Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial),01282 426161 (Advertising),Burnley 01282 422331 (Classified) CliUieioe 422324(Editorial), 0 1 2 8 2 4^ 1 2 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, July 30th, 2009


INSIDE YOUR CLITHEROE ADVERTISER AND TIMES


■ Valley Matters . . . . .6 and 7


■ Village News .. V... .. ... .20 and 21 ■ Letters


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■ Weekendplus . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6 and 27 ■ Family Notices . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 and 25 ■ Readersplus . . . .. .. .. .. . . . . . .. ;18 ■ Motors Today . . . . ; .. .. .. . .29 to 38 ■ Sport . . . . . . .


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• Jeff is new Rotary chief - page 7 : v School’s decade of success - page.13 Sunbed safety warning - page 17 Firm’s award is no accident - page 23


INFORMATION


Duty chemist : Heyes Chemi st , 35 Moor Lane, Clitheroe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. : ,


: Police: 01200 443344. , ^ ^


Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. • Electricity: 0800 1954141. ' ■ Gas: 0800111999. . Water: 0845 462200. Councils: Kibble Valley Borough Council, Clitheroe 42511L 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. / . ■ . : •


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Monthly Volunteer Helpline: 01200 422721. r -, Lancashire Rural Stress Network: 01200 427771. QUEST (specialist smoking cessation service): 01254 358095.


. Rihble Valley Citizens’ Advice Bureau: 01200 428966.:


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WEEKEND WEATHER: IT will be a wet weekend, with light rain showers falling on both Saturday and Sunday accompanied by reasonably warm tempera­ tures.


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SUNRISE: 5-25 a.m SUNSET: 9-06p ra. LIGHTING UP TIME: 8-36 p.m.


.. ■ r:HA www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk was blessed with beautiful singing voice That week she also got by Julie Magee - FORMER singer and actress


: Mrs Ann Elizabeth McKin- . lay has died aged 67.


:; iBom in Clitheroe on February


- 27th, 1942, Ann was the eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs J.S.


; Brierley, of Parson Lane. . Blessed-with a beautiful . singing voice, Ann attended the Annis Watson School of Dra--


- matic Art and was a member of. both Clitheroe and Blackburn Amateur Operatic Societies - appearing in numerous shows.. > She later went on to study at


the Northern School of Music and the Royal Academy of Music, London, under Dame Eva Turner. In 1962, Ann danced and sang with eight other girls in the George Mitchell Singers “Five Past Eight Show” at Glasgow and the following year again appeared with the Mitchell Singers, this time in the Ken Dodd Show at Manchester. - Later, in 1965, she took part in ,


the Dickie Henderson Show at Brighton, but in November of


. that year, instead of returning to the Ken Dodd Show, Ann was chosen to take part in her first


engaged to Whalley man Alasr .. tair McKinlay. who she met ,'.


: ingham, in which Ann was , appearing. Alastair was working


when Alastair went to see the show “My Fair Lady” in Birm-


■as a sales representative in Birmingham at the time.


, The following year, on March ■


18th, 1967, the couple were mar­ ried at Clitheroe Congregation­ al Church, now known as the United Reformed Church, by ; the Rev. Kathleen Hendry. . The church was particularly,


West End Show, “The Boys from Syracuse” at Drury Lane. - She went on to complete a


two-year to u r in “My Fair Lady” and then sang in cabaret in the South of England. Ann-(pictured above), who


produced several records during her career, made her first appearance on British television in September, 1966, taking a small acting part in the popular BBC TV series “United”.


close to Ann’s heart as herance^, tors helped to fund and build it -, and had been involved with it ever since. Ann’s father painted the whole church several times, his wood graining on the pews is still evident today. • • , Ann and Alastair lived in


Clitheroe for several years and . had two children, Sarah and David, who were both born in Whalley.


. ■' Ann retired from showbusi-


ness when she became a mother, ■ but was still involved with Clitheroe Parish Church Oper­ atic and Dramatic Society, play­ ing the role of Eliza Doolittle in “My Fair Lady” in 1971.. Due to Alastair’s work, the,


family later emigrated to South Africa. However, they only


stayed for a short period before moving.to Southern Rhodesia,


later, known as Zimbabwe, where .they lived until 2005.:


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. .'Following the collapse of the economy in Zimbabwe, the cou­ ple returned to Britain. Their daughter, Sarah, however, remained with her husband and their two children, Ann’s grand­ children, Michelle and Ashleigh, while their son David left to join Singapore Airlines as a senior captain. . > •


• ' .While living in Southern Africa,- Ann, because of her voice, which was regarded as special by many, was also involved \vith a number of stage shows. .


