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_ ,ceiye on a daily basis has gradu­ ally declined.


iOR the past few months I have , noticed the amount of mail I re-


menus, political leaflets and mostly junk mail, I hardly seem to receive any bills or bank statements. This is because all my bills, bank account, phone bills etc. are now managed online.


I cause eonsumers like me get their bills at I the touch of a button and have less paper cluttering up their homes, while compa­ nies can save a lot by reducing their print- fitg, administration and postage costs, ^ s o , let’s not forget the positive impact


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CLITHEROE’S Coronation procession was not seen to the best advantage ow­ ing to the dismal weather”. The Clitheroe Advertiser reported that rain was falling so heavily that the start of the procession was postponed, but the hoped-for im­ provement in the weather conditions did not take plaee. Under better conditions the procession would have proved very interesting, it was noted. Assembling in the Market Place, the National Anthem was sung by a rather damp congregation who nonetheless managed to give “three rousing cheers” for their majesties Mounted police, soldiers of the territori- ai s and the Chief Constable all marched m front on the Borough Band. The coun­ cil s mace bearer and the Halberdiers preceded the Mayor and Mayoress, who were seated in a landau carriage with the Deputy Mayor and Town Clerk.


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our banks, utility and phone companies. Bills can now be viewed and paid online, bank statements can be checked and mon­ ey can be transferred online, forms ean be filled out electronically and so on. In theoiy, paperless billing makes a lot ot sense for consumers and companies be-


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viewing and managing their bills and bank accounts online is wonderful. Although I prefer online banking, where I can man­ age my bank account 24/7,1 sometimes find paperless billing confusing and very annoying.


pinged into my inbox and it was from my mobile phone company entitled “Your bill for the month is ready”. As per my month­ ly contract, I am expected to pay £25 every month for my mobile phone usage, how­ ever, I always end up paying more because I use more minutes or I am on the inter­ net longer than I should have been, not to mention the amount of text messages I send! As I pay by direct debit, I like to see what I have been charged for. On a couple


For example, the other day an e-mail


count. To view your bill online, you have to log into your account.


ofoccasiMs I have been unable to dothh due to difficulties accessing my online ac


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reasonably simple, provided 1 can remem ber my login password and username On


this occasion, as I tried to log in, my pass" word was not recognised and thereC I had to reset another password, which took a day to confirm. With a new pass- word, I tried logging in again, but because my password had been changed, my user- name did not recognise this and I ended up having to change this too. This went on for days until the phone company took money out of my account and 1 still wasn’t able to check my bill. This has happened to me on a number of occasions and not


billing because it saves time and money but I feel there is nothing like having that physical piece of paper in my hand where I can go through my bills and phone the relevant utility or phone company should there be something amiss.


bills too^ "ly phone bill, but with my utility I know some people prefer paperless


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MEMBERS of Clitheroe Speakers’ Club were im'npH by guests from other clubs in the area


joined and enjoyed a chal­


lenging but fun Treasure Hunt around the historic village of


Ribchester.


sent the contestants on an in­ teresting and informative route through the village, taking them back to Roman Times as they sought answers in the Ro­ man Baths, the playground and along the riverside. The winning team were


A series of intriguing clues


a pie and peas supper at The Ribchester Arms and a raf­


“Counter Attack”, who were led by Mike Counter, Area President of Speakers’ Clubs. The event was followed by


fle, which raised £60 for club funds.


REWARD: Clitheroe Speakers’ Club members enjoy a good supper after their Treasure Hunt in Ribchester.


Welcome in the hillsides _______ 50 years ago 25 years ago


adjoining Waddington cricket ground was granted by Bowland District council. The application was made by Messrs G. Cal- yerley and Sons, of Clitheroe, and at first It was refused by the council. However alter the area planning officer Mr Sydney


ned out at St Andrew’s Church, Slaidbum over nine months. This week 50 years ago’ he church was crowded for a re-opening


Lee inspected the site, it was decided to agree to the proposal. . • Major repairs put at £6,000 were ear­


build houses on a field ^ &


BY huge coincidence, a young crash victim was involved in a collision with his own father, whose actions saved his life: “A Ribble Cement tanker, driven by Mr Raymond Cox was involved in a collision with a car, in which his son Mark was a passenger. Mark said ‘If it hadn’t been for my Dad risking his own life and swerving into the ditch, I’m sure we would all have been killed.’ It was not until Mr Cox ran over to the mangled wreckage of the car that he realised that his own son was a passenger.” • Television personality Anneka Rice


serving with the 1st Battalion l i e lJ / s stationed in Wuppertal, in Germany. ^ ’


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la rp creature squeeze through such small holes? I soon found out! As I opened the door to let out my wonderful white high­ land white terrier, called Skye, the sqtlir- rel went utterly wild, running round and round the enclosed space and the next thing he was free and galloping across the away from the dog! Poor thing was


freedom was what he wanted, and he would do anything to attain that freedom.


middle east, the men and women of Iraq Iran, Afghanistan, all reveal countries m turmoil as ordinary men and women fight


I could see by his body language that


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o e other day I came home to find a young squirrel trapped in my squirrel P roof ’ birdTeeder I was utterly amazed. How could such a


personally dropped in to the Ribble Val­ ley. The helicopter-borne star of Chan­ nel 4’s “Treasure Hunt” brought her in­ imitable brand of good natured chaos to Clitheroe Castle grounds, where a mock rehearsal of “Merrie England” was tak­ ing place.


