2 CUthcroc 'Advertiser and Times, Friday, May 12, 196/ COUNTRY DIARY


Solitude Serenity Nature


EVERYONE will agree with the sentiments o! the letter in the correspondence column last week in which the writer says, “Please do not take away the beauty


and rural aspect of this, one of the few unspoilt parts of England.' However, no matter what our belief, interests or sentiments, change appears


to be inevitable and alterations in the interest of so-called progress are bound to occur, and we who appreciate such things can only check the rush


knows where or what end.


by the Modeler. where in such surroundings it is easy to assess such values and I came to one conclusion.


1 thouaht about it quite a lot the other day when out It appears to me that with


the gathering speed associa­ ted with the headlong rush of civilisation the time will come when, saturated with, noise, fumes and all kinds of polution people will turn more and more to the soli­ tude and serenity of nature. This will not only be a- a


form of recreation but will be adopted as a way of *fe.


matte r which way you iook a t th is thing called civilisation there can be no lasting future in a system which reduces its servants to physical or nervous wrecks dependent on pep pills, sedatives and tonics.


You may disagree hut. no Success


Added support was given to my conclusion when bv the


upper Hodder itself I made the acquaintance of lour Burnley


people who thought the place had attractions equal to many of the better known beauty-


spots. One of the group, school master had definite ideas on the subject and he told me of a recent, scheme, put into operation which has proved to be a remarkable suc­


cess.


number of applicants were far in excess of the capacity of (those who were 10 lead them. Altogether this is a remarkably good scheme and one wluo.i could provide an alternative to many of the pleasures so com­


croups of schoolchildren by pood naturalists — observers were so successful th a t t - s


Proposals to take out small „


mon today. Although wc had never met


before I was surprised, belt an


- for today.” came as a parting comment.


But even bclore cur briel , .


meeting I bad experienced a wonderful time, ft was just one


of those mornings of May a t her very best. White clouds high in the blue sky. warm sun­ shine and a pleasant wester It wind All th a t one could desire. The chilly wintry temperatures of yesterday seemed a long long time ago. The sun was more powerful than for some­ time. The earth gave off th a t wholesome smell and the bruised grass a scent not to be found in a bottle of man’s con­ coction. Oh. to be in Englan.. I thought. There must be many who by choice or necessity now in foreign parts find then thoughts • returning to this countryside cf ours now th a t the gathering upward trend advances day a lte r day. At such a time and in such a place i t is better tc be alone, with one's thoughts, to forget tire


hour later, to receive tncir h e a r t y t l m t o fo r a b r ie f In t io - duction to the pleasures ol the countryside, “Your good deed


drink. II was good clean fresh wings he once more returns to untreated water. What more 1 his favourite perch, can a man desire Have you in such surroundings and ever given it a thought? When company f had no desire to you are really thirsty there is move or cover long distances, nothing quite so good as fresh su ch is a mistake and a habit water from a running stream, c [ the machine age. We are and I have tasted most things. a p too eager to move on and Thc same, strangely enough, I liave so little time to pause or applies to food. Tf you have a I examine the ground beneath healthy appetite brought about 0Ur feet. May is not i. tunc for bv exercise then the very plain- tearing around for there is so est ol food lias a wonderful much to see and h e a r within taste and does not by any a.uy small a re a . Whatever your means require condiments to interest, now is tile time to stimulate the palate or should just stand and stare, and pro I say, give the dish some flay- viding you are keen to observi our. ’


my ir


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in many aspects to those of the skylark.


pelites arc lor ever increasing, skylark. Instead he begins to I halted by the stream, took oil | ^ l g ns he rises from the top-


The t.ree pipet however does not, reach such heights as the


iv jacket, knelt by the cascad- most branch of a tree and con­ es: water and took a long cool y nucs until, with fluttering


GRINDLETON MAN’S NOVEL INVENTION


A Grindleton man has invented a machine which,


ho believes, can cheap electricity


provide from the


wind or thc sea. The mechanism, devised


by Mr. Jim Frankland, of 22 Mcadowside, could also


| you will soon find there is so much to contemplate. You will


unmistakable call of the cuckoo | vious visit a sure indica tion th a t our coun­ tryside is approaching perfect-1 ion. Instinctively, I turned thc \


