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ByDuncan Smith duncan.smith1@jpress.co.uk


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Clitheroe band Good Foxy are through to the finals of one of the north’s top competitions for showcasing emerging talent.


The foxy four-piece outfit have made it through to the fi­ nal of “The Band on the Mall” competition, run in conjunc­ tion with the Band on the Wall. It takes place in The Arndale Centre in Manches­ ter on Tuesday April 21st and is now down to a straightfor­ ward head-to-head between two bands, Good Foxy and Blank Cheque. The prize, worth £2,500, is


four days’ recording in Blue­ print Studios where a string of successful bands have laid down tracks, including El­ bow.- Who wins the contest will


be up to the audience on the night, as they will be asked to register their vote by text. As well as the contest, it


has been a busy few months for Good Foxy, comprising


Tony will remain at the helm of Chamber


Police are warning van own­ ers to be vigilant after a spate of catalytic convertor thefts in the Ribble Valley and other parts of East Lancashire. There have been eight


reported incidents since the beginning of March in Clitheroe, Nelson, Colne, Burnley and Accrington. In each instance the


Mercedes Vito and Sprint­ er vans have been targeted overnight. Offenders have unscrewed the device from underneath the vehicle and made off undetected. PC Vicky Beverley, of


Waddow brought to life GoodFoxyareabandontheupandup.


George Banks on guitar and vocals, Henry Crabtree on guitar, Freddie Bruin-Price on bass and Calluni Sykora on drums. Next weekend, on March 28th, they are set to play with “The Doors Alive” at The Grand hot on the heels ofplayinganafternoonslotat Threshold Festival in Liver­ pool. They have also secured a coveted bookings for the Beatherder and Cloudspot-


ting festivals this summer, and in April they are booked into The Grand to record their first album after complet­ ing a successful Kickstarter campaign to raise the funds needed. The Album will be pro­


duced by Tom Peters at The Grand and mastered by.Pete Maher, who has worked for U2 and The Rolling Stones among other great acts. They


hope to have the album com­ pleted by the end of June. Just a year ago Good Foxy


won the'prestigious Reidys talent competition in Black­ burn, wowing thejudgeswith their energetic and origi­ nal brand of rock. That win opened the door to a string of prestigious gigs, includ­ ing supporting The Beautiful South on the main stage at the Darwen Live festival.


Abigail is all ready to ‘Live Below The Line’


A Rimington resident and former Bowland High School pupil will take part in the na-


. tionwide Live BelowThe Line campaign which will see vol­ unteers challenging them­ selves to live off just £1 per day. Abigail Watson (24), who is


Tony Gould


Clitheroe businessman Tony Gould has been voted in for another year as president of Clitheroe Chamber of Trade. Mr Gould, who has


Party People on Castle Gate and has already act­ ed as president for one year, said he wanted to see the projects that he is currently involved with come to fruition., “1 want to build on the


success of the Christmas festival which resulted in some traders being up 30% that day,” he ex­ plained. Daniel Williams was


voted in as vice chair­ man and Karin Wilson as treasurer.


currently undertaking a mas-, ters in European Politics at the University of Bath, is sup­ porting the Global Poverty Project’s20i5 initiative, which aims to an educate and cam­ paign to increase the number and effectiveness of people taking action against poverty. After studying extreme


poverty as part of her ear­ lier studies in International Development, Abigail was prompted to take part in the initiative after reading about and researching more about the campaign. She explained: “It struck


me that there should be more awareness of the extreme pov­ erty that exists here in the UK and not just abroad. £1 per day is the UK equivalent of living on the extreme poverty line. Eating and drinking on so lit­ tle money gives the smallest glimpse into the challenges faced by 1.2 billion people


Abigail Watson


across the world who have no choice but to live like this all the time.” As part of the challenge,


Abigail plans to host a “Come Dine With Me” style evening, for which she has budgeted


just33 pence per guest. She continued: “My plan is


to focus on cheap vegetables like potatoes, carrots and fro- zenmixedveg.alongwith fruit and tinned beans and rice.” Throughout the challenge,


Abigail will be raising money for Action Aid, who work di­ rectly with communities to help them help themselves to get further away from the poverty line. Almost £7m. has been raised globally.by the campaign so far, with 17,000 people in Britain taking part. • To find out more, visit: www. livebelowtheline.com/ukorto support Abigail's efforts, visit: www.livebelowtheline.com/ • me/abigailwatson7


TheWaddowHallHeritage Group and i4youngheritage enthusiasts braved the cold weather to visit local sites ofinterestlinkedtothehistoryoftheHall.Theytoured Waddow Hall andits grounds, visited St Helen’s Church in Waddington, Waddow Lodge, St Paul’s Church atLow Moor, LowMoorViilage,ClitheroeCastleandShirebumePark. . The link between these places is, of course, the Garnett Family who lived at Waddow HaU for almost 100 years. The group were pleased to have Will Garnett accompany them on their visits and local people at each site provided very interestinghistoricalinformation.


