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INSIDE YOUR CLITHEROE ADVERTISER AND TIMES


8 Valley Matters...............................6 and 7 1 Village N ew s ..........................14 and 15 a Letters .................................................16


H Weekendplus..........................20 and 21 Weekend T V ..........................18 and 19 Family Notices .....................26 and 27 Motors Today.................................35 to 44 Sport ..........................................45 to 48


AT A GLANCE .7


New face at station - page 9 Valley in calendar - page 17 Thursday feature - page 23 Former vicar dies - page 25


INFORMATION


Duly chemi.sl: Duty chemist: Boots the Chemist, 15 to 19 Castle Street, Clitheroe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. Police: 01200 443344. Fire: In emergency 999 and ask for fire service. Eleclricily: 0800 1954141. Gas: 0800 111999. Water: 0845 462200. Councils: Ribblo Valley Borough Council, Clitheroe 425111. Clitheroe Town Council, 424722. Hospitals: Blackburn Royal Infirmary: 01254 263555. Queen's Park Hospital, Blackburn: 01254 263555. Airedale General Hospital, Steeton: 01535 652511. Clitheroe Community Hospital: 427311. Alcohol Informalion Centre: 01282 416655. Aidsline: 01282 831101 (7 p.m. to 9 p.m.). Domestic Violence 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. Rihl)le Valley Talking Newspaper: 01200 428604. Samaritans: 01254 662424. Monthly Volunteer Helpline: 01200 422721. Lancashire Rural Stress Network: 01200 427771. QUEST (specialist smoking cessation service): 01254 358095. Ribble Valley Citizens’ Advice Bureau: 01200 428966.


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WEEKEND WEATHER: THERE will be light show­ ers throughout the weekend although some sun will break through on Saturday. Temperatures will hover around 8°c.


SUNRISE: 8-22 a.m. SUNSET: 4-04 p.m. LIGHTING UP TIME: 3-34 p.m.


CHATBURN Parish Council is celebrating


achieving a “first”. At a presentation


evening held in the village hall, council chairman Ted Boden was presented with a Quality'Status Award certificate. The award was handed over by Coun. David Dickin­ son, chairman of the Lan­ cashire Association of Parish and Town Coun­ cils.


The Quality Parish and


Town Council scheme was launched in June 2003, following the publi­ cation of the Govern­ ment’s Rural White Paper.


It was designed to pro­


vide a benchmark mini­ mum standard for parish and town councils and enable them to better rep­ resent the communities they serve. The scheme also aims


to enhance relationships between local councils, principal authorities and community and volun­ tary sector organisations. In order to achieve this


the councils have to meet certain targets set by the National Association of Local Councils, including the qualifications of the clerk, the'way council meetings are conducted, how frequent they are


and the number of coun­ cillors who attend. The annual report, the accounts and the way information is circulated


, is also assessed. The tests exceed the


statutory duties of parish and town councils and represent the standards that an efficient, well run parish council should achieve. On receiving the award


Coun. Boden said: “The parish council is elected every four years by the residents of the village. We feel that we are now able to show them that we are a competent coun­ cil as judged by an exter­


nal agency. We are the first town or parish coun­ cil in the Ribble Valley to have achieved this status and the ninth in Lan­ cashire. On behalf of the parish council I would like to thank the vil­ lagers, the police and other partners for their ongoing support.” Pictured with members


of the parish council are, from the left, Mrs Mari­ on Gelder, executive sec­ retary LAPTC, Coun, Dickinson, Coun. Boden and Coun. Peter Ainsworth, the Mayor of the Ribble Valley, and his wife, Thirza. (T121206/10)


Dog foulers to be ‘named and shamed’?


