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cittneroe Advertiser and Times, 'my 23,1971


Whalley Centre helps to put dash of French into the beef


OVER tEe next two years


Or so the Milk Marketing Board’s C a t t l e Breeding Centre at Whalley, will be playing an important role in an experiment to put a dash ■ of French' quality and flav­


our into beef produced by our dairy cows. Britain’s dairy cows produce


about threequarters of the beef from our farms as well as all


ity of the meat their calves yield.


the milk we need, but crossing them with pedigree beef bulls improves the quantity and qual­


called the Limousin, has been brought in as an experiment be- cause of its reputation for turn­ ing out large quantities of tasty, lean beef: a characteristic the importers hope it will pass on to the British breeds with •which it will be crossed.


A new breed' from France, NEW SOCIETY


brown Limousin bulls were im­ ported plus 159 heifers, together worth between £200,000 and £250,000.


Altogether 25 of the big red-


stations in most areas of the country.


in the spring and are now split into small groups on farms and on private and official breeding


They came out of quarantine


at Mr. E. Towers’ Manor Farm, Borwick, Carnforth, and cur­ rently three of the bulls are standing at the Artificial Insem­ ination Centre, at Whalley.


In Lancashire there is a herd


to Britain by the 22 members of the newly-formed _ Britiseh Lim­ ousin Cattle Society which is co-operating in a carefully planned testing programme on the new cattle.


The cattle have been brought


ing members of the society, other- breeders, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Meat and Livestock. Commission and the Milk Marketing Board, has been formed to draw up the testing programme and watch its implementation. The testing will be a slow,


A steering committee, includ­


They gain Poetry Society awards


LOCAL successes in the Lon­ don Poetry Society examinations by pupils of Mrs. Greta Wil­ kinson include the following candidates:


Primary .cert: Nicholas Tin­


dall, Caroline Robinson, Valda Wareing, Sheridan Sumner, Pamela Jackson (cred), Bruce Coleman (crea), Mark Perry (cred), Mark Brazcndale (cred), Carol Gill (CTCd), Simon Rog- erson (hons).


Evans, Lewis Dugmore, Gary Molyneux, Richard Thombcr, Michelle Charlton, Vanessa Peters (cred), Paul Hallau


Badge: Peter Romaine, David _ ■ (cred). ’ 4 „ * , - v , * - - - - < • ................


Mr. Shields (left) and stock man David Bolton pictured with one oE the three Limousin bulls.


not be completed for another three or four years. Then it will be decided if the Limousin breed has proved itself and if further importations will be necessary to build up the breed rapidly.


first of the hundred cross-bred calves produced by mating the Limousin bulls with breeds such as the black and white British Friesian (itself an immigrant from Holland at the turn of the century and now Britain’s most popular breed with a 75 per cent share of the national herd) will be born.


In about a year’s time the


the calves will be weighed at b i r t h and then regularly throughout their lives. The amount , of food they eat and its cost will bo noted; the price they fetch , at market will be carefully registered; and the quantity and quality of the meat they produce will-be recorded.


Under the testing programme


All details will be collated and assessed and then compared


NON-FICTION BOOKS POPULAR AMONG WHALLEY READERS


WHALLEY people read more non-fiction books than other users of the six libraries in the Great Harwood library division. And according to the divi­


sional librarian, Mr. G. T, Illingworth in his annual re­ port, this indicates that the needs of the community at Whalley for knowledge and in­ formation is at last being satis­ fied.


library has provided the divi­ sion with a large display area which can be used by members of the public to show their skills in painting, photography and other crafts. To date, states Mr. Illing­


