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Incentives to create less household waste planned


HALF of all rubbish from the Kibble Valley's households can be composted - yet every year a huge amount of this rubbish currently ends up in the coun­ ty’s landfill sites. To help people in the Ribble


-...ills of the Vosges luntains to find the route.


|ion, Strasbourg, : the motorway head to the


LiVE down from the r ] of the Alsace


[vest in France at Round 450-500 mm Sr year, this area has a livileged climate for Sapes - hot summers, " iny autumns give a Jy.v, extended ripening lason for the grapes, louple this with the efferent soil types, up I, 50, and the varying ■titudes and aspects of lie vineyards and you [mnot help but find a one to suit all tastes.


Situated in the lee of > mountain range d around Colmar, rainfall is one of the


Pupils, parents and staff join forces


TEN teams of parents, pupils and teachers took part in a quiz night to raise funds for Oakhill College, Whalley. Questioning ranged


iNoble Grapes" of ■Usace. The MUSCAT


. Over 95% of pro- luction is white wine Ind the only red to be bund is the pinot noir. J)f the other white iarieties there are four


liere is dry, unlike the Lweet muscat of the South of France, and Lias the true flavour of freshly picked grapes.


from history, geography and general knowledge to putting names to famous faces.


. . . The winning team, who team, who


Contestants were treat­ ed to a hot pot supper.


claimed a £50 prize, was Jackie and Alan Maclen- nan, along with son, Owen, and Leslie Maloney and Madeline Griffiths.


Pictured th te Pictured is the team of (


happy winners, back from the left, Mrs Maclennan, Owen, and husband Alan, with Leslie Maloney and Madeline Griffiths.


I t’s back to school for mums and dads


J The RIESLING is ■dry and refined with lbouquet of floral and Jmineral overtones, a very food friendly wine.


MORE than 90 par­ ents went back to school for a “Literacy Evening” at Oakhill College, Whalley, to help them understand how their children learn to read and


write. They even had to try


I Next is the duo of (aromatic wines. The | TOKAY PINOT GRIS 1 develops rich, full-bod- I ied and complex aro- ] mas of honeysuckle I and woodland flowers [ with a hint of smoki-


spelling tests and read poems aloud as they eased themselves behind desks where their sons and daughters are nor­ mally placed. “Everyone entered into


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| ness. Then comes the Gewurztraminer, a


; sweet, and indeed you can get a late gathered sweet style, - Vendange Tardive - but most are dry to off-dry. Powerful aromas, very intense bouquet of lychees, Turkish delight or rose water with hints of spices. This is a wine to age well and comple­ ments spicy foods such as Thai or Chinese.


fully aromatic wine, smells like it could be


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moon on a Mediter­ ranean cruise followed the wedding of Miss Samantha Jill Green­ wood and Mr Gordon James Glossop at St Helen's Parish Church, Waddington. The bride is the eldest


GLOSSOP - GREENWOOD A seagoing honey


embroidered detail and she wore a crystal tiara


made by her sister. She carried a hand-


the spirit of things and there was some very posi­ tive feedback from par­ ents,” said Year 6 tutor Mr Luke Lowry, who helped to organise the


evening. “Much has changed


tied bouquet of calla lilies and roses in shades of deep pink, and lilac


lisianthus. Her bridesmaids were


v Herbridegroomisthe


daughter of Mr and Mrs J. M. Greenwood, of Morecambe. She is a butter technician at Aria Foods, Settle, and is a' member of the Langcliffe Singers. She enjoys pool and quizzes.


f eldest son of Mr and i Mrs G. Glossop of Helli- i field, and also works at \ Aria Foods, where he is ‘ an engineering techni­ cian. He is a railway enthusiast and, like his bride, enjoys pool and


quizzes. The bride, given away


by her father, wore a dress of ivory duchess satin, with a bodice and box-pleated full skirt, both with silver beaded detail. Her full-length veil had diamante and


Barley Village Hall TABLE


TOP SALE Sunday


21st October


Sale 10 am-3 pm Tables £7


Food available


telephone Audrey 01282 613280


To book a table In aid of Hall Funds


Miss Georgina Green­ wood, Miss Felicity Greenwood, the bride's sister, and Miss Sarah Glossop, the bride­


since most grown-ups went to school, and all the parents said they found the evening helpful.


able to encourage their children’s reading at


“All said they felt more home.”


Mahon welcomed everyone to the school before each member of the preparatory staff gave a presentation on one aspect of literacy. It covered the Oxford Reading Tree system used in the school, with the emphasis on how parents could support school lessons at home. “The aim is to con­


Principal Mr Philip „ ... includes Swimming and Squash • ; from £ 3 .2 6 per w e ek .


tinue the good work we do in school at home and make reading enjoy­ able,” said Mr Lowry. “We aim to build up a relationship between par­ ents and staff that bene­


fits the pupil.” But it was not all hard


work. The evening ended with a glass of wine and a few tasty nibbles.


