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- j -'''■"'S'*®' Tour of Commons


for Clitheroe school party


BACK at school on Tuesday, pupils at St. James's CE School, Clitheroe. had plenty to say about their four-day trip to London. One slight disappointment


was that Mr. David Walder, Clitheroe Division MP, was not able to show them round the


Houses of Parliament because o f his illness. However, he arranged for


three guides to meet the 67 pupils and six members of stall", who were on the trip to Condon, and they were taken on a conducted tour. Mr. John Barrett, deputy


and the children saw many interesting items. Highlights were a visit to


headmaster, said the children were very impressed, especially by the robing room, and they were struck with the smallness o f the House of Commons. The trip went very smoothly


J.ondon Airport, where the children saw Jumbo jets, and the Black and White Minstrel show at the Victoria Palace. The Tower of London. St.


children, it was their first visit to London and they made the most of it. There were rides on the underground and evening walks in Trafalgar Square and Piccadilly where all the city lights could be seen.


long queues, the children were not able to visit the Tutankha- mun exhibition and instead went to the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. In our "picture, the children


Pauls Cathedral and West­ minster Abbey were among the sights on the itincry and and


minutes. Unfortunately, because o f the


enjoyed and on the return journey the new spaghetti junc­ tion near Birmingham was in use. The coaches had no diffi­ culty negotiating it and it cut the journey by ab out 20


the party all the time and every­ one was taken from place to place by coach. The trip by motorway was


There were two couriers with


Brush show and others watched a recording being made of Cab­ bages and Kings, a new series which will be shown in July. For the majority of the


the children also visited two television shows. Some went to see the Basil


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Castle festival tomorrow


THE ROCK FANS ARE COMING


TOMORROW, for one day, Clitheroe will become the Mecca of East Lancashire for thousands of young people,


‘Get cracking9 on new junior school


EDUCATION LEADERS CALL FOR ACTION AT BRIGHT STREET


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PROSPECTS of an early start on Clitheroe’ s much needed junior sehool appear to be anything but bright. The new school----in Bright Street-----has been welcomed as a means of easing the over­ crowdin'* at E d i s ford Road School but nobody is saying when build-


in g w i l l Six months aiJ1 was sa'd


that a start would be made in the Spring; that planning was


and six members of staff who accompanied them, are shown outside the Houses of Parli­ ament.


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well advanced and the first phase would be handed over by the end of the year. But when Division 5 Edu­


ATTRACTIVE barmaid Roslyn Jones, of the Parker’s Arms Hotel, Newton., is looking for­


finalists chosen from several hundred entrants in a Belle of the Bar competition, organised by the Hotel and Catering Insti­ tute and Licensed Victuallers. The final, with all competitors


ward to a very important date on Monday. Roslyn, 18, is one of 12


wearing hot pants and boots, will he judged at the Inter­ national Trade and Catering Exhibition. at I t c l l c Vue, Manchester. When she is not helping her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Glyn Jones, to serve behind the bar, Roslyn enjoys riding horses and driving. There are one or two things she doesn’t like, however. And one of them . . . just whisper it . . . is beer!


An important date for the area’s dairy farmers


FIVE of the country’s top agricultural experts will be in Clitheroe on Monday to help local farmers come to terms with the government’s scheme to rid the industry of the scourge of brucellosis. A programme is being undertaken on an area basis and


as the Ribble and Hodder valleys are next in turn the North- West, Clitheroe and Bowland branch NFU has arranged a meeting of farmers at the Parish Church Hall on Monday evening.. Several hundred are expected to attend. Speakers will be Mr. D. A.


Hughes, divisional veterinary officer, Lancashire: Mr. J. L. Shaw, divisional veterinary of­ ficer. Leeds; Mr. J. G. Loxam, deputy regional veterinary of­ ficer. Leeds; Mr. A. Pickering, divisional executive officer. Ministry of Agriculture. Preston and Mr. E. S. Simmons: divis­ ional executive officer, Harro­ gate. Mr. J. F. Barrow, of Wad- dington, NFU branch president, will preside.


of the brucellosis eradication scheme will be explained and that the local area and time­ table will be defined.


It is expected that the terms TESTING


know the full implication of the area eradication orders which come into force when the com­ pulsory testing of animals be­ gins, the compensation for slaughtered animals, what the building regulations and such things as double fencing will call for, and the loss of milk yield, which could be con­ siderable.


Farmers will also want to


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Medium Dry (1959) or Medium Sweet (nv) THE crowning of 11 -year-old Jane Elliott, who became May Que en for si^bum, Newton Dunsop Bridgej ^ B^k Holiday


Monday, wav a proud moment for Mrs. Janet Boothman, 0f ciith eroe. Mrs. Boothman, Who performed the ceremony at.Slam rn sports field, was the last head teacher of Newton School, where , ane W


JJS among ti,e last group of five-year-olds she taught. Jane, now a pupil at Slaidburn School, lives at Newton.p0lice Station. F, bca(uU ieport4>tt*h^£«stival see page seven. Whiteside's


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isional education oftccr, said he was unable to ge; from the county a definite promise about a completion date. Concern about the delay to


called upon Lancashire Educa­ tion Committee to press on with


it.


