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Valley Matters He’s nowt but a pal...


a weekly look at local issues, people and places


KNEW an old chap who had a farm, more of a smallholding really - a dozen dairy cows and a small flock of sheep. It wouldn’t have supported a family, but


he was on his own and didn’t need much to get by. I never knew him take a holiday and he had no car, just an old grey Fergie trac­ tor.


Not quite on his own though, for wherev­


er he went he was accompanied by a black and white collie, called Sam. It was through the dog I first met him, when it ran to meet mine as I walked the footpath across his land. After that I would often stop to pass the time of day, though he was no chatter­ box, and to buy eggs from his free range hens. The funny thing was, I never saw him


work Sam. In fact he kept another dog, Tip, to work the sheep and bring in the cows for milking. Tip lived in the bam, happy to do so, but Sam slept in a big basket, lined with an old woollen coat and next to the hearth, in winter the only warm spot in the run­ down farmhouse. He got scraps from the table too, and a friendly pat when he nuzzled the old boy’s leg. One' day when I called for eggs the kettle


had just boiled and a pint pot of steaming tea was poured for me. As we talked I noticed Sam stretching up to a half-eaten


As I see i t . . by Duncan Smith


sandwich on the table. “Get down Samari­ tan!” chided the old fella, in the way that a mother will admonish a naughty child with its full given name... “John Henry Thistleth- waite don’t you dare do that!” “I thought the dog was Sam,” I said. “It is Sam,” he replied, “t’other’s his Sun­


day name.” “But why Samaritan?” I asked, curiosity


getting the better of me. He paused, blowing his tea and taking a


long swig, perhaps wondering if he knew me well enough to answer. He must have reckoned he did. “I call him Samaritan ’cos he’s a good lis­


how? Another long pause, then: “Because if I


tener and I dare say he’s saved my life a time or two.” When nothing further came, I had to ask


weren’t here, who’d look after him? The cows are good milkers, the sheep are worth a bob or two, the hens lay good eggs and Tip’s a


LOOKING BACK 100 years ago


COLONEL PARKER, of Browsholme Hall, was selected for a two-year extension as commander of the 3rd Battalion Lan­ cashire Regiment (Burnley IMfilitia), of which he was chief during the Boer War; Col Parker, who was formerly second-in- command of the Green Howards, was known as the best shot of both the regulars and the mililtia. • The Mayor was anxious th a t the


memorial he had promised to place in the Free Library to the Clitheroe men who lost their lives in the South African War, should be complete and accurate. To this end he asked relatives and friends of the deceased to leave details regarding their full name and regiment. • A flower carnival was being held by the


Wesleyans at Waddington. The event was in aid of a stall at the forthcoming bazaar for the new building scheme.


50 years ago


WHEN Sandy Ratcliffe left Clitheroe Royal Grammar School he had two ambi­ tions - to go to sea and to become a chief engineer. He realised both his ambitions and sailed to many parts of the world including countries behind the Iron Cur­ tain. His parents, Mr and Mrs H.B. Rat­ cliffe, lived in Woodlands Drive, Whaliey. O Two drivers in the Highways Depart-


. ment of Clitheroe Corporation received road safety awards at a meeting of Clitheroe Town Council. Mr J. O’Donnell received a medal and Mr William Knowles was presented with a diploma. • Time and tide wait for no man. Nei­


ther do spawning salmon, as the hundreds of visitors to Paythome Bridge on’“Salmon Sunday” realised when they looked in vain for the big fish. Days of low water had pre­ vented any run of salmon in time for the week’s annual pilgrimage.


XHOUGHX for the week:


remember the great heroes of the Christian faith, is quickly followed by All Souls, when we remember those who have been near and dear to us, then Remembrance Sunday, when we give thanks for all who gave their lives for their country.


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o v em b er is a month for,remembering. All Saints’ Day, when we


25 years ago


THREE ways of reorganising Clitheroe’s secondary schools were being looked into by the county council. The scheme involved Ribblesdale, the grammar schools at York Street and Chatburn Road and Bowland County Secondary School. • Inconsiderate lorry drivers were caus­


ing headaches for contractors working on the £800,000 Booth’s supermarket develop­ ment at Clitheroe’s former railway sidings site. Part of the car park adjoining the development site had been allocated specif­ ically for use by. auction mart vehicles on three days a week, under a special agree­ ment with the Ribble Valley Council But Booth’s felt that the agreement was being abused by agricultural and HGVs who were parking on the site. • A tree to celebrate the wedding of


Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer was planted in the Castle grounds.


