For Whalley Readers


‘NEW LOOK’ CHURCH TO OPEN AFTER A YEAR


Wh a l l e y Methodist


Church is to be re-opened on Saturday, January 25 by Mr. J. C. Blake, vice-


president of the Methodist


decorations to the church should have been completed


Conference. The renovations a n d


Who handed down childish pranks?


There are lots of youngsters too, who qualify for that designation if my experience the other week is anything


Owd George is not the only ‘character’ in the village.


hear you saying, but regret­ fully have to confess that I played the self-same unhygi­ enic trick myself more than 50 years ago and, according to Owd George, he too re­ members it from his o\yn schooldays. . This strikes me as quite remarkable and has stimula­


our Bob that bob that'your B c’j


used to recite: “Our Bob owes your Bob a bob. If your Bob doesn’t give


owes our Bob, our Bob


ted recollections of other juv­ enile activities. X remember a rhyme we


oped to examine the grubby paw more . closely. Then he spat in the centre of the- extended palm. “There!” he shouted triumphantly, and beat a hasty retreat to the further end of the play­ ground. “Filthy little beast!” 1 can


pond?” demanded the other. The young clairvoyant sto­


the thumb. "You’ll have cows and horses and pigs and chickens and ducks and a duckpond.” “Oh, and where’s the duck-


said, “you will be a farmer. There’s the farmhouse,” indi­ cating an area on the hand, “there are all the fields, and there’s a hill for your sheep.” He pointed to the ball of


in solemn tones made his pronouncement. "When, you grow up”, he


his palm and his friend examined it closely. Finally, he looked up and


no. 1. “Let’s look at your hand!" No. 2 obligingly extended


number 2. "Bet you I can!” retorted


tune!”, said number 1. “Go on-you can’t”, said


their heads close together and I couldn’t help over­ hearing (if I leant that way!) “Here. X’U tell your for­


school for the arrival of a friend, I passed the idle moments observing the youn­ gsters at their play and was greatly diverted thereby. Two eight-year-olds had


from which to judge. Waiting quietly near the


Through a Whalley


sadists as well as unhygienic (except that the listener usually knew the rhyme as well as we did ourselves and usually got his blow in first!)


and receiveing an affirmative reply would say, "Well there’s your chest” as we rapped him over the ribs, and "There’s your nut!” And, so saying, we made a swipe at his head. Yet another of our ‘gags’


the epitome of high class humour-was to ask a friend, “Would you like a chestnut?”


Another sally we thought Witty


Cow flees from


th e appropriate response would say, “Well, there’s one for you”, and endeavour to stamp on the victim’s foot. It would appear that young­


age youngsters’ the other day made me wonder how the. pranks we practised in the p l a y g r o u n d of the old Clitheroe. Wesley school half a century ago came to be handed down to our more sophisticated Whalley young­ sters of today, and how, indeed, we ourselves came to know them in the first place. . w For it is quite certain they


sters of my generation had an unhealthy predilection for spitting, for we would ask a crony “Are you strong?” and on receiving a nod of as­ sent would spit on the ground and say. "Well, pick the bones out of that!" Overhearing these Space


any theories on the matter? J.F.


that kind of kids. Have any of my readers


eren’t original—we weren’t


w. ; to ask, “Do ’ cu collect stamps?” and on receiving


cow which escaped from the C.W.S. abattoirs at WhaUey on Monday was recaptured in a children’s playground,


abattoir A black and white Friesian


near the village centre, after a chase. On its wild flight; the cow


toirs manager, managed to “lassoe" the cow, and it was returned to the abattoirs. No children were in the play­ ground at the time.


and into the Dlayground at Abbey Park. There, Mr. J. Cropper, abat­


Raised £40


Eve in Clitheroe. About 22 took part.


raised £40 for the Oxfam Biafra Appeal on Ohrtetmas


The Claremont Carol Singers


broke through two gates, ran through the fields towards Mit- ton Road, then across a garden


Window will give your Bob a bob on the nose," and thereupon made a lunge at our innocent listener. It appears that we were


last. year, but due to more structural defects being found, the re-opening was delayed,


because on the following day, January. 26, the church will


The new date is significant


have been closed'for one full year.


ducted by the Rev. G. H. Maland, chairman of the North Lancashire Methodist District.


this week that a large num­ ber ofinvitations had been sent out to various members of the clergy and civic dig­ nitaries.


The Rev. E. S. Joselln said /


new decorations is the solid aluminium Cross. A vestibule has been. erected . and the communion area extended.


One major feature • of the


opening a family service will be held in .the morning and during the afternoon there will be a baptism service.


church have been waiting for the renovation to be com­ pleted before taking their babies, to be christened.


Several members of the


vice of reception to new mem­ bers will take place.


And in the evening, a ser­ The day- after the re­


Mr. James Hacking and his bride, Miss Josephine . . Crowdy.


HOMESICK’ DOG CHASED SHEEP,


when he moved with his family to Billington, he was homesick, and often returned to his old haunts.


into bad company, as a result of which his owner, Mrs. Pamela Wright, of Pasturelands Drive, appeared before Bowland Magistrates on Monday.


the owner of a dog which worried livestock on agricul­ tural land, and being the owner of a dangerous dog, she was ordered to put it under proper control. She pleaded guilty to both offences.


