Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) 8 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, December 22nd, 2005 www.ciitheroetoday.co.uk Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Ramblers reflect on another good year for walking


A GOOD year for walking and book sales was how the Clitheroe Group of the Eamblers’ Association reflected on 2005. The 37th annual meeting was held at


Clitheroe Cricket Club where chairman Jane Donnelly welcomed 32 members. In her address Mrs Donnelly reported


on the success of the Walks book which had now sold 2,100 copies. A second


book. The Hodder Way, is soon to be printed and Mrs Donnelly thanked all those who had contributed. Mrs Donnelly thanked all members of


the committee for their efforts during the year with particular thanks to Bert Wells , who was retiring after 20 years, to Ben Bro\vn for his work as secretary and to Pat Parrott and the footpath sec-


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retariat. Ben Brown then gave his report as secretary saying although numbers had been down on the Wednesday evening and Tuesday walks, they had been up on the weekend walks. There had been more walks than ever during 2005, with 125 planned for 2006. Eegret was expressed that Lancashire County Council had decided that the bridge at


Mitton was not now to proceed although it was felt that pressure should be main­ tained in the event of any future change


of plan. Following the treasurer’s report and


approval of the accounts, Pat Parrott presented her report as footpath secre­ tary. As anticipated there had been some difficulties with the changes in responsi­


bilities for the Clitheroe area footpaths although some good work has been down. All officers who were willing to stand again were re-elected. Ann Write was elected as treasurer, Dallas Hackett as committee secretary, Joyce Frost as auditor and new member Sue Appleton takes the post of press and publicity offi­ cer.


Pioneering councils win a top award


A PIONEERING partnership of East- Lancashire borough councils, including Kibble Valley, has won a top award for


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group of councils who pool their buying power to get the best possible deals from suppliers. It has staged a series of “reverse e-auctions” in which suppliers vie for busi­ ness by undercutting each other in a live internet auction. Now the partnership - comprising Ribblc


Valley, Burnley, Pendle, Hyndburn and Rossendale councils - has won a major national award for its pioneering work in local government procurement. Lorna Dobson, the partnership’s Director


of Service Improvement, was presented \vith the Outstanding Achievement Award at the annual awards ceremony of The Society ol Procurement Officers (SOPO). Held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, Lon-


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Love at first sight for diamond couple


______ by Faiza Afzaal


BOXING DAY w i l l mark th e D iam on d W ed d in g Anniver­


sary of a Clitheroe couple. Mr and Mrs Norman and Hilda


Burgess will celebrate 60 happy years of marriage this weekend. And to mark th e milestone, a party has been arranged for fami­ ly and friends including the cou­ ple’s seven children, 20 grandchil­ dren and 23 great grandchildren are expected to gather. It was love at first sight accord­


ing to Mr and Mrs Burgess, of Bayley Fold, when they met each other more than 60 years ago. Mr Burgess (81) was delivering


milk at St Michael and St John’s School, C lith eroe, where Mrs Burgess (78) was a pupil until the age of 14. The couple started seeing each


other. On lea v in g Ribblesdale High School, Mr Burgess served


in the Royal Navy during the Sec­ ond World War and the couple married on December 26th, 1945, at St Michael and St John’s Church. As Mr Burgess was only grant­


ed a day’s leave for the wedding, the newlyweds honeymooned for one night in Grindleton. “It was very cold on our wed­


ding day and Norman only had a day’s leave,” recalled Mrs Burgess. “Because of rationing we could­


n’t have a reception, but we went to Grindleton for a dance and that was our honeymoon!” In 1947 Mr Burgess came out of


the Navy and the couple rented their first home together in Hen- thorn Road, Clitheroe. Mr Burgess worked as an air­


craft engineer for a firm in Clay- ton-le-Moors. His next move was to the Rolls-Royce jet engine fac­ tory in Barnoldswick. A few years later, Mr and Mrs Burgess moved to Seedall Avenue,


High-speed pair’s help for youngsters


TWO Clitheroe runners have raised £1,600 for hospital units which care for young children with


cancer. Mrs Rebecca Ford, of Parker Avenue, and her


friend, Mrs Andrea Wilkinson, of Mayfield Avenue, raised a large proportion of the grand total through sponsorship they attracted by completing this year’s Great North Run in Sep­


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collected at a fund-raising social evening at the Catholic Club in Lowergate, Clitheroe, in Octo­ ber, which included a disco, pie and peas supper,


games and a raffle. The dynamic duo have expressed particular


thanks to Clitheroe restaurant Weezos, the Inn at Whitewell and the Old Stone Trough in York­ shire for donating raffle prizes. They also thanked any other raffle prize con­ tributors, sponsors and everyone who attended


the charity evening. The funds will be split between the children’s


cancer unit at Pendlebury Hospital in Manches­ ter and a similar unit in Newcastle.


Clitheroe, where they lived for 40 years and had seven children - Norman, Brian, Elaine, Joan, Sheila, David and Stephen. Mr Burgess is a well-known


local snooker player and has com­ peted in many regional competi­ tions. The couple are looking forward


to their anniversary celebrations and were delighted when they received a congratulatory card from Her Majesty, the Queen. The D iamond Wedding


Anniversary wili remain a speciai landmark in their relationship and something that only very lucky couples experience. When asked the secret to their


long and happy marriage, they answered: “We have just always been happy and listened to each other.” Our picture shows diamond cou­


ple Mr and Mrs Burgess ready to celebrate their big day. (CR151205/1)


Mince tart treat aids fund


PUPILS at a Clitheroe High School put their baking skills to good use. The youngsters from Rib­


blesdale High School Tech­ nology College baked dozens of mince pies to be sold at Clitheroe Rotary Club’s Christmas Coffee Morning, held in the Mayor’s Parlour last Saturday. Rotary Club president Graham Claydon even rolled


up his sleeves to give them a floury hand. Money raised from selling


the mince pies will boost the Mayor's Fund, which pro­ vides Christmas parcels for local people aged over 80 and living alone. Mr Claydon thanked all


the pupils and their teacher, Mrs Vai Parkes, for support­ ing this worthwhile commu­ nity project.


Theft charge pair granted bail


TWO men charged with stealing diesel and other property from a farm at Cow Ark have elected to be tried at Preston Crown Court. Barry Stephen Simpson


(4 8 ) , of Hobart Street, Burnley, and Michael John Haggerty (45), of Pickard Close, Barnoldswick, elect­ ed to be tried at crown court


when they appeared before Blackburn magistrates. They are charged with


burglary at Radholm Laund Farm, Cow Ark, and theft of containers of diesel, and th e f t of a bike and white diesel. They were both remand­


ed on bail pending the preparation of commital papers.


doii, the SOPO Awards are the high point in the procurement sector calendar and Lorna said the award was great news for East Lan­ cashire. “It is no longer good enough-to demon­


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