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70-plus; thanks I to our fine NHS


I would like to respond to a . letter (“Overzealous NHS") ' .that was published in the ■ • ■ November 27th issue of The. Clitheroe Advertiser. ■ I have reached “Three Score - andTen” and beyond, due in' no small part to the services of the NHS, ranging from GP care, routine check­ ups, vaccinations, blood tests, hospialisation, joint-. replacement surgery, • accident and emergency treatment, dental and opthalmic care and let’s not . forget my monthly “Pill Bill.” I would suggest that individuals wishing to - ■ denigrate the service should


.“Opt Out” and try a country • or system that does not have ariNHSr. My last comment “Thank The „ Lord For Tlie NHS.” ' ■ ‘


- I. ■ ,p. Bob Whittaker Rimington


JOBCENTRE


Thanks to all who fought


We don’t know the reason for the U-turn on the plan to close


| • Clitheroe Jobcentre, but it has , now definitely happened, with the news last Wednesday, De­ cember 3rd, that ALL services will be delivered in Ribble Val­ ley at the current office. The up-and-coming benefit, Universal Credit, will be in­ cluded and the IT upgrades will be made. In early September, things looked bleak for the local serv­ ice. Closure was announced. A month’s consultation started and so began the swell of op­ position from all corners of Ribble Valley, until, I believe the Department of Work and


Pensions could not fail to re- ' spond.


A remarkable range of voices made themselves heard, all shouting the same message - we don’t want local people to experience hardship, this


. would not be fair, keep our lo­ cal service. .•


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Councillors from the Borough, Clitheroe Town and many Parish Councils heldmeet- ings and sent emails with their concerned responses to the consultation; naturally the Salvation Army strode to the forefront of the campaign and then they werejoined and sup­ ported by Clitheroe Churches and the Food Bank people. I was heartened to see emails from a Ribblesdale Nursery manager, a UCLAN lecturer and Bill Honeywell of Rotary-


. too. In the background Rib­ ble Valley Homes and Ribble ' Valley Borough Council were ' working away to pull in the same direction. MP Nigel Evans rolled his - sleeves up and not least, this paper gave the issue promi- nence time and tjme again.


. Twelve weeks after the clo- . . sure was announced, we heard about the 100% change of plan. We are to keep these govern-, ment services here and this result is a tribute to the Ribble Valley community.' Well done everyone. It’s great to live and work in a place where people care. . Katy Marshall,


Manager,"kibble Valley Citizens Advice Bureau


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psychoactive substances, but hehassincelefttheHomeOf- - fice so that may well have been kicked into the long grass. Well it is too important to the side lined; young people are continuing to lose their lives or end up hospitalised. because of these “legal highs’ and the Government must act I am not a supporter of impos ing blanket bans restricting people's liberties but this is an exception to that rule. It - is necessary because other- • wise the manufacturers just change the chemical composi­ tion to get round specific bans.. We have a problem with drugs', generally in this country, mainly,but iwt exclusively, with young people and we must do more by way of edu­ cation to deter them dallying with danger which can easily lead to long term addiction. PaulNuttall,


UKIP MEP for the North West REGENERATION


Poor old Vic will be missed!


I write in response to last week’s fawning headline piece “Fat Face clothes store ready to open in Clitheroe” (December


4th for those with archives) and wish to express dismay


Time to ban


legal highs’ As UKIP’s Northwest MEP, I am backing calls by the Centre for Social Justice for so’called “legal high” party drugs to be banned.'


I have long been a vociferous opponent of these dangerous drugs and new figures show the number of deaths linked to them has increased eightfold in three years.


Think-tank, the CSJ is asking the Government to imple­ ment legislation similar to


laws introduced in Ireland in 2610. It would mean that some


200 head shops, which offer a .


range of drug paraphernalia, would close. Former drugs Minister Nor­ man Baker was supporting a blanket ban on the marketing, sale and distribution of such


and not a small measure of dejection at the rapidity with which the people of this town seem to have erased from their mindstheirmemoriesofthe


Victoria pub formerly on the site.


