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CHtheroe Advertiser and Times, October 3, 1969 3


SOIJVENIR OF A DARK MOMENT IN HISTORY


Seven years ago I stood


with an old cotton manu­ facturer in our main street and looked across at the tall Georgian House that


is now used for business purposes. “I was born in •that house”, he told me, “And our stables were just about where we are stand­ ing now: It’s a fine house; big rooms, all the wood­ work is of oak, and there are oak shutters to all the windows. They were very


ingly. "Things weren’t always so


necessary” I looked at him question-


quiet in those days, you know”, continued the old gentleman,


•thoughts. “I remember once —I was only a lad in frocks a t my mother’s knee—all the little lads wore frocks when I was young — when my father arrived home in a great hurry. He got all the womenfolk and children into


reading my


Through a Whatley


residence of Col. Raynsford Jackson, a Blackburn manu­ facturer. A strike of opera­ tives began on 17th. April. 1878 against a reduction of 10 per cent in wages com­ bined with fu’ working hours. The workers were wil­ ling to accept a reduction if working time was reduced to four days a week, or a 5 per cent cut if limited to five days a week. A meeting was held in Manchester on the 14th of May but no agree­ ment was reached. The opinion that riotous


Window “Clayton Grange was the


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WILL SCHOOL HAVE ENOUGH TOILETS?


Tuesday. OBITUARY


‘ H a p p i e s t patient’


d ie s Mr. Robert Ryan,


the house and closed and bolted all the shutters. Then he kissed us. got the maids to close and bar the door behind him, crossed the road, saddled his horse, and rode post-haste to Blackburn.


R io t in g


tect their property. He was oil to join them". The story impressed me at


rioting and the millowners had banded together to pro­


The cotton workers were


the time; I had read about the cotton riots, of course, but to hear the story from the lips of one who, if In­ directly, was to some degree personally involved brought them much nearer and in­ creased the drama. My old friend looked again


at the tall house with its weathered brick. “That house holds a lot °f memories for me—I ’d like to look around it once again, sometime". I made arrangements for


conduct would result was well founded. Windows in most of the Blackburn mills were broken and a large mob. hooting and yelling, marched on to Wilpshire and Clayton Grange. The Mayor of Black­ burn sent to Preston for the military, but the destructive act was done before they arrived. Col. Jackson and his fam­


lie


sive alterations, was raised by Coun Miss Alice Alston on Government, and have been rural district, in an area with 1 forwarded to him.


- Under Maud, county councils ____


| mittee, held at Whalley. Miss Alston said. "1 hope that


Lancashire Education


sionai Executive no. o oi the | Com-


services.


the school takes place, this against Maud, committee can be satisfied that everything is in order.


alterations to the toilets, and Aid. Henry Lumby, Lanca- , CiaUon_ie_jfl0ors> Oswaldtwis- there is only one for the boys shire’s chairman, said that, h tle d withnell, and one for the girls for about the Maud proposals were im- T * (yes- R,iding County 100 pupils in one part of the plemented, the county councils I Councii have proposed that school."


"They have been doing some ■


S k i l led _ __


, highly organised and skilled


patient at Caldcrstones hos-1 pital for some 40 years, has died at the age of 70. Because |


- was allowed unlimited have about 240 children at the parole throughout the dis- school, and have four sets of trict, “Bob” became a well-1 toilets in operation at the


Vicar of Whalley, said, We


known personality in the moment' with more to come in village, where he had many


friends.


, „0- - .......— „„ovl „,The Rev-R- A. Harpur. | would be fragmented beyond 163^ aBlackburn Rural Council, „ip,uh.H


E igh t ®


which they have developed


h°n, Sedbergh- and Settle in a ooo nomination unit


°f. ^ n Rural APATHETIC don’t think it is quite as


morning and evening papers pupils, but rather eight toilets from the village to the hospital for 240 children.”


ily got clear just in time and drove to Lovely Hall, nearby. hTe ringleaders were arrested and tried at Lancaster Assizes on July 8th by Chief Justice Cockbum. Two were sent to prison for fifteen years, one for ten years, three for seven years, one for five years, and two for twelve months respectively". Not the happiest story I


