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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, May 13th, 200 ^SER E Valley Matters raU fi I b E t D l l n U f l l IC a weekly look at local issues, people and places
IS? How much longer can 1 have a sense of pride in my town?
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be able to say that? We have recently heard about the problems in the Castle grounds. What happened to the CCTV
cameras? Or is this part of the Cas tle not covered? And, if it is not -
why not? This is not something new. When
I worked there in the late ’60s and early ’70s, every weekend there was damage done. We had to stop growing our own
plants, buying them in instead due to the spiralling cost of continually replacing glass in the greenhouse. Then there was the small animal
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PEARL merchant was regularly looking for good quality
pearls for his business. One day he found the
biggest, most perfect pearl he had ever seen, but he could not afford to buy it. As he thought about it he
decided it was too good to miss so he went home, sold
everything he had and bought the pearl. Many of us are searching
for something. For some it’s happiness, for
some to win the lottery, for others just to find peace of mind in their fears and trou bles, for some to find the per fect relationship. These things often seem
out of reach or difficult to find. The story of the pearl merchant was told by Jesus two thousand years ago. He said the Kingdom of Heaven is like that. When, in our searching, we
look in the right place and we find what God is really offer ing us, then we realise that it is more wonderful than any
thing else we have ever known. Peace with Him, the perfect relationship, a super natural life and an assurance of what is beyond death. He changes our heart and
gives us purpose that satis fies.
Is this too good to be true?
No! But there is a cost. Jesus said the pearl mer
chant had to sell everything he had to possess the pearl. To find th a t true peace
and happiness we have to come in surrender of every thing else to God. Is it worth it? Absolutely. It is the best investment anyone can ever
make. Brian Clark wCALDER
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enclosure where we had many ani mals, birds etc on display. Vandalism, cruelty to the animals
and the cost of repairs caused us to close this. The paddling pool in the play area was closed because people kept
NCE again I find myself writing about the increase in vandalism in our town.
Some were broken. This is totally
As I see i t . . . by a West View Resident
breaking glass and throwing it in. The bandstand was set on fire
many times. The rose garden with its water
fountains was damaged so many times that this had to close as well. Toilets were vandalised regularly,
plus stones from the Castle Keep were rolled down the slopes and, on more than one occasion, these boul ders ended up on the road in Parson Lane (at that time, Parson Lane was open to two-way traffic). This has been happening for more
than 30 years. No one can say it is something new. The recent Bank Holiday has not
been any better. On the Friday night the allotments
in West View were broken into. The lock on the gate was smashed and
many plants were broken. These plants provide a lot of pleasure for many people, both young and old, so what gives these idiots the right to ruin this pleasure? And on Bank Holiday Monday, at
6-30 a.m., I took my son to do his paper round. What was round the corner of Victoria Street had to be seen to be believed. Almost every car had its wind
screen wipers pulled up and some even pulled off. The very last car was not so lucky. Vandals had smashed the windscreen by throwing a stolen flower pot on the vehicle. I then drove round the area and,
again, nearly every car in Whalley Road, Greenacre Street, Woone Lane and Victoria Street, had had its windscreen wipers pulled up.
100 years ago
LIKE many other customs, that of the celebration of the annual club day at Bolton-by-Bowland was gradually on the wane. There was nothing like a crowd in the village, though the uncertain condition of the weather probably had a great deal to do with this. Earby Brass Band and two clubs, the
Ancient Order of Foresters and the Ami cable Society formed in procession at the Coach and Horses Inn and marched to the church. After the service, they returned for a sumptuous dinner at the inn, followed by dancing in a nearby field in the evening. D A correspondent praised the Clitheroe
Times for its new racy style of gossipy local news reporting and said the newspa per had improved 500 per cent under its new management, particularly as the price remained at one halfpenny. B Barbers in Clitheroe decided to close
their shops at 8 o’clock every Monday evening, commencing with the Whitsun tide Holidays.
