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gues, by commuters, students, tourists and those set ting out on longer rail journeys to destinations such as Leeds,York,orontoLondon. : ,
there, in top condition and just waiting to be used. ; And it would be well-used in both directions, he ar
cars off the road and here is a rail route that would do exactly that. It would also bring a lot of people into the Ribble Valley and be a real boost for tourism and : businesses here.”
“The Government is always talking about getting • What do you think? Would you use a train to
Skipton and beyond? Should the election candidates get on board? Would Peter lose his brass?; .' Write to: the Clltheroe Advertiser and Times, 3
King Street, Clltheroe, BB7 2EW, or e-mail:
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WEATHER I Dunsop Bridge I Slaidbum . ^ IN THE NEWS
The sun’s been shining; the daffodiis are biooming and it iooks iike'spring
After a iong, hard winter, the Ribbie Valiey is com-
ing back into bioom and taiented photographer John Toms has been out
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and about snapping some cracking iocai scenes. Log on to
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Should weddings be held at Clithe- roe Castle?
iTRAFiFICMNDPAVEMATECTi French visit ^c^est magnifique^
visitors arrived on what was the 34th exchange be tween the two towns. A full programme of
FRENCH Connection once again hosted a visit from Clitheroe’s twin town of Rivesaltes over the Easter period. A group of 31 French
activities was arranged over , the weekend, but, unfortunately, the annual football match had to be cancelled due to the large number of injuries (that’s old age for you) in each team! A karaoke night at
Clitheroe’s Brown Cow public house, a cabaret night at Clltheroe Cricket Club and an Easter ball at Clltheroe Golf Club were : all enjoyed during this once again very successful weekend.
by Julie Magee PLANNING is now well under way for
the Clltheroe StreetFest/SheepFest day of family fun and entertainment on Satur day, May 8th.
Other: ■ 40%
lidh at The Grand on York Street with Shake a Leg making a welcome return to provide their distinctive brand of musical
children; contact The Grand on 01200 421599 or visit
www.thegrandvenue.co.uk for details. A full programme will be avail able nearer the time.
S ^ fe h is oh for Sammy
■ by Julie Magee
BON VOYAGE: Members of Clitheroe’s French Connection group say farewell to their Continen tal friends, (s)
Don’t miss scree^ning of classic film ‘Whistle’
by Julie Magee lurhley I Blackburn l'#S Accrington
: Weekend WeatherMt will remain dry with V some sunny periods but will be rather cloudy : at times. There will be a chance of mist and fog; forming overnight Friday into Saturday.' : ■
Sunrise: 6-03 a.m. Sunset: 8-15 p.m. Lighting up time: 7-45.p.m.
AN afternoon of nostalgia >
•-■7 Shot largely in Downham in ,1961, the film, which included 35,, cast members from the Ribble -
; will be enjoyed at The Grand . this weekend with a special screening of the film “l^istle Down the Wind”.
*:;v Directed by B^an Forbes and ; ^produced: by Sir Richard. AtT,•
! Valley, will be screened oh Sun-. ■
day at the York Street ■venue,
tenborough, the film centres on three siblings played by Hayley . Mills and two Wbble Valley chil
’ drawn primarily from Ribbles- dale, Edisford, Downham and ■
dren. Much of the remaining cast was made up of local youngsters,
- local cast members appeared as ■: extras in non-speaking roles. - ,, . Mrs Diane Poole, who is now senior agricultural and rural manager
for.NatWest Bank in ■ .Glitheroe, was one of the local
: Chatburn schools, selected to play their fiiends. Many of these
.youngsters who had a starring role in the film in that she played the younger sister of Hayley Mills’ character.
A former Chatburn resident
. showing and maybe even signing a few autographs.
and village primary school pupil, Diane (59) will be attending the
- - ' Holgate back then and she was, ■
www.thegrandvenue.co.uk
. fection,” Diane said. Diane’s maiden name was
It and are still interested in it. Everyone holds it with such af-
“It’s great that people still like
' Another Ribble Valley young ster,' Alan Barnes, played the girls’.; brother. They filmed at
11 years old when she took on the role. ■ .-C
i' Pinewood Studios and returned to
London.for the film’s pre miere in Leicester Square.
