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Olympic gold star is guest at charity night
QUADRUPLE Olympic gold medallist Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson was the chief guest at a sell-out charity dinner dance. The Macdonald Dunkenhalgh Hotel,
near Accrington, played host to the Everest Marathon Ball and Dinner Dance, which raised a magnificent £12,300. The glitzy event celebrated the fund-rais
ing efforts of seven friends who are planning to tackle the Everest Marathon in Nepal next month in aid of the “Get Kids Going” charity, which helps disabled children by providing sports wheelchairs. The squad consists of Ribble Valley resi
dents Garry Wilkinson, Tyrone Morgan and Mark Brown, along with four runners from Clayton-le-Moors Harriers, John Roche, Peter Booth, Neil Worswick and Candice Leah. Money raised will also fund Blackpool
athlete Shelley Woods (18), who needs help to reach the Paralympics at Beijing in three
years. Other special guests at the function
included Dr Ian Thompson and Ron Hill MBE. Andy O’ Sullivan MBE was the compere and there was plenty of laughter when comedian Duggie Brown appeared on stage.
Entertainment was provided by the
acclaimed Swing Commanders to help get people into the swing of things. Other attractions included an auction
and a raffle. The night proved lucky for Billington resident, Lorraine Price, who won the £2,000 first prize draw. Runner and one of the organisers of the
event, Mr Wilkinson, who runs a family commercial vehicle business in Billington, said he was delighted with the amount
raised. He commented: “The event was a sell-out
and we reached our ta rg e t of raising £30,000. It was an excellent evening with everyone enjoying themselves. “I would like to thank all the businesses for sponsorship and people for attending
and supporting the event.” The seven-strong team will tackle the
highest and hardest marathon in the world next month. In the meantime, anyone wish ing to donate further can do so by calling 01254 824599. Our picture shows Dame Tanni Grey
Thompson with Mr Wilkinson (second from the right) along with some of the run ners at the successful fund-raiser. (D230905/3)
Tools are stolen from van
ELECTRICAL tools worth £840 have been stolen from a van parked in St Mary’s Drive, Langho.
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involved.The best way to settle for the rest of the year as dates and travel plans are finalised.
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Plaudits for top rust workers
by Duncan Smith
OUTSTANDING employees were rewarded for their efforts when Calderstones NHS Trust held its annual awards
ceremony. The climax of the event at the
Whalley-based Trust was the announcement of the winners of the Employee of the Year and Team of the Year Awards for 2005. Mark Mercer (44), from Colne,
who is a clinical specialist in the T ru s t’s training department, scooped the Employee of the Year title, while the Human Resources (HR) department at the Trust was named Team of the Year. Mark was awarded the acco
lade tor his role in helping put together and implement a train ing programme for staff who may encounter -violence and aggression within the workplace. His efforts helped the Trust win a National Training Award in October 2004. Mark was also put fonvard for the award as a result of his profession alism and positive attitude, which has improved the way external agencies view Calderstones. He said: “I am really pleased to
have won Employee of the Year and am really happy tha t the work I do has been recognised in this way. Even though I have been awarded this accolade I could not do my job without the support of my colleagues and I would like to thank them for helping me win this award.” The HR department was
awarded Team of the Year for its involvement in a number of key projects which have had a signifi cant impact on the Trust. One of these was the implementation of Agenda for Change - a new sys tem of pay and terms of condition which will effect every NHS employee except doctors, dentists and executive directors. Another was the Trust being
awarded Improving Working Lives Practice Plus status, which
by Duncan Smith
WOULD you swop clean air, stunning countryside and peaceful tranquility for city smog, crowded streets and traffic noise, even for one weekend? Geoff and Margaret Walker would cer
tainly not. They count themselves lucky to farm glo
rious countryside at the very heart of the United Kingdom, in beautiful Bowland. So the offer of an all-expenses-paid trip to the bright lights of London fell on the only bit of stony ground for miles around! Bosses at Britain’s best-known posh shop,
Harrods, offered the trip, including a shop ping spree in the famous store. They could hardly believe the Walkers’ reply: “Thanks. . . but no thanks.” You see, the Walkers have country blood
in their veins and the thought of five-star hotels and city lights just can not compare with the wide-open spaces and natural splendour of the heather moors above Dun- sop Bridge. For the past 35 years, Geoff and Mar
garet have been the tenants at Brennand Farm, on United Utilities’ Bowland estate. Its claim to fame is that it includes the very centre of the United Kingdom, as deter mined by Ordnance Survey. So when Harrods wanted to offer one
year’s ownership of the one-metre-square “Heart of Britain” as the top prize in a “Best of British” promotion, it was the Walkers and United Utilities they had to
ask. As a thank you for their co-operation.
