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MORE than 80 members and supporters gath ered for the annual dinner of the Clitheroe Liber al Club. Held at the Brownlow Arms Hotel, the event was presided over by Aid. T. Cowgill and attended by numerous councillors. Following a sumptuous meal prepared and served by Mr and Mrs T. Nicholson, the after-dinner toast list was honoured. The chairman then submitted the loyal toasts, which were received with musical honours and supported by the members. • The Paragon Hair Cutting and Shaving
Salon, in King Lane, started stocking a large assortment of ladies and gents' umbrellas. The salon, which charged one penny for a shave and specialised in children’s hair cutting, had branched out with an umbrella department. Cwned by W. Greenwood and managed by R. Stubbs, the store also featured an in-house repair service, plus quick delivery on all merchandise.
everyone’s lips, although the pro posed “21st Century landmark” at Kemple End is also being referred to locally by many other names - “monstrosity”, “carbuncle” “blot on the landscape” and “abomination” being ju s t a few culled from our bulging panopticon postbag. As regular readers will know, the
proposed panopticon is one of six new landmark structures to be built in the hills of East Lancashire by 2007 - if those behind the scheme have their way. Work on the first three, at sites in Blackburn, Pendle and Rossendale, is due to start this year, while designs for the remaining three, in Burnley, Hyndburn and Kibble Valley, have just been unveiled. Chosen as the design for Kemple End was “neoSCOPE”, brainchild of
FEW short weeks ago vir tually no one in the Kibble Valley had heard of a
As I see it . . .
international artist Nayan Kulkami. Essentially it is a wavy wall, dipping and rising with the contours of the site. At its centre will be a large cir cular viewing hole, and at the centre of that a suspended lens. Looking through the lens, the
viewer will see a section of the land scape upside down and twice the size. A low stone seat will run the length of the wall and there will be a section of decking where it cuts through a bog. It is tempting to label the proposal
controversial, yet controversy implies an element of debate, an argument with two sides, which has not been our experience. Since featuring the panopticon idea, then the design, we have been deafened by an over whelming chorus of disapproval. Here at the Advertiser and Times,
we have yet to hear one local person speak in favour of the plan. The only positive thing we have heard is that.
by Duncan Smith
of the three shortlisted designs, neo SCOPE was the lesser evil, the best of a bad lot. Our readers have been vocal and of
one voice in their condemnation of this panopticon, their opposition boiling down to: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. In other words, Kemple End
already offers unspoilt natural beau ty, so why spoil it? What surprises me is that no one
has yet picked up on the more prac tical flaws of neoSCOPE. First, heavy structures, like a stone
wall, built on soft things, like a bog, have a tendency to sink. If people need decking to stop them being swallowed by the hog, how will a wall fare any better? Second, when I was a Boy Scout, I
learnt the ancient art of starting a fire using nothing more than a small magnifying lens and a ray of sun shine. Granted, that was a very long
LOOKING BACK 50 years ago
CLITHERCE was blanketed this week after seven inches of snow fell on to the town. Recorded as being the heaviest covering during that winter, the overnight snow continued into noon the next day. Despite slight inconveniences, the general routine of the town proceeded uninterrupted. The worst hit place was Pendle district, where farm ers had to dig their sheep out from behind wall- high banks of snow and the bus service from Downham to Nelson was cancelled. • At Shawbridge ground, Clitheroe FC played
Blackburn Rovers A team in the Lancashire Combination Divison Two. Admission was one shilling for adults and six old pence for children. • Butlin’s was a favourite holiday destination
for families in the Ribble Valley. The fun-packed entertainment camp claimed it provided Britain’s best-ever holiday value, saying that a week at Butlin’s was worth two anywhere else.
time ago, but I’m confident the basic principle holds true.
So on the scant few sunny days we
call summer, will neoSCOPE, sinking slowly on a hilltop, assume the role of a giant Boy Scout, its magnifying lens concentrating the sun’s power to spectacular incendiary effect? On the other hand, maybe the heat
generated by the lens will dry out the bog and arrest the wall’s descent. Whatever the merits of his design,
Mr Kulkarni must be a courageous man, for we are told he will face his detractors a t a public meeting in Hurst Green next month. Rumour has it that local plans are
afoot for an alternative, albeit tem porary, landmark structure at Kem ple End. It takes the form of a very large “wicker man”, identical to that seen in the film of the same name, with Mr Kulkarni cast in the role previously played by Edward Wood ward. Or maybe our councillors will hear
the voice of the people and act accordingly on the planning commit tee. After all, elections are coming.
