|c!>-. to I grab that | l a n !0", says -the race ■....!, a .-igh or relief, M t-nc insecticide down vljiino, Una” x sav


I humming a wailing tu£ limiself. lashing out a t^ f I-. un-h h:s fly swat, niad'* In a horse's tail. carwi-


is the night guard *,,. goodnight, as he wank


low and arrow to keep tv- I lf . ' away :f necessa-- ‘


le r his long, flowing ‘C ‘W


■he crickets cheep and''t'he ■:.s croak.


K


■he next thing I hear is , le calling: "Time to gc*


!


COUNCIL AGAINST QUEER


------- "


| Farmers National Insurance


bill to I be eased


me secretary of State for services, Sir Keith


Jiv-ona' Insurance Advisory is submitting, to t


Wwmltte. preliminary draft ' T,-rations, intended to remove '.” liability to pay employed


Irkoa's contributions for cer- l!,'. occasional workers in agri-


hi:ure and horticulture. ynce the early days of the


iJ a t National Insurance 1 bf.fme, occasional work in the ‘iSing of hops, peas, fruit or Lis the lifting or planting potatoes, or the harvesting


I r.'oyed person's contributions, "file limitation of the regu­ lation to particular crops and ^rations has made it increa- Jk * difficult to apply fairly,


lif com, has not normally re- rired the payment of the em-


11 ed it is therefore proposed to • Tspiace it by one which covers i'snting. sowing or harvesting of crops of all kinds, and am J diary operations, such as


i I lading or topping. This should remove the pre-


Ur, difficulties, and aocom- I rodate any future changes, in |cms o: methods. The National Insurance Ad-


Iriorr Committee will consider Lpkentations from any per­ il® or body affected by the change, and report to the Sec-


| star? of State. Hie preliminary draft reg-


| Government Bookshops, or iMjh any bookseller, price


rhfons can be obtained from


Ids he wanted a ne.w way ■■Inch to express himself. | l c cut out t-he perspective, a lot cf his work was in


|i colours."


[any of Hugh's paintings I of women's faces, the most important feat- | of a woman's face are her and her lips," said Hugh. If one took the rest of the


I away, and was left with 1 eyes and lips, you cou'.d I see her mood or tempera- l t”.


151, and anyone wishing to rise representations to the Xsfonal Insurance Advisory Committee should write to the Secretary. 10 John Adam St. London W.C.2., by Friday, Aug- C


o. 21.


WARNED OTHERS’ IDEAS


cnnlAND RURAL COUNCIL have reaffirmed their b cllef in a lwo-ticr system of


I [ini government. At the sa me time they hold the opin ion that physical size as well .oopulation should be taken into account.


of Housing and Local Government. Mr. L. D. Telford, Clerk to the Council, told the council


A resolution along these lines will be sent to the Ministry


at their July meeting on Monday that the Rural District Councils Association had advised its members not to com-


mit themselves at any meetings they might have with the proposed unitary authorities. “I agree with this”


Mr. Telford. “People have queer ideas about second-tier


said


authorities.” County Aid. R. F. Mottei's-


head, leader of Blackburn Council, he added, had an idea which was something very close to the Maud proposals for unitary authorities when he recently referred to ‘‘provincial councils" as the first tier. This, Mr. Telford declared,


backing to Mr. Telford’s sug­ gestion that they tell the Gov­ ernment that Bowland reaffir­ med their belief in a two-tier system of local government,


made “nonsense” of the idea. The council gave unanimous


in which due consideration would be given to the physical size of second tier authorities as well as to population. Earlier, Mr. Telford h ad


Conductor’s mother dies


mother of Mr. Alan Crossley the orchestral conductor, died on Tuesday of last week, aged 84.


Mrs. Isabella Crossley Mi's Crossley, of Longsight


Avenue, widow of a former Clitheroe postman, died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Martha E c c 1 es, Waddow Green, Low Moor.


reported that Olitheroe Bor­ ough Council were not interes­ ted in the Maud Report pro­ posals.


ing w i th local neighbouring areas, to- fo rm an efficient economic unit under a two-tier system, Mr. G. B. Drayson, MP for.


