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been synonymous with'the Labour and trade union movements in- Clitheroe for nearly half a - century, has retired from active politi­ cal work.


at a presentation ceremony on Wednesday.


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Trades’ Union Congress were also present.


made by Mr. F. L. Christie, an A.E.U. delegate.. Federation officials and a ■


m r. f. u a,™ d, b, M iniinnviiim


Clitheroe, began his long asso­ ciation with the trade union movement in 1921; when he be-


Mr Mitchell, of Pendle Rd., m


•The presentation, at the Waggon and Horses^Hotel, was


member of the


chell’s 48 years’ service to the Clitheroe and district Trades Council—42 of them as secre­ tary and treasurer—were paid


Tributes to Mr Charlie Mit­


Trade union leader for 42 years s r M f f S a f * S f e i A r s s s ' S


and treasurer of the Trades Council. He has served under five General Secretaries of the TUC and, in 1950, he was pre­ sented with the 21 years’ service badge by Mr. V. Tewson, who then held that post.


many ups and downs in' the trade union movement, especi­ ally the 1930 ‘lock-out’.


*. „ j jl rsya Jsurs.jSAaM,1


At that time, he ran an un- employed worked association


and also supervised a clog and boot fund for children.- “Classes for women were organised in the Weavers’ Institute”, he re­ calls, “and I led rambles in the countryside on fine days to keep people occupied when there was no work”.


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In 1931, lie was appointed to »fM


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ON July 16th, an era at Riversme'ad School, Grindleton ends, with the retirement of Mr. Edward P. Nicholson, the headmaster since the schools foundation in 1949.


Mr. Nicholson, who has


seen the school grow in “size and status” in the past 22 years of his headship, is to retire with his wife to Ripon, Yorkshire.


tinghamshire, Mr. Nicholson studied at the then Univer­ sity College, Nottingham, for three years, before taking an appointment at a Newark primary school.


education has grown since I came here 22 years ago, and this is shown clearly by the attendance figures. In 1950, if was 82 per cent, but in recent years it has been over 92 per cent.” said Mr. Nicholson.


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school had x were scarce,


was formerly the Ribblesdale take some t ime o f f ' “f i n L r f Children’s


mead School had humble beginnings. The building which now houses the school


jc ““ _ ® t and par­


unforget-


Homes, rget


rime to my hobbies my


my stamp collection, my music and to study 16th and I7th century music, which I find fascinating.”


' stamp collection Despite its record Rivers-


commissioner for Goole and Selby. “The genera! interest in


mead, Mr Nicholson was deputy headmaster at the County School, Selby. York­ shire. While at Selby. Scout­ ing was a great interest and for 11 years he was scout


Before moving to Rivers- A native of Newark. Not­


and it was a real struggle” said Mr. Nicholson.


Musician


five of the present staff of eight have been with the school since 1949. “we have had very few staff changes and I think the school has benefited from this” he com­ mented.


Apart from Mr. Nicholson,


to Ripon next month, Mr. Nicholson says he is going to


including


will be Mr. C. J. Harris, from Bakewell, Derbyshire, who has wide experience in primary and secondary education, and is at present on a three year course at Sheffield Uuiversity. When the Nicholsons move


been a tower of strength in the school, and acted as sup­ ply teacher until recent years. She is an expert water colour painter and enjoys music. She was for many years a leading personality in the Grindleton Women’s Institute, being vice- president for eight years. Succeeding Mr. Nicholson


running an evening institute group in musical appreciation. His wife Phyllis has . also


Ingleborough Teachers’ Asso­ ciation, he has also been a member of the Bowiand Sav­ ings and Road Safety com­ mittees. A talented musician. Mr. Nicholson has played the church organ at 18 local churches and chapels. He was also instrumental in


active life since coming to Bowiand. Twice president of


Mr. Nicholson has led an


i END OF AN RIVERSMEAD


Mr. Mitchell,.a retired ware­ house manager, can . remember


gate to the Trades Council. He held this post for six years, until he became secretary


which he served until/1964. He '.ding the National‘Joint Commit- was a member of several com­ mittees of the Trades Council over the years, including War Pensions and Youth Employ­ ment, and he has been on War Pensions Committees in Black- burn, Burnley and Accrington.


for the Town Council on sev­ eral occasions.


bute to his wife, without whose help,. he says, he would not


services, Mr. Mitchell retired in 1959 from his job as warehouse manager at Seercraft Ltd.-, the first employee to be taken on by the firm. At the presentation a number


Mr. Mitchell pays special tri­ says, he would


not


Associated with the Labour cheque,' subscribed to by unions Party for many years, he stood and associations affiliated,to the


• - “ iu ivu iviucneii m the


Council, -and wished Mr and Mrs .Mitchell good health and happiness in the future.


