.12 ' . Clltheroe Advertiser & Times,Tliursday, May 13,2010


‘Life with Fred’ talk


LIFE with celebrity stee-


' plejack Fred Dibnah was the subject at the most re-


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' cent meeting of Clitheroe Lady Farmers. : The talk was by Mrs


Sheila Dibnah, widow of the late Fred,.whose.life as a steeplejack was trans­ formed following his first meeting \vith the TV cam­ eras. Mrs Dibnah told mem­


bers how she had climbed very' tall chimneys with Fred and travelled around the country on his steam engines, and what an unu­ sual wedding they had, incorporating all sorts of spanners and tools from


■ Fred’s workshop. . : ; .. Among those present-


was the organisation’s Lancashires president, Mrs Mabel Holden. - :


In court...


THE'following peojjle have appeared before Blackburn magistrates. • • Keighley Baxter (23),


of Longworth Road, Bill-' ington, was remanded on


. bail charged with twice stealing £100 and also £540 from Genus UK Ltd. O Jerica Richardson


(29), of Duck Street, Clit- neroe was fined £50 with £15 costs after pleading guilty to using threatening behaviour.


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PRIME MINISTER: Sergeant Colin Bonner welcomes “Win­ ston Churchill” and his lady companion.


. by Rotarian Bill Honeywell ^


BLACK MARKET: Local spiv Bill Barker has his collar felt by ARP Warden Peter Jones while peddling nylon stockings to local Clitheroe girls.


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‘ Hall, Clitheroe, the event featured music from Glitheroe’s very own Swing Com-


WELL over 2 0 0 'people,vm any- dressed in Second World War. uni­ form or other contemporary attire, enjoyed a great night’s dancing a n d .. entertainmentatthe VE Day Dance/'; ..was at a premium, but in true wartime organised by the Rotary Club of Clit- -; ■ spirit everyone “mucked in” to help, heroe on the 65th anniversary of VE" - ^ For a while there were even worries Day, May 8th.


' - of a beer shortage, but a convoy of new Held at a packed St Mary’s Parish / supplies arrived just before the hot-pot Miles Ahead, Not Miles Away iHi


The landmark new build at Moorland School is set to be officially opened ; on 15th May. Staff and pupils are over the moon with the new facility. It demonstrates a new era for Moorland • School, allowing it to step forward. . confidently into the future.The building . ' comprises a series of spacious classrooms and the impressive Assembly Hall on the: ground floor,'with boys and girls boarding facilities on the two floors above.


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, True to form, the Grand Opening will • be a community occasion and everyone will be welcome to attend. Official guests' .will include the Mayprs and Mayoresses ’ .


. of Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley, the . . Clitheroe Town Crier and the Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire, Peter Robinson OBE, who will lead the official opening. ; . Following on will be a showcase • .


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performed by Moorland’s talented youngsters; with drama and singing from ’ ; shows such as Annie and The Wizard of Oz — all led by the Little Voices company. Senior students will demonstrate their public speaking skills, before the junior : : Choir finishes with some favourites from' • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.


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■ ’ The link with Little Voices is just / / one' of many, community paroierships being developed by the staff and ■ /


:. students of Moorland. Other key ■ = developments are the use of the i: • original mansion house as a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Outward


. Bound Training Centre, and the -re-establishment of the Ribble .'Valley Army Cadet Force based v-.-: /a t the school. . ‘


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Deputy Head Jonathan Harrison comments: “We have traditionally had close ties with the community, and the •■ Grand Opening on May 15th will enable everyone to come and see where we are and what we do.” • Football coaching is another area ■


vyhere Moorland School is well ahead, thanks to the direction of Charlie Jackson,


’a UEFA qualified Premiership Football Coach who is currently Technical Skills


/Coach at Blackburn Rovers (previously at Manchester United). His innovative total •


.. football coaching methods have received . acclaim from major teams across Europe,’ including Ajax Amsterdam, and student players from Moorland have been recently


/ selected to play for top Premiership / - and national teams.


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; manders, whose bravado performance of 1940s Swing music made the perfect


, atmosphere for the evening. . The event was so popular that seating


supper got through. Freed from the constraints of rationing, the blackout or other privations, guests were able to enjoy a relaxing and fun-filled evening; a raffle and tombola helped to swell the prpceeds, and a signed photograph of Field Marshal Montgomery of Alamein,


. kindly donated by a Clitheroe Rotarian, was sold by auction.


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One of the VE night revellers, Clit- heroe’s immediate past mayor, Coun.


Maty Robinson, commented: “Clithe-' roe hasn’t seen a night like this for a very long time.” In total more than £2,000 was raised


in aid of Rotary charities and Help for Heroes, providing support for wounded servicemen and women. The Rotary Club of Clitheroc thanks all theirsup-- porters in these troubled times! • For more pictures from this event, see our monthly Valley magazine.


