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IN AND OUT AND ROUND ABOUT


i By “QUIS’ PRETTIEST VILLAGE


'tWHICH is the prettiest * ’ local village ?” was the


question a s k e d in the “Advertiser and Times” two weeks ago, following the announcement that Downham had been selected as one of the 12 prettiest villages in Britain in a contest arranged by the British Travel and Holidays Association.


merits, of course, and what pleases one person does not look attractive in the eyes of someone else, but several people have made definite votes for the prettiest village


Each village has its own


of their choice. I would vote for Chipping,


because of its character, and this week I received a post- c a r d showing views of Waddington and claiming the


title for Waddington. Have any other readers any votes to cast ?


TAKE-OVER BID A LREADY using Hawes- water, from wh i c h


emigrated with Mr. and Mrs. Cottam and live near them in Vancouver. The four of them k e p t


Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett


beginning of their neiillfe, and both families feel they


together at th e


have made a success of/ their venture. Mr. Bartlett is a foreman


with a large construction company in Vancouver.


me her friends hope to make the trip back next Chrismas.


Mrs. Cottam writes to tell THE PROPHET


CM A LLP OX has •"' killed ^ several people in the Bradford area and the author­ ities are trying to prev ' the disease from spreading!,'1 '


to find a warning against the disease given in the Clitheroe area not recently, But 50 years ago.


I was interested, therefore, *


Whalley’s water supply origin­ ates, as a reservoir, Man­ chester Corporation is pro­ posing to take over UUswater in order to convert it into a reservoir to supplement the


Ullswater for this purpose has met with a great deal of opposition and an Ullswater Preservation Society has been


water supply. The proposal to u se


formed. Mr. M. Lindsay Parkinson, secretary and treasurer of the


society, says that a central fund has been inaugurated, and donations are being sought to meet the cost of the defence of the lake.


that speed is a vital factor in this effort, for the Bill to give the Corporation authority to make the conversion has already had its first reading in the Lords.


Mr. Parkinson points out


Ullswater Is a lake of very great natural beauty, and in the Interests erf 10,000,000 tourists of all nationalities who visit Lakeland each year, the protest is being made. It is felt that the natural beauties of the lake belong to the people, and not to the comrhercial Interests of any


The society feels that one city.


CLOSE FRIENDS OINCE Mr. and Mrs. Robert ^ Cottam, formerly of Standen Road, Clitheroe, set off last Friday on their journey home to 123 West 13th Avenue, Vancouver, I hear that their close friends, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Bartlett, who used to live in Chatburn, are also planning to make a visit to England.


Lecture


TVfR. J. MARSHALL presided -L,A at an illustrated lecture


on Norway given by Mr. F. Jamieson at Waterloo Metho­ dist Church last week.


the men’s section of the church.


The lecture was organised by


Proceeds were for the 1962 renovation scheme.


Clitheroe Rural Council, the Medical Officer, Dr. \ T. M a c k 1 i n, regretted that vaccination against smallpox was declining. He thought he was safe in stating that very little more than half


In his annual report to


children who survive ere subjected to “this very safe and highly protective opera­ tion against smallpox.”


’the


being obtained who’ "Tie. merely because mot -


objected to having 'jeir babies “punished” as ijiey termed it, and not, in- most cases, on the grounds <xf con­ science at all.


Exemption certificates were - r s


'


was that an “extensive fertile and virgin soil” was rapidly being prepared for the invasion of smallpox.


The result of this nt^ect


sooner or later a fearful and devastating Nemesis awaited some future generation “bask­ ing in the sunshine of a fancied, but false, security.”


Dr. Macklin feared that


India in former years, I am convinced that no measures, even the most perfect of sanitation and isolation, are


“As a result of experience in


sufficient to prevent the spread of the awful disease if once it gets its gd;' nn any unvaccinated, com:, , a,”. I16 said.


