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Tablersget Yuletide


underway CLITHEROE Round Tablers helped to bring the Christmas Spirit back to Clitheroe when they erected the Nativity Crib outside the castle gates. ' A Clitheroe tradition, the crib


is free for everyone to visit and look at and reminds everyone of thetruemeaningofChristmas.lt will remain in place throughout the Christmas period. . Santa is also busy touring


the Ribble Valley to visit afi the local children and support Clitheroe Round Table while they raise as much money as pos­ sible for local charities. Starting last weekend and until Decem­ ber 18th, Santa’s Sleigh will be visiting all areas of Clitheroe the surrounding villages, so look out for him wishing all the children of the Ribble Valley a very Mer­ ry Christmas, and please give as generously as you are able. ; Round Table is committed to distributing funds raised to local charities which will benefit the whole Ribble Valley community. It welcomes any suggestions for needy local causes. ■ For more information about Clitheroe. Round Table and its activities at Christmas and


;tliroughoul the year, contact :Rick Pallister on 07936163414 or visit the Table’s website at: www;. clitheroe.roundtable.co.uk


. You can also find Clitherqe Round Table on Facebook, Twit­ ter, Flickr and YouTube.


Drink-driving crackdown


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A FESTIVE blitz targeting drink and drug drivers is under way. Lancashire Constabulary’s Christmas


drink and drug driving campaign was launched yesterday (Wednesday). The festive crackdown will see high profile enforcement activity taking place across the county throughout the month of December, including checkpoints at key locations where officers will administer drink and drugs tests. In addition, a high-profile radio campaign


and hundreds of posters and beer mats, funded by the Lancashire Partnership for' Road Safety, will be distributed to pubs and clubs across Lancashire warning of the dangers of drink-driving. Supt Peter O’Dwyer said: “We want


people to have fun this Christmas, but to remember the consequences of driving whilst under the influence of alcohol or drugs.


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. “Between January 1st and October 1st this year, there were 35 fatal collisions in Lancashire. Six of these involved drink or drugs and this is simply not acceptable. ■“The consequences of drink-driving are


- high - if you drive at twice the legal alcohol limit you are at least 30 times more likely to cause a road crash than a driver who hasn’t been drinking, potentially resulting in serious injury or death. “A conviction could also mean that you


lose your job, home, family and friends. The consequences can be absolutely devastating.” .... County Conn. Tim Ashton, Cabinet


Member for Highways and Transport added: “We want everyone in Lancashire to


.have a happy and safe Christmas and New Year. “Our advice to those people out celebrating and drinking over the festive


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season is to leave the car at home and use public transport or a taxi. Getting behind the wheel after even one drink is not worth the risk and could have many serious consequences.


•' “It is also important that people think


about their plans for the following day. If you are drinking late into the night, then people need to remember that they are more than likely to still be over the limit the morning after.” " - The number of people caught drink and


drug driving continues to fall in Lancashire, with 2.2% of those tested during last year’s


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. Clitheroe Advertiser &TImes,Thur8day, December 9,2010


LESLIE JAMES NEVETT. (S)


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Tributes to former mayor


FORMER Ribble Valley Mayor, Mr Leslie James Nevett has died aged 90. Les, who was bom in 1920


Christmas campaign failing or refusing a test - despite more tests being carried out. Supt O’Dwyer added: “Whilst the figures


suggest that there are now less people getting behind the wheel after drinking, one person drink or drug driving is too many. . “Our message is simple - do not drink


and drive and do not take drugs and drive.” Police are also urging revellers to take


care during the party season and have issued the following advice:


• If you are going out and drinking plan^ how you are going to get home and stick to that plan. • Try to keep to busy well-lit areas and don’t take short cuts and walk away from bushes and buildings. • • Where possible, don’t walk alone after dark. Take someone you know with you. • Always walk facing oncoming traffic. • To avoid delay, have your keys ready when you are approaching your car or home. • Never accept lifts from strangers. • When telephoning for a taxi, ask for the driver’s name and check this when he/she arrives.


If you would like to report someone who


you suspect of driving whilst under the influence of alcohol or drugs, contact the police on 0845 1253545. •


Trees galore at festival Festive luncheon


A FUN-FILLED Christmas tree festival will be held this weekend. Members of St Michael and St John’s


Church, in Lowergate, are hosting the sec­ ond Christmas-Tree Festival from tomorrow (December 10th) to Sunday, open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow, 12-30 to 4 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.. , . Other churches, organisations, charities,.


schools and businesses in the area are all; working together on the event, which will have various trees and decorations on dis­ play.


