S Clithcroe Advertiser and Times October 9,1970


“Treasures”


decision angers Wh alley


bodily harm. Insp. M. Waller told the


A G9-YEAR-OLD ice cream retailer, Mr. Henry Hodgson, of Pell View Cottage, Newton, was fined £10 by Bowland Magistrates on Monday for assaulting a 14-year-old,girl occasioning actual


court that Mr. Hodgson had been visited by the girl, who formerly worked for him to col­ lect some articles she had left there.


belongings but, in doing so, searched through a handbag. Mr. Hodgson had discovered a sum of money was missing and, as he looked in the girl's hand­ bag, she called him a "cheeky thing.”


Mr. Hodgson gave her her


Hodgson hit her with the hand­ bag and with his closed fist.


Then, said the inspeotor, Mr.


Mr. Hodgson, told the magis­ trates that the handbag had been left at Mr. Hodgson’s home for many weeks and he looked inside it because £50 had been stolen. Mr. Hodgson was not accusing the girl of stealing it but someone had taken the money and Mr. Hod­ gson did not know who.


Mr. W. D. Greenwood, for


handbag, said Mr. Greenwood, the girl was rude to Mr. Hodg­ son and called him an ‘‘impu­ dent sod” ana it was then that


When he looked inside the


Mr. Hodgson hit her. But he apologised immediately. Mr. Greenwood said that a


short time before the incident Mr. Hodgson had been visited by the police in connection with a complaint from one of his customers. The girl had called this cus­


tomer a “cow”. The. customer had cut her foot in a stream into which the girl had been throwing bottles. Mr. Greenwood said that Mr.


hear at their last meeting that a collection of Limoges enamels and icons from halley Abbey is to be sold at Christies in London. Coun. J. H. Pell, chairman


Members of Whalley Par­ ish Council were dismayed to


of the council, said he was appalled to hear of the pro­ posal and he called it com­ mercialism of the worst kind. He said the enamels and


enj°y


THE BUS strike on Satur­ day meant a change in plan for the Clitheroe Naturalists and, instead of walking in bottom. Prom this point, about the Salewheel district, they Go yards front the exit to the cnmnlprl .ihelnrnl counrvside path at the top of dangerous


summer season and leading it was the vice-chairman - and chairman-elect, Mrs. A. Bleaz-


Hodgson had been in business in the Trough of Bowland for more than 40 years and provi­ ding a very acceptable service to the public for this time. The assault was not premedi­


write to the secretary of the Diocesan Board of' Finance expressing deep concern about the decision to sell the collection.


ing a child under 14 on Sunday, employing a child without send­ ing written notice to the local authority and employing a child for more than 17 hours in a week, to which Mr. Hodgson pleaded not guilty were all dis­ missed.


tated but occurred on the spur of the moment. I t was some­ thing Mr. Greenwood contin­ ued. that no-one regretted more than Mr. Hodgson. Three other offences, employ­


icons were treasures dona­ ted to the Abbey by the late Mr. T. B. Lewis and if they were sold then, in his per­ sonal view, it would be a. very injudicious move. The c o u n c i l decided to


ard.Starting at Clitheroe Station the party went across what


as and Park. Here a few members took


the gateway from the the ramblers found the completely impossible. Nettles 1 flourished: haw­


park, path


thorns have taken over above the nettles having grown out-


has been affectionately known wards to the


eroe Races” were held many years ago.


QUARRY


of the Starkie Arms Hotel, Clit'heroe, has taken oyer the managership of the Queen’s Hotel, Promenade, Southport. The new manager of- the Star­ kie Arms, Mr. Horace Pugh, started there yesterday. He was formerly manager of the Win­ dermere Hotel, Windermere.


. HOTEL MANAGER Mi-. William Coop, manager


appointed to assist at Pendle­ ton School for the next 12 months. This was announced at Tuesday’s meeting of the No. 5 Divisional Education Executive at Whalley after Ccun. Ernest Holgate said that the head teacher had been promised assistance some time ago.


Pendleton school aid A student teacher nas ' been


A COFFEE morning and bring and buy sale, arranged by the women .members-of-the Clith- eroe Drama Festival committee, raised £30.


; A number of new patrons


were also enrolled, \ . The event was held in the


council members. Above: Visitors to the coffee


Mayor’s Parlour on \ Saturday morning and was supported by


morning included, l ef t to right: Mrs. Morris, Mrs. Tay­ lor, Mrs. Eastwood, and in front, Michelle Taylor a n d Philip Eastwood.


