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MANY work experience students have walked through the doors of the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times over the years - but never


from as far afield as France! Last week's guest, Lucy Riou, 15,


travelled all the way from Paris, to spend a week learning about life on a rural newspaper, as well as getting the chance to improve her Englishl She sought the chance to visit us for


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her work experience placement "to do something a bit different” and to visit relations in the Ribble Valley. Lucy, whose mother, Zena, is origi­


nally from Blackburn, has been visiting this area every year for most of her life and thought it would be an ideal place to learn about work. She said: "I wanted to do something


a bit unusual so I asked my mother to try and arrange a placement for me


girl Lucy pays us experience visit


with your paper." Lucy has no definite plans for her


future, but would like to go to a r t school when she leaves her current school, College Carre Sainte Honorine, next summer. During her trip to the Ribble Valley,


Lucy has been staying with her uncle and aunt, Mr Steven and Mrs Jean Hutchinson. Her uncle runs Castle Sports, in Moor Lane.She has also spent time with her grandparents Mr Jim Hutchinson and his wife, Alice, who live in Sawley Road, Grindleton, as well as visiting Blackburn and Whal- ley for the village's annual Pickwick


Night. Her hobbies include listening to her


favourite bands - such as Radiohead, Garbage and The Prodigy - drawing, gymnastics and she thoroughly enjoys her weekly dancing lessons. Her dance troupe take part in shows regularly and


now Lucy is learning the can-can. Lucy lives with her parents Jean-


Jacques and Zena, and her 12-year-old sister Karin, in the North-West of Paris. She comes from an artistic fami­ ly, as her father is a graphic designer who draws pictures and story-boards for advertising.. Her sister also enjoys drawing - especially pictures of the


Spice Girls. Of her week on the Advertiser and


Times team, Lucy said: "It was really interesting and I enjoyed it. Thank you


for all your help." She added: "I have another place­


ment to do next year, it would be nice to come back if I could." Our picture shows Lucy getting to


grips with life as a local newspaper reporter, watched by Crime Prevention Officer Davina Schofield and PC John Chapman at the police display at Tesco (CAT14896).


People are not careful enough, say


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DURING my work experience placement at the Clitheroe Adver­ tiser and Times, I visit­ ed a display on crime


prevention. I thought i t was very aseiui ana lniformaoive for


us f l d i ormat iui


people who live in the Rib­ ble Valley and a similar sys­ tem is used in France, but house alarms are more


common. The two police officers


who were holding the exhi­ bition said that a lot of peo­ ple are not careful and do not close their curtains, especially a t Christmas when burglars can see all


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the exciting presents under the tree, as well as all the property in their living rooms. They also advised people to be more careful when they leave their hous­ es, as they should always be locked properly. They advised people to buy spe­ cial locks or alarms, and to simply be more careful when they are leaving the


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house. They should also remember to leave lights on to make i t look like as though someone is at home. Another example is to leave the radio on, so that would- be burglars (or cambri- oleurs in French) think' that there are people in the


house. They have also told that


thefts are more frequent in supermarkets, so they rec­ ommend th a t people do not carry large amounts of money in handbags or wal­ lets and to consider choos­ ing alternative methods of payment for goods. Their advice is to carry cheque books and credit cards sep­ arately and keep the rele­


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CONGRATULATIONS To everybody who entered and won a


prize in the Father Christmas Spot the Difference Competition - published on December 4th 1997


1st Prize £10 Voucher - Meghan


Hardman, Limefield Avenue, Clitheroe 2nd Prize £5 Voucher - Craig


Salisbury, Valley View, Grindleton Ashley Bennet, West View, Clitheroe •


Nicholas Warner, Withgill • James Capstick, Gisburn • Christopher Banks, Milton Avenue, Clitheroe • Alison Sumner, Pendleton • Sarah Jones, Newton-in- Bowland • Nicola Breaks, Newton • Joanne Ridgway, Newton Street, Clitheroe • Dean Gudgeon, Tower Hill, Clitheroe • Megan Baines, Kirkmoor Road, Clitheroe


Thank you to Jo h n Cowgitt & Son fo r donating the prizes


New members


ON the lookout for new members — that’s Ribchester Hospital League of Friends.


members recalled their hard work and fund-raising over the past 12 months and asked for more volunteers to come


At the annual meeting,


forward. Money raised during the


year was used to bring com­ fort to patients and helped to provide new equipment for the physiotherapy unit.


a Thursday luncheon group, at which volunteers helped to provide meals. Anyone wish­ ing to join the League of Friends can contact members on 01772 785360, 01772 784960 or 01772 782163.


The Friends also organised SEEING red for charity were members of


village's Festival Hall and one of the major attractions ■ was a stall selling red goods. I t included cushions, clothing and Christmas deco- rations, while other stalls boasted crafts, cakes and


Gisburn Women's Institute. They organised a fund-raising Christmas fair in the


home-made chocolates and sweets. There was also a raffle, tombola and tempting teas,


which encouraged visitors to part with over £ 1,000. The money is to be shared between the group and


the county-based charity Med. Alert, a stand-by emergency doctor service. (CAT14800)


LOCAL farmers are being urged to have guard dogs on duty and to join farm and neighbourhood watch schemes


Advice to cut down rural crime


to beat a wave of rural robberies. Crime figures, released by the Country Landowners


year.


