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. Ruth Coates, pictured above, who “never even expected to go to university.” graduated with a first-class honours degree in
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• resenting students'views, managing budgets and being available ' for all student n e e d s
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PUPILS from Stonyhurst College, when they attended his lecture:."Liv-, ,and headpf.histpry.Michae^Turner..., , who questioned the Pope’s official £ting iii Freedom: The'Moral Visipn.of^"George Weigel presented PapaT
biographeriabout Roman Catholic spiritual issues are to continue their discussion with him - via the Inter net. The lower sixth form pupils met
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internationally-acclaimed American religious writer George Weigel at Manchester University last month
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ing and also profoundly human," said Mr Turner.
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pa D'Aquino, Hamish Reid, Sam Burke, Mr Weigel, Tim Roseveare,
ly studying the catechism with col-' .Vencel Czemin and Stonyhurst Col lege chaplain Fr Matthew Power SJ lege art teacher Andrew Young, (s)
Bashall Barn boss on US fact-finder
A TRANSATLANTIC trip by a rural business man from the Ribble Valley enabled him to expe rience American agri-entertainment first hand. During the fact-finding trip to America, Bashall
Bam owner Mr Simon Barnes was representing the 400 members of the British-based Farm Retailer Association.
; The aim of his seven-day visit was to find out how
businesses, similar to the one he runs on the out skirts of Clitheroe, have diversified to find success. He visited more than a dozen farm retail and'
direct-selling operations in North Carolina, and attended the North American Farmers Direct Mar keting Association conference in Charlotte. . However, he said the Ribble Valley was perhaps
■ not yet ready for some of the more unusual enter prises he had seen in action. Said Mr Barnes: “Seeingbusinesses like Bashall
Barn in a different environment was certainly an eye-opener - particularly when I turned up at a for-
. mer dairy farm and was offered the chance to feed a giraffe and a rhino, t ■ “However, I ’m not sure I can see herds of giraffe
•: roaming the Ribble Valley just yet.” . He explained that the Americans describe their
mix of entertainment, education and agriculture as “agri-entertainment”.. ■ Following his week away, the challenge now fac- > ing Mr Barnes is to adapt the best of the ideas for a
UK market. . “I t was a week’s worth of trip - and a year’s worth
of ideas,” he said.. ■ Added Mr Barnes: “Overall, the trip gave me the chance to see how.we can encourage more people to . buy locally.” • >v, . " >. ’
; He will now report his findings back to his coun .' , : '
terparts in the Farm Retailer Association. > . • To enhance his own business a t the Les Routiers-
accredited Bashall Barn, .which he opened at the height of the 2001 foot and mouth outbreak, Mr Barnes plans a Bashall beer.- “We are planning to open a brewery in redundant farm buildings next to the farm shop later in the
• year, so it was great to see one up and running while ■ I was in the US,”, said Mr Barnes. • “We still have some technical challenges to face here,-but as long as we can overcome these^we . should be up andbrewing this summer.” •:
THOUGHT , for the week
of>the power of the KingdW'ofi!God^Mhe'ifiinistfyiOf .the^7Kole!church,priesti^"renewIthei^strength:uThey,
shall.mqunt which makes a difference<to'people’s<^and'peoplefTfi,Kfe is^lot'of .talk at the‘¥iup"
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drove out demons!" I hoped you would ' beeritold that thridays of one man and:* ? ?! cannot remember a time when, from ...
differerit.Tt must not be: I t is in places s not thinkof that.
