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6 Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, Friday, May 9, 1969 Off to the dance hall, Western style In this restless, uncertain.


age of rapid changes it is most unsual to come across


a person who has spent 52 years in the service of one employer.


or Mr.' John Porter, of Chapel Street, Slaidburn, who. to make the record more secure and unique, told me his father had a also been in tile employ of the Fylde Water Board.


Tills however, is the record •


- the construction of Stocks Res­ ervoir.


me was the story he had to tell concerning Dale Head and


But what really fascinated


can readily recall the year he came to Stocks.


Born on May 24. 1904, John


Preston Guild in 1922,” he said. And before that date he was at the Board’s works at Grisedale where his father had given service.


“I t was a fortnight after


Stocks, Slaidbum, is of par­ ticular interest to all who have concern for this delight­ ful part of the upper Hodder,


His first introduction to


. history. When John came to Dale


its character and above 'all its


Head he began work as en­ gine cleaner. Then having served his time, so to speak,


to coen up the quarry from which. stone was taken for use in the construction of the banking of the ' dam, filter


of the reservoir. This line was laid in order


. tress which impounds the water of Hodder.


dam, for it is this terrific but-


than usual interest . that I listened as he told me about


I t was therefore with more


he went on as a driver of‘one of'the locos. One of his first tasks was


the construction ' of the line running from Jumbles Quarry near Cross o’ Greet to the now existing dam at the west end


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houses, tower tunnel and overflow. This was around 1925. Visitors to the massive, well-


constructed board room and offices situated at the west of Stocks are at once impressed with the collosal "bank" or


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of recovering the rails and sleepers stretching like minor


ion of the dam. t Indeed, it was-he who t™k Much later he had the


he very first set of to begin the task.


a=ons


of the.completed undertakW in 1935-6 to the Tosside ™“dg the traces of .which are seen to this day. w tie


roads across th is . landscape. He also took tile last loco


. This yard, or marshallinc . point, some three quarters of a mile, from .Tosside chaDel


'and adjacent to the Slaidburn —Tosside road, was » L v


point in the construction of the massive undertaking.


Named


Midland and Scottish Railwav" at Long Preston.


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. voir , by means of the locos"on tile site.


were then distributed ‘o',, the various areas around the re«-r-


From the Tosside yard thev


and many were named after members of the board of direc-


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•DISTRICT JOTTINGS Gisburn


Group meeting Five branches of the


hostesses to S’.aidbum, Dun- sop Bridge, - Bolton-by-Bow-


Gisburn members were the


president of Slaidburn, Mrs. Woods, president" of Dunsop Bridge, Mrs. Cornthwaite, vice-president of Bolton-by- Bowland and Mrs. Bairstow, president of Rimington.


Gisburn W.I. welcomed the visitors and presented sprays to Mrs. - M. Shaw, vice-


group meeting were read by Mrs. R. Capstick who also read the report and notices from the county, owing to the absence through illness of the area group leader, Mrs. Thompson, of Wiswell.


The minutes of the last


Miss Carroll, principal of the Northern School of Music. Manchester, who - spoke on


Mrs. Ellison introduced


“Music” and played the piano. Miss. Carroll was accom­


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7 Supper was served and a


panied by one of her students, Miss Tetsill who sang. Thanks were expressed by Mrs. Cornthwaite of Bolton-by-Bowland.


"one act play given by the Gisburn members called “Mad hatters in Mayfair." This was most hilarious and the action took place in a most exclusive hat salon in Mayfair. , . , The cast .were Mcsdames


ton, thanked ' Gisbum on behalf of the Institutes and Mrs. Wood said that Dunsop Bridge would be the hostesses next. year.


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* ' Tosside


Women’s group Mrs.. ' J. Schofield, of


leader, welcomed the speaker, Mr. M. Skidmore, ■ of Helli- 1 field; who gave an interesting and entertaining talk on his life as am auctioneer. He was thanked by Mrs. Schofield, who . also provided


Coolants Farm, was the hostess for the monthly meeting of the Tosside and District Women’s Group. Mrs. K. Mason, group


the group, presented a book, token to Mrs. B. Pilling, who is leaving the district with her husband and family to live near Leeds.


tea and biscuits. Mrs. Mason, on behalf of


Chipping


Women’s Institute Mrs. Greta Wilkinson, of


Clitheroe was the speaker at a ' meeting o f ' Chipping ‘ Women’s Institute’s drama


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Mrs. D. Chadwick, and - a lively discussion followed with Mrs. Wilkinson answer­ ing questions.


