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ig e m a t t e r s ' neeting of Pendleton Parish ■;


,cil will take place in the vil-r ^ tail next Thursday.at 8 p.m., ■ R IMINGTON


36 o f c lu b the AGM of Rimington and ; .


:ict Gardening Club it_was ed by members and the com­ ae to disband because the . ' ig membership has made,it - asingly difficult to arrange . inual shows and other events, easurer Mr E. Sedgwick, iuced Mr R. Smith who over-; he winding-up of the club’s


s and Mr Sedgwick paid trib- • ] the work and dedication of standing chairman and secre- Mrs J. Gornall, which was


id by all. •s Gornall thanked Mr Sedg- and everyone for their sup- over the years, and th e / .


ing ended on a cheerful note a tasty potato pie supper and , dly chat.


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1 q u iz successful fun quiz for all ages place in Rimington Memori- stitute on Friday with Mr . r Duffy acting as question or, ably assisted by Mr Allen ngworth. e competition was fierce, but lly and the winning team was


Irian Stott, Mrs Barbara Dut- ■drs Dorothy Heaton and Mr Parkinson. A pie and peas sup- ;as served, and raffle winners _ Mrs B. spencer, Mrs C. Grieg, L. Hartley., Simon Lloyd, Mr mcer, Shaun Hartley le event raised £184 to be led between the sports com- le and the memorial institute igement committee, lanks were expressed to all had supported the event and 8 organisers and helpers.


hols ^ annual carol concert will .


i la c e in Rimington Memorial ■' Itute on December 17th at 7- Im. All are invited to join in pappy event and enjoy a cup


i and mince pies too. ty tu r k e y


le festive season got off to a start for members and guests imington and Middop Lun- I Club as they tucked into a ious Christmas dinner.


ick Haythomthwmte who were with the visitors and other hairman Mr Harold Jones, i-s were Mr Bill Cookei Mrs'


lomfort Footwear.Lunch was and Mrs David and Doreen


|e, Mrs Edna Tagg, :hlrs N o ra ^ largaretGill. Next'lWednMda^' loy the Christmas lunch and are;


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3 ge children took part in a mov-


;ht on Sunday evening. Along friends they packed into Sab-


io light their Advent candles to • f Christ shining right up to Rev. Laura Hardy of Sabden 1 took the service and preached


sted by Fr Peter Birmingham S who read the lesson. Hymns apanied by Mrs Millie Moor-


n. The children had decorated their lighted candles and every an Advent candle to take home.


iz in St Nicholas’s Hall tomor- . 17-30 p.m. Admission is £4 and nciudes a festive supper. Please orehand to help with catering


WHA LLE Y Im e


Lsic Through the Ages” was the ev. Richard Atkinson’s talk to I Fellowship. He played some tic from the early Gregorian


|h century piece called “The ^ Royle expressed thanks. . . ■ ng will be an illustrated travel


nan and Mrs Mary Thorpe, on- 7halley Methodist Afternoon:


Ihip enjoyed a talk by Mr Alan .> fThe Beginnings of Whalley fee Jeffries expressed thanks.' ■, ■. ]ing will be the Christmas party


) shoeboxes containing gifts for;^' bern Europe were collected by ^ i ■alley, Barrow and Billington;. Ised by the ■Whalley'Christianr;


1 assist the charity .“Operation , I” to help the suffering children


ncashire is holding a Christ^ :


f xt Thursday in Whalley .Village ;.‘ . There will be old time dancing .::


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ton and Marion; ofiBurnley,'' erry and mince pies.; ^ " > be a Christmas Tea raffle and ;. A ailable from Heather Jo l^ o n ' 'I


ffair , • ^ ’ -7! (lodist Church held its most sue-.; t 3 fair to.date resulting in profits;


1 buzzed with customers all d ^ « ;;


|rasevidently..“Spend,'spend;':;, 1 lunches were seiyed to more ather Christmas hmd a.visit to


|substantial'donatio"ns’to,Tto-^i>^^fV>U'>':;a : as well as boos'ting' their^wn'p^Ji,'^iji r., ^ Thanks■.WCTe.dxpr^edJtpjithe^'’'' ""


