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AN emotional and I also exciting trip to London has provided many memories for


a w e e k ly lo o k a t local issues, p e o p le a n d p laces com p iled b y J o h n T u rn e r =


but I say that it is the biggest single issue since Local Government was reformed in 1973/74. -■ When the present Government


Beware those who promise regional government as the bright new future T


|HE.subject of Regional Government may immedi­ ately turn the readers off,


As I s e e i t . . . b y Coun.Chis -Holtomy le a d e r o f Ribble Valley B o ro u g h Council


with such things as tourism and eco­ nomic development being taken over


came to power in May 1997, minis­ ters made it clear that regional gov­ ernment was one of their priorities. Indeed, the Deputy Prime Minister has consistently said that it is his life­ long aim. Five years ago an unofficial North West Assembly was established and I represented Ribble Valley together with Coun. Howel Jones. The push for regional government


by. the new assembly. In fact the docu­ ment says: "Almost all of an Assembly's functions would be taken from Central Government, not from local authori­ ties.".


then seemed to lose some of its drive until this spring when the Government published a White Paper called "Your Region, Your Choice". This thick doc­ ument is now out for consultation with responses expected back by the autumn


of this y ear. The White Paper refers to the bene­ fits of existing bodies already dealing


V It goes on to say that the Assembly would be largely funded by Central Government, but would have the power to raise a precept bn the Council Tax. In my view this would mean that the man and woman in the street would face three tiers of taxation - income tax, council tax and regional tax. Who would serve on the Assembly?


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living in the Manchester/Merseyside, belt, what sort of representation can Lancashire and Cumbria expect? What is more to the point, who will


speak for the Ribble VaUey? The new Assemblies would be


and I am sure many readers will recall; similar controversy about 12 years ago.1 Before the Assembly is set up - and-


Ribble Valley would be broken up: ,


encouraged to deal directly with Europe, by-passing Westminster. Some may say this would be a good thing - but many people will say that it would mean further erosion of our national identity. I t would be interesting to know what all our North West MPs . ment is a good idea.


think. •For people in Lancashire, we would


This is causing great concern across all political, divides. The White Paper pro­ posed that between 25 and 35 repres- ntatives should be elected by the people of the North West, a region which has a population of seven million. With the greatest number of people


see a fundamental change, because the White Paper makes it clear that the only form of local government allow­ able under the Regional-Assembly would he possibly four all-purpose uni­ tary councils such as Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen. ' So goodbye Rihble Valley, Hynd-


bear in mind that it has been in place- on a semi-official basis for five years- a; referendum will have to take place. j A simple majority will decide if itj can be established.


those voting already live within areas administered by unitary councils, they- may well think that Regional Govern-:


My. fear is that as the majority of ! ;


opposed the proposals; the Labour Party (particularly in Lancashire) is! now expressing grave reservations; the Liberal Democrats remain supportive of Regional Government, but question some of the detail. We should all ask ourselves: is this a'


The Conservatives have always'


bright new future or a massive reduc­ tion in local democracy?


Penfriends bridge 50 years and r; l o o k i n g hurdle the Internet divide


B e g s .... BACK


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FIFTY years ago, a 17-year-old . student travelled to Sweden to meet her new pen friend. Little did she know th a t the


friendship that would follow would spill over into the next century. .. The student was Miss Janet


Penny, now b e t te r known,to Clitheronians as Mrs Penny Ogden.


| ‘ed with' for half a century. • 1' Mr'anid.Mrs.'Ogdeh'stayed with :-


husband, Dennis, she visited Sweden for the ninth time,' staying with1 the1 same pen friend she has correspond- -


Doctors'1Marga'reta and" Sture" Lorentzon in their home at Frillesas on the west coast of Sweden. In 1960 the’friendship continued


as Margareth travelled to England to be a bridesmaid at the Ogdens’ wedding.Three years later, Mrs Ogden went to the wedding of her pen friend. Over the years, as letters, and now


This year, accompanied by her . ■ cw -.i . PICTURED •!


e-mails, have crossed the North Sea, the pair'have sorrowed in the loss of their parents and rejoiced in meeting each others' families - two daughters and eight grandchildren in England and three sons and four grandchil­


dren in Sweden. This year's visit was particularly


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are, right* the teenage pen- r'-‘ friends in 1952 and, above, Mrs Ogden and Dr Lorentzson in Sweden ealier this month, the Ogdens’ wed­ ding anniver­ sary. (s)


memorable, falling in jubilee year, dom next year. Meanwhile, old-fash- and now tentative plans are being ioned letter-writing and hi-tech e- made for the next meeting of the pen mails continue to preserve this friends, possibly in the United King- friendship of half a century.