A few minutes later came thc I missed something, on your pre-


j ma tte r how often you visit place th a t you have always


I also th cn be" in to realise no


money over in my pocket, and in so doing began to wonder i -phis countryside of ours can why. Throughout my life this aiWnys provide something new habit, superstition—call i t what I


IV Id t l l l C ClCCl ,1 „ „ „


you may—h a s persisted. Who unexpected moment a great started i t all I do not know surprise. I had oi.e a sh o r t tunc but in my youth it was com- a f ter leaving the river. When moil practice for people t j quietlv moving down th e nar- turn over their money when row track I h ad ju s t rounded a they first heard the cuckoo. I pend when less th a n 60 yards The countryside jusr, now is directly in f ront was an almost full of pleasant sounds and as fUny mature deer. She con- I stood listening the gathering timied grazing as I calmly chorus kept me occupied. What moved out of sight. 1 again more welcome and pleasing j took a peep. Wha t a beautiful song than th a t of the willow picture! I was a s delighted as arbler. Ju s t now they are h f i t had been th e s ight of my


often produce a t th c most the pioneers are joined by t h e |n 0dder.


real influx. And what a delightful


song, with its sweet mellow cadence, unmistakable and


creatures in the hedgerows,


easily recognised from all others. And as you see tile small


singing ail the time, you will perhaps marvel th a t such a tiny bird has come from tar iw'ay Africa ju s t to be by Hod­


be used as an easier way of propelling a bicycle, or a man-powered flying machine. Described s i mp l y , the


device enables a wheel to turn continually in the same direction, no matter which way it is being driven. The model which Mr.


frame, and is driven from


pedals arc turned, the large chain wheel, seen clearly in the picture, always turns in the same direction, without


any need to adjust thc


machine to change ?car- Mr. Frankiand claims that


his invention could be put to use in generating electricity


from the sea. A large paddle in thc scat driven backwards and forwards by the waves and the tides, would always drive the wheel in the same direction, and therefore it could bo used to drive a


everywhere. They first arrive first deer. T h a t certainly, made by Ribble and Hodder in mid- mv day for only on ra re occns- April. Then a f te r a few days ioas does one see a deer by the


“NATURALIST"


generator. 'A former aircraft fitter,


Mr. Frankland stumbled on


the device while trying to find an easier way of pro-


der or Ribble. Of course if you like to be accompanied by the transistor then you will not h e a r such sounds. I again sa t by the wayside listening to the various sounds and enjoying the sun. Not fa r from thc waters edge 1 followed the antics of a sandpiper. Suddenly i t took off with rapid wing beats maintaining a continuous


LOOKING THROUGH A WHALLEY WINDOW “Stone walls do not . • •


WHEN I was a kid (and that’s a terrible long time ago!), as soon as school was over in the long sunny days of sum­


mer, my mates and I set off for the country. Worsa Hill was one of our favourite venues.. and scorn-


sweet, and a t times shrill song to climb, as i t skimmed over tile water Many s im ila r trips with flickering wings. They too macjc us wise, anti wc


.


have just returned to our water- immctliale.iy looked aro u n d wavs a f te r spending the winter r am tu ia iw ) months by th e sea-shore. Not for a little d o o r in tile


not a t all common in our area, ag a in s t ii. vv*‘ ,


far away and also ju s t by the usually effectively closed oy .


water a' dunlin was also busy Q ia rc c f|a t s t o n e leaning feeding: a welcome visitor and


rush, the fumes, the traffic, and the struggle lor existence becoming more vicious as man s appetite for power and wealth increases. Such things as we sec around us are simple and


All i t seems, judging by their g lance over the sh o u ld e r 10 joyous songs and calls, are glad mak e sure there was n o ta r - to be with us.


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free but those who can appre­ ciate these things are surely f a r richer than those whose ap-


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stream flows into the Hodder I just had to h a l t once more to watch and enjoy a tree pipit. I fully appreciate how difficult i t is for one to asses the various qualities of these, our sum­ mer visitors, but for th a t sheer ecstasv of delight I consider the notes and actions of this songster as inspiring a s any on the list. For some reason i t is often overlooked, chiefly be


Not far from where


cause of its thin distribution. bctter. a n d learned th a t the a r t But wherover there are of dry stone walling is yet


