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across a large hoarding with the word “forgiveness” on it, so I have taken the hint that this is what I should be writing about. A few months ago, a col­


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to start forming alliances. Pronouncements based on pure speculation are likely to cause uncertainty, as well as damaging the morale of local authority employees. There will be plenty of time for alliances


and, while Kibble Valley quite rightly plays the shy maiden, there will be many more suitors once the white paper on local gov­ ernment reorganisation is published this autumn. I was pleased to attend the opening of


Kibble Valley’s state-of-the-art Waste Transfer Station at Salthill, Clitheroe. The facility will enable us to improve


recycling and minimise waste, meet nation­ al targets for recycling household and busi­ ness waste, and reduce the number of vehi-


As I see i t . . . by Coun. John Hill,


leader Kibble Valley Borough Council


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cle trips involved in Kibble Valley’s waste management operation. The Lancashire Waste Partnership,


chaired by Coun. Graham Sowter, our rep­ resentative for Billington and Langho, has been working towards delivery of the Land­ fill Directive since 1998 and has committed to a massive investment programme to deliver new infrastructure through a groundbreaking Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract. The project involves £283m. of capital investment, £222m. through the PFI contract and £61m.through other means. The project will develop a network of seven facilities consisting of central processing plants and waste transfer stations. The project is designed to achieve more than 75% diver­ sion from landfill without the need for incin­ eration. In addition, authorities within the part­


nership have committed major expenditure to introducing kerbside recycling services. This is great news for the environment, but the downside is the possible financial impli­ cation. Current Government policy is for


LOOKING BACK


doors. He grabbed an extinguisher and entering the building, finding it filled with smoke, caused by wood shavings which were ablaze in the cellar boilerhouse. 0 Three generations of the Turner family


Sharing his triumph were his father, Mr


Richard Turner sen., who founded the family business and his son, John Turner. 0 Conservatives in the Clitheroe Divi­


were present at the Shoe and Leather Fair at Olympia when Mr Richard Turner, of Lowergate, Clitheroe, was presented with the trophy for the Champion Shoe Repair­ er of Great Britain.


sion received a letter of thanks for a mes­ sage sent to the Prime Minister, Sir Anthony Eden, congratulating him on his prompt and resolute action in the Suez dispute and assured him of the support of the Clitheroe Division.


for the week Forgive to be forgiven


VER the past few days I ’ve travelled along a number of avenues for


realised what it contains. I t says ‘forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those that tres­ pass aginst us’. That means we can’t be forgiven unless we for­ give others.” Seemingly, she had not been


very good at forgiving others, but was most upset when she had said something to some­ body who didn’t like what she had said and told her she would never forgive her those words. I t ’s so easy to say things


unthinkingly that people don’t like, isn’t it? A few weeks ago while I was


at the caravan, one of the site residents - a non-Christian - came past, stopped and asked


if I was a man of the cloth? She then went on to ask me if God would forgive the father who had thrown his child out of a hotel window? My response was: “I don’t know all the details, but yes, he would. Jesus ' died so that our sins could be forgiven.” Her eyebrows shot heaven­ ward and she gasped. I also


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spoke about how we must not let people off their punishment for crimes committed, but we need to forgive. I cited Myra Hindley as an example. She walked away with a


word of thanks and the com­ ment that there are a lot of evil people in the world. It was one


of those questions that wasn’t easy to answer, as it needed a lot more qualification than there was time for. I wonder what the people of


today would make of Jesus - who was criticised for walking about with sinners - if he was alive today and moved about with those who had done wrong? Life would be a whole lot better if people could sort their differences out and for­ give each other. The next time you say the Lord’s Prayer, think about what you are say­ ing and what it means to you. R EV. JIM HOLT


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this financial burden net of the PFI credits to be borne wholly by council taxpayers. The Government needs to address this


financial “time bomb” and assist in the adjustment of local government budgets to dehver the Landfill Directive. The financial implications of the PFI bid and the cost of complying with the directive will surely have an impact on future Council Tax bills and is something the council’s Budget Working Group will be mindful at its meet­ ings. At the same time, through sound finan­


cial management, the council is in a far more stable position than it has been for a number of years and better able to look more closely at areas where it can perhaps afford to assist with promoting capital proj­ ects or aiding voluntary organisations. However, this is not to say that we can


simply start spending irrespective of our future liabilities and commitments, but if the financial predictions are favourable it will at least allow us the flexibility to intro­ duce some imaginative initiatives and offer financial assistance where it might not oth­ erwise have been possible. A great deal has been achieved for Kibble


Valley residents over the years. Our Council Tax increases are among the lowest in the region, but levels of public satisfaction the highest. This is a credit to the authority’s mem­


bers, chief executive, corporate manage­ ment team and staff for their hard work and commitment to Kibble Valley.


