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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 01282 478111 (Advertising), 01282 422331 (Classified) Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, October 30th, 2008.


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Letters ... .. • • • • • . . . - • • • • • • • -14 Weekendplus ----------- --------- Down Memory Lane . . . . . . . • • • • -,4 Family Notices..........................22,23 Readersplus . .. .. . . . .


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Motors Today ................................31 Sport . .. .. . .; . .. .............. . • -46-48


AT A GLANCE... Village pays tribute - page 8


200 years of education - page 10 ‘No more’ homes—page 11


Poultry show is a hit — page 12 INFQRMATION Duly chemist: Read and Simonstone Pharmacy, 90


Whalley Road, Read: 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: Ribble Valley Borough Council, Clitheroe


425111. Clitheroe Town Council, 424722. Hospitals: Royal Blackburn Royal Hospital: 01254 263555. Airedale General Hospital, Stceton: 01535 652511. Clitheroe Community Hospital: 427311. Alcohol Information Centre: 01282 416655. 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. Ribbic 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. Ribbic Valley Citizens’ Advice Bureau: 01200 428966.


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SUNRISE: 07-06 a.m. SUNSET: 4-38 p.m. LIGHTING UP TIME: 4-08 p.m.


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Hallowe’en revellers advised to stay away'


by Faiza Afzaal


IT’S Hallowe’en tomorrow and revellers are being advised not to head for Pendle


Hill. On October 31st, the local landmark


becomes a magnet attracting thousands of visitors from far and wide. In recent years, the number of thrill-seeking people visiting. Pendle Hill on Hallowe’en has increased. However, this year it will be closed to parked. cars from 5 p.m. to 3 a.m. and popular fair­ ground rides and mobile, catering units will also be banned - or risk being towed away. The move follows increasing concerns


about the growth of the event, heavy traffic, the health and safety of pedestrians, alcohol-


related issues and the use of fireworks. • Motorists are reminded that a one-way


system will be in place for traffic travelling from the A59 to Sabden.


Motorists heading for Pendle Hill via the


A59 will not be allowed to stop until they reach Sabden, where they will be allowed to park and walk up the hill. Pendle Hill will be


Weekend rain causes havoc


HEAVY rainstorms over the weekend caused havoc on the roads of three Ribble Valley vil­


lages. Police issued weather


warnings throughout Saturday night in the rural borough, as roads around Sawley, Whalley and Ribchester were sub­


merged. The A59 at the bottom


of Sawley was impassable around 1 a.m., as were lots of other minor roads. Police put out warning


signs and contacted at- risk residents in Whalley, Sawley, Bolton-by-Bow- land, Langho and Ribch­ ester in the early hours of Sunday.


V Meanwhile, staff from .


the Environment Agency were out and about across Lancashire last Wednesday and Thurs­ day, as part of a training exercise for dealing with a major flooding incident. The exercise was based


on a flood scenario,- which both office and field


based staff responded to as if i t was a real flood incident.


THE theft of an Ifor Williams trailer is being- investigated by police. The machine,, worth


£2,000 and with a model number of “LM3500”, was stolen from Elker, Lane, Billingt.on,


' Over 50 members of staff were involved in the exercise that tested pro­ cedures and communica­


tion. Environment Agency


officers tested the loud- hailer in Whalley, as well as taking river gauge readings in Walton-le- Dale and data collection in Ribchester. Sue Moffat, of the


Flood Incident Manage­ ment Team, said: “Exer­ cises like this are extremely important for preparing our staff and practicing our procedures before a real event. “Preparation is key to


dealing with a flood event so it is important th a t people find out if they are at risk from flooding and take steps to protect themselves.” To find out if you are


a t risk of flooding and the steps you can take to prepare yourself in advance of a flood, call the Environment


‘ Agency’s Floodline on 0845 988 1188 or visit www .en v ironment- agency.gov.uk/flood


Police investigatie trailer theft


between 1-45 a.m. on Monday and noon on Tuesday.' Anyone with information, is urged to call Clitheroe Police on 443344,-or: the free-and- confidential Crimestop. pers line on 0800 555111.


