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See the new fully Automatic Cookers which give an abundance of Domestic Hot Water. Catalogues available on request.


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Back Grey Mare Inn Telephone


BURNLEY 26243 ‘Betrayal o f a solemn trust’ “My dear Bishop. I have


received this morning a press cutting concerning the sale of the Limoges enamel plaques and the proposed sale of the icons given to


Abbey from 1934 to 1945 I well remember Mr. Lewis calling upon me shortly after lie took up residence in Whalley to dis­ cuss with me 'the possibility of the Abbey providing ? per­ manent home for hds valued collection of enamels and icons. After much considera­ tion during several consequent


Whalley Abbey in 1941 by the late Mr. T. B. Lewis. "As warden of Whallev


meetings, and after careful examination of the facilities tile Abbey offered for the dis­ play of the enamels and icons. Mr. Lewis entrusted his trea­ sures to the Abbey.


on which the gift was made. First the Abbey would be the permanent home of the ena­ mels and icons. Secondly, the icons would be placed together in a small alcove in the large chapel, and the enamels would be hung on the walls of the small chapel, which Mr. Lewis considered an ideal place for them.


‘‘There were two conditions


Abbey I accepted the collec­ tion on those conditions and duly reported the gift and


"As Warden of Whalley


in tlie magazine. Whalley Abbey Today, of which I was editor. At my suggestion, Mr, Levis wrote an article for this magazine, describing the ena­ mels and the icons. A copy’ of


conditions to the then Bishop of Blackburn (the late Bishop Herbert) and to the Whatley Abbey Committee, both of whom were most happy to accept Mr. Lewis’s generous gift.. "The gift was duly chronicled


copy, together with other re­ cords, should be preserved. Mr. Lewis also wrote a description of the icons which was to be kept with them to enable visi­ tors to appreciate their value and history. “There can be no doubt that


these, icons and enamels were to be permanently housed in


this magazine was filed at the Abbey; when I gave • up the Wardanship in 1945. I especially asked that tills


that time thought to be the largest collection in private possession) he was providing for their preservation as a col­ lection in a most suitable place. "They were to stay in the


that when he made the gift (the enmeJs. I think, were at


the Abbey. Mr. Lewis believed


time. The magazine ‘Whalley Abbey Today’ had a circula­


Abbey. The fa c t . was well known in the diocese ait the


HERE is the full text of the letter written by Archdeacon C. H. Lambert to the Bishop of Blackburn (Dr. C. R. Claxton) expressing his concern about the sale of gifts to Whalley Abbey, received during the time he was its Warden. Arch­ deacon Lambert was Archdeacon of Blackburn from 1946 to 1959 and Warden from 1934 to 1945.


tion throughout the diocese and. as far as I remember, the local press duly recorded the gift.


morally and in other ways, with the Lewis collection, and as its sale has been given publicity in the press, I am sending a copy of this letter lo the local Blackburn news­ papers and to Mr. Richard Lewis.” The Diocesan Board of Finance decided to sell the


refrain from protesting in the strongest terms at what I con­ sider to be a shameful betrayal of a solemn trust. To abstain from doing so would be to be guilty of moral cowardice. ’-‘As I am so closely involved


"I cannot, my Lord Bishop,


collection enamel plaque to raise money fo r


of


meis have already \ ?_e tr- for £3,471.


Thc colioetx'i » k , eathed l0 Whitilpv'"«bhr“tq’


the will of Blackburn ,7'p' lector Mr. Thomr, 7 , 0 who died in 11143. ' u',,:


lister Mr. Richurt threatened lo’ i!


Mr. Lewi


stop any sale of ;he‘t e l * Mr. Lewi- h:l. ;Hl. , ..


B ish c .:, l0 a-ten,!,.. !o 7 , ‘-


as his father wt-hH tW ' I.-V..CI1


bf ia’u; lujevhc~


or replace ihe a r * ! ^ fOD the- KliT’ y‘- ;j1fk ■


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ments to tile abbey tIt 0' ’- ’ “etn


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IP A MEETING root! J] 50 an auditorium | ' a ’callery for exj another room to J date 80, dark rooil compact open-airi which could be ul


snack bar at week! All these amemtul


vis aged in the a r ts C'l p r o v e d by Clith.l


Society. f a r m


t, superbly designl centre with al! the! a town needs, was cl the Town Council i'l old architect Mr. Cl j son, a member cf 1


