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W h en he asked c le rg ym en and o th e r p e op le how th e y fe l t , he seemed to get constant complaints of ill-health or stress or problems. The upset was caused by the bish
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op's further comments. He said he sympathised with genuine illness, but did wonder whether we had become a little soft and were unable to cope with trials that our grandfa-; thers took for granted.; •
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Some fully agreed with’the bishop's comments, whereas . others w e re1
f o r t h e w e e k
N interesting, controversy followed the remarks of. a West C ou n t ry b ish op .
offended, regarding him as insensitive to people's difficulties.
" Recognising
the.controversy, the good bishop apologised for any hurt which his remarks may have inadver tently caused. There were people who thought he
had nothing to apologise for, .while, others felt he had set a good example by showing how
someone.in authori ty can say: "I am sorry.".. ; \ . I would be among those saying that
his original comments were justified. There has, surely, to be a balance between accepting genuine illness or disability and being too ready to com plain and give up.
We need a spirit of grit and perse-;
verance, undeterred by what are often only minor setbacks. • ■ - . . ' Some of the older people set a good example of faithfulness by their will ingness to turn ou£ in good weather and bad. Some of the most vigorous Christ- :
ian "soldiers" have been drawn from the ranks of the retired. Retirement and
latter.years can mean just-more time to relax and enjoy one's interests
• - or they can include a willingness to serve the Lord in new ways. For every one dose of complaint let.
there.be 10 doses of: gratitude and praise and a readiness t'o move for
ward. The bishop, I believe, was right; Most conversation should dwell on the wonder and goodness of lifel We should never pretend that diffi
culties do not exist, for there are no prizes for naivety or wishful thinking. The disciples and the apostle Paul had their feet firmly on the ground; as did Jesus himself." - ’ ' Many, people have seen hopes and
dreams topple, but death has been defeated by, Easter's promise that the story does not end in failure and ■heartache. .. •
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S
O C IE T Y these days seems to be preoccupied with edu cation and training.
Many column inches are written
and hundreds of hours of air time are given to problems in our schools and colleges, with exams, league tables, s ta f f in g and equipping,- b ehaviour o f students and Key Stage this, that and the other. Education is a subject which is
grossly over-examined. The minutiae of education is pored over by "experts" whose outpourings are eagerly lapped, up.
Education is just another facet of
life which has been turned into a high ly-complicated operation in the last two or three decades. I have always wondered how, in
days when education merely consisted of a classroom, a row of desks, a single cane-armed teacher and slates, we
A s ,1 s e e i t . r . : b y J o h n T u r n e r
were able to turn out people capable of inventing radio, television, the internal combustion engine, nuclear power, life saving drugs, the jet engine, the aero plane and put a man on the moon. , My wonderment has also caused me to ponder that during the time educa tion and training has become a com plicated business and a massive growth industry, the world continues to endure some huge problems. Starvations, riots, horrendous rail
crashes, drug addiction, homelessness, rising crime rates, violence and cruel ty are still ongoing problems which we appear to be no nearer solving, despite a modem sophisticated education sys tem, but a system in which lessons teaching respect for our fellows appears to be totally off the curricu
lum. I now hear that Ribble Valley Borough Council is sending its tenants on training courses. • Members of the Tenants' Partner
ship Panel are being encouraged to attend training courses. One member has already attended a,course on "Introduction to repairs and mainte nance". Another is to attend, with the tenant liaison officer, the Tenant Par ticipation Conference in July. . There is a council website which
includes a page for use by tenants and tenants’ groups. I am sure there are those who would
gladly foresake their website and their tenants' training initiatives for a few more houses to be built and available for a reasonably-priced rent. Not so much a sandwich short of a
Gift from company puts their on a much firmer footing
A N G L E R S ca n c o n t in u e to en jo y their fav our ite past ime a lo n g th e r iv e r b a n k a t Brungerley, Clitheroe, thanks to a d on a t ion o f 20 tonnes o f large rocks b y Castle Cement to enable urgent bank mainte nance work to go ahead. High water in winter has taken
its toll on this stretch of the river bank, which is being gradually eroded, not only spoiling fishing, but also reducing the amount of valuable grazing land available. Ribblesdale Angling Associa
t ion ob ta in ed permission fo r bank maintenance work from the
Move from spuds to
bestsellers^
BOOKWORMS in Read are enjoying improved facilities and an extra opening day now that the village library has . relocated. Branch librarian Mrs Jack
ie Hindle opened the doors on new premises in Whalley Road. Not only has the building -
previously a fruit and veg shop - more shelf space than the former library in Jubilee Street, it also has room for a computer centre. Four computers offering
free Internet access have been installed in the centre. Opening hours have also
been extended to include Wednesdays. When the library was in its old building, leased from Ribble Valley Borough Council, it opened from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and then 5-30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on just Tuesdays and Thurs days. Now these same hours will be kept and repeated on Wednesdays. An official opening ceremo
ny for the new library is being planned for later in the year.
