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playing, i t ’s worth playing badly”.


' ' Without in any way decrying


she has a five-year-old brother Joseph.lt was her work on “Mr Majeika and the Music Teacher” by Humphrey Carpenter that earned her the reading accolade. The s tory is about a


school band and the horri­ ble music teacher and fea­ tures Mr Majeika, Jody, Pete, Thomas, Hamish, Mr Potter and Miss Wor- lock. .


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: Jessica (pictured above) says she enjoyed the book because it was funny when Hamish got horrid things


'in his pockets. She said it was especially good when the teachers kept turning; into things, (s)


^Two Welsh hreaHii&'partners


WHEN you are an MP you often rub shoulders with the high and mighty of the land. This is very much the case with Ribbie


Valleys sitting member Mr Nigel Evans. Our Welshman recently attended a late' breakfast event in the Commons to sit down to bacon and eggs to boost British farming.


TH|QGHT


to enjoy a game for its own sake. ■ .Innumerable games, and


the expertise and professional;^ ism of top sportspeople, it is also'’’4


, true to say that a few friends, or ■ a family, kicking or batting a ball around - even badly - can be as pleasurable as watching a ■ first-class game on television or in a super .stadium. You don’t need £7m.'players or, for th a t ; matter, all the right gear, simply1 -


-quizzes will have been played and enjoyed ;at parties and social gatherings in recent weeks. While the thought of a game ;can initially produce


lyawns or a feeling of panic, -actually to play one can be a welcome antidote to tired con­ versation. Laughter and fresh talking-points can come from a game played just for the fun of i t : Who wins or loses is not important. ; The only danger is when


for the week


Monopoly is played by competi­ tors following different rules. A happy atmosphere-cannot be guaranteed when an enthusias­ tic player is unfairly - as he or shefeels-bankrupted!.


In other words, taking part


can be more fulfilling than just watching and,^ as a general rule, happy are those who are not just spectators of life but who do something, however ordinary, to : make their bit of the world a better place. They may not do it perfectly but their efforts are well-worthwhile, whether it is


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I occasionally meet retired


•people'who see this stage of their life as a time to enjoy


; themselves and maybe to travel. That’s fine, but it’s also good to find time to do things for others. - God did not make us in his own image so we might just be : observers or armchair critics.:


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He put within us a hunger for himself so, that without him, we have a basic lack of peace and purpose. He wants us to respond to his love and this cannot be separated from doing acts of service. For God’s own Son; our Lord Jesus Christ said that he had come not to be served but to serve, and by washing his dis­ ciples’ feet he put the highest value on the meeting of practi- cal needs.


• •• Rev. Rodney Nicholson,


.: Vicar of St Pant’s, Low Moor,' Clitheroe.


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Book for a relay


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TAKING over the Relay Reader’s baton is seven- year-old Jessica Wild. A pupil at Whalley CE


School, she enjoys playing the keyboard and swim­ ming. The daughter of Mr


Mark and Mrs Sarah Wild, of Sydney Avenue,


A U N IT from th e BBC is working on breathing new life back into some very old film footage of


Cllitheroe. The team has put out a


call for people in the Clitheroe area who may be able to help with research­ ing oral and written history of working life in the Lan­ cashire area in the 1900s. The reason is th a t they


are hoping to produce pro­ grammes about a priceless hoard of films discovered ten years ago. . Nearly 800 rolls of film


weretfound in Blackburn, where- -they.’ had lain


untouched and unseen for 80 years. They depict working life


between 1900 and 1913, and were made by the Black­ burn cinematographers Sagar Mitchell and James Kenyon. The BBC is trying to find oral and written accounts which tell the sto­ ries of the events and loca­ tions depicted in the films. A BBC spokesman said:


"At this early stage, we are focusing on two areas. The first is 1900 footage of fac­ tory life - in particular the Pendlebury Spinning Com­ pany, Albion Mills, Swinton Hall Road (formerly Bury


Road) and Haworth's Egerton Mill in Salford. The second area involves footage of religious proces­ sions in Clitheroe, filmed in 1913. "The film features St


Mary's Church Sunday School and St Michael's.We would love to hear from anyone who could help with this project - perhaps from people who have relatives


with memories going back to these places and times?” Those who can help


should contact Christine Anderson a t the BBC on 0208 752 5711 or via e-mail at chris.anderson@bbc.co.uk.


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Full Kitchen Fitting Sendee ?■' " ' Supply &


services or traffic speed you get the men in suits - the same men m suits wno per­ vade the lives of most people these days.


: i The snappy dressers are acting on/ behalf of The Government. They are supposed to be making sure our affairs


■on a local level are being run correctly- by the people we elected to do so. I am not convinced that the object of


their endeavours is being carried out. One gets the feeling th a t they are


more of a diversion - a distraction, even - from the main task a t hand for our local councillors. The latest duo were from the famous firm of PriceWaterhouseCoopers.


top computer and a projector to tell members of the Policy and Finance Committee that Ribbie Valley Borough Council is well-run, but new Govern­ ment rules and regulations governing local authorities was causing undue stress on the officers? The councillors, of course, listened


politely to the presentation and read the report diligently. They had to, didn't they, for who's to tell what rod they could make for their own backs in the future if they didn't? One councillor drew some admiring


glances when he came up with gentle criticism of spending too much time and effort on "box-ticking for the Govern­ ment". The men in suits were unable to


