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^/;SoupfundraiserforCh^nobylkids I A^'-Alunch organised by the ^ >
> , 2014 visit; which will see 12
'i& J Friends of Chernobyl’s "J- ^Wulnerable children from ' Children raised more than :-3 Belarus arriving in June to > £346 for the charity.A. P , spend aweek in Clitheroe.
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K^£s^Around50 people dropped ;> •'nmyeat'the charity will , ■
- :t Js? in to the United Reformed also have to pay for visas,
,^fef£church, on Moor Lane,'tod;* meaning we have to raise a jT.riA eqjoyhomemadesoupand V-*' further £2,000.”
I f r e s h bread. ^-'w*. C'.*^‘FqCCwill also beholding ssttKa r Liz Islam, spokesperson # s a n Easter egg hunt around for the charily, said: “Plans -r ■ Clitheroe Castle on Satur- 5 ,arewellunderwayforthe^:: day, April 19th.
Thieves'stolethefrontregistrationplate o f avehicle - parkedinBowland Court, Clitheroe.1• .
Thieves steal car reg plate ...
> The vandals targeted the Mazda6 saloon between last •-Thursday (March 27th) and Saturday: Witnesses are urged ' to call police with information on the non-emergency 101 'numberorCrimestoppersbno8oo555u i . .
. Vintage fair for ~
Crossroads Care Vintage clothing, jewellery,*:
Work’ means rod and line for Walter from now on...
Keenfisherman Walter Carrollhasmore time for hishobby now that he’s retired after 27 years’ service with Ribble Val- ley Borough CounciL ' -
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Walterwasgeneralworksforemanatthecouncil’s -• SalthiU Depot, where he will be much missed by his col-.
leagues. Members of his team attended a retirement pres- -
entationatthecouncil’smainofficesinChurchWalk, : Clitheroe, where Walter was presented with fishing equip- - ment by the Mayor, Couni Richard Sherrass, and the Director of Community Sendees, John Heap. He has also received a lo- . cal government long service award. As well as fishing, Walter .
is looking forward to spending more time with his family. - antiques, collectables and .
. allkinds of other bargains - - willbeonsale'atDownham .Village Hall on Saturday*■■ : April 12th, in a fair organ ised by Crossroads Care :■ Ribble Valley.. ^ ,
. It is open from 10am to 4pm,andadmissionis£i. Refreshments available. . Collectable choice.-
New chapter for historic Ribble Valley hall
Mitton Hall has re-opened following a two-month closure for refurbishment. The bar, dining rooms and great hall *.
have been giveiia makeover, withmqjor
work carried out to replace the old con- servatory with a substantially bigger and brighter structure to better cater
for weddings and events at the popular venue.
James’s Places Operations Manager Carol Sleet said: “The ‘Reveal’ event at
; Mitton was a huge success. We had lots of amazing feedback, especially about the new conservatory. The Champagne
pled our new menu, so it was a great night all round.”
flowed, music played and guests sam •
Changes are also afoot at Eaves Hall, a James’ Places stablemate, where un
used tennis courts will be converted 1 into parking for up to 60 extra cars.
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the kitchen of the Ways and Means corridor? No.”
■■-v: • Referring to an excerpt
from one of his police inter views in which he said he
Evans is now openly gay,
. .but he kept it a secret for most of his life and he only came out
- in 2010 after his mother died, the court heard. ' : MrWright said: “How did you feel about your sexuality
‘ had been “in the frame” to be the next Commons Speaker,' Evans said: “The reality to me is what has happened to me is- that I wall hot be the Speaker of the House of Commons.” <■ Questioned by his own de-:
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. fence barrister, Evans spoke •of his “absolute hell” after be ing accused of a string of sex assaults.
- being in the public forum in thisway?”
