16 . Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, March 51h, 2009'


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Sabden ; Bowling Club’s annual meet­ ing is on Tuesday,' March 17th, at 7-30 p.m. in the club­ house. Members- and anyone interest­ ed in the club are:, urged to attend. ■


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• All members should : have received : a . newsletter, which ■ includes a nomina­ tion form for com­ mittee membership.- Any members who


; have resolutions for discussion must get them to secretary John Pilkington before March 10th. " Resolutions submit-.


. ted toII then be dis- - played on the club-, house door in the : week before, the annual meeting. . - '


If you want to air your views, or hear: pjans for the next


, season or are inter-' ested in joining the club, then go along to the meeting.


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It is hoped that Kib­ ble Valley MP Nigel Evans,will be guest: of honour at the - president’s coffee morning on March 28th.


. Mr Evans has accept­ ed, subject to Par­ liamentary duties, an invitation to open the new cov-. ered walkway and surrounds which have had grant aid. ,


Tickets are now-on sale for the coffee morning,;- which starts at 10 a.m. and includes a tombola and raffle. •


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Members may also pay, their, annual s u b s c r i p t i o n s ; Weather and green condition permit­ ting, bowlers may. also be able to send


The first big competi- Picture this .


: their first woods of the season. .


tion of the season will' be the :new Peter - Lambert Open Doubles in aid of Pendleside Hos­ pice, with opening rounds bn May 16th


: and final rounds the next day.


.SlaidburniT. Young .' Farmers enjoyed a 1. talk by Peter, Guy, ,. oh photographing Rowland :’';Birds.. Mick Handley, gave


> a yote of thanks;',' Next week’s meeting


: Trophies have been :, sponsored by Steve ■ and Janine Robin­ son, former licensees at the Pendle Witch’ and White Hart Inn.


Entries are limited to 32 pairs.


’ Anyone interested in: . staking part should ' V,'. contact;. Pauline . r : Stansfield on 01282 •-. :774 304 . o r .Ma ry Griffiths on 01282 > . 7 ' 7 4 0 8 2 . ■


.: is a split meeting.., All members are to


, meet a t Slaidburn Village Hall at 7-15 p.m.


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■They will haye the , choice- of either stockju'dging, : at


, Proctor's Farm, by kind permission'of


; Gary Swindlehurst,: ; or cake icingyin:


, Slaidburn Village Hall.


. , . - i-The dub has its own ■ rolling pin and 50p. ':


Anyone wishing to cake i ice:! should bring a': pinny,, a


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Spring'fair - This annual event will


. be." held in the y Methodist Church


: Halfon Saturday ■ morning when there .::will be bring^and-


: :'buy, cakes, books T and other stalls and refreshments. '


The service on Sun- : day will be conduct- ed by local preacher David Bowker.


Childreii see the wonder of trees


CHILDREN at one of Ribble Vallc\’’s rural primary schools have been doing their bit for the environment. '


Surrounded by,wonderful scenic countryside, the children at Thorncyholme RC School, in Dunsop Bridge, already appreciate the environment around them and know that it takes .some looking after.


- website - sabden-


bowlingclub.blogspo t.com.


Competitions are being posted on this site. ,


Leisure club


A two-course lunch will be served on


: Mothers’, union St Peter’s Mothers’ ,' Union, Simonstone,


, will meet in the old ■ school hall at 7-30


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■ Wednesday at 12-30 p.m. for those over 55, , . attending Waddington Leisure Club.


The lunch is £4 and will be;’ held in


- p.m. on.Tuesday. • ■ The guest' speaker :Mrs ■ ■ Margaret Curry will give a


: talk on “Well Dress­ ing”.


SLAIDBURN


, W a d d i n.g t o n 'Methodist Church Hall, just turn up or.


xTor, more informa- ; tion tel: Margaret Staines bn 01200


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Church service The 2 p.m. service on


;: Sunday.;: in ;;West Bradford Methodist Church will be led by Mr .Peter


' Howard. Everyone welcome.'


