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A MAJOR Olympics-themed^ family sporting event offering .-


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STONYHURST SUPPjJRT: Club^captain Ray Robinson presents Laura Grasby ^\| with her cheque towards the work of C ro ssroads'Care^^M^


-MEMBERS at Stonyhurst the same'aihount went and j^-topk part in the competition,


Park Golf Club raised more "to Paul Durham,-from' the,^umany were sponsored from thah'£6'000 for three localiivBowland Pennine Mountam-%local,businesses, some.frpn^^^ chanties in their'annual cor-/. Rescue team, to support i ts : \ members and t o porate charity weekend s ‘ ' ' lifesaving work.V--->%


'£2 000 to Eaura Grasby from ' rate golf day; organised by-^r its support, by catering 11; the Ribble Valley branch', the club’s members under the'.i t


^ Club captain Ray Robin- ’ The charity weekend start--;, t Home Gas, the Blackburn; son handed over a cheque for ed on May 6th with a corpo-^J based compan


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of charity Crossroads Care, j chairmanship of Hugh Pen-,‘, - Other businesses contrib which provides practical sup- ,nant-Williams -This event; uted with donations and t o


port to carers an^ people with ' has now been runnmg for; sponsorships. Play was fol:, care needs' ' ^


more than 10 years and raised .'i; lowed by dinner at die Shire;.


. Another cheque for £2,000 r more than £74,000, averaging bum Hotel, Hurst Green , j ’was given to Tim ahd.Sue,'£6,000peryear.Thismqneyjl,


'^Cari*‘ of thC' Mawdesley^-vis distributed to.three:locals,were.don^ Equine and People Trust, charities, each of which re - , 'diators, ^ngridge pro Stew who provide quality care , ceives sponsorship for three 1 Jaylpr, G e r^ Bond at the for horses, ponies an"d peo- ’i years ' •


‘ ole. And a third cheque for Twenty four teams of four 'andMrConsidine >•’ - - ’I’ ‘


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^ can shouted abuse at her 'formerly of Woodfield View,;;.and a neighbour dispute had ■'when he came across her in'"-Whalley, but currently living in --developed -


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dispute with a local publi--', earner incident. Carter (45),'^^ner from Carter five years ago .


1 the centre'of the village. " Newton-le-Willows, pleaded -;,'. On May 6th she was stand- Blackbum magistrates heard guilty to using threatening be-v-mg on the mam street chatting"? that Janice Ramsbottom was haviour. He was made subject;;^' to a fnend when Carter began:


talking to a friend when burly.. to a curfew at his Merseyside . shouting at her He was asked? ex-nigbv player Graham Leslie addr'ess for 15 weeks between 'to moderate his language' Carter approached andstarted 8 p m and 7 a m and ordered - because there were children', , -verbally aWmg her and mak- > to pay £150 m costs ' ingthrMts. * '


He was also made subject to j swear at Mrs Ramsbottom and ' -.The courtheardtheiinci- .'larestrainingorderwhichpre- make threats towards her


£ deiit' af 4-30 p m-; came the - events, him having any.contacU^^M^^ “ -dav beforc'Mrs Ramsbottom Janice Ramsbottom,or,;p;jng) said.Car^^


was due to make a statement -, her husband Darren and their-' been directed towards him and ? ‘ to police in relation to an '14-year-old son


he had responded. ;Npt guilty plea


CLITHEROE man pleading not guilty to Russell Summers (45), possessing am offen-


'.o f Mearley Brook sive weapon, a large .Fold,?was remanded',1 .?wooden;-handled,


, on bail by Blackburn knife, in Waddow magistrates a f t e r , Green ^


Ladies' ring found : A 'WOMAN- has The item was found


'made?an?appea,lfori?,'on;.Saturday,(July the owner of a ladies’?'t?2nd). Please contact


■•ring found in Booths;;-.07849 329706 if you 1 car park to come for-?,??;are the owner of the? ward.


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' BIRTHDAY GIRL: Mrs Winifred Hill with Coun. Ian Sayers and his wife, Jean. (6280611/3) i y


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Winifred celebrates her 100 th birthday


? A CONGRATULATORY card from Her Majesty the : Queen and a visit from the Deputy Mayor and Mayor- ess of the Ribble Valley were the highlights of the day ? for Mrs Winifred Hill when she celebrated her 100th


birthday. Mrs Hill, originally from Great Harwood and now


? :s a resident at Abbeyficld Residential Home, Clitheroe, ? ' was joined by the Deputy Mayor, Coun. Ian SaycK, ? l and his wife,' Jean, for the special occasion. Her family ' and friends also attended.


