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Thought for the^i\eek Take religion every where I have had visions of people


'.: p months, a copy of the J - Shorter Prayer Book, which is used for some of our services, has .lived on’the bookshelf in front of where I sit on Sunday mornings.!:’ : ■ ■ :!Stamped on either end of. the book is the legend: “Whal-. ley Parish Church not to be taken'away’’.'! assum'elthat the books were stamped'iyhen ■


trying to remove the church building in a variety of ways - even possibly like the way that' the Americans deconstructed London Bridge, transported it to America and rebuilt it over there. Wouldn’t there be a hue and cry from the'community if that happened! ' : Admittedly, we do have a ■ beautiful building, which is a


they were bought, to'claim'! ownership Md remind iS rs to '• leave" themTbr’futur'eyemc^^^^^ But.there haVe been'times when I have sat and my imag­ ination has run riot.


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^zpart of our heritage and is a ■' part of our stewardship for the 'future - a t a price. And it is right and fitting that we main-, tain and care for the building to the glory of God, but... are


we at risk of loving the build­ ing more than God? An elderly lady in a church


I used to attend many years ago declared: “I hope I haven’t loved St ****** Church more than our Lord.” I have even paused for


thought and wondered if there is any mileage in the legend ' referring to the contents of the book. How many people are there in Christianity who' leave their religion in church,' .with the prayer book, until ’


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1(10 Years Ago


TWO girls were hit by cyclists while playing along Chatburn Road, Ciitheroe. One of the young girls sus­ tained bruises to her legs, while the other suffered from concussion. One of the cyclists suffered injuries to his hands. Meanwhile, in another incident a cyclist escaped serious injury when he lost control of his bike and collided with a wall. The incident happened in Crow Trees Brow, Chatburn, and the cyclist was treated for head injuries. • The anniversary of the Low Moor


United Methodist Church School was celebrated when sermons were preached- by the Rev. W. Downing, of Great Har­ wood. A service of song, entitled “sow­ ing wild oats” was given by the choir and scholars. ■


T T THAT a dreadful tragedy was V V week’s Ciitheroe Advertiser and


Times! Five lads in their early 20s spent a Sat-


■ urday together, drinking in Wilpshire. By common consent, they had a happy and convivial day and, sensibly, one of them, meant to limit himself to two pints of shandy so tha t he could drive.them home.


' ' I did not know them. They may have


been studious, hard working, responsible , lads, the kind one would wish for one’s daughter. They may have been the oppo: site. I do not know. I just know that they were boys and, when they finished drink-- ing, they got into the car and, fuelled by- petrol, alcohol and testosterone, they set off on a drive which ended in Mellorand. which only four of them survived. . None of us, I am sure, will ever know


exactly what happened on that drive but, by all accounts, the car was flying until, tragically, the shandy drinker, Ashley Fielding, lost control and his friend, Ash­ ley Connell, may he rest in peace, had his young life snuffed out.: I condone nothing. I forgive nothing. I


excuse nothing. I do, however, challenge every man who reads this column to say that, during his youth, there was never an uninhibited, crazy, exhilarating moment of fun with his friends when he came within a whisker of the fate of these two Ashleys and sat at the side of the road, deathly pale, in a cold sweat, trem­ bling slightly and wondering why on earth he had done it and how, in heaven’s name, he had survived. I did it on the Ml. My father did it in Egypt, on an army motorcycle with a sidecar full of friends. My son did it in Palma de Majorca. How fortunate we all are and how


Looking Back 50 Years Ago


CLITHEROE'S Wesley Circuit bought Holly Mount, Crow Trees Brow, Chat­ burn, for use as a manse. The property then cost £2,000 and a


£3,000 appeal was launched to cover mortgage interest and the provision of furniture... . , • It was reported in May 1958 that children in this district might be relieved of the problems and worries of the 11 plus examination for both the Lan­ cashire County Council and the West Riding County Council were consider­ ing plans to abolish it. • Ribblesdale League cricket was washed out completely on Saturday, ■ May 9th, 1958. Grounds were water-


. : logged by heavy rain which was still falling when play, was due to start.


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thankful we all must be that we were not in the shoes of those two Ashleys and that we do not stand now in the shoes of their parents. There used to be words for it; “The


Lord gives and the Lord takes away. Blessed be the name of the Lord”. Some­ how, they do not seem to work so well, these days. We cannot comprehend the loss of the


Connell family. A moment of madness has seared their heart and left a scar that will never heal. .


We can only offer them our condo­


lences. And what can we say to the Field- ings whose much loved son now sits in prison for the deathly consequences of a jaunt which we have all taken, but which ended differently for us? : What can we say? We have to say that


it is right that he sits there. It would be unbearably cruel to the Connells to see him walk free and they have suffered enough.


V I t would encourage irresponsibility were he to walk free and be the cause of death. He is no worse a man than us, but he must serve his time. There, but for the grace of God...