So they were delighted to accept an invitation


from,the Forestry Commission to help out with some tree planting. They planted a number of nativc\spccies in the process


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: learning why trees are so important to our environment. They enjoyed the c.vpericncc, despite the chilly w eather, and will be able ■ to w atch the trees grow as the years pass.


Our picture shows some of the children wiio took part. (s). ,


Book quiz Whalley Primary ' School’s book quiz


; team . of Alex, ■ Harry, Elizabeth and Chloe beat Pen- dle


Clitheroe, by one School,' some in large print,


. are available from the back of the


• point in the Lan­ cashire Schools Book Quiz. Subjects were general knowL edge, literature, and,


. answering ques- tions.In other school


■ news, next term. Miss A. Tate is tO;


; replace Mrs Peach, whoj'willy be on


.. maternity leave."' The Frien'ds'group


■: will organise a Red Nose Day. event on March 13th..


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, church, but should be replaced at the end of the mass. A collection is being made in a bucket at the back of the church for flowers for Easter.


Short AGM Following a short ’ AGM for Whalley


Senior Citizens at 6- 30 p.m. in the Methodist’Church Hall there will be


V . the -usual-/social / evening. Inquiries to


... Helen Hardy'; on 01254 822988.


At: last Saturday's;


■Tuesday’s lent: lunch; has. ? Margaret" ■Mayor "speaking about’. ' . “First


, to reach a person' requiring medical, assistance before am ambulance arrives,' : as they live locally. I


■The lent lunch oF "Soup,: bread and; :i cheese is served in


'■the. -: , Methodist' Church Hall at 11- 45 a.m.


Piety stall -


, back of the English; Martyrs' . RC


• Church. Details of the Lent services; including


■ gathering:'whist': winners ' were; Ladies


'.'Farnsvvorth and J.v


,,,::Telfe'r. Gents - G; -: Walmsley. a'rid . J?


: . Responders” - vol­ unteers who are able:


Hull. Dominoes ^


: M. Maden and;J? '■ Pitlovitz.4-tj.'-?


;The history of staiiie’dj .fglassin.churches')? -s public buildings and: ■■■-.many.btherplaces' was shown on slides


Stained glass'^i .at: the meeting of


'. Whalley and Dis-; - trict Archaeological , and Historical Soci-


Gifts for Mothering ■ Sunday and Easter; ■ are available at the': •piety stall at'the.


; ;ety-by. Miss M.-- . Curry. Miss Curry:


: is also the speaker at ' , the group's next’


/meeting next Thurs- ,day in Whalley


■/Abbey'Conference at 8 p.m. when she


'.will discuss industri- • al heritage. ”


A VIKING battle captain, the impres­ sively named Frania Juchnowicz”, visit­ ed Bolton-by-Bowland Primary School to give children there a real insight into


the lives of Vikings more than 1,000 years ago. / . ; , First the children were given "Viking clothes to wear, then-the newly acquired


.“Viking slaves” were taken to meet their new.,slave master, Slavia Haraldsdaugh- ter, and given Viking names. V ■: ;The children translated their new, names into, runes using the runic ■


“Futhark” and found out the meaning of these names.' .


. The slaves’‘first task was to learn ,rabout the food that .Vikings ate and how these were stored and preserved over win-


/ter.while fresh food was scarce. Children learnt how to dry. fruit and snioke meat.


