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ntil a few weeks ago; Ribble Valley Borough Council owned more than a thousand houses, worth about- £200m. or,-to put it another way, about


; £4,000 for every man, woman and child in the borough. The .Government thought that borr


ough councils were useless at. looking after such important assets for us so a ; new entity was set up to take them over and they now belong to “Ribble Valley Homes”.


: , In case anyone should think that the Government has done something sensi­ ble, for a change, perhaps I ought to mention that the chairman of the board of Ribble Valley Homes is Joyce Holgate, who was the chairman of the council’s Housing Committee, and the chief exec­ utive is Christine Grimshaw, who used to be the council’s Housing Officer. The same people are doing the same things. All that has changed is the letterhead. - You might imagine that the reason


each of us has given up £4,000 is to pro- •vide decent housing for poor people. As it


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ble Valley Homes allocates the subsidies we fund with our £4,000 is to take an example. - Imagine two couples, each living in a


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100 y e a r s ag o


T'WO employees at Whalley Abbey •Printing Company Works in Barrow were injured in accidents. • In his health report to Bowland .


District Council, Dr J. H. Smithies reported that the death rate for the last quarter was higher than for the same time the previous year. He said many old people had “succumbed” due to the • severe weather. Out of the 26 deaths, 17 were of people aged 70 or over. . • A child’s body was found in a water


pit at Lamb Roe in Whalley. The post mortem failed to find a cause of death. Inquest jury members complained they had had to view the child’s body. The coroner said a bill was being read in Par­ liament which would take away the need for a jury to see bodies unless the coro­ ner particularly requested i t . ; v


Looking Back 50 years ago


TWO Whalley motorists won the novice award in the annual rally of the Lan­ cashire Automobile Club, held over 100


. miles of roads in south west Lancashire. The best performance was put up by the smallest car, a 293 c.c. Goggomobil. • As a safeguard against the possible


misuse of water, all farms in the Bow- land are_a were to have their supplies metered. This was decided by Bowland Rural District Council when it was stat­ ed that.several farmers had asked for a. supply for domestic consumption only. In certain cases, farm bulidings were close to the farmhouse, it was stated. •A heavy fine was imposed on the


driver and owner of a lorry in which a heavy draught horse was trampled on by.six others as they were going for sla'ughter.


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each other and get married, but they are on low'.wages,- cannot afford homes of their own and start'their married lives living with their parents.


• One of these new couples works all the


hours God sends, is very frugal and saves like mad to get a home of their own. They are just the sort of children we


I hope to have ourselves and,'needless to say, they put off starting a'family until they have achieved their objective and got a home of‘their own. Ribble Valley Homes offers this couple nothing. The other new couple is different.


They do not work hard and they spend every penny.-What is more, they have a child every year until their parents’ home is so overcrowded that life is hell on earth for their parents, themselves and their children too. They do so because they know that Ribble Valley Homes will ' eventually provide a subsidised home for them, for the rest of their lives. I actually wonder whether they would


have the children at all if they did not know'that Ribble Valley Homes would spray our money all over them. They might behave rather more responsibly.


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Head over heels for a national contest


took part in the UK Team Tum­ ble Competition at Stonyhurst College. The event attracted 180 com­


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petitors, boys and girls, from all over the UK. Competitors, who were aged from nine to 18, per­ formed a series of somersaults and


. twists after gaining speed and power by running along a 25- metre track. It was one of five competitions


held throughout the year and win­ ners from each will take part in the final, which is normally held in London. It was the first time that the event had been held at Stony­ hurst.


oung gymnasts from all over the country put on a spectacular display of strength and agility when they


Stonyhurst pupil Josh Reilly


(13), from Dunsop Bridge, took part. Josh, pictured, is an accom­ plished gymnast who has been learning for five years, but this was his first tumbling competi­ tion. He won third place in the junior event. Jonathan Hewat, Stonyhurst


Admissions and Marketing Man­ ager, said: “The event was a huge success, mostly thanks to Sandi Gore, Stonyhurst gymnastics coach, who worked very hard to ensure the smooth running of the event.


• “The standard of tumbling was


incredibly high and it is a mes­ merising sport, particularly for those who have not watched it before.” .


Bank seeks more inspirational heroes B


arclays has again launched its search for Lancashire’s inspira­ tional business heroes.


