6 The. CUthcroc Advertiser Times, Decemher 27. J96y HIGHLIGHTS OF A COLOURFUL YEAR


\NO*I)*nilCR eventful year is dosing, and as it dies, people in Clitheroe and district will have (heir memories stirred


by happy and sad events which have marked J963. Contrary lo some prophesies al least there was no


Tncliau summer—indeed the weather for the most part was disappointing. Both tlic annual Clitheroc Show and Clithcroe Castle Fete were ruined by rain, and many other outdoor


events suffered. ^ \ \


the sporting lieid. how­


ever, 1963 will go down in Jiislory as the year Ribbles- i.lalc Wanderers won die championship of the Ribblcs- dalc League for the second lime in the club’s history. The social life of t.ho town


.'iireiiuoiU5 efforts made in sup- ))ort of the Mayor’s Fi'ccdom from Hunger Campaign, and al.so by the taking Ofver of th e Grand Cinema a.s th e new Civic Hall. .Another important change was


hsus been chiefly marked by Uie


County Council had decided to take action to improve conditions on the Sawicy bypass road.


FEBRUARY


eroo Round Table, the Mayor. Alderman E. Cros.sley. .said th a t the Town Council intended lo make Clithcroc a town c f which they could he proud in these jnodciTt time.s. They did not intend lo .sell th e ir ancient birth­ r ig h t in so doing.


the aqih.sition of th is local news­ paper, "Tlie Advertiser •toTime.''.” by P r o v i n c i a l Newspapers Limited. Many notable pcr.sonalit ies


have died, among them being Colonel Leonard Green, of Whflllcj'. :t former High Sheriff and a distingui.‘<hod cricketer. Th e following items have been culled from our weekly i.ssuc.s.


JANUARY 4


'■[''HE traditional chime of the X tc


enor bell of Clitheroc Pari.sh


Cliurch heralded the New Year. Many Clithcroe liou.seholder.s


h ad a. shock when they learned of the new rateable value of th e ir proi>ert.y imder tlic new iis.'^cs.^ment. Matron of B r ig h t S tree t Nnr-


roiids in Ribl>le.sclale a n d Bow- land. Wedncsday'.s gale had whipped up .snow from th e fields and blocked nearly every side road in the area. One himdrcd and fifty people


Tliaw brought relief to main


J^PE.AKING a t the fifth annual c lian er dinner of the Clith-


Senior pupils a t Clitheroe


Grammar S c h o o l fo r Girls attended a monthly meeting of Clitheroc Town Council.


give village halls 100 per cent, ra tin g relief for the next five


years. m a r c h 29


STERN warning about the need for more support wa.s


given a t the annual meeting of Whalley Cricket Club tvhen a loss of £28*0 was reported. Col. C. Bowman was re-elected presi­


Lane. Whalley, was chosen to j)lay a leading role in the new musical Rob Roy ” to be pre­ sented in Scotland prior to open­ ing in London.


dent. Miss Anne Parker, of Church


limitation of armaments by .Stages and under international


in.spcction was tlio only sensible one before the world said Mr, W. Seales a t the annual meeting of the Clitheroe branch of the United Nations .As.sociation.


APRPIU 5


Robinson, wife of Mr. Joseph Robin.son of the Moorcock Inn,


of 70 an d over cacli received lO.s. in the a-nnual distribution of Clitheroe charities. Death of Mrs. Hilda Marie


Waddington. A Freeman and former Mayoi*


A.shworlli and Smith Ltd., would close when tlic cloth in proce.ss had been finisliod. Aliout 100 people were alTcotcd by the


.^NNOUNCED th a t Primrose Bleach Work Irelonging to


of Clitheroe. ex-Alderman John SattciThwaite, of Pimlico Road, died in haspilal aged 80. B ow l a n d licencing report .‘ihmved th a t during the yejir


there had been no dnmks, no drink-<lriving pro.sccutions and no proceedings against licensees.


.«ery. Clitheroe. .'since 1940. Mrs. D. AVilkin.'^on retired Mr. Harold Bradley, of Knowl.'^-


Icy Rond, Darwen, who tuusuc- ecssfully contested Clitheroc


Division a.s Labour candidate in 1951. was awarded tlie M.B.E. Also awarded th e M.B.E. wa.s


Mr. Cecil F. Buckingham, of Riulway View. Clithcroe. formerly manager of the Clitheroe office nf the Mini.'^try of Pen.'^ion.s and National Insurance.


Fells and hill slopes were trans­


formed by snow into an Alpine scene, and ice formed on brooks,


ponds and lodges and floated on the fringes of (he river.


JANUARY 11


lire at Sawicy in which 200 week- old thickens perished a t Cowgill Farm. Announcement ih a i tlio 24-hour


V N overheated brooder wa.s believed to have catised .a


*' Telephone watch ” a t Clithcroe Ainbulanco .suition was to end. Gifi.s were made to the Rev. D.


FEBRUARY 15


^ £ 1 S S GLADYS BOOITI. aged 68. of Secdnli Avenue. Clit.h-


oroc. retired a f te r working ns a weaver a t Holmes Mill since 1907. Storm of HelliclifTc. a golden


retriever owned bj' Mrs. J. Greg­ ory. of Accrington Rond. Whallcy. wa.s a notable prize winner a t Crufts Show a t London.


FEBRUARY 22 I^ilVE people were token to ho.s-


almost completely wrecked two cars a t Forest Beck on Saturday a licrnoon. Mr. Tom Oddy, of Waddow


pital a fte r a cra.sh Ih a t


View. Waddington. was found dead a t the ba.se of ihe^ 70 ft. Crosshill.s quarry.


It was reported that members


of the Hodder Valiev Fox Club killed 40 foxes in 1962.


After an appeal lo County


Mervyinan, who for three monlh.s had Ixen cumte a t Clitheroe Parish Cluircli as p a r t of an exchange .scheme. Mr. Merryman camt; lo Clitii-


Sessions an off lictmee was granted in r e . s p e e t . of lh<i premises the "O ld Brewery." Shawbridge Street, Clitheroe. Mr. T. Bowker elected presi­


dent, of Clitlieroc Central Work­ ing Mcn’.s Chib.


