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6 C'l irhert f f ' A d v e r t i s e r h u d Ti t t ie s . F r id a y , D e c e m b e r 2 4 , 1965


THE CHRISTMAS MESSAGE


Change and growth


T H E M A Y O R A N D M A Y O R E S S . C O U N C I L L O R A N D M R S . H A L E


rJ 1H E t ime tor g » u d » i l l is fol lowed by the time for retrospect and the first s teps into the future. The images of our short­


comings become sha rper and provide a hard core for our good intentions.


Wo have a lot to be thankful for in Cl i lheroe, but we have


change and growth coupled with a linn retention of all that is u ooci


a lot to do. too. Our immediate future is one of


T h is is a n e x c i t in g stage in


our de v e lopment and wi l l need th e d r aw in g to ge the r of al l our c ommu n i ty 's l i fe l ines— local g o v e rnmen t ,


indus t ry , t rad e


an d the we a l th of our vo lu n ta ry organis a t ions and associat ions.


ro:n ali who arc interested in he p::’usnertty and well being of uir tow n.. for all will eventually r. a rV in the result.s.


T1K*i t will .soon be need Tor a and positive contribution


Y


Vt' need good leaders in all oh-. ■r<•> but wc don't need a top


i*rr*e‘ ing> to ;h*' people of Clith- «t o i ' and to our friends and nmghoours in the rural districts around. We look forward, with you. to a merry Christmas, and ;o a prosperous and interesting' 1965


ab’.'n toy endonvour M w: 1'c and I extend cordial


A


f I a fifty 1 aar to all friends


M <>rry C // r is trn a s and a


and cus tomers — from —


JOE ami DOROTHY


WA G G O N & H O R S E S H O T E L C L I T H E R O E


Counc i l lor H. Holden, C h a i rm a n of C l i th e roc R u r a l Counci l .


Merry Ch ristm as aiul a


Happy !\eir Year to al l our


customers and friends — from —


Mi - . A 3 I . - s . .7. W E B S T E R T h e Brown Cow Inn. Cl ithcroc


“VTAY I. on behalf of my wife. -”-*-m.vself. and the members of the Rural District Council of Clitheroe. send through yottr columns. to till your readers, and particularly to those who reside ill the Rural District of Clitheroe. our sincere good wishes for a Happy Christmas.


give at this time other than the age-old one that Peace may prevail on earth and that Good­ will may be to all peoples?


Wliat added message can wc


aim not only at. Chrisimastide but throughout the year.


Rev. R. Jobl ing, Supt . M e th o ­ dist M in is te r .


BEST WISHES FOR CHRISTMAS AND TH E NEW YEAR


TO A L L O U R F R IE N D S A N D C U S T O M E R S from MARK uimL ELSIE


ASP1NALL ARMS. MITTON To Customers


R e a s o n 's ( g r e e t in g s


nnd Friends from


Mr. ami Mrs. CROSS KINGS ARMS BAWD LANDS. CLITHEROE


B E S T W I SH E S F O R C H R I S TM A S A N D T H E N EW Y E A R


T O A L L O U R F R IE N D S A N D C U S T O M E R S


T H E W H ITM O R E ’S A N D L U C Y A N D S T A F F


W H I T E W E L L H O T E L W H I T E W E L L


C h r i s t m a s C r e e l


i n to all


Mr. and Mrs. A. McIntosh


our patrons from


DE LACY ARMS HOTEL WHALLEY


SEASON’S


GREETINGS to all our


FRIENDS and


CUSTOMERS from LIL & BILL


THREE MILLSTONES INN W E S T B R A D F O R D


i


Vary Merry Christmas and


A Happy and Prosperous I\eiv Year


to al l our friends and cus tomer s


Harry and S y lv ia B u ck le y T h e Swan Hotel , Whal lcy


g s TO OCR FRIENDS


Sending you and yours loads o f grand tcishes at Christmas . - • and our thanks fo r your loyal patronage.----From


