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HOLIDAYMAKERS were favoured with glorious summer weather for the Whitsun­ tide vacation. The holiday bookings at the railway station surpassed all previous records, and from Saturday to Tuesday more than 3,500 tickets were sold. . • Slaidbum’s Whitsuntide Festival and


Sports Day was a great success with the usually quiet streets of this ancient village thronged from the early morning. • The tennis courts at Clitheroe Crick­


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WAS previously a law abiding citizen who had never found herself on the wrong side of the law; never even gave


after holding my driving licence for a peri­ od of 11 years, I was banned from driving for three months due to “totting-up of points”. Let me give you the tally... • three points received for speeding to a


very important party at a friend’s house - 32 m.p.h. in a 30 zone •


three points received on a particularly


tired morning six months later ( I ’m not making excuses, but the man jumped out at me from behind a hedge - 1 was startled, panicked and put my foot down to achieve 33 m.p.h. in a 30 zone) • 12 months later, on my way to an


evening meeting with a client in Blackpool, I inadvertently drove down a (tiny) section of a one-way system the wrong way. When apprehended, the policeman asked me if I knew why he had stopped me - I men­ tioned that as I was. lost, I had called my colleague on my mobile phone - could this be the offence he was referring to? No - and as I had also been using my


mobile while driving the wrong way down a one way street, I was awarded a further three points. I ’m rambling, so for those of you who


have lost count, I was now into the danger­ ous zone around the nine-point mark. To cut a long story short, an unfortunate


early morning encounter a few months later sealed my fate and I was in the dock


Justice is selective! Hargreaves


As I see i t . . . by Katie


pleading for my licence. You will see from the above that I fully deserved to face the consequences of my careless actions. I am under no illusions th a t I absolutely deserved to be reprimanded and do not condone speeding in any form - as we all know from recent TV ad campaigns, speed kills and children are often seriously injured by drivers only a couple of miles per hour above the speed limit. Here lies my gripe... I was asked in court


to provide any extenuating circumstances as to why I needed to keep my driving licence. My response included a letter from my boss, detailing the geographical area that I am responsible for (Scotland and the North West of England) and the fact that the first set of points I had were in fact due to come off my licence two weeks after my court date (bringing the tally back down to nine). I was asked by the magistrate if I had


any “dependents” (I assumed she was referring to children). At this point, the hackles on my neck went up. Time and time again, I feel that I have been vic­ timised for working hard to pay a mortgage on my house, have never claimed a benefit and have not (yet) felt the need to con-


LOOKING BACK 50 years ago


MANY letters delivered in Clitheroe and district this week, had borne surcharge stamps. The reason was the increase in the postage rate from 1 Ved to 2d for unsealed letters. The result was that postmen had to knock on doors and ask for Id extra! • Magistrates heard that two spare­


time bookmakers left the course at Sawley point-to-point races because they saw that Kari-Sou was winning the 3-30 p.m. race and they had not enough money to pay out. The two men pleaded not guilty to the two summonses of stealing £5 and £1 by means of a trick. One was sent to prison for 12 months and the other was fined £19.2s 8d., including costs.


25 years ago


COLOURFUL characters such as Wurzel Gummidge, the Mad Hatter and Oliver Twist were preparing to make an appear­ ance in Clitheroe for, the country fair. More than 50 stalls were to be manned by members of local voluntary, sporting or charity groups. • Hodder Valley farmers and residents


were seeking a temporary ban on a motor rally route near their homes, following trouble with spectators at a recent event. • A pencil sketch of Lady Diana


Spencer by Clitheroe student Graham Patten received the “royal seal of approval” from Prince Charles, who was delighted with the drawing.


Preach by way you live


bodies modestly, whereas many western women flaunt their sex­ uality before the world. There was some explanation of the Muslim headdress - the hijah and related issues, but in the open questions I made the sim­ ple point that being a Christian is not the same as being British. Living in a Christian country - or village - is very different from having a warm and living faith in Jesus Christ for oneself. I t is easy to have the outer label with­ out the inner reality. This isn’t to say that no daringly dressed young ladies have a tru s t in Jesus. But the probability is that


most of these young people in the bars on Friday night, as well as most older folk in their homes for that matter, have yet to grasp the immensity of God’s love for them. Towards the end of the cathe­


dral discussion, a woman - 1 guess in her 30s - said that she too had once been a Friday night scantily-dressed drinker, in Birmingham. Despite a religious upbringing, she did not find then that her religion brought great joy into her life. However, she moved to these


parts and found herself worship­ ping in a stroiig evangelical


church where she found young people of her own age who reallj lived the Christian life. She described their Christianity as being a Monday to Saturday reality, not just something foi Sundays. Chris Chivers quoted St Francis’s often-quoted dic­ tum: “Preach the gospel by th« way you live your life, using words only if you have to.”


CANON RODNEY NICHOLSON


Vicar of St Paul’s, Low Moor,


and priest-in-charge of Chatburr and Dpwnham


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tribute a child to society. It was made clear that had I had to deliver children to school on a regular basis or if I needed to get to a post office to receive benefit, the court would have a more favourable view on me keeping my licence. I was banned for three months and fined £150. I left the court in tears, fully expecting


that my employer would not see my posi­ tion as tenable under the circumstances - this possible outcome had also been explained to the court by my solicitor. A case th a t was heard two hours later involved someone that I knew - he had been caught doing speeds of over 90 m.p.h. in a 50 zone. He was fined £300 and walked away from court with his licence intact. The point to all of this (yes, there is one


at last) is that we need a much fairer sys­ tem when dealing with all motoring offences. How can someone driving at 31 m.p.h. in a 30 zone be judged the same as someone driving at 60? How can someone breathalysed a t lunchtime the day after going out drinking and found to be slightly over the limit be judged the same as some­ one who knowingly gets drunk at three in the afternoon and then drives home past their local school? Lastly and most importantly, how can a


driver with no licence and no insurance who kills a two-year-old girl be charged with the same offence as someone fully licensed who accidentally bumps their neighbour’s car? I consider myself a careful and consider­


ate driver and have definitely learnt a big lesson - justice is selective.


