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A CHEQUE for £500 has been handed over to a deserving Ribble Valley charity.


TAG: Primary school teams taking part in the Ribble Valley tag rugby district finals, from left: Moorland, St Michael and St John’s, Brookside and Chatburn.


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PUPILS from Waddington and West Bradford Primary School will repre­ sent the Ribble Valley at the 10th an­ nual SPAR Lancashire Youth Games tag rugby county finals on Wednes­ day. :


across Lancashire will take part in the . finals at Preston Grasshoppers, after successfully fighting off strong compe­ tition from other local primary school pupils to represent their district at county level. The pupils frorn West Bradford


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NIFTY FOOTWORK: Waddington and West Bradford Primary pupil Harvey Lee, left, while right. Is Robert Crossley for Mellor Primary School


and president of Clitheroe Chamber of p-adc, raised the money with the help of his fellow' Chamber members during the presi­ dential ball, w-hich was held earlier this month at the Stirk House Hotel, Gisbum. He decided to raise money for The Sanc­


Ian Lloyd, of Mortimers Estate Aeents


tuary of Healing, in Langho, because of the worthwhile work that they do on a daily ba-


Lancashire Sport Partnership, said: “The county finals are a great oppor­ tunity for us to showcase some of the fantastic talent we have in our local schools, and with the 2012 Olympics on the horizon, supporting grassroots talent should be a priority across the county.”


and Waddington Primary competed against pupils from schools in Clithe- roe, Dunsop Bridge, Mellor and Chat- burn, in the Ribble Valley tag district finals at Clitheroe Rugby Club. Adrian Leather, chief executive of


ing aims to help achieve the best possible quality of life for ail those who come to the centre. The therapies they offer particularly attract people with arthritis, ME, MS, and Parkinson’s Disease. I feel the sanctuary is worthy of support because of the work the staff do. It’s a fairly new business founded


by local man Tony Clarkson and is a regis­ tered charity too.”


JOINING IN: Thorneyholme RC Primary School of Dunsop Bridge


Hc commented: “The Sanctuary of Heal­


CHEQUE PRES­ EN T A T ION: Tony C la rk ­ son (centre) is handed the cheque by Mr Ian Lloyd and the owners of Clitheroe bridal shop Amelia’s, Joanne Driver and Kelly Dix­ on, who organ­ ised the presi­ dential ball.


Council tax refund scam


received a phone call claiming to be from their local district council telling them they are entitled to a refund of £7,000 from their coun­ cil tax. The bogus official requests confirmation of the consumer’s


. name and address and then asks for bank account details to transfer the money. The fraudster then asks for a £100 fee to process the refund.


LANCASHIRE’S trading standards service has received several calls from residents re­ porting bogus offers of a “coun­ cil tax refund”. ; Victims of the scam say they have


genuinely be eligible for a council tax refund should contact their lo­ cal council directly. Anyone who is entitled to a council tax refund.


have confirmed that the caller is not calling on behalf of district councils and advise that consumers should never give out bank details until they are fully confident they know who they are talking to. Anyone who has given out their bank details to a caller like this should contact their bank immediately to ensure unauthorised transactions have not gone through on their account. People who think they might


Lancashire Trading Standards


is to obtain the victim’s bank details or money. We would like to stress that these phone calls have no con­ nection whatsoever with the district councils and their council tax col­ lection functions.”


Council’s chief trading standards officer, said: “This is a variation of a nationwide scam that has hit Lanca­ shire residents before. Sometimes the caller says the resident has over­ paid their council tax and requires bank details to process a refund. “The main purpose of the scam


should neyer be asked to pay a fee to receive the money. Paul Noone, Lancashire County


tails of any attempted scam to Con­ sumer Direct on 08454 040506.


their own good judgement and to be very sceptical when they receive unexpected phone calls from peo­ ple making apparently generous offers.” People are asked to refer the de­


County Council’s cabinet member responsible for trading standards, is urging residents to be on their guard against confidence tricksters: “Scammers will try lots of different strategies to catch people out. They are usually very convincing. “It’s important for people to use


Albert Atkinson, Lancashire Clitheroe A dvertiser & Times,Thursday, March 3,2011 charity 9


Presentation n igh t for lo ca l y ou n g fan n ers


of a national organisation and meets every Wednesday evening, and hold a variety of activities to suit all tastes. You dont have to be from a farming background to join the YFC, and anyone who would like any more information can contact chairman Oliver Bristol on 07896T08878 or secretafy Beth Thornber on 07866 445525.


