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■"•"•Ml. Club beer wins CAMRA award
ALB was flowing in abundance at a local club after it beat numerous pubs and clubs to win a prestigious award. Waddington Social Bowling
Club won the Bast Lancashire Club of the Season award for Autumn for serving high-quality beer. The award was presented by Mr
Ray Hartley, Bditor of the Cam paign for Real Ale (CAMRA) magazine. Club steward Mr John Davies
said: “We are very pleased to have won this award. The atmosphere was very nice and busy on the night,- with three football teams and guests present.” Mr Davies, who has been work-
MP’s spell as a soccer boss
RIBBLE VALLEY MP Nigel Evans swapped the Opposition benches for the manager’s dugout at the start of last week’s Conservative Party Conference in Black pool. He was over the moon after his debut as
manager of the Tory Party football team, beating a team of Parliamentary new- shounds 6-3. In fact, it was the first time in four years
that the hard-tackling Tories had beaten the Parliamentary Press Gallery side, who reported themselves to be “sick as parrots” over their defeat. The game was played at Blackpool PC's
Bloomfield Road ground as a light-hearted opener to the annual conference. Shadow Welsh Secretary Mr Evans
likened the beautiful game to the cut and thrust of politics, saying his side played as a team and no^one tried to undermine the boss - tactics that his party would do well to adopt at the next General Election.
ing at the club for seven years now, added: “I enjoy working at the club very much. It is more like a hobby than a job. We will be enter ing the contest again next season.” Our picture shows Mr Ray
Hartley (Editor of the CAMRA magazine), Mr John Davies and Mr Brian Leach holding the award, and Mr Mike Kershaw, (s)
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Ranulph will undertake this new challenge which is as risky as any he has attempted. He will be accompanied by fellow explorer Dr Mike Stroud, an expert in endurance nutrition.
Mr Peter Slater, of Science in Sport, said: “We are
extremely pleased that Ran has chosen to use our products again on this very demanding challenge. This latest chal lenge will test our products to the full and we are confident that they will provide both Ran and Mike with the energy
to succeed.” In a letter to Science in Sport, Sir Ranulph said: “Over
the years I have tried many different energy and sports nutrition products and find SiS GO-GELS by far the best in terms of ease of use on the move and immediate results.” The marathon challenge starts on October 26th in the Antarctic then on to Santiago, Sydney, Singapore, London, Cairo and finishes in New York on November 2nd.
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THOUGHT fo r th e w e e k
THE nights are closing in and we can now feel that autumn chill in the air after such a wonderful summer, and guess what . . . it is now only just over two months to Christmas! Though no doubt you have seen the
calenders and cards for Christmas in some shops since early August, their appearance seems to get earlier every year. In the last couple of weeks the
Churches Advertising Agency has released a poster for this year’s celebra tions. I t is a copy of a famous oil paint ing of Jesus surrounded by his parents,' but Jesus is pictured in a Santa outfit with the caption: “Go on ask him for something this Christmas” . 1 Strange you might think. So much of
our thinking has been'taken over by the commercial aspects of Christmas, with Santa in a prominent position. :
As Christians we need to bring Christ
back in to the centre of the celebrations and remember and portray the real story
of the coming of the Saviour of the World. Many are ready to scoff th a t the Church and Christianity has no place in
' our modem world. But l am seeing people wanting to
understand more about their faith, exploring faith issues for the first time and making a commitment to a life of faith.
■ :■■■:■■. ■ 6.- As we draw closer to this season let us ??
pause and reflect on our lives and per--;, haps - ask Him for something for Christ-, \ mas!
‘ i ■ ■■; Chris Cheeseman'' ■
Deputy Chair, North Lancashire District . ' of the'Methodist Church' Superintendent,’.'