"Ah, yes," I hear you saying: "Het paridies’of the1 RibblejValley. We have-not faint.” i ■ 5
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What were the demons? Were they > mean it is going to befaneman and sev-5 been sneaking out so much about their ^ s t Paui got f eral parishes joined together. Itmeansa , fears in the world crisis.*-
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ESUS brings to the townSj^viL^!locke’dinthe,limestone walls,of revery^
v.the promises oL Jesus to meet that .the Inirnn a*/1 • Annimnnif inn ivrVia*A .W2 t*i! nlf? Illlllflinff ill WH OlYliinH P.llfllOmol ' .V ;;
lages anid commu passed a presence and immediacyli^
tJrauriis.the patt^Torithe^Bainistry^I^ITjibse^ho’waitfor^he,Lord shall, t es where heboid Building m arid arou d Clitheroe i IT ! propheLIsaiah screams are,our needsi-f But would you be told, will you be *•1 v > ^
'> ' ^ ... moment about the reorganisation of th e -an d not,be weary. They shall walk and if the Christian church is in retreat.'At parish level it can be different, or seem )
told, that youare wrong when'you are determined to believe that you are right? , - On the national level and the interna tional level i t certainly does not sound as
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- one parish are^oyer,-but this does not'/ all over, the world; Christian leaders have like here that life is lived and shaped., ' 1 ^ th e ^
focw»Vn«nr nn mnralitw as a nnpraf‘.ino,v vision, something profoundly satisfy
liberati g1 100 years ago
THE annual hiring fair for farm labour ers took place a t Long. Preston. The attendance was moderately large and hiring brisk, especially for strong youths.
Experienced.men received £32 - £40, youths £16 - £20 and boys £7 - £14 for the year. ' Few remained unengaged a t the close. □ Mr Shackleton, the Labour MP for
Clitheroe,; brought in a bill to legalise picketing and to amend the law of con spiracy relating to trade union disputes. In conjunction with Mr Keir Hardie,
he also presented a petition to the House of Commons urging the desirability of the enfranchisement of women. □ James Collins, a man of no fixed
abode, took upon himself-the responsi bility of begging in Castle View. Not a very great crime, of course, but when he chose to use indecent language
and refused pies and demanded peiuiies, with oaths, he wasarrested^*
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- He then s tru ck a policeman, who found him a night’s lodging, winch, to Ins. consternation, was extended to three months by magistrates.
50 years ago
LOCAL WVS volunteers were serving up tea and food from a mobile canteen at Mablethorpe for workers assisting with flood relief and repair work on the east coast. The people of Clitheroe and Bow- land rural districts raised £2,646 for the Flood Distress Fund to help victims of the disaster. □ During a vivid dream of a flight
from Canada, an 11-year-old Clitheroe boy was told by the pilot to bale out as the aircraft ran into difficulties over Clitheroe. The boy obeyed and, still fast asleep,
hurled himself 15ft from his bedroom window to the path. Unhurt, he knocked on the front door and his amazed par ents let him back in: □ Mill worker Mr William Jackson, of
Pendle Street East, Sabden, was pre sented with a cheque by his employers and a timepiece by colleagues at a cere mony at Cobden Mill, Sabden. He had worked there continuously for 70 years, s ta r tin g as a boy of 10, earning one shilling and sixpence a week.. He continued to work, albeit a 35-
hour week on light duties and expressed a desire to carry on as long as he was able. Mr Jackson recalled th a t during the
First World War he had been required to work from 3 a.m. to 6 p.m. owing to the shortage of labour.
25 years ago
THE completion of the Swan Courtyard development was marked by an informal tour by the Mayor and Mayoress of the Ribble Valley, who said th a t i t was an important new attraction to the town and that visitors would find it a pleasure to shop there. □ Following mounting criticism of the
dog menace in Clitheroe, the town coun cil was looking into a scheme to provide its own dog catcher. Complaints had been received about
dogs causing road accidents, worrying sheep and frightening children. □ Members of Ribble Valley Harriers
.were .disappointed th a t few new mem bers were joining them on their regular jogging sessions. A committee leader said th a t the response had been, mediocre, but added
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month in the third year of the new millennium, I became the first female editor of this newspaper. . I t has been a long, eventful journey to
the editorial chair. ' Leaving Skipton Girls' High School
aged just 16, more than three decades ago, the words of-the then headmistress^ were ringing in my ears: ."Newspapers are no career for girls. You should be considering teaching or physiotherapy." Perhaps it was the prospect of the lat ter, more than my love of writing, that spurred me on during the following 18 months as I a ttemp ted to gain & foothold in journalism. As one application after another for a
post as a trainee reporter was rejected, I began to wonder if the head was right.
