Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) 10 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, January 25th, 2007
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Village firm closure rumour is denied
by Julie Magee
RUMOURS that a furniture man ufacturer in Sabden is closing with the site being sold off for housing have been completely denied by its owners. Several local residents contacted the
Kimberley is named top student
A STUDENT from Clitheroe has been named Student of the Year at a recent presentation evening held at Blackburn College. Kimberley Wright (22) achieved
a merit grade in her BTEC Nation al Diploma in Health Studies at Blackburn College. She was award ed Student of the Year on the care and health course and presented tvith a trophy to mark the achieve ment by the chairman of Black- burn-with-Darwen Primary Care Trust, Mr Nick Kennedy. The event provided recognition of
students' hard work and success on the Public Services, Care and Health courses. All students were presented with a certificate and a number of special
awards were also given, with each of those students receiving gift vouch ers.
Commenting on the award, Kim
berley said: “I am delighted to have been awarded Student of the Year. Completing a BTEC National Diploma in Health Studies has given me an excellent grounding to pursue a career in health care and I am proud to have attended Black burn College where the standard of teaching is second to none.” For information on the Public
Services and Care and Health courses available at Blackburn Col lege, telephone 01254 292929. Our picture shows Kimberley
receiving her award from Mr Nick Kennedy, (s)
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Clitheroe Advertiser and Times after hearing rumours that Contrast Uphol stery, which is based at Cobden Mill, in Whalley Road, was up for sale and a
planning application had been submit ted to build 80 houses on the site. A spokesman for Contrast Uphol
stery said: “We have no plans whatso ever of closing Contrast, it is a prof itable part of the TETRAD PLC
group. “In fact, it is our intention to increase
capacity at Contrast over the next two years as well as move the product range even more upmarket with greater flexi bility and choice for the consumer. “We are currently looking for more
Are trainers familiar?
POLICE have released a picture of what they believe could be the trainers worn by a vandal who damaged two cars in Chatbum over the festive period. Officers are hunting the offender who
caused £600 worth of damage when he/she jumped on the rear bumper and roof of a I^lkwagen Golf parked in Crow Trees Brow. Police believe the same person then
struck a Ford Ka parked in Ribble Lane, damaging its bonnet. Investigations are continuing into the
incident, which took place around I a.m. on December 23rd and officers
have been examining size 8 footwear impressions recovered from both vehi cles. When checking footwear against the
pictures here, the impression on the trainer sole is vitally important. Sgt Graham Marshall, of Clitheroe
Police, is keen to speak to anyone with information regarding the Adidas train ers. Please call 01200 443344, or the free-and-confidential Crimestoppers line on 0800 555111 if you can help. Sgt Marshall sai a plain clothes oper
ation is being carried out in the village to track the person responsible.
Engineers celebrating
YOUNG engineers from a Ribble Valley school have celebrated suc cess. Two pupils from St Joseph’s RC
School in Hurst Green joined chil dren from primary schools across the region in the final of Primary Engi neer 2006, held a t the children’s museum in Halifax. Sponsored by Yorkshire Forward,
the final was the culmination of weeks of designing and making activities for the children who had already won local and regional heats The children had designed and built a vehicle from scratch. At Eureka! the youngsters talked
to judges and members of the engi neering community about the designs before testing them in a number of challenges. Jodie Walsh and Jordan Davies, of
St Joseph’s RC Primary School, were named as winners in the KS2 category for pupils aged eight to I I years. The top three winning teams in
each category won a trophy, while each finalist also received a medal
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said: “The national final at Eureka! proved to be a fantastic day thanks to the enthusiasm and commitment shown by both pupils and teachers. The outstanding support of parents, grandparents and friends show how important activities that involve children in designing and making are. “The support of the engineering
and educational community at the event made the day a complete suc cess, and we’d also like to say a big thank-you to all our sponsors for the generous donation of prizes.” The Primary Engineer competi
tion aims to inspire children to develop engineering skills as the ‘designers and makers’ of the future and is now set to become a national event. Schools can find out how to take part in Primary Engineer 2007 by visiting them on:
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Could you offer a helping hand?
