14 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, November 8th, 2007


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i The next drive will be on November 28th.


Healthy and happy


thanks to lifestyle I WOULD like to take this opportu­ nity to say a huge, huge “Thank you” to two special groups of people. The first is the Healthy Lifestyle


Team, based at Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council. Back in May of this year, I was


referred to this team by my GP, at my request. The pounds were slowly creeping on and mobilising was becoming a problem for me. Howev­ er, the girls at RVBC Healthy Lifestyle Team offered me advice, encouragement and support. They helped me kickstart my sys­


tem into a healthier way of living. This included looking at what I ate and the amount of excercise I was able to do each week. This is not a diet, it is a change in lifestyle, which, I have to say, is going very well. The course runs for a number of


weeks and then there is a drop-in I attend each week in Clitheroe. This is run by the Public Health Direc­ torate, PCT, Public Health Develop­ ment Team, Healthy Lifestyle Team, based at Eagle Street, in Accrington. At the weekly drop-in I can get


weighed, seek advice on other health topics and activities. The benefits of being on this pro­


gramme have been tremendous. I am steadily losing those pounds, the health benefits are now starting to show. As a result of these pounds being shed, I am able to get about more and get through simple chores round the house without too much difficulty. I have a more positive atti­ tude towards life. My confidence is growing all the


time and the people I've met have been so warm and friendly, they are just lovely. Their support is limitless and I know I wouldn't be where I am now if I hadn't first gone to my GP for that referral. This whole programme is not a


quick fix. It has taken time, commit­ ment and will power to get this far. I know I will achieve my ultimate


goal, thanks to these amazing peo­ ple. So for those of you who find you


are in a similar position, why wait? Feel great for Christmas and New Year and get on to this programme. You will not regret it. I don't. Almost forgot... my being on this


programme has had a knock-on effect with everyone I come into con­ tact with. My family is healthier, my cousins


are also getting in on this. To anyone who asks me how I've managed what I have, I do not hesitate in telling them where it all began. To anyone who will listen, they will hear about these Healthy Lifestyle Teams. Once again, thank you. All your


help and support is very much appreciated.


SUZANNE HAMNETT, by e-mail


Beautiful? Not at


the present time! AREA of Outstanding Natural Beauty ? As I write tonight, I think not. Yet again, it is Hallowe’en and the


Nick of Pendle road has taken on the guise of Blackpool's golden mile, with every inch of car parking space normally used by walkers and sight­ seers now cluttered with the most incongruous, tacky and tasteless “attractions”, rides and refreshment stalls, polluting the atmosphere with not only generator noise and loud fairground music, but with garish flashing neon lights more reminis­ cent of Las Vegas. Proprietors of these so-called


attractions seem oblivious to their surroundings, gouging out turf with their huge trailer wheels, blocking off footpaths, farmers’ access to fields and cattle grid gateways, thereby forcing pedestrians into the road. Horse riders wishing to come down the hill into Sabden would have found their way blocked at the cattle grid above the village from Tuesday afternoon, as these entertainment vans are appearing earlier and earlier in order to “bag” their chosen spot. "Well, it is only one night a year,"


was the police comment when I tele­ phoned the Clitheroe office to report the blocked cattle grid access, and a blind eye has obviously been turned to the infringement of this particular bye law. Gone are the days when it was


possible to walk up Pendle on Hal­ lowe’en night with a witches hat and turnip lantern to quietly soak up the unique atmosphere of the hill with its dark historic associations. Instead we have to put up with scenes more akin to Dante's inferno. What do these noisy and garish fairground rides have to do with Hallowe’en? That Ribble Valley Borough


Council cleans up on the road on November 1st is admirable (paid for of course by we council tax payers), but rubbish, much of it generated by


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these vendors, is dropped further up the hill by Hallowe’en revellers, and remains an eyesore to walkers and a danger to sheep and wildlife for months afterwards. Has the borough council any


power to control this incongruous “golden mile” invasion into one of our most popular local beauty spots and, indeed, does it care? Would such “attractions” be


allowed in other much loved and treasured beauty spots, such as the Trough of Bowland, or the Lake District's Tarn Hows? I somehow think not. Our lovely Lancashire hill in an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and sanctuary of peace and quiet away from the hurly burly of modern life should be given the pro­ tection it deserves. Much as I Jove the intrigue and


mystery of the tale of the Pendle witches and their fate, at Hallowe’en I briefly wish that they had never existed.


