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WEATHER I Dunsop BridM b Slaidburn


TRIBUTE: Children laid their own wreath in remembrance of the named individuals, (s)


RIBBLE Valley Citizens’; Advice Bureau:,01200 428966.


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- ; - ' : by Katie Hammond;


SABDEN Primary has.more t ■reason than most schools to- remember fallen war heroes ’ each year,;as it has had the - honour of housing the village. war memorial plaques inside


the school builaing. ' 2010 saw the unveiling of a new


memorial in the centre of the vil-; lage and a dedication service was held to mark the occasion; after a, sum of £17,000 was raised to pay for the tribute to be built. ■ ': ■ ■


: The original plaques, listing the


names of the fallen soldiers, will; remain at the school and have been re-sited to the entrance hall : to reflect their importance, and make them more,accessible to; the community.'


! They will also serve as a daily: reminder to visitors and pupils alike, of the men who gave their lives in conflict, fighting for their


country. To mark the re-siting of the.


plaques within the school. Rev. Gill Dyer conducted a-simple commemorative service on Ar­ mistice Day, which ended with a two-minute silence and the play­ ing of the Last Post.


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• Along with the children, the service was attended by mem-


, bers of the Sabden and parochial, councils and Councillor Joyce Holgate, who visits the school every year to lay a wreath in re-


HEROES: Pupils gather to look at pictures of Sabden’s fallen soldiers, (s)


membranbe of her brother. To bring the act of Remembrance to life for the children and to help them understand how young the soldiers were, an album was made up containing their individual photographs. Local amateur historian Simon Mount has spent nearly 20 years


researching the villagers who lost their lives during both World Wars. Of the 51 Sabden men named


on the memorial plaques, he managed to find photographs of all but five of them. .'


: Headteacher Mrs Titchiner,felt that the day’s events had really brought history to life for every­ one at the school. ; “The children participated


fully by reading out prayers and poems that they had composed themselves. -


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‘ : “They laid their own wreath and carried a union flag, which .was lowered during the pTaying of the Last Post and raised after the two minute silence.


: .“Everyone in school found it an


extremely moving service and we noticed that some of the children even had tears in their eyes.


; “It was a very moving tribute to ,, the young men of our village who • gave their lives for their coun­ try.”


Helping hand to health care


■THERE were 45 members at the an-: nual general meeting of Clitheroe and, District MasonicFellowship chaired •,


• by president Mr.D. N; Thornhill. Of- . fleers were all re-elected., ■ „ ' .


Langho urnley: I Blackburn, ■ Accrington


Weekend weather: It will be cloudier on Saturday with outbreaks of rain, sleet or


In ow pushing east and it will remain cold. Sunrise: 8-09 a.rii. Sunset: 3-51 p.mi


Lighting up time: 3-21, p.m. ; \ , ; -Vv, -


.v: Chairman Mr Donald;'Wilson':, ' presented cheques for, £100 each to ;:; representatives of Clitheroe Health „


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: Centre the treatment room. East Lan-: cashire Hospice and Macmillan Can- .


I'l'Tea and home-made-’cakes’were:,-; •: served by the ladies,- Mr and Mrs G. :■ Clarkson entertained with a musical V quiz and songs’ for members to join in. ■ - Q sThe Christmas lunch will be held at ;• the Old Post House on Monday, De-


cer Carc.^ t .'


. cember 13 th at 12-30 p.m. :-The next meeting is on January lOtli,,


ifwhen the,speaker will be .Capt.iD..;::: ^MacNamee on,STwo Ships’’ inWest Bradford Village Hall at 2-30 p.m.-:: ;,


