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. i a weekly look'at local issues, people and places compiled by John Turner
M aking large in v estm en ts so th a t even [more to u rists will see source of our pride I
T HAS been rightly said many, times that the Ribble Valley is the jewel in Lancashire's crown: It is a mix of spectacular country
side, lush valleys and fascinating history. The fantastic character of the area
Ribble Valley which makes it a great home for one of the country's most important and thriving industries; one that provides employment and vital cash for the local economy. I am talking, of course, about
tourism. People often associate tourism with
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brought into the Ribble Valley each year through tourism and that 1,125
Ribble Valley. Research has shown that £37m is
seaside resorts and overseas locations, but the positive effects of tourism can be seen right on your doorstep. Tourism is extremely valuable to the
makes it popular with visitors from the red rose county and beyond. But it is the unspoilt nature of the
As I see i t . . .by Anthony Goldstone,
jobs are directly supported by the industry.
The Lancashire Tourism Partnership
fought hard to win £7.5m from Europe to help the county get the best out of tourism.
This means investing in small local
businesses and larger operators, pro moting and marketing Lancashire as a place to visit and looking to the future to ensure we stay ahead of the game. Lancashire Tourism Partnership has
already invested more than £50m into the Lancashire economy and there is more to come as the county's prospects continue to improve. Some of this cash has been given to
places like the excellent Platform Gallery and Ribchester Museum to upgrade their facilities and make sure that visitors want to return time after time.
Chairman of the Lancashire Tourism Partnership Anyone who lives in the area will
know there is too much to see and do in a day, let alone a week or year - in the Ribble Valley there is always something new to discover.
That is why the Lancashire Tourism
Parrtnership works closely with Ribble Valley Borough Council to promote the
area and win new visitors and new busi ness. You may think that I see tourism as
something unheard of around these parts until the Partnership came on the scene, but that is not the case. Tourism was already at the heart of
the Ribble Valley before we came on the scene.
The Ribble Valley approach has
never been brash or “in your face” (there IS a place for this, but not in the Ribble Valley), it relies on quality and understatement - and rightly so.
Shining star Fred goes to school in search of good view of planet
ABOUT 200 people - including TV weather man Fred Talhot - visit ed the observatory a t Stonyhurs t College to view the planet Mercury as it crossed the face of the sun for the first time in 10 years. Fortunately, the skies
of the few schools to teach GCSE astronomy. Astronomy teacher Mr Finton O’Reilly said: "Any
Mercury has been known for thousands of years, it has always been difficult to get much information on it, as it is so very close to the sun and is never directly over
one who was interested in observing this event was invited to call in at the observatory and view the projected image of the plan et through our powerful tele scope." Although the existence of
cleared often enough for everyone to see the transit via a projected image from a high-powered telescope, as the phenomenon is not visible to the naked eye. Stonyhurst College is one
The place has real character and its
mix of pubs, restaurants, specialist shops, hamlets and villages and special attractions like the Castle and Platform Gallery draw people in from far and wide.
This is a great resource that the Part
nership wants to see developed so that everyone benefits. But it is not just about bricks, mortar
and cash. It is the people who really make the place tick and people need help and support to thrive. That is why the Partnership ploughs
cash into training schemes like Tourism Today to allow young people, perhaps our most valuable resource, the oppor tunity to learn and develop. I believe that the Ribble Valley will
continue to be the quiet, idyllic place it has always been - unspoilt and full of character. The things that have made it the
ideal weekend getaway location are things we should all be proud of, and they are things in which organisations like the Partnership should invest.
- LOOKING n BACK
100 years ago
THE Health Committee resolved that a charge of 2s. 6d. be made to private individuals for each time the ambu lance cart was used. They had to also provide the horse and driver, and after its use disinfect and cleanse the same to the satisfaction of the inspector.
□ Councillor Smithies complained to
the Health Committee and the Inspec tor of Nuisances of the pollution of the brook running through Waterloo, by sewage from the houses in York Street and vicinity.
D The lighting committee was, figu
ratively speaking, dragged over the coals for allowing the town lights to be turned off at the end of April and trust ing to the moon. It seems they acted on the precedent of previous years, but the
moon failed to illuminate the streets with its benign presence that year. It was promised that the disgrace of hav ing the streets in total darkness at a
reasonable hour of the night would be removed the following year.
head. On May 7th, Mercury passed directly between the Earth and the sun on its orbit and so could be detect ed.
