Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, Aridity, December 15, J967


LOOKING THROUGH k WHALLEY WINDOW


A wonderful and inspiring sight


is& v r . swiS^wnsici ?ss stt* exciting and inspiring events in my litc. 1 have journeyed miles in all kinds ol weather photographing th e lapwing, wooci , , „


cock, woodpecker and have gone to enormous lengths just to see a rainy. Later the search w'idened and went further afield to rec­


ord the eagle, phalaropc. wild goals, geese, and the red throated diver, not forgetting the skuas. It has all been enjoyable


with most of the adventures providing many sources ol


pleasures.Looking back on my travels 1 can honestly say most have been successful and the results encouraging. Most. I llnd have at one time


or other provided “roses in Dec­ ember" as I sit back in nostal­ gic mood. The trouble however is that once you begin this sort of thing your appetite grows and the ‘•itch" to be on your way on a new quest becomes rather disturbing. However, at the moment I


the right time is really some­ thing out of this world. It is an experience of a life-time and for this I shall ever bo thank­ ful for as I say the experience will remain with me as one of the outstanding events in a life­ time spent in seeking and photographing the wonders and


beauties of nature.


am not concerned with the fut­ ure but merely re-capping on past efforts and wondering which, of all these has provided the greatest thrill.


ful consideration I think there can be no denying the fact that the greatest thrill of all was in the discovery of a newly born deer. Not, I hasten to add in the


After a great deal of care­


Being within a few feet of a golden eagle, a goose, or wild goat certainly fills one with excitement and emotion and, in consequence the event leaves an impression on the "inward eye" which cannot be erased or


forgotten. In a vood


stroke of luck and the chances against such a llnd at such a moment must be in the region of a thousand to one or more. To be at the right spot


Highlands or following a lengthy or ardous trek, but within six miles of clitheroe. It was. I agree, a wonderful


The wood. I had previously found, was favoured by a couple of voting stags, who found the mixed timber and undergrowth much to their liking. So. when­ ever the weather was favourable we went along just to watch in the near vicinity in tile hope of getting sight of one or other of these noble creatures,


relation to all I felt on that May morning we spent in a wood not far from Bolton-by-Bowland.


This was certainly true in at The tell-tale tracks at the


neck of the wood presented a reliable guide regarding move­ ments. and we found that throughout previous visits U disturbed, they invariably fol­ lowed this well-used path. This habit would. I . antici­


pated, help in getting a close- up picture. So. after taking up my position, my wife, at a given t time was to enter the, wood m


had a good view. However, as with many


trusion, the stag would follow tlie usual pattern and proceed along the path over which I


he hope that following the in­ wood- Christmas in 1617 IN WHAUJEY wc do »ot share the views of Mr. Scrooge


where Christmas is concerned. ‘It’s humbug! AH humbug!’, cried Dickens’ old reprobate


and lived to lament his words, but in the abbey village wc


have a (ofally different conception Wc have our festivities and our parties, our carol scr-


sidor to bo the .most wonder-1 vices and entertainments, Santa Claus comes to visit us. and ful and inspiring sight. I have I on Christmas morning the sweetly chiming church bells over bohcld. There at my feet rcmjnd f 1C sacrcd associations ot the day lay a newly-born fawn.


Thus £ loday> and so it


this richly coloured deer. And troni the ‘Journal ol Nicholas seldom docs one realise what Assheton’ we arc able to U fitting name: is


soon1'Si a beautifiil' sildu as has been Tor many years, and A more dclightlut 01 -liue woici


could never be thought of to some, at least, of the local describe such beauty, grace and celebrations wc like three attractiveness.


build up a picture of what 1 ‘ < r ,u„ inmi


c With its deep brown and Dear old Nicholas—his in- white it was a perfect e x . , ...... ....... »


hestnut coat flecked ........ ..............


