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A TRIO of young lads from Dale Head near Slaidbum were hauled before Bolton- by-Bowland Sessions to be reprimanded for disorderly behaviour in Dale Head Parish Churchyard. Each defendant was fined two shillings and six pence and severely reproached. • An illustration of the proposed new


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his summer, I scaled new heights - in more ways than one. On a person­ al level, I successfully completed my Gold Final Expedition, the last of six for the


Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. On another level -1,085 metres above sea level, to be exact - our group of seven climbed to the top of Mount Snowdon, one of the highest peaks in Great Britain, which Sir Edmund Hillary once deemed tough enough to use as training for his Everest ascent. Yet that was only the second day walking for us, out of four! Such elevating achievements would not


have been possible, though, had it not been for the excellent “base camp” from which we all started - believe it or not, in Whalley, over 140 miles away. Special thanks must go to our fantastic leaders, John and Lisa, based at the Ribble VaUey Youth and Com­ munity Service building there. For a few years, they have spent about two hours on a Friday night each month with us as we pre­ pared expeditions, planned routes and, above all, formed friendships. These friendships were an important part


of why I decided to replace relaxation with perspiration for “D of E” in the first place. When you’re faced with the thought of eventually trekking over mountainous wild country for 50 miles (as that is the walking distance requirement for Gold), the best remedy is surely doing that with friends who can provide just as many encouraging


A RECENT work experience place­ ment here at the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times was 17-year-old SCOT'T SMITH, a student at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School’s Sixth Form Centre. Scott is studying English Literature, French, Religious Studies and Theatre Studies at A-Level and hopes to make a living as a writer, either a journalist or author. Here Scott writes about how teamwork can help overcome the greatest of challenges.


smiles. There are also more practical rea­ sons for walking with imderstanding pals - someone else can tighten the straps to light­ en the load of the bag (mine was a fifth of my body weight) on your shoulders. Or help you over the many stiles and kissing gates we encountered while still wearing that bag. Or, in my case, plaster your gashed hand from when you stumbled and went for an ill- advised spot of tree hugging. My main point being? Well, I am not per­


haps the usual candidate for the expedition aspects of Bronze, Silver and Gold - the three progressively more challenging stages in D of E. I have a limp in my left leg, from where a (harmless) tumour has been reiHoved. I have never been to a gsrni. My hobbies mostly revolve around food and TV. Duke of Edinburgh does involve eating


LOOKING BACK 50 years ago


FOR the seventh time within the previous five years the 4ft. high stone garden wall outside the corner house of Mr Arthur Neville Chatburn, of Downham Road, Chatburn, had been damaged or demol­ ished by heavy vehicles. This latest damage was believed to have


been caused by a heavy lorry, which failed to stop. • Production was again in full swing at


the chair works of Messrs W. Hanson and Son Ltd., Sun Street, Clitheroe, where the third floor was damaged by fire.


plenty of food, but only that which is light­ est for your pack and most nourishing for your body. In other words, I had that choco­ late bar not because i t was tasty, but because it would keep me going and stop digging into my back. As for TV, the closest we got was “Poirot” in Welsh on the night before we started. Put simply, I resolved to keep on walking


for all three stages, for a total of around 200 miles since I was 15, because I had got to know the people that I would be walking with. To say that my fellow hikers were behind me all the time would be both right and wrong - we all took it in turns to lead - but, speaking for all of us, I could not have done it without the others. Looking back now on our various group singalongs (per­ formed with vastly differing levels of enthu­ siasm), “Lean On Me” really should have featured. It is almost ironic that an emphasis of the


I. But if you start climbing the mountain that is D of E, I promise you’ll love how it feels when you’re at the top.


scheme is self-sufficiency when the group relied on each other so much. Self-confi­ dence, however, was something that we all developed massively - not bad for a few days! So, if you’re between 14 and 25, want to make loads of new friends and want to know more - and there is so much more - log on to www.theaward.org. Don’t think you’re up to it? Neither did


Past pupils reminisce


reminisce about days gone by. Around 70 people who had previ­


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ously been connected with Tosside School gathered in the village for a special reunion. Party-goers spanned the genera­


tions from those who attended in the 1920s to those who were there in 2000 when the school closed. And with memorabilia including


photographs and log books to look at, as well as a hot pot supper to enjoy, a good time was had by all. Our photograph shows some of


those who attended the Tosside School reunion. (T081006/13)


Double birthday delight D


o u b l e fun was in store for twin sisters Mary Blackburn and Eliza­ beth SowerWts who have celebrat­ ed their 100th birthday.


