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Interesting and unusual pieces of Victorian and Edwardian pine furniture restored and polished on the premises. ■


• Pine Wardrobes • Welsh Dressers ■ •Drawers • Bookcases •Tables •Chairs etc.


Have lots of fun


at the museum ALOCAL landmark is throwing open its doors after hours to give people the chance to experience a real life “Night


• at the Museum”— and all for free. : -. Over the weekend six professional


^ artists, from Action Factory Gommu- ; nity Arts, in Blackburn, will work with visitors to mix art and heritage. ■ All activities will be aimed at chil­


dren and adults, so fun, exploration and creativity for all ages is on offer. ■


Well worth a visit


13 Ducl< Street c.CIitheroe • 01200 422222 wwvy.clitheroecountryfurniture.co.uk Next to Tescos - far beyond comparison


by Julie Magee • At Clitheroe Castle visitors will cre­


ate'skulls,.fossils and bugs from clay and recycled junk to go in the drawers in the Curious Collector’s Study.. : The event will be held on Saturday at Clitheroe Castle Museum, between 3 and 9 p.m.


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:; A NINE-STRONG team of employees from Total Food­ service Solutions Ltd in Chat- burn are cycling the 150-miIe Coast to Coast route to raise money for road safety charity Brake. • Managing director David Pratt


will also undertake this massive challenge which spans three days


• from Saturday, May 22nd, to Monday, May 24th, despite the


. fact it is 30 years since he was last on a bike!


T O Y O T A


. . Total Foodservice Solutions Ltd is an independent delivered catering wholesaler based on Pen-- die Trading Estate. The challenge will see the team


cycle from Whitehaven to Tyne­ mouth, taking in Keswick and Penrith on day one. Days two and three will see the team negotiate steep climbs including the Hart- side climb, which is just under 2,000 ft. Graham Sheard, director/gen-


eral manager, explained that the company are patrons of the na­ tional charity. “There are seven people killed


eveiy day on the roads in the UK,”- said Graham. “Brake work to pre­ vent these deaths from happening and care for people bereaved or


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Mayor’s alphabetical ode to year in office A is for Atrium Cafe so fine, with Kathy


the canape queen so divine B is for Briefing sheets - look at the pile, a


53rd week and we’d need a new file C is for Castle and Consort and Chain,


Countdown, Classic Concerts and (some­ times) Champagne -


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’ D is for dinners and Discos for Dance with Deafening Din giving chatter no chance E for Engagements - Each day of the


. and the multiple Fire Station visits we made G is for Gloucester, of Royal repute. Girl Guides at The Grand, and St George’s sa-


F is for Fashion on Show for Fair Trade . lute


■ . H is for Hundred-year-olds whom we’ve seen and the Hills in the snow, where no


. gritter has been I is big Industry - Aerospace wins with its


HELfUS%^r' S4VEUVES


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' 5c nnn i HANDOVER: Ribble Valley Mayor, Coun. Beverley Jones Is pictured presenting a cheque for £5,000 to Action for Children representatives, secretary Joan Wrigley and chairman Roland Hailwood, watched by Mayoral Consort HowelJones. (s)


TWO good causes have re­ ceived financial boosts from the outgoing Mayor.of the .


■ Ribble Valley,-Coun. Beverley Jones. .• -Throughout her year in office, Coun. Jones raised funds for the Friends of Clitheroe Hospital and Action For Children - formerly - NCH - through a variety of events


including the Mayor’s Music se-


. ries of concerts, an appearance on Countdown, a slide show, by Steuart and Anita Kellington and a Lancashire Day quiz.' At a .“thank you’’ reception


held at the Ribble Valley council chamber, Coun. Jones thanked all those who had helped at the vari­ ous fund-raisers, as well as those


who had contributed to her year in office including High Sheriff Suzie Reynolds and her chaplain Rev. Tim Thorpe. She also paid tribute to her consort, Howel, for ■ being “a star”. .


. . After presenting cheques to


her chosen charities,'Coun. Jones ended the evening with a poetic tribute to her Mayoral year:


GEARING UP: Staff from Total Foodservice Solutions Ltd will complete the Coast to Coast bike ride this weekend. Pictured from left to right are Jason Sheard, Craig Rawsthorne, David Pratt, Graham Sheard and Paul Aisthorpe. (s)


injured in road crashes.” Speaking about the task ahead,


he added: “Some of the team have not been on a bike for 30 years so I fear I may be doing a little push­


ing!” ' For more information about


Brake or to donate money to the team’s effort, visit: www.justgiving. com/TFS-COAST-TO-COAST''


Gh I say! Wasn’t it St George’s Day? i 1 pi


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A BUMPER year of community fund-raising and social fellow­ ship culminated in Clitheroe Round Table’s Annual General Meeting. Held at the Calf’s Head, in


■Worston, it brought to a close a year which saw the Round Table grow in strength as new mem­ bers were welcomed and nearly £5,000 was raised for local chari­ ties from the Christmas Santa . Runs alone. "While Clitheroe Round Ta­


ble was pleased to welcome new members Phil Plorrocks, Jim


rShervey and Andy Belcham, it ■


- 'S ' E v c ry th ln j litn c lu d e d fo rpM co o fm ln d .- '" P ‘ ' , C ' ' 7 ’ * i ' |


was also sad to have to say good­ bye to great friends Ian Hardy, - Brian Alston, Rob Stevenson


■and Duncan Metcalf, who were , all leaving after their term had come to an end.


