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A DOWNHAM resident celebrated her 90th birthday this week - quite an achievement in 1906. Mrs R. Hodgkiss, originally from Bolton, had been born in the reign of George III and could distinct­ ly recall the coronation of George IV and succeeding sovereigns. Also able to remember the Chartist Riots from her native town, Mrs Hodgkiss had lived in x the village for 40 year. • Women pf the Missionary Auxiliary ‘


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elicit any sympathy, but merely to set the scene for you. You see, I am ah innocent victim, indirec


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tly, of my local hospital. , My mother has been in hospital for the


past two weeks having suffered a haematoma.


Throughout her stay, my father and I


have been somewhat concerned about the level of cleanliness in the hospital. We were also surprised to discover that,


dduring this time, mum only had one bath and at no time had her hair washed. If cleanliness is next to Godliness, my


local hospital is clearly the devil’s holiday home! . She was discharged, and within an hour had started to be violently sick, unsteady on her feet and registering a furnace-like temperature. Twelve hours after her dis­ charge, she was re-admitted. > The following morning my father began


displaying identical symptoms to those of my muni. That evening, I received a call from the hospital saying my mum was “fine” and would I collect her. . Given that my father is her sole carer I


told them how ill he was and unable to cope, but they wanted me to take her. We arrived home and, later that evening, I made it a family hat-trick, spending the


Hospitals can seriously damage your health


am writing this having risen, almost Lazarus like, from my sick bed. I impart this piece of information, not to


Having discussed the situation with


A s I s e e i t . . . ' b y S h i r l e y W h i t e l e y .


next 48 hours in bed convinced I was at death’s door. I t later transpired that three medical


wards, including the one mum had been on, had had to be closed because of an out­ break of Norovirus over that weekend. The outbreak apparently hit 22 patients,


, 11 of whom were on mum’s ward. Some staff were also infected, and I know of at least two family members who have been floored by this “superbug”! Feeling sorry for myself in bed watching


Prime Minister’s Questions, I was amazed when Mr Blair stood up to tell the House about the millions pumped into the health service by his Government and how mar­ vellous it was. While I don’t dispute the first assertion,


I certainly wish to take him to task over the second.


There is nothing marvellous about a


health service with Third World hygiene standards. Arid the money is certainly not . being pumped into staff recruitment oth­ erwise there would have been enough pro­ fessionals round to bathe an 80-year-old more than once in two weeks.


LOOKING BACK 50 years ago


CLITHEROE boasted one of the cham­ pion shoe repairers of the British Isles, R Turner and Son, who won the National Challenge Cup 1955-1956, and National Diplomas open to the British Isles for


: seven years running. • The newly-created Baron, Lord


Clitheroe made his maiden speech in the Lords, while Lady Worsley-Taylor of Townhead, Clitheroe, received her CBE. • There was a St Patrick’s Ball and


Cabaret being held in the hall, in Lower- gate to celebrate the saint’s day.


TH O U G H T f o r t h e w e e k


I - Iround on Thursdays. Mustn’t forget to put


refuse technician. “Blackpool,” I replied. “No!” demanded ray garbage


collector. “Where’s yer. lo/teefte bin?” . “I ’ve wheelie been to Black-


pool.” Wheelie bins are soon to be a


familiar sight in the Ribble Val­ ley. Thursday mornings in Sab- den will never be the same again. Rank on rank of serried burgundy, green or blue soldiers


UR dustbin men come


the black bags out! “Where’s yer bin?” asked my


friends and colleagues in the office, we have a list of suggestions as to how to survive a' hospital stay, and perhaps where these mil­ lions might be better spent. 9 Cut visiting times to an hour in the


evening, except in exceptional circum­ stances. At present people are trailing through wards throughout the afternoon and.evening making it impossible to keep clean ■ - . 0 Rigidly enforce the two visitors pei


. bed rule. Again this will stop crowds turn­ ing up on wards bringing germs with them ® Ensure that ALL the antiseptic soap


■ dispensers for use by staff and visitors art full all the time. Several were often empty while we were visiting. ® Adopt the same stringent levels of bio­


security used during the foot and mouth crisis i.e. disinfected carpets at EVERY entrance to cut the likelihood of disease coming in on shoes. ® Employ competent cleaners who know


how to operate a mop, bucket and bottle ol Domestos on a regular basis ® Do not allow nurses to leave or come to work in their uniforms. Change when


• they begin work and when they finish and ■ make it the responsibility of the hospital laundry to wash ALL uniforms. , If we do not act soon we face a situation,


in the 21st Century where hospitals will seriously damage your health!


