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School’s activities,! vi^ere out of Africa


by Duncan Smith I{ 'i y


A FR IC A c am e to . B o l to n -b y -B ow la n d : when th e .village p r i­ m a ry sch o o l-h e ld a week of' a c t iv i t ie s :■ inspired by th a t conti-' nent.


. i It was music for the mayor


A MUSICAL extravaganza was enjoyed by civic dignitaries. The Mayor and Mayoress of the Kib­


ble Valley, Coun. John Hill and his wife, ■ PhUlipa, were guests of.honour at the second concert a t the Unitarian Church, PadUiam. • A performance by the Blackburn


Army Brass Band with guest organist, Roger Britnell, was enjoyed by all. A large and appreciative audience


was en ter tained with a wide pro-


'gramme, which included marches, songs from the shows^ and vocal, comet and organ solos. .


- Rctured are (front, left to right) Mrs


Maureen Brown, the Mayor and May­ oress of the Kibble Valley, Mrs Sheilah S to t t and Kona Swindlehurst, and (behind).Roger Britnell, Eric Millest, musical director, and Mr Barry Brown, concerts organiser, (s) •.


: • Children a t the school enjoyed an African drum workshop, making clay pots and tr ibal masks, cooking, music, dance and ■ print making. Mrs Weaver, the school


cook, made a special lunch on the Tuesday when- the menu only included recipes from an authentic African cook­ book ! ■ The main dishes were


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complemented by a very different looking salad bar and a special pudding made by Mrs R ^ , a par­ ent who originates from South Africa. She and her husband also took into school many authentic African ar tefacts and spoke to the children about life in South Africa, including tasting samples of African delicacies. Some years ago, head­


teacher Mr Lloyd ran across the Sahara Desert and the children were amazed by his tales and photos. Jewellery made


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by children from an organisation called Jewels of Hope was also sold in school and this raised £106. Workshops were held


by Rosy Williams, also from South Africa, who, together with her friend, explained


about


.apar theid and had the children counting in Swahili. Local girl Anna


Dakin recounted her experiences as a volunteer in an orphanage in Ghana. The week ended with a


Seeds for Africa non-uni­ form day when all the children and staff dressed in the colours of Africa and the £36 raised-was sent to the charity. A spe­ cial assembly was held and all parents were invit­


ed to hear the children share their memories of the week and show the work they had done. Our picture shows some


of the children during the Mrican drumming work­ shop, (s) . - • Video footage of the


workshop should now be on the village website at: www.bolton-by-bowland.


com - Valley’s big Advent celebration Children learn meaning of Eid


CHILDREN in Years 1 and 2 at Pen- dle Primary School in Clitheroe enjoyed listening to the story of “Samira's Eid” read by Farouk Hussain, a parent of one of the pupils. Mr Hussein took along traditional


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Money from charity run handed out


THREE charities have benefited from a race organised by the Stork . Hotel, Simonstone. The trio of good causes


which each received - £1,200 were Macmillan ■


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Cancer Support, the Rainbows Centre in Bar- rowford and the.Lan-


> cashireand Ciunbriakid- . ■ ney patients. .


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' The Run For Life took . place at the Stork in Sep- .tember and was-spon- '


. sored by Image Chemcal ; • Products Ltd. (s) ;


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Muslim clothes for children to try on. After the story, the children wished Mr Hussein “Eid Mubarak” (happy,Eid) and said “shukariya”. (thank you) for helping them understand about Eid preparations and celebrations, (s) .


MORE than 70 voices from Ribble Valley Choir and a 10-piece orches­ tra led Clitheroe and district’s com­ bined churches took par t in an Advent celebration on Sunday. Directed by conductor Steuart


Kellington and with pianist Dorothy Birtwell, they presented the David Palmer cantata “Holy Boy” within a united worship serv­ ice attended by more than 300 at Trin ity Methodist Church, Clitheroe. -


A variety of choral styles, togeth­


er with solos and congregational pieces, provided an inspirational focus for the service, which was opened by Rev. Tim Thorpe and included a reflection from Canon Rodney Nicholson. All the town churches were repre­


sented, with choir members coming from all parts of the Ribble Valley and as far afield as Preston and Bamoldswick. The Deputy Mayor and Consort of Ribhle Valley and


the Mayor and Mayoress of


Clitheroe also attended. Many said hOw much they appre-.


ciated being able to join in the “open” pieces. Others commented on how well integrated the orches­ tra and choir were, providing a pol­ ished presentation. Such comments, are a tribute to Steuart Kellington, who again proved a most able con­ ductor. sThe offertory from the service, being'sent to Christian Aid . and CAFOD, totalled £750.


