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group's meeting heard upbeat reports about the area nevertheless. The 102nd quarterly meeting of the Kib
ble Valley branch of the Lancashire Asso ciation of Parish and Town Councils at the borough's council chamber had fewer than half the usual number of delegates present. . Those that were there heard a presenta
-_She explained that new classrooms were being built and that once again all Kibble Valley children leaving primary school will
tion on the future of secondary education ini the Ribble Valley from county council education official Mrs Janet Newton.
potential offered to parishes by the Rural White Paper. Mr Len Watson emphasised that those able and willing to put in the necessary effort could gain transport and
There was also good news about the h , ,.
housing advantages. Coun. Mrs Margaret Panniker was
chairman for the meeting, and Coun. Ron Toothill, of Grindleton, was elected branch
vice-chairman.
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Camera club members bid a fond farewell to expert colleague
THE longest meeting in the history of Ribblesdale Camera Club took a full three hours, but members found i t well worth the
late evening. ■ It was the last opportuni
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ty before he moves to Ire land to take over his fami ly's ancestral home to hear the highly successful local portrait and wedding pho tographer, Mr David Sim mons, talk about his work. Mr Simmons started his career in the law, practising as a barrister for 15 years before turning his hobby of photography into a new profession. In this time he encountered Tony Blair
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winning his case. ;' The experience of the law was excellent training for the work of a wedding and portrait photographer, especially one specialising in the photography of chil dren., Photographers, like barristers, have to find communication and words easy. I t is necessary to explain what is planned and to gain the confidence of the sitter. Proof of these
skills was shown by a string of awards, including win ning the Fuji Child Photog
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rapher of the Year Award, no less than three times. Mr Simmons emphasised
that, for good photographs, a number of rules apply. Lighting, posing, location and expression must be
controlled. Clothes must be free of
creases and distracting details; locations must tell a
story.Mr Simmons favours a Victorian feel to the cloth ing. This looks romantic, but more importantly does not date. Today's fashions become tomorrow's embar
rassments. ■ Most important of all is
a sitter's expression, as this is the key to the client's sat isfaction and sales of the
portraits. The evening started with
a discussion of club mem bers' prints, concentrating on portraits. This was a very positive session with Mr Simmons not only say ing what he liked about a picture, but also explaining how he would have approached the subject. Often a little cropping or
Local climbers go for
Everest - before lunch! CLIMBERS from the Ribble Valley have scaled the mighty- Mount Everest. . . in support of a local res cue team. ' However, they only
had to travel as far as
Preston for the climb! T h e aim of the spon
sored climb was to raise funds for the Bowland Pennine Mountain Res cue1 Team by ascending the climbing walls at West View Leisure Centre until the height of Everest had
been reached. The team of 38 climbers
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. had been achieved by "lunchtime, seven hours ahead of schedule. The climbers and their 50
scaled the walls so rapidly that the 29,028ft. target
helpers, whose ages ranged from three to 60, then went _ on to add to the height by
climbing the USA's Mount McKinley, Egypt's Mount Sinai and Fairsnape Fell in the Trough of Bowland, a grand total of 60,000 ft. Rescue team member
Sarah Beatty said: "If the Guinness Book of Records reads this they will want to make a category for us. “We were all worn out, but very pleased with our-
'selvelves.” She thanked the manage
ment at the leisure centre who permitted the use of the climbing walls for the day arid Edelrid and Lars for donating the ropes. 1 The team hopes to raise £5,000, but says this is only limited by people's generosi
ty. Donation can be sent to
the team at BPMRT, c/o St Mary's Health Centre, Cop Lane, Penwortham, or tele phone 01772625998.
Change of route takes naturalists round canal
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THE planned walk for Clitheroe Naturalists' Society was cancelled, but an alternative one was taken By 19 members and friends. Starting at the canal bridge near the Bankfield site of Rolls Royce, Barnoldswick, the group walked on the
' were curlew and green verges 46 different varieties plover There was a lunch of plants were identified, stop a t the Anchor Inn and many bluebells were
were spotted, mallard with resting a number of orange young,' swans, moorhens tip butterflies were sighted and coot. Across in the field Along the tow path
towpath as far as the tunnel at Foulndge. , Th e usual canal birds refreshments and while
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threat of drizzle, making the bird song seem: louder
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wood warbler and wren were all competing for top voice. The mistle thrush, blackbird and song thrush
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' canal at the west end of the tunnel. Here there was
.through a lovely wooded area'to arrive back at the
; ! At the tunnel the party took the detour away from the canal picking their way
also made their contribu tions too.
■ another, short stop for light
' timed just right to have a cup of tea in Barrowford Heritage Centre before the
still in bloom. Other less well-known were bulbous buttercup, wood cransbill and bitter vetching. About 20 different species of bird were identified. - . The end of the walk was
coach arrived.. The next walk again has
had to be changed from the intended route. The new walk, of about seven miles, will be round the Glasson Dock area, on June 9th, departing at 9r30 a.m. Any
one wishing to book should contact Mrs Christine Pick-., les tel. 01200 425190.
. Thursday from the Old Vicarage Antique Shop, Bolton-by-
Antique shop is th iev e s target toaether worth hundreds of pounds were stolen on
v B°Theydincluded a Chinese jar, porcelain figures, a posy "‘vase and serviette rings. Police are investigating.
