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Delivery Service Tel: 01282 603108 . t a weelcly.lpok at local issues, people and places compiled by John Turners
Yet another big threat on the horizon to the future ot our rural post offices
A : LL around the country, let- L \ t e r s from the various pen-
X JLsion and benefits agencies are dropping on to doormats in a tide of paper that will affect more than 10 millionpeople and the.,way. they receive their pajrments.*
'< These letters poUtely ask forjbank'J
details,. so that the money can’ be .' paid directly into a bank account. Those of us in regular employment
might think this is “about time”, ais we have all had to receive our salaries and wages by this method for some consid erable time. But when you start to think about it,
the way in which 10 million people col lect the whole or part of their income will have a fundamental effect on our local economy. For example, many of those on low
fixed incomes depend on tight budget ing to get them through, putting a lit tle aside each week for the regular bills, with pre-payment cards for utilities and the telephone now replacing envelopes on the mantelpiece;.
inaccessible bank accounts, how long our local sub offices but also our rural Jiefore some pensionersand other vul- mail collections and even comprehen- nerable groups find themselves in^deWksivekome delivery.
With their money in remote and books, how long before we lose not only ,
arid paying regular chargesTipil)aff0j^.^F6r some people none of this will who'already make billioris'in profits matter because they enjoy living in the every year?
country while working in town and call- Even for those who manage their ing into the supermarket on the way
money properly there is still the threat home for whatever they need and many of charges for cash machines with our will not remember the last time they rural banking network constantly used a post office, under review.
Rut local post offices are often a cor- Of course, the old system of payment nerstone of the village shop and the few
books is hugely inefficient and needed -hundred pounds they receive each to be overhauled but by giving prefer- month for handling pensions and other ence to the banks the government is payments could make the difference undermining the Post Office and the between success and failure, role it plays in our society.
This will undoubtedly lead to the nities where the main focus is a tea even for basics like newspapers, bread With the Post Office already under and milk? seige and being forced to balance its Before you pay over your money
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COMMUTING for three residents of the village of Slaidbum involves much more than the usual daily
drudge of rush hour traffic. I t means travel to a major port
and another tour of duty on the seven seas as captain of a modern
are revealed on closer inspection of the membership list of the Ribble Valley branch of the Merchant Navy Associ ation, as revealed by Captain David McNamee, on of the three Slaidburn skippers, a member of the Nautical Institute.
cargo ship. The out-of-the-ordinary occupations
j : ■ He says the branch was formed in
November 2000 and has become one of many national and worldwide branches. j “With a membership in excess of 30;'
I think this is tremendous, considering;; that we are quite a. distance from; the|,i nearestmajorport.'The association is5a opeiPto anyone who has sailed or is still"! sailing in the Merchant Nayy.';'j:. :!!f v? “Present membership comprises a
cross section of ex-seafarers and serving seafarers from all ranks and depart ments. Three members, all from Slaid burn, are sailing as Captains. Iam Master on freight ferries owned by Seatruck Ferries, Captain Roy Astridge sails with Everard Tankers and Captain Ian Stutt is Master of one of the largest car. carriers operated by Dobson Ship Management and sails out of Ulsan in South Korea.” One of the youngest members is
relief Captain Simon Wood, of Clitheroe, who also serves with Seatruck Ferries. Retired Captain Ian Heslop, from Gisbum, served with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary from 1971 to 1996 and made frequent voyages to the Falkland Islands and South Georgia. Capt. McNamee added: “Pat Lyons,
from Dunsop Bridge, sailed as Able Seaman for many years and recalls that when he came to the area 50 years ago, locals said that he would not be able to stand the cold winters. Little did'they know that Pat had made several voy ages in Russian convoys around Nor way’s North Cape into Murmansk.” Branch secretary Ernest Sharrock
was an Engineer Officer with Shell Tankers when his ship was sunk by the German cruiser “Hipper”. He was then taken aboard the battlecruiser “Gneise- nau”, transferred to the prison ship “Altmark” and spent the rest of the
THE green fields and fresh air of the , Ribble Valley provide the unlikely base for a dotcom headquarters. But, when deciding to move from
London and turn his passion for cook ing into a business venture, Mr Colin Hinkley could think of no better loca tion for
silvernutriieg.com than Bee Mill. Rlbchester.
LBJustoverayear_ago,MrHinkley.>, ,, was working in London and only dreaming of a day when he would not ' have to fight his way onto the Tube. Neither he. nor his wife, Rachel (nee Carter), who is originally from Roch ester, wanted to raise their two young children in London and yearned to return to the North West. Working in London as an IT consultant, however, Mr Hinkley tried in vain to find suit able work in the North West and....