. She was also involved with the


Highlands Presbyterian Church in Harare where she was a lead­ ing member of the choir. ' A funeral was held for Ann, who died of pancreatic cancer, with which she was diagnosed in November 2008, at Clitheroe’s United Reformed Church on Friday. ■Ann will be sadly missed by


many people including friends, well-known celebrities and fami­


ly. Police wage war on burglars


POLICE have so far arrested 370 people in their campaign aimed a t tackling burglary in Lancashire. ■ • Among those arrested, 65 are from the East Lancashire area, , which includes the Ribble Valley. “Operation Ju l iu s” was


launched earlier this month and is aimed at preventing crime, tar­ geting criminals involved in bur­


glary and detecting burglary offences. Officers have so far recovered


almost £300,000 worth of stolen property in Lancashire and more than 4,000 visits and warnings have been carried out on burglary suspects. More than 5,000 bur­ glary suspects have been stopped and searched, 1,722 search war­ rants have been executed and 112


vehicles seized, as well as 730 ■vis­ its to second-hand shops. , A spokesman for Lancashire


Constabulary said; “Burglary levels in Lancashire are a t unprecedented lows, but as part of our determination to keep it that way the operation is aimed at further reducing the number of crimes and at targeting known , offenders.” ■ -


: Winners


WINNERS in the East Lancashire . Hospice weekly draw were: £1,000 - Mr Stokes, Blackburn; £250 - Mr Newbold, Blackburn; £100 - Mr Emery; Blackburn. A further 15 lucky players each won £10 prizes. ,


. To join the hospice lot­ tery, call Gill on 01254 342865.


as former WI member Jean dies


FORMER: Pendleton WI member.and farmer’s wife Mrs Dorothy Jean Crabtree has died, aged 85. ■ ^^ -Better, known by her middle


name,’ Jean was ;born on ■December ;17th, :1923, th e ; younger daughter of Thomas and Ellen Mary Taylor, of Burnside Farm, Slaidburn. v : When Jean was five, the fam­ ily, moved to picturesque Marl


:vHill,-two miles from Whitewell and the village’s Church of


. England primary school, which Jean'w^ to attend. :


; ;:,'Come rain, hail or shine, Jean used to walk the two-mile:


: journey to school, one she had to continue to make in order to


■ catch the bus to Ribblesdale Secondary-Modern School in


.Clitheroe. ', r Leaving school just before •ithe start of the Second World •War,‘activities for 14-year-olds -.were limited, with Jean having' to rely on her mother’s piano playing and renditions of war


time songs for amusement. A trip to the cinema back then, was considered a real treat!': ; ■ With id en t ity cards, .gas


masks and ration books com­ monplace, Jean grew up during . a time when all the. lights on • vehicles had to be dipped and - there were blackout curtains in every house. - J e a n would sometimes


-. bike had cost just 10 shillings, - and of how her mother used to make all her clothes. ■ Meeting her husband,'Mr ',: Harry Crabtree, during her / uncle’s farm dispersal sale, tlie / . couple got .married a t 'All/.


:. Saints Church a t Pendleton ini' 1946.


They set up home-at the;r Crabtree family farm :- Twin ’


humour, Jean was an active member of Pendleton WI for


. several decades.; . • Even a f te r her husband’s


death in th e early ’90s, Jean still lived life to the full, finding i time tor. gardening and playing


cards.' - . . ‘ . Moving to Corbridge Court


sheltered housing, in Kirkmoor Road,- Clitheroe, in later life,


remind her grandchildren that, - during this time of great pru- dence, her first second-hand.;


: Jean was always the first to -sign up for day trips and quiz


nights. She also" enjoyed.playing


. dominoes,iwhist and dances at ■ the Pehdle Club,‘m Lowergate,


. Clitheroe. Jean, who died after a short


:• illness, leaves behind her. two ■ sons John and Brian, daughter-


” in-laws Liz and Susan, and four .. grandchildren, Carol, Mark,


/^Carolineand Claire. - . . - - : A: funeral was held a t St


(Brook, Up Brooks,' Clitheroe ■ and had two sons;: John and'. • Brian. A very sociable woman,- - , ' who always had a good sense of


