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,';;.?^;More than 70 pupilsfrom:Year.7to'e;.comedyoferrorsfoUowsfromthera"iri%*- ici’sYeaf 10 at_Ribblesdale High School h;4^A^ matinee' performance.was held on'4 f-SfvTechnology.^ollege have been taking i-Monday for MO children from local pri-i” ■


y.vrcentre s tagelniheir production of ^smary.schools!'Perfonnances were then »5


I ;s;.“Pirafes’’i_iTliey; s t^ e d feheai^ls in^ s held on^esday'and Wednesday night,^^} r January and have since pven upbrcr 60 fc- with the 1 ^ one being held tonight;'®:*;! hours of their own time to practise.' ”, * Tickets are priced £5 for adults, £3 for. ’


sjsfcs addition; the talented pupils ^vel% children’and are available from.the :?i 'if worked closely with the art department school’s English office. A raffle is also s« • to produce the stunning backdrop and » ; being held during the interval iiTaid of a:-'? i i - : stage settings.! Year. 11 pupils studying 5&lo(kl Chilton’s charity.,


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; ■:> i teictiles have worked with staff to make A spokesman for the school said: “The' i , the outstanding c o s t o m e s . ; •* , dedication from children has-been '


•'ii -te The teachers involved are Heather .^r -iabsolutely^amazing. They have worked^: i -i; Holaday,'Lisa Greenwood and Helen " - very hard and are enjoying the perform-■ ' j; / Richardson (drama); Becky^Simpson '5- ances. The props have been bought from ;


- .i,and Julia Vercoe (dance) and Olivia 1' The Party.People,’: Clitheroe, who sup- ■; .' . //Mason and Andrew Anderson (music).'i.r; port the school’s production each year.’’' ’S‘' i.?.;!;:iThe play is about a young bqy called'' Our picture shows the c a s t 'o f ' - Frederick, whose parents want him t o “P i ra ^ ’’. (s) ‘ ” f y „ ^ '


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' ’River,Ribble to Mitton,',- views and, luckily, the sun- -c- Walkers were then weli* LmUy w a lK e S ' " tfenobceboard oute o crossing there and following,-- shinel The children took corned back to the club for' "


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I A'-SERIES :of birdwatching--. «RSPBBowland Project Officer,- For m’anvbennip Hip -“safaris” is planned for the Forest of vPete Wilson, said: “The aim of each , will be the J w f Ip “


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’ birds,-along with‘such’a_spere-. out what makes Bowland such a , 2nd and 29th-Tnnpm^^S’ and 20th-and Jidy 3rd


. harrier, one of England’s raresstt. 'opportuniityty to go walkiing and find’n , Mondpve grin^, ring ouzels and dippers.


........ ... n " ' ’ special place for wildlifa” . . •ry ^3Sg^^1B^j«atS8^^i^!iE8BBa8aPg« *. - event is to rive neonle ^ b p n pT t^ i ^ .TheRSPB'andlandTwner,Unit-j- explore.Bowland^with a loca° ' b e< i^ oHhTsni^tp ' “Bowland’s uplands really come*'10 successful W Bowlarid’s


, the ideal opportunity to see Bow--. birds,'’some from as far away a s ' > Thp'fmp rp';! -'land’s special bird of prey the hen


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5,',ed Utilities are organising the pro-, o expert, who can reveal the fascmat-^" ics of theb k p l a W ^ t e ^ gramme of guided walks between,'ring vrildlife and heritage that is hid- est of ^ April and July to explore the special den in this beautiful landscape , stronehnld for •-TOldlifeofthearea. j


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" their long-distant ftght from Africa-- breeding grounds in Ice; |


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' ' ’ Eleven events are planned as part t t o life during the spring, with the land last v p a r^ u ? nests in Eng- ■ see these mtercontmental traveller y ^of Festival Bowland.:EachoffeVs,.arrival of thousands of'migrant


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Harrier ■ popular and advance booking iS| a esslential. For more information ot book a place, phone Lanc^hire,


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, ' -part when the Low Moor . 'walk on Sunday.


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rsi^S-^v^TpHTEEN-.Clitheroe Ramblers, Donnelly, set off on a lin-'


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{,-.^<,ear walk from Barholdswick to .


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^ i-’'- 'After catching "the bus to f.- ' Barnoldswick they walked through ,the town to join the Pendle Way on a


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( ! ■: viwww.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk'; ! Clitheroe Advertiser &Times,-;Thursday, April 2nd,-2009-;.;;9 Lwalk round the Pendle area


; for walking: Their route followed the Pendle Way in a long steady, climb up Weets Hill, where lingering mist; spoilt the -views a little ^


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New post for top health chief


TOP, health service exec-; "'utive from the Ribble Val- - ley will head up a new


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- s s Commissioning Develop­ ment Programme for the : NHS in the North West. ,• Mr David Peat QBE will


; . become a director for NHS ^ North West in his new role, which aims to transform the


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REPRESENTATIVES f rom , aU walks of life packed St John’s ;;-


.ChurchVRead;for,theRibblei; ;Valleyi Mayor ’s:'service. o f ; thanksgiving. | ‘


• On a bright, sunny, spring day,':


described as “a voyage of discovery ., through uncharted waters’^ . ' v >


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the Vicar of . Read'and Mayor’s r>! chaplain, the Rev. Dr Alan Sower-^ • buUs,, warmly, welcome’d a large , v congregation to mark the closingv weeks of!what;Coun. John Hill


