'10 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday,June Slhi 2008


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I Pupils dressed to impress at prom^


THERE were bedknobs, but no broomsticks as Year IT > youngsters from CRGS made, their way to their prom., : - : . An original Victorian bed­


stead, used by Alastair Crooks, •Adam Lynch and John Wick­ ham to take them to the Myt-1, ton Fold Hotel event, was one of the more unusual modes o f ..


ning in their beautiful ball gowns and formal evening., wear, but awards were handed ; out to those voted as being the “best dressed”.


. The award for female s tu - :


dent was presented to Hannah Woodworth, with Toby Smith named as best dressed male student. Best dressed female member


; of staff was Kath Kinney, with -Andy Carson taking the award for the male staff. Tom Grime


•and Aimee Williamson were . Prom King and Queen.


/• ■ -After enjoying a delicious dinner, the pupils danced the night away'to music provided by Mr Smitton’s disco.


‘ transport used on the night. . All the students looked stun-j ■


: The Prom Committee, under the leadership of Mrs Kinney, 'had created a stunning back-


' drop, decorating the room with fresh flowers and dressing the tables in red and gold. Mrs Jayne Woollam, the


Head of Year 11 at CRGS, said a wonderful evening had been enjoyed by everyone. Our pho to g rap h shows a


group of prom goers from CGRS’Yearll. : (T050508/7)


Top award for LOOking fOF DUpoy lOVB young cneis


• ANIMAL lovers in the Rib­ ble Valley are being urged to consider adopting a pet from their local RSPCA branch. • This.Saturday marks the s ta r t of Pet Adoption Week


■ (PAW),'which is being' support­ ed .and promoted by th e /


■iRSPGA’s Lancs East Branch,.. based at Altham.


' ' y Branch.manager Ken Harri- v


son said: “Many of the animals th a t come into our care have had a tough time. By adopting a pet from the RSPCA, not oniy ' would you be giving it a new home, you will be giving i t a new life.


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“Why not come along and have a look around the Animal


> '•& Cycle club» enjoys a


• ' PUPILS from Clitheroe Royal Grammar School ;


. ’ cooked up a storm in the .. final of the Lancashire Young Chef Competi­ tion.


; .Ten teams of students from across the county.


• hit the kitchens at Lan- ; caster and Morecambe :. College to whip up their


/ original culinary delights in order to win over the.


' judges." . Key Stage Four final­


ists Max’Harrison and Lauren Blackburni from:


.'. CRGS, won .'the Best. ' Table Presentation award.


•• .Head'Chef-Max (15).


; 'said: “We are really • proud of our award, i t ’s- /.'been a great experience/


; • r and we have both learned alot.” . . ■ - The Young Chef Corn­


s'-, • ‘petition is organised by.


,IV,' the Lancashire Educa- 'tio n Business Partner- ' f, ship (LEBP) and ‘was ini- . “ tially launched in'East


Lancashire to address the shortage of young people entering the catering


' industry or training to • become food technology /teachers and grew from there. Gillian Beeley, Chief


.Executive of LEBP said: -“I t ’s great to seosuch enthusiasm from the stu­ dents and the huge sup­ p o r t from the teachers and schools. -


■. . “I want to congratu­ la te all the Young Chefs • for •; th eir; fantastic efforts.” ■ Joanne Ruddock, head; of ’food': a t Clitheroe


. Royal Grammar School, : commented:- “We are. very proud of Max and Lauren for-receiving an


f award, they have worked , extremely hard and prac-'.