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Truly, the Advertiser and. Times glossing over of history' here is comparable only to Winston Smith’s exploits with the Memory Hole in George . Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty- . Four” - and we all know what happened to him. The rats! Oh dear! - I welcome with arms open, legs akimbo, Deerstalker hat cocked slightly left ward,


left eye winking, both fists' clenched in a double thumbs-


up; a flirty left eyebrow raised and pelvis thrust nori-threat- eningly forward the news that a Fat Face is opening. ; In this age of change, some­


body once sang, you need strong pockets, and though as


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a male I find clothes burden­ some and unnecessary I ap- •


preciate birds like this sort of thing, so fair enough.- I must also express my de- ■


light that a store with a name which, delivered with enough


venom at the appropriate target, could actually pass as


a quite stinging insult, is back


on Clitheroe’s promenade since Dick’s Cobblers closed in the nineties) '


Ijust wish this hadn’t come at such a great cost.


Affectionately abbreviated • by regulars to simply “The”, I


can’t and actively don’t want to tell you the number of eve-


nings I whiled away trading


tall tales for fresh pints of mild and black - the actual number,


would probably require at least an entire A4 page to dis­ play given the Advertiser’s font size, at The Victoria pub. The music, the company, the • ambience, the interior design, the selection of drinks, the prices, the staff, the memo­ ries. In spite of all these things


I still remember the place fondly.


Sure, they could have been a . little more vigilant when serv­ ing i5-year:olds, but who are wetojudge? Speaking as an erstwhile 15-year-old, if I wasn’t drink­ ing in The Vic I would have been stealing turpentine from people’s sheds, siphoning pet­ rol from police cars or brew­ ing it myself using whatever yeast and barley I could get my hooves on- and that is a fact. This is why I was so saddened • to seethe hanging portrait of our Fat Faced Queen Victoria beingpaintedoverwiththe Fat Face colours - a sort of red- less, Godless purple - instead of being taken down and pre-. served in amber in one of our museums. You wouldn’t even know the Vic was ever there. And it defi­ nitely was. There are loads of people who will vouch for that. The ease with which we for­ get, like forgetting we were ever at War with Eurasia, . reminds me of Winston’s half- remembered poem - “Under the spreading chestnut tree I sold you and you sold Fat Face - clothes”. Name and address supplied


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BILUNGTON


Party time It’s time to book a table for


the “Bring Your Own Party to Our Party” night at Billington


and Langho Village Hall on December 27th.


Vocalist Georgina Hulme


will entertain, and there will bekaraoke.araffleandquiz.


JThe invitation is to bring "your friends, some food for a Jacob s Join, and your own drinks.


The cost is £5 per person;


call 07719 895250 or 07966 425504, and see www.billing- tonlangho.org.uk


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Parish council A parish council meeting was held in the village hall


, during which is was reported that Lancashire County


Council has agreed to place Ribblesdale View on the list of roadwork schemes. The dog warden has placed temporary


dog fouling notices on Ribbles­ dale View and these will be replaced by permanent signs.


■ A “SP1D” sign has been placed on Ribble Lane by the police.


The Manor House has con­


firmed that the defibrillator is for the use of all residents and that there will be no mainte­


nance costs incurred. Ribble Valley Heart Start will give


a talk to the parish council and train people to use the defibrillator. The playing field gates to be


locked earlier in the evening during the winter. The next parish council


meeting will beheld on Mon­ day January 12th at 7-30 pm in the village hall.


CHIPPING


Festiveparty There was a Jacob’s Join


supper at the Christmas party for Chipping WI followed by a magic show by Mr Brian Berry, who was very amusing and mysterious and put everyone in the Christmas spirit. This was followed by Secret Santa, when all members received a gift. Birthday flowers went to Margaret Rich and the compe­ tition for Christmas jewellery was won by Jean Amory. The competition winner overall for the year was Doreen Ken­ dal who received the Margaret Whitaker trophy. At next month’s meeting


Haldis Stephenson will speak on the subject of costume design. The competition is for an evening scarf and the hostesses are M. Ellison and B. Kitchen.