HOUSEHOLDERS across Read and Simonstone are receiving a special delivery... from their local Samar itans. The charity has arranged for invitations to join the
local branch, based in Nelson, to be delivered to almost 2,000 homes across the villages. Residents are being asked to consider becoming a
volunteer to help people in times of distress; help with much-needed fund-raising efforts and even spread the word about the Samaritans’ work by becoming a “friend” of the organisation. “We are always looking to recruit new volunteers
and hold ‘discovery’ events to find out more about volunteering,” said director Mrs Pauline Hirons. “Anyone who is interested can contact the branch
on 01282 694929. “We have a comprehensive training course and new
volunteers are fully supported during their training and probationary period.”
She explained th a t the Pendle, Burnley and
Rossendale branch of the Samaritans has been around since 1972, helping people in despair, often
Mth thoughts of suicide, via the telephone, email, let ter or in person “We offer support 24/7 to anyone feeling distress or
despair,” she went on. “We have continued as normal during Christmas and New Year when we often find calls are from those feeling lonely and isolated - it’s not always a happy time of year for everyone.”
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space to manufacture in the local area and have no intention to submit a plan ning application for 80 houses on the site. “It is always a sensitive area when an
industry is so fast moving and job func tions change, but with Contrast Uphol stery we only have plans to invest local ly as we highly value the employee skills.” No applications have been submitted
to Ribble Valley Borough Council’s planning department.
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Bowland Village Hall. Music was pro vided by the band “Breakaway.”
Wl auction At the January meet ing of Billington and Langho WI Mrs Doreen Penny presided. Members were entertained by Mr Peter Sandiford who presented a series of slide shows with a musical accompaniment.
Mrs Marie Smith reported on the LFWI resolutions meeting. The com petition was for a plate of three biscuits and was won by Mrs Nora Downes. with 2nd and 3rd places taken by Mrs M. Walker Smith and Mrs E Boardman.
Raffle winners were •Mrs 'E Butterworth, Mrs K. Wildman and Mrs J. Hayes. Birthday flowers were presented to Mrs P. Boardman. At the next meeting there will be an auc tion of handbags and members are asked to bring their spare handbags along. The speaker will be Rita Parkes. The competi tion is for the most items in a small matchbox and there will be a cake stall.
Meetings are held on the third Monday each month in Billington and Lang ho community Cen tre at 7-45 p.m.
The dance was a finan cial success thanks to the organisers Mr and Mrs G. Curry and Mr and Mrs M. Dakin. Members of the PCC provided and served a meat and potato pie sup per.
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likes a challenge, far exceeded her amount raising £8,000 in
Lancashire.The team was a very 'varied group aged from 26 years to 65, from sur geon to office worker, detective to house wife, but by the end of the trip all were great friends and companions.
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The next bingo to be held in Chipping Vil lage Hall will be rim by Longridge Air Cadets on Saturday. Doors open at 6-30 p.m., eyes down 7-30 p.m. Many excellent prizes to be won.
Young farmers On Monday night •members of Chip ping Young Farmers’ Club travelled to Blackburn Bowling Arena to take part in the Bowland Region al Ten-Pin Bowling night.
Recent meetings have included a talk on sheepdog training by Mr Michael Longton and a club open night for now members.
Chipping YFC meet ings are held in St Mary’s Community Centre on Monday nights at 7-45 p.m. New members wel-
They travelled 250 miles in five days, encountered tropical storms and mixed weather with average temperature 78 degrees.
Hollywood comes to Barrow
IT is a case of “lights, cam era and action” at a rural Ribble Valley primary school.
For budding young directors at Barrow Primary School are being given the oppor tunity to put together a script, film and edit scenes following the launch of their after-school film maker club. The cliib is giv ing 18 talented youngsters, aged between seven and 11, the chance to use hand-held digital cameras and work together as a team to pro duce a short animated film on the topic of their choice.
Headteacher Mrs Christine Marchi, believes the move will teach pupils life-long skills and help them to realise their true potential.
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Village hall At the monthly meet ing of Bolton-by- Bowland Village Hall committee, chairman Mr Roger Dewhurst thanked everyone who worked hard and also gave prizes on race day.
