20 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, April 3rd, 2008


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Local businesses go under the spotlight at gala awards night


Not only did Amelia’s Bridal


ON a week’s work placement at the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, Heather Aspinall (pictured), a pupil at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, spoke to representatives of local businesses about the success they had enjoyed at a recent gala award night


competition. Held every year, hundreds of busi­


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nesses from all over the North-West of England are nominated to take part in the competition, with only a slim chance that they could be win­ ners. This year, local businesses in and


around Clitheroe that w-ere nominat­ ed for the BIBAs, including YUDU Media and Wolfen Mill Country Retreats, won awards out of the hun­ dreds nominated in their category. And Amelia’s Bridal Shop in Moor


Lane also made it to the final four in the category for “Most Promising Business of the Year”. Established only last autumn, the bridal boutique has been going from


e f e r r e d to as the “Busi­ ness Oscars”, the BIBAs (Be Inspired Business Awards) are the county’s premier business


strength to strength. When told in a letter they had made it to the final seven from over 200 other business entries in their category, owners


, Joanne Driver and Kelly Dixon were “really excited and in a state of shock”. After a successful intendew' with a


team - similar to televdsion’s “Drag­ on’s Den” - where they showed a presentation about their business and how’ they have transformed it, with help from close friends and fam­ ily, from a car sales shop, Joanne and Kelly were ecstatic to find out they would be going to the awards cere­ mony at the famous Blackpool Tower Ballroom. W^earing black ball gowns from


their own shop to the aw'ards and coming in the top four out of 200 other businesses in the North-West, they both had a fantastic evening.


Shop get into the final four, but local business YUDU Media went on to scoop a hat-trick of industry awards


in one evening. Two were from the BIBAs, for the


“Most Promising Business of the Year” and the “Business Innova­


tion” award. The company received its third


award - the “Supplier of the Year” Gold Aw’ard - at the coveted Revo­ lution Awards in London, which recognise the best in digital market­ ing and take into account innova­ tion and creativity. Mr Richard Stephenson, chair­


% Everybody who attended the


glamorous award ceremony had a night to remember, especially when, special guest Tony Hadley from Spandau Ballet arrived at the event.


man and the majority shareholder of YUDU Media attended the “Revolution Awards” ceremony in London, where he was thrilled to see many important people from famous companies such as Microsoft and Google. He said that winning the award for the “Supplier of the Year” from out of 1,000 other businesses was “absolutely bril­ liant”. He added that he could not wait


A wartime tale brings parts of Valley to life


A NEW book, “The Defending Officer’s Dog”, includes a wartime tale which many Ribble Valley readers will find entertaining and a handful might even remember. The bulk of the book is concerned


with the overseas wartime adventures of Lt Jack Cripps (pictured) in East Africa, Ceylon and India. However, its introduction focuses on


his earlier military career, including his posting to Clitheroe. The relevant pas-


■ sage from the book is reproduced below: “ in October 1941 a newly-commis­


sioned Royal Engineer with a shining Sam Browne belt and a dark blue fore- and-aft cap arrived in Clitheroe. Jack Cripps was 19 years old and hor­


rified at the idea of taking charge of a training section of 120 men, all older than he was. W^orse, the company commander, a


First \Vorld War veteran, was unhelp­ ful and critical: T soon lost count of the times he threatened to have me court- martialled.’ But Jack found the Lancastrians gen­


erous and hospitable, and he got on well with his men. In his spare moments he learned to


ride a motorbike cross-country and, of course, he fell in love. Norah was a former nurse, working in


her father’s munitions factory. W^hen the bus schedules allowed, they would go dancing at the Empress in Burnley, or walk on the moors above Clitheroe, dropping in at the Moorcock for a drink. The time passed happily. Then, fulfilling the CD’s worst suspi­ cions, came a criminal charge. Jack had


been told to demonstrate bridging to local infantry units. A kapok assault bridge was to be thrown across the Rib­ ble, followed by a folding boat-bridge to take light tanks. Jack recalled: ‘To add a bit of real­