Time to remember We do a lot of remembering in


the Christian faith. Week by week we remember the Passion of Jesus as we celebrate Holy


■ Communion; year by year we tell the story of Christ in our liturgical cycle. It is important, as Christians, that we know our roots - that we are rooted and grounded in Christ Jesus, as Paul puts it.


There is a good old saying, cir­ culating widely on theintemet:


“Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be.” The danger of all this remem­


bering is that we can easily become rooted in the past. It’s a common fault of churches. But we are rooted not just in the past, but in Jesus Christ - “the same yesterday, today and for­


ever”, as Hebrews puts it. Let’s take some time this All


Saintstide to think about our church today, to pray for each other, to strengthen, challenge and encourage each other and to pray that God will take his mis­ sion forward through us!


REV. CHRIS STBRRY,


Vicar of Whalley Parish Church.


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fair sheepdog. They’d all find a good home, but Sam has no head for sheep. He serves no purpose, he’s nowt but a pal for me.” I had seldom heard him say so much in


one go, but I realised then there must have been dark times for this solitary man. This man who turned out to milk his cows hvice a day, every day, whatever the weather or his state of health, who lived alone in a ram­ shackle house with few modem comforts. There must have been times when he con­


sidered ending it. He had the means to do so close at hand and he wouldn’t be the first farmer to reach for a shotgun in utter despair. What kept him going in those dark times?


Apparently an old black and white collie with no head for sheep, “nowt but a pal”, a pal who depended on him, who would be lost without him. A couple of years later Sam fell asleep one


night in that big basket by the hearth and didn’t wake up. He died in contented old age and I worried for the old man, who bore the loss in silence. A month passed before I met him one day with a new young dog at his side, one he’d taken in from a neighbour who was “getting rid”. “I must be a soft touch,” he said, “he’s got no head for sheep.”


a major awards ceremony staged by the North West Aerospace Alliance (NWAA). Top apprentice James Capstick (17),


Prestige award for James T


h e importance of young people to the future of the aerospace industry was the central theme of


of Gisburn, who works at the Rolls- Royce Bamoldswick facility, received the prestigious Irene Short Award. The annual award is presented in


recognition of the contribution Lan­ cashire County honourary Alderman Irene Short made to the North West aerospace industry. James, whose off-the-job training was


provided by Training 2000, Blackburn, received the prestigious Irene Short


Award trophy, a model of a Rolls-Royce jet engine, plus £250 prize money and other mementos. Guest speaker Miss Sarah Pullen, cur­


rent Young Woman Engineer of the Year, said she was delighted to be able to encourage more young people to consider becoming engineers at “the cutting edge of technology”. Miss Pullen, a crew systems engineer


with BAE Systems, said that only 8% of students in UK universities currently studied engineering and just 4% of those actually went on to work as engineers. Our picture shows (from left) NWAA


chairman Dennis Mendoros, award win­ ner James Capstick and honourary County Alderman Short, (s)


national awards ceremony panel. Hans Pelgrom, of Gar­


Hans will be a selector A


YOUNG Clitheroe volunteer has been selected for a


nett Road, was chosen for his work on the Millenni­ um Volunteers Project based at Trinity Youth Centre. The 20 year-old was one


of only six panellists selected from across the UK to plan a national awards event to be held in London next year. The project, which


encourages young people between 16 and 24 to vol­ unteer for community- based activities, picked Hans because of his com­ mitment and enthusiasm to helping within the local community. Millennium Volunteer


Co-ordinator Roy Humphreys said: “Hans has shown plenty of endeavour and enthusi-


asm for the project on the whole and his selection was well deserved.” Hans, who has been a


volunteer for about 12 months, devotes between 10 and 15 hours of his time each week to commu­ nity participation work in Clitheroe and the sur­ rounding area. He helps to run the Trinity Youth Club and


Valley Matters


John lands top post


A


SABDEN man has been named leader of Young Enterprise’s North West team.


