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100 years ago


CLITHEROE was host to an open air lec­ ture given by Mr Reuben Fetch, the organising secretary of the Land Nation­ alisation Society. I t was accompanied by a second lecture, held in Salford. O The Bowland Annual Athletic Sports


Gala was held at Bolton-by-Bowland. The village family event, included high jump, walking, tug-of-war, all weights and wrestling. Competitors were awarded cash prizes. 9 West Bradford presented an annual


choir sermon at the United Methodist Free Church. Conducted by Mr James Chadwick, of Lytham. All collections were in aid of the village church choir funds. • An exciting cricket match was held at


Chatburn Road grounds between the sec­ ond teams of Clitheroe and Sabden. Owing to rain it was not possible to finish play, but Sabden batted between showers, running up a total of 151 for seven wick­ ets when the innings was declared closed. Following this creditable performance, Clitheroe lost three wckets for seven when the game had to be concluded.


Know where children are and what they are doing


days. Ribble Valley Borough Council’s quali­


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ty of life officer, John Barber, is calling on local parents to keep an eye on their youngsters over the coining weeks. He said: “Children deserve the protec­


tion of their parents, who must share responsibility for their behaviour and


safety. “Left unsupervised, they can cause


problems and be a t risk. “The guidelines and parameters that


youngsters need appear to be lacking in modern society, so I am calling on parents to be aware of where their children are.


ARENTS are being asked to keep their children in check during the summer school holi­


As I see i t . . .


by John Barber, RVBC quality of life officer


who they are with and if they are safe. “I am calling on parents to ensure their


children have a happy, healthy and safe summer, and make sure their behaviour allows the rest of the Ribble Valley to do the same.” Ribble Valley Council was one of the


LOOKING BACK 50 years ago


SHEEP dog trials and BSJA Jumping Championships were among the many events held at the Royal Lancashire Show, which took place at The Showground, East Park Drive, Blackpool. The event, which ran from Wednesday to Saturday, was publicised as “The Show of the North.” • Clitheroe and Barnoldswick firemen had to run hosepipes over three-quarters of


.a mile of fields in an attempt to curb a barn fire at Bashall Eaves. The fire-fight­ ers found that they had insufficient water supplies and had to use the hosepipes to gain access to the River Hodder, as well as using an immediate “booster” pump. O The Brabin Charity paid tribute to


the memory of John Brabin. Exactly 272 years to the day since he was buried in the parish churchyard, the villagers of Chip­ ping unveiled a plaque at the house where he had lived. 9 “Bengal Rifles” was showing at The


Grand, in Clitheroe. Starring Rock Hud­ son and Arlene Dahl, the film was in colour on widescreen, reflecting the turbu­ lence of Indian’s action- packed history.


T H O U G H T f o r t h e w e e k


to us brings out the best in us. Political and religious differences have been set aside. We have been moved to sympathy and grief. We have watched and lis­ tened, prayed and shed inward tears. We have lived John Donne’s great words: “Any man’s death diminishes me for I am involved in mankind.” We have seen the worst and the best of humanity. Yet, for religious believers the tragedy has posed the great


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h e London bombs and their horrendous toll in life, for a while united us in grief. The worst that happens


first authorities in Lancashire to appoint a quality of life officer. Former rural bobby John Barber mediates between feuding neighbours, works closely with the police to identify community prob­ lems and keep nuisance juveniles in check. He also co-ordinates the work of agen­


cies involved in the issuing of anti-social behaviour orders. The council has organised a series of


supervised, safe and secure sporting and artistic activities for young people over the summer months. Further details of the scheme, called


“Kids Get Active”, are available from the council’s community services department on 01200 414475.


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OUR picture shows pupil Richard


Howarth meet­ ing Ribble Valley MP


Nigel Evans during (he Stonyhurst


group’s tour of the House of Commons (s)


Firm joins top scheme


A BARROW business has become the first in its trade to have its services honoured by a prestigious scheme. Conservatory World, based at Hansons


Garden Centre, is the first company in the UK to join the Guild Approved Ultra Installer Scheme. Set up by Clitheroe business. Ultraframe,


the scheme aims to offer customers peace of mind when choosing to buy a conserva­


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Precious relic goes to London for ceremony


A PRECIOUS historic artefact from a Ribble Valley college was taken to Lon­ don by pupils and staff to play a part in a moving religious ceremony. Almost 470 years to the day since his


25 years ago


A VILLAGE school was told by the coun­ ty council that it would have to close the following July in an attempt to cut spend­ ing on education. Pendleton CE Primary School, which had around half a dozen pupils, was 143 years old. • 9 The starting date for work on the new


supermarket in Station Road, Clitheroe, was put back again because of new legal moves by Smith Transport. Chairman of the Preston grocers, E.H.


