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March 17th, I am truly astonished at the senti ments expressed with regard to the quality of service experienced here in the Ribble Valley by
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for the week
April 1st with any tricks, jokes, or hoaxes, for it is April Fools Day. Maybe you are one of the
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people already with your plans to play a joke on oth ers for a laugh. I hope that it will be a day
of harmless fun when we can all enjoy a laugh together, whether we are the joker or the fool. Have you ever stopped to
wonder what the origin of April Fools Day is? No one really knows, but
h is is a warning for you not to be caught out on
it is commonly believed to have s ta r ted in France in 1582. Prior to th a t year, the
New Year was celebrated for eight days culminating on April 1st. With the reform of the
calendar under Charles IX, the Gregorian Calendar was introduced and New Year's Day was moved to January 1st. News spread slowly in
those days. Some did not hear of the change for sever al years, o th e rs chose to ignore i t and some merely forgot. They continued to cele
No Job Too Small
100 years ago
COMPLAINTS were voiced at the meeting of Clitheroe Board of Guardians that conditions in the vagrancy wards in Clitheroe Workhouse were far too slack. A member stated th a t a London newspaper had referred to the town as a “paradise for tramps," and th a t the state of affairs a t the workhouse was well known amongst the wayfar ing fraternity. • Passengers a t Clitheroe Station were sur
prised after witnessing an engine enter the station enveloped in smoke and flames. The train, which was travelling between Hellifield and Wigan, had run into difficulty after leaving Gisburn, so head ed to Clitheroe, where the fire brigade was wait ing to extinguish the flames. • Advertisements featured in this week's edi
tion included: J. T. Tomlinson's in Moor Lane, who had a splendid range of dress goods suitable for spring and summer wear, and Oswald Rowe, a coal agent and furniture remover in Eshton Ter race.
senile old woman? I choose to believe n o t
and instead would like to believe that she had a "one- off" unfortunate experience which she then used to criti cise British culture in gener al and life here in Clitheroe in particular. Having made several vis-
aving read the "As I see it" col umn in the Advertiser and Times
As I see i t . . . by Steve Davies
its to the Ribble Valley over the past few years and spent the last six months in rented accommodation, my wife and I are so taken with the area - including the friendly politeness of the people - that we are in the process of buying a house of our own in Clitheroe. In the last six months we
have eaten a t many of the local hostelries and received the same excellent and polite service as well as good food, in all of them. Shopkeepers, m a rk e t
stallholders and everyone we have come in to co n ta c t
with have all given excellent service. Even the schoolchildren
are polite - we were pleas an t ly su rp rised one day while d r iv in g down Clitheroe main street when a couple of schoolboys turned to thank us for stop ping to allow them to cross the road. I should add th a t we
moved here from Berkshire and suggest th a t if your reporter wishes to write a similar ar ticle she should experience th e sullen unfriendly service that we received down south before
she sits a t her keyboard once again. Can I also com ment on the views of the "Investigative group" who reported on the attractions of Clitheroe in your paper a couple of weeks ago? I t would seem th a t they
had all walked up Moor Lane from the Emporium, found their way to the mar ket via the entrance to the Castle and then disappeared to write their reports, mut tering about the lack of a Starbucks! Why weren't they given
some guidance before the commencement of th e ir
■ LOOKING BACK 50 years ago
THE first of the year’s heavy programme of local elections was due to take place on Monday of this week. Clitheroe voters were getting set to go to the polls to elect a representative to the Lan cashire County Council. Mr Harry Pemberton, who was seeking re-election, was standing for Labour, while former Mayor of Clitheroe, Mr James Wilkinson, was standing for the Conserva tives. Both men, who were former members of the town council, had spoken a t two public meetings. • Easter excursions to Blackpool and South-
port were featured. Run by two firms, Bolton-by- Bowland Motor Services Ltd and Hodder Motor Services, the trips departed daily over the Bank Holiday weekend. • Cinema goers were watching “Three Coins in
a Fountain” at the King Lane Grand Palladium, in Clitheroe. The movie, starring Clifton Webb, Dorothy McGuire, Jean Peters and Louis Jour- dan, told a story about three women who each fall in love.
STEVE DAVIES, Pagefield Crescent, Clitheroe
tour? If so, they would have seen the excellent library, a superb coffee shop and fish monger in Wellgate, Daw son's general store - which is second to none, an award winning wine merchant as well as a multitude of indi vidual shops and an unbeat able supermarket next to the station. Need I go on. I t was a
pity they visited the market on a ( ra re ) bad day when several s ta l ls were closed, but I will agree with their comment th a t signposting and general directions in the town could be improved.
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after travelling 12,000 miles from his pic turesque home a t the heart of “Mother Nature’s Playground”. Mr Stephen Harris left the area as a two-
25 years ago
LEADER of the Ribble Valley Council, Coun. Fred Green, announced his retirement from the post this week during a meeting of the council’s Tory members. The councillor, who had decided to step down after doctor's orders, felt it was time for a younger man to take over his responsibilities. • Pupils of St Augustine School, in Billington,
performed a moving production of the Passion. The Easter production, about the Passion of Jesus Christ, was performed by 43 second-year pupils and watched over four nights by more than 1,200 pupils, parents and friends. • This newspaper apologised for the restriction
in size of this week’s edition, due to industrial action by the print union the NGA over a nation al pay claim. • National Scouts Job Week was being adver
tised. The fund-raising event, which encouraged Scouts to help people with odd jobs in exchange for money, saw Scouts across the town taking part in window cleaning, car washing, and dog walldng.
