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Council honoured for its recycling schemes


OUR green-minded borough council has been honoured for its contribution to recycling in


Lancashire. Ribble Valley Borough Council'


has been awarded for its contribu­ tion to the Lancashire Waste Part­ nership, which has won the Recy­ cling Target Success section of the National Recycling Awards. Ribble Valley recycled 15.8 per


cent of its waste in 2003, contribut­ ing to a ground-busting 20.2 per cent across Lancashire. And once a recehtly launched


green waste scheme is in full swing, the borough’s recycling rate will be an astounding 40 per cent. The Lancashire Waste Partner­


ship comprises Lancashire County Council and the county’s 12 district and two unitary authorities. . Environment Minister Elliot


Morley has given the partnership £75m. towards a cutting edge waste


A HUNDRED past and present


pupils of Stonyhurst College sang their hearts out in Sloane Square, London, to raise money towards a holiday for disabled children. The carol singing, now in its


15th year, doubles as a.school reunion bringing together pupils from all over the world. I t was organised by Ben Pryor, who left the college in 1995, and now


works and lives in London. The group sang for two and a half hours and raised more than £400 for the Stonyhurst Children's Hol­ iday Trust, a registered charity formed in 1972, which is run by Sixth Form pupils and overseen by staff, to provide a week's resi­ dential holiday for children with disabilities. The carol singing is one of a


number of events arranged to raise the necessary funds to make the holiday week happen. Ben Pryor said: "I e-mail for­


mer Stonyhurst pupils in Novem­ ber, informing them of the date and time. We also welcome cur­ rent Stonyhurst pupils to the carol singing. "It is a great occasion and this year we raised in excess of £400


Raffle raises money for funds


A CHRISTMAS hamper raffle was held in Booths Supermarket in aid of Friends of Chernobyl Chil­ dren, Clitheroe. It raised the grand


total of £532. A special thank-you was extended to everyone who supported the raffle and


staff a t Booths for their continuing support of the charity. The next planned visit of the chil­


dren from Chernobyl, to Clitheroe, will be in June and July. Lucky winners of the raffle were Mrs Janet Barnes and Mrs Joan Monk.


for the Stonyhurst Children's Hol­ iday Trust. "Former and current pupils of all ages join us from all over the world/As'.well.'as raising money for this wonderful charity, it is an opportunity for. former pupils to meet up again!" Pictured are some of the carol


singers in Sloane Square with Ben Pryor, the organiser, playing the clarinet. (S)


Bridge club winners


WINNERS of the Mitchell Movement at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monday were: NS Mrs J. Martindale and Mrs J. Taylor, Mr G. Capstick and Mr W. Wolstenholme. EW Mr C. Pollard and Mrs D. Blake, Mrs J. Bowker and Mrs K. Higson. On Thursday winners were: NS Mr and Mrs R. Ward, Mrs M. Allen and Dr A. Carter. EW Mrs M. Thompson and Mrs J. Bowker, Mrs J. Taylor and Mrs M. Bainbridge.


WMJ


Young tree planters create a woodland


CHILDREN from four Ribble Valley Schools made their mark recently by helping to plant a new woodland area. More than 100 pupils from primary schools


in Salesbury, Balderstone, Osbaldeston and Mellor itself, planted in excess of 1,000 trees during a two-day community tree planting event as part of National Tree Week. East Lancashire has only half the national


average of woodland cover and ELWOOD, which was launched in 2000 to create a new for­ est in East Lancashire as part of the East Lan­ cashire Regional Park, aims to increase that cover in this area by 25 %. Almost 6,000 native trees have now been


planted at the Rann site, which is just off Sac- cary Lane, adding to the woodland which already exists in the area. The owner of the site, Finlay Hodge, has


been working with ELWOOD, Lancashire Rural Futures and the Forestry Commission to create the new woodland, which covers six hectares in total. “Once the trees start to grow the site could


become a valuable resource for schools and other local groups helping to teach young peo­ ple about the rich variety of habitats and wildlife found in this part of Lancashire,” said Mr Hodge. Pictured are three of those involved in the


planting, (s)


