Clithcroe Advertiser and Times, December 12, 1969 3
THE GHOST OF CLITHEROE ROAD
Ghost stories seem par-
ticuarly appropriate to the Christmas season and so, ■
this last week or two, I have b e e n searching
around.for a local anecdote of that ilk to pass on to
you as December nears its climax. Thus, when a number of us
were gathered together the other night, I deliberately turned the conversation in tha t direction. I told of a rather uncanny incident I personally experienced some years ago and then stood back to await
.’actions.
“Ghosts", said Harry, “it’s a lot of eyewash. There’s no such thing!”
“Do you agree with' that?”, I asked. "Do you believe in ghosts?” George was none com
I turned to Owd George.
mittal. Ah’ve niver sin one”, he said. He was dodging the issue and I rounded on him. "That’s not what I asked”,
Through a Whalley
Window id wor. They both seed it. T’wor roughly 'uman i’
shape, ond yet, some’ow it wom’t. I t wor weird 'ond it wor more ner a bit frittenin’. Weel, these two chaps
worn't little fellas ond they wom’t soft, nayther, but when a fella meets summat as ’e's niver. sin afore, sum- mat as flummoxes ’im ond summat what’s—weel—verra like a ghooast, on a dark neet wi’ t ’wind just whisperin’ across t ’fields on yet strikin’ bitter cowd, weel, tha com’t blame im if 'e starts feelin’ a bit queer—'specially when this 'ere white thing starts movin’ slowly toward 'im. Ond that's ’ow boath o’
I said severely. "You don’t necessarily have ' • see a thing to believe in it. You can’t see a pain in your tummy, but you believe in it all right, if you’ve got one!” At times I can be as argu mentative as the old boy him self. George ignored my remark.
these two fellas felt—their legs went sooart f weak, they’d butterflies i’ their bel lies bigger ner sparrows ond they’d a’ tecken to their ’eels ond run if their legs ’oud nobbut let ’em
“We wor talkin’ about ghooasts”. he said. “Ah’ve niver sin one, but ah remem ber two young fellas as thowt they did”. I pricked my ears up—I
this ’ere white thing come nearer ond nearer”. George paused. His pipe had run out and he took a long time fill ing it before he resumed his story. “Come on”, I said. “We’ve
“They wor sceeart stiff ond Apron
waited long enough. Finish your tale. What was this thing in white?”. George looked a t me and
knew another ‘Old Whalley’ story was on the way. “Is it true?”. I asked. “I shan't print it if it isn’t". “Tha con please thisel’
about that” George retorted. “One o t ’lads concerned tha’s heard fray noan so long ago. “I t wor like this.
Courting
wor cooartin’ a couple o' lasses i’ sarvice at one o’t t’big ’ouses up t’Clith- eroe rooad. One neet they set out to meet ’em. It wor a cowd dark neet
These ’ere two young fellas
got his pipe going nicely be fore he spoke again. "Weel”, he said at last. “It’s just as weel they didn’t run away. T’ghooast wor one o’ lasses they’d . gone to meet. Ah’ve towd thee as they wor boath i’ sarvice ond one of ’em hed slipped out to see if ’hese two chaps wor cornin'. T’wind being on t’cowd side, hoo'd tecken’ ’er long white apron ond put it ower ’er 'ead to keep 'er ears warm. Pretty ears they wor an'aw!” Well, that was George’s
ond theer wom’t ro monny lamps i’ them days as theer is now. Theer wom’t cars or buses or lorries rushin’ past ivery toathri seconds ayther. ’Appen tha might see th’odd carrier ond 'is cart, or mebbe th ’odd farmer wi’ ’is trap meckin’ 'is way whoam. or ’appen theer might be th’odd cyclist wi’ a little oil lamp stuck up on t' front but. teckin aw’ in aw’, if tha met onnybody at aw’ i’ ’alf an ’our that’s as, much as tha
ayther side ond near met. i’ t'middle ond i t wor dark as Owd Nick’s ’atband. Tha could barely see thi ’ond i’
would see. . Trees ’ung ower froad fray
front o' thi face! "Weel. these two lads wor
goin’ along like — ’appen a bit excited at meetin’ their sweet'earts—ond hed nearly got to t ’shop they wor meckin’ for when, aw’ of a sudden, one of ’em stopped 1’ 'is tracks. T! grabbed ’is mate's arm. “Con ta see what ah see?” ’e axed ond pointed wi’ 'is finger Theer. deead i’ front of ’em,
Sabden shopkeepers welcome tourist plan
Sabden could find itselC regarded as a tourist attrac tion if a suggestion by Bum- ley Rural Council is agreed to by Lancashire County
Council. As the village is in the For
est of Bowland area of natural beauty, the Rural Council deci ded that it should be nomina ted along with three other villages, for tourist centre
status. This would mean a relaxa
tion of the Sunday Trading Act for several shopkeepers in
Sabden.Mr. S. Foster, clerk to Burn ley Rural Council, said that after representations had been made to the council by Sabden shopkeepers, it was agreed to make the suggestion to the County Council.
