Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, January 11th, 2001 13 cashireonline.co.uk " c r n ^ . 422324 (EdUorW. 422323 (A d v ^ ln g ) . Burntey 422331 (CLssKM), ^jclares war on bad behaviour bn school buses UNRULY passenger behaviour .J r g


'■ Because of the high incidence of emergency baik, i 1 a


mined to nip it in the bud.


b ..reports of anti-social behaviour on i


school buses throughout the county, ir members of the Highways and Transportation Committee asked


£~: operators for a change in the report- f>mg system to enable a database to f. be created to determine the full 1 extent of the problem. - In the autumn term to December


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missiles, 35 of opening doors and ;—


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dented 60 of unruly behaviour reported for the first six months ot the year) and 30 of smoking. ^ ^__^


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r ' 4th, there were 54 incidents county- j- wide involving damage to buses, 31 of


cil committee, determined to bring the figure of incidents down, are


Now, members of the county coun­ ,


Heartwarming tale ol an ice j|for 0id goods maiden’s French love affair


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J decision itself. Such Bequests are usually only ■ranted when planning pol­


Ly group or individual to |sk the Government to "call h” the application to make


icy is at risk, but some l)b jectors at least may think Ihat this is the case. ■ 1 The plan is to be adver- Itised in this newspaper, and lelsewhere, shortly.


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CATHERIN - SCHNITZER


skater Victoria Schnitzer found romance not on the ice, but on a sunny


French beach! On Tuesday a different


11 New future OLD cards could help cre­


ate new woods. A recycling scheme run­


ning at branches of Boots the Chemists, including the chain's Clitheroe store, until February 28th is for collect­ ing Christmas cards to raise funds for the Woodland n


spotlight was on the Whalley personality when she married her French sweetheart, Mr Laurent Catherin. The couple met while


backing of the Department of Environment, Transport


areas throughout the U K-. , The scheme has


Clitheroe academic receives a CBE in New Year honours


Trustt.. The charity plantsmui,o , OLD Clitheronian Profes- i


and creates new wooded U


» c„i»omp haii won the I gjjm^tion. ____


Miss Schnitzer was. work­ ing at a specially built plastic surface rink in


Deauville. She has also danced in


the Azores and Spain as well as in this country, putting in hours of train­ ing to keep her skills pol­


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J Mr Lodge was also the ref- ■hat occasion and the QEGS Ipes he might prove a lucky T i t ' once again. The game J 1_30 p.m. at the Lammack


■5round in Blackburn. S has a long tradition of


> success, and among its n recent years have been


gjeattie, currently scoring; | r Southampton in the Pre-


Ip, and Andrew Bell, who ■Blackburn Rovers full-time pimer and is an England (international.


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»re were driving


Chatburn Road have been moved further out from the town centre, and the 30 m.p.h. restric­ tion now starts near the grammar school. Don't be caught out with this


onel i ANOTHER area of con­


cern to us is the use of the pavement in Well-


gate as a car park, espe­ cially that in front of the


shops on the right-hand side. We appreciate that the street offers limited parking; however, driving on the pavement is a very dangerous thing to


Irent- Kie of Jtell a


laffic leone 1 and math,


' had


Imily 1 then 10 the fntify this


The street is well covered by our cameras and fixed, penalties will be issued if people persist. For those who are not aware, this particular fixed penalty will now cost you £30, a very expensive purchase or trip to the cash point-


do and yet, every day, people blatantly, take this risk.


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THE good news over the Christmas period is that


there were very- few arrests for'drink-driving and that has got to be


very good news and means that.people, for


. and drive. Call in d now for a quality emonstration


the most part, managed w to enjoy themselves


ithout having to drink


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by trading up to digital with a difference from Bose


New guide will help with tourism boost


I the many and varied I services undertaken by I the Tourism Information Centre in Clitheroe's Mar­ ket Place are detailed in the new guide to the Rib­


ble Valley.