EastEnders in The Mall
MOTHER and daughter Mrs Ida Seed and Mrs Joanne Tilley were still excited this week about their trip-of-a-lifetime as guests of the Queen.
' Mrs Seed, of Rimington, and
Mrs Tilley, of Faraday, Avenue, Clitheroe, were among the lucky 12,000 who received an invite to the classical concert in the gar dens of Buckingham Palace. "I t was absolutely fantastic"
said Mrs Seed after her return from a visit to the capital which provided enough memories in three days to last them a lifetime.
. Not only were the two at the picnic on the lawns at the rear of the palace, but they had prime seats - only 11 rows from the front - at the concert which was compered by chat show host, writer and broadcaster Michael Parkinson. They thoroughly enjoyed the
picnic provided by .the palace chefs. They each had a half bottle of champagne, smoked salmon roulade and the special Jubilee chicken created by the palace chefs. This was followed by straw berries and cream.
y; . There were only, distant views
of the royal family for, Mrs Seed ,' and her daughter. . "I had practised my curtsey as well," said Mrs Seed.
' The couple stayed in London
and were in the Mall with the thousands gathering to watch the pop concert on a big screen. They also stayed to watch the" Queen travel in the Coronation coach to St Paul's. The strangest experience of all,
though, said Mrs Seed, was before the pop concert, watching
EastEnders on a big screen with hundreds of thousands of other people.
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Bands to hit the park for a blow out
GLITHEROE'S annual summer programme of free in-the-park band concerts launches next month with a visit by Nelson Brass Band. The band will play at Clitheroe
Castle Bandstand, the concerts' usual venue, from 2-30 p.m. on
. Sunday, July 28th. On the following Sunday,
Clitheroe Town Band will take centre'stage at the same place and time. - The Sunday after, it will be the turn of Bamoldswick Brass Band.:
• The programme will end with its usual finale, a last night of the proms evening, on Saturday, August 17th, at 7-30 p.m. Slaid- bum Silver Band: joined by guest singers, will play.
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Environment Agency last year, but the foot and mouth epidemic meant that plans had to be put on hold until now. “We approached Castle Cement
because we were aware o f the com pany ’s sup port for similar projects to enhance the environ ment and habitat on our rivers and streams,” explained Fred Higham, the chairman of Ribbles dale Angling Association. “We are absolutely delighted
that it has also agreed to support our p r o je c t and this generous donation will enable us to rebuild a stretch o f around 15 metres which has been badly eroded, with
the work now long overdue. This project is not just good news for the association, which now has over 100 members, and o th e r ’ local angling clubs, but will also make a significant contribution to the Ribble Catchment Conser v a t ion T ru s t , which works to improve the local habitat.” Cou n. K e ith H a l l , qua r ry
manager a t C a s t le Cement , Clitheroe, said, “We are pleased that the association approached us to assist with this important project, which will greatly bene fit the local environment, and we are delighted to help bring it to fruition.”
picnic, more a case of a filling short of a sandwich. But it is only what we have come to expect these days. There is often a lot more talk than do. How often these days is a problem
"solved” by. forming a sub-committee to investigate it? My experience has been that the
companies who are the most difficult to deal with are those companies who proudly advertise their plastic "Investors in People” badge. My theo ry is that they are so busy training and qualifying for these Government awards that the customer has to play second fiddle. • It would be nice to live in a world in which dealing with the basics was a
priority. But you cannot guarantee that any
of our elected representatives will lis ten to this plea - they are "too busy consulting us” over how we would like life to be.
