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Twenty-eight affordable homes will be up for grabs in Barrow by local residents


from October. The two and three-bed­


room houses will be available on a shared ownership or af­ fordable rented basis at the former Pendle Garage site, now called Barleyfields. Local residents willbegiven priority and consideration will be giv­ en to people with special hous­


ing needs. Barleyfields is being de­


veloped by North West hous­ ing association Great Places Housing Group and afforda­ ble home ownership company Plumlife, in partnership with Ribble Valley Borough Coun­ cil, who also collaborated on the popular affordable hous­ ing scheme at Petre Wood, Langho. A total of 25 two and three-bedroom properties were made available to local residents at Petre Wood. Resident Sid Hill said: “We


now have a family home at an affordable price in a nice area near our children’s school. It is a lovely little neighbourhood and we couldn’t be happier.” Neighbour Lorraine Wil-


Petre Wood residents Lorraine Wilson and Sid Hill, with (centre) Rachael Stottand Great Places'development manager Jonathan Turner.


son added: “Thanks to this scheme, my daughter and I have new home with a garden and driveway, and we are de­ lighted.” Two shared ownership


properties are still available at Petre Wood, with prices ranging from £66,500 for a 35% share, with £226.42 monthly rent on the remain­ der, to £142,500 for a 75%, with £87.08 monthly rent on the re­ mainder. The provision of affordable


housing is one of the biggest challenges facing Ribble Val­ ley Borough Council, which


is working closely with hous­ ing partners to address the problem. The council’s hous­


ing strategy manager, Rachael Stott, said: “We are delighted to have supported these ex­ cellent schemes, which have made much-needed high- quality rental and shared own­ ership properties available to residents with alocal connec­ tion.” Anyone interested in a


shared ownership or afford­ able rented property should contact Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council’s housing team on 01200 414567.


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join others in the Ribble Val­ ley when she tackles the in­ famous Marathon des Sables - known notoriously as “The toughest footrace on earth” the next week.’ Audra Banks (48) is at­


tempting the challenge be­ fore she turns 50 and has run several ultra marathons in­ cluding the Lakeland 100 and recently the Pilgrims Chal­ lenge which is a 66 mile race. Audra, of Main Street, Gis-


burn, may have been spotted locally training with the fam­ ily’s two border collies, Jess and Billy, running over Weet’s Hill and Pendle Hill with the dogs. Married to Stuart, and


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Jones, from The Whalley Wine Shop, who is also at­ tempting the challenge and flies out the same day - this Saturday, April 3rd - to South­


ern Morocco. - The Marathon des Sables


is the equivalent of six mara- . thons in just six days through the Sahara desert running on sand dunes and 50 degree heat. It is also a “self suffi­ cient” marathon meaning that runners must carry all their food,clothing,equipmentand sleeping gear on their backs


cyclist for years, was a total newcomer to running. He described the experience as


' “a big learning curve” adding that it has been “a slow and painful journey, dogged with injuries” resulting in count­ less trips to the physio. “Struggling to run just one


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in a rucksack weighing about 10 kg. . Audra, who has owned her


own1 business Audra Banks trainingfori4years,provides


first aid training and event support training.


O Meanwhile a keen qyclist is swapping his bike for his run­ ning shoes to take part in the London Marathon. N ick Owen (40), of


HenthornRoad,Clitheroe,has bitten the bullet and signed up to run the 26.2 miles later this: month just a year after start- ingtorun.


. . ■ “Lastyear.aftermanyyears NickOwen


of watching it on the television wondering howit must feel to run 26.2 miles and then finish­


ing it off running down the mall, I finally decided that the time had come to stop think­ ing about it, get off my back­ side and commit to doing it,” Nick explained. “So after completing my first training run the very same day of the 2014 London marathon, I put it out there on Facebook to see if anybody else fancied enter-, ing it with me.Igotacoupleof takers so now I’d gone public I knew there was no turning backandhadtodoitl” Nick, who has been a keen


mile oh that first day last year and building up very slowly has certainly been frustrat­ ing, but now I’m feeling much more satisfied f said Nick, who recently completed a 20;mile road race in Lancaster. Nick, who works at Clitheroe Light Engineering, will be raising money for the charity Head­ way East Northants, based in Irthlingborough, when he runs the London Marathon on April 26th. This is a chari­ table organisation providing


. support and services to those individuals, family members and carers affected by an ac­ quired brain injury. Nick will be cheered along


by his fiancee Michelle and his step son Nathan who are also travelling down to London to offer their support. To make a donation visit:


http://uk.virginmoneygiving. com and search for Nick Owen’s page. Everybody that donates


will have their name entered into a'raffle to win two week­ end tickets, kindly donated by Silverstone racing Circuit to


. either the British touring car championship on Septem­ ber 26th-27th or the British Superbike Championship on October 3rd-4th 2015. .


