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;; A priest, who is in charge of :


!• three churches in the Ribble Valley, says thathe expects to retire in September. ••


ps/;5 Canon Rodney Nicholson '" walked from his home town of Lancaster through the Trough of Bowland to Clit-S heroe in 1961, little guessing /, that 30 years on he would begin a 25-year tenure as a priest in the town. -


; -As vicar of St Paul’s at Low , Moor, and priest-in-charge of Chatburn and Downham,:


; he has announced his plans, ; now since some reorganisa-


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Could von be a ‘face’ of charity?


Childrens’ charity Child Ac-\ tion. Northwest is making an appeal for. local families - to help with its forthcoming... rebranding. Aprofessionalphotoshoot


is being held at the charity’s headquarters in Wilpshire -


over the weekend of March 1st and 2nd and the organis- • ers need models to become the new “faces” of the charity.. - -- The charity has its roots


as Blackburn Orphanage, but now supports children, young people, families and commu- -


nities.As part of its ongoing. evolution it needs to develop


: a range of images that reflect and promote the work that it does in the 21st Century. The charity’s business de­


velopment director, Martin Hartley-Smith, explained: ='


“We are looking for people of5- all ages, abilities and ethnici->_ ties, males and females, sin-A.-‘ gles and couples, children and i- young people with an-urban street’ look to volunteer their ' ’


• time on that weekend.” f-r Every participant will re- f /


Russ is off to a flyer in his Mitsubishi Clitheroe’s Russ Thompson got his 2014 BTRDA campaign off to a fine start


- on last Saturday’s Weir Engineering Wyedean Forest Rally, emerging from the Forest of Dean as the top driver in the BTRDAProduction Gup class and fifth in the overall standings. The 26-year-old delivered a day of consistent


■: and precise stage times in only his second event in his new Mitsubishi Evo 9,building on a promising pre-season and more


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Get in the saddle for the Ribble Valley Ride...


A brand new “cycle sportive” event - the Ribble Valley Ride - is being jointly organised by the Rotary clubs of Clitheroe and Accrington for this sum- •mer.


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ing the event is well-known local estate agent Bill Honey-


- well, the current president of ? the' Rotary Club of Clitheroe and a committed cyclist him-.


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is Bill’s own rides, raising k thousands of pounds for can-


c cer charities, have included ■1 a mammoth 4,300-mile trek ' 1 around the entire coastline of Britain./.'- , ' .


■ 1 ■ "'•The inaugural Ribble Val- 5s ley Ride will take place .oil.-: Sunday.June 8th‘. ,


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eveiytypeofcyclist.Theywill ‘ range from the 100-mile elite - , route, taking riders into the


■ heart of the Yorkshire Dales,- through the 60-mile expert


_ course (as far as Malham), the 25-mile experienced route (to Gisburn) and also a five-mile easyrideaimedatfamiliesand absolute beginners. Surplus proceeds from the .


event will be donated to help theRosemereCancer Founda­ tion, which does so much good work in the'Lancashire and . Cumbria areas. Participants. :


■ are also encouraged to obtain^ - individual sponsorship, either i ; /for the Rosemere orfortheir,-.; ' own favoured charity,


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ceive copies of their photos and there will be food and drink and craft activities for..: children provided on the day between the modelling ses­ sions. To book a slot on ei­ ther day call Martin on 01254 244700 ' -


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The title is not an award for past-service, but indicates a commitment to high stand­


ards of patient care, learning and leadership. - Nurses who hold the title


benefit from developmental workshops, bursaries, net­ working opportunities and a shared professional identity. ‘ Lisa works as an advanced


nurse practitioner in the Rib- blesdale locality, based at Clitheroe Health Centre, pro­ viding care and support forv more than 300 care home pa­ tients, primary care and care


Lisa Cottrell, a community advanced nurse practitioner: for East Lancashire Hospitals


. NHSTrust, has been given the prestigioustitleof Queen’s Nurse by community nursing


charity.the Queen's Nursing Institute.


home staff. Her role involves proactively managing patients with long-term conditions to


prevent unnecessaryhospital admissions.


- She also works alongside


families, district nurses and the general practice teams to deliver high standards of


palliative and end of life care Lisa, who lives in Oswald-


‘ twistle,becameanurseini995 and since then has worked


• both in a hospital setting, at Pendleside Hospice, and as a community matron. •


. “Nursing for me is a pas­ sion and I am very lucky to


have a job which I enjoy and


- enables me to help others on a day-to-day basis,” said Lisa. “Being afforded the title of


Queen’s Nurse is a privilege and I will continue to work hard to raise the profile of


community nursingand, most importantly, continue to de­ liver excellent standards of


patient care on a daily basis.” Later in the year, Lisa will


be travelling to London where she and two community nurse


colleagues willbe awarded the title at the charity’s awards;


ceremony, held at the Com- ’ monwealthClub.


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■ Val Sibson, Deputy Chief - Nurse, said: “I would like to , congratulate Lisa on her sue-'


cess in being awarded this v title.


- ' h “I am fully aware: of the


commitment and dedication ‘ Lisa has made in her nurs-


ing career within our organ­


isation. We deeply value the ■- qualities of clinical nurse lead­ ers within the community di- - - vision and are very proud to ‘ Z have a Queen’s Nurse among our staff.” _


'• Queen’s Nursing Institute


director Crystal Oldman add­ ed: “Congratulations are due to Lisa for her success. “Community nurses oper­


ate in an ever more challeng- - ing world and our role is to support them as effectively ■ as we can. “The Queen’s Nurse title is


a key part of this and we would encourage other community nurses to apply.”


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u A 24-year-old man who went _ tovisithismotherinanursing


: ‘homeendedupstealing£20 ' from an 88-year-old resident’s handbag.' -


; xBlackburn magistrates j.heard that Michael" George Richards was caught rifling . through another elderly lady’s bag at the Croft NursingHome inWhalley.


And after leaving the home he went to a nearby.medical ■


■ - centre whereafter giving his details, he stole a computer


- monitor and paperwork.;::. Richards, of Brownlow


-Street, Clitheroe, pleaded guilty to. theft, attempted theft


. andburglary.Hewasjailedfor 12 weeks for the offences. Miss Catherine Allan (pros­


ecuting) said when Richards went to visit his mother the residents at the nursing home were at lunch and he was invit­ ed into a lounge and offered a cup of coffee while he waited. _ “He was left in the room


alone and a member of staff returned to find him rifling through a handbag. After he had left it became apparent that £20 was missing from an­ other handbag ” she said. Mr Andrew Church-Taylor,


in mitigation for Richards, said that since his releasefrom prison six weeks ago he had


- not been paid any benefits.- - “When he was placed in


, . “These were the acts of a desperate man.”


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. this room with the handbags, • temptation got the better of him,” said Mr Church-Taylor.


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