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rpHESE are busy weeks for X my family and I.


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, We are off to see my brother on the other side of the world , and for my ivife and I, taking a holiday has meant working ' very long days in order to get everything that needed doing in our jobs done before we go. We have been rushing about, sleeping less than is helpful,


^ and creating long lists of tasks ■; and times.


: j. :I t is an important trip for -; me. My brother was a child; --migrant in the 1940s and we. '•"'grew up apart. I have only seen r' him five times. Born to differ-


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ANNIVERSARY services were held at Mount Zion Primitive Methodist Chapel, with a sermon given by the Rev. H. Chamberlain. During the service Mr Chamberlain presented Coun. A. Roberts, Messrs. G. Booth and D. M. Roberts with diplomas for their service. • A local soap manufacturing business


created a pink carbolic soap referred to as “Pinko-bolic”. This product became 'world famous for cleansing and clearing the skin of blemishes and pimples'.' ■: ■ • A family was cured of indigestion,


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headache and biliousness by simply eat­ ing beans! Mr William Simpson was full of praise for “Chas Forde’s Bile Beans.”


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r " ' ' ' . ‘ a weokly look at local issues, people and places^ \ stand up and fight back


not been able to get it out of my mind. You probably saw it too. ■ - It was of a stolen bulldozer in Jerusalem.


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The thief had only kept control of it for a moment or two but he had turned a bus over, crushed some cars and managed there­ by to murder three people. The film includ­ ed pictures of a baby whose mother had managed to pass him out of the car ivindow before she was crushed to death. A gentleman, who just happened to be


walking down the Jaffa Road at the time, saw what was going on and, at risk of his own life, jumped up on to the bulldozer, emptied Ws pistol into the murderer’s head and saved countless lives. I just wish he would pop into my local so that I could stand him a pint. I t’s a queer town, Jerusalem. There are


thousands of people there who believe it is a virtue to murder innocent women and chil-' dren, particularly Jews. In fact, they encourage their sons to do murder by prom-


was very taken by a piece of film I saw on the television news last week. In fact, I kvas so taken with it that I have


As I See I t . . . by'Contrarian


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ising them the delights of paradise if they die in the process. Thankfully, there also seem to be plenty of men, just like the Jaffa: Road stroller, who are prepared to risk their lives to stop the murderers in their tracks. “Greater love hath no man than this”, it


said on the war memorial at my old school, “that he lay down his life for his friends.” Well, the Jdfa Road stroller, was ready to lay down his life for complete strangers and I for one thank God for him.


. What a pity we in England no longer


behave like him. So unfashionable has it become to love our neighbour in any practi­ cal way that the Jaffa Road stroller would doubtless have been arrested and sent to


Looking Back 50 years ago


.NEW minister the Rev. Alan Gaunt was warmly welcomed at a public tea and reception in the Sunday school of Clitheroe Congregational Church. Dur­ ing the service the anthem “Come Holy Ghost, Our Souls Inspire” was sung by the choir. . • Parents attending an open day a t


Edisford Primary School, Clitheroe, were entertained by a puppet show put on by the children of the school. The theatre was created by the pupils, with the boys making the wooden part of the theatre and girls making the curtaining and similar fittings, along with the pup- ■ pets.'


prison if he had done his good deed here j instead of there. We seem to have elevated n cowardice to a national virtue and criini-'4;l nalised love.


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■ Our national newspapers seem full of sto-' -; ries about youngsters pulling a knife or a pistol in a crowded bar or street and doing murder while those around them stand gaivping or run away. If only the youngster with the gun or knife knew that those standing near would pile in and tear him limb from limb the moment he took it out of his pocket, he would likely leave it there or leave it at home.


Cherie Blair said that she understood the


Arab murderers in Jerusalem. I think I do too. In the last two years, only two of them have done any harm and the rest have stayed at home - because they knew what would happen to them if they did not. I think I understand the young murderers in London and Manchester as well. They are active because they know we are not.


O You can now respond directly to Con-, ^ I tarian at: thecontrarian®hotmail.coiuk-’


your business than the lad for whom you used to babysit! T h a t ’s how i t was for


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Clitheroe insurance broker Barrie Lancaster, who turned to fellow Clitheronian John Green for expert advice on the sale of his "Whalley Road busi­ ness. Many years ago Barrie and


his wife used to babysit for John, as friends of his parents. Now all grown'up, John is


managing director of Black­ burn-based Pierce Corporate Finance and helped secure the sale of Barrie Lancaster Insur­ ance Services to high street insurance retailer Swinton. Barrie (62) started his own


business in 1993 when he bought.a number of clients from his previous employer Cook and Smith Insurances Ltd, also of Clitheroe, where he


■ had first started working in .1969.


25 years ago


A CHILDREN’S fun bus travelled from Clitheroe to Longridge Sports Centre and proved a huge success. Because of this, the event was also to take place next year. • Mr Colin John Armstrong, the


headteacher a t Whalley Primary School, gained a B.Ed honours degree from Lancaster University after three years part-time studying of philosophy education and social psychology. 0-Tinians, the news, card and sta­


tionery store in Castle Street, Clitheroe, celebrated its first anniversary. The shop became the town’s busiest retail shop.