VC, .y.'.'wv.v." tS!#:: im: a # - 25 years ago
THE export sales team at Trutex won a £550,000 contract in Libya against fierce competition. The order for boys’ leisurewear was one of the biggest contracts the Grindleton-based company had ever captured. Every single garment was made in the seven Trutex UK factories, including the firm’s Henthorn works. The order also passed through the company’s export packing depart ment at Jubilee Mill, Clitheroe. The sales direc tor, Mr Peter Morgan, said that the order had given a wonderful boost to the export division. • Passengers who were looking forward to rid
ing the miniature railway at Edisford were hop ing that they would be steaming round the kid ney-shaped track by Easter. Blackburn Model Engineers’ Society, whose chairman was Mr Ken Taylor, of Claremont Avenue, Clitheroe, was con fident that the project would be finished by the
middle of April, despite it being the target of van dals.
for the week
h e pace of life today is so fast that sometimes God has to send us a message to remind us of the most important
things, and sometimes his message comes as an unpleasant shock. The following story is about such
an unpleasant reminder. A young, successful executive was
driving down a street in town, going a little too fast in his beautiful new Jaguar. He was looking out for any chil
dren who might dart out from behind the parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something moving at the kerbside. No child appeared, but instead a
brick smashed into the side of his wonderful new car!
Extreme wake-up call Slamming on his brakes, the
young man backed his car to the spot where the brick seemed to have come from. Jumping out of the car, the driv
er grabbed a young lad who was standing there and pushed him up against his car. “What do you th in k you are
doing? This is a new car and this damage is going to cost you a lot of money. Why did you do such a thing?” “Please mister, I ’m sorry, but I
didn’t know what else to do,” the boy pleaded.
“I threw the brick because
nobody else would stop.” “I t ’s my brother,” he said. “ He rolled off the kerb and fell out of his
wheelchair and I can’t lift him back up.”
The sobbing child asked the
stunned executive: “Please can you lift him back into his wheelchair for
me? He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me.” Moved beyond words, the man
picked up the disabled boy, sat him in his wheelchair and fastened him in. He took out a handkerchief and
been done. “Thanks mister,” the grateful boy
the lump in his throat, the driver watched ' the boy push his
dabbed at the cuts and scrapes on the child. No serious harm seemed to have
said to the stranger. Too shaken for words, swallowing
wheelchair-bound brother down the street towards their home, then he slowly got back into his Jaguar. The damage was very noticeable,
but the driver never bothered to repair the dented side door. He kept the dent to remind him
of the message: “Don’t go through life so quick th a t someone has to throw a brick to get your a tten tion!” God whispers in our souls and
speaks.to our hearts. Sometimes when we are too busy to listen. He may have to throw a brick at us to get our attention. I t is our choice to listen or not.
A member of St Michael and S( John’s RC Church, Clithcroe
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Reunion date A SCHOOL reunion is being organised for the class of ’82 from Ribbles- dale High School. The event is to be held on
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Dream comes true for a new writer
A
WADDINGTON woman has fulfilled a long-held >.ambition to write about her
favourite Ribble Valley church. Mrs Stella Lightbown, pictured,
of Daisy Hill Farm, spent years teaching sick children in hospitals and children’s homes across the region. But she always had a burning
desire to write about St Hubert’s Church, in Dunsop Bridge, and the Forest of Bowland, which lies on either side of the church. When she retired, she felt she had
plenty of time on her hands and decided to put pen to paper. After weeks of intense research,
she wrote about the church, which she describes as a "Catholic gem, packed full of history, beauty and fascinating facts”. Mrs Lightbown was over the
moon to see her double-page feature published in the Catholic Life maga zine last month.
Proud Meera puts her skills to a winning use!
A STUDENT of speech and drama has scooped
first.prize in a national awards competi tion. Meera Kumar, from Langho,
was one of five pupils from the UK to be selected to take part in the final of the London Academy of Music and Dra matic Art’s Communication and Performance Awards 2004. The talented 14-year-old,
who has been training in public speaking for the past seven years with teacher, Jean Willis, triumphed at the awards after impressing the judges with a recital of a poem. The Westholme school pupil,
who practises her skills in school productions and at festi vals, is thrilled with her achievement. She said: “I would love to
keep on winning, as I love pub lic speaking. The recognition I have gained means I am able to set my sights higher and hope fully compete in London again soon.” Our picture shows Meera
holding her winning certifi cates. (B170205/1)
Specialist celebrations
STAFF and pupils at Bowland High School, Grindle- ton, are celebrating after becoming a specialist school for the arts. To apply for specialist status, schools must raise £50,000 in private sector sponsorship and draw up a four-year school and community plan to raise standards. In return they receive increased funding for four years of around £129 per pupil per year, as well as £100,000 for a capital project to enhance facilities sur rounding the specialist field. Once the four-year period ends, schools can re-submit a bid or apply for another specialist area.
y - ' ’ ■ * '/ In the article, she has given an
insight into the history of the church, which is situated in the nearest village to the centre of Great Britain and her
as.sociated islands. She has described the peace and
tranquillity parishioners’ experience once they visit the holy place and has also praised the efforts of the parish priest, Fr John Chaloner, who has been working at St Hubert’s since 1993. Seeing th? article published is a
dream come true for Mrs Light bown. “I am absolutely over the moon,” she said. “It is so pleasing to see something
that you have enjoyed writing about so much being read by other people. “St Hubert’s Church is definitely
something worth writing about and I am glad that other people will dis cover what a fascinating place it is.” Mrs Lightbown’s future projects
include writing short stories for chil dren.
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