Below: the Mayoress, Mrs,


Eva Moore tries her luck at the tombola. Pictured on the left is the Mayor, Coun. Sidney Moo.re and Miss Cottam. On the right, Miss Barton and Mrs. Chatburn.


second of these stiles has a gully which is not easy to cross. Some of the stones which at one time formed the stile are now in the gully


more than railing without stepping board and most people would find them ex­ tremely difficult to and far from easy experienced walkers. The north-east side of the


Two so-called stiles were no


to the footpath across “Knunk- nolls” posture where "Clith-


, , the “Rec” for many years fence which has been elected wue


made for Bnmgerley along the sieve of the path. This is a contravention of


the Highways Act of 1959 and, as the path is in the borough, action should be taken by the corporation to have the matter remedied. The stile is non-existent at


negotiate join the rest of the party and even for then on to West Bradford road through dangerous quarry -and Cross Hills. Here the hawthorns are


taking over and appear to thrive on the dust which issues from nearby industries. On reaching the road the


the exit the wall having been demolished at this point, on account of the impossibility of the path there was no alter­ native but to enter the park through a gap in the hedge to


party turned left Mst ,,


cement works where as * ago local goffers i.ad ' ^ club and golf course. At West Bradford


the members took th„ - =.£ on the right. The br’d.„ , built in 1888 at a cost of*-1 raised by public subserfc' “ Prior to this there t . ' wooden bridge a l.t-tle to


south of the present struct,^ By the riverside thev ^:


V


shown the rare (in Lanc'asVr' Carex Acuta or tufted


lowed the river throush H„r rocksford Great Pasture


Continuing, the walkers &


the quarrv-ing of thousands * tons of rock in the n J years.


the massive s:ar caused h


with berries just bsginni#, y take on a reddish hue.


En route they saw hor-


apples m good conditions f jelly making and —- ' cr


link caps. A BREATHER


very fine beeches were spotted! Along the way there ye,., many trees planted alon* line of the pathway and guarded by netting. In sevud instances the trees were stun­ ted and had not grown m


Nearing Ribbis Lane S0ff6


the group left the roaaayin on reading Chapel Laithe to cross Chapel Croft and to the recreation ground where a halt was enjoyed. Off again, the journey- was


than a foot or so. In each case the trees were mapV‘ conjecture being that the land must not be suitable or that the roots were diseased. Turning right at RibbleLair


o'-, some edible West Br; 'Amiuid Geii(|


of si- Catlvr'v‘e •■ Mothers’ /'Jnnn


held in tic Sunt. It was/wcedoc


in the pinch, c the Vicar. <hnon


g S&cWW mPl«


r»CHthe chuvcin-d of childvc:


-p Goortuld, 1 member, we a year's wo: and 1 highlight of th members a -tcnc Day Feoffll at I


During >e mc l ,


edval at the D. jubilee ten'ice


memlx- for the durinehc yeai.


through tile outskirts of tis village to enter Downham Reid by the Old Smithy for a !cck at the new bridge and the progress being made on the by-pass. One could not help but


tna'd i."1'


garet'f hurch.. I b Mrs lOodchilt.


.j /vso. who net ' j.cral orga:


kven- the tree: ■\j:' E. Hinc


accr-ts- The resented b


n,r i«is was vo:


appreciate the efforts which have gone into the making of this road when viewing the bridge and the gorge which has been cut through massive beds of limestone. The dip of the strata makes


tor;,s. J. Jones, ay work in ' fibers, was nl t< efforts. .ention was


M e e t in g / The anni'-1! s,clj


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OVE TO BUY


A PLEA for full street lighting all night from November to February was made by Coun. Richard Turner when Clitheroe Highways Committee met' this week. He wanted it for the benefit


SUBJECT to Town Council approval, Clltherce Health Com­ mittee have decided to acquire certain unfit houses in Lower- gate and Shawbridge Street by compulsory purchase.


man, said it would be expensive and he did not know of any other town which kept all its street lighting on throughout the night. The Borough Engineer, Mr. J.


of shift workers going on duty at 5-30 a.m, and for school- children. Coun. James Barnes, chair­


the committee had learned the views of the Medical Officer of Health, Dr. R. C. Webster. In a report he said demolition of the houses was the most satisfac­ tory way of dealing with them.


The decision was made after


Newton Bell, reminded the com­ mittee that extra lamps were switched on in the early morn­ ing and during the night, and additional lamps had been put up.


ONE CIRCUIT


8-30 a.m. last winter about three quarters of the lamps from York Street to Castlegate were switched off.” Mr. Bell: “Most of those lamps


Coun. Turner: “Prom 5-30 to


John Cowdall, had mentioned that the committee had the op­ tion of asking for a Compul­ sory Purchase Order or for a Clearance Order, Aid. Tom Robinson spoke in favour of the former.


After the town clerk, Mr.


cheap; about 18 properties were involved and demolition would result in loss of rateable value, but the sites oug-ht to be com­ pletely cleared.


