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Give Ribblesdale a chance, says


retiring master


The last member of the original staff still teaching at Ribblesdale School. Mr. J. Leslie Garner is to retire at the end of term.


Mr. Garner, aged 60,' of


Standen Road. Clithcroc. was appointed to the school staff just 40 years ago. and spent his entire career, apar t • from a break for war service. at Ribblesdalc. “ I was actually appointed before the school was opened,” he recalls, "and


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Bill Sowerbutts and Profes­ sor Alan Gemmell. of Keele University, will be ques­ tioned by housewives, a tea­ cher, secretary, farmer, a corn merchant, gardener and a doctor. Questions will relate to


corded at Little Mitton and District Women's Institute tomorrow. The team of Fred Loads.


I had charge of a group of boys when the Princess Royal came to carry out the opening ceremony. Ribblesdale con­ tained two seperatc schools, a boys' school and a girls’ school, then, and these com­ bined during the war, becom­ ing a mixed school.”


cated at St. James' School, and Clithcroe Royal Grammar School. Mr. Garner trained at St. Luke's College, Exeter,


Born in Clithcroe. and edu­


and physical education, in ad­ dition to general school sub­


and then went direct to Rib­ blesdalc. "When I first started, we did some specialist work.” said Mr. Garner. "I taught rural science and gardening,


saw Ribhlcsdale grow into a thriving modern school—partly through the raising of the


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return visit to the area on June 25th to preach at the 165th anniversary of Whalley Metho­


THE Rev. George Pollard who was active in Clitheroe Metho­ dism 20 years ago is making a


brations will be the afternoon procession through the village with banners held high, and ac­ companied by a band. Letters have gone to many parts of the country inviting former mem­ bers to rally round. A re-union tea will provide the opportunity for a renewal of friendships. In the evening the children


holding a sponsored mini-walk under the title of “The witches’ walk” to raise money for the centenary fund of the church. The five-mile route will take the walkers via Lawsonsteads and Hellicliffes. Clerk Hill and Wiswell Moor.


will give a demonstration with the locally apt title of “Through Whalley Windows” . This Saturday, the school is


dist Sunday School. Many people now grown up will re­ member him particularly for his interest in young folk. Another highlight of the cele­


owners to plant trees, and l'usarium patches in lawns. The programme is sche­


ago. Mr. Ward still lives in the town in Wyfordby Avenue, and apar t from five years in the Royal Air Force and a short spell in St. Anncs has spent all hs life in the area He moves to his new' home


Mr. Ward’s duties have been taken over by the assistant sec­


1941-6. Mr. Garner served in the Royal Artillery, in this country and in the Far East. He as demobilised with the rank of captain. In the years following, he


jects.” During his one break, from


school leaving ase to 15. Mr. Garner became head of the mathematics department, a position he has held up to his retirement. He also became


ca rec rs ad v ice. He introduced the subject of


interested in careers work and is the mastcr-in-charge of


geometrical and engineering


interest has been further edu­ cation. He spent several years as a part-time teacher at the


drawing to the school—and this has proved to be a popu­ lar choice among the boys. Mr. Garner's other great


former Clitheroe Evening Insti­ tute, and was part-time princi- oa1 of Clitheroe ' Technical School, resigning in 1960. after 13 years service.


people led him to accept nomi­ nation to the Divisional Youth Executive committee, and he has been chairman of the com­


His great interest in young


mittee for the past 10 years or so.


changes at Ribblesdalc. espec­ ially in the past few years,


"I have seen some great


could do the iob of a full com­ prehensive school. “ I think it ought to be given a chance to do this." he said, “rather than having two different schools, with the pupils transferring from one to the other en bloc at 14. To parallel, equal com­ prehensive schools, catering for the whole range might be a better plan."


when building extensions have really progressed.’’ said Mr. Garner. "At present, the school is functioning as a comprehen­ sive school, and it has facili­ ties to continue as such. It caters for the 11-16 ace range anti also provides ‘A’ level courses." In his view. Ribblesdale


DEPUTY


Ann. have a son and three daughters. The daughters, all married.


