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pemed.” _.]• Askew discontinued his use of


I'vodatones” site last summer and jched his operations to a new site - liv.cellstreet.com”.


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lod conduct . he said: “I am very proud to


lely enjoy. |T t was a delight to see friends Ithe ceremony whol had trained |;h when I first joined the service ) receiving the medal.”


tn of the Lancashire Combined thority Mr Bob Wilkinson pre-


bounty Councillor and chair-


(tituted by Royal Warrant in 54 to honour firefighters who


nted the medals, which were


'e rendered a long and dedicat- service.


Irwen Fire Station, and enjoys liking, gardening and fishing in ■ spare time, intends to continue jwork in the service for another vears before retiring.


i4r Keighley, who is based at new officers


trol. He explained a doctor’s 5 in the way tablets, eating its and pressure situations help uce the problem with the ient’s assistance by exercise -smoking and a reduction in


1 who reminded members that hiext meeting is on March 8th rhich there will be a talk about ]lthy feet from Dr G. Jones


id sugar levels. |:e was thanked by the chair-


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oved by Ribble Valley Borough ^cil's planning committee.


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[research fact tha t the country’s Family History Societies are collaborating with the local registration services to make the indexes to the birth, marriage and death records free to search via the Internet. Mr Foster added th a t


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All worthwhile when you see the children’s smiles


______by Harriet Ingham


THE Lady,Taverners is a vital fund-raising arm of the famous Lord’s Taverners charity and its aim is to give young people, par­


t icu lar ly those with special needs, a sporting chance. ; There are 24 regions across the


presented minibuses to throe local schools, raised more than £1,700 to pay for gym equipment, more than £2,000 to buy multi-sensory equip­ ment and almost £500 to fund a spe­ cially-adapted quad bike. One of the charity’s main events is


-This year the North West region !


.the children, carers, volunteers and sponsors.- In 2003, it was my responsibility to


organise this trip. I had to arrange free rides for the


an annual fun day to Blackpool Plea­ sure Beach, at which Taverners enter­ tain hundreds of special needs young­ sters from schools all over the region together with their carers. These are very rewarding days for


children at Blackpool Pleasure Beach before treating them to a fish and chips lunch. After a formal presentation of the


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minibuses to representatives from the three schools, all the children and car­ ers were then treated to tiekets to the Hot Ice Show. The trip certainly proved an eye


scenes planning than I had anticipat­ ed.


opener and made mo realise how much hard work ordinary people put in when volunteering to help a charity. There was a lot more behind the


I had to produce posters advertising the trip and produce reply forms for them to fill in and send back. Then after receiving less than half


send out letters a month before the trip and after receiving all the replies with­ in a week confirm numbers with Black­ pool Pleasure Beach. However, I was very much mistaken.


I thought all I would have to do was


, pie who had replied giving them fur­ ther details. I also had frequent conversations with representatives from Blackpool


the replies I had to contact all the schools/organisations to confirm if they would be attending. My work did not come to an end there. I then had to write to those peo-


Pleasure Beach arranging the meals, tickets for both rides and the hot ice show, and all this was before the day had even started! On the day things ran like clockwork


. They looked like the cat tha t had got the cream and I couldn’t help but


Talk on the life of a great man of many parts


THE life and times of Charles Dickens was outlined to members of Clitheroe Probus by Mr Peter Houldsworth. The speaker outlined the twists and turns,


volunteers to help with this work, either using a com­ puter or doing the check­ ing, would be welcomed. On Tuesday, March 9th,


there will be a talk with a local interest by Frank Barnes entitled “Slides of Downham”, which visitors are more than welcome to attend. Following this will be the


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horrors and tragedies of his life which all helped to shape a remarkable literary career. Mr Houldsworth suggested that most in


the audience might have found Dickons a bit of a pain in school, with the library contain­ ing a shelf of boring looking covers. Television adaptations had given Dickons a


full and varied programme ihe for the rest of the year.


annual general meeting, to which a large attendance is hoped for, as the club has a


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permanently bankrupt father, Dickens at last found his forte as a reporter covering the House of Commons. This started his meteoric rise as a successful author, an incredible man who numbered among his enthusiastic pas­ times magazine editor and contributor, crick­ et, hypnotism, languages, travelling, acting, conjuring, social reformer, supporter of Great Ormond Street Hospital, party-giver, and of course, author.


new lease of life. A relative failure at school with an almost


included Blackburn, Preston and many other Northern towns in his one-man travelling "show" where he read long selections from his novels to packed houses. A similar tour in America saw deterioration


In short, he was a dynamic man who '


in his health culminating in collapse prior to a show in Preston. He died at the age of 58. Mr James Parker gave the well-deserved


vote of thanks and the audience responded with enthusiastic applause after an extreme­ ly absorbing and interesting presentation. Clitheroe Probus meets on the first and


third Fridays of the month at 11 a.m. at the Pendle Club, Lowergate.


The next meeting, on March 5th, welcomes ,


Canon Philip Dearden who is to speak about "Embarrassing Moments". Inquiries to


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MP to debate drug issue with Minister


re-classified cannabis from a class B drug to a class C drug in January. ’ • He said: “With this re-classification has come confusion and turmoil, with many peo­


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when they were elected, has degenerated into a complete confusion. . :


ple thinking this harmful drug is now legal, s “The Government’s policy, strong on words


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‘“rhe sacking of the drugs ‘Czar’ led to the surrender of the Government’s policy on


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4 - 1 ■ “Many young people now think that it is ’


softly’ approach to drugs such as cannabis has taken place, we have just handed over our drugs policy to the criminals on the streets. We cannot let this happen nationally. : ■ . ; . ; ‘.‘This is a very dangerous drug and many


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received lots of colourfully-decorated thank-you letters from the children expressing what a great day they had all had and how they could not wait until next year. This is what makes fund-raising so


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