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V a l l e y M a t t e r s __ a weekly look at local issues, people and p
We mustn’t loose this wonderful resource
I which would create some thing worthy of the Millen
nium. Why close Calderstones
, cover the site with new houses for property devel opers to profit from?
hospital at all, never mind
, mental hospitals works in I reverse for hospitals for people with a mental hand-
The logic that leads the Prime Minister to question the wholesale closure of
. icap. He believes the public need protection from some
the wisdom of closing men tal hospitals. With his doubts, he opens up an. opportunity for Whalley and the Ribble Valley
A pparently John
Major is having sec ond thoughts about
A s I s e e it people with special needs,
ment could be a village community. As recently as
April, Health Minister John Bowis said: “We have no objection to village com munities being developed on suitable hospital sites. Why not add to th a t a
staffed by experts who knew just how to ensure that visitors got the most from them, both in terms of health and, more cru cially, enjoyment. Finally, why not be really
facility which many par ents in the Ribble Valley would welcome, a respite centre where handicapped children of parents m the area could stay if family
crises occur? Why not take that a stage
| with mental handicap need protection from elements of
mentally ill people. Many people believe some people
I the public. Calderstones is a wonder
ful resource, still in public ownership, with a secure unit already destined to
stay on the site. It stands in an area which has provided
| a dedicated workforce of thousands of men and [ women who have made it
their life's work to care for men, women and children with mental handicap. Why not build a new future there, rather than destroy
it? One immediate develop- ne m m
An affectionate tribute to a ‘royal’ valley
d e e l oner — by Sheila Nixon
I ute to Clitheroe and sur rounding sights, after learning that the area also
L has a special place in the
Queen’s affections. “The Crown Jewel" will be
included in her second anthology of poems, to be published before Christ mas. All profits will be donated to the British Stroke and Heart Founda
tion. Mrs Scholes, of Claremont
Avenue, Clitheroe, a nurs
ery nurse at Chatbum vil lage school, tells us she was
inspired to write the poem after reports last year that the Queen had an inclina tion to retire to the Ribble
Valley. Mrs Scholes had her first
poem, "Nature’s Bridal Gown", published in the Advertiser and Times more than two years ago and
f c p p f
ocal bard Elizabeth Scholes has penned an affectionate trib-
for a smile and a chat Though the clock is
renovmedfor being slow! I f upward you glance,
you'll see the church spire, Majestic, at the top of the
brow, Its weather vane point
BUDDING local bard Elizabeth Scbolcs
died. She commented: “It was just a way of express ing all the pain and grief I felt a t the time.” Since then, her family have all appeared in verse. Her second anthology is
through Brungcrlcy Park And follow the sculpture
and o'er dale, J/’s a pleasure to stroll
this valley of ours I f you traverse o'er hill
will allow There's untold beauty in
trail. And you can't overlook
ing, to Waddington Fells and as far as your eyes
further and develop this beautiful place, with its excellent road and rail links, as a holiday centre for families with handi capped children in an area developing its tourism
industry? This is not a plea to aban
' handicapped but a sugges tion to broaden what is on offer to them. This is, after all, a society where a holi daying party of people with mental handicap could be turned away from a zoo because the owner claimed they might disturb the ani
don the principle of open ing the community to the
mals. What could be built, apart from accommodation, is a
sports centre, which could offer unrivalled facilities for
radical and develop part of t h e
site at this once inter-
nationally-famous hospital as a specialist medical cen
tre? One of the problems in looking after the health of
people with mental handi
cap is their stoicism. They frequently under-report ill
ness. Imagine the national impact of a centre staffed
with people skilled in the diagnosis, treatment and after-care of illness in this uniquely vulnerable group, ranging from full surgery and nursing to dentistry to physiotherapy. Now th a t would be a
major development, wor thy of the millennium, an employment creator, some thing to enhance the lives of thousands and absolute ly within the traditions of this community which has already done so much in the last 75 years for these special people. T.C.
