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Pantonic All Stars steel band will sound a vibrant beat at concert this Saturday


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Mother initially encouraged relationship - byCourtReforter


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who cannot be named for le­ gal reasons, believed herself


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They’re all completely batty at St John’s! ■ You.could be forgiven for


. thinking there were ghostly goings on at St John’s , Hurst v


: Green, on Friday night as a group of youngsters crept ■ through the churchyard... but


:. it was bats they were looking for!


. ' AspartoftheChurchGoes Wild programme, Phil Dykes,


: o f : the Lancashire Wildlife • Trust, visited the church to- - give a talk on bats and then ‘


:,:leadawalkinthechurchyard; j 'using bat detectors.


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Sadly, the w e ath e r was rather too cold and wet, but a ! - few bats braved the elements


: to make the effort worthwhile. ■ The children w en t back into the church' to get warm


■ and make origami bats and bat S badges to take home. - 1 ' - The n ex t C hurch Goes ’


Wild event at St John’s w i lh ' be an animal and bird draw-


' A22-year-oldmanwho ; V formedarelationshipwith a15-year-oId Clitheroe girl • was initially encouraged by


ing workshop, open to all ag­ es and abilities, with artist Ed ■ Foster this Saturday, May 11th, ; ' at 3 pm at St John’s Old School Hall. ^


■ Thlsi s being sponsored by ■’


Bowland Tourism Environ- ’ ment Fund, but there will be ‘


anominalchargeformaterials' and expenses. The afternoon will finish, ;


as usual, with a Jacob’s join tea. -


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^ her mother, who even invited. himroundfortea.


• ; But Blackburn magistrates iheard that the concerned , mumcalledinthepoliceafter


.. reading a text message from ' him saying they should not


. have sex again until she was iBbecausehedidnotwantto


■ go to prison. i Adam Porter, formerly ' of Clitheroe but bailed to


■ St James Street, Great Har­ wood, pleaded guilty to de­


taining a child from lawful custody. . \. He was remanded on bail


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for the preparation of a pre­ sentence report. ..


^ ■ •. ..Conditions of bail include I a curfew between 9 pm and 5 am,not to associate withany


. childunderi6,nottocontact the girl and not to go within-


■ ;ioo metres of her home'in ■ Clitheroe. ~ '


Miss Catherine Allah (prosecuting) said the girl.


' to be in love with Porter and ■'wasnotco-operatingwith th e , police.


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■ ;. He wason police bail in re­ gard to other potential charg­ es involving the same girl.:,-:. f charged with


abduction, but that has been with her consent,” said Miss' Allan.


, , “Theywenttothepictures' together and that is the ex­ tent of this offence.”


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her, taken her away, locked her in a cellar oranythingiikethat’v


• y . . . .. . ’ Miss Allan said at the con- -


elusion of the case the pros­ ecution would be seeking a restraining order, which would prevent Porter having. any contact with the girl until after her 16 th birthday? ’ -i.- MrCraemeParkinsonlde-'■


fending) said the purpose'of the meeting at the cinema -- was for Porter to tell the girl'


they could not go on as they.' were. . “He told her they were ;


going to have to nip it in the •? bud until she was old enough ;


; to make her own decisions,” said Mr Parkinson. . “They were together for i; two' hours and they went to


.. . the'einema because it was •, a public place and nothing untoward could happen. He '


V accepts’ that because of the ■ i.age difference nothing can.


- comeoftheir relationship in ? the short term,’^ said Mr Par- ' kinson.


' He said the charge was • one o f abduction, but no-


, body, other than a legal per­ son would call it that. . “He hasn’ t grabbed her,


, taken her away, lock her in a cellar or anything like that,” said Mr Parkinson. “She was not in any way ■ kept or detained, but from :■


■ a legal point o f view he has ' committed the offence.” s; . Mr Parkinson said thegirl


' was introduced to Porter by ■' her mother, invited to their ' house for tea and encouraged ■


• to spend time with her. “It seems the mother has


taken the view things have - gonetoo far and has changed ' her stance,” said Mr Parkin-~ son. .' “Perhaps it wasn’t the wis- ::


i est thing to encourage the re- : lationship in the first place,” .. he added.


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ThereissomethingveryspecialhappeningthisSaturday; Mayiith,atNazarethUnitarianChurchin Padiham.' , Thelatestinitsseriesof fund-raising concerts will


featuretheamazingPantonicAJlStarsSteelBand.This talented group of young people travel far and wide to


entertain and amaze audiences with their speUbind- ing speed and versatiKty. Proceeds go to the North West


Air Ambulance, The ChUdren’s Heart Surgery Fund and t te Church. The concert starts at 7-30 pm and admission is just £7 including refreshments. For more details call .01282 773336 or emaU: barryrbrown@gmail.com


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Fire crews released a woman trapped in her car after it collidedwithatreeonanotoriousstretchoftheAsg.The iheidenthappenedonFridayeveningbetweenDunbiaab- attoir, near Sawley, and Stirk House Hotel.


Mayoress hosts Man hurt as car tea for charities mounts pavement


The Mayoress of the Kib­ ble Valley JeanHayesand. invited lady guests eiqoyed an afternoon tea at the Ribchester Arms on Friday, April 26 th in aid of the Rib-. ble Valley Mayor’s charities which are the Alzheimer’s - Society and Guide Dogs for theBlind. •


A man in his 40s suffered head iiquries when a car driver was taken iU at the wheel and mounted the. pavementinKingLane, - Clitheroe, last Friday af-


. ternoon. He was airlifted to hospital in Blackburn. Two other cars were dcimaged and the road was closed. .


