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GOiNG FOR GOLD: Nominees and winners at the Ribble Valiev Snnrf<s Arfc munity Awards with broadcaster Peter Stevenson and Coun sfmol Here (s)
Lam umley; !■ Blackburn; ’V ! Accrington' : Weekend weather: There will be’outbreaks ''
:; of heavy rain on Saturday, but temperatures will remain warm.
Sunrise; 4-52 a.m. Sunset: 9-37 p.m. Lighting up time: 9-07 p.m.
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- Awards
were.presented at a - glittering- ceremony;at The .Grand, ClitheroeXAwards were
;. clubs, coaches; volunteers and community champions ,
- .TlieiMGiat the event was .-sports broadcaster Peter Ste-
• venson and the awards'were . presented for the area’s best ■ i s i x s The annual
R.bble Valley nomin^atmns for the ali^^rds -O S W a f lb an f G
Community ' were very high and a testament ^ T o i^ ! !S io rF o i tb a i lC l ly ..tp, the.wealth of sporting and .-“Young Volunteer "of the Yenr artebctaientinRibbleVlUey.
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The ceremony was a fantas-
gball.GlubjvRisiny Staf- s S dehghted-,gmaritha Murray (
Ribble.Val?
that so many people attended.’’^g ley Modem’Pentathlon
•'CiUK^ wmners includedLifetiihe Achievement'Award ’ ■
or of the Ribble Valley, Conn. tipSd tn L n a the 2012 i S ' ' Simon Hore;-Ribble Valley d ^O lym p n ^ ^
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Council leader Coun. Michael' ^ The mvard winners were a's Ranson and'Coun. Robert follows: Coach of the Year
‘I- HnOn 7s o S ' " " " * ®
Constabulary . , presented to
Sanian-. , | yTpmniy Hadw (Read Crick-1 Osteoporosis checks recently, fin Club); Community Engage--
OiSTEOPOROSIS screening will be available
at.Glithefoe Libraiy on Mon day between 10 a)m'.'and 1 Jj.m.': a‘.;Members of the public will be able to have a non-invasive scan for the r'e- duced cost of £20: For further informa tion call Healthcare on 0845 224 6784. -
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TOUCHING FAREWELL: One of the messages left by Claudia's friend at the scene of her death
‘Claudia was a
delightful girr ■ FROM PAGE 1
.The headteacher of St Augustine’s, Mr AnthonyMcNamara, said that news of
-.Claudia’s death had sent “shockwaves" .though the local community. “Claudia was an absolutely delight
ful girl and we are very, very sorry for the family
, “We have been very upset to hear the news,” said Mr McNamara, i He added that staff and pupils had
been praying for Claudia and her fam ily .-
. ' 'A group has been set up on the social
ne^orking website Facebook through which people can pay their respects to Claudia."''
/. ;;A funeral service will be held at St James’ Church, Clitheroe, on Monday at ll'a.’m.'followed by burial at Clithe roe Cemetery.'
, - ' : - - J AD^RTISING: 01200 422323 Classified: 01282^ S ’.'-' protest over
! A PROTEST march was held by i, furious staff at Calderstones NHS ■'
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Trust.against cost-cutting m e a s - •' ures.
, ; Workers and union officials staged '
- The hvo-hour rally to 'protest against possible job cuts at the Whalley hbspi- '
: Qualified nurses and support staff v
;; in front line roles who work nights at the medium-secure unit claim they are "■ in danger of being axed as part of the -
..Government’s three-year programme
: ; of cuts and that this which could result in the loss of 200jobs. • ; However, senior leaders at Calder stones have denied any plans to lose- : staff and stressed that they were look
ing at how they can make savings, which could result in ne.w shift patterns. ^ Nevertheless,- h e a l th 'w o rk e rs^ '
marched through Whalley village last
. Wednesday to highlight their fury ? against any cuts in a day of action.
-Mr Tim Ellis, regional organiser '
for Unison, said: “The message to the board is clear- cuts harm patient care and job cuts will put patients at risk.” • PROTEST MARCH: Calderstones staff and union officials making their protest.
Valley honours its - - I s by Glen Pate • - ®
j BELL-RIIJJGERS pulled off an at- Ltempt on a-three-hour peal to set the
seal on the ruby wedding celebrations of a Whalley couple. ■ Whalley Parish Church bell-ringers’
captain John Pilkington and his wife, Shirley,-a regular, member of the team,
: were honoured by a team from the Lanca- „sliire Change-Ringers Association. They rang the Yorkshire Surprise Ma
jor peal while the Pilkingtons chatted with friends in the church over refreshments they had provided..
; -The couple, of Whittam Road, Whal- ley, met in the belfty of Clitheroe Parish Church when Mr Pilkington, an Accring ton ringer, wsnt to help out the Clitheroe X team. - Ian Smith, who rings at Blackburn 'Cathedral and is a member of East Lan^
j cashire Bell-Ringing Association, heard Fabout the anniversary and organised the ^ ring. Mr Pilkington was a mentor to him in I'his early ringing career. ' •• £’:-Mr Pilkington said: “It came as a great i surprise when we were told of the peal at tempt, but we both feel very pleased about. it.”
