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So this is it... we are into the fi­ nal throes of Christmas prep­ arations and the wonderful yuletide joy it brings to us all. We have the TV adverts


now infull flow, with gorgeous people floating effortlessly


fromshop to shop, purchasing well thought-out gifts for their treasured families and loved ones, all the while humming familiar and catchy Christ­ mas tunes, stopping only to partake in a delicious mince pie or two, or to sip some rich mulled wine to warm the very cockles of the heart. Back in the real world, I


am screeching down the tel­ ephone to the famous toy company who shall remain


nameless, because the online promise of this year's longed


As I See It... by Katie Hammond


for (terribly designed, little played-with-by-January) doll is not being fulfilled and de­ livery will, in fact, now be on December3ist. Idiots R Us. Let’s move on to the Christ-


masdayplansandmealprepa- ration.


“It’s just a roast dinner!” I


guffawed to my friendacouple of weeks ago. “Why does every­


one get so stressed? Running found the shops as if they’re closed for a year, not a day... Just ridiculous.”


Cue December 18th, I’m


sprinting down Castle Street with a list as long as my arm of


must-have items still to pur-


. chase. Silver napkins (they must


be silver to go with the late eBay purchased tablecloth


which wasanotherlastminute thought - the table must look as if it’s come from the pages of an interiors magazine, ob­


viously). Yet more red candles (trying to recreate the grotto look for the table, but at the


same time, scream effortless chic). Parsnips (no clue how


to cook them, but will franti- ' cally research delicious and unique recipes online to make them taste like I do them eve­ ry week). Every type of alco­ holic beverage known to man


(Mum’ll want sherry, Claire’ll


need vodka, Laura likes a gin ' and tonic, we’ll need bucks


LOOKING BACK


100 YEARS AGO Shelled in Scarborough


“THE SH E LL IN G O F the east coast by German


.warehipsonWe’dnesdaycausedconsiderable concern in Clitheroe, which was added to by the announcemenfthat a Clitheroe lady was in Scarboroughatthetime.togetherwith three otheryoung ladies, relatives of a


50 YEARS AGO How to carve that joint


“WHATDO YOU do whenyou see yo'ur Christmas


joint? Afew women carve it properly; others, and tips includes the majority, attack it carve huge lumps


family.


A hurried flight to Clitheroe followed. Mrs Boden is the lady referred to. With her"youngest son, she was staying with relatives in the resort She told us that . Scarboroughwaslnapahic.withpeoplerushing,


about ingreatexcitement The bombardment lasted foran hourand a half andsevere damage was done. The Germans did their utmost to destroy the resort with shells felling thickly." ‘


; . off it, or go to the other extreme and slice it tissue thin. Orgetthe ham-fisted, bewildered man of the house to tackle it for them! You don’t want to admit to being one of these? Well, is this howyoii carve your joint? The great Christmas favourite, Turkey is especially popular with the kiddies, so make it look


attractivebycorrectcarving.Nevercutthewing off before slicing, but carve in thin wide slices down


• towards the wing bone, starting off just below the


breast bone. Slice beef from sirloin on the bone with knife fiat"


25 YEARS AGO Mashed men tie up pensioner


“CLITHEROE DET ECTIVES A R E hunting two masked raiders, believed to be local, who tied up an 82-year- old Rimington man athishomeandthenmadeoff with £100 of his savings. The man was distressed but unhurt and managed to raise the alarm at the village


• post office-aftercutting himself free with a kitchen knife left at his side by the raiders. The retired car dealer was watching TVa t home when the two men walked through the front door and claimed to be police officers investigating a burglary.They were wearing balaclavas and gloves and, after demanding


money, began to search the kitchen. They tied him by the ankles with a washing line and then left by the backdooraftercutting the telephone wire."


fizz... and what i f someone. fancies a snowball? Best get a bottle of Advocaat). The list goes on. And on. So for everyone still in the


thick of it, trying to pretend it's all ok, I salute you. Know that you are not alone. To all my stocking stuffing,


present wrapping, toy deliver­ ing, hyped-upchildrenmind- ing, frantic gift finding, fine pudding sourcing, organ­ ic turkey stuffing, parsnip roasting comrades... I salute you and send you the warm­ est of season’s greetings. May you find the true' meaning of Christmas in there some­ where and may your efforts be truly appreciated. Now, did.someone say


“snowball”? ,


One of the most sought-af­ ter acts on the national cir­ cuit, Ribble Valley’s very own Swing Commanders, make a welcome return visit to Mel- lor Brook Community Centre on Sunday December28th for what has become the village’s annual Christmas show. Performing 1940s Ameri­


can swing tunes and songs containing elements of jazz, country and western swing,


their extensive repertoire in­ cludes firm favourites such as Orange Blossom Special, Minnie The Moocher, In The Mood, King of the Swing­ ers, Sentimen- Journey, Chat­ tanooga Choo Choo, as well as the occasional


original song from lead singer Pete Riley - owner of the clos­ est voice to Bing Crosby you will hear.


