jlO Clltheroe Advertiser &Times,Thursday, December 11th, 2008


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A C O N C E R T a t Clitherqe" W a i te d -R e fo rm e d Q liu rch


i^b o o s ted ats “Raise, the Roof


^?Fund’4 tp th e tune of £370. iiy?;6,Giving the concert^was -“B '•N a tu ra l” ,, a- group:hf seven,


V music-^lovihg friends,; three men Wahd'four: women, led by Gil^


“.■Fourie. ^ _


^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ :f f f l‘iTheyiperformed a selection of flight popular'songs, such as


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and were joined by some of their: children; and also children from


the junior church., . Sophie Zakrzewski,, Andrea


Ritchie, Lizzie and Katie .Wlo- darczyk all g av e beautiful solo


performances.


•. At the interval the audience,, enjoyed mulled wine and parkin


horn. _ . ' Emily Zakrzewski played the. , ■ ^


flute and 10-year-old Ben Fourie played a solo on th e F rench,


roof


and a t the end.of the concert Rev. Norma Johnson gave a vcSivI of thanks.to the.singers, ins trS ^ I mentalists and'accompanying pianists John, Gray and Evelyii Gorst.


' ' ' ■The ladies, were presented


with flowering plants and the gentlem.en were promised a-free hot-pot lu n ch 'a t'th e church’s C h r is tm as Fair, .which took place recently. ' ' ' ’ ■


; i Our picture shows B iNatural- ; during their performance, (s)


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MANY; tbanks; to all of ' you who 'have; already donated presents to this


year’s Toy Appeal, j . We really are gratMul for


every gift th a t.h a s already been given. . Some fabulous toys, toi­


letries and other items have generously been handed in to our two collections points - . the Salvation Army shop.in Lowergate and the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times office, 3 KingStreet. ■ Capt. Elizabeth Smith, of


th e Salvation-Army, said: “There has-been-some good giving abeady and some love-- ly gifts h^ ^b d en brought in. ..


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• V A SPLENDID charity evening ■ was held to boost funds for the .- ,:


_ Cystic Fibrosis Trust. 'rJ .The sell-out fund-raising dinner , was held at Wilpshire Goh. Club , and was attended by “Coronation;


c Street’s” Malcolm Hebden (aka • Norris-Cole) and David Ross :v


■ fromBBCl. ; The event, which was organised


, by;Whalley women Alison Bury and Denise Gaffing, attracted 200 people and raised £2,300 for the deserving charity.


Attractions included a hot sup- . per, a raffle and an auction..


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: The tireless fund-raisers recent- , ly completed the New York"; ;


; Marathon in five hours and "20. minutes to raise money for Cystic v


. Fibrosis - a charity close to their , hearts.


Speaking about the challenge,.-".


Alison said: “We would have been .• quicker, but we kept stopping to '. take photos of the awesome Man- : hattan skyline, fantastic bridges and hunky New York firemen '' >


who lined the entire route! . , :: v.“The crowds were great, really


■ kept us going. At mile 23,1 felt veiy odd, like I was going to pass


' out and really slowed down.” ■ . ,• - Speaking about the charity din­ ner, Alison added: “A great time was ha'd.by all and we would like


■..to thank everyone who attended the ei/ent and all the sponsors . ^ that donated the raffle prizes.” ,


., Our picture shows organisers . and guests at the special dinner.


’ • (T091108/12) P - W o m a n r e a c t e d o v e r c a n c e r t a u n t ^


A 20-YEAR-OLD woman reacted'vio-


; lently when her for­ mer partner made a cruel comment about her cancer stricken father.- •Blackburn magis­


trates heard that AimeeLouise: - Pooles, of Pature- lands Drive, Billing- ton, repeatedly; - punched the man who, by his own : admission, had been drinking and smok­ ing drugs. ' - And she later told police she had hit . . ., him as hard as she


