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Clllhcroc Advertiser and Times, October 31, 1960 7


GUILD WERE LET DOWN BUT STILL RAISED


Phelps and his wife failed to f ulfill an engagement to open “Save a Life” Day, on Saturday.


MORE THAN £200 Clitheroe BP Guild wer e ’ bitterly disappointed when diving champion Br i a n


the Clitheroe Parish Church Hall to see Brian, an Olympic gold medallist, and his wife. Monica, a gold medallist for gymnastics.


About 150 people went to


man of the Guild, said he was “furious a n d embarrassed” when the Phelps did not arrive. He said: “1. contacted Mrs.


Mr. Harry Johnson, chair­


quet to present to Mrs. Phelps,” he added.


to which they do their display. “We had also bought a bou­


at, my home until 2-30 and then went to the hall. I was furious at what had happened especially as they had not contacted me.


Mr. Johnson saiJ, “I waited


Phelps on the Friday after­ noon, and arranged for them to come to my home on Satur­ day so we could take them out to lunch. "I arranged for them to call


between noon and 12-30. but when they had not arrived by 2-0 p.m., I began to get anxious.


burn, • wher e they were appearing, and they said they did not know where ’


Rang “I rang the club in Black­


but gave me the number of their hotel. I rang the hotel and was told that the Phelps had left 30 minutes before.” Mr. Johnson said that the


.hey were,


to have to tell all the people there that wc did not know where the opener was. In the end Dr. G. Hampson, the president, and I had to open the effort”.


“It was very embarrassing


found out on Monday that the Phelps had not arrived because •their car radiator had burst. He added, "I think they


Mr. Johnson said that he


could have let us know. They could have got a taxi, because obviously, we would have paid any expenses they might have incurred.


Phelps had offered to do a gymnastic act at the opening, and he had had to rush around Citheroe to obtain the record


had been no effort to contact me at all, because had I been, informed, I wou l d have arranged for them to be col­ lected.


No excuse “As far as I can see, there


FORMER ARCHDEACON’S SON WILL PREACH


The visit of Canon E. A.


Newman, vicar of Hythe, Kent, to Whalley on Sunday will be a link with the restoration of the ancient Parish Church in 1909. He is the son of the late


Archdeacon Newman, Vicar of Whalley in 1909 and afterwards Vicar of , Church Kirk, St. Ceorge’s, Preston and later Archdeacon of Blackburn.


a t the morning and evening services. The present vicar, the Rev.


Canon Newman will preach


R. A. Harpur. this week re­ called that the Church was closed f o r


on March 6th. 1909. and services were held in the Old


r e s t o r a t i o n Sunday in


went in the unit’s van to Langdalc. on Sunday and spent the day walking round the lower slopes of the Lang­ dale Pikes. Recently they held a week­


Langdale CJitheroe Venture Scouts


end camp at Great Towers on the shores of Lake Winder- mere, and though the weather was far from good, they still managed to enjoy themselves. The unit will hold a hot pot


Grammar School. The princi­ pal alterations were the remo­ val of the side galleries and the rebuilding of the West Gallery, the replacing of the box pews by the present ones, the raising of the floor, the addition of the two front pews in the west end of the Chancel, improvements in the Sanctu­ ary and under the Tower and the re-building of the Organ: The cost of these alterations amounted to £4284 (possibly £25,000 at today’s prices). He said: "The special service


even though they could have had trouble with their car. because 1 feel sure they could have let me; know. They have not even bothered t0 contact me since.”


“Frankly, there is no excuse


tunately the non-arrival of Brian and Monica Phelps did not have any adverse effect on the effort, which raised more than £200 for the purchasing of equipment for the Blackburn Hospitals.


the total raised by the Guild during the past 18 months to £870, which , has been spent on heart machines. During the proceedings, Dr.


