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more of an hour, though it felt a lot longer as it was far beyond my usual bedtimel But when the helicopter is hovering,
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winking red, white and blue, its spotlight focused on the sleepy streets of Clitheroe, who can resist leaping into the car to see what’s afoot? Certainly not me, so in the dead of night
I found myself getting on down or getting it on, whatever the expression is, with at least 150 of the youth of Clitheroe. And what a show it turned out to bel A packed Salthill Road was ablaze with
colour, yet there wasn’t a torchlight pro cession in sight! Whatever it was, a hundred mobile
phones were capturing the moment for posterity and five police vehicles enhanced the dramatic scene with their whirling, hypnotic blue lights, amidst the eerie neon glow of the occasional street lamp. Not that anything seemed to be happen
ing, but the focus seemed to be the roof of lofty industrial premises - certainly that was the place occupying the attention of
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^ l i i i t i l i i M0UNT M0UNT ST MARY'S BARLBOROUGH lookingb Hi 100 years ago
CLITHEROE Technical School was advertising classes for cotton weaving, dressmaking and needlework amongst others. The piece advised: “All students, especially those engaged in the cotton in- dustty or the building trade, should bear in mind that scientific principles are in volved in construction and the workings of machinery. A knowledge of arithmetic is essential for the working out of cloth calculations, builders quantities etcetera and good spelling, writing and composi tion are necessary for success in exami nations.” • At the Clitheroe County Police
Court a man was in the dock charged with drunkenness in Chatburn. P.C Hawkwood stated that he found the pris oner asleep at 6-40 p.m. in Station Road. Witnesses roused him and found him to be drunk. The prisoner “refused to give any account of himself’ and was taken into custody. A fine of 2s 6d and seven days’ custody was imposed.
50 years ago
A VOTE in favour of the introduction of Sunday cinema in Clitheroe was made at St James School. The meeting proved to be a very lively affair, with more than 300 electors packed inside the hall. The May or, Coun. W. Sharpies, appealed for order on several occasions. An elderly lady said she would raher see young people spend two-and-a-half hours in a cinema than two-and-a-half minutes in a public house. Many teenagers had picketed the meeting and pleaded with electors as they entered to cast their vote in favour of Sunday cin ema opening. The decision, however, was not a final one. If an objector could get a petition of 100 electors’ signatures, a final decision would be made through a poll of the whole town.
• Villagers of Sawley decided that the
Abbey arches should not be demolished, despite concerns over road safety. A pro posal to knock down the arches was reject ed as they were thought to be of amenity value to the village.
the plague struck and the villagers made a solemn vow to God that every 10 years they would perform a play of the suffering and passion of Jesus. From that day it is recorded no one else
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AM writing this a few days before I go to Oberammergau with a party to see the Passion Play.
The play goes back to July 1633 when
in Oberammergau died from the disease. The vow has been kept ever since with only rare exceptions and the play is sup ported world wide. I well remember during the war my
grandmother having to queue for an hour outside our local parish church to make sure she got a seat. Yes, when there is a need for help, people turn to God. Today in England there is a need for God. Although I am not a Roman Catholic I listened carefully to what the Pope said
25 years ago
MORE than 1,000 children in Ribble Valley schools missed lessons as teach ers stepped up selective strike action. Classes were disrupted at Ribblesdale, Bolton-By-Bowland and St Augustine’s with 24 hours’ notice. The strike was de clared when pay talks broke down and The Assistant Master and Mistresses Association agreed to support the teach ers’ strike action by the withdrawal of goodwill. For the first time in the seven month dispute, classes at Clitheroe Roy al Grammar School were also expected to be affected. • The owner of the Rios Showbar in
Whalley took to personally patrolling nearby streets at 1-30 a.m., after the clo sure of his premises, to make sure that homeward bound customers did not cause too much trouble. His action was in response to a petition sent to Reedley Magistrates by Whalley Parish Council from angry residents regarding late night disturbances.
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the helicopter’s spotlight for well over an
hour. A major fire hazard perhaps - or even a
jumper? The arrival of an ambulance sug gested the latter. Only when a fire engine reversed into
the yard and unfolded a mighty arm, so that its floodlights illuminated the roof, was it clear that it wasn’t so much a jumper - more just a couple of hoodies, in fact! Perhaps they were too busy to talk - or
just swinging the lead for a couple of hours - but they were clearly unmoved by the words of encouragement from the officer who swung gently in the firefighter’s cradle before them. His return to the ground without them brought a lull in proceedings, until an
ironic ripple of applause signalled the return froth the dizzy heights of the two main players. From their attitude they had clearly seen
the funny side of the situation, thouah the handcuffs they were now wearing as they were taken to the police van should have warned them that they were not simply being given a free ride home! So the show was finally over, in fact 1
wondered whether it happened at all or, considering the time of night, whether it was just a dream. Either way I couldn’t complain - it had
cost me nothing. Except, of course, the cost to taxpayers
like me of having the helicopter in the air for two hours and the five police cars and the fire engine and the ambulance and the court proceedings that would no doubt follow and the salaries of all the public servants involved at every stage. As I left, heading for my bed, someone
suggested that the gentlemen in question would be required to pay the costs of the whole operation. It must have been just a dream after
all! STAR PUPIL: Lucien Laviscount
www.dilheroeadvertlser.co.uk Clitheroe Advertiser &Times,Thursday, September 30,2010 I the classroom
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A STAR actor from Read has landed a role in
prime time BBC classroom drama Waterloo Road. Lucien Laviscount is appearing on screens in the new series of the programme, set in a tough' Rochdale
comprehensive school, in which he plays Year 12 pu pil Jonah Kirby. Jonah had been home-schooled by his parents be
fore attending Waterloo Road with his sister Ruth. His great sacrifice in the first 10 episodes is letting
go of his close relationship with his sister. When Jon ah meets Jess, he realises this is the girl of his dreams. He can see the good in her and is desperate to im press her.