■They'eyenlearnt that carrots are hot actually orange, but white!-


The morning ended with a Norse saga


.-.the tale of Thor’s hammer. ■' - ■ • j’fel'o'lpwing a hearty lunch - only orange


*!he, children played


Young ‘Vikings^ learn the rules ’ , a dice trading game,


The afternoon ended with tools and


weapons used for trading and raiding. The children le a rn t th a t most Viking : raiders were really farmers and would


; just have used the tools of the land to attack and steal. I t was only the very ■ wealthy, or the professional warrior, who


; ■ dren “invaded’’ the school grounds, with ■


■ would have had a sword. Finally the chil- ■


- cries of “Odin!” / Today, Bolton-by-^Bowland Primary


- School will hold an Open Day. Visitors, will be able to seethe children a t work , . and ■view the displays and themes around ■


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■ ■ school. Everyone is welcome to drop in . between 2 and 6 p.m.'^Ahyone wanting :


• more information can contact the head-: teacher, Mr Lloyd, oh 01200 447632.


;, Our picture shows' the young Vikings of Bolton-by-Bowland.: (s) .'


Pupils take up the techno challenge


PUPILS from three Ribble Valley high'- schools will take part in a tough techiiol-'*'


ogy tournament next Friday. Rotary International /


involves more than 100 schools from ' .Lancashire and Cumbria. Three hundred teams will compete in


varidusagd otonns at'in ,throughout the North-Wel'°"^ - ..■:■ > I t provides more than 1,()00 students'


with an opportunity to hone their team buildinc and communication skills


BAE Systems Technology Tournament ^


through problem’sdl'ving in a desi^ and technology environment.


•>': Amoiig the/lO 'regiorial'centres is/ Hollins Techhbld^; College," in*A^^^ ton, where pupils'from St Aug^ RP;,


;High Schdol.'vBiliingtdn?^ seek to repeat their school’s title, win last year,


™ :■■: I t .will be, a tough call,.with approxi-


ing from.Clitheroe Royal.Grammar School arid Ribblesdale; High School.


■Technology: Cqllege/i'baM the title.


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OUTLINE planning permission for 14 detached homes with garages and gardens in Billington has been sub­ m i tted to Ribble Valley. Borough


Council. The proposal includes the demolition


of commercial building and redevelop­ ment of the cleared site and adjoining land for residential development. Comments on the proposal a t Old


Manchester Offices, Whalley Road, Billington (number 0135) must be made to the council by March 13th. Other plans submitted include: Clilheroe: Removal of balustrade to first


floor and erection of stud partition to pro- ■vide improved secondary means of escape. and privacy (Listed Building Consent) at New Inn, Parson Lane (0134). Applica­


tion for discharge of condition number 7 of planning consent 3/1998/0145P at 25, 27 35 and 36 Riverlea Gardens (0121). ’ ’ Barrow: Conservatory at 12 Chestnut


Crescent (0124). Billin'gton: Loft space conversion of a


semi-detached bungalow to provide an additional two bedrooms and a bathroom a t 107 Pasturelands Drive (0071). Pro­ posed portal-fame building to provide


. essential housing for sheep/indoor lambing facility at Lower Elker Farm, Elker Lane ■ (0118). Chalburn: Proposed new dwelling and


detached garage.(renewal of existing approval) at land off Clough Bank Lane (0125).


Knowle Green: Proposed replacement


dwelling and outbuildings at Squire House, Clitheroe Road, (0132).


Butterflies tajk theme


’ “BRITISH Butterflies” - : - was th e theme of .Tim


-,. ; Mel|ing’s talk when he addressed Clitheroe Nat-


: uralists. ,He said his interest had


s ta r te d in Horwich


: Library when he was six and. the illustrations in


“The Complete British B u tte rfl ie s” fired his


/.cu r io s i ty .- ' . Mr. Melling discovered


th a t there is much mis- • identification of butter-


. ; flies.-what most people think is a Red Admiral is


. a c tu a l ly : a Small: Tor ■>. toiseshell and there is no


:. such thing as a {Cabbage White.


