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WATER: 0845 462200. COUNCILS: Ribble-Valley Borough Council; Clit- j heroe 425111. Clitheroe Town Council, 424722. ■ •' ; HOSPITALS: Royal Blackburn Royal Hospital:' 01254 263555. Airedale General Hospital, Stee-:- ton: 01535 652511. Clitheroe Community Hospital: 427311.- ALCOHOL Information Centre: 01282 416655. ■ AIDSLINE: 01282 831101 (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.). DOMESTIC Violence Helpline: 01282 422024. . . CRUSE Bereavement Care: 01772 433643. u- ■ ENVIRONMENTAL Agency: Emergencies -0800 ' 807060. DRUGS: Local confidential advice and information line: 01254 226200. National: 0800 776600. RIBBLE Valley Talking Newspaper: 01200- 428604. SAMARITANS: 01254 662424. -


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RIBBLE-.Valley Citizens’Advice Bureau: 01200 ' 428966.-


by Julie Magee ; . -


E X T R A car parking spaces will be provided


in Clitheroe. Plans for a new car


park on.'.la'nd: at the back o f St Mary’s Par­ ish Church vicarage-in


- Church Street were given: . the go-ahead by planners on Thursday. A total of 10 car park­


ing spaces will be pro- ' vided,' including two for the 18th century grade II:. listed vicarage at number . 17 Church Street and two each for adjacent proper­


v ^ ~ v ■ : Lisa flips'the flag for


through by the judges. It was a tough, but fantastic week and to make it through .to the final is the ultimate prize.' I am a Northern! girl: born and bred,: Olid:I am. incred­ ibly proud to represent the North West: in such-'b pres-: tigious arena,'^said Lisa."--^! ::' .- For five-yearsiTisa,. who


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was born in Lancaster; , has been head chef at Nigel Ha-, vvorth's hugely, successful,- Michelin-starred: NortITcote: at Langho, following roles at. Le Champignon Savage'aiid Holbeck Ghyll.\Northcote:,is- a' champion of local prodiice;- sourcing meat, vegetables and dairy products fronii the finest farms in the: North; .:: The dishe's'Lis'a-will take


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through to .the .finals, are ;: .wild rabbit and:leek turnoH^ verwith piccalilli; ..wild sea--! bass with shrimp toastie, lb-£ mate liquor and samphire; salt marsh lamb with sweet- - breads, - woodland. mush- -


- rooms and sorrel; ‘and - Bar- ber.green pudding, rhubarb jam, cinnamon, thick-Low : Sizergh Farm double cream.V. Celebrating the wealth of


:4;''delicious. produce grovvn,.:: reared and fished across the^-:


V' UK, the fifth series of Great; British Menu has- seen -.Lisd


% compete against 23: o f. Brit-..-: ain'’s .top chefs.for the - opr--;


^^portunity.to'cbbk a glorious • banquet. -


r-rr-:-;.’:This year the guest list for i the banquet will be made up


:,vof-some of the best British . food producers and suppli-. ' ers from aiound the country.


'Lisa, who won herheat on-; the April 16th; used some of the gems of the North to -


; help her to victory t includ-.;- ing The Levens Hall rabbit. Low Sizergh cream and fresh podded organic peas from;:. HowBarrow.' Invthe North West heats;.


Lisa beat Aiden Byrne and Johnnie Mountain to be.


:- a chef and iof .her. achieve- ■' ments: I cannot think of any- l one better that represents the sfrength of young British cooks today, and we hove


: high hopes for her in the na­ tional finals." , :;.^With; N o r th co te 's ; eyes firmly set on o second Miche-


: crowned , winner of . the rer :- gion; Her boss at Narthcote,.^ Nigel Haworth, vvill.also,^ be appearing oh the;series.'-: Having previously, won the :, competition, he is now judg- - ing the culinary feats of the -; new generation, picking his^


-favourite dishes from the' North East region. - Nigel said: -"Lisa repre­ sents the spirit of North-


-:.'iin:star and with Lisa hov- ;- ing reached the finals of the hugely coveted BBC2's Great British Menu for 2010, she is


;«.well and truly on the path to becoming one; of the most respected chefs>.currently


. plying her trade in the UK. : : .."It's’o little: harder for o : woman to succeed in this in- dustry,' but you've got to get . out. there and prove' your-


' self; and once you've gone and done that you've just


- cote moving forward,; ! am ; extremely proud of her as -


- got to keep on going," Lisa added._________________


town ties at number 15 and 19.


