4 Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, Friday, July 22, 1966 M


from tte VillapP WHALLEY


tute had the opportunity to meet Institutes from “North-of the Sands" yesterday week when W.L members from Allitihwaite, near Grange-over-Sands,, were on an outing to Skipton; and stopped by to have a look at Whalley. They had morning coffee and


W.l.—Whalley -Women’s Insti­


WISWELL


dent, was in the, chair at the July meeting : of Wiswell and Barrow' Women's Institute on Wednesday week. “Modern Coloured Embroid­


Wl—Mrs. Mosley, vice-presi­ O'


cakes in the Old Grammar School. Miss I. Fisher, president of the AllithwaiteW.I., expressed


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the appreciation of her institute for Whalley’s hospitality, and the pleasure of meeting mem­ bers from East Lancashire. She also expressed great inter­


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est in Whalley Institute’s achievement in re-conditioning what had been a “sadly-neglec­ ted wreck” into the pleasant Whalley Old Grammar School Institute room of today. After­ wards the visitors had a look at the historic Parish Church and Abbey. Such informal gatherings be­


tween distant institutes are well worth while and might, with benefit, take place more often. COFFEE—A coffee- morning


and evening held in the Vicar­ age recently raised more than £62 for St. Deny’s Home, Clith­ eroe. The event, which is held


ery" was the- title of a lecture given by Miss' H. Rhodes. She told --how the-trend today was going back to : mediaeval times when the Bayeaux Tapestry was worked. But there was a difference because since then, through the ages, there - had been' a general technological advance both in materials and dyes.- Whereas the Bayeaux Tap­ estry was done on linen with wools coloured.from dyes made from plants, today the materi­ als were much more delicate, being man-made, and the dyes made from chemicals much faster to the effects of light and sun. Consequently, the coloured embroidery of today was a de­ light to look at and she had brought examples with her for members to see. Mrs.' Smelt gave the vote of


thanks, and also her report of the area conference held at Lancaster.


wild flowers” was won by: 1, Mrs. Nicholson; 2, Mrs. Jury; and Mrs. Haydock.


The competition “a bunch of


ing, the pupils of Clither.oe Girls' Grammar School said farewell to their deputy head­ mistress, Miss E. M. Facon, who was retiring after 27 years as senior mathematics mistress. On behalf of the school, the


At an end of term gather­


head girl, Patricia Brooks, presented Miss Facon with a dinner wagon and a suitcase. Pat is shown above extending good wishes to Miss Facon. Miss Facon thanked the


the school’s Latin Mistress Miss M. Mills, will take over as deputy headmistress.


girls for their kindness and expressed her reluctance to leave after 27 enjoyable years, though she said she would visit the school next term. After the summer holidays,


Textile Training Board


mentary Secretary, Ministry of Labour, setting up a further industrial training board under the Industrial Training Act, 1964, was laid before Parlia­ ment on Monday. This is the fourteenth Order constituting an industrial training board and relates, to the cotton and allied textiles industry. I t came into operation on Wednesday. The main responsibility of


AN Order made by Mrs. Shirley Williams, Parlia­


THE SUNSHINE BREAK


A cavalcade of coaches packed with trippers


JT has been a sunshine holiday all the way for most Clith- eronians. Particularly fortunate are those who chose the


north for their annual break, and only the South-East of the country seems to have had any poor weather. The stay-at-homes have been able to enjoy the most


glorious holiday weather for many years, with continuous sunshine from early morning until night. As a result the calvalcade___________


of coaches which set off every morning on day trips have


land coach. services have run coaches to the more popular seaside resorts — Blackpool, Morecambe, Southport, and Lytham St. Annes. Ribble had to put extra buses on the Black­ pool run and to Chester Zoo.


been booked to capacity. Ribble and Bolton-by-Bow-


■ and some household textiles. TRINITY


the Board will be to ensure that adequate provision is made for the training of employees in the industry. I t will have, within its scope over a quarter of a mil­ lion workers. The activities covered by the Board are the processes of spinning, throwing, doubling and weaving of cotton, silk and staple man-made fibres (not exceeding three inches in length) and most continuous man-made filament, and the manufacture of narrow fabrics


METHODIST CHURCH


Congregational Church Clitheroe


SUNDAY NEXT JULY 24th 10-30 a.m.


