fF


’of The Queen


fnation Service ric Procession To Parish Chur<:h


ly representatives!of many Clitheroe


Jibled at the Casfle in the morninc ihe Mayor and Mayoress land meni- fcil in procession through the centre kvay to


r


jcom- iritlsh imbu- |Dlvl:i !trmy Boy


bn in


Jenlor leroe


|f the pecial [Lan-


|ipan- and


feputy' 3ook);


30un-: Idale), G.i


pre-j and the


billors i IE


ilowly right ■gaily rona-


f the , and the


the


d in tes of pro­


iBrow Party. into


band lined


e was con- the the


or.


,d - by ithem hee ” The yers.


Vicar cere- signi- rts of


lit was that


liary of of a


when 1 young


ie the |h of


ices s


rson'al Iqenly an


a be and


nuSt i'


|a t she in the


ty.


lalmosb iib'ility.


nsibil- ; then than


vith a akin


foug !li 1 wore the


and good j King is over, though his memory Is still very nqar to us, and the rejoicing for a new reigin can begin,’’ cpn- tlnued the Vicar.


a Coronation S e r v i c e at for a gr|at


“The mourning;____„ .


streets w: th flags and stream to i carry


to bedeck ers, and


It was


before the reioicin Elder its meaning


But It wd


Coronation programme spirit.


right for| the people their houses and


stofcaiid enjoyment. also right to pailse


and cqn-


well quoted Sir I


that : have itakeh English monarchy


of Europ own hac direct au


Of all


Crown has j nevef sparkled more: anq yet so much I of power Is gonel’’


‘ ihoflty.


', Parliaipi Itad 'CO nature monarcht had to b^ of nktlo that Ifarjil exercise service.


its


he serving monarchs 1. said the Vicar, our probably the le^st


i V


qipletely altered the of ■ the j E n g l i s h y. Now, I .every King : a father! to a family


entary ! dempcr^y


ns and had tc) bind 3iiyf a


together by the wise and selfless


■ 'fit would be much easier to be Richard Coeur de Lion or Henry VIII than Ou^en Elizabeth. II,”


I ■


power would deppd entiijely oh her very wise devotion and selfgivink to her people. She would have to fulfil so mdny of I those trying | rounds | of social events artd exchange a thdusand courtesies, and she would hive to be just as ca!re- J ful and considerate oyer tlqe 999th handshake: as'she wqs over the! first. ;


The Queen’s authority and


WISE DEVOTION 1 ■


i 1 I ^


would depend entirely bn )ier ' dedicati m to that service qnd love |of lef people as perhaps it had never done before! in the , history of an English monarch. I That devotion to her I pec pie jwould depend on


So the success 'of her reign ^ I ' ' !• , i


her devotion to God. i ! ■ ; : !


waS' Being 'expressed in !the Coronal :lon Tuesday.


It! was this devotion that ceremony


- !


her i thi t the Spirit 6f God might .^tren^then her for the task which had more glorious oppbrtunitie^ than that of any! other man or woman in the whole world. T


At her anointing, said Vicar, let everyone pray


the for


set an of us same well.


“ If


Example, then each bne has to try and do |the tiing,’! added Mr. Birt-


e expect our Queen lo


' After cession the through up ' Ca,!' persing


Cl


urch and proceeded the Market Place an ‘ tle-streetl before ' at the Castle.


the jservlce, the pro- reassembled oufelde


Beneath; gay streamers of b u n t i n g , the May or and


jiagean Turning the clock back at iDownham's


on Saturday, Ralph Coronation the three performers pictured here


portrayed Richard Assliefen and his family, the first of the Ass^tenk to live at iQoivnhain. The presentj Squire. Sir Asshetop, now


93, was among thbse who saw this


interesting episode performed. 1i


Mayoress (Coiuncillor and Mrs. F. Dugdale),laccompEnied by the Deputy ijtfayor (Alderman H. Cook), the Toiv (Mr. G. Hetheringten), the Vi ear of Clitherbe, (Rev. well) and members of the Town C o u n c i l and walk in procession after a Coronation Service at th^ Parish Church on Sunday.


1 blerk S.Biirt- >fficials.


on '!m4 till This icd by


[ler train bearers and retinue, Miss Mary Precious walks acros:; t!io lawn at iGisburne Par k, ^here she was crowned as the village’s Coronation Queen.


i 'I-. 4,


Churchill’s ! remark, ,. " 'The tqe changes


ENGLlSHl MONARCHY Referring ito


place Tin Mr. Bltt- Winslon


out their vflth


'/


This was the scene at Clitheroe Castle on Saturday; afternoon ai .■ I i


•


• . : 'i


-I ,


filled the baq^ianc


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is the


new bridg*


Garden at Waddington, which was Sajturday


a^turday by Mr. J. Watson, Old Hall, right: Mr. and Mrs. Watson,


the R^v.


district’s permanent and Coronation


officially opened on Wi ddington. Left to : r. H. J. Hawkins,


ks. A. Coulthurst, secretary, Mr. p. Walmsley, chairman. and Mr. Nelson, treasurer.


Hi


f rS E i^S ; .


The Pendle: Witches returned to ©owpham on Saturday— for enteiitainment only, 1 Portrayed by'these three Downham housewives, Mesdames M, Hornby, MJ Dawson


mrposes ’


and M.'Kay, they provided one of many episodes depicting! the histoiy of the viilage in a pageant a t ‘Downham Hall,


a feature of celebrations at WhaIIey^.1 A: performed was an attractive Morris| d^nce by these girls fnim Whalley and Barrow.


j\ display of country dancln.? on ___ nesday evening was mong the d a n c e s


‘ l A picturesque feature of Clitheroe’s Coronation production “ fn Tudor Time 'pageant plav “ Roses of England ” performed by 12Q .children from Pendle Junl ir School seen here leaving the stage at the"conclusion; pf ths^.»performance, j i;


was a


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