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SKATING was in full swing with hun­ dreds of people descending on the frozen River Ribble. A member of St Mary’s swimming club, who took a weekly dip in the river, broke the ice so that her routine would not be disturbed. ® A parishioners’ meeting in Whalley


approved plans for the restoration of the parish church, the rebuilding of the organ and improvements to the churchyard. O Members of the Wesley Choir and


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o m e t im e s advice that you read about how to act for the best in any given situation appears to be stating the obvious.


So obvious that it by-passes that bit of the


brain marked “for emergency use” and in the sheer panic of an emergency situation, the wise words get lost amid the details of dealing with the drama. That is why I can’t emphasise enough the


importance of the British Heart Founda­ tion’s new campaign to make people under­ stand the necessity of getting someone who may be suffering a heart attack to hospital as quickly as possible. It may sound, as I say, stating the obvi­


ous, but in the drama of someone being taken suddenly and very painfully ill, the obvious doesn't always surface. These words are being written with a


great deal of feeling, because I died six years ago. That may sound bizarre, but the fact that I am sitting here writing them is testa­ ment to the effectiveness of the British Heart Foundation’s advice. I’ll chronicle the events of that traumatic Sunday night: I had eaten a heavy meal and rose from


the table saying I had “a bit of heartburn” and blaming it on the pickled red cabbage. A dose of Milk of Magnesia didn’t shift it


Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) atten a weekly look at local issues, people and places Don’t delay, call 999!


As I see i t . . . by Glen Pate


and the pain began to feel as though I had swallow^ an enormous gob-stopper. Then, pain like an electric shock was


crackling down my left arm and my fingers felt like they had been stamped on. I caught sight of myself in a mirror and saw my face was paper white and that there was an omi­ nous blue tinge to my mouth. I knew what was happening and yelled:


“Somebody get an ambulance - not a doc­ tor, an ambulance.” As it turned out, those words were' a sig­


nificant factor in why I'm still here. The paramedics arrived and I was


whisked off to hospital, sirens blaring, with an aspirin tucked inside my cheek. At the hospital, I was given morphine and a drug to get rid of the clot which was causing the problem. A nurse explained what had been done to


me and, drowsy from the morphine, I replied: “Right then. I’ll have a kip.” There were shouts of: “No, stay awake”, but then, in my head, I was sliding down a


LOOKING BACK 50 years ago


A CLITHEROE nurse hit the headlines after six of her daughters followed in her footsteps, all entering the medical profes­ sion. Mrs Gertrude Bull, of West View, who was well known in the town to cus­ tomers at the book stall on Clitheroe Sta­ tion, was left wondering if her youngest 16-year-old daughter would emulate her sisters, who were all qualified as SRNs. O It was announced that “time, gentle­


men, please” would no longer be called at 10 p.m. Bowland Licensing Justices had granted 30-minute extensions to 25 Bow- land licensees. O The George and Dragon Inn, at


Downham, was changed to the Assheton Arms, with the blessing of Lord Clitheroe.


T H O U G H T fo r th e w e ek


Devon last month, poring over those beached containers from a stricken cargo ship. None of us will have been as


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horrified as the owners of the property concerned, and in par­ ticular personal possessions of people who had packed things carefully before setting out on a journey of adventure, probably to emigrate. They probably felt themselves to be like flotsam on the water, when they saw what had happened.


o u were probably star­ tled at the sight of all those beachcombers in


huge tube with a brilliant light at the other end. Near the bottom, something grabbed my collar and I was yanked back into con­ sciousness. A circle of heads bending over me broke into laughter when I said: “Sorry, I must have dropped off.” What had happened is that my heart had


failed and had been restarted by electric shock treatment. Other complications were to follow, but six


years on I’m able to live much the same kind of life as I had before. It has been explained to me that because I got to hospital quickly after symptoms appeared, the necessary drugs could be administered soon and the amount of damage to the heart from the clot was limited. The fact, too, that the drugs were work­


ing when the heart failed probably made the resuscitation process more effective. It has not been easy for me to write this account. Memories of that incredible pain and that slide towards oblivion still make me shudder. But my whole purpose is to try to make


as many people as possible aware of that simple, life-saving message from the British Heart Foundation: If you think someone may be having a heart attack, call an ambu­ lance right away - not a doctor, an ambu­ lance.


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Neal’s goodbye dip from pals!


farewell gift. Neal Ingham, who stepped down from his


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role as duty officer and swimming coach, was thanked for all his hard work by Colin Winter- bottom, leisure and sports development man­ ager at Ribble Valley Borough Council, before being pushed in the pool, fully clothed, by col­ leagues! A familiar face at the Clitheroe pool for the


past 15 years, Neal has played an integral part in the everyday running of the pool and its swimming success stories. “He’s been very versatile in his role and has


been extremely popular with his colleagues and the customers. We are sad to see him go,” said Mr Winterbottom. Neal, of Accrington, who is pursuing a new


business venture, was presented ivith a cheque by Mr Winterbottom, top Ieft.(T280107/5) Colleagues gave him a watery send-off, left, (T280107/5b), leaving him soaked, below! (T280I07/5d)


COACH at Ribblesdale Pool swam his last length on Friday when his col­ leagues gave him a surprise dip as a


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CLITHEROE shopkeepers were mount­ ing a campaign to protest at the county council’s spiralling rate demands. The campaign, launched by the chamber of trade, came in the week that a 4.1% rise in the county rate was recommended. 0 A Langho family was heading “Down


Under” to begin a new life in Australia. Jim and Dawn Farquharson and their three daughters, who attended St Leonard’s Primary School, were fljdng out to Perth. ® Seven lucky Ribble Valley men were


among the crews setting sail with two of Britain’s most famous sail-training ships - the “Sir Winston Churchill” and the “Malcolm Miller”.


