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Spphie!s teapai^, raised £1,200


Y O U N G ' fu n d - r a is e r Sophie Holgate and her.


• family would like to say a ■ massive thank you to all who supported her: tea party, helping to raise a


; spectacular £1,200 for.the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. ‘ : ' “This amount iwould


. not have been possible •without-you and we are • all very grateful for your help in raising this great amount o f money,” said Sophie’s proud mum; An- diea.


^ .“.We hope that one day the Cystic.Fibrosis Trust will find a cure that will help Sophie and all the other children and adults who have this life-threat­ ening condition.” ! The money has been sent to the Manchester region for the Cystic Fi­ brosis Trust, so that it is guaranteed to be spent in the region, and £100 is been given to the Royal B la ck b u rn H o s p i ta l ; which will be spent on toys to improve breath­ ing techniques and physi­ otherapy through play. •'


Children’s CD to boost Haiti appeal


CHILDREN from St Jo s ep h ’s RC. Primary SchooI; :Hurst' G re en , were joined by former pu­ pils, staff, governors, par­ ents and friends to com­ plete their recording of a Charity Christmas CD.- . : v


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Green Village Hall, the CD is part of the school’s


; commitment to help Haiti recover; from the earth­ quake-earlier this year; and the aftermath of the hurricane season. •rFuelled on bacon butt­


ies, themassed group of singers recorded Christ­ mas standards, including “Silent Night’l- and “The. 12 Days of Christmas”. * j


: : The “Christmas Songs for Haiti’!; CD has been; on sale from the school: and can also be bought throughout the Christmas;


: Season in the public hous-’^ es of Hurst Green, priced atjust£5. ^


Fire pair go tohospitd


• TWO people were taken : to hospital, a f te r ta 'f ire


• . broke out at a house in Clitheroe on Friday. Firefighters from Clit- h e ro e i extinguished /a


; '..-,fire involving a toaster at •


ii.'.>the house at Black Lane " Croft. ‘ VTwo ap p lian c e s at- tended the incident at just; a f te r9-30a.'m.' There was light smoke


C'rt damage to two downstairs


FIGHTING POVERTY:'


f X Some of ' those at


the coffee and mince - pies event,,


' including (far right) RibbleVal-


iTey Mayor Coun: Lois. , Rimmer..


1 f ■ ■’-■■ys- ... iSte re


in A‘SUCCESSFUL coffee and: mince ;


'■ pies event at the Ribble Valley CouneiK, ■ Chambers in Clitheroe rounded of f a,f


' busy year of fund-raising by the Ribble.., Valley Christian Aid Group. • Thanks to continued and generous lo-.;


i'cal support, the group has raised more;, than £14,000 from the May house-to- '.; house collection, December and May . Town Hall coffee mornings and other


. ' The underlying ethos of Christian Aid-.V . with the local Christian Aid group;


. fund-raising activities by the various ? member churches.


. ' . . . see history in a new light by Duncan Smith


PUPILS with a talent for history took part in a special project at


; Waddington and West Br a d f o r d Pr ima ry


School. • Over an eight-week


period, the group of nine ■young historians under­ took th e “Relic Chal­ lenge” a competition organised , by . the . BBC which links with the chil­ dren’s programme of the same name and the Radio 4 series, !‘A History of the World in 100 Objects”. >■. .■••iThC' ch ild ren , .aged seven to 11, were specially chosen for their talents in history. During the project they learned how objects can teach us about differT ent aspects of the past by looking on the History of; the World website at arte­ facts which are housed in the British Museum. ; ; The children enjoyed


viewing all sorts of objects, ranging from an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus to a pair,ofT970s banana, boots! , They learned about the


can be used to find out


. .. more about science, trade, -' . homes, death, war, family, art and food. T h e c h i ld re n th en


■; 1 looked for objects linked; to school and the local


. area which they could add - to the virtual museum. , . •


■ . Glass 4 teacher and his- - tory subject leader Rachel; .' Lopiccolo explained; “I ■


. ' invited into school our ..local vicar. Reverend : . John Brocklehurst, o f St - :iHelen!s Church, Wad-


; . dington, to talk to .the : ;i.children about a com- :>- memorative medal which.


... had been found by a pa- j I . rishioner in a garden in ' Waddington. .


