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and I watched a repeat of a 1950s or '60s episode of


FEW years ago my wife


"Dixon of Dock Green." We were disappointed — far from enjoying the nostalgia of an old favourite, we found it dull and


stagey.


Life, as well as TV quality, has moved onlOf course, some things of yes­


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teryear will always appeal, such as quaint old buildings and toys of our childhood. But, in general, few of us want to put the clock back, for on the whole life is bet­


ter today. We see people enjoying a new


life after major heart surgery in their 60s or 70s which would have been impossible a generation ago, or benefiting from the other skills and resources of modern medical


I their handling of pupils. Yet who would want to go back to a time when dyslexic children were seen as stupid or when there was no


"^Schools are occasionally, and usually ignorantly, criticised for


place for disability? There is darkness and fear right


now with the attacks on Afghanistan. Yet the desire of Western governments to take no more life than absolutely neces­ sary, their giving of food aid and their co-operation with the Mus­ lim world shows a sensitivity which would hardly have existed


in the Middle Ages! There is self-interest along with


mistakes on all sides, but most of us want the Afghan people to be


safe, fed and cared for. This good­ will is part and parcel of the good­


ness of life in which we can surely rejoice, while being honest about


what is bad.


not enough. Indeed, the good things of life carry their own dan- ger. They can foster the attitude that our interests, our well-being and our entertainment are what matter above all else. We may well believe in God, but subtly we have a God who is our servant, not our Lord. Yes, God is useful to call on from time to time. He may even help out in a tragedy and possibly give us a place in heaven when we


Yet goodness, without God, is . die!


But this way of thinking makes life all atjout "me." Like a child, I


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make time for Himself, to reflect on where bur life is going and what part He has in our affairs. Without God, life is a cul-de-


sac, which may be pleasant, but ultimately leads nowhere. When God becomes central to us, our lives are a glorious highway, with dips and ups and downs, but which leads to that new life ahead for which our time on earth is a preparation.


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behind the rosy glow of R


| success currently achieved by every Ribble Valley sec­


ondary school. Parents need to be very alert


I Government. But, by taking a close interest, they might just be able to mitigate the effects of | education's defects on their own


to this unfortunate situation-- they have not a snowball's chance in hell of influencing the


children. The evidence increasingly


| indicates that, certainly as far as the teaching profession is concerned, local schools do well despite Government policies,


tional for headteachers to attack Whitehall in their annu- | al "state of the school" presen­ t;atioation day speech.


not because of them! It has become almost tradi­


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EAL concern over mounting problems in education lies


ters have sunk was vividly emphasised this week by Mr Anthony McNamara, the head at St Augustine's RC High School, Billington. His anger at Government


As I see i t . . . by Tim Procter But the level to which mat­


"spin and denial" in the face of teacher shortages and mass departures from the classroom must be taken very seriously by taxpayers, especially those who are parents. St Augustine's, set in an


staffrooms, but posted to their home address,"which would have us believe that things have never been dandier." The reality is different - St


change will come in the end, I believe, as the exodus from teaching accelerates and a growing number of parents find that their children are without permanent or specialist subject teachers." Also in his speech, Mr


Augustine’s has recruited out­ standing young teachers in recent years, but there is now a dwindling interest in entering the profession, especially among able students. The continued under-funding


attractive location with good results, well-mannered pupils and supportive parents, did not receive even one application for a maths teacher although it advertised nationally. Yet some teachers at least


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McNamara warned that the contribution th a t religion, including faith-based schools, was making to the promotion of peace and understanding was now being vigorously ques­


tioned. "The great religions of the


of education, aggravated by an ever-increasing unfairness in allocating resources, mounting bureacracy and workload and more and more vicious assaults and spurious allegations against teachers, are all impact­ ing on morale. Appropriately for the head of


receive "unsolicited and unwanted glossy magazines", not only "dumped" in


a church school, Mr McNama­ ra has faith that there will be an improvement. "Pressure for


world have certainly been abused throughout the years to justify murder, prejudice and intolerance, but on these occa­ sions they have betrayed what makes them holy," said Mr


McNamara. Events in America had shak­


en our sense of secur ity and made many of us think deeply abour matters we had, perhaps, taken for granted.


