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Learning way to be an apprentice


by Duncan Smith


It you liaven't yet received your entry form, . please call Vicky I>ointqn'on 01282 "478114.- All enh'ies to he retufned hy Monday 7th March.


Clitherde Advertiser and Times 'Ribble Vailey Inn of die Year 2011' ’


You shouJd have already,received your^cliisive entry into the j


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est and with being an apprentice myself it has helped when talking


Ralphson, an apprentice at Calder­ stones Partnership NHS Founda­ tion Trust, hoped the event would encourage more young people to take the apprenticeship route. “We have received lots of inter­


Clitheroe Royal Grammar School student Chris Ridehalgh, who said; “I have already decided I’m not going to university next year. The apprenticeship route is definitely the best option these days.” Twenty-two-year-old Rebecca


training provider’s Apprenticeship Week activities and were attended by pupils from across the area. One of them was 17-year-old


ing 2000 at its site in Harwood Street, Blackburn, showcased the range of apprenticeships available through the training provider and enabled young people to speak to. current apprentices and meet with prospective employers, including Rolls-Royce, Fort Vale, Aircelle and the Calderstones NHS Part­ nership. The events formed part of the


ing their exams this summer. The events, hosted by Train­


MORE than 400 local young people and their parents at­ tended apprenticeship events to find out more about the op­ tions available to them follow­


ship Week 2011 celebrations also included a job-swap between the training provider’s chief executive, Steve Gray, and two local appren­ tices. Steve, an ex-apprentice him­ self, tried his hand in the restau­ rant for lunchtime service. He said: “It was great fun learning about all the different jobs our apprentices have to do. I realise just how hard it is to serve so many people'and it shows the importance of someone showing you what to do when you start a new job.


to the young people,” she com­ mented. Training 2000’s Apprentice­


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JOB SWAP: Training 2000 chief executive Steve Gray helps out on lunch service on a job swap with local apprentice - and his daughter - Kara Gray.


ticeships in the automotive, busi­ ness administration, construction, dental, engineering and health and social care sectors, providing a va­ riety of courses from nursing and acepunting to welding and vehicle bodybuilding. • For more information, visit- www.training2000.co.uk


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BUDDING artists from Brabin’s Endowed Pri­ mary School, Chipping, have been putting their creative skills to good use.


suitably muddy they re­ turned inside to down-


4,5 and 6 were split into six groups and then given mini digital cameras, which they took outside into the school fields and used to capture scenes from around the village and the local landscape. Once.everyone was-


worked with local artist Heidi Berry, who went into school to deliver the art and landscape sections of the Ribble Valley Settlers Project. Pupils from Years 3,


The y o u n g s te r s


load the footage and se­ lected a set of images to print out onto paper.


After break the groups reconvened armed with


■ their printed stills and cardboard viewfinders.


, Once everyone had outlined their comno-


.sition of choice, they started on paper and the groups started creat­ ing the first masterpiece of the day. Two groups - were working on collag- the other two groups


l^inting with acrylic and the remaininc erouos us­


ing watercolour paper


by all and I’m sure we’ve now got several budding new artists in the village. An exhibition of the re­ sulting artwork will be


participants had created at least one piece in each art media. “Great fun was had


open to view soon.’[ ■ For further details re­


garding the artwork cre­ ated, visit: www.brabins. lancs.sch.uk or: www. heidiberrvdesiEn.co.uk


two-day project, Heidi said: “The enthusiasm and buzz in the rooms was contagious and we even saw some the teach­ ers having a bash! “By Friday morning all


and paints. Commenting on the


prentices, young and old, that it is never too soon to start to think about their next step, and the more information they have the easier it is to make a decision that’s rMt for them.” Training 2000 offers appren­


“I would remind budding ap­


down to the launch of the Ribble Valley Inn of Year 2011 competition, with some great prizes up for grabs. ' The competition fol­ lows the phenomenal suc­


appear in the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times (March 24th edition) so all you have to do is vote for one of the locals fea­ tured to say thank you for all that they have given to your community.


not only receive the pres­ tigious title, but will also receive a cash prize of £250 from The Clitheroc Advertiser and Times, a half-page advertorial free of charge, plus a trophy, which, no doubt, will be proudly displayed in the bar! Voting coupons will


ly welcome from the landlord, traditional Lancashire pub grub, sparkling bar staff who never forget your favour­ ite drink, or maybe it’s somewhere the family is always welcome. The winning inn will