DOG wardens in Ribble Valley have started issu­ ing on-the-spot fines to people who deliberately drop litter or allow their pets to foul in public. They are also threaten­


ing to “name and shame” the culprits in the press. In recent months they have issued 26 fixed penal­ ty notices for offences of littering and dog-fouling.


with the New Year bring­ ing an increase in the fine from £50 to £75. Dog enforcement officer


Adele Scott said: “Dog fouling is consistently identified as one of the main concerns of local res­ idents. “There has been a 30%


increase in complaints recently and Ribble Valley Borough Council is com­


mitted to taking action.” The Dogs (Fouling of


Land) Act 1996 requires dog owners to pick up their pet’s mess in desig­ nated areas, with on-the- spot fines of £75 if they do not or up to £1,000 if convicted in court. “It is the duty of dog


owners to clean up after their pets and there are no excuses for leaving dog


‘You are the rock of the family’ Mr Elias told the court


that the couple had later married. Ward was given a 10 month suspended sentence and a two-year supervision order. Passing sentence. Judge


Mr A. Gilbart said: “I have absolute no doubt at all that you were not claiming benefits to live the life of extravagance, but were simply claiming to cope. “I ’m absolutely quite satisfied that the nature of


mess in public places,’ said Mrs Scott. “We are also cracking down on lit­ tering, including discarded cigarette ends and chew­ ing gum, which is another area of concern to resi­ dents.” To report dog fouling,


contact the Ribble Valley Borough Council Dog Warden Service on 01200 414464.


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needs some singers


A NEW choir is looking to attract new singers. Church organist and


choral director Neil Shep­ herd is in the process of forming the new and spe­ cialised choir, to be known as “Schola Cantorum Chamber Choir”. Until recently Mr Shep­


herd was organist and director of music at Cirencester Parish Church - the third largest parish church in the coun­ try. He is now based in Clitheroe, but organist at Standish Parish Church, between Wigan and Chor- ley. He has a passionate interest in church music and has broadcast on BBC Radio 2,3 and 4 and contributed to BBC I ’s “Songs of Praise”. For the new choir he is


hoping to attract singers with reasonable sight reading skills from throughout the county, with the aim of taking choral music into church­ es which have few, if any musical resources. “So many churches


these days don’t have choirs and it is a shame tha t members of their congregations very rarely experience good quality choral music in beautiful buildings which lend themselves to it,” said Mr shepherd. He is hoping that the


choir will sing from time to time in village church­ es throughout the county and th a t i t will also undertake occasional vis­ its to sing in cathedrals in different parts of the UK. The choir will not rehearse on a weekly


basis; I t is anticipated that


members will have suffi­ cient musical skills to be able to learn music in advance, then rehearse on the' day of a performance to put it all together. Consequently, a fairly


reasonable standard of sight reading will be


expected. To find out more, please phone Neil Shepherd on


01200 429113 or e-mail: neil@neilshepherd.co.uk


your relationship with Mr Stevenson was one which did not make it easy for you to be able to rely on him for supporting the family. “You are the rock of the


family on which your chil­ dren depend.”


WHAT DO YOU THINK? SHOULD so-called graffiti artists be made to cICan-up


their scrawls? The response to last week’s wcbvolc: “Has Christmas


become loo commercial?” was 91% who said “yes” and 9% “no.”


Take part in our online poll vote by clicking on to


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Top Valley hotel has new owners


by Natalie Cox and Duncan Smith.


ONE of the Ribble Valley’s most prestigious country hotels is changing hands, with an assur­ ance this week from its new own­ er's that they do not anticipate job losses. In fact, Richardson Hotels of Dis­


tinction, which operates a small chain of exclusive hotels mostly on the south-west coast, has pledged to restore and develop Eaves Hall Coun­ try House Hotel, at West Bradford. And this could lead to the creation


of more jobs in the future. Since 1961, Eaves Hall (pictured),


an elegant Grade II listed Georgian- style mansion set in a 13-acre estate, has been otvned and operated by the Civil Service Motoring Association. The 34-bedroom hotel is a favourite


venue for weddings, is licensed for civil ceremonies and has two self­


catering cottages in its grounds. A letter to CSMA members, which has been posted on the Eaves Hall web­ site, says contracts were exchanged at the beginning of December, with completion scheduled for the end of this month. In the letter, CSMA chairman Mr


Geoff Eteson said the board did not take the decision to sMl Eaves Hall lightly. He wrote: “The decision was based on a number of key factors, not least of which was the need to ensure that our member benefits are credible and do provide value for money.” Speaking exclusively to the


