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Mybestpairofshoeswillprob- ably outlive me, or at least they
■ will if I look after them like my father showed me how.; y • j :v;i Sadly they are the excep- •: tion,- because the rest of my shoes-and those I buy for my .
I children-hardly seem to last - two minutes these days.- It’s not particularly that
/ A Q '^ - '^ P P T t ' •'•'V'ii-they-looked like decent qual- -^ •p . -f -H f - * - . y * ? * “i -< ity shoes which would serve
by Duncan Smith
- proper cobbler these days, i they would be unable to repair the modem “composite soles”, . which, to be fair, were never
they’re cheap shoes -in many * cases the/renot-but they are - modern shoes and they just v don’t seem to tie made to last;.'-- ^ ■ r-Mofe’specifically, it’s the:
soles.that let them down and . it deeply-grieves my inner : miser, to throw away a pair o f ' ■ shoes whose polished leather" uppers are in fine fettle, but- whose soles are in a sorry state and past salvaging.- • , — -Even i f yo'u could find a'-:>
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. • made to be repaired.- We live in a throwaway so
ciety and shoes, like so many commodities, are made to be slung out and replaced at the first sign of obsolescence/ . ■ - Here is my particular
- bugbear, the one which has prompted this futile rant
; against inferior footwear.'1' ■ i-ryThe shoes I’m wearing now, ■ have nice brown leather up-
; pers.' They weren’t particu- • larly cheap, or expensive, but:
■ me well for wearing to work.. They were comfortable too...
/ for the first couple ofweeks... ? and would be still if not for the soles which looked chunky; and durable, but were not.' After ju s t a fortnight’s wear, the paper-thin veneer
<: (God forbid a puddle!) the air is forced out,: and as you lift your foot, the water is sucked
in. And what separates the ;; rubber sole and leather in-
* sole? Cardboard that’s what... .' a substance ideal for soaking - up water and turning to a sog-
> of rubber hiding the “honey- r comb” structure beneath had worn its first puncture. You - hear it first;.: a hissing noise ;
v,, as you put your foot down or ; liftitup.
v ^ .
. turns to sluicing as the cavity 1 below the puncture becomes
- a mini suctionpump/As you step down on a wet pavement
v gymush. Somystillnewshoes • are bound for the bin.
- -One of my favourite musi cians, Mark Knopfler, sings a song called “Quality Shoe”, a homage to footwear that be-
j cameoldfriends. Which takes me back to my best shoes.
r . That I could live with, but in wet weather (with which we 1 areamplyblessedjthehissing
Why will they outlive me?
.Because they are old-fash ioned mill clogs, made to
measure, handcrafted in good thickleatherandwithwooden bottoms finished with an eas ily replaced solid rubber sole. i
Ribble Valley boxers impress- edattheirfirstamateur ! boxingshowwithtwohard foughtvictories.
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Earlier this month boxers from clubs around the North-
West met for an amateur box ing show at Kirkham. They included boxers from
Ribble Valley Fitness Centre and Boxing Club (Valley Fit ness), based at Mearley Street in Clitheroe, for whom it was their first amateur boxing show event. ' The: com p e t it ion was
tough; but Reece Farnhill (16), boxing at 65kg, won with a unanimous decision, while Liam Dewhurst (20), boxing
at 85kg, won with a split deci sion. Head coach Mohammed
“Saf” Sarfraz, said: “These lads have trained hard and
performed brilliantly on the night.