Saturday’s event brought Mr. Johnson added that for­


Walton was married to Mr. James Fletcher, at Trinity Methodist church on Satur­


When Miss Anne Mary


Hampson presented a pace- making machine to Dr. I. W. Delamore, a heart specialist, who received it on behalf of Blackburn hospitals.


day her father, the Rev. N. D. Walton performed the cere­


mony. a. The bride, who is a teacher


TWO ‘FIRSTS’ TRAMPS WILI REMEMBER


Sixth form members of the Clithcroc Royal Grammar School Tramps’ Club went on a walk round Great Gable


recently and almost ended up walking home. The unexpected turn of


events occurred three miles south of Kendal on the return journey, when the school minibus jarred to a halt, and the party had to wait in Kendal Police Station for a lift back to Clitheroe.


’wiring system completely re­ wired.Some new curtains in the chancel, a gift from the whist drive committee, will be dedi­


repairing the chancel arch, re- leading the plain glass win­ dows and having the electrical


on All Saints Day 1909 must have been a very splendid occasion. Among those present were the Bishops of Manches­ ter, Burnley and Whalley and the Archdeacon of Blackburn. I t is interesting to note that this was th e , first time that the one and only Bishop of Whalley, who was appointed on 3rd Juiy 1909. was in his stall in the church. In the past two years more than £2,200 has been spent in


from the school at 8-30 a.m., arriving at Seatoller at 11-10


The nine-strong party set out a.m.


the GiU and struck off across the fell, reaching first Capell Crag. 1,750 feet, and then Raven Crag. 1,860 .feet.


BREEZY


long before they turned off the road and began to climb the steep side’ of- Thorneythwaite Fell by the side of Comb Gill. Soon, howevef, they forsook


over the River Derwent en route for Borrowdale, but it was not


They crossed the road-bridge , t ,,


perfect day on which any of the party had been on a .Tramps’ walk, and the good conditions had brought out large numbers of walkers.


from Langdale to Wasdale, and moved on down to Ruddy Gill, past Sprinkling—the head of the River Derwent, and to Sty Head Mountain Rescue Post. “Here, we stared up at Great Gable, towering 1,300 feet


The party took the bridleway above us. MENACE


objective by the long ‘tourists’ ascent’, we made for Kern Knotts by means of the South Traverse, into a region once frequented only by rock-


“Instead of tackling our main


side as the famous Great Napes Rocks rose castle-like above us. The • scrambling was terrific, especially after branching off the South Traverse to gain


climbers. “The path clung to the rock-


cated on Sunday and the Mothers’ Union are shortly to present a new blue frontal in thanksgiving for their 50th. anniversary held last year. •


supper on Thursday, November 13, when films of the summer holiday will be shown.


organ, an historic instrument originally built by G. Smith for Lancaster Priory nearly 250 years ago and brought to Whalley in 1819, is to be rebuilt.


When money is available, the


been walking in shirtsleeves, The very names conjure up and the - breezy' walk to the menace—Great Hell Gate, summit of Glaramara, 2,560 Arrowhead Ridge, Needle feet, was soon comDieted, Gully and Eagle’s Nest Ridge After halting for refresh- to name but a few.


Since' noon, everyone had height,


t a school in Giggleswick, is the elder daughter of the Rev.


and Mrs. Walton, of Somerset Avenue, Clitherqe.


,


nf Mr. and :Mrs Harold Kelleher, of Siddows Avenue, Fletcher, .o f ' Kemple view, Clitheroe, wassinarried to Mr.


Mr Fletcher,ris the elder son daughter' of Mr. and' Mrs. D. .m is : \ ,« u t t i iB icu o ... ..» « »third Miss ‘Claire 5 Kellelier


Clitheroe. He is employed in a Bill O'Donnell, youngest son S at Settle.' :


* of Mr. and Mrs. W. O’Donnell, Given away by her uncle,'Mr. of , Moor Lane, Clitheroe, on


Ailin Coleman, • the bride .wore I Saturday, a gown white wild silk with The ceremony took place at a train and-long veil, secured SS Michael and John’s Church, by a circlet of flowers. She Clitheroe, and was performed carried lj'y^'ot the valley, by .-Father F. Dillon. Stephanotistand Freesias.


