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Luther was so stern with him that he found it difficult to say the Lord's prayer because the word father stood for such


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IT'S the zany things of life which catch the imagination - Percy the Low Moor Pig fea­ tures again (above) on pic­


tures sent in to us. Apparently there are many oth­ ers about - many thanks, hut we do


not need more! Several well-known past and pre­


sent personalities are seen here on a torchlight procession's Low Moor float from the early 1950’s. It was lent to us by Mr George


ing Castle Cement excavator driver and on his left is Mr Alan Dixon, who works in Tesco's wine depart­ ment and whose father Harold, far right, was the owner and driver of


the lorry. "We were supposed to be chefs


roasting a model pig. Percy himself was being pulled on ropes a few yards away," recalls Mr Wakeling, who was eight or nine years old at


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THE spirit of free enterprise is alive, well and producing a chari­


table bonus. Young members of Rib-


blcsdale High School have donated ,6200 to the Clitheroe Heart Machine


Fund. Paragon, the school's


Young Enterprise company, made the donation follow­ ing tlie success of the board game, Witchways. A donation of £100 and


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four of tlie games was made to the Clitheroe Mayor's Christmas Appeal in December. The company has designed, manufactured


and sold the game. Sales have been outstanding, not only locally: games have been exported to four conti­


nents. Paragon has also pro-


mother owned a local shop - Alan of course was an automatic choice. "It was a tremendous occasion,


with each part of town looking for the best floats and the most inge­ nious ways of attracting attention," emphasises Mr Wakeling. He con­ firms our previous references to the social history of the day - many people in Low Moor's long garden homes kept a pig. Behind Mr Wakeling on the float


is sitting on the far right - next to him, in the tall hat, is the late Jim Holmes whose son Michael, now a contractor in the area, is in front of him and living locally. Looking at the picture is a bitter­


is Keith Burgess, who now lives out of the area, and, left, his sister Doreen - now Mrs Hammond. Their father, the late Cyril Burgess,


sweet experience for all concerned, the same felt by everyone who remembers the materially poorer but, perhaps, socially richer days gone by. As Mr Wakeling points out, you could spend a lifetime in areas such as Low Moor, with little need to venture outside except for major shopping purchases.


R o b u s t f a r e


WHALLEY landlord Mr Norman Atty, of the Dog Inn, has taken the concept of "pub grub" a step further by providing meals on wheels for the village's


elderly and infirm. The local branch of the


WRVS approached the big- hearted landlord, who is also the chairman of the Ribble Valley Tourist Asso­ ciation, and asked him if he could provide meals for 14 or so pensioners. He did not have to think


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duced a Year 11 leavers' package, consisting of a book with individual and group photographs, an indi­ vidual coloured photograph and a CD Rom. The latter they believe to be totally


fo r t f ie w e e k


t is one of the tragic facts of religious history that the father of Martin


Clifton James. A very young soldier was taking


part in a landing excercise for D- day and was obviously seasick and unable to keep going with his com­ panions. It was easy to realise that, as the lad staggered along, he was hardly able to cope. His equipment must have felt as if it weighed a ton. His boots dragged in the sand,


round, saying: "This way, son. You are doing well, but don't lose touch with the chap in front of you." When the lad realised who it was


giving him such friendly help, his facial expression was a study in dumb admiration. I t was because Montgomery


but it was obvious that the young fellow was trying to conceal his dis­ tress. He tripped and fell, but with half a sob heaved himself upright and began to march off dazedly in the wrong direction. "Monty" went straight up to him


combined discipline with encour­ agement in this way that a young private in the Eighth Army of Britain felt himself worthy of being a colonel in any other! The better a parent is, the more


and, with a friendly word and a smile, turned him the right way


our faith. There is a well-known story of St Francis of Assissi. "Come along and let us preach to some of the villagers," he said to some of his friars, so they went with him. They stopped to talk with a group of men and exchanged a few words of friendly greeting with some passers-by. St Francis played with some children and then they turned to go back. "But," asked a novice, "when do


he must avoid the danger of dis­ couraging his child and give it in equal part with encouragement. Indeed, if we are faithful to our beliefs, our lives are a testimony to


we preach?" "Preach?" responded the saint.