■ thieves, who frequently target garden ornaments, roof tiles and feeds.


Lonely locations and dark nights provide cover for . ,


Association, show that last year, £85m. worth of proper­ ty was stolen from UK farms, up £6m. on the previous


Parent support group moves a step nearer


FOLLOWING a suc­ cessful public meeting in the borough council chamber, Home Start Ribble Valley can move


forward positively. The meeting was attend­


ed by 20 people and the steering group was in a position to take the next steps towards the launch of the group, to support par­ ents and families under stress by involvement and


^temporary officers were appointed, with the aim of seeing the group launched and in action by April. The Rev. Christopher


support from volunteer befrienders. At an earlier meeting,


Cheeseman, of Clitheroe Methodist Circuit, was appointed chairman, Mrs Terri Williams, voluntary sector development officer with the Community Council of Lancashire, was chosen as secretary and Anne Crighton, of Scope, was elected treasurer. The group's major con


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Clitheroe is becoming a tar­ get area for burglars who see i t as being a wealthy area, so I hope th a t the exhibition will have encour­ aged more people to be security conscious.


Disability festival


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CLITHEROE’S Plat­ form Gallery is organ­ ising a Ribble Valley Disability Arts Festi­


val next year. The event is to involve


dance, drama, performance and music workshops led by professional disabled artists and performers at the gallery and other loca­ tions in the Ribble Valley. The project is a collabo­


ration between Jigsaw, Alpha, Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council and Full Cir­


cle Arts. Ribble Valley Borough


Council's Arts Develop­ ment Officer, Miss Elaine Sagar, said: "We want this arts awareness month to be run by disabled people for thepeople of the Ribble Valley.


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METAL shopfront sh u tte rs on listed buildings "set a poor


visual example and an unfortunate prece­ dent", according to


English Heritage. But Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council is taking a


practical view of them, especially as shutters of adequate s tren g th are often an insurance require-


mMembers of the Plan­ ning Committee followed an officer recommendation to approve the retention of a sh u t te r a t The Body Place, in Castlegate, Clitheroe. The report men­ tioned the proliferation of metal shutters but suggest­ ed favourable consideration to th is one as various guidelines had largely been met. The strength of win­ dow lighting was being more than doubled to help maintain the level in the street when the perforated shutter is down. The concerns of English


i life of the-town and the appropriate use of listed


buildings, said the report.


Bill will cheapen


l ife -M P MP Nigel Evans has slammed a Bill which


he claims will result, in doctor-assisted dying. The, Bill has been intro­


duced in the House of Commons by Joe Ashton


MP. Mr Evans said: "I am .


completely opposed to the principles central to this Bill. I believe that this Ten Minute Rule Bill will cheapen the lives of our elderly and I shall be vot­ ing against it." He added: "What I am


afraid of is undue pressure being put on elderly people, either by themselves or by others, who may feel them a burden. Some people put in this position may decide to end their, lives prema­ turely because of psycho­ logical stress and pressure. We must do all we can to ensure that this is not the


from the Ribble Valley who is interested in getting involved in the festival is urged to contact Miss Sagar on 01200 443071.


Trust staff pass the


cern is now to find an office base, preferably in the town centre, at a reasonable cost. Anyone who knows of, of themselves have, spare office available should con­ tact Chris Cheeseman, tel. 01254 822130.


Bowled over


BOWLED over by a visit to the Mega Bowl, Preston - that was 22 members of the Wednesday Club who enjoyed an evening of ten­ pin bowling. Afterwards a welcome


health test TH E t r u s t which p ro ­ vides many local medical services has passed a search in g s ta f f h e a l th programme test. Everyone at the Black­


burn, Hyndbum and Rib­ ble Valley Health Care NHS Trust is delighted it has achieved the top level in assessment of its strate­ gy by the Health Educa­ tion Authority. The Trust's recognition


Extensions at church go ahead


PLANS for two exten­ sions at St Mary's RC School, Langho, sym­ pathetically reflect its location, say officials of Ribble Valley Bor­


ough Council. Members of the Plan­


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STEAMING hot coffee helped thaw out shoppers, when Beavers, Cubs and Scouts from Clitheroe Parish Church took charge of the town council's hot water urn to raise


group funds. The boys made £250, which will be


spent on future trips and equipment by serving people who called in a t the Mayor's Parlour for refreshments and to browse among stalls selling cakes, dried


flowers and jewellery. The event was attended by the Ma


of Clitheroe, Coun. Mr John McGow and the church's recently-installed vi Canon Philip Dearden. There was al: tombola, raffle and children’s games. Our picture shows the two guest


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ers Lesley McCabe and Diane Gri (CAT 14991)


th a t patient services are best protected by a staff with good productivity and morale has been reflected in the award. I t has been given after the Trust was assessed against 12 groups of quality standards.


ning Committee accepted the recommendation to approve an enlarged entrance with lobby and ramped access, and a detached new classroom and cloakroom. The roof will be pitched, with Tudor tiles, and the design will not adversely affect ameni­ ty in the area, said the report. Houses surround the school on all sides. Officials pointed out


Heritage had been noted b u t i t was im p o rtan t to maintain the commercial


that two letters of objec­ tion raised traffic and parking problems outside the'application area and were therefore not relevant to it.


Boys beaver about for funds


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