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4 Clitheroe A dvert iser & T iin e s , Thursday, May 28th, 2009


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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 01282 426161 (Advertising), Burnley 01282 422331 (Classified) Three polls ahead for Valley voters


VOTERS in parts of Rib- bleValley.have not.'one,


but three chances to exer- cise their democratic right next Thursday.


' . vAs well as the Lancashire


County Council and Euro­ pean Parliament elections, three vacant seats on Ribble Valley Borough Council are up for election.


- - Conservative and Liberal


Democrat candidates will go head' to head in' Langho,. Chatburn and Littlemoor, Clitheroe, with Labour failing to field a candidate in any of them. At county level, all 84 seats on Lancashire County Coun­


cil are being contested in an election which could .see Labour lose overall control of the authority for the first ’ time in 28 years.


: • The Conservative Party


nationaiiy is targeting it as one of the key authorities it hopes to win. ■ Some of the Ribble Valley


seats contested could be cru­ cial in determining the out-, come. There are four county


council electoral wards cover­ ing Ribble Valley, each with three candidates standing. They are:


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CLITHEROE WARD: JohnHill, Con


■ Allan Knox, Lib-Dem


Tomas Thurogood-Hyde, Lab RIBBLE VALLEY NORTH


EAST: Albert Atkinson, Con .


: David Berryman, Lib-Dem Bernard Hough, UKIP RIBBLE VALLEY SOUTH WEST:


. Chris Holtom, Con ; John Theakstone, Lib-Dem


Rosemary Wickenden, UKIP LONGRIDGEWITH


. ROWLAND: Simon Entwistle, Lib-Dem


, , Niall Macfarlane, Lab : David Smith, Con.


A full lis t of candidates standing for election has been


- published on Lancashire County Council's website at:' www.lancashire.gov.uk/lcc-


elections. ' C an d id a tes stan d in g tor


election to Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council in th e th re e wards with vacancies are: LANGHO


Susan Janet Knox, Lib-Dem Mike Thomas, Con CHATBURN


Howard Douglas, Lib-Dem. Gary K.'Scott, Con LITTLEMOOR


Maria Punchard, Con


Stephen Sutcliffe, Lib-Dem, Voting in th e Eu ro p ean


Pa r liam en ta ry elections is different, with people across the N o r th "West g e ttin g to choose their eight representa-. tives in the European Parlia­ ment.


Karen Quaintmere, head of


electoral administration at the Electoral Commission, said: “For Europeani Parlia­ mentary elections you need, to mark one ‘X’ on your bal­ lot paper.


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!‘The difference is that you vote for a party or an inde­


pendent candidate. ■ ‘The political parties in the


North West have selected a list of up to eight candidates; and the ballot paper will include this information so you can see who they. are.


The only Ribble Valley res­


ident standing in the Euro elections is Sajjad Karim, of Simonstone, for the Conserv­ atives. : Polling stations will be


open from 7 a.m.' until 10 p.m. next Thursday. Further information,


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■ ■ “However, to vote, you just need to place an ‘X’ next.to , one party or independent candidate-on the ! ballot


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SLAIDBURN held its annual May Queen Festival on Bank.. Holiday Monday.,


; ■ . ■ ; I t began with a-service con­


ducted by Rev. Mark Russell • Smith at St Andrew’s Church. Lessons were read by retiring


May Queen Elizabeth Parsons and the new queen Emma Parker.. Mr John King Wilkinson pre­


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sented dictionaries to children leaving primary school this year: and 50p pieces to children at the end of the service.


• Slaidburn Silver Band played


at the church then led the proces­ sion around the village. They were followed in the procession by the two queens and their retinue. Emma Parker was crowned


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May Queen by Mrs June Schofield. The fancy dress compe-. tition was won by George Ireland as “One Man and his Dog”, sec­ ond was Malachy Cefai as “Jack Sparrow” and third were Natasha and Max Wiggin as “Cinderella”- and a pirate. The children from Brennands


•Endowed school gave a demon-- stration of maypole dancing and Dunsop Bridge won the fo9tball competition against Slaidburn. > . The afternoon was rounded of with sports on the village green. •.


