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nicians prevented High Mass at St. Peter’s Church, Stony- hurst, from being televised
which affected outside broad casts. reached Stonyhurst Col lege last ■Saturday morning and Granada Television stair re turned to Manchester.
on Sunday-morning. The news of the dispute,
Cameras
for most of last week erecting scaffolding and cameras in the church ready for the: broadcast, which was to have been live. I t is not yet known if Gran
They had been a t Stonyhurst
Chairman of Clitheroe Rural Council, Col, H. Eastwood and Mrs. Eastwood with. Lord and Lady Clitheroe at the Council's Annual Dinner on Friday.
ada will televise the Mass from the college at a later date.
Director
has been written by Mr. John Parsons, director of music at the college. I t was to have been sung by
The Mass is in English and
a pre-recorded Roman Catholic service from a church in Man chester.
the boys. The service was replaced by
Aid for missions
held at St. James’s Church Rectory’ in Woone Lane, Clith- eroc, on Saturday raised about £85 for two overseas mission
A missionary’ garden party
ary societies and one home society. There was an extensive ex
Council chief pleads with city planners
A plea to preserve the
Ribblc Valley from the sprawl of the proposed Cen tral Lancashire city was made at Clitheroe Rural Council’s annual dinner on Friday. Proposing the toast to the
lesson, and Mr. T. P. Rushton, the council’s clerk, read the second lesson. Tlie service was conducted by the Vicar of Downhani, Canon
Lord, Clitheroe read the first
council, Mrs. M. S. Haythom- thwaite, chairman of Blackburn Rural Council said the planners should not be allowed to affect “ this beautiful countryside of ours.”
hibition given by tire boy cov enanters showing the work of the Church Pastoral Aid Soci ety. Part of the exhibition put
forward the idea to the obser vers that the parish was the missionary field and they were the workers. The event was attended by more than 200 people.
Convalescing
retary, Mr. Vic Adcroft, has Jnsj; started a 10-week con valescence
undergoing an operation. a f t e r recently Clitheroe Football Club's sec
us. Our valley and rural area will go on,” she said, and refer red to Clitheroe Rural Council’s motto “ Our job is to preserve and care for the countryside.”
"Nothing can take it from Co-operation
H. Eastwood, said it would be impossible to carry out the job without the co-operation of landowners.
Replying, the chairman, Col.
Jthe district. - j
council's work during the past year, he said that the building of old people’s bungalows in Hurst Green had been comple ted. and hoped that more could be provided in other parts of
Describing some aspects of the Support
the council.and its officers for the support they had given hint during liis first year of office as chairman. .
He thanked the-members of
proposed by Coun. J. G. Sharp, and Lord Clitheroe, whose father was the first 'chairman of the council, responded.
The" toast to the guests was
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cil and Mrs. Aspin; Chief Supt. and Mrs.- V/. A. Watkinson; Canon and Mrs. H. V. Whitsey. of Downham: : and -Mr. H. L. Sagar. Town. Clerk of Clitheroe, and Mrs. Sagar.
Calf’s Head Hotel, Worston. On Sunday, many of those
Hie dinner was held at the
who had been present at the dinner accompanied Col. and Mi's. Eastwood to morning ser vice- at Downham P a r i s h Church.
Trapped man cut free
was called to free a 28-year- old Colne mail trapped in. his car after it had run off the road near Newsholm© on Fri day night.
Barnoldswlck Fire Brigade Fined and The man, Christopher Croas-
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Victoria Hospital and -detained with head and leg injuries. No other car was involved.
He was taken to Burnley m ’wr
banned James Green, 41, a com
pany director, of Clitheroe Road, Whalley, was lined £35 and disqualified from driving for a year at Black burn Quarter Sessions on
driving round the Black-bum College or Technology and Design car park trying to find a way out.
ting. said that when arrested, the alcohol content in Green’s blood was 17 milligrammes over tlie limit. He was seen by a policeman
Uniform
and he admitted he had been to a dinner of the 4 th battalion, East Lancashire Regiment at Canterbury Street Barracks and had drunk a little wine and some beer. He claimed that-he had not been given a second breath
Ho was in full army uniform,
sample, and that he was never properly arrested.
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Timber yard fire
for half, an hour on Friday, night • to extinguish. a blaze which had broken out in some waste wood belonging 10 Luke Smalley, . Timber .Merchants, Chatburn.
