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k • :i;or. the lapwing con- s in (locks by Ribble and


r. and very often these lies are joined by smaller of golden plover. They relatives, and have


ar


nef survey soon shows ar after \e a r they gather same pastures between


lot in common,


the identical fields, me thing 1 am certain, if be on those fields next l. Their presence is as able as the season. If this p r o o f of habit evolving net. then perhaps some- explain. or ridicule the


y; and Bashall during the months. This behaviour n common over the last an years, and it is. rc- ie "that they should, such a lengthy period,


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a: these birds and others to the same place year


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Fire on doorstep —


town’s two fire engines had left to fight a barn fire at Bolton by Bowland. on Saturday, an­ other fire broke out virtually on the station’s doorstep. Residents in the Salthill Road


A few minutes after the


but brigade were at Rowland farm


A RUN of five emergency calls in less than 24 hours---- the usual average is four calls a week posed problems for Clitheroe Fire Brigade.


CAR Fire in the stores area of the


area of Clitheroe, who raised the alarm when they saw flames leaping through the roof of the Enterprise Works of Atkinson’s Ltd., were puzzled when fire­ men took more than twenty


available appliances were at Accrington, which sent two crews, and Great Harwood. When they returned from Bol- ton-by-Bowland, the Clitheroe


minutes to arrive. This was because the nearest


brigade were able to send one relief crew, which remained at the scene for seven hours. The firemen’s busy time


HAVING a happy-time a t the


Ribblesdale Pool on Saturday were these local youngsters. And the six boys and girls


•whose faces have been ringed in the picture will have some­ thing else to smile about if they call a t our office in King Street and collect a 50p piece. Ju s t call in with g copy of the paper and collect your award.


T here is one proviso: to ensure y o u r safety in travelling to the office we ask that you be ac­ companied by an adult.


times he lias enjoyed a? tones. Mr. Green's nios' memory, apart front faction gained from hi*


improvement grants from £650 to £1500 maximum, and for barn conversions from £650 to a maximum of £750.


B O W L A N D RDC Housing Committee has recommended an increase in standard home


s ill be the dinners pro- t the hospital! . . . . a ent to the kitchen


ng the presentations. Holgate thanked them r work at Calderstones. ther sad to think that the parting of people ve served us so well." and added: “ I hope you


started early on Saturday even­ ing when a section <pf fencing near to Clitheroe Railway Sta­ tion caught fire. About five yards of the fence, made of old railway sleepers, were destroyed, and the brigade spent an hour at the scene. Cause is unknown.


GIRL STRUCK BY AIR GUN PELLET


A PELLET fired by a 20-year-old Clitheroe man struck a


harm to the girl, Raymond Dawson, of Taylor Street, was given six months’ suspended prison sentence.


schoolgirl in the back, Clitheroe magistrates were told. F or causing actual bodily


firearm within five years of being released from prison, he was given three months' sus­ pended sentence and a similar sentence fo r having a loaded air weapon in a public place. All three sentences are to run concurrently.


F o r being in possession of a


F o r trespassing on land with a firearm, he was given an


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girl, a pupil a t Clitheroe Gram­ mar School, was sitting with a friend outside the sports’ pavil­ ion when they heard whistling over their heads and some­ thing strike the pavilion. They saw three youths in Salthill Quarry, one of them their


absolute discharge. Insp. T. J. Sumner said that


carrying a gun aimed direction.


