Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, July 31st, 2008


for all the family to enjoy - . by Julie Magee,


GOOD old fashioned family fun was the order of they‘day for the, annual Bolton-by-Bovvland sports day. The annual event, which is organ­


ised by members of the village chil­ dren’s committee, dates back to the


1940s. Set on the picturesque village


; green, the event started with a pro­ cession to St Peter and St Paul’s Parish Church where a brief service was conducted by churchwarden Mrs ’ Christine Taylor. ■


^ ■ The procession made its way back


to the green for the judging of the fancy dress competition, which .this, year had a theme of 1‘musicals’.^ i . . Traditional races were then the.


RESULTS. Fancy dress. Over 8 yrs: Girls -


: PilIing (PinkLadyJ. Boys-Robert Cap- • 'stick (Oliver), Sam Mitton (T.-Bird .


. Grease). v.


■ Under 8 yrs: Girls - Emelia Mitchell ■ (Bert), Lottie Curry (South Pacific),-


■ Molly Dakin (Frenchie Grease). Boys- Kit Lloyd (Oliver), Joseph Maden,(Pm^. . chio),-'fyler Maden ( Bugsy Malpne).i^-r'^, . Races. 12 and over Boys - Jake Lloyd,v;


. James Robinson, Ben Mitton. Girls -; .Hannah.Robinson, Faye .Capstick,J Emma Capstickl’


- Georgina'Bullock (Wicked),‘Natalie ■


4 and under Boys - Sam Lloyd, Joseph Maden, Williarrr Mellin. Girls - Liberty >


! Whalley, Evie Hoyle, Emelia Mitchell. ■: Three-legged: 12 and over: Gir ls - ;


■Hanah Robinson and Amy Bonar, Faye


and Emma Capstick. ■' 9 to 11: Boys-Charlie Lloyd and Peter


Cherry, Robert Capstick and Ben Guthrie. Girls - Kate Robinson and


-Sophie Leeming, Laura Baron and Amy ’.Prescott, Eleanor Dakin and Hannah • 'Mellin. - .


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: •l >7 to 8:iBoys'T KitiUoyd and Louis Jame^ Tyler Maden ahd'^illiam Robin-


9 to 11 yrs: Boys4- Charlie Lloyd, Peter, -; - *',■


‘' Cherry,’Robert Capstick- Girls - Hanah - , ■ Mellin, Kate Robinson; Elbe Shackleton . ; - 7 and 8 yrs: Boys - Joseph Mellin, ■ .Louis’James,_Kit Lloyd. Girls- Molly ;


-;Robinsoh;i(feorgia:'L'eeming, Molly - Dakin. ‘


' order of the day in addition to a cross ^ country race to King Henry’s, Mews, and a girls versus boys tug o’ war. with the girls being eventual winners. All competitors received a medal


and many received additional tro­ phies and certificates. However, it was the Lloyd boys who dominated the presentation ceremony with Jake, Charlie, Kit and Sam collecting a selection of certificates and silver­ ware.


. _■ The day concluded with a family


barbecue in the village school grounds, where a selection of pupils from the school performed a choreo­ graphed cheer leading routine.


Please - look at


the full picture I READ with interest Bert Hard­ wick’s latest letter concerning the economy. However, I am not sure if he was


having a go at me, at the Prime Min­ ister or the Labour government in general. What I would ask him to do is to look at the wider picture..This is the government that has intro­ duced the'miniirium wage) ,h a s -


' brought millions of children out of poverty and is about to do^the’ same ' for another 200,000 after, measures'.


: published this week'f In addition',^ ’ Britain nbwhas more'people in work- thah a t any time in'our history. So


Write to The Editor, Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Chtlieroe BB72EW or c-mail v men mcnth@eastlancsnews.co uk


there are still a lot of families living on the poverty line in addition to,,


'hard up pensioners and it is these' .vulnerable people in our society who -are hit the hardest when inflation rises to'5 or 6% so I syinpathise with


I’please.don’ts a y this isn’t a caring ■ government..-Yes, the government-


- borrows billions every, year, but that is the way governments work. When ^you compare Britain’s debt with that of other countries you find that our debt is far less than that of Germany, France and Ita ly and massively smaller than that'of .the USA; Even afte'r4he latest borrowings the debt will only be 3.%:of. GDP..Compare th a t , with a debt'of 8% of GDP under. the last'Conservative govern­ ment most of which went on dole", money for’the millions of people out of work and police overtime! . ■ Of course this Labour government. has made mistakes, all governments .


