to have the tyres changed. Formerly of Clitheroe, Mr Orr lived with


his partner of two years, Hannah Dugdale, in Longridge, and was driving home when the accident happened. Witnesses told the inquest of torrential


rain that night and water running off the fields on to Barker Brow, where the accident occurred. The drains could not cope and there was water running down either gutter. Immediately before Mr Orr’s car left the road, water was running across the road. PC Adrian Harrison, who investigated the


accident, said Mr Orr had been doing at least 49 m.p.h. when he hit the water and his car aquaplaned. It began to spin before mounting the pavement and hitting the tree. PC Harrison said the tread on the rear


tyres was between 0.5mm and 1.3mm and the legal limit was 1.6mm. “Tread helps pump water out and these


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tyres would have had no ability in that respect,” said PC Harrison.


“Once the car started aquaplaning and


rotating there was very little the driver could do.” Police Sergeant Michael Young, the senior


investigating officer, said he had been made aware of a crash at the same point the previ­ ous day when a Porsche had left the road and been written off. But he said that had been due to the excessive speed of the car when it hit running water in the gully and shot across the road. He said there had been three injury acci­


dents on the road in the past five years, but all on different sections. Mr Mark Barnes, assistant area surveyor


for Lancashire County Council, said the gul­ lies were regularly cleaned. He said when the River Ribble was high water could not drain from the gullies, but he said in the 20 years he had been involved this had only hap­ pened a handful of times. The medical cause of death was given as


multiple injuries. • WELL-KNOWN and liked throughout


Clitheroe and the surrounding area, Roy Orr was one of six children, leaving behind four brothers, Craig, Ian, Terry and David, and a sister, Claire. A former pupil of Brookside Primary


School, he trained as a painter and decora­ tor at Blackburn College and worked for a time as a welder at Castle Cement. In the evenings he also worked as a door­


man at various pubs and clubs, including Clitheroe Social Club and the town’s Key Street Bar. Before moving to Longridge, he had lived


for a time in Grindleton. He is pictured with his partner, Hannah, who at the time of his death described him as “my love, my life and my world”, (s)


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Bridge results WINNERS at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monday evening were: NS Chris Pollard and Pauline Grant, Deanna Atkinson and Robin Atkinson. EW Doreen Blake and Kath Higson, Janet Gilraour and Linda Wilkinson. On Thursday evening


winners were: 1st, Chris Pollard and Doreen Blake; 2nd, Adrian Nor­ ris and William Norris: 3rd, Janet Bailey and Jean Martindale; 4th, Merle Allen and Alasdair Carter.


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Pendle Club BRIDGE winners at the Pendle Club were: Mrs Eileen Hadfield, Mrs Sylvia Walsh, Miss Pat Hargreaves, Mr Ian Armstrong. New members


come every MondajI 30 p.m.


British Summertime begins on Sunday


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Egg safari goes on despite the cold!


COLD weather could not deter hundreds of children from turning up at Clitheroe Castle on Saturday to take part in the fourth annual Easter Egg Treasure Hunt organised by Friends of Cher­ nobyl's Children committee. “Eggs-plorers” came from far


and wide to find the treasure hidden in the Castle grounds - wooden Easter eggs each of which contained a clue on how to find the next egg and progress to the end of the quest. Many of the children who took


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of support we are now receiving we can only assume that we achieved this.” In a statement to the Clitheroe


Advertiser and Times, Mr David Hunter, Head of Rural Affairs at the NWDA, said: “Unfortunately, there has been underspend on this programme and we are unable to roll this funding forward beyond the life of the programme period. “In addition, the continuance of LRF would not have fitted with


IR e BSSP (Business Support Sim­ plification Programme), a national Government initiative, which the NWDA is committed to supporting. • “This aims to reduce duplication of services and make it easier for business to access support. “Free business support will con­


tinue to be available to all businesses in Lancashire through Business Link Northwest.”


part also enjoyed having their faces painted by volunteer friends of the committee Carrie Wilkinson, Megan Whittaker, Katy McDonald and Hannah Whittaker. More than £500 was raised on


the day for this worthwhile char­ ity, which plans to bring 20 chil­ dren over to Clitheroe from Chernobyl in June. So heartfelt thanks are extend­


ed to all who took part in the day helping to raise money to cover the cost of £550 per child for the air fare alone. During their stay in the Ribble


Valley the children are guests of volunteer host families. Winners of the giant Easter


eggs and cuddly bunny prizes, donated by Booths and Sains- burys supermarkets, were Holly Blackburn, Ben Pemroy and Chloe. Volunteers to help with fund­


raising for the charity and organ­ ising events when the children arrive would be most welcome. Anyone wishing to become


involved with the charity as a volunteer or host family can con­ tact Louise Barrett on 07823 533355.


“WHO is WT?” was the ques­ tion we posed on the front page of last week’s Clitheroe Adver­ tiser, after redevelopment work at Clitheroe Castle uncovered a carved stone bearing those ini­ tials? Reader Mr John McNeal


took up the challenge and was the first - and so far the only - one to supply a possible answer. After a trawl through his local history library, Mr McNeal found a reference to one “William de Tatham”, who served as steward of Clitheroe Castle for three terms of office between 1323 and 1340.


SPORTS RELIEF is cele­ brated in pictures in this month’s issue of the Valley-


Is this the answer to our query? The information was found in


the book “Clitheroe, from Bur­ gage Plots to Boundary Stones”, by Cyril Ainsworth, published in 2003. Steward of Clitheroe Castle


was a position of great impor­ tance and responsibility, so it seems likely that William de Tatham’s threefold service would have been recognised in some way and perhaps recorded for posterity by being carved in stone in the very fabric of the castle itself. So it seems the mystery might


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