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to the school one was hit on the back. The girl and a police­ man later went to Salthill Road where they saw Dawson and two other youths. When he saw the policeman,


As the girls started to walk DAMPING DOWN In the Bolton-by-Bowland


fire, discovered at 11 p.m. on Saturday, an out-barn was gutted, and its contents—about 40 tons o f hay. and two farm implements—were destroyed. Four engines — two rrom


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works burnt a quantity of stock, and roof trusses were buckled by the heat. Mr. Jaquiss said that the cause of t]lc fjrc would


not become known until foren­ sic experts had made their re­


port. He estimated that repairs to the roof would take about a


was the fourth call, and the alarm was raised at 10.5 a.m. A short circuit in the car. parked near Mitton Church slightly damaged wiring under the bon­ net. hut the fire had been put out by the car’s owner before the brigade arrived. The fifth call, at Sunday


week, but added that production would not be affected. A fire in a car at Mitlon


GREENWOOD Seven bridesmaids attended


Miss Patricia Jean Lund, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Lund, of The Bun­ galow, Salthill Road, Clitheroe,


when she married Mr. James Michael Greenwood at St. Paul’s Church. Low Moor.


The bridegroom, a milkman,


lunchtime, was to a house in Conway Avenue. Clitheroe. where a small chimney fire was dealt with. Damage was slight, and there were no casualties.


Clitheroe and two from Barn- oldswick— attended the scene, near to the Copy Nook Hotel. Using two hoses, connected to portable pumps a t a nearby brook, they soon had the worst of the fire out. and the Clitheroe firemen were able to return home at 2 a.m. Firemen from Barnoldswick continued damp­ ing down operations, and re­ moved hay from the barn throughout Sunday. “ I was quite lucky in a way” ,


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Dawson gave the high-powered air riflle to the owner. Mr. Edward Arnold Roe. At the doctor’s, the girl was


said farmer Mr. J. Metcalfe, whose Bolton Peel Farm is a quarter of a mile from the out- barn. “We often use the bam for keeping livestock in, but at the time we happened not to have any there” . Mr. Metcalfe added that he


found to have a swollen, in­ flamed bruise on her back. Six pellets were found embedded


cation), when he spoke at a j sc h o o l s ’ rally sponsored jointly by Clitheroe Borough ■and Rural District Savings Committee and Blackburn Trustee Savings Bank, The Mayor of Clitheroe.


had been fortunate in another way also. “Last year was an exceptionally good crop of hay. so I will not really be short despite the fire”.


in the wood of the pavilion. The inspector did not ask for


TROUBLE


son, said the rifle was passed round among Dawson and_ his companions who were firing a t fence posts near the school boundary but not in line with the girls.


RECKLESS


pellet must have ricocheted off the post and hit the girl. Dawson had been reckless


Dawson, he said, thought the


rather than wilful. Mr. Dearing explained th a t although the quarries were private, many Clitheroe people went there. Mr. Dearing added that


the gun to be confiscated as it belonged to Mr Roe who was u n a w a r e Dawson was not allowed to have a firearm. Mr. Barry Dearing, for Daw­


known, but Mr. Metcalfe says that he and others had had to warn children from a nearby caravan rally not to play in the barn. “ I had already had trouble with them, as they had broken down walls on my land”, he said. A large crowd — consisting


not had the fire—1 am losing a building, and gaining nothing from it”, he added. Cause of the fire is not


“All the same, l wish I had


the 15 school savings groups in the committee’s area had about 1.000 members and lie spoke appreciatively of the


THE need to train young people in money manage- 1 ment at all stages of their education was the theme of a talk by Mr B. Slater, deputy regional commissioner (Edu- i


is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Greenwood, of Oatlands Farm. Quernmore. Lancaster. The bride, a milk­ maid and a member of Clitheroe Young Farmers’ Club, was given away hy her father. She wore a full-length gown of white spotted organza on classic lines, with a coat forming a train. Her full-length veil was held in place by a crystal tiara, and she carried pink roses.


Sandra Mary Lund, the bride’s sister and chief bridesmaid. Miss Elizabeth Jane Greenwood, the bridegroom’s sister, Miss Helen Waddington. the bridegroom’s cousin. Miss Clare McFarlane. Miss Janet Brewer. Miss Carol


The attendants were Miss LUND


Aspden and Miss Estelle Asp- den. the bride's goddaughter. Miss Lund and Miss Green­ wood wore full-length gowns of


purple duchesse satin. The five young bridesmaids wore full- length dresses of pink Swiss satin trimmed with guipure lace. white headdresses of flowers and ribbons, and white


shoes. All the bridesmaids carried


Victorian posies of freesia and carnations. The best man was Mr. John


which later turned out to be the asbestos roof cracking under in­ tense heat, summoned the bri­ gade.


