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Search is on for nation’s best post office


HAS your local post office got what it takes to be the best in the


UK? If so, you will have the


. Community" competition, which runs from Monday. For the fifth year run­


chance to nominate it for the "Best Post Office in the


ning, Post Office Counters Ltd, the UK's biggest retail chain, is asking its cus­ tomers to help find the office, from more than 19,000 nationwide, that plays a special role in the community, and it could be yours. Last year, Clitheroe's


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Henthorn Road branch was named runner-up in the Lancashire finals. Nor­ mally, only an area winner is chosen, but the quality of entries was so good that the judges decided to award a second and third prize. Sub-postmistress Mrs Julie Woods will be hoping to make it fourth time lucky, after already reaching the final 10 in the area for the past three


Village traffic snags to be eased by


, years. This year's area winners


will each receive £100, while the customer who nominates them will win £50. The regional winner will go on to the national finals as well as receiving £500, with the nominator


’ getting £100. The "Best Post Office in


the Community" will be presented with £1,000 and a plaque during a special event in London in Novem­ ber. Entry forms are avail­


able from all post offices and the closing date is June 27th.


Cry for help from the


Samaritans


PAY day of a different kind is being sought by the Rib- ble Valley branch of the Samaritans, which has issued its own cry for help. The charity, which


befriends lonely, suicidal and depressed telephone callers, relies on donations to keep its lines and branch office open, which last year


'into daily units of £40 each to launch its a "Pay for a


cost £14,000. To help meet this year's bill, it has divided the sum


Day" scheme. The aim is to allow those


• With a list of such sup­ porters to be published at the end of the year, anyone wishing to join the scheme can contact the Samari­ tans' office on 01254 662424.


who wish to commemorate or celebrate a special day to do so by sponsoring its day- rate running costs.


Theft from car


. near Stocks Reservoir. The incident happened


CLOTHING valued at more than £170 has been stolen from a car parked


at the School Lane Dale- head car park. Items stolen include a cream Mekla men's shirt, valued at £45; a pair of men's cream trousers, valued at £49; a blue, black and lady's pur­ ple fleece jacket, valued at £50; a peach Tula blouse, valued at £20 and a pair of red walking socks, valued


at £8.


ommended by Lancashire County Council highways and transport officers, motorists will no longer be able to park their vehicles between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., in the bus lay­ by in the village centre, outside Farnsworth Foods in King Street. In a separate order, coun­


cillors backed recommen­ dations to ban driving in Church Lane, the Sands and Broad Lane except for


access purposes. The orders were made at


a meeting of the Lan­ cashire County Council Highways and Transporta­ tion Committee after offi­ cers had listened to objec­ tions prompted by notices issued last year informing the public of the proposed


orders. Whalley and Little Mit-


ton parish councillors had written to express their concerns that the lay-by order would only add to


already extensive parking problems in the village. However, the county coun­ cil officers felt passengers would be able to get on and off buses pulling into the stop more easily and with greater safety. They also felt buses were being forced to queue in the middle of the street, thus restricting the visibility of pedestrians using the nearby crossing and of motorists merging from the junction of George Street. Ribble Val­ ley Borough Councillor Joyce Holgate reluctantly backed the order, but echoed the parish council­ lors' concerns that it would take away valuable parking spaces. "While I can under­ stand the road safety aspect, unfortunately, the order will just make the horrendous parking situa­ tion worse. I t is taking away more car parking spaces in the village with­ out replacing them," she said.


S u p p o r t in g a s t h m a su f f e r e r s


parking restrictions


TRAFFIC problems in Whalley are to be addressed by severely restrict­ ing parking in a bus lay-by in the village and by limiting driving on three side-streets to access purposes only. Following an order rec


Objections, to restricting


driving in Whalley in Church Lane, the Sands and Broad Lane to access only, were made on the grounds that police would not be able to enforce the order. But the officers said they were happy with reas­ surances made by the police that they were deter­ mined to enforce the order. The order was made


THE Spiritualist Hall in Clitheroe was the venue for the annual meeting of East Lan­


cashire Soroptimists. Mrs Barbara Shaw, of


Sabden, is the new presi­ dent and money raised dur­ ing her year of office will go towards supporting chil­ dren with asthma. The Soroptimists will be recruiting new members


next month. Pictured are members at


their annual meeting. (140598/30/20)


Equipment taken from Whalley


because of concerns over the volume of traffic in the "historic residential area," resulting in parking diffi­ culties and excessive car exhaust fumes. The officers accepted that access to res­ idents, people visiting the Abbey off the Sands, and parents dropping off their children at Whalley CE Primary School, in Church Lane, should be main­ tained. Lancashire County Council's Environment Director, Lancashire Coun­ ty Police and Ribble Valley Borough council backed to the move.


