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^Ball’s proceeds to buy equipment for cerebral palsy sufferer Jessica


A PLEASANT even­


ting out for patrons of a yi^ummer ball could -.jmake a crucial differ- *,ence to a young child's


3 t}ife. (sr£, For the £1,500 raised at the Moorcock Inn,


',^ a d d in g to n , has been u 'donated to a fund to help ,buy specialised equipment


. ..^tone's 20-month-old twin ^daughters, and her sister, Georgia, is a normal child.


■'•‘for cerebral palsy sufferer Jessica Stone, of Clitheroe. * j , Jessica is the eldest of Mr 'j jand Mrs Peter and Katrina


;,;Thc couple have been told ,j(!that this situation can arise .i-.with twins. . ;BjThey are determined to .(t'ilo their best for both girls, •, .-relative to their individual needs, and are getting as


•it,much advice as possible. a;v. But this generous dona-


V. tion by Clitheroc fire-fight- oners, on top of an earlier one ni.by Clitheroe firefighters, 1 Awill make it much easier for ! ethe couple to obtain basic items, such as a trike, and


nurses and social services


Health groups come in for much praise in Communicare report


SUCCESSFUL community workshops at Ribchester Hospital, the woric of


the Carers' Support Group and the contribution made by Friends of Ribch­ ester and Clitheroe Community Hospitals were all areas praised in the Kib­ ble Valley CommuniCare NHS Trust annual report.


^ of strong partnerships


being forged between local agencies, the voluntary 00f>t.nr and community


replace the existing Ribch ester Community Hospital and Longridge Health Cen-


I t recognised the value munity Hospital in March, improving the out-patients 1999. The new hospital is to


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and GP Out of Hours unit, as well as the potential development of a primary care resource centre on the


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'Kmore sophisticated ones -'-harnessing modern technol- ogy to the needs of children "^lacing challenges such as


^•‘Jessica's. , "We are putting the


■^'-inoney into a special ?'-kccount on which we can :n draw as and when required," , says Mrs Stone. "We are


^'Very grateful to everyone •''who has helped raise the '‘’’money and also to the many '."^people who have ex])ressed u:good wishes." Jessica attends Holly House, Rishton, and is


‘ 'jresponding well to treat- ,” (jrnent there.


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Two tenors are wanted for this much-travelled singing troupe


A LOCAL singing troupe is short of a tenor or two! The highly acclaimed A Capella Singers, whose mem­ bers hail from the Ribble yalley and Hyndburn. but who


Sales on 01254 885365. Previous membership of a choir Mrs Susan Fillary, joint i


proprietor of the Moorcock Inn, handed the cheque to


Mrs Stone and the twins. (111099/13/4)


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Award for youth leaders who planned trip


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-„i YOUTH leaders from imthe Iiodder Valley, who '■


•s 'helped youngsters plan a summer boat trip


r .along the Leeds and * Liverpool Canal, have ^received an award for


'the achievement. f Mr Barry Singleton, a voluntary youth worker who runs the Hoddcr Youth Club with his wife Shirley, received a Youthworks cer­ tificate from the Lancashire Youth Clubs Association. In July a group of nine youth club members organ­ ised a residential trip on board a canal boat. After collecting the boat from Barrowford the group navi­ gated its way through 21 locks to arrive in Gargrave for a pre-planned ren­ dezvous at a chip shop. The group, which com­


timetables for the summer trip, which was organised under the Youthworks Pro­


ject. Funded by the National


Lottery Chanties Board, the Youthworks Project aims to develop the skills of leaders and move youth work into the future by helping young people make positive changes for them­ selves and for their commu­ nity by accessing the activi­ ty areas they want to do. In the case of the Ilodder


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Youth Club, which is a member of the Lancashire Youth Clubs Association, Mr Singleton provided the opportunity for young peo­ ple to design their own pro­ ject and organise it. The trip went so well that club members are planning to repeat the exercise next


year. Our picture shows Mr


prised nine young people from across the Ilodder Val­ ley who are members of the Dunsop Bridge club, spent time planning menus and


Singleton (right) receiving his certificate from Mr Andrew Wilson, the retiring chairman of the Lancashire Youth Clubs' Association.


Confident that Millennium bug


will not strike


i OFFICIALS at Ribble ! Valley Borough Coun- 1 cil are confident that • contingency plans will be in place to deal with any problems caused by the Millennium, alth­ ough considerable work still needs to be carried


out. An information report


.Year 2000 date change rep- _r.esents a major challenge


presented to the council s Policy and Finance Com­ mittee by Chief Executive Mr David Morris updated members on the progress being made to deal with any problems likely to be caused by the Millennium date change bug. It said: "The


for the council. The dead­ line is approaching quickly and cannot be moved. We must be prepared to ensure that problems (if they > occur) do not disrupt our essential public services." The report mentioned |


seven key steps set out by the Audit Commission to i prevent failure of critical services and equipment | which are being followed i locally and the action being taken’ in line with them in this area. The steps include raising public awareness about the local services available over the Millenni- ! um period and developing a business continuity plan, which will be tested late | next month.


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