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MEMBERS of the Ribble Val­ ley community rallied to help give the beleaguered Chaigley Manor children's holiday home a much-needed shot in the arm. The grade II listed building, just


broadcast her programme from the manor, and the response was over­ whelming, with firms donating paint, brushes, furniture and finan­ cial contributions. One company even donated 15


Every day for a week, Alison


brand new Bombay pine bunk-beds. A team of eager work-hands was


outside Clitheroe, which gives sick and deprived children the chance to have a holiday in the country, was closed in March because it required urgent restoration work estimated at a cost of £400,000. The managers of the building,


owned by the people of Accrington, launched an appeal to raise the money to pay for the necessary work. Radio Lancashire's Alison Brown,


of Whalley, stepped in and, in the style of the BBC's "Challenge Anneka", read out a "shopping list" over the airwaves of materials and tasks that need to be carried out to give the building a much-needed make-over..


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assembled from the dozens of volun­ teers who turned up to help out and, soon, "Challenge Alison" had helped to transform much of the manor. "In the past, Chaigley has always


overawed by the decorations. But the most rewarding sight was seeing the reaction of the children who came to view the new-look building. They were absolutely amazed by how clean and friendly the place looked - it was great to see," she added. •Castle Cement directors stepped


forward and made a donation of £5,000 to help further bolster Chaigley Manor's coffers. . Mr Marcus Angell, director of the


been given second-hand cast-offs, but we wanted to make sure the children who are going to stay there are going to get the best, and the response was tremendous," said Alison. "There were all sorts of people who


came out to help. There was a retired farmer and even an undertaker came along with his wife. "At the end of the week we had an


unveiling ceremony, which was attended by the Mayor and May­ oress of Hyndbum. "It looked fantastic and they were


‘Junior Reader’ winner found book mysterious and exciting


BLACKBURN ROVERS fan Joshua Black has been named as November s junior reader. ■ ; Nine-year-old Joshua, who lives in Waddington Road, , 'Clitheroe, and attends Pendle County Primary School, > thoroughly enjoyed reading "Five Have Plenty of Fun'! by Enid Blyton.


tery and excitement, and he also says that everyone ;., should read all the Famous Five books. ■


Joshua (pictured) liked the book because of the mys­ ,


an adventure. The five go to Kirnn Cottage for their hol­ idays.’ George,lives at Kirrin Cottage. "At first the holiday promises to be ruined because an


He wrote: "The story is about five children who fall into ■'


American girl called Berta comes to stay. She is going to be, kidnapped by people who want to find out Uncle Quentin's secrets. Uncle Quentin is a scientist. But instead of the American girl being kidnapped, George is kid-’ • napped by mistake. /


find her, but then they get locked up with George. Their •. friend, Jo, who is a gypsy girl, rescues them. "I liked Julian best because he was the leader and the ■


;"Julian and Dick go on a long trail until they finally. '


best at solving the mystery. I also enjoyed reading Five go to Mystery Moor because it is an exciting story where the five find an old train and tracked down a gang smug­ gling money."/


Joshua is currently learning to play the clarinet and is a . ' ■ i ,


.member of St Mary Magdalene Cub Scouts. He is a keen .fell walker, having conquered "Great jGable" at the age of


seven, and enjoys playing football and teiinis, cycling and swimming.


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ture stories and is reading ’^The is fantastic. V -


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An avid reader from an eairljr age/fo^hua loves adven- Hdbbit"/w ‘


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Albany Architectural Heritage Trust, which is helping to raise funds for the appeal, said: "Our target is to enable Chaigley Manor to reopen in the spring next year and will require an initial £60,000. We thank Castle for their donation and would wel­ come contributions from other organ­


isations in the area."


(bottom left) and volunteers being toasted by the Mayor and Mayoress of Accrington, Coun. and Mrs Mau­ rice Cowell, for their challenging work.


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' Laws are initially made to gui


and so was very conscious of those Pharisees on the front row of the syn­ agogues, watching and listening to Him closely, to criticise His teaching


or complain of Him healing sufferers on the Sabbath day.


healing on the Sabbath. They stressed the letters of the law, point­ ing out that no'manner of work should be done on the Sabbath. Their strict interpretation of the law extended to not dragging a chair across an earthen floor, as any grooves made would constitute "ploughing a furrow"! . It was forbidden to pull out a grey


of a man who had a withered, useless arm and hand and the cold, hard faces of His opponents. He then asked those Pharisees a question they were unable to answer. He had previ­ ously requested the sufferer to "stand up in front of everyone". As he faced their grim', unsympathetic faces, Jesus asked them: "Which is lawful on the Sabbeth — to do good or evil to save-life or to kill?" But'they remained silent.


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hair on the Sabbath because that would be reaping! This kind of thing, together with many man- made laws, made the day one of misery instead of the blessing it was meant to be. Jesus pointed out that "the Sab­


and, deeply distressed at,their stub­ born hearts, said to the man: "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out and his hand was completely restored. The Pharisees were very angry about this. They took no joy in witnessing a healing, but could only see that it had been breaking the law.


He looked round at them in ange t One day he noted the hopeful i&cis'


and benefit the community a should be administered according The actual letter of the law may


, times be an intolerable burden; wl the whole spirit of the law is den


,.i ?onle^^1^n8 sadly wrong. If th( ■ indignant religious leaders h . remembered their own scriptures word from Micah the prophet coi "BjlJ® been a good guide, when in (Ch.6:8) they had the counsel: "


, on strictly legal grounds, then


; has shown you, oh man, what is go And what does the Lord require you? To act justly, to love mercy £ to walk humbly with your God." . 'Jesus demonstrated that lov .consideration should determine i actions. In John's gospel (Ch.l3:J we read the words of Jesus: "A r commandment I give you. Love i ... an<5thfr- As I have loved you, so ■


must love one another. All men 1


know that you are my disciples if i love one another'."' ■ Here is conformation that iov


consideration should determine actions..


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