; tised at every opportuni-... ty.” .


t ' Our picture shows Max'


; and,Lauren .with their- beautifully.prepared' and' ; presented dishes, (s):; •


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A FANTASTIG response.to an appeal for interested cyclists'has: -led to the formation of Clitheroe Bike Club. ; Cycle e n th u s ia s t . Richard


Paige made the appeal in the. Clitheroe Advertiser and was inundated with responses from people keen to help him form a new family-oriented bike club for/ Clitheroe and district.'■. ' ^ Enthusiasts with all different


; levels of cycling skills volunteered to help set up the new organisa­ tion, which has at its heart the;


: aim of getting more young people •- into cycling.'-Unlike many .clubs,; it does not seek to specialise in a particular type of cycling, such as. mountain biking or road racing,;/ but aims to appeal to a broad, range of cylists, young and old alike. ■ .


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f 'i The first family fide iniGis-'f burn Forest was a success that j


: the club intends to repeat.' -.’./ .. rf/ ..c. Thirty-five people:with chil- ,'dren of ali ages enjoyedthe off-? road.biking on the forest tracks,-.'


/helped by the club's trailer to: transport the bikes to the s'tarG''


ing point; 'Another dozen cycled


/ from Clitheroe. ' Everyone met up at Stephen


, Park to be treated to a lunch of . hot soup and cake, all homemade by club members. - . On. the club’s ne'w website


.? (www.clitheroecyciingclub.co.uk) 'there are details of when regular ;;.rides each .we’ . anyone to join.''


ekiwillbe run for -'


.- “IVheth'eryou^have a mountain ibike .or. a .lean-mean racing


/.machine; there's a ride for you,”; N.’said Jim Nolan,;ohe of-the com- ;■ mittee members of the new club.'-


“Whether you're the baggy ' shorts type or come head to toe in


bright lycra, you're welcome. Each ride will suit the ability of the range of cyclists who show up. ■ . No one will be left behindl” '


i


•,, For the past three Sundays a group of a dozen-or-so cyclists


have set off at.7 a.m. for a two- hour pedal. “We were back for 9 a.m. after


.' 'Nolan.


,;29 miles last week,’: said pne'bf • The early Sunday, cyclists, Jane;


. ' -


'_The weather.was gorgeous.;; , 'This week again, we were out in


lovely early morning light. Some went faster and further than oth­ ers and we split into two groups.^^^ j “We all met up though at th f^ s


Country . Kitchen cafe in Waddington for breakfast at 9


o’clock. . “I can't think of a better way of


starting Sunday.”


. . More details of the.club, what '.it offersand howto.get inTouch • can be found on its website at: .ww.clitheroecyclingclub.co.uk


i-enjoyed-the'first family.ride in : Gisburn Forest'.'(s)'<-'


V - ■: Our. picture shows those who


Centre at Altham?” Every year the'RSPCA rehomes around 70,000 animals. They may be unwanted pets that have been dumped, victims of cruelty, or have been handed over tojhe society by those whose circum­ stances have changed.


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Ken added: “At any one time our branch has more than a*


•hundred animals looking for loving new homes, from dogs and cats to small furries. At the moment we have some dogs that have been with us for quite some time. For example Bruno, pictured, who has been with us for nearly a year now. He is looking for a loving home with a family of his own.


® ^ “During the week we will also ^ ^ ^


be offering low-cost microchip­ ping of pets, by appointment, for £10. “It’s a small price to pay for


peace of mind if your pet goes walkabout.” Even if your circumstances


prevent you from adopting a pet, there are lots of other ways- to support the RSPCA in its work. . For more information call the ■


the Altham Animal Centre on 01254 231118 or ■visit its website at: www.rspca-lancseast.org.uk It has sections showing the


animals currently, available for adoption and more details on how to adopt.


THE chairman of the Ribble Val­ ley Macmillan 100 Club has made a splash for a good cause. ■


■ Mrs Margaret Blatchford and


; fellow club member Jean Hill swam almost 100 lengths of Clitheroe’s swimming pool to raise -


’


; reported that the event had raised over £1,000. During th e : lunch Debbie/.