UVtUILLOVEUfE


GISBURN Dairyjudging


' Gisburn Young Farmers visited Mr Wrathall’s farm


for a night of dairyjudging. An impressive talk from the master judge gave members plenty of knowledge on what they were to look for. The judging was based on posi­ tive comments only, which proved quite difficult to most participants. Results: junior boys -1 Levi Wrathall; junior girls -1 Annabelle Robinson; Intermediate boys -1 Fred Wrathall; intermediate girls - 1 Lauren Heaton. Next week’s


meeting is pottery painting at Clitheroe.


St Mary's services Christmas services at St


Mary’s Church, Gisburn, com­ mence with the Christingle service this Sunday, Decem­ ber 14th, at 6 pm. The service of nine lessons and carols will be followed by mince pies and mulled wine. The lovely children’s


Nativity “Born in a Stable” ' re-enactment takes place at 6 pm on Christmas Eve, with midnight communion starting at 11-30 pm. On Christmas day there will be Family Eucharist at 10-30 am. The church will be open


for decoration on Wednesday December 17th from 10 am. Donations of flowers and greenery and all offers of help with the decoration will be very welcome. Regular Sunday services at


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First Grindleton Brownies enjoyed a fantastic Christ­ mas adventure, spending 24 hours at a “Robins and More”


sleepover, where thefun in­ cluded decorating individu­ al chocolate alpine houses,


baking robin-shaped bis­ cuits andmakingbeautiful


Feast of fun on Brownies’ festive adventure ingin to their festive meal.


Christmas robins and blown egg tree decorations.


Organisers saidabig thank- you to Sainsburys at Clithe­ roe who donated the turkey for a fabulous Christmas dinner with all the trim­ mings. Brownies Libby-Jane and Isobel are pictured tuck-


In the Bro wnies Griridleton Brownies are


part of Girlguiding, the lead­ ing charity forgirls and young women in the UK, givinggirls and young women a space where they can be themselves, have fun, build brilliant friendships, gain valuable life skills and make a positive dif­ ference to their lives and their communities.The organisa­ tion builds girls’ confidence, raises their aspirations, gives them the chance to discover their full potential and en: courages them to be a power­ ful force for good. For more information about Girlguid­ ing, or ifyou are interested in becominginvolved, please visit www.girlguiding.org.uk


Butcher’s surprise The December meeting


of Grindleton WI will be held tonight,Thursday December


11th, at the Pavilion. Stuart Gradwell, family butcher, will be entertaining members with “Stuart’s Surprise”. The competition is for the best Santa Peg Doll. Festive food and drink will be served. Pleaseremember to bringyour Christmas tree baubles to the meeting for display on the


tree. A board will be circulat- ed for members to sign up for the “Ops and Drams” produc­ tion of “Oliver” on February 14th, and 16th to 21st. Will members please bring money


After the feast there was an adventurous game in the dark outside, huntingfor hidden robin-related items in teams, and the girls also eitjoyed Christmas bingo


and other seasonal games . and activities.


to pay for their tickets. The next meeting will be


held on January 8th when Howard Blackburn will give a talk'entitled “Food for thought”, a fish and fizz sup­ per will be served. The com­ petition is for an item of food containing the letters F, F and T (in any order). Members are advised that next year’s subs. £36 are payable in January.


HARROPFOLD


Fellowship Last Saturday Harrop


Christian Fellowship held its annual Christmas celebration which included carol sing­ ing, games and a traditional Christmas meal. Many thanks to all those who contributed in making this a successful day. On Sunday the guest speak-


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spoke on the five wise and five foolish virgins warning us that we must be ready for Jesus’ second coming. On Thursday the House Group will be held in Blackburn. Sunday next , Barry Woodward will be the guest speaker. The meeting


starts at 2 pm. All are very welcome; HURSTGREEN


Trail race It’s the trail race on Sunday


and the Memorial Hall com­ mittee usually have a cake


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- ofcakewouldbegratefully •I, accepted. Please bring to the hall any time after 11-30 am onSundayortheycanbe dropped at Kath Molyneux’s or Nancy Bailey’s. ’


3 in i coffee stop The 3 ini coffee stop will be


having its annual Christmas treats on Monday December 15 th. As well as all the usual.


attractions sherry and mince pies will be served. , •; \ 'e


Carols Once again villagers and


parishioners from both


churches will begetting : together to sing carols around


the village to raise money for T.O.M.A.S.Eveiyoneiswel-


come with enthusiasm more important than musical tal­ ent! Meet on Friday December 19 th at 7 pm at St Peter’s Club.