> V for the special screen-
■ in advance. For further details call 01200 421599 or log on to
: ing to which doors open at 2 p.m. cost £6/£5. Afternoon tea is also ' available with booking required
' mother, who lives on Chatburn Park Drive."' Unbeknown to Claire, poor Sammy
home on Littlemoor Road, Clltheroe, on Sunday around 5-15 p.m. to visit her
Claire: on her mobile and continued to watch the car until it went out of sight. “I don’t think he slid off,” said Claire,
Street, Pendle Road and the inner bypass past Tesco, then up Chatburn Road.” Claire added. “The vet thinks he will only have lasted a couple of hundred yards and then will have jumped off. ; - “Ljust hope he hasn’t been injured. I
about Sammy or his whereabouts can call Claire on 01200 443541 or 07866 474832."
feel so responsible.” vAnybody who has any information
local vets, there is still no sign of 16-year- old Sammy, who has white fiir at the front, a tortoiseshell back and is very friendly. : “I drove all the way down Hayhurst
r However, despite checking with all the
“I think he must have jumped off at some point and someone has taken him into their house.” ; ; . ■
was sitting on the roof, and despite a fran tic attempt by a neighbour to alert her to this fact, Claire drove off to the end of the road with Sammy still clinging on. The neighbour anxiously tried to call
A DESPERATE search is on for dare devil tom cat Sammy whose owner drove off in her car unaware he was sitting on thereof.' ' Claire Leonard (40) set off from lier
Clltheroe, Fair Trade, Groundwork Pen nine Lancashire and a “compost guru’ amongst others will be providing informa tion and advice at stalls near the keep. The day will culminate in a family cei
accompaniment - guaranteed to keep toes ta p p in g t^ ^ '^ ■ Tickere*BosL£5 for adults and £3 for
castle keep, plus other locations around the town, will be the Handmade Samba Brigade, Blackburn People’s Choir and a traditional Punch and Judy show, together with various dance sides and musical acts. ^ c a l groups including Transition Town
co.uk to complete an online application form. Performing at the Creative Space by the
the day - all entertainers are welcome to take part, not just musicians - and all age groups are welcome if accompanied by a parent throughout. See
www.valleygigs.
decorating their individual sheep, flocks of which will be on display at various lo cations including Clltheroe Castle park path leading to the castle keep, St Mary’s churchyard and the grounds of the United Reformed Church. A busking competition will run during
Schools and community groups are busy CIHtieroe Advertiser &TIines,'niui«^_ ^jprll 15, an epic trek ... by Faiza Afcaal
and Paint Pot had already chosen Marie Curie as its charity for the year; so it made complete sense to do a fund-raising chal lenge with them.”
China challenge, Dor othy, who helps run Paint Pot, at Backridge Farm, when not working as an estate agent in Black- bum, said: “My daughter, Claire, completed an ex pedition to Kilimanjaro for charity a couple of years ago and I wanted to mark my 60th by doing something similar and raising money for a cause that is close to me. “My dad died of cancer
takes place in Septem ber, will see Dorothy and a team of other fund-rais ers trekking in steep ter rain for four to five days for up to nine hours a day, and camping under canvas at night. Commenting on the
to trek the Great Wall of China in aid of Marie Cu rie Cancer Care. The challenge, which
WITH her 60th birth day and retirement looming, an intrepid Waddington woman has decided to mark it by doing something amazing for not only herself, but for the good of others. Dorothy.Tierney is set
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proving to be a great starting point for my training, but in the sum mer I plan to step up the pace and tackle Snow donia, which will improve my stamina for the steep climbs and descents,” added Dorothy. If you would like to
donate to Dorothy’s chal lenge in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care, visit
www.justgiving.com/dor- othytiemey O Marie Curie Cancer
-TIRELESS FUND-RAISER: Dorothy is all ready for her charity trek, (s)
Dorothy has a mini
mum fund-raising target of £3,000 and will be pay ing for most of the travel costs herself ensuring
. that the majority of the money raised will go di rectly to the charity. Dorothy continued: “Experiencing something
Cleared o f drug charge
opening speech to the jury ' from prosecuting counsel ' Mr Robert Golinski, but
what they were selling was not the illegal drug.: The case started with an i
Road, and Lynch, of River side, both denied offering : to sell ecstasy. They had ireviously told police they lad done nothing wrong as
Matthew Lynch (24) were arrested at the Kendal. Calling festival near Pen rith last August after two undercover police officers allegedly paid them £50 for two wraps of a powder said at the time to be the class A drug. It was only later. Car- : lisle Crown Court heard, that the powder was found not to be ecstasy but a common - and at that time; legal - substitute, BZP. Farquhar, of Chatburn
A YOUNG Clltheroe cou ple accused of offering to sell ecstasy at a music fes tival in Cumbria last year have been found not guilty after a judge expressed concerns, about the evi dence against them. Sian Farquhar (18) and ■
-it had been decided to of fer no evidence. ■ Judge Peter Hughes QC,
followed and the next day Mr Golinski returned to court to tell the judge that
' - In his speech to the juiy, Mr Golinski said the two ' officers got into conver- ' sation with Mr Farquhar and Ms Lynch in the fes tival’s dance tent. He said. Mr Lynch quoted a price: of £30 for one wrap of the •
prosecution would look at issues raised in the case, particularly the use of hidden recording devices, but he was confident the evidence problems were “a ; one-off’.