•; . ,; ',;'While accompanying :-,;-his: brother: onfishing trips he_discoveredthe ; ' Wall Brown and at Knott


' End the Small Copper, •. while family holidays' to


; ■ the Cotswolds and Sur- rey widened his scope , : By chance in Surrey he


; ■ m e t . A.; Russworth : - : famous for his illustra- - tions and books, who was to ' become a lifelong


. friend - and as a result was taken to special habi­ tats for the Adonis Blue and Clouded Yellow. Mr Melling said Arn-


: side Knott was one of the best locations in this part of the country to see but­ terflies including the Orange Tip and Duke of Burgundy Fritillary.


.: --Excursions to Wood Wal ton on th e edge of the Fens led to him recording . the Large Copper, and


games that Viking children would have played to pass the time.' One was , . “Where’s the troll’-


■ and another was the strategy game of Merrils.


: Black Hairstreak. ' .{ Chairman Muriel Car- ruthers. thanked Mr


r .-- Melling for a memorable evening.which:had been lively,':{humorous/and


- informative.',. ? . ’ • “•The next lecture


??• takes place’at .7:^(1-plm;' tonight: wheniDr.Ralph


■:'v Tomlin'son',will;give a talk entitled “In lime- r s to n e country’’;, y.


Walkway.is , to be built


APEDESTRIANItoIL


'■-way coiild/be;built,over. /Bull Bridge in Sabderi.? At a meeting of-the


"-■'.Ribble Valley Lancashire ■ Local i t was .revealed ■ th a t the scheme, which ■ would cost £15,000; was


< : one of several being con­ sidered by Lancashire County Cduncil’s Envi-


’ ronment Directorate. ■ i Those attending the meeting were asked to l is t the Ribble yalley


. schemes in order of pri­ o r i ty and the project : 'came top of the list.


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■: County Coun. Albert Atkinson welcomed the proposed works. : . ■ /’.'He said the bridge, in


• Padiham Road, had no footway a t present and was used:by local chil­ dren as a route to school.


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Young skiers have ball in the


PUPILS a t Moorland School, Clitheroe, have been h i t t in g th e heights! A group of 39 pupils,;


aged between nine and 16, recently spent a week


at over 6000ft. in the- FrenchAlps.


Just like in many parts


of England, heavy winter snows had transformed the resort, Alpe d’Huez, into a winter wonder­ land. With all the snow on homes and trees it looked “ju s t like the ■ brochure”, commented { one experienced Year 11' skier. Early blizzard condi­


tions gave way to clear blue skies and tempera­ tures below -1 0 degrees C, but the children all made excellent progress, whether finding their feet for the first time or devel­ oping established skills. The most experienced


skiers reinforced their existing techniques, , many achieving a French Ski School adult level 3 certificate and demon­ strating their ability to?: ski virtually anywhere on' piste.


- • - Apres ski' a c t iv i t ie s :


included a very popular - karaoke evening, practis-; ing using French in the; local shops, a quiz night ; and one of the trip high­ lights, sledging. Party leader,.Mr Der- -


mod Ruddock congratu­ lated the party and staff team (and the weather) for making -this the; - school’s most successful- ski trip ever. Students at Moorland are already ■ eagerly anticipating next year’s ski trip! Our picture shows the :


thrill-seeking youngsters ' on top form during the trip, (s)


Diabetic care?;


AT the AGM.of-Ribble ; ■Valley Diabetic Group, ,


- Dr Crowther spoke about diabetes care and how it


. has changed over the last 20 years since he became ' aGP. • He'said it was a retro­


spective look at changes, originally care was pre- :S dominately hospital '


; based under a consultant, ' b u t has now moved to' {


• primary care under doc- .r •tors and nurses except for extreme cases which are ■;


'still cared for by consult-- ? an ts . Practice , n u r s e s ; have evolved and have :;


■ become b e tte r trained: ‘ : ■ with up-toKlate develop- - ■. ments in treatment. ■


