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Past times at a ‘gallop


by Jenny Palmer


WHEN did the first settlers come to Slaidburn? Why did the Romans bypass the settle­ ment?


questions addressed in Chris Hall’s lively talk on Slaidburn to members of Clitheroe Civic Society. His “Gallop through the his-


■ These were just some of the


■ day. Starting with evidence from


a map, he pointed out the r : i


topographical and climatic features which made the Slaid­ burn area a good place for early settlement. The names indicate a Norse rather than Saxon settlement. The Romans bypassed the


settlement, their roads being built for military rather than economic purposes. Terraces indicate early ploughing,'de- veloped by medieval times, on the north side to maximise the light in spring.


: ■ The talk illustrated how ma


jor national and world events can impact on a local setting. Churches, described as the repository of cultural change,


■ contain evidence of the histori­ cal changes.


The early missionaries were


told to build their Christian churches on already exist-


, ing pagan sacred sites near wells, or Saxon crosses, and to change their Christian festivals to coincide with pagan ones. • But churches had to suit the


local conditions, and some of them, like the church at Slaid­ burn, were built more like fortresses. The impact on the area of the Norman invasion in 1066 is evident. Clitheroe Castle was built to contain the Saxons, and as a stronghold. ■ There was also a castle out­


side Gisburn and one at Hall Hill, above Whitewell. Norman order was imposed through the language, in the use of “pore” to denote what was eaten by the Normans, as opposed to the Saxon word “pig”.


remodelled to indicate that the Normans were now in charge, as is evident in the arch at Gisburn church. The church at Slaidburn,- however, was so changed by the Victorians that little evidence of the Normans •• exists.


All the Saxon churches were on retreat


tration of the talk, with images of the salt road to Morecambe Bay over Salter Fell; Roman roads with their ditches on either side,-and altar rails in Slaidburn Church to stop dogs entering the sanctuaiy. The talk culminated: in


a graphic depiction in the Bayeux tapestry of Norman and Saxon houses, boats and tools.


All this gave a glimpse of


what life must have been like for our forebears. • , : ;


' ; Tlie slides were a fitting illus­


PERSONAL development; was the focus for pupils from Oakhill College at ' Whalley; who embraced various self-improvement, techniques while; on a three-day retreat. • Brettargh .Holt, a cen- :


tre near Kendal run by the ’ - Salesian Sisters, has been : offering personal devel-;- i opment courses for many ■ years, and recently Year 1 ] • ■ from Oakhill College had ; a three-day retreat at this facility., V


-'- Their time at the centre . ’ focused on “standing on: • your own two, feet” and '-


pupils participated in a range of sessions focusing


on teamwork, independ­ ence, drugs education and: personal values. - ■ The course was led by Mr


Bob Beardsworth, from the Salford Diocese, a familiar face to pupils at Oakhill, and through games, activi­ ties, reflections and prayer :


experiences, - the , pupils ■ were challenged to look at their values and beliefs. ' : ■


RETREAT: Oakhill’s Year 11 learn how to ■


stand.:on itheir/own two feet, (s)


toiy of Slaidbum”, illustrated in the second half with slides, covered history from the Iron Age right up to the present


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MEMBERS of Clitheroe Speakers Club are busy practising their skills ready for the Area Conference in Blackburn on Sunday. Three of them will compete with other clubs in a battle of words in the Speech, ■


Evaluation and Topics contests. Clitheroe Speakers Club president Helen


Birtwistle said: “It’s a fun and friendly com­ petition, but on the day we will be taking it very seriously and hope to bring back some silverware in at least one of the cat­ egories.”


, . Clitheroe Speakers Club meets every


first and third Monday of the month at 7-30 p.m. at Tlie Young Farmers Club at Clithe­ roe Auction Mart. New members, visitors and/or an audi­


ence are always welcome. For more details contact Helen Birtwist­


le on 01254 824034 or visit the club website at: www.clitheroespeakersclub.org.uk


SPEAK UP: Clitheroe Speakers Club members, from left, Dennis Ogden, Helen Birtwistle and Andy Watkin.