Photographers view the very best from the North West


Ribblesdale Camera Club’sreceht' meetingincludedaviewingofthelnter-. Club Photographic AlUance’s folio of digital projections, thebest of last, year’s competition.


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Cj This Saturday, May nth, the k; Kibble Valley Christian Aid : 7, Group.is holding its coffee morning at the United Re^


: formed Church in Castle- gate, Clitheroe, from 10 am


, ‘ to noon.


' ■ -..'Thisisachangetotheusu- r al venue for the event, which ■


'£15.000 by a house-to-house' collection, two coffee morn--; ; ings, a bucket collection atj ■ Tesco Clitheroe and other


individual and church fund raising.


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-iijin previous years has been - held at the Kibble Valley Bor-' dugh Council.chambers in >


' ,'ChurchStreet. ?- - ■ Since Saturday is also Fairtrade Dayi this year’s


■“7 event will feature Traidcraft ; and bring and buy stalls, of-


: ’,'fering'people'the opportu-T :; nity to^buy a wid eran gebf ;■ Fairtradego'ods.'


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v: tian, Aid Group rinvolves' . . around 20 local churches .. and last year jointly raised


; . th e world can, and must, be... '.■ •swiftlychahgedtoonewhere... •?


, everyone can live a full life, ■ . ■ free from poverty."


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V. Christian Aid supports .r. the.world’s poorest people" ...through local partnership : .^.organisations and is always' •,:ready to respond to majofT world disasters thanks to th e ' money raised. : ... The Kibble' Valley Chris-.^ -


. > ; . It works globally to cam- ]


. paign for profound change •. that wiU eradicate the causes . .;


.: i_of poverty, striving to achieve 7 equality, dignity and freedom 7., ,1 ■ ■ ■ :. for all, regardless of faith or , r, • Mtionality.' - - * ChristianAidhasavision,


;■ tJ?.Ti Aid Group expresses its w ' thanks for the tremendous £ -t-®.WPPrt it has received in '


. . previous years and hopes ' " will continue this year •.


. pies doors next week. . Christian Aid is


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an end to global poverty, and:: believes thatvision can be-


, come a r e a l i t y . - ' ' ■ :'Tt believes that the under- i lying causes of poverty were .’


- made by, and can be ended by,'h'uihan'action.’


:i '■ • Formbre.information,:; about the charity, its work ,"| worlwide or.to make a do-.


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Stanley House Hotel and Spa, the prestige boutique hotel at Mellor.istothrowitsweight.' behind Lancashire cancer charity, the Rosemere Cancer' Foundation. .


• Rosemere, selected as Stanley House’s charity of the year for, 2013-2014, aims to provide, care and facilities to cancer, patients in both the specialist


■ regionalcancercentreatPres- tonandatlocalcancerunitsin V Lancashire and South Cum­ bria.'.


- " . - • - .The charity is hoping to


raise £850,000 over the next 12 months in a bid to provide


: additional projects that will make a real difference to the


ing treated for cancer. ' : • . StanleyHousewillsupport


Rosemere’s fund-raising effort through various moneyspin­ ning initiatives in addition to the Hotel’s popular “Ladies Who Lunch” events. - : Last year, the Mellor ven­


ue raised more than £8,000 for children’s charity. Miles of. Smiles.


-. - The hotel’s general man-, ager, Philip Wharton, said: “Many people have been af- - fected by cancer in some way and we are very lucky to have ; such a proactive charity such


• as Rosemere providing spe­ cialist care not only on our ' doorstep but in our wider : communities too.


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' “Each year we'like to sup­ port a local charity through a variety of fundraising events. ;i • The team at Rosemere do an ; amazifigjob and we hope to -?


■ experience of local people be- • . help them achieve this year’s ;


group of 17 camera clubs from East and Central Lancashire, North Manchester and into West Yorkshire. Each club is aUowed 10 entries in each class from at least four different members. Pictured above is David Conroy’s striking entry.


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Top hotel will support Rosemere Foundation ||S


targets.” ' -: ,:Sue Thompson, who is


chief officer at the Rosemere Cancer Foundation added:


• “Wearereallypleasedtobeen-. tering into this partnership. - “Building relationships


, with businesses like Stanley ; House is vital to achieving this year’s fundraising target. . 1


' : • “Stanley House has a great reputation as a hospitality leader in Lancashire so we '


. are really looking forward to : working with the team over thecomingyear.”


':: Tofindoutm'oreabouthow j. you can support the Rosemere ? Cancer Foundation or get in-? volved with fund-raising, tel--? ephone 01772 52291 or e-mail :• info@rosemere.org.uk; •-; ;


' ‘ For'.more'informat ion about th e award-winning Stanley House Hotel and Spa, ■ ? including forthcoming events,; visitwww.stanleyhouse.co.uk ;


BOX OFFICE 0844 844 7715 www.prestonguildhall.com


. The locai camera club meets at 7-30 pm on Tuesdays at West Bradford Village Hall. See http://www.ribblesdalecam- eraclub.org.uk/ for information about' theclub,members’galleriesandthe • programme.


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