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EILEEN IS CROWNED FESTIVAL MAY Q U p


T1TRS. W. A. GUNTER, wife of the Vicar of Bingley, Cal'0", -L,J- W. A. Gunter, crowned Eileen Wood May Queen0 Slaidburn, Newton and Dunsop Bridge a t the;-ann»jl festival and sports in Slaidburn on Whit Monday.


service in St. Andrew’s Parish Church. The Rector, the Rev. G. H. Gaze, conducted the service and Canon Gunter gave a children’s address.


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procession around the village, marshalled by Mr. W. J. Harrison and led by Settle and Giggleswick Prize Band. The band was followed by scholars of St. Andrew’s and the Methodist Sunday schools carrying their banners.


Williams presented each child with the traditional sixpence and also presented Bibles to children who were leaving primary schools in Slaidbum, Newton and Dunsop Bridge to begin ther secondary educa­ tion.


Williams and the children cheered her.


Mr. Harrison thanked Mrs.


Group, under the direction of Mrs. A. Durham, then gave a display in the centre of the village, and their contribution of £ 2 12s. 6d. was handed over to join the collection money at the service which was for the church restor­ ation fund.


Slaidburn Fo lk Dance TO SPORTS FIELD


to the sports field, followed Immediately by the retiring queen, Ellen Elms, and her attendants and the new queen and her retinue.


Caroline Ingham and Joyce Murray. Following the crowning,


Stepping


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Mrs. Gunter was presented with a bouquet by Jean Roscoe.


Gunter then judged the fancy dress parade and awarded prizes to Isobel Mltton (the Lavender Lady) in the pic­ turesque section, Patricia Wood and Linda Walker (girls of St. Trinians) for an original dress, and Brenda and John Harrison (first aid party) for a topical entry. Each competitor was pre- sented with a shilling.


Mrs. Jordan and Mrs.


Stephen Green, A n t h o n y Lawson. Philip Wallcor and Peter Lawson.


COUNTRY DANCING


and girls of the youth club trained by Mrs. G. H. Gaze and club helpers, country dancing by the girls and a gymnastic display by the boys followed, and the Lavender Lady distributed sachets from her basket.


band played selections, and teas were served in the mar­ quee by a ladies committee


During the afternoon, the


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under the direction of Mrs. Waterworth. A new feature this year was


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pony riding, organised by Mr. and Mrs. G. Williams, which raised more than £9.


of the committee with Mrs. H. R. Lawson as secretary.


The Rector was chairman


After the sports, prizes were presented by the May Queen.


LOCAL EVENTS BOYS


Waddington; 2, Peter Clegg; 3. Martin Waddington.


40 yards, 6 and under; 1, Robin


Walker; 2, Ralph Bolton; 3. Robert Harrison.


80 yards, 8 and under: l, David


Philip Walker; 2, Brian Wad­ dington; 3, (tie), Richard Taylor and John Williams. 16 and under: 1, Stephen


100 yards, 11 and under: l.


John Williams; 2, David Ash­ bridge and Philip Dinsdale; 3.


ftic), David Ashbridge and Brian Longton; 3, Anthony Bolton. Three-legged: 1, David and


Leaves £600


to village R.C. church


-lS- Clitheroe Rural District Council, Mr. John Joseph Francis Berkeley-Weld, of Cooper Hill, Walton-le-Dale, and formerly of Leagram Hall, Chipping, who died on August 11th aged 79, left £88,109 (£80,242 net. Duty paid £12,062).


A F O RM E R member of


last surviving member of one of the oldest Roman Catholic families in the country and had been a county magistrate a t Preston for 50 years.


Mr. Berkeley-Weld was the


in charge a t St. Mary’s R.C. Church, Chipping,—£500 for church purposes and £100 for the upkeep of his grave.


He left £600 to the priest


Harry Bolton, and £100 each to Thomas Morpet, estate worker, and Ethel Fieldwick, if still in his service at the time of his death.


Other bequests included £200 to his farm bailiff,


Michael Nowell; 3, Ralph Bolton. Potato: 1. Michael Nowell; 2.


