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HARD TO BEAT THIS ATTENDANCE RECORD


In reply to Mr. V.


Allen’s, letter it would appear that his^years-on


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NOTE: We give 5 /- discount or one-FREE. Rose. Bush, for : every 12 bought.


the council gave him; only a limited apprenticeship otherwise he would have known that the income for public spending is not


that we receive quite largo sums f r o m • Government


raised solely from rates. He should have known,


Grants and also income from our trading services, e.g.


markets' and estates. - Neither' should he thmk


that we would be so foolish as to exhaust the Capital Fund; and it will still be in a position to buy items of equipment which it has done in the past, but Mr. Allen should know that ip has not been used for flood preven­ tion, as this expenditure has come directly from the High- wavs estimates. If we do not buy baths it


is reduced to 10.


Therefore in the period under review the teams could


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make ,tb c following total attendances .at..eacli commit­ tee: Conservatives 121 (11


■the Cockle and Mussel Feast. Air. Cooper refers to good and valuable men ■ leaving


x 11 members), Labour 33. . of lato night sessions. .


'and Independent Conserva- ,_Iocan .truthfuUy ^ tive-ll. At the'Estates meet­ ings. the Conservative total would be reduced-to 110. The councillor who stands


d ow n from each committee is named in brackets.


Maximum possible 121. Actual Attendances: Health (Aspin).. 117 Housing (Barnes) 116 Development


Entertainments (Norman) ......... H6


(Wells) ................ H5 Parks (Chatbum) 114


Cons- L •ab. Ind. Con.


33-11


26 25 23 0


Highways' (Chathm-n) ......... 115 Finance (Aspin).. 112 20 Estates (Blackburn -


24 23


is quite probable that we would still put further sums into the Capital Fund, if only to counteract the terrible inflationary.position which is being created by the Govern­ ment which Mr. Allen did or still supports, and which will soon make the cost of the vehicle not £5,000 but £7,500 —a Government whose stupid


■financial policy, to quote only its 8 per cent bank rate, makes Council finance impos­


'year"loan period a total of more than £15,000. Mr. Allen .would be better


sible and which means that if we' build a council house' for £3.000 it costs, over the 60


employed' getting his Govern­ ment’s finance oil a sound


and ■ Norman)__ 100 22 -1 (Max 110)


long meetings-are the rule rather than'the exception.


la te nights can be avoided and I have appealed to mem­ bers to refrain from asking trivial questions which ca.n~ be answered by the official


On many occasions thc^e


concerned privately. This would cut out a great


deal. of -the wasted 'time and help to make council work -less irksome, I am afraid my requests


the council \ There -may “ many ■•■reasons for this,, and'. one reason expounded is that


• Letters intended- for


. publication must include the full name and address of the writer, as a token of good faith. Requests for a nom-de-plome will, how­ ever, be respected. Please be as brief as possible.


more' often . being called an interference, but at least I cam see evidence of-my inter­ ference,! often to the benefit - of. our town. ; - How menhave tlie audacity


to seek re-election-when .after a-tenn ot:6fflce-it-can, and is


-houses ‘ were demolished in Hayliurst Street, Waterloo, Low Moor, and to what pur­ pose? Did tile council give us something better? No, they gave us parking


OBITUARY


FORMER COUNTY COURT JUDGE


lots for wagons, dumps for old : cars, something - that must be a hitter pill for-resi­ dents in the vicinity, to stomach Do any councillors visit


DIES, AGED 88 >Ju cigeiRobert Peel; of Knowlmere: Manor, Newton-in-


Low Moor? If so, they should hang their heads in .shame, for parts closely resemble the aftermath: of 1939-45; ' Try .to visualise how 'many


said of them, “we didn’t know ■ he was on the council,” is beyond' comprehension. How men can seek election


when to date their interest in town affairs has been, .nil, also - takes some understand­ ing.


