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37-40 ' by Natalie Cox
;AN unbroken record; .of meetings and social;
; events over four dec ades has been celebrat-.;
; ed by‘members of Clithe-; f-roe and District Probus Club. - . * .- • . , A'dinner to mark the ^
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WEATHER ■ Dunsop Bridge : ■ Slaidburn ’ , ' 2030 vision at World Cafe THE Grand provided an ideal
•venue for Transition Town -Clitheroe’s first ‘World Cafe’ event.
■ Informal cafe seating, en hanced by locally grown flowers
• on every table, provided just the .right ambiance for small group . discussions of changes people would like to see in Clitheroe over the next 20 years..-
came together to look at crea tive solutions to the challenges that peak oil poses for commu-= nities.
: ; A vision of Clitheroe in 2030^ emerged where people will be - walking and cycling more in a ; pedestrian and bicycle-friendly town, producing food and en ergy locally and having a real
;- Expert Mark Rotherham gave : a fascinating and accessible talk, • informing people that the era of ■ cheap and plentiful oil is at an end.-There was no gloom and doom however as participants
• say in decisions that affect their lives.
The key points arising from
discussions will be summarised on theTTC website: http:/tran-
sitionclitheroe.wikidot.com. -' ;, TTC core member Denise
Lawrence-Beard said: “We are very grateful to The Grand for
providing.both a welcoming
. venue and delicious lunchesl” i - v,On Sunday (July 4th) Steph
: Bradley from Transition Town ; Totnes will be walking to Clit heroe from Lancaster as part of a ‘Transition Tales’ project. Steph is walking, between ^ groups across the country gath-
• ering transition stories for pub lication next year. Details of he'r
. journey, together with details ■ of other local developments can also be found via the TTC website.
Major protest over hospital cuts FROM RAGE ONEv
ecutive, Mr Russ Pearce said: LangHgl turnley V Blackburn ."Accrington V
Weekend weather: it will be dry and bright?;- '; but winds will remain brisk. Temperatures will remain-i above normal and it will feel vlarm .
Sunrise: 4-45 a m. Sunset: 9-42 p.m .'. Lighting up time: 9-12 p.m. ; ’ ^
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; night shifts and face a substan tial cut in pay. A staff member-who asked:
not to be named, said: “Hun dreds .of Calderstones staff
-are supporting the lobby and march; We are absolutely ap-; palled at the, level
of.cuts in- frontline services.^ - ■ ' ’
- '>:‘‘We are also extremely con-; cerned about what will be hap pening in future years to serv-;.
. “The financial challenges fac- . - ing the trust are the same as for
' V most other public sector bodies; We are looking at how we can
.., make savings whilst minimis ing the impact on patients and
,v is to change how we provide: ;.-^our night nursing servicei .The . changes will affect some nurs- ; ing posts; but through staff be- ing redeployed to other areas of , the Trust and natural wastage,-
.staff.-One; recommendation
■ ices in the NHS. These cuts will: harm patient care.”
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In a- statement issued to, ; used by the current Night Nurs;' the Clitheroe Advertiser.;and:
'Times, Calderstone’s chief ex->
.:;ing;Service,are based on an >' outdated model of care of large
:; ■ the Trust does not envisage - making any redundancies.- . .r ; i- -.‘.‘The night duty shift patterns;
New service for
British Legion A DEDICATED handy-man serv-
;ir
. ice for former armed forces person nel has been extended to Clitheroc. Poppy Calls is a dedicated serv-
. ice available to anyone
who.gets assistance from the Royal British Legion. .
: •. it uses qualified fitters to carry
out small repairs and minor altera tions. ' -Anyone who wants further details
can ring 01480 478031 or contact Clitheroe’s Royal British Legion Club on 01200 422967. ; ' .
Teenrescued
- - open wards for individuals with ■ physical disabilities requiring constant attention.
) ‘‘Today many of our service- users are independent young
V people who sleep for most of , the night.
; “We understand that change - • can be difficult for individu- ■ als, but it’s in everyone’s long- - term interest to recognise that
;. we need to move forward and : adapt to changing - require- , ments to make sure we can con- ■
;; ;tinue to provide the best quality -:.of care for people who use our '; ; services. .We will give staff a l l ; -. the support we can as we intro- ’ . . duce these changes.’-
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from reservoir AN 18-year-old was rescued from Stocks Reservoir by the North West Air Ambulance on Monday.;,
•, :•; . The male'was picked up at just before 12-30 p.m. and flown to Lan caster Hospital in 10 minutes. ;. • ■ He was subsequently treated for fracture injuries.
Beat-Herder
winner named THE lucky winner of the Clitheroe.
:Advertiser’s competition to secure a pair of tickets to this weekend’s Beat-Herder music festival is Su-, san Hawthorne, of Edisford Road, Clitheroe.