Groups will be using their trees to adver-


; tise their own Christmas events. Visitors will be asked to vote for their favourite tree, and there will be prizes for the most popular entries. ,


, As part of the festival, there will be a


; ceremony opened by the Mayors of Ribble .Valley and Clitheroe, singing from three lo­ cal choirs, a memoiy tree for visitors to com­ memorate baptisms, weddings or the loss of •: a loved one,’and a wish tree. There will also be carols, a visit from San-. ta, refreshments and a raffle and tombola.


A CHRISTMAS lunch for single OAPs will be served at Clitheroe’s Pendle Club on Wednesday;, December 15 th.


.. * The festive three-course lunch will be


served at the Lowergate club at 12-30 p.m. and can be enjoyed by anyone who is single and over 60 years of age. The meal is being provided for just £2


per person by the club, which is a registered charity and-relies heavily on donations; . • A raffle is being held to help support the cost of the lunch and will be drawn by the Mayor-of the Ribble Valley Conn. Lois Rimmer and the Mayor of Clitheroe, Conn. AlanYearing.


La Locanda wins prestigious gold medal award


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AT the PAPA Pizza, Pasta and ■ Italian Food Industry Awards 2010-held at the Lancaster.


■London Hotel in London, La Locanda Ristorante Italiano,. in Gisburn, won the prestigious gold medal in the category of The Italian Restaurant of the :


Year Award. - The aim of the awards is to


find the very best in the pizza, pasta and Italian food markets in the UK, from products to people and businesses. • • .•■ ■ ■: In.particular for the catego­ ry “Italian Restaurant of the year”, the aim was to identify;


, the best genuine Italian res-' taurants in the UIC The judges .: were looking.for. a special-.


ist restaurant where the food


. served is rooted at the heart of Italian cuisine and which of­ fers a genuine taste of Italy and ■


; experience. Judges were focus­ ing particularly on standards in


; terms of product, service and-. ■ the ambience of the restau-. rant.


" ■ . ...‘The awards were attended


by 440 leading figures from the Italian food industry and La Locanda won the Gold Medal for outstanding achievement in providing extremely high qual­ ity food,' excellent service, good. ambience" and for the passion showed and passed on to the customers.


;•-Commenting on the award.


. Cinzia Bocchi said, “It is a tri­ umph! Now we are the most awarded Italian restaurant in the North West. We are so proud to see all our hard work and passion to be recognised and we will take all .this as an incentive to continue to pro­ vide to.all our customers the best of our home, Italy.” . ;


into a working class family in Birmingham, was a bright child and won a scholarship to the local grammar school. . After completing a degree in engineering, Les went to work for Lucas Switchgear in Birmingham. As the chief engineer and Switchgear de­ signer, he was responsible for creating the.seUjCancel- ling indicator,'common on all vehicles today. In 1960, the company transferred to their Burnley site and he relocated to the Ribble Val­ ley, living first in Whalley before moving to Wadding- ton arid finally settling in Grindleton.. - Les loved the Ribble Val­


ley; and very much enjoyed beiiig Involved in village life. He participated on a number of village committees and he was also involved in the productions of Waddington Drama Group. ■ In later years, Les looked


fonvard to his annual stint as Father Christmas at the play group Christmas party. In 1973, he was elected as a Ribble Valley councillor and his proudest achievement was when he was installed as Mayor of the Ribble Val­ ley in 1987. As Mayor, Les raised a significant sum for a number of charities and he was a keen supporter of the


: arts. Les was also a member of the Royal Forest Lodge in the Ribble Valley and the


-Santa Faz Lodge in Spain. He was Worshipful Master


-in 2002. On his retirement, Les


chose to live in the Rib­ ble Valley and in Alicante, Spain. In recent years, as his health deteriorated, he spent most of the year in Spain. He leaves behind his wife Eileen and four daughters.- " ' '


Library set s


to close PROVISION of two new self service units will mean the closure of Clitheroe library for the necessary work to be


' carried out. ; - The units will offer library members the choice of issu- ' ing and returning themselves books and staff will be on hand to explain how they work and also to serve those ■ who prefer not to use them. ; Closing on Monday, De­ cember 13th, the library will re-open on Friday, December 17th. ■ -


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