14 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, February 23rd, 2006' SABDEN


Waste paper There will be a waste paper collection on Tuesday when old paper should be left outside in the morn­ ing, in' the white sacks


. provided. SIMONSTONE


Waste Paper ' There will be a collec­ tion day for waste paper on Monday.


It will be an opportuni­ ty to get rid of your old telephone directo­ ries, newspapers, magazines brochures.


and


In your bags of rub­ bish, make sure there is no plastic, card­ board or brown envelopes.


The collection will take place early Monday morning. People are advised to leave their bags of waste paper on the kerb outside their homes.


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Dance Ninety people enjoyed dancing to Alan and hisaccordian. Thanks were expressed to those who donated raffle prizes and those who helped with the event.


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Raffle winners were K. Robinson, M. Mitchell, 0. Holgate, W. Towler, R. Thwaite, R. Raw, J. Keylock, J. Whipp, B. Dingwall and E. Healey.


The next dance will be on March 17th.


Whist There were 17 tables at a whist and domino drive held in Tosside


Community Hall in aid of funds. MCs were J. Kenyon and P


. Metcalfe Whist winners were; 1, E. Jackson; 2, J. Hart­ ley; 3, 0. Holgate; i, A. Shaw; 1, V. Jones; 2, H. Moon; 3, H. Lofthouse; 4, D. Gal­ loway.


Dominoes winners were: 1, J. Chew; 2, E Eccles; 3, D. Knight; 4, F. Taylor; 5, F. Mason; 6, P. Met­ calfe; 7, M. Berry; 8, R. Eden.


The raffle winners were: I, J. Stainton; 2, D. Hogg; 3, F. Taylor; 4, H. Lofthouse; 0, F. Mason; 6, H. Moon; 7, J. Riley; 8, J. Pye; 9, J. Riley; 10, H. Pickard.


The next whist and dominoes will be held on March 18th.


WADDINGTON


Beetle Drive Waddington Methodist Church is to hold a


. Beetle Drive on Sat­ urday, March 4th in aid of the disabled access and hall improvement project.


The Beetle Drive is open to all ages and costs £3.50 per adult or a family group of two adults and chil­ dren for £10. Refresh­ ments and prizes are included in the charge and the evening will be from 7 to 9 p.m.


To take part contact Don Midgeley on 01200 425444 or just turn up on the night.


WEST BRADFORD ^reacher >


The preacher at Sun­ day afternoon's wor­ ship, at 2 p.m., at the


: Methodist Church in Chapel Lane will be' the: Rev. Chris


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Cheeseman. Every­ one welcome.


Whist ' ' A whist and domino drive was held at the ■village hall and MCs were F. Pye and D. Bristol.


Whist winners were: Ladies - Mrs J. Robin­ son, Mrs M. Fallon, Mrs M. Green and Mrs J. Procter. Gents - Mr J. Bullock, Mr W. Barker, Mr J. Kenyon and Mr E. Ireland.


Dominoes: Mr John Fisher, M. Woods, F. Cook, W. Cook, I. Whalley and J. Pye.


Raffle: K. Edmondson, C. Wiseman, M. Davies,' M. Fallon and R. Eden. The next drive will be held on Wednesday, March 15th.


WHALLEY


Book fair Children return to Whalley Primary School after half-term on Monday. A book fair will be held in the hall for half-an-hour after school from Thursday, March 2nd to Tuesday, March 6th.


Quality meals A quality mark certifi­ cate for attaining the required standard in healthy eating work across the curriculum and school communi­ ty has been awarded to Whalley Primary School.


The statement of accreditation refers to the school's submis­ sion as “excellent”.


adding that: “I t is obvious that the school has worked hard in developing a whole


school


approach with the implementation of core principles. The school is positively reinforcing the healthy eating mes­ sages which are taught.in the curricu­ lum through the vari­ ous activities in school.”


The headmaster, Mr Brian Beresford, is pleased that some parents have called in at the school at mid-


■ day to view school meals. In recent months there have been many improve­ ments in the menus and in the variety of healthy food avail-


. able. In order to see the full


r spread available it is suggested tha t the best time to arrive is 11-55 a.m., just before the children arrive.


Vouchers Once again, Sainsbury : vouchers are being collected at Whalley Primary School to increase provision for


; PE. The collection of vouchers during the last appeal led to some useful additions to PE facilities.


