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A NEW electronic scorebox has been presented to Stonyhurst College. The association of former


pupils of the college has paid for the box to mark the outstanding cricketing achievements of its new president, Mr Peter Delisle (pictured). His parents donated the previous score- box when he was a pupil at Stonyhurst over 40 years


ago. Mr Delisle played for the


school team before he was 14, a remarkable achieve­ ment in those days. Later he was its captain and scored over 2,000 runs at an average close to 50. His highest score of 165 is still a


record. Mr Delisle went on to


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priceless thing when they have recovered from a serious illness. Because everybody has it, most people take life for granted. Every­ one does not make the best of it. The majority do not stop to ponder over the sheer wonder of it. They have no idea of the complexity of their brain or the miracle of syn­ chronised cellular action that is taking place in their eyes, arms and hands as, holding the paper, they read these words.


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molecular activity. At will, we can flex our fingers


and watch the phenomenon of our unspoken command flashing instantaneously through the mas­ ter keyboard of our brain, down our spinal column and across the nerve path to the muscles of our arms, hands and fingers and behold, they movel Most of the people who are living


today are only half alive. Wise men of all ages have wondered why so


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A LOTTERY en t itled "flight for life" has been launched to help pay for the North West Air


Ambulance. As mentioned several times in this


column, the machine (pictured) has made several visits to the Ribble Val­ ley, each of fundamental importance


to the injured people concerned. The first anniversary of the service


was marked with a reception at the Blackpool Airport base on Friday. But paying for the aircraft and its back-up team means that ,£300,000 is now needed to keep it going! The lottery, which has 5,000 mem­


bers and a £1,000 jackpot every week, is just one way funds are being raised. Anyone who can help with this work in any way can get in touch with the "friends" support group on 01772 711424, or by writing to the Sharoe Green Building, Watling Street Road, Fulwood, Preston PR2 8DS.


Small-town group with some clout


PUNS have to be good to be worthwhile. So it is with diffidence that this column points out that the Ribble Valley R a iln ew s is probably the most whistleblow­ ing publication of the many wh ich come


through our letterbox. Not many members of


the public see it, but opin­ ion formers and other vol­ unteer groups do. So the question could be asked - how far should such a newsletter go in sniping at people it feels could do bet­ ter, or in revealing the plans of other organisations, including industrial ones where there may be a confi­ dentiality issue? A lot of what is said is


good, clean fun, but whether it was quite cricket to reveal a Castle Cement bid for a £5m-plus trans­ port grant in the current issue is not just as certain. As a classic example of a


small-town support group tweaking the tail of a big organisation for the benefit of its area, Ribble Valley Rail would be hard to beat. The newsletter kindly


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be bitterly disappointed. A small number - in the main those living in the vicinity of the Castle - will


be relieved. Recriminations will undoubtedly


go on for months. Sadly, there are no winners, but


very many losers. This was a deci­ sion that no one involved wanted to have to make. The pity is that it was not made several weeks earlier. Time was always the key factor -


and it ran out. An event of this magnitude takes


neighbouring authorities - with the resources at their fingertips — 12 months to organise. The first indications of


i a weekly look at local issties, people and places, compiled by Tim Procter =


Sad note as music festival bites the dust - but here's to the next time


HE decision to call a halt to this weekend's proposed music festival


As I see it . . . by Vivien Meath


Keystreet's intentions were received by the borough council in the mid­ dle of February, when an applica­ tion was made to book the Castle field. Councils work slowly - and thor­


oughly. When attendance figures of 8.000 people per day were mooted, detailed safety and servicing plans became imperative. Ultimately, it is that which has caused the cancella­ tion. The council has to ensure that, in an emergency, the Castle field could be evacuated in eight minutes. It seemed to many that 8.000 was an excessive estimate for a first event. However, that was the figure provided by the organisers and that was the figure the council had to work towards. The decision to say "no” was


taken at a meeting hosted by the council just nine days before the start of the festival. And that was the first time that the emergency services — police, fire and ambu­ lance - had met the organiser to hear his plans in full. This coming weekend is a Bank Holiday and all three services expect to bo stretched to the limit. Last week's meeting should have taken place months ago. It could have saved Phil Knight and his team much financial outlay and many sleepless nights. Just who should have called that meeting, Mr Knight or the local authority, is still being debat­


ed.


this has been perhaps the ultimate learning curve. It is the first time


For Mr Knight and Keystreet,


that he has undertaken anything of this magnitude. We hope it will not


be the last. His enthusiasm is in no doubt.


But he did need to give himself more time. Council officials have been impressed by aspects of the preparations made, some of which they still hope could eventually be put to good use and used as a blue­ print for future events on such a large scale. And it has been suggest­ ed that, if the event was resched­ uled for the August Bank Holiday, the council would be pleased to sup­ port it. "The council will be happy to see events of this kind, but it has to be done in an appropriate man­ ner,” was one comment last week. This would have been a real


entertainment coup for Clitheroe. Let us hope that Mr Knight and his team are willing to bounce back.