Mr. A. HODGSON 6 p.m.


Rev. R. JOBLING CLITHEROE


FOOTBALL CLUB


0879, 1905, 2080, 0856, 2463


35 58 14 5 80 27 18 43 86 90 19 10 56 23 32 40 20 84 7 13 59 70 47 55 63 25 9 77 57 82 68 39 17 72 6 29 75 46 34 21 12 3 26 65 85 81 69 22 83 60 1 88 79 11 33


SUNDAY NEXT JULY 24th


10-30 a.m. Family Worship Rev. K. M. HENDRY


No Evening Service


Manor Hall Gospel Hall Milnthome Avenue, Clitheroe


SUNDAY, JULY 24th LORD’S DAY


Gospel Service 6-30 p.m. Speaker:


Mr. S. JAQUEST (Clitheroe)


WEDNESDAY, JULY 27th


Prayer and Ministry Meeting 7-45 p.m.


to Edinburgh, the Roman wall at Carlisle, a tour of the Cots- wolds, North Wales and Wind­ sor Castle. The companies said that people had tended to go further afield this year. Taxi firms in the town were


FURTHER AFIELD Other popular trips have been


places abroad have been South­ ern Spain, Greece and Italy.


be lighter than In the same period last year. The Clitheroe Postmaster


FEWER POSTCARDS Holiday mail was reported to


Mr. W. McCall, said, “The post on Wednesday morning was quite heavy, but still not as much as last year.” Counter assistants in the


Rev. H. C. Snape, said, “We raised more than the last effort three years ago, in fact this year’s result is a considerable increase.”


CHATBURN


awarded' the “Mrs Horsefield Trophy for Effort” at the prize giving held on Wednesday. Chrisine Ormshaw was awar­


SCHOOL—Gillian Clark was


ded first prize, and Dawn Tit- terington second prize in the infant section. Sandra Har­ rison won first prize in the Lower Juniors and Martin Roberts won second prize. Prizewinners in the Top


every three years, was organ­ ised by a Ladies Committee. The Vicar of Whalley, the


SLAIDBURN


Methodist C h u r c h Sunday School Anniversary was held on Sunday, when services in the afternoon and evening were conducted by the Rev. Ronald Jobling, Circuit Superintendent Minister. The soloist was Mr. Frank


ANNIVERSARY — Slaidbum


Juniors were: 1 Gillian Clark, 2 Keith Boden. The medal for sport, which was recently dona­ ted by the late Mr. W. Smith was awarded for the first time to Keith Boden.


THORNLEY


meeting of Thornley W.I. last night week. Slides loaned by Miss Langley on “Going to the Pictures" were shown, as well as some of local interest shown by Miss Lancaster. The competition for a


Mrs. Lawson presided at the


Harwood, of Clitheroe, who in the afternoon sang "Tell me the Story of Jesus” and “No one cares for me like Jesus" and in the evening “The Stranger of Galilee” and “My Heavenly Father watches over me”. Guest organist was Miss E. Pickles, of Clitheroe, who also accompan­ ied Mr. Harwood. The collectors were Misses


Jane and Ruth Finch. DUNSOP BRIDGE


the subject of a talk given to Dunsop Bridge Women’s Insti­ tute. at the July meeting in, the village room on Wednesday week by Mr. Leighton, of Lan­ caster.


W.l. Antique jewellery was


“Child’s bouquet of wild flow­ ers” was won by: 1, Miss Law- son; 2, Mrs. Blackburn; 3, Mrs.


Ward. ■The produce stall which is


run each month did a brisk


general office had been kept very busy all week, because of the holiday closure of sub-post offices. But no extra helpers had been engaged to help either on the counter or with postal deli­


busy over the weekend taking holiday makers to nearby seaside resorts and to stations at Black­ burn and Manchester, and Manchester Airport.


had bookings to America and Canada, but the most popular


Clitheroe Travel Agency has


veries. Mr. McCall said: “We have


had some unusual parcels com­ ing through this week. People on holiday are sending boxes of kippers from the Isle of Man and cartons of cream from Devon.”


