16 Clith'eroe Advertiser & Times; Thursday, February 12th, 2009


Dairy show and sale’s flying trade


A FLYING trade was the only w ay to describe the February Dairy Show and .Sale at Gisburn Auction Mart. ;


' The judges were producer retailers Tom


and David Pickup, of Entwistle,- Bolton who thoroughly enjoyed judging a strong


. class of newly-calved heifers. *: : R. M. Lucas, of Blackburn, took the


championship with a Gomestar. Outside heifer which sold very quickly to the pre­ sale judges for £2,460.;The Pickups also picked up another three heifers at £2,120, £1,800an d £1,700. > .......... - Brian Hall,- of - Gargrave, was next best in the bidding stakes when his heifer, just seven days calved; sold ;for'£2,260 to N.


. W. and; J. M. Coulthufst ahd'So'n,- of Goosnargh. who also bought a 19 days- calved heifer-from J; and-P. A:'Baldwin and Sons, of Brindle.'Chorley, for £2,140. . Dairy auctioneer. Fred Spurgeon said:


, “Dairy cattle are in short supply and this was clearly reflected:in today’s prices; ivith seven heifere selling for over £2,000.' Averages were: newly-calved heifers £1,842; newly-calved cows £li305.


Licensees raise a


glass for charity LICENSEES from across Ribble 'Valley, have given a large tonic to a charity. Clitheroe. Whalley'and District Pub-


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watch held its second annual-ball with more than 60 members and guests gath­ ering at the Mytton Fold Hotel, Langho. The raffle raised £200 for Ribble 'Valley Macmillan Cancer Care. ■ A spokeswoman for the charity said she


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was delighted with the unexpected, but very welcome, windfall. The Pubwatch scheme is an alliatice of


licensees, working closely with the police, to combat unacceptable and anti-social behaviour on licensed premises. ■ ‘In the past.'someone banned from a


pub for bad behaviour would simply move on to the next pub, but anyone banned from a pub or club in the Pubwatch scheme is automatically banned from all other licensed premises in that scheme. I t serves to remove unwelcome cus­


tomers from the local pub circuit and act as a deterrent to others.


A sale success : ' i '


ALMOST £150 was raised by a Blue P e te r bring-and-buy sale held a t St James’ Primary School, Clitheroe.' . ; ; The sale was the idea of pupil and Blue


Peter .viewer Kacey-Mae, who asked if the school, in Greenacre Street, would host the sale in aid of the programme’s


.“Operation Nutrition’rappeal. '; '^ . > v ■ A large number of pupils and parents


attended,'bringing and buying, books,' toys, games and other items .'' ■ A raffle, tombola and penalty shoot-out


all added to the proceeds, which will be sent, togkher. with a letter and photos, to ■ the Blue Peter office in London;


■ Items le f t over from;the sale were donated to a local charity shop.


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VILLAGERS from Sawley acted detective for the evening during a murder mystery night.'


‘ , Criminal capers and high jinla prevailed at the evening


: held at Sawley Village Hall, which was attended by


• around 50 budding detec- tives. .


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• As well as being a social . event for villagers, it also raised around £120 towards the upkeep of the halh . :


■3, Villagers dressed in late ■ Victorian costume and were set the task of solving the murderof.the Earl of Cod-


dingham, while two other victims were murdered in the. process. All this skulduggery did


not put villagers off their potato pie supper and they are now looking forward to a quiz night, which will be held at the well used community facility on March 6th.' Our picture left shows


Moira Smithson;'Malcolm Adamson and Mandy Adam­ son at the murder mystery night. (T010209/7b) The Victorian murder


mystery night at Sawley Vil­ lage Hall below. (T010209/7)


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Organisation beats drum for children