L O O K I N G - i B A C K
100 years ago THE Coronation Ox was paraded
through Clitheroe as part of the prepa rations for celebrating the Coronation of King Edward VII. The Torchlight Procession committee invited trades people to join in with "decorated lurries or organised groups". D A slater and a plasterer from Saw-
ley appeared at Clitheroe County Court to sue Inspector Harrington and PC Cook, ol the West Riding Constabulary, for alleged false arrest and illegal deten tion. □ The local branch of the Co-opera
tive Wholesale Society was in flourish ing condition. The opening of a new store was heralded by a procession led by the Borough Band and the streets fluttered with gaily-coloured streamers. The president of the local committee
made a speech remarking on the success of the society, and everyone walked to a field on Chatbum Road where the rest of the afternoon was spent in dancing,
sports for the children and the usual games. .
• ; 50 years ago
AFTER seven years of plodding round the town's streets, Royal, the last of the Corporation's working horses, was sold by auction at Clitheroe Auction Mart. Led by his driver, Mr T. Weaver, Royal had been engaged in street cleaning, carting, spreading and mowing duties. □ A meeting was held at Clitheroe
Royal Grammar School for 100 mem bers of
the.Lancashire and Cheshire Esperanto Federation. The group was promoting,the international auxiliary language as a notable step towards international understanding. A spokesman said that by learning
Esperanto, youngsters would gain a bet ter grasp of grammatical principles, which could be applied to their own lan guage. □ About 300 members of St Mary's
Parish Church, Clitheroe, took part in the annual procession on the occasion of the Sunday School anniversary.
25 years ago
THE Queen and Prince Philip chatted to youngsters from Bolton-by-Bowland School. The children were among 350 pupils from the Ribble Valley who trav elled to Lancaster to view the Royal visit. Her Majesty presented Lord
Clitheroe with the Silver Jubilee medal during the royal tour. He and Lady Clitheroe later attend
ed a private party on board the Royal Yacht Britannia, moored at the Pier Head, Liverpool.
, □ Clitheroe's new Centrelink bus ser
vice took to the roads with customers proclaiming: "It's great.!' The hourly service ran from 9-30 a.m. to late after-. noon, six days a week, in a three loop cloverleaf route. The Chairman of the Transport
Committee said: "We hope people will leave their car in the garage and take . the bus instead. Success or failure of Centrelink now depends on the public.".
, □ The Advertiser and Times com pleted a re-equipment programme and for the first time was printed on a mod em web off-set press, providing a much
improved product which compared with the best. The system paved the way for colour
-printing and opened up greater poten tial for advertisers.- .
by Robbie Robinson
CHILDREN from Belarus! in the Ribble Valley on holij and one of their first tasks ■ to plant trees in Chatbum.
Life mad
by Natalie Cox i a weekly look at local issues, people and places compiled by John Turner;
A M A R R I E D mother-of-two from Clitheroe who was always keen to help others has died sud denly at the age of 47.
Mrs Pamela McGuire
(pictured) died in the Royal Preston Hospital on Sunday after falling at her home in Low Moor, Clitheroe. Born Pamela Birch,
she was I Mr Deil Myra BiiJ Robert,: sally kn Pam. Mi educatec CE Scho dale Higl After 1
she worl Chemist, rying Mi she beca housewi to their Joelle (2 (19). Me underto
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Campaign launches af
b y Vivien Meath
FUND-RAISING has begun in a bid to g iv e th e a r e a a £200,000 revolution a r y s c a n n e r w h i ch will help in the early detection o f cancers. The R ib b le Valley
spu r o f th e "M a g ic Eye Cancer Scanner" appeal was o f f ic ia l ly launched in Clitheroe on Monday. Former Ribble Valley
Borough Council leader and, until last April, chairman of Communi- Care NHS Community Health Trust Mrs Sheila Maw is leading a team of local volunteers working to raise money towards funding the endoscopic ultrasound equipment which enab les earlier diagnosis of throat, oesophageal, stomach, liver and pan creatic cancers. The sensor works very
much in j the scanll pregnantn small ell passed d|| throat. The sc
unnecee benefitir and surf test can enabling what ne and accu ing the £ has read Team
up thre Lancasl achieve t sary. Said ]
represe Ribble \ appeal:' will mal ence in t sis of cei I am pre asked tc have a hard-wcl we are f
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