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Alex, who relocated to Newton when his parents returned to their native Ribble Valley seven years ago, has been put forward
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College salutes a major who spent a proud 46 years in Army uniform
in Bolton-by-Bowland, has just become a full time civilian after 46 years in Army uniform! The Cobbs came to
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the area in 1979 when the Major took over the Cadet Corps a t Stony- h u rs t College. He was awarded the MBE for army and cadet service three years ago. A surprise pa r ty for
S it a record - Major John Cobb, a well-known figure
corps has developed into one of the most respected and highly thought of in the country. I t has sent a steady stream of young offi cers to serve in all three branches of the armed forces, and 46 service schol arships have been won dur ing his time." The military tradition at
Stonyhurst College natural ly impressed Major Cobb and he arranged for the corps' platoons to be named after the seven VC winners. In addition to his uni
Major Cobb's retirement from the college was attended by 100 former junior under officers, who reflected the esteem in which their former CO is held by travelling from all over the country. One came from America and two from Spain. Major Cobb - he has
preferred not to use the rank of Lt-Col, to which he is in fact entitled - has
been connected with the Bolton-by-Bowland war memorial committee and at one time played cricket
the old school and will be sadly missed," says Stony- hurst colleague Mr Peter
Anwyl. "In his time here our
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for the village. "He is a very fine man of
form duties, Major Cobb has been a much sought after tutor and games coach, renowned for the quality of his care and for whom nothing was too much trouble. He himself represented the Army at various levels at rugby, cricket, athletics and shoot ing during quarter of a cen tury of service. Born in Dorset, Major
Cobb won a place at Sand hurst following his national service. Later he served in
Cobb briskly making his last-ever inspection of the Stonyhurst College corps.
many, South America and Northern Ireland. He him self has taken a modest approach to his long service and now seeks a quiet life! Our picture shows Major
places such as the Far East, the Mediterranean, Ger
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CONGRATULATIONS to everyone at historic All Hallows Church, Mitton - nine-tenths of the £217,000 needed for major improvements is now
connected with the church have pledged about £32,0001 Much of this is coming via various tax-effi cient covenants and similar agreements. This week it was expect
either to hand, or definitely promised. Individuals and families preserve a gem of English
ed that the main contractor would be named. Quite a number of firms were keen to take on the challenges posed by re-ordering the back part of a Grade I list ed building dating back to 1270. It will create more usable
history would be justified at All Hallows. Understand ably Mr Birbeck is diffident about his contribution. However, having an incum bent who was third man in a large bank before entering the church is pretty handy when you are a small parish looking for big money. The sale of the adjacent
space to give the church a wider role in the communi ty for coming decades and centuries. I t is hoped that work will start in the mid dle of May, and be complete by December, including the installation of a new organ. "This project has taken
hall, formerly a school and nothing like as old as it looks, will raise £90,000 and a Lottery fund grant will give £30,000. The parish's own resources will add £40,000 and other funds and the personal pledges make up the rest. The church will remain in
use while the work is done, with substantial screening
several years of effort by numerous people," says the vicar, the Rev. John Bir- beck. A quiet feeling of achievement in helping to
AN old boy of Stonyhurst College has moved even further up the BBC hier archy. Mr Mark Thompson
went on to Merton College, Oxford, from Stonyhurst, and still lives in the city. Now he has been
appointed the BBC's Direc tor of Television in the shake-up following the appointment of Mr Greg Dyke as Director-General. Mr Thompson is said to
keeping the dust out. Later there could be
another project, to improve the bell tower and the inte rior lighting.
Old boy climbs BBC ladder
All Mr Thompson's working life has been spent with the BBC, and latterly he has been in charge of regional broadcasting. Pre vious posts have included Editor of the BBC News at 9 p.m. and controller of BBC2. Several Stonyhurst Col
have been considered for Mr Dyke's job and due to being still only 42 is seen as a potential successor.
lege old boys are prominent on television and in the media. But, so far, no-one looks likely to seriously challenge Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as the most famous old boy of all. Before long, it will be a case of who is the most famous old girl!
CLICKING needles across a swathe of the Ribble Valley • provide valuable knitting for Oxfam help to the Third World.
Knitting for Third World ’
for the Paul Heathcote School . of Excellence National Commis Chef of the Year Award. When his course finishes
in June, he and five other- students are off to America
for four months to cook for the youngsters sent to sum mer camps in New Eng land. : Our photo shows Alex (left) with Mr Iain Steele, one of his course tutors.
with "outknitters" contributing from places such as New ton, Slaidbum, West Bradford and Long Preston. In the past eight years, this small team has made 43
Mrs Vera Newhouse organises the effort from Tosside,
large blankets, 114 cot blankets, 32 pairs of cotton shorts, 100 jumpers and no less than 223 Teddy bears. Mrs New house is grateful not only to the knitters, but also to the donors of wool.
lowship I find th a t most folks acquire a personal knowledge of Jesus through the unconscious wit ness of Christian people in their
daily lives. A clergyman was once approached by a young woman who wanted to be a member of his flock. He was glad to hear this, and asked: "What did I say that helped you come to this decision? The reply came quickly. "It wasn't any thing you said in the pulpit. I want to join your church because of the woman I live with. She befriended me when I needed a friend and ■ shared her life and home with me. She's a real Christian and that is what I want to be if I can act like
known by our fruits. The fruits of the Spirit living in our life are, according to St Paul, love joy, peace, gentleness, goodness and faith (Gal. 5.22). - The secret of the fully dedicated ones is accepting Christ into their .whole lives and holding regular communion with Him. They learn the Gospels and read of His teach ing. Others, seeing His influence on their way of life, are encouraged by the witness of thededicated ones whose actions are-more effective than words could ever be. ■ Joe Stansficld
she does." Deeds, not words, were what had really counted. Jesus said th a t we should be
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