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100 years ago
TWO farmers appeared a t Clitheroe County Court with one demanding com pensation from the other citing “breach of warranty” over a cow. One of the farmers had bought a cow from the other at Clitheroe Auction. It subsequently died with the buyer pursuing the other farmer saying there had been a breach of the auc tion mart’s rules and calling for damages of more than £15. However, the judge ruled against forcing the seller to pay damages, suggesting that the auction mart had its rules printed in larger letters. O A section of the river near Grindleton
Bridge and also nearer to Clitheroe froze over during a spate of icy cold weather, which had afflicted the Ribble Valley. Weather watchers said if the sharp frost continued there were prospects of early skating, much to the delight of local chil dren
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recants, having seen herself played back on video footage. The Chinese allegedly shoot down a satel
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lite, throwing US security into turmoil. Nigel Evans complains about some yob defacing Churchill’s statue and this paper runs an apparently sensible letter arguing for the use of incineration for waste disposal, until we learn that the enemy to such pro posals are the eco-fascists - whatever that is supposed to mean. People talk all of the time and usually it’s
there and it’s gone. We might form opinions ■ about others based on what they say, but once we know a person reasonably well it ceases to matter, as long as they continue to say things that fit roughly with our mental picture of who they are. 'The rest we ignore. And that’s how easy it is to sleep-walk into complacency: a view of the world that is no longer up-to-date or even relevant. Perhaps unfortunately, most of us never get the chance to see the action replay of
Why it matters what people say As I see i t . . .
m a z in g what can happen in the space of a week. Big Brother causes international outrage and Jade
by Karen Hands management coach
what we say in everyday conversation. My coaching work takes me into precisely
this domain, except that I don’t use video: I allow delegates to play back their owm obser vations of what was said and done. Clearly it takes more skill to unravel one person’s impact when it has been perceived by anoth er, yet this is real life. How someone responds depends not just on what actually occurred but also on their preconceptions, their experience, their “mind-set”.Everj' one of us is lilinkered to some extent by what we already know and assume. The power of observation - and the difficulty of master ing this skill - are lessons that my delegates take away with them for life. It’s easy to be cynical about what we see
on telly and Jade’s apology may well have as much to do with salvaging her reputation
LOOKING BACK 50 years ago
BUS and coach passengers who sought travel advice at the Ribble Motor Services inquiry and booking office at Clitheroe, were often unaware that the young lady who answered their queries had won inter national fame as an ice skating “star”. Miss Janet Hudson, of Chester Ave-
mue, was English instructor at the new Milan Ice Rink, where she stayed for five years. The Italians thought so much of her
teaching ability that they appointed her coach to the Italian ice dancing team. O There is a lack of human feeling in
pushing children up and down the district Mr B. Bentley, of Gisburn, told the Bow- land District Education sub-committee. He was commenting on reports of plans to close Newton Primary School and send the children to Brennand’s Endowed School, in Slaidburn.
T H O U G H T f o r t h e w e e k
shocked and angered by the treatment of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty by Jade Goody and her friends on Channel 4's “Celebrity Big Brother”. I am one of the many sane
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people who never watch these reality TV programmes, but have not been able to ignore the recent goings-on in the Big Brother house, based in Elstree studios in London, because it has been splashed across the news in the papers and on TV.
h o u s a n d s of t v viewers in this country and India have been
(and sponsorship deals) as it has with any real contrition. Nevertheless, we can all draw lessons from the events of the past week. When people say or do something that hurts our feelings or challenges our \new of the world, the temptation is to reject it out of hand. We close our eyes and ears to the possibil
ity of another interpretation of what has happened and in so doing, lose the opportu nity to learn and grow. I t takes courage to admit there might be a reason to question the prevailing view and it takes strength to see the positives and build them into a fresh understanding of the world. Next time a big controversy hits our
screens or even these pages, by all means react as your usual self. But then, when the moment has subsided, step outside yourself and play it back on the video of your mind. Then ask yourself: what have I learned? Try it a few times because it will take a bit
of practice, and then you might come to realise how much more frustrating and pointless it is when people only tell us what they think we want to hear.