For three decades ho carried a case of one toilet for 100 serious as it appears. I t is not


where he was regarded by the Mr. • E. J. Fox. Divisional staff with sincere affection. Education Officer, pointed out His spare-time occupation that it is the County’s policy to


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CLITHEROE A Workers’ Educational


Association leoture on "The Changing Face of Govern­ ment,” dealing especially


with the impact of the Maud


and great love was music. For let the authority concerned many years he conducted the have a look over the school patient’s orchestra and gave before It is officially opened. invaluable assistance ‘back | stage’ at hospital revues and


pantomimes. Had he wished Bob could


have told you by any means, and one that confirms the view I have expressed for many years — that however much man advances intellec­ tually and scientifically, how­ ever many new and wonderful inventions he devises, how­ ever much he improves his material standards of living, he is awfully slow to im­ prove his own moral stan­ dards and behaviour. In many ways, and with a


him to do so but, sadly, the visit never materialised and a few months later his long life ended. All this came back to me


few exceptions perhaps, he remains a pretty weak and frail creature, illogical, un­ thinking and unreasonable under stress, and with passions all too easily aroused.


today when another old friend brought me an earthenware jug he had •picked up for a few coppers’ on Preston Market.


Ablaze


blue band around the rim and the handle was similarly decorated. The interior was criss-crossed with a myriad brown hair-line cracks, but the two pictures on the out­ side were full of interest. One, rather crudely drawn, was titled “Blackburn Riots, Mav 1818" and depicted policemen with drawn batons trying to subdue a riotous crowd. Plying cobblestones filled the air and there was a background of battered buildings and broken win­ dows. The other picture was of x similar mob of en­ raged people and a handsome mansion well ablaze, with the caption “Col. Jackson's House on Fire, May 1878. Both scenes were sadly


The pint-sized vessel had a


have left hospital at almost any time during his long stay


not only a tribute to the hos­ pital, but proof that he was happy there. If a happy man is a success- Saturday night after receiving


there. That he chose to remain was


w itn e s se s A 70-year-old Clitheroe


ful man, judged by this enter- serjous head and leg injuries ion It can be said that, within .


Mr. Eric Greenall, treasurer


of Calderstoncs Hospital, Whalley, has won the Man­ chester Regional Hospital Board staff golf competition, which is open to all hospitals in the Manchester Region. The competition was held


over the Pieasington course, 49 players taking part. Mr. Greenall, a Pieasington member, returned a nett 66


P o st b o x f ig h t post box on the east side of the village by writing to Sir


w i l l con tin u e .Whalley Parish Council is continuing its fight for a


Frank Pearson, MP for the Clithcroc Division. The request has already been


Secretary retires


Whalley b r a n c h of the Mothers’ Union was held in the Vicarage on Tuesday evening.


The annual meeting of the


reminiscent of Belfast today. I t was a curious souvenir


of an unhappy era in King Cotton s troubled history, and it may be of interest to recall additional details as recorded by an anonymous contemporary writer.


• PLEASE NOTE WHALLEY CHURCH


Bridge Drive Tuesday, 21st October


THEN FORTNIGHTLY


Whist Drive Thursday, 16th October In the STANLEY ROOMS


secretary, was presented with a diamante Mothers’ Union brooch on behalf of the com­ mittee and branch members by the enrolling member. Mrs. Harpur, as a token of apprecia­ tion for her work during the


Mrs. M. Copping, the retiring


secretary to succeed Mrs. Cop­ ping.


past years. Mrs. Johnson was appointed


St. Helens Sunday School Waddington


JUMBLE SALE TEA AND BISCUITS Friday, October 10th at 7-30 p.m.


Admission 3d. Pendle Forest mid Craven Hunt FARMERS WHIST DRIVE IN


GARGRAVE VILLAGE HALL ON


WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29th at 7-30 p.m. ADMISSION 5/- (including refreshments)


Blackburn, th controller of operations for the north-west postal region, and now the Postmaster General, through his Parliamentary Private Sec­


off a handicap of 17. Runner- up was Mr. T. Worden, of Brockhall Hospital. This year's event was the


his'limited corcumstances. Bob m a road accident near his Ryan was a very successful home in Bawdlands on Fri- man indeed.


man died in hospital on 1 . .