who had raised concerns about evidence allegedly obtained from a recording device hidden on one of the police officers, formally found the pair not guilty. • Mr Golinski said the
the jury was discharged for legal reasons before any evidence - which would have been given by the officers hidden behind a screen - could be heard. • Lengthy legal arguments
ted the offence of offer ing to supply a controlled drug,” he said. .“Even if they had then gone on to supply Smarties they would stul be guilty.”, ;
couple initially refused to answer questions, but later made prepared statements that the drugs they were selling were legal. Mr Go linski said it did not matter that the drugs the pair sold were in fact not the ecstasy they claimed. “They have still commit
were acting as a team,” Mr Golinski said. Once the deal was done other of ficers arrested the couple. Ms Farquhar was found to have three more wraps in her bra, and £220 in cash, apparently from previous deals, Mr Golinski said. ; The court heard that the
moved the two wraps from her bra and gave them to Mr Lynch, who passed them to the officers. “Quite obviously they
drug, of £50 for two, and the officers agreed to buy ecstasy from them. Ms Farquhar then re
Care provides high-qual ity nursing, totally free, to give people with terminal cancer and other illness es the choice of dying at home, supported by their families. It runs nine Marie Cu
rie Hospices across the UK offering free special ist care for patients and support for families.
gime is well under way, under the watchful eye of her husband Jim, with most of her free time being taken up with hill walking locally. “The local fells are
like this is a once-in-a- lifetime event. Whilst I know it’s going to be physically challenging, the opportunity to walk along the 15th century Ming Dynasty wall and experience the traditions and cultures of China’s rural villages is going to be exhilarating.” Dorothy’s training re
Lisa cooking her Great British Menu
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LANCASHIRE’S very own Lisa Allen, head chef at Northcotg js the only female chef to make it on to RbC Two’s popular Great British Menu this year- Lisa, has been competing in the North West regional heats against Aidgn Eytne
our to be in the show. l am sq excited. Obviously
at the hugely successful^ Miohelin-starred Northcote, in Lango, following roles at Le Champignon Savage apj Holbeck Ghyll- The fifth series of Great British Menu sees Lisa competing against Britain’s top chefs for the opportunity to cooh ^ glori
culinaiy feats of the new generation, pick ing his favourite'dishes trom the North East region.
cote, Nigel Haworth, will also be appear ing on the series. Having previously won the competition Nigel is noW judging the
Northcote has a fantas tic record in the Great B r i t i s h Menu, with Nigel Ha worth hav- in g won th e com p e t i t i o n previously, and I look forward to represent ing the res taurant to the best of my ability. Being the only woman compet ing is a real thrill too. ifs very satisfring to represent women chefs in the 111^ in such a male dominated indnstiV’- For five years Lisa has been head chef
and Johnnie Mountain, shown on Two every night this week at 5:30 p-m.- Tonight one of the three chefs will leave, while the other two take part in a “cook off” tomorrow evening to decide ^j,o will represent the North 'West. An excited Lisa said; “It is such an hon
ous banquet to be hosted by the Prince of Wales. Lisa’s mentor and chef patron at North
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