is in


were so good that she tried I water colour with her 3s. 6d. | box of paints.


| The next two winters this ;


remarkable old lady went to art school for tuition. The following year she enrolled with Pitman Correspondence College lor the Hayward Veal "oil painting course and made such wonderful pro-


the lull story behind the pic­ ture, aooui me wonueriui yj- year-old lady who painted it.


Mrs. Jane Milne-Redhead.


wile of the late Mr. A. C. Milne-Redhead passed away on Monday in hospital after a Iona illness. Her son and daughter-in-


law. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Milne-Redhead of Spring Field, Holden told us of her long and interesting life, to­ wards the end of which she surprised college officials by enrolling at Hayward Veal Painting College at the aae of 84! Last year one of her pic­


tures. "Bowl of yellow roses” was chosen with another 199 out of a national competition of housewives’ art organised by “The People” to go on exhibition in London. Now the painting is at a further exhibition in Coventry until tomorrow. It was not until the age


of 82 when Mrs. Milne-Red­ head came to live near the beautiful scenery of the Pen- nines that she first felt the urge to draw. Her first attempts were done in pen and ink on the ' backs o f postcards, and they


He Knows the Secret of GOOD GROOMING


At the age of 36, Mrs.


Milne-Redhead wrote a local story “The Hermitage” in 1907. The story was about the old hand-loom weavers around Fawgill, the details of which she gathered from old residents. She also wrote a book of


verses about Bolton-byBow- land. which include this lovely poem—


High upon the Yorkshire moors Sinmls my house, where pules blow o'er it,


Sometimes blowing pules, like fiends


Let loose on the cold east winds:


Hound and round the house they roar,


lilowing leaves down every minute.


Stour and strong the walls are built,


Full one foot in depth they measure.


Illow then snowstorm, blizzard, gale.


Fill the window-panes with hail.


Warm are we inside, while you pelt:


Finish then your storm with pleasure.


\ Mrs. Milne-Redhead was


the daughter of the late William Wells, who in the


late nineteenth century ..... the leading grower of. chry santhemums in the country.


She was trained as a nurse


at University College Hospi­ tal, and did private nursing for the late Lord Moynihan.


In 1900 she married Mr. A.


C. Milne-Redhead and came to live at Holden Clough. She was a keen walker even


side. She was president of the


local branch of the Women Unionists for some time.


LEMON CRUMB


PUDDING


^FTER. the rich, fruity- pud- dings at Christmas, this


light, delicious mixture, simply flavoured with the fresh tang of


apple and lemon will come as a welcome change for the family. 6 oz. butter, 6 oz. caster sugar.


2 yolks of egg, 8 oz. frest white breadcrumbs grated rind and juice of two lemons. 2 oz. plain flour, 2 teaspoons baking pow­ der. 3 tablespoons milk. Apple Meringue: 2 whites of


egg, 3 oz. caster sugar. 1 large eating apple. Cream the butter and sugar


until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks, breadcrumbs, lemon


rind and juice and beat well. Sift together the flour and bak­ ing powder and add to the mix­ ture with the 3 tablespoons milk.


Turn into a well greased 7in.


souffle dish, cake tin or It pint basin. Cover with foil or greased greaseproof paper and steam for


U hours. Fifteen minutes before pud­


ding has finished steaming pre­ pare the apple meringue. Beat the egg whites until stiff. Add sugar, a little at a time, beating well until mixture forms peaks when beater is lifted from the bowl. Peel, core and dice the apple into tiny cubes.


Fold into meringue mixture.


Spoon meringue mixture in a- circlc round the edge of an oven­ proof


s e r v in g dish. Dust


meringue with caster sugar and bake in a hot oven. 425 deg. F. or Gas Mark 7. for 3—5 minutes.


. Turn the hot pudding into cen­


tre of meringue and serve at once. For 4—6


Mrs. Milne-Redhead with her award-winning picture.


