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Clitheroe. From October, creative writing


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OULD-BE authors have an opportunity to pursue their craft without leaving


classes will be held in the Ribble Val­ ley Civic Suita


The tutor is Jane Eagland, a local


resident, published poet and short story writer with a distinguished background in English who has just had her first picture book for children


accepted by the Andersen Press. Ms Eagland has won a number of


prizes for her short stories and poems and, like many more authors, has half a novel in the drawer waiting to be completed and published! An experienced creative writing


teacher, she has a masters degree in creative writing from Lancaster Uni­ versity. The eight-week course, aimed at those who have been writing for some


time and who want fresh impetus and feedback on their work, starts on October 7th from 7-30 to 9-30 p.m. For beginners or less experienced


writers, a two-day course will take place on Saturdays October 11th and 18th, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The courses are organised by Lan­


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Maps, Sketches, Malarkey JOHN DIXON


AUSSTEIGER WALKING GUIDE CLITHEROE author John Dixon


is backl He has put pen to paper to produce


his first books after an absence of 10 years in which he openly admits he ’gained and lost in love, tried farming


on a small island in the Libyan Sea, opened a bed and breakfast in Haworth, took up employment at an engineering works, bought a small cot­ tage in Clitheroe and spent two peri­ ods in hospital". For those who are familiar with


John Dixon's name, he previously compiled many walking books under the "Brigantia” title, lectures on the Bowland-Pennine area and leads walking groups and field trips. A former teacher, he is now a profes­


sional landscape historian/archaeolo- gist.


To facilitate his return to writing he


has been assisted by Sheila Carter and Dunsop Bridge blacksmith Iain Hogg and expresses his gratitude to both.


8 Family Walks


Flora, Fauna, Folklore Maps, Sketches, Fun JOHN DIXON


AUSSTEIGER WALKING GUIDE Mrs Carter has also helped with


illustrations throughout both his books, “Dunsop Bridge and Bowland Forest (Eight Family Walks incorpo­ rating flora, fauna, folklore, maps, sketches and fun)” and “Slaidburn and Newton, Bowland Forest, (Eight Family Walks incorporating myth, legend, folklore, maps, sketches and malarkey).” As previously, his books are excep­


tionally easy to follow, although not as detailed as in the past. A two-mile circular walk from


Dunsop Bridge includes information on the avenue of giant redwoods at Thorneyholme, the knot or sugar loaf, the haunt of a "boggart” and Mellor Knoll, locally referred to as "the Old Man of Bolland." Mr Dixon discovers "the Hidden


Valley" in a five-mile walk across pas­ tures and riverbank, Bolland silver mines - the longest route a t seven and a hah miles - and, his final river-


bank walk, just one-and-a-half miles


with brilliant views, perfect for fami­ lies with young children. His Slaidburn and Newton book


starts with words of praise for the local inhabitants and finishes: "Slaid­ burn folk can run their own affairs and do this well without government interference, setting an example to others.” For any visitors to the Valley, the


book offers a selection of walks from just over two miles to six, giving a real flavour of the area. The first book is dedicated to the


memory of Mr Chris Spence, of Burholme, and the second to Jessica Lofthouse and Alice Peel. The books are priced £4.95 each


and are on sale a t Kaydee Bookshop, Clitheroe, the Tourist Information Centre, Dunsop Bridge Post Office, Slaidburn Post Office and village out­ lets, as well as W.H. Smith.


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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified), www.clitheroetoday.co.uk Local boss’s


charity boost TO celebrate his compa­ ny's 25th birthday, gener­ ous Clitheroe businessman Colin Wright offered to support a local charity. Through the Advertiser


a weekly look at local issues, people and places


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I government, London will hold sway A


inevitably has two results ing clear that the local set-uP A Boundary Committee is proved th a t when rural areas - intpncp lnViH\nr>fr wHr> n n J


change anything always, to


wno unaerstand wnat IS it certainly means the death of body and his dog is invited to ate act, then by unwitting lack happening and would he "


■, tn f). To all intents and purposes, splits to recommend and every- they lose out, if not by deliber- ........


fLnoa wlU be changed radically.


stand what is happening. The latter group may well be


affected, but do not realise iti Current Government efforts


to introduce regional govern­ ment and to rejig the bound­ aries of local au th o r ities to make more economically realis­ tic units are causing lots of debate everywhere. I t is felt that, the more rural the area, the greater the potential for a harmful change! Ribble Valley Borough


Council has spent hours agonis­ ing over the issue, which has been featured in the Advertiser and Times with headlines mak-


affected by the change and a deafening silence from those who do not under­


the council in its present form


and a rising again in a different one. Making local authorities big­


ger is a separate issue from regional government, yet the two are being run together by Whitehall. The leader of Ribble Valley Borough Council, Coun. Chris Holtom, feels th a t Labour will keep its promise to abide by the result of the regional asssembly referendum. At the same time as voting


takes place on this, people will be invited to choose which of two or even more local govern­ ment groupings put forward on the ballot paper they would favour. No one is predicting whether Whitehall will take notice of these votes, or will just do what it wantsl


send in proposals, on a very short time-scale, Monday being the deadline. Local councillors ers to sway election results, are human so naturally they So the Ribble Valley, as we want to be seen to be making have reported, seeks either a a strong contribution here, merger with Hyndburn or to Indeed, it is their bounden duty extend its boundaries by taking to do so.