: could b ^ u s e she; . wanted to hurt him. MrBasharat


Ditta (defending)-;.-' said in the past Stu-, art James Pearson i ■ had comforted


had returned to a house in Shake­ speare Way when there was a verbal argument. Mr Pearson then


said to Pooles; “I ■. wish you would die and I-wish your father would die ■with his cancer.” “She responded


instantly as a result of that provoca­ tion,” said Mr Ditta. “I t wasn’t


reaction to some- ■ ■ thing she found ; deeply hurtful. • f “She was com- ■ -


thinks was a table leg and the defen­ dant then started to punch him in the face.” Mr Ditta said his client and the aggrieved had been in a relationship for four years and he . knew her family and that her father had cancer. “Sometimes the


people who know you say.the most -. hurtful things


• premeditated or pre- because they know; planned^ it was a


they will get a reac-


tion,’’ said Mr - Ditta. “Mr Pearson


pletely honest with the police when she: said she wanted to - hit him as hard a s . - she could.’l Mr Peter Wild;


Pooles in her distress, (prosecuting) 'said about her father’s ■ condition.'


:. -'i “He knew how to ..


;-. her. and th a t . - . flBS,what;he'^t o u t;; ^Fdo,”,said Mr.. \ ' . - Ditta. .“Pm not .con-:


; ; doning her. behayr'-:,- lour, but trying to


explain why she ■ -.


reacted in'a way that was totally out- of character.”


. - ' Mr Ditta said the V couple and others :


»f .1 _,vr MG -v;: the couple had been


drinking together before going to th e ;; / house in Shake- • - speare Way.'


' “Mr Pearson . - ^ rolled himself a joint ■ and then had an ■.


'i argument with the . ! < i defendant,” said Mr ; Wild. “Another man who was in the > .


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house.came from ■ behind him and hit


■ him with what he ,


; knew that her father’s illness dis­ tressed my client: ■ and he chose his words to get the-


maximum reac­ tion.” Pooles plead­ ed guilty to assault


, causing actual bodi­ ly harm. She was


ordered to do 140 hours unpaid work, pay £250 compensation and £60 costs...


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. We really areivery grateful for, all the donations, but we need people to keep bringing items '; in.”.


;With:the names of families ' . - ' , . JdI^9»w®»*ti,CBsSamw


who need our help still being ; passed to the Salvation Army : we,-have-.not’ yet received;; enough gifts to go round. . • . Since our first Toy Appeal-,


4n 2004 we have been able to provide-brand new presents for every baby, child and teenager who has needed o u r . help. ■; And with just one week to. go until our 2008 Toy Appeal ends, there is still time for you to help us.


• ' - In the Clitheroe Advertiser


and Times’ newsroom we have decided to do what we can to support th is year ’s appeal. Instead of . sending . Christ­


mas cards to colleagues we have.decided to .p o o l the


: money we will save and use it : to buy toys and gifts for our. .'appeal. Helping us to help


others can be easy and simple and the benefits are brilliant - with your backing we can really, make a difference to a family’s festive season. • On Christmas Day the


cooks at' Clitheroe Hospital will again be providing a fes­ tive lunch for the Salvation Army.. Every year- since 2004, the


which is cooked by chef Alan Lightbown and his team. Again this year an af ter ­


noon of free food, fun and fel­ lowship is guaranteed. ■ . Although some places have


already been allocated for this free Christmas Day lunch, Capt. Smith and Lt Brenda Wise want to see every seat


Salvation Army has opened its doors on the 25th to wel­ come Ribble 'Valley residents who would otherwise be spending the day alone. A team of volunteers trans- ■


port people to and from the venue and help serve the meal


■filled and every table taken. If you want to join the Sal- ■ vation Army on Christmas


' Day either fill in this coupon . and take i t to the Salvation- Army shop or the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times office, or contact Capt. Smith on 07709351394.


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A PUBLIC speaking team from a Ribble "Valley high school is through to the next round of a national competi­ tion after arguing very con-. vincingly: th a t the “cred it crunch” could be good.for.


■youl ;■" The team from St Augus-- ■tine’s RC High School, a t Billington, consisted of speak­ er George Barnes, expresser of thanks Nicholas Howley and


chairman Tom Pickup. They won th ro u g h to , th e . next rpund of. th e com petition organised by the Business and ■Professional Women’s Organ-, isation. ■ George Barnes delivered a most original speech at. the


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