- ’ - ■ “Success is what we want
.to achieve for the youngsters in the Ribble Valley. Our club is open six days a week Mon day to Saturday, 10 am to 9 pm
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t " A day they’ll cherish for the rest of their lives
Jtwasaday that two Ribble Valley schoolchildren will remember and ctierishfortherestoftheirlives! - Scarlett Smith (7), from St Mary’s RC - Primary School at Langho, and Lu- - ■ ' cas Woodhouse (8) from St Mary’s RC Primary at Osbaldeston, are pictured ■ (right) with the Queen and Prince
Philip when Her Mqj esty visited Black- bum Cathedral for the Royal Maun- day Service last Thursday. They were
. two of jus t four children from primary schools apross Lancashire chosen to be ;.the “Children of the Royal Almonry” at
the traditional Maundy Thursday serv ice- The others were from schools in St
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Celebrations CELEBRATIONS WERE BEING held after a major ■
fund-raising effort in Clitheroe spanning two ; ' - decades had paid off. The amount of money raised by the parishioners of St James’ Church during the • - Sst 20 years was described as “phenomenal". The - - much-needed cash would be used towards building -
of newschools, the renovation of the church, and other property. and lastly structural improvements -
to the rector. Meanwhile, anniversary services in / connection with tho Clitheroe Wesley Church were being held when the sermons were preached. The glorious summer weather failed to attract a large :i -
audience",butalmo'st£20wascollectedontheday.
50 YEARS AGO Election countdown
THE COUNTDOWN HAD begun for the rural council
, elections of1964. It wasdecided that there would be two contests - one at Whalley where five candidates would contest three seats and one at Chipping
where there were three candidates fighting for one : seat ATEENAGE BOY was dramatically saved from
./drowning inthe RiverRibble bya16-year-old Burnley' . girl. Both teenagers were employed as cadet nurses ’
atBrockhailHaspitaLTheboygotintodifficultyafter , suffering from cramp while swimming and raised * -
? ^ 6al! ^ ' v ebravBypunggirljumpedinandswam ■ r ZO yaras to her companion. A third friend called for anambulance.
25YEARSAGO Rail plan on track :
:
THESK-YEARBATTLEto keep the local railway link open ended in triumph. The Government , had refused British Rail permission to close the
• scenic Settle to Carlisle railway line and with it the Blackburn to Hellifield link. The news was welcomed
- by Ribble Valley Rail members and the MPat the time, MrDavidWaddington,whosaidhefeltsureitwas therightresuitforaline which had great potential as :
atouristattraction.'' THERE WAS A disappoinfng response to Sabden Parish Council’s callforvolunteers to help with its /
.-"clean sweep”. Only a handful of people turned o u t ;! y; but they had asatisfiactory morning collecting more • than a dozen bags o f rubbish. ,,
-> aster is over, and i J- hopeyou all _ •
& enjoyed a lovely^ bank h o l id a y - : •weekend.
Anne’s and Feniscowles. Wearing traditional linen towels over their clothing to signify Christ’s act of washing the feet o f the disciples at the Last Supper, the children each received ■ a set of Maundy coins from Her Majesty
; to mark their participation in the his toric Easter service. "
The warmemoria l at S t Peter's Church,Simonstone..
just waitingfor fresh faces and hidden talent to walk through , the doors.'
Head coach Mohammed “Saf” S a rfra z, Reece Farnhill, Liam Dewhurst and coach Mohammed “Taj” Sirtaj.(s) “We are committed to
bringing out the best in any
one who has the desire to suc ceed in the boxing game; His son and assistant coach
Mohammed “Tgj” Sirtaj add ed: “With obesity on the rise, boxing training is an excel lent type of total body fitness training. • . -
. “We have had a great re
sponse from males and fe males attending the sessions and reaping the benefits from our fun packed and adrenalin pumping workouts.” • Ribble Valley Fitness Cen
tre and Boxing Club (Valley Fit ness) first opened its doors in January, 2012; and is the first
ever boxing club in the Rib ble Valley to obtain affiliation by the Amateur Boxing As sociation of England. Boxing sessions are held Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from' 6to7pm. - -
r.'.v..- • For more details call
07794 441301 or the gym re ception deskon 01200538978.
