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Scrooges wipe out school equipment


THK spirit of Christmas was sorely missing when thieves raided Hisluirn County Trim ary School overnight on Thursday and stole Ao.000 worth of computer equipment.


He a d t e a r l i e r M rs


.1 acKie 11 a rgre ave s was incensed to find the cul­ prits had taken the most up-to-date classroom com­ puters, two new colour printers, the office com­


puter system, a couple of c am e r a s and e v e n a


vacuum cleaner. ■' There is nothing else to


take. Parents have worked hard over the years so


that we could get the com­ puter;- and get one m eaeh room. I t 's like hi t t ing them in the face." Mrs Hargreaves said.


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time a Yhll''o tvconli■r had been sltilt'll tins yrai '. The first mas tal \vn in Muiv and the see■ond iusl hour?- after being iIrllYt’iv«! in Sopti'in- her . 'n ic ( liio vos also kn.u-lk t'ti th o S 0 l iool s e c u 1' l iy 1 i c h t > and tlunute i‘«i t\v o fuv doors. "Tini-y h,avo wiptud us


pi«ys. Thr ohiUron wotv so Lee n an*i happy. Thon


this kitui .of t hinv; hap- pen.-.' ■ Mr:s llar.crioavos ;itIt it’i l.


out. WV h:\\-•e nothing left. It's a nit’i' hopnni n.c to Christ mas. i>n*t it .' Wo had Ii.urn ipracitsin >: for


‘Don’t panic’ plea to parents after cot death warning


nikiht mart1, a Mioak thiof walktv1 into tho sola>ol on Kriii ay after•noon and slolo a toad tor’s handbag from an empty classroom. The tan leather hag and


its contents, including gold clip-on earrings and a che­ que hook, were valued at £M7. A spokesman for d i th ­


erin' Police said the theft took place between l and d-dO p.m., while a teacher was in another classroom.


To :tilti t o tho n*suvo warned of a link between cot used to make cot mattresses.


visitor based at Clithoroo Health Centre, contacted th e " A d v o r t i s o r a n d Times" after she and other health visitor's in the area had been inundated with eruiuiries, following two p r o g r a in in e s on t h e subject. Mrs Holt said: "I felt


that 'The Cook Report' was rather irresponsible,


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LOCAL health visitors are urging parents not to panic, commissioned b y the hard-hitting ITV [


death and the fire ■The


programme Mrs Stella Holt, a health found in manv foam cot


that high levels of anti ­ mony — a jHiison similar to arsenic, had been found in tissue taken from babies who had died from sudden infant death syndrome, commonly known as cot death, and that this had been caused bv chemicals


Searching for his


ancestors


DOES anyone in the Kib­ ble Valley have the sur ­ name Caley or KalevV


uould like to hear from you.


I f so. a Canadian man


Baxte r , of Ontar io, is researvhing his family tree and is trying to trace an ancestor from the Holton- by-Howland area named Calev. or Kalev.


descended from William C a l e y . who m a r r i e d Francos Spencer, in 17-11. in Holton. It is possible


Mr Ha\ ler said: "I am M r A n g u s C a l e v


Association has pointed out that since the "Hack to S l e e p ” c a m p a i g n m- a s launched in 1991, when parents Mere advised to put babies to sleep on t h e i r ba cks or s id e s , r a t h e r th a n on t h e i r fronts, the number of cot deaths has reduced dra­ matically from 912 to 459. Mrs Holt said that it


mattresses. Tins type of cot mattress has become popular in recent years, as many pa rent s believed that it of fered g r e a te r v e n t i l a t i o n a n d s o increased safety for their babies. The Heal th Visi tors'


re


after research Cook Report" tardant foam


cause babies to become overheated, which might increase the risk of cot dentil.


c h o i r d i r e c t o r Mr s J u d i t h Hry n n , sung such favourite carols as " 0 little town of Beth- lehem," "Come, all ye faithful" and "Away in a mange r” dur ing the dedication. In a t ten d an c e were


Cl i th e ro e Mayor and Mayores s Coun. and


Mrs l lowel Jones and Kibble Val ley .Mayor Coun. Kate Hodkinson. Taking the service was th e R e v . G co f f r e y Rodgers, of the United


Village rejoices as roadworks put on hold for holidays


was important to reassure new parents as: 'The most important things parents can do to reduce the risk of cot de ath are: lying babies on their backs to sleep at all times; avoiding e x p o su re to c ig a r e t t e smoke and smoky atmo­ spheres: avoiding over ­ heating babies: and mak­ ing sure that bedding is clean, dry and aired. If parents are at all worried


about their baby’s health, they should contact their local GP or health visitor." Mrs Holt added that


women who smoke during pregnancy were consider­ ably increasing the risk tha t th e i r baby might become a victim of cot death. The association is par ­


ticularly concerned that parents may bo put t ing their children at risk by following the advice given in the programme to wrap existing foam mattresses using polythene. D e s p i t e t h e p r o ­


| that William Mas the son of a William and Sarah. 11 has been suggested that tile family may have been Catholic or Quaker, but in this 1 have drawn a blank.