Clitheroe Fire Brigade fought
fire, which started at-11-30 p.m. in a yard some 100 yards from the main timber, yard. The Brigade was called to a
Two appliances went to the ' ■ I
■blood alcohol content above the prescribed -limit. Mr. David Hodson, prosecu
Friday. He denied driving with his
County Coun. T. H. Aspin, chair man of Bowland Rural Coun
Among the other guests were
in brilliant sunshine. Members and officials of the Town Co u n c i l accompanied the Mayor and : Mayoress, - Coun. and Mrs. S. F.. Hardman 'to morning service at Clitheroe
Clitlieroe's colourful Mayor’s □ay service was held this year
procession from the Castle, to the church and back again after the service.
Parish Church. Clitlieroe Pipe Band led the
in the procession were mem-- bers of the British Legion and ex-Servicemen, members of the women's branch . of the British Legion, the St, John Amb u l a n c e Brigade, Girl Guides, Boy Scouts and Cubs, Pupils of Ciithcroe Secondary Schools, members of youth organisations, s p e c i a l and regular Police and Supt, T. B. Nicholson.
by the Vicar of Clitheroe, the' Rev. J. C. Hudson, assisted by the Curate, the Rev. P. S. Grierson,
The service was conducted
Mayor and Mr. P. Brennan, Vicar's Warden.
Lessons were road by the Among those who took part-
Whitsey, who is Coun. East wood’s chaplain. Local organisations were at
the service, and the Police were represented by Chief Insp. G. Wilkin.
BAN An overtime ban by tech
COACH TRIP BOY DROWNS AT BATHS
A 10-year-old Clitlieroe
boy was drowned at Skipton baths yesterday week, while
thorn district. He was Richard James Vic
was the youngest of Mi. and Mrs R. A. Catlows Ihc chil dren. His father is employed a t ’ Ribblesdale Cement Works.
ator Catlow, of pupil of Edisford School, ifc Deep mid
baths, by attendant Mr. J. O’Brien who dived in fully clothed to drag bun out.
om of the deep end of the
stead’s Grammar School, Skip- ton, lie gave the kiss of life;
, „ny-
The baths’ oxygen equip ment and ambulance, oxygen
equipment were used and resuscitation continued until the arrival of a doctor.
at the batihs in two years. Mr. M. A. Latimer, head
I t was the second drowning
master of Edisford School, said the news of the drowning had shocked the school.
swimming trip was organised privately by parents.
He pointed °l,t that the
Pupils from the school have swimming lessons once a week
Together wi th Michael Townsou, a PUP1'
t He was spotted 011 tl10 bot
on a coach trip orSan>scd by parents from the Hen- —•
at Mercer Hall, Great Har wood, but Richard was not one of those, who attended as "he was in the class below. His class teacher Mrs. c. Hargreaves, of Blackburn.
went to the baths on Thurs day because sire had heard I some of. her puDils were swim ming there.- but she went by car and was
not.present when | Richard was drowned.
ODDFELLOWS’ BENEFITS TOTAL
ONE MILLION Two'meinbeis of the Glithcroc Lodge of the Indepen
Fellows was established in 1810- and is now a world-wide organisation. The primary purpose''of the
Provincial • Grand ■ Master, and 'Bro. T. .Bowman, Provincial-, Corresponding .- Secretary. The Manchester Unity of Odd
dent Order of Oddfellows‘ attended the Annual Moveable | Conference at Folkestone last week. They were Bro. F. Broom.
society is to relieve the sick, assist members in distress,, provide annuity and death benefits, • and ■ support when necessary the widows and orphans of members. •It. - is composed of self- governing branches, known as Lodges of which there are about 3,000 in the United Kingdom. The f o u n d a t i o n of the
society was the logical out come of the former Trade Guilds. Based on the principal of mutual selfhelp, it spread rapidly at the time when, if the bread-winner of tlio family was ill, nothing was available but the parish relief. In addition to the financial
Branch members to meet
rotary of the Ciithcroe branch of the National Fed eration of Old Age Pensions will meet Employment and Productivity Minister, Mrs. Barbara Castle on Monday,
Mrs. Castle Mrs. Ethel Penny, sec-1
operations of the order, it has an- ethical- and moral basis, and practises a certain ritual. Several ■ Clitheroe families
are receiving benefits from the society. On an average cacli year,
well over £ 1,000,000 is paid in sick, annuity and death bene fits.
£50 raised
for the Clitheroe Concerts Society at a coffee evening held last Friday at Hetton House, Eastham Street, Clitheroe. the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. G.
More than £50 was raised Farm sold
vas sold by auction last week for £5,750. The auctioneers were C. Silver-wood and J. Bal- shaw, of Slaidburn and Clith eroe.
