2 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, August 28th, 2008


INSIDEYOUR CLITHEROE ADVERTISER AND TIM|S .


■ Valley Matters . ■ Village News


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■ Letters....... . — i ---- .10 ■ Weekentiplus ................... .44,45 ■ GCSE results special . . . . ---- 16-23 ■ Family Notices ------- --. . . . . .42,43 ■ Readersplus. . . . . . . . ---- . . . . . . .47 ■ Motors Today .......................... . .48 ■ Sport . ;. . — . . . ..................61-64


A T A G L A N C E . . . Wedding parade - page 4


Gisburn’s new play area - page 5 ‘Set in cement’- page 8 / ; Search for young chefs - page 9 -


iNFORMATION


Duty chemist; Boots the Chemist, 15-19 Castle StrMt, Clitheroe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Police: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Electricity: 08001954141. Gas; 0800 111999. Water: 0845 462200. Councils: Kibble 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: 01282 416655.


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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: 01254 226200. National: 0800 776600. Rihliic 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


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358095. Rilililc Valley Citizens’ Advice Bureau: 01200 428966.


CONTACT US! News: 01200 422324 Advertising: 01200 422323 Classified: 01282 422331 Family Notices and Photo Orders: 01282 478134 Fax: 01200 443467 editor e-mail: vivien.meath@eastlancsnews.co.uk news editor e-mail: dtmcan.smitli@easllancsnew.s.co.uk sports editor e-mail: edward.Ice@castIancsncws.co.uk


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A CHEQUE for £500 has been presented to Ribble Valley Crossroads.


• The donation was handed ; over by Mr Jeff Riding, pres­ ident of the Rotary Club of Clitheroe, at a farewell lunch held a t the Eaves Hall Hotel.


i l » LANGHO ■ READ ^ ■ BURNLEY ACCRINGTON BLACKBURN!


WEEKEND .WEATHER: It will be a humid; but cloudy weekend with light showers on Sunday and maximum temperatures of 20°C.


SUNRISE; 6-13 a.m. SUNSET: 8-05 p.m. , LIGHTING UP TIME: 7-35 p.m.


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-THE National Blood Ser- .vice will be holding blood donor sessions in West Bradford Village Hall, on Wednesday, September 3rd . from 2 to 4 p.m. and 5-30 to ■ 7-30 p.m. and on September


Donor sessions in West Bradford ,


; T9th in the same venue and same times.


.. f Any0ne aged:1 7 -6 0, weighing: o v e r . 7 s t . 121b


ing a blood donor.


; • (50kg) and iii general good. , I'health could p otentially ■ . start saving lives by becom­


: : : more information on becoming a blood donor including details of ses- rsions, o r ' to ma ke : an ■ appointment call 0845 7711 :::711.


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: The club was thanked for: its donation by Mrs Eliza­ beth Parkinson,'honorary secretary of Crossroads. . Ribble Valley Crossroads relieves carers who devote their time, effort and energy


■ to looking after loved ones. . Trained staff relieve carers of their role and responsibili-


; ties enabling them to have, time to themselves. , .


: ‘ Donations such as the one given by the Rotary Club of Clitheroe go towards provid­ in g ; the suppor t which enables carers to continue in ■ their role. Pictured, from the left,


Ribble Valley Crossroads • Trustees David Bleazard and Ann Roberts, retiring President of the R ota ry


Club of Clitheroe, Jeff Rid­ ing, and Ribble Valley Cross-


■ roads Trustees Liz Parkin­ son and Joan Myers, (s) • Tomorrow and Sunday,


the expansive gardens of the Old Zoo, Brockhall Village, will be open to visitors via the Yellow Book Open Gar­ dens scheme from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.


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‘ Money raised will be going to supporting Ribble Valley


- Crossroads - see “As I See i t ”, page 6 and What’s On, page 45.


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Treatment room services ^ receive massive cash boost


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• The overall injection of more than £14m. into local community. NHS provision in the Ribble Valley is all part of the PC T ’s declared policy of bringing more and more


’ services into the local community, with state-of-the-art facilities and buildings on hand for local residents. The PCT’s chief executive Mr David


Peat, who lives in the Ribble Valley, has said: “Our aim is to bring facilities and services fit for the 21st Century into the heart of the Ribble Valley. We are looking to the future.” The scheme for the enhanced treatment


Rooms has been authorised officially by the PCT’s Estates Group and the funding has been identified by the Finance Directorate. Now, the decision awaits final ratification by 'the PCT Board a t next month’s board meet­


ing. ■ Work should begin in the New Year and


■Vwill be phased, in order to keep other exist- . ■ ing services under way for local residents. Temporarily, the treatment rook services will have to be re-located during building work, though this issue is still under discus­


sion. . The new extension will be at the rear of


the building, and ultimately the existing treatment room lay-out will be re-configured. to provide seven modern treatment rooms. Mr Peat added: “I ’m pleased to be able to


inform local residents of this additional ^ investment, on top of the major advances made already in community health provi^., sion in the Ribble Valley.


