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WEATHER 1 Dunsojj-Bridge. ■ Slaidburn


over church thefts


A 62-YEAR-OLD man who went into a Sabden church to get warm stole money from a collec­ tion box containing donations from people who had lit a candle in memoy of a loved one. Blackburn magistrates heard


that Duncan Baldwin had also gone to another church in the village where he had stolen £30 from the minister’s wallet while he was leading the morning serv­ ice. The presiding magistrate de­


cuting) said that Bernard Parfitt, a warden at St Nicholas Church,


scribed the offences as “despi­ cable”, but Baldwin was given a conditional discharge for 18 months and the magistrates made no order for costs. Mrs Catherine Allan (prose­


, “He told the defendant he would be closing the church shortly and Baldwin said he was


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, looked Baldwin and the collec­ tion box had gone.” , The church wardens started looking for Baldwin and went to the Baptist church, where Timo­ thy Peagam is the minister. He had removed his jacket and left if in the hall while leading the service and when he checked his jacket he found his wallet and £30 were missing.


noticed Baldwin at the rear of the church after the service had been held and most of the congrega- tionhadleft.


just looking at the visitors’ book,” said Mrs Allan. “Shortly after Mr Parfitt heard money rattling and when they


crington Road, Burnley, nearby and recovered all the property


that had been stolen. Mr Andrew Church-Taylor


his accommodation and he is seeking medical help for depres­ sion and perhaps these things were on his mind.” Mr Church-Taylor said that


tion as to why someone who has been out of trouble for so long should commit these offences, but there is nothing specific,” said Mr Church-Taylor. “He has been told he is to lose


Baldwin had set out on the Sun­ day morning to go for a walk and


(defending) said that although Baldwin had a record, he had not been in trouble since 2001. “I have tried to get an explana­


Police arrested Baldwin, of Ac­


PUPILS at Bolton-by-Bowland Prirnary School are supporting a national campaign which aims to plant one million trees by 2014. . Youngsters at the eco-school planted trees


and early vegetables, guided by teachers Mrs Annabella Towler and Mrs Dorothy Wells, after receiving a free tree growing pack. 1 Headteacher Mrs Maureen Stansfield


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said: “The children helped design the Nan Sutherland Memorial Garden last year and the free trees will enhance the borders to the surrounding farmland.'


post and planter from the Rotary Club of Ribblesdale as part of the Bee Project anh - we are looking forward to this.” - Eco-Schqols are also supporting campaign


“We also are due to take delivery of conv


tree planting campaign since the 1970s and itji: aims to increase the amount of trees in urbarif areas, and engage the local community in the ;, well-being of those areas for the future. The partnership is led by Defra (Depart':


partners Keep Britain Tidy and BTCV to plant 100,000 trees before summer 2011. \ The Bi^Tree Plant is the first Government


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ment for Environment, Food and Rural Af­ fairs) and The Forestry Commission vvith tli; support of Keep Britain Tidy, BTGV, The


Tree Council Woodland Trust, Trees for. PLANTING FUN: Pupils at Bolton-by-Bowiand Primary School enjoy planting trees Cities and England s Community Forests. V as part of the Big Tree Plant campaign, (s)


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Consent renewal sought for office/wortshop plan


urnley T f [.Blackburn Accrington Weekend weather: It will be brighter,


^ cooler and-fresher with a shower or two on Saturday.


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Sunrise: 7-04 a.m. Sunset: 5-41 p.m. Lighting up time: 5-11 p.m.


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. (numbenOOTl). musLbe made to the council by tomorrow (Friday). Other plans submitted include:


AN application for the renewal of plan­ ning consent 3/2007/0944P, for the pro­ posed change of use from warehouse to office/workshop, provision of ground floor gallery kitchen and WC, construc­ tion of new first floor to provide office space, has been submitted to Ribble Val­ ley Borough Council. Comments on the proposal at Tom Croft, Back Lowergate, Clitheroe


: Clitheroe: Application for the dis­ charge.of conditions relating to times­ cale, drawings, materials,' landscaping renewable energy, window glazing, ve­ hicular access, contaminated land, sur­ face water regulation, estate road at land adjacent to rear of Primrose Mill (0081). ‘ Barrow: Variation of condition to ah low the retention of the flat roof and ex-


• temperary building at Barrow Primary School(0083).


• be repheed with natural random stone; erectioi of a conservatory and addition of a winlow in the gable elevation at Os- baldestoi Hall Farm (0061). Sabden: New porch to front and new


garage to be replaced with a two-storey extensbn to form garage and ancillary accomnodation; replacement of render to rearj:levation and gable elevation to


necting Ipth living areas in Higher Park- liead^Cotage (Listed Building Consent)


one cenifer, one spruce and one larch tree atRawsthorne House (0075); OslAldeston: Demolition of existing


Gri^lcton: Pruning of four poplars,


istingexternal appearance of the existing .


