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100 YEARS AGO The prime of health!


“ABOUT SEVENTY OR eighty years ago, hospitals


| were notwhattheyare now. The nurseswere broken down old char-ladies. Whatever else they had to do, there was one duty that they never forgot, and that was to drink the whisky that was ordered fortheirpatients.Theirwerenoflowersinthe


| wards,notouchesofsympathy.nobrightpictures.. All the patients looked ashy, miserable and ill; most ofthemweredying and nothing could be done to save them. Over the hospital doors might have been - written’Abandon hope, allye who enter here’.There'


| was no disinfection of the wards, the dirt collected formonthsand wounds festered and became gangrenous.


ture, a special cake sale is be­ ing held on Sunday March 15th,Mother’sDay,aftermass,


from noon to 1 pm at St Mary’s Community Hall at Sabden. All proceeds will go to Mat­ thew’s Malta fUnd. Matthewhas always shown


promise from a young age and swam with Great Harwood Ot­ ters beforejoiningAccrington based swimming club Pioneer 79, which his sister Emily also swims for.


Sabden teenagerMatthewSharpewillswimfor his countryinMalta Over the past three years


Matthew has swam at county, regional and, in 2013, national


level finishing 10th in his age group in Great Britain in the 100m breaststroke.


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cross country and 800 metre runner.


Matthew also excels as a ,


His parents told the Clit­


heroe Advertiser that they are very proud of Matthew and that being chosen to swim in Malta in this international schools competition is a fit-


. ting reward for the hours of training that he puts in with Pioneer 79. The FISEC Games, which is


oneoftwoworld competitions for school based sport and is recognised by the Internation­ al Olympic Committee, will be held on July 8th to 14th. . Over th e years, CSSF


through FISEC, has provided the chance for young people to experience international sport for the first time with many going on to achieve full international honours in ath­ letics, football, swimming and


volleyball. When not to answer that call


There has been lots in the news recently about how tougher penalties are needed


to deal with drivers who use their mobile phones while at


I the wheel. Ireadwithinterestreports


in a couple of the broadsheets how one chief constable has said tougher penalties are be­ ing ignored to keep voters hap­ py, pre-election. Although I agree that


something needs to be done to address this issue as soon as possible, I don’t necessar­ ily agree that this issue is be­ ing ignored in order not to rock the boat with voters with unpopular penalties before May’s General Election. I just think the issue has been ig­ nored and is continuing to be


As I See It... by Julie Magee


ignored because we no longer have the resources to moni­ tor who is using their mobile while driving. The necessary enforcement to ensure people do not commit this offencehas never been forthcoming with the intensity needed. While out driving the oth­


er day I was appalled by the numberofmotoristslsaw us­ ing their mobile phone while driving. On one four mile


journey along country roads in the Ribble Valley I clocked two people using their mo­ biles while driving. In both instances, they were men driv­


ing a white van and going at, what I consider, to be quite a high speed while negotiating sharp bends and holding their phone to their ear. I was angry when the first


van passed by so by the time thesecondvanpassedbylwas livid. In my mind this crime is as bad as speeding drivers who demonstrate complete disre-- gard for other road users and pedestrians. That same week though,


by coincidence, I saw a third driver, this time female, “driv­ ing” -a description I use in the loosest sense of the word-her blackAudi. She wasapproach- ing a junction and I was stood at the roadside with a clear viewofthisyoung woman who I presume was texting on her


LOOKING B A C K


50 YEARS AGO Wedding season


“TIME WAS WHEN almost everybodygot marriedat Easter or during Clitheroe holiday weeks-because that waswhen they had the time off work. Twenty five years ago, about two dozen weddings would bereportedinourpaperat Easter and the same number in the holiday weeks- but today, any time is the right time. Not manyyears ago.itwas acase of ‘beat the tax' by being married just before April 6th, but this is far less true today. Spring is, of course,. very popular. Young couples have been saving hard •


' during the winter months.The young man has been working overtime and perhaps making one or two items forthe home.The bride hasbeen saving-and ofcourse,sewing."


25 YEARS AGO Gale force winds


“THE GALE FORCE winds which hit the Ribble Valley in the early hours of Monday morning left a trail of damage and disaster behind, but fortunately, no loss of life. Roads were blocked by fallen trees, schools


. had to be closed and tiles fell off everywhere. A numberof houses lost their electricity supply too. Over700 children at Ribblesdale School were sent


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home after a few roof tiles and ridge coping stones fell overnight from several school buildings. No-one was injured, but the risk of it happening again was high as the winds showed little sign of abating all morning, and the new head teacher, Glynne Ward, had no other option than to close the school forthe


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mobile phone. The top of her head, not her eyes, faced the windscreen and she did not look up once until she even­ tually reached the junction. I was totally flabbergast­


ed by what I had seen. If any­ thing had run out in front of her car at that time, lets say a child as the junction she was at is close to three Clitheroe schools, she would have been none the wiser. How sad that a recent sur­


vey which found more people are likely to be sending texts


or using social media than making calls when using their


mobile phones while driving could be right. Maybe now is


just the time, pre-election, to makeitcleartoourpoliticians


that action is needed fast!


f all goes to schedule, when you read this I shall be in hospital re­ covering from a routine operation carried out


the previous afternoon. For a time I will have a


blank diary giving me free time to use as I wish. This is happeningduringthetimethe church celebrates Lent, which began on Ash Wednesday, the day after Pancake Tuesday. Lent gets itshame from the


fact that as spring approaches the days get lighter. So often we find it difficult to make time in bur busy lives, even in Lent, to examine our daily lives, so perhaps I am fortu­ nate to have this enforced pe­ riod of relative inactivity this year. Jesus pleaded with His dis­ ciples to be genuine in their


