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HILDREN from the Ribble Valley should be better


School, Grindleton. Many of them are taking


part in a unique fortnight's Summer Numeracy School. The two weeks have taken


the form of a new project, using trips to Chester and Blackpool zoos and the game of football and drama to encourage 30 young pupils to improve their writing, IT and


| numeracy skills. The five staff who super- I vised their efforts hope it will


also help them complete the transition from primary school to Bowland High with


comparative ease. Mrs Deborah Murray, co­


I success of the scheme. They were heavily over­


ordinator of the scheme, said they were delighted with the


I there were any cancellations. The total at the summer


subscribed and even had a waiting list drawn up in case


school was a third of the total new intake of Bowland High School in September. Mrs Murray said the


school drew its pupils from 21 feeder schools, some of them very small like Slaidburn. "It was a very good opportunity for children coming from very small primary schools to get to know Bowland High School and the staff and will help them settle in better in September," she pointed out. The highlight of the two


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J i weekly look at local issues, people and places=


Summer school adds up to a good insight for former primary pupils


Community Centre Comm tee met to update. The ne fund-raising event will bi treasure hunt around the v lage from the Brown Cow a p.m., ending with a pie a peas supper. Tickets will be availall


Hunting Chatburn and Distrl


from committee members afl families will be welcon Other fund-raisers planned; a dance on October 27th, a | "Stars in their Eyes" November. Please see villa notice boards for furth| details.


Teddy bear Everyone is welcome tc|


Teddy Bear’s picnic on Aug 25th at the Manor Hou: Chatburn, in aid of the Brit Heart Foundation. There v be an opportunity to have a at the tombola or other gam or to browse round the stall preferred, you will be able entertain with the karaoke.


of the annual steam fair :I agricultural show in Chippil a number of local reside! decided there should stilil some kind of communS event in the village this siL mer to help lift the glol caused by the foot and mo|


crisis. It has been decided to i


weeks was expected to be a visit, tomorrow, to tour Old Trafford, the home of Man­ chester United Football Club. Mr Roy Barton, the


Numeracy School co-ordina- tor, reported how "all pupils' numeracy skills measurably improved over the course and the pupils developed socially and gained confidence", and said th a t the children had also become acquainted with the school's computer system. Our pictures show pupils at work on the computer and


some of those who enjoyed the trip to Chester Zoo.


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reader to a new edition of A


"A Guide to Whalley." Published by Whalley


[ guide naturally concen­ trates on the wide variety of shops and businesses in the


Chamber of Trade, the


| village - "still, on the whole, unspoilt by mass tourism." But several informative


articles offer plenty of geo­ graphical, historical and general interest points as


well. The montage front cover


features the main street and its mock-Elizabethan


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I numerous churches as she moved about the country, and an unflagging enthusiasm for good causes. A nightmare to be with for very long, but the stuff of which saints are


S


made. In her later years she cruised


around her seaside retirement home town on a sombre black tricycle, demonstrating an uncanny famil­ iarity with Continental rules-of- the-road, and skilfully avoided by all who learned to dread this acci- | dent waiting to happenl


HE was a typical eccen­ tric Christian lady; years of loyal support for


Clergy knew her only too well,


for she would be sure to confront them with some concern that ought to be theirs, some task demanding their attention — she had an "and what are you going to do about it?" attack that left a trail of guilty con­ sciences behind her. Her criticisms of sermons were forthright though usually accurate. But Elizabeth was genuinely devout, loving her Lord and her church, and the bat­ terings of her earlier life made her fervour and activity the more


praiseworthy. Then she took ill, and her inac­


tivity and imprisonment in a nurs­ ing home was far more painful to her than her illness. Eventually the undertaker phoned me, and in


trained tones reported "Unfortu­ nately, vicar, Mrs Tomlinson has


died". And I explodedl "George, what


the hell do you mean - 'unfortu­ nately' - this is the best thing that has ever happened to her!" He responded with due courtesy to this irritable vicar, but I began to con­ sider the absurdity of our respons­ es to death. I can think of several people for


• the Christian Faith to be "true", a wonderful experience. Whether it be to a blissful sleep until the "day of resurrection", or an immediate access to the nearer Presence, with all the penitence, purification and


whom at this moment, death would be a timely release, and, assuming


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passion that the coming of a loved one to the Universal Lover must mean. My own mother, well into her 90s, and clear in mind, but with failing sight and physique, would often say "why do we live so long?". And on the afternoon when she finally lay dying she prayed simply "let it be soon". And when it was soon my immediate reaction, over­ coming the sense of loss, was a prayer of relief and gratitude. Of course too many deaths are


unfortunate, untimely, and to those left behind, almost unbearable, but when joy is appropriate, let there be no customised regrets. Rev. Ian Robins


| shopfronts, the parish church and abbey and the famous viaduct. There is almost more greenery than stonework. A potted history of the village recalls Whalley's


