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Francesca Wheatley on Friday when she carried the Olympic torch through Crostoh, near


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agnosed with stage four Hodg­ kin’s Lymphoma at the age of 14 and endured an extensive regime of chemotherapy plus seven weeks of daily radiother­ apy for the condition. t: , Despite the ordeal, she went


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RED-WHITE AND bluet Glitheroe and Rowland Guides, Bfbwhies and Rainbows at the raising of the special Diamond Jubilee flag at Clitheroe Castle.


JUBILEE fever swept across Ribble Valley as local folk joined in the fun and festivities to mark Her Majesty Queen Eliza­ beth II’s sbrty years as our


ried the torch on Friday, the Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Sixth Form Centre stu­ dent said: “It was amazing and you really can’t take it all in at once - when I first started run­


' on to achieve.top exam results even after sitting some of the


and a lot of people came up to me asking for my picture.’’. Francesca’s family and


ning I was shaking. “Once I started it was crazy


exams while attached to a drip in hospital. ■


. proud to return home with her torch — one of only 8,000 in the world.


friends were on hand to sup­ port her and Francesca was


much-loved monarch. Clitheroe Castle’s beacon lighting and other celebra­ tions featured in regional TV coverage, while villages and individual streets held their own fun-packed parties over the bumper Bank Holiday weekencf. Several schools also held their jubilee events before breaking up for the half-term holiday. This week we carry a selec­


tion of pictures, with more to follow in next week’s paper.


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