. in Ch(‘.sicr Avenue. Clitheroe. ' an elderly.


u-'iou.s man and hi.s dead wife. 'I'lie .‘••pinster \va.«? .Miss Mary


Hargi'cave-s. aged 77, th e dead woman, her .sl.ster. Mrs. Alice


Orr aped 78. and th e uncon- <;c ious man, Mr. John Orr, aged


tablets and a tumbler. Inspector Walter SroU-. who


Police took away a. number of


had been in charge of th e Earby and Bowland .sections of Skip- ton Division was appointed first as.si.siant to the Clerk of ClUh- rvoe magi.stratc.'^. Mr. T. U.


ernt from Indianopoli.s, U.S.A. 'The .'^oiind of a window .shatt­ ering dr<-\v attention to a tragedy


distm^>^'d .spinster, an imcon- MARCH 1 QLITHEROE R u r a l Council


the £ and it was decided th a t council hoitse rent.s could vcmtiin unchanged. The Council decided to tell the Fyldc Water Board that, i t was " p e r tu rb e d ” a t the j*evised water rates. Ribblcsdalc Wandcrer.s Crickt'i


approved a ra te of 8s. Gd. in MARCH 8


■J^EATH of Col. Leonard Green. of Manor House, Whalley. a


former High Sheriff of Lant^a- .'hire. a prominent cricketer and public figure. He was 73 years of


Liddlc. While going t-o hear carollevs


-twinging acro.ss th e .sirrei Mi.s.s Margaret Williams, aged 70, of Main treel. Gi.sburn, wa.s fatally injured when she wa.s struck by a car.


JANUARY 18


complain to tin; Town Council about the lack of a<lcquate foot-


C‘ L IT H E R O E and Di.slrict ' Ti-adcs Coimcil decided to


bnl! pilche.s for organised game.s. It wa.s decided to caiTV out a £'l.500 rep air .scheme a t Clitheroe


d’arish Cliurcli School. T.vo members of Clithcroc St. i'John Ambulance Brigade and


/Nur.sing Division, Mr. William ■ Orr. of Brownlow Street, CliUl­ eroc. and Mr. Gilbert Barnes, of Henthorn Road, Clitheroe. were made Sen-ing Broiher.s of the


Order of St. John. A four-ycars-old girl, Sian Rees,


who went back Into her bedroom at Slaldburn House, Slaldburn, on Sunday morning was found dead six hours later by firemen. The £7,000, 14-room house was almost completely destroyed.


JANUARY 25


4 FORMER Langho man. the Rev. F a th e r John Clayton.


S.J.. celebi-at/^1 hi.s Silver Jubilee in the Roman Catholic priest­


hood. .At a pre.sentation ceremony in


t ’no Mavor’.s Parlom*. Mr. Edward Jone.s. of BuceJuch Avenue. Clith­ eroe, who had completed 50 years sendee with th e Corpora­ tion received gifts. Man.v homes were cu t otf by


blizzard.s'. an d liocausc of the weather a middle aged couple who were to have been married a t Martin Top Congregational


Chapel on Monday liad to post­ pone their wedding fo r 24 hour.s. Attacked by a bull and injured


22-yoar.<-old Jo h n Cowgill. of Lower House Farm, Waddington, was rescued by his father. Councillor D. H. Coates, cliair-


Reprc.sentaLivcs of all walks of


fife, including many famoits cricketers, cotton manufaciurer.s and reprc.seniativc.s of Lancs. County Council attended Uio funeral a t Whallcy Parish Church on Wednesday. Clithcroo and Di.strict Motor


Club held its first meeting to arrange competitions and tours, etc.


While walking across A’ork Street, near Uie junction with


Chafbum Road. Mr.s. Clara Eliza­ beth Stratton, of Liulemoor


Road, CliUieroc, wa.‘< knocked down by a lorry. She died shortly afterward.s. Inspector W. G. Hildrcd wa.s


welcomed a t Bowland Magi.s- trate.s Coui'i.


MARCH 15 A FORMER editor of the


Brian Cowgill. was aiipoinied head of .sports programme.s in the B.B.C. Television outside broadcasts group.


Advertiser and Time.s, Mr.


of CliUleroc and District Cbam- ber of Trade, Mr. Erie Catlow .said tliere wa.s a danger th a t Clitheroe could revert lo being a sleepy marker town. The retiring .secretary. Mr. H. E. Dewhursl. was tlia'nkcd for lii.s .sci-vicc.s and Mr. G. Vaughan w.a.s appointerl


deeision. After being in.stallcd president


to .succeed him. Tile; Bishop of Blackliurn. the


Rl. Rc.n. C. R. Claxton. visited the l.C.I. works a t Clithcroe. The annual Toe H party for


APRIL 12 4 Libemi .Association hold a t BA/iAAR for


Surbiton Hou.se raised £72. More than 20 students of Clllh-


croc Grammar School for Girls left for a three-week holiday In Germany as part of an exchange visit.


Downham wa.s visited by three ollicials of the Northern Nigeria.


Walmslcy Hotel, Billingion. Mr. Gerry Duerden.’ insured hi.s 18 inch mousTache against fire iuid


Government. L i c e n s e e of tin? Judge


theft. Mr. Anthony Blair-Bryan was


appointed chairman of Clitheroe Ro\md Table. Mrs. Bcl.sy Greenup, of .Al)bey


Teri'jicc. Barrow, wa.s 92. Rsivmond Grice, of Mayru?ld


Aven'ue. Clithcroe. won six jjrizes at the Cecil Balc.son Memorial Fe.siival a t Nelson.


APRIL 19


rs-HE MAYOR. Alderman E. ^ Cvo.sslcy. opening jm exhibi­


tion by CJitheroe Civic Society, said t im t .sacrifico.s would (;ventu- ally have to be made either by agreement or compulsion if


Clitheroe were lo maintain iu position as a .shopping centre


club at- their annual mecting.s showed a profit of .£300.


and a town of repute. A Clilheroe indu.striali.st. Mr.


E. Lawren.son. governing director of Ca.sllo Casling.s Ltd.. prc.sentcd two more cups to Cliiheroc Town


Council. Reluming from an Easter holi­


day. a Whallcy mmi, Ryszjird (Richard» By.szewski (40). of Woodfield View. Whallcy. wa.s killed a l Accrington when his car .struck a. lamp-standard. A mobile x-ray u n it lx;gan


Members of p r o t c s la n t


churches in Clithcroc and dis­ trict took part in a procession of witness on Good Friday evening.


approved plans for development of land a t Edisford. the scheme included th e provision of two football pitchc.s.


