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PTEMBER 6th 'KSGIVING SUNDAY
Communioa Preacher:
ROLL United Service
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rage, .in. he Provost of Backburni
9p,m,
E. Wynne, Rural oeaif: m
Lord Bishop of Blackburn, urnlcy.
AND P.C.C. OF
HURCH RYONE
aul’s, officials and incni- Bcrouglt extend a hearty been Baptized, confirmed
—ch, and all who have -id been members of its
ting a hundred years of ■ness and Work.
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Dame to problems
FVEN MY MOST fervent admirer (if such a raxa avis ‘'iH exjsts) would hesitate before describing- me as a ‘ dedicated gardener. ‘Reluctant’ would be the adjective more likely to be selected, for my fingers have never Sown the slightest tinge of green. Inky, maybe, but never ween—i f onc makes an exception that rather unfortunate Lasion when I had rather a messy experience when
f ' L or so of paved back- S and a handkerchief
£ £ bed of dust, I regarded S nO or so square yards
( ihe rear and aroimd a
•he front with more than a free of apprehension. fne house had been un-
rai or so of that area at
m a demi-paradise was w an overgrown and weed-
Kcupied for a couple of and what had once
fot become a bird sanctuary T<ort of miniature nature Li™ _ and I advanced ^ous arguments on the
■ mvc bad alone—to let my
,-hics and advisability of such a course. Mother Nature
had been at the Jot> for a jood many more years than
e: gdoptint Klicr ail.
i could lav claim to, and X U able to quote several instances of friends who had developed a hernia whilst
« t a T 311(1 even ° “
3 t e i with a coronary Sombosis whilst pushing
the lawmnower. But pressures were applied.
SH CHURCH dalene)
TRINITY XIV
and Dedication oC new. rd Bishop of Burnley,’
rd Watson.)
'n invited to St. Paul’s,, d Centenary Service, farshall
MANOR GOSPEL HALL ilthorno Avenue, Clithcroe ’'
Sunday. August 30th
GOSPEL SERVICE 6-30 p.m.
Mr. G. Roberts Blackburn
CLITHEROE
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Sunday, 30th August
10-30 Family Worship 0 p.m. Uuited Service
Pauls Church Low Moor
Barrow Conrcgational Church
miversary Services August 30th
15 a.m. and 2-30 p.m. Preacher:
EV. ALAN GAUNT ’ (Sunderland)
L HALLOWS’ CHURCH MYTTON
SEVENTH CENTENARY
CELEBRATIONS AY, AUGUST 30th 1970 -IATTINS 9-30 am. Preacher
IV. E. S. JOSELIN
NSOP BRIDGE W.l. AND DDER VALLEY BRITISH LEGION
A Joint
ffee Evening to be held at
HAREDEN HOUSE'. ugh Road, Dunsop Bridge By kind permission.<» P. D. W. B.)
7 p.m. onwards Admission 1/6 : - ‘
on 1
ng and Buy, Tombola’ anf Raffle
A LL WELCOME‘
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CIAL CLUB Tel. 3585 i
UST 29th
,ANCE UST 30th
RSIDE
EBLE^not won) 2 26 6 £50 this week
RIBBLESDALE LEAGUE EXCITING
SIX-A-SIDE CRICKET
COMPETITION AT
Cbatburn Road, Clitheroe. Sunday, 30th August at 2 p.m.
Eight competing teams including
Clitheroe, Ribblesdale Wanderers, Read, Blackburn Northern
Admission by Programme .Only
1/- before the day, V- on the day Children and O .A .P .l / -
Little Diane Whitaker and her father, Mr. Richard Whit aker, of Chipping, are seen here with Candy their dog. Candy won first prize in the Friendliest Dog Competition
and a children's pet. He is a a show of ferocity for the good actor as well.
