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HOTELS often advertise “Tra­ ditional Sunday Lunch”, just as other establishments may pro­ mote “traditional fish and chips”. “Traditional” has a cosy ring


about it, making us feel secure and giving us what we know we like. Yet the traditional is not always so agreeable. What about various “initiation cere­ monies” to which a new recruit to a factory or a regiment has sometimes been treated. They have been traditional, but could be frankly cruel. What about the traditional low pay or poor working conditions which many people have received? So often the traditional cries out for


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Contractors Reg No. 5668


AFTER playing two seasons in the North East Lancashire Amateur Cricket League and winning the championship during both seasons. Low Moor Cricket Club decided to retire from league cricket in favour of friendly engagements. • Three sites were suggested for a new


school for the villages of Paythorne and Newsholme. They were considered by members of the Education Committee, who were of the opinion th a t the new school should be in Pasrthorne, as the sites in Newsholme were considered inappro­ priate. However, objections were also raised to the Paythorne site, which some argued was too close to the village’s public house. It was resolved to make inquiries about land at Hewitt’s Farm. ® Mr W.O.E. Meade-King conducted


an inquiry at Sabden into an application to borrow £5,000 for an additional and improved sewage plant for the village.


T


h e other day I met one of my old primary school teachers, a lady for whom I had, and still have, enor­ mous respect.


A friend cajoled her that I had recount­


ed how she had once cracked me over the knuckles. The reply was: "Then he deserved it." Thinking back, I DID deserve it. A


smart-Alec crack and some horseplay had disrupted the lesson as she was carving up a potato to demonstrate the principal of fractions. Now I can feel a large chunk of the


readership wincing at the idea of a cheeky young lad feeling the wrath of the ruler. But it didn't diminish my respect for the teacher, nor did it have any great, trau­ matic effect on my wellbeing. I realised that you can only push your


luck so far and then you can expect retri­ bution.


As I see i t . . . by Glen Pate


I'm not talking about a sadistic b'atter-


ing, nor one of those mindless four-letter tirades accompanied by slaps that I have often seen meted out by mums in super­ markets. I t was just a short, sharp reminder th a t the teacher should be respected and it was quickly over and done with. And this is where I part company with


the school of thought that says smacking children is just a way of teaching that vio­ lence is justified in settling disagreements. What isn't recognised here is that we are


ultimately ruled by violence. Think about it. You commit crime, you


LOOKING BACK 50 years ago


AN advertisement featured on the front page informing residents about the open­ ing of the new “Pet Emporium and Show­ room” by R.D. Blackburn & Sons Ltd, Castlegate branch, Clitheroe. It went on to announce the arrival of two monkeys and two owls to the store, adding that for­ eign birds were also being stocked includ­ ing java sparrows and finches. • Guests at a wedding at Dunsop


Bridge were surprised to discover one of the guests was in fact a princess. A nurse at St Thomas’s Hospital in


London, Princess Margaretha von Baden, the niece of the Duke of Edinburgh, attended the wedding of Dr David Brownhill Ker and Miss Patricia Joan Quinn. She remained incognito through­ out the service held at St Hubert’s R.C. Church and afterwards at the reception from fear of taking the attention away from the happy couple.


are caught and sentenced. You refuse the sentence and what happens? You are seized by the police and, if you still resist, you are bodily manhandled and end up in chokey. Can anybody spot the violence involved


there? And isn't it helpful, therefore, to learn at an early age that retribution can be expected if you overstep the mark? The "don't smack kids whatever" move­


ment began quite a few years ago and has been marked by some disgraceful hound­ ing of teachers who have retaliated with restraint when wound up by some lout. Is it only my imagination, or has this


period been also marked by a huge rise in gun-toting teenagers, murderous joy-rid­ ers and congregating gangs of yobs who signal only too clearly their intention of sticking two fingers up at authority and keeping them there? I'll leave it to you to judge.


T


h e Ribble Valley Mayor joined the Dia­ betes UK Measure-Up Campaign.


Coun. Peter Ainsworth, and


his wife, Thirza, were invited to Clitheroe Health Centre by the East Lancashire Diabetes Patient Group to help raise awareness about the initiative. Men whose waist is more


than 37 inches and women with more than 31 Vz inch waist are most at risk of developing dia­ betes. And in East Lancashire 4%


of the population have diabetes - a figure higher than the national average. Around one in four people who have the condition are unaware of it until a complication develops. Locally those already diag­


25 years ago


PEOPLE living in Pimlico Road and Princess Avenue, Clitheroe, would be will­ ing to buy a plot of land next to their homes in a bid to prevent it being used for housing or as the site of a new fire station, a public inquiry was told. A resident told the inquiry into Clitheroe District Plan that the residents wanted the 1.4 acres of land converted into a recreation area, now it was no longer needed as temporary offices. • The Ribble Valley had become a


lucrative area for Sunday markets now the price of petrol had made it too expensive for traders to travel long distances, the council’s Public Works and Health (Com­ mittee was told. • It was a proud.day for the Valley


when journalist and broadcaster Brian Redhead presented prizes to the winners and runners-up in the Lancashire Best- Kept Village Competition.


