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Hello, hello . . . what’s going on here?


Crowds thrilled by rooftop suspense


jingled, charity coffers swelled and goodwill streamed out from all corners of the town — even British Rail came in for unequivocal praise. The “Santa specials” were boarded by visitors


town bathed in pure magic, as fairy lights glowed, carollers serenaded the shoppers, musicians made merry and few could argue but that Clitheroe and District Chamber of Trade’s two-day shopping extravaganza was a soar-away success. Thoughts of the recession took a back seat as tills


foot. At the end of a bumper afternoon, the verdict was unanimous. The experience must be repeated. And it was. On Monday night the Castle topped a


THE spirit of Christmas poured into Clitheroe on Sunday, resulting in a magnificent hangover! Visitors came by train, coach, car and on


And Chamber votes the fun big success by VIVIEN MEATH


organ added to the atmosphere, with shops bursting at the seams and queues outside Santa’s grotto in Moor Lane.


■during the late-night Christmas opening — a fire- eater, young choristers and Slaidburn Silver Band putting the finishing touches to a weekend which will certainly be repeated in years to come. Throughout Sunday there were many reports of satisfied customers wending their way back home, promising to return, and, on the trains back to Preston, passengers who had made their first visit to Clitheroe were vowing to come back for more! All in all, Monday’s late-night extravaganza con­


On Monday night there was a repeat performance


cluded a weekend which will go down in the history of Clitheroe and District Chamber of Trade as one of the most successful ever.


, given to us by the ‘Advertiser and Times’ was cru­ cial to the success of the day. I would like to thank the paper and sponsor Sawley Glass, whose support was just as crucial,” added Mr Moore. In town on Sunday, the atmosphere wys terrific,


a lot more besides,” said RVR chairman Mr Peter Moore. There were words of praise for us too. “The help


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stalls, including Clitheroe Lions’ black peas, which proved such a tasty treat that they sold out during the afternoon. A fun-fair, bands and giant fairground


At the top of Castle Street there were various


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THOUGHT for Christmas


way how the angels, unable to contain themselves, simply had to come and make joyful melody in those Judean hills to announce the glad tidings of the hour to those humble sheep minders. Their descendants still tell the story of those angelic messengers of joy. Owing to the great census, Bethlehem was packed


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youth, standing at the door of the carpenter’s shop with the setting sun shining behind him. He is stretching out arms that have been tired through bench work. This throws a shadow, His shadow, in the form of a cross. As mother Mary sees it, she recalls with' a shudder the words of the devout old priest, Symeon, at her child’s consecration in the Temple, when he had foretold great things of that child, but said that in the end her own soul would be pierced as by a spear.


derful thing that has ever happened. Come . . . let lis adore Him, Christ our Lord.


JOE STANSFIELD {r.


Yes. The birth of the Christ Child is the most won­


brought to Jesus. Gold is a gift for a king, though this one was to reign not by force, but by love, not from a throne, but a cross. Incense, or frankincense, is the gift for a priest. The Latin word for priest is “pontifex,” which means bridge builder. A true priest builds a bridge between people and God. Myrrh is the gift for the one who is to die. It was used to embalm the dead. Jesus came in love to die for us. Holman Hunt has a famous picture of Jesus as a


that the story of the wise men coming to the cradle of Christ is only a lovely legend. We do not know what star the wise men saw, but records say that in the year that Jesus was born, a most unusual star shone brightly on the first day of the Egyptian month of Mesori. The star was known as Sirious, reported to have appeared at sunrise. The name Mesori means “The birth of a Prince" and to those men who watched the heavens closely, such a star, shining on the first day of that month, must have spoken to them as announcing the entry of a king into the world. There was a special significance in the gifts they


beyond reasonable capacity, so the holy family had to be content with most primitive accommodation. The babe was made comfortable in the most obvious place, the cattle food manger. The tiny babe was pro­ bably asleep when the shepherds arrived to kneel in homage before the new-born king. There is not the slightest need to think, as some do,


MANY mistaken notions and ideas about God had prevailed throughout the ages when, at the oppor­ tune time, Jesus came to show us what He is really like. The Romans, having conquered the then known world, had made good roads and established excellent communications between nations. The Greeks, using these, had given a common language to the people. The Jews were expecting their long promised Mes­ siah, thinking that He would come down from above in clouds of glory. When He arrived, they did not recognise the wonderful thing that had happened. They could never have imagined such a coming; a baby, for whom there was no room at the inn. The story of the shepherds reveals in a delightful


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new Jones retirement home development at Bowland Court, the first escape saw Nick manacled in police handcuffs attempting to free himself from the “Hou- dini bomb,” before it was released from a plane suspended from the crane and crashed to the ground below. A breathtaking second saw an attempt to perform the burning rope escape, with Nick bound in a strait


with aerial daredevil Nick Janson’s death-defying stunts thrilling the crowds during two performances. Dangling from the jib of a GOft crane sited on the


A MOMENT’S rest for busy Chamber of Trade officials Mr Peter Moore (scaled left) and Mr Barry Stevens (standing). The two popped into Apricot Meringue, runner-up in the traders’ com­ petition in the “most festive fun” category.


The first prize was awarded to staff at Ileycs


Chemist’s, with Coneron and Looming, the Moor Lane glass and china shop, taking the award for the best window display


along the length of its route from Preston into Clith­ eroe. Ribble Valley Rail members manned all the trains, spreading Yuletide cheer with glasses of sherry. British Rail crew threw themselves into the spirit of the event, including one at Blackburn sta­ tion, whose Christmas cake replica headgear brought smiles to every passenger’s face. “BR was great. It did everything we asked and


INSPECTOR Arnold Burgess clamps stuntman Nick Janson in handcuffs, with town crier Mr Roland Hailwood looking on to ensure fair play


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