. Clitheroe 422324 (Editoriai),'01282 426161 (Advertising), Burnley 01282 422331 (Classified): Clitheroe422324(Editorial),01282426161 (Advertising), Burnley 01282 422331 (Classified) 1 8 ' Clithe ro eAdv ertiser &Times, Thursday,June 1 1 th ,2009, Edith threw her


doors open to iis LAST weekend,-,as,you; may be ;


;aware,my.re-enactmentsociety,• ■ Historia Normannis; did'a show in' the castle grounds.


: ' ' The Friday night before the event-;


the wind was howling and the rain,; ... as if on cue; was hammering down.n'-


. In-the morning, needless to say,;,< some of us were the worse for wear,, and we began to light our fires and,.,- try to dry off as much as we could. ? 'a


. ’’ r was grabbed byrone of; my?.; group ^officers early.inthe morning-'; to be told our group had .been:- approached by a lady-from the te r - :


; race of housing immediately behind : - us, ahd-I wM half-way to phrasing'./, an apology for disturbing her in my' ■ head when my, thoughts were inters - rupted by the officer concernedi>-,, ^ ■ Itseemed that this lady, seeingus


•struggling in the wet and the cold,, had decided to offer us the'use of . her house. Furthermore, she was ;: offering us hot tea, food, and comr fort, and was fully prepared to let , all 40-odd young men and women-; 'tram p into her house.


^ - r was, needless to say, staggered


by her generosity. Two of my mem- bers were ill, and they made their way to her house and were treated- like family. Furthermore, she apolo-: gised to them that she had to “pop o u f ’ a t nine o'clock; leaving these; two cold and sodden strangers in. her li'ving room! • Needless to say, as medieval re­


enactors, and.students, my mem- bers can look a little rough around;


the edges. In fact, some of-us look like .


rejects from a Hell's Angels conven­ t ion, -and th a t ’s before we'don;


- armour and h i t each other with - swords! But this lady, as far as I could see, li-ving on her own, rather than being worried by our presence , just over her wall, threw her, door - open to us and made us feel truly ;


-. bers of Historia Normannis would like to say thank you, especially the two young men who are, thanks to your help, well on the mend. And as


. the head of the re-enactment group, I c a n 't begin :to tell you how touched we were by your generosity and spirit of Christian charity. .;. /


. T only hope that this letter means that as many people in Clitheroe as possible can also admire your genr erosity, trust and sense of communi­ ty. DAN WICK,


Head of Hisloria Normannis, . ■ Lampeter •


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Photographs have sentimental value


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I AM sending this photograph of. Kinghorn RNLI crew, including my daughter Joanne, (sixth froth the left). She and her husband both crew their local lifeboat in the North


' welcome. , So to Mrs Edith Child, the mem- .


; term holidays; My daughter is real­ ly upset and I would urge anyone who may.have found the camera, and not got round to handing it in, to please contact either the Wild


; Boar Park on 01995 61554 or Lon- :gridge Police S ta t io n on 01772 .783174. The children and I would


c be eternally grateful. ANN BULLOCK, Via email


Our trip to beauty spot was ruined!


.‘ LAST Tuesday we visited Edisford '^Bridge with our grandchildren, ;; arri-ving about 11-30 a.m.


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- Other-families mums with kids, - grandparents with kids - enjoyed the sun,- water and-relaxed atmos- phere. Then in the early afternoon - groups of mixed teenagers loaded :w i th bottles (beer) and dog owners


. I VISITED Bo'wland Wild Boar Park, in Chipping, on Friday, May 29th,' during the half-term holidayj- with my two children.


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.. (with dogs) arrived. Children found ‘■/broken-glass and b o tt le s in;the water. ’ ,


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- Dogs were urinating on grass next ; to where people were sitting, one -V dog defacated in the waterl:


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.' I t was a'glorious sunny day and the children had a wonderful time. • - ■ . Unfortunately, however, I lost m y ;


- camera;there.:I feel sure that I left ; it on the hook-on the back of-the ;


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- I t hasn't'been handed in either a t ; the Boar,Park or.the local police-;


. station so far. It;is a.Fuji finepix ; metallic-:blue camera inside a ’


-; turquoise, leather case.'The camera • ■ in itself is of no great value, but the - ■ XD memory card contains pictures .


