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Festive fun at Clitheroe Festival Stalls, shows and Santa Glaus,make town’s first seasonal extravaganza a massive success


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Thefirst-everClitheroe Christmas Festival got off to a


flying start on Saturday. Having been months in the ' planning by a dedicated Christmas committee, mem­ bers of Clitheroe Chamber of Trade and Commerce were out before 6 am on Saturday ■ settingup the seasonal extrav-


- aganza in preparation for the arrival of Father Christmas at hisGrottointheMarketPlace. Having 'arrived by train'


and been escorted through ' the town by a flash mob of ' scooters,'santa spent the day •; giving ou t presents and taking requests from local children. Around, the town mar­


quees were erected for mu­ sical entertainment, street . theatre and a Victorian themedApothecarybar.After : a hectic week arranging la s t : •


minute details followed by a ... highly successful inaugural,'


festival and then; of course,a big clear up, Chamber mem­ bers retired to the Rose and Crown Pub to round off the day’s festivities.


. . A spokesman for the


Chamber said: “The event went brilliantly. The town had afestivefeelallday.Santawas very well received and had a queue outside the Grotto all day. Every act was amazing through to the walking nativi- - tyattheendofthedaythatwas the busiest it has ever been. “A huge thank you to eve­ ryone who attended and the . organising committee for all ■


theirhardwork.” Allproceeds will go towards helping local charities.


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, , ClitheroeTown 'Crier RolandHail-


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TheThwaites Shire Horses make an appearanc at Ciitheroe Christmas Festival


Aldo Giaquinto (right) and his'Movember’ team at WhalleyRoad Chippy


Thelst West BradfordGuidesontheirstallat Clitheroe Christmas Festival. From left, Chloe 8BJ*k Limbert, Barbara Blackburn, AlexaMaffiaand Jessica Aspin


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He claimed he had no wife, but it wasn't true he felt sick after the previous


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A benefits cheat Clitheroe


'. businessman gotalmost £11,000he wasn't entitled to


byclaiminghedidn'thavea wife,acourtheard.


Married dad Paul Bialecki (45) had an on/off relation­ ship with spouse Janet, but she had never permanently left the home they shared in the town. When he was found out, he told the Department for Work and Pensions he


andhiswifecouldn’tlivewith each other and couldn’t live without each other. Bialecki had admitted three counts of fraud, com-,


mittedbetween January 2011 and July 2013, and had been committed for sentence by magistrates. The defendant, of Whittle Close, Clitheroe, was given a community order with 12 months supervision and 150 hours unpaid work.


He will face a proceeds of crime hearing at a later date.. The DWP prosecutor told,


Burnley Crown Court Bia­ lecki claimed Employment


and Support Allowance, to which he was not entitled, on three separate occasions. The offences were originally said to total more than £13,000, but it was now accepted it was £10,924.89. It was a fraud from the outset. Investigations showed the defendant and his wife


had never permanently sep­ arated. Mrs Bialecki worked at Sainsburys for 25 hours a


weekduringthe period ofthe


. deception. The couple went on two holidays together and the bills were paid out of Mrs Bialecki’s bank account. The prosecutor said the


defendant was questioned twice, on September3rd and October 8th. During the first interview he accepted it was important to give correct in­ formation and accepted his wife had not officially left. On the second occasion, he said


.; interview. He told officials he and his wife couldn’t live ; ..•with each other and couldn’t livewithouteachother.They neverhadanyparticularin-' tention to split up definitely.


, : Mr Karl Berry. for Bia-’ Iecki, saidhad been a number of unfortunate instances in .


, hislife.whichhadaprofoiind effectuponhim.Hehadlong-


standing difficulties, said Mr Berry, adding: “He is at pains


to confirm he wishes to make full reparation. He has also, indicated his personal shame at the offending.” Recorder Stephen Mid­


land QC told Bialecki the money he took over about two-and-a-half years was not an insignificant sum, but conceded: “There is substan­ tial personal mitigation. You are prey to serious depres­ sion from time to time. You havesignificantfamilycaring responsibilities and you are by and large a hard-working man who wants to do the best for his family.”


We have the voices ifyouhaveavenue?


As a result of a cancellation the A Cappella Singers are looking for a venue in which to perform a Sunday after­ noon concert on April 19th, 2015. This acclaimed group ' of local singers are also


- keen to fill their diary from Christmas 2015 to 2016 and


onwards. Anyone interested in making an enquiry to fill this late vacancy can contact Andrea Gray (Music Direc­ tor) on 01254 478380.


K?T ‘ ON Pre-Christmas crackdown on shoplifting


Operation Sleigh - a high pro­ file anti-retail theft initiative will be launched by the police on Monday. The brainchild o f the


neighbourhood police team at Clitheroe and Longridge together with Ribble Valley Borough Council, the opera­ tion will focus on both the towns’ larger and smaller re­ tail outlets in an attempt to de­ ter shoplifting offences in the run up to the festive period. Sgt Dave Simpson said: • “Unfortunately, we tradition­


ally see a rise in these type of offences on the r.un up to Christmas. “We also see travelling


criminals who may perceive the Ribble Valley as a softer touch and may. believe they can act with anonymity.


. ■ “Operation Sleigh will pro­ vide a high visibility presence around these premises and, in


. conjunctionwiththeexcellent CCTV facilities we have avail-


. able, willdeter anyprospec­ tive offenders from, entering The towns.”


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Silly hats on for a post-festive stroll


Villagers and visitors are


being invited to put on their silliest hats and join the 20 th


' annual six-mile Whalley , Walk, designed to walk off Christmas over-indulgence, on Sunday, December 28th. The timetable is: io-i5am meet at WhaUey bus station, ■ io-25am “most ridiculous


hat” judging, 10-30 am walk to Read Park, noon regoup at Gamecock, 12-30-ish, depart for Whalley viaNab. •


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Hat’s the way, with Ivan Hargreaves


Rollover jackpot now stands at £4k


' Therolloversecondprize jackpot in the East Lanca­ shire Hospice Lottery has reached£4,ooofortomor- row’s weekly draw. The second prize starts at ■ - £25obutincreasesbythat -~ amount each week until it is


• won. Winner of last Friday’s £1,000 first prize was Mrs


Tucker, of Blackburn, and the £100 third prize went to Darweri player Mrs Hor- ricks. To join the Hospice Lottery call Gill on 01254 733416.


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Aldo Giaquinto and his team from WhalleyRoad Chippy have again participated in raising awareness of men’s health issues by growing moustaches for the month of November.


Aldo, whohas supported thecausefor the past three years,said “Wewouldlike to thank our customers for all their kind donations - the first two weeks were the hardest and then


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