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Tbanks for truly wonderful season
BEFORE the cricket season is forgotten and the dark nights draw in, we as a family would like to thank all concerned with Read Cricket Club, the committee, players (young and old!), bar staff, ground staff and members who have made this a wonderful and very successful sea son. Oops - nbt forgetting the lovely tea ladies,
Seed of idea led to church ‘Eco-Forum’
A SEED of an idea planted on Cre ation Sunday this year came to fruition on Saturday. “Eco-Forum” - an environmen
tal conference for churches hosted by St John’s, at Hurst Green - was a huge success. More than 30 people attended the day-long conference, held in the church, and heard five speakers on a variety of ecological
issues. These included Christian respon
sibility to creation, energy efficien cy, the Eco-Congregation Award
Scheme, wildlife conservation in churchyards and alternative approaches to funerals. A delicious lunch of local and
home-made food was laid on at the neighbouring Old School Centre, where people had the chance to chat and exchange ideas. The day closed with a short ser-.
vice of worship outside, overlooking the Ribble Valley bathed in glorious- sunshine. Participants, who came from as far afield as Settle, Preston and
Chorley, were asked for their com ments on the innovative event. They included: “Lots of food for thought. A happy and interesting day with delicious food!”; “Splendid unfussy organisation,” and “We need more and more people to expe rience the workshops and speakers who have stimulated our eco-aware- ness today.” Our picture shows some of those
who a tten d ed th e pioneering churches eco-forum a t H u rs t Green, (s)
Pat’s tales of the Tall Ships
ADVENTURES on the high seas in "Tall Ships" were recounted to members of the Clitheroe and District Probus Club. The speaker was Mrs Pat Ascroft, of
Garstang, who gave members an extremely interesting and enthusiastic talk. As a late blossoming amateur sailor in
small boats, she rapidly progressed in mid dle life to being a regular crew member on large sailing ships owned by the Jubilee Sailing Trust, which enables handicapped persons of varied ages and sex to experience the hands-on thrill of sailing in large, three masted, sailing ships and declaring a form of personal independence often denied them. The trust owns two large vessels, the
Lord Nelson and the Tenacious, which accommodate 20 disabled crew members, each with a pal to guide them. People like Mrs Ascroft, who pay their own fare for the dubious but rewarding privilege of adven turous and sometimes hilarious voyages on these vessels. Mrs Ascroft was a lively, amusing and
enthusiastic speaker who engaged the undi vided attention of 70 old gentlemen for almost an hour and will doubtless be invit ed back to tell of other adventures she has shared in and already has planned for the future. Mr Gordon Sharp and Mrs Anne Binns
engines. The first was a "love renewed" story, in which 85-year-old Eric Taylor found Agnes, an engine he had worked on many years before. Agnes now lives in hon ourable retirement in a museum. From a triumph of restoration it went to
presented four short films to the Probus meeting held on September 19th a t the Pendle Club. All had a common theme - steam
a tragedy of dereliction and rust when the audience was taken in the next film to steam engine Mary rotting away in an abandoned mill. No hope there, as was emphasised by the sombre background music. Then another triumph, when a relatively
small flat-bed steam engine was transport ed from Bradford to Halifax and then on a low-loader to the Quarry Bank Mill Muse um at Styal, Cheshire. The engine had been made in 1880 and was quite quickly back in running order. The quality of films with their excellent
camera work, commentary and back ground music was such th a t when an attempt was made to miss out the fourth film due to lack of time, the protests from the audience persuaded the chairman to think again. The film took members to Harz, Ger
many, where steam locomotives are enjoy ing something of a comeback because of the effect they have on the tourist trade. Run by professionals and enthusiasts,
including at least one lady wheel-tapper, these heavyweights pull carriages loaded with dedicated camera people and tobog ganers up the nearby 1,100-metre moun tain to enjoy 50cm. of snow at the top. Very much the film stars, the engines
stopped and started for the benefit of the cameras, culminating in two roaring engines performing a double departure amidst clouds of steam and smoke, and producing a sob in the voice of the ecstatic commentator. Jim Parker gave the vote of thanks. The next meeting is on October 17th at
11 a.m., when Jenny Bradley will speak about "Field and Farm Names." For more details, telephone 01200 429207.
Helping firms
to grow
SUCCESSFUL busi nesses in the Ribble Val ley are being offered the chance to learn how to cope with growing pains through a unique pro gramme. A combination of
workshop, consultancy visits and learning groups make up the Coping With Growth programme, which is aimed a t key decision makers in small busi nesses. Businesses will be
offered solutions to prob lems and given support so that effective action can be taken. The programme has
been pu t together by Lancashire University's 6 s ta r Management School and The East Lancashire Institute of High Education. I t starts with a two-day workshop a t Ewood Park, Blackburn, on Tuesday and Wednes day. For more informa tion contact Amy Pear son on 01524 592750.
who make delicious teas every weekend and whenever needed: I t has been great to win most things and also
it was extra special to see floodlit cricket come to Read and the village community join in with such high spirit. Families, old, middle aged and young enjoyed every minute, and their support made it a very successful event. The fantastic summer weather also helped
and it was good to see village life as it should be, children playing, villagers socialising and
■everyone lending a helping hand - this is com munity life!
