marred Pennine ramble


It had to happen someday,


and it did happen last Sun­ day when the exceptional long run of good weather for the Ramblers’ Association (North East * Lancs.) day’s rambles was unluckily


reversed. Dufton was reached after a


glorious ride north via Settle, Sedburgh, Kirkby Stephen -and Appleby, where all coaches assembled’ and parties split into groups. one coach, filled to capacity,


RESOUNDING SUCCESS FOR INDEPENDENT


Clithcroe newsagent, Mr. R. P. Ainsworth, astounded


everyone, including himself, by topping the poll at the municipal election yesterday week.


election to Clitheroe Borough Council as an Independent, he polled 2,153 votes, 300 more than his nearest rival.


to be elected, but few would have forecast such a resound­ ing success. ■


Many people expected him


was announced by the mayor, Mr. Ainsworth said: "I did not expect to be top by a long, long way. but I am very pleased."


Immediately after the'result


Mr. Geoffrey Sainsbury, came fifth, missing election by fewer than 20o votes.


The ratepayers' candidate, Highest


took the ’A’ party a few miles iuriner north; where, at Bien- carn, they alighted and started on the ascent of Cross I ’eii (2y3u, ft.), the highest point along the whole route oi the Pennine Way, and to descend by Little . Dun Fed and Great Dun Fell, a total distance of 14 limes of mountainous walking beiore rejoining, . the other groups for tea in Dufton. .


Duiton and headed for Dufton Pike, that cone-shaped peak which dominates .the skyline in this comer of Westmorland.


Shortened


which marred all walking dur­ ing the afternoon, this ramble was shortened and members returned almost directly back to Dufton after about eight miles of walking.


Duo to the rain and mist


their intended walk to High Cup Nick, following the Pen nine Way ‘ from Dufton, and also received a "thorough wet­ ting, yet saw little of this great amphitheatre 'among the fells because of the -rain and mist which kept visibility down to a few yards.’ . ’ ' ...'


The ’C’ party carried out


time, the min ceased, the clouds lifted and the day brightened, but by then most members had carried out their day’s walking under really depressing weather conditions.


Ironically,- round about tea- The ‘B’ party alighted in


Mr. John Lund, financial committee steward, left, and Mr. Edward Hill, church secretary, examine some of the repair work being undertaken at Clithcroe Congregational Church.


Amateur THE


actors’ awards


Three members of the Clitheroe ' Players gained awards for acting -Shake­ speare at Blackburn Drama


Shaw cup for Shakespeare with Jane Parker in second place and -Miss May Barton, third. Further successes were Miss


Festival last week. Sheila Cottam won the Ida


Barton, third in the verse speaking, and second in the sonnet. In the solo dramatic (open)


POLICE... Miss Lily Leach, chief


superintendent of the Lan­ cashire Womens’ Constabu­ lary, was the speaker at the meeting of the Clitheroe Soroptimists’ Club at the Dog and Partridge Hotel, Clith­


eroe, a week yesterday. Miss Leach pointed out that


section Jane Parker was third and Miss Barton -and Noel Baron were equal fourth. Second place in the Open


extract (duologue) went to Sheila Cottam arid Frederick Mercer .with a scene from “Hobson’s Choice.’’ In the 10 to 11 years story


day s rambles were Messrs. A Whittaker, of, Accrington, G. Franks, Nelson, and R. Harri­ son. Brierfield.


Leaders responsible for the


dales, in the ;Lake District, on June 8.


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Next excursion is to Lang- -.


and under, Wendy Strange was placed third and Christine Morris, fourth. In the verso speaking, nine years, fourth place went -to Wendy Strange.


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some 60 years ■ ago the first women’s police force was established, the first two offi­ cers being appointed at Gran­ tham to serve in the vicinity of military camps,


second largest police force in the country and there are about 336 policewomen.


telling, first prize was awarded to Christine Morris. For sight reading. U years


selection and training were outlined by Miss Leach, also tiro various duties women were now called upon to fulfil, including juvenile liaison, drug addiction, crime squad,' missing persons, especially children, accident prevention and traffic and street patrol


The various processes of


duties. ‘ Miss Leach was thanked for


her talk toy Mrs. E. Hall. . a n d th e


public Mr. John Lumley, a


member of a local firm of solicitors, was the guest speaker at the Clitheroe Round Table meeting on


freedom of the individual and how the laws of the land had made inroads into this freedom as well as protecting the rights of the individual.


