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Inespeaker_atthe most re- ciated with aircraft, he occa-V;:=T'Nordoubt several mem- c.eiitineeting.of'Clitheroejj^sionally forsook the.scenery^-bets willriowseeScotlandin


and Oistrict Probus Club ::ft° show.aircraft flying“outV/rfnewUghttifonlytoyisitthe apologised for changing the of various bases, adding de-T + places they had never even subject of his talk atthe last T tailed knowledge of the par-*?, known to exist. ?" r


minute - instead of;slidesv» ticularmachines.’ ^


back memories for some in jects, and on many slides he the audience as heconduct--' demonstratedhowbychoos- ed the members round vari-.J< 'ing a certain angle, or waiting


ouspartsoftheLowlandsarid ' ’ for sun and clouds to move, Highlands by mearisofcolour.he captured a ray o f light on slides and a most knowledge- - water or cloud to compose able and interesting com- ■ - a scene where others would mentary..' '■ •


s\ •"•-' •:. have closed the camera and > _ Beingprofessionallyasso- ‘gone home. : John Webb gave a well­


showing England he was,,-, .The.speaker ably,ieiriv -deserved vote o f thanks showing Scotland.


i,,.'?-/ onstratedhisgiftfordelving-heartilyendorsed by ap-


Nevertheless he brought ■ ., behind the scenes ofhis sub- ■ plause from the audience. - The next meeting of the


Probus will be at 10-45 am in the Pendle Club, Lowergate, Clitheroe.on Friday March. 7th, when Mr. Peter Logan will talk about “Behind The Bamboo Curtain - Mysteri­ ous North Korea”. Enquiries to 01254 823982.


at two


Police appeal for witnesses after attempted burglaries ops •


Police are app ealing for infor; mation after two attempted burglaries'at newsagents in Clitheroe.


- Both took place on the night ofFriday, February 14th. The first was.at a newsa­


gents shop on Whalley Road where the offenders tried,and failed, to smash the front door .window. : : .. . They then tried to smash a


side door, butagain they failed before leaving the scene. The


' Second incident happened


: 'on the same night at a news* ■ - gents on Henthorn Road. - 7 / ■ ■ /The offenders smashed;


a side window, but this was - blocked from the. inside by refrigerators and so they were ; unable to get in. ' ' ■ • ' > They then forced open a;


, ■ wooden door,butitis thought' that they'were spotted by neighbours and made good their escape.


> Officers investigating .


.. frame and that they were most -w*


, thesetwooffencesbelievethat they are linked due to the time


; likely committed bythesame .offenders.,


, PC Sally Biggar, whois in-' vestigating said, “Ifanyone no?


•.ticed any suspicious activity intheareaovernightbetween


ithei4th and 15th of February


.■ then I would urge them to contact us by calling the non emergency number of 101.”


out all the stops to help a char- Se^r‘ . T r“ St °.rientated charity and e sp e - .


ity close to the heart ofone of ’ back to host the trSnfngTe"- t3 t°h ^ ro e a”thaSStronglinkS its employees. ■


Joanne Thompson said"


ThelatestmeetingofBolland . Gardening Club was heldon-i tlie mostatrocious night this "■ year.-r with heavy rain and_ 4 howling wind and a Met O f f h flee warning not to go out un-Vf: less essential?, x 'i 's ; _ ‘ J


S E S S f t 2 3£ ! ^ £ ± £ Chance to help Chernobyl ki*


members with her extensive knowledge, and explained ‘ how the Ottomans control-.


led the trade routes from the : Middle, and Far East to Eu-' r o p e ? 'f ' .


v - 7 Despite:this, a n um b e t i : of hardyfsouls made i t to>-= hear garden historian RUth i f ? Thumhill speakabout how b


■ the British Isles inherited \ plants from the Ottoman and, later?theHapsburg empires. ■ MrsThurnhillfescinated -■


i f . Sheshowed;pictures of' sultans,* who'already had • gardens when this country-


■ had none.- Gradually over ■■' the years plants were intro- - duced to this "country by fa­ mous plant hunters.'


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' She mentioned John Tra- descant and his son for their


workduringthei7th Century as gardeners and designers, ’and Swedish-born Carl Lin-


; :naeus who, in the 18th Cen­ tury, laid the foundations for


■ the modern biological nam- : ing scheme of plants. Mrs


7’Thurnhill was thanked by t Jim Tippetts, forwhatthefew f members there described as f a wonderful evening. Due to the poor attend­ ance, the AGM was post­


poned until the next meeting on Wednesday, March 12th.


The Clitheroe branch o f Friends of Chernobyl’s Chil­ dren are once again Hold-1


ing their popular soup lunch fund-raiser. ,


. It will be held on Saturday


March 22nd, at the United Reform Church at the top of Moor Lane. All are welcome . to drop in any time between


11 am and 2 pm for home made soup and fresh bread, which


can be eaten in or taken away. As well as raising vital


funds to support the work of the charity, which is run-


• entirely by local volunteers, the event will give people the chance to find out more about theworkofthegroupandhow- to get involved. Plans are well underway


for the 2014 visit, with 12 chil­ dren arriving in June to stay :■ with local host families, and 7 members of the charity are keen to welcome new people ■ on board to help out with all


^aspects of the running the group.


- ■ Members ofthe group will


< be on hand throughout the lunch to chat about the work


•ofthe group and how people • can get involved, including


* fund-raising, helping out with activities during the children’s


visit or hosting children in fh- ture years,.


" • For more" details about


the charity visit: facebook. com/ChernobylsChildren1


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the Clitheroe company, want- ed to helphis cousin; Joanne Thompson, previously a res­ ident o f Clitheroe,' after she tragically lost her daughter Millie, aged just nine months, in a choking incident in nurs­ ery at Cheadle Hulme in Octo­ ber, 2012. • i- :


Setting up a charity which


provides local communities with first aid courses specifi­ cally aimed at those caringfor young children has enabled 39 residents of Clitheroe in the p ast s ix months to receive


« r ~ E £ £ 2$SE A T K X S i S Keen to back Joanne’s life­


saving efforts, Signtec has donated time and materi­ als to ensure that a new Mil­ lie’s Trust charity car catches more attention and spreads


: the charity’s message even further. . n. -


. Michael Smith, of Signtec,


said: “This has been a chal­ lenging task, but it’s work we are very proud of and Signtec isproudtohelpsucha family-


hesTrusf io ensureiheir slaff ' board as a supported and the firstafd tramed m paediatric work done on the car is fabu-


lous. We get so many people looking at the car and stop­ ping us to say how great the car is and that it is creating a lot of attention.” ■ •


•■< Millie’s Trust will be back


. in town later in 2014 to host more courses and nursery bookings can be requested as and when needed. -


• For more information,


see www.milliestrust.com or contact the charity via Face- book or Twitter.


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