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Judas the way they did, by hanging himself, never mind losing Jesus. So, when after the F irs t


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Appearance of the Risen Christ to 10 of them “on the first day of the week”, Thomas did not believe them, because he had not been there with them - how infuriating for them! How dare he not believe what


they were saying; this was the last straw!- ■


or the 11 disciples of Jesus, it must have been traumatic enough to lose


Too good to be true It is to their great credit that


they did not kick him out. If they had done, he would not have been with them a week later when Jesus appeared again? They kept him on board. Thomas is so important: the


other disciples are so impor­ tant. Here we have a picture of the embryonic church, divided in its core belief, but holding together. Thomas would proba­ bly have never believed what his friends believed, had they condemned him and kicked him out.


, - The Church is at its best, the


church is at its strongest, when it knows that people who don’t necessarily think alike can share together and learn together. The Church should be a sanc­


tuary for the inquiring mind. Nobody can be expected to


take on board everything the Church teaches without asking questions. God gave us all brains to


think for ourselves. God would wish everyone to use them wise­ ly. Those of us who are “in the


swim” of the Church should be looking for ways to connect with each other and anyone else who would like to believe, but think that the Story of Jesus is too good to be true. How else can anyone new


“believe that Jesus is the Mes­ siah, the Son of God, and that through believing ma;y have life in his name?” (John 20:31)


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Roofing Contract on


Reg No. 5668 100 years ago


ONE of the customs prominent in the “Merrie month” was that of “May-dew­ ing”. This was the belief that washing the face with dew on the first Sunday in May conferred the gift of beauty and led num­ bers of women to walk out into the fields near Blackburn soon after dawn. • Brennand Street, St Mary’s Street


and Waddington Road Maypole singers handed over the sum of seven shillings and . six-and-a-half pence to the Clitheroe Ambulance and Nursing Divisions after traversing the streets. • The Clitheroe Tradesmen’s and


Carters May Demonstration was held over the weekend. • So far the cricket season had had a


very inauspicious opening with most of the matches being played in cold, wet weather and many unfinished. The bad weather ruined all the local matches.


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famous song, I’ll be leaving in my Peugeot! So yes, I’m swopping the beautiful coun­


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tryside of the Kibble Valley for the hustle and bustle of the Big Smoke, after being offered a fantastic opportunity to work on


a women’s magazine. Now for most this would be a dream


come true, but for me, however, I have to admit it’s a move I’m feeling very appre­ hensive about. Apart from leaving my fam­ ily, friends and obviously my work col­ leagues, I ’m worried whetherl’ll actually


like it. I know I ’ll love the social scene and,


hopefully, the new job, hut it’s the thought of the environment I’m leaving and the one I’ll be flung into which concerns me. I’m leaving a safe, close-knit community


where we have the tranquillity of the coun­ tryside to appreciate and explore, where I can walk or drive to work without any has­ sle.


Down there it’s a different story. I’ll be plunged into a fast-pace, lonely world,


N the words of John Denver “All my bags are packed, I ’m ready to go” - however, unlike the lyrics of the


As I see i t . . . by Tracy Johnson


where I’ll be constantly looking over my


shoulder for a potential mugger! The thought of using the tube already


has me breaking out into hot sweats. It may be the quickest mode of transport to get around the capital, but I hate it. In my previous visit I had quite a few


bad experiences on the tube and I was only there a week. I’m not talking the threat of terror attacks, I ’m talking the threat of being squashed! I had to fight my way on to a train and


once on it had my face thrust between the arm-pit of a tall, slim business guy and the ample bosom of a large, sweaty woman. Not the best way to start your day! Then there’s the etiquette of the tube - eyes down, don’t speak to anyone and don’t smile. So when I dared to ask someone how


LOOKING BACK 50 years ago


LABOUR gained one seat on Clitheroe Town Council as a result of the municipal election. The result finished with Labour candidates taking the first three places and the fourth going to the Conservatives. • Tuesday was Clitheroe’s “X-Day”


when it welcomed the invasion of the Nol Mass Miniature Radiography Unit of the Manchester Regional Hospital Board. Every person in the town was invited


to have a chest X-ray over the course of eight to nine weeks, hoping that it would detect any possible diseases in their early stage. • There was a record show of about 450


cattle on offer at the third spring prize show and sale of attested geld and in-calf cattle at Clitheroe Auction Mart. • Showing all week at King Lane was


“The Tall Men”, starring Clark Gable, Jane Russell and Robert Ryan


Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) NOTICEBOARO


Valley Matters Ready for the off, but


aweekly look at local issues, people and places with some reservations! to buy a ticket I didn’t exactly get a queue


forming to help. Of course, there are then the southern


stereotypes. For example, is it really true that Londoners aren’t as friendly or funny as us northern folk? Will there be anjqvhere that serves chips and gravy? And do they watch “Corrie” or is it only “Eastenders”? The size of London just daunts me.


