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Blood donor


sessions BLOOD donor ses­ sions will be held at West Bradford Vil­ lage Hall next Wednesday, March 5th. Existing and new


donors are urged to attend the sessions, from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 5-30 to 7-30 p.m. Donors can book


an appointment in advance by calling 0845 7711711, or simply turn up. Giving blood is


quick and easy and could save lives. To find out more,


visit the National Blood Service web­ site at: www.blood.co.uk


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THIS letter is a copy of one sent to Lancashire County Council and signed by 14 residents of Pendle Court: We, being some of the res­


idents at Pendle Court (a purpose-built complex for older people, owned by Rib- ble Valley) are concerned about the difficulty experi­ enced by essential services pulling up by our entrance steps/access slope. These include ambulances, fire engines, local buses, taxis and private collection and return of residents. Recently, one resident with walking problems fell


.badly while trying to access a local taxi. The paramedics had to


attend. This is not a one-off incident; many of the resi­ dents walk with difficulty using sticks or crutches. Distance and ease of stepping up to vehicles, usu­


Problems for vital services However, with often


Ciitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) Follow (he debate at


ally the bus, is important to us.


thoughtless general parking, these vehicles often have to park some way from the steps and slower moving residents can panic about getting there in time. We request as a matter


now of some urgency that yellow lines or. “H” marks to denote an entrance be provided along the length of the steps - about the length of the small local bus. This request has been


made in the past, we under­ stand, but has not reached the top of the priority list. Please now reconsider this before further accidents occur, especially with car ownership ever increasing.


CONCERNED PENDLE COURT RESIDENTS Hayhursl Streef, Clilheroe


• S U R E S T A R T , E A R L Y Y E A R S § CH ILD C A R E S E R V I C E Lancashire's


children need you New phase of development for the Children's Centre Initiative in Lancashire!


The Government's Children's Centre Initiative aims to support all i families with young children by providing a range of high quality services. The services to be delivered via the children's centre must include early education, family support, health and training.


Lancashire has targets to develop more children's centres in phase 3 (2008-2010), so if you are interested in learning about how children's centres are helping your community and the plans to bring more children's centres to your area you may want to attend the following meeting:


Tuesday 4th March at Training 2000, Nelson 5.30pm - 8pm.


To resewe a place at the meet­ ing, or for further information, please contact Sam Parker at the Sure Start, Early Years and Childcare Service on: Tel: 01772 452022 E-mail: sam.parker@ed.lancscc.gov.uk


|ww.clitheroeadver(iser.co.uk Write to: The Editor, Clilheroe Adi erliser and Times, 3 KinJ Street, Clilheroe BB72EW or e-mail: vivien.meath@eastlanesncws.co.uk Stark warning to


girl and parents TODAY - a dark winter’s morning when cars were using headlights - at around 8-30 a.m. I saw a pretty little girl on a cycle in Chatburn road.. She was wearing a pink coat and


had a lovely pink cycle helmet, which she carried on her handle­ bars. She had no lights on her cycle. She looked as if she was pri­ mary school age. To this little girl and her parents


I just want to say that on a win­ ter’s morning a few years ago my brother-in-law was out cycling and did not wear a helmet either. He never came home because he


was knocked off his bicycle and ended up in intensive care with brain damage. A week later his family switched off his life sup­ port. My message to the parents of


this pretty little girl is: if you value your child’s life, make sure she is protected and wears protec­ tive clothing when out cycling. It is nearly seven years since my brother-in-law died and all we have are our memories. I would hate for this little girl's family to go through that same pain, all for the sake of not wearing her hel­ met.


MRSS.NORTHOVER, Moorland Crescent, Ciitheroe


Thank you to a


kind pharmacist I PEN this short letter to say a very big thank you to the lady pharmacist a t Peter Buckley’s Chemist, Railway View, CUtheroe. On Saturday, seeing I was some­


what distressed with a medical condition, she was kind enough to be instumental in getting me an appointment, th a t same after­ noon, with the emergency doctor at Ciitheroe Hospital. One day later after some med­


ication I now feel a lot better. Thanks darling, you’re a treas­


ure. In future you will certainly get a lot more business from this grateful customer.