' ancestors, I Mould be most grateful.”


“If anyone can contrib­ u te to mv s e a r c h for


ta c ted at f> Kather ine Slivet, 1*0 Hu\ bob, l.uke- lield, Ontario, KOI. 2H0, Canada.


Mr Baxter can lie con­


are now hoping to eaten up on some of the pre-Christ­ mas trade that they feel has been lost as a result of the work, which has boon carried out over the last six weeks bv contractors working for ftritish Gas,


Tonight, Whalley ste pS hack in time for its anmiul


Mr P i c kw i c k ’s P a r t y Night, hut fears had been growing that the traffic clogging the village might re-create an unwelcome feature of life in Victorian England — smog!


gramme's findings, health visitors are still encourag­ ing parents not to cover mattresses. Hut those who still M'ish to do so are being urged to use fitted waterproof cot sheets or thick polythene, making sure it is v e ry f i rmly strapped down, with no loose ties or the possibility of the sticky tape coming loose. There is a strong warn­


lev and District Lions and W hul lov C h am b e r of Trade are confident that the event will he as suc­ cessful as in previous years, after a last-minute appeal brought a sympa­ thetic response from Brit­ ish Gas who issued the fol­ lowing statement:


Now, members of Whal-


ing for parents not to use plastic bags of any kind, as these could cause suffoca­ t ion, and p a r e n t s a rc warned that polythene-co­ vered mat t res ses could


halt to their mains renewal programme in the King btreet area of Whalley in the run-up to Christmas. The replacement of mains pipeline will finish on Fri­ day, December 9th, and will r e s t a r t the week beginning Janua ry 2nd, 1995. The work, "which started six weeks ago, is expected to last for a fur­ ther two months.”


“British Gas are to call a


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WHEN Clitheroe mother Mrs Sonia Smith wished her daughter Shelley a happy eighth birthday in the “ Clithcroc Advertiser nnd Times,” little did she know that it would lead to an unexpected present.


“Children In Need," East Lancashire


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Newspaper* gave the parents of under 10s a chance to wish their children happy birthday in our columns free of charge — on condition that the person placing the advertisement made a donation to the charity instead.


children were entered into a draw, which yielded a Kibble Valley winner.


All the names of the


Street, was delighted with her prise of the Junior I’ictlonary board


Shelley, of Albemarle


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CE Primary School, Clitheroe, she has already hod hours of


fun with the game,


along with brothers Christopher (11) and -*■


A pupil at St James's


Thomas (9), The initiative, which


ran for the month of November, raised over


£144 for "Children In Need." Our picture shows


Shelley with her prise.


WHALLEY residents heaved a huge sigh of relief last week ns the roadworks which have brought congestion and traffic chaos to the centre of village were removed. Whal ley shopkeepers


ing of the disruption. Mrs Mary Parkinson,


the owner of Kvergroens, a King St r e e t f lor is t ’s


which has only boon t rad­


ing since February, sa.d: "Because we weren't given any notice, it meant that I had to throw many of the freshly cut flowers away, as people jus t weren' t s t io p p in (,• in Wh a l lev tn'causo ot the congestion c au s ed by th e t r a f f i c lights. This lias already


owner of Alihey Candy Sto re and chai rman of Wh a l ley Cham 1>or of Trade, commented: "It has been horrendous for trail­ ers, some of whom have boon taking less than they might on a normal day, even though we’re su p ­ posed to be building up to Christmas.


cost my bus ine s s over £15(1." Mi's Joyce Holgalo, the


let common sense prevail and called a halt to the work until January, but then the following" three months will he awful , especially us the road will have to he resurfaced once the work on the gas pi)>os has finished."


"I'm glad that they've


MEMBERS of the Edis- ford County Pr ima ry School choir brought a t u n e f u l a i r to t h e minim! crib dedication service outside the Cas­ tle gate in Clitheroe. The p u p i ls , led by


w h i c h is a s scmt ) 1 cd


Reformed Church. He blessed the crib,


tiiiniiii 1 iy by Cl ithcroc Round Table, und the Clitheroe Mayor gave a rending and swi tched on the lights, giving the scene a true 1 hristnins flavour.


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PRANKSTERS may be p u t t i n g th e l ives of motorists at risk, a Kibble Valley mail lias claimed. Mr John Katcliffe, 0f


G r in d l e t on, is asking motorists to tie on their guard against loosened M'lieel nuts. I liese eina*


c o u ld c a u s e a fatal accident.


tin to a high vibrational ound and, at top s|h'c(I,


Mr Kateliffe told the


“Adver t iser and Times" that investigation of such vibrations from his ear bail revealed that his wheel nuts had been loosened. He believes that he is not the only vietim of such a prank, which lie blames on the ' ‘pa r t icula r ly anti­ social and dangerous" behaviour of pranksters. A spokesman for Clith­


eroe police said that a number of similar com- plaints had been received by garages in the area, but as yet there Mas no evi­ dence to link tile incidents w i t Ii t h e w o r k o f a prankster. He commented: "Luo.


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