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_^BOUT £150, the profits from the Mayor’s Charity


Performance held in the Clith- eroe Civic Hall earlier this month, has been transferred


; to the Mayor’s Welfare Fund. This - was reported at Tues­


day's meeting of No. 5 Divisional Education Executive a t Whalley. The Divisional Education Officer, Mr. G. Haigh, reported


th at a letter had been received from Councillor E. McNaughton who had organised the perfor­ mance, thanking tire Executive for the loan of the Clitheroo Royal Grammar School for Boys for orchestra practice.


rpHIRTY members of Clitheroe Women’s Guild attended the


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Acoustics problem


beaten by amplifier


rpHE problem of getting sound out of the choir stalls of


Clitheroe Parish Church was neatly solved by the discreet use of microphones and amplifier on Sunday night, when Mr. Charles Myers (organist and master of the choir) conducted a chorus and orchestra of over 80 in Christ­ mas hymns and carols together with suitable items from Handel's “Messiah." All this was fitted- round the traditional service of Nine Lessons. The chorus singing was first


annual Christmas dinner in tire Guild Room on Tuesday. Music for dancing was supplied by Mr. J. Hornby and his piano accor­ dion. As a special Christmas project


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branches of the Co-operative Women’s Guild all over the country have raised £7,000 for tile Institute of Cancer Research. A cheque has been handed to the Minister of Health by Miss M. Lewis, the national guild presi­ dent.


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|y if you see them that ■more rare for you to get ’ lntion in publishing this • readers.


ne lounge at his home in


In see a luminous figure Iccial glass window above


is found that the light was mouses at the other side of liken in a hurry, for the still at a loss as to what


£1 and a Christmas card to all old war members.


THE Clitheroe branch of the British Legion have sent


, A FTER, an evening carol ser- •A*- vice at St, James’ Church on Simday about 70 members of the congregation, together w it h them Rector Rev. H. D. Chap­ man. went to sing carols for the old people at Castleford Hostel. In between the singing St. James’ handbell team played under the leadership of Mr. W. Jackson. Other members were Mr. T. Robinson, Miss Dorothy Stark, Miss Elizabeth Robinson. Miss Yvonne Wilkinson and Miss Susan Heyes.* # #


the Rev. G. St. C. Campbell, pre­ sented prizes to Sunday School scholars at the Sunday afternoon service. The Rector, the Rev. H. D.


Curate at St. James’ Church,


CHANGING PATTERN OF THE COUNTRYSIDE:


200 MORE HOUSES MAY BE BUILT IN VILLAGE


a mcefin^oMhe^imi^ built ivus mentioned.


Chapman took the service and collections which were for Blackburn Orphanage amounted to over £8.


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FILLING STATION EROE 17


I tT THEY ARE NOW Ip po in t e d CY DEALERS AREA


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llODELS in slock early Year.


A FILM show, entitled ’’Films


Mr. W. B. Christy, of Clitheroe, a t the meeting of the Clitheroe branch of the Women's Unionist, Association last night week. The meeting, which was pres­ ided over by Mrs. F. Jameson,


of Scotland," was shown by


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for the Burnley Spastics appeal when they went carol singing on horseback to outlying areas on


•OUPILS of Readwood Riding School raised £37 10s. Od.


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THORNEYHOLME S chool, broken into and several valuable


Dunsop Bridge, has been


presumably entered through an insecure window, also stole a cycle from the village. Missing from the school arc a typewriter, tape recorder, record


articles stolen. Police believe the thief, who


plaver and 17s. in cash. « F •


A MEMBER of a formerly


Ins this week f00 miles only


late of Kirkmoor Road, Superin­ tendent William Richard Scott, of Daisy Bank Crescent, Walsall, died on Tuesday, aged 53. Superintendent Scott had left


well-known Clitheroe family,


Clitheroe as a young man to join Walsall Borough Police Force. He was formerly employed by


Fvlde Water Board at the time of the building of the reservoir a t Hollins Village. He is survived by his wife and


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|ler. one owner, spotless ICIALS l/HOOSE FROM


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two children. Interment takes place today at


Walsall. According to a survey carried


INQUEST WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY


out for "Woman" the average British woman spends £6 10s. per annum on various types of footwear, Midland women spend­ ing more than others but buying fewer pairs for their money. The British woman buys a pair