Advertiser and Times that so far no starting date could be given. "This is what is causing concern. When wc know the starting date wc will have a pretty good idea of the com­ pletion date,"’ lie said.


Priority


Council is being asked to give top priority to the making up of the access road to the site. "Let us sec if wc can get a de­ cent foundation for the builder's lorries to use," said Mr. J. A. Barnes to the executive. In point of fact, the town


Meanwhile, Clitheroe Town Later. Mr. Calvert told the


the £70,000 project was ex­ pressed by the executive and it


cation Executive W on Tues­ day, Mr. F. Calver;, acting div­


if there are no objectors, making up of Bright Street should start in October. Although the school is still


only on the drawing board—the Advertiser and Times under­ stands that tenders have not even yet been invited—the catchment areas have been de­ signated and recommended for county approval.


Street, Moor Lane, Highfield Road, Goosebutts Lane and Pcndle Road will be transferred from St. James's CE School to Bright Street. This will be sub­ ject to parental option on de­ nominational grounds, which the managers would be re­ quested to scrutinise.


small area of Claremont and an area cast of, but not including, Chatburn Road and York Street, and extending, but not includ­ ing, Chatburn Avenue.


the area bounded by Henthorn Road and the railway—at pre­ sent part of the Edisford School catchment—and the new Pen­ nine View estate. Pcndle Sschool will cede the


In lieu, St. James’s will take The area north-cast of Castle


MP RECOVERS FROM


ILLNESS CLITHEROE Division MP. Mr. David Walder. who had to can­ cel his engagements for a week because of illness, will be re­ turning to his Parliamentary


duties on Monday. He has now fully recovered


from the indisposition—’flu and a gastric illness—at his home in Grimsargh. Among engagements he had


to cancel was attendance at the Clitheroe RDC chairman’s din­ ner last Friday, but he did not have to miss much Parliamen­ tary business as the House has been in recess this week. However, yesterday Mr. Wal­


council has already approved the making-up of the streets as a priority under the Private Street Works Act. Estimates and the provisional


o f Castle View, Kirkmoor Road, and Bawdlands a n d that bounded Parson Lane and Castle Street. When the Bright Street school


In return, it will take the area inside.


apportionments of the cost to the frontagers will be submitted to the Public Works Committee at the end of this month. Town Clerk, Mr. John Cowdall, told our reporter yesterday. The next step will be the serv­ ing of the statutory notices and.


comes into operation new en­ trants with elder brothers or sisters already in scliool. will not have any special right of admission to the school. They will be sent to the appropriate school for the area in which they live. However, if parents want all


Swill road


CLITHEROE firemen we r e called to Crow Trees Brow, Chatburn, on Wednesday, to swill spilt diesel oil from the road after a lorry jack-knifed. No-one was injured in the


their children to attend the same school they will have the right to transfer the older children.


builders.


crash, and no other vehicle was involved. The lorry belonged to George Waddington Limited,


estimate the crowd could be up to 10,000 strong—almost three times last year’s total. The ac­ cent at tomorrow’s happening, which takes place in the Castic grounds will—aptly enough—be rock music.


planned last year’s highly suc­ cessful event. Now the only factor that is likely to cause concern is the weather. How­ ever. one of the organising com­ mittee, Dave Barlow, said that, whatever the weather, the show would go on.


sary for the running of this mammoth undertaking have been completed by the same group o f local young men who


AH the arrangements neces­ BIG CROWD


same size o f crowd as last year —about 3,500” , he said, “and given the right conditions, the total could be 5.000 or even 10.000”. He explained that pre­ cautions had been taken to en­ sure that the musicians were protected from the elements, and a large amount of plastic sheeting had been bought, which may be distributed among the fans if the rains come down. “The real selling point of the


“At worst, we will have the


as they ‘invade’ the town once more for the annual music fesdval. And this year, the organisers


Clitheroe teacher to study for


ministry SCIENCE master at Clitheroe Grammar School for Girls, Mr. Harry Brown has been accepted


training on the North West ordination course in Man­ chester. starting in September, he w;41 continue (teaching in Clitheroe. The course Involves weekly


ciated with Clitheroe Parish Church for many years. He is a sidesman, and was formerly a churchwarden. During his tree years of


festival is the cheap entrance fee o f 60p. or 80p on the day” , he added. “This is phenomen­ ally good value for a day’s en­ tertainment. As far as the finan­ cial side goes, we have little to worry about. A budget was worked out in advance, and this was adhered to. We are hoping to make a profit, but whatever happens, we are almost sure to break even”. The show has been given an­


compere. Otherwise, the line­ up is the same as previously


Continued on page eight


other big boost with the news that BBC Radio One disc jockey Pete Drummond is to act_ as


lectures in Manchester, monthly weekends, and a week’s residen­ tial course each year, as well as home study and the writinr of essays. Mr_ Brown is mar ried. with three children.


£3,050 cottage


OFFERED for sale by auction on Wednesday. Primrose Cot­ tage, Newton, brought £3.050, Auctioneers were Hothersal! and Forrest, and the solicitors


were Steele and Son.


CLITHEROE Parish Church choirboys will be going on an outing to the Worth Valley Railway on Saturday, June 17th.


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as a candidate for ordination by the Bishop of Blackburn. Mr. Brown, of Croasdale Drive. Clitheroe. has been asso­


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