---------------- bright cheery


can mistake notes,


. similar I these now of course, we know


extinction. Tihe


G a r a g e s TIMBER/ASBESTOS. TIMBER or CONCRETE


of this type is the Yorkshire dales, and those vast stretches of fell and moorland around Hubberholme and Buckden, and their many sister hamlets. Here the walls stretch mile after unbroken mile, and create an intricate maze down by the river, and away ‘up and over


m ideal nlace p to see wans


the steep hillsides. In our own area ol Whalley


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seen ‘up the Nab’ (oh yes! I know the Nab is in Billington. i


and. on the broad slopes oi Clerk Hill and the moorland


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I tion we shall never know: as well might wc ask, “Who made the first wheel?", or, “Who first harnessed horse to plough?” To our second quostion too,


of this, and in the days of the •first Elizabeth communities were encouraged to enclose


the answer is not easy to fine). Certain it Is that some ot these walls existed In the monastic era. Documents s‘'ll preserved confirm the truth


the small fields and pastures adjacent to their homes, and —note this—"the walls were to be built from stone taken


, .Two purposes in one were thus acchieved; the land was


front the land."' The answer to the first ques- , „ .


| m er a ro u n d , wc moved thc stone, and getting down on ‘all fours' hurriedly scram­ bled through to the next field the I and with a struggle replaced


thc boulder behind us. In those days of sculled


were too young to appreciate the craftsmanship in those


knees and scratched palms we


apparently roughly b u i l t walls, and too immature to


realise that they had a his* tory going back at least for decades, and perhaps tor several hundred years.


woodlands there you will another of the ancient counwy- come across the tree pipet. side crafts quickly approaching And who


in., conventional paths, we went hedge and dyke lor ou objective—until we came to a wall too high and too rugged


cleared and cultivation made easier, and was made secure against trespass and straying cattle. In the eighteenth cen­ tury when the enclosure of common lands proccded apace, the practice of dry walling became a fine art, and precise instructions were laid down as to how the walls must be con­


missioners. "must be 34 inches a t the base and six feet in height. The walls must be top­ ped bv stones not less th an four inchest in thickness, and must be not less th a n 16 inches broad a t the apex. I t was enacted too, th a t there must be 21 good ‘Throughs’ (ie stones th a t passed completely through from


structed. “Each wall,” said th e Com­


one side to the other), in every rood of fence, and t h e s e -Throughs’ must be a t heights of two feet and four feet from


the ground. I t is thus possible, by exam­


ining the dry walls we en­ counter, to make an approx! mation of their age. The small crooked walls around croft and cottage may be very old indeed the long s traight walls sweep ing over dale and fell in confor­ mity with the instructions laid down, are not so venerable, but can be anything up to a couple of hundred years in age. And the ‘little doors’ I spoke


the pedals of the bike. No matter which way thc


pelling a wheel to drive a man-powered flying machine. He concluded tnat it was


easier to push the feet back­ wards and forwards to drive


a wheel than it is to pedal the feet round In circles. With thc device which ho


has invented, a bicycle could, in fact, bo driven by pushing the feet backwards and for­ wards, and later this year, Mr. Frankland hopes to con­ struct another model of his machine which will drive a bicycle. The model which he has


Frankland has made is mounted on an old bicycle


to goodness only


Rowland Council Chairman victor at the


COUNCILLOR R. Williamson, of Sugar Fold, Higher Hoddcr, near Clitheroe, who has just completed a year as chairman of Bowland Rural Council, was successful on


Saturday in retaining his scat on the Council. As representative lor Bashall Eaves and Great Milton


Councillor Williamson was opposed by Mr. Alan George Williams who succeeded Councillor Williamson as manager of the C.W.S. estate at Withgill, lollowing Councillor


Williamson's retirement. Counci llo r William­


son, who will continue as chairman of the Council for' another year, is extremely well 'known in farming circles throughout the North-


West. Great interest was taken


in the election, there being a 76 per cent poll. Voting was as follows:


*R. Williamson ;...... 117 Alan George Williams 37


the Bowland area was at Waddinglon, where the retir­ ing member. Mr. W. J. Har­ rison. retained his scat. CoUN. R. WILLIAMSON Here there was a 75 per cent


The only other contest in s i® i£H poll. W. .T. Harrison ............188 Result:


A. H. Banks ................ 133 F. Barrow ................ 129 The only new member of


Bowland Council will be Mr. Robert J. Howard, of F a t HiU Farm, who was the only nomin­ ation for Bolton-by-Bowland


He succeeds Mr. James XV.