Keeping with tradition?


change. A few weeks ago I was in. the company of a Japanese Christian woman called Keiko Holmes. Although she was not alive in the last war, she felt a calling by God to apologise on behalf of her country to the men who had been so appalling­ ly treated. As well as apologising, she


wanted to aid reconciliation by raising the money to allow for­ mer prisoners of war to travel to places in the Far East, where their comrades had been buried. She would arrange hospitality from Japanese families who wanted to make amends. Keiko received a hostile reception from the. London


branch of one particular mili­ tary organisation but, not easily put off, she went ahead, with the result that several hundred formier POWs have now taken up her invitation, visiting the places they knew in less happy circumstances, with many friendships made. So often the traditional way


has been, understandably at times, to hold on to past hurts. An alternative approach has been to seek reconciliation, even if that is costly. So often it is right to step out of what is expected.


Many of those who have done


the greatest good in our world have overturned the traditions


of centuries. There’s nothing wrong with a traditional roast, but let us beware of equating what is traditional vrith what is good. Jesus could say some harsh words about ignoring what God wants arid following the traditions of men. To go fur- then the adventimous, liberated living to which Jesus invites us, will often mean letting go of cherished traditions and explor­ ing fresh horizons in step with the One who “makes all things new”.


CANON RODNEY NICHOLSON,


vicar of St Paul’s, Low Moor.and priesl-in-charge of


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nosed with diabetes are being called in to surgeries for routine checks and in addition doctors are starting to contact patients at risk from developing the condition. As part of this work, Clitheroe practices are also


Survey to hit homes


idents on a wide range of topics is under way. The “Ribble Valley Gen­


A


eral Household Satisfac­ tion Survey” is being sent to 3,000 randomly selected households in the borough. The council is required by law to undertake the sur­ vey, which canvasses opin­ ions on a range of issues, from refuse and waste col­ lection to recreation and leisure facilities, quality of life and anti-social behav­ iour to local decision-mak­ ing and value for money. I t is carried out every


three years and the results will be used to monitor the council’s performance, as well as devise plans for improving services. Ribble Valley Council


leader Coun. John Hill said: “The survey is the biggest canvass of public opinion undertaken by the council. The opinions of local residents are impor­ tant to us and anyone who receives a copy should make sure they have their say, as it will help the shape future council services.” Further information for


participants is available from the Survey Team on 08456038001.


HUGE survey can­ vassing the opinions of Ribble Valley res­


running glucose tolerance tests. Anyone concerned about


their weight should seek advice from their practice nurse.


Our photograph shows Sister


Carol Kay measuring the Mayor of the Ribble Valley, with the Mayoress, Gordon


Dixon, chairman of the Ribble Valley Diabetic Group, and Sister Jane Oakley. (G220906/1)


Reverend’s poetic look at our town


D


u r in g a spot of tidying up at the office, Bowdon Books’ proprietor Gor­ don Hill came across a copy of


this poem. “It was brought in by a cus­


tomer, some time ago, who allowed me to scan and copy it, but I cannot date it. An obscured bit at the top says “Poetical Specimens.” “I have no note of where it was


taken from, but have a vague rec­ ollection that it may be from a Chetham's Society publication. “I have a pencilled note at the


bottom of the page, saying it is by the Rev. Thomas Wilson,” he says. Mr Hill wondered whether ■


anyone recognises the poem and can date it.


CLITHEROE A town of no commerce, but


well represented; A place of much bustle, but lit­


tle frequented; A place of no riches, but very


much pride; . A place of ill fame, but by no


means belied; A place full of tailors, without


e’er a coat. And burgesses many without


e’er a vote. A pretty large town, but without


a good street; A pretty good shambles, but


very bad meat; A poor looking church, with a


musical steeple; Very poor looking, houses, but


our monthly Relay Read­ er winners. The 13-year-old Year 8


pupil of Ribblesdale High School Technology Col­ lege won the prize for writ­ ing about Nick Shadow’s book “The Midnight


Reader winner! K


e e n swimmer and dancer Nicole Blythe is one of


fat-looking people; All saints upon Sundays, but all


the week sinners. Excessive keen stomachs, but


very poor dinners. The aldermen boast of their


judgment in jellies. And are all very great in their


heads and their bellies. A quick-sighted people, but dull


in discerning; A very good school, ,'withja


small share of learning; A nest of attorneys, without


any law. And parsons that practise much


more than they know. A place where the number of


doctors increases,. Which seems the most dread­ ful of all their diseases.


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Library”. Nicole (pic­ tured) who lives in King Street, Clitheroe, with her mother, Tracey Broome, became a relay reader at the town library in Janu­ ary. She has two younger


brothers, Bailey, who is aged six, and five-year-old Connor, (s)


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