. Staffat the home arranged a birthday tea, which was - enjoye^by aU.'.;


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'free taster sessions in more than 20 activities has been un­


ISSvht-7.^- veiled by Ribble Valley Bor­


ough Council. - ■ The 20-12 event will see 20 ;


sports on offer ovei a 12-day pe-' ] nod from next Wednesday, July ; 13th, until Sunday, July 24th. " The free taster sessions are ;


aimed at inspiring residents of all ? ages to get into the Olympic spirit ;


by taking part in new activities ' Even Ribble Valley’s Mayor, i


Coun. Simon Hore, got in on the act, helping to launch the scheme ?: by having a go at skiing - a sport, ? he has never tried before - on.? Pendle Ski Club’s dry slope over-;,.] looking Clitheroe. The 20-12 event will feature ?


traditional Olympic sports, such,, as cycling and swimming, and new. - activities, such as skateboarding -]


and zumba Ribble Valley Borough Coun-:


cil’s leisure and sports develop­ ment manager, Golin Winter? bottom, said; “Ribble Valley has ? some fantastic sports clubs, first- ? class facilities and dedicated vol-


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■ unteers,.who have joined forces to make this event possible.The ? 20-12 event aims to introduce a ?


FIRST TIMER' Ribble Valley Mayor Couri: Simon Hore takes to the slopes at Pendle Ski Club watched by Community Sports Officer Paul Fletcher and ski instructors Roger Abrahams,


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wide range of sports to residents- of all ages and there is certainly ? something for everyone.-We are


r inviting people to get m the Ol­ ympic spirit by taking part.”? - ,


b a c k in g fd r c h o p p e r jfKennels


JY S Walmsley and family are',^ ’ | | j,^elebrating being at CHtheroe 'U- ' > ; (3attery;since 20061 j


p i can't believe th'at w have been here for five yejirs.7- lalready/fsaidKrys


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gBased off Edisford Road and s'urrounded by.beauhful.;f tRibble Valley countryside, Clitheroe" Kennels and .^./^ r’ ? KGatteiy continues to be a family-run busmess,-although Ithere have been a few changes recently. Krys' daughter If'Joanne is expectmg a baby m August and has just taken, imatemity leave, she plans to return mOctober and: |*continue with her dog groommg busmess, .which has;j,? tgone from strength to strength since she qualihed^m ^2007 at Myerscoughs College ^ J


^Krys has now been jomed by. her son, Phil andiji,;.-;;,,-..; |daughtef-in4WRacheI.;Phil, a qualified welder, will:!


tbe responsible for mamtenance and Rachel will be liUdeputy manager^ workmg alongside Krys on a daily ,, .,


^Clitheroe Kennels and Cattery prides Itself on , ifprdviding safe and secure facilities for dogs and cats.'jSc' ^Each pet is treated as an mdividual and given plenty.;,!;-.


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£There are 11 cat chalets and 16 kennelsreach havmg Jits bwii mdividual attached covered runrAll dogs are’-d ^walked twice daily and new.'dogs.to to'Kennels benefit] Ifromaii initial overnight stay, which gives.them a tastev fof k'enhel life and gives Krys the,chance.to assess them| |fneeds’-This extra time also puts owners'? minds at rest 'ig 6?lvheri they leave their furry.friends for a,longer.break;|


^6 ride horses by the Nuttall family.jThis caused a lot ; , .,,'7 . .


= and holidays; but was ndmg and muckmg out after, y,; school to^the detriment of homework and revision! I4,; ■got mto trouble on more than one occasion, butitivas; . all worth it.'f


' 1 Mearley .Vetermary Centre also provide a 24 hour-j.l®,?;


Krys with hersonPhiland daughter-in-law Rachel ■/$ ■ outwalking some ofthe boarding dogs. _ ,


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•; Cattery.would like to,’;. ; say a big thank?" '.you? to their chents,ii^ y


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' service as duty .vets for Chtheroe Keimels and Cattery and IS only, a phone call away, if and when required.?; Krys worked for over .10 years at Mearley .Vetermary* Centre as a trained ammal nurse and has found the \'*-,. [expenence and knowledge that she game^mvaluable.-a


-At the young age of 12, Krys started work at Chtheroe?-} Kermeb and Cattery then known as Edisford Kermelstf


. for John and Sheila Nuttall for the prmcely sum of 50 ' pence for a full weekend's work '


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}i?My passion for ammals started as long ago as I can^^! .' remember, but my parents wouldn't let me have?'';:;;."- ’’ 'a dog although ! asked and pleaded and even./- fcried! Eventually my mum rang the kennels i and thmgs snowballed from there,'.' Krys«;i| explamed.-"! worked at the kennels for oveqfive years and was even taught tq';''^


'neighbours”]]^ si; .'and Mearley1;«!; Vetermary 1


-Centre for all:.®.; ■.their support'isMj.i ■;and are lookmg';.i ■fonvard to the .5 next five years.;^


Kiys’ daughter- ’ in-law Rachel i i


f.and one o f : ; the cats.


of frustration to my parents and Miss Bmgham, the . .,,: headmistress at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School for-.j Girl^ because now, not only did 1 vvork at.weekends,


. SAINSBURY’S in'Clitheroe has an-;:


hbiinced that its local charity partner for . 7011/12 will belheNorth.WestAir Am-;' bulance’ 'J ^


•- The announcement comes after the-, store, at the foot of Moor Lane, asked its ;] customers which local chanty they should ,


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' support- Customers were able to vote for? itheir favourite local chantybetween May.! 4th and'25th;.with?the:air:am_bulance


-emerging as their firm favounte.-.-; , . ?, t r. if^North West Air-Ambulancc works to ;


^rescue people in need over a 5,500 square ■ i mile area'across the North-West, with no


: ble Valley,- where a casualty might be m a , 'hard-to-reach location many miles from;. ? the nearest land ambulance or hospital; il; ■Wit was chosen as the store’s chanty af-,;. ter nominations poured in from custom-.. ?ers keen to support a local good cause..