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come up with any advice as to how they could prevent the "box-ticking" from distracting them from their main func­ tion, which was to wisely spend council tax on behalf of the people of the Rib­ bie Valley. ■ The very next item on the agenda of


that particular committee meeting con­ tained another monumental piece of work, a 30-page tome entitled: "Ribbie Valley Strategic Partnership, Commu­ nity Strategy, First Draft." This epic piece was the result of hard labour by one of the council's own "men-


in-suits". In page after page it sets out in which


direction the council is heading. Again i t is a time-consuming piece of work demanded by Government policy. I t must have consumed a lot of energy in recent months in our local corridors of power. The first two paragraphs say i t all: "Now we are into the 21st century, the


Early film discovery opens door on days of ages gone


pace of change is even faster. Local Gov­ ernment, businesses, the police and health service and communities all face similar issues: the need to improve effi­ ciency, reduce costs, be responsive to people's needs and protect the environ­ ment. Similarly, the actions of individ­ ual citizens can be crusial to meeting these challenges successfully. "The integration of environmental,


economic and community quality is the core challenge of sustainability. Achiev­ ing sustainable improvements is the main objective of th is Community Strategy." The numbers of people voting in local


elections has nose-dived in recent years and one reason maybe the "yawn fac­ tor". There were never very many peo­ ple prepared to forego the latest "Coro­ nation Street" murder hunt to attend their local council meeting. Now i t is normal for the public


gallery to be totally empty. And it cannot just be because people


are desperate to witness Richard get­ ting his come-uppance for the Corrie murder.


ASPIRING young chel Wells surpassed all expecl in th e local d is tr ic t fil R otary International’s \ Chef of the Year.


I The 18-year-old creal


exceptional three-course nl four people costing no mol £ 2 6 in just one hour anti quarters.


I In second place was Clill


Dawn Hollings, who, del three-year age difftl impressed the judges for I ond week in succession by l l imagination, skill and amal of unflappability.


1 Six young chefs began til


petition, held at Bowlanl School on Monday night. I They had travelled fronl


accustomise to different 1 surroundings before the ann ment: "Cook."


I For one young conttl


Kirsty Mannion, a combinl nerves and heat proved toil and she withdrew p ar| through.


I Tom, a student at Rul


Flood! repai


by Susan PI J 100 years ago


AN accident with a ter rible sequel occurred a t Bankfield Quarry. Several quarrymen were loading waggons, when, without warning, a tremendous fall of rock occurred, estimated a t 500 to 600 tons. One man was killed instantaneous­ ly and another man received serious injury. The slip was attributed to the rapid thaw which had set in following the recent severe frost.


□ Mr William Catlow, a man who


might aptly be styled as the last remains of a forgotten past, died in the Work- house. He was the first booking clerk at Clitheroe S tation when the railway opened in 1850 and was later promoted to Stationmaster at Langho. He took a keen delight in relating the


adventures of country folk taking the trains, many of whom were bewildered by the speed of the new mode of travel and thus made many blunders and asked very ridiculous questions.


□ Two farmers out shooting near


Bowland were startled at seeing the per­ fect skeleton of a human being wedged perpendicularly between two rocks in the River Hodder. A Burnley man had been reported missing the previous July and it was thought th a t portions of clothing found nearby would show the remains were his.


50 years ago


AFTER the Education Officer had pointed out th a t chairs and desks had been in use a t Gisbum Council School since 1931,. the committee approved an application for the supply of eight new infants’ desks, 16 chairs, an assistant


teacher’s desk and chair, two fireside chairs and three rugs. Councillor B. Bentley, Gisbum repre­


sentative on the Bowland Education Sub- Committee, commented: “If those desks are worn out, there must have been some elbows worn out, too.”


□ The Rural Council was requested to


' sell to the County part of an abandoned housing site near Station Road, Whalley, to erect an ambulance station. The Rural Council decided that it was reluctant to sell a portion of the land, but would be willing to sell the whole of th e site, including a roller shed, for £750.


25 years ago


THE plans for the new Ribbie Valley Town Hall and council offices were unveiled and work on the the £650,000 project was due to start later in the year. The proposal was welcomed, as the tech­ nical and treasurers’ departments were described as abominable, and one coun­ cillor said: “I t is totally unacceptable th a t an authority such as ours should have its staff working in cramped offices with inadequate lighting and heating.”0


□ Prompt action by firemen saved


Holmes Mill on Creenacre Street, Clitheroe, from destruction. An oil drum


.exploded and flames spread rapidly, but (the teams prevented the fire from reach- !ihg the yarn store and machinery. A three-storey loading bay was badly dam­ aged.'


□ Slaidburn schoolgirl Helen Shaw


had her big day a t Buckingham Palace delayed by a physics exam. However, she was still able to receive her Gold Award from the Duke of Edinburgh himself, though eight months late.


A FAMILY of six who I of th e i r home a f te r i t I still living in temporary! - 1 6 months a fte r th e d | Self-employed builder


between three and 11, wl out of their house in Whall August 2001, when a flo| basement kitchen. A torrential downpour r |


face drain in the back s t f water cascaded into the th the couple bought 13 years | They are laying the blan


of Ribbie Valley Borough ' co. • But Mr Paul Timson, D |


vices for the council, saidl stepped in to try to resoivtl it was not entirely its respol He said: “I have a great tl


the situation the Lambert efforts are still being mac] ownership of this strip of I happens, hopefully the pri| out.” Jill (33), who was in the ]


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