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. ' ATTENTION! - a new detachment of the - Lancashire Army Cadet Force is set to open ■ in Clitheroe. '


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> charities. Youngsters will also be offered opportu- -mities to participate in trips both abroad and in this: country and take part in the annual two-week camp which this'yea'r.will be held at Catterick in North : Yorkshire. The detachment will also take part in


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■ service. .: , The new Clitheroe ACF will be part of Egypt Company, which currently has six detachments across East Lancashire in BarnoIdswick,Brierfield, Ac­ crington,* Haslingden and two in Burnley, all run by adult vol­ unteers under the command of Maj. Alan Jones. A soldier for 24 years, he joined the ACF as an adult volunteer and has been involved with the organi­ sation for the past 20 years. “Our aim is make the young­


a cadet goes; on to join the . armed forces: “Some young people will go on to the mili-; taiy, but there is no compul­ sion it is entirely their choice, although we can point them in the right direction,” added • Maj. Jones. “Usually around 15% of the cadets will go, on to have a career in the armed


years ago there was a detach­ ment in the Ribble Valley, but ' as it was not well supported it - had to close down; Now we are. hoping to reopen it and run it as successftilly as we.can.” . Not everyone who becomes


ble organisation'which aims to give each one of the cadets life skills to help them make a suc­ cess of their lives and provide a life broadening experience. “Until about seven or eight


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Cyclists flock to try forest trails


by Duncan Smith


an easy eight kilometre “blue” route for families and begin-, ners and a more demanding 22 kilometre “red” course for more experienced and expert cyclists.


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estry Commission at Gisbum, said:.“To have'such an over-


forces.” , . . In early June Clitheroe’s new recruits will take part in a special service being held at Blackburn Cathedral to make the organisation’s 150th anni­ versary. All youngsters who want to become cadets will have to pay


a non returnable joining fee of £10 towards the insurance and some of the kit and at each , meeting subs of 50p must be*' paid. The ACF always needs, new adults to help train and supervise the cadets, so volun- ■


teers wanting to help with the Clitheroe detachment will be


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• the new. Clitheroe ACF visit www.armycadets.com or ring 01772 717078. • Information will also be


made welcome. • For more details about


available at Moorland School’s open day which is taking place ■ on April 24th.


Sabden’s eggs-traordinary event


VILLAGERS turned, out in force to help raise funds for Sabden Primary School. .


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which was organised by the . PTFA (Parents, Teachers ■ and Friends Association), was' attended by people of all ages who were able to bag a bargain on stalls selling cakes, Easter eggs, flowers,, plants, books, jewellery and cards.


The coffee morning,: •


■ as “play your cards right,”. ■ and'.“guess'-the name of ? ' the; teddy’.’’.with some of ■


There were games such


thciproceeds donated to f chanty. .. Miss'Joanne Wray, from


: thePTFA said: “The cof--' fee morning was fantastic.-. It was really busy all day and it was a good way to' invite the local community into the school.


everybody who attended.’; paster Eggs and cakes for sale at Sabden Primary School’s spring fair. {A270310/ 1) ’ “I would like to thank;.'


against thejtinning backdrop of the ForesTof Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beau­ ty, include tricky downhill and boardwalk sections and also offer fine views over the near­ by Stocks Reservoir. Andy Banks from the For­


The trails, which are set ,


being developed, they are fast becoming one of the county’s premier mountain biking cen­ tres, with The Forestry Com­ mission recording the number of visits so far at more than 20,000. The Commission is also expanding the current in­ frastructure, particularly the car parking areas, to cope with the extra influx of visitors. The new facilities include


MORE than 20,000 peo­ ple have visited a series of specially created and waymarked mountain bike trails around Gisburn For­ est since they were opened last September. Although the trails are still


, estry Commission. The group : has contributed an estimated £15,000 of value to the project by hand building more than 1,000 metres of new trail. . The hand-built section of


: eas. 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 dona­ tions”, including timber and stone from the Forestry Com­ mission. ■ Gisburn Forest was attract­


trail is very different in char­ acter to the machine built ar-


TWO-WHEEL THRILLS: a mountain biker on one of trails at Gisburn Forest, which now has more gentle routes for family groups as well as those for expert riders looking to challenge their skills in the saddle, (s)


whelming public response to the new trails at Gisburn is brilliant, and great reward for all the hard work put in by staff and trail building volunteers “Because there are a range


of trails we hope to make Gis­ bum a must-visit outdoor des­ tination for cycling families and experienced mountain bikers alike.” The trails are part of the


Ribble Valley Sports and Phys­ ical Activity Alliance (SPAA) and were completed with the


aid of a £60,000 lottery grant from Sport England. A further £60,000 was also contributed by the project partners - the Forest of Bowland AONB,. Ribble Valley Borough Coun­ cil, Ribble Valley Strategic Partnership, United Utilities and the Forestry Commission. Gisburn Forest Trail Build­


ers, a group of enthusiastic riders from throughout the re­ gion, has helped on a number of volunteer trail building days organised by the For-


ing around 30,000 visitors a year, of which half were cy­ clists and mountain bikers, but 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


Gisburn Forest can be found at: www.forestry.gov.uk/north- westengland


Engineering excellence!


PUPILS at a Ribble Valley Primary School have excelled in a com­ petition for young en­ gineers, reaching the


School, at Langho, was the only school in the area to reach the final stages of the 2009/10 Primary Engineer Competition. It involved children in Year . 5, whose brief was to de­ sign and build a remote controlled vehicle which could move backwards in a straight line and travel upanincline. ■ ' . First a group Of children


national final. .St Leonard’s Primary


and their vehicles were chosen to represent St Le­ onard’s at the local final, held at Ribblesdale High School Technology Col-, lege last December. From these, two winning designs ,


: were chosen to go forward to the regional final, held at. D arw en . Vale High School in February. These were, the cars designed and built by.Oliver Parr


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■ and Tabitha Wagstaff, and Sanah Ahktar and Farah Patel. -: On the day it was Sanah an d ;F a rah ’s car which ■ performed best, scoring


75 out of 100 for design, construction and perform­ ance and nominated to


Represent the region at the National Final of Primary Engineer. It took place at the Man­


chester Central convention - complex, where the girls’ portfolio was assessed and : their vehicle tested by a panel of four judges. De­ spite the car receiving full. marks, 10 out of lO, for performance, Sanah and, Farah narrowly missed out


win, they both said t h a t ; the competition had been , a fantastic experience and that they had a great time ■ at the final in Manchester., . They also thanked Mr Go- '-- ' lin Crashley from Ribbles- ■ dale High School for all ■ his hard work and support, - particularly at the Man- :. Chester final.


on being judged overall., winners, but each received . ^ certificates and goody bags, as national finalists. Although they did not. ,-


INGENIOUS: Farah Patel, left, and Sanah Ahktar, who reached the na­ tional final of the Primary Engineer competition, (s)


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