16 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, February 28th, 2008 iSa b d en :^ Cricket news


Preparations are under way at Sab- den Cricket Club for the 2008 season.


Indoor nets com­ mence on Tuesday between 8 and 9 p.m.The venue is Ribblesdale High School, Clitheroe.


All players old and new are invited.


The annual meeting will be on Thursday, March 6th at 8 p.m. at the White Hart, Sabden.


Current and new members are wel­ come to attend.


Further details can be acquired from John Hargreaves on (01282)772501


St Nicholas’s


Next Thursday will see the re-introduc­ tion of a Thursday morning commun­ ion service in the Lady Chapel at St Nicholas’s Church.


The vicar, the Rev. Chris Sterry, will take the service on the first Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. after he has taken the assembly at Sabden Primary School.


The vicar will take the 9-30 a.m. Mothering Sunday service this week­


end. Afterwards there will be a coffee morning in tbe church hall organ­ ised by the young people of the Thurs­ day Club. There will be a raffle and cake stall. Admission is £1. The Ladies' Cir­ cle will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday at 7-30 p.m.


Bowls Sabden Bowling Club’s annual meet­ ing will be held on Tuesday, March 11th, at 7-30 p.m. in the pavilion in Pen- dle Street East.


Panto Professionally pro­ duced DVDs of the recent "Aladdin" pantomime per­ formed by the New Village Folk are available priced just £6. If you would like one, contact Anne Parsons, Jean Haythornthwaite, Kay Galea or Mar­ garet Parsons.


Age concern The February meet­ ing of Sabden Age Concern Leisure Club was attended by 32 members who heard about the work of Dorian House Children’s Hospice in Chorley.


The speaker was hos­ pice volunteer Mr Alan Carter. As the hospice is a charity


relying on voluntary donations a collec­ tion was taken to help its work.


The speaker was introduced by club chairman Mr Bernard Parfitt, who also thanked the speaker and the helpers on the day who had served a two-course lunch. This was followed by a raffle.


The group, which meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 12-30 p.m. in St Mary’s Com­ munity Hall in Whalley Road, would like new members.


Anyone aged 55 and over can join and they meet for lunch, a speaker and a social gathering. The lunch costs £4.50.


Anyone interested should contact Mr Parfitt on 01282 773759 or secretary Mrs Valerie War- burton for more details.


Concert There is to be an organ concert in St Nicholas’s Church next Friday, March 7th, featuring a return visit from the Octavius choir and Anthony Hunt, the organist a t Man­ chester Roman Catholic Cathedral.


Roof fund


Revised plans for a new roof on St


around £20,000.


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If anyone has any fund-raising ideas, contact Fr Peter


Mary’s Community Hall are now esti- '-.'OUnCll mated to cost Sabden Parish Coun-


This is the first stage of refurbishment of P-™-


the'hall and will be Methodist Rooms, followed by replace- Wesley Street,


help people in the Third World.


of Coco Moyo. New members are wel- come.


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cii will meet on Laughter Tuesday at 7-30 Sawley ladies had an interesting evening


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ment of the fire Schoool doors and windows Workmen are cur- and eventually rently refurbishing a infernal alterations, classroom at Sabden


The hall is used as a Primary School, community venue The schoool has re- and is available to opened after half­ hire for all types of term, event and occasions. Next Thursday, by ringing Mrs World Book Day, Betty Clarkson on .01282772762.


A recent sponsored "body pump" by Mrs Rachel 'Turner and, Mrs Jacqui Ashton was com­ pleted and they are asking for people to pay their sponsor­ ship money which will all go to the hall fund.


The total from gener­ al fund-raising and donations now


Mothers’ Day The Mothering Sun­ day service will take place in St Peter’s Church, Simonstone


at the WI meeting listening to a talk entitled “Laughter- The Best Medicine” by Mr Dennis Young Farmers Moore.


hers gained many ideas to s ta r t a humour book to cheer up times of feeling low.


the pupils will be The speaker was pro­ dressing in the peri- fusely thanked by od of characters Mrs Kate Sims, from the period in Hostesses for the history they are evening were Mrs studying.


Ann Moyle and Mrs


After-school activities Katie Hindle who for the whole com- provided delicious munity have begun home-made cakes, again. Mondays at Winner of the compe- 3-30 p.m. is dance tition for the best for adults and chil­ dren, Tuesdays in


cheerleading, and Mrs Sims.


stands at £8,555 Third World and the next effort a collection at St is a line-dancing Mary’s RC Church details, evening on Thurs- last week raised The next meeting on day, March 6th, at £185 for CAFOD March 20th at 7-30 7-30 p.m. Admis- the Catholic Fund. p.m. will be a choco- sionis£5.