Hudson' and Mrs. M. Honey, bride’s sisters.. They wore long blue chiffon


dresses ’ with frills on ' the hems and the sleeves. Head­ dresses were blue bonnets of small flowers. They carried posies of mixed freesia and


years secretary of Barrow Con­ gregational Church and elder son of Mr. H. McNab and the late Mrs. A. McNab. of Lyn- field, Barrow, was married to Miss Sheila Grimshaw on


Mr. Fred McNab, for many


gold roses. Mr. Pat O’Donnell, groom's


. •, Given away by her father,


•Her sister,, Miss Margaret Lbe bride wore an empire line Walton; was bridesmaid and gown 0[ white chiffon with


she wore a dress of sea green pear]S on the neck and cuffs, i wild silk, with matching flowers The bodice and sleeves were Mr. Malcolm Fletcher, I jeoured by a floral headdress,


n her hair. She carried mixed quilted and decorated with Freesias.


pearls. Her long ' veil was


groom's brother, was best man She carried pink roses and lily- and groomsmen were Messrs. 0f-the-valley. Peter Wrigley and David Hil- Jn attendance


After a reception at th e 'Veronica Spread Eagle Hotel, Sawley, the


couple le£t £or a touring honeymoon, the bride wearing a navy blue and white dress. They will live in Edisford Park, Clitheroe.


CELEBRATING DOUBLE EVENT


Miss Diana Redfcrn. a


Clitheroe Hairdresser, and Mr. Gordon Alicrnc, of Helli- lield, announced their engage­ ment this week and will hold a celebration parly tomorrow.


Starkie Arms Hotel, Clitheroe, and as it is Miss Redfern’s 19th birthday also, there is a double reason » celebrate. Miss Redfern is the younger


I t will take place at the Club, Ciitheroe. Her father has London And second son of Mr.


daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Redfern, of the Conservative I


at“ Hoathvow Airport,


ments, the ridge-walk to Allen I „The sIope oI the mountain Crags, was undertaken. The


summit of the crags, 2,572 leet, the gradient the longest and unusually steep, making


was found more interesting I stcepest jn the region. Every- than that of Glaramara, due l fc was g[ad when a pause


partly . to easier and more was taken to watch some near- invigorating walking conditions b rock-climbers negotiating the and partly because of good rock- famous Napes Needle, scrambling around- the summit


gphyiix Gulb. the rock


This was probably the most was more broken and this ±nis was p u ___ _________ _1 greatly facilitated our scramb­


ling to the aoex of the Napes out of rocky terrain.


easy ridge-walk bv the left flank of Westmorlane Crags and then more arduous walk­ ing to the summit. We realised that this sort of gruelling walk­ ing had to be suffered by those who had dared to tackle Great Gable by the ‘tourists’ ascent’.


summit proved to be better due to its interesting sights and marvellous views on the way.


“Our route to the 2,949 foot


selves, we headed towards Green Gable, 2,603 feet, via Windy Gap.


“After again refreshing our­


walked on paths all the way to Seathwaite, via Gillercomb and Sour Milk Gill".


"The going was good as we


nothing but road-walking, the party arrived there in about 30


waite to Seatoller and the mini­ bus, but as the stretch entailed


I t was l i miles from-Seath- minutes. EVENTFUL


, The journey home, however, proved to be just as, if not more eventful than the afternoon's


| walking. The party was three miles


the Clitheroe and Whalley Tke Pvjde was Miss Jennifer Young Conservatives and was Sneddon, only daughter of Mr. a member of the committee at and Mrs. j , Sneddon. of Tree one time-


She is-a former member of Clnlrch selside, Kendal,


Sandford, Kendal Road, Helli- gown of white silk chiffon with field. He is a director of a Broderie Anglaise bodice ana Aheme’s Ltd., men’s and worn- sleeves. The gown had a 0 S en’s outfitters in Hellifield. He train Her. sh°“ J rie‘V ^ and his fiancee are hoping to in ,pIaoa ,dy.


and Mrs. A. F. Aherne, of she wore a ■ Victorian style Mr. Aherne is the son of Mr. Kendal, ’From there, there was an Aherne, who is 25, early this


Club. Miss Re d f e r n met Mr.


marry on October 1 next year, ried ,orc£a?s' orth Ribblesdale Motoring | ^


year. Her family came to Clitheroe


, _eas rosebuds, NBoth are members of the ^ “ ^ at t^dance P were Mrs. and Miss Gaye


from the Golden Cock Inn, Farnley Tyas, near Hudders­ field.


