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AN increase in the number of vagrants in the Ribble Valley was reported this week. The Work- house Master’s fortnightly report revealed that more than 300 vagrants had sought shelter at the Institution as compared with 236 in the corre sponding period in 1903. B The 95th Whalley Agricultural Show, organ
ised by the village’s agricultural society, was held this week when the president was Mr William Peel, of Knowlmere. Rain fell heavily throughout the day and later after judging had been in progress for about an hour, a heavy thunderstorm passed over the ground, compelling everyone to seek shelter and stopping judging operations for some time. A new feature at the show was an exhi bition of working sheepdogs, the arrangements of which were admirably carried out by a commit tee, whose secretary was Mr J.M. Rawcliffe. B Six hundred poor children were brought over
from Blackburn’s All Saints’ Ragged School to be treated to a day out at Brungerley Bridge. Bad weather slightly dampened their spirits, but over all they had an enjoyable time.
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Our splendid royal show was worthy of more visitors
Lancashire Show - y e t without doubt th e fear of it kep t many people away. The Salesbury Hall Farm show-
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ground is near perfect. The views are excellent and provoked much com ment from urban visitors; there is plenty of space and, helped by an exceptional amount of stewards and good policing, the traffic problems of 2003 should now be consigned to the history books. Why then did people not turn out
in their droves? Organisers had to estimate for the
maximum attendance to comply with strict health and safety regulations and a figure of 20,000 per day was given. Day one saw a slow start, with less
than half that figure. Wednesday was busier, but again nowhere near the top estimate, and Thursday, predicted by weather experts to be the best day, unfortunately saw an early morning
H ER E was certainly no repeat of the 2003 traffic chaos a t last week's Royal
As I see i t . . . by the Editor
change of forecast, with warnings of heavy rain - possiby again contribut ing to a figure far less than hoped for. Tickets were £12 if purchased on
the day, an increase of £2 over last year. Some of those involved were crit ical of the decision to raise the price. There was a substantial saving for tickets bought in advance and for family tickets. The show certainly presented a full day's entertainment and even the cost of tickets bought on the day was less than that to other family attractions. The decision to stage the show mid
week was certainly controversial and, given the 2004 attendance, may yet prompt a re-think. Was the Royal Lancashire Show
flagged up sufficiently at Tatton Park the previous week? Some of the trade stands and exhibitors had certainly
come straight from that show and it would have been good to have attract ed some of the RHS event's massive audience. On my visit on the Wednesday,
there was evidence that by far the majority of visitors were those from the direction of the M6. Traffic head ing in from Clitheroe and Skipton was visibly much less. Previous visitors to the Chorley show site appear to be making the journey into the Ribble Valley and those I spoke to were by and large pleased with the rural loca tion, but I suspect that the anticipat ed amount of "new" visitors has not materialised. Wandering around the ground, I
heard grumbles about the length of the grass. I was told that the advice of a professional local greenkeeper had been sought and, consequently, the decision taken not to cut it, leaving it longer and enabling it to flatten and cushion beneath the weight of pedes trians. While that worked and was accept
able due to the provision of walkways throughout the site, had the weather
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BAD weather continued in the Ribble Valley and haymaking was made even more difficult for a farmer in Paythome, when his 60-ton harvest was damaged beyond use in a fire. H TV and radio comedian, Terry Thomas
crashed into a tree on Clitheroe’s Edisford Road Bridge on his way to Blackpool this week. The comedian said: “It was no ordinary skid, but a four-wheel one. I adore skids usually, so long as there is room for them.”
Terry Thomas had tea with the head of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School before he set off
for Blackpool again where he was starring in a show. H The librarian at Clitheroe Library, Mr
Arthur Hanson, hit out against television as being one of the factors that led to a decline in reading. The library’s annual report revealed the first decline since Mr Hanson took over as librar ian with a decrease of 4,620 books being bor-
rowed.The library cost £2,543 a year to run and books in big demand were "The Cruel Sea", "Mist Over Pendle" and "A Doctor in the House".
T H O U G H T for the week
IF E for many of us can have difficult times when we find i t hard to cope.
