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My bid to ring Samlesbury Bottoms led to a ‘diversion’ via South Africa


I SUPPOSE I should have made the phone call a cou­ ple of weeks earlier, but there seemed no rush. So I rashly left it until I had actually mislaid the num­ ber. However, i t was only in


Samlesbury Bottoms - no problems for good old Direc­ tory Enquiries. Just a quick 192 call and I would be in touch. Not so. Apparently I now


have a positive plethora of at least 16 choices, none of which


John Boothby (27) both suc­ cessfully completed their English Language and Liter­ ature Level 3 course (an A- level equivalent qualification) while studying a t Whalley Adult Centre and received their certificates from Accrington and Rossendale College principal Nancy Cookson. Alan Boothby, whose son,


John, suffers from M.E. said: “I enjoyed the awards cere­ mony a lot, but I was much prouder of my son’s achieve­ ment than my own.” He was more than happy


with his own grades, as he had been out of education since obtaining his degree in chemistry in the mid 1950s. Despite the lengthy gap


between learning experiences, Alan settled in very quickly and added: “I felt very much at home from the first few minutes.” John was similarly


impressed with the college and explained that he got the level of support he needed. “The help I got was very


good. Sometimes my hands ache, meaning I struggle to hold a pen, so they got me a laptop which helped a lot. My tutor also kept in touch


with me via e-mail when I was off, which I appreciated very much.” he said. Both Alan and John are


looking to undertake further studies. While Alan has not


made up his mind what he will be taking in the future, John is hoping to take a degree course and enter teaching. About 200 people attended


the awards ceremony to cele­ brate the Open College stu­ dents’ achievements. Pictured are John (left)


and Alan with their certifi­ cates. (S)


NATURAL STONE Lifting the lid on Lancashire history


in Bow Lane, Preston, is holding an open day on Sep­ tember 20th to allow visitors access to areas of the building which are normally closed to the public, including the strongrooms and the conser­ vation workshop. The open day, which will be


ANYONE with an interest in the history of Lancashire will have a chance to find out more when the Record Office throws its doors open. Lancashire Record Office


held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is free of charge, has been


Office staff will be focusing on the subject of love, as the national events are all themed around love and hate. Visitors will be able to


organised as p a r t of the national Archives Awareness Month. The Lancashire Record


type of documents available a t a record office while "A Few of Your Favourite Things" is a display of favourite documents chosen by staff from the eight miles of archives housed there. The exhibition "Strictly


book on to tours to find out how the Record Office works and there will also be two exhibitions forming the basis of a treasure trail competition for all the family. "The Archives: Your Her­ itage" exhibition looks at the


Fancy a travel scholarship?


OVERSEAS travel fellowships are being offered by the Winston Churchill Memo­ rial Trust. They provide the opportunity for peo­


ple from all walks of life, and every cor­ ner of the United Kingdom, to gain experience abroad in a wide range of interests. The fellowships are open to anyone


of the project and the individual. Details, including the full list of cate­


gories, and application forms can be obtained from the t ru s t ’s website, www.wcmt.org.uk, or by writing to it at 15 Queen’s Gate Terrace, London SW7 5PR, tel. 020 7584 9315,


under 25 and anyone else seeking a for­ eign trip to obtain experience in a num­ ber of specific fields - craft skills, animal welfare enthusiasts, sports, exploration and scientic leaders, complementary therapy experts and others. Applications are judged on the merit


Lancashire" will feature doc­ uments which have a unique­ ly Lancastrian flavour and there will also be an exhibi­ tion explaining the work of the Records Management Service. Staff and members of local societies will be on hand to


answer questions about fami­ ly history and local history, and will help visitors with any special projects they are working on.


Visitors can also sign up for


the Record Office's volunteer programme. A team from the North


West Sound Archive will be on hand to answer questions about oral history and the treasures held at the archive in the groifnds of Clitheroe Castle which were recently used by'writers on the BBC series "Born and Bred."


