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After failing to gain entry in the London Marathon for the past three years, 33-year-old Charlie Greenhas finally se­


cured a coveted place in the' 26-mile long distance running • event in 2015.


Charlie,-who works as a


nursery nurse in Langho, will run to raise money for Wilp- shire-based charity Child Ac­ tion Northwest, where she already devotes some of her


spare time as volunteer men- - tor. She’s been working one-


Take a seat... courtesy of your local Rotarians


The Rotary Club of Clitheroe has donated a bench to mark the opening of the new Clitheroe Community Hospital This is one of the Club’s Community Service initiatives, which also includes collecting for and delivery of the Town Mayor’s Christmas food parcels to those living alone and over 80 years of age living in the Borough of Clitheroe. Rotonans hope that patients, relatives and staff will eqjoy using the bench to get a little fresh air on warm sunny days The


to-one with a 15-year-old girl who livesina children’s home for the past 12 months. Charlie was keen to take part in the London Marathon


' to help raise funds for the chil­ dren and young people which Child Action Northwest sup­ ports. “I don’t actually do that


much running really,” said Charlie.


“My dad and my uncle have


done the London Marathon before and every year I’ve al­


Government inspector Si­ mon Berkeley recently found Ribble Valley Borough Coun-


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I cil’s core strategy “sound”. But what does he mean by “sound”? . The facts are that one gov-


ernmentinspectorlivinghun- dreds of miles away, a handful of greedy developers and a few Tory.councillors have con­ cocted apian to destroy the ru­ ral nature of the Ribble Valley. . The CS demands 5,600


new houses around the area and this has been vehement­ ly opposed by thousands of local residents. So is “sound” the new description for 21st century democracy? Perhaps we should be rejoicing in the knowledge that something which has taken over sixyears


‘Sound’, but at what price? A s I See It...


ceived informed me that mon­ ey spent on appeals and third


by Steve Rush, Chariman of Clitheroe Residents Action Group


to materialise has finally con­ cluded. But what has the CS. cost local taxpayers? r


I investigated this issue via a Freedom of Information re­


quest to RVBC. After weeks of e-mails backwards and for­ wards I concluded they don’t


wantustokndwthetruecost! My request asked for the total


money spent on administra­ tion, meetings; appeals, pay­ ment of third party expenses and everything connected to the CS. The final response I re­


’ party expenses were not con­ sidered a direct expense of the . CS and therefore not included


. in the overall total. This appears very strange


because huge, amounts of money have been spent on appeals and third party ex­ penses and are a direct result of not having the' CS in place. To exclude these totals from


the final figure means a true CS costing is impossible. Erom the scant and com­


plicated information I did re- ' ceive I concluded this entire


charade has cost local Ribble Valley taxpayers close to £2


million, although this is only my estimation.


I,made a second Freedom LOOKING BACK


100 YEARS AGO Bruising


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pntNow.whenaviolentpunchisgiventothecheek ' br any other part of the body, the violence bursts Wiese tiny blood vessels and the red discs flow out fUirough the broken walls, just as waterwould when escaping from a leaky drain, finding its ways into the grounding earth.Thered discs cannotsurvive out (of the blood stream, so they die away leaving the red (pigment lying aroundthe tissue ofthecheeks. The rarderthefbrce.theworsethebruising.’


50YEARSAGO \ Four days into one


...-“ONPEAkPOSIlNGdaysatChristmasthePost ' Office has to handle more than 100 million items


. ofmailaday,comparedwith30millionaday throughout the rest oftheyear.Todeal with this


fbuisfays-in-one huge voiumeofwork,the Post Office takes on thousands of additional staff and •


hires extra vehicles and premises. In the second half of December last year, no fewer than 4.175 million pieces of mail went through the post-22 items for


every man,woman and childinBritain-andthisyear the total could be even higher. The efficiency with


which thePost Office handles thegreatavalanche . • ,


of Christmas mail depends toalargeextentonthe public posting early."


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25 YEARS AGO ■ Flu epidemic


“THE RIBBLE VALLEYis bracing itself fora


> Christmas flu epidemic as a vicious strain of the bug ■ hit allsections ofthe population this week. Schools were among the woret affected with pupils and staff felling ill. At Ribblesdale school in Clitheroe 60 pupils were offwith Flu on Tuesday. Quiteafew pupils have been sent home over the past few days and indications are that the numbers are rising. Pupils of St Augustine’s in Billington have been struggling to sit exams and on Tuesday, 100 youngsters were suffering. Clitheroe Royal Grammar School's head Mr Clive Darley reported that the school had escaped lightly in comparison to the others, with only 25 pupils off sick on Tuesday."


“Thought for the Week”, my •' mind turned to gardening! Anyone who knows me will


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know that I am not a gardener. However, walk up our drive now and you will be amazed to see the state of the garden. \ No w,it is no t perfect, but at.


leastitisnotall overgrown and covered in weeds. Not only have we spent time


es, I know it is Christmas, but with six Christ­ mas talks to give this year and then finding it is my time to do


ways said, 1 would love to do that.”