at the Chipping Show. Candy is not just a boxer dog that Candy was just putting on judge. He wasn’t really like that
Slipping the domestic ones, the admonitions of wife and family, there was the matter
m
“inoculate hedge, those splendid roses that billiards
of convenience. 1 looked over the fence at v neighbour's plot—that
table lawn and those weed- irec flower beds with their stray of vivid, colourful blooms and felt a little un-
snd saw another neighbour’s little masterpiece — the flowers marching across the garden in lines as straight and colourful as the brigade of guards on the Queens birthday and felt even worse. Then there was the matter [ the "Best Kent Village”
(omtortable, 1 glanced across the road
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contest. I couldn’t let the side' down. Onc by one, I acquired the necessary tools snd got to work. I cannot claim that I met
sith immediate success. I laid paths and created
Quantities of manure and moved veritable mountains of meks, X spent hours poring over horticultural publica tions and followed their advice to the letter—my gar den didn't seem to appre ciate my efforts one iota and seemed determined to revert to the almost virgin state in which I found it. The thole thing developed into a marathon battle between a relentless army of weeds and
tans, I designed flower beds and rockeries, I dug in vast
s-vun wilderness. My first inclination was to
minting the garden gate a brilliant emerald shade. PVnus when we moved Into ir nre'ent home after a
Whalley window
halfway round the house and almost into my neighbour's garden. Their running was almost up to Olympic stan dards. And this year 1 have done
that major successes are just around the comer. Final victory is still a long
way off, I know. The battle will be long and grim, but
Send your
the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, 3, King Street. You may win a money prize. There are two categories, for
entries for our photographic competition is Saturday, Sep tember 12. Please send your prints to
picture now Last date for receiving
the fine weather lasts and send your locally-taken picture' to us without delay. The entry form appears on page 8.
seniors and under 15, In each class. There will be three prizes. 1st. s gns„ 2nd, 2 gns. and 3rd. 1 gn. So get out your camera while
even better the weeds are less flourishing and X feel
with led
I now feel I am on the win ning side.
to present to my wife and I am greatly encouraged. . When I glanced at my fin gers this morndng there was
Yesterday, I cut a rose fit
a pale, faint, but quite un mistakable tinge of green. J.F.
400 GET RATE REBATES
More than 400 people In the
Clltheroe area have benefited from rate rebates during 1969 to 1970 financial year. In Clitheroe borough, £2,470
in rate rebates was paid to an average of 295 people during the year, while in the rural area of the town, £876 was paid out in rebates to an average of 114 applicants. In Bowland rural area, rate
Miss June Cockshutt and Mr. Martyn Cribb were married recently at Clitheroe Parish Church. The bride who is a member of the the Read Riding Club greets some four-legged friends. Photograph by Pye’s.
BR1ERLEY—PROCTER A member of the Lancashire
rebates amounting to £546 were paid out to an average of 69 applicants during the two rebate periods which were from April to September, 1969, and from October to March, 1970. Rate rebates can be claimed
by any domestic ratepayer whose income is within the qualifying limits and whose rates are not fully covered by supplementary benefits. All applications are treated in strict confidence. In the case of tlie tenant of a privately-owned house his application is between him and the council. Rebates are paid in each rating half- year.
qualify for rebates for the first time this year when the income limit is raised from £11 to £12 5s.-
Many low wage-earners will
Whalley children's traffic count-
5,200 in one hour It was Exercise Traffic f or Whalley children, and it
took them out of the classroom for hourly watches. Every one who lives in the village, or who waifs impatiently in the queue to pass the traffic lights, knows that often there
surprised by the results of the survey.
is a jam. But they will probably be
in May, and showed that at the peak hour of 5 to 6 p.m., 5,200 vehicles went through check points. And the holiday traffic
I t was taken on a Thursday
could hardly have begun then. If 5,600 Is normal for May
what would a census in August reveal? There can be few other areas in the British Isles with so great a traffic density.
HOW IT WAS DONE
of plantain on the left flank, s guerrilla company of dan delions made rapid advances on the right. Whilst X strug gled with a horde of convol vulus stormtroops in front, > company pf thistles made
myself. li 1 decimated a battalion
insidious infiltration at the rear. Dame Nature persis tently refused to bo my ally. 1 was frustrated, discour-
aged, close to abysmal defeat and total surrender, but I battled on. I fought ith hoe, with rake, with weed killer. L fought on the lawn, in the flower beds, on the crazy— the craziest you ever saw— paving and, ultimately, last 5'ear I achieved one or two minor successes. My bedding out plants sur
vived for several weeks, one °r two of them even began '■
blooms I must admit but, never the less, definite and easily identified blossoms. I failed dismally wth my
o flower. Pathetic, anaemic
Itttuce. a catastrophe I attri- tate to either rabbits or snails, although I was never bp early enough to catch the one or moved quickly enough V
have never run before—
British and foreign BIBLE SOCIETY
(Womens' Sub-Committee) JUMBLE SALE
FRIDAY, SEPT: 4th 6-30 p.m.