ism, I acquired a few primers and threw them into the river to simulate shell fire, sending up great plumes of water. ‘Unfortunately, they also stunned a


number of salmon, which floated to the surface. Since I had trained my men well in resourcefulness, naturally those that floated past the bridge were hasti­ ly scooped up. ‘At the end of the day we had a bag of


eight or nine fine fish, which were brought to me for dividing out among the various messes. ‘One of the groups decided they did


not like salmon and took their fish to the local fishmonger and the news somehow reached the water bailiff. ‘'There was a war on (in fact, so seri­ ous was the invasion threat that only a short time before we had handed in all our bayonets, to be mounted on scout staves and given over to the Home Guard). ‘Nevertheless, a crime had been com­


mitted, the law ground into action and the criminal, Lt J. Cripps, RE, who was in charge and therefore responsible, had to appear before the magistrates, who duly found him guilty of poaching and fined him £3 (about a week’s pay).’ There was a happy ending. That


evening, when Jack called in as usual to the barrack room, the sergeant saluted smartly and presented him with a cap full of pennies, threepenny bits and six­ pences to the exact sum of £3. He felt his criminal record had been


worthwhile.” O “The Defending Offi’


cer’s'Dpg”, by


Jack Cripps, (ISBN 978-l-9()2173-21-4) is available in hardback to order through all good bookshops at £14.95. It can also be ordered direct from the


publisher, Millrace, at £13.50 by tele­ phoning 01663 765080 or via its website (www.millracebooks.co.uk).


to “get stuck in to the great future of YUDU Media” that lies ahead. 0 Ghipping-based Wolfen Mill


Country Retreats was named as the Environmental Business of the Year at the ceremony at the BIBAs. Mr Michael Lawson, who runs the


business, said: “We were very pleased to \vin this award. “It is very good for our business


and gives us a platform from which to continue our green initiatives as we are very keen to develop our busi­ ness on a sustainable level. We offer a full waste collection


service and all the usual recycling opportunities. All the properties are fitted to a


very high standard in terms of insu-. lation and efficient heating systems, we have low energy lighting and encourage visitors to reduce their carbon footprint while they stay with us.


- “Winning the award is a great platform to encourage guests to recognise that we are trying to devel­ op our business in a green and sus­ tainable way.”


Tim aims to pound streets for charity


A CLITHEROE filmmak­ er who suffered crippling arthritis as a youngster is set to pound the streets of the capital. Tim Royle, pictured, is


gearing himself to run the London'Marathon later this month in aid of a worthwhile cause. The former pupil of Pen-


dle Primary School, who for the past few years has been working rigorously on his movie-making passion, was recently filming on Everest. When he reached the base camp, he turned to his fel­ low cameraman and com­ mented that he had better run the marathon before his knees stopped working alto­ gether.


' - . Tim’s juvenile arthritis


led to him spending six months in a wheelchair with a frame on his leg after surgery to straighten his leg.


Now, he is trying to raise


money for Arthritis Care - the UK’s largest organisa­ tion working with and for all people who have arthri­ tis.


Tim said: “I am looking


forward to running the Lon­ don Marathon and have a target of raising £1,500 to support research to help the millions of people, young and old, who suffer from this condition.” The 29-year-old said his


training was going well, thanks to the help of a


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Guiding: setting the record straight


THANK goodness for the letters page!


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s the place where views can be d and shared” and the record can be corrected for misunderstand­ ings.


I refer to the small article “Cash


needed for Guide Unit”. As Ribble Valley Division Com­


missioner of Girl Guiding UK, I can categorically confirm that this and any other new units will go ahead irrespective of any “cash” introduc­ tion! Cash is not the problem in open­


ing a new unit - the shortage of vol­ unteer leaders is the issue! Girl Guiding Ribble Valley has


been lucky enough, in the past 12 months, to be awarded funding via various providers for various pur­ poses and therefore, is able to pro­ vide financial help/training and resources for its members. We organised a large camp for the


members in the Ribble Valley (sub­ sidised by a grant from the Local Network Fund) and have successful­ ly held a number of training events for new leaders and existing leaders as well as been able to purchase equipment for future trainings and recruitment. Thanks are due mainly to the


advice and support of the Local Council of Voluntary Services - especially Liz Islam. Perhaps a little more research


with at least, the people in the “know”, would be appropriate for the future - other than that - like I said - Thank goodness for the letters page! In the meantime, if there is any-


one out there that would like to get involved in a very worthwhile and fulfilling, voluntary organisation (it does not matter if you have not been a Brownie or a Guide in the past) please use either of the following contacts: Denise Brindle 01254 247944 or e-mail: ribble- vallggauk(gaol.com


