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back to life, yet this is exactly what Jesus Christ did when the stone was rolled away from the tomb. That other world, where death is no more, had broken into the everyday world, as we know it. But Jesus was no spec­ tre, or ghost, or someone who had been resuscitated. He was the Jesus whom his


friends knew, yet gloriously dif­ ferent. His was the prototype of what St Paul was to call the new resurrection body, which God gives to all who trust in his Son.


Foula, and places like it.


point to the power, mystery and beauty of God’s amazing creation. Yet our eyes are blinkered if we fail to grasp th a t the world, which we inhabit now, really stands at the verge of heaven. Jesus’ res­ urrection shows that this is not “airy-fairy”, wishful-thinking, because it really happened. Jesus was crucified, dead


and buried, yet on the third day God raised him from the dead. Heaven invaded the earth then. Heaven repeatedly invades the earth today when­ ever we open up our hearts to


the Lord of life and death. Some people seek a Shangri-


la where everything is lovely, or where they can feel to have arrived. Easter means that we are already in Shangri-la. ’ need go nowhere, for if we the risen Jesus in our life, we have “life in all its fullness” and we are on the edge of our known world, with even more glorious things to come.


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100 years ago


A DANCE of “very enjoyable charac­ ter” took place in the Public Hall'on Saturday evening. Music for the event was supplied by the Borough Band and there was a fairly good attendance. O A peculiar method of courting was


being displayed in the Ribble Valley by lapwings. The birds were showing off their “acrobatic tumblings”. The paper reported th a t due to “seaonsable” spring weather it was possible to hear choruses of birds singing. 0 A man was summonsed for


obstructing a highway after an officer observedhim driving two horses along Clitheroe Road in Whalley. In response to questionning from the officer, the man replied he was deliver­ ing parcels on both sides of the road! He was fined 5s.


tell us, then it makes sense to learn about the evidence and the reasoning. What is the basis for the warnings?


Should we be taking action to prevent the projected disasters? How can we best adapt to the potential dangers? Anyone who takes the trouble to learn


the facts about climate change will be bet­ ter able to think sensibly about what con-


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fronts us. Contrarian seems to have diffi­ culty in sifting through the facts. S/he prefers to select the ones which appear to fit his/her preferred view of the world and ignore evidence which challenges that view. Contrarian tries to show that s/he is on


the side of observation and rationality by pointing to climate variation in the past. Perhaps s/he thought that the scientists who study climate had overlooked this. S/he then concocts the wild assertion


that in the 1960s “the academic orthodoxy was that a Third Ice Age would make the planet uninhabitable”. In fact, there have been at least four major ice ages so the next would be the fifth. It is silly to imply that


Looking Back 50 years ago


MORE than 50 fire-fighters, farmers and forestry commission workers bat­ tled to put out a wide arc of fire, which made Kemple End appear as a huge torch tha t could be seen from miles around. With no water supply available at the


time, the only available choice was to use beaters and as a result it took an


estimated five hours to extinguish the blaze. © Operators of 50,000 buses and


coaches in Great Britain were urging the Government to relieve the industry of the burden of the 2/6 per gallon tax on fuel oil. The services emphasised that the removal of the tax used in buses saved rural services, and if they were removed, hundreds of rural services would be brought back


25 years ago


“SAVE our School” campaigners from all over Clitheroe and surrounding vil­ lages had been busy trying to get sup­ port from local MPs. Every household was asked to write a


letter about their feelings towards the schools. Group member Mrs Christine Entwistle said the aim of the letters was to try to keep the primary schools of Chatburn, Grindleton and Barrow open. ® A 17th Century antique chair was


stolen from a Clitheroe church. The seat was taken from near the alta r of St Peter and St Paul’s Church in Bolton- by-Bowland. The piece of furniture was valued at £250. Officers investigating the theft said


there was no sign of a break in at the place of worship.


scientists expected the whole land surface would be covered in ice. Humans had plen­ ty of ice-free land to use during the last ice age. Contrarian then raises the spectre of peo­


ple being prevented from building houses in the countryside. I t is more likely that we will be encouraged to return to the land to produce food as our imports of food dry up. Here's the scenario. World food supplies are likely to be


severely threatened at a time when demand for food worldwide is increasing. Could we feed ourselves in this country,


if we had to? We only produce 71% of indigenous foods and are becoming more reliant on imports each year. We are getting close to the time when we would be hard pressed to re-energise farming if we had to be self-reliant again. When the country wakes up to the food


security problem there will have to be an acknowledgement that we need to be more food self-reliant. This will require more peo­ ple in the countryside to work the land. I can see why Contrarian is too embar­ rassed to use his/her name.


