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by Julie Frankland juhe.frankIand@jpress.co.uk Twitter @dithadvertiseri..j-


Howcanyouburnthesame - amount of extra calories as runninglO marathonsayear without leaving the comfort of your own desk? :


Ask Rimington’s Nick White - he has the answer’and is ■ launching a business on the backofit. For the past six months,


Nick (46) has been collating validated, published research highlighting the benefits to both physical and mental healthofbeinglesssedentary. According to one scien­


tific paper by a team from the University of Chester, you can shed an extra 30,000 calories (the same you would use up running 10 marathons) by simply standing, as opposed to sitting, at your deskforjust three hours-a-day, five days-a- week over a 12 month period. It’s such data that has given


Nick -who lives with wife Sally and daughters Mary (13) and Florence (11) - the confidence to launch his internet retail enterprise iwantastandingdesk.com from offices in Primrose Mill, Clitheroe, having initially de­ signed a desk at which you can sit butalso “jackup” tostand- ingheightforhisownperson- aluse. Nick, who formerly had a


car franchise business before setting up a direct mail pub­ lishing company, explained:.


“My-eureka moment came last summer when I was chat- tingwithapersonEdtrainerin London”. - t ^ “Until having a baby, she’d always worked in the fitness'


: industry, but the Hours didn’t fit with motherhood so she’d switched to a desk job from home. ' •


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• “She was telling me how she’d really struggled to get . rid of her baby weight, which


- had surprised her until she’d bought herself a standing desk. “As myjob involved sitting


at a desk, I thought I’d do some, research on standing desks myself when I got home.” Nick continued: “Without


wanting to be a scaremonger or health bore, I was shocked to discover ju s t how bad sitting too much is for you. • “I’d not really thought of


myself as a sedentary person because I cycle and work out. a couple of times a week, but I discovered that in relation to how much I sat this wasn’t nearly enough. “I immediately decided


I wanted a standing desk, which are actually common­ place as office and home furniture throughout Scan­ dinavia, the US and Australia. Here in Britain, we lagbehind. “Unfortunately, I couldn’t


find one that had the right look or price, so I ended up designing my own and it’s this initial design-that I’ve now honed and expanded in to the range ofdesksthatl will sell via the internet.”- ' This range includes indi­


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vidual and boardroom desks forcompaniesaswellasdesks . for the home and schools/


. colleges that can be raised or “jacked”, to standing height


- - either manually or electroni­ cally. This ability has also in­


sp ir ed their names, such as Little Jack, Big Jack and Power Jack. - They vary in price from


£397 plus VAT to £597 plus' VAT and can be bought in a


. choice ofvibrant finishes and colours and even be printed with company logos. D esigned in the Ribble Val­


ley by Nick and his team, they are essentially a British prod­ uct, although an engineering company in the Netherlands has helped with the jacking mechanism. “At this time ofyear, many


of us have made resolutions to get fitter by running, cycling


,or going to the gym,” added Nick. :■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ “Whatever you choose,


simply introduce standing up as oftenasyoucaninyour everyday life.


.... “It doesn’t matter what you’re doing - working at a desk or gaming at home. “Rather than watching TV


slouching on the settee, do your ironing at the same time, so you’re standing at the iron- ingboard!” • For more information


about Nick’s jack desks or to read some of the research on the adverse effects of


- sitting too much, log on to www.iwantastandingdesk. com .


Rimington businessman Nick White isaconverttohisstandingdeskand keen to persuade others of the significant health benefits.


A chance to say ‘I do’ all over again


: On Saturday,February 8th, promise” they made to married couples who go each other, along to St James’Church, ■ “You can come as a cou-


- Clitheroe, have a chance to - pie or..with your family,”, be part of a world record said Rev.jMark Pickett, . attempt. _


RectorofStJames. -■ ,- On that Say thousands . “You can dress up or


-ofjcouples around the - come as you are. You can country will be gathering bring your best man or torenewthepromisesthey , bridesmaids. You can reg- madetoeachotherontheir isteryour interest by visit-' wedding day.


ing our website or simply


o _It is part of a national turn up’on the day. . , initiative celebrating mar- s’ “We hope that this will riage, called The Big Prom- be a bit of fun, but also


■ ... ise - Together ‘We Will’ !::; r - much more than that- Eve- ■ - ~St James’s Church, a t . - ry year a quarter o f a mil-


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4 , the top of St James Street,:/ lion people express their v .offWhalley Road, is taking :;t commitment to each oth- part and inviting any cou- er by getting married and


v, pies, whether.they have". * we want to celebrate that Sr* been married one year or ' ; commitment.” .' 5i,to’goalongtothechurch - •Formoredetailsofthe


;-'sat 5 pm on February 8th event visit: www.stjames .-tr-;where, in a' very short and sc clitheroe.co.uk where youv simple service, they will /-.can also register for this collectivelyrenew the “b ig' event.


Rabbie’s night for Sophie


Villagers in Whalley are get­ ting ready to celebrate Burns Night tonight.


.This year, breaking away


from tradition, organisers have decided that there will


Dog Inn, which begins at 7-30 pm and celebrates the life and poetry of Scotland’s greatest poet Robert Burns, there will be entertainment by mem­ bers of the Accrington Pipe Band. . All money raised on the


be no haggis, neaps or tatties. During the free event at the


night will be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust in sup­ port of local girl Sophie Hol-


gate. The seven-year-old suffers-from the condition and her family and friends


are keen to help raise as much money as possible for the de­ serving charity.