APRIL 28


OCOUTS and guides attended ^ Si. Georgc’.s Day and a


Pounder's commemoration ser­ vice a t Clithcroe Parish Church. Mr. E. Blacklock wa.s re-elected


cricket match was washed out without a su ir t being made. Bowland Riu’al Council agreed


Shop fittings ami cflects of


Billington and Whallcy Co­ operative Soci et y Ltd. were offered for sale by auction.


Mr. Richard Ti’imby. trea.Mirer


secretary announced his resigna­ tion a t the annual meeting. Clitheroe Technical S c h o o l


of Clitheroe Borough Labuur Party for 34 year.s an d former


Tlieatrc Group presented the comedy. "C eleb rat io n ” a t Chat- burn Church Inslitulp. Whallcy Cricket Chib .signed


pre.sidcnt of Clithcroe branch of the Old Ago Pensions Associa­ tion. Every Ribblesdale L e a g u c


to give 100 per cent ratin g relief for five years lo village halls and reading rooms.


MAY 3


orop .Adverliscr and Time.s had h(‘(*n purchased by Provincial Newspapers Ltd., from Mr. J. C. Cowgill and family. Mr. G. A. Ti'uman retired to


^NNOUNCED that cop.vnght “• and goodwill of the Clith-


C l i t h e r o e Town Council Clitheroo


invalids was licld al Si. Jame.s' School.


Tlic United Nations plan for Bowland Council decided to


eniei-uainccl members of Uie s taV officials an d otlier guests a t tbe Spread Eagle Hotel, Sawlej.


MAY 1T


Harry Pemberton, of Henthom Road, retired. Mr. and Mrs. William Brierley.


" ......"■■■“


wedding. The scouts bob-a-job week in


Clithcroc raised £225. .‘V public meeting to di.suc.^s the pro.spcct.s of buying th e vil­


lage school was held a t Wiswcli. yfedical superintendent of


Brockhull Ho.spiUil, Langho since 1937, Dr. D. J. Rose, retired.


Successful at Clithoroe Muni­


cipal Election in the following order were: G. C. Braithwaitc (Labour), 2635, J. M. W, Daw­ son (Conservative), 2206, C. F. B u c k in g h am (Conservative), 1790, and R. Grice (Labour),


1750. MAY 24 Whallcv. was May Queen a t the


•ITUGHT-A^EARS-OLD Maureen Holden, of Woodlands Drive.


ci'owniiig ot tlic s tatue ot Out' Lady ot Whalley in tlic gi'oiind.s of tlio Englisli Mai'tyi's’ R.C.


Church. With traditional ceremony.


Aid. E. Crosslcy was installed as Mavor for a second term of ollicc. l l ic r c wa.s a clash on the


Brows, To.sside, re-elected cliair- man of Bowland Rural Council. A birthday i)arty wa.s held a t


appointment of committees a t the subsequent an n u al meeting of the Town Council. Coiui. T. Robinson, of Barrow


house.s, Waddington. who cele­ brated h e r 92nd birthday.


th e Sun Tnn. Waddington for Betty Wnrdle of the Alm.s-


MAY 31


- a three-day exhibition held by CHtheroc Naturalist Society


M’ORE than 1,000 people vi.siteci


to mark Nature Week. On Monday .the Mayor. Aid.


E. Crosslcy received th e deed.s and key df the Grand Cinema. York Street, which was lo be­ come the borough's Civic Hall. Clithcroc Committee of the


Christie Hospital and Holi Radium In su iu te Women's Tru.st Fund .sent a cheque for £500 to the hospital as the result of a year's work. Prc.sidcnt of the Clitheroe


1 ETER 37 year's as^ an rn- - V surance agent. County C^nn.


ot" Musbiiry, Up-Brooks, Clith­ croc, celebrated their golden


liti'.s Bank, retired a l te r 45 year's' ^^ivicG with Martins Bank, Ltd. He was succeeded by Mr. H an y


Lofthouse. Pishing rights fo r tliieo and


a miles o£ th e River Ribble at Sawicy sold fo r £22.000, Residents of Billlngton were


awakened as firemen from Great Harwood rushed to th e Judge Walmesley Hotel an d rescued a graiidmothcr an d two young cliildren from a n a ttic bedroom


window.


Pi'idc Water Boai'd. Mr. Jamc.s Leeming. of Batlimcre, Slald- biirii retired from th e Board's Hoiider works on his 65th birth-


day^ JULY 5


'pWO 15-years-okl girls J an e t Starkic, a n d Chirstine


Ti'oUer. .sliared tlic duties of Raw Queen a t St. Paiii'.s Church,


Low Moor. /\."tarmer. Mr. Roger Bennett,


ot J'ai'plc Bridge n e a r Stockport was clioscn :i.s Prospective Par- liuiDhtary Litaeral Candidate tor, be Skipton Division. Fir the .second year in .succe.s-


After 45 vears’ sei-vico with the , .


leaving the town on promotion; Detective C o n s t a b l e John McArthy wlio was retiring, and Police Constable John so o l t who was being transten-ed from the Division on his promotion to the rank of Sergeant. While on holiday in Scotland


to liLspector W. Taylor who was i mistress of Clitheroc Royal


Grammar School to r Girls was appointed lieadmi.strcss ot the City and Council High Schcxil for Girls, Carlisle.