Bashall Eaves I Women’s Institute


•gave a-very .amusing talk, on,t her-holidays; in the "West


liamson. -ofMitton, therlink delegate for *; the • London'. meeting, Tlie speaker- Mrs. Ferry,


;. The monthly - meeting. was- held in the Assembly Room on Monday, May- 5,?-presided over, by Mrs.Jf’Spurgeon. ■ 4 She: welcomed®Mrs. sWil—


field; ranging from how to choose and cast a play to the responsibilities of the pro­ ducer and the back stage team. Thanks were expressed by


group. Her talk covered a wide


Mrs. Bairstow. of Riming­ „


Moonlight and Roses, by Mrs. Pye, of Dunsop Bridge; 2, Tea for. Two, by Mrs. Dowle, of Dunsop Bridge, and 3, Daisy. Daisy, by Mrs. A. Hudson of Gisburn. The evening ended with a


competition-for a hat depict­ ing a-song title was judged by Miss Carroll and Miss Tetsill. Winners were 1,


land and Rimington, Mrs. J. Ellison, president of


Women’s Institute met for a group meeting in Gisburn Festival Hall.


by road, coal, timber- cement-' etc., from the then L o S


To this depot was brought


his job, which was to drive w loco and wagons n ied ; teventually formed the founda­


ith earth and rubble ■ ■ tors. Mr. Porter ■


number of trains to be' in the region of 13,;


estimated the


surprise on hearing this, but it certainly gives one some idea, of the amount of work which, had to bo done before


ta n c e s - : between the, various points,, • such as Jumbles


1 confessed to a feeling of


the gigantic reservoir was com­ pleted.'-1 - Of. course the area and dis­


Quarry and the dam. or that between Tosside and the board room were considerable, and the -length of track entailed, according to Mr. Porter’s esti­ mate ; was in the region of eight •-.miles.


most secluded areas by Ribbie - or Hodder? Being anxious to hear more


residents to our countryside can visualise, as they stand by Stocks, the presence of trains in. what:- is now one of the


I. ,wonder if any of the new


of the events and construction of the scheme over half a century ago. I listened intently as he told of the day’s work which began at 5-30 or 6 a.m., and continued1 to 6 in the even­ ing.


details of the huge camp erec­ ted near the present board room, not too far from the impounded waters.


I was also eager to have Three to four huudred men


were.employed, which in those days ..was every indication of


men were/Irish and they were housed in' 16 or 17 huts. The company- provided hos­


a, large scheme.1 iMany of these


vided the necessary lighting and power.


which were very popular took place every week and it was interesting to hear -they were 1 well conducted. In spite of the name attributed to the Irish, they were well behaved. This was around 1923-4.


Whist drives and dances,


, morning. - . This in itself was fascina­


tain Alex Pinnington, who had a dance band of five players. This group provided the music at- Stocks dances which con-, tinued to;two o’ clock in the


He went on to toll of a cer­


ting, but the most amusing part of this entire procedure is surely his story revealing the method of conveyance to and from these functions.


.it was at this stage that Mr. Porter brought into operation his loco. This ran on the various tracks, picking up pas­ sengers from the farms scat­


buses to both cinema and dan­ ces from Slaidburn and again


Walker’s and Hodgson's ran


pital, canteen,- billiards room, bar and cinema in which two pictures a ,week were screened. A generating; station pro­


• conditions. All this was cat­ ered ;for I was assured, by the placing of canvas tops on the wagons and so, in. typical'- Western ■ fashion, awaly careered loco and wagons,


-jostling 1 and bumping along to the • dance hall, •


tivities,. th e . merrymakers climbed into the wagons to disperse to various points as


Then, after the night’s fes­


this are always fascinating, and I have a feeling of grati­ tude for being privileged to have heard such a story.


the good old days; happy in so many essentials. Hours of work wore long,


Those, on reflection, were


and as Mr. Porter relates, when he started work 52 years ago he was paid three half pence an hour. And the day, lasted from 6 a.m. to 5-30 in the evening. However, in his retirement,


which he enters in May, he will, have plenty of interests,


for he is a wonderful gardener. NATURALIST.


' Mrs. Hartley. The competition, organ­


Indies”. She'-was. thanked by


ised by Mrs. Hartley, was won by Mrs. Storey. Tea hostesses were Mrs.