Hospital staff playing key role in helping colleagues find jobs


ONE of the area's biggest-ever job reloca­ tion projects is well


under way. And long-serving staff


at Calderstones Hospital, Whalley, are playing key roles in a process which up to March, 1999, will have seen 500 jobs go from Mit- ton Road, Whalley, but 300 created both there and


in the community. At the moment, Calder­


stones employs 1,250 staff supporting 400 patients with diverse needs in a variety of settings. The forensic, challenging


by ex-ward sister Anne


Atkinson. Their aim is to give peo­


ple confidence to seek new roles and they are always finding more challenges in their new line of work. The pair's "clearing


house" helps people with various qualifications, including engineers, cleri­ cal staff, porters, laundry workers, nursing assistants and others, to find new skills. Former domestic Vanessa Rishton, for instance, is now a nursing assistant with the forensic services. "I wish I'd made the move years ago," she


behaviour and social care services run by the Calder­ stones Trust are needing more and more staff. Many of those being recruited are previous employees on the long-term wards who have retrained for the more challenging new work. Former Support Ser­


said. But there is support too


for surplus staff who wish to make their future career


elsewhere. Personnel officer Judith


Pool removal gives plan go-ahead


DELETION of the indoor swimming pool from a bun­ galow extension plan made it acceptable, planning councillors were told. Some residents suggest­


ed that Mr M. J. Barlow's proposals for Lowood, Whins Lane, Read, may lead to the property being made into three dwellings in the future. But a report to the meet­


MORE than £10,000 worth of equipment has been stolen from an industrial estate in Whal­


ley. Itemstaken from the


site, in Station Road, include a Grundo Mat Pil­ ing hammer etched with AP3, a 200 amp red and white Honda generator, a 9in. Makita electric angle grinder, an orange Stihl saw, a red Sasha Dalmar saw and two yellow Stabil- la spirit levels. Anyone with any infor­


mation is urged to contact Clitheroe police on 01200 443344.


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ing of Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council Planning and Development Committee said that the scheme had now been reduced by about half. Although it included a "granny flat", this would have to be occupied by a relative of the occupants, so retaining single planning


unit status. Coun. Peter Redpath


vices Manager Dorothy Salt is now Redeployment Officer and she is assisted


Lord gives advice about CVs and application forms and liaises with staff at Clitheroe JobCentre. Vacancies are advertised each week in the trust's Job Slot newsletter.


said there had been a meet­ ing between the applicant and other residents in the area and there were no objections to the latest plan, a second revision. But the time scale allowed for comments following the changes made re-considera­ tion difficult.


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l annual concert.


I As part of the celebrations the ; band commissioned the musicians,


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f who are currently working towards a •" BA (Hons) in Band Studies, to com- * pose a piece that could be played throughout the special year.


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sented with the first prize by Slaid- bum's conductor Mr John Cowking, with her composition "A Slaidburn Festival Overture". Mrs Stoll is a member of Longridge Band and a third-year student on the course. Her overture contains the main theme of "Slaidburn", the band’s own march and the hymn tune "Bum Fell", com­ posed in 1924 by Joseph Hodgson, a former resident of Slaidburn. The first public performance of the


Mrs Beverly Ann Stoll was pre­


burn on Bank Holiday Monday and a repeat performance will be given at the Hark to Bounty, Slaidburn,


tonight. Runner-up was Mr Roger Lincoln,


with his piece "A Slaidburn Cente­


nary Suite”. Our picture shows the presentation


new piece was given during the May Queen Festival and Sports at Slaid­


being made to Mrs Stoll by Mr Cowking, watched by, from left, run­ ner-up Mr Lincoln, course adminis­ trator Mrs Naomi Taylor and third- year students Mr Tony Evans and Mr Brian Harper.


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