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INFORMATION
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WEATHER
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ALL ABOARD; Kathryn O’Brien and Matthew Beeton, of Northern Rail, assist keen iocal .. walker Pat Parrott, who also travelled on the very first DalesRail service, to board the' newly-nanhed “Lancashire DalesRail’’ train.
urnley;- I Blackburn ■ Accrington : . Weekend weather: There will be sunny.
; periods with temperatures warming up once; again.
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cSunrise: 4-42 a.m. Sunset: 9-43 p.m. Lighting up time: 9-04 p.m..
-TRAIN operator; Northern Rail has named one of its trains'
'“Lancashire DalesRail” after the. popular walkers’ rail service that travels through tlie Dales linking Lancashire with Carlisle,
r .;The ;Lancashire -DaIesRail ■service has been running since., 1975.^ It links Lancashire with
.. Carlisle, travelling through the; ■ Ribble Valley; [Yorkshire Dales ' and Eden Valley.,
, ■ In a ceremony at''Glitheroe •:
’Station; the train, unit 156464,- was named bv Matthew Beeton. ':
THEN AND NOW: Howard Hammersley, of the Rail Ramblers Associa tion, and Matthew Beeton, from Northern Rail, compare DalesRail : guides from 1976 and 2010.
; area director for Northern Rail,' Richard Watts; rail officer for:
-Lancashire County, Council, and Howard Hammersley, leader of the Rail Ramblers Association.; *
; Mr Beeton said: “It is a fitting tribute to name
a.train after the service that has brought so'many
'people to enjoy; the-beautiful scenery that the Dales have to offer.
- :' .‘‘It is also a great credit to eve ryone involved in making it so successful.”
' • vMr Watts added: “DalesRail is a'successful partnership between '
'■jithe Lancashire Rail Ramblers.<:’ s y “This year more than 170 guid-' ed walks wi jl be led by volunteer
: Northern Rail; Lancashire Coun-' • ,'ty Council, the Glitheroe Line'- aCommunityRailPartnershipand'.; i
i;,lea'ders;
whb.devote thousands y.of hours to making DalesRail a '
• . and to making DalesRail one of ; i the premier recreational services ■ in the countrv.”
. - From Clitheroe, trains run to
; ’Hellif ield - where they; join - the . ■j'Settle-Carlisle line, crossing the
famous'Ribblehead Viaduct, passing through Blea Moor tun-
■ huge success. “We look forward to cbntinu- < ing:this successful partnership : ■
vrnel and over the top ofDentdale •,“- and Garsdale before entering the more pastoral Eden Valley. -, - • ^With an extensive programme;.
-, of guided walks and a number of 1
connecting bus links that enable- s further travel into the Dales, the
- DalesRail service'offers a host of opportunities to explore this , ■;'-stunnmu area of the countrv. • \
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.
. ' ' . ■ is tree-mendous by Faiza Afzaal.
;j bit to protect the environment. ; ; ; : Matthew Dugdale, alpupifat- Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Sixth-Form, has launched Replen-.
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1! ish; a company which helps individu- ;als and businesses to offset carbon emissions by planting trees through-
' out the Ribble Valley. ■ The 17-year-old; who lives in:
Chatburn, is now appealing to Rib ble Valley landowners to rally be hind his plans and help him in reduc ing the carbon footprint in the local area. Matthew, who is the managing
- director of Replenish, said: “My company is one that wants to make, a difference by assisting the Ribble
; Valley to help the environment. Tlie service allows clients the opportu nity to have trees planted in order to reduce carbon emissions. “So the company is offering its
clients a chance not just to help the environment around us, but to also help retain natural habitats whilst possibly buying a tree as an environ- mentally-friendly gift for a friend, relative or loved one. Our trees
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would make a unique gift for any oc-; casion.”
A GREEN-FINGERED, teen- - ager from Ghatburn is doing his
He added: “We are currently., looking at sites on which to plant the, ;; : ■; trees from both private and commer-1
;v-,Its silvery white bark and drooping-- ■ [ branches make it a very decorative tree, perfect for planting as landT-.;
.scape enhancing cover.’.’- Matthew, who is currently study- y..
: ing for A-levels in business studies, - ; , : economics, German and RE; added:; .“This is a very exciting and promis-
, ing time for Replenish. Being one of the Ribble Valley’s first carbon offsetting companies, we are expect- ; ;
: ing a high level of interest in this of-;; •r fer and we are hoping that everyone, will take advantage by helping to cut
- down the carbon emissions in the ru- - ral borough.
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'. “We are currently in contact with a few landownerSj but are urging ,
, more to get in touch. The company; ; has big aspirations to take the con cept beyond the Ribble Valley to a • regional level in order to reduce the ::
■ environmental challenge facing sociT.' ety and the world today.” ' Both businesses and individuals '
‘ can get more information and b u y . the trees by logging onto
www.re- ,
plenishtheearth.co.uk or e-mailing
, Matthew at
matt@skybluegroup.eu or calling 01614084700. • •,-
NATURE FRIENDLY: Matthew is keen to cut down on carbon emissions in the Ribble Valley, (s)
Train name tribute to Dalesrail B i j j l l f t
HOMEMADE SCARECROW: Eleanor Wilkinson (4) and Samuel Kay (4) take a look at the scarecrow Samuel made for the scarecrow competi tion at Moorland Nursery. (A150510/3)
School’s scarey attractions
INSPIRED by the Waddington Scare- by youngsters who attend Moorland crow Festival, children at a Clitheroe Nursery and their parents were one nursery held their ovvn version.
