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Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, Afai/ 23, 1969. 11


A FINE 61 FROM CLAYTON IN


SETTLE MATCH Clitheroe and Settle have always enjoyed the friend­


liest cricket rivalry. Their lovely ground, overshadowed by limestone crags, sheltered by high whitewashed walls and beautiful trees, is the typical British setting for our


national summer game.


opened .with Entwistle and Davies to the bowling of Poster and Davidson. After a steady start, Davies


Clitheroe won the toss and


was bowled by Foster for five to be replaced by. Fletcher, who took two sixes and a two from Davidson before following Entwistle to the pavilion for 14 and six res­ pectively both falling to


Foster. Washbrook and Turpin


came together. ‘ but Wash­ brook, who has started the season so well, failed to score, and became Foster’s fourth victim with the total a t 33. Turpin was joined by Clay­


ton. and they settled down to some serious run-getting. Forty-two runs in the first


horn- was s’ow going. CHANGES


from Turpin, but Clayton was scoring fast and in spite of several bowling changes the 100 appeared in two hours with Clayton 42 and Turpin


Settle had tried Lambert and Ridgway without success,


20.


and it fell to Cook to dismiss Turpin a t 112 for an invalu-


who reached his 50 with two off Mitchell. Quick runs were needed and Vaughton was out for eight, Read for four


ab e 24. Vaughton joined Clayton,


for 61 in one-and-a-half hours. Tomlinson had added two when the innings was declared a t 5.15 with 150 for


and Westhead for 12. Clayton was bowled by Foster


Citheroe opened with West-


head and Clayton and with only two on the board, West- head bowled Cook for 0.


CONFIDENT


only 14 runs came in the first 45 minutes. Entwistle replaced Clayton who took over from


Westhead a t the town end. A confident appeal for a


Mitchell joined Agar, but The 50 went up with a four W S T ^ I S 9I0 !^E3 WwiWBIaM


Entwist'e for six with Mitchell at 41. He was finally bowled by Entwistle for 46 and Hemmingway lbw to Clayton


eight and Lambert was caught by McLean for one with the score a t 27 for three. Ridgway was bowled by


for 0. The match was drawn with


Settle 64 for six in five minutes short of two hours, all but 18 of which came from the bat of Clitheroe’s “bogey man,” Eric Mitchell,


of Settle. Clayton the Clitheroe pro­


Ribblesdale a t Chatburn Road, and on Monday at


fessional, had three for 10. Tomorrow Clitheroe meet


Church Meadow. Settle 64 for 6, Clitheroe


150 for 9 dee CLITHEROE


G. Davies b Foster . . . . . . 5 A. Entwistle c De Cruz b Foster ............................. 6


J. F'etcher b Foster . . . . 14 M. Washbrook b Foster.. 0


A. Turpin c Foster b Cook ................................ 24


Clayton b F o s te r ............. 61 R. Vaughton run out .. 8 S. Westhead c Heming­ way b Lambert .......... 13


jjtte , TAKES


CHARGE Clit’hcroc have signed


30 - year - old Tommy Haworth, their popular full-back and captain, as player-manager. He will have full charge of train­


season from Choriey, where he had played - for four seasons and had been captain. Before th at he was with Morecambe and Blackburn


ing and team selection. He joined Clitheroe last


been retained except those who were released earlier. The club will again be


signed for next season, and all the professiona's have


Rovers. Gillibrand has also been


topped the 30 mark as they left Whalley by Brookes Lane with Mr. G. Frankland


Clitheroc Naturalists again


Naturalists take a walk by the Calder


as leader last Saturday. The splendid chestnut trees,


the sycamores and the beeches attracted our attention as wo mado our way along the lane which got its name not from the brook which flows nearby,


but from a family . named Brookes who were influential


people in the Whalley area. Our way took us through the


fields by Springwood and the golf course to Clerk Hill. As we walked Dy the brook


river w o saw a wild chewy, white with blossom. We also saw evidence of high


water where the trees had caught grasses , and leaves in overhanging branches approxi­


mately 15 feet from the bed of the river. Among the branches were


competing in the seven-a­ side competition a t Great Harwood show on Whit Mon­ day, when they hope to retain the cup they won last


B US Y TENNIS WEEKEND


Matches and an American A. Cooke won their match! by the Tennis Section of Clitheroe Cricket, Bowling


During the last week two


and Tennis Club. Last Tuesday a friendly


R. Read c De Cruz b Ridgeway ..................... 4 G. Tomlinson not out . . 1


■ P. Cook. 3—0—12—1; E. Mitchell, 3—0—15—0.


