Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, March 16, 1962


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CLITH THIS WAS NEWS


25 YEARS AGO March 19tli, 1937


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lxjk the first time in its history, voting by ballot


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WPictured are members of the cast of “Aladdin in China” which will be presented at scholars.


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haHey lVleth^ilist Church School to-night and to-morrow night by Sunday School ,


. , ,. „ Methodist merger


Link-up may lead to new church on central site


O group of Methodists broke away from Clitheroe Wesleyan Church and later formed Moor Lane United Methodist Free Church, the two Method­ ist Circuits in this district are to amalgamate.


TUST over 127 years after a


however, is born not of financial difficulties, although


a growing desire to further Christian work in the town and district.


The merger in September, bu there will not be as many


ildings to maintain, but of


eventually lead to a new t church on a central site when


Some people believe this will


he blueprint for Clitheroe is completed.


but for some of the older generations there will be some heartaches at having to leave the church they know so well, where they were christened, and where their parents and grandparents worshipped be­ fore them.


People welcome the merger,


churches in the Wesley Circuit and four in the Moor Lane Circuit, but of these only the town churches are likely to be affected to any extent.


improvements to the church ! and day and Sunday schools.


j The first church was built in 1797, the present church being erected in front of the old one, and adjoining it.


beginnings on December 4th, 1835, when a number of men and women were expelled rrom Wesley.


Moor Lane Church had its


1 beginning of March the following year, when they found the door was locked against them. Undaunted, they formed a procession and marched to a public room behind the Swan and Royal


s They continued to use the chool, however, until the Hotel.


tabernacle in Moor Lane and the room behind the hotel was used until the first Sunday School was built.


Services were held at a BETWEEN SHOPS There are at present eleven-


Ingham and Miss Walker, and the Burnley P r o t e s t a n t Methodists readily agreed to


The entrance to the t tabernacle was between the


The country churches, It is expected, will carry on niucli the same as before, but in the town great changes must take place, and there Is at present a good deal of discussion and speculation about the future.


wo shops belonging to Mr.


School and there were at first 39 male teachers and 23 female.


let the group use it. wWriting and other subjects


ere taught at the Sunday


made are that, following the merger. Wesley will be altered and modernised to form the head church of the new Clith­ eroe Methodist Circuit, and that one of the two churches In Low Moor will be closed.


At present the only decisions IMPORTANT DECISION


out, and these will take some time, the buildings In Moor Lane will be used and it Is also obvious that later some important decision about Moor Lane will have to be


a It Is clear that 'while lterations are being carried Zs was the former Mount wThe first Sunday School


only 19 months after the break with Wesley, and the chapel itself was built over­ head and completed eight months later, the first service being held on June 3rd, 1838.


The building cost £1,417, but debts were soon cleared.


Most of the money was raised by £5 shares, which were to bear no interest but were to be repaid out of pew rents. Many people, however , declined repayment.


toMore and more people began


made. a It is possible It will be sold,


ion Methodist Church in Lowergate, but no decision has yet been announced.


Low Moor it is Union Street Church, at present in the Wesley Circuit, which will be closed, since Nelson Street Church is In a better position, has more facilities and is more


It seems most likely that in


it became so difficult to provide accommodation for the worshippers that in May, 1883, the trustees asked the Rev. W. L. Roberts to prepare a notice asking those who had applied for sittings to be patient until better arrange­ ments could be made.


attend and in the eighties


mittee was later formed, and the last services were held in the old chapel in March,


A general building com­


modern. Recommendations about the


merger were put forward at the quarterly meetings of the two circuits in June, 1961, and representatives from botn circuits were appointed to a committee to discuss the recommendations.


lems to settle and there are more yet, but it is to be hoped that some ot' these will be settled before very long by a united trust of Wesley, Moor Lane and Waterloo churches which will be set up in the near future.


There have been many prob­


being erected, services were held in a vacant warehouse of Salford Bridge Mill, lent by Mr. Thomas Watson.