LOOKING BACK 50 years ago
REPRESENTATIVES of the Clitheroe Wesley and Moor Lane circuits support ed a resolution by the North West Lan cashire synod of the Methodist Church asking the Goverment to give an under taking that Britain would not be the first to use atomic or similar weapons in any future war. B One of the quietest municipal elec
tion campaigns in Clitheroe’s experience was followed by the lowest poll in recent years. Just 63% recorded their vote com pared with 63.3% the previous year and 70% the year before that. The Conserva tives swept to power. B An Ancients versus Moderns football
match was played at Calderstones, in which older members of the staff met younger colleagues. The Ancients won 2-1, becoming permanant holders of the cup, having won it three years in succes sion. Their captain was 65-year-old Sam Brierley and the combined age of the Ancients totalled 480 years.
wrong. Someone must know who these
idiots are. I t is certainly time the police were told. The people responsible may think
it is funny. I t would be a different story if they had to face the people whose cars they have damaged. I t is not just the cost of repairs.
Owners are inconvenienced and then have problems with insurance, i.e. loss of their no-claims discount due to no fault of their own. I know, because we in West View
have just been through the same pro cess, not once but on five occasions. The police spend hours visiting the
homes of people whose property has been damaged. This is all totally unnecessary. If anyone reading this knows the
identity of those involved, please come forward. If you do not, then it could well be
your property, your car or your goods damaged next. “We live in hope.”
25 years ago
THE hands of Clitheroe Parish Church rested forlorn after a disastrous fire badly damaged the building. The blaze started in the children’s corner of the church and quickly took hold, destroying timbers, pan elling, furniture and roof beams. The famous organ was badly damaged by heat and a survey was being carried out to see if it could be restored. A 10-year-old girl was helping police with their inquiries into the £10,000 fire. B A sileage pit and cowshed became a
ballroom, restaurant and amusement arcade for a fund-raising dance at Watt Close Farm, Gisbum. The farmer and his wife turned over the buildings to Riming- ton Football and Cricket Club for the event, which was attended by about 450. B More than 300 children from eight
schools combined to perform a rousing musical evening of singing and playing. The idea for the town’s schools to make music together came from the Rotary Club of Clitheroe, which sponsored the event.
Have you lost a
peacock?
A NOISY visitor is making himself kno wn around Clitheroe’s Highmoor Park estate. The stray pea cock has been wan dering around the es tate for the past fort night, often spending his days in the garden of a house on Bracken Hey, at the edge of the estate. The householder,
Mr Smethurst, has grown quite accus tomed to his colour ful, but noisy, visitor, but is keen to reunite him with his owner. Anyone with infor
mation can ring Mr Smethurst on 01200
428558.
TOP comedian Richard Morton will be the star guest at the Pendle Train ing Awards Evening in August. Young people from Rib-
Celebrity night out for young people The celebrity guest at
ble Valley companies have excelled in previous years at the awards and several are expected to be in the running again when this year’s nominations are announced in July.
this year’s awards event is a regular on television and radio having appeared on numerous shows, includ ing “Jack Dee’s Saturday Night”, “The Stand Up Show” and his own “Richard Morton Live at the Comedy Store”. He has a formidable
reputation as one of the country’s top stand-ups
Emma’s proving a rearglass’ act at study!
P
JL ( ROVING she is a
'"glassy" girl is Clitheroe’s Emma Cowking.
