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A QUALITY air rifle worth £1,000 was stolen when thieves broke into a car parked at Trough Road, Dunsop Bridge, on Monday night. It was an Air Arms S400 with AGS telescopic sight and sound suppressor, with a blue carting case. Cloth­ ing worth about £600 was also taken from'the car, a Vauxhall j^ tra. Anyone with information is asked to call police on the non­ emergency number 101.


Rifle theft from car


ride to Paris by Eric Beardsworth STUDENT Anna Carey is not


SURVEILLANCE cam­ eras in Clitheroe town centre helped police trace a man who had been stealing grocery items left by delivery drivers outside shops in Wellgate and Moor Lane. Insp Graham Lister said: “The CCTV images were studied by officers, and a male has been arrested and cau­ tioned.”


Food thief


BLOOD donor sessions will be held on Wednes­ day February 13th at West Bradford Village Hall, Grindletpn Road, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 7.30 p.m. Appointments can be booked by calling 0300123 2323.


Donor date


RIBBLESDALE Wan­ derers Cricket and Bowl­ ing Club will hold its bowls AGM tomorrow (Friday). It will take place in the clubhouse at 8-15 p.m. prompt.


Club's AGM


Car damage A WING mirror m a


. Sunday morning, causing, about £150 damage.


Ford Fiesta was smashed by a vandal in Kirkmoor Road, Clitheroe, early on


THIEVES fled from an attempted burglary at Pendle Trading Estate, Clitheroe Road, Chat- bum, on Tuesday evening after the alarm went off.


Thieves flee


, an experienced cyclist, but she is ' preparing to ride 200 miles from London to Paris for charity. , Anna (18), of Finder Close, Wad-


JOY RIDE: Anna Carey gets a taste for cycling abroad on holiday In Amsterdam.


• Studying politics, philosophy and economics at Warwick University, and discovered she agreed with the charity’s mission statement of want­ ing to create a world free of poverty and injustice in which technology is used to benefit all.


'Practical Action, a charity dedicat- ‘ ed to fighting world poverty. . A former student of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Anna is


dington, sets off on the three-day ride at the end o f June in aid of


: emphasis on the protection of all human rights, the aim of technolog­ ical justice and its focus on helping others help themselves.” . The charity’s founder, economist


to its morals and values behind its mission statement, particularly its


She said: “I chose this charity due


riding around thelanesnearhervil- lage, and aims to do a coast-to-coast ride at Easter with dad Stephen, an engineer. .She added: “Admittedly I’m not the most experienced cyclist. I hope


about the ride, she’s putting in some practice. • When she is back home, she is


Fritz Schumacher, declared: “An ounce of practice is generally worth more than a ton of theory.” And Anna is not just theorising


SEAFARING folk in Devon gave former I^bble Valley man Rob Park a hero’s recep­ tion when he completed a survival challenge in a liferaft for the RNLI.


High School, Grindletbn, spent 24 hours in an inflatable liferaft, with just an emergency grab bag and its contents, for the Sponsor r Our Survivor stunt at Salcombe; where he is^ a member of the lifeboat crew;


Rob (24), a former head boy at Bpwland ■ '..rli


encouragement and donated cash as Rob bobbed about in the harbour.


when he set off a smoke flare to signal the end.


rate his emergem^ rations in the dark, and it had started raining during the night. He said: “My time spent within the life


raft was a good experience, but at times cold and cramped.


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around zero, but, thankfully, on the whole the weather was very kind to me.”


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BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT ..“The:temperature dropped down to-


swim back to shore, and his lifeboat pals and the local fire brigade sprayed a fan of water into the air to greet him. Rob said it had been difficult trying to lo-


He then clambered out of the liferaft to


■ alone 24 hours. But he is proud that he has so far raised about £3,000 in sponsorship, three times, ; what he expected.


. Rob added that the experience had taught him that no-one would ever want to spend a short time in one of those rafts, let


' And at 9 a.m. the next day they^cheered •


Crowds on the quayside shouted tlieif ^ i '


i . Rob, from Bolton-by-Bowlahd, has been ; working for Salcombe Harbour Authority ; for the past four years and is helmsman of. \ the inshore lifeboat and crew member of the ? big offshore lifeboat. ; ' Rob’s mum, Denise Park, a physiothera- ‘ pist in Clitheroe, said: “Pm very proud of Rob, who came up with both the initiative and idea for this challenge.


and I received several messages, including one from the lifeboat operations manager, saying how much they all respected him on his achievement.


“The rest of the crew were great support


from ‘up North’ who supported and spon­ sored him.