Monday. Mr, Lumley spoke on the


told of their powers to appre­ hend and arrest persons "’ho had committed a felony.


Members of the Table were L Y N D A N B E RG M A N


talk by quoting well known court cases which had set the precedent for court action when dealing with the rights of the individual, the powers of the police to arrest and their rights to encroach upon the privacy of the general public. After his -talk, Mr. Lumley


Mr. Lumley illustrated his


he has also taken lessons in karate and judo. He has also taken riding


lessons at Readwood' Riding School.


and a member of the Film Artistes Association.


answered many questions put by members of the Round Table about freedom. John Myers thanked ■ Mr Lumley-for his talk


Bus route changes


An alteration in the route


of. then- - early-morning bus service C6 from WhaHey to Clitheroe via Wiiswell is announced by Ribble- Motor Services from next Monday, when roadworks will close Wis- well Lane, Whalley, to traffic for about three months. The sendee is the 8-28 from


period of closure, wall travel along the Cht-heroe-Wiialley road (A59) - to Whiteacre Lane, Barrow, and-then along White- acre Lane to ' Wiswell- village, returning -via-the 'same route,


Whalley which, throughout the


,to Whalley via' Wiswell, and the Saturday bus service, will be suspended until the route is back to normal.


the-weekday afternoon services between Chtheroe and Wiswell.


There will be no change in Wrong way


down King Lane,Clitheroe,. Ian A. Ward, aged 26 of Wind­ sor Avenue, Preston was fined £2- by CUtheroe magistrates yesterday.


For driving the wrong way


closed, this service will-run only from Monday to Friday inclu­ sive.- The ■ Sunday- to- ■ Friday 1-15 departure Irani Clitheroc


While- Wdswell Lane - is


Prize Crossword


ACROSS


I. Encourage a d i s t u r ­ bance of rest (6).


10. An added clause for a traveller- (5).


12 and 13 Ac. Bury the prob- .


13. See: 12 Across. • 18. Has gone-wrong in flying


20. That is different about the end of love letter (51.


• section—it’s pegged out (7).


22. Speak about half a dollar . as what a man earns (6).


DOWN


1. The kind of 'head to do the reckoning (6j.


2. Not making progress, but not yet demolished: (8. 5). 3. Part of tlie dividend or


21. Factories where revolu­ tionary processes are • earned, out? (8-5).


23. Describing what is in­ trinsic in staple food, we hear (6).


16. Get an entirely different broker (5).


17. A permit the editor approved (6).


.


19. Meal has no beginning next to the bull! (5).


tion; 9, Visit; 10, .-Auguries; 11; Chasm; 14, Sty; jg.


5. Let everybody bo in debt endlessly (5).


security to express appro­ val Of (7).


6. But he' doesn't neces­ sarily predict' a ~ large - windfall. (7-6). ■ - • '


7. Show the significance of - French paper money (6).


14. This provides a scat for -' the-Turk. (7). ; ' : .V : Threads screws! (6).


8. I t’s an-explosive kind of . fish (5).


15.


LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION Across: 5, Barge; 8, Rela­


Seance; 17, Acct.c; 18, Aim; 20, Groom; 24, Repeater; 25, Touch; 26," Examined; 27. Amass.


3, Start; 4; Moment; 6, Aligh­ ted; 7, Gainsaid; 12; Heir­ loom; -13, Enforces; 14, Sea; 15. Yam; 19, Ice-axe; 21, Terms;'22, Stone; 23, Bride.


Down:-l, Break; 2,.Clogs;


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9. Splendid offspring of the second generation (13).


4. M a d e a blunder . apparently, but hooked the big fish. (6). .


II. Regulation to fit the case - (7). -


- lent presented by one who interrupts (10).


