Clitheroe- Advertiser & Times, June 13, 1952


Clitheroe Chairman Re-electod By


Education Executive ^ T


a Il d e b m a n j . h . s a t t e r THWAITE, bf .CUtHeroe, 'ah re-elect'^ ibairdiaii' of


th^ • OivMonal £ ;d u o h tii o;u Ex^cbttvo No. 5 atr thoii; Aripal meeting 1 at Whalleijr on iTuesday afteriloon.' Mi;.' E. Gwynite: Jones was re-elected vicfe-chairman.


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I ^ o m l n a t l o h s for the appointment by ithe Lanca-


snire Education Committee of the County CounAll of repre- septatlve g o v e r n o r s or managers of v o l u n t a r y schools for the year beginning August 1st, 1952, \yere:l Clith­ eroe ; R.C., -Mr.' J, Wilkinson; Cllfiheroe ,St., jambs’s, lAlder-


Tlie HaU Mark ofi I a Well-I^irnislkd IH


V. M of beautiful deigns,'Carpets play art'lndlspenslble ■part In any successful furnishing scheme,: •


alls, Stairs and Latidings, or any room Inl the House. ] We shall be pleased to help with any requirement


I ' i /Obtainable, in lovdy colouring^ 'aita in 'a« ygriety:


H! We have large, stocks of C^ilretlng suitable for you have In mind.


f .man: W. . Wilkinson; i Read Congregational.; Mr. C. .Law; Reid C.E., Mrs. B. Hlndley. J;Pl'; Sabden R.C., Mr. F. Birt- weil; Chalgley E n d o w e d EreCf the .Revi W. Callow; Hurst Green R.C., ];he Rev. F. N. . Vavasour; iHurst. l Green C.E., Mr; Sllrigerk Chatbum C.E.jlMr. B. A. Parkinson; Chipping Brawn’s Erldowed. Mr. :T.. Proctor; Chipping (Preston) R.C.I Mr. ' R. A. WUcock; Thomley. C.E.,j Mr. C. Ainsworth; Dbwnham C.E., Mr. T. J.- Holgate;[ Pendleton


Mr. !J. , Duckw )rth C.E., Mr. Bowman; R.C., Bonington' Wi 'Sykes. ■


ind Mearlev C.|E.,' Mr. :W. M lowperthwalte; ._


Wlialley C.E., ; Wlswell Blllington ngho, Mr.


COUNTY SCHOOLS 4 -FURNISHERS — i


YORK STREET ■ CUTHEROE i Telephone 191


! live governors or managers of i bounty


Upproved: Sabdei Mh C. Driver, Mr. H. iBlrtwell, !Mrs. H a r g r e a y e i , Mrl E. I loyraith; Lov( Moor ! and


sc h j o o ls 1 were


i ?en<llB . Junior. (Joint manage- ' n'ent)v Mr. J.' Iwilklnson. ■


'D. . Crltchley; 'lursery School, j’alrweather.


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i i P P O p A i V b p TB^ F S& bw iN G


YOUR CHOICE I OF TYRE from; 13 Different Makes, both New and Remould, i


, | ' THE LARGEST ! TO THE SAIALLEST COVER OR


• T^BE REPAIMD ON O T TOLINGTON |kopTS SOLED AND HEELED.


Agents for the famous'VARLEY BATTERIES, carrying A 3 YEARS WRITTEN GUARANTEE.


'AgIrISTOL OIL ifor Tractors. ExIcHANGE SERVICE for TRACTOR REMOULDS, ‘^VACU-LUG,” etc.


Wei are “ MILES AHEAD” in i the Tyfe Industry,


RING CHATBURN 216 FOR PROMPT ATTENTION, j We are the ^ Finn with EXjPERIENCE. .


;'3arnett, Councllloi J. i'W. D; Dfitchley. Alderman |J. H. Satterthwalte;


Mrs. M. H. F. Miss E.; ('R.