A'i NE'W •; organisation ' established ■


: to bring


togetherfall services for. J children and young peo-^ pie in the Ribble Valley: held a showcasing event at The Grand, • in Clitheroe. .:iThe event was'designed to ^


highlight the work of -the ^ Ribble Valley-Children’s i Trust and included input from some of the young peo-yj pie it will serve.'...';- . .Children's].Tr''usts were-5;


established as a'resp’oris'e to 3 Lord Laming's'report into 3


the death .■ of -'Victoria ■; Climbie; The report high­ lighted how closer working 3 between agencies and better - ‘ communication are crucial for improving children's- , services. ' Ahead of the'showcasing v


event, children and young people from across the Rib­ ble Valley spent time devel­ oping th e ir own “Vision S ta tem en t’.’ se t tin g out what they want from the Children’s Trust. This was ; shared and finalised on the . day. County Coun. Jennifer . ' Mein, cabinet member for ■ children and young people -


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Groups bid to stop the trafficking


t h e shocking problem'^ ,of human trafficking in'!


; East Lancashire is being -: highlighted by women’s'


.groups in the region. ’^,'.'The*-trade in men,', .women and children who'' - are brought to theUK tof -be exploited, held prison- ;er and treated to a dark life in desperate condi- :


: tions is happening on our .: doorstep - and members:


lof ;Soroptimis t Clubs ■ around' the area are : launching a campaign of action.-'.,


; A public meeting is


being held next month : when two keynote speak-' ers from London are due to attend.


The Soroptimist Inter-, national Clubs of Pendle ’ .-7 which includes the Rib'- ,ble Valley - Burnley,


' Blackburn, Rishton and Great_ Harwood and -


a t Lancashire. County Council, said: “Ribble Val­ ley Children’s Trust is play­ ing a key role in bringing agencies together to deliver more integrated services which achieve better results for children,-young people and their families.


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- ■ “Underpinning the Chil- , dren’s Trust is the need to


see and listen to children and respond to their needs, so i t’s great to have so many children and young people involved in this event.” Ribble Valley is one of a


dozen Children’s Trusts now established in each of Lan­ cashire’s districts, with a County Trust Board operat­ ing at a strategic level across,


the whole of the county.' Ribble Valley Children’s


Trust brings together a wide. range of partners from all sectors who work with chil­ dren, young people and their families. Our picture shows some of


the young people who played a key role a t th e showcasing event, (s),


.Accrington, have joined, forces'to highlight this' modern day tragedy which is happening on our doorstep. They want the public


.and people or groups with an interest in help­ ing, to attend the meet­ ing to discuss trafficking, what it is and what can be done in our .towns to . prevent it. -


: The meeting is being


held at a central location,; a t ' Norden School in f Rishton, on Saturday, MarchVth, froth 1-30 p.m. to 4 p.m. so that as many people as possible canattend. .■'The .two keynote-, speakers will be from ; Stop The Traffic and the: Anti-Slavery Campaign ; in London, MP Jack ' Straw has been in-vited to ■ speak, along with repre- ; sentatives from the police and social services. Bum- ■ ley MP Mrs Kitty Ussh-: er is also among those .■ invited.


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the panel of experts and- it is hoped to find a way forward to help deal ivith ■; the human cost of traf­ ficking on people’s lives., Burnley Soroptimist ,


pres ident Mrs Lynn ; Hepworth said that peo- .' pie may be aware of the problem happening in their neighbourhood but.. do not know what to do about i t . .“This public ,


meeting will set out to highlight, the. problem and let people know what; they can do,” she said. . ’


iii Soroptimist Clubs are , a group of . professional' :


women with a social con-... science :who work to -, make a difference to dis- advantaged people. .■.•


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A major boost for cancer unit


' ' . ' by Duncan Smith '


.: LA LOCANDA, the award-winning Italian restaurant in Gisburn, has made an impressive and significant , donation to the Breast Care Unit at


Airedale Hospital, near Keighley. , :3A cheque for £18,000 was presented


vto the team of doctors and other key meinbers of the hospital’s Richardson Clinic. The donation was made possible by the generous contributions of cus-


: toniers a t La Locanda’s various fund­ raising events, orpnised by its owners, Cinzia and Maurizio Bocchi.


' Ginzia said: “The generosity of our customers has been amazing and we would like to say a huge thank you. This donation will allow the hospital to pur­ chase new equipment for the Breast Care Unit; which will benefit the lives of many local women.”


