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Trust’s new director is Langho resident


A Langho woman has been appointed a director at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT). x - With immediate effect, Gill Simpson takes lip the reins as Executive Director ofOperations. . • Kevin McGee, ELHT Chief


Executive Officer, said: “I am absolutely delighted to wel­ come Gill into our Executive Management Team.” In her new role, Gill is re­


sponsible for the day-to-day operations’ at the Trust’s five hospitals, including emer­ gency and urgent care. Gill’s 30-year NHS career


began as a staff nurse and Ward Sister before health service management roles with responsibilityfor hos- . pital and community servic-


es and her most recent work as divisional general manag­ er at ELHT since December 2010.


Outside work Gill enjoys


spendingtimewithherfam-. ily, mountain/road biking and fell walking.


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An orienteering course is set to be up and running at Clitheroe Castle in the new year.


Ball is a real boost for 2014 Poppy Appeal Clitheroe Royal British Legion held


apoppybailattheRBLchib, Whalley Road, tohelpboost this year’sPoppy Appeal total.* v


The event was well-attended and a total of £702 was raised by various means,


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including the sale of hand-knitted poppiesbyMargaretTaylor,Florence


Atkinson and Pat Baron, which raised a totalof£265. Ralph (Ian) Fullerton and Damien


Starkietookpartinasponsored “Oct- LOOKING BACK i s 1 0 0 Y EA R S A GO Extras for a delicate child


“IF YOU ARE that way inclined arid wish tospend a little extra on the children’s food, you may buy either cream, or malt, qrcod liveroil and malt mixed together. They are most useful as extras fora delicate child or one with a weaker disposition. And lastly, neverfbrgetthatchifdren need lots and lots of fresh food; it must not all be out of tins. If you give the child cheap sweets before meals, for example,you give him a halfpenny to spend on rubbish to nibble on his way home from school, you will not be easily forgiven. You will be packed off to the recruiting camp quick smart, where no-one is permitted to have any food at ali until the time that the bugle blows.”


5 0 YEARS AGO Cheaper rail fares


BRITISH RAIL HAS introduced new cheap . weekendticketsfromlancashiretoLondonon


Fridays. The selected stations, for what British Rail term an experiment are Accrington, Blackburn, Burnley, Preston, Blackpool, St Annes and Lancaster.


class. Normal feres from Blackburn to London via Preston are £5 8s second class and £8


Return fares are £3 second class and £ 410s first 2s first


class. Passengers using the new weekend tickets will be able to travel to London by any train on Friday afternoon, Saturdays and Sundays, returning by any


train onSaturday,Sunday or Monday of the same weekend. Passengers must, however, travel via


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2 5 Y EA R S A GO St James’Church


“CUTHEROE’S ST JAMES'Church celebrated


its150thanniversaryonSunday... and received a fantastic birthdaypresentof£6,000 f rom . parishioners. Tha money was donated during a weekend which rangedfromadayofprayerand a prayer breakfast on Saturday, to acelebratory service onSunday morning. Five former vicars were among the congregation to hear the Bishop of Burnley, the Rt Rev Ronald Milner, preach. The money raised overthe weekend will pay forthe recent weather-proofing and painting of the outside of the church. Whilst parishionerswere praised, itwas noted by the vicar that £14,000 nowneeded to be raised to decorate the inside of the church.1


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sober”, in which they abstained from alcohol for the entire month, raising a totalof£237. Some £200 was raised by raffle and ticket sales, bringing the to­ tal raised for the 2014 Poppy Appeal to £11,708.45.


probably the most expen­ sive being the Drinks by the Dram: The Whisky Advent Calendar, retailing at a mere £149-95 and no doubt reflect­ ing the tradition that the Wise Men brought the Baby Jesus a bottle of single malt as a fourth, yet previously unreported, gift. Not interested? Then how


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about the Ann Summers - Naughty Advent Calendar? With this you will find a nude male model lounging


he season of Advent begins on Sunday. Have you boughtyourad­ vent calendar yet?


There is plenty of choice,


at the foot of a Christmas tree clutching a strategically placed festive parcel. You can open 24 windows containing pieces of chocolate shaped as “bums, boobs and willies”, which, of course, isjust what Christmas is all about. For heavy metal fans


there is one which depicts Santa with his foot on a crushed skull and a devil’s- horns hand gesture; why re­ strict the devil to Halloween, poor chap. And for the little girl? How about the Barbie calendar offering a different fashion accessory for each day- because, as we know, the true meaning of Christ­ mas is about “me and what


Orienteering, the outdoor ad­ venture sport that exercises the mind and body, is gaining


popularity across the UK. The route that is fully accessible. navigation skills orforanyone enteering.” Work is underway aim is to navigate in sequence with eight points. The course who loves the outdoors. between points marked on'a coversthewholeoftheCastle


to install control points and “It is suitable for all ages thecourseisontracktobegin


map. It does not matter how grounds and takes in many and fitness levels, families, in the newyear. Maps costing young, old or fit you are, asyou well-knownfeaturesandsome the elderly and those with £2 will be available from the can run, walk or jog the course that are not so well known. at your own pace.


restricted mobility, and any- RVBCoffices.Visitorlnforma-


The Clitheroe Castle velopment officer for Ribble active, as well as groups and Pool, all in Clitheroe, over the course will have several ValleyBorough Council, said: team-building exercises. routes, ranging from easy “Orienteering is a great sport


Peter Fletcher, sports de- one who wants to get more tion Centre and Ribblesdale comingmonths.


“The Castle grounds and .. • More details are avail-


with seven points to difficult for runners,joggers and walk- parkland are rich and varied, able from Peter Fletcher on with 16 points, including a ers who want to improve their and a fantastic venue for ori- 01200414435.


THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK


I want” I And not forgetting the boy. How about the Lego Star Wars calendar with ' Darth Vader as Santa - pre­ sumably Father Christmas, fed up with being the icon of kindness, giving and jollity, now moonlights as one of.the classic baddies. Yes, let’s de­ stroy a planet for Christmas. All this is quite a new take


on the traditional (but per­ haps not “cool”) Christmas message of peace, goodwill and the gift of Christ to a troubled world, particular­ ly those who have nothing. But calendar/card/present makers and retailers are not interested in such people - they can’t buy, buy, buy; after


all, Christmas is about mak­ ing money. Of course, try finding a


calendar (perhaps one with shepherds, angels, a star and a donkey) which fittingly reflects Advent as the time for preparing ourselves spiritually for the coming of the Christ-child at Christ­ mas and heightening the anticipation of the great feast -particularly as children


' re-trace the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem- and you will probably strug­ gle.


Why is this? Because we .


live in a society which, on the whole, is uninterested in qualities such as love and


self-sacrifice, but much more interested in power, celebrity and self-promo­ tion. It is a society which can­


not wait for anything: so by the time December 25th arrives, people have been worn to the frazzle by a month or more of Christmas parties (only to be bored stiff in January),just as fireworks once reserved for Novem­ ber 5th go on for months. We want it all - and we want it now.


That is the problem with


Advent. It speaks of the im­ portance ofwaiting. It coun­ sels honest self-examina­ tion. It encourages an active


concern for those in need. It wants to make Christmas re­ ally special, and not simply another excuse for an orgy of spending and a mounting -cycle of debt. . Nevermind! Itwillsoon -


be time for me to open my ; Mickey Mouse themed cal­ endar (courtesy of the Mid­ dleton’s company-perhaps Prince George will have one), and I’m sure my wife can’t wait to attack her Advent calendar which features 24 mini nail polishes -just what Mary could have done with > ‘ as she made that long jour- ■ ■ neytoBethlehern! REV. CANON DR


PETERSHEPHERD Let’s see a real gesture


I think that everyone recognis­ es the need for newhousingin Britain. We are always being told


that this is so, especially the need for affordable housing. ' TheGovernmenthasstuck with its belief that the private.


. sectorwilldeliverthesehous- es. Affordable housing has been the reason spun by min- isterstojustifyhousebuilding wherever it has occurred. 1 We learned recently that


- thedevelopershavepersuaded the Government to drop this requirementforcertaindevel- opmentsj such as those suit­ able for rural villages'. So from whereare we going to get the affordable houses needed? Some people confuse


affordable.houses with so­ cial housing. They are not the same thing. Affordable houses are needed for the young and those on lower incomes who want to live arid work in the Valley and who the area needs.


As I See It... by Nick Walker,


chairman of Save Whalley Village


There will be a disastrous


effectontheValley’sageprofile without affordable properties coming onto the market. The developers hate afford­


able housing, as they can’t makethethousandsofpounds they make on a four or five bedroom housed What is par­ ticularly annoying is that the Government always sides with the developers and here is yet another example! There have been several


items questioning the effec­ tiveness of our MP in com­ batting the developers’ land grab in the Ribble Valley. Mr - Evanshassupportedeveryone who has objected to develop­ ments, turned up to meetings,


brought planning ministers


- to the Valley, held meetings in . Parliament with local repre- •


, sentatives and so forth. , • - Has any of this made any. difference to the outcome of


\ anything? Not So what could he do to help? ■ We’ve seen him involved


.; to explain that local plans are ! there to enforce Government • housing targets, not to give choice to local residents. Greg Mulholland MP, has


. Nigel should be challenging him in the House of Commons


, proposed a bill which would balance the rights of devel-


withapetitionfromLongridge , residents which he presented in Parliament, we’ve seen him as chairman of the North-West group of Tory MPs pictured with George Osborne. ! What the members of the


Save Whalley Village group want to see is something with more clout. Instead of congrat­ ulating George Osborne, Nigel


. and his colleagues should be berating him about the effect of all this building on the resi­ dents of their constituencies. When Brandon Lewis, the


latest housing minister, an­ nounces that local plans are at the heart of the Government’s reformed planning system


opers and those of local com­ munities. It contains some excellent measures to give local people what they really want. We have been asking Nigel if he will support this bill by speaking and voting in favour of it. Despite several attempts we have had no answer.


. Would he be prepared to


vote against the Government on such a bill? Would he vote against the affordable hous­ ing rule change? Would he make the ultimate sacrifice and resign his seat in protest at the way the Valley has been treated? Now those are real gestures!


A week ly lo o k at local issues, people and places -


Appeal for witnesses after £100k


burglary Police are appealing for in­ formation after burglars broke into a Ribble Val­ ley farmhouse earlier this week and stole £100,000 worth ofjewelleiy. . The thieves gained


: entry to the Clayton-le- Dale property through the back door before hunting out a safe containing the


jewels. The two thieves were caught on CCTV dragging the safe on a gar­ den chair through a field to the main road. It is believed the pair,


loaded the safe into a ve­ hicle before fleeing the Ribchester Road home. Police were called to


the scene to investigate the burglary, which happened between 6-20 and 6-25 pm on Monday. Officers are carrying


out an investigation arid need any potential wit­ nesses to contact them. Anyone with informa­


tion should call police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800555111..


Celebration


at Hairways Clitheroe hair salon Hair- ways is celebrating its 30th anniversary today. Ray and Debbie Stand­


ring, who run the salon in


' Moor Lane, Clitheroe, will be serving bubbly to every customer to mark their three decades in business. Debbie said: “Over the


.years we have met lovely customers.”


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