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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, January 29th, 2004 7. cash will help Hoax caller’s £865 fire biU


being held in St Mary’s Hall on Thursday, March 11th, at 7-30 p.m. Proceeds will go to Macmil­


Supper Dance A Charity Supper Dance is


lan Nurses and the Holme Committee and admission is £6, including supper. It is a take your own drinks event.


being collected by Mrs Eileen Pearson of 4 Alston Close, Sabden, who uses them to help a small Christian chari­ ty, Occupy Till I Come.


Stamps Used postage stamps are


hold a Hymn Service on Sun­ day at 10 a.m. at the Clitheroe Road church. Sabden Methodist Church


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will welcome preacher Mr Robin Clark to the 9-30 a.m. service on Sunday. Weekend Masses at St


support Valley carers by Duncan Smith


CARERS in the Ribble Valley are cel­ ebrating news of a £300,000 lottery grant. .The money will go to the “Carers Link”


' charity - a group which supports ordinary people who care for disabled, elderly or sick relatives or friends. Spread over three years, it will pay for a new “Carers’ Sup­ port and Activities Project”. As many as 13,000 local carers throughout


the Ribble Valley and Hyndburn could bene­ fit from the extended services that Carers Link will be able to offer through the new project. Carers Link is a network centre of The Princess Royal Trust for Carers.


,; It is a focal point for local carers, providing information, advice, training and social activities for carers who look after disabled, sick or elderly relatives or friends in the Rib­ ble Valley and Hyndburn. ; The Community Fund award of £300,000 will enable Carers Link to offer more one-to- on(j support, drop-in sessions, information, ■ training and social activities for carers. . Chairman of the trustees Mr Brian Cush­


ing, said: “Carers Link has gone from strength to strength since.our small begin­ nings in Swan Mews, Clitheroe. ■ “Our new centre in Hyndburn, which was


opened by HRH The Princess Royal in 2002, noW: welcomes and supports over 1,000 car­ ers. —: ;“We are delighted that this grant will help us to extend direct support for carers in


Clitheroe and to link with the rural commu­ nities of the Ribble Valley.’’ . . . Community Fund regional development


officer, Angela Burrows, added: “The Com­ munity Fund IS keen to encourage good qual­ ity projects that help disabled people and their carers, that are well costed, well planned and meet a clear need., , “We are delighted to be able to fund


groups like Carers Link, where their services will make a huge difference to the quality of life for disabled people and their carers.”. Local carers are welcome to join the cele­


brations at Link House, King Street, Accrington, when the Community Fund will present a cheque to Carers Link at 11 a.m. on February5th. For more information on Carers Link, con­ tact Kathleen Eastwood on 01254 387444.-


" uBuEns Night IS celebrated m tartan style


Mary’s RC Church are 6 p.m. Saturday evening and 10-30 a.m. Sunday morning, both taken by Fr Peter Birming­ ham. Weekday Masses are at 9-30 a.m. apart from Friday when the children of St Mary’s School go along for 9- 15 a.m. Mass. St Nicholas’s Church will celebrate Candlemass (Pre­ sentation of Christ in the Temple) at the 9-30 a.m. parish Eucharist on Sunday. Next, Wednesday there is


TWO fire engines and a dozen fire­ fighters were despatched to an address in Clitheroe after a drunken man made a hoax fire alarm call to:


try to win his girlfriend’s attention. Blackburn magistrates heard that


the caller, Steven Adamsonn McAleese, phoned his girlfriend while


members of the fire service were at her house in Eastmoor Drive. When she put the Station Officer on


the phone, the defendant verbally abused him. : McAleese (26), of Glenluce Cres­


cent, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to giv­ ing a false alarm of fire. ^ He was ordered to pay £865 com- ,


pensation to the fire service for. the i cost of the call out and £75 towards prosecution costs. Mr David Macro (prosecuting)


said the call had been made at 12-15 a.m. and a police officer had also


attended at the address of Rachael Holden, who was the defendant’s girl­ friend. Mr Roger Pickles (defending) said


McAleese had been extremely drunk at the time of the incident..:


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He had phoned his girlfriend but she had htmg up because of his condi­


tion. “This was his way of getting her


attention,” said Mr Pickles. “It was clearly a hoax call. He told


the operator he was calling from Glas­ gow and she asked how he could know there was a fire in Clitheroe. . _ “If you listen to the tape it is quite


apparent the operator knows it is a hoax call, but for some reason they; sent two appliances, 12 fire-fighters and a police officer to the scene,” added Mr Pickles.


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Holy Eucharist at 10 a.m. fol­ lowed by communion for the sick and housebound around the village.


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and Mrs P. Larkin. The special prize on the


lady, Mrs Charnley; second lady, Mrs Sally Birmingham. The first gent was Mr F. Green, and the second was Mr George Holden. Consolations to Mrs Green


by Mrs Eileen Vernon was held at the Old School in the village. The winners included: first


Whist drive The whist drive organised


I evening. The next whist drive I is on Tuesday and has been arranged by Mrs Jean Learn­ ing.


