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At the end of the day, the ele- phantintheroomisthedread- ed cliche.


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. People like myself, who use the English language to earn a living; tend to fume and fuss pedantically over other peo­ ple’s cliches and buzz phrases while unconsciously allow­ ing them to slip into our own writing. But the cliche that’s the


daddy of them all (oops) which has to take the biscuit (oops again) as the overworked cli­ che of 2013 is “hard-working families.” This phrase is much loved


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The Mayor of Clitheroe’s Christmas CharityConcertprovedavery popular event at St Mary’s Parish Church, raising around £800 for the Mayor’s charities. Aswellasthemore traditional festive V elements, the concert - organisedby


the Mayor, Coun. Kevin Horkin-also showcased some of Ribble Valley’s fin­ est young musical talent. Performers included up-and-coming acoustic duo


The Remedy, comprising Hannah Rose and Elliott Dryden, plus singers Paige Bithell, Scarlett Reynolds and


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100YEARSAGO New Year activities


CROWDS OF PEOPLE packed Moorland Sunday School to enjoy the annualNewYear’s entertainmentThefirstpartconsistedofa^ ; representation of “Little Red Riding Hood” which was performed byjuniorscholars.-


• LocalmanMrW.M.Cunninghamwasawarded asilvermedalfortheperfbrmanceofhis“Little ' Midland” cycle car on a 24-hours reliability trial from London to Exeter and back. • ParliamentaryvotersintheClitheroeDivision totalled 24,374.


Forty-eight of the 67 books presented to schools attendingWaddingtonMethodistSundaySchool • were first prizes. This was a record.


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50 YEARS AGO Stole rail sleepers '


TWO FORMER CLTFHEROE railwaymen were both fined £5 each after pleading guil^ to stealing 40 railway sleepers from the side of the line at ■ • Barrow. Prosecuting on behalf of the British ■ Transport Commissions, Mr Houldsworth said that


apermanentwayinspectorworkingontheline near Whiteacree Lane, Barrow, saw 259 railway' '


sleepers stacked atthesideofthe track. The'next day he was informed 40 were missing. Railway police


were contacted and the offenders arrested. The defendants admitted stealing the railway sleepers. •


They said: “We might as well tell you, we stole the ■' sleepers and sold them, receiving £5 each. We were ' shortof cash and that’s why we stole the wood".


25 YEARS AGO - New exams underfire


CRITICISM OFTHEnewGCSE examination system for bringing “pressure" on pupils and staff and » “anomalies" in results came from Clitheroe Royal Grammar School headmaster M r Clive Darley.


. He told parents that the school had requested a rerexamination of grades involving a "collective anomaly” over one subject, but was still waiting for a response from the examining board. Afterwards, during an interview with the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, he refused to identify the subject, but said the matter had caused much anxiety to parents and pupils. He confirmed there had been no action from the examining board since the matter was raised .three months earlier. ■ .• *


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Arthur Geldard, not forgetting the massed ranks of Clitheroe Pop Choir. The Mayor is keen to express his thanks to all who supported the annual festive fund-raiser. He is pictured with members of Clitheroe Pop Choir. See George Reynolds’ reviewon page 12.


THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK nother year older


. and deeper in debt. The poor get poorer, the


---- in ch get richer-


and MPs even richer still,11% richer.


- . The inflation rate in the


United Kingdom, accord­ ing to the Office for Na­ tional Statistics, was 2.2% in October. Britain’s nas­ cent economic recovery is yet to be felt in workers’ pockets, with wages rising at a paltry 0.7% in the year to August while prices v grow almost four times faster. Food prices rise an es­


timated 3.8%, gas 8.4%, electricity 10.4%, water about. 2.2%, road fuel... how long is a piece of , • string, the sky’s the limit.


In 2014 EU restrictions are set be removed, allow­ ing Bulgarian and Roma­ nians “free movement” to the UK. The move is akin to the one that granted access to about 600,000 Polish immigrants to en­ ter Britain over recent years. Once the restrictions


are lifted all newcomers will be entitled to claim, child and housing bene­ fits, jobseekers allowance etc. also putting pressure on housing, infrastruc- ■ ture, schools, and health care. All at a time the Gov­ ernment is cutting pen­ sions,'jobs, public servic­ es' and th.e armed forces. The body which sets


MPs! salaries has de- > . . fended its plan to’give


them an 11% pay rise. The Independent Parliamen­ tary Standards Authority wants to raise salaries to £1,423.08 per week. The last lines David ■


Livingstone (1813-1873) penned on the night he died. His sons found that - he had died on his knees beside his bed, in the pos­ ture of prayer. He had written these


words... “My Jesus, my King, my


life, myall; To Thee again I dedi- .


