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Watch your speed make SID smile


by Duncan Smith


SID has been a very welcome visi­ tor for lollipop lady Jackie Devine at her Pendle Road crossing, espe­


cially when he smiles! SID stands for Speed Indicator


Device - the new mobile anti-speeding initiative now in use at strategic sites throughout the Ribble Valley. I t detects the speed of oncoming


vehicles and displays it in lights on a large and highly visible screen, togeth­ er with a smiling face if the vehicle is


below the speed limit and a fro\vning face if it strays above. Jackie, who has been the “lollipop


lady” at the Pendle Road crossing for the past four years, said the device had made a red difference to traffic speeds and she hoped SID would be a regular


visitor. “There’s no doubt that the traffic is


getting worse down there, sometimes with speeding and other times with traffic jams, especially in the morn­ ings,” said Jackie. She has suffered verbal abuse from impatient drivers on several occasions


and once even had an egg thrown at her from a car, but says that most drivers are well behaved and courteous. Meanwhile, children using the cross­


ing on their way to and from school had been very impressed by SID. “The kids love it. They stand and


watch to see what kind of face will come up and I tell them we only want smiley faces,” said Jackie. SID will continue to tom the Valley,


but the message to drivers is don’t wait for SID to spell out your speed - keep an eye on it yourself and everyone \vill


be smiling. Help in the


market place AN event has been held by the Ribble Valley Enterprise Agency to raise awareness of self employment. 'The “Market Place”


event which took place as part of Enterprise Week, gave people, especially the young, m opportunity to gain advice on the possibili­ ty of being self employed. Held at the Print­


MASSIVE HALF PRICE DISCOUNTS


works offices in Barrow, the event informed peo­ ple on the pros and cons of being self employed and what help is avail­ able to them when con­ sidering their future careers. Present were representatives from a range of organisations, who were able to offer guidance and support.


> . M \ Packed auction for rearing calf show I Bumper entry for poultry show


A IREAT turnout of rearing calves was presented to a packed ringside of both local and distance buyers at Gisburn Auc­ tion Mart’s Rearing Calf Show.


GREAT was The championship was awarded to a


five-and-half week-old Belgian Blue cross bull cak from F. and S. Faud and Son, of Great Hanvood, which sold to the pre-sale judge, J.A. Swann, of Little Ouseburn, near York for £242. First placed heifer calf, a Belgian Blue cross aged four-and- half weeks, from J. Holden and Sons, of Hurst Green, sold for £165 to Alan Tay­


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pop super stars WOULD-BE pop stars from Whalley are being given the opportunity to dress, dance and have fun just like their favourite pop idols at a funky event tomorrow night. The village’s Rendezvous night club will


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open its doors to the young people for the fun-filled event entitled “Freaky Friday”. The song and dance extravaganza has


been organised by Police Community Sup­ port Officer (PCSO) Jason Taylor, who said: “We want as many people as possible to come dressed as their favourite pop stars or groups. “How about four lads dressed as chart-


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toppers Westlife? Or five Girls-Aloud lookalikes? Whatever takes your fancy, just be there to join in on the Friday night fun!” The event starts at 6 p.m. and all those


dressed as a pop star will receive a gift. For more information, call Jason on 01200 458788.


New car is vandals’ target


A BRAND new Toyota Avensis was target­ ed by vandals. The offenders caused extensive damage to


the roof of the vehicle while it was parked in Up Brooks, Clitheroe. Police inquiries are continuing into the incident, which caused an estimated £150 worth of damage.


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lor and Sons, of Coldingham, Berwi Berwck- on-Tweed. Averages were: Bulls - Charo- lais £134.50, Limousins £130, Belgian Blues £152.00, Simmentals £135, other Continentals £176, dairy bulls £23.65. Heifers - Charolais £99, Limousins £91, Belgian Blues £135, Simmentals £111. A total of 115 calves averaged £101 and the auctioneers were Richard Turner and Son Pictured are pre-sale judge Mr Swann,


Mr I. Hartley of show sponsors Carrs Billington, and show winner Mr Faud with his champion calf, (s)


ick-M A BUMPER number of entries were put forward at


Ribble Valley Poultry Society’s annual show. The show, which was held at Clitheroe Auction


Mart, attracted more than 1,000 entries with cups pre­ sented by Mr David Morris, chief executive of Ribble


Valley Borough Council. He was later shown around the show by Mr Cohn / n v


Cooke, chairman of RVPS. Secretary Mrs Chris McNeal said it was very pleas­


ing to see so many up and coming juveniles competing and it had been a very good day for local youngsters. The Best Juvenile entry in show was won by twins


Sam and Ben Mitton with their Silver Laced Wyan­ dotte Pullet. Their grandfather, Mr R. Bury, from Waddington won Best Furness Game entry and also


won in the Old English Game classes. Jamie Bailey picked up third prize m the Juvenile


Soft Feather class, while his cousin, Daniel Oowgill, won the Best True Bantam Juvenile class.