ERNEST CROSSLEY AM) STAFF


BUCK INN, LOWERGATE, CLITHEROE


Compliments of the Season


to all Friends


and Customers from,


TOM & CIS


STATION HOTEL CLITHEROE


THE SEASON’S GREETINGS


T O A L L O U R P A T R O N S FROM


M r . & M r s . J . W H IT T A K E R H O D D E R B R ID G E HO T E L


BEST WISHES FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR


to a l l o u r f r i e n d s a n d c u s t o m e r s from Mr. an d Mrs. A. DEAN


C om m er c ia l H o te l , W h a l ley R o ad , C l i lh e r o e


M A Y Y O U R C H R I S TM A S B E B L E S S E D WITH E V E R Y H A P P IN E S S from


MARJORIE A N D


FRANK C A IN


MORSE SHOE INN B AW D L A N D S C L I T H E R O E


A MERRY CHRISTMAS


AND A HAPPY" NEW YEAR to a l l cu s tom e r s an d fr ie n d s o ld and new from


BRUCE and TRUDY BROUGHTON


P A R K E R S A RM S N E W T ON-1 N-B O W L A N D * W - Season’s Creelings


to all customers and friends f r o m


Florrie and Harry Brown


DOG INN, WHALLEY


find God there? Does the Xian in the Moon keep Christmas? i He certainly seems to have a


V E X T Christmas may sec a man on the Moon! Will he


will a mince pic taste like, and will a candle burn, and will children bc able to hang up their spacesuits for Father Christmas to fill? What happens on the XIoon is one thing but what is happening on Earth?


twinkle in his eye>. Will Xian on the XIoon keep Christmas? What


Let us all strive to pursue this


\Yr ca n:not afford hidden talents - ♦ vd :o harness all. It’s true


S i r F r a n k Pearson, M.P . fo r the Cl i th e roe Division.


that 1965 could be a parting of the ways for Britain- I stressed the overriding impor­


AVHEN I sent you my good * * wishes last year I said


i row interpretation of our econ­ omic position. Secondly, that we are m


tance of two points: first, that- as Britain had alway exrertod an influence in the world far beyond what, was justified by her phys­ ical resources it would bo tragic if we curtailed our world com­ mitments on the basis of a nar-


essence a part of Europe and it is with Europe that our future must lie and that we must take par­ ticular pains to see that wo were not drawn too closely into the American sphere of influence. As I send you my good wishes


this year I regret that I cannot say on either of these two points do I feel happy. Whether it be in our air defence or in the curtail­ ment of tlie Territorial Army or in our responsibilities in NATO.


! tile policies of our present Go v - j eminent seem more and more to j be dictated by the narrow consid­ erations of a temporary financial


■ difficulty and one wonders j whether tile excuse of finance is j nor. being used to bring about a i basic realignment of our defence


but love and joy and goodwill are Christian forces ranged against them, to bring peace o\ the earth.


! policies in line with a neutral­ ism. which lias so often shown it­ self in Socialist thinking. Secondly, while lip service is


• defence we give ourselves over to American dominance.


paid in Europe more and more in the sphere of finance and air


I I view with apprehension the coming year for in no sphere can


■ I see anything but difficulties for Britain and I am not satisfied that those in control of our affiairs are in complete control of the situation. I regret that my


to the forces for good in the world. Christmas reinforces the good in your life and appeals for a special effort to apply- that good to your everyday living. Despite all the cynicism and commercialisation of Christmas. Christmas is a good time, bring­ ing a message of hope to man­ kind. If you and I apply it to our own lives, we will help to ensure that wherever man goes, he will be able to keep Christmas and take a message of peace and goodwill to nil men. Peace and goodwill in your homes will help


Christmas gives new Impetus


. message this year should have a political flavour, but I cannot bring myself to wish you all good wishes for the coming year with­ out drawing attention to the veri- real dangers that I believe exist. My wife and I thank you all


| given us during the past year i and we send you our very best ; wishes for 1966.


Court. R. Wi l l iamso n , C h a i r ­ ma n of Bowland R u r a l Counci l .


I AM glad to have this oppor- * tunny to send to all the resi­ dents in the Bowland Rural District my New Year Greetings and wish that the year ahead may oring them health, peace and prosperity.


as good resolutions and m y own hope for the coming year is that there will be goodwill and under­


New Year brings hopes as well


standing among the peoples of all nations.


during tile past year lias brought increased public health standards to parts of our district and the programmes in hand show that there will be further improve­ ments in the Housing and Public Health Fields in the New Year. Nothing spectacular but never­


The local government work


yea-.- of opportunity and happi­ ness.


theless steadily improving con­ ditions in which to live. ■May you all find 1966 your


again for the very real kindness and support which you have


To ensure it in everyone's home. Xia.v God speak to your heart


and through you to others, this Christmas time.