25 years ago
THE Ribble Valley’s binmen were pre pared to resort to industrial action to pro tect their jobs if the council made any moves to let the refuse collection service “go private”. The authority’s 50-plus bin- men were up in arms over a Ribble Valley Council committee’s decision to look at proposals from a private contractor who wanted to take over the service. ® Council houses in Clitheroe were
becoming more difficult to let - and spi ralling rents had been labelled as the major cause. In the past three months, as many two and three-bedroomed houses had come on the “market” for rent as in a normal year, it was revealed. O Thanks mainly to the energetic fund
raising efforts of more than 400 pupils, CRGS had a gleaming new minibus. The boys raised more than £5,700 towards the cost of the 15-seater Ford Transit.
Right to be angry For those who have been liv
ing on a desert island for the past two weeks, the Indian actress has allegedly borne the brunt of continuous racial taunts from fellow housemates. The verbal cruelty dished out to Shilpa seems to have had the world up in arms. The sponsor of the programme, Carphone Warehouse, has withdrawn financial bacldng and there have been more than 30,000 official complaints made from around the globe. Although not a fan of this kind of TV, I applaud the zero
tolerance response from the viewers to the bullying of and racism shown to the beautiful actress. But if this is the response to one victim, it should also be the nation’s response to
these problems throughout our society. But the truth is we pay lip
service in attacking this anti social behaviour and sometimes we just choose to ignore it. One of the housemates in the
programme said it was hard for a group of people to live in close proximity and get on with each other, but that is what we have
to learn to do, otherwise this country is going to be torn apart by hatred. We should always be prepared to rejoice and and cele brate our differences and wel come the newcomer. The alternative is unthink
able. Having lived nearly all my life in Burnley, I have .seen with my own eyes what bigotry can cause. I ivitness the riots at close quarters and saw and heard the hatred and intolerence. The viewers of Celebrity Big
Brother had every right to be angry.
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‘Age and experience’ are winning formula
N award-winning travel company k-manager has put his
success down to “age and experience”. Mr Derek Stuttard,
manager at Althams Trav el in Clitheroe, won the Productivity Award at his company’s annual evening of recognition. The accolade is given
out to the employee who produces the highest amount of business booked over a 12-month period. Althams has 32 branch
es and around 180 mem bers of staff This is the first time anyone from Clitheroe has
won the award, and at the age of 62, Mr Stuttard is the company’s oldest man ager. He described his
achievement as “a victory for age and experience”, saying: “If I can do this there is life in us all. “This award is open to
everyone from the youngest employee to the oldest.” Added Mr Stuttard:
“We have a lot of regular customers who give us very valid support. Althams is doing very well considering there is a lot of competi tion out there, but we have a lot of experience.”
Design to aid farmers
A CLITHEROE company has launched a new beef management programme. Dugdale Nutrition hopes M3 Beef: Management
for More than Meat, ivill help farmers across north ern England and southern Scotland. Designed to assist all dedicated producers, the ini
tiative will discipline farmers to achieve producer goals and then maximise profit in their chosen mar kets. Donald Macleod said: “The pressure is now on for
beef producers simply to stay in business. “For some, they are starting to realise that if they
exploit the major influencing production factors - genetics, feed, health and welfare, and management, then they will be well on the way to restructuring their unit, and by 2012 achieving a sustainable enter prise.” Anyone interested in the programme can contact Dugdale Nutrition on 01200 420200.