' There will be no support


act as the band will play two 6o-minute sets. Please note, this is a Sunday afternoon show, t doors open at 2-30 a n d show starts at 3


pm. Tickets priced at £12-50 are available now from theBri- tannia Gallery in Mellor Brook and there is unreserved seat­ ing. There will be a licensed bar offering red and white wines by the glass or bottle, a local real ale and a variety of soft drinks. For more details and to buy


tickets by mail order, phone Seamus Heffernan on 01254812131.


RachelHarnickwithChiefConstableof Lancashire, M r Steve Finnigan.


A Ribble Valley teenageris all ack MBE, praised Rachel’s smiles after sailing through achievement. He said: “She to winning a prestigious isanoutstandingyoungper- award.


sonwhohasbeenwithusfor Rachel Harnick, a mem- several years,


ber of Clitheroe Youth Fo- During this time having rum, re cent ly won the progressed from never hav-


. Lancashire Boys and Girls ing sailed to then helping Club’sSeniorMemberofthe coachourjuniormembersas Year Award 2014.


wellasbeiiigselectedtorep- The 16-year-old gained resent Lancashire Clubs on


recognition for her out- the Tall Ships programme, standing contribution help- she dedicated herself to ingjunior members of the fund-raising for this and Forum complete a sailing other club projects such as project at the East Lanca- the quad biking, caving and shire Sailing Club, Rishton. fishing.” She also successfully took He added: “Very much a part in a Challenger Sailing - team player and support- Regatta oyer the summer-' ive of others, Rachel went where she was a member of " through an extensive inter- a crew that sailed from Ply- view process as well judging mouth to Portsmouth.


. her on county events. Every


Chairman o f Clithe- credit to her and her won- roe Youth Forum, Mel Di- . derfulachievements.”


Clitheroe teen set sail for success


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An international trade award for outstanding ex- portachievementhasbeen . presented to Clitheroe’sThe Printed Cup Company (TPCC) by the East Lancashire Cham­ ber of Commerce and UKTL


TPCC produce bespoke Patient and people power! Slaidbum Health Centre staff attended


anawardsceremonyafterbeingnomi- nated as finalists in the General Prac­ tice Team of the Year category at the General Practice Awards 2014.


They were runners-up, with the nomi­ nation citing the work undertaken by the team for their “Save our Surgery” campaign, which rallied support from


patients and local MP Nigel Evans and ■ included collecting more than 3,000


signatures for their petition against closure. Thepractice’sfiiturewasse-


cured when it became part of East Lan­ cashire Medical Services in April.


CengizAvci,European Sales Director, (right) is presented with theaward byPeterMillington,fromSentinelCorporateRisk.(s)


printed cups for household names such as BMW and DHL. Cengiz Avci, European Sales Director, said: “The award rec­ ognises how the company has grown. 22% of the company’s sales is now overseas and we hopetogrowthisto6o%inthe next three years.” After Cengiz was hired in 2oio, European Sales shot


up exponentially. In the four years since he has taken the export side from o% of overall company sales to 22%. “It all started when we


got our foot in the door in Greece and then started to expand outwards,” said Mark


Woodward, CEO. “We have recently started selling in countries such as Denmark, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain and Portugal, as well as go­ ing as far north as Iceland. I am extremely proud of the ’ achievement that the export department have made under Cengiz’s leadership, the whole company is fully committed to growing the export market over the next five years, with the intention this will be larg­ er than the UK business.” TPCC don’t just export to


independent businesses th e y . are also actively looking for ■ trade partners and distribu­ tors. TPCC already have repre­ sentatives in Russia, Portugal, Poland and the US along with other EU countries. At the ' moment though Germany


. are their biggest customers in the European market with itevenbecomingnecessaryto have a dedicated German web- sitemadeforalltheinquiries..


'. do keeps growing as the time quiet and still. Perhaps you lefttodoallthejobsgets -


smaller and smaller I T • ■ churchservicesoverChrist- It’s no wonder that'this . mas;AcarolserviceorChris-


, time ofyear can be stress- tingle, orperhaps a Midnight ful for many of us. All the service,


excited build-up and antic- If that’s not for you, may-


ipation. All the Chi-istmas beyoucouldjustlightacan- cards and the shopping. All die, say a quiet prayer or the joys and difficulties of simply sit in silence, for a bringing families together couple of minutes, thinking to celebrate.


about what Christmas actu- There’s just sojnuch to allymeans;thatGodlovesus


do, and the daily opening of somuchthathesenthisown the Advent calendar simply Son to walkwithus, andulti- reminds us how little time mately, to die for the sins of we have left.


the whole world. I firmly believe that all of So well done for all the


the practical preparations waiting and all the prepara- for Christmas are impor- tions. We’re finally there! I tant. We should celebrate hope you have a wonderful in style - Christmas is a big time this Christmas as we deal.Butifwegetsweptaway celebrate the birth of our


with all the busyness and Saviour, Jesus Christ. stress, all the shopping and cooking, we run the risk of


failing to prepare ourselves properly.


' waiting for Christmas, with


RE.V. ANDREW . WHITEHEAD


Assistant Curate at St


We end up not actually Mary Magdalene Church, Clitheroe


Thelistofthingsweneedto time this Christmas to be couldattendoneofthemany


W


'e’ve nearly , any sense of wonder and made it!


Advent al- and relax for a while, I think we all take some anticipation; we’re simply


Christmas counting down the days until is here. But we can stop rushing around


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