Visitors
visitors to the Pendle area and most of them pass through
He said, “We get a lot of
Sabden. We thought that K we were to "help with the tourist
trade in the area, this was one of the things that needed doing. "If our suggestion is agreed
When children want some
Whalley’s Christmas
crib plans Whalley’s Christmas crib
will be erected in the village on Saturday, December 20. Last Christmas was the first
story and that is perfectly true I can assure you. for I have since verified the essen tials of it with a local lady, almost contemporary with George, and for whom I have the greatest respect. And to finish the story off
properly. I can add that both these young fellows married their ‘ghooasts’ and, I hope, "lived happily ever after". Which, when all is said and
J.F.
time since the Reformation that Whalley had a crib. Whal ley Christian Action Group which comprises members and clergy of all denominations was responsible for the idea of building the crib. The crib will stand on the
thing it is usually a ease of asking mum or dad. But when Christmas is getting near the one person to ask is Father Christmas himself, which is
just what five-year-old Diane Todd, of West View, did when he turned up at a Christmas Fair at Trinity Methodist
Church on Saturday. And our photographer was
on hand to record Diane's meeting with him—not that he learned anything of a talk whose secrets will be revealed only on Christmas morning.
The fair was organised by
spare land by the bus station but this year, it will face the road and not as before, across the station. Parish Priest at the Church
the women’s committee and is an annual event. Opener was Mrs. H. Hothersall with Mrs. E. Walker as chairman. Both arc church members.
The Minister, the Rev. N.
done, is quite the best way for any Christmas story to end.
Trust gi
£2,500 for Abbey gate repairs
Splendid news for all who have the welfare of Whalley Abbey at heart is a donation of £2,500 by the Pilgrims
Trust towards the cost of repairing the North-West gate The Trust’s 'g i f t was des- ■
wor a figure i’ white! They couldn’t mek out reet what
cribed by Canon G. A. Williams chairman of the House Com mittee, as "very acceptable and very generous."
★ Claiming Date ST. AMBROSE SOCIAL CLUB Grindleton
Whist, Dominoes and Dance
FRIDAY, JANUARY 2nd — DETAILS LATER —
GISBURN YOUNG FARMERS’ CLUB Annual Christmas Whist
and Domino Drive Saturday, December 20th
Festival Hall, Gisbum at 7-30 p.m.
Admission 4/6 Including Refreshments Over 20 Prizes
Including, Turkeys, Chickens and Christmas Fare
W.I. MARKET Please note
l a s t m a r k e t of se a so n TUESDAY, 16th DECEMBER 10-30 a.m. to 12-30 p.m.
SAGAR HOUSE, CHURCH ST., CLTTHEROE (Coffee and Biscuits)
RE-OPENING 24th MARCH, 1970 St. Mary’s Lower Hali, York St., Clitheroe
Special offer-Cliristmas period only
rmc Illuminated Christmas Tree given free with every 0116 3 4, or 5 light' fittings purchased
New delivery , of Hunting ■
For the children Noddy, Teddy Bear and Donald Duck - lights plus
v Table lamp bases complete irom 25/- t* ■. -1, > ; and
Our usual stock of Standards, Shades, Bases and Lanterns
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cashire County Council have chipped in with £500. And as th e M i n i s t r y of Public Buildings and Works have said they will match pound with pound, the appeal Is within striking distance of its target of around £8,000. This was the figure men
He also revealed that Lan - - —
of the English Martyrs, Father V. Hamilton said this week that improvements had been made to the crib. The bark effect on the crib is to be con tinued all the way round and the sides painted. Carol singing will take place
D. Walton, led the devotions and made the introductions. The event was well supported and the financial result will bo made known later.
at certain points in the village during Christmas.