She had not, however, "encountered
my father. His determination to ensure that I achieved my goal was unswerv ing. "Keep writing. Let them know that you are still there,” he advised.. And I did:- During my first job as an accoun tancy clerk, I kept the letters flowing. Following one failed interview after another,! was advisedby
the.then edi tor to familiarise myself with the news paper's circulation areas.-Having been bom in one of the three main towns cov ered, already
working.in another, I looked closely a t the third and spent sue months employed as a clerk in a busy garage. My resolve to keep on trying eventu
ally paid dividends. For towards the end of the 1960s, I achieved my then goal and gained a post as a trainee reporter on my home town newspaper, the Barnoldswick and Earby Times. They were halycon days. I
had.no car, no
home telephone and public transport was limited. My feet were certainly made for walking and during three years, I covered many miles on foot. Years later, following the retirement
of my first editor, I received a package from the Nelson Leader Series. I t con tained all my letters of application! During recent weeks I have received
messages of support by telephone, in cards, letters, e-mails and a particularly appreciated mention in one of our parish magazines. Please accept my sin cere thanks for each and every one. The Clitheroe Advertiser and Times
is a special newspaper. I t is, first and foremost, your newspaper. The stories and pictures contained within it chroni cle events as they unfold in an area we are all extremely fortunate to be part of - the Ribble Valley. You, our readers, make our newspa
that I have inherited a truly privileged position. I often wonder how many of my contemporaries can say th a t the staff around them derive almost as much enjoyment from working for their newspaper as we hope you, our readers, do from perusing our pages each Thurs day? My heartfelt thanks are expressed to all who contribute to the Advertiser and Times in whatever capacity for their unstinting support, particularly during the past six months. As to the future - 1 aim to continue
the good work carried out by my prede cessor, Leigh Morrissey. I count myself extremely lucky to have a job I enjoy, despite the occasional difficulties all in this profession encounter. The path will not be straightforward, those in news
papers rarely are, but I will do my best to ensure that the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times continues to reflect life in the Ribble Valley as accurately and com prehensively as is possible. If you feel we are failing to do that,
per what it is today. As editor I know then please let us know. mm a fw e e ld y io o f e a f e lo c a l i s s u e s h p e o i j l e a n d ip l a c e s c o m p i le d b y J o h n T u r n e r .■
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A ROTARIAN with a remark! able 50 years' service has beeif rewarded with a Paul Harris Fell
lowship. Mr Kenneth Bowker receiv
the award during a meeting of th l Rotary Club of Clitheroe at th j Old Post Housa The meeting was attended bjl
Mr Bowker's wife, Margaret, and assistant district governor Ml Thomas Slinger, who presented th | award. Mr Bowker became a member c
the Rotary Club of Clitheroe oi| February 23rd, 1953. Considered a local lad, bred (i|
not bom) in Clitheroe, he was edu cated at Clitheroe Royal Gramma School. In later years he mainl tained a lively interest in his ol<T school and in 1971 served as presi| dent of the Old Clitheronians' i ciation. His career led him to Edinburgl
Dental School and Hospital anl the Royal College of Surgeon! where his future path was clearlj marked out, and in the fullness < time, he served as president < Blackburn and District Medic Association.
During.the war Mr Bowke
served in the Armed Forces, partll in the Middle East, and was demq bilised in 1946 with the rank t Major. Back in “civvy street” he devol
ed himself to a life of service to tq local community in his chosen pn fession (where his schoolboy nicl name of “butcher Bowker” did n l seem wholly appropriate!) in ad l tion,'-finding time to pass on lf knowledge and expertise to s generations of students as visitid lecturer at university.
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