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dahen)e 422324 (Editoiial), 01282426161 (Advertising), Burnley 01282422331(1 Stalwart of the community dies by Natalie Cox
A FORMER grammar school teacher, who was awarded the MBE for services to the com munity, has died. Community stalwart Miss Mar
jorie Hetherington (pictured) taught at Clitheroe's Royal Gram mar School for Girls from 1958 until she retired in July 1980. Bom on Christmas Day 1926 in
Egremont, Cumbria, Miss Hether ington, her sister Doreen and the family moved to Blackpool two years later where she was educated at Devonshire Road Infant and Junior School and then the Colle giate School for Girls. In 1945 she went to Leeds Uni versity where she studied maths.
physics and chemistry and gained a
B.Sc. Miss Hetherington's first teaching post was at Thoresby High School in Leeds and from there she moved to take up her post inClitheroe. A member of the baptist church
until she came to the Ribble Valley, Miss Hetherington started attend ing Moor Lane Methodist Church and then Trinity Methodist Church where she was superintend ent of the Sunday School for some years. Throughout her life Miss Het
herington was involved in many different organisations to help oth ers. She ran Simday afternoon serv ices at both Chtheroe Hospital and Castleford Home for the Elderly and was involved with the Friends of CUtheroe Hospital group. Meals
on Wheels and the Bible Society, Action Group. A founder member of the Chtheroe Contact Club, she was also involved with the local branch of the MS ^ ie ty . In 1964 she became treasurer of
the Ribble VaUey Poultry Society, took the post of secretary in 1973 and only stepped down from the organisation in 2001. Miss Hetherington was an hon
orary member of Clitheroe and District Caledonian Society and in 1977 was awarded the Queen’s Sil ver Jubilee Medal for services to National Savings. In 1995 she was awarded the MBE, which was pre sented to her by Prince Charles. A keen walker. Miss Hethering
ton was one of the first ladies to complete the Pennine Way. And over time she also completed the
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Cleveland Way, the Lyke Wake Walk and the Coast to C ^ t Walk. A service of thanksgiving for her
life took place at Trinity Methodist Church on Tuesday.
Phil’s ‘grumpy rant’ V
“WHAT is one of the main attributes which makes us all British?” was a question posed by Phil Scully in his talk to Clitheroe and Dis trict Probus Club. As part of his talk titled
“The Grumpiest Old Man”, Mr Scully asked whether i t is a desire to always queue, road rage, binge-drinking or bad danc ing? However, he said it was none of those, but our con stant desire to moan as we are all Victor Meldrews at heart. He discussed things in
Chairs tell their own stories
Carol Baird came up with the idea for the two special seats after visiting Seven Stories in Newcastle - an exhibition dedicated to children’s literature. After her visit Carol,
who has two children at Pendle Primary School in Clitheroe, teamed up with fellow mums 'Fiona Belcham and Angie Bap- tie. The trio then chal
MR TICKLE, the Gruffalo, Elmer the ele phant and even the Cat in the Hat’s famous stripey headwear feature in two storychairs designed by primary school pupils. Clitheroe mum-of-three
lenged pupils a t the Princess Avenue school to come up with ideas from their favourite stories which could be incorporat ed into the two chairs. Carol said: “During my
visit to Seven Stories I saw a princess chair which reminded me of the Jack- anory TV programme and I thought i t would be great for the children to work with us to produce something th a t could become a storytelling chair.” . Once the overall design had been finalised the three mums, together with pupils, spent hom^ bring
Carol Baird, Alison Callon and Fiona Belcham with pupils who won the design competition, (s)
Callon said: “The children were thrilled when we unveiled the chairs. They are a fantastic and imique addition to the library.” Pictured from left are
PUPILS at a Valley school have been playing with toys from days gone by. Year One youngsters at Oakhill Col- lep, TA^lley, were shown how to play
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Our pictime shows five-year-old Toby Langho, trying his hand
display in the window of Fiona’s new shop Patches and Buttons, in Moor Lane, from tomorrow. Headteacher Alison
ing the winning pictures to life using fabric donat ed by Clitheroe-based Orchid Designs and SAMS in Blackburn. The chairs will be on
our current society which really annoy him, starting with the almost total loss of good manners - such as when you last saw a man lift his hat to a lady or open a door for her? - to the inability of nearly everyone to say “please” and “thank you”. The next meeting will be held in the Pendle Club, Lowergate, on Friday, November 6th. "Lawrence of Arabia" will be the sub ject of a talk by Brian Oldroyd. For further details ring Alan Daniels on 01200429207.