,


fourth, Mr. Greenall being joint third last year along with Mr. T. Edwards, of Brockhall. The day ended with a


dinner attended by Mr. E. Pawson, Pieasington presi­ dent. The presentation of prizes was made by Mr. John Fay, social secretary of the staff association of the Regional Hospital Board. Mr. Grecnall received the


cup and replica and a cock­ tail sot.


Conductress ost


ejected by the postmaster, at n e r sk ir t


retary.The parish council has rep­ eatedly supported the claim by elderly people on the Acering- ton Road side of the village who have to cross the busy A.59 to post their letters. The latest reply, read, out at


Im p o r ta n t


am afraid there is little can do to reverse the decision


I t said: “We have thoroughly examined this matter, and


taken previously. “I am sure you will appre.


date that it is particularly important these dayps to run the service as economically as possible.“Postal services in Whalley compare favourably with those ‘n other similar districts, . and we cannot afford to increase them, except in most excep­ tional circumstances. “We have every sympathy


from Whalley to Accrington Whalley Parish Council was told yesterday week.


Hooligans tore the skirt off conductress on the last bus


menting on the news that the discotheque'in the village.had been closed because of persis­ tent damage to furniture.


Mr. J. S. R. Shaw was com­


yesterday week’s meeting of the parish council, was from the post master general’s PPS,


dent involved young people who visited the club.


He alleged that the bus inci­


the bus, he was met by a stream of filthy language, mainlv from the young girls,' he added.


When an inspector went to


the Ribble bus company were now repairing the lights and public conveniences at the bus station . which had been dam­ aged by vandals.


Mr. Shaw also reported that E x am p le


with those crossing the road, but do not feel justified in incurring the extra cost of pro­ viding a box to serve a. rather small area on the east side of


the road." I t added that if a box was


moved from the west side of the village other people would be affected, having either to cross the' road themselves or


Masters


Coun. J. H. Fell, chairman, said he was disappointed with


with public servants becoming public masters.” he said. Mrs. C. Horsfall said it was


the reply “We are faced once again


important to continue the fight, and suggested writing to Sir Prank.


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. PRESENT


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TUESDAY, 7th OCTOBER, 1969, at 7-30 p.m. KING GEORGE’S HALL, BLACKBURN


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Tickets: BALCONY 21/-, 15/-, 12/6, and 7/6 STALLS 12/6,7/6 and 5/- On Sale at the.Public Halls, Northgate, Blackburn. (Tel. 58424)


company has repaired and repaired the toilets. I don' know what we can do until the magistrates make an example of people who do this sort of


He said in the past, the bus


thing. Local children are involved


the village.” Coun. J. H. Fell, the chair,


as well as those from outside


walk 'further to post their letters.


man reported that the lights in the west gateway of Whalley Abbey had again been broken by vandals, despite a protec­ tive wire mesh fitted since they were last smashed. The council is to ask for an


imorov^d protection with smaller mesh to.be provided.


Improvement plans


mentioned in the Lancashire Education Committee’s minor works building programme for 1970—71. They include a second phase


Several local schools are


of the science block for Clitheroe Royal Grammar School for Boys, and the develpoment of playing fields for Whalley Church of Eng­ land School. Two schools are also men­


respect not only in the hos-I retired property repairer, was I reorganisation of local govern- oital. but throughout the dis- believed to be crossing the road ment in Lancashire, he said, trict.


He will be remembered with Mr. Francis Lofthouse, a dav night. Mrs. C. Birtwell


Dital on Friday after a long caster, of Derwent Crescent, ing of the report, illness, of Mrs. Clara Birtwell, Clitheroe.


. , P o l ic e se ek


Report on Clitheroe, was abandoned because of the


poor attendance. The lecturer, Mr. F. S.


Badley, returned to Manches­ ter without giving his talk. Five further lectures are planned on this subject by the WEA, In conjunction with the Extra Mural Department of Manchester University. They will take place in the


Royal Grammar Sohool for Boys on Tuesdays, beginning next week at 7 p.m.


iiiiiiiiimiiiiiimimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin


belief. v “This would indeed be a


ery great price to pay for any


Throughout her life she was anyone who saw it should con- with the county council admin- closely connected with Sabden tact the Chief Superintendent istering certain services, such Parish Church and school. She at Blackburn (Tel. 51212). as education, and local author- worked as a weaver at Cobden clitheroe police station (3818), ities dealing with others, such Mill until her retirement.


of Pendle Street West, Sabden. The police later appealed for continuation of the two-tier She was 67.


