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recognition CLITHEROE young­ sters have become the pride of the town after the Activate project's skate park, linked to Trinity Community Partnership, received regional recognition for


its work. At an awards ceremony


at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Chester, last Thurs­ day, project co-ordinator Mr Steve Proctor and two young members of the aptly-named Skaters XL team, George Fisher (12) and Peter Stan worth (15), received a plaque and £100 worth of Whitbread dining vouchers for the group. The accolade came courtesy of the Nationwide Award for Voluntary Endeavour scheme, in conjunction with the National Council for Voluntary Organisations


and the Newspaper Society. Now in its third year, the


award’s aim is to reward and recognise the local heroes of the community whose work or community activity has


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A CLITHEROE mother has realised one of her ambitions in life after being awarded a BA Hon­ ours degree in Surface Pattern. She gained her qualification at the Uni­ versity of Central Lan­ cashire Faculty of Design and Technology Depart­ ment of Visual Communi­ cation and 3D design. Mrs Cynthia Nanson, of


comes true


Warwick Drive, who worked in the past as a playgroup supervisor and teacher of flower arranging, said she had cherished the


„ As I see it . . . by Vivien Mason


that their home was dirty. It used to be a familiar sight each


morning to see the lady of the house scrubbing her front step and following up the procedure with the donkey stone. Attention was then turned to the backyard, which would be kept in equally pristine condition, with flags scoured, weeds removed and every speck of dust or stray piece of litter quickly collected. This practice appears to have become sadly lost as we have moved into a so-called "civilised


society". The litter-strewn back street


which was brought to the attention of the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times last week seems to strength­


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en the theory that some people do not care what others think about their home. Either that, or they have adopted the misguided theory that "someone else will clear it up if


it is there long enough!" What has happened over the


past couple of generations that has made it acceptable to a few mem­ bers of the society to literally throw their rubbish into the streets? Cer­ tainly in our grandparents' day this would have been regarded as a mor­ tal sin, a topic of much gossip among fellow residents and shame would have descended on the offender's family. We have to feel desperately sorry for those who live in the offending


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streets and who endeavour to keep their own area clean and tidy, while those around them apparently


could not care less. So come on, Clitheroe. Make the


effort to raise the standards. This beautiful market town, which sits in an area of such outstanding nat­ ural beauty, does not deserve to be dragged down to gutter level. Clear away your own rubbish and do not expect the council to tidy up areas which are really your responsibility. No doubt the council will clear


up this particular street after receiving the complaint, as it no doubt will for other streets in the future if attitudes do not change. But the manpower and subsequent cost of the operation will have to be taken out of the public purse, which is unfair on the rest of the popula­


tion. * - ' <— y


made a real difference to


people's lives. And Clitheroe's skate


through research, fund-rais- ing and design have provid-


park has certainly done that. The youngsters


ed themselves with some­ where definite to meet and skate, effectively reducing the number of "nuisance"


calls to the police dramati­ cally. The skate park scheme has received the support of PC Gail Whiteoak, Schools and


Community liaison officer, who herself was recently presented with a commen­ dation from the Chief Con­ stable for her involvement with the project.


Nationwide award: "I can’t believe we have made it this far. Receiving such an award adds a special kind of recognition to all the hard work everybody puts into the project. "To be a regional finalist


Mr Proctor said of the


for the national finals," he said. The national finals will


is amazing and we are just keeping our fingers crossed


LOCAL librarian Mrs Catherine Duckworth has taken her first venture into the world of publishing by contributing to a local his­ tory book, "Aspects of Accrington". Mrs Duckworth, who


going through his paces in the local skatepark, wat­ ched by Steve and the rest of the XL team. (C140700/5)


Librarian goes into print


idea of studying art since she was a teenager, but, for various reasons, was denied the opportunity. In the future she hopes to


implement all the ideas and new skills she gained during the four-year course.


LOOKING BACK 100 years ago


THE fire brigade had been called to Mr Duckworth's shop, in Rim- ington, after hot sun had ignited the thatched roof. However, though the men were ready, willing and able, much delay was caused in reaching the fire because the corporation horse could not be found! Normally used to draw the engine to the fire, the horse, it was discovered, was away at the Waterworks. The fire was attend­ ed eventually, which suggests another equine was drafted in. Fly tipping was a growing con­


cern to Clitheroe Rural District Council, which was endeavouring to put a stop to the problem. At one of its meetings, the surveyor recommended notice be given to one particular trouble spot, Chip­ ping, and suggested notice be given


Mrs Nanson's daughter, Rebecca, graduated in Fine Art in 1992 and is currently a professional artist in Tyneside. Mrs Nanson is pictured


has lived in Whalley for more than 20 years, has been a librarian all her working life. She started work at Accrington Refer­ ence Library in 1975 and was fascinated by the quality of its historical col­ lection and the enthusiasm of the borrowers. In the book, which she


on her graduation day with her proud daughter.


has helped to edit, she has written a chapter on the Easter Dues question.


