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ice in the River Ribble one Sat­ urday afternoon. About 20 memfiers of St Barnabas’, Blackburn, with their vicar. Canon Herrick Daniel, spent the day in St Paul’s church, after which they gathered at the river near Edisford Bridge to baptise three new church members. It was certainly a lively expe­


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rience, singing worship songs before a fair number of people enjoying a glorious July after­ noon. After giving a vigorous address. Canon Daniel waded into the river, with an assistant, and the two of them carefully


ast month brought two new experiences. First, there was a baptism serv­


Life need not be dull


dipped each candidate in the water after they had made their Christian profession of faith. A visitor from the nearby car-


avan/camp site was so impressed that he sought an interview with the vicar. Equally enthused was a Chatburn school mother, enjoying the riverside with her children, who joined in xvith the singing and told me both then and at a school concert a fort­ night later what a good idea she thought the outdoor service was. A very different experience


came one Sunday evening when I went to the Brown Cow in Chatburn to receive a cheque for church funds. The inn regulars had raised the money chiefly


from Sunday quiz nights and I was duly invited to receive the donation. After my few words, the D J invited me to sing some­ thing. Rather taken aback, I


demurred, but then was egged on by some of the friendly cus­ tomers who promised their vocal support and another “whip round for the church” if I would sing “Amazing Grace”. I replied that I would rather


sing “Streets of London”. A cheerful young lady volunteered to sing with me at the micro­ phone and got the words on the karaoke machine. Off v/e went, and thoroughly enjoyable it was. Even more enjoyable was the


receiving of over £57 from their spontaneous collection which, in fact, went to Christian Aid’s Zimbabwe appeal. Life need never be dull, for


right where we are there is much to enjoy and explore. The Chris­ tian life means being open to the Holy Spirit of God, who can make the ordinary seem extraor­ dinary. If you are going away this summer, or are staying at home, pray that He who makes all things new will bring ever- new interest and sparkle into your life.


The Rev. Rodney Nicholson,


vicar of St Paul’s, Low Moor, and pries(-in-charge of


Chatburn and Downham 100 years ago


A LARGE crowd gathered in Clitheroe’s Market Place for a meeting organised by the Lancashire and Chesire Women’s Tex­ tile Committee. Three women from the group each spoke on the subject of votes for women. The meeting passed a resolu­ tion that under the present industrial con­ ditions, the franchise should be extended to women workers. The decision was received with considerable heckling from the male portion of the crowd. O Preacher the Rev. J. Billington spoke


at Clitheroe’s Methodist Church, in Moor Lane, voicinghis concern on the rapid pace of modern life, which he thought was car­ rying people into the wrong direction.


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822691 of history. Now firmly established at its new Ribble


arquees have been dropped, animal pens dismantled and stalls packed away as another Royal Lancashire Show enters the annals ,


Valley home, the show days were blessed with mostly fine weather this year. . . well, two out of three ain’t bad! But the weather was not the hot topic of


conversation at this year’s show. Instead it was speculation that next year’s event will be held, not on the traditional Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, but on a week-


end. Why such fuss, you might ask? But the


change of days is symptomatic of some­ thing much more fundamental, indeed, some would say, a shift in the whole char­


acter of the show. Organised by the esteemed Royal Lan­


cashire Agricultural Society, the annual event is billed as “Lancashire’s premier agricultural show”. With roots going back to 1767,'it is also the oldest agricultural show in the country. Yet some traditional­ ists and dyed-in-the-wool show folk have begun to question whether it, and others like it across the country, really are “agri­ cultural shows” any longer. Originally these were events organised by


farmers, for farmers. They concerned them­ selves with all things agricultural, but held very little interest for anyone outside the


As I see i t . . . by Duncan Smith


close-knit agricultural community. Things have changed. Nowadays the


Royal Lancashire Show has a much broad­ er appeal and is actively marketed at an audience far beyond those actively involved in agriculture. It boasts a wide range of attractions for anyone with a general inter­ est in the countryside and country affairs, or just looking for a good family day out. That is why organisers must look at


moving it to a weekend slot, to cater for those who would go if not for their Monday to Friday, nine to five jobs. For farmers, of course, the weekend holds no particular attraction over any other day. The cows must still be milked whether it is Sunday or


Wednesday. Some, though, are clearly unhappy at


this growing invasion of “townies”, and at the changes that have brought them to the show - the bouncy castles, the craft stalls, the trade stands and burger vans - all the things that make it into a family day out. Where once the show pens were ringed \vith farmers assessing the prize-winning beasts’


LOOKING BACK 50 years ago


AN extra 50 jobs were expected to be cre­ ated by a Clitheroe firm who announced plans of a £250,000 expansion. The devel­ opment, by employers I Cl, was estimated to cost at least a quarter of a million


pounds. 9 Holiday crowds packed Edisford river­


side to bask in the ray of the present unin­ terrupted sunshine. 0 Housewife, Mrs Edna Cowperthwaite,


was the only woman to have successfully invaded the ranks of Clitheroe’s strong corps of male bowling enthusiasts. 0 Chatburn Village Hall held a garden party costing 6d for adults and 3d for chil- dren.


