Clitheroe Advertiser &Times,Thursday, May 26,2011 7a.m. driver 'appeared drunk'


that shortly afterwards police received a report that the same car had crashed into a hedge and they arrested Sajid Hussain at the scene. Hussain (35), of Richmond Hill Street, Accrington, plead­


that Thomas Alexander Ed­ mondson swerved, which the police thought was erratic driv­ ing. When they stopped him, Edmondson was found to be just over the drink-drive limit.


A TEENAGE motorist attract­ ed the attention of police when he made a last second decision to go for a takeaway. Blackburn magistrates heard


A CLITHEROE petrol station attendant contacted police be­ cause a man who filled up at 7 a.m. appeared to be drunk. Blackburn magistrates heard


ecuting) said the petrol station worker had stated that Hussain struggled to put the petrol into his car and then staggered into the shop. When police arrested Hussain his eyes were glazed and he was struggling to focus.


ed guilty to failing to provide a specimen for analysis. He was remanded on bail for the prepa­ ration of a pre-sentence report. Miss Catherine Allan (pros­


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Sudden swerve led to drive ban Edmondson (19), of Mount


Pleasant, Slaidburn, pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol. He was banned from driving for 12 months and fined £100, with £100 costs. Edmond­ son gave a blood alcohol read­ ing of 84 against the limit of 80. Rachael Adamson (defend­


ing) said Edmondson had drunk two pints during the evening.


CHILDREN at St Michael and St John’s RC Primary School, in Clitheroe,


oped a kno.vfedge and understanding of current global es while engaging in vari­ ous fun, educational and challenging activi­ ties.


ly those in Years 5 and 6, the dub features fun, engaging and challenging activities to help develop the children’s awareness of the wider world, how they are connected with it and what they might do to help create a more just and sustainable world. During the sessions the children devel­


school club with a global dimension and known as the Global Wise Club. Aimed at Key Stage 2 children, particular­


have been busy getting Global Wise! The school has been running an after


PICTURE: Children at St Michael and St John's School have been getting a wider view of the world they live in through their Global Wise Club.


WINNER: Clare Drew receiving her trophy from Rachel Jackson, (s)


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in the Lancashire cotton industry and his production of the gold and silver wire was on the same grand scale. Unlike other gold


from Chorley, purchased a pair of rollers to flatten wire for the Lancashire trade. In 1831 he relocated to Avenham Road, Preston, and so began the development of the Gold Thread Works. Isaac adapted steam machinery used


stretching back to the ancient Egyptians, \yho mastered the art of transforming pre­ cious metal into fine wire for decorative purposes. In 1829 Isaac Simpson, a clock maker


GUEST speaker at the University of the Third Age was Linda, a retired college lecturer and member of Preston Historic Society, who gave a fascinating talk about Stephen Simpson’s gold thread works in Preston. Gold and silver wire drawing is a craft


decoration for military uniforms, includ­ ing those of Prince Philip and members of the royal household. Uniforms worn by officers employed by the White Star Line, whose liners included the Titanic, were also made by this company. Decorating Masonic regalia and other fine handwork was often produced by skilled women working at home and materials would be delivered on buses and trains to them. By the Second World War the factory


variety of wire produced and what the em­ ployees did. The workers signed an oath never to divulge secrets and generations of the same families would work there. Isabelle Boast began work when she was 11 and worked there until she was 68. The factory produced the badges and


thread works, all the processes to produce the wire were done by the company. Linda explained these processes, the


tory in Holland producing Nazi uniforms by members of the Dutch underground. The uniforms created in Britain were then worn by British spies infiltrating the Euro­ pean mainland. This old family firm finally closed in the


employed more than 400 workers and a small group did secret work in 1944 mak­ ing enemy badges and decorations. This special wire was stolen from a fac­


1990s as increasingly the military were asking for less gold and silver, but more gilt decoration. However the embroi­ dery section still continues today as part of Toyne, Kenning and Spencer in Bed- worth, Coventry, with a small depot called DCM in Manchester Road, Preston. The speaker on June 14th will be Pe­


ter Watson giving a very interesting and amusing talk about “North Country Folk­ lore”.


