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conserve nature spot!


by Duncan Smith


than 100 people gathered Vlary’s RC Church on lay evening for the annual -vice organised by Sabden n Council. ervice for the whole village I readings, prayers, hymns jls and featured poems by asternak, T. S. Eliot and tjeman among others, eter Birmingham of St ed the service and also tak-


Tt were the Rev. Laura | of Sabden Methodist


J, Fr Trevor Vaughan of St las’s Church and readers j four village churches. The » of St Mary’s RC School In this year and read their 1ms and sang “Little Don- id “Away In A Manger”, iue Moretta sang “0 Holy ind “When Mary Listened ’s Word.” Mrs Pat Doxey organist. A collection was


r Christian Aid. wards coffee and mince


d pop and biscuits for the , were served in the parish


iry’s Villagers were invited nnual carol service at St RC School on Wednesday >n and joined the children


" a selection of seasonal id carols. Afterwards the ■affle was drawn for adults re was a special children’s Staff and parents then offee and mince pies.


ervice >y Service and Parish ist will take place at St s’s Church on Sunday, Jan- 1, at 9-30 a.m. Everyone is ;ed to take a small led gift for the crib, which r be taken to Derian House k’s Hospice.


IF you are looking for a way to work off all that turkey and Christmas pudding and benefit the environment too, here is your chance. A volunteers’ conservation day is


being held a t the Cross Hill Quarry N a tu re Reserve, in Clitheroe, on Saturday, December 27th. The task facing volunteers is scrub clearance work to conserve ra re gras sland flowers. The event has been organised by the


Wildlife Trust for Lancashire; Man­ chester and North Merseyside. I t organises regular work parties at the reserve, which offers a variety of habi­ ta ts for a wide range of birds and plants. John Lamb, the Trust’s Conserva­


tion Officer for East Lancashire, is- keen to get local people involved with the reserve. He said: “I think it is good to get people to understand and appre­ ciate what they have on their doorstep.


Help carers


MORE needs to be done to identify carers in the UK, a report by The Princess Royal Trust for Carers has found. The report, “Primary


Carers - identifying and providing support to carers in primary care,” examines the key relationship between GPs and carers and indicates th a t while carers are frequent users of GPs and primary care ser­ vices, there is still much work to be done in primary care to identify patients who are carers. Kathleen Eastwood,


bn club lext meeting of Simonstone ] Club will be on January hen the subject will be The meeting will be held


instone Old School starting p.m. and new members are welcome.


manager at the Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Carers Link Princess Royal Car­ ers’ Centre, said th a t the report showed th a t GPs were not always fully aware of carers’ needs and respon­ sibilities. “This report highlights


the need for primary care staff, in particular GPs, to help themselves by helping carers. Carers need to be viewed


as key partners in commu­ nity care. Carers save the health system time and money. Hyndburn and Ribble


louse e was a full house for the las whist and domino drive Stephen Park, Dale Head


i tables in play. MCs were letcalfe and Mr J. Kenyon, iks were expressed by the in, Mr Richard Frankland, yone’s support and to those sated prizes. t winners were: M. Wellock, ton, 0. Holgate, M. Davies, g, R. Fairhurst, S. Hogg, J. r, J. Hartley, R. Bowker, N. >v). inoes: G. W. Berry, Ian Tay- 'Jowell, A. Fox, A. Sutcliffe, well, J. Pye, S. Walker, Hodgson, J. Walter, F.


ey (low). le: O. Holgate, F. Jeffs, G. ck, John Frankland, M. Rachel Taylor, H. Loft- S. Fulard, S. Peel, P.


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next drive will be on Janu- h at Stephen Park.


ing boots c-mile circular walk round y, including a prize for the ■idiculous hat, has been sed for December 28th. s should assemble at the bus


J at 10-15 a.m. for the walk golf course, Portfield, Old ridge and Read Park with a for refreshments a t The ock Inn. The walk should at 1-30 p.m. at The Swan Whalley, where a hot-pot or £5 has been arranged, es tel. Ivan Hargreaves on 124888.


ing y vehicles parked in Whal- :lay are those of people who


j the village, Insp. Bob Ford kgested, in a friendly way, ese spaces could be used by al shopping customers and eeding a short stay, so could ark in Accrington Road or vel by car. Also it is illegal ngerous to park on foot- causing problems for those ishchairs and the disabled.


athon expected that the spon-


| “Singathon” in Whalley Church, which lasted 12


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will have raised over £400 rch funds.