Since it was opened in March of last year, the Whalley


worth, there has been no short­ age of material and an exhibi­ tion has been organised by a different person each month. A great deal of interest has


costs of books and the conse­ quent shortage of new books, means that it is more vital than ever that the existing stock should be exploited to the full. Displays enable books from


sections of the library to be brought to the attention of borrowers, states Mr. Illing­ worth. The Librarian reports full


use being made of the child­ ren's section at Whalley. On occasions the space allocated for the children’s library would appear inadequate and many children, take advantage of the more spacious reference rooms for quiet reading and home­ work. he states. The Whalley library has a


been shown in these displays which have included both oil and water paintings, photo­ graphs. textile designs and a display of handicrafts by Cal- derstones Hospital. Mr. Illingworth points out


painstaking business that will with information about similar


value to cattle breeders will also be recorded. The docility of the animals; their ability to fend for themselves and forage for food; and how easily British cows mated with Limousin bulls have their calves will be watched and noted. Few difficulties in calving are expected, however, as the breed experience in France is less than one per cent of awkward calvings, according to Mr. Peter Stewart, secretary of the British Limousin Cattle Society. If they are proved right not


numbers of calves produced en­ tirely from British breeds and reared under .identical condi­ tions. In this way the value of the Limousin contribution to British cattle breeding and meat production can be assessed. Other points of interest and


who will flock to buy them to the benefit of our balance of payments situation.


ing Centre the Limousin is one of 20-odd breeds for which mating facilities can now be offered. The jointly operated centres


At the Whalley Cattle Breed­ ^ v


Sheree Molyneux, Janet Fulton, Christine Moorhouse (cred), Ann-Marie Fisher (cred), Kat- riona Duckworth (cred), Jane Heffernan (hons. Silver medal: Gary Scott (cred), Wendy Ben- delow (cred), Helen Lowe (hons).


responsible for about 85,000 of these matings a year. . Mr. A. C. Shields, manager


only will there be a big demand for the British Ljmousins from- British farmers but from breeders from countries all over the world (who will buy only from Britain because of our record of disease-free animals)


at Whalley and Burley have played a big part in the intro­ duction to this country of an­ other French breed, the Charo- lais. This is now the third most popular beef bred in the coun- ry, responsible for more than 100,000 matings through arti­ ficial insemination every year. The two centres alone are


of the Whalley and Burley centres, told our reporter: “We are happy to be able to add Lhe Limousin to our extensive range. “Our concern is to provide


north of England farmers with the best possible service. Wc want them to have the animals most suitable to their type of farming”.


certificate: Laura Berner, Ray­ mond Fowler, Janie Lee, Neil Molyneux (cred). Intermediate certificate: Jacqueline Walker, Louise Ingham (cred), Gillian Whittaker (cred), Christine Banks (cred), Gillian Smith (cred), Gillian Hayes (hons). Ian Wliittam (hons). Intermediate bronze medal:


(cred), Jane Dobson (cred), Michelle Rogerson (hons). Intermediate


Lowe, Marshall Peters (cred), Robert Fulton (cred), Carol Ing­ ham (cred), Diana Moulds (hons), Sarah Hallatt (hons), Sally-Ann Wareing (hons). Silver medal: Ivy Davies


cate: Susan Gill, Gilbert Ash­ worth, David Cowgill, .John Walker, Ray Sumner (cred). Junior cert: Howard Nicholson, Daniel Woods, Jeremy Dob­ son (cred), . Andrew Woods (cred), Caroline Miller (cred), Judith Hutchinson (cred). Junior bronze medal: Brian


Junior introductory certifi­ . ' introductory,


AT 90, MRS. LEADS ACTIVE SCOUTS ABE


Clitheroe.. showed a number of scouts of the St. Mary Magda­ lene and St. Paul’s Scout Group round the Houses of Parliament


MP’s GUESTS Mr. David Walder, M.P. for


rest of the Group, arc spending a summer camp at Buckham Park, Chatham, Kent. They travelled down by train


this week. The scouts, together with the


on Saturday and after setting up camp, they explored the site which has 48 individual clear­ ings set in 210 acres of wood­


roast chicken cooked in ovens made from biscuit tins, hay, bricks and mud. The chickens were delicious. Sunday afternoon was spent


been closely connected with farming.. She was born in Grin­ dleton, but the family moved to Chatburn when she was about five and then to Dale Head some three years later.


