4 Clitheroe Advertiser&Times, Thursday, February 11th, 2010


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‘Late Kick Off’ date for footy-mad Emily


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V: IT’S a case of “Lights, Camera, Action” for a Clitheroe woman who is kicking off a new televi-


. sionshow. ■ Emily Croydon (24), who is a


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Kick Off”, which began last month, features in-depth foot­ ball coverage behind-the-scenes with teams, the players, man­ agers and backroom stories. Although the weekly show for the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire


former pupil of Brookside Pri­ mary School and Clitheroe Royal Grammar. School, is part of a new Yorkshire football league show that will give sports fans unparalleled access to their teams. The BBC programme “Late


regions is fronted by Guy Mow­ bray, a regular fixture on “Match Of The Day”, Emily hopes to front a few reports by the end of the season. An avid Blackburn Rover fan,


■ Emily, whose parents teach at Bowland High School, Grindle- ton, and Pleckgate High School, Blackburn, said: “I have worked for a long time towards being a sports reporter and after a lot of patience I've been given a great first opportunity. “It's so exciting to be involved


in a new project where I can have a creative input and be really involved in the production of a programme. “I've learned a lot already and


I'm being encouraged to progress so I'm hopeful that this


job will give me a great platform to develop as a journalist. I have a dream to report at the London Olympics and I would like to work in football long term.” She added: “I first started


thinking about being a sports reporter when I was about 13. When I was about 15, Richard Dinnis, an ex-Newcastle manag­ er and Rovers’ commentator on BBC Radio Lancashire, started teaching PE at my school and I talked to him about what I wanted to do. He encouraged me to work towards it and so that's what I did.” After studying A-levels a t


Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Sixth-Form, Emily attended the University of Not­ tingham to complete a joint


honours degree in French and history. This included a year in France where she taught Eng­ lish in primary schools. She


achieved a 2:1 with a distinction m spoken French. After that she


went to Staffordshire University to do a Masters in Sports Broad- cast Journalism.


Last summer Emily was


selected for the BBC Blast Sports Reporters Scheme, a scheme designed to give budding reporters a chance to get experi­ ence of the BBC, at BBC Radio Lancashire. In October she went down to London to work for three weeks on the sports desk at SkyNews. Pictured is rising star Emily


delighted about kicking off the new show, (s)


£1.6m. homes headquarters


REVISED plans for Rib- ble Valley Homes' pur­ pose-built headquarters have been unveiled. . And the new scheme for the £1.6 million three-


. storey building on land off Station Road in Clitheroe has been submitted to Ribble Valley Borough Council.


The local housing


organisation believes the new design takes into account many of the issues raised by coimcillors who felt the initial propos­ al submitted in November last year was too contem­ porary.


ing Ribble Valley Homes staff, the new building would act as a drop-in cen­


tre for tenants and provide a community resource. The housing association is currently split between


offices in York Street and King Lane. If the revised plan is given the go-ahead work


As well as accommodat­


Ribble Valley Homes' Managing Director, said: “The original design was contemporary and we have taken on board the council's comments to pro­ duce a design which we believe suits the local envi­ ronment. . “As a local housing


organisation, we operate at the heart of the Ribble Valley community which is why we firmly believe it is important to have our office in such a central location. We have consid­ ered other sites, but follow­ ing consultation with our tenants we believe this is the best location. “One of the key com­ mitments to tenants when the organisation was set up was to deliver a truly local service and we believe the proposed build­ ing can help us deliver


could s ta r t as early as May and be completed in around 12 months’ time. Christine Grimshaw,


this.” The building would be a


mix of glass and contem­ porary stone and provide parking spaces for staff and disabled access. Dave Cummins, Ribble Valley Homes' deputy .chairman, added: “We


appreciate the sensitivities of building such an office in the town centre. It is important to us that we create a building which is sympathetic, yet also reflects the fact that we are a modern forward thinking organisation. We


will continue to work closely with the council and local people to address any questions they may have about the design.” Pictured is the original


scheme (below) together with the revised plan (right), (s)


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Future of tip still in balance


A QUESTION mark continues to hang over the long-term future of a busy Ribble Valley tip.


Fears that the Petre Arms house­


hold waste recycling site, in Lang- ho, is facing closure have been raised by local residents. A review of the network of


. they are unable yet to deny or con­ firm closure of the Langho tip.


waste and minerals policy at Lan­ cashire County Council, said: “The council is currently reviewing its network of 23 household waste recycling centres across the county, in the context of current and future budgetary pressures, but no deci­ sions have yet been made. “We recently completed a review


Mr Marcus Hudson, head of


of our waste management strategy, and identified a wide range of options for future provision of recy­ cling centres.' “For the Ribble Valley, and its


three sites, the options include keeping all three sites open, closing one or both Petre Arms and Lon- gridge with major site improve­ ments a t Henthom. “A task group of members is now looking at the various options and will make a recommendation to the council, which will make the final decision. “Any changes to the service that


come out of these recommenda­ tions will not take place before April 2011.”


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Homemade cakes boost


Haiti appeal FRIENDS Jack Harris and Jacob Donald, both in Class 6 at Clitheroe’s Brookside Prima­ ry School, have been busy rais­ ing funds for the Haiti appeal. ' They decided between them­


selves that they would hold a cake stall in school to help raise


. money for the appeal. They wrote to all the parents of chil­ dren in school asking for dona- ^ tions of home-made cakes and


: biscuits to sell on their stall. - ; The,boys were’thrilled with' itheresponse'and their stall was


packed with delicious treats, enabling them to raise a whop­ ping £180 for the appeal.