Coun. Holtom emphasises several boroughs.


his view th at , as the council agreed by a majority, doing nothing would be quite wrong. So two proposals are being sent in.


This newspaper has been


cautious in its coverage of the issue so far, in terms of lengthy or detailed reports, for a simple reason. We do not want to give the public the impression that the council’s proposals, or sug­ gested options, are likely to be accepted by the Boundary


in neighbouring rural areas of Naturally enough, other local


authorities are landgrabbing tool For instance, people living on the largely rural Blackburn side of the Valley are very alarmed by that already inde­ pendent borough’s ideas. I t has four, three of which involve tak­ ing in part of the Ribble Valley. Lobbying groups such as


“Unite Craven” are also putting proposals forward. I t wants Skipton to be the basis for an authority which would take in


A decade on and author John goes back into print


SLAIDBURN & NEWTON I Bowland Forest


DUNSOP BRIDGE Bowland Forest


now s i tt in g to decide what are governed by urban ones,


NY move by nat­ ional or even local government


Whatever our views on regional As I see it by . . Tim Procter


Committee. The reality is that they may not not carry much weight at all. Quite recent history has


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and Times, Mr Wright asked for charitable groups or organisations to put themselves forward for his gift. He was inundated with


suggestions from football teams, charities and even a table tennis team. In fact, there was such a


parts of Cumbria, Bradford, and the Ribble Valley, including the former Yorkshire areas around Gisburn, Sawley and Waddington. Some of us find i t hard to


unders tand how, say, the 130,000 population of a Valley-


of understanding. . . and math- Hyndburn merger would pro- ematically obvious lack of vot- vide enough council tax money to offer all the necessary educa­ tional infrastructure, and that is just for starters. Police and fire functions are already cen-


tralised and perhaps education would be the same. I t is all very complicated and


the end result will have to take in area-wide factors not obvious to the man in the street. That is why the Government


will have to decide what options to offer people, not the other way round. All credit to those involved in debate, coun­ cil or otherwise. But in the nature of things, the Govern­ ment knows all contributors have a vested interest and so they can have little hope of get­ ting all their own way.


— LOOKING —, BACK


100 years ago


THE cotton comer was producing a disas­ trous effect on the Lancashire trade, with thousands of looms and spinning mules idle. The announcement that the Brown syndi­ cate had sold out did something to alleviate the tension, but it was some time before trade assumed its normal condition. Even then there were fears of the possibility that the Brown octopus could again corner the whole of the cotton supply. The Editor wrote: “It is hoped that some day we shall put a stop to a few financiers taking the bread out of the mouths of the many.” ■ A resolution was received which read:


“We, the Clitheroe branch of the Social Democratic Federation enter our emphatic protest against the action of the local edu­ cation committee in deciding to compel children to attend school during the hours of Religious Instruction and thus binding the fetters and bonds of bigotry and super­ stitions, and perpetuating the vile influence of clericalism and fanaticism.”


50 years ago,


THE removal of an island from the middle of the River Calder a t Whalley was delayed. The digging, by huge mechanical shovel, was planned to alleviate flooding by opening up a single, wide channel. However a weekend of heavy rain stopped work as the site flooded. D Pouring rain started a fire at a Barrow


corn merchants. The rainwater soaked a piece of tarpaulin on which had been placed a quantity of lime and some pieces of wood. The soaked lime generated so much heat the tarpaulin caught fire and ignited the wood. The office buildings were threatened, but Clitheroe Fire Brigade extinguished the blaze before it could spread further. 19 Some 200 Clitheroe schoolchildren


became the first pupils to attend the new County Primary School in Edisford Road. They found bright, spacious classrooms lit by skylights and enclosed lighting, and equipped with modern, lightweight furni­ ture. The armoured safety glass on doors was tested inadvertently by a ram which wandered in and charged one, only to be bounced back, leaving the glass intact.