In those times we often look for
been wet, it could have proved rather a different experience.
And as the huge visitor car parking
area filled up on Wednesday, there were those who absent mindedly for got where they had put their vehicle. I was not among them! Perhaps more attention should be given to marking areas of the field alphabetically or by number. And more than one person stopped me to ask directions to par ticular stalls and displays. Next year,
. I am already told, should see a better show direction system in place. Good things came out of the three-
day event and Ribble Valley visitors certainly had cause to feel proud of the borough's input. Months of involvement had gone on behind the scenes, while that which was visible - the huge marquee - was particularly tastefully planned and an excellent shop window. The show will, we are told, return
next year. Let us hope that the Ribble Valley has a greater presence within it - from visitors to businesses. Given fine weather, it is certainly a great day out and deserving of all our support.
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A BUILDING firm was given planning permis sion to put up 30 houses at Low Moor. . . despite objections from residents. The proposal to build 12 detached and 18 semi-detached houses off Queen Street, Clitheroe, split the Ribble Valley Council’s Development Sub-Committee, which gave approval by eight votes to six. Residents objected to the plan on the grounds that it would cause chaos by adding to the traffic congestion in the town and would also result in the loss of facil ities for recreation. The council’s chief architect and planning offi
cer, Mr Charles Wilson, explained that off-street parking was being discussed with new residents and land was available if they were prepared to do the work themselves. H An exceptionally busy holiday week for
Clitheroe traders, with an influx of visitors as well as those holidaying at home, was reported this week. Food shops and stores reported a noticeable increase in trade and Chamber of Trade president Mr Peter Field said: “Shopkeepers who had remained open had certainly reaped the benefits."
Help or hindrance?
hills in the Lake District or the York shire Dales. I use a rucksack which has shoulder straps, a waist band and a chest strap. The waist band helps carry the weight comfortably, but to some, so many straps seem a hin drance and cumbersome. Jesus invited all who are going
through difficult times to "come to Him" and "take His yoke on them". The question th a t comes then is: What is a yoke? Is it a hindrance?
Will it be cumbersome and inhibit me? The truth is that in Bible days the yoke was the easiest and most comfortable way that the oxen could pull the plough. When two of them were yoked together it meant the
plough was only half as difficult to pull. Just like the waist band on my
rucksack it helps carry the load. It can be like that with our diffi cult times. We would like to just
wave our hand so that it would all go away. But difficulties are not like th a t. We have to work through them, so what we need is the most agreeable and effective way to go for ward. That’s what the Lord Jesus offers us. With His presence and involvement, it is the best way we will ever have to handle the things life throws at us. Try it!
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Date with royalty for a top teacher
A FORMER Whalley woman who has regenerated secondary schools has been rub bing shoulders with the Queen - after an invi tation to a Buckingham Palace garden party. The royal event was attended by the
Queen, the Earl and Countess of Wessex, Prince Charles and Prince Phillip - along with specially selected guests including con sultant headteacher Mrs Christine Harrison. Parents Mr and Mrs Raymond and
Dorothy Hollis, of Clitheroe Road, Whalley, said: “It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Christine. She has worked very hard in her job so a bit of recognition is wonderful.” The headteacher - who has worked in
schools since she was 21 - has achieved much success working to turn around schools in the Bradford area that have failed Ofsted inspec tions. She has helped by reforming systems and improving teaching and performance. She was delighted to receive an invitation
which read: “You have been invited to one of these parties because of the valuable contri bution that you have made to education in England.” Also she received a booklet of protocol on
what the guests could wear and do at the party. The afternoon occasion, which catered for
around 1,000 people with a large buffet, last ed until 6 p.m. Mr and Mrs Hollis said: “Christine said it
was a lovely experience, especially seeing all the Royal family together and mingling with the crowd. I t’s a day she’ll never forget. “She was back in school the day after the
party, and when she walked into the class- roomthe pupils stood up and sang the nation al anthem ‘God Save the Queen’ to her!” Although Mrs Harrison turns 60 next year,
