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1970s are being invited to a big 1976 entrants to St Augustine s 19 ion


' RC High School, Billmgton. Some I t is for 1970-or-thereabouts , pupils went to both schools. f o r t i r e w e e k


I -w~ ATE into the night and I 'early morning those


JL-Jbusy patents worked. The children were in bed out of the way of the home deco­ rating. They completed the task about 3 a. m. and glanc-. ing round at ajob well done


I sighed with weariness aiid^ relief and retreated to instant"


slumber. The youngsters were up bright .: ;


and early next day, with a gusto not shared by their parents, who slept on oblivious to the joyous inspec­ tion of their night's handiwork. It took no time at all for the keen lit­ tle eyes to spot paintpots and I brushes in tempting array and soon


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three little helpers were busily putting the finishing touches on the decorating. . .


and enthusiasm, painting match- stick men and animals, adding splashes of gay colour to the paper that to them seemed rather plain. Even the tiniest tot added her


They plied their brushes with joy .


quota to the wall and to herself, until at last all was considered to he just perfect.


They then rushed up to break •.


■ History was repeated abput a week later, b ut this time there were no painting materials left within


the news to a dazed mother and f3 thsr


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■ easy reach of the aspiring artists. Decorating after the toils of a nor­ mal day can be very tiring, doing it


in duplicate was even worse, but in


triplicate it was unthinkable! Sometimes the "helpfulness]' of


children can be very disconcerting, but in order to avoid hurting their . sensitive feelings we often have to hide our dismay and express thanks just for their sakes. I am reminded of a mother who


had a large number of household chores to cope with after the day's work. In the hearing of her eldest child she had sighed: "And there are still some stockings to darn. I shall have to leave'them until tomorrow. ■ I'm too tired tonight.'!•■ • • ■ Next evening, as she examined the stockings, it was with some sur­


prise that she found them all most inexpertly darned. As realisation . dawned, her eyes grew moist: .This


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botched up job was a symbol of her child's love for her. Badly done maybe, but with concern and lov­ ing care. Sorting out the tangles of drawn up wool, she completed the darning as best she could, but there was a song in her heart that made her eyes shine through the tears. No doubt some of our efforts to


serve the Lord could be placed in this category. At times we blunder inexpertly on and make a hopeless mess of things. We may even come to realise how poor has been our contribution, b u t the One who "knows; our hearts and sees the


i thought and love behind what has been so poorly expressed under­ stands. Thanks be to God! ; Joe Stansfield


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PINNING their good works to the school noticeboard is nowhere near good enough for the pupils of


Oakhill College, Whalley. When teacher Mrs Susan Wharton


asked pupils in the senior department to come up with some poetry, they did so with


a vengeance. The pieces were so good that 10 of them


were chosen to be published in an antholo­


gy, "2001 Poetry Odyssey". The subjects on which they waxed lyri­


Degree of success


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DESPITE the trauma of nurturing a 21b. 5oz. baby born 13 weeks prematurely, Clitheroe's Mrs Susan Monk launched herself on a testing part-time uni­ versity course six years


ago. Now Ryan Monk is


doing well a t St James' P rim ary School, Clith­ eroe, and his mother has been awarded a B.Sc. degree with firs t-class honours in computing by the Open University. She received a distinction in all


courses. Mrs Monk and her hus­


band, Graham, of Newton Street, have become parents


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cal ranged from rain to shoes, from bonfires to death and from war to love.


. The published poets were: Anna Morris


(15), Joe Morris (13), Jack Hyde (12), Matthew Jones (15), Sam St John (12), Laura Weld-Blundell (12), Scott Sayer (12), Charlotte Harrison (15), Becky Stephenson (12) and Amy McBain (12). Our picture shows: back row, from the


left, Matthew Jones, Anna Morris, Becky Stephenson, Charlotte Harrison and Amy McBain; front row, Laura Weld-Blundell, Scott Sayer, Sam St John and Jack Hyde.


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| theatrical and charitable work, has been recalling one | of his wartime adventures for


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I a possible BBC production. Mr Edmond Cambien, of Bol- land Prospect, was secretary to Air


Vice-Marshall Geoffrey Tuttle and based in Kifissia, near Athens, dur­ ing 1944. The British military staff was there to return the King of Greece to the throne after the Ger­ man army was driven out. Unfortunately for Mr Cambien


I (pictured), Greek republicans 1 thought differently and in the ensu­ ing civil war they seized everyone in the headquarters, including him-


After months of being marched ol in en a


NE of Clitheroe'sbest- known personalities,


involved in decades of


round the country, living in squalid camps and starving, a Red Cross truce and exchange of prisoners led to his release. He returned home to recover, but just weeks later was posted to Egypt where he celebrat­ ed VE Day by taking a trip to see


the pyramids. Mr Cambien, who met many


interesting people including famous theatrical ones during the war, was then in Athens until 1946. There he met a family whose governess had worked at Wadding-


ton Old Hall. He said: "I was invited to their


home most Sundays for a meal with them on the roof of their house. The son is now a Wealthy man and rims their hotel in the centre of the city. When his sister Sylvia was married Aristotle Onassis was one


of the guests." The Greek civil war has been


mentioned in several books. The actor Michael Dennison was there


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and has discussed his experiences with Mr Cambien; Also involved was Cecil Lewis, one of the founders of the BBC. "I have several of his books," Mr


Cambien said. "He was a First World War pilot who flew to China in 1920 to teach the Chinese to fly. He also wrote the screenplay for Pygmalion and shared an Oscar for that. He retired to live in Corfu." Mr Cambien heard about the


documentary from friends who told him tha t the BBC were seeking people with knowledge and experi­ ence of the Greek civil war. He said: "There are few people


about now who know as much as I do about it, so I phoned a London number and the lady at the other end said it was exactly what she


wanted." The producer is now waiting for


the appropriate finances to go ahead with the project, which could well feature Mr Cambien.


