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Scouts to aid


LEPRA


CLITHEROE is entering It's a Knockout . . . not the tele­ vision version but a special tournament to raise money for LEPRA, the British Leprosy Relief Association. Sixteen towns from Lanca­


shire and Cheshire are entering the competition and they have all been divided into four groups. Clithcroc is in a group with Accrington, Colne and Darvvcn. The team has not yet been


PARKINSON — BIRTWISTLE


A honeymoon in Corfu fol­


lowed the wedding at St. Hubert's Church. Dunsop Bridge on Saturday of Mr. John Parkinson and Miss Elizabeth Mary Birtwistle. The bridegroom, a car dealer


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Becchwood Avenue, Clithcroe, Mr. Adrian Haddon Wintle, and Miss Alice Nowell were married at Clnhcroe Congrega­ tional Church on Saturday.


WINTLE—NOWELL Next door neighbours in


and garage proprietor, is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Parkinson, of St. Hubert's Road, Great Harwood, and the bride who is employed by Nor- web is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Birtwistle, of Staple-Oak, Dunsop Bridge.


Given away by her father,


chosen but it will consist of four members of the Clitheroe and District Venture Scout Unit and four from the Clitheroe and District Ranger Guides Service Unit. The boys will be between the ages of 16 and 20, and the girls between 15 and 18.


heat comprising eight games chosen for their entertainment value, and these will be inter­ spersed with other forms of


The groups 'will each play a


entertainment to provide a full afternoon's programme. Clitheroe and the other


teams in its group play their heat on May 21st at the Great Harwood Footbal l Ground at 2.00 p.m. It is hoped that there will be a good turnout of spectators to watch the fun. The winning town from each


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group will go forward to the final which will be held early in September.


IN a go-kart meetinc at Aintree, Clithcroc's Clive Wood won four prizes. Clive, of Lancaster Drive, produced the best over­ all performance apd the fastest lap. He won a <up and £25 in the 210 Vill.crs class.


she wore a white short sleeved satin and Swiss lisse dress with matching veil, and carried a bouquet of white freesia and pink roses. Matron of honour Mrs. Ann Young, and brides­ maids Avere Miss Judith Helen Birtwistle, and Miss Susan Jane Birtwistle, sisters of the bride.


with white net sleeves and white lace caps, and carried posies of mixed . freesia. Best man was Mr. Barry Whittaker, the bride­ groom's cousin. Groomsmen were Mr. Peter Andrews. Mr. Ron Young and ML John Bailev. and. ushers were Mr. W. H. Birtwistle, the bride's voune- est brother. Mr. T. Neville, the bridegroom's cousin, and Mr. R. N. Sturgeon, the bride's uncle.


They wore blue crepe dresses Organist was Mr. J. A. Hun­


ter. a friend of the bride's family and the ceremony was per­ formed bv Father Stoker, as ­ sisted bv the Rev. Father Neville, a cousin of the bride­ groom. A reception was held at the W-hitewelf Hotel, and the couple will live at Tunstall Tng Cottage. Whitewell.


P h o to : ' John Read. Great Harwood.


ter of Mrs. J. Nowell and the late Mr. J. Nowell, was given away by her brother, Mr. John Nowell. She wore a long Vic­ torian style dress of white satin with a short train. Her l our - layered shoulder - length net veil, gently scalloped at the edges, was held in place by a headdress of bridal roses and stephanotis, and she carried a bouquet of pink roses, white freesia and lily of the valley. Matrons of honour were Mrs.


The bride, the second daugh­


Margaret Brown, the bride's cousin. and Mrs. Maureen Nowell, the bride's sister-in-law, and bridesmaids were Valerie Moorhouse, the bride's niece, and Susan and Diane Wintlc, the bridegroom’s cousin. The matrons of honour wore


long pink dresses of crystal satin, with white and pink scatter roses in their hair. Their bouquets were of pink roses and pastel freesia. The bridesmaids wore long


LAMBS CHASED BY DOG


AFTER a dog which had been seen chasing sheep was caught it bit through the string tying it up and ran off, Clitheroe magistrates heard.


order should not be made for a dangerous dog to be kept under proper control, Mrs. Sheila King (40). of Bawdlands, Cl i th­ eroe, said the animal’s real owner had been in Arabia for


