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Church supporters must give more to preserve clergy network, says bishop


RURAL supporters of the Church of England must give more money to preserve its clergy network, says the Bish­ op of Blackburn.


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spotlit lack of numbers, in some places an unwillingness to give even realistically, let alone gener­ ously, and an inability to show people what they needed the money for. Bishop Chesters has a triple interest in rural affairs. He has


The R t Rev. Alan Chesters


many such parishes in his diocese, is chairman of the. Anglican Church's rural bishops' panel and is one of the 12 Countryside Commis­ sioners appointed by the Govern­ ment.


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150 representatives of country churches, Bishop Chesters said that the diocese was the envy of many, with few priests looking after more than three parishes. This contrast­ ed with six or even 12 found in Hereford, Lincoln or even Carlisle. "If your parishes cannot pay


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their dues, then we shall have to make even larger units, and resi­ dent clergy of the traditional kind will follow the schoolmasters and the doctors into history," declared the bishop. The growth of team work and


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was the easy bit - it needed to address points such as what it meant to be in rural churches in the next Millenium. : . There must be a deepening of


the involvement of church mem­ bers in local communities were important features of forthcoming change. It was change that they themselves must drive in rural com­ munities under immense pressure. The church needed to share good practice but in one sense finance


Christian commitment among indi­ viduals and their communities and better education. Bishop Chesters acknowledged


that pressures on farming, especial­ ly in the uplands, were unparal­ leled. But, he said, his meetings with government ministers suggest­ ed they understood the problems facing the countryside.


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Father drank then drove to confront son over girlfriend


A CONCERNED father who'went to remonr strate with his son over his liaison with an "unsuitable" girlfriend ended up being arrested. Blackburn magistrates . notebook containing his


heard that police, originally called to deal with a drunk causing a nuisance in the grounds of Calderstones Hospital,- arrested Stuart Ian Gant after he admitted driving there to speak to his


son. . . Gant (40), of Larkhill


Cottages, Old Langho, pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol and was fined £750 and disqualified from driving for three years. A breath sample revealed a reading of 102 against a legal limit of 30 and the court heard that Gant had a previous conviction for a similar offence in 1990. Miss Sarah Bentley


name in the van, he admit­ ted that it was his and that he had driven his wife to work at the hospital, after drinking in the Dog Inn, Whalley. Mr Stephen Parker


. wife were concerned about a relationship tha t had recently formed between his eldest son and a young lady who they thought was unsuitable. "His fears were well


(defending) said Gant was a devoted family man with four children. He and his


(prosecuting) said that when police got to Calder­ stones, they spoke to Gant's son who said his father had arrived at the hospital, argued with him and then walked off into the grounds. The officers found Gant


said at first that he had not driven to the hospital and denied that the van was his. When police found a


founded for within a couple of weeks of starting this relationship the young man found himself in trouble with the police for the first time," said Mr Parker. "My client had driven to Calderstones, where his son works, to speak to him." Mr Parker suggested that, if Gant had not


h fw ^ r u n & T h k v a n admitted driving to the hos- which was still warm. Gant pital, the police would not


have been able to prove it.- "It is through his own


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THIRTEEN members of Clitheroe Ramblers bra­ ved the elements for an eight-mile walk on the Bowland Fells above


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T R O U B L E locating Father Christmas jeop- of Trade helped find the benign gentleman and was voted a great success, ardised a party for children of employees at and everything went well. The party, the first Our picture showssomeofthechildren with Tesco, Clitheroe. But the Clitheroe Chamber of its kind, included games and refreshments Father Christmas. (301198/09/18)


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MEMBERS of Clitheroe's Pendle Club were treated to a demonstration in making Christmas flower arrangements. The arrangements, created by Mrs Robinson, impressed


G. Kitchen's choir and mince pies will be served. Meetings will resume in January.


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GUESTS at a jubilee ball danced their way towards funding the work of specialist cancer nurses in the


Ribble Valley. The borough's branch of Marie Curie


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THE quality and devotion of the amateur photograp- er was never more superbly illustrated to members of Clitheroe Garden Club than by Peter Smith, of Pen wortham. His slides recording the


year though the habits of birds were incredible in


chairman of the branch Mrs Judith Ford presented to Marie Curie Cancer Care's area fund-raiser, Miss Samantha Turber-


field. Our photo shows Miss Turberfield (left)


receiving the donation from Mrs Ford (centre), watched by branch vice-chairman Mrs Anita Hunt, treasurer Mr Michael Hanson and supporter Mr Trevor Ruther­ ford, manager of Clitheroe's branch of the National Westminster Bank. (251198/3/6)


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their clarity and in their unbelievable proximity to their subjects. Who will ever forget his picture of the three young blue tits look­ ing so fed up at being out of


wildlife and plants, they revealed to members an unknown world of birds and


the nest? Combined with shots of


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walkers left the village cen­ tre taking field paths to Windy Hills Farm and tracks to Saddle End. By this time, the persistent drizzle had turned to steady rain as the group climbed the long spine of Saddle Fell, and the mist and low cloud reduced visibility to a few yards. The conditions were no


Chipping. Led by Bob Frost, the


better on Wolf Fell access area where, in the absence of marked footpaths, the ramblers crossed the peat hags and gullies, navigating by compass and bearing to the sanctuary of the shelter


at the summit of Fairsnape


Fell. Descending the ridge to


Parlick, the walkers were deprived of the extensive views over the Fylde plain and the circuit was com­ pleted by returning on the quiet by-ways to Chipping reflecting on a walk in wild countryside in extreme con­ ditions. On Sunday, members are


, Day the Ramblers will be returning to Chipping for a six-mile walk, meeting at Waterloo car park at 10 a.m., or Chipping main car park at 10-30 a.m. All friends and new members are welcome on these festive season walks and details can be obtained by tele-


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A SENIOR financial consultant was the guest speaker at a meeting of Clitheroe Ribblesdale Townswomen's Guild.


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j Members are scheduled to meet on Monday to cele- I brate Christmas with carols and readings, and their annu­ al New Year party has been arranged for January 11th.


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