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tures since I was given a pet rabbit at about the age of eight. The sight of the squirrels squabbling


over bits of bird-table bread and perform­ ing their gravity-defying leaps from fence to ground and back on a sunny morning filled me with the sense that all was OK with the world. I always felt my good lady's description


of them as "American t r ^ rats" was a little harsh. Yes, I know they'had driven red squirrels out of many habitats, but that's life. You could argue the same for other imported or immigrant species, yet no one was calling for the extermination of the red grouse, the collared dove, the rainbow trout or the parakeet. For a few minutes before I went to a


friend's home for dinner, I had been watch­ ing a squirrel displaying a remarkable amount of tenacity, imagination and agili­ ty in taking a route from the top of the garage into the safety of a silver birch tree without putting itself at risk from lurking cats.


. • I remarked on the display to my host as


we sat at the dinner table. The effect was electric. His jaws tightened, his knuckles grew white over the cutlery and steam seemed to rise from the top of his head. "Don't talk to me about (expletive delet­ ed) SQUIRRELS!!!!," he yelled in a pass-


INCE my move to a more rural habi­ ta t , one of my delights has been watching the grey squirrels perform


As I see i t . . . by Glen Pate


able impression of Michael Caine with a


Lancashire accent. The ladies present made soothing nois­


es, the subject was changed and the story came out Mter a few melloiving glasses of amber liquid... my friend, too, had been a bit of a squirrel fan and enjoyed their pres­ ence in his garden. Then he noticed omi­ nous scratching noises from his loft. He called the pest control officer. "It


sounds like rats or squirrels," he was told. "You'd better hope it's rats, they're easier to deal with." The loft was inspected and the damage


was incredible. Electrical insulation had been stripped and loft insulation material shredded to make nests. The squirrels had presumably taken warning of the intrusion and bolted, but traps were laid and three of the furry invaders were duly dispatched.


• All was quiet for a few weeks and then the ominous scratchings started again. The process was repeated and two more trapped. The whole sequence was repeat­ ed twice more. Then my friend inspected the barge


boards around the loft. He found no less than 30 entrances had been gnawed by the little pests. He filled them with a propri­ etary hole-filler and, guess what?, within a


few days there were more ominous scratch­ ings from the loft. By this time, my friend was growing


demented and had taken to yelling loudly in the street every time a vagrant squirrel crossed his path. He gained a squirrel-free loft and peace


of mind only by scrunching up chicken wire and hammering it into the holes, at great cost to the state of his fingers and his temper. I have since told this story to several


people and have been amazed at the extent of the problem. Almost everybody had a similar story to


tell of an incident they had experienced or had happened to relatives or friends. One of the more disquieting was from an


area of sheltered housing where the elderly residents daren't open a window without risking a visitation from marauding squir­ rels with taste buds alive to the delights of breakfast cereals. 'The mess left in the kitchen by such a band was such a shock to an old lady that she had to be taken to hospital. I'm still watching the squirrels sporting


gracefully in the garden, but I'm also checking that the little blighters are keep­ ing their distance from the house. You can bet that any ominous scratch­


ings from the loft will trigger off a major squirrel strike and a rapid change of opin­ ion from "graceful creature" to "American tree rat".


Fresh expressions


extreme, in a popular London night club, you might be sur­ prised to find a Church Army Cfficer among the lights and dancing, and with her sweat shirt emblazoned “Chaplin”. Her presence there means that she becomes involved in coun­ selling young people as they face the pull of drags, sex and drink. She would say that she is doing exactly the same as her boss did when he was accused of mbdng with the wrong lot! F.E. means small groups


meeting in pubs or each others homes to discuss issues of reli­ gious belief or political or social action. “Nothing New” you may say about that, but there is a freshness as our post-modern society searches for an authentic spirituality and works to discov­ er again the inner stablitity and sense of purpose which everyone