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A NEW flag is now flying over a Clitheroe company. Mr Neil Whitley, vice-


president of chemical com­ pany Synetix, hoisted the flag of new owners Johnson Matthey, watched by Synetix staff who drank cof­ fee from commemorative mugs decorated with bur­ nished liquid gold produced by, the new owners a t their plant in the Potteries. Johnson Matthey bought


Synetix, a division of ICI, for £260m. The sale was completed at the beginning of November and how the new owners are planning to take on more staff. ■ At the flag-hoisting cer^ mony Mr Larry Pentz, divi­


sional director of Johnson Matthey's chemicals busi­ ness, said: "This is an excit­ ing time for all of us a t Johnson Matthey Chemi­ cals and those joining us from Synetix as we enter into a new phase of our


, development. I am lopking forward to the future as we work together to strengthen our position as a major globM catalyst business." Synetix produces 150 dif­ ferent types of cata lysts


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value chemicals which speed up important processes used to make many of life's essen­ tials Such as fuels, medi­ cines, food, clothes, paints, agrochemicals, packaging and inks. The company employs


800 people - 200 of them at Clitheroei Synetix sends out 10,000


;tonnes of products from Clitheroe aU over the world. At the 'ceremony, the


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Pair sent to crown court


A CASE in which two Clitheroe men are accused of assault is to be dealt with a t Pre­ ston Crown Court. Mark James Cottam


(24), of Mitchell Street, and Stephen James Burgess (21), of Alleys Green, are charged with causing actual bodily harm to Peter Whiteside. ' • . The defendants have


been committed on bail to the crown court by magistrates in Blackburn.


me to join Sabden Ladies’Fel- ' )1 service next Thursday in the 12-15 p.m.


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le enjoyed last Friday’s Christ- ; ine evening at Sabden Bowling horse-racing games, cheese and ; ine was flowing.


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Memorable; i SHOEBOXES filled w ith '^ts to bring hope.to;


ASPIRING Wdei^.andlf! writers from the Ribble '


vi^Valley. joined;m'embera of' ' ’the New Pages Readers’ A * Group for.f'Ah^Evehing'VM:


with'Paul Wilson”, r J> , Held at Clitheroe ‘


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Library, and organised byi • Lanc^hireComty/:. ‘b i j j [Library Serviceyhe events


. proved to;be'a%r^t sue-K.'f cess. ■ - Mr Wilson is the Black-A


bum author of four - acclaimed novels. A review of >his work, ■ *


“Someone to Watch Over Me”; in the Observer, com­ mented that it was ai “dis- V, play of rich inventiveness - ' surpassed only by deep : empathy”.' ' His talk to.Valley, . ■ ’ . enthusiasts was laced with ’


’ local references, and an eager question time was >.( followed by animated dis^: . cussion.


- I As organisers said, it


had proved a difficult task to bring such a successful V evening to a close. Mr Wil­ son promised to return.


New apprentice plan will encourage teens to stay put


by Natalie Cox


TEENAGERS from the Ribble Valley could be encouraged to develop their careers locally if a new apprenticeship scheme gets


off the ground in Lancashire. A survey'of almost 1,500 people


across the county found tha t better job opportunities for those aged 18 to 25 would make them more hkely to stay and develop their careers in Lancashire. As.a result of the findings, Lan­


cashire County Council is now consid­ ering developing its own apprentice­


ship scheme to take on young workers up to the age of 18, as well as giving cash help to support those taken on by private firms. County Coun. Terry Burns said:


"Young people are telling us that bet­ te r job opportunities in the well- trained and hi-tech world of the future are what they are looking for to keep them in Lancashire. "These should not jus t be clerk-


type jobs - apprenticeships should include college training and we also need to have some graduates. /‘With 37,000 employees we can


have a big influence on giving good jobs to young people."


