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ALTHOUGH Ribble .Valley Borough Council collects your council taxi the lion’s share is passed oii to Lancashire County Council, paying for things like education,


the. major roads network and social serv­ ices." , ‘ ■ However, the borough council does keep


part of the money to pay for the services it provides locally. If you want to see how that money is spent and what the council does on your behalf, the information is set out in


, the Ribble .Valley Borough Council Annual Report.


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:: Just published, the le-page report sets out the business of the council in clear and easy- to-understand language, outlining what the authority has achieved in the past year and its plans for the future. ; It includes sections on how the council is


' run, council services, finances and perform­ ance, and features testimonials from Ribble Valley residents and partners. Leader of the Council Michael Ranson


RECORDS were smashed as more people th p ever enjoyed the annual Whalley Pickwick festivities. Thousands of people braved the freezing


. . temperatures to take part in the three-hour . extravaganza last Thursday.


; The festival’s chairman, Mr Neil Martin said: “We had up to 4,000 visitors on the


, , night. .The street was full of activity, season- : al food and gifts. The fire-eaters entertained hundreds of onlookers, with the Lancashire


', Wallopens; clog dancing in the street and on the main stage, and additional liveen-


; : tertainment greeting the : crowds entering the village. ' from Clithcroe Road.” : . The event was officially


•; opened by Ribble .Valley , Mayor Coun; Lois Rimmer, ■ who also gave out prizes to , the children attending in


, fancy dress. j . Gillian Darbyshire, the wice-chairman of Whalley’s- Chamber of Trade said: “I think the WlialferPickwick


:; thanks to the excellent ef- : fort of the Pickwick Com- i : mittee. The.VIP Party were ■. all greeted by the traders on the evening, A great time i;i was had by all and monies


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raised will benefit many lo­ cal good causes and chari­ table issues.” During the evening the


main stage hosted “The Seraphims”, a singinggroup of three girls who sang their new Christmas single “On a Christmas Night” for which they are giving 100% of the proceeds to Shelter - the


again eis from ^ClitheroJ’s Pop Choir’:’ joined the staged


.events.-:,:-:'".. Mr Martin added: “We are pleased; to announce


that.we have raised plenty of inoney from this year’s -


PICKWICK FESTIVITIES: Thousands turn out to enjoy the Dickensian fun. event to help fund Whalley


'Pickwick Festival 2011 and raise thousands of pounds for good causes in around


; Whalley and the Ribble Valley.


“1 wish to thank the dedi­


cated volunteers on the. night who helped to make the event a success and the ■ dedication from the com- - mittee, who have worked so hard all year to make sure Pickwick Night continued. ■


- ^ s o great support was pro- ' iVided by the police, along '


1 ough Council, its cleans­ ing staff and various local •' sponsors.”


with Ribble Valley Bor- IP^RSDAF 2nd DECEMBER 2 0 1 Oi


said: “From the Royal opening of the £3.5m. Clitheroe Castle Museum Complex to the formation of town teams to take forward ambitious proposals for the future economic prosperity of Clitheroe and Longridge, the council has been at the forefront of some groundbreaking work. — “Ribble Valley residents quite rightly


expect high levels of service and our dedi­ cated staff have proved time and again that they are willing to go the extra mile for our customers. In fact, the Government s 2009 Place Survey revealed that our residents were the most satisfied in the country. •“All this is good.news,” added Coun.


• Ranson, “but we are not complacent. The coming years will be particularly difficult for local government, Ribble Valley Borough Council included. “We are waiting to find out the extent of


our reduction in Government funding and will be looking carefully at how we can con­ tinue to provide effective services in a pe­ riod of financial restraint. This is a challenge we must and will meet, if we are to meet the expectation of our residents.” - The report is ayailable from the council’s


communications unit on 01200 414483, can be collected in person at the Ribble Valley Borough Council Offices in Church Walk, Clitheroe, or viewed online at the council’s website: www.ribblevalley.gov.uk -


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KITTED OUT: Clitheroe’s Under Eights Red Team play in their new strip provided and sponsored by Johnson Matthey Catalysts, (s)


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YOUNG footballers from the Ribble Valley are playing in a brand new strip courtesy of Clitheroe’s Johnson Matthey Catalysts. Hendrik Koornhof, the site manager


at Johnson Matthey Catalysts, presented the new strip to Clitheroe Wolves’ Under Eights Red Team. The team have just starting playing their first full season of football and have


played against teams from Blackburn, Darwen, and Rossendale, in the Under Eights’ League. Currently, the team train on Tuesdays


at Rowland High School, Grindleton, and Saturday mornings at Roefield Leisure Centre in Clitheroe with their training coaches, Neil Hitchen and Liz Walker, who have trained the boys from the ten­ der age of four.


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THE second round of the ' Ribblesdale Camera Club’s Winter Competition result- - ed in a double triumph for Barry Dickenson; who won : both the prints and the pro-;


jections classes. Judge Adrian Hendley,


from Colne, was highly coniplimentary at the gen­ eral standard of the prints. After talking about each, he selected sk for the final - judging. His top choice was Barry Dickenson’s “Rush­ ing for the Santa Train”, with 10 marks. ■ Second was Graham


Dudley’s “Umbrella Fi­ nale”, while Chairman Nigel Mallinson'achieved third place. Prints by John Fletcher, Christine Dick­ enson and Graham Dudley


were either commended or highly commended.:


' . Adrian selected seven digital jDrojections-for his: top places. Barry Dicken-: son again made first with a well-timed shot of “Ollie”, a young boy on a water slide.- Helen Fletcher’s “Gannet” - a beautiful natural history shot - was placed second and Sue Marsden’s “Enter­ tainment” came third. ; Christine Dickenson re­


ceived a highly commend-- ed and pictures by Kevin Crowther, John Fletcher and Clare Drew were all commended. ■ The club meets at 7-30 on


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