LINDA LORD, Sabden


Think of young victims of war


AS we once again come to Remem­ brance Day and stand at war memo­ rials throughout our country, can we give a thought to the young, injured soldiers who have fought in wars and conflicts since the Second World War? They have been severely let down


by society - by politicians who recite platitudes which mean nothing. The young, injured soldiers are in


our towns and villages all over our country, trying desperately to pick up the pieces of their lives. Many will suffer from post traumatic stress as well, a condition very little under­ stood, but devastating to a family. The soldiers often want to carry


on in their army career, but injury prevents them. They sign a covenant to put their lives on the line for Queen and country. Can our country at least honour the covenant that- states that they and their family will be looked after should the worst of things happen? As I write, reports on the news tell


the story of a young soldier who has been badly injured. The caring army covenant to this


family is to tell them they must vacate their home. If you think local councils will find them suitable hous­ ing to a standard they have worked for, forget it.


stock. I would say to young men and women who think about joining up - “don’t bother”, because if you get injured on their watch, the armed forces won’t care about you.


NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED Wind farms: we


must be involved IT is possible that since I have been away from Clitheroe for some weeks that I may have missed reference in your paper to the enormous wind farm proposed for Brightenber Hill. Details of the proposal were pub­


lished in a neighbouring Craven newspaper in September, but they only reached CPRE last Tuesday. The proposal is for 11 turbines each 126 metres (400 feet) high. Each will be capable of producing, when the wind blows, two megawatts. CPRE is not automatically


against wind farms. It supports sus­ tainable renewable energy schemes where these do not intrude excessive­ ly on the landscape, and has consis­ tently lobbied the Government to spend more money on research on less obtrusive, more cost effective and reliable sources. The initial prob­ lem with this scheme is that although it is in Craven District it will be most visible from the Ribble Valley, and CPRE is concerned that our district will not have a signifi­ cant voice in the discussion of the proposal. Brightenber Hill is alongside the


road from the A59 to Bank Newton about one mile north of Gledstone Hall (grid reference 885 524). The proposed site will be visible from the two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty of Bowland and Pendle, though because of the aspect of the land, probably not very visible to Craven! While I personally doubt that it is


possible to site wind farms sympa­ thetically and have reservations about their efficiency, all CPRE would urge at the moment for this scheme is that because of its visual intrusion into our district, RVBC and other interested local organisa­ tions should be involved in any con­ sultation and decision on the propos­ al going ahead.


DAVID KING, Chairman, Campaign to Protect Rural England, Riblilc Valiev District Group, Carrs Croft, Rimington


Councils have very little housing Come on drivers,


kill your speed THANK YOU to Ron Loebell of Edisford Road, who has pointed out the speed taxi drivers drive down Edisford Road. This happenswhile both dropping


customers off and in between fares. Yes, I agree the taxi drivers get away with. I feel the police are more both­ ered about getting people home and clearing the town during the week­ end, but why can't they put a stop to the dangerous taxi drivers? Come on taxi drivers, kill your speed, you’re putting others in danger, by e-mail Posted from: clithcroeadvertiser.co.uk


Fll stick to my


idea of shopping MY idea of shopping is to mooch about in the gentleman’s bits and pieces department in Dawsons. Last week, head office took me


against my will to Bolton to help her choose a piece of furniture. We went to the overly large shopping park next to the “Beetroot” Stadium, home of “Bolton Fondlers.” It felt like a barracks square.


While there, I had a lesson in the various shopping techniques, which fell on stony ground. In “Sparks and Menders” I came across a Cashmere sweater for the give-away price of £49.50. 1 asked a staff member if it came with a pair of shoes, but I received a withering look and a sug­ gestion that her husband and I don’t spare a pair. On the way home, I reflected on


the experience and decided that mooching about in the gentleman’s bits and pieces department in Daw­ sons is by far the superior way to shop.


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Your letters. . .


• The Editor welcomes letters on any subject, but correspondents are reminded that contributions may be edited or condensed, must not exceed 350 words and should reach us by noon on Tuesday. Letters with nonis de plume arc only accepted for publi­ cation if the editor agrees that there is a valid reason for the writer's iden­ tity to be withheld.


. Memorial


Remembrance On Sunday the Whal- ley and District S h o e b o x e s Royal British Members of Christ Legion Remem- Church and vil- brance service will lagers of Chatburn got together to sup­ port the charity- Operation Christ­ mas Child, which sends shoe boxes packed with gifts for distribution to chil­ dren in need all over the world.