• .CLITHEROE’S singing star Jonny Lloyd is’getting a sec ond shot at fame and is once again set to showcase his tal ents in front of millions of viewers. - • Jonny (29), who fronted five-
piece boy band “Avenue” two years ago, is set to appear in Brit ain’s biggest and most fiercely- contested TV talent contest “The X-Factor”, when it returns to our screens this autumn. Viewers will see Jonny make it
to the “bootcamp” stages of the televised competition with his new five-piece boy band “Princes and Rogues”. It is believed judge Louis Walsh
will recognise Jonny’s face as soon as he will walk on stage at Lon don’s Excel Centre and he will get the thumbs up from the judges. As reported previously in the
Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, Jonny, who is a former pupil;
; ,40th anniversary of the; • founding', o f .the: cliib was held at Mytton Fold - : Farm where more than:,
I 80 guests were joined by; . the Mayor and Mayoress of Clitheroe,
Conn.Alan
:-Yearing and MrS'Susan-; - Yearing, and the National, ; President Elect of Rotary International, Rtn Jim Moulson.
.. Each diner was wel- .
r corned with a personal ised menu card and the-;
^ blue and gold napkins re flected the colours in the- Probus insignia.
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.. Probus vice chairman;: Norman Robinson, pro- ■ posed the Loyal Toast. He- added that as the
dinner.was taking place close to the Queen’s offi- . cial birthday, the club sec-
, retaiy had written to Her Majesty and he was able to read out the reply r e - , ceived from Buckingham Palace. In it the Queen ex- pressed her thanks for the greeting sent to her and ■
. her interest in learning about the club. She also sent her warm good wish es for a most memorable and enjoyable event. ;
; C lub’ chairman M r ' Derek Cressey then re-
: SPECIAL EVENT: Mrs Margaret Cressey; Chairman,^Derek Cressey, National President Elect of Rotary InternationaUim Moulson; the Mayoress of Ciitheroe, Mrs Susan Yearing; the Mayor of Clitheroe, Coun. Alan Yearing; Rtn Rev. Canon Jim Duxbury; The Joint President of Clitheroe Rotary and Probus Clubs Rtn Miles Leadbeater and secretary of Clitheroe and District Probus, Alan Daniels, (s)
counted, how Probus started in 1966 and in 1969, news of this new or ganisation was brought to Clitheroe Rotary Club by one of its members, Rtn.: Billy Dugdale. :: Early in 1970 a commit tee was formed to consid er the formation of a club for retired professional ■ and business men and, in ^ June that year; the Clit heroe and District Probus
Club held its first official meeting.
' Principal speaker at the anniversary dinner was Rtn Moulson who started by reminiscing about his time as a “wet behind the ears” young policeman in Strathclyde and his en counters with one of the tutors at police college.-; That tutor, Probian Tom Duff, was in his audience and it was very interesting ■
to see the relief on Tom’s face when he realised that ■ the revelations about their relationship and some of their adventures all those years ago were going to be very limited. ; Mr Moulson said how much he had been im pressed by the reception he had received and that he had observed the ease; of conversation and the ; laughter generated indi
cating pie high level of ca maraderie, friendship and fellowship in the club. He was also delighted to see ■the rapport and mutual support which has been generated between the
■ “mother” club, Clitheroe -Rotary, and the Probus club. -Musical entertainment
was provided by the Eric Ainsworth Trio and singer ' Lyn Fairbanks.
www.clitherocadvortiser.co.uk www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk ■ Clitheroe Advertlser&TTmes,Thursday, Ju ly l,2010 3 Nan^s garden is officially opened Golfer Michael dies
A NEW garden area cre ated in memory of much loved late teaching assist ant Nan Sutherland was officially opened at Bol- ton-by-Bowland Primary School on Saturday. : Canon David Mewis,
who is chair of governors at the school, officially declared the new garden open, and the Bishop of Bradford also attended the ceremony. A pupil-led project
from the start, youngsters at the school designed and made the new garden area in memory of Nan, who was a teaching assistant at the school from 1994 until she passed away in Octo ber, 2007. “The children wanted
to do something in memo ry of Nan, that they could enjoy and that they knew slie would’ve enjoyed, as she was a keen gardener,” explained teacher Mrs Bella Towler. The project was started
in spring 2009 with the children offering their
THINKING OF h Youngsters relax in the Nan Sutherland Memorial Garden at BoIton-by-Bowland Primary School.
own garden designs from which the best bits were chosen and amalgamated to form the new memorial garden. The Friends of Bol-
ton-by-Bowland School (FOBS) organised a series of fund-raising events to
pay for the garden and the pupils got further involved ^ by creating a willow arch way as well as other work in the garden. Shackletons garden
centre in nearby Chatbum also donated a wooden bridge.
A quilt, cushion arid
other items that had been started by Nan and fin ished by the sewing club were raffled off on Sat- urday raising £280, which will be split between Christie Hospital and the garden.