■Dver the nextl2 months,'the charity will; ibehefit from;money;donated:throughv


fund-raising as well as volunteering' " -The store plans to launch its partner-;


'government-fundmg.- It is,;particularly .= vital m large rural areas such as the Rib-,


' LIFESAVER: The North West Air Ambulance takes off during an operation in Clitheroe, close to the Sainsbury’s storeJ. Photo: Duncan Smith


shin with North West Air Ambulance by,« and .we’re pleased and proud to be sup?, , " “We’ll be letting our customers know


holding an air ambulance day on Satur-i . ; porting it qyeqthe next 12 mqnths.; dav Julv 16th’’


Rob Green, Sainsbury’s Clitheroe of our fund-raising plans and \w hope


’'store manager, added “North West Air they can join our colleagues in helping to 'Ambulance is such a worthy local cause supportthem ■''> , " ' ____'


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LANCASHIRE Coun^ Council has sig­ nificantly reduced its county councillor al-


i‘ lowanccs arid expenses bfij fpr thq second


' consecutive year 7 ' " ; - , < , i ' '7 For the year 2010/11, the,authority


paid ouf £88,000 less in expenses than it


’ did iii 7009/10. ;This follows a reduction of £104,000 ih7009/10,-meaning that the cost of the county:councillors/ allowance scheme has fallen by £192,000 in the past


hvo years .t,, ‘ The scheme covers duties: such as being


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? ty council’s committeeSjSy's^^^ ■there are'now fewer pbsitipns.a^^^^^ 'special responsibihtyallowarice^^


i!-; Reductions m th e J e o s L o fth e .scheme, have been made by.restmctuHng t o


-stringent claims procedure'aii'd monri^^ ; ing system has also been iriffo'duceteg^^ ^


we save money wherever, we can to prO:„


? - tect frontline services, j Reducing county, -"councillors’ expenditure is-a key part of


'i this'and I’m pleased that we’ve once again .' been able to make significant savings on


'-.'county councillors’' allowances.through '. ‘ the revised structure and the expenses claims procedure we have put m place./!;;?..


-.-t ” 6 More information about,the allow? ''ances.scheme,? including :a-.full,break-<


Gouii; Geoff Driver, leader of-


s*riavirie*nt for special 'the council,'said “With'the current eco- a^cataet member or nomic climate as it is it s essential that


.‘J- down ofthe amounts paid to councillors in 2010/11; can be found online.at:^y^w. ’?? lancashire.gov.uk/trarisoarencv.. ; ..7;,


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lor promolloii.it oKora ; ?'•? Olympic organisers are keen. ? ,'Further details about 20-12


to encourage as many mass par- ? tasters can be found in our What’s ticipationsportingeventsaspos-;; On section.and are also ayail- sible ahead of next vear’s London ? able from Ribble Valley Borough ■ games.


' ' - Council on 01200 425111 Troubled gym closes


CLITHEROE’S ;Hicks Gym/ has closed following months of r? financial turmoil


..i - It is understood that;HickS-? Team Ltd went mto adminis-^ tration in January


K '?'• Although the gym has con-:?


.-iJ: :Hicks'manager;Tony Gal- ?-' 1 lagher was unavailable to com-: ' ■ment on the situation before,; ■ 'The Chtheroe Advertiser and; i^Timeswent to press


-’for two weeks due to.unforer; , 'seen circumstance


:-iV..The managers of Uvo other ; i ‘Clitheroe gyms; this ..week of? ‘ fered to help what is believed]


’ to be around 200 members'of i Hicks who may have.lost out due to the closure'


' ■ tinned to operate, a letter,was^ ; posted on the gym’s door at the* I'.weekend saying it will be closed ? V


i- : Vicky Carter, of Lee Gart? ; er’s Health Studio, will honour • ? what IS owed due to the closure ?' -to Hicks members.wljqA^fe paying on a monthly basis*',


??.-Gall Vicky on 01200 424475 ‘ or 01200 424472 for further de? tails


-ii Tony Rodia, the manager, of,: r -


■ Roefield Leisure Centre,- is also offering up to three .months 'free use ofthe facilities there


;■ on proof of current ihember- 'ship at Hicks - . - :


??-!?i‘For further details call hira ? ‘ on 07866 565333 or Roefield on 01200442186.'


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