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not seen for 30 years, called from, his home in London to ask if we could meet for a good talk and catch up ^ on each other’s n e w s . - Since Clitheroe meant a


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HE telephone rang;; an hour ago. An old',; friend, whom I have *


ab o u t th e s tran g e r ie s s .o f .. picking.up the threads‘after so long. ’ % - "’V * I t ’s good to renew old


long journey for him, he sug­ gested,Leeds -as,ta7ren- dezvous, where he knew. aL nice place. near .the railway s, station, for. lunch;-I look for-V ward to seeing'John’later - next month but also confess , to a slight apprehension


friendships. Many people: enjoy reunions. On the other' hand, we move forward in our lives, so that it can be'difficult^. to rebuild a friendship’from \ the distant past when circum- stances’have significantly ^ changed. Some friendships:! stand firm and even blossomr when husbands/wives and children, come on the scene, . with everyone having a thor-. 7 oughly.good time, together.:.; Other friendships, however,


-. -Unless we are total loners, , we do value friends, including those with whom we have lost- contact; I am often touched at funerals by the depth of feel­ ing which brings someone : from across the country to honour and express thanks for a deep friendship which has ’ meant so much. Lthink it.is good7too to enjoy pictures:or v other mementoes of those we ■ have loved and lost. Several'


falter when;’ for;-example, someone:.who is single, for whatever reason,-’does not-.-, quite feel part of the "happy family’.’ group.’ ’. ...


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pictures, which are.no great'-1 works of art but which'have' special meaning for me, adorn my study. Two of them remind me of much-loved grandparents.


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.warmth, security and wel-*’ come which, lie in his own ; heart of love. Jesus promised'7 that those who followed,him.. would be blessed with'a whole ” newfamilyandwith: manjrJ other joys too—as well as with 7 trials and pressures), "In’my ^


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RIVALRY between tourist venues is usally muted - but "Lord of the Rings" has prompted a slight lifting of the veil. The Ribble Valley Borough Council


tourist team has quite a record of creat­ ing walks based on one topic or another of local significance - cycling, witches, even outdoor sculptures. The relatively sudden emergence of J.


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from the North West Tourist Board's Foot and Mouth Fund to help fund a walk, which is being developed in con­ junction with the Heritage Trust for the North West and Stony hurst College. A report to the borough's Communi­


ty Committee says it should bring bene­ fits to businesses in the area. Giving just a-hint of rivalry, the report adds: "Birmingham has produced its own trail of Tolkien links relating to his birth­ place, but the Ribble Valley version will be of greater interest to walkers." I t is not yet dear when the walk will


be launched. But Tolkien interest is set to be consistently high for some time to come, as more films based.on his work are r e l e a s e d . .■


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j HILDREN at a Clitheroe ,school are blazing a trail around the world with the


help of a character called Stanley


Lambchop. The Year 3 pupils a t Edisford


School were the first people in Britain to register for a computer project which uses the cartoon character for more than 1,000 schools around the world to talk to each other and learn about each other’s worlds. They were among the first children


this side of the Atlantic to find oiit about the tragic events in New York on September 11th last year. As the dreadful terrorist-led disaster


h'appem^inNew. York, children from (^HtriepbeLWene.iritcomputer^.coritact1


with pupils at a school in New Jersey. Year 3 teacher, Kathy Wilson, who


also runs a weekly computer club for children from Year 4 to Year 6, said: "We were writing to one school in New, Jersey on September 11th and found out a lot about the tragic effects on their community of that day's events. "Edisford children were helped to


understand the personal tragedy of events in the USA." The idea behind the international lit­


erary and communications activity from primary and junior children is centred around the "Flat Stanley" sto­ ries, in which Stanley Lambchop, (pic­ tured right) is squashed flat by a notice


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board.,. Due to his new shape, he can be £ rolled up, p o s ted in envelopes a n d has**


many adventures and escapades in var­ ious parts of the world. Flat Stanley has been to Antarctica, in the Space Shuttle, with President Clinton and Hilary (below, left), in the Taj Mahal and even had an adventure in Tibet. Children at Edisford have used digi­


tal cameras to photograph the school to return to schools around the world. Flat Stanley figures have been sent


monsters and e-mailed descriptions of their monsters to Langho. They are waiting to see what pictures the Lango children come back with to find out how good they are at descriptive writ­ ing.


a joint project with St Mary's RG School at Langho. ;,The Edisford children have drawn


And members of the Computer


Club have produced their own calen­ dars, using professional software to manipulate images taken by the school's digital camera. They are on sale to raise money to buy even more software. The club is also working with a school in Surrey to create animated films. When they are completed, the films


will be displayed on the school's web­ site.


