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THURSDAY, JANUARY 4th OUR USUAL


BIQ REDUCTIONS I Here’s a thought or two for the New Year


Reach out across the world


The Rotary movement, by the presidents of the Clitheroe (Rtn John Myers) and Ribblesdale (Rtn Frank Haworth) clubs.


ROTARY is an international organisation involv-


'ing 830,000 business and professional men in 17,000 clubs spread over 154 countries. Our international president this year is Clem Renouf, an Australian, whose message is “reach out.”


Many worse


off


than YOU


Coun. Bob Ainsworth Mayor of Clitheroe


AS a year ends, and another dawns, let us think for a moment as we wish our fellow men that all too familiar saying “A happy New Year.” Would you care to join


me in my 1978 Christmas festivities, walk with me along those hospital cor­ ridors, through the wards, and see those less fortu­ nate lying there. Or come with me to


those homes where chil­ dren have been cast aside by t h e i r p a r e n t s , unwanted. Or visit one-parent


their eyes and say, will it be a happy new year?


families where mum or dad had to go into hospital and the children taken into care. Look at their faces, into


visit those children who, through no fault of their own, are born sub-normal, and have to bear that cross through life. I write with a deep sense


of feeling and shame because I, as Mayor of Clitheroe, blessed with good health and all my faculties, have this Christ­ mas, gone through this wonderful experience. Read this again, then


less procession of “strik­ ers” who think only of themselves, and, by their greed make those with no “union” backing tighten their belts another notch. For them will it be a happy new year? Again, join me when I


Then we have the end­


intended, primarily, for Rotarians, we feel it could be a precept for anyone to follow. It also ties in with our motto — “Service above self," in the case of our clubs the keynote being service to the com­ munity. The Ribble Valley is


While this message is


very well provided with service organisations, which raise money for many deserving charities, locally and world-wide. But community service


is not just raising money. It also involved personal se rvi c e . Here again, Clitheroe is very well served. Projects which spring to mind are the Talking Newspaper, and the transport provided for the elderly and infirm to take them to certain social functions throughout the year. Let us continue to do


with a helping hand. But don’t let us be too paroc­ hial. In a world continually “shrinking” through mod­ ern communication techni­ ques, let us reach out, not just across the room but across the world. Let us all try to make


this, but let all of us — whether or not we are members of an organisa­ tion — be always on the lookout for ways of assist­ ing those less fortunate than ourselves. Let us all “reach out"


AS IS OUR CUSTOM AT THE TURN OF THE YEAR, WE HAVE


INVITED ‘THE LEADERS O F TH E CIVIC, RELIGIOUS;COMMER­ CIALAND COMMUNITY LIFE OFTHE RIBBLE VALLEY;TO TELL; READERS OF THEIR EXPECTATIONS; HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS :


FOR THE, 12 MONTHS AHEAD.


Renew hope and faith and l o v e


Fr E. X. Willoughby Parish Priest


Cathol ic Chur ch , an d s e em in g l y th e wh o l e world, r e jo i c ed in the e l e c t ion o f Pope John Paul I o f the enchanting smile and cheerful wit. Then, a f t e r 33 b r i e f


L A S T A a g u s t ,


d a y s — t r a g e d y and d e a t h . Mil li o n s felt orphaned for the second time in a few weeks. Why had things happened this way? Amid the bewilder­ ment and dismay, many were the sp e cula t ions ; had the Cardinals made a mistake? Was God show­ ing His disapproval? And yet — as in so


The year of the child


Jo h n P . Newbe r ry, Clitheroe Round Table chairman.


“ HAPPY New Y e a r .” How many times have you heard that phrase during the last week, and how many times will you hear it during the next 51 weeks?


the world a better place in which to live. Let us reach out with a hand of friend­ ship in 1979 for the benefit of mankind.


Recognise problems of your fellow men


Mr Terry Barton, presi­ dent, Whallcy Lions.


ask yourself. Was it my purpose in life to think only of myself, or was it to make life for others — A happy New Year? In closing may I quote a


little poem: The best and sweetest


things in life, arc the things we cannot buy, The music of the birds at dawn, the rainbow in the


sky, The dazzling magic of the stars, the miracle of tight, The precious gift of health and strength, of hearing speech and sight. The peace of mind that crowns, a busy life of work well done, A faith in God, that deepens as you face the setting sun. The boon of love, the job of friendship as the years go by, You find the sweetest blessings, are the things you cannot buy.