1886. While the new building was


On Good Friday that year a procession, led by Primrose Brass Band, marched to the site for the laying of the foundation stone of the school, and on April 17th the j Rev. W. C. Stocker preached


at the opening services. !ti SPECIAL PREACHER


founder, John Wesley, did not visit Clitheroe. the introduc­ tion of Methodism into the w town was a direct result ot his


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leyan Methodism, this district was included in the great


At the beginning of Wes


“Haworth Round’ , which extended from Birstall to Cockermouth on the one hand and from Bacup and Preston to Pateiey Bridge on the othei.


a Clitheroe then became


•instructions to carry out the recommendations ol’ Comer-


which was an offshoot from Haworth, and which was made a separate circuit or round In 177G. Conference had recommended the division, and Mr. Taylor, who was stationed at Keighley, in the Haworth Circuit, received


ttached to the Colne Circuit


ence. wThe next step was in 1801,


which included Clitheroe. was formed out of the Colne Circuit and In 1814 the Clith ­ eroe Wesley Circuit was formed separately and two ministers appointed to it.


hen the Skipton Circuit,


was opened on June '3rd, 1861. The total cost had been £2,800, and from 1880 to 1886 the trustees spent i £2,628 building a bridge from


The present Wesley Church .1— - /.ViiikaVv fn Hi a PAClfl Clllri “ “


■ On September 29th, the Rev. - Marmaduke Miller was the j special preacher when the new


church was opened. s The cost of the church and


was £1,591 14s. 8d. Just before the First World ■


chool, including the organ,


War, came the demand for graded schools, so in 1921 the primary and adjoining rooms were pulled down and in their place two large rooms were erected and the kitchen enlarged a n d thoroughly equipped.


new block was provided Moor Lane, since the junior


A separate entrance to the


room was used during the week as a Young Men’s Institute.


held in 1936, the church hav­ ing been decorated, electricity


Centenary celebrations were


installed and various other improvements carried out during the three years before.


existence in 1873, when Mr. Harry Boothman and other


Waterloo Church came into


leaders from Wesley began # small mission in South Street. Saithill Road.


o small and the leaders began to raise money for 1


i Numbers increased and soon tot was found the cottage was


chapel. The first chapel was


erected at a cost of £72L being completed In September.


1876, four years after the mission in South Street ban begun.


A vestry was added in 1886 and in 1890 a plot of land was


1 as ready in October. 1837,


Washing machines and ’fridges— to Tories


were: C. P. Chamberlain, K. S. Dodgson, N. Parkinson, W. W. Rawlinson. T. L. Carr, W. Wallwork, M. Gregson, E. J. Carvell, J. R. Metcalf, M. Garnett, T. Ryden and J. Thornber. The play was produced by the headmaster, Mr. Laurence Hardy. * * *


Journey’s End.” Taking part MR-


of Clitheroe Division Unionist Registration Association at the annual meeting at Whalley Assembly Rooms. He had been chairman for 17 years. * * *


,. H. BUCKLEY retired from the chairmanship


thanks


\7"OUNG women to-day, who J- were accustomed to


having washing machines and refrigerators, did not realise ha that to a great extent they


P d to thank the Conservative a This was stated at the


arty and Government for them.


nnual meeting of Skipton t Division Women’s Conserva­


cludes Bowland, last week, by Mrs. M. E. Mellor, chairman of the Yorkshire Provincial Area Advisory Council.


ive Association, which in­


Conservatives during the last 12 years women would not have the good time they now t had, she asserted. They had


But for the efforts of the


o thank the Government for the full employment which enabled their husbands to bring home good wages to buy these things. Unfortunately, many of them did not realise this.'


wMrs. Mellor urged women


housing estates and get recruits into their organis­


ation. Defending the pay pause,


TYHE governors of Clitheroe a *- Royal Grammar School


Mary Lynett Lumb. of London, as headmistress of the Girls' School, to succeed Miss G. Llewellyn. Miss Lumb was history mistress at Kensing­ ton High School. * * *


ppointed MJss Winifred


1\TR, ROBERT BARRETT, 1TJL for 57 years in the service of Clitheroe Corpora­ tion, was to retire at the end of the month. Mr. Barrett had worked with the water undertaking and in the gas department. In 1895 ho was appointed gas manager.


50 YEARS AGO March 23nl, 1912


IT'OR the first time during *- the ' coal strike, the


streets in the borough were in darkness. The Gas Works Committee took this pre­ cautionary step owing to the length of the dispute. It was announced that several of the ma i n thoroughfares would be lit at weekends. * * *


orkers to go into the new A SUB-COMMITTEE of


passed a resolution requesting d the District to grant a


she said that its introduction was the finest thing the Government had done to keep inflation at bay.


need for anyone to feel ashamed or apologetic, and the best thing that could happen was for it to he continued most strenuously In


There was not the slightest


president, Mrs. J. E. E. Yorke, Hellifield; chairman, Mrs. J. Hindley. Sawley; secretary, Mrs. J. R. Walton, Settle; treasurer, Miss M. Slaydon,


the near future. Officers re-elected were:


Settle.


