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Slaidburn in Bank Holiday mood despite the weather


IT WAS a wild and blustery day for the annual May Queen Festival and sports at Slaidburn, but there was no mistaking the Bank Holiday atmosphere.


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Alf and Maud’s special night out


SATURDAY night out at the ‘local’, for a drink and a chat, has for many years been the highspot of Mr . and Mrs. Al­ f red Gre en’s week. And when they keep their


taken them just over


date tomor row evening, at the Black Bull. Mr . and Mrs. Green, of Ribble Lane. Chatburn. will have something special to cele­ brate . . it will be their golden wedding day. Mr. Green, who is 73, and


l>NSTRATE MACHINE


Ison's of Clitheroe. Known as 2 Clearway, the machine is for Imng roadways, runways and Is where contractors are Irking.


(. H interest was sltown at Institute of Public Cleans- C onference. Bournemouth. .•. new vehicle from At-


Ideveloped by Dunlop and


lusivcly manufactured for Irid-wide distribution by At-


Electing and scraping mud, Iw. slush or sand from the lu n d surface and conveying fy belt into the vehicle body, delegates to the conference l the Clearway being demon-


Ison's . the Clearway can be | l e d by any tipping vehicle


i operates on the principle of


■ied with others in the At- | ribed the Bournemouth visit.


son range. "Quite success- L was how a spokesman


Intry Itines where space is at Ircmium: the electrieonically l Jtrolled Mark IV Spread-


s. urban roads and


lection vehicle fitted for the time on a l.cvland Boxer


er and the "Shark" refuse


Talk by li c a l ih


It I liAl.TH Visitor working in A c c r in g to n area. Airs. \1. L. .-i-.Mtsend. gave a talk to


visitor


■a., i services I rani 1919 to the fcsent day. In 1927 came the prescribed training for tit victors under the aus-


I disford Ladies’ Club on changing pattern of the


|es of i he Ik oval Sanitarv In- but now the Social


lid-es Department directed the l i n i n g . 'he 'also spoke of the wide


Id varied duties of the health l i to r whom she described as a l-iend and confidante of the


rn:i\ *. and who deals with i. medical and m en ta l


Isbiems. s. [>. I ielding thanked Mrs.


lant-Tow nsend.


Can a d a goose


s ighted


I fSPITL stormy skies and a wind. 14 Cl itheroc Nat-


j i p t s had a most enjoyable | ture walk in the Mitton area, ed by Mrs. E. Friend, they < the field path across Mit- flats to tlic Aspinall Arms, countryside was resplen-


Ificr a short visit to Mit ton irch the partv returned by


lacking Boat, and this (ought back memories to the Icier members who used to loss here by ferry. IH ighiight of the w alk was the mg of a Canada goose.


Int. They followed the Ribblc ■.here it meets the Calder at


. o f Miuon Green. Foot Hill Br ick H iu i 'C .


EQUIPMENT ROBIN.


GISBURN MAN’S STUDY OF STREAM EROSION


A THESIS on erosion caused by streams has earned a Doctorate of Philosophy for a Gisburn man, Dr. T. P.


Wilkinson. The elder son of Mrs. R. M.


T. Wilkinson, he was awarded the degree at the May convocation


Wi lkinson and the late Mr. T.


por t of rock debris in upland streams” — Dr. Wilkinson stu­ died 10 streams in nor thern England.


study that on average about three-quahters of the yearly rain­ fal l appears as run off in the streams. On the wettest four days in each year the streams do between half and three-quarters of their yearly total erosion of the land.


streams have been carried out in Britain. I t was found in this


Brook in the Bowland Fells. Very few studies of upland


including Langden BOULDERS


by about two to three feet every thousand years, the rate being


each year the streams do_ about one quar ter of the year ’s ero- sional work. In total the up­ lands currently are being eroded


On the single wettest day


greater in wetter areas. About


eroded material is removed as fine sediment in the streams giving the water its muddy ap­ pearance when in flood. About a quar ter o f the total erosion is chemical (rock dissolved in the water—“hard” water) and about one- tenth of the total eroded mater ial is rolled along the stream beds as large cobbles


two-thirds of the


at the University of Newcastle- upon-Tyne. For his thesis—“The trans­


Pet falcon takes to the air again


THE ‘hawk’ which spent part of last week at a farm in Bolton by Bowland has turned out to be a pet falcon lost by a Padiham man several days earlier. Mr. and Mrs. J. Capstick.


