18 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, December 1st, 2005


ADVERTISING FEATURE


Advertising co-ordinated by LISARUDGYARD


Editorial -written by FAIZAAFZAAL


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and imaginative selection of


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paintings and cards.


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Telephone: 01254 823036 CCC'Cirt o f ^ f i a i C e y


Would like to wish all their customers a Merry


Christmas


and a Happy and


Prosperous New Year


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Telephone: 01254 822133


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Welcomes you to join us for the usual


Pickwick Hospitality


in the last year’s best dressed pub.


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mber 1st, 2005


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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising). Burnley 422331 (Classified) Enjoy a Yuletide of yore


THE annual Pick­ wick Night festivi­ ties are set to return with a bang. Famous landlady


Margo Grimshaw will officially kick- s tart the celebra­ tions a t the main stage in the heart of ■Whalley on Thurs­ day evening. The self-made


businesswoman made her name by turning


Lodestar, Clayton- le-Dale, and the De Tabley, Ribchester, into two of the North-West’s pre­ mier venues. Whalley villagers have enjoyed the


the


joys, smells and sounds of a Victori­ an Christmas for years. Pickwick Night enables the village shops to remain open from 6 to 9 p.m., with staff clad in Victorian- style dress having a “Dickens of a time” as they sell Yuletide gifts and fare. The well-organ­


ised event attracts thousands of shop­ pers, giving them an excellent oppor­ tu n ity to sample rich pickings offered by the local traders and browse the streets in a safe and festive atmosphere.


MOTORISTS are reminded that the centre of -Whalley will be closed to traffic on December 8th for the village’s annual Christmas extrava­ ganza. King Street in -Whalley will close


between Station Road and Accrington Road from 6 to 9 p.m. when the village hosts its annual Pickwick Night. Only accident and emergency


vehicles will have access to the cen­ tre of the village during these


This year, orgp-


isers are promising more attractions than ever. During the festive extrava­ ganza, jugglers and fire-eaters will entertain the crowds and there will be Victorian- style arm wrestling on the main stage. Thwaites Brewery will also be present with their dray horses. To get people in


the swing of things, fine tunes by the Balderstone Brass Band will be heard loud and clear. Crowds of visi­ tors will also be


entertained, thanks to Victorian-style


carol singing and traditional Lan­ cashire folk singing. Pickwick Night promises something for both the young and the old alike and entertainment for children includes an old time favourite, “Punch and Judy” show. The local church­


es and church halls will be open to -visi­ tors, offering a rest- pite from the late- night shopping along with singing, refreshments and a chance to meet Father Christmas.


hours. Bus routes through the cen­ tre of the village -will also be affect­ ed.


Parking will be available at


Oakhill College, in -Wiswell Lane, and the Railway Sidings, in Sta­


tion Road. Ribble Valley Borough Council’s


Chief Executive, David Morris, said; “The road closure has been implemented in Whalley during Pickwick Night for the past few years.


religious basis for Christmas is care­ fully observed with a short service being held from a larger


As always, the


improved main stage next to the bus station. In addition, com­


and


mittee members will be found exclu­ sively selling Whal­ ley Pickwick brand­ ed goods for all those bargain hunt­ ing Christmas shop­


pers. The new chair­


man of Whalley’s Pickwick Commit­ tee, Mr Neil Mar­ tin, is looking for­


Centre will be closed to traffic as usual “I t seems to have worked


extremely well and as a result the council, at the request of organis­ ers and police, has made a similar order for this year’s event. “I t is appreciated th a t the


arrangements may cause some inconvenience, but the safety of residents and visitors is of para­ mount importance. We are requesting everyone’s co-operation, so that the event can be enjoyed in a safe and relaxed atmosphere.”


WHALLEY iAft/mAe Mtv/f


Come along and enjoy “Pickwick Night” on


Thursday 8th December 6pm-9pm


Where you can taste the delights of *HOG ROAST *BBQ and


♦TRADITIONAL “PAELLA”


Homemade by WATERFBELDS DELI. Also serving Tea and Coffee.


Proceeds going to Pickwick Charity


5A Accrington Road, Whalley (In front o f Ribble Valley Taxis next door to Swan hotel)


01254 823399


Providing effective solutions in all areas of law , :•


''Y for Christmas


• Employment- • Wills


Property';


• Probate » Inheritance,.- Tax Planning '


.


• Family •.Commercial Matters


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• Accidents • Farming Sales & Purchasing X.-;


Now stocking “Me to You”


CLITHEROE Tel: 01200 422152 Fax: 01200 428983 e-mail:.law@houldsworths.co.uk WHALLEY Tel: 01254 825757 Fax: 01254 825758 ■


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97 a King Street,’Whaliey Tel: 01254 823125


^ ribble valley •^vet centre


Bowland House, ^ The Sidings, Whallby


01254 824244 SUPPORTING BUSINESS


AND THE COMMUNITY IN THE WHALLEY AREA


Telephone 01254 822133 or 822722 Come and see what’s new at NEW.-^


SURGERY with easy parking and experienced staff


The Swan Hotel Whalley


Gary and Louise welcome you to


the Swan Hotel in the centre of Whalley Village


• Attractive restaurant & bar • Food served all day.