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Harrods offered the Walkers the glitzy Lon don weekend. “It was a nice gesture, but we’re not big
fans of the city,” said Geoff. “We work seven-days-a-week on the farm,
but on the rare occasion we do get a week end off we’d rather spend it enjoying the countryside. We like to go the the Lakes, or the Peak Disrtict, or Northumberland, and there’s nothing \vrong with the Ribble Val ley! “After all, the whole point of the compe
tition is to win the beautiful Heart of Britain - and that’s right here on our farm.” The heart lies on moors near Whitendale
Hanging Stones on Brennand Farm - part of United Utilities’ Bowland Estate, which forms the gathering grounds for reservoirs supplying drinking water to more than half- a-million people on the Fylde coast, the Rib ble Valley, Blackburn and Preston. The Walker family has been farming
Brennand since 1970, when Geoff’s parents were the tenants. Now the couple’s sons, aged 20 and 22, help to run the mbced sheep and beef farm, so Geoff and Margaret some times get away for the weekend. “We could have gone to London, but we’re
more than happy stopping here,” said Geoff (47), who knows what he is turning down. “I went to London for a week when I was
in my 20s, did the tours, saw the sights, -vis ited the Houses of Parliament. I enjoyed it, but I’m not bothered about going back.” He and Margaret will be on hand to wel
come the competition \vinners to the Heart of Britain, but meanwhile their help with making it all happen will not go unreward- ed.United Utilities land agent Jacqueline
Stoddart, who looks after tenant farmers on the Bowland estate, said: “Mrs Walker is well up on the Internet, so we’ve had a word with Harrods and suggested a ‘-virtual trip’ to the store instead. “They’ll get an on-line shopping spree at
Harrods.com and a luxury hamper and they won’t have to set foot off the farm!” Geoff said he and Margaret were very
happy with the £500 shopping spree and although they hadn’t looked at Harrods web site yet, they hoped to buy something that would remind them of the competition. We featured it on the front page of last
week’s Clitheroe Advertiser and Times. The only snag for Ribble Valley readers is
th a t they will have to travel to Harrods Knightsbridge store, about 250 miles away, to
enter. The lucky winners will travel to Lancashire
on November 11th, as guests of Harrods, and a one-year deed to the land MU be presented to them during their visit. It will also be a chance to see just why the Walkers are happy to stay put As well as the “Heart of the Kingdom”,
United Utilities 11,400-hectare Bowland estate includes an Area of Outstanding Nat ural Beauty, a Site of Special Scientific Inter est and a Special Protection Area, marking it out as internationally important for Midlife. “We’re hoping to beat the system and stiU
be here in another 20 years’ time,” said Geoff. Geoff and Margaret are pictured with
Maurice Kettlewell, of United Utilitie Bow land Estate team, (s)
VISITORS from far and wide will flock to Clitheroe this weekend when Ribble Valley Poultry Society stages its annual Poultry Club Championship Show. One of the biggest events of its
Poultry show goes from strength to strength “Without the help and knowledge
visitors staying and shopping in the
Ribble Valley. I t is all a far cry from the first
kind in the UK, the Ribble Valley show has more than 250 classes and attracts exhibitors and spectators from Scotland, Wales, every corner of England and the Isle of Man. It also gives a considerable boost to the local economy, many of those
THE delighted HR department with their award, above, and below Mark Mercer took the individual accolade (s)
is presented to NHS employers who demonstrate a commitment to looking after the welfare and inter ests of staff. Sandra Bevan, Deputy Director
of HR, said: “The department has been involved in a number of major projects, which has resulted in an extraordinarily busy time tor the HR team. This has involved every one working together to ensure these projects have been carried out successfully and I am delighted that the team’s efforts have resulted in being named Team of the Year.” Graham Parr, chairman of
Calderstones NHS Trust, present ed Mark and the HR department with their awards. He said: “The awards are an excellent way to recognise the dedication and com mitment displayed by individuals and teams across the Trust. This year there were a number of high quality entries in both categories and the decision as to who would receive these prestigious awards was extremely difficult. “However, I think th a t Mark
show, staged in Clitheroe Conserva tive Club 45 years ago. Two of Rib ble Valley Poultry Society’s founder members, David Kay and Colin Cooke, decided to put on that first show, which cost them £38. This year it will cost £1,500 just to put the staging up at Clitheroe Auction Mart, where the much bigger show is now held.
of Clitheroe Auction, we just could n’t have the show. I t ’s grown so big now,” said Mr Cooke, who is now chairman of the society, with Mr Kay as vice-chairman. Mr Cooke also paid tribute to
show manager Andrew Hillary. Taking place on . Saturday at Clitheroe Auction Mart, just off the A59 via Pimlico Link Road, the show is open to the public from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Inquest is
adjourned AN inquest has been opened into the death of an 87- year-old man who was diagnosed as suffering from mesothelioma in October 2002. Donald Gillon,
of St Anne's Court, Low Moor, who died in the East Lancashire Hospice, had come into contact with asbestos during his working life. The inquest was adjourned until December 8th.
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