CHATBURN


start with a parade leaving from Billing- ton Gardens at 2-45 p.m. proceeding to the Billington War for


wreath laying and a two-minute silence. The parade will be


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Brass Band and Blackburn Sea Cadets will form the Guard of Honour at the war memorial. The Mayor and Mayoress of the Ribble Valley and the deputy Mayor and Mayoress will also be in atten­ dance.


BOLTON-BY- BOWLAND


handmade choco­ lates, jewellery, fair­ trade foods and gifts, home-made chutneys and pre­ serves as well as a children's photogra­ pher.


headed by members Organised by the Rev. T h S a t fS ShOW of the Waterfoot Anne Hardacre and Chipping Village Hall


her husband Derek, ls very Proud <*> be the villagers met at the home of Mrs Ena Douglas.


Special bells A special three hour peel will be rung on the bells of St Peter and St Paul’s The autumn


Research half­


Church, Bolton-by- Bowland on Satur­ day from 9-30 a.m. in memory of Mrs Nan Sutherland who died last month.


Mrs Sutherland was one of the church’s team of bellringers and she gave a bell in memory of her husband to the church. Ringers from both the church and Lan­ cashire and York­ shire Associations of Bellringers will take part in this peel.


yearly collection made by the Chat­


Altogether 34 boxes were filled with brand new gifts donated mainly by the villagers. If any­ one would like to send a filled box, details of what is wanted can be found at Christ Church Chatbum or 24 Ribble Lane (441624), but they must be received by November 18th.


able to host another Spot On perform­ ance called “A Kom- edy of Errors” on Sunday, November


01995 Eizabeth added: "It promises to be a really fun afternoon out, great stalls sell­ ing fantastic Christ­ mas gifts that will appeal to even the most discerning cus­ tomer.


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25th at 3 p.m.This seriously funny fam­ ily show is packed with chaotic clown­ ing, dazzling jug­ gling, unique unicy­ cling, mindboggling magic and audience participation, with a hint of danger. For tickets priced £3 or further information contact Kate on 099561033.


CLAYTON-LE- DALE


be the 75th birthday celebration, tonight at Alston Hall. The cost will be £15 and there will be a draw forn the annual bur­ sary.


The coach for Alston Hall will depart from the cherry trees in the village at 6 p.m. with pick­ ups at Clitheroe


coten Manor at 6-30 p.m. returning at 10 p.m.


able to buy raffle The competition for tickets in aid of the the evening will be a charity with prizes Lancashire artefact,


kindly donated by W a s t e p a p e r businesses including The usua, waste


Longsight Nurs- paper collection wiH enes, Thwa.tes, take place in


Vue, 4 Kids, Grindleton today, Frankie


Benny s, Sams- and


Inn, Chatburn Pre- School and Waves.


GISBURN


burn Group for Blackburn and R ib -i-^FavangHza YFC dinner ble Valley District A range ofindepend- G5sbum yFC held its for Cancer Research ent businesses and


UK raised £2,594. 85p from home col­ lecting boxes, envelopes, boxes in hotels and shops and donations. The total amount col­ lected for the year is £3,985.35p.


Young Farmers There was a fantastic turnout by mem­ bers of Bolton-by- Bowland YFC and . . . .


Chairman Mrs Sheila Blackburn and com­ mittee members sin­ cerely thank every­ one concerned for their generosity.


BOLTON-BY- BOWLAND


non-members for MinibUS b a sh the village bonfire The Chipping Scout and firework dis­ play.


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Thanks were extend­ ed to everyone who helped out on the evening, it was a great success! Next week’s meeting is a talk at 7-45 p.m. in the village hall. New


members are always welcome.


Whist drive There was an excel­ lent turnout of 13 tables for the whist and domino drive held in Bolton-by- Bowland Village Hall.


Whist winners were: Ladies - J. Procter, N. Fox, J. Cornth- waite. Gents - J. Kenyon,


Waddington, T. Shaw..


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Dominoes: H. Wolf- enden, D. Knight, J. Pye, R. Knight, D. Lowe, A. Fox.


Raffle: E. Fox, J. Fawcett, K. Nowell, J. Traynor.


franchises run by local mums have come together to host a Christmas shopping extrava­ ganza in aid of Chil­ dren


with Leukaemia.