School marks moving of tributeato war dead


a voice


CLITHEROE’S The Grand has been helping to give young people in the Ribble,Valley a voice. In early 2010, the York Street


venue was commissioned to be the Ribble Valley Children’s Cham­ pion arid part of this role was to create a voice for all the children and young people across the Rib­ ble Valley’s schools. ‘:: ; “Young people often feel ex­


cluded and too young to make any real difference in their communi­ ty,’! explained a spokeswoman for The Grand. ■ , “The Grand has created the Pri­ mary Forum, allowing the younger members o f the community the opportunity to actually speak up and make an impact.” ;• The Grand brought together


pupils from 11 Ribble Valley schools, who have been meeting monthly since September to dis" cuss issues that they would like to bring up with local agencies. The project will then culminate


with a conference, during which the children will present their is­ sues to the delegates and have in­ dividual stalls with information on their critical issue. In response, council members


and local agencies attending will liaveThe opportunity to answer back and discuss the best way for­ ward. ' •(“Throughout the project, the


children have learnt vital skills in project management, presenta­ tion, creative thinking and team­ work,’’ the spokeswoman added. “The conference takes place on


December 1st at The Grand and is sure to open people’s eyes to the impact that the next generation can have on big decisions for us all.”


' Festiye lunch


CALLING ALL SCHOOLSs YOUR NATIVITY PICTURiS


ON'Thursday, December 16th, this newspaper will be featuring a round-up of pictures from school Nativity plays throughout the Ribble Valley. We are asking schools to send their pictures to us and we will use as many as possible in that week's edition. Please email your school Nativity pictures by noon on Tuesday, December 14th, to:


katie.hammond@eastlancsnews.co.uk FROM PAGE ONE


where it appears that excessive alcohol led him to decide to make a car jour­ ney several hours later that cost him his life. “This sequence of events was to­


tally out of the ordinary.'As parents of young people we need to be fully in tune with the easy accessibility, afford- • ability and targeting of alcohol and other substances that are available so readily to the youth culture today, to prevent any more tragedies happen­


ing. “As parents \ye have experienced a : qi


heartbreaking loss that we do not want any other family to go through. If Mat­ thew was here today he would stand, up and apologise to everyone for the hurt and trauma he had caused, par- - ticularly to the occupants of the other car, the emergency services, family and friends. He would have accepted the consequences and learnt from it, never to repeat the actions again.


' “So on his behalf we are aiming in


for the family AN open invitation is extended by the Clitheroe branch of The Sal­ vation Army to their free, family- style Christmas lunch. , . . . ■ The. annual event ,has been a massive success for the years that it has taken place, and caters specifically for individuals and families that would otherwise be on their own for Christmas Day. A traditional Christmas lunch is served, and a ,team of volunteers makes sure,everyone present has a great time together. : ,


“We really want to stress .


this year that the lunch is not a charity event, far. from it,’’ said


■ Lt Brenda Wise; ,‘!We try to make it a real family occasion and wish more people would join us. We really don’t like to think of any­ one being on their own when they


. could be enjoying the lovely family atmosphere that has come to be


: the norm for.lhe lunch in recent years.”


CHEQUE PRESENTATION; Wlr Donald Wilson presents


:cheques,to Margaret Blatchford (Macmillan), Amanda Rawcliffe‘(East Lancashire Hospice) and '


■Tricia Wardle (Clitheroe Health Centre treatment ' - irbom).'A081110/2


; : :: Capt. Elizabeth Smith added: ■ “Last year, everyone who attended ‘ commented on how hornely it felt and how much'they enjoyed the ■day.iWe can only do what we do because of the continued support we receive from.the community : -without it ■


the future to work in partnership with the police and local road safety cam­ paigns such as ‘Wasted Lives’ in getting the message across to all young drivers of the need to be aware of the effects of alcohol on driving, particularly the morning after,-and its devastating ef­ fects on lives. In the.words of one of Matthews’s closest friends, we have all learnt from the mistake that Matt has made and the silence that Matt’s death has left has had a greater effect on us all than any words could have had.” Reflecting on the Matthew his family


and friends knew, Andrew said: “Mat­ thew was a fantastic person who we are so proud to have had as our son. He was an all-rounder excellent at sport, representing Clitheroe Royal Gram­ mar School at cricket, rugby, swim­ ming, athletics and football, captaining the teams in year 10 and 11 and play­ ing for the Sixth Form first XI in years 12 and 13 and representing Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Town team. . • “Academically Matthew excelled,


gaining 10 GCSEs and four A levels to gain a place at Northumbria Uni­ versity to study International Business Studies. From all the tributes we have received from Matthews’s teachers, employer, his friends and their parents we know he.was immensely popular and valued as a person and friend to .


