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Work until you drop, then get up and do some more!
age to 70. That alarming statistic comes from new research
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just published by the TUC. And it gets worse. In the most deprived areas of the
North West, where life expectancy is shortened by poor living conditions, the figure rises to two in five men and almost a third of the population as a whole who would not live to enjoy a state pension. Some commentators have called for the retirement
age to increase to 70 as a way of “tackling” Britain's pensions crisis, but the TUC says that this will mean a large number of people-particularly in more deprived areas - will have to work until they “literally drop”. Official figures show that in the North West just less
than 18% of the population die before they reach 65, but more than 25.8% die before they turn 70. As men do not live as long as women, even more men
in the North West would lose out. Just under 23.6% of men die before they are 65, rising to 33.6% who die before their 70th birthday. This puts the North West at number two on the regional league table of losers. Does anyone seriously believe that increasing the
retirement age is the way to solve the pensions crisis? It is not tackling the problem, only sidestepping it. And while it might look a good idea on paper, would it work in practice? Many people in demanding manu-
ORE th an one in four people - and more than one in three men - will die in the North West before they get a pen sion if the Government increases the retirement
As I see i t . ..b y Duncan Smith
al jobs - arguably those least likely to have a private pension - will be physically unable to work until 70. Wouldn’t they just give up on health grounds and claim benefits of a different kind - still a drain on the state? Surely someone who has worked and paid into the
pot for probably the best part of 50 years should be able to call it quits at 65 and get a bit back in the few years remaining to them? Every workhorse deserves to be put out to grass eventually, not to die in harness. TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
"Many commentators tell us that we can solve the pen sions crisis if we all work longer before we retire. “But these figures show that many will have to work
until they literally drop if the retirement age goes up to 70.
"I suspect many of those who say we should all work
longer have good jobs behind desks and their own sub stantial pension savings. It is simply not an option for many manual workers to carry on working until they are 70..
"The only real solution to the pensions crisis is a good
state pension linked to rising prosperity, on top of which people should build extra with compulsory con tributions from employers."
100 years ago
| the weather. But 100 years ago on Saturday, the town was
practically empty as a record number of nearly 1,500 had left the town for Great Harwood, where Clitheroe were playing the local team in a Rib- blesdale League match. Up to the match, which was won by Harwood, neither team had been
| beaten that season. ® The veteran originator of the “Waterworks
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h i n k of a word which describes the height of human pleasure and the depths of
human fulfilment - physical and spiritual. Think of a word which
describes the most funda mental and world-shaking activity of the human race. I t is so fundamental and
world-shaking th a t from that activity a Mozart or a
David Beckham, a Mother Theresa or a Saddam Hus sein might come into being. Through that word, YOU
came into being. Think of a word describ
ing the experience which draws two people close together - closer than a t any other time - in affec tion and powerful, but gen tle, harmony, making them want to stay together for
Think of a word!
ever. Think how the experi ence described by that word can lift people into God, for God - if you believe in God
- is the Creator! Our mystery word
describes one of the most creative acts tha t any human being can perform. AND NOW - consider
how that word is currently devalued, rubbished and desecrated by its common
use in the playground, the workplace and the media. Think how, by a cruel
twist of language and behaviour, that same mys tery word describes acts of violent exploitation by which lovely people a r e .
used, abused and even destroyed. You’ve guessed it - that
word has four letters and begins with an F.
Go back to the beginning
of this piece and remind yourself what tha t Word should mean. And in future, USE WITH CARE! When you use that word
you are talking of all the happiness, the hopefulness and the holiness which comes with true Love.
REV. IAN D.H. ROBINS Anglican priesl.
Picnic”, Mr W. Bolton Dewhurst, accompanied the Town Council on its annual visit of inspection of the town’s reservoirs and gathering grounds. This year was the golden jubilee of the Clitheroe
| Waterworks. © Following our reference to a freak of nature, a
white rook seen in Clitheroe, a reader informed us that elsewhere in the district a handsome oak tree
had grown from an enormous rock, splitting the rock into two.
