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gating outside the front of the house. They were pointing at the front wall


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and laughing. A couple of minutes later they were gone. Half-an-hour later they were back and


the group had doubled in size to about 15. The pointing and laughing continued. I was, by now, getting a bit concerned.


What were they up to, was there any threat to the property and how ought I to respond if there was? Then the penny dropped. By the gar­


den wall, there is a particularly distinc­ tive feature. That is what these teenagers were pointing at. They were on a treasure hunt and the device was a clue, no doubt couched in some witty phrase dreamed up by the organisers, as they are wont to do. I felt thankful that I had not taken any


precipitate action earlier on and felt a lit­ tle ashamed th a t I had fallen into the attitude that a group of teenagers hang­ ing about outside necessarily equals trou­ ble.


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years ago when a group of youngsters, aged about 14, had taken to gathering every evening at the corner of sheltered accommodation where my mum lived. You could hardly call them unruly and probably the only noise that came from them was the sort of lively banter you get from most teenagers in a group. Yet several of the' residents said they felt threatened by their presence in the


HE other night I was sitting in the front room when I noticed a group of youngsters congre­


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early evening and were wondering what it would lead to. One night, I noticed the son of a friend


among them, so I went across on the pre­ text of his giving a message to his dad. I got chatting with this group and found out tha t they were there because the grandmothers of two of their friends lived close by. These two old ladies lived on their own


and were grateful for a half-hour visit in the evenings from their grandsons to catch up on family chat. After the visits, the youngsters would


go to the home of one of their number and work on a project they wanted to take to the council about how young people could make the lives of elderly, house-bound people in the area easier by offering to shop, walk dogs, clean up gardens and take on other tasks. The problem is one of mindset. The


more people of my generation, euphemistically “late middle age”, read of “teen gangs” being involved in violence - and some of i t so inexcusable that the blood runs cold - the more we are inclined to feel threatened when teenagers gather in our vicinity. The truth is that, despite


the gulf in culture, manner of dress and the more relaxed attitudes in some areas, the essential nature of youngsters is not all th a t different from when we were growing up. Yes, there are “louts”, “yobs” and other


handy headline words among them and, just as in older age groups, many outright villains. But you just can't assume that all you are going to get from a bunch of youngsters is trouble. Let me make i t clear th a t I am not


seeking to set aside the horrific drink and drugs-fuelled violence which sickens us daily in news reports. We should not be expected any longer


to put up with the fear of going into our town centres in the evenings because of the disgraceful behaviour of some of our young people. Nor can we any longer tolerate the huge


increase in “gun and knife-related inci­ dents”, which means, quite simply, people being killed or maimed; The answers, to me, are obvious - spend


the kind of sums we are forking out on our mission to “civilise” Iraq on enforcing our own laws. We need to adopt zero tolerance on drug-dealing, public drunkenness and on carrying and providing weapons. We need to provide our police with enough resources to make response to a call-out a matter of minutes and not hours. And, above all, we need to prescribe


penalties so severe th a t transgressing brings a certain and sure handicap to the perpetrator for years to come - to treat scum as scum.


“D a n c eX ” is a former boarding pupil a t Stony­ hurst College Emanuel Tabone has


been wowing audiences and setting pulses racing with his performances in the hit BBC show, which is search­ ing for a sensational new dancing and singing group. The 23-year-old from


Malta, pictured, was a boarder at Stonyhurst Col­ lege for five years from 1997 to 2002. He returned home to work in the family busi­ ness after taking his A-lev- els, but is now back living in the UK. Simon Andrews, deputy


head of learning at Stony­ hurst College, was Emanuel's tu to r and remembers him well. “Emanuel was a delight­


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NEW football season has just begun.


