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Stan did so for community


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NO matter what body or organisation he became involved , in throughout his life, respected Ribble Valley farmer 78-year-old Stanley Bullock “always


did his best for it”. But, said longstanding fam­


EID CELEBRATION: Dancers with the Mayor of Ribble Val­ ley, Coun. Lois Rimmer and consort Gordon, at the Eld ex­ travaganza at The Grand in Clitheroe.


Eid festivities will help flood victims


A COLOURFUL Eid extrava­ ganza staged at Clitheroe’s The Grand attracted visitors from far


■ and wide. The event was organised by


Ribble Valley multi-cultural faith group, the Tamanna Group, to celebrate Eid, the three-day Mus­ lim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, while at the same time raising funds for the flood victims in Pakistan. ■: Entertainment at the bazaar-


style fund-raiser included Bolly­ wood dancing, music on Indian Tabla and Dholki drums, singing, henna hand painting, threading and face painting.


• ■ Other attractions at the event,


which raised around £700 for the flood victims in Pakistan, includ­ ed stalls selling spices, jewellery, cards, scarves and much more. For more photographs of the


event, see the next edition of The Valley magazine;


Stephen's talk on hen harriers


A PRESENTATION by Stephen Murphy, entitled “A Future For - the Hen Harrier in England?” will be held at the Clitheroe Council Chambers in Church Street on Tuesday, October 12th, at 7 p.m. Stephen, who has made a close


study of this rare bird of prey in recent years, will cover its breed-' ing, distribution and the persecu­ tion faced, and will discuss why the Rowland areals the most im­ portant in England for the spe­ cies. Admission to the talk will be; £2 per person. '


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ily friend Biyan Bristol, as he paid tribute during the service of thanksgiving to celebrate Stan’s life: “First of all Stan loved his family.. He was an honest, hardworking farmer, -■ loved the countryside and would help anyone, enjoyed life and was well thought of in the local community. “Over the years Stan has


been involved with several organisations, mainly in the farming sector. He has, in his time, been chairman of the NFU Clitheroe Branch, Rib- blcsdalc Farmers’ Club and Chipping Show (he was its president for a year and also secretary for many years until 2009), a director at Clitheroe Auction Mart, a Freemason and past master of Castle


in the area, during which time


■ he met his wife, Joan. They were married at All Hallows, Mitton in 1957. They lived first at Bull Hill


Farm and then Plane Tree, Chaigley, where nothing, said Bryan, had given Stan and Joan more pleasure over the past three years than to have their grandsons take over running the farm.


• • He said: “I always found STAN BULLOCK


Lodge in Clitheroe and has given great and generous sup-: port to this church (All Hal­ lows) over many years.” Born in 1932 at Abbeystead,


Stan lost his father at the age of bvo, moving when his mother remarried to Trough House Farm, Dunsop Bridge, where he attended the village school, before going on to Ribblesdale, Clitheroe. ' On leaving school, Stan went to work on several farms


Bumper crop for the harvest party


ALMOST 60 children and 20 adults had a fun-packed afternoon when Clitheroe Parish Church held its second annual harvest party. Craft activities, songs and prayers were


all enjoyed, and pricst-in-charge Rev. Andy Froud remarked: “We were taken aback'


by how much this has grown Just from last year.” ■. The parish church has now started its Sun­


day morning worship at the new time of 10 a.m. -


More than 100 adults and 65 children joined


in the traditional Harvest worship. Representatives from St Mary’s’ uniformed


organisations paraded their standards and. helped to lead the worship.


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that if Stan was involved with any organisation he always didhisbest for it.” Bryan added that in his


spare time Stan had enjoyed watching all kinds of sport; football, cricket, snooker and motor cycle racing. “Everybody here will have


their own special memories and the contribution he made to life, not only in the Ribblc Valley but in many other parts of the north-west. There is no doubt he will be sadly missed by many,” he said. A tribute to Stan from


Chipping Show committee stated: “Stan worked tircless-


. ly for all aspects of Chippinn Show for 40 years with great support from Joan. . ‘IThe committee is very ap­