Booth, who planned to build the super­ market on the site of the old railway sid­ ings, said he had no intention of pulling out and remained confident that Clitheroe would have the store one day. 9 Six young people from the Mediter­ ranean sampled a taste of rural life during


a visit to the Ribble Valley. The visitors, from Gibralter, visited the


area under a scheme arranged by Lan­ cashire Education Ribble Valley Youth Service. The youngsters, who were staying with


local families, spent the day at a farm in Wiswell Moor.


God’s faith in us


question: “Why does God, who created us in love, allow such things to happen?” I t was a question asked by some of the great figures of the Bible, Abra­ ham, Moses, Jeremiah, Job. They lived without easy answers. Perhaps that is what faith is. To be a parent is to be moved


by the cry of a child. But if the child is ill and needs medicine, we administer it, making our­ selves temporarily deaf to its cry. A surgeon operating in an emergency without anaesthetics must momentarily distance himself from the patient’s pain.


If we were able to see how


tragedy leads to good tomorrow - if we were able to see from the point of view of God - we would understand divine purpose, but a t the cost of ceasing to be humM. God does not want us to cease to be human, othenvise he would not have created us. We are not God. There is divine pur­ pose and sometimes looking back at the past, we can see it. But those who suffer in the


present are not healed by the past, God does not ask us to act from his point of view, but from ours, striving to be good in the short term not just the long, in


this world, not the next; front the perspective of time anc space, not infinity and eternity. God asks us not to under­


stand, but to heal; not to accept suffering, but to diminish it. We cannot, should not, seek


to understand God’s justice, bul we should strive to emulate his compassion. That, these past days, is what people have done. Without pausing to vindicate their faith in God, they have helped to vindicate God’s faith in us.


A parishioner at St Michael and St John’s RC Church. Clilheroe


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death, St Thomas More was honoured in a Mass held a t the Palace of Westmin­ ster, only yards from where he was tried and sentenced. Among those attending the service


were pupils and staff from Stonyhurst College, at Hurst Green, who provided a physical link with the past by taking along a nightcap once owned and worn by St Thomas More. . A former Lord Chancellor and Speaker


of the House, of Commons, St Thomas is the patron saint of politicians and was remembered during the service organised by one of his parliamentary descendants. Lord Alton of Liverpool. He organised the Mass in the crypt at St Mary’s Undercroft to celebrate the


saint’s Feast Day. What made the event more poignant


was the placing of the Stonyhust relic in front of the altar during the service. The hat was taken to London by a


group of pupils from Stonyhurst, the Jesuit college in Lancashire, and Fr Denis Blackledge SJ, Father Superior and Chaplain at Stonyhurst, led the


service. A number of Catholic MPs, including


the Right Hon. Paul Murphy MP, joined


the pupils at the Mass. The nightcap, is part of the collection


of Catholic treasures held at the college and the pupils were proud that they were


New hand


at the helm CLITHEROE Lions’ has


a new president. Mr Peter Scholes has taken over the post from


Mr Ian Joyce. He was presented with


his chain of office during a meal held at the Moorocok Inn, Waddington, attend­ ed by Lions’ and their partners. This is the second time


that Mr Scholes has been the club’s president, he firs t held the post in 1989/90.


OUR picture shows Mr Joyce handing on the chain of office to Mr Scholes. (A070705/4)


fortunate enough to accompany it to the


capital. The red and gold embroidered linen


nightcap would have been worn inside the house, usually in the evening, to keep the head warm, and a female family member probably made i t for St Thomas. I t was described as “the cap he wore to the last”. Fr Thomas More SJ, the last surviving


male descendant of the saint, presented it to the College in 1755 when it was at St Omers, in northern France. Fr More was the last provincial of the old society before the Suppression. Fr Denis said: “It was a great privilege


to be celebrating Mass in the Palace of Westminster at the invitation of Lord Alton. I t was particularly poignant as it was the Feast Day of St Thomas More.” The Stonyhurst pupils were visiting the capital as part of their A-level poli­


tics course. They enjoyed a tour of the Palace of


Westminster, listened to Prime Minis­ ter's Questions, had lunch on the Palace of Westminster terrace, visited the Mill- bank TV studios and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, had tea at Portcullis House and went inside the security barrier and walked up Downing Street. One of the pupils, Richard Howarth,


(17), from Hurst Green, said: “I t was an unforgettable day which was made even more special by being involved in a Mass to celebrate the life of St Thomas More with a relic of his laid in front of the


altar.” Lift?. . arii.


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of Conservatory World, said he was delighted that his company received the recognition. “We have been in business now for seven


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MEMBERS of the Inner Wheel Club of Ribblesdale welcomed Mrs Kathleen Carl­ ton as their new president when retiring president Mrs Millie Watts passed on the chain of office. The handover meeting was held at the


home of Mrs Watts and members were thanked for all the hard work in fund-rais­ ing over the past year to support local char­ ities. The evening was rounded off with a buffet supper. Ribblesdale Inner Wheel meetings gener­


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