OCTOBER 4


a 17-vears-oId Waddington youth. William Colin Greenwood, of Quccn.sway, saved a boy from drowning.


tu ra l Society’s annual show, but ra in kept the crowds away. The windswept showfield pre.sented a dismal appearance in th e morn­ ing when the attendance was exceptionally light. At a packed meeting a t Whallcy called to consider the


A HIGH .standard wn.s main­ tained a t Clitheroe Agricul­


AUGUST 16


traffic problems an ovenvlielming vote was taken agamst the plan to widen the junction in the centre of the village. The wives of two Methodi.st


sion Martin D. Sleath. aged 17. ot. ilmhco Road Clitheroe. \va.s Viclii- Ludorimi at. Clitlieroo Rovii Grammar Scliool sport-s. Pesident of Clitheroe Rotary


Ciui. Mr. J. B. Buttenvoi'th. ot Line Crest. Whalley, Road. Perdieton gave hi.s ijrcsidential


adri-ess a t Hie Starkie Arm.s


.''to'iin from a. tobaconist'.s .shop in the'Market Place, Clitheroe. T.W Rev. W. Dickinson, the


Ho'el. ■Aiout 30.000 cigarcttc.s ■were


Mehodlst minister and an old liooot Clitheroe Royal Grammar .Sei'ool w.as Iho preacher a t the CoMmemmoration Day .sen'ice


a t ihe Parish Cliarch. Mr.s. C. Addorley wa.s in.stiilled


as prc.sident of the In n e r WliecI Ciwo ot Clitlieroc. To mark the Day an d Sunday School anniver.sary mombens ot


.Si. James'.s Cliiirclt, Clitlieroc walked in a proccs.sion on Sun-


1 dav. ■hie Hon. Richard Stanley.


M.P. for North Fylde was the .S',leaker a t a Con.sen-ntive Osi-dcn Party licld .at Standen iiall. Pendleton.


JULY 12


■^j-ARJORTE SUTCLIFFE, of Brockthorno Farm. To.sside.


branch of the British Legion, opened th e branch’s new head­ quarters in Whalley Road. I "ki.ss of life” dummy was


handed over to Clitheroo Si. John ambulance Brigade and


Nursing Division on behalf of Clitheroc Youth Action Group. Conn. J. M. .Aircy re-elected


chairman of Clithcroc Rural Council, The Mayor and NIayorc.s.s. Aid.


E. Cros.sley and Mr.s. D. Sallcr- ihwaitc supported by mcmber.s of the Town Council and people in many capacitic.s of public life attended a civic service in Clithcroe P a l ish Church.


almost swei)t th e board a t the annual sports of th e Clitheroe Grammar School fo r Girls. She became senior champion for the .second year in succession. Mi5s V. Johnson matron of


Cliiheroc Haspilal was appointed chairman of the new’ly formed


Clitlieroc Towmvomen’s Guild. For the first time member.s of


Whallry Methodist Church were invited to lake p a r t in Whalley Parish Church School’s Festival service in the .Abbey groimd.s. Production was almost back lo normal a t Judge Wnlme.sley


Mill. Billington a fte r scriou.s damage from a fire the prenou.s


week. One of ilie largest Roman CUdiQfic rallies ever seen in the


Mr. William Thornber was' dis'.r'.ct took place a t Stonyhurst


presented with two garden chairs on hi.s retirement after 17 year.s a.s president of Clithcroe St. John Ambulance and Nursing Division.


JUNE 7


■\,\'^HALLEA’ were the only local ^ ’ team to take full polnt.s


taking 11 G re a t Harwood wickel.s. The managers of St. Michael's


another ch(*st .survey in Clilhe­ roe and district.


from Whiusuntido matches, ail of which were " derby ” gamc.^. The villager’.^ j^rofessional. Lol j Queen, had a happy week-end


and St. Jo h n ’s R.C. Schtx>l. Clilheroe, expre.ssed their con­ cern a t th e route of the new imornal by-pass which wa.s •scheduled to cut across iho school'.s playing field. Glorious .sunshine greeted the


May Queen, Miss Sheila Mei- calfc. of Newton, as she walked in the annual May Queen Fc.sli- vnl proce.ssion of Slaidbvirn. New­ ton and Dunsop Bridge a t Slaid- buni. The .scorcliing .sun and the


great exodus was the Clithoroe Whitsuntide story.


Temperatures soared into the


70’s as the roads were besieged by people fighting their way to


lagers. heard th a t tlic Co-oper- .'itive movement was to set up a fund to lielp those who suffered by the winding-up of th e local .'ociciy.


JUNE 14


''[''HREE Clithcroc Rover Scoui.s. Barry MacDonald. Norman


Bush an d Jo h n Barber, climbed three mountain.s—Ben Nevis in Scotland, Scafcll in England, and Snowden in Wales—in the space of 24 hour.s.


The Ribble an d Hoddor Val­ leys were invaded by thou.sand.s


Lol Queen, an amateur with East Lanc.s., as profe.ssional for the coming season. Clilheroe Borough ra te wa.s


fixed a t 9s. 9d. in the £. Bctdre the new assessment the


ra te the previous year was 24s Ud. in the £. Retirement ot Mr. T. H. 'i’aft.


manager of the Clithcroe branch of Boots the chemist, since 1938.


TTifin of t.he Development and Town Planning Committee gave an assurance th a t a ” ra th e r drastic ” scheme planned by the County Council ior the top of Castle Street would no t be c a r ­ ried out for a number of years


It n t all. Every road In Ribblesdah; and


FEBRUARY 1


MH- j . G. WOR'IHINGTON, R.C. Secondary School, Great


Harwood, appointed headmaster of St. Augustine’s HC. Secondary


School, BUllngton. Three Clitheroe famillies in


the Whalley Road a re a were foiTod to flee th e ir homes becauvsc of danger of leaking gas.


it was reported to Bowland Coimcii thet the Wo£t Riding


headmaster of St. Hubert’s


Bowland wa.s blocked a t some time during the week-end bliz­ zard.


rNADEQUATElightin!^ in .streel.s Aappnnroachintr Rilibblesdale School,


MARCH 22 ng


it was suggested, was discourag­ ing students from attending evening classes.


At the annual meeting ol


Clithcroc Cricket Club LH. Arthur Hanson retired after being a committee member for 28


years. Mr. W. Aubiu was rc-clccLcd


treasurer an d Mr. T. Bailey


secretary. Announced th a t Lord Clitlieroe.


of Pownhani, was to bo president of t i le Association of Lancas­ trians , in London. Dr, T. O. Borthwick a n d his


wife, Jessie, of " Anoah.” West Bradford, c e l e b r a t e d their


Golden Wedding. Dr. Borthwick was formerly a medical rnt.-^ionary in the Church


of Scotland.


his home a t the Swan and Royal Hotel for a visit a fte r spending .several year.s in Au.sti*alia. His previous vLsit to the town was three years earlier.


