4 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, June 12th, 2003 ATYOOISERVICE
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THE new branch manager of a Clitheroe bank was born for the post! Sue Muff's maiden name is Clitheroe
and she is already predicting that she should settle in nicely to the post at the town's Yorkshire Bank. Mrs Muff started her career with the,
bank in 1981 as a clerk at the Accrington branch. She stayed in the town for 14 . years, working in various roles, including cashier, inquiries and supervisory duties. Since then she has worked as a f inan-
, cial adviser, then a training and compe-' tences manager, becoming a retail f inan- ' cial sales manager in January, 2000. In 2001 she had a short spell in London,.
, working on a project for the National • Australia Group, Yorkshire Bank's par- • ent company. .
‘ • Mrs Muff lives in Oswaldtwistle with
husband Don, a retail sales manager at the bank’s Keighley branch. The couple haveason, Drewe (11).
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A FORMER Clitheroe Royal Grammar School pupil has been promoted by a North-West law firm. Mr David Yates has become an Asso
ciate of Forbes, who have offices in Clitheroe, Preston, Blackburn, Leeds, Accrington, and Chorley. Mr Yates, who is based at Forbes’
Blackburn office, joined the firm in 1993, qualifying in 1995. He advises and represents insurance companies and local authoritiesthroughout the north- of England, specialising in employers’ liability and public liability, with a par ticular area of expertise in those cases involving defective equipment. Mr Martin Crabtree, managing part
ner of the Defendant Insurer Depart ment, says: “David’s promotion reflects
the significant contribution he makes to our team.” Seven other senior solicitors based in
Forbes’ offices have also become associ ates of the firm which now has 23 part ners and 26 associate solicitors covering a wide range of specialist areas of the ’ law.
... and a new face at bank
Furniture Refurbisher
John Schofield Tel: Clitheroe 429217
. Mobile: 07970 154917 -y.-
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Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial)j .'!> ' a weekly look at local issues, people and places compiled by John Turner HOTlCEBQAIIll IWe want to visit faraway places, yet ________
good regional airports. To the south is Manchester, to the
complain about the noise from on high A
M O N G the advantages of living in the Ribble Valley is
the proximity of some very
west are Liverpool and Blackpool and a few miles to the east, as the Boeing flies, is Bradford/Leeds. This week, however, the Council for
the Protection of Rural England is fir ing warning shots about one important negative aspect of places within easy reach of worldwide sky travel. Noise. Noise from the skies. That is
the concern of the CPR E which has begun a major campaign, claiming “ Future growth in air travel threatens
see i t . . .by John Turner
to shatter the tranquillity of the coun tryside.” The CPRE has published maps show
ing how within 30 years more than 600,000 people and more than 2,000 square kilometres of currently-tranquil countryside will be bombarded by the noise overhead from the increased num bers of aircraft being deployed to move an ever-increasing number of air pas sengers.
Some areas, underneath existing
flight paths, may have more than 60 flights an hour disturbing their peace.
Ex-CRGS boy promoted by law firm...
The CPRE’s head of transport policy,
Mr Phil Hamblin, said: "The problems of disturbance immediately around air ports are well known - but our research shows that fewer and fewer areas will be immune from the effects o f noise. Rather than runaway runways and noise-filled skies, the Government should put demand management poli cies at the heart of its A ir Transport White Paper. “ The CPRE is calling on the Govern
ment to end the unfair tax exemptions to the airline industry which fuel exces-
C h a rity takes a slice from sa la ry o f th e Shadow M in is te r
TH E East Lancashire Hospice Lottery, launched early in Janu ary, is growing by the week and has even persuaded Ribble Valley MP, Mr Nigel Evans, to part with some of his hard-earned salary as a Parliamentarian. A traditional Thwaites dray carried
the M P and a party of celebrities, including “ Born and Bred” star Naomi Radcliffe and hospice patrons Lord and Lady Clitheroe, through the streets of Clitheroe to the town hall when the lo t te ry was o f f ic ia l ly launched. Mr Grayson said: "We are delight
ed to have secured the backing of such a high profile member of Parliament, and I am grateful to Nigel for the time that he has taken out of his very busy schedule to support us.” Now other television soap stars are
stepping forward to support the cause, the latest being Coronation Street’s Hayley Cropper, played by Julie Hes- mondhalgh, pictured, bottom right. A total of 2,300 £l-a-week members
were needed in the first draw on Fri day, April 4th. As it turned out there were 2,844 players in draw one. They are aiming for 7,000 members at the end of the first year - and £120,000 profit for the charity. By the tenth draw there were 3675
members entered. Mr Grayson said: “We are encour
aged with the development of the Lot tery membership, not only maintain ing figures but growing week on week.
The more members we achieve, the more money we make for the hospice. Between 65p and 75p from players’ contributions of £1 goes directly to patient care at the hospice.” The East Lancashire Hospice is a
local charity caring for patients and their families who are suffering from cancer and other life threatening ill nesses and needs to raise £400,000 this year from voluntary sources.
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sive growth, and ensure that the pol luters pay for the environmental and
social damage which we all bear. “ The Government’s own modelling
shows that future air travel could then be accommodated by existing airports, without the need for hugely-damaging expansion plans. This should be com bined with investment in high speed electric rail alternatives for domestic and short haul flights.” Fine words - unless you are looking
for a cheap flight to the Mediterranean or unless you live close to a railway line! The Government is looking for com
ments by June 30th. The Air Transport White Paper is promised by the end of the year.