• • do. l also disagreed with the decision to go to war on Iraq (a decision that has become a disaster, not least for the Iraqi people) and as Bert quite rightly points out, costing billions of


• pounds that could have been spent more wisely. But don’t forget, it .was the Lib Dems who were against the war and it was'only voted through


-the Commons because of the sup­ port "of the Tories; Even after the introduction of the minimum wage -


■'.Bert up to a point, but if he is.to pay 'tax on his increase in state pension then that can’t be his only source of income. You won’t need reminding what the.inflation figure reached under the last Tory government; but I would point out that the difference this time is that the causes are the, doubling of the price of oil and the world shortage of food - factors not under the control of our government.,. Which brings me to my last point:;, there are millions of people around; the world who are literally starving and who don’t have a supply of clean- water. So how can you criticise, the ; ' Government for giving billions in?


STEVE DAVIES, • HighmoorPifrk,- Clilheroc


> ■ I am aware i t was held for the


third year running, but I am not! aware of i t being an intrusion to Sawley village or any of the other; surrounding'-villages.


‘ • In fact, I have looked into thc;.;


event with interest and I'am very- happy to report that the whole event; , is aimed at putting as much money,;, as possible into local businesses.-As v much equipment as possible is hired ■ from lo c a lh ire firms. The local^ garage saw a massive increase in;:-; shop sales, a local milkman supplied all the milk throughout the event, a- local electrician did all the genera-


V tors,'':lighting etc., and there was a- '--"■con'stant stream of deliveries from t- o’ur local takeaways.'^ All local taxis were"^use’d,' the' local


•■ brewery did the bar, site amenities' '- were supplied locally.;, the list could ’ go on!'


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- overseas aid and then claim that it is ■ uncaring?


; ' : I would also like to point out that the music was recorded throughout


■ the nights with a noise meter, which travelled around several points, one;


: of . which was Sawley, and on only one night was it heard in Sawley due


Busy and popular V


events for crowds IN response to last week’s letter, “Too much noise for far too long!’, being a Sawley resident myself I


- parish. ’ ’ ■' ■•■ ’ ■' ■


'■ would like to make some' comments on the'recent music event in. bur.


-■‘ to the east wind carrying the music. • ; Even then it was well below the deci- ■,-'.bel limit which the recorder was pre- ■ set at. On the other two nights the wind in the flowerbeds made more noise! On the subject of motocross bikes,


:; ’;yes, if the weather is bad then i t is,? ,c as I can gather," cancelled to make it ; s-'^better for both the event and the?


land. Common sense I would sug­


gest. I can’t understand the remark


i'. ’ S and G yrs: Boys - Sarhucl James, Charlie Pilling. Girls - Keela Cros^; Eli^-, _


i-Keth Griffiths, Katie Dakin. ' 4 and under Boya-Sam Lloyd,‘JokphV’'


. Maden, William Mellin. Girls - Liberty - ; Whalley, Juliet Griffiths, Evie Hoyle. - Egg and spoon. 12 and over: Boys-


Jake Lloyd, James Robinson, Ben Mitr ton. Girls - Hannah Robinson, Faye Cap?-; stick, Emma Capstick. ,


, 9 to 11: Boys-. Charlie Lloyd, Peter'


Cherry, Robert Capstick. Girls-Laura Baron, Hannah Mellin, Eleanor Dakin.