Mercury goes around the sun every 88 days, but when
Well met by the village church gates
A TRIP to Downham has turned up a “small world” story for the Rev. Rod ney Nicholson.
Writing in the magazine of St Paul’s, Clitheroe, of which he is vicar, Mr
a group of people outside and got chat ting to them.
Nicholson describes a visit to Down- ham, where he is now priest-in-charge. Parking near the church, he noticed
Three were from Afghanistan, including two young men who had fled
to Manchester, and their mother was visiting them. “Her home was near the capital,
visit to Lancashire,” writes Mr Nichol son. “I told them about Major Henry Silcock’s relief operation in their still ravaged country and they agreed it still needed a lot of help. “Exchanging e-mail addresses with
Kabul. With them were a health visi tor who was involved in a project work ing with the families of asylum seekers, her husband and a friend. “They had included Downham on a
Milestones of achievement
AWARDS for personal achievement have been presented to a group of local schoolchildren. The 11 young people, all from
the health visitor, I found that she was a cousin of Vic Maffia, a prominent and dedicated Roman Catholic, who before his death a few years ago lived in Lancaster Drive, Clitheroe. “Small world, isn’t it?”
• In the magazine, Mr Nicholson
predicted, but all the signs are that, in the years ahead, linking of churches will make sense. “One Christian church for Clitheroe, with several buildings, would surely be the ideal but, as that is not possible, then more and more shar ing must be the right way forward,” suggests Mr Nicholson.
also welcomes the appointment of a new rector for St James, Clitheroe. He says that the future cannot be
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, received their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award at a ceremony held at the school. The award recognises completion
who man the phones at the New Park Street, Blackburn, local head quarters, is in urgent need of new blood.
A spokesman said: “We offer a 24
hours a day service for seven days a week. We need 100 volunteers always available with two people always on duty around the clock.
for the week
Jesus is the only name which can save us.
At face value then, we have
to get to the four comers of the earth quickly. .
Taken literally, it is desper
ately important that everyone has a chance to believe, a chance to believe in the sacrifi cial love of Christ, a chance to believe in a God who, like a good shepherd who knows his
sheep, lays down His life for His sheep.
a The challenge is to try to
make sense of our faith, not only in the midst of the indiffer ence and apathy of our own indigenous population; we also have to apply it to our relation ship with people of other faiths. Which brings us back to the
words of St Peter, that there is no other name by which we must be saved. We live in a country and a
world where we know that Christianity does not have the
monopoly. We cannot afford to tell people we are right and they are wrong.
What we do believe is that
the life of God is in every person and if Jesus is Lord of all cre ation then
He too is in every person.
Isn’t that our message? Surely the great thing about
the Christian faith is that it makes very good sense of mankind’s common experience of good and evil, hopes and dis
appointments and how to shape our social behaviour. It is like putting a stencil
over what otherwise would be a shapeless and purposeless life. I read in St Paul’s letter to
the Colossians the other day: “Study how best to talk with each person you meet.” How to be a missionary - now
there’s a questionl Rev. Canon Philip Dearden,
Vicar of St Mar; Magdalene, Clitheroe
FREEPHONE Si YMiL
AS the Samaritans organisation cele brated its 50th anniversary, volun teers were being sought urgently in Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley. The existing team of volunteers
of a variety of activities, including helping out at local Cub Scout and Brownie groups, and undertaking a two-day expedition around the Rib ble Valley area.
Our picture (above) shows Mr
Bill Taylor, of Lancashire Youth and Community Service, with the award winners. (S)
Lend an ear for those in trouble “What with holidays, there is an
acute shortage. It is not quite a cri sis, but not far short. People are dou bling up and doing extra duties. But that situation is not going to last for ever,” he said, adding that Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley had always been a strong source of volunteers in the past. The branch has already organised
an information evening for those interested in volunteering. Two more are being held at New Park Street on May 28th and May 30th.
it passes between Earth and the sun it usually travels a little way above or below the disc of the sun. Occasionally it passes directly across the disc. Last century, this hap
A TALK on an ancient poem which has inspired Buddhists is to be given in a local bookshop. The English Buddhist monk, the
Venerable Samten Kelsang, will speak about the new book Guide to the Bodhisattvas Way of Life - a Poem for Today. Described as a poem for daily living that has inspired Buddhists and non-
wait a long time for a repeat show. The next transit is on May 9th, 2016.
pened only 14 times - only six times was this visible from the UK. Planet-gazers will have to
Reciting a rhyme for life
Buddhists for generations, it was composed in the 8th Century. The talk will be held in Clitheroe Books, Moor Lane, Clitheroe, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28th. The speaker is resident teacher at a
Buddhist Centre, Todmorden. The talk will be followed by series of week ly meditation classes at Clitheroe Library on Mondays at 7 p.m.
