6 Clitheroc 'Advertiser 'and Times, Friday, 'August ■


19.-1966


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the cattle section as they have done in former years, showing the trend all over the country of their increasing popularity.


Friesians again, dominated


not look at their best as stand­ ing out in the pouring rain in a sea of mud their owners had the hopeless task of trying to keep them clean.


The magnificent beasts did BIG CUT IN A BEDRAGGLED, half-drowned Clitlieroe Show celebrated its coming-of-agc on Saturday,^uid


A following the Glorious Twelfth, the Glori ous Mudth was certainly a day to remember for every hardy paddler who dared to venture d


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m i l te c -b u . , .o b „ J y d,»»sht b, their wildest dream, t o t theyondinon c o ' ^ “ in a boat could easily .ail rouud the 6eld, or a tractor to»mg a car out of the mud could


overturned. 2>30(, s * S E l± S ? i E S S * M a S ' o M S „bo » » '<3' * ^ . ' i ! t l


Though it was a nightmare for the organisers. On Friday evening an emergency meeting of the show committee was


Round Table. . . - _ . ,


i called, and members decided to face the risk and go on with the show. There are doubts however that, had they


. known that heavy rain would fall almost continually throughout Friday evening, they would have embarked on


• this course. The treasurer, Mr. H. Loft-


house told the Advertiser and Times that it was estimated that the loss on this year’s show would be in the region ot £500. He said the committee had been-1 helped on -this occasion by increased prize money and more dona­ tions, and that it was hoped that social efforts to be held in the coming months ‘would raise enough "money to allow the; society to stand- the strain of -the losi*.


‘ Mr. Lofthouse said, “.After


our initial disappointment at the attendance, we think that there is every possibility of holding another show next year. We would like to thank the public for their support on this extremely bad day.” Early in the afternoon there


was'along queue of vehicles waiting to be admitted to the showfield, but difficulty, was experienced in that every single: vehicle had to -be towed


CL1THEROE AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SHOW AND WOMEN’S INSTITUTE AREA COMMITTEE


The sound of music


TVURING the after- • noon a brighter


note was struck by the 4th Battalion of the East Lancs. Regt. of the Ter­ ritorial Army, who pro­ vided a programme of light music.


JtTho^ w « a S i y tlie show com- bo There were e n o u g h


difficulties to break the hearts of even the most enthusiastic show lovers and the cheerfulness and splendid courage of the organisers will long remembered. Disappointment was largely


accepted with a grin and a joke about the vagaries of our English weather,-but no- one thought of packing in or deserting his post.


Stalwarts Every credit must he given


to the show committee, with Mr. James Wilkinson as chairman and Coun." R Williamson, vice-chairman two worthy stalwarts who


•/accessory" which used to add to their . splendour years ago, their horns,,which used.-to.be scraped and polished for hours the night before a, show. In these days when the calves are debudded a .few weeks after birth, th e : cattle lose, a part of their natural ’ beauty. The sheep were .more accus­


The cattle of today lack one district..


bad. and . almost half .....the marquee was flooded/ there was a fine display of produce and


Although the weather was . j


preserves, horticulture, coxifeo tionery - and handicrafts in' the Women’s Institute section.. The standard of entries, was


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extremely high but' there were more' than 70 entries fewer than in previous years and the children's section was down by almost half its usual size. ,


particularly impressive,


especially after the ' recent bad weather, were nearly 150 flower entries which won the


.. admiration of, both . . the spectators and the.Judge, Mr.


tomed to the atrocious weather- but looked bedraggled with their wet - fleeces. There; were


many local entries and in the Lonk sheep section the com­ petition was between T. Whit- well and Sons o f' Pendleton, Messrs. Spence and-Baines of Burholme, Whitewell and.. Mr. Frank Clark of Lowcocks Farm, West Bradford.. In - the-'cross bred horned sheep the 'only real- competition was: between Messrs..Spence and Baines and Mr. Frank Clark Stonyhurst' College had many


'scones, one of'the outstanding exhibits was a plate o f : six delicately decorated Shrews­ bury biscuits which had been made by *Mrs. A. Smithson of Little Mitton W.I. This entry came first in its class and also won a special Woman’s Own i award.'.The judges.for this and| other confectionery classes were Mrs. Brassington and Mrs. Pennington. ■


Haffener. In an appetizing display of bread, cakes, biscuits . and


good entries in ' the half bred sheep section along with-Mr. J. Surgeon of Mason Green, Bashall Eaves, who .had .many magnificent beasts in the-Dkiry


Waddington’s winning exhibit in the co-operative entry class


In the' handicraft, section,


Shorthorn cattle' section. There . were: some . magnifi­


cent and powerf ul specimens in the heavy horse section, which long ago took the place of the modern day tractors. These well-groomed beasts, are; in­ fact, useless today on most farms as machines today are much more efficient.


Impressive


domesticated goats earned much admiration from the visi­ tors. Entries for this section came from over a wide area with not a great many from the


The well groomed and very


was particularly eye-catching and skilfully designed. I t ' con­ sisted of a gift each for mother, father, son and daughter,, all well set-out, among small Christmas decorations. This and other entries in the same class gave many useful hints on what to buy the family at Christmas.


classes were Mrs. Baines and Mrs.. Korndorfer, while Mrs: Rawsthorne judged the pottery­ painting class. A large selection of produce


The judges for handicraft gla s s es W k S S e m m Itlllllll Boating on the lake cer­


tainly wasn’t billed as an attraction for the show, but 13-year-old Kevin Hill


proved as popular as- usual and the judge, Mrs. Dyson, must have had extreme difficulty in judging these splendid entries.


