10 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, December 31st, 2009


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Clitheroe422324(Editorial),01282426161 (Advertising), Burnley 01282 422331 (Classified) Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 01282 426161 (Advertising), Burnley 01282 422331 (Classified) Garollers in fine voice at the weekend


CAROLLERS from the Whalley-based Valley Voices choir got a warm reception in cold weather when they sang in Clitheroe. After entertaining in the


streets,'several members headed for the town’s famous Byrne’s Wine Merchants in search of winter warmers. The choir’s founder and


Santa was in town ' iansl?R !l.«a«ql V bS


A VISIT from Santa Claus was the high­ light of Downham Pre-school group’s Christmas Party. The group meets at the village hall, where the children had a great time and were thrilled to receive early pre^nte from Santa himself, (s)


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ART pupils from St Augustine’s RC High School, Billington, have been putting their artistic sMlls to good use.


They have been designing


Christmas cards to raise funds for charity. Thanks to sponsorship from Midshire Business System, all the money collected from the sale of the cards has been forwarded to CAFOD (the Catholic Fund for Overseas Development). Over the past few months the


BILLINGTON


Wl party Father Christmas paid a surprise visit to Billington and Langho WI when they , held their Christmas party at Myttoh Fold Hotel, Langho.


After a meal enjoyed by members Santa arrived unexpected^ ly. and distributed presents. The very amusing entertain­ ment, in the form of comedy^ sketches, was''f'provided by committee members. Birthday flowers for December were pre­ sented to Mrs Mar­ garet Fulwell. ■


President Mrs Lilian Hargreaves wished everyone a Merry Christmas: . and reminded them that


. the first meeting of 2010 is on January 12th in St Mary's parish centre, Lang­ ho.


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Slimming Billington’s Slimming •World group has


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moved and now meets at the Fox- fields Hotel, Billiing- ton, on Thursdays from 7 p.m. For details call -Sam Dawson on 01254 824540


HARROP


Fellowship Harrop Christim Fel­ lowship unfortunate-


■ ly had to cancel both the Christmas Eve Midnight service and the Sunday afternoon service because of the'win­ try road conditions.


There will not be a • Bible Stud^ tonight, but it is hoped'that


: the Sunday'after- noon service will take place at 2 p.m. The speaker will be Miss Margaret Duckworth, ■ of Clitheroe, and all are ■very-welcome.


HURST GREEN


Youth Club Members of Hurst Green Youth Club have enjoyed a busy autiunn term includ­ ing the ACM, a trip to Blackpool lights, with a chippy sup­ per, and a Christmas .disco. Members-were ■visited at the disco


■by the -village carol singers and £25 was rased for local chari- tyTHOMAS.


, Youth Club start back


bn Ja n u ^ 8th with a committee meeting for all volunteers and members to discuss the term ahead at 6- 30 p.m, and youth


club beginning at the usual time of T-^SO


p.m. Any new mem­ bers wishing to join or volunteers want­ ing to help can con-' tact Steve Whalley on 01254 826962.


Many thanks to all volunteers, and members.


KNOWLE GREEN


Tricks ’n’ spots The usual fortnightly whist and domino drive will be held in Knowle Green 'Vil­ lage Hall on Mon-


■ day, January 4th, at 7-30 p.m. Admission is £1.50 including tea and biscuits. The Christmas whist drive will be held the following Monday, January 11th, admission is £2.50 including tea and


■ cake, there are good prizes and all are wel- come.


Military whist and ordinary dominoes ■will be played in the hall on Wednesday, Januaiy 6th, again admission is £1.50 and play commences at7-30p.m. ■


conductor, Glen Pate,’ is pic­ tured, right, with other members of 'Valley Voices seeing what Byrne’s could- offer to lubricate their vocal chords! •' Picture by Pete Monk, (s)


Christmas performance


AN UNUSUAL setting of an art gallery was used for the Christmas celebrations at Clitheroe . Community Chinch. As the teacher guided his


group of students around the dif­ ferent masterpieces, each one sprang to life to tell part of the Christmas story. The audience,of family and


friends watched “ (jabe” , the rapping archangel and a group of broad Lancashire shepherds.


Pupils’ festive fund-raiser


school has raised over £3,000 for CAFOD with most of the money being earmarked for the charity’s World Gifts programme Our picture shows the pupils


with their beautifully-designed cards (from left to right) Sophie Hall, Galium Ross, Manon Phelps and‘ Isaac Fielding with Mrs Catherine Dakin, the school’s reprographics manager and Mrs Stephanie Bowden, St Augustine's Head of Art. (s)


Line dancing Line dancing will recommence on Tuesday, January 5th at 8 p.m. with beginners welcome from 7-30 p.m. This is a fun group, although new dances are always being enjoyed, and all ages are most welcome, but there is no need to feel intimidated it yoii have never tried line dancing before and wish to shift some of that extra weight from Christ­ mas overindulgence in an enjoyable way. Come along and enjoy an evening of fun and friendship, admission is £2.50.