"Every step we took, every word we spoke, each action we did this after­ noon has been a sermon in itself." Joe Stansfield


innovative within Young


Enterprise. Paragon's team were this


week looking forward to last night's final presentation at Mytton Fold Hotel. Pic­ tured, from the left is


Sevim Avci presenting a cheque for £200 to fund treasurer Mr Robin Atkin­ son, with Mike Dixon, Michael Pollard and Nick Riding in the background. (190499/11/16)


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a weekly look at local issues, people and places, compiled by Tim Procter ------ ------------------------------------------------------------- - Former pop musician turns to the ~


use of words to pen book on ‘chat rooms1


ducation in Lan­ cashire is far bet­ ter than in Lon­


don, says an expert who has worked in both


places. Experienced education­


ists seem to be thick on the ground,in the Ribble Valley - one-time Hurst Green res­ ident Mr Bill Allan (pic­ tured) is back in the area and living in Clitheroe with plenty of stories to tell about his time at a top­ flight private college in Kensington. "Some people might call


ten weeks. She was highly motivated and came in eight hours a day." However, his current pro­


ject is quite different from his previous academic employment. He hopes to join the numerous local peo­ ple who have become suc­ cessful authors with a book detailing the "goings on" in the various Internet chat rooms, having been on the net for five years. During this time, Mr Allan has accumulated a lot of mate­ rial. The holder of BA and


the college a crammers' establishment," concedes Mr Allan, who once won a major Clitheroe general knowledge quiz, beating businesswoman Vicky Lee Carter. "Certainly, I am very proud of the fact that we got Yehudi Menuhin's niece through an A-level in politics from scratch in just


not found among pupils in state education down there anything like as much as it is here in Lancashire," explains Mr Allan. "The state system is best up here, without question, as far as I am concerned. I would be interested to hear what other people think." Mr Allan is a keen tennis


"But high motivation is


MA degrees from Lancast­ er University, Mr Allan was deputy principal of the col­ lege. In nine years there, he taught numerous relatives of the rich and famous, including Greek royals, Chris Chataway’s son and daughter and at least one person who, sadly, has since died, perhaps because of lifestyle problems.


Cartwrights. Co-inciden- tally, it was on the bill with the Beatles at Nelson Impe­ rial Ballroom in 1963 and two of us now part of the editorial team at the Adver­ tiser and Times were there,


the


too. At one time, Mr Allan


was an economist for the Government and wrote sev­


eral books produced by Her Majesty's Stationery Office. He has also worked for the


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player and a member of the Clitheroe club. He was a guitarist in a well-known 1960s group,


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fo u n d amo n g pu p i l s in s tate educat ion a n y ­ th in g l ik e as m u c h as i t is here in L a n ­ ca s hi re . T h e s tate s y s tem is bes t up here, w i th o u t


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Conservative Party, helping to teach parliamentary can­ didates, and knows several senior party figures. Now Mr Allan does pri­


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vate tutor and school sup­ ply work in political and economic affairs, as well as some science-related ones. However, his newest sub­


ject is "Big History." He explains that this covers major world1 developments since the "big bang" and myths about our creation, going out into the greater universe a vast distance away. "I don't know whether there is extra-ter-


restrial life or not, because distances are so vast," explains Mr Allan. A free- . lance journalist as well as a tutor, Mr Allan is currently writing articles on the Mil­ lennium and a quick glance at one for a locally-pro­ duced international Astro-


. nomical Diary shows the breadth and depth of his knowledge. His book is a different


proposition. "Inevitably, there is an element of eroti­ cism in it, so I am still talk­ ing to publishers," says Mr Allan.


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twice and, apparently, the arrangement is working well with the elderly folk wolfing down the robust fare with some gusto. By all accounts they are given very gener­ ous helpings too, although Mr Atty scotched rumours that the meals on wheels might come with a pint of ale or a drop of sherry.


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