Gardening with Tom Oaklea


Prepare for the brighter days ahead


“ The blackest month of all the year


Is the month of Janivcer.”


JANUARY may have been the blackest month when these


lines were written many years ago, but nowadays it isn't as bad as all that. The year has turned over, as it were, and the days have begun to get longer.


I t is still too dark, of course, to garden in the evenings; a


blazing fire is more welcome then than the cold dankness of the garden, but you can usually put in a few hours at the week-end.


while getting ahead with what­ ever jobs the weather and the state of tire soil will allow, for quite soon we shall be in the thick of the spring cultivations, however far off spring may seem now.


You will find it well worth


you can dig any vacant ground. There is still time for the frost to help to break it down, ^eady for sowing time when a fine tilth will be required.


If the soil is not yet too wet,


August, 1946. As may be seen, at that time the band had no uniforms. The performance attracted a large number of Clitheronians, and the collection


This picture was taken when the band gave its first performance after the war, in


amounted to £31. Glancing at the instrumentalists, one can see at least 10 stalwarts of the pre-war band.


CLOSING NOTE FROM THE BOROUGH BAND


TAUE to lack of interest, and the increase of shifts


some bulky material such as sedge peat—an excellent soil improver—manure or well-made garden compost. But manure, especially the properly rotted kind, is both expensive and difficult to get.


Most gardeners try to dig in


sort, however, is essential for most soils, to make them hold moisture better and to provide food for the plants. Blended hop manure is a perfect substi­ tute for it contains both hops and peat, and also a balanced fertiliser. It should be freely incorporated with the top spit of


Some kind of material of this soil. BORDER PLANTS


s Another Job you can tackle in buitable weather is renovating


plants. Most border plants are. all the


eds or borders of herbaceous


better for being split up every few years. The clumps become too large and the stems they produce are often short and the flowers are skimpy. The centre of the clump tends to die out and results generally are poor.


regularly and properly fed. it usually becomes exhausted. This c is why it is best to dig up the


the outside for replanting and discard the worn-out centre. ‘ Thesej young, vigorous, pieces will


them up into smaller pieces. Choose the younger pieces from


lumps every so often and split


‘produce larger and better flowers. An annual splitting up is the


In any case, unless the soil is


working among members, Clitheroe Borough Band has had to cease activities. This was revealed at the monthly meeting of the Town Council on Tuesday, when the Council agreed to make arrangements for collecting and storing the instruments, uniforms and music.


Mr. W. Wightman, secretary, told an “Advertiser and Times” reporter that last year, although the band fulfilled Its engagements, there was a severe shortage of members, and the band played at little more than half-strength.


It was a sign of the times, said Mr. Wightman, and shift-working had done much to bring about the closure. Television and


‘Homes’ society assets increase


rpOTAL assets of the Borough Building Society, wliich now


creased by £107,962, and amount to £1,135,737 which is equivalent to 5.47 per cent, of total assets and 6.52 per cent, of mortgage balances.


best way to treat the modern varieties of Michaelmas daisy, with their large flowers, other­ wise the size is soon lost.


new growths at this time of year and you can handle them safely without risk of damage. You will find it best to deal with one section of the border at a time.


The clumps are not producing


in a nearby bed, until you can split them up. Then you can dig the border over, remove the roots of all perennial weeds, and dig in some hop manure.


Lift the clumps and heel them COUNTRY DIARY This also is in beautiful Britain


YS7HEN the British Travel * ’ and Holidays’ Association


decided to find the prettiest village in Britain, the size of the poll was astounding.


der Valleys were not surprised however, when Downham was placed in the top 12. But, to be perfectly honest, we are very complacent and indifferent to the beauty around us and take it all for granted.


We in the Ribble and Hod-


villages not too far away which were never nominated. These, as we all know, can stand careful scrutiny and bear comparison with any in the kingdom.


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means to stick out my neck or to start an argument regard­ ing the prettiest village either by Ribble or Hodder, I do not hesitate to give my choice of what I consider to be the most beautiful, varied and interest­ ing stretch of countryside within easy reach of Clitheroe.


