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Away from it all


TO the factoiy worker or those who spend the best part of the day tied to the office desk the life of a crof­ ter presents all th at is best, worthwhile and desirable. That is the life giving free­ dom and escape. And the crofter himself is satisfied with what he terms free­ dom. To him those in the city and towns are slaves but he. too, fails to realise that the only freedom he has is to vary his hours of labour according to the


favour of self-employment, the healthy outdoor life, freedom from ‘clocking-in’ and the very essentials of physical toil with the soil. These are the funda­ mentals to liberty. And much can also be said of the harsh­ ness. the unremi ttent long hours spent in tending sheep and cattle set against a back­ ground devoid of what to most of us are the bare essentials of life. Much of what we term the essentials or necessities of every day existence would be con­ sidered luxuries in many of the outlying crofts even in 1972. Here, not more than 300


season. A great deal can be said in


miles from Cl itheroe or more than a few hours "light from


the world's greatest cities you find these honest to goodness people deprived of good roads, electricity, and public water.


from the stack, water from the well and the hens fed. Then half a dozen sheep which for some reason were never far


then appreciate what wc so easily take for granted. Each morning after putting on the kettle for the early morning •’cuppa.” ashes had to he cleared from the stove, peat brought in


from the house began demand, ing their morning feed of maze and crushed corn. I always enjoy these early


morning tasks for at such a time the surroundings are at their best. "The early morning dew laden grass, the odd rabbit scurrying away with white scut flashing as they race to­ wards the rougher ground and the thrush standing on his post proclaiming to everyone that the world is not so bad after all.


These arc the things which


the latecomer misses and can never recapture at any other time of day. Give me the early morn and the rest can be yours. Donald after his drink and


•THERE on a mass of sticks . . . stood a young eaglet’.


Many look forward to tele­ vision as a lux.urv to be en­ joyed in years to come. These to my way of thinking are the ‘second-class citizens’ yet they do not cry out or are they dissatisfied. It was mid-afternoon when


we arrived at the croft. Lamb­ ing had not reached its peak but the orphans had already landed in the kitchen. One of my first jobs was to give a


rather persistent lamb a Iced from the bottle. Twin lambs were common and unexpected arrivals were initiated into bottle feeding by the fireside. With the crofter, stock gets pri­ ority and this 1 find goes tor sheep, cattle, dogs and cats. A spell away from it all is


not only good for the soul but chiefly because it gives a better do many of the grumblers a power of good. They would


HE’S TAUGHT AT RIVERSMEAD FOR 23 YEARS


A TEACHER at Riversmead. the Bow land County Secondary School at Grin-


teaching post although once chosen for the job. he had to wait a few monbts for the school to open and spent the time teaching at the primary schools in Bolton-by-Bowland and Gisburn. Born in Darwen. he spent


several years in industry before deciding to become a teacher. He took his diploma in art and geography at Padgatc College, Warrington. At Riversmead. Mr. West


dleton, since it opened in July. 1949. Air. Jack Baron West is r e t i r in g next week at the end of the term. Riversmead was his first


ary paper but also on silver paper, giving an interesting effect. Throughout the school are


Special


cultivated a sizeable area of gar ­ den which looks lovely at this time of year, with the flowers in bloom. They also have a vegetable garden, where they are growing yellow strawberries as well as the conventional red ones, and various types of peas and beans.


Fruits of


labour In a greenhouse, Mr. West


exper iment’’, said Mr. West ex­ plaining that the children try various methods and species to see if they work. When the experimenting is over, they can then buy the fruits of their lab­ our and take them home. Al though Riversmead's pupils


supervises the growth of cucum­ bers, tomatoes and gourds in one half and exotic plants and cacti in the other “ It is all in the nature of an


found himself involved with gardening as well as art, teach­ ing rural studies. The pupils have laid out and


hung large 3D paintings, the work of Mr West's pupils. Each one takes about three weeks to make and an average size is six feet by three feet.


Down the


Christmas time, for decorations, and many of them arc now old and a bit tatty. I would like to take some of them down but the children won't lei me”, said Mr. West. These paintings cover all sorts


mine ’’They are normally made at


ob subjects, from a shipwreck to rock climbing. One of Mr.


