2 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, September 17th, 2009


INSIDE YOUR CLITHEROE ADVERTISER AND TIMES


I Valley Matters .......................6 and 7 I Village N ew s .................19,20 and 21 ■ Letters.............................................24 I Weekendplus .................... 33 and 34 I Family Notices .................. 22 and 23 I Readersplus.................................... 37 I Motors Today.........................38 to 46 i Sport........................................53 to 56


AT A GLANCE... Forest trails set for opening - page 4


Tour of Britain thrills crowds - page 8 Top guitarists at The Grand - page 33 Blues lose their cutting edge - page 56


INFORMATION


Duty chemist: Lloyds Pharmacy, 5 Church 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: Ribhle 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. Ribble 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. Ribble Valley Citizens’ Advice Bureau: 01200 428966.


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SUNRISE: 6-51 a.m. SUNSET: 7-15 p.m. LIGHTING UP TIME: 6-45 p.m.


WELL-KNOWN journalist and author Carol Thatcher, the daugh­ ter of former Prime Minister Lady Margaret Thatcher, is the guest speaker at a charity event being held next week. Carol, who was crowned Queen


of the jungle in the 2005 series of “I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here”, is taking time out of her busy schedule to speak at the fund­ raising lunch at the Gibbon Bridge Country House Hotel, Chipping, on Monday.


The event is in aid of The Kirsty


Appeal, which was set up to raise £5m. for the Francis House Chil­ dren’s Hospice. The charity’s fig-


. urehead is Kirsty Howard, the brave youngster who was born with her heart back to front.


by Faiza Afzaal


AEROSPACE giant BAE Sys­ tems plans to axe 205 jobs at


its Samlesbury site. The company has begun a con­


sultation with staff at the Ribble Valley plant over a proposal to make the 205 posts redundant. The potential job losses are in


the manufacturing function and are associated with the end of Air­ bus work currently undertaken by BAE Systems for Spirit AeroSys- tems. In total, the company is plan­


ning to make 1,100 job losses across the country and close a site at Woodford in Cheshire at the end of 2012, it has been announced. Mr Kevin Taylor, managing


director of military air solutions, said: “Whilst we regret having to make this announcement we have to ensure we are the right size and shape to remain competitive and meet our customer’s requirements in the future. “We will work with our employ­


ees and their representatives to explore ways of mitigating these potential job losses and we will do everything necessary to deal with the potential job losses and closure of Woodford in a professional way and support our people through­ out this process.” Reacting to the news, Ribble


Valley MP Nigel Evans said: “Job losses at any time are disappoint­ ing, but they are particularly felt during periods of economic diffi­ culty. I sincerely hope that there will be no compulsory redundan­


cies at BAE and that the com p ly looks seriously at other job options on site or in other parts of the company so that any losses are minimised. “In terms of Samlesbury, it


seems that a large number of the jobs are going because Spirit AeroSystems, for whom BAE have worked on the airbus, are relocat­ ing their labour abroad. “This should send a warning sig­


nal to the Government that more work needs to be done to keep manufacturing in the UK. These are difficult times for many com­ panies and the Government must ensure that we retain British industry.” Our picture shows an F-35


Lightning fighter jet on display outside the redeveloped BAE Sys­ tem site at Samlesbury.


Eat well, cheaply and buy local


A MOUTH-WATERING series of events is being staged throughout September by Clitheroe’s Methodist Circuit. Every activity has been organ­


ised by the circuit's social responsi­ bility group in a bid to promote local produce and suggest ways to eat well without spending a for­ tune. Kay Thorpe, one of the event


organisers, said: “The group has been running for about a year look­ ing at issues, affecting society and what the church should be doing about them.” As well as helping build a circuit


identity, Kay explained that one of the group's other aims is to get people mingling and encourage