Musical event Knowle Green Church is to host an Evening of Music, both con­ temporary and clas­ sical on Saturday, January 16th. Adinission is £5 and proceeds from the event will be shared between the Church


• Holiday Bible Club apd Lbngridge Air. Training: Cadets; ' More information


from 01254 878394. The following day, Sunday, January 17th, there -will be a united service to mark the week of Christian Unity held at 3 p.m. A choir has been formed from members of Knowle Green and two churches in Ribch- ester so this is an opportunity to come along to Knowle Green and share in this special event.


WEST BRADFORD


Church service The 2 p.m. covenant service on Sunday in West Bradford Methodist Church will be led by the Rev. Katy Thomas. Everyone welcome


WHALLEY


Flowers The bucket for contri­ butions towards flowers for Christ-


• mas at the English - Martyrs'RC Church has realised £280.


who thought the weather was “ reet parky” . But the real scene- stealers were the tiny angels and


. shepherds and a group of young sheep, whose on ly line was: "Baa!” The cast of the play ranged in


age from three to 18, and includ­ ed members of the x:cell chil­ dren's group and reaxn youth group, both of which meet week­ ly at The K in g ’s Centre, (ilitheroe. Our picture shows the students performing during the Christmas celebrations, (s)


www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, December 31 st, 2009 11 Ambulance bosses ask partygoers to keep track on how much they drink


AMBULANCE bosses are pleading with the region’s par- ty g o ^ to stop and think about drink this New Year.


With many people attending


office parties, house parties and meeting up with friends at the


pub, officials at the North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust are saying: “ It is a really impor­ tant time to keep track of how much you’re drinking”. The Department of Health advises that women should


Have your say on the new skm service


’ by Duncan Smith A NEW community-based skin treat-


.ment ser-vice is being developed by the area’s health commissioner, NHS East Lancashire. The aim is to develop a new service for


people in Ribble Valley and neighbouring boroughs that improves the patient expe­ rience closer to where they live, without the need of having to go to a main hospi­ tal site. This would also take the strain off hos­


pital services and free up dermatology consultants and staff to concentrate on the more urgent or demanding condi­ tions. The community initiative is being mas­


terminded by health professionals at NHS East Lancashire, who are looking at the feasibility of setting up more locally- accessible treatment and assessment for patients-.-who live in Ribble Valley, Bum- ley,


Pendle and Rossendale. ; 'They have found that high number of


patients vvHo need to see a doctor for rou- ’ tine skin problems could be treated -with­ out-visiting hospital. Approximately .40% of patients cur­


rently seen at hospit^ for a routine skin condition could safely be seen at a com­ munity health facility rather than travel­ ling to a hospital site. At present, treatment in the communi­


ty is available at Clitheroe Health Cen­ tre, St Peter’s Centre in Burnley, and at Accrington Pals Health Centre, in Hynd- bum. Now NHS East Lancashire wants the


public to inform its decision-making process in setting up a new community- based service. It wants to know:


• Where would you like to see the serv­ ice located? • What would be the best opening times (e.g. weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.?) • How quickly would you expect to be seen for a routine skin problem? Is four weeks an acceptable length of time to wait? • Where would you prefer to -visit to be


. seen for a routine skin condition? • What choices for patients would you want from the new service (e.g. choice of location, date and time of appointment?) • What would you want to know about the new service when deciding whether to use it? The new proposals will build in and


reflect as many patient and public -views as possible - the engagement period ends on January 15th, 2010. Views can be sent by e-mail to:


john.rotherham@eastlancspct.nhs.uk or kirsty.slinger@eastlancspct.nhs.uk Alternatively, write to: FREEPOST,


Dermatology Engagement, RRJY- ASBJ-AKTA. NHS East Lancashire PALS, Nelson. BB9 5SZ


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drink no more than two to three units of alcohol per day and men should drink no more than three to four units per day. A unit is equal to lOml. of pure alcohol. NWAS Director of Emer­


gency Services, Mr Derek Cartwright said: “We are not trying to put a dampener on the festive season. We are simply asking that partygoers take a sensible and moderate approach in order to reduce the risk of


becoming another ‘statistic’. “This is the busiest time of


the year for the ambulance serv­ ice -without the added pressure of alcohol related calls, many of which can be avoided. “ In genuine life-threatening


emergencies, time matters. If people stop and think about drink and take a sensible approach, they can play their part in ensuring ambulance crews are free to attend-vulnera­ ble and very poorly peopla”


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