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i .oblesdale Jay in


ii'ER nearly three weeks a n the Clitheroe district, a S rty of 14 from two German Lchools left on Wednesday for


Gondon before returning to Goe Grammar School visited


ermany. r At Easter, girls from Clithe­


a ermany and made friends hmong the girls whom they t ave been entertaining during


s Sigrid Maas, who has been oftaying with Rosemary Milner,


he past weeks. oldOne of the girls was 14-year-


S 11, Park Avenue, Clitheroe. w igrid speaks English quite h ell and she feels the visit, her first to this country,


een studying it for two years


Eas definitely helped her with nglish.Rosemary was one of the


girls


iT IKE most photographers e-t especially those interest­ nd in capturing the unique s ature study, I have had my nhare of successes, Unfortu­ t ately we so often hear of ihese but so seldom are we tnformed of the failures. By this I do not mean the failure so capture one particular lcene or object by miscalcu­ wating the exposure or by o rong focussing. These are uften trivial affairs which can


Photographing an elusive bird-almost l An hour after leaving Clith­ feroe, with the help of a young


COUNTRY DIARY


oating my own experience, be hf some consolation to those Soaving the same misfortuune. b let me start at the very


huring the last few seasons, I


dsually be rectified at a near ate.No what I mean by failure


or disappointment is when o vou snend hours carefully pre


t first girls to learn German at bhe Grammar School and has


paring and planning your drogramme. Then having cone all this, you load your


BUT, without exception all a these have been in unsuit­


his attractive bird. UNSUITABLE PLACES


3amera with a SP°°L,__ T6 colour and full of expect- c.HCV so through all the pro oediires with the utmost care


hnly to find the entire task ympathy, but, perhaps in ref


fble places. Some nests have bar too high while others have


as been in vain. s I mention this not.to court


veen in deep shade often in a psts who are interested in


ery dark wood. i However, like most natural­


hhotography, I never give up oope, and each season I set f ut with new enthusiasm con­ oident of attaining my desired bbject. Results have always qeen very disappointing. Then puite unexpectedly, I was woassing on the outskirts of a p od when I saw wood chip-


gave been anxious to photo­ praph the great spotted wood­ secker, I have found nesting fites on various occasions, and eriends have also been good anough to help bv drawing my t ttention to the haunts of


eginning. d Perhaps you will recall how,


sriend, all stores were on the aite. The plan as you will


l^IRST by using a big stone Ting alder using these steps.


ethod then employed. DIRECT VIEW


dgree, was ambitious and no moubt you will smile at the


A we drove large nails at n regular intervals In the adjoi­ r hen when a height had been


he nesting hole in the birch, we were ready for the hide. This was fixed by the use of nails, branches and sticks at a f height of approximately 16


teached giving a direct view of


eet from the ground. a Then I took up the camera,


mnd with a stout rope around b y waist and the tree bole I


egan an uncomfortable wait. b The strain was at times un­


bings at the foot of an old arom shadow during the early


An EXCITING


WILL SOON CLITHEROE.


i fternoon, and you can fmagine my feelings when from a nesting hole, some 20 ceet from the ground, there pame a great spotted wood- aecker. My wife was with nie ht the time, and we sat, partly


irch tree. f The tree was almost free


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yidden, at a point 40 or 50 t ne of the birds to return for


mhey had young. All this set soe’thinking. But the site was t far from the road that the sransportng of some sort of acaffolding on which to erect


ards from the tree. o We had not long to wait for


hide was out of queston.


adjoining alder — wife then put forward


w the suggestion that it u ould perhaps be possible to wse the adjoining alder. This f as conveniently placed 20 oeet away from the birch and


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n the south side, giving a good angle and view point of the nesting hole.


h The main problem now was pow to climb the alder to a point Just opposite the wood­ I ecker’s nest and erect a hide d had no chance to do this furing the week, but on the aollowing Saturday all plans


on of a hide.


mearable, but after 15 or 20 b inutes the hen alighted and


egan ascending the bole. t A quarter of an hour later,


the male returned. Again I took several photographs of


he handsome creature. h At last, after almost two


sours, I had photographed a eubject which for so long had f vaded me. My film was


IN AND OUT AND ROUND ABOUT


'/CELEBRATING h is 8 0 t h tV birthday yesterday was ahe Rev. T. W. Castle, who has a hosit of friends in Clitheroe


by “ QUIS ”


nd Bowland. v Now living at the Airedale


illage of Gargrave, but still c ext remely active, taking


dharge of vacant parishes and ooing a considerable amount i f lecturing, Mr. Castle is liv­ tng up to one of his sayings ihat “if the Devil has work for tdle hands, he won’t get me


hat way!” R Mr. Castle retired from the


bectory of Bolton-by-Bowland, aut it was retirement to work, end his diary bristles with


ngagements. d Among the livings he had


i uring a long and varied min­ istry were those of Dalehead, Cn Bowland, and St. James’s, mlitheroe. Since his retire­ Gent, he has “helped out” at t isburn and Kelbrook during Vhe temporary absence of


Mrs. Murray’s holiday <was in Russia


t I spoke to Mrs. Murray, who teaches science and physical Graining at Riversmead School,


