4 Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, December Slst, 1981


The disabled must not be forgotten


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/ Mr Brian Whittaker - Whalley Lions ■ , -.-


1981 was officially • designated as the “International Year of Disabled People” and has been marked in many ways by individuals, voluntary organisations and corpo­ rate bodies alike. As we step into 1982, I hope that those who suffer from some form of disablement will not be forgotten. •


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Way out of the tangle.


Canon John Hudson . Clitheroe Parish Church


ALONG a country road through the seasonal freezing fog there crept a little, convoy of five vehicles, each patiently following the tail-lights of the one in front.


Unfortunately, the first tail-lights were on a farm trailer going home. As it turned a bend and crawled into a farmy­ ard, the other four duti­ fully followed, to find themselves in utter con­ fusion amid barns and slush, from which it took them half the night to extricate themselves.


This story, of course, has its point, as a parable of men and n a t io n s struggling through the old year v by the dim light of their own crav- ' ings and impulses and finding themselves at the end of it in such a hopeless tangle that they are not sure how to get out.


The Christian answer to this tangle is a simple;


. sent. into the world to showmen the way' to . sort out the tangle and that if we followed his teaching and example, the world would be a much better place.


•one to write about, but a hard one to follow — that Jesus Christ was


Shall we all try it for " . 1982?


launched with the prime , object of focusing atten­ tion on the needs of the disabled and highlighting the various ways in which,'with a little help and understanding,- their : involvement in and con­ tribution ‘to society in general can be maximised. These needs will remain


The \ ap p e a l was


1 and it is up to the more fortunate of us to assist in any way we can.


However, let us not


stop solely with the dis­ abled. There are many areas where a little help and understanding can bring tremendous re ­ wards. Voluntary hospital services, youth work, the welfare of the aged and the fight against disease and illness are all areas which require support.


I t is not sufficient


simply to drop a coin in a collecting box or buy a raffle ticket, although fi­ nancial contributions are very necessary. If we are to make significant and lasting progress in these areas we must get in­ volved and give our time, ei th er individually or through an organisation.


The motto of Lions In­


. give their time, the lives of so many could be made a little brighter.


ternational is “We' serve” and .Lions members give, their time freely to help in many ways, both local­ ly and internationally. If only more people would


would ask your readers to adopt the phrase “Get in­ volved.” It can bring an enormous amount of satis­ faction;


As a theme for 1982, I


Let’s have more


loyalty


Fr E. X. Willoughby, . SS Michael and John’s Church


WILL 1981 go jlown in history as the Year of the Spy? Or, the Year of the Traitor maybe? But is a spy necessarily a traitor?


seem in rather, short supply these days. True, there is no 1 single major issue all agree about and no undisputed national or political leader. .


Either way, loyalty can


' Of those who lived through .it, even those very young at the time, who does not remember with emotion the wave of patriotism and loyalty that swept the country under the leadership of Winston Churchill and sustained us through the1


'darkest days of the war. Loyalty to him, even in


political opponents, to the Royal Family, to our country and to the cause of freedom and right. .


True, we now see that


some very .wrong deci­ sions were made; in so far as our loyalty strayed from Christian values, it was misguided.


unshakeable Christian loy­ alty is no less now than at any time in our history.


The need for sincere,


so much genuine concern and idealism in the world today, and so mucji that would be even better i f .


There is so much good,


' we always put God first, others next and self last . and if we always observed true Christian loyalties, loyalty within the family and home, loyalty to one’s community,' parish and Church, loyalty to one’s1 school, colleagues and country. . ’ And loyalty to one’s


fellow human beings,, especially the needy and the hungry. World hunger conquered in 1982?


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Always hope The Rev. John Salsbury, United Reformed Church 1 . m ......................


AS WE- wish each other a.-happy New. Year in the . early days of January, we sincerely hope that our wish will come true, and in more than a personal sense;


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Time to count your blessings


Coun; R.-P. Ainsworth . ■ Mayor of Clitheroe •


DURING the last few days it has been my plea-' sure to- be one of the: guests a t the Meteor Club for mentally hand­ icapped children and the Good Companions, a club for the elderly.


with the Good Compan- ■ ions, a- lady sang that-1 w o n d e r fu l old song “Count your blessings” and th e re in lies the theme of my message.


During the ; evening


but a very , short span. Why therefore must we spend time hating, envy­ in g , c om p la in in g , wishing?


