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100 YEARS AGO


SACKS of white dust were thrown at an Anti-Socialist Union speaker during a meeting held locally. Miss Chitty was believed to have been the first woman speaker to have toured this part of the country. • A man from Accrington successful­


ly claimed £6 from Lancashire County Council after being splashed with tar as he passed through Whalley. Freder­ ick Hudson was cycling through Whal­ ley when a workmen threw pitch into a tar-boiler, splashing his clothes and face. • In the opinion of a local postman,


the winter of 1909-1910 was the most severe for 40 years. It was reported that some 10 to 12 inches of snow fell at one' time.


shire, we had very bitter cold winters with up to four inches of snow. Because of the terrible weather, virtually


everything came to a standstill, apart from my school, which, much to my dismay, remained open at all times. I remember one morning when I was


struggling to walk to school in the snow. I was accompanied by my sister who seemed


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to “glide” through it, but all I could man­ age was small steps a few at a time and, despite wearing thick socks with suitable - footwear, a winter coat, gloves, scarf and a woolly hat, I was freezing with my fingers and toes all numb. As I was getting late for school, I decided


to venture downhill along a narrow, ungrit­ ted alley, which was a well-known short-cut leading to the main road. Obviously, this was a very bad idea and I


can only remember clinging on to a rusty iron railing on the side to save myself from


Looking Back 50 YEARS AGO


A FARMER from Sawley was fined £2 after allowing his eight-year-old son to drive a tractor on a main road. The farmer retorted that not many grown men could drive a tractor better than his son. • A Barnoldswick man was fined


after jumping from a moving train in an attempt to dodge his fare. The pas­ senger jumped out onto the tracks as the train left Gisburn, but was appre­ hended in the station goods yard. • The drawing-in and taping depart­


ments at Sun Street Mill, Ciitheroe, were closed and some 80 employees left their jobs ahead of government plans to close the mill.


• The Ribble 'Valley Poultry Society was foxmded at a meeting in Sabden.


slipping and skidding though the snow- clogged alley.


cither schoolchildren seemed to tnnn;.;;^


really well and one lad even threw a snow­ ball at me, which hit me on my left ear. He shrieked with laughter.


I managed to somehow make it to school,


although I re<M feeling sony for myself all morning as I struggled to write due to my cold hands!


include my siblings and friends out in the garden building snowmen and having snow­ ball fights, or making their way up a hill at a nearby park to have fun sledging, while 1 preferred to stay inside and sit in front of a fire. As I child, I just wished for a ban on snow. The big freeze has caused misery for


Other childhood memories of a cold snap of a cuddle


thousands of people snowed in in their homes. Spare a thought for your neighbours and call round to see how they are. Just a kindly word will be very welcome by many people, especially if they are on their own.


CHANCE to cuddle up to TV and radio presenter >.Vernon Kay was a high­


, 25 YEARSAGO


PART of Ciitheroe Civic Hall was des­ ignated a no smoking area. The ban was confined to 50 seats at the back of the hall. • A new multi-million pound tele­


phone exchange came into service in Ciitheroe, to replace the previous exchange which had been in use since 1966. • Plans were announced to convert


Ciitheroe Girls’ Grammar School into a co-educational establishment. The £900,000 conversion was to begin in May. • Ciitheroe Lions had completed a


“spec-tacular” collection of 1,000 pairs of disused spectacles, which was to be donated for use by people in Third World countries.


bought for the Week Cut down on blame


f. I HE gritters have not had a totally I . good press lately. They are accused


: ' -X" of riot doing enough or, in the case of the councils who employ them, not spending enough on keeping our roads and pavements clear. - I must say, I cannot see how these men


could possibly have done more than they hav& Certainly, side roads and footways are treacherous^ but is this anyone’s fault? ' So often, however, we need someone to


blame. Social workers are a ready target in a high profile case of a child suffering cruelty. The public is generally unaware of themanylives which social workers do in fact save by their preventative action. ; “I blame the teachers... or the parents”. How often do we hear that? I t is easy to blame someone - after all, it takes the pressure off ourselves. But blaming is an unpleasant activity. Yes, there are times


for a justifiable complaint, but a readiness to apportion blame helps no-one. ■ The third chapter of the Bible has the


man blaming the woman, the woman. blaming the snake, and God receiving his share of blame, too. The pattern has con­ tinued ever since. We have a problem, so let’s blame someone for it. Usually, how- eyer, the reasons for the problem are more


complicated than its being one person’s fault. J.B. Priestley’s play, “An Inspector


Calls” showed how a number of people shared responsibility for one young woman’s death. The story is told of how a series of correspondence in The Times newspaper about a century ago on “'What’s wrong with the world?” ended ' with G.K. Chesterton’s two word renlv “Dear Sir, I am”.


