Clitheroe Advertiser a nd Times, November 16th. 1972 3 GISBURN & D ISTR IC T YFC


j&iinington Memorial In s t i tu te M an ag em en t Committee


D IS C O ~ to be h eld in


Festival Hall, Gisburn Pi ikington wish to


are no longer the Craven Hei fer Ho te l , come old and n ew


CALFS


HEAD HOTEL Worston


To], Chatburn 2 18 a


A new menu h a s rec ently been introduced in th e A La Carte Re s tau ran t which is open each evening EXCEPT SUNDAYS.


Popular bar meals a re served every lunch tim e and each evening till 10-30.


th he


The ballroom is available for Weddings. P r iv a te Functions and D in n e r Dances—Capacity 100.


Special Christmas Menus available on request.


FULLY RESIDENTIAL,.


INGS ARE NOW BEING H ESTABLISHMENTS


17th Noy., 1972 9 p.m. — 1 a.m. Y2 I DISCO


Admission 35p. R e f re shm en ts Right ° f adm is s ion reserved


SOROPTIMIST CLUB OF CLITHEROE


CHRISTMAS


IN THE MAYOR’S PARLOUR (By k in d permission of


WEDNESDAY, NOV. 22nd 7-0 to 9-0 p.m.


ADMISSION 12p


CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS G IF T & CAKE STALLS


Proceeds in a id of C h r is tm as C h a r i tie s


CLITHEROE & DISTRICT Y.F.C.


NEWTON- IN-BOWLAND UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHRISTMAS


FAYRE to b e held on


SATURDAY, NOV. 25th


in The Village Institute a t 3 -3 0 p.m. Opener :


MRS E. HILL, of CLITHEROE


IN THE EVENING WHIST


and DOMINOES Also IN THE INSTITUTE Admission 2 5 p incl . Supper


KBURN


SOCIETY Hall, Blackburn ECEMBER 16th


30 p.m. A H


>; Back Balcony 40p ■4-Op, 3 0 p


M THE r i ’BLIC HALLS, — Tel . 58421


GISBURN MOTHERS’ UNION


WHIST and DOMINO DRIVE


SATURDAY, NOV. 18th a t 7-30 p.m.


IN THE FESTIVAL HALL


Adults 22ip, Children 15p R e fre shm en ts included


PENTECOSTAL CHURCH Waterloo Road, Clitheroe


EVANGELICAL


walketh in His wavs. PSALM 128 v 1


Blessed is everyone th a t fe a re th th e Lord;


EL SERVICES LTD -3LM SHOW


tc r e s t in g p ro g ram me o f sou nd an d colour


■i. r h e


rch Street, Clitheroe November 22 nd


-30 p.m.


ION FREE •*/,s requi red


i'EL SERVICES LTD treet. Clitheroe .one 4304


ST. PETER & ST. PAUL’S CHURCH


BOLTON-BY-BOWLAND


CHURCH BAZAAR


SATURDAY, NOV. 18th a t 2-30 p.m.


IN THE SCHOOL


STALLS & COMPETITIONS Admission:


MRS RICHARD BOWMAN Opener:


(including re f re shm en ts ) Adults lop. Children 5p


Everybody welcome a t th e AS FAIR


Schoolroom, Wh alley NON EMBER 25th


.'Ml p.m.


KNKR DEREK SILAW, Esq. DEF IN ITELY PRESENT


3p. Children 2p


CHRISTMAS Wl MARKET SATURDAY


25th NOVEMBER, 1972 10-30 a.m. to 4 p.m.


in ST MARY’S LOWER SCHOOL, CLITHEROE


Coffee and Tea served.


PRODUCE. CONFECTION­ ERY, HANDICRAFTS, GIFTS.


ST JOHN’S CHURCH H u rs t Green


rn School


DOMINO DRIVE TED REN’S SECTION)


n Village Hall


N o 'v c ivj h e r 2 4 t h 7-45 p.m.


TS 25p; CHILDREN 12p


National Federation of Old Age Pensions Associations, Clitheroe.


REFORMED CHURCH ONGREGATIONAL)


N F A Y R E NOVEMBER 18th HOOL, BARROW


-15 p.m. BY MRS E. FLACK l lp sh ir d


■LS INCLUDING: DRAPERY, DS. CAKES, ETC.