Girls take appliance of science to national final


Three science-mad girls from Whalley’s Oakhill College are among the country’s top six schools competing for a national prize. Year Seven pupils (from left) Isabelle Pugh, Ruby Rigg and Phoebe Hawks will be at the Science Museum, London, next Monday (March 23rd) for the grand final of the BP STEMNET Challenge for teams aged 11 to 14. The competition, in its inaugural year, is designed to help pupils decide whether they want to choose science, technology, engi­ neering and maths subjects (STEM) for their GCSEs and beyond. There were three challenges centred on keeping warm, keeping hydrated and keeping cool, and the students were asked to cre­


ate a short film or presentation to showcase their project. The Oakhill team chose “Keeping Cool.” Their teacher Sandra Stagg said: “Theyworked incredibly well as a team, with each girl contributing their own ideas and skill sets to the project to tackle the problem.” . Isabelle Pugh said: “I have eqjoyed the teamwork with my friends and the experiments were interesting and have helped us all with our Science. I am excited about the next stage.” Ruby Rigg said: “Imi very excited to be able to represent my school. It has been a fun project and I am looking forward to presenting our project to other schools” You can view their video online at www.clitheroeadvertiser.


Labour mounts full-on campaign for council seats


Candidates will stand for every seat in borough


by Duncan Smith duncan.smith1@jpress.co.uk


Valley war hero’s 50 years as Mason


A Read war hero is celebrat­ ing five decades as a Freema-


.son. Geoffrey Smith celebrat­


ed the milestone achieve­ ment at Whalley Arches Lodge in Whalley. He was in­ itiated into Thursby Lodge, Burnley, proposed by a lo­ cal headmaster Ken Hel- liwell, who at the time was a neighbour on Marsden Road, Burnley. During the Second World War, Geof-'


Geoffrey with Assistant Provincial Grandmaster, Martin Roach (left) and the Worshipful MasterStuartSmith.


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frey trained as a pilot in South Africa. He trained in


Hurricanes and then saw ac­ tive service in two squadrons flying Hurricanes, Mustangs and Spitfires. After the war he worked as branch man­ ager for the Scottish Ami­ cable. Geoffrey has recently reached the age of 92 and is still active in Freemasonry, havingjustcompletedayear in office as Master ofWhalley Arches Lodge.


Ribble Valley Prospec­ tive Labour Parliamentary Candidate David Hinder has announced that Labour will field a record number of can­ didates in this May's Ribble Valley Borough Council local elections.


Speaking to members prior to the campaign launch later this month, MrHindersaid: “Since coming second in the General Election in 2010, Labour Par­ ty support in theRibble Valley has continued togrowinlocal,


county and European e le c - . tions. This May, for the first time, Labour intend to fight every council seat.” Ribble Valley Branch Cam­ paign Team Manager Charles


David Hinder


Cathcart commented: “I am delighted at the number of first time candidates who will be standing on May 7th. The strong interest from Young La­ bour members has been par­ ticularly pleasing.” Mr Hinder continued:


“The recent defection to the Conservatives by Clitheroe Lib-Dem councillor Ruth


Hargreaves highlights the need for an effective opposi­ tion on Ribble Valley Council. Local people deserve an alter­ native to the Tweedledum and Tweedledee arrangements that have led to ineffective op­ position and a local planning shambles. “Whether the Lib-Dems


hope to defend Coun. Har­ greaves’ 63 vote majority over Labour remains to be seen. This episode once again illus­ trates the need for a change at local level from the cosy ar­ rangements that sadly filter down from the Coalition Gov­ ernment.” Mr Hinder added: “‘No go


areas’for Ribble Valley Labour are a thing of the past. More importantly, this May’s fierce­ ly contested local elections will be a ringing endorsement of the healthy state of local de­ mocracy.”


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Burnley Police, said: “This spate of thefts is hitting the victims hard, leaving them without transport and having to claim on their insurance for the costly re­ placement of the stolen parts. “Motorists should be


aware that the removal of the catalytic convertor takes a matter of minutes by the of­ fender who knows how to do it and does not create much noise. I would urge residents to take precautions such as buying a catalytic converter


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lock to protect against such thefts. These are inexpensive andcomewitha registration kit to ensure that the stolen item can be easily traced, deterring potential thieves from committing the crime in the first place. Please re­ main vigilant reporting any­ thing suspicious to us. “If anyone has any in­


formation about the thefts, please contact Lancashire Police as soon as possible on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800555111. • In a separate incident,


police are appealing for in­ formation after the theft of two motorbikes and tools in Downham. A£7,oooorangeandblack


Honda Montesa motorcross bike registered “YJ64 LJF” was stolen from a building in Twiston Lane between 6-30 pm on Tuesday, March 3rd and 5-30 pm onWednes­ day, March 4th. Also stolen from the building was a red Snap-On toolbox with tools worth £1,700 and a Sherco trials bike valued at £1,000, which has a black frame and red wheels.


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