New hall dedicated-
The new Salvation Army
Hall in Lowergatc was dedicated recently by Com
missioner E. Grinstead. The commissioner chanced
to be in the district and hds Olitheroe visit was arranged by his son, Major E. Grind- stead DC of Preston District Headquarters.
hall was almost full for the occasion and looked bright and welcoming. The Clithevoe Captain, Mrs. I. Hogg, of Hay- hurst Street, thanked every one who had helped in its pre parabion.
Despite the wot weather the Coffee
tioned in May when the perilous state of the ancient masonry was last broughe to notice. A month ago, Canon Wil
Sunday evening, and on Tues days the hall will be open during the daytime for coffee tea and biscuits; part of a plan to use it as a community
A service will be held every
liams was beginning to wonder where the necessary money would come from. Now, he is “veiy grateful”—preservation of the gate is assured.
Preservation
has its headquarters in London was founded in 1930 with an endowment of £2 million from wealthy American.
The Pilgrim Trust, which
which annually makes grants for purposes such as preser vation to the arts and learning, and to social welfare. Money is given chiefly for
I t is a charitable body
p r e s e r v a t i o n of historic buildings and works of arts in churches, to aid libraries and museums and to help social welfare organisations.
ST. PAULS CHURCH CLITHEROE
SUNDAY, 14th DECEMBER 2-30 p.m.
Toy Service
BOLTON-BY-BOWLAND War Memorial Committee
Grand Christmas Whist and
Domino Drive
FRIDAY, 19th DECEMBER, 1969
Whist played in the School r . • • * ■
Dominoes played in the Coach and Horses
■
Refreshments :: . Raffle Prizes
Draw for' Christmas Raffle ..... Admission 4/6d.
ley Parish Church Mothers’ Union held their annual
Animal party Sixty five members of Wlial-
Christmas Party at Whalley Abbey on Tuesday evening, when entertainment was pro vided by the Tw-iston Singers who gave a selection of carols
centre. The new -premises succeed
those in Shaw Bridge which were used for many years. They were once a chip shop and latterly a do-it-yourself store.
been active in Clitheroe for 80 years and has done much good ’“ the town.
The Salvation Army has in
which shops could stay open for how long they could be,open and what they could or could not sell,
able to please themselves. I t is chidlsh to be told what you can and can not sell.”
people, rather for people pas sing through the village.”
“It is not really for local
be just another' service which will be available for visitors if required."
Mr. Foster added, "It will
those most likely to be affected by the suggestion. She is al! in favour of the
Mrs. Jane Bishop, who runs handicraft, souvenir and fancy goods shop, is one of
change which could lead to Sunday opening.
C om p la in ed
bitterly about not being allowed to open on Sundays. This is essentially a. tourist area with historical interest and I took it for granted when I came here that I would be able to
She said, "I have complained . ,
bothered about Sunday open ing, is newsagent Mr. D. Hough ton, of Whalley Road.
One shopkeeper who is not
open' from slx tf11 noon on Sun- days and are allowed to sell such things a-s sweets, pop and ice cream, but I do a 90-hour week and am ready to close on Sundays.”
He said, “We are already
land Rural Councils have any plans for suggesting to their respective County Councils that any local villages be nominated
Neither Clitheroc nor Bow- FOR
for tourist centre status. Mr. T. P. Rushton,' clerk to
Clitheroe Rwal Council, said, “We have not done anything
GIFTS
about it at all. There have been no requests for it.”
open on a Sunday. “We are supposed to be
to bv the County Council, they could give an order saying
Auction Marts CLITHEROE
There were 79 cattle, 784
lambs, sheep and ewes, and 81 pigs on offer at Monday’s
fatstock sale. Cattle: S.L. steers, 198s. per
cwt- steers, light, 184s to 208s, average 193s 9d; medium, 180s; heifers, light, 163s. to 194s, average 116s 9d. Rejects a n d underweights 164s. to 200s, average 182s 6d; cows,
------ average 3s 6 d; sheep, 2s lOd. to medium rteers,
3s average 2s 10Jd. Ewes, 32s. to 116s each
average 63s Gd; pigs, porkers, 44s. to 47s per score, average 45s" 3d; cutters, 36s. to 48s 6d average 43s 3d; bacon, 40s. to 44s, average 41s 9d. At Tuesday’s weekly sale of calved
newly
creased entry of good quality met a very brisk trade, a total clearance being effected.