Lucien, who attended Ribblesdale High School
Technology College, in Clitheroe, was cast in the BBC’s “Clocking Off’ in 2002. Since then he has appeared in legal drama “New Street Law”, in long- running children’s series “Grange Hill” and more recently played Ben Richardson, Sophie Webster’s boyfriend in “Coronation Street”. ■ He also modelled David Beckham’s DB 07 clothes
range when he was aged just 10. Lucien, who has support from his parents Eugene
and Sonia and two brothers, can be seen in action at 8 p.m. on Wednesdays on BBCl.
Highest award for John
AFTER more than 50 years as a mem ber of Church and Oswaldtwistle Rotary Club, Clitheroe resident Mr John Ab bott has been presented with the organi sation’s highest honour, a Paul Harris Fellowship. Now 93, John joined the club in 1954
at a time when it met at the Co-op rooms in Oswaldtwistle. He was its President 42 years ago in 1968/9. Paul Harris was the founder of Rotaiy
more than 100 years ago and the award named after him recognises and honours the outstanding contribution of individu als to Rotary. In presenting the award, the club’s
current President Mohammed Aslam told John: “It gives me great pleasure to present you with a Paul Harris Fellow ship in recognition of everything you have done for this club and for Rotary.”
PINNACLE: John Abbott receives his Paul Har ris Fellowship from the Church and Oswaldtwis tle club’s President Mohammed Aslam. (s)
EMMA NEWBOULD
Solicitor Emma’s newjob
A FORMER pupil at Clit heroe Royal Grammar School has qualified as a solicitor and joined the team at leading regional law firm Forbes. Emma Newb o u l d
completed her training contract with the firm, which has offices across East Lancashire, and has now taken up a position in the employment law team based at Forbes’ Blackburn office. She has experience in all aspects of employment law and regularly advises clients, within the manufacturing and service industries on a wide range of matters. Emma, who lives in Bil-
lington, studied for a law degree at the University of Sheffield followed by her professional qualifi cations at the University of Central Lancashire, where she gained a dis tinction. Peter Byrne, Head of
the Employment Depart ment at Forbes, said: “We are delighted to welcome Emma on board. The continued growth of this team is a direct result of client demand and our commitment to providing the highest level of service at all times.”
Bethany's VIP West End trip
THE Pope wasn’t the only 'VIP. visiting London recently. The management of the Prince of
this week and found it both helpful and encouraging. This morning the headlines m my paper read : ‘“We will not be si lenced’, Pope tells secular Britain”. I think many of us would want to agree
in varying degrees with the title “Secular ' Britain”.
Christian values have been gradually
eroded over the years in the spheres of morality, marriage and family, sexuality, Sunday observance and respect for au thority to name just a few. Political cor
rectness is often the standard by which things are judged. It is as if a plague has come upon our land and the world, and like the people in
Oberammergau we need to turn to God for help. In order to do this, just like the people
of Oberammergau in 1633 we must con sider the passion and death of Jesus whom
God sent into the world to be our Saviour. The Pope said: “Happiness is something we do want. True happiness is to be found in God”. Jesus said very clearly of Himself: “lam
the way, the truth and the life. No man comes to the Father except through me. If you really knew me you would know my Father as well.” We need to go further than the people
of Oberammergau who vowed to re-enact the passion and death of Jesus every 10 years. Remembering Jesus every year at Christmas is not enough. We need to consider what He has done
for us every day of our lives so that in com ing to know Him personally, not just to know about Him, we might indeed come to know God and have our lives changed.
CANON JIM DUXBURY
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Wales Theatre, in the heart of the West End, invited Brookside Primary School pupil Bethany Rose to be their special guest at one of their sell-out perform ances of “Mamma Mia”. Having heard that Clitheroe girl
Bethany had lost her mum, Katy Rose, to breast cancer earlier this year, they thought she deserved some pampering. Accompanied by her aunt Theresa and cousin Emily, she was treated to the best seat in the house and invited to meet the cast during the interval. Eight-year-old Bethany was en
thralled by the animated welcome she received from the actors and actresses who showed her round the set and auto graphed her programme, inundating her with questions as if she was the star of the show.
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