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As the old phrase goes...fol- low that! Sadly, my 64-year- old legs wont. . Last week’s Clitheroe-.


Colne stage of the Aviva Tour of Britain was a brilliant suc­ cess, as thousands turned out to watch the cream of interna­ tional riders tackle the uphills and downhills of our magnifi­ cent Lancashire landscapes, and millions watching on TV saw the beauty of the Ribble Valley and Pendle boroughs. As a leisure cyclist - very


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100 YEARS AGO War brings changes


THRIFT, AS IT is understood on the continent has


never been an English virtue, however, h may apply in Scotland and other parts of the British Ides. But


the wa r has changed many things-some for the better. Airwng these may surely be induded the


inculcation of thrift and its encouragement in the young. The chief education officer has issued head master and mistresses of elementary and secondary


school the objective of encouragingsaring amongst children one even the smallest scale. Such teaching.


cannot faiOhaveagood influence forthe coming oenerationThe French boy saves for his career.ln England, there is a disposition to regard thrift as being mean and miserly.


leisurely, I might add - 1 could only wT


atch in awe as they


whizzed along those famil­ iar roads and lanes, some of which are among my own reg­


ular routes. As I live on t’other side of


Pendle Hill, the roads along


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which I pedal - when I’m not idling along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal towp ath - are around West Craven. In fact, the road from West


Marton down towards "Bar- lick’' isoneofthose exhilarat­ ing downhills on which my £149 machine (built in Indo­ nesia, some Japanese parts) attains a breakneck speed of, oh, around 25mph. Watching those guys hur­


tle down that lane then sprint past the line near Rolls-Royce Social Club made me painful­ ly aware of my own inadequa-


As for that barnstorming


finish, in which Czech rider Petr Vakoc maintained his lead up to the finishing line in Albert Road, Colne, that was simply amazing. Have you ever been to


Colne and seen Albert Road? The television camera shots were somewhat deceptive and didn’t show how steep it really is. I get out of puff just walking up there between pubs. So to watch Mr Vakoc pow­


ering up that three-quarter mile drag as ifwere just agen- tle slope filled me with admi­ ration for the guy and for all those who were trailing in his dust, even the tail-enders. I reckon I’ve three choices:


1: Buckle down to some seri­ ous training, clad myself in


LOOKING BACK


50 YEARS AGO Proposed college merger


A LAST-MINUTE MOVE is being made to reprieve Beaumont Roman Catholic College, Windsor, from its proposed merger with Stonyhurst College, near Whalley. The move is being made by Sir Charles R u s se l a Lord Justice of Appeal and old boy of Beaumont, but it is doubtful that he willachieve success. The proposed merger of the two colleges has come as a result of a severe shortage of man power in the Jesuit Orderwhich runs both schools. When one examines the current strengthof the Order in England today, and the ever-increasing


scope of activities both here and overseas, some urgent re-organisation seems somewhat needed and indeed, inevitable


25 YEARS AGO Visitors like new library


CUTHEROE’S NEW LIBRARYopened its doors to the public for the first time on Monday... and visitors liked what they saw. The latest computerised equipment has been installed, but great care has been taken to preserve the atmosphere of the Fisted building.lt certainly did not take the children long to find their own section on the lower ground floor, where there is awide range of books and activities to keep them


busy. It has taken two years and nearly £625,000to transformthe building into the imposing new three


floor library, but it seems to have been money well spent judging by the reaction of most of the first day visitors. "We certainly haven't had any complaints so far* confirmed the district librarian.


Lycra and push myself to the | very limits in the belief of “no pain, no gain”. 2: Continue as at present, not in Lycra but in my green day­ glo T-shirt and old tom jeans, with a well-placed safety pin preventing the right leg’s den­ im from fouling the chain. 3: Give it all up as a lost cause and either drive everywhere or walk slowly. No contest...it’s option 2. There are those who de­


spise cyclists, sometimeswith good reason, and grumble about the public money that was spentbringing theTourto Lancashire. Nonsense! it was money well spent, and in my very humble way I’m proud to be part of the two-wheel fra­ ternity. Happy pedalling!


g ia n t cyclist on Pendle Hill to wow a little longer


Nick o’ Pendle overlooking Clitheroe, which was Stage 2’s first King of the Mountain climb. Thecydistwasdueto be dismantled the dayafter th e top race, but due to popular demand is to be left in-situ a while longer.