!: ass


Broome, president off,:- the Lan- °f Trades’, ■ Councils,c who was


Other speakers were


— a'1* W.IW W.* wv.mu wi croe Labour Parlv. '


also representing the TUC. Mr. H. , Kee n e ,' Transport and General : Workers’ Upiori, Mr R. Robinson, of the Weavers’ Asso­ ciation, Mr J. Atkinson,, of the Youth Employment Committee, and Mr - L; Allen, of the Clith-


3 ■ Mr.


the Co-operative -Society, on Tetters from organisations, inclu- tee.of Trades’ Councils and the


—r .uuaiu ------— :— «»6<uauwu/!wuuuiig.cuts*, ant 1 Lancashire; and Cheshire Federa­


tion of Trades Councils, were read out. «Mr"?:.^'^cbie,-. past president of the Clitheroe Trades Council, presented; to Mr Mitchell


TIM E TO ST A N D A N D ST A R E


ANY naturalist or observer worthy of the name, soon realises that the person who travels most does not necessarily see most. Indeed, there is an old and very true saying amongst naturalists to the effect that if you were to sit in one place long enough most things will pass you by. There is more than a grain of truth in this and I have for many years been of the opinion that once you are in a -good-place it is far better to sit or potter, than to set about striding across the countryside like a cross country walker, intent on breaking a record.


rouiid & m a h o u t /••---


very ground beneath your feet " rs* touch "of.'summer, is reluc- and a few minutes after the than have your sights on the T^nt to show itself.


distant hill tops. That is, if you I am actually standing bet- scene, with a host of fol- tractor appears they are on the


. animals and birds have an always; within ear shot of Croasdalo Brook. And, when- inherent fear of humans, their Croasdale brook. Then Sim- ever I am in this spot, I recall voices and smell.


I The sound of human voices the shoulder of the fell, Clough had a nest on a pile of debris will silence bird song as it will Head with Fell Side farm, its near the big pool...Every time the activities of d e e r or white buildings a very effec- I came to the nest the bird


field, Croasdale House and on a very wary water hen which


primarily concerned with its ^ 'is best seen in the after- great deal of searching that I own satisfaction.


badger. And the scent or sight .rive reminder of the of a dog sends most things smoke-free atmosphere, scurring for cover, for we must admit the interest of the dog, ___ ______ ______ ,jxyvwj


d e e r ur w.nu. uuuu.uaa „ when in the field or wood, is DIGGINGS noon sun> which emphasises found her near the bank of the


tunity of making clear my plat- Woodhouse in deep shadow, tip of a bill just out of the form. I have from time to time T,lls dei'lc once gave access to water. been wrongly accused of the peat moss carried by Slaid- Scurrying clouds sent shafts encouraging people to take to burmans at the turn of the of shadow hastening across the the fields and some of these century. There are many stories surrounding fells and we


show no consideration for the How casY on the lower beside itself as Ted Slingcr pro- Pr0lT


oeriy.


when I spent a few hours in a Mders, to Lanshaw and just to past. and present, and of the very small area, giving some “’e west the very solid looking land. He had to go round the


Such thoughts came to mind fnngcd with young ash and passing of friends; characters li le outlook is never reestric- • sheltered from all winds


of the finest views, which f,arm , and • buildings of. stock, we went down to the started up all kinds of thoughts .°'rfor s- as I contemplated the sur-


hollow bathed in sunshine and MR. NICHOLSON Retiring


AFTER a 45-year career in banking, the manager of the Chtheroe branch of the National Westminster Bank, Mr Frank A. Hope, is to retire.


