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And to you I leave... I Buck’s top of the pubs


I Funeralsarealwaysadeardo - is it two cars, or three? And


I whataboutthebuniightaf- terwards?Teaand curly ham sandwiches ora booze-up at theclub?


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I truths.. . . ., There were thousands of funeralsyesterday, but none, 1 suspect, will have been like the one fqr “Dear Margaret”, aka “Thatcher-the-Milk-Snatch-


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She b elieves that the bridegroom on the picture may have been a Methodist minister either in Whalley, whichher mother and father (Carey Chatbum) attend- ed,oratClaytonStreetMethod- . ist Church, Blackburn, where her parents were married. Jean’s father worked at the Lan­ cashire Evening Post and Lanca- - shire Telegraph before becom- - ing a reporter at the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times where his brother-in-law aind foimier Clitheroe Mayor Frank Dugdale was editor. Working his way up, Jean’s Bather himself later be- cameeditor.


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LOOKING BACK


50YEARSAGO Sports Jottings


lANONYMOUSPOEMsentinbyareaderand .


publishedintheClitheroeAdvertiserandTimes ^ , ■ead: There’s a bonny green mist lyin'on the voodlandupthebrae.aswiftwindsaftlysighin’. , vherelam wont to stray.Andathousand birds are


chirlin’,intheirvaiyin’keys,wrthemerleandmavis |birlin’, high up amang the trees. Then comes a thocht


0’ pity,that ferayontyonhiiis,thousandsin theory,in. *he workshops and the miiis, neverseenthe green


nist hingin on the woodland far away, where the


wid bird notes are ringin’, and the caiiler breezes piay." Poems were often given prominent space Sn the paper and it was a reguiar occurrence for submissionstoappearonthefrontpage.


' SP0RTSREP0RIBINCLUDED:“Ciitheroearenow


among thejast few teams in both the Lancashire Junior Cupand the Cheshire League and Lancashire Combination Inter-League Cup competitions. In


ordertogothroughtotheiaterstages,theyhave hadtopuiiofftwofinevictories,fbrintheiastround


;Ofbothcompetitions,theystartedasoutsiders.


Saturday’s winoyerChoriey was no flashinthepan Sincethelnte^LeagueCupdefeatofBangorCitv thesidehaspiayedattractiveopenfootbaiiwhich " deseryesenwiuragementlftheteamcoiitinueto piayi^thisnewfoundconfidence,theirieague


position,atthemomentunimpressrve,shouid improve dramatically."


23YEARSAGO Houses fo r sale


' FEATUREDPROPERnESADVERnSEDinthepaper


included:4St JamesStreeLCiitheroe, acompact terraced house-£13,950; 6 Brook Street, Clitheroe, soundstonebuiitterrace-ofiersinyited;9 Albion Street, Clitheroe, attractive and modernised


cottage_-^£i8,500;4LeysCiose,Wisweii, aiuxury , modem detached house standing in approx, iwacre ' ofseciuded garden in a mature setting-reduced to


£95,000; 5 Homeacre Avenue. Sabden, extremeiy spacious semi-detached dormer bungaiow-


■ £37,950; 21 Woodiands Drive, Whaiiey, asuperbiy maintained mature semi-detached house, enjoying ■ one of the best iocations in the viiiage with fields to - the rear-offers invited. . '


I his week we laid' I to rest our first female Prime Min­ ister. Her funeral, like her life, was


played out on the internation- ' al stage. : - In all the hype of the last


week I wonder ifwe might re­ flect a little. Margaret Thatcher, like all


HOSPITALITY HOPEFUL: DonnaHoltinhernew role behind the bar. (s) .V?-- m i 3 '.sW I


I ic has to admit she was a con­ summate politician, from the top of her Garmen-rbllered


As a rule, it all depends on “what she would have want­ ed”. And, if the dear departed happens to have lived a long time, the gathering, whatev­ er formit takes, can bring out long-buried memories - and sometimes unpalatable home


As I See It... by Stephanie Beardsworth


hair to the tips of her classic court shoes. A woman with a will of iron, unbending. Like many women of her


generation she knew how to control; most were the pow­ er behind the throne. Unlike most women, she did it in pub­ lic. But for aU that, did Mrs T measure up to her version of St Francis of Assisi’s prayer as she walked into Number 10 for the first time? Unlike the original, her


now famous crib sheet made no reference to sowing love in place of hatred - and perhaps itisaswell. “Where there is discord,


may we bring harmony” was followed by “Where there is


error, may we bring truth” - but whose truth? Had she been a little more malleable would we have a little less dis­ cordant and more harmoni­ ous society? Thegreengrocer’s daugh­


ter was keen to sell off council houses in a property meri- .tocracy. Tory councillors fell out in lumps over about the Impact it would have, but it made no difference. The ram­ rod stood firiri, sold off the houses and used the brass to keep down the rates (it was 10 years before the poll tax). Would it not have made


more sense for the greengro­ cer’s daughter to follow good businessmethods and use half


the proceeds of the sale to re­ place stock? in time, the new homes could have been sold, and, injtufn, generate more cash ad infinitum. Today, young families


struggle to get on the housing ladder, rents are scarily high, and, if the tenant is out of'


work,someofthatrentcomes


viahousingbenefit-itselfan- other can of worms. There is no getting away


fromthefactthatshechanged the face of British industry.