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s needs. The diversity of all this is ■


significant - no one would have guessed that the quiet and disci­ plined music of Gregorian chanting wouldjiave much pub­ lic appeal, but the C.D of those Benedictine monks at worship broke chart records for sales. In a more practical vein, the


subtle harmony of spirit, mind AND body is achieved tlmough the experience of yoga with meditation using a suitable word or visual image as a “mantra”. In Derbyshire you might be con­ fronted by a double-decker bus visiting areas where homeless people sleep out. The bus offers refreshment,


counselling and shelter for the night. Alan Park the Church Army Outreach officer who manages the project himself was homeless for seven years, so he knows how this mobile fresh


expression of divine love and


presence is desperately needed. At Whalley Abbey at 9-15 on


any Friday morning you will find a fairly traditional F.E. as a small group break bread and share wine in the Abbey Chapel, meeting afterwards for refresh­ ments, while at 10-45 another group meets to enjoy a half-hour of silence, framed with readings and music. On most Monday morning,


you could “start the week” irith readings, music and reflection led by John Wilson the Director of the Spiritual Programme at the Abbey. For more information or to


visit the Abbey, telephone 0125i 828400. (For more information on Fresh Expressions go to


www.churcharmy.org.uk) IAN ROBINS


Anglican Priest All Designer Of Lancashire..." Q5Wa/w;5f/eM//s/ Go///ers Sf/ Osvvo/c/KYi5//e/BB5 OEr TEL: 01254 871025 email; info@o-mills.c6.uk web: r


Valley roots to take up a newly creat­ ed post for another graphic designer at Clitheroe’s award-winning Ginger Pumpkin design and advertising agency. Kathryn Speak was working at


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Bolton consultancy the D-Room Ltd prior to joining Ginger Pumpkin, which is this year celebrating its 10th anniversary, as well as a number of recent new account wins. On leaving St Augustine’s, Kathryn


They’re going bats! A


c t iv it i e s for the Big Wild Read have been a popu­


lar attraction for young readers this summer at Clitheroe Library. The scheme.aimed to


encourage children to take an interest in books by combining reading with activities relating to wildlife. Once completed, the


scheme rewards young­ sters with a certificate and medal. And, for every book read, a tree is plant­ ed by the Wildlife Trust. About 340 children


have joined this summer’s scheme in Clitheroe, which is 100 more than last year. The next event in the


programme was due to take place on Tuesday when youngsters were learning about badgers, as well as making badger masks and puppets. Our photograph shows


Mia Yates, John Bradley, Cerys Hughes and Lucy Collinson with the bat masks they made during one of the activity ses­ sions.


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(24) studied for her A-levels at St Mary’s Sixth Form College, Black­ burn, then spent a year at Blackburn College on an art foundation course. It led to a place at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, where she achieved a 1st Class BA (Hons) degree in graphic design. In her grad­ uation exhibition, Kathryn’s work was voted “best in show”, an accolade repeated in an industry-organised event to showcase new talent. Guy Purves, founder and managing


director of Ginger Pumpkin, said: “We are delighted to welcome Kathiyn on board. In creating this position, we interviewed extensively and believe that in Kathryn, we have made an excellent choice of new col-


Two high-flying achievers at Clitheroe Royal Crammer


School were accidentally


omitted from our round-up of pupils there who achieved nine A* grades and one A grade in their GCSEs. We tried to single out for a special


100 years ago


- LOOKING BACK 50 years ago


NATURAL healing product “Zain-Buk” was described as the ‘best policy for housewives’. The antiseptic could be used to heal wounds and treat conditions such as eczema. I t was described as having ‘wonderful powers, purity and refinement’ and was a ‘priceless boon’. • The Holy Name Choir of Manches­


ter, consisting of 40 boys and men, visited the public hall of Clitheroe for a grand concert in aid of the Catholic bazaar. • Chatburn FC won their opening


league match despite being a man short as one player forgot to turn up. The score was 2-1 against Love and Unity from Blackburn.


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CLITHEROE cousins Leonard Gardner (nine) and Andrea Wilkinson (11) made headline news after saving a hedgehog from death. They planned to take it home as a pet, as previously they had had a hedgehog for


seven years. 0 Asian flu struck at St James’s Prima­ ry School and spread throughout


Clitheroe. Doctors and chemists straggled to pro­


vide enough antibiotics. • A 33-year-old was jailed for a month


after pleading guilty to begging. He wm described as having nothing to say in court.


Wc arc currently looking to develop and encourage new and existing


entrepreneurs to stait up a craft based business within the shopping village.


We would like to introduce high qliality, innovative hand-crafted items lltai h.nvc


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Kathryn comes back ‘home’


FORMER pupil of St Augus­ tine’s RC High School, Billing- ton, has returned to her Ribble


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