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| not felling the trees would have been bad management, storing up trouble and extra expense for the future. The fact that they looked


not had their way, but that is unavoidable on controversial issues. The bottom line is that


effort spent by the good-heart­ ed residents who did not want the trees felling was close to incredible . . . but, viewed against the population as a whole, there were not all that many of them. They were not "the people." I t is very true th a t few


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nice was unfortunate, but, if councillors and officials ran the borough on such consider­ ations, it would be in a sorry state. Perhaps, though, they were unprepared for the back­ lash. The Castle, however ruined,


[ see it! The rock revealed (pic­ tured) is an interesting feature in itself. The amount of time and


is still a key feature of Clitheroe and people ought to be glad it is there. People in numerous other places would give their eye teeth for one and would certainly want to


issues of recent times have attracted so many protest let­ ters to this newspaper (now being balanced by ones approving the felling) and so many meetings, indeed con­ frontations, between the two sides. Of course, council offi­ cials all the time and elected councillors some of the time take a cool and analytical view of protests concerning any subject. They are used to them! Very often, as in this case, technical or legal factors virtu­ ally force the council into a cer­ tain course of action. Only Castle Cement's emission plumes present a more graphic mind's eye reminder of an ongoing controversy than the Castle trees. . . but, as the lat­ est letters, or a glance in that direction show, there is still plenty of woodland left in view.


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a drummer and vocalist in a band for 16 years. At home he hosts "Party Up", a popular contem­ porary Christian radio programme on WIZB radio. Mrs Gant works as a medical assistant at a local hospital. They first came to


with thousands of teenagers, both in their own church and in over­ seas youth missions in a variety of countries. Mr Gant uses music in his ministry, having been


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ing service and Mrs . Gant spoke of her response to the events of September 11th. She said: "The Ameri­


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their visit, Mr Gant preached during morn­


from outside the person that's been affected but freedom from within ourselves. The freedom to not to live in fear is what we are determined to have.” After what the couple


not to let terrorists steal their freedom to live a normal life. It's not so much about freedom


ern and, if every issue spawned the almost uncon­ trolled foaming-at-the-mouth opposition that the tree issue has done, nothing would get done. Certainly councils make mistakes; it is just that they are more public than ones made by most other bodies. But this tree-felling is being done not at councillors' whim, but on consultant's recom­ mendation. The deep feelings of the


Life-sa aid for Amerii


by John


A CONTAINER left the Ribble Valley this week packed with goods destined to save lives in a back­ ward South Ameri­


can country. The container contains


dozens of uniforms, hel­ mets and boots and vital equipment like breathing apparatus and hydraulic spreaders for use by res­ cuers in road accidents. The equipment will


breath new life into the volunteer fire service of Paraguay and a team headed by a retired Ribchester fire-fighter will follow the container to train the South Ameri­ cans in its use. The unusual aid pack-


protestors have got to be acknowledged. Apparently some are keeping and even engraving pieces of the trees as a memento, perhaps even a memorial. Portions of the tim­ ber may be used in refurbish­ ment at Henthom Park. Those of us who have been


age_stemmed from Oper­ ation Florian, a charity formed among fire-fight­ ers and retired fire-fight­ ers to help out in Yugoslavia. Ribchester man Mr


Colin Cunliffe, former station officer for Lan­ cashire Fire Service at Accrington, flew to Paraguay last year with


horrified at a chain saw being taken to a healthy-looking tree only to see th a t an expert's diagnosis of severe internal rot was absolutely correct know better than to argue about safety. With mis- • chievous children roaming the Castle grounds, it's the first bastion of democracy!


LOOKING BACK 100 years ago


THE members of the Reading Room at Down- ham held a dance with the object of augmenting the fund for clearing off the debt on the billiard table. Dancing began at 8 p.m. at Greendale View and was continued with a certain amount of enthusiasm until 2-30 next morning. Local MP Sir Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth


spoke on the Boer War, indicating that the politi­ cal outlook seemed dark and uncertain. He said: "If the present state of things could have been forseen when heady politicians plunged gaily into what their blinded eyes pictured to them as a mil­ itary promenade, surely the task would have been approached in a different spirit." The municipal elections saw the Conservatives


lose out to the Liberals, with the Socialists bet­ tering theirp.Qsition a;little. The report said that the result should teach both major parties a les­ son and to heed the old maxim "never to ride too


high a horse." 50 years ago


(pictured) described as an enjoyable stay with warm and friendly peo­ ple, they said thay are looking forward to returning soon.