Christmas worship There will be a carol serv­


A Christingle will take place at 4 pm on December 24th. On Christmas Day there will be


communion at 10 am and on December 27th there will be a Celtic evensong at 4 pm fol­ lowed by a Jacob’sjoin supper.


Services On Christmas Eve there -


will be a vigil mass at 5-30 pm at St Peter’s. Mass will also be


held at 11-30 pm on Christmas Eve at St Peter’s. On Christmas


. Day there will be a Mass at 10 am at St Joseph’s.


Memorial Hail This building, which


was built as a facility for the whole village, has availability through the week and at week­ ends. The large hall is ideal for medium to large celebrations and has been used in the last


year for weddings, birthdays, markets and dances. The hall


also has a medium-sized meet­ ing room. There are kitchen facilities. Please contact Kath


Molyneux for availability and rates on 01254 826898.


Old School St John’s Old School is


available for parties, wed­


dings, meetings and so on. There is a hall, small meeting


room and a well equipped * kitchen. Forinquiries and book­


ings contact 01254 826686 or e-mailmack@talktalk.net.


KNOWLEGREEN


Whist and doms The fortnightly whist and


domino drive will be held in the village hall on Monday December 15th with play com­ mencing at 7-30 pm.


welcome. Admission is £2 and all are


Concerts The last of the Thursday


concerts of the present series .


at village hall will be held on December 18th. This special Christmas concert is always popular and following recent tradition will feature The Eric Ainsworth Triowith talented


vocalist Lyn Francis. Eric has featured at most Lancashire Jazz venues and the very best in entertainment is promised. To book for the concert please telephone GST Concerts on 01200425629.


Nativity story • The Nativity story will be


told by the younger members ofthecongregationofthe.. village church on Sunday De­ cember 21st at 11 am while the


candle lit carol service will be held at 6-30 pm in the evening


of the same day. Everyone is very welcome to come along and share in the celebration of the start of this special season.


ice on Sunday December 21st LANGHO at St John’s beginning at 7 pm.


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St Leonard’s .Tiny tots meet every Mon­


day afternoon in St Leonard’s Church from 1-30 to 3pm dur­ ing term time for anyone who cares for a small child. Come-


along for play, painting, story


time and light refreshments. Also on Monday this week the Guides held a Ladies’ Evening in the community centre. On


Wednesday it was the Moth­ ers’ Union Christmas Lunch at the Calf’s Head, Worston, ■ and in the evening the stand­


ing committee had their last meeting of the year.


f Tomorrow (Friday) the pa­


per skip will be on the school car park until Monday morn­


ing. On Saturday December. 13 th there is a parish dinner


and disco at 7 pm at the Syhlet Restaurant in Langho.


Servicesthis comingweek are as follows: 9 am Holy Com­


munion and 10-30 am Parish Communion. All welcome.' NEWON-INBOWLAND


Christmas dance The village hall committee


organised a successful dance on Friday, Music fordancing


was provided by John Bowdler on the organ.The supper was


prepared and served by the ladies’ committee. Among the


prizewinners were Jim Cowk- ing, Mr Myerscough; William ;


Towler, Andrea Willdnson, Frances Nelson, Doreen Whitaker, Martin Beattie,


Jim Holden, Jim Pinder, June Schofield, Janet Carr, Harry Parker and Michael Slinger.


PENDLETON


Historyclub Tonight, Thursday, De­


cember 11th, sees Pendleton History Club hold its Christ-


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