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MICROSOFT, Hewlett Packard, CNN, MT FedEx. AU^huge companies, but what else d*J
they have in common? Answer they alls ^ in a time of economic downturn. A reces sion c an mean opportunity. aJ
opportunity to re-evaluate; to stop and thinl about where we are going. To re-assess o u r^ J
ues and priorities. I t can be an opportunity h* take a new direction in work and life. Back in the 1980s, John Biggs was a partnei
in a successful costume jewellery business. Ir 1989 the last big recession hit; and inevitabli business suffered. In 1992 John resigned; tak ing his opportunity to reflect, re-evaluate anc change. Heeding the advice of businessman agement guru Tom Peters thatthe keys to sue- cess in the twentieth centiuy were to get onluu or get to China, John booked his plane tickets Arriving in China with no purpose but I
explore, think and look lor opportunities; Johi met a local who invited him to speak at ai] English language class. He was amazed to set more than 250 people there, each paying a sub stantial two pounds to attend. He hadalreadj seen people practising their English at informa gatherings - called 'English Corners' - anc realised th a t the appetite to learn was vast, but resources were scarce and of poor quality. Later John took a countryside bike tour. Hii
young, local guide explained that learninj English was the dream of many Chinese p» pie, and th a t just a little English had empow ered her to establish a modest tour company and make a reasonable living. John saw an opportunity. Businesses were
increaangly looking to contribute to their com-) munities beyond simply 'donating' and ha realised th a t he could be the broker between good companies and good causes; enabling them to do 'well' and do 'good' at the samq tima Here was an opportunity for John to u his business background to help make th^ world a better place. John's first project was 'English Corner',:
English language magazine created with Cablel & Wireless - distributed free each month tol thousands of disadvantaged people in Chinal desperate to improve their English. John grew up with dyslexia, and as a result
had developed a range of techniques tor pro cessing and organising information - a series ofl 'Thinking Skills' which he used daily. He bro-l kered a partnership with Nokia to run a seriesi of thinking skills workshops in Universities! across China getting young people as excited| about 'thinking* as they were about English - Thinking Comer was bom. In 2000 John brought Thinking Corner to
the UK; setting up a team delivering the pro gramme into schools. In 2004 he started talk ing 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. Support ed a n d fu n d ed b y Honda (UK), the pro gramme is a series of 'Thinking Skills' work shops for 9-13 year olds delivered by John's team in UK schools. Along with valuable thinking techniques and skills, the programme draws upon Honda's philosophies and real life examples of creative thinking which are behind many of i ts products. Closely linked to the National Curriculum, 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
participants to use what they have learnt beyond th e workshop; with students tabng their learnings into their communities. One school has run a successful anti-litter poster competition; while many are sharing their new skills with f^ ow pupils and teachers. Hon^is doing more than just giving financially to stu dents - it’s empowering them with the tools
go off and become 'do-ers'. School of Dreams is jus t one example oi
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for child sex offences
THE f irst deploy ment of a covert investigator in West Yorkshire to identify a person involved in child sex offences has seen a Clitheroe man jailed for two-and-a- half years., Daniel Robert Hen
ry (34), pictured, app eared before Bradford Crown Court and was sentenced by Recorder Paul Sloan QC after pleading- guilty to showing indecent photos of children, 18 counts of making indecent photos of chil dren, making an indecent pseudo photo of a child arid two counts of arranging or facilitating commission of a child sex offence. Henry was arrested in November 2008
after West Yorkshire Police joined forces with the CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre) following intelligence received by officers about activity on the internet. Through the covert investigator, offi
