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HE worldwide Church observes today as the “Feast of the Trans­


figuration”. •It focuses on the story in


the Gospels in which Jesus took'three of his friends “up a high mountain apa rt , by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, ; and his clothes became daz­ zling white... And there appeared to them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus.” (Mark 9:2 - 4). ;' ;This powerful story tells in remarkable pictures and symbols how, in th e man; Jesus, people found God.f


;. Christians believe that in this ; wholly, humanand. vulnera- ■. ble figure, the drawing near • (advent) and rev e la t io n ;


;-i(epiphany) -of ■ God. took place. Rowan Williams put it


■'like ,this:..“Divine action y appears ; to u s : in a ll the human detail of. this life; n o t .


sacred space, and in real, yet


. sacred time. But August 6th is also a date which will live on in history because of an event in another place, and _at another time (both rather


.' less sacred), and signalling a Tather different kind of Transfiguration. I t is the day in 1945 when


the first atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.


> Arthur Koestler wrote: “If


. I were asked to name the most important date in the history of the human race, I would answer without hesita- ;tion, August 6 th , 1945.


; .“From the dawn of con­ sciousness until August 6th, 1945,:man'has had to live


, with the prospect of his death as an individual; since the day when the first atomic


.'-as an extra-to it ; n o t as a; . mysterious something or ly other floating above the sur- . y , face of history, but embodied ■ in it”. '


.,k ;So in Jesus', transfigured, - :j.'yet still the deeply, humble ■ ; “suffering servant”, the very


s.life and intentions of God • y-were expressed iii real,'yet


. bomb outshone the sun over : Hiroshima, he has had to live ■ with the prospect of his .. extinction as a species.”


, In his book; “The Dark- . ness of God: Theology after Hiroshima”, Jim Garrison


; commented that the transfig- .uration-brought about by


;v Hiroshima, shining “brighter ■, than a thousand suns”, was


: precisely “the opposite of the healing and redemptive light


of Christ”. We are reminded that life is not simply about the opposition of light and darkness; there are o th er kinds of light, neither good, • nor wholesome, nor particu­ larly enlightening. In this secular, materialis­


tic and remarkably shallow age, there are many who- claim to offer such light: celebrity, wealth, and any tru th you fancy, pre-pack­ aged and ready to take off theshelf. Just pick whatever seems


the most convenient to"your, preferred lifestyle and allows - you to live your life blissfully unaware of the needs of oth- ers. We need to ensure th a t - we, and p a r t icu la r ly our young people, some of whom • may not yet be able to dis­ cern the difference, are not • seduced by these distorted ' and destructive lights th a t constantly surround us, vig- orously and amorally pro­ moted by various media. ’ ; - The Christian faith stands i


for real tran s fig u ratio n - - “from glory to glory” - ' recognising the great t ru th ; that humanity has within it


(although too often-hidden) the image and likeness of ’ God: that same likeness .


which was expressed so defin­ itively in Jesus Christ. I t is the responsibility of


the churches to be beacons of the transforming light and power of Christ in their vari­ ous communities. This will entail not simply


speaking o u t against the superficiality and immorality th a t is in danger of both overwhelming and undermin­ ing our families, communities and nations, but to continue to strive for peace in a world


. th a t , d espite the recent • US/Russian Disarmament proposals, still has enough nuclear weapons to destroy itself many times over. ’ . Once will be more than suf­ ficient! ;i. : On this Feast of the Trans­ figuration I urge all people of f a i th 'to pray even more earnestly.for the.transfigura- tion and transformation of our broken and divided soci­ ety and of an equally broken and divided world which,


madly, is still willing to con­ sider the possibility,of our


extinction as a species. REV. CANON DR PETER


SHEPHERD, Assistant Priest, St Mary Magdalene, Clithcroe ; ■


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Valley suffers badly by comparison when it comes to services provided by the county council, which gets the lion’s share of our council tax.


footpaths for one thing - they are falling apart. V Many have had no maintenance since the 1970s, others have had what can at best be described as cosmetic repairs.


passed to the person in charge in due


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papering over the cracks. Then there are other items th a t are sadly lacking; drains, street cleaning, rubbish removal, schools and public transport all seem to suffer badly under this system now in force. : How many times have you rung the


borough council offices to complain about something, only to be told “noth­ ing to do with us, try the county coun­ cil”. . So you do, only to be told it is the bor­


ough council’s responsibility after all, or that it’s a different department at Coun­ ty Hall, or that your complaint will be


lought for the Week


. -course. The end result is too often the same -^. they don’t get back to you, you get fed up of being passed from pillar to post', you finally give up and nothing gets solved. I t is frustrating to see what a total shambles this three-tier system has pro-


I duced. - Would i t not be far better to just


remove one of the tiers and make things simpler? - '


: Just which tier to amputate is debat-


. able though. We have the borough coun­ cil, which seems to me to spend too much on adm in is tra t io n , while the


: county council seems to spend money like it is going out of fashion. Would it not be better if just one tier


ran everything in the Kibble Valley a p a r t from a few key services which would remain under Central Govern­ ment control - things like the NHS, the


' police and schools. ,• Do away with the county council tier


and le t ’s g et spending more of that £62m. right here in the Kibble Valley.


