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• 2 • Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, January 1st, 2009 ‘---------- -


INSIDEjYOUR CLITHEROE


lAPVERflSERlNQ TIMES ■ Valley Matters .....................


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■ Village News................,. \........... i4 ■ Letters........................................


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■ Weekendplus .;.........................18,19 ■ Family Notices ..............................16 ■ Readersplus................................... 20 ■ Motors Today . . . ' .......................1.22 ■'Sp'orit............................. '....30,31,32


^ A T A G L A N C E . . . , ’ Spirit of the Blitz - page" 5 ' ;, V ,A wriggly celebration - page 13


,4Nadika’s Sri Lanka mission - page 19 ; Pupils’ cash bonanza - page 21


DETECTIVES investigating - an armed robbery .'at "a 'village pub want to trace a car whicH: was spotted in the area.


■: Three masked men, brandishing ■ ; a crowbar, escaped with a substan­ tial amount of money and.two: mobile phones in a “ terrifying and' ■vicious” early morning raid at the; Dog Inn in 'i^^alley. ' Licensee Mr Norman Atty was •


asleep with his wife, Christine,: when the balaclava-clad raiders broke into the pub around 2-30 ' a.m. on Saturday, December 20th. .


- Mrs Atty. was' threatened and : hit on the back of the head as she:;;; -.was forced to.bpen the safe;in; :' another room, wWIe Mr.Atty.wasi; threatened and told to remain in -' the bedroom by one of the armed robbers. .


’ ■ Police investigations have been s •


continuing into the raid and Sgt Nigel Watson, of Clitheroe CID, is : . appealing for.witnesses who saw a , ; ; silver Volvo estate being driven in s Barrow on the night of the incir.. dent to conie forwaird. . : - :


: ’ He commented:.“ In response t o ,; an appeal, a -witness has come for- :


ward to say he saw a,Volvo estate car, with four m'ales-on board, being driven in: Barrow around 2- 15 a.m. on December 20th., > V:-; : . ‘fWe are anxious to speak to these men to eliminate them from our inquiries.:We are not saying they, are connected with this rob­ bery,'but we just need to speak to them.” If-you have any information


regarding the -vehicle or are one of the four men on board, please call Clitheroe CID on 01200 458741 or the Crimestoppers line on 0800 555111.


;lNFQRMAnONB Company says thanks for support


Duly chcmisl: New-Year’s Day: Lloyds Pharmacy; 5 Church Street, Clitheroe: noon to WO p.m. Sunday: Heyes Chemist, 35 Moor Lane, Clitheroe, 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 4220^. : . . Cruse Bereavement Care: Kibble Valley 01200 429346. Environmental Agency: Emergencies 7- 0800 807060. Drugs: Local confidential advice and information line: 01254 226200. National: 0800 776600; : Kibble 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. Kibble Valley Citizens’ Advice Bureau: 01200 428966.'


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WEEKEND WEATHER: Forecasters predict it will - remain dry,- but very cold over the New Year weekend.^ Some sunny spells are expected on Sunday, y: .-


SUNRISE: 8-23 a.m. SUNSET: 4 p.m. " . ^ / LIGHTING UP TIME: 3-30 p.m.'’


' ^ ■ BURNLEY ■ ACCRINGTON ■ SLAIDBURN ■ GISBURN CHATBURN;. '~— T^


A.CLITHEROE estate agency, has decided to close due, to the depressed housing market. • As the Royal Institute of Char­


tered Surveyors this week pre­ dicted that house prices “ will-, probably fall” by a further 10% during 2009, Purple Willow has reluctantly decided to cease trad­ ing. . Janet Helme expressed thanks


to all the agency’s clients', adding “ they.have been a tremendous


.support to Purple Willow and have expressed heartfelt regret'at our closure.”


■ The innovative agency was set .up as a partnership between solic­ itors Irene Chenery, Carol Maher, and property.specialist Janet-. Helme four years ago and based- in Church Street, Clitheroe. ■


A New Year message from the Valley’s


Ma^yor and^M


"BOTH the Mayoress - , and I have been privi- : ■ leged to have met so . ^


- many wonderful and ■ dedicated people and voluntary organisa-'' tions who give up so


•; much of their valuable time to helping others. :: Our charities Ribble: •


Valley Crossroads, Care: : for .Carers and the Scout and ,Guide movements areperfect examples of . , this.' '


_ ‘ - We have also seen how


much support thereis:' - . ■ from Ribble Valley resi-: ' dents, the borough and • town and parish councils : : towards helping wherev- er possible local busi-' : nesses and local produc- ■ ers and the way in.which- : local people are.helping. : to stimulate”the local ■’ economy not just in the:


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:markettowns but in the rural areas. • ' The Ribble Valley- ■


: Good Food Trail is an ' r:': excellent example of


what can be achieved to : : try to boost the local economy.


