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100 years ago


RESIDENTS were concerned about the recent bad weather, which had hit the Ribble Valley. I t was reported that there had been high winds, but more extraordi­ narily, there had been a number of remarkable sightings. According to local sources, a lunar rainbow was witnessed at around 6-30 p.m. on Monday night. • At the meeting of the workhouse


Guardians, a resolution by Mr H. H. Baldwin in favour of the inmates being provided with beer was defeated for the very first time - much to the disappoint­ ment of the inmates.


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announce the launch of a Community Enhancement Fund. Applications are invited from groups and


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organisations for £100,000 worth of grants for a variety of capital projects. Another £100,000 is available to parish


councils, village hall committees and recre­ ational groups for the refurbishment of play areas and community halls, as well as the provision of “smiley” speed monitors in Ribble Valley villages. A further £100,000 is being targeted


specifically at Longridge for projects aimed at town enhancement and the well being of residents and visitors. These schemes have been made possible


by prudent financial management and have the potential to make huge community- driven improvements to the quality of life in the Ribble Valley. The Govenunent’s White Paper on local


government was a long time coming, hut for those of us that feared the worst it was sur­ prisingly friendly. The paper provides an opportunity for the council to take full advantage of its growing relationship with Lancashire County Council, helped by the tremendous success of Ribble Valley Lan­ cashire Local under the chairmanship of Councillor Chris Holtom. There is a lot of good in the White Paper,


hanks to sound financial man­ agement and efficiency savings at Ribble Valley Borough Council over the past few years, I am delighted to


As I see i t .


by Coun. John Hill


although I think it is going to be difficult for councils to achieve unitary status, as the criteria is strict and does not allow council areas to be split. Moreover, district councils would need to demonstrate that other dis­ tricts would not be prejudiced if they broke away. In addition, the cost of changing to a unitary authority would have to be home by the council seeking unitary status, which may be prohibitive, or result in massive council tax increases. Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council’s position is that we have resolved to keep the borough as a single entity, but strive to work more closely with Lancashire County Council to improve service delivery. There is certainly something in the White


Paper for everyone. For instance, council­ lors will be empowered to respond more effectively to community calls for action on local issues, with greater freedom to speak on such as planning and licensing. All councils, including town and parish


councils, will have powers to set local by­ laws and issue fixed penalty charges to com­ bat anti-social behaviour. Scrutiny commit­ tees will gain new powers to hold other pub-


LOOKING BACK .50 years ago


PETROL rationing was not expected to interfere with the delivery of school meals. This assurance was given to members of Bowland District Education sub-commit­ tee at Clitheroe. • With not a single worker unemployed


or even on short time, Clitheroe’s cotton industry was once again in full swing. Not since the September holidays had mills had to shut down. • In order to cater for Yorkshire people


who spend their Christmas holidays inBlackpool, three Gisburn licensees applied for extensions to permitted hours.


25 years ago


WHALLEY and District branch of the Royal British Legion collected a record £1,432 for the Poppy Day appeal - an increase of £290 over the previous year. The branch was one of the oldest in the area but had never had a ladies’ section. Now, in diamond jubilee year, that was to be put right by the formation of such a section. • The vicar of St Paul’s Low Moor,


since 1977, the Rev. Arthur Siddall, was preparing to leave at the end of February to take over as vicar of St Gabriel’s, Blackburn.


f o r t l i e w e e k


THE phrase “I’ve started so I’ll finish” has, thanks to the Mas­ termind programme, become a well-known saying, but is it a reality in your experience? I t is usually DIY jobs that


get started but not finished. Now I am useless at DIY, but I am told, usually by ladies, that they are surrounded by jobs that have been started but not finished. There is someone I know that


has a boat that is sitting in our back yard. Tie was determined to do the required work on it


Finish what you start


and have it floating in Lake Windermere before the summer was out. The only water it has seen, however, has been the rain. And before you accuse me of deprecating everyone else, six months ago I promised to change a fuse in a plug, but my wife is still without a bedside light. Why do we start jobs, but not finish them? It may be that the job is too hard. At the risk of being political, is that not what we see in Iraq? How can the “powers th a t be” finish what they started? It may be


due to laziness or an unwilling­ ness to see things through to a conclusion. Or we may be impa­ tient, on to the next thing before completing the first. With Christmas fast


approaching I am reminded that Jesus Christ started and finished. He started as a baby in the manger. He had a job to do, to save people. His name, Jesus, means saviour. He wasn’t lazy or unwilling, suffering scorn and ridicule as he did good. He was- n t impatient with people, but healed and taught with authori­


ty. And finally, on the cross, as he died shouted: “It is finished”. He had completed what he had come to do - to provide a way for us to have friendship with a mighty, awesome God. Unfinished DIY jobs may be


irritating. A boat in the back yard is unimportant. A fuse in a plug is a minor matter. But God himself coming to earth to fin­ ish what he started? Now that is something.


REV. MARK PICKETT,


Vicar of St James’s Church, Clitheroe.