Two Whatley men, Mr. Jimmy


Fctt and Mr. W. Coates, both of King Street, won the second prize of £20 in an antHilter


.competition organised by Lan­ cashire County Council.


MAY 10


i FORMER Waddingion man. - *• Mr. Noel B. Dimsdale.


achieved remarkable success a.s .a breeder of Guernsey cattle in Canada. He emigrated about 14


years ago. The Rev. Andrew William.s,


curaU; a t Cliiheroc Parish Church since 1961 was appointed Vicar of St. Jamc.s’s Church, Burnley. Mr. F rank Mason, aged 22. a


of Eas t Lancashire folk during th e lieatw'ave week-end when the only problem was in keeping cool. Dr. Peter Grime, of Bankficld,


th e coast. Whalley and Billington vil­


Col\(ge when an open a ir sor vice was held in honour of 40 Enelish and Welsh martyrs. Head of an old Clitheroc


ministers who were Ictiving the district, Mrs. Broughton and Mrs. Hancock, received parting gifts from women associated with Trinity Methodist C h u r c h , Clitheroc. When crosmg Whalley Road to


I^ORMERLY an chai-Gc


tive Chief Inspector Douglas GIcu was appointed head of Leicestershire and Rutland C.I.D. with a rank of Superintendent Grade 1.


charge


of Clithcroc Borough Labour Party wa.s the presentation to Mr. Richard Trimby J.P. a founder member of the local party. Tlirce local men. Thomas C.


Highlight of the annual dinner a t Clitheroe Detec-­ Inspector Following tradition a proces­


sion to the Castle grounds was held a f te r a special service a t Clitheroe P arish Church.


NOVEMBER 22 in M


r . FRANK PEARSON. M.P. for the Clitheroe division.


appointed by the Prime Minister. Sir Alec Douglas-Home as his Parliamentary Private Secre­ tary.


leader of the Labour Party made a whirlwind visit to the Clitheroc constituency, attending a dance a t the Mercer Hall Great Har­ wood.


Mr. George Brown, deputy


Niason. of Castle View Clltheroc. James H. Rigby, of Albemarle Street. Clitheroe an d Gerald Walker of Church Street. Slaid- burn were presented with framed certificates awarded by the Society for the Protection of Life by Fire, in recognition of their rescue attempt a t the Slaidbuni fire. .Announcement th a t important


fewer visitors to Paythorne Bridge, n e ar Gisburn. for many years because of th e bitterly cold


weather. C l i t h e r o e Town Council


approved the first of four phase.s for adapting the Civic Hall, for­ merly th e Grand Cinema. Co.st. of th e fir.st phase was (;stimaied


to he £6,900. CUtheroe Castle Fete, hit by


negotiations were proceedings a t executive level with a view to fusing the Clilheroe and Black­ burn Co-operative Society.


collect her pemsion. Mrs. Martha Willacy, itn 85-ycars-old widow of Hothorsall Square. Clitheroo was fatally injured by a motor lorry.


AUGUST 23


''["’HE radio programme "Down Your Way’’ vi.sitcd Clith­


eroe with interviewer Franklin Englemann and producer NIiss Phyllis Robinson. The County decision not to


OCTOBER 18


traffic problem morning. Children paraded with posters


■]^EWS cameramen their sights on the Whalley Saturday


trained on


reading " By-pas.s Whalley—By­ pass Death.” At the monthly meeting of


c l o s e Clithcroe Ambulance Station was warmly welcomed by t!to monthly meeting of Clilheroe Town Council. Farewell gifts wore made to the


Rev. G. B. Kendrew. minister a t Whallev Methodist ChiU’ch. and Ins wife.


AUGUST 30


Budgerigar Society held a show a t Clithcroe. Mrs. Je.ssie M. Harlowe. retired


■j^OR the fir.st time since pre- war days East Lancashire


Hillcrc.su Whalley Road. Clithe­ roe. celebrated their golden wedding. ‘


CHiheroe’s new police chief was welcomed to the town by Lady Worsley-Taylor. chaii'man of the magistrates a t C l i t h e r o o ’s weekly Court. Mr. and Mrs. R. Iddon. of


from her full time diiiies as a teacher a t Brockhall Ho.spitaI. In.spector P e t e r Jackson.


SEPTEMBER 6


Castle grounds produced a small- scale invasion of the town chiefly by young people. The only blemish on a liappy


CiLITHEROE’S first jazz ic.sii- '' val. which wa.s held in the


dom" comoctition the Creole Four of Chalburn took the


business. Mr. Thomas Saticr- ihwaiie of Gawthorpe. Blackburn


died in hospital aged 49. For the fourth year in succe.s- Leslie Allen was Victor


JULY 19


K. SHERLIKER won the Blea/nrd Cup bowling final


on the Castle green. Clitheroe. Highlight of succcs.sful sports


Ladv Hornbv. of Bari-aclough. near Clitheroe celebrated their Koldcn wedding. A lire a t the olliccs of Clithcroe Rural Council de.stroycd half the


at Chipping was the fell race. Sir Henrv Russell Honiby and


bum School Mr. E. P. Aldersley. of Bucclcuch Avenue, died, aged


71.


lop floor. A former headmaster of Chat-


ClilUeroc dentist .died aged 74. The population of Clitheroe


Mr. Edward F o n ’e.st. a former


was stated to have increased by 96 in 10 vears fgrom 1951-61 when


tiie population was 12.158. At the annual meeting of


Clithcroc Football Club the balance sheet showed a loss 91 £300. of which £100 had paid


off. JULY 26


'{TUSH .served a t a school in the r Bowlmid a r ra wa.s "like leather.'’ i t "'as a l le y r t a t a meeting ot Bowlancl Education


Committee. A lot of talk about the alx>li-


tion ot the .selection examination to Grammar Schools wa.s politi­


cal and vote catching Air. J. S. R Shluv. hcadma,ster of whallcj


School in his amiual report. ■\ftei' almo.si 20 ycar.s teaching


at St. James’s School. Clitheroe •Miss Greta Hardacrc left to take an appointment on the staff a t


Cliatburn Road. Clilheroe. wn.s invited by th e N ew Y o rk .Academy of Science to become a member. I t was learned th a t Cliihoroe railway .station would definitely


n*main clo.sed lo pa.sscnger trallic dviring the local "Wake.s" weeks.


