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E & D PLANT HIRE A s a ju n io r


work would have an audience of 150 million people.


presenter Mike West must have found i t hard to imagine that one day his


lington, made the report in America during a visit which involved interview­ ing senators and the dead civil rights leader’s wife. He said: “I remember


j This is a far cry from | Mike’s first day at the “Advertiser and Times” in


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1974, an occasion which gave no indication of greater things to come. He was writing wedding


wrote that the .bride .was carrying orchards instead of orchids! 07'.


copy and inadvertently ;


| tor, Mr Raymond Mann, made clear the importance of correct spelling.


. of a leap; i t was news every hour instead of every week.’.’ But this is not the only


, reporting at Radio Lanca- | shire, or Radio Blackburn as it was known in 1978. Mike said: “It was a bit


“Advertiser and Times”, th e former Clitheroe Royal Grammar School ” made the switch •om weekly newspaper to


spelling, though'I have" improved now — so it is a good job I’m on the radio.” : After working on th e -


far’.’ I’m not'very'good at


being called to the editor’s office, where the then edi-


This resulted in Mike


| where the riots took place, and other names asso­ ciated with the race issue. I thought, ‘I am getting paid for this, making a programme about .one of my heroes’.” :


driving through Missis­ sippi and seeing signposts to Birmingham, Alabama,


the World Service that Mike produced a report about one of his heroes, Martin Luther King, and this has so far proved to be the highlight of his career. . Mike, who lives in Bil-


1991, Mike, who can be heard daily on Radio Lan­ cashire’s breakfast show, has had several reports broadcast around the flobe on the BBC’s World Service. It was while working on


Since going freelance in


re p o r te r on the “Adver- t i s e r a n d Times”, radio


MIKE WEST at work in the Radio Lancashire studio


still in dream world at 4-30 a.m., Mike’s day is just beginning, as he gets out of bed at his Painter Wood home.


radio station’s Darweri Street premises at 5 p.m., he1 has'an hour to write introductions for the show and; absorb .all the, news that.; has taken^place' overnight.’-'''' . ' ' . ;


After arriving at the


national current affairs to listeners all around Lanca­ shire for the next three hours. :


Mike’s voice can be heard relaying the headlines1 and d iscu s s in g local and


On-the air at 6 a.m.,


difference; Mike has found that being the anchorman fo r , the breakfast show means adjusting his sleep pattern. For, as most of us are


when th e programme switched back to Radio Lancashire. Unfortunately. Mike forgot about the bulletin 'and;left the studio to get a7


modern technology was not responsible for Mike’s m o s t em b a r r a s s in g moment. He was hosting a show which was being broadcast live to all the BBC radio stations in the North-West and he had to present the news bulletin


;


' bound to be problems for a presenter working in such' an unpredictable environ­ ment, where headline stories can change in the blink of eye or live tele­ phone interviews can be


Of course, there are Sroved his’ worth back in lay when he was pre­


few and far between. for Mike, who c e r ta in ly


sented with the radio industry’s “Oscar” for his l i v e ; ‘1T a l.k b a c k ” programme.


b ite to , eat.;.He; said:, “There was no sound for two minutes. I got a teUr ing off, but they didn’t sack me.” Mistakes like this are


unexpectedly cut off mid­ way through. However, the failure ol


“gold” in the prestigious Sony Radio Awards.


this pat of the back from the industry’s top dogs, Mike is still modest about his achievement. He said: “I t was because the calls were so good. We had a number of girls and boys who told Horrendous stories about bullying.”


Even after receiving With this award under


: his belt, it would come as no surpise if Mike decided j to move to London for a


content with his lot and, by h is ' own 'admittance; would not want to move from the Ribble Valley.


ob on a national station.- ■ However, he appears-


in the Ribble Valley since moving here from Liver­ pool with his family back in 1970.


After all, Mike has lived


issue of school bullying, dream assignment— a beat both national ana report about his other local radio stations to win hero, John F. Kennedy.


His programme, on the Service to carry out his


presenter has not ruled ou t a n o th e r v is i t to America for the World


A LEADING scientist in the making — th a t ' is sixryear-old Alison Sumner, of Pendleton, who is one of the youngest children ever to receive an award from the British Assdcia- ■, tion for Young Scientists.