He said this would not be


warned against pulling property down and leaving sites derelict. He considered plans should


are on one circuit and the clocks may have needed adjusting, which is an easy thing to do.” He added: “We put several


Coun. William Sharpies


first be made for them, a view which had the support of Coun. Wallace Hargreaves.


Clifford Chatburn declared that it would be almost impossible to build on -the sites and in any event, ' space was needed in Lowergate for a car park.


Seconding the resolution. Aid.


Moore was of op in'on, that the Shawbridge site might eventu­ ally be built upon. Some consi­ deration had already been given to plans and if -these went ahead the rateable value from the new buildings would help to


The Mayor, Coun. Sidney


offset -the cost of demolition. After the town clerk had out­


lined the procedures involved and had pointed out that people affected would -have the right to object, the committee voted in favour of a Compul­ sory Purchase Order.


a fine geological feature which will be of interest to geologists and also to travellers along the route which, on this stretch, follows closely the lie of the Roman road.


NEW STILE


r o a d provided wonderful scenery along both sides and particularly so where it runs below Worsaw Hill with Wlflc- croft Wood and Piked Acre Wood on the flower slopes. One was reminded of the old


The whole length ot the


the new road the party madeiis way by field path entering tin fields by way of a new stile erected by the contractors. Further on there was appre­


stone knolls all in a row.'' Having viewed this part c!


doggerel: "Worsaw, Warren, Ridge and Crow four lim


e. e­


roaramme for tl on and it wa nectings .should leld on the las: each month. Members cent cussion of vn while refrcslimc by Mrs. T. Asp;: and Mrs. Both


lion and par itiierinc’s bran Mrs. Aspin t


Whit


" Monday. A total of 3


Show held a w:| drive at Whr-|


Show etTor The commit:


play, winners women, Mrs. , Pindcr. Airs. Mayler. J. Moo:| Dominoes: J. E|


ciation for the stones which have been laid acros an area which has been a morass in wet weather for a long tim At the next stile the walker;


E. Rifh. J. Smith and F-


Boiton-b}


left the lands of e l i t e Rural district, crossing the Muncipal Boundary into the Borough of Clitheroe where they made their way by Gc-i man and Salthill back into town. Members expressed thanks


successful summer syllabus. RAM


i


This plan comprises:- One storage radiator, one storage fan heater in the lounge: One storage-radiator in the hall: One . storage radiator in the dining room: An oil-filled radiator in each of 3 bedrooms: A radiant heater in the bathroom and abundant hot water from the automatically-controlled immersion heater. All these appliances, along with many others, can take advantage of the low night-time rate on the White Meter tariff’, making the whole system really economical to run, When it comes to ■whole-house ■ warmth, there’s no system as flexible and versatile as central heating by electricity. Whatever the type and size of your house, you can have electric central heating . tailor-made and economically installed—and the installation is carried out very quickly, with next to no inconvenience.


andyou’d be surprised how cheap to run on the exciting new white meter tariff


0 (Ask for details of White Meter tariff D53)


There’s a tailor-made electric central ^paring system to suit your home


Easy to install, cheap to buy


TO AREA MARKETING SUPERVISOR, N-W.E-B.,


Jubilee Street, Blackburn, Lancs, BB1 1ES.


I am interested in learning more about electric central heating for my home,


heating advisors to call and advise nic, I


new lamps up this year and people requested us to put shades on them to stop the light shining into bedrooms and preventing them from going to sleep. The moment we do some­ thing we get complaints.” After he had pointed out that


Come and join us.


last winter his department spent a great deal of time ensur­ ing that danger spots were well lighted, the committee decided to keep winter street lighting under observation.


£3 A DAY FINE ADDS


for the Ministry of Agriculture, told the magistrates that the defendant hadreceived the order on June 12th and it was not carried out until September 22nd. The maximum fine in this case, he said, was £3 for every­ day the order was not obeyed and the magistrates decided to fine the efendant £1 for each day, making a total of £102. v


UP TO £102 A GISBURN farmer, Mr. John J. Crosier, of Painley Farm, was fined £102 by Bowland magis­ trates on Monday after he pleaded guilty to . failing to comply with an order to slaugh­ ter or castrate a bull. Mr. C. A. Burton, appearing


APPEAL


Friesian bull-did not-come-up to the breeding, requirements laid down by- the Ministry. Mr. Crosier appealed against


Mr. Burton said Mr. Crosier's


Name_______ (Mr/Mrs/Miss)


Address.


istry's findings. . As a result - an order to


slaughter or ’ castrate the bull was issued. Mr. J. • Moody, representing


the Ministry’s decision but this was' dismissed by an indepen­ dent referee who examined the bull and agreed with the Min­


AN INVITATION to people to make a trial visit to any of the Workers’ Educational Associa­ tion classes which are now in progress, in the Royal Grammar School for Boys, has been made by the Clitheroe W.E.A. Branch. The Clitheroe branch began


are the Revd. D. Howard Smith, who has spent some years in China, and Michael Rye, of the Department of Religious Studies at Lancaster University, who' specialises vin Japanese Philoso­ phy. On Mondays there is Ameri­


comed for this class and it .is not necessary for them to have any knowledge of the subject. Two tutors , taking the class


can and English literature of the fifties, his sort of class is useful for readers who could take advantage of the guidance of a specialist in English, G. Walker, who is taking the class. A, J. Powell and T. G. Whis- ton, both attached to Manches­


COURTROOM TRIBUTE


-the bench from 1924 until 1959.