F a th e r H. McEvoy , T h e Pres­ b y te ry , Lowe rga te , Cl i th e roe .


—a tiny church in the Cots- j wolds, a long loft over the farm ! buildings. Kneeling there, you could hear the homely sounds i of the animals in the shippons below. It was Christianity still , in the stable. It recalled the j true incident of the guest stay- I


TT is still there, and has been t for some three hundred years


ing with wealthy friends who asked for the nearest church and was told it was only a poor little place and that only poor people went there. "It doesn’t matter. My faith began in a stable and I don’t mind if it ends there."


Turmoil, pain and fear are rife, — r * MRSRc #11 M i p ®


ON THE A IR


Y CLI’i'tLEROE gil-l. 21-year- old Xliss Joan Aubin of


Brownlow Street, has been in­ vited to sing with the BBC Nor­ thern singers on radio in January. She will appear in the chorus


,


In the end is the beginning and~1 places: for at this time of the in the beginning is tlie end. The ! year our thoughts are centred on Crib proclaims both, and the j our homes — our own fireside, history of what went in between 1 Christmas is all this because of is the Gospels.


will see the stable at the Castle, j reminder of a life begun and j ended in the world which mean- . time enlightened the world and. > by redeeming it. showed man his ! own nobility. The same Saviour i who lay helpless in the stable j was to lie helpless in a garden


Some twelve thousand of us k


thus sense i persons. It is


which are ours just the same. I hem. but not everyone knows An early English poet wrote:


To entertain the starry Stranger?


—A cold and not too clear a manger?”


Is this the best thou canst bestow


Him who. in between, "went about doing good." There is so much good to be done and so much happiness to be found in doing, wliat He Iiad not time


We can all make amends to


There we find their purposeful­ ness and their worthwhileness.


Rev. A. F. C la rk , V ic a r of Cl ith­ eroe a n d R u r a l D e an of Whal ley.


C


to others and when we receive gifts from others.


CHRISTMAS is very much a -'festival of persons and places It is a time when we give gills


ceive messages of good will from other people. It is a time when we think of


good wishes to our relatives and friends, and a time when wo re­


It i.s a time when, we send


children and all those who are less fortunate than ourselves. In


“Poor world. I said. What wilt thou do


j why it took place. There are many reasons, but the two most


important are these. In the first, place. Jesus was


liad always felt that their ex­ pressions of sorrow fell short of


make to God a great apology for liuman sin. Good men had felt sorry for their sin many times before Jesus came, but they


born in order that he might


what God deserved to have. Even the sacrifices that they


to do and wants us to do. May it were marred by the very un- the Crib also teach us thi^c^orUiinc.ss of the offerers, there is a beginning and an eni i' So Jesus came to make an to even the tiniest things, i offering all perfect and all suffi-


offered in their desire for atone­ ment or reconciliation with God


if men were to come nearer to j God. it was necessary that God |


cient.The second reasons was that God wanted people to have a new and better opportunity of living in union with him. Bui ;


should firs;, come nearer to men. j Such. then, were the purposes i


of flesh by Jesus at Bethlehem. I However, it is important that we should realize that these pur- ; poses continue first of all in the j church — Christ's Body here on j earth.


of the incarnation, or the taking !


cribed the church as an exten­ sion of its Incarnation. And secondly iu the sacrament


The late Bishop Gore des­


of the altar-—the Holy Commu­ nion.


j


we all know what it stands for— j We are all familiar with the the graceful. Christian values i srorv of Christ's birth at Bethie-


Castle Crib may be the only act j ancl ,lh,° p a Is a " ec mn a of homage for many of us. But I Bethlehem.