-. of-the'children and familyiduring -the school Easter and recent half-?


“Macho” dogs-also turned up


: cubicle door in'the ladies’ toilets. When ! returned five minutes later - it was gone.


-: with their owners. Not the type of ; dog needed with young children ; about. One' attacked another dog in the water in front of children q not nice to see.- ■ '


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Sea and Firth of Forth. Joanne is an picture, but its publication might ex-pupil of Ribblesdale High School ■ help when the RNLI are next col­ and lived in Barrow up to her mar- lecting in Clitheroe.- -


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; riage to Paul at St James’. She will JOHN HOUSEMAN, . not thank me for sending you this - a rather proud dad! , ,


Thanks for your


support, Vivien! THE Ribble Valley Talking News­ paper Group would like, through your columns, to add its own very heartfelt tribute to Vmen Meath for her help and support to our organi­ sation over the years. ;-We are doubly indebted to Vivieii


as through her good offices a very generous donation to our funds resulted from a retirement ‘*


‘do” at


The Grand.- ,We would like to thank all the guests, and The Grand itself, for their, generosity and support on the night. ' ■


- :'5 With such help we can continue,


/iproducing CDs of the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times each week


.; which are free to anyone who finds it difficult reading the newspaper. PAT PEARCE Secretary


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: : Ribble Valley Talking Newspaper Group ’


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Driver didn’t stop to help hurt cyclist


.i/TOpAY,June 1st, while walking -with "my three-and-a-half-year-old


- .Some teenagers were there for .the right reasons-r-swimming and pla.y- ,-4 coloured small car drove from-Edis-


f;‘ grandson along Thorn Street at 'i about.4-30 p.m., I witnessed what ;; can only. be.described as an act of -'/stupidity and lack of common cour-


,'ing ball'games on'the grass .q>6 I .-/ .ford Road into Thorn Street, am not blacking all teenagers./!,- • ;


I t appears that while overtaking'


- - ‘ There was no-Police/PCSO or- -. she was too near a male cyclist, also' - Ranger presence: Surely at;'a siter'-.movingin the same direction, who • like this there should be no dogs an d -had to move nearer the pavement to no: alcohol allowed./;


?i - ' We will not be visiting'again!,- , KEITH TALBOT,- 'viae-mail'


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- edging stones and fell heavily, hitting - his head against the stone.wall.


i! avoid being knocked down.- He collided with, the pavement'


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- resulting in a very nasty gash above : his eye and cuts along the side of one , arm, which needed medical atten- tion. This woman driver, by her actions,


: caused the accident, but did not have - a decent bone in her body to stop .


- and make sure that the gentleman ; was, jn fact, okay.


; Also, by driving off she committed ; a traffic offence by not stopping at the scene of an accident, not leaving . her address and insurance details


- and not reporting to the police the facts mentioned. Due to my concern for-the gentle- -


man, I failed to get your registration, - if I had done you would now be look-' . ing at serious action by the police on . this matter.-.


-■ . May I praise and give thanks to


. the other lady driver who did stop and gave some first aid that was


. needed to stem-the flow of blood Trom the gaping wound.


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If you read this young lady, it ? ; would be nice if you would apologise;


•- via this paper and report yourself to the police. RONLOEBELL Edisford Road, Clithcroe


Hospital building support misguided


i^rTt^l^Thc^EdiloirCUihcroe Ad^^iscrai^^ff^S Street, o.uk My daughter’s life saving work! www.clitheroeadvertIser.co.uk ^lilvi'ww.clitheroeadvertisM.co.u^


are sirnilar,to those of the passenger ''' building'of'modern bus statid


- the completely uns^pathetic dis- - ;v ability access rainp emphasises the '


lack of classic proportions. - -The design/whicK'consists of


double fronted ground floor bay 4vin-:. dow admihistratidh unit with long;;-


■; have'short outrigger service units, -S ! has to be regarded as lacking any: ; ' real merit'otherthan functionality;;; for the original purpose.


two storey accommodation exten-';-? sidnsbh each side,')which in turn


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The most creditable thing is the - .- ' masonry, which is well laid limestorie,


infill framed ahd supported by the good qu^ity ^ n ^ to n e items. - -.


