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Whilst she and I were debating a course of action, the driver of the car parked alongside saw our dilemma, noticed the flat tyre and started to go about searching for the spare wheel and dislodging it, with great difficulty^ from underneath her car. He then changed - -.. the tyre, and even advised us • where to go to get the old tyre repaired. He did all this with - a smile. His name was John, so thank ... you John, for being a Good Sa maritan and saving the day for I my friend and I-we couldn’t < i have managed on our own (we ■* alsoappreciatethatyouhad. to kneel on the wet ground - throughout!) t Name and address supplied
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came to help me when I fell in * - Market Street on January 21st ■: and broke my arm. -Their kindness was over-. . whelming. The lady who ., phoned for the ambulance •; and let my family know. The lady; who put a blanket over ■ '<■ '% me to help keep me warm, the; lady from the Salvation Army - who comforted me and said> 5 prayers would be said to help. . The paramedic who did h i s v
Don’t deny dogs freedom to run
I was baffled by Mrs Taylor’s letter to the Advertiser (Feb
ruary 6th), when she advo cated that dogs should be on leads throughout the Castle grounds and in public places. . She didn’t actually saywhy she thought this should happen andlwonderwhatthreatshe . feels dogs pose to children? Dog fouling is another matter and, as a dog owner myself, I completely agree that there should be tighter controls. Every owner should clean up after their dog wherever they go, whe ther it is a park, public footpath or field. It is totally unacceptable to leave dog mess lying around for other people to step in, or cause sickness in livestock through eating contaminated grass. In my experience, people with dogs that are a possible threat to humans and other dogs usually keep them on a lead. To deprive the vast majority of responsible (council tax pay ing) owners the pleasure of a walk in the park or any other public place with their dog, playing ball with them and let ting their pets run free, seems incredibly draconian. Inhibiting a dog’s natural in stincts to run and play is just cruel and for some owners, liv ing in the town, the parkis the only place they can allow their dog this freedom. Dogs can be a lonely person’s company and pleasure, a great way of keep-- ing fit and provide an endless source of pleasure.-1 suspect Mrs Taylor has never been a dog owner and so is unaware ofthejoy they bring. / It shouldn’t have to be a choice - between who should be fenced in r- children or dogs. Millions -' of dogs and children live hap pily together and the chil dren’s lives are all the richer for having a pet dog.
Mandy Adamson, . - . Sawley
POLICE CUTS
All in the name of economy Well, fellow Clitheroe and Ribble Valley residents, if a : recent newspaper article is to
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be believed or bears fruit, 999 response to cover our area will emanate from Greenbank po-: lice HQ, Blackburn, all in the.; name of economy. Judging by the regularity that speeding police cars fly around town and surround-
ingareas.thisextensionof; ■ “Wacky Races” would add . 16-18 miles to the racetrack,. and even allowing half of the distance on the journey back . ■ to Blackburn to be in cruise:, mode, it doesn’t make much economic sense to me, es pecially i f this were to occur three-four-five times a day. So beware, residents on Pen- dle Road or Whalley Road; these very busy arteries into ; town may soon have regu- ‘ lar reverberations and light
, shows, all in filename o f ' economy. For myself, since moving into Clitheroe nearly seven years ago, I’ve used acouple of 999 calls reporting disturbance ■ and brawls locally which,. while police attendance was forthcoming, it was after the event so in reality this extra • distance will only be a mop- ping-up exercise instead of a semi-prevention scenario. -- I realise that “PC Plod” on a bike isn’t the way forward to police Clitheroe and the Rib- ble Valley as population and buildings continue to expand. I regard the policing of the area asavitalpartofthe infra structure as, as such, it should be expanding notregressing inthefuture. George Reynolds,
Bonny Grass Terrace, Clitheroe CROSSFIT
Techniques
already used In response to the question asked by Dan Black.... “should
the CrossFit approach be adopted by sports world wide”? (February 6th) The an swer is.... it already is, maybe -
not packaged as CrossFit. - CrossFit may bean innovative concep t, potentially highly . :
effectiveforimprovingboth- general and specific fitness".
levels-but it is not new.— Many of its key fitness train
ing components have been- established and scientifically validated for many years.