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and such violence. I look at the children cai^ht up m these events and wonder iust how scarred they wilfbe when t h e y S


ever have fo"sce" ^hluld '^’^®aks my heart to see such suffering we experience every day nart®o°f?""™""‘^ worked in o r Z m be


freedom. Pictures from Libya, Syria and vou contin?m°^^ m St John’s Gospel: “If Turkey; the Arabs and Israelites in “ e


people all wer the world fighting to attain across these wnrH^^ ef f '


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to parts of the world which are dogged by disease, famine, brutal despotic regimes. But if we are to, as Mother Teresa of Cal- Mtta said “Do something beautiful for God”, then we need to have that inner freedom that only Jesus Christ ean give.


REV. GILL DYER, Priest-in-charge of Whalley, Pendleton and Sabden.


be interested in the world, politics and ecology. One of the signs of a true Chris­ tian for me is caring about these issues passionately and still wanting to change the world. We need to do all we can to bring hope


comes from knowing the truth, and we can find that truth in Jesus, his life, his work, his teaching. And knowing Jesus should lead us to the truth which sets us free. That doesn’t mean to say we shouldn’t


indeed.” (John 8.31-36) I came to realise that true freedom


ried on along the Promenade, through Rhos-on-Sea, and headed towards the Little Orme, which was in sight for


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again passed through Tari-y- Coed Gardens with it’s Tower, known locally as the Folly. The coast route was followed for a further mile to Colwyn Bay, where some of the party decid­ ed to end their walk after nine miles and return to Llandudno by train, giving them a chance to look round the town. The rest of the group car­


led down to Old Colwyn Golf course and thep Fairy Glen Nature Reserve, an ancient woodland with the River Col­ wyn running through it. The path down to the coast


section of the 60-mile North Wales Path, which starts in Prestatyn and follows a inland and coastal line all the way to Bangor. They caught a train to Abergele for the start of the 14-mile walk back to Lland­ udno. The route followed the coast for the first two miles be­ fore turning inland at Lland- dulas and gently climbing to Liecha, giving stunning views of the valley behind. Field and woodland paths


A MIXED weather forecast didn’t d e te r 31 Clitheroe Ramblers from turning out for th ree days’ walking led by James Jolly and based in Llandudno. The first day’s walk was a


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WELSH WANDERERS: The party of Clitheroe Ramblers during their walking week­ end away in Llandudno.


with a bus journey to Con­ way, where they picked up the North Wales Path again around the harbour and up onto Conway Mountain (tech­ nically not a mountain, at only 244 metres). A long gentle climb took the group up to Sychnant Pass, where the light drizzle shrouded any possible views of the coast, but they


a couple of miles before they arrived there. After a short, very steep climb, the path me­ andered around and over the' Little Orme before dropping back down for the final leg on the Promenade back to the ho­ tel on what had been a breezy but dry day. The second day started


walk from the hotel, up, over and around the Great Orme. The initial climb through Hap­ py Valley Gardens was very


moorland walking, they left the North Wales Path to de­ scend into the lush green valley and meadowland surrounding Conway. On climbing up again above Gyffin, there were won­ derful views of the Conway Es­ tuary, before they made their way down, emerging from the woods with a wonderful sur­ prise view of Conway Castle straight ahead, marking the end of the 10-mile walk. The final day was a she mile


were accompanied for a short while by a very noisy cuckoo. After two more miles of


the Great Orme Country Park to the trig point at the top, where the sun came out, be­ fore descending past the Great Orme Mine towards Cwiach, which gave a stunning view of whole of the Llandudno peninsular with both bays clearly seen. The zig-zag path was then used to drop down to Haulfre Gardens and Tea Rooms where very welcome refreshments were taken be­ fore the journey home.


Dancing their way to success


TALENTED TEAM: The award win­ ning stu­ dents from Ribble Valley Dance, (s)


talented family. Lillie Dummer (13), Oscar (12) and Madeleine (10) are'' all.keen to continue their pursuit of,’ work in the arts and are attendine'':


prize included,a grant to support their ongoing training, attended an awards evening for successful young­ sters from across the valley. Three awards went to the same


FIVE students from a Ribble Valley Dance school were among the recipi­ ents of Arts Excellence Awards from Ribble Valley Borough Council. The successful students, whose


Smith (18), who will start the next phase of her dance training at Phil Winston’s Theatreworks in Black­ pool, and nine-year-old Lizzie Grif­ fiths, who is currently attending the Junior A.ssociates Programme of the Roval Ballet School in Manchester.


summer school at the prestigious Sylvia Young Theatre School in Lon­ don. They will use the award to fund their experience at the high profile school, which turns out scores of TV and music stars each year. Other recipients were Ashleigh


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