www.clitherooadvertiser.co.uk Thursday,September^2014 Thursday,September4,2014 www.clitherocadvertiser.co.uk ClITHEROEADVERTISERSTIMES I


T , VALLEYMATTERS


FindusonFacebook...' facebook.com/ advertisertimes


D O N ’T G A S P AND SHOUT, THERE’S AN OSTEOPATH ABOUT!


Osteopathy for all ages 0-100 Robin and Hilary Percival and associates.


Kendal House Clinic 24 Chatburn Road Clitheroe B B 7 2 A P 01200 424901


www.kendalhouseclinic.co.uk


m i m


CelebraterThisi Christmasi - Tn&tWeilSnrirtgsi


Saturday '06th December Friday


12th December-


Saturday 13th December Saturday 20tl? December


Plant conservation group struck gold at Southport | Enjoy a 3 course.meal


E|: and dance the night I • away with our disco1


¥ &


!• 6. t


or.


See in the New Year with us and Enjoy fantastic 3 courses and dance your way


fe intothe new year I ^Forjust


£35.95 2 for 1 on Tuesday,


■ .Wednesday and .all day Sunday.


Thursday 2 courses for; - Main menu only. £12.05. '


• (parties of 10+, - 2 courses for £15):


100 YEARS AGO What bravery is


“A LTHOUGH A HEART canbeatwhenonoroff from the brain, the brain does exert a good deal of influence on the heart during life. Excitement makes it beat faster; when a man faintsor turns pale it is because his heart is bearing feebly, too feebly to send the blood coursing through to the brain. I f the heart fails, still further unconsciousness results and the patientfalls down. It is a well-known fact thata burly policeman or a tired and brave soldier may faint when he is merely scratched by a pin whilst being vaccinated. Bravery consists in the mental effort, sending down strongimpulsestothehearttokeep up its beatings. Hence we have the expression To be of good heart'”.


L O O K IN G B A C K 50 YEARS AGO House inspection


“MEMBERSOFCUTHEROETownCouncilon Tuesday afternoon went on an inspection tour


of corporation properties andsitesofschemes, travelling by coach. Their route took them from Yo rk Street and along Chatburn Road, where they viewed


the new lighting columns. They then turned at • Worston Lane End and went to Tower Hill, to inspect garden fences and back road. In Salthill Road, they noted the condition of the road way and then turned down Pimlico Road and West Bradford Road for an inspection of Crosshills and the quarry, where heavy tipping has been proposed. In Waddington Road, they visited the cemetery, where a possible extension has been discussed."


25 YEARS AGO Hospital campaign


“RIBBLE V A L L E Y COUNCILLORS have backed the campaign to save Ribchester Hospital from being shutdown and replaced by a private sector complex. Members of the Public Works and Health Committee have decided to support Ribchester Hospital Action Group's 'alternative to closure document', which puts forward proposals for a 20-bed community hospital. They heard that their support would now be expressed at a meeting between the Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley District Health Authority, Lancashire Social Services and representatives


of the borough council on September 8th. Itwas explained that the period for comments on the closure had been extended until October 4th."


, Only


The North-West group of the national plant conservation charity Plant Herit­ age, which isbasedinthe Ribble Valley, won a gold medal at Southport Show after two years of silver awards. Its very colourful stand with a Brazilian theme, pictured above, was designed by chairman Catherine Penny, of Dutton Hall. It displayed many plants that are either under threat in the wild, such as the wolhemii pine from New South


Wales, rare and colourful succulent jovibarba plants from the Balkans or old fashioned garden varieties such as chrysanthemum “Tickle Pink”, pel­ argonium “Pink Raspail” and begonia “Bill’sBeauty”. All of these are being propagated by members across the region, and local couple Peter Foley and Liz Dean help to co-ordinate the national exchange of rare and endangered plants in the


annual National Plant Exchange which takes place at the organisation’s AGM, which next year is in Somerset. Before that though the group is hosting a Plant, Craft and Food Fair at the Dale- main Mansion near Penrith this Sun­ day, September 7th. Entry to the fair, open from 10-30 to 4 pm, is free and Peter Foley will be on hand to answer gardening questions, as he has done for many years on BBC Radio Lancashire.


Charlotte Kay(s)


Members of a Whalley family are preparing to lace up their running shoes to take part in the Bupa Great North Run in Newcastle thisweekend.