cattle an go d quality
122s; lambs, 3s Id. to 3s 9d..llb med ,.ium anceio, - , , helfe ’ even better.” lambs
106s. to 129s, , , average 183s 6d. light heifers, even bettei. -—> ------- ■
Sheep • light lambs. 3s 6d to commented, “I have been open in 2s iu d average 3s 8d. medium on a Sunday for quite a while,
average 169s. uncertified steers and heifers, 175s to 207s, Mrs. Marion Foreman, whose average 192s 2d. fat cows, 78s mixed grocery shop in Padiham to 150s average 115s 8d. bulls. Road has been known for many 192s. ’
160s to 198s, average 175s. medium heifers, 160s to 185s,
Stopping years as the “Old Village Shop”,
£97; Rearing calves met a rather easier trade at £18 to £27 10s, average £13 15s. h The .judso ,-Miv G- c \ Dew“
wards: -Best .cow\ or heifer.— 1. T. C. Cowklng, Slaidburn; 2, P. \v. Giles and Sons Ltd, Saw-
urst niaSW{l«c:^foUowmg a- ley.
and heifers, including two fully accredited, met with a slightly easier trade in the dairy sec tion at Gisburn Auction Mart last Thursday. Prizes: B. and W. cow 1, W.
The 173 newly calved cows GISBURN
Roberts, £150; 2, H. Horsfield, £140; 3, J. Shuttleworth and Son, £130. Col. cow, 1, Mrs. E. A. Drinkall and Sons. £120; 2, J. Jackson, £87; 3, Mrs. E. A. Drinkall and Sons , £108. B. and W. heifer, l, f . Paxton,
Driver’s
escape A 23-year-old Skipton
man, Mr. J. Eggleston, oE Stainton Courts, Coniston Cold, had a lucky escape from injury early Tuesday morning, when flames shot from behind the dashboard of his. lorry seconds after he left the vehicle.
about 8 a.m. on Sawley Brow, and two appliances, one from Lancashire County and o n e from West Riding attended. Mi'. Eggleston said later, “I
The incident occurred a- Easy money. , L
was driving along and could smell something smouldering. I pulled into the side and my lights went off. so I got out of my cab, and it was then that the flames started”. The fire, which was caused
utes. ...... VENTURE SCOUTS WIN
KNOCK-OUT CONTEST Venture Scouts won the Ribblesdale Table Tennis
Association’s 1968 Team Knock-out Competition, held over from last year, when they defeated Calderstoncs
petition were compiled last Christmas, and as tihe Scouts have improved considerably since then, it proved “a little too much for the hospital side. However, praise must go to
5-1 in the final last week, The handicaps for-this com
Team Knock-out final: Ven ture Scouts 5, Calderstones 1. League: Primrose 6, St.
the Venture Scouts for fighting through to the final and de feating last year's league champions. Bill Clarke and Michael Hall
Last week’s results: 1968
Paul’s 4; Forden Club 8, Trutex 2: chatbum 4, Pendle Mill 6: Trinity ‘B’ 3, Forden Club 7: St. Paul’s ‘A’ 10, Ven
ture Scouts 0. Next week’s fixtures: Tues
won two each and Tony Hall one for the Scouts, while Michael Wynne won a conso lation game for the hospital side. As Calderstones had no
day: Trutex v Chatburn; Wed; nesday: Ribblesdale Wanderers ‘A’ v Caldcrstones; st. Paul’s ’A’ v Trinity ‘A’;, venture Scouts v Primrose; Thursday: ts Paul’s ‘B’ v Ribblesdale Wanderers *B’: Trinity ‘B’ v
league match this week, Prim rose took full advantage and climbed to top place in the league as a result of a narrow 6—4 win over St. Paul’s ‘C\ Fordcn Club have now won
Pendle Mill. Primrose
| tribute to the older, generation and a fine example to the -younger players in the leaguj-.
five matches in a row and have moved Into third place. The total ages of-the three'mem bers of their team, John Walker. Otiord Chew and Tom Snape come to 150 years, a
Forden Club .. .. 8 5 Trinity ‘A’ . . .. 4 4 .Venture Scouts. .'6 4
Calderstones
........ 7 .7 0 .0 14 . . 6 6
P. W. D. L. P.
S. Paul’s ‘A’. . . . 4 3 S. Paul’s ‘C’ .... 5 3 Pendtc Mill . .• •7 3 Rib’dale Wan.‘A’ 4 2 Rib’daleWan. ’B 5 i
Trinity ’B’ ••••6 0 Chatburn ...........7 0 Trutex . . . ----- 7 0 0" 7 0
0.12 3 10 0 8 2 '8 1 6 2 .6 4 6 2 '4 4 . 2 6 0 7 0
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average £113 10s; B & w • , heifers £88 to £100, average
B & W cows £90 to £149,
3s 5d to 3s 9d) average but I will be stopping this after ’heavy lambs 3/- to 3s 3d Christmas, mainly due to health a v e r a g e 3? 2icLrt!sht shearlings, reasons.
