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A LANCASHIRE lad with 20 years’ experience in account- ;; ancy and' corporate finance - has turned his back.on “The't


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For 'the Ia s f '’i2 'years,'."'adopted Clitheronian Tony Haslam worked in the" ■ • corporate finance industry for some oF- , Londonjand; Manchester’s top financial i r i s t i t u t i o r ^ . ^ - ■


ilriitially^joiriirig-a • large Lancashire. Accountancy Practice, Tony worked his , ■ way up through the ranks becoming a


‘Senior Audit Manager with the firm with a team of eight staff looking after small local businesses. He also specialised in VAT and managed all the practices cus­ tomers who had monthly or- quarterly. returns and provided valuable advice on any changes to the VAT regime.


After’seven years with the practice and newly qualified, he moved into Corporate Rnance providing specialised funding for small start ups to large high street busi­ nesses often with facilities up to £25m. His continued determination and drive soon landed Tony a position at a major : Belgian bank in London as a Regional Sales Director.


However, Tony so o n ; became tired of "the fast pace and cut throat world of city working and yearned to return to what he most admired about the job he initially trained for - to help the small, hard work­ ing local businesses.


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Valley physio “ clocks up world first


. by .ymen. Meath A-GLITHEROE woman has


:;notched up a world first. iVTChartered physiotherapist ;-Denise P ark, has become the -- World Moimtain Running Associ-


s: ation’s first accredited physiother- ■ apist. - '


: For almost 20 years, Denise ^ j.fbeen treating fell runners, gaining Jjrespect worldwide. During the ft pMt four years she has travelled £;extenavely with the England Fell


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ABL Accountancy, realise that funding small E businesses' is even rriore difficult in the. current climate with banks “suppos­ edly" not. lenrJing as reported in the media nearly E every": day. However “the money is available- i f ' you know where' to look. That’s - where; we come' in with my cor­ porate finance experi­


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Tony says the Ribbie Valley was the obvi- . ous place to start up his new business.


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The Chancellor’s decision to cut VAT to 15% this, week has many small busi­ nesses wondering how it will affect them. But Tony said: “In today’s climate this may be a short term bonus for the small business, the administration of the change will not be easy so with our expertise in this area .we hope to ease the burden enabling businesses to con­ centrate . on making money/' and : not adding unnecessary costs changing sys­ tems to cope with the new rates. We are an approved Sage reseller so can assist in choosing the right accounting soft­ ware suitable for your business."-:?:.*--"^:


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. 'Ruiming Team and European and / -World Champion Anna Kchrtova. In the last few. months alone, she has attended races in Canada, the Czech Republic, Switzerland and ;


■Austria. .Earlier this year, 2007 Italian


• World Champion Mountain Run- : ner, Marco di Gaspero, suggested that Denise, of Peel Street, should be recognised internationally for, her knowledge and expertise in


. treating off-road running injuries. Others also suggested ;to the, WMRA president th a t they would like Denise to be pven th e ; status of World Mountain Run-


: ning Physiotherapist. She explained that many of the


top athletes travel from race to race during the race season and often struggle to see a physiother-' apist who is experienced in treat-, ing th e ir p ar ticu la r type of injuries. As a consequence they are'. reluctant to see somebody who they are unfamiliar with, so may persevere w ith.injur ies th a t require attention. . Many of the world’s top runners have been treated by Denise, including the current and six times .World


Champion, Johnathon Wya t^ ;' from New Zealand. Denise will now be recommend­


ed to race organisers around the world as the recognised WMRA Physiotherapist. ‘.‘Soirie of the runners think it is strange that a physiotherapist from England should be the mountain running - injury specialist, b u t there are, many fell runners in the north of / Elnglandandlhavegained alotof ‘ experience treating them over the last 20 years. Mountain nmning is . still low profile in England, but next year, trials are being held in Keswick to consider its approval into the . Commonwealth Games. Hopefully this will raise the profile


of th is amazing sport,” said Denisa'- At h er Clitheroe'practice,


-Denise has two other Chartered physiotherapists (Russell Wrigley and Sarah T u n s ta llj and two masseurs (Andy. Robinson and Julie Coupland).. Russell also works a t Blackburn Rovers Foot­ ball Club, and Sarah is a fell, cross­ country and mountain runner and ■won bronze indi-vidual medal and gold team medal in the European M o unta in Running Champi­ onships earlier this year. As well as treating sports-^related injuries, the practice offers a comprehen-


. sive service to any indi'vidual who requires physiotherapy treatment.