: One visitor space will also be provided within


: the sunken garden of the :vicarage’s rear garden


- and three spaces will be - reserved for Ribble Val-, ley Borough Council to replace the ones lost when creating the access.


The new car park'will


be accessed via the bor­ ough council’s car. park, which will require, the provision o f a raihp, the demolition of an existing 1.8 metres of high wall­ ing and the provision of a new sliding side opening gate access.


School wears red for charity l*' V K » I ^ 1. 'T, .V . ‘


confirmed FI-VE people have been confirmed as candidates standing in the Ribble


Candidates


.Valley constituency in the General Election on Thursday, May 6th. - Nominations closed at


5 p.m. on Tuesday and fiiil details of those stand­ ing can now be found on the Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council -website. As expected the three main parties are all fielding candidates.


‘ For the Conserva­ tives Nigel Martin Evans, whose home address is in Pendleton, will defend the seat he has held since 1992. . Standing for the La­


bour Party is Paul An­ drew Foster; of Bamber Bridge,-and the Liberal Democrat candidate is Allan McLean Knox, of Clitheroe. : - ;


3-' Alsa standing are UK 'Independence Party can­ didate Steve Rush, of Clit-


: heroe, and Tony Johnson, of Ribcbsster, who lists no political party or group on his nomination. There is no candidate in Ribble Valley, for the BNP. jsii We hope .to bring you ;more>'details o f all the candidates and what they stand fo t ih next week’s Glitheroe Advertiser.


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rescued A!iPARAGLIDER was


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Weekend weather: The weather this week- ' end will remain settled with some sunny ' » periods and light winds.


I Sunrise: 5-47 a.m. Sunset: 8-28 p.m^ Lighting up time: 7-58.p.m.


:-Tthe British Heart Foundation, w-’pi:'::-.; to go into school for a coffee-and.' :who,asweUasac<iptine'the'mbriev'' . '.Girls and boys'aCthe school- enjoy heart shaped biscuits


. School have presented a cheque to charity. Their parents were invited lected by a BHF reoresentative told the youngsters what it would hp


c h u '‘‘4 , wore something red for a “Red for. , A'grand total of £1,044.66 was , .used forf J n would Oe raised at the event which was col- ‘


jairlifte'd;to;hospital on 'Sunday following a heavy


landing.', faThe:-47tyear-old :pa-


5raglider;.was rescued by Jthe North West Air Am- ,£b‘ulance at Chipping and iflown to:th”e Royal Pres- ItomHospital just before ;3 p.m. V iS-5-Th el A j r v-Am b u 1 a n c e has continued to fly dur-


'jing'thec'iirrent'air space 'restrictions caused by the Icelandic-; volcanic.-ash


! cloud and is assisting oth- ler air ambulances who are ;una‘ole to fly.___


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new office gets the go-ahead


by Julie Magee


REVISED plans for Ribble Val­ ley Homes’ purpose-built head­ quarters in Clitheroe have been ^ v en the green light. An application for the new £1.6m.


three-storey building on land off Sta­ tion Road in Clitheroe was approved by members o f Ribble Valley. Bor­ ough Council’s planning and devel opment committee. The revised plans submitted by the


local housing organisation attracted seven letters of objection, including one from Clitheroe Civic Society. Concerns included loss of parking,


lack of consultation and that existing vacant buildings should be re-used, to name just a few.


