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Prizes for artistic youngsters who helped volunteer drive by Rebecca Wright


ARTISTIC youngsters from the Ribble Valley were rewarded for pro­ ducing posters high­ lighting the benefits of


volunteering. A prizogiving ceremony


was held at the Platform Gallery, Clitheroe, to thank the 11 children, aged between nine and 13, for the posters they created to mark National Volunteer Week. The Mayor of the Ribble


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Valley, Coun. Brian Collis, presented the prizes, which ranged from £5 to £20 and were kindly donated by Woolworth's, Clitheroe. The competition was


organised by the Hynd- burn and Ribble Valley Volunteering Development Project, which will display the winning designs throughout the Ribble Val­ ley.


The youngsters were


given a choice of three dif­ ferent themes for their posters: you can have fun as a volunteer; you meet people when you are a vounteer; and volunteering can make you feel impor­ tant. The Mayor presented


each winner with a certifi­ cate and an envelope con­ taining their prize money. Along with the Mayor and Mayoress of the Rib-


' ble Valley, the shortlisting panel consisted of local artist Ann Hargreaves,


- RVBC Arts Development Officer Elaine Sagar and


- Lesley Marklew, the volun teer who initiated the com petition. The prizewinners were:


Year 5: 1, Sammy-Jo Grayston, St Michael and St John's RC Primary School: 2, Laura Stanger, Salesbury CE Primary School; 3, George Williams, St Michael and


' St John's RC Primary School. Special commenda­ tion; Michael Grime, Sales­


bury CE Primary School.


' Year 6: 1, Emma Luck- ■ hurt, Salesbury CE Prima


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Opposites attract - as Daily Mail item on Vicky illustrates


H E Y big spenderl - Clitheroe health studio proprietor and self-confessed "spendthrift" Vicky Lee and her "penny pincher" blacksmith husband, Chris, have revealed how opposites attract when it comes to managing their


money. The Lees, who live in


Clitheroe, were one of two couples to feature in an arti­ cle, in Friday's Daily Mail, on whether financial incom­ patibility causes major


marital strife. Under the heading "Do


You Argue About Money?", Mrs Lee revealed she earns, and spends more, than her husband, and that her phi­ losophy is to "put every­ thing on tick", while Mr Lee feels he has been a stable influence on his wife, although it has taken him a long time to accept her atti­ tude to money. Mrs Lee, who runs four


businesses, including the Lee Carter Health Studio, in Clitheroe, says that where money is concerned, life has been a rollercoaster. 'She said: 'My view is that if I've got money, marvellous: if I haven't, then I'll just have to live on bread and water for a while. If I have money in my pocket. I'll spend it. I am sure I get my money management from my parents. We were either well-off or completely skint."


Her father, the late Mr


Ron Carter, owned a mill in Padiham, before the busi­ ness failed and receivers were called in. Mrs Lee recalls: "The only thing my father had left was an anvil. So he thought: 'OK, I'll become a blacksmith.' He then set up a successful business, only to return from a holiday in Spain to find that there were quite unexpected major financial problems to deal with. "But mum and dad didn't


seem to worry. They just carried on and started


again." Mr and Mrs Lee have


separate bank accounts, with a joint account for liv­ ing expenses. Their recipe for marital success is that Mrs Lee pays for all things like clothes, things for the home, petrol arid food, while her husbandjpays the mortgage and all the house­ hold bills from one of his accounts, and he nearly always pays for meals out and holidays. He is rarely overdrawn, while she often


is. Mr Lee's attitude with


money also comes from his parents - his father was a


civil servant and his moth er was a headmistress. He recalls: "They were never flamboyant spenders, so I've definitely got a sensible gene in me. My parents taught me always to save up tor things, and I would certainly have had a very different life it I hadn't met


Vicky." He admits to hating the


idea of not being able to pay the bills, but says he finds Vicky's attitude to money rather exciting, as she has taught him to live for the moment. The couple are about to


take on a big project, to develop houses on land they own, and, although they will have to borrow around £20,000, Mrs Lee has proved that the scheme will be viable. Mr Lee says; "Vicky has made me much more laid back because she very rarely panics, but 1 think this will be our last big financial project because it's giving me too many grey hairs."


1 Frozen foods taken from garage freezer Saturday evening and 5 a.m. on Sunday


THIEVES broke into a freezer in a garage in Sabden and made away with a haul of frozen foods, including "half a


cow." The food filchers broke into the unlocked


garage of the house between 7—


ry School: 2, Rachael Ramsbottom, Salesbury CE Primary School; 3, Joint effort by Kirsty Edmondson, Carley Joseph and Charlotte


Chapman, Salesbury CE Primary School; 4, Simon Haslam, Edisford County Primary School. Special commendation; Aimee Hill, Edisford County Pri­


mary School. In the competition for


Years 8 and 9, Rosemary Crichton, of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, summed up all the themes


in her own poster with the slogan "Be somebody, be a volunteer". Pictured are some of the


winners with the Mayor. (110699/7/16a)