Bariev Green Farm, Hapton,
A fine day at last for local Ramblers
ciation group had a line day for the first time when they met at Gisburn on Saturday to walk down to Sawley.
once shown an old postcard depicting this village, with two
A busy village Gisbum. I was
tising such gracious, living today would soon be a candi date for a wooden suit, for he who' -lives in - Gisbum today must agile-be. , ' : '- However, entering the Bolton- by-Bowland road we were soon guided away from this mini ature Brand’s Hatch on route for safer climes. As one follows this road
men chatting in the middle of tho road. I am- afraid anyone prac
Clitheroe Ramblers’ Asso
recently derelict but now admirably, converted into a dwelling house.
on down the road and over the'bridge where the pleasing facade of the inn overlooks the well tended memorial gar dens and the remains of the old stock., on the green in front of. the police station.
Past the old rectory, then
its picturesque and well-cared for cottages. A real English
Ahead the main street with village. . ■
crossed the road bridge over Skirden heck, then turned left down towards Mint • Cottage, taking the footpath near the end of the bne which leads through the fields -to Tile
Leaving the. -village we
down to Gisburn Mill the countryside has a well-cared for look; neat fences, tidy-pas- tures, giant metallic copper 'beeches, magnificent chestnuts aglow with candle-like flowers, massive gean, and'an impres sive avenue of limes. •
Heritage
who care for their heritage like this. At Gisbum Mill bridge we succumbed to the charm of the river, today lapping lazily in it’s shallow bed, - a play ground for tho sunlight and the graceful trout. On the parapet of the-bridge,
Long' may people survive,
tinued along the road. As we passed the kennels, two small terriers ga/ve us a vociferous greeting. Between here and Park House' the naturalist members found'plenty-to inter est them, including a mos- chatel with seven heads which is apparently two too many.
Erinus Alphinus, a bright touch of colour against the weathered stone. Leaving the bridge we con
test at the Police Station until after he had Riven a blood
through the wood, with dap pled sunlight filtering through the trees in to-tho-cool green ferns and haze of bluebells below, only the plaintive call of a curlew in a nearby field breaking the quiet of the place. At Foodcn Hall we lingered
road to make our way by field paths to Pooden Hall1 Farm via Bolton Close plantation. I t was pleasant passing
At Park- House we left the
to admire tlie very fine' front and porch of the building. Some members tried 'to locate the sulphur well but appar
ently did not-look far enough downstream. ./ ■
next. This too has an inter esting dovecote porch. From here we continued, along- by Low -Wood' with some delight ful glimpses of the river- be Delow, then on up to-Scot Laithe
Foodcn farm was passed lph.
and out into the Bolton-bv- Bowland—Gisbum road.
u• Here
Scot-.Laithe- Lane' led
fire at Chatburn chip shop on Saturday .evening, and on Sunday ‘.afternoon they, dealt with a'grass fire at the rear-of Castle View.
minds are,nourished, and one -hopes,, enriched. , The- old- court., house, once the home of law and order.
village opens • like , a book. A page of history, by the church; the, village school where young
As one descends the hill the s. through, Fawcett plantation -
Prize Crossword
across
5 A container is not com- pletelv closed (4).
.10 Friendly function, yet: a trap, maybe (3-5).
8 See 3 Down. (10).
11 Ships’ complements, we hear, for a sea-trip (6).
12 Concluding atm in the capital of Germany (6).
14 Unusual singer holds sway 1 (6).
17 A fixed agreement to shorten a kind of bridge
21 The arrival - round the stronghold is giving relief
19 I n ---- or a kind of tenant (4).
(8).
16 Unfinished mot if. with' no • upward movement (6).
22 Almost record a legal injunction (4).
( 10). DOWN
3 and ’ 8 A®- Stock display (0/ 4). , . '
2 Not remaining buoyant ( 8 ) .
1 They arc. bared in the warm sunshine (4).
6 Are those .who. practise it dispirited? .(10).
vide a standard for engines (5-5).
13 A sole change in'a roman- ; tic :app°intment will'make .you forlorn (8).
15'South-western members; crowds of them (G). ■ - .
5 When
the.girl is brought up, she looks the same (4).’