fell-, on stony-ground. - For as Tong as I can


remember, councils have -been lambasted and ridi­


over all the committees of Conservative 94.5. Labour 70.1 and Independent Con­


These give, percentages


servative 11.4. At the 10-council meetings,


the Conservatives could be­ tween them have made 120 attendances. and the actual is 119. Labour have 27 out


culed for not providing ■baths and now when a t ’long -last the - project appears to be getting nearer to becom­ ing a -reality and not a pipe dream, there is a demand for a public meeting. . I am cer-tainlv not against


- torate realise Cli-theroc can afford no more Tories in our council chamber at present, but we do desperately requue a. spirited opposition. The electorate can help


to express their interest in print, but at least we have the right to expect a pro­ longed interest, not a spas­ modic eruption at election times, then back to hiber­ nation. I sincerely hope the clec-


Obviously they do not have


a public meeting, but I would think the tetter way would be to acquaint the people with all the informa­ tion require^ when available, and have a referendum


; bers of the Labour team has- been the equal of the - Con­ servative performance.-


of • 30 and the • Independent Conservative 3 out of 10. I t is only fail- to say. that the attendance of two. mem-


basis, and then perhaps the ordinary- citizen would know that his £ note was. worth more than the paper on which it was printed. I clearly said in my budget


Cooper that the block figures' do not hide a poor attendance b y any individual Conser­ vative;


I can also - assure Mr.


Chairman, Clttoeroe Borough Council.


T. Robinson (Aid.), Finance ■ •


speech- that I thought the method of finance which I suggested was. the only way- in which Clitoeroe would get baths a t 'a reasonable cost, and I still think so. I added batlis or balances,-’ what


more can I say? In ■ reply to Mr. Cooper’s


letter my party have nothing to hide about attendances at. committee and council meet­ ings, and I think that even Mr. Cooper will give us credit for what I consider to be the remarkable figures given hi the table below. I must add that I have


Wasted


time T would; point out. to


Mr. Cooper, re his letter in last week’s ■


issue tof the


Advertiser, and Times, that the Labour members of the council did on Feb­ ruary 6, 1968, try to im­ plement The, P u b l i c Bodies (Admission to


compiled the table 'myself from- the recorded minutes covering the main monthly committee meetings over the past 11 months of the muni­ cipal year and the 10 coun­ cil . meetings for which min­ utes have been published.


Every effort has been taken to give accurate figures. With the exception of the


Estates .Committee, all regu­ lar committees comprise of 11 Conservatives, 3 Labour and 1 Independent Conservative, and on the Estates Commit­ tee the Conservative figure


From Sunday—Eveninss 7-15. p.m. (Doors open-6-30. p.m.).-Sundays 1-15 pm. (Doors open 6-30-p.m.). Matinees 2-15 p.m. -(Doors-open.1-30 p.m.).. ■Weekdays. Sundays 2-45 p.m. (Doors open 2 p.m.).


Sialls: 7'6. 10/G. 12/6. Circle: 15/- Stalls 4/-, 5/6, G/6. .Circle 7/8.. Advance Booking Office now open 11 a.m.—8 p.m. Woefedays 2-0—8-0 p.m. Sundays for nil seats.


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Meetings) Act 1960. ■ This matter was referred


to.'the Cockle and Mussel Feast, held on the -Monday following the elections. Owing to . the constitution


of the council—13 Tones, three Labour—the motion to


implement ■ the Act . was hopelessly defeated. On the question of supply­


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throughout the town ' I would like, if I may. to


recall that in 1962 I called a semi-public meeting in the Town Hall. The meeting was overwhelmingly in fav­ our- of'the project, some of


Bowland. who: was a county court judge and former mem oer of the Clitheroe County Bench, died at his home on Monday


aged' 88.


