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|WHEN this photograph was taken, it’s unlikely that many of the people pictured on it had heard the name Adolf Hitler; jhow much their lives would change over the coming decade because of him. I It dates from May 1937i more than two years before the outbreak of the Second jWorld War, and shows a parade of chil- 'dren from Clitheroe’s Wesleyan Chapd,


at Bawdlands. It was'loaned to us by Mrs" Audrey Clayton, who is pictured almostin the centre, with her bonnet slightly askew. She was then Audrey Procter and her


sister, Freda, is also on the photo, fourth from the left.


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Audrey explained the theme for the pa­ their^s^mes.


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path was the' serious offence alleged against Thomas Gre'tton, a grocer of Blackbum. “P.C. Walsh said-he saw the defendant ride a motor bicycle on the footpath in Mytton Road, Whalley, for a distance of about .80 yards, on Febru­ ary 2ist,’j it was reported. However, “the case was dismissed on payment of costs by the defendant.”


OUSING developers’ true colours were displayed at last .week’s Henthorn housing ap-


Sustainability is a key issue regarding


. this 270-house development and a major yardstick for sustainability is its proximity to key services. Gladman Estates argued that their


proposed site at the bottom of Henthom Road, on a narrow lane approaching the refuse dump, was sustainable. This site is almost one mile from key services such as the main A59, train station, schools, health centre, supermarkets, town cen­ tre, library... I could go on. This fact alone makes it unsustainable. ■ However the biggest stunt pulled by


these desperate developers was an at­ tempt to convince the appeal inspector that the new estate was close enough to key services for residents to walk or cycle! Will these people stop at nothing? Imagine a wet and windy Saturday


morning in November. The parents, of a family of five set off on their bikes to buy their weekly shopping from a supermar­ ket. Once they have made their purchases they realise they have 10 bags of shopping between them and a mile to cycle home. What do they do?


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Don’t try answering because obviously,


it will never happen. Mr and Mrs Stig will jump into their car and drive to the super­ market, as will everyone else who purchas­ es a property on Refuse Dump Rd. Problems regarding the road network


and site accessibility were accepted as is­ sues by Gladman, but swept aside as in­ significant. But with cars forming daily queues along Henthom Road, Bawdlands and Eshton Terrace, this issue is another extremely important consideration. Part of the developer’s plan indicates


the provision of a new GPs’ surgery. 'What Gladman really means is that enough land will be left for someone else to build a new surgery on, some time in the future. Once the realisation dawns that a new surgery will not be opened because there is no NHS funding, more houses will be built on that site.


lookingback 50 years ago


CLITHEROE’S most fearsome creature the Gas Works Dragon, would roam no more, for this week 50 years ago it was dis­ mantled. The dragon was built for the 1951 Festival of Britain Torchlight procession in Clitheroe and was an impressive sight with its swinging tail and eyes which lit up, with a stream of fire and smoke belching forth. It was made by the Gas Works staff in their own time and appeared again in the 1960 Torchlight procession. • Coun. J.W.D. Critchley, a member


of Clitheroe Town Council since 1945 and Mayor in 1956-58, was unanimously elect­ ed an Alderman of the town. A rate of 24s 9d in the £ was proposed for the ensuing year by chairman of the finance commit­ tee Conn. T. Robinson in his budget.


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valleymatters A weekly look at local issues, people and places Localism' a sham Cartons! This means war..


The only acceptable statement made about this development was that it would


concerned about affordable housing num­ bers in Clitheroe, why don’t they offer to make more of this new estate affordable. Instead of only 30% why not look at 50 to 60% and'demonstrate they really are thinking of the local community. . Of course this will never happen. De­ velopers are only interested in large profit margins. Affordable homes don’t make enough profit and I suspect Gladman wouldf rather not build any if the rules al­ lowed.