Townswomen’s j guild


'TH E Conservative club, i Clitheroe, was packed on j


Thursday week when 130 j members of Clitheroe Towns- | women's Guild attended the monthly meeting. Mr. F. C. Dain, of Kirk-


ham, told the ladies about a trip on board the educational ship, “ Dunera,” which took Civil Defence students on a Baltic cruise. The lecture was illustrated


by colour slides of the ship and some of the interesting places visited en route. The guild's chairman, Mrs.


P. Taylor, presided over the meeting, and. Mrs. B. Price thanked Mr. Dain for his


enj'oyable talk. A competition was won by


Mrs. K. Bond and Mrs. M. Ross.


THOUSANDS OF n r ll | LIGHTWEIGHT n c H “


58 ARTICLES ON SAFETY PIN ..


^ PAIR of braces, a bow lie, a tea towel, an envelope anti a bodkin don’t have much in common but won Mrs. B.


Brennan a prize in her local W.I. competition for most articles on to her one and three-quarter inches long safety pin.


Mrs. Brennan who lives in


Mylah Cottage, Rimington, enters most competitions at her local Women’s Institute


and between cooking tea for her school teacher husband and her son, Roger, an elec­ trician, and going to the evening meeting, she pre­ pared her entry.


She collected together all the


thinnest articles in the house­ hold, put them on her pin, and set of for the meeting.


Out of all the entries, Mrs. His CLOTHES areReguiariy DRYCLEANED The Cleaners with the Savile Row Finish NORTHS


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Brennan won first Prize with her grand total of 58 articles Mrs. silverwood and Miss Bell won second and third prizes with equal-sized pins holding 52 and 45 articles.


When Mi'S. Brennan recon­


structed her winning entry to show us, she had managed to add seven more small articles to her list, making a grand total of 65. The items on Mrs. Brennan’s


safety pin were: scarf, hankie, bias binding, Paris binding, but­ tonhole thread, embroidery cot­ ton, belt stiffening, rifflette tape,


hook, eye, piece of tape, tape measure, Xmas'parcel label, tof­ fee wrapper, silver leaf - (cake decoration), piece :,.of ribbon, greaseproof" paper, d’oyley. cig­ arette card, chain, razor blade, piece of cotton, cigarette coupon, metal washer, piece of wool, press stud, safety pin, buckle, paper clip, collar stiffener, braces, lace mat, elastic, zip fastner piece, of. paper pattern, tie pin, elastoplast; envelope, bill, bus ticket,-.-paperi- bag, date book, film negative, WI programme, tea towel, dance’ programme, cosmetic bag, ring, whistle, playing card, - key, broach, glove, postcard,, bow tie, rain hood, key ring and-a bodkin. Her new additions were: an­


other key ring, a watch, a-button, a serviette,- a drip mat,-a luggage; address label and a polythene


bag. The Rev.-J. Bell, of Whalley .


was the sneaker at.-the Riming­ ton WI meeting .- which Mrs. Brennan attended.' Mi'.. Bell’


spoke of “The experiences of a.


speaker and Mrs. S. Holgate read the birthday greetings. and two: new members were welcomed to the Institute.


FREE HOLIDAY ON CONTINENT


A WHALLEY house-wife, Mrs. Mabel Jackson; entered a competition organised by a flour firm, putting in order of


importance points about the brand of -flour, and then complet­ ing a short saying. Little did Mrs. Jackson guess that her judg­ ment would win her an all-expenses-paid holiday on the conti­


nent. Mrs. Jackson has lived at Riddings Lane, Whalley, for


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Mr. Ernest McNaughton of 12 West View, Clitheroe, .with his home-made j'ewels ‘‘lit for a queen,” described in an article in the Advertiser and Times a: fortnight ago. The “ queen” to wear his jewels will he the Clitheroe. Castle Fete Queen, r


Clifheroe’s first woman minister — the Rev. Kathleen M. Hendry who began her duties at Clitheroe Congregational Church early this month. Mrs. Hendry, now living at-the Manse, Pimlico Road, Clitheroe, is replacing Rev. Alan Gaunt who now has an appointment at Christ Church, Keighley.