At the most, life 1 has


would willingly change places with us: those, perhaps, who have lost their sight, who are tot­ ally deaf, mentally- hand­ icapped or suffer from incurable illness. Think on these things and then ask yourself “Do I count my blessings?” So as a new year


blessings, for many there must be. Look around you — and none of. us are so blind th a t we cannot see some soul in a far worse predicament.’ Many there <t are who


Why not count our


another year which seems to hold out little promise . of being any better than the last, our hoping is not characterised by much ex­ pectancy.'* We hope things will* im­


But .as • we begin


prove, of course. We hope things will improve for the economy. ■ We hope things will improve in Northern Ireland. We hope things will , improve in East-West relation- i ships: We hope things will • improve for the millions suffering from hunger and deprivation and injustice in many parts of the world. We hope . . . . . . I recently came across a


little phrase in one of St Paul’s letters that I had never noticed before: “yet always there was hope.” St Paul was writing


Ayoid.the slanging matches


Mr David Waddingtoii, . Clitheroe Division MP ;


■goodwill and good luck to all my constituents : — , right, left and centre.


I HAVE greai pleasure in sending • this;. message _ of


, One of. the pleasures oj


■ stituents recognise that their members are trying to do a decent job.


being MP for a North- * East Lancashire seat is that hereabouts Party bit­ terness • never goes: very deep. MPs set out to serve all their electors regard­ less of Party, and con-


That does not mean..


about the sense of frustra­ tion and incompleteness which characterises the life of mankind and- the life of the world. But he shares his vision of a' new world that is to be born o u t* of the tensions and contradictions of the present. The transforming factor.


dawns, let us meet our ■ fellow men with a smile,. a h a n d s h a k e : and a cheerful word. Then, I am sure, all of us will be much happier. A lw ay s r em em b e r


“Sad tho’ I be, ’tis far happier I am when I see a smile upon another’s, face.”


- . Our times, no less than St Paul’s, call for us to be a hopeful, people, not with facile optimism, but with the sustaining hope that is ■ grounded in the God whose world this is, who came in Christ, and who s till comes wherever Christ is welcomed and his way followed.


• of our humari expectation, but the strong, confident, forward - looking hope of those who live by the Christian vision: the hops which surrounds and undergirds all our human hoping, because it looks ■ not to what man may do, but to what God has done, and will do, and is doing now, among a people with whom Christ has come to dwell. -


is hope. Not the “hoping, against hope” of so much


.for our town or village — than on those which divide.


' things which unite its — love of the Queen, loyalty to our country, pride in our county and affection


there should not be proper argument and debate. of the issues of the day. It does mean that we should be sure we are pretty careful to avoid slanging matches and that we con­ centrate far more on the


for a Party, let alone com m itm en t to an ideology.


than zeal '■


how fortunate ive are to live in this part of the country. Certainly each, weekend when 7 return home to Sabden I count my blessings; and I am sure that as the old year draws to. a close that is what most of us are doing.


I think I said last year '. - ,


fo r which we can be th a n k fu lA n d because this is so, we can start the New Year with confi­ dence, determined to do our best to be decent citi­ zens and mindful of the needs of others.


Times have not been easy, but there is so much


HoW much more valu­ able are these *


Put your trust i n


, Commander


’. The Rev/James Needham, . - Trinity Methodist. Church


; sun and I wish all .its passengers “Bon voyage:” I hope ' i t will be a year in which some real progress is made for world peace.


SPACESHIP Earth begins another journey round the


: v Millions of people are praying-; that - the - special United Nations session on world disarmament will - result in verified multi­ lateral reduction of\ the: appalling wastage on arms. Whether it will lead to


a fairer sharing of the life support systems among the third-class passengers remains .to be seen. It is 10 years since Anthony T u ck e r w ro te about Spaceship Earth and the threats to its survival. Meanwhile, the greediest passengers are thq ship’s


Take pride in a job


Chamber of Trade


well done Mr Sid Moore,


:


. re-thinking in the world of commerce and small busi­ ness and really earning the rewards we are paid. . When' we" do receive, money, be it oiir own (or • other; people's for which we are accountable) we should ensure that it i s ; used in the best possible . way.