who spotted the bird at their Yew Tree Farm, contacted Mr. Douglas Parker, of River Drive, Padiham, at the end of last week, when they heard that he had lost a falcon. But when he reached the farm


however, the bird had taken flight and his search began


again. The falcon, a Lugger from


Pakistan has a three-foot wing span and is of a brown mottled colour. Mr. Parker bought the bird only in January and kept i t in the back garden. Mr. Parker thinks that if it


from anyone who sights the bird, at Packham 71774.


Susan Righy (The robotW 4, T racy Lawson {witch): 5. t\ichola Wilkinson UJntcli gun.


THE winners of the fancy dres s competition were: I Shaun Taiti :tnd Jv<-my f C/g’ .( tors from Beatrix Poller hooks)\ 2, Louise and Kate Rukui (.7 v‘/ . \ a,U ift • /v


^ )thcr Atkinson vehicles dem-


|trated included the new City r—the answer to snow- ; ice problems in city


mill, and worked there for an unbroken 28 years until his re­ tirement. by which time he was the engineer in charge of run­ ning the steam engine and loom system. Mr, Green was also a member of the Civil Defence during the last war, and he


In 1939, he returned to the


his wife Maud. 78. a re among the pub's mos t regular cus­ tomers. and they love to meet their friends there, and have a gossip, returning home for sup­ per. "In fact” , we are so well- known that if we d on’t arrive a t our usual time, people begin to wonder where we are”, said Mrs. Green. To reach the pub, Mr. and


was a keen sportsman, and he still enjoys watching various sports on television.


remembers vividly the bomb that fell on Chatburn. In his spare time. Mr. Green


Mrs. Green walk past the Chat- burn Mill—and it is at the mill th a t they first met in 1919. Mrs. Green is a native of Great Harwood, but moved to Chat- burn at the end of the First Wor ld War . She was ‘in service’ a t a house in the village for a shor t time, before beginning as a weaver. She is still very active and


younger days, he was some­ thing of an all-rounder, playing fo r Chatburn Cricket Club, and the village footbal l team. He has numerous medals to prove his skill as well as silver cups for billiards and snooker. Later Mr . Green was also a cricket umpire, and a footbal l referee. He recalls refereeing matches when former Mayor of CJith- eroe, Alderman Clifford Chat ­ burn. played at centre-forward for Chatburn. Mrs. Green was a keen dancer


In his


does all her own housework. She is remarkably well and says she has never had a serious illness, just the odd cold. “ I think that keeping up with work keeps you young, and 1 have never given up doing some work of some kind”. Mrs. Green ex­ plained. Mr. Green is not quite as keen


as his wife about this philo­ sophy—he likes to relax a little, but he. too, has had a very


full life. Born in Chatburn. he started


work at the mill—learning to weave—at the age o f 12 ’’When 1 first began, 1 worked half­ time. Th a t is. either six o’clock in the morning to 12.30 p.m., o r a similar length of time in the af ternoon, and the wages were half-a-crown a week”. In 1916. he joined the army,


in her younger days, but only for pleasure—she did not enter competitions. Her hobbies now include sewing and watching televsion. “We have no regrets, and are very happy in our re­ tirement”, she said. Mrs. Green however, have one complaint. Al though the couple love life in Chatburn. they find that thev cannot see their friends further afield very often, because of the high cost of public trans­ port. But. she is quick to add, their many f riends in the village


which meant fewer visitors than usual, the festivities received plenty of enthusiastic support from the villagers of Newton Slaidburn and Dunsop Bridge. But there were disappoint­


In spite of the bad weather, presented to her by the Whit


ker, Elizabeth Green and Pamela Redmaync. wore Empire-line


ments too. An outbreak of mumps among the children at Slaidburn School meant that the May Queen and many of the attendants and maypole dancers were ill in bed the previous week. Fortunately, most of them re­


covered just in time, but for at tendant Alison Waterworth and train bearer Graham Town- son. it was a dismal day The morning procession from


the village green to Whiteholnie, where each child traditionally receives a silver coin, was can­ celled. because it was thought too cold and wet. Instead, Mrs. M. A. L. Williams came down to the village to present 5p pieces to the children, and New Testa­ ments to those leaving primary school at the end of term.