The increasing n u ia ^ r of men and 25 years ago


A CLITHEROE runner finished first in the Jersey marathon, 11 minutes ahead of the runner-up. Chris Wood, of Low Moor, completed the 26-mile course in two hours 28 minutes. Two other local men, Doug Mullins and Chris Fay, had also competed in the Channel Island race. . . • .Final services were held at the 91-


year-old Low Moor Methodist Church. The evening service was conducted by the Rev; Graham. A: .Vickers who thanked the congregation for their loy­ alty and friendship.. • A Swaledale sheep at Deer House


Farm, Stonyhurst, gave birth to a record-breaking seven lambs. Cf the six survivors, four were fostered by another sheep, while the mother looked after the other two.


lought for the Week Decade of unity


iCi-rAUESTION: What is 100 • o V^years old this year?,, Answen The Week of Prayer;


-V for Christian Unity. • -


: -ksThe notion of ChristiaiiSj from different churches prayj'


-: ‘ ing together was the idea of an j ,1 Episcopalian Franciscan priest -; - from America. ,


:';‘i--SiWas he moved by the threat^' of a terrible earthquake in


r/rTiVfas he moved by the mspi-:


^ . - ..?r/ ration of the Holy Spirit work-; •A'yvv, ring through all these common


: fears? There is nothing like a


• crisis to bring people together, to make them search for their


L common ground and to pull - together for the greater good. ■ ' . Question: What difference has 100 years made?


. ; Answeri Did you see the United V:Walk vof witness


i through Clitheroe on Good -Friday? / '!


'feFrancisco? Was he moved by a? W fear of a world descending iiito -’ chaos through war?. . ■ .


. - We all proclaimed together - our Cne.Faith thatJesus out > of every nation hath redeemed us by his blood”. You also may notice that the :: house-to-house collection for


Christian Aid is being worked


by volunteers from all the churches? - . . ; ■ Question: Do we still need to


pray together? Answer: Yes, if we are to be


sure to make a mark for our common faith: Jesus is Lord.' Yes, if our hearts and minds are to be ruled and reigned over


by: The Spirit that-was in: Christ. ^


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Today we invite you to drop' in to any of our churches. '


- They will be open at the fol­ lowing times: Clitheroe Com-: munity Church noon to 1 p.m;;


St Paul’s 1-2 p.m.; Trinity 2-3


■ p.m.; United !^formed Church 3-4 p.m;; St Michael and St ;


■ St Mary Magdalene’s 7-8 p.ni. “Alleluia, not as orphans are


we left in sorrow now; alleluia, : he is near us, faith believes, nor


' questions how.” : -i-We also sing.’.IOne,Church,


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John 4-5 p.m.; St James p.m.; Salvation Army 6-7 p.m.fgf/;


women who are tuVj^g their lives around by choosing t&^ art up a new business are highlightedjR-the “Barclays Trading Places Award^fe|; The government-baxS^^awards, pre­


sented in associatioii^l^i the Prince’s Trust, feature prac tica^ ^p les of peo­ ple who have taken con^lof their lives by deciding to go it alone; ', _ Previous winners include a


Barnoldswick-based former policeman who lost an arm and his career, but went


- on to establish a driving school. . Gareth Almond, of Bulldog Spirit Dri­


ving School, was the Silver Award "Win­ ner in 2006 after starting his business specialising in teaching disabled people to drive. Gareth commented: “Since being


named a silver award winner in 2006, business is going swimmingly. “I was faced with no pension and


potentially no future career after a traf­ fic accident, but the ‘bulldog spirit’ pre­ vailed and now I have a thriving business giving specialist driving tuition to the disabled. “I would urge fellow entrepreneurs,


determined to succeed, to enter this year’s competition.” The awards are open to anyone who has been trading for a minimum of three


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Cooking up a treat to stay healthy


T ^ U P I L S h a v e c o ^ r f - u p a 1 - - ^ t r e a t a n d h e lp ed :^ ? ! .; th e ir


■ J . school a healthjyifeedita- tion.


iM i i ; Year 3 and 4 pupilsOTj^peter’s


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jO^islaw and savoury muffins. It ^ ^ s helped the school gain the Healthy Schools Accreditation and we had a celebration event on


the last week. Parents have been involved and they and their chil-


: dren received certificates.” (B030408/5)


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