I KNOW that this- is a time for. striking out, for


waving or organised marches are, the way forward. The old British sense of


I do not believe banner I


pride in a job well done is the quality most needed in this day and age. * I .grant this is not a


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upturn in investment-and a little honest sweat will, make it.worthwhile. *s If we must have the


popular line of thought but it will bring home the bacon. , I believe there is an


“Right to work” then em p lo y e rs have th e Right to expect us to”


-Y-ear fully resolved to ' have a go. Our resources have to:


future of our country even though we seem to have more than our share of people who feel everyone else owes them, a living. Let us * go into the New


name.


ing of slogans and put our " 'effort where our mouth is. Maybe 1982 is coming


be used in such a way th a t everyone gains. There will be no prosperi­ ty without risk and a degree of that risk should be borne by all our adult community. ■■■■■.>. Let us cease the spout-.


in like a shorn lamb. ’ Make it go out a lion.


Do a little good for worse off


• Mr Robert Berry, Clitheroe Round Table


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.The New Po|a


I WOULD like to say thank you to all the people of Clitheroe and. surrounding areas for all ; their help and the way they have given so gener­ ously to all- our various charitable causes during the past 12 months; • . During, the - past year we have been able to help,' people throughdut the Ribble ,Valley 'with not only financial aid,:but also.,, physical help, and our ties’ with groups which ■ assist the mentally and physical- *; ly disabled in the area - have continued to prog-, ress. Besides- the help we


give locally, being- a; member of a worldwide organisation*;we* can, through our Round Table . colleagues * in other * coun-f, tries, give .financial assist-; ance to the- u n d e r ­ privileged. ,


■One message I would - vi


like! to give readers as a whole- is to t ry .the, philosophy* of'Round Tab- * lers,'* which lis : to :enjoy/t yourself both in fellowship and fun, make; the . very; best of; the -year ahead;; an’d still have a,'good titne - whenever, you: tare able.


! yourselves. - It.’ costsvery; little: and makes * them • and; ou feel a great’ideal’


little bit ofgood for,-those, who , are.worse ■ off ^than.


But most of' all, do a; , i 1


this well-watered vale in the* northern hemisphere hope that the sun will reveal; itself rather more on this year’s journey! We can then- enjoy the; open spaces without having to •emerge in nylon, quilting and wool. We might even get the exterior painting done on some village chapels. Personally I’m not very


greatest enemies. ■ - . ; , Those of lis who live in


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, This service is about re­ newal of commitments and being ready to trust’ the Spaceship Commander for the journey ahead. ’ Meanwhile,, as Jesus said to his disciples — “One day at a time.”*


hot on New Year revolu­ tions. Perhaps this is be­ cause the church to which I belong attaches import­ ance to a “covenant” ser- vice-as the first service of the year.


Community that really cares


Coun. John I. Walmsley, ' Mayor of Ribble Valley


IT IS all too frequent that reading or listening to the news one is left with a feeling that there is only bad news. .It has certainly been


in return for a fair wage and continuity of effort.; : I have faith in the ■


. who contribute so much to help the . old, , sick, needy and the young to a fuller life.


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the' contribution to the quality of life by music and drama groups ’ and the many., organisations who enrich,'our • leisure m om en ts : '’.-- 1982 will not be an


We must not forget


lages and towns all make a'very attractive environ­ ment in which to live. It is, however, people who translate that, attractive environment into the l iv in g - c a r in g .’com-, munities in which it- is. our privilege to reside. ; '- . I have been tremend­ ously impressed by. the amount of voluntary work by many individu­ als and organisations


my experience that in Ribble Valley we have a great deal to be thankful for. ;Our countryside, vil­


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ford, Martin T gational minist ried at the ch' Beverley Bakei Zealand. Mr David St


over as Ribble trict Education lowing the ret Mr Fred Calvei Clitheroe Di


Mr David Wadi comes Junior the Departme Environment Cabinet reshufl Ribblesdale


cuts down on and the use contractors as recession in t industry. The retirem


Kathleen Simps years at the L Inn, Waddingt a family link nearly a cent “ Alan John


of West Bradf at Clitheroe R mar School, is ■ exhibition to lege, Cambridg Bellringers


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Make it a year of


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WE are living in difficult times; some would even go further than that and describe them as strange times. Nevertheless, in this


•world, we have, a tre­ mendous amount to be thankful for. . ■ We have the further ad­


country of ours, compared with what is happening in various p a r ts of the


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