14 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, March 31 st, 2005
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Help on hand for budding writers
by Natalie Cox
PUTTING pen to paper to write your own story is not as easy as it seems. But this year help is at hand for
budding Ribble Valley authors. On Saturday, April 9th, in Chip
ping and District Memorial Hall, writer and teacher Maureen Fenton is running an autobiography work shop titled “Writing Our Lives”. The afternoon session, taking
A taste of the countryside
A PHOTOGRAPHER from the Ribble Valley is showcasing a collection of pic tures in his first exhibition. Mr John Eveson, (pictured) of
Whitewell, is showing a selection of pho tographs at the Chipping Craft Centre, which is located at the village post office and shop.
EVERYONE is invited to St Michael and St John’s Social Centre, Lowergate, on April 4th at 8 p.m. There, Mike Corrigan, of
Whalley First Responders, will talk about the group’s response to 999 calls.
Your letters - The freelance photographer, who spe
cialises in countryside matters, will pre sent a small selection from thousands of prints taken during his work all over the country, featuring local views, wildlife and farm animals. The exhibition, enti tled Country Focus, is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and runs until April 28th.
An open invitation to life-saving talk They are fully trained to ren
der life-saving aid to heart fail ure cases and to people who are suffering with breathing difficul ties. The event has been organised
by the Ribble Valley Visually Impaired Group.
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place between 1 and 4 p.m., is aimed at local residents with a real story to tell and is a follow-up to Mau reen’s work as writer-in-residence with Rowland Transit last year. She explained: “One of my aims
for the residency was to help people who wanted to put stories from their own lives into writing. “When I went around Rowland
on the buses and met people who lived in the area, I heard about the history of families and communi ties, about experiences that had shaped people’s lives and about
many fascinating characters from days gone by. I hope that this work shop will encourage people to come along and put some of these tales into writing - whether for eventual publication for their own pleasure or to hand on to future generations of their own family.” Places will be limited so booking
is essential. To reserve a place, or for more information, contact Mau reen on 07710 lOOlS”
?. • Anyone who fancies themselves
as the next J. K. Rowling and wants to discover what is really involved in writing stories for children, or glean an introduction to novel writ ing, is being offered the chance to learn more on two courses being run this spring. On consecutive Saturdays in
April, the 16th and 23rd, from 9-45 a.m. to 3-45 p.m., Jane Eagland will be running a course at Clitheroe Library on “Writing Fiction for Children”. An experienced writer and teach
er, Jane has a masters degree in cre ative writing and has her first pic
ture book for children coming out in September.
She said: “Writing for children
has some distinctive requirements and this course will put you on the right lines.”
As well as looking at what pub
lishers and children want, the course will study how to develop effective plots and characters that appeal to children and other aspects of story-telling. And for four weekly evenings,
starting on Thursday, April 21st! John Beevers will be running “Approaches to Novel Writing” at St Mary’s Centre, Clitheroe. An award-winning short story
writer and novelist, John is a tutor and creative writing coordinator at Lancaster University. His course will focus on the com
ponents of novel writing from plan ning to final draft.
These two courses are being
organised by Lancaster University’s Department of Continuing Educa tion, to enrol ring 01524 592623/4 at least a week before the class starts.
Village WI celebrates 50 glorious years
Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Transplants not for all
TRANSPLANTS are not for everyone, despite the exciting reports in the media. This was one of the
statements made a t the meeting of Ribble Valley Diabetic Group, by Dr Gareth Jones, who works in the transplant depart ment at the Royal Free Hospital in London. “Only those whose dia
betes is not controlled by insulin, tablets and blood tests are able to have transplants at the moment and they may need some insulin as a top up,” he said. "For instance, the first
transplant we have done is for a woman in her 30s with young children who could go unconcious four
times a day, which was extremely dangerous. “Hopefully the trans
plant done four weeks ago will be a success, but we can do only a few a year", said Dr Jones. With
continuing
research in Britain and other countries, however, there was great hope for the future, he added. The Ribble Valley
Group is growing in num bers and four new mem bers were welcomed at the meeting. Anyone interest ed in the group should contact the secretary, Mrs Jean Miller, on 01254 824312. There are no subscrip
tions, members paying 50p for each meeting they choose to attend.
Loan cash used on chat lines
A CLITHEROE man forged the signatures of his -wife and a neigh bour to secure an £11,000 loan secured against their house. Blackburn magistrates heard that
Alistair Wood (30) had used the money to pay for escort agencies and chat lines as well as a £550 pedigree puppy and an engagement ring. Defence solicitor Mr Stephen Bark
er said some of the spending had been an attempt to “patch up” the couple’s four-year marriage, which, he said, had been “tense” from a very early stage.
