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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)


Village charity group is now looking for willing members


THE Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations in the summer of 1977 triggered off the founding of a Ribble Valley organisation which has raised thousands of pounds for charity and organised dozens of major events.


in Sabden was formed by a group of people who lived around the Holme playing field to arrange a street party to mark the jubilee. Twenty years later, the


The Holme Committee


committee is s t il l going strong, b u t its members now come from all over the Village.


Today they organise the


annual Christmas carol ser­ vice, bonfires and fireworks displays, children's fun days, and the event for which they are best known around Lancashire - the annual street market which attracts hundreds of visi­ tors on a September Sun­ day each year. The Holme Committee's


by Margaret Parsons


enjoy themselves," said Coun. Mrs Lowe, who actually started the com­ mittee herself after being inspired by the community spirit that came to the fore during the silver jubilee cel­ ebrations. There were so many


people perhaps do not realise that it is just a hand­ ful of us who do all this for the village," says Coun. Mrs


Lowe. Anyone interested in join­


events in the early days th a t the committee was able to donate around £10,000 to various chari­ ties. Now there are fewer


ing the committee or just helping at events should contact Coun. Mrs Lowe. And get thinking about those Millennium events.


"fame" has grown far and wide since its early days. But some of i ts original members - including founder and present chair­ man Coun. Mrs Eileen Lowe and her husband, Raymond - remember the early days when they held popular themed dances and an annual Hallowe'en pageant which had half the village out dressed in spooky gear. "Everyone loved those


and joined in. We still do lots of things for all ages in the village but people get mixed up and think we are connected to the parish council. We are not. We are an individual organisation which was formed to organ­ ise events, not to make money but to let people


organised events and all the commitee's income, which comes from the annual street market, is ploughed back into village events - which are all free. Ten years ago the com­


Champion bull at the town mart


mittee won a special award from the Community Council of Lancashire for fostering community spirit - exactly the aim the com­ mittee set itself when it started. One of the leading lights


in the early days was Mr Alf Parsons, who came up with many of the ideas for events still taking place today. With the new Millenni­


THE champion at Clitheroe Auction Mart's Christmas Show was a Belgium Blue Cross heifer. I t was owned by Nuttall Bros, of Roch­ ester, and weighed 460kg.


Colne, were the buyers at 200p per kilo. The event was sponsored


Woodhead Bros, of BBS


by Barclays Agricultural Banking Centre, Clitheroe. Our picture shows the


um looming, the committee is looking ahead. It's on the lookout for new members and wants ideas on how the village can celebrate the new century. "Our meetings are very


informal, not rigid at all, more like a social night out. But a t the end of the day


Technology park is in the spotlight


A NEWLY-LAUNCHED business newsletter features the technology park planned for the Barrow Printworks site.


Thank God for the


Such projects can be


years in the develop­ ment - in fact it has


Press -vicar A LOCAL vicar has gone against the modem trend of heaping criticism on the


Press. The Rev. Rodney Nichol­


son, Vicar of St Paul's, Low Moor, praises newspapers


and journalists in the December/January edition of the parish magazine. "It is fashionable to criti­


cise newspapers for interfer­ ing in people's lives," he


wrote. "While accepting tha t


some people have been unfairly treated, on the whole I am a great support­ er of the Press. "I t must be good th a t


taken the owners of the site nearly a decade to obtain the necessary planing permissions. Dualling the adjacent stretch of the A59 to provide safe entry to the area was finished


some months ago. However, "East Lan­


cashire News", published by a partnership of civic and business leaders com­ mitted to improving the


area, does not dwell on past


delays. I t says that what is to be


journalists have freedom to investigate and report. It's usually those with things to hide who are fearful. "Popular journalists have


done untold good over the years in exposing cruelty,


injustice and deceit. "Thank God for the


Press, I say. I'm for open­ ness."