TOO WINDY


the Queen-elect Jane Elliott, and by Mr. R. E. Raw. the chairman of the Festival Committee and procession marshal. The procession round the vil­


Mrs. Williams was thanked by


lage to St. Andrew's Church went ahead as planned, although it was too windy for the Sunday School banners to be carried. The service was conducted by


Monday Committee. Her attendants. Elizabeth Wal­


dresses in pink, mauve and blue Tcrylene lawn, trimmed with white lace on the bodice and cuffs. They carried posies of sal­ mon pink roses, white lilac and lily of the valley, made by Mrs. Jean Lawson. Flower girls Ann Parker and


Anne-Marie Green carried bas­ kets of chrysanthemums, freesia.


white lilac and lily of the valley, made by Mrs. Mary Parker. Crown bearer was Andrew Pin- dcr, and sword bearer Robert Parker, and the Queen’s train was carried by Colin Ashton and


Mark Walker. An open fancy dress competi­


tion. with prizes donated by Mrs. McCree. was judged by Mrs. Riley, of Barnoldswick. a relief


teacher at Slaidburn School. Entertainment followed with


maypole dancing, the maypole weighted against the wind with sandbags and small boys, and


open sports. The maypole dancers, trained


the Rev. G. H. Gaze, and a brief address to the children was given by the Rev. Michael Savage, vicar of St. Stephen's Church,


Bradford In the afternoon, Jane, the


Queen-elect, walked in proces­ sion. with her retinue anti the


retiring Queen. Karen Briggs, from the village hall to the sports field, for the coronation cere­ mony. Jane wore a dress of white nylon lace over paper nylon, trimmed with white velvet, and a crimson velvet cloak, with white headdress and sandals. She also wore a gold locket.


make life enjoyable, and travel- j ling long distances is not quite ■ such a necessity.


celebrations, although to mark the anniversary, they are spend­


The couple plan no special


ing a week in Heysham shortly. Tomor row, however, it will


and went to France, returning in 1919. Then af ter a further stint at the mill, when he met his wife, he worked in Bellman quarries for 12 years.


be a case of ‘open house’ at the Gre en ’s. “There will be no in- | vitations”. explained Mrs. | Green, “but our friends will be welcome to drop in during the day for a drink and a piece of cake”. And judging by the


couple’s popularity, that should make the Green’s home pretty busy tomorrow.


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Townson. Rosemary Cross, Susan and Judith Pindcr. Yvonne Par­ ker. Kaye Howard. Sarah Wal­ ker and Jennifer Walker. Caro­ line Blackwell. Pamela Breaks, and Audrey. Joyce. Sheila and Linda Kenyon, with Helen Chard as reserve.


by Miss M. Watson, were Ruth Baines. Julie Briggs. Mandv


SPORTS RESULTS


R ig b y , M i c h a e l Wo o d . Kie ron. T o w n s o n ; G i r l s — F i o n a E v a n s , M i c l i a e l a B r ow n . C a ro l P a r k e r . 40 y a rd s ; B o y s— A n d r ew Rig b y .


25 y a rd s : Bo y s — A n d r ew


M a r k S n e e s b y : G i r l s— A n n P a r ­ k e r . C h r i s t i n e W a d d i n g t o n , A n n e -M a r i e G r e e n . 80 y a r d s ; Bo y s — j o i n t 1 s t I j .


D e w h u r s t a n d G u y B r a n n e r . j o i n t 3 r d R o b e r t P a r k e r a n d A n ­ d r ew B l a c k b u r n : G i r l s — L i n d a K e n y o n , j o i n t 2 n d J u l i e Br ig g s a n d E l i z a b e t h R o b i n s o n . 100 y a rds (11 and u n d e r ) :


ENTHUSIASM for max pole dancing runs high in the Kenyon fami ly— but it can cause confusion among spectators who think they're seeing things] The four sisters, including twins, ate nil pupils at Slaidhitni School, where they 'make up a quarter o f the maypole dancing «fam. / icturea wit c mini maypole, from the left, are Sheila, seven, Joyce, nine, Audre y , 10, and Linda seven.