TH O U G H T FOR TH E W EEK


religious behaviour; they will give alms, fast and pray. This covers the whole sphere of our religious duty; our duty to our neighbour, our duty to ourselves and our duty to God. Whether we are disciples of Jesus or not we have a concern for those in need, for example those caught up in the disas­ ters in the world. One way of showing our


concern is to give money. In a society where there is so much


talk about obesity, fasting can do us a lot of good providing it is regulated. However, prayer in the


name of Jesus is something whichmarksoutHisdisciples. Christians differintheirprac-


tice of prayer, but all, in one way or another, pray through


Jesus. Why then dowepray? Here


are a few reasons in no par­ ticular order - and there are many others. Christians pray because they are conscious they need help on life’s jour­ ney and so do others. They pray because they


have entered into a person­ al relationship with Jesus and want to share their lives with Him. This prayer is not


just asking, but thanking and praising Him, their true un­ changing Friend for Who He is and what He has done and what He is doing for us each day.


Lent is the time when the


days lengthen and it can also be the time for our spiritual lives to become more enlight­ ened. This can happen as we recognise more fully the em­ bracing character of true re­ ligion which touches all sides


of life and governs every rela­ tionship. To help us we must make


use of every means of grace God has given us: to name the obvious ones, prayer, Bible reading, worship and fellow­ ship. And we must acknowl­ edge that if religion is to be real it involves sacrifice, whether it be the sacrifice of money (almsgiving), bodily pleasure (fasting) or oftime (prayer). Let us use this time of Lent


to enable the light of Jesus to shine in our hearts and lives as we go forward towards Easter Day. Then we shall be more ready to worship the Risen Christ Who sacrificed Him­ self for us in order we might have light and life and have it more abundantly.


Canon Jim Duxbury


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Young Farmer Jess is national vice-chair


Ribble Valley Young Farmer Jess Town- son has been elected as the new Vice- Chair of leading rural youth organisation the National Federation of Young Farm­ ers’ Clubs (NFYFC) and is looking forward to expanding her local community work nationally. Jess (25) grew up on a dairy farm in


Gisburn and is a Chartered Building Sur­ veyor at AJH Associates in Clitheroe. She hasbeenamemberofBolton-by-Bowland Young Farmers’ Club for nearly 10 years and held various roles within her club and county before becoming Northern Area Chairman in 2014 and now being elected to the national Vice-Chair post. Commenting on her new role, she said:


“I am delighted to have been elected as Vice-Chair of the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs - a position which is a great honour for me to hold. I am looking forward to getting to know more members across England and Wales and supporting them to make our organisa­ tion even stronger.” The NFYFC’s annual national council


elections took place at the Quality Hotel Coventry, onFebruary 22nd, and Jess was voted into the role as Vice-Chair by fel-


JessTownson,elected as vice-chair of the National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs


low members from across England and Wales. As part of the top team who will head up the Federation’s 25,000 mem­ bers, Jess will support the current NFYFC Chair Hannah Talbot in strengthening the organisation. The aim is to encourage recruitment


and retention of new members and cel­ ebrate what is great about YFCs working


at the heart of their local communities. Jess is no stranger to local community


work as, along with Bolton-by-Bowland YFC, she regularly supports the village with activities such as an annual bonfire night and a Village Duck Race - with pro­ ceeds from refreshments being donated to charity. She added: “Young Farmers’ Clubs


(YFCs) do a lot of great work in their local communities, as I am only too aware of from my connections with clubs in Lan­ cashire and across the Northern region. “I am now looking forward to promot­


ing and championing our members’ activ­ ities on a national scale. YFCs have been a valuable social network for rural young people for more than 80 years and I am proud to beapartofan organisation with such heritage.” More than 100 members gathered in


Coventry during the weekend in February to pass motions that affect the running of the organisation and to elect the new council. The National Council is made up of 63 members, associate members and co-options from across England and Wales and is elected by YFC members to represent their views.


Hodder Valley Show’s draw winners


There has been many winners so far in the 2014/2015 Hodder Valley Show “Hodder Pot”. A tenner buys a numbered


ticket that is entered into a monthly draw with prize money each month. Prizes are £40 for first place, £25 for second, £20 for third and £10 for fourth. Those who take part in the “Hodder Pot” keep the same


number all year and on show day this is entered into the grand draw with the chance to win a first prize of £150, £100 for second, £75 for third, £50 for fourth and £25 for fifth, sixth and seventh. All the pro­ ceeds go to support The Hod­ der Valley Show.” Thanks been expressed to


the cast of “Jack and the Bean­ stalk” who drew the winners


of the October to February draws on stage at their mati­ nee performance. Winners: October- 1 (108)


J. Whalley, 2 (96) Stephen Knowles, 3 (384) Stephen Townson, 4 (202) Kathleen Taylor; November - 1 (101) Ri­ chard Thornber, 2 (454) Dan­ iel Parker, 3 (25) Steve Pope, 4 (427) Geordie Parker; Decem­ ber - 1 (24) Susan Farrand, 2


(318) John Marriott, 3 (343) Rachel Mason, 4 (320) Andrew Waterworth; January-1 (164) John Walker, 2 (85) D. Lawson, 3 (149) Christine Flitcroft, 4 (476) Rosie Elms; February - 1 (25) Steve Pope, 2 (72) - Bill Townson, 3 (303) S. Manley, 4 (66) Mairead Kilbride. To buy a ticket or for de­


tails about the “Hodder Pot” call Rachel on 01200 446670.


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