However, not wishing by any


the map, the area is no more than a few miles from the town itself and can be covered, if one does not pause too long to admire the same, in a few hours.


Indeed, when you take out


different in many ways to our own, yet adjoining a n d separated only by the fells.


It is an area entirely . CLITHEROE


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ENTIRELY FOREIGN Fis at times entirely foreign.


many occasions known rain to be falling in Clitheroe yet over the fell the scene is one of grim winter.


I have, for instance, on LEVER’S BATTERY ‘PELLETS’


realise, of the upper Hodder, an area of contrast and beauty. It is exceptional no doubt because it provides such a variety in so compact an area.


I write, as you will perhaps And so, if I were to act as


guide to a party tired of town or city life, my choice would undoubtedly take in this area.


days at Slaidburn pottering around the village—leaning on those walls encrusted with lichen and plant life. Or perhaps take a trip through Shay Wood, where, especially in Spring, we would pass the time listening to bird song and admiring the wild flowers on the floor of the wood.


We would spend a few


in splendid isolation. Beyond, clear and dominant, rises Ingleborough.


summer would miss the walk from Slaidburn to Dale Head ? It would be on a fine dewy morning when, after rising very early, we would leave the village skirting Croasdale and Hodder as we climbed to Hammerton Hall.


Who in either spring or DELIGHTFUL SPOT


warm and sunny we could follow the meandering course of Croasdale Brook towards the fell beyond Higher Wood- house.


Or maybe, if the day were HERE wagtails, pied and


when we could walk, even in winter, past Pages, Ellerbeck and Pitmans to Newton, and enjoy the sere and russet slopes of Burn Fell, or hear the call of plover and curlew.


There would be the dull day THE BENTHAM ROAD


when, in drifting snow, we would take the Bentham road skirting Woodhouse Gate. Then and there you would know the real touch of winter.


riYHERE would also perhaps A be the severe wintry day,


delightful way in June and see the wayside filled with flowers and the air richly scented by the profuse sweet cicely.


But better still, take this


lush green of the Hodder pastures than to see In May or June the distant farmlands on Fell Side ? Or maybe, on such a morning when the air is clear apd sharp we would climb past Harkers to Merry- bent and “The Fronts” and scan the valley below where the infant Hodder sneaks un­ seen towards Stocks Reservoir.


What finer sight after the


side offering a magnificent view with Catlow Farm alone


Jt is wild, remote country,


rough, dry -stone walls. Wheatears and redstarts give colour and attraction to a delightful spot. And, our foot­ steps leaving a track in the silver dew, we approach Black House—a somewhat forbidding name, but a misnomer you will


yellow, call from the


first glimpse of an area filled with nostalgia for those who can recall the village—the remains of which are now beneath the water.


agree. Just beyond we have our


are on'the main road where we stand and admire the tiny church of Dale Head, bringing a reminder to many no doubt of the not-too-far-off days when nearby was a thriving community set in one of the most charming areas _ of


Then, in a short while, we


Britain. There would be much more


to see for we have merely touched one corner. What of Newton, Dunsop and White- well 9 We should be busy for a long time visiting the familiar beauty spots and all within a few miles.


jio then it certainly possesses an area of unsurpassed beauty whatever our standards. 1


we all agree, and that is if the upper Hodder cannot have a village In Britain’s top


On one thing I am sure, na tu ral ist


accounts have increased by £690,539 from £17,371,571 in 1960 to £18,062,110 in 1961. ,The balance due to depositors stands at £1,248,483 against £1,259,088 in


Members holdings in share


depositors. including interest credited to accounts, amounted to £3,984,305, and withdrawals, excluding interest paid out, to


1960. Receipts from members and


£5—


£3,304,371. Mortgage balances at £17,420,675


are £777,118 in excess of the previous year.


selected securities of freehold or leasehold estate, almost entirely dwc'ilinghouses for owner-occupa­ tion, is £2.875,643, and 1.681 mortgages have been executed in favour of the society.