Results were: Running Races. Up to 4 years: Boys -


Michael Farrell, William Beattie, Andrew: Parker: Girls - Rebecca Ramsden, Alissa Antonio, Annabelle Warburton. 5 to 7 years: Boys - Ewan Carlton-Whittaker, Joseph Rodwell, Henry Thornber; Girls - Chloe Robinson. Courtney Brownridge,


• Rachel Glendinning. 8 to 10 years: Boys - -Thomas Bennett, Jake Davies. Maxim ' Joffe; Girls - Kelsey.Rutherford,.Tullia Emmanuel, Rebecca Bennett. 11 to 13


■ years: Boys-Ryan Middleton, Ayden Webster, Liam Cook; Girls - Sarah Pope, Iris Joffe, Leah Fowler. 14 to.l6 years: Boys


- James Harrison, Alex Webster, Daniel Parker; Girls - Rebecca Alpe, Rachael Tay­ lor, Helen Hartley., . Sack Race. Boys - 7 and under: Ewan


Carlton-Whittaker, Joseph Rodwell, Sam Edwards: 8 and 9 years: Maxim Joffe, James Dalby, Jack Wallbank; 10 and 11 years: Ayden Webster, George Kenyon, Jih- wan Pyun; 12 years and over: Daniel Park­ er, James Harrison, Stephen Harrison. Girls - 7 and under: Chloe Robinson, Sarah Carr, Beth Edwards: 8 and 9 years: Georgia Robinson. Rebecca Bennett, Tullia Emmanuel;.10 and 11 years: Kelsey


■ Rutherford, Ellen Hartrick, Emma Robin­ son; 12 years and over: Rebecca Alpe,


Rachael Taylor, Sarah Pope. Wheelbarrow Race: Seven and under:


George Mason and Ewan Carlton-Whit­ taker, Joseph Rodwell and Sarah Carr, Sarah Hey and Beth Edwards: 8. and 9 yeais: Tbm Carlton-Whittaker and Edward Carr, Maxim Joffe and George Hartnick, Tullia Emmanuel and Neve Dickinson: 10 and 11 years: Kelsey Rutherford and Ellen Hartrick, Gabriel Astin and Thomas Ben­ nett, James Parsons and Brant Middleton; 12 years and over: Jonathon Parker and Scott Townson, James Harrison and Mick Handley, Daniel Parker and Stephen Har­ rison: . . ■


- '.■ ■ . Slow Bike Race: Rachael Taylor, Jack


Wallbank. Three Legged Race. Seven and under:


- Sarah Carr and Ewan Carlton-Whittaker, Joseph Rodwell and Jude Emmanuel, Codey Groves and Chloe Robinson: 8 and 9 years; Tullia Emmanuel and Neve Dickin­ son, Edward Carr and Thbm'as Carlton- Whittaker, Maxim Joffe and Adam Groves; 10 and 11 years: Gabriel Astin and Thomas Bennett, Ayden Webster and Luke Shorrock, Mark Bumbac and Barton Hey: 12 years and oven Rebecca Alpe and Helen Hartley, Kendal Jones and Leah Fowler,


• Mick Handley and James Harrison. Adults three legged race: Thomas Red-


feam and Russell Thompson, Stephen and Jack Wallbank, Janet Whittaker and Julie Bennett.


- SchooFs fair pulls in £2,000


A TRADITIONAL May Fair at Brookside Primary School, Clitheroe, raised more than £2,000. , ■ And presiding over the event, were the school’s May King and Queen, Lewis Baines (10) and Kayleigh Knight (nine)..: 'They were chosen after all the


names of pupils from reception to Year Six with birthdays in May, wereputintoa draw. ■ • Organised by the Friends of Brookside group, the fair .was attended by 250 people and fea­ tured maypole'dancing, a coconut. shy and a hook a duck game, as well as a cake stall, barbecue and candyfloss. Headteacher Mrs Beverley


Allan said:/,The event was a huge success and had a real family atmosphere.'A lot of parents


• helped out on the day along with • all the staff.” - May King and Queen Kayleigh :


; Knight and Lewis Baines are pic­ tured drawing the -winning tickets for the raffle. fS100509/2a) ■


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• Instead of the more traditional limousine to whisk the happy couple away, he laid on a hot air balloon for their. Ribble Valley reception > After-Polly and the.


