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the amount of material being sent to landfill sites.


G Our lifestyles today generate


so much rubbish - some through modern packaging methods ^ d some through our “throwaway” society. I have just walked through


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the cricket field where a man was picking a beer glass out of the bushes, which someone had thrown there because it was


full of frustration and rubbish from our lifestyle and from what others do to us. Bad atti­ tudes, hurt, broken relation-' ships, disappointments, disillu- sionments, fears, debt or pur­


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THE weekend’s sessions saw two brothers appear before Clitheroe Borough Police Court at the same time. P.C. Leeith gave evidence on one of the brothers who was arrested for being drunk and disorderly.,He said that the brother was not only drunk, buthe was also using filthy langrage yelling, for example, “I will kill you” while throwing stones at sev­ eral boys and girls. This was the man’s 28th appearance in court under various charges and he was sent to jail for 14 days’ hard labour. The second brother, mean­ while, was in court for the theft of a pair of boots worth 11 shillings and six pence. • There was an explosion at White


Stones Farm in Twiston. Mrs Herbert Hartley was empt^ng an old oak chest and threw the remains into the fire grate. However, to her shock, it turned out there was gunpowder in the bottom of the chest, which exploded in her face and caused severe burns, which extended down one arm.


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“Talk Like a Pirate Day” the other week had me in a quandary. Does anyone really know how pirates talk? No doubt some expert in the genre of


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Good Queen Bess-speak could make a fair guess, but generally we’re all in the ^me schooner - no authentic recordings from those days. The several people who tried their buc­


caneer impressions on me were all firmly rooted in one source - the unforgettable Long John Silver of the classic Disney film “Treasure Island”. The creator of the role was that splendid


character actor Robert Newton who immortalised himself through his charac­ terisation of that single role, without refer­ ence to his other achievements on screen and stage. Newton was not only a fine actor, but he


was also a wonderfully artistic drinker. Gossip has it that Long John Silver


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Valley Matters Cheers to an eccentric


a weekly look at local issues, people and places


o return to a previous theme of arbitrary, and often downright silly,


tillery inside them. So they spent some


As I s e e i t . . by Glen Pate


viewed the deck of the Hispaniola mostly through a haze of alcohol rather that gun smoke and without the crutch to lean on, even in close-up, he would have been strug­ gling. For a lot of the time he was, in charac­


ter and in euphemism, legless. A possible apocryphal story about New­


ton concerns his appearance as Richard III with a similarly ^ te d imbiber and great boozing crony, who incredibly was a favourite voice for years on the radio’s super-wholesome “Children’s Hour”, as the Duke of Buckingham. These two seasoned players could nor­


mally have carried off a satisfactory per­ formance ■with the contents of a small dis-


LOOKING BACK 50 years ago


SAWLE Y Road was reported as being too dangerous and causing too many serious accidents due to part of the road by the River Ribble sinking. The council was therefore urging the Ministry of Trans­ port to build a new road starting from near the top of Sawley Brow and rejoin­ ing the trunk road at Smithies Bridge. It was reported that this would mean that the road would cut across intervening farmland causing some inconvenience to local farmers. However, councillors thought that the seriousness of the road situation was the greater need. • Around 50 people attended Clitheroe


Parish Hall youth club for a Hallowe’en social. The room was decorated with turnip lanterns, while masks were provid­ ed by the Robin’s Nest Players. Several other events for Hallowe’en were also held including a ball organised by members of ' the Catholic youth club. They decorated the hall on Lowergate with silhouettes of witches and an illuminated skull.


T H O U G H T for the week


time before the matinee performance lim­ bering up in the pub. Unfortunately, Newton stumbled over a


couple of words in his opening “Now is the Winter of our discontent...” speech. A cry came from someone in the audience, prob­


ably aware of Newton’s reputation as a great bar artist: “You’re drunk!” Newton, realising he’d better do some­


thing to douse any possible audience reac­ tion to the slur, stepped forward with great dignity and announced: “If you think I’m drunk, wait till the Duke of Buckingham comes on!”