^


NT INCLUDING TEA ents available


C H R IS T M A S F A IR at STANLEY HOUSE, LOWERGATE


on NOVEMBER 18th at 2-30 p.m. ADMISSION 3p


Tombola—Cake Stall— Chocolate and Sweets— Toys— Household Good;*— Bric-a-Brac


FILM EVENING CLITHEROE CIVIC SOCIETY


SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18th, at 7-30 p.m. CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH HALL


tUB, BOG AND PARTDIGE


e, Clitheroe — LAUGH-IN WITH


HARDING


Ter Foik Special with th e WAYFARERS


Nine Films will be shown from a current ARTS COUNCIL TOUR.


Subjects ran g e broadly f rom T u rn e r th e watercolourist, to Romanesque c a th e d ra ls in N o r th e rn S p ain , a n d to sh o r t films on contem p o rary tech n iq u e s of computer graphics, etc.l-..r . .............


New members welcome —- Admission Free


FUR AND FEATHER WHIST


AND DOMINO DRIVE


IN THE MEMORIAL HALL


FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24th a t 7-30 p.m.


Excellent Prizes


Admission 30p. Children un d er 14 years playing for ju n io r prizes 15p


th a t


AN INVITATION IS GIVEN TO ALL TO COME TO OUR


REVIVAL HOUR


SUNDAY — 6-30 p.m.


LOW MOOR METHODIST CHAPEL


A MONSTER IN THE CHAPEL


JUMBLE SALE


FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 171H a t 7-30 pan.


Proceeds for th e village fund ADMISSION 2p


BARGAINS GALORE, CAKE AND POUND STALL


REFRESHMENTS SERVED T rin ity Methodist Church


Christian Citizenship NOVEMBER 19th


10-30 a.m. Rev. N. D. Walton 6-0 p.m. Rev. J . A. Goodhall


8-0 a.m. S a c ram en t of Holy Communion


Royal British Legion Wadd ing to n Branch


Member* Please Note th a t th e ANNUAL


GENERAL MEETING will tak e place on


Wednesday, Nov. 22nd a t 8 - 0 p.m.


a t th e


Higher Buck Inn Waddington.


CLITHEROE FOOTBALL CLUB


AT THE JOINERS ARMS Whallev Road, Clitheroe


NOVEMBER 22nd a t 8 p.m.


Evening WEDNESDAY


Social


ADMISSION 40p (including supper)


1st PENDLE SCOUT GROUP


CHRISTMAS FAYRE


a t th e


UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (Congregational Church) CLITHEROE


SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25th from 2-30 p.m.


a d m i s s io n 3p, c h il d r e n 2p


FATHER CHRISTMAS — GAMES — STALLS, etc. HOME-MADE TEAS


A busy weekend


Brick House Licensed Restaurant CHIPP ING — Telephone 316


Open daily fo r Luncheon a n d D in n er (except Wednesdays also closed S u nday n ig h t) — High Teas on Sundays


WEDDINGS AND PARTIES CATERED FOR Why n o t dr ive o u t fo r Sunday lunch, 2 mins, f rom village


Ribblesdale Sports and Social Club FRIDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 17th


JUNE HIRD SATURDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 18th JERRY MARTINELLI i IT is going to be a busy


weekend a t Stonyhurs t Col­ lege, s ta r t in g tomorrow n ig h t w ith a play and finishing on S u nday with a concert.


is being staged in th e Academy Room tomorrow n ig h t a t 8 p.m. and ag a in on S a tu rd ay a t 4-45 p.m.


“L u th e r”, by Jo h n Osborne,


conducted by Mr Wilfrid Usher. T h is s ta r ts a t 8-15 p.m. in th e Old Hall an d th e programme includes works by Bach, H a n d eL . Corelli.


th e College is a n exhibition of woodcuts by Albrecht Dnrer, who may be regarded a s th e inventor of etch in g a n d was a friend of L u th e r ’s.


Also on a t th e weekend in


T h e exhibition has been ’a r ran g e d by °n e e; th a


Mozart an d Bartok. Next week th is orch e s tra


i s . giving a concert d n Birm in g h am a n d n ex t E as ter


i t is going on to u r to P o r tu ­ gal. F o r th o se who a t te n d th e subscription concerts a t S to n y h u rs t. th e re is one to be g iv e n " by th e Allegri Q u a r te t on Sunday a t 8 p.m.


to be a co n c er t given by th e College Chamber Orchestra,


te ach ers , Mrs B. Hardwick. Also on S aturday, th e re is


THE CLITHEROE BRANCH OF THE N.S.P.C.C.


a re holding a


JU M B L E S A L E with a Nearly New Stall


at the UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (Congregational)


on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17th, 1972 a t 7 p.m.