Mr. Garner and his wife,


l.cck. Staffs and Burnley, and tlie son. Richard Leslie, is deputy headmaster of Edisv ford County Primary School. Mr. Garner's brother-in-law. Mr. W. Leonard King, was also a member of the original staff at Ribblesdale, and retired two two years ago.


live in Clitheroe.


director of Northern Employ­ ment Services Ltd., in Black­ burn. His change of job has also caused him to retire as chair ­ man of Great Harwood Cricket Club. Other than cricket, his main


interests arc footbal l and motor sport.


in Aston Clinton. Buckingham­ shire. in a week’s time. At present. Mr. Ward is a


will be a presentation to Mr. Garner by the governors, staff, pupils and former pupils of the school. Any former pupils who wish to he associated with the presentation should con­ tact the headmaster, Mr. D. Mortimer. aL the school.


retirement will bring him will not he difficult for Mr. Ga r ­ ner. “ 1 have such a lot of inter­ ests and activities that it will be easy occupy myself.” he said. At the end of term, there


Passing the spare time that Roses m


WHEN the Wotherspoon family left their home in Canada to visit Whalley, the tulips were only just coming out. but they found on arrival that local roses were already in bud.


his wife Helga are staying with their three children — Fiona, seven, Vanessa, five, and Steven,


Dr. Alan Wotherspoon and Solitude is vanishing


fine painting or a piece of music?


VALUE


measured in money alone. They cannot be eaten; the value is to be measured in terms of wonder


Their worth is not to be


alone and so, baffled* and be­ wildered, for ever seeking to find an answer, he seeks solace and comfort in out of the way places; the upspoilt wilderness


and the uplift of the human spirit. Man cannot live on bread


trodden to death. In a period of 40 years the


lems. In America and Canada the places which have been set aside for recreation arc being


at tempt to save the wild life and the countryside we have been ridiculed. What value has a bird or mammal on econo­ mic grounds? What do such things represent in terms of money? 1 wonder, and in so doing contemplate the true value of say a work of art, a


“progress” in America is simi­ lar in many respects to our own. As conservationists we long ago sounded the alarm and fn an


AS a nation we inevitably follow the trend—economic or spiritual—of America. Whether we like it or not what they do and exper­ ience to-day we live to­ morrow. So it is perfectly apparent that we suffer from the symptoms of the disease they already have. The trend is therefore ines­ capable and what happens in the New World inevit­ ably takes place in Britain at a later date. The reaction to this so-called


country diary


been a revolutionary change and regions are suffering from a form of “Highland clear­ ances” as dangerous as that of 1850. More and more people


rapidly vanishing atmosphere and way of life also submitting to change and ’progress’. In do- ing so 1 fully realise that just


as society is fatal and solitude impracticable there a rc occa­ sions when in the hills and glens the spirit may refresh it­ self and the body, by physical exertion, find a standard of years past.


MISSED


and its wild life. But this also has its prob­


visitors to the National Parks have risen from a mere 2,000,000 to well over 80.000,000 and this is what will happen here.


Already we have seen the


shape of things to come in the Lake District and, much nearer home, those who can read the symptoms have their fears. Rest assured coming events cast


affected. Wc can still “escape” to the wild unspoilt places near home and further afield. But this should not suggest wc bury our heads in the sand. On the contrary, if we are concerned with the future, and above all. future generations, then this is our problem. After all what we now enjoy has only been lent to us, it is not ours to own and do as we please. The last ten years have em­ phasised the trend to an alarm-


their shadows before them. Luckily we arc not really


trol I missed my eagle session last spring and since then I have had “these birds constantly in my mind. You may wonder why: but not if you have at some time or other felt this peculiar ’itch’ Why you may ask, do I return and participate in what many people would consider a hazardous task? The answer can only be given if you can explain whv. even from Biblical times the eagle has held such a ’ fascination for


For reasons beyond my con­


in what country the eagle is recognised as a creature worthy of taking hs place as a martial


mankind. No matter where you go or


emblem and as an heraldic sym­ bol- This then is the appeal this magnificent creature holds for man. You may perhaps be some­ what cynical but 1 can assure tha once you have taken up this Ploy and after several days had


a glimpse of the bird, you will agree it is not a mythical illu- sion.