Do we really want to live in commu-
running down and’ closure of more of room or a beauty salon and where we our rural sub-post offices and the loss of have to drive into the nearest town jobs at main offices.
remember that half of every pound spent in village stores stays in the immediate community by offering direct employment and in supporting other local suppliers and trades. So what can you do to maintain ser
vices in your area? Well, if you receive any sort of pen
sion or benefit you can still collect it from the Post Office through a Post Office Card Account. These are not being widely publicised
and at every stage of the coming changes you will be asked if you would prefer to have your money at the bank but if you are persistent you will be offered this acount which allows you to collect your money from any post
office. A plastic card will replace your bene
fits book and a personal identification number (PIN) replaces your signature. Remember this account is complete
ly free and you cannot get into debt because the system will not let you, but you will be able to draw on your money as often as you like at your local post office.
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THE Co-operative tea was more success ful - and that was saying a good deal - than all similar events organised by the society in the past. More than 900 per sons were provided with tea and at the subsequent entertainment, which was of a high-class character, the Public Hall was well-filled with an appreciative audi ence.
O The system of conducting local elec
tions was strongly deprecated by Aider- man Norcross. He argued that if the bor ough was divided into convenient areas, better men would come forward for elec tions, there would be a saving of expense and Clitheroe would be rid of the stigma of being the only town in Lancashire, and possibly England, that was not divided into wards.
□ As a cart-load of earth was being
unloaded at the council tip at Horroeks- ford, the horse and cart suddenly disap peared over the edge and rolled to the
bottom, a distance of 30 yards. When stopped, both were the wrong side up, but when the horse was liberated it was found to be not one bit the worse for its perilous adventure.
50 years ago
war years in a German prisoner-of-war camp. Allan Christie, of Clitheroe, spent several years sailing in passenger ships as a printer, producing the ship’s daily newspaper. Raymond Hackett, also from Clitheroe, was with the Booth Line, of Liverpool, whose ships were regular traders to Manaus on the upper reaches of the River Amazon. During the Second World War, a
total of 2,480 British merchant ships were sunk, with a loss of 36,000 seafar ers. Readers may not know that when a merchant ship was sunk, the crew’s wages were stopped. September 3rd has been officially recognised as Merchant Navy Day, when Red Ensigns can be seen flying proudly from both govern ment and private buildings throughout the United Kingdom. What a shame Ribble Valley Borough Council makes a charge of £32 for the Red Ensign to be flown from Clitheroe Castle. The object of the association is to gain recognition of the part played by
the Merchant Navy in the defence,, development and sustenance of th is ! nation. I t will do this by perpetuating the memory of those seafarers who have died in the service of their coun try, foster pride in our national mar-
i itime heritage and encourage present ■
and future generations to heed the call of the sea. I t brings together people with a love of the sea and ships, pro vides facilities for welfare and keeps shipmates in touch with one another. The Ribble Valley branch meets once
OLD prejudices against the Labour Party in some rural areas were dying fast, a Labour candidate told his audience, when speaking in Billington. He said that Labour’s plans were vital to the mainte nance of a healthy farming industry and the removal of food subsidies by the Con servatives meant food production must suffer. He said: “The more the housewife has to spend on food, the greater the financial security of the farmer.”
□ Plans to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s
a month at the New Inn in Parson Lane, Clitheroe, for informal natter nights, guest speakers and, in the sum mer months, organises trips with a nau tical theme. Any seafarer wishing to come along and join should contact Secretary Mr Ernest Sharrock on 01200444650. • In our picture is Mr Jack Tagg, of
Sabden, who flies the red duster outside his home every year on Merchant Navy Day.
A view better than Hammersmith flyover stylish equipment. They had become
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. increasing frustrated by not bang aUe to find anywhere to buy professional quality equipment in one place “I had realised that really good pro fessional quality cookware is difficult
to find,” he said. Mr Hinkley realised other people
began to seriously consider setting up his own business. “I had talked about it for years,” says the managing direc tor of
silvemutmeg.com, “but never thought of a good enough business idea...until now!” Both Mr and Mrs Hinkley are pasaon-
ate cooks and love uang the best and most
THOUGHT for the week
HERE is a carol which says: “O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie”.