Walt Disney film. It was so refined, so delicate I


things in life, arrangements do not always work out accordmg to plan This was to be another example. But little did wc know of the surprises which all this was to bring about in the next few minutes. For suddenly from


in out-line with e.ves over whet- j niing with their innocence. And so on looking back 11


And the shape of the head—it action-fillepi-days ot hunting, was all of that expressed in a | racing and felting with merry


..r, ' * ,- u,,niirm nights at the hostelry to fol­


low. It appears to lwve keen the


a nearby thicket there came one of the most frightening sounds


I have ever heard. Imagine yourself in an isola­


think that this provided one of the most, if not THE most out­ standing adventures and high-1 lights of mv life. And. what is most important—not in the Highlands or hundreds of miles from home but at a spot by I Riblilc and no more than six Qhald^ ' At Whailey. tile vicker, miles from Clitheroe.


custom—almost ft Xamily tra­ dition—to assemble at Whallcy Abbey as Yuletidc drew nigh, and in the two ycars the diary covers both Christmases were spent in the home or Sir Ralph


Assheton. . jo‘Dec. 25th. 1617.’ reads the


ted wood with dense under­ growth, when suddenly a cry like that of a child in distress broke the silence. Frankly I was horrified, bewildered and I do not mind admitting scared. You


mav think I am trying to exag­ gerate but I call assure you that unless you have been m a simi­ lar position no written word can convey such an experience. Of


sounds to be heard at night m the countryside, which can b~ somewhat unnerving to me stranger. To all these I am fullv accustomed. This was en- tirelv different. It was nbsol- utelv foreign to the woods and our ‘ countryside. The


that I am sure. I am also wen aware of most of the strange


cries as from a child m distress became more irequent. With some hesitancy I moved low aids the thicket. As I came nenrei the sound stopped.


Real jyr ' ' a n


was now within 40 paces- from where the sound originated. The thick tangle of undergrowth now presented a very real piob- lcm. Would it be better to wait or should I take courage and determine once and for all what


Judging from the last cry I


Calf subsidy arrangements


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Farmers will be aware that


now been made in Yorkshire _ voll c.m st;n see some of the and Lancashire whereby calf | 0jd -walls—there would be danc- subsid.v can be claimed on in„ ;ul(, yiosc old English eligible calves which arc presen- ga°acsso many of which origin- ted at liveweight markets for qted in the manor houses of the fatstock guarantee. To take Tudor period—musical chairs,


Special arrangements h a v e At night ti-,e long gallery


was the cause? Drastic, action was needed so


with head bent low. to avoid


the thorns and branches I forced my way -through tin. confusion of brush wood cm ng little as the thorns caught my


The discovery of a newly born lawn In a wood not tar Irom Clitheroe still remains as one of the outstanding events ot my life. Little more Ilian 12 inches in height, with exceptionally long legs it was certainly one ol the rarest subjoots I have so lar encountered. And judging from its reaction it would easily have accepted a human as'foster parent. The picture was taken on an 8mm. colour film.


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there came a tremendous crashing lollowed by the snapping of twigs and branches. I turned to sec a deer bolting through the undergrowth to bound across


Then suddenly, just ahead,


with renewed excitement and again forced my way ahead I to come across what 1 con-


the open field. At once I became filled


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Licences


movements kets


licence must are


in no circumstances are licences Mumming: was kindly, and slaughterhouses to company//fn only, be


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for or th e lvil’£!i?"s.<«J ir-1 “TwcT &W


I q^ the period


urnal. ‘Festiis nativitatus Ormerod preached.’ Nicho-


NATURALIST | las! you see, was a devout man and rarely missed attendance


Merry time


alise the merry time that en­ sued! What a spread there would be in the dini-S hall of tlie' gcrat manor house mow the Conference House), with ■the old oak and carved rafters gay with -holly, with conifers and other evergreens. Fowl, venison, and boar's head would surely grace the Squire's table­ au d tankards would be filled and refilled with the good


This duty done, wc can visu­


at divine service—an example we might do well to follow.


hundred and fifty ycars a? ° ’ u


of nature's protective colouring, gay one. tor he died wnen when


And along the back were dark, only 37. Almost every page ol almost black lines running h - m . i|s 0f busy and along at each side of the spine. ‘ .


with all our servants to What­ ley to spend Christmas,” but this vear festivities were cut short‘by a family bereavement at Middleton, whereto Nicholas -ode post haste to do his cous­ inly duty.