Wood; 2, David Harrison; 3. Philip Walmsley. Sack: l, John Williams; 2,


Maypole dancing by boys


In a decorated cycle compe­ tition, prizes were gained by


Norma Ogden as train bearers, Mark Shepherd as sword bearer, Ian Keywood and Ian Skelhorn as heralds, and Diane Keywood, Kathleen and Elizabeth Handley, Audrey Ogden, Alison and Christopher Skelhom, Deborah Newsham,


were Jean Roscoe, as lady in waiting, Elizabeth Peel, as crown bearer, Jean Wood and


Attending the new queen The band then led the way At Whiteholme, Mrs. H. R. Afterwards, there was a Tlfe festival began with a


Michael Nowell and Colin wood.


GIRLS %


bridge; 2, Patricia Wood; « Maureen Mitton. Sack: l, Susan Firth; 2, Miff


Walker; 3, Christine Seed. 16 and under: l, Muriel 1®'


„ 100 yards, l l and under:1' Muriel Ashbridge;


Dawson; 2, Sheila Metcalfe: Barbara Gaze.


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“•..Sally Finch and Mauie® Mitton. Potato: 1, Susan Firth;. 2, Sff


bridge and Isobel Mitton; 2, Patricia Wood and Linda .Wa&r’


ihjfhton; 3, Maureen Mitton. Three-legged: 1, Muriel


Finch; 3, Maureen Mitton. Egg and spoon: 1, patrieia


Wheelbarrow: l Sandra Hade- wood and Michael Nowell; £


wood; 2, Maureen Mitton; 3, Janet Cowking. •


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Pa»;cia and Stephen Wood; 3. Whittaker and Brian Longtoa


nr eIay: !’ Patricia and Step!® Wood, Linda and Philip Wafer,


OPEN EVENTS BOYS AND GIRLS


Waddington; 2, Peter Clegg; 3, Nigei Dyson.


yards, 6 and under: l, Relin


TI,8? Mbrds, 8 and under: 1, David Walker; 2, Clive Dewhurst; 3. Julian Kenmuir-Evans. 188 yarffs, boys 11 and unda:


ark Porteus.


1, Philip Walker; 2, Brian Wad- dington; 3, John Williams. ■


Woo ,.,BoYs' 16 and under: l, Stephen M d; 2, John Frankland;


Ashbridge; 2, Margaret Mitton; 3, Linda Walker.


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ADULT RACES OPEN


Sutcliffe; 2, Miss J. Littler; 3 Miss B. Bush.


Ladies 80 yards: l Miss Oil


Littler; 2, Miss S. Haslewood: 3, Miss V. Ball.


Musical chairs; 1, Miss J.


Nowell; 2, Miss M. Brennan; 3. Miss M. Rushton.


Miss E. Bush; 3, J. Littler. Egg and spoon: l, Miss A.


barrow: 1, Miss E. Geldard and D. Lawson; 2, Miss V. Ball and


Ladies’ and gents, wheel­


J. Gudgeon; 3, Miss J. Littler and J. Robinson.


Harrison and Mr. W. J. Harri­ son; 2, Miss A. Nowell and Mr. E. Wightman; 3, Miss M. Rush ton and Mr. E. Rushton. Relay: Misses S. Whit eh


Collar and tie: 1, Mrs E.


and c. Taylor, Messrs nedy and W. Leach.


son; 2, R. Dewhurst; 3, W. Lead- Veterans. over 40: 1, Mr. T.


3, D. Lawson. Musical chairs on cycles: 1, D.


Dewhurst; 3, W. Leach. Cycle: 1, D. Daley; 2, S. Rich;


R. Longton, B. Mercer and F. Ellison.


Fell: 1, R. Dewhurst; 2 (tie).


1. D. Daley; 2, J. Dowbiggin; 3. D. Lawson.


Daley; 3, R. Dewhurst. Ladies and gents, slow cycle:


2, Slaidburn Y.F.C. Pillow fight: S. Rich. Obstacle: 1, D. Lawson; 2, D.