50 years ago
WHILE celebrating her 92nd birthday, Mrs L. Tain, of Rimington, was look ing forward to the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, the fourth such historic occasion she had known in her lifetime. She recalled how, after her husband died at 55, she had to work hard to bring up her two children alone. As she busied herself round the kitchen of her daughter and son-in-law, with whom she lived, she declared: “I don’t want to live if I can’t work)”
□ A new fire engine with a 900 gal-
lons-per-minute pump capacity and fit ted with a 400-gallon tank was deliv ered to Clitheroe Fire Station. It replaced an old war-time adaptation and was considered of great importance as it could cope in rural areas with poor water supplies. The new machine enclosed the crew in its large, limou sine-style cab, so no longer would peo ple see an engine racing through the streets with its crew clinging to the sides.
□ The 21st anniversary of Slaidbum
Youth Hostel was attended by so many guests that a number of YHA members had to camp on the banks of the Hod- der, as the building, formerly the Black Bull Inn, was full. The occasion was celebrated wjth a dinner and dance in the village hall.
25 years ago
THERE was a danger of Whalley becoming a village of old people, parish
councillors declared at a meeting. They recommended that flats suitable for young couples and people living alone be built on derelict land behind the bus station.
□ A “dial-a-bus scheme” for Ribble
Valley villages was planned if Lan cashire County Council agreed to sup port the project. The scheme would involve passengers in more isolated areas telephoning in if they wanted picking up. The minibuses would also have the dual task of undertaking some school journeys to isolated locations.
0 Gifts of Clitheroe Advertiser and
Times pinnies and bottles of whisky were taken to Lemvig in Denmark by Clitheroe Round Table members. They chose the pinnies as gifts which had a local flavour and the whisky because of its high price in Denmark.
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‘Trouble’ is coming to
the New Inn
TH E s tr ik e by petrol tanker drivers two years ago has forged a link between Belgium and Clitheroe. Two years ago the
na tio n a l dispute caused problems for Belgian group Short Cut to Trouble, who suffered from cancelled d a te s on their UK tour because of the emergency. Because a member of the
band had a friend in Clitheroe, it was arranged they should play a gig in the
New Inn to fill a vacancy in their tour. And on May 31st the
group, returning from Bel gium to tour the North, will return to play at the New Inn again.
Regulars of the New Inn
are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the artistes, who specialise in what they call “a radical re-working of songs”, to include tunes about the cost of training shoes, floods in Mozam bique - and even a blues number about unwanted body hair.
Peter’s cycle marathon
A VALLEY churchman is cycling from Land’s End to John o’Groats for charity. Mr Pe ter Donnelly, a
member of the St Vincent de Paul Society a t St Michael and St John’s RC Church, Clithcroe, is shar ing sponsorship money between the society and CAFOD. Aged 60, Mr Donnelly
retired last year as head teacher at SS Fisher More RC High School, Colne. He is very grateful to
sponsors who have already come forward and hopes for more. The 1,000-mile trip will take just over a fort night, and Mr Donnelly is training diligently for it. He will take overnight stops at youth hostels and with rela tives.
£1,750 worth of golf clubs stolen
A GOLFER lost a set of clubs and equipment worth £1,750 while his car was parked outside Clitheroe
Golf Club in Whalley Road on Monday. Thieves a tta ck ed his
: -fully to get in through one of the front doors. Eventu-
Volkswagen Passat and at first attempted unsuccess-
i ‘illly, the equipment, includ ing 14 clubs and a golf bag,
was taken out through a broken rear window.
Flag day raises more than £500
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D E SP ITE inclement weather, the Friends of Chernohyl’s Children had a successful flag day on Satur day. A total of £508.55 was
raised by the Clitheroe group. Fund-raising co-ordi n a to r Mr Brian Haig thanked the Mayor of Clitheroe, Coun. Joan Knight, for allowing the use of her parlour for counting purposes plus those who helped collect and donated.
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