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www.clltheroeadvertlser.co.uk Clitheroe Advertiser &TImes,Thursday, April 22,2010 NX EE^Dinner raises charity cash I 1 T lD U teS paid tO ® ^ ^ ^ ^ A SPECIAL fund-raising '■ ■


’ dinner.dance raised £5,500 - i for a worthwhile cause. ’ . ; The event, in memory of Peter Pooles, was held at


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': the Fqxflelds Ctountiy Hotel - i ; and Suites, Billington, and was kindly sponsored by A . . V J: Wood Ltd, who donated' i f, a staggering £2,500 towards / ; the Kibble. Valley branch of


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J^ganiser of the fund-raiser, , vcwas delighted with its sue- • v''cess. She commented: “.The ’ evening raised an amazing'


i; £5,500 from entry tickets, a ■' raffle, auction and cash do- i,


:nations.' . ; “The event was organised


V’ in a short period o f .time; : 5,’and having received huge ./support, from Macmillan '


ii, Cancer Care,.I decided to .. arrange: a charity dinner.. I have to say it was a great -


fij success from both the hotel • r and Macrnillan’s point o f ’ view.


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- • “A massive thank you to ■ all involved.”


SUCCESS: The RIbble Valley branch of Macmillan Cancer Support are presented with a cheque at Fox- field’s Hotel, with (from the.ieft) Macmiiian vice-chairman Susan Hilary, fund-raisers Aimee Pooie, Mar­ garet Wood and.Virgina Janies.


Ten out of ten for Glitheroe company 3M...


A CLITHEROE company has- been given a national seal of ap­ proval for its top quality products.. 3M, which has a manufactur­


ing site at Clitheroe, has topped a national poll among US consum­


ers for producing the best quality products. The poll was carried out by


the research firm Harris Interac­ tive among almost 30,000 people. ■3M was also rated in the top four


companies for having the highest reputation overall. The diversi­ fied technology company makes aerosol valves and components for the international pharmaceutical industry at its Clitheroe site. Run­


ners up to 3M for its quality prod­ ucts were the Intel Corporation in second place and Google third. A full list of the top 60 companies and other findings can be found at www.harrisinteractive.com.


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by Julie Magee


, MOU R NERS pa cked St James’ CE Church in Clit­ h e r o e for the fu n e ra l o f community bus driver Mr Barry Halstead, w h o has died a g ed 6 6 . . - Born in Burnley'in 1944,-


Barry attended Barden Sec­ ondary School before start- ■ ing work as a coach and bus builder.) "■


': During the 1960s Barry met his wife, Moira, through their involvement with the CMl De­ fence, an organisation which trained people for disasters in the years after the war. The couple, who went on to


have three children, sons Rolf and Christopher and daughter Pauline, married at Burnley Register Office in 1966 and later set up home in the Kib­ ble Valley. . For much of his life, Barry enjoyed a career with the Milk


BARRY HALSTEAD


Marketing Board - 24 years in total. Collecting milk from lo­ cal farms, Barry made many friends with the farmers, driv­


ers, the team in the yard and dairies, who helped to make the cold winter months more bearable. In 1998, Barry suffered seri­ ous leg and abdominal injuries


along with medical staff were .all amazed at how he handled his illness with such courage ■ and humour.


, in a freak farm accident while working. Unable to carry on ■ with his job, he began to vol­ unteer as a driver forRibble Valley Community Trans­ port, now known as the Little Green Bus, on the days when he was well enough. Adored by all who worked


with him, Barry was a real character who lit up the work place with his “cheeky face and big beaming smile”. Despite his recent battle


with cancer, this never af­ fected his cheerful disposition and Barry was always on hand to encourage and help those around him. A man with faith, Barry was


a much loved member of St James’ CE Church in Glithe­ roe. His fellow parishioners


- Al so a devoted family man, ■ Bari'y adored his two grand-


' daughters Claudia and Eme- ■


- lia. ■One o f his other main pas­


sions was travel, and his fam­ ily hold fond memories of how Barry lived for his holidays, so much so that as soon as he returned from one he would be straight back in the travel agents booking another! Three bus loads o f peo­


ple who Barry used to drive around on the Little Green Bus attended his funeral last Tuesday along with members of the Little Green Bus team and former colleagues and friends from Barry’s days with the Milk Marketing Board. More than £1,000 has been donated to MacMillan Can­ cer Support in his memory.


Meet your election candidates


FOLLOWING an established pattern from previous General Elections, the Whalley Christian Action Group is host­ ing a public Electoral Forum at which the Ribble Valley candidates will share a plat­ form.


: They will introduce themselves briefly


then answer questions put by the audi­ ence.


Audience members are invited to sub­


mit questions on slips provided on arrival and supplementary questions will be tak­ en from the floor in the usual “Any Ques­ tions” format.


All constituents are invited to this rare


opportunity to hear and see the candi­ dates together in person answering the questions the voters wish'to put. The Forum takes place next Thursday


at the Methodist Church Hall, in Whalley, at 7-30 p.m.


