i1 2 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, December 21 st, 2006


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■ Weekendplus ................................16,20 I Holiday T V ......................


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I Family Notices..........................34,35,36 IReadersplus........................................28 I Nativity picture special............... 29-31 I Sport .•.........................................46,47,48


AT A GLANCE ...


Award for “ladies” - page 7 Special memories - page 4 Praise for pupils - page xx Weddings - page 15


INFORMATION


Duty chemist: Christmas Eve, Boots the Chemist, 15-19 Castle Street, Clitheroe, between 9-30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Christmas Eve, Lloyds Pharmacy, 5 Church Street, Clitheroe, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Christmas Day: No Service. Boxing Day: Read and Simonstone Phar­ macy, 90 Whalley Road, Read, noon to 1 p.m. Poiice: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Electricity: 08001954141. Gas: 0800 111999. Water: 0845 462200. Counciis: Ribble Valley Borough Council, Clitheroe 425111. Clitheroe Town Council, 424722. Hospitais: Blackburn Royal Infirmary: 01254 263555. Queen's Park Hospital, Blackburn: 01254 263555. Airedale General Hospital, Steeton: 01535 652511. Clitheroe Community Hospital: 427311. Aicohol Information Centre: 01282 416655. Aidsline: 01282 831101 (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.). Domestic Vioience Helpline: 01282 422024. Cruse Bereavement Care: Ribble Valley 01200 429346. Environmental Agency: Emergencies - 0800 807060. Drugs: Local confidential advice and information line: 01200 444484. National: 0800 776600. Ribbic Valley Talking Newspaper: 01200 428604. Samaritans: 01254 662424. Monthly Volunteer Helpline: 01200 422721. Lancashire Rural SfriJs Network: 01200 427771. QUEST (specialist smoking cessation service): 01254 358095. Ribbic Valley Citizens’ Advice Bureau: 01200 428966.


CONTACT US! News: 01200 422324


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Guitarist Jack will be Residents to have their fighting for freedom


say on wheelie bins by Faiza Afzaal


A TALENTED Ribble Valley guitarist will come under the national spotlight tomorrow when he fights for his freedom - quite literally. Jack Cookson, pictured, who


lives at Bridge End in Whalley, and is the guitarist for up-and- coming boyband “Outrage”, will appear on CBBC’S “The Slam­ mer” tomorrow evening. The show is set in a fictional


prison in which four imprisoned entertainers have to perform to an audience of children in order to be released. Jack, who is a former pupil of


Ribblesdale High School Technol­ ogy College in Glitheroe, along with his band mates will battle it out against the three other per­ forming groups to be let out from prison. Jack, who is also a former pupil


of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School sixth-form has been in the four-piece pop band since July and says he is looking forward to


watching his performance on tele­


vision. He added: “We really enjoyed


filming and I’m sure it will be fun to watch the programme tomor­ row.” Famous acts that have


appeared on the show include tal­ ented entertainers Keith Harris and Orville and British pop rock . band“McFly”. , Tune into BBCl tomorrow at


4-55 p.m. and find out whether Jack and his band mates are able to wow the young audience and be released from prison, (s)


School pals rally to orphans’ help


THE plight of orphaned and abandoned East African children has been highlight­ ed by two Clitheroe school friends. Eight-year-old Rhian Sut-


tie, who is a pupil at Edisford Primary School, and Bethany Hargreaves (nine), who attends St Michael and St John’s Primary School, Clitheroe, completed a six- mile sponsored run and raised £105.33 for The Bethany Project - a chil­ dren’s home in Tanzania. The generous move fol­


lowed a visit to the school by a group of youngsters from Tanzania, who spent six weeks in the Ribble Valley


Pendle Club latest results


BRIDGE winners at the Pendle Club were: Mrs Eileen Wood, Mrs Frances Porter, Mrs Jackie Pilling, Mr Brian Holden. Solo whist winners at


the Pendle Club were: Mrs J. Thornton, D. Grant, Mrs P. Holden. Domino -winners were:


E-Metcalfe, J. Bargh, M. Millar, joint 4th, M. Davies and F. Cooke, joint 6th, W. Cooke, D. Knight and C. Warning, joint 9th, G. Berry and B. Pilling. New members welcome


every Friday at 7 p.m. Sequence dancing is


held every Tuesday at 7- 30 p.m. and line dancing every Thursday at 1-30 p.m.


