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FORMER Ribble Valley Tory councillor Eric Bracewell is not the sort of man you would
sitting at his home in Primrose Street, Clitheroe, with a red-hot telephone in his hand for two long days, after the voters of Ribblesdale Ward had pulled the proverbial rug from under his feet in the local elections. Eric, who tells me he at first felt like a “sacrificial
expect to find still in his pyjamas at teatime. But that’s exactly how a bewildered Eric was
lamb” on the altar of the change of public opinion which has swept the Ribble Valley into national fame, has since had time to think. “No-one need think that it was easy at the count,”
he declared. “I might have appeared to take it very well and as I looked round I saw the faces of councillors and council officials trying to help me through the shock. . . but I’m not pretending it didn’t hurt me very much indeed.!’ Apart from non-stop phone calls which didn’t allow
him the time to dress and dozens of letters from the humblest to the mighty of the area — including his erstwhile opponents — Eric also had to face the mixed comfort and upset of members of the public approaching him even while shopping in the supermarket, to put their arms round him and sympathise. The reason for all this sentiment? Perhaps it was
THE search is on for any; would-be youth leaders to help out at Clitheroe’s ’ T r in i ty C e n tre th is summer. They are needed for the'
annual summer play! scheme, which caters for. children aged between 5' and 13 years and runs for,' four weeks each school summer holiday. From July 29th, the
.whether at sixth form col-' lege or university, or teen agers interested in youth work to join established leaders to help out as volunteers.
Jackson said that the scheme required students,
interested should contact Mr Jackson at the centre (Clitheroe 22165).
A n y o n e who is
the thought that this caring bachelor who walked his ward, including outlying farmsteads, every week, whatever the weather, to hear voters’ views and worries, and held a regular Sunday surgery in his sitting room, deserved more than this. But that, as the representative of the Ribblesdale
Ward for more than eight years said, is polities . . . easy come, easy go.
So now what does a retired local government official of 3*1 years standing — the first ever
employee of the Ribble Valley Council to cross the divide to eouncillorship — do with his time? How do you fill weeks that were entirely devoted
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ERIC and his ill-fated clock, now reinstalled in a new position in the council chamber
to meetings, committees, conferences and time-consuming visits, including those to the National Association of District Councils in London, where he became the Ribble Valley’s voice and was instrumental in helping through the national move to limit the use of cross-bows?
will not include hours with slippered feet on a footstool! Already he has vowed to keep on working
Certainly, knowing Eric Bracewell, the answer
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non-elected member to be appointed by the Ribble Valley Council to serve on two bodies on its behalf — the Adult Education Advisory Committee and the Blackburn and District Post and Telecommunications Advisory Committee.
And since the election, Eric is the first ever
happy memories of my time with the council,” said the man who, single-handedly it seemed, waged a constant war on litter and dog nuisance in the area. These include a Royal Garden Party visit with the then Mayor and Mayoress, Coun. Howel Jones and
“I wouldn’t like people to think I’m not taking
musical “Me and My Girl,” and passers-by were amazed to see Helen and me arm-in-arm afterwards, doing the Lambeth Walk down The Strand!” reminisced Eric.
his daughter Helen. “The night before the party we went to see the
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to declare your word to the people of Nineveh? That lot? Not bloomin’ likely! They’ll have my blood! Anyway, let them perish! Why should I try to save them from what they deserve?"
Why bother with that crowd? To Jesus, who cares for the least, lowest and lost, it is no bother at all. Have you ever felt called to share your beliefs and faith, only to reply: “Oh no, Lord. Don’t ask me to go to those folk!" We may be able to shirk our responsibilities at
That is not an unfamiliar attitude of today, is it? “What, Lord?” he asked, roughly translated. “Go
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Jonah was responsible for their peril and eventually they east him into the mighty waves, where he was swallowed by a great fish. After three days and nights of indescribable horror inside that sea mon ster, Jonah prayed. He vowed that, if only God would
storm continued to rage and so did the ship’s master, who came below and dragged him out of his bunk to pray for deliverance to his God like the rest. Jonah was in no mood for this. We all try to avoid praying when we are seeking to ignore God’s will for us. Through the drawing of lots, it was discovered that
is bunk to escape the effects of the turbulence. The
save him. he would do what God required of him. The fish, finding Jonah lying heavy on its stomach, pro
bably vomited him up on to dry land. Feeling that nothing worse could befall him, Jonah fulfilled his vow and took God’s message to the people of Nineveh. The most incredible part of this tale, for me, is the
times, but we cannot run away from God for ever. He has a way of catching up with us in most unexpected ways. Jonah realised that when he took a ship sail ing in the opposite direction from where God wanted him to go. h When the storm hit the ship, Jonah clambered into
marked his 40 years in Clitheroe by presenting a clock to the Ribble Valley Council — only to see it lea]) from the wall and shatter at his feet when he banged the door a week later, to great hilarity in the chamber.
“and it is the same time which heals all wounds. I don’t know whether I will ever stand again at local elections, but I take great comfort from the fact that I have as many friends among council officials and councillors as I had when I started.”