J. Agar lbw Clayton — 8 P. Cook b Wes thead---- 0 E. Mitchell b Entwistle 46 P. Lambert c McLean b Clayton ....................


SETTLE D. Ridgeway b Entwistle 6


K. Foster not out .......... 1 M. Hemingway lbw Clay­ ton ................................ 0


catch against Agar from Clayton was disallowed. In spite of tight bowling. Mitchell was difficult to con­ tain. Clayton had Agar Ibw for


T. Lord not out ............. 0 Extras .........


—3; S. Westhead. 10—4—18— 1; A. Entwist’e, 12-5—27—2; R. McClean, 2—0—7—0.


Easy eight-wicket


victory for Whalley Whallcy scored an easy, eight wicket victory over last


years* league.* leaders,. Blackburn -Northern 'on- Saturday,


they were all out, and Whalley surpassed this total with little difficulty. D. Bleazard scored an un­


Jim Rudd taking six wickets for 30. Northern reached 90 before ----------


beaten 39, A. Anderson 19 not out. and G. Ireland the open­ ing bat, scored 27 before being clean-bowled by P. Jones. Whalley 91 for 2, Blackburn


N. 90. BLACKBURN


J. Ready c Ireland b Rudd 4 B. McNulty, st Ireland b Rudd ......................


T. Ibbotson b Singleton 16 B. Haydock, c Peters, b


E. Ireland, c Singleton, b Rudd ...............


Collins, c Bleazard, b Singleton ..................... 44


0


L. Walsh, c Parkinson b P e te r s '............................ 3


Rudd .....................i ......... 1 N. Richardson b Peters 6 0


G. Taylor c Threlfall b Rudd ........................


R. Slater not o u t ............. 4 P. Jones c Blezard b Rudd


0


Extras ............................ 3 Total


............................. 90


—34—2; J. Rudd, 12.5—1—30 —6; R. Singleton, 3—1—19— 3; P. Shuttleworth 2—1—1 - 0.


Bowling: J. Peters. 13—2 WHALLEY


G. Ireland b Jones — 27 N. Duckworth b Collins 6 A. Anderson, not out . . . . 19 D. Bleazard, not o u t ---- 39


1S—0; ; Collins 7—0—51—1 P. Jones, 5—1—16—1; N. Richardson. 1—0—6—0.


Total (2 wkts) ............. 91 Bowling: G. Taylor. 4 -1 -


Total (7 wkts) .............. 64 Bowling: Clayton, 10—3—10


2 1


6—22—0: K. Foster, 15—5 32—5: D. Ridgeway, 5—0—22 —1; P. Lambert. 6.3—0—31—1:


Extras ............................ I4 Total (9 wkts) d e c ___150 Bowling: M. Davidson, 11—


match was played against the staff of St. Mary’s Hall, Stonyhurst. The result was a comfortable win for the Club with A. Meadows and N. Plimmer (No. 1 pair) win­ ning six sets, A. Cooke and S. Thompson (No. 4) win­ ning four sets and M. Plim­ mer and M. Coles winning four and losing one.


arranged for Tuesday of this week on the hard courts at St. Mary's Hall.


. A return mateh has been


away to Cherry Tree in Div. II of the Mixed League of the East Lancs League. As


On Saturday the club was


in the first match, the olub drew 4—4,


Men’s. No. 1, J. Bailey and A. Cooke won thoir match, men’s No. 2, A. Moadows and A. Heywood, lost: women's No. 1, Mrs. B. Meadows and Mrs. M. Neville won their match; women’s No, 2, Mrs. W. Hicks and Mrs. K. Raw- linson, lost thoirs. In the mixed doubles. J.


Results were as 'follows: i


with 21 games; runner-up, a tie between A, Heywooa and N, Plimmer, with 18 games. The women's trophy was won by Mrs. K. Rawlinson with a total of 19 games, and the runner-up was Mrs, M. Neville, with 15 games.


by John Bailey, chairman of the Tennis Section.