We would like to wish Read CC all the best
for the future seasons and welcome more vil lagers to join the fun next seasonl • Well done to all.
THE O'CONNORS, Church Street, . Read
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Work to start soon at Rockmount
IN response to recent letters concerning Rock- mount in Pimlico Road. New Leaf, together with Making Space, still hopes to convert this property into supported accommodation for people with mental health problems. This scheme is proving exceptionally diffi
cult to progress, it has been dogged by financial and administrative difficulties. We have now resolved most of the problems
and we hope to be in a position to start work on the property in November. Any queries about the scheme should be
made directly to Support Manager Jude Bur ton on 01254 688316.
KATH KNOWLES, .
New Leaf Supporting Independence, Blackburn
So what about the arts centre plan?
SOMEONE wrote a le t te r the other week about the arts centre. They are probably wondering why, like a
number of visions in Clitheroe, it is dead, dor mant or fallen off the shelf. I, too, am keen to see progress and informa
tion on the issue; As a representative of the Ribble Film Club,
which once showed arthouse/foreign or classic films a t the Grand just about every week, I. look for a new cinema fand one that will have
us). We are denied returning to the Grand follow
ing its short closure because of something I said a t a planning meeting almost 12 months ago concerning the de-listing of the cinema. I have
to apologise to the Lancaster Foundation. The film club has concluded that no apology is nec essary. Cinema was a central plank of the outcome
of the recent feasibility study for an arts cen tre. However the site - the former council depot at Kirkmoor - was never an easy option.
; The latest news is that there appears to be yet another feasibility study on the Clitheroe Parish Hall complex and this does now appear to be a favoured site. Sadly, a few ropes and pulleys will no doubt
come into play (and hoops too probably) with the money promised to the arts centre by the Lancaster Foundation and those bits owned by the Lancaster Foundation (The Grand). I would urge the powers that be to return to
the era when publicity used be treated as a food group and get some information out there, so we can determine what is best for Clitheroe.
BRUCE DOWLES, WhalleyRoad, Clitheroe • We will be giving readers an update on the arts centre project next week - Editor
This is not way to tackle tooth decay
I CAN not understand how adding fluoride to the gallons of water used in industry and to the water used in the home to flush the toilet, wash the laundry, fill the bath and to water the gar-
, den can possibly benefit children’s teeth. The children should be encouraged to brush
their teeth a t school after lunch and at home, before bedtime.
' The withdrawal of calcium-rich school milk
was a backward step. Maybe the children could be given free toothpaste and toothbrushes instead.
GRACE HULBERT, Nelson Street, Low Moor, ’ Clitheroe
Those old letters excited philatelists
I WAS interested in your front page article on September 25th about the three old letters. Postal history such as this excites extraordi
nary interest among philatelists. This particu lar trio fetched £1,600, a price, which I find truly staggering. Needless to say, I was not the purchaser.
TONY GOODBODY, Hawthorn House, Waddington Road, Clitheroe
dents of the inequity of local taxes. Looking a t the principal areas of council-
funded activity: Police: Crime is almost non-existent in shel
tered housing schemes. Careful design and advanced security systems reduce the likeli hood of burglary or attempted break-in by a factor of 16.5 times compared to conventional property. ' lire: Call outs are rare and serious fires even
more unusual, thanks to state-of-the-art fire protection and alarm systems, in modem shel tered housing.' ■ Education: At the age of 70, 80, 90 . . . little
demand.' Highways: The great majority of our resi
dents have given up driving and the convenient central location of most developments min- imisesithe need for travel. Refuse collection: An elderly person in their
own sheltered flat generates a tiny amount of waste compared with the typical household. Collection is as efficient as can be, usually from a bay where the refuse of several dozen flats is brought together. Hence, typically 45 to 50 homes are serviced at the same time. Social Services: Many of bur residents find
that their health and wellbeing improves when they move into sheltered accommodation, thanks to the companionship of like-minded neighbours, reduced worry and stress, a warm and comfortable environment and the emer gence of mutual support systems. Recent research has shown that our residents
spend only half as much time in hospital as the average for people aged 75 plus. They are not taking space at council-provid
ed residential homes and rarely need, or ask for, home helps or social worker visits. There is hardly a corner of life where the
older person’s demand for council services is not reduced or even eliminated when taking private sheltered accommodation. Yet they are being forced to shoulder a rise in local taxes identical to those of people whose lives virtually revolve around council provision. Let’s not forget they have also paid taxes for
perhaps half a century - often asking for little in return. We all accept that taxes are not based solely
on the principle of paying only for what you use. But in the case of older people who have sensibly made plans for an independent retire ment, the balance is too great to ignore. I t is time the Government - which is largely
to blame for shifting some of its financial prob lems on to town halls - woke up to this gross inequality.
