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| news sheet Union J a ck ca r ried th e story, which was reto ld w ith much la u g h te r a n d m e r r im e n t wherever


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| th e c h a p s s a t a n d ch inw ag g ed in th a t desert.


I The Cairo spivs found him in a street cafe, gazing- around in sheer amazement at a civilisation so strange and new to him. Just up from the country that day, he told them, never before having been so far from


I his home. To his new-found friends he con- ! fided that having saved up his money over | many years, he had come to the big city to make his fortune.


for the week


ROM E l A m y r ia to T o b ru k th e A llied F o rc e s c h u c k le d over th e incident. The services


hearing masses of sealing wax, the deal was made. He was put on a car, carrying his deed of ownership, and waved off most joy­ fully by happy companions who disap­ peared from sight very hastily. It was not until the car reached the terminus thqt he made the awful discovery of the swindle


and the loss of his savings. Cairo was accustomed to distress and


misery. People were quite unmoved at the sight of this frantic country wallah. Those who stayed long enough to hear his tale only laughed at the way in which he had been robbed. Within a few days his tale of woe was bringing smiles to the faces of thousands who had been jaded so long with


grim war news. The story had an unexpected happy end­


i Exchanging meaningful glances they I told him how very fortunate he was to have ' met them; as they were in a position to advise him about the very best investment


| in the whole of Cairo. They pointed out to him the seriously overloaded tram cars


passing along the main street. Having ascertained the exact amount of


his saving!!, they introduced him to a friend


I of theirs who, having made his fortune, was prepared to sell one of his tramcars to an ambitious villager. It would only be a mat-


, ter of /time, they informed him, before he | would be able to buy more trams out of his


profits. • ■ / , The prospect'of receiving a baglul ot . . . • , . . ,


money from the tram's conductor three times a day appealed to the simple country


fellow.' In due course, with the aid of a very


I legal looking document, full of writing and


ing, however. One of the very, rich Cairo merchants who had smiled with the rest of us gave a thought to the poor man's present plight and, locating him with the aid of the police, sent him back to his home again with a purse containing the amount he had


paid for the tram car. What a tale he would have to tell back in


his village of his adventures in the wicked city! ■


The benefactor who donated the money , ,


to him was probably a Muslim. We Christians might easily have had a


whip round to help the poor man whose misfortune had given us so much amuse­ ment, but we didn't. This somewhat sober­ ing thought occurred to me much later. Having been shown the way by, proba


bly, one who was not of our faith, we might on another occasion care enough to help . instead of just.being amused. 1 ,


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I f I tem s foB n c lu s io n sh o u l ■ a weekly look at local issues, people and places-


New Year resolution could be to help as a community volunteer


"AVE y o u m a d e y o u r r e s o lu t io n s th e N ew


. fo r


| Year?" a sk s th e K ibble Val­ ley's V olunteer ing Dev e lo p ­


men t Officer. Instead of giving up alcohol or


chocolate, Helen Barton-Hanson suggests becoming a volunteer


and giving up a small amount of


time. On page 2 of this week's


Clitheroe Advertiser and Times we list some of the volunteering oppor­ tunities available to local residents through the Volunteering Develop­


ment Project. From Samaritans to RSPB war-


| dens, the range of possibilities is endless.


I This year, the project is support- | ing an international campaign to recognise and celebrate the contri­


bution that volunteers make to our local communities. The United Nations Internation­


the project can put people in touch


al Year of Volunteers is a global ini­ tiative, which aims to celebrate the work of volunteers, around the


world. "Approximately 20 million peo­


ple volunteer each year in the UK. In our area alone, hundreds if not thousands of people regularly give their time and talents to help oth­ ers in the local community, yet those volunteers-are largely invisi­ ble. People just don't realise the impact volunteers have on their day-to-day lives, whether it's run­ ning the coffee bar at the hospital, preserving our countryside or pro­ viding emotional support for people who are isolated or in distress - to name just a few examples," says Ms Barton-Hanson. Local charities and organisations always need new volunteers, and


Town soccer club in rallying call for more support


C L IT H E R O E ’S foot­ b a l l club is u rging th e peo p le of th e tow n to show their support and a t te n d i ts AGM a t the S h aw b r id g e g ro u n d


tomorrow. Despite a very successful


I And chairman Steve Rush says this is a cause for


season which has seen the club top the North West Counties’ Football League First Division and reach the last 32 of the FA Vase, the Blues are averaging less than 200 supporters per home game.


concern. He said: “Tomorrow


evening’s agenda will allow for serious discussion on the way forward for the club. “I t is fair to say that,


the last two to three years. “This fact is particularly


mystifying because in our current campaign the team are playing some very attractive and entertaining


football. “We are currently top of


the league and top goalscor- ers with 46 goals in 20


league games. “We have a team and


facilities to be proud of, yet we are only averaging 185 spectators a t our home games this season.” “It is imperative that our , committee receives some


