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THERE was a magical moment for entrepreneur


| Mr Hugh Geddes as cho­ risters from a Ribble Val­ ley high school enter-


] tained visitors to the j Printworks, Barrow. I t is 15 years since the


London-based architect bought the Barrow devel­ opment site. During that time he has


seen a small p ar t of the site, formerly occupied by Tootal, developed for housing, prior to pro­ longed negotiations result­ ing in alterations to the


I A59, with new access to . | thesite.


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| * The modern offices making up the Printworks : now house a multitude of; businesses and, a t the beginning of December, McDonald’s food chain


| opened for business a t the I entrance to the Enterprise


i Park. Mr Geddes hosted a


mince pies and mulled wine reception and intro-


| duced pupils of Bowland High School who per-


formed a selection of carols, Norman Atty, ten an ts


old and new. The event was attended


by the Mayor of Ribble Val­ ley, Coun. Mrs Joyce Hol­ gate and her consort, Coun.


- from the Printworks, and representatives of many of


; the organisations involved in the site’s development. . Pictured are some of the


T H O U G H T f o r t h e w e e k


M / not go overboard when i t , V V comes to praise.


-TE have all met those who do ,,


They may or may not be people who: criticise more quickly than they encour­ age. "Not too bad" or "pretty fair1: may be as much as you'll get from them. - : < Of course, it may be that knowing


"so and so", you realise that an "all right" from him or her is praise indeed. • They are just not.the exuberant,.-


‘ Some old teachers, .who were held in


great affection,-might not have been given to exaggerated praise, but their


' pupils knew when their efforts were • - approved of. I t can be flat, however, and , discouraging never to hear enthusiastic = expressions of support.


On the other hand, there is a tempta- - % 1


ning" are some of . the commendations . we are used to hearing. '


Those in the news business have to . ; 1 .


excitable sort who ooze with comple ­ ments.


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1 tion to roll out superlatives "at the drop t . of a hat". "Fantastic, brilliant and stun-.


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choristers who took par t together with, the head teacher, Mr Maurice Gra­ ham, and the Mayor. . ■ (CR161202/1)


M I N I S K I P S F b R H I R E


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RED tape was to blame for.the: sheep riot being present at theje^,


Organisers of the third'annual ' I


nativity held in the grounds of Clitheroe Castle were up against time in dealing with new regula­ tions brought in by the foot and mouth epidemic and the evening’s event had to go ahead without the


I animals. Neverthless, the event was a


huge success and 200 people, including Ribble Valley Mayor, Coun Mrs Joyce Holgate, and Clitheroe Mayor, Coun Mary


| Robinson, attended. The Clitheroe Town Band com­


menced proceedings at the Castle Gates before they went on to their concert at the parish church. A cast of volunteers played the principal characters of the nativi­


I enactment of the birth of Jesus in * | Clitheroe.


ty story on the slopes beneath the : •. Castle^,-


■' They included- chief- planning r' officer Mr Stewart Bailey, Canon ■ Herrick Daniels, former Clitheroe " Mayor Coun Alan Yearing, Mr Andrew Piercy, Mr Geoffrey Lavis, Mr Barry Holden, Mr Jim Holden, Lisa and Rebecca Holt


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; andVKeith Whiteside. : i^finstine Thompson provided “ welcome refreshment of mulled wine at the end and Mr Alan Blez- zard provided the sound system. Mr Roger Hirst, one of the


organisers for Clitheroe 2000, said they planned to form a special committee to establish the event as a regular Christmas spectacle in the town. Our picture shows one of the


scenes from the Nativity. (J201202/11/C)


Thumbs up for party


TRADITIONAL entertainment, as well as party games, were enjoyed by children in Clitheroe. Every year Castle Cement hosts a party for the


children of its employees. This year’s gathering was enjoyed by some 69 party-goers. As well as a Punch and Judy show there were


party games and dancing.. Pictured is party queen Laura Nerenberg,


whose father works in the quarry, and party king Paul McGrath, whose mum is temporarily cover­


ing maternity leave, (s) - *


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. decorate their home with a vast array "of-Christmas lights and this year the . display is'even bigger and features a ; major.newattraction-‘a life-size


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POWERTOOLS /.SCAFFOLDING UDDERS VIBRATOR PLATES / GENERATORS, ,;


HEATERS / GARDENING EQUIPMENT CEMENT MIXERS / MINI DIGGERS


51 Father Christmas.' " ' *' ~ - Hundreds of lamps make.up the


electric displays which totally coyer, the twMtorey building, >, Santas,'snowmen, reindeers, pen­


guins,1 bells'and-sleighs make up a dazzling tableau-.which enthrals the local children arid the many sightseers who visit Bolland Prospect to see the spectacle. . Builder Mr Jack Brunker and his


wife, Christine, mounted their first big show seven years ago to please their grandchildren. Last year the house won a Clitheroe Advertiser, and Times festive competition.


y This year, despite rain interrupting


the two-week programme of assem­ bly, they completed the display in time for their December 1st switch- on.