Mrs. Hanson recalls her schooldays at the little school in Dale Head. She cnoyed them so much that she did not want to leave when she was 11.


land. Sunday lunch consisted of


Hanson helped her parents on their farm, Rain Gill, until she married at 24. ”


half to school every day. After leaving school, Mrs.


Gamaliel Hanson, was a joiner and- skilled, craftsman but he also fanned.


Her husband, the late Mr.


swimming and go-karting. The go-kart track was very exciting and, the scouts thoroughly en­ joyed themselves, pretending to be Jackie Stewart or Graham Hill. The scouts have also been


a boat trip up the Thames to Hampton Court where the fam­ ous maze was a favourite spot. They also visited Canterbury,


rifle shooting and roller skating. Earlier this week they went to


scouts went to London and were taken round the Houses of Parliament. They also visi­ ted Madame Tussaud’s, the Planetarium, the museums and Carnaby Street. They had tea at B.P. House. The scouts return home to­


saw the Cathedral and went shopping., On Wednesday, the older


morrow. Leaders in charge of tlie party are Mr. David Hep- worth and Mr. Dennis Burn.


strong, Julie Biles (cred), Susan Nicholson (cred). Badge: Trudy Hoyle, Gillian Greenwood (cred). Bronze medal: Christine Morris (hons). Sonnet-speaking,


bronze medal: Qiristine Saun­ ders (cred). Adult silver medal: May Barton (hons). Key: Pass 65 plus, credit 75 plus, hons. 85 plus.


s e n i o r Shakespeare cert: Lynn Arm­


John Webber, 20, of Accring­ ton Road, Blackburn, was fined £5 and his licence was endorsed by Clitheroe magistrates when he admitted, in a letter, riding his scooter without ‘L’ plates.


WITHOUT PLATES A • provisional licence holder,


DANCING, CRICKET AND BOWLS KEEP CLITHEROE ROUND TABLERS BUSY


DANCING, cricket and bowls have provided members of Clitheroe Round Table with full and varied social pro- gramme recently. An informal


dance was held at the White Bull, Gisbum. ably or­ ganised by the Table’s social convenor, Mr. John Rushton, The dance was attended by 65 members and guests, who had an enjoyable evening with dis­ cotheque music for dancing, and an excellent buffet supper pro- vided by the management of the hotel. The annual friendly cricket


summe r


match between Round Tablers and Clitheroe Rotarians was played at the


of Waddington Cricket Club The game was won by the Ro­ tarians, with three wickets in hand. The Round Table, having won the toss, chose to bat first and'scored 57, before being all out in only the eighth over. After the match, the players


gr o u n d


total of 2.763 readers, of whom 615 are children. During the year the bookstock averaged a total of 18,870 books—8,207 of them being adult fiction. 2,500 junior fiction, and 8,163 non-fiction. Books issued during the year


that th e majority of display work in the division — which includes libraries at Clayton, Oswaldtwistle, Great Harwood, Church and Rishton—is done by the more artistically in­ clined members of staff.


REFERENCE ROOM


A book fund, which is not keeping pace with the rising


Less room for fair


CLITHEROE’S October Fair


will only be able to use part of the recreation ground this year because the GPO and Corporation Health Depart­


ment also use the site. At a recent meeting of the


Planning and Estates Commit­ tee, Mr. J. Newton Bell, the Borough Surveyor, said that the last time the fair was in Clitheroe, the health depart­ ment had difficulty getting _ in and out of the recreation


ground. Coun. J. Blackburn, chair­


man of the committee, sugges­ ted that another site be found for the fair but after some discussion, none was accepted. He said that if the recreation


ground was used then white lines or some other method would have to be use d to


veyor should • arrange which part of the ground should be


ensure that there was access for the health •’department vehicles and to the footpath. It was decided, that the sur­


confirmed -by the council on Tuesday.


used _ by the fair; This course of action^ was


Stonyhurst Old Boy


is ordained An old' boy of Stonyhurst


College, Fr. Paul Rigby was ordained at the college on Sun­ day week by a fellow old boy Bishop Geoffrey Burke, Assis­


tinue'. his' seven years -training in London, having already completed a three year study of theology at Willowdale, On­


tario. , The Mass was concclebratcd


by about 25 priests, many of them from outside the College,


and the ordination was per­ formed. .Among , those .present were members of the Rigby family and friends.


