4 Clitncroc Advertiser ana Times August 20,1071 ™ 1 SUMMER VISITORS DEPART


JUST as in April, we see the ever-increasing: tempo of promise unfolding, so in August we note, as the month advances, evidence of summer’s decline. And so once again the season of fulfilment advances and we witness a period when life begins to rest having accom­ plished fruitfulness.


Looking back the season lias


been profitable and encourag­ ing. It began with one of the best lambing seasons by Ribblc and Hodder and ended with most farmers closing barn doors on one of the best crops for a decade. A satisfying end for those who are constantly at the mercy of the weather.


Whatever your interest I and


think it can be said the spring summer was satisfying to


most—leaving aside the econo mic or political arena. Now the


. scene once . again changes and


we arc-reminded, of: this inr the fields and hedgerows. In ■'- the


lers and redstarts—have, without luss, silently vanished. Almost'


woodlands all is quiet: the.sum- mer visitors—the willow warb­


unnoticed you may. say. A few weeks ago - their • songs were common place. Now silence. They, and others are-away'-to winter in . the more temperate sunny regions.


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.changes to be noted both in and out of town. The black headed gulls, now more of an inland species than_ one wo so long associated with the coast, have in the main changed their dis-


familiar cry of the sandpiper is but a memory for they, too, have , returned to the sea shore. So also have the colourful oys­ ter catchers which, during the last five months, have frequen­ ted the shingle bed by Ribblc and Hodder streams.


trace of their summer plumage. And by the riverside the


martin reluctant to leave in spite of a diminishing food sup­ ply still frequent the farmstead. But the days of plenty have


The odd swallow and house


tinctive chocolate c o l o u r e d heads ; and now bear only a


There are a host of similar


for many years mainly, I sup­ pose, because _ they -advertise their presence in so many vil­ lages and in town. Note how, in almost every hamlet or vil­ lage, the swift returns to its


nesting under house-eaves they start a communal way of life as small parties get together and in July they are to be seen • dash­ ing overhead. They career, skim and scream in joyful ecstasy over the roof tops and down the village street like black phan­ toms, their scimitar wings held rigid as they cut through the


birthplace during the first week in May. Then following completion of


passed and they too must move south if they are to survive. Most noticeable and an unfailing indicator of the change to autumn is the behaviour of the swifts. They-provide an interest­ ing illustration as each year they follow a remarkable time-table which seldom varies in spite of rapid unseasonal changes in weather or temperature. ' I. have followed their antics


trend but they' begin to congre­ gate in late June for they arc among the earliest of nesters. Having completed ■ domestic responsibilities which began in March or April the families


lowing May when they appear almost to the day. Lapwings also reveal a similar


during the first two weeks in August and then suddenly around the middle of the month’ they vanish. From that date they are not to be seen until the fol­


more to this behaviour than meets the eye. Some may sug­ gest it is all instinctive or an expression of some sort of release, an inhibition of some sort. But-the birds get immense delight out of these early morn­ ing and evening cavorlings. Clitheroe is no exception to the rule and each year, by late July, the gatherings skim about just before, dusk. This is the time to check on this strange habit and the remarkable time-table. Note how regular they meet


air in utter abandon. Say what you will, there is


bers I do believe the summer of 1971 will go down as one of the very best for many other species. More reports have come to hand regarding the numbers of gold­ finches than for many years. They have been : seen in town and in the country,- indicating they have been nesting. .


individuals feeding on the way­ side dandelions near Clitheroe and Bolton-by-Bowland. Once you have had a close-up of these beautiful birds the memory will remain for a long time. And I do consider the year


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will be a fitting climax to his Scouting career.


leader of St. Mary Magdalene and St. Paul’s Scout Troop, will be making the trip, arranged through the Voluntary Service Overseas scheme, in order to help to further Scouting in that corner of the world.


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greatly to his trip, and says he is very grateful to Lucas for giving him such a wonderful opportunity.


