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A bridge too late hits charity night


by Julie Magee


A CHATBURN pub landlord has been forced to cancel a charity bash following the delay of works to a nearby bridge. Mr Jeffrey Smith, manager of


The Pendle Hotel, was all set for Crow Trees Brow to be closed to traffic from 6 p.m. last Saturday to 10 a.m. on Sunday while a tempo­ rary bridge was lifted into position. : ■'The structure is necessary in order to carry out essential recon­ struction work on the 130-year-old bridge, the condition of which is


.^deteriorating rapidly, later in the year. _


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- ’;Mr Smith explained everyone in- dhe village had prepared for the;


opposite his pub that the work had been rescheduled for this Saturday


. - the same evening as his planned charity night. Now Mr Smith has been forced


to display posters around the vil­ lage informing residents that the


• charity event will be cancelled. “There’s going to be a lot of dis-


:;; appointed people,” he said.“ It was / supposed to be a real fun event to raise funds for Chatburn Sports


' Field; but people aren’t gping to - bother, following the diversions to - com'i;to the event. We’re going to be virtually cut off from Chatburn


; - when the road is closed and people •i.willhave to use the A59 to get here. ‘I ’ye lost -two nights’:;trading through this.”


(closure'-T.everi'thelocal buses.had . adopted a different route he said.'- : “We organised a ‘Chatburn’s, Got-Talent! competition for. the following Saturday, b^ed on th is . timetable,’.’


- he added. ‘‘But we realised: soinething must be wrong


; when they, didn’t close the road.” ; .i-i^He only found out there had ;been a change of plan on Saturday, afternoon.; Mr Smith later discov-, ered after, reading a'poster tha t had been'erect'e’d'bil'a'lamp post;


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Pendle Club winners


‘ (u-wfi-T'*-; ' ; .Vv.David Hurford, .Principal Engi-


-; neer-(Bridges )'at Lancashire ; ()6unty: Council, said: “The coun- ty'cbuncil had drawn up a schedule


-r for the preparatory works and was ./set Id begin on Saturday. However, Network Rail asked us to delay the


. work for safety reasons and we are ‘ now working on rescheduling. ■ • , , “;We would like to apologise for


'. the delay to the works and we will ]jcontinue to keep local people rinformed'regardingthe new'date! Although we are disappointed that


we had to delay the works we appreciate that Network Rail have


- the final say as the bridge crosses their rail line.” The preparatory works are to


ensure minimum disruption to local residents. They include safe­ guarding the supply of severah


■ major utilities to (jhatburn when the essential bridge works are car-


- ried out later this year. The plans are designed to ensure access is maintained to all households and establishments. .


: A spokeswoman for the county council added: “Due to the nature


: and location of the bridge, there ' are a number of complex issues and;


- . safety measures that need to be : - thoroughly checked before work : commences; This involves.liaising' ■ with Network Rail whose train line the bridge crosses. Last week it was


■ .still anticipated that work would - take place, but unfortunately these final checks were still being con­ firmed.


. .. “ We are currently revising the • schedule in order to be able to con-


... tinue as planned in the autumn and local people and businesses will be informed of these plans as soon as possible.”


, SOLO whist winners at the. Bridge winners a t the;-’^ . . ' “ ddminoes were: P. Metcalfe, ^ Pendle Club .were: D. Pendle.Club.wbre: Miss - R. Knight, joints F. Cook!


' Underwood, L.' Norris, P., Pat Hargreaves and part- R.'Kiddie and D. Lowe. ’ ' , Parrott. ...


/ , New membersf-welcomeo'^and Mrs Gene Thompson, every Friday at 7 p.m. ’ " ■ every Monday at 7 p.m. - Winners of the Friday Saturday domino win­


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Drink-driver is banned


CLITHEROE man Stephen Paul Young


. (30), of Balmoral Avenue, was fined £350 with . £65 costs and banned from driving for 12 months by Blackburn magistrates after plead­ ing guilty to driving with excess alcohol.


Vandals walk over cars


VANDALS ■ caused £1,000 worth of damage to two vehicles parked in Church Lane, Mellor,


. overnight on Friday. - The two Volkswagen


• GTI c a r f were walked over leaving dents and scratches to the bonnets androofs.


' Anyone with informa-


■ tion about the.incidents should contact Clitheroe Police on 01200 443344.


Bridge results


WINNERS at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monday were: J.'Martindale and J. Taylor, R. .Ward and


B. W i l s o n . ; . On Thursday winners


were: M.- Phillips and M. Jeffery, J. Renton and B. Wikoni'J; Taylor and D.


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ners: G. Berry, D. Knight, ,E. Barker, joint 4 M. Berry ; and ;R. Knight.


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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, June 4th, 2009- : 3 One potato, two potato... 60 potato more


. A FORMER Bevin Boy has just celebrated his diamond anniversary as a market stall holder in Clitheroe. . David Burney’s fru it and .


vegetable stall has been part of the Ribble Valley town’s mar- : ket for the past 60 years. •


: Even though his two sons - have now taken on the busi^ ness, 83-year-old Mr Burney is - still involved and has no plans to retire completely. After leaving school before


he turned 16, Mr Burney’s first job was as a cinema pro­ jectionist in Ormskirk. - .■ He'registered for the army in December 1943 and w a s '


Hospital winning infection battle!


by Duncan Smith


NOT a single case of MRS A or Clostridium Difficile infection has been recorded in Clitheroe Community Hospital over the past year. Both it and Accrington Victoria


Hospital share the achievement and a sa result, patients, staff and visitors have all received a big “thank you” from NHS East Lan­ cashire, which runs both hospitals. Local health bosses put the suc­


cess down to high levels of hygiene awareness and good infection con­ trol measures and precautions. Nursing and Service Provision