That momentary pause at the ! •'<on, * JefU s ° " '° r,


i a person and a place. The per- S5'


Father Chr i s tma s handing out gi f t s a t Cl itheroe Hospi ta l chi ldren's party* to San Gra inger and Nichola s Hinsdale, the two boys who dona ted the money they had col lected with their “ guy' ’ to the hospi tal . Al so on the photograph is the .Matron, Mi s s V e r a Johnson.


i.s a festival of also a festival oi


shall we do personally on Christ­ mas Day — the birthday of


Now a practical question: what


something about- the person whose birthday it is. something directed towards that person, something that that person will especially like.


celebrating Christ's birthday. On a birthday one must do


have a very happy and blessed Christmas.


Caravan rally


Tuesday meeting, granted the application of Air. W. Baker of Burnley on behalf of the Lanca­ shire Centre of the Caravaning


from June 10-12 next year. The Town Council, at it*


had suggested a charge of 3 6d per van for the use of the field, and water and toilet facilities, it was agreed that, the chairman of the Parks and Cemeteries Com­ mittee Coun. AI. Dawson, and the Parks Superintendent. Air. J. Hall should determine the charge after enaiiiries into the matter.


Club for use of the land. However, though Air. Baker


A fe /v u f G m ir t in e U - \ ^OQ © - Q .


A WEEK-END caravan rally iN to be held at EddLsford


Com pitmen Is the Season to all Prieuils


and Custom ers from


JOHN AND JOYCE WILKINSON EDISFORD BRIDGE INN '


SEASON S GREETINGS TO A L L O U R


FRIENDS & CUSTOMERS1 from


JUNE, HARRY & FAMILY WH IT E H O R S E H O T E L


C L I T H E R O E ’■&®y.' . o f


service of Holy Communion. In this service the two great pur­ poses of his Incarnation are realized for us. Xly wish i.s that you should all


Now Jesus likes nothing better than to see people at his own


presents, eat lots of food?—per­ haps. But this is not exactly


Christ? Decorate our houses. give


SEASON’S


GREETINGS I n a l l m i r


FRIENDS and CUSTOMERS from


FRED, BETH & BEIT: WHITE LION H O T E L


M A R K E T P LA C E , C L I T H E R O E


Season’s Creelings TO A LU


F R IE N D S A N D C U S T O M E R S — f r om —


DOREEN AND DONALD WILSON


D U K E O F Y O R K H O T E L G R IN D L E T O N


Xlr. and Xlrs. Aubin. passed her Licentiate of the Roy a! Academy of Music examinations in May this year to qualify as a singing teacher.


Joan, who is the daughter of


she will appear, are a group at­ tached to the northern region of the BBC. and provide choruses for various operatic productions, and other works on the radio. Chorus-master is Xlr. Stephen Wilkinson.


The BBC singers, with whom


dale County Secondary School, before studying for three years at the Northern School of Xlusic in Xlanchester. Before going to Xlanchesicr.


Joan was head girl at Ribbles-


of Gustav Holst’s hymn “Jesus’’, and later in the chorus of an operatic production.


and Mr: S


hours a: Mi


Janua r ; months Mol l


Cl ither School Ekpen\ taking at Let merce


Xlethod XIav. 11 A f t


accoun Thev


to liv Niger Engl i


are i: Church


t ia n Scho ta r ia husbi th e fi civi l Both


rest of


| books : j library


I a week j in a fc I travel 1 She ‘ j the sel. Lagos j ican which


i Enclar. ! The m Nic ing m..


Joan studied privately with Xliss Bessie Collins of Padiham. and studied piano with Xlr. C. A. Afyers of Clitheroe. She is the fiancee of former Advertiser and Times reporter Xlr. Glen Pate. Joan's father. Xlr. James Aubin


Xlrs. El ial-styl


The


is a well-known former Ribblcs- dale League and Lancashire League cricketer.


Choirs to visit


Calderstones


T H E combined choir s ot the Whal ley Methodist


Church and St. "M a r y ' s and Al l Saints, Whal ley. together with the 2nd Whal ley Girl Guides , will be at tending Ca lder s tones Hospi ta l on Chr i s tma s Ev e to sing carol s in the hospi tal church. Af ter the carol service, the


Guide Comp any is to visit the wards and sing to those


pat ient s who are unable to mak e the journey to the church.


Greeti CRABTRI


SEASON S GREETINGS lo all ou r


fr icm ls ami r.uslomcrs from


ANNE ami JOE RIGBY THREE FISHES HOTEL. Mi l TON


Season’s C reel in g.s


to All from


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