LOOKING BACK
100 years ago
N O T everyone can lay claim to a royal baptismal sponsor. However, this honour was conferred upon Miss Mary Monica Assheton, daughter of Mr and Mrs R.C. Assheton, of Hall Foot, for her godfather was Prince Alexander of Teck. He presented his little goddaughter with a beautiful silver cup as a memento of the happy event.
□ Figuratively, the atmosphere
was permeated with the bacilli of pedestrianism. Several Clitheroe young fellows had caught the fever and were contemplating a walking race to Lancaster via the terrible Trough of Bowland. The Bovril Company promised to
provide suitable refreshments and good prizes for the winners. The Times wrote: “We await develop ments with interest, for the Trough road is a terror, but we are not the ones to discourage healthy exercise.”
□ Richard Bleazard, farmer, was
ordered to pay costs for having a dog on the highway without collar or muzzle.
50 years ago
TH E headline ran: “ Clitheroe goes gay with torchlight fun and colour” , as royal celebrations continued with the town’s Coronation Torchlight Parade. The carnival rolled through the streets, displaying a series of beautiful and striking tableaux. Famous features were the King
and Queen of Carnival, the Gas Works Giant and a replica steam tram. A spectacular blaze of fire works provided a magnificent climax to the revelry.
□ A local housewife and her 20- z-r'b
month-old son sailed to Malaya to join her husband who was serving with the Royal Engineers. Mrs Delia Smith made the journey, which took almost a month, aboard the troop ship Empire Windrush.
□ An “ as you were” municipal
election resulted in neither party gaining the seat that would have given them the majority on the town council, which remained composed of eight Conservative and eight Labour representatives. The Mayor
thus continued to hold the casting vote.
25 years ago
A P L A N to prevent overcrowding at Ribblesdale School was being consid ered by education offic ials . I t involved transporting every day three classes of pupils to Whiteacre School, Barrow, where three class rooms stood empty. The plan was being proposed as a high intake was
expected for the following schoool year. □ A local vicar who had spent
Is this a fisherman’s tall tail? A F IS H Y photograph has posed a
problem for the s taff at Clitheroe Library. The fascinating picture was discov
ered during a clear-out of an old house and library staff intend to archive the image. However, they have no information
about the picture, other than that it was taken outside Wellgate Fisheries.
The fish is thought to be a halibut
and the date can be narrowed down to the late 1950s or early 1960s, through the identification of the cars parked along the street. I f any readers can tell us anything
more about the picture, particularly the identity of the bemused and obvi ously envious little boy with the net and stickleback jar, please let us know.
three years in Bangladesh expressed concern at a poor response from some householders during Christian Aid Week. He said that some of the charity envelopes contained %p to 2p pieces. He remarked: “ I can’t criti cise them, because the envelopes were pushed through letterboxes without consulting the householder. However, they haven’ t given the matter any thought or are inhuman
in their attitude towards the needs of other people.” □ A strange 20-sided object & inch
high and with numbered faces, one reading 2D, was unearthed from a Waterloo Street garden. I t was thought to be a gambling device of some sort, although no-one had heard of a “dice” with so many sides.
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MEMBERS of Grindleton Cril et Club began a new IruditiB when they decided to hold " annual dinner. The event, attended bv 70 mcl
Broadband campaign
ANOTHER Ribble Valley
community with its own telephone exchange has
launched a Broadband campaign.
Whalley is home to numerous businesses and individuals who would ben efit from the faster Inter net link. But BT will not install the exchange equip ment without evidence of local interest. Members of the Whalley
Action Group are among the campaigners. “All it needs is 250 signa
tures from people with a Whalley number starting with 82 who might be interested in the service,” says Mr Alan Hoigate, from the action group. “We arc already three-quarters of the way to it.” Advantages of Broad
band include the ability to access the Internet up to 10 times faster than a normal dial-up connection and the freedom to surf the Inter net and to use the tele phone at the same time on the same line. “The information need
ed to register your interest with BT or through your own ISP is at
bt.com/broadband,” says Mr Hoigate.
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Blair has come under increasing pressure. M an y Have accused him of fabri
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cating the evidence and o f making false claims to gain backing for a war th a t th e y say had a lrea d y been planned with George Bush as long ago as last summer. Many are demanding to know the
truth, while at the same time there will probably be many more who will not believe any answers given, even i f they are claimed to be the truth.
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ith little evidence to date of I ra q ’s Weapons of Mass Destruction, Tony
How can we be sure of what is true? Many of us need convincing by evi
dence that inarguably proves the truth. How can we know what is true when
it is impossible to prove? We cannot know, we can only decide what we want to believe. This is the position for anyone view
ing the Christians’ claim to knowing the truth.
Most Christians can give some evi
dence for the existence of God, but we cannot prove without any doubt that He exists. There is enough historical evidence to
prove the existence of a man called Jesus from Nazareth who lived 2,000
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years ago, but we cannot prove to any one else that, without question, he is God’s Son. For nearly two thousand years there
have been countless millions of people who have chosen to believe and would be able to say from experience that there is a God and that his son is Jesus. This is not proof, but it is hard to
argue with that many people. When there is insufficient evidence to
support a claim to be true then we need to exercise some trust. •
When an individual chooses to trust
what they read in the Bible and the teachings of the Church passed down through many generations, then'they
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discover that what they have chosen to believe is true.
They cannot always prove that to
anyone else but that personal discovery of the truth in the person of Jesus has been so powerful that i t has changed lives and the course o f history, and always for the better. L e t me encourage you to exercise
some trust in others claiming to know the truth and if you place that trust in
Jesus, then you will not be disappoint ed.
Mark C. Sleet
Lay-minister of Waddington and ' Grindleton Methodist Churches
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