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Mrs Pilkington said: “It was quite'a while before we started going out togeth-
; er, but eventually we got together.” The couple married at Clitheroe Parish
Church 40 years ago. They had found a house in Whittam Road, Whalley, where they still live. When they moved to the village, Mr Pilkington was invited to take over the captaincy of the Whalley ringing team and is still in charge. He said: “There have been a lot of dif
ferent faces in the team over the years, and when you get older it gets harder to
• keep on ringing. We have had times when we have had to take some time off. We are always looking for new people to join us.” - Mrs Pilkington, who was brought up in
WEDDED BLISS: The couple on their wedding day.
' The couple met when Mr Pilkington,
•who lived in Clayton-le-Moors and rang atSt James Church, Accrington, and at
’ Church Kirk, went to help out at Clithe- roc Parish Church. At practice, he met Shirley Washbrook, a member of the par ish church' team.
Barrow, was parish secretary for 15 years. Until her retirement, she worked as a book-keeper and clerk. - Mr Pilkington was an electrical engineer
and retired as lecturer in quality manage ment. '•
They, have,two children, Paul, who -
works on Airbus fuel systems, lives in Bris tol and is married to Rachelj and Fiona, who lives in London and works as a nurse for International SOS.
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• The family had lunch together on Sun day before hearing the bells of Whalley ring out.
Hero Sam gets his medals at last
),'WAR hero Sam Brearley was offi cially presented with his long-awaited.
_,set o f Second World War medals d u r - .. -jjng a ceremony in the Ribble Valley. -
Council Chamber. The fact that Mr Brearley, who lives
in Whalley, had not received his medals came to light earlier this year when he was being interviewed as part of a Heritage Lottery-funded Remembrance project -which is being run by members of the Clit-
;^_heroe Youth Forum. - Their leader, Mel Diack, with help from
Mr.Brearley’s carer Jayne Farrington,
j;suhsequently contacted the Ministry of (^.Defence dnibehalf of the 97-year-old : great-grandfather and they pulled out all the stops to get his set of medals made. : Due to the recent publicity about Mr Brearley, he is now in contact with a 92-.
;year-old Australian friend who he was in ; '‘liTOW camp with. They are now commu-
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y.nicating with each other by phone after 65 . iiVears and Mr Diack hopes to set up a web camera link.' ■
spr The official ceremony was attended by .^eter,-Robinson OBE, Deputy Lieuten- : liant of Lancashire; Ribble Valley Mayor Conn. Lois Rimmer: Clitheroe Mavor .
WAR VETERAN: Mr Sam Brearley (centre) with some of those who attend ed the cememony at which the medals were presented.
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Coun. Alan Yeafing; and Lt Col Leanda ;- Pitt OBE. Members of the’ Glitheroe :;, Youth Forum, including Morgan Raw- , cliffe helped by Caroline Dewhurst, Maria ;; Hitchin and Moroan Kennedy nre-sented:-
the Defence Medal, while Daniel De- .whurst, Jordon Rose, R ^ Cadet Michael Tomlinson and Clitheroe Youth member . Jordan Rawcliffe presented the Services’ Veterans’badge.
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KIND GESTURE: Debbie Wood from Premier Polytunnel presents Ernie ® "ew polytunnel after vandals set fire to his allotment.
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www.cllthcrooadvertiser.co.uk : Clithcroe Advertiser & Times,Thursday, July 8,2010 Tunnel gift for blaze victim THE owners of a polytunnel firm
• have come to the rescue of a Chat-' ;;,burn pensioner after his allotment was torched by vandals.
, Kind-hearted father and daugh- - ■ ter Martin and Debbie Wood, who .run Premier Polytunnels, in Bar-. •noldswick, have donated a brand
. new polytunnel worth £638 to Ernie Sed^
vick.after vandals destroyed his last month.
■ Martin and Debbie got in touch
. with Ernie after reading his story in The Clitheroe Advertiser and Times. Ernie,-whose allotment is'off
Sawley Road, Chatburn, sells veg etables and bedding plants to raise funds for the Jennifer Trust for Spi nal Muscular Atrophy in memory of his late granddaughter Sophie. She lost her battle with the devastating
genetic disease six years ago when she.was just 12 months old. Ever since, Ernie and his wife Joan have devoted their time to raising funds to help find a cure for the disease. '
' When the vandals set fire to his allotment, last month, Ernie lost thousands of pounds worth of equipment.
■ But since the incident he has been inundated with offers of help and Ernie was overwhelmed by Martin and Debbie’s generous donation. ■
: ■ “It was a real surprise and it’s out of this world. They said I could have whatever steel I wanted and that
, they would come out and erect it for me,” saidEmie The money that Ernie has saved
on replacing the polytunnel will be used to buy a new shed. “I’ve received lots of donations
. and I would like to thank everyone who has been so kind.” . Richard Fox, of Miles Fox Haul
age Ltd, supplied hard core free of charge and other local businesses have helped where they can. Debbie (27), told tire Clitheroe
thy thing for such a good cause and he’s such a nice guy, it was bit heart breaking to hear what had hap pened. Out of all the allotments, they target the one that means so much. In a case like this you don’t give discounts, you just let them have it for free. It’s just nice that we’ve been able to help.” . Debbie's father, Martin, was born
at Cow Ark before moving to Clit heroe in 1971.
couple
HAPPY COUPLE: John and Shirley
, Pilkin^on'^ celebrated their Ruby Wedding Anniver sary with a difference.
Advertiser, they had been only too happy to help Ernie. “When he is doing such a wor
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