Slaidburn carol


service


presented an item in which a recitation“The Christmas child's birthday” was given by David Simpson. Also t a k i n g p a r t w e r e Emmel ine and Arwen Guest, Esther and Reuben Parsons and David Harri­ son. The children then sang the carols “Away in a manger” and “Little Jesus, Christmas Lord," accom­ panied at the organ by Mrs Margaret Harrison. On his recorder David Harrison


vice was Mr J. A. Wooff. The carols were selected by the Minister from sug­ gestions by the congrega­ tion at recent Sunday ser­ vices. Top choice was “O come all ye faithful.”


played “The holly and the ivy.” The organist for the ser­


Church the Minister in charge, the Rev. Ward Jones, led a carol service. S e v e n r e a d i n g s interspersed the carols. Readers were Sheila Har­ rison, Carol Shepherd, Neville Harrison, Norman Wood, Rosemary Cross, Pamela Redmayne and George Simpson. Sunday School children


At the Me thodi s t


IN this, the ninth year of its Charter, Whalley and district Lions Club can look back with great pride on its past achievements in helping the community of Whalley and surrounding districts. However, in these days


ins t ant good int ent unsupported by continu­ ous caring, the annual Christmas card to a rela­ tive, perhaps, who we ignore for the rest of the year or the occasional expensive toy from a busy parent to their child when a daily hug would mean so much more.


We are all guilty of


thought in mind that the United Nations Move­ ment marked the whole of 1979 as “The Year of the Child.” During this coming year many organ­ isations, including Round Table, will be doing everything within their power to make a better life for our children and, in so doing, to insure our own future. Only if our children grow up in a world of kindness and continuous caring for one another can there be any hope of lasting peace.


It was with such a


Look ahead with enthusiasm


T h e Rev . G . W . S . Knowles, Me t ho di s t Superintendent Minister


On a more parochial


of the Welfare State, we cannot become complacent; there are still many people and sections of our society that are passed by or for­ gotten by the beaurocrats. Nevertheless, it is to the


level, we in Clitheroe Round Table intend to continue our policy of continuous care of the community, not only for the young but for all ages.


great majority of our com­ munity, who are quite cap­ able of looking after them­ selves and their families that this message is


directed. The first objective of


“Lionism” is to “create and foster a spirit of under­


standing throughout the peoples of the world.” We in the Whalley Club


few in numbe r and although dedicated to our purpose, we also need the community as a whole to join with us in this objec­ tive. I am therefore appealing


have tried to follow this objective in our own com­ munity in the past and will continue to do so in the future, for only by first understanding our own neighbours can we ever hope to start understand­ ing other peoples in the far corners of the world. However, we are only


limited, and demands on us are heavy but wherever and whenever we can help we will, not just once a year but continuously throughout the year. For this reason, on behalf of Clitheroc Round Table, may I wish you all not just a Happy New Year, but a Happy Year.


Our r e s our c e s are


being let down any more. So we take refuge in the past and try to nerve ourselves against the


WALK ALONG THE WAY TO PEACE


The Rev. John Salsburv, minister of the United Reformed Church


to all the people of Whal­ ley, Clitheroe and sur­ rounding areas, to devote a little time and thought, in 1979, to understanding the problems of their fellow men and, in so doing, bring a little compassion to bear on these problems.


Annual party


The children from St


Joseph’s School, Hurst Green were joined by par­ ish priest Fr Paul McGill, teachers and staff for their annual party. After the meal films were shown and the children played games, before the arrival of Father Christmas who dis­ tributed presents from the tree. The party was organ­ ised by the St Joseph’s Ente r t ainment Com­ mittee.


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A PEACEFUL and pros­ perous New Year! So we wish and hope for each other as 1979 begins. The wish for prosperity may seem to be more approp­ riate coming from a busi­ ness than from a church leader, but true prosperity has a religious dimension which goes far beyond the economic sphere and reaches out towards the total well-being of all the people. It is a dimension we


must not neglect if we want our wish t.o have any chance of coming true. In the Bible, as in our New Year greeting, pros­


perity is linked together with peace, and the peace of which the Bible speaks is prosperity’s precondi­ tion. Such peace is not sim­


ply a negative absence of war and strife, but a posi­ tive embracing of justice and integrity throughout society.


whole range of our rela­ tionships: within the fam­ ily, in the community, in industry and commerce, and throughout the world.


It has to do with the


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health and wholeness of th e human f ami l y everywhere. Such peace is not the result of human engineering, but


It has to do with the


grounded in the purposes of God and cannot be reached in a society that rejects his will.


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rating the birth of one who was called the Prince of Peace. His life exemplified God’s way of peace. Our true prosperity will be found along that way.


In God’s economy it will


be found nowhere else, and to wish you a peaceful and prosperous New Year is to invite you to walk along that way.