Liturgy As there will be no Chil­ dren's Liturgy during half-term, this will resume on March 5th.


World.prayer All denominations are invited _ to the Women's World Day of Prayer, which this year will take place at the English Martyrs'


RC Church on Friday, hlarch 3rd, at 2 p.m. Entitled "Signs of the times", the service has been designed by the ■ women of South


: Africa.


Fabric A talk on Musbury Fabric will be given at Monday's meeting o f , Whalley Methodist' Ladies' Evening Fel­ lowship. The group's fortnightly meetings take place in the school at 8 p.m.


Chaplaincy His work as a hospital chaplain will be described by the Rev. Ron Clarke at the meeting of Whalley Mothers' Union in the primary school on Tuesday, at 7-30 p.m.


Praise Night An evening of contem­ porary worship in the Methodist Church Hall on Sunday at 6- 30 p.m. will be led by the Rev. Sooncheol Choi and his wife, Sarah.


Morning worship at lb- 30 vrill be led by local preacher Howell Jones, from Clitheroe.


Tape ministry Tape recordings of the Sunday service at Whalley Methodist Church are available • from Richard Smithurst, who has now taken over this service.


He can be contacted on 01254 823745.


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Garden events


LOCAL: businesses: will benefit from the f i r s t in a series of


' nursery events, starting on Thurs­ day.


Peter Foley, of Holden Clough Nursery, is hosting a “Winter colour in the garden” talk, walk and


• demonstration. The event starts at the Copy Nook Hotel, Bolton-by-Bowland a t 1 p.m. before movT ing to the nursery nearby.


There will be refresh- , ments, tea and home-made scones during the after-


• noon, the latter sup­ plied by Dunsop Bridge’s Puddle- ducks Cafe, a ques­ tion and answer ses- • sion and discount on plants. Sponsored by the Lancashire Rural Tourisminitiative, invitations have gone out to local horticul- ‘ tural societies.


Wl founders were guests of honour


TWO founder members'of Waddington WI were guests of honour at the group’s recent 60th birthday party celebrations.


Miss Elizabeth Wallbank'and Mrs.Edith-'


,,, Weaver joined special guests Mrs Jackie •’ . Hobson, WI county chairman, and Mrs


' Kay Hopkinson, who is soon to join the • executive committee.


. -Members enjoyed a dinner a t Waddow Hall .in Waddington with entertainment pro- ‘


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everyone for. a happy evening.,The next , meeting will’b e 'in the Waddiiigton t i Methodist SchooFRoom’at 7-30 p.m. on j


! fv March 14th-with a talk on badgers by Mr Paul Shoreman. Tea hostesses are Mrs M. ■; Cowman, Mrs E. Ellison and Mrs D. Edmondson. -


- Mrs Eva Ellison has agreed to be a delegate | • at the annual council.meeting at South- i port that evening.' ' '


;-Ff?sident,MisS:Hilda Emsden-thanked: ■


;Ourpicture shows members of Waddington, ,n-, WI enjoying the group’s 60th anniversary ,; party at )Vaddow Hall. (T140206/2).


Power of television demonstrated


THE power of children’s television and the Internet has been demonstrated in dramat-


ic fashion at Stonyhurst College. Featuring regularly on BBC’s Blue Peter


promoting a competition to record a new version of its signature tune. Barnacle Bill, staff at the famous old college were amazed at the dramatic effect this raised profile had on website statistics. Within days the hits on the website


increased by around 50%. “The first broadcast showing Stonyhurst


on Blue Peter went out on January 30th,” explained Jonathan Hewat, the college’s admissions and marketing manager. A link then went from their website to


ours and in the week beginning February 6th we ha'd 136,567 hits while the normal weekly’


average is around the 80 to 90,000 mark. “01 these; 4,133 referrals came directly from the Blue Peter Music Makers page.” A short piece to promote the competition was recently filmed at the college.


