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Hints and allegations I Celebrate Fairtrade


Nigel Evans, Pendleton and - J the Nibble Valley were thrust into the national press spot-. light over the holiday week-: - end, for reasons which you must know by now.


Never can there have so


much interest in a main­ stream Tory MP who has qui- etiy risen in the party ranks, a village that’s labelled “sleepy” when it’s mentioned at all, and a constituency named after a river that few people south of Watford could locate on a map.’ But hordes of television,


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radio and newspaper people swarmed all over the place


after it was revealed that the local MP arid Deputy Speaker had been questioned by police ; about sex allegations. .


A s I See I t . . . by Eric Beardsworth : The news-gatherers were


knocking on doors and stop­ ping people in the street for any comment they could glean. No doubt they would


■ have preferred to hear some salacious gossip, but more of-


. ten than not the good villag­ ers of Pendleton replied with “He’s a nice chap... I can’t be­ lieve if: and so on. The bachelor politician, who hadn’t attracted much in


. the way ofheadlines beforehe outed himself as gay after his mother died, was front page news on every tabloid and ' broadsheet in Britain.


the attic” murder trial and the


Queen’s Speech and its politi­ cal ramifications. Mr Evans has been pushed


■ ,: Someoftheheadlineswere stark, cruel and verging on homophobia. The coverage even spread through Europe to India, Australia and the UnitedStates. r


. The Clitheroe Advertiser


and Times today carries the story on the front page and inside, and should make no apologies for that. We have re­ ported the story with fairness, keeping within the bounds of the law and editorial good practice. ; The news agenda has al­


ready moved on to the Ohio kidnap victims, the “body in


from the front pages, at least until the police decide how to proceed on the allegations. V ' Butwhatofhisreputation?


Even if the investigation pro­ ceeds no further, he will still' have to stand the nudges and


winks and semi-literate anti-


gaycommentsontheinternet.' “Innocent until proven


guilty” should be re-phrased “unless proven guilty” and I


sympathise with his plight, but I believe people would bea lot more sympathetic towards Mr Evans ifhe hadn’t consist- ently voted against gay equal­ ity and the Minimum Wage. But that’s politics foryou.


: Members of the Clitheroe FairtradeGroupwilljoin in with the Ribble Valley Chris­


tian Aid event this Saturday, Mayllth. ~


: ! Ittakesplacefromioamto noon in the United Reformed Church at the top of Moor ,: Lane and both groups are sup­


porting campaignswhich aim to end injustices in the global


■ foodsystem. . Admission isjust £1, which


includes coffee and biscuits,


andtherewillbeFairtradeand bring and buy stalls. May 11th is World Fair­


trade Day, a worldwide festi­ val of events celebrating Fair Trade as a tangible contribu­ tion to the fight against pov­ erty, climate change and the economic crisis which has the greatestimpactontheworld’s most vulnerable people. , The local Fairtrade group -


is delighted that also on World Fairtrade Day, Oxfam in Clit- =


. heroe will display the work ’ of art created from Fairtrade packaging by members of


• Look for products - . with this Mark;' TheFairtradeTownlogo.awardedtoClitheroeforthelargenumberofoutletssellingFairtradegoods.


the community during Fair­ trade Fortnight in March. The “Fairtrade lady”work of art has been named “Hope” in supportofthe Fairtrade foun- ’ dation’s Make Food Fair cam­ paign. The foundation is also cam­


paigning to end hunger as part of the Enough Food for Every­ one... IFcampaign, whichsees over 150 organisations, includ­ ing Christian Aid, coming to­ gether to tell leaders to take action to end global hunger. Campaign wristbands can


be bought from Oxfam in Clit­ heroe and to learn more visit: www.enoughfoodif.org Any­ one wishing to learn more about Fairtrade in Clithe­ roe should email fairtradein clitheroe@gmail.com or ring Katy Holden on 07789341720.


Age and dementia expertise is shared


Civic leaders, charities and health care professionals at-


• tended the official launch of a ‘ ■ new care company founded by a Ribble Valley man. ■ • >. Mr Peter Catlow, head of Home Instead Senior Care,


’ hosted the event at the Clayton and Douglas Lounge at Ewood Park, Blackburn. The theme was centred


This week’s “old photograph” is actu­ ally well within living memory. It takes


When th e Blues won the Lancashfee Combination title Morris, treasurer Paul Liles and secre-


usbacktoClitheroeFC’spresentation nightinigygafter they hadwonthe Lancashire Combination title. ClubpresidentMrAspinaUispresent- ingtheclub’s Man ofthe Year Award to ’ Keith Lord. Also in the picture are Dave


taryColinWilson.togetherwithplay- ers and staff. Our thanks to Colin Wilson for sending usthisbitoflocalsports history.


