10 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, October 8th, 2009


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Clitheroe422324 (Editorial). 01282 426161 (Advertising), Burnley 01282422331 (Classifi.H| Valley folk brew-up for charity ADVERTISING FEATURE


Inspiring the younger


generation to 'go off and do'


MICROSOFT, Hewlett Packard, CNN MTV


FedEx. All huge companies, but what else drr they have in common? Answer: they all started in a time of economic downturn.


A recession can mean opportunity. An oppor


tunity to re-evaluate: to stop and think about where we are going. To re-assess our values and


priorities. It can be an opportunity to take a new direction in work and life. Back in the 1980s, John Biggs was a partner


in a successful costume jewellery business In 1989 the last big recession hit; and inevitably business suffered. In 1992 John resigned; taking his opportunity to reflect, re-evaluate and change. Heeding the advice of business manage, ment giiru Tom Peters that the keys to success in the twentieth century were to get online or get to China, John booked his plane tickets. Arriving in China with no purpose but to


HELEN Colley hosts a Macmillan Coffee Morning in Waddington. (B250909/4)


Inset: JACKIE Gallimore and Jane Hardman enjoy a cuppa at Whalley Post Office. (B250909/3)


by Natalie Cox


COFFEE and cake sales helped Ribble Valley residents raise hundreds of pounds for Macmillan Cancer Support. Across the area numerous events


were staged to raise money as part of the charity's “World's Biggest Coffee Morning” initiative. • Staff at Pendle P rim ary


School in Clitheroe demonstrated their cooking skills by providing the cakes and biscuits for parents and grandparents to enjoy. The Mayoress of Clitheroe,


Helen Guiver, was among those who tasted the t r e a ts a t the Princess Avenue school.


S h o r t


b r e a c w i t 1 e l d e r - flower cream m a d e b y te a c h ­ ing and “ w e l f a re as sistant M r s Joanne Ehns was the eventual win­ ner of the "bake a cake" competi­ tion. Pupils from Year Six ensured


there was enough coffee and cake to go round and the final funds raised totalled over £340.


THE Mayoress enjoys a cuppa with pupils at Pendle Primary School in Clitheroe. (B250909/4)


• Queen Puddings


Helen Col­ ley hosted a fund­ r a i s in g c o f f e e morn in g


at her Wadding­ ton home and made o v e


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£1,000 for the cancer charity. 'I'he Farmhouse Fare founder's


full-time pudding production busi­ ness was set up after she supplied and sold its now famous sticky tof­ fee puddings to a Macmillan coffee morning many years ago.


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cuppas, Helen and her guests raised money through a card stall, a deli stall selling products from cakes and eggs to f ruit and savouries, and a raffle with various prizes donated, including cakes. • For the firs t time staff a t


Whalley Post Office joined in the fun by organising a coffee morning in support of the good cause. At the successful event almost


£100 was raised with proceeds from a raffle, and donations, adding to the total. • A similar event a t Precious,


the jewellery shop in King Street, Whalley, raised a further £900 for the good cause thanks to great sup­ port from friends and customers.


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explore, think and look for opportunities: John met a local who invited him to speak at an Eng­ lish language class. He was amazed to see more than 250 people there, each paying a substantial two pounds to attend. He had already seen peo­ ple practising their English at informal gather­ ings - called 'English Corners' - and realised that the appetite to learn was vast, but resources were scarce and of poor quality. Later John took a countryside bike tour. His


young, local guide explained that learning Eng­ lish was the dream of many Chinese people, and th a t just a little English had empowered her to establish a modest tour company and make a reasonable living. John saw an opportunity. Businesses were


increasingly looking to contribute to their com­ munities beyond simply 'donating' and he realised that he could be the broker between good companies and good causes; enabling them to do 'well' and do 'good' a t the same time. Here was an opportunity for John to use his business background to help make the world a better place. John's first project was 'English Comer', an


English language magazine created with Cable & Wireless - distributed free each month to thousands of disadvantaged people in China desperate to improve their English. John grew up with dyslexia, and as a result


had developed a range of techniques for process­ ing and organising information - a series of 'Thinking Skills' which he used daily. He bro­ kered a partnership with Nokia to run a series of thinking skills workshops in Universities across China getting young people as excited about 'thinking' as they were about English - Thinkiug Comer was bom. In 2000 John brought Thinking Comer to the