Wood, of Chatbum Road, pleaded
guilty to obtaining a money transfer by deception.
He was ordered to do 70 hours com
munity punishment and made subject to a community rehabilitation order for 18 months. Mr Scott Ainge (prosecuting) said
Wood had forged his wife’s signature on the loan application and that of their next-door neighbour as a witness to his wife’s signing. “The loan secured against the house
was approved and £11,000 was paid to him personally,” said Mr Ainge. “Subsequent to the loan being
approved he turned up at their house having purchased a pedigree puppy for £550. “Mrs Wood found bills attributed
to her husband and she formed the opinion some of the money had been used for escorts, chat lines and other women. “He was going out drinking every
night with money she knew he didn’t have.” Mr Barker said Wood appeared to
have been trying to address problems which had developed over the past three or four years “I understand there is no intention
on the part of the loan company to exercise their claim on the house,” said Mr Barker. “My client has maintained the pay
ments, but his parents are anxious to pay off the debt quickly.” He said Wood, who had no previous
convictions, realised that what he had done was wrong. “What he has said throughout is
that the loan was used primarily to discharge liabilities the couple had built up by living beyond their means,” said Mr Barker. “The purchase of the puppy was with the full knowledge of his wife.”
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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, March 31 st, 2005 15 Scenic trip for walkers
THERE was a figure-of-eight walk for Clitheroe Ramblers with a circuit of Farleton Fell on the first leg and Hutton Roof crags on the second. Nineteen ramblers enjoyed a panorama
stretching from the Lake District mountains to the north, across Morecambe Bay and
’ round to Southport to the south. Lunch was taken on the North-East summit of Hutton Roof crags with views to Ingleborough and the Howgills. Tea was enjoyed at the newly-devel oped picnic site at Plain Quarry, prior to climb ing to the South-West summit of Hutton Roof. Turtle Rock was followed by the Three Cairns, Uberash Breast, Potslacks and the path back to the start of the nine-mile route. The picture, taken by Bryan Dobson, shows the ramblers with the ogre of Farleton Fell, (s)
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Della offers a complete range of haircare under one roof at Kaos
GOING to the hairdressers should be a treat, and now, with the arrival of spring, there is a complete range of hair care under one roof at Kaos hair studio in Whalley. Situated in the heart of the picturesque
village in King Street, new proprietor and qualified hairdresser Della Dewhurst is determined to provide cutting-edge hairstyles to all her customers. Although this is a new venture for the 28-
year-old qualified stylist, she has years of hairdressing experience under her belt. She will be a familiar face to many as for
singing of "Jerusalem" - always a good start to any occasion - and a golden game of memory organised by secretary Mrs Jill McDonnell, which was played with much hilari ty. _ Eight founder members were pre
sented with flower sprays and cards, while president Mrs Kathleen Young was presented with flowers. She said: “I t was good to see the
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new younger members mixing so well with the long-term ones and no doubt they will bring new ideas for the future. “Although the past 50 years have
always been happy and rewarding and many friends made.” The raffle was won by Mrs Angela Harrison and Mrs Cecily Holden,
MEMBERS of Hurst Green WI enjoyed a meal at the New Drop Inn, Ribchester, to celebrate the group’s 50th anniversary. Proceedings began with the
while the winners of the competition for a handmade card were Mrs L.
Wilkinson, T. Crotty, M. Eccles and J. Moran. Reminders were given regarding a
visit to Ripley Castle and various events. Thought was also given to
the Blackburn concert later in the year. Miss M. Bailey read a poem
penned by herself about the group’s anniversary.
Mrs Young thanked Mrs McDon
nell and the committee for all the effort they had put into the smooth running of the WI. Mrs Lucy Wilkinson was wished a happy jour ney to Mexico to round off the end of a happy evening. Members are now looking forward to the future. Picture shows founder members of
Hurst Green WI celebrating their 50th anniversary with a meal at the New Drop Inn.
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Stamp duty threshold ‘is still insufficient’
FOLLOWING Chancel lor Gordon Brown’s bud get, Mortimer's Estate Agents, Clitheroe, still believes that the long overdue rise in the base stamp duty threshold
from £60,000 to £120,000 is insufficient.
Mortimer’s senior val
uer Mr Edward Snowden coxnniGntGd: "We are pleased to say that our raise-the-roof campaign along with other estate agents and building soci eties nationally earlier this year appears to have paid dividends, but the
Chancellor has still not gone far enough. It could be argued that this is no more than a vote attract ing stunt." The average house
price within the Ribble Valley has risen 150% since the base level was last amended in 1993. Mr ; Snowden said a more sig- | nificant increase in the i minimum threshold to at | least £150,000 was need- i ed to make any real ; impact in the Valley, with i the average house-price hovering at around the ; £250,000 mark.
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