. Clitheroe Methodist Circuit
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Advertiser and Times. Many are walking or historical
guides, some produced locally, some much further afield and all with authors and publishers naturally hoping for a publicity-boosting review. Obviously enough, the lengthier ones
which have an original idea and at least some recognisable local content are of most interest. "How Did You Get In There?", the autobiography of the Rev. , Alexander Lord, Vicar of St James', Clitheroe, from 1947-55 is a classic example. Mr Lord arrived in the Ribble Valley
as a basically-educated farm boy in short pants and local families helped pay for him to go to college. His effort and commitment in bringing out this unassuming book crowns his hard working career, for it is the very stuff of local history, reflecting nine decades in which few moments were wasted. For instance, the vicar soon
explained the mechanics of the dog col lar to the small child who could not understand how he got his head through it, and so gave the book its title. With its intelligently-chosen detail
and apt commentary about small-town and countryside life, even those with no religious interest will find the book fas cinating. For Anglicans of a certain age, it is
UMEROUS books arrive in every local newspaper office in the course of a
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required reading - all the things they remember about their church and its stresses and strains, joys and satisfac tions in the post-war years are clearly crystallised on the near-200 packed pagesl Quite a few into-their-sixties St
James people remember Mr Lord and he keeps up some contacts in the area. Indeed, he came back to the church from his home in Wales to share the cel ebrations when it was reopened after major reordering two years ago. . The book's local aspect goes back to
the late 1920s when the author started ■ working on Ribble Valley farms, as there were no jobs in his native Whit worth. He was a t Nankings Farm, Chipping, for several years and recalls that there was no piped water; some of the living conditions would be con-' demned today, but people lived to a good age. I t was at Chipping that Mr Lord felt
called to the church when, hearing the testimony of someone only a year or two older, he said to himself: "He's got something I haven't got. I wonder what it is?" Local churchpeople helped him and soon the whole village knew of his conversion and "My heart was really bubbling over with peace and joy." Finding his lack of education a hand
icap, Mr Lord joined the Church Army, addressing the crowds at Speakers' Cor ner and taking horse-drawn missions all over the country. Some clergy were
HOW DID YOU
GET IN THERE? An Autobiography
St James, he stood in the town centre and sold paper "slates" at four shillings each, a considerable sum then. "Mr Cowgill, proprietor of the 'Clitheroe Advertiser and Times', advertised it freely for us," he recalls. Families connected with the church
at the time included the Currys, the Blackburns, the Milne-Redheads, the Burns, the Kenyons, the Hodgkinsons, the Robinsons, the Heyes and others. Mr Lord used to cycle round villages, for there was no hope of him having a car. Inter-church rivalry was still strong
B«ing the memoirs of the Reverend Alexander Lord
snobbish, one vicar describing his con gregation as "like a field of turnips." The book reveals the academic strug
gles the aspiring clergyman faced over some years before getting into theologi cal college and being ordained. During the war he saw bombs drop both in the Whittingham area and in London, where he could see aerial dogfights, and was in the "Dad's Army" unit at his col lege, which was bombed out. Arriving in Clitheroe after curacies in
Yorkshire, Mr Lord took a no-nonsense approach to everything including fund raising. Needing £800 for a new roof at
in those days half a century ago, with things happening which would be unheard of today. Mr Lord recalls: "Clitheroe was quite a strong Roman Catholic area, with a Jesuit presence at Stonyhurst College nearby. It resulted in us having quite a number of mixed marriages. One of the priests went to tell them that they were not really mar ried because I was not a Roman Catholic priest and their children were bastards." However, Mr Lord circulat ed a special church decree on this sub ject and the practice stopped.' After eight happy years in Clitheroe,
Mr Lord moved on and his book describes general and church life in numerous communities in the Mid lands, the Wye Valley, and Wales. All have their own affectionately distilled characteristics and the author's skill at sketching, plus his collection of pho tographs, amply illustrate the book. Mrs Judith Blackburn, nee Curry,
has copies of the book, which she is sell ing through St James' Church at £7.50.
if l f\U. 100 years ago
THE Public Hall, gaily decorated, crowded with dancers tripping merrily to the boisterous polka, or gliding slowly and apparently carelessly to the dreamy waltz, with a break at intervals to indulge in the whirl
of the perspiration producing lancers - that was the description of the evening party, so ably organised by the ladies of the Parochial B Stall in aid of the forth coming Parish Church Bazaar.