Oneoftheorganisersofthe


event said: “This year marks the 50th anniversary of the


. Cystic Fibrosis Trust and therefore Lara Rigby, region­ al manager for Cystic Fibrosis, will be present on the night. “Breaking from tradition,


the night’s entertainment will consist o f Accrington Pipe Band, plus solo piper, the ‘Ode To The Haggis’ read by Dugald Craig, a landlord’s quiz sheet (£1 per sheet), raffle tickets and tots of whisky courtesy of


■ Whalley Wines. Everyone is- welcome to what should be a great night.” • The Burns supper is an


institution o f Scottish life: a night to celebrate the life and


. works of the national Bard. Suppers can range from an informal gathering of friends


■ to a huge, formal dinner full of pomp and circumstance.


School is devastated at death of teacher


“Rachel taught English “outstandingandinspiration-


al” tesicher who has died from cancer at the age of 40. ■ Mother-of-two Rachel


Ambler, who taught English at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, was diagnosed with


breast cancer almost two years ago, in spring 2012. Mrs Ambler, who lived


in Mellor with her husband; Philip and children Elspeth (seven) and Alisdair (four), passed away at Royal Black­


burn Hospital surrounded by: her family.


_ Paying tribute,-Judith Child, headteacher o f the grammar school, said: “Our


school community has been greatly saddened by the loss


ofawonderfulteacher. ■ . “Rachel was an outstand­


ing and inspirational teach- er> a fantastic colleague and: a wonderful friend to many. ■


Jit Clitheroe Royal Grammar School for the pastio years and had also represented the


. staffontheGoverningBodyof the school. .


--.-. “Rachelwas averypopular and highly respected teach­ er who was always calm and cheerful. She has inspired so


.manystudentswithherloveof English and literature.' “We have been over­


whelmed by the kind words and messages from, cur­


rent and former students, staff, parents, governors and


- friends. “Rachel was a very spe­


cial person and will be sadly missed by everyone who knew her. Our thoughts and prayers


. are with her family.” : • A funeral service will be held at St1 Francis Church,


■ Feniscowles, Blackburn, on Mondayati2-3opm.


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health’plea to Valley over 40s


Locals urged to respond to national campaign By Katie Hammond


katie.hairimond@jpress.co.uk Twitter: ©clithadvertiser


Ribble Valley residents are being urged to take up the offer of free health checks when invited by their local GP as part of a countrywide health campaign.


The Stay Healthy for Those You Love campaign is run by Lancashire County Council, on behalf of the Department of


. Health, and is aimed at people between the ages of 40 and 74. Posters featuring images


of parents and grandparents with their families will be dis­ played on billboards, buses, at football grounds, at rail and bus stations and at doctor’s surgeries. T h e campaign will


encourage people to get a health check when invited by their GP, even if they feel well. It will make the point that


if they do not want to do it for themselves, they should do it for the ones they love. County Coun. Azhar Ali,


cabinet member for health and wellbeing, said: “We know a lot .of people are worried about going to the doctor and getting themselves checked out, but most of the time they will not discover anything se­ rious. “The check will take less than 20 minutes and will look


CountyCounAzharAli receiving his free health check, (s)


at lifestyle, weight, family medical history, cholesterol levels and blood pressure. “If the doctor picks up on


any factors which could lead to health problems, they will advise individuals on lifestyle changes to help them stay well.” GP Dr Adam Janjua com­


mented: “We now know that onlyasmallfractionofpeople , with underlying health issues


are diagnosed eEirly on in their illness.


. “Major killers such as di­


abetes, heart, vascular and kidney diseases can often be prevented by identifying a patient’s risk factors earlier in life. “High blood pressure, for


example, is a major cause of strokes and can remain unde­ tected and without symptoms until it is too late.”


Presentation was next best thing to actually being there


Clitheroe and District Probus Club welcomed well-known local personality Steuart Kel- lington to their latest meeting. Relinquishing his conduc­


tor’s baton, he moved into an­ other role, presenting a series of slides depicting the beau-


■ ties of the natural world of the Yorkshire Dales and nearby Lancashire countryside. Backed by music specially


selected to complement the scenes on the screen, and with a sometimes poetical turn of


phrase, the speaker carried hisaudiencewithhimtoBuck- den,Aysgarth,IlkIey Moor, the


three peaks of Pen-y-ghent, 5 Ingleborough.-.Whernside,' and many more well-known places."


With a delightful gift for


finding little known features of familiar villages and coun­ tryside, he ensured that his audience went home having learnt something new and interesting. The music on the sound


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track occasionally gave way to the calls of grouse and other. birds encountered in the'- wilds. Many photos were taken on walks organised by the : walking group, ofwhich he is a- member and frequent leader. • Other walks were seen to include several members of . his family as well as thewalk- ! inggroup.Badweatherdidnot ■


- deter the experienced mem'- /, ber’s ai some'slides sh’qjved them'disappearing into a


snowstorm on Pendle - defi­ nitely not recommended un­ less you know what you are doing.


- The audience celebrated


with Steuart his achievement on his 70th birthday, when, with family and friends, he tackled the Three Peaks chal­ lenge for the third time. He comfortably completed it within the testing 12 hours! - . Thevoteofthankswasgiven


by member Dennis Ogden. The next Probus meeting will be held in the Pendle Club; Lowergate, Clitheroe on Fri­ day, February 7th ,at .10-45 am, when Ms Pat Osborne will talk to the title “Lady Randy”. For more details call 01254 823982. '


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