cers were able to identify Henry via his live use of the internet and chat rooms. Det. Insp. Vicky Lawrance, of West
made concerted efforts to hide his true identity online and seemingly left no
Yorkshire Police’s Child and Public Pro tection Unit, said: “We accept the sen tence passed today. “Henry is a very cunning man. He
trace. However, thanks to the covert investiga tor we were able to
Operations Support a t CEOP, said: “Offenders like Henry need to realise that any anonymity they may feel in using the internet is simply an iUusion. “Regardless of what steps they take to
people are aware that not everyone on the internet is who they seem and men like Henry prey on children in chat rooms pretending to be nothing more, than youngsters themselves.” Jim Warnock, Head of Specialist
with CEOP we were able to deploy the covert tactics, which was a f irst in West Yorkshire and empha sises the efforts we will go to in order to identi fy those involved in child sex offences, bring them to justice and safeguard children. “I t is important that
reveal who he is. “Working closely
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A CLITHEROE shop netted a special guest to open its new show room. Just days ahead of the big local
derby match, Burnley FC manager Owen Coyle was in town to open the new first-floor department at Precious Little Treasures in the Swan Courtyard. Owned by Ruth and Robert
Schofield, the shop stocks special ist gifts forbabies and children. The new showroom has doubled
the floorspace, enabling the store to stock a range of Gath Kidston baby products as well as furniture, bedding and a ^ g e of organic oils and creams for mothers and babies. Our picture shows Owen Coyle
a t Precious Little Treasurers watched by Ruth Schofield, The Mayor and Mayoress of Clitheroe and Robert Schofield. A141009/2
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disguise their deviant behaviour and ille gal activity, we have ways and irieans of tracking these offenders down and hold ing them to account. “As the national police agency tackling
child sexual abuse, we are able to provide an economy of scale to UK police forces when it comes to specialist support - in this case covert resources and tactics - that ultimately led to the identification and prosecution of David Henry.”
MP prescribes care for chemists
RIBBLE VALLEY MP Nigel Evans has leapt to the defence of independ-
: ent chemists. He told Health Depart-
' ment Minister, Mike O’Brien MP: “I have a number of independent pharmacies in my con stituency where there are no supermarkets, but supermarkets are not too far away. “If those supermarkets
suck in some of the cus tomers of the independent pharmacies, we shall see
population will not be able to get into the major towns, so they lose an essential place where they can get their medicines. “If we don’t want to see
death by a thousand cuts. “Some of the ageing
pharmacies go the same way as post offices the Government will have to take action now. What action is the Minister pre pared to take?” Mr Evans added: “I
can appreciate that those who choose and are able to
use big supermarkets ben efit from having a phar macy inside th a t super market. “However, for those
who do not want to travel those extra few miles and those who are unable to do so, independent pharma cies offer a vital service. “The Government must
ensure that whilst super market pharmacies can thrive, this must not he at the expense of independ ent pharmacies and to the detriment of residents.”
Drunken prank ends up in court
A TEENAGER who ran out of a Whal- ley pub after grabbing a charity box off the bar threw it unopened into the River
: apologising for his behaviour and made a £15 donation for them to give to charity. L Ceilings (18), of Pendleton Road,
. at the barmaid, who was winding him up. And he said he had written to the pub
James CoUings claimed he had snatched the box in a drunken attempt to get back
Calder. Blackburn magistrates heard Sean
said Collings had been standing at the bar in the De Lacy when a member of staff saw him take the box and leave. Collings told police that a member of
Wiswell, pleaded guilty to theft of the charity box. He was fined £200 and ordered to pay £100 costs and £17 com pensation. Miss Philippa White (prosecuting)
staff had been winding him up and he had taken the box to annoy her. He told the court he had been drinking all day.
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