The plan to convcl buildings at Rcl


I Soc'ety. Diary of a rally driver


CLITHEROE MEN’S GREAT SHOW IN R.A.C. EVENT


MEMBERS and District


of Clithcroe Motor Club,


lan Grant and John Hughes finished 37th in thc tough 2.300 mile RAC Round Britain Rally in their Escort RS 1600, a splendid achieve­ ment when so many fell by


and day in conditions which varied from good to rain, mud. ice and snow—and the hazards of thoughtlessly parked spec­ tators. And they had plenty of


the roadside. To do this they drove night


Ignition failed before reaching Selby Fork, a lead having become detached from switch; crankshaft banging on sump which had became knocked up on stage. Night: Selby Fork reached cn time. Sunday morning: Choller-


orable' endurance test: Saturday: Left London.


mechanical problems, all of which were triumphantly sur­ mounted with thc aid of excel- lent support by their two ser­ vice teams. This is the diary of a mem­


’ Stages very slippery and all ■roads tricky with packed icc and snow. Sunday teatime:


Bathgate on schedule. Short petrol pipe fitted in about two minutes and on to next stage in OchilLs, weather excellent but a region of snow and ice.


rectified the damaged wing; clutch adjusted, all mechan­ ics checked and general work completed.


ford. Weather very frosty: crankshaft. still knocking sump but not so badly as yesterday. One hour’s rest: general check on car. From Chollerford, all stages


at Bathgate without further incident. Learned that almost half of the original entrants have dropped out. Monday morning: Arrived


Sunday night: Arrived back


Aberfildy control ahead of schedule but with front wing damaged and spot- lamp broken. Rapid work by service crew


Arrived


very icy but managed to keep well up on schedule. Came out of Wauchope stage with petrol pouring out of pump. Service crew worked flat out at roadside ■ removing and repairing pump. Back on the road with lhr 40mins to cover 85 miles to Bathgate. Sunday lunchtime: Arrived


Prestwick Airport. Had punc­ tures during the night and needed a new tyre. Urgent call to Clitheroe for relief ser­ vice crew to bring more wheels and tyres.


pouring rain and conditions very muddy and slippery. Big­ gest problem is spectators parked along route. Crank­ shaft again knocking on sump but Ford works sendee crew rectify this with a special tool they have made. No serious problems for us but sendee car now needing attention after trying- to keep up with rally while fully laden witli spares. Arrive Bristol and only halt a day to go.


to London. Arrived on sched­ ule despite mechanical and brake trouble.


Wednesday: on the last Jap IT’S RAINING - BUT WHO CARES?


bed since Friday. Car impoun­ ded at Blackpool until re-start cn Tuesday. Tuesday: Into Wales with


Blackpool early. Sump guard removed and sump given braze coating. Expansion of sump from heat leads to quiet engine. Home' for the first-night in


Monday night: Arrived


along with several people, feels that Clil a distinct lack of I w h e r e organisatl arrange any sort <1 activity.


Mr. Wilson, of Gij I


could be remedied i | ftoefteld the nucleus I town’s artistic ant| Interests.


Tins si’, ration, till I


what one could do I field”, said Mr. Wi|


"It is absolutely! . DRAMA GROl|


ferential shattered and car had to be pushed out of stage, Service crew changed differen­ tial but we lost an hour and incurred maximum penalty points on stage. Reached Grizednle, crankshaft bang,in; against sump, noise getting


worse and fear is that h :lc will be worn in sump.


ALTERATION WORK AT RIBBLESDALE SCHOOL COMING TO AN END


DESPITE the upset inherent in structural alterations and extensions over the past two years, pupils of R-ibbiesdale Secondary School have had considerable scholastic succes­ ses, the headmaster, Mr. Mortimer reported at the.annual speech day.


a wide range of subjects at GCE and CSE levels, and an analysis of the GCE results showed that in the majority of subjects the pass level was well above the national aver­ age of all schools. Mr. Mortimer said there


He said the school provided


ment a t 16 plus, 11 boys gained engineering technical


pupils over 16. Out of 38 pupils, eight returned to Rib- blesdale, four went to college and one to a girls' grammar school. Of pupils taking up employ­


was a definite trend to further full-time education among


apprenticeships with the offer of one-year off-the-job train­ ing at a college of further education: one boy obtained a Merchant Navy officer cadet­ ship in engineering. Of the nine girls who left, four secured office work, one be­ came a dispensary assistant, one went, into design repro­ duction. one to a local bank and two obtained nursing cadetships.


g- h,\V '■ SCOPE ■ S I


a t 15 obtained work, but an increasing number of 15-year- olds were continuing their education. Fifty-two we r e staying on to at least reach CSE-GCE "O” level standards. Mr. Mortimer referred in de­