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Boys fell fi-bm the


window of a bus


TWO schoolboys escaped serious injury when they


fell through a double-deck­ er bus window.


• Tile boys, aged 12 and 13 andpupilsatStAugus- tine’s RC High School, Bil- lington, wereon their wav home to Clitheroe when ‘ they fell onto the road after


crashing out of the lower deck of the bus.


The incident happened ‘berry' happy


BERRY trees in Barrow are harbour­ ing a secret invasion as iarge numbers of migrant waxwings have arrived from Scandinavia on a quest for food.


. Bird enthusiasts, armed with their cameras, descended . on the Ribble Valley


. village this weekend : , after around 80 birds were discovered on The Green.


Waxwings are eye­


catching birds, about the size of a plump starling, but pinky-


by Faiza Afzaal


brown in colour with striking markings and a punk-rocker crest. Small numbers


travel to the UK every autumn and winter from their breeding grounds in Scandi­ navia and Northern Russia in search of berries. Mr Colin, Smith;


who is a member of the Chorley and Dis­ trict Natural History Society, travelled from Chorley when he first heard about the spe­


cial winter visitors. “Three days ago I


discovered a post on the East Lancashire Ornithologist website about the waxwings being spotted in Bar- row, and decided to come and have a look myself.


• “I last saw the birds


in Barrow two years ago. Due to a shortage of berries in Scandi­ navia, the birds arrive in Britain every win­ ter - usually end of November or in De­ cember, so I was quite surprised when I saw them this weekend.” ;


Team tackles anti-social behaviour


A SPECIAL taskforce has been set up to drive down anti-social behaviour, both on and off pub­ lic transport networks in East- Lancashire.


. ' The new Safer Travel team


will be staffed,by special con­ stabulary officers, who will be deployed to anti-social behav­ iour hotspots across Eastern and Pennine Divisions. Based at Accrington police


station, the team will work alongside neighbourhood policing teams to tackle crime


and disorder iji communi-' ties across the Ribble Valley, Blackburn with Darwen, Hyhd- burn, Burnley, Pendle and Ros- - sendale. - .


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■ - Lancashire County Council’s Safer Travel Unit was set up in 2002 as part of a drive to stamp out anti-social behaviour on buses.


. The unit works with bus op­


erators, police and schools and aims to make bus journeys safer and more enjoyable for passen­ gers and staff in Lancashire. .


,,hope that, by working as one , team from a single base in Accrington, we will be able to further reduce anti-social be­ haviour and make our commu­ nities safer for eveiyone.” Safer Travel unit manager


, : Insp. Andy, Winter said: “I


•the public transport network.” ■ Special constables are un­


paid volunteer police officers who have the same powers as regular police officers, wear


Rick Wilson added: “We wel-. come this exciting new part- nership, which has seen a dedicated policing resource established to reduce anti-so­ cial behaviour and crime on buses and in areas served by


the same uniform and are issued with the same equip­ ment. -


m hecoming a special consta­ ble can visit www.lancashire.


the age of 18 years old. ■ / Anyone who is interested


police.uk/recruitment/speciaI- constable .


, , Applicants are accepted from:


shortly after 4 p.m. on Tuesday in Whallcy Road, Clitheroc.


Emergency services were


called and the boys were taken to Royal Blackburn Hospital having suffered cuts and grazes. The bus driver was


treated for shock. • A police spokesman


said the boys were leaning against the large window when they fell out. .He added: “Luckily the


bus had just pulled into a bus stop outside The Villa'restaurant in Whallcy Road and was near enough stationary. “The boys were very


lucky that they only suf­ fered cuts and grazes and it was a good job that they were standing on tlic lower deck and not the higher deck. • “As a precaution, we will be inspecting the bus.”


Fromthe


courtroom CLITHEROE defend-


;antiChristopher Cliffe (18),’ of Central Avenue, was^^directed to stand trial at Preston Crown Court when he appeared before Blackburn magistrates, and pleaded not guilty to inflict­ ing grievous bodily harm on Christopher Banks, i The court heard that Mr Banks suffered a broken


jaw, which required two metal plates during an inci­ dent on June 5th. ■ Rachael Ann Richards


(29), of Edisford Road, Clitheroe, was remanded on bail by Blackburn mag­ istrates after pleading not guilty to stealing a cookery book worth £8 from her employer, Guy Purves.


