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4. ClitheroeAdvertiser &TimeSi Thursday, November 27th, 2008 .'


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GROWING and showing sweet peas;/. gamed over, many years. ;Although >.-iSweet peas which are displayed at was'the illustrated talk' given to ";’Mr^Prestgn grows thousands of sweetft .n^jorshows.: - v I ,


/ ;s -iods coiild be adapted for home grow- ■•’ meeting chairman Bill Gregsoii ■


Club’s, guest speaker offers valued advice on growing and showing sweet peas t t l


Ciitheroe Garden Club members by. ’peas he demonstrated how his meth- _• • During the business part of the . ^Ktspeaker Kevin Preston;;'


; ’ He took his audience through each ers. He talked about different vari-. -. reminded members that the annual stage, sharlng'the'knowledge he has;'.’/ eties and showed some of his own .- :; ^ meeting vrasonly. 12 weeks away and


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that the future success of the club ,. depended on ^tting enough nomina- , tions for newjofficers.The club’s ' autumn social in November was being well supported and would defi-. fiitely go ahead. Again membere and


affiliates can benefit from half p ^o seeds.


. • /T h e 'n e x t meeting i s ^


December 3rd when Peter Jepson will talk about !‘Alpine Flowers oh South East Switzerland”.


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Nominate someone who has made a difference


RESIDENTS in.the Ribble’ ■Valley are being encouraged to put forward health profes­ sionals who they th in k should be honoured with an award for their everyday


S a r r f f l ^ ^ r y P L A N T CE ^ N T R E


Blow your mind away


at the largest stockists of


Specimen Plants in Lancashire.


; A new variety of Lqrlandll 2001,' ,


. compact and bushy. , ' Will screen anything.


We can screen anything.


Portuguese laurel evergreen, flowers In spring, fruits in autumn. EJxcellent all year round wind break.


activity. . Nominees could be a cond- munity-based team or an individual who has made a difference to a patient’s qual­


i ty of life or their treatment. Last year, members of the


: public put forward several. - entries for NHS East Lan­ cashire’s “Excellence In Prac­ tice’’ awards, with two of the public nominees being short-


; listed for the finals. Now the public are being reminded th a t th ey have


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until November 30th to put forward new entries for this year’s NHS East Lancashire ] awards ceremony, which will take place in late January.; - The award categories are


for lifetime achievement, championing diversity, team i of the year, impact through p ra c t ic e , excellence in ] engagement, tackling'health inequalities, innovation, rais­ ing standards, health ambas­ sador, partnership award, and the unsung hero award. For more information on


how..to nominate, phone Katie Stephenson a t NHS E a s t Lancashire on 01282 610220 or visit: www.east- lancspct.nhs.uk


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IT will be a case of lights, camera and action a t Ribble Valley Camcorder Clu b ’s fifth annual film show tomor­ row. On November 2 8 th , 90


minutes of film, produced by club members during the year, will be on show. ■ Topics will include local


interest, as well as documen- ■ taries about local businesses, such as CocoMoyo, along with some comic sketches. - To encourage better film­


Photinla Red Robin - Bright red new . growth, evergreen, freestanding ’ .J'; or as a hedging plruit


V Grlsellnla Uttoralls t: Elvergreen; 5 ; extremely hardy, 'excellent hedging: ■plant,'hl^y tolerant of salt winds - :, Ideal for coastal regions ■ .


Our Fantastic


Landscaping Team (Southport Fiower Show & invited guests on


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Gardeners Worid) PtanandPiant


Gardens Beautifuiiy ' '/ .n ■-'' 5- ; T SamlesbUry P L A N T C E N T RE a&


Preston New Road Samlesbury Near Preston


01254 814245 Next to Samlesbury Hail


Laurel Hedgings, one of the finest, evergreen hedges In this country,. ,


- all sizes Specimen Topiary


ing two trophies will be pre­ sented - the Ken Brass Tro­ phy for.the best under three- minute film and the Malcolm Fox Trophy for the best over three-minute film.


: The trophies are being


given out in memory of two active founder members who passed away suddenly last year.