the picnic spot, Where miniature trains
expected to consist of 40 poems and before its publi cation she asked us to give local folk the chance to share the sentiments of the one about Clitheroe. The Crown Jewel
says that "this so encour aged me that it spurred me on with my writing”. It gave her the confidence
There's a town in the Ribble Valley I think that
to publish her first book in November, 1994, and 15 of her poems have now been
included in anthologies by other publishers in various
parts of the country. She said: “I heard that one
of my poems, ‘No Magic’, had reached the semi-finals
| acclaimed antholgy, named ‘The Other side of the Mir-
of the 1996 International Society of Poets’ competi tion and, even though I am sure it will not go any fur ther, it is still a great hon our to be included in this distinguished and highly-
I ror’.“ A mother of three, she
started writing 20 years ago when her own mother
you should know— It*s tucked away 'nealh
Pendle Hill, And it's wealth to you
ril show... It has a Norman castle With a rugged little keep, A garden Jot
chug arid hiss, Down by the river at
Edisford Bridge for the kiddies in summer, it's
bliss! Catching tiddlers is so
much fun Along with the pitch and
putt, There's a sports hall, a
fic calming! I could write of one-way
pool, where you can keep cool Or an ice-cream whilst paddling barefoot. Oh, I could write of traf
brance Where fragrant roses
remem-
weep. There's a market selling
local wares, Home-made cakes and
streets! . Of Cemfuel dust and
chimneys And other more local
defeats! But today we'll count our
bread, Vou can buy roast ham
blessings And have prtde tn the
town we know, For its folk are pretty
or Lancashire cheese Or browse at your leisure instead. The library clock chimes,
special In historical Clitheroe. We're the heart of the
in the market square, As the townsfolk bustle to andfro, They always find time
O T ® U G H T for the week:
he believed. He apologised for his doubts, saying that he could not honestly say that he accepted the creed he remembered reciting in church as a choir boy. It came as a surprise to him when I said
T
he young man who sought me out after the youth club session was far from clear in his mind about what
inquirer exclaimed. “Well, that’s almost enough for your new
“Ohl I believe in the resurrection!” my
start”, I replied, “except they also repent ed and were sorry for past sins.” “I’m sorry for my sins,” said the young
that I did not consider that he ought to agree with all the age old beliefs of the church before he joined us to become a dedicated follower of Jesus. After all, I pointed out, the first disciples were not expected to accept a statement or creed or common belief, but simply followed Jesus
man. “If you are really repentant you’ll be
Ribble Valley, -Remember - it's people
natural wealth ... “The jewel in the crownV
who make a town, Let us never forget our
sorry enough to want to stop living in the old way and be ready to begin a new life
with the risen Lord by your side to help you,” I added. As he expressed his willingness to begin
because they were attracted to Him and to His teaching. When the Christian church actually came
again, he readily agreed to pray with me, and it was then that he accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal saviour. I tried to tell him how I knew that Jesus
into existence as a great body of believing people, as described by St Luke in the sec ond chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, people heard the testimony of those spir it-filled men and couldn’t resist joining such a happy band of believers. “Ah!”, said the young man,"but what did
they believe?” “Let’s have a look at that second chapter
now”, I replied: so we did. We agreed, as we discussed the matter,
that the resurrection of Jesus was the foundation of their belief. There, in that chapter, we saw how as a people they had
was ready to welcome into His Church anyone who sincerely desired to follow Him and allow such a person to make his own creed out of his own experience. I t would be later, as he sought to live accord ing to the way of Jesus, that in prayer and experience an ultimate belief in basic truths would emerge. Only the years of walking and talking with Jesus would reveal these great truths to him
rfinarSi,1rter’ When we met again, he was still a believer and an active church worker.
He welcomed me in the porch of his church
been responsible for the crucifixion of the Messiah sent by God. Broken hearted, they were ready to repent
joining the Church in their thousands.
to remind me of the night of his decision, and we rejoiced together Z ^ - n o w
as requested and, accepting Peter’s words, showed their decision to live differently by
in Whom we believe.
fuibt recognising that he now had asound creed bom out of experience.
hesaid-1 agreed with him joy! Joe Stansfieid
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