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Ladies to headfor for hills


Safety tips


LACING up their hiking boots, La- - dies’ Circle members from Clitheroe , and Blackburn are gearing up to tack­


le the Yorkshire Three Peaks Chal-' lenge. Jen Shervey and Imogen Griffin, of


Clitheroe, and Cathy Bridge, Kim Hall and Alex Bennett, of Blackburn, will


set out on the arduous 24-mile trek on ' August 7th, raising money for Round


^Table’s Children’s Wish. It is a char­ ity which helps youngsters with serious ■. and life-threatening illnesses to have their wishes granted. ). “It is such a fantastic charity we just ■: had to say ‘yes’ no matter how hard it is,” said Jen Shervey.. - “I have done a lot of walking in the;


past, but since having my second baby I have become very unfit and over-;


; weight, so this is a massive challenge - for me. All of us are training hard and . trying to fit in hill walks around our


: other commitments as well as getting ■ to the gym tod.-Whenever it seems too hard we just remember the children we will be helping”.


- The hard work will all be worthwhile


. for the ladies if they succeed in raising £1,000 for The Round Table’s Chil-i


• dren’s Wish Charity, which largely re-


- lie's on fund-raising from members of : Round Table and Ladies Circle. . :


. . " Funds are also being raised for the ‘ Cave Rescue Organisation, which is ; organising the whole event. You can sponsor the Circle ladies by ; visiting their online fund-raising page


, at: www.justgiving.c6m/LadiesCircle YorkshireSPeaks.


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Crime blitz makes district hot to trot


OFFENDERS sentenced.to a carry out community payback sentences were among those who helped to tackle crime and grime in a local community in Burnley. A number of offenders, super­


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vised by Lancashire Probation Trust, took part in the Dane- shouse and Stoneyholme Beat Sweep.


. Community Payback is unpaid work aimed at giving something back to local communities allow­ ing offenders to make up for the wrong they have done. The offenders were joined by


the police, council, Help Direct, Probation Service, the fire and rescue service. Safer Travel Unit and dozens of staff from other agencies, to address community concerns about crime and anti­ social behaviour as well as tackle:


problems with litter, dog fouling and other safety issues....... The activity kicked off with a


dog warden patrol, followed by police activity aimed at reducing drug-related criminality. In the morning, skips arrived to start a clean-up.


After lunch, residents benefited from crime prevention advice, a


. visit from the mobile library, debt advice, health advice from the Pri­ mary Care Trust and free home fire safety visits. In the evening, there were-


multi-agency foot patrols talking to residents about community concerns along with a litter piek and police anti-social behaviour patrols.


In total, 200 people from the lo- ■


cal community got involved, two skips were filled with rubbish, and'


one offender- a suspected burglar -was arrested. . . Sgt Claire Pearson, from the


.Community Safety Partnership, said: “The day was a real success. :We spoke with 126 residents who gave us their views on the area and what needs to be done to improve their quality of life. “The main issues were around


rubbish and youth anti-social be­ haviour. - “The partnership will now work


on an action plan over the next three months to address these is­ sues, after which we will go back into the area and find out how we are doing. ' “This will be a real partnership


between agencies and the commu­ nity. If we all take responsibility and work together we can make a difference.” '


' Society offers a real lifeline


.. sclerosis, but few are aware of the ^ life-changing consequences of the ' condition.


HUNDREDS of people across Burnley suffer from multiple./


their 20s, damaging the ability o f ; nerve cells in the brain and spine ; to communicate, which can makeA tasks like writing, tying shoelaces^: and even talking impossible.- '


mal and some people can end up in a wheelchair.”


• MS often strikes people in / ,a t any time, but for others the ,


V ,. Many people suffer in silence:-’ with the neurological disorder, - but the Burnley and Pendlc MS ,/ Society, aims to change that by; ■ : reaching out with vital help.: !'/.: i


; -, Frances.Miller, the local MS? ;Society!s chairman, explained that-1 MS can take many forms and af- feet people in different ways both '/ physically and emotionally.


; j “Some people can carry on liv- ‘ ing their.lives more or less as nor-?


. Many sufferers have periods of ■ remission where they are OK but the disease can strike them again ■


. condition can progress without respite.


The Burnley and Pendl’e MS •


Society runs a Contact Club every Wednesday between 2 p.m; and ■


, .;The soeiety. organises nights put, day trips, comedy shows and ‘ '


. .Mrs Miller said: “We want to ’ set up a group for parents with the /


condition who have young chil- ' dren. v:v!;if people get in contact I can ?


arrange a day for the group and. we will offer social outings for


/ them and their children.” . - Mrs Miller hopes.to link up with other societies from the re­ gion and set up social activities -for young sufferers such as theatre


- visits, race days and comedy club nights out.


■ • People can help raise money for


:4 p.m. at Burnley Boys’ Club in ■ Barden Lane.


: the group at up-coming events. ■ These include a Champagne


•a host of other activities and they ■ hope to expand the services to suf- : ferersand their families.


.. Garden Party in Trawden on Au-, gust 21st with a saxophonist, fine ; food and prizes and the Holly- ■ wood-themed Glitz and Glamour


night held annually at the Dunk: cnhalgh Hotel-on September


25th. ; For more information about;


‘ the MS Society, call Mrs Miller on ,'70629L / , ? ; ; r ; ' - ■


THIS MIRANDA CORNER GROUP


LEFS KEEP SAFE: Firefighter Faz ; Patel visits children at Little Acorns Nursery in Child Safely Week.


TINY tots at a Burnley nursery know exactly what number to dial if there is a fire.


. Youngsters from Little Acorns


Community Nursery welcomed a fire­ fighter from Lancashire Fire and Res­ cue to talk about keeping safe in the home and never to play with matches orlighters. Mrs Amanda Stringer, who is dep­


uty manager at the Hurtley Street nursery, said: “The visit was all part of Child Safety-Week. We had a little book for the children to read about the danger of fire and what to do if there is a fire, ring 999. ; “All the children listened really


well. We set up a fire engine in the small world area of the nursery and had some firefighter figures for the children to play with. • “When all the parents were arriving


the children were full of everything they had learned.”


Crime cash aid


CASH seized from criminals is being used to fund four youth and community projects.; Burnley’s Fraser Street Youth Club,


Colne North 'Valley Youth Club, Foul- ridge Well Restoration scheme and The Sophie Lancaster Foundation in Ros- sendale will all benefit from the money. They will receive a commemorative


plaque to celebrate the cash gift, from Lancashire’s Deputy Chief Constable Chris Weigh during a special ceremony in Burnley. The cash grants have been awarded,


from a pot of money seized under the ; Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) which allows the police and courts to confiscate any financial and lifestyle gains from anyone who profits from crime. • : .Chief Insp..Russ Procter said: “All too often, communities are damaged by: the impact of crime and criminals, so it is good to see some of the money seized from those involved re-invested into communities to make them stronger and better., ___ i“All four of the.projects set to bcn-.-


eiit from the community cashback pro- gramme-are'extremely.worthy of the.


; support 'and I know for sure they will make verv eood use of the monev.’’;


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