Mrs Hollis said: “She’s very happy in her job, I don’t think she is really ready to retire yet!” Mrs Harrison, who now lives in Wilsden,
married her computer consultant husband, Gordon, at St Mary’s and All Saints Church, Whalley, before attending college in Bingley. They have two soils who both live in Scot
land. Adam is 30 and Simon (29), is married with children Bethany (five) and Nathan (three). Our picture shows Mr and Mrs Harrison outside Buckingham Palace, (s)
Firm cracks open champagne
AN award-winning Clitheroe-based architec tural practice had cause for a double celebration recently. Ashworth Burke Part
nership is marking 25 years in business and has achieved the prestigious Investors in People stan dard, presented by Busi ness Link. Located in Castle Gate,
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Clitheroe, the partnership was set up by Steve Burke in 1979, with Andy Ash worth joining the firm in 1989. The practice has built a reputation for qual ity design which has been recognised with civic and national awards. The firm s extensive portfolio spans the design of schools and hotels, to intricate church refurbishments and the renovation of listed buildings across the North West. The practice decided to embark on Business Link’s
Carla’s review is a relay winner
A PUPIL from Ribblesdale High School is the latest Relay Reader com petition winner. Keen reader Carla Townsend (12),
of Siddows Avenue, Clitheroe, wrote the winning review after reading a “fabulous book” by Michael Morpur- go - “The Butterfly Lion.” Carla (pictured), who loves animals
and has a dog, rabbit and a hamster, wrote: “I t is about a boy named Bertie, who in his childhood finds a white lion and wants to keep it as a pet. “His father will not let Bertie keep
"Build Your Dream Team" programme following the departure of several key technical support staff. The campaign was
launched in 2003 by Busi ness Link and is part of a Government £30m. initia tive to support small busi nesses with between five and 49 staff to achieve the
A GISBURN teenager is over the moon after collecting a superb silver award in a regional competition. Thomas Moorhouse (17), who is
petition. The competition covers the main
construction trades and is fiercely contested as only the very best stu dents from each college across the region are asked to compete. The
national Investors in Peo ple award. Since the prac tice committed to the pro gramme, the directors have seen a significant improve ment in the abilities and skills of their people. Staff are now taking on more responsibility for projects as they grow in confidence. The Investors in People
studying joinery at Accrington and Rossendale College, scooped the award m the annual Skillbuild com
challenge over the years has shown the impact that young craftsmen and women are making in the con struction industry and the range of careers which can be developed from having the knowledge of a skilled
trade. This year’s event was held a t
Blackpool and Fylde College, where Thomas beat off strong competition- from 17 other apprentices from all over the North West region to win the award.
Award was presented by Sandra Clarkson, Work force Development Advis er at Business Link North and Western Lancashire. Pictured front row, from
the left: Andy Ashworth, Sandra Clarkson, and Steve Burke, with the Ash worth Burke Partnership team, (s)
Thomas celebrates winning major award For Thomas, who works as an
apprentice for W. M. Robinson, in Chatburn, this is quite an achieve
ment. He was competing against stu
dents with more experience and in some cases two years older than him
self. The competitors in the joinery
event had to draw, set out and man ufacture a complicated joinery frame within a certain timescale and to very high standards.
his new friend and tells him to set him free. Bertie gets really upset and cries every night, and hopes th a t in the morning, the white lion will be sitting at the gate waiting to be let in for breakfast, but that never happens. “Bertie goes
through life and enters the First World War, but soon gets put in hospital due to bad injuries and a broken leg. Bertie soon gets tired of being in hospital and asks one nurse if he can be taken outside for a walk. “While on this walk Bertie sees a
circus poster on a lamp post which says ‘Introducing, the new white lion’. Bertie’s heart skips as he thinks that this is his only chance to be re-united again with his best friend, the white lion. This is a fab book and I would recommend it to children aged seven to 15.” The Relay Reader project is run by
the Lancashire County Council library services. Sheets are provided for children to write reviews on books for the monthly competition, which can then go towards a Relay Readers gold award. For more information visit your local Ribble Valley library.
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