All 73 pupils who left school


tail to the wide scope of the careers work and spoke highly of the interest and co-opera­ tion of local industries and


commercial firms in providing specialist speakers and arrang­ ing works visits. He also mentioned the close


links Ribblesdale had with the _ primary schools, particularly' in making known the oppor­


tunities it offered. Earlier, in a reference to


NO JOY FOR


CLITHEROE IN NEW MERGER PROPOSALS


A PLAN for thc reform of local government published


by the Association of Municipal Corporations brings no joy to Clilheroc and its neighbours at a time when they are talking privately about a possible merger but have given no. indication of what progress, if any, is being


Maud Report thc AMC sug­ gests the formation of 13 pro­ vincial councils outside.of Lon­ don together with 132 main councils capable of carrying out most local government functions. But Clitheroe would still


made. As an alternative to the


would include Blackburn County Borough, the boroughs of Accrington, Clitheroe, Dor- wen and Haslingden; th e urban districts of Church, Clayton-le-Moors, Great Har­ wood, Oswaldtwistlc, Rishton and Withnell, and the rural districts of Blackburn, Bow- land and Clithcroe.


become part of a new Black­ burn which would be one of 19 main councils forming a North West Province. The Blackburn, council


authority should have a rate­ able value of £7 million and a population of at least 150,000.


burn would be 272,000. The AMC says each main


system capable of being under­ stood by the average citizen.


provinces and most-purpose local authorities “fully meets this requirement and brings together town and country in a meaningful way and so as to be more likely to avoid the domination of the one by the other than is feared cf other proposals."


The proposed structure of


ciation expresses a belief that any successful reorganisation of local government must pro­ duce a simplified and clear-cut


In its conclusions the asso­ Population of the new Black­


partially finished, to rooms un­ finished and to constant changes of rooms to meet the requirements of the contrac­ tors.


problems posed by the build­ ing work taking place. Mr. Mortimer said the pupils had grown accustomed to obstruc­ tions in the coridors, to rooms


as the standard of the new hall indicated, would more ■than justify the disturbances the pupils and staff had con­ tended with for nearly two years.


However, the end product,


Mr. Mortimer. “Landscaping, minor internal alterations and complete decoration of the school will follow in the wake of the builders. The whole pro­ ject should be finished by the end of the summer holidays.


"The end is in sight." said


system. During the past year the second stage in the devel­ opment of a social organisa­ tion based on housemasters and tutors became effective.


ACTIVITIES


eventually be organised on a dual basis of social and aca­ demic groupings, with a house system fully established with housemasters’ rooms, house tutorial rooms and house dining and assembly rooms.


The whole school would


the wide range of out-of-school activities in what he des­ cribed as “an active year academically and socially.”


Mr. Mortimer also spoke of


sense of social responsibility. FORM PRIZES


that the school’s two main aims were: to arouse intellec­ tual curiosity and to develop an awareness of purpose in the learning process: and to create an awareness of the community and inculcate a


Finally, he reminded parents


D A V E N P O R T C P O R T


THEATRE - STOCKPORT »


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David Thomas, Stephen Tay­ lor. David. Johnson, Joanne Nedeljkovic, J a n e Collinge, David Matthews, aul Har­ greaves, Patricia Driver, Gra­ ham Heslin, June Wilson, Stephen Kenyon, Margaret Briggs, Duncan Fone.


Jacqueline Roberts, SPECIAL AWARDS


head boy, Christopher Bailey; ‘Derby Prize' (Public Spirit), Helen Woodworth, Anne Chap­ man; English, Helen Wood- worth; Mathematics, Robin Pickup: Geography*. Irene


Head girl, Lynda Mashiter;


gess, Janet Bailey, hilip Hall, Dianne Travis, Stephen Harri­ son, Leonard Gallagher, Chris­ tine Alston, Paul Tomkins, Brian Parker. Lynne Great- orex.


Tnthony Cooper, Julie Bur­


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aU VENINGS 7pm 1 MATINEES 2 -15pm fibsh b FRANK SFSELD


In his report. Mi-. Mortimer explained the school’s house


Started Dodd stage but dif­


the centre could ] ••D r a m a, music, sp a c e , art gallerd rooms, practice rot! nastic use s , phi darkrooms, games I snack bars, and thc| use of football rooms.” Tiie idea of an :


1-Ie listed the uses'


at Roefie’.d was when various peopl town met to discud of cultiu'al amenitil town. They inspil buildings and prepal proposals.