. - ;Tn some cases tliey had been in ■ / www.motablllty.co.uk > civilised and rathw^n


CHILDREN in Ycflr two 3t Whs I -ous IpppnHc nfQt ley’s Oakhill College celebrated St his fight with


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■ year are allowed on the Motablllty Contract Hire Scheme. Offer subject to change on 30th June, 2010. tAvallable as part of the' ■ MotabilityContractHlreScheme


’ Offer available on Vans TR 1.0 WT-15 door wilh nil advance payment Subject to availability. Please note that 20,000 miles per ' .


Vans TR 1.0 WT-i Official Fuel Consumption Figures in mpg O/lOOkm): Urban 47.1 (6.0), Extra Urban 62 8 - ..... (4,5), Combined 56,5 (5.0), COa Emissions 118g/km.


...Theymadetheirownsandwiches l e am S ' as well as a Victoria sponge cake A Decnitr:


George’s Day.in a most civilised made flags an!fnlprpm".’ and very English manner - by tak- St Georgi’c ing afternoon tea.'‘"I' ■ ,


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and enjoyed scones and cream ' George has b e e n washed down with a nice cup of tea. of England cinpJ'tlo^


ttiPn,*. celebrate their patron saint’s day in a Jolly " * i‘ i* ^


^ ^ ■ 25% of people living in England do know who their patron


v George’s Day falls on April 23rd. • It's estimated that more than


life is also celebrated in


, Portugal, C^rus, Greece, Georgia, ' Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Bosnia


They also listened eagerly to vari- only oL in five people k ?oX “t St S S o n i ? " ’


Round Table for more than 20 years. While they will be greatly v; missed their legacy will continue and their fellowship will always,,-


;be welcomed. The annual meet-' ing.also saw the handover of • the. chairmanship from Roger - Smith’s safe hands to the racon- teurish stewardship of Rick Pal- - lister. He will be ably supported by.


■ Gordon Preston as vice-chair­ man and A n d y Belcham as sec­ retary.'. Clitheroe Round Table


■ is looking forward to an exciting ■ = year ahead with an excellent.


and sometime mysterious, social - calendar, numerous fund-rais-: ing events and to meeting and welcoming many new, if still un­ known, members.


-j Round Table is committed to :


distributing funds raised to lo- ; cal charities that will benefit the whole Ribble Valley community. It welcomes any suggestions fo r ;


needy local causes.! ^ .


, • If you are a man aged 18 to 45. living or.working in the Rib­ ble Valley and would like to know


■ more about Round Table, contact Rick Pallister on 07936163414.


:• ■Alternatively visit the website at:-www.clltheroe;roundtable. co.uk or Clitheroe Round Table’s Facebook page.


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MAYORAL FUND: A cheque for £2,700 was presented to Samantha Smith, treasurer of the Friends of Clitheroe Hospi­ tal, and com­ mittee member


- Margaret Holden by Ribble Valley mayor Coun. : Beverley Jones, pictured with . - her Consort Mr Howel Jones, (s)


Tablers toast bumper year


workforce and floor space, ailerons and fins J is for Jazz, and the John Wickham three, the Judges in Preston, and a gold Jubilee


! K is for Kiri te Kanawa’s letter and the Kellingtons’ show - in the world there’s none better L is for Lights and Last Night of the


Proms, the Longridge Brass Band and some Lancashire songs' M is for Mellor Brook’s refurbished hall,


Ninety-year-olds - that’s the age that we feel-' ■


the Magistrates’ Court, and a Mayoral Ball N is for Newton - a Christmassy meal and


O is for all the engagements Outdoors


with Ian and brolly - who cares if it pours? P is.Pickwick, Platform Gallery so neat, a


Platinum wedding, a Piano Week treat Q is for Quiz Night with Questions untold


and the Quartet who played for us at Myt- ton Fold


R is for Ribchester Festival joys, the Rib­


ble, the Rovers, the Regiment’s boys S is for Stonyhurst, Speeches and Style,


for Scouts and for Students and Sport Relief Mile


T IS Tree planting, and busy Town Halls and the Timeline of plaques by the old Cas-.


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Set Menu 3 course meal f -; £9.99 per person ftj


week from Early to Evening: will the Mayor please speak?


tie walls U is for Uniform - black is the thing for


the perfect display of regalia bling V’s for the Viennese waltzes we heard and


Voices of choirs who sing like a bird W is “What will I Wear?’’ - try a suit since


we’re seeing the whole Women’s Institute X is the X-cellent X-per-i-ence of meeting so many great ladies and gents-


iv Y is Youth Orchestra, and YHA, Youth Games and Youth Parliament - they’ll save the day


■ - - . Z is the Zig-Zagging route we pursue to


get back to this Chamber, and say ‘thanks’ toyou.


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