16 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, November 19th, 2009
www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk School flies flag for environment
AN ECO flag is flying at a Rib- ble Valley primary school. - St Michael and St John's RC Primary School is the first in Clitheroe to be awarded a pres tigious Green Flag award after undergoing a rigorous assess ment. Assessors spent two hours at
the Clitheroe school enjoying a thorough tour of the premises and sampling cooked food that had been grown by children in the new school garden. They also saw a slideshow of pupils engaged in environmental activ ities. A report which followed the
visit said: "There is a genuine care for the environment in
which all staff and pupils live and work with a strong enthusi asm to maintain and improve. The Schobl/Eco team is inspira tional and incredibly thorough with full support from all col leagues in school. The'Eco code is fantastic with all pupils involved in the desi^.” , The school was congratulated'
for the time and effort invested in environmental education and the experts said the award was very well deserved, reflecting the hard work put into the pro gramme by staff and children. Pupils and staff at St Michael
and St John's school are pictured celebrating their Eco-School award. (A211009/4)
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The latest pictures from The Mall Blackburn show that work on the Clock Tower is progressing well
Tories blast EU ‘sellout’ by Duncan Smith
ANGRY Ribble Valley Conserv atives have condemned Labour’s “sellout” over the ratification of the European constitution con tained in the Lisbon Treaty. Following final acceptance by
the Czech Republic, the treaty is now set to become law in Europe, without the British people hav ing been given a chance to have a formal say on it. Ken Hind, senior vice-chair
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The latest pictures from The Mall Blackburn show that work on the Clock Tower is progressing well.
An astonishing 120 glass panels arrived on site this week and will be installed by contractors, Taylor Woodrow (Vinci Construction UK), over the next two weeks.
Once the glazing is complete, work will continue on with the internal finishes.
The clock tower promises to be a stunning focal point for the scheme and for the town. The glazed effect will provide a huge amount of light through the structure during the day, while extra lighting will brighten up. stairwells in the evening.
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The elliptical structure will he ma:de from glass and steel, and will feature three contemporary clock faces synchronised to always tell the right time.
A lift shaft, which rims through the middle of the Clock Tower, will
transport customers
between the three floors of The Mall. A staircase which neatly wraps around the 1^ will also provide access to all levels.
Schindler Group, the second largest supplier of elevators in the world, is currently on site undertaking the installation of the clock tower lift.
Completion of the Clock Tower is due in time for Christmas trading in the town centre.
man of the Ribble Valley Conser vatives, commented: “'Labour promised a referendum on the European constitution which, following rejection by France and Ireland, was renamed and
contained in the Lisbon Treaty, but is still the same document. “Britain has signed up to it
and will be bound by it, all done by an unelected Prime Minister who has approved a policy with out a mandate and ignored the wishes and feelings of the British people. “At the same Gordon Brown is
supporting Tony Blair as Presi dent of the EU, his partner in this betryal of the British pteiple, and who also promised a referen dum but reneged on his promise and now stands to benefit from his bad faith. “This must never be allowed to
happen again as the European ‘superstate’ supporters move towards ever closer union with
Europe, ignoring the views of the British people and erosion of our sovereign powers.” Mr Hind added: “We support
David Cameron's promise that if we we win the next election, we will amend the European Com munities Act 1972 to prohibit, by law, the transfer of further power to the EU without a referendum of the British people. “This ■will make sure that fur ther power cannot be handed to
'the EU without a referendum, and David Cameron has pledged that a Conservative Government will introduce a new law, in the form of a United Kingdom Sov ereignty Bill, to make it clear that ultimate authority stays in this country, in our Parliament.”
A tree-mendous talk Burglar was
TONIGHT in St Mary's Cen tre, Church Street, Transition Town Clitheroe has organised for a professional arbologist (tree expert) to speak to any one interested in tree planting
and about trees in general. Mr Phil Dewhurst, arbologist from Offshoots, Burnley, -will begin his talk at 6-30 p.m. until Y-30 p.m. Everyone wel come.