People like Newton were the kind of


characters, and eccentrics, who seem to be missing from the modern theatre and screen world, where looks and “hype” potential often matter more than talent. So if anyone would like to pay a tribute


to an actor who probably attracted more impersonators that any other, let’s have a Drink Like Robert Newton Day - and I’ll join you!


OUR picture shows the group who have liecn learning tlieir new skills at the Rural Computer Centre, (s)


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Never too old to learn new skills


<4 QIILVER SURFERS” are proving you are O never too old to learn new tricks.


“Active IT for the retired” is a new initiative oper­


ated by Northern Rural Training at its Rural Com­ puter Centre in Clitheroe. It aims to introduce older people to the basics of


computer technology, including surfing the net. The first five-week introduction to computer


skills has just been completed by eight local people who have learned new skills including keyboard navigation, inputing, editing and saving text, send­ ing and receiving e-mail and exploring the Internet. After attending the course, Ruth Collinson, of


Wiswell, commented: “I t was a good, welcoming atmosphere, covering various subjects and with no need to feel embarrassed if having to ask frequent questions.” The next “Active IT for the retired” course begins


on Wednesday, October 11th. For more information on this or any of the courses available at the Rural Computer Centre, contact Jackie Knight on 01200 444023.


Chris swops clubs for running shoes 25 years ago


STAFF and pupils at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School took part in a 20-mile sponsored walk to raise money for a new minibus. Only 12 out of the 400 w'ho took part failed to complete the course. Some saw it as a challenge and ran it. The title for the fastest time of two hours and 33 minutes was taken by teachers Roy Blacktop and Rob Smitton. The fastest pupils were two sixth-formers Huw Jones and Gary Bolton who completed the course in two hours, 50 minutes. The event raised over £5,000. • Norman Crompton, a local stargaz­


er, was eager to put Sabden on the map of astronomical observatories. His wide-ranging collection of equip­


ment stretched from the impressive to the expensive and included closed-circuit tele- ■vision linked to computer controlled tele­ scopes. This enabled visitors to scan the horizon on television, while listening to recorded commentaries.


Too much rubbish


too much trouble to return it to the clubhouse bar.


All along the grass there are


cartons, bottles, cigarette packets and all sorts of litter. Wouldn’t it be nice if every­ where was tidy and we did not generate so much rubbish? Our lives can be like that -


poselessness. Often there does- n t seem to be any hope of


change. Discouragement can just hang around like a full smelly dustbin, or like litter in the grass.


But it doesn’t have to be like that. Jesus came to bring love,


hope encouragement and the possibility of a new beginning. I remember the excitement


when I first became aware of me. the opportunities He offered


A friend who was interested in my best welfare. But also the challenge of


responsibility and accountabil­ ity.


He cleaned my life up in a


ty and discouragement becomes confidence, then life really does have so much less rubbish.


Have you tried it? BRIAN CLARK,


Clitheroe Community Church


way that no one else could. When hope becomes certain­


completed a half-marathon in just under two hours. Chris, who is Community Devel­


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opment Manager at Ribble Valley Borough Council, took part in the Great Cumbrian Run 2006. The annual race took place at the


Sands Centre, Carlisle, and good weather played a big part in its suc­ cess. Thousands of people took part in the main race, which followed a


WOPPING his clubs for run­ ning shoes, Mytton Fold Golf Club captain Chris Hughes


family fun jog and wheelchair races. Chris, pictured, completed the


half-marathon in one hour and 55 minutes, raising sponsorship money for prostate cancer, his nominated charity during his year of office. He said: “I thoroughly enjoyed


the event and, although the train­ ing was tough leading up to it, it was worth all the hard work and effort. “I would like to thank all my


support


friends and sponsors for all their (s)


Kindly Cub Sam helps out


good reasons to raise £112.66 for a life-saving charity. Sam Simkin, pictured,


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who is a Cub Scout at Clitheroe Parish Church and a pupil at Brookside Primary School, sold cakes to his teachers and fellow pupils to boost funds for the North West Air Ambulance and to achieve his “Car­ ing Challenge Cub Badge”. The eight-year-old,


who also attends Whal- ley Methodist Church’s day care centre and helps to serve tea and biscuits to elderly resi­ dents, is looking forward to achie'ving more badges, (s)


GENEROUS Clitheroe school­ boy had two very


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