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L. Greenwood, the bridegroom’s brother, and groomsmen were Mr. Alan Wilkinson. Mr. Mal­ colm Howard and Mr. Stephen Howard. Ushers were Mr. John Lund, the bride's brother, and Mr. Alan Rawsthorne. The ceremony was performed


by the Rev. J. C. Hudson, and the organist was Mr. D. Hart­ ley. A reception was held at The Newdrop Inn, Ribchester. The couple’s new home is in


Croasdale Drive. Clitheroe. Photo by Mrs. A. Stretch, of


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Aid. Sidney Moore, welcomed i about 50 guests to the rally held in his parlour at the Town Hall. Mr. Slater mentioned that


work in schools was also stressed by Mr. E. T. Morgan, chairman, when lie intro­ duced Mr. Slater. The vote of thanks was given by Mr. T. R. Pemberton, a member of


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Saturday, at St. Peter's Church. Stonyhurst. of Miss Margaret Ainsworth, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs Henry Ainsworth, of Dene Brow Cottage, Avenue Road, Hurst Green. The bridegroom, an auto elec­ trical engineer, was Mr. James


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Cartwright, youngest son of Mr. John Cartwright, of Cut Thorn Farm. Shire Lane, Hurst Green, and the late Mrs. Cartwright. Given away by her father, the


by a headdress of ribbon and pearl drops and she carried pink roses, pink carnations, white frccsia and lily of the valley. The bride’s sister. Miss Joyce


while Dawson suspected he was not allowed to handle air rifles, the full implication of the firearms act had not been ex­ plained to him when he left prison and he thought it might only relate to guns which fired bullets. Mr. S. Westhead, presiding,


mainly of caravanners from the rally site, and passers-by. — gathered to watch the fire. Fire­ men had to damp down several o f the caravans nearer to the barn to minimise the danger from flying sparks, but none of them was damaged. Less than half an hour after


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their hair were sprays of blue camellias and forget-me-nots and they carried posies of yellow


roses and white flowers. Best man was Mr. Graham


told Dawson he had a disgrace­ ful record and unless he palled himself together, would be constantly in the hands of the police.


T H E Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire, Lord Clitheroe, was re-elected president of Black­ burn Society of Antiquaries at the annual meeting.


the alarm was raised, for the j Bowland outbreak, a fire was discovered at Atkinson’s Enter­ prise Works, where a store­ room had caught fire. Two ap- ■ pliances from Accrington and one from G re at Harwood raced to the scene. Despite the inevitable delay.


Atkinson’s general manager. Mr. A. Jaquiss. paid tribute to the firemen. “They did an ex­ cellent job in confining the fire to an area of 30 feet by 40 feet” , he said. Nearby residents, roused by a crackling sound like gunfire,


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their wedding at St. Paul's Church, Low Moor. The groom, assistant to the


ELLIS — MARSDEN Mr. and Mrs. John Ellis after


surveyor at Rishton. is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Ellis, Hawthorne Place, Clitheroe.


The bride, who is a bank clerk, is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Marsder* Ribble Way, Low Moor. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis have made their home at Woodlands Drive, Clayton-le-


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standard. I t is a pity tha t the hospital


ballroom does not lend itself acoustically to theatre, although small audiences do not help. A series of microphones at the stage front did not overcome the problem. This apart, the show was


intelligently done, and the 17 scene changes were dexterously handled, ensuring excellent con­ tinuity—a crucial factor in a production of this pace. Some of the special effects were particularly well manu­


another success fo r its pro­ ducer and musical director, Brian Townend. The acting was


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One of his victims was Mae,


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