I t will go towards late tasting party by A D • V E - ’ R iJ j S I - N G - F E


If Sixth Form is fast approaching for your son or daughter, come and talk to us: you can reserve a place at our Sixth Form Open Evening, or arrange to come and see us at some other time. New Headmaster Simon Corns and his staff would be delighted to meet you and see how QEGS might help.


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Old time dance An old time dance t a S t e r flOWers was held in Tosside A bucket for the col-


......... . Wednesday of the month.


Community Hall which was enjoyed by all. Music was played by accor­ dionist Alan for dancing.


lection of money for flowers for Easter at the EnglishMar- tyrs’ RC Church is now at the back of the church.


at 10 a.m. on Sun- Raffle winners: Mrs Simnel cake and cof- day


Clarkson, 0. Hol- gate, J. Whipp, I. after mass on Mot Alderson,


B. ering Sunday. Slaidburn Young From this talk mem- Farmers met on


Monday at Lower Lees Farm, Cowark, by kind permission of Mr and Mrs G. Robinson. Members had the choice of


Results were: stock- judging seniors - 1st Steven Walker, 2nd John France : jun­ iors - 1st James Harrison, 2nd Robert Walker, 3rd Andrew Harrison.


Thursdays sport Arrangements were 1st Holly Shutes, and ICT.


Collinge, B. Shuttle- New cards, including worth, D. Dinsdale, °aes for Easter, are M. Harrison, F. now available from Joel, E. Wood, D. the piety stall. Coates. The next Rehearsals are to be dance vvill be on Fri- arranged for volun- day, March 28th.


teer readers during Holy Week. It is hoped families and young people will take part.


stockjudging or dec- ServICG orating parcels. Worship on Sunday in '^*1®


West Bradford Methodist Church at 2 p.m. will be led by Mrs Wendy Bridgeman.


WHALLEY


garet Baines and decorated parcel c h i ro c p n T Y i n o f i f i n n w o r o O I I M O O


joke were Mrs Mar- Results of the best ___ competition were


made for six future 2nd Sarah Pope and social events, Mrs 3rd Katie Handley. Janet Cosgrove has Next week’s meeting is a mock auction


with Mrs Rachel Capstick in Slaid-


4 A 'T V R E- Prizes


the Senior Citizens’ games evenings at the Methodist Church Hall on Sat­ urdays includes prizes and refresh­ ments.


f®'' Village night out is a big charity fund-raiser


A talk about shire horses will be given by David Kay at Wednesday's meet­ ing of the newly- formed Whalley and The group meets at 6- MittonW.I.


burn Village Hall at The Institute wel- 7-30 p.m.


comes new members


30 for 6-45 p.m. Inquiries to 01254 822988.


Last Saturday’s win­ ners were: Ladies’ whist - J. Teller and N. Boyd. Joint gents - G. Walmsley and J. Farnsworth. Domino winners - M. Maden and F. Peel.


A NIGHT of good food and entertainment at Chipping Village Hall raised funds for Ribble Valley Crossroads Car­ ing for Carers. The charity’s chairman Mr Tom McLean opened the


evening by welcoming guests and the enter tain er Mr Stephen Bayliss. He also congratulated Mrs


Carol Grant and Mrs Grace Hore for organising the event. Among the songs per­


formed by Mr Bayliss and his backing group were those from the Nat King Cole era. After an excellent dinner


there was a raffle and the evening concluded with danc­ ing.


Pictured, from the left are,


Mrs Hore, the financial man­ ager, Mr Bayliss, manager Mrs Grant and Mr Tom McLean, chairman of the board of trustees at Ribble Valley Crossroads, (s)


Conman (30) lied on CV to win top jobs


A SERIAL coman who netted almost £50,000 in wages by lying on his CV has been spared an imme­


diate jail term. Burnley Crown Court


heard how 30-year-old Nigel Gavin Swift lied his way to employment as practice man­ ager a t a doctors' surgery in Burnley and as a research officer at the Trinity Commu­ nity Partnership, in Clitheroe. Swift, who had also landed


himself a top job at Belle Vue ambulance centre in Man­ chester, had claimed he was a Cambridge and Oxford grad­ uate, had a PhD in tropical diseases and had worked on the Stock Exchange in Ameri­ ca.