. them into local churches. She added: “We also want to


promote to the wider community ways they can eat well, cheaply


and buy local.” Although churches across the methodist circuit will stage events, the first one is taking place down on the farm. This Saturday, September 19th


between 2 and 4 p.m. Edward and Jean Gorst will be welcoming visi­ tors to Loftrans Farm, just outside Gisbum. The second activity will take


place at Chatburn Methodist Church on Monday, September 21st, from 7-30 p.m. when it hosts “Crunch the Munch”, with a pro­ fessional cook offering tips on pro­ ducing cheap, local food. Home-made soup, bread and


jam will be on the menu the follow­ ing day when a soup lunch takes place at Waddington Methodist Church from noon. And an open fruit and vegetable gardening forum and swop shop will take place at Whalley Methodist


Church from 7-30 p.m. on the 23rd. As well as swopping ideas, produce and seeds, there will be an oppor­ tunity to get the answers to some gardening dilemmas. The final event will be a cheese


and apple lunch at West Bradford Methodist Church at noon on Thursday, September 24th, where a range of home-made apple pud­ dings will be served following a main course of local cheese and bread. The various events culminate on


Sunday, September 27th, with a harvest celebration service and supper at Trinity Methodist Church starting at 6 p.m. Although each event is free;


donations would be appreciated at every venue. Anyone wanting further details


about the activities can contact Kay on 01200 443489.


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205 jobs to be axed at Aerospace giant


Villages celebrate best kept success


VALLEY villages have enjoyed success in this year's county-wide “Best Kept” competition. Although the overall


Champion Class was won by Wrea Green, here in the Ribble Valley the villages of Sabden, Ribchester, West Brad­ ford, Billington and Wiswell were all reward­ ed for their efforts in various categories. When the eagerly-


awaited results were announced, Sabden was named as runner-up in the large village catego­ ry, with Wiswell taking the same spot in the hamlet class. Sabden also enjoyed


success through the Cer­ tificate of Merit with the Littlemoor complex winning the sheltered accommodation class; Specialised Automotive Services earning itself a highly commended in the industrial/commer- cial category and the crown green bowling club also'proving a win­ ner


Parish'council chair­ V


man Coun. Tony Haworth said: ”We are very, very pleased and very proud to have got second place:''!’t "The parish council


would like to thank the people who have helped, in particular the young members of the youth club who gave time to assist. We would like to congratulate the bowling club and Littlemoor who were winners in their sections. The company of David Warburton, which was a runner-up has justifiably been in the prizes before - the work site is a credit to them. "This has been a com­


munity effort and we would just like a bit more of push to get the first prize next year." Other Ribble Valley


winners included Ribch- ester’s St Peter and St Paul's RC Church, which was named place of worship runner-up; West Bradford won for its public hall and and the Hackings Caravan Park in Billington was


also a winner. The Valley also has


some of the best public conveniences in the county with Chipping winning the category and Whalley’s new facili­ ties at the bus station being highly commend­ ed. ' Wiswell's Old School


War Memorial was also highly commended.


Readers praise brave heroic staff


following our extensive cov­ erage in last week’s Clitheroe Advertiser and Times about the major fire which destroyed large parts of a Clitheroe hotel, several readers have come forward to praise the brave efforts of the evening’s “true heroes”. They have paid tribute to the


quick-tlunking staff at the Swan and Royal Hotel for the cool- headed way they dealt with the incident and managed, to evacu­ ate everyone safely from the three-storey building. Nigel Riley, the general manag­


er of the historic Castle Street pub, said: “All the staff were fan­ tastic and managed to get every­ one out as quickly as they could. They raised the alarm and did not panic at all throughout the


incident. “I would like to thank them for


all their help. “It was a fierce blaze and


myself and my colleague David Hartley tried to rescue Carol who was trapped in the flat upstairs, but we were beaten back by the


heat and smoke.” Nigel went on to express his


gratitude to the emergency serv­ ices for the professional way in which they dealt with the fierce


blaze. “I would like to thank the


police and ambulance services for their help, but I would particular­ ly like to thank Clitheroe’s fire­ fighting heroes who bravely turned out and extinguished the


fire.” The staff at the Swan and


Royal Hotel were: Nigel Riley,


David Hartley, Adam Travis, Beth Foster, Rachel Sweeney and


, Stacey Yates.