Dinsdale who did not seek re- election. There were no other contests


built is constructed almost entirely of scrap items. Some of the cog wheels are from an old racing motor bicycle, and the somp from a Reliant motor car froms part of the framework. Mr. Frankland is now


and tile other members of the


council will be: Bolton-by-Bowland, R.


filing a claim for a patent through a Burnley agency, although he will probably have to wait for some months before the patent is granted.


Stole from locker


Edward Jablonski (21), of Queen Street, Low Moor, was


put on probation for two years af ter pleading guilty a t Clitheroe yesterday “week to stealing £4. ' |


the money, belonging to Mr. Gilbert Parkinson, was later recovered. In a statement,Uablonski ad'


Inspector H. Dickinson said


mitted th a t he toe-: the money from a pocket o', a pair of trousers left in rt locker. Jab


WALKING TO HELP OXFAM


By the end of October, about


100.000 walkers will have cov­ ered a distance equiyalent to eight times to th e moon—rais­


ing money for Oxfam. According to Philip Jacksou,


head of Oxfam’s fund raising


staff, walkers will complete about two million miles between April and October: “We believe we can raise £250,000 from tins effort,” lie said. “And th a t is a very conservative estimate.” Oxfam's walking activities


J.


Howard; Bowland Forest (Higher Division) *J. Spensley; Bowland Forest (Lower Divis Sion) *J. Porter, Easington. "W. Blackwell; Gisburn, *B. Bentley. Gisbium Forest, *T. Robinson:


A .


Grindleton, ’Mrs. S. J . Dow: Middop and Rimington. *S. Holgate: Newsholme an d Pay- thorne, *T. H. Kayley; Newton. E Newliouse: Sawley, ~J. True-


man: Slaidburn, *Mrs. M. E. B. King-Wilkinson: West Brad­


ford 5T. H. Aspin. Three parish council elections


also took place and more inter ­ est was aroused, th an for many years-The contests were a t Wad- dington. Grindleton and Slaid- burn.


elected for the firs t time. She is Mrs. Margaret M. Shaw, a farmer's wife, who teaches a t Blackburn. Mrs. Shaw is vice- president of the village women s


At Slaidburn. a woman was . - institute.


dates Mr. A. Dickinson and Mr. F. R.‘ Rigby, polled the same number of votes Mr. Rigby, who has been a member and clerk for manv rears, decided to stand down, though i t is poss­ ible he may continue to a ct as


Also a t Slaidburn, two candi­ ,


C' two members lost their seats a t Wadding-ton and one a t


Grindlcton. Results:


g r ind l e to n


•F. WADDINGTON .......... 137 GRETA HARDACRE . . . . 128


lonski’s statement added th a t his h and caught tire trousers and felt the money so lie pulled four pound uotes from the pocket.


Speeded


sight Avenue, Clitheroe, was fined £5 a t Ciitheroe yesterday week for exceeding the speed limit with a motor cycle in Whaliey Road. Inspector H. Dickinson said the speedometer of a police cat-


Brian Wilson (19), of Long-


registered Wilson's speed between 48-50 mph.


will reach a climax in October when th e largest-ever organised walk in Br itain converges on Oxfam. This walk—“The Food Trek”—will s ta r t from Scotland in the north, Jersey in th e south and many other points around Britain. From August onwards, th e walk will advance in stages over weekends, end­ ing in Oxford on October 7— two days af ter Oxfam’s 25th birthday. Prior to “Food Trek, a number of regional walks will take place in many other p a r ts of the country during the spring and summer. Tokens of the money- collected on these walks will be carried to Oxford with tokens of th e money raised in “The Food Trek.” Each of th e walkers partici­


D. N. WILSON .............. 124


*S R GREEN .............. T’ HOLGATE ..............


Not elected 'H. Bennett


Patricia M. Hall . . . J. G. Briggs ..................


.................. S L A ID B U R N


*E. SLINGER .............. *COL. L. C.


75


KING-WILKINSON . . . 69 MARGARET M. SHAW . 60


Not elected


*F Rigby .............................. F. Rickeit ..............................


pating will be sponsored by- various relatives and friends who agree to pay a certain amount for each mile their walker completes.


