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WEATHER
I Dunsop Bridge,: ■ Slaidburn/' -
n^ver brighter by Julie Magee ,
T H E fu tu re :q f rugby;: in Ciitheroe has never'; looked so bright thanks ; to th e e f f o ^ t s b e in g ■
::made a t C l i th e ro e i RUFC. ■ Operating from its Lit-V.
■ tlemoor base since the:; late 1970s, it is only in the •; past eight-or-so years that the club’ junior, section has started to flourish. . And now fielding teams - that allow both boys and
. girls to play competitively from the ages'of seven to 17, the,club hopes to ; further swell its member- ■ ship with events such as : its forthcoming summer- rugby camp. Operating between 10
. a.m. and 3 p.m. on Au- ' gust 18th and 19th, the. camp, which costs £20, is for youngsters between the ages of eight and 18. The club’s success can ..
be traced back to 2007 when it backed a new - scheme by the Rugby F o o tb a l l Union, the
■; sport’s governing body, . that led to the employ- ment o f community, coaches in many;areas,‘ around the country. -
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RUGBY RENAISSANCE: Ciitheroe Community Rugby Coach Martin Powell with enthusiastic young players at Ciitheroe RUFC. (s)
er with the RFU, Ciithe roe RUFC first employed Mark Sutcliffe, then Mar tin Powell to be aligned to the club as the Ciithe roe Community Rugby Coach. Martin, who spends around 18 hours of his working week in .Ciitheroe, has been in the ; post for nearly two years now.and has worked with : local schools to introduce
Since then, and togeth
youngsters of all ages to the sport of rugby. At the same time, Martin is keen to demonstrate how Ciitheroe RUFC can be utilised to continue their rugby education.
: ■ The work of both Mark and Martin has seen a big increase in players in the mini and junior section. In fact, the end of the 2009/10 season saw the biggest number of mem
bers playing at the club and the target is for the- club to increase that in- the future. The club now has ac
tive links with all the sec ondary schools and the majority of the primary
.schools in the Ribble Val-■ ley area, which has helped to promote the club. :
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Ciitheroe RUFC Mini and Youth Chairman,
Paul Taberner; the
■Tan O’Duffy around 12 months ago, has been en couraged by what he has
who took ^ e r from pre- vious,incumbent Dec-
; seen in the role so far. “I ’m truly excited by the current prospects for
’■ youth rugby in Ciitheroe .■ and I’m 100% behind the - work that our community , rugby coach is doing in Ciitheroe.
’ ■ “ I t ’s always been
; known as a football-play ing town, but now we’re seeing many youngsters, both boys and girls, enjoy-
V ing touch rugby at school then coming to play here
;;attheclub.'’i: ■ ■ He added:‘‘We’re now
looking forward to the summer camp and see ing us build on this to wards the new season in September, which starts with training when school starts in the new term.”
' For more information about mini and youth rug by contact Bob Wilkinson on 07962 099935 or visit
www.clith'
eroerugby.com Details about the sum
mer rugby camp can be obtained from Marlin Powell on 07894 489418 or-by e-mailing him on
, MartinPowell@therfu. com
Langlr urnley *^7^ ■ Blackburn Accrington;;
Weekend weather: There will be intermit- ; tent showers, but temperatures will remain normal for this time of year. '
Sunrise: 5-23 a.m. Sunset: 9-08 p.m. : ; Lighting up time: 8-38 p.m.
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Cleric Richard^s cycle tour of region rr.1
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ness four weeks laterdnSundavAiimi^tisth----;; ' ■Ciitheroe on Tuesdav Aueust 3rd Dnrintr v
Ciitheroe U n i te S V m e S
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. Moor Lane, will open its doors to passMs-bv^for^ for refreshments, together with a book sfall and eSibi- a o s f f
' the church’s p r e m i s e s . * details of Richard s cycle tour, including his • ‘
tion showing the various organisations which 1KP • ° ’
r r . - . * ' ' mog, can be found on
www.nwsynod.org.uk
show people that the church is loving part of many
*fi® North West, working P^ople through the.
! i A NEW environmentally- green^
. . bished to a high standard and - split up into smaller, rental stu-; dio offices.
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■ friendly office development'; : in Ciitheroe will be officially ■ opened tomorrow (Friday). ‘ : ; Ribble - Valley -MP Nigel v
; Evans; Ciitheroe Town Mayor ;
Coun.Alan.YearingandMayor- ■
j.ess Mrs Susan Yearing and other Y members of the communi^ will. celebrate the official opening o f ; Primrose Studios at midday.: . ■;
: . The .former Stalwart office building,-.which is situated off . Trimrose Road; has been refur-;
. : ; ; Designed with energy effi- '
; ciency in mind, all of the devel--: opment’s electricity comes from;
; renewable energy company ; - Good Energy and tenants are:; ■s'encouraged to use the recycling T • bins provided for. their office'.' waste.