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Gillian enjoys book about horsewoman


A REVIEW of a chil­


dren's book about a young horsewoman has won 12-year-old Gillian Hanson a pri­ ze.


liked "Miss Jump the Jockey", Gillian-(above) has become the latest winner of Relay Read­ ers, the competition run by Lancashire County Library and sponsored by the Clitheroe Adver­ tiser and Times. The story, by Allan Ahlberg, tells how Josie Jump was finally old enough to pursue her dream of being a jockey and went everywhere with her horse. Gillian, from Chat


By describing why she


burn, described in her review how Josie eventu­ ally, by chance, was able to enter a race, which she won and received a gold cup and money from the King and Queen. Gillian said: "My


favourite part of the story was when Josie Jump was in the race going over all the jumps, because even though you know that she is going to win, it still gives you butterflies of excite­


ment." A pupil at Bowland


County High School, Gillian's hobbies as well as reading include music and playing netball as a member of the Ribble Valley Netball Club. (CAT 191001/1)


Sociable clergyman is doing the rounds


SAFETY conscious staff at. Calderstonei Hospital have'received certificates affa s/pecial.presentation. ' ThS event was held as part of


with an introduction to health and safety at work, with practi­ cal exercises and a written test. Course material was deliv­


The course provided staff


the European Week for Safety and Health, and 26 members of staff were congratulated for their success in completing their Basic Health and Safety Awareness Training.


ered by "distance learning" so staff were able to study in their own time, both at home and at work.This proved more convenient than classroom based training. The course was run by


Northern E1IS, a new division of Nelson based Northern


Technologies. The certificates were present­


ed at Calderstones by Mr Gra­ ham Piggott, the Health and Safety Executive Regional Inspector, who highlighted the importance of staying safe at


work. He said: "Over a million peo­ ple are injured at work every


LOOKING BACK 100 years ago


IT was decided to publish the Clitheroe Times on Thursday the following week, a day early, in order to have election speeches and addresses before the electors. Thus the inhabi­ tants of the town would have some little guidance just previ­ ous to going to the Poll on the


Friday. A delegate from the Imperi­


al South African Association gave an illustrated lecture on South Africa in peace and war. He told how pro-Boers had pointed to concentration camps revealing the barbarity of the British Army. In defence, he said: "What


leaders were sending their fam­ ilies to them because they were unable to support them fur­


ther." A new fireman was appoint­


ed at a weekly wage of 21 shillings (£1.05p)


50 years ago


TH E re s id en ts o f'Whalley complained about the appear­ ance of two new police houses being built in Clitheroe Road. The Rural D is tr ic t Council wrote to Lancashire County Council expressing its extreme dissatisfaction. Mr J. R. Il in d ley and his


other nation would care to bring all the women and chil­ dren of its enemies into a camp where they were supplied with food and taken care of? Boer


I talking over old times at a reunion at Clitheroe that they immediate­ ly arranged another one.


FORMER classmates at Ribbles- dale High School Technology Col­ lege had such a wonderful time


hunter, Speculation, won all three events in the northern area tr ials. As a result they joined the team training for selection for th e Olympic Games at Helsinki in 1952. Speaking in support of the


local Labour Parliamentary candidate, the President of the Board of Trade said th a t the in te rn a t io n a l s i tu a t io n was tense and dangerous. He said th a t war with Persia over the oil refinery occupation could have led to war with Russia. He also told the crowd that


he was certain a planned, con­ trolled economy was b e t te r than an every-man-for-himself


free economy. 25 yeajrs ago


THE closure of Moor Lane, C astle S tre e t and M a rk e t Place to all b u t p ed estrian traffic was suggested by Rib­ ble Valley councillors. On th e su b je c t of town


buildings, renovation rather th a n re c o n s tru c t io n was urged. Councillors said th a t future development, even if by


2008, when they will all have


reached 40. Some members of the Class ol


land to be present at the Swan and Royal Hotel for an 80s disco. The end result was some old


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national multiple stores, should blend with the existing


shop frontages. The Valley appeared to be


winning the battle against Dutch Elm disease. Despite 110 cases, more than other areas, the vigilance and work by volunteer tree spotters had made the Parks Superinten­ dent confident that the area would not be ravaged as much as southern England. Lancashire County Council


confirmed it wished to take over Clitheroe Station hotel for conversion into a sub-divi­ sional police headquarters. Plans had been held up owing to reduction in public expendi­ ture. The converted building was to be joined to the King Street police station by a cov­ ered way.