The trophies wore presented


Bailey and Mrs. B. Meadows won; A. Cooke and Mrs. M. Neville won; A. Heywood and Mrs W. Hicks lost; A. Mea­ dow's and Mrs. K. Rawlin-


son lost. On Sunday, despite the


changeable weather, 24 members took part'-in an American tournament,' Each player played a total of 26 games and the eventual win­


ners were: Men’s trophy, A. Cooke


busy yet enjoyable and suc­ cessful week for tennis in Clitheroe. As more new faces are seen at chatburn Road— and any number are wel­ come—so many more names will appear on the foam lists, for in addition to tho League matches Quito a number of "Friendlies" have been arranged for all to have the opportunities to engage in competitive tennis with


All in all, it has been a other o'.iibs,


All depends on replay in ‘battle of leagues’


The biggest crowd at a


cricket match ever seen in Clitheroe should be attrac­ ted to the town if the Rib- dlesdale League side wins its first round match in the Rothman Cup competition.


They will meet the Central


Lancashire League side in the second round, and will play at the Ohatbum Road Ground.


'against' the ■ North.' Warwick league on Sunday, and this will be played again on Sun­


League have already won their first round game, but the Ribblesdale League had to abandon their away game


day, June 1. The Ribblesdale League


team will be the same as that which was selected for last Sunday’s match, which was ruined by the weather.


erod, capt., (Great Harwood); R. Devon (Padiham), S. Gee (Padih&m), E. Mitchell (Set­


The team is; D. G. Orm-


tle), M. Greenhalgh (Padi­ ham), G. Ireland (Whalley), J. M. Waddington (Read), and the following profes­ sionals: R. Walton (Barn- oldswick), W. Slinger (Rib­ blesdale W a n d e r e r s ) , N. Halsall (Padiham), R. Collins (Blackburn Northern); Res­


erves: K. Foster (Settle), and G. Davies (Clitheroe).


Terry Ibbotson, Skipper of


Blackburn Northern, w i l l again be team manager. The venue for the re­


arranged game has been changed to the Leylana Motors works ground at


Coventry. . At Monday evening's execu­


tive meeting of the Ribbles­ dale League, i t was decided to make as many preliminary arrangements as possible s h o u a d the Ribblesdale


League side be successful m winning through to the


second round. The selection committee,


Mexico 70


comprising the President, Mr. E. Hodgkinson, the secretary. Mr. J. Ward, and Messrs. F. Lord • (Bamoldswick), J. W.


The Central Lancashire.


Ibbotson (Blackburn IN.) and J. R. Duckworth (Basenden) were re-elected until '^he next annual meeting. • *.-.'* In addition, Mr. G.^'A. Wil­


Waddington (Clitheroe), T. the umpires.


arranged games, the™ates of Ramsbottom Cup knock-out games have had to be altered. The first round game be­ tween Padiham and Read will


As a r e s u l t ofjjjhe re­ V


son .was added to the selec­ tion committee, representing


have to be played between June 8 and 15. It was left to the clubs concerned who have already won their first round matches to make their own arrangements for the second round games, so long' as they are played-by August 10. I t was announced that this


year, Clitheroe Cricket Club had decided not to organise a single-wicket championship or a five-a-side competition under the auspices of the League, as in previous years.


SLINGER .... DEVASTATES-


READ’S BATTING’1 Ribblesdale Wanderers’ professional Billy Slinger look


Read at Church Meadows oil Saturday. After Read’s 69 all out, the ------------------


Wanderers went on to win by six wickets, Wal'.bank scor­ ing 28 not out. Read got off to a shaky


start with opening batsmen Grainger and Georgson out for one and 0 respectively. Their professional, D. Scddon,


was their highest scorer, with 29. but he was caught and bowled by Tony Holden. The Wanderers had little


difficulty in passing the Read score, although Skipper Keith


Weaver was caught out after scoring only two runs, and Alan Musgrove was out for a duck. Ribblesdalc Wanderers 72


. M. Grainger c Colley b Slinger


for 4, Read 69. READ


M. Georgeson c Musgrove b Slinger......................... 0


......................... 1


F. Skinner c Colley b Holden ............................. 8


I. Wilkinson b Slinger .. 0 E. Sumner b Slinger . . . . 6 p. Grainger lbw Wilkin­ son ...........


R. Goodway, c Colley, b Slinger


..................— 3 D. Duerden b Slinger 1 9 I h a r d racing d a y


FOR CLARION Racing members of the


Clarion Club were away to an early start on Sunday morning.