Duke is forced to cancel "in view o


groom's sister. Th<jy wore dresses with lilac brocade bodices and lilac satin Dupion straight skirts, and matching lilac brocade shoes. The bridegroom chose


his friend Mr Ian Parker as best man and Mr Anthony Ashurst, Mr Benjamin Greenwood, Mr Oliver Greenwood and Mr Joseph Green­


wood were ushers. After the wedding cer­


emony, which was con­ ducted by the Rev. Alan Bailey, a reception was held at the Spread Eagle Hotel, Sawley.


The couple will live in . Giggleswick.


Info caravan on the move


POLICE have com plied with a request from some old people in Read to move the infor­ mation caravan which visits the village on


Mondays. To make access easier


for the elderly, the cara­ van next week will be parked on the car park near the cricket club.


THE DUKE of West­ minster has cancelled his planned visit to Lon- gridge on November 15th, when he was due to offi­ cially open the new Lon- gridge Community Hos­


pital.


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Valley and throughout Lancashire to reduce the rubbish sent to land­ fill every day, Lancashire County Council, along with research con­ sultants, are implementing the largest free home composting ini­


tiative in the UK, encouraging householders throughout Lan­


cashire to compost more. The project, supported by Lan­


cashire County Council and the LWS Lancashire Environmental Fund, initially aims to distribute,


free of charge, 60,000 home com­ post bins throughout Lancashire. Authorities in Lancashire are committed to increase this to 100,000, over the three years of


the project.


ered to targeted areas throughout the county. Each of the targeted households has received a letter inviting them to apply for a free compost bin, which will be deliv­ ered at no cost to their home. As well as providing bins for


The bins will initially be deliv­ and the fact that it is free to take


part in is a real incentive. "The waste minimisation team


will be working very hard over the next few months to help people reduce, reuse and recycle their


waste.”• Lancashire households pro­


households, the project will include a number of activities


such as road shows, a quarterly newsletter for composting house­


holders, workshops and training for community volunteers. These activities are designed to support people who want to compost by showing them how it's done and answering any queries they may


have.


Cabinet Member for Community and Regeneration, said:"This is a


County Coun. Brian Johnson, T ,


very positive step which will help create many greener households in Lancashire. This is the larges scheme of its kind in the country,


duced 786,000 tonnes of rubbish in 1999/2000. This was almost 56,000 tonnes more than pro­ duced in 1997/98, and this figure is continually rising year after year. Of this, 85% is buried in landfill sites, just 6% is recycled, 6% reused and 3% composted. A report into the composition


A closer look at planning PLANNING processes and plans have been studied by


local members of the Council for Rural England. Mr Michael Kirby, Forward Planning Manager


Ribble Valley Borough Council, ^ the Ribble Valley District Group of the CRE at a^eeh Mit-


Uon. the District Local Plan, the Lancashire Structure " K T K S k M r 'S ”™ f f l S hr the


the same venue. Inquiries should be made to the secre tary, Mr Ray Halfpenny, on 01254 824971.


Leaflet D is t r ibW


of the average Lancashire dustbin estimates that more than 60 /o ol the content is organic material.


Lancashire's municiPal„.wa®on management strategy 2001-2020


has set targets for 36%, 44 /o and 53% recycling and composting ol household waste by 2005, 2010 and 2015 respectively.


Greenlighl given


PART of the Broomhill Equestrian Centre at West Bradford can be used as a cafe and retail space, says Ribble Valley Borough Council. Officials passed plans submitted by the


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Jls<«buie ,. 5'Hess imers 1 V/anl ivh a Isin9 medium sdp* ' y° u'ieoiie,s you Want :fc r more Information contact: SuelGoodwin on 01942 506236_ ■ .


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CHILDREN'S POOL PARTIES


Diary date for all romantics and a boost for charity


organised by Clitheroe Ladies' Circle. Proceeds from the February 16th event are


to be donated to the Anna Dylan Cancer Foundation, which is aiming to budd an hohs-


tic support centre in Clitheroe for Ribble Val-


"in ,riow nf her commit- ment and leadership for a new hospital", Trust chairman, Mrs Sheila Maw, should take his


commit­ NIIS Trust Board has mat m. » The CommuniCare


Shop security in mind


AN application has been made to Ribble Valley Borough Council plan­ ners for permission to install security shutters to ground floor windows and doors at the front and rear of Seasons House of Fashion at King Street, Clitheroe.


Pub car park is thieves’ target


I PROPERTY worth a


total of £4,000 was stolen during Tuesday night from the car park | of the White Bull Inn at


Gisburn. The thieves stoic an


£3,000.


