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“The Passion of the Christ”. Rarely has a film attract
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ed so many column inches and hot debate both ahead of its general release in this country on March 26th and since. Some have slated it as
excessively violent - others claim it triggered a deep spir
T may seem strange that just post Easter celebra tions we are talking of
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100 years ago
MEMBERS of Ciitheroe Education Committee discussed the matter of health and cleanliness as applied to scholars in the day schools. Dr Musson moved th a t the managers of each school be enjoined to call the attention of teachers to the risks involved in cleaning slates by spitting on them, and ask them to rigorously suppress the prac tice. He also declared that although the subject of lice was distasteful, the fact remained that on recently examining 60 children qualifying for the factory he found only six or seven with clean heads. B The Mayor, accompanied by his daughters,
visited the Workhouse and distributed tobacco, snuff, oranges, cakes and sweets to the inmates, who were highly pleased with this little act of generosity. B Samuel Cockbaine, New Cafe, Ciitheroe, was
summoned for selling bread without weighing it and for not carrying scales on his bread van. Although liable for a fine of £7, the chairman said it was the first case of its kind that had come before that court and was lenient, fining the defendant 2s 6d in each case.
other newspapers across the region - has devoted many col umn inches to the looming prospect of local government
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N recent months, your Ciitheroe Advertiser and Times - in common with
reorganisation. It can be a dry and often confusing
topic, but it is one that could affect every one of us, not least in our coun cil tax bills. If it goes ahead - and at the
moment that is a big “if” - then it will almost certainly mean the bor ough of Ribble Valley being “swal lowed up” as part of a much larger and probably less rural authority, replacing the current two-tier system of county and district councils. At the moment, various possible
options for change are being consid ered, but in the autumn people across the North-West will vote in a referen dum on whether they want change at all and, if so, what option they prefer. The Government certainly wants it, but equally vocal are the opposi-
One thing is quite certain - this subject will not go away
As I see i t . . . by Duncan Smith
tion groups springing up, such as the “North-West Says No” campaign. - Given the job of handling the whole thorny issue is the Boundary Committee for England, which cele brated its second birthday on April 1st - a date which objectors to reor ganisation claim is entirely appropri ate.
To understand a little more about
the local government reorganisation debate, it may be helpful to review the story so far: On June 17th, 2003, the fledgling
Boundary Committee was charged by the Government with its biggest task to date, that of reviewing local government structures in the three northern regions: the North East, North West and Yorkshire and the Humber. Provided with guidance by the
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, the committee must recommend at
least two options for a single tier of local government in areas where there are currently both district and county councils, such as Ribble Valley. In October 2004, people will be
given the option to vote in a referen dum on whether they wish to see elect ed regional assemblies established in their region. In addition, those living in the two-tier areas under review will be asked to vote on a further question on which option of local government structure for their area they prefer. The second period of public consul
tation - designed to identify those options - has now ended. The commit tee is currently considering proposals put forward by local people and must submit its final recommendations to the Deputy Prime Minister by May 25th. Pamela Gordon, chairman of the
Boundary Committee, said: “The aim of the review is to establish high per-
LOOKING BACK 50 years ago
A BOY found a skull on the surface of a field adjoining St Mary’s Cemetery, Ciitheroe. He took the skull to the police station and it was later examined by a Home Office pathologist,
who stated it to be that of a woman aged about 40.
B Veterinary experts were investigating the
cause of losses among lambs in the Gisburn and Bolton-by- Bowland area at the request of farm ers, who were puzzled by deaths among lambs
from half-bred ewes of the Swaledale-Wensleydale or Teeswater cross. There were no obvious symptoms for the
deaths, which were confined wholly to twin lambs from ewes that had wintered in the north. B Thrills and spills marked the annual point to
point steeplechase held under the direction of the
Pendle Forest and Craven Harriers Hunt at Saw- ley.