Wilson, Mrs. Green and Mrs. Greenhalgh';


Newton


£60, the proceeds from social events, and donations.


Chatburn


Day School There was a large congrega­


the Day School Anniversary Service held in the afternoon at Christ Church, - Chatburn. The service was conducted


tion of parents and friends at


' lessons. The Infants sang a song—“Springtime"—and the Juniors sang “Shall we


Pamela Edmondson1 read the


Building Fund amounted to £37


Read


Women Unionists About 50 members and


friends of the Women’s Unionists attended a dinner at the Black Bull Hotel. Rimington, on Tuesday even­ ing. Mrs. W. Slinger made the arrangements.


Whist Drive At the weekly whist and


Horrie, who was also the pro­ ducer. Hudson, Walters, Bell. Waddington, Newbould and Brown. ■


domino drive, held in the Constitutional, Club bn Mon­ day evening, prizes were won by: Whist, Mrs. Cunliife, Mrs. Browett, consolation Mrs. B. Green and Mrs., Hay­ ward. Prizes were presented by Mrs. -M. . Holden.


Hurst Green


, nall-y by Edward Rudolph; more than 100 homes-such as St. Denys’, have been opened over the years. Mr. Foster said it was


. group homo , such as theirs,, with boys and girls of all ages, some under school -age, and some who although away at work or college, returned for holidays. • Sixteen- members and the-


difficult to get staff- • to adequately run a family


Vicar enjoyed the Deanery Festival last month, and a similar number plan to visit- Shepherd Street Mission, Preston, this week. Mrs. Bailey volunteered to alter the. banner to. make it easier to carry.


Sabden


evening and bring and buy sale h e ld 'a t die home of Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Parfitt, of Padihain Road, raised . £21 15s. for church funds. ' •* A


Rimington Clip ■winner


, Wrigley of Langroyd, Stopper. Lane, Rimington. . has won ‘


nine-month-old Border • dog,- bred and owned by Mr. Wilf


Dutton Leah Mr. Softy, a


5 the past week. • -L. ,• „ This makes Tiis total In six


;five-.cups,fsix firsthandrtwo best in • show • awards during


shows, seven cups,, 10' firsts,. two best of breed, and one best in show awards, inclu­ ding. four at championship shows.


Coffee Evening On Wednesday,’ a coffee


talked of his work there. He said the society was formed more than 80 years ago, and ; from the home founded ongi-


cared for at present at the Church of England Chil­ dren’s Society home- in Clitheroe, members of St. John’s M o th e r s ’ Union learned at the May meeting. Mr. Foster, a houseparent,


Mothers’ Union A total of 17 children are


by the Rev. R. A. Harpur, Vicar of Whalley. J o h n Shackleton and.


gather at the river.” " . • A collection for the School


Committee have announced the final total sent to can­ cer research this year of


Cancer research The Newton Institute


Future growth and devel­


opment .in the Bowland Rural District should be


concentrated in Gisburn,


'according to a report on the area prepared by the West Riding County Council.


the adoption of a policy to discourage building in the countryside and limit build­ ing in the other villages of Bashall Eaves, Bolton-by- Bowla-nd, Dunsop Bridge, Mitton, Holden, ; Horton, Newton, Newsholme,' Pay- thorne Sawley,. Slaidburn, and Whitcwell to minor in­ filling and rounding off. In ever}’1; case,' says the


report, a strict control of the ■use of materials ' and the design of buildings should be sought in order to minimise the intrusive'-effect of; urban type structures in. the area.


■ to realise the recreational potential of the area by the creation of Riverside facili­ ties, continuous riverside footpaths, moorland foot­ paths, new caravan sites, and the possible multiple use of Stbcks Reservoir. , Any extension of quarry


undergrounding of overhead lines throughout the area, but particularly in Grindleton, should be investigated, and any proposals for the im­ provement of water or gas supplies should be encouraged. The report, which contains


workings or tipping should be strictly controlled to main­ tain the high overall quality of the landscape. The possibilities for the


a comprehensive survey of the district, with ' a more


detailed analysis of the villages, will be considered by Bowland Rural Council at a special meeting on May 12.