many. ■ “In his 18 years Matt set his goals


we would really strug­ gle to host theseitype of events.” _


v : If you would like to attend, ei- -ther call into The Salvation Army shop in Lowergate, Clitheroe, or : call Capt; Smith on 07709 351394.


and achieved them, never letting him­ self or others down. Some of his per­ sonal experiences included scuba div- • ing on the Great Barrier Reef, walking the Great Wall of China, playing foot- • ball in Valencia and enjoying many: music events. Matthew was loyal and , family-orientated and loved family get- • togethers and celebrations along with his younger brother Hayden. :“On the 24tlvof August Ave. lost


Matthew,'our shooting star who lit up, not just our lives, but many others as


well.” ‘ ■


Inquest hears of horrific accident


by Court Reporter


A TEENAGE driver from Simonstone who died after an early morning collision with a car driven by an off- duty police officer had been unable to sleep after taking a recreational drug known as


“Bubble”. An inquest heard that 18-


year-old Matthew Alston, a pu­ pil at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, had also used cannabis and was double the drink-drive limit at the time of his death in August. The hearing was told Mat­


thew died instantly after losing control of his Vauxhall Corsa


• as he droveon the A671 out of Read towards Whalley and col­ lided side on with a Seat Toledo coming in the opposite direc-


• tion. • Giving evidence at the in­ quest, Matthew’s friend Emily Scotland told how friends had gathered at his parents’ home in Scott Avenue, Simonstone, and she was aware that Matthew had been drinking. Although he went to bed he was unable to sleep and shortly before 7 a.m. she saw him with his car keys and heard the side door shut.: . She confirmed that she had


later become aware that he was under the influence of drugs and was asked by coroner Michael Singleton; “Was that one of the reasons he was unable to sleep, because he was under the in-


wfluence of drugs, in particular mepherdrone?” “Yes,” she replied. Police officer Deborah But- terworth,Uold how she was


:• driving home from a night shift at the motorway police unit at


Samlesbury. As she entered the 40 mph zone approaching Read she saw a black car coming in the opposite direction and im­ mediately formed the opinion it was speeding. “It did a shimmy and then


came across into my path,” said Mrs Butterworth. Her front seat passenger, Neil


Munro - also a police officer - told how they were chatting as they drove home when he sud­ denly saw the black car travel­ ling towards them. “It seemed to be at the wrong


angle for getting round a bend,” said PC Munro. ‘fit was coming side on towards us, but there was nowhere for us to go. There was nothing Debs could do.” . The collision occurred just


seconds after Mrs Buttenvorth had passed a cyclist. Firefighter Sean Farraday was cycling to work at Burnley Fire Station and was the first person on the scene. He checked Matthew for a pulse but there was none; . He helped PC Munro out of


■ the car, but realised Mrs But- r tenvorth would need to be cut


' free. : ; 'Accident investigator PS ' David'Horsfield revealed the speedometer on the Vauxhall


, Corsa had stopped at 60 mpli. His initial belief was the seat belt had not been properly used


■ but after hearing the evidence of . the pathologist who carried out - the post-mortem examination said he was happy to accept that was not the case. ; The medical cause of death


. was given as multiple injuries ■ and Mr Singleton recorded a • verdict of accidental death. ■ Matthew had been due to col-


: lect his A level results a few days . later and hoped to study inter- ;: national business at university. ; ;


A magical garden


A NEW “en- charited gar­ den” is being- enjoyed by pu­ pils at Edisford Primary School in Clitheroe.-, T h e n ew


outdoor area, which is almost completed, has been specially designed for reception and nursery ch i l­ dren. It includes a road way, tex­ tured play area, role,play hut,: musical crea­ tive area and provides pupils


NEW SPACE: Reception children enjoy Edisford Primary with gardening School’s new enchanted garden, (s)


opportunities.


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