THREE members of Ribblesdale Camera Club recently attended a seminar hosted by the Lancashire •


•and Cheshire Photographic Union, where two top regional judges explained how they approach judging.-


Camera club members are now ‘approved’ join th e published list of


Groups of attendees, led by an - established judge, were invited to


; discuss and mark a selection of ■ prints. From this, just 11 of the - 50 attendees, who came from all:= over Lancashire, Cheshire and the Isle of Man, were in-vited to i


approved judges. Ribblesdale did well, with two of their members


accepting the invitation and spe­ cial co n g ra tu la t io n s to John Fletcher for his success. The Ribblesdale club’s exhibi-


tions are currently in Clitheroe and


. L 0 n g r i d g e libraries. Several.


. members also sub­ mitted work to the


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Jjifetime chance for six Valley students


T by Natalie Cox


SIX students from the Rib­ bie 'Valley, have been chosen, to represent the UK at the


• 2009 Global Young Leaders’ Conference in America. The Clitheroe Royal Gram­


mar sixth-form students were selected to represent the North of England a t the annual con­ ference; in Washington DC and


. New York, in July. •■ "iLois Norris, .Clementine Brown, : Zoeyah Shaheen*- Amelia-James, Sophie Perry- and Christopher Metz.were nominated to attend the confer­ ence by their teacher, head of


English Mrs Joanne Mangan. Lois (16), of S tonyhurs t.


'View, Brockhall Village, said: ■: “This is a huge privilege and a


, fantastic opportunity for.us, as we are the only representatives from the North of England. “As only six people to go from


the North, we feel it really is a rare opportunity.” However, the group needs to ■


raise £3,000 each to cover the cost of their two-week trip of a lifetime and they hope to raise enough money, through fundr raising events and sponsorship. ■'Lois said: “We are going to do


. a-sponsored walk over the -Three Peaks in Yorkshire, and we will be ha'ving some auctions' and parties as well.” ■


: • The Global Young Lead­ ers’ Conference is a unique lead-, ership development pro­ gramme, which brings together. young people from around the world to build leadership skills (| in a global context. I t gives students the opportu­


nity to learn from and exchange ideas •with some of the world’s top business leaders, policy offi­ cials, lobbyists, journalists, diplomats and academics. ■rhe stu d en ts will also be


given the chance to analyse ideas surrounding communica­ tions, law, diplomacy, human rights, peace, security, econom­ ics and the role of the United Nations. •


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PICTURED from the left are CRGS pupils Lois Norris, Zoeyah Shaheen, Christopher Metz, Clemmie Brown and Amelia James, who will represent the UK at the conference in America. (A221008/5) ' ■ '■ -■


Naturalists enthralled by speaker’s mountain flower subject


IN her lecture to Clitheroe Natural­ ists, Dr Irene Ridge explained why


. there are comparatively few mountain flowers on the high slopes of the British Isles. .; She.explained that the mountains are older than the Alps and as a result the topsoil has eroded since the Ice Ages; Dr Ridge said there are some exceptions, 'with pockets of flora in the Upper Teesdale area on the sugar


limestone,' and in the area around Malham and Settle the bird’s-eye primrose, mountain pansy cranberry and cotton grass are to be found. . Dr Ridge said our wet climate with ■


acid bogs was a deciding factor, but on the coast sea campion and thrift can tolerate sea spray and higher up on the mountains arctic and starry, sax­ ifrage can be found. ■ Her audience learned that the loss


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of flowers can be explained by excess grazing and human interferenca The emphasis of the ta lk then


turned to the Pyrenees with slides of flowers including many gentians in shades from pale blue to deep •violet; as well as pasque flowers •with hairy stems, slender wild tulips, spring sand­ wort, grape hyacinth and kidney vetch. In Andorra there were elderflower


orchids in red and cream, ^ong with the alpine snow bell, while rare plants included alpine primroses and dog­ toothed violets. On-the borders of Spain, vertical


rock faces held gloxianias, white false orchids and broom rape, a parasitic plant. The audience was also shown flow­


ers in the Dolomites where white cro­ cus, butterbur and alpine clematis


• were part of the flower cover. In wood­ lands the single-petalled wild peony flourishes with the yellow anemone. Question time followed before chair­


man Muriel Camithers thanked Dr Ridge for an interesting and instruc-


; tive evening. • The next library lecture will be tonight a t 7-30 p.m. when Gerry


- Stephens will talk on “South Africa from Cape to Namaqualand”. .'


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