John Shorter, of Whins Avenue, is now


department director of the region’s operation’s team of the national education charity work­ ing with students across the North West. Founded in 1963,.Young Enterprise North


West, based in Warrington, aims to develop young entrepreneurs by forging links between schools and industry through a range of pro­ grammes. The charity is managed by a regional board of directors to inspire a locally co-ordinated approach to their scheme, run in schools, colleges and universities. As an experienced Young Enterprise


employee, Mr Shorter has a wealth of knowl­ edge to bring to his new role and has previ­ ously held managerial positions within the organisation in Blackburn and East Lan­ cashire. Mr Shorter, who is heavily involved in vil­


lage life in Sabden as a member of Sabden Parish Council, Sabden Horticultural Society and Neighbourhood Watch, also held a former executive role at Brooke Bond Foods. Originally from London, Mr Shorter moved


to the area 20 years ago and is married to Jan­ ice, a senior science technician at Mount Carmel School, Accrington. They have a son Martin (13), who is a pupil


at St Augustine’s RC High School and a member of the Ribble Valley Youth Council. Mr Shorter said: “I am really looking for­


ward to the challenges ahead as a North West Director. Having been with Young Enterprise North West for six years I continue to be excited by the creativity of the students involved in the projects - it is inspirational!”


Economist is college guest


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Stonyhurst College. Douglas McWilliams, Chief Executive of


the Centre for Economic and Business Research (CEBR), spoke to members of the college Industrial Society, delivering a provoca­ tively entitled presentation: “Gordon’s eco­ nomic legacy - is he planning to move on at just the right time?”’ Mr McWilliams, who is an “old boy”of the


college, presented the view that Gordon Brown can be viewed as a “lucky” chancellor, and gave an incisive expansion on this theme. There then followed a fascinating question


recently organised a Hal­ lowe’en event for young­ sters singlehandedly. There are 10 young peo­


ple based at the Trinity Centre who are Millenni-’ um Volunteers and who help with the organisa­ tional aspects of commu­ nity events such as the direction of traffic. Our picture shows Hans with MrHumphreys. (s)


and answer session, in which Mr McWilliams gave some more insights into the world of poli­ tics and economics, including his views on Gor-


■ don Brown as the likely next Prime Minister, and the potential other contenders! Mr McWilliams is a well-known keynote


speaker at conferences and a frequent guest commentator on radio and television, includ­ ing the Today programme on Radio 4 and Newsnight. He advises clients on economic and business trends and the implications for their strategies, and also advises George Osb9rne MP, the Conservative Shadow Chahcellof, on economic trends and policy implications.


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City date for artist


A RENOWNED artist from Mellor is among an elite band of painters and sculptors whose work is featured in a charity auction at Christies, in Lon­ don, next month. Art enthusiasts


are being given a rare chance to view and bid for an out­ standing collection of sporting and wildlife paintings and sculptures at The Game Conser­ vancy Trust’s chari­ ty art auction. Among the works


on offer are three paintings by Alis­ tair Makinson, who is known as one of Britain’s foremost sporting river painters and also paints stalking and shooting scenes. He both lives and


works in the Ribble Valley, where he continues to find a constant source of inspiration. In total, 46 lead­


ing wildlife painters and sculptors are featured in the pri­ vate auction, taking place on Tuesday December 12th.


June’s Big


ord o n Brown is a “lucky” Chancel­ lor of the Exchequer and could be about to make a timely exit from the job, a top economic forecaster told students at


Apple run A BARROW resi­ dent who travelled to the Big Apple to complete the New York Marathon described the expe­ rience as “awe­ some”. Miss June Darley


(45), of Chestnut Crescent, completed the marathon in four hours, 58 min­ utes and 30 seconds, raising £611 so far for the charity Get Kids Going. The charity pro­


vides sporting equipment and opportunities for disabled children and young people under the age of 26. Miss Darley, who completed Septem­ ber’s Great North Run, is now hoping to reach her ulti­ mate fund-raising goal of £1;200. If you would like to sponsor her you can pledge a donation by calling 07738. 536565 or logging on to www.justgiv- 1 ing.com/junedarley


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