;; awarded to the family o f ; •:.: a soldier called Albert- : Chester, who died on the ; last'day. of the Second World War. With the Rev. ; Brocklehurst the children


..-. u s e d : church re co rd s , •i- newspaper cuttings, let-,;' :. • ters and other documents ■ ;; to find out about the life ": of Albert Chester.


different types of materi­ als objects can be made, from,; the. different cul-: tures that created them , and how historical objects


, ■“Weilea rned.tha t he :. :« was born in Regent Stre et; - the street next to the ., village post office an d ;. was the only son of Rob- f -


.' .’ert and Ellen Chester. He ~ • had attended our school •


p.and had played in the lo-.. ; cal band and been a pa-«


T r o p h y t r i i ^ p h s f o r e n t e r p r i s in g p u p i l s


BUDDING entrepreneurs from Ribblesdale High '.'- School Technology College, Clitheroe,' have been w i n - | ning more trophies.--


;;;.'The pupils from the school’s -Young Enterprise com- ;:'V


' .‘All directors had an input into the business plan'Vi;' and the advert was created by Megan Jackson. The company also enjoyed a successful time at the,Whal-»i;; ley Pickwick Night festivities and the East Lancashire 1*;. Christmas Young Enterprise Trade Fair'.selling out of?* all its stock o f chocolate.,


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;: Mr Neil Ashworth, the Young Enterprise co;;Ordina--; ■ - tor for Ribblesdale High, said:y.‘I am .very proud of the • ? pupils.Tn the new.year,-they "are looking forward'tosg' going to the annual Brussels 'Trade Fair and organising-^- an Olympic Games event for primary school pupils.’L;;?.^!;


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pany, Protogenia, won prizes for the best business pian. ; and best advert in East Lancashii e.


itrol leader in the Scouts.'-"; He died from influenza"


' on the last day of the war,; iwhicH’was also his lSth birthday. . “He died in Yorkshire.?


just a few-months after joining , the Army, andi- we think th a t 'h e never ' saw any action;, but was ' still training when he was • taken"ill.” ; v'-The children were fas­


cinated by Albert’s sto ry


. and two o f them spoke ' about their project dur-:' ing the Remembrance. Day service at St Helen’s ' Church.


- yard of the church,” add-;'; ed Miss Lopiccolo.


. “I am hoping, in better ■ weather, to take them on . a history ‘treasure hunt’ ' around the village, look-' ing for the houses in which Albert Chester lived and for his name in the grave--


: -.The children subse- ' • ; quently.chose the com-l- ; memorative medal as one of our school’s entries on to the History of the. '


: World website, along with ' a Second World War Mili- V'. tary Medal, a handcrafted :


• set of drawers made by a • • Frist World War soldier, ' ;, a Victorian homeopathy ;


box and a Bible weighing


;13kg - a ll,o f which be­ longed to the children and their families. : •


' "’■By adding the artefacts to the website, the school •was automatically entered into a BBC competition, the prize for the winning schools being the oppor­ tunity to record a radio programme about their objects.'


-WINNERS:


'Members of ? Protogenia ? ' With their ; impressive


;Coliection .


' of prizes (left to


xright) Katie Hoigate,


; Megan JJackson,'. ;•


Amber Daw-;


ison, Matt; Ashworth,


IEm ily liHarling • rand Daisey ;■ Cockle, (s)-.;.


01200 429911 IS SM iMfMt


DIGGING UP THE PAST: The young historians working with Rev. Brock­ lehurst and (inset) the Albert Ches­ ter memorial medal.


' J S by Clive Greenwood


is that poverty is an outrage against hu- , manity.


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It insists that the world can and must . be swiftly changed, working globally for


. profound change.that eradicates the causes of poverty, striving to achieve


; equality, dignity and freedom for all, re­ gardless of faith or nationality. •


i. The website \vww.christianaid.org.uk is full of ideas and up-to-date information or you can chat to someone from a local church if you would like to get involved


V APERIES of musical events is : • planned to take place at Christ .Church,.Cliatburn, all in the


; 'cause of raising money to replace - its 100-year-old organ. >*The scene was well and truly set-


:‘for.;the:festive season at tlie first event when.‘!The Choir” from The


Grand and the choir from Ribbles­ dale School performed Christmas carols and popular seasonal songs


■in the'^Ghurch. The church was full, and a start to the celebration of the warmth of. the season was gained


