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.Includes railway fare, meals, sleeping accommodation, admission to Crystal Palace for the football match and seeing all the principal sights of the city, visiting Petticoat Lane (the Jews Market) and the scene of the recerit Battle of Stepney. Weekly instalments taken if desired, for places to be secured.” .


the question posed in an article this week. “Wp think not always; there arc still some old-fashioned scliools where work is thrust upon them during the short time they can spare from games.”


• “Are school boys pampered?” was


A TRIP to London for the football final was being advertised at 30/-. “Think of it! 30/- covers all and no extra charges.


50 years ago


AMONG those who met Major-General G. R. D. Musson, Chief of Staff, Middle East Land Forces, when he carried out an inspection at Famagusta, Cyprus, was Sergeant Brian Davenport, of the Intelli-. gence Corps, whose parents lived at Kirk Avenue, Low Moor. Major-General Mus­


son was a member of the Musson family of Clitheroe.


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• Many people motored or walked to Worsaw Hill, between Worston and


■ Downham, where the film “Whistle Down the Wind” was being filmed.


• For the second time in three months


loot-and-mouth disease restrictions hit local farmers and auction marts. Restric­ tions were in operation for a week.


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The five participants had no religious allegiance, though one unbaptised young-


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^womamfrom, the .world of PR was a churchgder'The remaining four claimed to be spiritual, but not religious. . One participant provided the ingredi-!


ent demanded by reality TV; confronta­ tion.. Jon is a twice-divorced 55-year-old entrepreneur, a successful businessman' who was markedly hostile to’religion. : The experiment began with a weekend -


London • New York ■ Pans ■ San Francisco. Los Angeles • Hong Kong ■ Sydney ■ Dubai


broadcast 30 seconds of silence and BBC TV invited Christopher Jamison, the Ab­ bot of Worth Abbey, in Sussex, to lead five people into a journey of silence. Their ex­ perience was recounted in three one hour


f I ,tHE national broadcaster briefly I courted silence last year. BBC Radio 4’s PM programme


period of silence into their lives They failed.


: itual director. There was no 'TV, radio or mobile phone lo escape to. ■


- to face the underlying cause of the dis- satisfaction and turmoil in their lives A


; surprise followed: each had a intense re­ ligious experience.


,yhe read the psalm; “The fool has said in his heart, there IS no God above.”


in Worth Abbey to introduce the partici- ■ pants to silence and meditation. On their return home they were asked to build a


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.received baptism, a lapsed Cgtholic re­ turned to Mass and although the reilj^aim


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’ ■ Pi^Fson most affected was the anti- religious plf-made man, Jon. He wept as


*^he outset Fr Jamison was confi silence would haVe '


the five participants experienced bore- dom, loneliness and frustration, which led to anger and rebellion until they began


During the first two days of the retreat


“ Stino s, a Jesuit retreat centre in North Wales \vhere the only person they could speak with once a day was a personal spir-


An eight day silent retreat followed at St


■ barked on a journey that must continue and determined to build a regular practice of silence into their lives. “There is no need to fear the silence


ing three didn’t join a church or other religious group, they did make life-chang­ ing decisions, accepted that they had em-


a foundation for a spiritual life from the beginning of Christianity and silence is something to which we all have access if simply we make time for it. And though you don’t need to go to church to do this, the atmosphere in church certainly helps. So why not check out when your local


church is open for private prayer and walk through the door into silence? (The three episodes of the Big Silence are available on DVD and the internet.)


, MGR JOHN CORCORAN, , St Michael and St John’s, ■ Lowergate, Clitheroe


anymore,” commented Jon, “the silence is like a friend. The fear is inside me.” Silence and meditation have provided


25 years ago


ed “A butcher, a baker and a candlestick maker” for Everest windows, who were stressing that potential candidates were yvelcome from different fields. A clean­ ing supervisor was required for tlie Pim­ lico industrial estate and a used car sales person’s position was being advertised by Skipper Ford dealers in Burnley.


A RISE in drink-related offences was described as “deplorable’? by Mr David Yorke, Chairmari of the licensing jus­ tices. The annual report showed 39 con­ victions for drunkenness.ijhere were 34 prosecutions for assault -^24 on civilians and 10 on police. The previous year had seen 10 on police and 13 on the public. • Situations Vacant this week includ­


the wild animals that live on the fell and where they might be found. The children then had a walk around the fell looking for and pretending to be wild animals playing in the trees and long grass. Bretherton’s Coaches provided free transport.


CHILDREN and staff of Chipping Children’s Community Alli­ ance learnt about wildlife on a trip to Beacon Fell Country Park. Counrtysidc Ranger Nick Haigh gave an interactive talk about


about the centre, it provides a universal service, which is available to all families with a child under the age of five. Early education is integrated with daycare provided by Cascades, a “not-for-profit” organisation run by a voluntary manage­ ment committee. The centre also provides. 100 statutory nursery school placesr But this is just the tip of the iceberg of


fuiiding have yet-been announced, I waited with bated breath for the repercus­ sions of Thursday’s meeting of Lancashire County Council at which members voted ■ on the council’s budget for the next three years Including cuts of £179 million. For those of you who don’t know much


the Clithcroe centre has provided invalu- ’ able, reliable childcare and, since Ruby turned three, a Government-subsidised nursery place. The facilities, staff and gen­ eral ethos of the centre is “outstanding”, as recognised by Ofsted. And although no cuts to the centre’s


enough, is Ribblesdale Children’s Centre, which my daughter Ruby attends. Working part-time at the Advertiser,


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One such service, that I cannot praise-


T’S uncertain times for many local services which provide a lifeline to residents in need of extra help.