■ The Browsholme Amateur Dramatic Society pre • .
sented a triple bill at the Civic Hall in aid of the restoration fund for Waddington Church. The come dietta “The Lunatic” was followed by “Our Bitterest Foe”, an incident of the Franco-Prussian War. In the farcical comedy “Browne with an E”, Major Jupp played Graf von Donnerwetter Ueberunterhinterberg and Mrs Parker played Mrs Gushington Nervesby. ■ At the Moor Lane Chapel, Mr J.T. Balmer, from
South Africa, assisted by his Kaffir Boy Choir, con ducted services, morning and evening. They were attended by such large numbers that many could not gain admittance.
50 years ago
VIOLINS started each day at Bowland School, the result of the love of the instrument by the head mistress. Under her tutelage 16 first-class child musi cians developed, the youngest of whom was eight, They not only played at school, but at various func tions. ■ The first part of Clitheroe Rural District Coun
cil’s Chipping and Thomley water extension scheme was opened. It comprised a new 50,000 gallon covered reservoir, an additional pump house and the laying of more mains. The council warned that the cost of the work might entail a charge upon the rates. ■ Plans were being made to welcome home Rifle
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man Sydney Parkinson after his active service and 18 months as a prisoner of war in China. He had been captured during the Korean War and released after the ceasefire. His wife, Florence, and their eldest son trav elled to Southampton to meet the troopship on which he returned.
25 years ago
AN appeal was launched to save the crumbling 15th Century tower of All Hallow’s Church, Mitton, on which time and pollution had combined to erode the ancient stones. The tower’s condition was revealed by a diocesan architect during a regular survey. Grants were available, but parishioners were told they must contribute towards the £7,000 costs before any money would be forthcoming. ■ Angry builders were trying to place a tight rein on
“cowboy contractors” who were duping elderly people over house repairs. They produced a list of advice, which included asking family, friends and neighbours to help, and to recommend reliable firms. ■ Clitheroe Parish Church members showed they
knew their onions when it came to organising a French evening, as over 250 people turned up at the Parish Hall to sip French wines and sample the appropriate cuisine: Mary Waddington’s dancers - in somewhat saucy garb - gave a display with a Parisian flavour and proceeds from the evening went to church funds.
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PICTURED Iron by Vivien Meath
A CLITHEROE war vetl has spent time recounting experiences of the Second ' War at the Museum of
cashire. Helen Rodwell was among si|
veterans who spent two days; museum, in Stanley Street in Pi] working with a group from the f "Telling Lives" team for a ptl aimed at recording people's pe| accounts and feelings about the t The event is the ninth worksl
its type in Lancashire, with eat] sion covering a different topic. Before they started, the grou
little or no experience of comi| and video cameras. With help frtl BBC, they were able to recortf own two-minute long accounts |
• - images from the Museum o l j cashire, the Regimental Musi : - Fulwood and their own person| tographs. Their stories were divert!
Second World War. Each person recorded theirl which was then supplemental
■ included working on the Burn way, coping with life as an objec| Mrs Rodwell's account of being e her of the WRAF. All of their I formed very heartfelt and em(| pieces.
MP launches new health service
A NEW diabetes and blood pressure monitor ing service was
' launched by MP Nigel ; Evans at a Whalley i pharmacy on Monday. • The opening of the j consultation area j j marked the beginning
of new customer fea-
; tures being added to I Lloyds Pharmacy in i King Street. I Free diabetes screen- i ing and blood pressure • monitoring as well as | an extensive range of medicines are available with advice to hand from the pharmacist.
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