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committee is in the midst of formulating a new development framework and has recently received a major report, from its own consultants, confirming that we are going to need a further 9,000 homes over the next 20 years. It will mean building two new homes


for every five that exist today and is bound to lead to much controversy. It is therefore nice to know that there


, is one element in the new framework that will cause no controversy at all. These days, more or less everyone is agreed that we have to do our best to reduce our reliance on the motor car. Some people favour that policy


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I watched “Make me a Christian” -


: televised reality programme? Four church leaders took on


the task of trying to teach a group of volunteers a more “ Christian” view of life in the hope it could halt,the moral ■


; decline of the country. , I only saw part of the mid- Mdle episode so I.’m not really ,


, i qualified to comment. Howev- ■. er;,the little L did see left me:; with a sense of despair at the i way in which Christianity is.. sometimes portrayed.


The Jesus Fve come to know the recently


and love didn’t come preach­ ing moral values. He came


offering life and hope to people who were weary of trying to


keep endless rules imposed by the religious authorities. The reality is that God him-


. self came in Jesus to live our life on earth, choosing to be


born to a young unmarried mother where he grew up in a


! loving, home, learned a trade :,which provided for his mother


. and younger siblings before embarking on his public min­ istry at the age of 30.


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Hocking slipped his way into tragedy this week 100 years ago. The Clitheroe man tore ligaments,


but fortunely broke no bones, when his right arm was encased between the heavy weight rollers o f the para-red machine. • The River Hodder experienced one


of the “best ever” otter hunts. Hounds, which were visiting the Val­


ley with Master Rose, from Essex, helped the Clitheroe hunters with their lively day out.


WONDER how many people there are in the Ribble Valley who realise that, quite apart from deciding whether a


A s I See I t . . . by Gontrarian


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soon run out altogether. At any event, it is pretty much.comihon ground that rail­ ways must play an increasing part in our future and the council will be paying a lot of attention to the development of the Ribble Valley railway. This is already a very successful and


growing service and it is a widely known secret that the capacity of the line is to be increased and that more and faster trains will soon be carried. Railway folk are busily considering the


prospects of reopening stations at Chat- burn and Gisbum and there are propos­ als in the air to develop new ones at Hen- thorn and Barrow. Railway activists are trying to per­


suade the county council to change their emphasis from providing school buses to providing season tickets on the train and


Looking Back 50}'earsago


A NURSE was rewarded for saving the life of a 70-year-old American woman,


, who was taken ill four days after arriv­ ing in Clitheroe to visit her brother-in-


, law. The ill woman’s husband present­ ed Sister Malone with £1,000 worth of flights so that she could join them both at their Californian home. * The sun shone at Chipping’s 32nd


annual agricultural and horticultural show. The successful show attracted a large crowd and saw cattle and sheep entries almost double that of the pre­ vious year.


• A village sports day at Pendleton


held events such as a mile race and an. egg and spoon race. The overall winner of the Pendleton Cup was J. Whitwell.


25 years ago


AUTUMN arrived early in the Ribble Valley, which was battered by gales and showers. The weather resulted in Clitheroe


Castle’s fete being called off just two- and-a-half hours before it was due to begin. • Clitheroe couple Charlie and Flo


Ayre celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary. The celebrations included a party at both their daughters’ houses. • A teacher from St James’ School in


Clitheroe,exchanged places with a teacher from “over the pond” . ' Mr Neil Robinson’s job, car and


home vyeres exchanged with those of Boston-based teacher Mrs Dorna Allen forl2months.


. re worth it The reality is that he. loves


us unconditionally and invites us into a relationship with him; to love him and to love others as he loves us.


Initially Jesus was present


on earth. Now he seeks to be present through the communi­ ty of his followers who we find both within and without the Church. As a Christian minis­ ter I believe I am called to serve Christ’s church, which is


built on Cod ’s mercy'and - grace. One of the key slogans


in adverts today is: “because you’re worth it” .


The reality is that “God so


loved the world that he gave his only Son that everyone who believes in him maw^t die but have eternal lifc^pi' God did not send his Son into the world to be its judge, but to be its saviour.” (John 3.16- 17) Why? Because God thinks you’re worth it. TH E REV. NORMA - JOHNSON,


' ■ • Minister of the United


i Reformed Church, Clithcroc,- ■ - Barrow and Newton in


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where they represented England in the 'World RoboCup Junior compe­ tition. The team of Joe Lea (17),


Padraig Alton (17), Rebecca War- ing-(16) and Philip Alton (16) all enjoy building and testing minia­ ture robots in their spare time. They spent a hectic four days of


“ two-on-two” soccer competitions in the Expo Centre, Suzhou, China. The robots used played games in


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airs against opposing pairs using nly sensors, without remote con­ trol. “Being picked to go to China to represent England was fantastic,’’


said Joe Lea. “ China was amazing, it’s a com­


pletely different culture. The people; do not speak much English, but they were very interested in western


visitors. “The weather'was very hot, and


A taste of the Orient F


o u r pupils from Stonyhurst College have returned from an exciting trip to China


this has the potential to create a whole new generation of people for whom catching the train comes as naturally as jumping in the car. It is a long time since railways domi­


nated local government thinking, but I feel sure that they are now at the top of the agenda of our local councillors and that just about all of the new develop, ment they propose will be in walking dis­ tance of a station. For my part, the new stations cannot