For Ribble^Valley news'onlihe go to..., ww.w.clitfieroe^dvertiser.co.uk:


closed to all traffic travelling from Sabden and access to the Wellsprings Inn at the Nick o’ Pendle will be by ticket only. Traffic coming into Sabden via Whalley


Road from the direction of Whalley or Accrington will have to exit the village via Padiham Road in the direction of Black or White Hill, or people will have to park their cars and walk up Pendle Hill. ^Traffic coming into Sabden via Black or


White Hill from the direction of Padiham, Burnley, the M65, or M66, will have to exit the village via Whalley Road, or park and walk up Pendle Hill. ' There will be “no waiting” cones on both sides of Clitheroe Road from its junction with Whalley Road, Sabden, over Pendle Hill to the Pendleton turn-off. Specialist contractors will remove any fairground rides, mobile catering units or vehicles parked in the no-waiting area. ■


Tickets sellmgoTiLfast


TICKETS for the debut concert of the Ribble Valley's newest choir are selling


quickly. . And Valley Voices founder-conductor


Glen Pate is urging people not to wait until the day to buy. The concert, at English Martyrs' RC


Church, Whalley, on Sunday at 7-30 p.m. is a “thank you” to the church for providing rehearsal facilities. All pro­ ceeds from the concert will go to the church. Mr Pate said: “We are limited to an


audience of 160 and I wouldn't like to see anybody disappointed by arriving at the church -without a ticket and finding the concert is sold out. There may be a few tickets left by then, but if a large number of people were to turn up -with­


out tickets, it could be embarrassing.” The programme tickets can be


obtained by phoning 01254 824312 or from the presbytery or from Whalley


Post Office. Guest soloists at the concert will be


soprano Joanne Smith, who has sung opera all over the world, and popular Nelson tenor John Shaw. Said Mr Pate: “ We've put together


what we hope'will be an entertaining programme. I t’s not all highbrow stuff, we’ll have a few laughs along the way as


well. ■ “The choir has been together only


since May and has worked tremendou^ ly hard in that time. The concert will feature only p a r t of the repertoire rehearsed over the past few months.”


Cold weather forces skatepark closure


THE cold snap led to the closure of Clitheroe’s skatepark during half- term holidays. Bosses at the park,


which is situated in the Castle Grounds, had to make a decision on 'Tues­ day morning to close the facility due to icy condi- tions.The move angered local skaters and skate­ boarders who wanted to make the most of their “concrete paradise” dur­ ing, the holidays. Mr Da-vid Moore, spokesman for The Grand, which is


• A CHARITY dinner will be held-at the Dilraj Restaurant, Clithcruc, to raise money for the flood victims of Bangladesh. All proceeds will go to the


families .whose: homes have been destroyed'by the flooding iii the North-


responsible for the park, said: “It was cold and icy on Tuesday and extreme­ ly hazardous for skaters to be at the site, so we decid­ ed to close it. “It is our responsibility


to make sure people use the skatepark in a very considered and safe man­ ner.” Mr Moore said that


earlier this week vandals had broken into the park and ripped off the fence and emptied rubbish bins on to the site. Police are investigating.


West region. The dinner will be held at the restau­ rant in Parsons Lane on


November I8th; at 7-30 p.m.


• The meal will cost £10 per person and tables must


: be booked in advance on 01200 427224 or 428483'.


Solo whist


SOLO whist winners at the Pendle Club were: L. Norris, D. Underwood, D. Knight. Bridge winners at the


Pendle Club were Mrs Anne Riley and Mrs Jean Walmsley, Mrs Marilyn Wood-and Mrs Anne


Cooper. Domino winners; V.


Giles, R. Chew, joint 3, P. Holden and D. Knight,


5th M. Davies; , New members wel­


come every Friday at 7 -p.m. Line dancing is held every'Thursday at 1-30 p.m., and sequence danc-, ing is held every Tuesday . :


at 7-30 p.m.,, -~ Bridge club WINNERS at Clitheroe :


Bridge Club on Thursday evening were; NS B.


- ' - • ■ ■ , - •- CF-


Guha and Tony Stokes, Chris Pollard and Merle Allen. EW Brenda Wil­ son aind John Renton. •


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Civic newspaper now on CD


BLIND and visually-impaired Ribble Val­ ley residents can now obtain Ribble Valley Borough Council’s civic newspaper, .Ribble Valley News, on audio CD. Free audio versions of Ribble Valley


News, which is published twice a year by Ribble Valley Borough Council and dis­ tributed to the borough’s 20,000 homes, are now available thanks to a council collabo­ ration with the Ribble Valley Talking- Newspaper Group. • The group was established nearly 30


years ago to record local news for the bor­ ough’s 150 blind and visually impaired res­ idents. Staffed entirely by volunteers, it has sub­


sequently recorded thousands of “talking newspapers”, originally on tape cassettes and now on CD. Ribble Valley Borough Council’s equali­