' . -With traditional hymns includ­ ing “Jerusalem’’,- “Onward Christ-. lan Soldiers’’,-“To Be a Pilgrim” : and “Guide Me O Thou Great, •Redeemer”, the several hundred people present certainly raised the; roof!^ Sarah phew, head chorister at :


/Blackburn Cathedral Gu-ls’ Choir, -. sang “Ave Maria’’and-Rutter’s “A : GaclicBIs^g” and readings were' given/by'chiirchwarden Mr Cyril '


-.Law, borough council leader.Coun. • Michael Ranson and chief execu- -,' tive Mr David Morris. - Thanking everyone for attend-:


and to his mayoress, his wife, Phillipa.’Tt has been a voyage of


ing, Coun.- HiU presented personal - tokens of thanks to several among ■ the congregation, including an -, engraved plate to his chaplmn.. - ,


;. Special thanks were extended to the Mayor’s Secretary, Mrs Olwen '■ Heap, who was present with her husband and family, for the work : she,had put into organising thb -many events throughout the year,


discovery .through .'uncharted waters,” added Coun. Hill.' : “M e have met'many unsung heroes and our year has left us with many memories. We are older and wiser and have brought the office of mayor back into harbour. The office of imyor. will always be a symbol of a free and democratic society.” - - i Following the service, all present were invited to attend a reception at the,village primary school.'


’ way in which local Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) plan and "deliver their health and care ' services.


' - - Mr Peat, pictured, is cur- rently chief executive at East’


; V L'ancashir awarded an QBE in the 2008 '.New .Year Honours for servic-


:;,i'^!:^es to NHS community health ■: yprovision in' East Lancashire. :;;;:::.::He lives in Simonstone with ' his wife, Theresa, and their two teenage sons.


^ ’ Speaking -of ihis 'inew:


;a:v: appointment, Mr Peat said: 4r.:: ‘.T am committed to improv-; : - ing the quahty of the services and I


ri. --'/am -proud :'to have ;been : ; ,V; involved in establishing and : leading three very successful /-NHS organisations over the


;:-ev .i past 15 years. This new role is an exciting development for,


;y;^:;Vme and reflects great credit . .. i/upon the achievements of 'i 'iiNHS East Lancashire - its vision and its values.’’ Welcoming the appoint^ ment, chief executive of NHS,


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; ; North West, Mike Farrar,-; . said: ‘-


‘We are delighted .to ;


- secure the services of David ; to lead this work. David is;


: ■ recognised as one of the most ; successful PCT.chief execu-';


0 tives in the country in recent -; years, and he enjoys an inter- :>


. national reputation for excel-' lence in commissioning.” Kathy Reade, chairman of ; ; NHS East.Lancashire,' said:;


y.“Although the Board is very ; .sorry to lose him; we wish: David the very best m his new role. He has made a great and':,


; long-term contribution to theS - NHS and its population here :, - :in East Lancashire.-It’is a tribute to this work and the;•


.- standing of .-NHS East' Lan-;; cashire that David has.been?,:


; asked to take up this regional# post to share his.expertises


- with' the rest of; the North West of England.”


Plans in the pipeline


‘ I^'a'PLANNING application for the erection of new two


'storey detached dwelling has been submitted to Ribble "Val- / Jey Borough Council.


' Comments on the proposal.


' at land adjacent.to Orchard Housel Grindleton, (number


' ' 77 0185) ihult be made to the ” , 7 ", ‘


, Other propolis"submitted include:


^-^council by April 3rd. -r-., ^ - '- v , - ^


Clithcroc: Two-storey side .


to include two stables and as. tack.room; For ‘private use ; only at Hacking Hall’Farm,- ,; Elker Lane (0199).


, Bolton-by-Bowland:.Pro-,?.;


posed change of use and alter-, ations to existing agricultural 7 building (cow milking shed)g to.waterbottlingplant.-Usea class B8.at'.G6w/House'Hill:-^ Farm, Gisburn R'oad (0198).4a- ■ Newton:7^Single-storey' ■


' ySi ' extension and single storey/ ^ ' '-^Vrear extension at Five Fells, Cottage, Kirkmoor Road


7; 1 u" (0189).' Extensions to front, and rear increasing lounge, ’/ 7'v bedroom and bathroom sizes -


> .^r^ a t High Brake, Ohatburn 'Road(0190). ,


/ _ iBillington: Retrospective ’-'■, application for a stable block'


extension to create porch at ,|i rear of dwelling at Lowlands -'s Stables (0168). <s.' 5.; -•'7 > 7 }


s;; Old Langho: Remove Jimfisfe from two of-three.a’sh;trees'Sf and crown; thinsthree: ashVj' trees. Crown lift andjcfowna: thin three ha^horn trees a t 2 a; Bradyll Court,^■Brookhall;Vil-s; lage(0195).7;-*l-^|w;3;7:-::'‘


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.HiBIa'cko‘hT6wer,:and.followed the i :!^stream,to leave the.:Pendle Way a t ' iSLower Admergill.^TA’second climb went past Bum MoorEnd to the top’


-a- ofrihe fell, where.the/walkers had a ' 4; pleasant late lunchin the sunshine.i; ' -ii'-sffPendle.Hill loomed into view as


- the group desceiided'Rimington* Moor.'and continued to Twiston;--


■passing Clough House and its inter- ;' esting memorial on the way.


■ ; ■' The route went down to Twiston!- Beck and followed field paths to ; ;Downham. Now in more familiar'.-


territory,' the ramblers c'entinued.


- around-Worsaw Hill to Worston and crossed; the ) A59 sto s return-to ; Chtheroe and the interchange.


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-J.:,“-The walk was quite challenging and very enjoyable’’ said leader: Jane.'


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