■ ACCRINGTON BLACKBURN ■


WEEKEND WEATHER: Forecasters predict the weather will remain cold, frosty and foggy over the Christmas weekend.


SUNRISE: 8-21 a.m. SUNSET: 3-51 p.m. LIGHTING UP TIME: 3-2i p.m.


Raids net £30,000 in fake goods


RAIDS on markets and car boot sales'in More- cambe and Clitheroe have led to thousands of pounds worth of goods including clothing, footwear and the latest DVDs being seized. Trading Standards offi­


cers and Lancashire police have been out in force in the run-up to Christmas in a determined effort to stamp out the sale of counterfeit goods which seriously affects legitimate retailers and can force them out of business. The seizures include


fakes of famous clothing brands Timberland,


EIGHTY members gathered to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Clitheroe and District Masonic Fellowship. Guests included founder members and


members from Accrington, Burnley, Dar- wen and Rpsendale, who enjoyed the event at Mill House in Clayton-le-Moors. A Christmas meal was served, followed


Lacoste, Nike, and Rock- port and some of the lat­ est film titles including “Casino Royale”. Trading Standards offi­


cers confirmed that the haul has a street value of around £30,000. Offenders face the


prospect of prosecution with the maximum penal­ ty being 10 year’s impris­ onment. Trading Standards are


warning consumers to be careful and if they suspect that goods being supplied may be counterfeit, to contact them via Con­ sumer Direct on 08454 04 05 06.


Fellowship celebrates its silver anniversary -------------------------- ------------------A


by carol singing by pupils from All Saints Junior School in Clayton-le-Moors.


festive raffle followed. The next meeting is on January 8th


where the speaker, Mr Bill Honeywell, will be presenting “Almost a Millionaire”


at West Bradford Village Hall at 2-30 p.m.


working with schoolchildren and church groups. The visits gave local


youngsters the chance to learn about what it is like to live in Tanzania.. Speaking about the chari­


ty challenge, which was com­ pleted in one hour and 20 minutes, Bethany said: “These children have no money and after they visited our school, it made me realise how lucky we are. “I spoke to,my friend,


Rhian, about doing some­ thing to help them and we came up with the idea of a sponsored run, which we really enjoyed.”


It’s dig out those boots and sUly hat time!


IT is that time of the year again to dig out the walk­ ing boots and the silly hats. The 12th annual Whal­


ley Walk and Ridiculous Hat Competition will take place next Thursday. Keen walkers are being invited to don silly hats and join in on the six-mile circular starting from Whalley in aid of a good cause.


The walk has been


organised by local resident Mr Ivan Hargreaves, with all proceeds donated towards Whalley Primary School.


Commenting on the


walk, Mr Hargreaves said: “The event has now become a local tradition and will be lots of fun. “It is an opportunity for


people to have a great day out and walk off all that


Christmas over indul­ gence! “There will be a prize


up for grabs for the person wearing the most ridicu­ lous hat.” People interested in tak­


ing part are advised to meet at 10-15 a.m. on Thursday, ' December 28th, at Whalley Bus Sta­


tion. • The ridiculous hat judg­


ing will take place at 10-25 a.m., after which the walk will continue via the golf course. Read Old Bridge, Read Park. There will be a re­


grouping session between 11-45 and 12-15 at the Cock Bridge, where mulled wine and mulled Vimto will be served. The walkers will depart


via Whalley Nab at approximately 12-15 p.m., arriving back at Wh^Hsy at around 1-30 p.m. Anyone requiring fur­


ther details about the walk should contact Mr Hargreaves on 01254 824888.


