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SUPERSTAR status has been con­ ferred on a musical past-president of Clitheroe Rotary Club.


I -There were whoops and cheers oi delight when Mr Barrie Lancaster's stage'show with his '60s band Backbeat


I wais interrupted so that he could be pre ’sented with a plaque to mark the acco-


^ Yet hltliough rhythm guitarist Mr Lan- . ___ __n hanormrms


Mr Lancaster's set was in aid of the


organisation. Staged in the St Michael and St John Social Club, Clitheroe, the chanty can expect more than £1,500 from the pro­ ceeds Mr Lancaster, who appears right in our photograph, was named a "superstar supporter", while other band members


were placed in the ' star category. They are pictured alongside Mrs Davey,


with Mr Derek Stuttard, chairman of the East Lancs Life Education Centres Group and a Rotary club colleague, third from the left. In the last three years, the group has donated more than £ 10,000 to the chanty, half of which has been raised by Mr Lan­


caster and his band. (120201/2/5) .


Date switch for Civic Sunday on cards The annual event, which


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I being warned of a pos­ sible shift in the date of Clitheroe's Civic Sun-


sees the town mayor process from the town hall to his usual place of wor­ ship for a thanksgiving ser­ vice, had been set this year


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I t h e class of 1984 from Westholme High School


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March 30th at Mytton Fold Hall in Whalley. All the former pupils of that year should be about 28


years old. t i h i c -i u C r f i i n r f o r t h e w e e k :


k K U h A h L i a i l m e a v c icB * . -F person knows about Jonah is


a shock: Who said it was a whale? The Bible doesn’t! 1 '


God gave-him a whale of .


Jonah heard the voice of God calling him


to undertake a task for which he had no rel­ ish. "What, Lord?" he asked, roughly trans­ lated, "Go to declare your word to that lot in Ninevah? Not pygmalion likelyl They 11 have my bloodl Any way, let them die. Why should I try to save them from what


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days and nights ot inaescrioauro ■ prayed, vowing to do what God asked of


him if only he could be saved. The fish, having had enough of Jonah, vomited him |


UP0°fnthe'opirrion that nothing could befall I him, Jonah fulfilled his vow and took Gods | message to the people of Ninevah. The most incredible part of this tale for me is that, when they heard that God would destroy them utterly if they didnt repent, and mend their ways, the whole populace turned over a new leaf and God, we read,


I to day. Why bother with, that crowd? It is ththem ana aia n. nuu. no bother to Jesus, Who.cares for the least, the lowest and the lost. Have you ever felt an inward challenge to share your faith and said- "Oh no, Lor Ford. Don't ask me to go to


hated those people. "I knew this would happen," he groaned. "If you are going to


■ - ----- . , He napp > s and those folkl" We are often able to shirk our responsi­ • ■ ■ .


bilities,hut we can't run away from God for ever. He has a way of catching up with us in the most unexpected ways. Jonah found that but when he took aship sailing in the opposite direction from God's way for him. When the storm hit the ship Jonah tried


to get away frorii.it all, sleeping in-his bunk. The storm raged and sri. did the ship s mas­ ter,“who dragged Himjout to pray to his God, dike the rest, for deliverance. Jonah


> was in ho mood forthi^We all try to avoid praying when we seek;to ignore Gods will


Bv drawing lots, it was found that Jonah


was responsible' for their peril, so he was eventually cast into the sea to be swallowed


b let “ atr^ e i m ared to die!"


shPockPed at Jonah.s attitude, to consider how our lives


are often affected by similar warped think­ ing on our part. Haven’t we been dismayed at Mrs so arid So being put on the commit­ tee for this and that? Haven't some of us bewailed the choice of that person we don t


like being given the place of honour. If we scorn Jonah's attitude we may well


be condemning our own. , To many of us comes God s call to do


something positive with °ur ,1'ves for Ilim. such as showing the wteked and careless


and unlovely, by,our way of life, what Jesus means to us. We cannot run away from God for ever, saying: "No, not to those peo- plel" God’s word to, Jonah is echoed to us. “Go, even to these people."