■James, Kit Lloyd. Girls-Georgia Leem-.s: ing, Molly Robinson, Rebecca Pilling. - - 5 and G: Boys - Samuel James, Charlie


■ Pilling. Girls- Keela Cross, Katie Dakin, , ■ Elizabeth Griffiths. -


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~ison;JosephMel]ih and,Broden Salmon. ■


’;Girls - Georgia Leeriiing and Molly ' Robinson, Molly Dakin andiRebecca-, Pilling, Olivia Atkinson.' : '-riiyi'js . Teddy race. 5 and G:-BoyaT;Samuel*;


James, Charlie Pilling. Girls - Keela J Cross, Elizabeth Griffiths, Katie Dakin. -


' 4 and under Boys-Sam Lloyd, Joseph Maden, William Mellin. Girls - Juliet ;■ Griffiths, Evie Hoyle, Emelia Mitchell. • Obstacle. 12 and over: Boys - James Robinson, Sam Mittbn, Ben Mitton. Girls ’ Faye Capstick, Hannah Robinson, -


Emma Capstick. . , 9 to 11: Boys - Charlie Lloyd, Peter


Cherry, Robert Capstick. Girls - Hannah Mcllin, Kate Robinson, Eleanor Dakin.


. .. 7,and 8: Boys - Joseph Mellin, Louis. James, Kit Lloyd. Girls - Georgia Leem­ ing, Molly Dakin, Rebecca Pilling. 5 to G: Boys - Samuel James, Charlie


7 and 8: Boys - Joseph Mellin, Louis ;


Pilling. Girls- Keela Cross, Elizabeth Gnf- fiths, Rebecca Simmonds. 4andunder Boys-SamLloyd, Joseph


Maden, William Mellin. Girls-Juliet Grif­ fiths, Bethany Cater, Emelia Mitchell. •. Round the Green. Kit Lloyd, Louis •James, Joseph Mellin. .


THE tug o’war'proved a hit with all the youngsters (s) Cross Country. Jake Lloyd, Charlie'


Lloyd, Peter Cherry. Mum’s race: Helen Dakin, Rachel


James, Nicky Leeming. Dad’s race:. John Griffiths, Shaun Lloyd, joint 3rd, Stephen Leeming and Pete Dakin.


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" Trophies: Wilkinson Cup - Charlie Lloyd, Golden Jubilee Cup - Kit Lloyd, Curry Cup - Kit Lloyd, Ashton Cup - Kit Lloyd, Ashton Cross Country - Jake Lloyd, Ribble Cup -r Keela Cross, Lilburn Cup - Hannah Robinson.


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speed along Hayhurst Street, in ^Clitheroe., _


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-;-;This street is used as a “rat run” from Pendle Road to .'Whalley Road and also from Pendle Road -via Derby Street to the inner bypass. Thisl^a main route for children going to and from Ribblesdale School There is also an elderly people’s home along part of its length.. ■' If nothing is done, and soon, then it


is only a matter of time before some­ one is injured or killed on this street.


about Sawley being like Blackpool Pleasure Beach. I don’t think they have motor bikes and music events, so perhaps it is wortha day out for t- some people. -


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- - .Both these events seem to be very '■ ■ busy and popular for hundreds of . people^ who all come to the valley for Tun and pleasure. Perhaps they could ,


' educate some others to let their hair /. : down and enjoy Themselves now; and


; - ‘:I .would also like to point out that ‘ • Ribble -yalley Borough Council has a very-professional team who help to plan and'make all events in the val- ; - ley both'operate to a .very high stan­ dard and run safely..: '


again? ■'”. .


- also follow up any complaints about any event and are, in my mind, not short'of'common-sense, as was claimed^lastweek.' ‘


■ NAME a nd'ADDRESS SUPPLIED Slow, the racers


before it’s too late COULD I, through this newspaper, appeal to the powers-that-be, i.e. the


■' police and highways department - to ■ ’ take action to slow down the idiots -who seem to think that i t is OK to '


They do their very best to please -


■ I suggest the only way to slow these idiots down is to install full-width .“sleeping policemen”- along the >;stretch from;PehdleEoad to Grafton '. Street; Signage and mobile speed - checks would only be a temporary measure and would n o t solve the


'problem for long.-■ ■ ■: - •; ■ .... • - 1 might add that the problem is not just down to boy/girl racers, but also parents, supposedly, “sensible people”,


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•' ■with young children in,tKeir.veliicles. They really have td'.be,slowed'down and sleeping p'olicemeh,' seyere ones, are the only way to mItc this problem.


G. PETERS, '


^ Hayhurst Street; . . Clithcroe


■ everyone, but, as with anything in ■life, this is not always possible. They -


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