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Remembrance Day services - page 5 Kevin’s sizzling sausages - page 7


Gymnasts do the area proud - page 9 Making life better - page 11


INFORMATION


Duty chemist: Duty chemist: Boots, 15 - 19 Castle Street, Clitheroe. Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Police: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Electricity: 0800 1954141.


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. Aidsline: 01282 831101 (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.). Domestic Violence Helpline: 01282 422024. Cruse Bereavement Care: 01772 433643. Environmental Agency: Emergencies- 0800 807060. Drugs: Local confidential advice and information line: 01254 226200. National: 0800 776600. Ribhic 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


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www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk Clitheroe 422324(Editorial),01282 426161 (Advertising), Burnley 01282422331 (Classified) Give a hug to our heroes


WITH Remembrance Day just past and Christmas fast approaching, thoughts of friends and loved ones in the Armed Forces are newer far from our minds. As they put their lives on the line to


maintain peace and fight for freedom in the war-torn countries of Afghanistan and Iraq, there are times we'd just like to stretch out our arms, give them a hug and say “we miss you”, as well as “thanks” for every­ thing you're doing on our behalf. Now the Clitheroe Advertiser and


are inviting you to record a video mes­ sage that will be published on our website just before Christmas to help .spread a little cheer and goodwill from


Times is giving YOU the opportunity to do just that with a virtual hug in a video message to our brave boys and girls in the Armed Forces or those sup­ porting them abroad. In our Hugs For Heroes campaign we


H U G ^ for heroes


home to those who will be serving their country over Christmas. Whether you've a relative or friend serving — or just want to support our soldiers - we'd like you to take part and show you


care. You will be able to visit our office to ' Golden gi


^^haeologist u n eS ^ ^Jirmous Saxon


REMARKABLE: One of the many gold artefacts found by Emma, (s)


MONTHS of secrecy sur­ rounded the work of an archaeologist who helped dig up the biggest hoard of Saxon gold ever found in the


UK. But now former Clitheroe


Royal Grammar School pupil Emma Sautejeau (main picture) is free to tell her family and friends about the exciting dig she and a handful of colleagues from Birmingham Archaeology were asked to carry out, The stunning golden treasure,


thought to be worth millions of pounds, was discovered in August by amateur metal detec- torist Terry Herbert, in a field in Staffordshire. Its exact location


is being kept confidential. Emma (26), and the team


abandoned their usual high-visi­ bility jackets and hard hats so they could excavate without arousing any interest as they uncovered around 1,500 items not seen for 1,400 years. “All we had to do was to dig


down 30 or 40cm of topsoil,” said Emma. “We were picking up 30 or 40 artefacts a day. It was fantastic. “Usually, if you do find any­ thing, it is only shards of pot­


AT WORK: Emma, wet sieving with her colleague Erica Maccy-Bracken. (s)


tery. I found a small pommel from a dagger, shaped like a fish head, and quite a lot of crushed fragments from decorative pieces. “The artefacts that we found


were mainly gold and some had garnets in them.” The archaeology team-, based a t Birmingham University,


. believes that the treasure could be war booty. Emma added: “The area was


the kingdom of Mercia and we think that it was collected as war booty. Whoever put it there was not able to get back to it. The artefacts come.from books and there are also two crucifixes as well as swords and helmets. “Staffordshire County Coun­


cil and Birmingham Museum want the treasure to stay in this area rather than being moved to London because it belongs here, and it is much easier for people to get to Birmingham.” Emma, who is from Burnley,


has worked for Birmingham Archaeology for three years. She studied for her degree at the uni­ versity and did her Master’s


there. Emma’s ambition to work in


archaeology was fired while she was a pupil in the sixth form at Clitheroe Grammar where she was taught classics by teachers including Keith Harwood. “Mr Harwood and Mr Carter


were both real inspirations,” she said.


Man hanged himself from tree


A MAN out walking his dogs discovered the body of a 35- year-old Hapton man hanging in woods in an area of Sabden known as the Black Hills. An inquest heard th a t Mr


Steven Holland had suffered from depression and experienced problems with debt in the two years before his death.


, However, his father, Mr Ralph


Holland, said th a t the family had sorted everything blit and th a t he believed his son had


come through his low. Mr.Holland told how a man


had been demanding money from his son, claiming that cash


•he had giveh him as a friend had, in fact, only been a loan. Windows at Steven’s house in


Hapton had been broken and the building “egged”. Mr Holland arranged to meet


the man in Burnley town centre and offered him a sum of money to “end this nonsense” and the man agreed.


He also told the inquest that


Steven had visited his parents at their home the day before they were due to go on holiday to Spain. “Everything was normal, he


just wanted to say ‘have a nice holiday’,” said Mr Holland. Four days la te r Mr Adam


Marshal was walking his dogs through the Black Hills woods when he spotted the figure of a man.


On closer inspection he saw it


was a man suspended from a tree by a ligature around his


neck. An envelope found in Stevens ,


back pocket had written on it: “Dear Mum, Dad and Chris,


• I ’m sorry, this was the only way I ’m a t peace now, love you all.


