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Ciitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) ^ by Natalie Cox
THE sacrifice of Ribhle Valley residents who gave th e ir lives during two world wars and subse quent conflicts was remembered on Sunday. Acts of Remembrance took place
in churches of all denominations and at war memorials across the Valley. This year Clitheroe Parish Church
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hosted the town’s official remem brance service, which was attended by the Mayor of Clitheroe, Coun. Joan Knight, and MP Nigel Evans. In his sermon, the Rev. Canon Philip Dearden told the 350-strong
congregation that while they had gathered together to commemorate the sacrifice made by people of the past, they should think about the daily crisis that confront us now. He said he believed that, generally,
people looked at situations too sim ply. Canon Dearden used an analogy relating to the past when people only had black and white televisions and photographs to look at. They did not view the images as colourless, but instead imagined the colour in them. Canon Dearden spoke about how
dangerous it is to see things purely in black and white because that, he said, was not real. He said colours were the variety of life and used that
analogy to suggest th a t people should respect the differences in eaich other, adding that if they do that there is more chance of peace and mutual respect and less war. The climax of the service was the
sharing of the peace. Canon Dearden suggested this was not only the best way of showing respect for each other, but also a way of thanking those who gave their lives in conflict. He called on the congregation to work and pray for harmony and rec onciliation between people of all cul tures and nations throughout the world. During the service the first lesson was read by the Mayor of Clitheroe,
Coun. Joan Knight, and the second by Canon Eric Chard, a pilot in the Second World War. Prayers were led by Dr Peter Shepherd. The citation: “They shall grow not
old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years i condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will I remember them,” was read by Mr Tom Wallwork, a veteran of the Sec ond World War.
Members of Clitheroe Town Band,
who had led the Mayor to church, then led the procession to Clitheroe war memorial for the town’s official Act of Remembrance.
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WHALLEY came to a standstill a t 11 a.m. on the 11th day of the 11th month as villagers gath ered to pay tr ib u te to the area’s war dead. And on Sunday, two
pipers led a large crowd of people, including many
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I from the uniformed organ isations for children, in the parade, from Whalley Parish Church to the war memorial for the Remem brance Day service, after a joint service with the Methodist Church mem bers. Following The Last Post, and two minutes’ silence, Mrs Doris Cheetham, president of
the Whalley and District branch of the Royal British Legion, read Biny- on’s verses: "They shall grow not old" and the Kohima Epitaph: "When you go home" while the Legion Standard and the Union Flag were lowered. Mrs Cheetham then laid
the first wreath of poppies, followed by Coun. Steve Barker, chairman of Whal ley Parish Council and representatives of other organisations. The service was con
ducted by the vicar, the Rev. Chris Sterry and the Methodist minister, the Rev. Chris Cheeseman.
Pupils from Oakhill Col
lege were at the Thursday service to honour those who had given their lives for the peace and freedom of this country’: Borough councillor
Joyce Holgate and RBL members were also pre sent. Afterwards Oakhill’s
head girl, Carly Barton (15), together with head boy Daniel Caton (15) (pictured) laid a wreath at the memorial.
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Clitheroe Parish Church, up Castle Street and into the Castle grounds led by Clitheroe Town Band.
In a short service, led by the Rev.
Canon Philip Dearden, the assembled crowd joined in the singing of "0 God our Help in Ages Past," before the Lord's
Prayer, the Exhortation and the Last Post.
Representatives of the town's Muslim
community joined the ceremony and laid ® a wreath at the base of the memorial ^ alongside representatives of both youth ® and adult organisations and schools, coun cils, the Royal British Legion and the Rib- ble Valley's MP.
The Kohima Epitaph was read by
Canon Dearden prior to the blessing. ® Clitheroe Mayor Coun. Mrs Joan ^
Knight then turned to those assembled and expressed her thanks to them all for ^ attending and her hope that next year's ^ service, which marks 60 years since the ^
end of the Second World War, would be as well supported. In particular she thanked the many
young people present on Sunday who, she said, she felt sure could be relied upon to continue to observe Remembrance Day — well into the future.
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