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•by Duncan Smith


^ MOST people’s perception of the war j .• in Afghanistan is the all-too-frequeTit i


;; TV news pictures o f British service ; j personnel returning in,coffins or with I terrible injuries. _,


, ' is certainly a.tragic part of ;;


• r. the story, there is a much bigger story to be i: toldi as Clitheroe Rotary Club members • , and guests learnt.


11 .jTheir'guest'speaker.was Major Marc; ./Steventon; of the Duke of Lancaster’s ;


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/ Regiment, whose presentation, entitled / ; / “Afghanistan - the Real Story”, was both ■ : enlightening and thought-provoking.K; w;v.;;


CLITHEROE MAYOR COUN. ALAN YEARING' .


This seasonal message firdmCIitheroe’s Mayor


DURING this past seven, months, I am 'pleased to have. been able tO'see a- number , o f p eo p le .who '• have been, involved with the life of o u r local com-!


, munity for many y e a r s . f . ? W of community in- '


volvemeht and the commu-.. nity agenda; but this is some- thing which is not new to the; town of Clitheroe.


j ' ; We have a thriving number


^ role in our community and I am pleased to be able to meet t


ceives within the town; which - continues to exceed all expec-. tations at times. .


.’. 'T h e - Christmas: p a rc e ls ;


. have been collected for, and . dis tributed, by, the many ' members of the local service


, organisations. To all of them • I say a big thank you. ,The lo-i: J cal retailers who have helped-


: of groups and organisations' that provide a very important >


: and work with them at differ-, a ent times. This past year has ; seen a number of changes centrally both politically and


; ;,Tha'nks; to,;the Chamber; of Trade -’for' their encour-> agement to local businesses to brighten up the town for Christmas. Thanks to all who •have helped in making our., town one that others wish to . visit, be it for the shops,-the


■. economically and they will undoubtedly have an effect.,';


. upon ourcommunity. ? ■ ; - . What I find most gratifying is the support that the Mayor and.the;Town Council re-.:-!


/heritage or its arts and cul­ ture, which continue to de-> velop at a pleasing rate.;» ■ . v 'a , On behalf of the Mayoress and myself; ! should like to ; wish all within the town a very Merry Christmas and a happy; and successful New.Year./; '


us in this provision are to be;: thanked as well


• ,;i';. A career soldier who joined the Amy at ;f • 16 and now has more than 30 years’service ? - under his belt; Major Steventon has first J


.! hand experience of serving in Afghanistan ,t .' and many other parts of the world. He is j


; 'currently.based at the Army Careers Of-’i; ■


• 1, presentation primarily for schools, but also j for more adult audiences. • - ' I t looks at the troubled, history and


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tribal culture of Afghanistan, focusing on • the place, the people and what the British ; Army and other international forces a re ;


^actually doing there. .While part of that ;?«role is fighting terrorism, the Army - en - ; •ttcompassing a vast array of skills and roles ?: : - is actively, rebuilding communities and j ; the country’s shattered infrastructure, pro- . ’ ■/viding new schools, hospitals and medical


lice in Preston, where he has developed his ;


. WELCOME: Clitheroe Rotary Club president John Spedding welcomes guest speaker Major Marc Steventon, of the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment.


. centres, and vital utilities in areas where - there are none.


' ‘ It also has a crucial role in training thev:


■ /' Maj; Steventon spoke frankly and with an authority that can only come from ex- / perience of having served on the front line.


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• Afghan National Amy to take over opera- . tions as and when the international forces ■ pull out.


He also answered a range of questions and was wamly thanked by the Rotarians for


i a very' illuminating presentation which left them with a much greater understanding / of the situation in /ughanistan."


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> Maj. Steventon is willing to give his pres­ entation to a range of interested groups and can be contacted through the Army Careers Office on 01772 203030.;


Residents warned to beware of r o ^ e telephone survey A W A G IN G has been is - •


• sued toRibbleValleyresi-:- ( dents n o t to take p a r t in a ; telephone sujvey which they •asks highly.personal ques-. tions about their lifestyle. ; ■


/.•/Officials at Lancashire County Council stress this survey is in no way connected


■ to the council and residents should not answer questions or.-


. , The callers conducting the ■ bogus survey are falsely claim-. ing to represent Lancashire County Council. . ”


■ give out personal infomation. i;. Residents who receive a call ..asking them to take part in the • . survey should refer any com­ plaints to Lancashire Trading ■Standards Service, 55 Guild­


hall Street, Preston, Lancs PRl •


; 3NU; or phone Consumer Di-.> rect on 08454 040506.


;. The council rarely carries out market or social research by phone, with the exception ; of the Customer Service Cen-,


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CLASS ACT: Luke Tasker officially opens the new multi-use games area;


1/Vhere the sports stars of tomorrow start to learn


;/»A FTER'many ye a rs o f putting u p . /' with being unable to use the grassed /'area in'winter and autumn due to it


.' being muddy or frozen solid, children • atiWaddington and West/Bradford


f .Primary School celebrated the open-., ing'of a fantastic new.hard-surfaced


■iMU.GA/'multi-usage, games a r e a . (MUGA).