. and hopes that Joan will con­ tinue to help with show day preparations for many years tocome.,


preciative of all the work' that Stan has put in over the years


“Stan’s involvement started


in the early ’70s, he became vice-chairman in 1973 and served for three years before becoming chairman from 1976 to 78. He took over as secretary in 1992 and was president in 1999. “When the show society


• of Chipping Show Ltd.” Mr Bristol said Joan and


changed to limited company status in 2009, Stan was a di­ rector and company secretary


family would like to thank all those who had supported them and helped during Stan’s illness, especially the doctors, nurses and carers who cared and looked after him during the last months of his life. ,


Clitheroe Advertiser & Times,Thursday, October 7,2010


Travelling in style by bus


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■ A fleet of State-of-the-art low floor. ■.buses has been launched oh Trarisdev , Lancashire United’s flagship Route 225, -


, between Clitheroe and Bolton.'' T vehicles' cost more than £lm. an d ;


T, were built locally by Optare in Blackburn. ': Transdev Lancashire United marketing director Nigel Eggleton explained: “Last year;


V:>v^ had to give our local bus netwprk a nasty jdose of medicine to put the bpefatiph on a : sound footing. This investment reflects the' confidence we now have in the future of the: area’s bus services.


. . . ■';; “We are putting our money where p u r '


mouth is. It’s important that we give passen­ gers the best possible services and bright, airy ■ comfortable buses are known to encourage people to use services: The latest'spending means we’ve invested more than £5m in the; area’s buses in the past few years, v (;


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“It’s not just the thousands of passengers- who use the Route 225, which links Clitheroe,


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PARTY TIME: Some of the St Mary’s children enjoying various craft activities at the church’s now annuai Harvest Party, (s)


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A POSTPONEMENT of plans to recalculate council tax bills has been welcomed by Conservatives in the Ribble Valley. How much council tax you pay


depends on the value of the house you live in, with properties placed in tax bands according to their value. But properties have not been


valued since the council lax was introduced in 1993, and values have changed significantly in the 17years since then. L The previous Labour Govern­


ment had announced plans for a council tax revaluation across England, but the new Conserva­ tive and Lib-Dcm coalition has announced it is cancelling those plans. That news has been wel­ comed by Clitheroe Conservative councillors Simon Farnsworth and Chris Punchard, who say it will save local families up to £250 a year in potential tax hikes. ; •


Tories hail tax rethink


Coun. Farnsworth commented:


“I am delighted that Labour’s tax hikes on homes is cancelled. There will be no council tax revaluation taking place in Eng­ land in this Parliament. “The Labour Party was actively


planning to use a revaluation to increase tax bills on England’s homes, with computer technology to target ‘nice neighbourhoods’, patios, gardens and scenic views. A revaluation would also be expensive to administer, cost­ ing up to £180m. As a high value housing area, this would have been very bad news for Clitheroe and the rest of the Ribble Valley. Coun. Piinchard added: “The


less well-off will benefit most. In . Labour’s 2005 council tax revalua­ tion in Wales, four times as many homes moved up one or more bands, as down. Labour politi­ cians have admitted that it was used ‘hugely to increase the total


tax take’. The less well-off were hit the hardest, with two-thirds of the hikes in homes that were orig­ inally in council tax bands A to C (the lowest three bands).” The pair also welcomed news


that an independent review will, for the first time, seek to rein in “intrusive snooping” by council tax inspectors, defending civil liberties.


' ' “An independent data audit


will be undertaken to take the necessa^ steps to protect privacy and civil liberties,.” said Coun. Punchard. . “The C o n s e rv a t iv e - le d Government will protect the privacy oflaw-abiding citizens from intrusive spies-in-the-sky and halt state inspectors from barging into people’s bedrooms and gardens. We are standing up for the people who have pride in their home, and are calling time on Labour’s state ? snoopers and surveillance state.” :


SchooPs stunning show


PUPILS at Tliorneyholme Primaiy School, in-Dun- sop Bridge, have been cel­ ebrating their outstanding success at this year’s Hod- der Valley Show. The children won prizes


in show competition class­ es ranging from model rockets and handwriting to best wellie planter and decorated buns. The school’s flourish­


ing gardening club also entered a magnificent basket of fresh vegeta­ bles grown on site and the: pupils are now enjoying the fruits of their labours - in.school lunches each' day!


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