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THOUGHT fo r t h e w e e k


MANY people are eagerly waiting their exam results at this time of year. For those who get good


results it is a wonderful feeling of success and excitement about the future. For those who do not get


such good results, there can be the sense of failure, rejection or consternation. The future will be different depending on the results. Most parents want their


children to get good results and the best possible qualifica­ tions. They will then have the best chance of success in life -


Success or failure? Et-


or will they? How do we meas­ ure success? Is the best life always the


one with most financial reward? I know many people who have stepped out of the “rat race” and found some­ thing much more fulfilling, . even though it has less remu­ neration. The more challenging ques­


tion is “How do we value a per­ son?” Mother Theresa never


earned a big salary or achieved great worldly success, but her value as a person cannot be denied. Many people who have


made their mark on history were not the most financially successful. Many of the most financially successful have ended their lives in unenviable ways. 'The Bible says: “A man’s life


does not consist in the abun­ dance of his possessions.” We need to ask more ques­


tions than “What are your qualifications?” or “How much does he earn?”. . A persons character is worth


far more than his money. What he or she adds to society is of key importance. Do we enjoy being in their


presence? I remember reading a notice that said: “Everyone brings joy to this office - some when they come in, some when they leave!” I believe we should learn


more of how to encourage our young people to value them­ selves for who they are. Each individual is unique and has unique value. God sees what’s on the inside


not just what’s on the outside and He receiyes anyone who comes to Him with a right heart.


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OmcaUdmitaUl Est. 1974 100 years ago


PEACE was restored to the Lancashire cotton industry after a cotton strike was averted. After a two-day conference, last­ ing nearly 20 hours, Lancashire could breathe freely once again. • The Clitheroe Borough Band played


at the Bolton-by-Bowland annual athletic sports event, which included dancing afterwards. Unfortunately the attendance of competitors from Clitheroe was reduced due to the “interference of the Clitheroe school holidays”. O Grouse shooting opened in splendid


weather on Saturday. Col. Parker and his party of six guns bagged 79 brace on the moors near Walloper Well on Monday. 8 During the Clitheroe holidays the


proprietors of the “Clitheroe Times” (now Advertiser) would be pleased to send copies of the newspaper to any addresses during the holiday season. At the rate of one penny per week, post free.


LOOKING BACK 50 years ago


HOLIDAYMAKERS from the Clitheroe district were among the hundreds of peo­ ple stranded in Liverpool the previous Fri­ day, after the night boat from Dublin sailed without them. The steamship com­ pany had declared the trip an “open boat” so therefore tickets were unnecessary. However this caused far too much interest in the trip and consequently around 400 people were left behind. 8Boy Scout Michael Eccles, of


Clitheroe, travelled to the World Scout Jamboree in Canada. The young man car­ ried a hand-carved wooden plaque that he had designed and made himself. • Cricketer Mr Norman A. Water-


worth captured his 1,000th wicket playing for Gisburn against a Burnley team. This was a remarkable achievement for the man who had lost his leg in an accident at the age of five and had used an artificial leg ever since.


^ Senrloi (UaatUrt) Untte^ The local professionals


Regional Assembly - an unelected body which costs £3m. to run each year and employs 70 people - is scrapped. Eight Regional Assemblies, one for each


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English region, were set up by John Prescott in 1998 and together cost £23m. per year to run. They were widely seen as a prelude to


setting up elected regional assemblies to replace the current two-tier structure of county and district councils. But when a public referendum on plans


for an elected Regional Assembly in the North East resulted in an overwhelming “No” vote, plans for similar referendums in other regions were shelved. The current unelected regional assem­


blies are composed of councillors, nominat­ ed by their local authorities, and “commu­ nity stakeholders”, such as trade unions, “cultural networks” and pressure groups. In the North West, several major busi­


ness organisations, including the Federa­ tion of Small Business, the CBI and the Institute of Directors, left the Regional Assembly three years ago, citing poor man-


ONSERVATIVE Euro MP for the North West, David Sumberg, is demanding that the North West