. and is probably one of the youngest in the country. She began working for. the award when she was


'


. changes into a butterfly and how a magnet works. Her class teacher, Miss Anne Goulden, said: “The 1


In her search for knowledge, Alison, who is in class two, monitored such things as how a caterpillar


school provided her with the information and the equipment, but she did all the work herself at home. Gaining; the.bronze award is a very, remarkable •


of Bulcocks Farm, who has received a certificate and badge.from the association, is.now keen' to work- for the association’s silver award.


Alison, the daughter of Gerald and Susan Sumner, f. ' . Meanwhile, she is also in lme for an certificate from * ’


the>Friends- of the E a rth for a story' about • conservation.


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achievement. Many other'award winners are usually ■ a fewyears older and some are even at secondary • school.”


Alison is the youngest pupil at Barrow (Controlled) School ever to gain the association’s bronze award.


still only five and was required to complete a total of 10 experiments m physics, chemistry and biology in her spare time.


A BUDDING BOFFIN — THAT’S YOUNG ALISON


- 1 However, the popular


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;ACCORDINGf;to< St'Paul,' thanksgiving should' be ■;a regular., feature; of-our, prayer time.. We'have to -express, our:gratitude for life’s many blessings."4It


'is.qnly; when.we1 appreciate.the fact'that;-'in sul'our' byes, .through' laughter, sorrow and disappointment;! Godr -iis helpilping i us that weean------- 11— '-------- through a believing prayer. :;


; weean we really give gratitude . ; The peace-of mind that is God’s gift to us is'- not'


>the reward.forour.efforts tolive'good, helpfuldives; it- 'comes only as a gracious gift from God. ’ .The only sure, way to obtain true peace‘of mind1 and.yheartvds;.to:placevourseIves;and all we hold


,-..dear,trustfullyrJntolGod’srcare.' Then,’having1 laid all on the altar. we find that God gives us badc ’our. lives ^to be lived to the’full"in his service.' We can


,;then:proceed,into;the;future:in hope and faith,-trust? , ing and obeying our heavenly Father’s will for us. ^ We have two alternatives in front of us. In the


£ next? course, ofactionand'then-ask God 'to/bless -your decisionl'Now.werealise


-■.We*'can, ask;, “Lord,-..what.. , after such a prayer, *.we "can


t,old t days .}\veivwere?aptr to i decide’-for:. ourselves 'the -------- ’


enable us to go ;ahead with a confidence that comes - ;-; yfrom.knowing.that. we are doing our Father’s; will:,?;;!;


'.jiv.*,unspiritual days .when belief, in' several- gods; was '’4".' ■ ; ;i;c:Pr8valent.:In.his reply, the;friend wisely said: .TThese:**?? things are a l l jn the hands of a loving,-heavenly,. ,j


■p.Discussing his.uncertain future:with'a!friend,:;a:%'l';; ;;man,' after; outlining several; possibilities, i-remarked: v.feb . “So.you 8ee,‘it’s all still in the lap of.the gods.",.TWs;.'. y -statement echoed words used in the dark past/in the


, i-.< ^ -*!■< .


, ,, Father; and you will have greater peace of mind and , ,»• ‘ heart.” ?'. * %


, -These, words made a’ profound‘impression on the, - v ?1 ' ' “man, who realised that-his thinking neededia new ifV*


‘ 'f t confidence’and faith by God,T his"heavenly" Father. U — .T '- vereaiise that ourthinking needs'anewapproa A /y "1'*


■ «approach.fHe'was.then‘able'ito'jdismiss":his-previ- ,ous cares .and fears,'-all to.be, dealt .with < in' serene


V we


vbest''ffrtiend now, in order?to.ehsure that our fbture is5 YC2 simnlvlthe'result of ehance hnniinlnira'ifa'lk'^sSreS


tmay/need..to,:talk;tWngs!qveri in.nrayer/^th'pui§SM?


'. and,the.peace, of God, will stand sentinal:over-dur*®-.': . hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.


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