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ty and diversity champion, Coun. Rosie Elms, said: “We are delighted to be work­


ing with the Ribble Valley Talking News­ paper Group on this worthwhile project. Blind and visually-impaired residents have . asked us to produce the civic newspaper as -■ an audio version and, thanks to the Ribble Valley Talking Newspaper Group’s wealth of expertise, we are now able to do so. “Ribble-Valley Borough Council values


diversity and is committed to identifying individual and community needs, and responding to them locally.” 'The Ribble Valley Talking Newspaper


currently has 90 readers, who commit to reading twice a year, but is always looking


for new readers. Please contact the group’s secretary, Pat


Pearce, on 01200 424939, if you would like to volunteer, be added to the group’s mail­ ing list, or make a donation. Audio copies of Ribble Valley News are


. available from the council’s corporate coin- , munications unit pn 01200 414483.


PICTURED arc members of the Ribbic Valley Talking Newspaper Group,.wilh Coun. Elms, second from right, (s)


Fears as new bus policy strikes


by Duncan Smith


A MASSIVE 88% fewer pupils now travel to Clitheroe Royal Grammar School by free school bus than at this,


time last year. At Rowland High School the


number of pupils qualifying for free school transport has plum­ meted by 33% and only Ribbles- dale High School Technology College has seen a slight increase (4%) in the-number of pupils receiving free bus passes. The Lancashire County Coun­


cil figures follow a change in its school transport policy for Rib­ ble Valley secondary school pupils, which came into effect from the beginning of the cur­


rent academic year. - It means that pupils now only


qualify for a free bus pass if they live the minimum walking dis-


: tance (three miles) from the nearest suitable secondary school and attend that school


and no o t h e r . . So, for example, a pupil from


Whalley would get a pass if attending Ribblesdale High, in Clitheroe, but not if attending Clitheroe Royal Grammar,


^jhich is slightly further away. - B ^ h e change only affects pupils


^^eginning secondary school from - this September and not those ■ previously attending, so the • Whalley pupil could have an


■ older brother or sister who would still receive a bus pass to ,the


grammar school. The LOG figures clearly show that the grammar school-which


has a selective admissions policy and traditionally draws its stu­ dents from a wider area - has been hardest hit by the change. However, the county council has previously s ta ted th a t the change only brings Ribble Valley into line with school transport policy for the rest of the county. A campaign against the


change has been co-ordinated by Clitheroe Citizens’ Advice Bureau after it was contacted by several concerned parents. Bureau manager Katy Marshall said the figures highlighted two key areas of concer. , “There’s the equal opportuni­


ty issue and the financial hard­ ship involved,” she said. “It is a central aim of our work


to ensure equal access to all serv­ ices, including education. In some cases the new policy has a harsh impact on households fac­ ing financial pressure. They may not be able to claim support as they are not in the lowest income group, but still face hardship.” . “All admission policies must be


‘fair, clear and objective’ in the. words of the-chairman of the. National Grammar- Schools Association.^But then parents


- also have to face the cost of get­ ting their children there, which,


the Citizens’ Advice Bureau believes, may affect parental ' choice and undermine equality


of access. ■ “So far 43 parents have con­


tacted us on this issue. They see the policy as unfair and a disin­


centive to parents wishing to exercise choice of school in the Ribble Valley.”.


Many parents have also com­


mented that the net result of the change is in stark contrast with the Government’s and county council’s stated aim of reducing “school run” traffic to protect the environment. - “On the one hand Lancashire


County Council is promoting its Sustainable Transport Policy, and on the other hand this policy encourages car use to school,” said Angela Cunliffe, one of the. parents campaigning against the change in policy. She asked: “Where is the


Green Agenda here? It is count­ er-productive to cut back on free school bus travel when we should- be educating young people into


- using public transport, surely?” The CAB’S Katy Marshall added: “Last week the Sutton


: Trust’s research showed that- grammar school places are taken: up by a disproportionate number of children from richer families, this policy will only make it harder for those from less well- off backgrounds.” -. by this issue


- is invited to contact Ribble ,Val-


-. ley Citizens Advice Bureau either in person or by telephon­ ing the Advice Line on 01200 428966.' The main Clitheroe office is open weekdays except Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 4


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