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Parenting” courses offering peer support and strategies for handling children’s chal­ lenging behaviour. The centre’s staff also offer one-to-one support for families fac­ ing challenging times and holiday respite sessions for children with special educa­ tional and additional needs. Staff also work closely with other pro­ fessionals to provide a holistic approach


how tlie centre supports local parents. For mums-to-bc and new mums there is sup­ port both ante-natally and post-natally, including trained breast feeding support in all sessions, baby massage and “snuggle and sing” sessions. The centre also runs “Stay and Play” sessions in a variety of venues in Clitheroe and surrounding vil­ lages, which is invaluable for any new mum who needs a couple of hours’ respite. Vital services include “Even Better


to meeting the needs of children and families. And to improve the lives and em­ ployment prospects of parents, the centre stages Level 2 English and Maths classes


led to an accredited network of 14 child- minders, of which five are viewed as “out­ standing” by Ofsted. The Clithcroe centre also works closely with Sprinc Wood, the new phase 3 children’s centre^in VVha’llev serving parents from Sabden, Barrow Langho, Billington and Wilpshirc.


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being part of a working group to move the service forward through these challeng­ ing times should contact Fiona Owen on 01200423672.


ices the children’s centre offers and I, for one, will vehemently oppose anv funding cuts it may suffer. Such services underpin the fabric of our local society and future generations will be much worse off with­ out them. Sadly, Lfear the children’s cen­ tre might just be one of many local crucial services that will suffer from the cuts that are cited as “necessary” to reduce our country’s huge budget deficit. • Parents/carers who are interested in


Tin's really is just a snapshot of the serv­ ETlr MAYORS AND BEARS; Some of those at the event, including iocai Mayors with Crossroads Care mascots.


TRUSTEES of Crossroads Care Ribble Valley hosted a cheese and wine evening at Bellman Mill to say thank you to all who had support­ ed the charity throughout


the past year. Around 70 people attend­


ed, including the Mayors of Ribble Valley, Clitheroe and Longridge. Also there were carers, staff, friends and sup­


of the Trustees, welcomed eve­ ryone to the evening and was followed by Dr Smith, also a Trustee, who spoke about the service the charity provides to carers in the Ribble Valley and the great changes that are fac­ ing the charity with the reor-. ganisation of Social Care. Then, quite impromptu, one of the carers who receives sup­


porters of Crossroads Care. Mr Howard Blackburn one


port from Crossroads spoke very movingly about the high quality of the staff who at­ tended his father and how the Scheme Manager, Mrs Laura Grasby, had supported and guided him through the new system of Self Directed Care. TTie evening progressed with


the wife and daughter of the family firm of Leagram Cheese explaining how their organic cheeses were produced. They


. flavoured cheeses. People also had the opportunity to taste and purchase the cheeses. To accompany the cheese,


told how they used locally sourced ingredients which helped to make such wonderful


everyone could enjoy a glass of wine, which had Wndly been donated anonymously, and learn more about the work of the charity from members of the team.


Can you help?


A SMALL but vital self-help group based in Clitheroe now needs help from someone else. ■ The group, usually of around a dozen people, provides mu­


tual support, help, advice and friendship for people suffering from depression. It meets each Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. and un­ til recently has been allowed to use a room in Clitheroe owned by Lancashire County Council. However, that room is no longer available, so if the group is


room preferably free of charge, with tea making facilities and use of toilet,” said group spokeswoman Jill Taylor. “If we have nowhere to meet the group will break up and the good work achieved will be undone. Can someone please help us?” Anyone who can help should contact Jill on 01254 822260.


to continue it urgently needs a new home. “As we have very little funding, we are looking for another


New kit for school’s footballers


CLITHEROE company Johnson Matthey was delighted to present a local school with a newJdt, after offer­ ing its support to the school’s football trainingscholarship scheme. Moorland School’s specialised train­


ing and tailored mentoring scheme / is designed to have maximum impact on the footballing ability and overall, character building for the.pupils in- -


volved. ■


ball at the school, said: “We believe that every pupil who completes, the , scholarship offered will develop the > full range of skills and agility to lev- • els significantly higher than any other football coaching scheme available.’-’ Hendrick Koornhof,-director of


Charlie Jackson, director of foot­ . '


■ manufacturing at Johnson Matthey,. said: “We have provided a full range of equipment so that the students can continue'to develop their football skills both feeling and looking good!’/


KITTED OUT: Johnson Matthey’s Hendrick'Koornliof presents the new kit to Charlie Jackson and pupil Gabriel Ashworth.


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