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Vote now to keep town up to speed


INVESTING five minutes now on your computer could save hours in wasted wait­ ing time if you or your business make regular use of the internet. TV viewers might


have seen the recent adverts promoting the BT Infinity service - a new fibre optic service which will eventually be rolled out across the country.


Now web users can


vote to bring the serv­ ice to their area first. Fibre optics have


not been widely im­ plemented because of costs. However, as the Government is now starting to tax the internet, it is also sub­ sidising the cost of BT upgrading its network to bring its speeds in line with Virgin/NTL. When ADSL tech­


nology - which is used through.phone lines - was first rolled out, only the larger towns received it first and eventually smaller places like Clitheroe had their telephone exchange updated to support the speeds. But this was only after BT received enough votes on their website. Now the same proc­


ess is being followed for fibre optic broad­ band - the more peo­ ple in a location who vote for it, the sooner that area will get it. If. enough people


in Clitheroe register, it could be among the first places to receive the upgrades. BT’s threshold to


be considered for an upgrade is 8,155 votes, but as of Monday this week, Clitheroe had


■ received just 54. Go to www.raceto


infinity.bt.com/ and follow instructions.


Teen chef Ella in cook-off


CELEBRITY chef James Martin has cho­ sen a talented teenager from the Ribble Valley to compete in a culinary cook-off. Clitheroe hopeful, 13-year-old Ella


Wolfenden, will compete in the Red Tractor beef and lamb “Mmmake it with Mince Challenge 2010” regional heats next month. ^ The Clitheroe Royal Grammar School


. pupil wowed James and the judges with her delicious dish, Thai beef noodles with side salad and Asian dressing.,.


, James said: :“The short-listed entries are:really strong and I ’m convinced wejvelfound more than a few culinaiy stars.-: I can’t wait for the cook-offs in December,where the kids.cook up their recipes for us to try.” -. First prize for regional .winners is an


iTouch and £200 school kitchen equip­ ment vouchers. The national winner can win the chance'to go behind the scenes at Saturday Kitchen and experience being a chef in the kitehen of an iconic restaurant.:


of the most treacherous conditions for 30 years on the roads and, said Peter Finch, principal engineer at LCC, les­ sons were learned. “T h e , exp erien ce


enabled us to plan and make sure we are ready for this winter. “We spend around £4m. each year on our


“WE’RE very well prepared and will keep you moving!” is the message from Lancashire County Council on launch­ ing its Winter Service plans for 2010. Last winter saw some


Gritters set for winter


winter service and in a typical season we spread around 18,000 tonnes of salt. This year, we have increased our salt stocks to 25,000 tonnes.” Responding to con­


cerns raised by residents last year, Peter and his


colleague Brian Eagle, publie realm manager, want to reassure com­ munities. “We have to find a


balance as it’s so im­ portant, with a country wide shortage of salt, that we don’t waste any


of our supply by gritting needlessly. “We plan to use local forecasting for each of


our 49 routes, alongside the main forecast for the county. This will help us to focus our efforts and ensure wastage is kept to a minimum.” By working together


with their partner agen­ cies, LCC aim to iden­ tify and treat priority routes that keep Lanca­ shire moving; First to be treated


are motorways, A roads and B roads in and out of towns and villages. Secondary routes are treated in instances . of prolonged severe weather conditions. A fleet of 49 gritters are out on duty in bad


weather, with snow ploughs at the ready when required. “We also have a re­


serve fleet of 16 vehicles to call on if needed.” “We’re working with


local farmers and con­ tractors to help clear the roads in more remote locations,” said Brian. “We encourage any­


one who feels they can help to come forward. “They only need to


complete a briefing or small amount of train­ ing depending on expe­ rience and it will ease the load should we need to call on their serv­ ices.”


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