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distorted views YOUR anonymous correspon dent "Doubting Catholic" cannot be allowed to go unchallenged for the inaccurate and distorted views he/she portrayed last week. The concert in London is not
spondent tries to claim in the final paragraph, based on the "Black Pope" (an emotive soubriquet if ever there was one), between the vows which the Catholic church s priests, all celibate, take, not just the Jesuit ones, and encouraging those who have the means to sup port a fund-raising concert in
being promoted by Stonyhurst College but by a national charity called "Eagle Aid" involving alumni/ae from all the Jesuit schools in the United Kingdom. Stonyhurst, however, is proud
London. Far from being apologetic
to be a founding member of this charity, which works for the needy throughout the world, and we are particularly pleased that a former pupil of the college was its origi nal inspiration. Last year, close on £40,000 was made available by its
efforts.The publicity about the concert was not, as Doubting Catholic indicated, sent out to every Stonyhurst family, but to those parents who have chosen to enrol as members of the Stonyhurst Association, the alumni/ae organ
isation. I t is offensive to the parents
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and pupils of the college and to the values by which they try to live to condemn them as "well breeched rich" insensitive to the pressing needs around them just because a concert to raise money held in London is priced at what, like it or not, is the London price
for these events. Stonyhurst College pupils, staff
and parents each year raise quite magnificent sums for what might be called "good causes" - only a short time ago more than £10,000 was raised by pupils of the sixth form at their annual banquet to help fund a holiday for children with special needs held each yean a holiday staffed and organised almost entirely by the pupils themselves. This is one of many projects undertaken each year, and I am unable to allow their practical concern to be devalued and traduced by such an attack on the values by which we try to
live.I can say without fear of con tradiction that Stonyhurst Col lege has never, in its 400-year his tory, seen itself as "an enclave for the rich". Indeed, many of our present and past parents would be hard pressed to recognise them selves in such a description. Nor for the life of me can I see the contradiction that your corre-
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WINNERS at Clitheroe Bridge Club on Monday evening were: NS, Mr G. Capstick and Mr H. Field ing, Mrs J. Martindale and Mr C. Pollard. EW, Mr B. Guha and Mrs I. Park, Mr J. Pawlicki and Mr J. Ren
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Simultaneous Pairs Compe tition was held on Thurs day. Club winners were: NS, Mr G. and Mr C. Pollard, Mr J. Higson and Mr E. Ormand. EW, Mrs M. Lawler and Mrs B. Pollard, Mrs B. Wilson and Mr J. Renton. News is awaited on I how they fared nationally.W.M.J.
Dog ‘muzzled’
BURGLARS in effect muz zled a farm dog by sealing up its kennel with a blanket and dustbin. Then they stole an X-registered Kaw asaki quad bike worth £4,500 from a nearby build ing at the property on Skip- ton Road, Gisburn. The raid was on Wednesday night last week and police are investigating.
Ring stolen
AN 18-carat gold ring, val ued at £1,800, was stolen by thieves who broke into a house in George Lane,
Read.The thief also took a lady's handbag worth £30, which contained £20 cash.
Disc player theft
A COMPACT disc player and other equipment worth several hundred pounds were stolen over the week end from the bar area of the Starkie Arms, Clitheroe. Police are making inquiries.
Farewell gifts for popular doctor
SABDEN residents made sure their newly-retired GP would be happily busy in his new leisure time by present ing him with bird-watching and fishing equipment. Dr Barry Smith retired
recently after more than 30 years as a family doctor in Sabden. Villagers did not want the occasion to pass without a special tribute to the popular practitioner and so held a house-to- house
I Parfitt made the presenta tion at St Mary's Hall
collection. Organiser Coun. Bernard
1 before a gathering of vil lagers and thanked Dr Smith on their behalf. He also presented gift vouchers, and Coun. Anita Whalley presented a bouquet of flow
ers to Mrs Smith.
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ALTHOUGH nearly a third of the companies in Clitheroe made a loss last year, the town held its high place in the list of Britain's most profitable
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towns and cities. But Clitheroe maintained its 13th
place in the list with average profit margins by the town's employers incr easing by .6% on the year before to
14.1%.
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The list was published this week by , .u- i ,
and California. The company published the list after its
annual survey of the profit and loss of more than 430 towns and cities in Britain. Experian looked into the health of 250,000
in 1 1 ooq999 remained ahead o nhpad of them in the I lat est list.
remarkable leapfrog in fortunes 396 places The survey revealed that 68% of
Lewes, in West Sussex, achieved a , . , „ Clitheroe firms made a profit in 2000, com
pared with 71.8 the year before. Top of the heap for the third successive
year was Worthing in West Sussex and Brecon, South Wales, held its second; post-
tl0The survey highlighted a slowdown in
the economy throughout the country. The overall national average profit
dropped from 6.23% in 1999 to 5.96 /o in 2000.
Only six of the towns ahead of Chtheroe decline. Stolen fuel
THIEVES whoNstole fuel worth £510 from’Barnes and Tipping, Mitton Road, Whalley, on Sun day removed a padlock to get in and then replaced it
as they left. A petrol store plus four
diesel vehicles were target ed, and the theft follows a long line of similar ones at various locations across the Ribble Valley. Police are investigating.