: :illox F. Dugdale, Miss E. R. 3amett,. Coiinc llof’ J. W. D. . Drltchley,; Mr.


Secondary Modem llrect


representatives, Coun-


Mrs. ,M. H. Fi ifalrwea ■ther. (Controlled schools:


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E l Hplgate, .Cllth-


;roe Ro'yal, Grammar School,


; Dounclllor F. Dilgdale, (Jotmty Councillor H. Pemberton.; Mr. r. iWilklnson. Mr.;lR., ;A: G. Chambers, Mrs. [M. |l . F; Falf- veather; Barrow Congrega-' tioh al School, Mr. E. Holgate,' Mr.I C.'F. Clayton. !■


Aldprman J. H.jSatterthw'alte, A l d e rm a n W. Wilkinson,


;ro6 Borough District Joint Committed Wilkinson.:.


ClaiipD k t


aeaith Committee Np. 5.'Mrs.! M. H. F. Falrweatl^r;


approved ; were.' Other


a ;h d 1 Rural Road Safety Alderman ' W.


rid: Bleai We have plejsure in


'advising ,^e pubhc that, we have been appomted Sole District Agms; for Ambassador Radio and Television for Clitheroe and 1 i


I I District. !


T.V.4 Corner Console ; £89/17/6.'


Other Models from £28. T h e : e “ RADIO HOUSE”


16, CASTLE GATE - CLITHEROE TELEPHONE: CLITHEROE 214


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INVESTORS i p « aU P S H A « E 5 1 2 /»


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V Head Office: HIGH ST.SKIPTON


Local Agents : IMESSRS, EDWARD CHESTER & SON 36, KING STREET


CLITHEROB —------- -------------- Telephone: 19 '


FOUNTAIN PENS ADVERTISER &


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: Homing In which to ! cover ;i few miles It was decided to nake a detour on the out­


; mother Inter-Meet, It |Bleasdale, with rom this area. But as that eft [US with the whole, of the


if^AST Sunda . s c h e d u l e d


ward journey, am by way of iVHltewell we headed! into ;he I Trough of : lowland. Sykes Hill su: •mounted, the


)ulk of the hard work was lone, and afteil a short halt It tile foot of Blaze Mcjss for morning, “ cuppa,f’ we


)ur|


were successfully negotiated, ;hen we were climbing I again ap ito' Fell Barn where -we were regaled; ly a glorious view not nnly.pf the distant


’ivatei^-splashes


Lakeland hlUs. but also of,the [sle[of Man, ;wmch could be clearly seen on the horizon. Lunch at Stoiieheal proved an ! hilarious aflfa ,r. i ,then setting off agjain we j rode over ;Haxrlsend Fell, , past Mickey Nook and on to Bleas- dale, where we wei'e father puzzled at the dfarth! of cyclists.


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"Bqflllck” S:(jpt'ion iwefe equally puzzled ' and It! soon


A! few friends lironi the


Ing i was - in Itself, to make any bats­ man despair.' Another party of qs found time-tq:vlsjt : the bronze-age “ circle]' nearby, an excavated . burial ground datlhg back abbut 4 Q


n p u g h


before-we- all adjourned flor tea i prior to startirig oh the honieward; run.


O


ahd left


. White ■ Chapbl, Rlbchester were


O krears,


ohgrldge In turn


briskly onwards; and arhvlng behind as' we|: pedalled 6, MARKET PLACE, CLITIfEROE I TIMES OFFICE


at that Sunday hiecca of cyclists — : W hia l i e y — we paused, to refresh ourselves with ilce-oream before re- turfilng to; Clltherofev ;


Coverdale,; leaving ; Green- acrei-street at! . 8130 ! a.m. Total distance is 92; miles; ‘f GEARS’’


