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■ A BLOOD donor session will lake place in the Kibble Valley on Friday, February 11th. The venue is


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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) i Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Child porn: ex-company boss jailed


THE former managing director of a Kibble Valley company who down­ loaded images of children being sexu­ ally abused has been jailed for a year. David Brown, formerly of Clitheroe, accessed 1,400 illegal images and was


trapped by an international investigation. Preston Crown Court heard that police


inquiries involved officers interviewing young people. This was after Brown falsely suggested


that others were responsible. A judge passing sentence told him:


“Those poor children put through this abuse in the sex industry, fuelled by pur­ chasers such as you, will in all probability have suffered daniage th a t will haunt them for the rest of their lives.” Brown (51), now of St Andrew’s Road South, St Annes, had pleaded guilty to 20


specimen counts of making an indecent image of a child. Police inquiries found that Brown him­


self had given credit card details in order to access such material. Officers went to his then address in Clitheroe in April 2003. The court was told that the vast bulk of


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the images he had downloaded were of full sex between adults and children, but 1 % were of the most serious level. Brown would spend over an hour at a


time on the computer downloading as many as 500 images in a session. When the hard drive was recovered it was found to contain eight movie clips of child porn. At the time the defendant was manag­


ing director of a concreting firm called Gee Co Precast Ltd of Clitheroe, but was now no longer in work. Defence barrister Mr Simon Newell said


the images had been accessed on nine occa­ sions. Brown was contrite and ashamed of the offences and assessed at a low risk of re-offending. He had asked the court to avoid sending


him to jail and instead pass a community- based sentence. He suggested that the most serious material had been acquired recklessly, as opposed to intentionally. Judge Edward Slinger said: “Increased


Internet access has greatly increased the problem, making such pornography easily accessible. I t is therefore all the more important that society’s abhorrence is widely known and those who are caught know they will face custodial sentences. “Sadly, people of impeccable back­


ground are drawn into this wicked world.” Brown had sought to divert police by


lying th a t the hard drive had been destroyed. The defendant had put young people under suspicion, resulting in them being interviewed. Brown will be on the sex offenders’ reg­


ister for seven years. He was also disquali­ fied from working with children. The judge commended those who inves­


tigated the offences, particularly DC Tony Carter, of the Lancashire Police Computer Crime Unit.


Rain kept at bay


ON a cloudy but fine Tuesday after­ noon, 17 members of the Clitheroe Ramblers set off from West Bradford p ast the Methodist Church to the bank of the Ribble. From there they walked along the


river side path towards Grindleton. One stile had been nearly demolished by two large trees which had been brought down in the recent gales, it was blocked and difficult to get past. At Grindleton Bridge, the walkers


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turned left, along the road in the direc­ tion of West Bradford, as far as Lane Side. They then turned left up Green Lane to Green Banks. Here the path was followed towards


Grindleton and into the Millennium Wood behind Greendale Mill. The new footbridge which joins the


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went by way of Whitehall Bridge to Whitehall and across the fields to Low- cocks. Pendle had emerged from the low cloud which previously covered its top, and now was darkly dominant over the valley below. From Lowcocks the way led past the


reservoir to Whittakers and down to Heys Farm through to Whittakers Lane. I t was then an easy stroll down to West Bradford with leader Norman Thorpe.


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ews from the Villages


Whist drive There was an excellent turn-out for the first _.


Dominoes: K. Nowell, Members of Chatburn J. Pye, R. Knight, D. Methodist Church Cornthwaite, B. Barker, E. Nowell.


drive of the new year in Bolton-by-Bow- land Village Hall. MCs were Mr Met­ calfe and Mr J. Keny­ on.Whist winners: Ladies - M. Coulthurst, V. Duck­ worth, N Fox. Gents - V. Jones, W. Barker, M.Robinson.


The next drive will be on February 23rd.


Mothers’ union Members of St Peter


and St Paul’s Moth-


Mrs J. Holt was thanked for her work over many years as treasurer and Mrs J. Sawyer was elected new treasurer.


home of enrolling member Mrs S. Lund for a shared lunch before the AGM.


America talk


Women’s Fellowship were welcomed by Mrs Doris Giles, who said a prayer for those unable to attend due to illness.


ers’ Union met at the speaker Mrs Mar- introduced guest


As the MU branch is celebrating its golden jubilee in March a special lunch is being held to which the diocesan president has been invited.


Factory tour On Monday night members of Bolton- by-Bowland Young Farmers’ Club visit­ ed the Esse factory in Barnoldswick and enjoyed a guided tour of the production lines and museum.


At the next meeting, on Wednesday, the speaker will be Mr Davies who will talk about Grade Fields. Everyone is very wel­ come.


garet Bleazard, of St James’s Church, Clitheroe. She spoke about the wonderful holiday she had with her sister in America. She said she stayed with her nephew. David, who is a researcher at Univer­ sity Hospital, Charleston. She told members it was a hol­ iday of a lifetime and that David took time off work so he could show them the sights.


CHIPPING


Next week’s meeting is a talk in the village hall, at 7-45 p.m.