25 years ago


A RIBBLE VALLEY vicar wrote to the King of Belgium protesting at the “dis­ graceful treatment” of a party visiting the country. They had been turned back by cus­ toms officials who had demanded £1,000 insurance bonds for their buses. The group included First World War veterans on their way to lay a wreath at the Menin Gate at Ypres, a memorial for 86,000 soldiers who have no known grave. S The purge against dole fiddlers in the


Ribble Valley was deemed highly success­ ful. It was recorded that a substantial num­ ber of people were removed from the unem­ ployment register, following others who had signed off or sent their benefit cards in by post, saying they were now self-employed or did not wish to receive benefit. The team spokesman said that the list of suspects had been halved and hundreds of pounds per week of public money saved. B Seven prizes were won by Ribble Val­


ley villages in the Lancashire Best Kept Vil­ lage Competition, with Chippng taking first place for the third time.


A taste ol


THERE were more than 80 t competition field in the Valley i month for a hamper full of Freij The winning entry, drawn outf


the editor of the Clitheroe Atj Times, Mrs Vivien Meath, wa| Helen Lawson, of Bleasdl Clitheroe, and last week she vis| supermarket to receive her p'l manager, Mrs Claire Hirst. The hamper of mostly Frel


from wine to pate and truffles! Tesco in place of a meal for twif normal prize for the competititj the “Meet the Chef” feature, f tured in the August edition w:l Gleize, of La Bonne Etape.l


Road safetl experts to Ribble Vail


RESIDENTS of the Ribble I have the opportunity to disco-j cashire County Council is workf death and injury on the highJ road safety experts tour the ct| tember. Staff from the Traffic and S |


will be taking their tour bus t(l around the 12 Lancashire Distf ing Gisburn, Clitheroe and Li well as being able to quiz the exi will also be able to pick up f leaflets and watch a video aboil work. Visitors will also have t | voice their opinion on the issue to them. Everything from driving, I


for the week


just for one day and turn their thoughts and prayers to God our Father; if they were all to stand and acknowledge that they were sinners and th a t they had spoilt the world and misused the gifts God had given them and ask Him to forgive and change them? What peace this would bring. What


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joy in heaven and what reconciliation. We would all love this to happen. But how often when we think of “they” we forget that this refers to us, too. So often our prayers are “Lord change them”,


AVE you ever thought how wonderful it would be if all the people in the world were to stop


especially when people have hurt or abused us or misunderstood us. Maybe we have even asked the Lord


to change other Christians, those from a different denomination, thinking that is they who need to change. We all need to change. Perhaps if every Christian were to say “Lord


please change me, open my eyes to the beauty of your truth, lead me in your ways” then perhaps we would have unity almost ovemightl This “Lord please change them’’ atti­


tude is often present in our family rela­ tionships too.


How often do we think: “If only they


would change” when we think about our children, our husbands, wives and other close members of our families. Perhaps we feel this about a neighbour or a friend.


I t is a good time to come before the


Lord and express our regrets and per­ haps our arrogance, as we think of the humility of Jesus coming in such sim­ plicity to save us.


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“Lord I come before you now And ask that you forgive me for my


arrogance, Lord, I pray that you will take the log


out of my eye, So that I may see clearly to take the


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splinter out of my brother’s eye. I repent Lord, of all those times I have offended you by being judge­


mental eyes,


about a member of my family, friend, or one of my fellow Christians. Lord I pray that I may see with your


brothers I do it to you.”


listen with your ears, understand with your wisdom and treat with all your compassion for if I do this to the least of my


On behalf of St Michael and St John’s Roman Catholic Church


school run to cycling will be t | sion. Terry Carter, Traffic and 1 Manager, explained: "This is afl for the public to meet the peof hard all year round to makef highways safer for everyone. "Everyone has questions;


about road safety as it ultimal all, so it is important that we e.jj reach the decisions that affect | "Road safety is not just : |


calming and speed cameras - 1| will also be highlighting impor do like training for school chilc| ving and research:" Ribble Valley dates are: Sed


(a.m.) Gisburn Auction M J day) Sainsburys, Clitheroe; Se| (p.m.) Safeway, Longridge.


good response to Mr Wright’s offer that he is struggling to decide just who to donate to. "It's such a shame that


so many organisations are crying out for this type of sponsorship," said Mr Wright, whose business, Family Fireplace Co. Ltd, is based in Accrington. lie is now intending to


meet the people who put forward their organisa­ tions to see how he can help them the most.


Satisfactory response


RIBBLE Valley Borough Council will be carrying out its general Best Value Customer Satisfaction sur­ vey among its residents during September and October. The Government req­


uires the survey to be car­ ried out every three years in order to assess how well the council is delivering its services. Responses will be taken into consideration when the council decides where its priorities lie for the year ahead. Anyone with any ques­


tions about the survey should contact Michelle Haworth or Melissa Watts on 01200 414421.


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