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THROUGHOUT history mankind has always been plagued with problems and arguments based on'the principles of social classification.


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We have always been trying to find a. concrete platform on which to base social ■


; classification and merit. Many have opted,? ■for lineage and some for financial standing to classify people into different brackets. :■ ■ Perhaps the most hurtful and shameless'


has been the common tendency to classify, ■ people on the basis of colour or race, with, one race being regarded as superior to the other. In essence, the overriding point of, .the matter is th a t ’whatever means of


. social classification and distinction were ^ derived by man, they.lead to nothing but - (strife, hatred and generations of.bitter^ 'conflict.


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i? i Such tendency towards discrimination' was also.-very prevalent amongst the . Arabs in the time before Islamic revela- ; ition. The blacks were generally regarded


Judge on piety


as inferior and fit only to be slaves, while serial pride and standing based on which ' tribe or lineage an individual belonged to was something synonymous with the ■ Arabs, who very often made such fickle • and petty grounds the basis for years of bloodshed and killing. Islam changed this outlook amongst • the Arabs, and has since facilitated an '


environment of equality and respect across the racial divide, making it clear, that the only basis for distinction between ■


one man and another is on the basis of his ' piety. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be '


upon him) once addressed the people sav- ‘ mg: “0 People! Allah has abolished all ■


forms of disenmination based on linpap-o or creed.


“ ■ ■ There are only two categories and class- •


es of men. A pious and God-fearing indi-'- vidual IS honoured in the sight of Allah ; : while a disobedient and sinful individual'


is debased and valueless in the sight of Allah.”


. ■ -Thereafter he rmted the following verse


of the Qur’an clearly illustrating the Islamic concept that the only basis of d& tinction and honour is the piety of an indi­ vidual: ' “0 People! Verily We have created you


from a man and woman and we made you ■ into various tribes and creeds for the pur­ pose of mutual recognition (not discrimi­ nation and racial pride). Verily the most prestigious and honoured amongst you is he who fears Allah most.-Verily Allah is all Knowing. All Aware.” (Surah 49:13) We have to make a conscious effort to


rid ourselves of racial inhibitions towards one another, and develop a genuine con- cern and love for our neighbours within


our hearts, regarding them as our equals. , SHERAZARSHAD,


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.■ :.® Members of the Clitheroe Congre­ gational Choir travelled to Glasgow for their annual outing. The party sailed to Rothsay on RMS Columbia and after sightseeing in Glasgow returned to the Ribble Valley by 5 a.m. the following morning.


, . © Tea at the Buck Inn, Malham, was enjoyed by 63 members of the (Jirls' Friendly Society connected with the parish church. The party travelled to the Yorkshire ■village by charabanc.


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: : :It appears that there is growing con­ cern about the lack of retail business in


: the town and the question is being asked: .:“What can he done to entice the shop­ pers back?” . M


have also mentioned


.what a wonderful place Clitheroe is to shop in. Well sorry folks - and it pains me to say.it - but in all my 50 years of living here all ! have seen of Clitheroe is just another run-of-the-mill former cotton town with nothing special to entice peo­ ple to shop here time after time. ■ We have only a few minor attractions


of note, the main one being the Castle Keep on top of a hill, plus a few nice Georgian buildings and that’s about it. Let’s be honest with ourselves, Clitheroe is one heck of a mismatched town, with very little to keep people here longer than a few hours and then wanting to come back again next week. • Would you travel 10 to 15 miles each


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,v- ' 3 weekly look at local issues, people spd pl


Not such a wonderful place to shop A s I S e e I t * . . ; j


HERE was in this paper last week a front page piece about what can be done to attract more shoppers


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week to look around the shops that'we have and have an expensive coffee or snack? That is, of course, if you can find a parking space in which you won’t have to keep checking your watch every five minutes, because if you go over the allot­ ted time the warden will pounce and you will face a hefty fine. ■


^ Clitheroe town is, if you look a t i t


objectively, not the best place to do your shopping. There are many obstacles that the incomer has to overcome. The first is parking - what a mess we have, .with parking spots all over the place. You can drive around the area for ages looking for a space, especially if you want a free one.


Looking Back 50 YEARSAGO


EARBY won the Ramsbottom Cup for the first time when they defeated Clitheroe by 21 runs in the final. The trophy was presented to the Earby cap­ tain, L. Duxbury, by the Mayor of Clitheroe, Coun. James Entwistle. . • Poultry and dogs were re-intro-


duced at Clitheroe and District Agricul­ tural Society’s annual show, held on the Showfield, Whalley Road. • When a coffee evening was held on


the lawns of Waddingtoh Vicarage, the home of the Rev. T.H. j. Hawkins and Mrs Hawkins, a passing coach stopped and the passengers patronised the bring-


and-buy stall until there was very little left.


