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IT’S GARDENING TIME AGAIN!


are constructed and the old question is ashed again and again whether or not it is better to sow seed or lay turf and there is no simple answer to this question. Turfing is certainly the


Each year many new lawns


turfing is completed dust in a mixture of peat and sand in equal quant:ties by bulk and brush this into the joints between the turf. Roll­ ing must be left until the turf -has rooted and should


quickest way of establishing a new lawn for within • a matter of weeks; it is produc­ ing vigorous growth which will require the attention of the mowing machine and its roots soon gain achorage in the earth beneath. I t is also . the most expensive way of producing a lawn. Much of the turf offered for sa'e con­ tains the coarser grasses and numerous weeds and weed seeds. Even the fact that one may examine a turf or two and And them to be reason- • ably satisfactory is by no means a guarantee that all the turves will be the same. “Cumberland Sea Washed Turf” is regarded as being the most reliable as with regards to quality, but unfor­ tunately when removed from its proximity to the sea to areas inland and hundreds of feet above sea-level it deteriorates in qua'ity as it is very often unsuited to its new environment. I would suggest. therefore,


would-be lawn owners would be wise to stop and think before embarking upon an expensive turfing project. I think that if turfing has to he undertaken it would be good policy to look around for old parkland turf or up­ land pasture for it may be possible upon enquiry to arrange private purchase. Turf should be cut into


that


seed is the least expensive way of mak'ng a new lawn, One can obtain the most suitable grass seed to meet one's requirements and be’ sure of the results. But it does take about 12 months to produce a tea ly satisfactory lawn; For1 the grassses have to tiller out to give that com­ pact springy turf which one desires. One must establ’sh a first-class . seed bed upon soil which has been cultivated


not be done in excess Producing a lawn from


blished to provide good anchorage for the germina­ ting grass seed. A fine tilth is essential upon the top l lln of soil and the only way to produce this is by raking rand re-raking time and again


^during the winter months. The earth must be trodden down with one’s heels over every, square foot of surface and a firm even base esta­


Clithero!'■ Advertiser arid Times, March 21, 1969 9


Motoring club gets trophy


Five members of Clitheroe and District Motor Club


visited t ie Green Dolphin Club, Preston, the headquarters of the Longton and District Motor Club, on Monday night, to


watch the final of the SD 34 Motor Club Quiz. The final, between Knowle-


idea as in television's “Univer­ sity Challenge.” Kmowledale had a team full


dale C.C. and Morecambe C.C., was eventually won by Knowle-; dale by 120 points. The quiz was based on the press button and ring tile bell”


of stars, including Jim Bul- lough, the top rally driver. The rest of the team was Brian Gillibrand, Terry Harrison,, for whom John Brand substituted during the first half, and John Hopwood, of Ecitrie Cod Fillet fame.


School


The Morecambe team con­ sisted of Eddie Wiseman, who


sections either 1ft. x 1ft. or lft. x 3ft. x ISin thick. The site where it is to be laid should have been dug oyer during the course of the win­ ter and now be raked down. Hollows should be located ad filled with surplus soil from higher parts of the lawn area: A fine crumb structure is not necessary but it is important to ensure that the soil base is firm and a tilth established upon tile surface. Turfing starts at one


corner across the site in rows. Planks shou'd be placed upon the turf as work progresses and at no time should one stand upon the earth; al­ ways upon a plank resting upon the newly laid turf. Beating down of turf is not desirable Remove excess soil to ensure that turves lie flat and in low places put in extra soil to lift the turves ■to the general level. After