Do not look foolish
brate New Year on April 1st and were considered fools. They were subje ct to
some ridicule and were often sent on "fools’ errands" or were made the butt of other practical jokes. Those th a t did not recog
nise the new Gregorian Cal endar were different from the ma jo r ity and so were thought to be stupid and made fools of. None of us likes to be dif
ferent so as to be considered stupid or foolish.
Some people may consider
tha t I am stupid or foolish for holding my Christian beliefs.
I am quite happy to be a
fool for Jesus, and I hope th a t there are many other Christians who can join with me in saying the same. Christians are called to
live differently from the ways of the world.
We have different priori
ties in life and try to live by a moral code pven us in the Bible, which is increasingly
at odds with the rest of soci ety. I hope that Christians are
not tempted to compromise their beliefs to f i t in with everybody else, because what is the point of that? Christians should follow
the teaching of Jesus with th e ir whole lives without compromise. I hope too that you will be
prepared to be true to your beliefs, even if it means that you may look foolish! At least we are all being
openly honest rather than all trying to fit in and be the same.
Mr Mark C. Sleet Lay-minister of Waddington and
Grindleton Methodist Churches,
Free Church Chaplain
of Clitheroe Community Hospital
year-old in 1956 when his father, Brian, found work as joiner in New Zealand. The family returned a few months later before emigrating permanently in 1960. His work as a meteorologist for the New
Zealand Government meant his skills were required in London to teach the art of pre senting new weather forecasts to BBC staff, and following the gruelling 26-hour journey from the island dubbed “Mother Nature’s Playground”, he planned to coin cide business with pleasure and make the trip up north. Leaving the beautiful city of Wellington
in his wake, a place described in travel brochures as “a picture perfect city, set between a magnificent harbour and rolling green hills, with funky shops, exciting gal leries and great restaurants. . . a true ulti mate urban d es tina tion” , the married father-of-one couldn’t wait to see . . . Blackpool.
12,000-mile reunion A
FORMER Padiham and Sabden
man returned to his roots to say hello to some long-lost relatives
Compare and contrast WELLINGTON
Growing up in Bank Street, Padiham,
Stephen’s family moved to Padiham Road, in Sabden, shortly before they left for New Zealand and during their brief return. His auntie, Mrs Norma Seward,
arranged a special surprise “welcome home” party at Sabden’s White Hart Inn, a popular haunt for the family, gathering as many of Stephen’s relatives as she could muster, including some he had never even met. She said: “I have always kept in touch
with Stephen and travel out to stay with him. “The party was a total surprise to him,
he has not ever seen any of his cousins because they were either a lot younger than him or not even born when he left, and a few aunties he’s not seen for quite a while.” “I t got quite emotional. “He loved being in Sabden again, and
still had very vague memories of the place. During his visit we went all around the areas including the Lake District and York, but he really wanted to to see Blackpool most of all. “He would love to come back, and hope fully not leave it as long before he does.”
Population: 200,000. Wellington in
New Zealand’s capital and the country’s third largest city. A truly cosmopolitan venue, the thriving arts, cafe and tourism scene was boosted with the global success of the “Lord Of The Rings” trilogy, earn ing the city the nickname “Wellywood”. Offering a temperate, but seasonal cli
mate, Wellington is set between stunning green hills and a picturesque harbour at the southern tip of New Zealand’s north island.
SABDEN Population: 2,000. Set on the fringe of
Pendle Forest, between the Ribble and Calder Rivers, in folklore Sabden hand- loom weavers used to weave parkin using oatmeal as the warp and treacle as the weft. Formerly famed for the Sabden Trea
cle Mines, a tourist attraction where vis itors could marvel at the small, furry workers foraging away. Draws thousands of ramblers thanks
to Pendle Hill, the popular Hallowe’en pilgrimage for the hunt for the world- famous Pendle Witches. A circular walk around beautiful Sab den Valley is a must.
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AFTER nearly 100 years of trading from th e ir York S tre et premises, Pye’s of Clitheroe have decided th a t the time has come to change their focus. Pye's has been a t the hub of Clitheroe’s
business for nearly 100 years, offering a variety of services from printing work to wedding photography, but over recent years with the introduction of computers, digital cameras, and out-of-town shopping there is just not the need or the passing trade to justify keeping the retail side open. The decision has, therefore, been made to
close the shop today. Managing director Mr John Pye says:
"The shop just does not attract the busi ness it used to. I now plan to concentrate on weddings, family portraits and profes sional photography.” This truly family business began in 1880
by John’s grandfather Edward Pye, who started as a photographer with his black cloth and magnesium flash pole. He pur chased the present premises in York Strwt in 1918 and eventually his son, Ronnie, John’s father, joined him, together with sis ter Mabel. The family tradition continued
when John joined th e business working alongside his father both in photography and on the printing side. During his career John was asked to be
the official photographer for the Royal vis its to the area and has photographed HRH The Queen on two occasions, one in Garstang and on her latest visit to Stony- h u rs t and Clitheroe Royal Grammar School and he rec ently photographed
Prince Andrew a t the 450th anniversary of the grammar school, jobs he was delighted to accept. I t is reputed that Pye’s is one of the old
est businesses in the country in the photo graphic world. During his 46 years at Pye’s, John esti
mates that he has photographed more than 1,500 weddings. He has even pictured through the generations, capturing the marriages of couples and their children’s marriages. John said: " This a positive move, and I
am really looking forward to focusing on my photography, and to moving forward into the digital world of photography and printing. There is a great deal of new tech nology out there and I am looking forward to being able to offer up-to-date services and styles of work to our clients.” John would like to continue to offer as
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his grandfather and aunt outkde their shop in 1930. (A210305/2)
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