If you’re a fan you’ll be very


happy and if you’re not a seri­ ous fan, like me, then you’ll not take much notice. Football has hardly been


out of the news during the summer holidays, so if you’d looked forward to a time with no football stories then you’ll have been disappointed! We’ve had stories of


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takeovers with new owners, stories of new managers and. new players being bought in or old players being transferred to new clubs. For some teams there are


new challenges of a higher league following promotion. For other clubs they have a new struggle to regain their


position following relegation. Whatever position a club is in now, the new season brings with it new plans, new hopes and new dreams and new goalsl We all like to have some­


thing new to look forward to, whether it is a new job, new home, a new member of the family or even a new football season to follow. They keep our hopes high


and keep us looking forward positively.


I ’m facing new challenges at


the moment as I leave my present work and areas of responsibility and look for new opportunities. This is both exciting and daunting a t the same time! Life isn’t always positive or full of hope and that can be


difficult to live with and to keep looking forward. I t ’s when situations seem negative that I find my Christian faith can help me.


• My situation in life might


seem bad, but if I trust God there is always the promise of


something better to put my hope in. God can help me live


through the present while I trust him for the future.


Christians believe there is


always the promise of some­ thing new, with God giving us new plans, new hopes and new dreams and new goals! The ultimate promise for all


who know Jesus and trust in God is being with him in a new


earth and new heaven after we die! That is the greatest and


ultimate hope that helps keep Christians trusting and hop­


ing for a new future in some desperate situations through­ out the world. My prayer for you as I write


my final column are these words in the New Testament from P a u l’s le t te r to the Romans, chapter 15 verse 13: “I pray th a t God, who gives hope, will bless you with com­ plete happiness and peace because of your faith. “And may the power of the


Holy S p ir it fill you with hope.”


MARK C. SLEET


Lay-minister of Waddinglon and Grindleton Methodisl Churches,


Free Church Chaplain of Clitheroc Community Hospital 100 Years Ago


H.R.H. The Prince of Wales chose not to visit Ciitheroe on his way from Bolton Abbey to Abbeystead. Instead he trav­ elled through the Trough of Bowland. The royal party was however held up in York Street behind a funeral procession, giving passers-by a glimpse of the prince. 9 A number of local youths were sum­


monsed for trespassing on the railway and exposing themselves to danger. The defendants had nothing to say and were fined five shillings. O In Worston, Mr A. B. Baldwin sus­


tained serious injuries when he was thrown off his bike and fell down several feet into a bank. • The annual show in Whalley went


ahead with “handsome prizes” given for cattle, sheep, pigs and butter. Admission was sixpence.


ful and sincere young man,” said Mr Andrews. He was a quiet and unassuming pupil and I am so delighted to see him performing on DanceX. We wish him every success.” DanceX is on BBC1 every Saturday and fea­


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tures two groups selected from hundreds of hopefuls by leading choreographers Arlene Phillips and Bruno Tonioli. The two groups are com­


peting against each other to become DanceX champi­ ons and win the chance of a career as part of a brand new all-dancing, all-singing act. Each week, the groups


have to perform three num­ bers - the first as a dance act, the second as a singing group and a third in which they must dance and sing simultaneously. Their fate is in the hands


of the DanceX viewers, who vote for their favourite group and the leader from the least popular group has to choose one of their own performers to go home. Emanuel, who is in


Arlene’s group, has honed his performing arts skills at Bodywork dance school in Cambridge, where he is about to complete a three- year scholarship. His moth­ er, Doris, father Emanuel, and sisters Rose and Carol all still live in Malta, but have seen him perform at Bodyworks.


LOOKING BACK 50 Y


’ears Ago


GIRL Guides in Clitheroe played host to fellow Guides from Zimbabwe who were visiting the town for a week as part of World Camp Week. During their stay they were taken around Salford Bridge Mill and a camp fire was held at Waddow. 9 A group of South African Scouts vis­


ited Clitheroe, accompanied by the Chief Scout of South Africa. The 60-strong con­ tingent were to continue their tour which followed their attendance at the World Scout Jamboree. 9 Windows were broken in a “stone­


throwing orgy” at the Roefield farm. Two women passing by seeked shelter from the gang of youths. • Clitheroe Hospital held its first open


day and raised more than £100. Some of the money was used to buy materials for use in handicraft work by the patients.


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