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A CLITHEROE decorator who sent the council false invoices to the tune of almost £6,500 for ren- ovation work on his home escaped jail.


a judge at Burnley Crown Court that he had considered sending him to


Christopher Holgate (32) was told by ; ■ ■ ■ prison. • ‘ ,


“Public money was involved. You must have known perfectly well that that was the position.”


Recorder Maunce Haigh told him: . . . . , .


good name and he was prepared to pass a community sentence to mark the


But, he added, Holgate had lost his


gravity of the offences, which he very much hoped would not be repeated. Holgate, of Hawthorne Place, was


lead decorator to court case


given 120 hours’ community service and ordered to pay £400 costs, after


admitting four counts of forgery and. four of using forged invoices.


QUARRY VIGIL HATCHES A FLYING THREESOME!


HATS were raised to kind-hearted Castle C em en t q u a r rym e n who have a g a in thwarted the attempts of thieves to steal peregrine falcon chicks from their nest at


tors of rare eggs and pigeon fanciers, intent on


Lanehead Quarry. The company put on a thank-you buffet for the


' escape the clutches of wildlife thieves. Working shifts through the night, the quarrymen


quarrymen, after their 24-hour watch on the bird’s nest, allowed three chicks to take to the skies and


have mounted a round-the-clock watch on the nest, which is situated in the quarry wall and has been inhabited by a pair of adult peregrines for 11 years. Thieves can sell the chicks for anything up to


-Street collection nets-i


£678 for children’s fund A COLLECTION in Clitheroe town centre raised a record £678 for the Children’s Society on


Saturday.


Church, Low Moor, is the local Children’s Society chairman and organised the collection, along with other members. They included treasurer Mrs Jean Hudson, of


The Rev. Rodney Nicholson, of St Paul s „ „ ,,


Whalley, and Mr Michael and Mrs Philippa McFall, of Downham, both active members. Mr Nicholson' explained that the society is a


voluntary society of the Church of England, which supports children, young people and families of all


every year through its 130 projects, many of ' which are in deprived areas.


faiths and backgrounds. The society helps more than 11,000 children


I ; .-ihg safe houses-for young runaways.


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lads are very keen on nature. The quarry is like a little nature reserve and the lads look after any


Deputy quarry manager Mr Keith Hall said: The . .. . .


wildlife they find in it.” Mr Hall said three chicks had successfully flown


£1,500, but they also fall prey to obsessive collec­ works manager Mr Peter del Strother.


this year and the quarrymen had continually moni­ tored their progress throughout the nesting period. At the buffet, the quarrymen were thanked by


protecting their birds from adult falcons. The bird watch scheme started when thieves stole


chicks from the quarry several years ago and, since its implementation, three chicks have successfully flown the nest in two years.


to the Ribble Valley Council for an improvement grant to renovate a ter­ raced property in Clitheroe.


The court heard that Holgate applied


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, £9,683.Holgate later submitted invoices purporting work carried out to the tune of £16,950. The council accepted them as true • and a cheque for £9,683 was forwarded


and his then girlfriend were found eligi­ ble for a grant on the property of


After being means-tested, Holgate


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to Holgate. Nothing came to light for a couple of


years, until a standard VAT check revealed four of the invoices to have been forgeries.-


' broke up with his girlfriend and rea­ lised he simply could not afford the


Mr John Wishart (defending) said his client had to borrow, money after he


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work. He accepted that what he did was


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wrong, but he had, in fact, obtained about £1,500. The loss to the council was pretty small and he was willing to


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water. RADIO DEBUT


BABIES, toddlers and “tweenies” at Elaine’s C h ild c a re C e n tre a t Brockhall Village have made their broadcasting


debut. They became stars on


Whalley presenter Alison Brown’s afternoon show


on Radio Lancashire. Reporter Anne-Louise


the importance of different play and learning activities


Charlton spent an after­ noon at the nursery as part of a week-long series on child development. As well as focusing on


Kidney girl leads national campaign


A BILLINGTON woman who underwent a kidney transplant is spearheading a campaign , to get Ribble Valley residents to sign up for a national organ donor


register. Samantha Wright (26), of Billington,


has been using every spare minute, in between hospital visits and much-


hpegple dying needlessly,-especially due ;:. I ’to a lack of lSdney donors.’’; '


I ■ “The register will provide a record o f ; potential donors, but people don’t know


it exists, let alone.how to register.” Her call, to Ribble Valley residents is


nighlight the new donor register during National Transplant Week, ending


.. . Samantha said: ‘.There are too.many--: i- - V'


needed rest, to help co-ordinate the North-West’s campaign for more donors to come forward.


jart of a series of national events to •


tomorrow. During the week, she has been co-or­


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dinating helpers to promote the regis­ ter in the region’s libraries and doctor’s surgeries, as well as appearing on several local radio stations.


mother, Helen, during an hour-long operation in January and is at present visiting Manchester Royal Infirmary- every week for check-ups.


Samantha received a kidney from her


before having the transplant this year. During that time, Samantha cam­ paigned vigorously for a national regis-


She waited several years for a donor,


ter, carrying out petitions and contact- tog MPs for support. Launched in October, the register i designed to overcome the severe short­


ages of organs available for transplant. Samantha explained; that once a donor becomes available, their personal


details can be quickly passed on to the regional


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made tb" perform the operation on" the person requiring the organ transplant:1 Bereaved-relatives are always con­


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sulted; but it is easier for them to give consent if they know the patient wished to be. a donor. With 5,000 people waiting for an


will check, to see if the person is on the register.


transplant co-ordinator, who


Ifrec dstered and a donor is required, hospital^arrangementsi,:can be quickly; j


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., them in a much shorter time. However, despite 19.1 million leaf-


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organ transplant, the register will allow, suitable donors to be found for


, lets about the register being sent to houses around the country, people are still unaware of its existance. . Samantha said: “People know there is a new plastic donor card, but still


very few know about the register.” . Ribble Valley residents ran now sign


up for the register by calling in at the “Advertiser and Times” office, in j King Street, to complete the register


forms. These forms can also be obtained by


writing to the NHS Organ Donor Register, PO Box 14, Patchway, Bris­ tol BS126BR.


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pre-school children given their first taste of star­ dom, were both Mrs Brown’s two-year-old son Tom, and his pal and fel­ low “tweenie”, “Adver­ tiser and Times” reporter Lynn Harrison’s son Luke, aged 22 months.


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THERE is still time to' take to your cycle in a major fund-raising event for children. The NSPCC Marsden


Building Society Cycle Marathon will start and finish in Clitheroe, on August 20th, passing through Blackburn, Bury, Burnley, Nelson, Colne


and Barrowford. A spokesman for the


event said: “Places are limited and going fast. We would encourage anyone interested to get in touch as quickly as possible.” Enrolment packs can be


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