: Thc”Rigby-family,- who live in Liverpool, . have two .other sons. ’The younger one, Mark, who has just:completed his 4th


year at. the College, was semng Mass. The celebration was fol­


lowed- by : a reception. in. the Great Hall. ,


tant Roman Catholic Bishop of Salford. Fr. Rigby, aged 30, wll con­


round of the area bowls com­ petition, held at the Stag’s Head, Goosnargh. Clitheroe scored 76 to Preston’s 74, tak­ ing them through to the semi­ final to be held at Clitheroe in the near future. The four couples who repre­


Table beat Preston . Amounder- ness Round Table in the third


totalled 112,498 (compared with 56,871 in the previous 12 months). T h e s e included 62.817 fiction and 29,607.non- fiction books, compared with 37,970 and 10.893 respectively the previous year. Junior issues totalled 15,435


fiction (6,295. last year) and 3,639 non-fiotion (1,713).


At the bar of the modernised room arc Mr. A1E Wood, life president, and Mrs. Chamley, stewardess.


Celebration night


CLITHEROE R o y a l British Legion Club was packed to tile doors when it opened to the public for the first time since its renovation. A club member said (hat Sat­ urday’s social evening “went


like a bomb’’ and attracted 300 people. There was a buffet supper, and music for the danc­ ing was provided by the Kit- chcnaircs, with Harry at the the organ. The dub, in Whalley Road,


was given a facelift by some of the members to mark the 50th anniversary of its formation. The lounge has been panelled in wood, and furnished with leather chairs, and tbc new teak floor makes it ideal for dances.


END ‘HYSTERICAL’ RENTS, SAYS COUNCILLOR


CLITHEROE’S burgage rents, which yield only a few pence annually, were not historical as


had been, said in committee, they were “hysterical”, Coun. Richard Turner told the Town Council. But failing a seconder, his attempt to have the rents abolished was unsuccessful.


first raised at the last meeting of file Finance and General Purposes’ Committee.


The future of the rents was


Newton Bell, Borough _ Sur­ veyor,'outlining the origin of the rents, said the first record of their existence was in 1258, when Is. 4d. was paid to the Lord of the Honor of Clitheroe as rent for a tenement. At that time


At that meeting Mr. J.


varied. In 1766 there were 102 but now there are only 12.


there were 60 such rents. Over the years, this number


feel that from a historical.point of view this is a part of very old history even if it does take a few shillings to collect the few shillings we get.” Mr. R. Pickup, Borough


Said Mr. Newton Bell: “1 do


I must also agree with Mr. Pickup in pure logic. The collec­


tion involves cost completely out of hand.”


gested that all the rents be done away with except one but this was not supported.


Treasurer, said he wanted to see the rents bought out He. added that the present burgage rents yielded such sums as 2p, 3p and 7p.


Aid. Clifford Chatburn sug­


said he-supported the Borough Treasurer’s opinion that the rents ought to be ■


In Council, Coun. Turner


mented: “I agree with Mr. •Newton Bell that this is old Clitheroe and something that a lot of red brick authorities do not possess and never will. But


Coun. Harry Pearson com­


£150, now there were only 12 of them, including one owned by the Corporation. The income was 74p annually but collecting the rents cost 300p. “In this day and age wc have


In 1866 they yielded about bought out.


sented the Clitheroe Table were: Brian Cushing and John Spensley (won 21-14); Michael Washbrook and Brian Mulligan (lost 15-21); Roy Dewhurst and David Hepworth (lost 19-21); Roger Dugdale and Richard Read (won 21-18), after being 18-13 down at one stage.