West’s favourites is of a coal­ miner down a pit. As he and his pupils have never been down a mine he feels that the atmos­ phere has been cleverly caught. To make these pictures, all


manner of things arc used. Old newspapers arc crumpled up and stuck on to the base and are then painted. Then models of the subjects


Constable Mr. Wcsi. who is 60. lives


a member of /lie Settle Youth Advisory Committee and before moving to this area From Dar ­ wen. he was in the Special Constabulary. Before studying to be a tea­


cher. Mr. West worked in the paper industry and then in en­ gineering. in Darwen and Clay- ton-lc-M oors. He has not given much thought


to his retirement and people frequently ask him what he will do to occupy his time. However. Mr. West, says that


he first started work at 6.50 p.m. on July 2nd. 1927. and he has not stopped snee then. He intends to try doing nothing when he retires, just to see what it is like.


Degree


are made from wood and any other handy substance, and arc also stuck on. in the shipwreck picture, washers were used for ihc lifebelts. While at Riversmead. Mr.


come from the rural areas and all the villages in the Bowland Rural District, they are, in gen­ eral, no more interested in nature and cultivation than town children, said Mr. West. However, it is obvious that


West has also lent his hand to the English side of the cur r icu­ lum. He has written a couple of plays, one a Western and the other a satire, which the school presented some time ago. He also wrote a small book.


done exciting and ambitious projects with the children and. of course, the two subjects often overlap. There s a large wall display


they enjoy this sdc of their studies and find it interesting. On the ar t side. Mr. West has


Youth Hostel Lakeland, which was published as part of a series of guide books for various parts of England. Mr West is fond of walking.


all about trees with drawings, paintings and photographs to­ gether with a scries of bark rub­ bings. not only done on ordin­


He has been chairman of the Clithcroe Ramblers since they started about three years ago. He attended the meeting, called to form the society, and main­ tains that he wais chosen as chair­ man because he was a tall man


croc Royal Grammar School j for Girls, Miss Anne Gorse has | gained an honours degree in | pharmacy at Nottingham Uni­ versity.


winners A FORMER pupil at Clith-j


.


Mrs. William L. Gorse. of ’Inglcsidc’, Higher Commons Lane, Balderstone, Anne will


Elder daughter of Mr- and


shortly be taking up an ap­ pointment at Leeds General Infirmary for 12 months pre- registration training for mem­ bership of the Pharmaceuti­ cal Society. Another local success is_ that


at the Univcsitv College of Wales. Aberystwyth. Second daughter of Mrs. A.


Hoidcn, Susan is a former pupil of Wincklcy School Convent, Preston. She will shortly go to Sheffield University to carry out further research studies. Youngest daughter of Mr.


ART and rural studies master, Mr. Jack Baron West, dis cusses one of the large 3D pictures with a group of his pupils. Notre Dame Convent, Black-


gained a B.A. Honours degree in social studies at Bangor University. Pauline. 21. is a former


pupil of S.S. Michael and John's School. Clitheroc. and


and Mrs. Richard M. Embcry, Miss Pauline M. Embcry. of Victoria Street. Clitheroe. has


bu rn. Pamela Ward, only' daughter


‘Ashdown’, Eastham . Street, Clithcroe, has obtained


Bachelor of Divinity honours degree at Manchester Univer ­ sity, She is a former pupil of


of Mr. and Mrs. John Ward, a


Cl itheroe Grammar School Latin and English from Edin- and alreadv has an M.A. in burgh University. On August 5th she will be ordained as a Congregational minister and inducted to the charge of Christ Church, South Ella. Hull.