In spite of atrocious weather runners came from all over the North of Eng land, and financially it was a success. Unfortunately, the local runner Thomas Cornthwaite received an injury on the route and in spite of this finished second, after winning in the pevious two years.
Mr Dewhurst stated that new committee members are needed and he appealed to villagers, especially younger people, to put their names for ward.
The next whist drive is on Wednesday.
Church (dance The annual church dance, held on Fri day, attracted a good crowd to Bolton-by-
Tickets are selling well for tomorrow night's popular Wine Tast ing in the Parish Room at Grindleton Primary School, starting at 7-30 p.m. No skills are needed - other than the ability to pour and drink! Don't miss this chance to sample a number of award winning wines on your doorstep. Con tact Norman Kelly on 01200 441320 to reserve your ticket, priced £12.
Over-65s party If you are eligible, and would like to attend the annual party on Friday, February 9th, please ring Mrs Agnes Bland (01254 826559) as soon as possible.
Help with food and entertainment would be appreciated. Please contact Mrs Bland or Mrs Gill McDonnell (01254 826378).
Wi travels ,
Hurst Green's WI meets tonight at 7-30 p.m. in the village hall. Mrs Barbara Charlson,- a popular humorous speaker, will talk on her trav els, and the competi tion is for a holiday souvenir. Subscrip tions for the coming year will be collected. New members are welcome to come along.
She can offer all the. usual post office serv ices from her unusual base in the Eagle and Child pub, including cash-dispensing and mobile phone top- ups. Perhaps the biggest attraction of Hurst Green's post office is that parking
Post Office Amidst the current publicity about the closure of rural post offices, the villagers of Hurst Green are hoping theirs will not be affected. Post mistress Mrs Debbie Taylor is keen to ensure that Hurst Green does not lose its service, particu larly since the recent closure of the village shop.
She added: “The pupils have been getting familiar with digital movie cameras for a while as they, have been using them to film debates and discussions during les sons. For the first time the children have had chance to make films after school.
“I t’s a massive opportunity tor them. I t makes them think about their potential. Technology is a massive part of anything that they are going to do in the future and I feel projects like these are equipping children with valuable skills for the future.” ■
Over the next few months, the children will be working together and discussing film ideas under the guid ance of Miss Joanne Foster.
is available right out side the door, in the pub car park. Mrs Taylor said: "I already have quite a lot of customers who come from some dis tance, but we want to
' ensure that the post office's future is secure.”
Decisions to close post offices are based pri marily on the num ber of people using them, so everyone using the local amenity is support ing its future.
The post office is open from 9 a.m. to noon on Mondays, Tues days and Thursdays.
Newsletter Work has begun on the next edition of Hurst Green's own newspa per, “Round the Green”. If you have any news or potential articles, please con tact Mrs Agnes Bland
(01254 826559).
Year 6 pupil Lucy (10) said she is very excited about using the cameras and wishes to make an adven ture film.
Miss Foster added: “This club is a brilliant idea as it will help to expand their video camera and literary skills.
“The children will be expect ed to create a storyboard (or each scene before film ing and this will enable them to combine theory with practical filmmaking skills.”
Our picture shows Year 3 pupils Helen (eight) and seven-year-old Adam trying their hands at filming at the first meeting of the, school’s film-maker club. (A170107/7) ■
next Thursday, Feb ruary 1st, wll feature Jenny Ferrar on clar inet and Alice Turn er on piano.
This award winning due is currently cele brating its 10th anniversary of mak ing music and having fun. Their pro gramme is Brahms’ F minor Sonata, Judith Weir’s Sketch es from a Bagpiper’s Album and Fantasi- estuckle by Schu mann. To book tel. 01254 826948.
Church service The recent joint serv ice at Knowle Green, Village Church held to mark the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was well attended.
The minister, Mr Chris Okpoti, was the
Lunch concert
The lunchtime concert to be held in Knowle Green Village Hall
. speaker, prayers and readings were given by Fr John Francis, of St Wilfrid’s Church, and Fr Heeney, of St Peter' and St Paul’s Church, Ribchester. Organist was Mr John Thomson. After the service tea, cakes and fellowship were enjoyed in the Kidz Church Room.
