4 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Choir to play historical piece at anniversary
VALLEY Voices choir will bring a touch of history to its first birthday concert on Sun-; day. Founder-conductor Glen
Pate has found an old hymn tune called “Whalley”, which the choir tvill sing at a concert in English Martyrs' RC Church, Whalley, to celebrate its first anniversary. ■ He said: “I found the tune in
a hymnal, published in 1896, which has a number of tunes with local names. ■ ■ ' “The tune probably hasn't
been sung for more than 50- years. It goes well to the hymn ‘All people th a t on earth do dwell’, so I thought it would he a good idea to sing it at the con- certVas we are based in Whal-: ley.
artists. Janet Ismail will be the accompanist.
. v = Mr Pate said: “I have been
astonished a t the number of requests for us to repeat items from our firs t concert in November. I've tried to get them all into the programme,' but there will be a lot of new stuff too,- including my-
; arrangement of ‘Kalinka’ to be sung in Russian. We'll give the audience a
chance.to join in that, too, after a bit of coach- ing! ;;; ‘‘With these guest artists,:
there will be plenty of light- hearted content, but there will also be music from the 16th
.century and serious music from living composers and arrangers.
“We will give the audience a- .
chance to sing it with us at the ' end of the concert.” ; The concert starts at 7-30
p.m. and wilL have Eric Beardsworth and Stuart James, who specialise in the Flanders and Swann repertoire, as guest
: A small number of tickets at £5 should be available at the door, but it would be best to book early to avoid disappointment
■because the number is strictly limited.”
- • Tickets can be had from the Presbytery in The Sands,
f Whalley, or ordered by ringing 01254824312.
Whalley whist drive winners
WINNERS at Whalley senior citizens’ drive in Whalley Methodist Church were: -: Whist, Ladies - M. Capstick,
V. Dugdale. Gents - J. Teller, joint second
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VISITORS to Whalley need n’t worry about being caught short after the opening of new toilet facilities in the heart of the village. After years of waiting, the
public conveniences were offi cially opened on Friday by parish councillor Eric Ronnan. . The toilets, which have been
built on parish council-owned land near the bus station, replace Whalley’s existing crumbling public conven iences, behind a GP’s surgery in King Street. ; The eagerly-awaited facility.
which cost an estimated £145,000 to build, includes disabled and nappy changing facilties. However, people who need to spend a penny while out and about in the village may have to wait until the beginning of next week due to a delay in landscaping the sur rounds and the installation of electricity meters inside. Commenting on the toilets,
Coun. Eric Ronnan said he had been waiting 25 years for the development and was grateful for the hard work and - efforts of the community.
He added: “I would first of
all like to thank the parish councillors, who took the deci sion, not to wait forever, but to improve the infrastructure and provide first-class facilities for the increasing number of peo ple who visit and shop in Whalley.” Coun. Ronnan went on to
thank the architect, builder, Ribble Valley Borough Coun cil and particularly Mr John Heap for all his help. He also expressed his thanks
to a local benefactor, who. donated £20,000 towards costs -.
■ Massive rise in unemployment &s.
UNEMPLOYMENT in the Ribble Valley parliamentary constituency has risen by 114:1% over the past 12 months, as 525 people have signed on the dole.
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• Commenting on the latest Government figures, Ribble -Valley Conservative: Chair man, Coun. Albert Atkinson said: “ In Lancashire as a whole the recession has taken ■ hold, unemployment has risen ■ ■ by 78.3% in a year and now 23,775 people are claiming Job Seeker’s Allowance, an increase of 10,443 over 12
the Labour-controlled county council respose is to recruit a ‘recession tsar’ on a salary of £100,000 a year, go on wasting money and put up our council tax.'
'.'i ‘^The Conservatives will
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tle most of the unelected bod ies created by Labour and give the lead in encouraging eco nomic development and job creation in Lancashire to local authorities. The priority for councils in the next two years must be to assist the recovery and help take Britain out of the recession. “Following the recent budg
et, we have almost the worst government debt in the world. Every child born today inher its £33,000 of Gordon Brown’s debt.Welcome to Labour's decade of debt.”
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ARNSIDE.was the destina tion for Clitheroe Naturalists’ first summer walk of 2009. It.was an overcast day, quite
■warm and the tide was almost in, which meant they had to
. take the woodland path to Far Arnside, rather than a leisure ly stroll along the shore. The
:;walk-wenti through Frith Wood past many weekend
Naturalists enjoy first summer walk Lunch was taken at Arnside
homes, some mobile, others not so mobile.
Point, with excellent views across to Grange and the sur rounding area. Shortly after wards there was a shower of rain, which did not last long, but made the path slippery in places. However by Far Arn side it had stopped and the
and managed to get the proj ect oft the ground. • “The whole toilet project
would never have started and the toilets probably never would have been built without the generosity of one person, our benefactor,” commented Coun. Ronnan. “I cannot express in words our gratitude for this wonderful gift.” Pictured is Mr Ronnan
about to cut the "ribbon” (toi let roll) watched by fellow parish councillors and special guests at the unveiling. • (T020509/4b)
Villagers bid for best kept
award again VILLAGERS in Whalley are aiming to repeat success in this year’s Lancashire Best Kept Village competi
tion.