;. - For'tuhatel^’ for mostpf the y^^^^


the facade'is.hiddeh from general , view; by-the; leaves, on a line of/; mature deciduous tre^. If the build- - ' ' -ings are to be retained a dense beach ?; hedge should be planted about three ;; metres in from the boundary. • - ? ; MR R. SHAW,


■ ' Y o r k S t r e e t , / ? / ; / / );././/■? . Clithcrqe/. v;U.j;,?;/’." ;■.;;.■


Mayor’s charity


appeal raised f 40k ON behalf of the breast unit at Airedale GeneralH'ospital, I would ; like to thank everyone's generosity - who supported the Mayor of Skip- ton's ch a ri ty in raising £40,000 allowing us to purchase a breast MRI coil and intra-venous injector. This is now going to allow us to


perform breas t MRI.; Women at present undergo mammography and u ltra so u n d ,'b u t in some women MRI is essential to enable accurate diagnosis, plan surgery and appro- .


. priate timely treatment. The bene­ fits will be felt beyond the breast unit as this equipment will also be helping patients both with cancer .- -


and vascular diseases. There are four people who deserve


a special mention for'their tremen­ dous effort,' drive and enthusiasm. Coun. Polly English, who initially thought and brokered the idea. The.


! Mayor of Skipton, Carol Manley, / who accepted the challenge and whose tremendous efforts raised what was a very high target. This was made possible by Maurizio and .; Cinzia Bocchi, from La Locanda


-restaurant, in Gisburn, who gener­ ously hosted several fund-raising.


- charity evenings over the past year, raising 50% of the total. ? So once again, a big thank you to .


. all.those who made i t possible. DR IAN BRAND,' Consultant Radiologist, , Airedale General Hospital, . ' Stccton


Preach the ills of facism to yourself


- EVERY day^we are bombarded with


,; new examples of MPs who have been - ' claiming for duck houses, grouser • - presses; dog’s bones'and goodness, ‘. knows what else; out of;the public^


/- purse.; At the same time,'we are see- ; ; ' -ing a recession-and “quantitative


easing”."’' - - . If the;far right does .well in the ,


tesy. Ayoung lady drivmga dark.j/i AM rather bewildered a t th e - '.‘Euro'elections the shower of MPs extent of the sup'port'tb retain the '


, existing buildings a f Clitheroe Hos-: pital.


... Visually the merit is limited to the' . quality of the masonry materials,?


-the condition and, perhaps, detail on : the chimneys.


:- - The long low proportions and size


/ Have all those who support keep­ ing them actually had a close look? ■


, and bankers .who are., always, ■/“preaching”; to people about “never., . allowing-Facism-to happen again’.. - should s ta r t /preaching!’ this to. ;


'themselves instead of to the progeny-


'■ of those who fought against Facism; -;in the Second World War. ; : ■ D.DRINKWATER- ' Collhirsi Drhe, Clithcroc


- ' . •) ‘' T / ' ’V , - : / - -Log onto www.clitheroeadverliser.co.uk for village news online ews from the > illages : ;C' .! Hems for inclusion should be sent to: Village News; Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, 3 King Street; Clitheroe BB7 2EW or via e-mail.lo; marcia,mprris@easllancsnew s.co.uk ;,^^ ^ BILLINGtON


Semi full house ; Talk'about standing room only, , well


; almost, Sunday saw a pretty; packed


- congregation at Billington- Commu­ nity Church. The


- fellowship enjoyed the odd laugh or two as the lesson was brought in dif­ ferent accents and county languages, displaying in verb the understanding


■ of speaking in (human) tongues in regard to Pentecost and living in the Spirit. Songs and hymns, old and new, even one m it­ ten by the the min-


. ister the Rev. Don ■ Johnson were bril­ liantly and vibrant­ ly sung. In thought- provoking and sin­ cere mode, a tribute was given in remembrance of the 65th anniversary of


- Dunkirk and the coronation of HRH, the service


- was concluded by an act of commun-


■ ion and a sealing of friendship with a brew and a gossip.