Director Val Carman, whose staff run both hospitals, is delighted


with the results, particularly since the two premises are used primari­ ly by older patients who can be more susceptible to such infec­ tions. As a m a t te r of routine, all


admissions to the hospital wards in Clitheroe and Accrington are screened routinely for MRSA, and have been since last February. In addition, staff are given a high level of hygiene and infection con­ trol training. A report to the PCT’s latest


board meeting states th a t there were just two isolated outbreaks of diahorrea and vomiting on the wards, which was attributed to Novovirus. NHS East Lancashire’s Public Health Director Dr Ellis Fried­


man said: “The s ituation was monitored daily with both the commissioning and provider arms of the PCT being kept aware. Following the outbreak, a report


was prepared on the control of the outbreak, with actions and recom­ mendations to be undertaken.” He added that two of the hospi­


tal wards had been audited during the last year, with “excellent” results . Both wards scored between 94 and 97% in terms of ward entnronment, ward kitchen, -waste disposal, linen handling and disposal, care of equipment, hand hygiene and clinical practice. Dr Friedman praised the PCT’s


infection control team for their “diligence and application” during their work to increase standards.


drawn out in the first ballot for Beviri Boys, who worked in the coal mines during the war. • Demobbed in October 1947,


he was instructed to find work within six weeks or face going back down the mines.


. . He decided to take a horti­


culture course which placed him with a market garden. The man he worked for


hired out a steam boiler fitted onto an Leyland wagon which was used to sterilize green­ house soil: in the winter months - the nursery Mr Bur­ ney worked for in Clitheroe later became Barkers. ■ Mr Burney decided to rent a


stall on the market. He bought a Morris wagon and rented two acres of land for £10 per year, b u t his boss told him with petrol costing half -a- crown a gallon he would never make a go of i t - 60 years later his stall is still as strong as ever.":.' Mr Burney said: “ I was


made very . welcome in Clitheroe and made.some good friends.


- . “There were many charac­


ters on the market stalls.” Our picture shows Mr Bur­


ney celebrating 60 years as a market trader with family and dignitaries, (s).


John breaks tuc tuc record


CLITHEROE Round Tabler Steve Lord will take a tuc tuc around the Isle of Man TT race course this weekend. Steve,- who travelled the


length and breadth of the country in his Indian “tuc tuc” last October to raise the profile of air ambu­ lance associations across the UK, will do a lap of the famous track on Sun­ day. A tuc tuc is an auto­


mated rickshaw named after the “tuc-tuc-tuc” noise.made by its little engine. Capable of carry­ ing a driver and two pas­ sengers, tuc tucs are most prevalent in India, where thousands of them work as taxis in the traffic- clogged s tre e ts of the major cities. 'What they are not designed for is high speeds, that is until two professionals stepped up to the challenge in the


Watch out! the Normans are coming!


A NORMAN invasion is coming to .Clitheroe this weekend.: On Saturday, the grounds


of Clitheroe Castle will echo to the sounds of weapons and the crackle of cooking fires, but this time the invaders are


: just historians and historical enthusiasts re-creating the 12th century. Re-enactment group “His- toria Normannis” will be set-.


' ting up a camp demonstrat- ■ ing crafts, combat, and even medieval court justice from


'■ the late 12th century. . . • As a group i t engages in .,


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■ many such events and school „ visits,' making history come-


- .a l iv e 'a n d covering every . aspect of life in Norman times, from the clothing to . the day-to-day routine of a .


.. medieval peasant.. . . .. • , : ' , The group will be in the


hand to tell stories through-.


out the day. For more on the re-enact­


ment’ group, visit: www.nor-: mannis.co.uk The full timetable for the


. castle grounds from 9-30 , - a.m. to 5 p.m., with.major battle events and interactive history throughout, the day. ■ Even the youngest of chil- .


dren, will find the event ■engaging, with a minstrel on y


day is: , 9-45 a.m. - F irs t top-up


training, when newer mem- . hers are ta u g h t medieval combat techniques in the.


arena. : ■ (^10-30 a.ra. ^Archers' train­


ing, when archers move into


the arena to practise loosing volleys a t a shield-wall. ; 11 a.m. - Scheduled craft, demonstrations; a group of craftsmen demonstrate their, crafts and show their wares to the audience. : 11- 30 a.m! - Muster and


demonstration, when a siege ., engine is constructed and demonstrated. : . 1-30 p.m. - Hearing of a


: Shire Court (taken from 12th century court proceedings).


. ' 3p.m.-Second major bat­ tle display. • / 4-30 p.m. (approx)_-.The


the first battle display. . 12- 30 to 1-30 p.m. - Siege


.arming of the knight, when a.- knight and his squire demon­ strate the specific items of a:- • knight's war gear. .


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, 5 p.m. - Training of the Earl's men, when the E a r l 's . men train with swords, dag- - gers, and in unarmed combat in thearena.


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form of John Holden and race p a rtn e r'An d rew Winkle. John, who works for Johnson M a t th ey Catalysts, Clitheroe, as does Steve, is a regular competitor on the TT cir- cuit in the F2 Sidecar races. And on Sunday he set


a new record around the TT course in the Round Table tuc tuc. '


’ “The top speed of the


tuc tuc is 33 m.p.h., but John managed to reach a" speed of 47 m.p.h.,” said Steve. See up-to-date live tracking of the tuc tuc as i t . does its lap a t www.roundtable.org.uk/t uctuc_update.php • Our picture shows John


Holden and Andrew Win­ kle with the Round Table tuc tuc. (s) -


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