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IHERE has been a lot of talk and


the pc the North West.' Of course no sitting MP wants any


change that will affect their seat at the next General Election and will tell all and sundry why their area should remain in­


tact. Some even condemn any move to in­


crease the voting population, which might result in other parties’ supporters being “moved” into their area, thus reducing their majority. Our Ribble Valley sitting MP has is­


sued statements in the press urging no major boundary changes that will upset his standing for election in the next Gen­ eral Elections. That’s all well and good for him and his


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Throughout the Month of October 2011


party, but what about us, the people who have to fund all the massive expenditure, that occurs for having our MP in the Eng­ lish / British parliament? Is it not wise to reduce that cost to the ratepayers by parcelling off the whole of


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THE “Wisdom of the Wise” column this week included the following snippets: “There is nothing beautiful but God”, “You will find that the people who influ­ ence you are the people who believe in you”, “Learn as if you were to live for­ ever, live as ifyou were to die today” and “Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie, which we ascribe to heaven.” • The female fashion column read:


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“Young wives starting housekeeping are often obliged to take upon themselves a large share of the household work.' The domestic staff, consists of possibly a young and inexperienced maid-of-all- work. Consequently, a household apron has become a necessary item in the trous­ seau of many a bride and some of these aprons are quite dainty looking and are made of fancy linens or muslins.” ■


asiseeii by Ribblerouser


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the Ribble Valley area to other borough


councils? We would save millions of pounds in


doing so, the tax burden would be re­ duced; paying the same rates as the other boroughs will reduce the rates by athird of the cost that we now pay in this expensive


Valley. There will also be better usage of other


boroughs’ existing support facilities and administration, again reducing costs. The present system we have is a some­


what stupid one, having wards that lie some yards away from a neighbouring bor­ ough while having their administration at Clitheroe, some 10 to 15 miles away. The notion that the Ribble Valley must


Johnson Matthey summer outing


not be split up, stating some vague his­ torical boundary, is somewhat misleading. Was it not correct that most of the area North East of Clitheroe was in Yorkshire hands, and did not Lancaster administrate the area around The Trough of Bowland? Let’s take a look oh how it could be


split: • Tosside / Sawley / Gisbum area could


to Pendle. • Rimington / Wiswell / Simonstone/


/ Copster Green area to Preston. • All South Ribble wards back to Pres­


Read area to Burnley. • Kemple End / Longridge / Ribchester


ton. ' • Salesbury / Wilpshire / Mellor area to Blackburn. 0 All the Trough of Bowland area ie.


Chipping / Whitewell / Dunsop / Slaidbum to Lancaster. • The West Bradford, Clitheroe, Whal-


ley areas will sit nicely in the boundaries; ofHyndbum. So there you have it, a much better dis­


tribution of wards than the present one don’t you think?


RETIRED employees from Clitheroe firm John­ son Matthey enjoyed an excursion to the White Rose County on their an­ nual summer outing. Sixty-two retired em­


ployees, wives and widows were blessed with a lovely late summer’s day for their trip and first stopped off for hot buttered scones in Harrogate, before con­ tinuing on to Harewood House. There, they en­


joyed a tour of the aviary, lake and gardens, before a look around the spectacu­ lar building itself. It was then back to


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Harrogate to Betty’s Tea­ rooms and to enjoy some late afternoon shopping, before completing the day with a stop-off at the Calf s Head, Worston, for a meal on the way home. DAY TRIPPERS: Retired staff of Johnson Matthey enjoy their day out in Yorkshire, (s)


Sabden woman’s festive tale by Sue Plunkett


A TRUE story of how two children learned to say “please” and “thankyou” has been turned into a festive storybook. “The Christmas Please and Thankyou” is by teacher Mrs Ber­


50 years ago


TWO sheepdog puppies were among the lots auctioned off at at Duckmire Farm, Slaidburn. Local farmers and others gave their livestock and other goods for auction and more than £356 was raised towards St Andrew’s Church fabric appeal. . 0 Keth Francis, a 24-year-old motor


engineer who worked in his father’s ga­ rage in Whalley Road, Read, ended the 1961 motor racing season with a triple win - at Ouiton Park, Cheshire. Battling against some of the best drivers in the country he hurtled his Formula Junior Lotus 20 round the track to win the 15 lap race. H? also won the first Formula Junior race. © A Norwegian style three-bedroomed


bungalow, plus a new Hillman Minx con­ vertible and a full range of Hoover prod­ ucts formed the first prize for the winner chosen as Hoover Housewife of the Year.