R o s em a r y Cross. 100 yards (Hi and u n d e r ) :


M i c h a e l M o r t o n . Relay race ( g i r l s a n d b o y s ) :


Bo y s— B r i a n Ha r d a e r e . P. H a r ­ vey. R. S to t t : Gi r l s — S u s a n B u s h . L in d a Wi lk in s o n . P a u l i n e B a rn e s . S a ck race: Boys — A n d r ew


C l i t h e r o e t e am . L a d ie s ’ 80 y a rd s : Mr s . M.


B l a c k b u r n . J o h n I n g h am . B a r r y Ma s o n : Gi r ls — D o r e e n G a z e ,


J o y c e Ke n y o n . S u s a n B u s h . Potato race: Boys — K e i t h


Or a n g e , Ma lcolm H a n d l e y . B a r r y Ma s o n : Gi r t s—S u s a n B u s h . A n n


Mi l le r , C h r i s t in e Ha r g r e a v e s . Three-legged race: Bo y s —


R o b e r t Gaze a n d Mi c h a e l T o d d . P e t e r Ba in e s a n d D a v id Wa l l - b a n k . K e i th Or a n g e a n d B a r r y Ma so n : Gi r l s—K a r e n B r ig g s a n d Do r e e n Gaze. R o s em a r y Cro s s a n d El iz a b e th G r e e n . S u s a n B u s h a n d Linda R a lp h .


Bo y s — K e i t h O r a n g e . Mi c h a e l M o r t o n . P e t e r P e a r s o n ; G i r l s— J e a n M e t c a l i . S h e i l a R o b e r t s ,


J o h n In g h am. K e i t h O r a n g e . Mi c h a e l Mor ton: Gi r l s — S u s a n B u s h . A n n Miller. C h r i s t i n e H a r ­ g r e a v e s Wheelbarrow race ( g i r l s a n d


E b b and snoon ra ce: B o y s —


boys) : Susan Bu s h a n d P e t e r We b s t e r . Ann M a r s d e n a n d


B r o a dw a y . -Mr s . M. K u c h l i n g . L a d ie s ’ potato ra c e : Mr s . M. K u c l i l i n g . Mr s . V. B r a d l e y , Mr s .


j o i n t 1 s t Mr s . V. B r a d l e y a n d Mi s s C H a r g r e a v e s , Mr s . B. Dew-


B. D ew h u r s t . L a d ie s ’ egg and spoon ra ce :


h u r s t . Men 100 y a rd s : D. G i l l i b r a n d .


A D o b s o n . E. R o b i n s o n . Men 440 y a rd s : P. E n tw i s t l e , T . P i n c h . Mr . H tm i l s C y c le r a c e : R. Bo l ­ t o n . R . G a z e . W. A. S l a c k . S a c k ra c e : D. B u s h . T . P i n c h . „


R. B o l t o n


Hairstyle contest


winners


P i n c h . D. B u s h Mi le : T . N a t t ­ r a s s , T . P i n c h . P . M e t c a l f e . Mu s ic a l ch a i r s on cy c le s :


C ro s s - c o u n t r y : T . N a t t r a s s T .


R a l p h B o l t o n . W A. S l a c k . P i l ­ low f ig h t : D. B u s h . R. B o l t o n . F ive-a- s ide fo o tb a l l : G l s b u r n A t h l e t i c A. T u g of W a r : S l a t d - b u r n A (12 p t s ) . W h a r f e d a l e A (8 p t s ) . C l i t h e r o e (7 p t s ) . S l a i a - b u r n B (3 p t s ).


