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a weekly look at local issues, people and places Is this money well spent? What sticks in my craw, though, is the


tune to wander absent-mindedly (nothing to do with the ale, you understand) into a pub’s “no smoking area” with fag in hand. The landlady of the establishment, who


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looked like Lady Macbeth on a bad hair day, swooped like a vulture. Come to think of it, she looked more like a vulture than Lady Macbeth with a dodgy perm, but I


digress. “You can’t smoke here,” she shrieked,


giving the lie th a t landladies are tradi­ tionally supposed to be polite to their clientele, no matter what, and not give the kind of over-the-top performance th at would disgrace Peggy Mount at her most


obnoxious. But I wasn’t to be browbeaten in such a


discourteous manner. I replied: “If you look in the smoking


area, you will see several people who are not smoking. If you don’t let people smoke in a no-smoking area, why do you let peo­ ple not smoke in a smoking area?” Unfortunately, she didn’t see the logic of


that and I was asked to depart. To tell the truth, I wasn’t too sad - the ale wasn’t a patch on the stuff down the road. Now, as you have ga the red, I am a smoker. I bet that sentence has you think-


OT long before th e “enclosed places” smoking ban came along to leperise us, I had the misfor­


As I see i t . . by Glen Pate


ing that I ’m about to launch into a tirade about the stupidity/health fascism/demal


of human rights etc. associated with the new legislation. Nothing of the sort. I can well imagine th a t my smoking can be offensive to other people and do my best to minimise any discomfort they may feel. I do not smoke in my own home. I go


outside for a drag because I can t stand the smell of stale smoke. Therefore, I will not smoke in anyone else’s home and if anyone asks me politely not to smoke in their company, I will refrain. I am careful about how I dispose of my fag ends and


empty packets. Although I maintain that the Govern­


ment line on passive smoking is based on some rather dodgy scientific opinion - the author of the decisive report stating that he would not be too worried about stand­ ing next to someone smoking - I am happy to comply with the legislation, even though I regard slapping a “no smoking” sign on a bus shelter with three open sides is a bit excessive.


THOUGHT for the week


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CROSS the ages and throughout the world, parents,


teachers,


philosophers, religious and civic leaders, have wrestled with the question of how to raise morally and ethically responsible citizens in every society and civilization. Today, the task before parents


is greater. They have not only to raise good citizens of the state, but also to train them to be good citizens of the world, to be part of the community of nations and humanity that is bedevilled by atrocities, ethnic cleansing, and genocide. The Qur’an, full of wisdom and guidance, was revealed to lead humanity out of the vicious cycle of religious and ethnic hatred, tyranny, oppres­ sion, and war. “A Book we have revealed onto thee, in order that thou might lead humankind out of the depth of darkness into light.” (Ibrahim 14:1) Indeed, its simple directions


for human conduct are plain and easy to unde rstand and act


financing of a squad of “smoke busters” to snoop on anyone who may be having a crafty drag in the wrong place. In the week th a t the smoking ban was


introduced, seven people were stabbed to death in the London area alone. Has any­ body considered laying out extra cash to ensure th a t anyone carrying a deadly weapon is disarmed and banged up for a long time before he, or she, gets the chance


to use it? Is anyone demanding extra money to


mop up a ll th o se drunken idiots who blight our town centres on a Saturday night, causing mayhem and persuading many people th a t they would be safer at home, ra th e r th an going out for a con­ vivial evening? Is e x tra cash available to disperse


crowds of yobbos who hang around neigh­ bourhoods with illicit bottles in hand and make elderly people feel threatened? What about spending more on a drive against the drug-dealers on our streets, who make the lives of thousands a misery? Questions like this could be asked of


many areas of our public life where con­ tinuing nuisances from racist abuse to blasting out mindless music on a bus seem to escape the net.Will it happen some day, or is i t just a pipe dream?


Value of role models


upon. The Qur’an provides an extensive insight into human nature and human behaviour and the type of behaviour Allah expects of His creation as His representative on earth. Allah says: “I will create a vicegerent (to be my representative) on earth” (Ai-Baqarah 2:30). It will be a trustee of free personality or free will - “Every soul draws the consequences of its own action” (An-Nahl 16:111) - under moral obligation to change himself or herself, socie­ ty, and the larger environment to create a morally and ethical­ ly balanced self and a just socie­ ty (Aal "Imran 3:110). The Qur’an clearly states that


human personality is not only physical and psychological, but is also spiritual in nature and is in the possession of self-con­ sciousness as well as God-con­ sciousness (Al-An'am 7:172). Indeed, to fulfil the purpose of