‘What’s On’ to continue


REGULAR readers to th e m o n th ly "What's On" guide to events in the Ribble Valley will be pleased to hear that, due to the popularity of the guide by locals and tourists alike, the publi­


cation will continue. This is despite the fact


th a t Mrs P at Iloulds- worth, the lady who has worked conscientiously to ensure that as many local events as possible are publi­ cised, finished her part-time post a t the Clitheroe Tourist Information Centre from the end of April. Mrs Houldsworth has


developed the brochure over a number of years to ensure that residents and visitors alike are well informed about what is going on in the area. She will, however, continue to help out with the centre on a casual basis. Anyone wishing to publi­ cise an event in the "What's


On" should continue to pro­ vide the Tourist Informa­ tion Centre with details


before the 10th of the previ­ ous month, while those requiring advertising should contact Ginger Pumpkin, tel. 01200 442257.


Rebecca is on


change, but the newsletter reveals th a t not all the information systems worked, a t least a t first. Inevitably, the worldwide web is involved. You can vote for the interchange in a key Railtrack competition on www.railtrack.co.uk/sta- tionof the year. ® The special supple­


for


instance, did not know that there were three stations between Blackburn and Clitheroe, though certainly its officers do. There is some praise for the new Clitheroe inter ­


ment published with today's paper celebrates 150 years of rail travel in the area - and you do not have to be a buff to find it of great interest. I t contains numerous


articles about the railway and hopes for the future, written by various experts in the field. There are also some fasci­


nating train pictures not to be missed.


Plea for more people to help with campaign group’s fish survey


A FISH survey covering much of the region, right up to into the North East of the Ribble Valley, seeks more infor­


mants. The Mersey Basin Campaign is busily


improving the quality of watercourses, with Government backing. It is based at the Sunley Tower, Piccadilly Plaza, Man­ chester, and its Director of Communica­ tions is Dr Ron Freethy, well known in this area as a writer and broadcaster on nature and similar matters. Modestly enough, he does not worry about his doctorate status down at the grass roots. The campaign's information form, coin­ cidentally enough, is the first one has seen


‘FffiOfJCTOT for the week


many of us who appear to be sane, intelligent individuals allow thoughts that prick, sting and bite, and corrode our minds, to blind us to the sheer thrill of living. A truly intellectual person has


been described by the noted philosopher John Cowper Powys as "one who has the genius" to grasp the fact that it is madness not to sacrifice everything to get the full taste of it." Sacrifice? Now tha t rings a bell from echoes of scripture. In St Paul's letter to the Chris­


tians in Rome (Romans 12,1-2) he asks them to be prepared to sacri­ fice their old ways and attitudes, to present their bodies as a living sac­ rifice, dedicated to the service of


God, the giver of life. By the renew­ al of their minds they would be more conscious of the joy of living in harmony with their creator. No longer would their lives be fash­ ioned by the fleeting whims and tendencies of wordly ideas, but they would be transformed until the very essence of their living was altered, so that in their own life they would prove that God's way for them was good, well pleasing and perfect. Here was the secret of the full­


ness of life exchanged for the sacri­ fice of the emptiness of mere exis­ tence.


Joe Stansfield


in a long experience which offers Dr as a possible "delete as appropriate" title, in


addition to Mr, Mrs, Miss and Ms! So clearly you do not have to be a medic


or a Ph D to take part, just a moderately well-informed fisherperson. Sending in a form about a catch, with location, length, weight, bait, weather conditions and other points, helps the experts at the campaign to extend their database and decide their policies. Information about isolated areas such as the Ribble Valley is of extra inter­ est.


campaign on 0161 242 8200. The E-mail address is campaign@merseybasin.org.uk.


The forms can be obtained from the


home ground THE whole of Lancashire, Cumbria and the Isle of Man is covered by local girl Rebecca Wood in her job as community development worker for the charity,


PHAB. Its aims are to be positive


about disabled people and it forms clubs to integrate them into the community. Now Miss Wood hopes


for a success on her own doorstep by establishing a club in Whalley and Billing- ton, with the help of Mr Martin Bradley, of Age Concern. I t would be for people at least 55 years old, with or without a disabilty, would have access to com­ munity tran sp o r t and would have a range of activ­ ities. A meeting for anyone


interested, whether as mem­ ber or helper, is to be held at Whalley Methodist Church Hall at 10 30 on Tuesday morning. Inquiries can be made on 01200 428166 or 429053.


New post


A SIGNIF IC ENT new opportunity has come the way of Ribble ValleyMP Mr Nigel Evans. He has been appointed to


the Commonwealth Parlia­ mentary UK Executive Committee. I t gives parlia­ mentarians from the Com­ monwealth the opportunity to meet and work together to promote this form of democracy through the world.


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