The Riley family will be rais­ ing funds for national charity Epilepsy Action because family member Matthew Ri­ ley, aged 22, has been living with the condition for the past nine years. Matthew will be running


the race with his brothers Dominic (19) and Alex (24) by his side. They will also be joined in


the race by stepfather Fran and Alex’s girlfriend, Lucy. The Riley family will join 56,000 runners to take on the


prestigious 13.1 mile run on Sunday. Matthew’s proud mum,


Jane, said: “The entire fam­ ily wants to step out to raise funds for a charity that has helped us all so much.


■ “When Matthew was diag­ nosed with epilepsy nineyears ago, Epilepsy Action gave us a huge amount of advice, infor­ mation and support. “Matthew is an inspiration


tousall.Weareallreallyproud of what he has achieved and his attitude to living with ep­ ilepsy. He has never stopped doing the things he enjoys and always has a smile on his face. “Matthew is currently


unable to work because of seizures and is spending his


time renovating a house with all of our help. He never gives up.


“Everyone in the family


has run the Great North Run before apart from Matthew’s little brother, Dominic. This is the first year that Dominic has been old enough tojoin us. “I am no longer able to run,


but will be cheering from the side lines, ready and waiting to greet them all at the finish­ ing line." The Riley family hopes


to raise £1,500 for Epilep­ sy Action. You can sponsor them by visiting visit http:// uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ team/4NorthernersandSofty • Also gearing up to pound the streets of Newcastle on


T H O U G H T F O R T H E W E E K


appointment with the doctor or wearing a T-shirt with the


T


words: “I’m all right, thanks -I'll tell you when things


change!” Of course, I know that the


question, “Howareyou?” or “Are you all right?” usually means no more than “Hello”. The questioner is not want­


ing a five-minute description ofyour state of health, but ex­ pects the quick answer “Fine, thanks” or, in today's parlance,


“I’m good”. I always oblige with that


ready answer because, if I had


here was one day recently when I seemed to be con­ stantly asked “Are you all right?”


I felt like either booking an


a problem, I would not share it on thaspur of the moment. . People askyou in the wait­ ing room at the health centre “Are you all right?", to which the answer might be “Why do you think I’m here?” In my case, I’m normally


there for a routine blood test, but, just supposing - as a hypothetical example - that I had been told I had prostate cancer, 1 would still answer “Fine, thanks". I would later share my


news privately with someone to whom I feel close, but at a time and place of my choosing. Equally, everything might


not be all right in my life be­ cause - to give other hypothet­ ical examples - someone in my


family might be facing mar­


riage difficulties or be about to lose their job. Again, you would only want


to talk about that at an appro­ priate time and so, in casual conversation, would offer the trite “Fine, thanks". It’s good that we are friend­


ly, speaking to one another, and indeed we do not want to go around with the weight of the world on our shoulders. Sensitivity, however, is


also good and we are wise to remember that we often hide our true feelings behind a light-hearted, protective shell. Bereaved people frequently


put on a cheerful front when they are weeping inside. In one sense, we are not


“all right” unless we are pretty


selfish people. How can eve­ rything be fine in our world when people are suffering so terribly in Iraq and South Sudan and many other places? Is our happiness not dis­


turbed by the news that 170 refugees were drowned the other day in their effort to es­ cape from Libya to the West? And, finally, maybe we


could sometimes use that ex­ cellent Jewish greeting “Sha­ lom”, repeated by Jesus, which means peace, harmony and inner wellbeing. Amidst the storms we all


want that for one another. . CANON RODNEY NICHOLSON


Vicar of St Paul's, Low


. Moor, and priest-in-charge of Chatburn and Downham


Sunday is Chatburn mother Charlotte Kay, In 2008, Charlotte (32) lost


her second daughter, baby Lola, aged just eight days, to E.coli meningitis and septi­ cemia. Since then Charlotte, who


has three other daughters, Darcie (eight), Rubi-Lola (five) and two:year-old Scar- lette Peaches, has been honouring Lola’s memory by


raising funds for Meningitis Now. Her tribute fund target is £10,000 and she has already raised just over £5,000. Anyone wishing to do­


nate towards this worth­ while cause should log onto: http://www.justgiving.com/ charlotte-duckworth


A weekly look at local issues, people and places VALLEYMATTERS Love and desperation


The British nation has become gripped by the plight of five- year-old Ashya King, who re­ mains seriously ill with a brain tumour in a Spanish hospital. His parents, Brett and


Naghemeh, removed Ashya from Southampton General Hospital last week, as part of a desperate plan to seek the grqund-breaking treatment for their child, which is not currently available in the UK. Having been found by the


Spanish police earlier this week after an international and frantic “manhunt” was launched, the couple were putinajail-hundredsofmiles away from Ashya and their six other children - awaiting ex­ tradition, while Ashya lay in hospital alone.