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Wet again Despite the usual B;|


L - Row at Downham was v '•^“supported by cricketers, £•>, lagers and friends, and all ®


Several previous TV documen­


taries have covered the Greek ques­ tion, but Mr Cambien says there is still much ground to cover. People going to areas involved, for holiday not warfare reasons, as well as the dwindling number of active partici­ pants, are among the viewers of this type of programme.


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Poetic efforts of Qakhill r looking back go into 2001 anthology


100 years ago IN response to the kind invitation of the rector.of


I Slaidburn and Mr King-Wilkinson, 60 men and a cycle section of K Company, Clitheroe East Lancs Volun­


teers, marched to Slaidbum. They paraded m Clitheroe at 3 p.m. and after a dusty march over the fell road, under the command of Captain J.C. Robinson, they reached the village at'. 6 p.m. and were welcomed into their billets in the Grammar School by Slaidbum Brass


Band. 50 years ago ‘


A. LETTER pointed out the absurd change in the ceh- tury-old tradition caused by moving the date of munic­ ipal elections from November to May, a change "made by. the Labour Party to cover up its tracks in depriving local government of its birthright." .


. fly-past over a parade in Hyde Park, London, on the occasion of the presentation of the King's Colour to the Royal Air Force. He flew a Gloster Meteor, one of Britain's first jet fighters.


A Flight Lieutenant from Slaidburn took part m a '


bines'as it made the switch from steam power to elec­ tricity. A chief mill engineer, one of the oldest in the country at 83, said that as a result of the change, engine


neighbour, a fellow angling fanatic, helped land a 20Vb 1 salmon at Edisford. The fish, caught with spinning tackle, was over 3ft long and had a 17in. girth - almost


Eight-year-old R a y m o n d Hall, fishing with his 1 ......... J‘ , . as large as the boy. 25 years ago


I inspector said that the animal was found lying in marshy ground and appeared to have been there in the | same position and with no food available for several


A FARMER from Billingham was fined £40 forcaus- ine a Friesian heifer unnecessary suffering. AnKbruA


d^A "happening" organised by the ladies of the Auxil­ iary of the Licenced Trade involved the selection of nine "glamorous barmaids" as local entries in the Miss Inn contest. The finals were judged by comedian Ken Dodd and the winner was Miss Soma Howson, of the Red Pump, Bashall Eaves, who won several prizes including a dinner for two - at the Red Pump. The award was described as "a tasty prize for a tasty win-


eConsiderable coverage was given to the Mayoral


Dinner, at which women guests attended for the first time. This was a break with custom in the year which saw the Sex Discrimination Act come into force.


Lions now have another string to their bows


Whist and domj The next whist and <


drive to be held in K Green Village Hall, wi| Monday at 7-30 p.m.


Howdy folks Line dancing classJ tinue weekly in KnowhE


ChUdrej to Vallej


A GROUP of chilti Chernobyl area of II spending most of] Clitheroe area. While they are her


TWENTY-EIGHT members of Clitheroe Lions' Club, and their wives, are now experts in the art of planting hanging baskets. On a visit to Shackleton's Nursery, in Chatburn,


members were show how to prepare baskets and troughs by Mr David Shackleton. After picking up many tips members were able to browse round the gar­


den centre and purchase plants. Afterwards a delicious buffet supper was served in


again with Reece, now aged three, having joined the


family. Mrs Monk.is a former


pupil of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School and previ­ ously worked a t Lloyds Bank, Blackburn.


Reunion time lor


the Pavilion. President Mr Colin Underwood expressed thanks to


Mr Shackleton and his family for an interesting and informative evening.-


________ of two schools The event is to take place at the


St Michael and St John Social Centre on Saturday, October 27th. F u r th e r information can be


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There is also a bul filled with fun, incli < ing, a juggling works!


aged between seve| have dental and heal will be.provided witf clothing.


I Sun Street Mill, Clitheroe, finally silenced its old tur­ , , , , ,


tenting as a'job was on its way out. The mill, which employed 350 operators at 700 looms, had electric . lights fitted the previous year.


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Holiday wet weather, a t and plant stall held on 1


..., club funds. Organisers | Kath Swarbrick and [ Dawn Parker and their f:l r lies thank all who braved! J' " bad weather to support!


-'1- £300 was raised for criii


' , The Campbell family! friends organised a family! vice in St Leonard's Chil Downham, on Sunday irl


'''qr club. Family service


; . The next family serl ! will be on June 24th vl '' everyone will be welcomtl


^ ing which was enjoyed bl . who attended.


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! ' Special guests ! ° Whit Sunday will be I ' ' “ brated in Downham on I ! '■ day with a visit from frl • .' of St Margaret's Chi| ! Y Downham, Essex. rJ| - vicar, the Rev. Canon I | Atkins, will be the y


: preacher with bellringer, ■ choristers joining ill • morning service, ancr ; swelling the number] : .1 hymn singing on the Grl ! -■. 2-30 p.m. Nelson Sahl '; Army Band will proviil • accompaniment and a f ; ' welcome is extended to I


GRINDLETOf


“ Bee postponed I The bee evening arrl


for Wednesday in Grinl CE School hall, in ai(J


", postponed until fT notice.


Ambrose Church, hal ""Family service!


, ebrate the Feast of Pel in St Ambrose C| Grindleton, on Sunda


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