Crovide 81 much-needed affordable y . The crux of the problem here is deci­


sion-making and who takes it. Local peo­ ple objected to Glaidman’s plans, local councillors backed the local people and the application was turned down. That should be the end of the matter. But as


we know developers are allowed to appeal and an inspector from hundreds of miles away makes a decision - usually in favour of the developer. - , ; f'; - So the localism bill isjdead before it


starts. Under this systemdocal communi­ ties cannot decide housing numbers and sites. This is determined at government level by the man from 'Whitehall.


omes. But if Gladman Estates are so


ST PAUL’S Scout group, in Clitheroe, got into recycling in a serious way. The Scouts donned homemade cardboard


armour and took part in a “box war” as part of their spring programme. The box war combined creative skills in de­


signing and making their armour with loads of fun fighting in them. One Scout took inspi­ ration from the video game Call of Duty and made a shield bigger than himself! With cubs moving up to scouts after the


CORRUGATED COURAGE: Some of the St Paul’s Scouts, above and right, who took part in the “box war”.


Christmas holidays there are now a number of spaces within the St Paul’s Cub pack. Cubs Scouts are aged between eight to ten-and-a- half and take part in a wide range of fun and educational activities. The St Paul’s Cubs meet on a Thursday night from 7 to 8 p.m. at Edisford Primaiy School. Armour is optional! For further information contact Cub Leader Paul Stevens on 01200 425765.


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25 years ago


WADDINGTON’S own magician Shaun McCrce was hoping to hit the big time following a successffil competition date in Brussels. The 23-year-oId doctor’s son came an impressive second at the Con­ gress at the Belgian Ring of the Interna­ tional Brotherhood of Magicians. • An offer for a free milk bonanza


appeared in this week’s paper: “Two thousand pints of milk from the Com­ mon Market food mountain have been distributed to pensioners and supple­ mentary benefit recipients in the Clithe­ roe and Sabden areas. Distribution came after the release of butter recently, andit is possible that further supplies of food will be made available to other deserving recipients.”


Mayor’s visit to school


PUPILS at Sabden Primary School were delighted by a visit from the Mayor and Mayoress of Ribble Valley, Coun. Simon and Grace Hore. who joined the children for their assembly and provided them with an interesting insight into their roles. They answered a wide variety of ques­


tions ranging from how much their chains were worai to how they came to be Mayor and Mayoress. The assembly was concluded with the


Mayor handing out achievement certifi­ cates and the Mayoress drawing the win­ ning ticket for children who had made the right choices during the week.


MADE WE L ­ COME: R ib ­ ble V a l le y Mayor Coun. Simon Hore and Mayoress Grace Hore with some of the pupils and their achieve­ ment ce r t if i­ cates. (s)


Thought For The Week


er will be just around the comer. It’s hard to understand where the


IIME marches on and when you read this we will be chargii^ to­ wards the end of Lent, and East­


months have gone since we were celebrat­ ing Christmas. So Lent has almost gone and what are we to make of it? What has it got to say to 21st centuiy folks? Is it time for us to consign it to the trash bin of his-


tory? After all this is the age of the instant


when we measure time in Nano-seconds and we get uptight if our computer or mo­ bile phone doesn’t react quicldy enough. I believe thatLent is a gift to all people;


Christians and Muslims, Jews and Sikhs, believers, agnostics and atheists. It gives us all time to slow down arid to reflect a little upon what life is, or should be about. . Lent can offer us a few weeks to spend


a few minutes here and there mulling over some of the big issues that help to define how we see the world and ourselves. Yes we can ignore it altogether or reduce it to giving up chocolate for 40 days. I have to admit that I give up the bubbles in Aeros , each year and that takes some doing! Lent deals with the big questions that


we too often overlook because they can make us feel uncomfortable. It deals with


, issues such as temptation and how we re­ spond to it, wanting bur o ^ way, the need for sacred places in our lives, the effects of injustice, joy and sorrow, taking a stand for what’s right. There are many other big questions too. This year, for me it has made me think


afresh about what’s important to me and what I ignore at my peril. Many people I meet talk of having no time to think and feel empty. I have lost count of people


who have spoken with sadness of the dev­ astating personal cost of giving in to temp­ tation. People tell me of injustices at work or in


their personal lives and how they deal with the ups and downs of life. It’s all there in the Lenten stories as we see the full hu­ manity of Jesus revealed. There is a song- that goes: “He walked where I walked.” It reminds us that Jesus knows what it’s like to live in our skin because he’s been there.


. - Even if you are not religious why not


slow down a bit during this season of Lent and reflect on the big issues? You may be ■ surprised where it might lead you. Have a great Easter


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