Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) 14 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, February 19th, 1998
Red wine led village’s St Valentine’s masquerade a hit man to
m a n in 'loutish’ behaviour
"LOUTISH behav iour" after he got drunk on red wine cost a Clitheroe man a £100 fine when he appeared at Blackburn Magis
trates' Court. Stephen Burgess (24), of
Cardigan Avenue, Clitheroe, pleaded guilty to causing damage. In addition to the fine, he was ordered to pay £50 costs. Police who had been
called to Stirk House, Gis- burn, on another matter
saw Burgess kick a door and break the glass, the court was told. His employers had paid
for the damage. Mr Simon Gretton,
(defending) said that the defendant was a beer drinker, but joined others at a works party in drink ing red wine. He got rather drunk and when trying to open a door with his foot, kicked it too hard. Stipendiary magistrate Mr Jonathon Finestein
said that Burgess had been guilty of "loutish behav-
Help is at hand for the area’s elderly people
A HANDY help has been provided for hundreds of elderly peoples homes
by a local charity worker. Help the Aged's HandyVan service has been active for
the last 16 months and has now successfully secured 600 homes in the area with home safety and security equip-
Help the Aged's HandyMan in the Ribble Valley, Mr
Jim Perkin, works closely with local police, fire and social services to secure the homes of vulnerable older people in
the district. Mr Perkin supplies and fits products such as door view
ers, bolts and chains, mortice locks, window locks and smoke detectors in the homes of older people, identified
by the caring agencies. This national service aims to reach the most needy
older residents, but is not means tested. Our picture shows HandyMan, Mr Perkin, drill at the
ready.
Traders tackling sticky situation in the town
TRADERS in Clitheroe are trying to get to grips with a sticky situation - wads of discarded chew
ing gum littering the town's streets. An executive member of
Training pack for carers
CARERS from the Ribble Valley are to benefit from a new training pack launched by Lancashire County Council this week. Health and social care
staff from the area were invited to attend a premier of a training video con tained within the pack at County Hall, Preston. In addition to the tape, which features local carers discussing their experiences, the training aid contains case studies and a short questionnaire. The idea for the video
came from local carers and it was put together with the help of several health authorities from the region, including East Lancashire. County Coun. Mrs
Doreen Potts, chairman of the County Council's Social Services Committee said: "I congratulate everyone who has been involved in creat ing and developing this idea. I am confident it will prove to be a very popular and successful training aid."
Abseil challenge
THE Royal National Institute for the Blind is on the look-out for willing daredevils to take part in a 150ft. charity abseil to be held at the Stakis Hotel, North Promenade, Black pool, on March 9th. For more information
contact Sue Gelley on 0345 023073.
the town's Chamber of Trade, Mrs Judith Hitchen, has accused care less gum-chewers of having a lack of pride” in
Clitheroe and she has vowed to raise the issue at the chamber's next meet
ing. "It is a problem when it
gets walked into the carpet in people's shops. I think it's only a small number of peo ple who are doing it, but they apparently have a lack of pride in the town. It's hard to see what can be done about it, though. In Japan it is illegal. I shall certainly be bringing up the problem at the next meet ing," said Mrs Hitchen, who is the proprietor of Classic Collections ladies' wear shop, in Castle Street. Cleaning up the gum has proved to be a headache for the Ribble Valley Council's
engineers' department, too. Engineering manager Mr
Graham Jagger said: "It is a problem that does not go away. You can't wash it away or brush it away. It is unsightly and is particular ly noticeable on black tar mac, where by the time we get to it, it has usually been trampled into little white circles. It's particularly bad around the shops and schools. You can almost trace people's tracks by it. "The situation is made
worse when you consider we have to clear up the mess in towns and villages through out the Ribble Valley, not just Clitheroe. The simple solution is: don't throw it, then we won't have to clean it up," added Mr Jagger.
Into top gear as county wins roads contract
A MAJOR Government contract has been won by Lancashire County Council's Surveyors' Department, making it the first council in the country to be awarded outright a highways maintenance contract for the Government in direct competition with the pri
vate sector. Starting from April
1999, the county surveyors' department in-house high
ways consultancy section
will carry out maintenance management of motor ways and trunk roads in Area 17 for the Highways
Agencjt The contract for Area 17
covers all the motorways and trunkroads in Lan cashire and includes the
A59 to Skipton. County Councillor
Richard Toon, chairman of Lancashire's Highways and Transportation Com mittee, said: "Winning the contract proves once again that the county council provides services of the highest quality in a cost- effective manner. We are the only county in the country to have been suc cessful on our own and I have every confidence in the ability of the staff to meet new challenges.
Chemists’ rota TONIGHT and tomorrow: AAH Chemists, T/A Hills Pharmacy, 5 Church Street, will be open until 6- 30 p.m. Boots the Chemist, 15-19 Castle Street: Sun day, noon to 1 p.m. Heyes Chemists, 35 Moor Lane: Monday to Thursday until 6-30 p.m.
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IT was not quite the masked ball seen on films
and television programmes. But neverthless there were masks aplenty and
everyone enjoyed themselves when Chatbum Millenni um Committee held a St Valentine's masquerade. The venue was the village school on Saturday evening, and several score committee members, sup
porters and friends turned out. Many had made masks and the St Valentine's theme
was observed by some. A competition helped swell the profits, which will go
to the village's Millennium project. Our picture shows some of the patrons who sought
anonymity - only a few were prepared to follow the photographer's wish that, for a moment, they let their
masks slip. (140298/19/31a)
Bridge club winners
AT Clitheroe Bridge Club, winner of the Leslie Wilkinson Trophy for the Monday individual mas ter point leader was Mr Robin Atkinson. Mrs K. Higson was second and Mrs J. Cowling third. Winners of the Howell
movement on the same evening were Mr and Mrs B. Green with equal second
Mrs E. Todd and Mrs M. Paterson and Mr and
Mrs R. Blakey. Winners on Thursday
were: NS - Mrs J. Martin- dale and Mr B. Guha with Mrs B. Tatton and Mr J. Renton second. EW - Mrs H. Fielding and Mrs J. Stubbens with Mrs A. Ped- dar and Mr G. Capstick second.
W.M.J.
Dialect readings and poems
ENTERTAINMENT was do-it-yourself style for members of the Pendle Club, who entertained one another with Lancashire dialect, readings and poems at their latest meet
ing. They will re-group today
at 2-30 p.m. for a musical afternoon, which will be led by Mr Hogg from the Music Society.
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