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SISTERS Amy and Megan Geldard have been all smiles after being crowned regional winners in a Bridesmaid of the Year competition. The Clitheroe girls, pic­


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tured, beat strong competition from thousands of girls to scoop the regional prize and the runners-up position in the finals of the contest organised by the Sylvanian Families Club - part of the Sylvanian brand of toy woodland figures and animals.


tition said: “When the Syl­ vanian Families Wedding Chapel joined the woodland community, it made us won­ der what kind of girls would make the perfect Sylvanian bridesmaids. “Judging the entries has


As regional winners, the duo


took home a complete collec­ tion of the brand new Sylvan­ ian Families wedding theme sets,to enjoy the magic of the big day over and over again. A spokesman for the compe­


been great fun and we have seen so many beautiful brides­ maids that coming to our final decision and choosing the Bridesmaid of the Year was


very, very hard. “Thanks to the thousands


of entries we received, now we knowi'T would like to thank everyone who entered and to congratulate our winners, who I ’m sure you will all agree make the perfect Sylvanian Bridesmaids.”


Paul’s called to the bar


A FORMER Clitheroe Royal Grammar School pupil has been called to the bar a t Middle Temple in London. Paul Stevenson (25), now


based in Ealing, is the eldest son of Peter and Lynne Stevenson, who live at Mitton Road, Whal­ ley.


A classics student at Worces


ter College, Oxford, before gain­ ing his law qualifications, Mr Stevenson is now working in the legal department a t the Guild Hall in London and is due to start his pupillage next Septem­ ber at Tanfield Chambers, off Chancery Lane, London, (s)


lie services to account. Councillors will be empowered as community champions through a “community call for action” giv­ ing local people more of a say in question­ ing decisions taken by local authorities, which could lead to public hearings. Coun­ cils are being encouraged to develop “char­ ters” setting out standards and priorities, and provide councillors with small budgets to address issues quickly. Parish councils will be able to set up anywhere and existing parishes can change their names, while serv­ ices such as street lighting, cleaning and rubbish collection could be delegated to parish councils for the first time. What is important is the opportunity the


White Paper gives to improve the two-tier system and I have called on Lancashire County Council to move towards more effective and efficient delivery of shared services, and devolution of power to the dis­ tricts. It is also time for district councils to come clean and state whether they are seri­ ous about strengthening relationships with County and not to be stampeded into form­ ing alliances that could be to the detriment of other districts. As servants of the people, we should not simply see the White Paper as an opportunity to empire-build to the detriment of the many, but benefit of the few. The opportunity to improve relation­ ships between County and the districts has never been so great. Let us embrace the opportunity and move forward.


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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, December 7th, 2006


A busy time for speakers


MEMBERS of Clitheroe Speakers’ Club have had a busy few weeks with various social activ­ ities. The 18th Charter


Dinner was held in . Whalley Golf Club. Fifty members met in the converted barn club house which has stunning views toward Whal­ ley and guests from Bolton, Burnley, B l ac kb u rn , Clitheroe, Craven and Wharfedale were entertained by local a r tis t Alan Amos on the organ while they enjoyed a delicious meal. After dinner


speeches were given with various toast of thanks before the assembled party took to the dance floor. At the beginning


their academic achievements at Burnley College’s annual “Awards for Excellence” pres­ entation evening. Former Ribblesdale High


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School Technology College pupils Philip North (18), of Kenilworth Drive, and Daniel Porter (19), of Peel Street, both received trophies at the


WO outstanding Clith­ eroe students were pre­ sented with awards for


event, which was held in the impressive surroundings of Burnley’s Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum. Philip achieved excellent


results in the City and Guilds advanced furniture production course, which he studied at the new facilities at Burnley Col­ lege’s Centre for Construction Studies. Philip has now pro­ gressed on to the University of Central Lancashire’s Higher


National Diploma in furniture design, which is based at Bum- ley College. Daniel received very high


marks in his BTEC National Diploma in media: Moving Image. He has now progressed on to Edge Hill University, where he will study for a degree in film and television produc­ tion. The prestigious awards event is the pinnacle of the year for


the college’s sixth form learn­ ers. The young people and their


guests were joined by a number of specially invited guests including the Mayor of Bum- ley, local MP Miss Kitty Ussh- er and the Chairman of Lan­ cashire County Council. Our picture shows Philip


(right) and Daniel (left) receiv­ ing the awards from ex-student Nacressa Swan, (s)


of the month nine members attended the North Pennine Area Speakers’ Club’s conference, which was held in the marvellous set­ ting of Pleasington Golf Club. In attendance


were 48 members of various clubs in the North West, Black- bum, Bolton, Bum- ley, Standish and Clitheroe. After morning


coffee and registra­ tion the event got under way with a speech contest which covered vari­ ous subjects, such as worms, merry Eng­ land, the four sea­ sons to name but a tew. There was an


excellent lunch fol­ lowing which con­ te s tan ts had to speak for five min­ utes on “When Cot­ ton was King”. Anyone who


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