UK; setting up a team delivering the pro­ gramme into schools. In 2004 he started talkiug to Honda (UK), a like-minded business with a firm commitment to education and developing young people. The latest chapter in the story began - the


launch of 'School of Dreams' in 2006. SupporW and funded by Honda (UK), the programmeisa series of 'Thinking Skills' workshops for 9-13 y e a r olds delivered by John's team in UK schools. Along with valuable thinking tech­ niques and skills, the programme draws upon Honda's philosophies and real life examples of creative thinking which are behind many of its products. Closely linked to the National Cur­ riculum, School of Dreams has been delivered to more than 150 schools, directly engaging more than 4,500 pupils and 500 teachers. School of Dreams is designed to empower par­


tic ipants to use what th ey have learnt way beyond the workshop: with students taking their learnings into their communities. One school has run a successful anti-litter poster competition, while many are sharing their new skills with fel­ low pupils and teachers. Honda is doing more th an just giving financially to students-its empowering them with the tools to go off ana


become 'do-ers'. School of Dreams is ju s t one exampleo ,


Honda's 'do-er' attitude. To find out more p l ^ visit www.schoolofdreams.co.uk. Honda (Uiu


has also teamed up with the UK wide dateb^ of volunteering opportunities - pro\nded by it.org.uk in partnership with the Volunteer tre network, which matches volunteers to en


ronmental projects looking for support. To l out more, visit www.clitheroeadvertiser.co. and get doing!


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Let’s hear it for young, says MP


YOUNG people too often get a bad press, according to Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans. The Conservative MP, who is also


Honorary President of the British Youth Council, is calling for a summit of youth organisations and media representatives in order to address the overwhelmingly


negative depiction of young people in the media. Spiking from Westminster, Mr Evans


said: “The fact is that young people get a raw deal from the media. They are all tarred with the same brush. Reading the newspapers or watching the news, one would believe that all young people are involved in crime, drugs and general anti­ social behaviour. “That simply is not the case and we


have a duty to give youngsters a fair press. I would like to see representatives of the media and youth organisations meet to discuss what can be done to make sure that young people are not vilified. Mr Evans added: “We all know that


yoimg people do fantastic things and are often driving forces in local communities. Their energy and commitment powers projects to success. All too often, howev­ er, we do not hear about these achieve­ ments and it is high time that we cele­ brated the contribution that young peo­ ple make to our society.”


Burglar is spotted buying newspaper


TWO men seen breaking into a Clitheroe motor dealer’s premises in the early horn's of the morning were arrested after one of them was spotted going for his paper the next morning. Hugh McCeogh (28), of Oakenhurst


Road, and Lee Curry (23), of Ballantrae Road, Blackburn, pleaded guilty at Blackburn magistrates to burglary at Rufus Motor Dealers with intent to steal. They were committed in custody to


Preston Crown Court to be sentenced. Parveen Akhtar (prosecuting) said one


of the men seen removing beading from round a window at Rufus was wearing a distinctive grey hoodie. A male fitting the


, description was seen the following morn­ ing by a police officer and McCeogh was arrested. Curry was arrested as a result. Michael Blacklidge (defending) said


the men left without stealing anything and no damage had been done other than the removal of the beading. Magistrates committed for sentence


af te r hearing Curry was subject to a Crown Court suspended sentence and th a t McCeogh was being recalled on prison licence.


A beautiful opening


A BEAUTY boutique offering lots of glitz and glamour has opened in the heart of


Whalley. Pucker and Blush is a luxurious vintage-


style boutique with a personal touch and friendly service with a relaxing atmosphere. Stockists of a range of high-quality beau­


ty products, nightwear and accessories, the business is owned by local resident Md busi­ nesswoman Rebecca Bradshaw. She said: “I want to give women more choice of cosmetics and beauty treats and


to offer a glamorous environment where customers can indulge and interact with our exclusive products.”


UNWANTED presents can be turned into cash


to help Pcndicside Hospice. New items are needed for a tombola and raffle at the East Lancashire Hospice annual Christmas


Fair on Sunday, November 15th, between 1pm and 3 p.m. Anyone wanting to donate items can drop them


off at the hospice or call 01254 342847. Proceeds from the sale will help to meet some of the hospice’s huge annual running costs.______


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