KEITH LOVELOCK, Chairman, McCarthy and Stone Pic
The lasting effects
Unfair to those in of meningitis sheltered housing
THE prospect of further large increases in council tax is a blow to all elderly people living on a fixed income. But it is especially unfair to those in private sheltered housing, since they place little burden on publicly funded local ser
vices! As the provider of two-thirds of Britain’s pri
vate retirement homes, we at McCarthy and Stone Pic are constantly reminded by our resi-
School standards will not be allowed to suffer
THE “looking round schools” season is here - a testing time for children, parents and of course the various schools or colleges
themselves. At the moment, i t would be
a ll to o easy to become con cerned or confused by the cur re n t widespread speculation ab o u t reorganisation in local government and education. Of course, something will hap
pen, sometime, but not yet. I t will be several years a t least before any changes in the size of bor oughs or in the make-up of schools will take effect. So parents, other family mem
bers who may have advice to offer and the children themselves must not allow themselves to be divert ed from identifying th e best
Clitheroe Roval Grammar School O P E N E V E N I N G
Parents of prospective pupils are invited to visit the school on
TUESDAY, 21st OCTOBER 2003 - 6.30pm - 8.30pm Chatburn Road, Main School site
The ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (11+) will be held on SATURDAY, 6th DECEMBER 2003 Application forms and a booklet outlining the examination procedures are available from
The Admissions Officer (11+), Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Chatburn Road, Clitheroe BB7 2BA Tel. 01200 423379
_________________ Closing daw fo r applications Friday 7th November 2QQ3. Applications will not be accepted after this dale
ADVERTISING FEATURE Editorial written by TIM PROCTER
Advertising co-ordinated by LISA RUDGYARD
choice of school. Of course all the speculation, and official but cur rently vague official statements, inevitably have an unsettling effect on everybody concerned with education, right down from governors and head teachers to the parents of the youngest child. But amid the doubts, there is a
bright, reassuring certainty - that those involved with each and every school will be making sure that they keep up if not improve their standards, academically in the classroom and in all other aspects of school life too. The need to succeed is a power
ful factor right across the educa tional spectrum. On top of the vocational commitment which runs strong in schools, everyone whose career might just be affect ed by reorganisation of whatever
sort needs to consolidate his or her position. The area benefits from keen,
innovative heads, staff and, in these days of management ; emphasis, governors too. They all
know how crucial it is to improve and extend their reputations, all across the board. : \ Some parts of the area are of
course dominated by one or two very successful schools, and des perate attempts are made by par ents to get their children in there. But that does not mean that the
others could not offer a happy and successful stay to your boy or girl! So much depends on the indi
vidual youngster - and the sup port offered by parents and, some times, siblings. Families looking round secondary schools could well remember that, in the testing days ahead for all concerned, they have a duty to the staff just as much as the staff have a duty to theml Looking round what are now
large complexes with sophisticat ed equipment and teaching meth ods can be a bit confusing for par ents and youngsters. The most important part of the equation is the people, teachers and ancillary staff plus governors. What do you think of them all?
Do not be afraid to cross-examine, ask tricky questions, put them on the spot. Who knows, interesting points could emerge of the kind not aired in public but which may help you make up your mindl ■ If you cannot get to the sched uled open-visit events, schools and colleges are usually happy to
arrange for a look round and chat at some other time. The whole process will attract
plenty of advice from other peo ple, but always remember: i t is your child for whom the decision is made, so it is you who should be making it!
ply a matter of life'or death and have
no.real understanding of the lasting effect it has on
AS the Meningitis Trust's representative in the North-West, I am writing to ask for your read ers' support in raising awareness of the hidden after-effects of meningitis. Many people believe that meningitis is sim
individuals and families. A high proportion of people recovering from
meningitis will suffer after-effects and these range from general tiredness and headaches, to memory loss, balance problems, depression, mood swings, deafness, eyesight problems, epilepsy, brain damage and with septicaemia,
loss of limbs. For those who lose the fight to meningitis,
it is the families and friends who suffer the pain of bereavement. The Meningitis Trust has launched its Sup
port for Life campaign to reach out to those affected by this devastating disease. I t pro vides dedicated support, including coun selling, home visits and financial grants. So, if meningitis has had a lasting effect on
you or someone close to you, call the Menin gitis Trust 24-hour Helpline on 0845 6000 800.