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' While the Ribble Val- ' - ley may be best placed to ride out the present' financial difficulties we : ‘ - nevertheless need to con-' -': tinue to support our .ss- local shops and traders and local producers'and ■ : we will be doing all we i'-'-: '


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■ In a letter to customers,, the agency,has recommended the transfer.of its business to Ather­ tons, who have recently moved into new premises in the Market Place, Clitheroe. Athertons will begin marketing


the properties this month on the ^me terms as existed with Purple


.' Willow, which closed for business this week.


Witness appeal after firearms/ jewellery theft


DETECTIVES are appealing for informa­ tion after a substantial amount of expensive jewellery and firearms were taken, during a raid just before Christmas. ' -- Thieves forced their way into a detached house in Back Lane, in Read, made a search of the prem­ ises and fled with diamond jewellery 'and a number of watches including Rolex, Tag Heuer and Franck Muller. Among the firearms taken by the intrud­ ers were Blazer, Browning and Beretta shotguns, , as well as an automatic shotgun, an air rifle and a; quantity of ammunition. :'The break-in occurred between 4-50 and 8-50-


p.m. on Friday, December 19th, and the offenders fled in the occupant’s £40,000 Range Rover. The vehicle was found abandoned later the same'


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day in Wigan. Det. Sgt Nigel Watson, of Clitheroe CID, is:


COUN. HILL


- can to encourage this ■ : and promote tourism - with the Ribble Valley.-::'::


:Tourism^^ociatidn as 7; we continue with our '


: Mayoral engagements.: ' . -We wish to thank the : ■; council's'chief executive . and staff for their sup-: ; : : port, all the organisa- : tions who have invited : - us to functions and '


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events and wish every-,-: : ' body in' the Ribble.Val--c ley and beyond a Happy:; New Year.” ''


COUN. JOHN AND ' .MRSPHILLIPA- ' - HILL, Ribble ; Valley Mayor and


’• - ; Mayoress Vandals target parked Nissan


THE wing mirror o f a Nissan,. Micra was


. snapped off by vandals. - -. - ; The vehicle was parked -in -Milthorne Avenue,- .Clitheroe, between 2-30.- ■p.m'. on Sunday and -10 a.m. on'Monday when'’


*. the - ivvandals -■ struck;- ; Police investigations are'


; continuing; Tf you have any information about


' the incident, please call - Clitheroe - .Police ‘. o n .


- 443344, or Crimestop- ;pers line on 0800 555111. .-


investigating the raid. He said: “ Investigations are


.continuing and .two men have been arrested and released on police bail. ” '


V ,--,“We are appealing for anyone who witnessed the. thefti or has any information regarding the stolen:


.goods to come fonvard; - ■' “ We are also urging residents^ who saw a black Ford Focus being driven suspicio'usly in the vicini-: ty to come forward.” If you can shed anylight on the above incident,' please call Det. Sgt Watson on 01200 458741 or the:


free and confidential Crimestoppers line on 0800 ^ 555111.


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Good news on campaign


• not :to-have^to make


-redundancies.''. “ I t 's :good news for


■patients as the dispensing service can continue. We


; can'now put this particu­ lar worry behind us and


■ focus on improving our service further. We want


■to thank all the local peo­ ple who joined in with the ‘Save our Dispensary’ cainpaign.


.‘T v e been hearing that up and down the country people have felt.the same way we have and made their -views known to the Department of Health who do seem to have lis­ tened.”


Missing joiner home safe


A CLITHEROE joiner reported missing on December 23rd turned up. safe and ; well on Christmas Day. Police issued an appeal


for information when 61- year-old Thomas Allan Wright,- failed to return to his home in Henthom Road at the usual time. He had'left at 8-20 a.m. on Tuesday, December 23rd, in his Ford Transit van, but the alarm was raised when he failed to return that evening. Police issued a descrip­ tion and pictures of Mr


' Wright and his liveried van on Christmas Eve, stating that his family yere very concerned for his welfare.


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■ .- However, according to a police spokesman, the missing man turned up safe and well shortly before 3 p.m: on Christ­ mas- Day. No further - details were released.


Choir’s silver celebration


MEMBERS of.a Read choir celebrated its 25th anniversary by singing


■ special commemorative carols. ■ ; At their “Prelude To


Christmas,” - the Read- stone Singers sang five


- carols, written especially : for the occasion. . ' .1.; ■ ■'. vJThe composer, who was in the audience, heard the


• music performed for the .first'time in front of a


: packed St John’s Church. . .-:- There v/as a collection. iwhich raised £685 for the


sMultiple-Sclerosis Soci­ ety. The cash will be used to refurbish, the :MS resource' centre at Bar- rowford.


j :'Another concert given : by. the choir at Centenar­ ies Theatre, Stonyhurst,


• raised funds for the Rib-; ble'Valley, Mayor’s chari­ ty,-Crossroads.