The research showed that 69,% of


those aged 18 to 25 said better job opportunities would make them more likely to stay and develop their careers inthecounty. ■


< ‘ Said Coun. Bums: 'This is why we


■will be looking a t the private sector too and are organising discussions between the Learning and Skills Council and county-owned Lan­ cashire County Development Ltd. 'We ha've a large aerospace sector in


Lancashire and that pays very well. “I met with aerospace employers


recently and they say , they want more local graduates, m there is good news oh the horizon.". A,• '


Post your mail in time


MAKE sure it is a first-class Christmas for your relatives: th a t 's the message from Royal Mail to Ribble Valley.


; Customers are being u rg ^ to make a note of the last recommended posting dates, par­ ticularly for overseas destinations.. Letters and cards sent by airmail for


countries outside Europe need to be posted by tomorrow, American and Canadian-, bound items by the 10th and those heading


‘ for Western Europe by December 14th. The final collection for domestic post is Decem­ ber 18th for second class and December 21st for first class. And the last recommended date for use of the standard parcel service is Friday, December 13th. :


A chance to share grant


VOLUNTARY groups ■within the Ribble Valley could claim a shme of £3,000. . ; Lancashire Youth and Community Service is ; seeking applications for grant aid. Money will be allocated, not to offset running costs, but to acquire equipment and other resources for these groups which are vital to local communities and their more junior members. ■. *10 share out the funds across the Ribble Val­


ley, and to optimise their best impact, groups are asked to submit an application letter to Mr Bill 'Taylor, District Team Manager, Lancashire HouserThe Sidings Business Park, Whalley BB7 9SE by February 3rd 2003. Groups should say how many young people


' Once submitted, recommendations wUlAbe made to the;'District You^l^^^


are involved, the age range, annual costs and resources of income for the group. , , ■. :


Service Ad'^sory Committee In MarclL20,9®' under the chairinanship' 'rf^^ Sabden; Fb’


01254824544.- Light up a Life appeal


FLIND-RAISERS at the East Lancashire Hos­ pice, wlii^ caresfor terminally ill patients in the Ribble Valley, are hoping that local residents will take part in their Christmas Appeal, "Light up a Life."


For a donation to the hospice, people can ded­ ' . .


icate a light on the Christmas tree to someone special in their life or remember a loved one. The appeal will end with a service .of dedication on Monday at 7-30 p.m. at Blackburn C a th e ^ , at which the choir from Chatburn CE Primary School will be sin^ng. The appeal is ei^ected to raise thousands of pounds for the charity, which is chaired by Downham resident Mr (leoffrey Braithwaite. . Anyone wishing to have more details should contact the Appeals Office on 01254 660900.


Green light


PERMISSION has been granted for a coach garage to be built at Deerpark Ser- ■vice Station, Clitheroe Road, Gisburn. Ribble Valley Borough Coun­ cil officials have grant­ ed the application of Hodsons, acting under their delegated powers^


Get your skates on! Come to Preston... Its easy to fin(j, its easy to park with


Preston's new Park & Ricje opening 1st December


Late night shopping Wednestjay & Thursday until 9pm Ice Rink opens 5th December at 6pm


featuring tribute band 'Robbie Supreme', Rock FM Thundertruck


& displays from Blackpool Ice Twirlers and champion figure skaters 'P re s to n .


■ • ■ .- The city where switched o n people shop at Christmas -


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childrenacross Eastern Europe and other parts. of the world Kave.b'eSiriispatched fipni aRib^'


b l e V a l l e y - v i l l a g e r t A ' - i.(s Almost 200 boxes toye,been collected by the


i WhaUey Christian Action Group; an organisa-; ,tion supported by chmehra in Whalley, Barrow. an’dBillington'


‘ ^ '


! f. AsAvell as giftsj personal items such as soap,; toothpaste and'toothbrushes are put into .the:


iboxes,,which are transported across the conti- ^ nents and handed out as part of the interna-: tional Operation Christmas Child project. Last : year, more than a million-boxes were collected


‘in the United Kingdom and Ireland. ; : * Members of the Whalley Christian Action


;Group said they appreciated the support received from churches in the. area, primary schools in Whalley and Barrow, and the many ‘ individuals who had filled b o x e s . ^


' Pictured loading gift-filled boxes are three I members of the Action group, from the left, .' John Hudson; Alan Bowles and Syl'via Ireland


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