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www.clltheroeadverti8er.co.uk ■ Clitheroe Advertiser & Times,Thursday, March 31,2011. : ; 11 ' by Duncan Smith
; VISITORS to Waddow Hall, the: Girlguiding UK centre between •Clitheroe and Waddington, can
; ■ Guides. . The Eaga ShowerSmart regulates
.VALLEY Gigs, the local music and arts organisation, is busy planning this:year’s StreetFest for Saturday
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■ A TEDDY bears’ picnic was enjoyed by pupils at Ribbiesdaie Children’s Centre in Clitheroe. Throughout the themed week of activities children brought in their favourite teddy and enjoyed a picnic of soda bread with marmalade and fruit. The youngsters and staff also enjoyed teddy bear-themed singing, puzzles and books. The children’s favourite book was “When Will It Be Spring?’’, by Catherine Walters.
A Hebridean Odyssey ! I 1-1 i’
Oslo, vast areas of mountain saxifrage and cinquefoil covered the ground in ^ the short Arctic summer. Birds were everywhere, the pink footed and Brent goose, guillemots on the cliffs visiting to breed, but the ptarmigan stays ail the year round in temperatures of minus 40 ”C. The national park of North-east Greenland was a completely deserted
high Arctic Spitzbergen and the North Greenland National Park was followed by Scotland’s Isle of Arran, Jura, Colonsay and Skye. Landing at Longyear on flights from
THIS was Gordon Yates’ 35th visit to Clitheroe Naturalists and his illustrated lecture, “An Arctic and Hebridean Odyssey”, maintained the high standard of both content and photography. The first half was devoted to the •
100 square miles of virgin country. Most spectacular was a family of musk ox and a solitary large and ferocious bull. Here the Arctic hare stays white all
Scotland and the Isle of Arran, where buzzards flourished, taking over from the kestrel. Many rare birds are found here, the stonechat, whinchat, nightjar and the now decreasing skylark.
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will be on Thursday, April 7th, at 7-30 p.m. when Marilyn Willwohl’s subject will ■ be Borneo.
for yet another splendid evening. The next lecture at Clitheroe Library
•Muriel Carruthers thanked Mr Yates .
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the year round. Peregrine falcons were in attacking mode and there was a beautiful picture of the Great Northern Diver with Its amazing plumage. : ■ . • ' The second part took the audience to
wooden sheep, which will be spotted around town and decorated by more than 70 local schools, there is going to be a knitted sheep
programme of events and on the Castle fields there- will be th re e performances of the not-to-be missed Sheep Show. A full programme of events will shortly be available. . In ad d itio n to the
has teamed up with SheepFest, and plans are under way to make this year’s event even bigger and better than in previous years. As well as the busking competition on. th e s t r e e t s of Clitheroe, several groups of colourful dance sides will be performing at venues throughout the town. There will be a full
May 7th. O n c e a g a in i t
: the flow from non-electric showers and will help Waddow Hall to save water and cut energy bills. Serving the whole of the North West, Waddow Hall provides
■ accommodation for up to 60 guests _and offers a range of challenging /.outdopr activities such as archery,
.;; Hall, said: “This is a vital and much- .. loved resource for the region, r ..but, like many residential activity
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Ready, steady arid Cook It!
: ByDDINGjchefs from the Ribble • Valley are being asked to don their pinnies and cook! Children’s cookery competition, Cook-
BUSY: From the left, Janet Braithwaite, Nicola Leeming, Liz Walker, owner of Designer Knitting Yarns, and Yasuyo Cooper.
downloaded free on the web and Liz Walker of Designer Knitting Yarns, on Moor Lane, has been hosting local knitting groups who
display. Patterns can be have already produced some sample sheep. Liz has been working
with local guide and brownie groups and it is hoped to have the sheep on
display in the shop window. If you want any advice on the knitted sheep or want to join one of the knit and natter groups then call in at the shop.
er for the Sunday Telegraph, is heading the panel of expert judges for 2011, which includes Kent-based TV chef Richard Phillips.
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a Cook Off in London in June. All final ists will receive exciting prizes with the main winner going on a family holiday to a working Jersey dairy farm. The winner will also be invited to experience working as a real, chef in the kitchens of one of Phillips’ four Kent restaurants and prepare lunch for themselves and three guests. . Details of the competition and an entry form are available on
www.gfw.co.uk /children. , The closing date for entries is April 29th, with the final cook off taking place on June 9th at the BBC Good Food magazine kitchens in London.
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A NEW scheme: to fund voluntary, community, and faith sector (VCFS) groups; across Lancashire is being launched in April. -The scheme, called the Local Initiatives
CAST: Members of Ribble Valley Dance prepare for Olivia - The Musical.
TALENTED youngsters from Ribble: Valley Dance are performing a music and. dance show at the St Mary’s Centre in Clitheroe, from Thursday, April 7fcuntil ■ Saturday, April 9th. '
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; v:;Funding will: go towards specific ; projects that benefit the community rather, than general running costs of the groups. Amounts awarded will range from £1,000 to £5,000.
Waddington School of Dancing, then school presents .“Olivia - The Musical’.’, :; featuring more than 100 dancers aged between three and 20. Principal: of the; school, Miss Lindsay Pollard said:;“It’s-' a very fun show and it’s so great to se e' the kids out there and enjoying them--
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: current Mother’s Day Interflora televi- : sion advert and Kane Taylor, finalist in . the recent GRAB event at The Grand, also stars in the show.” Tickets are priced
: selves and showing off their considerable I talents. Madeleine Dummer, who plays Olivia, has recently been busy filming the
:i:at £7 for adults and £5 for children and; ;; are on sale at the St Mary’s Centre this .Saturday, April 2nd, between 10 a.m. and.