7 days 12 noon - 8.45. Extensive Menu Popular Wednesday Night quiz from 9pm


• Large screen sports


• No smoking restaurant. En-suite rooms


Traditional Meat and Served at the front on Pickwick Night


62 King Street • Whalley Tel; 01254 822195


Are pleased to be supporters of Pickwick Night.


We would like to wish everyone All the best for Christmas and the New Year


John, Wendy, Linden and Wendy Hackings Caravan Park


Ji 8th December 2005 between 6pm & 9pm


CHAMBER OF TRADE '^orkpt£for


A re pleased to support


'Pickwick Night' Monday to Thursday 9-9pm


Friday 9-5pm • Saturday 9~4pm


Telephone 01253 822448 12 Manor Road, Wtallcy, Qitheroe


Providers of Education for 2-16 year olds .


We will be providing


a park and ride service ■at


The Whalley Pickwick Night


Oakhill College Wiswell Lane,Whallcy,


Lancashire BB7 9AF. Teit 01254 82.2546 Fax; 01254 822662


Email: oal<hillcotlei;e@siipaiu'l.iom


ward to greeting people and says there will be more to see, do, hear and taste - whatever the weather! He added: “The


organising commit­ tee has worked very hard for the past 12 months to bring the public the taste of the Yuletide festivi­


ties of the year, keeping in mind the Victorian and fami­ ly feel of the event.” “So come and


enjoy the fun and experience the joys of an “Olde’ Worlde” Christmas th a t Whalley can offer.” • Continued on next page


Simply the Best Nail & Beauty Studio


Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classifiecl)


• Continued from previous page Pickwick Night is sponsored


by local businesses and the aim of the occasion is to raise thou­ sands of pounds for local chari­ ties. Since the formation of the committee in 1998, an estimat­ ed £23,000 has been raised and distributed to many deserving causes. The organising commit­ tee has earned enormous sup­


port from local and regional businesses and is determined to raise more money for local char­ ities. So come and enjoy the fun


and experience the joys of an “Olde -Worlde” Christmas that Whalley can offer. Join the crowds at this year’s


Pickwick Night on Thursday, December 8th.


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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, December 1 st, 2005 19


Letters to the Editor Selling off a chapel on Hev


the Sabbath Day . . . AS one who attended Slaidbum Chapel on a regular basis for more than 50 years until it was closed, I remember with great respect, many people who faithfully wor­ shipped in the chapel in the past. If they were here now, I am sure that


Whalley Abbey Coffee Shop Pickwick Night Open until 9.00pm


Serving mulled wine, hot drinks,


home-made cakes, light refreshments. Gift shop and exhibition centre also open.


For details of our programme or information on hiring our facilities throughout the year:- Telephone: 01254 828400


Email: ofrice@whalleyabbey.org € o />


they would agree with me when I say that it is a sad reflection of the society in which we now live when people have no more respect for Christian principles and values than to arrange a sale of the chapel’s fix­ tures and fittings on the Sabbath Day.


GEOFFREY HARRISON, Harrop Hall, Slaidburn


We are not struggling


to keep going at all IN the Advertiser and Times last week, Mrs King-Wilkinson wrote that the new Tosside Community Hall has to struggle to keep going. Nothing could be further


from the truth. We have just published our annual


return and accounts to the Charity Com­ mission, which shows that our target of 10,000 users in the first year was exceeded and a cash surplus of £4,000 was achieved. This is hardly “struggling to keep


going”. On the contrary, Tosside Hall is booked


for more than 80 per cent of its availabili­ ty with bowling, dancing, youth events, whist and dominoes, film shows, social events and a range of educational classes featuring regularly. All thanks to a dedicated band of vol­ unteers, who help to make this hall a con­


siderable success! The Tosside committee supports the


Slaidburn hall plans. Their new hall will be very different to


Tosside provided for different needs. In our view the two are complementary.


