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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, February 12th, 2009.


Access to computers fbrchildren


A SCHEME worth ;V nearly £ lm . is' being


. ■ : launched to ensure that children without home


: access to IT don’t miss out. The “Home Access’’


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scheme has successfully brought in £770;000 from .central • govern­ ment, backed by a fur­ ther £180,000 from Lan cashire County .Council funds. The programme is


' specifically designed to target those children for


. whom the county council has responsibility, such as looked-after children who may be in foster care or' residential homes, children unable to go to school because of illness or other prob- lems, and children felt to


- be at risk. Under the scheme, all


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■ 717 eligible looked-after children will receive a “Home Access Unit comprising a mid-range laptop computer, includ­ ing , relevant pro­ grammes, technical sup­ port and a year’s filtered Internet access. : V Lancashire’s Learners Out of School Service


• will receive 70 “Home Access Units” to create a bank of computer, facili­ ties for use by the chil dren and young people with whom they work, who may be unable to go to school for a variety of reasons. . ,


- Similarly, the Early.


Years Service will be able to create a bank of 100 “Home Access U n its” for use by i t s clients. ■-County. Coun.’ Vali


Patel, cabinet member for schools, said: “This scheme is. very good news and will:help to ensure that those vul­ nerable young people for whom we are responsible are not disadvantaged. Access to ICT is now an integral part of the learning experience.” ■ The Home Access scheme was put together


■ by the following Lan­ cashire County Council s e r v ic e s , ; working! together: Westfield Cen­ tre, which provides a range of ICT services for schools across the North West; Schools’ ICT Group; Looked After Children; Learners Out . of School; Early Years . Families at Risk.. ' . . , ; h


Four wheel trims stolen


: THIEVES escaped.with


'ii all four wheel trims of a ' -Ford Transit van parked


-•v;in-iWarwick:,j Drive, I Clitheroe, between 8 a.m.


'. and -1 p.m. last Wednes-- ' day. •


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M O R E th a n 70 p u p i ls at|^ Stonyhurst College have v o l-J unteered to help local c h i l- , i dren and charities as part of


, the “Arrupe’! programme at | the school. .. Launched for the first time in .-:


2007, interest has been high and new placements had to be con--i tacted to cope with increased demand.


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., There is also a waiting list of n eager volunteers for.the next 0 term.


’ ; Endorsing the college motto,*; “Men and Women for Others’’, ■ ! th is . year’s programme was launched during the Poetry Induction Retreat. Rhetoric (Year. 13) pupils including the Heads of Line, Nick Isola and Samantha Leach; told the story,


■of Pedro Arrupe, a former mis-; sionary who tended the wound­ ed and dying in Hiroshima when" the atomic bomb was dropped: and went on to become head of the Jesuits.'


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The Stonyhurst pupils will work in their own time at the


^various Arrupe projects in Blackburn, Longridge, Accring-. ton, Burnley, Clitheroe and Pre- ' ston. Each volunteer is expected to keep a, journal, so that they; can reflect on their experience ■ week by. week.


will have on-going training and . support from staff and the col­ lege chaplains, who will take ah active interest in their experi­ ence, the highs and lows, and encourage them to persevere.: where'necessary, i ’


' ■ Organisations taking part this: year were; Pendle Riding for ■ Disabled, Newfields School, OXFAM, Help the Aged, Hill- r side School for Autistic Chil-


Volunteers will give an initial :-''dren,Hroadfields Special School,


ry School, Cancer Research,; Shelter, ’ ■ Bridge Project, Emmaus Community, CAFOD, St Catherine’s Hospice and Lit­ tle Sisters of the Poor Home for the Elderly.


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;v Not all volunteers leave the. college to take part in the pro­ gramme. There are also Arrupe ! volunteers in the college working . on Starterpacks, collecting chil-. dren’s clothing and toys to be distributed through Maundy.


commitment of 10 weeks and ;.v Acorns School, St John’s Prima- -: Relief in Accrington. Others are


setting up a Fairtrade Stall for the college to support its com­ mitment to producers in the developing world. ; They are also to be found in St


Mary’s Hall helping younger pupils through Learning Sup­ port. Our picture shov/s the Starter-


packs Group, comprising James Morris, Kavir Athimoolam and James. F i t to n , , along with Michael Mousdale and Basil Hawks.(s).. ,' ....


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hereto help the disabled


;'A .. GROUP ; tackling ’ issues surrounding d i s - : ability, and particularly: the lack of access to serv- - ices for disabled people, continues to go from strength to strength. :


. Ribble Valley Opening * Doors Group (originally;


iknown ^as'the Access.; .Group) has enjoyed s e v - ' eral successes, including


^ the removal of pavement: “clutter”, securing d i s - : abled parking space at a ' local care home and the installation of dropped kerbs in Clitheroe town centre. ■ R e cent ly the group


received . a . grant of £ 1 ,7 4 4 from the.Lan- ; cashire Local Gateways Fund and is also taking ; the lead on a new Shop- mobility service for the Ribble Valley.