(CR191202/1)


A right royal pearl of a day for Chatburn’s senior folk THERE was a


I sparkling start to | the festive season for Chatbum's senior citizens. The village com-


| mittee organised a Christmas party in


Chatburn School


I hall and surprise | guests were Mr and | Mrs David and Jil | Atkinson, Pearly King and Queen of


| Lancashire. Our picture shows


I some of those who | enjoyed the event . with Mr and Mrs


| Atkinson. (B141202/5)


Nativity goes ahead minus sheep! 100 years ago


PRESENTS of chocolate, biscuits and sweets for the inmates were received a t the workhouse. The Dowager Lady Ribblesdale visited on Christmas Eve and gave each child sixpence, apples, oranges, Christmas stocking and a toy. □ The Pendle Forest Hunt held


a very successful ball in the Public Hall and as in bygone days when it was so popular an event, it estab­ lished a record in terms of atten­


dance. The gathering was a representa­


tive one, as the principal families of Ribblesdale were present. The room was tastefully adorned with the national colours and a r t muslins, relieved with sprigs of evergreens, and together with the beautiful dresses and the red coats of the huntsmen, the scene was a very brilliant one. □ At a local football match,


Chatbum defended well, but when Clitheroe took the lead after half­ time, the crowd became rather unruly and incited the players to bash one another. As a consequence of this the play became very excit­ ing. Darkness fell and the referee


stopped the game five minutes before full time, the score theii-, standing a t Clitherbe'3, Chatbum;


2. 50 years ago V,.


THE largest family party in the Valley was held in Whalley on New Year’s Eve. Mr and Mrs John Chew, who had celebrated their golden wedding earlier in the year, hosted over 80 people at the annual celebration, which had been held for as long as their 13 children, all of whom were present, could remember. □ Thousands of people joined


hands to pay tribute to the old year and to celebrate the birth of Coro­ nation year as church bells rang throughout the Valley. At King Lane Hall about 800 people attended the Clitheroe Co-opera­ tive Society’s New Year’s Eve ball. □ At Sun Street Mill only 24


looms out of 440 were idle and th e re was no absenteeism a t Jubilee Mill, Pendle Mill and Holmes Mill when staff started work promptly on New Year’s Day. Improved trade prospects for 1953 meant they wanted all the work that could be obtained, after hav­ ing a “rough packet” during 1952.


25 years ago.


THE blacklisting of Clitheroe’s firemen by the secretary of the joint shop-stewards committee at Ribble Cement provoked a hail of criticism. He responded by saying: “The Fire Brigades’ Union made a democratic decision to go on strike and it is the strike-breakers who are being undemocratic.”


■ One letter, though, which sug­ g es ted he got down off his high • horse, was from the TGWU shop .■ stewards - at Ribble Cement. . □ Heads of local industries fore­


cast a boost in production, new


• products for the export market and the likelihood of extra jobs. Man­ agers from Atkinsons, Trutex, Cas­ tle Castings, Bowker Brothers, Ribblesdale Cement and Neotech- nic all predicted a surge in trade. □ Spring term adult education


sessions started in the Ribble Val­ ley. On offer were mountain leader­ ship, solar heating engineering, fly­ fishing and gun-dog training.


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some words of advice given:by,an-old- Scottish author: “Don’t use up all your expressions of praise now, so that there’s nothingleft for the return of Jesus


‘ find gripping expressions which, some­ times perhaps/exceed the strict reality.:!, Well, - it is g o o d to b e warm, and :■


Christ.” ' ‘'During the Advent season we'look forward both to Christ's coming at Christmas and to his glorious return one; day to bring in the new heaven and the; new earth. - - The Bible uses phrases to describe ' this/such as "He is coming on the clouds


with great glory". ;» How exactly it willbe, we do not*


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kind_of words we use to describe a foot­ ball save, or a good meal out, or the qualities of a Miss World, will be totally inadequate. Much in life is fun, but frankly triv­ \ : .


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Sometimes we can have or have seen so much that nothing really takes our;


: breath away. But Christ's return will do ; all that'yand more. Of that sure and cer­ tain event we can truly say: "We ain't seen nothing yeti". ;


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THERE were three ke tures of Valley life Queen’s Golden Jubile of 2002 got under way. _ Recovery from foot and ]


disease in the countryside tance to drugs, crime and J ism in the urban areas a l price of property wherev| were! As the year turned, it 1


clear that some farmers coil wait to re-stock, some werel ing about it - and a minoritj determined to leave the land Just who got how much cd


sation for lost stock is confil and so, inevitably, rumcf mega-money payouts are stil round. People with non-fJ rural businesses largely though there were commea id


NATIONAL statistics provl ble Valley - to be among tl several acciden


JUBILEE! There were i Community Cenfl


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distinguished visitors to the Ribble Valley


was the Duke of Gloucester, second left,


who is pictured at the Cancer Research UK shop in


Clitheroe. A


few days later he was at the


Queen Mother. (C 0 3 0 0 4 0 1 /5 )


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