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Now Lyndan is a stuntman Lancashire now hias trie


‘Electors gave Conservatives a blank cheque


Now that the dust had settled from last week’s local elections, the sorry fact emerged that the bulk of the elec­


Vera MacMillan, prospective Liberal Parliamentary candi­ date, addressing a meeting of Clitheroe Division Liberal Asso­ ciation, this week. “Tories may claim overall


PURSUIT


ambition and signed a con­ tract as a stunt-man at a wild


and horse-riding in medie­ val tournaments has begun for 26-year-old Lyndan Bergman, of Victoria Street, Clilheroc. He has at last realised his


OF DANGER A life of sword-fighting


break into the world of show business' that he went to .the expense /.'of changing his name. He .is better known in Clithevoe as joiner Dennis


west circus in Sussex. So keen was Lyndan to


Beard. A, strong swimmer, he trains whenever possible and


torate had merely registered a negative protest vote. This was claimed by Mrs.


gains at the expense, in the main, , of the Labour Party, but if they are honest with them­ selves they can derive little satisfaction from the know­ ledge that their candidates have in many cases been re­ turned out of sheer pique with the Labour Party. “Let us have change by all means where that change Is for


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newcomer to the political scene in Clitheroe. Mr. Harry Pear­ son. He was the highest placed Conservative candidate and will -replace Mr. James -Aspin on the council. Mr. Aspin came sixth in the


Second in the poll was a CO U N . A IN SW O R T H R ic hm o n d


poll, and was not re-elected. Coun. James Barnes and Coun. C.' F. Buckingham were


both re-elected. The Liberal and Labour


parties both failed to get any of their candidates ■ elected. Former councillor L. H. Allen was highest placed Labour candidate, with Mr. A. A. Cooper just below him. faring best of the Liberals. The new council consists of 12 Conservatives, two Labour,


g a th e r in g Last Saturday more than


a score of members from the Bowland group of Con grcgational


attended the annual confer­ ence of the Dales Churches


Ch u rc h e


Rev. J. B. Nettleship, whose theme was Bible study, and the Rev. Geoffrey. Thrussel, who has recently returned to this country after 14 years ministry in Rhodesia.. The innovation of discussing


held at Richmond. Speakers this year were the


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illusioned with the ineptitude of the present government, had in sheer desperation given a blank cheque to Conservatives in the misplaced belief that they held the cure-all for both local and national government ills. The prospect of most local


the good, but we are now witnessing in many instances the sacrifice of calibre and experience on the altar of party politics,” she said. The man-in-thwtreet, dis­


COUN PEARSON one Independent Conservative,


authorities ranged defiantly against a weakening govern­ ment. which itself was rent by dissention, "did


the goct’bf'thi^nt'D’- , Far be ie pom Liberals to


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prop up a Latour party which had demonstrated its utter in­ competence in the field of government, but if the present voting trends continued and power at Westminster fell to the Tories by an overwhelming majority such as Mr. Wilson secured in 1966, the country would be faced with the. most unhealthy prospect of almost total administrative power being in the handsoi one party No country can survive with­


and one Independent. The Independent Conserve-1


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council last May.- p Ther- w as a 50.57 p e r c en t i


r . p. Ainsworth (Ind) 21531 H. Pearson (Con) — . I860


’J. A. Barnes (Con) ---- 1811 “C. F. Buckingham (Con) 1682 |


n o t e l e c t e d G. Sainsbury (Indi .. 15201


out a healthy opposition, and it can only be. a matter of time before the pendulum swings in the usual anti-esta­ blishment fashion, a fact which will be borne home sharply to


tical pressures, Liberals have come out of the local elections this year with their heads still high and may confidently look forward to more gains next year. Political passions run high


the present jubilant Tories when their honeymoon with the electorate is over. In a period of extreme poli­


*j; Aspin (Coni ............ 1478 L. H. Allen (Lab) ....... 1095 A. A. Cooper (Lib) . . . . 834 Mrs. E. Penny (Lab) — 822 Mrs. B. Bradshaw (Lib) 815 M. B. Newell (Lib) . . . . 815; J. W. Waterhouse (Lab -779 R. Penny (Lab)........ 135


One Independent gain from | Labour; no change.


Collision


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