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r Slaidburn Silver Band and ms were read by local chil-


Matthew Alpe, Eleanor , Sam Law, Rebecca Alpe, Alpe, Charlotte Hartley,


er Alpe, James Kidd and Porter. Soloist was Anne- Brewer. After the service md mince pies were served • ocial hall.


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Valley Primary Care Trust is in fact funding a three- year project with Carers Link to identify carers within GP practices and primary care.” The recommendations in


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the report include a 10- point checklist for GPs and primary care staff, as well as a checklist for action for the Government, Depart­ ment of Health and Strate­ gic Health Authorities. Several local practices


are already working with Carers Link to adopt carer- friendly standards but Michelle feels there is a long way to go before the contribution th a t carers make to our community is fully recognised and all car­ ers are made aware of the support available. To find out more about


the report and The Princess Royal Trust for Carers visit the website at www.carers.org or contact Michelle Pilling at Carers Link on 01254 387444.


Business visit to Sweden


SWEDISH farms and rural busi­ nesses have been playing host to East Lancashire’s top rural entre­ preneurs. A country hotel and a cafe were


part of the tour given to the dele­ gation from the North West, which was taking notes on how other countries improve rural busi­ ness to take back home. Simon Barnes, owner of the Les


Routiers accredited Bashall Bam farm shop and cafe, Bashall Eaves, was part of the English party and was paying particular interest to how the Scandinavians integrated working on farms with educating children in the classroom. “We took a tour of a butcher’s


shop within a school,” Simon explained. “Teaching people the history of produce before they see i t on a


shop shelf is an excellent idea, and one we will look a t introducing ourselves.” The fact-finding mission had


been set-up by the Clitheroe-based Lancashire Rural Futures, an organisation which gives business and environmental advice and support to the farming and rural communities; after the Swedes paid a similar visit to the North West earlier this year. ■ “They had never seen a set-up


like ours,” said Simon. “They were surprised and fascinated by the range and quality of our products available at a retail outlet in the heart of the countryside. “I t was fascinating to see


Swedish businesses facing the same challenges as ourselves and in some cases taking the same steps to adapt and improve.”, .


Blaze breaks out in loft


FIRE-FIGHTERS were called out to extinguish a loft fire in Rimington. An electrical fault seems to be


the cause of the incident, which occurred last Tuesday, around 1- 20 p.m., when mother-of-three,, Mrs Paula Houghton of Back' Lane, Rimington, was alone in the house. Said Mrs Houghton: “I switched the light on and there was a spark, and then suddenly the loft which is used for storage caught fire. “I tried to put it out by using


tea-towels, but very quickly the entire loft , was completely engulfed in flames. ' - “I then dialled 999 and’fire-


• fighters reached the scene as quickly as they could to extin­ guish the fire. , “A lot of pictures that had sen


. timental value have been burned •• in the fire, but at least no one was hurt.”


, “ 7 -T" t, .. The rest of the house, which'is


attached to the garage arid loft; suffered only smoke damage in the blaze.' ’


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I'tT K. , “Cross Hill is part of an old quarry


system from which limestone was extracted until the early 1900s. “Nature has done a good job at cov­


ering up the old scars. The site is a mix of open areas and woodland with the added bonus of the River Ribble flow­ ing along one edge of it. “However, it does need regular man­


agement to keep i t in good order for the wildlife.” ' Anyone wanting to get involved can


simply turn up on the day. . The entrance to the reserve is on the


left'on the West Bradford Road, just before Castle Cement, coming from the Pimlico Link Road. Or you can walk through Brungerley Park into the main quarry.


' Wear boots or other sensible outdoor footwear and bring along waterproofs and warm clothes. You will also need a packed lunch


and a drink if you are staying for the full day. Work will stop at 3 p.m. at the latest. For more information, contact John Lamb on 01772 317240.


YOUNG carol singers helped bring a . ’ took part in the carol service at the hos- The forty choir, singers performed in


smile to many sick patients at Clitheroe pital. Community Hospital. .