John’s top new job with county youth and community service


A LANGHO man who has headed Lan­ cashire County Council’s youth and community operation in Pendle for the past eight years is moving on after being promoted. Mr John Mason has been appointed


Assistant County Youth and Commu­ nity Officer for Lancashire. In his new role, he will oversee the


youth and community team covering the north of the county, including Lan­ caster, the Fylde and Wyre area and the Ribble Valley. Mr Mason (55), of Rogersfield,


Langho, was bom in Blackburn and became a teacher in the town in 1971. He joined Lancashire County Coun­


cil in 1974 following local government reorganisation, and transferred to the • ^ county youth and community service in 1980. He has enjoyed his work in'Pendle


and said: “I am sad to be leaving. I have got a tremendous team and we


for th e w e e k


our last few minutes before hoarding the ferry to Mallaig on the mainland. A young German woman had caused


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RIPPLE of laughter went round the small gift shop on the Isle of Skye where, last month, we spent


the merriment by asking the assistant if she had any ointment for applying to the skin when the midges had already bitten. I suppose we were amused because it


was a case of locking the stable door after the horse had bolted. I t is better to take remedial action before the insects attack! Fortunately; we redeemed our seeming


hard-heartedness by following the Ger­ man group into another shop, so that my


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medically-qualified wife could suggest the best action to take. In many areas of life we can regret


back or buy some cream that will sooth the mistake into oblivion. What has hap­ pened has happened and there is no point in wishing it away. The vital, thing is that we look ahead and, where possible, refuse to he impris­


that our thinking came too late. If only I had not backed the car into that wall - or perhaps even into that personl If only I had not wasted my money on that fool­ ish purchase. If only I had not spoken out of turn a week last Friday. However, we cannot put the.clock


oned by-the past. The tragedy of the apparent suicide of Dr David Kelly, the government scientist, is that nothing: merits the ending of life or the plunging ■ into irredeemable despair. ,


j Certainly with Christ .there is always the promise of forgiveness and hope. Like


;St Paul, we can say, “Forgetting what 'lies behind and reaching out to what lies .before, we press towards the goal . f Well, forgetting is not always posable ’or desirable, but there is always a time for letting the past be and concentrating on the here and now. Ju s t as the tide makes the sands smooth again, so we can let God’s love


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wash over us, giving a new start and a new day. The midge bites may be real enough, but for damaged lives there is


always .the hope of healing through the love of God.


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- Ultimately, Christ can give full healing m the life of the world to come where, as the Fn-st World War,chaplain, G.A. htuddert Kennedy put it, we can build h the Is” with the brick of the “Might


ave been”.


; Rev. Rodney Nicholson, Vicar of St Paul’s, Low Moor


. and priest-in-charge of Chatburn and Downham


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have developed an exciting pro­ gramme.” He said: “I will miss the people I


have worked with a lot, but I am look­ ing forward to a new challenge. It is quite a big job, but I will miss the scope and range of activities I have been involved with in Pendle.” Mr Mason is married with two


grown-up children, and outside work enjoys mountaineering and climbing. In fact, he is vice-president of the British Mountaineering Council. He is also a member of the East Lan­


cashire Wine Society, and a founder and director of Pendle Action for the Com­ munity, which runs the Safe Space pro­ ject. “Sadly, I will have to give that up,” he said. • His new post will take him to County


Hall in Preston. As well as heading up the north


team, Mr Mason will be responsible for personnel mattprs.


A FATHER and son who studied with Accrington and Rossendale College were cel­ ebrating their successes after picking up their certificates in a recent Open College Awards Ceremony at the Globe Cen­ tre, Accrington. Alan Boothby (69) and


As I se e it by . . . Gerald Searle


seem to be 192, not even 192.com which is 118119. As one of the follicly chal­


lenged, I felt unqualified to try 118 118 in case they put me on hold until I had grown the req­ uisite moustache. And I suspected that 11 88


88 had peaked when they wrote those catchy lyrics: "Double One Double Eight Double Eight.” . Based in Ireland, the opera­


in case i t made providers British Gas too busy to service my central heating, or 118 404 in case I had to quote the name of the provider, Ymhoti- adau rhifau ffon BT Y DU, or


tors may be brilliant on such impossibly Irish names as Dun Laoghaire, b u t somehow Clogher Head seems diametri­ cally opposed to Samlesbury Bottoms. Somewhat wary of 118 511


even 118 453, provided by Gaylo Pages, well - ju s t because - I knew I had to make a decision. • Though intellectually


attracted to 118 811, which is a perfect palindrome either way up, I considered it to be only fair to stay with what I knew. But that was 118 500 provided by BT or 118 800 from Directo­ ry Enquiries UK7 I chose the latter as it sound­


ed most familiar, and the UK told me that a t least I would not be ringing the Philippines or India.


