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I c a n n o t help b u t q u e s tio n th e logic of s i tin g a z eb ra crossing on a bend!


sense of it all.


• NCE in a while, everyone comes ■ .i i , . m:


I across things that puzzle them and make them question the


like that television character Victor Mel- drew, but what possessed highways chiefs to place that zebra crossing on Queensway? I t’s been in place quite a few months


Now I don’t want to sound too much


now, but every time I drive over it that same old question pops back into my mind. The first time I drove over it was on a


good brakes, I managed to stop just in the nick of time to allow a lady and her dog waiting at the side of the road to cross. I carried on with my journey, but all ■


Luckily, thanks to quick reflexes and


the time my thoughts were occupied by. the question, Why on earth would some­ one put a zebra crossing there? I t’s right after a bendl I thought back to my


dark wintry afternoon. I was driving along at a steady 30 m.p.h. when I sud­ denly landed upon the new zebra cross­ ing.


.(jeA 'r ' . As' I see i t .......... ■ 'by Julie


Highway Code and rules such as “never overtake on a bend” and although it does not specifically state, “never put a zebra crossing immediately after a bend”, I would have thought it would be commonsonse.


entering into conversations with people about local issues, I was amazed how many other people were pondering the same question. A few people also went on to ask me if


This question stuck with me and on ...... ....... ........


I had ever seen anyone use the new pedestrian crossing, which appeared on Waterloo Road a few months hack. < This crossing is situated on the


straight stretch of road after the entrance to Tesco and almost directly opposite Perry’s Peugeot garage. I walk to work every day and always


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cross over that road in the same places - either side of the Bright Street junction. Now obviously I see the logic of erect­


. uninterrupted by jimctions. I also realise that it was probably positioned there to serve people from the housing estate. However, the fact is I’ve seen hardly


ing the pedestrian crossing further down - as it’s the only straight stretch of road


anyone use it and I still meet lots of peo­ ple trying to cross higher up and com­ pletely ignoring it. In fact, I was only walking to work


.


can see the logic of placing a crossing there from the point of view that it will help children from Ribblesdale High School and elderly people living in the sheltered housing around that area to cross the road. But personally I wouldn’t fancy using


it as a crossing point as I could not be sure that a driver, who was possibly from out of town, in the middle of a day dream and driving in the fading daylight of early evening, would travel round that bend and see me. And before you say it, yes I do know


ing.


this morning to witness around four peo­ ple crossing in the same place as I do. You might call us all lazy mad fools -


fair enough. But what really is the point in erecting a crossing that people are not using? Going back to the zebra crossing. I


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says Gill, a former pupil at Ribblesdale High School. “My role is to source top- quality designs with a particular empha­ sis on women in the 25-40 age bracket. ‘After leaving school, I worked in cos-..


the new assistant buyer at Gene Sutcliffe, the Accrington-based shop synonymous with beautiful clothes for more than three decades. “I t is a really exciting opportunity,”


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shop floor selling to management and now feel ready to take on the responsibility of buying. To have the chance to visit some of Europe’s biggest fashion shows repre­ sents a fantastic opportunity.” Gill will assist proprietor Gene Sutcliffe,


a former model who first established her clothes shop in 1970. “Part of our strategy over the coming


two to three bedroom homes j with areas for the exclusive i permanent residents. The lifd is “like being on a permanent I Local residents have expref


Ribble Valley Borough Cou| and Development Committe to formulate a policy that ■wil van sites. Details of planning! lation in relation to caravan £ a series of presentations relal and local policies, were given I This provided a useful backgl


that caravan parks are fast be ly permanent homes for a nu Those fears were addressed!


C/bl6iirful!


that you should always wait for traffic to stop before stepping on to a zebra cross­


But what if you think the coast is clear


and because you can’t see around the bend, a car, perhaps travelling a bit too fast, is heading in your direction. That’s only my point of view though


issue should write to the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe, Lancs, BBT 2EL.


LOOKING BACK -, 100 years ago


A MEETING of a non-political description was held under the auspices of the Free Trade League. Mr Garnett dealt with Protection as it affected the farmer and pointed out the Ribble Valley had changed from arable land to pasture through force of economic laws, for the consumption in the towns of that perishable article, milk. He stressed that the great towns had developed under the beneficent impulse of Free Trade and that Protection would lead to the farmers’ ruin. • At the monthly meeting of the Education


metics lor a while before turning to fash-”'’* ion retail in Manchester - both on the city ■ High Street and in the Trafford Centre. I covered everything through from


Committee, the Mayor presiding, the first business for consideration was Dr Musson’s notice of motion; ’’That reporters for the press be not admitted to the meetings of the committee”. After much argument the motion was passed by five votes to four, although Coun. Garnett pointed out that the deci­ sion was not binding until passed by the Town Council. . „*_The.first ambulance.box, complete with


stretcher, erected by th e local AmbuJancCrBrigade, was put into position in Bawdlands.


50 years ago . .


THE Trough Road between Clithcroe and Lancast­ er was blocked by two landslides between Sykes Farm and Boundary Hill. I t was closed for more than 24 hours before it could be reopened to traffic. • A CRGS “eleven” fulfilled the first important


year is to attract a younger customer and having Gill on board is a major step for­ ward,” says Gene. ‘But it is also true to say that women


of all ages are getting younger. They are far more aware of their appearance and their sexuality and we are endeavouring to reflect that in the clothes we sell.”


fixture of the school’s 400th anniversary year. How­ ever, this was not a sports event but the dramatic society’s production of "His Excellency", which was played to enthusiastic audiences in the parish church hall.