24th, readers will be invited to put pen to pa­ per and vote for their favourite inn in the bor­ ough. It could be the friend­


cess of a similar initiative in 2006. After Thursday, March


blessed with several hid­ den gems, but most of all it is renowned for its many fine inns - and we want the readers of The Clitheroe Advertiser and Times to shout about their local. Today secs the count­


The leafy borough is reopen link I by Julie Magee


A VALUABLE link between footpaths in Read and the Rib­ ble Valley could be reopened if enough evidence can be gained from local users.


is requesting evidence show­ ing support for the 800-mctre link to be reopened between Dunkirk Farm Lane and the Martholme viaduct, which prior to its closure was used by local residents for more than 30 years..


Lancashire County Council


Padiham to Great Harwood railway in the 1960s, this length of path provided a vital link from footpaths on the north side of the River Calder from Padiham and Simonstone, to footpaths on the Hyndburn side leading to Great Harwood


Following the closure of the


and mouth outbreak in 2000, access to the old railway was blocked and Lancashire Coun-' ty Council erected a fence at the Hyndburn end of the via­ duct denying public access to the link.


and the Ribble Valley via Whalley Nab. However, during the foot


fusal on the grounds that the disused railway line was to be included in the REMADE project, funded by the Lan­ cashire Rural Development'


application was made to Lan­ cashire County Council to have the footpath included in the definitive map, but the ap­ plication was refused. The committee justified re­


Four years later, an official


Ava is off to dance with the Wizard on Palladium stage


RENOWNED choreographer Arlene Phillips has chosen a nine-year-old Clitheroe dancer to appear in The Wizard of Oz at the London Pal­ ladium.


this was a wonderful opportunity for Ava and she hoped Ava enjoyed every minute of the ex­ perience. “Aya shows great promise for the future and this will be an invaluable experience,” she said.


December for the production which has just started. Mrs Angela Briscoe, Ava’s dance teacher, said


the Angela Westwell School of Dance in Clit­ heroe, successfully auditioned for the part of a Munchkin in the West End show. Ava, who is home educated, attended the au­ ditions last year and has been rehearsing since


Ava Merson-O’Brien, who is a dancer with can Evidence of use vital


Agency to create a cycle way from Rosegrove to Great Har­ wood."


sent to Jo Turton, executive director for the environment, Lancashire County Council, PO Box 78, County Hall, Fish- ergate, Preston, Lancashire; PRl 8XJ, or to local county and district councillors.


Great Harwood Town Coun­ cil have urgently requested Lancashire County Council to use powers to obtain a public footpath creation order for the Martholme link. Supporting letters can be


will end in March, as no fur­ ther funding is available for its completion. Read Parish Council and


But the REMADE project


CHEQUE PRESENTATION: Our photograph, courtesy of Stuart Ainslie Photography, shows Mitton Hall sales manager Sarah Legname presenting the cheque for £1,986 to Rotary president John Sharp, left, and Ro- tarian Richard Schofield, centre, (s)


donated to the Rotary Club of Ribblesdale for a joint project of Rotary, Round Table and Lions clubs to help buy a bus


CHARITABLE guests and friends, invited to a Casino Royale and Auction of Prom­ ises Night at 'Whalley’s Mitton Hall, raised £1,986 for charity. The proceeds have been


expressed his gratitude for this tremendous donation towards the bus project, and thanked the invited guests and friends of Mitton Hall, together with the management and staff who had made the event possible.


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for the Ribble Valley branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Rotary President John Sharp


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' promising DANCER: Ava Merson-O’Brien has the part of Munchkin in Wizard of Oz'(s) ;


‘Abusive’ man resisted police


were called to Salthill Road af­ ter a report of a domestic dis­


CLITHEROE man Daniel Matthew King (24), of Black Lane Croft, was fined £130 with £100 costs by Blackburn mag­ istrates after pleading guilty to resisting a police officer. The court heard that police


said King apologised for his behaviour. The court heard that police were called to Salthill Road


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CLITHEROE’S annual antiquarian and out-of-print book fair will be held at St Mary’s Centre, Church Street, this Satur­ day (March 5th) from 10 a.m. to 4-30 p.m. ■ Specialist dealers in a range of fields,


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members are experts in a wide variety of areas and the Clitheroe fair will be a chance for people to bring along books and manuscripts for a free valuation by knowledgeable specialists. “The internet might still be handy for


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