.' The Local Gateways


grant will be used to hold meetings in the rural areas o f Ribble Valley and to produce a twice- yearly newsletter. Ribble Valley Borough"


Council is supporting the . Opening Doors Group to set up a Shopmobility ; scheme in ■ Clitheroe, operating from a cabin on * Clitheroe Market. . People with mobility


problems will be able to hire a powered scooter or electric wheelchair to give them more opportunity to; travel .; around the town.


' ' However, to make‘the


scheme successful the group is looking for com­ mittee members and vol­ unteers to run the serv­ ice. •


- - - The . next Opening


Doors meeting will be held on- April-9th at


■'Whalley.' ! Methodist Church Hall.


If you are interested in


attending or would like more, information on Opening Doors and/or ; Shopmobility,'contact the group’s chairman, Simon- O’Rourke, on. 01200 444193 or e-mail: .


openingdoors@yahoo.co. . uk . _" Opening/Doors is ■


facilitated by Hyndburn ; . arid Ribble Valley Coun­ cil for . Voluntary Service (CVS)/' Over the past six . months) CVS has helped ■


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community groups with­ in Ribble Valley secure ' more than £75;000 in grant funding.


A CH^IT'V fashion show, dis- ;';- which:attracted a large audi-a:;wassupported by local business- . Rebecica-Ford in aid nf Kpr' playing gowns which would not . ence, the latest'designs in pro'm'; es in the town, including Genesis - favourite charity Macmillan have been out of place on the red ; .-.wear., were beautifully modelled,';! Hair and Beauty Salon, where CNurses Cancer SuDDort ’ (jarpet; ati.the, glitzy-.,Bafta. by, pupils ,of, Howland.High the models had their hair styled, ' * Pictured are Rebpcha irnrH awards night, was held in the School, who paraded a delightful','and the Sobar which provided (right) with models Tara Mp,“ surroundings of the Sobar in array of elegant gowns perfect, the venue free?The fund-raising lor who also works in the hou


King Street, Clitheroe. At.the prom catwalk show, ;


”from'the coming prom season. ? ry * The boutique oh Wellgate, ■


.®yent ,wa8 oganised by propri-5' tique; SiobhanrMolly, Sophie^ ®t()r^ofj the; Ela


Becky.'(S280109/2) ' ;


, If you know', of. a proj­ ect in need of help with funding, or -yo'u have an , idea for. a project and are looking to develop ity or if i you just would■ like more information-on the'work .; ' of; CVS, 'contact 'Andrea' on 01200 422995.


|TWO a s t ^ are taking on the In te rn e t “b ig b o y s ” w i th a new interactive w e b a te . . : Julia Den'wer,' of 'Whalley, and


|jacqueline Denwer-Nicholas, of Accrington, felt that users of ates


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'. skill arid knowledge and a t the’ end of 14 days, the player with the ■


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; most points is declared the -wiimer; ! and -walks away with a handsome • £1,000. It is free to enter and even. if you are not playing it is well


Isuch as Facebook and Bebo want- ■ led something a little more cxdting land challenging. ; As a result they have launched


iBigedd.com which they believe Icould be just the thing for bored [social . networking fans. jBigedd.com is a monthly online [contest, where up to 500 players [enter the facegrid and have 14 [days to prove that they are the [ ultimate “player”. • • Players earn points in -various I ways by proving their popularity.


; worth a viat to see the -visual feast of up to 500 faces in the grid and : check out their profiles to see who. tovotefor. - •


•. Julia, a working moth^ of two, > and a huge fan of other network- - ing sites, still felt that there -was - something missing on the sites. “Obviously, social networking sites are extremely popular, but


. lots of people use them more as an indicator of how popular they are, and like to collect as many friends as possible. They also love the applications, which test their


knowledge and skill, and then like ■to compare results with their


.friends. : - ' “We took all this on board and created bigedd.com, which ulti-


• mately is an online contest of pop­ ularity, skill and know-how, mth


; the added advantage of a gener­ ous prize at the end.” ■ The first contest is open for


entries now, and anyone aged 16 or over can enter. There are only 500 plains in each contest and the


' first one starts on Monday, Feb­ ruary 16th, and will run for 14 days. Once the contest has start- * ed, all players will be vying for ; votes, so even if you have not entered you can still play along by choosing your favourite. Find out more at www.bigedd.com


Auction house’s free service


SILVERWOODS, the Clitheroe-based auction house, is launching free monthly valuation evenings for antiques and fine art. Similar “one-off” events held by the


firm have proved so popular with would- be sellers that it has decided to make it a monthly fixture.


,, If you think that there may be <^h in


your attic, or you have an item that you have always suspected might be -valuable, Silverwoods’ team of specialists will be on hand at the Auction Rooms in Lincoln : Way to give an expert valuation. - - There is no obligation to sell the items


" valued, but for those who do want to sell, items can be entered into the company’s prestigious monthly sale, the next of •;


. .which takes place on Thursday, February: . 26th.