Now Jack and Jacob, pic­ tured at their cake stall, just


vant to say a huge thank you ; to dress in the colours of 4. , ■ ■ ' - ..V - to school, but were asked


to everyone who sent in cakes the Haiti national flag- or bought them at the sale. - '-blue and red; The result 11 ^ pictured at their was both colourful and a Is)


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^Kelps too A NON-UNIFORM day with a: twist raised £410


; for the Haiti Earthquake A p p ^ at a Ribble Valley Pitoary School. ,


•■?:?Children at St ^Leonard’s - Primary : School," in Laiigho, paid ; tp ■wear their own clothes


A 14-YEAR-OLD rugby player was airlifted to hospital on Sunday after injuring: his neck during a game. The North West Air Ambulance


flew the player, who was from visit­ ing club North Ribblesdale RUFC, to the Royal Preston Hospital. A spokesman for Clitheroe


Rugby Club said: “Thanks to the superb emergency services, the player was quickly flown to hospi­ tal where his injuries were properly assessed and he was released later that same day. “North Ribblesdale RUFC have


confirmed that the player has been given the aU clear by the hospit^.”


household waste centres, which make a valuable contribution to recycling and composting in Lan­ cashire, has recently been complet­ ed, but county council officials say


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by armed raiders by Hannah Ramsden


A PROPERTY broker, his wife and four young children- were subjected to a terrifying ordeal at the hands of a gang of masked armed raiders who broke into their Read home. Six men thought to be wielding a


knife and a crowbar forced their way into the luxury house belong­ ing to Mr Toby Whittaker, whose Padihani-based company went into


administration last year with debts of £100m. They threatened and punched Mr Whittaker .in the head as his


traumatised wife and children looked on. The incident happened at 7-45


p.m. on Thursday at the secluded property in Back Lane, which over­ looks Sabden and Read. The raiders, who were all wearing balaclavas and dark clothing,


escaped with a haul of jewellery of unknown value and an Audi Q7, which was used as a getaway car. The vehicle was found dumped in Clough Lane, Simonstone, at 8-11 a.m. on Friday. Police said the raid had been


“very traumatic” for the family. Det. Insp. Neil Ashton from


Blackburn CID said: “Obviously this was a very traumatic ordeal for the family and we are doing all we can to find out who was responsible. “I appeal to anyone with infor­


mation or who saw the Audi Q7 being driven in the area or Being parked in the Clough Lane area to contact the police.” Detectives are also appealing for


help to trace the driver of a van, seen in the area last Thursday afternoon (February 4th). Witnesses reported seeing a red


or burgundy van parked in a lay-by on Back Lane, near to the address between 2-30 and 3-30 p.m.


Officers are also keen to speak to


a man who was seen to approach the gates of the house before walk­ ing off up Back Lane at about 3-20 p.m.


Mr Whittaker, who suffered


minor injuries when he was hit, is the founder and a director of broker company Dylan Harvey Group which folded owing £6.5m. to cred­ itors. Police said they were investigat­


ing whether Mr Whittaker’s busi­ ness dealings could be linked to the robbery as one line of inquiry. Following the incident, a special­


saw the red or burgundy vehicle in the area is being urged to contact police on 08451 253545 or Crimestoppers, in confidence, on 0800 555 111.


Cheerful farmer who was kicked by cow dies after long hospital stay


TRIBUTES have been paid to a brave Whalley farmer who died last week aged 45. Mourners packed Whalley


Methodist Church yesterday for, the funeral service of John Peter Wearden, of Shaw House Farm, Clitheroe. John suffered severe internal


injuries to his liver and spleen after he was kicked in the stomach by a cow more than a year ago. He remained in the acute surgi­


cal ward at Royal Blackburn Hos­ pital for one year and one day for his injuries. The incident happened while


John was in a pen with cows on the farm, run by the Wearden family for 25 years. He was rushed to hospital and


underwent major abdominal sur­ gery followed by a spell in the Intensive Care Unit. In May last year, he was transferred to Cli­ theroe Community Hospital, but was transferred back to the Royal Blackburn Hospital when his con­ dition deteriorated. He also con­ tracted hospital superbug MRSA. ■ John, who worked on the farm


/■ Paying tribute to his trustwor­


thy and caring son. Jack said: “Everyone loved him to bits. Despite his injuries, he never gave up and never complained. “He came home for two hours


f e i l fh.


SADLY MISSED: John during his stay in hospital.


Advertiser and Times, Jack said that while John was in hospital he was very well-liked and popular.


with his father. Jack (68), brother Jeff and nephew Mark, put his artistic skills to good use during his stay in hospital and created a number of colourful pictures, which adorned the walls of his pri­ vate room. Speaking to the Clitheroe


just before Christmas and loved every minute of it. He was a very hard-working and caring son. He liked to help on the farm and was 100% trustworthy. John will be sorely missed by all who had the pleasme to know him.” His sentiments were echoed by


Carol Hancock, auxiliary nurse in Ward C18, who cared for John throughout much of his time in the Royal Blackburn Hospital. She said: “John spent almost a


year here on C18 with us, and in that time we all became very fond of both him and his father, who •visited every night without fail. “John had ■very serious injuries,


but he never complained or moaned at all. He was full of fun, very mischievous and liked to give us a good laugh. We’ll miss him on the ward and we’d like again to pass on our sympathies to his fam- ily.”


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