^ “The.£1.4m. investment in Clitheroe,


■ Health Centre has been well received by the public. Then we were able to announce the : major £12m. re-provision plans on the com­ munity hospital site, and now this. I t ’s very pleasing to be bringing more and more serv­ ices and better facilities into a local setting.”


Helping hand for carers Surgery hours


changes planned PA'flENTS in some Ribble Valley vil­ lages will soon be able to see their doctor in the evening instead of relying solely on daytime-only appointments. ’Those residents who use the Sabden


and Whalley Medical Group will be able to visit their CP on Monday evenings from 6-30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and at the same time on alternate Wednesday and Thurs­ day evenings. :'The move is being introduced after the


Government asked for extended surgery hours to ensure more flexible access for


the public. , Now, almost two thirds of the GPs in


the East Lancashire Primary Care Trust’s area of Hyndburn, Pendle, Burnley, Rossendale and Ribble Valley have signed up to the scheme, with several other sur­ geries yet to finalise their future inten­ tions. ■


■ It is understood that both Pendleside


Medical Group and The Castle Medical Group'at Clitheroe Health Centre have


yet to discuss the issue. A spokeswoman said: “Because of the


holiday period it has been difficult to con­ vene a meeting with all the doctors and relevant staff present. Both practices will be considering possible future arrange­ ments as soon as it’s practicable.” • Local GPs have the choice whether to


offer this enhanced service to their patients or opt for staying as they are, though more surgeries are expected to come on board over the autumn period. Surgeries will be introducing their


extended opening hours on a gradual basis, with many beginning next week. East Lancashire Primary Care Trust


has significantly invested in this service to ensure local patients have access to pre- bookable GP and/or Practice Nurse appointments during the extended hours slots.


Pendle club latest


BRIDGE winners at the Pendle Club were Mrs Anne Cooper, Mr Harvey Jackson, Mrs Eileen Woods, Mrs gylvia Walsh. • ; ;New members welcome every Monday at 1-30 p.m.


. Solo whist winners.were: M. Holding, K. Holding, M. Parker, - _ New members welcome every Monday at


7 p.m. Domino winners: J. Thornber, joint 2, G.


Berry and-J. Oddie; 4, R. Knight; 5, F. Cooke; D. Lowe (booby)..


:; p.m.


New members welcome every Friday at 7 • -


30 p.m. and sequence dancing every Tuesday a t '7-30 p.m.


Bridge club results


WINNERS a t Clitheroe Bridge ChAwn Monday evening were NS Adrian NorWIid William Norris, B. Guha and Use Park. EW Lillian Wharfe and Linda Wilkinson, David


Mortimer andPat Ward. On Thursday evening winners were NS


Chris Pollard and Sue Johnson, Janet Bailey and Jean Martindale. EW Use Park and Kath Higson, Geoff Capstick and Ernest Ormand.


GP


Line dancing is held every Thursday at 1- - '


Birthday delight for Senna A TEENAGER, who originally


• asked for her GCSE results not to be printed in the paper for fear of ruining her 16th birthday celebra­ tions, has scored a maximum 11 A’” grades. As soon as Senna Aslam, pic­


tured, received her outstanding marks she instantly hoped her request had been lost in the post. For the Clitheroe Royal (Iram-


mar School pupil had scored the joint best result at the Ribble Val­ ley schooLwhich placed her among not only the very best in Lancashire, but the country as a whole.


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■ Her achievement is especially significant as she is one of the youngest in her school year which goes against the general rule that


Inn backs this rip-off!


: older pupils do better in exams. Senna, who lives in Nelson, had


plenty to celebrate when she turned 16 on Saturday, making her mother Mrs Farkhanda Aslam very proud. Her best friend Maria Asad also celebrated 11 A*s. . Senna took biology, chemistry,


physics, maths, English language, English literature, food technolo­ gy, information technology, histo­ ry, French and additional maths.. She starts her A-levels in biolo­


gy, chemistry, maths, French and general studies at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Sixth Form Centre next month.


