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years, many examples of assassination by the dagger, sword and pistol, but we fail to grasp how a swift stab in the back by the pen also does a wonderful job, ■ and without the bloodbath'that ensues after the fatal s t r o k e . '


■ In early history it did not much mat­ te r whether the peasants of the day heard about the murder of some politi­ cal opponent. Most could not read and were reliant on word of mouth to find out what was going on in their rather limited world. ■ A change of ruler;by the sword, or


other equally lethal method, was often the most effective way th a t one who needed or desired power could take it. But all that changed when people start­ ed to get better educated.


^ ^ ^ In ancient times,'societies would


change their leader as often as they ^ changed their underwear, and having done so the new leader would ensure . that it was recorded in the history books


The pen’s a lethal weapon ; As I See I t ’


T has often' been said that the only way to get ahead in politics is to do a good job of character assassina­


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just what a bad lot the old leader was and why he just had to go. Our Prime Minister, Gordon Brown,


must lately have uttered many a prayer of thanks to God that the old method of removing an unpopular and unwanted politician no longer holds sway. In our more civilised times he might take some consolation in knowing it is only a sharp ballpoint he feels sliding between his ribs and not an item that was made in the old days in Sheffield!


If you want to put someone down, dig


the dirt on them, see what skeletons are rattling in their closets. I t ’s a common game used by all those


who strive for power, but i t doesn’t always go to plan. Two attempted “assassinations by newsprint” of the past spring to mind.


Looking Back .. oOYearsAgo


THE Rev. H. Home replaced the Rev. H. Hardman as the vicar of Christ Church in Chatburn. The position had been vacant since May when Mr Hardman left. He was succeeded by the former ■vicar of St Paul's Church in 'Walkenden. • The congregation at Blackburn


Cathedral held a service in honour of those serving in the East Lancashire Regiment and to commemorate the lives lost during the Battle of Somme on July 1st, 1916. Many people gathered to pay their respects to the 400 men from the Clitheroe area who had served.


■ ■ 25.Ycars Ago


THE barrels ran dry a t the Joiner's Arms when it opened its doors for the final time. More than 150 regulars were at the 'Whalley Road pub for the party


'where first the mild, then the bitter ran out, leaving landlords David and Anne Cooper with just a few pints of lager at the end of the night. • People in the Ribble Valley were


not heeding warnings to conserve water despite supplies being a t their lowest level and a drastic situation being fore­ cast. Hous'eholders were told to take a shower rather than a bath.


lought for the Week What does future hold?


• T : N 'th e not-too-^distant : ■ ^


I past, Harry Secombe’s : brother was a priest in the . ■


Church of Wales, with a little time in'the.Church of Eng- . land. ‘


^ early days were spent as ■ ,a curate in a parish, with two ■ . daughter churches, before he • eventually became the vicar when the pre-vious incumbent : ; died. ■ '. According to his books. Rev. Secombe spent a good part of - ■his time sorting out people and -


: their many problems. He also :'had to spend a good part of his i time coping with the many . ■


by a:few,: who seemed to delight in trying to incite peo-: pie to be difficult. For.^a time he was the


Mayor’s Chaplain, but received “bad: press’.’ every i


problems that had been caused ■ ■


time he preached on social issues. He tended to preach what he believd to be right, rather than preach \vhat oth­ ers thought he should be teaching them. A good num­


b e r of'people had their thoughts and ■views challenged - when they didn’t always think or behave in a Christian-like


1 manner. Needless to say, it did- , n’t go down well! • \ After a few years, and much , to his surprise, he was invited ■ ■ to accept the living of a larger and more challenging parish in


Abergele, which he accepted. Along with his xvife, who was a


practising doctor, and family, he moved into an old vicarage with little garden round it. . He thought he’d had prob­


lems in his previous parish ^ with a variety of awkward people, troublesome PCC I


Ail )


members, an older curate who had been ordained late in life (and was only there for the status), and a wide variety of similar issues, but there was more to come. :• He endured a troublesome


the wider community, with more people starting to attend


: church. One quote I remember from those books is: “A lively church is a growing church”. I suspect there are a few church­ es around that have “people


start to his ministry, during which a nucleus of parish-- loners challenged his every ■ move. Eventually, when it became clear he was staying;: they left - much to the relief of: many. Once they were gone, • life began to improve, xvith the ' congregation working togeth- ’ er to build a prefab church on a local estate, to bring the semi-derelict church hall up to ' standard, and to rehearse and : stage one of the Gilbert and Sullivan “Savoy Operas”. -The work of the church


fruited from these efforts,': which did not go unnoticed by


; problems” - and other non­ church organisations too - and th a t causes others to keep their distance from them. On the other side of the


coin, there are a good few thriving churches, where much


good work is being performed in the name of Christ. As Christians we all have a Gospel to proclaim, and the command to “Love one another as Christ


loves us” to live up to. ' I wonder how we will fare in


: the future? - . REV. JIM HOLT,


Curate onVliallcj Parish Church


Debbie.' s'pent',^b^^^


'-f- <anb^a-half years travel-, ]lmg’the,world; living and


. '<>workingfin 'Australia, rNew Zealand and Thai-


■-■'land.^Prior to th a t she studied:graphic design


: illustration at Blackburn, College and the Universi-


■ ty of Central Lancashire., .. Jason Elides, a director at Barden Mill, said: “We are delighted Debbie has


V chosen to join Barden Mill. She is a very talent- ed a r t is t and will be a great asset to our busi­ ness a t a time of growth.” For more information about Debbie Boyle at.