Children worth a knighthood
a-lifetime opportunity to be knight ed by King Arthur a t Camelot Theme Park, near Chorley. An appeal has been launched to
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find children in the area who have made a difference to other peoples’ lives or shown outstanding bravery or courage. It might be a youngster who has
helped someone through a particu larly tough time, had to cope with an illness or family tragedy, had a difficult time themselves or made a real difference to people around them, at home, school or in the com munity. If you know an outstanding child
(under the age of 14) who deserves a magical treat, you can nominate them to receive an honorary knight hood from King Arthur in a very special ceremony on Saturday, March 31st, when Camelot’s gates open for the 2007 season. Every child that is nominated will
receive a family ticket to Camelot. A panel of judges will select a num
OURAGEOUS and caring children from the Ribble Val ley are being given a once-in-
ber of children to be invited to the private ceremony on the morning of March 31st, where they will receive an honorary knighthood from Camelot’s King Arthur. Friends and family ivill be invited
to watch their special star become a “Sir” or “Lady”. In addition, the child will receive a framed certifi cate and a 2007 family season pass to enjoy the theme park for a whole season free of charge! If you are over 18 and would like
to nominate a child, send in your nomination explaining why the child deserves to be knighted. You can: O write to: “Knights in Shining
Armour”, Alexander House, Station Brow, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 3NZ. ® e-mail:
knights@mtjpr.co.uk © telephone the hotline on 01772
421442. Please do not forget to include the
nominated child’s full name, address and a daytime telephone number. The closing date for nominations is Friday, March 16th.
Andrew is our winner
and the divisional winner. Eight-year-old Andrew Mullins
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(pictured) impressed the judges with his review of “The Pied Piper of Hamlin”. A pupil at St James’s CE Prima
ry School, Andrew, who is dyslexic, enjoys swimming and ju-jitsu. He is a young carer for his five-year-old brother, Peter. Here is Andrew’s review: “The town had a problem with
the rats and one day the Pied Piper came to the town. The governor said to the Pied Piper: ‘Please, can you get rid of the rats?’ The Pied Piper says: ‘Will you
pay me if I get rid of the rats?’ And the governor says: ‘Yes, I will
pay you if you get rid of the rats.’ ■The Pied Piper plays a tune, the
rats follow the Pied Piper to the river. The rats jump into the river. The Governor doesn’t pay the Pied Piper so he plays another tune.
Instead the children follow the Pied Piper to the mountain and it opens up so they walk in. Only one boy was left as the mountain shut before he got there.” The Relay Reader programme is
run by the Lancashire Library Ser vice in conjunction with East Lan cashire Newspapers to encourage children to read more books. Bookworms are asked to write a
review of the stories and a winning entry is chosen each month.
So near to the millions, and yet so far
“ALMOST a Millionaire” was the title of a talk enjoyed by Clitheroe and District Masonic Fellowship. It was given by local estate agent Bill Honeywell, who appeared on the TV quiz show
“Who Wants to be a Million aire?” and told members of his time in the hot seat. The next meeting of will take place at 2-30 p.m. on Monday, February 12th, at West Bradford Village Hall.
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Lapwing study at
Chipping AN award-winning Ribble Valley farmer is taking part in a nation wide scheme to pro tect the dwindling numbers of lap wings in the UK. Simon Stott, of
Laund Farm, near Chipping, is one of 250 farmers chosen to participate in the five-year project, which compares farms designed to attract the birds with those where no conservation meas ures are in place. Forty-five sites
have been selected for study in the Forest of Bowland, with 15 farms implementing a lapwing-friendly environment. A further 15
“management- plus” sites are using more specialist methods and 15 are employing no spe cific practices to cater for the lap wing population. Mr Stott, who
won an award for his contribution to lapwing conserva tion in 2005, has been helping the birds for several years. He said: “The
RSPB thought the land would be suit able for lapwings and as it wasn’t good for anything else, I thought I’d give it a go.” The number of
nesting pairs of lap wings on 100 acres of his farm has increased from five to 16 in the past three years. The findings of
the countrywide study will be used to improve govern ment schemes that reward farmers for environmentally- friendly practices. The lapwing, is
found mainly on farmland. Intensive farming, the drain ing of land and mixed agriculture have all been blamed for its decline. Mr Stott has
been praised by those in charge of the study for his contribution to the cause. Gavin Thomas, the RSPB’s wader proj ect officer in Bow- land said: “Because of Simon, we have a reasonable to good lapwing population at present.”
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