This was a type of tax levied on members of the the parish which, many years ago, included Whal­ ley. The article goes into great depth of the anger and injustice of the finan­ cial demands, with no thought spared for whether a parishioner was


rich or poor. This chapter, plus many


others on the history of Accrington, its football team, war heroes, schools, royal visits and other top­ ics is complemented by dozens of old photographs. "Aspects of Accrington"


is published by Wharn- ecliffe Books and priced at £9.95.


be held at the House of Commons in October. Our picture shows George


to its residents to cease tipping or depositing refuse into the brook.


50 years ago


CLITHEROE CASTLE, the Parish Church and Edisford Ford had been scheduled as ancient monuments by the Ministry of Town and County Planning. The Ministry had also taken the deci­ sion to preserve as buildings of special historic interest, a number of houses in Duck Street, Shaw- bridge Street and York Street. Included too was Pimlico Farm dating from 1715 and Shaw Cot­ tage dating from 1681. The old wells from which Clitheroe former­ ly drew its water supply, and the old Grammar School building, were also on the list. The Lancashire Education


T I I O U G 5 1 ? f o r t h e w e e k


fact, but it is also a noticeable fact that when trouble does come to those who have had very little, they do not cope with it very well. Do you remember being told


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OME folks seem to have far more trials and troubles than others. This is an observable


that when troubles come they are sent to try us, and wondered what was meant by this? When most of us are in deep trouble, what do we do? We pray "God, help me now" -


and he does. Under considerable stress, even


professed atheists act like this. Many of us who knew danger on active service can vouch for the say­ ing that there are no atheists in fox­


holes. Even the coarsest, hardest swearing brute can be seen and heard to pray "Oh, My god!". Granted, it took terror and panic to make him discover that he still believed. He soon went back to his old crude self, but for a time it was seen that when the chips were down, he was ready to believe. Before we hasten to judge that


appointment and frustration, that we have found blessing in our awareness of the Lord's presence. The psalmist of long ago spoke of


man, we should consider our own position. We prayed in our time of trouble, didn't we, we prayed for God's help as we believed and trust­ ed in him. If it quickly brought us back to our basic beliefs, then the trouble wasn't all that bad. I t is when we realise our basic needs, due to trouble and strife, dis­


hiding in the tabernacle of the Lord in the time of trouble. The secret of a healthy spiritual life is to keep in daily contact with the Lord. In good days and bad we can, with regular practice, live as in his pres­ ence. It is very important for us to realise that he created us for com­ munion with Himself. If we pray regularly we are not


only fulfilling our destiny, but ful­ filling our highest good. It is as we have regular prayer times that God is able to bless us with the peace of mind that comes from contact with


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His Holy Spirit. We instinctively sense how He would have us do and how He would have us live. The time we spend in prayer is


life's greatest investment, yielding many blessings and affecting our attitude and giving us a greater awareness of his continual presence and inspiration. He will not take the trouble away, but enable us to cope with it through the ready inspiration of His Holy Spirit. Are you thinking that you are


fully aware of this? Then isn't it time you put your belief into prac­ tice?


Joe Stansfield I u


Committee had agreed to spend more than £55,000 on a new coun­


ty school in Edisford Road. The 200-strong infant and junior school, sited adjacent to Seedall Avenue, was to replace the junior school at Low Moor. Only hours after it had been


ess for the previous 18 years. Nego­ tiations were taking place to lease the nine-bedroomed hotel for a rent of around £5,000 per year. Meanwhile another establish­


repaired and replaced, vandals in the town had smashed to bits one of the four ornamental griffins, sit­ uated at Clitheroe Castle band­ stand. Three weeks earlier, three of the griffins had been pulled down and badly damaged.


25 years


ONE of Clitheroe's oldest hostel- ries, The Swan'and Royal Hotel, was soon to be under new manage­ ment, following the intention to retire of Miss Margaret Browning. She had been the hotel's manager­


ment, The Moorcock Inn, at Waddington, was closing its doors with the uncertainty of when, if ever, it would re-open. The Inn had gone into liquidation with debts of £97,500. One of the detectives involved in


Black Panther murder inquiries had taken over in charge of CID


duties in Clitheroe. Det. Con. Ian Hartley, had moved to Pimlico Road, with his wife and two sons. He had previously served on foot patrol for four years in the town before moving off to other parts of Lancashire and eventually being assigned to the Black Panther Case.


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