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aged 10 to 14 years. Their challenge is to create a menu for a delicious and imagina tive two course meal for family or friends - a main meal that shows their imagination and originality and a semmmy dessert, ide ally incorporating some milk. The dishes do not have toTbe complicated, but must be their own creation and show originality andskill. Sbe finalists will then be chosen to attend
The competition is open to children
where children taking part in the compe tition will be asked to put their cooking talents’ to the test by creating a hvo-course meal to demonstrate their skills in the kitchen. Diana Henry, award-winning food writ
It! 2011 is being run by The Guild of Food Writers and supported by Gold Top milk. This year’s theine is In for the Skill
'.abseiling, mountaineering, archery . and water sports. The centre also . caters for children from disadvan-
CLEAN AND GREEN: The St Nicholas Unity Brownies from Blackpool enjoying the facilities at Waddow Hall.
; keep clean and be green. ; : Green services provider Eaga has donated 40 water saving devices to the local charity and activity centre used by Rainbows, Brownies and
Green gizmo for Guides
, this generous donation;: “Fitting the ShowerSmarts also
. possible to keep our costs down land.we are grateful to Eaga for
centres, we need to do everything
....complements our environmental- fsustainability policy, which already includes using biomass and wood- chip heating systems, and dual ; flush toilets.”
: It is rewarding that we are able to help in some way to ensure this wonderful facility will continue to assist local children, while provid ing efficient, sustainable and cost- effective use of resources such as water and energy.” Used domestically, an Eaga
ShowerSmart can typically de liver a 10 per cent saving in water consumption for an average family household - the equivalent of up to 12,000 litres a year.
No need for more homes
has concluded that England has a developing housing crisis with a shortage of 750,000 homes by
ing more houses across
the.Noath West is unwise, particularly in rural areas like the'Ribble Valley where the demand will be more limited. Before building on greenfielcrsitcs there should be carefpl considera tion about how that will change the character of our countryside. “The Institute of Public Policy
numbers of houses across the North West is undermined by a report from the Institute of Public Policy rcserach,” said Coun. Ken Hind, vice-chairman of Ribble Valley Conservatives. “Rushing headiong into build
THE argument for building more houses in North West is diminish ing, according to senior Conserva tives in the Ribble Valley. “The case for building large
think tank has concluded that there needs to be 200,000 homes per year built across England to meet demand. Only in the North West
authorities across the North West each must identify the housing need and build according to identi fied demand. Local solutions for a local problem. The Government’s Localism Bill, currently being debated in Parliament, sweeps away all the top down central government targets dictated by the last Labour Government and allows local authorities to use their powers to meet local needs.” Coun. Hind continued: “The
2025. The biggest shortfalls are in London, the South East, East Anglia, the Midlands, Yorkshire and Humberside. Only in the North West can supply meet demand concludes the report. “This means th a t for local
■the number of sheltered homes both in the affordable and private sector.
providing starter homes for young people entering the housing mar ket and people on low incomes. This will give young people a start on the housing ladder and enable them to remain in the villages and areas where they were raised.”
“The other priority should be to
will there be more homes than households. For the Ribble Valley this means exercising caution on the number of houses we plan to build as a community over the next 15 years. Places like Longridge and Whalley may not need large num bers of extra homes. The growth should focus on the ageing popula tion of the Ribble Valley in which the number of pensioners will increase by 49per cent over this period, with a view to expanding
. : Yash Sarnaik, product direc tor from Eaga, added: “While the Eaga ShowerSmarts are small and simple to fit, they can make a huge difference to the running costs of organisations like Waddow Hall.
Stub out smoldng in Ribble Valley
by Faiza Afeaal
carbon monoxide testers, which al lowed smokers to see how much of the chemical they had in their body. Teams were also walking through
on-the-spot advice throughout East Lancashire, many of whom were re ferred to their local Stop Smoking Serv ice.
town centres in Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle and Rossendale. Nearly 450 smokers were offered
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smokers who find it difficult to go without cigarettes haven’t received support. “You are four times more likely to
in stubbing out smoking in East Lanca shire. Since April 2010, nearly 2,900 people quit smoking after accessing the service,” Janet added. ■
quit with the support of your free, local Stop Smoking Service. “So far we have made a real difference
development, commented: “The results from the ONS show just how important it is to make smokers aware of the Stop Smoking Service. “It could be that many of the
smokers want to quit, but find it difficult to go a day without smoking. Janet Walton, head of public health
smoking. East Lancashire outnumbers Stockport, which stands at 18% and Chorley, where smokers account for under a fifth of the population. The ONS also revealed that 63% of
greater proportion of smokers than other areas in the North West. W i th 22% o f r e s i d e n t s
the Office of National Statistics shows that nearly one in five Ribble Valley residents smoke. East Lancashire in general has a
The activity comes as research from
Smoking advisers and health improve ment practitioners, hotfooted through Ribble Valley town centres to raise awareness of the free services available • in all the boroughs. The advisers were also armed with
IN aid of No Smoking Day, NHS East Lancashire’s Stop Smoking and health improvement service took to the streets of the Ribble Valley to encourage smokers to kick the habit. The team, made up of specialist Stop
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