6 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, September 18th, 2008


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the sort of person who pushes himself for­ ward for election is invariably unsuitable for office.


I ■ I have therefore not been much inter­


ested in the contest going on, on the other, side of the pond, between the Vietnam war hero and the dusky screen idol. They- are both playing their chosen roles to per­ fection, t o I have no idea what, if any­ thing, is the reality under the greasepaint. My interest, however, has been stirred


by the ex-Mayor of Wassilla and current Governor.of Alaska^ She is certainly something of a novelty. The role she has chosen to play, in this


most professional piece of theatre, is that of the member of the audience who has accidentally stumbled on to the stage and found herself, all unprepared, playing the role of Everyman. Not for her the high falutin’ phrases,


the perfect family or the impeccable cock­ tail dress. Not for her a lot of new fangled ideas and policies. Oh, no! Plain old, prac­ tical principles, learned at her grand­ mother’s knee, are good enough for her.


Woman who treasures life by Contrarian


HAVE never been much impressed by the personalities of politicians and have always thought, like Plato, that


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She even manages to sound convincing


when she tells us that she does not trust establishment politicians - and blinds many to the perfectly obvious fact that she is one herself. But there is, nevertheless, something


different about her. Whatever her moti­ vation, she treasures life. Can you imagine an English politician,


who already had children, finding out that she was pregnant with a Down’s Syndrome child and not having the foetus destroyed and flushed away? And, if I am wrong about that - and I often am wrong - can you imagine an English politician, in the moment of her greatest triumph, at the National Convention, accepting her nomination, bringing all her children, including the one with Down’s Syndrome,


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too years ago


AN innovative idea was launched for children in Waddington. The children’s Eisteddfod took place providing enter­ tainment and attracting crowds. • Whalley resident Mr A. Taylor had


several photographs with a natural his­ tory theme accepted by the Royal Pho­ tographic Society for an exhibition. • Following a meeting in Preston, the


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Looking Back 50 years ago


'THE Hodder Valley Agricultural and Horticultural Society celebrated its 16th annual show at Slaidburn. The show remained a "must see" with those who lived in the Hodder Valley. • A pilot scheme was launched to


replace the 11-plus secondary school examinations. The pilot operated suc­ cessfully in four divisions that year. • The 11th annual dinner of


Clitheroe Grammar School Old Girls’ Association was held a t the Swan and Royal Hotel.


on to the platform? I cannot. And can'you imagine the reaction of a I


heavyweight English politician to the


in England, what chances would the baby I have of escaping the immediate atten-l


news that her 17 year-old daughter was! pregnant, just as the whole family was! about to come under the limelight? Here


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Governor of Alaska as a religious nutter, I obsessed with the abortion issue. I do not I know her as well as they think they do. 11 only know that she seems to be behaving I differently, in this respect, from a lot of I our politicians and many of our American | cousins appear to be warming to her.


tions of the abortionist? One in a hun-| dred? One in a thousand? Most of my English friends dismiss the I


like all politicians, she has that ghastly! drive to interfere as much as possible in] everybody else’s business. It is not enough for her to come to her}


Of course, she is still a politician and, I


Sarah (21) gives her free time to orphans


own decision on the value of the unborn I baby in her family. She feels compelled to | make the decision for everyone else too. But, despite all that, she has her good |


points. email:thecontrarian@hotmaiLco.uk I


T 25 years ago


THE first-ever female to conduct a service at All Saints’ Village Church, Pendleton, was Mrs Kate Wallwork. She took non-communion services and conducted funerals and baptisms. • Governors of Clitheroe’s two gram­


mar schools stuck to a proposal for a mixed school and an open-entry sixth form on two'sites. • Ribble Valley MP David Wadding­


ton began a two and a half-week-tour of Pakistan and India in his role as Home Office Minister.


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almost a dim and distant mem­ ory. There are two stories that caught my attention.


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The first was the young


British diver, Tom Daley, who has had to face the media circus seemingly drawn to him like a magnet. The at ten t io n he received was relentless, but he acted with great maturity which belied his tender age of 14.