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:: • 'While organisation of.-',’. ! care has been transferred; ; .treatment for the patient'.;; ■has remained constant,;-.:' firstly a change of diet, secondly tab le ts an d - / finally insulin, the devel- ? opment o f,tab lets h a s : ; ' been refined to give bet-! ■


ter results for different ? needs and insulin has changed from pre-mixed insulin to quick acting to c counter food and slow . acting t o ‘give back- . ground cover which gives a more constant amount - of insulin in the body a t ­ one time. This has result- : ed in patients having a ' healthier lifestyle and liv­ ing longer.- Dr Crowther conclud- ■


SINCE September, plucky Year 8 pupils from Ribblesdale High School! Technology College, in Clitheroe, have been rais­ ing money for. Pendleside


-Hospice. . ' As part of their “coach-


/ing time!.’ in form registra- ?tiori,^ they.democratically V chose a charity to support and planned a fund-rais­ ing event. Their Form 8A! teacher, ■ Mrs . Gemma Bradley, guided them in


'Organising a sponsored . ; run and a cake sale, which -, /raised a fantastic £55 for ?the Reedley-based hos­ pice. ■ _ . ’{■It proindes care to local;


people suffering from can­ cer and other life-limiting: illnesses, but needs to raise


.■more than £1.6m. each' year, from fund-raising events and donations. Our picture shows some


of the Form 8A pupils with their cheque for the hospice, (s)


■ Outstanding trade in dairy cattle was enjoyed at Gisburn Auction Mart


OUTSTANDING trade in dairy cattle was enjoyed a t Gisburn Auction Mart’s February Pedi­ gree Show and Sale. ■ ■, • : ■ Top price and the reserve champion award went to a newly-calved -heifer, Whytil Brandy Elizabeth 321, from J. and M; Singleton, of Goosnargh, Preston. Three weeks calved and


giving 27 litres, she sold for £2,580 .to N. 'W. a n d 'J . M; Coulthurst and Son, of Preston. The same buyers also picked up the champion, a Ladino Park Talent;bred heifer again from the Singleton herd, this time selling a t £2,520. Longridge'farmer


; Simon Thompson had a very suc­ cessful day when his two newly-


calved heifers, both sired by! Comestar,Outside, sold for ' ',.£2,560 and £2,040 to producer- -


- retailer ' Torn . ' Pickup, of Entwistle, Bolton. Dairy auctioneer Fred Spur­


geon commented: ‘-‘The quality' of cattle forward was outstand­ ing and with limited numbers for sale throughout the country, this


was clearly reflected in the prices with several new buyers present from far afield.” A total of 39 cat­ tle were forward, with the show- and sale sponsored by Cogent Breeding. Averages were: Pedi­ gree newly-calved cows £1,716; pedigree newly-calved-heifers


'£1,935. Auctioneers: were Richard Turner and Son.


ed by saying that devel- ; opments by drug compa­ nies would continue to - give patients better treat­ ment, he then answered questions from members. Mr Gordon - Dixon thanked him for his talk and presented him with an engraved pap er- ; ■ weight; At the AGM Mr ' ;: Gordon Dixon, Mrs Ann-;- , B a r ra t t and Mr Doug;; ■'. Stewart were re-elected as chairman; secretary?-;/ and treasurer, respective-^ ■


ly. Miss Greta Allen; Mr ■': Alan H a y e s 'a n d , Mr Kevin Crowther,were r e - ' ' elected to the committee' and two new m'embers ■ ■'


•Mr H a r ry Hargreaves ,; and Mrs Constance Hoo-


.ley were elected new com-? ? ■ mittee mefnbers. -


Missing cat i


Ai YOUNG cat,- o n ly seven or eight months ; old, went missing on Fri- ; day n ig h t in the West - View area of Clitheroe. > i/The cat is black with, four.whi te paws and


.white fur. on the throat and white whiskers. Any­ one who can help find the whereabouts of -this : much loved cat should tel. 01200 427343.:


PACT meet


THE n ex t Police a n d - Community Together (PACT) meeting will- take place on Thursday, March 12th, between 2- 30 and 3-30 p.m. at Read : Library.


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