bridegroom, Matthew Roberts, exchanged their vows and travelled from the church to their reception at Eaves Hall, West Bradford, they were staggered to find the balloon waiting for them. “I t was quite a shock


for them when they saw it outside Eaves Hall, but unfortunately our plans for them to go up, up and away were thwarted by the winds,” said Mr Cannon, a hot air balloon enthusiast. “I t was just too windy,


so they had to settle for posing for some very spe­ cial photos for their wed­ ding album while it was safely tethered.” Mr Cannon, who is


also standing as a UKIP candidate in next week’s European elections, took a break from' the cam­ paign trail for the wed­ ding at St Michael and All Angels Church, in Foulridge. His daughter, a phys­


iotherapist, and her stockbroker husband live in Bristol and are


! Flying start to niarried life Biker dies in crash on ‘danger road


PROUD father Graham Cannon made certain of getting his daughter's married life off to a fly­ ing start.


by Andrew Spencer


A MOTORCYCLIST was killed on Monday afternoon when his bike was in collision with a car driven by a Pa3ithome man near to the Moor­ cock Inn, Blacko. ; The accident occurred at 2-35 p.m.


and the road was closed for more than five hours between Barrowford and Gis- bum while investigations were carried out. ’


. Police said the 54-year-old motorcy­


clist was travelling towards Nelson on a Honda 600cc bike when he attempted to overtake other vehicles and was in collision with a sports car, being driven by a man from Paythorne, which was heading in the opposite direction. ;


• The motorcyclist was pronounced


dead at the scene and later named as Peter Lawson, of Oakwood Close, Burnley. The car driver, who has not been


named, was taken to the Royal Black- bum Hospital by air ambulance suffer­ ing from head and shoulder injuries and a suspected broken back, but his injuries were not thought to be life- threatening. ' The accident is the latest in a long list


going back over the years which has led to the road between Nelson and Long Preston being classed as the most dan­ gerous in Britain.


' The 15-mile stretch has seen more


than 100 deaths or serious injuries in the past decade, with more than half of accidents involving motorcyclists.


And driver seriously hurt on A59


THE driver of a Citroen Saxo was seriously injured following an acci­ dent on the A59 on Friday morn­ ing. Paul Moore (43), of Ripon,


North Yorkshire, suffered serious chest and back injuries after his car was in collision -with an animal feed tipper truck on Sawley Brow just before 7 a.m. After being cut free from his


looking forward to a bal­ loon trip with him later intheyear. Our picture shows the


newlyweds in the basket of the balloon tethered at Eaves Hall for their reception, (s)


vehicle by firefighters, he was taken to the Royal Blackburn Hospital where his condition is not thought to be life threatening. The accident happened as the car was travelling towards


Getting ready for big festival


MEMBERS and friends of Clitheroe United Reformed Church are busy making prepara- tions for a Community Festival of Flowers, Art and Craft. It takes place at the Castlegate


church from Friday to Sunday, June 5-7th, and will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.


on the Friday and Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday. A team of flower arrangers


from the Clitheroe area are being led by Jane Brown and Cynthia Nanson. Artists and craftspeople from the Ribble Valley-based group New Form Arts will mount an exhibition of their work in the


lower hall. The children of all the Clitheroe churches have also been invited to make miniature gar­ dens on a dinner plate to display at the festival. Visitors will also be treated to


live music from local pianists and organists who have volunteered to go along and play.


Clitheroe. Police say the driver was attempting to overtake the tmek, which had been travelling in the same direction and was turning into Smithy Bridge Farm. Follow­ ing the accident, the car collided with a stone gatepost. The A59 was closed for several


hours and traffic diverted through Grindleton and Chatbum causing congestion. ‘ Sgt Mick Young, of the Road


Policing Unit, said: “The male driver of the car is in a serious con­ dition and the police would ask anyone that saw the collision or witnessed the manner the Citroen


Saxo was being driven in prior to the collision to come forward. “We had to close the road in


both directions although we did get one lane running towards Clitheroe by 9-15 a.m. to try to alleviate the problems in the local ■villages. “However, we had to keep the


other side of the carriageway closed while we carried out our investigations. We would like to apologise for the inconvenience.” • Anyone with information


about the accident can ring 08451 25 35 45 or the Eastern Division Traffic Police on 01254 353210.


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