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EXCITING EXPEDITION: from the left, Tim, Sarah, Bea, Joe, Connie and Sarah Clarke, (photo courtesy of The London Clinic)
Family’s medical mission to the top of the world...
by Katie Hammond
THREE Whalley siblings will aim to further medical research when they among just 14 children from across the UK. to take part in a three-week Everest expedi
nie (8) Clarke, who all attend Barrow Primary School, will embark on the 10-day trek at the end of March, becoming research subjects in a study of 200 people looking at the hu man ability to adapt to low lev els of oxygen at high altitude. It is hoped that the research will help to develop treatments that will benefit critically ill pa tients in intensive care.
tion. Joe (11), Bea 19) and Con
. sophisticated areas of hospi tal care, there is still a limited understanding as to why some
Oh baby, can we sing! I Threatened to kill wife Kibble Valley mums and their babies take to the Manchester stage
WHO could have imagined that after only six months of meeting to sing with their babies every Tuesday, members of the Clithe roe Thula Mamas group would find themselves performing on a ■ huge stage in front of hundreds of people in Manchester! Alisa Nicholson, founder of
Clitheroe Thula Mamas, was ap proached by the One Billion Ris ing team to form a special group of singers who would sing out against domestic violence. The women moved the audi
ence with their rendition of an African song called Pura Marne, the meaning of which is about honouring grandmothers and banishing bad spirits. “I asked the mums if they
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A FORMER slaughterhouse worker told his estranged wife he was going to kill her and take their children with h e r . . Blackburn magistrates;
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, impression they have'to perform.' publicly if they join u s ! ■: “However, it
was.a.magical moment and I amjso impressed
i .never intended to be a perform- - ■ ing group and I really don’t want any mums out there,to get the .
: “I was shocked when all of them were so keen to do it! We '
would sing on stage with their babies because I thought it would be a beautiful, moving moment, and very appropriate for the event,’’ said Aulsa.-
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their babies.and supporting^hqlr members from the 3 Valleys Gospel Choir; Todmorden, ready to sing.
Kristen Fearley, Jenni Lakin, Rachel Halstead and Lydia Bennett with ■ ■
^•and grateful to them all; . “Nearly every mum, when they.:;
first arrived at the group said they couldn’t sing,- but 1 believe every-: one can sing. It’s just-a fe\y point ers and some confidence needed: ' ■ .“And mums have the biggest
ii^all of you mums out their that your baby vyill love your singing
no matter how you think vou sound!”
, ^ fans ~ their babiesl-.I;promise *
;_Thula Mamas meets eyery Tuesday at Alisa’s house from 10 ■ a.m. For more-information call
Ailsa on 07904 376432 or e-mail:
ailsaannemusic@gmail.com
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threat. She later told police he had
heard Gary Boyer had hold-; of his former partner by the' shoulders and was shaking . her violently as he made the
no issue with death or injury, or feeling for living things, and she believed he was capable of killing her and her children., Boyer, of Whittle Close,
Clitheroe; pleaded guilty to assaulting Ruth Lynch, dam aging property belonging to
. also pay £380 in compensation for the damage, £250 to Miss Lynch, £250 to the police pffic-
ecuting) said the couple had 10-year-old twins from their relationship and Miss Lynch had a 15-year-old son from a previous relationship. All the children were present during the incident, which started when he came round to their
her and assaulting a police of ficer. He was made subject to community supervision for 12 months and ordered to do 200 hours of unpaid work. He must
. er and £145 towards prosecu tion costs - a total of £1,025. Miss Catherine Allan (pros
■ tumble dryer into the back al ley and damaging plant pots, a chiminia and a propagator,” said Miss Allan. “He made a comment towards the 10-year- olds about their mother and one replied that she loved her
made a racist comment about his friendship with an Asian at his school and Miss Lynch asked him to leave. “He had already trashed the back yard, throwing the
home in a drunken state. He called her son “gay” and
these little bastards with you.” When the police arrived
Boyer punched one of the of ficers above the left eye, caus ing a cut. “The officers had to use
strikes to gain compliance and handcuff him,” said Miss Al lan.
.mum, who was the nicest per son she knew.” He then said to Miss Lynch:, “I’m going to kill you and take
ing) said his client accepted the prosecution’s version of events although his recollec tion was sketchy due to the consumption of alcohol. “In the cold light of day he’s
Mr Imran Hussain (defend
appalled by his behaviour and. accepts it is totally unaccept able,'’said Mr Hussain.
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PIE MAN: Brian Ashworth of Clay ton Park Bakery.
BRITISH Pie week is being cel ebrated this week by local retailers in conjunction with East Lancashire ■ Hospice.
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Sandwich.Shop, Ferguson’s . Deli, Thorougoods, Alpes Butchers, Brunch Time and Texaco 77. . East Lancashire Hospice fund
- Pie makers Clayton Park Baker ies of Clayton-le-Moors will donate lOp from every pie sold through local outlets over the course of the week to the East Lancashire Hospice. Shops taking parLin Glithefoe are Spar, :Booths, Bawdlands Chippy, McColls,
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■ holding their own “Pie; Party” or buy ing one of the Clayton Park Baker/s products. Whichever way people get involved will help us to care for the people of the Ribbie Valley, Hynd- bum and Blackburn with Darwen at a time when they and their families most need it.”
raiser Kerry Baron said: “It is so important that we continue to raise the funds help us continue to care for our patients who are coping with life limiting illnesses and to do this, we need the help of our community. We would love people to help) by either
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Sarah and Tim Clarke, are consultants in anaesthesia and intensive care and Sarah explained why the research is vital and a cause close to their hearts: “One in five of us will end up in intensive care at some point in our lives and of those, up to 40% will die. De spite it being one of the most
The children’s parents, ’
, very low levels of oi^gen, with the trip’s medical team observ ing the ways that different peo ple respond. The hope is that the research will go some way towards reducing the number of deaths in intensive care. : Although the family are funding the trip themselves, in addition, the children have to raise £500 each for the medical charity.
have been involved in altitude research since we were junior doctors and have both pub lished research on the subject. We have taken part in expe ditions to .Chile, Bolivia and Nepal in the past and in fact we even went bn an expedi tion as part of our honeymoon. We found out about the Ever est expedition and Tim and I agreed it would be a great opportunity not only to take the children trekking, but also for them to fake part in the advancement of medical sci ence.” The research will focus on exposing healthy people to
people survive and others donft. Hypoxia, caused by low levels of oxygen, is responsible for many of the deaths we see in the department.” She continued: “Tim and I
rently trying to save all their pocket money and do jobs around the house and for the neighbours. They are also planning a secondhand book and cake sale at school and Joe and Tim have been growing their hair for a sponsored head shave, so they’ll definitely need hats for the trip!” After undergoing tests at sea
Sarah said: “They are cur
level for comparison with tests on the mountain, the children are very excited at the prospect of their adventure. Through out the trip, they will undergo constant monitoring of their capability to adjust to low lev els of oxygen. Although the. main 23-day
long expedition takes the adults to Everest base camp, the children’s part of the trek stops at 3,500m. and the ascent profile for the youngsters is a relatively leisurely one. Sarah commented: “We are
a very active family and our children are accustomed to ski ing, walking and climbing trips as opposed to beach holidays. We’re all very excited at the prospect of this great family adventure gnd Tim and I think the only problem will be what they set ttieir sights on next!” .
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