solemnly observed, and on Jan­ uary 7th we read: “With Cooz. Assheton home. Masking, gam­ ing and oth. friendly sports. Precisely what these ‘friendly


Friendly sports The obsequies over and


sports’ were we can only guess, but that Nicholas entered into them with zest we can t r cer­ tain, Tor he lived his life to the full, indoors or out. and was ever a leader whether in an archery contest, a race meetin; or hunting the deer and other games which abounded in the


THE WORK FORESTRY


COMMISSION Mr. J. Hurst, District OUi-l


ccr ot the Forestry Commis­ sion, spoke to Clitheroe Naturalists, at the Royal Grammar School yesterday week, on the work of the Commission. He was intro­ duced by the chairman of the society, Mr. W. M. Mar­


shall. After explaining how the


Commission was set up after the first world war, by various Acts of Parliament, to create eserves of standing Umber, Mr.


“


OF THE


from springing over the fences into the woods. The Commission had to keep


abreast of new developments and techniques to ensure futa production and used the most modei’ii machinery available.


I At one time 600 horses were


the enterprise and in that 100 and soon they would be sense his talk could be con- replaced by machinery • sidered as a. report to share-1


We were all shareholders in used, but now there .were


urst said that the main CHANGED ATTITUDE object of growing Umbei ' ' as rp,.. Forestry Commission in


for the use of mankind. In the carly days was very rcluc- past timber was used lor builds .ing houses, ships. 01 factories


but now it’s chief use was the ^ t iw re i


tQ ,lIkw Ule public with- forests, but now it was


production of pulp and celju- Pm^ dtics such tls camping and lose, rustic poles and pit pi ops. The Growth


Hurst described how these reserves had replaced those existing before the war. There


were still a few small reserves left from the time when trees were grown to make the wooden walls of the battle


of the Commission Md Hurst In somc ,u-ei,s there were proceeded to describe t h e o b s e r v a t i o n posts from which day work, fiorn


Aftcr explaining tlie function ration of the growing timber, where trees of the foicsts began | H ,T .


ships of the Royal Navv. The Forestry Commission,


Mr. Hurst added, began to buy land in various parts of Britain, most of it marginal fell and moorland, leaving the better ■land to be used for Agriculture. Originally, the Commission


district. What a different picture to


planted all coniferous trees be­ cause they grew more success- lullv in large areas covering tracts of land' without regard to tlie way -they fitted into the landscape. ■ Now, the commission had a


this Christmas of 1967. No television, canned music, or transitor sets, but because


dawn this year you may all have an equally happy time, whether you live in ‘mansion or in cot’. And -that as the day draws to its close you will he able to write in your diary the words that Nicholas wrote when James I (who a few months before had spent a very festive time himseir at nearby Hoghton). was still upon the til rone: "Verric mcrric all." J.F.


the fun was home made and simpler, not one whit less jolly. May wc hope that as the 25th


to grow, to the filling and grad- Mr. Hurst stressed tlie in°- followed by despatch. Using danger of fire, pointing out how coloured slides as visual aids to vulnerable Ihc forests were, as supplement his remarks, lie years of work and growth on showed Tarn Hows in thc timber production could be Lake District as a typical area | destroyed in a very short time for landscape study. Bv judi- by fire. cious planting of broad leaved Pictures were shown of trees trees in the foreground, with j being destroyed by fire, thus conifers behind, much more I making a dramatic finale to a attractive plantations were pro-1 very fine lecture.


people could watch deer, .


, duced-


surrounding the light green Were asked and Mr. John larch with the dark green Brown paid tribute to the Jcc- spruce.


Colours could be blended by to the many questions which Mr. Hurst replied very ably


different outlook and planting sites were landscaped into the hillsides. Mr. Hurst submitted -there


Foresters collected cones half of the members,


was a great deal of land in Britain which could be utilised for -the growth of Umber which was not suitable for agricul­ ture. Four fifths of the trees


leaved -trees". SHAREHOLDERS


the sites in 1968.


growing tightly together and I ,--------------------- looking like a type of lichen. These were lifted mechani-r


Young seedlings were shown


planted now were conifers one fifth, oaks, beeches, etc., which were referred to as “broad


mission became a commercial enterprise and had to begin to pay its way.