in different directions. A’l stones over 1 inch in diameter must be removed at this stage. If one calculates that 2oz of grass seed are required for each square yard of lawn then one can be assured of a good cover of grass. Ask for grass seeds by name and if in doubt as to whether one has obtained the specific grass ‘ required insist upon receiving a certificate of content from the seedsman. Good grass seed can cost frem 8s to 10s a pound but it is worth every penny. Never buy Ryegrass either upon its own or in combinat’on with other grasses. For you will never linish cutting the lawn. For a fine lawn use '80% Chewing Fescue and 20% Brown Top Bent. For a lawn more suitable to hard wear for children- but of a coarser nature use 55% Chewing Fescue 35% W.Z. Crested Dogtail and 10% Brown Top Bent. Dust the grass seed over the surface of the soil and rake it into the surface so that the birds do not get it al\ Do not roll the lawn at this stage but leave it instead until the grass is 3-4 inches h’gh and roll it prior to cutting so as not to disturb the roots of the grass. Never attempt to put an edge upon the lawn area until a year after sowing as it. will only crumble a-way and grass never established in that area.


Frew and the scorer was John Bridges. The whole contest was very closely fought, but Tnowledale,


taught at Ribblesdale County Secondary School. Clitheroe, for many years, Mike Griffiths. David Alderson and Jim Waite. The chairman was Gavin


the favourites, always seemed to be in front, and at half-time, they led 320-210.


time the teams were level on points, but some quick-fire scoring by Knowledge, put


Five minutes before full


them ahead and they eventu­ ally won by 590-470. The main object of the


the four awards gained by them for scoring the highest


Clitheroe visit was to receive


number of points in any one game.


Trophy


tain, went up to receive the trophy from Stuart Turner, of Castrol fame. The champion rally driver


Peter Dolon, the team cap­


for 1968-69 is Croft Brown from Longton Motor Club, who, by managing to start in last week’s rally, gained the one point he needed to clinch the championship. Clitheroe's chairman, Mr. T.


enter should note that regula­ tions are now available for the event, and entries may be for­ warded from March 24. Anyone wishing to assist in


the event, should contact any member of the committee. ■


Family business


expands Members of an old-


established family footwear business opened a new shoe shop in Castle Street, Clith­ eroe yesterday. A profusion of gaily-coloured


is the women and children's department, and upstairs, a men’s section ■ including a sports department. The family business is that


up-to-date shoes are displayed m the windows. Inside, the wall5 are papered with attrac­ tive wall-coverings. The whole of the shop has been re­ decorated. On the ground floor, there


Mr George Guest who gave last week’s recital Is seen prior to the start. Mr. Guest is the organist at St. John's College, Cambridge.


Auction Mart report CLITHEROE


of Richard Turner and Son. In 1910, when Coun. Turner’s


father started the business in Lowergate, clogs were sold, but later it also developed into a shoe repairers.


a few shoes. In 1949, Coun. Turner began


The shop also began to stock


to enter competitions and it was during the 1950’s that he became champion repairer in the British Isles. Now the business has ex­


panded to Castle Street, and all the family will be in the shop, including Coun. Turner and his wife, Edith, their


Roberts, came in second, and Mr. S. B. Dugdale. fourth. The champion navigator is Jeff Smith. On Sunday, April 13, Clith­


eroe Motor Club will be pro­ moting a closed driving test at the Rolls-Royce factory at


Bamoldswick. Any member wishing to


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Come to Barkers for a Barkers dozen (thirteen)


daughter Mrs. Catherine Har­ greaves and son, Mr. John Turner. At the new shop, the fam­


at Clitheroe Auction Mart, there were 54 cattle. 208 north country and local hoggs and


At Monday’s Fatstock Sale


ewes, anq 68 pigs on offer. Quotations: Light steers


200s to 231s; medium steers 198s to 208s; light heifers 202s to 216s; medium heifers 180s; black white heifers with grade 221s; steers and heifers (re­ jects) 201s to 214s; under­ weights 214s; quality cows 140s to 171s; other cows 129s to 138s. North country fed hoggs 4s


Mrs. E. A. Drinkall and Sons,


all £93. Chief prices: Black and


white cows to £118; black and white heifers to £140; accredi­ ted cattle to £118; coloured


in pig gilts, sows and store pigs. One in-pig sow made to £32 10s; while 12 store pigs made to £5 13s.


