cm, Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, June 18th, 1998


&232A (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnl^~422S31 (Classified^


Historian’s book will document life through ages


• w 1 «d by local F O R B E S


P A R T N E R S l i c i I o r


long felt that the history of the area has not been fully researched or documented for the benefit and educa- tion of future generations, hopes that the sales of his book will contribute towards the financing oi other works by local


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Booklet spells out benefits of walking


A BOOKLET detailing the benefits of walking to


i school has been made available by Ribble Valley


Borough Council. The publiction was pro­


duced in conjunction with the council's "Walk to School Campaign 1998," which teaches young chil­ dren about road safety at


an early stage. I t also advises children


how to deal with members INVESTOR in people


of the public who may pre­ sent a risk to them. Parents


| in particular are being encouraged to let their chil-


' dren participate in the campaign. For further


Health Officer Liz Shaw cross on 01200 452468.


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v o ca t ion a l train in g and employment opportunities for people with learning disabilities after receiving a £10,000 award from the Lloyds TSB Founda­


tion.


The grant will be spent on a devel­ opment worker for the partnership, which focuses mainly on providing training in the basic and vocational skills needed to gain employment. From its base at the Trinity Centre, Clitheroe, its staff also liaise between employers and employees to ensure


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site There, the five employees pre­ pare and serve vegetarian foods dur­


ing the lunch period. To celebrate receiving the funding,


trainees at the Jigsaw Pantry invited bank manager Mr Tim Phelps, of the TSB, Clitheroe, to give him a few tips


in the art of bread making. Following his culinary crash


course, M r Phelps commented: "This development worker post will be clearly central to a lot of the work planned here in the Trinity Centre and I am very impressed by the oper-, ation of the Jigsaw Pantry. I t s just a ;


shame I was too early for lunch. The Trinity Centre, which was set


continuing good job match and satis- and thartoto nsure ised on the Glitneroe manure ocati i ..._1_n nnoifitmomnlnvment


up 25 years ago, aims to meet the social, recreational, educational and vnrational n66QS 01 QlSUDieu peupic


eeds of disabled people t positive employment


and community worker at the centre,


said: "All people benefit from being employed productively. They gain economic independence, increased social status and an increase in self­ esteem. We are looking forward to enabling people to make that sort of difference to their own lives." The Lloyds TSB Foundation, one


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of the country's largest general grant­ giving trusts, supports under-funded "grass roots" charities that enable


April 21-May 20


Friends L 1 a re u n d c h i l fn g ^ ” ^ perhaps you frem doud nine (or a n a.it/ cheek once in a vrf.lle.Your speed up enormously from now onwards to hang onto your ^ F o r g e t t o t


ddng anything in great depth. Just sklm-Your cham, will smooth over most rough edges. Call my Taurus line to hear more.


people, especially those who are dis­ advantaged or disabled, to play a fuller role in society. In this-year alone, the Foundation will distribute £21 million to charities throughout England, including £1-5 million m


the North-West. Filling the buns a t the Jigsaw


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^'o'ne'of the partnership's main pro- ' ^ ^ . * 6 ^ ofthecen- ^G e o f f re y Jackson, the youth


Pantry are, from the left: kitchen assistant Stuart Dilworth; TSB man­ ager Tim Phelps; trainee Jeame Travis and tutor Susan Lambert. (090698/12/14a)


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fraud is in the news and Ribble Valley Borough Council | staff are on the look­


out for it. An annual check of


cases where benefit is paid direct


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lords proved very use­ ful, says a report to the P o licy and Finance Committee.


fy the continued resi­ dence of housing benefit claimants" and this time 23 claims were cancelled after the letters were sent


out. The report says: "Whilst


it was not possible to say whether all the changes in the claimants' circum­ stances would have been notified to the benefits' sec­ tion irrespective of this excercise being undertak­


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en, it is highly unlikely this would have been the case." The report covers vari­


ous features of the council’s internal audit and says that it is pleasing to note that consultants Coopers and Lybrand were able to place full reliance on the


staff's efforts. In the housing benefit


system, for instance, the work was of a high stan­ dard with sound control


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made by council staff were described. An audit was carried out to ensure that taxi drivers living in the Ribble Valley were regis­ tered for appropriate coun­ cil or rate payments and, if they were claiming housing benefit, declared their taxi work. It was considered a worthwhile excercise, although nothing was revealed to merit investiga­


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CRGS pupils’ big effort to help in cancer battle


CARING pupils from form 2R at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School went to a


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Bank’s £10,000 award will boost Jigsaw training


and siiences' and c°uect-


authors.As a result, a committee of local people, all with an interest in the history of the Ribble Valley, has been formed, under the name of the Ainsworth Research Trust, with a view to enabling other people to publish their work. The chairman of the


.sionis expected to take place to celebrate the turn


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of the century. These events always


attract a lot of publicity and visitors to Clitheroe and it is hoped that a his- tory of the event will appeal to a variety of peo-


ple.Clitheroe Library cur­ rently stocks an almost complete set of the. pro­ grammes - the only miss­ ing one being from 1887. If anyone has a copy of this or knows the whereabouts of one, Mrs Sue Holden or


w trust is Mr Donald Coates, ith Mrs Sheila Shaw as


secretary and Mrs Sue Holden as treasurer.


As a starting point for material to be published by


the trust, a booklet on the history of the Torchlight Procession, recently fea- tured in our Millennium Milestones section, is


Mrs Laura Waterhouse in the reference library would .


be interested to see it. Also, anyone with any


personal memories, anec­ dotes or other material about the past processions is invited to put them in writing and leave them at the library, or contact Mrs Holden on 01200 426368, after 7 p.m., with the


details. Fine art paintings are on display


PAINTINGS by former Rimington artist Mrs Au rey Walker are on display at Clitheroe Library during June. Mrs Walker, who now lives in Bamoldswick, has exhib­


landscapes as her subjects. She has attended fine art courses at several colleges.


i t e d various places in the past and takes animals, flow- pr«? a n d


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