houses have been demol­ ished, how ■ many •'•thousands of pounds have been lost on rates alone, on these proper-


wait until they had 'plans in hand, to utilise the


out a book,, "Treasures' of Britain”. Cditheroe is not even mentioned. Blackburn—yes. .Whalley


t The Automobile Assocla- eroe County Bench n 1 ® president of the Rotary District k e e n g o l f p la y e r ,


round? and was appointed to the Clito- p^ary Club, he -was, a- former He was made a KC in 1930 a ’ member of Clitheroe


ion have recently brought Until lus retirement in 19d3, he Num^ei. pive. - 'had for six years presided at


—yes; but the second oldest borough in Lancashire, a


Preston Divorce Court as a I ,_ Strange' was captain of Special Commissioner.


town with a Norman keep and Church, and with, some of the country’s finest .'scen­ ery on her doorstep, has not one: mention. Hero was the chance , for


start this opposition by elect­ ing the two non-party candi­ dates to the council. They will be the wedge to


had a distinguished war ^ r e r , L Ietll0djsl La‘y preacher. serving from_1914 to 1919 with |


good free publicity, but -the council chose to let the town die.


drive into -party control, the stepping stone for other free- thinking men to serve Clith­ eroe, the foundation upon which to build a modern and enlightened council. A - council only interested


in Clitheroe, with no party images to restrict and direct


the people present wanted to start a subscription list almost at once, but I a,m afraid the council frowned on the idea. However much work was


its deliberations. I can recall no previous


year when the electorate have had the opportunity to oppose party rule by electing two non party candidates. The magnificent response


done under the chairman­ ship of ex-councillor Daw­ son, and later ex-cauficillor Hall. - -A site in the Castle


the London Regiment, Queen’s Westminster Rifles. In 1915, he was appointed wcllllul„„


Deputy Judge Advocate General 1 .^ ^ ^ n ^ o n ^w e d n e sd a y . to the British Salonika Force 1 a c c i


1 Peter. Cremation


his two


Conservative candidates elec­ ted to this already mono- nolisttc Conservative coun­ cil. can do incalculable harm. If you feel you have had


One, two, three or four and later to the Army of the


Black Sea, Judge Peel was twice men-


enough of this domination, what is the . alternative? Just two votes for the two


.n= ron on. Mrs E.


woned in despatches and was 1 Fry ay at her home in Pendlc awarded the OBE,in 1917.


Tile death.


Riley occurred, on


_j 1959, two years after they I Rji6y, formerly of • Wiswell celebrated their Golden Wed-


non-party candidates, Sains­ bury and Ainsworth. We hold no party: alle­


ding . Anniversary. They had Mrs_ Rifey was 67. four daughters.


giance, we amply stand for Clitheroe and those people like myself who love her. Bob Ainsworth, Goose- butts Lane, Clitheroe.


last year which only failed by 230-odd votes to elect an independent -to our council must be maintained and in­ creased. Present council policies do


grounds was selected, archi­ tects were appointed and a small sub-committee set up to deal with the baths pro­ ject. . However in 1967-1968, owin g to the Tories having a large majority,-major chan­ ges tok place, reversing .all that had- been done. . ■ Tlie chairman was sacked,


Postal


efficiency While I have no desire


election have presumably sup­ ported these policies, there­ fore confidence in their civic allegiance before party must be questioned, even doubted. A non party opposition


not inspire confidence, the three councillors seeking re-


as also were the architects, and -the-.site was changed to Roefield. I venture to. say th a t-a t


to see any general increase in the postal rate, I must admit to the advantages of our present system with its


nnv marc of your space on baths except to say I agree with Mrs. Bradshaw that a subscription lis t. could and : should. haye been, nimrioted -.


least a year had been wasted. I . don’t wish tto take- up


must be an improvement on the existing party controlled system which in my opinion lias kept out of council cham­ bers throughout the country men who would put civic pride and progress foremost, disregard the image they create, and act with absolute sincerity and complete allegi­ ance to the electorate and


and ■gtveriiofflcinrb&sihg by1 the council. ■ ' j.' ,


Ratepayers’ Representative, ! Beverley " Drive, „ Clitherce. • j


community m general. Geoff Sainsbury,


ing minute books to mem­ bers of the. public attending council meetings, I am in full agreement, so much that-a few weeks ago I sug­ gested that - this be done. This will-be considered at