AN inquest will be held on Monday at Clithcroe on 22-ycar-old David Hargreaves of 8 Moor End, Clitheroc, who was


of street shoes every seven months, bedroom slippers every Jive months, sandals every three years, boots every five years. Teenagers average 47s. 6d. per pair: women aged 19-34, 50s. those over 65 spend 65s. a -pair, c « *


ROAD SAFETY SLOGAN THIS WEEK’S


The more haste, the less safety


MARKET REPORTS


rpHERE was a good seasonal 1 entry of In-calf and store cattle a t Friday’s sale quota-


^ Best in-calf cows (short-dated) ££66—£96: long-dated £60—£76; best in-calf heifers £70—£90; strong bullocks £45—£58; smart heifers £45—£58; beef type stores £ 29—£47; young stirks


£22—£32. The judges, Messrs. J. L. Birtlc,


West Bradford, and Mr. H. Horse- field Foulridge, made the follow­ ing awards: In-calf heifer l and n a Procter, Whalley. In-calf cow 1 R- Palmer, Roughlee, 2 A.


n r & ^ f f i t s t o c k sale there ww a light show, and quotations


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killed on his way to work on Friday when his motor cycle was in collision with a works bus at Primrose Bridge. He had left home only minutes earlier. Mr. Hargreaves was on his


way to work for Messrs. R. and J. A. Howarth (Whalley) Ltd., at Coppins Poultry Farm, Whalley, where he had started work only four days previously. Before that he had worked for ICI at Clitheroc.


The bus, which was taking workers to Atkinson’s Agri-


LOW MOOR CAROLS.—A service of three


lessons and carols was held at Low Moor Methodist Church on


Sunday, when Miss Demain was


the preacher. , The lessons were read by


David Stephenson, Alan Lawson, and David Hitchen.


also took place for the Sunday School scholars, and the prizes were presented by Mrs. Pollitt, an old scholar and teacher a t the Sunday School. The organist was Mrs. Cottam,


The annual prize distribution


cultural Appliances Lid., Clitheroe, was driven by Mr. Gordon Campbell Whamond of Scott Park, Burnley. No one in the bus was injured. A service in St. Michael


and St. John’s R.C. Church yesterday preceded interment


in Clilheroe. LANGHO


toy service was held on Sunday when children of Langho Sun­ day School brought Christmas gifts into the church and placed them on the tree. The gifts are to he taken to children of St. Denys’ Home, Clitheroe. C A RO L S— A carol service was


TOY SERVICE.— The annual The Clerk, Mr. L. T. Telford said that at a meeting between


behind Waddinglon Institute. Councillor FL Williamson


protested, “If this happens, the village will lose its


developer already had permis­ sion to build 32 houses on the site and he did not think it would be too difficult for him to get permission to develop the rest of the site once he had


identity.” Mr. Telford said that the


built the first houses. There was some difficulty


about the access however. The ‘ originally p r op o se d


access over the brook was not considered satisfactory, while some time ago the council had stated that they were against an access on to the West Brad­


authority, however, were in favour of the latter access. I t was felt by the committee that if the access was from the West Brad­ ford Road, the developer might want to build at that end of the site in addition to the 32 pro­ posed houses at the bottom end. Councillor J. Spens’.ey disa­


ford road. The C o u n t y ' H i g h w a y s


greeing with Councillor William­ son said: "There is bound to be expansion in towns and villages otherwise new towns would have to be created. I think this sort of expansion is inevitable."


remarked. “As a council wc have to be careful about what sort of houses are put up in our area. I am worried that wc might be creating the slums of the future.”


Coun ci llo r Williamson


developer to submit a plan of his proposals and to have a meeting on the site with the assistant


I t was decided to ask the


county surveyor. bungalow disaster


at Eaves Hall Lane. West Brad­ ford, which was burnt to the ground two weeks ago is to be rebuilt—but this time in tradi­ tional materials.


A luxury cedarwood bungalow


tile Plans Committee of Bowland Rural Council granted permis­


At their meeting on Monday Fatal crash at Primrose


Bowl'imiTcouiKn^Thc^ioM ,


himself, the assistant county surveyor and the developer the latter had talked about eventually putting 200 houses on a site


sion under their by-laws for the re-erection of the bungalow. Mr. D. W. Hallswortli, Ills wife


and two children who live at Waddington were to have moved into their new home only a few days afler the disaster.


