6 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, November 12th, 2009
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AVID CAMERON is a long way from my idea of a political hero. But his stock rose rapidly
with me some time ago when he prom ised th a t , if elected, he would ensure that we had a referendum on the terms of the Lisbon Treaty, which enormously changes our status within the EU. After all, no one has asked me to con
tribute a vote on Britain and Europe since Harold Wilson held a referendum on our trading within the European Common Market. And it would be nice
to be asked. Since then politicians of all parties
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enced it, it is impossible to know the inner feelings of the man whose job was disarming bombs and booby-traps, and who was killed during his last few days of active service in Afghanistan before coming home to his family.
, I t is impossible to know the
pain-his family experience unless we have shared th a t . sort of loss. Brave men and women, who probably have many different motivations, are willing to risk their lives in service of their country.
HIS week we remem ber those who have lain down their lives
AN annual dinner wad held a t the Starkies' Arms Hotel to celebrate the election of Alderman J.T. Whipp as ■ Mayori The menu included hare soup followed by halibut with hollandaise sauce and a variety of meats such as boiled mutton with caper sauce, roast turkey with sausage or boiled turkey with celery sauce. Musical entertain ment was provided by members of the Orpheus Glee Union.
50 Years Ago
ANCIENT Snodworth Farm at Lang- ho, owned by Mr David Thistlethwaite, was sold privately for £3,200. I t was the first time the farm had come under the hammer since it was built in 1288. The farm stands on land given to the Abbey at Whalley by the vicar of Blackburn in thatyear. • The Palladium Cinema, Clitheroe,
formerly privately owned, was to be taken over by the S to Cinemas group.
25 Years Ago
HEAVY rain kept Clithroe firefighters busy after nearly two-thirds of Novem ber’s usual rainfall came in two days.
■ Officers had to spend two hours pump ing water from the Three Fishes Hotel in Mitton and a 40ft tree blew over, blocking the Salidbum to Newton road. • Members of Trinity Drama Group
were getting ready to perform Agatha Christie's whodunnit "Murder at the
‘ Vicarage". Supreme sacrifice Taking th a t first step of
commitment is sacrifice. Many are paying the supreme sacrifice of giving their lives in that service. -There are also those whose
motivation we do know, who are giving their lives to serve a higher authority. Bonny Witherall was an
energetic young woman, full of life, who loved God and, because of that, loved disad vantaged and unloved people. 'Together with her husband
she was obedient to the call of God and moved to Sidon in Lebanon to work in a prenatal clinic serving disadvantaged
Palestinian women in a poor area of the city.
She began working in the
cUnic in September 2001 and found so many people coming to the clinic th a t she had to work long hours. On a fateful morning in
November 2002 she-left her home and walked to the clin ic, which she knew was in a dangerous area, right next to an area that even the. police would not enter for fear of their lives. She unlocked the door, entered the building and climbed a flight of stairs to the first floor where she unlocked a second door and entered the clinic area., ■ ; ■ I t was then th a t - s h e
realised someone was followr ing her. As she turned to greet
the person she expected to be her first patient, a gunman shot her in the head three times a t point blank range. Her motivation was love and she gave her life following the example of her Lord and Sav
iour Jesus Christ. She was 31 years old.-This
week, as we live in an evar more selfish, more materialis tic, more pleasure seeking
^ world, let us remember that thbre are still those who are
.willing to make that supreme sacrifice of laying down their lives an d le t us take a few ihoments to consider our own
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have decided decisions about the Com- nion Market and its successors have been too complex to put to the popular vote. In other words, we'll accept the. votes of you thickies when it comes to electing us to Parliament, but that's as fm" as i t goes. , So when Mr Cameron announced that
a referendum was pointless because the tre a ty had already been ratified, my opinion of him reverted to its previous status, or several rungs below. Come on, this treaty isn't about how
straight cucumbers have to be to quali fy for our supermarkets or whether it should still be legal to ^11 those cucum bers by the traditional British lb., it's
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about the threat that we may well find that several aspects of our traditional freedoms could be handed over to a bunch of unelected commissioners and bureaucrats and also to legal processes which operate differently from oim own. Since our major political parties have
entrenched policies on the whole ques tion of our dealings with Europe and because there are so many other issues involved, debate during a General Elec tion campaign is not enough to explore the topic of our future in Europe. Holding a referendum and the debate
involved would go a long way to c l a y ing exactly what the Treaty of Lisbon means for us and enabling us to express our opinion - an opportunity which the Irish, the French, the Dutch, the D^lnes etc. have had, but not us Brits. The excuse that it's “too late" doesn't
hold water. What we need is a chance to give our opinion - it's never to late for that. I t's ironic that Cameron's announce
ment came a t a time when a lot of us were wearing poppies to acknowledge the debt we owe to so many who fought and died to preserve our freedoms. Let's make sure we don't hand over some of those freedoms too cheaply. • MENTIONING poppies, I can
think of little so crass and insensitive as the Bodycare shop assistant in Wigan being told to remove a poppy from her uniform because it did not conform with company policy. Bodycare said la te r th a t it has
believed the poppy came within the terms of a ban on badges reflecting per sonal beliefs. I t added: “W^e are happy to change
our policy and allow our members of staff to continue wearing their poppies. As our policy has always been intendd to ensure that we do not cause offence to anyone, we hope we have not done so and sincerly apologise if that has been the unintended effect.” Sorry to tell you mate, offence in shed
loads has been caused and 1 don't think I 'll be the only-one giving Bodycare shops a wide berth in future.