Equ^L t r e a tm e n t PRAYER mats, halal


l a -nrniVl KViriorainc nr*, heiriir .. d ns a c being :


meals, Muslim chaplains * ent ethnic groups, as well • ensures opportunities and:. ,equal access to services care are open to men and ,w:i aand;cqual opportunity for


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between people of differ- staff andpatients.lt" .. "as eldcrlv neonlc and


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l’.madeavailable atBurnlcy:{:thosc.with disabilities. Health Care NHS Trust.., ? The initiative, a


?!fr As part of a new equali-', -requirement of the Race ty scheme,',the Trust aims Relations (Amendment) to promote good relations'Act,2000, cmbraces both


GRINDLETON resident Mr Mark Leslie has been appointed as


| the new development director of | Stonyhurst College.


| spearhead the drive to raise funds for | major development projects as part of the long-term commitment to- expand and improve resources at the


Mr Leslie (52), pictured right, will


| college for the benefit of pupils and | the wider community. An important part of the college


I raising strategy is to provide further, | bursaries to enable children from a i wide range of backgrounds to make their own contribution to the life of the school and benefit from all that.


Therefore, a key part of the fund- . ..


| Stonyhurst College has to offer. Mr Leslie has strong family.con- I nections with both the college and


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| he theme of a social study week at • Oxford,in the late


T u n ’l l t o o u r £ o r m o r e H o i f i e vr . a n d S o a r i s i £ o a * m a t i o n o n < f j f i d . - S C C t f O f l


1960s was: "Who is my neighbour now?" j


It was appropriate that '’v t e le p h o n e ; o n


i. ‘ After the war years,-coun- ' tries of the old empire gained: independence and many peo-.:


•pie of those countries decided to come to the mother coun­


we should ask this question then; and that'we should remind ourselves that it is' still appropriate today as,; communications are, more advanced than ever and con­ tacts'between nations so • much easier. '


| philosophy is to make education in the Jesuit tradition accessible to as


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women of;allages;bach-:'.^l«mplqrmcnt,to'every'indir grounds and religions. 'Chief Executive Mr > David Chew said: "Over the years, the Trust has


endeavoured to provide nd equal opportunity


vidual in the community.


■ ‘ , Wc value the richness that diversity brings to the organisation.”


M an from chocolate company n e ts cream job


the Ribble Valley. He has recently moved to Lancashire, and lives in Grindleton with his wife, Vivien, a. teacher, and their three children. . Having worked for 20 years in


senior marketing positions with household names including Cadbury: Schweppes, Prestige and Rentokil Initial, he brings a breadth of com­ mercial experience to this new role. He said: “Stonyhurst is a wonder­


ful school in a beautiful part of the country, committed to excellence. . “There is an enormous amount of.


I many talented young people as pos- | sible.


goodwill amongst its supporters, and I am looking forward to the working, with them as we tackle the many challenges and opportunities that lie


ahead.” Over the years, the college has run


a number of successful appeals to support a vigorous programme of development projects, including far- reaching renovation of the teaching and living areas and sporting and


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recreational facilities. The most recent appeal provided an all-weath­ er floodlit sports pitch for both matches and training purposes.'


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try to seek a new life'and” many wish to settle,in. this prospects and were welcomed . 'country. here to provide for the opera-. ■


" , Now, due to international transport facilities, it is easier to travel to any part'of, the.


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tion of^"ourpublic services:;;:why are there notopportuni- such as transport and,hospi-Sities in their’counti;ies:of ori-, tals'.!So'/as families became:,: gin? Do we'.do enough for established, they became, accepted as parts of our. soci-;. ety and are a prominent part' of our larger towns and cities. .


j .. We ask -the question now, those countries now or did we ;


m the past? ' Not necessarily just sending


world. • If problems'arise in any -


country, it is only natural that people will seek to improve their living standards and go, to'the country most likely to provide for their needs.' So;-


money,-but;by going out to- help them to provide for their: needs, working with them to provide good water supplies, improving agriculture to prcn- vide sufficient food and giving' •better health care. : • v Church missionaries have done much, but more.can be


'done. ’-"r-Here is ra': challenge - for


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young people to fulfil, a never- to-he-forgotten experience in- their lives with Voluntary: Ser­ vice Overseas, i


'ties havedone this and been grateful for the chance'to live- with people of different back­ grounds.