sheep, 21 pigs and 57 calves on offer in the Fatstock Section. Quotations, Certified cattle;


cows to £95. There were 102 cattle, 16


Light steers 192s to 203s; un­ certified steers and heifers 197s to 212s; fat cows 76s to 156s;


bulls 146s. Sheep: Ewes (each) 96s to


to 4s. 5d; local heggs 3s 9d to 4s 2d; local eaves 65s to 140s; pigs: porkers 30 to 35s; cutters 30s to 35s; bacon 29s to 32s 6d. At the weekly sale of newly-


ily will be retailing .footwear. Working shoes will be sold and repairs carried out in the Lowergate shop. As always a large stock of


152s 6d Pigs: porkers 33s.6d; cutters 33s; baconers 32s 6d; fat sows £7 to £30. Calves: Killers (each) £3 10s to £4 10s; rearers £5 to £40. There were 13 animals for-


calved cattle and calves on Tuesday, there was a larger entry in both sections, meeting an improved trade. Quotations: Cows to £103.


children’s shoes will be avail­ able and the shop will be fitting women and children’s shoes.


EEK’S OBITUARY


Duck Street, Clitheroe, died in Accrington Victoria Hospital on


Mr. J. Bickerstaffe I Mr. James Bickerstaffe, of


Sunday aged 72. A native of Clitheroe, he ha-d


many friends in the town and was well known through the small firewood business he ran for a number of years. Mr. Bickerstaffe hod been


for a year. He had worked as a foreman precision engineer at Groomes (Whalley) Ltd., auto engineers, since 1940. Before that he was a chauf-.


feur and gamekeeper at Wink- ley Hall and in Coddcote, Hert­ fordshire. During the first World War


he was an apprentice tool- maker. Among his favourite pas­


blind for about 30 years but ran the business, with the help of a friend, in his back yard. He had many jobs including


employment on public works and groom for a dentist in Church Brow. Though he had worked in other places, Clith­ eroe was still ills home town. He retired about six years


Michael, John and Geoffrey, two sisters and a brother. The Vicar of Mitton, the Rev.


times was game shooting. Mr. Ireland leaves three sons,


A. F. Knowles, officiated at the service at All Hallows’ Church before cremation at Accring­ ton on March 12.


ago. During the first world war he served with the Royal Artil­


lery. Father F. Hannan celebrated


Requiem Mass yesterday at SS Michael and John's Church, with which Mr. Bickerstaffe had been associated, before in­ terment at Clitheroe Cemetery. Mr. Bickerstaffe leaves two brothers, John and Thomas.


suddenly at his home in Church Street, Read, at the


Mr. C. Stansfield Mr. Colin Stansfield died


age of 33. He was employed as a sales­


man for Injection Mainten­ ance Ltd., diesel engineers, of Burnley. and played cricket for Lowerhouse. Mr. Stansfield leaves a widow


and two young daughters. • Miss E. Granger


The death has occurred in Raikeswood Hospital, Skipton, of Miss Elizabeth Granger, of West View, Clitheroe. She was 75.


Granger aiso lived in More­ cambe for some years where she ran a boarding house house with her sisters.. After she returned to Clith­


A native of Clitheroe, Miss


eroe in the 1940’s, she took boarders for some years. Miss Granger was associated


with St. James’s Church and before' going to live in More­ cambe. she was a Sunday School teacher. The Rev. G. Campbell offici­


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of Mooifleld,. Whalley, died suddenly at his home last Sun­ day week, the eve of his 71st birthday. That morning he had atten­ ded All Hallows’ Church, Mit­


Mr. F. J. Ireland Mr. Frederick James Ireland


the church at Mitton all his life, except, for ; two-and-a-ha]f years he spent In Hertford­ shire. A widower, Mr. Ireland’s


ton . where he was a sidesman and a member of the parochial church council. He had been associated with


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Mr. Ireland had been retired ....................