The general enjoyment was marred by only one
serious consequence when Mr R. H. Fawcett fell in the Ribblesdale Cup and broke his collarbone.
forming local government in the cur rent two-tier areas of each of the three regions, which will combine effective service delivery across all local
authority services with responsiveness to local communities.” Later this month the committee
will publish its second stage of public opinion research, which has been undertaken by MORI, across the two- tier areas of the three regions. The MORI findings will be one of a num ber of factors taken into consideration by the committee when publishing the final recommendations on May 25th. Whether or not local government
reorganisation actually happens - with all the upheaval it must inevitably bring - remains the stuff of crystal ball gazing. Much will depend on the result of the referendum this autumn, though fears are already being voiced about how its results mil be “interpreted”. But one thing is certain. In the
months leading up to that referen dum, this is one subject that will not go away.
m m m m 25 years ago
SPORTING hot-shots from Ciitheroe won two titles against opponents they had never seen. The five men of Ciitheroe and District Rifle and Pistol Club won their division in the National Smallbore Short Range Winter League and the Lancashire League. The marksmen competed by shooting a series of targets under the eye of an official scruti neer. The cards were then posted off for checking and overall league results registered. B With a 12,500 majority at the March 1st by-
election, the Tories were confident that local MP Mr David Waddington would retain his seat at Westminster following the vote in the May 3rd gen eral election. H Town centre shopkeepers in Ciitheroe were
being terrorised by vandals who had left a trail of destruction behind them. The hooligans were mak ing weekends a nightmare for shopkeepers who lived above their premises in Moor Lane and resi dents said that the incidents would not stop until magistrates took a much tougher line with trouble makers.
Going AWOL proves a
GOING “AWOL” is not usually something to shout about in the Army. But when AWOL stands for “Army
f o r t h e w e e k
itual experience. I had the privilege to attend a preview showing for church leaders in March at the Print Works in Manchester. Mel Gibson’s “The Passion
of the Christ” is a magnifi cent achievement - a work of a r t th a t harnesses all the power of the film medium, but also theologically subtle and an emotionally moving portrayal of the last 12 hours
of Jesus’ life and a very pow erful resurrection scene. Con troversies surround it, and evangelistic campaigns accompany it, but Mel Gib son’s vision is bigger than the attempt to dismiss it as anti- semitic or to reduce it to a
mere marketing opportunity for the Gospel. ‘"The Passion of the
Christ” is certainly a beauti fully crafted and finely con
ceived work of great artistry and daring, worthy of serious
contemplation, prayerful dis cussion and grateful applause and it may well be the finest portrait of Christ yet filmed.
Appropriately, in the end,
the film draws attention nei ther to the brilliance of James Caviezel as Jesus nor
the vision of Mel Gibson and 12 years of research, but to
the wonder of the Christ who gave his life in agony of body and soul for love of the
world. The film is in Ciitheroe at
The Grand in York Street from April 30th to May 6th. Go and see it and let's hear what you felt about it and
how it touched you. Chris Cheeseman
Superintendent, Ciitheroe Methodist Circuit
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Way Of Life” and not “Absent With out Leave”, it is a different story, as Ciitheroe student Lesley Wilson found out. The Ribblesdale High School and
Technology College pupil recently completed a 14-week Army Way Of Life course, for students interested in pursuing a career in the Army. The course is jointly offered by the
Army Recruitment Team and East Lancashire Education Business Part nership and culminated in the pre sentation of a framed certificate at the University of Central Lancashire. Lesley attended one day weekly and made the decision to reluctantly
miss a residential course in January in order to take her mock GCSE exams. Her achievement was applauded at
the presentation evening by her proud father and two members of the school staff, Mrs Val Parkes and Mrs Mel Smith. I t has long been Lesley's dream to
go into the Army and she is deter mined to pass the selection test in three months’ time. Sergeant Jason Pendlebury com
mented that she had been one of the best female recruits he has trained and he was confident she would be successful. Lesley is pictured, centre, with
Sergeant Pendlebury and Gaye Con nelly, from the Education Business Partnership, (s)
Bill’s on cloud nine after taking part in freefall festival challenge
the world’s biggest freefall festivals. As reported in our columns last
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month, the former Ciitheroe man took up skydiving after emigrating to Australia in 1990. Bill now reads his Ciitheroe Adver
tiser and Times on the Internet (
www.clitheroetoday.co.uk) and con tacted us about his planned trip to the Thai Sky Festival - a fortnight- long event run by the Royal Thai Air force and involving skydivers from around the world. Having returned safely from the trip.
