Clithoroe Advertiser & Times,Thursday, May 20,2010


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Churches to give out


by.NatalieCox


; CLITHEROE’S beer'festival was a^ ■great success. Held at the St Mary’s Centre, the fes-


tival was a joint venture between the centre’s'management team and the East


• Lancashire branch of CAMRA, the Cam-: paign for Real Ale.


. : Valley MP Nigel Evans, who is vice­


-chairman of the All Party-Beer Group: fin the House of Commons and a strong advocate of real ale, officially opened the


^ festival on Friday lunchtime. He was suffi- • : ciently impressed that he went back again. ; in the evening'to sample some of the beers ■ he had seen earlier in the day. ■


:'. j There was a choice of64 hand-pulled ■


tival opened, the beer of the festival was chosen and “Admiral of the Blues” by lo-


• cal brewery Bowland Beer Company was named as the overall winner. Unsurpris­ ingly, the'same beer, brewed at Bashall . Bam, was the first one to run out, at 9 p.m. on the Friday.


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• The Festival is supported by more than ■40 local businesses who sponsor barrels, and the Community Rail Partnership which sponsored the glasses with the mes­ sage: “If you are drinking use the train where possible’.’. Over the two days more than 1,500 ■


people attended the trouble-free event • and consumed more than 4,000 pints of . beer, 600 pints of cider and 300 bottles of continental beer. Musical entertainment


• was provided local group Accoustic Soul ■ on the Friday and Manchester band. The - Witnesses," who made a welcome return on Saturday and by 11 p.m. on the second ^ night the festival had sold out of beer. Volunteers from CAMRA and the St


Mary’s Centre staffed the the festival, giv- . ing up more than 2,000 hours to make it a success. Richard Jackson and his team of helpers from the St Maiy’s Centre were thanked by festival organiser Martin Snel-.


. ling, who also thanked all those who at­ tended the festival and made it such an enjoyable occasion. j 0 Full details about CAMRA and the East Lancashire Branch, can be found at ww\v.eastlancscamra.org.uk -■ - 0 With plans already under way for


next year’s festival, anyone who would like to help at this or any other event at the centre can visit; www.clitheroecentre: '• co.uk •


SATURDAY ■ : NIGHT: Top left,


, . the St Mary’s Centre is crowd- ,; ,ed on Saturday


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fk night as visitors i taste the beers Jon offer, (s)


■ FESTiVAL OPENING: Above, Rib- ble Valley MP Nigel Evans pours the first pint to open Clitheroe’s annual beer fes-


_ tival at the St ! Mary’s Centre.


V (A140510/la) BEER FESTI-


" VAL: Left, locals line up for their beers at the an-


' nual Ciitheroe beer festival held at the St Mary’s Centre. (A140510/ld)


Shopkeeper admits theft


- THE manager of a busy Ciitheroe toyshop, stationefs.and newsagents has admitted


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; stealing tens of thousands of pounds from his employer.


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- David Cowgill (48), of Church Brow Gardens, Ciitheroe, pleaded guilty at Pres-


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ton Crown Court to a charge of stealing £50,000 belonging to his employer David Marsden.’ The money was stolen be­ tween June 1st, 2007, and


September lOth,^ 2009, when financial irregularities came to : light at the shop, CowgiU’s,'in Marketplace.


ously run the family business with his father and continued- as manager after it was sold to li


The defendant had previ­


Mr Marsden in 1999. He had told police in inter­


view that the amount taken was £30,000 and the prosecu­ tion said'they would not be seeking a “trial of issue” over


Jhe exact figure. : The’ease was adjourned for


-four weeks so that a pre-sen- ; tence report can be prepared ; by the Probation Service.


