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• tered picnickers converged on the Castle Grounds on Baiik Holiday Monday - and they weren’t alone. All across the UK similar picnics


- were being held at the same time,-, ■with the combined headcount from all the events submitted for the


: Guinness World Record attempt.; "The mass munch was organised as part of National Family Week


we’re confident that we have set a new world record thanks to the Clitheroe picnic and all the picnics that took place across the country.


= •: ‘‘.We are thrilled^ that the Clitheroe Castle picnic was such a success and made such a huge con­ tribution to the world record attempt.” Organised by Ribble Valley Bor­


ough Council in association with the Lancashire'and Blackpool


/ Tourist Board, the picnic was also part of Lancashire Picnic Month and, crucially, helped to relaunch Clitheroe Castle Museum follow- • ing its massive £3.5m. makeover. I- A bright and sunny day.encour-


and its events organiser CemmaM aged 917 residents from Ribble Fordham revealed this week: “We ;.* Valley and across Lancashire to , areawaitingfinal verification from ;, flock to Clitheroe Castle Field for Giiinnes's World Records... but the picnic, including Ribble Valley. Mayor Beverley Jones and her grandchildren.• /■ Conn. Jones coinmented:


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l^ iB R ID G E L J : winners at the Pendle Club were Mrs Doris Farnsworth and Mrs Erica Pol- lilt,;MrS:Mar joric Collier, and Mrs Joan Scott Solo: whist


winners at the Pcndle ". Club were: D. Knight; P.SParrotti B. Wood.


,?,<New members welcome every Monday : at ,/7 p.m


Winners of


the Friday domiT’ ho'es,"Were::M; Parkes, S. Bark­ er, H.Wolfend- en, joint 4i M Bcrry,;G.;CapV stick.


i . New members ■are •" Welcome every. Friday at 7 p.m


j:;..‘Dojnino win- ncrs'on Saturday


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■.were:^G"Bcrry; J.Pye, joint 3i'P.


‘Metcalfe, A: Foi; M.-Parkcs./i


'■f. Line dancing isijheld./every; Thursday al 1-30


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:,‘‘We aimed to commemorate the opening of this fantastic; facility, celebrate family life


'and: help;b record, and thanks to the glo­ rious weather we did exactly "that. . ‘‘My congratulations go to


; the organisers of the event' and the hundreds of families; • who took part.” ' : '


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’/ A family goody bag con- : taining an Xplorer ticket gjv- ; ihg imlimited faihily access to


' a VKOtW record atiempiU


all Lancashire museums for a year and a hamper of mouth-watering ; produce from ethical food compa-


: ny Gold and Brown, which runs catering at Clitheroe Castle, was won.by the Harper family, of' Clitheroe.- The Castle Museum, which is ,


run by Lancashire County Coun-' oil’s museum service, is open from


11 a.ii^to 5 p.m; daily throughoun the summer and entry is £3.50 foij adults, and accompanied under-16.


are free. ' " • ■' j


■ Our picture shows Ribble VaUeji Mayor Beverley Jones and her conj sort, Howel Jones, with Clitheroj Town Crier Roland Hailwooq revealing the official headcount atj the Clitheroe Castle picnic, (s)


Prevention better than cure


‘.. Ribble Valley are being urged to , adopt a “prevention is better ; than cure’’ approach to health, following a recent study carried


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MIDDLE-AGED men in th e ; ‘ Views on health..The interviews / their needs. lan'cemmente took place in venues includmgr :“Our; previous research naa


Clitheroe, Accrington, Colne, " : shown that only 8% of Nelson, Rawtenstall and Burii- - Ea s t Lancashire count,tn6|| ley.


■ out by NHS East Lancashire. The study showed that men L are more likely to see their CP if ■/they have had a health scare,


-/i such as a heart attack; , rather >/: than go for a regular general ? :health'check.'The men inter-' •■ viewed also said that as long as


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/ they looked healthy, they gener- ■ ally ignored their internal wellbe­ ing..' . . . '.The.study, carried out by an . independent research company,- i/quizzed;47=white men, aged *between 40 and 65, about'their


I ^ units, so the fact that men ara Most of the men interviewed .'/.finding them confusing isnn.^Fl


said they did not count (alories - - prise;,/While we’re' not6xP.af! .H!? and felt that slimming groupsfv/jihenito,become calorie-couii,_mg|


were for women. Those ques-K'!unit-ineas.uring experts, we


.tioned said they also found alcoj/i-them’to adopt a.m/ore proac j 1 fhol units confusing. 5‘ ■ ; ;/i;';/apprdacli to their,


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V Ian Treasure, alcohol harin;tby‘'-wsitrag:theu-.^^^ reduction commissioning manag-, '‘ring*:tllemselvesm for ® ®® , ,1


er at NHS East Lancashire, com- - ’ MOT,'which looks at weign.j missioned the study:to under- ""'cholesterol and blood


stand the health, lifestyle and . .“.This could enable early ae^l " I


" behavioural choices of white,"i»;tioni‘or even prey6nLh®®.J middle-aged men in the bor;;'?i''probieiiis such as diabetes, SI


. Pughs, before planning a health///cholesterol or high bi®®f‘;i!;.5'J . strategy specifically desigiied for y^sure.’-’.iiji.vli'Tv!. • ?