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rate, with a firm attack for each lead and eyes well on the con­ ductor; the playing of the orches­ tra was also first rate including


the very difficult Pastoral Sym­ phony for strings. The chorus consisted of the church choir augmented by members of the congregation and other good singers, whilst the orchestra which consisted of woodwind (seven players) brass, timpani and strings with Mr. Ronald Kay (continuo) and Miss L in d a Thompson (organ) providing very


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firm support. I t is always exciting to hear


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LEGION TREAT


rpHE annual British Legion I children's Christmas treat


will take place as usual at St. James’ School on Christmas Day. Two hundred and twenty child­ ren in an age group ranging from ten to fifteen will receive a present of a new 30s. note and children under ten will get a


present and 4s. The president of the Clithcroe


branch of the British Legion, Mr. A. Wood will welcome the chil­ dren, and the Mayor and Mayoress. Councillor and Mrs. John Hal! and the legion-chap­ lain flic Rev. A. F. Clark will


be present. This will be the 35th annual


treat and this year organisers arc Mr. G. R. Martin and Mr. K. Geldard.


and see music being made by a wide age group, and the orches­ tra and chorus were certainly a mixture of young and old; the former including young school players from about age 15 up­ wards and amongst the adults Mr. John Catlow (’cello) of the London Symphony Orchestra, whilst the chorus age-range ex­ tended from the youngest choir boy to some of the older members of the choir. The solos were sung by Mrs:


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Ruth Forster (soprano). Mr. Robert Forster (tenor), the. Rev. Alan Dean (bass) and Mr. Tom Wignall (bass), and all were


excellent. The readers should also be


congratulated on the clarity oC their reading the lessons being read by Mr. Stephen Oliver, Master Bernard Blackwell (a choirboy), Mr. Kenneth’ Barrett, Master Stephen Clark, Miss Delia Rotliwell, Miss Catherine Daw­ son Mr. Robert Forster, the Rev. Alan Dean, and the final one by the Rev. Alar) Clark (Vicar) who opened the service with the bid­ ding prayer and conducted the final prayers at the end.


PARTIES, CAROL SERVICES, NATIVITY PLAYS AND


EFFORTS TO HELP NEEDY r|"HE schools of Clitheroc and district arc once again very busy this Christmas, mostly with


carol services and concerts. The junior schools al Chatburn and Whalley were both engaged with parties yes­


terday week and both broke up on Friday.


party on Wednesday afternoon, and the junior's party on Thurs­ day afternoon.


Whalley Junior School pupils held two parlies, the intants . ,


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end-of-term party, with a visit from Father Christmas.


was the busiest yesterday week also, with the intants giving a nativity play, and the juniors presenting “Cin­ derella”, to which the parents were invited. On Friday, the pupils had an


Chatburn C. of E. School


and then broke up for their holidays at lunch-time. Tlie Christmas activities at


Ribblesdale County Secondary School began a fortnight ago to­ morrow, when some senior pupils went to Liverpool to see a per­ fo rm a n c e of Shakespeare’s


"Henry IV, Part I ”. The junior scholars at the


Royal Grammar School, broke up on Tuesday, while Whiteacrc Schcol, Barrow, finished on Thursday, some of the pupils o( the latter named school going home to families in Lancashire, Southern E ngl an d, Aden, Northern Nigeria, the Persian Gulf, and Uganda.


On the girls’ side, Clitheroe


girls attended a joint carol ser­ vice in the Parish Church, with pupils from the Boys’ Grammar School and Ribblesdale County Secondary School, on Tuesday week, and held their own carol service on Monday.


At the Grammar School, the


held a party yesterday week and invited children from St. Deny’s Home in Clitheroe to attend.


The sixth form a t the school


tree, and had presents round the base, which have been sent to the old and sick. The girls have also held


The school had a Christmas


money-raising efforts for Free-, dom from Hunger Campaign. At Whiteacre School, Barrow,


there was the annual Christmas dinner held on Monday week, to which about 60 guests were


presented a play and a carol ser­ vice in Clitheroe Parish Church, and over 500 parents were present.On Tuesday week, the school


invited. The day before, the pupils


school took part in the joint carol service in the Parish Church on Tuesday week, and on the same day, the first of four Christmas parties for different age groups was held, senior to


junior. On Friday, a large number went to the Civic Hall to see


"Macbeth”. A film was shown in the school


on Monday and Tuesday, and the first year concert was held on


service in St. James’ Church, Clitheroe, on Tuesday, by courtesy of the Rector, the Rev. II. D. Chapman.


Monday. The pupils attended a carol


school at the usual time in the afternoon on Tuesday. .