Years five and six children from St front of a large audience including Rib-


James Primary school, Clitheroe, were ble Valley Mayor and Mayoress Coun. on top note on Wednesday, when they Alan Yearing and Mrs Susan Yearing,


arid Clitheroe Town Mayor and May­ oress, Coun. Joan Knight and Mrs Helen Ashworth. Our picture shows the pupils from the


school along with special guests at the service. (B171203/7)


Club’s Ecuadorian talk


MEMBERS Stuart and Anita Kellingtori gave their talk titled Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands to Ribblesdale Camera Club this week. The clubroom was filled for


this keenly anticipated lecture. ■ The high quality slides were


shown on equally high quality audio-visual equipriient, allow­ ing background music to set the mood. Quito was first visited: particularly striking was the Jesuit Cathedral where no less than seven.tonnes of gold deco­ rates the altar screen. On a light-hearted note, Mr


Kellington was photographed with one leg each side of the meridian line, although he remarked th a t an American tourist with a GPS positioner had found th a t the line was marked 100 metres north of its true position. A stay with a rural farmer in a


stilt house gave an interesting insight into everday life. Pineap­ ples and sugar cane are grown and i t was a surprise to see greenhouses full of roses, grown for export to Europe.The aston­ ishing Devil’s Road railway was covered in detail. This is mainly a tourist line now, but was origi­ nally part of a longer system. The best view is gained by sit­


ting precariously on the carriage roof, despite the day being cold


and damp. The line zigzags up a mountain going backwards and forwards to gain height. A bus ride to Quenca, a town with Inca foundations, completed the jour­ ney through the mainland.The Galapagos Islands are volcanic in origin, with some activity still present in the north-west islands. Many birds were pho­


tographed in close-up, as the wildlife has no fear of man and will often approach out of curiosity. Each island seemed to have its own different bird popu­ lation, but crabs, green-backed turtles, giant tortoises, iguanas, sea lions and dolphins were in abundance. A low-cost underwater camera


was used for photographing the fish when snorkelling, the prints being copied to make excellent slides. The favourite species of bird was the blue-footed booby, and pictures were taken as the sun rose, giving a series of beau­ tifu l colours to the b ird ’s plumage. The evening was con­ cluded with mince pies to cele­ brate the festive seasn. The next meeting of the club


willl be on January 6th, when the best documentary prints of th is year’s Lancashire and Cheshire Photographic Union’s 2003 competition will be shown.. Ken Geddes


Whalley walk


IF you think you need to walk off all th a t Christmas indulgence, then why not take part in th e n in th annual Whalley Walk on Sun­ day, December 28th? The six-mile circular


walk from Whalley is now a local tradition with many families and their children taking part.


i Most spend an hour


or two after the walk relaxing in the village’s hostelries and this year the Swan Hotel a t Whalley is putting on a special walkers’ hotpot. There is also the


added customary attraction of an award for the person wearing the most ridiculous h a t. L a s t year, the award went to Barrie Nicholson, of Billing- ton. Anyone interested in taking part should meet a t Whalley Bus S ta t io n a t 10.15am. There will be a pitstop a t the Gamecock Inn for refreshments. For further informa­


tion, call Ivan Harg­ reaves on 01254 824888.


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Thumbs-up to council Singers bring smiles to patients’ faces


MORE than two-thirds of respondents have given Ribble Valley Borough Council the thumbs-up in a crucial survey. : Local authorities are required by law to


undertake a Customer Satisfaction Survey* every three years. Ribble Valley Borough Council sent its


postal survey to a random selection of 2,200 households and 1,128 were returned within deadline.'. The survey asked householders their opin­


ions on a wide range of council services. - I t revealed that 67 per cent of respondents were very or fairly satisfied with the way Kib­ ble Valley Borough Council ran municipal affairs.


; - -"More than 91 per cent were also very or fair­ ly satisfied with their neighbourhood as a place to live. Their main areas of concern included the


lack of affordable house, crime and the cost of living.


' The results are being studied in full and will be published in the next edition of the council newsletter due for publication in April. Ribble Valley Council corporate policy offi­


cer Michelle Haworth expressed thanks to those who had taken part.


AHERN E’S o f h e l l i f ie ld L t d


THE AHERNE’S WINTER


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