'6 Clitheroe Advertiser&Times, Thursday, July 31st,2008 Youth group .wins prize.


• A CLITHEROE youth group came sec- ond in the annual Lancashire Association


■ of Clubs for Young People’s Little MAC Challenge.


'■'. The event at Forest Hills,'Lanpster, "saw young people aged between 10 and 13 ■ take part with support from adults in their local community. ■ ■


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; They took part in a series of fun activi­ ties to promotes being active, teamwork and communication skills. • This year’s activities included a blind-


. folded toucli' test; 'a'seinaphore challenge ■ and a game of lawn darts in the; glorious ; sunshine. Once the dust had settled on the fun and frantic challenges everyone relaxed with%barbecue while waiting for the


results:' '1 • . ’ ' Winners on the day were Bolton Lads


and Girls’ Club who went home with the Little MAC Challenge Trophy presented by Mel Diack, LACYP trustee, with' the Tower Hill Youth Group, from Clitheroe, second and Lancaster Boys’ Club third.


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• FOOD, glorious food is how the . Children of Chernobyl voted their


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■ day at.The 'Villa, in Clitheroe,. -when they were invited to dine.; ;'cburtesy of proprietors Pino and .'Carolyn Cafasso.


• . ’There were 19 Children of Cher­


nobyl, accompanied by six adults, who enjoyed a choice of pizza,


■ pasta or chicken goujons followed by chocolate fudge cake and ice cream. ■ ■ ■ And to top it all they have been


invited back again next year when they ■visit the area. , . Prior to the children’s visit, :


' Pino invited his customers to have ' a go at guessing the weight of a huge and authentic Parmigiano. Reggiano cheese for a small dona­ tion. ’ ■ The response was fantastic and


raised £241.47 which has gone to the Children of Chernobyl chari­


ty-.. • . Winner of the competition with


a guess of 33.5 kg was Mrs Mari- on Miller, who won a bottle of


■kg.,


Amarone Classico 2004 which she arid a friend enjoyed with a meal at The Villa. - The cheese was taken to Alpe’s Butchers and weighed in at 33.004 : ' ■■


The cheese.will be used at The


Villa tor those special pasta dishes as well as with a cheese course. Pictured are the children on the slcps of The Villa. (G190608/1)


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MP backs « pubs’ future


campaign MP Nigel Evans is throwing his Aveight behind a campaign to ensure that rural pubs remain busy and at tbe centre of local communities. The Ribble Valley MP and


■vice-chairman of the All-Party Beer Group has expressed his support for the “Pub is Hub" initiative. : , ^


He said: “I wholeheartedly


support Pub is the Hub because as the Member of Parliament for the Ribble Valley I know just how important pubs are to the local people and their rural communities. “A pub is a very important


place for the community to dome together and socialise. “Pub is the Hub aims to help


maintain the local community - spirit and supports the local service network between inde­ pendent traders. “It is essential that local com­


munities pull together and Pub is the Hub is just the kind of group that we in the Ribble Val­ ley should embrace. Pubs are not just drinking


houses, but offer meeting rooms, places for dining groups, or organise sports teams or darts and other pastimes. “Pubs are part of our British


heritage and we should fight to maintain them.”..


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Booths: you may use car park at night


BOOTHS supermarket has told customers there are no parking restrictions between : the hours of 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. The new information was


■ contained in leaflets issued ■ with the heading “customer information car parking changes” and follows a letter printed in July 3rd’s issue of the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times. . The letter was written by


someone who was enjoying a night out in Clitheroe and had parked up for two-and-a- half hours on the supermarket car park during a period they believed was “out of hours” for Booths. The author of the letter


was subsequently shocked to receive a fine for £40 from “The Parking Eye” - an elec­


tronic system, which records a •


. car’s number plate on enter­ ing and leaving the car park,


i lf a customer has used the car park for more than two hours,


''a fine is issued automatically. : The leaflet reads: “We have listened to your concerns about being unable to park and shop due to the misuse of thecarpark. “As a result, in order to


improve parking at the store, we are monitoring the use of the car park, but the following changes have been introduced with immediate effect: “There are no parking


. restrictions between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. “Outside of these hours the


• maximum stay is two hours.. Customers can return within 30 minutes.”