Instead, they favoured merg­


Skipton, had written, saying that the Minister of Housing and Local Government would be making a statement in the near future. His wish was for the closest


possible consultation with the local authorities concerned and he would bear Bowland's views in mind.


Fiver for pool Three children who held a


sale of work raised £5 for the Swimming Pool Appeal, last Thursday. They were Zoo Cooper, aged 10, of Hillside Close, and her


friends Vivienne Forrest. 12: Cheryl Forrest. 10. and Kath­ erine Swales, aged eight. The sa’e was held in the gar­ den of Zoe's home.


sley lived in Milton Avenue, Her husband was Mr. John


For some years, Mrs Cros-


Crossley, well known in the Ribble Valley through his work as a postman and as a racing cyclist.


in 1916. Mrs. Crossley worshipped


He was killed on the Somme


at the Parish 'Church, where she was a member of the Mothers’ Union.


ST. JOHN In her younger days


served as a member of St. John Ambulance Brigade.


she the


She was the mother of Mr.


Alan crossley who is highly regarded In East Lancashire musical circles as an orches­ tral conductor and choir­ master. having special links with Clitheroe and Clayton- 1 e-Moors, his wife too. being a well-known local musician.


Friday. The Rev. P. Grierson., curate, conducting a service at the Parish Church. Interment was at Clitheroe Cemetery.


The funeral took place last &


CRAFTSMAN’S WORK WAS IN DEMAND


The death occurred recently,


at his home in Skeleron Lane, Rimington, of Mr. William Henry Wilson, aged 71. A well-known woodcrafts-


man. he will he greatly missed by the farmers of the Hodder and Ribble Valleys. Mr. Wilson, who was bom in


t . Talbot, Blackburn


met at Sheffield University were married recently at the Methodist Church, Grindleton, Clitheroe. They are Mr. Stuart Paul


Two honours graduates who BATE — GREEN ■ & J


DUXBURY—MOYLE :


second son cf Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Duxbury of East Bank. Wilpshire, Blackburn, was


Mr. William James Duxbury.


married last Saturday at the Baptist Church, Sabden, to Miss Jennifer Mary Moyle, only daughter of Mrs. Moyle of Clitheroo Road. Sabden, and the late Mr. T. R. Moyle.


away by her brother, wore a bridal culotte in french moss crepe trimmed with guipure lace, and a pearl head-dress. She carried a bouquet of lily of the valley, stephanotis and pink rosebuds.


The bride, who was given


Dobson. The groomsman was Mr. Michael Bretherton.


Best man was Mr. Philip The ceremony was perfor-


Church. Clitherce, was the scene cf the marriage between Mr. Jchn Norman Appleby and Miss Janet Elizabeth Hineks last Saturday. The aroom is the elder son


St. Mary Magdalene's


of Mr. and Mrs. H, Appleby, of Stockton-on Tees, Teessidc. The bride is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hoicks of Lowergaitc, Clitheroe. The bride, who was given


away by her father, were a classical dress of swiss em­ broidered brocade w i th a deeply inverted pleat forming a small train. On her head she were tiered tulle held in place by a spray of bridal flowers. She carried geld roses and stephanotis. The bridesmaids were Miss


med by a friend of the bride's family, the Rev. M. H. Tay­ lor. M.A., B. D., S.T.M.. who is principal of the Northern Baptist College in Manches­ ter. The couple later left for a


pupil cf the High School, Accrington, and a former stu­ dent of Edinburgh University is a senior speech therapist in Leicester. The bridegroom, a French


honeymoon in France. The bride, who is a former


teacher at The Rawlins School, Quom, Leicester, pre­ viously went to cidtheroe Grammar School and Notting­ ham University. Mr. and Mrs. Duxbury are


to live at Queniborough Hail, Queniborough, Leicester.


APPLEBY — HINCKS


embroidered eau de r.tl brocade with toning head-dresses and shoes. They carried bouquets of


sweet peas. The best man was Mr.


Advcrtiserand Times, July 31, 1970


randad gave cowd tea!


right of course.


Mechanisation has certainly reduced the expenditure of physical energy in agricul­ tural pursuits even if it has taken some of the colour, some of the romance, some of the element of communal


"Fifty years back", resumed my friend, ‘"Alt o’ t ’warkers wor Irishmen. Ev'ry year they cum ower, fixed a price for it'job ond Warmer ond 'is


activity out of country life md the hayfield.