Npxt Sunday W | 'visit


became , obvious that the Meef; m u s t 1 have been abandoned without cur b.elng aware of the falct, and^e; set to lyork to organise diversions for the afternopn.., .A leyy all round of a penny produced sufficient wealth to purcliase a rlibber ball, | and with a piece of wood and'a klfidly farmer’s goodwill, our cyldket team.was.all set.' A nearby brook orovldpd an ’ basv means of disposing of batters, for a ball in the brook meant they "were out-|as If a rough field and, haonaza|fd'' bdwl- not


where we branched leftj awav from the Trough- i road. A :ouple : of


arried on tp 'fMairshaw. le f t . ! aw a v


Cyclists saaie


thl^- time sections


were hold


n o m i n a t l l b n s


ilbblesdale School,


Mderman W. 'Wilkinson,.Miss; E. R. Garnett, Courclllor J.’W.


,;jlbblesdale'


The' following' ntoihatlbns for the appplnimeht; of bounty Council lepresenta-


SimSHINE


NEW ENTRANCE


N O THER I pageant,, a ] young peoplels gang show, i


. I.■ ■ ■ 1- 1 -■ - - .1


a revival of- the Castle .pete, 1 a permanent reminder of the; occasion^: and,: of course, a i t o r c h li g ht i . procession . .[


These are, among numerous! events suggested by readers: for inclusion in Clltheroe’s: programme o f : Coronation' celebrations next year.


fittingly: begun; with a civic: service o f ; thanksgiving, but one reader* Mrs. Ashworth, of 37,, Wilkln-square, suggests that the local religious'organ­


P a s t celebrations have


isations might next-year also consider - -the revival of an ' event which was:a feature of' past Coronation celebrations.


IA striking s tudy; oL the new


Garden Pairty Raised £o0


'TiflORE than £80 wals' raised .:'*as the; result of .a success­ ful garden narty; fielc in the vicarage gardens of St. John’s Church, Hurst Grem. on Saturday.;


Ideal/ weather! conditions


attracted a large attendance, and„afterithe event hid been opened byjMrs. Kay, of Hunt­ ington Hall, there was brisk trade at / the various . stalls which were soon clened of the many useful goods. | ;


presented to the opejner by 'Dorothy Hesmondhalgh.


A spray of cam.atlo^' was Music was provided by Mr.


Hodklnson, of Great H irwood, and -during the afternoon, a chfidjen’s fancy dress, parade attfacted the attentlor of the visitors.


! , ; The winners were: 1, M.


Dolphin: 2, S. Newbpld, M. Porter and S. Mathers^.


Mrs. ' J. Holden and ' Mrs. Hesmondhalgh.


,A treasure hunt was won by


In the schoolroom, and In the evening, a whist and/ppmlno drive was held;


ladies, • Ij Mrs. J. Bolion; 2, Mrs.'. Jacksen; 3, 'Mrs. Robin­ son. Gentlemen, 1, Mr..Wm. Bailey; 2, Mr. J: Bailey; 3, Mrs. E, Melllng. Dor ilnoes: Mrs. J. Bailey, .• Mrs. Mercer (Merrlcks), Mrs. Young, and M. Dolphin.


Prizewinners were: [whist: Civic / Service


iDlvislonal, At Wadd^ ton iCllth-'


thelr; new chairman, clllor W. W. Dugdslle. to morning service;; Cotnclllbr


Dugdale has been Wadding- ton representative, oa the Council for many yearp.


■The chairman ;ahd mem- hers of Waddlngton


Paflsh


Council arid local maglktrates were aisp among tfiose attending !the service, which' was conducted by .the Etev. J. H. Richmond, superlntmdent minister of the Cltheroe Wesley Methodist Clrc'i }t.!