EDDIE RUNSWICK, Secretary and Trustee Tosside Community


Link, Coolam Li'le Barn, Tosside


So much cash wasted on this one project


I WISH to register my protest at the latest proposals to demolish the historic chapel


wall in Slaidbum. I t seems to me that this is yet another


expensive ploy to try to see the whole build­


ing demolished. The backers to this project would then


perhaps submit another planning applica­ tion to get the earlier horrendous proposals re-submitted or perhaps some other out­ landish building. The road in question would have to be traffic controlled regardless of this latest


shambles. I


again be speaking at the planning


meeting on behalf of the Slaidbum Conser­ vation Society and hope that the council­ lors involved throw out this latest costly and ridiculous proposal. Just what public funding bodies are involved in this farce and are they actually concerned with what the majority of resi­ dents of the village actually want? This whole scheme is being driven by a


selected few and a more than wealthy indi- vidual/consortium who sadly have not, it appears to me, the best interests of the vil­


lage at heart. How sad in this age of shrinkmg pubhc


Long letters deny space to others


IN order to ensure that as many readers as possible have the opportunity to express their -views on local issues, -will readers please note that contributions to the letters page may be edited or con­


densed.' Due to space limitations it has been


necessary to omit some of the lengthier letters from this week’s edition. Letters should reach us by noon on Tuesday -


EDITOR.


funds that so much money has been wasted on this one project alone and it just shows what can a to be wasted by a rich and afflu­


ent few!


MEL DIACK, Milton Road, Whallcy


Thank you for this


wonderful service AS the season of goodwill approaches, on behalf of the regular (and irregular) pas­ sengers, I would like to give a big “thank you” to the drivers of the Low Moor, Trav­ el For All, service. They are helpful, cheerful and well-


turned out. They appear infinitely patient as they


manoeu-vre their way along a route lined with parked cars and vans. Long may they continue on the Low


Moor route, and long may we appreciate them!


MRS PAT COLMAN, Kemple View, Clithcroe


Shout their praises


from the rooftops! AS a parent of a child who attends Edisford school I felt I had to write to you concern­ ing your coverage of the recent Ofsted


inspection. I would have thought that such an out­


standing and excellent report deserved more of a write-up than you gave it. A picture of some pupils and staff cele­ brating their success was the least you


could have done. Surely your paper should be proud to


have such a successful school, that is in the top 15% in the country in your community, and therefore should be “shouting it from


the rooftops”. My final comments are Edisford School


“OUTSTANDING”. Clitheroe Advertiser and Times


“COULD DO BETTER”.


J. ASHWORTH, Henthorn Road,


Clitheroc • Our apologies to those readers who


wrote in a similar vein. "We do have a picture in today’s newspa­


per on page 3 - EDITOR. Great news on return


of cycle race in 2006 WHAT great news that the town centre cycle race is returning next year. I thank all concerned in bringing this


about.


GORDON HILL, Lowergate


A fantastic night for


everyone concerned LAST Friday evening saw what we at Clitheroe Football Club hope will be the first of many sportsmen’s dinners over the coming years to be hopefully held on an


annual basis. Ex-Manchester United, Everton and


Northern Ireland star Norman Whiteside, was the speaker on the night and related some great stories about his life as a profes­ sional footballer both on and off the field. North-East comic Mick Monroe enter­


tained us with his own brand of comedy, which had many people close to tears with laughter. A big thank-you to Mytton Fold Hotel, Langho, for a great venue. A very nice meal was enjoyed by the 200 people who attended. The staff worked extremely hard on the


night and Mytton Fold Hotel should, and no doubt, are very proud of them all. Finally, a big thank you to all the local


businesses who gave us a superb array of prizes for both the raffle and the auction and to those who sponsored tables and attended


on the night. We hope everyone who attended enjoyed


the evening and as a result, attend many further events that we may hold over the coming months. Again a big thank you to


you for all your support. CLITHEROE FOOTBALL CLUB COMMITTEE


Leave our Christmas


celebrations alone! PLEASE could someone tell me and many other people who is meant to be running our


country? Have we missed something somewhere?


First we are told not to display piggy banks as it is offensive to other religions and then we have Christmas lights, we are told we must change the name Christmas lights to festive lights. Also, we are told we may have to change Christmas stamps and carols. -What is going


on? ■Who is it saying we must change our ways


after thousands of years? Well it is time the political brigade, civil servants included,


faced a few facts. This country has been a Christian coun­


try for hundreds of years and I am very


proud of that. We celebrate Christmas in the traditional


way, and I see no reason to change. So my Christmas message to these “pc”


people is hands off our Christmas lights, Christmas carols, Christmas cards, Christ­ mas services and all our Christmas celebra­


tions. If they no longer like these traditions,


they can always move elsewhere. ■ Before they go, perhaps they could get the


Post Office to stop bothering about the demands of other rehgions in their choice of Christmas postage stamps, what will be next? Pantomimes? As I am ivriting this, I have come across


another item of interest that will fascinate many people; that cricket may axe the patriotic anthem Jerusalem. What is this place we live in coming to?


Groups as diverse as the Women’s Institute and the Suffragettes have taken it as their official song, although the BNP has also tried to claim it as an anthem in the past.


COUN. JOHN MCGOWAN, Clitheroe Town Councillor and Ribblc Valley Borough Councillor for Edisford and Low Moor


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