CHAIRMAN of Bowland Mag­ istrates, Miss M. R. Lord, paid tribute to the late Mr, Edwin Hargreaves, a former deputy chairman of -the Bench, on Monday before the monthly Bowland court began. Mr. Hargreaves served on


Mr. Crosier, told the court that his client was very' conscious of trying to improve ithe quality of his herd'and'had paid £300 for this-bull. -He .sold it for £60 and it was castrated by'its new owner. "


of the few remaining justices on the Bench who had the privilege of serving with him. “He gave a long and valu­


Said Miss Lord “I am one


stood in silence for a minute in tribute to Mr. Hargreaves,


able service to this court.”, People in the courtroom


who died recently a t the ago of 86.


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this year’s session with a thought-provoking class on Far- Eastern Philosophies, which is held every Thursday. More members would be wel­


ter University, are jointly taking Tuesdays’ classes on the prob­ lems of pollution and wild life conservation. This class should excite interest and discussion on a wide range of subjects from population explosions to sewage in the rivers.


of special interest to many people living in and around Clitheroe. I t is local history’ in the 18th and early 19th century and over the weeks life in Clitheroe and district will be shown.


Wednesdays’ classes should be


voluntary body devoted wholly to education. Working in co­ operation with the universities and the Local Education Autho­ rities, nearly 1,000 branches are


help of documents, maps, plans and colour slides. • The W.E.A. is an independent,


This. will be done with the


scattered throughout the coun­ try. These branches provide ordi­


nary men and women, of varied backgrounds and experiences, with the opportunities to come ogether o sudy subjects of their


London was the prize


Mr.-arid Airs. Antony Holmes,


of Main Street, Bolton-by-Bow- land, recently spent a'weekend in London, the prize for win­ ning 'a competition held by the Ribblesdale and Horrocks- ford Social Club, Clitheroe.


Mr. Holmes, a cement tanker


driver, and his wife had in thejr room a console controlling lights, television and air con­ ditioning. The competition, organised


choice under tutors cl -ae highest standard.


the keynote. Members help make the classes informal m two-way learning situation, ii


tions.


to sit and listen, he can do - There are no qiiahficah®s ‘t0


valid. If a student wishes1 to--, something, he can. if he P


Everyone's point of vie* - . enrolment beyond a da'™


benefit from the knOT Jt the tutor and the expeitence the class.


.


of the class through the lo^ public library and fr°m B extra-mural library of m Chester University.


ajority of cases,


Country pal'k inspection


Members of the Coimb ^ mng and Deyelopmm ^


mifctec and tlic E31 Industrial Developnie asnire


mittee for the County Council on f toured Beacon Feu Park, near Boston. ^ Acquired .by w for


County Council “ fCg„ardmg pub!


desig®


the purpose « fT,*''accesi and improvmg Ph“ £ ncC,


and improving .^Lated« Beacon Fell was


country park in Aprit'h j same year—one of three .country recognised bj one, \-q<iior side Commission, ino ^


four the whole of w- r ,


by the Club secretary, Mr. J. Garlick, proved so successful tha t - i t is - hoped - to- hold- others/


A feature o f ® c ; qir- was the unveil-mg o memorative plaque.


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PETS. IN YC HOUS MUSK WHOI PROV HOUS ACCO EXPE]


part of the work ;s 110 tlle plete and members M ^ committees concerned ..


in n,; mBooks are obta:nf^ ' the us= ;'.'loc:1i Jusl Informality at these classes “ .


atmosphere is friendly - relaxed; there are no examnu


to Mrs. Bleazard for arranglig a pleasant ramble at shor. notice to conclude another


BLED


land Young Fa in the village . The boys ha


Young Fur Members of


to identify pan Results wen|


leaves and coo Results were: f.nden and L| Roberts, 3, Junior 1, A. D Moorh'ottse, 2 and S. Moss, r Thanks we


Roberts. 2, J. Silvenvood; Ju calfe. 2, A. Hai Smalley and G The girls 1


Alan Hacking, ing followed • the chair.


of the parish - Chatburn, am c little missionapacity for


Full lioust The hamlet 1


* death of 1 [1 tribute wa ■al devotion t


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