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70% favour death penalty As I See It...


FEW weeks ago I wrote in this column th a t I was now in .favour of bringing back capital


punishment for the crime of murder. • I asked you, the reader, what your


comments were on th is subject and received many e-mails by way of reply. May I first thank all who responded. The overall result was th a t 70% of


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100 Years Ago l a o c as f f lB u id ®


CHIMNEYSWEEP Robert Long- worth was fined one shilling and costs for playing a concertina in Whalley. The Burnley man had been playing the instrument a t 10-40 p.m. in a wag­ gonette full of people in Accrington Road. When questionned by police, Longworth said he hadn't realised he was doing any harm. The court heard that he had been cautioned for playing in front of the Whalley Arms Hotel and that police had received numerous com­ plaints. • A meeting presided over by the Rev.


P.T. Bradshaw was held in Dovraham to discuss the restoration of St Leonard's Church. Repairs were needed to the roof and new seats and floors were required. A committee was formed with Mr R.C. Assheton appointed as treasurer.


Looking Back 50 Years Ago


Drums of treacle and half hundred­ weight bags of powdered milk spilled over the road at Sawley Brow when an eight-wheeler lorry ran out of control and turned over on its side halfway down the hill. The road was blocked for nearly two hours. • In sweltering hot weather - the


stand was like a greenhouse - Clitheroe Football Club won their way to the next qualifying round of the FA Cup when they beat Penrith 6-3 at Shawbridge on October 4th, 1959. After 35 minutes of this second quali­


fying round Tom Pinder scored the first of his three goals before half time. In the second half Booth sent in a curling cen­ tre which crept round the post and into the goal. Pinder with another picture goal made it 5-0.


25 Years Ago


WORK started on Gisbum's independ­ ent hospital, which was due to open in September 1985 providing 80 new jobs. The £1.7m. contract to extend and con­ vert Gisburne Park had been awarded to a Grassington firm. The new hospital would accommo­


date 45 patients and have operating theatres and X-ray facilities, as well as outpatient and rehabilitation depart­ ments. • WI members across Clitheroe were


preparing for a grand variety show aimed at changing the public's “jam and Jersualem” image of the organisation. Soloists and a chorus line would all fea­ ture in the performance at the parish hall along with poetry readings, dance and various sketches.


.bought for the Week Sense of perspective


’’hen I was at school I think my a r ts teacher quickly


gave up on me as I was the worst artist in the world (well Markeaton Infants’ School at least!). When I drew anything


there would be no sense of perspective. The arms would be too small for the body and the head too big for the body. Mind you I have known a few folk whose head have been too big for their body, if you know what I mean. Then I worked at the rail­


way as a welder. When I went to technical college, I flunked big time at technical drawing and again a sense of perspec­ tive was sadly lacking.


Which leads me to Thurs­


day, October 1st, 2009. I was driving through


Langho and saw a lady that I knew and thought I would stop and give her a lift. As I did a whole, large carton of


cream spilt all over the back seat. As I drove home I was real­


ly mad with myself and thought what a mess. The car will smell awful for weeks and I quickly blew it out of all proportion. I t took on the proportions of the great disas­ ters of all time, the Titanic; the Wall Street crash, the


Black Death. I think you get the picture. Thankfully, I was quickly able to put it into perspective.


I thought of an elderly lady in her 90s who was robbed a t home in the same week and still managed to smile; of the terrible news of the e a r th ­ quakes in Indonesia; of those parents who lost a child; of a man who lost his job recently. What in truth had I got to


be miserable about? A wise man once said it’s no use cry­ ing over spilt milk; so I won’t! Jesus told us not to worry


about things: scripture tells us to count our blessings. He always seemed to keep things in perspective and believed


that everything would turn out right in the end. Faith can help us to keep a sense of per­ spective; to see things not in the span of a lifetime, but in


the grander scope of eternity. During the recession and


the cred it crunch we have been bombarded with bad news and a t such times we can lose our sense of perspective. Perhaps we need to take a fresh look a t what’s truly important; to make room m our lives for a little faith, to keep doing the right things even when sometimes they seem to backfire, and to count our many blessings. And in doing so we may


regain a sense of perspective and realise th a t we have far more to be thankful for than we first thought.


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responses were in favour of bringing back some form of capital punishment, and the remaining 30% against it. This is broadly in line with the result of a recent survey carried out in London, which showed that 65% wanted the death pen- taly reinstated, with 35% against. Also in that survey, 62% wanted capital pun­ ishment for the worst sex crimes and 58% wanted it for convicted terrorists. . Some of the comments which I


received by e-mail were as follows: “I am totally against what you wrote”; “I’m not sure about.it all”; “Add my name to


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the yes vote”; “Absolutely yes!”; “We both agree that present laws are not working — there is no worthwhile deter­ rent now, so yes to capital punishment”; “I was against it, but I’m now for, with stringent safeguards in place”. Finally, a reader in Canada said that


she was totally against the death penalty and asked: “What about all those inno­ cent people who have been executed? Is capital punishment not also murder by government decree?”


