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cially with regard to the so-called MPs “expenses” in Parliament. Well it appears it is never ending, the


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way we allow people to waste the money that we contribute from our sparse wages. The following examples have appeared


in the papers recently. The Government has backed the exam


board AQA with tens of thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ money to issue Life Skill Award certificates for 109 subjects. Some are: Using public transport -


skills included on how to get on and off a bus, pay for your ticket etc; Washing your hands - how to turn on the tap, use soap, and dry yourself using a towel; Making a cup of tea - how to fill a kettle with water and boil it, how to put in


HAVE, over the past few months, (along with many more) condemned the waste of taxpayers’ money, espe­


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sugar and milk; Brushing and combing your hair - how to brush and comb your hair correctly. The list goes on, with shopping, walk­


ing, cleaning a toilet, using a telephone and many more run-of-the-mill activi­ ties. I wonder if you can get one for sleep­ ing? The National Health Service


announced that the bill for pen pushers has gone up by 300% over the past few


100 Years Ago


A FORMER Sahden teacher had his right arm amputated after a firearms accident. Mr Benjamin Laycock was shooting on the Golden Flatts estate when a gun he had rested against a fence to climb went off. Mr Laycock had served his apprenticeship as a teacher at Sahden British School before becoming head of a school at West Hartlepool. • The 61st Whalley Floral and Horti­


cultural Society Show was opened by Mr J. T. Travis-Clegg. Held at the Whalley Assembly Rooms, the show enjoyed a second successive record year, with the main features being the sweet peas, dahlias, potatoes, celery and tomatoes.


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cal exertion are searching for the security of knowing their own limits and, maybe, hoping for celebrity status. Science and religion feed on this


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hunger, exemplified in the currently mothballed Hadron Collider and the religious fundamentalists who can tell


you whether you are going to heaven or hell. But science vrill never give us the secu­


rity of the whole truth because each new discovery opens up more tantalising questions confounding previous theories. And religion at its best is too wise to


claim that the identity of the Creator (it there is one) could be fully known.


This is illustrated by a delightful story


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in the Old Testament originating around 3,500 years ago.


Moses has triumphantly led the


Hebrew tribes out from slavery in Egypt, but when the nomadic life of the desert proves difficult they rebel and


Looking Back .50 Years Ago


DOWNHAM’S new £8,000 village hall started off with no debts when Mrs J. B. Coulthurst, of Gargrave House, who performed the opening ceremony, and Lord Clitheroe, the chairman, present­ ed cheques for £500. Lord Clitheroe said his gift was in memory of his parents. Sir Ralph and Lady Assheton. • Champion of Pendleton village


sports was Jean Whitwell, who was awarded the Pendleton Cup for most points by a -village girl or boy. • Sun Street Mill, Clitheroe, was to


close as part of the cotton industry’s re­ organisation scheme. Some 120 workers were to lose their jobs.


years. No wonder there is no money for drugs and health and safety in our hospi­ tals with hundreds of millions being wasted on paper and pens.


Ribble Valley Borough Council


announced a list of six top priorities for the coining year.


Number two on the list (which looks


good, but will come to nothing) states that it will maintain critical financial management and controls and ensure that the authority will provide taxpayers with value tor money. Well done RVBC - does this mean


you’re going to reduce the burden we now have o f too many pen pushers in the council offices? Why we need more than 200 clerical staff is beyond me! How about going another step fonvard


and reducing the RVBC councillors we have in each ward. Why do we need two when one will do?


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Gary’s hour of fame as a Trafalgar Square statue L


i b r a r i a n Gary wiison became a li-ving statue in ’Trafal­ gar Square as part of Antony


Gormley’s “One & Other” project. Gary, who works at Whalley Library,


was one of 2,400 people to be selected at random from more than 32,000 appli­ cants across the country to occupy the project’s fourth plinth. Clitheroe resident Gary, who was lift­


ed onto the plinth earlier this month, said: “When I was lucky enough to be selected to take part in Antony Gorm­ ley’s ‘One & Other’ project, I thought about how to make my hour count. “During my teaching career, I saw


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that many individuals had missed out on opportunities to gain the skills nec­ essary for the enjoyment of reading, and I couldn’t help feeling that a child who has not been encouraged to discov­ er the magic of reading is a child who has been cheated. “The National Literacy Trust works


25 Years Ago


PENSIONERS in Clitheroe called a public meeting to raise concerns about the running and maintenance of the Castle grounds. The Old Age Pension­ ers’ Association wanted to discuss charges for bowling. Organiser Ethel Penny said many senior citizens were being prevented from using the grounds due to a lOp per hour charge that had been introduced for bowling. • Postmen in Clitheroe were celebrat­


ing after taking delivery of a new Ford Escort car to replace their rural post van. Painted pillar box red, the car would be used to make deliveries in the Downham area.


huh r the\^ek A mooiiing God?


v e r y o n e craves security - even those who attempt extreme exploits in danger, speed or physi­


want to go back to the security of slav­ ery!