LIFE-LpN^ ASSOCIilTION In his address, Mr. Rich­


Dugdale’s tlon. with Methodist that it endeavour


mond referred to Councillor


life-long aisocla- W a d d i n g t o n Church, adding


moral and spiritual as well as the material community.


good cf the the


Mr. Richmond; gave ex­


amples from the.'Blble of the good that;had been accom­ plished by men / witfi _ the talents which they poSsessed. but he warned, too, that men did not always devote their talents to the goPd of their fellow men. We all, he said, had some special gift;which could be used, for the good of others. The; questlpn of primary Importance was not “ what is In thihe hand, but what Is In: thine heart ? ’’.


organist, and the col ectlon was for the'Methodist pomes for the aged.


! A' G I S B U R N fh: Norman Johnstone


|£ 1 : summonses, on . e a c h


without a licence, at Ei -by - Bowlah land At ;Magist;: Court on Monday.


of movlnf of


Farmer Fined of Bomber Farm, was


Miss. M. Speakman was thfe


was his constant to promot


Methodist | Church took place bn- Sunday, wheri members and officla s of Bowland Rural District Council, accom


YFHE first civic service ever h e 1 d i at Wadqlngton


panied ebun-


Refreshments were served


main entran;e to | Clitheroe Castle, now completed and ready' for the opening cere-< mony bn Jiiw 5th. At the same time, a table:; bearing the. names ofl thpse Clitheroe men who fell in the last war will he nnybiled. A special apifeaj is being made to local ex-Servicemen of bpthiwotld w a f s ^ take: part J a a ! pro- cessibn from the-Tpwn I Hall to I the Castle the ceremony


Gates, prior to >litheri


00 Off Work LMOST 300


cotton op natives are laid


1\/Iill8: Clitheroe


oSi this week because of the clbsure ' of'■-Sun-street i Mill and Holmes Mill. „ :


- It Is expected, however, that these and all other; mills In ;the town mil be working normally; again next iwe'ek. So far, none haye closed longer than alweek/qt a [time. aI|though reorganisation has resulted In many operatives having, the number [of i their looms reducedMn some leases fibm eight , to four[-and. in having to work .alternate :ks.


' , I. 1 t h o u g h local cotton i


kers will begin their ^fort- iit’s holldajy oh July; 19th, iy of them w i l l .


receive


bt than thpy did fast'year, wfien they were allowed only -one week’s h jlldiy. | This Is due to the trade recession, as the weeks du dng which the operatives are laid off has an


holiday pay for the fort-


a jdverse a:feet bn their holiday pay.


| ' jEarller this year, operatives


f HOLIDAY .'feALIX)]r,l‘.'' ' i !- -'


balloted to decide [whether they should give up the Tues­ day of their Whitsuntide holiday or tfie Tuesday of tirelr September break In order to comt ensate; foy the day awarded, to make up the e t r a holi lays in ! the sqmmer. As a result, local mills worked ton Whit-Tu'es-, day', and the September hplldays have [been fixed for September 20th, 21st, ^2nd and 23rd, w h i c h , gives operatives Monday aqd Tlues- day.as a holiday.


An official |! at (jllltlreroe


Labour Exchange stated; on Tuesday that the only women unemployed iff thp to>n kvere those engaged, in thb cotton


‘ndustry, and. ihese.were Only aid Off temporarily


wbre, however, for 'women In tions, the iri: vacancies beirg for domestic workers.


There few. .vacancies


other a j or


j PEEPS 25 YEARS A


Extracts from June 7tl


WADDOW y I covered


our hpi


a I picturesque Yorkshire, bank Rfbble . a t ' B: been leased Guides Cbmifit Hall Is to be u


willsupplemerjt Mary School Fbxlease In the


ng centre for wlr


Uall, use oc lositlon


ocebpa- Ityj of resident


NEW RECTOR


INSTALLED AT STONYHURST


Conneiij and a well-known and respected figure in the rural district, Fr. F. N.


VICE-CHiURMAN of Clith- ' e r e jRniAr-D l ist r i o t


'Vavasour, 5.J., Procuratbr of Storiyhurstj College for the


.past 16 wears, was on Tpesday installed as Rector of the College, j


1


Bwlnfiells,, S:J.,{ who has been for the -past seven


Rector years.


of the FI n an chalrmu: and Cha'


Pr.'. Vi


avasour is chairman Rural! C o u n c i l


c e| Committee,: and


n of Alghton, Bailey .igley Parish Council.


