- 1 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Jan-uai y 2nd, Generosity


BRAVE Jasmine Valovin and her brother Jake (left) were champion fund-raisers for a cause close to their hearts — the SuperScan Appeal.


moor Drive, Clitheroe, under­ went treatment for a rare illness which led her to have a stroke before she was five.


Six-year-old Jasmine, of East-


ner at Blackburn Royal Infirmary, so her brother suggested they raise money for the appeal by taking part in a sponsored walk.


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MEMORIES can linger for days or months — but f°r a SjciuP children their memories of 1996 will stay with them for a btetime. The children from the radiation-hit city of Chernobyl visited the


Valley in September and were immediately taken into the hearts or tne people. They stayed with local people for a month, visiting local attractions


making plenty of new friends.


The visit proved to be an excellent tonic for the youngsters (above;, as u fe them a chance to escape their radiation-hit homes and recuperate.


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THERE has been something cooking in the kitchens of Ribble Val­ ley’s budding chefs — and its name is success.


West final of BBC l ’s “Junior MasterChef” contest, but was narrowly pipped at the post.


NOT everyone needed to compete in the Olympics or play at Wembley to make a big impression. These two Whalley young­


sters made our front became travellers, using national pastimes.


pupils Jane Woods and Jon Brooks (above) dressed in traditional Spanish dress as part of a special Conti­ nental day. All the pupils


whalley Primary School


ent culture in every class­ room by dressing up in costume, cooking native dishes and participating in


“passports” to move from one country to another. They re-created a differ­


The Clitheroe Royal Grammar School pupil’s main chicken course came untlei the scrutiny of TV presenter Tony Hart, writer Nigella Lawson and the show s


Schoolboy Lionel Nierop (above), of Bolton-by-Bowland, reached the North- ,


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PrAnother ^ b l e rVa1^ynkitchen produced top cook Mrs .Annie Farrimond, of Rimineton, who was runner-up in the 1996 Aga Cook of the Year contest. She was one of three finalists and had to produce a three-course meal for lead­


ing cookery experts.


appeared on BBC 2’s “Ready, Steady Cook”. He supplied the ingredients for one of the show’s chefs to use and won £100 when the meal was judged top. Even the Ribble Valley held its own competition, Clever Cook 9b, with


teams from various service organisations cooking up some tasty dishes. fund:


The'92-year-old (light) was awarded the title of Hon- H B f l ; orary Burgess for her outstanding service to Llith- eroe’s community. She was named as the 19th person to


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Rushton was a headmistress for most of her working life &ggsr: ^ h o w to make kangaroo and and the founder of several organisations in the town. geapf .... ... - j jgfglsaflif--- mushroom casserole, kan- Among the organisations started by Miss Rushton were HK.- N fa jjBfiappfc, garoo tail soup, kangaroo the Old People’s Welfare Committee, Luncheon Club, HS


receive the town’s highest honour during a civic core- •.• mony at Roefield Nursing Home, where she lives. Miss .


Clitheroe Soroptimist Club and Clitheroe Afternoon ^ Townswomen’s Guild.


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CRACKING open the champagne to celebrate receiving the much-coveted Michelin star were the owners oT


Northcote Manor, Langho.


hotel’s innovative approach to regional cooking. Northcote Manor chef and co-proprieter Mr Nigel Haworth (right) is pictured celebrating with his business partner, Mr


In February they got the ultimate seal of approval for then- .


Craig Bancroft, the hotel’s manager. Another Ribble Valley establishment to receive a top accolade


— Pub and Inns.” Making a point f vmfji y~:


was The Inn at Whitewell. It was named pub of the year in the latest edition of Egon Ronay’s “Old Speckled Hen Guide 1997


PUPIL power was the order of the day when young­ sters from a village school called on the Government to


save their school.


Slaidbum, left Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans in no doubt that they believe their school is being short-changed. They marched on the Clitheroe Tory office to ask for extra money to pay for a part-time teacher and for changes in the funding scheme for rural schools. Mr Evans passed on their grievances to Education Secre­ tary Mrs Gillian Shepherd and local education chiefs. The pupils are due to stage another protest at county hall next


The placard-waving youngsters of Brennands Endowed school, , ’6\ i year. Making a bid a ® ■


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WHA L L E Y b u s i ­ nessman Andrew Ron- nan (above) started the barrel rolling for changes in the rules about the importation


of beer.He raised his glass to European commissioners after they gave their back­ ing to his crusade to get the British Government to review the guest beei


rules for pubs.