WADDINGTON


'•W J HARRISON.............. 233 | »G.' TOMLINSON .................269 J F. BARROW.....................267


THIS WAS THE NEWS


75 YEARS AGO May 13, 1892.


ON the eve of May Day youths carried on their usual pranks in the village of BoHon-by- Bowland. There was the cus­ tomary collection of farm c a r ts etc., on the village green, observable a t day break, and the old cross in the centre cf th e village was surrounded with all sizes of barrels, feed­ ing troughs and articles of every coneivable description which i t had been possible to


lay hands on. *


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newly-appointed vicar of Clith- eroc Parish Church, held the first of a series of outdoor Sun­ day afternoon services f o r which Wilkin Square was selec­ ted.


The Rev. H. L. Bellhouse.


of? Well, the agile upland sheep could scale the walls without difficulty when so driven, but not the ‘lame and h a l t’, and not the young lambs, and so the ‘Cripple Holes’ were construc­ ted. Interesting, isn’t it?


FOSSILS


moorland hike, pause to admire tile walls, and the craftsman­ ship th a t lias enabled them to


Next time you go off on a


withstand storm and gale, wind and weather, since great-great


grandfather was a boy and longer. These walls, you see, arc not just a nuisance to the


cross country walker; they mark boundaries and enclos­


ures. they are rugged and— ap a r t from labour costs—are cheap to construct. They need no trimming, as do your thorn hedges, and there is no wood


to rot and crumble as in your conventional fence. In the limestone area, almost


every stone shows a wealth of fossils; in our own small locality each piece of millstone gift may have been laboriously


torn from the harsh unycilding


ground. And each wall is an enduring


monument to a rural crafsman of a bygone age.


J.Fc


Preparations for an Army en­ campment near Chipping were fast nearing completion. A licence for a canteen «'as gran­ ted by Clitheroe County Jus­ tices. I t was stated that seven regiments of troops. line as well as militia, were expected on May 23. and during August Bank Holiday week seven volunteer regiments, compris­ ing the Liverpool Brigade.


e Robert Ernest Parkii'son 'Vas l e c t e d to a Foundation


scholarship of Clitlieroe Royal Grammar School, conferrinr


tctnl exemption from the pay­ ment of tuition fees. Two other


scholarships were not awarded as there were no candtiates sufficient merit.


Having secured a position In


the South of England. Miss Slater resigned the Post °f headmistress of Sawlcv. School.


works Committee of Clitheroe Corporation agreed upon the removal of the fountain *rom the Market Place to a site on the left of the King Street entrance to the Cattle Market. The question ot replacing the


The Highway and Water­


lamp in Market Place 'vas c!e" ferred.


50 YEARS AGO May 11, 1917


FIRST of -the Sunday School anniversaries to be held in the borough was th a t a t Waterloo Wesleyan Chapel, where the preacher was the Rev. A. S. Sharp of Bolton. Mr. A. D. Fail-weather presided- a t an afternoon service. Collections


were £24 12s. 6d. «


^ *


sergeant. Inspector Beaumont, who had been acting as Chief Constable of Stalybridge in the absence of tile Chief Constable on active service, intimated his


A former Clitheroe police


intention to retire. *


* *


Clitheroe, Mr. J. N. Campbell, Chief Constable of Bacup regis­ tered complaints about food hoarding, and intimated his intention to apply for permis­ sion to be granted to certain members of the police force to


Formerly Chief Constable of


search houses. *


* * At a meeting of the Whalley


Rural Deanery, flic Rev. R. Newman, vicar of Whalley and Rural Dean, said th e question of war memorials would soon be to the fore. He asked tiiat great care be exercised and thc best possible advice sought with’ a view to seeing th a t memorials erected in t h e churches were such a s would be worthv of the men whose memory they were intended to


perpetuate. Whalley lost a well-known


resident in the person of Mr. Richard Ashworth (59) of Park


Villas Formerly on the Whal­ ley postal staff, he was for some re a rs afterwards care­ taker of thc Wesleyan Church and Sunday School.


25 YEARS AGO May 8, 1942.


the Whalley village schoc showed considerable enterprise


A number of girls attendin;


ill raising tile sum of £ 1 11s. 6d, for the Duke of Gloucester £


Red Cross . Fund by Maypole dancing during the week.