As I see i t . . . by David


Sumberg MEP


agement and a failure to listen to the pri­ vate sector. Labour-led Lancashire County Council left the assembly over concerns that it was spending public money to cam­ paign for an elected assembly. Now Mr Sumberg is calling for the


Assembly to be scrapped before any more money is wasted on it. “There is no public appetite for Regional


Assemblies, as proved by the ovenvhelming 79% “No” vote in last November's North East referendum. The regionalisation agen­ da is a dead parrot,” he said. “If the public don't want an elected


Regional Assembly they certainly don't want an unelected one!" Coun. Les Byrom, Conservative group


leader on the assembly, said Conservatives in the North West were becoming increas­ ing frustrated with the unelected quango: “We told the assembly members last


December that the organisation must ‘change or die’,” he said. “There is far too much petty squabbling


and waste of public money, the assembly has no respect or authority and is on extended probation. Many councils in the North West are so fed up they have given notice to quit, the assembly managers have until this December to put the house in order or it will be meltdown.” Mr Sumberg said axing the assembly


now would free up cash to spend on the region's schools, hospitals and police forces. “The North West Assembly is a glaring


example of Labour waste and it must go,” he said. “It costs millions to run, but serves no useful purpose. It wastes taxpayers cash and meddles in areas it has no business to. “This hard-earned money should be


spent on frontline public services, more police officers, teachers and doctors. More­ over an unelected quango should not take powers away from local councils and Gov­ ernment which are elected and account­ able.” 8 What do you think? Write to: The


Editor, Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe, BB7 2EW (E-mail: vivien.meath@eastlancsnews.co.uk)


Jenny is the newest face of Valley police


By Faiza Afzaal


tion. She is taking over the role of geograph­


M


ic inspector for the Ribble Valley from retiring Insp. Bob Ford. Bom and bred in Preston, she wanted


to be a policewoman from the age of 14. She went to school in Lytham and


joined the police at the age of 21, having successfully completed a three-year degree course in criminology and psychol­ ogy at Edge Hill University in Ormskirk. Her first posting as PC was at North-


gate Police Station, Blackburn, in 1991. Over the years, she speedily rose through the ranks and in 1996 moved to Accring­ ton as acting sergeant. A year later, Insp. Coulston (35), pic­


tured, transferred to HQ in Hutton as a uniform trainer and during this period was promoted to sergeant. A move to Lancaster as a patrol and


custody sergeant followed and in 2000, she was appointed as acting inspector in Poulton-ie-Fylde. Her progress to the upper ranks of the force was inevitable and in December 2000, she was promot­ ed to inspector at Hutton training school.


25 years ago


JOY over the \vithdrawal of shock redun­ dancy notices to 50 knitwear worker at Lancaster Hosiery’s Waterloo Mill base, in Clitheroe, was short-lived. The prospects of winning new, vital orders had disappeared and the twist in the firm’s economic fortunes led to the work­ force receiving their second notices in a month. 8 A first-floor extension to provide a


sixth-form unit at Clitheroe Girls’ Gram­ mar School had been submitted to Ribble Valley Council. 8 'The WI’s annual show was held at the


Clitheroe Girls’ Grammar School. Coun- tryivomen displayed their skill and talents on a variety of stalls. 8 Penthouse Pottery had moved into


new premises in the Swan Courtyard. Pro­ prietor, Mr Geoff Cross, was expanding the business selling fine pottery and delightful chinaware.


Caring Rebecca aiming for award


A YOUNG carer from Clitheroe has been shortlisted for a top training award. Rebecca Cunliffe, pictured, has been


nominated for the Care NVQ Level 3 Learner of the Year, award by Pendle Training. Rebecca (23) works at Abbey- field House, where she combined her job with day release sessions to complete her


NVQ. She has now completed her appren­


ticeship and is looking forward to put­ ting her training to good use. "Even though I worked at Abbeyfield


Guides and Rangers


want you!