The service on Sun-


- day will be led by resident minister the Rev. Don John­ son, an invitation is extend to this non-


. denominational fel­ lowship gathering at 10-45a.m. . /. The monthly mid-


. week fellowship of tea and chat was well-attended when a big bingo bonanza was held. All are welcome at the next gathering on the


■ first Thursday of -. the month. . ; .


At Your Ser­


vice , Billington Communi- ■ ty Cafe Bar will be - t i ti lla tin g , your


. taste buds again this . 'Saturday


'.between 10-30 a.m. and l.p.m. If-you ' need to teed then


'slip your lead with all speed. (Shush,


- • ■ don’t tell nobody) if i you bring this clip­ ping with you, we ' ' will knock 50p of


,- ■ any main-, meal. • Offer valid thisSat- 'urday only." .


: Bolton-by-Bow- land, when House of Colour, from


. Clitheroe, visited. . Mrs ' Catherine Curry introduced Wendy Whitwell and Debbie Gill


. who run Ribble Val­ ley . ; House: of Colour,


in


Clitheroe. Wendy and Debbie gave a very enlightening insight into how to discover our assets and to make the very best of our appearance. To demonstrate, Claire Dakin had volun­ teered to be their model. tor the evening when . Wendy showed how


-., to identity - the colours and styles to reveal the true potential to suit each unique person­ ality. Everyone enjoyed the evening very much and fol­ lowing their talk,, answered various questions put to them. Mrs Pat D u c k w o r t h expressed thanks for such an interest­ ing evening. -


The Cancer Whist Drive, held the pre­ vious week, raised a


■ total of £607.05 on the night which was fantastic and dona-


; tions were still being received. It


- was decided th a t the proceeds would be split between the Rosemere Cancer Trust in Preston and Airedale Hospi­ tal; cheques will be sent when the final figure is known.


The August trip.was discussed and the list passed round for names to be added. Details of the July. walk were, distrib­ uted for members to either join in the walk and supper afterwards, or just to go for supper. .


There will -be 'no meetings in the vil-


; lage - hall for the next two months due to the above; in September Heather and Anna Dakin will talk about their experiences on a trip to Ghana last


year. -


George’s friend. Aldington (Mary, Betty Garvey, will . Mary) ; ./ visit. The competi- Year 2 , 3 and 4: Joint . tion will be.for a -Mst - Ellie Heath­ decorated candle- ■ cote -. (Queen of, stick-any medium;- .Hearts) and Alexa (own work). Visi- McTiffin (Hey tors are welcome. ■ ■ Diddle, Diddle ); 2nd, Lois McTiffin. (Mary had a little


Sports day A great day was had HaCGS on Saturday inspite Novelty: 10-12 y r s - of the chilly weath? James Wolfenden,


er as Grindleton -vil­ lage got behind their sports men, women and chil­ dren. The day got off to a smashing start with the fancy


■ dress, which was expertly judged by Mrs Mandy Bren-


-they had got in the races and commen-


Youngsters’ colourful canvases COLOURFUL floral canvases have for their acrylic painiing. different art terminology and (ech-


Pupils in Key Stage Two at Bren- nical words, as well as working on nands Endowed Primary School in their pieces of artwork. Slaidburn enjoyed an all day visual These will form part of an exhibition art workshop led by artist Pete being staged at the Platform Gallery Flowers. All 29 children were asked to take in a flower as a starting point


in Clitheroe ne.x( month titled “The Village Art Show”.


Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council for these to coincide with a Housing Sur­ vey form which will determine the need for affordable hous­ ing in Chatburn; It would be appreciat­ ed if residents would complete a.m. these forms for the Whether parish and district councils.


Sport award' - Chairman of Chat- .burn Cricket Club


; Mr Joe Woodworth; ■ has congratulated Paul Whittaker for receiving a Lifetime A c h i e v e m e n t Award from Ribble Valley Borough


■'Council for out­ standing and excep­ tional contribu­ tions, dedication


an outstanding childcare setting for children from two years of age, is hav­ ing an open day and official opening of the fantastic new outdoor play area next'. Thursday, June 18th from. 10


looking for child- He visited Kirkby care for your two- Lonsdale shortly


you are


year-bid, pre-school or before and after school care go and have a look at the facilities and meet the friendy staff.


Kirkby Lonsdale area of Cumbria. John and his wife opened Church-r


Prior.to that time John worked as a financial advisor and had very little knowledge about cheese.


.


after his marriage, fell in love with the


place and decided S te a k a n d a le to set up business ^ ; fund-raising


there using local suppliers;


Everyone -is wel- H could be the only


come it is situated behind Brabin’s Endowed Primary


School, Longridge Road, Chipping. Wheelchair accessi­ ble. ■'


and commitment to ChUfCh mOUSe sport and the com- Mrs-Margaret Gar- munity in Ch'at- burn;


Paul was nominated, by Mr Woodworth,


^arish council


FANS Colour and image '--was the topic at the


/ meeting of Friends ’ and; Neighbours,


Village- Appraisal questionnaires are being delivered to all houses in Chat- burn during the next two weeks. Arrangements have been- made with


; on behalf of the -. club, and was pre-


! seated with his; - award at a'ceremo-; ny - held : at'- The


'■Grand.CHIPPING- Childcare


- Chipping Children's ; C 0 m m-.u n i t y. -Alliance (CCCA),-


cheese shop ' in Britain with a resi­ dent pianist.


cheeses -. among which were Yarg, Vacherin Mont-


dener 'Welcomed A competition fora everyone to the cheese knife was


d’or, Wigmore and Waterloo.


meeting of Chip­ ping W1 and intro­ duced guest speaker from Churchmouse' Cheese Shop, John Natlacen. He gave a .very witty and


■ won by Mrs Jen-


‘nifer Kelly.- Mrs Helen Powell was presented with the On birthday gift and


-Mrs Hazel Robin-; son won the raffle.' ■;


entertaining talk The walking group


showing his wealth: will meet on Tues-. of knowledge about -day, June 30th at 1. cheeses, particular- ; p.m.in the village, ly-those local to th e; car park. The Luut


evening- will take


place at the White Bull -in Gisb'ur'n on Saturday, June /20th.-/.


Proceeds from the .“ steak and Vale” night and auction of promises!win go - towards; thb ?new.


h k h cost, available


from Jackie Robin-'


• son' o n 01200 .'■445256.'


Honeybees'V a//''pleasant


Youngsters at schools based in (he


been created by pupils at a Valley vil- During the day the pupils learnt about Forest of Bowland have produced a lage school.;


series of pieces based on traditional show categories such as vegetables and cakes which will be featured in the display.


Our photograph shows some.of the pupils who took part in the visual arts workshop. (B200509/5).


cheon club will meet on June 17th at 1 p.m. in the vil­ lage car park.


mouse Cheeses The next meeting of seven years ago. . Chipping WI will


take place on Wednesday, July 1st when the speak­ er will be James Pinder, -of Saga Holidays.-


of plants attractive to honeybees. Fol-


centered around honeybees . and


. wildlife in the gar­ den, - Andrew answered questions and gave advice


■ about the suitabili­ ty of plants. Finally everyone enjoyed a delicious home­ made supper.