County


say 4No’ Lancashire County Council


have turned down a Whalley request for a second pedes­


trian crossing. Clitheroe Rural Council had suggested that a crossing be


placed in Station Road near the junction with Abbey Road. In a letter to Mr. T, P. Rushton, clerk to the Rural Council, the county said that they could not agree to the crossing as its potential use would not come up to require­


ments.The Rural Council was in­


1 south of- Kendal when terrible, almost frightening, grating noise came from under the minibus along with a burn­ ing smell. They quickly jumped out to inspect the damage. The'mechanics of the vehicle


had obviously gone adrift some­ where and it was imperative that help should be summoned. Fortunately there was a tele­


Members of Wiswell and Pendleton Women’s Institutes i» their costumes for the production “The Brilliant and the Dark” which was staged by Lancash.re WIs on p


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1 the! driver of which' radioed for some means of transport to take


phone kiosk only a few hundred yards away, and the R.A.C. was called. They, in turn,, arranged for a breakdown-truck. . Kendal Police sent a ear out,


] us to Kendal Police Station. TOW


terry hadrarrived and it- towed the minibus -igtxominously away. , "Presently,; ■


Meanwhile,! the- [' breakdown


arrived and we - were' :, trans ported to the police station in the -^vehicle, which; - with , its


a' police : van


able for less respectable pas­ sengers1 th an : us. ; -' -f!, V ’’ We stayed - at the ■ police


wooden seats and iron bars over the windows, seemed more suit­


station for 'about an hour; until a minibus, sent.out by a;«afagc contacted by the uncle of 'one of the party, arrived‘/at!s10-20 P.m.


vWith.no .further; mishaps,,,we arrived back in,''Ciitheroe at about 12-30 p.m.


-highways chairman commen­ ted that she wished the county council officers had carried out their survey at a time when there were plenty of children


Councillor Mrs. M. Troop, „ about. pie supper, held in the Clith­


For party funds .A beetle • drive, and potato-


eroe • Borough Labour, Rooms o n Monday, raised £3 111s for party funds, ,


Sunday concert A";concert is to be given [by


and ■' Elsie : Clark . is i accom­ panist : Their ; programme in­ cludes works by Bach, iHaydn,


Irene Scotts is • conductor •! • ■ \


Mozart, - Mendelssohn, Handel and Purcell.


miles that! the faithful;minibus had left , us stranded,- and 'nlso the first time in memory, 'that's. Tramps’ • Saturdaywalk had ended on a! Sunday," • .


, “I t ,was the first time ,in 30,000 A.R.C.—6th' Form


:::■ y; n* A-T: '-A vy V-y Young Farmers y


'Clitheroe ;Young Farmer’s "Club1 in the Royal ? Grammar School.'-He also: showed slides; Mr Lund was thanked by


I. v Mr ’ 'n. Lund spoke, about the Common'Market and its effects on the British farmer and public at ' a meeting of the,


Harry Whitwell. a .short’bus'-; ness meeting followed.


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vited to put-forward alterna­ tive sites in or out of Whalley, but the county was not aware of any place wich necessitated a crossing.


Maudesley and they wore empire line dresses of heavy deep turquoise satin with orange flowers in their hair. ThEy carried pomanders of orange and white carnations. Mr.. John Holmes, th e ^room’s brother, was best man, Mr. Michael Sneddon, brides brother was groomsman, and Mr. James Holden, grooms


cousin, usher.


by the Rev. Fowler, performed the ceremony.


Orooklands Inn. Crooklands. Mr. and Mrs. Holmes eft fm a honeymoon in Nicosia, the


Safety


drive has good


support


THE THIRD road safety drive to be organised in North East Lancashire was held in. Great Harwood on Sunday, and. was the best supported so far.