“CURIOUSER and Curiouser” was certainly an a p t t it le for the December meeting o f . Clitheroe Civic Society. . ‘ Paul and Charles Tier­ ney, of The Old Curiosity Shop,, -in Wellfold, Clitheroe, brought along a collection of strange old objects which members had to identify. ■ :•


■ room to an apple-peeler.^ With much hilarity, the correct answers were com­ pared to “inspired” guess­


es. Nobody, got full marks! •


Curious talk from Paul and Charles Thanks were expressed


to Paul and Charles for a fascinating insight to the everyday objects of the past. ■


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- These ranged from a stirrup pump to a breast pump, a darning mush- -


. The next p a r t of the evening was a Clitheroe picture-quiz devised by: Steve Burke, with photo­ graphs taken from unusu­ al angles. It certainly test­ ed members’ observation skills and made them realise how much can be missed as we scurry along shopping.


Members learned that


the top ginnel in Moor Lane was called “Howard’s Pudding Steps’’ because of the


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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, December 11 th, 2008 19 .Chris is a litter action man!


AS a fellow resident of Highmoor Park in Clitheroe, I always wondered about the identity of the man, who was warmly referred to in our household, as “that man who’s always out picking up litter”. Every weekend we watched this lone fig­


ure wander around the estate picking up other people’s rubbish. Some onlookers might have thought he was an extremely keen council employee, while some probably wondered if he was completing a communi­ ty service order issued hy the courts! But considering he always “worked” on a


weekend, I built up a romantic notion that this man was a community-spirited role model who picked up the litter to set an example to future generations. And, unbelievably, this turned out to be the case when I finally approached Chris


• Ebrey and asked if I could write a report on him for the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times. Ex-RAF serviceman Mr Ebrey, of Mear-


ley Syke, explained that it was after notic­ ing a build-up of litter on the estate’s chil­ dren’s playground one summer’s day that he decided to take action.


. - “I t wasn’t the best environment for small


children to be playing in,” said Chris, who fits in picking up litter around working full­ time. He subsequently phoned the local author-


• AFTER losing Us two previous matches by verj' narrow margms, Clithcroe Chess Club's A team bounced back with a crushing win against league leaders Burnley. On Board 5 Eric Mansfleld got the team off to a splendid start by demolishing his opponent in


A 4 - s ta r council Awarded lop marks by the Audit Commission


fHOWioften have you-stepped "oyerlit- imsir


Borough Council’s street scene manager, Graham dagger, to ask if the council would supply him with the necessary equipment to help out. “He kindly agreed and I have now been


doing what I can for about three to four years,” added Chris. “Let’s be honest, Clitheroe is a fantastic


ij toTClitl^rde resident Chris EbreyAvho. EiS'hopih2 to set an example to Others byi tidying,up the area where he Iives.%t^


ity to see if they could clear litter away from the playground on a regular basis. ‘They said they were happy to clear it on


this occasion, and.did, b u t th a t current funding only permitted a resource of six people to cover the whole of the Ribble Val­ ley and so could not commit to regular help,” father-of-two Chris explained. “I t was clear that unless we.were all pre­


pared to incur a significant increase in coun­ cil tax, it could not all be done by the coun­ cil.” Chris added that it was clear to him that


by keeping his own neighbourhood tidy, his actions would benefit local people living on Highmoor Park, but just as importantly, help free up the council to focus on those areas around the town centre that need it most. He decided to approach Ribble Valley


only 16 moves. Draws followed on Boards 2 and 3, where Brendan Brown and Paul Fallon both played solidly. On Board 4 John Smith won his opponent's queen and brought the game to a successful conclusion to secure the match for Clitheroe. This left the game on Board 1 where


place to live and one we should all be proud of.


“The council does have limited funding


and although we’d all like to think that the council is here to cater for all our needs through the council tax, we do need to help out in our own neighbourhoods where pos­ sible. In the end everybody benefits and every little helps.” Chris’s actions have been applauded by council chiefs at Ribble Valley Borough


Council. Council leader Michael Ranson said:


“Chris is a wonderful example of how resi­ dents can help their neighbourhoods. “I suspect that there are others like him,


" whose neighbourliness helps to make Ribble Valley such a wonderful place to live.” Street scene manager, Mr Jagger, added:


“Chris Ebrey doesn’t ju s t tell us about problems, on many occasions he has helped us to solve them. If more residents were as public-spirited as Chris, our job would be easier and the borough better for it.”


Paul Timson was having a tough struggle against his county team mate Howard Hughes. The game looked to be heading for a draw


when Howard blundered a pawn away, after which Paul's excellent endgame technique gave him no chance. It finished 4-1 to Clitheroe.


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