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Clitheroe Ad ver tiser &Times, Thursday, November 12th, 2009 7 AT YOUR Kevin’s A
NATIONAL champion has won a siz zling award in probably one of the most passionately fought food competitions
in the world. ■ Kevin Berkins, owner of the Elagle
at.Bairow and
also the Fence Gate Inn, Fence, was awarded overall winner of the Best Pub Pork S a u s ^ category in this year’s BPEX Foodservice Pork Sausage of the Year Competition 2009, with his Gloucestershire Old Spot, white truffle and parsley sausaga In addition his organic pork, sauteed woodland
mushrooms, white wine and a hint of tarragon sausage was awarded third place in the Best Innova tive Pork Sausage category, and with a further haul of 18 gold medals being awarded. Kevin told oim reporten “I t’s just brilliant to lift
this award again, in both 2008 and 2009. To be recognised to produce and serve the best pub sausage in the country is a feather in anyone’s cap. Pure justi fication of the quality and standard of the product is recognised as second to none Just let us hope I can pull off the hat trick next year.” The judges were said to be overwhelmed by the
overall standard of the hundreds of entries in each of the categories within the competition. The presentation was held at the Butcher’s Guild
Hall, Smithfield, London. Oim photograph shows Kevin Berkins with his award.(B281009/2)
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nibble Valley Tourism Associ ation’s annual dinner. Ribble Valley Mayor, Coun.
Medieval night boosts Valley tourism A
MEDIEVAL night in a magnificent historic hall was the setting for
Beverley Jones headed the guest list, which also included Mike Wilkiiison, chief execu tive of Lancashire and Black pool 'Tourist Board, and repre sentatives from other North West tourism assodations and Chambers of Commerce. They joined almost 80 local
accommodation and tourism- linked providers and their guests at Stonyhurst College’s Great Hall, to enjoy a “medieval b a n q u e t”, plus singing, dancing and sword play by the After Dark Enter tainment Company. Steve Alcock, chairman of
the Ribble V a ll^ association, welcomed everyone - and praised those brave enough to wear medieval costume. He outlined the association’s suc cessful year, in which member
ship had doubled. H e said that the Ribhle Val
ley area is becoming increas ingly popular as an all-year-
round place to visit, helped considerably by the Clitheroe Visitor Information Centre, which is a superb service. Steve congratulated the
centre and its staff on achiev ing 100% marking from a “mystery visitor” assessment.
He also highlighted Ribble
Valley Borough Council ini tiatives such as the Ribble Valley Food Trail, which have p u t th e area firmly on the national, and international, map. Our picture shows the Rib-
hie Valley Mayor and her Consort, Coun. Beverley Jones and her husband Howel, with members of the Ribble Valley Tourism Association and actors from th e After Dark Entertainment Compa ny. (s)
Snap your eco-friendly environment A
n ew competition could be just r ig h t up your Ribble Valley street.
With £10,000 worth of prizes up for
grabs, the photographic contest is being nm to help boost recycling activity in
the Clitheroe area. The "Love Where You Live" competi
tion, sponsored by not-for-profit recy cling organisation Alupro, is looking for the best pictures of people looking after their local environment for a special exhibition to be staged in April. There are prizes for schools and under-18s, as
well as two categories titled “local land scape and wildlife” and “people having an impact on where we live”. • For full details visit
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whereyoulive.org.ukThe competition is only open to amateur photographers and the closing date is February 28th, 2010.
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