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Charlie Green hassecured a place in the 2015 London Marathon. The local charity’s Crea­


tive Partnerships Manager, Nicola Terry, is now appeal­ ing for other runners to sup­


port the charity by taking part in the Manchester 10k in May


next year: “We’re delighted to have Charlie running in this


event for us,” said Nicola. “She is a great ambassador for our work. Child Action Northwest has a small number o f free places available for people like Charlie who want to take part in the Manchester 10k, either as experienced run- canw.org.uk


of Information request re­ garding plans for new schools in the Ribble Valley. A quick and concise response from LancashireEducationAuthor- ity informed me.“The Author­ ity currently has no building projects in theplanningstages for this area”. So we can have a “sound”plan to build 5,600 new houses but are unable to address important infrastruc- ture issues like education. We are entitled to know


how our lives will be affected by a plan .which has been in­ stigated by a few, against the wishes of the majority. We are also entitled to know the cost;


, after all, it is our money. A fact that would be well worth re­ membering at next year’s na­ tional and local elections.


Choir will sing out its ‘ Ribble Valley Choir and or­


chestra, local actors and danc­ ers have been busy rehearsing for a celebration of Christmas


and to recall events of the past year, at this weekend’s special festive concert. Called “Joy to the World


2014”, it will be held at St James Church Clitheroe on Sunday (December 14th), be­ ginning at 6-30 pm. The event is free to attend


and everyone will be treated to mince pies and a hot drink after the concert. It is being organised by Clitheroe Chris­ tians in Partnership.: ' ’ The programme for this


special concert includes car­ ols for everyone to sing as well as special performances


in the Air”, the theme from “The Snowman”, with dancers illustrating the story. There will also be poems, sketches and readings linked to impor­ tant events during 2614. ■ Musical Director Steuart


Kellington commentedr “We have assembled a programme which we feel sure will appeal to different age groups and


' musical tastes. - "“Our items include music


Ribble Valley Choir been working hard bn their music for this weekend’s Joy to the World 2014 Christmas concert


by the 6o-strong Ribble Valley- Choir, accompanied by a small-


orchestra. These will include an arrangement of “Walking


THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK


clearing the beds and cutting down all the brambles (thank you John!) we have also spent money on plants. - - Some of what we planted is .


doing really well; a few plants were dug up by the cats and oth­ ers have done just a little bit of growing because they weren’t planted until late summer. As we come towards the end


of20!4andlookbackattheyear - I expect there have been things' that have gone well, as well as events in our lives outside our control, that have caused us dis- appointmentofpain..


, Late autumn arrived and


I decided to buy some bulbs. Bulbs seem to me to be an in­ vestment for the future I ■ It said on the packet that


they would grow i f I planted them the right way up, the right depth and the right space • between them. But who knows if Ihave done it right?. . You plant.them and then


you wait! Imagine my excite-, -ment (remember I ani new at


this) when last week I see little shoots appearing. : ; -


The newyear, 2015, will soon be upon us and rather than


making rash newyear resolu


tions, how about thinking about sowing and reaping. What are the “bulbs” you are


going to spend time sowing? It may be in terms of rela­ tionships; with your spouse or


childrenorgrandchildren.Orit could be a hobby or health. Whatever “bulb” it is, re­


member you will not see re­ sults over night. But keep going and you will reap what you have


.sown. . < REV. MARK PICKETT,


St James Church, Clitheroe


from the 19th century to the present day, including some well-loved carols by John Rut­ ter and the familiar ‘0 Holy Night’ arranged for the audi­ ence to take part. All of us tak­ ing part want to present a real celebration of Christmas for all the audience to enjoy! ”


ners or novices who are look­ ing for an excuse to get fit and loseweightafterChristmasby training in the New Year.’ To find out more about a


place contact Nicola on 01254 244700 or email riterry@


ClitheroeTown Mayor Coun.Vai Cooper singing with the Pop Choir at theconcert,whicliraisedmorethan£950.


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At Clitheroe Parish Church, Town Mayor Coun. Val Cooper welcomed an audi­ ence which included local


_ dignitaries to her Christmas charity concert. Joined for the introduc­


tions by the Rev. Andrew Whitehead, the Mayor showed her enthusiasm throughout the event, not only in the introductions, but also byjoining in with the Clitheroe Pop Choir towards the end ofthe night. The choir kicked off pro­


ceedings with a efferves­ cent renditions of “Livin’ on a Prayer”, “Bad Moon Ris­ ing” and “Something Inside So Strong”, but undoubtedly, their beautiful melancholic rendition of “The Rose” was an early highlight.


; Leading up to the mince


pie and bucks fizz interval, we were treated to superb vocal work from three guest soloists - Breena Howard, Nathan Dewhurst and Laura


Smithies,'who all impressed with their vocal talents. The second half started


. with three numbers from . Scarlett Reynolds, who, de­


spite her tenderyearis as per­ forming for the third year ., running. ,


With encouragement from the MC, Rev. Andrew,


' the audience joined in with traditional carols until the pop choir again came to the , fore for another set, which included a poignant song written by Theresa Sander- ' son and Sue Sakora called “Remembrance”, beautiful­ ly sung by Scarlett Reynolds with choir accompaniment. An excellent night was


had by all. Thanks to Kevin on the church organ for the


carols and to Phil who was on backing music all night. Yet more thanks to Sue for her hard work with the choir who continue to improve, underherguidance, . GEORGEREYNOLDS


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