..Thanks to help from resi-
"dents and local businesses, Whalley scooped the large village category in last year’s contest for being tidy and well maintained. In a bid to ensure the vil lage remains clean, two
clean-up days are being held. They will take place at
10 a.m. on Saturday, May 23rd and Saturday, June
20th. Mr Don Nicholson mem
sun shone again. The walk headed to Holgates Caravan Park and onto the remains of Arnsjde Towers. Crossing the Silverdale-Arnside road, the party entered the woods sur rounding Arnside Knott. ■ The next walk is on May
9th, to Buckden. To book please ring Jean on 01200 428117.
ber of Whalley Action Group said: “Because litter is often blamed on young people i t would be great u younger groups of people
; would join in on the clear-up mission. Nevertheless, the
assistance of the whole vi - lage is required as two teams of judges will be visiting Whalley during June and
July.” \ F R E E ^^niiATATinuc NOLOHGEIII INiTUL VISIT
^ T O T I O M S iL^THAMiir „ a i15 MINUTES' m
FORMER Clitheroe Advertiser and Times editor Mrs Vivien Meath has been recognised for her hard work and dedication. Mrs Meath, who retired last
, Thursday, received a Town Award in recognition of her services to
:' ; Mrs Meath joined this newspa-; per 25 years ago as a part-time journalist and speedily rose through the ranks. She was made chief reporter, news editor and w^ appointed the first female editor in .March, 2003.
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‘ ' For the past six-and-a-hall years she has been a community stalwart and supported several local campaigns. She was present
ed Mth a framed certificate at the annual Town Awards ceremony. Held on Tuesday, the event was part of the mayor-making ceremo ny, with honours being presented by retiring Clitheroe Town Mayor, Coun. David Berryman. Other recipients included the
former chief executive of Ribble Valley Borough Council, Mr David Morris. Mr Morris, who was appointed chief executive in ' 1997 and retired last month, also received an award for service to
thetown. , Other winners v/ere: volunteer ,
Michael Howe, who received an ' award for his services to the town;Valeria Palladino, general
manager of Piccolino Italiano Restaurant, Moor Lane, who received an award for building enhancement and restoration; and Phil Thompson and ; Gary. Birtwell, from Ribble Valley Homes, who
won.the Rev C. Denis Mc'William Award for envi ronmental improvements to Kem-; pie View. An award for service to ' youth and community was award ed to Mrs Margaret Firth and The John Barry Award for arts/culture v/as given to John and Angela Parkinson,-in recognition of their work with the Great Days Festival’s organising committee. Pictured are the award winners. (A050509/3a)
by Faiza Afzaal THE Mayoral procession through Clitheroe centre (A050509/3c)
A COMMUNITY stalwart has been'sworn in as the new Clitheroe town mayor. Civic d ignitar ies and guests
watched Coun. Mary Robinson, who made history by becoming the town’s first female Mayor in 2001, regain the chain of office a t the annual “Mayor Making” ceremony. She succeeds Coun. David Berry-
THE new mayor, Coun. Mary Robinson, and the offical party at the mayor-making ceremony (A050509/3b)
man and will be supported by her daughter, Helen, and her husband, David, who will act as the Mayor’s Consort. The toast to the mayor was pro
posed by Coun. Alan Yearing, who praised Coun. Robinson’s dedica tion to duty.
; He added that when she was town
mayor and borough mayor in previ ous years she had always worked hard and fulfilled her duties to the best of her abilities.
A-. “Her interest in helping young
people has continued throughout her council career,” said Coun. Year ing. “Mary has been actively involved
in the creation of Clitheroe’s Juice Bar for youths and is a trustee of the organisation. For many years she was a fund-raiser for the chil dren’s charity Barnardo’s. She was also a governor of St James’ CE Pri mary School, Clitheroe.” Similar sentiments were echoed
Award for ‘our Viv’ and other commun ~ity stalwarts
by Coun. Simon Entwistle, who sec onded the proposal. He described her as a person with a “superb sense of humour” and a stalwart for rais ing money for good causes. , Accepting her new role, Coun.
Robinson said she was looking for ward to the coming year. “I t was a privilege to be asked to
serve as town mayor,” she said. She also thanked the outgoing
spmiifiFFEi
mayor, Coun. David Berryman, and his wife, Maria, for their sterling
work during the p a s t two years. Supporting Coun., Robinson throughout the coming year will be Deputy Mayor, Coun. Alan Year ing, and hisWife, Sue. The toast to the deputy mayor was proposed by Coun. Sue Knox and seconded by her husband, Coun. Allan Knox. Following the ceremony in Ribble
Valley Borough Council Chamber, the new mayor and guests processed to the Swan and Royal Hotel for a celebratory lunch.
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