. y ou many think such excur­ sions arc lor the young m heart and body. T h js‘ suggestion is


far from the truth and far. far too many thcsc days, having al­ most lost i|1c usc of their legs


by taking to the car, find them­


and. in buying property, have sent prices beyond the reach of the real Highlander. So once acain I am tasting a


from England are swallowing up smallholdings, farms and crofts and cottages than at any time in history. These people at seems have seen the writing on the wall


of utter remoteness and desola­ tion seldom sec man. Now all has changed: there is the great­ est difficulty in getting the iso­ lation we knew years ago. In many places there has


mg degree. A decade ago you could go to the Highlands and Islands and in certain regions


selves for ever slipping into de­ cay before they are middle aged. The machine, as fore­ told by Samuel Butler several years ago, is now master of the man. And man, unfortunately, bavins muscles made for use, findjs that by ignoring the fun­ damental laws of nature, he is declining physically. Disuse brings disease and decline.


STIMULATING


covering rough ground in fine, wet or boisterous weather is stimulating and tiring. Coupled with the air, clean and salt­ laden, you have no need for sleep-inducing pills. There is a certain quality in the Highland atmosphere which brings about a state of somnolence whenever you sit for a rest.


After a few days the task of How easily I recall my first


appetite but no sighting of an eagle.


expedition some ten or was it fifteen years ago. With the best intention in the world I started out each day shortly af ter breakfast and af ter outlin­ ing my intended path (in case I failed to return) I plodded over hill and glen. Day af ter day I returned with a tremendous


immediate area, I understand the ptarmigan is not an al to­ gether impossible subject.


by the eagle 1 made inquiries regarding a bird which for many years has held a strange challenge. In my opinion it is a very attractive water bird and frequents the remote lochans in Inverness-shire. What more could you desire than the col­ ourful Slavonian grebe? In the


quiries made over the last six months have been very encour­ aging so, if all goes well, picture me in the Cairngorms or there­ abouts. In the meantime you may sit back and as an arm­ chair naturalist come with me in search of all sorts of things.


In­ NATURALIST


eagle can be very rewarding. The party would return with strengthened legs, lungs clear of that wheeziness and a degree of bodily fitness reminiscent of younger days. In case we are disappointed


getting together a party of in­ dividuals to give my theory a trial. This searching for the


their eyrie in the most difficult situations or high among the mountains remote and secluded. Now I find the search of the golden eagle can be tackled by those past their prime provid­ ing th eh pevaatietaoin cmfwm ing they have patience, deter­ mination, a good1 set of lungs and reasonable legs. At times I have visions of


Those were the days when I was convinced these birds had


bud greet the visitors


17 months — at tl/e home of Mrs. Wotherspoon's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William E. Lanc­ aster, in Riddings Lane.


THIRST


the pathology depar tment of Halifax Infirmary, combined with university lecturing, pro­ vides more oppor tuni ty to travel.. Dr. Wotherspoon is not sure that he wants to settle in Nova Scotia for good. “I feel that in a year or two we might like to move on somewhere else”, he said.


Girls’ Gramma r School, Mrs. Wotherspoon was a nurse in Leeds when she met her hus­ band. a lecturer in medical pathology at the University. After their marriage, they lived in Leeds for five years before emigrating. Although his present work in


fami ly settled in Halifax. Nova Scotia, three years ago. al­ though her husband has been to England on conferences, and her parents flew out for a holi­ day last year A former pupil of Clitheroe


I t is the first visit home for Mrs. Wotherspoon since the


Vicar is to write history


THE vicar of Pendleton, the Rev. Derek Leyland, is appeal- to r information about All Staints’ Church which will help him to compile its history. He wants to write a history


of the church from 1847 to the present day, and hopes to have it published by May 1973. when a festival is being planned to


anyone who would lend me any photographs. documents or newspaper cuttings, or anything else which might help in mak­


celebrate the centenary of the Parish. “ I would be most grateful to


in 1847, it remained par t of Whalley Parish until 1873. be­ coming independent on May 6th with its own Vicar, the Rev, William Walbram. The festival will begin with


ing the history as complete as possible”, he says. Although AH Saints’ was built


Two


we go votes each when


into Europe?