HOUSEHOLDERS in several Ribble Valley villages are to be asked what they think of the borough’s new three-stream waste collection service. Residents in Whalley, Langho,


Wilpshire, Old Langho, Brockhall Village, Billington, Read, Simon- stone, Clayton-le-Dale, Copster Green and Calderstones received two or three wheeled bins for the


collection of glass, cans and plastic, non-recyclables and green waste in the summer. Now they are being given the


opportunity to have their say on the success of the scheme. Ribble Valley Borough Council’s


street scene manager, Graham dag­ ger, said: “We introduced the new scheme in order to help us meet tough new Government recycling targets and protect the environ­


ment. We now want to evaluate the scheme, make sure it is suitable for residents and decide on the best way forward for the rest of the bor­ ough.” Ribble Valley Borough Council


has commissioned Urban Mines, a charity specialising in resource effi­ ciency, to survey householders via telephone and door-to-door throughout December. The results will be used to help


plan the future of the council’s waste collection service. Graham dagger added: “We


appreciate the enthusiasm with which the new scheme was embraced and would encourage those residents contacted by Urban Mines to take part in the survey. “Their views will help us improve


our waste collection service and plan how it can be rolled out to the rest of the borough.”


POLICE discovered a cannabis farm in a Clitheroe man's garage after his 13-year-old son took some leaves from the plants to school. Blackburn magistrates heard


that Iain Beardsworth had been growing the drug for his own use and had no idea that his son had somehow gained access to the locked garage. Beardsworth (41), of Warwick


Drive, Clitheroe, pleaded guilty to cultivating 53 cannabis plants. He was fined £500 and ordered to pay £60 costs. Mr Neil White (prosecuting)


said Beardsworth's son had taken some leaves from the plants to Rib­ blesdale High School Technology


Son took dad’s cannabis to school planning issue ““


College and given some to his cousin. "That was how the police


became aware of the cultivation," said Mr White.


"They attended the defendant's


home and asked him to unlock the detached garage where they found a sophisticated cultivation sys­ tem." Mr White said there were five


substantial plants and 48 seedlings. "There is no suggestion of him


being involved in supply and it seems the son acquired the leaves without his father's knowledge." Mr Daniel King (defending) said his client was a hard working,


family man. "He is not keen on drinking alcohol and can't quite see the attraction of consuming a drug which causes people to act strange­ ly and violently and cause a lot of anti-social behaviour," said Mr King. "He has smoked cannabis resin


privately and recently saw a televi­ sion documentary which suggested that resin is not as harmless as had previously been thought. ■


“One of the reasons is that resin


is adulterated with other sub­ stances in the production process." "The fact hat his son got hold of


these leaves brought it home to him that this is not acceptable," said Mr King.


Marvellous response to appeal by Natalie Cox


HUMBLING and overwhelm­ ing - just two of the words which could be chosen to sum up our 2006 Toy Appeal. The number of toys and gifts


given this year are piled high, as they wait to parcelled up and deliv­ ered to homes across Clitheroe. These are toys that you, our gener­ ous readers, have donated to an appeal which this year will bring Christmas cheer to 144 children. When the Clitheroe Advertiser


and Times and Salvation Army first joined forces in 2004 we were able to help around 100 children, from babies just months old, to teenagers in the 16th or 17th year. In 2005 that number had increased to more than 120 and this year Sal­ vation Army leaders Capt Eliza­ beth Smith and Lt Brenda Wise have so far prepared parcels for 144 children, but they still anticipate that number increasing as Christ­ mas approaches. So what happens to the toys that


readers bring to the Advertiser office or to the Salvation Army shop in Lowergate? On Tuesday morning reporter Natalie Cox joined Capt. Smith and Lt Wise, pictured above at the launch of the appeal, to find out exactly where the numerous gifts go. After being sorted into piles


appropriate for babies, young boys and girls and those at the older end


of the age range our appeal caters for, as well as separate piles of stock­ ing fillers and soft toys, Capt. Smith prepares a bag for each fami­


ly Typically for a family with four


children aging from nine to 16 years she will select one main present for each child, as well as a smaller sec­ ond gift, a book or items of station­ ary and a game. Said Capt. Smith: “Each bag is


then labelled just with the address of the family that will receive it and it is then either collected by one of the agencies which contact us or delivered to the family by our vol- vmteers.” She explained that any items


that are left over are bagged up and stored in preparation for the follow­ ing year: “They give us a start because we always get names in


THE response to last week’s web vote: “Should councils have a say on plan­ ning issues?” resulted in 63% saying “yes” and 37% “no.”


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A soldier’s Christmas message from Iraq


Trooper Darren Neilson (20) from


Clitheroe Military job - Driver 1st Royal Tank Regiment “ For all my family in Clitheroe. Merry


I Christmas to all of you. Love you all loads and see you soon. Love Daz..”


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