Here, my friends live on my doorstep, so popping round for a chat and a brew is no problem. However, walking 10 minutes to the tube, swopping trains twice and getting the bus, somehow’ takes the appeal off a spontaneous cuppa! OK, so maybe I’m slightly exaggerating about the whole Lon­ don thing and only focusing on the nega­ tive side, but I can’t help it as the decision to go (which I don’t regret) has just made me realise how lucky I am to live in the Kibble Valley. Despite all this, I am excited about my


new adventure in the capital and I’m sure before I know it, I will be making the one- hour trip to see a friend, putting my eyes down on the tube and switching off “Cor­


rie”! Aiming for Dutch glory


ning team from Castle Cement’s Ribblesdale works heading to Holland and hoping to bring back some European glory. The team will be among 100


A 25 years ago


THOUSANDS of people were expected to line the streets of Clitheroe to see Prince Charles when he passed through the town on his way to visit Calderstones on May


29th. ® The management of Clitheroe Phys­


iotherapy Centre, which opened privately 27 years ago, was being handed over by the trustees to the NHS. ® A team from Clitheroe Royal Gram­


mar School beat opposition from more then 40 schools to become the North West


Schools’ ski champions. ® The Conservatives retained their


three Ribble Valley seats in the county council elections, which saw their party swept from power by Labour. ® Clitheroe youngster Heidi Johns (11)


made her mark in the world of ballet at the Blackburn Festival of Dance and Music.


PECIAL treats were enjoyed by Mr Edward T u rn e r at his 80th birthday celebrations at Clitheroe


runners, all employees of Cas­ tle’s parent company Heidel- bergCement, taking part in a 10km race in the small town of Egmond ann Zee, just outside Amsterdam.


HUSBAND and wife from Clitheroe are among a five-strong run­


The race, on May 13th, has


become an annual event for the past six years and for Maria and Chris Punchard, who will be running with Castle Cement colleagues Duncan Westlund, James Mellor and Luke Keigh­ ley, it will mark the high point of their running comeback. Maria (51), said: “Both


Chris and I were keen runners when we were younger, but it was only last year we decided to take it up again to get fit. We always train together and go


out running three or four times a week. I t ’s very pleasant because it gives us a chance to talk in peace without phones or doorbells ringing. “When we first started train­


ing, we concentrated on the running but now we aren’t so breathless, we can talk as we’re running!” Maria is not making too


many rash predictions about returning with silverware, though. “I’m expecting it to be quite a flat run so I personally


hope to finish within the hour. I think James is our likely best- timer because he’s a bit younger,” she said. Maria and Chris (49) are


making a weekend of it and plan to explore Amsterdam - leaving the famous city bars until after the run! Pictured, from the left, are


Chris Punchard, Duncan West­ lund, Maria Punchard, Rib­ blesdale Works manager Gareth Price and Luke Keigh­ ley. (s)


Marathon book session A


MARATHON effort has been made by bookworm Joseph Pearse.


Ten-year-old Joseph, pictured,


who lives in Wilpshire, is thrilled to bits after scooping the Marathon Award as part of the Relay Readers’ Scheme. The Salesbury Primary School


pupil enjoyed reading a total of 76 books to be awarded th e impressive title. His proud mum, Mrs Emma


Pearse, says the family are very pleased with his achievement. “Joseph loves to read,” she


commented. “He joined the reading scheme when he was


Care Home, in Eshton Terrace, where Mr Turner is the longest residing mem­ ber of the community. Staff and residents joined in to mark


the milestone occasion by decorating the home with celebratory balloons and


banners. During the fun-filled day, some of the


special treats in store for Mr Turner included his favourite chocolate cake


and “Snowball” drinks. Ente r ta inment was provided by


Clitheroe man, Mr Richard Chew, who kept everyone’s toes tapping with his music.


Celebrations for 80tb milestone S


aged six and has read and reviewed 76 books in total. He particularly enjoys reading all the Harry Potter books. “We are all very proud of


him.” When not reading, Joseph


enjoys playing sports and is a junior member of Blackburn Harriers. The Relay Reader scheme,


which is run by Lancashire County Library Service, encour­ ages young people to read more books and then write down their thoughts about them on a special review sheet. (A240406/1)


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Care Home, said: “Everyone enjoyed themselves, especially Edward. He has been a resident here for more than seven years and is popular with everyone. “This was evident on his birthday as


he received lots of cards and presents.” She added that Mr Turner was over


the moon to see his sisters, Mrs Mar­ garet Bowen and Mrs Josie Tattersall, who also joined in on the 80th birthday celebrations. Our picture shows Mr Turner cutting


his favourite chocolate cake at the spe­ cial party with sisters Mrs Bowen and Mrs Tattersall.


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