Tug-o’-war: 1. Chipping Y.F C ;


Wightman; 2, Mr. E. Wightman; 3, Mr. S. Naiding. 440 yards; 1, T. Robinson; 2, R.


Lawson; 2, D. Daley; 3, D Elli­ son.


^ Sack: 1, D. Lawson; 2, D. Elli­ son ; 3, D. Daley.


Gents., 100 yards: 1, T. Robin­


Passenger hurt in crash


A W O M A N was slightly


Mitton Road, Whalley, on Sunday involving a three­ wheeled car and an estate car.


injured in an accident in


of Bowness Road, Padiham, who was bruised and cut when fhe car in which she was travelling, driven by John Dewhurst, of Shakespeare Avenue, Great Harwood, was involved in collision with an estate car driven by Richard Proudfoot, of Rook Way, Alkrington, Middleton.


She was Margaret Wilson, THIS WAS NEWS . . .


50 YEARS AGO JUNE 2nd, 1911


newly-extended premises in Moor Lane and was presented


presented gold medals to the Isis Rovers Football Club,


with a silver key by Mr. J. Barker. Coun. W. W. Whiteside


champions of Ciitheroe and District Amateur League. The presentation took place in the Weavers’ Institute a t a social rind dance, the team members being Mess rs. Bowker, Speight. Hall. Owen. Birtwell. A. G. Dixon. Ainsworth, Chat- burn, Devine, 'Allen and Caffrey.


were preached by the Rev W. Foxon.


Chapel had been decorated, and anniversary sermons


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preached farewell sermons at Read before going to Stock-


The Rev. J. W. Davies


bridge Congregational Church Sheffield.


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Starkie, manager of the Vic­ toria Street branch of Clith­ eroe Co - operative Society, who was getting married.


olleagues to Mr. Charles c Presentations were made by Bashall Eaves Wesleyan


Society culminated in a pro­ cession around the town, with decorated lorries, two bands and about 1,600 people taking part. A field day followed at Back Commons and before tea about 1,400 souvenir mugs were presented. Earlier in the day, the president, Mr. H. A. Carus, opened the


operative and I n d u s t r i a l


T'HE jubilee celebrations ol A Clitheroe Equitable Co­


25 YEARS AGO MAY 29th, 1936


the district, and whose former homes lay a t the bottom of the Fylde Water Board’s reservoir, revisited their old parish to be present at the final services a t Dale Head Parish Church. The evening service was preceded by a christening, the child being Marian Walmsley, of Black House, whose great grandparents were the first couple to be married in the church.


TITANY of the families estab- lished for generations in


denburg, was seen by many Clitheroe and district people as i t sailed over the upper part of the valley.


The German Zeppelin, Hin-


began the “ Quis” column in the “ Advertiser and Times,” and who later became local correspondent for the “ Lan­ cashire Daily P o s t” and “ Preston Guardian,” left to work for Provincial News­ papers a t Preston. His place was taken at Clitheroe by Mr. Frank Dugdale.


Mr. Jack Hargreaves, who


Joseph Sumner and Co., Ltd., flour millers, of Chorley, Mr.. James Hargreaves, a native of Clitheroe, was chosen as president of Chorley Rotary Club.


Manager and secretary for X X


Street. Clitheroe, was one of the six finalists for the Blackburn area in the “ Daily Dispatch ” Cotton Queen con­ test.


Miss Rena Fell, of Wilson


K.C., presided a t the second annual meeting of the newly- formed Clitheroe Division Conservative and Unionist Registration Association.


Mr. H. W. Worsley-Taylor, *


arranged by Clitheroe and Bowland branch of the National Farmers’ Union.


28-hour


About 200 people went on a trip to Devon,


Issued by the National Savings Committee, London. SWT Potato: 1, Miss M. Sutcliffe; 2, 11 and under: 1, Muriel


Sutcliffe; 2, Muriel Ashbridge; 3. Joan Ross.


