Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) 4 ClitheroeAdvertiser&Times, Thursday, January 19th, 2006
New year and new for Valley camera
THE opening fortnight of 2006 brought two very contrasting meetings at the Ribblesdale Camera Club. The first was a viewing of the Lancashire
and Cheshire Photographic Union’s current Documentary Prints Folio. The quality of photographic prints seems to reach new heights each year and even the commenta tor on a very well recorded tape was strug gling for superlatives. The natural history prints were outstanding. The second meeting of January proved
exciting in a number of ways. The club’s own room in Chatburn has been increasingly cramped and uncomfortable, as the number of club members has increased. This is espe cially felt when digital projection is needed, as this takes up additional floor space. ■ This meeting was the first’of a series of
four trials in the Young Farmers centre at Clitheroe Auction Mart. A decision will be made towards the end of the trial to contin ue until the end of the winter and possibly beyond. Meanwhile, the Chatbum base will continue to be used for workshops, the next being this evening, January 19th. . To start the new era, chairman Jeff Cowl ing described and showed pictures of an
venue club
exciting journey he and his wife made in Canada. His first stop was Toronto and the Niagara Falls. They then travelled to Vancouver and drove to Whistler (the site of the 2008 Win-
• ter Olympics) then into the wilderness areas of the Columbian Mountains, never book ing accommodation is advance. Crossing the Kicking Horse Pass led to
Jasper and a visit to Jeff’s sister at remote Smoky Lake. Finally the journey took in Lake Louise, Banff for the Indian reserva tions and home from Calgary. Spectacular snowy mountains, tumbling rivers full of melt water, wild creatures, including bears, were seen and photographed.
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The quality of the photography and the digital projection of the images were highly
.impressive. The opportunity was taken to demonstrate^ techniques that would have been impossible with colour slides. Digital zooming into a small part of the image and the introduction of short animations, com mentary and music are all possible with the new technology. For more information about Ribblesdale
Camera Club and its various activities, call Ken Geddes on 01200 423474.
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Friends will help hospice succeed
by Vivien Meath
ESTABLISHING “ friends” groups in towns and villages in Blackburn, Darwen, Hyndburn and the Ribble Valley are the key to making fund-raising . efforts for the East Lancashire ■ Hospice a success, says Harry Grayson, head of fund-raising at the hospice.
, The hospice is hoping over the
next few months, that groups of people wishing to support it mil set up a series of local “ friends of East Lancashire Hospice” groups to organise events and generally pro mote the work and the needs of the hospice in their particular area.
• Mr Grayson said: “Despite all
the hard wo'rk, exposure and pub licity the hospice gets and has had in the past, it is still remarkable
how.many people are unaware that it exists and exactly what services it provides.
“ Informing the general public of
our work is paramount to our very existence, if we are to raise the £660,000 we need in 2006/7. “ In the past, experience has
shown that local community groups do a tremendous job spreading the word and raising money. By holding just one, two or three events in their local area or having a stall at .another event helps enormously to get the mes sage across” . He added: “The people from our
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areas are very supportive to our cause, but now with the opera tional costs in the region of £850,000 per annum, and with only around 22% of that funded by the health authority means that we find ourselves at the bottom of yet another mountain and raising £660,000 this year is by no means an easy feat. 'That’s why we need your help so desperately. “Being part of a friends group is
also a fun thing to do, it can help you meet new friends, socialise, mix with people while helping to support a much needed communi ty service.” If you are interested in joining or
establishing a group, the hospice would be pleased to hear from you on: 01254 660900.
Scouts gather in historic college for prestige ceremony National award for dedication td staff
NINE Ribble Valley Scouts will be among 40 from across East Lancashire to receive their Chief Scout’s Award at Stonyhurst Col lege on Sunday. The presen
tations will be made by the Lord Lieutenant of Lan cashire, Lord Shuttleworth. Also present will be civic dignitaries including the Mayor o f Ribble Valley,
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plus family and friends of the Scouts receiving the prestigious award. See next week’s Clitheroe
Advertiser and Times for full coverage of this event.
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RETIRED police dogs will now be able to benefit from a pension scheme - thanks to the kindness of a Ribble Valley woman. The Retired Police Dogs Benevolent
Fund has been launched by Whalley resi dent Mrs Sheila Maw. The scheme - which is believed to be the
first of its kind in the country - is aimed at helping police dog handlers look after their dogs when they become too old for the force. Lancashire Constabulary currently has
A RIBBLE VALLEY company is celebrating after receiving a nation al award for its dedication, to eniployees. Management and staff from
Rose County Foods Ltd, off the A59 between Sawley and Gisburn, gathered together to be awarded with an Investor in People Award, presented by Sandra Clarkson, of Business Link Lancashire.
