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100 YEARS AGO Clilheroe Co-Operative Society


I THEWONDERFULDEVELOPMENTinrecent months of the Clitheroe Co-Operative Society was the theme of most of the speeches at the opening of the new Hall and Warehouse in King Lane last Saturday. The erection of this fine building, which converts an unattractive part of the centre of town into an important thoroughfare, has been followed with interest by every section of the community, as


| was amply demonstrated by the vast number who inspected the premises during the afternoon and evening. Co-operators and non-cooperators alike paid tribute to the roomy and sound character of the building to the up-to-dateness of its fittings and to the I generalexcellenceofit’sequipment -


LOOKING BACK


50 YEARS AGO School’s goldenjubilee


CELEBRATIONSTO MARK the Goldenjubileeof the Clitheroe Royal GrammarSchoblfor Girlswere -


held at the weekend, when every event attracted hundreds of’old girls' and friends from all parts of England.OnFridaymorning, celebrations were started byaspecjal service atClitheroe Parish Church, conducted by the Vicar of Clitheroe. Past and present pupils crowded the oldchurch.and


amongspecialguests was theMayoressof Clitheroe. The Archdeacon of Lancaster gave the sermon,


insisting that pupils thinkfor the mselves in the world of today, telling them: “You are not all like ready made suits, made off the peg.” Lessons were read by the


25 YEARS AGO Church antiques stolen


THIEVES HAVE STRIPPEDa13th century Ribble Valley church of valuable antiques, including a


400-year-old Jacobean high altar. Parishioners were left shocked andintearswhentheyheardthe


antiques, worth thousands of pounds, had been taken from St Wilfrid's Parish Church, Rochester. To


make matters worse, the raid was carried out during tfie vicar’s final days in the parish. It is believed it was professionally planned and the antiques may already be out of the country. They include a brass eagle


lectern. Canon Frank Levickwas preparing forhis final farewell service when the raiders struck and discovered the thefts when he opened the church to


preparefortheHarvestService. • Pinnacle starting return to former glory


York on the pinnacle has ■ eached the top of the mul- ions and it is looking much nore like its former self writes Dr Martin Seddon, project nanager of Clitheroe Pinna- :le Project. By the time you read this


:he first parts of the domed ;op should be in place. The uppermost sections


jvere very badly crackeddue to ;orrosion of the iron rod that


ran through them. They have had tobe pinned and glued to­ gether and will be a great im­ provement on their damaged


state. Wehadaverywellattended


visit by MSc students from the University of Central Lanca-


shirelastweek. They, are studying the ,


heritage and conservation of buildings and were keen to see the work in progress. The


contractor, Mick Gouldingr. explained the construction of the pinnacle and the methods


used inits repair. Finally, Ribble Valley Art


Studios are running an Ar­ chitectural Art Workshop for usbasedonthe pinnacle. This will be on Sunday, November


15th.. See our website for details


andbookearly-it promises to beverypopular.


One of the sections of new stone and a space readyto take another piece, (s)


I preaching at mass for two friends celebrating their twen-


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| ty-fifthweddinganniversary. It is a source of irony, amuse­ ment or even offence for some people that Catholic priests speak on such occasions, not marrying themselves nor having children of their own. What wisdom or personal experience do 1 have that I can


I share at these rites of passage? When 1 was agonising


I about my own future-wheth- er to stay single, get married


ast weekend I bap­ tised Sofia, the daughter of friends of mine and next weekend lam


iSSSfg AweeWylookatlocal issues,peopleandplaees’i VALLEYMATTERS Law is not a day too soon S


o another new law has come into force relating to those of you out there who still enjoy a ciga­


rette. The last thingyou smok­


ers need is another ex-smok­ er launching his opinion at you. But that’s not going to stop me on this occasion. Smoking in cars is a dan­


gerous habit, not just for the driver and his/her passen­ gers, but also for other road users and even pedestrians. Let’s start with the people


who smoke while they have their children in the car. I smoked for far too many


years to remember but never subjected my own and any- ' one else’s children to it. This law has not come


soon enough. Smokers who think about


the health of their children are the type who leave the house and stand in the back garden when they need a nicotine fix. Smokers who don’t are


the ones who happily light up


As IS e e l t . . . by Edward Lee


while on the school run. Not big, not clever, not


necessary and the new law should also be applied to parents who push children , around in pushchairs and buggies while dangling a fag inches from their children’s heads. My only concern with this


whole new law is just how enforceable it will be. I have already read of chief consta­ bles who claim they haven’t the manpower to hand out £50 fixed penalty notices. And I have already found


an anomoly within the law that strikes me as a little odd. A 17-year-old is not legally al­ lowed to buy cigarettes, but a 17-year-old can smoke if he is the driver of a car, as long as no one under 18 is in the car at the time. There will bean expla­


nation for that, but I am not sure what it is.