The scarecrows designed and made summer fete and sports day. of the main attractions at the school's FROM PAGE ONE
derful time they had down by the river after they finished school, then please consider what your
• child or children really has been up to.”
Sgt Dixon went on to say: “I .
would like to thank the members of the public who have brought ;this information to the police’s at
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- ' cial clients. The trees would be silver.-;; birch, one of the most recognised;;-.' •■ and popular trees-in the,country.:; -
VANDALS are causing damage on a regular basis to Clitheroe
FC’s Shawbridge ground Since the end of the season in
April, a team of dedicated volun teers has been working to improve the team’s pitch and facilities. But Clitheroe FC chairman Carl
Garner said grass seed is being de stroyed almost as soon as it is being put down. ,“We have been spending money
improving the pitch when the sea son ended, but the ground is being kicked up and destroyed as soon as it goes down,” he said. •' He added that a lot of bottles and
cans were being left in the stands on a regular basis and that he felt the' ground was “being used as a play ground”. . “Slowly but surely they are de
stroying the place,” said Mr Gar-' ner.
, - ■ “I got a call from the groundsman
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Chairman’s angry blast on vandalism at Shawbridge
last week and he was distraught because he was coming on to the ground in the morning and finding something broken. “We took the goalposts out be
cause we had stopped playing and they have been put back jn and a game has been played on the pitch, destroying the seed that had been - put in the penalty area.
' “We are trying to improve the fa
cilities for the town and taking the name of Clitheroe right across the country in a positive manner, but
: there is an element that is destroy ing our premises bit by bit. - “A group of six or seven volun teers are working to try and move the club forward and morons like, this are destroying it slowly but surely. I wish I could get my hands on them. “It is soul destroying for the vol
Taxi driver arrested over sexual assaults
A CLITHEROE taxi driver has been arrested on suspi cion o f sexual assault on two women. The 32-year-oId man, who
lives in Accrington, was arrested after allegations of sexual as sault were made on two separate occasions. A 21-year-oId woman claims
she was assaulted on Friday, May 21st, after being picked up from Glitheroe town centre; li ie second alleged incident was between 3-30 and 5-15 a.m. on Sunday, May 23rd, and involved
Litter louts are slammed
tention and welcome your contact again if you witness any incidents of anti-social behaviour. • . “The police will be working .
closely with local schools in the coming months in a joint approach to tackle this type of incident. Po lice patrols will also be stepped up in the area in a bid to crack down on this disgusting behaviour.
“I would just like to warn dog -
walkers and visitors to be aware that the field at .the top of the Coe is still littered with broken glass so please take care while walking - your pets. “Every effort has been made-
to find and remove-the litter, but-, there still may be some broken glass.”
Miss England chance for Heather FROM PAGE ONE
To ditch her farming clothes' and feel "like a princess" for a day.
Following her triumph, which
could potentially lead to Heath-; er becoming Miss World, the former pupil of Bowland High School said she was absolutely stunned that she won the local heat: "I didn't really expect to
' win and never thought that I -would actually make it to the Miss England semi-finals. "It's like a dream come true. I
am so happy and proud of my self. It's a great achievement. "The Blackburn contest was
great fun and all the other girls were fabulous, but I'm delight ed that I won." On leaving Bowland High,'
, Farm and Coffee Shop .
an 18-year-old woman who was picked up from Whalley town centre and allegedly assaulted. The man was questioned be
fore being released on police bail until June 10th. Det. Const. Will Biggar, of
Clitheroe CID, said: “Incidents like this are extremely rare and we would always urge anyone who has concerns regarding any taxi drivers to contact the police immediately. The police are in possession o f the driver’s taxi licence and people can be reas sured that he is no longer driv ing a taxi while on police bail.”
unteers. The bulk of them are pen-
- sioners - the club is their life and they spend days on there, so you can imagine the effect it has on them.” - Mr Garner said the police had ■
. been contacted several times over the past few weeks regarding the ongoing vandalism problem. .He said: “The money we are
spending on repairs to the pitch and; facilities is money we have not got and we need for other projects. We are trying to do something for the community, but it is debating when you get a minority destroying it.” Sgt Conrad Tapp, of Clitheroe
Police, said: “Vandalism at Clithe roe FC is a problem and one that we are aware of and are address-
■; ing. Plans are in place to work more closely with representatives of Clit heroe FC in order to crack down on the ongoing vandalism problem.”
Ex-police officer (32) found dead
TRIBUTES have been paid to a “happy- go-lucky” ex-Glitheroe policeman who was found dead over the bank holiday weekend.
- • The body of Adam Morris (32), who
worked as a police officer in the Ribble Valley in 2004, was discovered at Padiham Cricket Club on Sunday. An inquest is due to be opened later today. Police have ruled out any suspicious circumstances. Sgt Rob Evans, of Clitheroe Police, said
Adam’s colleagues and friends at Clit heroe Police were deeply saddened and shocked. He said: “He was a nice, genu ine, happy-go-lucky person. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends.” It is believed Adam
left.Lancashire
Constabulary to pursue a career in physi otherapy.
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.Heather attended St Mary's College, Blackburn, where she ' studied dance, performance- studies and PE. She is currently working as a personal fitness- instructor. '
.. Heather is now gearing her- • self up to compete in the Miss England semi-finals to be held ; in Leicester on Monday, June 14th.
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