. The award, which recognises a company’s performance through its people, was given to the meat pro cessing plant for its commitment to
the mentoring, training and devel opment of its staff and the ability to demonstrate that training of .: staff has been an important part of their success. Barbara Hartley, HR manager
for Rose County Foods said, “We believe that our people are truly • our best asset and are pleased to be in a position to offer stable, secure employment with an opportunity to gain valuable qualifications and transferable skills.’ ' . . With a policy of developing and promoting people from within the
organisation, the company delivers modern apprenticeships, team
leader training, health and safety and food hygiene qualifications amongst others, in order to achieve a quality, beef product which meets
all food safety standards. Our picture shows Sandra Clark
son presenting John McAvory (cen tre) with the Investors in People Award watched by Barbara Hart ley, Sandra Chapman, Aodh McKenna, Andy Rimmer, Karen Townsend and Jolanta Stukus. ■ ; . . (A110106/12)
Probus club members enjoy part one of a South African adventure
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PROBUS member Cliff Astin pre sented part one of a two-part slide presentation entitled “South Africa ■Visit” . • : With references to the changed
social and economic sides of the country, he said it was very much a “ rainbow” society, still with some gross class distinctions, but less than in the days of apartheid. Accompanying the slides his com
mentary demonstrated the depth of research he had applied to the sub
ject, and the slides themselves bore
Mtness to his skill as a photographer. A wide-ranging portfolio showed
memories of the Imperial past, the flora and fauna of the area including a fantastic field of wild flowers stretching into the distance, tortois- ■ es, ostrich feather fashions, and all the buildings and scenery of what is surely one of the most beautiful places on that continent. After question time the vote of thanks was given by member Tom
Duff who praised the speaker for both his meticulous presentation and photographic skills, and said he was Indeed looking forward to part two tomorrow at 10-45 a.m. (note early start). Meetings of Clitheroe Probus take place on the first and third Friday . morning of the month, at the Pendle
ClubinLowergate. • Inquiries should be made to the
chairman, Eric Ronnan, tel. 01254 822555.
55 police dogs and 36 dog handlers. It is understood that the cost of training a police dog, as well as keeping it in food and vets bills, can amount to approxi mately £20,000 during the course of its career. However, once a police dog retires, often
between the ages of eight and 10, the responsibility for its day-to-day expenses switches from the force to the new owner - in the majority of cases a police dog han dler. Animal lover Mrs Maw, who is chair
man of Lancashire Police Authority’s Rib ble Valley Community Group and has six dogs, believes that the pension scheme will help handlers financiaily, when otherwise they might have to face the heart-break ing decision of having their beloved ani mals put down or be forced to find a new home for them. Speaking about the newly-established
scheme, the former Ribble Valley Borough Council leader, said: “During a police dog ’s working life, it is regarded as a ‘member’ of the police force and is subject to rules and regulations thereof. “ Its keep, veterinary bills and essentials
Pension plan for retired police dogs!
by Faiza Afzaal
are therefore all paid for by the force. “ However, when the dogs retire, either
through ill-health or having worked their appropriate span, they are no longer regarded as police property and in the majority of cases are taken oyer by han dlers. “There have been instances known to
the welfare visitors where this has caused financial heart-searching due to the high cost of drugs and veterinary fees. “ In some cases, due to illness and
because a lot of retired police dogs suffer from arthritis, the veterinary and drugs bills can sometimes amount to £50 a month. “The Retired Dogs Benevolent Fund
has been set up to help with these expens- GS.
Mrs Maw decided to set up the fund fol
lowing the death of a police dog while in training in Essex.. The tragedy resulted in the establish
ment of the Lancashire Animal Welfare Group, which enabled members of the local community to observe and report upon the conditions under which both police dogs and horses are housed, trained and transported. Mrs Maw, who is an active member of
this group and lives at Clerk Hill Road, hopes that the latest scheme will encour age other constabularies to follow suit in thefuture. She added that future funding will be
obtained from donations and organised events. Anyone interested in helping or providing financial help is asked to con tact Mrs Maw on 01254 823136. Our picture shows Mrs Maw and PC Paul Sharpies with police dogs Rory and . Chaos.
. (A140106/1) School harvest festival cash goes to help Oxfam
MORE than £350 was raised for charity through a ■village school’s harvest festival. Held at St Helen’s Church, in Wadding-
ton, the event was organised by Wadding- ton and
West.Bradford CB Primary
School. All proceeds raised were donated to Oxfam, where the money was used to buy a donkey, some calves, fruit trees, emergency relief kits, school dinners and the training of one teacher. ,.L I : 1. 1 (, *
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Retained fire-fighter salary scheme designed to attract more recruits
A NEW salary scheme introduced for retained fire-fighters hopes to attract more recruits to the crucial service. > Announced by chief fire officer,
Mr Peter Holland, of the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, the initia tive is a way of rewarding the excel lent service retained fire-fighters pro vide for the community and will hopefully encourage more to join the service. Pbrmerly paid a retaining fee, plus payment for every call-out, the new
scheme means that retained fire fighters will now be paid a set amount regardless of how many inci dents they attend. Mr Dave M cG ra th ,. watch
manger at Clitheroe’s Princess Avenue base, agreed that the salary scheme will be welcomed by future recruits, but says that is not the rea son people apply. “ A lot of fire-fighters do not do it
for the money, but for the love of the job,” commented Dave. “They continue to do it for the
interest, unpredictability and social side of the job, so the scheme can only assist in the recruitment and retention of the retained duty sys tem.” Lancashire Fire and Rescue Ser
vice are looking for new recruits who are especially flexible with daytime and weekend shifts. Anyone interest ed can call 01772 862545 or visit
mvw.lancsfirerescue.org.uk. You can also visit Clitheroe fire
station any Monday evening and speak to one of the fire fighters.
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