Haveyou any photographs you’d like to share with readers? If it’s a digital im- age, please email it to duncan.smithi@


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lOMELOSTADVERTISEMENTSiTtieClitheroe idvertiser and Times this week included “Lost - - letween Clitheroe and Chatburn onTuesday, trap ’ •ug.blackandyellow.Lost- between St Mai/s ■' itreetandPimlicoRoad,Clitheroe,goldbracelet, : !ward on return. Lost- horned ewe and lamb,' ' • ■ ’ : jcldled far buttock, horn burned. Lost - between:'


/aterloo Mill and Peel Street, Clitheroe, pair o f , i rell-worn spectacles, steel flames - finder richly ■ ' ;i irded on returning. Lost- link of coral beads on lieyRoad.Clitheroe.Sentimentalvalue,reward


fo r return. Lost from Bolton-by-Bowland - three rarned sheep, marked with strokesof tar down each • shoulderand red marks in between.” . - ' . :


looking BACK 50YEAKSAG0


Darling buds


SPRING HAS SPRUNG: "We will almost certainly getafewwarm,finedaysthismonth!Gardeners


should bewareofthesepleasant days andespecially of clear night skies,giving an indication of possible--


; frost Manyareasarenotsafeuntilthemiddleof'’ i i the month. Continue hardening off your summer ’ ’ '


■beddingplants,asters.stocksandthelike,but^::- unless you live in the extreme south, don't be: i ’


itemptedtoplantanyoftheseoutsideapartfrom ■' anb'rrhinums, until the end of the month. Early •’ ’ ' '


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jpress.eo.ukorifitisaprintplease send it to the Clitheroe Advertiser and ■ Times, 3 King Street, Clitheroe, BB7 2EW, or call at our office.


: Please include details of what’s in the picture, where and when it was taken, and who is on it, and include your name and address for us to return it.


on Home Instead’s role in the community and supporting people with dementia. ’ Local celebrity Margo


Grimshaw cut the celebra­ tion cake, guest speakers from Falls Prevention demonstrat- ;


' ed an exercise routine specifi- ■ cally for the elderly and Help Direct got guests involved in


Peter Catlow (centre) with guests at the launch eventat Ewood Park


a debate about care. Home Instead, which specialises in ’ looking after older people in their own homes, is based at Wilkinson Way, Blackburn, and covers the entire East Lancashire, includingtheRib- ble Valley.


Its service includes com­


panionship, meal prepara­ tion, light housekeeping, post-dischargecare,personal care, medication reminders, shopping and errands. • The service is available fromjustonehour to24hours


THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK


, 23 YEARS AGO Golden voice


JOSEPH’S SAINTLYSINGING:“StHelen'sChurchin


• Waddingtonhasproducedyetanothergoldenvoice for the Choirboy ofthe Year competition.'Joseph ’ Starbuck, deputy head chorister, has been selected


, forthesemi-finalinManchesterlaterthismonth, becoming the third boy from the choir to take part :,


. in the competition in the last fouryears. Jonathan ■ : .


Cunliffe won the national final in1985 and his brother


' Simon reached the semi-finals lastyear. Joseph (13) is a pupil kciitheroe Royal Grammar School and has been a chorister at St Helen's for almost two ■ years. He was awarded the semi-final place after


. edjudicatorsheardhistaperecordingof'OPraise: the Lord'by Maurice Green.” ’” ' ’ ’


T T ^ ^ ' O you remem-: - H ■ ■ ■ ;» bertheAscen-’ ; H - • H sion Days ofyour ’ H ' - i f f youth?. Pre 1970 ■ H I


we all had a day :


off from school on Ascension;. day. ' At”my church primary


■ school we held a churchserv- ’ ice at the beginning of the day,


' in church, and then our par-: ents were allowed to take us home for a lovely day off.' - By the timelgotto Second-


aryschool;Asc'ensionDaywas a regular vacation. But now it


• slips by almost urinoticed. 7 ' Today Is Ascension Day,


and for Christians it is still a special day, with many churches holding services’ this evening, or during the day. : So what is it about?.


■


. Well, at Easter we celebrat­ ed the resurrection of Jesus:


• hehaddefeated death andhad revealed himself to his disci­ ples.


men and women that Jesus re-, ally was the Son of God, and they became leaders who ’ shared their vision of a new


. world where Love reigned su­ preme.


- ‘ ’ Jesus could not remain on ' - : Thiseventconvincedthose ■


■ earth in the way the disciples encounteredhim.postEaster..


; So He returned to his Father. ■ St. Luke, writing the Acts


mf the’Apostles, tells us that Jesus went up the mountain with his disciples, and after he


. had blessed them he was re- \ V ceived in a cloud and they saw;; him no more.


; - , it all sounds very mysteri- • ous or even fanciful to our 21st century ears." It is hard to de­ scribe amazing events using ordinary language. Haveyou ever tried to de-


; scribe the feelings of love, ; : wonder, bereavement? SomeT


,how we do our best,' but it mever quite expresses what We feel. . The Ascension is like that..


Soacceptingitisamystery, we celebrate Jesus return to his Father) and rejoice in our As­ cended King.


. And we wait for the next great event in the Churches’ calendar, Pentecost, which occurs in ten days time: the Birthday ofthe Church.':


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