The total sum advanced on SMALL TALK


Don't tell me that thas never ’eard!


WHAT does ta think abou: Nelly?


Our Alice towd me, but ah've kept me mouth shut.


Between me and thee, it's a shame!


Tha ought to speak out and stand up for the lass,


blame.


Ah say they all ought to think T twice,he way as some folks keeps shouting the odds,


Folks wants to mind what they're saying,


Well, to me, May, it's not very nice I


Where it started is easy to see. I t ’s getting too common, tha wants to watch out,


It’s not Nelly's fault, as it ’appened,


Or t ’same thing will ’appen to thee.


We're 'liman when all's said and done,


But it's not the lost time as its ’appened.


Folks never do them things for fun!


All t'same, ah'm reight sorry


A about it,nd now it's all over the town, So just thee keep mum, and watch out for thisel',


I t’s not reight to run a lass down. So May, thee tek 'eed what thart saying,


Established


All t'samo it seems very funny, And somebody knows who's to


Ah promised ah’d not say a word.


which allows double tax relief for husband and wife. Annual interest up to £15 in the Ordinary Department of the Trustee Savings Bank is FREE OF INCOME TAX— both husband and wife are entitled to this relief— £30 in all.


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SAVINGS BANK Church Street, Clitheroe


Ah say as there's none of us angels.


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It'll come whoam to roost, wait and see.


COMMENCING TOMORROW


Then when it's too late Ilia’ll regret it,


But don't thee come running to T me.ha can’t say as ah never warned thee,


(SATURDAY, JANUARY 20th) at 9 a.m.


When it’s ’appened it's too late to shout,


I t’s no good thee tying a string round the sack,


When Feat and 'er kittens is B out!ut as nobody's towd thee, ah m saying no more,


It’ll come out in t’wasli, theer's no doubt,


Ah don’t want to upset thee, ah’m howding mi tongue,


Ah never spread gossip about! JIMIFEL.


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stand at £20,779,903, show an in­ crease since last year of £814.971, states the 88th annual report.


Total reserves have been in­


other factors bad played their part, but the main reason for the decreasing membership was the lack of interest among y o u n g people.


There were 12 members when the band closed, and a full band comprised 25, which did not include reserves.


VILLAGE BAND TOO


A move to amalgamate with Hurst Green Band might have solved the problems of both organisations, b u t before the amalgamation could be brought about, the village band defunct.


b e c ame


The Borough Band was given a lease of life in 1945, when it had been out of existence for about six years. The instruments were handed over to the Town Council, who formed the band again, and the first p u b l i c appearance for more than six years was made on the Castle Bandstand In August,


1946.


The band’s hey-day was before the war, when It acquired a reputation which extended over a wide area of Lanca­ shire. First founded about 80 years ago, the band has played at numerous concerts both in Clitheroe and in many other towns.


For generations the band has entertained Clitheronians at open-air concerts, and it has been a familiar sight, at many civic and other occasions.


BAKEHOUSE MUTTON


T CAN well remember my grand­ mother's Sunday dinner be­


ing carried to the bakehouse more than a mile away to be cooked. It was always covered with a snowy white tea-towel and the delicious smell all the way back tempted us children almost beyond endurance.


tasted quite like it, but this way of putting the meat and vege­ tables together in the tin certain­ ly comes very near it. The mutton, being home produced, gives its own flavour to the Sun­ day dinner.


No other “ roast ” has ever


mutton; ljlb. Majestic potatoes; lib. onions; salt and pepper; water.


Ingredients: 1 small leg of


the potatoes and cut them to even sizes. Place the onions in the roasting tin, season them, and lay the joint on top. Sur­ round the meat with the potatoes, sprinkling both with salt and pepper.


Peel and slice the onions, peel


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