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• Moor,.Clitheroe, and priest- ■ in-chargeof Chatburn and Dowrnhamj said he thought it • was only fair to be open about his plans since somereorgan- •
isation of churches will take placewhen he leaves. ’ V Ca'hon Nicholson walked ■
from his home town of Lan-^ ’- caster through the Trough of ■ Rowland to Clitherpe in 1961 ■ . littleguessingthatgoyearslat-'
er he would spend nearly the next asyears in the Ribbleyal-; leytown.
^ Born and bred in Lan
caster, he attended Lancas ter Grammar School before reading classics at Oxford.
After university he taught in Birmingham for a year before attendingRidleyCoUegeCam- bridgeandenteringtheminis- -
CanpnNichoIsbn,apopuIapfigurearoundClitheroefbpthepast25years
try.,^ong«derunning_three; greatlyenjoyedmytimhin"the Nicholson, : RibbleValley. Somehighlights
.whohvesin Clitheroe, serves, havebeenseeing'mychurches
3®.Lhe chair of governors at. rbecomeFairtradeparish’esias ChatbumPrimaiySchooland; part ofthe growing Fairtrade is also involved with Edisford
Primary School in Clitheroe. He was made a canon at
Blackburn Cathedral in 2006' and is now planning to relo cate to Pocklington near York to be closer to his family. •! ■ ; , Canon Nicholson, who ' has two chUdren, said: “I have ■
for their commitment to this work.” Other highlights have in
cluded operating an open' door.policysothatall his three- churches are open during the
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6ISELLE...IT’S ENOUGH TO GIVE YOU THE WILIS!
The Wilis dance through the moonlit forest in
their billowing white, weaving their wonderful formations and seemingly_endless patterns.
chartertheatrepreston Tuesday 4 March
-V- • . -7 . ,-r - H Full tour d eta ils at
www.airagency.com movement, and I’m especially ‘
gratefullyto church members. Miles and Lynda Leadbeater
working day. Previously the r- church doors at St Paul’s and
- Chatburnwerekeptlocked;'- He has also eryoyed taking
overtheparishesofChatburn and Downham u years ago as''
; . they are all different. ■ points have
t been welcoming new people to church who have joined V throughawedding,abaptism
orafimeral.CanonNicholson
; :;-has also enjoyed happy rela- ‘ tlons with other churches, es-
V pecially Chatburn Methodist .. Churchwherethefortnightly - JoyftdNoise gatheringstosing
' hymnsandsongsoldandnew, andinwhichseyeralchurches take part,.are h e l d . .
; / Canon Nicholson added ^
■ thatithasb’eengreattobeable to help raise a few thousand pounds for Christian Aid and the Children’s Society. ' ■ ,. Acting as curate'at St Bar- v'-
tholomew’s in Colne was Can on Nicholson’s first role before
he moved to take on the same role at St John’s church in
Blackpoolforthreeyears. Before moving to Clithe roe, he was priest in charge at •
St Bartholomew’s in Ewood, Blackburn, for u years.
Eiiro electionMyar le t iJ to la l The North West’s Liberal
;: : Democrat MEP-has chal- ,.. lenged his UKIP^bppositei ■ -number to a series of public' debates across the region in
v the run-up to May’s European , Parhament elections. :• V
- - Chris Davies'is,asking;
business and voluntary? groups in Clitheroe to take a ; lead in organising the events,'
; which he claims will high^- : light the key issues of th e . campaign.^
He has called on UKIP -5 ‘
MEPPaulNuttalltojoinwith'■ himingivinglocaipeoplethe
. chance to hear their differ-? ent views about Britain’s
membership of the Euro-^
peanUnionbeforetheycast - their votes. ■ UKIP leader Nigel Farage' '
.has already agreed todebate-:. the issues with Nick Clegg,- -?
. the LiberalDemocratleader '
andDeputy Prime Minister. ' > But Mr Davies says that
the national exchange, should be matched by local debates between the rival candidates in towns and cit ies across the North-West. The MEP says he is wait ing to hear Paul Nuttall’s
response t6;hisnhallenge;'
;.|jbut claims tKattheir contest 'rcouldiiyectmoreinterestin-
vito.the election battle/:?!'* - He said: “The contrast be- tween the views o f Liberal
r?Democrats and UKIP could hardlybegreater.
? “ We are almost (diam'etri- ; cally opposed in ournttitude
-towards Britain in Europe. “I believe UKIP will put
yobs at risk, reduce Britain’s influence'overdecisionsthat will affect us and weaken our abili^ to promote the values we hold dear. * -.-,r
.
■ - “PaulvNuttairgets-away ,with talking nonsense about
theEUbeeauselieistoorare- - lychaUenged.^
' ‘pickitup.''-.'., ~ „
„ i.;“I’m throwing down the gauntlet and inviting him to
-:tf4“Let’s see i f his views can stand the'test ofpublic scru tiny.”
Mr Davies says he would
welcome invitations finm lo cal groups who are prepared -
to host a debate between the MEPs.
, 7 He can be contacted by
sending an email to: chris@
chrisdaviesmep.org.uk
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