From theleft(backrow) Kay GaleaandHeadteacherMrSmith, RotakidsPresidentChloleGrimes, Secretary Jax Corns, Rotarian KathyWatson.Vice-PresidentHeatherWhitham, President Catherine Parkinson, (front row) RotakidsVice-PresidentSam Poole andTreas-


urer Jorden Nazurally.


Read Rotakids up and running


The Rotary Club of Padi- ham has successfully estab­ lished a Rotakids club with Read School, thanks to the determined efforts of Kathy Brindle and Vice-President HeatherWhitham.' Theschool’sheadteacher


MrSmithandMrsKayGalea, with the children of Year 6, have all embraced the ethics ofRotary-“to serve others before self”. Rotary Assistant Gover­


nor Miles Leadbetter was there on the day of their


' Charter to congratulate them and hear them all re­ cite their pledge to Rotary. The children have dem­


ocratically elected their President, Chloe Grimes, Vice-President Sam Poole, Secretary Jax Corns and Treasurer Jorden Nazurally. Chloe Grimes, as newly-


elected Read Rotakids Presi­ dent, spoke ofbeing proud to


be part of a much larger or-^ ganisation. She said she felt thathelpingotherswhowere not as fortunate as children likeherselfwasaveryworthy 0 cause to get involved in. Already the Rotakidshave collected more than a hun-


' dred pairs of readingglasses tobesenttocountrieswhere 3 they will be put to very good w use.


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. helping others, such as pick- ing up litter, cleaning their school pond, and collecting ® baby grows for babies born in areas where disasters have occurred. The Rotary Club of Padi-


ham welcomed the Rotakids~> by inviting them to a lunch­ time meeting, where they had .


an opportunity to meet the club members.


+ © Candidate’s health ‘wake up call By Julie Magee


:)ulie.magee@jpress.co.uk [Twitter: ®ClithAdvertiser.


In the run up to the General Election, the Liberal Demo­ crat’s parliamentary candi­ date forthe Ribble Valley, Dr Jackie Pearcey, understands more than most people how importantthe National Health Service is.


The 51-year-old was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and on Friday underwent a lumpectomy to remove a tu­ mour plus a biospy to check if the cancer has spread into her lymph nodes. “If you want an example


of the NHS working prop­ erly, this is surely it,” said Dr Pearcey, whose cancer was discovered during a routine screening earlier this month in a portable mammogram unit parked up at her local Tesco supermarket. She was later called back


for an ultrasound and a biopsy which confirmed that shehad breast cancer. “From the mammogram to


theweekofmyoperationithas been less than a month - it’s theNHSatitsbest,”Dr Pearcey said. “It has been a real wake up call and has made me real­ ise howimportant the NHS is. “We talk about the NHS be­


ing broken, but this has made me appreciate first hand how ■ important the NHS is and how it must be maintained and im­ proved on.” Dr Pearcey said there has


been a resurgence of more re­ gional centres of excellence like’ the Nighingale Centre at Wythenshawe Hospital where she has been treated. “It’s these specialised cen­


tres of excellence that seem to be working so well,” she said. She added: “I will be fight­


ing the election with even more determination now. It


just shows that the screening programme does exactly what it’s meant to do. And I will be urging ladies to attend their


mammogram appointments as they do save lives. I wasn t aware of my lump, some are too small to feel. I only dis­ covered mine at my mam­ mogram.” Dr Pearcey. who intends to move to the R iD D ie Valley, has been spent the last 12 months campaigning in the borough on behalf of the Lib­ eral Democrats. She said the main issues af-


fecting the Ribble Valley are overdevelopment, which is having a knock-on effect on the local infrastructure, and what constitutes affordable housing. Dr Pearcey added that she would fight for local services to remain in rural-ar­ eas. She recently lobbied the Government Minister for the Department for Work and Pensions regarding the pro­ posal to close Clitheroe Job Centre. Dr Pearcey, who will con­


tinue to campaign while re­ covering from breast cancer, is also anti-fracking and wants to preserve the beautiful local environment.


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