Safety Officer, said “I was exceptionally pleased with the response . in Great Harwood where 35 people attended. This was infinitely better than at Rishton where ra drive was held earlier in flic year and only; eight - people turned , up, and only 12 turned up at Accrington • last .Aveek.” , ,


Mr. Alan G. Bowles, Road


great •• interest: in GreatvUar- wood: in' demonstration drives, and more swill be held in the


“I t -does seem, that there is


future.” '. Instructors , -from;, the- .East


the:Melrose Singers, of Black­ burn, Vin the Congregational Church. Clitheroe, on Sunday afternoon. ,


Lancashire . branch of ll\e Institute of Advanced Moto­ rists took- three people on a demonstration drive, giving, a


The aim of the drivers was . . . . !


to make people- think ‘.‘Many people; drive jus t _°\ei


A reception was heid at


The Rev. Entwistle, assisted .


; ' , Tops. Garnet Bridge, near Mr. Alfred Holmes, a


been steward there since t ,e and Mrs.'-W. Holmes, of Fern family W e te.<MC't°wn nearly ^ - -\vaddington, was married four yeaV, 8go-


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bride wearing a red dress and


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shire.A coffee percolator .was given by the bride’s colleagues at the Inland Revenue at Lancaster.


AUTUMN FAIR


in aid of Chatburn Metho­ dist Church funds at an autumn fair held in the schoolroom on Saturday Col. G. G. H. Bolton, of ,


More than £340 was raised


Chatburn, opened the event and Mr. J. D, Hodgson was


chairman. There were various stalls


ware, Jewellery, cakes and miscellaneous articles and a white elephant. They were manned by


including ones for drapery, household goods and hard­


various organisations and the women of the congrega­ tion including the Women’s and Men’s fellowships, the Ladies’ Club and Youth


Club.


the event. Refreshments were •organised and served by the Sunday School.


About 170 people attended , , Coffee Evening About £55 was raised for


I Castleford Funds at.' a coffee evening organised by the Clitheroe Wives and, held at


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length dresses of crystal satin and carried oink caiol roses and feathered carnations.


They wore kingfisher blue full


Saturday. She is head of the physics


brother, was best man, grooms­ men were : Messrs. Alec Cle­ ments and Jim-Wiggans and ushers were, Messrs J. Hudson and T. J. Honey. After a reception . at the


the ceremony in Furthergate Congregational Church, Black­


The Rev. T. Marsh performed


Higher Hodder Hotel, the couple left for a honeymoon touring Scotland, the bride travelling in a flame col­ oured coat with a matching skirt and black accessories. They will live in Warwick


department at Accrington High School and is the younger daughter of Mrs. E. Grimshaw and the late Mr.’ T. Grimshaw, of Hozier Street, Blackburn. . Given away by her uncle, Mr. H. Taylor, the bride wore white embroidered crystal satin and carried pink carol roses and feathered carnations. In attendance were her sister,


burn. assisted by the Rev. K. M. Hendry, -of Barrow Con­ gregational Church.


brother, was best man, Mr. Richard Asoinall was grooms­ man and Mr. Jack Fish usher. A reception was held at the


Mr. Alan McNab. groom’s


May House Hotel, Blackburn. Mr. and Mrs. McNab will live


Mrs. Elsie Lowes, and Miss Susan Marsh.


Drive Clitheroe. Photo: Mrs. A. Stretch, Chatbum.


Blackburn firm of accountants. —Photo: Gabriel, Blackburn.


at Lynfield, Barrow. The groom is a partner an a


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commentary as they drove, along and. asking questions at the end.


the front1 of ■ the-bonnet of the car,”: said. Mi’. 'Bowles. The demonstration ;I-a Is o. t aur i i t


people'• a-bit-about the police, system of, driving..


the instructors’ cars ’ thi s meant that dnvers.who did not


As people were taken, out m v


own their own car could take P!Mi’ss Pauline. G« en ,


East ^.Lancashire;, Pei'MnaUty,' the,


Girl, opened„the. proceedings^ ■ After the drives, three films were shown,' "The six candles . “The “Law and Your TJues, and "Crash Course:".,


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