The films were judged by all the members who were


present a t the club’s la s t meeting. : The show will take place at


: the St Michael and St John’s Social Centre in Lowergate


■starting at 7-30 p.m. Tickets, costing £7 each, can be • o b ta in e d ’. from


Richard Dugdale on 01200 424962 or 07836 505102. • 'With Christmas fast


approaching, many people will have their camcorders in action filming their families and seasonal activities. Sadly, many of these films are never seen again and do not get on to DVD due to the am o u n t of poor footage,


' which never gets edited. These films are great fami­


ly archive material which should be kept for future gen­ erations to see. Camcorder club members will help any­ one clean up their work and produce films on to DVD. The club exists to help


. each o th e r become better ■ film makers and sets aside. meetings for tutorials and problemsolving. ■ Everyone will be made wel­


come;'whatever their age or level of filming knowledge.


. : Club meetings are general­ ly held on the first and third


■ • Thursday of each'month. ' ■ ’ Further details about the ’ club can be obtained from Richard Dugdale on 01200


■ 424962 or Doug Brownrigg on 01200 425305.


Chocolate proves a tasty;subject


.A LESSON in the many tastes and textures of choco­ late was enjoyed by members of the:Clover Club a t their last meeting. . '. Shopkeeper Lisa Kennedy, . who sells chocolate in her Cas- '.tle Street shop, gave a,talk,


, detailing the origins of cocoa beans from all over the world.'


; ; And the 35 members in attendance had the opportu-' nity to taste the treats. ^


V -.Arrangements were made


■; th e Copy;Nook Hotel on. .December 2nd:-


’ M a n c h e s te r - th e a t r^ P® .


; ’ Mrs Hailwood is also look-, ing into booking a trip^fcg


March. ’ Thanks were expressed by ..


. Mrs P at Pickering for dona- ; tions of baby clothes, etc, and the money to send them to South;Africa; a s p ar t of. '. the Baby PackProject. ‘


• for th e c lu b ’s Christmas. ■ party. This is to be held at


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Ciitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, November 27th, 2008 5 www.Giitheroeadvertlser.co.uk Your one-stop guide to getting around the North at Our boy lollipop is a winner! By Julie Magee


A LOLLIPOP man from Mellor Brook has been voted best in the North West. Mr Derek Ashbumer (72),


who is the lollipop man for St L eo n a rd ’s CE P rimary School in Langho, will now compete for the UK Lollipop Person of the Year title. The competition, which is


being run by Kwik-Fit Insur­ ance, in'vited every primary


. school in the country to nom­ inate their lollipop person as best in the country. Children, staff, parents


and members of the commu­ n i ty were asked to send in drawings, videos, stories,


' p h o to g rap h s or an y th in g which reflected exactly what their lollipop person means


■ to them. “I t didn’t take much per­


suading for the children to write and draw pictures of Derek,” said headteacher Mrs Anne Pickup. “They wrote some lovely things about Derek, including that he has always got a smile on his face.’ ’ ■ ’ “They said even when the


weather is rainy, windy and cold he’s still always smiling, which shows h e ’s happy inside.” ' . Mrs Pickup explained that when she took over as head­ te a ch e r 11'years ago, the school was in danger of los­ ing th e crossing p a tro l as nobody was willing to take


up the position. The role was p a r ticu la r ly important a t th a t time because the road s t i l l had a 60 m.p.h. limit, which has has now been reduced to 30 m.p.h., and she subsequently sent a plea out to parents and grandparents. “Derek was bringing his


grandchildren to school in th e morning and picking them up in the evening and offered to do.it while his grandchildren were a t the school;” explained Mrs Pick­ up.


