Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial),01282 426161 (Advertising), Burnley 01282422331 (Classified) Clitheroe422324(Editorial),01282426161 (Advertising),Burnley 01282 422331 (Classified) 4 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, September 17th, 2009 www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk ers 1 by Duncan Smith


A NEW purpose- built mountain bike trail will be officially


unveiled to the public on


1 the Forestry Commission estate at Gisbum Forest this


Saturday. The new waymarked trails


will be among the region’s pre-


. mier mountain biking attrac- i tions and are expected to draw * lots of enthusiasts to the Kibble


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Valley. The facilities will include an


. easy eight kilometre “blue” route for families and beginners


land a much tougher 22 kilometre fs“red” course for more experienced '■and expert cyclists. Set against the stunning backdrop


of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), the trails include tricky downhill and boardwalk sections and also offer fine views over the nearby Stocks Reservoir. Martin Colledge, from the Forestry Commission at Gis-


. burn, said: “We’re excited that the state-of-the-art mountain bike


@we hope to make Gisburn a must- Tsit outdoor destination for cycling


J “Because there are a range of trails


Jtrails have now been completed and ^we can’t wait to introduce them to ithe public.


amilies and experienced mountain


bikers alike.” The trails are part of the Kibble


Valley Sports and Physical Actmty Alliance (SPAA) and were complet­ ed with the aid of a £60,000 lottery grant from Sport England.


Contributed A further £60,000 was contributed


by the project partners - the Forest of Bowland AONB, Kibble Valley Borough Council, Kibble Valley Strategic Partnership, United Utili­ ties and the Forestry Comn^ion. “Gisbum Forest ’Trail Builders , a


group of enthusiastic riders from throughout the region, has helped on a number of volunteer trail building days organised by the Forestry Com­


mission. The group has contributed an esti­


mated £15,000 of value to the proj­ ect by hand building more than 1,000 metres of new trail. The hand-built section of trail is


very different in character to the machine-built areas. Some visiting riders have commented that it is unique and their favourite section of


new trail. In addition, £60,000 was provided


as “in kind donations”, including timber and stone from the Forestry Commission. Anne Boyd, Sport England’s regional lead for the North West, said: “The trails offer a great sporting experience to all moxmtain bikers, from thrill-seeking downhillers to families enjoying an


I ' . blaze a trail


active day out. Our investment of Lottery funding in these superb facilities will help recruit even more people to this exciting and growing sport.”


Attracts Gisbum Forest currently attracts


around 30,000 visitors a year, of which 50% are cyclists and moun­ tain bikers. It is expected that the number of


day visitors will increase to around 70,000 in two years because of the new bike trail development. The Forestry Commission is now working towards providing opportu­ nities for year-round visits, as well as developing bridleway and quiet road links that will encourage alternative starting points by cyclists. Currently the main access to the


forest is from Cocklet Hill Car Park, near Stocks Reservoir. From Slaid- bura, follow the B6478 north east to Stephen Moor, then turn north on the minor road. As well as mountain biking, Gis­


bum Forest is also an ideal location for walking, wildlife spotting and pic­


nics. More information about Gisburn


Forest can be found at: www.forestry.gov.uk/northwesteng-


land Our pictures show cyclistei^loring


the new mountain bike traits in Gis­ bum Forest. Photos: Isobel Cameron


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almost 50 years, took Clitheroe University of the Third Age (U3A) members on a photo safari of northern waters at their monthly meeting. From Blackpool Mr


Crosby took members north to Morecambe Bay and the Walney Channel to see brittle stars, sea scorpions and swimming crabs. Then to the clear


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Clitheroe Advertiser &Tim e s, Thursday, September 17th, 200 9 5 Didn’t they have some fun! I . ’


“DON’T eat too many sweets” their Mums kept on telling them... and here’s whyl Clitheroe Youth members Jake Kay (left) and Arron Ripley, both 14, managed to


squeeze through the narrowest of gaps while taking part in an advanced caving course in the Yorkshire Dales. It was a bit of a tight fit, ■ but they made it, along with fellow members


including Daniel Dewhuist, James Brownless, Youth Action Group who also went cavmg m Simon Men and Alex Marshal.


the Yorkshire Dales. Money for their expedi-


Also pictured, this time above ground, are tion was secured from the Lancashire County some of the young people from the Tower Hill Council Youth Bank.


COOKING up a storm were these girls from the Henthorn and District


WATCH out Tiger Woods...


here come the Clitheroe Cubs! Several members of Clitheroe


Youth tried their hand at golf during the summer holiday, play-


1 ing on the public course at Town- ley Hall, in Burnley.


A series of sessions took place,


with many of the youngsters pro­ gressing from the pitch and putt to the nine hole and then the 18


hole golf course. Funding for the sessions was


obtained through the Lancashire


County Council Youth Bank, with the help of local youth work­


er Mel Diack. Our picture shows some of the


young people who took part on the Townley course with Mr Diack (right), (s)


Diving ‘expedition’ for theUSA


deep waters off the Isle of Man. where there are forests of seaweed in which live myriads of creatures. Crabs’ livers expand to trigger moulting. The cuckoo wrasse can change its sex at will. The huge but harmless basking shark cruises by. Then off to the west


coast of Scotland and the varied life of sea lochs, in^liiHing the unique reefs of tube worms in Loch Creran. He told of man’s harm­


ful effects on the marine environment. The fragile sea bed is easily destroyed


by trawling. Even more important is


the amount of rubbish, mainly plastic, which pol­ lutes our seas and shores. Turtles are killed,by eat­


ing plastic bags which they mistake for jellyfish. .timall particles of plastic clog the creatures which live by sifting sea water for


food. During questions the


topic of global warming was raised and it is certam that the ranges of marine creatures are altering in- response to changing sea temperatures. Whether this is for better or worse


was not decided. Mr Crosby chairs a


group supporting the Marine Conservation Society and hopes that the Marine and Coastal Access Bill, currently passing through Parlia­ ment, will result in a co­ ordinated policy to protect our threatened marme and coastal environment.


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Youth Group. They took part in a cooking project at


the Art Craft Studio, at Clitheroe’s Old Shawbridge Mills, which ran over a peri­ od of 10 weeks. As well as learning how to prepare and cook healthy and nutri­ tious meals, the girls learnt about such


things as e-numbers, food additives, essential hygiene and food production. Also in the picture are Beryl Taylor, who took the lessons, and local youth worker Mel Diack, who helped to organise them. He is now hoping to organise a trip for the girls to a choco­ late factory as a treat for doing so well with the cooking project, (s)


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