Economic


planning in the regions


is firmly established as part of the work of Government. To help the many people seriously interested in regional planning —in the press, industry, local government, and so on — the Department of Economic Affairs and the Central Office of Infor­ mation have produced a refer­ ence booklet.


Regional ; economic planning


and functions of the regional economic planning machinery, describes each English region Scotland and Wales, and lists the Chairmen and members of the Economic Planning Coun­ cils, the Cha'rmen of the Econo­ mic Planning Boards, and the addresses, etc., of the regional planning offices. A section gives information about Northern Ireland and its Economic Coun­ cil.


Tins outlines the structure


Divisions, Central Office of Information, Hercules Road, London, S.E.I., a n d fr om regional economic planning offices.


** STARLIGHT STEVENS


GEOFF AND “Two glorious voices having Fun”


Back again at your request. The man of a Thousand Sounds . • >


GEORGE M EATON


JOHN ZARA0IN and his Spanish guitar


SPECIAL ONE NIGHT ONLY T U E S D A Y


’ ’DANCING ''CASINO


2/6d. Membership


The Musician from Scotland


KEN LOM O N D


BLACKBURN 1 Tel. 52325


Sunday, July 24th for 7 Days Cabaret 8 p.m. Cabaret Charge 2/6 (Sat. 5/-) The Controversial Comedy Vocalis ts . . , . The uproarious


GRACE TOLSOH The Tenor from Scotland


JAMIE PHILIPS


y i * \ The: Comic from-Scotland -ROB/ROY-


BENNY DIXON Enormous expense to us —still only 2/6d. to you!


Will compere the show and make' it run late!


i t i l lS l i Preparations aro well under way. for the Parish Church Operatic Society's next


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production, Gilbert and Sulliivan’s “lolantho", which is.to be staged during the first week in November. The musical direotor, Mr. Charles Myers, is seen above accompanying mem­ bers of the society as they sing one of1 the numbers from the opera. -,r Auditioning will continue at the next rehearsal.on August 2. '


vs CLUB


in the regions," the booklet is available frora Publications


Entitled "Economic planning


trade. The social half-hour was


READ WHIST—A whist drive was


held in the Conservative Club on Monday evening when the prizewinners were: Ladies, 1 Mrs. Hensby, consolation Mrs. Cunliffe; Gents, 1 Mrs. Browett. consolation Mrs. Birtwistle. A special prize was won by Mrs. Birtwistle.


Invited audience hear concert by


youth orchestra ^ N invited audience of 250 listened to a concert given


in the hall of Clitheroe Gram­ mar School for Girls on Tues­ day by the West Bromwich Youth Orchestra. Among the guests were the


m - ifS.ti


spent playing whist and dom­ inoes.


introduced Mr. Leighton whose talk was educational and hum­ orous. He was thanked by. Mrs. Taylor.


Mrs. Newsom presided and


favourite piece of jewellery” was won -by Mrs. Fox. A report on the A.G.M. held


The competition for “My


in London was given by the link delegate, Mrs. Shaw, of Slaidburn, and a report on the area conference held in Lancas­ ter by Mrs. Newsom.


October 29 for the annual whist and domino drive; and by kind permission of Mrs. Shepherd, a coffee evening, with bring and buy stall, at Root Farm, on August 17. Supper was followed by the


I t was decided to keep open


LOOKING THROUGH A WHALLEY WINDOW


The Grammar School


IT is strange how old names linger on in the village.


Although it is many years since our local Grammar School said ‘goodbye’ to its last pupils, the grey old tudor building on Stocks Hill (be­ cause that, of course, is where the stocks stood), still retains its ancient designation. Whalley Grammar School


was indeed an establishment of some renown when many now more famous schools had not even reached the planning stage, and its roots go deep into history. It was Edward the sixth, the tragic


social half-hour organised by Mrs. Marsden.


boy king who died within months of his, sixteenth birth­ day in whose name the char­ ter was granted in 1549, and his youthful enactment was confirmed by the first Eliza­ beth in 1571. Doubtlessly, boys Jn Whalley


LOCAL WEDDING


Grammar Scho ol cheered lustily when the reverend Headmaster announced the news of Howard’s victory over the Armada, days, perhaps weeks, after the glorious event. I t would certainly be an occa­ sion for outstanding celebra­ tion, for patriotism was then a vital living force in the coun­ try, and not the fading power it might appear today.


would not be the first to decline ‘mensa’ in the village, however, for the letters patent declare that ‘a grammar school hath been kept continually in Whal­ ley’,' and it would thus seem that the school was linked with that establishment by the Cistercians in the early four­ teenth century, when they first raised an ' Abbey by Calder’s crystal waters.