: In the meantime Cowgill was:remanded on bail until,


June 11th by Judge


'Anthony Russell QC, who told him


i i tw a s a serious breach of trust and


- could mean a jail sentence. •:


- >:“You must un­ derstand that all


- sentencing options will be open to the


-sentencing judge, - including a custo­


judge considers it appropriate”. ;


dial sentence, if the ■ real ales,^18 ciders and perrys and a se - ,


: lection of continental bottled beers from' Belgium and Germany. In a blind tasting held before the fes- ■


■ . by Duncan Smith


CRIME in Ribble Valley is at an all-time low, making it one of the safest places to live in the UK. Despite already having a very


low crime rate, a combination of effective policing, a range of proactive crime prevention measures and good support from the general public has pushed-the crime rate lower still. Latest official figures show


there were 200 fewer victims of crime in the Ribble Valley last year. Between April 2009 and March 2010, all crime fell by 10.6% from 1,892 recorded crimes the previous year to 1,692. Broken down to give more


detail, the figures show a huge 50% year-on-year drop in seri­ ous violent crime, down from 22 offences in 2008/9 to just 11 for the year ending March 2010. Better still, there was a 100% detection rate in relation to those 11 serious offences. The figure for all crimes in­


volving violence in the Ribblc Valley was reduced by 25 from 335 to 310, representing a 7.5% reduction.


- There were 42 fewer victims of “serious acquisitive crime” - crimes in which property or cash was illegally acquired - which fell by 13.9% from 303 in 2008/9 to 261 in 2009/10. Offences of criminal damage


were also down, dropping by 10.7% from 439 to 392, equat­ ing to 47 fewer victims. Inspector Chris Saville, who


' is in charge of policing in the Ribble Valley, said: “Over re­


cent years, the Ribble Valley has been one of the top five saf­ est places to live in the country and when I took over this role last September, my aim was to make it even safer. “It is extremely reassuring


to see a fall in levels of crime, which is testament to the hard work of local officers and ourr^ partners in the Community- Safety Partnership of Ribble


. Valley Borough Council. “There has been some fan­


tastic work in the borough over the past 12 months, such as the purchase and distribution of polycarbonate glasses for the local pubs, supported by the successful Pubwatch scheme, which involves the majority of licensees and a number of di­ versionary activities for young people provided.”


' But Insp. Saville is far from


complacent, adding: “Reducing crime is clearly a key priority, but we recognise there is a lot of work to do around anti-social behaviour and quality of life is­ sues, which is being driven by our dedicated Neighbourhood - Policing Teams. -


: “These teams have extremely strong links with local people and are committed to keeping our communities safe. “I hope that with the support


of the Community Safety Part­ nership, together with the peo­ ple of the Ribble Valley, we will be able to further reduce crime in the borough.” 0 Insp. Saville stressed that


effective policing relies heavily on help and information from vigilant members of the public, particularly in large rural areas such as the Ribble Valley.- If you witness anything sus-


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free lunch CHURCHES in Ciit­ heroe are about to dis­ prove the old'saying thaU “there’s no such thing as


a free lunch”. . Tomorrow (F r id a y ) :


and Saturday that is ex- • actly what they will be providing when they host a barbecue at the Bull Ring, in the centre of Ciitheroe Market. The event, which runs


from noon to 2 p.m. on both days, is being run by Churches Together in , Ciitheroe, in conjunction with On the Move. This type of event has


been happening in towns and villages across the country and abroad over the past 10 years and now, with the kind per­ mission of Ribble Valley Borough Council and the goodwill of the market traders, burgers, sau­ sages and veggie burgers will be available free of charge. Rev. Mark Pickett,


Rector of Clitheroe’s St James’; Church, said: “Churches often oper­ ate behind closed doors. We want to be visible and serve our community, no strings attached.” Paul Hockley, director


DRIVING DOWN CRIME: Insp. Chris Saville has praised the work of his officers, com­ munity crime prevention initiaitves and the public in pushing crime figures to an all-time low in Ribble Valley.


picious or have knowledge of confidential Crimestoppers line alarm than miss a genuine crime criminal activities, do not hesi- on0800555111.