. Barden Mill phone 01282 420333 or -visit: www.bar-. ; denmill.co.uk :V . ,


aim to pot


■ In the first, a New York paper published an article alleging the Mayor’s infideli­ ty and illustrated it with a picture of


-him leaving a well-known restaurant 'with an unknown blonde secretary Sala­ cious scandal indeed!


But when a rival paper simultaneous­


ly ran an article, it printed “the bigger picture”, this one shovving the same cou­ ple... and the 24 other guests - including the Mayor’s wife - who attended the Christmas Party he threw for his office staff and their spouses. In the second doomed plot, a local


paper in the Midlands printed a picture of a prominent local councillor dancing at a club with a woman in her late teens or early 20s,' again sparking accusations of sexual impropriety. Until someone pointed out that the


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p'olitician’s daughter, who had been away at university for a few years, had just returned to celebrate her 21st birth­ day, with family and friends. Ooops! So it you want to see someone promi­


nent knocked from their perch, don’t bother getting the sword sharpened, just invest in a good pen... but make sure your aim is true.


Debbie’s work is on show at mill


■ "^ROM keyboards W to canvasses, Rib-


A b l e Valley woman Debbie Boyle h a s ’ swopped a career in com­ puting for pursuing her passion to work as a free­ lance artist. . r ■ The former computing


sales and marketing man­ ager : (pictured) has joined forces with Burn- • ley-based Barden Mill, where she will exhibit and sell her work. Now with;' a.section, in the-, ■ bustling re ta il outlet


-^devoted to her art, Deb- ,i ;bie can fulfil a lifetime.; :.',:ambiti ftfairartistJ’She^will.also.


1 ;»:.’5wqrk’orinew“pieces at:. ' ‘, V -B ^ en Mill so that -visi- .vjfHtbrsltKere can.watch herS '••,;,^at7wdrk'.ii--'4' really happy and:


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"T TALLEY villagers are W hoping to pocket funds V from the sale of a centu­


ry-old snooker table. The extremely rare competi­


tion-sized table from Downham Village Hall, pictured right, will go under the auctioneer’s ham­ mer later this month. ; . Made by renowned Burnley manufacturer Willie Holt, it will be sold a t auction by Silver- woods on July 30th. The funds raised will go


towards the ongoing develop­ ment of the hall, which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. ; At a midsummer’s eve barbe­


cue, held to mark the building’s golden jubilee, ambitious new plans for the venue were unveiled. Plans outlined included the


total refurbishment of the snooker room to replace it with a new, “games room” providing modern facilities and partly funded by the sale of the snook­ er table. / : The- committee; also announced ambitious plans to improve the roof insulation and double glaze the windows and said a grant application has


been submitted to the Climate Change fund. The heating is to be improved with the help of a £1,000 grant from the “Healthy Valley” Initiative and necessary masonry work is to be carried out to the north-facing exterior of the building. The 50th anniversary event


was attended by more than 120 parishioners from Downham and Twiston, as well as special guests in-vited by the manage­ ment committee. A “nostalgia” exhibition of


old photographs and original plans for the hall was the focal point for the evening event, (s)


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BUDDING poet' haV'lt had her. literary skills;#


_____.praised by one of. the-r; nation’s most well-known poe%; 5 for. her poem:entitledr“Whati); makffi us English?’!.' Amy.. Howarth;- a Yeari 8 s


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;• pupil a t St- Augustine’s-RCf.S ;■; High-School; ;Billington,i beat ..j. fierce competition to scoop first;'


■' prize in a Lanca^re and Cum^j:.:j ; bria-wide schqqlpupils’ poetry:-#v competition on tJie .theme of Stfe ''George’s’Dayi^J;?.';'’ -


'V^'Airithe;submjssio'ns:.were'i3^ ’ijudged:by.;th^oVtgoih^.pbety; ■ laureate, Andrew)Motion;-and: Amy’s work-was awarded;first!,.'.


• prize, with Andrew praising;.'-' both the form and tone of her;; ; ;


poem. To celebrate her achieve-^


ment; Amy attended a presen-i ■ tation at Hutton, hosted by none other than “St George” , himself, where Amy was award-^ edherprize.. ' ■ , . ■ •-. ' The teenager is shown here


with her English teacher, Mr James Grundy, who also runs : the school’s creative writing:.,


club, (s) Printed below is Amy’s work.;: Whal makes us English?., A question many people ask. Army veterans claim to know it:


all.


' is best known by its young spawn.


But to me, being English . - .


The young and (he innocent. : And who are they? you ask.:


: The ones who know so little; ■ And yet they know so much. ;


' They crawl through the wilder­ ness


Where grownups fear to tread ■: They climb and hide


. And scare their parents half, to death.


, ■.^ They are the ones who know ■' ■ ■


* all nature’s little secrets ; Like a little bird


: , With Jour grey speckled eggs Hidden in a secret little nest. On and on they trek


. ■ For they are nature's children : Fair and just and true : : For they are England born. ..


: -English born and English bred , Straight on until the end


^ Just like the brave Saint ■ George ■ .Their own dragons they have slain.


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