Big line-up for best-kept village contest ^


THIS year, a sustained record ofl23 villages in Lancashire have entered the Lancashire Best Kept Village Competi­ tion, which is the largest of its


kind in England. The number has risen remark-


' ably from 16 entries in 1958 to the current number, demonstrating the pride Lancashire people take in


. their surroundings. The event is being sponsored by the Chorley


and District Building Society and organised by the Community Council of Lancashire. In the Rib­ ble Valley area there have been 25 entries, which is the highest of all the boroughs in Lancashire. Each village will have an unan­


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has accepted the difficult task of being the 1999 finals judge. He will judge the finals in August and pre­ sent the awards to the winning vil­ lages in October. Mr Potts is a regu­ lar broadcaster on Radio Lan­ cashire, where he discusses trading


fho Hiffifiilt task of


nounced visit by a team of judges a minimum of four times. The best eight villages will be shortlisted to enter the final competition. Mr Jim Potts, Lancashire's Chief Trading Standards Officer,


standards. There are also chances to receive


another 25 awards in the competi­ tion. These include best kept church, bowling green, playing fields and many more. There is also


a ca compe ompetition for e village 20th. 25 p.m. on


morning. Clitheroe police said the list of items


taken included turkeys, chickens, six Sara Lee cakes and "half a cow." The food was


valued at £500.


Special event at which carers were pampered


tion for th the village


schools, with awards of trophies and cash prizes. This year the schools were asked to create a guide to their village church in the form of a leaflet, to which there has been an excellent response. If any more schools are interested in entering and require further information contact the Community Council of Lancashire on 01772 717461 for an entry form. The closing date is July


AS part of National Carers' Week, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Council for Voluntary Service Community Care Project held a "Pamper Day" for Ribble Valley Car­ ers in the Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council Chamber. Carers of all age groups


from across Ribble Valley enjoyed the opportunity to take part in gentle keep fit, aromatherapy, reflexology, hand and nail care, facials and barge-ware painting. A lunch was provided and


the extras, such as flowers, chocolates, wine etc,, were funded by Clitheroe Lions'


Club. At the event, the new free


Hyndburn and Ribble Val­ ley Carers’ Guide was launched. It is full of infor­ mation for local carers about the services offered by Health, Social Services and the Voluntary Sector, both locally, regionally and nationally. During the next tew


weeks, these carers' guides \vill also be made available in local libraries, health centres and at Social Services. If local carers would like a copy,


please contact: Kathleen Eastwood, or


Kath Bell at the Communi­ ty Care Project offices, 1 Swan Mews, Castle Street, Clitheroe. Tel; 01200 422664.


Camera club pays visit to StandenHall


THE Ribblesdale Camera Club's summer pro­ gramme started in the best possible way with a visit to the grounds of Standen Hall, by kind per­ mission of Mr John


Aspinall. Many fine views in colour


of the house and the sur­ rounding countryside were possible, as well as some good quality monochrome photography of the weath­ ered stone and ancient doors of the stable block. The club celebrated its


60th anniversary on June 6th. An exhibition of mem­ bers' work, both recent and from earlier years, will be held in Clitheroe Library from Saturday, July 3rd, for four weeks. The next meeting is on


June 22nd at Thorney- holme, Dunsop Bridge, for an outdoor portraiture evening in the grounds. Other events planned for the summer vary from an architectural photography evening at Blackburn Cathedral to a walk in the Alum Pot area of the Dales, with the possibility of sorne exciting action shots in Long Churn cave. New members are always wel­ come.


Nothing is taken from churches


TWO Ribble Valley church­ es were broken into over the


weekend. Nothing was stolen from


either St Leonard's, Langho, or St Mary's, Gisburn, and police suspect that the bur­ glars were searching tor money. The break-ins occurred some time between 9-30 p.m. on Saturday evening and 8-45 a.m. the following day.


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Talk to existing Foster Carers We’d love to see you at;


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COLNE LIBRARY (REAR ENTRANCE) MARKET STREET, COLNE on TUESDAY, JUNE 22nd between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.


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50 years of rose queens marked with reunion


FORMER rose queens from the past 50 years met up


for a special reunion. And ready to greet them at St Nicholas s Church,


Sabden, was this year's queen, newly crowned teenager


Helen Smith. Helen is the 51st queen from the village and organis­


ers decided to mark the milestone with a get-together. Thirty six former ro.se queens travelled from as far as


Approximate Calendar of crops available JUNE - Strawberries


JULY - Raspberries, Strawberries, Blackcurrants, Redcurrants, Gooseberries


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the South of England for the gathering and the oppor­ tunity to swop stories. They wore presented with a scroll bearing all 50 names plus a red rose. An exhibition of photographs of the queens plus old


outfits was also on display. Meanwhile, 13-yoar-old Helen, who was crowned by


retiring queen Chioe Newmark (14), was preparing to


lead the village during its walking day. She was attended by Mary Gill (six), Libby Hogg (five), Britney Dugdale (nine) and Lauren Bywater


(five), plus page boy Connor Parfitt (nine). Helen is pictured with her attendants and retiring


rose queen Chioe Newmark. 120699/6/8.


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A FLYMO hovermower and a multipurpose striinmer wore taken from a shed in Billington early on Thursday. The items are worth £360 and police arc investigating.


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