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‘Move vehicles’ order


a garage in Duck Street are to be’ told by Clitheroe Town Council to remove the “disused and dilapidated" vehicles which are being stored there. They will also be told to


The owners of land next to


warded at the weekly sale o f1 clear the land of the vehicles, an organ sonata, arranged by veiy uen p ay u_____________ " ■


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stop storing vehicles there in future. The health committee repor­ ted to the council that it was in the


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heifers to £110; rearing calves to £18; rearing calves to £4 10s. The judges, Messrs. A. Dyer,


interest of amenity to for brass Dana, ~


I. & D.’ -HORSFIELD .


of Crewe, and F. Coar, of Wad- dington, awarded the follow­ ing: Cow, 1, Cbllinson, Slaid- bum; 2, H. Breaks Slaidibum. Heifer: I. Fylde Water Board, Slaidburn; 2, H. Palmer, Twis- toii.'


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the .Dairy Section. Prizes: Black and white


restricted suppii,ts to Gisbum Auction Mart-yesterday' week, but every so 81 newly-calved cows and heifers including fully accredited, met a good trade In


cow: 1 and 3, R. Thompson and Sons, £110 and £100; 2, J. Airey and Soil, £118. Coloured cow: l, 2 and 3,


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bridge, visited Clithcroc on Wednesday of last week, as the organist chosen by Clitheroe Parish Church for the March


.conditions and the fast falling snow the audience included people from Barnoldswick, St. Anne’s, Manchester and other places who .had .made'--the journey ■ to hear • this wel,- known player give a recital.


recital. • Despite the general weather


“Mein junges Leben hat ein End" by the: early organ com­ poser Jan Sweelincfc, whose variations cover a- multitude of styles and which were faith­ fully registered so as to con­ form to the practice of the


Mr Guest began his pro­ gramme with Variations on


composer’s' time.


in C minor followed, the first time that this work has appear­ ed in this series of recita.s, of which this was the 7ath Recital. The Fantasia was played on a small number of stops and made a tremendous contrast with the registration the recitalist used for the


Bach’s Fantasia and Fugue • Slower


was the next item; one that has appeared several times before. Mr. Guest’s tempo was somewhat slower than that at which it has been performed before and the registration was vastly different, though well within the style that might have been used by the com­


Louis D’Aquin’s Noel in G


poser.The centrepiece of the pro­ gramme was the' Sonata in B


F.at by Edward Elgar. The first movement, Allegro pom- poso, called to the orchestral suite “Worcester Castle,” so the informative programme notes Informed us, was full of the majestic Elgarian style,


which led on to the very lively Toccata (sub-title being ‘Cathedral’) a n d finally a return • of the • mood- ■ of- ■ the Introduction to form an exci­ ting final climax .as a fitting


Coda. Although originally composed


Sir Ivor Atkins (organist of Worcester Cathedral in 1933


when the work came out) is for the most part very effective. Mr. Guest followed ■ the pat­


tern which seems to have become established at Ciith- eroe of using contrasting style to show off tire best of the organ in various ways, and which is certainly more effec­ tive than programmes played in chronological order of com­ posers.


Relaxed


Edwardian Eigarian style the listeners were transported back to the Mechanical Cicck music of the 18th Century, with the playing of three pieces written for this medium by Joseph Haydn, first 11 cheerful Alle­ gro, then a more relaxed Allegretto and finally a pic- quant little march. The programme continued


Swinging backwards from the


Fugue, the contrast of styles possibly thought a little violent by some.


with a movement back to the Twentieth Century and a mod­ ern work written in 1962 by Arnold Cooke, whose Prelude Intermezzo and Finale proved to be powerful music. The music ended with a per­


formance of.the Howe.l’s Rhap­ sody in C Sharp Minor, this music requires not only agility from the player’s fingers, but also considerable agility in the management of the instrument and the performance led one to suspect that a second pair of hands was in use to assist seme of the very quick climax points that were built up with such


effect. It was an excellent and


exciting end to a very good programme. Mr. George Guest, who had


been introduced to his listeners by the Rev. J. C. Hudson, Vicar of Clitheroe and Presi­ dent of the Organ Society, was thanked by Mr. G. W,. Miies Chon, treasurer) and in res­


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