EXTCERpL AFFAIRS He is very well-known


among thd district’s agricul­ tural cc immunity, for as Pro­ of the College, he has responsible


curator been


tempori 1 the


College which! exte .rnal ._f


departnlent and the maln- tenancejof the!buildings.


A native of New Zealand,


Pr. Vavksour was educated at River; 'View College, Sydney,


j


Australia. ! Later he returned to New Zealand, where he m a m a j e d jhls father’s property.


; | ,


the Society of Jesus and studied for the priesthood, first at Rbehampton! House. London, and later at Oxford.


At the age of 26, he joined After nisi ordination! he had


a-short purlod as-'a parish priest before going to Stony- hurst, where he succeeded Fr. Robert' I Robinson, S.J., as Procurator.


Although


by birth, family pome wood,: father , pioneers


a New Zealander Fr. V-aVasour’s was at; Hasle-


New Zealand about 1860.


near, Tadcastbr. His ■whs] one of the who claimed iland in


NO ELECTION SURPRISES


rpHERlj were! no surprise's -*■ when ! nominations for


the Glltheroe; by-election closed on ! Saturday. Two nominations were received, those of Mr. Bernard Sharpies, the Conservative candidate, and Mr. Richard Trlmby, his Labour opponent.


day, Jun : 24th, from 8 aim. to 9 p.m.


Polling takes place on Tues­


NTO t h e ; GO


50 h, 19271


issue the


of


ungerlby, ihas by the [Girl ssloners. The- ;^ed as a tr^ln-


of the River


cupylng onlthe


)f Guiding at New Forest. i


Giilders,’’ ;and the Princess


rmer, (36).


fined two pigs


olton- rates’


P.C. Brhmwlch said that


while on duty, in Main-street. Glsburn, he ' saw: a youth driving a cart. In the cart were four pigs which belonged to Johnstone and whlcl were being taken .to the Apetion Mart for slaughter.


BOUGHT AT SKIPBON When questioned, -defend-


j'ant agreed!they were'four of .seven pigs he bouglit ' at :Sklpton on March 17th. When jtold they - Ishould' have been kept at his premises for 28 days! he replied that' he had of his


hot looked licence.


at the back


1 farm, but Iwh'en P.C. Bfdm- Wlch later v 1 s I't ed ' the they


j premises he admitted [had been disposed of e'krller.


|. Asked about the other three [pigs, he said they were at the


circuit quatterly meeting the [, Clitheroe ji and United ' Methodist C held at West Bradfo:


It was announced at District the Rev. T. Fish was leave


ihurches, 'Id, -that


the ; CUtheroel; Circuit li In August, 1929. Clitheroe Rural


Council supported a tlbn urging the Govdrnrrient to make grants of 50 per cent, froni' the Road/Fund towafds the upkeep of all roads main­ tained by Rural Councils. ! :


Riding along Whltehalgh-


lahe, Langho,; a local mbtor cyclist collided: head-on with a motor car and was hUrled oyer the top of the car'Into the roadway, . sustaining a compound fracture . of ithe right leg and other injurlds.


wMfknown b: for .the East guinea chamtjl. cup and £55, eroe Borough first prize.


At Whalley ton Saturday 12 Band ..’vjnillng Clitheroe Flrb Brigade, with


the -Merryweather e ri g lln e, took part,In the annhal rally at Nelson on Saturday of !the Lancashire Fire , B r j g k d e Society. Superintendent Taylor was In charge.


. J.


