www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk Thursday, April 23.2015 I CUTHER0EADVERTISER6TIMES Jeremy Hall shows the grammar school students some of the components made at 3m’sClitheroesite Huge response to Facebook


plea to find woman Steve’s bid to help Home Front veteran revived Dunkirk spirit!


By J ulie Magee juliejnagee@jpress.co.uk @ClithAdvertiser


A Clitheroe man's act of kind­ ness has gone viral after he appealed for help via social networking site Facebookto find ah elderly lady who had her garden gate stolen.


Steve Procter, who has chil­ dren’s play centres 4-Kids Play and Battlestorm laser tag arena in Clitheroe, met a 94-year-oldladywhilevisiting the Museum of Lancashire, Preston. - “She was telling me all her


war stories and about her work in a munitions factory in Manchester fitting wires to detonators,” explained Steve (36), of Barrow. The lady then, in passing,


mentioned how she had been recently robbed of her metal garden gate in Clitheroe. “I wondered at the time if I could give her some help, but


only thought about it seriously afterwards and wished I had got her contact details,” Steve added. After leaving the museum,


Steve decided to track down the lady and posted his story on Facebook. “The response really has


been amazing,” he said. “1 only left the museum at


3pm,butbeforeIwenttobed around 100 people had shared my post and from two separate people I was given an address and a possible name. A bloke has also offered to make the lady a new gate.” Steve has since chased up


these leads and visited the lady, who wishes to remain anonymous. After talking to the lady and her family, Steve said that he hopes to get a new gate sorted for her soon. “For a lot of people the in-'


ternet can be really annoy­ ing, but this shows how it can


be used to help people," Steve added.


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new home after arson attack


An arson attack at Gisburn- based Panama Sport Hors­ es UK Ltd has left its owner and her husband looking for a new home. A message on the com­


pany's Facebook page says: “Since the arson attack look­


ing for a safer place to live than Gisburn. Any yards looking for temporary lodg­


ers?” The blaze, which started


at around l-isam on Friday


just yards from more than a dozen horses, destroyed three cars and an outbuild­ ing at the premises in Park ' Road. Fire crews.from Bar- noldswick, Nelson and Clitheroe attended and fire­ fighters used two hose reels, one jet, two breathing appa­ ratus and approximately 45 litres of foam to bring the fire under control. They were at the scene forjust under


three hours. The blaze has


sparkedajointinvestigation betweenpoliceandfireserv- ices. The business is owned by


successful showjumper and coach"Carol Richardson. Panama Sport Horses UK


Ltdwasoneoftheequestrian yards that provided horses for the Modern Pentathlon Games at the 2012 Olympics. Messages of support for


Carol and her husband Nick Saville have been placed on Panama Sport Horses UK Ltd’s Facebook site. On reading the news, one


Facebook friend posted: “That is dreadful, hope you and Carole are both ok Nick.” Panama Sport Horses UK


Ltd replied: “Thanks every­ one, but not the place to keep animals anymore. One horse still shaking and not eating 48 hours after.”


Girls get an insight into engineering with 3M


Local employers 3M invited female students from Clitheroe Royal Grammar School to its Upbrooks site. The diversified technology company’s site makes valves and components for asthma inhalers and the nine A-level students were given a tour of its manufacturing area and re­ search laboratories. 3M has pledged to support the govern­ ment’s “Your Life” campaign, aimed at encouraging more young people - especially girls - to study the STEM subjects of science, technology, engineering and maths. Clitheroe 3M site manager Ben Mills said: “We are very keen to work closely with local schools and colleges to foster young interest in the STEM subjects.


“These students seemed very interested in all we had to show them and we hope visits like this might help inspire them to­ wards future careers in engineering.” The school has developed close links with 3M and last au­ tumn four of its students enjoyed a week’s work experience at the Clitheroe site learning about careers in industry. Teacher Simon Mumford accompanied the students on the latest visit and afterwards commented: “It was a fascinating insight for them in bringing to life the science and technol­ ogy they have been learning in the classroom.” The UKis home to one of the largest 3M subsidiaries outside theUSA,employing3,ooopeopleacrossi7locations.


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at mega festival Fantastic line-up for town’s five-dayjazzfest


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Why not jazz upyour May Day BankHolidayweekendwith avisitto Clitheroe to take in the 6th Ribble Valley Jazz Fes- tival-afive-dayeventthatis becoming one of the county’s cultural summer highlights.


Lancashire’s Premier Jazz Festival willwelcomejazzfans from across the UK to star per­ formances at The Grand and The Atrium Cafe Bar at the castle, as well as several other key venues around Clitheroe town Centre. The event begins on Inter­


national Jazz Day, next Thurs­ day evening, April 30th, at Grindleton Pavilion, with two top UK guitarists, Stuart McCallum and Mike Walker. Ribble Valley Mayor Coun.


Michael Ranson will attend this “Welcome to the Festival” event. The festival concludes at The Grand in Yoprk Street, Clitheroe, on Monday May 4th with a performance from the Northern Jazz Orchestra fea­ turing BBC Radio 2 regular Georgina Jackson who will be “Celebrating the Divas”. In between there will be


more than 50 performances across the weekend, covering the breadth of jazz, blues and dub music across a number of venues, all within walking distance of the town centre, which is well served by public transport. The centrepiece of the fes­


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Ribble Valley goes to the with their completed ballot polls in Parliamentary, bor- paper. The signature and ough and parish elections on date of birth provided on Thursday May 7th, and vot- the statement will then be ers unable to attend a polling checked against the person- station in person can apply al identifiers on their appli- to vote by post or proxy.


cation form, which helps to The deadline for requests detect fraud,


for a postal vote or to change Emergency proxy votes an existing postal or proxy are available until 7pm on vote passed on Tuesday ElectionDayformedicalrea- (April 21st) but there is still sons only, time for new applications to The Ribble Valley Parlia- vote by proxy, except medi- mentaryelectionhasattract- cal emergencies. That dead- ed eight candidates standing line (except in the case of for the Conservative Party, medical emergencies) is 5 Labour Party, United King- pmnextTuesday,April28th. dom Independence Party Proxy votes are available (UKIP), Independent Politi-


to people unable to attend calAllianceParty.GreenPar- a polling station, for exam- ty, Liberal Democrats and pie due to holiday, disabili- two as Independents, tyor military service. Proxy Seats on Ribble Valley voters are able to appoint Borough Council are also be- someone, who must be over ing contested and there will 18 years old, a close relative be parish elections in a hand- and a registered elector, to ful of parishes. A full list of vote on their behalf.


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