Sadly, in his first event which


involved diving in unison with a partner, they performed disas­ trously and finished last in the competition. His partner, who is 26, quick­ ly put all the blame on young


ell the Olympic Games have been and gone and for most are


•


Tom. I think he was way out of order as it is a team event and one should share the responsibil­ ity for success or failure. I think there are two lessons to be learned hera Firstly Tom did fantastically


well for one so young. Herein the Ribble Valley we have a real opportunity to encourage the young people amongst us. Who knows what they could achieve if they are given the right envi­ ronment in which to grow up. I t ’s easy to criticise and to


point the finger, but there is something wonderful about being able to offer praise and encouragement. Or like Tom’s team mate we can place all the blame on someone elsa' Secondly I could not help but


be impressed by the American swimmer, Michael Phelps who was going for seven gold medals. He is the most success­ ful Olympian ever. What drives him to continue to win more? It’s easy to be cynito and say the money, but I think that is


probably doing him an injus- tica My guess is that he is driven


to be the best, that’s what gets him into the pool a t 5 a.m.


every morning come rain or shine. Most of us will never make it


to those dizzy heights. Our achievements won’t make the local press let alone the world headlines. That should not let us settle for being second best. We can’t be the best swimmer.


or cyclist or whatever. But we can all strive for gold by being the best wife, husband, brother, sister, parent, neighbour or friend. The world might not notice, but God sees, those who make up your world where you | live will certainly notica Jesus often spoke about his followers living lives that


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a difference in the wo^pjl I won’t settle for bronze or silver,


I want to aim for gold so that j Jesus will receive the glory and


others lives will be enriched by | my efforts. I’m going for gold! How about you? Love in Christ.


THE REV. TIM THORPE, Methodist Minister, Clilhcroc Circuit I


EACHING orphans in Africa has given a student teacher a new per­ spective on life in the classroom.


Sarah Kellett (21) has just returned


from Tanzania where she taught in a local school and orphanage in the poverty- stricken village of Moshi in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro. Sarah, pictured with some of her


charges, is in the final year of a teaching degree at Leeds University, and spent two months in Tanzania, where she also climbed the famous mountain. Her family live in Brockhall ^^Hage. She said: “Working there was a real


experience and something which will help me when I start teaching properly back home.


- “The children there were extremely


poor, but really keen on their education which was good to see. I was teaching English at first and then taught at the orphanage with some of the little ones. “I managed to pick up a bit of Swahili


while I was there and I tried to teach the younger ones in that. “I tried to be creative and get them


involved in lessons. I t was a real eye-open­ er and I would love to teach abroad again.” Sarah, who formerly amended St


Joseph’s, Park Hill Primary School, and St EBlda’s RC High in Burnley, organised a football tournament for the youngsters - but was shocked when more than 200 children turned up. Some of the children were even given


the honour of sporting a prized Pendle Forest Uhder-lls Mt which Sarah’s broth­ er, Robert, donated from his football team in Fenca Footballs for the mass Mckabout were


donated by Global Hugs, of Burnley. Sarah added: “I would like to thank


- eveiyone who has supported me including Helliwell’s Funeral Directors, Nelson, who gave me £250 for school equipment. Bum- ley Police Sports and Social Club also donated £100 for malaria medication.” “Myself and some of the other volun­


teers are now trying to raise money to buy the orphanage and give it back so that the staff do not have to pay the rent.”


Running with mum for charity


Holt and Karen Wrigley are taking on the Great North Run challenge next month. On October 5th the duo


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will head to the North F ^ t to complete the 13- ,i|H^-half miles of the annual race.


This will be the third .


time Audrey has taken part in the half­ marathon, but i t is her daughter Karen’s first time. She only started train-


■ ing for the event three months ago following the


LITHEROE mother and daughter Audrey


birth of her son, Noah. However, in 2007


Karen and her husband, Russell Wrigley, took part in the London Marathon and Karen . managed to complete the course in five hours. ^ Both Karen and her .


mum are running to raise : funds for muscular distro- phy and anyone wanting to sponsor them can visit www.justgiving.com/kare nwrigley to make a dona-


- tion. Our photograph shows


Audrey and Karen all set ^ for next month’s Great North Run.(T070908/l)


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Perfect performance


from young Lucy A PERFECT performance by Relay Reader Lucy Brown saw her win our monthly reading scheme title.


. The nine-year-old Pendle Primary


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