4hds competed Lancashire 20 onshlp silver , prizes, Cl'ith-


Ivy-


As from 1st Jbly, 1952, the rates of; interest will be ; increased , to:


l^ld up ffjjO/ shares at


Asjeti: fxcKd £/7,300,000


Extraos from our issue of Jme 13th, 1902


YEARS ■f^n


-THE c me Corbnatl m


:-;let.ration inoration


--------- Jd out on a scale un­ precedented: Ini the history of our -town. !now that peace has hcbn- declared, the cele­ brations lustre;-"


King Ed vard VII bids fair to be carrir ’ - '


will wear an added


Police Court from 10-|30 p.i..................


Business lat


the Clitheroe was delayed


.......


on Monday! owing to a dearth of magistrates: Police, Clerk and a prisoner had to wait this length of time until a magistrate had been called from Bkekburn before a case could be prbceeded with.


paraded streets i morrow.


The Co:


ronatlon Ox will be through the main Df the town to-


The R(iv. J. A. Burton' was


West Bradford Reading Room and the Cricket Club, on the


-Jnr., was Chatburn


M W, r.


presenteq with a large, hand- Iraught- screen, :sub- p by members of


some d scribed


occasion of! his leaving the district:


Klng-Wllklnson.


elected presldeht of FUotball-Club.;


sent a deputation to' the conference oh the new Educa­ tion Bill, held at -Manchester.


The Free j Church Council


. A thahkskvlng service for the restoration of peace was held at| Downham,, 'Parish Church on Sunday morning. The Vicar, Ithe Rev. H. B.- MoorCj conducted the service.


i C M I ’p E K O E A D V E E T I S E & !


a ; local paper read hyi much |ol their shoppiri therefore who are yo customers,


The Advertiser and - guaranteed net sale of I i;-, TIMES


local , people—who do !g locally—the | people »jir actual or potential


Times: offers you a .!


8 , 0 0 0 O o i i i e s i l f c c k l v means that It Is read by AT LEAST


- 25,000 people each week I ' To obtain the best possible results! from


;• your advertising you mqst reach the maximum number of people, wheth goods, services or e'vent / - Ttaes Assures this by


Oiyiing' C om p lc ie Coveraig'e ' :


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of Clitheroe, Clitheroe Rural! and Bowland Rural Districts.


WE' guarantee ' our CIRCULATION FIGURES.


ADVmlSER & 1 M& I OFFICE Lines) I


6, MARKET PEACE I TEL. 407/8 (Two


aiTHEROE , ! i > J


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^ U S B R I D i "jEVVEUtH 'ind DIAMOND HEACl


Agents for: tongines, Cyma, Sri Rota


. 24, KING WILLIAM ST.. I I 3


tbler you are advertising ,ts.. The Advertiser and


Selection of s- watch needs ful consideration, and our j guidance on this jkoint is aivi


yoiir service, j


Prices, to suit [every poctetl (rom a . 4|. 0 to '£ISI


See our large selectid Wedding and ErigagementI


. of. -His Majesty


and o f


com- th e


To Businessmen and Organisers of Social ivents


You 'Will find it to Advertise


profitable in the


MORNING COFFI


, AFTERNOOI __


EXCELLENT S£Rl ' ’ COMFORTABLEl


I ! YORK STREET, AGO / o posits ^ 0/ ■i; Income tax paid by Ihe society


subject to Tax at 9s. 16d.i in the £. ,


at X / 6


Equivalent to £4 15s. 3d. and £3 16s. 2di respectively : ;


Reserve Funds:' 092,000 ' I BiNGLEY BUILDING SOCIETY HEAD OFFICE: BINGLEY YORKSHIRE


Local Agents ; Variey, Edniondson, Noon and Co BRADLEY’S CHAMBERS, CASTIEGA-TE, CLITHEROE, TEL SI3


. for


[administration affairs


estate _ farms.! the forestry Includes


the the


of


the of


He succeeded Fr. B. G,


well remember; the Corona­ tion- o f ; King; Edward the’ Seventh,! when: every Clith­ eroe Sunday School joined In a united pfocesslon'through the town and afterwards held a huge field day at Knunck Knowles.: Eachlschobl shaded