Like flotsam on water Walk along one of our beach­


es, lean over the side of a boat in port before she sets sail, and there is probably flotsam, bob­ bing up and down. I t may he a plastic bottle, a plank of wood that once had a purpose. Some­ one had made them, shaped them, used them, lost them or discarded them. All they could do now was bob about, waiting to be swept somewhere else, most likely lost and forgotten. At the moment, life in our


country can seem as if, to use a sporting term, “there is every­ thing to play for!” The “market


place” of the media is full of sto­ ries of people who are jumping up and down for their rights and their beliefs. More and more people seem to be jumping on the bandwagon to be heard and to rule and to gain the high ground: to the end that the Gov­ ernment then claims the highest ground of all. Are we not in dan­ ger of becoming a nation of peo­ ple, who are bobbing about, often seemingly lost and bat­ tered about by this idea and


that idea, like flotsam on the water? I t has happened before!


Hosea, the Old Testament prophet, compares the people of his oivn day to flotsam. His peo­ ple had chosen to abandon their core belief in God, abandon social behaviour in the street, at home and at work. The Good News is that God


remains faithful. “I will heal their apostasy” (14.4). This is borne out by the words and actions of Jesus, years later: “Father forgive them, they know not what they do.”


CANON PHILIP DEARDEN,


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early and late 6am - 8pm everyday inc. Sundays...Chatburn PO i. i I r Oscar’ nominations for hospital staff F


or the first time, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is hosting an awards ceremony - a sort of “Oscars” for its hospital staff - and is seek­


ing nominations from the public for a spe­ cial “People’s Award”. The Trust wants to recognise and cele­


brate the achievements of its staff at a spe­ cial celebration event, to be held on Wednesday, March 2Ist. I t has invited nominations from all its staff for a range of awards covering all aspects of employment within the Trust. It is also seeking nominations from the


public for the People’s Award. This could be an individual doctor or nurse who has provided high-quality care and treatment, or one of the support staff, perhaps a


receptionist, porter or domestic who has provided really excellent service. Alterna­ tively it could be a whole ward or depart­ ment that deserves special recognition. Jo Cubbon, Chief Executive of the


Trust, said: “These awards recognise the outstanding efforts of special teams and individuals who work above and beyond the call of duty to make a difference to patients at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. “We are often told by the public that we


don’t shout loudly enough about the dedi­ cated staff that work for the Trust - this is a real opportunity to highlight some of the excellent work going on across our hospi­ tals and share this good practice across the Trust and beyond. This will include recog­


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AS your life never quite the same after seeing a classic British film?


Did you rush out and buy a Mini after


seeing “The Italian Job”, pack you loin cloth and head for India after “Gandhi”, or whip your loin cloth off after “The Pull Monty”? If a British film changed your life, and


you’re willing to talk about it, then BBC Entertainment in Manchester wants to hear from you. It is working on a landmark series for BBC Two, called “British Film Forever”, which is due to he transmitted in the summer of 2007. Many of the great and good of British film have already been interviewed for the


series, but now the programme makers need to cast their net wider and find mem­ bers of the public who have great stories to tell about how British Films changed their


lives. They are looking to interview people


who watched any of the following major British films on their cinematic release: Brief Encounter; Shirley Valentine; My


Beautiful Launderette; Doctor in the House; Sliding Doors; Four Weddings and a Funeral; Lawrence of Arabia; Shake­ speare in Love; Gandhi; Room With A View; Chariots of Fire; Shaun of the Dead; The Wicker Man; Don’t Look Now; A Clockwork Orange; The Dam Busters;


nising the important role played by many staff who don’t always receive the recogni­ tion they deserve.” The Trust simply needs the name of the


individual or ward/department and a cou­ ple of sentences indicating why you think they deserve The People’s Award. Nomi­ nations should be sent to: Excellence Awards 2007, Chief Executive’s Office, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Trust Headquarters, Royal Blackburn Hospital, Haslingden Rd, Blackburn BB2 3HH. They can also be e-mailed to: con- tact@elht.nhs.uk The closing date is Monday, February


I9th, and all nominations for the People’s Award will be considered by a panel which includes patient representatives.


Classic British films that changed your life


Zulu; A Matter of Life and Death; In Which We Serve; The Bridge on the River Kwai; The Third Man; Get Carter; Goldfinger; Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels; The Italian Job; Monty Python’s Life of Brian; A Fish Called Wanda; Let George Do It; Withnail & I; Bend It Like Beckham; Kes; The Full Monty; Trainspotting; If; A Taste of Honey. If you saw any of these films and can go


to BBC Manchester in mid-February to talk enthusiastically about them, tele­ phone 0161244 3617 or send an e-mail to: britishfilmforever@bbc.co.uk If your story is suitable, the programme makers will get in touch.


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