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tion of Jesus and attempts to explain the times in which Jesus lived and show him rooted in history, as well as having a super-historical dimension. I t provides a powerful reminder of the humanity of Jesus Christ, part of which we have cel­ ebrated oyer the Christmas season. Not


to deny his Divinity, but show the full­ ness of his humanity and thus his abili­ ty, to equate to our pilgrimage of life. •


. Traditionally at this time'of year the church focuses its thinking on the life • and ministry of Jesus as a preparation for the celebration of Easter. This is an important aspect of our understanding of Jesus. I occasionally encourage folk to find time to sit down and read a Gospel at one sitting. Most who do this opt for Mark, as it is the shortest, and most come back re-invigorated as the story takes hold of them in a new way.


Many have come to faith through


picking up a Gospel and reading it. Nor­ mally the Gospels are the first part of Scripture to be translated into a new language to enable people to grasp hold of who Jesus is. So here, perhaps, is a challenge for all


who read this column, irrespective of how strong or otherwise we perceive our faith to be, to take up a Gospel and


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RIBBLE Valley television star John McArdle and his actress wife K a th y Jam ie so n have made a film with Liverpudlian Tony Booth, the'Prime Minis­ te r ’s actor father-in-law. Mr McArdle, star of "Mersey-


beat", and his screen wife - who is also his real wife when they are at home in Bolton-by-Bowland with their two children - will be unveiling the film for a good cause later this month. A showing will be staged at


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,the Sue Ryder (Neurological) Care at Cuerden Hall on January 27th. It is a moving and amusing story of a childhood experience. As well as showing the film, the


actor will stay on afterwards to answer questions on its making. He has also said he will answer


questions from anyone interested in a television or stage career. Mr McArdle, who first met his


wife when they were both at drama school, plays the part of Insp. Jim Oulton in the hit television show.


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said: "John was such a big hit at our Christmas fair with residents. Our volunteers, supporters and staff can’t wait to see him again. He is a man with great compassion for others.” The centre cares for 36 young


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difficult to treat individuals than cattle, but Mr Green responded that tramps were quite as bad as cattle and spread the disease with their wan­ derings. He suggested vagrants should be formed into labour colonies.


□ There was a threatened disruption at a meeting of the Town Council. When a statement was issued that a site on Salt Hill had been pur­ chased by the isolation hospital joint committee, Coun. Cowgill averred that that power had not been given them. After some little bickering, he was shown that


power had been delegated to the committee and building operations for the hospital were pro­ ceeding satisfactorily.


□ A meeting of the tradesmen was held at the


New Cafe and it was resolved to form a Wednes­ day afternoon cricket club.


50 years ago


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□ As permission was refused to establish a


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THE question: “Do do-gooders do good?” was asked by the Men’s Fellowship at Whalley Methodist Church. After some debate it was decided that, despite occasional mistakes, they did. However, a headteacher said that the relax­ ation in discipline by “do-gooding” policy changes in schools had resulted in an increase in classroom violence and intimidation of teachers, and done nothing to deter vandalism and swear­ ing by pupils.


□ The joint shop stewards committee at Rib­


ble Cement Works was accused of employing underhand tactics at a meeting about its contro­ versial decision to blacklist local firemen. A work­ er said: “The whole thing was arranged so only the militants would turn up and there could be a vote which gave the false impression that there was mass support for the blacklisting.” The secretary described the workers’ claim as


sour grapes and said that a ballot of the entire works was considered unnecessary in the light of the result of the vote.


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the individual. Fluoridation is the addition of arti­


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HE public should be aware we are under threat of fluori­ dation without the consent of


ficial chemical fluoride, hexafluorosili- cic acid, to the water supply. This fluo- ■ ride is produced from a by-product of. toxic waste and must not be confused with natural calcium fluoride found in some water supplies. Water is essential to everyone. We


drink it in one form or another, cook and prepare food with it. If fluoride is added to the water supply it is impossible to avoid or control the amount we and our children or pets and animals consume. I t is proposed to spend millions of


tion by the Blackburn, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Fight Against Fluorida­ tion is that each individual should have the right to decide on their own medica­ tion, irrespective of whether the "experts" might think it is good for us. From the legal point of view, fluoridation is mass medication. A doctor who knows an individual's


medical history is in a unique position to offer advice on medication or treatment they believe we require, but we have the


pounds of taxpayers' money on adding fluoride to the water supply. Only a small amount of fluoridated tap water would be drunk by children, most of it would be used for cleaning, washing and flushing the toilet, it then goes down the drain with its fluoride content and enters the water cycle. The main argument against fluorida­