Plan for access road submitted


UNITED UTILITIES is applying for con­ struction of revised Bitmac access road off Whitewell Road to the proposed chemical dosing building at Bashall Town (1046). Comments on this proposal or any of the


following applications must be submitted to Ribble Valley Borough Council by January 9th. Clitheroe: Demolish existing outbuildings


and re-build extension to kitchen at Mayfield House, Eastham Street (1044). Extending existing porch across front of house at 19 Shireburn Avenue (1051). Erection of a replacement porch to front elevation of prop­ erty on existing site at 11 Whitewell Drive (1062). Bolton-by-Bowland: Reconstruction of


existing extension to provide a larger room and internal alterations at Baygate House, Holden Lane (1063). Chipping: Erection of a timber framed


agricultural building for Sneed and Foder Machinery store site at land at Crowtrees Farm, Chipping (1061). Dutton: Change of use of granny flat to


holiday let at Moor Game Hall, Old Clitheroe Road (1052). Gisburn: Illuminated external stone sign


and directional board at Gisburn Business Park (1056). 1 Hurst Green: Modify condition number six


of 3/00/0183 to allow extension of time for completion and amendments to approved scheme at Dilworth Barn, Whalley Road (1050). Read: Remove three wooden stables and


old covered silo building remains, and replace with new seven block stable at Readwood Farm, Back Lane (1045). • ■ Ribchester: Proposed detached dwelling and replacement drive and detached garage in garden of 17 Chesterbrook (1059). Rimington: Modification of condition to


permit 155 static caravan pitches to be used from March 1st to January 31st each year at Rimington Caravan Park, Hardacre Lane (1054). > Simonstone: First floor extension/new roof at Sandwood,'Whins Lane (1053). -


Lottery winner


THERE was a huge surprise in store for a Great Harwood resident yesterday. 1 Miss Christine Conway, of Park Road,


was the winner of last week’s Christmas Millionaire Maker Lottery tickets. . The draw took place in the front office of the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times on


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YfOUDAY OPENING HOURS


Mondays Tuesday. I M p ) « UfBilwaMlau.


POSTERS designed by pupils f School in Clitheroe helped loc~ Care to mark European Week ( Work. The children’s designs focus


theme of taking precautions ■ stances and were displayed at tl site. 3M employees were asked I with prizes going to the winnin Philip Hodgson, a member organised the competition and European week, said they were ( imaginative efforts. "We were really impressed wi


put into their designs," he said effective in helping to get the h across." The top designers of the comi


Police gr


THE Lancashire Constabular; see its police grant from the Go ment rise by 3.25% next year - cient to cover inflation. The rise, announced by Horn


retary David Blunkett, will me increase of £5.8 million on last. figure, taking the grant allocatii 2004/5 up to £182.9 million. Nationally the police servic


get £403 million more in Go ment funding next year, a r :


4.2%. Police authorities will also n


specific additional funding, am ing to over £650 million natio focused on particular areas an ticular problems. For example, Lancashir


receive £63,000 for tacklin unique problems that rural coi nities face, whilst up to £25 ir will continue to be used to t street crime in those forces


affected. Lancashire will also benefit f


management strategy aimed at slashing the amount of rubbish that goes to landfill in Lancashire by 80


• per. cent - 72,000 tonnes - through recycling, composting and mechani­ cal biological treatment. ■ Ribble Valley Borough Council has been at the vanguard of recy­ cling and was the first partnership member to adopt challenging tar­ gets set out in the Lancashire Waste Strategy. The targets have been met by the


provision of 23 recycling centres, a fortnightly kerbside waste paper col­ lection for 95 per cent of households, the composting of leaves from street cleansing and the promotion of recy­ cling initiatives among community groups. The borough council recently pur­


chased four split-bodied refuse col­ lection vehicles to facilitate the col­ lection of garden waste, and more than 450 tonnes of green waste have been collected within three months


of the new scheme being launched. Ribble Valley councillor Robert


Thompson, chairman of the coun­ cil’s Community Committee, said: “There are increasing pressures on local authorities to develop sustain­ able solutions to deal with the ever­ growing amounts of waste.” “Ribble Valley Council is commit­


ted to protecting the environment by reducing the amount of waste that goes into landfill, and we are very pleased to receive this award.’ Coun. Graham Sowter, the coun­


cil’s representative on the Lan­ cashire Waste Partnership, said: “Our success in kerbside collections of paper and green waste will be rolled out to other recyclables in the near future and we are pleased to have played a key part in the success of the partnership.” The council has been presented


with a glass trophy and framed cer­ tificate.


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