Clitheroe 4 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, July 1 st, 1999
422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)
A d v e & andTimes guide to tradesmen who are Always
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Telephone Clitheroe 425595
the outside world and are there- I fore unaware of the difference
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I between it and theml The Russians did not realise how
unlucky they were . . . do Ribble Val ley's native-born appreciate how
' lucky they are? In my opinion, per haps not.
Maybe half the Valley's workers ,
have to travel outside the area to their place of employment, but some of us have the privilege of driving in, a
1 dizzy handful round the big end of Pendle. It's like "Brigadoon", where a whole community appears out of the mist. . . there's even less of that now that the Castle Cement scrubber has solved at least some problems. The interested outsider with a vest
ed interest in keeping up the quality of the Ribble Valley such as myself has to ask: How long can you keep it up before the 20th century catches up
with you? The current report on the health ol ,
North East Lancashire - and some press reports of it — emphasise the
, a weekly look at local issues, people and places, complied by Tim Procter
Driving into work is lik© arriving at
ome Ribble Valley people are like the Russians used to be; they know l it t le of
A s I s e e it.
point. "******* in critical condition" was the headline in one other town's newspaper. An accompanying table showed the place in question well above the national average for early death, especially from heart disease - with the Ribble Valley rather below. Interestingly, by a whisker, the south- em part of the Valley is healthier than
the northern. The Ribble Valley is an enclave of
quality and honesty for other reasons. It is quite unbelievable for people familiar with the education system in general that, at CRGS, the pupils are supposed not to become aware of the Christian names of their teachers. It they do, they have to make no use of the information. For the outsider such as myself,
shops have two interesting features: a remarkable number have what appear to be last-century door handles, with snecks hollowed into a bowl by decades of thumbs. Once inside, staff actually speak to and look at the cus tomer — and count out the change into
Area sad to lose educationist
of high calibre
O N E of the Ribble Val ley's leading education ists, M r Stephen Colling, is leaving the
1 area. After nearly five very
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successful years as head teacher of Bowland County High School, Grindleton, Mr Colling (pictured) is to become the advisory inspec tor in humanities for all the 40-plus schools in Black pool. He will also oversee the general work of a num-
I ber of them. "I have been very hum
bled by the help and co operation I have had here at Bowland and feel it is a good time to let someone else move the school for ward," says Mr Colling. His work for education has covered many years and
I a wide area. Bowland has both higher numbers and a higher reputation than
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when he came - but Mr Colling's place on the national education scene was recognised with the CBE last year. He has been a member of both the NUT executive and the Standing Advisory Council for Reli gious Education, as well as various county groups. Mr Colling is a leading
Methodist layman and is a local preacher who has often given sermons at Rib ble Valley churches as well as those in his home circuit of Great Harwood. After starting his teach
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ing career in Ormskirk, he moved to Skelmersdale, and was deputy head at Rhyd- dings, Oswaldtwistle, before coming to Clitheroe. He has kept up his classroom expe rience at Bowland, taking RE, geography, history and PE lessons, and so will have current knowledge to
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take to Blackpool. He says he is leaving with
regret, but the new post is a challenging one with many opportunities. Deputy head Mr Peter Hodbod will be in charge of the school between Mr Colling's
departure before the begin ning of next term and the arrival of his successor in Mr Maurice Graham in
January. Mr Graham has pledged
to carry on Mr Colling’s good work.
MEMORIES of the day Chatburn was
I bombed in 1940 continue to come in. I Grammar school pupils were near
More bombing memories yde veterans
were bombed in error. I don't think it was anything to do with the jet engine." The aircraft concerned and its black
enough - but not as near as those at the vil lage school! There could have been carnage. And, despite other stories to the con trary, many people are convinced that the
I raid was because the German airmen made the same mistake that Allied ones too did in looking for landmarks. "We all believe that they were after the
mill at Low Moor, Clitheroe, an important barracks which was home to many sol diers," a Chatburn schoolgirl of the time
tells us. "We had a mill with a river and church
nearby, and so did Low Moor. The mistake must have been easy to make from the air and everyone is convinced that the lie of the land deceived the Germans and that we
cross were easily visible from the village school - the children huddled together under the teacher's desk and after the blast were taken to the solidest part of the now replaced building, the passageway into the then institute. Naturally enough they were all shocked but someone from across the road had the bright idea of coming across with a huge bowl of barley sugars. Although naturally enough some of the
children have moved away, it seems that there are still a good handful still living in the village who were in the school at the time. We thank those who have approached us, but acknowledge that for many people the occasion is best left in the past.