■'-Mary’s - '-i-iParish Church,


.{. Clitherde,' on Tuesday. ' , ■-•■;■ Our.'-picture';shows Mrs ' Dorothy Jean Crabtree, (s)


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'■ ' YOUNG skater Luke Wilson


/ (10) demonstrates his skill in - the half-pipe. G250709/4b


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Kitty (71) wins the London Marathon


•by Julie Magee


A 71-YEAR-OLD Ribble ■Valley a th le te has gained f i r s t place in th e London • M a r a th o n a f t e r , 22- a t t em p t s ' a t th e world famous race. ; Miss K itty Garnett, who


only began running at the age of 47, has just discovered, fol-


: lowing an earlier results hitch, that she won the women’s 70-• plus category in April’s marathon. “There was a mix-up at the


organisers’ end,” explained Kitty, of Crowtrees Road, Sabden.


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• “All the results are put on the internet now and at first I


was shown as coming fourth.” However, . the. Clayton Harriers’


■veteran, who has completed a stagger­ ing 38 marathons throughout the UK so far in her lifetime, . was later ecstatic to discover she had won first place. She received her official award ear-


• her this month. “I ’m very lucky


to still be able to run,’-’ said Kitty, who leads Langho Keep Fit. group, “and winning some­ thing like an award for a high


place in a category is just the icing on the "


fjV cake.” ...... :


I^itty completed


' . London Marathon in five hours, 15 minutes . and eight seconds to secure pole position.: Her. first;,


place tops a ll , of . her


■previous m a r a th o n s u c c e s s e s


including when she gained sec­


ond place in the 70-plus women’s category in the Dublin Marathon two years:


ago. K itty ’s amazing effort ■y- this y e a r’s Flora .


: also raised around £400 for the Ribble Valley Visually: Impaired Group. She was' inspired to raise funds for the charity by a member of her keep fit class.


' Continuing to prove th a t


age is no barrier, Kitty told the Clitheroe Advertiser she hopes to remain injury free and compete in next year’s London Marathon.


- j P r w i o W s ' ^ ■


. lA R T jC L E i S . ; : fd Sabd’en ninnerfe?? [Kitty on U)’nddn‘'b4,V!? •


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Ramp-ant Norman is Castte king


MORE than 200 skaters from all over the North >i West descended on Clitheroe Castle grounds on


^ Saturday.; .: The skateboarders competed in


Clitheroe Skatepark’s “King of the Cas­ tle” event; which aims to raise the profile of


the excellent local facility. : 'Now in its third year, the annual competition


dished out numerous awards for skateboarding ■ • skills With local lad Norman Wright, of Chaigley, (pictured right, G250709/4a) winning the mini


ramp contest. ■ Inset, the coveted trophy. (G250709/4c)


CLITHEROE locals descend upon the castle grounds to spectate at the annual skatehoarding event. G250709/4e


Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, July 30th, 2009 3


Footpath will not reopen .


A RIVERSIDE footpath in a Clitheroe park will never reopen.


'Two years after the path


which runs parallel to,the River Ribble -through Brungerly Park partially col­ lapsed, borough councillors have agreed to find a perma­ nent alternative route. Members of the Communi­


ty Committee,-who had been asked to decide whether the path should be repaired and reopened or diverted indefi­ nitely, went for the second


option. A report to committee said


th e p a r t ia l collapse of th e p a th in A ugus t 2007 had resulted in the closure of the m ajor ity of th a t particular route through the park. In November last year,


£50,000 was allocated towards the cost of carrying out repairs and associated tree work to reduce the risk of a further future collapse. - However, investigations


in to - th e environmental impact of tree removal works


was carried out with a coun­ tryside officer, a county coun­ cil ecologist and two Environ­ ment Agency representives. Concerns were then raised


about the effect of any tree removal on b a t populations and it was suggested that any work would need to be planned and executed in such a way that the total cost of the scheme would exceed the allocated sum. In its formal response to


the council, the Environment Agency said from an ecologi­ cal point of view it did not support the option to repair and reopen the footpath as the “estimated removal of up to 24 trees represents a signif­ icant loss of riparian habitat” and added to the absence of habitat on the opposite bank of the river would “result in the degradation of a'wildlife corridor th a t is essential to otters”. The agency added that another footpath located above the existing one could be improved as an alterna-


-tive.


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