Strive for peace ^ ...............‘M l


Glen’s prepared to lead


. A FORMER Whalley IL V .Scout leader and


L ^ D i s t r i c t Commis­ sioner for Ribble Valley has been appointed Coun­ ty Commissioner. ; E a s t Lancashire Scouts


have appointed Glen Fendall to head up the Scouts’ 3,000- plus local membership. Glen was, u ntil recently, the Deputy County Commission­ er, a position he has held since 2005.


Interestingly he was never a


Scout in his own youth, but has been involved with Scout­ ing for much of his adult life, having been first a Cub and Scout Leader in his home town of Cheadle Hulme, in Cheshire, before moving on to take up more senior roles of


Assistant District Commis­ sioner and District Commis­ sioner in Cheadle. Work moved Glen to East


Lancashire in 1995, where he continued to be an active leader and has held various positions locally, including those of Scout Leader in Whalley and District Com­ missioner in Clitheroe. Immensely popular with


local scouts and leaders, Glen was also invited to lead the local contingent of Scouts who a ttended The World Scout Jamboree in 2007 when The Scout Movement cele­ brated its centenary. Glen commented: “The role


of County Commissioner is a very big role and I was initial­ ly a little daunted a t being asked. However, I have some


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excellent people around me who I know are enthusiastic to provide Scouting to young people. I ’m particularly looking forward to leading the growth


Iron man Eddie boosts charity


in local scouting that we have seen in recent years through­ out the County.” Glen is pictured with two


Scouts on a recent activity weekend, ( s ) .


Eco-friendly cash grants for groups


projects have been undertaken with assis- - tance from Lancashire County Council’s “Green Partnership Awards” scheme. Together they have attracted more than £1,775,000 of external funding into the . communities of Lancashire. . . : -


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■ Green Partnership Awards is supported ' by a strong partnership base drawn from the county council, the Environment Agency, United Utilities, and district councils across the county, including Ribble Valley Borough Council. :


• . ■. Individuals, groups and organisations


i wishing to carry out practical projects to improve their local environment can apply' for funding. Grants are usually awarded in the region of £500 and projects must:


; : • Have lasting environmental benefit O Result in practical environmental


improvement - • Involve the community^, . • Benefit the community, local wildlife and landscape ■


• • Be highly visible, so that people can see and enjoy what has been done. ■ ■


• For more information about the Green . ■Awards and how to apply for a grant visit: Tvww.lancashire'.gov.uk/environment/grants/ ■gpa -■ ‘


S - The 25-year-old, pictured, who is a n . . tre, is currently studying a post-gradu- -■


TUDENT Eddie Andrews spent a day in the Lakes and managed to raise £2,000 for charity. ,.


ex-pupil of Ribblesdale High School. Technology College, Clitheroe, took ' part in the “A Day in the Lakes”-chal­


lenge. On a hot summer’s day, he swam 1.2


miles in 34 minutes across Ullswater - : reputedly England’s most beautiful, lake, cycled 56 miles in three hours and 25 minutes and completed a 13-mile: rim;- a mix of track, fell and road r in two hours and 35 minutes.,


. ■ r t : He almost finished the task in his tar-


• ate diploma in business management at- Leeds Metropolitan University.'


': He took p art in.the event to raise ' - £1,000 each for Cystic Fibrosis and the Bubble Foundation.


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He said: “It, was red hot on the day,':'; which didn’t help any of . the athletes, ; :


I but I completed the swim, run and bike t. ride in six hours and 35 minutes. ;:


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get time of six-and-a-half hours. Eddie, - who completed his A-levels at Clitheroe .v Royal Grammar School sbeth-form cenT'-;


A'mountainous


. charity'effort! '- FLAG day. in Clitheroe town centre


-■'XA-supporting the Bowland Pennine


/'X jLMountain Rescue Team raised a total of £416. A spokesman for the team told the Clitheroe Advertiser: “We are very grateful to the people of Clitheroe and Rib­ ble Valley.for their kind support and for the ; ongoing assistance we receive from members : of the local community.”


: >;?I have also managed to raise slightly;; more than £2,000 now and l ’m very ;> ■^pleased.” (s)


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