: Auctioneer Wilf Mould explcuned: “We . recognise that i t ’s not always possible for people to bring their items for valuation


; during working hours, so we felt that a ; v special ‘out-of-hours’ service for higher- .; ■value antiques and collectables aimed at our monthly sale would prove popular. * “If people have items for our weekly


■Wednesday sale, they can still bring therii iri any Monday morning without an: ■ appointment.” Despite the economic downturn, good


quality antiques are reported to be hold-' ; ing their -value well at the moment. . - • A number of -vendors have recently had


items sold for far in excess of their -v^ua- tions.


• In last week’s monthly sale at Silver- woods, an ivory ear trumpet estimated at £40 to £50 raised £290 a t auction, while a ;


, Sylvester Staimard Watercolour estimat- ed at £300 to £350 fetched'£480. ■ For more information on sales and valu­


ations at Silverwoods, -visit: www.silver- ; woods.coTuk or ring 01200 423322. ■ Our picture shows the team at Silver- ■woods.(s)


A helping hand Chance to have your say Lessons to be learned


BUSINESSEIS throughout the Ribble Valley are invited to send a representa­ tive to a free Groundwork breakfast sem­ inar aimed at helping them through the recession. - ; The event takes place on February 24th at the Mytton Pbld Hotel, Langho, from 8 a.m to 10-30 a.m. Spe^ers include Rupert Swarbtick,


chairmari of the LSP, environmental consultant Kester Boardman and Andrew Berry of H. J. Berry, Chipping The opportunities and threats for


business, efficiency support for compa­ nies, local case studies, how to cut costs, gain a competitive edge, become resource efficient and reduce environ­ mental impact will be discussed.: i The seminar will be funded by


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RESIDENTS and buanesses in Ribble Valley are bmng pven thdr say on the economic devel­ opment of the area. The Draft Ribble Valley Economic Strategy,


compiled by Ribble Valley Borough Council, sets out its economic aims and objectives for the area until 2013. The strategy outlines the rqrproach and activities that vnll he undertaken to help Ribble Valley realise i ts economic potential and future prosperity.


; ^ It sets out five key themes covering a range ;


Enworks and delivered by. the Lan-. cashire Business Elnvironment Associa­ tion. . . ,


’. . Hlacesarelinuted. If you are interest­ ed in atteriding, to guarantee you place; e-mail: info@LancsBEA.co.uk or fax: 01254682288. ^


of issues, such as regeneration and economic development, business support, transport infrastructure, marketing and promotion, employment and sldlls, as well as a range of short, medium and long-term actions.; The council’s Leader, Coun. Michael Ran-


son, said: “Ribble Valley cannot opoate in iso­ lation to maintmn and manage its future eco­ nomic growth and prosperity.


• “A successful economic future will require a supportive and positive relationship between the council, business community and other


; partners and organisations across the North WestandUK.


' - " ' “Successfuleconomic development .can no ' i


longer be regarded amply as a means of creat­ ing jobs: A much more holistic view is required.


The health and welfare, culture, transport and education of Ribble Valley are also inextricably linked to the prosperity of the area.” Ribble Valley is noted for its low unemploy­


ment and beautiful countryade, but research in many rural areas has revealed pockets of hidden deprivation, such as under-employ-^ ment, an exodus of talented young people, poor public t r a n ^ r t and a low wage economy. - r - -


.-■ Coun.' Ranson added: “In a difficult eco^ : nomic period, Ribble Valley Borough (toundl ■ is working closely with its partners to ensure local bu^esses have the suppwt they need and we Would welcome the views of the communi­ ty on this important document” : Copies of the strategy, are a-vailable a t the; Ribble Valley Council offices in Church Walk,. Clithmoe, libraries and online a t wwwjribble- valley.gov.uk


- - The deadline for responses is Friday, Febru­


ary 20th, and further details are available from Ribble Valley Borou^ Coundlb rural regener­ ation officer Gnug Matthews on 01200 414531.


CRITICISED for its handling of the 2007 Foot and Mouth crisis, the Government must now learn from its mistakes, claims the Country Land and Budness Association (CLA). It wants the Government to respond actively


to criticism of an Independent ^ v iew of the most recent outbreak of the devastating disease. CLA President Henry Aubrey-Fletcher said: “We are encouraged that the Government has accepted criticism over its handling of the Foot and Mouth outbreak to a degree, but what’s really needed is a ‘foolprooT system in place to prevent this fiom happening ageutu ; - : :. ■ “In the report, the Govermnent outlines its library of draft licences. However, it would make


> a lot of sense to make these available to the industry now to prevent any d i lu t e during an outbreak.” ■ Douglas Chalmers, Director CLA North, ;


said: “Although the actual outbreak was effec­ tively contained, the economic implications of these measures w o e di^roportionately savage for large parts'of the livestock industry across ;


: thecounby. ; “Respectinglocalknowledgeisalsoanimpor- tant point; as many Northerners will remember, failure to do so -was an early complaint during the 2001 outbreak.”


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