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on the fell runners


events in.the fell runners’ calendar.-When the race was first held in' 1954, there were six entries and the winner went


The Three Peaks fell race is one of the most severe


tion of the 16th edition of the event and so popular has it be­ come that no fewer than 219 competitors came to the line. At least 50 of them would beat tile time of that first event. Tile acknowledged ‘ King of


round in 3 hours 45 minutes. Last Sunday saw the promo­


line in 2 hours 45 minutes. The Three Peaks today had


the Peaks.’ Mike Davies, of Reading Athletic Club, .was among tile leaders at the sum­ mit of Ingleborough (2,373 feet)


got a new king. Almost before the crowd -liad time to . digest the fact. G. J. Norman, of Al­ trincham, followed in the trail of-still -wet footprints to gain second place. The enthusiastic spectators


and after the descent of Pen-y- Ghent (2,273 feet). was seen in company with six other runners. At Kibblehead. ■ Davies, wlio


Infer- in his" letter last week that- the . ones (that shout - the loudest make the best councillors. -1 'During my- time.,on.-the ,


council I could name quite a n-umberef good councillors. who went about their: work on the council in -a quiet and efficient manner, 'with­ out .a . fanfare of' trumpets. • I : would- agree that- there has .been and-stiltis a gen­ eral-feeling-of; apathy-among


■the electors1 and ’I am ' n°t surprised that Mr. • Sains-


bury found people who did not .know the ■


people who represent them names- of the


on the council. The : steamroller majority


the Tories now have does not make- for -good local government and I appeal to


the., electors to cast aside this apathy --and vote- on Thursday, May 8. ■ The four Labour can­


didates have oil given good service to the Borough in


many.ways .and-all'have the main qualifications — i.e., commonsense—to make ■


man, ciitherce L a b o u r -Party..


Silent


was on Iiis fifth consecutive run, was a minute behind a group of three. The holder of the new crown would be decided then on the rearing slopes of Wliemside (2,414 feet). The Clarion members who


had saved some of their cheers, and how they applauded when they saw tile-blue striped vest of ■ No. 142 Davies, who had defended his title with a time that would . have won all but three of the 16 previous-events, and those three were hLs own test times, including the still unbroken course record. With a raised arm. he saluted


were visiting Chapel le-Daie for the event had taken-up then-


positions' in- the narrow cave leading to the, finish. A npple


ning'shoes being pushed firmly down on to the hard road could be heard and the mud-stained figure of Rochdale Harrier, O. Robinson ran by to cross the


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members The-last few years has


seen many tmen virtually unknown in the-town seek election and-be elected'to our Town'Council.


the. crowd and ran on-.to third place in 2 hours 47 minutes. : And-.so. we saw them:finish,


of applause began at tlie far end of • the lane' and then.- it began.to move and-swellas the approaching ;r u n n e r c am e nearer.


Alistair Patten , and twice win­ ner George Brass, . two Clith­ eroe lads running for promoting club. Clayton-Harriers.


Veteran' - I .-


and Motherwell, -and 29-men whose names appear on the programme preceded by the a s t e r i s k that denotes - the veteran.


the Three Peaks before dinner. Our journey home by way of


•Over 40 and still able to do .


the - old road - to Clapliam and Bucksliaw Brow, was interrup­ ted by .periods of sheltering from the stinging rain, and a stop to re-build a faulty .pedal, As.wc swooped down the brow


' Men’fronv Kendal; Southend;


their opinion bn town affairs, and council matters in'par­ ticular has never teen heard In public. ” • Unknown 'in' their ’ willing­


ness .to oppose openly unjust and.-inefficient council deci­ sions.