I one-time focal point status for agriculture, though when it came to textiles there was no mill in the vil­ lage. However, there were several in adjacent commu-


| nities at one time. "New housing has made


Whalley more of a residen­ tial area and, while we wel­ come the increasing number of tourists, we are proud of the fact th a t Whalley remains a working village," writes the Chamber of


Trade team. "The industrial units off


King Street and in The Sid­ ings house a wide variety of


flourishing small businesses and there is no shortage of choice amongst the shops in the village. There's not much you need to go else­


where to buy!" Ghost walker Mr Simon


Entwistle, born and chris­ tened in Whalley and very proud of it, mentions the present as well as the past. "You will find no evidence of litter on the pavements, something other towns and villages can seldom boast." There are three other his­


torical and tourist-style articles, one drawing atten­ tion to the number of wells in the village. Ribble Valley Rail is also


the subject of a feature. A committee of the


Chamber of Trade has brought out the brochure, members doing all the work, including canvassing for advertising.


C A R E FU L L Y


designed f ro n t cover welcomes the


LOOKING BACK 100 years ago


THE Twelfth opened with exceptional prospects, the reports from all places being very good. Locally, Mr Garnett and his friends had some good sport at Hawes Junction: no less than 315 brace were bagged. The birds, besides being numerous, were good-sized and healthy. The question of widening the road


near Whalley Station was deferred for a year by Clitheroe District Council, but the decision was hardly voluntary. Despite generous concessions by the landowners concerned, the county authority refused a funding application as all grants for secondary roads had already been made. The House and Visiting Committee of


families in Holland. They were impressed by the fact that most people they met could speak English and described how signs of the Second World War were still apparent. One said that at Arnhem the trees still carried bullet holes. Clitheroe Football Club signed up


Blackburn Rovers' South African winger Bob Priday, a spectacular step towards


solving the team's outside-left problem. 25 years ago


the Workhouse recommended that foot­ ball and cricket tackle be procured for the Workhouse children. This would, members said, prove a great boon to


them. 50 years ago


A SUDDEN cold spell resulted in the heaviest power cut since the winter. Load shedding led to houses and business premises in almost the whole of Clitheroe, Whalley and nearby villages being without electricity for several hours. In Whalley a children's cinema performance was ruined, so instead of watching films they passed the time in community singing. The films were shown the next day. A party of teenagers from Moor Lane Youth Club returned from a stay with


TRIBUTE band "Glam Sham" will be helping a group of footballing par­ ents in their bid to raise funds for a town football


centre. On September 29th, the


ACRES of cracked and dried mud were exposed at Stocks Reservoir as a save- water warning went out across the Rib­ ble Valley. The effects of the worst drought since 1726 were becoming evi­ dent as hosepipe and sprinkler bans came into force. The flow of the Ribble was slowed to a


Giving you extra si design and flex!


near standstill in places and bathers were warned not to swim in waters which were becoming the perfect breeding ground for bacteria. North West Water Authority warned people to "save now or face much tougher measures later." The long, hot summer did nothing,


though, to dry up the flood of entries for Rimington WI’s 29th annual handicraft and produce show, at which over 500 entries were exhibited. International adventurer Professor


Richard Snailham, a Clitheroe Royal Grammar School old boy, escaped death close to the summit of Sangay, a 17,000 ft. volcano in Ecuador. The peak erupt­ ed without warning, killing his two col­ leagues.


Tribute band sure to score for Wolves


1970s tr ib u te band will appear at Gisburn's Stirk House Hotel alongside "Brass Monkeys" and Clitheroe soloist Maria Masterman to raise funds for Clitheroe Wolves FC.


The lead singer in the main act appeared as Noddy Holder in television’s "Stars in Their Eyes." For more details, contact


Mr Stephen Winckley on 01200 428412.


OXFORD WORN V 1


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Con help to crc'ci j '


a sports day from 2 p.m I August 25th on the villi sports field. The aim of f day is to provide an oppol nity for local people to cl together for an informal s<| gathering. There will ll range of sporting events w| will be open to anyone] ensure that the day . smoothly, however, a nur of events will be open oni| teams which have boo their place in advance. These are: five-a-side I


.. 22nd.Entries will be acceptl , the d a y fo r a ju n i o r fo c i


ball, junior netball (fol years and under), seniorr ball (over 13), "Its a Kn| out” - team of four (two r and two females) and ;| race. To enter these evl contact Kathleen on 0] 61265 or 61009 before A\|


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