I for Williams trailer val­ ued at £1,000 and a power washer worth


place.A Trust spokesman said: "Unfortunately, His Grace had written to say that he is now unable to


!wirled unanimously that fulfil tins engagement. “ „


lev cancer patients and their [am*“es* Members of Clitheroe Ladies'Circle are


hoping to sell all ball tickets by December 1st. Tickets are priced at £25 each and mclu e a


drinks reception, three-course dinner, cabaret The black tie ball will be held at Stirk


House Hotel, Gisburn, and tickets can be obtained by telephoning Linda on 012UU


425923. ________ __ ews from the Villages


Jumble A jumble and bric-a-


Collection The waste paper collec­


tion takes place tomorrow morning around the vil­ lage, so leave your old paper and magazines out­ side as early as possible.


Barton for a most inter­


brac sale will be held next Saturday, October 27th, at 1 p.m. in St Mary's


Hall.The church held a col­ lection and harvest service last week which raised £270 for Cafod, to help needy families in the


Council The next meeting of


Third World. The church's Christmas


Sabden Parish Council is a week earlier than usual, on Tuesday, October 30th, at 7-30 p.m. in the Methodist Rooms.


Fair will be on December 1st.Presentation Sabden Bowling Club is


Market Don’t forget to seek out


a bargain at at Saturday- morning's Christian Aid Market in St Mary's Hall from 10 a.m. to noon. Items are still wanted to sell and can be left with Mrs Val Darwent, Mrs Marjorie Oldham or Mrs Hilda Dewhurst. This is the main fund­


raiser in the village for Christian Aid so support


will be welcome.


Winners The Thursday night


winners at Sabden Over 60s social were as follows: Whist: Ladies - Mrs S. Law, MrsM. Edmondson. Gents - Mrs E. Ireland,


esting evening. A report on the autumn


council meeting was given by Mrs Margaret Garnett and Mrs Margaret Jack- son gave a resume of next year's programme. The annual meeting


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will be on November 13th when there will be a talk about making Christmas decorations and also a Christmas stall.


holding its annual presen­ tation night on Saturday, October 27th, at Whalley Golf Club, from 8 p.m. to


12-30 a.m.Disco and entertain­ ment will be by Kovan Lingard and the £10 tick­


ets include a buffet supper and transport from the village.Tickets are on sale at


and design W L . *>Bate hostmg four business •


Flower power Members of Whalley


Flower Club held their annual meeting on Thurs­ day followed by a demon­


the village pubs or from committee members.


stration by Mrs Joan Medder entitled "Trea­ sures Past and Present". All floral displays were raffled and some members


Concert The Village Folk, an entertainment group, will


won exotic blooms. The next meeting will


present the story of Sab­ den through the last cen­


tury in song and dance, on November 9th and 10th in


Mr G. Holden. Dominoes - Mrs F.


be on November 8th in Whalley Methodist


Church hall at 7-30 p.m., when there will be a demonstration entitled


St Mary's Hall. Tickets, including supper, are £3.50 for adults and £1 children.


Lowe, Mrs F. Cooke, Mr R. Eden, Mr W. Cooke. Raffle - Mrs E. Ireland, Mrs E. Hutchinson, Mrs


S. Law.Hoe-down All those who attended


a hoe-down last Friday night in St Nicholas's Hall reported a great night, with good music and food.


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(01200) 422323 lin r -£ 5 .7 5 10in. ’ £15'25 "Prelude to Christmas".


Village hall New bookings officer


for Whalley Village Hall is Mr Ray Halfpenny, of 5 Nethertown Close, Whal­ ley, tel. 01254 824971. Mr Halfpenny has been


Stitch in time At the meeting of


Gift Weekend The Gift Day weekend


appointed following the death of Mrs Barbara Johnson.


at St Nicholas's Church takes place a week on Sat­ urday, October 27th, when the vicar will be in church to receive donations from 9 a.m. to noon. Gifts can also be taken to the Sun­


day service. The church has recently


discovered a serious out­ break of dry rot in the upper hall which will cost £2,000 to repair. The gut day proceeds will g° towards these repairs.


Waddington WI held in the Methodist School­ room, president Miss Hylda Emsden intro­ duced guest speaker Mr Hugh Barton who spoke about the "Embroideries of Lancaster Priory". He explained how he had been influenced by his parents, his father being a church art designer and his mother a photograph­ er, embroiderer and knit­ ter and so the project of the priory was started. He showed wonderful slides of screens and windows and displayed kneelers and samplers all done in colourful wool. Mrs Pam Entwistle thanked Mr


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QUICKSANDS and knee-high muddy pools may not have done much for glamour when a bunch of Clitheroe banking babes starred in their own version of


“Baywatch”! Yet by crossing More­


cambe Bay from Arnside to Kent Bank, they raised more than £900 for the NSPCC in dona­ tions from colleagues and customers of Clitheroe’s branch of Barclays Bank, family


and friends. Our photo shows the


team, which walked with a local guide, preparing for the off.


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