CHRISTINE HUGHES, Regional Development Officer, North-West Fern House, Bath Road, Stroud GL5 3TJ
Children’s Society open day invite
THE Children’s Society would like to bring to the attention of readers a special event that is taking place in Salford on November 5th. We are inviting ex-residents and staff of the
Children’s Society St George’s residential home and hostel for diabetic boys to an open day at the Children’s Society regional office (formerly St George’s home and hostel) a t 8 Vine Street, Kersal, Salford, Manchester, on November 5th, 2003. The event will give people an opportunity
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TENOR Mr Jim Lancast Mr Alan Briggs, during Rachel Elizabeth Clarke a at St Peter’s RC Church, ^ The bride, a partner wi
concession, is the younges Clarke, of Elm Close, Ris' The bridegroom is a di
Shopping Village and Hil pany, and is the youngest Hargreaves, of Accrington Given away by her fat*
strapless white satin gow plemented by a cathedral 1 of white arum lilies and p She was attended by h
Ashton Hargreaves, the b wore dresses of midnight similar to the bride’s. Page boy was the coupl Best man was Mr Mat
bridegroom’s nephew Mr Pearson, Richard Hanson Richard Kirk. Following the ceremony,
a reception was held at E West Bradford. On their re ca, the couple will continu Photo: The Garth Daw.
Pupils t Clarion
PUPILS attending a Whalley college are restor ing one of Pendle’s historic buildings to its former glory. A number of Year 10
pupils from Oakhill College are painting the outside of
the Clarion House tearoom at Roughlee. The initiative is part of
their Duke of Edinburgh Award activities and they aim to restore the building by devoting three full days of work spread over a three-month period. Clarion House dates
from 1913 and is only one of two that survive to this day. Every Saturday and Sunday, a small group of volunteers open it to serve a cup of tea and other light refreshments to walkers and cyclists - a pint pot of Clarion tea costing jus t 40p. The Clarion, a Socialist
weekly, was established by Robert Blatchford, a Man chester journalist, in 1890, to follow a "policy of humanity; a policy not of party, sect or creed; but of justice, of reason and mercy." The first edition sold 40,000 and after a few
Reader h over 150
OUR recent articles about the old envelopes posted from Clitheroe in the 1840s and auctioned in London for £1,840 held special interest for one reader. A Clitheroe man, who
to meet old friends, view displays from the Children’s Society’s archives and talk to mem bers of staff. The Children’s Society will be moving into
new premises at.Whitefield, Bury, in Decem ber and will continue to provide administra tive support to 13 of the charity’s projects in the North-West for children and young people. St George’s residential home was opened by
the Children’s Society in 1928 and became a hostel for diabetic boys in 1952. .It has oper ated as a regional office for the charity since 1983 and will be redeveloped in 2004. If any of your readers who worked or lived
Burnley College Open Event \
Tuesday 2 1 October 2003 6.30 - 8.30pm
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at the St George’s home would like to attend the event, please could they write to the fol lowing address, stating when they were at the home: Denise Bell, The Children’s Society, 8 Vine Street, Kersal, Salford, Manchester M7 3PG or send an email to:
denise.bell^chil-
drenssociety.org.uk Admission will be by ticket only and the
number of tickets is limited. Therefore, an early response is advised.
MARK LEE, The Children’s Society’s Head of Social Work, North-West Region ,
Your letters. . .
• The Editor welcomes letters on any subject, but correspondents are reminded that contributions may be edited or condensed, must not exceed 350 words and should reach us by noon on Tuesday. L e t te rs with noms de plume are now only
accepted for publication i f the editor agrees that there is a valid reason for the writer's identity to be withheld.
; ' Letters can be sent by post to the Clitheroe
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asked not to be named, called into our office with his own piece of history - an envelope posted in Clitheroe in 1842 and bear ing a “Tupenny Blue”
stamp. In fact, this was an envelope-letter, essentially a letter which was folded in on itself to form an enve lope, sealed with wax and addressed on the outside. I t was sent to “Edward
Parker Esq, of Garden Court, Temple, London” and came from Brow- sholme Hall, near Cow Ark, still the home of the
Parker family. Unfortunately, the faded
copperplate handwriting is
Youngsters street-dan
RIBBLE VALLEY young sters who wish to dance like their pop idols now have the opportunity to do so by joining the Roefield Leisure street-dance academy. Following on from the
success of Popskool, the 10- week dance workshop pro gramme intends to pro mote and encourage the health and fitness of alP children who participate through a variety of disci-, plines including exercise, dance and stage perfor mance. :
■ Week after week, the two
specific age groups, seven to nine and 10 to 11-year-olds
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