, Whist winners
SOLO whist winners at the Pendle Club were: Mr A. Leonard, Mrs M. Parkes and Mrs M. Parker. New players are welcome
suffered an overall financial loss, compared with only 24 in 1999. More than half the ^ompaniLSwnthe9ir average profit margins
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• structural issues to be addressed behind the injustices evident in our world (and Jesuit education is well known for highlighting these to its pupils), but that is no reason to decry the charitable efforts of
about this event, Stonyhurst Col lege gives its unqualified support to any initiative which will facili tate the continuance of the ethos which all pupils in the college learn through, for example, our own "Learning to Care" charity. We know, of course, that there are
so many.
A. J. F. AYLWARD, Headmaster, Stonyhurst College.
Living world for
our children FIRST we dump millions of gal lons of disinfectant on the ground to leach into rivers and streams which will help, no doubt, the demise of the wildlife. But it did n't help stop foot and mouth, it only made people feel good by walking or driving through the
stuff.
dead animals, causing major pol lution problems in various parts of the countryside. Now we have Mr Gretton, who can't see a pile of rocks on a Clitheroe hill, want
Then we buried thousands ol ,
ing the trees cut back. What about the wildlife and
birds? They are living creatures. The Clitheroe Keep isn't. He would do better complaining about a leaking waste fill site on the banks of a Northern river which destroys the environment, not wanting to kill off our valu-
ublc trees. Perhaps this Mr Gretton uses
insecticides, slug pellets and chemicals in his garden, killing off our bird numbers and wildlife. I don't want for the children of tomorrow a concrete world, but a
living one. MARTIN JAMES,
Kingfisher, Grindlcton.
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How many will attend events?
IN recent months we have heard a variety of new schemes for use
of the old Civic Cinema, some idealistic, some offering a variety of activities and some a single activity, and all these proposals and possibilities have provoked a good deal of enthusiastic corre spondence - occasionally acrimo
nious.
hearing remarkably little is the probable attendance levdl. As we all know, the failures of the cine ma were quite simply due to insufficiently large attendance by the people of Clitheroe and its surrounds. (I, too, am guilty, only attending about three times per annum, though I do have the excuse of living 10 miles awayl). What we all need to know,
The factor about which we are ,.
without having to walk long dis tances, especially if they are car rying bulky and/or heavy pur chases. They also appreciate that most shopkeepers know of the others and will happily recom mend, refer and direct them to
other shops. This gives a "villagey" feel
which is valued and appreciated by them, partly because it is dying out elsewhere. It is also part of what makes business people want to trade and live here, our
selves for example. Pedestrianisation is good for
worth shouting about, but who sings Clitheroe's praises besides the tourist office? Who takes note of new developments and uses them to publicise the town and its qualities? Is there a role here for the Chamber of Trade, or the Civic Society, perhaps? • Finally, Jeremy calls for new
before any final scheme is agreed, sounds a very easy question. "How many people, old or young, are likely to attend the new events, and will they go at least 75% of the way towards making the cinema a going concern?" Will the council or other appro
on this topic? PETER EVANS.
Plenty for town
to shout about I FEEL I must write in support of Jeremy Grout-Smith's com ments about the prospect of pedestrianisation and its likely effect upon the town and its busi-
nesses.He is so right to say that there is a need to draw up a list of ^ the town's assets. There is certainly much more to the town than the
Castle keep. Clitheroe is distinctive because
it has retained its individuality. People come here because it is not pedestrianised. They like the free dom, unavailable now in many towns, of being able to park and walk about among the shops.
How do I know this? I know because, like Cowman s
and Byrne's, we are a specialised business with customers visiting us from all over the UK, and they
say these things to us. They appreciate being able to
visit us, and explore the town,
clumping cars together on the outskirts of town, but not good for helping Clitheroe maintain its unique characteristics. If prospec tive visitors to the town discover it is just another mixture of exter nal car parks and supermarkets, there will be no incentive to come into Clitheroe for its own sake, and the town will be poorer for that. Many people come back to explore Clitheroe after driving^ through and liking what
they.see,- because they can drive through.',?;#. I hope that those cpnsidenng^
priate body tell us the result of any market research carried out
pedestrianising Castle Street will ask themselves what they hope to achieve by doing this, and what will be lost by so doing, and whether local business people are willing to risk paying the price. Local people undoubtedly
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The Rhyddings
..this year at the Canine Club, /.Abbey Street, Accrington, start
reunion plan A SCHOOL reunion is to take place tomorrow, Friday, for all for mer pupils of Rhyddings School at Oswaldtwistle who attended from 1950 to I960. The yearly reunion is to be held
ling at 8 p.m.
....For further information, ex pupils can contact Mr Ron Loe- bell, tel. 01200 428488, or Mr Eddie Person, tel. 01254 392294. Anyone unable to attend, but
enjoy being able to shop locally, but many businesses in the town need customers from outside, as well as from within Clitheroe. Cars are not just vehicles; they contain visitors who spend money in the town, which keeps local businesses going for the benefit of all. As Jeremy says, there are plenty of case examples around where pedestrianisation has kept out visitors and customers, as well
^ I think it would be really useful if the council did a kind of audit of what exists in the town to make it distinctive. For instance, Cow man's and Byrne's are prime examples of high-profile business es which draw people to them, who then explore the town and come back again and again. But does the council know that,
above.
RON LOEBELL, Edisford Road, Clitheroe.
‘Glad I came’
song sought TWO or three months ago, a friend of mine asked if I knew the words and tune to "Aren't I glad I came to Clitheroe". As I did not know them, I said
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