Clitheroe Advertiser and Times on behalf of the new owners, Mr Keith Richardson said: “We are delighted with our purchase of Eaves Hall, a magnificent building and a natural addition to Richardson Hotels of Dis­ tinction. “My wife, Ann, and I have a love of


period architecture and over the years we have restored a considerable num­


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ber of period buildings in our proper­ ty portfolio, saving several from dem­ olition. Investment in all of our hotels has been - and still is - substantial and high standards of hospitality are a priority with us. “I t is our intention to continue investing in the hotel, including mak­ ing further improvements to bed­ rooms and bathrooms to the levels enjoyed by guests in our other six hotels. “We do not anticipate any job loss­


es under our ownership and, in fact, as we develop the hotel we would expect to offer new employment opportunities. The future for Eaves Hall is going to be safe and prosper­ ous.” Eaves Hall manager Mr Chris Ven-


ner added: “We are confident that Eaves Hall will be a great success under Richardson Hotels of Distinc­ tion and are looking forward to the future with relish.” Eaves Hall was bought by the


Medical staff’s boost for Pauline’s Challenge


CSMA in 1961 as a country club for members. For 15 years before that it had been run as a hotel and during the war it was bought by Brooke Bond, which evacuated its staff to the Ribble Valley from London. The land on which the hall stands


was originally bought by the Burton family, who made their fortune from calico printing and later cotton spin­ ning, and the red brick building which stands on the site was built after the First World War. In his letter to CSMA members


about the decision to sell Eaves Hall, Mr Eteson explained that it could be


run more cost-effectively as part of a hotel chain and that investment was needed to “improve the general con­ dition of the building”. He believed the new owners would restore the premises to their former glory. His letter added that, as part of the


deal, contract discounted rates would continue to be offered to CSMA members using Eaves Hall, with sim­ ilar arrangements possibly being put in place for the chain’s other hotels. Richardson Hotels currently has


five high-quality hotels - four in the south-west and the Beech Hill Hotel, in Windermere.


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A RAFFLE organised by staff at Pendleside Medical Practice at Clitheroe Health Centre has raised £649 for local good cause Pauline’s Challenge. The money will now be used by


Clitheroe resident Pauline Altham (62), of Goosebutts Lane, who is terminally ill with cancer, to fund her treatment, for which the NHS has refused to pay.


Windows smashed


VANDALS smashed two windows at the former Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, in Lowergate, Clitheroe, at the weekend. The offenders caused


£150 worth of damage at building some time between 4 and 5 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. Plans for a place of wor­


ship and community part­ nership centre at the site were given the go-ahead ■ just 10 days earlier.


Mrs Altham said: “I would like


to say a big thank you to everyone who organised the raffle for their tremendous effort and all the peo­ ple who donated prizes.” The raffle prizes yet to be


claimed are a meat voucher (yellow ticket 503), fragrance for men (green ticket 120), haircare prod­ ucts (pink ticket 670), bottle of sparkling chardonnay (blue ticket


898) and two bottles of Hardy’s wine (blue ticket 562). Mrs Altham has asked anyone


with outstanding funds raised from the recent sponsored walk to hand them in at the health centre’s dis­ pensary. Our picture shows Mrs Altham


drawing the raffle at the health centre.


(A151206/10) Plans in the pipeline...


A PLANNING application has been submitted to Ribble Valley Borough Council for a roof lift forming new room with four rooflights. Comments on the application at 28 Hayhurst Road, Whalley, (number 0868) must be made to the council by next Fri­ day, January 12th. Other applications submitted


include: Sabden: Kitchen extension to rear of


property at 1 Clitheroe Road. Twiston: Proposed re-positioning of


Lazer 2 solar panels from patio to roof elevation and roof window to store room to gain natural light and venti­


lation at Fernside Barn (1033 and 1034). Waddington: Creation of doorway


and porch onto new patio and garden at Brook House Farm, Clitheroe Road. Erection of double entrance gate at Hodgson Barn and Higher Hodgson Barn, Browsholme Road (1049). Whalley: New first floor extension


over garage and dining room at 20 Woodlands Park, 1056). Wiswcll: Single-storey extensions to


property plus the insertion of two rooflights in the rear elevation at Prospect House, 19 Pendleton Road (1050).


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