“Rob wants to say thanks to everyone ■


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“The RNLI survives on charitable dona­ tions, and any further donations via the just-


giving/sponsoroursurvivor website in recog­ nition of Rob’s achievement would still be gratefully received.”


sponsor money, he expected. shore, Rob is happy at raising three times the • i


CARERS and relatives of people with dementia living in Ribble Valley are in­ vited to a-series of training and support sessions. ■ -


; ganised the sessions after a similar event in Clitheroe last November was a huge ' success, attracting more than 100 people


: from across East Lancashire. Now the council has joined forces with


’ : The Sesriohs, at the Grindleton Pa- lyilioh oh February ,19th and Longridge- Station Buildings on March 12thi are targeted at family carers and aim to raise


: Age UK Lancashire, the Alzheimer’s So- .;ciety and NHS East Lancashire to bring ' the sessions to' isolated communities.. ,


; penis and implications of dementia. They : also aim to remove the stigma of demen­ tia, show a positive way of handling it and , outline local support mechanisms. . .


awareness o f the signs, symptoms, con- . ,; Ribble Valley Borough Council has pr- support for dementia carers


aiming to build on that success in other parts of the borough. “Caring for someone with dementia


can be very isolating, particularly in rural coniinunities, and many people aren't


^available ^ treatment that


people who lead happy and fulfilled lives With a diagnosis of dementia, and would


We.are in contact with a number of


themselves, a friend or family member, to come along to one of the sessions.”


be provided. Booking is necessary with David Ingham on 01200 414549 ^ "


concerns for They are free and refreshments will


the Grindleton session starts at 1-30 Longridge one at 10 a.m.


nership officer David Ingham said: “The dementia awareness day at The Grand in Clitheroe was a huge success and we are


Ribble Valley Borough Council part­


. Symptoms of dementia include '. memory loss, confusion and problems i: with speech and understanding.:: .. T .ByThere are 800,000 people with dc- s. rnentia in the IlK^ .which js expected to


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' ■ . ® Dementia will cost the UK over £23 billion in 2012,'expected to rise to £27 billion a year by 2018. -


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with dementia save the economy £ 8 bilr : lion a year.


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the ride with my dad will help me , .


, all the money she raises will go to Practical Action, which runs pro­


work for a charity. : She said: “I’m hoping to raise a thousand pounds for Practical Ac­ tion, and I’m hoping to get as much support as I can.” • People can help by donating on


grammes in the pioorest parts of the world;. After university, she intends to


•Anna’s Just Giving page ww^v.just- giving.com/Anna-Carey


Ex-landlubber Rob is sea hero


to Paris ride. v- Anna will pay for all her own ac­ commodation, food and ferry, so


exHundreds of sponsored riders are pected to take part in the London


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BBC I ’s. popular Sunday evening programme “Antiques Roadshow” will be filmed in the grounds of Towneley Hail, Burnley, on Thurs­ day June 27th.


and fine art specialists will be on hand to offer free advice and valua­ tions to visitors, and local people are being invited to raid their attics and take along family heirlooms, house-


Some of Britain’s leading antique


to get my fitness up and not put me off.”


Council’s Executive Member for ‘ Leisure and Culture, said: “We , thrilled that the'BBC has chosen to visit Tovmeley Hall. “As well as providing' people in


hold treasures and car boot bargains for inspection by the experts. , Coun. John Harbour, Burnley


Burnley and the surrounJing areas the opportunity to get involved with this well-known and loved show, it


IS


' Towneley. and its green flag park.” He continued: “We hope that lots .


■gives us the opportunity to shdw off


ture and other bigger items can be sent with photographs to: Antiques Roadshow, BBC, l^iteladies Road, Bristol, BS8 2LR, or alternatively


of visitors come to share their treas­ ures and are sure that it’ll be a great day for everyone involved.” Details of lar^e pieces of furni­


Ctitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, February 7,2013


to be looked at in advance and'for transportation to the event to be or­ ganised. Doors will open at 9-30 a.m. and


can be e-mailed to: antiquesroad- show@bbc.co.uk It maybe possible for these items


close at 4-30 p.m. and entry to the sh(3w is free. For more information


visit: www.bbc.co.uk/antiquesroad- show


£1.5m extension -_____ by Eric Beardsworth


AN award-winning Ribble Valley engineer­ ing firm has invested in its future by expand­ ing.-


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Engineering’s brand-new £1.5 million innova­ tion, research and development centre at its Si- monstone headquarters, and the firm hopes there will be scope to continue developing the site as the company grows. As part of Fort Vale’s commitment to innova­


Work has now been completed on Fort Vale


■ Andrew Bryce, the firm’s director for innova­ tion, said: “We believe in investing in our future and our new research and development centre will allow us to maintain our market share and have the extra production capacity for new sec­ tors. Although we are a worldwide operation, it’s important to keep the main production in Lanca­ shire and capitalise on the area’s talent. “We have also expanded the on-site apprentice


training centre to ensure we continue the dedica­ tion to young people we have shown over the past 45 years.”


precision manufacture of valves and equipment for the builders of road tankers and ISO con­ tainer tanks that transport liquid, gas and hazard­ ous cargo globally. It has also started taking on projects within the nuclear sector.


in dedicated training space and investment of £350,000 in their development as engineers. Fort Vale is a world leader in the design and


tion, the 20,000 sq ft space will house a new ap­ prentice training centre and tool room. Apprentices will benefit from a 100% increase


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unveil area ‘Beautiful’ boost for


Mayor’s charity fimd THE Mayor of the Ribble 'Valley, Coun. Ian Sayers and the Mayoress, Mrs Jean Hayes; hosted a presentation by Mr Steuart Kellington entitle “Beautiful Britain in Jubilee Year”. The audience was taken, via the big


screen, to places visited by the Queen and Prince Phillip during jubilee year. All the proceeds will go to the Mayor and Mayoress’s charities. Guide Dogs for the Blind and the Alzheimer’s Soci­ ety.


thank all who supported the event, de­ spite the weather. . ■


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