The.offices are being;mar-
iketed to small businesses and y
,; While subsidiaries of larger, ■
businesses are also welcome, the
.»vision of property owner CEO of. Yudu Media, Richard Stephen-, son, is to help diversify the local economy and create more pri-
: vate sector jobs in the area.. _ • .“The Government is pushing; - for private enterprise to fill the;
; unemployment gap that will be •; created-by public sector cuts; ■ so the need for qualify and af fordable work space is essential;
, entrepreneurs who are looking ;: ; for flexible and short term office a •Tease contracts to suit the unpre-:V ■: dictable nature of the economy...4-
' He has himself benefited from.; ; ■ starting up a global online busi-;
ness in a rural setting and wants :; others to do the same.;;
: ' ; ‘‘By being,based in the Rib- . ble valley, outside a city, it keeps business costs down, and there - are lots of people \yho like the
: ■ idea of living: and working in .'.a beautiful rural setting whilst : , working in a highly competitive
, and challenging industry like digital media. -.
. - “Internet access has meant
:• for improving the health of the ■ ;; economy,” said Mr Stephenson. . .
; - that more and more businesses . can start out in cheaper more pleasant rural settings, as the
- need to be close to your clients is diminished.” , - ' -
www.cIitherooadvertIser.co.uk inquest: openverdict
INVESTIGATIONS into the death of a four-month-
old child fromSabden have proved inconclusive,
. an inquest heard, t Baby Elliott Forshaw was found blue and
. vomiting at his Padiham Road home by his teen age mother in August last year. He died hours later ■ in hospital. Coroner Michael Sin
gleton said he was unable to prove beyond reason able doubt whether the infant was killed or died of natural causes. •The inquest, held at
Blackburn Town. Hall, heard how the post-mor tem examination revealed Elliott had traces of an anti-depressant drug in his system. Mr Singleton said that
baby Elliott, who was fed formula milk, had the Cltalopram in his body hvo to three days before he died. The inquest heard that
his grandmother had been taking the drug, but the Citalopram in his system
was not thought to have caused the infant’s death. He was also found to
have been suffering from pneumonia at the time of his death. Elliott had been found
vomiting and blue in his cot the night before he died on August 19th and
his mother Olivia called for help. Paramedics rushed the
infant to the Royal Black burn Hospital where he died in the early hours of the morning. The family’s legal team,
led by Sophie Cartwright, argued that it was under stood by Elliott’s grand parents that hourly checks would be made on him at the hospital. However, ward sister
Elaine Abbott said that he did not require hourly checks in the high de pendency unit because his test results did hot neces sitate it. The cause of death was
unascertained and the coroner recorded an open verdict.
MP’s meeting with Microsoft founder
RIBBLE VALLEY MP Nigel Evans and Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons welcomed chairman of Microsoft Bill Gates. Mr Gates was visiting
the House of Commons to attend Parliamentarians Ending Poverty,iInterna- tional Development in
. Parliament, a discussion session organised by the All-Party Parliamentary Groups on International Development in con
junction with the British Group of the Inter-Par liamentary Union and the
Village's
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primary-school, £2,250 to the village hall and £2,250 to the playground. . ^ - Although the tongue-
W^sfwO^ month-long ffiur of ^ A short cafe-style service Will take place at 12-30 ^
‘''e first meeting of a congre-
a walk to wlmondhouses slopes of Pen-
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in-cheek advert at first sets out to portray Gisburn as a pretfy drab place; Giles believes-residents have not taken offence -and have all seen the funny side of the campaign.. - “People'understand it’s
all in good fun and have taken it the way it was meant,” added Giles. “As th e a d v e r t is ing campaign unfolds,
. Claude, who is- the main- -French guy featured: in the advert who is making his way to Gisburn, comes out with some ridiculous assertions such as that Gisburn has a low, fertil ity rate because there’s no Renault Meganes. It’s all verv tonsue-in-cheek.” •
UK Branch of the Com monwealth Parliamentary Association. . Mr Evans said: “It was
an honour to welcome Bill Gates to the Houses of Parliament. As the cur rent chair of the CPA and former chair of the CPA Working Group on HIV/ AIDS, I am well aware of the fantastic work the Bill and Melinda Gates Foun dation is doing to improve the lives of people living in poverty in the developing world and was delighted that he is here to offer his contribution.”
reservoir rescue bid by Duncan Smith
A POLICE officer risked his own ■ life in a dramatic rescue attempt at a Ribble Valley reservoir. ;. PC Carl Chew stripped to the waist and swam far out into Dil- worth Upper Reservoir in High er Road, near Longridge, after responding to a report of a man drowning. . '
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er, the deep water of reservoirs can be icy cold and lethally dan gerous.