The Christmas Shop­ ping Extravaganza takes place in Sales- bury Memorial Hall, on Ribchester


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burys Huntleys Contributions of Empathy,Bloomin newspapers and Lovely, The Bonny magazines can be


left in the enclosure at the top of Back Lane, near the Chapel Wall.


HURST GREEN


annual dinner at the BOWliflQ White Bull, Gis-


burn, which was attended by 83 members and friends. Guest speaker, Mr Richard Frankland, gave an entertaining speech and the grand autumn draw was made. A total of £2,350 was raised for club funds.


Group has organ­ ised a fun filled evening to raise funds towards a new minibus. For the first time ever a 22 piece steel band called Pantonic All­ stars will be playing their wide variety of music in Chipping Commenting on the


The brainchild of friends Elizabeth Hacking, Vanessa Howard and Ruth Schofield, the event has been developed to provide families


Village Hall tomor­ row. Tickets are available from Kate on 01995 61033 priced £10 which includes a hog roast supper and other entertainment


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"We wanted to host an event that really


event, Ruth said:


Date on Saturday Remembrance between 2 and 5 p.m.


The service Remembrance in Gisburn Parish Church will com-


of


Act of Remem brance at Gisburn War Memorial.


the chance to get Recycling their entire Christ- Friends of Gisburn mas gift shopping under one roof, while raising money to fight Britain's biggest childhood


does offer something items can be left on a little bit different the car park behind from what you can buy on the high street, while raising much needed funds for charity.


computer course for The shopping extrav- beginners using aganza will feature a Microsoft Publisher is starting on Mon­ day, November 26th from 1-3 p.m. for eight weeks at Chip­ ping Village Hall. This course run by Myerscough College will help you to pro­ duce professionally presented docu-


wide-range of stalls selling children's toys and gifts, organic cotton clothing for babies and toddlers, gifts for the home, cos-


tionerv.


School are holding a “Bags for School” collection. If anyone has any clothes, shoes, soft toys, bed linen, curtains and handbags which are no longer needed, please donate them to the collection.


the Festival Hall from 3 p.m. next Thursday, Novem­ ber 15th and they


30 a.m. If bags need collecting contact Alison Pilkington on 01200 445543.


GRINDLETON


S E o lK S E Wl birthday cards and sta-The next meeting of


luxurv Grindleton WI will


A dozen members of Hurst Green Bowl­ ing Club were coached in the rules and customs of the game of indoor bowls by Betty from Tosside and John and Harry from Waddington.


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They hope that more members and friends will join them on Tuesday afternoons 1-30 to 4-30 p.m. The cost is £1 including tea and biscuits.


mence at 10-15 PantO tickets, a.m., followedJjy mi A„ tickets for the


evening perform-


will be collected the Cast members are following day at 9- reminded that panto rehearsals now begin at 7-30 p.m


ance of Cinderella are sold out. How­ ever there are still plenty left for the matinee perform­ ance on Saturday, November 17th. This is the ideal Christmas treat with something for everyone in the fam­ ily. . Ticket are £6 for adults, but for children they are £4 and after two chil­ dren have paid, other children in the family go free. For tickets please 'phone 01254 826378


children planted more bulbs.


Kidzone There is to be a Kid- szone Soultime serv­ ice tomorrow at 6-30 p.m. in the vicarage before moving into church. This is a service particularly aimed at children and young people.


Interchange at 6-20 The service is fol- p.m. and North-


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lowed on Saturday day at 10-45 a.m. by a Remembrance St Joseph's School workshop at 2 p.m. children, together The workshop is to be hosted by Andrew Penny and will help young peo­ ple to explore what life was like for sol­ diers in the world


and poppies. Tei. Craft session Caroline Holden Kidzone


Service There will be a serv­ ice of Remembrance


opportunity to make some gifts for the family.


with pupils from St There will be a small Mary’s Hall, Stony- charge to cover hurst, cadets and materials costs.


members of the British Legion will process from the Memorial Hall,


wars, moving on to They will be accom- why we have panied by Stony- Remembrance Day hurst Band.


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p.m. onwards in St John's Church hall,


at Hurst Green War For young and not so Memorial on Sun- young this is the


Crafts include card making, candle making, sleigh painting, coasters, key rings and keep­ sake boxes.


are holding a Proceeds are for Hurst Green play­ ground appeal.


Donations for the cake stall would be gratefully received,


November 24th at 2 Please support this event if you can. More information from Nicky Bailey on 01254 826027


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