Ladies’ Club takes a rest


MORE than 70 members and friends at tended the last formal meeting of the Edisford Ladies' Club until September and they were entertained by the drama group with a one-act play, a monologue.


sketches and some musical items.


several short


of 21-ycur.old Miss Susan Hoidcn, of Cross Trees, Hurst Green, who has gained a B.A. honours degree in geography


A remarkable vicar


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THE Rev. Thomas Dunham Whitaker, LL.D., F.S.A., the most distinguished of our Whalley vicars, was a pretty busy sort of chap. At one period he held the curacy of Holme and was vicar of Whalley, Blackburn and Heysham, all at the


same time and yet contrived to find the energy to be a fully-blown (and very ac­


tive) magistrate and the leisure to write numerous erudite and carefully re­ searched literary works. All of which goes to prove, if it proves nothing else, that Dr. Whitaker was no trades-


cepted the living of Whalley in January. 1809. he declared his intention of preaching in every church and chapel in the parish (which, of course, was many' times bigger than the par ish of today) at least once every year a n d / “as I am a wretched horse­ man. I propose to economise distances by taking two neigh­ bour ing churches every Sun­


unionist. Furthermore, when he ac ­


Blackburn in 1818 he preached three sermons every Sunday. Dr . Whi taker was no sluggard


day” . When he became vicar of


Whalley Window


and his curates could surely never complain that ’they did all the work while the vicar took the money’.


most of the local stories that have survived from the 19th century have a very morbid flavour; they all related to death, lo the churchyard, or the charnel house, and when one learns how Dr. Whi taker made preparations for his own demise one is compelled to wonder whether the morbidity of his parishioners was due at all to the influence of their cleric. In August. 1821. in the 62nd


I have remarked before that


hands; have you yeur two foot rule in your pocket?’’ William replied in the affirma­


tive. whereupon his employer stood with his back to larch and foldded his amis across his chest. ’Then measure the tree and measure me”, said he. ’'f°r 1 am mindful to have my coffin made from it’’ Wi|] jt hold my


body when hollowed out from the solid?” The bailiff did as he was in­ structed, then st oo d and scratched his poll. “U is little


enough”, he observed, where­ upon the Doctor immediately replied, “Ah yes. but it is groov­


year of his life and in very in­ different health, the Doctor, we arc told, walked out from his ancestral home at Holmc-in- Cliviger accompanied by his bailin’. William Edmundson. From the hayficld they walked together to a large plantation, for the learned cleric was a great lover of trees and had enriched his estate by successive plantings from the earliest days of his inheritance. He walked along, the bailin’


at his side, until eventually they passed before a tall larch tree. “William” , said the Doctor. “ I planted this tree with my own


these instructions jn a letter to his bailifl’ with the inscript'011 “To be opened and read as soon as I am dead” and a p p e n d his initials. A further instruction , directed precisely where his gi avc, in the ancient church of Clivigor, was to he prepared-


ing bigger and 1 am <-ro\img less’’. . Later. Dr. Whitaker repeated


Seventeen months later in Dc‘ comber 1822. lie was laid there for his last rest


One further point- At their


‘mT?ali nlccli.nR in London in 1974 the Society 0f ArU linani-


mously awarded their medal to Dr. Whitakcr for he


many fine trees in his lifetime wc surely cannot grud"e him one when he was dead ~Hc did a lot of good for Whall’ey too.


had planted 64.135 larches in the 12 months endinR j une 30tth Having sown and nurtured s°


J-F.


Pauline Gower, Mrs. Kathleen Owen. Mrs. Marian Legg. Mrs. Margaret Foulgcr, Mrs. Penny Ogden. Mrs. Frances King, Mrs. Sheila Tait, Mrs. Rosc- marv Lancaster, Mrs. Joan Foulkes, Mrs. Judy Broughton, Mrs. Hilary Sclway, Mrs. Muriel Jones, Mrs. Anne Har ­ vey. Mrs. Betty Curtis, Mrs. Mollv Wandless and Mrs. Hazel Walker. Accompanist on


Those taking par t were Mrs.


piano and accordion was Helen Wood. Refreshments were provided


Eoulkcs for organising the en­ tertainment. and all the drama group members for their ex­ cellent performances. She said the club members had had an enjoyable evening.


bv the committee. Mrs. Pat Fielding, president, reminded members, of the two outings to sec the guide dogs for the blind at Bolton and to at tend the summer show at Blackpool. She also thanked Mrs.


