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he stood in the town centre aper "slates" at four shillings nsiderable sum then. "Mr roprietor of the 'Clitheroe


r and Times', advertised it he recalls.


connected with the church


e included the Currys, the S the Milne-Redheads, the Kenyons, the Hodgkinsons,


sons, the Heyes and others, sed to cycle round villages, -as no hope of him having a


urch rivalry was still strong ys half a century ago, with ppening which would be f today. Mr Lord recalls: was quite a strong Roman ea, with a Jesuit presence at


t College nearby. It resulted -g quite a number of mixed . One of the priests went to hat they were not really mar- use I was not a Roman


riest and their children were However, Mr Lord circulat- 1 church decree on this sub- e practice stopped, ht happy years in Clitheroe, moved on and his book


general and church life in communities in the Mid- Wye Valley, and Wales. All own affectionately distilled tics and the author's skill at plus his collection of pho- mply illustrate the book, ith Blackburn, nee Curry,


of the book, which she is sell- h St James' Church at £7.50.


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G BACK-i ars ago


decorated, crowded with o the boisterous polka, or


tly carelessly to the dreamy vals to indulge in the whirl ing lancers - that was the


party, so ably organised by B Stall in aid oi the forth-


teur Dramatic Society pre-


e Civic Hall in aid of the ington Church. The come- followed by “Our Bitterest neo-Prussian War. In the with an E”, Major Jupp


tter Ueberunterhinterberg Gushington Nervesby.


apel, Mr J.T. Balmer, from his Kaffir Boy Choir, con- and evening. They were bers that many could not


ars ago y at Bowland School, the


instrument by the head- e 16 first-class child musi-


ngest of whom was eight, chool, but at various func-


eroe Rural District Coun-


ey water extension scheme new 50,000 gallon covered


mp house and the laying of amed that the cost of the upon the rates,


de to welcome home Rifle- er his active service and 18 ar in China. He had been


n War and released after the e, and their eldest son trav- eet the troopship on which


ars ago


to save the crumbling 15th How’s Church, Mitton, on had combined to erode the s condition was revealed by g a regular survey. Grants ioners were told they must ,000 costs before any money


—ng to place a tight rein on


were duping elderly people produced a list of advice, ily, friends and neighbours reliable firms, rch members showed they ne to organising a French


le turned up at the Parish nd sample the appropriate n’s dancers - in somewhat with a Parisian flavour and went to church funds.


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by Vivien Meath


PICTURED from the left is Mrs Rodwell with Mr Graham and Jen Adamson, from the BBC in Blackburn (s) Employed in the electricity office in


A CLITHEROE war veteran has spent time recounting her experiences of the Second World War at the Museum of Lan­


cashire. Helen Rodwell was among six war


veterans who spent two days at the museum, in Stanley Street in Preston, working with a group from the BBC’s "Telling Lives" team for a project aimed at recording people's personal accounts and feelings about the war. The event is the ninth workshop of


its type in Lancashire, with each ses­ sion covering a different topic. Before they started, the group had


‘ little or no experience of computers and video cameras. With help from the BBC, they were able to record their own two-minute long accounts of the


• --images from the Museum of Lan-


1 Second World War. Each person recorded their story, which was then supplemented with


j cashire, the Regimental Museum in ■ - Fulwood and their own personal pho­ tographs.


; Their stories were diverse and | included working on the Burma rail- ; way, coping with life as an objector and Mrs Rodwell's account of being a mem-


• ber of the WRAF. All of their stories 1 formed very heartfelt and emotional pieces.


MP launches new health service


A NEW diabetes and blood pressure monitor­ ing service was launched by MP Nigel Evans at a Whalley pharmacy on Monday. The opening of the


consultation area marked the beginning of new customer fea­ tures being added to Lloyds Pharmacy in King Street. Free diabetes screen­


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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King Street, Mrs Rodwell had wanted to join the WRAF from the age of 16. She was 19 when she registered and describes the following years as "the best part of my life." Kitted out in Gloucester, she was


posted to Morecambe where she recalls cramped and damp conditions in boarding houses with "awful land­ ladies" in the seaside resort. Radar training at Cranwell followed


before a posting to the Isle of Man, then Scotland where she spent much of the remainder of her time. Her final posting was to Swanage, Dorset. A former reader for the Ribble Val­


■ people from Preston, Rawtentall, ' Burnley, Liverpool and Barrow-in-Fur- ness.: ■ Mr Harry Graham, of Liverpool,


ley Talking Newspaper, Mrs Rodwell (80) retired from working in the trea­ surer's department at Ribble Valley Borough Council some 18 years ago, having worked for Bowland Rural Dis­ trict Council and the former Clitheroe Borough Council. The digital workshop was, she said, quite an experience. Taking part were


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one of the veterans who took part, added: "I had a lot of misgivings. I thought they were asking for the impossible, but the result is fantastic." The work will now be placed on to


the BBC website. It is hoped it will also be shown on BBC One.


MRS RODWELL in her WRAF uniform, (s)


Volunteers put their skills to good use


MOUNTAIN rescue volunteers put their skills to good use to raise more than £5,500. Members of the Bowland


Pennine Mountain Rescue Team organised a sponsored abseil from the top of the Ash­ ton Memorial, in Williamson Park, Lancaster. They were joined in the


death-defying stunt by volun­ teers from Lancashire Ambu­ lance’s First Responder scheme and other members of the pub­ lic.


More than 120 brave souls


made the long abseil, many hav­ ing never done anything like it before. All the proceeds will be


split between the Mountain Rescue Team and the First Responders - both high-profile and vital local charities commit­ ted to saving lives in their com­ munities. Mountain Rescue Team


Leader Tony Bond said: “Events like this are always very popular as it gives everyone a chance to feel what i t ’s like jumping off a building, but this combined event has raised more thaan we could have imagined.” To find out more about the


Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team and its activities, visit its recently relaunched website (www.bpmrt.org.uk).


Top show-jumper to visit Whalley


SHOW-JUMPING legend Harvey Smith and his wife, top national hunt trainer, Sue, are visiting Whalley on Sunday. The pair will be at Whalley Com Mills to


open the state-of-the-art new equestrian centre created by local farmers John and Dorothy Townson with backing from DEFRA's Rural Enterprise Scheme. Sunday will be a family fun day at the


Mitton Road site, with events including rac­ ing ferrets to hawks and horses. Funds raised will go to the Racehorse Rehabilitation Cen­ tre, Blackpool. The official opening takes place at 2-30 p.m.


Police trace wanted man


A MAN sought by Clitheroe Police in con­ nection with a number of burglaries in the Ribble Valley this summer has been arrest­ ed in County Durham. In August this year police took the


unusual step of issuing a photograph and description of 48-year-old Keith Gary Davis. Officers were keen to speak to him about


a number of high-value home burglaries in July and August. They appealed to the public for information on his whereabouts. Now he has been arrested by police in


Bishop Auckland and charged with vari­ ous offences in County Durham, including burglary.


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