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for help; they just mud­ dled along. Unde| the new system, they could ask one of those i^igh- bours or friends to be their carer.


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Glitheroe some people struggle to find carers to attend them a t l key times, such as bedtime and early mornings. In some cases people^were having to be put to bed as early as 7 p.m. because a carer had so manjj peo­ ple to, get round, she said. Lancashire County


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family member or some­ one living in the same house, but it could be a friend or someone who lives close by, making it easier than having to rely on someone from a care agency miles away, she said. People were being


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|ey they wished and, impor­ tantly, provide assis­ tance with the paper­ work. The carer would have


given a real choice about their care. But, she stressed that the Rowan organisation was there to help and advise people every step of the.way, helping them as much as possible to set up the sys­ tem, to find a carer if


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lucdiyated at a Whalley nurs- 91I2 ery has been rewarded


uu'^Vvith a "quality stamp". oJ 919; The Acorns Nursery


9,tl0'ht Oakhill College is one ,ysy/0f (-jjg first in the country


26 n3to be awarded accredita- I?7-3 tio n by the Pre-School “ 19Tjearning Alliance. To -loqt^ttain the achievement, -aiaajt had to examine and - i°4 define all aspects of its care and complete a two-


a contract of employ­ ment and be treated like an employee in every sense of the word. There were some reser­


9 , day assessment. Manager Debbie Wat- .^on said: "We are pleased


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vations from those pre­ sent about the new sys­ tem, but Mrs Clapham said she felt it would be a better system in the long run.


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" Acorns that all our hard U |vork over the past two


mlri^ears ^ as been recog- e 3CI Siised. To achieve accred-


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anol jf^tipn, no stone was left s unturned - planning, ____policies and procedures; staff, assessments and appraisals; parental con­ sultation and curriculum development." A report on the nurs­ ery's assessment noted


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Bus passengers were furious after a ‘mistake’ meant some fares rose by more than 100%


by Robbie Robinson


AN error in setting up bus fare machines has left local passen­ gers fuming at price rises of over 100%. Following the closure


return ticket. As fares are the same over the Standen Road - Victoria Street loop, this meant her return shopping trip to Clitheroe cost £2.10. Mrs Evans said: "This is disgusting. The rise


a t E as ter of the bus depot a t Clitheroe, the ticket machines in Lan­ cashire United buses, were incorrectly reset. As a result some pas­ sengers were faced with huge fare increases. Mrs Delia Evans, who


travels from Standen Road, said the single fare had been increased from 65p to £1.05 and she could not now buy a


has happened overnight without warning." She complained to the


driver who said buses now come from Black­ burn as the Clitheroe depot was closed. She said: "I told him I


didn't care if he came from Timbuktu, Standen Road is still the same distance from the. Market Place. "He said I'd have to pay the increased fare as


it was the way the machine in the bus was set. “I told him to sort it


out or he'd get lynched. I got him to let me off at the interchange office and I filled in a com­ plaint form." She described how


pensioners' fares had risen and were causing confusion. Lancashire United buses are operated by


Blazefield Holdings. C om m u n ic a tio n s


Manager Mr Graham Mitchell said: "The ser­ vices that we operate in the Clitheroe area are under contract with Lancashire County


Council and we are issued with fares by them. “We do not have the


authority to change this." He said th a t after


receiving a fares chart following the closure of the depot, the company then received another shortly afterwards. He added: "Probably


following complaints and questions, a new fares chart was issued, which seem to be back to the old fares. The reasons for the changes are a mys­ tery." The mystery cleared a


little when Mr David Wilson a t the county


A Caribbean:mercy,mission,,


SiJA-the personal, social and ^-♦"emotional development" »tt»ikas a; strength/ and livj4’interaction was excel- :i^<-^ent between adults and ^children". Judith Thompson,


THE island of St Lucia in the Caribbean is not only a bolthole for. tax


exiles. I t is also home for


A'b-'pf the Pre-School Leam- Alliance, said:


•^chairman of the Nation- jjjiial Executive Committee


^£®$Acorns Nursery is a KJ/flagship for our quality ^Apssurance scheme." &


jjJXNigel Evans is pictured ^"presenting staff and chil- j+“,dren with their Pre- £ * "School Learning Alliance I-1 '5-accreditation.


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^Vjjogether worth £1,419, i*p£»Avere stolen from the &i»jSfchanging rooms of Myt- ^ f c jo n Fold Gold Club £*Langho, on'Saturday.


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lotary club past president Mr pTewmark, current president Mr Iny Briggs and past president leer Rawlinson.