Michael Jasiewicz. B.A., G.R.I.C., friend cf the groom. Groomsman was Mr. Christo­ pher Ccrlett and ushers, Mr David Appleby and Mr. Ian Ivinvig. The ceremony was per­


missis kept ’em i’ food ond drink. Sum o’ Warmers geet barrel or two in fer ’em,


formed by the Rev. Peter Grierson. After the reception at the


Red Pump Inn, Bashall Eaves, the couple left for a honey­ moon in London. Tile groom is a teacher at


Pamela Kitchen, a friend of the brde, and Miss Kathryn Harwood, the groom’s cousin. They wore dresses of Swiss


Fah'flElct Secondary Modem School, Stockton, and the bride formerly taught at St. James Church of England School in Clitheroe. Mr. and Mrs. Appleby are to live in Stockton-on-Tees.


“T'farmers missis ’ould send out drinks and sangwidges ond they aw’ mucked in ond did thcer whack. T’childer luv’d it. They’d ride back to t’fairm atop o th’ay ond ride back agean on’t th’empty waggon. If tha wor lucky tha 'appen geet a chance to howd t'reins ond drive th’osses. T’iads ’oud be up 1 t’barn whilst t’fellas forked thay up ond it wor theer job to tread t'mow down. T’wor like an ‘oliday fer aw’ on ’em,


but not mi’ granddad. Cowd tea, that wor aw’ e’ give ’em ond wi’ that they ’ad to be content. T’wor diff’rent, too if t ’factory wor on short time Then Dad ond Mam ond aw' t’fam’ly ’oud spend aw’ t'day i'th’ayficld. They went as soon as t’dew ’ad getten off t’grass ond theer they stop­ ped ’till neetfaw!


tiis younger, days, a choirboy a,t St. Leonard's Church, Down-


ham. As a woodcraftsman, his


speciality was the hay rake, and his work was much in de­ mand. both locally and nation­ ally, before being replaced by


machinery. He was buried at Salem Con­


gregational Chapel, Martin Top and funeral sendees were conducted both there and at his home, by the Rev. John Gardiner, of Newton. Mr. Wilson leaves a widow Mrs. Miriam Wilson.


Twiston, and lived in the dis­ trict throughout his life, was. in


Bate, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Bate, of Winch- combe, Cheltenham, Glos., and Miss Christine Wendy Green, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Green, of “Langdale", Grindleton, Clitheroe. The bride made her own


Whalley window


‘Eh, missis, wheer's t'bag- gin?”. he asked the farmer's wife as he crossed the threshold. Why”, said the good lady. “Billy set off wi’ it a good couple of hours ago".


hungrier and thirstier, but no ‘baggin’ arrived and, ultimately, one of them put down 'his rake and returned to the farm.


never arrived at his destina­ tion. The haymakers grew


em Sithee theer”, said my friend as \vc walked along the


lane. “One fella gettin’ th’ ay in on JS own. Fifty year back theer’d a bin a dozen fooak i yon field . He was


It wasn't long before he was found — fast asleep and loudly under a hedge, his face red and suffused with the rays of the sun.


Week ’e’s noan getten theer!", said the farmhand and a search was instituted for theiittle lad.


Once out of sight of the farm,. Billy had been tempted to discover what this marvel­ lous beer the men drank with such relish and gusto really tasted like- “A’ll just ’ave a bit of a sup” he


“Sum families round ’ere spent t ’Wakes i’ th’ayfield ev'ry year. They never thowt goin’ to Blackpoo’ or yon way on.


On a hot ddy the beer was cool and refreshing and, finding it not too unpleasant. Billy had a good drink.