Top stock at auction sale


THERE was a strong entry for the July Pedigree Sale of Hol­ stein Friesian Cattle at Gis- burn Auction Mart, with 25 catalogued entries and 10 entered on the day. When combined with the


A NEW centre which takes the stress out of shopping for a school uniform has opened its doors in Clitheroe. Ribble Valley Schools uniform suppliers, which is based at premises on the Link 59 Business Park, has been designed with the busy parent in mind. Stacking uniforms for all the primary an secondary schools in the Ribble Valley, the centre acts as a one-stop shop for local parents. Situated away from the hustle and bustle of a busy town centre, customers can take advantage of ample free parking before entering the large showroom, which for ease, has been divide'8 into designated


- areas. These include a dedicated section for primary school uniforms and another fo r secondary school uniforms, while the separate pieces such as trousers, skirts, shirts, blouses, jumpers and sweatshirts are arranged by size and colour. Badged uniform separates can be bought off the peg or plain items bought separately with the option of being ,


embroidered or embossed on site while you relax and enjoy a coffee. The whole o u tfit can then be tried on in one of the . centre's three spacious changing rooms, while any impatient siblings can amuse themselves in the dedicated play area. ■ To complete the package, the centre stocks a wide range of sportswear from polo shirts to gym skirtsand shorts as well


.. as accessories including school ties, socks, bags, high visibility vests and a wide range of sporting equipment. Owner Stephen Pietrzak, who has 10 year's experience in the school uniform industry, prides himself on stockin'g the best


brandwear including Screenstars and Jerzees, and offering competitive prices. His professionalism means the centre has already secured the contract as the exclusive suppliers of Bowland High School's uniforms. That dreaded job of attaching


■name labels to uniforms can also betaken care of with the centre stocking strips of,iron-on, indestructible [abejs.iwhich. take 10 seconds to apply or which can be applied for,you at the centre. Run in ta n deywith'the s'cho'oruniform'business is ■ Ribble Valley Supplies, which provides work wear for the corporate market and can once agairibe embroidered or/screen: ’ printed on site. Clients currently taking advantage of this service range from the NH_S;'Aria and Baxi to local fir'nis such - as Ultraframe and local sports teams. So for a pleasurable shopping experience th a t deserves'an r, . ‘‘A star" visit Ribble Valley Schools uniform s u p p l i e r s . - ; - , ^ t ; T. :, ^ ;


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usual weekly entry, more than 50 cattle and one stock bull were on offer. St Michael’s dairy farmer and milk proces­ sor Mr Alan Swales was the judge, choosing Simon Thomp­ son’s Roylane Jordan heifer as champion. Giving 36 litres, she


'joined Mr Swales’ herd at a selling price of £2,420. Mr Robert Metcalf, from Gargrave, bought the second


prize heifer from Colin Single- ton, for £2,500, while the third prize heifer also sold to Mr Swales at £2,440. . Topping the usual weekly sale were Brian and Lisa Hall,


. from Gargrave, with a two- and-a-half-year-old heifer sell­ ing to B. Roberts and Son, of Heywood, for £2,100. A two- year-old stock bull from local farmer Mr D. Graveston sold well at £1,500. Averages were: Pedigree


newly-calved heifers £1,986.50; pedigree newly-calved cows


£1,900. Auctioneers were Richard


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FORTY members of Clitheroe and Dis­ trict Masonic Fellowship heard a talk by the Rev. Chris Cheeseman on' "Homeless Housing, 'Where Now?" •, He spoke about the various projects


he has worked on including the begin-< ningsof Shelter.


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Minister talks to Masons on, his work with the homeless As a minister of a Methodist Church


he moved quite often, and wherever he worked he always tried to get a house. He told his audience how some people


they helped went on to do great things, while others achieved nothing. . A very interesting question and '


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answer session followed. Thanks were expressed to Mr Cheeseman by chair­ man Mr Peter Garnett. At the next meeting on August 11th


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