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iCentrehplds birthday


[ celebrations^ CHURCH'S social centre;


-has celebrated its 25th birth-' ;day. ■


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j v The church of St Michael and St John’ on Wellgat'e;^ iClitheroe opened the centre ini: I 1977, to provide an informal .^ I meeting place for members of r .the church;


: :..Mass was held in the Parish” ] Hall to celebrate the event, with . refreshments in the form of .; cheese and wine and tea and cof­ fee available afterwards. The fol­ lowing evening there was a buffet supper for members and their


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guests. ■ There were two visiting priests attending the celebration, join- ingparish priest Fr Joseph Ware-


iing. .They were Father Edmund 'Willoughby, :-who was. the 'church's priest at the time the 'social centre opened, and Father ■' jMichaelDunn.


j Social centre committee mem­ ber Mrs. Helen Lofthouse said:


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"It was a weekend of celebration. and we were all very pleased with the support the centre received " from the parish." .


. Our picture shows Father Warding with parishioners at the


the St Michael and St John's


-Church Social Centre's 25th : birthday party. - ... - (J240202/8)


Valley minister in a bigotry versus; integrity exchange


A CLERGYMAN who;lives in the Ribble; Valley is involved in a "theologicalbigotry"row. The Rev. Dr David -----


Usher has run Unitarian


family have made their home in Clitheroe for the past three years, but leave for the south of England in August. Mrs Usher.is involved in the travel business and needs to be nearer her London Colleagues. ?|'The row has blown up foUowing Padiham’s pro­ cession' ofwitness and involves basic principles' of religious belief and the' town's Anglican vicar, the Rev. Mark Jones. Dr Usher, like his pre­


meetings in the library at Clitheroe, and is minister of Nazareth Unitarian Church! Padiham. * ... ' He and his wife and


decessors at Nazareth Unitarian Chapel, has never been asked to take part in the service at the end of the procession, a major event in Padiham. Members of his church


walked in it and paid for one of the bands. But Dr Usher was "pointedly excluded” from the act of worship.


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clear that the;exclusion decision was his and deeply regrets that it could, as he realises, be taken as an insult. He himself found the situa­ tion difficult. "I hope that members


, Dr Usher. • .


ble,V suggests Dr Usher. He declares: "There is


no place for theological bigotry or intolerance at the best of times, least of all in a public act of wor­ ship which, by its very nature, is meant to be inclusive, open in heart and generous in spirit." Members of ’ his


of Nazareth Unitarian Chapel will accept that I am simply trying to act with integrity in this matter," emphasises the vicar. "I am not setting out to be nasty to them, but to be honest with them." As an ordained clergy­


"A holiday treat for carers


ELEVEN carers from the Ribble Valley and Hynd- bum willbe off on a free holiday next week, thanks to the Princess Royal Trust for Carers. The holidays, funded


by money from Norwich’ Union, will be taken at Pontin’s Holiday Centre, Blackpool, during National: Carers Week, which begins on Saturday. , “Once more we’ve been


theological occasion. It is situation as: "outrageous an act of witness for those of faith in the town of Padiham," says Dr


"Walking day is not a ; faith. Another slams the


I Usher. The people who did


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I speak in the service cited the Gospel message that that those who would be greatest in the eyes of God needed to be the least. Yet, by excluding him, they had elevated themselves while dis­ missing-those who held other beliefs - "An irony which would be amusing if it were not so lamenta-


church have added their voice to Dr Usher's. One says that each walker is professing his or her own


and humiliating" , and says he had hoped that the new vicar would her­ ald a more liberal atti­ tude .to inter-faith issues than previously seen. The vicar, Mr Jones,


man of the Church of England, emphasises Mr Jones, it would be unac­ ceptable for him to con­ duct an act of worship that was not Trinitarian in its theology. At his institution, he declared that he believed in the creeds which are state­ ments of a trinity-based faith. "It would be inappro­


priate for me to invite the minister of a Unitar­ ian chapel to take part in an act of worship that I organised since by defin­ ition Unitarians have rejected Trinitarianism," emphasises Mr Jones. He is keen to point out


says that for.him, it is a question of acting with integrity. He emphasises that


personal relationships between clergy members are good and that he holds Dr Usher in-high regard.