., feedback from the town’s people as to how they feel the club should progress during the forthcoming


years.” At the meeting first-team


with the exception of our hard core of supporters and1 a few local businesses, the club has not been supported by the town’s people over


Investment manager


| A MANCHESTER law i firm has appointed Mar- I garet Forrest (pictured) from York Village, near


| Whalley, as Residential | P ro p e r ty Inves tm ent


Manager. She joins Lopian Wagner,


| a progressive firm working all over the country , from Forbes Solicitors, Black­ burn, where she was senior conveyancing assistant.


The meeting begins at j


manager Dave Burgess will be reporting on the past year and will be available to answer questions.


7-30 p.m.


• out more about being a volunteer should contact the project's office in Swan Mews, Castle Street, Clitheroe, or telephone 01200


with nearly 200 groups. Anyone who would like to find


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done to help disadvantaged people of one sort and another in the Rib­ ble Valley is certainly above aver­ age and is highlighted again and again in the pages of our newspa-


The amount of volunteer work ■ ,


per. The upper reaches of the Ribble


Valley provide a home for another group of extraordinary volunteers, the Bowland rescue team. I t is responsible for a large area of the dales and members have worked very hard to create its useful and versatile headquarters complex at Smelt Mill, Dunsop Bridge. However, Pendle Hill and much


of the urban area of the Valley is covered by the Rossendale Search and Rescue Team, which works out of Haslingden and takes its 35 enthusiasts from the towns round


it.


Rossendale team last year included several from the Ribble Valley - two notable ones were the success­ ful search for the body of a mur­ dered woman dumped off the A59, and the rescue of three walkers lost on Pendle Hill after setting out


The 122 call-outs received by the Russell has fr I ' V t another skill ^


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under hisbelt^ P R O JE C T engineer.:.


from Sabden. The team is one of the busiest in


the country and its very strong links with the police and ambu­ lance services mean that it is often called out quite early when an emergency situation develops. Leader Dave Barrington is very


grateful to the volunteers for their unselfish dedication in the face of an increasing workload.


LOOKINGBACK 100 years ago


AT th e Borough Sessions, a labour­ er was summoned for n o t causing his son (11) to attend.school regu­


larly. Out of 172 school meetings, the


boy was absent 115 times without


reason. The defendant said that the boy had


no clogs to go to school in and, as he, the father, was out of work, he could not


provide any. At the same court, a woman applying


for a separation order from her quarry-


man husband lost her case. She told the sessions that her husband


did not provide her with sufficient money to carry on the home, he had taken to drink and had used very had language to


her.


dant, the case was dismissed. At Gisbum, a carter aged 29 died after horses bolted and threw him from the


As she was still living with the defen­


wagon he was driving. The newspaper was littered with


advertisements for products to tackle all manner of ills. Men’s weaknesses were cured by taking liver pills, women suffer­ ing from ailments caused by housework could be helped by kidney pills; bronchi­ tis, asthma and influenza were cured by cough remedies and teething powders were said to be "magical" in their action.


50 years ago


SNOW clearing h ad proven cos t­ ly-


The borough engineer and survey­ ,


or told th e newspaper th a t , up to Christmas, 12 tons of salt, seven tons of sand and 100 tons of chippings h ad been sp re a d on ro ad s in th e town. In 16 hours, the snowplough h e lp ed to c le a r 65 miles of th e C l i th e ro e a re a 's ro ad s , b u t th e biggest task was th a t of sweeping the streets after the snow had gone. As


Ground-breaking schools link


WORK on a ground-breaking Government scheme involving Stonyhurst's main and prep


schools is going ahead enthusiasti­


cally. ■ Pupils and staff are meeting their


| School, Ashton-under-Lyne, to share good practice in education generally, but


counterparts from St Damien's RC GCSE maths, English and science in


particular. The Government is paying the costs


of this link-up between independent and


state schools. It is being leavetied with activities


style maths quiz.


other than lessons, such as a recent maths challenge which included a trea­ sure hunt and University Challenge


much of the grit as possible was sal­ vaged and used for other work, such as filling for flag laying, a task requir­


ing a t least 35 men! The Agricultural Wages Board


increased the special minimum rate of wages for inexperienced workers and foreign students to £4 3s Od for men and


£3 2s Od for women. At Brockhall Hospital, a porter's


salary was £5s 11s Od for a 48-hour week and at Ribblesdale Nursery School, a nursery student aged 16 started work on


£2 2s Od per week. One of the most important rural indus­


tries, that of the blacksmith, was said to by dying out. The sight of the village smith, standing under the chestnut tree, was becoming increasingly rare.