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Gifted artist Ellen (22) will paint our heroes for Castle exhibition


A SEARCH is on for Clithe­ roe’s heroes in a unique col­ laboration between a gifted .young portrait artist and the


Ciitheroe Castle Museum. ■ Ellen Riley (22), a former


pupil of Stonynurst College and Blackburn College, is to paint a series of portraits of local heroes that will hang in the museum’s “Your Ciithe­ roe” room. ■ Gifted Ellen exhibited at


the National Portrait Gal­ lery when she was just 16, fol­ lowing a nationwide search for young artistic talent, and a year later was the North- . West winner of ITV’s “Brush with Fame”. Tragically she was diag­


nosed with a brain tumour • last November, a week before ■; she was due to open her first solo exhibition at the fashion-, able Swiss Village in Paris, i . . Ellen, whose mum is Oa-


khill College principal C a r - : mel Riley and whose dad is i, Peter, Riley, frontman of the : popular band. The Swing Commanders! grew up in Hurst Green. She left the Ribble Valley five years ago to study art and literature in > France, where she met her fi­ ance, Cedric Charleuf, who is also an artist. Ellen looked all


set for success on the Parisian art scene, but on November 6th last year, three days be­ fore her 22nd birthday and eight days before her first solo exhibition, she lost the ability to move her left foot. “I went to the doctor, who


sent me immediately to hospi­ tal, where tests revealed I had a brain tumour,” said Ellen. “The tumour was removed in a seven-hour emergency op­ eration by two surgeons, but unfortunately I had to miss the opening of my exhibition at the Swiss Village.”. ' ...Following the surgery, El­


len was hospitalised for sev­ eral weeks, before returning home to the UK and the care of herparents.


: Although her cancer is in­


curable, she has regained her. mobility and is now painting again.


' In fact, she has been of-, fered an exhibition at the prestigious Blackheath Gal­ lery in London, has produced,. a series o f commemora- live portraits for the newly- formed Good Shepherd par­ ish in Nelson, Colne, and Barrowford, and is undertak­ ing commissions. . :


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Now she is also on the hunt for Clitheroe’s community


champions, whose portraits she aims to paint for a unique exliibition at Ciitheroe Castle Museum, simply called “He­ roes”. The portraits will be exhib­


ited in the museum’s “Your Ciitheroe” room until Sep­ tember and the first will be 36-year-old Simon O’Rourke, of Black Lane Croft, Ciithe­ roe, who has been confined: to a wheelchair following an. Industrial accident she years ago. Ever since then he has devoted himself to improving the quality of life of disabled, and visually impaired resi­ dents in Glitheroe and Ribble Valley. ■ Ellen said: “When you are


faced with huge events in your life, the everyday peo­ ple who surround you can turn out to be heroes. I would particularly like to thank the wonderful medical team in. Paris. “Now I am back in Ribble


are delighted to be hosting the work of such a talented


■ young artist at one of Lanca­ shire’s foremost heritage and ■ cultural sites. • ■ “Ciitheroe Castle is an


iconic local landmark with an ’ illustrious history and it is ex­ citing that the portraits of lo­ cal heroes are to hang there. We applaud Ellen’s determi­ nation in pursuing her artistic career, despite her illness, ■ and wish her every success.” Rachel Jackson, C l i th e - '


roe Castle Museum keeper, added: “This project is about the inspiring achievements of the young artist and the local. heroes she will be celebrating in her work. We are looking forxvard to presenting the ex-- hibition to the community.” : If there is someone whose,


:■ portrait you think deserves to hang at Ciitheroe Castle, Ellen would like to hear from


'.you. Whether you hero is a fire­


Valley, I.would like to com­ memorate the actions of local people who do or have done ■ heroic things by painting their portraits.” , . . Coun; Robert Thompson,; : chairman of;Ribble Valley ■ Borough Council’s commu-: nity committee, said: “We


fighter, foster mum, favour­ ite teacher or community: champion, put your nomina-


: tion in writing and send it to: Ciitheroe Heroes Exhibition, c/o Rachel Jackson, Keeper, Ciitheroe Castle Museum, Castle Hill, Ciitheroe, Lan­ cashire, BB7IBA.


because a witness thought “it


. tate to contact Ciitheroe Police - ■ Officers would much rather probably isn’t worth bothering on 01200 443344 or the free and attend a well-intentioned false the police”.


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the barbecue - you don’t have to be a churchgoer - ju s t go along on either Friday or Saturday.


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