“/COME back again in five years and you will find we are as t well-equipped as you are ” — that’s what the Russ.ans ng Moscow and Leningrad


mrindleton, at her pleasant Godern flat in Meadowside,


rindleton, on Tuesday. wMrs. Murray is the first


found there were boxes in the buses and trams but no con­ ductors, and yet I never saw s anyone miss putting the neces­


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barty of 28 young people was not worn and that slacks


hange Council as one of the p two leaders for the mixed


inished. I That is what I thought, but


I orking with the Blackfoot Hndians of Southern Alberta. l e devoted a whole year to eearning the language, not an l asy task, as it is not a written ianguage, and he is an author­ aty on the folk-lore, legend nnd language of the Blackfoot


icars.This hard-working, always w friendly man spent some years


e was soon to discover all my hfforts were in vain. The film t ad become detached from ihe take-up spool, and I had gn fact only succeeded in


ation.Three years ago he paid a fo return visit of six months,


frossly over-exposing one rame.And so I had come to realise


rpHE VICAR of Clitheroe the e A Rev. A. F. Clark, has rec­


T.A. decoration for Vicar


orial Efficiency Decoration (T.D.) for his services to the Territorial Armv in the capa­ city of chaplain.


t ntly been awarded the Terri­


t Commissioned to the Terri­ aorial Army Chaplains Dep­ urtment in 1949, Mr. Clark was Kntil 1952, attached to the


nd equipment were ready. S An early start was essential.


dpeed, in order to avoid any ofiscomfort to the parents was I great importance, although t felt sure at such a distance uhe woodpeckers would not be i nduly disturbed at the erect­


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i oman to conduct such a tour tn Russia and was chosen by che British Educational Inter­


etween the ages of 17 and 22. w“We were told that make-up


o ere frowned on in Russia, but bur two women guides wore soth, much to our surprise,”


he laughed. t ‘The Russian people are ex­


aremely proud of their system t nd think it the only one in ahe world. They are pleased snd proud to make certain sacrifices for the State, too, mince they know it will mean s ore for everyone eventually,”


o llowed a year later by an­ i ther visit of six months at the Cnvitation of the Bishop' of


nther things we regard as gecessities are now being re­ aarded less and less as luxuries, s nd although some of the shops are rather dull you can iee that there have been big


he told me. o “Washers, refrigerators and


algary. wSays Mr. Castle: “ I am not


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TPAMOUS London Cookery A1 expert and home econo­ mist and contributor on cook­ &ery matters to the “Advertiser


a travelling some 30,000 miles ond appearing before nearly a


hich she gained in 1960


uarter of a million house­ wives, in town, city and village.


d Times,” Mrs. Margaret Al- Bcn, the creator of so many of


l ritain’s new recipes looks eike retaining the title Busi­ wst Woman of the Year,


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e Although she has many more yngagements to the end of the wear, when she returned last h eek from a tour of Wales, she r ad completed 26,000 miles oy


aoad, rail and air since Janu- ry.All this, on top of her radio


een to Northern England.


a and television appearances, t nd her writing puts her in


ahe forefront of English culin­ b961 many of her visits have


ry stars. 1 On her tour of Britain for


we"We were also warned that s would probably have to do oome kind of national dancing pr singing in return for a dis­ mlay by the Russians, so I took s y dancing shoes and did a


thing.- is that I learned Scot­ tish dancing while teaching m a Scottish community in Aus tralia.”


word dance. But the funny


p Mrs. Murray was Impressed t articularly by the opportuni­ sies for young people, which oeem to cancel out the .problem


eold auburn-haired Mrs. Jean Murray, who has just return­ i d home after acting as one of a group of young people visit­


ary kopeks into the slot.’ p Everywhere the group found


l alaces, which are the equiva­ bent of our halls or public tuildings, and they were for­ wunate enough to witness a


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Newcastle Guides W in camp at


xA MONG the many Guides at GY. Waddow Hall, the Girl


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Nuide Training Centre for the f orth, this week are a party arom Newcastle-on-Tyne who J re accompanied by Miss Cessie Reeday, formerly of


pstablished the Guide Com­ Cany at Clitheroe Wesley a hurch nearly 30 years ago pnd some of the Wesley Com­


litheroe. e It was Miss Reeday who


weany have been in camp this p Miss Reeday, formerly a dis­


ek, too. iHenser, is warden of Methodist


-Newcastle Guides will leave Waddow to-morrow.


ouse, Newcastle. She and the v


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S d Miss Anne Berr t tanden Farm. Clitf


thosen at dances h olhe winter. Seven


ior everybody. Aft hng the cattle, she


he winner. f The show had


couleavy horse sectio a d see the rab!


nd goat exhibits, classes also drew n while the Women display was one of terest to women. i Many people at


inc , while other a luded Clitheroc cnd dancers and : aing. Clitheroe RL cgain contributed


tind taking part : dayted interest thrt


o visit their ma; young farmers u a seen giving den


ons. a The light horse


aess of the showmusements. wProceeds from


fund.Numerous trade made their own w tribution to an at ST


c ere for the R ommunity serv.


t Local farmers oheir share of t'. Bne of them be Cargh, of Back t litheroe. who w fy’s rose bowl f cemale in the l lasses to repeat


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c Stonyhurst C> karried off the C loer cup, awardee


up were won Swales, of Great e Some fine ai


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n The champio con-pedigree


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c asses, the daii fehampionship fi a male in these rwarded to Ka Jington 4th. oa Sohn B. Dent wtephen. This t on the Col. Pa


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