Village honours ‘forgotten’ heroes
-Three “forgotten” Great War heroes whose names are miss ing from Simonstone vifiage war memorial are finally set to be honoured. Historians discovered
the soldiers’ names were not etched on to the memorial at
- St Peter’s Church which pays tribute to 36 men from Read and Simonstone killed in the First World War.
• East Lancs Regiment Pt. ;
Gilbert Yates, who died from wounds in 1915, weaver L/ Cpl Robert James Breckell,
■ killed serving for the Canadi- : an Saskatchewan Regiment in 1916, and cotton mill owner Ernest Thistlethwaite, of the Household Cavalry, who died
of wounds in 1917 in Etaples, are absent from the stone roll call of the dead.
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■ So far efforts to trace the descendants of the “missing men” by leaders of the parish council have proved unsuc cessful. But plans are to erect a
bronze plaque bearing the ‘ names of the three
at.the church, in School Lane,; to
; mark the 100th anniversary of the start of the conflict. Coun. David Peat, who is •
chairman of the parish coun cil, said: “Despite appeals in the local press,' we have not ’ ■
/been able to contact the de scendants of the three sol- ■ diers,
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
. Christian festival of the ■ year. . ^ - Andnow.weareintba
... period o f waiting.' 'I ta k e lo ts
of.weddings
traditiorially mown as Low^t^and I'enjoy, tlfem alll^Jj iS ^ ! Sunday.^ ^v.
■ TKe'Suifdfyafter Easteris r fat Whaliey Parish Church; , - ? , f t, / ’ I meet with"the couples
^P^hl^ ftis t iecause^Qs t'^ 'sev eral times beforejhe^^-
foUchavegone to ctiurch'ond^tiig.di]^and Pm'structby tij: EaiterDay^dsogiyethe^'r-'howoften.when'every-^.^ foUowing Sunday a nuss!';! ^ ;'; ^thing ^ s s i t i le has been/Sr.v!l. '5FButI like^tb think it ’s Vl'ibrgariised; there’sthisV.^ - t because'it’s'a bit o f an ' 'X /. i'period o f “waiting” - noth-'-/
.antiiclimaxfollbwing th e ,^ in g , le f t to prepare,-simply?^ build-up toi and actual wait for the'day to come'. celebration of,' the main - t-J,
Li.This waiting can be a --V-
time of preparatory . .- : ■ , reflection - “What are we ' doing getting married?” hope after their pre
marriage interviews with- me, they.certainly have ' hadtime to thinkabout/1 long-term outcomes!' -rf . And so it is with the »
Church. Christians after Easter, continuetocel-.v ebrate the resurrectionof.
‘ Jesus. and all the new life--- that brings.'-; " 'g ,.,.':
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~~ - But we’fe alsoVaitihgX' ' Waiting for Jesus to,gov a/- . .back iiito heav'en - The As-’’
cension - and then wait-/ •: ing for the Spirit to come *
■ and give us the power to ' live the lives Jesus called..• us to live - Pentecost.
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. It’s a great time of year. So whatever you are
-waiting for in this “in ^ between time”, may your , time be reflective and pro ductive. , r
.. Arid i f you are getting;; married, have a wonder- ’ ful day!
> ' - REV. GILL DYER;
/ - ^ - V ica r , B en e f ice o f We st Pen d les id e .
. 22-d4 K3ng S tre e t Clitheroe ^ 01200 422042^“
iiifo@]ftdycUther6e:eri.^ a “ LADY CLITHERO'E Q u a l i t y - l a die s wta r^a. t? ~afjford able p r i c e s “However, we have written
' to regiments and associations ■ relating to the three men. - “We have applied to the
■ Church of England Diocesan authorities, as we are placing the plaque on the wall of St Peter’s Church a t , Simon- stone:- “The parish council has
contacted the High Com missioner of Canada inthe UK, who sent details ofL/Cpl Breckell’s enlistment to the Canadian Army Saskatch ewan Regiment and details of the current successor body; the RoyalRegina Rifles,who are organising fundraising events by current and former soldiers.” ..
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