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Student cooks up a treat at pastry chef awards night


by Duncan Smith


: A C L ITH E RO E student co oked up a storm in the kitchen at the Young Pastry Chef of the Year Awards. ~


. Mahalah Hargreaves (14), from Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, was the main-winner at the Black-


: burn College event, while Sarah Bryan (11), of . Whalley’s Oakhill College, was also in the awards. , The creative programme is an


annual event that is designed to' give pupils a taster, of the Further Education courses available and to make the transition from school to college easier for pupils. Competitors from 18 schools


across the North West attended a series of workshops to gain the


perfect pastry making skills, cul­ minating in a competition judged by lecturers from the College’s Hospitality department. • : Mahalah said: “The workshops


were so much fun and I loved learning how to cook such a vari-' ety of pastries. I made so many new friends and it was a fantastic feelingwhenlwon.” - Over a four-week period the bud­


ding chefs met at the college on Saturday mornings to learn a vari­ ety of sweet and savoury recipes, including breads, pies, tarts, quich­ es, custards and puddings. Ian Sutherland, Hospitality


tutor at Blackburn College, said: “ The quality of work the students have carried out this year has been outstanding; they were a very attentive and courteous group of


students who were willing to learn.”


. The Young Pastry Chef has. generated a huge amount of inter­ est towards the college and over the past six years we’ve seen the same faces enrol with the college that attended the programme. The event is a perfect way to introduce school pupils into a col­ lege environment and we’ve had excellent feedback from all those •involved.” ;-


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• - For further information on the. courses available at Blackburn; College please contact Student Services on 01254 292929 or-visit the college website at: \vwtv.black- burn.ac.uk.


: Our picture shows Mahalah (left) and Sarah with some of their perfect pastries, (s)


A NEW scheme to reward hill farm­ ers for enhancing the landscape and environment has been welcomed by the Country Land and Business Association (CLA). ■


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■ The Uplands Entry Level Stew­ ardship (UELS) scheme will replace the existing Hill Farm Allowance (HFA)in2010. . :


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. It is designed to ensure that farm- . ers are supported and rewarded for


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New scheme for Ml farmers welcomed '


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managing England’s historic upland landscape.


Douglas Chalmers, Director CLA


North, said:“The CLA has been lob­ bying tirelessly to ensure the new scheme offers the greatest level of flexibility for hill farmers and we also argued that they should be financially rewarded under the scheme for every environmental benefit produced.”


Advice sessions to tackle depression and debt concerns


AN outreach advice session run by Ribble Valley Citizens Advice Bureau will be funded by the NHS for the next two-and-a-half years. • ■ - The weekly session at Longridge Community Hospital began last October and, after good feed­ back, its future is now more secure. Ribble Valley CAB manager Katy Marshall


explained: “NHS managers recognise the link between depression and debt, which has now been shown clearly by mental health research. The NHS wants to prevent illness, so it has agreed to' our request to put money into ad-vice work.” - When trustees of Ribble Valley CAB started


the outreach service, they did not know how it would be kept going after the first six months. They are grateful to East Lancashire Primary Care Trust Mental Health Strategy Team man­ agers for recognising the value of their, interven­ tion and for confirming funding until March 2011. Eaty added: “Some people find it difficult to


come forward for advice. Being told by your doc-i tor to make an'appointment with us-really helps to get through that barrier. So this is a good move' forward. We would like to do the same in the new: Clitheroe Community Hospital, or at least set up : a self-help Citizens Advice Bureau Information Kiosk there, but this is still in the planning stages.” . ; An adviser will be available to speak to anyone'


RECENT freezing and wet weath-. er-has dbne lit t le to deter the- newly-formed St James Primary


_Scho^I-Cross Country Running (ilub.


No fair-weather runners in this club! Pictured here are some of the


'■ 'Daniel Hook."(s)~" - •


- hardy hunch; Lauren:.Gournall, •''Millie Bolton, Hannah Blackburn,’ : Lilian Nuttall, AnhaMa'rshall and “ • : '


concerned about benefits, financial problems,: housing, employment or other legal issues at Lon-; gridge Community Hospital on Thursday mom-; ings from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Appointments a t , Longridge can by made by telephoning 01200 427336 or.at the.Clitheroe office, in Wesleyan Row, off Parson Lane. It is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m; weekdays except Wednesdays for appoint-


_ments (and_drop in depending on resources) . The Advice Line is 01200 428966.


- . ' - Ribble Valley plans in pipeline


A PLANNING application has been submitted to Ribble Valley Borough Council for the conversion of a bam into li-ving accommodation at Twin Brook Farm, Up Brooks (0902); new- conservatory at rear of 1 River-


lea Gardens (1002) and exten­ sion over top of an existing extension to provide two bed-


. rooms and a hairdressing room at High Brake House, Chat- bum Road (1020). Comments, must be made by Friday.


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