The multi-pronged high oc tane approach is already used
in varying degrees, and has
been for many years - and long before CrossFit existed. This ■
certainly applies to the most successful of sports. Sebas- ' ; 1 tian Coe used heavyweights ‘
(power movements) to sup
plement his running. This was combined with exten-
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sive stretching, pliometrics - and high-intensity running -
intervals- all carefully moni tored and evaluated. Similarly, British Cycling has employed
arguably the most scientific - multi-pronged approach to trainingforover2oyears- \ duly reflected in their unprec edented success. As an athlete and past Brit
ish Cycling coach and British
Amateur Weightlifting coach, I employed similar scientific ’ t
multi-pronged approaches - over 20 years ago. This was
for. my own personal use in cycling and running competi tion, in addition to coaching
and/or assisting many promi- : nent cyclists arid athletes - culminating in winning a
range of National Titles. For
example, I was utilising Olym pic lifting techniques to de- velop muscular strength, but
primarily explosive power. Although I was predominately
a cardio-vascular endurance ! cyclist,T was lifting 100% of
my body weight for the Snatch and 150% for the Clean and Jerk-at the age of 40 years. Pliometrics, calisthenics, stretching were all part of methodical and structured training plans. Moreover, the majority of my training was stringently controlled by heart-monitor. What CrossFit does, and does quite well, is to provide an ef fective mix of the above estab lished scientifically validated training components sup ported by the necessary facili ties and equipment. The aim is to produce a more holistic or multi-pronged training pro gramme designed to stimulate a wider range of physiologi- - cal responses. The desired • outcome is to achieve a wide- , range of training effects - ei-.. filer general of specific. In summary, I don’t wish for this response to be construed as criticism towards CrossFit,: - but of the contrary. I consider ' the CrossFit approach tobe an excellent method of fitness' training, well packaged and well promoted. Any training-; package must make provi- -. sion for appropriate control;... mechanisms to manage and • ; evaluate individual training ' : i plans - to prevent over-train-’; • • ing and overuse-injury. And, -v: •
I am sure Clitheroe CrossFit -.5 under Chris Templeman has, .... the necessary control mecha- ;■ ■.■ nisms in place. My intention ■ :, is simply to make the Ribble ■ r Walley residents aware that > ; the many training techniques- on offer have existed for many years) Sometimes we have to^;/. look beyond the smoke and; ' mirrors.
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Orphanage history Balderstone and District
WI were given a talk by David Pilkington about the founda tion of the former Blackburn Orphanage in Wilpshire by
. philanthropist James Dixon. It is now the home ofeharity
Child Action North West. The competition was for
the photograph of a child, won by Alison Mitchell and the runner-up was Kay Sourbutts. The raffle was won by Jean
Simm and the runner up was Gwyneth Ashworth. The next meeting of the WI . will be on Tuesday March 11th
when members will be cel- ebrating their 95th birthday ' vyithameal. -Anyone wishing to join
the WI will be most welcome. Please contact Mrs Joan Wool-' mington on 01254 812226.
BILUNGTON
Footytalk • Members of Billington, Langho and District WI en
joyed a talk by Gail Newsham about “Dick Kerr Ladies” the history-making factory foot ball team from Preston. Gail was welcomed by president Mrs Barbara Charleson and thanked by Helen Hebden. Five members are going to
Southport to the LFWI spring council meeting. The autumn council meeting will be held in King Georges Hall, Blackburn, in October.
- GrindletonWIaretak- ing the Centenary Baton on Sunday February 23rd at noon from Clitheroe Castle gates up Pendle Hill and on to Down- ham. Several members intend
goingtowatchitonitsway.lt • will leave Downham Village Hall at 10 am on Monday Feb- ruaiy24th. The competition for -;
football memorabilia was won by Helen Hebden, with a 1928 collage of football cards. Sec- . ond was Glenis Skelton with a Liverpool FC football, third Pam Earry with a Blackburn Rovers football and fourth Marion Devoy with a 1957 medal. Birthday flowers were presented to Joan Bearons and the raffle was won by Dorothy Fenton. The next meeting will be held at St Mary’s Hall, York Lane, Langho, on Tuesday March 11th when the speaker will be Pat Ascroft talking '
■ about “Trekking around Ice land”. New members always V - welcome.