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poor one), “and I want you to keep well out of sight.'They are not.to be frightened away and you are not to attack them.” He was speaking to Georgio, a white


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cat with black patches, who was sleeping on a bale on hay in the farm yard where Francesco was working. More accurately, Georgio was having a “catnap”, a snooze from which he easily opened his eyes. He gave Francesco a penetrating but dismiss­ ive stare and then closed his eyes again. Early next morning Francesco set off


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over the fields to a little town perched on a hillside. Over his shoulder he carried a bag containing drink and food; The early morning sun glistened on the poppies dancing in the gentle breeze. He had left Georgio asleep under a large bush in the friary garden but now suddenly he became aware of a small bresence behind him. the


’LL be preaching to the birds to­ morrow,” said Brother Francesco, known as II Poverello (the little


nature of which was confirmed by a loud “Miao”


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ter all, Georgio. Well, remember what I said.”


“Oh, you have decided to come, af­ ..


Georgio trotted along, now disappear­


ing into the long grass, now appearing much further ahead sitting down and having a wash. When they arrived at the town they walked over the bridge and up the steep road to the square before the church. Here Francesco began to preach about God’s love for all creation. People stopped and listened; cockerels and hens clucked and clicked around the square- Georgio snuggled at Francesco’s feet and went to sleep. (At about this time, back in the friary, the cook noticed that he was a pint of milk short.)


and colours of birds swooped down from the trees in the wood surrounding the t°w".and joined the cockerels and hens. At this, Georgio awoke with a start, sat up straight, fixed his eves on the birds, and •


As Francesco preached, all varieties then crouched low, his tail swinging from


side to side. “Un momentino!” said Francesco to


the assembled congregation while from the vessel in his sack he poured out some milk into a bowl and then placed it before Georgio who now became so pre-occupied that he forgot all about the birds. Then Francesco told the birds to give


praise for all that God has provided. They did so-by bowing their heads, spreading their wings, and singing their joyful songs. Francesco blessed them with the Sign ot the Cross and they flew off in four direc­ tions, in the form of a cross. Georgio was


still drinking his milk. This is what happened when Saint Fran­


cis preached to the birds. We too should give praise and spread the joyful news of.


(The Feast Day of St Francis of Assis was on Tuesday.)


God’s love for creation. . . ' .


MONSIGNOR JOHN CHALONER, St Hubert’s. Dunsoo Bridge


25 years ago


PHILIPPE Edmondson, a Clitheroe schoolboy, was being hailed a hero this week after his prompt action on holiday saved the life of a three-year-old girl. Whilst on holiday in Almeria, Spain, football ace Philippe (12) of Beech


. Street, was on the diving board of his ho­ tel’s swimming pool when he realised the girl had fallen into the water at the deep end. Within seconds, Philippe was in the pool and helping the girl to safety. He was later thanked by the girl’s parents, who had been unaware of the incident, and the hotel management. “The little girl had been sitting by the edge of the pool. She was with the lady who runs the hotel club. One of my friends saw her fall in and shouted, then I saw her and


’ jumped in. Sfie couldn’t swim and she wasn’t wearing armbands.”


nadette Finegan, of Sabden, who was inspired to write it from her experiences as a a parent with her own children, Annie (11) and nine-year-old Matthew. She said: “We were having a few problems with them forget­


ting to say please and thankyou so 1 bought two cuddly bunnies and.each one had a letter from Father Christmas telling each child how important it was to remember your manners. “When the children discovered the rabbits and the special letters they were thrilled to bits and it certainly helped them to


change their ways.” That was a few years ago, but the seeds for a book were sown


and Bernadette, who isYteacher at Burnley’s Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, eventually began painting watercolours as illustrations for the book. She said: “The chidren are excited about the book especially as


the children in it are named after them.” During her 20 year career as a teacher Bernadette (43) who


lives in Whalley Road with her husband Shaun, has read her way through numerous story books and she always nurtured the idea


ofwritingherown.


“The Christmas Please and Thankyou” has been published in partnership with Grosvenor House Publishing and is for sale on


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Amazon at £6.99. It is also available on Waterstones’ website. So could this be the start of a career as the next J.K. Rowling? Bernadette said: “I have some other ideas in my mind but I am just going to wait and see what happens.”


Tabitha loved Aladdin


THIS month’s Clitheroc Library Relay Reader competition winner is Tabitha Garley, aged 5. Her winning review was of the book “Aladdin”, by


Elisa Squillace. Tabitha explained what


she thought of the book and her favourite char­ acters: “Aladdin and Jas­ mine were my favourite characters and I liked it when they got married. The best bit is when Alad­ din gets pushed into the cave and finds a lamp with a genie in it.” Tabitha attends St


James’s School in Clit­ heroe and has a brother called Noah, aged 3. Her hobbies include ballet and swimming and she is a keen member of Rain­


bows.


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