Jules aims high with new range A


n entrepreneur from Grindleton is flying the flag for Kibble Valley enterprise with her new range of


Jules Birch’s company Works With spring water.


Water nutraceuticals, which she runs from her home in the Kibble Valley, is producing the next generation of spring waters that are clinically proven to have health benefits. For women there is Delicate Balance


and for children Little Squirts, each con­ taining the prebiotic ingredient Beneo™, which aids the digestive system. Male-oriented drinks are Eau Man


and Water of Life, with added soluble dietary fibre. Then there are Eau So Cool and Aqua Family, which contain a for­ mula proven to optimise calcium absorp­ tion’oy almost 20%. Mrs Birch (43), who was bom in Cum­


bria, has 20 years experience in senior sales and marketing positions within the confectionery and pharmaceutical indus­


try. She established her own marketing


consultancy in 2001 and while research­ ing nutritional ingredients on behalf of a client, she met the team at in^edients specialists DKSH Great Britain, culmi­ nating in her developing the Works With


Water range. Mrs Birch said: “Although establishing


my own company was a little daunting,


THE attractions of boarding school life are helping to swell the numbers at


Stonyhurst College. The school roll has increased for the


third consecutive year and the number of boy and girl pupils choosing to board has


risen by 8.5%. For the first time, the total number of


pupils has exceeded 450. Two thirds of the pupils are either full-time boarders, or weekly boarders, and the remainder are day pupils. There is also an increasing trend for


with a degree in politics from Leeds Uni­ versity in 20D3. AJfter a gap year travelling the world, she then completed a graduate diploma in law and gained a distinction in the Legal Practice Course (LPC) at the College of Law in York. During her training, she will undergo a


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varied programme consisting of six months in four of the following: crime, civil litiga­ tion, defendant insurer, matrimonial and non-contentious/company commercial law. Miss Myers, who was hand-picked by Forbes along with seven other graduates to work in the region, will qualify as a solici­ tor in 2008. Mr John Barker, managing partner at


Forbes Solicitors said: “Forbes recruits a high calibre of trainees every year, and this year is no exception. I am delighted to wel­ come all the new trainees, who are already settling in well.”


r a d u a t e Sarah Myers has gained a two-year training contract with Forbes Solicitors.


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I knew I had all the right contacts, great ingredients partners, a flavour house that works with some of the leading brands in Europe and a terrific design company th a t I have worked with for over a decade. Above all I knew I really wanted to develop a range of great tasting spring waters that delivered proven health ben­ efits which everyone could understand.” A crucial part of the equation for Mrs


Birch was finding a manufacturer with the technical capabilities to produce the range. After 12 months of searching, she discovered a manufacturer, Cotts of Nel­ son. They have aseptic filling capabili­ ties, which enables the drinks to be pre­ servative-free, a strong technical team and fortunately a willingness to work with a small local company. “After three years in development, we


launched the Works With Water nutraceutical spring water range in the UK during March 2006, through Wait- rose. We are also now in Tesco and Mor­ risons and other retailers are creating space for us on shelf,” Mrs Birch said. The company is the first in the UK to


be part of the With Beneo'^” Education Programme, which is already successful in several European countries. Our picture shows Jules, right, with


Eve Wood, creative director of design company Design Intervention, (s)


Boarding is on th e up and up


day pupils to switch to weekly boarding, so th a t they can take part in all the extra- curricular activities, returning home at the weekends. Admissions and marketing manager


Jonathan Hewat said: “We are delighted th a t our pupil numbers are up for the third year running. We have a thriving boarding commu­


nity at Stonyhurst and a number of day pupils have also converted to weekly boarding so they can benefit from the extra activities and opportunities”.


Teacher Paul in recording session


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c l ith e r o e private music teacher is recording a CD of one of the country’s most eminent cinema organists.


Paul Lee, who has been a teacher for the


past 18 years and runs Leeway Studios Ltd in Clitheroe, is recording Nigel Ogden, who has presented BBC Radio Two’s Tuesday evening broadcast “The Organist Entertains” since


1981. Mr Ogden, of Lytham, is one of only a


handful of musicians in the world honoured to be on the American Theatre Organists Hall of Fame. Paul himself also boasts a distinguished


career record. As well as recording singers, orchestras and choirs, he also writes and arranges music and records the cinema (the­


atre) organ. He has also regularly appeared on “The


Organist Entertains”, a role he will take up


again in early 2007. Specialising in playing electronic and cine­


ma organs, Paul has played the famous Wurl- itzer at the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool. He has also played one of the largest Wurlitzers in the country that used to be in Manchester’s Free Trade Hall, but is now installed in Stock-


port Town Hall. The CD, which will be sold around the coun­


try, with a proportion going international, is also available in Clitheroe and the recordings on the CD will be aired on Radio Two. Our picture shows Paul with Nigel, (s)


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