Ribblesdalc pupils finished , LARGE MURALS


dary School, Riversmead, the school was decorated with large murals in 3D, the subjects depicted are Father Christmas with sledge and reindeer, a horse jumping scene, a south seas lagoon, skiing on mountains and


At Bowland County Secon-


geese in flight. An owl perches in a moonlit


tree, and from the roof hang mobiles, the main feature being


for the end-of-term service, conducted by the Rev. H. C. Snape, and then went home for their Christmas holidays.


_______________ Whalley pupils attended Whalley Parish Church on Friday,


sailing ships in various rigs. All the work had been carried out in the Art Rcom using scrap


materials. The pupils were reminded of


the real meaning of Christmas by a nativity scene in which the characters were portrayed skil­ fully using white painted . wire


before a black background. An afternoon party was


arranged for. junior pupils and a senior's evening party dance was


also arranged. On the last day of term, the


serve the meal. The pupils’ own school


council agreed that this year, the Christmas collection should be given to. Bowland people in need of help.


FOR ALL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR


school had a Christmas dinner, when the headmaster, Mr. E. P. Nicholson, appeared in white overalls and cap and helped to


PAINTING & DECORATING CONSULT


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years ago by pupils was again in full use, with two short plays, one written and produced by second year pupils. The fourth year


The school stage, made some


responded so well to a call for volunteers that two onc-act plays were presented. One of these was the well-known comedy, 'The Denr Departed" in which Gwenyth Bunting as Mrs. Slater and Joan Parker as Mrs. Jordan squabble over the "spoils” on the death of their father. David Hughes, Alec- Lofthouse, Pauline Christopher and Brian Wadding- ton were also in the cast and worked hard to make it a snappy entertaining play. The other play chosen was


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\V \V Jacob's "The Monkey’s Paw” and in the cast were Russell Cowklng, Sheila Robin­ son, Andrew Bolton, Malcolm Sowden and John Moorhouse. The term ended with a Christ­


mas service of readings and carols.


held the house parties, and two days later, on Thursday, the


school broke up. At Clitheroe Royal Grammar


held at St. Leonard’s Church, Langho on Sunday evening, when the choir was augmented by scholars from the Sunday


and the children sang carols. During the service, a collection


was taken for flood relief in the village.


LANGHO bacon, 30s.


BUlington and Langho -Women’s Institute- attended a Christmas P a r ty - held in -S t . Leonard’s Scho'ol, Langho on Monday night. Mr. and Mrs. Gaunt of Blackburn were in charge of the entertainment. A Christmas ■hamper was won by Mrs. Green.


W.I.—About 80 members of the


Hindle of the youth club, Master Paul Sharpies a Sunday School scholar, Mrs. ,M. Carter of the Mothers’ Union,' David Radclilfe a choir member, Mr. G. Ains­ worth a sidesman. Mr. Hamer of the Parish Church Council, Mr. J. R. Ellis, a church warden and the Vicar the Rev. R. Kirk- ham. Mrs. J. Pomfret was


School. Lessons were read by Mr. A.


School for Boys, the Christmas activities started with the joint carol service held on Tuesday in the Parish Church, on Thursday morning, the pupils went to see the film “Macbeth” at the Civic Hall, Clitheroe, and in the after­ noon, they held their own carol service also, in the Parish


Church. CHARITY CONCERT


Concert was held on Friday morning in the school hall, and in the evening of the same day, the sixth form held their Christ--


The school Christmas Charity mas dance.


organist; . . MOTHERS.— The St. Leonard’s


Mothers’ Union held • .• their Christmas party in the school on Saturday afternoon. Following tea, members exchanged gifts


and the evening ended with a short whist and domino -drive.


not do so well this week, for on Saturday they were beaten 1—3 by the Casuals, and on the Mon­ day, a school eleven was beaten by a team of masters. - On -Tuesday, the scholars held their annual Christmas debate,


The school football team did '


BOWLAND RENTS RISE THROUGH REPAIRS COST


Rents of all Bowland Council's houses, with the exception


of one-bedrpom flats arc to be increased by Is. 3d. a week after April T, next year.


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Committee from which the Press were excluded and was anproved at Monday’s meeting of the Council.


This was decided at . a special meeting ot the Housing .


It was stated that the increase was necessary to cover the rising cost of repairs, : ■ ■ :


" Y ‘: „. Earlier the clerk, Mr.-L. D. Telford, had presented^ the


committee a confidential report regarding the effect of the cost of new building on the Housing.Revenue Account and the


. increased cost of repairs ion the'Housing Repairs Account.


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