CHATBURN


Scottish treats Burns Night was cele­ brated at The Manor House, Chatburn, with residents and day -visitors enjoying Scottish meals all day.


Future themed cele­ brations include one for the Chinese New Year and full enter­ tainment on Valen­ tine’s Day.


staff wore Scottish sashes and plaids.


Parish council Chatburn Parish Council welcomed representatives from Ribble Valley Bor- ough Council housing department to the


Do you want to learn more about digital photography? If so a new evening course starting February 21st in Chipping Vil­ lage Hall could be tor you. This 20-week course includes instruction on taking digital photographs, scanning photos to computer editing and


Digital Haecis tatties neaos Panting images.


Scotch broth and Driving course Scotch eggs were on A new European com- the menu and all the puter driving licence


extended to Castle Cement for providing the village Christmas tree and Age of Iron for donating the cabling and lights for the tree.


whist and domino Discussion was held on . , ,,


The next meeting of the parish council will be on Monday at 7-30 p.m. in the vil­ lage hall.


the identification of locations within the village which would benefit from street lighting.


Top of Ofsted class


TEACHERS and pupils a t a village school have been on cloud nine after appearing on Ofst- ed’s annual report for providing a high standard of educa­ tion.


Staff at Sabden Pri­ mary School were over the moon when they discovered the school had been among 393 out­ standing schools and colleges nationally drawn from those inspected during 2003 and 2004.


Items for inclusion shoulil be sent to: Village News, Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe BB7 2EW.


Youth club The Hodder Youth Club returned after the holidays with 25 members attending. During the evening the pool tournament continued and the video project was worked on.


Village hall The AGM of Dunsop Bridge Village Hall will take place on March 1st at 7-30 p.m. in the hall.


KNOWLE GREEN


The Whalley Road school was singled out after gaining an excellent Ofsted report in November 2003 for doing par­ ticularly well on -vir­ tually all fronts.


She added: “We are really, really pleased that the efforts of the school have been recognised.


Commenting on the success, headteacher Mrs Sandra Dun- don, said the school was delighted with the recognition.


The organisers would like to thank all those who contributed so generously to the prizes and to the players who attend­ ed.


a bingo evening held on Saturday in the village hall.


DOWNHAM


Annual sermon A packed congregation including members of the Prayer Book Society, welcomed the Bishop of Black­ burn to the annual Assheton Sermon held on Sunday morning in St


course will be start­ ing in Chipping Vil­ lage Hall on Febru­ ary 23rd. Partici­ pants on this course will learn how to get more out of Internet and e-mail, prepare documents and develop and make use of spreadsheets and databases.


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have been supported by their parents, together with the teaching and non­ teaching staff.


“I would like to thank all the pupils for their hard work, who


“We always make sure every subject is given equal empha­ sis. We work very well as a team and I think all of that


The Right Rev. Nicholas Reade took as his text “I Know that My Redeemer Liveth” and was thanked by the Rev. Alan Reid, who con­ ducted the service.


Leonard’s Church, Downham.


Her Majesty’s chief inspector of schools, Mr Da-vid Bell, said: “I heartily congratu­ late the headteacher, staff, governors and pupils of all the suc­ cessful schools and


together enables us to achieve high stan­ dards.”


The next family ser­ vice will be held on March 6th celebrat­ ing Mothering Sun­ day at 11 a.m. in St Leonard’s Church.


day. Everyone is wel­ come.


Lent classes will be held in Chatburn Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Rodney Nichol­ son, on Wednesday evenings at 7-30 p.m. commencing next ■ week on Ash Wednes-


Mrs Adele Pridding was organist tor the rousing hymns cho­ sen for the special ser­ vice.


Out in Africa Members of Dunsop Bridge WI met in the village hall to hear the Rev. Mark Rus- sell-Smith talk about “Life in Africa”.


Pupils are pictured with Mrs Dundon celebrating their spe­ cial mention. (B010205/1)


colleges named in my annual report on their success and hard work in deliver­ ing such a high stan­ dard of education.”


A competition for a piece of Africa was won by Mrs T. McCarney, Mrs A. Hargreaves and Mrs M. Cook.


Thanks was expressed by Mrs R. Carr.


Whist lovers Lovers of whist and dominoes are invited to Knowle Green Village Hall on Mon­ day and share in the fun. Admission is just £1, including tea and biscuits. The evening commences at 7-30 p.m. prompt.


Concert The lunchtime concert presented by John Tra-vis Events Limit­ ed in Knowle Green Village Hall next Thursday will fea­ ture students of Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester. The concert on


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February 17th will feature Julian Met­ zger on cello and Gitanjali Ram on piano.


Tea hostesses were Mrs J. Carr, Mrs J. Wells and Mrs S. Winstan- ley.


Birthday greetings were given to Mrs J. Parkinson and Mrs S. Singleton won the raffle.


He gave an interesting insight into the dif­ ferent cultures and illustrated his talk with colourful slides.


It was reported that the children’s Christ­ mas party was a huge success and thanks was expressed to all who helped.


Parish council Ribchester Parish Council will meet in Knowle Green Vil­ lage Hall on Febru­ ary 14th and mem­ bers of the public are cordially invited to attend.


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