So why worry?


home with the’privilege of a ..Quaker education. •He left school at 14,1 went


on'tq. higher education’. On paper, we have very little in- comriion. However, when we


,met, I knew that we were kin- and a yery|,deep relationship highlights the power of love and a sense of connection pos- .sible across even the greatest .distances and beyond outward knowing. As Quakers speak of their spirituality as inward and needing no worfs, so I feel the family connection'too. • • , • . :My brother tends to defer to


! i ent fathers and growing up 23 ■ "years apart, we have had total­ ly different lives. He grew up in . I a. cottage home'with 63 other ♦•lbo.ys,-I had‘a stable farailyj ■


my education, but he has taught me so much about the elements of faithful life. He ; rarely rushes and he reminds me tha t keeping the pace is part of keeping the peace; such


an important part of Quaker witness. Having grown up with so little, everything comes as a bonus to him.' He has none of my pride or


covetousness for, the more to add to rny-already-more. Free of pretension, he tells it how it is. He speaks his tru th as quickly as possibly.'a fine solu­ tion to the internal gnawing of unresolved issues and unspo­ ken grudges. He loves his neighbours, many of them once lads from the cottage


,, home. He approaches life opti- mistically and with joy. He vvitnesses the love of God with­ out realising it. He models true


, faith \yithout claiming any. ■ God teaches us in so many


ways, sometimes the le a s t ' expected.'! have learnt'from


my wonderful brother to move beyond labels, to be open to all, to let go of anxieties and to let God take over. It is ironic to be making so many lists right now for as my brother’s life shows,


. affirming Jesus in Matthew 6, when did worrying add even an hour to your life? Let’s hope I can a t least'hang on to that timeless truth on holiday not start making lists of wS p


to do when I return! . Matthew 6:25: “For this rea­


son I say to you, do not be wor­ ried about your life, as to what you will eator what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?”


BEN DANDELION, ____________ SaMcy.Qimkers


OUR picture shows a delighted Barrie Lancaster, centre, with David Sharpe, left, and John Green, of Pierce (s) ■


Dorset pair seek friends from past


A COUPLE from Poole, in Dorset, are trying to trace some long-lost Ribble 'Valley friends for a special celebration. Chris and Trish Roberts met ■


a CUtheroe doctor and his wife, named Richard and Mary, on a skiing holiday 26 years ago. ■The following year Richard


and Mary were special guests at their wedding in


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Bournemouth. Now Chris and Trish are


preparing to celebrate their sil­ ver wedding anniversary, in .


September, and would like to in-vite Richard and Mary .


along. But, as Chris writes: “Sadly we lost touch over the years and don't even have a .


Valley and Richard was a CP . in Clitheroe. If there is any way. you can help us to contact them, we would be very grate­


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ful.” -.Anyone with information ,


can call Chris or Trish on 0781


8066373 or e-mail the following address:c040701r@willro.wan adoo.co.uk


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)-d of their surname. . ... They lived in the Ribble


Hannah is top student I


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LITHEROE student .Hannah Devine is pictured here receiv­


ing her awards a t a recent Fashion Show competition organised by^Burnely Col­ lege. H a n n a h , who a t t e n d s


Clitheroe Royal .Grammar School,-was'iOne, of-fiye


; Swinton has now taken on about 800 clients from Barrie, who is taking early retirement. He was advised on the deal by


The youngster helps out!


’’HEN you’re ready to •retire, who better to negotiate the sale of


John Green and Da'vid Sharpe, of Pierce, who were instrumen­ tal in finding a buyer his busi­ ness. Barrie said: “I have been


working with many of my clients since 1969, when I first joined Cook and Smith, and consider them friends. Some of my business clients are now into the third generation since I first handled their portfolios. “I have thoroughly enjoyed


my career in the North West insurance sector, but the cir-


'cumstances and timing were right for this sale and I am thoroughly looking forward to my retirement. “I would like to thank John


Green and David Sharpe at Pierce for their professional and expert support throughout the process. "Without the buyer being secured I could not be looking forward to my retire­ ment!” Mr Green commented: “I am


delighted with the outcome, as it is always hugely rewarding to see clients retire having realised what they have worked so hard to achieve. I wish them a long and happy retirement.”


Have you seen this art folder


A. C L IT H E R O E ZA mum is appealing


XTjLfor help in finding her son’s missing school art work folder. -


: I t contains all his-Year


10 art coursework, which will count towards his. GCSE grade next year. ^ Through a series of


misadventures, the fold­ er was lost a t Whalley Bus Station on either Thursday, June 19th, or Friday the 20th and all efforts to find it have so far failed.


; In desperation, Max­ ine Mercer is appealing to our readers for help. '.


' If you have found the folder or know where it is, p l ^ e ring Maxine on 01200 442136.


■ Key Stage Four Winners a n dw a s also declared the Overall Key Stage F o u r Winner.


.. In all, 312 entries were re c e iv ed from sch o o ls


. across E a s t Lancashire, ■ with th e winning designs made up for th e fashion show at.Turf Moor, ( s ) ,


. • BLOOD donor-sessions': will be held at West Bradford "Village Hall next Friday, July 18th, from 2 to 4 p.m. and ; again from 5-30 to 7-30 p.m. For more information on giv- .


’ ing blood visit the National, Blood Service- website (www.blood.co.uk), call its - helpline on 0845 7711711 or ■ see BBC2 Ccefax page 465. . v;.


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