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It’s time to light up lives again


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GIFT AID (Please sign the statement below if you pay tax and wish the charity to receive gift aid of 28% on your donation from the Inland Rev-- enue)'


-1 confirm that I am a tax payer and authorise the.: East Lancashire Hospice to claim the Gift Aid-


from any donations made by me since April 2003 until I notify you otherwise (you must pay an ’ amount of Income and/or Capital Gains Tax at least equal to the tax the Hospice reclaim on your donation in the tax year, 28p for every j£ , you give)


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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; . . _______;. . 1 . . . . . . . . . Hospice lottery winners


THE top prize of £1,000 in the weekly East Lan­ cashire Hospice Lottery draw-went to Mr Baron of ■Accrington. Mrs Morris, Darwen won £250 and Mrs


.Holden, Baxenden, £100. There were also 15, £10 prize winners. If you would like to support the hos- ; pice by joining the lottery, call Gill on 01254 342847.


^ Pub damage allegation AN allegation tha t SimomDayid Hartley (24); o f .


„-Trafford Gardens,'’Barrow,* damaged a Clitheroe pub- window belonging to Jacqueline Owen-has been - adjourned by Blackburn magistrates.


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‘ East Lancashire Hospice : - are hoping that this year’s campaign will be


■ the most successful yet. - < For a donation (mini­ mum £5) to the hospice, , you can dedicate a light or a candle to a loved o n e - past or present-.that will. shine oii a Christmas tree


‘ over Christmas in either Trinity Methodist


. Church, Clitheroe, or in ■ Blackburn Cathedral. Each of those places will


' host a special Light Up a . • Life service in the run-up to C h r is tm a s .: Once you have bought ^


• a light you will receive a : personalised card mark­ ing your dedication. You may wish to give this card to someone as a unique gift or simply keep it yourself.


- The lights or candles


are illuminated during the special services, at which school and hospice choirs


- will perform. During each ceremony the names of all


. the loved ones -being . remembered are high-: lighted and on show.; •. -


•’ The.Light Up a.Life seryice in Clitheroe will take place at Trinity Methodist Church, in Wesleyan Row, on Friday, December 12th, at 7 p.m., while the Blackburn- Cathedral Church service is planned for Tuesday, December 16th; at 7-30 p.m. — -


‘ To help support the


work of East Lancashire Hospice and remember your loved one at this very special time of the year, complete the coupon below and return i t to: The East Lancashire Hospice, Park Lee Road, Blackburn, BB2 3NY.


LIGHT UP A LIFE DONATION ’


l/we would like to dedicate a light/candle on a Christmas tree: (please delete as appropriate) Cathedral Blackburn /Trinity Methodist Clitheroe l/we are remembering a loved one (s) WHO HAS DIED/IS STILL WITH US (please delete as appro­ priate)


Name of person(s) to whom the light is dedicat ed: - . .......................... ..............................


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I /we enclose a donation of: . . : ......................... (Please make cheques payable to East Lancashire Hospice)


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A CUTTING edge feature at the his­ toric Great Yorkshire Showground is being completed by a Gisbum man. • ■ Mr Harold Lund (pictured) is busy


working on a £5.1m. dry stone walling project as part of the latest phase of a Regional Agricultural Centre. • . The l40sq.m.of walling forms part of the'south and west sides of the building.


::' Miss Heather Parry, the - Yorkshire Agricultural Society’s'deputy chief executive, said: “The ethos behind the project is to be the centre of agriculture, in the North of England and provide a showcase environmentally friendly building, not only for our offices, but for


other not for profit agricultural organi­


sations. “Our history goes back more than


150-years, so including, dry stpne walling,' which is such an important part of the Northern landscape, could not be more appropriate. . The walling has been organised by the construction contractors. House­ man and Falshaw of Copgrove, near Harrogate. ' Approximately 100 tonnes of :


reclaimed sandstone and grit stone have been used and this has been sourced from demolished buildings from the county, (s)


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Good heavens! Church worship goes hi-tech


ATTENDAN CES are on the up a t a C l ith e r o e church, which is finding new technolo­ gy is the answer to its prayers., PowerPoint and DVD clips are


now all part of the regular Sun­ day service at Trinity Methodist Church in Parson Lane, Clitheroe', where a large screen has been installed at/the back of the altar along with a pix)jector. The Rev. Tim Thorpe said:


“We use the technology to put hymns on the screen during serv­ ices and i t ’s a move.which has improved the singing no end, not least because people no longer have to look down at a hymn book; they can look up so the vol­ ume is increased by about 30 per .