had enjoyed a very successful year and won several awards at regional, county and national level. He thanked the members for their hard work and dedication. Clitheroe Young Farmers’ Club is part,


was as follows: J. Bibby Agricultural Ltd Tankard for Best Junior Boy - Steven Roberts; National Westminster Trophy for Best Junior Girl - Megan Ashworth; Roger Green Trophy for Most Improved Junior Boy — Steven Marsden; Jennifer Faraday TrophyforMost Improved Junior Girl-Issy Kenyon; Michael Benson Tankard for Best Boy Member - Jack Pickup; Ingham and Tipping Rose Bowl for Best Girl Member - Natalie Bristol; Peter Harrison Memorial Trophy for Most Involved Member - Oliver Bristol; Martyn Bristol Senior/Intermediate Stock Judging Shield-James Smith; Mr and Mrs R. Williamson Junior Stock Judging Shield — Steven Roberts; Tuco Chemical Sheep Judging Trophy - Jack Pickup; James Spurgeon Trophy for Outstanding Contribution to the Club - John Walmsiey; Robin Greenwood Challenge Trophy for Most Involved New Member-Jake Thwaite; Florence Cowperthwaite Memorial Trophy for Attendance - Tom Chew. The chairman reported that the club


CLITHEROE Young Farmers’ Club held its 67th Annual Presentation Evening at The Shireburn Arms Hotel, Hurst Green, where chairman Oliver Bristol welcomed 92 members and guests. The presentation of the Club Awards


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with Justin Butterworth, a 26- year-old father-of-two, stole carpet from the unoccupied house next, door to where he then lived oh Grange Street, Burnley. Carlos had also been in court for burglary a month


Burnley,;was jailed for two years. Akram, of Whalley


before the Clitheroe stealinc plot. Ormonde, of Baker Street,


:Road, Clayton-ie-Moors, received 29 months after.


Pendleton, where an eagle-. eyed member of the public spotted two' men trying house doors and alerted the police, Burnley Crown Court heard. A month later, Carlos, along


Ormonde (25) drove accom­ plices Hamza Akram (18) and Aaron Carlos (19) to Barrow, where a single mother’s home was raided as she slept, and a garage targeted. They then moved on to


A TRIO of thieves, who came to the Ribble Valley on a late- night burgling expedition, have all been sent to jail. F a th e r -o f - tw o B r ian


Willis Street, Burnley, pleaded guilty to burglary.


■ living in fear.” She added the only way to


Beverley Lunt told Ormonde, Akram and Carlos: “It’s peo- . pie like you who lead to people


custody, suspended for a year, with 12 months’ supervision. Passing sentence. Judge


show the public their homes would be protected, and to de­ ter others, was to impose im­ mediate custodial sentences. -Miss Sarah Statham (pro'se-


, cuting) said .Ormonde, Akram and Carlosleft their first victim


, m Barrow very upset, after her laptop and credit cards were


prolific shoplifter, walked free from court, after a judge said she did not see him as a danger to householders. He was given 36 weeks in


,. Butterworth, a one-time


clocking up his fourth house burglary, and Carlos, of Ber­ keley Street, Nelson, received' two years and three months. They all admitted conspiracy toburgle, last July. Carlos and Butterworth, of


taken as she slept. The defend­ ants then took an old laptop


window, while another tried a door. Miss Statham said police


had a watch in his trousers when he was searched. The three men.were all questioned,


Carlos was bailed, and stole carpet from a house under


renovation, with Butterworth 1 ohee found them either iri the property or coming out. All records. the defendants had criminal


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through a window of a house before going to another prop­ erty and looking through the


caught the defendants a short time later. All the stolen prop­ erty was in the vehicle. Akram


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went to Pendleton. At about 11-30 p.m. a man heard some­ one tampering with his back door, saw two males walking away, and kept watch. He saw one man looking


from a garage in the village. From Barrow, the three men


ing Akram, said he had been living on the charity of friends, had been taking cannabis and had to find funding. He was no longer taking drugs. Defending Carlos, Mr


Roger Baldwin said he had thought the three of them were going to smoke cannabis. He continued: “I think the phrase ‘easily led’ was probably de­ signed for my client.” The barrister added that


senting Butterworth, said he had rnanaged eight years with­ out offending. The solicitor added: “It is sad almost, that he conies before the court for an offence which is far more serious than anything he has previously committed.”


Carlos wanted to become a youth worker, saying: “It might seem surprising, but they do say poachers make the best gamekeepers.” Mr Kevin Preston, repre­


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