attributes, now you are likely to find Mummy and Daddy showing their wide- eyed offspring the fluffy baa-lambs and


lovely moo-cows. And what’s wrong with that? Should


children from towns only see farm animals in picture books or in snatched glimpses


from car windows? An agricultural show can remain just


that, with agriculture at its heart, but it can also serve as a window on a different world for those not normally involved with agriculture. I t can showcase country life and educate in country ways. It can bridge the gap between town and country. In any case, the harsh financial reality is


that the Royal Lancs, and other shows like it, must attract the crowds if they are tc survive. Where once the local show relied on the goodwill of a farmer willing to lend a couple of fields and someone to stand the cost of hiring a marquee, the costs of stag ing an event on the scale of the Royal Lan cashire are now astronomical. Not to men tion the miles of red tape and ever-chang­ ing regulations to be complied with. As long as agriculture remains at the core


of the agricultural show, does it really mat­ ter if there are a few trimmings around the edges, or if it all happens at the weekend tc get more people through the gate? It should be an event not to distinguish


“them and us”, but to unite all of us in appreciation of agriculture.


Heading towards Tiger territory A


f t e r a few weeks of work slowing down, I decided to take a bit of time out from my current project and seek more work in Hikkaduwa, just south


of Colombo. The work was even more satisfying than


what I was doing further north because we got to see what a difference the work we are


doing is making. We went to a new village called Lesana


25 years ago


RIBBLE VALLEY farmers were among the prizewinners at the Royal Lancashire Show at Witton Park, Blackburn. After a six-year absence, the slimmed down ver­ sion of the show was still popular with exhibitors and visitors, despite displaying no sheep, pigs or poultry. O Four pupils from Clitheroe Royal


Grammar School embarked on a musical tour around Argentina to join in the Buenos Aires 400th birthday celebrations. 0 Waddington FC played Preston


North End in the Sunday league at Twit­ ter Lane, Waddington. 0 Number one in the charts was “More Than I Can Say”, by Leo Sayer.


Gama which translates as “beautiful vil­ lage”. An American lady had bought the land for the community and has set up the mechanism for work to be carried out by locals and volunteers. As an incentive to get the locals interested in the building project, she insisted that they would have to help in the building work and nobody could move in until all 24 houses were built. Today, my first day, was everybody else’s


day off, but there were a few Sri Lankan's and a couple of new volunteers who were there, so we got quite a bit of work done. I started by digging a pit, to be used as a


cess pit. In the heat of the midday sun, this work became unbearable. When you are six feet under, there's no breeze and with the sun directly above you, the sweat pours off your body and saturates your clothes. We are drinking water by the bucket load


and because no shops have been built we have even started to drink water from a


well. Nobody's been ill yet. We also unloaded a huge stack of wood to


A FEW weeks have passed since we last heard from Ribbic Valley man Richard Hartley-Parkinson, who is spending three months in Sri Lanka helping witli the relief effort in the wake of the tsunami. Often working in remote areas, Richard


(22), cannot always get to a computer termi­ nal lo send news via e-mail, however, this


be used as timbers in the rooves of the new houses. I was on top of the lorry with a guy


from Cambridge. Again, this was unbearably hot, but this


time there was even less shade than in the pit.


My nose is peeling and my back is burnt,


but my stomach is still white. Whilst the work is very tiring and tough in the heat, it is very rewarding and motivates you for the next day. Volunteers have become part of everyday life for the Sri Lankans, yet they still treat each new volunteer the same; ensuring we are okay' and looking out for us


during the day. Today, one of the young children was cry­


ing because we were leaving for the day,


which was heartening. Our accommodation is on the beach, so


when we return we go straight into the sea to clean off all the clay and dust which seems to get into every crevice. It's also very refreshing. However, we are a bit hesitant at going far into the sea because there have


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week we received his very latest instalment. The first w inner of the Clithcroc Adver­


tiser’s Tim Procter Memorial Shield - pre­ sented annually to our most promising work experience student — Richard plans lo pur­ sue a career in journalism when he returns to the UK in about a month. Here is the lat­ est entry in his Sri Lanka diary.


been five deaths due to the strong under­ current, which you can feel even when the water is only up to your knees. Flikkaduwa is described by some tourist


guides as a stop-gap between Colombo and Galle, with very little to do. However, most of these guides were written before the tsunami so either the guides were wrong or the tsunami has revitalised the town.


■ There are plenty of bars on the beaches, the sea is the cleanest I have ever seen and all the hotels are good value for money. Next week I will be going up to Jaffna,


the most northern tip of Sri Lanka. This area is much more politically volatile as this is the main Tamil Tiger area and was one of the worst-hit parts of the country by tsuna­ mi. My insurance doesn't even cover me. PS. Apparently there was an earthquake


here the other night measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale. Although we haven’t had any news in the local papers and nobody felt it, I thought I should put your minds at rest and


let you know all is OK. Is this your family?


A FORMER resident of Clitheroe is appealing to anybody who may recognise the people on this photo to come forward. Mr Bob Blackhurst, who left the town in


the mid 1940s, found the photo of the cou­ ple’s wedding day among his late mother’s belongings and would like to return it to


their family. The 86-year-old photo shows Bob and


Elsie Barnes, with family friends when they were married in May 1919, with the bride­ groom dressed in his First World War uni­ form. The couple, who lived in Brownlow Street, had a son, Kenneth, who served in the airborne regiment during the Second World War and would now be in his 80s. Mr Blackhurst is keen to pass on the


photo to any members of the family. Anyone with information can contact Mr


Blackhurst on 01202 840547 or come into the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times office.


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