Day. * * *


previous 10 years were found dead. According to information


The two swans which had I raced Primrose Lodge for the!


received, th e i r bodies were found floating in tile water. The police were informed and the constable who examined them found that, th e birds h ad | n ot been injured in any way, nor did they appear to have I been poisoned. As the male j bird was of considerable age and in poor condition he came to th e conclusion th a t i t had died of natural causes and th a t its mate, unable to bear .the loss had died of a broken |


heart. * * *


didiates from -the parishes of St. Mary’s, St. Jameses, Down- ham and Read were confirmed | a t th e Parish Church. Clith- eroe by the Bishop of Burnley, |


One hundred and ten can-


Of thc latcs selection of


Dr. E. P. Swain. ♦


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generally existed between the police and the public was | stressed by Mr. D. Peters, Weights and Measures Inspec­ tor for Clitheroe, and Chair­ man of Oswaldwistle District Council, when he spoke to | members of Clitheroe Rotary Club about changes which had taken place in the Police Force during the previous 10 ye a rs


# * *


president of Ciitheroe Labour Party a t the annual meeting cf members held in the Labour


Mr. J. Higson was re-elected


Rooms. Mr. IT. J. K ln g h an was appointed vice-president and Councillor R. Trimby, financial secretary.


season in the Ribblesdale League, Ribblesdale Wanderers


In th e ir opening game of the


were beaten a t Church Meadow by Blackburn St. James’s Bat­ ting first the Wanderers scored 78 all out, and in reply Black­ burn scored 93-3.


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*W BOOTHMAN ............... Mo »J. SMITHSON.........................248 *R HANSON .......................... 228


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CAR WAS “LITTER”


A complaint received by the


police th a t a derelict motor car had been left on land be- longing to Clitticroc Corpora- tion a t the back of Hcnthom Road led to Thomas Walker (31), of Edisford Road, Clith­ eroe. being fined £1 bv the magistrates yesterday week for depositing a car in such cir­ cumstances as to deface the


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defendant said he had not broken his promise to the police, but had moved the car a t the weekend. He thought


Perhaps thc greatest pliment paid to tile perffi


in the Clitheroe Royal C m a r Schools’ annual cc on Tuesday was the ol-’ enjoyment of both perfc an d audience of each every item. I t was obvio; lormidiblc undertakin? mount a concert with we: 160 performers, compris choir from each of thc m a r Schools and a con orchestra from both win eluded one member o[ R dale School.


The girls choir opene the


vehicle was "all right" a t the side of his garage.


0! course it’s my kind oi Bonk!


evening with “Non Domino" (Roger Quilter ■went on to sing two soi Schubert “To Music” am Hedgerose": thc latter w; ticularly effective in ton trol and included some lent feeling for climax L ater in the concert thc “The Wind and The Rc Cesar Franck. “I lo’ beauteous things" (Chri: Le Flemming) in whic. gave a most moving mance of what is obvic difficult song, and ende "Where the gentle flows” by Ronald Binge, well sung.


SHORT TIME


only this term been rc to include broken voic* obviously worked hard sen t three songs with s a time for preparatior opened with " I t was and his lass” (Thomas ' continued with "Old Hubbard” by Victor H chinson and ended wit Goslings" by Frederick a humourous part-son’ was obviously much en; the audience who for managed to restrai-. amusement until thc e Both choirs are muc


congratulated on the c their diction through


evening. The solo items inc


ne a t performance of (Tschaikovsky) sung t


Knibbs, and a well-c


violin solo, two nv from a Concertino b Hand Kuchler, played


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motoring satisfaction in


Stevenson. There were three p


solos. The first by Sus who played a Chopin This is difficult music convincing and she to be having difficult! aging the pedal: a not unknown on th ment as those who h : professional pianists of the Music Club Co: have observed. Diana Miles plavc


and variations by Hs great skill and chan obviously a young distinction, for she Frances E. Walker Prize for the year July 1960 with the obtained for her 1 pianoforte examine by the Associated the Royal Schools of Linda Thompson


Bach Prelude and I minor from "Fo-


. requiring a matu: outlook and it was performed.


e x h i l e r a t


woodwind tutor of who is a member of Music Staff.


Mr. Edward Coi


Charles Myers for malice of two move a concertino for c pianoforte by T; and a mast exhilar;’


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mance i t was. The accompamni'


girls choir and fo and vocal solos v between Diana Linda Thompson la tte r taking the I Both of them plr


Preludes and Fugue by J. S. Bach. Th;


Thc boys choir, whi


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