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Momentary lapse led road to crash


A MOTORIST blamed a momentary lapse in con­ centration for pulling out in front of a motorcyclist as he travelled along the A59 at Clitheroe. Blackburn magistrates


heard that the biker, who suffered serious injuries in the collision on Au­ gust 31st last year, had received private medical attention paid for by the car driver’s insurance. -Agnes Elaine Seery


dormet to first floor (resubmission) at 2 Timbrils Avenue (0003).' Whafey: Re-open passageway con­


(61), of Brookes Lane, Whalley, pleaded guilty to


. driving without due care and attention. She was fined £80 with £43 costs and her licence endorsed with eight penalty points. Seery told the court


she had been driving for 35 years and never been involved in an accident before.' She said she had failed


' loss of concentration on my part,” said Seery.


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to see the motorcycle and accepted she was respon­ sible for the accident. “This was a momentary


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had ended up in Sabden for no particular reason.


these offences have appeared in the press and people know he has stolen from church premises. He has to live with the shame of that.”-


rassed by these offences and expresses his remorse,” said Mr Church-Taylor. “He is particularly upset that


charge, the magistrates said they were moving away from their guidelines because of Baldwin’s personal circumstances with regards to his age and mental health, and also that he had been named in the press. They made no order for costs in view of his financial circumstances.


Kids' tree-mendous support for eco project Imposing a conditional dis­ “He says he is acutely embar­ by Faiza Afzaal


BATTLING Whalley villagers have launched a fighting fund to block plans for a controver­


sial new development. As reported in last week’s Ad­


vertiser and Times, developer Commercial Estates Group has submitted an outline planning ap­ plication to build 300 new homes, a primary school and a care home on the 14.6 hectare site known as Lawsonsteads, to the east of Clit­ heroe Road, Whalley. However, angry residents in


Whalley claim that it would be massive over-development and ruin their jjicturesque village, turning it into an housing estate. Speaking on behalf of the Save


lagers’ opinions. Almost 90% of respondents to their exhibi­ tion declared themselves against development of the site. Build­ ing 300 houses in the centre of Whalley is totally unacceptable, especially on such a prominent site. What makes it worse is that this land is classed as open coun­ tryside and therefore should be protected from development.” He added: “The fighting fund


, they get a more balanced view.” “People have already donated


Hall. We intend to make sure


some money during our cam­ paign against the Co-op. Now we will be asking all our mem­ bers and anyone who cares about protecting Whalley’s heritage, to give generously so that we have the best chance of defeating CEG with har'd evidence.” Similar concerns were ex­


will be used to pay for independ­ ent professional advice on what the group claims are ‘gaping holes’ in the case put forward by CEG. “Especially with such a large


■Whalley 'Village campaigners. Dr Mike Harper said: “It seems CEG have completelvMgnored the vil­


will rigorously examine and chal­ lenge all the detailed proposals contained within this application, including the statements CEG are including as justification. “We will also listen to, take


application, Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Coifncil does not have the resources or expertise to investi­ gate all aspects of the proposal. It relies on the developer to provide the evidence, or similarly over­ worked public servants at County


pressed by Whalley councillors Joyce Holgate and Terry Hill, who said: “As members of the borough council’s Planning and Development Committee, we both have to keep an open mind on any planning applications to avoid being prevented from vot­ ing at the committee stage. How­ ever, we share the serious con­ cerns of Whalley residents about the CEG proposals to develop the Lawsonsteads land and we


F1 pupils raced to


volved with all aspects of gardening and ap planning to grow more of their own vegeta-. bles during the year. .


“The children thoroughly enjoy getting in­ *(-


A TEAM from Clitheroe’s Ribblesdale High School Technology College raced to victory in the North-West regional final of the 2011 FI in Schools Formula One , Technology Challenge. ■ Held at Jaguar Land Rover in Hale-


wood, the competition challenged stu­ dents to design, construct and race a car of the future, made from a block of balsa wood and powered by a compressed air canister.


The car had to be raced over a 20-metre S


track and the fastfe time recorded. Aside from thefpn-track action, teams


also needed to produce supporting evi­ dence of their design, develop a sponsor­ ship and marketing campaign and pro­ duce team merchandise, with all these elements presented with their race car at the regional final. The FI Scintilla teanii from Ribbles­


dale High School took overall first place in the Formula 1 class to book their place at the UK national finals. They also won the award for best sponsorship and mar­


keting. ■ The national finals will be held at the


Big Bang Science Fair, Excel, in London on March 11th and 12th. Victory at this' event will earn the winning team a place in the 2011 FI in School World Finals.