. come a moment too soon. Almost the most ghastly feature of


modern life is the way that parents have been turned into mere taxi drivers for their children, ferrying them hither and yon instead of concentrating on contem­ plative exercises like sitting in an arm chair, drinking a glass of beer and read­ ing the Clitheroe Advertiser. Who knows? The train may even make


the Valley more sociable. I have never made a new friend sitting


in my car, but two of my most important friendships originated in chance encoun­ ters on a crowded commuter train.


e -m a ih th e c on tra r ia n@ h o tm a iL co .u k AT YOUR aims to take the plunge


Windermere for a second time - 42 years later.


A Keen swimmer and retired business­


man Mr David Doney (71) is preparing for the Great North Swim, and is so con­ fident in his ability he thinks he may even beat the time he set as a 29-year- old.


Mr Doney, who formerly ran family


business Doney Timber in Clifton Street and now Coal Clough Lane, Burnley, admits he only entered the first race in 1966 as a. joke, but this time he is taking it very seriously. He said: “ In 1966, Frank Grieves, a


family friend, had trained his daughter Allison to be one of the best long-dis­ tance swimmers in the country. I volun­ teered to go with them to the swim just for a day out, but ended up taking part. “Teams had to row out and then one person had to swim back. It must have


looked like a sketch from ‘Monty Python’ because my oarsman and life­ guard that day were dressed in suit,' shoes and trilby. There were lots of seri­ ous swimmers there with multiple swim­


MEMBER of Clitheroe Masters swimming club will take a plunge into the past when he swims Lake


ming badges and tracksuits wondering what was going on. I even had to push my own boat off to save my friends get­ ting their shoes and trousers dirty. I was also the oldest competitor even then. “Not surprisingly, I finished a gallant


last that day but this time I am doing it for Marie Curie Cancer Care and will be taking it seriously. “ It is a worthy charity and I am confi-


; dent of doing well.” Mr Doney, whose nephew and brother


still run the family business, lives in Nut­ ter Crescent, Higham, and swims several times a week in Glitheroe. ■ His wife, Sheila, who will be there sup­


porting him, said she couldn’t believe he was doing it again. .The Great North Swim on Saturday,


September 13th, is a one mile open water swim open to all ages and abilities, which will also be televised. For further information about the


Great North Swim go to the following: www.greatswim.org.


.Enthusiasts on awards shortlist


Awards organised by the Association of Community Rail Partnerships (ACoRP). Mr Ken Roberts and Mr Brian Haworth


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are longstanding committee members of RVR and are committed to their work on the line. Ken has been responsible for his local sta­


tion, Ramsgreave and Wilpshire, since the line re-opened in 1994. He visits at least once a day to check on cleanliness, remove litter and reports any problems. He is also a volun­ teer on the Keighley and Worth Valley Rail­ way visiting on average twice a week and a well-known railway photographer. It is no surprise then to know that Ken, who was entered by Northern Rail, has been short listed in the Outstanding Volunteer Contri­ bution category. Brian who is a Community Rail Partner­


the food was exceptionally good.” The pupils played against teams


from Israel, China, Hungary, Ger­ many, Saudi Arabia and Japan. After four days of competitions they narrowly missed out on quali­ fying for the quarter finals, eventu­ ally finishing 32nd out of 49 teams. After the competition ended, the


team traveled to Shanghai to host a reception at the Hyatt hotel and went sightseeing in the city, which included the St Ignatius Cathedral. “Meeting teams from other coun­


tries was great fun and hopefully there will be another competition in Germany next year, which we are keen to enter,” said Joe. RoboCup Junior is a schools-


based robotics competition and there are regular events at local, national and international level. More than 30 countries worldwide participate.-


. ■ Our.picture shows the Stonyhurst


team, with three o f their'new' friends from .the Chinese team, (s)


ship Officer for Lancashire (Dounty Council is also a well-respected local rail enthusiast; he has been short listed in the Outstanding Community Rail Partnership Officer catego­ ry. Brian is a former vice-chairman of RVR and set up the Friends of Stations groups on the Ribble Valley line. James Syson Principal Transport Planner


at Blackburn with Darwen Council and chairman of the East Lancs and Clitheroe Line Community Rail Partnerships was delighted at this recognition of Brian’s work. “ Brian is an outstanding rail partnership officer who has shown real commitment to help transform the image of the local rail net­ work, his enthusiasm for his work is infec­ tious and he continues to inspire those around him” . Peter Moore,.Chairman o f RVR was


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thrilled when he heard the new,” It is very special to have two committee members of RVR nominated for these awards. Both Ken and Brian have contributed an enormous amount of time and energy over the years to the line and it is very pleasing to see their efforts recognised. We are keeping our fingers crossed that they will both be successful’ ’.'


• : The awards will be presented at a gala din­ ner in Plymouth on September 19th.


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