ARE you aged between 14 and 26? Do you want to be challenged by new adventures and experiences and achieve a sense of pride in accomplishment? Do you want to make some new friends? If you can answer


“Yes” to these ques­ tions, then here is an opportunity for you. Clitheroe and Dis­


trict Guides are setting up a new Ranger Guide group in Clitheroe and looking for enthusiastic young people to get the group up and running. If you are interested, call Michelle Smith on 01200 429732 or Georgie Hutton 01200 441475 for more d e t^ . :


before I started my training, the appren­ ticeship has helped me to develop myself, learn the reasons behind what I do and even taught me new skills,” said Rebec­


ca. "I've really enjoyed the classes at Pen­


dle Training and got to meet other peo­ ple who were in a similar role." Rebecca is now looking forward to the


announcement of this year’s winners at the annual Pendle Training Awards Evening, being held at the Colne Munic­ ipal Hall later this month, (s)


Award at Business in the Commu­ nity’s Awards for Excellence 2005. The Preston-based company,


Booths celebrates a win R


e g io n a l supermarket chain Booths has won the Post Office Rural Action


which opened its Clitheroe store around 25 years ago, was present­ ed mth the award at a gala dinner held at the Royal Albert Hall, before an audience of more than 1,600 leaders from business and community organisations. The Post Office Award, held in


association with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) was given in recognition of Booths’ commit­ ment to sourcing fresh products from the counties it serves - Lan­ cashire, Cheshire, Cumbria and


Yorkshire. This traditional approach to


retailing enables Booths to offer customers at its 26 stores across the north of England, a range of fresh groceries, meats and repon- al specialities, while providing ^, yaluable'sotiiltan'd .fecdndihic •


return to the region’s rural com­


munities. Business in the Community


Chief Executive Julia Cleverdon said: "Booths is a tremendous example of the benefits from local sourcing, not only for the business, but the rural economy. They are an example of real excellence in building business success by sup­ porting local communities and building robust regional supply


chains." Chairman of Booths Mr Edwin


Booth, commented: "We are delighted to have been presented with this award. We have always had a very clear idea of what makes a regional supermarket so vital to its local conununity - the quality of the product range, excellent customer service, strong career development opportunities for staff and good store locations. “We have always remained true


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to our core beliefs and have adopt­ ed innovative retailing methods to cater for changing consumer


ACE CONCERN was the subject when members of Clitheroe and District Probus Club met. The speaker was Mr Ian


Ainsworth who outlined the local organisation of Age Con­ cern in the Ribble Valley and the help it provides for older people of both sexes. The information and adviso­


ry services include home, trav­ el and motor insurances with no upper age-limit, aid-call personal alarms, health and social services and day care services for frailer older people a t Newton Village Hall on Tuesdays, Trinity Methodist Church Hall on Thursdays and Whalley Methodist Church on Fridays. The day care includes transport from and to home, a midday meal and refreshments. The vote of thanks was pro­


posed by Tom Wallwork. The next meeting, tomor­ row, is the summer lunch at


;


EET Insp. Jenny Coulston, the new face at Clitheroe Police Sta-


For the past five years she has been


head of the professional uniform training department at HQ. Insp. Coulston’s new post demands


considerable police experience and she has plenty of it. Looking forward to the chal­ lenge of working in a rural area, she said she intends to provide continuity for the town. “I love the geographic police role and


am looking forward to the challenge of working in a new area and intend to con­ tinue the good work carried out by Insp. Ford,” she commented. “In the past, I have lived in Longridge


for eight years, and am familiar with some rural aspects however, this is a challeng­ ing role for me. My commitment is defi­ nitely in the Ribble Valley and I have no intentions of moving on.” In addition, Insp. Coulston is one of the


forces’ 12 hostage negotiators, dealing with suicide, sieges and kidnap cases. Clearly a bright spark, she has recently


completed a Master’s degree in training and evaluation from the University of Hull.


Insp. Coulston is married with toddler


twins - a girl and a boy. In her spare time, she enjoys swimming, reading and travel­ ling.


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