Townsend and Michael Lyne pre-, / sented Mrs Blatchford with a


' money for Macmillan Cancer Sup-. • port. At a lunch held at the Spread ■ • Eagle at Sawley, Mrs Blatchford ■


cheque for £500. The money was raised by the couple at the Royal British Legion in Clitheroe with a darts competition and sports mem­ orabilia auction and raff le. Guest speaker at the lunch was


•Neil Waterfield,- of Waterfield : Foods, Clitheroe, who gave a talk on his “Italian Food Experiences”.


’. Mrs Blatchford, who with Jean Hill completed a sponsored swim, is pictured left. (B140508/3b). Pic­ tured right, the cheque presenta­ tion by Debbie Townsend and Michael Lyne. (B140508/3a) ■


gilt medal Chelsea show


A'GARDEN design company from the Ribble Valley has won a presti­ gious silver gilt medal at the RHS


Chelsea Flower Show. • Clitheroe-based Elysium Design, run by


Paul and Jane Hensey, won the award for its “recess garden” in the Urban Garden category of Britain’s best-known flower and gardening show.


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/ Working in collaboration with Dorset- based Knoll. Gardens, it is the first time that designer Paul Hensey has created a garden for Chelsea. His Urban Garden was praised for it strong boundaries and fasci- • nating planting with a “cottagey.’’ edge. ' .• ■ “Naturally I am over the moon,” said >,


,


business. Elysium Design undertook this garden to both challenge and establish our­ selves as a garden and landscape company.' 'What better way is there to measure your professionalism and place in the market than by coming to Chelsea and taking homeamedal?” The recess garden was sponsored by law


firm Pemberton Greenish, whose senior partner Damian Greenish said: “We are thrilled to have sponsored both a ■winning designer and garden.


. ^ ^ “■We knew from the moment we met


Paul. “I t still seems amazing that a germ /. of an idea, born out of my relationship: with Knoll Gardens, has suddenly come so^ •■ far.


. “For me it represents a maturing of. my i.


Winners at camera club


ALWAYS'a happy occasion,' Rib-. ; blesdale Camera Club’s annual dinner and prize giving.was held - in the Bayley;Arms, a t Hurst'- Green. T ' •’The: guest' of -honour was


David Kidson, a* successful pro­ fessional photographer from- Whalley. He presented the tro­ phies for both the annual and ■winter competitions, the latter a series of five open competitions


. in the three formats for prints,. slides and projected digital images. This year saw an increase in '


the winter entries; slides up by 64% ,' prints up by 88% and digi- ■


; tal projections up by an aston^ > ishing 183%; The trend contin­ ued with the annual competi-' tions," despite a sharp reduction .:


to'n the total number, of entries "allowed from each member. Total ; entries rose to 603, an increase of'. 56% from last year. The stars on the night were the:,’


■club’s lady members,; including: • two who only:recently joined. Sue Marsden came top in the : - portrait prints and won the Ben


;Tyrer award for the best entry by a newcomer. Helen |Fletcher


. won the winter series digital pro- ■


jections and the James Abbott Trophy. Les Marklew won the nature prints and the portrait section in the annual digital pro-


■


jections. • Worthy winners were aisb


Nigel Mallinson in the mono­ chrome (black and white) prints, Graham Dudley for the best colour print, Mike Bartle for the best landscape and Stephen Robinson for the best creative print: the John .West Memorial trophy. 'The other six competition


classes were taken by Ken Ged- des, who also received the Gor­ don Creighton Shield, awarded annually a t the chairman’s dis­ cretion, for services to the club.U I


v.r MrKidsqn.entertained the


gathering with a series of hilari­ ous adventures, and misadven-: tures, during his career speciaiis- ing in commercial photography. ■


•: The next meeting of the club will be the start of the summer programme, with the choice of : two walks from Rimington, each-- returning to the village. More


•information can be obtained' from the chairman on 01254 822921.


•.. Find out more about the club,' and -view a selection of members’ pictures, at its website: www.nb- blesdalecameraclub.org.uk : • / ^ Pictured is Sue .Marsden.


accepting the trophy for the best portrait print, (s)


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