Star pooch


CLITHEROE’S Petcen tr ie welcomed another celebrity pet to its store to


dinners for dogs and cats. Ally, the star-s truck


mongrel, paid a visit to the New Market Street store and gave a big "paws up" to the festive cuisine. The famous pooch has


recently starred alongside Shane Ritchie and Greta Sattchi in a modern-day film version of "Macbeth", which is to be released in February.


launch a new range of 'ready-made Christmas


called the Ribble Valley Enterprise Park is designed to attract a new generation of technology-based com­ panies to the area. "The Technology Man­


agement Centre will pro­ vide up to 20,000 square feet of space in a state of the art building, "The park will provide


full support to technology- based companies through the centre. I t will also link local industry with the North West Technology Web, which provides a portfolio of professional and commercial technolo­ gy management services and offers a package of spe­ cialist assistance to compa­


nies." As we have previously


reported, it is hoped to put a hotel and conference cen­ tre on part of the site. News of any progress is


now eagerly awaited. The newsletter has a wide dis tribution, but the develop­ ers have been making then- own efforts to publicise the park as strongly as possi­ ble.


Singers searching for a venue A VENUE search is under way by members o flo ^ ch o ir


“ A rannella Singers, who are anxious not to cancel a fund-raising shiwdespite the collapse of their onginal


b°The group was due to play at a Burnley venue next M , , U oi but has been told by its owners that this date


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isnownolonge “ dentg at Huddersfield University, were wed advanced, with an orchestra already booked


arch 21st,, bu „ -lable pians for the concert, organised


ge“ s?inwantethe performance to go ahead but 1 he smgeiao nrpferablv in a church. Anyone mter-


es'ted^nUking on the event should contact Beverley Jones on 01200 424324._________________________


MAPS showmg roster ^ for gritting this


Gritting maps on public display mads within the borough which qualify


tQ be put on public display, , d by Lancashire County Coun-


They ? - S L S t h e m t o Clitheme's council offices and cil, which is se.I?<' A„taries for display on village notice


parish c°un£,.tbproe Tourist Information Centre and in boards, at cnineiu


local libraries. _ „nnnse to local concern over cutbacks The mo've is


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bank's agricultural banking manager, Bob Atkinson (centre), with vendor Peter Nuttall (left) and judge Bob Hey wood (right).


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Pupils raise £700 for Russian


children’s visit


THE Clitheroe Friends of Cher­ nobyl’s Children project has cap­ tured the imagination of many


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people. A group of sixth formers from


Clitheroe Royal Grammar School decided to raise money for it as part of their Curriculum Enrichment Programme. Local companies, shops and


other supporters donated prizes for a giant raffle and a well- organised ticket sale effort raised


£700 to help pay for Russian children to travel to Britain for


holidays. Students Laura Hargreaves


and Lara Williams are pictured with Mr and Mrs Miles Leadbet- ter and Mr Simon Nanson, of the Friends organisation. At the front are J i ll Bracewell and Emma Smalley.


The girls were thanked lor _


their kind thoughts and hard work. (CAT 14983).


Into action


THE recent Actionaid Week in the Ribble Valley


raised £510. Thanking local people


for their support, Action- aid co-ordinator David Bowker said: "Local volun­ teers swung into action after being challenged by the charity to raise money to 'bring a b e tte r world closer'. The volunteers col­ lected money door-to-door or sold raffle tickets." Actionaid works with


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some of the world's poorest communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America, giving people hope for the future for providing access to clean water, primary health care and education.


Recycling furniture for needy


THROW-OUT furniture should be rehoused rather than dumped on the rubbish tip.


Church-goers in Clitheroe


want to recycle pieces in good condition for needy local


homes. They have joined forces to


form the Clitheroe Churches' Furniture Store (CCFS), which is the brainchild of Mr and Mrs Alan and Margaret Bleazard, of Fairfield Drive, Clitheroe, worshippers at St James's Church. They and their supporters


have a furniture store at the United Reformed Church. They collect unwanted items, meet with potential recipients and make deliver­


ies. Anyone who is planning a _•


room overhaul and may have furniture to donate can con­ tact the CCFS on 01200 423418.Similarly, the CCFS would also like to hear from anyone with a van or lorry, who may be able to help with collections and deliveries, as well as those with premises which could be used for addi­ tional storage. „• , ,


Chemists’ rota


TONIGHT: Peter Buckley Ltd, 4 Railway Viewr Road, will be open until 6-30 p.m. Christmas Day: No Service. Boxing Day: Heyes Chemist, noon to 1 p.m. Monday and Tuesday: AAH Retail Pharmacy, T/A Hills Pharmacy, 5 Church Street, until 6-30 p.m. Wednesday: Boots, the Chemist, Ltd, 15/19. Castle Street, until 6-30 p.m.


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