Phyllis’s devoted duty
A CLITHEROE St John Ambulance volunteer was honoured for her devotion to duty by the Mayor and Mayoress of Preston at a recent awards ceremony. Mrs Phyllis Cooke (pic tured) was presented with a "Thank- You" certificate by the Mayor and Mayoress of Preston, Coun. Geoffrey Swarbrick and his ivife, Mrs Jean Swarbrick, at the
county brigade event held at its Preston headquarters. A buffet supper followed
the presentation and a speech was made by the Mayor and Mayoress prais ing the brigade's work. A campaign is currently
being run by the brigade to recruit adult members to meet the growing needs of the community and to ensure a successful future for the youth divisions.
t h o u g h t for the week
I a l ly build up the facts for his gospel.
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These.may not have been precisely
in the correct order of events. Embar rassed with riches at times, he had to sort out and edit his material as best
he could. Mark was writing for people who
already had heard many stories of Jesus, and were themselves eye wit nesses of the ministry of our Lord, or who, as children, had heard a groat deal of Him from their parents. Ho ensures that his readers have no doubt as to who Jesus is, the very son of God, introducing prophetic scriptures and the heralding of him by Jolm the Baptist. He lays down tlie briefest ref-
I erences to the baptism of Jesus by John, and subsequent temptations prior to starting out on his ministry when John had been imprisoned by
y question and answer, Mark, in regular contact with Peter, would gradu-
fishers of men would come easily from the the lips of Peter, who would eager ly tell of how, in his home town of Capernaum, Jesus amazed people by his authoritive teaching in the syna- gogue.On that occasion, Jesus had demonstrated his authority over all evil spirit which had recognised him. and had cast it out of the poor suffer-
Peter would volunteer also, the
1 Herod to silence him. The calling of the disciples to be
information about his mother-in-law being cured by Jesus on their return from the synagogue that morning. He would describe with considerable enthusiasm, how simply Jesus had restored her to fool well enough to assist in waiting upon thorn in her usual manner. Mark would also be indebted to Peter for the account of what liappened the next day. On tlie previous evening, as the word liad got around about the presence of the Healer, the house was surrounded by the sick and afflicted, who were liealwi in the
pre.sonce of the walcliing towns
folk. Again, from early morning another
crowd gatliercd, seeking healing. But Jesus had risen very early and had sought out a solitary place for prayer and guidance. Peter and the other dis ciples wont looking for Jesus, to tell Him how many were seeking healing and calling for Him. Jesus answered them according to what the guidance had been revealing. Ho must not stay in one place, as a miracle man. It was necessary for Him to move on else where to preach and teach, as that was why He had come. Conscious that Ho must try to got His message and counsel to as many hourors as possible. He realised that He must refuse instant recognition soloy as a miracle worker. Wo all need to follow His teacliing
more tlian wo need tlie miracles He can do for us. Wo need to got our pri orities riglit, accept tlie Lord, and put His teachings into practice, tlien we can begin to notice the subsequent miracles.
Joe Sdmslickl
Anyone interested ing should ring 252239.
in join- 01772
DOUGHTY Ribble Valley cyclists Frank and Kathleen Thompson are keen to hear from any other veteran Land’s End to John O’Groats riders. As we reported last week,
the Thompsons, of Wadd- ington, did the 696 miles in eleven-and-a-half days, with just under 110 hours actual ly in the saddle. Their achievement in
raising perhaps £1,500 with out any back-up support and despite the fact that they are in their 70th year is truly remarkable. The cou ple's specially equipped tan dem carried all their camp ing equipment and changes of clothes - including wot gear which was often in
u.so. Now the Thompsons are
wondering how many other people of their age have made the trip at all, oven at a slower pace and with back-up. The challenge is often
taken up by younger riders but the couple are keen to discover if they have estab lished any sort of a record. They can be contacted on 01200 422595.
the hand, rather than talking among themselves.
The achievements of Ribble Valley t, „
people give the lie to my feeling that the area is, maybe, a bit too old fash ioned. From the lieutenant colonel leading his men in tricky times for Northern Ireland to the brothers who are leading snowboarders, from the two key figures in European women s golf to the several top university fig ures in leading-edge technology — the Ribble Valley has an inordinately high success rate in the outside world. People ought to realise and
acknowledge this, because those of us from other places certainly would shout the news from the rooftops if it applied to ours. Perhaps the Advertis er and Times should publish a supple ment in an effort to list the Ribble Valley's high-achieving sons and daughters. Every issue mentions sev eral, from the veterans such as Bryan Cowgill, the former television supre mo, to teenagers making their way in the world. All local papers contain this material, but, surely, not in the same number, the same variety and the same modest tone as us!
Tim Procter
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