When asked to show why an mM


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unit chief’s talk


RECOMMENDATIONS to be made by the Nor th East Lanca­ shire Planning unit, after 18 months of assessing the potential and needs of this part of the county, were outlined to mem­ bers of Clitheroe Civic Society by the unit's director, Mr. Rich­


ard Kirby. The unit, sponsored by three


authorities — Lancashire County Council. Blackburn and Burnley —was formed to look at the Dar- wen, Calder and Rosscndale Valleys and parts of the Ribble Valley, and to suggest the lines along which future development should take place.


the Pcndle area, while offering plenty of scope for leisure acti­ vities. is not suitable for the large scale recreational development that is possible elsewhere. He explained that the area would not accommodate large numbers of motor vehicles, and conse­ quently developments such as picnic sites would take place only along major roads. He en­ visaged developments on the Whalley-Clithcroe by-pass, per­ haps at’Four Lane Ends, and on the Nick of Pendle Road. Mr. Kirby emphasised how­


Mr. Kirby told members that


ever that the unit's work was solely of an advisory nature. A vote of thanks was proposed by Dr. John Hardy.


CLITHEROE'S champion farmi ng youngsters add to their knowledge with a visit to Clay House Farm, Downham, fo r their weekly meeting.


WE are the tops . . . that’s the boast that members of


Clitheroe and district Young Farmers’ Club, can make— and they have good


adjudged Lancashire's ‘Young Farmers’ Club of the Year ’. This entitles them to the Bibby Trophy, awarded to the winners of the Lancashire Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs efficiency competition —- and on top or that, they have won the county ‘Any Questions’ competition. Thei r rise to fame started in


reason to do so. For the club has recently been


February, when a regional judge at tended an ‘Any Questions


Clitheroe Young Farmers are the tops


chosen to represent the Ribble Valley area in the county finals. Naming them as winners, the judge. Mr. R. Mellor. described the Clitheroe club as ‘a good all round club with a full and interesting programme.'’ In the ‘Any Questions’ com­


meeting at the club. As a result of this, they were


petition, the club entered four teams, and all of them won the first round, with one defeating


all-comers to carry off the Lan­ cashire title.


record does not end there—they can boast some individual suc­ cesses as well. One member, Roger Green, has two honours to his credit. He has won the senior individual public speak­ ing competition, and he has also been selected to represent Eng­ land at a cattle judging contest at Tadcaster. Two past presidents of the


But Cl itheroe Young Farmers’


Clitheroc club are now officials of the Lancashire County Fed­ eration of Young Farmers'


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Profitable auction


A HIGHLY successful auction sale organised by Whalley, Wis- well and Barrow Conservatives made a profit of £185 for the funds. The sale, held in Whalley


Old Grammar School was at­ tended by about 70 people. Auctioneer Mr. C. Silverwood. of Slaidburn, disposed of 230 lots covering a wide range of furniture, household goods and toys.


DELEGATION


MEMBER of Parliament for the Clitheroe Division. Mr. David Walder will be one of the representatives from the United


Kingdom Parliament to the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe which will meet in Strasbourg in May. Mr. Walder will also be a member o f the United Kingdom dele­ gation to the Assembly of the Western European Union which is due to meet in Paris in June.


Conference backs Clitheroe bid for bigger pensions


Penny, of Hayhurst Street. Clitheroe. who is secretary of the Blackburn area council, out­ lined the resolution. I t calls for


las. Isle of Man, Mrs. Ethel


A RESOLUTION originally proposed by the Clitheroe branch of the National Federation of Old Age Pensions Associations, and then supported by the Blackburn and dis­ trict Area Council made a second big step forward when it was passed by the Federation’s national annual conference. At the conference, in Doug- ‘


a basic £10 per week for single pensioners, and £16 for married couples with provision for a yearly review based on rises in


the cost of living. It also points out that a


Clubs. George Whi ttaker is this year's county chairman, and Har ry Whitwell is vice-chair­


resting on their laurels—they will still be holding regular weekly meetings. The most re­ cent of these took the form of a trip to Clay House Farm, Downham, where farmer Mr. C. E. Nelson provided two classes of Ayrshires for judging. Meanwhile, the girls’ competi­ tion, for a sandwich cake, was


man. But members do not intend


judged by Mrs. Nelson. An ex­ cellent supper was afterwards served, and enjoyed by all, and Mr. and Mrs. Nelson were thanked by J. Smithson and P. Gould.


higher rate of pensions exists in countries already in the Com­ mon Market , and suggests that Britain’s rates will have to be brought into line in v iew of our proposed entry next year.