Dining and dancing


VTEMBERS of Clitheroe Golf LVA Club and fri end s attended the annual dinner dance of the club held on Friday at the Moorcock Inn, Waddington.


the music of Jackie Hulme and his band, of Great Harwood, and the M.C’s were Mr. F Seed and Mr. T. Nuttall .


About 150 people danced to


The president-elect of the e dinner with Mrs. Hedley. Cont. from previous column.


East Lancashire Golf Federa­ thtion, Mr. Roy Hedley, attended


bought so that the church could be enlarged. While this was done services were held in the Public Hall, York Street,


COTTAGE MEETINGS


Methodism in Low Moor probably began with cottage class meetings and there is a record of the membership being 60 in 1826.


but later in 1903 an increased number of worshippers returned to the church.


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day afternoons by 1830 and w the following year Low Moor


importance to Clitheroe, and took second place on the Wesleyan plan.


Services were held on Sun­ as considered of next


split over policy and the numbers fell to nine. Services


Unfortunately there was a


were resumed in 1856, however, an in 1866 the chapel was built in Union Street.


church has always been an w important feature, and indeed t h a t


installed in 1890, there was so much competition


The musical life of the hen the first organ was


names had to be drawn for the position of blower.


MNelson Street Church, in the


in 1892 and before that meet­ ings were held in the old


oor Lane Circuit, was built


village school. There are still several


people in the town who were associated with ithe building of Nelson Street Church.


y Probably the oldest is 91- bear-old Mr. John W. Black­


urn, of 43 Mitchell Street Clitheroe, who was a loca: preacher for many years and a Sunday School superin­ tendent.


t He can clearly remember aurn, was also a local preacher


he services in the old school. b His father, Mr. W. Black­


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audience by the Pope. Lady t Lovat was the second daugh­


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rpHE Gas Works manager A submitted the result of a


r ORD AND LADY LOVAT were received In private


canvass of Waddlngton property owners and house­ holders relative to a proposed gas supply for the village. A resolution was passed regret­ ting that the number of promises of support did not warrant the Gas Committee’s going to the expense of lay­ ing a main to Waddington. $


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FOUN. PARKER proposed V that a sub-committee be appointed to prepare a report on a scheme with the object of acquiring land for the erection of houses for working - class people, to recommend prices and rents and to apply to the Local t Government Board for power


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Choirs in county final


FHOIRS from Whalley and ^ Clitheroe were among four choirs chosen from North East Lancashire choirs at the area festival at Fearnes County Secondary School, Bacup last week to go forward to the final of the Lancashire County Choral Festival at Salford on March 31st.


In the A class for women’s choirs, whalley Ladies’ Choir, conducted by Kenneth Wilson, gained 170 points and in the B class 167 points.


choirs, Clitheroe Technical School Choral Group, con­ ducted by Alan Crossley, gained 195 points.


In the class for mixed-voice


]VT EMBERS of the North C East Lancashire Riding


the Ayre Valley Riding Club at a social evening held at the Moorcock Inn, Biacko, last week.


Riders entertain lub entertained members of


domino match were played, the Lancashire club winning the quiz and the darts and the Yorkshire team the domino match.


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ALTHOUGH this a Any team which


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nticipating the re' c None of Rossendak


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lear cut, but all cam


and then brought the Guinn, the home goal made a brilliant ov. from the inside-for shot.


hen Hobson shot nr


Hodson was too slow a ball and was robbed the centre-forward, Wallace easily.


United took the


R Straight from ti possendale were


resulted, SCOTT drlv home.


reduced the arrears. Soon after the resu


was hurt in a tackle leave the field.


minutes after the in' the game safe for th< The Clitheroe del appealing for oiT-sidc TON took the ball Wallace.


Rossendale’s third


wing-halves tired SCOTT completed 1: by robbing Barton a::


Towards the end, t


F.C. FIX! Mar. 17—


„ 24—Nelson .... „ 28—


Apr. 4—Oldham Res. „ 7—Padiham .. „ 9—Burscough . „ 12—New Bright!


3 Burscough 1—Lcyland M.


Mar. 17—Spring Hill ., 24—Has. Grane ., 31—Helmshore '


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„ 21—Bacup Borot „ 23—Eariestown 25—Oldham Atli 28—Marine __ 30—Netherfield Reserve


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After Clitheroe’s bt before the inters


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