-Friends Association, whose fund-raising, events helped the school pay the required ; 10% contribution to the project. , .-


/a'i/iiThe MUGA is used by.the pupils as-r 'extra playground, and will also enhance ,


f the .school’s sporting provision; It is a full- - / sized five-a-side.football pitch and also-, /■ suitable for tennis, hockey, basketball and y 5 netball: It is also available for community & •;use and anyone interested in hiring it can y /also'contact the school office for details.


/; To officially open,the MUGA;the


: school invited back one of its ex-pupils, Luke Tasker. Aged 16,'Luke has been competing at Modem Pentathlon for five -years and was-invited onto the talent ID,


; squad three years ago and has been com- . peting both nationally and internationally, for the Great Britain team.


• . ' •".-Last year.he won:the:>“Rising;Star


i'Afl Funding was obtained by the headteach-, i^er Mrs Sarah Healey; and contributions ; ,'gratefully'received from the Parents and ■


■ Award” for Lancashire and his greatest/ . achievement so far was coming third in the European youth championships in Portugal lastyear. He was the first British , boy to medal in this competition.


■ , /Luke really enjoys competing and his ■ greatest ambition is;to compete;inJhe 2016Olympics.---; ,■ •


•./.■./‘/Headteacher, Sarah Healey/thanke'd luke for. opening the new MUGA and


/; commented:,'/,“Waddington. and;,West /.Bradford School children are all delighted; ■/With their new sporting facility and hopeT. .'fully will produce more sporting stars of, .the future.”


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COLNE This aclvertisement replaces all previoudy advertised offers. Models shown for illustration purposes • .STARS: Samantha Booth and Charlotte Kane Halieiujah! We won!


;SABDEN girl Saniantha Booth and her performing partner.Charlotte Kane were


• the outright winners of the . Nelson and Colne College . Sixth/Form annual Talent Show. .’ Up against tough compe- tition from a wide variety of


: other acts, the Samantha - a .former pupil at Ribblesdale , High School and Charlotte wowed the judges with a sin- pie; but outstanding rendi­ tion of the Leonard Cohen


: song “Hallelujah”, made . famous by X Factor winner Alexandra Burke. The pow-


. erful combination of two '• great voices in harmony and / ,-a simple accompaniment on acoustic guitar let their qual­ ify shine through.


' Overall the event, held at the new ACE Centre in Nel­ son, was a huge success, with staff and students putting a lot of effort into the evening and


-. raising funds for local charity ' • Pendleside Hospice. ■


..YOUNG stars from Ribble,Valley’s four- secondary schools are about to go head-to—


. head iri a local talent contest to rival any- : thing on TV.


i . , ; . Last year Ribble Valley audiences ex- ■


perienced more “Wow, Factor” than X • Factor as three nights of the first “GRAB


■' the Event’,’ inter-school talent competition . climaxed in an electric finals night at The Grand in Clitheroe. / .The event’s name - GRAB - is made up


/from the four competing schools - Gram­ mar, Ribblesdale; Augustine's and Bow- land - and this year’s event is set to be big­ ger and better. Reaching itsd exciting sem-final stages in late Januaiy, the event is the brainchild


: of The Grand’s School Forum and will raise money for two more worthy chari-' ties, “The Solomon Project’’ and “Action Duchenne”. Preliminary auditions have already


taken place in schools and at The Grand and have seen more than 230 acts enter


this year’s celebration of Ribble Valley tal- •. ent.-They have been whittled down to just / 16 acts, four from ea’


ch school, who have


progressed to two nights of semi-finals on -- Wednesday Januaiy.26th and Friday the ’


. 28th at The Grand, on York Street, culmi-, nating in a Grand Final there on Februaiy 4th. _ Contestants from Ribblesdale High


School, Clitheroe, and St Augustine’s RC High School, Billington, will feature on the 26th, with Rowland High School, in Grindleton, and Clitheroe Royal Grammar School taking to the stage on the 28th. Last years winner was 14-year-old Holly


Shutes, of St Augustine’s RC High School. Holly won a first prize of £500 and a pres-


, tigious optical crystal “GRAB the Event” trophy. She will appear for a final song a t .: the Grand and hand over the trophy to her successor. • This year our semi-finalists are: '• • From Rowland High School - Kane Taylor; Lauren Hall; Abbi Blenkinship


and Ellie Morton; Ellie Wilkinson, /.r. ■ • From Clitheroe/Royal Grammar


School - “For The Record’^ made up of •Phil Bristow, Bradley Hanier, Ben West- head and James Westhead; Annika Dob­ son; a band made up of Jay Atherton, Sam Hampson and Jamie Catlow; a dance act made up of Jess Telford, Betsy Blake, Jade Hooton, Katie Jackson, Rachel Whiteside and Grace Handscomb. : v - . . • From Ribblesdale High School-


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Shannon Bond; James Holt; Heather Bar- low: “3 of a Kind” made up of Alix Garey, Gabi Parkinson and Anysia Bramant-Wa- reing.


; • From St Augustine’s RG High School - .‘.‘Downloadable Hearts”; Sarah Basquill accompanied on piano by Claudia Ditri; Josh Lomsdale; Imogen Storey., ■. Each of the finals events will also see the return of some acts from Clitheroe Royal


■ Grammar School’s Sixth Form: Centre, and a special guest act will perform at the Grand Final.


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