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GENERAL knowledge is essential in newspaper work at any level. But the Clitheroe


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welfare assistant and just eight years later she was appointed as site supervisor. Her efforts in keeping the


Advertiser and Times can perhaps be forgiven for being uninformed about pagan vocabulary. So when a pagan wrote


last week th a t they would be reluctant to 'work on Pendle,' we felt it was a slip of the pen for 'walk' and altered it. Wrongl We now dis­


A CASE of anthrax was reported at Grindleton. Full precautions were taken to remove any possi- 1 bility of contagion, after a cow was found dead in the shippon of Whitehall Farm. The disease was confirmed by a vet and the animal's carcase was burned.


cotton war with Egypt, Clitheroe mills were working normally, with no laying-off of workers, apart from the evening "housewives' shift" at one mill. Bowland Rural District Council said that a


Despite a non-buying trend and threats of a ,


a group of other fire offi­ cers to carry out an audit of the service, after some­ one in the struggling South American service read on the Internet about what the British


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hand has not pre vented a Clithero rambler from coir pleting a long trek i


the Himalayas. Mrs Pat Parrott hu


a knee and hand in a fc two days before the sta of her holiday. Thinkii


they were just bruise she decided to contin with her plans and fl to Delhi to start the s


day trek. It was only when s


returned home and h her hand x-rayed th she discovered why was so painful. As she also found dif


culty walking downh she thought she woi have to wait in Darje ing for the trekki party, but a persor sherpa and a pony wi placed at her disposal. The route followed t


shortage of materials was behind the lack of tele­ phone kiosks in Paythorne and Newsholme. Res­ idents responded at a council meeting by saying that was just an excuse. Councillors were told that accidents could only be reported to the police by travelling to Gisburn to use the tele­


phone there. 25 years ago


cover that pagans cele­ brate festivals with cere­ mony and ritual and refer to it as "working with the land." Merely walking is hardly any part of it. It goes to show th a t one learns some­ thing every day.


School’s site supervisor has retired lemonade, endeared her to the


pupils. At a presentation Mrs Slinger


school grounds clear of leaves in autumn, her renovation of desks during the summer and the assis­ tance she gave at Christmas par­ ties, when she would provide


t h o u g h t f o r t h e w e e k


eroe and District held a Prayer Vigil for the World in St. Mary Mag­ dalene’s Church. There were people there from all the congregations of the town who came together for 30 minutes of prayer­ ful reflection upon the state of the world, our part in it and the hope that the Christian faith


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gives us. For most of us who are


under 65 years of age, we at this moment in time, are in a position that we have never


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been in before, unless you have had strong links with Northern Ireland, or the Falklands and Kosova proba­ bly through the armed forces. What I mean is, there is a very real fear in the hearts of many people for the safety of the world and in particular for the safety of our own young men and women. Also, our sense of belonging and loyalty to the nation and indeed to the world as a whole is being' stretched to the full. But then we probably don’t know all the facts or have enough of the truth. This Sunday is a stark


reminder of the price that we have paid in the past when we have thought it necessary to wage war. We shall gather


together on Remembrance Sunday at St. Michael and St. John’s or the war memorial in the Castle Grounds to rerhem- ber the men and women of our town who have given their lives for our country in the conflicts of the 20th Centu­ ry. This year our remember­ ing can help us to focus very sharply on the possible conse­ quences of statesmanship and military activity. This year our remembering can urge us to pray more fervently for the leaders of> the nations and for the peace of the world. What is the alternative to


was given a scrapbook compiled by pupils and a cash gift from par­ ents, staff and governors. The school's oldest pupil, Heather Whalley, presented her with a bouquet.


THE MP for the Ribble Valley, Mr David Walder, criticised the "patiently smiling" Prime Minister, Mr James Callaghan, over his compla­ cency. He also attacked the fixed-smile politicians Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford of the USA, say­ ing that their abysmal ignorance of foreign affairs terrified him. Four people were injured when a 23-wagon freight train derailed at the Eshton Terrace level


crossing. One wagon reared into the air and demolished


the signal box around the signalman, who walked from the wreckage shaken and bruised, but oth- I erwise unharmed. Two women waiting at the crossing were showered with debris and suffered broken ribs and cuts. A section of the train was made up of bonded


wagons containing £50,000 of whisky and three empty propane tanks. Fortunately damage to these was slight, so fire and explosion were avoid­ ed.


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faith and trust? To opt out of prayer as if religion is the cause of the problems of the world is to opt out of history, of the tru th th a t human beings have always looked for inspiration beyond thejn- selves to guide themandjto give them couragifin their hour of greatest need. How­ ever, what none of the great religions do for us is to do it for us! The Christian faith, for


making some space to pray, I ask? What is the alternative to calling upon the aid and guidance of the God of Abra­ ham, that great pioneer of


example, leaves us to work out the relationship between jus­ tice and love. The decisions are ours. For it to be other­ wise would be to deny our freedom and our human dig­ nity. Life can be full of these sorts of crossroads, but never more so when we are faced


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with so much worldwide inse­ curity. Almighty God, From whom all thoughts of


truth and peace proceed: • Kindle, we pray, in the


hearts of all, the true love of peace And guide with your pure


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