mile events organised by the North Lancs Road Club for schoolboys, juniors, women


They had entered the 10- ................


ridge one,' on which our , schoolboy rider has- ridden


and veterans. The course was the Long-


several times over the past few weeks, and which is known in' time trial circles as


L 48. ....m ._ ____________


A three week holiday for two to see England defend the World Cup next year in Mexico is the first prize in an exciting free to enter football com* petition now appearing in World Sports. Other features include Cup, Final preview, the new athletics season, cricket, rugby- union, swimming,


tennis, golf;. r- : ...... Starting a t the entrance to .7 ' ' .


Courtauld’s works on a wide road, the riders are into the "hard bit” almost with the :


first turn of the wheels. A long drag made difficult


by a headwind soon had the riders gasping.


WIND


, negotiated, tire road- levels I out, and in normal circum­ stances Grimsargh to Long- • ridge is easy,, but-; the wind :: was 60 hard that.,it'.was a , case of staving one'or even two gears down. *-• • At" LongrWge. ; the ..road,.’ •veers to' the right 'and passes '


the church. All the time one keeps an eye on the earlier-starters to


May issue now at your newsagent-price 3| blowing ail ways a t once.


After the former railway, bridge a t the top has been >


Spencer, of Clayton, hurtled by in his powerhouse style,


C Y C L IN G Ultimate winner Jack.


followed by red-jerseyed Harry Aspden, of the Clarion, with his smooth style. At the turn there was time


Seddon c and b Holden 29 J. Harwood c Colley b Slinger ......................... 19


a sparkling seven wickets for 29 in his team’s victory over N. Snape not out


—7; A. Holden. 8 -2 -3 3—1; P. Wilkinson, 2—0—6—1.


RIBBLESDALE W.


K. Procter b Duerden .. 19 K., Weaver c Snape b Wilkinson .................... 2


W. Colley not out ......... 17 A. Holden b Duerden .. 2 A. Musgrove c Wilkinson b Duerden .................... 0 T. Wallbank not o u t__ 28


—0; i. Wilkinson, 9—4—25—1; D. Duerden. 5—0—19—3.


Wanderers through to


round two Ribblesdalc Wanderers


won through to the second round of the Ribblesdalc League Ramsbottom Cup competition with an eight- wicket victory over Junior League side Oswaldtwistlc


Extras ........................... 4 Total (4 wkts) ............. 72 Bowling: Seddon, 9—1—24


Extras ........................... 1 Total ............................... 69 Bowling: Slingci', 11—3—29


1 year. Holiday


fixtures A full programme of


Cricket fixtures, with the annual local derby mat­ ches. fills the Whit Holi­


day weekend. Tomorrow, in the Ribbles­


.on Monday a t church Meadow.


. Bamoldswick v Earby, Bax- enden v Blackburn N., Clith- eroe v Ribblesdale W., Great Harwood v Rolls-Royce, Read v Padiham, Settle v Whal-


The fixtures are; Saturday, ' , ,


ley.On Monday: Blackburn N. v Baxenden Eavby v Bar- noldswick. Padiham v Read, Ribblesdale W. v Clitheroe, Rolls-Royce v Great Har­ wood, Whalley v - cttle. In the junior league, Divi­


sion 1. Clitheroe travel to Oswaldtwistle Immanuel on Saturday, and meet them at Chatbum Road on Monday. In Division 2, Ribblesdale


Wanderers also play Oswald­ twistle Im. on Saturday at Church Meadow, and on Monday a t Oswaldtwistle. Waddington visit Whalley


Monday. A win for


Gisburn Gisburn Football Club


won their match against Chipping last Friday, 1—0. Simpson was the


den, Wilkes; Simpson, Rob­ inson, Spooner; Atkinson, Woodworth, Huxtable, Sagar,


scorer. Teams',were: Gisbum: Dennett; Bow­


Whittaker. Chipping: Atkinson; Free­


man, Rich; Atkinson M., Cookson, Proctor; Marchant,


Preston. Freeman J., Dun- canson, Cookson r' R., Eaii


match against Hurst Green on Tuesday, 6—4. The teams


Gistouni also Avon their


werejGisbm-n; Dennett; Bow­ man, Wilkes; Simpson, Hux­ table, Murray; B o w d e n, Woodworth, Carter, - Bhtai'


son, Sagar, Spooner (suW. Woodworth and Carter


one goal each. Hurst Green: Hayhuvst,


Tones, Bailey; Seed, Cross, Eatough; Wilkinson, Young, Stratford. Greenhalgh B.