1 launched next week and formed the basis of a wnt-


The guide is being .


I ten quiz for Rimington WI I members when they met


recently.


The speaker at that; meeting was Tourism Infor­ mation Officer Mrs Mary Parker. She outlined the many and varied services and facilities provided by the TIC for both visitors


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I Mrs Parker, who lives in Newton, acts as an ambas­ sador and promoter for the Ribble Valley, attending tourism conferences and conventions, making known the delights and amenities


and local people alike.


of the area. • At the meeting, she dis­ played an interesting selec­


uu *» ■* r ---x tion of pamphlets, walking


guides, booklets and maps, . along with the latest Ribble Valley Guide, which later | formed the basis of the quiz for members.


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Centre in Clitheroe is 1 shared with Lancashire County Council and has recently helped the county achieve a coveted national award for excellence. The quality of service


The Tourist Information | . , A-


.Schnitzer and his wife, Ann.


was originally from Poland, and relatives


Her father's family ,


ished.A former pupil of Whalley CE School and St Wilfrid's CE High School, Blackburn, Miss Schnitzer is the daughter of landscape gardener Mr Christopher


from there travelled over, for the ceremony. The bridegroom's parents and some friends came from


Normandy.He has been living local­ ly for some time, and worte as a postman based in Clitheroe. His bride has retired from ice skating


First aid course tions encountered in every


• ' - standard first aid course a . week today on January


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-1. Open to all, it will pro- ;i. vide instruction on how.to


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care for someone suspected . . 01200 442802 between. 10 of suffering a heart attack


on ho . to


Ol bUUClUlb i* . . . or stroke, as well as giving


advice on how.to cope in other emergency situa


. iTopQ enrrol, .. telephone a.m. and noon on Tues-


ol, days, Thursdays and Sat­ <uiu


urdays. At other times ring 01772 424965


day life.The course runs from i p.m. to 9 p.m. over 13 weeks and is priced at ±4U, which includes a take- home first aid manual.


and now works in the accounts department at


Stonyhurst College. The wedding was at


Accrington Register Office, and was followed by a reception at the Lower Buck, Waddington. Photo: Jeannette Daw­ son. (090101/4/5)


Boost for hospital A


and the Regions (DETR), which is also supporting Christmas tree recycling initiatives by IKEA and ■some Homebase stores. Last year, homes in the North-West threw away almost 300 million Christ- mas and New Year cards, as well as 700,000 Christmas


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sor David Melville has been I rewarded for his services to education,


ours List, Prof. Melville, the current Chief Executive of the Further Education Funding Council for Eng­ land, was awarded a CBE. Since his days as a pupil


In the New Year's Hon­


headlines again in 1987 after being invited to address CRGS’s first sixth- form speech day and court­ ing controversy with the remarks he made about the 11-plus examination sys­


tem. The early 1990s saw him


trees, helping to create more than 250,000 tonnes of extra festive rubbish nation-


1 Grant for festival CLITHEROE'S annual Great Days of Folk Festi-


I val is to receive a 2001 I grant of £600 towards its I staging costs from Clitheroe Town Council.


at Pendle Junior School and Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Prof. Melville, pic- tured, has been involved in education in one form or


another. He


| with a first-class honours degree and was later award­ ed a Ph.D. by the same edu­ cational establishment. In 1968, he moved to


Sheffield University in 19b5 Head of graduated from p ofes Physics and Astronomy at TT„„,i „r of


i "Tomorrow's World”, fea­ tured research he had car­ ried out with students at


Southampton to lecture on physics and, in 1982, the BBC science programme,


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moving to the post of Director of Middlesex Poly­ technic and during his time there he helped transform


the university concerning the North London Poly- the magnetic separation of technicintoaumversi y


He took up the post of was Vice-Chancellor of rnfessor of Physics and Middlesex University. i Vm