Lord’s post suits him down to the ground


A LONG record of public service by Lord Waddington in fields striking­ ly appropriate to his family back­ ground continues with his latest appointment. He is to be president of the Royal


Lancashire Agricultural Society for this year's show - which will again be a celebration rural life in the North West. . There is a chance th a t future


times could see the show re-located from Chorley to some site or other in the Ribble Valley. Local long-term plans include looking at the possibil­ ity of establishing a suitable ground, which would have other uses as well. The former Clitheroe MP still


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spends part of his time in London, where he is a key figure in the oppo­ sition's House of Lords team. At one time the Waddingtqn's had


an interest in a textile company - a connection with that industry which was useful for the then Mr David Waddington during his time as MP for Nelson and Colne. His father was a leading solicitor


GISBURN resident Elizabeth Mills has become artist in resi­ dence a t End House Stud. The centre, on the


outskirts of the village, has recently utilised the expertise of village web


and a county court registrar and young barrster Mr Waddington junior rose to be a QC and a Crown Court recorder before filling perhaps the most powerful political post cov­ ering legal matters, that of Home Secretary. Now his farming background is


'best shire horses in the area, had a very good dairy herd and also Wens- leydale sheep." Lord Waddington is looking for­


coming to the fore. "My sisters and I were brought up on a farm and I understand my grandfather was a very keen farmer," says Lord Waddington. "He kept some of the


ward to playing his part in the show, which will have plenty of attrac­ tions, although it is not yet known if Government restrictions will allow the involvement of cattle. But there will be horse and pony


classes, demonstrations of country­ side and rural pursuits, crafts, rural produce and many other attractions. The show is on July 26th, 27th


and 28th. A stud-y in watercolours?


site designer Mr Barrie Tyrer and also now has an in-house DEFRA- approved AI technician trained by the British Equine Veterinary Association, in the form of-owner Trudy. Goulding.


- ^ Elizabeth Mills is


an artist with a rapid­ ly- growing reputa- tionwho specialises in horse.portraits, pets and farm animals,-as well as producing cross -stitch and. church kneelers.


out from Clitheroe and have arrived back after adventures in USA, Canada and Australia. Edisford children are also engaged in


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■ a weekly look at local issues, people and places compiled by John Turner;


Treading carefully in what is thought by many to be a very delicate business


i WARE of the images this j emotive subject can con­ j u r e up, perhaps those of a


sensitive disposition, or on the point- of dipping a soldier into an egg, would be advised to s te e l . themselves or finish their break­ fast before reading on. Like it or not, though, dog fouling


is a big problem and, as someone with a dog (I do not consider myself a dog owner, my labrador would not approve of th a t description), I feel the public's displeasure more keenly than most. The problems of dog poo are well


squelch, followed by muttered curses, or worse still the one that goes unno­ ticed until it has managed to be trailed round every room in the house, are hazards of everyday living. Yet this need not be so. Over the


As I see-it. . . by John Dickinson On pavements, that familiar skiddy


known, but worth restating nonethe­ less. In public parks children are drawn to it by dark magic with predictably smelly and, on occasion, horrendous consequences through the toxicaris worm that can cause blindness.


years, via twice-daily constitutionals, you get to know a lot of fellow dog walkers. Fine and upstanding mem­ bers of the community, with a pocket full of poopy bags they are, too. These are people who have trained their dogs not to use the pavements.-It is really not that difficult. Dogs are pretty savvy, particularly


when food is involved. \ As far as my labrador was con­ cerned, when he was a puppy, if he used


a


the pavement he did not get a treat. Aside from the odd initial panic


deed in broad daylight. On the pave­ ments near where I live, I often come across suspiciously fresh, nay steam­ ing, evidence with an owner and dog strolling along 50 yards ahead. This is frustrating, for I would cer­


which would see me racing up and down with buckets of hot soapy water (the canine equivalent of the after- math of nine pints of lager arid a vin­ daloo), my dog soon cottoned on. Anyway, if the worst comes to the worst you can always clean it up. Unfortunately though, like football


supporters, the doggie world has got its very own hooligan element. Their peak season runs from October to March. The night is their ally, when unsavoury goings on remain unseen. Who are these people who would


rather walk in the dark than use a poop scoop? Sometimes they are bold enough to let their dogs do the dirty


. bright side and try to make my for­ tune. The idea is th a t all dog food would have to contain a fluorescent dye so that these wrong doers, who we must not forget are breaking the law, would have their misdemeanours high­ lighted in no uncertain fashion, allow­ ing we upright subjects (not citizens - but that is another story) to scramble the flying dog squad who would swoop and do the necessary.


tainly berate them for giving dog own­ ers a bad name. Once I got lucky, but I might as well have saved my breath. The owner just gazed at me in bovine fashion and wondered what all the fuss was about. Still, I have decided to look on the


- L O O K IN G - i B A C K 100 years ago


A NEW technical school was virtually assured for Clitheroe. The General Coronation Celebration and Com­ memoration Committee unanimously decided upon a technical school as an appropriate commemoration of the event.