IT may come as a surprise to some that on an average of two days a week the House of Commons still debates and votes on the European Communities Bill. Whether you are for, or


body has


against. Britain's entry into the Common Market this may seem rather strange, consider­ ing that last October, with a free vote on the Conservative side, the House of Commons decided on entry by a majority of 112. The Bill however puts into legislative form what any reasonable well-informed M.P. knew would have to happen if we decided to join.


Western European Union failed to have a quorum because a number of British and German MP’s had to return from Paris to Westminster and Bonn to th e i r national parliaments.


David. Walder’s Westminster


amendments have appeared as quickly and in as much pro­ fusion as daisies, dandelions and weeds on my lawn after each recent downpour of rain. Really it is a gigantic fili­


a centenary service on May 6th. at which the Bishop of Black­ burn will preach, and end ap­ propriately on Nov. 1st. All Saints’ Day, when Holy Com­ munion will be celebrated by the Bishop of Burnley.


GARDEN PARTY


a Victorian garden party at Standen Hall, a flower festival, a family barbecue, a parish birthday dinner, a poetry and music evening in church, and an open day at the vicarage, when there will be exhibitions of old documents and photo­ graphs. and paintings by Fred Cawthorne. Mr. Cawthornc. known local­


Among the special events arc It is only a short Bill, but V I C W D O lU t ■« r* - ,


buster. carried on by various groups for various reasons. There is Enoch Powell and his handful of supporters try­ ing to bring true his prophecy


that “it shall not pass.” On the Labour side there are equally determined


Michael Foot, not a member of Harold Wilson's Govern­ ment, and Douglas Jay who was sacked fo his then unac­ ceptable ant i-market views, and Peter Shore.


anti-marketeers, CONSISTENT


will be marked permanently in the church, with the renovation of the font, and the provision of a board inscribed with the names of past vicars. Mr. Ley- land, the eighth vicar, explained:


ly for his landscape pictures, lived in Pendleton and is buried in the churchyard. “There are quite a few of his paintings in the area” . said Mr. Leyland. “and we would like to know of any owners who would be wil­ ling to loan the mto us for ex­ hibition. We would, of course, insure them The centenary of the parish


be said for a large number of Labour MP's who are now voting technically against the Market, but in reality in the hope that the Conservative


them their due, are being con­ sistent in their opposition. However, the same cannot


All these and others, to give


I reject absolutely those pro­ phets of woe who say that the British Parl iament will lose its


which do impor tant but not highly publicised work—the total time taken in a year is something like twenty to twenty-five days. Even so, a recent meeting of


sub-committees


haps one or two violently pro- Europeans with verv safe seats and some members of the House of Lords.


sovereignty and .power. It will not. What it will have to do though, is to think about its new role with Britain a mem­ ber of a Euopean Community if ten nations. At the moment the present


a Commission plus a European Parliament. Each nation of course controls its own Mini­ sters through its own Parl ia­ ment. but the European Par l ia­ ment’s powers over the Com­ munities decisions are general and rarely used. Some critics of the common


Community of six nat ions is run by a council of Ministers,


resentation, hut would they he the right men? Even so. in the


solution to provide about IS men from each main political party, plus some Liberal rep­


It might he a temporary


safest Conservative or Labour scats Associations might hesi­ tate to adopt , the constituent to vole for. a “Member for Europe." What, you may ask. do other


Government might be brought down. What a Labour Govern­ ment would do about the same issue in Europe is not clear, especially as die Jenkinsites want one thing and the Wil- sonites another. However. I shall be just as


"At present the water in the font does not drain away pro­ perly, and so it is proposed to mend the drain, line the howl of the font with beaten copper, and to provide a carved wooden lid for it” . The lid will be designed by


Mr. Leyland, and made of oak by the village joiner, Mr. Wil­ liam Marsland.