“Time stood still that night all right,” said Eric, And then there was that fateful occasion when he
anyone over 40 and needs to be detected before the later symptoms appear, warns the association, which is organising its annual FROG Week (For Relief Of Glaucoma) from June 2-lth to 30th to publi cise the problem.
Glaucoma can strike
ple from having them, adds the IGA, which reckons there are 250,000
ment’s introduction of charges for these tests have deterred many peo
sufferers nationally, of which only half are under treatment.
detected through regular eye tests, but the Govern
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Selected for USA camp scheme
DELIGHTED Clitheroe youth leader Nicola Bowker has been selected to travel to America on a major camping scheme.
Eye tests urged
and not know anything is wrong until it is too late, says the International Glaucoma Association.
SOME people in the Rib ble Valley could be suf fering from eye disease
“Camp America,” is run throughout the United States, accepting children and teenagers for three months each summer. Over the .veal’s, a lot of
The scheme, entitled
interest has been shown by British youth leaders and a good number travel the Atlantic each summer to help run the camps. Nicola (23), who is cur
Nicola will work hard, helping to run the various a c t iv i t ie s and p r o - grammes. Although she will be kept busy at all
rently close to completing a nursery nurse course, will fly out on Monday, not r e t u r n i n g u n t i l mid-September. While at the camp.
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A MAJOR summer exhibition ot work by: members of the Ribble; Valley Guild Is c u r rently taking place In an East Lancashire gallery The guild, which Is .
ters to palntara and: wood oarvers to plo-c lure framers. Is holding v
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suocsssful.ahow.cn the-upper mezzanine:,' floor of the-Coaoh-: House QalleryvBt: Qawth orpe - Hal f, - . Padlham Around 300 people :
Its second :maJor exhK billon of .the eummer at the Haworth Art Gal lery, In Accrington.-. In May. the guild held::
attended the exhfbF: tlon’s .preview,: held i last Friday night
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responsible for co-leading the Saturday morning jig saw group at the Trinity Centre and is looking forward to her American challenge.
times, it will not be all work and no play and she will have the chance to see some of the sights in America towards the end of the trip. Ov e r the la s t f e w months, Nicola has been
1 L I N I I Y I aiiiumiiiic Group, which successfully staged “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” at the bogining of the year, is already planning its next annual production, which will run from January 23rd to February 1st next year. At the recent annual
Jean Robinson agreed to lie the producer again and she will have the support of the usual production staff and performers.
meeting of the group, Mrs. guide book
A CLITHEROE carpet manufacturer has been included in a unique new guide.
BBC’s “The Clothes Show,” has been compiled for shoppers with an eye for value for money. It is the only publication which gives the low-down on such shops, where manu facturers sell their ends of lines, slightly substandard items, excess stock and even perfect goods at rea sonable prices.
Strieker and Gill Cutress, the guide is priced at £3.50.
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THE latest additions to stock at Clitheroe Library include: •‘King’s Close” — Christine
Adam Hall. Quiller’s 14th spy mission.
plan” — John Chapman. Prac tical advice on relieving dis tressing asthma symptoms.
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Biography of the Duchess of ” The a s thma tic’s action
“Sarah” — Ingrid Seward.
Marion Fraser. The story of Evie Grainger, who leaves her home in the Scottish countryside to start a new life in Glasgow with her narents. “ Quiller Barracuda” —
Primrose Road, is fea tured in “The Factory Shop Guide for North West England," which contains crucial informa tion about 80 mill and fac tory shops. The guide, featured on
Shireburn Carpets, of
children will be meeting; each Monday and Wednes day, taking part in a vari-; ety of activities. Youth leader Mr Geoff
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way in which the people of Nineveh acted on hearing from Jonah that God would destroy them utterly if they did not repent and mend their ways at once. The whole population turned over a new leaf and God, we read, spared them because of this. Jonah was livid! He hated those'people. “I knew what would happen,” he groaned. “If you are going to let that wicked lot live, I am prepared to die.” Before being shocked at Jonah’s attitude, we ought
His work done. We may well be urged by God to do something positive in our lives for Him, such as showing the wicked and careless, by our way of life, what Jesus means to us. We cannot run away from God for ever, saying:
“No! Not to those people!” God’s won! to Jonah is echoed to u s . . . “Go even to these people!”
to consider how often our lives are warped by such thinking. Haven’t we thought: “We don't want THAT kind of person in our church!” Or: “I hope they do not come to live next door to us!” If we scorn Jonah’s attitude, we may well be condemning our own. God’s call comes to many of us. He uses us to get
It’s lights, cameras, action at the Boots Baby Photographic Portrait Competition.
For your free photographic sitting simply visit: Boots, 15-19 Castle Street, Clitheroe
From Tuesday 18th June to Saturday 22nd June where we will photograph your child and give you the opportunity to buy some super professional portraits.
To qualify for the competition, no purchase is necessary - just choose a pose and enter your child absolutely free of charge.
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