F lex ib le


policy for the district based on existing, conditions and likely future trends and demands which would affect


It sets out a development


- - The main section - of the report is in three parts. The first considers the


statutory document, r but a flexible policy framework, to be reviewe'd within the next seven years.


development. I t is not intended to be a


cape setting, i population characteristics, ; employment opportunities, public utilities, educatiom and health,i.trans-.;•; port, shopping .and recrea-7


broad position in the rural district with regard to-lands- .:


and deficiencies are examined, a number of proposals put


mends that certain types of employment, light industry, for example, should be en- encouraged within the dis­ trict. Steps should also be taken


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The 'reportj- also


Im'dfwilial ' report ■ al


recom­


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also take place at Riming­ ton, should the need arise. • But the report recommends


Further development could


; Grindletonr West' Brad­ ford and Waddington.


Taking a long, hard look at our heritage


dington Fell. and Easington Fell.


. The northern part of the Ribbie Valley widens out into an undulating, well wooded lowland area which has its focus in the attrac­ tive village of Bolton-by-Bow-


la-nd. Altraclive


West Bradford and Grindle­ ton are - popular residential areas, because of the shopping and- employment opportuni­ ties -in Clitheroe.


The villages of Waddington,


had considerable recent devel­ opment around its attractive


Waddington particularly has


, area of forest plantation to the eastf and are'crossed by only two roads which descend steeply to the'Hodder Valley:


and Easington Fell form the southern boundary of the Forest of Bowland proper. They rise into heather moorland summits with an


ing w’ell-wooded meadowland, through which winds the. Hodder, until below Dunsop Bridge, it swings through a thickly-wooded gorge before flowing out towards the south.


heart of the area. I t is bounded on all sides by high fells, but contains undulat­


to the north. The Hodder Valley is the


Exposed


The bleak moors and fells form tile backbone of the


area, and are pierced only in the south by toe Trough. On the moorland fringe the en­ closed pasture now has a degraded and derelict appear­ ance. . The moorland extends


centre. .- Birkett Fell, Newton Fells,


lands are in need of attention and require improved man­ agement to be' maintained. The effect of groups of


if management problems could be overcome, could pro­ vide a small additional In­ come to farmers as trees are cropped. Some of the existing wood­


the open aspect of the countryside. . Smaller planting projects,


. must not be allowed to deteriorate.


Influx


a fall in population, but it would appear that outward; migration is- now being ■ counterbalanced by an influx of -population.


district in 1961 was 4.735, which in the 1966 sample census was shown to have risen to 4,780. Previous trends indicated


The population of the rural


villages are adequate, but there are several hamlets with supply problems.


expected to be 4,953. and by 1981, it may be 5,315. Water supplies in .fche larger


By 1971. the population is "


supply, and the parish of Middop has no water supply


Tosside has a limited spring ;


stations for the electricity supply are not particularly obtrusive in the landscape, except at Grindleton, where they detract from toe village ' character. Four villages have their


at all.The lines, poles and sub­


round to the northern part of the rural district where 1 the summits are exposed as gritstone crags on Bowland Knotts and Crutchenber Fell. The landscape has a wild


and lonely appearance in con­ trast to toe lush, green river valleys to the south. The central part of toe up­


sive area of mainly coniferous woodland plantations, while


lands has a varied and attractive scenery, centred on Stocks Reservoir. To the east lies Gisburn Forest, an exten­


• degraded agricultural area. Changes in farming. prac­


to the west is a large.area of


tice are taking place in this area as elsewhere, with vary­ ing consequences Between Hie good quality pasture near the rivers and the true fell country, are considerable areas in a semi-derelict condi­ tion. . The; deterioration of the


, through Clitheroe Borough sewage works, ■


system at Bolton-by-Bowland and Holden is. by land irriga- ■ tion.


ington and Sawley are being prepared, but these are not expected to come into use for - four or five years. The present sewerage


Schemes for sewering Rim­ ;


in the, rural district, and the absence is likely to continue


‘ There are no gas supplies . .


within toe foreseeable future. Travel


There arc 10 primary schools which satisfy the local


education needs, and there is one secondary modern school at Grindleton. Because of the limited -


walls, and of the pasture land where rushes are invad­ ing the fields, reflects the trend towards more extensive farming.-and a shortage of labour. , -


tional facilities. Their relative adequacies '


■ a further! part concerns pro­ posed conservation areas.


Popular


•’to.;; the rivers Hodder and Ribbie in the south.


Forest of*Bowland uplands in the north-yand west down


forward, and an overall planning policy proposed. -■ The second pm'-t deals with i villages in’greater detail,. and K;


■ • People are moving from the land for a variety of reasons —-probably the chief., one is the mechanisation of agricul­ ture.


establishment cf increasingly large units, as .tlie yard and parlour dairying system be­ comes outmoded, may mean bigger farm buildings in larger groups.