We have just been celeb­ Carol singers from VILLAGE


Slaidburn WI were joined by families and friends for a'tour of the village. First stop was Rock


House, home of Col. L. C. King Wilkinson, where coffee, mince pies and cakes were served. Then, warmed and strengthened, the carollers went on their way round the village, fin­ ishing at the Hark to Bounty where they sang to guests and residents. At the invitation of Mr and Mrs Pe t e r Hey they enjoyed a hot supper. On the morning and


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MOST of us, as we grow older, find it hard to get enthusiastic about the future. For one thing we feel, as the years pass, that there is less and less future left to us. And, with our waning powers, we do not know how we are going to cope even with what there is. For another, so many of the hopes and dreams we have cherished at various stages in our life have come to nothing, that we have grown cynical. We do not want to risk


future, instead of looking forward to it enthusiasti­ cally. I think that is a pity. It


is also contrary to the spirit of the New Testa­ ment. Of course, those f i rst Christ ians were always reminding them­ selves and others of what God had done in the past. Of how, long ago, he had delivered his people from


Egypt-And of how, more recently, he had acted for men's salvation in Jesus Christ. But there was no kind of nostaligia in their thinking about the past. Far from wanting to


to the Romans, “is nearer now than when we first believed.” Each year that passes brings it nearer and there is an eternity in which to enjoy it. Go for­ ward, then, in hope. Go forward with God.


hide behind it they saw it as a sort of springboard into the future — a future bright with hope. Can we recapture their vision? Can we be so confident in God, so sure of the triumph of his loving purposes for the world and for each of us individually, that we shall not fear the power of any adversary — not even the loss of our own physical powers? “Salvation,” wrote Paul


t h e


many things — a simple answer was close. The Mass for the day after the n ew P o p e ' s d e a t h reminded us “A thousand years are as a day in your sight. ” What is time to God? A


thousand years, 33 days, a fraction o f a second; God achieves what He wishes according to His designs, not ours.


hearts, that would have opened up by the end of S ep t emb e r b e c a u s e o f


ind e e d the


August, 197S who could have for ese en the p o s ­ s i b i l i t i e s ,


At the beginning o f


these events? And who can unravel t h e m y s t e r y o f


interaction o f God’s eter­ nal loving purposes and th e i r w o r k in g out in human time scales? But, though God is not


t he


limited by time, we are and at New Year when better to thank God for His gift to us o f time and all that goes with it; to resolve to make better use o f it in future; to thank God for all His gifts and to resolve to tackle the problems o f our lives and times with renewed hope and faith and love?


NO NEED FOR PESSIMISM


Conn. Harry Riding, Ribble Valley Mayor


I WELCOME this opportunity to send greetings


for the New Year to the people of Ribble Valley. Now is the time for us a lUo look forward with


eager anticipation to 1979. This will be a year of opportunities for us all. An opportunity to contri­ bute more to the society in which we live — to follow the example of those in the community who give their time readily to help the old, the sick and the young to lead happier lives and, in doing so make our lives more complete. During my year of office / have been tremend­


ously impressed by the contribution which all our local voluntary, cultural, sporting and artistic organisations make lo the rich fabric of life in the


Ribble Valley. I refuse to be pessimistic about the state of our


society when I can read every week in this very newspaper about the vast amount of voluntary work which people in all areas of the Borough are doing to help others. We arc fortunate, indeed, to posses such a wide


BAROMETER SET FAIR


Mr Peter Field, President of Clitheroe and District Chamber of Trade


CLITHEROE traders look forward to the New Year with optimism and confidence. We are most fortunate in having a high leve of employment in this district and, with the local industrial barome­ ter set fair, things agur well for the future


our members are closely concerned with a host of local community activities and organisations which will receive our continued support.


are particularly anxious to see more car -parking facilities. The new “off street” parking system introduced at the begin­ ning of December undoub­ tedly eased things during the hect ic build-up to Christmas, and promises to be a successful move.


As traders, however, we


Chamber of Trade commit­ tee, under the chairman­ ship of our immediate past president, Mr John Cow- gill, is looking into ways in which we believe parking a r r angement s can be improved.


But now a spec ial


will be co urteously received and examined by the Ribble Valley Council and that, between us, we can devise something to make the town a better place for the motorist to come to work and shop.


We are sure our efforts


strides are being made to improve the look of our town centre, with long out­ standing eyesores disap­ pearing and new buildings taking their place.


Me anwhi l e , g r e a t


new or altered premises stay in keeping with the character and general charm of the town.


It is essential that these


range of involved people — may their work go from strength lo strength and may 1979 be a year of happiness and progress for you all!


counters, the aim will be to continue to provide the friendly personal service so sadly lacking in the “concrete jungle" shopping centres which dominate most of our modern towns, but which give Clitheroe that something special.


For our part, behind the


prosperity of the town. Individually, many of


Don’t leave Him out


The Rev. John Hudson,


Vicar of Clitheroe and Rural Dean of Whalley


paper , and the world seems full of darkness rather than light, and of ill- will instead of goodwill, whether nationally or internationally. What then has gone


is wrong is that we leave God out of most of our calculations, of our hopes and plans, of our words and actions. It is not only non-believers who leave Him out, Christians are often equally guilty too. So my New Year mes­


wrong, wrong with the lives of men and women, wrong with God’s purpose of Light and Goodwill? It is my belief that what


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