In reality, the court was


told, he had attended a poly­ technic, fluffed his degree and


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had two police cautions which he kept quiet about - one of


them for telling tall tales to get work. Swift, now living in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and said to be in poor health, previously admitted three counts of obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception and one charge of theft. He was committed by Burnley Magistrates’ Court for sentence a t the town’s Crown Court, where he was given 52 weeks in jail, sus­ pended for two years, with a supervision order. Mr David Macro (prose­


cuting) told the court that in February 2004 the Trinity Community Partnership received an application form from the defendant. He claimed he had four A-


levels at grade A, a first class MA Honours degree and the PhD. He provided references, one of which was from his girlfriend, got the job and between March 8th, 2004, and March 23rd, 2005, was paid £21,073. In June 2005, the defendant


started work at the CPs' sur­ gery in Burnley. During his job interview he claimed to have a law degree from Oxford and provided a copy of a cer­ tificate which stated he had worked on the US Stock Exchange. He also claimed he had previously been a prac­ tice manager at Clayton-le- Moors and was taken on, receiving £22,763 in wages between June, 2005, and March, 2006. When he was later arrested he was found to be in possession of a £500 oxygen monitor from the sur­ gery. Mr Macro said in 2003


Swift had got a job a t the ambulance centre, claiming he had 11 GCSEs at A and B grades, four A-levels and a 2.1 degree in medical science from Cambridge. He provided two fake references and was paid £6,011 between June and October. The prosecutor said the


defendant was arrested in County Antrim last Decem­


ber. Police inquiries revealed he had been to a Wolver­ hampton high school,, had eight GCSEs at grades C to F and three A-levels of grades D and E. Swift had attended Anglian


Polytechnic between 1996 and 2000, had started a degree in bio-medical science, but, due to poor results, ended up with a diploma instead. The defen­ dant had cautions from 2000 and 2001 for using a false instrument and obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception. Mr Dennis Watson


(defending) said Swift now suffered from fibromyalgia, diabetes and depression and th a t had given him time to reflect on what he had done and how wrong i t was. The barrister, who said there were no complaints about Swift’s work, added: “At the time he simply did not appreciate the gravity of what he was doing.”


Join in the fun at hockey club’s quiz night


QUIZ teams are being invited to take part in an event organ­ ised by Clitheroe Hockey Club tomorow. The fund-raising quiz night . starts at 7-30 p.m. at Clitheroe


Rugby Club, in Littlemoor Road, ivith a prize for the win­ ning team. It is open to all and organis­


ers are hoping people with no previous connection to the


club will go along and join in the fun. Teams of up to six people


can compete and the entry fee includes refreshments. Anyone wanting to take part should


contact the club so that organ­ isers have a rough idea of num­ bers. Either phone Hannah on 07855337708 or e-mail: clitheroehockeyclub@hot- mail.co.uk


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and visitors at in the Methodist Church Hall on the first


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Security guard loses burglary appeal case^


A SECURITY guard who abused his position in order to commit burglary and theft in the holiday cottage develop­ ment he was meant to be pro­ tecting has failed to get his jail term reduced on appeal. Stephen Michael Wiw-


czaryk (52), of Booth Road, Waterfoot, was working a t Ribblesdale Park, in Gisburn, in January last year when he broke into one of the holiday lodges, setting off a burglar alarm. He was chased and caught


by other staff and found to have stolen keys for several lodges and an alarm fob. At Preston Crown Court, on October 16th last year, he


pleaded guilty to two thefts, one count of burglary and one count of going equipped for burglary. He was jailed for 19 months in November last year. On Monday Lord Justice


Thomas, sitting with Mr Jus­ tice Coulson and Mr Justice Irwin a t London's Criminal Appeal Court, refused his application for permission to appeal against that sentence. 'The appeal judge said: “He


had been in a position of trust which he had abused and the sentence imposed was entire­ ly jus tified, tak in g into account the degree of plan­ ning and the deliberate ta r ­ geting of holiday homes.”


Make some hand cream


DISCOVER the art of mak­ ing your own organic hand cream at Clitheroe’s Platform Gallery. Ten places are available on


a course taking place on Sat­ urday and run by Lynne Lan­ caster. During the afternoon, participants will be intro­ duced to the various materials


and their uses, make their own unique hand cream and learn how to source materials for further hand cream making. All materials and packaging for hand cream are included in the cost). The course runs from 1-30 to 4 p.m. and can be booked by calling the Plat­ form Gallery on 01200 443071.


Farm’s vintage tractor sale


A GOOD crowd gathered at Lower Gills Farm, Riming- ton, for a dispersal sale of rural bygones and antiquities, including some vintage trac­ tors. Held for vendor David. Hollings by auctioneers Richard Turner and Sons, the sale included a wide variety of lots and produced some excel­ lent prices from enthusiastic bidders. Among the leading


prices were: JOB 3 C Digger £1150; diesel “grey Fergie” tractor £820; petrol grey Fer­ gie £700; David Brown 990 tractor £650; International B275 tractor £650; oak beams £240; cast iron gate £155; cast iron radiators £140; hen house £125; brass hand rail £65; cast irons b a th s £65; chimney pots £50; game hanger £22.


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