THE STARS AND YOU


FOR WEEK COMMENCING DECEMBER 18th, 1907.


t SAGITTARIUS (November 23


o December 20): This could be an important week where affairs


oranges and lemons, and the like.


obtainedid.


the end of the festivities, however, this was a gay and happy season—and on Dec­ ember 30, Nicholas again writes: "To Whailey ward. Staid at Abbey—veric mcrric all with dancing.'


The one night did not see came sirne J CAPRICORN


socially but work may not pro­ vide as much pleasure. Lncklc fobs systematically and try to delegate whenever possible. Don t your let a temporary sct-buck stop


anuary 19): plans


January f finds him stiff In y th a n you th in k . Make s u r e th a t .records:


issued for movement back to but they were bat Mummers, the farm of origin. This means i wonder what precisely Nicho- that if calves arc not approved raas meant by this last comment, for caff subsidy at the live- "they were bin Mummers' . weight centre they cannot be What. I wonder. <'. '. he expect? returned to the farm for fur-1 Perhaps hy now l.e was sated tlier rearing. Before taking with the pleasures of the sea- advantage of this concession son. and was becoming hard to farmers should therefore be please.


taken,


satisfied that tlie calves are Tlie following year Sir Ralph fullv up to the standard re- again played host to Nicholas, quired.


. 1 who writes. “My father, mother.


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F AQUARIUS < J a n u a ry 20 to f e b ru a ry 1 8 ) : An a rg um e n t w ith


h o n e s t ly an d clearly. You could b e very suc c e s s fu l where money


r ie n d s co u ld be m o re se r io u s ou h av e expressed y o u rscu


is concern ed. PISCES (February 19 to March


20): You will have to make an important decision about finan­ ces Don’t let yourself be rushed into action. It will help to get c the opinion and advice of a


eolleague. A new friend will


(December 21 tti You will shine


of the heart are concerned. Make vour mincl up quickly: net, positively. Don't look to others to clo your work for you.


From 1959 the Forestry Com­


caily and transplanted in long straight rows.


' Pictures showed tractors in tandem drawing a massive plough on the fell top and also draining machinery at work ] infected areas cutting channels to run off the water from wet boggy land. The area was fenced accord­


growing in parallel lines. These trees were lifted and placed in polythene bags to be stored until ready for taking to the site which had been prepared for them.


Two year-old stock was seen


happy year ahead. Don’t rush to put your plans into effect: instead. develop ideas fully before takin« notion. Travel is indicated and important new friendships will be formed.


ing to it’s requirements, and small wire mesh was used where -there were rabbits, net­ ting to keep out the sheen and special wiring to keen deer


turer and projectionist on be-


from mature -trees and from There is little doubt that the -these enough seed wa* ex-1 society will take advantage of traded to cover a period of the invitation to visit one of three years planting.


RAMBLER.


APPEAL TO PUBLIC


Tile Ministry of Agriculture.


Fisheries and Food again appeals to everyone who does not have urgent business in to keep well


away from them. This is a critical stage in t/he


fight against Coot and mouth and thc co-operation of the public is of vital importance in


THIS WAS MEWS


75 YEARS AGO that they ivill grow out of it. December 16 1892


Councillor J. A. Parker, pro­ posed the acceptance of an app­ lication by a young man named


At the Town Council meeting.


