I CUTHER0EADVERHSER&T1MES Show keeps on growing, and


The sun shone on Chatburn Allotments and Produce show, as villagers and visitors flocked.to see the display of fruit, flowers and produce. It was held in the hall of


Chatburn primary School, where the doors opened at 2 pm to a queue of gardeners eager to see if their entries had won a prize. The Hayden Fortune Tro­


phy for best in show was won by Ailsa Baxter, and the best children’s exhibit tankard went to Charlie Holme for


his hedgehog createwd from a vegetable. Eddie Moorcroft won the


prize for heaviest onion, and Robin Mason won the prize for best vegetable. There were increased


entries in all classes, due to good growing weather and the show’s growing popular­ ity, and proceeds of £1,080 will go to this year’s chosen good cause, the Pendleside Hospice at Reedley. - A uc t ione er Stephen Knowles sold off the produce,


and the raffle concluded the event. The committee have


thanked their sponsors: the anonymous main sponsor, Melt, Pendle Print, Florist at Chatbiirn, E and D Building Supplies, Pavilion at Shack- letons, Shackleton’s Home and Garden, Castle Cement, Roy Porter, Booths, Knitters, on Moor Lane, Chatburn Post Office, Phoenix Cards, Lid­ dells Bakery, H’s Village Store atHellifield, Gisburn Auction Cafe, Chatburn School.


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Clitheroe's own award win­ ning tour guide and histori­ cal expertSimon Entwistle hasreleasedaselectionofhis well-loved Lancashire ghost stories, along with the most popular of his modern stories in the form of a new book.


The spooky collection of leg­ endary tales is entitled Ghost­ ly Talesof the Unexpected and though mainly based in fic­ tion, some of the stories origi­ nate in historical folklore from Lancashire and its neighbour­


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A cheque for £5,000 has been presented to Bowland and Pennine Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) in memory of a much-loved Clitheroe man. Mr Paul Connor (52) died


suddenly of natural causes while in a field near the dis­ used Wiswell Moor Quarrv back in April.


in the town as he worked in the paint department at Daw­ sons Department Store, King


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as a “kind, caring and dedicat­


ed” individual by owner Mrs Judith Dawson.


Mr Paul Connor, (s) Following the call out on


April 1st, Rossendale and Pen­ dle MRT were already com­


mitted when the request for assistance was received from the police, so Bowland and Pennine also attended. A cheque was subsequent­


ly presented to Rossendale and Pendle MRT following a collection by Mr Connors colleagues and customers at


Dawson’s. Recently Paul’s sister Dr


Mary Neary, from Glengar- iff, West Cork, Ireland, pre­ sented Bowland and Pennine


MRT with a cheque for £5>°°° in memory ofherbrotherana


to say thankyou for theservice they provided that day and3“5 daysoftheyear. •


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ing counties. Simon commented: “Be­


cause of my work over the years, I’ve often been asked if I’ve ever thought about writ­ ing a book, so I thought now was as good a time as any. The vast majority of the characters in the book have never existed, but the towns and villages are mainly locaL All the stories have an unexpected ending and readers can look forward to a variety of emotions from the characters and'both das­ tardly and heroic acts as a common theme.” Praise for the book has already come in from Radio


Four’s Women’s Hour present­ er Dilly Barlow and also from actor and comedian Ted Rob­


bins, who said: “I have had the pleasure of knowing Simon for well over a decade and have hugely enjoyed sharing his company with thousands of listeners on my BBC Radio Lancashire morning show. Si­ mon is one of the most enter­ taining and engaging peoplel have ever met in over30years in show business. “I am delighted that read- ers will now be thrilled by his


atmospheric tales of ancient and modernghostly tales.The bookisjust like Simon Entwis­ tle himself- brilliant!” • Ghostly Tales of the Un­


expected can.be purchased in paper back from Amazon, priced at £5.99 or the Kindle edition download at £2.


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A quick-thinking window cleaner brought a Clitheroe pensioner back to life after he suffered a heart attack while driving and crashed into his neighbour’s house. David Wells (47) has been


hailed a hero after he rushed to the aid of 83-year-old Alan Walker and administered life­ saving CPR after he fell ill at the wheel of his Honda Jazz in Dunster Grove on Wednesday. Mr Wells, a former fire­


fighter, was working at a near­ by house when he heard the crash and ran round the cor­ ner to find Mr Walker, who was not breathing, slumped in his car. The father-of-six, from


Burnley, said: “I was clean­ ing windows at a house up the street and I heard screeching


. of tyres and then this huge bang. It sounded just like


.somebody had crashed so I ran over to see what had hap­ pened.


