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CONGREGATIONS from West Bradford Methodist Church and the Roman Catholic Church of St Hubert's, Dunsop Bridge, will wor­ ship together in the Methodist Church on Saturday to celebrate the signing of a sharing agreement between . the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes and the Roman Catholic Salford Dio­ cese. . The Saturday evening Vigil Mass congregation from St


Hubert's has been worshipping now for nearly two years in the Methodist Church and has been joining and helping the Methodist congregation in many ways. Saturday sees the formal recog­


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nition of this and the preacher Mil be the Rev. Stephen Poxon, chair of the North Lancashire District


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A LARGE and enthusiastic congregation gave a warm wel­ come to the new Rector of St James' Church, Clitheroe, the Rev. Mark Pickett, his wife, Della, and their five children, Holly, Bethany, Rosie, Tilly and Reuben at the institution and induction service. The Bishop of Burnley, the R t


Rev. John Goddard, instituted Mr Pickett as Rector of the parish, giving him responsibility for the spiritual oversight and pastoral care of the people of the parish


and the church congregation. The Archdeacon of Blackburn, the Rev. John Hawley, conducted the induc­ tion, in which he handed over to the new Rector the material possessions of St James' Church. This was completed by the Rector


ringing the church bell to signify his acceptance of the benefice. In his talk, the Bishop emphasised that an important part of the future vision of the congregation was to find out what God was telling them about how to use the gifts which He had given them, both spiritual and mate­ rial, particularly the recently re­


ordered church and pastoral centre, for the benefit of the community in the parish and beyond. Representatives of many local


organisations were present to wel­ come the new Rector and his family,


including the Ribble Valley Mayor and Mayoress, the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Clitheroe, the headteacher and staff and children of St James' CE School, clergy and congregation, members of other churches in Clitheroe and district, representatives of local industry and commerce and friends from Mr Pick­ ett's previous parish in Thetford,


Norfolk. On Sunday, the new Rector preached on three occasions to increased congregations, on topics including a sermon on Amos, in which he stressed that social justice is a crucial p art of the Christian gospel and one on the topic of saints and sinners, in which he pointed out that we all have capacity to become saints, but remain sinners in need of God's forgiveness. After the 10-30 a.m. family com­


munion service, attended by a full church, most of the congregation stayed behind for a bring and share lunch in honour of the new Rector


ALL eyes will be on Chip­ ping la te r this month, when the village becomes the venue for a special con­ ference during which Lan­ cashire's rural communities will be in the spotlight. Speakers will include


ference on September 23rd. Some of the projects


th a t have helped boost businesses and communi­ ties will be under discus­ sion. County Coun. Brian


those who were responsible for Lancashire County Council being awarded the coveted Beacon Status for supporting the rural econ­ omy. It is expected that repre­


sentatives from councils and communities around Britain, as well as people from the Improvement and Development Agency (IdeA) will attend the con­


Johnson, Cabinet Member for Urban and Rural Regeneration, said: "Lan­ cashire is a shining exam­ ple of how the county council is making a big dif­ ference to the lives of peo­ ple in rural areas. "This open day is a


chance for us all to see how far we have come and to share ideas on the future.” The key themes for the day will be the need for


strong leadership and co­ ordination of rural regener­ ation programmes, the need for comprehensive integrated rural regenera­ tion strategies to address economic, community and environmental issues, and the role of local govern­ ment and other agencies in providing solutions to rural issues. Delegates will hear of


NOT all ideas for better road safety in Sawley are possible, suggests a council report. A safety group looking at rural vil­


and his family.- Before ordination, Mr Pickett was a youth worker with Brent Council in London, a teacher/youth worker in the diocese of Lichfield and a youth and student worker in Southampton. After ordination in 1995, he was a


curate in Ilellesden for three years and vicar of Cloverfield and Thet­ ford for five years, both parishes in the Diocese of Norwich. Pictured is Mr Pickett and his


family with churchwardens Stephen Bush and Mary Howarth and some of those who attended the lunch. (B070903/2)


Conference conies to Chipping Traffic speed in village is a concern Children’s charity


lages such as Sawley has sent an eval­ uation of road problems there to Rib­ ble Valley Borough Council. The amount of traffic and its speed


causes concern, especially as there are few pavements. Basic details of a dozen accidents going back several years are given in


Lancashire County Coun­ cil's policies for tourism, public transport, rights of way and the innovative Bowland Initiative. The experts will also be


holding a special question and answer session.


THE number of visitors to Clitheroe’s refurbished platform gallery continues to increase. A council report says that in July


there were 1,889 visitors compared to 1,503 in the same month last year.


the report, which says that residents do not seek restrictions on visitors. But they do believe th a t more thought needs to be given to the traf­ fic conflicts created. The council report says that many


issues mentioned can only be dealt with by Lancashire County Council. But the possibility of putting up “careful driver” signs and painting dragon’s teeth at all four entrances to the village is being investigated.


Increase in platform gallery visitors


There have been 1,745 more visits this year than at the same time in 2002. Members of the Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council Community Commitee should soon receive a report about the gallery’s potential from consultants.


Boost for Ribble Valley young people


ANOTHER major funding boost has been received for projects involving young people in the Ribble Valley. A cheque for £24,452 has been pre­


sented to Trinity Community Part­ nership from Connexions, the Gov­ ernment youth and careers support agency. At a special presentation last week


at Trinity, Ms Mary Livesey, Connex­ ions external funding and contracts manager, handed the cheque to advis­ er Sarah Coupe, youth volunteer Mr Mel Diack and project manager Ms Avas Rushworth. Managers a t Trinity hope th a t


their links with Connexions will develop into a closer partnership to secure a programme of funding over the next few years to help extend its youth project work. This cheque adds to the £31,000


awarded to Trinity from Connexions and Lottery sources over the past two' years, for staffing and equipment at Trinity. Our picture shows, from the left,


Ms Livesey presenting the cheque to Ms Coupe, Mr Diack and Ms Rush- worth.


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THE street collec­ tion held for National Chil­ dren's Home in Clitheroe on Sat­ urday raised a magnificent £348. This was


despite the fact that it took place on the first bad Saturday of the summer. The collection


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