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4 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, May 8th, 1997
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holidays, was a little man. As I believe the manner of short men to be, he was bustling and had a lot to say. I must confess to remembering little of what he said, except that he was standing on the promises of
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God. This was a literal fact. Being so small of
he preacher at the Fisher man’s Mission, where we went to worship God on our
Privately owned, but stored temporaril; in th e church for regular use, i t wa destroyed, along with everything elst when vandals burned down the church few weeks after our visit. Not content wit this, they made four unsuccessful attempt to destroy the new church that was bul to replace the original. Why should there be such opposition fro: these people? I t was a beautiful churc
and vandals object to beauty and gooi ness. How do I know?
stature, he was actually standing on a very 1 thick volume of the Bible, thus enabling him to peer over the top of the reading desk a t us. He stressed the fact th a t he could not have chosen a better foundation or a more uplifting method of approach. Although he probably improved on this, I am unable to recall any more of his mes sage. We sang, together, the words of that well-
known hymn “Will your anchor hold in the storms of life?” In the minds of my wife and I came vivid memories of a pre vious holiday in Vancouver, when we had sung that hymn in a church service and the minister had expertly played the accompaniment on a magnificent grand piano. It rang out in perfect harmony with the organ and the congregation sang the words most sincerely to the glory of God
The tuneful melody of that lovely instru ment has, alas, now' been sili' " ‘ ’ i
. I live near a school and see what happei to daffodils growing in the churchyar when the children slash them down retur ing to their lessons after Easter. I cairn understand why they feel this compelli: urge to destroy beauty, but I know th have it and grieve to see this annual see of utter destruction. Why pick on children to describe vanda
I t seems to me th a t vandals have t immature minds of children, seeki always to mar the things th a t are go< clean or beautiful. Children, thankfully, can grow to matt
ty and develop minds that come to app ciate beauty. Vandals so often stagn; into mindlessness. However, to come bi to standing on the promises of God, Je teaches th a t if people want to they i come to Him. So, there is even hope vamlals who will accept His way.
I
1 Of course for the 29,075 people in the Ribble Valley who did not vote for Nigel Evans, the joy is slightly diminished, but only slightly. They do not have the simple pleasure of being part of the new movement which swept what Paddy Ashdown described as “a truly dreadful party” out of power last week, but they can still look forward to the next five years with excitement and
A hope. be alive. . . ”
ers by staying dear of the itoot» ^ „n his remaining colleagues seenj
getting into over the party leadem^Pv^ K l v e to come to terms w ith th e fms-
trations of opposition. He c an for? ^ hardening Euro-sceptic position, one o
____iHTirriv nationally. A national mini jtpptlUWO*¥
For Nigel Evans himself, the future must ,
be a bit of a mystery. When he lost the famous by-election, he was at least repre senting the party that was in power and
when he won he joined the party of gov ernment and was soon in its junior ranks. For the last five years, he has basked on the Conservative benches, one of the peo
ple close to the movers and shakers, some body whose views were eagerly sought on almost anything by the national media. Now he will have to ad just to being one of
say in the future. Nobody, be very interested m h i s
the'reasons surely why his p a r ty d id so ,
f o * ; r m
s the poet said, “Bliss was it in that dawn to
e r s e u .
mum wage will arrive, a*,- ““ r r—v . survive it*whatever d h e w ^ g s h e h a s
given in the past or anything he mtendsro inews on these
things, as there is nothing his party can do What he can do is to continue, and
strengthen, the excellent constituency
Committee will be renewed and he can continue to campaign for the physical quality of life in the Ribble Valley through that, as well as his work in the debating chamber. His interventions in the Sawley
a much smaller number of men and women whose power and influence is, for
the time being, pretty minimal. I t will be interesting to see how the job
' may not be quite so rosy now. . However, Mr Evans will clearly be much
prospects of Conservatives who have not been re-elected turn out. Whereas they could look to lucrative posts in a variety ol directorships or on a number of quangos while their party was still in power, things
in Conservative demand in terms of a shadow position. Anything to do with
Wales is clearly up for grabs as the party no longer has a representative there. _ I t might be a mistake to go for th a t ,
1 p e r cent and 10 per cent was ordinary.
though. He has been given an extraordi nary vote of confidence by Tories m the Ribble Valley, a tiny 1.4 per cent swing against him in an election where some shifts of opinion were running at almost 20
Brow and Castle Cement issues have been __*-.1__j ;_
44.ATofforrcv<^ will be again.
best way of ensuring that he is as hard to remove in five years as he was last weeic. Meanwhile, New Labour will run the country with a rejuvenated Liberal Demo crat Party to act as their radical con science, Labour will continue to run -Um-
cashire County Council a n d the Liberal Democrats— with the support of Labour
— will continue to run the Ribble Valley And to complete William Wordsworths lines, “Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive. But to be young was very heaven . And the importance of education and dealing with youth unemployment are issues the Government and the Liberal Democrats are united on. I t is time every youngster
- had something to look forward to. • Tony Cliff
Livewire who loves to wins our monthly award
i A GIRL with a wide variety of | interests is the latest Junior Reader of the Month.
I Louise Makinson (eight), of Down- | ham, who has won the competition for
a review of Enid Blyton’s “The Famous Five”, is a livewire who loves
| to read. Her mum said: “Louise does all sorts of things, but any chance she gets to read, she sits down and reads.” However, Louise, who lives at Green
| Lane Farm, in RimingtonLane, has very little spare timei
She enjoys a variety.of outdoor activi .
ties, which keep her going all week. She is a member of thegymclubatRoefield
Leisure Centre, she swims for Clitheroe Dolphins and, in spite of that prowess, she still attends swimming lessons on a
Sunday. The Year 3 pupil, who attends Pendle County Primary School, in Clitheroe, also loves walking and biking and she is a Brownie, as well. Living on a fann, she takes care of awlTwatq and can definitely be described as an outdoor girl. So, taking all this activity into account,
how can Louise actually sit down and read? Well, she just makes time to do it.
| stro is reuniting with two of his former pupils to give a wor- j thy children’s charity
A LOCAL jazz mae-
Her mum says that she has read every book in the house and Enid Blyton is her
favourite at the moment. An extract of her review, which obviously
indicates the little livewire’s nature, reads: “I enjoyed the book I read, because it was an adventure book and I
Jazzing it up for charity Stan Barker is a local
| a notable boost. The Friends of Cher
love adventure books." Green guide out
I St Michael and St John’s Social Centre at the end of the month. The concert will feature
nobyl Children, Clith eroe, are organising a night of jazz with the “Reunion Band,” in the
Stan Barker, Iain Dixon and Andy Schofield, plus a rhythm section.______
jazz pianist with a big reputation. He plays in bands and organises local workshops. Iain Dixon and Andy Schofield were his pupils — hence the name “Reunion Band.” Both are now profession al musicians and all three will be giving their ser vices free in aid of the Chernobyl charity. Tickets for the concert,
sponsored by Castle Cement, are available from the Tourist Infor mation Office.
THE county council has printed 50,000 copies of the first Green Guide to Lan cashire.
places, activities and wildlife in the county and has been written, designed and produced by the coun ty Planning Department. The guide will be distrib
I t is designed to promote .
uted to organisations all over the county, including county information cen tres, libraries, hotels and caravan parks. You can obtain your free copy by contacting your county information centre, tourist information centre or by telephoning 01772 264195.
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