Congregational School ADMISSION 6d.
Monday's meeting of Clitheroe Rural Council Highwas com mittee by Coun. J. S. R. Shaw, headmaster of Whalley CE Primary School. -
The facts were reported at
pairs, counted the vehicles coming into and leaving the
The children, working in
village. Each road in the village’ was
watched and a census carried oat on traffic travelling in both directions. The project .was organised as
REVIVED CADETS NEED LEADERS
18 who are interested in orien teering, watermanship, weekend camps and an annual camp of 15 days each year have the opportunity to join Clitheroe’s newly formed Army Cadet Force. I t is 20 years ago since there
Youths aged between 14 and
constabulary in Blackpool was married to a sister in the Acci dent and Emergency -Unit, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, on Wednesday. The ceremony, between Mi’.
Fred Rigg Brierley and Miss Greta Isabelle Procter, took
place at St. Bartholomew’s Church, Ghipping.
away by her father, is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Procter of Hesketh Lane, Chip ping. The groom is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Brierley of Rossall, Fleetwood.
The bride, who was given
line gown of oyster satin and guipure lace with a cathedral train. Her cream, shoulder- length veil was held in place with a pearl decorated band, She carried pale apricot roses,
Miss Procter wore an empire
Miss Grace Jolly, friend of the bride, and Miss Helen Jane Procter, the bride’s young niece.
There were two bridesmaids. WALKER—CAMPBELL Miss Jean Campbell,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Campbell, of Mitton Green Farm, Mitton, was married on Saturday at All Hallows’ Church, Mitlon. The groom was Mr. Ron
ald Walker, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Walker, of Standen Road, Clitheroe. Given away by her father,
the Red Pump Hotel, Bashall Eaves. For travelling, the bride
A reception was held at
ourer and his bride is a sewing machinist. — Photo graph: Pye’s of Clitheroe.
Poultry Farm Cottages, Mit ton. Mr. Walker is a farm lab
wore a red trouser suit with navy accessories. The couple will live in
the bride wore a long empire- - line gown of white satin trimmed with lace. Her elbow length veil was held in place by a headdress of small flowers and she carried red roses and stephanotis.
was a Cadet organisation in OUtheroe, and Mr. Arnold Roe, the trained instructor said: "There has been a call in this town for some youth activity. It has been mentioned to me many times, so after speaking to Capt. D. MacNamara, at the group HQ’ in Burnley, we deci ded to form a force.” Now Mr. Roe, of Meadow
Regular Army experience. On Sunday, September 6, an
preferably men with
bride’s sisters, Miss Catherine Campbell and Miss Joan Campbell, and the groom's twin sisters, Miss Janet Walker and Miss Margaret Walker.
Bridesmaids we r e the
Close, Billington, needs two adults to help him run the force—
a mathematical one and filter- wards the children put their figures on to block and line
graphs. The vehicles were divided
into lorries cars, motor-cycles, etc from these classifications
counted more than once. The children began at 8 fi-m,
Army Cadet Force parade will march through Clitheroe, with the Burnley Cadet Band.
white floral dresses with deep cuffs and roll collars. Their headdresses we r e white flowers trimmed with pearls and they carried carnations and bridal gladioli.
They wore long blue and
Koral and groomsman was Mr. Malcolm Whalley.
Best man was Mr. John
formed by the Rev. A. F. Knowles.
Candy Sweet - and Sharp
the" final total was produced. Some vehicles were probably
and finished the Project at 6 pm. They discovered that the heaviest flows were between 8 and 9 a.m. and 5 and 6 p.m. Between 11 a.m and 2 p a ,
traffic dwindled, to become the slackest period of the day.- Greatest flow in one direction
runner beans were a triumph. They ran ns runner beans
) catch tlie others, but my
was 825, between 5 and 6 pm. Coun. Shaw is hoping that a
The ceremony was per
Scout pioneer is 94
One of the pioneers of the
Scout movemntt dn Clitheroe, Mr. Sam Walmsley of Sunny- croft, Wadding-ton Road, lias celebrated his 94th birthday. Mr. Walmsley well-known in
Clitheroe and Wbitewell areas, was the founder chairman of the town’s Scouts Association.
the Whdtewell Angling Club of which ho is on honorary member.