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FIRST prize in our recent hair fashion competition goes to Mrs. M. Bailey, of 39 Woonc Lane. Clitheroe, who, according to the judges’ decision, placed the five hairstyles in the best order of attractiveness. Mrs. Bailey receives a £5


voucher to be spent at any hair­ dresser who advertised on the competition page. Consolation prizes of £1 go


TORE L LO II £3*99 Black, Navy. Hickory, String or


White Gluvskin. D fitting, wedge heel


let the sunshine


BAHAMA II £3-99 White, String or Navy Gluvskm,


Hickory Calf or Rust Suede. B fitting. 1 i ' wedge


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£20 f in e fo r


d r iv in g w ith ou t d ue care


THE case against a Wadding- ton man who denied driving without due care and at ten­ tion in Whalley Road. Pendle­ ton. was found proved by Clitheroe magistrates. Christopher Harrison (19).


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of Pinder Close, was fined £20 with endorsement, and ordered to pay witnesses’ expenses of £4.65. Inspector T. J. Sumner told the cour t that a van being driven towards Whalley signalled to turn r isht into Standcn Hev Lane. A second van that had been following, passed on the nearside, but a third van. driven by the defen­ dant. came up on the offside and collided with the first


vehicle. Mr. W. D. Greenwood, def­


ending. said that, from the wit­ nesses’ accounts, it seemed that the driver of the first van had done everything correctly, and according to the Highway Code. He suggested, however, that, seeing that the road was clear, his client had begun to overtake the line of vehicles, and, after he had almost passed the first one. the van driver indicated that he wa« turning right, and nulled out without looking behind.


MR JOHN SIMON Westhead. of Blackburn, and formerly of Clitheroe. has been elected sec­ retary of the Nor th West So­ ciety of Chartered Accountants.


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COMPETITORS in the sports c vents were cn thusiastic in spite o f the weather.


fields, Gisburn. at tended Cl ith­ e roe Royal Gramma r School an d graduated f rom the Univer ­ sity of Durham in 1963. He is marr ied with two chi ld­


an d boulders. Dr. Wilkinson, of Barley-


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Soroptimists visit hall


SOME twenty-five members and friends of the Soroptimist Club of Cl i theroe visited Gaw- thorpe Hall. Padiham, where they were welcomed by the warden, Miss Wordsworth. The hal l was the home for over 300 years o f ""the Shut t lewor th


fen's children cannot wai t to I tead a night under canvas.


|e prize, and now Mr. How-


J Pictured, from the left, are Ilr. R. A. Brooks, Tied Trade l lanage r for Whi tbread in the Tes t Pennines. who presented nc prizes. Mrj-and Mrs.JWflson knd Mr. andoM'rsAHfcrwdcrk"3


where he is an assistant pro­ fessor in Geography at Carleton University. They will be living in England during the next year on an exchange ar rangement with the University of Liver­


pool. AND


R o ta ry Club o f f ic e r s


OFFICERS of Cl itheroe | Rotary Club were elected at : the annual meeting to serve during the presidency of Mr. R. E. Pye.


W. D. Oliver, and second vice- president Mr. F. Foster. Mr. G. Mitchell


First vice-president is Dr.


(assisted by Mr. N. Cook, and treasurer is Mr. G. W. Dug-


is secretary,


dale. The chairman of committees


arc Mr. R. Howarth (club ser­ vice), Mr. J. Myers (commu­ nity service), Mr. J. Lord (inter­ national) and Mr . E. Haigh (vocational service). Following custom, honorary


as


fami ly and is' now owned by th e Nat ional Trus t and used by the Nelson and Colne Fur ther Educat ion College. The_ last member of the family to live at the hal l was the Hon. Rachel Kay-Shut tleworth who started a unique collection of needle­ work and costumes. The visit was organised by c lu b member Mrs. Joan. Mycrs_


members for the coming year have also been elected. They a re the Mayor. Coun. Richard Turner . Mr. A. H. Todd. Mr. J. Billson and Mr J. Bentham.


A SUCCESSFUL barn dance and barbecue on Friday, at Ray- "gill Moss Farm, Bolton-by-Bow-


land. the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Booth, raised £150. It was organised by members of Bolton-


bv-Bowland Young Farmers’ Club, who made hamburgers, hot dogs and coffee on calor gas


Music was provided by Action


Sound Disco and the Silver Key­ notes.


STRONG winds blew down a tree onto the road near Mit ton Bridge in the early hours of Friday morning. County Coun­ cil men turned out a t 2 a.m. to move the obstruction.


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