BERT HARDWICK, Queensway, Waddington


An accident is lACSHNA Ita Childcare 08001<)5 0137 S u r e S t o r t C ounty Council^ ^


almost inevitable IS there any need for all these taxis?


We are only a small town really.


but it seems that the taxi firms are taking over. They park on their taxi rank, bu t also park right down the road, sometimes on the other side waiting for another taxi to move. Some are the most inconsiderate, arrogant drivers, never waiting even if it is not their right of way. Along Woone Lane in Ciitheroe


there are up to 16 taxis parked, sometimes double parking, and there are always three 12-seater minibuses. If you have a business tha t involves vehicles surely you must have adequate parking facilities for that business. There is going to be an accident on this road in the near future as many children use this road. It would not matter how road conscious they are, it is inevitable.


KRISTINA JOHNSON, Bollund Prospect, Clitlicroc


What harm is


being done here? OTHER residents of the village of Chatburn too have noticed that the casual access to the fields at the end of Greenfield Avenue has been denied by vicious barbed wire. Is this because young people


have been using the recent wintry weather to use their sledges on the slopes beyond - a practice that has become tradition over decades? It is one thing to ensure cattle


or sheep are contained - another to deny access to local people - and children. As I understand, there is no


legal or binding law of trespass unless wilful damage is commit­ ted.


What harm have these little people done?


ROBIN PARKER, St Chad’s Avenue, Chatburn


Time to get your


priorities right AS a Feedback Panel member I have received an e-mail regarding the arts audit which has been commissioned by Ribble Valley Borough Council incorporating a request to complete an attached questionnaire. Can I say that as a matter of


principal I am declining to take part in the survey for the reason that our community has far more pressing needs for financial sup­ port from council tax revenues


Get in touch!


WILL the writer of the letter signing him/herself “aggrieved re s id en t” regarding Sabden refuse, please contact the editor. L e t te r w r ite rs ’ names and


addresses must be supplied in all instances prior to publication. -Editor


Your letters...


• Letters can be sent by post to ihe Clilheroe Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Ciitheroe BB7 2EW, via e-mail to vivien.mcath@eastIancsnews.co. uk, via fax to 01200 443467 or texted to 07799696447, but must include the writer’s name and full postal address.


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than the minority interests which®^ j are outlined in the questionnaire. Those who wish to take part in


such activities should organise them themselves and fund them entirely from their own resources. Council tax p ay e rs ’ money should not be spent in this way, nor should borough council salaries be expended on activities to support them. Our council leaders should


rather be looking a t ways and means to provide, for example, greater assistance to the elderly, better policing, retention of rural post offices, improvement of our pavements and roads, (w'hich in Ciitheroe and surrounding areas are a disgrace), better enforce­ ment of the dog fouling regula­ tions, etc. Is it no t high time th a t the council got its priorities right?


ANDREW J. MOORE, Kenilworth Drive, Ciitheroe


Sincere thanks


to playgroup I WOULD like to congratulate St Paul’s Playgroup on its funding for new equipment and to thank Nicky and her staff for a lovely night out, and for my presents of photos from over the years, flow­ ers and the hand painting. I have just retired as a Granny


Volunteer, helping out for more than nine years. I t has been very rewarding. I still see lots of my little ones around Ciitheroe. Anyone out there who would


like to help out please ring Nicky on 07749 728960 or Cathleen on 01200 425604.


LAURA QUINTON, Hazel Grove, Ciitheroe


Young farmers This week members of Bolton-by-Bow- land Young Farm­ ers’ Club joined with members from Gisburn to go ice skating at Black­ burn Ice Arena. There was a fantas- . tic turnout and it


exciting meeting!