He is a past chairman of
cally the whole of his working ■life in -business in Blackburn as an antique and fine art dealer-.
he was a tremendously active worker for the Sunday School and the Men’s Institute at Clitheroe Parish Church.
For a long number of years, BLAKEMAN—WALKER
pianist, music has always played an important part in his life.
ings Schubert is his favourite composer.
similar project will be held next May, when the by-pass Is open. Then two sets of figures can
mobile Association - estimated that the maximum number of vehicles entering Whalley from one direction, between 5 and. 6 p.m. on a normal day, would be in the region of 1,600 to 2,000,
be compared. A spokesman for the Auto
jumble Sale for the Babble Valley Swimming Baths Appeal.
Clitheroe raised 39/- £
Jumble Sale Children of Windsor Avenue
Dogs worry sheep — and farmers
Farmers in the Ciitheroe area
are worried about the number of cases involving dogs attack ing sheep. On the average there is a case of sheep and- live stock being worried by dogs every month, and with the August Bank Holiday approach ing the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has called on all dog-owners to put a halt
can cause livestock to panic, and injury and perhaps even death can result,” say the Ministry. Some of the worrying is done by stray dogs—an aver age of four stray dogs are dealt with by Ciitheroe police every week. Other cases involve dogs which are not kept on a leash.
to the problem. "Excited dogs on the loose
in the countryside at the week- end and many will be accom panied by dogs. When farm animals are about, dogs must be kept on a 1 ead,” say the Ministry.
Thousands of people will be
Annual Show for being the the big boxer a great big hug "friendliest looking dog" in the when he won his prizes, khow. A few minutes after this With Diane at the show was
He won the prize at Chipping at all and to prove it she gave
he game third in "fiercest dog” her father. Mr. Richard Whit- s€otloni
taker. Candy’s owner and
growling'didn’t fool’little Diane Alice Whitaker, lives at Lisna- Wkitaker,' aged I six. She knew vine,. Chipping. •
■ But "all his barking and Diane's grandmother. Mrs.
of Livestock) Act 1953 the owner or persons In charge of a dog which worries livestock on agricultural land is liable to prosecution and a fine of £20, The owner will not be convicted If he can prove that at the time of the offence the dog was in charge of a fit and proper per son other than himself.
Under the Dogs (Protection He has been an accomplished He enjoys listening to record
University were married on Saitiurday at St. Andrew’s Parish Church, Slaidburn. The groom ka$ Mr. Robert
Two students at Reading
Blaikeman, only son of Mr. and Mrs- H. Blakeman, of
Walker, is the older daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Walker of church. Street, Slaidburn. She wore a classical style
Grimsby, Lines. The bride, Miss Linda O.
dress of georgette trimmed with guipure lace, and her full-length veil .was secured with a flower cluster. She car ried a posy of roses, stephano tis and lily of the valley. She was presented with a silver slipper by her small cousin,
played the organ. A reception was held at
"Hark to Bo u n t y " Inn,
med by the Rev. G. H. Gaze and Mrs. E. Waterworth
friend of the groom, was best man, and ushers were Mr. Philip M. Walker, bride’s brothei-, and Mr. Robert Gale and Mr. Martin Platt, friends of the groom. The ceremony was perfor
Victorian posies of tions, stephanotis heather. Mr. Stephen R.
cama- a n d
Porter, Mr. Walmsley spent practi
dresses and matching flowered bonnets and carried cream
by the Rev. W. McGowan, Vicar of Chipping, After a reception at the New-
Wright, friend of the groom, groomsman Mi’. Timothy Proc ter, groom's brother, and the usher Mr. Peter W. Procter, also a brother of the groom, The ceremony was performed
coloured roses. Best man was Mi'. John
drop Inn, Dutton, the couple left for a honeymoon touring Scotland, For travelling-the bride- wore
They wore peach robia voille
only son of Mr. and Mrs. James Allan Wrigley, of Bev erley Close, Clitheroe, was married a week last Saturday and after their honeymoon, he and his bride flew out to Newfoundland, Ca n a d a , where they are to live.. The bride was Miss Mar garet Goulden, elder daugh
YVRIGLEY—GOULDEN Mr. David Allan Wriglcy,
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ter of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Goulden, of Haybrook Farm.