‘Cent! “We also display images up


that are appropriate to the words that are said during the service. When I have a sermon on a par­ ticular theme,- we can display- images that relate to it. ■ ■ '.“When I write my sermon I


use Powerpoint,‘so that during a Sunday service certain key lines , can.be highlighted!.We have a.; team of skilled.operators who'* work the system at the back of the church whileT^ve sermons and take the services as normal' during worship.” : * -


' ■ ' The system was installed by.


■ North West-based IT specialists Think4, who are more used to


. handling requests from business users.


: - Church member Dennis Ogden is part of the team who help put together the services once the details have been emailed by the


.• preacher.^.'They .operate the i, equipment during Sunday servic­ es..He says:.“Most people are ; very happy with the system. I’m ■ slowly learning how to put it


' together but there are other , members'of the team who are


much more capable than me.” Mr Thorpe says the vast


majority of church members have embraced the new technol­ ogy. ■ “There have been no real voic­


es of disquiet since it was intro-’ duced. The screen helps people who perhaps have hearing issues - they can follow the sermon through bullet points and we have also got the visuals to back, up the words as well. ■ - . “In the future, we are looking at putting clips from films in.


especially when we are talking to


■ children, so that we can make a point. Visitors to the church are


’sometimes amazed at how advanced we'are. “It is an important tool for us,


but not our only tool. The tech­ nology is a means to an end. We haven’t let it get in the way of


■ what we are really here for, wor­ ship. I suppose there is a danger that people can get carried away and go overboard with special effects, but I feel it is important when you are trying to get a mes-


' sage across to* try and use all the senses. “In the past it has tended to be


verbal and now it is verbal and ■visual. For example, we can link today’s world into the Bible, for example, we can show clips that illustrate some of the meanings of the passages from the Bible, which is the sort of thing Jesus used to do. ■


; “Another plus point is that it can be a major sa'ving in hymn


■ books. Providing full service books and hymn books for a con­ gregation of over 100, like ours, can run into the thousands; a CD


• copy of which can cost less than £ 100.”


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• Pictured is Mr. Ogden with some of the equipment used, (s)


Another year of great strides for walkers’ group


FORTY members'attended the 40th AGM- of the Clitheroe Group of the Ramblers’ Associa- ; tiori. : They gathered to hear reports : of yet another highly-successful year, ■with increased numbers on : walks in spite of a second succes- * sive summer of awful weather. ' ' * Group chairman Jane Donnel­ ly thanked the 50 or so walk leaders - the strength of the club • -a n d also the committee and - footpath workers.' She gave spe- ■


cial praise to secretary Ben- Brown, footpath secretary* Pat-'


Barrow. She also thanked Sue Knox; for her contribution in


. introducing new publicity ideas - and designing'the very popular walks programme leaflet. John Whitehead was given a special mention on his retirement from* the committee after 25 years of service, 12 of which as chairman. ’ ’ ■Secretary Ben Brown reported


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; on the success of the 2008 walks, • with a marked increase in atten-* ‘dance on the-Tuesday walks,'- particularly the half-day ones. The majority of weekend walks' are now on Saturdays; partly to


for his work in applying for a ' which is weU supported by mem-' - tlie o u t i ta n d in r S em r a n d Definitive Map Modification ‘ bers.


Parrott and to Norman Thorpe --' avoid clashing with Dales Rail -


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Order to reopen the disputed In 2009 there will be a three- woricers to take over public,footpath at The Eagle, day walk on the Clitheroe 60K ty for s o ir S ^ o f . th n a r S e ^


route over the May Day Bank Holiday and the popular week­ end away in June will be based in Scarborough.