will happen lo Parlamcnt? Tha t institution was once des­ cribed as being “ like an ele­ phant 's trunk, strong enough to fell a tree, delicate enough to pick up a pin.” Well, we have been picking up and drop­ ping a number of pins recently we shall soon have to think about a bit of tree felling. Let me say straight off that


not without a few more all- night sittings, maybe well into the normal Parliamentary Re­ cess period of August. The Bill passed, what then


hold as Enoch and prophesy that the Bill will pass, although


Parliament, which when we join the Community will be expected to send 36 M.P.'s to the European Parliament, the


Market say th a t the organisa­ tion is not democratic in the diect sense, and they may have a point. To meet it. in my view the European Parliament must be made into a more effective and powerful body. Which brings me back lo our


appear relevant, on examina­ tion are not verv helpful. At the moment we send delegates to the Assembly of the Council of European and Western European Union. However, the first body of advisory, and the second almost entirely con­


same number as France. Ger ­ many and Italy. At first sight, a relatively simple proposition but in fact it raises a consider­ able number of problems. The precedents, though they


body, though considered by member states, are not binding on governments. Perhaps more important— although each


cerned with defence matters. The decisions of neither


countries, already members of the EEC do? Unfortunately, what they do doesn’t help, because nowhere save in France is the system of one man, one constituency, the dir­ ect personal contact, adhered to as in Britain.


ABLE Nowhere is the


between MP's and iations and constituency the same as in Britain. Yet, if the European Parliament is to in­ crease its power and if Britain is to have a proper sav in the affairs of the community, the men and women wc send must he able, not overworked by try­ ing to serve two Parliament* (and travel at short notice be­ tween both! and representative of all shades of opinion. Need they be MP's at all? I


relationship local assoc-


think that the answer must he “yes” , otherwise they would not be responsible to the Bri­ tish Parliament and electorate, in whose name they would put views and make decisions. If


bride wore an o- line gown, and . fresh roses. She quet of red rose honour was Mrs. bride's sister, an were Miss Linda groom’s sister, an. Howard, bride's Mrs. Howard


dress of cream


Com to gi to si


they were elected they would soon become the odd gang of international Civil Scrvants- cum - politicians - cum - diplo­ mats, neither fish nor fowl. In any event the European Par­ liament insists that its mem­ bers must also be members of


their own country's legislature. SOLUTION


seems more British than Bri­ tain” . is a city of lakes and trees. The family enjoys barbe­ cues on the beaches in summer, and toboganning and outdoor skating in winter, which is al­ ways very cold, with lots of snow. “The weather fluctuates tremendously”, said Dr. Wother ­ spoon. “We had small snow­ falls at the beginning of May. but just before we left, the tem­ perature reached the 80s".


Halifax, which “sometimes


to London. a fiight of five hours, twenty minutes, and then hired a car. “Driving up to Whalley took just as long as the flying time", they said. During their month’s stay,


The family flew from Halifax


ary to cover the period from entry to the next General Elec­ tion. long term af ter that elec­ tion. Indeed by that election Parliament must have decided on a plan for the plan will, in my view, have to be introduced as part of that election. At the moment only a few individuals in each political


Whalley’’. said Mrs. Wother ­ spoon. “Wc arranged to come in June because we thought it would be' the best time.


that places have been cleaned up a lot. and many of the old buildings knocked down. Tt is greener here, and there is more shrubbery. Even spring is dif­ ferent — back home everything comes o u t all at once”.


“ In general wc have found


benefit, as-well as visits to rela­ tives. and friends in Leeds. “ I think it is beautiful round


they hope to manage a trip to the coast for the chi ldren’s


about a Conservative Govern­ ment at Westminster, and Lab­ our dominated, even anti-EEC. delegation in Strasbourg or the other way about? Maybe paradoxically. des­


representat ion at the next Gen­ eral Election.


pite the views of Conservatives and Socialists, the Liberals will get their way in one respect and we shall see proportional


General Election everyone say in Lancashire would vote for one MP for Europe, and one for his constituency at West­ minster. A Conservative MP suggests subst itute members— but whatever the scheme, what about party politics? .What


a


front Michael Stewart, the lab­ our ex Foreign Secretary. His plan is for some sort of area representation so that at


party seem to have though; much about the problem. In my opinion the most sensib’e suggestion so far has come


two solutions, one temporary, the other long-term. Tempor­


As I see it, there must he


TELEVISION cai out in the Down’ this month . . . to the anniversary


Down the Wind”. Brian Trueman,


TV. said: "It is since ’Whistle Do was made, and it i biggest thing that pened in Downhan showing clips from interviews with local people who v.


which was a gre draw, starred Joh: Mills and Alan B shot mainly at Farm. Worston. a ham. It was produc Attenborough.


