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. ‘ i " : . . . . . . . i . , . t i . - . i Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, December 18th, 2003 5 Excited youngsters hit the high note at civic concert Macklin is a star in making


EXPECTANT, excited young faces were among the highlights of the Civic Carol


Service held this year at Trinity Methodist- Church, Clitheroe.


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Primary. School joined members of Slaid- burn Silver Band to give the service an extra musical flavour. The service is traditionally organised by


members of the Rotary Club of Clitheroe and Clitheroe Town Council, .with proceeds going towards the Mayor's charity and Rotary Foundation. • Before and after the service,1 the band-


played a selection of carols and Christmas. music and the young choristers, brightly dressed in yellow shirts, sang two modem


carols much appreciated by the congrega­ tion. Minister's son Ben Atkinson, a Pendle


Primary School pupil, read a Christmas poem and other readings were given by Rotarian Peter Spencer, Ribble Valley Mayor and Rotarian Coun. Alan Yeanng, Clitheroe Mayor Coun. Joan Knight, Rotary president Canon Jim Duxbury and Rotarian Stephen Dugdale. Rotarian and town crier Roland Hail­


wood welcomed the congregation, the band and choir, and prayers and the Christmas message were given by the Rev. Richard Atkinson, who is also Mayor's chaplain for Ribble Valley and Clitheroe Mayors this year. > Coffee and mince pies were served by the


Rotarians and wives in the church hall fol­ lowing the service. Pictured are some of the choristers with civic dignitaries. (B101203/9)


Fish numbers will be healthier


FISH numbers in the River Ribble will be a lot healthier now - thanks to the Environment


. Agency. Thousands of roach, dace and chub have been


KING BACK- 00 years ago


ly” address, entitled "Some n Prayer", was given by the in the parish church. The large attendance that prayer


striking activity that could be man. Christ had said that it oliticians nor noted men who


test part in shaping the des- ations of the world, but the


ate’s mill at West Bradford the day on the occasion of his dding. At 4-30, by his kind- people were provided with an


n the Parish Room. Following hite Rose Glee Club provided


ainment. -rs argued over a proposal to


gs a month to a teacher as


wance, as well as a full salary, the growing expenditure in derman Roberts said that if


wed teachers would all be hav- residence, and that in the new


ct many in the teaching pro- und an El Dorado.


50 years ago hibious vehicle built by the


'neering firm Atkinson’s Agri- iances Ltd was tested at a mill erhouse, Burnley. The vehicle, Alligator, was fitted with ber-jointed caterpillar tracks o travel over the roughest of propeller for use on water. It designed for military use, but


it could be utilised commer- ampy areas and on land ects.


r Jacqueline Brown dropped a ottle into the Ribble from the Dinckley. A month later she


ter saying her note had been hton beach by a boy. The two became pen friends, roe firm applied to sell small horseflesh for animal feeding its Lowergate premises. The nted, but several councillors said: “The slaughter of hors- g of a national scandal, a bar-


25 years ago ed that revenue from the Rib- idibus service was not even es and fuel. A spokesman for rs, who ran the service with f the council, gave a “use it or


atum. He said: “The future of ts entirely in the hands of the is designed to serve.”


alued at £500, was electro-


■hippon at a Bolton-by-Bow- he bull was fastened to a rail d a short circuit in the power


the rail live. Another bull tied a rope was unharmed, en be allowed to join the WI The question brought a o” from members of Riming- they discussed the matter at


e turn of Gargrave to stage


orest and Craven Harriers eeting.


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released into the river as part of the agency’s fish stocking programme to improve and maintain a healthier fish population. Stocking the river with more coarse fish will


also make the region more attractive for anglers and will help boost the ecology in the river catchment. Speaking on the latest project, Fish­ eries team leader for the Environment Agency North West Mr Steve Whittam explained: “Projects like this one are funded by money raised from rod licence sales. “Stocking rivers with coarse fish is one of


many ways in which we are re-investing that income in improving Lancashire’s watercourses for anglers.”


TURKEYS are chilling out in the run-up to Christmas according to the National Farmers Union. I t is sending turkey farmers a


“relaxation” CD to see if playing music will help turkeys relax as Christmas draws near. The CD, which contains 10


tracks of pure bliss for the turkeys, includes - wind chimes, happy turkeys, Gregorian chanting, dawn chorus, sounds of the forest, whale


Crackdown is launched on the travelling criminals


A CRACKDOWN on travel­ ling criminals has been launched by the county’s police force. Such people have been warned


to stay out of the county or face being th e main targets of police officers using the latest technolo­


gy- This major operation will use


automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) technology. Cars with onboard cameras, along


noises and many more interesting turkey chilling out noises. NFU turkey spokesman Mike Bailey said: “I t is well known among farmers that a background of con­ stant sound calms birds” - 1 wish it worked with girlfriendsl Last year 114 farmers signed up


