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PEOPLE in the Ribble Valley are being


•: such as solar water heating panels, solar electricity ^panels,.ground source pumps, domestic wind, turbines and domestic hydro electricity. Coun. Ken Hind said: “Owner occupiers in;


council tax bands A to F, and not on gas mains, who have loft insulation of 200mm can benefit. “Sixty per cent of Ribble Valley residents,


. “The latter has rocketed in price in the past year, and some householders have found- Themselves the target for thieves who drain their tanks. “These residents should carefully look at the


particularly on the edge of our towns and in the rural areas, are not on gas mains. “These residents are hardest hit with rising bills in households dependent on coal and heating oil.


. of wind, hydro, land pumps and solar will help to reduce household energy bills. Solar water heating will work in the Ribble


and experts predicting an average doubling of household energy costs every five years, the sustainable alternatives encouraged by the council


while new power stations are built, the council and public can play a part by looking at greener energy sources. There are no means test and the grants are at the discretion of the council”. More details from the council on 01200 425111.


Government in addressing electricity, generation means that by 2105 there will be a potential crisis in electricity supply. “If we do not want to see the lights go out


Valley. Ground and air source heat pumps use free energy. Coun. Hind added; “Delay by the last Labour


DOUBLE WHAMMY: Nigel Mallinson’s two winning pictures in the Ribblesdale Camera Club Winter Competition - Beside the Seaside and (right) Smoke.


'■encouraged-to consider “greener” ways of heating their, homes, with grants available' towards the cost. ■Ribble Valley Borough Council is offering, grants of up to £1,500 per household for solutions-


IT >yas an exceptional week for Ribbicsdalc Camera Club chairman


Nigel Mallinson. First he won both classes of


the final Ribbiesdale Winter


cost of energy in the future and consider what is • on offer.” With electricity prices rising by 9% this year,


Sea was judge George Steel’s clear winner with 10 marks, followed by John Fletcher’s Red Kite and Prey, and Barry Dickenson’s Canon Man at 9.5 and nine marks. Graham Dudley and John


was announced at the AGM of the Pendle Print Circle that he had also won their Print of the Year competition. At the club, Nigel’s Beside the


Competition. Then the following evening, it


Water and Stephen Robinson’s Weevil (Sitona sp) were both commended on nine marks. The Pendle Print Circle is an


Images were a lot closcr,_wjth Nigel’s Smoke in first, Christine Dickenson’s Valletta Noon Day Gun and Thoughtful in second and third, all on 10 marks. Helen Fletcher’s Leaving the


Fletcher had highly commended awards, while Steuart Kcllington’s entry w as commended. The D ig ita l ly Projected


Ribblesdalc Camera Club, which meets at West Bradford Village Hall at 7-30 p.m. on Thesdays. Visit


www.ribblcsdalecameraclub.org.uk for more details.


then collected and voted on as a set. Nigel’s winning image was Rylands Library Staircase, scoring an average score of 8.9. New members arc welcome at


independent folio group formed in 1944, and open by invitation to 12 members of the sue East Lancashire camera clubs. Nigel is one of the hvo Ribblcsdale Camera Club members of the circle. Folio boxes circulate monthly and the members nominate their three favourite prints. The winners of each round are


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