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. Membership is 320 and there will be attractive discounts avail­ able for new niembers joining


during the Festival of Winter Walks.


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' rott said that there had been a-' large number.of obstruction- reports sent to Lancashire Couh- ty Council arising out of foot­


Footpath secretary Pat Par-


path surveys carried out by 'the- secretary. She gave' an update on some of


describing, the work as very rewarding with a social spin-off.


> Treasurer Ami Wright report­ ed that financ^ .were on a sound footing, with'substantial income


' from book sales making the club ; self-sufficient. -■, ' - Current officers willing to stand again were all,re-elected,


- with Penny Pitty replacing Sue ' Knox^ press and publicity offi^ cer.


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': ■ After a break for refreshments,' , Alan Bibby gave a'very enjoy- able slide presentation on some of


- the group’s recent walks and on - his “holiday of a lifetime’.’ among


■ ' the glaciers of New-Zealand.- ■


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FATHER Christmas dropped in to help members of the Clithcroe Round Table and to say . hello to shoppers doing their last-minute Christmas shopping. A221207/1


Ho-ho-ho, he’


CHRISTMAS in the Ribble Val­ ley ju s t wouldn’t be th e same without Santa making his annual sleigh-ride tour of the area in the ‘ weeks leading up to the big day. Organised by Clitheroe Round


Table, the v is its to the Valley’s towns and -villages by Santa’s sleigh are eagerly anticipated by wide-eyed' children who know Christmas is just around the corner, once they have heard Santa’s hearty “Ho-ho-ho!” His-visits give children the chance


to meet Santa and pass on their Christmas wishlist in person as he spreads his seasonal message of peace and goodwill throughout the borough. He travels aboard a spe­ cially decorated sleigh, built by the Round Tablers so that Santa can leave his own at home at the North Pole, gett ing a quick once-over


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before its biggest night of the year on Christmas Eve. Santa’s tour of the Valley is also a


chance for people to show their own seasonal; goodwill through a dona­ tion to Round Table charities. Many people contact Clitheroe Round Table seeking help with local initia­ tives throughout the year, and its members are proud- to support deserving causes across the Ribble Valley. . .....


' . . . , : - ; ■ - , Please give generously, as the


money you give will .be ploughed back into local good causes all year long.-


Santa will do his best to v is it


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ADVERTISING FEATURE


Advertising co-ordinated by ZOE REYNOLDS


Editorial written by DUNCAN SMITH


....... But if you do miss him, remember,


he will be at the Castle Gates, in Clitheroe, on Saturday, December 20th, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Here is Santa’s busy 2008 Ribble


Valley schedule so that you can look out for him in your area: -


Sunday December 7th, 4 to 8 p.m.


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GLITHEROE Round Table members Rick Pallister, Lachic MacDonald, Darren Fletcher and Andrew Wightman join up with Father Christmas on his sleigh. A231206/1


s here..! Wednesday-10th, 6-30 to 9 p.m. -


Clitheroe; Primrose, Woone Lane, Eshton Terrace; also Chatbum. Thursday 11th, 6-30 to 9 p.m. -


Clitheroe; Littlemoor, Whalley Road, Low Moor. - Sunday 14th, 4 to -8 p.m. - "Whal­


ley, Brockhall Village and Barrow. ■Wednesday 17th, 6-30 to 9 p.m. -


Waddington and "Wrat Bradford. Thursday 18th, 6-30 to 9 p.m. —


"Whalley, Calderstones Park; also Clitheroe, Highmoor Park area. Saturday 20th, 10 a.m, to 4 p.m. - Clitheroe Castle Gates.


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.trates its main charity fund-raising 'activity on the Santa’s sleigh collec­ tions around the Valley. Several local companies have supported this- activity, particularly in the building of the Tablers’ two sleighs. Many local good causes have


already benefited from this annual fund-raising event, including Cross­ roads Caring for Carers, East Lan­ cashire Hospice, Life Education Centres for Lancashire, Clitheroe First Responders, St John Ambu­ lance and many more. Other community activities which


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