ROUND AND


ABOUT


W orkers take


to the stage


Burnley, who is also pro­ ducer of the play. He is a workshop superintendent at TGB Motors.


SOME of the staff at TGB Motors Ltd., Clitheroc, arc entering a one-act play in the Blackburn Festival of Music and Drama, and only one member of the cast has acted on stage before. He is Mr. Ken Bulcock, of


of Christ Church Music and Drama Society, Colne, which i5 lending costumes for the Festival entry.


Mr. Bulcock is a member


BIBLE SOCIETY RAISED £ 3 0 0 ,


ETING TOLD


itHEROE AUXILIARY of the British and Foriegn die Society's annual meeting on Monday took the form


® *wst crenjng with readings from the Old Testament of S English Bibie.


^ d c n t J l r . Geoffrey Wom-


^S a f f itm ah h ig the event ^ o f th e best attended meet-


jSS& t


«»’ ! er.d tH


U


.<.'ev and his wife, Aileen, were ',„ri hostess and 80 people


^ t h e s^ictri the Rev. P. oTiiomas. "'i'0 sp°!:e. ^ OoiK?f


ary of ®e i,.„ entn about the Toon:


Roya.H M«--momas


Jsh Bible. Collection


. Vas tho area secre- r» gocictv,


fa/ r e X s from the New Ig’


G e r a l d ! . the New me headmaster of Clitheroc


a ^ work of the society. The grammar School, Mr.


ti. /p S y»r“£ 3 ¥ had been tourer. Mi* Nellie


Reports were read by secre and


O who said that dunng


"flrttog on the women's T


^ in c lu d ed £133 raised by


^omniittee, the secretary RUtti Taylor, said the


the committee. i collection for the society


raised £12. The meeting in the Congrega- school was opened by a


i®cr W the Rev. Mrs. Kath- S , Hendry. Members of the from in and around


mg part are Mrs. Helen Daw­ son. of Balmoral Avenue, a typist; her husband, Mr. Michael Dawson, Industrial Products Sales Manager; Mr. John Whittaker, of Woonc Lane, Customer Liaison Offi­ cer: ’Mr. Ivor Edmondson, of Eastmoor Drive, a driver; and Miss Eileen Tyler, of Fairfield Drive, a telephone receptionist.


Mr. Frank Watson, a mechanic, of Accrington, Is


a book of plays when he came across a farce by George Bernard Shaw, "Pot- "Poison Passion and Petri­ fication!” He thought it was amusing and showed it to some of his colleagues.


also a member of the cast. Mr. Bulcock was reading


decided to stage it them­ selves and enter it in the open class in the festival.


They too liked the play and


for tire past three weeks in various people’s houses.


Thy have been rehearsing


being made by colleagues in the building and paint shops at TGB Motors.


Props for the play are


Jennifer Dewhurst, of Pas- turelands Drive. Billington. who is secretary to the general manager, and her husband, Alan, stores super­ intendent, is taking care of the transport of the cast and their props and costumes,


Wardrobe mistress is Mrs.


could "briny -tire Jonchu Trophy back to TGB Motors. However, competition will be keen. Mr. Bulcock said


If they are successful they


that as far as he knew, in last rear's festival everyone in the final received more


than 80 marks. Th festival is bemg held at


the Community Theatre, Blackburn, and the TGB entry will bo staged on May


Children’s art


MORE THAN 300 entries were received by the clos­ ing date in the competi­ tions for local schoolchild­ ren organised in connection with the Project Tractor scheme by the Whalley Christian Action Group,


and arc now being juc*S“ - Prizewinners in each gr° p will be told individual!) °


their success and will b® "T sented with their awartfcJb'


Miss Parsons, headmistress of Whiteacre School, at


exhibition of the the Catholic Hail, wliaU.. on Saturday.


models, sm a l l sculptures, essavs and poems wall _


The exhibition of and afternoon.


’K' _


have been both surprised delighted by the high; -■ d3rds of the work su bm it


Down under


WE HAVE news this week


of a former member o e d it o r ia l .staff of the


the Advertiser before e , ting to Australia. in 19 ,, He and Ins waf=fM.a,^ . N.


