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r declyffe Street; Clitheroe, this old photograph shows ?jpart of a pageant staged at Clitheroe Castle to cel- I ,ebrate the coronation of King George VI in 1937. The ladies featured on the photo are all from St Michael ? iand:St John’s Catholic Church, In Lowergate.
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sition as the feUow who got up one morn ing and said to his wife: “I don’t want to go to work today. The pay is lousy, the peo ple hate me and aU I get is criticism.” His wife turned to him and replied: ’’Well, I’m sorry darling you have to go. It’s Sunday and you’re the vicar.” A lot of criticism is levelled at the
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hypocrites saying one thing and doing the other. This is not a new criticism. In fact Jesus himself accused the religious of his day for being hypocrites. However, they say that if you find the
church. Some of it is justified; our history is certainly a chequered one. The church of today must stand up and repent for the mistakes of the church in the past. It is often said that the church is full of
100 years ago “J.R. Garlick takes this opportunity of
' thanking his friends and customers for . past favours during the last 20 years he has been in business arid by strict atten-
: tion to business; hopes to secure their ; future favours. The finest car hearse in Lancashire is available, rubber tyred. He now has the largest stock of hearses and up-to-date clarances and funeral carriag es in the district, which he can turn out with Belgium and English Black Horses to match. Also now offering special up- to-date wedding carriages, silk linings, men in Livery, with Grey or Bay horses. Waggonettes, Landaus, Hansons, traps and gigs available at any time, and with
■ pleasure, at a minute’s notice. J;R. Gar- lick, Wellgate Mews, Clitheroe.”
V Luis Suarez too harsh or unfair. Person- ' ally, I thought it was too lenient consider ing £40,000 is only half of his weekly pay packet. In my opinion Suarez should have re-
ceptable in both football and society. Our footballers need to learn that “with great . power comes great responsibility” and that they cannot continue to incite racial hatred amongst their fans, especially with this counhy having the most diverse foot ball league in the world. Many people found the eight-match ban and £40,000 fine punishment given to
It needs to be clear that racism is unna- .
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y ,■ Racism is a hugely disappointing aspect , of football and ruins the match for other 'fans.
ceived a ban until the end of the season at least. Racism is a bigger problem in football than it is anywhere else because it has the ability to incite racism in millions watching at home or in the stands. Footballers are extremely popular role
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wards Adeyemi and it’s possible they were only nasty towards him because the foot ball community is so full of racism it has become common practice for them. The same goes for fans hurling racist
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models and if they use racism then it is likely their fans will follow in their foot steps, especially younger fans who might, not know any better. A prime example of this has to be the abuse directed at Old ham’s Tom Adeyemi. The fans had no reason to be hateful to
abuse from the stands. It is disgusting lan guage people don’t want to put up with af ter pajing good money to come and watch the game. '
made on the football pitch were made on the street, then those responsible would - if caught - find themselves facing crimi nal charges. . ‘ Also stewards around the stands should
served red card, rules surrounding racism must be tightened. Players should face much longer bans and police should be more heavily involved in monitoring the situation. if some of the racist remarks allegedly
have more powers and anybody heard making a racist or inappropriate comment should then be thrown out of the ground and handed to the police. Prime Minister David Cameron and
dren to watch football and a child having to listen to foul language is just not ac ceptable. In order to truly give racism a well de
Quite often people also take their chil
mond Jubilee Celebration in Chatbum a significant amount of money towards a “double diamond” event it Is planning this sum mer. ^
HUNDREDS of people across the region are set to ben efit fi:om a lottery windfall announced for Chatbum. The Big Lottery Fund has awarded the organisers of the Dia
many politicians are backing the “show racism the red card’’ campaign and we should all support them.
lookingback 50 years ago
A DRIVER escaped with minor injuries after his car was involved in a collision with two lorries in Accrington Road, Whailey. Mr William Ernest Barnes sustained cuts and bruises to his hands and legs and the car he was driving was almost destroyed after it become sandwiched befiveen the two lorries being driven down Accrington Road, Whailey. • A successful coffee evening was
held by members of the Mother’s Union of Clitheroe Parish Church. The event raised £35 for the Mother’s Union May FairFund.
• ' • A former pupil of Glitheroe Royal
Grammar School, Jean Toms, was cel ebrating after being appointed a theatre sister at Victoria Hospital, Accrington.