POLE POSITION: the victorious F I Scintilla team from Ribblesdale High School Technology Coliege.


right, which brings with it the chance to compete for City University London en­ gineering scholarships and the unique Bernie Ecclestone FI in Schools World Champions Trophy, FI in Schools is regarded by the For­ mula One fraternity as a platform for in­


This is a prestigious event in its own


Big grant boostfor spire restoration


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of what the Heritage ^ t - tery Fund wants to achieve


“This is at the very core


■ majorwork in April ,2012.’' . He added: “In the next


explain how since launch­ ing the appeal, the church had in total raised 75% to­ wards its target to begin the


and the reason we have substantially increased our investment to the pro­ gramme.” ■ Rev. Froud went on to


few weeks appeal enve­ lopes will: be delivered door-to-door to houses.


which have a view of the church. Donations can be sent via the parish office at the St Mary’s Centre, Church Street. Cheques sh,ould be made pay­ able to ‘PCC of St Mary Magdalene Clitheroe’ and the words ‘Spire Fund’ added to the top right hand; of the cheque. We are grateful for anything.” Anyone requiring fur­


ther information about the project is asked to contact 01200 422828 or e-mail: andvfroud@Email.com


troducing the sport to a global teen demo­ graphic. The student challenge is also helping


Formula One shed its image as an elit­ ist sport accessible only to multi-million pound budgets; on the contrary, FI in Schools is open to any school with access to a sim'ple computer.


to move?


HENTHORN’S Spar shop could relocate to a site opposite Edisford Primary School in Clitheroe if ah application is approved by Ribble ■Valley planners.


who are the Spar distributors for the North of England, have submit­ ted an application to Ribble Valley Borough Council to change the use ' of the former Perry’s Vauxhall ga­ rage in Edisford Road, Glitheroe, to a convenience store with parking for 13 customers and one disabled; space. ^ The plans is to reuse the former


James Hall and Co. Ltd, Preston,


car showrooms and garage, which closed down in 2009, to relocate the current Spar which is a few hundred metres away on Garnett Road.- ■ A statement on behalf of the


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' site would provide much improved' servicing and parking arrangements yet still be within convenient walk­ ing distance to the existing catch­ ment of customers.” . If the plans are approved, mod-


“ The Garnett Road site suffers from lack of off-street parking, lack of adequate off-street delivery area and has, over the years, caused problems to neighbours because the shop is in such close proximity to surrounding properties. “The relocation to the Perry’s,


Janet DLxon Town Planners states:


. rendered to match. The store would be open from 6 a.m. to 11 D.m. seven davs a week.


. em windows will be installed, a new roof covering provided; and old doorways will be blocked up and


on board and respond to the is­ sues and concerns raised by our residents, including the organ­ ised groups, to ensure all the ar­ guments are fully and properly presented and that our unique Whalley village heritage is pro­ tected and maintained.” Anyone wishing to support the


fighting fund can e-mail info® safewhalleyvillage.org.uk or write to the membership secretary. Save Whalley Village, 1 Cornmill Mews, Whalley BB7 9ST. • Residents have until Thurs­


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Pub management responds to car park complaints


FOLLOWING our article and readers’ letters about complaints from users of the Whalley Arms car park, Whalley, a response from the management of the pub outlines the fol­ lowing points: • Although the pub


has been partially closed on weekdays due to refur­ bishment, it will be fully open again from Monday, February 21st. ■ • There has been no increase in parking fees or change to timings and no change in policy regarding disabled parking charges • There have always


ment has engaged with Whalley police to provide free parking for parents taking children to and from Whalley school and have handed out signs to many local businesses to display, informing their customers of enforcement of parking rules • Although the sub­


ject of raising charges was discussed, it was decided against this course of ac­ tion, even though charges have not risen for several years and there has been a recent VAT increase • The pub does not


been signs warning users of parking enforcement; there are now new signs and far more of them • What has changed is


day, March 10th to submit their objections to Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council’s planning depart­ ment.


that instead of using the previous parking tickets system, which had been very difficult to enforce and on occasion resulted in threats of violence to­ wards pub staff, an exter­ nal company, ParkingEye, has now been engaged to provide a more effective system of enforcement • The pub manage­


gain financially from parking fines or any in­ come from the car park, instead revenue gener­ ated is being used for improvements such as re­ surfacing, drainage work, additional lighting and CCTV being installed to provide further security • The complaints out­


lined in our article are actually based on people getting caught out for not complying with existing parking rules, which are now being more effective­ ly enforced.


Town awards time


THE Clitheroe Town Awards for 2011 aim to reward people or organisations that have made a significant contribution to life in the town. The town council is inviting the public to nominate


individuals or organisations to receive awards in the categories, which are building enhancement, environ­ mental improvements, service to the town, service to youth and community and arts/culture. The Town Awards Committee will meet on April 4th


Town Clerk, 9 Church Street, Clitheroe, BB7 2DD, or by e-mail to: clitheroe@btconnect.com


to consider the entrants. Nominations need to be re­ ceived by Clitheroe Town Council by no later than 5 p.m. on April 4th. Entries can be submitted either by letter to; The


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