Bolton. ’


Bolton scored a hat tuck and Wilkinson scored once.


. . , . . Heavy


weather Although conditions in


Clitheroc were perfect, the 332 pigeons liberated from Mangolsfield on Saturday must have met heavy sorms on their 165-mile


Immanuel. • K. Bargh took five .wickets


for 25, I. Metcalfe three for 31, and A. Holden two for 22 in dismissing the Church side for 75 within 22 of the 30 overs allowed. K. Proctor, with 36 not out,


and skipper Keith Weaver, who got 24, put the side well on the way to victory, and' the Wanderers passed Oswaldtwist’e’s total with only two wickets down and nine overs to spare. Ribblesdale W. 80 for 2,


to shout a word to the mar­ shal, and then one felt the press of the wind against the shoulders and it was a “flogg­ ing do” to the finish, where Jack was being congratulated on being fastest, and Harry fastest on age : standard,-' which means simply th a t for a 58-year-old, Harry did a flyer. - -:*


■*■.-■


- - In the schoolboy event, Stephen Nightingale,returned


, Although a good number of summers younger, my, own time was 29—44, just’ scrap­ ing inside the half , hour. ,,


, YOUNGER


■; several weeks as-he -now goes into- hospital for, an, eye operation, for which he has


, Reeth in Swaledale for the Yorkshire ■ Union >


£ 5 c T run leaving Woone'Lane at on tvie return’ leg- is easy, or .: 9-30 a.m. on.Sunday. Any,new to . see'..whether the. wind . is .', rider'will,be*'made .welccme.


There will be an impromptu > Meet.' - spnl0.


' This co'nin'c .weekend.:wiH see our campers gotor • to


, , :


in 30—35 *; This was his last event,., for.


■ our* best . wishesi;for,:i*tS! su<y cess.


Oswaldtwistle Im. 75. ; OSWALDTWISTLE IM.


R. Loax b Holden ......... 2 G. Hargreaves b Holden 4 J. Ormerod o Bargh b Metcalfe ..................... . 12


S. Sharpe c Colley b Metcalfe ...........


R. Broughton b Bargh 1: R. Stephenson c Bargh b Metcalfe ■■................


B. Brlndle b Bargh ___ 9 35


J.-Howartbb Bargh . . . . 8 H. Kenyon b Burgh . . . . 1


3


, K. Dickinson not out • • 3 ■F. > Shorrock c : and b Bargh. ............................ 0 E x t r a s ' . . . . . : ........... ••• 1 Total


—22—2; I. Metca’fe, 11—1—31 3’,' K. Bargh, 5—0—25—5.


Bowling: A. Holden, 6—2 ..........


■ In the Great Harwood bowl­ ing League, Clitheroe Castle


79


■K. Weaver, c Shorrock b •■ Hargreaves : . . . . . . . . . . 24


, , ■ RIBBLESDALE W. EL Procter not out . . . . . •; 36


A. Holden,” b 'Stephenson . 2 T Wallbank not out . . . . 12 Extras


. I -.Bowling: ' R. - Stephenson, 11_2—43—l; P. shorrock,, 6—0—16—0; K ,; Dickinson,;


: Total'(2 ’wkts) '80


'• 2 J-o—10—0;:. G. I Hargreaves, 2—0 -5—1.