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A LAN GHO man returned horde with his child to find two men stealing from
his home. Blackburn magistrates heard the
householder took hold of one of the men and detained him until police arrived, but the other ran off. Darren Coleman (36), of Ribble
Avenue, Chadderton, Oldham, plead ed guilty to burglary at a house in Rogersfield and theft of a mobile phone, laptop computer and jewellery. He was committed in custody to
Preston Crown Court for sentence. Mr Scott Ainge (prosecuting) said Cole man worked as a courier and during police inquiries it became apparent there had been a delivery by courier to the house in the weeks before the offence. Mr Ainge said police inquiries were continuing into a number of other burglaries in the area, one of them invol'ving the theft of jewellery
worth £35,000. Mr Andrew Church-Taylor (defend ,
ing) said there was nothing to link the delivery to the address with his client, who, he said, had been working m Stoke in the months before the offen^ He said Coleman had been asked by
the other man to take him to Black pool from Oldham and the defendan had found himself dragged into the offence. He was handed some of tn property, which made him part of th offence, but when the owner returne he explained what had gone on an handed the laptop back.
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Going plastic to cut pub violence
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PLASTIC beer containers are being handed out to pubs in the Eibble Valley in a bid to crack down on violent glass-related incidents. Thanks to funding from Ribble
Valley Borough Council’s Safety Partnership Group, police in Clitheroe are giving away 3,000 stronger polycarbonate pmt “glass es” to avoid breakage and to stop them being used as a weapon in a pub disturbance. The move is part of a campaign
to encourage pub licensees in the borough to use them in the run-up to Christmas. The shatterproof plastic versions
are not only lighter, they are ■virtu ally unbreakable and -will create a safer en'vironment for drinkers.” Mr Bill Alker, community devel
have been welcomed by Clitheroe Police’s licensing officer PC Cath Towler. She said: “We have had a handful of glass-related incidents in the past and we want to prevent these incidents altogether. “We realise that the pub trade is
going through a hard time due to the recession and a box of 48 plastic pint glasses cost approximately £35 to purchase, which is more expen sive than the glasses pubs currently use. But the polycarbonate glasses
opment officer for the borough council’s Community Safety Part nership Group, said: “We were more than welcome to support this proj ect because we recognise that plas tic glasses -will prevent serious barm occuring and the council is very much signed up to the alcohol harm reduction agenda.” Pictured is PC Towler and Sgt
John Lindsay, of Clitheroe Police, ■with Mr Alker, raising a glass to the new scheme.
Simon’s key role in DVD fit for heroes
LOCAL historian Simon Ent^wistle has presented a new DVD about the Lancashire FusUiers. This year the Fusiliers' regi
Last year, during a ■visit to the
mental museum moved to a state-of-the-art facility in Bury town centre - its regimental home. The DVD, entitled “A Muse
um Fit For Heroes”, includes behind-the-scenes footage of the museum, as well as inter views with Fusilier veterans and archive footage of the regi ment over its 300-year history. After meeting producer
Mark Howard, Mr Entwistle was asked if he would like to present the DVD, which not only looks at the regiment's history, but also how the new museum was funded. For Mr Entwistle this was not his first encounter with the
Fusiliers.
Somme Battlefield, he saw an area famously known as the sunken lane. First World War cameraman Geoffrey Malins made his way to the lane with a platoon of Lancashire Fusiliers. As well as filming a huge under ground explosion, he also filmed the lads who were ■with him, all of them Fusiliers. Although Malins made it safe
ly back to his lines, every Fusili er in the lane lost their lives within 15 minutes of filming. Mr Entwistle also ■visited the
Menin Gate at Ypres. He said: “I was somewhat shocked at how many Fusiliers had their name on the memorial, as well as the vast number of Fusiliers who are buried at Tyne Cot War Cemetery.” Speaking about the DVD he
said: “I found the history of this amazing regiment absolutely
breathtaking. It won 18 Victoria Crosses in the First World War - six before breakfast on April 25th, 1915. “The museum is state-of-the-
art, ■with not only the regiment's historybut artefacts and cloth ing from the American War of Independence and the Napoleonic War.” During the making of the
DVD Mr Entwistle spoke to for mer Fusiliers: “One lad tells the story of how his best mate saved his life at Monte Casino in 1944 when he acted alone in destroy ing two German tanks with an anti-tank weapon. He, of course, was awarded the Victoria Cross, but sadly it was stolen from his home in the 1980s.” • The DVD is on sale at the
museum, but can also be obtained by mail order from GCH Entertainment (www.
gchentertainment.co.uk).
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