Garlick. who had been appoin-......... — - ted billposter for the newly-1 punishment won't be amiss, formed Clitheroe and District


Mr.


drift to something worse. Slack­ ness in tittle things leads to general slackness. It is time parents got to grips with tlie subject. Let them first give a t warning to their girls, mid if


Perhaps.’ Meanwhile they may hat is unheeded corporal


ally. YARIES (March 21 to April 20):


nter your life rather dramatic­ coou will find it hard to get the


have to build up their enthusi­ asm. An unexpected meeting could lead to an invitation and your entry into a new and excitr


-operation of others, and wnl


ins circle. ATAURUS (April 21 to May 20);


b i i t p re p a re fo r t l ie t im e when you will b e ab le to d o so.


e family link will be strength­ lened if you will discuss a prob­ Ym openly and without rancour. tiou will have difficulty In put­


ng ideas into effect just now, gGEMINI (May 21 to June 20): A


importance. Consult partners before taking any action which may affect other people close to


you YCANCER (June 21 to July 21)


end


Billposting Company, to use the bell belonging to thc Corpora­ tion as town crier, or bellman. Alderman J. Garnett mentioned Uiai some years previously. when the Corporation had a I Registered Architect. Borough public bellman, a sum of money I Engineer and Surveyor of Tam- was subscribed for tlie purchase I worth, was appointed Borough of uniform. Jn. Furness, who I Engineer and Surveyor of Gran- was the last publicly-appointed Iham, Lincolnshire. His father, bellman (as far as he remem- councillor A. R. Bleazard bored) wore a scarlet coat and I Chairman of Clitheroe Govpova- a gilt-banded hat. Alderman tion Waterworks and Estates Garnett said he wished to see Committee, was Borough Engin-


25 YEARS AGO


December 11, 1942 John Lewis Blcazarcl


the old customs maintained and lie gave a promise of financial help towards Ihc cost of a uni­ form. Thc applicant was appoin­ ted. Ihc question of uniform being left to thc General Pur­ poses- Committee.=


* *


yreat deal depends on a- decision Alderman Garnett that the , who was the Manchester Uni- you have to take now: though Technical S c h o o l Committee versity resident tutor for North ‘ou may 110't fully understand its


A suggestion was made by


should lessons.


hinp is ROinc your way and you should use all your energies to further your alms. A romantic mooting will brighten the week­


wou can afford to bo ambitious t ith your plans this week. Evcry-


ALEO (July 22 to August 21)


not entirely happy about it, Small details are extremely important where finances concerned.


your curiosity and prompts you to agree, even though you arc


n intriguing request rouses


ber 22): Associates may force you to change your plans at thc


VIRGO (August 22 to Septem­


last minute, but you will have little difficulty in adapting your­ self to now circumstances, in fact you stand to gain finan­


cially. LIBRA (September 23 to


October 22): A great opportunity will occur this week and if you grasp it you will make startling progress. Don’t neglect, a compli­ cated situation on the domestic scene front, or you will store up trouble. .


inaugurate gardening East Lancashire.


£6,000 to £7,000 was caused by lire at Messrs. J. Stutlard Sons' Sabdcn Mill.


,


sLftllftlion of electric lighting his West Bradford Mill.


50 YEARS AGO December 14, 1917


was paid at Clitheroe Auction Mart, for a dairy cow, by Mr.


The record price of £77 15s.


Rd. Whittaker, Clitheroe. *= #


Roval Lancaster Regiment held & farewell dinner to Captain Albert Smith M.P., who was re-1 linquishing his ]>osition in order to resume his Parliamentary duties.


ember 22): Be ready to face several major obstacles: arm yourself with determination and courage. You will succeed, but much thought and hard work will be needed before you move


SCORPIO (October 23 to Nov­


National Reserve Rifle Club held their annual meeting at


ahead again. THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS Monday: A happy and trouble-


Officers of the King’s Own I *


Damage estimated at from the Hall. Lowergatc, proved to and 130 so P°Pular lllat the bufidin:


It was a n n o u n c e d that arrangements had been made by


The Christmas Fayre held at


dated with S.S. Michael and John's Church, raised £200 for the benefit of Mission Funds and for providing comforts to members of the congregation serving in the Forces.


was packed to capacity and for some considerable part of the afternoon, long queues were waiting outside to gain admis­ sion. The event, which was organised by a^mmlttee asso-


Castle Lodge of Oddfellows was held in the Oddfellow's Hall when the Noble Grand Bro. F. H. Broom was


The annual meeting of the * * # in thc chair.