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Sales specialist Dave is jetting off to the bright lights of Vegas PflT


ducer, Mr Laurence Hardy, had brought to it and the complex business of coaxing strong perfor­ mances from schoolboys, who responded magnifi­ cently, playing mature roles beyond their years ,was first class. • The 400th house to bo built by Clitheroe Cor­


The craftsmanship and enthusiasm that the pro­ • ■iSBs'^Bor-alLyourTra


poration was completed and occupied. The chair­ man of the Housing Committee confidently told the Town Council that even more would be built that


year.


HEADING for the bright lights of Las Vegas after beating off competi­ tion from colleagues around the country is corporate and VIP sales specialist Dave Turner. Mr Turner, who works for Bowker,


‘■year.-,u..--'.'-ji;.,:‘:'-..: > w The 26-yearLold, who began his ' career a t Bowker as a car valetor dur-


the Accrington-based BMW dealer­ ship, has been judged as one of the top 10 corporate salesmen for the presti­ gious marque in the UK over the past


■. ing the school summer holidays, is now preparing to jet off to Las Vegas next


' month along with the other finalists. ■ But first he has to give a presenta-


■ tion to BMW (GB) Ltd management to try to convince them he should be crowned as number one.


i.f: “As well as sales figures, they will he examining our strategies for the devel- ppment of new business and maintain­ ing relationships with customers,” said Dave, who lives in Salesbury. The winner will be announced at the


end of the four-day trip to Las Vegas. : The trip will see the finalists spend


a day on a cattle ranch and take a heli­ copter trip over the Grand Canyon.


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I • The metaphor springs from the curious way oil makes waves subside by changing the surface tension of water and reducing the effects of .wind.: Not terribly environmentally friendly, hut effective. ; Jesus said: “ Blessed are the peacemakers.’’'To become a


I


AM sure you have heard the phrase “pouring oil on troubled waters.”


■ troubled waters. But becoming ■ oil is not something we c a n , work' ourselves up to be. Becoming oil is not a technique by which you psych your fami­ ly into tranquillity. •■■; - To be oil demands more than,


'i ■:; .To'be oil means to enj oy.s - peace yoUrself, a peace which


saying helpful things or adopt­ ing helpful stances., .


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Ifj Keen Rovers fan,Dave, a former QEGS and; Glitheroe Royal Grammar.. School pupil, has worked at Bowker for the past nine years and became 'corporate account manager last year, i.! “Although I’m the one going to Las Vegas, it is a team effort from every­ one at Bowker that has enabled me to reach the finals and I am very grateful. to all the staff for their support,” said Dave.


waters


peacemaker is to become oil on must spring from your own ■


experiences. ;


people, who spread a sense of relaxation round them. ■


■ Tension melts when they ■'


■ You may have come across ■


. enter a room. Matters which had us trembling or biting our fingernails'suddenly seem tri­ fles; The sun comes out when


\ such people start to speak. ;;’ ' i The question we must ask is


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not “how do they do it?” I t is not what they do that matters,.


. but what they are. ■ i They are themselves at peace. And because they are at peace they become sources of peace toothers. :


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are both grateful for it and reassured by it. To he a source of peace then means to be so at peace within


• We sense their inner rest and 25 years ago


THE son of the vicar of Chipping set out on the 12- mile journey to his job in sales at a Preston men’s boutique, then headed off to the south of France to join the French Foreign Legion: Martin Green, who was 19 and had A-levels in English and history, had tried to gain a commission in the Royal Marines, but the authorities insisted that he also take A-level maths to qualify. He left a note and later wrote and told his family that he was undergoing basic train­ ing. His father said: “We thought he was going to work as usual, but he didn’t return. He seems to be


enjoying the life.” • Whalley villagers handed to the council a peti­


tion against a plan to reopen the former Ace of Spades Club as a nightspot. The proposal was to turn the former Co-op building, then being used as a storeroom, into a nightclub once again. • The Ribble Valley suffered its worst winter


weather for 30 years. A weekend snowstorm brought chaos to the roads and closed schools for a day.


Help sought from Oz


A LANCASTRIAN ex-, pat who has lived in Aus­ tralia for more than 30 years is trying to trace family members who, he believes, might live in the Clitheroe area. Henry Collinge Fielding


now lives on the other side of the world, in St Agnes, ; South Australia, but was bom in Lancashire in 1934. Now he is researching


his family tree and has already contacted a num­ ber of Fieldings in his


quest for information. His father was born in Burnley and his grandpar­


ents and great-grandpar­ ents hailed from Hasling- den, but he also believes family members could live in or around Clitheroe. Anyone wanting to find


out more, or make contact with Mr Fielding, can ring Mrs Hollowood on 01282 ■777126. Her late father was one


of the Fieldings already contacted by Mr Fielding from Australia, but research showed they were not related. Even so, Mrs HoUowood is continuing to help Mr Fielding to trace his family.


f o r t h e w e e k


yourself that you are not ruf­ fled by storms. Instead a sense of peace


communicates itself to trou­ bled people around you. ^ ■ St Francis wrote: “Lord, make me an instrument of, peace.” And that starts not with my doing, but with my being.’ ■


Rev! Mark Pickett,


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