On the other hand, the


"by the Lancashire/West Rid- '• ing county boundary, which follows the watershed of the ’ ,


The Bowland Rural Dis-;y trict is bounded on .the west.;;


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>: The overall high quality of;: k 'the landscape in the/rurnU* .district- has' -been supported '•! '•by the /(designation. .of- "its ’g ; greater - part as an Area of, v


vto -Morecambe-and * the •west-v- coast


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iiwhich rises ? into. the s steeper, moorland'stretches-.; in Wad- ' ' 1


: bounded by gently sloping, :: welt wooded meadowland.


} Outstanding Natural Beauty.*;^- The Ribbie and Hodder are'<v


'is an important .route , from the West Riding .conurbation 1


recreation area for north and north-east Lancashire, . and . the Trough of Bowland road


The district'-is-: a popular : * *.;


> Contributing:;. factors may include low wages, competi­ tion from other employers


. of - design and ■ materials in rural areas. •


; such as quarry, firms, arid the ; expense of building or reno­ vating a house which.. com­ plies with toe high1 standards;-


i f A solution which would be ' difflcultr: to VPlan. but * which ‘ could solve problems of both employment and land degre- - dation - is implementation of;


forestry.Cand1 recreation pro-." jocts. ■' • '


1 - . Projects


Fi\Welflandscaped; forests on. tend at present1


•ment1 ’ •" This .could" probably take : > types: of :buildlngs’arid* recrea- '• /


fcould/ enhance. ,the';oyerall, scenery, of ithe Bowland;'areri 'arid 'providesa :new.Jenvivon-; i


own sewage disposal works; Grindleton, Newton, Slaid­ burn and Waddington. A new sewage workks is to be in­ stalled at Gisburn.1 Sewage from West Bradford is pumped for disposal


_ • valuable that such an amenity


trees in a landscape like the Hodder Valley is obviously so


on the A59 trunk road has particularly affected Gisburn, through which it passes.


result front parking on the cobbled verges in the village, particularly on market days.


Parkin"


throughout the area of out­ standing natural beauty has caused difficulties of flow and parking, particularly on the narrow minor roads,; some of which have outstanding view­ points. .


The -increase in day trippers


! The Trough of Bowland' road from Slaidbtirn through Dunsop Bridge1 to' the county boundary, which also carries traffic to and from the west coast, and the minor road over.Bowland Knotts to Clap- ham, passing: Stocks Reser-: voir, are particularly; suscep­ tible in this respect.


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traffic stopping in the more attractive villages of the dis­ trict, and in commuter traffic in and around the villages which have received con­ siderable new development, is a ; detrimental factor to the physical fabric and atmos­ phere of the villages.


The increase in tourist


; There is the possibility of a signposted ’’ Bowland Way " With - improvement of exist­ ing roads to enable circular day' trips to be made by motorists.


Foolpalh


and ■ associated • access area schemes are also being con- 1 sidered, notably at Bowland; Knotts, Croasdale. and in the Trough of Bowland.


A number of car. parking


up the. Dunsop... Valleyis worthy of consideration. ' In toe prevailing econoiriic


park at Dunsop Bridge asso­ ciated with a footpath route


The possibility of a car 7 • •:


conditions, it appears unlikely that such proposed schemes


will materialise Yin toe, fore­ seeable future, arid the effects of increased traffic will con­ tinue to damage toe environ-. , ment of toe area and its vil­ lages. The report recommends toe


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' sation of education are notj expected to materialise in toe";


posals that primary: schools will cater for children aged 5-10, the Bowland secondary school will be given a junior . high status,' for pupils aged ; 10-13, and all children'beyond--j this age will travel to senior high school at Settle. •It is expected that the


foreseeable .future.:., -v . 1 It is intended in’toese’; pro­


number of places available at Clitheroc Royal Grammar school, some children have to travel up to 36 miles daily to . attend Settle High School... . Proposals for-the reorgani-


-improve the internal:traffic.:': circulation within' the 1 area and its villages,'. to- provide


ponly after careful considera­ tion of.-the impact of the traffic it will generate, and to


to the north of the Ribbie was designated part of the 1 Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty- in 1963.