Girls, 16 and under: 1 Marjorie


Moscow to represent their firm a t the British Trade Fair are two Clitheroe men, Mr. C. L. L. Bulcock, of “ Holmlcigh,” Eastham Street, and Mr. Ian Lupton, of 2, Shawbridge Street,


I B B * Seen here en route for


Lupton Bros., Ltd., loom temple and spring makers, of Accrington. Mr. Lupton is export manager. They will be in charge of the firm’s stand, which was featured on B.B.C. television last night week.


Mr. Bulcock is a director of


works’ managers left with a sword, forged a t the works and symbolic of the Sword of Stalingrad, presented by King George VI to the people of the Russian city after their heroic battle with the German invasion forces.


On Monday, one of the


remind the Russians of the friendship the people of Britain still have for their allies in the last war.


The sword will serve to


Ravelston House, Waddington, managing director of the firm, which employs more than 190 people, told an “ Advertiser rind I Times.” reporter this


Mr. Alec W. Lupton, of


week th a t this was the firm’s first visit to a trade fair in Russia, although they had previously been represented a t two exhibitions in America. Mr. Lupton, an old boy of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, was president of the Old Clitheronians’ Association last year.


Kitchen; 2, Linda Whitfield; 3. Suzanne Tunney.


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aroused great interest among technicians and workers alike.


The firm’s products have


the following in the visitors’ book: “ I am a simple weaver who has looked a t your exhibition of temples of all types with great pleasure, and I want you English firm to make a trade agreement with us.”


A Soviet weaver has written


th a t business will materialise, and like all the other British personnel in Moscow, he is staggered at tile tremendous interest being taken in the fair by the Russians.


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TJIBBLESDALE Wa tide to retain


Abbey Ground, altho bank, offered stern rt a small score on a g


The Wanderers Clitheroe, at he


by six wickets, Male then scoring a vali


of more than 60 run On Monday, Clitb


Wanderers. A two-w’ by Lowe (five for 23) four smart catches.


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Martindale taking sb Whalley also clai


On Monday, the


Clitheroe win 8 wickets


W. Siinger and a fine s bowling by A. Entwistle. wi highlights of Clitheroe's pc ance at Chatburn Road c urday, when they overwl Gt. Harwood by eight wick


A SECOND-WICKET p ship of 60 by Ingliai


the wicket and began tc slowly against Entivistlc r Wilson. With four wicket: and the score in the tv Gt. Harwood seemed to trouble, but steady battin: Nixon, H. Clegg and pulled the score round to respectable total.


Tho visitors were first tc


and locked set for a hi»: until he flashed at a \e from Entwistie and was b


Nixon played a shrewd


14 is proof of his steady and direction, which he tained for a long period.


win and with ample time lect the runs.


Enlwistle's figures of so; Clitheroe were set to a,-


pushed the score along until Huddleston was cai the wicket oil' Usher, an wistle departed soon aft slip catch off the same bo


A. Huddieston and A. El


together, the score art quickly and the partners! on 60 in just under an Both played steadily and / having escaped being ru early in his innings, went play some fine shots.


With Ingham and


for the visitors and seeme tiring when the winning 1 made.


Usher was given a Ion GT. HARWOOD


. J. Theaker c Huddleston HEnfcwistle ......................


J. Nixon b Entwistie E. Dickinson lb\v b Entw E. Haworth b Entwistie ..


R. G. Barnes c Entwistie Ingham .................


Usher b Entwistie J. Marsh c Ingham b Entw: J. A. Cottier lbw b Entwi J. R. Bulccck not out . B. Collison b Ingham Extras .


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A. Entwistie ........ 16 9 D. Wilson ............... 4 0 Ingham ................. 10.2 1 W. Slinger ............ 8 1


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Wanderers the double


Whalley on the Abbey G on Saturday after thrashin villagers at Church Meado; previous Saturday for 31.


J^IBBLESDALE Wanderer; another ' good win


138 for three, the winning being collected during the over of normal time.


They got the villagers a for 134 and then replied


-innings it seemed as if Wa ers might repeat their per ance of the previous Satv But the Whalley “ tail " w: vigorously to see the home finish with a respectable sc


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A. Huddieston a Bulcock b Usher ..............................


A. Entwistie c Haworth b Usher ..............................


Total for 2 wkts. O. M.


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