As I See It... by Faiza Afzaal Thankfully, they were re­


leased and reunited with their sonyesterday, but many ques­ tions remain. 1 can understand why the


British authorities were ini­ tially eager to find this family because they were worried a battery pack providing a vital food source for Ashya may run out of power. However, once the parents were found and health officials discovered Ashya was safe with them and that they had bought a “box­ load” of essential food online - the same as the one he was being given at Southampton


.General Hospital - why ar­ rest them and keep them away from their beloved child in a foreign country? I don’t see what they were


.gaining by doing this. Ashya was taken out ofhos-


pital to be given the best possi­ ble care as the family searched for a way to help an aggres­ sive brain tumour. Surely nobody can deny Brett and Naghemeh’s actions have been motivated by love and desper­ ation to do all they can to save their sick child. What parent wouldn’t do anything to save their child? Wouldn’t you be willing to try absolutely any­ thing i f it presented even the slimmest glimmer of hope? The majority of people have been sympathising with


Ashya’s parents and criticis­ ing police arid the authorities


- for “criminalising” the couple and for their “heavy-handed” approach in issuinga Europe­ wide warrant for their arrest.


Surely, the priority here is the little boy’s health.


Even Prime Minister David


Cameron stressed there need­ ed to be “a rapid outbreak of common sense”.


One thing’sforsure... there


was no common sense in a se­ riously ill child’s parents be­ ing locked up in prison while he was suffering alone in hos­ pital with people who don’t even speak the same language as him. 1 really hope some good


comes out of this very sad and tragic situation.


A weekly look at local issues, people and places


They’re ready to go the extra mile for charity


New free mental health helpline


A free listening service is available to offer support and information for local people’s health and wellbe­ ing as well as mental health problems. Lancashire Care NHS


Foundation Trust’s mental health helpline is open 365 days a year offering an out- of-hours advice service and a listening ear for people who are feeling isolated or those worried about their mental health or that of someone they care about. The helpline offers confi­


dential, emotional support and information to people who feel low or distressed and want someone to talk to or even just listen to them. Lorraine Khalaf, helpline


manager at Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust, said: “It’s great that people in East Lancashire have a dedicat­ ed service for them to call for help and advice.


“The helpline is here for


anyone who is feeling low, or who feels like they can’t talk to friends or family about their worries, as well as peo­ ple with mental health prob­ lems. It can be difficult to pick up the phone but don’t worry if you don’t know what to say as we’re here to help. “We understand that


sometimes life can be diffi­ cult and there are a number of things that can make peo­ ple feel down, talking to someone can really help.” The helpline can be con­


tacted on Freephone 0500 639000 and is open Monday to Friday from 7 to 1 1 pm and Saturday to Sunday noon to 12 pm. It’s completely free to call


and the number will not ap­ pear on the caller’s phone bill. To find out more about the helpline please visit www.lancs-mentalhealth- helpline.nhs.uk


Does your child lack confidence? Do they struggle in class and feel left behind? Do they lack motivation and need challenging?


If the answer to any of the questions above is ‘yes’ then


•can help.


T o r g ^ T ® ' ? " \


Centre


We offer: • an individual learning programme^ • a safe, focused learning environment' • fully qualified, experienced teachers!


Maths and English tuitiowforpisesj6zr 16. We also offer QCSE, SAT^and'Enjraricc Exarn'preparationjv


^ 'F p r ;a -F R E E -a s sW sm en tc a lI '.p i2 p 0 j^ 2 3 3 l 8 ^ ' v


/


e'jnail clxtheroe@ta^et^tiiiti6n;cpluk'^I^^^ Target Tuition Centre, 5 Shawbndgc St, Clitheroe f


- • .v www.tarect-tuitibn.co.uk • • Onsight Care


Why struggle to visit the opticians when they will come to you?


HOME VISITING OPTICIAN


FREE OF CHARGE IF YOU ARE OVER 60, SUFFER FROM


DIABETES, GLAUCOMA OR ARE ON BENEFITS Comprehensive Home Eye Tests Huge Range Of Frames Free Delivery, Fitting And Aftercare


All Opticians and Ophthalmic Medical Practitioners are Registered With Your Local Authority


01282502635 » 07515 058775 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL Covering All Areas


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29