25 years ago


T H E future looked bleak for two of Clitheroe's oldest established trad i­ tions - s tre e t m arkets and amuse­


m en t fairs. In 1972 and 1975 the town's street


m a rk e ts were revived for ch a r i ty half-day P ettico a t Lane-type mar­


kets. The council's Recreation and Leisure


Committee revealed that the markets were outside the law because the bor­ ough council had no power to close the


highway to traffic. In Sabden, a scheme to convert the dts


used Victorial Mill in Watt Street into a sports centre and restaurant was wel­ comed in principle by the local authority. The application was submitted to the council by a construction firm. The plan received a more cautious response from


the parish council.


Work on a £42,000 extension at Lis­ burn Primary School was expected to


.


start before the end of March. On the property front, a detached


three bedroomed house in rural Riming- ton was on the market at £16,500. For those considering purchasing a new


car, a one year old Morris Mint 1000 as new" would have set them back £1,295.


M r Russell Menzies, of':: Clitheroe, already profi--'1 . c ie n t in th e u s e of'.-- Microsoft products, has,.t an o th e r skill un d er hisiq


belt. Mr Menzies (pictured!-'


works for TRW in Burnley and is one of the first ini! Lancashire to be awarded':. . the new Microsoft Office ^ User Specialist (MOUS)^ computer qualification.. He took a refresher’-


course at Pendle Training’, in Nelson, covering word;); processing, presentations,; ( databases and spreadsheets'" and then completed the ’ MOUS exam via an elecT;i


tronic test. >


Pupils make ;' Prudence’s life brighter ;';


A G E S T U R E by-; young pupils attending j one of the. Ribble Val­ ley’s sm a lle s t primary'^ sch o o ls m a d e Christ-.,;, mas ex tra special for a,-


former pupil. Mrs Prudence Birtwistle.- ; (92) has been confined to'-'


' her bed for some time. She ” has a particularly good rea- '; son for keeping in touch; with events a t Barrow,; Controlled School, for she was one of its pupils untiL, the age of 14, when she;, started work as a trainee., weaver at Judge Walmes-.: ley Mill in Billmgton.


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room was built, it was JV4rs- Birtwistle who was asked to '


When the first new class­


cut the ribbon marking its-- opening.


Now suffering from ill- ’ .


health, when a class of chtl- - dren offered to visit h e r ’ home at Christmas to sing - carols, she was absolutely j delighted. Father Christ-; mas was also visiting the; school that day, so he called;


in tool Said Mrs Birtwistle's: ■


daughter, Mrs Margaret: Wilkinson: "All the family: was highly delighted. The, school initiated the visit: and it was overwhelming.) We would all like to express - our thanks to everyone; involved."


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BOLTON-BY- BOWLAND


Annual dinner President of Bolton-by-.


Bowland WI Mrs Jenny Cowgill welcomed 23 mem­ bers to the annual dinner held at? the Copy Nook Hotel. After an excellent meal, a Christmas quiz was organised by Mrs Nancy Comthwaite, followed by a few games of


card bingo. .Mrs Cowgill read a letter


from the chairman of the war memorial committee, Mr D. Moss, thanking everyone for their help and support at the annual whist drive in Decem­


ber.


that subscriptions are due, and that the February meet­ ing will be country dancing


Members were reminded


organised by Mrs Marion Billows. The competition will


be' for a. dance shoe, be it a picture, an ornament or a real one.


Carol singing


Bowland and surrounding area on two nights prior to Christmas raised more than £430, which will be divided between the North-West Air Ambulance and the Defibril­ lator First Responders scheme being organised in the Slaidburn, Dunsop Bridge and Bolton-by-Bowland


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-Carol singing in Bolton-by- 1 News


Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 42l


areas. President of Bolton-by-


. give support. She also thanked mine hosts of the Coach and Horses Hotel, the Copy Nook and Mrs Boson- net, of Park Nook, for their welcome hospitality.


Bowland WI Mrs Jenny Cowgill expressed thanks to all who participated and to the friends who attended to


Cruise ships -Members of Bolton-by-


Bowland Young Farmers' Club enjoyed a talk on cruise ships and the Merchant Navy at their meeting on Monday. The talk was given by Captain Tim Robins, of Windstar Cruises, America, who gave an interesting and educational talk on his 24 years at sea. Thanks were expressed by Steven Harg­


reaves. Thanks were also given to


those who helped with the duck race on New Year’s Day, and the YFC tug-of-war team was congratulated for winning the competition. -Next week, members


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should meet in the village at 6-45 p.m. prompt for an out­


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