Known admittedly, for their . ..;


attendance on- this and .that committee, by /their member- - ship of . various social and exclusive organisations, but I can never understand , how


this apparently qualifies a man for election to . our council.


lives to such-'work — doing much gooc} being t well


: Many men devote their -


thought of in’’the community —hut Permanently silent-for


fear .of odending. . m. This code they carry


we--crossed into dry country once more. In-Ratlimel we met some fellow members-returning from their morning assignation with the timekeeper on ‘.Brock,’ and; in thedr company we arrived, home. - - On Saturday and • Sunday, , we visit -Morecambe for the -cycling


weekend.' -The'.camping \ party,'.will .use


the site at Red Bark;- Bolton-le- Sands.-/ The cycling party - will leave’ at- 9' am. on Sunday morning via1, the Trough.. ' - ‘We hope to meet in time to watch;, the - racing during . the afternoon.


SPRITE.


and by their silence disappear into the-, mists, holding that strange feudal belief - that aitheroo is progressive.' Thus we havo a council cqmposed 0t too’ many silent,


w> our council chamber,


fensive? Not by a long'Chalk. Ihey - were . outspoken-rotten


during the past 20' years.* I


In ’ no-vsense .-comparing: with such-men. hut,


’ ’ ;


inoffensive mcn — n o t , a11, hund,- but' too many. ' eoulq Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalm, be classified as inof­


offending t _ ; ; but - achieving great -thtngs :for thcir -respec- tiv© peopies,


Unknown -■ in the sense.. • ■ >


councillors. W. Sharpies (Aid.), .Chair­


good Mr;-"Sainsbury seemsr'to Men of ideas : In this, the last issue of


-the local paper before the election, I ask you to con­ sider the merits of. the


put forward any construc­ tive ideas - for- the town while- two • non-party candi­


various candidates. •Only the Liberals have


dates ■ havo made many criticisms without; saying


what • they-, would do.- From the Conservative


and Labour candidates we havo heard not one word. Are candidates /with no ideas -to put , forward worthy of your consideration? . The Conservatives did


shows, is a worthwhile service of the utmost importance to those who are in a hurry. Let me give an example:


5d stamp. This; as a recent experience


I have just received two letters, one from the Inner


Hebrides; tho other from a friend near London. -• The letter from-the Home


’ before 9 'am on the folowing morning.


having to travel , well over 300 miles,' was posted on Fri­


■ The one from Scotland, -


day and ■ after motor, boat and train and then on foot,,


was behind my door first post Saturday morning.


efficiency of which we so- often hear so much criticism. H. E. C;; Clitheroe.


Truly , an example of postal


The rally done by


This rally-came round again ratlier quickly, • the * last - one being ■ in December, because last year’s .fixtures were- up­ set -by the foot arid'-, mouth


pictures Northern-Star. Rally,' 1969.


hold a Public Meeting o n . Monday. - .night which, was addressed by the four can­ didates. Wo were treated--to. the usual string of offices, held and interests,-.-but;:of;. -policies -not one word.,


tried "to -elicit.- some,, details. from them,, we were ans­ wered ' by Aid. Clifford Chat- bum- (who publicly, confes­ sed to being, the previously -anonymous .‘One Sixteenth’


When Mr. Newell and I of tho Council).


ing from then on, so it would seem-that either- the


He did most of tlie i talk­ , -


candidates have little to say or that they are under the thumb of their group leader. Are these men of suffici­


ent calibre ' to administer


our town? If-any electors want some


Secretary. . Clitheroe" Liberal Association...,


■ Anthony A. Cooper, Hon. ,, Independent’s


view ‘ The muncipal elections-


bring forth many letters from its aspiring coun­ cillors; r and even “One Sixteenth”,- ’has' -at, last come-’out,^;:of ^hibernation and wonders.': .only; won­ ders mark', you," why. some-/


. one is . criticising . his,; party’s-’dictatoriab rule, in •


■ let us try ‘to assess this .Tory, rule over the past few years...


C l i t h e r o c . ’ ■


?.- Before- - we - eastv our,*. vote,


■ : .walk ’ a lo n g - Goosobutts Lane,- or -Bright Street, drive along either at the risk of broken springs, then ’ ask


year’s candidates,;.is chair­ man of Highways.