PRAISE


lution, along with those of a number of others passed at the conference will be circulated among the various Government departments concerned. And Mrs. Penny has already received congratulations and


Now the details of the reso­


Scouts have an active year


SCOUTING in Clitheroe and district has gone from strength to strength in the past year, and this is reflected not only in an increase in the number of Scouts and Cub Scouts, but also in the number of leaders. Total membership of the


support for her move, in the form of several letters—includ­ ing one that urged her to go to London personally and lobby Members of Parliament. Also at the conference was


group rose by 71 last year, to 36S. according to the annual repor t of Cl itheroe and district Scout Council’s secretary, Mr. John Clayton. A total of II ap­ plications for leader’s permits were granted, and seven for leader's warrants, following an appeal by Mr. Clayton in the previous year's repor t for more helpers. The number of groups has


Mrs. Pennv's husband, Mr. Rober t Penny, branch trea­ surer, and they took with them a band of 20 supporters—10 pensioners from Clitheroe, and another 10 from Blackburn and Preston.


THERMOMETERS


such as euthanasia, television licences end hvpothermia. On this last


Discussions included subjects


Jeffrey Taylor outlined a plan for pensioners to receive an allowance on top of their pen sion if they could prove they were unable to keep their homes warmed to a tempera­ ture of more than 60 degrees F. The scheme includes the dis­


topic Dr.


also increased during the year, with the format ion of a troop at Waddington. and the re­ forming of the Chatburn troop. “The most striking feature of the year, however,” said Mr. Clayton, “ is the increase in the number of ladies helping in our area—al though I do not think it has any direct connection with Women’s Lib.” He added that it was also


“KNEES up Mother From the left: Mrs. i\


pleasing to see a number of people who had been Cubs. Scouts and Venture Scouts in the area returning as leaders.


The Good Companions


tribution of special thermo­ meters. inscribed “I f you’re over 65. don't be under 60°” . and Mrs. Penny hopes that these will be available in Cl ith­ eroe if and when the plan is successful.


of the Blackburn and District Spastics is very grateful for the response to the recent house to house collection in the town which raised £173.


The Clithcroc Support Group


DIALECT and records were the features of the Good Com­ panions’ latest meeting. Twenty-two members at Low


Moor Chapel listened to records supplied by Mrs. Lord and Lancashire dialect by Mr. W. Hitchen. Ice cream was served during


Tho Pett


A TUMULTUOU: roaring success. Tht only way to propei cribe the Petticoat Market on Sunday, nearly 6,000 people th the Market Place am


streets of Clitheroc. The popularity of the


the afternoon. games were played and community singing was led bv Mrs. F. Addison with Mrs. Ingham at the piano. Mrs. S. Seedali and Mrs. E. Bush served afternoon tea of sandwiches and biscuits.


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two years and since the in­ cident ownership had been transferred to someone in Nel­ son.


charge of the dog when it wor­ ried livestock and was fined £5. Also, for having no dog licence, she was fined £1.


the dog under proper control. Mrs. King admitted being in


pink dresses with layers of net covered in witchcraft lace to give a coat effect at the front. The small bridesmaid wore a long white dress covered in Swiss lace and a white petal bonnet. Thev carried poman­ ders of carol roses and freesia with white ribbon. Best man was Mr. Ian Sharp,


SAVAGE


TnspTrsior T. J. Sumner, prose­ cuting, said Mr. Robert Margin-


and groomsmen were Mr. Michael Nowell, the bride's brother, and Mr. Russell Cowk- ing. Ushers were Mr. David Lawson, the bride’s cousin, and Mr. Gale Lambert. Organist was Mrs. Lvne, arid the cere­ mony was performed by the Rev. Mrs. Kathleen Hendry. The bride is an electronic


assembler, and the bridegroom is a sheet metal worker. A reception was held at the Swan and Royal Hotel, and the couple will live in Becchwood Avenue.


Photo: Pyc, of Clitheroc.


son. of Low Moor Top Farm, Clitheroe, saw the dog chasing sheep and lambs in a neigh­ bouring field. They were ter­ rified. He and two boys with the dog captured it and took it to the sheep's owner, Mr. George Capstick. There they


when PC Terrence Swift ar ­ rived the dog bit through the string and ran away. PC Swift said in cour t that if he had tried to restrain the animal he felt sure it would have attacked


secured it with string. One of the boys ran off and


•him. Mr. Capstick, who lives in De


Lacy Street, Clitheroc, said the dog appeared to be savage and two of his sheep were lame when he examined them.


