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NO matter where you looked there were santas everywhere! Ribble Valley residents got into the Christmas spirit as they took part in Clitheroe's


-first ever Santa Dash to boost funds for the East Lancashire. Hospice. The well-attended event, organised by the town's Chamber of Trade, coincided with the late night shopping celebrations. See our news section for the full story..


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THRIVING pottery painting business Paint Pot is celebrating its three year anniversary.


. Based at Backridge Farm,Twitter Lane, Waddington, Paint Pot isV : a real success story which has gone from strength to strength - if" since its launch in December 2008.


We’ve got the perfect


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f e Despite setting'up at the height of the recession, Paint Pot has '§;■ flourished during the past three years and undergone rapid '■■expansion.


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- unit to large ground floor premises after just 18 months. ■ With Claire's mum Dorothy, a retired estate agent, joining the


k team full time last May, Paint Pot has continued to expand with' | |v recent additions, a unique gift shop and retro sweet shop -Toffee \ Pot


A real family affair which offers fun for the whole family, Paint Pot appeals to all ages with a one month old baby being its youngest visitor so far and whose footprints were captured on pottery, and k its oldest, regular painter 90-year-old Mary Hayton.


■ Apart from the thousands of people who have dropped into the studio since its launch, Paint Pot has catered for a mammoth


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In fact, Paint Pot's populanty has" been so great that owner Claire. Tierney was forced to relocate the business from its tiny upstairs


149 birthday parties and run 23 school courses, which consist of


■ a four-week after.school club where children paint a different item each week from plates;- mugs, bowls or seasonal items.


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The studio has also been host to 24 ladies' nights, including hen parties and been visited by a variety of local Young Farmers Groups, Beavers, Cutis,-Brownies and Guides, plus enjoyed multiple visits from local chanties • and organisations such as Crossroads. Some of these groups have also enjoyed Paint Pot’s mobile service, while Claire and her team have also


- been involved with several fund-raising events for chanties such as Help for Heroes, Marie Curie Cancer Care and Unicef where a Wall of Hands . was created from (sainted handprints.;


; And with" Christmas fast approaching, families


. can now visit Santa in residence at Paint Pot with - Father Christmas taking details of the wishes and * promises of children to hang on the Wishing Line - every Sunday between .1 p.m. and 3 p.m..,


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