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uncertified lambs Eoch, “I run the shop myself and average 80s. ewes at the moment I am open about to 139s average 81s 4d. 11 hours a day, including from
average 41s 7d. cutters, 38s to I “I think that if shops want 44s average 42s 8d. baconers, I to stay open they should be 39s' to 40s Gd, average 39s lid 1
Pies • oorkers, 34s to 42s Gd, 10 till one on Sundays,
overweight pigs, 35s to 36s 6d average 35s 9d, fat sows, £22 to
rearers, av ,'e
to £5-17-6,
the monthly show of in-pig g0t away with about -half a ton gilts sows and store pigs met of metai worth about £600. a good trade.
Silts to £45. Store pigs made o£ ingots, castings and scrap, ferom £5 to £12-7s and aver- - a spokesman for the firm a^ed £7-10s Sows with fol said that the thieves had got towers to £77.
In-pig sows to £47, In-pig behind locked doors, consisted . The metal, which was stored
Kay 2 J. Kav. In-pig gilt, 1, S. ptoyee when he started woik ■tra-sHvn’
r Whitehe“ad; 2, J. A. and XL Clitheroe police are making Johnson.
Prizes: In-pig sows, 1, J- theft was noticed by an em- nd- ■
in by forcing a door, and the > H Price. Stores, 1, on Friday morning. | inquiries.________ _________ The 331 animals forward at ;ngS Ltd. on Thursday night erage £18-2s. ge dJiB-z e a c h ,
£40. ,
Thieves who broke into the i Waterloo works of Castle Cast-
by all the
Leading Makers at
W A L T S L T D . 31 CASTLE ST. CLITHEROE Tel. 3136
average £6.
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£46, average £30. Calves; killers, each, £2-15s
£4-13-8d. to
Metal stolen from work
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encouraging tourists in this country, but how can we when we are not allowed to sell the things that tourists want? We are just not catering for them.” Mrs. Bisop, who said she was
clerk, Mr. L. D. Telford, com mented, “ I t has never been considered or mentioned by the Council. We have never been asked to consider i t by any shopkeepers in our area.”
Bowland R u r a l Council's Boy iii court
£167; 3,' R. Thompson and Son, told by the Shops Act people £171 Col. cow, 1, F. Paxton, that we were not supposed to £99- 2 A. Wade, £106; 3, Mrs. open on Sundays. This was a E. A. Drinkall and Sqns.
£140; 2, R. Thompson and Son, -
serving coffees on Sundays at the moment to keep people near her shop, added that she had been in touch with Bum- ley Rural Council about being allowed to stay open. “There is another craft shop m sabden, and we were both
Accredited, 1,’ J- Frankland. people come to Sabden on Sun- £112.
cows to £140; B. and W. heifers grocery business in Whalley to £171; Col. cows tc £113; Col. Road, said, “We don't open at heifers to £106; Accredited to all on Sundays, but I think it £ 120.
Other chief prices: B. and W. Mr. J. Britcliffe, who runs a
great blow because so many days."
Certified cattle: light steers, the tourist trade here is on the average . . . . i7AS t0 levs average 183s 9d. increase- during the summer steers, 178s to 189s, months, I think it would get
tion were 244 cattle, 928 sheep, “People come to Sabden from 119 pigs and 215 calves.
Forward in the fatstock sec- some shops to be open, all over the country and though would be a good thing for
after crash A 16 - year - old motor-
cycist was given an absolute discharge by Clitheroe Juv enile Panel on Wednesday for driving without due care
and attention. Insp. J. Gavan said that
about 11-15 p.m. on Saturday, August 16. a Mr. Travis was driving his car along Chat- bum Road, Clitheroe, towards
the town centre. A motor cycle came from
Lime street immediately into his path and there was a collls-
that he was not sure whether there was a main road ahead, and that there was no indica tion on Lime Street of a major
In a statement, the boy said road. FOR
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by an electrical fault, was ex tinguished in a matter of min
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