“Then, when it gqet too dark ■to wark, fer they warked as long as- t’dayleet lasted to


Victorian-style gown of white verona satin trimmed with lace. She wore a long veil of Nottingham lace forming a cathedral train, and held in place with a band of white flowers. She carried gold orchids,


“Theer wor a bit o’ cooartin’ went on an’ aw'. ’Ayfields wor grand fer cooartin’. Theer’s moar nor one couple round ’ere as did their fos-t bit o’ kissin’ ond cuddlin' at t’back of an ’aystack.


tek advantage o' t'weather, back they aw’ traipsed to t'farm fer a bite ond a bit of a . sing-song.


roses and lily of the valley. She was given away by her


brother, Mr. M. B. Green. Matrons of honour were:


Mrs. Hazel Green, the bride’s sister-in-law, and Mrs. Julia Bate, the groom’s sister-in- law. The bride's cousins, Miss


'Then at th'end o’ t'week when they’d geet it aw’ in ond t'meadows wor nowt but stubble, up they went to t'farm ond 'ad a reighf do A real feast it wor’ wi’ sing- in’ end dancin’ orod post­


Christine Clark and Master Derek Clark, were bridesmaid and page boy. The maifcron of honour wore


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A music teacher, Mr. Alan


Tomlinson, married . another music teacher, Miss Marie Isherwood, at Trinity Metho­ dist Church recently.


of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tom­ linson of Casterton Avenue,


The groom is the only son


Burnley, and the bride the only daughter of Mr. and iMrs.


Edward Isherwood of Ohestcr Avenue, Clitheroe.


secured by a tiara-shaped band decorated with dia­


away by her father, wore an empire line dress of heavy, embossed satin with a train. Her shoulder length veil was


The bride, who was given


mante and pearls. She carried pink roses and


silk trimmed with white ny­ lon and had a head-dress and bouquet of gold rosebuds and stephanotis. The best man was a friend.


Mr. Glyn Lloyd, the grooms­ man Mr. W. Jelpke and usher


Mr. J. McFarlane. The ceremony was perfor­


med by the Rev. J. Goodhall and the organist was Mr. C.


Spread Eagle Hotel in Sawley before the couple left for a honeymoon, touring in Corn­


A. Myers. A reception was held n.t the


Margaret McFarlane was Matron of Honour. She wore a dress of turquoise blue wild


stephanotis. The bride’s friend Mrs.


will live in Fifth Avenue, •Burnley.


Pye's, Clitheroe,


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full-length empire-line dresses of pale gold verona satin trimmed with lace, which they had each made themselves. They wore matching flowers in their hair and carried bou­ quets of white bridal gladioli and gold roses. The small bridesmaid wore


brown velvet trousers and a pale gold silk blouse. Both these outfits had been made


a long dress of pale gold silk and carried a basket of white roses. The page boy wore long dark


brother, Mr. A. R. Bate, and ushers were Mr. P. M. Dunne and Mr. C. Gilbert. The bride’s father played


by the bride. Best man was the groom’s


the organ and the ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. A. Goodhall.


Pye's, Clitheroe.


Spread Eagle Hotel in Sawley. The bride’s mother had baked and iced the four-tier wedding cake. Afterwards the couple left


A reception was held at the


relations at Kingston Poly technic in Surrey.


for a honeymoon in the Lake District. The groom is studying for a


•teacher at Drayton Manor Grammar School at Hanwell in West London.


The bride is a chemistry


Mr. and Mrs. Bate are to live in Barnes, London. S.W.13,


M.Phil. degree at the London School of Economics and is a part-time lecturer in industrial


I listened to my friend with attention. He h a d recalled many nostalgic memories and incidents which I could cap with experiences in my own younger days.


ilion’s knock—they med real neet of it!”


thought, “just to see what it tastes like”, and he took a timid sip.


And another and another. As I said earlier, they found the young rascal asleep under the hedge.


Fortunately, sixty odd years ago. there were no breatha­ lyser tests for juvenile truck drivers.


GRANTS


COME UNDER SCRUTINY


Bowland Rural Council arc


treated on merit. This was decided at the


to keep a sharp eye on the amount of money they spend on discretionary grants. All future applications will be


Finally. I remembered the story my friend and septua­ genarian reader. Billy Bond, of Galt, Ontario, wrote me couple of years ago.