. Children aged up to 15, who can play instruments or who love music, could enter the competition, which is now closed, and auditions will be held at six venues across Britain in March. From these, 40 will be chosen to stay at


Stonyhurst College in April for a residential camp and recording session with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra from Manchester. They will also be filmed for a Blue Peter


Music Makers special show, and there will be a public performance with the orchestra in ■July.’ ■'•'


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MP fears Government may scrap council elections


THE borough council elections in the Ribble Valley could be scrapped under plans to remodel local government, according to MP Nigel Evans. There are widespread fears


th a t the elections, due in May 2007, might not take place. The Government plans to


publish a White Paper this sum­ mer on reforming local councils. This would become law in spring 2007, before local elections would normally take place throughout the country. If the plans go ahead the first


elections would take place in 2008, with councillors taking charge in 2009. Ministers began talks with council leaders outside England earlier this month, to test opinion on combining coun­ ty councils and district councils in rural areas. Ribble Valley MP Mr Evans


said: “If we allow this to happen then there will be no accounta­ bility until the Government’s


reforms are pushed through - councillors will be given free reign to do as they please for a year.” He added that the people of


the Ribble Valley appreciate th e ir council being directly accountable and merging with other councils would remove any direct link that exists. Many people believe the pro­


posed White Paper is a step in the direction of the failed region­ al assemblies, but through the backdoor. Mr E'vans said “The Govern­


ment knows from the referen­ dum in the north east that peo­ ple want local, accountable and effective councils - however, they still persist with the folly of try­ ing to sneak in ‘super councils’.” However, Minister for Com­


munities David Milliband denies a decision has been made, saying: “No decisions ha've been reached and therefore this is all pure speculation.”, . ; ,


. M lwmd! A lifetime spent helping others by Susan Sumner_____


A WELL-KNOWN and much respected figure in the Ribble Val­ ley, Florence Cowperthwaite, has died.


: Mrs Cowperthwaite had a life­


long connection with Pendleton and devoted much of her time to local groups, charity organisations and farming circles. She was born in September


1931 a t Standen Hey Farm, Pendleton, the daughter of Ernest and Martha Ellen Holgate. • After attending Barrow Prima­ ry School, she became a pupil at Clitheroe Girls’ Grammar School. She married farmer George


Cowperthwaite in 1962 at Barrow Chapel, and supported him in his work and also in his role as Vicar’s warden a t All S a in t’s C h u rch ,. Pendleton. Sadly, he died in 1990. Mrs Cowperthwaite had also


helped her father with his work on various committees, including the Rural District Council, the Fylde Water Board and Calderstones Hospital Committee. I t was a proud moment when


she accompanied him to th e Queen’s Garden Party a t Buck­ ingham Palace. She had a great love for Barrow


United Reformed Ghurch, where she was a life-long member and became an elder. She had attend­ ed the Sunday school, la te r


becoming a teacher there. She was a governor of Barrow School and also a t Laneside School, Calder­ stones, before its closure. A keen Clitheroe Young Farm­


ers’ Club member for many years, she became treasurer for the YFC Advisory Committee and became president two years ago, then a life vice-president. • She was also vice-chairman of


the Pendleton branch of the Con­ servative Association and had served as a Pendleton parish councillor for many years. Mrs Cowperthwaife had a


great love of social occasions and played an active part in village life. She always welcomed everyone


and was a good friend to many. She will be sadly missed by all her family and friends. She collected for the Poppy


Appeal, Lifeboats and the National Children’s Home. Her hobbies included flower


arranging, at which she was very talented. She had been a keen embroiderer and she was renowned for her ginger biscuits. The funeral service takes place


at Barrow Chapel tomorrow, fol­ lowed by interment at Pendleton. She leaves a brother, Billy, chil­


dren Edward, Helen, Rachel and the late Anne, and grandchildren Hannah, George, Joseph, Mary, Patrick, Jane and William.


Fears for Castle viewpoint’s future Youngsters have a clay day!