SLIGH DEAF


Councillors look at


from Mr. T. J. Varley, of Tod- ber Caravan Park, Burnley Road, Gisburn. for permission to make an additional site for 33 caravans on land east of the present one. members of Bow- land Rural Council viewed the area At their monthly meeting


caravan site Following an application


Guides have a good time


ABOUT 100 youngsters aged from 10 to 15 enjoyed them­ selves at the Guides’ Disco in the Lower Parish Church Hall. I t was oganised by the Second Clitheroc


Guides, with a little help from parents, and was the first one they had held.


P a ri s h Church


earlier this week, they had been told that the area plan­ ning officer recommended re­ fusal of the application be­ cause the site was already a very conspicuous one. They decided to view the


area and discuss the mat ter at the next meeting.


the parents while the young­ sters danced to records pro­ vided by Mr. William Crab­ tree, of Colne.


Pop and crisps were sold by


Guides’ funds. Some of the children who at tended are shown in the photograph.


The event was in aid of the New signs


TWO rcflcctorised chevron signs have been placed at the junction of Sawley Road. Chatburn and the Whalley-Clitheroc by-pass, the county divisional highways surveor, Mr. K. W. Helm re­


ection sign indicating Skipton at the junction had also been resited, after the commttee drew at tent ion to the difficulties en­ countered by motorists travel­ ling from Chatburn to the by­ pass. Said the committee chair­ man, Coun. Frank Clayton: “The county’s action would seem to have averted the pro­ blem”.


ported to Cl ithcroc Rural Coun­ cil’s highways committee. The repor t added that the dir ­


Women are bound over


APPEARING before Cl ith. croc magistrates on a sum­ mons of assaulting and beat­ ing another woman, Marjor ie Travis, of Seedall Avenue. Clitheroe, was bound over to keep the peace, in the sum of £25 — and the complainant, Stella A. J. Wilsher, of Wad- dington Road. Clithcroc. was also bound over in a similar sum. Mr. N. C. Lomas, rep­


resenting Mrs. Travis, said that the two women knew each other well, and that the com­ plaint was a private matter. “They have now reached an agreement out of court,” he explained. Mrs. Wilsher was represented by Mr. S. J. New­ ton. and Mrs. Travis was ord­


ered to pay costs of £5 to Mrs. Wilsiher.


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i l / x “Arndale.” 29 B M-8.H AA., A E. 8LAI


(off Baoup Bd ) Rossam


(Saa eeupon


with his wife. Zclma. at Havrop Fold. She is an infants' tea­ cher and before inking her pre­ sent post at Grindlcton Lane Ends School, mainly did supply work. For about three years, he was


who could easily he >ccn among I he 80-odd people who w ere the re !


had often been seen jn the vic­ inity and he therefore conclu­ ded they intended using the old site. . Now he related how, follow­


ing a recent visit, he concluded they were now in an entirely different place some distance from the old ancestral home. My first reaction was one of disappointment. I pretended to be somewhat indifferent but feared our trip at such an early period could end in failure. His details were not encouraging. It was therefore with some relief that I heard his suggestion. To tackle the trip alone would, he assured me. only end in failure as it was almost impossible to locate the sitting bird even at a distance of a hundred yards. He then suggested we should


shepherding. I could scarcely contain my delight and in a few moments decided where to place my hide. A crevice in the rock face just opposite the ey­ rie gave an uninterrupted view and would at that distance cause little anxiety to either a brooding or feeding parent.


camouflage. Once spotted, the female eagle bold and showing little sign of fear sat watching our every movement. Donald left to cont inue his


go together as he intended to take some sheep and lambs to a distant pasture later in the day. He could then point out the exact position of the eyrie. By mid-afternoon we were


hunk of pie. cake or what have you would go to the steading at (he foot of the brae. He was back for what he termed break­ fast about eleven. He then had a surprise for me. In late Feb­ ruary 1 had a letter in which he told of the cagies using an old eyrie. This gave me hope as the


site offered excellent views from the opposite side of the glen. Access however was impossible. T was now to learn that he had been mistaken. The old birds