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• See pages 16 to 23 for our results round-up.


Royal guest will mark cancer charity’s £V2m. milestone


THE very princely sum of


. ■ £500,000 raised for a children’s. - . - cancer charity is to be marked by a


royal visit. Members of the Ribble Valley a n d .


White Rose Ladies will be welcoming


. the Duke of Gloucester to their next; luncheon on September 9th. Now, the group, formerly the Ribble


(’ j |B |’he charity began life in the Ribble r ” ley b^ed at the Stirk House Hotel,


Valley Ladies’ Luncheon Club, is call­ ing for new members to join in time to meet the Duke.


' Gisburn. I t is still headed by Clitheroe busi-- '


nesswomen Irene Chenery and Carol


• Maher, but now holds the majority of • its meetings at The Rendezvous Hotel


! in Skipton, owned by group secretary ‘j Karen Weaving and her husband, Mal­ colm, who have supported the charity *■ since its inception. X ,


Prince Richard Duke of Gloucester is president of Cancer Research, the’


- designated fund to which the Ribble Walley and White Rose Ladies regular­ ly contribute. : A fund-raising body which unites


the traditionally opposed counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire in the battle against cancer, they have raised over a half a million pounds specifically for research into childhood leukaemia. Despite the name, the charity wel- -


comes gentleman supporters and non­ members to their regular luncheon and dinner events which feature a range of •.


■inspiring speakers. ’The Duke'of Gloucester attended an •


event at the Stirk House Hotel, then , • owned by Mr and Mrs Weaving, when the then Ribble Valley Ladies reached


■. their quarter million milestone, and the committee is delighted that he is


’ honouring them again this autumn. :; The luncheon will be a celebration of


the drive and resilience of youth, with some inspirational young visitors invited to meet the Duke, including Yorkshire’s runner up in the BBC’s last series of The Apprentice. Claire Young will be attending the event prior to her own appearance as speaker. at Ribble Valley and White Rose Ladies annual ball on October 10th. Reminding everyone of how worth­ while and appreciated these fund-rais-


. ing efforts for research are, will be 13 year-old Child of Achievement’, Lau­ ren Richmond, of, Barnoldswick. Lauren was diagnosed with •


leukaemia in October 1999 and will ■ meet the Duke, having successfully,


■ fought the disease with the aid of treatment.


’ For details on how to support the


Ribble Valley and White Rose Ladies or for tickets to the luncheon contact , secretary, Mrs Weaving on 01756 , 700100.' ■


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FOR the first time ever the Assheton Arms, at Downham, is proudly backing a real rip-off! But the only one suffering will be resident chef Fred Shore­


man, pictured,when he undergoes an (almost) full body wax­ ing early next month. !


: The courageous cook will have his back, chest, arms and


legs waxed to raise money for the Derian House Children’s Hospice, at Chorley, which cares for children and their families across the North West. Anyone willing to sponsor fearless Fred can call in a t the Assheton Arms or phone on 01200 441227.


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Brothers in custody over sex offences


TWO brothers have been • remanded in custody after : being convicted of sex


t offences by a jury. I One, who lives in West ! Bradford, was found guilty of i a total of 22 charges, includ- I ing rape, while the other was i convicted of a single charge ! of indecent assault, i The pair now face sentenc- ’ ing next month after pfe-sen- ! tence reports have been pre- i pared by the probation serv­


ice. They had claimed in their defence a t a Preston Crown Court trial that the allegations agains t them were lies. Alan Hughes (50), of


Eaves Hall Lane, West Brad­ ford, was found guilty of four charges of rape, two of assault by beating, two of indecency with a child, plus 14 other charges of indecent assault. His brother, Bertram


Hughes (45), of Red Wharf Bay, Anglesey, was convicted of one offence of indecent assault. He was found not guilty,


on the judge’s direction, of four other charges alleging indecent assault. Following the unanimous


verdicts, Judge Michael Byrne told the jury: “There clearly will have to be sub­ stantial sentences, but I need a lot of information before I


can even begin to consider that.” Bail was refused each of the defendants. The three-week trial had


heard th a t th e offences spanned a number of years. M a t te rs came to light


when a complaint was made and when interviewed by police, both men denied the offences.


, Sentencing will take place


on Thursday, September 18th.


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