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PRIZEGIVING day at the fictitious St. Michael’s School for Girls was the theme of the enter tainment staged by Wis-


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well Women’s Institute at the annual meeting of the Nab


Wiswell, Whalley, Pendleton and Sabden WIs. Whalley was the hostess institute and was in


Group of WIs. The meeting was at tended by


charge of the refreshments and Wiswell organised the enter ­


tainment. Written and produced by Mr.


Donnie Wallis, the sketoh was amusing and colourful. Char ­ acters included the schoolgirls, headmistress, school governors,


the woman who was presenting the prizes and two old girls visiting the school for the day. The meeting was held at the


CE School, Whalley- and was attended by about 180. In the chair was president of Whalley WI, Mrs. E. S. A in sw o r th . The speaker was. Mrs. Hes-


keth, of Preston, who talked about her Aunt Edith, a famous suffragette, about whom a book


•has now been written. The cast of the entertain­


ment are shown in the photo­ graph.


suggested that it was natural for the dog to want to follow the boy in charge of it after he had run off. Mr. Capstick agreed with him that the dog was not savage while the boy


Mr. J. L. Lumley, defending, was there. Farm walk Clitheroe and district Young


Farmers’ Club accompanied, by members of their advisory com­ mittee went on a farm walk to New Hal l Farm, Winmarleigh.


conducted tour of the noted hightash herd of pedigree British Friesians and his flock of pedigre Suffolk sheep. Mr. Tomlinson then explained his methods of cattle management and explained his unique slurry handling system. He was thanked for an enjoyable and interesting evening by H. Whi t­


Mr. T. Tomlinson gave a


well and R- Smithson. During the following business


meeting the chairman, K. Whi t­ well Congratulated the Clitheroe Tug o’ Wa r team on being chosen to represent Lancashire


a t the Nor thern Area Field Day.


The magistrates agreed to order the new owner to keep


which was “beyond the dreams” of the organb suited in the magnifice of £1.000 being collectec: final all-out effort tow; new Ribblcsdale Sv- Pool. For visitors of ev from all over Lancas


ton, of Laneside Farm, Chat­ burn, was accompanied bv her husband, Coun. F. Clayton, chairman of Cl itheroe Rural Council. The service was held at


Christ Church, Chatburn, and it was conducted by the Vicar, the Rev. N. Maddock. Af ter ­ wards,


ised by the committee, were


served in the school. Mrs. Clayton invited about


50 guests and they included Mrs. Joan Parkinson, (presi­ dent), Mrs. Dickinson, (busi­ ness secretary), Mrs. Daniels, (social secretary), Mrs. Blezard, (business treasurer), and Mrs. Whitwell, (social treasurer). M a n y presidents from branches all over Lancashire


Ramblers


LED by Mrs. P a t Parrott , Clith­ eroe Ramblers began their ramble at the top of Gallows Lane a t Three Turns, a shor t distance from Hurs t Green. The party went along the


lane to Manor House Farm and made for the west side of Star­ ling Bridge Wood and the path


to Higher Hud Lee. In Hudd Lee Wood, the


fungi expert showed them an unusual specimen. The hemlock dropwor t is a very poisonous narcotic and the fungus was cordiceps militaris, o r caterpiller fungus. The party was shown the fungus actually growing out of the body of a caterpiller. Leaving the wood, the par ty


went to Green Gore and from there to Dean Brook in Deer House Wood. The ramble took the party on the path to Kemple. They


arrived a t Edisford and Low Moor by way of Withgill and continued on to Kirkmoor Road. Features of the walk were the spring flowers, primroses, anemones, wood sorrel and bluebells, and the bird songs.


THE 1st Pendle Scout Group which covers Cl itheroe Trinity Methodist Church and Clitheroe Congregational Church is mak­ ing an appeal for books for a stall to be held on Clitheroe Market tomorrow. Gifts of books will be collected if a message is left at Cl itheroe


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ABOUT 150 people attended the president's service held by the ladies’ section of the Cl ith­ croe and district branch of the National Farmers’ Union. The president, Mrs. M. Clay­


front of the photograph with the County president, Mrs. Par ­


were also among the guests. Mrs. Clayton is shown in the


kinson. Behind are Mr. J. F. Barrow, chairman of the Clith­ eroe branch of the NFU, Coun. Clayton and the Rev. Maddock.


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