Plans were discussed for Gisburn WI’s support of the SOS for Honey Bees campaign mow


' underway following . a resolution, which - was debated and


- passed with . an ov erwh elmin g -1


• tary was supplied by Mr Ray Powell. Everyone enjoyed. the superb teas this year - and a hugh


■'Lamb); :3rd,"Eve / /Hutchinson (Little? Bo Peep). : /


Charlie -Lloyd, Louis Ofoluwa. 8-9 yrs - Tom Doherty, Blythe Fourie, Mathew Furbush and Tom Wolfend­ en. Under 7 - Jake Connelly, Lois McTiffin, George Walker. ; -


nan. Sports fol- Flat: 10-12 yrs - Ben lowed with all com- Fourie, • Louis petitors giving all


Ofoluwa, Harry Heathcote. 8-9 yrs - Josh Taylor, 'Tom- Wolfenden, Blythe Fourie. 6-7 yrs - Jake Connelly, Lois McTiffin, Ellie 'Heathcote.


thanks to all con- 4-5yrs - Sam Lloyd,


tributers for their help and the WI for Sasha McTiffin. running them - as


the teas alone Furbush, Becky raised £250 for the 'Aldington, Jordon


t ® "tv


Competitors won. J®*^® Lloyd, Joseph prizes for 1st, 2nd


playgound. ■ and 3rd and were . Crabtree.


also presented with -Adults . - Helen certificates on the Hutchinson, Ange- podium in the mar- ^ne Ward, Joanne


In the evening'the.Eggand spoon: 6Y quee at the end.


village were out in force to be treated to great entertain­ ment. The band the • "Joshua- 3" kicked off the evening in great style then? there was a break for food served by the Riverbank Tea rooms in Slaidburn. -


:majority of 99.4% _


don, attended by more .than -5,000^


■ - Mrs


/The band struck up again playing a fab­ ulous array of hits to dance to until the 'small hours. Thanks to all who supported the event which was to raise money for the play­ ground.


at the NFWIs HeSUltS ,. McTiffin.


yrs - Jake Connelly, George , 'Walker, Annabelle Aspin. 5 yrs and under: Robert Sutcliffe, Sam Lloyd, Rory Bullock. Over ,7s -' Charlie Lloyd, 'Tom Wolfenden, Joseph Fourie. ' .


Three-legged: 11 and under - Blyth and' Ben Fdurie, Char­ lotte .For t h and • Abigail Wilkinson, Kit Lloyd and 'Tom Wolfenden. 12 yrs-: adult - Joseph and , Paul Fourie, ; V


’V - . '


Helen and Nick Hutchinson,' Jack


. Taylor and Jake Lloyd.-'


AGM in'the Royal Fancy, dress. Pre Three generational Albert Hall, Lon-, school:.1st, Alice race: 1st, Henry Walker (Hey Did-


; members, including' delegate ■


Dorothy Heaton who was represent­ ing both Gisburn .


• and -Rimington Wls.


evening members of Sh'aun Cole, Kath Gisburn WI gath-


ered at Gardenmak- ers' ■ in Wig- glesworth, where owners Andrew and Hilary; Shaw had At the ne.xt meeting arranged displays on July 2nd, St.


'dl e,Diddl e) ;2nd' Sa^ha;'McTiffin-,, (Twinkle', Twin-., kle);,,3rd,: Emily! Hutchinson (Mary, Mary); Highly commended, Becky Aldington ! and MarthaJones.-


won the competi­ tion for a saying; - ■about chocolate. .


Ollerenshaw, Ollie Ollerenshaw . and Jeff Cowling; 2nd, George Walker,


-Lorraine Walker and Dennis Walker; 3rd,.Alexa McTif­ fin, Joanne McTif­ fin and Susan Ayl- ward.


leen Calvert and Reception, Year 1: Egg throwing win- Hilda Waddington; 1st, Jessica-Aspin ! ners ' were Eve (Ride a - Cock; - Hutchinson-and Horse); 2nd, Jack ■


. . ■ Jessica Aspin (?\Yith.


Hutchinson (The the .thickest egg; Grand old Duke of ./shell /knotyn/\tp York); 3rd, Lucy . man!)


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