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I ^ fjk S i Shopkeeper s generous s^ift to school and surprise appearance! By Julie Magee


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AshopkeeperfromClithe- roe showed the true spirit of Christmas by spontaneously donating goodies to a school . for its children's party. ’


■ Tony Gould, of Party Peo­ ple,Castlegate, provided a box of goodies after Clithe­ roe resident Ian Carrington," who teaches at St Luke and . St Philip’s Primary School at


Blackburn, popped into his shop.


■ ' Mr Carringtpri explained


that the school has a tiny budg­ et for its children’s Christmas


:iintpParty People withjust a tenner. L ^


party and that he had gone ■ " ;.


But to his astonishment,


Tony Gould, who is also the president of Clitheroe Cham­ ber and Trade and Commerce, immediately retreated to the back of his shop and came out laden with a box of goodies. .However, this tale of festive generosity doesn’t stop there,


• •• withTony.whooftengetsmis-


• takenforactorJimCarreyand can often be seen around town sportingcolourfulattire, turn­ ing up in person at the school on the day of the party. “He was dressed like a cra­


zy clown and had his amazing balloon making kit with him,” said Mr Carrington, who had helped organised the party


1 for 6o of the’primary school’s children.


' “He also had a car full of


15 huge boxes of chocolates, 15 huge boxes of assorted biscuits, 200-plus packets of crisps and a few more assort­ ments. It was amazing.... “He entertained the kids'


all afternoon with Kis balloon magic and I’m sure the chil­ dren will be eating happily well into the New Year. “What a fantastic gesture. The true spirit of Christmas is


. aliveandldckinginClitheroe. We are very thankful indeed.” When The Clitheroe Ad­


vertiser contacted Party Peo­ ple, modest Tony explained that together with his wife Sue they had decided they had to do more to help Mr Car-


ringtonout: “We’d decided not to give each other Christmas presents this year and what money we would’ve spent on each other we decided would be better spent on these kids,” said Tony. Tony and Sue also used


funds from an online busi­ ness, EPFWholesale Ltd, that they run jointly with another couple who were also happy to help.


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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND


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Larger-than-life character Tony Gould entertains at St Luke and St Philip's Christmas party '


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