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My devastation at fire - landlord


• continued from page 1 Mr Joy, pictured, who is still


awaiting the conclusion of a joint investigation by police and the fire and rescue service into the cause of the blaze, added: “I can­ not put into words the devasta­ tion my wife and I feel after the fire at the Swan and Royal. “Not only have we seen our


business go up in flames, hut we have also lost our home and all our possessions in the inferno. “All we were left with was the


clothes that we were stood up in, but, having said all that, it’s noth­ ing short of a miracle that no one was killed! “All praise must go to Nigel,


our manager, and all the staff on duty that night for the way they conducted themselves in a very professional manner and evacuat­ ed the building without any panic whatsoever and made sure no members of the public were left in the building.” Mr Joy also praised the three emergency services for their


actions that night. “I cannot thank the fire


brigade enough, the police and all the emergency services for what they did on the night, especially the firefighters who rescued Carol, Terry and Becky from the


flat. “Also amidst all the carnage,


it’s a great comfort the way the community in Clitheroe and all the various organisations and fel­ low licensees etc, have rallied round us with their good wishes


and offers of help. I honestly don’t think this level of support would have happened anywhere else apart from Clitheroe. I thank you all.” A keen darts player, landlady


Carol has received a huge amount of support from all the local darts team that used to play at the Swan and Royal. In fact, they have rallied round


to organise a blind mixed doubles charity night with raffle in aid of the “Swan and Royal disaster fund”. It will be held at the St Michael and St John’s Catholic Social Club, Lowergate, Clitheroe, on Friday, October


2nd, at 8 p.m. All darts players are welcome


and for further information con­ tact either John Schofield on 07970 154917, Carl Barlow on 07821 122794, Linda Waring on 07958 133950 or Andy Cornwall on 01254 814740. Our pictures show Terry Joy


and (below) the remains of the burnt out pub.


Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, September 17th, 2009 Councillor’s conundrum Continued from page 1


-gramme. Speaking about her experience at the Man­ chester studios, Coun. Jones said: "I had a really good day and we were looked after tremendously well. Given that these peo­ ple must have to look ^ter hundreds of contestants a year, it felt like we were getting personal treat­ ment." She added; "I was not


nervous about going on television, hut I was nerv­ ous about my ability to


Mission


A FUND-RAIS­ ING evening will he held at Billing­ ton and Whalley Brass Band Club tomorrow night to raise funds for a member’s trip of compassion to Crimea. Member Alison


Ball is travelling to Crimea to make a difference to the lives of children suffering from HIV/AIDSand other infectious dis­ eases. Tickets for the fund-raising evening cost f ^50 including a disco until 12-30 a.m., supper and raffle. They can be


obtained from either the club or on the door.


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Farm and ShoponRMesdalePark, Gisbum English BreakfastServed All Day Ice Cream, Paninis, Soups, Coffee Homemade Cakes, Cookies, Scones


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• Lodges For Sale


play the game." In the build-up to the


screening on Wednesday, September 30th, at 3-25 p.m. on Channel Four, Coun. Jones is collecting sponsorship money towards her two mayoral charities. Action for Chil­ dren and the Friends of Clitheroe Hospital. People are asked to


either sponsor her per point scored or simply give a donation. A sponsor form will be available at the Level B reception desk


at Ribble Valley Borough Council offices until the day the programme is broadcast. Our front page picture


shows Coun. Jones on the Countdown set. She is standing behind presenter Jeff Stelling and next to “dictionary comer’s” Susie Dent. Special guest for the show on which Coun. Jones featured was sports presenter John Inverdale and she also met Carol Vorderman’s successor,


Rachel Riley.


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