Hydro, and a branch of the to do nothing, except devote P 'K I™ cccdedf by Mr J- National


my burn•• branch.?. mv: JjJana6®r ,at


Mr Hope, of Broadmeadow, L. Fielding, at present assistant


the m 1926. He has worked at the


Clitheroe only since April, 1968 Mr Hope feels that he has strong tics with the town. He has many friends here, and is associated with various local organisations, including Calderstones Hospital League of Friends, of which he is the chairman.


music, and held several appoint­ ments, being a representative of the Royal School of Church Music, and the committee of the Blackburn Diocesan Choral Association. In his retirement, he hopes to devote much of his spare time to these organisations.


He is interested in church


in Hawkshaw, Bury, took over his new duties yesterday. After working as a trainee cost


A MAN STEEPED IN LOCAL LORE


THAT there is a tremen­ dous interest in the area


for local history and the dialect of yesterday’s Lan­ cashire. is a fact evidenced more clearly every week. Three times in almost as many days, readers have contacted me with items they felt might interest others, and for these I am profoundly grateful.


turning them into money” she said, “but I said ‘No’. Before we sell them Jimmy Fell’s got to see them. I’m sure he’ll be interested”.


.collected works of Ben Brierley. a prolific writer of around the middle of last century, whosb stores were told largely in the dialect of south Lancashire which, as any student will tell you, differs from our own ver- nacular as much as Lancashire cheese differs from the best that Cheshire produces.


BY-GONE


rushbearing Morris dancing and charity sermons, all of which


too. on the customs and festi­ vals of his vouth—of wakes and


Ben Brierley wrote widely,


ably a little dated by today’s standards b u t his material, the simpler amusements and


8


had their counterparts in this ditnct. Ben’s literary, style is inevit­


. Well, I was, very interested indeed, although the books in question made little, if any re­ ference to this particular neck- of the woods’. They were the


lady from a farmstead on the further side of Wiswell Moor, who arrived at my home re­ cently with a set of nine old books. “We were thinking of


For instance, there was the


Whalley window


practises of a bye-gone era, is often fascinating to those amongst us who take an inter­ est in the folklore of our coun- try.


tunity to read at leisure the ■ 1882 edition of his works and my interest was further stimu­ lated when inside the cover of volume I, I saw the signature of a man who was steeped almost as deeply in local history and


newspapers and in 1863 became sub-editor of the Oldham Times Three years later, he assisted in the founding of the Manchester Literary Society and edited Ben Brierley’s Journal from 1869- 91. He died in 1896. Thus, I apprecated the oppor­


country lore as Brierley him­ self.


POPULAR /


older generation of Whallcy- itcs.


.


‘The Ale’, that famous old house in otir village, where Nicholas Asshcton went carous-


known Methodist local preacher who spent his declining years in


Mr. Fielding was a well-


handwriting read ‘J. T. Field­ ing, Abbey Croft. Whalley’. a name well-remembered by an


The name before me in bold


to write would not be suppres­ sed. He contributed to local


the son of a handloom weaver, and in his youth, followed his father’s craft Later he became a silk warper, but although largely self-educated, his urge


Brierley was bom in 1825,


Springvalc Ramblers, whose ex­ cursions were so popular that on occasions, as many as a couple of hundred adventurers put on their walking shoes and fell in behind.


COMPELLED


-—3d.' .. This was for a . pocket-sized


the good taste and common- sense that are shared by so many of my readers.;;


J.F. :


. From his many visits here, for frequently the ramblers took train to Whalley as an ideal starting point for many of their excursions, Mr. Fielding knew our village intimately/and it is not surprising,1 therefore, that on his retirement, he decided to make his home amongst us. . By this decision-he .played


first-rate photographic illustra­ tions.


.


isation aroused such interest that, in 1903, Mr. Fielding was prevailed upon to edit a club magazine, “The Rambler”, which reported on all their out­ ings and was full of local his­ tory and country lore.,How long the publication continued I have no idea. I myself have 16 issues kindly given to me by another reader but it is interesting to note that in No. 1 the editor felt compelled to apologise for the high price of his magazine


journal of 24 pages, printed on glossy paper and with eleven


The activities of the organ­


ing with his cousin from Whal­ ley Abbey and where the Rev. George Dobson vicar at the time, (1558) spent so many live­ ly evenings that he incurred the displeasure of his parishioners who petitioned the Bishop of Chester (without avail, I may add) for his removal from office. The greater part of Mr. Field­ ing’s life was spent as a school­ master in Darwen. He was the organiser of the


ACROSS


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.9 The brat is playin’ for money (5).