The Clitheroe and Sabden group with F r Frankie outside Our Lady's Basilica in Lourdes. Picture by Bernard Mercer, (s )


Several hundred Roman Cath­ olics from the Salford Diocese went along and the Clitheroe group was accompanied by Fr Frankie Mulgrew who, un­ til earlier this year, was assist­ ant priest at SS Michael and John’s and St Mary’s Sabden RC Churches and had organ­ ised the trip. The 25-strong group spent


six hectic days taking part in moving services and events on the theme of “Lourdes: The Joy of Mission.” And it truly was a joyful


week as the members of the Clitheroe and Sabden church­ es formed a close bond and


threw themselves into the whole ethos of the pilgrimage, which was both emotional and inspirational. A highlight was an outdoor


Mass at the Holy Grotto where Our Lady appeared on 18 oc­ casions to French peasant girl Bernadette - now St Ber­ nadette - in 1858.Since then the small French town at the foothills of the Pyrenees has become a place of pilgrimage attracting millions of people each year. The popular new Bishop


was very much “hands on”, meeting with the Clitheroe and Sabden group on several occasions and taking part in many services - including an awesome international Mass in a huge underground basili­ ca with nearly 20,000 pilgrims from all over the world.


Couple celebrate 60 years of marriage


Whalley couple Olive and John Haworth hosted a dia­ mond wedding celebration to honour their 6oth year of marriage at Gibbon Bridge in Chipping. Despite first meeting at


a dance in Accrington when John was 18 and Olive was 16,


it took five years for John to persuade Olive that he was Mr Right and they were married on September ist 1955 at the Methodist Church in Rishton. The reception followed at


the Stirk House Hotel, Gis- burn, and by 3-30 pm they were on their way up to the Lakes for their honeymoon, then to Scotland where they accidentally trespassed onto some private land and liter­ ally bumped into the HM The


Queen! Olive was born in Rishtori


and taught shorthand and typing at Blackburn Techni­ cal College. John established Haworth’s Chartered Ac­ countants in Accrington un­ til retiring at the age of 62. They were both members


of Blackburn Golf Club for many years and while Olive en­


joyed playing bridge, John en­ joyed amateur dramatics and was always involved in fund- raising for various charities through Round Table. Since retiring, they have travelled extensively to many


corners of the globe. They have three children


and six grandchildren most of whom were able attend the celebration on Sunday.


Diamond wedding couple Olive and John Haworth, (s) THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK f oyceRupp.inher


1 book“Outoftheor- 9 dinary” writes: “Each H Birthday I am drawn


f to reflect on the amaz- easure of being alive. I itounded by the aspect stence.Imarvelthatl rtunate enough to get to 2 through a little segment ! universe’s history. My . day isa good opportunity nember not to take this ilife for granted.” lis week 1 celebrate my •


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etire as the Vicar Green and Mitton.


There is a lot to be thankful for


and to marvel at. I look back over 65 years of life since the union of my mother’s egg and my father’s sperm created the unique, unrepeatable human life which is, and hasbeen.


mine. I recall and remember the


• many ups and downs, joys and sorrow, triumphs and failures.


I gather up the significant memories of people, events,. inner stirrings, dreams, losses and heartaches that consti­


tute my life this far: 20 odd years as a midwife and almost 30 as an ordained deacon and '


21 priest (that’s more than one


life-times experience)! I have been a daughter, wife, sister, mother, friend - roles that 1 have played and I have been shaped and graced by all the things and people that have made life, for the most part, dear and beautiful. There are things I am grate­


ful for, amazed at, even still puzzled by but very few “if


onlys”. If I had my life to live


again, there is not much that


' I would want to change. As I prepare for retirement I long for a world that finds itself at


peace: at one with God, at one with others, at one with itself


and its own circumstances. I hope that there is yet a deeper, and richer life to come, as the years go by. I trust that the same love that has surrounded me all my life will be the love that welcomes me home, at the end of time, and the end of my own time. I promise to live my remaining years to the full, whatever my limitations, and 1 ask but one thing only: never take this momentous gift o f . life for granted. If you are still breathing, God has something more for you todo.Happy


reminiscing! The Rev. Gill Mack, vicar of Mitton and Hurst Green.


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