You might be wonder­


ing why I claim that drivers having a toot are a danger to other road users and pedes­ trians. Rare examples I know, but


here goes. I was subjected to a rear-


end write-offwhen clattered into by a motorist rooting in his glove box for some matches and I have also seen a cigarette end ejected from a car land squarely in a pram being pushed along by a par­ ent.


MrAndrew Johnson, (s) THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK


and have a family or opt for the religious life, a kind wise priestwhowasjourneying with me, gazed at me knowing­ ly and with his lilting Irishism, queried, “Would you sit down beside yourself?” And he continued, “I can tell you what yourvocationis. Itisabless- inginlove. God’swillforeach person is a blessing in love.” But then he added, “As a Chris- tiari, you will need to config­ ure your life with Christ’s and whatever you end up doing, you will need to lay down your life in loving service of others. “You can do that as a single man, as a married man or as " a priest. The challenge is still


the same." And surely, that is good ad­


vice for all of us. Jesus told his disciples, “If any want to be­ come followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” I f this sounds unattrac­


tive or too difficult, we should remember that he also said, “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly," as well as, “My burden is easy and my yoke is light.” ThepoetT.S. Eliot summed up this central Christian paradox, “And the way up is the way down, the way forward is the way back." (The Dry Salvages) So, this much I can offer.


Whatever our situation in life, whatever our beliefs, a sure way to find peace and happi­ ness and fullness of life is to


lay down our lives in loving service of others, to put others


before ourselves and in doing so, we will find a joy that self­ ishness never attains. Our plans to make our­


selves happy nearly always fal­ ter; our plans to make others


happy nearly always succeed. So, in the words of my spiritual adviser, “Would you sit down


beside yourself?” ! Fr Kevin Murphy, St


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New head sought for prestigious college


Governorsata prestigious Ribble Valley private school are searching for a new headmaster following the an­ nouncement thatthecurrent head is moving onto pastures new.


Andrew Johnson, who has been headmaster of Stony- hurst College at Hurst Green since 2006, will leave the col­ lege atthe end of the summer term 2016. “After 10 years at Stony-


hurst College it’s time for a new challenge, but I will be leaving with very fond memo­ ries indeed,” commented Mr Johnson about his forthcom­ ing departure. “It has been a great privilege and a great op­ portunity to be headmaster at Stonyhurst. Nowisthetimeto hand the baton on to someone else who will continue to de­ velop this great school”. Mr Johnson has overseen significant development and


growth at Stonyhurst over the past decade. The college has undertaken a £20 million pro­ gramme to develop its facili­ ties, including building a new boarding house, a new dining room and kitchens, and signif­ icant renovations of the grade one listed buildings. Pupil numbers have also increased significantly during Mr John­ son’s tenure. Among the new courses introduced most no- tablehasbeenthelBdiploma, which is taught alongside A levels at Stonyhurst. The col­ lege is also celebrating its best ever A level results this sum­ mer (71% of exams were grad­ ed A*, A or B) and its best ever GCSE results (51% of exams weregradedA* or A). Mr Johnson will become


Headmaster of St Benedicts School, Ealing, in September 2016. Stonyhurst governors are conducting an executive search with a view to select­ ing Mr Johnson’s successor by Christmas.


Access to old copies of the Advertiser


Original copiesof the Clithe­ roe AdvertiserandTimesdat-


ing from 1889 to 1975 are now accessible to the general pub­ lic at a new location in Clithe­


roe. The newspaper had, for


many years, retained original paper copies of every edition


■ covering the above years at its formeroffices on King Street. However, when the news­


paper moved offices to Fern CourtoffMoorLane there was no available storage space for the copies so the archive was moved to its parent newspa­ per The Burnley Express of­ fices at Bull Street, Burnley. When space became an issue at this office though threaten­ ing the survival of the old cop­


ies, Clitheroe Civic Society began to search for a perma­ nent home in Clitheroe from which they would be fully ac­ cessible to thegeneral public. Clitheroe Town Council


generously offered space in its offices creating a fully acces­ sible and easily searchable ar­ chive available to all. To obtain access to the archive, please contact Mrs Shirley Penman, 9 Seedall Avenue, Clitheroe, BB7 2LR, tel. 01200 424462 or email: pen-man@fsmail.net Access will be available


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