S Men of the cloth (7). •


11 This could consist of nine acts for example (8).


10 Small ch il d showing strength, we hear (4).


,15 There’s a nice balance to this board (6).


17 Their travels will show a r


very different map scene (5-3).


18 To follow a certain course


21 A complex ultimately shows , what triumphant people do


22 More reliable plumbing apparatus (7).


23. See'20 Down. DOWN ;


5 See 20- D ow n .


4 Mitigating the effect of m o r a 1 ' wickedness in troubled age (6).


2 See 7 Down. 3 What has come to mind is almost perfect (4).


14 This carries the elevated track—by way of a pipe?


16 For, some of the audience .


a session comes to an end (6) .


19 A foothold for fifty near the brink (5).


12 Cause a disturbance—one needs the United Nations • to .quieten things down (8).


8 Not standing still (10). -


6 Makes a distress call? (7). 7 and 2 Dn. Kind of vessel showing . the skill needed bv a diver (10, 5).,


is a piece of sinister colla­ boration (4).


13 Yearn to embrace Violet, ; showing affection- (6).


20, 23 Ac. and 5 Dn. What the members of a disjointed tug-


. of-war team need to do (4, 10, 8).


Solution to last week’s crossword Across: 3, Sets aside. 7, Hun.


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A native of Great Harwood Mr Hope first entered banking’


of Bro^meadow, f e r working as a c co u n tan t p,ca,mhe assistant manager


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of tbe Blackburn branch in 1968. . .|^r Welding, 39,


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travelled more than three miles. arc on‘y on the 500 foot con- yard the dainlv bridge spans VANTAGE POINT


A & S T h ^ c o Z ^ d immediate landscape opens up a Slaidburn is hidden deep in s high keystone arch and a . Yet in that distance ' the Mng^'istures^ m"C ° f UndU' I S sm n em i lo nV lm f f whh revealing vantage points in the tion near Bridge End farm


more than an elevated pasture, every side a varipfv^nf lonri While by the water s edge, in must surely to. one of the S scape as on the modest elcva-


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rounding countryside. I doubt ted which,'as I have said, is Bridge End is one of the if after reaching the focal remarkable because as you most secluded, sheltered farms point of my activity, that I stand at t® highest point you I know. At the foot of the 1


!nd to trace the lane from joined us. We spoke of changes Higher Woodhouse farm, well in this part of Hodder; of the


their pets to run riot among diggings”, but these, sad to say, the tall limes by the wall. A cattle and sheep. I have no are iast being lost to living black and white collie excited respect for such people who meniory.


take advantage by releasing • °,*d peat road and tIlc hurried to find . shelter behind and anxious to please was


comment as the coming days unnoticed in the glare of mid- on the bottom gave the show turn our thoughts to the trip summer. What, contrasts as I away for she was hanging on in the fields or by the riverside, fumed towards the west with to some old roots with her They also give me an oppor-


All of which is seasonable tbe deePer. gullies so often pool. A cloud of muddy soil huge defile beyond Higher feet, and getting air from the


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clear had vanished and the eggs were always warm.


# umy ulu;i acvciai vibiis aua a


where was she hiding? It was only after several visits and a


How did she get away and


are .concerned with the unob- ween Croasdale Beck and Dun- lowers coming from distant trusive. Also it is better when sop brook, less than a mile fields. on such excursions to keep from Bridge End farm, three Oyster catchers, water hens, numbers down. Better a miles north of Slaidburn. A and sandpipers frequent the couple ; than a score, for field away, Shay House is waters and shingle beds of


?~aF . . . w , ;' j . - then it is Croasdale and Lamb Hill fell, low the plough or manure- iar pest to stand and stare. names associated with sheep spreader whenever work is at Far, far better to examine the and grouse country, where the hand. They do not miss much


an excellent means of keeping and the - gradual falling away where you get a true perspec- nt and certainly enables you to of the adjacent fields give a tive of things far and near, get _tde maximum amount of commanding vista over miles of - In the field just below Shay’s, rresh air. But, if you are upland and lowland fields. To a large assembly of gulls take concerned with seeing those the north-west, no more than a advantage of the activities of unusual features and in parti-' mile distant, the great hulk of farmers. These scavengers fol-


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