Most of the . rural district . • ■ • • ■ - > - ' Emphasis


; shops, mobile shops .and. delivery services: for :. da.ilys> requirements.


-t ; . Network ” ' 7’ With toe growth of popula-


-..-•■south- of toe ;rurnl.district;!. av limited expansion of village.


: shopping facilities may occur,,, but in most cases will consist*,


tion in the villages in th e .


'rush-infested ;, network crosses most of the" ‘ tain several/'attractive hotels, nraoc ^olen ' , o f F . ' amJ


lowland parts, nnd'five minor , pubs and'1 restaurants.^which Jfli'fiBP


tion--projects—caravan;. sites.,.,; " ’ and' car "parks—unsuited * to -


the district; is used only 1 for ■ goods traffic, and the pas-


senger stations at Rimington 'sant stopping'places-for a and'Gisburn‘1are-both-closed.‘i4'«'-picnic rand’ stwll.‘ir*feC''hJ'*&‘.‘Xiiij


mmiber of vantage points and lay-bys which provide p’ea-


’■network, but'* a l"minor TondJrv-'Y-The villagesfin the area cori-


• of alterations or conversions; of existing buildings. ____ : Most;; of th e ;.rura 1; district' lies away from the main road:


present pattern of, shopping habits will continue, with a; great reliance, on ; Clitheroc 1 for weekly needs, but with the ; use of the - limited: village ;


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•■attractive scenic quality. In , recent . years, , the emphasis has been extended : / to a,positive tencouragement>


, pressures for;5‘development! which would detract from its!


. !of the development of recrea­ tional facilities.


•


:.; As a result, a separate study ; of the AONB is to be jointly ‘ carried, out by the West


„ .the, motorist, out for a.' day’s -■drive o r • passingthrough on' his way to Morecambe Bay.


.Riding and ■ the, Lancashire County .Councils.'; r i ‘ y ; ’ j ;The area:largely caters for '


sidered worthy ; of. . special, measures to strengthenthe powers of toe council to resist:


As such, toe area was con-,


• local and recreational 'park-:; . ing.


following aims should be sought for; The safeguarding of proposed by-pass lines when dealing with - applies- - tions for development: to allocate land for,development


such problems, preliminary consideration has already been given to certain schemes of recreational importance.,


In an attempt to deal with Increased noise and-danger


problems in the district. The great increase of traffic


There are several transport


the night express rumbled through the peaceful upper- Hodder Valley. Peeps into the past such as


tered along th e now sub- ■ merged valley. Then, when all were gathered aboard, the return journey was made to tlie dance hall. I asked how the passengers were seated and under what


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Things that


need to be said


/Most people these days


seem to ' have opinions about students, but a man more qualified to judge than most is Mr. Charles F. Carter, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lan­


; ions are not to be despised because they are new. "Responsibility is only


students, and others of their age. should be treated as free, equal, responsible citi­ zens’, whose voice should be listened to and whose opin-


learnt by exercising it. But you can let a tnan be free, and yet retain a lively con­ cern for him: or you can let him be free, and wash your hands of .the con­ sequences,” he said. “Far too many older people, and not a lew parents (even in relation to their own children) seem to believe in the second kind of freedom; freedom to go


poor guides, and no doubt we have made a mess of the world: but we have learnt something from our own mistakes, and from the suf­ fering of others, and we have a duty to pass on what we know”. Mr. Carter went on to give


wonderful part of life, but they are not the summit of human' experience a n d human civilisation: th e present tendency -to talk about sex constantly, to make its intimacies public and to arouse desire by the constant: use- of sexual sym­ bols is unbalanced. ; ‘‘I t has the particular; dan- :'ger ,that young: people' may


some examples of things which needed to be. said: Sexual relations are a


ship gives to each partner a great power to hurt the other: in particular, the breaking of the relationship can cause greater suffering to the woman than the man realises. “This has been the argu­


“A close sexual relation­


, are - certain to lead to mar­ riage. I t is a good argument, in which many young men


ment for delaying inter­ course until after marriage, or at least confining it to settled relationships which


based on experience of the harm done by promiscuity, and those old enough to have that experience 'must stand up and: speak in defence of the principles ;they have been led to adopt, and not expect 18-year-olds to reach the right conclusion by intuition. •‘Worthwhile enlargements


and women themselves be­ lieve : they are not as promis­ cuous as people'suppose. “But it is. an .argument


:-‘nm away from it and drown your sorrows.