June 2nd to the 6th, which coincides nicely with the 60th anniver sary of the commissioning of the playing fields. As a result, one of the biggest celebration events in the area is planned to take place. Since the closure of the mill, Chatbum has become mainly a residential area and people travel out of the village for employ ment. Most of the traditional shops, which were supported by the activity of the mill, have closed. There is little social life in the village, although the recent core strategy study showed chatbum as having some of the best facilities in the Ribble Valley. Clive Greenwood, chairman of the organising committee, com
25 years ago
THE generosity of the people of the Ribble Valley this week was once again called to action as an ambitious cam paign to raise £75,000 to help buy a vital piece of hospital equipment got under way: “An appeal has been launched across East L^cashire to raise £500,000 for a body scanner. The Ribble Valley is being asked to play its part to raise its largest single amount of money ever for charity and organisers of the campaign are confident that residents will rise to the challenge. A rally call will go out at a public meeting in Clitheroe. TTie whole body scanner could mean the difference between life and death for local people and perhaps thousands of others across the whole of East Lancashire.”
velop and for some of the activities to continue beyond the week end, such as various clubs being formed. There is no doubt that both the community and the businesses in Chatbum and the area will benefit” The Big Lotteiy Fund distributes half of the National Lottery
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Another benefit from the celebrations will be that all the mon ey raised will be donated to North West Air Ambulance.
Schooris skiers oh sunnier slopes
ALPE d’Huez, known as “L’ile au Soleil” (Island of the Sun) was the destination for this year’s ski trip by pupils firom Oakhill College in Whailey.
slopes to take advantage of the fantastic variety of ski mns and doorstep^ skiing from the hotel. AU skiers made excellent
A party of 23 headed to the French Thought For The Week
’M going to let you into a secret. Sometimes I find church difficult. ThankfuUy I am notin the same poT
those who have been made homeless. It is a church that has responded to the needs of the poor by running money manage ment courses and setting up CAP, a debt counselling service that walks with people and helps them get firee of debt. It is a church that believes and sees God
healing today, providing opportunities for healing prayer for the community every
Clitheroe today. It probably passed you by, but this week was the week of prayer for Christian unity. The church in Clithe roe rejoices that we are united in our de sire to serve our community. It is a church that provides food boxes to
people, people who make mistakes, who Know they need a Saviour and are a work in progress, seeking to be what the Bible calls more “holy”. But let me tell you about the church in
perfect church don’t join it. The church of today is fiill of ordinary
Tuesday morning in the libraiy and once a month at the (Sstle Gate. It is a church that wants to serve our community, not be stuck behind the walls of the church; pro viding a firee barbecue for the town once ayear. There is much more I could write about
the church and its activities in service, and I write this not to boast but to inform. - No, I am sorry we aren’t perfect. l am
ing to serve the needs of our community and be a blessing to them. But as a poster I had once said: Please be patient, God isn’t finished with me yet.
REV. MARK PICKETT, Rector St James Church, , Clitheroe
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horrified by our history. I am sorry that of tentimes we get it wrong. However, we believe and are attempt
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mented: “We me deh'ghted to have received funding towards this important project. This is a marvellous opportunity for the com munity of Chatbum and the sunounding area to get together in many ways, including running of the event in June and organising fund-raising events up to that time. “There is potential for new and valuable relationships to de
lage will celebrate 60 years since the commissioning of its playing field, host to countless Chatbum events in the intervening years. The double celebration is designed to bring improvements to the coimnunity in Chatbum and the surrounding area, as well as rais ing money for charily. The Queens Diamond Jubilee Celebration takes place from
well as marking the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the vil F r
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DOUBLE CELEBRATION: The official logo for Chatbum’s “double diamond” In June
ised, including an exhibition of the past 60 years; a Big Picnic Lunch in the marquee for all the community in the area; a sports day on the playing fields; a Saturday night rock ‘n’ roll dance in the school; a music festival and a concert by the Houghton Weav ers.
good cause funding across the UK. The Fund is committed to bringing real improvements to communities and the lives of peo ple most in need.
Cliye added: “A number of activities are already being organ P-r-' e I e 6 1(^0 / t o f i r
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ing the people already involved in putting this togetherj.or any: business in the area that wants to ei^lore the benefit of advertis ing and promotion, in the kriowledge that it is going to benefit a community, and that all proceeds are going to a worthy charity.” More volunteers would still be welcome to help mn fund-rais
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progress and enjoyed a fantastic week with plenty of snow. For apres-ski the pupils enjoyed a dip in the outdoor pool, some extreme sledging and even karaoke..
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