FINED £5


car who pulled out of Primrose Garage in Whalley Road, Clith­ eroe, into the path of an on­ coming vehicle, was fined £5, with endorsement, by Clitheroe magistrates. Pleading guilty by letter,


The 17-year-old driver, of a


and spectators had a social gathering at the Sun'Inn, Wad­ dington. The C l i t h e r o e Round


was bought by the Water Board, to make Stocks Reservoir, Mrs. Hanson and her husband had to leave and they moved to Grindle­ ton to farm at Town Head.


When the-land at Dale Head


and diamond wedding anniver­ saries there.


They celebrated their golden IN SUMMER


son moved from Town Head to Dale Croft, a bungalow next door to the farm. On the other side of the farm there is a pair of semi-detached houses built by Mr. Hanson. He also did all the joinery. Mrs. Hanson has three daugh­


making 100 lbs of butter in the summer and between 15 lbs and 40 lbs of cheese. .In 1966, Mr. and Mrs. Han­


Mrs. H a n s o n remembers


ters, Mrs. Hilda Clark, Mrs. Mary Jolly and Mrs. Laura Blackwell, . and three sons, Lewis, Robin and Harry. Two of the daughters live in the houses built by their father. Two of the sons live at West


She had to walk a mile and a Second


MRS. MARY HANSON, of Dale Croft, Grindleton, celebrated her 90th birthday on- Sunday with a family


party at a relative’s house in Rimington. All her life, Mrs. Hanson has


Duke showed interest in Bowland farm


WHEN a local farmer and his wife met the Duke of-Edinburgh last week, the Duke took the opportunity to * learn a little about sheep farming in this area. The' couple, Mr and Mrs E.


Calvert, of Park Gate Farm, Cow Ark were able to answer his questions about their sheep,


at a Royal garden party,- when they were presented to the Queen and Prince Philip.


Mr and Mrs Calvert were in­ vited because they have been


tenants on the Duchy of Lan­ caster estate for thiry years— longer than anyone else; They travelled to London with t\vo other fanning couples, front


the inlerest-the Duke showed .in our farm,” said Mrs. Calvert afterwards. “Several other mem­ bers of the Royal Family were


Crewe and Stafford, and stayed on for a .few days as a holiday. “Wc were greatly surprised at


there, but unfortunately Princess Anne could not attend because of her illness.”


DEFECTIVE BRAKES


Bradford and Harry lives at Dale Croft with Mrs. Hanson. There are four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Despite her great age, Mrs.


letter to Clitheroe magistrates that he had used his car on the road while its braking system was defective because the garage had been unable to do an immediate repair. Michael John Latham, aged


A Whalley. man said in


Hanson is remarkably active. She cooks the meals for herself and her son, washes up the dishes and does some occasional dusting. “I would be bored stiff if I couldn’t use my hands,” she


a beautiful pegged rug which she made herself entirely by


said. In her sitting room, there is


hand. Mrs. Hanson continues to


make rugs and she also knits many things for friends and family.


Suspended sentence


for cannabis smoker


IN order to give 23-year- old Ernest John Lee the opportunity to study to become a teacher, Clitheroe magistrates gave him a six months prison . sentence, suspended for three years, when he. admitted being in possession of cannabis


"thoughts on land sale


CLITHEROE Town Council is having second thoughts about-


selling- a -portion of land be­ tween St.: Paul’s Street and_ Union Street, Low Moor, for' private housing development, i. The Planning and Estates.


Committee ■ had recommended the sale but at the July coun-' ctl meeting Coun. John Troop, seconded by Aid. Tom Robin­ son, successfully moved that, the matter be referred back for further consideration. Putting his case. Coun. Troop 1


said. that in April the council removed the Low Moor Clear­ ance Order with a view to tak- . ing a fresh look at ideas for ’ redevelopment Accordingly,'he did not think


it would be good to permit a small private development which might restrict the council in redeveloping or replanning l’ - area.