Saturday was a memorable day for the


former Chtheroe residents, who marked the milestone surrounded by family and friends.. The daughters of Henry and Emma


25 }’ears ago


CLITHEROE traders were all set to brighten up the streets for Christmas in a bid to make the town centre more attrac­ tive to festive shoppers. The Clitheroe and District Chamber of Trade was determined to make it a Christmas to remember. • Ribble Valley councillors this week


pressed for the removal of a waste disposal unit near the Petre Arms, Langho, despite the pleas of a county council delegation. Conn. George Slynn, chairman of the county highways committee reiterated the need for skips in the Ribble Valley.


for the week Two-way tolerance


being made so difficult for Christians to publicly express their faith? Whenever there is criticism made of ethnic minority reli-


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gions there is great uproar from these faithful whose sensibilities have been impinged upon. Peo­ ple in the public eye and com­ mentators have to be very care- ful in what they say and, at times, it is like walking on eggshells.


N a country th a t prides itself on religious and cul­ tural tolerance, why is it


Witness the recent great


furore over the classroom assis­ tant wearing the full Muslim veil. While it is true that every religion has the right to express its faith in public, there has to be a reasonableness in approach to such matters. Surely common- sense should have told this indi­ vidual that covering her face might create problems in com- municating with children. While I accept that we live in '


a multi-cultural society, why is it that the religion on which this society is based, culturally and


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legally, i.e. Christianity, always seems to be on the back foot, on the defensive and, at times, a.pologetic? On the TV and in the press, Christianity can be laughed at, belittled and, at worst, marginalised. All too often when Christians make a public stand they are


derided from all quarters. Mus­ lims can wear their veils, the Sikte their turbans and the Jews their skullcaps. On the other hand a British Airways employ­ ee and TV presenter Fiona Bruce were told they could not


wear their crosses. Some councils have banned the word “Christ­ mas”. I have even heard of peo­ ple being reprimanded at work for talking about their Christian faith to their colleagues. If this country is so passion­


ately anti-Christian, what’s the next step? The de-establish­ ment of the Church of Eng­ land? If minorities can express their faith publicly, then Chris­ tianity should be even more


entitled to express its. Rev. Stephen Foster,


Clitheroe Methodist Circuit. ? Off-licence open 6.00am - SliOnm


Tomlinson, of Schofield Farm, Pendleton, were bom on October 21st, 1906. They were the youngest of six children. Emma died when they were aged only two. Henry re­ married and had six children by his second wife. The twins were brought up by two maid­


en aunts in Eshton Terrace, Clitheroe. Mary married Charles Hall, who, after


the war, owned Snapes Haulage and spe­ cialised in taking cloth to Manchester and returning with yam for weaving. The couple had twin daughters. Hazel and Barbara, who attended Clitheroe Girls Grammar School. On leaving school. Hazel attended Hockerill College, in Hertfordshire, and became a teacher, while Barbara trained as a-nurse at Guy’s Ilospital in London. Hazel died last year. Barbara now lives in Paign­ ton in Devon. Years later Mary divorced and married


Johnny Blackburn, a member of a well- known and respected Clitheroe family. Mary is now living in a care home in Mil- nthorpe, Cumbria, and is blessed with five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Meanwhile, Elizabeth married Horace


has been awarded a B.Sc. honours degree in agriculture by the S h ro p sh ire -b a sed Harper Adams Uni­ versity College. Simon Pope (22), of


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Ribblesdale Place, Barrowford, is now working as an assis­ tant harvesting man­ ager in Reading.


F 0 R M E R pupil at Stony- hurst College


Sowerbutts and for over 30 years they lived in Moor Lane, Clitheroe, where they ran a shoe shop. They hade one son, Brian, who attended Clitheroe Grammar School. After his national service he joined the Milk Mar­ keting Board, Clitheroe, and retired in 1991 after 39 years service. Along with his wife, Jean, he lives in


Wembury, Devon, his mother being in a care home nearby. She has three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The centenary celebrations will remain a


special landmark in the twins’ relationship and something that only very lucky people experience. Both sisters have been widowed for many years, but although living apart they maintain strong family links, (s)


Silver service rewarded T


h e long service achievement of a Clitheroe Town Council halbadier was recognised at a special presentation.


David Taylor has served the town as one of its


two halbadiers for 25 years. On ceremonial occasions, including Mayor mak­


ing, Mayor’s Sunday and Remembrance Sunday, the halbadiers take up their traditional duty of protecting the mace. At the town council’s September meeting, he


was presented with a picture to mark his quarter- century milestone by the town’s mayor. Conn. Allan Knox, (s)


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