PC Chew (39) received the re port of a man in the water at 2-05
• p.m. last Thursday, after a dog walker raised the alarm. ■
■ Arriving at the scene he im mediately stripped to the waist and entered the water. Initially he swam out on a safety line held by a colleague on shore, but when the line was fully extended and he had not reached the man, PC Chew untied it and carried on.
• Eventually he reached the man and towed him to shore, but all ef forts to revive the 78-year-old by both police officers and then par amedics failed. The fire brigade and North West Air Ambulance also attended the emergency. Insp. Chris Saville,'the officer
in charge of policing Ribble Val ley, said it was a tragic incident, but neverthless praised the “self less bravery” of PC Chew. - “Without a thought for his own
; safety, he did everything he pos sibly could to try to save this man. He was extremely courageous and should be commended for his actions,” said Insp. Saville. • PC Chew, who has worked in
Ribble Valley for sbc-and-a-half years, has been a police officer for 14 years’ having previously worked in Blackburn, Burnley
; and Greater Manchester. .' He .said: “The water was freez ing cold, but I knew there was a
chance I could save the man. As police officers we are trained in lifesaving, although this is the first time I have attempted a water rescue in my 14 years of service. “I don’t class it as being brave,
I was just dong my job and my duty.
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members of the public to risk their lives by swimming in open water and would urge people to contact the fire brigade who have specialist officers who are highly • trained to carry out their role.” An inquest'was due to be
opened in Blackburn by the East Lancs Coroner on Tuesday. .
Paul’s non-stop 90 miler
BOLTON-BY-BOWLAND dad Paul Wilkinson will take on an epic challenge this Au gust when he walks 90 miles non-stop from coast to coast along the path o f Hadrian’s Wall. Paul (44) is undertaking this
challenge because his 13-year- old daughter, Elbe, has Cystic Fibrosis (CF), one of the UK’s most common life-threatening inherited diseases. “Eilie was born with Cystic Fi brosis 13 years ago,” said Paul.
. “Not long after her diagnosis my friend and colleague Steve also
• learned that his daughter, Re becca, also had the condition. “The journey since for both
families has been a roller coaster of fear, frustration, de spair, hope, determination and, above all, amazement at how our daughters have grown and
MOTIVATION: Paul Wilkinson is facing an epic challege to benefit his own daughter Eilie (13) and others with Cystic R- brosis. . ^
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Crackdown on drugs and booze a success
A BOOZE and drugs crackdown in the
Ribble.Vabey has been hailed a mas sive success. , • Police carried out a two-day blitz
targeting drinking and drugs misuse hotspot areas in Ciitheroe. The action, which involved officers from Ciitheroe
. ■ , > ’ also carrying out a crackdown on drugs
i and looking out for any anti-social be-, haviour around the town centre area. On Saturday evening the pubs and hotspot areas in Whalley were visited by police.
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Police and Whabey, came as part of a ■ crackdown on underage drinking and' took place on Friday and Saturday nights.
’ Officers visited 13 town centre li- - censed premises and were pleased to report that no drugs were found in the premises and no under-age drinkers were caught. Ribble Valley neighbourhood police
sergeant John Lindsay, who led the op- ■; eration, said he was pleased with the •: results. “The results were positive and : quite encouraging too. ■ ; ; ■ .“ ■We were out with a sniffer dog tar
geting the Castle Grounds, Skatepark; and all the town centre streets to iden tify any under-age drinkers and to seize alcohol, which thev mav have. We were;
' ' ‘ “We are reassured by the fact that;
we did not find any drugs, confiscate- any alcohol or find:any under-age drinkers in licensed premises around
; Ciitheroe. We do occasionally receive reports of such activity, and this is why we try and search all the hotspot areas in one night. Although we didn’t find anything on this occasion, this is an op-
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eration that we will be repeating in the future.”
He added: “Tliis initiative also dem- -
onstrates the responsible approach be ing adopted by licensees in Ciitheroe . and I would like to congratulate them-' for their tough stance. • > - , .“ We will continue to work'with' li-'
censees and also
other.organisations' to prevent the illegal sale of alcohol to underage drinkers.” -
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■ developed, just taking in their stride all the medication, the physiotherapy, the trips to hos-.' pital, the poking and prodding
by countless doctors and having so many extra pressures than they should have at their age.” Paul, who is Technical Direc
tor at mi Technology in Leyland, added: “Steve, a group of brave souls and I will be starting our walk on Friday August 13th from Tynemouth, on the East Coast, and we’ll keep going all day and all night until we get to Bowness on Solway, on the West Coast. “We hope to raise lots of mon
ey to help fund the CF Trust’s ground-breaking gene therapy research so that we can all to look forward to a brighter future for Elbe and Rebecca.” You can sponsor Paul and
friends at
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fund research into treating and curing CF.. It will also help provide sup
port, advice and appropriate clinical care to the 8,500 babies,- ■ children and young adults with ■ Cystic Fibrosis in the UK.
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