The service next Sun day will be led by members of the youth group and the children of the Kidz church.
The service com mences at 11 a.m. and all are most wel come.
WI challenge
What a great start to the new year, Knowle Green and Dutton WI enjoyed a very enthusiastic talk by Mrs Pat Ashcroft about her “Cycle Cuba Challenge”.
In November Pat and 34 other WI mem bers from around the' country and one man embarked on a once in a lifetime experi ence cycling around Cuba.
It all started two years ago when Pat was at a conference at Den man College and members were asked to consider the Cycle Cuba Challenge to raise money for refur bishment. .
Pat being the outgoing person she is, imme diately volunteered.
One of the conditions of entry being to raise a minimum of £2,500. Pat, who
She said Cuba had an e.xcellent education system and very good health care, and the country was facinating particular ly Trinidad with its little cobbled streets, and Havana with its crumbling Art Nou veau architecture.
Pat concluded by encouraging every one to take up a chal lenge as she had totally enjoyed it and had benefited so much from the expe rience.
Mrs Nora Cameron expressed thanks.
schedules showing traffic flow figures for the existing access points. Coun. Alan Dales asked why they did not show the estimated figures which would apply if the current proposals for changed access were implemented.
Mr Evans asked for these to be supplied as soon as possible. The meeting was attended hy repre sentatives of Mellor PC, Balderstone PC, RVBC, and Lan cashire Economic Partnership. Traffic consultants Ashley Helme Associates Ltd., provided the data on traffic flow.
and the competition is for a home-made wooden object.
Young farmers
Since the Christmas •break members of Clitheroe Young Farmers’ Club, have enjoyed a trip to “Melt” at Backridge Farm, Waddington. Thanks
were
expressed by Sarah Walmsley and Louise H a r t
l e y . Two
Glitheroe teams took part in the regional ten-pin bowling com petition on Monday which Clitheroe A team won. Winning team members were Chris Banks, Steven Bristol, Oliver Bris tol, Matthew Whitwell, Richard Whowell and Phillip Woodruff.
Parish council Mellor Parish Council continues to receive complaints about dog fouling in the vil lage. Councillors are pleased that Ribble Valley Borough Council is mounting a special check on vil lage streets, especial ly Church Lane in a bid to improve the situation.
Coun. Charles Work man pointed out that the dog warden can not enforce on roads which are outside a 30 or 40 mph speed restriction or on unadopted roads.
Minutes of the meet ing arranged by MP Nigel Evans with BAE Systems, included a straight- line diagram, various pillar charts and
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WI first The first meeting of the year of Pendleton WI was full of inter esting discussion and plans. Names were taken for members wishing to attend the- spring council meet ing in Southport when guest speaker will be John Sergeant. Subjects for resolutions to go forward to the Albert Hall were also talked about and imdtations to other WI meet ings. • •
Mrs Ruth Gibbons gave her advice on “Eating well, feeling great.”
In short, a little of what you fancy does you good, hut try to eat a good balance of everything.
A competition to calm or cure indigestion was won by Mrs M. Procter and Mrs G. Walmsley.
President Mrs G. Hacking said some members have still not received WI Life, the new magazine which has been the subject of controver sy nationwide.
The next meeting is on February 20th when
. Mr B. Milne will talk about “Thatching”
Preparations are now being made for the
■ annual presentation evening on February
9th.Next week’s meeting in Pendleton Village Hall will be a talk on “Tower to Tower Cycle Ride” at J-'IS p.m.
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Parish council At the meeting of Read Parish Council a letter of resignation was received from Coun W. Greenhal-
Councillors were informed that the house at 72 Whalley Road had been sold, but should the sale not materialise Burn ley Borough Council will make a compul sory purchase order.
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A representative from the borough council had met a household er in Whalley Road and discussed the problems with her surveyor.
Work will be carried out on this property and the adjoining house to resolve the difficulties being experienced. B R e ad is co n tin u ed on page 12
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