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I wo comic local authors have been honoured for their chari­ table efforts.


Valley A OR SERIC T YUNOnCEBOARDVE


‘Doris and Elsie’ celebrate T


“Doris and Elsie” , otherwise


known as Kath Eccleston (60), of Kemple View, Clitheroe, and Anne Wareing (63), formerly of Barrow, have, in total, raised £1,000 for Der- ian House Children’s Hospice from the sale of their “rih-tickling” book of poems. The kind-hearted duo’s fund-rais­


ing efforts were recognised when they were honoured with the Community Cup for publishing for charity from the David St. John Charitable Trust - an organisation encouraging people to write - for their fourth humorous book entitled “Life in the Fast Lane”. The 40-page book of witty poems


features illustrations by Kath’s son- in-law, Martin Pendlebury, who also lives in Clitheroe. Their three previous books have


proved an enormous hit with both young and older readers alike. The prestigious accolade was


scooped by Ribble Valley author, Linda Sawley last year. Anne was inspired to enter the


competition after attending last year’s awards ceremony. Although the book won, sadly Kath and Anne were unable to attend the ceremony due to a prior engagement at the Women of the North Luncheon in Blackpool. Mrs Sawley collected the award on


their behalf. Speaking to the Clitheroe Advertis­


er and Times earlier this week, Anne said the pair were delighted with the recognition. Anne and Kath, pictured, who met


through their work 20 years ago, received a cheque for £250 to be donated to Derian House Children’s Hospice, (s)


Brian combines history and an exercise routine


By Jackie Yeadon


new book by Clitheroe historian and rambler Brian Conduit. “Walks into History: Lancashire” con­


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tains 16 routes that vary in length from three-and-a-half miles to eight-and-a-half miles. Each chapter gives details of the historical context of the walk and local points of interest. I t also contains addi­ tional information regarding starting location and directions, parking, where to get refreshments and even gives advice about potentially muddy ground. The journeys begin with a five-and-a-


half mile walk around Roman Ribch- ester, which takes in views of the River Ribble and Pendle Hill, the bath house, Stydd chapel and the Roman fort. The hook also gives details of a seven-


mile walk with stunning views around Clitheroe Castle, which begins at the market place and ends at the entrance to the Castle grounds. Other informative routes are entitled


“Whalley Abbey and the Dissolution of the Monasteries”, “Stonyhurst and Catholic Persecution”, “Pendle Hill and


ALKERS can easily navigate through 2,000 years of history in Lancashire with the help of a


17th Century Witchcraft” and “Riving- ton and a Victorian Philanthropist” and all include fascinating historical and geo­ graphical details. Routes further afield go to Helmshore, Blackpool and Lancaster. Mr Conduit (67), of Peel Park Avenue,


moved to the Ribble Valley from Birm­ ingham 35 years ago to teach history at Blackburn Technical College. Excursions to the Dales by train encouraged him to take up rambling, and the Ribble Valley scenery inspired him to blend rambling with writing. He has been \vriting guide books for more than 20 years and took it up full time after he retired 11 years ago. “I always fancied doing something


along these lines, combining my two interests of history and walking. Here in Lancashire we have a superb combina­ tion of attractive scenery, historic remains and sites of interest,” he com­


mented. It took Mr Conduit 18 months to write


this latest book, during which he planned and researched the routes, and complet­ ed the walks prior to writing the book.- “Walks into History: Lancashire” by


Brian Conduit is published by Coimtry- side Books. I t is priced at £7-99 and is available from all local booksellers. Our picture shows Mr Conduit, (s)


race. Mr David Tinker (48), pictured, of Beaufort


South Africa. Mr Tinker, who works as a chiropodist in Bum- .


ley, took part in the Cape Argus 70-mile cycle race along the Chapman Peak Route, in Cape Tovm. It is organised by the One-to-One Children’s


Fund, which provides vital dmgs to give children a better chance of life. Mr Tinker spent a day visiting sick children at the Nazareth House orphanage. Speaking about the harrowing visit, he said:


David pulls out the stops for orphans A


TIRELESS fund-raiser has managed to give young AIDS victims the gift of life by rais­ ing pgsH following a sponsored charity cycle


Close, Read, has kept the wheels of fund-raising turning by raising £2,318 to provide a year’s supply of medication for young AIDS or HIV sufferers in


the orphanage, which is very distressing. “Although I was not able to meet the youngsters because it was their bedtime, I did manage to tour the orphanage and was pleased to find that the money raised from the bike ride will pay for much-needed anti-viral treatment. The rest of the cash will go towards pur­ chasing large nappies and pyjamas for the children.” This is not the first time the keen cyclist has


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raised money for the same charity. Mr Tinkei; who is married to Susan, and has two grown-up children, raised the sum of £3,000 by completing the same race last year. He was so touched by the young vic­ tims’ plight that he decided to head to Cape Town again and pedal away for charity. He is planning to tackle the cycle race again next year. (G040506/2)


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