Except that we don’t. The Church of
the Nativity in Manger Square has been in serious danger’of bombardment in recent months - indeed, only an awareness of the intemational',outrage that such an attack would have caused led the Israeli forces to attempt a nego tiated handover of the Palestinians who had been hiding in the holy shrine. The bullet-bruised statue of Mary,
the mother of Jesus, which overlooks Manger Square, is a better image of what that obedient woman must have
felt like as she struggled in birth pangs. I t is nice to see pretty Nativity
"'scenes at Christmas but they run the risk of hiding the harsh reality of what.
. it all meant for Joseph, for Mary, for the ' child Himself, and for the Divine moti vating power whose idea it was in the
first place. Battered Bethlehem forces us back to
life on earth, then and now. Of course the weapons are more fearsome and devas tating than they were 2,000 years ago, but do not ever forget that Jesus was born into an occupied country during the time of a census imposed under mili tary supervision by Imperial Rome.
St Luke, the historian of the four
Gospel writers, gives us a glimpse of Bethlehem'seething with crowds of dis^ gruntled Jews forced to travel to their birthplace to register
for.the purpose of taxation. I t is not surprising that it was at the :
time of the census that a Galilean called Judas led a revolt, which was quickly and ruthlessly quelled. ’ Bethlehem will undoubtedly have
been as much-under military surveil-1 lance when Jesus let out his first baby yell as it is now. Last Christmas the people of Bethle hem had been facing a curfew, with peo
ple allowed out for only three hours a weektoshop. ’ Dr Mitri Raheb, a Lutheran pastor in
Bethlehem, said: “It seems as if Israel is trying to challenge the Christian faith." Now there’s a thought - a ghastly
reminder that the baby bom so inconve niently riot so long ago finished up accused pf rioting and was crucified. A religion whose Founder ended up on
a cross can never expect comfort or even success. Christianity in'Great Britain seems to be under fire at the moment, but maybe it is finding its true vocation.: ■
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were as enthusiastic about cooking as he was and they, too, would love to cook with the best equipment, if they could just find it.
silvemutmeg.com was launched to sell only the best qual ity cookware on one site and deliver
them within three working days. ' Mr Hinkley is happy about his
career switch. “I used to look out of my office window on to the Hammer smith flyover, now I just step outside
arid I’m looking across fields of sheep andcowsl” hesaid.
Coronation were being made by the Val ley’s towns and villages. The traditional ox-roasting ceremony was to be revived and in Tosside, parades, bonfires and vil lage sports were proposed. In West Brad ford; four whist drives had already raised funds towards the celebrations. ,
□ A boy delivered a budgerigar, which
he had found on the Castle playing fields, to Clitheroe Police Station. After being duly registered in the lost property regis ter, the bird was taken home by,the lad, to await a claimant.
25 years ago ?
FRESH from a successful TV series, the Houghton Weavers were welcoined by, a packed' house when they played at Clitheroe Catholic Social Centre. The four-strong group gave two hour-long recitals of folk music and everyone enjoyed a pie and peas supper during the
interval. . . □ Smoke arid grit problems, which had
bedevilled the Brook Street area of Clitheroe, were to be solved to a great extent, when the construction of a new cupola and 90ft. chimney at the Castle Castings works received approval from the council. Discussions continued about the chimney’s appearance and colour.
. CJ Planners were awaiting word from British Rail, to find out when they
intended to start work on Clitheroe Rail way Station’s platforms. A council official said they were hopeful work would start soon, but if not, intended to call on vol unteer labour from Brockhall Hospital to begin cleaning up the site, repairing stones and flags, and installing gates, ,
THE BNP has announced a fourth candidate to fight for a Ribble Valley Borough ' Council seat
in
Clitheroe at the May {u| elections. The fourth name added
to the list is that of Mr Ivan Duxbury (40), a machine operator, who will be standing in the Primrose Ward, ann ounced Mr Simon Ben nett, spokesman for the controversial party, on Tuesday. He revealed that there
were other names in the pipeline which may allow the party to achieve its ambition of fielding a can didate in each of the six town seats on the borough council. He said: “There has been
interest shown from other people. It depends whether they pass our selection process. Watch this space.” Meanwhile, Mr Bennett
also revealed that Mr Peter McQuade, the man put for ward by the BNP for the Low Moor and Henthorn ward, would stand for elec-
Twenty ye: work rec<
FOR two decades, Geoffrey Braithwaite has put Clitheroe Lions Club to the fore. Now, to reflect his service
and commitment over the past 20 years, he has become the club's first hon orary member. Mr Braithwaite (pic tured), of Downham, is the
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