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100 Y EA R S AGO Transport driver in Ypres


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attached to the FirstCanadian Contingent “When we started, the guns were quiet, the sun was shining


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brightly, and the country looked fresh and beautiful. It was hard to credit thatso much death and destruction lay only five miles ahead. The town was in a horrible state. Huge holes were torn in the roads, dead horses and a pitiable mass of twisted flesh, were lying everywhere, most of them still in harness with the limbers turned turtle on top of them. There were men with parts of their bodies blown away. Motor ambulances has suffered badly in the bombardment; one had nothing but the engine left"


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firmly, that if they contin­ ued to pull and push the ball


like they were doing, the ball would get damaged and then they would have no ball to play with. She also reminded them - that playing ball by yourself is not half so much fun as playing together and that it belonged to both of them and they should share the ball. Then she gave it back to them and they proceeded to play “nicely” together. It seems that we can learn a lot from that story. We adults


he other day I was walking in a park and I saw two small boys fighting over abaU. They looked to be around three and four •


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who think we are so grown up continue to play games like those children. But instead of arguing about a ball, we argue about who owns the land, who can use the lands resources, who can make the most profit and who holds the balance of power. Consumerism, profit and


loss arid what’s in it for me seem to dictate our actions more and more it would ap­ pear. Everyone is out to make more money and have more things than everyone else. The present VW scandal seems to epitomize the corruption which seems to be uncovered in all walks of life driven by the desire to make money at any price. Big corporations have had a reputation of taking ad­ vantage ofworkers overseas, but this scandal is hitting the well to do and we are not


happy. It is a bizarre situation ofinequality. And yet while we play our


dangerous games the price is being paid in the suffering of people, in wildlife and in the planet. The air we breathe be­ comes more polluted, our seas are not only rising causing floods, but they are becoming more acidic endangering the life in them, and species after species are becoming extinct as we continue to ravage the earth’s resources and quarrel over who has the largest share. In November the leaders


from igo nations will meet in Paris at a UN summit to reach an agreement on climate change. «The situation is “grave"


to quote Pope Francis, who has called on global leaders and individuals to dedicate themselves to curbing climate


change and ending policies and personal habits that are destroying the planet. Whatever religion or po­


litical philosophy we may believe in there is no distinc­


tion between anyone ofus when it comes to the experi­


ence of pain and suffering; we all feel it. But the good news is that we are all capable of loving and caring for each other and for our world too. In the end, if we continue to rip our world apart like children fighting over a football the consequences are too horrific to contemplate. But contem­ plate them we must. And then


perhaps we can learn to share and live “nicely” together like those two little boys. Rev. Michele Jarmany,


United Reformed Church, Clitheroe, Barrow and New- ton-in-Bowland.


‘Keep going’ is George’s motto


Having recently noticed the Freedom card advertised in local publications I can wholeheartedly recommend this excellent, value for money scheme promoted by Roefield Leisure Centre and Ribble Val­ ley Borough Council. The card, a “snip" at £21 a


month, allows the use of Rib- blesdalePoolandRoefieldgym


etc to retired folk or people on income support benefits. For myself, I’ve been using


“Freedom” since June and now attend the gym nearly every day. I must say I feel fitter, at present, than at any time over the last 30 years. Having used


this pass, plus the council run “Healthy Lifestyles” and “Weigh to Go” programmes, over the last four years this “Mr Blobby” of 23 stones and Type Two Diabetic of 2011, has despite three eye operations, two kneesthat,in theory,need replacing, a screwed together


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femur and elbows of the ten­ nis and golfers variety, I’ve lost three and a half stone and now weigh in at just over 19 stone. Let’s face it, if I can achieve


these results, anyone can so why not give it a try. Check with your doctor


first and their referral will en­ able you to contact “Healthy Lifestyles” and “Weigh to Go” on 01200 414484 and get start­


ed. . On finishing, “keep going”


is a great motto to embrace to find better health. Sadly over the last four years many peo­ ple looking for better health have fallen by the wayside for one reason or the other. Give it a try- great facilities


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Staff and pupils at a Clitheroe primary school have raised £360 for a life saving service.


