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www.calderservIces.co.uk www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk NDTICEBOABH Valley Matters a weekly look at local issues, people and places


Government claims of the past ring hollow


coping with the big social issues such as crime; drugs, unemployment, homeless­


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■ Well it looks like we, the public, have been told nothing but lies about it all. Official figures from the European Union have now stated that the UK is the worst place for drug abuse and gen­ eral crime in all of the European Union, and in some more specific cases one of the worst in the world. Coupled with the fact that we have


ness and so on.


Read other As I See It features at ■


www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk The moral values and self-esteem that


the highest level of single parents in the EU and among the highest rates of homelessness and unemployment, it looks like we have gone down the pan big style!


we once had seem to have been eroded away over many decades to the point where we don’t seem to have any at all, or even be bothered about it. So just where did it all go wrong? I wonder sometimes if the people in charge of the public purse strings have


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FIREFIGHTERS were called to extin­ guish a fierce blaze at a Clitheroe boot shop. When the crews arrived, the dog­ ger and shoe makers, in Brownlow Street, was well alight. Despite the efforts of the firemen, the


shop, made of wood, was completely gutted. Investigations were launched and the cause of the fire was unknown. The damage caused was estimated at over.£l00. • ANGLING had come to a com­


plete standstill after waters in the Rib- ble and the Hodder were found to he lower than they had been at any time in 1909. All the pools, however, were well stocked with salmon and when heavy rains fell there was every prospect of anglers netting large amounts of fish. In 1908 a Clitheroe angler secured 128 trout and sea fish.


50 YEARS AGO


AMONG the many hundreds of people who -visited drought-hit Stocks Reservoir, at Slaidhurn, was a family party, but their -visit was different to the others. They had gone to Stocks to see if any­ thing remained of what had once been their home. Mr William Hartley, of 45 West View, Clitheroe, lived at Chapel House until he was seven-years-old and this was the first time he had stood on the spot since. Along with his -wife and daughter, Mr Hartley’s sister, Mrs Arthur Whittaker, also -visited the spot. Their place was farmed by their father, also called William. • The Festival of Britain took place


25 YEARS AGO


COLOURFUL town criers and min­ strels, charming street vendors and delightful maypole dancers made Chip­ ping a sight to behold at the weekend - when -villagers looked back 300 years to the formation of Brabin’s Trust. The street was alive with people, the,


majority in period costume, who set out to mark the anniversary in fine style. • CLITHEROE girl’s hockey play­


over eight years previously, yet Gishum people would remember it for a long time to come because the village’s Festival Hall. I t was started in 1951 finally opened in 1959.


ers were furious at being given only a week’s notice of no longer being able to play at Church Meadow, home of Rib- blesdale Wanderers’ Cricket Club. Due to essential pitch repairs, the players were asked to find a new home at the start of the season. “Just where we are going to play on


Saturday I just don’t know,” said hock­ ey club treasurer Mrs Chris


Farnsworth. .bought for the Week Harvest for the future Y


o u can buy what­ ever food you wish a t any time of the


year th e se days, even strawberries a t Christmas! Because eating habits are


not influenced by our seasons we can forget the Harvest- unless, of course, you are a farmer! You could be forgiven for


not realising that we are at that time of year when the Harvest is traditionally cele­ brated. We take the abun­ dance of food for granted. But hovv long can we do this? The Government has


recently warned us we need to grow more of our own food because many parts of the world will no longer be able to produce what they have in the past. And why is this? Cli­ mate change. As we are busy moving


foodstuffs from one part of the world to another, usually from the poorer parts to the richer ones, we need fuel which produces lots of carbon emissions that contribute to climate change. We cause pol­ lution and wreck food chains in our greed to get enough food to feed ourselves. Then we squander what we


have by throwing away tons of good food while many peo­ ple go hungry. So you could say we will be the authors of our own and our children’s future misfortune, or as the Bible says: “You reap what you sow”.