Success at show


SECRETARY o r Clitheroe Budgerigar Society M r. T. Nelson had a notable success at the _ open show of the Lancashire, Cheshire and North Wales Budgerigar Society, win­ ning the award: for the best in­ termediate and best -intermedi­ ate breeder. His bird, a young light green


cock, was preferred out of 1,350 entries.


third place, among the; 20 teams , competing. .'Lytham-St. Annes were first, and Preston second.


■The Clitheroe Society took


I Whalley II poet


— I Miss - Gillian Vines, of Mitton = I Road;: has.recenlly..had' four.;ot­ ter poems published in. .'an


job, as he is not only an assist­ ant Scout leader, but he also holds the Queen’s Scout award. He has also gained his Duke of Edinburgh’s gold award. Denis is looking forward


ployec' who is going to the Kalahara Desert. Denis is well-qualified for the


who is going to the Solomon , WntlnS Poetry docs not seem been printed but she intends to Islands, and a Birmingham em- 10 run m Gillian’s family, ex- keep on trying. • -• “ Pt for her great uncle who u “” ------ •


urian Tomlinson, of Accrington, lls^ d Poems-


after an interview in London, when three candidates were accepted. The other two arc


her head, Gillian usually, writes it down ' straight away. . Only recently, while on holiday in


Wales, she surprised the rest of the people staying at the hotel by writing a poem in the middle of a meal in the dining-room.


20 minutes and three quarters of an hour to write a poem.”


“It usually, takes me between


and then the rest seems to fol­ low naturally. Her poems vary from two or three verses in length to about six.


struggle to get the poem just as I want it but often they come quite easily.” ■ Gillian -is usually happy with the poem once she has writtenrit;. it' is not often that she feels it necessary to


“Sometimes I have a bit of a


make large changes in the origi­ nal format.


Lighter side


i .Gillian's poetry is mainly on the lighter side but she tries-to


a ; pencil -and .paper with her just incase an idea materialises.


.times there are-two or three months between them. More often than not she has


Gillian composes varies. Some­ times she can write a poem every; two or three weeks, other


The frequency with which It is the title that comes first


writes poems in dialect. Whenever an idea pojis into


siory.


per Irom having several other interests and hobbies.


. Sac cni°ys playing tennis and is a member of the Whaliey Tennis Club. Gillian also paints pottery and collects fossils. Many of these she finds locally


p a r le y Brook or at Hal! Hill. Waddmgton.


png also keep Gillian busy dur- ing her spare tinic.


Answer to plea


well occupied during th e coming long evenings. For, in


r w ,n.urses of ward X3 at Calderstoncs Hospital will be


™ e, t0 >


w - lbori?c House, Clithcroc, f as Pr°vidcd them with a sew­ ing machine.


?'ster. Mr. James Harris,


<A^r' .■ ^ arris read in thc Advertiser and Times’ how the


time lntr!cssons t0 help pass tile after tea.


y crc hoping to take up -


. .P 1! Monday, be contacted ™ Mpilil.-to tell them, that


•m.vv! ,an °M machine in his attic, belonging to Mrs. Harris.


co^ Lfor,lt in the afternoon,” said Mr. Harris. ’They helped


t0 ^rry it down from the


grateful!” Said they wore very Although Mr. Harris does


JANET SMITHSON ; . three months on road.


,rar s mem in the morning i f y yo'unteered to come


Admission Free Continuous performance of arena events until 6-00 p.m.


an aPPcal' bV thc Reading and a love of travcl- , J?laccs as Salthill and


job from applicants from the Joseph Lucas group of factories, and he is sponsored by them. They will hold his job at Burn­ ley for when he gets back. Final selection took place


135 inches a year, depending upon locality. . Denis was selected for the


climate of the Seychelles, which are situated four degrees south of the Equator. The tempera- ture, he was informed, varies from 78 to 85 degrees F, and the rainfall is between 70 and


help to promote Scouting in the Seychelles, and also to help in the . training of Scout leaders, and the idea was first formula­ ted by the Chief Scout of the Commonwealth, after a visit. Denis has been told about the


