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has been slight, apart from a week I spent in Albany prison on the Isle of Wight as part of my training for the ministry. The mention of prisons


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A MEETING in support of the women’s suffrage took place in Whal- ley’s Assembly Rooms. Presided over by Miss Mitchell, the


meeting aimed to give a large number of women the opportunity to express their desire for the vote and to create interest. • Clitheronian PC Middlebrough


renowned for being the tallest constable in the Bacup force at 6ft. 6'Ain. found his height had been matched by PC Hodgkinson. The pair made an impos­ ing sight when they stood as halberd bearers to the Mayor of Bacup on his state procession to church. • At a meeting of the Lancashire


Football Association, Chatburn player A. Parker was ordered to pay the refer­ ee’s expenses and was suspended for 14 days after kicking an opponent and J. Taylor was suspended for a month for committing a similar offence. • I n Grindleton the first social and


dance of the season raised £9 in aid of the fund to buy a new piano for the school.


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Some scary parenting!


nied, while others let their children run wild. On a cold, dark and wet evening


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recently in an affluent suburb of Clitheroe I thought: “What a lousy night,” as I buttoned up my coat to go out. A young girl wearing a Hallowe’en


mask cycled by with no lights or topcoat, while four youngsters aged only seven or eight also braved the rain with no coats while going about their “trick or treat­ ing”. Did the parents of that young girl let


her leave the house without bike lights or wet weather protection? Did the parents of the four youngsters


hat confusing times we live in. Some parents are terrified to let their children out unaccompa­


As I s e e i t . . . by John Barber


let them leave the house without coats to knock on the doors of complete strangers and request sweets and money? I don’t want to be a killjoy, but there


seems to be a lack of care and common- sense on the part of the parents of these children. Were they just getting their children


out of the way for some peace and quiet? Gone are the days when parents went


trick or treating with their children or to bonfires or carol singing for that matter. Playing out after dark may be great fun


LOOKING BACK 50 years ago


THE longest-serving members of the staff of the "Advertiser and Times,” Mr E. Harris, of Peel Street, Clitheroe, completed 50 years’ service with the company. To mark the occasion Mr Harris was


presented with an inscribed gold wrist watch by Mr J. C. Cowgill, the manag­ ing director. Mr K. Holden, Mr J. H. Cowgill, Mr W. Waddicar, Mr H. Robinson and Mr J. Crook were present. • Winner of the Clitheroe Corpora­


tion's annual competition for the best cultivated allotment, Mr J. H. Gaze (Pimlico Road No 1 Allotment) was presented with the Musson cup by the Mayor, Coun. J. W. D. Critchley. • Plans to remedy flooding at the


rear of two bungalows in Lilac Grove, Clitheroe, were approved in principal by Clitheroe Town Council. • I t was almost "house full” for the


first lecture held by the recently-formed Clitheroe Naturalists' Society in the Oddfellows Hall, King Street.Forty- eight people attended the lecture.


for children, but it is the responsibility of parents to ensure their children’s safety. Here are three simple tips to ensure


playing out a t night doesn’t become scary for real:


• Wrap up warm - ensure your child is


nice and snug. • Set sensible play times and limits -


ensure you know exactly where your chil­ dren are going and that they know what time they have to come home. • Make them get noticed - ensure


your children are wearing brightly coloured or reflective clothes. Better still, why not forego the latest


episode of “Eastenders”, don your win­ ter gear and go out with them!


Mr Barber is quality of life officer at Ribble Valley Borough Council.


25 years ago


WORK costing £3m. was likely to start early in the New Year to transform one of the Ribble Valley’s historic country homes into a luxury private hospital. The conversion was planned at Gis- burne Park, where, if all went well, a second phase was to comprise a health clinic, gymnasium, swimming pool and other fitness facilities. • A new sheltered housing scheme


was to be built in the centre of Clitheroe. The Fairhaven Housing Asso­ ciation at Preston had been given the go-ahead for a scheme of three blocks of retirement homes, a communal lounge and a warden’s flat. • The Whalley and District Poppy


Appeal raised £1,619 and those who contributed received a pat on the back from local organiser Mr John Booth- man. The total represented an increase of £187 on the previous year’s figure. • A trust was being set up by the


Ribble Valley Sports Council to raise funds for the proposed £220,000 sports hall at the Roefield recreation area.


f o r the week


ANY churches will mark this or another nearby Sunday as


Still they matter


victims and less for the crimi­ nals” or “prisons are like holi­ day camps”, which is an absurd thing to say. Some people bemoan “do-


gooders”, which makes me wonder if they prefer “do-bad- ders”.


