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Mikes merit worthy picture of Pendle Hill T
HIS awesome shot of Pendle Hill in mist was taken by Ribblesdale Camera Club member Mike Bartle.
Frequently out of the country working, he is
acknowledged by his co-members as an excel lent photographer and this year won a Certifi cate of Merit from the L and CPU for his print of a ski lift.
But First T
HE Ribble Valley is teem ing with fascinating per sonalities.
At the start of November,
Read author Linda Sawley visit ed the office with a copy of her fifth book, "The Survivor." A former nurse, her books are
well written, have a good story line and lots of references to local places. And another book means
another big donation to charity. Linda donates money from the sale of every copy to Derian House and Ribble Valley Ladies’ Luncheon Club’s charity for chil dren's cancer research. If you are looking for a differ
ent Christmas present for a friend this year, then pop into Kaydee Books on Saturday, lock up a copy and meet the author. Our MR Nigel Evans, cele
CARPETy RUGS, WOOD AND DECORATIVE VINVL LOTS MORE GREAT BARGAINS ON
brated his half century with a party in his home village of Pendleton. Nigel has been in the news,
having given his backing to the campaign for more time to be spent on the sports field by school pupils - up to five hours
Camera club secretary Ken Geddes told us
that this is a high achievement in the photo graphic world as it indicates that his print was placed in the top few of this year's competi tion. There would have been well over 1,000 entries for this competition. Mike describes himself as "a Yorkshire man long exiled in Lancashire." He had an interest
a week rather than the current two hours. It prompted me to turn the
clock back some 40 years (I’m even older than our MP!) and add up just how much time I spent in what was then termed "physical education'.’ A typical winter week would
see at least one visit to the hockey pitch. We walked there and back, cutting through a local park, in all weathers. There would be a session in
the gym, netball took up anoth er lesson and then, cross coun try, with 30-plus girls heading out of school, most of their sights set on the top of one of the Dales' hills some distance away. There were, of course, the others, who never seemed to start the climb up! Swimming was compulsory
and we were encouraged to join school teams. Subsequently netball, rounders and tennis saw frequent lunchtime and after-school slots .with weekend trips to compete against not-so- neighbouring schools and the opportunity to travel to Wemb
ley to watch international games. At the start of each term,
competition was rife to be named house games captain. Those chosen attained mini celebrity status! Unlike today, almost each
sport required its own "uni form." There were the regulato ry navy blue knickers, hockey shorts and boots, netball shorts, Aertex tops, indoor black pumps and outdoor white pumps. Looking back, the cost to par
ents must have been astronomi cal. Fortunately for all con cerned, I joined the school at just under five feet and - could the amount of sports time have stunted my growth?! - 1 left five years later having only attained another inch or so. All that apart, they were the
most memorable moments of my secondary school years. Our Memory Lane school pho
tographs have been extremely popular and it was good to hear that some of those featured have since arranged their own reunions. I was told recently of a
small group who, after the pic ture appeared in our columns, made contact and, after an absence of many years, have met and exchanged their news. And my days at school would
have been a far cry from those experienced by the Ribble Val ley’s - and Lancashire's - oldest resident, Emma Brown. I visited her on the occasion of her 107th birthday in Abbeyfield, Low Moor. She told me she still felt 21 and, despite hearing and sight problems, she remains perky with a sense of humour. It seems that on the occasion of this year's birthday party, she even managed to outstay many of the guests, returning home in the early hours! If you have a few pounds to
spare - please remember our Christmas Toy Appeal. The Sal vation Army is aiming to help dozens of local families this year and, once again, is reliant on our readers' generosity. Enjoy the Valley and a peace
ful Christmas..
Built on recommendation
in photography as a young man and then came back to it when he moved to Grindleton and joined the club. For the past four years he has spent considerable time working in Egypt and so has not been as active as he would have liked. He adds: "I moved to digital about a year ago, but prior to that, worked in slides and film which I scanned to the computer."
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