Advertiser add Ti Mr. Brian Edward^ ,dUl Brian was a reporter


Younger daughter of Ter-


Barker. of Co-operaW® ]atc race, Billington,. and beir Mr. Jack Barker, arm n£,ar children live in Croydo ,


Brian, who contmuee ^ journalism In


Melbourne.


He has been ^ s u ^ ltor feature writer and


„„h_editor. Brian and his


daughters arc enjoying he sunshine.


aid girl of Ribblesdale ^ em S c h o o l , and ™eu


jiod- iB


now been appototed week" national editor of v in Melbourne.


ed in acting


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Those from Clitheroe tak-. ert^eroe also attended.


Prize Crossword


ACROSS


5. Clothing to show off on return. (4).


I. What the carpenter who rent on strike did? (8).


II. Wager about less civi­ lised fellows causing per­ plexity. (12),


10. Figured silk for a bounder in remodelled robe. (7).


14- To take unfair advantage. I'm to put the question. >


13. Put your name down again to give up the job. i6i.


21- This shows what power a figure is raised to. (5).


JO. Let it stay, my boy, it makes capital cover. (7).


17. it makes a sound impres­ sion. (4-8).


6).


52. Food from the Wild West. Hi.


DOW


1. Pull up lame. (4). 2. Etiquette for country- houses, we hear. (7).


N


3. Night-clothes? Could be. (7-5).


19. Dismissed as redundant— by the hatchet-man? (4).


producing tranquillity, one hears. (5).


23. Having assimilated volumes of information. (44).


4. Incorporate 'em with a mass of soldiers. (6).


Reproach: 9, Vault: 10, Dead-beat; 11, Miner; 14, Sew; 18, Menace; 17, Engine; 18, Ebb; 20. Steam; 24, Switched; 25, Andes: 26, Anathema; 27, Clash. Down: 1, Bride; 2, Speak;


LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION Across. 5, Above; 8,


6. Quickly brought back in tome capacity, (5).


12. Objects to the examina­ tion in prose being unfinished. (8).


8. A trying occasion for the fighting man. (5-7).


15. Still to be paid on top of the fee (7).


16. A bit of assiduous con­ centration needed to make a candlestick. (6). 18' A musical composition


7. A pause for one who takes the air. (8).


“Crossword" in the top left hand corner of the envelope.


Advertiser and Times, 3, King St., Clitheroe


3, Lobby; 4, Scrape; 6, Bearings; 7, Villeins; 12, Sentinel; 13, Parapets; 14, See; 15, Web; 19. Bow and; 21, State; 23, Ideal.


to last week's crossword opened on Tuesday morning


The first correct solution


was sent in by Mrs. G. M. Ascough, 6, Warrington Terrace, Barrow.


the above crossword fill in your name and address m the space provided and send it to this address marked


When you have completed


first post next Tuesday morn­ ing. No entries wil l be checked before then and the sender of the first correct solution o p e n e d will be awarded a 15s postal order.


Entries must reach us by


8. Is tho self-employed man free to take this Teapon? (5).


___________________


Limit may be extended


POLICE support is being given to Clitheroc Highways Committee’s suggestion that the 40 mph speed limit on Chatburn Road should be extended beyond Clitheroe


Hospital. At the moment the road is unrestricted until southbound


motorists reach Green Drive, where the limit is 40. Nearer town it becomes 30.


this week, chairman Coun. J. A. Barnes said; “There is a reasonable chance that some­


After the committee meeting


make it safer f o r motorists tearing Clitheroe Hospital, the hospital authorities are in the process of lowering the wall by 18 inches. This will make iit easier for traffic coming out of the hospital."


thing will be done.’’ Coun. Barnes added; “To


Face to face with a clown are four local nine-year-olds, from left to right,


Peter Hoggatt, of Lowergate; Peter .Wilson,' of Wilson Street; Ronnie Lambert, of Standen Road, and David Wrigley, of Lowergate. In front is five - year - old Neal McNab, of Whiteacre Lane, Barrow.