SOLUTION TO WHALLE’ TRAFFIC PROBLEM


RESIDENTS of Queen Street- and Princess Street, Whalley,- who have been complaining fot many months about heavy traffic using their roads as a short cut, may soon have their problem solved. Lancashire County Council,


in a letter to Clitheroe Rural Council, said that the problem - could be overcome bv a pro-' hibition of through traffic, order. This would prevent the, ' use of tile roads bv all through traffic and not solely heavy vehicles. The letter explained that this


23, of King Street, Whalley. was fined £5, but his licence was not endorsed. Latham explained that he was: not aware of the seriousness of the offence and had taken his car off the road as soon as he was informed by a policeman.


order would require an exemp­ tion to permit the police to use Queen Street and Princess Street as a diversion during peak holiday periods and at - other necessary times. The Highways Committee of L


the Rural” Council agreed with ‘ the suggestion at its meeting . on Monday and the clerk, Mr. . W. A. Butt, is to contact the Whalley Parish Council and other organisations for their views on the scheme.


QUEEN’S AWARD


an undertaking that Lee would never smoke cannabis again, and cited the evidence of DC David France, who ' had arrested Lee three times but had noticed a radical change in his attitude to drug-taking and had observed that be appeared to be anxious to stop smoking cannabis. Mrs Julia Lee told the court


said that Lee, of Bold Street, Accrington, desired . to go to Manchester Polytechnic in Sep­ tember to take a post-graduate course to qualify as a teacher. Mr Johnson gave the bench


resin. Mr B. Johnson, defending,


that she had threatened to leave her husband if he did not cease smoking cannabis. He had re­ cently promised that he would leave the drug alone, and she firmly believed him. Insp. T. J. Sumner, prosecut­


DAWN BAKER, a pupil at Whiteacrc School, Whalley, is pictured receiving the Queen’s Guide Award from Mrs. I. J. Thompson, County Commis­ sioner for Guides. The presentation took place at a ceremony at the school recently.


ing, described how DC France saw Lee at the Castle Music Fetival, holding what appeared to be a cigarette. Lee was already known to DC


Derek Driver, of Greengatcs, Downham, said: “The extensive damage to my car proves that the other car was exceeding file 30 mph limit”


Passes exam


son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Leach, of Mayfield Cottage, Eastham Street, Clitheroe, has been, suc­ cessful in passing the examina­ tion for membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.


Dr. Guy Leach, the only


Lorry driver fined £10


RE-ELECTED


chairman of No. 5 Education Executive, County Coun. H. Eastwood and Coun. J. A. Barnes, were re-elected for a further term of office. They were also appointed, as . repre­ sentatives for the Clitheroe Adult Centre.


The chairman and rice INCREASING


all the talk about historic Clith- croc, but these rents are hys­ terical”, he declared.


. Blackburn telephone area, compared with 272 a -year earlier. This represents an increase of 15.4 per cent.


continues to grow rapidly. At the end of May ' there were 314 telex, lines working in the


Blackburn’s Telex _ service


A FINE of £10 was imposed upon a St. Helens man when he was found guilty at Clitheroe magistrates’ court of driving an articulated lorry without due care and attention. Frank Hayes, 42, of Moor


France, who took hold of his hands, causing him to throw the cigarette on to the floor. It was recovered and appeared to be a resinous substance. Later, at the police station, a


small quantity of this substance was found in Ixe’s hip pocket. Inspector Sumner said that


Lee was highly educated,* with six ’O’ levels, two ‘A’ levels, and a diploma in art and design, from Reading and Manchester Universities.:


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Avenue, also, had his licence endorsed and was ordered to


a, Mrs. Dorothy Butler was driv­ ing along Clitheroe Road, Whal ley, when she noticed a lorry watting to come out of a junc­ tion. near to Rose Cottage Bridge.’ As she-approached, the lorry


pay £2 costs. Insp. T. J. Sumner said that


offence. In court, Hayes domed the \


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