A cabaret and dance, which f was organised by Lady Hornby


Welfare Fund was held in thc Weavers’ Institute.. Music for ancing was provided by the


or thc benefit of thc W.A'A.F.


Royal Engineers’ New Dance Band and the cabaret by Mrs.


Sherliker’s Dancing Troupe. :* *


*


eer and Surveyor of Clitheroe for more than 30 ycars.


of adult education in this coun­ try was the subject of an add' jress delivered to members of Clitheroe Rotary Club by Mr. Thomas Kelly, of Wilpshire,


-The growth and development


tenant John Raymond Henry Hornby, only son of Sir H. Rus­ sell Hornby and Lady Hornby, of Barraclough, Clitheroe. who was killed in action in the Middle East while serving with thc Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (seconded from the Royal Inni- skilling Dragoon Guards) was held at Pendleton Parish Church.


A memorial service for Lieu­


following an article in tlie pre­ vious week's paper about soldiers’ complaints that pipe- clcancrs were bought by the girls in thc Services for use as hair-curlers, and thc girls’ re­ tort that men used to buy nail varnish to sire permanent polish to buttons, a local elec­


I t was stated in Quis. that,


containing tlie spread of the disease.


. u.y ta clcve,op


tgreater than that on Wc Con knowledge gained bv the public si0n wou]d help in the preser-


believing that the greater n sibCR jn suitable, places.


inent, due to the maritime I ubout thc ,TOrlc or tlw commis- Climate.


trician said that during the week he supplied a length of flex to a woman customer, though this was in short supply. As she went out, he heard her say: “This flex-


catcher employed by an Agri­ cultural Committee had been sacked because lie got so friendly with the rats that they willingly fed out of his hands.


I t was reported that a rat *


makes very good hair-curlers!” *s *


Members of thc Clitheroe I


the Market range. Alderman C. T. Mitchell was rc-elcctcd presi­ dent and Mr. H. Russell Hornby I was added to tlie vice-presi-1 dents. Other appointments in­ cluded Mr. A. Robinson, sccrc- |


free year lies ahead, with the accent on social pleasures and friendships. You will make rapid progress with your career, and gain better understanding your domestic circle. Tuesday: Tills year you can


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expect good returns from business activities. There may be a pleasant surprise in home life about mid-year. Romance will bring its problems, but their solution will give you new happi­


ointment carly in the year can be dealt with more easily than


* * of work. * * *


Church benefited by nearly £400 as tlie outcome of a sale |


ness. p Wednesday: A major 'disap­


you think. There will be plenty to do but compensatory rewards from your work. Domestic events will make you very happy.


wThursday: Unexpected changes t ill greatly affect your thinking


Public Hall, for comforts for the troops, it was .stated that I nearly 80- members of Clitheroe Conservative Club were with |


At a social gathering in the I * In all walks of life


the Forces. #


his year. Adapt yourself to new circumstances and you will enjov new happiness and much material reward,


haFriday: A more stable and linppy year lies ahead. Work hard w all spheres, aim high and you Sill achieve great happiness.


ocial life may not live up to your expectations


mSaturday: Worry about b ove will disappear once it has


will move on to a new happier phase of your lire. Sunday: A very successful and


established. A long-lasting dis­ pute will be resolved and you


een made and a new way of life and


strongly condemning smoking by girls. " Anybody with one eye open must have been struck by the prevalence of girls who smoke," he wrote. " Some are quite open about it: Olliers make poor attempts to conceal the burning end of their cigar­ ettes as soon as anyone appro­ aches them. I have seen gn-ls beg cigarettes and have known them to liny them. Both methods should be rigorously stopped. We used to be able to respect girls, but many are los­ ing the last flicker of esteem. Some say smoking is nothing—


times was afforded hy a letter to- tlie Editor, by “Moralist,''


An indication of the changing * people who know use the


TRUSTEE SAVINGS BANK '' ~


Accounts can be opened with as-little as one shilling. Ask tor details at your local branch:


The first £15 interest In’ the ORDINARY DEPARTMENT is FREE FROM INOOME TA X -£ 30 for Husband and Wife.


Clitheroe: 7 Church Street f Tlie funds of Chatburn Parish I


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