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read it 1 am constantly given reminders of more reasons to emigrate and start a new life abroad like so many people my age nowadays. Cutting down those trees will be a terri­


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existing building to its former glory. God created us in perfect relationship with him. When we went our own way he could have discarded us and made a


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new model. But no, instead he seeks to restore that relation­ ship. Hopefully this won’t be our


last chance to turn our life over to God, but it could be and God in his love for us is ready to begin his restoration work whenever we are ready. Thank­ fully he won’t close us down for a year or two, but will work on


us throughout our lives while we are still fully operational. I’m reminded of the story of


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ed it back to the auctioneer who held it up, saying: “What am I


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SCHOOLCHILDREN in Gisburn were given the day off in honour of an antici­ pated local wedding. Miss Beatrice Alice Wright - the daughter of the parish vicar, the Rev. R. Wright - married the Rev. Algernon Ernest Grimes on June 25th. • Otter hunting by the Cumberland


Otter Hounds was postponed due to the high level of the River Ribble. • Members of the parish church choir


travelled north of the border for their annual outing. They took a tram to Fairle Pier and a boat to Kilchatten Bay, before travelling by coach to Rothsay. • The death of Mr Ralph Assheton,


squire of Downham and Cuerdale, was commemorated with a special photo­ graphic supplement featuring pictures of the former MP, his wife, Downham Hall and one featuring three male generations of the family.


is a great place in an area of outstanding natural beauty, but take for instance the absolutely insane house prices - who under the age of 35 can afford to live and own a home in Clitheroe? I certainly can’t! Please make no mistake, I am in my


T is with great despair that I have glanced through recent editions of the Clitheroe Advertiser. Every time 1


Oh yeah, and the estate agents, who. of As I see it


twenties, I work full-time, I am well edu­ cated and have a university degree under


mv belt. However, there is still no hope of me


owning a home in the area I grew up in, not now and not for a very long time. This is obviously the case for so many of


my friends who also grew up here - most of whom have left for countries like Aus­ tralia and America. Surely if this trend continues and the


local estate agents keep selling houses at obscene prices to wealthy out-of-towners for second homes or country retreats, then Clitheroe will be a pretty weird place, just wealthy families driving around in their Range Rover Sports, old retired people and young children going to school.


LOOKING BACK 50 years ago


HOT sunshine 50 years ago prompted one mixed party to indulge in a spot of mid­ night bathing in the Ribble at Brungerley. • Glimpses of life in Bowland were to


be given by well-known Bowland people when the BBC programme “Let’s Go Motor Camping,” was broadcast in the North Home Service at 7 p.m. 0 Billy Slinger, a young second XI


player, was Clitheroe’s hero when they beat Baxenden by two runs in the semi­ final of the Ramsbottom Cup at Chat- burn Road. Slinger hit five boundaries in a bright innings of 22 and then took three wickets for six runs at a time when Bax­ enden seemed likely to romp home. 0 Eighteen council houses in Hurst


Green were to be painted at a cost of £13. 15s. each, and 24 in Ribble Lane and Darkwood Cescent, Chatburn, were to be painted at a cost of £13.12s. 6d. each.


course, will be laughing... all the way to the bank. We are the next generation of this town


and we are all deserting Clitheroe. the place we grew up, for a better life in a place or country where we can afford homes, get a good job and not pm up with our retarded Government and councils screwing us left, right and centre. Afford­ able homes in the Ribble Valley - where are they? This is the last time I will ever write to


my local paper as I am leaving Clitheroe and leaving the UK. Good luck to the rest of you like me, but


who are unfortunately still here. I hope the affordable homes arrive soon,


but I wouldn’t hold your breath! A DISHEARTENED RIBULE


VALLEY RESIDENT (name and address suppilied)


25 years ago


A TINY Ribble Valley village school, which closed the previous year, was pro­ posed as a possible residential centre for young people from church groups. The proposal for the 145-year-old redundant Pendleton and Mearley School would, according to the minister, provide the vil­ lage with a “lifeline”. 0 A soldier, injured in an attack in


which the British forces suffered their heaviest casualties of the Falklands cam­ paign returned to Clitheroe. Army medic Duncan Astley (21), was on the troop landing ship Sir Galahad at Bluff Cove when it was attacked by Argentinian air­ craft. He received burns to his face. 0 Plans were being discussed for a com­


prehensive sixth-form centre to operate in Clitheroe by 1985. A number of recom­ mendations about how the centre could be run were put forward.


vate dinner to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Falklands War, in London. Kevin, who owns Spex Opti­


Kevin’s special thank you B


u s in e s sm a n Kevin Horkin was a guest of Lady Thatcher at a pri­


cal Group and a number of others including Ken Varey’s, in Clitheroe, also said a “spe­ cial thank you” to Lady Thatcher for the legislation that was put in. place during her time as Prime Minister - which deregulated the opti­ cian’s monopoly on the specta­ cle wearing public. Accompanying Kevin to this


prestigious event was Janet Simpson, owner of the award­ winning Gibbon Bridge Hotel, Chipping, who had expressed a life-long ambition to meet Lady Thatcher, and Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans. Twenty-five years ago this


December, Kevin fought lengthy legal battles with the General Optical Council to enable him to offer spectacles at cut prices. The legal battle lasted several years, but in 1987 the Thatcher government brought in legislation, which deregulated the optical profes­ sion. This had the double effect


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Borough Council’s new environmental health officer. Julie (23), was born


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and brought up at Great Mearley Hall Farm, in Pendleton. She attended Ribblesdale High School, in Clitheroe, and Clitheroe Royal Gram­ mar School Sixth Form College before obtaining a degree in Environmen­ tal Health from Leeds Metropolitan University. Julie, pictured, joins


Ribble Valley Borough Council from the Food Department at Lancast­ er City Council. Her work here will


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Aimie sets her sights on Vietnam


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£2,000 for Piccadilly Gar­ den Ltd in Lancaster, which provides training and employment for people with disabilities. Said Aimie: “When I left


college my first job was at Piccadilly Garden Ltd and I was there for two years. As it is a small charity I though it would be nice to give something back to them.” To boost sponsorship


of allowing lower prices and greater competition in the high street. Kevin said: “We have many


things to be grateful for while Margaret Thatcher was PM. Few people remember that it was her and her government that brought about much of the deregulation we have today. He added: “I was delighted


to offer my thanks 25 years on, she seemed extremely interest­ ed to hear of my progress since then.” Our picture shows Kevin,


right, with Lady Thatcher at the special event, (s)


Young farmer lands top council post


OUNG farmer Julie Whitwell is Ribble Valley


include overseeing a lad­ der safety campaign, ensuring local businesses have adequate arrange­ ments in place to prevent people from being hit by vehicles, enforcing smokefree legislation and targeting asbestos in the workplace. Julie said: “I t ’s great


to be back to my roots and I am looking for­ ward to working in Rib­ ble Valley, as I have a good understanding of the commercial and agri­ cultural needs of rural areas.” Badminton enthusiast


Julie is an active member of the Clitheroe Young Farmers’ Club. (B190607/6b)


Aimie, the daughter of Clitheroe shopkeeper Hazel Atkinson - who ran Beau- jangles in Moor Lane - organied a fund-raising event recently at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel For more information


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accessed by those already running a group who want to develop it further by attracting new people or learning new skills. The next deadlines for


fund applications are July 13th and September 21st. © To request an applica­


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