Tile handwriting classes


appointed that the weather was against them, but as.usual, they


and preserves was judged by Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Rowntree. In the small but interesting


The organisers were all dis­


were proud th&t the WI section has kept its reputation for high standard of entries. They


children’s section, Joyce Isher- wood, of Hard House Farm, Rimington, won the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times cup for most points for the third year


in succession.


are especially proud of Wad- dington WI which has won the Women's Institute Challenge Cup presented by Lady. Clitheroe for.the Institute with most points in the whole show.


Continued on page 7


Mr. JOHN HINDLEY THE PRESIDENT


WISHES TO THANK


ALL HELPERS, EXHIBITORS AND PATRONS FOR


THEIR WILLING SUPPORT . UNDER EXTREMELY TRYING CONDITIONS AT LAST SATURDAY’S SHOW


ground was opened on tne I


W * side or .he show- U j j J field‘


* it, cp/*rf»tarv Mr “ X d M e


During a luncheon in the gQ mucj1 0f the success of wonderful job of work.


early afternoon Sir Frank a show> or for that matter Pearson, MP for the Clitheroe • org'anisation, depends division told the president, Up0n t^e ability of the


' AT SAWLEY LODGE


By kind permission of the President and Mrs. Hindley ON


WEDNESDAY, 24th AUGUST 7-00 p.m. to 9-30 p.m.


Colfec and Biscuits ’l-lome Produce


Tombola ADMISSION — 2/6


‘ Proceeds towards Show Expenses — In view of the ■ disastrous weather conditions on the show day tne committee hope that this effort will be an outstanding success.


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Mr. John Hindley, of Sayriey L £ retary t0 keep in. touch Lodge and his guests, We wjth every secti0D; Mr. Addy- shall riot be disappointed or man ^ever spared himself in disheartened despite these attending to every possible wretched conditions.


detail. On a fine day. his “ The part this agricultural untiring efforts would have


show plays is vitally import- reaped a rich reward. . ant to the community and it Mr. Lofthouse, the hon. would be a grey day indeed treasurer, and his enthusiastic when we did not have a band of helpers and hon, Clitheroe show.”


show director, Mr. J. H. G


leaders of the three local credit for a job of work well authorities, . the Mayor of and worthily carried out. Clitheroe (Coun. T. Robin- Clitheroe and district is son), the Chairman of Clith- very fortunate mdeed in eroe Rural Council (Coun. having among its residents Mrs J. Troop), and the so many who are willing to Chairman of Bowland Rural give of their time, energy and Council (Coun. R. William- money, in support of events son), who was present in a which provide ^ colour an dual capacity, as he is vice- infinite variety to life. While chairman of the show com- this fortunate state of affairs mittee.


The guests included the Macalpine, also can • take exists there s e em s little During the day before the doubt that important events,


show a pump was brought like Clitheroe Agriculture into action to try and drain Society s annual show, will the field, but it could not long continue.


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prevent the small lake that A word of praise, too, to formed not far from the the judges in the various road


sections who rendered m- The sodden earth could valuable service, as did the


not hold the tent stakes, and stewards and those in charge at one time a marquee for of the various sections. A side show attractions wps show is by no means a one-


partially brought down when man affair, and proot ot. this stakes tore free from the was amply provided on ground.


• Saturday.


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are (left)3 Beverley Chambers on “Witherly Limelight and Ann Watkinson on “Pentre Snowman.”


Showjumpers of tomorrow? Two , youngsters who wllingly posed for a pictme —


Critical eyes examine the cattle in a general view «t the judging. O p - ■ AGENTS


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of 19 Waddinglon Road, Clitheroe, took to the water with a grin. The lake—about two feet deep at its deepest point—


covered part of the slioiv- field on the Clitheroe side, and presented difficulties for people trying to get to the tents on that side.


CLITHEROE and DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY


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i vnirst Farm, Pendleton woi Colonel Parker Cup for tb champion non-pedigree fe


W i i i n e r Mr D. Thistiethwaite of


and the H.-L. Rushton cu ,v,e champion female . in open cattle classes '


w Other- chief -cattle wii


best female H., Bargh; male, A. S.-Fenton; dairy


ere— pedigree cattle, fri-


fcorns, '• Colonel Parker Cu K exhibit E. H. Chap Tersevs, champion animal Dean) best female . J. a


Garnett. Horses i Best in show R


Gardner’s Burnham B Sheep: best female Lor Whitwell and Sons Ltd. single horned female, Clark; best single fem- half bred classes J. Spuig


' Clitheroe cup for most ’ Waddington : WI. H 1 n trophy for confectaoneiy, dington WI. Mrs. Maca trophy for horticulture, dington W.I. Read trop) handicrafts Little Mitto District ■ W.I. Aspinall for produce and pre Little Mitton and Distric Clitheroe Advertiser and cup for most points ii dren’s section Joyce Ishc


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