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which have been aired recently. The manor issue coincided with


the leak of a plan sent to the Edu­ cation Secretary by the Qualifica­ tions and Curriculum Authority, the Government's adviser. It recom­ mended that the entire literary canon be abandoned in the study of GCSE English examinations and


I replaced by media and moving image studies and information reading. That this proposal has been thrown out by the Education Secretary is to be applauded, but intelligent educationalists still feel


that a threat remains. Literature - both prose and poet­


ry - teaches something that is greater than the words in which it is written. It extends language and culture by stretching those words beyond their meaning to something deeply felt and truly known. It


HE news that Chaigley Manor Children's Holi­ day Home and Res-


As I see it by Robbie Robinson ie ep ly fe l ta n d tru ly k n ow n .i t agreed tn<u, u • • ' ..............................................


poses the great unanswerable ques­ tions about life, making the readers decide for themselves on deeper aspects of humanity rather than accept trite solutions. In this it develops freedom through commu­ nication rather than dependency on information. It broadens the mind and enriches the soul of anyone who opens their selves to it; all human life is there. It is often seen as difficult, but then most worth­ while subjects are. Good teachers provide the solution to that prob­ lem. One head of English at a Clitheroe school said the successful teaching of Shakespeare is depen­ dent on the range of delivery - the way it is taught to young pupils reading it for the first time is differ­ ent to the way it is studied by older pupils. Another was appalled at the adviser's plan and added that chil­ dren need a broad base of teaching and literature was fundamental to that by introducing a wide range of experiences to pupils. All the local English teachers interviewed agreed that developing media liter­


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acy is a good idea, but it would be misguided to replace literature with film and media studies. It must remain as part of a balanced cur­


riculum. Literature is also perceived as


academic and elitist, but that is often a reverse snobbery put about by those without the will to learn and those who seek to destroy that which they cannot understand; burning books is a feature of histo­


ry. Shakespeare was written to be


played on stage to audiences of ordinary people, many of whom could not read and write, but understood language and its emo­


tions and power. All this emphasises the deeper,


unquantifiable aspect of studying literature and of sound learning. It cannot be used by politicians in sta­ tistical analyses, results tables and performance graphs, the tools of efficiency rather than effectiveness. How can a political agenda cope with the immeasurable, with serene individualism rather • than


O t e r a U n ^ e a c h e s ^ o m e t h E g l l ^ w o r d s w r i t t e i T


Thatcherite materialist ego-cen­


trism and nurture the essence of what it is to be human? Changes which result in a further


diminution of the soul, of the humanity, compassion and love in people can only lead to further ero­ sion of any heart remaining in our


society. As for Chaigley Manor, English


is not on the curriculum. However, what the children who attend the centre receive is more of that unquantifiable aspect of teaching, experiences of growing as a unique person within a community. This is most ably illustrated by a report quoting young mothers who attended a single parents' weekend with their children. Under the heading "What I learned over the weekend", they said: "To be able to tolerate people better" - "to under­ stand children more, got more used to them" - "that it is not so bad being polite and helpful to others. Some of these youngsters may


grow to know Shakespeare and his literary peers, to feel the leaps, the maturity that poetry and prose ran give. Even if they do not, no politi­ cal body has the right to deny it to them and their children.


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Ra.rrie’s a ‘superstar supporter’ ]—-— LOOKING BACK 100 years ago


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A PUBLIC meeting was held in the Town Hall to consider the advisability of adopting a woman for the Clitheroe Union at the planned Guardian's election. Colonel Turner chaired in the absence of the Mayoress who had a severe cold and was feeling very much out of sorts. He stated that women serve as guardians m other areas arid their usefulness had been


proved abundantly. A dinner was provided for the tenants ,


of the Aspinall estates to celebrate the marriage of Mr Ralph Aspinall with Miss Augusta Martin. The feast was held at the Aspinall's Arms Hotel, Mitton, and featured two soups, halibut and shrimps, roasts of beef, mutton, goose, turkey and chicken, rabbit pies, four pud­ dings and cheese and biscuits. ’ The resignation of the borough trea­


surer Mr Peterkin, was accepted and his successor Mr W. J. Mitchell appointed at


the salary of £200 per annum. 50 years ago


A GROUP of student nurses was recruit­ ed from France to ease the acute staff shortage at Brockhall Hospital in Lang- ho. The 20 nurses, aged between 18 and 22 were selected from 500 applicants. Agreement was reached to enable


Clitheroe Town Council to proceed with the construction of 44 flats at Low Moor. Councillors said the new flats would be a great boon and assist the housing


progress in the town.


town centre water main burst. The bro- ken length of 70-year-old, 6in. bore, cast- iron pipe'was replaced with a modern 8in. bore section. Water supplies were cut to shops and households for 10 hours.


Water swirleddown.I 25 years ago.