6


beat Whalley, and Salesbury M.C. beat B.ackburn Alliance


•last week. - The scores were:' Olltheroe


Castle (6) 153, Whalley (4) 142; Salesbury (2)' 113,


Alliance (8) 156. ,


: Ribblesdale ---- 4 3 1 23 Clitheroe Castle.v 4>2 *:2 ‘ 18 ■ Sa’esbury ■


• s 1 , ,■ , ,. P W L P Blackburn' All . . 5 5 0 37 Lowerfold Park . . 4 3 ,1 .29


*,’ • League Tab’e - ■ ••


. Oswaldtwistle .. 3 2 1 15 Clitheroe ; C.C. - .*.3*2 1 1 4 - Calderstoncs S.C. 4 0 4 11


Whalley ............. 5 0 5 16 * M.C. .. * 4., 12 ,2:17 , .


scattered, but gradually the birds worked their way home. Quite a few were Sunday


flight home. Returns at first were very


morning arrivals. r . Mitchclt came to the front this week, closely


followed by T- Whaites and Jones and Addi­ son.


CNext week's race is frmn ; , ... hristchurch, which is tne


last before the Channel races. Results*. 1, R. Mitchell,


velocity 1009.74; 2, T. and D. Whaites, 982.70; 3, Jones and Addison, 982.01; .4, Thorsby a n d Loftnousc,


975 77; 5, J. Smith, 970.17; 6, j . winterbottom, 965.45; 7; J.


Smith, 961.88; 8, W. J. Pj Cottam, 959.88 ; 9, Jones and Addison, 955.29; 10, E. Hax- grenves, 953.42; 11, F. Eccles, 949.30; 12, F. Eccles, 945.90. Birds were sent by 29 com­


petitors.


scored two goals each and Simpson and Sagar scored


dale Senior League, Clith­ eroe play Ribblesdale Wan­ derers a t Oliatburn Road, and the teams meet again


we noticed a flagged channel by which the water was diverted. Thi3 originally earned water to "Langshaw’s”, the vil­ lage carpenters and joiners, to drive the water wheel. On reaching Springwood we


pieces of plastic. These were quite numerous and we won­ dered if some plastic firm on the banks of the river nearer its source had discharged waste into ‘.he river a t flood time. Next we crossed Dean Brook


saw elms bearing their fruits enclosed in pale green mem­ branes which allow them to float on the air currents when they leave the tree. As we walked by the side of


and came to the ford and bridle path which took us by Whalley Banks. Some members turned their money over.- on hearing the cuckoo. Following the road off the


the golf course wo could see bluebells and anemones in the


wood. We came to a massive beech which must be one of the best in the district; it took six members, hand in hand, to reach round its girth. A short climb along the field


path brought us to Clerk Hill. From here we could see Black­


pool Towei- and had excellent views of the countryside


around us. Har'd on our left was Hamble-


don, then Winter Hill and Dar- wen tower; in front of us the lowlands all the way to the coast, and to our right the range of the Bolland fells. After leaving Clerk Hill we


went by road to Portfield then across the fields to Old Read bridge and the scene of a skir­ mish which lead to a rout of the Royalist forces under the command of the Earl of Derby in April 1643. I t was the time of the Civil


Nab a big circle was noticed in a field below. Could this be the remains of something belong ing to prehistoric tunes? Nothing so romantic, it


t h i r t i e s when a party of enthusiasts made a dirt track for motor bikes at which the celebrated Joe Abbott was often one of title riders. Once again a very interest­


ing outing, thanks to Mr. Frankland. The next ramible will be to


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Wars and the Royalists were plundering around East Lan­ cashire. .They had taken Whalley Abbey from the Pariiar mentary forces and were on their way to Padiham when they were ambushed a t the bridge by a force under Colonel Shuttleworth.


Scattered


tomorrow, and the two teams meet again a t Waddington on


fusion in the ranks of Derby’s men that the latter .fled the field of battle and made back in great haste to the Ribchester area, where they waded across the river and scattered to various parts of the county. Leaving the site of the local


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battle we took to the field path on tire right and walked by the Coppy plantation and Sagar Heys to Read Hall where the brothers Alexander and Laur­ ence Nowell were born in the 16th century Alexander became Dean of Saint Paul’s and Laurence Dean of Lichfield. We walked through the park- lands ’ and crossed the main


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road then made our way to Martholme once a moated grange, but for long years used


as a farmhouse. Here we saw an ancient gate­


way dated 1607 built by Robert Hesketh son of a Hesketh man who built the splendid gate­ house bearing tire arms of the family, the date 1577 and the


1561, but a family of Fyttons lived a t Martholnre in the 14th


initials R-H. Tire Grange bears tho date


walked up Cop Lane to the main road and turned left hr the direction of Cock Bridge. Entering the fields on the left we walked by the swift-flowing but muddy Calder. Across the


century. Leaving the Grange we


BUDGIES


SHOWN Clithcroc and District


Budgerigar Society held a table show at the Social Club, Wellgate, Clitheroe, when 48


Oswaldtwistle, commented on the high quality of the ex­


birds were displayed.. The judge, Mr. F. Moores, of


hibits. The principal winners Wire:


Beginner breeder; l . K. Chew; 2, F. Howarth; 3, B. Balshaw; 4, F. Howarth. Beginner any age: 1, D.


