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raham pursues his artial arts mission
Expert's solo venture is to make martial arts a family activity ^rExic Beardsworth
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|Graham Wardle has returned ^ his home town with a
|nii^ion -to make martiai arts [^'family pursuit.
3ter becoming an all-round.
pnartial arts expert in Shef- |leld, Graham (35) is back in |Clitheroe, striking out on his
£o^withhisfirstsoloventure, Edled Valley Martial Arts. 'f f :: This week he welcomed
Jhis first customers - includ- Bmgmembersofhis own family ^ t o the CrossFit gym. Prim- pose Road, where he is rent- ling space until he finds his |bwn premises. As a youngster, Graham
Ilived in Pimlico. Road and ^attended Pendle Primary
ISchool, and as a teenager he IhadfactoryjobsatUltrs&ame ^nd Rectella before moving to ■ Sheffield, where he worked in
Back in his hometown, Graham in training at CrossFit gym, Ciitheroe
call centres on customer serv ice. But he found the work wasn’t fulfilling. He started training at Cas
tle Martial Arts, a large organ isation with three centres in Sheffield, mid found anew di rection in his life. “I’d done martial arts for years, but this was different,”
he says. “I was so blown away by the standard of training that I stuck with them. “It wasn’t just the physical
training, it was the improve ment in self-confidence and self-esteem. I saw how sharp the adults and kids became.” Graham studied for two
. years for his Certified Insti tute Training qualification and became afull-time trainer at the Sheffield gyms in 2009. But he always had a quiet
hankering to come back to Ciitheroe and his family. “It’s a beautiful area with
.such firiendly people, and I’ve been made to feel very wel come since I’ye been back.’’, Graham has set up Valley
Martial Arts (
www.valley-
martialarts.co.uk) with busi ness partner Peter Smith, originally fi-om Padiham, who runs Adrenalin Zone Ltd at Blackpool. With courses starting at £60 a month for two sessions
a week, Graham teaches a va riety of disciplines including
- boxing, karate, taekwondo, Muay-Thai, Brazilianjiu-jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts. For those who aren’t sure
whether martial arts is for them, Graham is offering a fi'ee one-to-one sessionbefore they decide. And he is keen to empha
sise there’s more to it all than punching and kicking.
“Martial arts is a tremen
dous vehicle to teach students howto be mentally, emotion ally and physically tough,” he says. “I’ve always prided myself a.-o
on being a nice guy, and I’m keen pn teaching courtesy, honesty, respect, self-disci pline and other life skills. “That’s why I want families
to be involved in martial arts. . I like them to train together, and I always encourage par- * ents to watch their children and see how they develop.’^
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RIVERSIDE LODGE, SAWLEY
Riverside Lodge is a fine example of a mature
' detachedresidenceinan enviable location in Sawley. On the market for £795,000,
an entrance vestibule and hallway, off which there is a
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irJJiandy twro-piece cloakroom and a separate walk-in cloak
room, lead through to the lounge which boasts lovely
0 views over the front garden
towardstheRiverRibble.lt also has a reproduction Ad- ams style fireplace with a
green veined marble inset and matching hearth enclosing a , fitted Living Flame gas fire.
doors from the lounge lead through to the dining rooni i,^which has a glazed French
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Double Georgian glazed
doortofi:ontgarden. Similar ly, the snug has a French door
0 . also opening to front garden., It also boasts a recessed fire- : place with cast iron convec tor fire with illuminated coal -i^ffect and green slate hearth.-r
'- property is the family room/; gues t "room which'would
I prove ideal for a dependent
relative withitsin-builtward- robe and double French doors to the rear garden. There is al so a walk-in annexe room and an en suite shower room. • Theproperty’sfittedki'tch-;
enhasarangeofquality kitch en units in oak with polished
granite working surfaces and a range of appliances. It also boasts a French terracotta - tiled floor and a fitted book
shelf unit. The kitchen opens to the conservatory which has double French doors opening
. to the front garden. - ■ Upstairs, there is a mas
ter bedroom with an en suite shower room and dressing area with fitted wardrobes.
The fixmt and rear bedrooms
' have a_buOt-in wardrobe unit to one wall, while the house • bathroomhasadelightfiilfive-
piece'suitethatincludesacast iron bath and corner shower.
Offithe landing there i s ,
' ' There is also a study with fit ted waUrto-wall furniture. Sii An added bonus of this ■'
: a walk-in airing room and a '' large .walk-in storage area under the eaves with fitted . - wardrobes. There is ^so a loft- { ladder from the landing to a .'mainlyboardedroofspace.'- '
FACTFILE
:■ Agent: Fine & Country HomesfiromMortimers, - 39 King Street, Whalley
■ rTelephone: 0 12 5 4 828922 .
■ website:
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A local vicar is asking his congregation to dig deep for a “once-in-a-lifetime” oppor- tunity to bring about signifi-
. cant improvements at their historic Ribble Valley church. Canon Rodney Nichol son is reminding his pa-
; rishioners at Christ Church :; Chatburn that their land mark church - the first to be opened during the reign of
Queen Victoria - needs the modern facilities of a toi let and kitchen to make the 175 year-old-building more user-friendly for today’s growing needs. Canon Nicholson point-.
ed out that with large con gregations - especially for christenings, weddings and funerals, and the very popu lar concerts and other social
and community activities hosted at the church - these amenities really are a must. ' The scheme also includes
better facilities for disabled people and a small vestry and meeting room in the space to be made available by the removal of the redundant pipeorgan. . A scheme prepared by- Ivan Wilson, the diocesan
and church’s architect, es timates that the project will cost £74,000, including VAT and fees, of which the church currently has £11,000. Canon Nicholson pointed
out that the church’s events’ organiser, Clive Greenwoo4i is working hard to apply for grants, but warned that the church is under no illusion about the difficulty ofsecur-
ing such help in today’s eco nomic climate.
>' “We must find at least
£30,000 ourselves,” said Canon Nicholson. “Some money will come from fund raising, but much wiU have to b&given directly, enhanced where possible by gift aid.” ^ Canon Nicholson very
much hopes that the project can be completed - or near
ly completed - by the time of
his anticipated retirement in September. The appeal brochure in
vites people to make four- figure and three -figure donations where possible, as well as smaller amounts,
for what Canon Nichol son calls.“the most signifi cant project in the church’s 175-year history”. '
«_sl Outside, there are large
gardens to both the fi-ont and rear, the latter with a tarma cadam driveway and park ing for several vehicles. This leads to a detached garage ad
joining which is a brick paved patio courtyard area with per
gola and ornamental fountain. There is a large aluminium greenhouse and adjoining large potting shed plus a sep arate garden implement store. The mainly lawned front garden has well stocked flow
er borders, while in the lower section there are two copper beech trees and a pleasant seating area. There is also a large patio area to enjoy.
£795,000
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