She will be the first girl from
North Lancashire Training Group to undertake a Founda tion Modern Apprenticeship in glass processing. Emma (19), decided to follow
her heart rather than her peers when she took up the manufac turing-based course. She spends five days a week
working for Harlequin Glass in Longridge, bevelling and cutting glass, repairing traditional lead ed lights and dealing with cus tomers. Commenting on studying for
an MA a t Harlequin Glass, Emma said: “I have always wanted to do a practical job which made use of my creative skills, so when this opportunity came up I went for it. “I t doesn’t matter to me if
people think this is a strange choice of Modern Apprentice ship for a girl, I love working as
a glass processor because it is different every day. I plan to carry on working here when I gain my qualification.” Mr Steve Palmer is executive
director of the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) Lancashire, responsible for funding Modern Apprenticeships in the area. He said: “Modern Apprentice
ships are an excellent way for young people to receive top- quality training while they are working. “I t is great to see people like
Emma who have broken through traditional misconceptions that certain careers should only be done by men or women, and are able to study in a job they love.” Modern Apprenticeships are
training programmes designed for young people aged 16 to 24 who are continuing their educa tion while working. There are more than 150 types
available, lasting between one and three years, depending on the level of study. Our picture shows Emma with a piece of stained glass, (s)
and has completed several sellout tours alongside Jack Dee and Lee Evans. Richard will he making
the trip up from London for the guest spot at the annual event, to be held at the Fence Gate, Fence. I t celebrates the success
of Pendle Training Mod ern Apprentices and recognises their remark able achievements.
Students off to study medicine
NINE pupils from Stony- hurst College have received offers from medi cal schools for the 2004 entry - the most for a con siderable number of years. Eight are from Year 13,
representing almost 10% of the final year pupils, and one left in 2003 to
take a gap year. The successful pupils
have received offers from medical schools in New castle, St Andrews, Glas gow, London and Cam
bridge. They are Simukai
Chigudu (17), from Zim babwe, Isabella Lo (18), from Southsea, Clare Doherty (18), from Bacup, Sean Knight (18), ind Mikail Weston (18), both from Zimbabwe, Strachan MacKenzie (18), from Switzerland, James
Small (17), from Roch ester, and Claudia Worth (18), from Germany. Mark Garcia (19), from
Gibraltar, who left last year, has received an offer
from Bristol. The would-be medics
are pictured, left to right, back row James Small, Simukai Chigudu, Stra- chan MacKenzie, Sean Knight, Mikail Weston, and front row, Isabella Lo, Clare Doherty and Clau dia Worth, (s)
Little green dots prove lively topic!
ALTHOUGH they were not on the original agenda, little green dots became a topic of discus sion at the annual meeting of the Ribble Valley Talking Newspa per Group. During various reports at the
meeting, held at Waddington Social Club, it emerged that the little green dots - which are, in fact, small adhesive felt pads that enable visually impaired lis teners to identify the correct side of the cassette to insert in the player - are in need of renew al, but no supplier could be found! Retiring chairman Paul Turn
er commented that if that was the only problem, then the Talk ing Newspaper had had another very good year. He thanked all those who had
contributed in so many ways. Every week about 120 tapes of news from the Clitheroe Adver tiser and Times are sent to lis-
THE annual day trip organised by Chipping Welfare Committee this year will be on May 26th to Buxton and Chatsworth House. The coach will leave Chipping
bus stop at 10 a.m. and travel to Buxton where there will be a two-hour stay, including lunch at the Pavilion Gardens restaurant. The coach will then take the
teners throughout the Ribble Valley, and the organisation functions smoothly because everyone involved plays a small, but vital part. Treasurer Iris Gregson report
ed on a year in which income and expenditure had been almost balanced, thanks to a number of donations and a very successful coffee morning. The election of officers saw
Mr Turner replaced as chairman by Mrs Sue Roberts, who has been vice-chairman for the past year. Iris Gregson will continue
" as treasurer, and Mrs Pat Pearce as secretary. Other committee members were re-elected. Anyone who wishes to receive
any information about the group, whether to volunteer help or to receive the tape, should contact Pat Pearce on 01200 424939, especially if they have information on a source of little green dots!
Stately home is trip venue
party to Chatsworth House for a two-and-a-half hour stay to enable everyone to explore the house and gardens. On the return the coach will arrive at Chipping at about 8-30 p.m. All residents of Chipping, Thomley, Leagram, Little Bowland and Chaigley, aged 60 and over, are eligible to attend with partners.
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