Father and son celebrate academic success As far as I know I have never


rung South Africa before. I don't think South Africa has rung Samlesbury Bottoms too often. The operator certainly wasn't too clear where it was, so we didn't progress too quickly - or economically. Whether it was the spelling


or my foreign accent or that South Africa had just complet­ ed another slaughter of the English cricket team, I don't know, but at least, in the end, I learned a valuable lesson. It's a very pleasant drive to Samlesbury Bottoms!


LOOKING BACK


100 years ago


THANKS to the unfavourable demeanour of “His August Majesty, the Clerk of the Weather”, it was found necessary to postpone the gala in the Castle grounds. It was hoped the young men of the parish church would have better luck the following year. A tea party and entertainment in the Sunday school was proposed for the follow­ ing week. D Mr S. Speak J.P., of Salt Hill


Villa, was walking along York Street when a cow that was being driven up the street turned and ran back again. Mr Speak attempted to stop the animal, which ran into him and knocked him to the ground, with the result that one of his ribs was broken. n Whilst driving through West


Bradford, Mr and Mrs Smalley, of Grindleton were thrown out of their trap, owing to the horse stumbling. Mrs Smalley, who was picked up in an unconscious condition, was con­ veyed to a neighbouring house, but she soon recovered and found to, be little worse for the mishap, beyond a few slight bruises.


50 years ago


BAKERS were satisfied that sales of the new white loaf were increas­ ing, although the reappearance of white bread was treated with cau­ tion, as the national loaf remained cheaper. One baker said that 40%of his bread was made with white flour, but he was wary of making too much. ■ When the flock mattress of his


bed caught fire, a Clitheroe estate agent ran all the way from his home in Millthome Avenue to the police s tatio n for assistance. The fire brigade was called and the smoul­ dering bed was quickly removed. N Hotel keepers and caterers in


parts of Ribblesdale were preparing for their busiest period of the year, the six weeks during which the Blackpool Illuminations attracted thousands of coach parties from all parts of the North. The Pendle Hotel a t Chatburn had already received advance booking for meals unti the end of October. The big switch-on was performed by Lan­ cashire comedian George Formby.


25 years ago


AN active weekend was undertaken by youngsters attending the inau­ gural meeting of a new youth club at Trinity Methodist Church. The club formed to meet the needs of young members of the church and Sunday school, and met for table tennis and games, followed, the next Jay, by a hike in the Yorkshire Dales. The Sunday evening service was then followed by a home fellow­ ship meeting.


■ A councillor asked Ribble Val­


ley Borough Council to examine ways that young offenders could be made to cut grass and do the weed­ ing in pensioners’ gardens instead of fining them or sending them to detention centres. The councillor said that community service would better help both the offender and the community, particularly as the council undertook to keep front lawns of council properties cut, hut


could not afford to include back gardens. H Drawings of the proposed new


coimcil offices Iwere exhibited to the public. Local residents organised a petition protesting against the con­ struction,on the grounds that the scheme was too costly.


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ANOTHER major funding ll been received for projects i | young people in the Ribble l l A cheque for £24,452 has f"


sented to Trinity CommunJ nership from Connexions, ernment youth and careertj agency. At a special presentation I


their links with Connexil develop into a closer paring secure a programme of fund the next few years to help e | youth project work. This cheque adds to th e |


awarded to Trinity from Co and Lottery sources over the! years, for staffing and equii] Trinity. Our picture shows, from'|


Ms Livesey presenting the < Ms Coupe, Mr Diack and ’ worth.


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at Trinity, Ms Mary Livesey,| ions external funding and cl manager, handed the chequef er Sarah Coupe, youth voluf Mel Diack and project maif Avas Rushworth. Managers at Trinity hJ


A LARGE and enthusiaj congregation gave a warm) come to the new Rector ol James' Church, Clitheroe,! Rev. Mark Pickett, his w| Della, and their five child! Holly, Bethany, Rosie, T| and Reuben at the instituf and induction service. The Bishop of Burnley, thJ


Rev. John Goddard, instituted Pickett as Rector of the pan giving him responsibility forf spiritual oversight and pastf care of the people of the pa


Conference


ALL eyes will be on Chip- fe| ping later this month, when the village becomes tlj the venue for a special con- bij ference during which Lan- t i l cashire's rural communities s i | will be in the spotlight. Speakers will include J(I


those who were responsible fcg for Lancashire County R | Council being awarded the c;f coveted Beacon Status for pi supporting the rural econ- ccl omy.


fej It is expected that repre- pl|


sentatives from councils and communities around ell Britain, as well as people fog from the Improvement and slf Development Agency (I deA) will attend the con- d |


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