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Welcome to all creatures great and small...


A CONSERVATIVE fund-raising supper really did welcome “All Creatures Great and Small!” ' ■


: Ribble Valley Conservatives welcomed Saj Karim MEP and “James Herriot’s”


. son, Jim Wight, as speakers at the event -for the county council elections attended


. by 100 members and guests at Clitheroe Golf Club. . ; Coun.' Ken Hind, chairman of the Rib-


- ble Valley Conservative Association said: >“We were privileged to have to speak Jim Wight,.‘James Herriot’s’ son, and local MEP Saj Karim and his wife, Zahida Saj,


r residents of the Ribble Valley living in ; Simonstpne._ We were relieved to see him fit! and well after, his ordeal in the recent


.- terrorist shootings in Mumbai, when he : was holed up in a hotel while terrorists : rampaged through it; indiscriminately


i shooting innocent members of the public. - . We were delighted to welcome him to the. ■ Conservative fold in his home constituen- ■ . cy.” 3 ■; Mr Karim told the meeting: "! crossed the floor from the-Liberal Democrats to • -join the Conservatives in the European : '■Parliamerit.-J realised as a Conservative-' in my youth that I.was coming home to .l: . what I truly believed in.”


:' :-Jim Wight spoke of his father, a man Airedale Hospital plans to use the


money to buy an MRI injector pump, which, combined with the purchase of.


. an MRI coil, will be a leap forward in: the.diagnosis and management o f : women with breast cancer. , I t will also help many other patients* with other concerns and vascular dis-^


'.ease..'' " ■:- Dr Ian Brand, speaking for all the


staff a t the clinic, said: “We are delight­ ed to accept this cheque from La Locan-


: da and all their customers. . “This will have such a positive impact


on the local women who visit our unit: a big thank you to the generous customers of La Locanda.”


. ■ ' - Raising money and awareness to help


local people in the fight'against breast cancer is something which Cinzia and Maurizio feel passionate about. To date ■ they have raised more than £35,000 for cancer charities and local projects.


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OUR picture shows Maurizio (second left) presenting the cheque on behalf of customers al La Locanda restau­ rant. Also pictured, left to right, are Dr Ian Brand (consultant radiologist); Bev Foster (superintendant CT/MRI


.. unit); Kathryn Dyer (breast unit co-ordinator); Denise Parker (breast care nurse); Ali Nejim (consultant sur- ; geon); Linda Green (breast care nurse); Ian Hutchinson (consultant surgeon), (s)


Thieves take bikes and TV


POLICE are appealing for information after a weekend raid in Clitheroe, in which property worth £1,450 was ; taken. - Two mountain bikes and a


40in. flat screen television were among the goods taken ' between 5 p.m. on Friday ■: and noon on Sunday. : . The thieves broke into the


Ipendle leisuretrust)


I Committed to your ^health & wellbeing


it's almost half term and there's plenty


MR EVANS, Coun. Hind and Jim Wight at the Ribbic Valley Conservative ; Association "Beat TheMidwinter Blues" supper. (T250109/8)


who in his lifetime became the most famous vet in the world, selling 70 million books in 28 languages, spawning three fea­ ture films and a tele-vision series. A mod­ est man who, despite encouragements, hid from the glow of publicity and continued to provide a service for Yorkshire farmers and small animal owners in his practice. • : Bom in Sunderland, he was an ardent supporter of the town team throughout


. his life, where at the Stadium of Light, the hospitality suite is named after him. : '. *; His first book sat in a'drawer for two years after a number of publishers said it . would never sell, until publishers Michael


Joseph had the foresight to see its univer­ sal appeal. Jim knew the characters in the bool^, Siegfried, his father’s veterinary, p a r tn e r - true name Donald Sinclair - and his brother, both more colourful men.: The character of Mrs Pumphrey and


her dog,-Tricki Woo, actually existed. ' James Heriot received a hamper from ; Fortnum and Mason every time he treat­ ed Tricki and it was a sad, day when h e '- died!


/ Jim Wight is the author bf-his father’s >


biography which has currently sold more; thanl00,000 books Md he si^ed a num- ■ ber of copies for th'ose'attehding.