Mrs. 'Ashworth writes: “ I


children land a! sports meet­ ing w ith ' prizes for the winners.: Each child received a Coronation njedal, and, of course, there were flags and bunting': and g'ally-decorated


archwayb-ln various parts of the town.” | ;


ance he ' writes. “ But- If another Is held*, next year, let the orgahlsers encourage the efforts of those"!taking part by awarding prizes to the best exhibits ,e.g. a jprlze for the prettiest Itableau,! a prize' for the funniest, a ! prize for the most - topical, and so on.” “W.E.N. ’’ suggests that the money for the prizes could be recpvered by aii efficiently- organised street collection while the procession is in progress. .


j ;


FINANCIAL ASPECT The fihanclal | kspect of the


celebrations also i engages the attention; of “Burgess,” who writes that as far; as he and a number o f ' fellow-ratepayers are concerned, there must be something more to show than a week of soon-forgotten


celebrations and a less-easily- forgotten j threepenny, rate.”


1 This writer pUtg forward an Idea for !a moire permanent reminder! of the Cdro'riatlon. In the 'form of. some new amenity; [of lasting value. “, Far better,” -he adds “ than a gamble Iwlth the weather In the Castle Grohhds.”


is however, one of. the readers who are fully prepared to risk a gamble Iwlth the weather In


“ Pendle” of 'PImllco-road,


s i g n s / himself “W.E.N.,” plumps Iwholeheartedly for a n 01 h.e r torchlight pro­ cession ahd fireworks display. The ‘torchlight ] Is definitely Clltheroe’s piece -d e - resist­


OLD FAVOURITE A Henthom! reader who


CORONATION PLANS


YOUR Singgestions For Clitheroe Celebrations


the hope Of seeing another p&geant at/ the Castle./’ He '


.too soon after the 1948 1 Charter celebrations to repeat 1


abds that . If It Is considered :'


alperformance of the pageant * h0 would like to see a local ’


production, on the lines of the I E l e s t l v a l presentation of! jMerrle England,” “Tom '


Jones:; for instance.” “ Cllthl- ' e;joe Is the envy of many i towns In possessing a natural ' theatre such as th e . Castle affords and It would be a pity If! advantage were not to bb


taken again of Its unique setting.” : .


:


NOVEL SUGGESTION lA novel suggestion as far,


asl Clitheroe Is concerned:


squadrons In East Lancashire.! arid -which Incidentally, were;!


the .expbhse.''bf:” the‘ “event Clfther^.^^-'^^’ which Included :tea for the


such ,a production be an lUnovatlon In the' town, but It would: also offer the younger generation their own'share In tt(e celebrations, and a novel


- — Not I only would il ■ :


cofnes. from a ! reader whoj suggests a gang show ore-1 septed by the youth groups’ apd young people of the; tqwn. -His, letter recalls the! wartime gang : shows pre-! sMted by [the various A.T.C.I


First


enants Get Kfeys To


jfJlHEi keys toi four of: t !


New Coui^l House first Coun|cil houses evJ


to be built alt: Waddingtef I have I flow been .handed -ova


i;to the: tenan;s. Two iwej I j handed over on Saturday aq lithe . (jthcr tw([ I on Molhda /afternoon.


1 The first groJp of 12 ;housJ being built In the village! t Bowlahd Rural: District! Cout, cll Is now almost complete


.and the:-handing over of tn i keys (jf the houies Is expects |ito continue at weekly or .-fori nightly i intervals, a s ' :.ead house! is'complqt'ed.