Coun. Bamcs one of this


■ tihf'V are satisfied •- witn.;;liisv stewardship. of IHghways,


• the ' residents- of Goosebutts, Lane or Bright Street if


when money was paid to the


have spokeh.out to appertaining to- council and Consequently' I have for-^ ^worx oi feited’the title'of inoffensive,


council four .years’ make u p ' Goosebutts Lane., “What has happened to too.


money? Why, has the work not’teen done? Is-this too ■work, of g<xd.,.couiicll?^ ■ »imin large numbers of


straight answers from .-the Liberal candidates; drop into Surbiton House,-Parson


Lane between 8 30 and 9-30 tonight, Friday.


,


failure as far as-the. kecn’boys were concerned, .the tn p , to Carlisle • for ‘ the, start' jusf’did not ■


epidemic. Due. to ’ the rally- being a


attracted * only three' Clitheroe novice, crows.-1 ‘went, for* a ride to-the.’start,- just-.to-give,them moral support,-


■ seem -worthwhile- -and


be given in- a future edition when I receive the ■


More details-of the rally will results.' ■


..'’•■-■■-rvh-.-/


in toe Border counties and finished ■ at the :same -place as the start; which is uncommon in rallies!•The Tun’ rally, th e . Photo­ mama, was held on April 20. -The competition was held in


The rally was concentrated


South Lancashire and. was a light-hearted j affair, vbut: looking at the results; sheet quite' a-ifew found the going, tough, .being unable to finish,'and-some did


not- even have the courage: to start.


are given as photographs,-and it’s up to to e ’competitors, to


The idea-is.that all the clues


sort it out off the-'map and complete the route .with various clues being given to help the


uncertain.


the event, - two of which : did hot start, an d ‘ one failed-to


Seven Clitoeroe crews entered ' finish. '


in a Zodiac, who .finished 14th Mullards’ driving tests ’.were


The best'1 CJ3J.LC.. entry was that of D. White and D. Hall


held on Apnl >20 at the factory in Blackburn.v and -was the main attraction- of ■ the > day - as far as Clitoeroe was concerned.


•v • • Award


entered - the,, event - to - be faced with 'the gladiators ‘ of the


-Fourteen- of;, our. members previous- week,-'..who' of course


almost" had’their ’.way.,: - v;- Roy Mapple’oncp :again-took


from Iiongton.^Best novicevwas MikeBurke,’- from Clitoeroe;:


‘orange box’, Cooper S. Second was George Hardman,


test sports car,-Mr. King,'in his Fairthoipe,' who' has >now


be -next' Tuesday; at’ Low1 Moor, arid• ,we1 are 'hoping :‘to ’• have with 1 us." a ” tyne ‘company


speaker.’


youtin imteresting^: evening. Dark Water.


Anj’one ' interested' ' ‘.please, come along,,we 'will,- try; to: give


7' ■ ; *7 /


entry was" our chairman,-,. T. Roberts, .who'came -in’fifth. • : The next, club ^meeting'Will


joined' Clitheroe, V , . ' ' ’ ' And; finally, the best C.DM.C,


too' overall .-'award 'in his


TARMACADAM-REPAIRS.patlis, , drives, etc.-«No.'iDeposit.—lei. Blackburn 22201. ,


"__ ’ 1 * , • '■ ; ; : ■


counties was posted at around 9 pm, and was at my door


HLs wife, Mary Beatrice, died E]len RUey’ wife of Mr. W. Farm,


street East Sabden. of Mrs.


deputy of the Chancellor of the I jjce church. Duchy of Lancaster in 1933, was 1 Rather J. Begley officiated


Judge Peel, u’ho became jjlto gt. Mary’s Roman Catho- She 'w a s recently received


I road improvemeiiis in the dis- i tnct.


| to the management of his es- 1 tates and enjoyed shooting and other country pursuits, inclu-


He devoted much of his time i


always interested in the wel-lat Requiem Mass on Tuesday fare of the Bowland area, and j boforo cremation at Burnley, was intnmiental in secunng | Mrs Riiey leaves a husband.