“I rushed around to where


the noise came from and saw Alan slumped behind the wheel. I knowhim because I’ve cleaned his windows for the last 10 years so I recognised him straight away. “As I got closer I could see


his lips were purple and all the colour had drained from his face. He was so grey, he had no pulseandhewasn’tbreathing.- There was no sign of life and his wife was hysterical. I im­ mediately phoned for an am­ bulance and then my training


just kicked in. “1 left the fire service


around 10 years ago so I knew what I needed to do. I was pan­ icking at first but then I pulled him from the car and adminis-


' teredCPR.Ithoughtwe might have lost him, but around 10 minutes later he let out this huge breath. I can’t describe how relieved I was.”


Tha house that Alan Walker reversedhiscarintowhilehavingaheart attack. The car reversed into


the front garden of the bun­ galow in Clitheroe, before crashing into the wall, caus­ ing a large dent and cracking windows. Mr Walker, who was in the


car with his wife, Pauline, re­ gained consciousness just minutesbeforetheemergency services arrived on the scene at 11 am - around 15 minutes after Mr Wells made the call. Theownerofthehousewas


not in at the time. MrWalkeris understood to


be recovering at Royal Black­ burn Hospital.


Mr Wells added: “It was


a shocking thing to happen and it’s great that he woke up. It was lucky that I was even in the area at all because the re­ cent weather had delayed my progress and I’m about a week


behindwherelwouldnormal- lybe. “I know not everyone is


trained toadministerCPRand I’m just glad that 1 could help.


“1 think Alan is incredibly lucky.


Quick-thinking window cleaner David Wells. Photos by Thomas Temple, copyright Ross Parry/SWNS Group. “He’s so friendly and al­


ways has a big smile on his • face. When he was being put


in the back of the ambulance he gave me a big thumbs up and thanked me. “After he was taken to hos­ pital, I carried on working


andwenttoseehiswifea few hours later. “She had calmed down a


lot because I think she knew he was going to be ok and she thanked me too. I knew I had to act and I would have done that for anyone.” The air ambulance was


called to the scene, but wasn’t needed and didn’t land. The road was blocked with


police cars, an ambulance and fire engine while Mr Walker


was being seen to by paramed­ ics.


Neighbour Pat Colman said: “If he had not been there


who knows what would’ve happened.” Mrs Walker declined to


comment when contacted by The Clitheroe Advertiser and Times.


Michael Bentley and his painting of Windermere when a mysterious creature* had been photographed •


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A monster film for painter’s treasure


A former Clitheroe man who buythepaintingfor£ioo,ooo, is nowa painter gallery owner a Fylde coast art fan, has con- i s


painting thought to be worth remain nameless. morethan£im.


rocldng the art world with a firmed his bid, but wishes to A former pupil o f St


Having already turned Michael and St John’s RC


down two offers of £100,000 Primary School and St Au- for the' painting of Winder- gustine’s RC High School, Bil- mere, Michael Bentley has lington, Michael (50) opened now removed the work from his gallery in Ansdell after his gallery on the advice of art moving fromAmbleside experts and insurers, and is where he had a gallery for sending it to the Saatchi Gal- three years. '


leryin London. But it’s a far cry from his


•He said: “I paint in my previous life as a Para in the own style, but it is like that of Army.


Turner, and the reaction to Hesaid:“Itwasabigchange the painting has been aston- when I left the regiment. But ishing.


I’vebeenaprofessionalpaint- I was in Windermere on er now for 14years. I can only


the day a picture was taken of paint in my style, but people some sort of creature in the seem to react to my work lake, and there was huge cov-


erage of it. I did my painting a pened with my Windermere tewdaysafterthat.


“I can’t believe what’s hap- painting and it will be inter-


I’ve had professionals and esting to see what happens


art collectors look at it, and next.” I’ve been offered £100,000 Michael, whose parents


• for it, but I didn’t want to let it Jean and David Bentley still go.ButnowI vebeentoldtoin- live in Clitheroe, has a gallery sure it for £im. so its had to be in Woodlands Road, Ansdell. movedoutofthegalleryandl It features paintings of the can’t keep it in my house. It is Lake District and the local going down to the Saatchi gal- area where he now lives. His leryin London.” .


works range from £1,000 to . The man who attempted to around £25,000.


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