Politicians of all persuasions believed the same, but her


iron-clad method cleaved a schism so deep that wounds are still raw. in the coalfields, the police were used as a po­ litical tool inflaming already tense times. ■ Harmony comes when a


leader ensures the rule of law is seen to be impartial, forall.


PUB couple Peterand Sharon Herbert are celebrating being named Thwaites Brewery’s bestnewcomers after justIO months behind the bar.


The dynamic duo, who run the Buck inn in Lowergate, Clit­


heroe, beat off stiff competi­ tion to pick up the accolade in the award-winning brewer’s Thwaites Awards for Excel-. lence 2013. Peter (50) and Sharon (36),


who took over the pub last June, have increased profits by Elo % on the whole of sales and 30% on cask ales. “We’re absolutely ecstatic


to have won this award,” said Sharon.


“It is a reflection of all our


hard work and that of all our staff plus the support of our customers.” Since taking over the Buck


Inn, Peter and Sharon have revamped its interior and ex­ terior.


, L , Theyhavealsodoubledthe '


number of cask ales on offer. The couple were inter-


Sharon and Peter Herbert, celebrate winning Thwaites Brewery best newcomer award.


viewed and judged by a team from Thwaites before being named winners. They were up against some


tough competition, which in­ cluded the White Hart at Sab­ den.


Run by Barbara and


Vaughn Gordon since April 2012, the White Hart also made it through to the final in the best newcomers category. Barbara and Vaughn reo­


pened the publast May follow­ ing a mqjor refurbishment. The Thwaites Awards for


Excellence 2013 ceremony was held at the Cottons Hotel, Knutsford. As well as being presented


with their trophy and certifi cate, Peter and Sharon also won a VIP break and cham­ pagne.


Donna’s brewing up a strong future I si '


T e en a g e r Donna Holt swoppedher hopes ofacareer in hairdressing andbeauty for atemporaryjobpullingpints- but now she dreams of owning her own pub. • Donna (17), from Clitheroe,


left St Augustine’s RC High School, Billington, and start­ ed on a hair and beauty course, but decided full-time educa­ tion was not for her. She left after six months


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and began working part-time behindthebarattheRose and Crown in Clitheroe to earn some extra money. At the time, Thwaites


brewery was promoting ap­ prenticeships throughout its public houses , working in conjunction with Blackburn College. Keen to be part of the training initiative. Rose and Crown landlord Nigel Riley and partner Michelle Harbord offered to employ Donna as an ' apprentice.


THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK


of us had her faults. Like aU us she made some good decisions and some bad ones. * . Whilst Mrs Thatcher’s ■


legacy and Influence reaches ; further than yours or mine, we do well to remember that we all have influence and will all * leave a legacy for good or ill. Whilst we debated the •


necessity of a funeral on such


a grand scale, we should re­ member that we would all like to be forgiven our mistakes and appreciated for our suc­ cesses.


■ Finally, whilst aU this was played out in the public eye it is the private world that mat- ’ ters. ■ The Bible tells us that God looks at the heart, that private


world, that has a mixture of motives arid desires. It is to God that we will give


account. God who knows the secrets of our hearts and who is perfectlyjust and ultimate­ ly merciful. So who am I to judge?


REV.MARKPICKETT I St James’Church, Clitheroe


I After signing up for the


British Institute of Innkeep­ ing Level 2 in Licensed Hos­ pitality course at Blackburn


College,Donnahasnotlooked - back. She said: “I was surprised


how much I liked working be­ hind the bar and to be offered an apprenticeship is great. My range of duties is really varied -it’s not all about serving beer! “I’m involved in working


in the cellar, maintaining the kegs and casks, cleaning and


■ serving lunches. The support and training I’m receiving' from Nigel and MicheUe is in­ valuable andthe theory part at college is also enjoyable.” Nigel said: “Donna has re­


ally gained confidence dealing with customers and develop­ ing the necessary skills she’ll need. The whole process has beensostraightforward-eve- ry business should have an ap­ prentice.”


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