Next week’s meeting is carcass judging at Rileys slaughter house. Members to meet at 7 p.m. in the village or 7-30 p.m. there. Again it is a joint meeting and


Ciitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) --------


BOLTON-BY- BOWLAND


Borough Council I


requesting sugges­ tions for naming streets which were either unadopted or where development is proposed. There are no unadopted streets in Chatburn and th a t should future development take place the loca­ tion would be taken into consideration before a suitable name be considered.


new members are Two planning appli- always very wel-


^ave been CHATBURN Parish council


approved - 21 Rib- blesdale Avenue, and 22 Darkwood Crescent.


At the meeting of Chatburn Parish Council held in the village hall, it was announced that the Items to be discussed


district councillor intends to deal per­ sonally with prob­ lems concerning the three stream waste collection service and has prepared a copy of a letter which is to be circu­ lated to all resi­ dents. Surgeries to discuss this will be held in Chatburn Methodist Church


and 12 p.m. and for Downham and Twiston residents in the village hall on Saturday, March 8th between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m.


The person appointed to discuss ideas for progressive play equipment failed to attend the meeting with parish council representatives. A further appoint­ ment will be made. The roundabout bearing has been cleaned and greased and the gate and stile installed. It was agreed that the installation of a footpath between the main entrance


necessary in excep­ tionally wet condi­ tions. However, the situation will be monitored and quo­ tations obtained for stone slabs to be laid.


1|A letter was received " from Ribble Valley


12th,


Councillors support­ ed the planning application for the refurbishment of the changing rooms on the playing field.


at the next parish council meeting on March


include, the Lan­ cashire Best-Kept Village Competi­ tion,


speeding through Chatburn; r--2


on meetings with Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council at Parish Councils Liaison Committee; Standards Commit­ tee; Tarmac Liaison Committee and the Police Forum.


a ? only had one toilet.


After Mr Hailwood retired he and his wife Hazel enjoyed many cruises. A remarkable one was when they visited Hong Kong and went into the Methodist Church where his mother and father were married. The church is no longer there and a sky- ' next- seeing what


scraper has been built in its place.


Village Appraisal; Mrs Giles thanked playground equip- Mr Hailwood for a ment and a pro- wonderful talk,


footpath.


posed playing field ^he next meeting on AVednesday the


Fellowship


on Saturday, March “0 Happy Day” was 1st, between 9 a.m. the opening hymn.


accompanied by Mrs Marjorie Wilkinson, at the meeting of Chat­ burn Women’s Fel-


Rev. Katy Thomas, minister at Whalley, will be speaking. There will also be a bing-and-buy stall.


.g'rin dleton


M r 'rX r i s Giles S o u p lUDCh introduced guest A warming bowl of speaker Mr Roland home-made soup


Hailwood whose talk was entitled “Why do we travel abroad?”


Some reasons he men­ tioned were to have a holiday, see differ­ ent places and to get some sunshine. Mr Hailwood said he has been a member of Rotary for many years and had some wonderful times of fellowship in this country and abroad.


to the playground Ciitheroe Rotary is gate would only be twinned with Den-


have been filling in their long Parish Plan questionnaires, giving the local


views on local serv­ ices,


requirements, cur­ rent workplaces, what they want in the village in the next few years. The really interesting


improvements can be pursued! The responses are being p ro f e s s io n a l ly analysed together with views of a younger group. These results are coming back to the team to work out what to do next. This will take place


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ews from the Villages Log on to www.clitherocadvertiser.co.uk for village news online MELLOR WI’s boost for


cancer charity A CHEQUE for £300 was presented to Rib­ ble Valley Macmillan Cancer Support from money raised at the Gisburn village Christmas fair organ­ ised by Gisburn WI on behalf of the vil­ lage. WI president Mrs Jean Rydc is pic­ tured presenting the cheque to Mrs Mar­ garet Blatchford from Macmillan Cancer Support for the Ribble Valley.(s)


will take place on Sunday, at 6-30 p.m. in St Ambrose Church, Grindleton.


of Praise for Moth­ ering Sunday.


HURST GREEN


Memorial Hall p lT tV i irh ^ p ^ en The ™ 1 meeting


mittee is on Wednesday at 7-30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend.


takes place in the Memorial Hall at 7- 30 p.m.


planning team their The service is a Songs copies of Round the transport


NGW SiGttGr


Green, Hurst Green's own village newsletter will be dropping into letter boxes next week. This edition has been sponsored by the WI.


of Hurst Green If you do not receive Memorial Hall com- a copy in the next couple of weeks tel. Nancy Bailey on 01254 826903.