St. George’s Chiu-ch, Poynton, Cheshire. Given away by her father,
Poynton. The wedding took place at
she wore a long white gown of chiffon trimme with lace
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and pearls and with a full skirt. A floral headress with pearls held -her short veil in place and she carried a posy of white gardenias, lily of the valley, pink carol rosebuds and trailing ivy leaves. Matron of honour was Mrs. Susan Selbie, chief brides
Iciitheroe Advertiser and Times, August 28, 1970 3 More August Brides Grid doesn 7
ton Parish Council and Clith eroe Rural Council, because they have learned to cross the cattle grid. In a letter to the council,
causing a problem for Pendle
kid sheep Sheep on Pendlc Ilill are
the divisional highways sur veyor, Mr. K. W. Helm, said that it was usually one sheep that discovered how to cross the grid—designed to keep them on the hillside—and the others followed. He added that in other areas
where there had been similar cases, fanners had taken that one sheep out of the flock and the problem was solved. The Pendle grid had been filled with water, without effect.
J. & S. ATKINSON
GREENGROCERS Wellgate, Citheroc Due to Domestic
circumstances we will be closing
ON SATURDAY 29th AUGUST
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maid was Miss Claire Goul den, bride’s younger sister, and bridesmaid was Miss Marjorie Brimelow. They wore long dresses of
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pink 'chiffon trimmed with lace with pink rosebud head dresses and they carried posies of sweet peas. Mr. Arthur Howden was best man, Mr. David Brime
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low was groomsman and Mr. Phillip Dale and Mr. Peter Wilkinson were ushers. The ceremony was perfor
Warford Arms. Mobberley, Oheshire, and afterwards the couple left for a honeymoon in the Isle of Man. For travelling, the bride
med by the Rev. Julian. Cliff and there was a choir and church bells were rung. A reception was held at the
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wore a strawberry pink coat and dress with white acces sories. Both the groom and bride
are teachers. Mr. Goulden taught at Gawthorpe Second ary School, Padiham. and the bride taught in a school at Poynton. They met five years ago at
Edge Hill College of Educa tion, Ormskirk, where they both trained to be teachers. Mr. and Mrs. Wrigley are
a camel coloured dress a n d coat with dark brown accessor ies.
taking up teaching posts in Newfoundland, where they are now living. Photograph: K. D. Sharp, Hazel Grove. Cheshire.
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Sairah Walker, bride’s sister, Miss Janice Humphreys, bride’s cousin, Miss Judy Blakeman, bridegroom’s sis ter, and Mi s s Elizabeth. French and Miss Fiona Dun can, friends of the bride. ’They wore opal green swiss
Joanna Wilkinson. Bridesmaids ’ were Miss
cotton decorated with small flowers of guipure lace. Small white flowers were scattered in their hair. They carried
White lines are a ‘must5
still insisting that double white line markings should be placed on Crow Trees Brow. At Clitheroe Rural Council’s
Chatburn Parish Council are
highways meeting on Monday, it was decided to support the request. Clerk-designate, Mr. W. Alan
live in Henley-on-Thames, Oxon. The bride is studying mathematics at Reading and
son, OUtheroe.
Sladdburn. Mr. and Mrs. Blakeman will
the groom is an agricultural
student. Photograph: Mr. E. Harri
Whalley now has lollipop woman
Mrs. MINNIE PRICE, of Wood- field View, Whalley, went on- duty on Wednesday for the first time as Whailey’s new lollipop
and a half years. She is taking up the job full
three other unmanned school crossings. These are at the Petre Arms Hotel. Langho, Turner Street and . Chatburn
Butt said that, following the recent tragic accident in Chat- bum, letters were sent to the county. He added that the county
time and will be on duty at the. zebra crossing in the village in the morning, lunclitime and afternoon of every school-day. In the district there are still
to have reserve lollipop men and women to step in when others are ill. Men and women are urgently
Road, in Chtheroe. The, police would also like
divisional highways surveyor, Mr. K. W. Helm, had said that the lines were not really needed. Coun. J. G. Sharp of Chat-
required , by the - Lancashire Constabulary for these school
bum, said he was in complete agreement -with the parish council regarding the provision of white lines.
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