to the devil in your own way. “No doubt we have been


things to say on toe sub­ ject on Wednesday when he spoke to a parents’ associa­ tion meeting. "I -believe that university


caster. He had . some1 interesting


NATUl OUT


from! Starting at (I


church being ruil aid of a womanl Naturalists madc|


which was led; Mrs. T. Lord. Si passing by Westby site of Arnoldsbigi Listers lived for n years; one John L Isobel de Bolton •this marriage ' t claimed direct Leofric of Merci Godiva. Our way led t-hn


right. There were 33


meadows and: pa Rimington road then on to Fields roadside. The house was


but had heated a many matters un


and over the doo an inscription b was a story. Two brothers bu


patch up their di: the following7 ins


study to be quiet a own business!’’;:;


Swnllo


road we took to tlv and by Gaze Gill swallows, very ac Along this stretc


A little furthe


that the grass we the shelter of to | made our way where wc crossed bridge and passe Hall to Newby an Soon we were a


. being attracted b of music took. th.


gregational Chap sundial on the fi ling us that;;“timf away,” even so short stop while s.


to visit. They found th;


was being provide lady who was play


dion. She was Pi a coming youth el A little furthe:


road a fieidpath Wythn farm and beck for teal; then up:the hill to Mi' This was once


placed on the f house. “Repeat ’ri'


‘•bad blood” betiv Later they w<


we saw many cl in the , walls of'7 and gardens and mul'.ioned window


Ancici


■With the perm: leaders, I siayec


'is below” piu/,y'ana:tlMyniay,w- do harm to .others in trying to keep up with the fashion.


get... worried because they wrongly, think ;their s sexY-Jtro .


.. . for. many.-years, " toofc‘moiix>urid:


Miss Parker,;wl .


spend a .while To ancient buildings some. • informatio'. them.


years ago had c damage, and they up the back door up a new one ir where the monks


’ninny interesting; told me much ab The big flood t'


stood to ring; the their, brethren to;t I was shown the |


staircase and the L the bell used to bcl oak doors, the arclil timbers which hoi and the place :whi| stood. I was also shownl


esting geological [ gathered in the 'I


Nesls


of human experience have seldom been achieved by drugs:, nor, does reality be­ come easier; to bear if you


7 “A n . older ' generation whose members frequently kill themselves with tobacco.,; a n d occasionally wi t h alcohol, is .not well placed to moralise .about", drugs—or. at least, about the milder drugs. “But at least it is our duty


ploit the weakness or the readiness for experiment of young people.”


Racing on


the river Tlie;Ribbie Rapid'Rivcr


■ Race ’ took place after; all last; weekend, in a some­


' . No Clitheroe scouts, took ■part - in'- tlie race,‘ however. ;


: permission, of ; the - fishing: authorities was- not required for ca n o e i n g downstream from Ribchester,” -,Dr. G. Hampson, Clitheroe ' Scouts District * Commissioner, said this week


: view} oft blie! doubts about per-1 mission) - J


, Clitheroe,. Venture' Scout .unit post'd' notices ■


what abbreviated form. ■ “Theii organiser of the race was of the opinion that ;


to discourage experiments which. widen the area of drug-taking and to be hard on those who for profit ex­


• Food forethought, isn’t it? :


up with the party. Miss Parker . I toe With permission ^ make a short cut [ with the party a t | Coal Pit, Lane.; On leaving Widcl


I had to press c


party had made foil road and crossingl tered Coal Pit l |


Folding Whel SALE OR r |


Illustrated Bool| “ AID !


7, Castle View, I Tel: 2151


f 1


Th: coi Ah r


wo we all\


-Both the St. Mary Magdalene:: "and Ribblesdale School troops who, had entered, withdrew in


j Scouts,.: those taking part in • the, Gang, Show at the Parish';


; ''S ‘ Your programme is one of, ,' the best ,1 have ever seen,” he i said in a letter, adding' that


'iliad';his'congratulations7fi?&.: r 7 ,


: • whoever,was responsible-tor*it - .


: Hall thls week received a fur-: ther,-.message of ' encourage—; ment from Ralph Reader.


• approaches: to Clitheroe ; so * ••that ..there was no1 chance of ; competitors.: arriving;;; in -the •; toivn and launching from.; Edisford'*in "error.------ Still on the subject of


nedstrategic' points on the . 7 , . arid man—'


jux wo 1


the the


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in 'On


: "f .. ...:'hav\ t, x NVlsani


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