‘Whistle Down Mr. Trueman


interest had arisen sed through Dow and chatted to vil doing some prelim around Pendle Hi television film ah Stevenson, the pi Pennine Way.’’ he


Mr. Stephenson,


sident of the Nort shire Ramblers' used to live at worked at Barro During his campa lish the Pennine W along thousands ot paths on the Penn


A l l a b o u t t h e v i l l a g e


WHEN one has written well over 300 articles about our small village and its immediate environs, its his­ tory, and some of the people who once lived here,


together with notes on one lor two who happily are


still with us, it is inevitable that from time to time one becomes a little ‘stuck’. The ball point still works


lage in the excellent booklet published by the Rural District Council, but nothing compared to this 48 page publication once offered to the public by Tho­ mas Johnson, of 30 Church Street. Blackburn. Precisely when Mr. Johnson


fusing to function and inspira­ tion totally lacking, I had a look through my bookshelves and spotted something pre­ sented to me by a reader several months ago—something Whal­ ley had 70-80 years ago and hasn’t got toda. A village guide. Thetrc are notes on the vil­


efficiently but the brain, that 50 odd ozs. of grey mat ter tucked away in the cranium, has run quite dry (don't men­ tion it to women's lib. or sex equality enthusiasts but the brain of woman is 5 to 6 ozs. lighter; af ter all its quality, not quant ity that matters). Thus with the ccrubellum re­


Whalley Window


lighted by gas from the works of ^Messrs Longworth and Sons, ’ that there are comfor t­


able inns in the main street and a number of substantial stone- built houses and that there are


also “several manufactories” close by.


PITY


not regarded with approval by the writer and he comments: “ It does seem a pity that manufac­ tories should have been allowed to disfigure the fair features of this lovely vale when so many other sites could have been easily obtained. However, this is a practical age and it is our business to describe things as


These lat ter propertties were


they are, not as they ought to be.”


Whalley,” its -pages illustrated with pen and camera, was priced at a humble Id. or could be had, post free, for 2d. from the publisher. In addition to a brief descrip­


“The Gossiping Guide to


tion of the village there are de­ tailed and informative articles


prepared his book it is diffcult to say; he didn’t date the publi­ cation. I t must have been sub­ sequent to 1890 for the Assem­ bly Rooms are given a few lines of script but, this one item apart, there are few clues as to the exact date it came upon the market. He tells us that the village “is


on the Parish Church and the Abbey, their treasures and their history, mostly reprinted (in some instances. I fear, with­ out proper acknowledgement) from early histories of • the county, but the author does offer some observations of his own. He also quotes Dr. Whi taker


who was vehemently opposed to industry: “A new principle


is now introduced which threa­ tens gradually to absorb the whole property of the district within its vortex. I mean the principle of manufactories, aided by the discoveries latch- made in the two dangerous sciences of chemistry and mech­ anics. "The operation of this prin- ciplci as accompanied with all


other of which it is impossible to speak but with the language of sorrow and indignation. In great manufactories, human corruption. accumulated in large masses, seems to undergo a kind of fermentation, which


sublimes it to a degree of mal­ ignity not to be exceeded of out­ side hell.”


REJOICE Fortunately, the late doctor


was a bet ter historian than lie was a seer and wc can rejoice that the worst of his prophesies have yet to come to pass. L feel, too. that in these, in some res­ pects, more enlightened days, his fears will never be realised.


of Mr. Johnson’s booklet (sure­ ly remarkable value when it was published) at either jumble sale or in second-hand book


I f you come across a copy


and well worth retaining for its curiosity value alone. One final point.


T h i s


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