St John's Kidzone are planning a trip to Martin «


01254 826316 book a place.


.


Mere on Saturday, L>rUS3QGS to


(or at least start) in A parenting teenagers St Ambrose Church course is taking parish room at 1-30 p.m. on Tuesday. Any resident who has become interest­ ed having seen the


schoolroom soup lunch on Wednes­ day between 12 and 1-30 p.m.


with a bread roll, a piece of home-made cake, a cup of tea or coffee and a friendly chat awaits visitors to Grindleton Mothers’ Day Methodist Church On Sunday there will be a special service


joining the group, they will be made very welcome.


All that it will cost is a donation of at least £1, more if possible, which, this time, will go towards North Lancs Methodist


adults and babies. Everyone welcome,


mark Rotary and he has been warmly welcomed there many times. He has also visited Roma­ nia, taking aid and basic equipment for team.


C U U iU I i lc i l l / iv>i ,


and he visited a hos- P a r ish p lan pital where they Grindleton's residents


questionnaire can The course will last still get involved by for six weeks. Inquiries, tel. Susan Lancaster 01254 822407.


Don't forget the Lent courses continue with adults meeting


in St Ambrose Tonight’s theme is Church, Grindleton. “City and Village”. The pupils of Grindleton Primarj’ School will attend and take part in the service.


of Holy Commu­ nion for Mothering Sunday at 9-30 a.m.


District Project to Bunches of daffodils Papua New Guinea Summer 2008, to help Tim and congregation during Wendy Bridgeman the service, to be part of the ServICG


The members of Kidzone meet on Mondays a t 4-30 p.m. and 'will be looking a t the theme of school.


will be distributed First responder to members of the visitors are welcome to join members of Hurst Green WI tonight to hear a


A joint service for parishes across the West Bowland Part­ nership Ministry


competition is for a home remedy and


arage.


place at All Hal­ lows’ Church, on W e d n e s d a y evenings, at 7-45 p.m.


tel. Caroline Holden Everyone is welcome to Knowle Green


Village Hall tomor­ row at 7-30 p.m. to hear a talk by Mr. Donald Richardson on “The Knights Hospitaller” and learn something more of the interest­ ing history of this ancient group of charity workers. Admission is free. More information can be obtained by phoning 01772 783839.


on Thursdays at 7- Cards out 30 p.m in the vie- On Monday the first fortnightly whist and dominoes ses­ sion for March will be held and on AVednesday the monthly military whist and dominoes will take place.


Both events are in Knowle Green Vil­ lage Hall at 7-30 p.m. and admission is £1, including tea and biscuits.


talk about First Memorial Responders. The Tickets are available for ' the annual memorial luncheon


The event is held to give thanks to those members of the community who gave so much of their time and ener­ gy to the running of the hall over the past years.


day, March 9th, CODCGrt from noon.


in Knowle Green Village Hall on Sun-


the Salvation Army are in concert at Wesley Hall, Black-


Ciitheroe Advertiser STimes, Thursday, February 28th, 2008 15 the team Ian Perry, Walmsley and on who has been instru­ mental in this sea­ son’s efforts, made a 42 break, the high­ est this season.


the kitchen stall Mrs C. Bailey and Mrs S. Broom were kept busy.


The Central North Fellowship Band of gupperw^ provided


Names were taken for the spring council meeting in Preston on March 18th and a suggestion to visit Newby Hall and gardens in May was put fonvard.


by Mesdames Dins- dale, Bleazard and


burnonSatodayat s ^ e r at the next


7-30 p.m. Tickets „,eeting on March are £5.


There will be a buffet lunch served from 12-30 p.m. and the afternoon will be completed with entertainment by the local Lancashire folk group, “T’other ‘Arf ”, making a wel­ come return to the village hall. Tickets are £10, obtained by phoning 01254 878447.