JUNE 21


/AVER 800 people attended a ’ donkey derby organised bv


the Clithcroo Division Conseiwa- livc /Association n t Llmehouse Farm. Pendleton. Reports of fresh flowers being


stolen from graves a t Clilheroe’.s public cemeteiT during several week-ends, and a new wave of vandalism doing serioiLs damage to public property, were given at a meeting of the Town Council. Strong criticism of British


Gi.sburn farmworker selected as one of 13 young farmer.s in th e United Kingdom lo travel to Denmark as guesLs of a famou.s tracto r company. Col. Leonard Green, of ’Flie


Manor House, Whalley. a former High Sherriff of Lancashire, and a cotton manufacturer left £ 68.000. Nine day’s a f te r being seized.


Chel of Ho\’ingham. a black Labrador dog owned by Lord and Lady Clithcroc, was liack a t


Downham Hall. Coun. Tom Robinson, chairman


of Dowland Rural Council.


Railways for no t providing tran.s- port during the "Wakes" holiday fortnight wn.s made by the Towii Council. Malcolm Dennett, Ribblesdalc


cups and iirlzes a t St. Michael’s and St. John’s R.C. School


Slaidbiim School. Mr. G(M)rgc Byrne jirwcnled


Health Committee of the


Countv Council decided no t to go ah ead'wi th a proposal to erect


ambulance station a l Whallcy. AUGUST 2


r.'tNY people roamed Pendlc


a x Hill unaware they were In danger of an unexplodpd mortar bomb which lay h a l t hidden In


"'■Tlfc'^Smb was found by a


Padiham family and uially taken to Liverpool to: dis-


" “ '"■magnet tor -xtay a t homes during the holidays was Edis­ ford ^ Bridge. holida.v-makcrs nmklng the" mo.xt ot the heat


vears £16’3 was collected a t the MMi-cwk In n Waddington for ih^^Britlsh Empire Cancer Cam-


oral- a period ot about two


Wandcrer.s’ opening bowler, due for a trial a t Old Ti*afford, cele­ brated with a "hat-trick" against Padiham.


iVK


E. HARRIS, of Peel Street. Clitheroe. retired


.Tttcr working as a printer tor more th a n 50 years. Ml'. Clifford Tindall, manager nt the Clitheroo branch-ot Mnr-


t JUNE 26 ^ • n le Bishop of Burnley. Rt.


Rev G. E. Holdemess co n s^ fu r th er portions of land


a t m a lW a n d Wlswell cemetery, august 9


B ib b l e s d a l e ■ w a n d e r e d and Clithei'oe '™‘’e in the two top positions in th e Ribbles-


Ltidonim a t Ribblc.sdalc School spor:.'-.


day was the flooding of the marquee during the evening dance as a result of a sudden rainstorm. In the annual "Bid for S ta r­


major award and Jaquelinc Whiteman of Clitheroe wa.s placed fir.st in. th e junior .section. The Ernes t Allen trophy for


the rain lost £480 i t was announced.


servative Councillor on Clitheroe Town Council resigned a fte r five years in office.


Coim. F ran k Nelson, a Con­


Jolui Ambulance movement in Church Brow were packed ut a public meeting called to discus.s .swimming bath.s. A committee was formed to probe into the dif­ ficulties an d possibility of pro­ viding such an amenity.


ClitheroD Towm Coimcil it was emphasised th a t the congestion of traffic in Church Brow and the islands a t the junction with Waddington Road were two problems which were linked, to­ gether. Television s ta r Jack Howarth


NOVEMBER 29


sibility of providing a " meals on wheels '* service for old folk in


BOWTiAND R u r a l Council


(Albert Tatlock, of Coronation Street) and his wife pre.scntcd cycling proficiency certificates a t the autumn event of the Clitheroc Borough and Rural Road Safely Committee. An outstanding public figure


decided to probe th e pos­


the area. Mr. an d Mrs. J. Bradley, of


Calder Avenue. Billington. cele­ brated their golden wedding on Tuesday. I t was announced th a t during


in the Whalley area for half a. century, a leading cotoon manu­


facturer and an enthusiastic cricketer and .sporisman. Mr. Jamc.s Green, of Manor Hou.se. Whalley died aged 85. Mr. Solwyn Llovd. fonnerly


the next seven year.s th a t Black­ burn Dioce.se plans to spend £25.750 on Wlialley Abbey. Mj*. Herman Coates, of Cliih-


croc, for five years secretary of the North East Lancashire


Coimty Scout area, received a dinner wagon a t Darwen when


Chancellor of the Exchequer spoke a t the ClUheroe Conserva­ tive when he rave an indica­ tion of Conservative policy a t the next election.


OCTOBER 25 A


N.ATIVE of Clitheroo. Mr. Raymond Townson was pro­


moted to Police Inspector in the Newton-le-Willows divi.sion. Parish Priest of Chipping until


last year Fr. Joseph Higham was awarded th e medal of merit by the Boy Scouts’ A.s.sociation. .A Bowland farmer. Mr. R.


Kenyon of Higher Greenhead Farm. Sawley killed a 161b dog fox with a shot by candlelight. Dr. Hugh M. Pollard principal


of Lancaster Training College presented prizes n t Ribblesdalc School .speech day. .A member of Bowland Rural


cla.s.sical vocalists was won by Burnley soprano Doris Atkins, A Clitheroe Royal Grammar


School. 18-yoars-old pupil. Derek Cook, of Park Avenue was atmrdcd the Royal Geographical


Society’s prize. Three Clltheronians took p a rt


in tlic .'^ccond walk of th e year acrass Morccambe Bay. The sevcn-wcoks-old son of Mr.


and Mrs. Nicholas As.sheion was christened Thomas a t Down- ham Parish Church on Satur- dav afternoon.


SEPTEMBER 13


E F l ' ARM .spin lx)Wler Lol Queen re-signed a.s profe.s-


.sional by Whallcy Cricket Club. Mr, F rank Pearson. M.P. for


the division was conducted cn a tour of Clithcroc‘.s new housing csiato.s. Clithcroe’s bumper Castle fete


was ruined by ilie weather, and despite month.s of hard work and careful planning, heavy drizzle throughout most of the day took away most of the


Council and a local farmer and business man. Mr. Jolm Spen.sley took p a r t in the B.B.C. radio programme, "The N o r t h e r n Farmer.’’