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legal right to choose whether to accept or refuse this medical advice. The medical "experts" might believe at times the indi­ vidual makes the wrong decision, for example the MMR jab, but the individ­ ual has the final say and legally the right to refuse. In a democratic society, we should all have the right to choose for ourselves on intimate matters, such as politics, religion, medical treatment and what we should eat and drink. We all want better teeth for our chil­


dren, but the answer is not fluoridation. A deficiency of fluoride does not cause tooth decay, it is the sugary foods and drinks that cause the decay, so by-better dental health education, tooth decay can be.reduced and prevented. I t makes much more sense to tackle the causes of dental decay, not the symptoms. The casefor fluoridation is based


mainly on statistics, which compare geo­ graphical areas, but the problem with comparing areas is that there are too many variables to take into account, such as diet, education and poverty, so this is not a very reliable way to prove the case for fluoridation. Using the same pro-fluoridation sup­


porters' statistics, it is also possible to Show a case against fluoridation, for example in a recent dental health league table for five-year-old children, unfluori­ dated Liverpool had the same level of tooth-decay as Gateshead, which has been fluoridated since 1964 and they both have similar social and economic


conditions. Dental health is strongly related to social class. The higher the social class, the better the teeth and the greater the deprivation, the higher the tooth decay. For example, the affluent South East of England, Surrey and Sus­ sex have some of the best dental health records in the country and they have no fluoridation. Here in the North West we live in a rel­


atively deprived area, so it is not surpris­ ing our dental health is poor. It should be noted that children in the Ribble Valley have better teeth than children in Black­ burn and Hyndbum, so within the same area there can be differences in tooth decay and the children all drink the same water. In recent years, all over the country tooth decay is reducing and most of the population do not drink fluoridated water. Worldwide research shows that fluo­


ride can cause side effects, including allergies, mouth ulcers, dental fluorosis (mottled teeth) and arthritic complaints. The long-term effects are unknown, but evidence is emerging that fluoride dam­ ages the immune system. There are numerous doctors, dentists and scientists throughout the world who are opposed to fluoridation and many have carried out their own research. They all state the case for fluoridation is non-proven and that, far from being beneficial, it is a seri­ ous health hazard. In 1994, the World Health Organisa­


tion warned: "Dental and public health administrators should be aware of the


total fluoride exposure in the population before introducing any additional fluo­ ride programme for caries prevention" (Fluorides and Oral health, WHO, Gene­ va). The amount consumed at any one time may be small, but fluoride accumu­ lates in the body and populations are exposed to it from a wide variety of sources, including food, tea, toothpaste, mouth rinses, drops, tablets, gels, medi­ cines, anaesthetics, pesticides, herbicides and even the air we breathe. All over the country there are many


the dangers from fluoride. If an individ­ ual then believes that the possible bene­ fits outweigh the risks of side effects, and wish to supplement their daily intake of


fluoride then they have the right to choose whether to take fluoride in tablet form, use it as a mouth wash, have it painted on their teeth or in toothpaste. We therefore believe that adding fluoride to the water supply is unnecessary, wasteful of scarce money and infringes an individual’s right to choose.


local councils and groups opposed to flu­ oridation. In the North West there are 31 local councils and approximately 27 of these are opposed to fluoridation, includ­ ing the Ribble Valley, Blackburn and Hyndbum. Many MPs are against fluo­ ridation, including Nigel Evans, Jack Straw and Greg Pope, who are all patrons of our group. Our local Commu­ nity Health Council is also opposed to fluoridation, as are many others. There have been numerous independent polls and surveys, which all confirm the public does not want fluoridation. The public should be warned about


Anna Dylan Cancer Founda received the good news from


Charity Commission in Liver I t was the icing on the cakt


the foundation's founder and na sake, Anna Dylan, pictured righ "Obtaining charity status was


of our primary objectives at year's annual meeting and 1 am' happy to announce that the Cl ty Commission has recognised work that we do and the vision we have for a holistic cancer ce in Clitheroe for the Ribble Val: she said this week. "Our society is so centred on


pursuit of personal happii through personal financial gain when something like cancer or other life-threatening trag


Kurt s a soldi


by Tim Procter


WHO will step forward to help o n e- tim e H i t le r Youth b row n sh ir t and Wehrmacht Russian front corporal Kurt Rech write


his autobiography? “From the Rhine to the


Ribble” is the projected title. The native of Mannheim


met a member of a prominent local family, the Metcalfes, while on a working holiday 52 years ago, He returned to marry her


and has lived in Clitheroe ever since. Mr Rech has chilling memo­


ries of the ruthless efficiency of the Nazi machine in peace and war, of the horrors he faced fighting the Russians and of his desperate crossing of the Elbe in a small boat a few minutes ahead of the vengeance-hunt­ ing Soviets. It certainly sounds like the


• Aryan who, like many others, inescapably suffered for Ger­


stuff of fantasy! But Mr Rech has two Iron Crosses, complete contempo­ rary diaries and photographs to show he is no Walter Mitty of the war. A few minutes’ chat con­ vinces one that here is a classic


many. Mr Rech gave up a universi


ty degree course in Mannheiir to marry his wife, Ruth. Th couple’s son, Philip, a forme CRGS pupil, is senior partne in a Nottingham architectural practice. Friends at the Lower Buck,


Waddington, have joined a list of people almost demanding an autobiography from Mr Rech, given his varied life. “But I cannot do it on my own and so I am looking for a


MP’s fury


IN less than five years, the Government has reduced the number of police stations in Lancashire from 102 to 88. These were figures quoted by


Ribble Valley MP Mr Nigel Evans as he fired a broadside at the Government for its poor record on law and order. Mr Evans, who received the


closure figures in an answer to a parliamentary question, said: "I am shocked by the creeping closure of our local police sta-' tions in Lancashire. “In the Ribble Valley we


have seen Chatburn lose its sta­ tion only a year ago and Slaid- burn no longer has its village bobby - and all this when the


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