: JUNIOR children at St Joseph's Primary- ' School, Hurst Green, had a wonderful day


.• working,with Halima Cassell; a young, ceramicist.


s'She provided the pupils with the opportu-, ; nity to explore the 'visual and tactile qual-; ,: ities of clay. This free workshop was fund­


ed by.Arts Council North West and the children's work -will be on display at the Platform GMlery in Clitheroe during early .' April. Our picture shows some of the : Hurst Green pupils'getting to grips with ■ clay through working with ceramicist Hal- s ima Cassell, (s)"


' < - Iff by Vivien Meath


FEARS that Clitheroe would lose one of its most southerly viewpoints and would be overrun by to u r is ts were among those expressed at a meeting to discuss the £3.1m scheme to refurbish the town’s Castle. The biggest heritage project in the town’s


history attracted just two dozen people to Monday’s public meeting, held in the bor­ ough council chamber. Several people expressed concern that,


with the injection of large sums of money into the town’s Castle Keep area, the park grounds which are a magnet for parents with small children in summer, would no longer be a priority for council funding. Mr Eric Higham stressed his concerns


about the archaeological impact on the site, while Mr Steve Burke suggested th a t a much bigger presentation of the overall scheme was necessary. Community services manager Chris


Hughes explained to some 27 people present th a t the overall cost of redeveloping the Castle and museum was £3.1m. ■ The Heritage Lottery Fund had split the


redevelopment into two phases. The first had been passed in principle and £1.9m. had been granted towards the scheme. Certain work had to be carried out to


Concert in honour of brass band man


SLAIDBURN Silver Band is to hold a memorial concert on Sunday in honour of a popular band member who died just before CluTstmas. William ‘IBill” Worswick was a member


of the band for 41 years and a t different points in his musical endeavours played the cornet and baritone. The concert will include various pieces


associated with his time in the band from his early days to recent performances short­ ly before his death on December 21st. The concert will open with the Bands­


man’s Hymn - Deep Harmony - as a spe­ cial tribute, followed by marches, solos, overtures and music from the stage and screen. Proceeds from a collection at the event


will go to the North West Air Ambulance. Mr Worswick helped reform the band in


1964, tak in g members to and from rehearsals and teaching members, some of whom still play for the band. He was seen as an important and helpful


part of the community. Refreshments will be served a t the con­


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comply with th a t g ra n t . The sum of £150,000 had been released to carry th a t out between now and September. Once that work had been completed and the guidelines followed, then there was every possibility th a t the authority would receive the final funding. Mr Hughes explained th a t the site was


extremely sensitive, most of it being Grade II listed. The council had sketch plans, but would shortly be appointing an external project manager with the relevant expertise to move the scheme forward. The post would be funded by Heritage


Lottery. Detailed drawings were needed, important decisions on “the storyboard” - what was to happen within the buildings, and a project plan. ■ “We have to convince the Heritage Lot­


tery Fund that we are confident of finding th e shortfall of £700,000,” he said in response to a question, “but no matter how big the Keepers of the Castle fund-raising in i tia tiv e becomes, i t ’s unlikely th a t £700,000 will be raised in th e next six months”. Sources were currently being explored with regard to the acquisition of some matched funding. Stressing the urgency of the scheme, Mr


Hughes said that it would rejuvenate the museum and the N o r th West Sound Archives, which did not have a public face


a t present, connecting both into the glass atrium between. “There is a hotch potch of different rooms


in the museum,” said Mr Hughes. “Some are out of character, for example a stuffed bird room. There are displays th a t were interactive when they were put in and now don’t work. There is no logical flow. We need to decide what the story should be. How does it pull together?” I t is hoped that the atrium will house £


cafe, as well as other facilities, but some ol those present stressed that the site offered the best southerly view from the Keep ares and once developed would not be accessible 24 hours a day as a viewing point. Others had concerns about the type of cafe it was intended to provide, while Clitheroe resi­ dent Jeanette Dawson queried what the benefit to local residents would be, stressing the need for better maintenance of the exist­ ing park facilities. The meeting closed on a positive note as


representatives of the Hark to Bounty, Slaidburn, told those present that inany ol the inn’s visitors currently thougfit thal there was n o t much to keep them ir Clitheroe for any length of time. The scheme to position the Castle and


museum as a central part of the town’s iden­ tity and leisure experience would certainly meet that need.


Fascinating films are a hit


THE Clitheroe and District Masonic Fellowship mem­ bers and guests welcomed guests from the Accrington Masonic Fellowship. They a ll enjoyed a film


show by Spellbound Produc­ tions. Historic Burnley, Lan­ cashire Hotpot and a won­


derful film of falcons raising two young birds to fly in the Lake District were shown.


■ The next meeting is on March 13th, when Mr Roland Hailwood will enter­ tain with “China Revisited,” a t West Bradford Village Hall, starting a t 2-30 p.m.


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