So if the volume of blaming and criti­


cising were cut by 75%, it would make the world a much happier place. This is not going to happen, but individuals can vow to mete out more praise and appreci­ ation than criticism. The popular song “You raise me up” has a wealth of truth


behind it. ' We believe in a God who delights to


build us up rather than “put us down’. For, as the hymn puts it, he is “slow to chide (or blame) and swift to bless”. We also believe in a God who himself


absorbed the sting of blame when he allowed himself, in Christ, to be crucifiw. So le t’s praise the gritters, the social workers and the many other people who


are trying to keep community safe. CANON RODNEY NICHOLSON, vicar o f St Paul’s, Low Moor, and pricst-in-chargeof Chatburn and Downham


light of Slimming World’s annual awards ceremony for local district manager Rachel Rrth. Rachel, who manages Slimming


World groups in the Ciitheroe area, met Vernon a t the compa- • ny’s glitzy annual event to cele­ brate the achievements of its most successful slimmers.'\ 'The Radio One D J, who also presents ITV l shows “Family


- Fortunes” and “Beat the Star”, joined Slimming World’s founder , and chairman Margaret Miles- Bramwell to host the event in


■ Birmingham and celebrate the organisation’s 40 th anriiversary.


Fire chief is given a "¥" ANCASHIRE’S chief " I


fire officer has been recognised in the New


Year’s Honours list. Peter Holland (55), pictured,


who took charge of Lancashire F ire and Rescue Service in .1999, has been given a CBE for services to local government. He said he accepted the


' award as an acknowledgement of all those who work for the


fire sendee. He added: “Of course it is of


great personal satisfaction to be granted a CBE, but it is the outstanding achievenients of my Service working very much^ as a team that should be right­ ly celebrated. “This is the very basis of our


role as a Fire and Rescue Ser­ vice and reflects incredibly well upon every single member of my staff across Lancashire from Silverdale to Skelmers- dale and Blackpool to .Barnoldswick,”


. Mr Holland s ta r te d his


career with Bristol Fire Brigade in 1972 - the fourth generation of his family-to enter the profession. His father and g randfathe r were b o th chief fire officers. Born in Accrington, Mr Holland is married with four children and eight grandchildren. He added: “This reflects


incredibly well upon every sin­ gle member of my staff across Lancashire.”, (s)


Who deserves a Lottery award?


- L ley to nominate their favourite : Lottery-funded project in the National


Lottery Awards 2010. In the past.year alone, more than


£11.8m.-of Lottery funding has gone to projects in Lancashire. Now the Nation- al Lottery is encouraging these projects,; arid the thousands like them acro^ the -


-UK that have received funding over the past 15 year, to enter the awards and - ' gain recognition for their work.


r r i V favourite Sally Lind^y is call- I ing on the people of Ribble Val-


National Lottery Awards ambassador


and former Coronation Street actress Sally Lindsay said; “These awards are an annual search to f ind th e UK’s favourite Lottery-funded projects and


. recognise the dedication'of the people, behind them who are making a differ-:


ence in their communities.” •' Entrants whp make it to the finals of. th e N atio n al Lottery. Awards will >


■ appear on a star-studded primetime ■ BBCl TV show later this year and have - a chance to win a £2,000 cash prize to


spend on their project. The awards have seven categories, each reflecting an area of Lottery funding. ; -They are: Sport; Heritage; Arts;


Environment; Voluntary/Gharity, Health and Education.


- • ■ To en te r the 2010 awards, v is i t ; ■:


:• Nominations can be made via th e , website or by calling 020 7324 4366, b u t ; they must be received by 5'p.m. on Fri-- day, February 12th.


www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk to find out more.


Services - Feature D Rachel said; “Meeting Vernon


was a wonderful way to end w h a t’s been a fabulous Ruby . anniversary year. “At the Slimming World groups


in my area we’ve had a great time celebrating throughout 2009 and we’re going to keep that buzz and excitement going right through 2010 so we can help even more people to lose weight and improve their health.” For more information about


Slimming World or to find your nearest group visit: www.slim- mingworld.com or call 0844 897


8000. Our picture shows Rachel meet­


ing Vernon Kay a t the awards event, (s)


that?”, why not turn your disappoint­ ment into help for a local good cause? East Lancashire Hospice is appealing


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to anyone who received unwanted Christ­ mas presents to donate them for sale in the charity’s Ciitheroe and Blackburn shops’, or to use as raffle and tombola prizes. ,


F you said “Oh, just what I’ve always wanted” when you really meant was ' “Why on earth would they buy me


So if you received a present th a t was


not to your taste, or maybe you were given the same item twice, donating it to East LancMhire Hospice can turn your unwanted gift into much-needed cash. After becoining independent of the


NHS in 2008, East Lancashire Hospice relies on the support of the local commu­ nity to raise funds to continue providing care to the people of Ribble Valley, Hsmd- bum, Blackburn and Darwen who have a


life-limiting illness, as well as offering sup­ port to their families. More than £1.9m. must be raised every year in order to con­ tinue to provide these services. If you would like to donate an item, host a fund-raising event, or for further


' information regarding fimd-raising, please call the fund-raising office on 01254


■ 342847. Donated items can also be taken to the East Lancashire Hospice Shop, in


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