L u ck i ly for the school,


Derek has seen his first two grandchildren Amy 'Winter- bottom and Matthew Whal- ley progress to secondary school, b u t his two o th e r


grandchildren Ella Winter- bottom and Ben Whalley are now pupils. He’s a lovely person and


loves to ch a t,” added Mrs Pickup. “He always keeps us up to


date with the weather, with, who’s who in pop music and pop bands. He’s a real char­ acter and very special to us.” Mr Ashburner,* who is


involved with many aspects of school life, was presented with £500 worth of holiday vouchers and a silver lollipop trophy, while the school was presented ■with a £100 book voucher. He to ld the Ciitheroe


Advertiser that his first pri­ or ity had.always been the


children’s safety. He added th a t he hoped


pupils left St Leonard’s with a good level of road safety awareness, which they could take with them to secondary school.- If Mr Ashburner wins the


national t i t le he stands to win £1,500 worth of holiday vouchers, while the school would win a £200 book voucher and a concert in their school by the winner of Britain's Got Talent, George Sampson. Pictured is Derek getting a


big cheer from. Year Six pupils, who sang “My Boy Lollipop” and performed a dance routine for him. (B211108/3)


Give a Ghristmas gift to needy children


CAN you help us provide new toys for Ciitheroe chil­ dren this Christmas? ■ • For the fifth festive season the Ciitheroe Advertiser and


• Times and the local Salvation Army have joined forces for a


Toy Appeal. Once again our aim is to


provide presents for as many


’ youngsters who have.been identified as being in need of our help as possible. - 'Every year since 2004, with your help, we have brought seasonal chwr to hundreds of children in town whose fami­ lies simply cannot afford the additional cost of putting


. presents under the Christmas ; ^ ^ r them our Toy Appeal


. really is a lifeline. 'Without your help, these youngsters


• would have nothing new to .open on Christmas Day.


• .H Some readers have already responded to' our appeal for. I help, and have brought bags


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dvertiser and limes & Salvation Army. .;


of goodies in for this year’s


Toy Appeal. And this week Capt. Eliza­


beth Smith and Lt Brenda Wise, of the Salvation Army in Ciitheroe, travelled.to


-Manchester to collect,four bagS’Of toys protrided by th e . annual toy ride o rg an is t by motorcyclists. B u t we s till need much


more help. We do not want to let down any family, who


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needs our assistance. From to ts to teens, we want to make sure we provide new toys and gifts including watches, footballs, puzzles;' kites, skateboards or science equipment for boys; while girls love dolls and dressing up, ponies and princesses, games and-glamorous acces- ■ series. Said Capt. Smith: “I t does


not matter if we get 10 of the same presents because they all go out to different fami­ lies. In the. pas t Ciitheroe Advertiser and Times readers have been very resourceful ■with the presents they have provided.” . . ■ ; ■ . _ •There are two collection points for the ToyAppeal -


.the Ciitheroe Advertiser and Times office, 3 King Street, and the Salvation Army shop in Lowergate. • • With the credit crunch really.beginning, to bite, we -want to make sure donations


given to our Toy Appeal reach all those families who find themselves in.need of a helping hand this Christmas.


• As well as handing out pres­ ents th ro u g h a v a r ie ty of agencies, gifts are also given to families known personally


• to the Salvation Anny. ■ Anyone wanting to talk to


Capt. Smith can call her in confidence on 0770 9351394.


..... • Valley residents who ■ would otherwise be on their own on Christmas Day are invited along for a free festive


' lunch organised by the Sal-va- tionArmy. In pre-vious years almost all


the places have been taken and this year the Salvation Army would love to see every


: seat filled. Simply make sure^ Capt. Smith has your name


■ and contact details and you ■will be able to enjoy an after­ noon of friendship on Decem­ ber 25th. • •


Two Tories voted in favour


ON page 5 of la s t week’s Ciitheroe A d v er tise r and Times, we carried an article explaining th e reasoning behind three Conservative councillors’ decision to vote against the tra f f ic control measures on Moor Lane, at the Lancashire Local meet­ ing. I t followed a previous account of w hy Liberal


Democrat councillors Allan Knox and Stephen Sutcliffe voted for the introduction. Following la s t week’s


item, Coun. Sutcliffe has asked us to point out that the decision to go ahead was a joint one with two Conser­ vative county councillors Chris Holtom and Mary Wilson also voting for the controversial scheme.


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