Of course, offenders need to


be caught, and I would be keen to give the police any help I could in detecting the perpe­ trators of crime. Certainly, we should feel outrage and anger over innocent people who have been physically attacked or live in fear over another break- in. But, that said, offenders need to be treated humanely, which need not mean softly, and society needs to be ready


to look at the best ways of rehabilitation. Jonathan Aitken, the former


cabinet minister who was jailed for perjury in 1999, described how a high propor­ tion of his fellow inmates were illiterate. “Toff” he had been, but Jonathan Aitken had recently become a Christian and he lived out his new-found faith during his seven months in prison by helping prisoners with their letters home, listen­ ing to their problems and tak­ ing Bible study groups. He is now to lead a study into prison reform for a social policy group, reporting to David Cameron. Concern for prisoners can lie low on many of our agendas,


yet chaplains and other Chris­ tians working in prisons tell wonderful stories of people finding faith at a point when everything in their life had crumbled. There are preachers today who became Christians while serving a sentence. The Mothers’ Union does a


fine job in helping prisoners’ families at various institutions by serving refreshments to those visiting a husband or partner in prison. Prisons call for our interest, our compas­ sion and our prayers.


CANON RODNEY NICHOLSON,


Vicar of Low Moor and pricsl-


in-charge of Chatburn and Downham


Weezos’ cause to celebrate autumn menu bursting with local pro­ A


duce has been launched. Kathy Smith and chef Stosie Madi,


co-proprietors .of Weezos Modem Euro­ pean restaurant at the Old Toll House in Parson Lane, Clitheroe, were thrilled when they found out they had been awarded the Les Routiers 2007 best restaurant in the North. The Les Routiers guide books are syn­ onymous with great food at value for


CLITHEROE restaurant has scooped a national award and to celebrate the occasion, a fresh


money and lists all the great eateries in


each region. Weezos has just had a makeover and


together with new additions to the team, the delighted owners are looking forward to an exciting festive season. The owners who have also acquired the


Parkers Arms, in Newton-in-Bowland hope to emulate the same success at the new venture and turn the Parkers Arms into a food-led destination while taking Weezos from strength to strength. Pictured is chef Stosie Madi with the coveted award.(s)


in the North West? I t could be a historic church, a


Nominate your best place W


HAT is your favourite place in the Ribble Valley, and does it beat everywhere else


river, village green or even the local chippy! Where do you take visitors when you want to show off your home patch? Local authorities around the North


West are taking part in the “Pride of Place” online poll, to find out exactly


Abigail (11) is a marathon girl


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N amazing reading reward has been presented to Valley young­ ster Abigail Metcalfe.


She is the latest to receive the Relay


Readers’ Club Marathon Award. Eleven-year-old Abigail, is a pupil at


St Augustine’s RC High School in Billington. As well as reading, she is also a mem­


ber of Clitheroe Dolphins, plays the flute and enjoys ballet. After completing her bronze, silver


and gold levels of the Relay Rea.der scheme, she then read and reviewed an additional 26 books to attain the special Marathon Award. Abigail is pictured with her Marathon


Award certificate and trophy. (B310807/2)


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that! The poll is easy, fun and a great way to get to know the region in more detail! People can cast their vote by log­


ging on to Lancashire County Coun­ cil’s website (www.lancashire.gov.uk) and clicking on the Pride of Place icon. The Pride of Place poll is part of a


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A fg h a n p o s t fo r R o b e r t A CLITHEROE solider is currrently


serving in Afghanistan. Gunner Robert Kent (20), of the 88 Bat­


tery Regiment, has already served in Cyprus and Germany. A former pupil of Ribblesdale High


School Technology College, Gunner Kent, pictured, joined the armed forces at the age of 16. (s)


Fascinating facts T


HE Relay Reader baton has been passed to nine-year-old Charlotte Clews.


She won our monthly award for her


review of Kay Woodward’s “Facts about the Victorians”. Writing about the book, Charlotte


said: “I liked this book because it is very interesting to learn about the lives of Vic­ torians, rich and poor in that period of time. I found it amazing how life has changed so dramatically in just over 100 years. Anybody who enjoys history will find this book fascinating.” Among the facts she discovered while


reading the hook were: • Queen Victoria was one of the


longest reigning queens because she was on the throne for 64 years from 1837 to 1901. • Most Victorian families were large


and had more than seven children, some could even have as many as 15. • The Victorians invented many


things such as the penny farthing bicycle which is named after two coins, the penny and the farthing - four farthings make a penny. The Victorian Wright brothers also invented the flying machine in 1903.


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