Mr Jones makes it . > . ■ ■


that Dr Usher has always been very friend­ ly and pleasant towards him since he arrived in Padiham. The two had discussed the difficulties


staggered by the resp­ onse” commented Carole Cochrane, Northern regional manager of the Trust. We’ve been able to increase the number of places on last year, but we’ve still had far more people applying than we have places available. We’re just pleased that we’re able to offer some carers a break.” Kathleen Eastwood, manager of Carers Link Hyndbum & Ribble Val­ ley, the first Princess Royal Trust branch in Lancashire, said: “Carers all too often miss out on breaks because of their caring responsibilities and we were delighted when 11 of our carers were lucky enough to get places."


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of inviting Dr Usher to take part in the service and Mr Jones had hoped he would be understand­ ing and tolerant of his point of view.


Lessons learned from trees incident, council leader


I removal of trees from Sarmatiori Fold, Ribchester, could have been kept better informed,'acknowl-.; edged the leader of Ribble Valley Borough Council, Coun. Chris


Holtom (Wilpshire). "Everybody has learned from the


incident," he said when the controver­ sy was discussed at a meeting of the


Community Committee. A s previously reported in the Adver­


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tiser and Times, the trees had been planted by the firm which built the homes, but their presence meant the road could not be adopted by the council. The council received a peti­ tion from the residents, who said they had tended the trees and bushes for years and were incensed they had been removed with no consultation. The trees were cut and dug out by


contractors working for the original developers of the site, who are obliged to conform to an agreement for the adoption of the area up to the agreed . | standards.


Officers emphasised tci the Commu­ ■ ..


| THE result of a street collection in Clitheroe, on behalf of Save the Chil­ dren, raised £267.96, and volunteers were thanked for their help by chair-


| man Mrs Beryl Taylor. Several speakers about the charity are


RESIDENTS angeredTijr the j


nity Committee'they* had beeh'trying to'conclude the issue and removal of


the trees was a crucial point; Until this was done the council could not accept responsibility’.for the road, paths and


street lighting services. ' Engineering manager Mr Graham


Jagger said: "The council did not remove the trees, the developer's employees removed the trees. "We have had nine years of difficul­


ties and non-compliance. Trees and other features are used to try to help to sell properties. It's the developer's responsibility to remove them and the developer knew it was an issue that had to be resolved one day." • •; Coun. Brian Collis (Ribchester)


accepted that adoption had require­ ments but repeated his point that he and residents should have been informed; He said: "It's the way people have gone about it that's wrong. We should have been consulted as a mat­ ter of common courtesy."


! Although concreting of the roadside


is planned, residents are still keen that some sort of compromise replanting can be agreed.


Save the Children speakers available


available to visit venues in the Ribble Valley to talk about the worthwhile work of the volunteers. Any group or school which would like a visit from a volunteer should contact Mrs Beryl Taylor, 30 River Lea Gardens, Clitheroe.


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A DRIVE by two local br to have St George's DayJ erved locally gave the towr tre a lift and raised mone charity as well. Peter and Gavin McQuad


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Ribble Valley Coloured Glas| vassed tirelessly to persuade bu es to display flags. Some dona well and there was also a social [ to the affair, with £525 being i


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THE project waterprooj Whalley Viaduct on the Bla burn to Clitheroe railway 1 last year has been entered both the "Best Rail Route"; "Project of the Year (Civil)" J egories in the 2002 National J Awards. Entries in the "Best Rail Ro|


section require “close and effe teamwork between RailtrackJ train operator and maintemf contractor” to “work togetha


' create an excellent rail servic| the benefit of the customer.” Railtrack has entered the ,


million viaduct scheme becau the spirit of co-operation that < ed between all concerned. The project was complete


time, within its budget and ' minimum of disruption to lo dents and rail passengers. . The “unsung heroes” are the i teer members of user group Ij l(VaUey Rail who provided.)


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