plodding up the glen and as I stood less than 200 feet away from the sitting bird T had to admit failure in picking out the exact position of the huge nest. Quite frankly I could see no sign of either bird or eyrie, al­ though the area I was scanning could be no more than sixty yards. The surroundings and vege­


tation added to my difficulty. Moss covered hollows, sprigs of heather, tufts of decayed fern, stunted ash and willows set against a background of grey rocks acted as perfect


wind sent the rain cutting into my face. Ordinarily 1 would have complained but now it all seemed part of a very nice game —a pleasurable one in fact. T again began to take note, even began to admire the very ground beneath my feet. The green spear-like leaves of the yellow iris had never been more inspiring and the ‘pussy-wil­ lows' were simply beautiful as they hung each with a tiny droplet of water. Violets and primroses by the gushing am­ ber-coloured burn caught my attention and a flushed snipe added to my upliftment. I crossed the peat hags,


As I returned to the croft the


leaped across the many rising waters in the gullies and that night listened to the roar of the sea spuming against the rocky shore and amidst it all I was planning for the days ahead. Two davs later 1 had the


the eyrie, I became convinced the young were hatched. She h ad been brooding very high and so I decided to test my powers as an amateur climber. My first at tempt had me daun­ ted. But the day following after a great deal of planning I de­ cided to take a chance with that last obstacle. I was at the site by mid-


-PLANS to form I b a l l Club have!


morning. My wife, full of doubt and intent on meeting the dan­ ger before it became clear, sat on a boulder jus t 'below in the glen watching yours truly struggling with cameras towards the goal. Frankly I admit to more than the usual perspira­ tion but as 1 paused eight feet below the eyrie confidence re­ turned. A cluster of decayed vegeta- perspective. It certainly would


tion in a corner of the rock offered a very useful hand hold and grasping this with a spring and heave I struggled on my tummy across the table-like


rock. Having gained this stance 1


hide in position and the female eagle sat indisturbed through­ out my activities. Then, after much contemplation and some prospecting just beneath the


main when other even spec­ tacular memories have faded. There on a mass of sticks some an inch in diameter stood a young eaglet with a couple of rabbits nearby brought to feed the lusty youngster by the devoted parents.


NATURALIST.


sat to gather more strength and my composure. Then, carefully rising to a standard posture. T found myself with the massive eyrie a t waist level. The sight before me will re­


whelming — resj An d to show jil


i


this dream for W sters is to being l | csted junior foott be asked to attcncl the Rangers’ groul —and to bring the!


and 5p subscripticl Parents too will I come.


way things arc | Graham Wilson, c] tage. King Street, was one of the J the scheme. "Eve used lo see 20—31 trying to get a gan in the village. b| continually being 1 o n ”, said Mr. Wii elected secretary junior section at a ing of interested d He added that


Specially pleas]


amount of the needed to get th] the ground had bd before the mectin progress was madJ ing itself. "But”. H is still a lot to fc'J sure the success o! “ For a start. I <


ing. to see how the vent , and I was by what I found oi ing for the cost o away games, exper to be astronomies


A PPL A


registration fees, and so on to be ; “We want the in be right up to tit other local teams i said Mr. Wilson, ■mean launching a funds to ensure th Mr. Wilson adds


There arc also I


nothing but praise- given by the alreal Whalley Rangers | “They have her, (I wards to assist, ar.j due to them that I given a flying starl that as the membe] section get older, f 1 fer their allegiance] section”.


provide pilch ancil lities, and they hi juniors a start wil ing shorts, shirts. .1


The Rangers ha


jerseys and two fd ever, one probler] sers will have td the shortage of | .Rangers only havd will b e using thi] af ternoons for t] Amateur League ] Although the s]


response, with, bet] youngsters inquir] not just from Wh;| as far afield as G] never expected slid


greatly publicised stages, it attracte]


|


sai d Mr. Wilson. He explained |


necessary to form] because Whalley | rent the land o] play, are not per]


owners to allow | it. "The owner should not be ud


recreation groun Mr . Wilson.


proached the P:| but they were nc in the provision d


He said that n] 2,0(1 |


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