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Parish council A parish council meeting
was held in the village hall. • Matters brought to the atten-' tion of the council included the railings on Ribble Lane. which are in need of refurbish-1
Hearts and flowers at the Manor House
Valentine’s Day, part of the “Red in Feb celebrations” was a great affair at The Manor House Nursing Home, Chatburn, where red hearts, bunting, and balloons were abundant.
ment; the driver of a wagon ignoring the Downham Road bollard; and the hedge and. ■ trees beside the garden centre, which are overgrown. The borough councillor
reported that the police had recently carriedouta survey of vehicles travelling on the . A59 between 11 pm to 5 am. . ■ The borough council draft
Dog Control Orders were discussed. Notices will be - displayed on the playing field advising dog owners who fail to pick up after allowing their dogs to foul will be prosecuted. The playground swings will
be monitored twice weekly to ensure that they are safe and the graffiti will be removed from under the fort. ■ The next meeting will be
held on Monday March 10th at 7-30 pm in the village hall.
Songand dance A musical extravaganza ■
was enjoyed by all at The Manor House residential j • home, Chatburn. Entertain ers from Dream World Wide, who often entertain on cruise ships, belted out songs from the shows. Their singing and dancing brought a part of Broadway into the home. The popular songs had everyone singing and toe tapping. . A cheese and wine evening
was held at The Manor House for relatives and friends of -: the residents. Proceeds were forwarded to the British Heart Foundation ?Red in Feb” ap peal. More than 20 cheeses - were sampled with wine.,.
CHIPPING
Public speakers Chipping Young Farmers
recently excelled in the county
Residents andstaff wore red to add to the-Valentine at mosphere. Wine, chocolates and roses given out by a ro mantic gent with a kiss addT ed to the fun. All activities o f . the day were Valentine-re
public speaking competition held at Myerscough. Paul • Bailey and Sian Morris now go forward to represent Lan- . cashire B in the team public speaking and Richard Seed’s ■ skills in th e “JustaMinute” competition has gained him a place in the Lancashire A Team at the Northern area finals. The finals, to be hosted by Lancashire at Longridge High School over the weekend of March istand2nd, will also see the choir, disco dancing, badminton, hopkey and per forming arts finals for York shire, Cumbria, Lancs, East Yorks, Durham and the Isle of Man, where the standards just have to be seen to be believed. All will be battling it out for
places in either the national finals and in the case of the performing arts, a place in the Northern semi-final at the end ofMarch.
. Last week’s results for-: - ’
dairyjudging, kindly hosted byMrandMrsCoulthurst,of - Goosnargh,were:juniors-
joint 1 Paul Bailey and Adam Slater, 3 Thomas Eckton and 4 Jenna Marginson; inter mediates - 1 Peter Holden, 2 Richard Seed and3 Victoria Hargreaves. At this Monday’s meeting members met for a - talk by Lambert, Leonard & -. May Vets and next Monday, February 24th, they should. - meet for a visit to Dugdale v . Nutrition in Glitheroe. ■
• DOWNHAM
Ideas meeting : The residents of Downham
and Twiston were invited to '■ an open meeting at the village'. hall on February 12th to dis cuss options available for the post office building, which has
lated and there was a fund raising raffle for the British Heart Foundation. A buffet tea followed by strawberries
. , on heart-shaped shortbread . with cream rounded off an enjoyable afternoon.
been vacant for some time. County Coun. Gary Scott
took the chair and the Hon. Ralph Assheton outlined some suggestions. A community shop, bed and breakfast, cafe, either singly or combined - ownership were suggested with the ice cream shop on hare green selling tourist requirements. • The Post Office said it
would send outreach person nel one morning a week if required for pensions, stamps etc. either in the building or train someone to do the same in a front room. Various opinions were expressed, but whatever the scenario, the big gest problem was car parking.
GRINDLETON
Live drama Live drama came to
Grindleton Pavilion when a large audience enjoyed a performance of “My Brilliant Divorce” written by Geraldine Aron and performed by Debo rah Kelly. • The script is full of witty
lines and comic details which brought gales of laughter. However, the principal char acter of Angela is believable,; and sympathetic. Even the men in the audience could- ' identify with her predica ments and admire her resil-. ience. Deborah Kelly gives an accomplished interpretation. The production is presented ' by The Library Theatre Tour-; ing Company of Leeds, whose aim is to bring professional; accessible theatre tothe , community; playing in village halls, community centres,"- ■. > . schools etc,- a most worthwhile intention. * . • continued on next page
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