She was fined £1 for being


said that Mr. A. Laycock, of Mi-tton Old Haiti, Mitton was in his house when he heard the barking of dogs coming from a field adjoining the river on his land.


Insp. M. Weller, prosecuting,


He saw two dogs, a black and white and a brown one chasing


and worrying soime sheep and iambs.


Stopped


although they had stopped for a short while after Mr. Laycock had shouted at them.


Mams shot the black and white dog, and the brown one ran out


The Inspector said Mr.Wil-


when they arrived the dogs were still chasing the sheep,


cock caffled for the police, and then Mr. Alan Williams, and


Insp. Weller said Mr. Lay- On one of these trips he got____________ ’ ,


injured by tile dogs, but none had been killed. None of the lambs was in a fit state to be sent to the market.


Wright at her home and she said the .brown dog was hens, and it had got out the day before. She said she used to live at the Aspmall Arms Hotel, and the dog was ailways going back there.


The police later saw Mrs. Vicious


went back there and met the other dog, and was influenced by it into chasing the sheep.


ing said during the time she lived at Mitton, the dog had often gone to the farm and mixed with the sheep and had not worried them at all. He said the dog obviously


Mr. W. D. Greenwood, defend­


I haq no option but to shoot it.


in, Billingtoh* ■ jpT |' 7


now Mr. tod 'id Monty


Mr. Williams has said, ’The black and white dog was wild and vicious and turned on me.


to i'vtpg Mr. Greenwood added, “As


of the field and into the yar(j of the Aspinall Arms Hotel. Eight lambs had been slightly


COURT IS TOLD Monty was a good dog when he lived at Milton. But


The service will be con­


Chiffon gown for Clitheroe bride


The wedding took place at Clitheroe Parish Church on


Saturday of Miss Josephine Crowdy of the Crown Hotel, Haddington Road, Clitheroe and Mr. James Hacking, of


Chestnut Grove, Ferngore,' Accrington. The bride is the only daugh­


ter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Crowdy, and the groom is the only son °f Mr. and Mrs. Goodison.


’as trimmed with lace and studded with pearls.


the bride wore an empire-line dress of white chiffon falling -nto a long train. The bodice ’•■


Given away by her father,


cap of white petals studded with pearls and she carried a silver slipper attached to a silver prayer book.


Her headdress was a Juliet


Christina Johnson. They wore long pink dresses


The bridesmaids were Mar­ lene MacVarish. Pat Woods and


of corded silk with white lace


trimmed bodices They had Bo- Peep hats of matching pink and carried Victorian posies of pink and white carnations and mauve freesias and hare bells.


Honeymoon


son; groomsmen, Messrs. T. Orowdv (bride’s brother) and V. Parker and usher. Mr. J. Greaves (groom's cousin).


House. Gisburn, the couple left for a honeymoon in St. Anne’s, the bride wearing a pale blue jumper suit with matching shoes and a black fur coat.


by tlie Rev. J. C. Hudson. After a reception at Stirk


live in Harwood Lane, Gt. Har­ wood, Photograph by Pye’s of Clitheroe.


Mr. and Mrs. Hacking will


More work to be done


Blackburn side of the traffic lights in King Street, Whalley, has been widened, work on the junction is still incomplete. I t is understood that modi­


Although tlie road on the


fications are to be made to the lights themselves in order to ease the traffic flow. And Lancashire County Coun­


cil’s Highways Department will be changing the existing white-line markings to indicate a two-larie approach.


P C. needs


for new plant and equipment are met by 1,400 contractors throughout the United King­ dom.


The needs of the Post Office telecommunications business


The ceremony was performed Best man was Mr. Keith Dix-


WOMAN DIES AFTER


ACCIDENT Mrs. Nellie Ormerod, aged


57, of Painter Wood, Billing­ ton, was knocked down by a car on Monday evening, and died in Blackburn Royal la firmary the following day. The accident occurred at


AHERNE'S


was unhurt, was 21-year-old Vincent Ireland, of West View, Billington. A passenger in the car, Anthony Bolton, aged 25, of BilUngton Gardens, had slight hand injuries. Mrs. Ormerod was the wife


6-45 on Whalley Road, just above the Judge Walmsley Hotel, Billington. The driver of the car. who


to Mr. George Wightman, the Blackburn Borough Coroner.


Road works continue


to Clitheroe road near Bramley Meade Maternity Home are likely to continue for some time. Post-office telephone work­


Road works on the Whatley


men are diverting underground telephone cables which are in the path of the new Whalley by-pass. Temporary traffic lights have


been in operation since before Christmas. It is expected that work will continue for some time.


Parish Church dance


vided the music for about 200 people at the annual dance at the Clitheroe Parish Church School last Friday. A buffet supper' was served


The Les Allan quartet pro­


and Mr. J. Sagar was the Master of Ceremonies for dan­ cing.


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The vicar, the Rev. ’ -hn Hudson, thanked the . r ai


Committee for organising (he event. '


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