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Fireworks will help carers
Clitheroe Bonfire Night celebrations
FIREWORKS will fill the night sky and Guy Fawkes will get a warm reception when Clitheroe stages its annual Bonfire Night celebrations on Saturday.
This year the public event falls on November 5th and the bonfire will be lit in the Castle Grounds at 6-30 p.m.
As in past years, the event is organised as a combined effort between the Rotary Clubs of Clitheroe, Ribblesdale and Pendle View, together with Clitheroe Lions Club and Clitheroe Round Table. They also have continuing support and co-operation from the Police, Fire Brigade and St John’s Ambulance.
A Carer visits a Carers Anonymous Meeting !
Carers Anonymous Meeting Held 27th October 2011.
Good Evening Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen.
I hope you will forgive me for being terribly nervous as I am unaccustomed to public speaking.
I admit, here tonight before you all that I am a carer.
I first started caring about 10 years ago. I thought that it was a macho thing to do at the time. I was sure I could manage it, after all it seemed so simple and straightforward and I could fit it in with the other things I was doing, like full time work and general DIY round the house and garden.
Carer charities benefit from the new Health lottery
THE HEALTH LOTTERY: £200K CHEQUES FACTOR
By Ed Riley
FOUR charities were celebrating yesterday after pocketing nearly £200,000 in Health Lottery cash.
The payouts will help dementia sufferers, young carers and healthy living campaigns in Kent and Medway.