US fame for Valley’s master of macabre


'by Duncan Smith


\ IT TH EN it comes to ghosts, A / \ / gohlins and grim tales from '


V V the Ribble Valley’s colour- •


ful past, few can hold a candle to Simon Entwistle. Renowned for his informative, enter­


taining and eerie ghost walks - first of Ciitheroe and then of neighbouring towns and villages - Simon’s ency- . clopaedic knowledge of all things other- worldy has earned him a well-deserved reputation as Clitheroe’s master of the macabre. Now his fame is set to spread still fur­


ther, with Simon about to feature on American TV. “I have, these past four years, provid­


ed tours of the grade one listed Samles- bury Hall,” explained Simon, “a building spanning some seven centuries and ivith stories of beheading, murders and cruel-


ty. 25 Years Ago


THE political camps of the Conserva­ tives, Labour and the SDP-Liberal Alliance were this week squaring up in the Ribble Valley for a hectic round campaigning leading to the General Election poll on June 9th. The election was causing a bigger headache than usual for all three parties. The creation of the new Ribble Valley constituency, with its 60,000 voters, meant that the party machines were having to tackle much new ground, .particularly in the Fulwood area of Preston. • Lancashire Education Committee


had been asked to withdraw the discus­ sion document on proposed school clo­ sures in the Ribble Valley and engage in a paper series of consultations with the schools.


“Of course these stories do make up a


good entertaining tour for tourists. I recently received a telephone call from a Los’Angeles-based TV company which produces ‘Ghost Hunters International’ - a show with a huge audience in the


United States. “They had heard of Samlesbury Hall’s


reputation as one of the most haunted places in Britain and wanted to have a four-day investigation in the building. “I met the team last week and gave them a guided tour through the hall’s


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rooms. I was invited back two days later to hear from the show’s presenters about just what they found. I have to say I was truly amazed by their findings, but I’m sworn to secrecy until the show is broad­ cast on the American Network in the Autumn.” The show will also be available to .view in the UK through the Discovery Chan­


nel, on satellite TV, but there are no details yet of when it will be screened. Simon, who also conducts sightseeing


and heritage tours in the Ribble Valley, added: “I look on myself purely as a guide, I never get involved ivith the para-


Queen Alexandra


I Alexandra Finch 1 J h a s been chosen as Ribchester Field Day


T GOAL schoolgirl


Queen 2008. The 11-year-old, pic­


tured, will be crowned following the traditional fancy dress and band parade around the village on June 21st. Alexandra, who


As a church we are all


charged with living the way of our Lord’s teachings and tak­ ing the good news of the Risen Lord out to the corners of the earth. ..-i .. / -This is a job for us all to dj and must not be left for th


: faithful few to take on board. So much for my musings - 1


wonder, has anyone else found something in their church that


. has set their. imaginatiqns alight to the Christian mes­


sage? REV. JIM HOLT,. Curate of .Wh'allcy Parish


Church


attends St Wilfrid’s CE school;-Ribchester, has


: taken part in every Field Day since she was a tod­ dler. Now she is looking forward to her VIP day. She said: “I’m so excit-.


m z i 'O /


Rats (Ribchester Ama­ teur Theatrical Society). Her attendants will be Dora Green and Grace


f4 ||||o u t being Queen . w^m I was five I was an. attendant on the Queen’s , float and really enjoyed • it: r love the idea, of dressing up and all that- it’s just fun!”


I Alexandra’s hobbies include ballet, ice skat-^ ing, art and crafts, read-, ,


- ing and drama - she is a'., keen member of .Young,


' Talbot and page-boys will be Archie Crossley and Dominic: Finch, Alexandra’s brother.' Following the Parade


at 1 p.m. and the official, crowning there will be a host- of attractions,: including a,display by, ■Lorigridge Gymnastics Club, ah opportunity, to


: try Siimo wrestling and , the usual range of side stalls.


normal. My interest in ghosts is purely to entertain tourists, but nothing gets the imagination going better than a good ghost story!” In other recent develop­ ments, Simon has a brand new tour up and running in Slaidburn and will be hack on BBC North West Tonight in the Autumn to feature some of his !!heroes and ■villains” from the region’s past. : For more information about Simon’s


tours, ■visit: www.tophattours.co.uk • Our picture shows Simon (centre) at


Samlesbury Hall with American TV pre­ senters Rob and Andy, of “Ghost Hunters International”.


Establisheci architects firm move to new home


Stanley House, on Lowergate, to Hazelmere, on the corner of Well Terrace and Pimlico Road. The new premises are just across


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the road from 1 Waddington Road where David Sunderland and Don- aid Peacock formed the partner­ ship in 1982 in succession to Parker Hey and Rushworth, a practice which had existed for some 30 years beforethat. .


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The former Victorian mansion was built in the 1880s and is fea-


. tured in the Town Trail. An inter­ esting stone set in the garden walls


- reads “Borough Croft late Fishs ■ No 46”, marking the site of one of six crofts named after their owners. These crofts enjoyed all the privi­ leges of Burgage holdings including the right to vote for Clitheroe’s two members of parliament.


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The directors, Duncan Isher- wood,'Stuart Herd, Andrew : Knowles and Donald Peacock, and


r c h it e c t s Sunderland Peacock and Associates have recently moved from


all the staff are delighted with their new offices - Plazelmere provides, the right space for them to contin­ ue to develop, their impressive, client list, ranging from the com­ mercial, educational, leisure and health sectors to private individu­


als. - • Certainly it will make Stuart


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Herd’s life a little easier as he over­ sees the latest development at Ciitheroe Royal Grammar just across the road at the Sixth Form! With a new logo and website


. Sunderland Peacock will no doubt continue to make a mark on the architectural scene for some time to


As Duncan Isherwood explained, “Whilst our particular interests : . and experience are very relevant in;


come. ,'//


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