RIBBLESDALE Camera Club’s winter programme ended with its annual din­ ner and trophy presenta­ tion, held in The Atrium at Clitheroe Castle. Prior to the dinner, the


tary Clare Drew won the mono prints section and the John West Memorial Trophy for the most crea­ tive image; Barry Dicken­ son won the open colour prints and the best colour print categories; and Gra­ ham Dudley won the na­ ture prints and the winter series prints sections. Stephen Robinson sub­


mitted the best digital na­ ture projection and also received the Creighton Plate for his work on the frieze of insects at the


Castle Museum’s Stew­ ard’s Gallery was open for members to have a second look at their own photo­ graphic exhibition. Programme s e c re ­


Stewards Gallery exhibi­ tion. Raymond Green­ wood went one better by winning three classes: portraiture prints, record prints and the James Ab­ bott Trophy for the three highest marked prints in three classes. Helen Fletcher was top


in the digital projections section of the winter se­ ries; Ann Moyle received the Harold Eccles Rose- bowl for the best land­ scape, while Stuart Clark had the highest marked colour slide. The trophie s were


CLITHEROE Fairtrade Group helped to break the world record for the longest piece of


ised by the Fairtrade Foundation, with the bunting flown at a picnic in Battersea Park on Sunday May 16th - World Fair Trade Day. The world record now stands at


presented by the guest of honour at the dinner, Rachel Jackson, of the Clitheroe Castle Museum and Steward’s Gallery. Details of the club’s


summer programme can be found on the club’s website at: w\vw. ribblesdalecameraclub. org.uk


marked the culmination of a great year for CFG, which celebrated in style one year of Clitheroe being a Fairtrade town.During Fairtrade Fortnight there was a spectacu­ lar fashion show at The Grand to showcase a collection of certified Fairtrade cotton fashion, available from leading labels such as People Tree, Bibico, Annie Greenabelle, Five G at Debenhams and even from Sainsburys in Clitheroe.


14,281 pennants, including those sent by Clitheroe Fairtrade Group, making a piece of bunting 3,427 metres long. Helping to break the record


bunting. The record attempt was organ­


to get across the message that buy­ ing Fairtrade fashion makes a real difference to the lives of small- scale cotton farmers in developing countries. A DVD was made of the show and it was aired on Friday May 13th, at the Castle Pub, Clit­ heroe, which is run by Sam - one of the models in the show. The following weekend mem­


One of the aims of the show was


bers of Clitheroe United Reformed Church were proud to show off their hand-decorated Fairtrade cotton bunting at their Big Brew and Book Sale. During Fairtrade Fortnight there were also work­ shops, coffee mornings and other fairtrade based group activities. On May 7th, during the Sheep


COTTONING ON: Members of Clitheroe Fairtrade Group with their hand-decorated cotton bunting at Clitheroe United Reformed Church.


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FIFTEEN talented pupils from St Augustine’s RC High School, in Billington, enjoyed the experience of a lifetime when they performed before an international audience cel­ ebrating the 50th anniversary of the World Wide Fund for nature in Switzerland. The invitation to St Augus­


tine’s pupils was in recognition of the school’s outstanding commitment to raising aware­ ness of environmental issues via musicals such as “Yanoma- “African Jigsaw”, “Ocean


World”, “Arabica” and “One Sun, One World”. All of these were written by


the Switzerland president, the chief executive of the WWF and the Nobel Peace Prize winning Emeritus Archbishop of Capetown and Primate of South Africa, Desmond Tutu. The pupils were accompa­ nied on this all-exoenses oaid


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trip by Anne Conlon and Peter Rose. Also with them were the school’s two current mu­ sic teachers, Toni Hudson and Matthew Haworth, who were themselves taught by Peter Rose when they were pupils at St Augustine’s and so continue the school’s great music tradi­ tion.


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here was an audience of real influence and real power. As well as giving so much pleas­ ure and food for thought to the audience, the choir had the wonderful opportunity to meet and then listen to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, surely an oc­ casion they will remember for the rest of their lives.”


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