- Evans said: “To have these • allegations brought against “ you in such a public way is just •' awful: My colleagues were su-
- perb. my family and friends . were absolutely tremendous, but at times I could not read the newspapers, it was that) bad.” ;
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>:>••.The MB’s .voice trembled % with emotion as he spoke o f» his embarrassment and shock at being treated a suspect and _ havinghisprivateiifelaidbare?1 for all to see. * ' ' Evans was’ asked by Peter * * Wright QC what it was like as
• an MP after being arrested by * police on serious charges and putin cells awaiting question- 1 ing.
‘ "> He replied: “Awful. It’s dif _ _ ~ __ - - , 17 - . , _ connected t° or endorsed by any government department
ficult to put into words. It’s hell: Absolute hell. I’ve had 10 * months of these allegations, • starting with that knock on *; thedoor.”
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• 1 * Mr Wright asked Evans: how he felt about being taken
' into custody. ■ ^Evanssaid:“Ifeltashamed, 7 • deeply ashamed.-1 have never •
-gone through anything like that before in my life.”
- t - The MP went on to b e asked r about intimate details sur- I rounding the rape allegations * • he faces. Evans maintains that' ' sex withaman aged in his ear- -*
" ly 20s at his home in Pendleton -: last year was fully consensual. ~ While giving explicit de-’J
.*: tails of what intercourse he ■ • said took place in the he'd- ; • room;- the judge stepped in to -*J
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halt the questioning by Evans’ barrister. In the witness box a visibly
* upset Evans said: “Please ac- • cept I find this process incred ibly difficult too.” At that point, his friend, •former “Coronation Street”
* actress Vicky Entwistle, was - in tears in the public gallery.- * . Mr Wright asked him:' * “How did you feel about being *
-* accused that you were a rap ist?”
. Evans replied: “I cannot put it into words. It is some-'*-
i.■ thing I know will live with me . for the rest of my life.”
. - Mr Wright continued: “And. • ; how did it feel being accused*-: of sexually or indecently as saulting a number of men? ” ?v‘ Evans said: “Horrific.”
• : Mr Wright tlien asked: “Did you force yourself on ; anybody?”
- “No,” said the MP.
. ' Mr Wright asked: “Did yous persistwhenanybodytoldyou “■ to stop?” ' ' ~
‘ •-• Evans said: “No I did not.” - ■ : - Mr Wright: “Did you com
mit any, each or all of the of- : feneesyou are charged with?” ■1 Evans replied: “No.” - • •• , ■ *;« (case proceeding) '-f
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will commemorate the war’s centenary
Proposals on how to com memorate the 100th anni- versary of the First World War in theRibble Valley have been debated by local coun cillors.
. . In a report to members of
Ribble Valley Borough Coun cil’ Policy and Finance Com mittee, the council’s chief executive Marshal Scott said: “This year sees the-; centenary of the commence ment of World War One. “Such an important mile
stone should not take place without the council remem- ' bering those who lost their lives and also raising aware- ■ ness of the lasting impact which the war has had on - everyone.” .
•. : Members agreed several
ways to mark the anniversa ry. These will include a civic - service to be held on Sunday, August 3rd, at Clitheroe Par ish Church. : An oak tree will also be
planted in every parish in the borough and poppy seeds given to schools and children in the Ribble Valley. Councillors agreed that more detailed plans of how
to commemorate the anni versary should be drawn u p ; by council officers. . The council has said that
it expects the cost of the commemorations to come to around £5,000 and that grant aid is being sought from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Bob Scott, chairman of
■ the Clitheroe branch of the Royal British Legion, said: “I thinkitisasplendidideaand' it’s absolutely right that the council are marking the an-
:niversaryinthisway. . , “It’s a wonderful idea be
cause it’s so important to eve ryone in the country,
v. “The planting of the oak trees would be great because
’ they are such a symbol oflon- gevity and they are some thing that will last for a very longtime.”- . •Anylocalorganisations
and groups that are formu lating plans on how they will commemorate the anniver sary of the First World War can send their news to Ad vertiser and Times reporter. JulieMageeviaemailto julie.*
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