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' The Ribble Valley man who is head of world cycling, Brian Cookson OBE, tooktimeoutof his hectic schedule to open a newsportsinjurycliniconhis


* home patch.


Brian, who hadbeeninAmerica to start the Tour of California and then later present Mark


vr Cavendish with the yellow jer­ sey, travelled back to open the NJD Sports Injury Centre at Hawthorn Business Park, Lin-' coin Way, Clitheroe. Brian, from Whalley, a


long-standing client of the clinic, earned the title “MrCy-


i cling”afterhelpingBritishCy- cling avoid insolvency in 1996 • and was credited with turning British Cycling around. .. Under his unpaid presi­ dency from 1997..to 2013,


,. British Cycling won 19 ' 01ympicgoldmedals,28Para- lympic gold medals, and the Tour de France twice. He be­ came president of the Union Cycliste Internationale, the


sport’s world governing body, in September, 2013. -


Brian has close links with


NJD Sports Injury Centre owing to its work with cyclists, coveringipjury management, rehabilitation, computerised bike-fitting and strength and conditioning aspects. More than 80 people at­


tended the opening day, many taking part in taster sessions such as boot-camp, pilates and yoga. Others took the


: opportunity to listen to pro-, fessional advice on nutri­ tion and the Well-Man clinic, which included advice and support for obesity, diabetes and blood pressure. Founded by Nick Dins- ’


dale, former sports therapist to Great Britain cycling teams, the clinic previously focused on treating sports injuries, but nowintegrates key aspects of sports science and sports medicine. The NJD team all hold de­


grees in sports science or sports therapy, and the clin­ ic incorporates treatment rooms, computerised bicy­ cle fitting studio, and gym/ rehabilitation area. .


themed adventures


Three contrasting walks with a single thfeme of rail­ ways were enjoyed by Clithe­ roe Ramblers over the early May bank holiday weekend. Devised and led by Ben


Brown, each walk gave a different insight into rail­ way history. The Saturday walk began at Todmorden station and followed the Calderdale Way and the Pen­ nine Way to the summit of Blackstone Edge, then past theAigginStone.a medieval guide stone. From the 472m. summit, the walkers headed downwards via Clegg Moor to Littleborough, where they boarded a train to return to Todmorden. On the Sunday a more


Sports therapist Nicola Dinsdale, Brian Cookson, clinical director Nick Dinsdaleand personal trainer Garth Spencerat the opening of NJD Sports Injury Centre.


gentle walk partially fol­ lowed the route of the old Woodhead railway, which linked Manchester to Shef­ field Great Central, and was closed in 1981. One of many former railway lines which have been turned into walk­ ing and cycling routes, the Longdendale Trail starts from near Hadfield station in Derbyshire. The third walk, on the


Monday, was designed to appeal to lovers of steam engines and devotees of the film “The Railway Children”, with 24 walkers assembling at Oxenhope station to vis­ it the Keighley and Worth Valley Steam Railway. Opened in i867mainly to


' transport coal for the mills, the line closed in 1962, but was reopened by volunteers in 1968 as a steam herit­ age railway, recreating the atmosphere o f a country branch line in the 1950s. Cameras were at the


ready to seize every oppor­ tunity to record thegleaming steam engines which were travelling the line and pro­ viding a constant source of interest and discussion. There was also an oppor­


tunity to visit the line’s mu­ seum where five ex-British Railway steam locomotives were awaiting restoration, as well as a collection of car­ riages including some luxu­ rious Pullman coaches. The weather was good


throughout the weekend walks, with plenty of sun­ shine and no rain.


Lancashire County Council Trading Standards Service is alerting people to some of the most common tricks used by telephone con-artists. Officers have been raising


. awareness of the many rip- offs which affect residents and businesses in the county


during May’s “Scams Aware­ ness Month”. They estimate that thou­


sands of local people receive unsolicited phone calls every day from criminals trying to persuade them to part with their personal and banking details, or send money away for non-existent or misde­ scribed goods and services. Someofthemostcommon


telephone-based scams now circulating in Lancashire in­ clude:


• The “Windows scam”,


where a caller claims they are calling from a software com­ pany and have identified that your personal computer has a


virus. They askyou to log onto a website which gives the call­ er control overyour computer, allowing them to access per­ sonal details including bank accounts and passwords. • The “Courier scam”, when the caller claims to be


fromyourbank.sayingthere’s a problem with your card de­ tails being used by criminals and that they need to have ac-


Beware those phone scams : * : Eat, drink and enjoy a and drink


fix the‘problem’. . County Councillor Janice


Hanson, cabinet member for public protection, said: “Ifyou receive a call which you’re not expecting, never give out your personal details. Ifyou de­ cide it’s someone you do want to speak to, ask for a contact number and check them out before ringing them back. “It is a disgrace that


County Coun. Janice Hanson


cess toyourcurrentcard. The caller arranges for a ‘courier’ to come and collect your card from you so that further en­ quiries can be made. • The “Telephone dis­


connecting scam”, where the caller claims to be from a well-known telephone com­ pany and attempts to trickyou into revealing bank details to settle a bogus, overdue bill. The caller threatens that the phone will be disconnected i f the bill is not settled im­ mediately. If you refuse, the scammer tells you to put the phone down and try to call someone. The fraudsters do not put the phone down at their end, so you can’t make any cal I Is. The scammers call back minutes later to request payment or personal details to


scammers targetoftenvulner- ablepeoplewith sophisticated scams posing as their bank or phone company. “People regularly come to


us with stories of con artists taking their money, and we’d ask everyone to do the same so we can warn others. • “Ifyou’re ever unsure about


someone asking for personal and financial details, check with someone you trust and report anything suspicious to Trading Standards via the Cit­ izens Advice Consumer Serv­ ice on 08454 04 05 06.” Trading Standards have


been distributing advice about how to avoid scams throughout May as part of the nationalawarenesscampaign. You can keep up-to-date with any new scam alerts sweeping the county by “liking” Lanca­ shire Trading Standards’ Face- book campaigner Scambuster Stan at www.facebook.com/ StanleyDards.


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