A SPECTACULAR fire destroyed the historic Moorcock Inn at Waddington. The blaze at the Tudor-style building was tackled by 30 firemen from three units and took five hours to extinguish. The teams had to pump water almost a mile from the nearest hydrant. The own­ ers announced plans to rebuild it in the same style and put it back on the map as one of the north's top hostelries. A study for Ribble Valley Council


' applicants being unable to find council accommodation. Chief Executi


painted a gloomy picture of house prices rising further and further beyond the reach of local people and of high priority


Michael Jackson said that perhaps for the first time in this country a report had been written in enough detail to show that housing can be a problem in rural


areas as well as urban centres. . Members of the local association of the


National Union of Teachers were dis­ mayed by a County Education.Commit­ tee plan to reduce the length of time some children would benefit from infant schooling. A spokesman said that some children would suffer educationally at a most vital stage of their lives.


People with learning problems could have Danish carers


DANISH carers may soon be, working with people in the Ribble Valley with learning


disabilities. Two Danish students


have arrived in Whalley to begin .a five-and-a-half month clinical placement with Calderstones NHS Trust. They will be working to a programme co-ordinat­ ed by nurse executive direc­ tor Mrs Heather Peters, which will involve raring for


patients both in hospital


and in the community. The students, Miss


Suzanne Peterson and Miss Rie Holst, are in their sec­ ond year of a three and a half year degree in social education, which teaches the combined skills of men­ tal health nursing and social


work. The duo's stay in Whal­


ley may herald the start of an exchange programme- between Denmark and the


Ribble Valley trust, with Water swirled down Moor Lane after a


; Flower power ] At the meeting of BillinJ : ton and Langho WI, gueJ 1 speaker was Mr Peter Foie! ! of Holden Clough Nurserl i Bolton-by-Bowland. He gal j a very enjoyable slide shej * and talk on herbaceol ■ perennials and cottage ga


j den plants, i A competition for of i spring garden flower was1 i by Mrs M. Heyes, Mrs : j Nicholson and Mrs 1 Topham. Raffle winner - : MrsP.Boardman. 1 Several members gl i interesting accounts of red i INI activities which they | ' taken part in.


New centre is offering English


playing u>»‘ visitors than usual this


Dlaying host to more foreign • : t


CLITHEROE could be iV in n I lC im l t n lS


summer. A Rimington resident is


setting up a centre in the town offering English as a


foreign language. , Mrs Christine Weeks has


many years of experience running language schools, most recently in Somerset. Originally


Clitheroe, Mrs Weeks (nee Monk) lived for a while m South Africa, returning to England to live in the south-west.


from Fluent in Italian, she .


began working with a lan­ guage school in the area finding host families for


young visitors. Having moved back to


the Ribble Valley, she is now in the process of launching a summer school in Clitheroe and expects to have 40 stu­ dents visiting the town in July, mostly from Italy, who will also be staying with local host families. "They will be here for lan­


guage courses as opposed to home stays with excur­ sions,” says Mrs Weeks, . Anyone requiring more information should contact her on 01200 445748.


BOLTON-BY- BOWLAND . .


Apples and pears "Fruit growing" was the


title of a talk given to mem­ bers of Bolland Garden Club, Bolton-by-Bowland. Guest speaker was Mr Ben Andrews who drew on his vast experience of growing many varieties of fruit to


explain the problems, pitfalls I a n d pleasures associated with


the subject. His talk covered aspects of


propagation from cuttings, types of soil, pests and dis- I eases, pruning and the best varieties to plant. In express­ ing thanks to Mr Andrews, Mr Rawlings said "Hopefully these hints can soon be put to good use now that spring is just around the comer!" Vice-chairman Mr Philip


Nierop conducted the AGM during which the officers were elected for the coming


year. Mr Nierop thanked the


hostesses Miss Porter-Harg-! reaves, Miss Whittaker and j Mrs Hartshome and remind-1 ed members that the next! meeting will be on Marchl 14th when the speaker will be I Mr, Nick Middleton on the|


subject of bonsai.


YFC Members of Bolton-by-l


Bowland Young Farmers! Club enjoyed a wet and wildf swimming session at Waved in Blackburn on Monday! night.


be a talk in the village hall a| 7-45 p.m.


Next week's meeting will [


i New members are welej | to the meetings on the til i Monday of each montll i Billington and Langho Cl ; munity Centre at 7-45 p.ri \ At the next meeting! 1 March 19th, there will if I talk entitled "Skeletons ini


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Like a cedar Guest speaker at ChattL


other Danish students set to follow in their footsteps, while Calderstones staff could find themselves work­ ing temporarily in the Dan­


ish system. Mrs Peters, who hosted a


visit to Calderstones for 32 Danish delegates last year at the request of Manches­ ter Social Services, said: "We are hoping that the two students will learn from us and that we will learn


from them." A d v e S r a n d T im e s g u i d e t o t r a d e sm e n w h o a r e . . . .


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