Y“- s‘.V Well there you have it - do we bring


back capital punishment or not? In this era of DNA evidence are we not allomng murder most foul to become a common occurence in our lives? Are we now living in a society where we are at the mercy of anyone who fancies the quick thrill of seeing someone die by their hand? Here are some facts that might be of


interest: Between the years 1900 to 1965 there were 1,914 murders, an average of 29 per year. Of these, 865 were deemed to warrant the death penalty. Capital pun­ ishment in England was abolished in 1965. Between 1998 and 2008 there were


7,275 murders, an average of 808 per year. From 2003 to 2009 there are still unsolved another 21 murders to be added to the list above. So is “non-capital punishment” work­


ing? You can e-mail your comments to me direct at: enufisenuf4me@yahoo.co.uk


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Dancing gueen Phoebe shows plenty of promise


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o p in g to dance her way to the top is six- year-old Phoebe Richardson.


A pupil a t the Clitheroe-


based Angela Westwell School of Dance, she has won more than 20 trophies over the pas t year af ter taking part in competitions across the county and region. On many occasions


Phoebe, who attends St Joseph's RC Primary School in Hurst Green, was awarded the “most promising dancer”


trophy. The youngster, who has been dancing since she was three, hopes to become a full-time dancer when she is older. Currently she attends dance classes a t th e Moor Lane studio four times a week where she learns b al let , Greek, national, tap, modem, character and song and dance. She is taught by Miss


Angela Brisoce who said: "Phoebe is very enthusiastic and shows great promise for the future." (s)


b r id g e S tre e t , Clitheroe, are aiming to make a dif­ feren c e b y choos ing one local cause to be its chari­ ty p a r tn e r for the next 12 m o n th s . Store manager Cassie Hughes explained: “The Original Factory Shop works hard a t being part of


Shop’s search for a partner in charity C


O LLEA G U ES a t the Original Facto­ ry Shop, in Shaw­


local life and is always looking at ways it can put something back into the community. “Over the years we’ve


raised money for a whole host of local charities and organi­ sations, but we’ve decided to support ju s t one from November for a year so that we can really make a big dif­ ference to them. “We’re asking for nomina­ tions and it really can be from


anyone in Clitheroe who needs a helping hand, whether it’s a mothers and toddlers group, a local children’s foot­ ball team or a support group of whatever kind.” Anyone wishing to nomi­


nate their organisation can simply drop a letter off at the store in the next week sajdng why they th in k th a t they should he The Original Facto­ ry Shop’s charity partner in


Clarets chief Hospital history in print is special guest


showroom of a popular Clitheroe store. The Clarets chief will open the


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upstairs showroom a t high quality babies and children’s gifts specialists Precious Little Treasures, Swan Court­ yard, on Wednesday, October 14th, at 2 p.m. Proprietors Ruth and Robert Schofield, who will celebrate the one year anniversary of the shop in Novem­ ber, are keen to raise the profile of the business and of Swan Courtyard follow­ ing a recent fire at the adjacent Swan and Royal Hotel. Shops directly beneath the pub’s function room were cordoned off ^ te r the blaze and the courtyard’s other shopkeepers are keen to let visitors. know it is still business as usual. “We’re really trying to keep the


momentum going, get people into the courtyard and let them know that we’re still here,” Ruth explained. The new showroom, which will double


the store’s floor space, will stock a range of furniture, bedding, a new range of Cath Kidston baby products, as well as organic oils and creams for mothers and babies.


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NEW book is on track to record part of the Ribble Valley's past.


“The History of the Whittingham Hos­


pital Railway 1884-1957” has been writ­ ten by Mark Cornwell. Clitheroe was in the catchment area for


Whittingham and also provided staff for the hospital. There was also an inter­ change of staff between Calderstones and Whittingham. While Lancaster, Liverpool and Man­


chester had their own asylums, Chtheroe residents had to travel to receive treat­ ment. Eventually a site was found to the


north west of Preston and in 1873 the count/s fourth asylum was built in Whit­ tingham. At one time nearby Grimsargh had two


railway stations, each owned by separate railways. One railway company went to Longridge from Preston, the other to the asylum - it is this line that the new book focuses on. The book, the first to give a detailed account of the railway which closed in


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itans' pay-for-a-day scheme. The local branch of the


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charity, which provides a confidential support serv­ ice " round-the-clock throughout the year, costs £80 a day to maintain.


Sponsor Samaritans for a day Those seeking help can


ALLEY businesses are being asked to support the Samar­


contact the Samaritans' Blackbimi, Hyndbum and Ribble VaUey branch by e- mail, as well as by tele­ phone and the possibility of using text messaging is also being piloted locally. As the charity does not


receive Government aid, each branch has to raise


enough money to cover its own overheads. To help cover this sum locally the Samaritans is looking for sponsorship for a nominat­ ed day or half-day. For fur­ ther details about the ini­ tiative contact the Pay for a Day Scheme v ia 105 New Park Street, Black- bum, BB2 IDF.


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