Jonny’s bfd for fame
by Faiza Afzaal
of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, came under the national spotlight in 2006 after being boot ed off the “X-Factor” for breach ing show rules. He and his former “Avenue” ■
band members, who managed to make it through to the final 12 of the televised competition, were disqualified after it was revealed they had been formed by British pop mogul Ashley Tabor. At the time, many assumed
that was the last they would see of them, but in 2008, “Avenue’s” debut single “Last Goodbye” was released.
; The band folded some time
later. However, Jonny, who has a string of musical accolades and achievements under his belt, managed to sustain his profile by embracing other singing and
, dancing projects. His proud father, lan-Lloyd,
who is president of Clitheroe Chamber of Trade and runs Mor timers Estate Agents in the town, said: “I am extremely proud of Jonny. He is persistent and not
one to give up. . ■ . ■ “He enjoys performing and is ;
living the dream. He is the found er of the new band, IPrinces and Rogues’ and has high hopes for the future. “He unfortunately-was kicked
off the show last time, but I’m sure he will go very far this time. -. He’s certainly determined to work hard and showcase his sing ing and dancing. ■ “He is talented and we are ex- :
tremely proud of him and support him all the time.”
• All the fun of school’s summer fayre
RINSE out the goldfish bowl it’s that time of year again when you could be the lucky winner of a new family pet! . St Mary’s school, Chipping, is
hosting its annual parish sum mer fayre in the heart of the vil lage in the main street opposite St Bartholomew’s Church. Kicking off at 1-30 p.m. on
Sunday, July 4th, for an en trance fee of just 20p, it features a whole host of treats including five-a-side football, a balloon
race, organised children’s rac es and games from 2-30 p.m. in-
' eluding old favourites such as a sack race and egg catching.- Thcre’s also a bouncy castle,
a toy train for toddlers, tombo la, mini golf, bric-a-brac, book and plant stalls, a grand raffle andluckydip. ; Visitors can treat themselves ' to homemade cream teas and
' cakes and icecream from Rob inson’s of Chipping ahead of the finale fun of an egg-throw
ing competition at 4 p.m. For further information or to
book a fivc-a-sidc team, please contact John TYeacy on 07966; 261358 or David Slater, on 01772 783658.
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; Farm and Gojfee Shop “We would like to
thank all the villagers for coming to the opening. It was such a good day and the garden looks fab,” said Mrs Towler. “We must also thank FOBS for all the amazing work that they have done.”
SINGING STAR: C l i t h e r o e ’s Jonny Lloyd will return to our screens in Britain’s talent contest “The X-Factor”. (s)
A FORMER captain and president of Clitheroe Golf Club has died after fighting cancer with brav ery and fortitude for more ’ than a decade. Michael Thompson
(pictured) was born in- August 1935 in Black burn, the son of Percy and Jessie 'Thompson.
- He was a pupil at Four
Lane Ends Primary; School until the age of 10 when he attended QEGS. During that time he served as a chorister at Blackburn Cathedral. In 1949 he moved to
Sedbergh School where he was educated until 1953. During his years there Mr Thompson won the three-mile race for un der 15s and in his last year at the school followed in his father’s footsteps by winning the 10-mile cross country race - The Wil son Run. The Tliompsons are one of only two father and son combinations to achieve that milestone. After leaving school
Mr Thompson became an articled clerk at Wa- terworth, Rudd and Hare chartered accountants, qualifying in 1959. In 1961 he became com-'
pany accountant at Scapa Dryers Ltd and stayed with the group until De cember 1987 holding a number of executive posts from company secretary to finance director. As the company became an international concern Mr Thompson’s work took him to Europe, North America, India and South Africa. After leaving Scapa he
was involved in a number of consultancy activities before being invited to
join the staff of Business Link East Lancashire. He was 70 when he finally re tired.
• .. "Mr Thompson was a ■
member, of the North West Society of Char tered Accountants Com mittee for 22 years and
in 1979 was elected as its president - one of only 21 district society presidents in England and Wales. He married his wife
Mary at Trinity Method ist Church, Chtheroe, in 1964 and the couple set up home in Whalley. Their son Ian was born in 1965 and daughter Janet in 1968. From Whalley the family moved to Ribbles- dale Avenue in Clitheroe where they lived for.30 years before moving again to Clayton-le-Moors. Mr Thompson’s eight-
year-old grandson James was his pride and joy and he recently enjoyed a re turn trip to his old school in Sedbergh to watch him compete in an athletics event. A former member of
Blackburn Music Soci ety, Mr Thompson was also a member of Black burn Rugby Club before he took up golf, first at Wilpshire and then Clit heroe where his wife was a member. In 1979 he was voted on to the council of the club and was treasurer for seven years. He was club captain in its cente nary year 1991 and presi dent in 2005 and 2006, re tiring from the committee in 2002. Diagnosed with cancer
11 years ago, he fought the illness with courage, always keeping a positive outlook on life.
• : A memorial service for Mr Thompson will take place at Trinity Method ist Church in Clitheroe at 12 noon today following a private cremation.
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