NOVEMBER 1 M


e m b e r s of Ribbio.sdain Wandercr.s Cricket Club


celebrated the winning of the league ciiampion.ship a t their


annual dinner a t the Starkie Arms Hotel. Present were three members of the 1s t eleven which won the championship in 1920. They were brothers Richard and Frank Hudson an d Harry Scott. Two of Clithcroe Co-operative


Socicty’.s eight groceiy branches were granted off-licence a t CUth- eroo Magistrates Court. Tributes were paid by Cliih-


croc Magistrates to Dr. John Macdonald, police .surgeon a t Clitheroe for 36 years, on his retirement. Dr. L. P. Grime of Bankfield


his resignuation was reluctantly accepted. Dry roi, di.scovered in the- roof


of St. Paul’s Sunday School Low Moor and th e church's Regency F a ir was held in Edisford school.


DECEMBER 6


'^[''AVO leading figures in ’Jie local Girl Guide movement.


Miss E. M. Po.stlethwaite. of Whallcy and Miss ^L Lord, a Bowland magisu'aie. received om;


of the movement’s h i g h e s t awvird.s—the. Medal of Merit. A Romany Fair held by


Whalley Methodist Chiu'ch re t t­ ed more than £700 and a Regency Failr lield by St. Paul’s Church. Low Moor, raised more th an £400. The Mayore.‘'.s of Clithci’or. Mr.'<. D. Sct'.erthwaite received a


cheque for £35 for the Fi'eedom from Huncer Campaign from member.s ot Cliiherce Trefoil Guild.


Mr. Ei*ic Cailow. presiden’u of


Cliiheroc Chamber of Trade, de.scribed trading siamp.s a.s only a gimmick" when .speak­ ing a t the Chamber’.s annual


dinner. I t was announred th a t Mr.s.


F. E. Spurgeon had retired a fter 2.5 years as presidem of Bashall Eavc.s Women’s In.stuute.


DECEMBER 13


60 years, wa.'; taken over by Manifold Textiles Ltd., of Man­


_Y3BE'i' MI L L . Billington, owned by Green Bms. for


chester. thcli* main customers fer many yeav.s. Wor.shippcrs


; i S l a t d b u r n


Metliodist. Church received a shock when they learne<l th a t wel rot was causing seriou.s damage to the building. A warning th a t Wimlley


House. Clitheroc awarded th e diploma in Public Health by th e University of London. Lady Worsley - Taylor, of


.sparkle. The highlight of the afternoon


Toivnhead, near Clitheroe. re­ appointed chali’man of Clithcroc Magistrates.


was the crowning of the fete queen. Mavis Smith by the Mayoress Mr.s. D. Saiterth\\'aitc.


SEPTEMBER 20


NEW experiment in British Education was launched a t


Whitencrc Camp School, Bar- row. which avas converted into a new boarding school for girls. Tlie coming of age of Hodder


Newton on Saturday. Though unfinished Hur .s t


Valley Agricultural Show wn.s celebrated in bright sunshine a t


Grccn’.s new village hall wa.s used for the first time on the occasion of th e village fete. ComplainLs about youth.s rid­


NOVEMBER 8 QLITHEROE branch of the


Hai-vey Longworth trophy for being the mo.st outstanding branch in the area. Mrs. D. E. Kenyon, a former


British Legion awarded the


Kent County player, apjxiintcd captain of Whalley Golf Club. History was again made in the


ing through the grounds of Wlialley Parish Church on motor cycles was di.scus.sed in " The Deanery" by th e Vicar, Rev. H. C. Snape.


SEPTEMBER 27


^j''HE British Horse Society’s preliminary trials were held


presented Emlyn Williams’ play " Night Must P.all.’’ A man w'ho admitted .smash­ ing an empty p in t bcerglass over


the head of another man in a Clitheroe hotel was fined £20 a t Clitheroc. Flooding occurred in several


parLs of the Ribble Valley on Thursday following Wednesday n ig h t’s deluge, A Clithcroe young man killed


himself by lying on his back and placing his neck on th e rallyvay line i t was disclosed a t an in­ quest on John Michael Broadley, aged 22 of Kemplc View. Driver W. Hope, of Clithcroe


received a bronze b ar to his 30 year brooch for safe driving for rubble Motor services. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Green, of


Harabledon View, Read cele­ brated their golden wedding».>


OCTOBER 4 I•VfRS. JESSIE SARLOWE. Who tX r retired from h er perma­


n en t leaching position a t Brock- Imll Hospital was presented 'with


a .^tainle.ss steel te a .set. Miss ■ Joan. Charlton, head-


a t Bellman Farm. Clitheroe. Chatburn C h ii r c h Playcr.s


Ribble 'Valley on Thursday w’hcn Princess Margaret and her hus- bad Lord Snowdon, visited Down­ ham Hall the historic hall of Lord and Lady Clitheroe. Prin­ cess Mai’gnret and Lord Snow­ don spent a sh o rt time a t th e Hall to rest during a busy day in Ea s t Lancashire. A quiet


family d i n n e r p a r t y was arranged. .A sale of work a t The Hall.


Lowergatc for the funds of St. Michael and St. Jo h n ’s Churoh raised about £225.


NOVEMBER 15


Operatic and Dramatic Society successfully jiresented t h e musical play " Carou.scl.’’ An .Autumn F a ir a t St.