Children and their teachers


. at St Michael and St John’s RC Primary School took part in a week long itinerary of activi­ ties to mark National Air Am­ bulance Week. Paramedic Pup, the mas­


cot of the North West Air Am­ bulance, visited the school to launch the week explaining to pupils what the life saving service is all about. Youngsters at the Lower-


gate-based school went on to take part in a variety of activi­ ties including a “donate day” on which they had the chance to donate an item that can be soldinanairambulanceshop, There was also a fundrais­


Parent and clinical service manager for N WAA Mark Evans in his uniform with Paramedic PupandLiz Greenwood, NWAA regional fundraiserfor Manchester and East Lancs, (s)


ing cake bake and a Wear Yelli for Heli Day during which the children wore non-uniform in return for a donation. The children took part in a


Pupils learn all about life saving service


weather prediction activity as well, with Key Stage One chil­ dren drawing pictures and giv­ ing an explanation as to why the weather is an important factor for the air ambulance. Key Stage Two children,


meanwhile, looked at rainfall, wind speed and direction as well as cloud cover. Other fundraisers includ­


ed orienteering activities on the school field and garden, a colouring competition, a de­ sign your own air ambulance competition, plus name the teddy, guess how many sweets in ajar games and raffle. Parent Mark Evans, who is


clinical service manager for the NWAA, also brought his uniform in to the school to show pupils. The NWAA end­ ed up landing on the school’s playing field on Saturday as ex­ plained in page three’s story. The NWAA also visited Clit­ heroe Market the same day to raise funds and awareness.


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After being on display around the railings at Clitheroe Cas­ tle Keep, Clitheroe Chamber of Trade and Commerce’s dis­ play of painted bicycles erect­ ed to coincide with the Aviva Stage Two Tour of Britain has been dismantled ready for re­ cycling. Bikes were donated by


members of the public and theHenthornrecyclingcentre run by Sita on behalf of Lanca­ shire County Council. Members of Clitheroe


Chamber of Trade and Com­ merce then painted the 25 bikes red, white, and blue. Various decorations then adorned the bicycles which were securely fixed to the rail­


LOOKING BACK


50 YEARS AGO Altercation in cqfe


SHORTLY AFTER AN altercation between a


Brierfield woman and anotherwoman at the Polonia Cafe, Lowe rgate, Clitheroe,a£30 plate glass window was broken. Inspector H Dickinson said at Clitheroe Magistrates Court thatthe woman, of Mansfield Crescent, Brierfield, admitted causing malicious damage to the window. She told the court T can’t remember much about it I’m very sorry.' In a statement she said that she was “a bit fresh, but not drunk. We had an argument about a boyfriend, but


wepatchedupthequarreLThenastockymanwith blonde hairtookhold of meand I pushed him away."


Inspector Dickinson said the woman had broken the window with her foot after going outside.


25 Y EA R S AGO Meeting to oppose Poll Tax


RIBBLEVALLEY ANTI-POLL tax residents say they are not going to become “outlaws" to combatwhat they call a “Robin Hood tax in reverse, with the rich


gaining at everyone else’s expense." Instead, they are planning a peaceful public meeting to launch the


Ribble Valley’s Anti-PollTax Union onTuesday at 8 pm in the Labour Rooms, Clitheroe, two days before the first 250valley residents face court appearances for refusing to pay. Aspokesman said: “This will be a very important meeting to test the waters in the Home


Secretary's constituency. There is no doubt my family would be a lotworse off under this unfairtax. Iam refusing to payon principle, but there are many who simply cannot afford it"


Work progressing on the Pinnacle


Work is progressing at quite a pace at the moment to re­ pair the Clitheroe Pinnacle writes Dr Martin Seddon, project manager of Clitheroe Pinnacle Project. It didn’t take long for the


contractor to take the pin­ nacle down and clean all the joints and then start to put it


up again. There was a slight delay


while the replacement stone was delivered.


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early on to fill the centre of the base as a replacement for the cement that had been used previously. The contractor and archi­


tect held a progress meeting last week and everything was running well. We haven’t had as many


public visitors as we would have liked, so please contact us via the website to book your guided visit - they take


place on Wednesdays at 2 pm.


More information about


the project can be found by visiting www.clitheroe pinnacleproject.org.uk and guided tours can also be booked on the same website. The photograph shows


the new stone in the centre ofthere-builtbaseandthe


• carbon fibre rods that will eventually hold the mullions in place.


ings by Chamber members and could be seen from across the town in the run up to the start of the Tour of Britain on Monday, September 7th. Clitheroe Chamber of


Trade and Commerce presi­ dent Daniel Williams said: “We wanted to make Clithe­ roe stand out on the day at the start of the race and with the favourable weather over the last three weeks I have been really pleased with the posi­ tive reaction from everyone. I would like to thank any­ one who donated a bike and the team at Henthorn recy­ cling centre for both provid­ ing bikes and then recycling them.”


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