Visits ‘help patients feel like people, not cases’


SOME patieiits in Calder- stones Hospital, Whallcy, have not had a visitor for


many years. Th:s was disclosed at a


meeting in the Parish Church Hall and he said he and Lady Clitheroe had visited Calder- stones recently and' they were very impressed by nil that -was being done for the patients. The general public, , he


public meeting held, l a s t Thursday eyening to discuss the formation of a League of Fric-nds for the hospital. , Lord Clithero'e chaired, the


thought, wag taking a more direct personal interest in mental health. Calderstones Hospital , was


ALL THE FUN OF THE


CIRCUS! MOST children love a cir­ cus ■ and Clitheroe’s youngsters were no ex­ ception this weekend when Joe Gandey’s cir­ cus rolled into town.


On Friday and Saturday afternoons children of all ages queued with their mothers to see, among other


things, acrobatics, juggling and a knife-throwing spec­


The circus visits Clitheroe once a .year but the perfor­ mers are seldom the same. The acts change and move on to other shows. Some perform in clubs especially in the North.


tacular.


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The circus is usually on the


As usual the clowns made a hit with the children, and several youngsters were lucky enough to spend a few minutes chatting with one before the first perfor­ mance ■ on Friday.


road for seven months. Three years ago, Granada Television made a documen­ tary film of Joe Gandey’s circus.


help was . appreciated in the hospital at Christmas • time


never' been visited for many, many years;" he said. Mr. T. P. .Rnshton, clerk to


£250 for iractor


because, then .few staff were on duty. “We have patients who have


Clitheroe. Rural Council,, was among.those who attended the meeting.. :


making increasing efforts to break down the barriers but, in spite of this, barriers still existed. Officers were being sent out


patients were, being, given the chance of rehabilitation into society and jobs. Lord Clitheroe concluded


to schools and organisations to talk about their work, and


his speech by saying tha-t per­ haps in time "we can found a league of grandmothers'and grandfathers who, could visit the hospital and play with


the children." Mrs. K. H. Horsfall,, of


Southport, who has been a member of Calderstones Hos­ pital Management Committee for several years, • explained what was wanted from a league


of friends They needed people to visit


patients and. talk to them, send them Christmas cards or take them out for a few hours. Treated like this, Mrs. Hors­


fall said, “the patient feels person and not a case." Coun. J. H. Fell, Special Duties Officer, said voluntary


has' been- received from the people of Sabden. • ,


Rushton a cheque for £10 from the ' Southport League of Friends. Already a • cheque for £42


meeting- at Calderstones. . in th e ' first week of May and it is also hoped- 'that at that meting two or three, people will be prepared to take up various .offices-within .tlie league. * ■ More than 100 people atten­


I t is hoped to hold,the next


ded. last. Thurday's meeting. T h o s e ' on the platform


included Lady 1 'Clitheroe: Dr. C. M. Brennan, medical


director: Miss_. E. . M7..,_LakQ. matron;’ Mr. H. G.'Weatherley,


chief male ■ nure; 'Mr. G, Mitchell, group secretary Coun E. Holgate. chairman of the hospital management com­ mittee: Coun. Mrs. M. Troop and Mr. Troop and Mrs. F. Cowperthwaite. Refreshments were served,


bers of the public for them to fill in their, names and addresses. - These will. ' be returned to. Mr.. Rush ton and he will contact the people to arrange for another meeting to be held in the near future, Mrs. Horsfall g a v e . Mr.


Forms were given to mem­


PUPILS of St. Augustine’s RC Secondary School, Bil- Linglon, have raised £250 for Clitheroe’s Project Trac-


tor.


Wednesday a cheque was given to the Vicar of Oltiheroe, the Rev. J. C. Hudson, Father B. Dobson and Mr. W. McColl. Responsible for organising


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money-raising efforts was Mr. John Osbaldeston, the school’s


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sponsored walk, a sponsored swim, sale of pens and inter- form football matches.


Food mixes shown


mixes' was given by Mr. A. Jackson to members of Clith­ eroe ' Sol-optimists at their mothly : meeting in the Dog a,nd Partridge Hotel last Thursday!


A- demonstration of food


-their-'-annual 'Visit to .Clith­ eroe Ho-spital and gave every patient an Easter egg. 101 in all.


by. Mrs. B.- Blair-Bryam. . Earlier.. the president and members of the club made


Mr. .Jackson, was thanked


club -Is holding its annual general meeting in the Dog and Partridge Hotel, at 7-30


Next Thursday, April 23, the p.m. Name


CLASS winners at Clitheroe and District Budgerigar Society’s table show re­ ceived an Easter egg as a


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