''PH E newly revived Cliiheroc Parish C h u r c h Amateur


James's School for the .school extension fund raised £430. Members of C l i t h c r o e


Co-operative Society imanlmously agreed a t a special meeting to a merger between the Clitheroe Society and Blackburn. Mr. John Bernard Gudgeon,


aged 60. of Bolland Prospect, was awarded Imperial Service Medal. He h ad completed 43 years un­ broken service with the Post Office. A total of more th an £330 \vas


raised by the poppy day effort in th e Whallcy area. A new women’s organisation


was started in CUUiero<?—the Clitheroe and district branch (ladles’ social section) of the National Fanners 'Union. Mora than SOO people attended


place in a sheep shed. Remembrance Day was marred


tion indoors, The headquarters of the St. " Salmon Simday ” a ttra c ted


“WONDER BY W; NOT EN


^LITHEROE goalkeeper Limisa I big ovation at Christie Park, f


his display saving Clitheroe from (he two goals Morecambe scored. Wallace made superb saves ij


applause from the crowd he finger-lipped away goal-


bound effons. The irony wa.s :ha: th. iwo


goals Moreenmbe .scored were in keeping with the C'niistma.s sp ir i t—both were i’i the nature


from the kick-off Centre-forward Borrowdale flicked a through 10 Airey. The wingers centre was headed past Wallace by Brian Parkinson as he :i:ed to head clear. The bal: swerved la te and Parkinson diverted the bail instead of heading away from goal. Clilheroe were 'oehind at the


interval by that goal and in the .'■•ccond half came another unfor­ tu n a te goal. A shot was he'.d by Wallace but as he found diffi- ciilty


cambe .>upportcr.s agreed that the goal should not have been a ’lcwed a.s Wallace wn.s fouled. But although the go-:.!s scored by Morecambe had a lot of the


Borrowdale budled over the line. •After the game even Morc­


gra.sping the ball


Of '■ gifts.” The first came almost .•'iraighl


fiel


Morecambe tore through the C!ither-[ Several times he drew loud


cambe were worthy winner.'^. Their speed in attack posed


clement of luck about them, there is no doubt th a t More­


problems for the visitors’ rear­ guard and their strong, capable defence had usually a sound grip on the lethargic Clitheroc forward line.


back line with Parkin.'On at centre-'nalf. Tom Plndcr on the


Cil'.neroe'.s " new-Iook" half­


left and Jolm Trotter a t right- half. worked out well. Pindcr and Parkinson had good games '^s'hile


Trotter s'nowed up wcli in the tackle but seemed to lack tribmivc abilitv.


MAIN TROUBLE


the main trouble aro.se. Ir.^ide-fonvards Bernard Wa:’


.schemntg for openings which were liard to com;- by. and Kirk pitting hi.s bar.-co:urol again.':* some very hard Morecambe , tackling. Kirk had cruel '.uck in the


bank an.d Joim Kirk were th.o pick of the attack. Wallbank ;


I t was in the forw.ard line that , .- ;


M


first half wh.cn he sh.pped around centre-half Scott but his .^^hot hit ■ a defender's foot and went over the bar. But Clithcroc generally lacked ;


any " b i t e ’' in attack and it ! wcu'.d indeed have been ?.r. :njus- ticc had Morecambe not won. I t might have been a diilcrcnt


.story, however, had CUiheroo had a toiwv.ird to


of the he.siiancc so.r.etimes advr-ntage


ELEVEN GOALS AT LOW MOOR


• cau.sed many n:i-stake.' and for­ wards were qii.'ck to take advan­


Field on Saturday bu: lost by one goal. The Itard ground


net three uiu.es in tiie first ten minutes. Freeman glided in a left-wing centre. Procter turned a pass from Freeman into the net and J* Seed took advantage of a defensive .';lip. But then came Low Mocr’.-^


tage. Chipping ii.ad the ball in th<'


shock when Investigating a " bundle of clotlie.s ’’ by th e railv^'ay line, i t was disclosed a t r, Clitheroe inquest on a p a tien t from Langho Colony. Clitheroe. Girls’ G r a m m a r


CTrickei Club needed r.n income of £ 1.000 per year was given by treasiu'Di'. Mr. J . Birkett a ’, th e annual meeting. A CUtheroe golfer had a great


School presented five of the Wakefield Mystery play.'^. At the annual speecli day a t


Clitheroe Royal G r a m m a r School, th e headmaster. Mr. G. Hood .spoke of th e " wind of


change in education throughou’u I he country.


DECEMBER 2o


'[T'OUR members of th e staff of Abbey Mill. BilUnglon. were


left £ 1.000 each in the will of Mr. James Green, of ^Lanor Hou.'io, Whallcy a director of Green Bros. Ltd. The official magazine of the


Whalley Deanery, "T h e Dean­ ery ’* wa.s to cease publication, i t was announced in th e December edition of the magazine. Miss B a r b a r a Bingham’.s


appointment as headmistress of Clitlicroe Grammar School for Girl.': was approved by the Divisional Education Executive. The Bishop of Salford, the


a y


tu rn to .attack, and Driver scored following a defcn.’?ivo slip, i : was Driver who furi'ner reduced the arrears with a header from a


Blair free-kick. Freeman met a Procter centre to head Ciiippinr/s fourth but


Low Moor were on level terms a t the interval. Duckworth applied


Mcor ahead .‘■oon after ilie inter­ val but Chipping .“inatched vic­ tory with goals in the 60lh and 65:'h minutes. Fir.st. Procter .scored an equali­


t!te finishing touch to a pass from Driver and Beard found the net with a 20-y.ird shot. A shot by Driver pm Low


ser and then J. Seed pounced on to a defensive slip to score the winner.


BEAUTIFUL Rl


LOW MOOR 5; CHIPPING 6 I OW MOOR Aho played wiili


ten men we.-.: "nap" at Dick


Right Rev. George A. Beck, opened and blo.ssed St. Augus- lino’.s R. C. Secondary School, Billington.


newly-caived cattle met a ver.v good trad e and eight cattle. 14 calves. 66 sheep and lambs and four pigs were on offer a t the falvStock sale. .A total clearance wa.s affected. Quotations: Second grade


CLITHEROE AUCTION MART Monday.—A small entry of


steers I37.s. i>er cwT.. fa t cows 73s. lo 109s. per cwt.. calves 24s. to 102s. 6d. each, lambs 2s. 9d. to 3s. l td . per lb., heavy sheep Is. Gd. per lb. olhcr.s 2s. 4d. to 2s. 6Jd. per lb., ewes 38s. to 80s., pork pigs 26s. per .'Kjorc lb., baconers 25s. per score lb. Best cows £68—£86, best


a ’’Sheep Shed aiindlg” at Hurst Green, dancing taking


by cold damp weather which kept many of the older genera-


of In-Calf and Geld CatUe, there was a seasonal show froward before a good attendance of customers. In-calf cows £48—£78; In-calf


heifers £67—£83. Friday.—At the fortnightly sale


heifers £53—£71: Strong Store £40—£56; Young Beef Stores £22—£3L


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