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with special intercept teams, will patrol the county’s roads and motor­ way network in an effort to stop criminals entering the county. They will be helped by a number


of mobile cameras, which will be strategically deployed on the main routes in and out of Lancashire. ANPR works by scanning the reg­


istrations of passing cars and check­ ing them against information stored in databases. This helps police to identify vehicles of interest, such as stolen cars, those th a t are untaxed


and those that might be unfit for the road. Chief Insp. Tracy O’Gara said:


“The constabulary has a continuing operation, which we have code-, named Laser and which has had tremendous success in bringing to justice people who have used Lan­ cashire’s roads to travel to the scenes of their crimes. “Our aim is to deny them the use


of our roads and we are using the very la te s t technology to ta rg e t known or wanted criminals.”


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FOLLOWING in equine family foosteps is Macklin Dramero who, at the tender age of 18 months, has been recognised as a champion of the future. The colt took part in his second


show, at Birchenlee, Hollingworth Leisure Park. Having gained a second place in the Royal Lancashire Show, Ribchester, on his first outing, he swept the board on his second, taking the yearling sports horse class, supreme yearling champion, young stock champion and then to crown it all, was named supreme champion.


For Trudy Goulding of End House Stud, Gisbum, it was a dream come true. She contacted joint owner Mrs Freda Macklin, now living in Aus­ tralia, only to discover that the time difference meant it was 3 a.m. "Even so, she was delighted," said Trudy, who shares ownership of the prizewin­ ning foal. Broadstone Dramatik, his father, was a champion at the age of two in the British Warmblood grad­ ing and his mother, Homegrove Balero, is now in Australia and has become the Western State Advanced Medium Dressage champion.


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MORE than 500 people were welcomed by a group of magical fairies serving steaming hot mulled wine at a local school’s Christmas fair. Live music, a crazy legs dance mat and an


inflatable pole joust were just a few attrac­ tions included at the Ribblesdale High School Technology College’s Christmas fair. Visitors enjoyed browsing around several


Christmas craft areas, and participated in many festive games. • A total of £1,700 was raised, which is dou- • ble the amount from last year, to help towards


Car door scratched


THE driver’s door of a red-coloured Vauxhall Corsa, parked on Mearley Brook Fold in Clitheroe was scratched sometime between Friday and Saturday. The estimated damage has been valued at


£ 100. Last chance to post


TODAY is your last chance to post those Christmas cards and parcels second class to arrive in time for Christmas. Meanwhile, Saturday is the last date for


first class mail. some things are worth waiting for...


many new exciting projects within the school. Commenting on the successful event, Art


and Design teacher and organiser, Miss Rachel Hancox said: “I would like to thank all the people involved with organising the fair making it a big hit.”


: Our picture shows students (L-R) Jodie


Fielding, Laura Waddington, Danielle Moores, Francesca Mooii, Shrona Moores and Robyn Isherwood ready to wave their magic wands a t th e school’s Christmas fair.(A051203/2)


Watchdog calls for cut in rise of water bills


A LOCAL watchdog has called for the Gov­ ernment and the water industry to put a stop to increased water bills. WaterVoice North West, an independent


customer watchdog, is calling for an end to the “vicious circle” of price increases. : The price hikes follow a decision by Ofwat,


the Government-appointed regulator of the water and sewerage industry, to allow Unit­ ed Utilities Water to increase bills by 8.9 % above inflation next year.


; / : This means there will be an increase of


around -11.5 % including inflation on an average water bill. Earlier this year, United Utilities applied


to the regulator for an increase to their origi­ nal agreed price limit of 4.5 % above infla­ tion. The company claimed this was necessary


to cover funding issues, including increases in construction industry costs and customer debt. United Utilities claimed that debt levels


tional Midnight Mass will be d in the Church of the Nativi-


Iast week coming up to Christ- shall be ensuring th a t the cards-have been dispatched.


I attend carol services and plays and then we give our


to celebrating Christ’s coming urches with glory to God and eace to all mankind. U be able to enjoy special pro­ of TV carols from Kings Col- bridge, and music from Vien- is adds to the true message of , which we pray will stay with


chacl and St John’s RC Church, Clithcroe


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have increased as a result of the Govern­ ment’s ban on disconnection of household customers. Maurice Terry, WaterVoice North West


chairman, said: “We are very concerned that many customers do not have the ability to budget for such a dramatic price increase. - . ■ “One of the reasons for the increase is a


rise in customer debt:, we are concerned that this increase will just add momentum to that problem, resulting in yet higher bills. The Government and the water industry must face up to this problem now.”


: . Vandals scratched dooE


VANDALS scratched the back door of a sT vericoloured VW Polo, parked on Sainsbmy’s; car park in Clitheroe.


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and 5-20 p.m. last Tuesday, causing £50: worth of damage.


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