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177 CHORLEY ROAD, NOEL KING and CO. Keymatic Specialists


Washing Machine Repairs Undertaken All makes of


Reconditioned Washers and Geaners


Kenwood Chef Repairs Sales and Workshop


Wilson; 2, B. Balshaav; 3, K. Whittaker; 4, D. Wilson. Novice breeder; 1, 2 and 3,


AUTHORISED SERVICE


H. Smithies; 4, B. J . Banks. Novice any age; 1, G. Stan­ ley; 2 and 3, H. Smithies; 4,


G. Stanley. Intermediate and Champion


breeder: 1, T. Nelson; 2, K. Whaites; 3, T. Nelson; 4, K.


Whaites. * ; Intermediate and Champion


any age: 1, J. Cook; 2, 3 and 4, K. Whaites.


Netball results


Last ; week’s . scores in Clitheroe Netball League


were: *,.*■ *,* * ■ ‘■ * * ■*,■■.. ■ Monday, Calderstones 14,


Road Runners H; Trutex Toppers 11, Billington 12;


Tuesday, Trutex Tigers 18, Ladybirds 33; Wednesday, Dynamo Electric 4, Whalley 18; Thursday, Smarties United 17, Trinity Y.C. 1. The paper Dol’s rested. : , LEAGUE TABLE ............ P W D L P


Billington . . . . 2 2 0 0 4


.--Trinity Y.C.:-.. 2 Road ‘Runners 1 Trutex Toppers '2


Calderstones - . 2 1 Dynamo Electric; 2 Ladybirds:!’. ••'•:*2


Smarties United 2,.*,2 Whalley.. . . . . . 2.-2


-Trutex vTigers--..2........ . ; I Next’ weekVffixtures:; Tues­ day, r May '27. ' Trinity - Y.C. v. :BU"ngton; Wednesday. Smar-


57, Henthorn Road, Clitheroe


Telephone: 2979


PIANO TUNING & RECONDITIONING Caterer to the musical Profession


E. J. APPLETON


21 WOODLANDS RI8E, HAWORTH, KEIGHLEY Tel: Haworth 3519 anytime — Any Area


, WANTED i ; SACKS . PAPER BAGS FERTILIZER BAGS


B, Jackson GRINDLETON


Tel: ’ Chatburn' 466 Evenings


BUILD YOUR OWN \ GARAGE


' -


or GARDEN WALL •. ’ USE ‘ 1"’ •’ ‘ *


CONCRETE: BUILDING -BLOCKS »;,ud


, .or ^Coloured,,Walling


'Also;Path Edgings, Screen: Walling Blocks.. Copings”


j • ORDERS. DELIVERED. ( d.& a. b! frankland


ties , United v." ; Dynamo Electric;'” Thursday,'''Trutex Toppers ,v.." Trutex,,Tigers, Calderstoncs !wV.<«?Ladybirds,,, Papei'.Dolls.v.Road-Runners.,.


Whalley. rest. 1; ..CONCRETE PRODUCTS


; s Whalley Road,;Sabden i I Telephone: Padiham 72811 1


. - (Home).Clitheroo-4293-- (Works)


G. & J. Britton (Trading as' Wallings)


24 WHIPP AVENUE, ; CLITHEROE Tel: 4i74


Order Your Coali- Now at Summer ” Prices


New ZETOR Range


2 and 4 Wheel Drive Tractors Give you


More Power for Your Pound .. ■


--------o--------■ :■


Peter Gowking Higher Flass,


Bolton-By-Bowland, Clitheroe Tel: Bolton-by-Bowland 289


Hotpoint Servis .


ParnaU Rolls Ada


Burco


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