The object of his visit is to GILLIAN VINES . . . poems published.


anthology of poetry entitled Poetry International 1971.


a magazine for poets to send in some of their work for an in­ tended anthology. Gillian sub­ mitted six of her poems and was delighted to hear that four had been accepted.


the anthology, one for each poem. She has given one of the copies to a friend, about whom she had written one of the pub-


’ She received four copies of


she has been writing poems ever since. She saw an advertisement in


poetry for five or.six years. One day something just came into her head, she wrote it down and


Gillian has been writing


get a meaning into the subject. . * don t want the poem to be just a meaningless set of words.”


to get a volume of her poetry printed.


ing much poetry but when she does, she enjoys the works of Shakespeare, William Words- wP£l.b and John Betjeman. Gillian, who is a civil servant, , ° writes the occasional short story. As yet none of these have


Her poetry docs not exclude


Scotland to a stay in hospital. Having some of her work in print is,, of course, very satisfy­ ing and also encouraging. Gillian intends to send more of her work to publishers and is thinking about the possibility of collect­ ing enough of her work together


Subjects so far range from Gillian confessed to not read­


by the acting Commissioner of Scouts, Mr. Joseph Lablanchc,


then he has many preparations to make. He has to attend a three-day briefing course in Lon­ don, and—a less pleasant aspect —he has to undergo a total of eight innoculations a g a i n s t various illnesses. . The island he will be living on is called Praslin, and is one of the three main islands in the Seychelles group. There are a total of 99, some of which arc coral and some granite. On arrival. Denis will be met


by air, stopping at Cyprus and Kenya on the way, but before


He will be leaving next month, Denis, who is assistant Scout


of Chatburn Road, Clitheroc, mi


For 20-year-old Denis Burn, to Seychelles Islands


Denis is to promote Scoutin


occurrences do not call for com­ ment. But those who have been concerned with this bird , refer­ red to as the farmer’s friend will admit that such a sight was not to be seen .10 or 15 years ago. At that time the lapwing was on the verge of extinction by Rib­ blc. This applied to other parts of Britain and even.in the Outer and Inner Hebrides. Now the familiar lapwing, or green plo­ ver as some prefer, is to be seen in greater numbers than for several decades. Again on the subject-of num­


gather to form large • flocks which remain in our pastures throughout the winter. Unless' of course the winter is severe;' To the casual observer such


. ornithologist in late June. I have never-before ■ had the opportu­ nity of .actually lifting a bird off


.


.may present.a query.: , The bee-keepers eager to benefit ifrom nature's wealth have,placed the hives in selected


' spots, and from these the bees forage on the heather to fill the


combs with the health-giving honey.


• Tile Trough has always been


a familiar gathering ground and . when I passed the other day


the bees were very busy indeed. na tu ral ist .


other species over the last decade or so I will return to the subject in the near future. . In the meantime let me draw attention to what gives added attraction to a great acreage of the surrounding fells. Very soon, and earlier than in most years, the heather will carpet these uplands. Already great expanses arc a deep purple and you will notice what to many


pened. As this peculiar event has a. bearing on similar strange occurrences connected with


the ground and; then placing it back_ as- if nothing had hap­


• {fimd a most unusual experience i fiad when out with a young


will be established as a . good ope, in respect o f ,the partridge. Mention of this bird brings to


9


lem the Mrs. M


launched She w


enthusias protlucinj show.


ACROSS


trical performances 8 See 10 Across.


3 Catkillcr! (9). 7 Manage a number of thca-


(3).


10, SAc. and 18Dn. Warning to the arrogant; autumn is


preceded by catastrophe! (5, 5, 6, 1, 4,).


to Seychelles


round & about


re t it is still in good working order.


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given to Caldcrstones is one that he bought himself.