Billy set off proudly from the farm and in great style,


As a lad of eight or nine, Billy spent many happy hours at the Root Farm, Dunsop Bridge. One haytime, the little lad was provided with a small truck and entrusted with the job of taking the ‘baggi-n’, the beer, and other beverages to the men and women working hard in the fields.


fully conscious of the impor­ tance of his mission, but


monthly meeting of the Fin­ ance and General Purposes Committee after the Clerk, Mr. L. D. Telford, had drawn atten­ tion to the amount of money already spent on grants. Since last September, grants


had totalled £15,400, and were likely to reach £18,500 at the


end of a year. Mr. Telford said the council


had no control over standard grants, but they had control where discretionary grants were concerned. They had committed them­


of 100 per cent grants to those of similar neighbouring author­ ities, he revealed that no fewer than eight grants of £1,000 each had been made under the Government’s new scheme.


Comparing Bowland’s policy


J.F.


selves to the spending of a 1 Jd rate, but had spent an extra halfpenny rate since Septem­ ber.


and All Saints' Church. Whai- ley, last Friday, to celebrate thie marriage of Mr. Stephan Oliver, cniy sen of Dr. and Mrs. W. D. Oliver, of Fey House, Ciitheroe, to Miss Rose­ mary ArmStetea'd, eldest daugh­ ter of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Annitstead, of Limefield Ave., Wtelley.


Beds race out at St. Mary


njoBKH am- ■


The marriaga anid com- municn service was conducted


Vicar of St. Annes.


sufficient money to safeguard agricultural shows in the North West against financial adver­ sity, were taken at a meeting of the North West Federation of Show Societies held at the “Talk of the North”) club,


Preliminary steps to raise


Eccles, last week. The scheme—an ambitious


one. with an annual.target of £10,000—is the idea of Mr. Joe Pullen, an enthusiastic show supporter, owner of a number of show jumpers amd.a regional member of the British Show Jumping Association. He is very anxious to ensure


now Vd'c.nr of St. Giles’, Ox- fend and Caoco A. F. Clark,


by tw o former Olitheroe Vicars, the Rev. S. Birtweil,


OLIVER— ARMITSTE AD The bride, given away by


heir father, wore a long white, Tudcr-S'tyle dress in wild silk, with pearl collar and cuffs. Her full-length veil was held


by a lily of the valley head­ dress and she carried a bou­ quet cf white rosebuds and


lily cif the valley. The three bridesmaids, Miss


Mary and Mess Dorothy Arm- itstead, sisters of the bride, and Miss Susan Oliver, sister of the bridegroom, wore long dresses, of orchid-pink twill satin, with lace-trimmed


Pye's, CUtheroc.


bodices a n d bell-shaped sleeves. They wore .pink ribbon and


small pink flowers in their hair, and carried posies cf white rosebuds and lily o f . the valley. The best man was Mr. Charles Wilson, ushers were Mr. Stephen Siddall and Mr. Malcolm Traheamn, and organist Mr. Neil Page.


After a reception at The


Moorcock Inn, Waddington. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver, who will live in Epsom, Surrey, left for a honeymoon in Ireland. The bride travelled in not apple-green midi suit and hat.


‘SAVE SHOWS’ FIGHT ON The .majority of shows in


the federation a r e ran on voluntary lines,, although ft


number of local authorities are also members, and they involve a great deal of hard work throughout the year to produce an event- which gives a great deal of pleasure to ‘


the public. In 1969, nearly 750,000 people


attended federation shows, but, even so, a number of them continue' to live dangerously."


Representatives of shows


that shows continue to be part of the social and leisure activ­ ity of the community, and, pro­ posing ihe scheme, expressed his strong hopes that it would be accepted.


attending the meeting expres­ sed their support for the scheme, and they agreed it could, if pursued vigorously and on the' lines discussed, be the salvation of many shows.


national jumping competition, and it is now being discussed


The scheme is based on a


by . the committees of the vari­ ous societies. A further' meeting is to be


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held at the end of September, when, if' the decision is favour­ able, it will be launched immed­ iately, continuing throughout the 1971 show season, and end­ ing at the “Horse of the Year” Show at Wembley in October, when the winners will be announced and the cheques,


presented........ Forthcoming federation show


fixtures include Blackburn at Witten Park, today (Friday)


and tomorrow; Garstang, at Wyre Lane, Saturday, August 8; Chipping, 'on the Playing


Fields', Saturday; .August 22; Baurowford, in The ParkjkSSat-i urday,. August-29, and.Bentham;


at Tenant Lots, on Saturday, September 5. ,


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