human creation, parents need to raise citizens who are morally


responsible for establishing a just and peaceful local society as well as the world. Therefore, the Qur’an provides clear guidance regarding one’s relationship with oneself, with Allah the Creator, and with all others in His cre­ ation, since the Qur’an tells us that He has created humanity from the same essence. ' These days, to meet their own needs, parents increasingly rely on day care centres, baby-sitters, tutors, educators, health care providers, early childhood class­ es, and organised social activi­ ties. As partners in our children’s education, however, we simply cannot abdicate our nurturing responsibility and leave outside educators and other profession­ als to instil ethical and moral values in our children without reinforcement and role models at home. Children need role models and


parents are their primary exam­ ples. To be good role models themselves, parents must also


have models or mentors of their own whose example they can emulate. For Muslim parents, the ideal role model is Prophet Muhammad (peace and bless­


ings be upon him). “A good example you (men


and women) have in Allahs Messenger, for all whose hope is in Allah and in the Final Day and who remember Allah fre­ quently”. (Al-Ahzab 33:21) His actions and deeds were


local, but they had global impli­ cations in terms of promoting social and economic justice, and harmony between the sexes and between different cultures, races, and religions. We need to trans­ late those Islamic global values into day-to-day reality for our children if they are to be worthy


■ future representatives of Allan in the world community. SHERAZ AKSHAD,


M e d in a Islamic Education Centre,


Holden Street Clitheroe


sho p p ing vi l l age


“Calling All Designer Makers Of Lancashire..."


100 years ago


A CENTURY ago there was a wet stun­ ner too. Unfavourable weather conditions neant a field day in connection with St Mary’s Sunday School had to be post-


Doned - again. And, in place of their usual field day,


;he children from the Congregational Sunday School were treated to various


indoor games. • A picnic by the coast was enjoyed by


agents of the Refuge Assurance Company and their wives. Twenty people travelled by tra in from Clitheroe to the coast, returning to the Valley by 11 p.m. having


had a good day out. 9 The new Rural Dean of Whalley was


named as the Vicar of Chatburn, the Rev. R. D. H. Gray. l ie had been working in the village for 20 years


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Christine’s unique - and has award to prove it!


where a Clitheroe business­ woman scooped a well-deserved award. More than 300 people donned


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black tie and jewellery for the occasion, which was held by the Chamber of Commerce East Lancashire and sponsored by the Lancashire Economic Part­ nership. Christine Kett (pictured),


so licitor and d irec to r for Clitheroe-based Backhouse- Jones Solicitors, scooped a high­ ly commended award in the Unique Women of the Year cat­ egory, sponsored by NatWest Bank.


HE cream of East Lan­ cashire was celebrated at a glitzy celebration


Chamber pre sid en t and


queen of puddings Helen Colley started the evening with a few words. “The standard of entry to the


awards is testament itself to the condition of business here in East Lancashire, and our confi­ dence is growing all the time,” she said. “We need to let the world


know that we are proud to be in business, we are finding it rewarding and, most of all, we are enjoying it.” Chamber chief executive Mr


Mike Damms’ sentiment was the same: “Tell people what a fabulous place to work East Lancashire is and give your­ selves a pat on the back.”


Ultraframe team show their worth A


TEAM of four Ultraframe employ­ ees weathered the storm in Ingleton to win a corporate challenge week­


end and will now compete in the grand


final, set in Windermere. The competition is considered an excel­


lent team building exercise and firms from all over the North West compete every year in the weekend of mental and physi­ cal problem solving exercises. The challenge event started on a Friday


evening and Team Ultraframe made an impressive start as they completed several quizzes in the evening, prior to submission on Saturday morning. S a tu rd ay was a very busy day and


began with all the teams giving a live radio broadcast. The topic Ultraframe covered was the risk of flooding in caves with the


team as actors for the broadcast, the aim being to highlight the potential risks of caving in severe conditions. The second challenge of the day was the


“safe transfer of a live bomb”, which the Ultraframe team completed the quickest using a variety of materials allocated for


the task. The day got physical in the afternoon


with abseiling and caving activities, test­ ing heads for height and small spaces respectively. A successful treasure hunt on the Sun­


day saw Ultraframe pull away from the competition, albeit with a little assistance from enthusiastic locals, who proved very helpful. The treasure hunt included 10 questions, the answers to which created a coded message. Triumph was assured as


LOOKING BACK 50 years ago


THE inhabitants of the two tiny Bow- land villages, Newsholme and Paythorne, lost their battle with British Railways. On August 6th the railway station at New­ sholme was to close. From th at date all goods and passenger traffic was to be dealt with at Gisburn. • The rains came! And once more the


riverside scene, devoid of bathers and paddlers, presented a picture that delight­ ed every angler who had waited so long for the transformation. • The demolition of 50 houses in the


Salford area of Clitheroe was to start after the land had been bought by the council. The houses to be demolished were 10 in Marlborough Street, 11 in Harrop Street, six in Grimshaw Street, seven in Giles Street and the rest in Whalley Road.


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the Clitheroe team successfully cracked the coded message and found the golden


ticket! Melanie Whalley led the Ultraframe


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