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straws left when her nearest Argentine ri val crashed out. .^ d it was gold, too, for 56-year-old Kevin Arbuthnot, of Swan- age, in the snakes and ladders. Incredibly
Judders in an exciting finish to take gold bv four squares from a heartbroken RussianV
board when Italian favourite Arturo Del- hit the big snake. Kevin found four
t ” o ^ distracting language and a furi foui opponent protested about nfancied North Korea team was avrarded
us Bill was disquahfied Over in the dancehall, there was con- Hokey Cokey. The
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Our John could teach Harry Potter a magic trick or two
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in many things, but my desire to be a man of faith keeps rhe on my toes and when I get too comfortable I tiy and evaluate what I may be missing out on if I con tinue to live in the safety and cosiness of. routine at the exclusion of adventure and living a little closer to “the edge”. , V Maybe the difficulty lies in the fact that all too often we think adventure can only
always had a soft spot for the East coast and frequented it lots since childhood. I suppose I only realised how unadven- turous I had become when it comes to holidays after my wife suggested we go somewhere different this year. I grudg ingly agreed and we had a great week exploring the “undiscovered” coastline, castles and quaint little beauty spots around Conwy. I confess that I am a creature of habit
tion in North Wales. Being from the East Midlands, I ’ve
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d signed autographs. The ^Pt a 1 ^ ufishmongers. And John tot inconsiderable £120 for gist f i l
games with the disolav at and e^^i^h by four pounds. *
problems arrived in the Ribble Valley. b r in ! l ° r
the Crossroads Care Attend- wouldbe based in
lacility of Its kind inthe Ribble Valley. “ d this was the firet location for the new
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more than 10 miles from where he was bom, John will now take on a year of travelling to repre sent the IBM at many interna
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tional conventions throughout the world. Let’s just hope his flying carpet
take up a career in teaching but instead joined the family firm of photographers and printers, Pye’s of Clitheroe, founded by John|s grandfather. The com pany is still thriving today. Despite having never lived
from humble beginnings, like so many successful magicians, with a box of tricks as a Christmas present during his childhood days. This sparked off an interest and then with the help of a book on conjuring tricks, borrowed from the local library, the magic bug had definitely bitten. John initially iiitended to
member of Ribblesdale Rotary Club. John’s interest in magic came
ish person to take this role in the society’s 90-year histoiy, having been formally installed at the IBM’s 2012 convention, held in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Achiev ing this accolade of a worldwide organisation must be the ulti mate success for any magician. John has worked hard for
Clitheroe, has just been installed as the international president of The International Brotherhood ofMagicians (IBM).' John is only the fourth Brit
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NEVER really grasped the ex pression “a change is as good as a rest”; but I understand it a little clearer after our recent family vaca
Thought For The Week Fighting fit & fires ^ W recruits can join Clitheroe’s team of
be expressed as we take on the guise of James Bond or star in a Milk Tray ad vert, whereas surely anything that takes us out of our daily rut and takes us a lit tle into the unknown can be deemed as “adventure”.
walked into a church and seriously de cided to get to know Jesus, at the time I had no idea how that would change my life, but it has and that pivotal decision has led to many adventures.
back at their initial encounter with Jesus and remembered his offer to “come fol low me...and I will make you fishers of men” (see Matthew’s Gospel chapter four verses 18-22) and marvelled at their shared experiences because they dared to embrace the offer of the one who is the master of adventure! THE REV. MARK WOODWARD
I am sure that the first disciples looked
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