DENISE M. BRINDLE, Ribbic Valley Division Commission­ er, Girl Guiding UK


0 THE information came from a


letter to Clitheroe Town Council requesting support and funding. The sum of £100 has been approved from the Sydney Whiteside Charity Trust and, on Monday night, a fur­ ther £250 from the Clitheroe Mayor’s Welfare Fund - ED ITO R .


Little old lady -


hardly offensive ADJECTIVE - the dictionary describes this as a word inputting a characteristic to a noun or pronoun. Two years ago a policeman came


to my door and asked to speak to me about a road rage incident that happened the previous week. He proceeded to ask me questions about the incident, until I pointed


out that though I had heard about it I had not seen it. He was quite nonplussed and said


they had been informed “a little old lady walking with a stick had been passing at the time". I replied "Sorry sunshine, it wasn’t this little old lady". We both laughed and he went on his way. I most certainly was not offended


and as I have not been summonsed for calling him "sunshine", neither was he. One down for political cor­ rectness.


JEAN RIDING, Longford House, Rydon Road, Kingstcignlon, Newton Abbot, Devon


Memories of this


wonderful school ABOUT 19601 attended Whiteacre Boarding School, on Whiteacre Lane, Barrow, near Whalley. I know tha t in the 1980s the


school burnt down. I have a lot of very fond memo­


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physiotherapist, podiatrist and remedial masseur. He also successfully completed the Liverpool half marathon in under two hours. ‘‘Training is hard and


often painful, but I am increasingly confident that I will complete the course and hope to raise as much as possible for Arthritis Care,” he added. Among Tim’s sponsors is


local pain relief company Remedi UK, run by his father. Dr Jolm Royle, and local businesswoman Vicky Lee, of Lee Carter Health Studio. . Tim, who holds a degree


in illustration with anima­ tion from Manchester Met­ ropolitan University and ai Master’s degree in televi-! sion production, has worked on a number of well-known television programmes, but his true goal has always been the challenge of direct­ ing his own film.. Anyone wishing to spon­


sor Tim can do so by log­ ging on to www.justgiv- ing.com/timroyle. (s)


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anyone could let me have any pic­ tures or information about the school. Anything at all would be greatly


appreciated. I intend to visit where the school


used to be, I don’t know what I am expecting as it was a long time ago when I was there, but the memories are still with me and I can still pic­ ture in my mind the dormitories (my dormitory was called Lon- gridge) and the classrooms. I think the headmistress then was


called Mrs Leach and I think one of the teachers was called Miss Hin- dle. I will never forget the great times


1 had at Whiteacre and it is such a pity that it no longer exists. I would be very grateful for any information about the school.


V. SIMPSON (MRS), 2 Ernocroft Grove, Abbey Hey, Manchester, M18 8GB


Can you help us


celebrate 50th? THROUGH your columns, I would like to appeal to former pupils of Christleton High School in Chester, Cheshire, now living in this area for


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memories and memorabilia to help celebrate the school’s 50th anniver­ sary later this year. Memories of favourite teachers,


memorable comments from school reports, recollections of school friends p d photographs - all contri- butionsVould be very welcome and may bejfeatured in an anniversary book currently being prepared. This is an opportunity to celebrate


achievements, renew acquaintances and perhaps revisit old haunts! Details of our plans, and informa­


tion on how to contribute and partic­ ipate, may be found at www.christle- tonhigh.co.uk, or contact the school at 01244 335843, e-mail: anniver- sary@christletonhigh.co.uk


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