Lunch concGrt


Village Hall today will


feature


Georgina Cookson on viola with Rus­ sel! Lomas on piano.


PrayGr day The Women's World Day of Prayer serv-


and ice will be hosted at Young FarmGfS


18th will be Mrs Elaine Jones on “Lotions Potions”.


Mellor, on Friday, March 7th at 7-30 p.m. The speaker will be Mrs Linda Leadbetter, of Ciitheroe. Every­ one is welcome to the service which


has been prepared from


Guyana.


The luncheon concert P a h s h COUPCil in Knowle Green The next parish coun­


cil meeting will be held on Thursday,


The concert next Thursday, will fea­ ture pianist Neil Crossland who has performed in the hall on previous occasions. He will be T- , . . playing works by laulG tGCniS Rachmaninov and A table tennis club in


Liszt. Rachmani­ nov’s original ver­ sion of his 2nd Sonata was recorded and performed by


March 6th in Mellor Village Hall at 7 p.m. All are wel­ come to attend the public session.


Friendly Circle The next meeting of Read Friendly Cir­ cle will take place on Tuesday.


Pendleton Village Hall continues each Saturday between 2 and 3 p.m. Every­ one is welcome.


Neil in 1966, bu t FUH daPC ln g after various per- rpj^g


to concentrate on a new repertoire. This year sees a return to this wonderful work. Also in the perform­ ance on March 6th


Hungarian Rhap­ sodic and the First- Mephisto AValtz.


To book tel. 01254 820948. Admission is £14, including lunch or £10 for the concert only.


.LOW IWOOR'


Snooker Low Moor Snooker B


team, which includes the young, u p -an d -c om in g players of Low Moor Club, is chal-


ggsgjoji q[


formances in 1996 (.j,g popular Strictly and 1997 he decided


The subject will be “North Country Folklore” when Mr P. Watson will pres­ ent superstitions, popular beliefs, folk medicine and the supernatural.


Fun Dancing class takes place in Pendleton Village . ,


The meeting will be held in Read United Reformed Church Hall, East View at 7-30 p.m. Everyone is invited for an interesting evening.


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Hall on Wednesday, MOtherS D ay March 5th.The Services at St John’s evening starts at 7- Church, Read, for 45 p.m.


Tamou? s“ PrGtty gardens


President of Pendle­ ton WI Mrs G. Hacking introduced guest speaker Mr F. AVilkinson who had . „ , a series of slides A" Edward


showing some very colourful gardens. His photographs were of the foun­ tains a t Alnwick,


Gardens of Heligan and the interesting Eden Project. Thanks were expressed to Mr AVilkinson by Mrs S. Kirk.


lenging for its best A competition for a ever league finish. bowl of bulbs was A founder-member of won by Mrs G.


TASTE THE FUTURE NEW GOURIVIET VISITOR EXPERIENCE


Be part of an exciting new future at Oswaldtwistle Mills. We are currently looking tor local and interesting


food concessions to be part of a 14,000 sqft food hall development. Current availability for on site baker, organic fruit and veg. fishmonaer choeolatler, and aslan deli. Also interested In start up food specialists that may be trading out of a farmers market and looking to trade full time. Due to open June 2008. Further details available on request please call on 01254 871025.


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Mothering Sunday will be Holy Com­ munion at 9 a.m.. Mothers’ Union family service at 11 a.m. and Evensong at 6-30 p.m.


Bear take


place at 11 a.m. for mums and toddlers in St John’s Church.


Readstone


formal gardens in Members of Read- Southport, the Lost stone Singers


rehearse every AA'ednesday evening in St John’s Church, Read at 7-30 to 9 p.m. Any ladies who would like to join the choir should contact Mrs Pam Jelley on 01282 774306 for details.


Last week members of Ciitheroe Young


Farmers’ Club met in Pendleton Village Hall for a very enjoyable and informative talk by Mr Thornber on Old Ciitheroe”.


meeting


by the Christian jg a trip to Dugdale women


Nutrition. Members to meet at Ciitheroe Health Centre car park at 7 p.m.


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