Mr. W. Hoolcy


| ding the Fend'le Forest and j Ribble Motor Services, Mr. I Craven Hunt.


I eral, Mr. George Frederick I activities. I Strange, -of Ennerdalo Road, He was a member of the I died in ’Queen’s Park Hospital, Royal Antediluvian Order of


A well-known Clitheroe. Lib- jterested- in all local sporting


Mr. G. F. Strange I his sisters in King.Street. .


[ Blackburn, on Sunday. He was Buffaloes. for many years and 182.


I Strange came to live an Clitli- served in-the army in France, eroc in 1963. He previously lived The Rev. T. Tay.or officiated in Buxton.


A native of Scarborough. Mr.


had held most of tlie offices. in the first world war he


i Before his retirement in 1951.1 Mr. Hooley. who was a Mr. Strange was a solicitor. He widower, is survived by .two ■ was senior partner in the prac-1 sons.


at the service on-Wednesday, _ _ _ _ _


MANCHESTER ARCHITECT GIVES ORGAN RECITAL


Mr. Gordon Thome, a-Manchester architect,.gave the


April recital for the Clitheroe.Parish Church Organ Society. Mr. Thorne has been here several times before and has the. reputation of providing an excellent programme-well-played, and he did indeed give a’memorable recital on this occasion. He was introduced by the


Rev. Tom Taylor, and pro­ ceeded-to give some interesting information about the pieces he was to play before actually


Cesar Franck’s Grande Piece Symphomque, _a mighty work by toe French organist-com­


starting the programme. He opened the ■ programme


poser of - tlie last century. Although at . first: right..toe


with the Prelude, Fugue and Chacon of Buxtehude, a.: large- scale composition for. which he used registration - such , as one would - probably have ■ heard from the composer. of this -work. ■ His- next’ item .was -a perform­


ance of Handel’s Variations from the Harpsichord ■


5 in,' E Major. - Mr.; .Thorne ob- viqusly feels that as music for keyboard’ instruments in' those days tended to be played: as circumstances allowed on harp­ sichord, . clavichord . or. .organ, that .this .music might .well - be transferred to -the organ. ; I t ’ is-'surprising that, -as .he elected to play - toe - repeats,. he did not change the tone colour to do': so, though in the course of the various sets of-variations he” did explore many of the tonal possibihties of toe un­ enclosed choir’organ. -


Suite No. - Effective


by - Herbert ‘Howells, the Glou­ cestershire composer.-First: his Pslam Prelude In: G minor, a most' effective -piece -starting from almost-nothing-and work­ ing u p to ’a mighty climax -and dying away again, a-very diffi­ cult ; piece .to play with success in Clitoero'e and to g e t , a smooth - crescendo.


His next two items were both He also • p la y e d ’Herbert


organ of Clitheroe parish Church would: seem to .present, little chance of making;music in -toe French- style, by. careful choice of stops a .most .con vine- ing sound-can be achieved,.and'


Mr. Thorne made .the, most. of these-French tone-colours and


gave a most realistic ‘ perform­ ance of tois great , work. Mr. Thome was thanked by


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Mr. D. R. Carrington, and. in response to a . request . for a short encore, played - a delight- . ful little piece' by . an almost unknown Spanish composer, a very suitable, ending to, ' an excellent recital.- . . .


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Howell’s ‘ Saraband from toe most recent - set- of six ;pieces that he: has written,', making much-use of the stops of the organ to give- a good.-sense of musical colour. . His - next item - - was -Bach s


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A former conductor 'With I Walter Hooley; of - Kiloran,


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dent of the Slaidbum, Newton, member of the Derbyshire Dalchead and Dunsop Bridge q0jj Team .H e was alsointer- Agricultural Society. _


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