struggle with the Govern­ ment started when he dis- co v e red he was not allowed to sell his com­ pany’s imported Bavanan beer in the big breweries pubs. Mr Ronnan was furi­ ous that only beer tradi­ tionally brewed m the bar­


His David and Goliath ,


rel could be sold. However, not everyone


; iwas left frothing with anger.


was happy with the Euro­ pean ru l in g and the nation’s brewing industry


WHALLEY residents were up in arms at the closure of the Natwest


A GRAND scheme to take Clitheroe Castle into the next century was unveiled. After months of discussion, consultation and planning, the borough council produced plans which it believed would woo lottery chiefs in the competition to hit the cash jackpot. The price tag for transforming the 900-year-old landmark and its 17-acre grounds could be as much as £3.4m. If the council hits the lottery jackpot next April, it will still have to find cash to cover a quarter of the scheme’s cost.


by closing his account and taking his cash away in a wheelbarrow. The news of the closure proved too much for the parish coun­ cillor who had held an account at the King Street


Bank in the village. One customer, Mr Eric Ronnan (above), protested


signed a petition calling on bank chiefs to change then- minds, but it still closed at the end of the October, on the grounds th a t new banking methods, such as telephone and card bank­ ing, had led to a fall in customers. Villagers felt they were


branch for 40 years. Around 1,000 residents


losing a vital service and many now have to travel to Clitheroe to bank.


for a conventional bandstand (above) rather than a new stage with a bedouin tent-type roof.


Making a drama


TELEVISION crews have not been able to keep away from the Ribble Valley in recent years — and


199(5 was no exception.


Wainthi-opp Investigates” on BBC 1, a drama series about an amateur detective played by Patricia Rout- ledge (right). It used various villages in the Ribble Valley as settings for the sleuth to solve numerous crimes and mysteries.


The year started with the screening of Hetty .


screens at the end of the year and the villages of Bol- ton-by-Bowland and Slaidburn featured prominently. But the Ribble Valley did not just feature in televi­


Hetty Wainthropp returned to the nation s television . sion drama. It was the subject of a Granada Television senes _ , _ , . .


which looked at the life in the countryside. As the Valley’s popularity does not appear to be


waning, it must only be a matter of time befoi e it catches the eye of a Hollywood (Jpjgtor.


All Winter Coats


Visions OPENING HOURS: Mon-Sat 9.30-5.15. Ex Wed 9.30-4.00 114 Castlegate, Clitheroe, Lancs i , , £\V s-T -‘J 7 ., i The original plans for the scheme were revised after it was decided to go .


Evening wear KLEIN,


GERRY WEBER, GOLDIX


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intends to add . a few more names to the roll during coming years.


using the old title of Honorary Freeman. The council ________•__________


\JSSBSA Customers were given . 'AS&gZSj; recjpe leaflets, detailing


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The title of Honorary Burgess was introduced after ■ local government red tape prevented town councillors


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. Butcher Mr Stuart Kerr j f (left) and his partner, Mr Brian Hodges, are pic-


tured with their exotic meat.


Also proving a hit in the kitchen was Chtheroe student Ed jwanen, who , . . . „ ,


A CLITHEROE butchers’ decision to stock kangaroo meat sent some; people hopping mad with excitement — and left others just plain mad. • This newspaper’s correspondence page became the focus of a war of words..


Service


became the town’s top citizen 30 years after W M C, the last name was added to the towns roll of


CLITHEROE stalwart Dorothy Rushton


own Under. Eventually opinion came down in


favour of Harrison and « «T S range of Australian


The King Street butch- ers sold the meat in steak


and diced form. It had a


over the issue of selling D the latest delicacy from


It was organised by the group, Children of Chernobyl, and more visits e ^ expected to be organised in the future.


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.. /. She will benefit from the MRI scan­


Michael and St John’s RC School, swelled the appeal by more than £420 and were rewarded with certificates


Jasmine and Jake, pupils at St


from the appeal’s regional organiser, Mr Michael Trickett. y Apart from these two Clitheroe


cream of the bunch by raising £8,500 in a door-to-door collection run in con­ junction with Clitheroe Lions. School- children boosted funds further when they filled tubes with lOp donations


valley has rallied together to boost the local appeal to more than £70,000. Local milkmen proved they were the


oungsters’ fund-raising efforts, the


from various sources. There were hundreds of other


events, everything from dances and barbecues to sponsored walks and even pub crawls


Kindness


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