Club features high in honours Chance to cook up a treat THE Lancashire and Cheshire Photo-


: graphic Alliance’s Colour Print Folio was shown at last week’s Ribblesdale Camera ,■ Club meeting.


V - • With the prints was an excellent com- r mentary by Martin Henfield, of- Bury,' unusually clear and entertainingly blunt at times.


'■ 5 Ribblesdale did very well in the com-


-'■petition; reflected by five of the club’s < ■ prints being in the folio; Mike Bartle’s “ Ski Lift”, marked at 12 marks out of 15, , was good enough to be among the area’s


. entry to the last national competition. Of this ye’ar’s'competition entries,.' . nothing in the folio received above 12, tbe


: higher regarded images being again sent, ■


■ on. The best mark,.12, was given to Ken i


Geddes’ “Winter Willows with Speed Skater”, which was described as “a bal­ anced composition... a well seen image, very carefully executed by the author”. ., Equally praised was Graham Dudley’s


“ Reflections of Autumn” (scoring 11), which “would grace any calendar.of canal life”, and his “Harbour Skyline’.’, (also 11), which was “superb,'full of : detail and colour... well seen and well pre­ sented”. -


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. The final print on 11 from the club was by Les Marklew’s “Sunset over Oreba”.;


...New members are always welcome at Ribblesdale Camera Club and informa­ tion can be obtained from the chairman on 01254 822921 or .the secretary,on 01200 423474.' '


RIBBLE 'Valley youngsters who can * cook up a treat and are aged between ■


.16 and 25 could be BBC.Three’s Young Chef of the Year. ■ The search is oii to find the UK’s top


talent for a new series aimed at cele- , brating young trade talent across the ■ country.’'- - ' . ' Producers are looking-for young peo­


ple who could be true ambassadors for ■ their trade, who are aged between 16 and 25, up for a challenge and want to show the world their skills.'' If you are interested,-or want more .


details, e-mail: youngtalent@bbc.co.uk; send aSAE to: Young 'Talent Casting : Team, Room 3136, BBC.Television Centre, 'Wood Lane, London W12 7RJ ' or call 03700 101 616 - the closing date is March 6th.


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to do at Pendie Leisure Trust Holiday Programmes will be running throughout February Half Term at: .■ ; ■ .■.• :• Pendle Wavelengths, Nelson


01282661717


West Craven Sports Centre, Barnoldswick 01282 666710 Pendle Leisure Centre, Colne


Call your, local centre to book on today : ,


01282661166 ;


-,Wide Awake Club - £50/week or £12.50/day -. Children's club with activities throughout the day including activewall, dance mats, swimming etc


All 3 centres, 9am - 4pm & then swimming 4pm - 5.30pm


Gladiator Challenge - £2;30. Call centres for details. Win prizes by taking on other competitors and our Gladiators in pool based games and challenges such as powerball, gauntlet and duel.


■ Valentines Disco & Inflatable-£2.30 :•


Pendle Wavelengths rThursday 12th Feb, 6.30pm-9pm ’ Disco & Inflatables


West Craven Sports CentreWednesday ! 8th Feb 7.15 - 8.15pm Pendle Leisure Centre-Friday 20th Feb 1-2pm ' *' Swim Schools


For children aged S’A plus, the courses provide an introduction' towaterconfidenceSswimmingskills ':- ' •


Mondayl6toFriday20February,£21.perchild . (Pendle leisure Centre&West Craven Sports Centre)


Monday 16to Thu 19 February, £16.80 per child - •■:■ (Pendle Wavelengths)


, ' ^ Classesavailable9-9.30am&9.30-10am .


And whilst the kids enjoy the holiday clubs why not relax with a; spa session from just £10.50 at Inside Spa, Pendle Wavelengths.


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garage of a house in D uncroft Close and took a ladies’ Trek purple and white bike, a gents’grey bike and th e . - Samsung television.' ; Anyone with information is


asked to call Clitheroe Police on 443344 or the free-and- confidential Crimestoppers line on 0800 555111. “


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