Reunion pupils decide to meet again in 2008 They decided to meet again in


84 had travelled from as far away as Scotland and the South of Eng­


friendships restored and £175 raised for the Cancer Research Campaign.


year, costing the British econo­ my £18 million. However, the UK is leading the way when it comes to increasing awareness, of health and safety. Training like this really makes a differ­


ence." Our picture shows Mr Russ


Pearce, Chief Executive of Calderstones NHS Trust, with Mr Piggott and some of the winners.


CHURCHGOER.S in Gisburn and Hellifield look like having found a sociable new clergyman to look after the parish­ es.The Rev. Eric Kyte,


who has been named the new priCst-in-charge, lists making his own beer and wine among his hob­ bies - they also include running, walking and


cycling. Currently curate at St


Lawrence and St Paul, Pudsey, Mr Kyte (39) was born and bred in Carlisle, and comes from a family of farmers. He says: "Although I


ministry at Trinity Col­ lege, Bristol, Mr Kyte taught physics for 11 years. He was at univer­ sity in Leeds and later became Head of Year and Head o'f Physics at Mt St Mary's High School in Leeds. ■ He said: "I'm excited


Before training for the ' '■ p S S i r -T * < fitly i '


BOLTON-BY- BOWLANDf'


Reunion The organisers of


Bolton-by-Bowland’s Coach and Horses Hotel reunion disco raised £260 to be donated to the North-West Air Ambu­ lance Fund. I t was an enjoyable evening in the village hall and thanks were expressed to all who attended.


Cancer research An effort for Cancer


Research held in Bolton- by-Bowland Village Hall


was a great success finan­ cially. More than £400 was


raised at a whist and domi­ no drive in aid of Christie Hospital, Manchester, and the Cookeridge Hospital, Leeds. Whist winners were:


Ladies - M. Ormiston, L. Barker, M. Coultherd, D. Hogg, J. Parkinson. Gents - R. Fairhurst, B. Brown, S. Hogg, S. Graveston, T. Pike. Dominoes: M. Metcalfe,


M. Briggs, R. Knight, J. Oddie, M. Parks, J. Chew, H. Ainsworth, A. Sutcliffe. There were 20 raffle prizes and an auction of


various goods. Thanks were expressed


by Mrs J. Cowgill to all those who attended and Mr Bill Crossley and Mr Philip Metcalfe for acting as MCs. She also thanked everyone who gave prizes


and donations and to WI members who organised the event and provided


supper.


Chosen few At the annual meeting of I Downham WI, president!


have been urban-based since college, I have always felt a call back to my rural roots. I'-ve had some personal experi­ ence of the effects of foot and mouth disease as my uncle, who farms in Broughton-in-Furness,


lost all his stock on Good Friday".


at my new post, but also a little nervous. To be called to lead and pastor a church is both an enor­ mous privilege and an enormous responsibility. I'm going from a popula­ tion of 16,500 in Pudsey, to 2,000 h e re to I'll be much more of a visible, public figure than before. But, although I'll feel more exposed, I think being a known, visible figure is what ministry is


about". Mr Kyte and his wife


Megan (three).


Sarah have four daugh­ ters Rose (11), Hannah (10), Ella (six) and


A RECRUITING drive is being run by the Pendle Club’s recruiting drive


is a cyber cafe so that members can surf the Inter­ net. The dub is for retired Ribble Valley residents


Club, Clitheroe. It tries to keep up with the times - the latest idea


aged 55 upwards. The cyber cafe will join more traditional pursuits


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