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! Thd rent o f , the !hous| jvhlcW: are on the Waddo -jVlew estate, was earlier fixd by the Council at. .£l p| week, excluding rates yrater charges. 1


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j The I second 12 of the io t | p f , 24! houses are all roofe


find 'wdrk is proceeding Ithe luterlors. [ ■ | ;;


,'compete. ■ ,


!i When ; these 'are finished-] /about! August Iti is expected-] the' whble


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emertalnment f o r t h,e 1 r elders;


[These, then, are some of the ideas for a memorable occasion. Where communal celebration is concerned fslltheroe' has a high reputation to preserve, and your Ideas will be helpful qnd welcome. What do you think?


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;j (Pait ol the; land on whic the estate stands was own& by Mr.. E[ Hlghalm, of Waddol Lqdg^ and was! purchased, tf the Douhcil. The estate!'^ s it u a. te d hihind Sprir. Gardens'and a road has bee; driven through from Waddol ylew.


I FURTHER PLANS


the 24 houses. Iwill comple^ I’s quota,


. Although the erection [Waddington’j


|for: the provislpn of furthd housing accommodation ‘ jbthei jparts of [tjhelr area.


Council are alscj making nlaij Bdwian


ighest House Is For Sale• I !


district Is for Baumers Cottage Ends, at Bolton


and from It can be seen as far! as Ingleton and Bentham.


j by- j UWiaUU "he cottage, built on the:


top of a hill, can Itself be; seen from miles around, and' to reach it It Is necessary to! walk some distanCe from Lane: Ends Farm as there l s .no' roc.d for vehicular traffic. It! Is ffiso possible tojget to It by an old fell roadtwhlch runs: frdm Walloper Well, but this!


has fallen Into disuse. I


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which Is now lor Sale, was | usqd as a week-end cottage.; No I one can say how long ago thd cottage was! built, but: nevertheless It has suffered; little from, the buffetings o f ' the winds which; blow over: the : fells'. Accommodation coipprlses three bedrooms, a large living room,' and a! kitchen.


Until!recently,,,the building! ;


;i iTh'!/ villages of Newtof /West ! Bradford and' GrindlJ ton 17111, In all probability, the pext! to' re.ieive attentib hnd provision is being mad jlor the erection of six house


!ut Newton, 12 !at West Brae ford and 12 at Grlndleton.


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■ COTTAGE believed to be! - the h 1 ghCst-sltuated: Iding in the Clitheroe!


sale. It is! near Lane! Ujr-BJowland,;


j But: at a regent meeting Bowljmd: Gounpil. Councilld


I-position, of the Council, ! ^ould b e ' advisable fo r : thl ! wholje of the housing !pro| I gramme to be reviewed.;


|W. W, Dugdal'e, Waddingtoq ?aid jthat- In ;|iew of the in Icreased rate of interest 'tol loand,; and (the flnanciq


Colmclllor I Dugdale addel |that In viewj of the stringen


pertain extent.


[they their


financial position,'he tljoug! might have 'to curta| housing programme to


servoir Drops |! J-inch A Day


I'iA/'lirHOUGH- the level Clitherpe’s reservoir ha


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been : dropping steadily n !lialf-)an-inch—38,000 galloii l-r-per: day (since June, 5t8 therd Is no Immediate dangq Of a shorta'ge of supply. !i With a (total capacity i :12l-niillion gallons, cl]


reservoir: now receives iddiitional supply from one ;he Corporation’s . trial bod roles whiph has been ped


----- [ently ponneeted. j Tills boye hole .was. aid used! last year to supplemer^ the. water supply , to th reservoir. '


, to be greatly reduced. Eve So, the flow will be a yaluabi pbntjrlbutlon to the ' town Supply. . : - . ij Chairman 'of the Wated


-5O.O0O gallons, but this a f a l s e figure and k day ‘ or two, whel the j : initial ru sh settla down,' that figure is expectef


S


en first ponneeted. th ; was an increase


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-works and-Estates Committel Gouhclllor C. Chatbum.j toll 4n |‘ Advertiser and Times! reporter, on Wednesday, thsr Ulthbugh! there was urgency, the water situ; li/buld probably have t/ reviewed In a week’s timb.


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