These robust country lads NO TABLE


extends back to the year of the royal foundation; the list of alumni bears many notable names, among them that of Dr. Woolton, Bishop of Exeter from 1579 to 1593.


The record of Headmasters


not large, £13 6 8, which by today’s reckoning was indeed a pitiful sum, but in those sim­ pler, less demanding days, was not inconsiderable, and this was later supplemented by benefactions from Sir Edmund Assheton, John Crewe, and Wil­ liam Petty. To Whalley and two other Lancashire schools, the very Rev. A Nowell, DD, Dean of St. Paul’s, left an endowment of five marks apiece for 13 scholars from the school to Oxford’s Brasenose College.


The original endowment was


Royal Grammar School was a place of real distinction, attrac­ ting scholars from a wide area, and one of which the villagers could be justifiably proud.


Thus you see that Whalley’s


Deputy Chief Education Officer for Lancashire, Mr. J. F. B. Boyce, and Mrs. Boyce; Mr. K. D. Callan, Principal of Ingestre Hall near Stafford, where the orchestra holds its rehersals; several county officials; and five officials from the West Brom­ wich Education Authority. '


orchestra holds its rehearsals; Whiteacre Lane School, and had a meal there before travel­ ling to Clitheroe for tire con­ cert.


The 62 young people in the h


Beethoven’s Leonora Overture No. 3, the Concertino for Clari­ net and Orchestra by Weber (the clarinet played by Carol Owen); Statements for Orches­ tra (Robert Birch); Symphony No. 4 in D minor (Schumann); and the March from “The Love of Three Oranges” (Prokofiev). Thanks to the orchestra for


The programme included GARNER—HALL


their wonderful playing were expressed by Mr. Boyce. .


Mr. and Hrs. Tony Garner after their wedding at Trinity Methodist Church last week. The groom Is the son of Mr. Walter Garner, of 1, Birtwistle Terrace, Langho, and the. bride, formerly. Miss Marion Hall, is the daughter of Mr, and Mrs, John Hall, of 19, Garnett Road, Clitheroe


> learn the rudiments of Latin, Greek, and the native ton­ gue; on the playing fields they would bend the bow and speed the arrow.


Here the sons of land- owners and yeomen would


knowledge to equip themselves for the important roles many of them were to play in later life; it was in such a school as this in a small Warwickshire village that young Will Shakespeare first put quill to parchment, and formed the simple letters which would one day be the foundation of the immortal words and phrases which would come to be acknowledged as the greatest' literature in the Eng­ lish language.


Here they would acquire the


late Arthur Langshaw, later to be one of Clitheroe’s most dis­ tinguished citizens, and the late Arthur Whittaker, who established the well-known iron­ mongery business in the town.


FADING


memory in the minds of a rap­ idly diminishing number of octogenarians, but behind the oak doors and mullioned win­ dows many and varied activi­ ties continue which make it still a, centre for the cultural life of the district.


Now the school is a fading


hold their monthly meetings, the local players bestride the stage, the Pensioners hold their ‘Luncheon Club’, th e . Ladies Choir lift their voices, the Art Class puts paint to canvas, and red coated toddlers attend a small preparatory school.


Here, the Women’s Institute


King Edward’s School performs a less valuable function than that inaugurated 467 years ago when little boys first went, ‘creeping like snail unwillingly to - school’7


■ ................. JF Who would say that today AUGUST EDITION - 2/6 FROM YOUR NEWSAGENT


Included in this edition is a review of all nine Empire Games sports/Keinoih colour/ Ron Clarke and Mexico Games by Clarke himself/also swimming, cricket, golf etc.


district are some of the ‘old boys’ who receive^ their early education there, for the doors did not finally close until the early years of the present cen­ tury, and older readers will remember with affection the


Still pottering around the EMPIRE GAMES SPEW


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jpiCTURESQUE Waddington one of the most popular


villages around Glitheroe, has been nominated best-kept York­ shire Dales village in a com­


wrought iron prize and an oak seat.


sion Waddington had been able to enter the competition, as the boundaries of the area had been extended. The village was entered by


This year was the first occa­


petition run by Yorkshire Rural Community Council. The village will receive a


nation Garden alongside Hit brook was tended voluntarily by men and women in the V’t< lage.