The death occurred in hos- owner Mr. John Edward Lan- with the fundamental reason- Both counties advocate the


witnesses of the accident, and system of local government


Church on Monday evening, Mr. Lofthouse was crossing j merged into larger units, • and on Tuesday service took Bawdlands.


place in the church before the He leaves a widow and a cremation at Accrington, .


White; conducted Vth»hj4rvkjes. Blackburn ■ on -Monday, and Mvs; Birtwell‘leaves a hus- adjourned nntil October 13.


The Vicar,


band and a married daughter. Mr. J. Marsland


An inquest tvas opened at ----------- -


Record sum


Crescent. Dunsop Bridge, the I million on its telecommumca- Highways Superintendent of tions fixed assets last year. Bowland Rural Council, died in This was a record—12 per cent B’ackburn Royal Infirmary yes- more than during the previous


Mr. James Marsland. of The I The Post Office invested £326


terday week, aged 64. He was | year, due to retire at the beginning


of November. Mr. Marsland, who had been I


with the council since 1923, died | within hours of his next door neighbour, Mr. Tom Leedham. I Born in Newton-in-Bowland. he was married at Chipping in |


1929. Secretary to the Dunsop I


Bridge Working Men's club I


The interment took place at sionai Education Executive on Whitewell Parish Church on Tuesday, by County Coun. Mrs. Monday, and present at the ser- j j . e. Chatburn. vice were the chairman of Bow- she said, “The potatoes and land Rural Council, Councillor appies were in a terrible con­ i ’ H. Aspin; Mr. L. D. Telford, dition. They were not fit to be Clerk to the Council; Mr. E. put in the dustbin, and had to Berry, Engineer and Surveyor; be taken to the incinerator, and staff colleagues and council Mrs. Chatburn added. “The


daughter.


He is survived by his wife and This was reported at the monthly meeting of . the Divi-


away. members Mr. Fred Blackburn retired Education Officer, said “We do


Retirement gifts


has held for 20 years. An Informal presentation j


cheques, one from Mr. C. Bury headmaster of Norden county Secondary School, Rishton, on


S L S m e n s ? Mr.


get complaints ..illy about _


Hotel, night to mark his retirement. potatoes are quite bad at the


took p la^ ^ me Spread Eagle , whal] Barrow, on ruesaay , , „„„


behalf of the schools in the right from the outside. but were area, and one from Mr. H. h “ri i—jde” Wl'tcher, District Careers Offl- 1 cer at Rawtenstall, on behalf of colleagues in the. county.


day, and we could only use about a pound of them “They seemed perfectly all


w*ss.


Return to work


SEEKING


for several months, was wel- New developments m . _ corned back to the Executive supply of gas to the village on Tuesday by the chairman, have made it obsolete, and It Col. H. Eastwood.


een absent through illness is to be demolished,


tioned in the school meals pro­ jects: kitchen extensions to Clitheroe Pendle County Primary School, and a new kitchen for Olitheroe St. James' Church of England School.


and colleagues for their greet- District Council considered hn ings.


h am very grateful to the Western Gas_ was away,” he added. NEXT WEEK AT THE CINEMA


out of the ordinary. 1 This Is the problem that faces the Washington DC police


Showing with'it is "The Desperadoes", a violent film about Pat. Baxtei, who all_ nve_ m America’s West and a family of bandits.


same vein as “Bullitt” and is being sliown-at the Civic Ha-11 from Three, young.. Monday to Wednesday.


when Adele Matthews and a young man are found dead. “Pendulum” is the name of the film. I t’s a drama in thei


, , Jackson, Andiea^R


the film of -the; same name. I t is a tongue in cheek, comedy, spy jumble; sale^ they, hem 'during story about.an unsuccessful young lay-about who cadges a night’s their summer^houaays, lodgings’from an- acquaintance and wakes up to find his r e l uc - -The .money has been. gn e tant host has been- murdered.