cate myself.” We tend to lose heart


as we age. Our physical strength and health de^ clines; our memory gets cloudy. But we need not despair. Every day can be a new beginning. Growing


older can mean matur­ ing, growing in grace and fruitfulness, less critical' of others, less impatient with the attitudes of the younger generation. The drain of our years


can be refuelled by the spring of God’s grace that flows within. We can continue to grow and be spiritually productive as we age. ■ Getting older can mean


growing, maturing, ven­ turing, enjoying life to the end of our days. As the sun is setting on '


your life, may its golden , rays reveal Godly qualities of faith and love The years have made so real: REV. DON JOHNSON Minister, Billington Community Church


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Rnd much used by the likes of Messrs Cameron, Miliband and Clegg, who each claim they knowwhat’s bestfor such families.


As I See It... by Eric Beardsworth


But what exactly is a hard­


working family? IpresumethatMrCameron


means a neatly-suited Mer­ cedes-driving management consultant with a pert estate agent wife, overcharging their clients to put their offspring through private school. Mr Miliband possibly has


a mental picture of a sweaty welder, cycling home to a tea offish fingers fried by his mis­ sus after her shift at Tesco while the kids play on Xbox. Mr Clegg, I suppose, will


imagine a college lecturer and his wife who is, erm, a college


lecturer, whose kids attend the same.comprehensive as the welder’s - on principle; of course-whilesecretlywishing" they’d sent them to private school. You see, “hard-working


families” can encompass a huge range of people of all classes. It’s meant to appeal to anyone and everyone. I mean, who doesn ’ t


consider themself to be hard working? Even criminals work hard at crime, and the incorri­ gibly work-shy sweat hard to fill in all their benefit forms. “Hard-working families”


is a phrase that can mean anything and nothing at the same time, and it spares who­ ever uses it from the tiresome business of thinking.


There is a plethora of other


. cliches and buzz phrases that I would love to excise in 2014. They include the tired


old “giving 110 per cent”, “ro­ bust procedures”, “not a hap­


py bunny”,, “multi-agency partnership”, “step change”, “national treasure”, “gaining closure”, “does what it says on


thetin”and“letmebeperfectly clear.”


The late. Ray Horsfield,


news editor of the Burnley Evening Star, would mischie­ vously declare: “Cliches must be avoided... like the plague!” And i f we engage meaning-


fullyinsomeblue-sky thinking in 2014 it will be an optimal opportunity to manage expec­ tations for a win-win situation going forward.


Simon’s ‘Lucky’


A Whalley man has put pen to paper and released his first book in an inspiring fiction trilogy set in the Ribble Valley.


Author Simon Kerins’ sto­ ry “Meeting Lucky” brings together a young boy, Toby Chapman, and a lovable ted­ dy bear with magical powers. Their,partnership will de­


velop, movingly and inspiring- ly, over the second and third parts of the trilogy. The series is suitable for both children and adults. Simon, who is a parish


councillor for Billington and Langho and manager of the Dog Inn FC, Whalley, said: “The ‘Lucky* project has been a number ofyears in the mak­ ing. I had looked at pulling ail


Valley, he has changed the names of certain places. “None of the characters are


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. based on anyone in particuk but I still felt that it was better to change some key locations,” he said. “The readers are, of course,


at liberty to equate Nedbor- ough, Ramley and Carbough with real places; similarly, they may think that they have attended a Royal Lancashire Show.at Carnaby Park or en­


Whalley author Simon Kerins and the cover o f his book, “Meeting Lucky", (s)


three sections into one, but deep down, I always felt that the best option was to produce a trilogy. ■ “Fortunately, a good friend of mine has recently pub­


lished his own book and his guidance and support have been invaluable to me.” The 28-page book is in As


form and although Simon has set the story in the Ribble


joyed a pint at The Titanic I ’ • Copies of part one of


“Meeting Lucky” are available from Amazon Books and cost £3-29 (paperback) and£i.93 on Kindle. The second and third parts of the trilogy are sched­ uled for release in June and December 2014.


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Kind-hearted pupils from a Ribble Valley high schoolhave been doing their bit to help people who are less fortunate than themselves. Year 11 pupils from St Au­


gustine’s RC High School, Bil­ lington, found time in the busy pre-festive period to collect essential items and Christmas gifts for homeless people in the local area. The generous teenagers


worked in their form groups to collect boxes of gifts for the Nightsafe Shelter based in Blackburn and ensured these were delivered in the run up to Christmas. They also had a chance to look around the shelter. Headteacher Mr Michael


Wright said: “Itisgoodfor our children to see how difficult it can be for other local young-


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Pupils from S t Augustine's fill gift boxes fo r the poor, (s)


sters at this time ofyear. They have once again been very gen­ erous and we hope to continue


our support of this worthy charity in the future.” Nightsafe is a small char­


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