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Conundrum for musical experts


when Ribble Valley pianist Mary- Ann Wootton applied to sit their Grade Eight Diploma exam. ’ ; Throughout the college’s long and distinguished history, no one had


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, ever applied before at the age of 10! ; The college had to change its rules so that Mary-Ann, who studies with


' Clitheroe-based teacher Paul Lee, could sit the rigorous exam, which


. she passed with flying colours. ■ Paul, who also teaches Mary-Ann


in keyboard and organ, was so delighted that he recorded her diplo-


ma pieces on a CD and sent it off to Radio Lancashire.


' When they were played on Frank Wappat’s weekly music show, the phone at the Blackburn-based radio station did not stop ringing. ■ That has led to Mary-Ann, now


11, being invited to go and play the world-famous Wurlitzer organ at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom - a great honour bestowed on only a


MINENT professors at the London College of Music faced a notable conundrum


handful of accomplished organists. She will be filmed by the BBC


when she takes up that challenge of- a lifetime. Now Mary-Ann, who lives in Lon-


gridge, is busy studying Wurlitzer- style techniques with Paul, who has been teaching her for the past five years.


■ ' . • “I am absolutely delighted with


her progress,.not only on the piano, but the keyboard and organ too,” • said Paul. “They are different disci­ plines, but she excels at them all and. enjoys a wide range of musical, styles. In many ways she reminds me of myself at that age,” said Paul, who has enjoyed a distinguished musical career, including regular appearances on BBC Radio 2’s “The Organist Entertains”. Now a pupil a t the renowned


Chetham’s School of Music, in Man­ chester, Mary-Ann continues her les­ sons with Paul at the weekends. She is pictured in her cap and gown after passing her London College of Music Diploma, (s)


Oliver is startingyoung and aiming^M^


become the youngest new and used car sales manager in the entire Per­ rys Motor Sales group. At just 23, Clitheroe man Oliver


A 25 years ago


THE number of teachers in the Ribble Valley’s primary and secondary schools was to be reduced by more than 20 as result of county council education cuts. ® An army of temporary staff was to


call on every home in the Ribble Valley over the next two days as a national cen-


. sus got under way. The specially recruited team of more than 100 census enumera­ tors was to begin the great task of deliv­ ering leaflets to every Ribble Valley home giving advance notice of census day, Sun­ day April5th.


All this is rubbish


lining our streets at full atten­ tion. Burgundy for non-recycla- ble household waste; blue for glass and cans and plastic; green for garden rubbish. Rumour has it that there will


also be a gold wheelie bin for Christian crosses and crucifixes. All things Christian are deemed non-politically correct and must be removed: statues, sta­ tions, stoles and stoups. Gold wheelie bins will be


emptied the week before East­ er, Pentecost and Christmas. There will be a special orange-' coloured bin' for Liberal ■ Democrats'and a pink wheelie


bin will replace the pink sacks of office offal.


It is believed a diesel version


of the wheelie bin tvill be avail­ able after this year’s Motor Show and eventually a deluxe cabriolet model with sliding top. Regrettably, residents of downstairs flats will be evicted in order to house the bins of the residents upstairs. Now, you might wonder what


this rubbish about rubbish is all about. Simply this; in the New Testament, St Paul likens all his learning and knowledge, all his experience and status and pedigree to absolute garbage


when compared to knowing Jesus Christ as his Lord. Nothing else matters. Riches,


fame, intelligence, social stand­ ing and all the rest are like the content of our wheelie bins. They count for nothing when squared up against knowing Jesus Christ as Sa'viour and the power of His resurrection. That, in a nutshell, is the


Christian faith. When your wheelie bin wheels in, think on this truth.


Fr Trevor Vaughan,


Priest-in-charge of Sabden and Pendleton


Cross, pictured, has already gradu­ ated from the Perrys Management Development Programme (MDP). Based at Perrys Peugeot in Accring­ ton, Oliver joined Perrys in 2003 as a sales executive. ■He had not previously been in a


sales role or been involved in the motor industry, but quickly became one of the dealership’s most success­ ful sales executives. Dave Walker- Smith, Perrys general manager, recognised'Oliver’s potential and nominated him for the MDP with the intention of fast tracking his ■ career. He said: “Oliver is a highly moti­


vated and dedicated worker. He worked extremely hard on his assign­


r is in g star in the highly competitive world of car sales has fast tracked his career to


ments and demonstrated a great deal of commitment. I would like to congratulate him and I am sure that he will go far in his career in car sales.”


. ■ The MDP was first introduced by


Perrys in 2003 and is accredited by the Institute of Leadership and -. Management. It is split into two cer-; tificates, with Oliver having com­ pleted the Certificate in Team Lead­ ing and going on to study the Certifi-. cate in First Line Management. Commenting on his success, Oliv- .


er said; “I am really proud of what I have achieved in such a short space x of time since joining Perrys. I-, worked hard on the MDP and am glad to have received such positive ,- recognition and commendation from;; my peers.” He will be formally presented with : ■


his MDP certificate by Perrys man- - aging director Ray Sommerville at an awards ceremony at Belfry Golf Club in April, (s)


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