□ The methods of conducting Sun­


day schools were examined and a new departure commended. Essays were suggested for senior scholars, with monetary awards for prizewinners. Titles were: 1. The many ways children can


select a companion. 4. How a bqy may succeed in life and


. . 8. Spare time, and how to employ it. □ Medals were awarded to 12 mem­


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bers of the Ambulance Brigade who volunteered for service in the Boer War.


50 years ago


’ and farmers concealed themselves in woods from Bashall Eaves to Stocks Reservoir to shoot carrion crows and keep them flying from wood to wood where the elimination process contin­ ued. The decision to wage war on the crows had been made to protect new­ born lambs.


THE first of a series of large-scale shoots was arranged. Gamekeepers


O Mr J. Cowperthwaite, a fitter,


described how he combined his hobbies of beachcombing and cabinet making. He used timber washed up on the beach at Blackpool and had made stools, a tallboy, a bureau and a radi­ ogram cabinet. The largest piece he had found was a


23ft length of birch, lOins square and the most unusual was a beam of oak, black with age, which was practically impossible to saw.


□ Claremont Lodge, known affec­


tionately by generations of ice skaters, would no longer be available for their sport. It was scheduled to be filled in as Pendle Mill, to which it was attached, had another water source available.


25 years ago


1 THE Oxfam shop in Clitheroe was opened by Mr David Walder ME In


• the first she hours shelves were emptied by eager customers and had to be restocked. "It was like a stampede)" said Mrs Cissy Sainsbury, the shop's assistant leader.


DA councillor's position was called


into question when it was claimed he leaked details of a rates increase which was 25% higher than the previously reported recommended figure, pub­ lished by, the finance committee. I t proved unacceptable to the Policy and Resources committee, which wanted an extra £2000 put aside for contingen­ cies.


i O An article from the New York


. with an orthopaedic operation." The ' article questioned the value of what it f. described as "free medical care"."


Times was quoted. I t read: "In Clitheroe, a town m Lancashire, there is an unhappy Englishwoman who has been waiting since 1957 for Britain’s National Health Service to provide her


Christians. 3. Upon what grounds would you


FOUR 10-year-old instru­ mentalists from a Clitheroe school should not have had much of a chance when they | competed in Burnley Festi­ val of Music. They found themselves com­


peting against other quartets • from secondary schools. Undaunted, the group from


Pendle Primary School acquitted ] themselves magnificently, the judges putting them in second place - only one mark behind the winners. The judges were impressed


with the way Emma Wild (cello), Edith Waterhouse, Charlie Dowd I and Helen Schofield (all on vio- ’j lins), had played "Festive Fan­ fare" and "Sing It, Swing It". Head teacher Mrs Margaret


Carrington said: "They did exceptionally well. They were entered by their peripatetic music teacher. It is unusual to have four players of this standard | in one primary school." Our picture shows the four in


an al fresco rehearsal at the school this week. (J110302/2)


Safety fear on mosque plan for


Clitheroe


CONTROVERSIAL plans for a Clitheroe mosque have been given the approval of town councillors. However, it is the Rib­


ble Valley Borough Council which will deal with the application. At a Monday evening


repay their parents for their love and care: 2. Reasons why we should become


meeting of Clitheroe Town Council, Labour member Coun. Bob Lightfoot, in whose ward the mosque will be if the borough council’s Plan­ ning and Development Committee also backs the plans, was alone in voting no. He urged colleagues to


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follow suit by highlight­ ing fears th a t the mosque would create road safety and traffic issues around its pro­ posed site in Holden Street, yet his peers gave the plans the nod, sug­ gesting appropriatc'con-


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ditions to prevent noise n uisance. The proposal is that,


the Islamic education centre in Holden Street is extended so - th at a mosque can be added as p a r t of the building, which was formerly an end terrace house. I t will be some weeks


before the application is dealt with.


Police warn on mobile phones


MOBILE phone owners in the Ribble Valley are being urged to keep their


property secure. On Friday night, a


Nokia phone valued at £100 was taken from Rendezvous nightclub in Accrington Road, Whal-


ley. This week, local police


chief Insp. Bob Ford warned Valley residents to be on their guard against an increase in the number of mobile phone thefts. He urged owners to


inscribe their postcodes on the phones for identi­ fication purposes and he also advocated the use of PIN numbers.


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