However, committee members


agreed with planning officer John Macholc that the “proposal repre­ sents an appropriate form of devel­ opment and given its design, size and location would not result in visual detriment to the locality and adjacent Conservation Area, nor would its use have an adverse impact on highway safety’.’.


The go-ahead means work could


start as early as May this year on the new HQ on land to the rear of the Station Hotel, which has previously been used as car park for staff at the nearby Clitheroe Police Station. The building will be a mix of glass and contemporary stone, provide parking spaces for staff and have disabled ac­ cess.


1 , As well as accommodating Ribble


Valley Homes staff, the new building will act as a drop-in centre for tenants and provide a community resource. The housing association is currently split between offices in York Street and King Lane. p n e of the concerns raised in the


oljjections was that the building is too big and would not be used purely by Ribble Valley Homes. Following Thursday’s meeting,


Ribble Valley Homes’ Managing Di­ rector Christine Grimshaw clarified this point. “The building has been designed to


accommodate growth of Ribble Val­ ley Homes in the future, but also gives Ribble Valley Homes the option of letting part of the building in the in­ terim to a third party,’’ she explained. “At the current time though, no third parties have been approached by Rib­ ble Valley Homes, nor have they ap­ proached us.”


plan withdrawn PLANS for a 12 metre-high wind turbine in Waddington have been withdrawn following protests from councillors and residents. . The applicant withdrew plans for


Wind turbine


the lOkw turbine to be sited in a field to the east of Cuttock Clough Barn, Slaidbum Road, before they could be discussed by members of Ribble Val­ ley Borough Council’s planning and development committee on Thurs­ day. Officers had recommended the


plan for refusal and it had received objections from -West Bradford Par­ ish Council and some neighbours, who claimed the structure would blight the landscape.-,.


Ciitheroe Advertiser ftTlmes, Thursday, April 22,2010 SchooFs cheerleading fun


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BUSINESS links be- tvveen o Clitheroe high school and o Nelson- based donee school hove led to success for pupils in o fun compe-.


blesdale High School Technology College's' personalised learning co ord in a to r , Down Kpbinson, teamed up i with Gemma Byn-: ert, from Sanderson Donee and Fitness Centre, Nelson, in or- “ der to introduce pupils to cheerleading. _The move proved


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" 'ao ly pcyulor with - well over 40 members now attending from oil '


year groups in school. Since Christmas they - hove been busy train­ ing for thieir first com­ petition, held recently in the famous Grand Ballroom at Blackpool Tower oqoinst donee schools from oil over the North West. _ As we ll os tra in ­ ing on Thursday and Friday after school, pupils hove attended "master classes" with Gemma and hove tak­ en port in o week of fund- raising assem­ blies where they not only practised their routines, but each year group was also entertained by o boys Year 11 routine and then by 12 very brave members of staff, who strutted their stuff and together raised £350. Down, who on ly


started learning cheer donee .herself lost summer, said: "Thirty members of the squad travelled to Blackpool and performed solo routines in their indi­ vidual age groups.


Battle is on to stop rural crime


by Faiza Afzaal


A NEW scheme to fight rural crime has been launched in the Ribble Valley. > Police have'teamed up with the National Farmers Union (NFU) and the rural com­ munity to launch Farm Watch, which aims to improve security and reduce thefts by increasing public awareness and improving the flow of information between the police and local farmers about the activities and movement of criminals. The new scheme will allow local farmers


to meet with the police regularly to share information about suspicious activity and


CHEER FUN: The winning cheerleading squad from Clitheroe’s Ribbles- dale High School, (s)


"Rounds ore done


on o knockout basis, usually with four or five rounds before bottling it out in the final. All pupils per­ formed superbly and were o real credit to the school .with many getting to the quar­ ter or semi-finals, but four pupils were indi­ vidually placed in the finals. "They were Emily


Biilington, Rachael Ashcroft, Al ix Corey


an d Emma D u f fy . This is on outstanding achievement in their first competition." : She odoed: "I would


like to soy o big thank you to Gemma for oil her patience and help in getting both her­ self and the pupils to this standard in such o short space of time. Without this business link the setting up of the squad would not hove been possible and pupils ore really


. thing di^rent?' Emma D u ffy and


enjoying trying some-


Lucy Wilson in Year 11, to g e th e r with Down, also competed for the first time for Burnley Sanderson's Elite Diamonds in the adult team donee and were p la c e d third overall. P u pi ls w i l l now


learn new dances for their next competition in June at Blackpool's Winter Gardens.