This week over 100 world


leaders -will have met in New York at the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), which is the precursor to a larger con­ ference in Copenhagen in December to negotiate a new legally-binding climate regime to curb carbon emis­ sions. At the moment there is


no political agreement. But it takes more than just political


will. God provides in abundance


for us to harvest. The workers are few and yet we all have a responsibility. So what can we


do? The answer is obvious; to


remember the seasons, to care for the land, the water and the air as we are commis­ sioned to do by God, so that a good harvest can be gathered in for all, now and m the


^ REV MICHELE JARMANY Minister o f Clitheroe United Reformed Church


VER the past 10 to 20 years or so, we have been told by the Govern­ ments of the day how well they are


As I See I t ... by Ribblerouser


any brains at all. What is it with these people? Have they no -vision, no thought about what they are spending our money on? Take a look, dear readers, at the new


“bus shelter” that has appeared at the bus stop opposite Booths car park entrance in Clitheroe, the stop for the Edisford and Low Moor buses. Now you would think that this item


had been installed to keep the rain off people that are waiting for buses. But take a good look and see what a


total shambles i t is, what a waste of money. Whoever thought that one up wants


to go back to school and re-learn the fundamentals of life - that humans are bom -with a brain and are allowed to use it.


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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times. Thursday, September 24th, 2009___ 9 AT YOUR SERVICENOTICEBOARD


as a Fellow of the Insti­ tute of Biology. Mr Alan Hughes-


Prestigious award for Valley teacher A


TEACHER from the Ribble Valley has been elected


Gooding, of Rogersfield, Langho, who is Head of Science at St Wilfrid’s CE High School, Black- bum, has been appoint­ ed to the esteemed body. ■ The Fellowship is


given to those who have made a significant con­ tribution to Biology. The Institute of Biol­


ogy, -which is the profes­ sional body for UK biol­ ogists and a registered charity, has more than 12,000 members throughout the world, who work in industry, research, education and health care, amongst


• other areas. However, only 1,200


are elected as Fellows. Our picture shows Mr Alan Hughes-Gooding with his certificate, (s)


Who is missing little Stuey? H


E’S only Little but he’s lost, and sombody -will be missing him!


This “Stuart Little” cuddly toy


mouse was handed in at the Clitheroe Advertiser and is desperately seeking his owner. He was found on Whalley Nah on


August 27th by a kind passer-hy who took him home, cleaned him up then brought him here to see if we could help reunite him -with his best pal. If that’s you, then you can collect


him from our office in King Street, Clitheroe, any weekday morning.


Debbie takes the plunge for charity


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la id BURN swimmer Debbie Huckin went to extreme lengths when she tackled the Great North Swim. The 48-year-old was one of


6,000 swimmers who took the plunge in Lake Windermere. She finished the mile course


in 53 minutes 40 seconds and came home in 3,884th place. Debbie, of Church Street,


Slaidhurn, was raising money for the mental health charity Mind and has collected almost £600 in sponsorship. After starting her career as a


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secondary school drama teacher, Debbie moved into working with children with behaviour difficulties and then into many areas of special


needs. She completed a post gradu­


ate certificate in autism and is now an advisory teacher for children and young adults on the autism spectrun in different authorities. Before the big event Debbie


trained at Ribblesdale pool in Clitheroe between three and four times a week. She said: “The staff have


been really good and have given me one free swim session a week which is worth more than £70 to me. “The money I have saved has been put towards my fund­


raising total.” Speaking about the swim she


said: “The weather was absolutely gorgeous and the water temperature was not too cold at 16.3 degrees. “With the sun shining, swim­


ming in Lake Windermere with the hills around was simply


amazing. “The atmosphere was fan­


tastic and I would definitely do


it again.” Anyone who wants to add to


Debbie’s sponsorship total donate via: www.charitygiv- ing.co.uk/debbiehuckin


Matilde’s a reader winner O


UR relay reader baton has been handed to six-year-old Matilde Smith.


The pupil of St James's CE Pri­


mary School is the latest winner of the competition run by this newspa­ per in conjunction with the East Lancashire library division. Matilde (pictured) enjoys craft,


reading and riding her bike, she also attends the Rainbow group at St


James's. Her award-winning review was of


Jill Murphy’s book “Sebastian's


Sleepover". She wrote: “I really enjoyed


'Sebastian's Sleepover’. As Sebastian got top marks in his music exam he was allowed to


choose a reward and he picked a sieepover, but i t does not go weii because Sebastian does some things which get the iarger chiidren into


troubie. “Mrs Smart biames the iarge chii­


dren and sends them home. Mrs Smart asked Sebastian what other treat did he want and he asked for a sleepover at the large family’s house and she said yes. “He has a good time until there is


no breakfast so he goes home to have breakfast. “I thought it was funny when Mrs


Large joined in the pillow fight. “This book is amazing. I am hop­


ing to find some more books like this to read.” (s)


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