ON Saturday afternoons it is usual to see Clitheroe crowded with shoppers, regardless of
LOOKING BACK 50 years ago
SUNSHINE stopped play for five minutes at Church Meadow, but the stoppage did not pre vent Whalley from defeating Ribblesdale Wan-
. derers thus replacing Clitheroe at the top of the Ribblesdale League. Dazzled by the evening sun, Wanderers’ last pair successfully claimed against the light with half an hour left for play. But the players were off the field for little more than five minutes and Whalley won with 51 runs to spare. ® People living under the lee of Pendle Hill
were startled in the early hours of one morning by the sound of horses’ hooves and the jingle of har nesses. The riders were members of Wilpshire
Riding School on their way to see the sun rise on Midsummer Day. ® For failing to conform to a “halt” sign at the
junction of Church Brow, while riding a pedal cycle, Antonio Antonacci was fined £1 at Clitheroe Magistrates’ Court. When the defen
dant was questioned about this, he replied: “I was getting late!”
A PLEASANT stroll in the countryside, but for many people an appealing retirement idyll such as this may be only a pipe dream (s)
Were you a war worker?
CHATBURN a u th o r Ron Freethy is calling for the help of readers as he prepares his latest book. "Civilians at War 1939 - 45 -
Lancashire" will recreate the war years throughout the county. Mr Freethy, pictured, whose
extremely successful 2001 publi cation: "Those Were the Days Lancashire" is currently being reprinted, believes that there are many as yet untold stories and pictures. The book will cover topics such
as: the Home Guard, ARP, WVS, the Land Army, refugees, the Blitz or bombs falling in the coun tryside, rationing, the Merchant Navy, Royal Observer Corps, Dig for Victoy, Christmas, birthdays and celebrations, school days, leisure and pleasure, British Restaurants, gas masks, barrage balloons and work - including
cotton, coal, engineering, aircraft and railways. He is particularly keen to hear from those who were employed by Rolls-Royce. "We tend to think of war as a
tragic thing, but there were lighter sides," says Mr Freethy. "There were lots of jokes and
women were given the opportuni ty to do jobs they would not nor mally have been considered for - in some cases, better than men". General memories of the war
will he welcome, he says, and if readers have other topics of inter est, apart from those listed, he would be pleased to hear from them. Mr Freethy can be contacted
via the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe BB7 2EW - mark envelopes for the attention of Mr Ron Freethy, or at Bellman Farmhouse, Chat- burn Road, Clitheroe BB7 4JX.
Caring day for the carers
EIGHT carers and their fami lies from the Ribble Valley and Hyndburn joined more than 1,000 others from across the country for a free holiday at Pontin's Blackpool Holiday Centre as p a r t of national “Carers Week”. Their visit was part of the
25 years ago
COUNTY council officials were probing the appearance of millions of caterpillars feasting on the Spring Wood picnic area in Whalley. The unwelcome visitors were found munching their way through the foliage, leaving the trees com pletely denuded. Lancashire County Council offi cers sent samples to the Forestry Commission and to the Entomology Department of Liverpool University.
© A proposal was being considered for
Clitheroe to be twinned with the southern French town of Rivesaltes. The link with Rivesaltes was first formed in 1971, when the Waggon and Hors es football team visited the town. Since then Rivesaltes residents had visited Clitheroe and a party of 35 Clitheronians paid a return visit. ® The local authority’s first mayoral limousine
was delivered and the mayor’s attendant, Joe Morgan,ensured the gleaming jet-black BL Princess 2000HL was spic and span for the Mayor and Mayoress.
Keen book-lover Tim is a reading superstar
A REVIEW of a mod ern-day Famous Five story enabled eight-year- old Tim Houghton to tri umph in the Relay Read er competition for May. Tim, of St Leonard’s
CE Primary School, Langho, enjoyed reading "The Famous Five and the Search for Smug glers," which takes the original book and gives it a new twist. As well as being a keen
reader, Tim also loves playing football and cycling. Tim, of Brockhall Vil
lage near Langho, said: “The story was about Sooty and Uncle Quentin getting kidnapped.” “The main characters
are Dick, Sooty, Georgia, Julian and Mary.