Bill (44) has been in touch again to let us know how it went. He mtes: “The event didn’t get off
to the best start. At a large meet with lots of parachutes in the air, canopy control is an important issue and, unfortunately, on day one a Russian jumper and an Italian jumper collid ed under a canopy at about 200ft, causing both canopies to tangle and
deflate and plummeting both jumpers to the ground, resulting in a double fatality. “The Russians had a large contin
gent there and, as you can imagine, the mood was somewhat subdued for the rest of the event. “However, despite that setback, the Royal Thai air force supplied an excel lent aircraft - a massive Hercules
C130 transport plane - and great air crew and support staff. “The festival was basically held on a peninsula of land jutting out into the sea and, despite a number of people voicing concerns, there were only two people who unfortunately landed in the drink out of more than 5,000 jumps being made. ‘"The closest call I had was having
KYDIVING ex-CIitheronian Bill Bleazard is still on cloud nine after taking part in one of
to land on a beach a couple of kilome tres from the drop zone.” Bill, who is also a qualified instruc
tor and freefall cameraman, said it had been the trip of a lifetime. He added th a t since our firs t article appeared, he had made contact with a few old friends from the Ribble Valley who he had lost touch with over the years. He lived with his family in Brook
Street, Ciitheroe, imtil 1971, when they moved to Up Brooks. His mother, Mrs Hazel Bleazard, still lives at Up Brooks and his sister, Mrs Adele Thornburn, lives with her husband Andy and their children. Ruby and Ike, in Park Avenue. Bill attended Pendle Junior School
and Ribblesdale Secondary Modem and worked as a maintenance fitter at Castle Cement before emigrating. He now works as site engineer for a pharmaceu tical company in Melbourne and spends every spare moment skydiving. Bill is pictured in freefall during the Thai Sky Festival, (s)
Search is on for women who make a difference
BARNARDO’S North West is hunting for outstanding Ciitheroe women who have made a signifi cant difference to their families or communities. The charity is looking for some
one who is a woman of achieve ment or bravery, stalwart of the community, caring neighbour, wonderful mum, charity worker, entertainer, devoted carer, high flying businesswoman or sportswoman. Barnardo’s fund-raiser Shirley Kewley said: “We receive nomina tions naming women from all walks of life. Many nominations demonstrate bravery, dedication, triumph over adversity, success in business or sport - the list is end less. Many children nominate their mums. They have all worked or given up time to the communi
ty.
WORK by an artist from Rams- bottom will be shown at Whalley Public Library next month. Mr Graham J. Bedford will be
. on the library landing from May 4th to May 2dth. This is the first time he has
taken the opportunity to exhibit work in a library.
“While this is a competition for
women across Lancashire, we do welcome nominations in sur rounding areas, who still have links to the county.” Now in its 15th year, the organ
isers are hoping to receive a record number of nominations. The most outstanding nominees will be invited to a celebration event at the Mytton Fold Hotel, Whalley, on September 29th, when the final winner will be announced. Those interested in making a
nomination should call 01253 347985 for information. All proceeds from this event -
raised from an annual raffle and donations - will go to support Barnardo’s work in Lancashire, which includes helping families with disabled children, homeless young people and disadvantaged families and children.
Artist’s work goes on show Mr Bedford has work in private
exhibiting a selection of water colours and sighed working drafts
collections across the UK and in the USAi France and Spain, selling through exhibitions, galleries and private commissions. He has published a watercolour
calendar which will be on sale in retail outlets from the beginning of September and a collection of his poetry, titled “Just Another Day”, will be published in summer.
John will make waves for charity WADDINGTON man John Herd wll tackle a sponsored swim next month to raise funds for a new dis- abled access a t the village’s Methodist Church. John, who is
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disabled himself, will swim at Pen dle Wavelengths, in Nelson, on May 7th, starting at 2-30 p.m. Anyone who would like to spon sor him can phone 01200 423980.
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