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bTPE .sun shone brightly on the perfect Spring/them'ed • ■


‘.wedding of Chtheroe couple Stephen Cowperthwaite : and Kirsty Anderson.


ifeThe bridegroom, who works as a tree surgeon, is the spn r f lan Cowperthwaite, of Waddington, and Jean­ ette Guageqn, of Clitheroe. He is currently studyinc


• for a univeisity degree and likes to keep fit. j His bri^de, who is head cook at Clitheroe’s Ribbles- f


Ciitheroe and.T^ed Stacey; of Malta. In her spare time she is a keen Liverpool FC fan.


Charlie .^derson. She wore an ivoiy gown and carried " a spnng bouquet of daffodils and freesia.


‘i*® •’nde was given away by her stepfather, daughter of Valerie Anderson,


■, The^couple were married at Mitton Hall, near Whal- JSy’


_ The maid of honour was Sophie . Valinakis and bridesmaids were the couple’s dauehter Tavlar witK ^


: ■ man was Kieran Taylor, of Clitheroe, grooms- . year-old.Nyle Cowperthwaite; ■ ’


&m Sherliker, Lindsay Whittaker, Miche’Ue Punc’hTri? Katherine Cowperthwaite and Melanie Anderson’ They all wore skj^lue dresses and freesia corsages ■


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^®"*®* 3"d Liam Anderson and Dean- the page was the couple’s son two-


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A HONEYMOON in the Lake District followed the wedding of Glitheroe couple Barry Counsell and Jodie O’Neill. ■ The bridegroom works as’a w’elder and is the son


, of Neil and Patricia Gounsell, of Qayton-le-Moors. His bride, a beauty therapist, is the daughter of Michael and Kathleen O’Neill, of Clitheroe. In a service at St Michael arid St John’s RC


; Church, Clitheroe, the bride was given away by her father. She wore a white tulle gown encrusted with crystal detail, its button-up back flowing into a chapel-length train. Bridesmaids Faith Venguedasalon, Trudy War-


, brick and Danielle Fielding wore claret silk fitted ■ dresses with flared skirts while flower girls Halle -Warbrick and Danielle Counsell wore white tulle , dresses encrusted with pearls and crystals. ■ Best man was Justin Waterhouse, groomsman was Christian Cardwell and the pages were the cou­ ple’s sons Mackenzie and Finlay Counsell. : A reception was held at Mitton Hall, near Whal-


ley, and the couple will continue to live in Clithe­ roe.


' Picture by Kent Photography, of Ghatbum.


ASKING QUESTIONS: Jemma, far right, with Working Lives Foundation chairman Michelle Wiseman and tmstees Karen Hands and Paui Sanford. .


UNEMPLOYMENT among graduates is headline news, but no one is asking why so ; many young people are leaving university


. loaded with debt and saddled with an al­ most worthless degree? ; / This is the question that Jemma Ed­


wards; of local charity the Working Lives Foundation; wants answering, so that this -year’s crop of A Level students don’t re­ peat her generation’s mistakes. ; - ■ -


t ' Jemma was herself unemployed until ' the beginning of March, when she began a six-month internship throu^ the Govern­ ment’s Future Jobs Fund initiative; - .


“My ambition is to be a musician, but I


was advised to do a degree and get a prop­ er job,” said Jemma. “It’s onlyriow I’ve graduated that I’ve discovered employers , won’t even give my CV a second glance. I wish now that I’d picked a degree with


■ tion Trustee, Karen Hands. “Jemma believes with a passion that


young people should be able to rhake informed decisions about their degree - course before committing to the. massive


' personal.deht that a university education


■ requires nowadays,’.’ said Karen. “You can get away with picking whatev-.


. direct relevance to the jobs market.” . , . : Fortunately for Jemma, her enthusiasm caught the eye of Working Lives Founda- ;


ef subjects you like at GCSE and A Level, but your degree shapes the rest of your life.” Now, in a bid. to make sure more


.young people plan well ahead, Jemma is. interviewing recent graduates and those


. who have chosen different career paths to .; capture their experiences for the benefit of 16 to 18-year-olds across Pennine Lan­ cashire. If you vvould like to get involved in the project, please e-mail: jemma@ working-lives.org


New home for building society


THE C l ith e ro e branch o f Marsden Building Society is


set to move premises. The branch, which is currently


based in Wellgate, is set to relo­ cate to Travis Yates Independ­ ent Financial Planning Ltd, in Castle Street, Clitheroe (the former Halifax Bank site). - There are currently five mem­


bers of staff in part-time and full-time positions at the local Marsden Building Society office and officials have confirmed that the staff will be able to ap­ ply for jobs at other branches. However, an employee at the branch has hit back saying there are only two jobs available to apply for. The employee, who wishes


to remain anonymous, added: “There are only two full-time positions available — one in Blackburn and the other in ei­ ther Cohie or Burnley. This will therefore leave three members of staff out of a job.”


In a statement released ear­


lier this week, a spokesman for Marsden Building Society said: “Society members will continue to receive the high level of serv­ ice they have always received from Marsden Building Soci­ ety and can continue to operate their account as normal.- “Opening hours will remain


unaltered with the office open­ ing between 9 a.m. and 4-45 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9 a.m. to noon to Saturdays. . “Society members will now


benefit from the provision of Fi­ nancial Services Advice that is available through Travis Yates Financial Planning Limited. “The Society considers this


change will provide members with a more convenient high street location to visit. “The Marsden is committed


to remaining an independent mutual organisation.” The relocation will take place from Monday, June 7th.


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