“I enjoyed reading the
book because it was an adventure story." Tim added: “The part
where Julian worked out th a t Mr Barling kid napped Sooty and Uncle Quentin was especially good.” The Relay Reader
scheme - run by the Lan cashire County Council library services - is aimed at encouraging children to read regularly. Worksheets are provid
ed for children to write reviews on books they have read for the month ly competition, which can then go towards a Relay Readers gold award. For more information,
contact your local library.
Princess Royal Trust for Car ers and Norwich Union Breaks for Carers initiative, now in its third year. The week, which included an “Alice in Wonderland Tea
. Party” and visits to the circus and zoo, started in style with a fete. Among the attractions were stalls, sideshows and
games, entertainment from a barbershop quartet and chil dren’s donkey rides. Cabaret a t the “Alice in
Wonderland Tea P a r ty ” included appearances by Jimmy Cricket, Geoff Lee, Frank Carson and Susan Maughan, together with enter tainment from the talented Pontin's Blue Coats, all sup ported by volunteers from Nor wich Union and the Princess Royal Trust for Carers. Hyndburn and Ribble Val
ley Carers Link Manager, Kathleen Eastwood comment ed: “The carers' break is ideal for everyone who has a caring
Laying the foundations for a successful school experience
LOCAL parents will be given an alternative choice of education system for their pre-school to prima ry age children when a new “Steiner Kinder garten” is established in the Ribble Valley. Parents, grandparents
and educators will be able to learn more about Stein er Waldorf education at an evening ta lk to be held tonight at Station House, Whalley. The title of the talk is:
“Laying the foundations for learning in the early years. Protecting the right to childhood - creating abilities for life”. The Ribble Valley's first
Steiner Waldorf Kinder garten will open in September for children aged three-and-a-half to seven years. In common with the more than a thousand Steiner schools
and early years centres worldwide, “Acorns Stein er Kindergarten” will offer an education founded on a curriculum that addresses a range of intelligences - moral, imaginative, practi cal and emotional, as well as academic. Sheila Clarkson has
been running the Steiner Acorns Parent and Tod dler Group at Withgill Fold, Clitheroe for almost four years. The committee of par
ents has now appointed Nicole Tielmans, a trained Steiner Kindergarten teacher from Stroud, Gloucestershire, to estab lish the kindergarten. Final negotiations for a local venue are currently under way. More information is
available from Jill Hartley on 01254 826635 or Leone Wilson on 01200 427988.
role as Pontin's are able to offer activities and fun for all the family.” David Czerwinski, head of
sponsorship and community at Norwich Union, said: “It's a full-time job caring for your relatives or friends and being on call around the clock often means that carers are unable to make time for themselves. “Norwich Union recognises
that we all need to have time off to unwind and regroup, which is why we have got together with the Princess Royal Trust for Carers to make sure th a t carers are being looked after too.”
New business aid ENERGETIC Ribble Valley Busi ness Woman Dilys Day is urging other enterprising people in Lan cashire to link up in a new network to help boost or kick s ta r t their business. Dilys, of Ribble Valley School's
Out Clubs, said: “ ‘New’ is the name we are giving to a new inde pendent network run by business people for business people, to offer advice and inspiration. Running or starting a business can sometimes be a daunting and lonely experi ence. This lively network will change all that by strengthening businesses in Lancashire through sharing ideas, business experience and by offering mutual support.” There will be a free launch with a
difference for the “New” network on Tuesday, June 29th, a t The Exchange, in Spring Lane, Colne, at 7pm. I t includes a wine tasting by Lancashire business duo “Women on Wine”, who will teach the guests how to taste! For more information about the
business network, Dilys can be con tacted by e-mail on dilys-
day@supanet.com
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