4 An upset in the line—the- ‘last one? (6).
- 9 Nag the authority to pro
20 S t i m u 1 u s undoubtedly reveals great excitement,
initially (4). . '
Oratorios;. ; 24, Niece; 25,, Totally. Dowiv: 1, Doric; 2, Lac; 3,
10, cache; 12, Oversee; 13. Almost: 14, Gloves; 17, Pri vate; -19, Strut; .21,. Rot; 22,
Match; 8,
1, .Dolores; 5, Reception;-!). Lea;
.Last out; 1G, Repast; 18, Atone; 20,-Testy; -23, 111:
Repress; 4, Sailor; 5/ Manse; G, Talks over;' 7, Heaters; • 11, Committee; 13,. Aspirin; '15.
to last week's .-crossword. opened, on Tuesday morning was : sent , in by . Mrs. A,.,. Liver, 50.' King’s Drive, Fill-, wood, Preston.',
The first correct solution u'.aress i__ , ...... .‘ S ' ' - ’' „L-------- ~;?i-r'"' .* j | | - -
LAST.WEEK’S SOLUTION • Across:
18 Discretion, removed from violent -action (4).
6 There’s no going back in the service for the stone- workers (G).
tile above crossword fill in your name and address in the space provided and send it ‘o this address marked “Crossword" in the top left hand corner of the envelope.
When you have completed
Mrsf post next Tuesday morn ing. No entries wii! be checked before then and the sender at ‘he firsr, ; cor** rr, solution aliened will be. awarded a 15s postal order. '
Advertiser and Tims King Streot, riitheroe r.uiries must ‘ vtusq ••
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PLEASE HAND IN AT CHECKOUT House. • Here tire bridge, recently re
failed to withstand the floods of last year. However, it is to -be re-sited further down stream a process which may take some time owing to for
erected flue to tlie efforts of the Rambler’s Association,
malities connected with alter ing the footpath.
low when- we arrived so we hopped across, and depositing ourselves on the river bank settled down happily to en joy our picnic tea.
Fortunately the river was Interlude
wo made our way along the footpath through the fields to Sawley Bridge enjoying the sun hud gentle open valley scenery en route.
This pleasant interlude over,
rather intimidating “No Entry” notice by the bridge only applies to the land behind it and not to the footpath. Here, grateful for a fine day
Incidentally the large and
seven women members cf the branch, is making a,social visit to London. They will be taken on a tour of the House of Com mons .by Mrs. Castle and during the afternoon,, they hope to ! hear a debate. - They are expecting to watch !
June 23. Mrs. Penny, accompanied by I
the Trooping the Colour cere-1 mony on Saturday, Juno 21. Mrs. Penny who Is also secre
tary of the Federation’s Black-1 burn area council has arranged for Mi's. Castle to speak to a meeting in Blackburn on-June | 27.
Opening
by tlie Deputy Mayor of Clith eroe Aid. T. Robinson, on Saturday. June 28 at the official opening of rooms at Stanley | House, Lowergate. The rooms are used by mem
Federation, the Rev. T.'E. Nut- tall will perform the opening ceremony, and the speaker will be the vice-president.-Mi'. T.'E.
A civic welcome will be given I
Clilheroe Advertiser and Times, June 13, 1969 5 General. Manager:—Mr. Colin Schofield
KING OF THE CUT PRICE JUNGLE
1
Yon have seen ihe Fantastic range of Quality Foods and the exeiting first floor Sales Area with a huge selection of:— , :
Hardware
Ladies and Childrens Wear Paints Vymura Wallpapers Electrical Goods T oysj
Gardening Supplies and Equipment
ALL AT L0W PRICES WE PROMISE th a t THESE PRICES ARE HERE TO STAY
WE GUARANTEE that we shall MAINTAIN OUR PRICES and only increase. if forced to as a result of maim-, facturers price rises or other factors beyond our control.
bers of the Clitheroe branch of I the National Federation of Old Age Pensions. The national president of the
ParkerThe members will now be 1 able to use a fully-equipped kit chen. Tile chairman ■ of the Clittieroe branch, Mr.:R, Penny, I
, ■
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lias installed a - ’sink unit and cupboards and 'made arrange- ments for the installation of J another cooker.
Another bomb on Pendle
Hill last weekend.
200 yards from the road on the Sabden side of the Mi by Mr. K Thompson, of Higher Croft
I t was found ni a field about . Road. Lower Darweii.
at Great Harwood, and - Clitn- eroe police notified-, the - senior ammunition technical officer
He reported it ,to the P°hee . of Western Command. £55 raised
shared together, we parted company once more, another
ramble ended. On Saturday .June 21 we
meet one hour, alter midnight at chatbum Road End, for a nocturnal walk up Pendle to greet the dawn,
J.B.W.
for the Ribblesdale (After noon) Townswomen’s Guild Funds last week at a tea and home made biscuit afternoon held at the-home-of'the vice- chairman, Mrs. J. R. Robin son of “Meadfoot”,-Wadding- ton Road. Clitheroe.
More than £55 was raised
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