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Top speaker is selected


GOOD grooming paid off for Clitheroe Speak­ ers’ Club member Mr


John Adey. With a speech on


"Grooming", he won the club's annual speech con­ test to collect the Ross Trophy and will repre­ sent Clitheroe in an area competition. He was one of five


competitors to take the platform. The others were Mr Robert Mor­ peth, Mrs Ada Garner, Mr Gene Holmes and Mrs Dorothy Gertson, who was runner-up with "Dreams". The contest was co-ordinated by club chairman Mr Derrick Holmes and chief judge was Western District president Mrs Sheila Croft, of Garstang Ladies' Speakers Club. There was a topics ses­


some very poor people. Whalley student


Rebecca Ryan will be spending nine weeks in very close contact with the other side of life on the sunshine island. Trainee teacher


council transport office said a mistake had been made in the reprogram­ ming of the ticket


machines. This was soon noticed


but, despite attempts to rectify the error, some machines are still caus­ ing problems. He


said: "The


machines have been reset and the flat fare is still 65p, but some individual driver's modules are still not picking up the cor­ rect fares. “We are on the case


and will have it up and running properly as soon as possible." He went on to say:


"We are sorry this has caused'so much of a problem, but passengers who have been over­ charged . can go to Clitheroe Interchange office for a refund.'.'


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Sharp S tree t Wednesday 6.30pm St Marks


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A lb e r t Road Monday 6.30pm Thursday 6.30pm G r e a t H a r w o o d Churchfield House Church S tree t Monday 6.30pm N e l s o n St John Ambulance Hall Eleanor S tree t Wednesday 11.00am, 5.00pm, 6.30pm Padiham Ighten Mount Bowling Club Romford S tree t Wednesday 6.30pm Padiham Methodist Church


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Rebecca, aged 20, leaves for St Lucia next month on an international work placement. She said: "The school I


am going to in Vieuxfort, St Lucia, is very run­ down and I have been seeking sponsorship to help with my trip." Apart from help with


Todmorden Conservative Club Function Room. Rochdale Road Thursday 6.30pm W h a l l e y Whalley Methodist Church King S tre e t Wednesday 6.00pm


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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, April 11th, 2002 9


PLANS to build industrial units and associated engineering opera­


V , A previous application for the site, which was twice the scale of the current proposal, had been, refused by members of Ribble Valley Borough Council's Plan­ ning and Development Commit­


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seeking permission for a single storey building which would be subdivided to create four units.


Latest industry site plans are approved i Coun. Frank Goss (Sabden)


tions at Whalley Industrial Park,: in Clitheroe Road, have been given the go-ahead. ';


said he had supported the previ­ ous application because it would have "safeguarded local jobs and added one or two more", some­ thing which he said should be encouraged in the Ribble Valley. And Coun. Howel Jones


(Clitheroe) said it would be wrong to turn the revised scheme down. He said: "It is important that we retain what industry we have and encourage new industry. ; “The last scheme was found to


be not acceptable; but this scheme is well tailored and if there is


' officer noted: "I now consider this ■ revised scheme is significantly reduced from the previous sub­ mission and further amendments have been secured to reduce the" amount of countryside area affected by this development." Councillors sought assurance


. new submission had been reduced , in size and would have less incur- ■ sion into agricultural land. The


from officers th a t adequate screening would be provided.


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things like her air fare, expenses and accommo­ dation in St Lucia, she is also hoping to take items like books, pens, crayons and pencils to help the children. Rebecca (pictured), of


Sydney Avenue, Whal­ ley, is in her third year at Bradford College. Anyone who can offer


help in her mission of mercy can call her on 01254823982.


The latest in a series of thefts


THE latest in a series of thefts of Land-Rovers from the Ribble Valley took place from the drive of a house in Ribchester


on Friday. The M-registered Dis­


covery, valued at £8,000, was stolen after thieves


removed the rubber seal


on a window. They are also believed


to have damaged a tyre on a Jaguar XJR which was also parked on the drive.


Photographers ready for AGM


sion chaired by Mr Stephen Clark.: New member Mr Michael Frankland made his debut speech, "Fire Flash", evaluated and passed by Mrs Madeline Adey..


,r. Blood donors


THE,blood donor ses­ sions will be held next Thursday in Clitheroe Parish Church, Church Street, 2 to 4 p.m. and 5- 30 to 7-30 p.m.


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FAVOURITE images were under the spotlight at a meeting of Ribbles- dale Camera Club. Members brought in


their six favourite prints, explaining the back-* ground and technicalities for discussion by fellow members: ' : : ■


the Lancashire and Cheshire Photographic Alliance was also


selected, r the AGM.


Next week's meeting is • Convertible’s roof is slashed


I VANDALS caused £3,500-worth of damage to,a Volvo convertible in Billington. The car, belonging I to a Langho resident, was left with a tom roof.


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