Clitheroe 22321, (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 422331 (Classified) (j ClUhcroc Advertise}' A : Times, March JOfh,
Bookworm Hannah strikes
gold AFTER reading what can only be described as a library full of books, a Pendle County Primary School pupil has scooped our Junior Reader gold award.Hannah Barnes (10), of Chatburn Road, Clitheroe, had to read and review 1)0 books to receive the first gold award to be pre sented in the Ribble Val ley district. In order to gain this
award, Hannah first read and reviewed 10 books for her bronze award and then a further 3p for her silver award. To receive the prestigious gold award, Hannah had to read another 50 books.
other Junior Reader has completed the silver award yet, so the achieve ment is even greater by comparison. Hannah read a wide
It is understood that no
range of books, including her favourites, “The
Famous Five,” in the reading scheme, which is sponsored by the “Clith eroe A d v er tise r and Times.” Hannah was presented
Harrison, district librarian Miss Barbara Snell, chil dren’s librarian Mrs Chris tine Rix and the newspa per’s editor, Mr Leigh Morrissey.
with a plaque, certificate and book tokens from Lan cashire Libraries and the Kaydee Bookshop in a ceremony at Clitheroe Library on Friday. In attendance were Pen
dle County Primary School headmaster Mr David
RADIO equipment valued at £100 was stolen from an articulated vehicle parked on Lincoln' Way, Clith eroe, between 10-50 p.m. on Sunday and 1-25 a.m.
the left, Mr Harrison, Miss Snell, Mrs Rix and Mr Morrissey congratulat ing Hannah on her gold award.
Our picture shows, from Radios taken
on Monday. A Saisho radio-cassette
player, a CB radio and Sanyo digital radio-cas sette player were all sto len in the incident.
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LAST week I met local government commissioner Ann Levick, who will be presenting the pro posed changes to local government.
Area with a unique character W E S T M I N S T E R
Following the campaign led by the “Clitheroe Advertiser and Times" to preserve the Ribble Valley’s unique charac ter, 1 have had literally hundreds of letters from residents on this vital
Any proposal should take into account the attach ment people feel for their area. I left Mrs Levick in no doubt that by far the majority of r e s id e n t s , m y se lf included, do NOT want to see the area carved up into four pieces and scattered to differing authorities.
issue.
Another pressing issue has been the Cemfuel burnt by Castle Cement. I spoke to representatives from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Pollution
We conveyed the anxieties of many locals about this fuel and, on my urgings, it was agreed that a public meeting be held at the end of April, when residents can make their views known and at which the inspec tors will make available more details of the tests conducted at Castle Cement.
last week, along with Ribble Valley resident Mr Jeff Cowling.
1 regret that it has taken so long for an opprtunity to allay local anxieties.
I will ensure that details of the meeting are made available as soon as a firm date is fixed and I urge all those concerned to attend the meeting to make th e i r views known.
The consultations car ried out before Cemfuel was burned should have allowed ordinary resi dents to take part in discussions.
o j i v r
Young Offenders’ Insti tution, where young criminals are taught skills for a career away from crime, within a framework that teaches them r e s p e c t for T authority.
An issue that concerns many people is crime. Two weeks ago I visited L a n c a s te r F a rm ’s
hat is why I welcomed the Government’s recent crackdown on councils offering “ character
building” foreign holi days for youngsters, who return from sunny Africa only to get arrested again for com-
It is an outrageous abuse of taxpayers to force them to pay twice, first for the offence the crimi nal commits and then for the “ rehabilitation,” which rewards the crim inal for choosing a life of crime.
m i l t in g th e same offence.
I hope councils will now treat their taxpayers with more respect and criminals with less mis guided sympathy!
WHEN a new busi ness grows from one shop to six in less than four years, there has to be a pretty good
reason. In the case of Blazes,
WARM WELCOME By Ken Hughes
Living Fire specialists, the reason is a dedicated com mitment to customer satis faction at all levels. Blazes opened its first
combe. “All our fires are approved by British Gas, which means they can be included in a BG service contract — yet another cost saving for Blazes customers.” The bulk-buying power
shop in Burnley in 1990. Now there are Blazes shops in Black pool, Eccleston.Pudsey — near Leeds — Wakefield and Liverpool. The largest sin gle factor in the company’s growth has been repeat business and word of mouth refer ra ls from satisfied customers. Blazes is now the lar
gest independent supplier of Living Flame fires in
the
North.The growth in outlets has enabled Blazes to pro vide a range of appliances at prices which competi tors can only dream about. It also means that low price does not mean sub standard quality. “All the Living Flame
fires we sell are BSI approved, a claim which few if any other dealers can make,” says Blazes director and operations manager Chris South-
‘No problem’
buying Living Flame fires because they don’t have a chimney or a flue. That is no problem for the experts at Blazes.
of Blazes enables the sav ings to be passed on to customers. It also gives them the ability to provide the latest designs in fires and surrounds which are required by the discerning customer. Some of the latest Liv
gas, Living Flame fire in any home,” says Chris Southcombe. “We specia
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ing Fires and surrounds currently on display at the Ideal Homes Exhibition in London’s Earls Court are already available at Blazes shops. One such example is the
or any house with no flue. Our motto is — No Flue? No Problem!”
“Any chimney, any flue,
Exmoor stone fireplace manufactured by the Evans Fireplace Centre in Syston, Leicestershire. The Exmoor has been
available in Living Flame fires is extensive, from Victorian to modern, and the price range will suit any buyer. The basic installation costs just £1195 — inclusive.
The range of designs
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