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his most successful pictures, inviting criticism from club members. He explained how a location was set up and the idea behind the pic ture. He particularly liked the opportunity to tell a story about the person using their house, farm or perhaps horse or dog as a ■part of the picture. He praised the superb country side locally and the wonder ful choice of locations. Over the years, Mr Sim
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Trust status designed to give more independence to local medical staff on the ground
_____• by Tim Procter
A MAJOR consulta tion exercise is now under way on whether basic local medical ser vices should be run by a
trust. At the moment they
are provided partly by general practitioners and partly by Communicare, b u t a lot of control is
exercised by the Ea s t Lancashire Health
Authority. As previously reported,
trust status would give the local team near-indepen dence to run services as it thought appropriate, using its local knowledge and money straight from the Government. Tight rules should, at
to be a good way of devel oping and maintaining a sense of "local ownership” of primary care facilities. The one covering the Ribble Valley would also
A locally-run trust is felt ’twnftin asindependent con- Employees of doct
remain as independent con tractors, but be able to key in their services to those run by the trust more effec tively than under the pre
sent system. The trust would run
take in Hyndburn. The two communities are
markedly different in many ways, but the whole idea of • a trust is to work flexibly and meet different needs quickly and correctly. Currently, Hyndburn's
primary care bill is £55m. annually for 79,000 regis-
years less than those In the Ribble Valley, where the bill for 50,333 patients is
£33m.
least in theory, .mean that local people on the trust board have a big say, sup plemented by the views of the medical professionals.
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would keep a watching brief, ready to step in to help solve problems.
The health authority
went to trust status some time ago and will carry on through the Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Val ley NHS Trust, with refer ence of patients to spe cialised hospitals further away-continuing as before. The primary trust would
Hospital-level work all , , „ s esstsstfsi ■ "■
community hospitals such as Clitheroe's, health cen tres, district and similar nursing services, health vis iting, treatment room work, school nursing, family plan ning, occupational therapy, chiropody, dietetics, com munity physiotherpy, child development, learning dis-
d aHm'tsResidents abilty centres, Macmillan
and the prevention of admission need-early dis charge service. The consultation docu
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ment issued by the health authority emphasises that legislation brought in to cover changes of the type proposed protects the posi tion of current staff mem
not take over the surgeries owned by family doctors, but would support them - and could help improve them. The doctors would
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bers.Communicare NHS Trust would be dissolved, with staff doing the work for the new trust instead. But the process, which is government policy, must be managed well, says the doc ument.
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improve the picture consid- | C ir c le w e lc om e s fr ie n d s in h ig h p la c e s erably. He then showed \ cabout 40 slides of many of
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, enthusiasm and his total frankness in showing how some of his most successful pictures were created. Members wished him
mons has been a very good friend to the camera club, running portraiture master classes and judging mem bers' work. He will be remembered not only by the David Simmons Tro phy for the best portrait in the annual competition, but for his many visits to the club, his good humour, his
Laptops stolen
TWO laptop computers worth £3,000 were stolen from an office at Castle Cement's Ribblesdale Works, Clitheroe, on Thursday or early on Fri
day. Police are investigating.
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MEMBERS of Clitheroe Ladies' Cir cle have more than one direct connec tion with the top.
In 1985, one of their members, Mrs Liz Parkinson, was chosen for the honour of being national president of the ladies' charitable
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every happiness in his new home and surroundings.
organisation. Recently, policeman's wife Mrs Janet Ware-
ing, also a member of the Clitheroe Circle, was chosen as national vice-president, which means she will be president next year. And at their most recent meeting at Myt
ton Fold Hotel, on Thursday, circlers had a guest visit from this year's national president,
Mrs Sue Powell. Our picture shows, front, from the left, Mrs , ■
Wareing, Mrs Powell and Clitheroe chairman Mr s Lynn Walsh, with other members.
(260501/3/16) Modern healthcare
A NEW mental health unit which will cater for Ribble Valley patients opens
S°The £7m. developirient is at Queen's Park Hospital, Blackburn, and replaces old Victorian buildings which did not
meet modern standards. It includes three wards, each with sin-
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gle room accommodation for 20 patients, a special care unit with 12 beds, an out patient department, a treatment suite
and a day care centre for 40 adults. The Blackburn, Hyndburn and Kibble
Valley Health Care NHS Trust says that the new unit is just part of its major plans to invest in all aspects of mental
health.
medical, nursing and social service staff are also being introduced.
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to representation on a major executive committee of the trust and an all round policy of robust channels of communica
tion. The East Lancashire
Health Authority is keen to hear the views of profes sionals and of the public, and leaflets about the plans can be obtained in many NHS premises as well as at pharmacies and libraries. A public information
meeting is to be held on Thursday, June 21st, in the Ribble Valley Borough Council chamber so that health leaders can answer
any queries. If things run smoothly,
the new trust could start in April next year.
We need Foster Carers for Children of all ages! Interested?
Like to know more? Why not come along to an information evening
Hear about what is involved. Talk to experienced Foster Carers.
We ’d love to see you at
COLNE LIBRARY, MARKET STREET, COLNE (rear entrance) 7th JUNE, 2001 7.00pm - 9.00pm
Or contact Henry Metcalf on 01282 425961 or Bev Maymond 01200 425146
East Lancs Family Placement Team
LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL SOCIAL SERVICES DIRECTORATE
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