SLAIDBURN


wading birds with his I favourite bird being the lap-


I Bowland concentrating on


Young farmers A good attendance of the Slaidburn Young Farmers' Club thoroughly enjoyed a talk and presentation by Mr Gary Woodburn of the RSPB. He talked about his work m


wing, which he is monitoring closely in the area. Thanks were expressed by


Mr Steven Walker. Slaidburn came second in


the regional ten-pin bowling competition last week and next week’s meeting is a flower arranging evening, in the chapel, at 7-45 p.m.


Whist Prizewinners at the recent


whist and domino drive held at Slaidburn Village Hall were: E. Barker, G. Parker, G. W. Berry, P. Metcalfe, M. Woods, A. Fox and M. Berry. Winners of the draw were:


G. Parker, E. Fox, F. Jeffs, M. Woods and S. Blakey.


'TOSSIDE


Dance There was a full house for


the dance held in Bolton-by- Bowland Village Hall in aid of funds for Tosside Village Hall. Music was played by organ­


ist Alan Cookson and thanks were expressed by Stephen Peel to those who donated raf­ fle prizes and everyone who helped in any way. Winners were: F. Joel, A.


Wood, J. Hall, J. Roe, M. Har­ rison, E. Newhouse, W. Grave- ston, M. Newbold, M Cowk- ing, E. Waddington, J. Shut- tleworth, E. Suter, I. Beer- croft.


The next dance will be on February 20th, at 8 p.m.


evening was won by Mrs Walsh. The MC was Mr G. B. Pol­ lard for the 18 players on the


total of 71 haggis meals during / tion at the pub five years ago, £400 raised through the pub’s the'recent Burn’s Night cele- ^when landlord Norman Atty, T.ancashire Day colobrations. brations,’ arid.:Nic6la;'.Watt,’ '"and his customers decided to The fimds will then be donat-


AN evening of song, poetry and haggis washed down with a wee dram or three of whisky was staged at The Dog Inn, Whalley, to remember Scot­ tish poet Robbie Bums. Staff at the pub served up a


marched in the haggis. A dozen men sported kilts


who works at the pub, adopt the grave of Fanny ed to the Adult Leukaemia Sparks, who died in 1861 and Unit at Christies Hospital in whose headstone had been Manchester, vandalised.


for the event and enjoyed entertainment from a drum-


Next year’s good cause will The headstone was repaired be Whalley Pre-school. Future of village bus station


A MAJOR consultation exercise involving three authorities will decide the future of Whalley Bus Sta­


tion. The decision was made by


councillors and local planners


at a meeting of Ribble Valley Borough Council's Planning and Development Committee. Issues concerning on and


off-street parking and traffic management in the pic­


turesque village have been the subject of much discussion for several years now. Despite this, no mutually


acceptable solutions have yet been found to address the problems identified. Members of Whalley Parish


Council, who own the village’s bus station and the adjoining Vale Gardens area, will meet with Ribble Valley councillors and planners, along with mem­ bers of Lancashire County


Council, to try to move a step closer with the improvements. The proposed scheme, which


will be implemented as soon as a decision is made, will include resurfacing of the existing bus station and part of Woodlands Drive; improved boarding and alighting at three bus stands: and options to upgrade light­ ing and provide new bus shel­ ters. O See letters - page 14


Welcome boost for agency


AFTER a tough year of tackling unique challenges in the North West region, a cash in jection of £10 million has been given to the North West D ev e lop ­ ment Agency (NWDA). The ' award,


which has been pre­ sented by industry and regions minis­ ter, Mrs Jacqui Smith, recognises the achievements of NWDA during 2002-03. It enables it to


add further value to the region’s econo­ my.


Anniversary This year marks 100


years of worship in the pre­ sent building of West Brad­ ford Methodist Church on Chapel Lane. As part of the celebrations, guest preach­ ers have been invited to take special services throughout the year. The second one of these


special services takes place on Sunday when the preach­ er will be the Rev. Michael Wearing, chairman of the North Lancashire District of the Methodist Church from 1987 to 2000, who will be well-known to many peole in the Clitheroe Cir­ cuit. There is an open invita­


tion and warm welcome for anyone who would like to join the congregation on this occasion, or for any of the weekly Sunday services at 2 p.m. O FOR More News from (he Villages, turn to Page 12


Commenting on


the contribution, Mrs Smith said: “I am delighted to give NWDA this award, which recog­ nises its consider­ able achievements and will allow it to build on its success for the future.”


Vandals


target car A PEUGEOT 306 parked in Eastmoor Drive; Clitheroe, was targeted by vandals between 8- 30 p.m. on Friday and 11-30 a.m. on Saturday. . ■ - ■ The blue vehicle’s


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and everyone followed the pipers down to the village graveyard. This tradition started on the first Bum’s Night celebra-


out of pub funds and since then it has been a tradition to keep the grave clean and tidy and to lay a wreath each year. A total of £265 was raised through the celebrations, and


NICOLA WATT, of Scotland, marched the hag­ gis in before reciting a Scottish poem (s).


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