EVERY picture tells a story— in this instance how traffic could get snarled up if York Street were to cease being a one-way thoroughfare. Pye's the photographers re­


corded ' the scene during a brief period on Friday when


two-way use was resumed while road repairs were don» in Waterloo Road. Consoling thought; m


uch


heavy traffic will vanish Irom the main street when the Whalley-Clithcroc by-pass is opened.


' SCHOOL MUSICIANS MAY HOLD ANNUAL COURSE AT BARROW


LANCASHIRE Education Committee is b e in g recom­ mended to establish an annual residential vacation course for members of thc County S c h o o ls ' Symphony Orchestra at Whiteaerc School. Barrow.


from the Primary and Second­ ary sub-committee who sav that the 80-strong orchestra, age group 11 to 18. has achieved a good standard. This could be improved still further with a period of sustained rehearsals and training.


course is £215 and it is sug­ gested that the cost of board and lodging Should be met by parents, except where children were entitled to free school meals.


Estimated cost of such a


Parents would also have to pay half the 'travelling expen-


The recommendation comes


se.s from home :u the cox:) centre. If is envisaged lira; the


orchestra would meet or. up K eight occasions a year i:i addi­ tion to th e rc-sitiemia! c am Thc cost of tills would £300. with parents paying ha:: tiie travelling expenses. The committee's fill rerox-


lions could use i l Because facilities at! Hall are so limited I son believes that lo| tic groups would iarly interested. Such bodies as


All societies and!


Club the PhotogTap j and the Civic Socieu easily accommodate


ARTS CLUf


. lias been disappof Clitheroe has no re;|


pareut organisation Ciitheroe Arts Club'| Mr. Wilson. For a number oil


show his proposals cation authorities, class lecturers. anr:| the Workers’ Association might | come the idea. "We thought of 1


Mr. Wilson also I


i to stage travelling I such as those sponsi| Arts Council. If an arts centre


; able, lots of intcrel : bitions could be s t | : year. “As far as my ov|


; feelings go.” said J( "I would like to se


the post- of peripatetic mafic teacher in each junior iu:k: centre, ant! an annual res- dentiai course at Wildcat:,’ School.


SKIPTON DIVISION CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION


Annual Blue Ball


ST1RK HOUSE HOTEL. GISBURN FRIDAY 27th NOVEMBER, 1971) Dancing 10 Stirk House Show Band From 9-00 p.m. fo 2-00 a.m. Carving Bull’d from 9-30 p.m.


A few reservations available on application to: Skipton Conservative Association


19, Otley Street, Skipton. Telephone Skipton 2092.


mendations are: :hr csta'uitsa- ment of junior music ceulas a.t Chorley. Formby ar.d Gi- borne: the establishment c


; Pennine Associatiol : Arts connected wil-i I


SIX MCI TO1


BECAUSE of d en | over (Ire years, a [


had a small shorl Street, Whnlley, fol and in that time t i l have been extende;| as possible and three floors. When ner new


opening a second, l | Mrs. Maureen Cel


next Thursday, women’s clothes. li{ accessories will bej the new premises, di-en's clothes will I the King Street sil


AWARD


mer Whalley and I Co-op building bcl Ace of Spades Clul prises three of til shops and is in 'til tile building whicll housed, a discothecr It has been desisl


The now shop is


son-in-law Mr. Ke;| ish. an architect i r | In 1969 Mrs. Cool-


instead of just c | to dress, which ti l shop has, Mrs. cf now have six mcr| to decorate.


Street shop receive! commended award . Kept village compl Her new shcu iT


' Engineering (Theory & Prac­ tice) Robin Pickup; Housecraft, Sheila Embley; Needlework, Angela Hilton; Camping Club, David Johnson; .The ‘Stanier’ Cup for Pottery, Susan Gar­


Salwiczek; Religious Educa­ tion. Vivienne Marsden;' Woodwork. Keith Fowler;


nett; Outdoor Pursuits, Chris­ topher Bailey; Victor Lud- orum, Graham Holland: Vic- trix Ludorum, Alison Davies.


HOUSE TROPHIES


(girls), Hodder; Accademic Effort, Kempie; ’in Memoriam' Trophy, Kemple.


Netball, Kemple; Athletics (boys) Hodder; Athletics


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TIIE FABULOUS


SYD LAWRENC E ORCHESTRA ■ 15/., 12/6, 10/., 7/6. Phono Booking Accepted.


LADIES HAIRDRESSING


IN Y O U R HOME BY A


REGISTERED HAIRDRESSER Telephone after 6-00 p.m. please


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