6 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, March 2nd, 2006


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A lifetime of saving others is rewarded


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A CLITHEROE man who has donat­ ed more than 75 units of blood has been rewarded for his generosity at a special National Blood Service awards ceremony. Retired window cleaner Mr Geoffrey


Ireland (70) started giving blood 52 years ago while carrying out National Service. He said: "I was in the Medical Corps


and my sergeant said one day that we had the choice of giving blood or extra duties. I gave my first donation that day and it was so quick and easy. "After I was demobbed the blood serv­


ice wrote to me and asked if I'd carry on. I thought 'why not?' and I've been giving ever since." : As well as giving blood himself, Geof­


frey has also encouraged family and friends to become donors. As each donation is split into red cells,


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platelets and plasma, Geoffrey's donations have potentially saved the lives of more than 200 patients in the North West. He was presented with his award by


Johnathon Brook and his mother, Angela, at the ceremony at the Marriott Hotel, Preston. At the age of seven Johnathon was diag­


nosed with Duchenne muscular dystro­ phy, an'incurable genetic disorder which causes progressive weakening of the mus­ cles. Three years ago he needed a major operation at Alder Hey Hospital, Liver­ pool, to correct curvature of the spine. During the seven-hour operation he lost a


lot of blood and needed several transfu­ sions.


Angela said; "Without people giving


National Blood Service, said: "We are thrilled to be able to thank Geoffrey for reaching such a remarkable milestone. “Hundreds of patients across the


their time and donating their blood Johnathon would have died so we are very grateful to anyone that gives blood." Rachel Roberts, speaking for the


more people to follow his wonderful exam­ ple and make giving blood a habit for life." Anyone aged between 17 and 60, weigh­


ing over 50kg (7 stone 121b.) and in gener­ al good health could potentially start sav­ ing lives by becoming a blood donor. For more information, or to register as a blood donor, please call 0845 7 711 711 or visit www.blood.co.uk. You could also go along to West Brad­


North West owe their lives to his dedica­ tion over the years. However, every day more than 1,500 patients in the region need blood transfusions to save and improve their lives, so we really do need


ford 'Village Hall next Friday, March 10th, where blood donor sessions will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. and 5-30 to 7-30 p.m. Our picture shows Geoffrey Ireland


receiving his award from Johnathon Brookand his mother Angela, (s)


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FINEST .quality young bulls, heifers, and steers were on display at Clitheroe Auction Mart as they worked to becoihe champion of the Suckler and Store Cattle Show. Sponsored by East Lancashire chartered


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accountants PM&Mj the show attracted more than 120 entries from farmers in Lancashire and beyond. / There were six classes in which farmers


could enter their best stock, and the winning animal in each'category went through to the final, competing for the title “Show Champi­ on”’. • The winner.was a Belgian Blue heifer from


Philip Eckersley, of 'Withnall, near Chorley, which sold for £850. Auctioneer'John Swingler said: “The suck­


Chloe has plenty to celebrate


BIRTHDAY girl Ghloe Warburton had a double reason to celebrate on Saturday. The six-year-old Clitheroe youngster '


has been named as Child of the Year 2005 by photography company The Por­ trait Group. And she received her prizes - £500


cash and £1,000 in vouchers for high street stores - on her birthday. In May last year Chloe had her photo­ graph taken during a sitting at Dawson’s


■ DepartmentStore. It was then entered into a nationwide


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competition which attracted 3,000 pho­ tographic entries taken at 65 different


After Chloe’s picture was selected as


the winner of the Clitheroe heat of the competition, it went into the grand final competing against the other 64 heat win­ ners. A panel of judges were unanimous in


choosing Chloe’s picture as the overall winner. • As well as receiving her cash and


voucher prizes, Chloe was also rewarded with a two-year contract Mth Leigh- based Dimples Modelling Agency. Chloe is pictured receiving her prizes


from Darren Lindley, of The Portrait . Group,'and Mrs Judith Dawson, of iDawson’s store.i(G250206/l) • j 1 1


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ler and store show is held every year at the first sign of spring approaching, and is always very well siippdrted by the farming communi­ ty, attracting some of the best quality live­ stock from farms across Lancashire and throughout the North.” ■ ■ Beverly Calvert, of PM&M’s specialist.


agricultural team, said: “'We enjoy long-estab­ lished links with the agricultural community. “Sponsoring these shows is an extension of


our commitment to agriculture in the region, and we are proud to be associated with them.”


Thieves target rural home


THIEVES escaped with £1,500 worth of slates and stone roofing flags from a house; under renovation. The offenders targeted the house in Trough


Road, Dunsop Bridge, some time between 5 p.m. on Thursday and 8-30 a.m. the following day..


Anyone who witnessed the theft or is aware


of the whereabouts of the stolen property is urged to call Clitheroe police on 443344, or


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Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, March 2nd, 2006 Trio in tech tournament


PUPILS from three Ribble Valley high schools will com­ pete with others from across East Lancashire tomorrow in the district heat of the “Tech­ nology Tournament 2006”.- Backed by the Rotary Club


and BAE Systems, the tourna­ ment pits teams of high school pupils against each other in a technological challenge, which they will not be told about until the competition begins at 10 a.m. They then have five hours to devise and build a solution, with judges choosing the best one. Throughout Lancashire and


Cumbria, more than 1,000 pupils will take part in the competition tomorrow at nine venues, including The Hollins Technology College, in


Accrington, where a dozen schools are taking part. They include Clitheroe Royal Gram­ mar School, Ribblesdale High School Technology College and St Augustine’s RC High School, Billington, which won last year’s district heat. It set competitors the task of


designing and building a “weight-powered vehicle” using a kit of parts including wheels, pulleys and pieces of wood and card. Tomorrow’s challenge will be the same for competitors across the region, but the details are a closely guarded secret. . The Accrington event is also sponsored by Alliance Pharma­ cy and Booths Supermarket, in addition to Rotary Interna­ tional and BAE Systems.


Prayer is a sign of the times


CLITHEROE churchgoers will be uniting with Christians across the country and the . world tomorrow to mark the ■Women’s World Day of Prayer. Trinity Methodist Church is


just one of 5,000 churches in the UK which will be holding the Day of Prayer service. In total more than three mil­


lion people worldwide are expected to take part in this year’s service. It has been prepared by the


Christian women of South Africa - known as the Rainbow Nation - on the theme “Sign of


the Times”, and the first serv­ ice of the Day of Prayer will take place in Tonga. . Celebrations will then con­ tinue around the world until the final service takes place on St Lawrence Island off the . coast of Alaska. Men, women and young peo­


ple are invited to attend the service a t Trinity, where the guest speaker will be Mrs Cyn­ thia Croydon. It will be followed by refresh­


ments where Rainbow biscuits, made from a South African recipe, will be served.


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