Well deserved


Canon J. T. C. Baker, vita of Waddington, commented!


"T h is is a well-deserved win. “ Vilagers are not only proud


of th e ir own gardens, but the; make sure that the bits oPno- man’s-land” in the village aie kept tidy as well." Canon Baker said that u


long as he had known the vil­ lage it had always been tidy,


the Parish Council, through its clerk, Mr. A. H. Banks, of West Bradford Road, who is also chairman of the Parish Coun­ cils’ Association for the Settle area.


Encouragement


tiser: "The win is a great encouragement, and we shall certainly enter again. It is a great c r e di t to everyone, because of the vast area the competition c o v e r s — for example one of the finalists was a village near Richmond.” Mr. Banks said that the Coro­


Mr. Banks told the Adver­ Beautiful Mr. James Hutchinson, lictn-


see of the Sun Inn, said all in the village did their utmost ti keep it tidy. “ I have only beta here since February, but I hava really grown to love the village, and th ink it is a beautiful out,'


he said. Both Mr. Hutchinson and


Mrs. E, V. Raby, licensee of the Higher Buck Inn, expressed the view that when people read about Waddington’s success the newspapers it would bring more visitors than ever.


M s ' w '1 s ' - L«' V m * * , ■ ■. ■-I---* -


ARE WEE


r r o those of us wl Clitheroe has


day morning all we


“ trade,-.will becon honoured in the br the observance and die a natural death. Out of the tra


-t, Weeks as such, ( frith the decline of


M


Wakes Weeks, whi peculiar to the Norl land, springs a go- controversy. Are fact, a boon or an nism in these mod To those who


. home, they mean I tion of routine h the thousands whe


1 queueing. On the | there is the ability I tr> dispose of the i problem at one \ u e -who do nc 1 \Vakes Weeks ar 1 with a staff proble ! out the summer- i the longer holidr


j the journey may in' than usual discoi


;i are now given it i mean a depleted | almost the year ro I Wakes Weeks, | families and friei I away together, an | consideration for i


A LUXU But perhaps the


of present-day b will have the fim


FLEETWOOD STEAK HALIBUT 8 / - per lb. (The weiglil of this Halibut is 203 lbs.)


Absolutely Supreme Quality


Mackerel and Herrings only 1 /6 per lb. Fresh Duckling 1 8 /6 each


JACK HALL AND SON Wellgate Fisheries


CLITHEROE TEL: 511 .


bring the end of Weeks. Although shut down can o firm the opportun to effect a comple of machinery, n speak of the li places on them in field, and a com tion of productioi luxury we can afford in these s petitive days. It might be a


Wakes Weeks d anyone with a gr: ment in his make something distinc about them, and adventure is sti many people all go away in one g He would be a d could not catch enthusiasm, 'Who tion is not stir thought of so n all setting out on est fortnight of i gether, to seek i cuperation in th dividual ways. These ways


varied indeed, chosen the hi pleasures of the the Golden Mil the good natur ship of the hoi Others have sou ment by lakes or answered th call of the High wild beauty of while others ha the exhilaration tal, or the char villages in the Devon and Con


WIDER HO But perhaps


iiii linii'


change in recei been the trend tc zons, the fulfil natural desire tc one’s own c* accents of Clithe been heard this boulevards of P and the local b exchanged for Vaporetto in Ve car in Switzerla lift in Austria. For others


match has give bullfight in Spai the pictures sw symphony conc~ or zither music plattler in Tyr round the Rib Yorkshire Dales the stately home has been replac of the Bernese ( visit to the O Loire or Bavar


, round Blackpo become a flight aric Isles and tl the bay has dev Mediterranean and fish have b spaghetti, and the local brews


ROAD SAFET .; • V l ' ''


-'. THIS Go easy unc


used to be in Wa staggering their holi are more “open as It may be tha


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