. 1 the. Save the Children Fund. ■ From Thursday to Friday, Tom Courtenay stars as Otley in have, raisedr.£2jvltn-.a,■ «m.u Conway .Avenue, 'Ciitnero^


Mr. Fox thanked members This week. Olitheroe Rural application from the North


for toe


people in my office, and espec- discharge °f, ially to Mr. P. Calvert, who all “gas liquor . into the village undertook extra work while "I I sewers. The liquor, is at present


held in the holder. The council decided to ask


the Lancashire' River Autho­ rity for advice on discharging the liquor, and will consider at -their next .meeting the


Murder is usually a fairly routine job to the police, but questionof ^yment,for. the when "the suspect is a policeman himself then it becomes | discharge of theeffiue .


Jum ble sale ... „„„


y-m-nl , d


bJSJt, o®»: a n s i ? lKTy >"“• has stood empty for. some time.


ADVICE The gas holder at Whalley,


we keep telling the suppliers said ..j- tblnk


about it.” The Rev. R. A. Harpur, Vicar


moment. We bought five


I potatoes were quite black, and 1 the cook was so disgusted that


she sent them to me.” S u p p l ie r s


E. J. Fox, Divisional son, R ep ea t ^ ^ iOUUV


the county gave to the commis­ sion in 1966.


first is a repeat of the evidence ------- =-


Lancashire-gives the minister alternative proposals. The


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ded in these proposals with Burnley, Padiham, Brierfield, Nelson, Barrow-ford, and Raw-


tenstall. The total population of the


BAD POTATOES


COMPLAINT Some potatoes and apples which had been delivered to


. . 1 _ . a 0yaf Grammar School for Boys canteen 0-1__1 Daiik . nnntaon


l^ s l io b b ie s 0toffided'ga^en- were so bad that they had to be burnt instead of just thrown ing and fishing.


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Clitheroe borough and Clith­ eroe Rural District are inclti- |


I


Reception and Communion Mr. Lancaster was driving But they agree that many as held at St. Nicholas’ towards the town centre as local authorities need to be


. or any police officer. as housini_


near the junction with Corpora- The West Riding, in trie tion Street at about 8-50 p.m. opening sentence of their state- when he was in an accident ment, describe themselves as i with a car driven bv shop “hi profound disa-peement


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which administers Billington and Langho, seems unlikely to favour a merger with Clith­ eroe, as it considers that such an area would still be too small for efficient administration. It is much more likely to


administration would be' with Bamoldswick, Earby, Skip- *?JJd ®rea5,


miss Alston saia, "i nope wiat i Understandably, both county before the official opening 0f I councils c ome °u .


y 1 ........ for aq local government L— ■ ___ ___


montolvWmeetinee kof°thet Dlvi- would disappear to be replaced eroe_ together with the Bow- Xnm Executive8 No 5 of the P? unitary authorities, respon-. land rUrai district, should be


included in unitary area 20, based on Blackburn.


•«_ < —■.••• «.*««.• en- Rowland


of 272,000, and include Accring­ ton, Darwen, Haslingden, Rish- ton, Great Harwood, Church


This would have a population Bowland ^ inciuded


p kl Whether or not there Will be enough by Mr. Anthony Greenwood, I district would be linked only toilets at Whal>cy '-‘lurch of England School after the exten- Minister of Housing and Local Wjth part 0f the Blackburn


_, The action of u,h , | Their-views were requested p ^ s clitheroe and its rural


Maud Report’s proposals for local government have been announced by both the Lan­ cashire and the West Riding . wouidbe about 225,000. County Councils.


Counties Local alternatives for the


suggest Maud alternatives


In Lancashire’s latest pro- thinking member s of the similar statements from other


authority. The Minister will consider..


authorities throughout th e country, some 'o f which, like ■ Blackburn, will be in favour of- Maud's proposals, and others which are strongly against. By the end of the year, or


tain: Lo c a l government is likely to stay as it is for sev­ eral years yet. Positive action is imlikely within the next five years at least.


early next year, the Govern­ ment will publish a White Paper on the proposals and what it intends to do with local government. But one thing is almost cer­


Delegate


man of Whalley parish council, is to represent the council at the annual conference of the Association of Parish Coun­ cillors In London on November 6 and 7.


Coun. James H. Fell, chair­


agree to becoming part ol 120,000 population unit based on Accrington, which it says is in line with the Rural District Councils Association’s recom­


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mendations for groupings of local authorities with total populations of about 1000,000. Clitheroe Rural Council said


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