Steven.” The medical cause of death


was given as hanging and coro­ n er Mr Michael Singleton recorded a verdict that he had


killed himself. -


record a video or submit your own. Or you can send a message to our special Hugs For Heroes online Christmas


card. ,


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www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk Lizzie’s stunning trophy haul


A MULTI-TALENTED young muacian from Clitheroe has returned from one of the re^on’s top festivals with a car boot full of trophiesl At just 11, lizzie Burgess has


an exceptional voice and is also excelling on cello and piano. For the second year running she has returned from the prestigious Blackpool Festival of Music, Dance and Speech with an enviable haul of prizes. She won all three of the 11


years-and-under solo singing classes: the Audrey Illet Tro­ phy for the set piece “The Ni^tingale”; the Clara Whit­ tak e r Trophy for her own choice piece, “Abdul the Magi­ cian”; and the Festival Medal in the unaccompanied folk song competition, singing her own choice, “Polly O l i^ ”.


Wiiming two of those classes


put Lizzie into the solo singing final, competing against the winner of the 15-and-under classy. Reprising “Abdul the Magician” Lizzie was the judges’ choice again, whining the festival’s coveted Bentley Silver Rose Bowl for the second year.


end there. She was also compet­ ing with her cello at the festival for the first time and won the


But Lizzie’s success did not


113^ears-and-imder solo strings own choice d a s with a faultless


rendition of “Celtic Hymn”. lizzie, who lives in Wadding-


ton Road with her proud par­ ents Jill and Joseph, aind 18- year-old sister Rosie, has had a very bugy time since her success at the 2008 Blackpool Festival. She was successful in getting


a place a t the Junior Royal Northern College of Music, in Manchester, where she now studies singing and piano on Saturdays - that’s after a full week at St Augustine's High School, in Billington, where she started last September. She is also a member of the


Manchester-based Halle Chil­ dren's Choir and sings and plays weekly at Burnley Music Centre, where she takes part in Burnley Youth Choir, a Samba group and an orchestral group. Between the different lessons and music groups, she can be learning as many as 20 pieces of music at any one tima Our picture shows Lizzie


with her trophies, medals and certificates from the Blackpool festival.


(A091109/7) You’re the top carers!


A WINNER at the North West Care Awards was Cross­ roads Care Ribble Valley. Acknowledged for commitment to care and success in delivering a quality service, they received the prestigious Care Employer Award


2009. Previous to the com­


pany being short-listed. Mrs Laura Grasby, the scheme manager and Mrs Ann Roberts, a trustee, attended for an in-depth consultation in Manchester. Following the inter­


view, news came tha t Crossroads had been sh o r t- l is te d for the award. Announcement of the winner was made a t Manchester United


Football Club, where a spectacular gala evening was held. Attending the event were Mrs Grasby and some of the carer support workers. They received a crys­


tal trophy. The Mayor of Ribble


Valley, Coun. Beverley Jones said: “I t has been a real privilege to have watched the develop­ ment of Crossroads Care over the years and I heartily congratulate the organisation on a most well-deserved award”. Crossroads Care is


intending to extend the service i t provides to include an after-school club and an older peo­ ples’ day facility. Pictured is the team of


carers receiving the award from Adrian Mills.(s)


Friends want to improve Brungerely


TH E fu tu re of a well-used Clitheroe park will be under dis­ cussion on Wednesday. A new supporters group has


been formed following concern locally about the deterioration of Brungerely Park. On Wednesday night at 7-30


p.m. the Friends of Brungerely Park Group will meet for the first time in the borough council chamber in Church Street, Clitheroe. The group - launched by Clitheroe Civic Society in conjunction with the Wildlife Trust - wants to help improve


the park's appearance and con­ tribute to management plans, as well as be involved in any consul­ tation regarding improvements. • For more details, call


Dorothy Jackson on 01200 424628 or Pauline Wood on 01200 429187.


Have a say on Valley’s future


RESIDENTS in the Ribble Val­ ley are invited to an open meeting ab o u t th e work of the Local Strategic Partnership. The annual open meeting of the


Ribble Valley Strategic Partner­ ship is to be held in the Ribble Val­ ley Council Chamber, in Church Street, Clitheroe, at 5 p.m. on


Monday. The meeting will outline the


partnership’s work and discuss the Ribble Valley Sustainable Coni- munity Strategy, which sets out a


five-year vision for the economic, soci^ and environmental wellbe­


ing of the borough. The partnership’s chairman,


Rupert Swarbrick, said: “This is a great way to hear about the work being undertaken by the partner­


ship. Ribble Valley is probably the


best area in the country in which to live and work, and it is up to residents to tell us how we can maintain that position.The meet­ ing will create an open forum for


their ideas and everyone is warmly invited to attend.” The Ribble Valley Strategic


Partnership comprises members of the community, parish, district and county councillors, represen-


■ tatives of the voluntary and faith sectors, the police, health and fire services. The meeting will feature a question and answer session and refreshments wiU also be available. Further details are available


from partnership officer David Ingham on 01200 414549.


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ATS centre has closed


CLITHEROE’S ATS Euromaster ty re and exhaust centre has been shut down as p a r t of a restructuring process by the company. The centre, in Salthill


Road, is one of 80 closed down across the country as ATS Euromaster moves to operating fewer, but large centres, offering enhances services and facilities. I t is also seeking to


strengthen i ts fleet of assistance vehicles, tak­ ing help out to motorists in distress. However, this “reshap­


ing” of the business has meant many small and less profitable centres being closed, especially those closer to existing and larger ATS Euromas­ ter centre. A sign a t th e closed


down Clitheroe branch directs customers to the company’s Burnley cen­ tre.


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