Poor Moses. He was so sure that God


had backed the escape, but now things were going wrong, where was this sup­ posed God? He begs for proof “show me your glory” (Exodus 33,18). According to the story God responds: “Hide under that rock and I will pass by, but you will only see my bum” - a mooning God! There is the essence of true religion.


Richard Dawkins, John Humphrys and American tele-evangelists search in their different \vays tor proof, but how could human beings, a temporary-phenome­ non on tiny planet earth, ever compre­ hend what is the meaning of the vast proce^ of the universe - how it began, what it’s for and how it will end?


Christians claim that at a certain


point m our history - and in a very lim- i t^ flat earth, male-dominated society - God showed a little more than his back parts , but even that previous


glimpse requires constant re-interpreta- tion to make sense in our evolving world.


In her recent book “ The case for


God” , Karen Armstrong, former nun and now an acknowledged authority on world religions, shows that the unknowability of God dominated the human search for meaning from our ori­ gins 30,000 years ago. She explains that the modern notion


that scientists or religionists can prove or disprove the existence of God is a blind alley. Indeed, God according to the pop­ ular traditional hymn, is not only “ immortal, invisible” , but he is “hid


from our eyes” . The parson poet R.S. Thomas speaks


of God as being always one step ahead of us, so that in our personal day-to-day living we are left only with the traces of


His footprints. There are many folk in all religious


traditions who testify that they have seen traces of divine influence - even if it is only an elusive “moon” or an unex­


pected miracle. And that is enough. ia n r o b in s ,


Anglican Priesl


■with communities, libraries and schools to promote and encourage a love of reading and writing. For this reason I decided to use my hour to support the work of the Trust.” Gary’s hour on the plinth can be


■viewed by logging onto http://www.one- andother.co.uk/participants/ Gary_W The project, which is commissioned


by the Mayor of London with funds from the Arts Council, and produced in partnership -with Sky Arts, will see a different person take their place on the Fourth Plinth every hour, 24 hours-a- day, for 100 days. Applications for the project, which


has been running since July 6th and will finish on October 14th, are still open and can be made at: www.onean- dother.co.uk Our picture shows Gary Wilson


standing on the fourth plinth in Trafal­ gar Square as part of Antony Gormley's "One & Other" project, (s)


is being held at Stirk House Hotel, Gis- bum, on September 18th. Tickets are now available for this


In memory of two special people A


CHARITY Remembrance Bash in lo-ving memory of two people, Tom Smith and William Kenyon,


event, which will include dinner and live music from the Lomax Brothers. There will also be a silent auction of donated items. Proceeds from the evening will go to


Derian House Children’s Hospice, which supported Tom, who died three years ago at the age of 14. He was a lovely lad, full of fun, and he fought courageously a three year battle against cancer. ’The staff at Derian House were fantastic to him and his family^, giving round-the- clock support, which allowed Tom his wish to stay at home to the end. Derian House needs public money to keep it going as the Government only


funds approximately 2% of the running cost. It opens its doors 365 days-a-year to a ■wide area. William Kenyon was a farmer in Bury


and and a gentle man who loved children. He died at the age of 51. His sister, Mrs Lynda Holt, is organising the Remem­ brance Bash, in memory of these two much-missed people. Tickets are £25, available from Lynda on 01200 447246.


paign to raise awareness about a potentially life saving cervi­ cal cancer vaccination. Waddington teenager Faith


Faith’s posters will save lives A


RIBBLE Valley stu­ dent has designed a poster for a new cam­


Thompson has created the poster as part of her BTEC National Diploma graphic design course. The 18-year-old former Rib-


blesdale High School pupil h ^ been studying for the qualifi­ cation at Blackburn College. Next month she will start a


graphic design course at the college's university depart­


ment. Faith said: “As I was having


the injection mjrself, I thought I would aim my campaign at young teenage girls to raise awareness and encourage oth­ ers to have the ■vaccination. The aim was to persuade my target audience to have the injection. “We had many options to


choose from and had to ■wnte our own brief and I decided to


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. subject because it was of par­ ticular relevance." The posters that Faith


designed are now on display at Clitheroe Health Centre. Our photograph shows Faith with the artwork she


created to promote the cervi­ cal cancer vaccination as part of her graphic design course- work. (A200809/2)


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