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secondary school. As well as being offered a presti­


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gious scholarship a t Queen Eliza­ beth’s Grammar School, Blackburn, Neil Sharma (pictured) has been accepted as a pupil at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School. But the 10-year-old believes local is


best and opted to study at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Neil lives in West Bradford with his


parents Mr Vishw Sharma and Dr Meera Lama and his seven-year-old sister, Ella. The young bright spark achieved the best overall results in the Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School’s


Becky enjoys a taste of ‘pi’


a taste for “pi” - th a t ’s the mathematical constant which abbreviates to 3.14. Friday, March 14th, was


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designated “N atio n al Pi Day” by the Maths Depart­ ment a t Becky’s school - Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, in Blackburn - on the basis that the date, written in the American style, would be 3/14. Andrew Holman, Head of


Maths a t QEGS, set a series of challenges for pupils, such


Nicole is our


book winner AN avid reader is our lat­ est award-vvinning book­ worm. Nine-year-old Nicole


Harvey is a our Relay Reader for February. A member of Read


Library and a pupil at St John’s CE Primary School in Read, her award winning review is of Pat Moon’s book “Make it Snappy, Elephant”. In her written review of the book, Nicole said her


■ favourite parts were v Wpthe characters built th ^ k e turtle; when the crane saved the real turtle and when the elephant made a little pool for the real turtle. Nicole, who sent the


drawing on the right, said she enjoyed reading the book because: “You want­ ed to know what was going to happen next.”


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CHOOLGIRL Becky Barnes, from Bashall Eaves, has been getting


as; “If a brick wall one metre ta l l was b uilt all th e way round the equator, how much longer would the top of the wall be than the bottom?” . Pupils from all year groups


who gave the most correct answers to Mr Holman’s puz­ zles were rewarded, very appropriately, with a number of pies, depending on their level of success in answering the questions. Eleven-year-old Becky, the


only girl to win a prize in the competition, is pictured with her reward, (s)


Awards in sight T


h r e e Rlbble Valley entries are among the finalists for the Northern Hospitality Awards 2008.


Lisa Allen, of Northcote Manor, is one of


five finalists for the prestigious title of “Best Chef”, while Northcote Manor itself is a finalist in the category for “Best Wine Offer­ ing”. Finally, the Bayley Arms, at Hurst Green, is one of five finalists vying for the title of “Best Pub”. One of its rivals for the title is The Highwayman, at Nether Burrow, near Kirkby Londsale, which although not in our area, is owned and operated by the Northcote Manor group. Now in their third year, the Northern


Hospitality Awards acknowledge the very best pubs, restaurants, hotels and hospitali­ ty industry staff across the north of Eng­ land. Hundreds of entries are carefully assessed by a panel of independent industry judges from all sectors to find winners. The categories are Best Restaurant; Best


Hotel; Best Bar; Best Pub; Best Newcomer; Best Chef Mentor; Best Chef, Best Wine Offering and the coveted Special Achieve­ ment Award. The winners will be announced at the fashionable five-star Lowry Hotel, Manchester, on Monday April 7th.


TALENTED Valley school­ boy was spoiled for choice when it came to choosing his


entrance exams - qualifying for the John Law Scholarship. His impressive results were as fol­


lows: English - 116/140; Maths - 133/140; Reasoning -139/140. Speaking of his achievement, Mr


Sharma said: “We are all very proud of Neil and would like to see him suc­ ceed in life. “Although we were delighted with


his exam results at Queen Elizabeth’s, we are equally pleased with his deci­ sion to study a t Clitheroe Royal Grammar School and wish him all the best for the future.” Outside school, Neil is a keen foot­


baller and plays for Clitheroe Wolves Under-13s. He is also a member of Clitheroe Cobras, (s)


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