Juliets plea for return of the Aquatone class


AN active great-grand ma from Clitheroe has launched a petition for the reinstatement o f an aqua aerobics session after it was cancelled at short notice. Julie Burgess (59), o f


Kemple View, Clitheroe, is furious that the Thursday evening Aquatone session- at the borough council-run Ribblesdale Swimming Pool has been dropped. “I f e e l .we’ve be en


walked all over,” said Julie. “They’ve been happy to take our £3.80 for the session for years, but as soon as they' decide the pool’s needed for something else, they throw; in the towel!” Julie, who has been at- ;


tending Aquatone at thel pool since the early 1990s,; said the 7 to 7-45 p.m. se s -. sion had proved ideal for : many people. She explained that people who work could not attend daytime Aqua­ tone sessions at the pool on Wednesdays from 9 to 9-45 a.m.'and Fridays from 10-15


to 11 a.m., while the only other evening class on a


Tuesday night from 8-45 to 9-30 p.m. finished too late


. for many people. Swimmers were only given one week’s


. notice that the final Thurs­ day night Aquatone session would be on April 1st. : “There’s been a complete:


lack of consultation. Public notices should have been displayed way before any change was implemented,” . argued Julie, “and alter-


: native times and days sug­ gested.”


: 'Julie, who recently re^,;


. turned from holiday to dis- ' cover the session had ter­ minated, added’ “This aqua aerobics class attracted all age groups from 18-year- olds to people in their 70s. It’s particularly useful for people with weight or mo­ bility problems and is rec­ ommended by local health professionals. “The pool is becoming


more like a business than a facility for local people to


ers to be offered another suitable evening session to replace the one that has been lost. Those wanting to sign her petition can do so at Harrison and Kerr butchers on King Street, Clitheroe, or at the Chicken Deli, on ; Church Street.


; ble Valley Borough Coun­ cil said: “The health and wellbeing of Ribble Valley residents and the delivery of sport and leisure activities is:


A spokesman for Rib-


' of paramount importance to the council. The deci­ sion to close the Thursday night Aquatone session was not taken lightly, but the number of people attending the class has declined to just eight per session, when de­ mand for water space is at its greatest. “However, we applaud


the initiative of Mrs Burgess in starting the petition and will discuss this matter with those concerned.”


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crime whilst receiving crime prevention ad­ vice. Other services offered by Farm Watch


include advice on security and a prop­ erty marking scheme to make it harder for thieves to dispose of stolen goods. Leaflets and posters will also be circulated and dis­ played in the farming community to help deter criminals and raise awareness. "nie key aim is to stress the importance of


vigilance and communication - both within rural and fanning communities and between rural communities and the police. The scheme follows a spate of thefts from


farms in Slaidburn, Waddington, West Bradford, Gisburn, Rimington and Chat- burn, where thieves made off with thou­ sands of pounds worth of property including Land Rover Defenders, quad bikes, a JCB digger and other equipment. Community Beat Manager, PC Jo Dolan,


who has set up the scheme, said: “Rural crime is generally committed by opportunist thieves and this scheme aims to reduce the opportunities for criminals to gain access to


people’s property and make it difficult for them to operate. “I encourage farmers, or any members


of the rural community who feel they may benefit, to sign up to Farm Watch as soon as possible.”


Anyone who wishes to join the scheme or


.wants further information can contact po­ lice on 0845125 3545:


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