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the past 18 months, having lived at Grindleton previously. During her life she has


never been abroad.!-the far­ thest she has been iX‘ ti. Jer­ sey, after winning the holiday in an evening paper cC'pipe-


tition. >* \ Her prize will take her


with, her husband, and her daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs.. William Fenton, who run a grocer’s shop in


' Whalley, on a trip by air to the Adriatic Riviera in Italy.


. “We shall be staying in a luxurious hotel in Rimini” : Mrs. Jackson told an Adver­ tiser and Times reporter. She also said that final plans were not yet settled, though it is definite that the 50 couples to go will be travelling on the same special plane. “ It will be nice to share the


holiday,” said Mrs. Jackson: In a national fashion com­


petition, Mrs. Jackson won more, .th&n. £60, and now she


’ has already, had three major wins. •


' ; Mrs. -Jackson's husband, I


^Jonathan, who works as an- "engineer is also pleased at'1 . -the prospect of Jhe-.trip .which will begin on September 17.


v ^Besides the;.daughter who is j to accompany them on the \ journey,’- Mr. and Mrs. Jack- I son have another married I daughter and _ f i v e ’ grand* L children... ■ \ . , ■


tramp.” Mrs. Harrison thanked -the.


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’ p RANDDAUGHTER of the late Mr. Ernest


Allen, a noted Clitheroe


musician, ■ Miss Judith H. Allen, has this week heard that sh e . has passed her Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music examina­


tion (LRAM). Judith is in her third year


at the Royal Academy of


Music. Aged 19, Judith has been


playing the piano since the a ee of five.


. While at Penrlios School m


Colwvn Bay, Judith composed a two-part carol, which was sung


by pupils. In 1963 she passed an audition ,


to attend the Royal Academy of Music where her principal study


is piano accompaniment. Her tutor was the well-known


composer, pianist and musical festival adjudicator, Michael


HJiidith. formerly of Whalley, now lives at . "Middle Lees,


PARTY WAS A GREAT ' SUCCESS


V NEW YEAR’S party held


■2A-yesterday week by Downham Women’s Institute at the Black Bull Hotel. Rimington, was so greatly enjoyed by all 50 mem­ bers and friends that a wish was expressed that the gathering should become an annual event. • Present at .the party were Mrs.


Altham. president, Miss Barton aria' Mrs. • Capstick, vice presi­ dents, and Mrs. Nelson, secre­


• After the meal. Mr. and Mrs. Ingham organised dancing and games to. suit all tastes and ages.


tary,. ■ WINTER CLEARANCE Imdk, W SU1IE1GIT


Whitewell near Clitheroe. Her father is Mr. S. W. Alien, foun- der of a firm of Clitheroe and Accrington opticians. • • The late Mr. Ernest Allen, Judith’s grandfather,.- was a


talented solo tenor and.conductor of the Wesley Male Voice _Choir. As a tenor soloist, he figured


on many concert programmes sprinkled with the names of such famous artists as Isobcl. Bailie


and Kathleen Ferrier. ■ He also broadcast regularly for about ten years.


Judith's musical abilities are so great.


It is no wonder, therefore, that .


' Besides the Piano, she is a ; . „


proficient organist, and has played the organ at Clitheroe Parish Church.


Before she entered the Acad­ .


emy, Judith had passed grade seven examinations in piano


playing. Not only is she a ,keen and ■ ,


successful pianist, fotv sue . has also passed various ‘ elocution examinations and has won. a sil­


ver medal for elocution. At the Royal Academy Judith


studied singing and the 'cello besides the piano.


But as the piano is her mam ; , .


instrument. “She intends to come home and do free lance. piano accompaniment," her father told an Advertiser and Times repor­


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