Overland journey


travelling for more than three months. Janet, who is the daughter of


jett England with her friends in December but they stayed in Austria until early April, when they set out on their marathon trek in a caravette.


and Mrs. Smithson drove out for a short holiday to say good bye to their daughter. As the group crossed Europe,


Before they left Austria, Mr. s. ' ' 'aw " Vv \*'\ <. , 's.


letter because it was so bulky and heavy.


plotting their course on a world map. Whenever she receives a letter, she adds to the red line which she has inked in between the various towns and cities through which Janet and her friends have passed.


drove through India, they met up with some other people also on an overland trek. They all joined together and continued on their way in convoy.


As Janet and her friends


moonlight, but unfortunately it rained. Janet has also experi cnced the monsoons.


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lime in Malaya


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one of her travelling compani ons. bartered for some band- printed material and saw women and small children working in a carpet factory. They gave them some money and were told that


the Americans usually gave more! They reached Singapore with


a cushion as they drove through the city.. In Istanbul. Janet and Sue,


traffic in Tehran. Her verdict was that the drivers were com­ pletely mad and she hid behind


said the nomads they had met seemed to think the four travel­ lers were doctors and nurses, and she and her friends were constantly being asked to . look at sore teeth and stomachs. She also commented on the


In one of her letters, Janet


route is a well-trodden one. Every day they pass similar vans on the homeward journey. She saw the Taj Mahal by


Janet has found that their Mrs. Smithson has also been


rurkey, Afghanistan, Iran and India, Janet has been sending long, informative letters and postcards home to her parents. In fact it cost her £1 to post one


3rd, 4th, 5th September WItton Park, Blackburn.


ARMY TATTOO


Free Fall Parachuting by the Red Devils. Motor Cycling Thrills by the Royal Signals White Helmets.


Scout Car Capers by 14th/20th King’s Hussars (Lancashire’s Cavalry Regiment). Bands of:


14th/20th King’s Hussars, The Coldstream Guards,


1st Royal Tank Regiment Cadet Squadron ACF-Bootle (4 Sep. only).


Police Dog Display by the Lancashire Constabulary. Displays of Modem Military Equipment. Open Daily 2-00 p.m. to 7-00 p.m.


Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smithson, Thc Toby Jug, King Street,


ANY day now Miss Janet Smithson, the Whalley girl who set off with three friends to drive overland to New Zealand, will be reaching Sydney after


was managing director of a garment-making factory—Seer- craft Ltd., formerly in King Lane—until he retired in 1966, though the machine he has


Strangely enough, Mr. Harris


not know exactly how old the machine is, he imagines it must be more than 15 years old.


Lumpur, in the Malayan penin­ sula.


to go on sight-seeing trips and thej; came across Singapore’s equivalent of English fish and chips m a newspaper — prawn and rice cooked at the roadside and wrapped in a banana leaf.


They also had plenty of time


Zealand, Janet will visit her uncle, Mr. Jack Rothwell, who emigrated from Bolton 24 years ago. She will also find work there, to begin saving for her journey home.


will find jobs to save up for the fare across to New Zealand. Janet s friends come from Man­ chester and Liverpool but Sue is a New Zealander. When she does reach New


.,9"cc ’P Australia, the four


time to spare before catching their ship to Australia. They stayed for a fortnight in Malaya and took a train up to Kuala


11 More than one brood makes the place untidy (7).


13 The player is given a hand by this distributor (6).


14 Came nearer but prevented any entrance (6).


17 The rank of the military man is kept secret (7). •


19 Tapered threads! (5). 20 A mite cannot cause infec- tipn . badly (11X


22 Pull in the direction of the setting sun (3).


DOWN


1 Happened to arise—like tho harvest (7, 2).


2 Natural disposition which can’t be on tho level (11).


4 To do some stock-taking (6). 5 The voter clearly isn’t seventeen! (5).


6 Pitch makes a good driving surface (3).


9 They’ve already been given away! (4, 7).


15 Service for the dispirited multitude (3, 4).


18 See 10 Across. 21 A unit employed in Opera-


16 The line the middle-man takes? (6).


12 The team displays iiiciden- tal attractions (4-5).


3 Pick out the similarity, we hear, to one who keeps the show together (7).


Advertiser and Times, King Street, Clithcroc.


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