25 YEARSAGO


CLITHEROE mum Pamela Heaton decided to help the National Childbirth ’Trust set up a rota of drivers in the Rib­ ble Valley to take mothers of premature babies to hospital to see their children. She got involved after her own daughter was bom three months early and as she was unable to drive herself to Queen's Park Hospital. - . • An open day was planned for Clitheroe Community Hospital to show members of the public changes to the building. The wards, day room, day hos­ pital and physiotherapy and occupa­ tional therapy departments would open their doors and afternoon tea would be available in the staff dining room.


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then you have shops all spread out on the streets, many of which are hills. When you do begin to shop, the goods


are often more expensive than other shopping areas elsewhere... and keep watching the clock; you can’t afford to runoutoftimel:-


.1 could go on about other obstacles’'


keeping th e shoppers away, but my. space, like the shoppers’ time, is limited, ■ ^ a t can be done to improve the situa­ tion? I t ’s a bigger problem than most people think, and needs a full consulta­ tion involving everyone in the tmvn, not just leaving it to the interested few. , Suggestions .1 would put forward are: ■


First - a multi-storey car park at Barrow print works with a regular free shuttle bus service into town. Second - a signifi­ cant reduction in rents and rates for the shops. One newly reramped shop is avail- ■ able to rent a t £16,000 per year, add the rates and this means whoever takes it on needs to take £500 per week just to cover these two costs alone.


■ ’There are many more suggestions wor­ thy of an airing, so let’s hear from you all.


Like a bat out of the Valley S


OPRANO pipistrelles are ju s t b a t ty about Clitheroe!


If you don’t believe it, take


a walk around the outskirts of town around;dusk and look skyward - chances are you’ll see one or two, if your eyes are sharp enough. A soprano pipistrelle is, of


course, a bat - a close cousin to the common pipistrelle, but, as befits its choice of Rib- ble Valley habitat, much less common! Recently The Wildlife


Trust for Lancashire, Man- .Chester and North Mersey­ side has been carrying out surveys across the region to establish the distribution of soprano pipistrelles. Using funding from the Sita Trust, volunteers have been trained to survey for bats, and have found that the Clitheroe area is a definite hotspot.


Soprano pipistrelles were


found at Moor Piece, Salthill Quarry and Crossbill Quarry, with a potential roost a t Crossbill. The Trust has also had


reports from local residents that these fabulous little bats also reside at Foxhill Bank,, near Oswaldtwistle. Sue Lonsdale, from the


Wildlife Trust, said: “I t is really important to establish the distribution of soprano pipistrelles, as up until recent­ ly they were believed to be the same species as their close cousin the common pip ­ istrelle. They are amazing lit­ tle bats which can live in an enormous variety of habitats, and can eat up to 3,000 midges in a night.” Data collected by the bat-


spotting volunteers will be used in future habitat man­ agement decisipns made


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about the sites. Our picture shows the soprano pipistrelle (right) next to his cousin the . common pipistrelle.-You can, apparently, tell them apart by


the common’s slightly darker colouring, especially his dark “mask” which has also earned him the roguish nickname of the “bandit pip”, (s)


Aspiring farmer scoops prestigious award A


n aspiring farmer is celebrating after receiving a prestigious “Agriculture and Country­


side Student of the Year” award. Kyle Cowgill, who is a


Year I I pupil at St Augus­ tin e ’s RC High School, Billington, was awarded the : title by.Myerscough College, near Garstang. Every year a small num­


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- Pictured is Kyle with Mrs Janet Woodhouse, who is St Augustine's link teacher with the Myerscough College, (s)


Marathon reading duo Emily is our latest Relay Reader star


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OOKWORM Emily Sharpe is our latest ■ Relay Reader winner. The eight-year- old, who is a pupil at St Mary's R(3 Pri-


. mary School, in Sabden, re-viewed Amy Tree's . book “The Magic Crystals”;


- I t is about Sesame and Muddy, who had to find some crystals- before the two moons


- got together to stop an ■ Ice Maiden melting. Emily ■ (pictured)


- attends tap and ballet ■. - ; - . -


'• classes, is a member of Clitheroe Gymnastics Club and Great Harwood Otter Swimming '


y T ^W C ) : Chatburn schoolboys I . have completed a 76-book


’ reading marathon. -


; Eleven-year-olds Oliver Wilson and William Fowler have both been pre­ sented with] the Relay Readers' Club Pauline Driver Marathon Award. .


V The boys, both pupils at Chatburn Primary School, like football. Oliver.


(pictured left) also enjoys Scouting and his favourite book is "Operation Red Jericho" by Joshua Mowll. . ; ' ■ William’s -favourite book, is


"Valentino Rossi - Legend’’ about one of motorcycling's best-known stars. : As well as enjoying motorbiking, . his other, hobby is tennis, (s) : - ; '


: Club. In her review she said she particularly liked the part when the Ice Maiden was saved from melting, when the lost crystal was found: and when Karvig the bear was found because he could help find the crystals.... - ; ' ■ Emily wrote: “I liked the story because it was


a mission and I like reading about people that have to go on a mission to find something. :' . “I t was good when they saved the ice maiden


\from melting. It was bad when there was a bliz-: ■'. zard because they couldn't see where to go.”(s)


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