. from" the-marvellous atmosphere - created both from the music and the


beautiful candlelit church. •The programme included a variety


; of solos and groups from the choirs, Christmas readings and many heart­ warming songs from the 40-strong choir. Refreshments included an ar-


• ray.of homemade cakes and mince pies, and more than 10 raffle prizes were won. The concert, together with the


contribution of donations, has re ­ sulted in a rapid growth of the fund and the church would like to thank everyone who attended, and those who have donated towards this or­ gan fund. - - Canon Rodney Nicholson com­ mented: “As the organ is a musical instrument, it was considered ap­ propriate to hold a series of musical events to raise the money to replace, itj as well as providing the opportu­ nity for people to have some enjoy­ able events. , : “The concert programme includes


i www.cllthoroeadvertlsor-c Clltheroe Advertiser &T1mes,Thursday, December 23,2010 ’ 11 ^ o£f to good start


Lady Farmers’ generous gift


GUEST speaker’Angela Walton was pre-. sented with a £500 cheque towards the work of the Talking Newspaper at the lat-


, est meeting of Clitheroe Lady Farmers. Angela, who is herself partially-sighted,


told of the work of the 'Talking Newspa­ per, whose volunteers record sections of local newspapers and distribute the recordings to blind or partially-sighted . people, o r those with other disabilities. I t plays an important part in their lives, helping to keep them in touch with cur­ rent and local affairs despite a disability which can be very isolating.


. • Also at the meeting, held at The Calfs


Head Hotel, Worston, Mrs J. Bristol ac­ cepted a cheque for £150 on behalf of the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institute. Members heard various reports o f the


CONCERT: The first in a series of music concerts at Christ Church Chatburn, organised to raise funds for a new church organ, was a fitting start to the festive season. ? ;


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a wide variety of music. The acous­ tics of the Church make it an ideal setting. The church in Chatburn is representative of many of the fine village churches to be found in Lan­ cashire, and a very warm atmosphere was created at this event, which is particularly appropriate to celebrate this important time of year.” Church services over the Christ­


mas period include a Crib and Chris- tingle Service for all the family at 4-30 p.m. on Christams Eve, and a Christmas Morning Service at 10 a.m., a quieter way to start the cel- . ebrations of the day.


^ ^ - The next music concert in the


church is on March 25th and is “Lan­ cashire Folk”, an evening ofsong, humour and warmth from The Ga­ rage Band. This is followed on June 24th with


The Mark Lewis Trio and guests , playing and singing popular stand-. ards made famous by Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington composed by Cole Porter, Gcrsliwin, Rodgers and Hart, and cool Bossa Nova rhythms performed to high standard by a variety of well known jazz artists from around the


' North West of England. ■ This first year o f concerts is: brought to a rousing finale with th e .


“Last Night of the Chatburn Proms”, performed by 2nd Rossendale Scout Group Brass Band playing many of the traditional favourites..


;. Tickets for each event are £7, in­


cluding refreshment, and can be bought from Chatburn butcher Roy Porter’s shop or by ringing 01254 384893. A block booking of tickets for the next three events is available for only £15. Sponsorship arrange­ ments for each concert are also avail­ able. Details can be obtained by call-. ing 01254 384893. It is hoped that if sufficient funds


are raised, a future concert will be a recital on the new organ.


group’s latest activities and its finances before supper was served, then came the business of the Annual General Meeting during which Susan Walmsley was elected president and Angela Whitwell vice-pres­ ident. Others elected to the main posts were


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Marie Collinge secretary; Liz Smith as­ sistant secretary; Angela Whitwell speak­ ers secretaiy; Sheila Thornber social sec­ retary, Elaine Marsden press secretary; Elizabeth Thornber flower secretary; Jessie Wrathall treasurer; Susan Cropper assistant secretary. Elected to the com­ mittee were M. Leeming, M. Holden, J. Lonsdale, P. Shorrock, M. Baines and S. Hartley. Linda Cowgill was welcomed to the branch as a new member.


WINNERS in the East Lancashire Hos­ pice Lottery weeky draw weere: £1,000 -M r Phelps, Whalley; £250 - Mr Cump- stey, Blackburn; £100 - Mrs Fenton, Blackburn. A further 15 lucky players each won £10 cash prizes. To join the lottery call Gill on 01254 733416.


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