When he left in 1996, he


the then Lancashire Poly- America, the Soviet Union technic, Preston, in 1985. Less than 11 months later,


Prof. Melville has lec- tured on the su.bi®^.


and across Europe.


he was appointed as assis- responsible to Parhament tant director of the estab- for the distribution of a lishment, a post which later annual budget of £3.5 bil


In his present post he is


saw him titled as vice-rec- lion to the 400 colleges of further education in Eng-


Prof. Melville hit the land. other ^ ^ ^


emergency exits, an almost unprece- .


ing grave concern to operators and councillors. Every day, five incidents are being reported throughout the


The worsening statistics are caus­


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on school buses is increasing and J K . 1 f7 of incidents involving acted upon and where^ ^ L ' county councillorsaredeter- ^throwing flour^andvggs and^oUier *


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whether the police should be informed. In the longer term, propos­ als could be developed to combat the effects of bullying and the promotion


of good citizenship. As a first step, a meeting has been


arranged by the county to discuss the issues with headteachers, bus opera­ tors and crime and disorder agencies. Following that meeting, it is proposed that schools should be consulted with a view to introducing the new "proto­ col" at the beginning of the summer


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MEMBERS of the Ribble Valley Motorcycle Club were geared up for a great night out in the company of a two­


wheeled wonder. Morecambe man Mr John


McGuinness, a former win­


ner of the Isle of manTl and the 1999 250c.c. road race champion, was guest


speaker at the club's first meeting of the New Year. The Brown Cow in Chat-


bum, the club's regular meet­ ing place, was packed with 100 people who had attended to listen to the bike champi­


on speak.Our photograph shows some of those who attended. (090101/5/11)


P Harrison & Co. Ltd.


The Tyre Depot, Chatburn Tel: -012 0 0 -4 4 1 2 1 6


We would like to announce that we have moved to new premises behind the Filling Station on Clitheroe Road, Chatburn. We aim to provide the same excellent level of seivice and value as before and apologise to our customers for any inconvenience.


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A ’ 4 ‘, A Ar FUN-FILLED .night of |


eating, drinking, singing and dancing has raised £400 for the Christie |


Hospital. Fund-raising group


"Court Elan", of the Inde- pendent Order of Foresters - so-called because they represent towns in East Lancashire - held a dinner -dance at the Comfort Friendly Inn 1


in Burnley. lvY -*£». '4r/44.‘. STARTS TUESDAY 16th JANUARY


H U G E REDUCTIONS ON CHltDRENSWEAR (RRP) Chllflren - ■ J . « «««•


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provided by the network of one-stop shops, similar to the one in Clitheroe's Mar­ ket Street, has been recog­ nised with the award of a Charter Mark for the sec- | ond consecutive time. The latest computer


technology has been invest­ ed in the county centres in a


bid to keep them at the forefront of information provision.


Market Place, Clitheroe, are the borough council staff Mrs Parker and Mrs


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Susan Walmsley. (K121200/3)


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Cash up for grabs in health challenge award scheme


I improve the health of local residents can enter a com­ petition for cash prizes. .


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ORGANISATIONS in the colleges, workplaces, com- Ribble Valley which help mumty groups, NHSjor


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I Innovative and effective I entries must be submitted by the end of January, to


staff initiatives and part- | nerships of health promot-


ing organisations. Application forms are


I participate in the NIIS Health Challenge Awards. A total of £20,000 is up


I for grabs to winners across five categories - schools and


available by ringing 0161 2372044 or online at | w w w .h e a l th c .h a l -


lengeawards.com. To enter, organisations need to describe their project in up


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THE annual dinner dance organised by members o Whalley Chamber of Trade takes place next Satur-


daThe venue for the popular, and well-supported event is the Mytton Fold Hotel, Langho and the


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prizes can be donated to Mrs Joyce Holgate or Mr Paul Winckley by tomorrow.


Once again, a draw will take place on the night and •;.


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