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Fund-raiserl for Flossie!


A TEENAGER’S bid to trav-l


. el to Kenya is a step nearerl thanks to funds raised at al


I Valley coffee morning. ; ; I Laura Quinton hosted anl


; event at Henthom Communi-I


ty Centre to help raise nioneyl for Flossie Baker.


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iThe coffee morning, cakel 'stall, tombola and bric-a-btac|


■ stall raised £353 towards the! £2,000 Flossie needs to under-|


.take a five-week expedition! this summer.


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■ Our photograph shows| some of 'those who supported! the fund-raising coffee morh-l


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Liz in peak for


charity trek


- A CLITHEROE fund-raiser is preparing to embark on an aimual trek to raise cash


- for Cancer Research UK. ; ; Liz Bell," who is a member of the R ib- ' • hie Valley and White Rose Ladies’ fund-


/ raising committee for Cancer Research UK-, will take part in the Yorkshire Three


: Peak challenge on Saturday.' ; ;. ■ She and her friends aim to complete


. ' the 26-mile trek in less than 12 hours. .- Liz said: “We are really excited about our challenge. It’s not the easy option for ■. a day out and some of us are only just ; able to confirm that we have toe nails


‘ . again after last year’s efforts! “But raising money for Cancer


■ Research UK is very important to us all as we want to make a difference for


; future generations affected by cancer.” . Sarah MePhee, Cancer Research UK’s


■ area volunteer manager, said: “We’re delighted that the Ribble Valley and White Rose Ladies have decided once again to do the Yorkshire Three Peak


! Challenge for Cancer Research UK. I They are all set for a fantastic challenge : as well as helping raise valuable funds.” i - , . Over the past 11 years the Ribble Val- /■ ley and 'White Rose Ladies have been /" raising money specifically for Cancer / Research UK’s research into childhood; ■ cancers, and are currently funding Pro- lessor Jillian Birch - Group Director of


'•".‘Cancer, Research UK Paediatric and /- ■


‘FainiliaT Cancer Research Group based


'< in Manchester. • . I •: You can support the Ribble Valley and *: White Rose ladies with their challenge / online at:.www.justgiving.com/sarajane-


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I Rotarians’ boost I for Water Aid


’ ‘ .AN Asian Night for the Rotary Club of "Ribblesdaleprovedasuccess.- organised by the chairman of


S the club’sTnternational Committee, (■• "John Snowden, and Rotarian Farouk


;i / Husain to raise funds for Water Aid, a i • charity whose vision is a world where “ 'everyone has access to dean ■water and sanitation. It also raised money for the Ribbles-


; . dale club’s International Project, which: • this year is to help supply a minibus for a remote Indian school for underprivi- - leged children. John’s team was headed


" by Farouk, who had many of his extend- ■ ed family present to make sure every-


- His wife, Shanaz, children, in-laws, • - nephews and nieces all dressed up in tra-


/ ditional costume." A spokesman for the - club commented: “They were a treasure


" V -to behold, not putting a foot wrong and attending to our every need -'and the


: food was excellent! Farouk had assTired "us that they had ‘gone easy’ on the curry, but most of the 86 Rotarians, family and


■ ' friends made good use of the bar and the • many jugs of water.”


‘ Farouk'and Shanaz also agreed to / 'cater for up to six people in their own ,


■ '/ "home and this was auctioned by Rotari; •-‘/ a n 'J o h n -P y e an d m a d e £ 1 0 0 . A lso ,


' " Farbuk’s fa ^ y ; offered an Indian cook-.


"'// ery, course for one person and this raised "'■■'■£45,; the evening in total raking £1,000


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‘-"tbw^ids these two worthy.projects. President'bf Ribblesdale Rotary Club ’ Richard'Dugdale thanked everyone


/ " ; • involved for such a splepdid evenmg and


raising this magnificent total in such an enjoyable way..


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Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, June 11th, 2009 11 ‘Bitter and bizarre day’ - bishop slams BNP victory


THE election of the first British National Party MEP.for the North- ;West marked “a bitter and bizarre day for our region’! said Bishop of, Blackburn, the R t Rev. Nicholas Reade. The Bishop, who had called on


Lancashire’s Christians to actively oppose the BNP at the ballot box, added: “It is also a day, I believe, many will live to regret. ' ■


represent the North-West of Eng- : land in Europe. , . . “I can only assume that this result ■


“ All people of good faith will he


appalled a t the election of an extremist candidate to supposedly


reflects an alternative agenda) more to do with public anger over some ;


jMPs’ expenses than with agreement for policies that threaten division


and alienation in many of our com­ munities. Certainly the vast majori­ ty of u s who continue to celebrate the diverse society that Britain has been for centuries must redouble our efforts to counter racism and intoler­ ance wherever it is encountered.”


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