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Theft of lead led to major Repairs


A GROUP of teenagers were caught red-handed


stealing ilead from the roof of a Langho school.' ^Blackburn magistrates


heard they had removed. £500-worth-of lead; but in the process had caused' £4,712 worth of damage, f E ig h te e n -y e a r -o ld


Blackburn youths Aston Kane Lucas, of Buncer


Lane;,, and Sebastian O’Rourke, of Hasten Lee Avenue,'and a 17-year- old, who cannot be named because of-his. age,: all , pleaded guilty to stealing


lead from St Mary’s RC‘ Primary School. . - ^ ^ |/The juvenile was' made


subject to a three-month/ referral order and ordered to pay £200 in compensa­ tion. Lucas and O’Rourke' were each made subject to community supervi­ sion for 12 months and ordered to do 100 hours’ - unpaid work and pay £750 in costs.


Miss Emma/.Kehoe


(prosecuting) said a neighbour was woken in the early hours and saw people passing lead from the school grounds and into the back of a car. He alerted the police and a patrol was able to stop them close to the school. - i-Miss Angela Rossi


(defending) said unpaid / work would give the adult defendantSithe chance to put sprhething back into the co’mmunity.f.--'-


by Lauren Brown


•A 17-YEAR-OLD; stu­ dent from.Glitheroe Royal Grammar School is embarking on the challenge of a lifetime as he prepares to put his studies aside and : travel to West Africa. • .i Freddie Bailey, of Bar-


rowford, will be waving goodbye to Lancashire life for a month as he makes a


. trip to Toga, where he will; be working as a medical:


volunteer in a busy hos­ pital. :


A budding doctor, Fred­


die says he wants nothing more than “to make a dif­ ference in the world” and : has already set his sights on a career in medicine - but is looking for sponsor-. ship for his African quest. He said: “I really can’t


wait, it will be amazing - and I’m really open mind-: ed about it. I have always wanted to do something different and experience a different sort of life.” Freddie is appealing to


anyone who may be able to help sponsor him to help towards the £2,500 cost of the trip. In July, after he com-


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' pleting his AS-levels in / maths, French, biology, :- chemistry, physics and-'/


. critical thinking, he will /' ■ be packing just a few k ey items and meeting with other like-minded volun- ?■ teers.


. A challenge in itself,'- / most of the staff and pa- / tients do not speak Eng-/ lish, so it is vital that Fred- - die can understand and: < communicate in French •./ while he is working in the. hospital. Freddie said: “Lthink medicine is a really good


: set of tools to have in life -■ and it is the only thing I ’ can see myself doing. I’m ^ really interested in work­ ing with children.


: “Togo is a French speaking country and I’m looking forward to the prospect of being able.to speak their language.” His mother, Jan, said: -


“He is a really committed, young man and very driv­ en. He was quite deter­ mined that he wanted to . do this and wants to make ■/ a difference in the world.” To sponsor Freddie or


for further information ring 01282 618462.


AFRICAN ADVENTURE: CRGS Sixth Former Freddie Bailey. ClitheroeAdvcraser4Tlmes,Tliursday, May 13,2010 Freddie's IK’-S W M -- 13 '


Shoplifter was in struggle with staff A 19-'YEAR-OLD man caught stealing


-drink from a Clitheroe shop struggled violently with staff who tried to restrain him.. ■


Blackburn magistrates heard that


during the incident one member of staff was kicked on the leg, but it was ac­ cepted the kick was reckless rather than intentional. , Joseph Bradley (19), of'Woone Lane,


Clitheroe, pleaded guilty to assault­ ing Paul 'Watson and theft of a bottle of wine and four cans of Stella Artois from Sainsburys. He was ordered to do 60 hours’ unpaid work and pay £100 in compensation to the assault victim.


/ Mrs Pat Bramley (prosecuting) said Mr Watson was assisted by a member of the public as he tried to detain Bradley. Mr .lonathan Taylor (defending) said Bradley felt store staff had been a lit­


tle heavy-handed in their treatment of him.


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' “He made it clear that if they let go he would return to the store,” said Mr Taylor. “When they refused he began to struggle, but the blow suffered by Mr Watson was unintentional.”


Lake District trip


for naturalists CLITHEROE NATURALISTS trav­ elled to the Lake District for a walk from Troutbeck. Starting from Church Bridge the


group of 19 members went through Limefitt Park to follow paths along the valley below Garburn Pass to head north before crossing Trout Beck to turn south for Troutbeck Park and the return route along Ing Lane via Hagg Bridge.


, The group was delighted to spot a small herd of red deer heading over the ridge of 111 Bell towards Kentmere. A total of 18 flowers were noted,


among them golden saxifrage, primros­ es, violets and the first bluebells. The ne.xt outing will be to Aysgarth on May 15th. To book tel. 01200 428117.


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