Early start for a clean sweep


ROTARIANS leapt out of their beds at the crack of dawn on Saturday to carry out worthwhile work in the com­


munity. Armed with brushes, mem­


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bers of the Rotary Club of Clitheroe along with Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans and Primary Healthcare Trust chairman Martin Hill, gath­ ered to sweep the leaves from Clitheroe Health Centre car park and flower beds. The club has been planting


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and maintaining the centres gardens during the spring and summer as part of its cente­ nary celebrations in the com-


munity. Following a morning of hard . ' , ,


work, Rotarians retired to the Old Post House Hotel in Clitheroe, who kindly spon- .sored a bacon buttle breakfast.


PICTURED are some of those who took part in the sweep, including Mi front right, (s)


Evans, Their grandfather, Mr E. Bailey, from Clitheroe won x, •, t rwfK


third place in the Ancona class. Matthew Nadin ( juve­ nile) from Clitheroe, gained first, second arid third m the Modern Game Show novice’s class, while Messrs Geldard and Nadin won in the Old English Game cla^. Lily Mason from Clitheroe won the Best Juvenile


Hard Feather class. Other ivinners included; Local father and son team G. and A. Hillary won


Best Asian Hard Feather and Best German Langshan, and had wins in the Old English Game and Australorp


cl^SS6S> Clitheroe’s David Speak won Best Ancona in Show,


while Mrs D. MacAlpine, of West Bradford, had win­ ners in the Oxford Game classes. Stan Jones, of Sab- den, won the Female Ancona class. Thanks have been expressed to all the sponsors who


helped to make this a good show, including Halls Feeds and Dugdale Nutrition.


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Inspectors’ glowing report tor a ‘good and caring school’


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____ ____________________________________ _— — T, by Julie Wintle


OFSTED inspectors have given Clitheroe’s Pendle Primary School a


glowing report. They described it as “a very good


and caring school", where the quality of teaching is very good for pupils of all


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abilities and backgrounds. Commenting on the report, head teacher


Mrs Margaret Carrington said; “We are very proud of this endorsement of the qual­ ity of teaching that we offer for all children in our care, from those with special needs through to the most able.” The overall quality of the education pro­


vided at the school was also thought to be very good with inspectors writing: “Teach­ ing and learning are very good and some­


times excellent.” In fact, 72% of all observed teaching was


either excellent or very good - the highest percentage recorded by the Inspectors in more than 300 inspections. Meanwhile, the provision of French lan­


guage to all pupils was noted as outstand­ ing”-


The school’s ICT facilities were also . , lahplled “excellent”, add


labelled “excellent”, additional funds for which have been provided as a result of the dedicated fund-raising efforts of the


Friends of Pendle., The inspectors reported that they had


not come across a better set of ICT facili­


ties in any school they had visited. "While this report is overwhelmingly pos­


itive, there remain areas where improve­


ments can be made. “The whole staff team, governors and


others involved ivill continue to work to fur­ ther improve this already very-good school,”


added Mrs Carrington. Ribble Valley Mayor Coun. Charles


Warkman and his wife, Ruth, presented new books to Mrs Carrington as part of the ongoing programme to restock the school


library Coun. Warkman made this presentation


to the school on behalf of the governors in recognition of the outstanding Ofsted


report. Our picture shows Ribble Valley Mayor


Coun. Charles Warkman presenting head teacher Mrs Carrington with books for the school in recognition of the school receiving


a glowing report from Ofsted. (A121104/3a)


Helping hand on offer


CLITHEROE residents who are at least 80 years young and living alone are asked to make themselves known to the town coun­


cil. Next week the Council


of Local Organisations Committee will meet to decide who is eligible to receive a parcel paid for by the Mayor of Clitheroe’s Welfare Fund. The gifts are handed


out each year to Clitheroe’s octogenarians who live by themselves. Anyone who received a


parcel last year will auto­ matically be put forward, but town council clerk Mr John Wells would like to hear from any lone men or


women living in Clitheroe who are over 80 years old, who may have just moved to the town and believe they may be eligible. Said Mr Wells: “We


want to try to make sure we do not miss anyone


out.” He can be contacted by


ringing 424722. Next week the CLOC


Committee, chaired by Mr John Myers and made up of representatives from the service clubs, the WRVS and the health centre, will meet to decide who will supply the


parcels. Members will also go


through the list of people eligible to receive them.


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Drink figures reveal a


worrying trend


FIGURES recently pub­ lished have revealed that the growing problem of exces­ sive alcohol consumption is not only occurring in drink­ ing hot spots, such as Burn­ ley and Blackburn, but in the Ribble Valley too. According to a report


recently released, figures have shown that 35 deaths in the Ribble Valley during the past 12 months were due to alcohol-related issues. In addition, 434 people


from the borough were hos­ pitalised because of the effects of drinking alcohol and 112 drinkers fell victims of crime because of alcohol consumption.


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