Many .trained in universi-,’ - Cr, ) - i t ’s


A MEETING of the Coronation Cele­ bration committee was held with the object of considering when the postponed celebrations should take place. The com­ mittee was placed in peculiar circum­ stances, the revised date for the Corona­ tion having been fixed for August 9th, the same date as the Clitheroe general holi­ days.


□ Considerable interest was manifest­


ed in the meeting held in the Public Hall in support of the candidature of Mr D. J. Shackleton, the Labour candidate for the Clitheroe Division vacancy. One speaker said that it was high time that labour was more directly represented in the House of Commons.


D Mrs Pankhurst, of Manchester,


•accompanied by other representatives of the'Womens' Suffrage League, came to P the town; -They spoke iriitheiMaEketf


the League, particular emphasis being', made by Mrs Pankhurst '.on..the .political) enfranchisement of-women.


lace on'the'principles arid objectives of: ' - 50 years ago


A WATER curfew was imposed at Gis- burn, leaving taps dry for over seven"1 hours each day, when the spring supply­ ing the village started to run low. The measures were introduced to ensure sup­ plies would not dry up completely and villagers were advised on water conserva­


tion.- . □ Post Office workers were kept busy


handling thousands of postcards from Rihble Valley holidaymakers.' Extra work was caused by hundreds of inadequately stamped items, plus the customary sum­ mer consignments of kippers from the Isle of Man and Yarmouth


□ After an enthusiastic response from


local athletes and supporters, the Clitheroe Harriers and Athletics Club was formed, with 20 members aged between 13 and 25 taking part in several events during the summer.


□ An advertisement by a Pimlico Road


washery business read: "Don't 'kill' your wife - let us do it. (The laundry, of course.)"


25 years ago


THE new host and hostess of the Swan and Royal, Clitheroe, aimed to retain the


• hostelry's traditional character, yet add new attractions. Bar meals were intro­ duced and Wednesday night folk enter­ tainments commenced with a perfor­ mance by Tom Tiddler’s Ground, a quar­ tet featuring melodeon, fiddles and guitar.


□ Three men were charged with the


theft of four brass plaques from the war memorial. The removal had been described as one of the most despicable acts of pillage m Clitheroe's history and provoked a bitter reaction from towns people. The plaques bore the names of the town's war dead.


• O Teenagers Jan Granger and Laura


Birtwistle, members of Trinity Youth Club, represented Lancashire youth clubs in a creative design, dressmaking and modelling competition held at the Hilton Hotel, London. The girls modelled their own creations at the event, which was sponsored by the Singer Organisation and the National Association of Youth Clubs.


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-■ We are all God's people and the integration of races is : coming into being everywhere.


with this in,order to, live in: peace,'making racial hatred - give way to neighbourliness, v- ;-


•:We haveitoicome to terms. :<


. The .world is fast becoming „ one; and the cultural relation-r ships are daily, increasing the: interdependence of mankind.


: saw a good example of. how . this can be achieved in the arrangements made to cele­ brate the Queen's Golden Jubilee thanksgiving service and joyful cavalcade of so many people of diverse back­ grounds celebrating together as they processed through the MallinLondon. :•


'/• At the beginning of June we ■


rich and powerful nations ' going out,to assist the poorer ones to obtain their share of the gifts Cod has provided for us. ,


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, Ribble Valley Mayor Coun. Mrs Joyce | Holgate. She and her consort, I


Coun. Norman Atty, were invited to a garden party at Buckingham Palace and were only a few yards away from the Queen at one point. There were several other | Royals present, includ­ ing the Duke of Edin­ burgh. "It was such a wonder­


burn, Burnley etc, together with Lan­ cashire County Council, which current-: ly provides many of our Ribble Valley: services.


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ful occasion it was I almost bewildering and a dream come true," says | the Mayor. A visit to the Guards I


Museum was a personal pilgrimage for Coun. Mrs Holgate. It was in honour of her brother, Guardsman Frank Law­ less, who was killed in France at the age of 20. She was able to learn more about the history of his regiment, the | Coldstreams. Now the Mayor is I


looking forward to seeing the Queen again at a lunch in Preston next | month.


Aiming to set up in business


A NEW exhibition is opening at Clitheroe's Platform Gallery a week tomorrow. The "Setting Up


Scheme" is being run by the North-West Arts Board, which allocates studio space to eight artists and craftspeople in venues across Lan­ cashire. The aim of the scheme


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ONE of| ented Clitherl the age I Mr


is to establish each indi­ vidual in their own cre­ ative business. The exhibition is the


first to situate all the artists together in one gallery. Each artist has a dif­


ferent creative skill, ranging from animation and photography to wood and metal sculpt­ ing. The exhibition runs


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