ENTRANCE 2p. TEA AND BISCUITS 2p


DUNSOP BRIDGE VILLAGE HALL MANNEQUIN PARADE


on WEDNESDAY NEXT, NOV. 22nd a t 8 p.m.


BY TUDOR HOUSE FASHIONS OF WADDINGTON ADMISSION: 25p INCLUDING REFRESHMENTS Also SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16th


SLAIDBURN SILVER BAND CONCERT AND DANCE


MANOR HALL SUNDAY, NOV. 19th


Gospel Service a t 6-30 pan.


Speaker


MR. HINDMAN (Nelson)


WEDNESDAY, NOV. 22nd


Women’s Fellowship a t 2-45 p.m.


S peaker: MRS THOMAS (Blackburn)


LOW MOOR CLUB Telephone 3496


FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17th FREE ’N’ EASY


SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19th Artist—


P E N D I N G Colin at the Organ


DANCE to


DISC-TRACTION AT GISBURN FESTIVAL


HALL ON NOVEMBER 24th 9 pan. to 1 a.m.


Admission 30p. Re freshments R ig h t of admission reserved


COFFEE EVENING His Worship T h e Mayor)


DON’T FORGET WHIST and DOMINO DRIVE


HOT PO T & PEAS an d APPLE P IE SUPPER IN THE INSTITUTE


TONIGHT, THURSDAY a t 7-45 p rom p t


GRAMMAR SCHOOL (Boys) MOUNTAINEERING CLUB DON’T FORGET


CLITHEROE ROYAL


FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17th a t 7-0 p.m.


Monster Jumble Sale IN THE SCHOOL HALL


BOLTON-BY-BOWLAND WAR MEMORIAL


CHRISTMAS WHIST and DOMINO DRIVE FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15th


‘DUST’ FIRMS AN ASSET TO CLITHEROE


W H IL E e v e ry o n e fe e ls som e s ym p a th y f o r th e r e s id e n t s o f P im l ic o R o a d a n d d i s t r i c t w i th th e “ d u s t p ro b lem ” th e y h a v e h a d to s u f fe r o v e r


th e y e a r s , I th in k w e s h o u ld a l l a p p r e c ia te th e b e n e f i ts th e s e tw o f i rm s h a v e b e s tow e d o n th e tow n .


employment of o u r menfolk a n d secondly,


am o u n t of money th ey b o th pay in ra te s .


F i r s t of all th e re is th e th e v a s t


fo r th e WRVS, th a n k p a r ti- culary th e Ribblesdale Cement Co. who, th re e days a week, generously supply


th e se me als — a n d wash up th e co n ta in e rs a f te rw a rd s—


T h e c a n te en s ta f f p rep a re


w ith g re a t willingness a n d courtesy. And on b eh a lf of all Meals-


on-Wheels rec ip ien ts may I say “ T h a n k you very m u ch .”


BERYL H. CASSIDY Hill House, Clitheroe.


Harmless fun., .but


M ISC H IE F n ig h t c a n h e a t im e o f h a rm le s s fu n . B u t a f ir ew o r k p u s h e d th r o u g h a k e y h o le a t th e h o u s e o f a n OAP l iv in g a lo n e in C l i th e ro e r e s u l te d in a h e a r t a t ta c k .


I do u rg e r e a d e r s to


w a r n th e i r c h i ld r e n o f p o s s ib le c o n s e q u e n c e s to p r a n k s ' t h a t s e em h a rm ­ le s s to c h i ld is h ey e s . '


M R S M. SH E PH E RD , H o d d e r Place, S to n y h u r s t .


NO NEED FOR THIS NUISANCE


which is caused by some local in d u s tr ie s is n o t ju s t a n u n p le a s a n t nuisance.


T h e problem of pollution I t is a n u n n ec es sary evil


w h ich could a n d should be o s trac ised immediately. We know th a t local in d u s ­


tr ie s provide work fo r th e people of th is town; they also m ak e profit, a n d th e works th a t make th e la rg e s t p ro fit make th e m o s t f ilth a n d nuisance. We hav e a good town.


Large firms should h e lp to m ak e i t better .


F. J . SPENCER 17 Queen S treet, Low Moor.


May I , as C e n tre O rganiser


re a lly su b s tan t ia l a n d varied meals fo r th e old people of Clitheroe.


LETTERS to the BdMr Contact Offer


with police


WHY should th e ch a irm an of a p a r ish council hav e to


waste h is tim e an d th e time of police officers, who will no doubt have to investigate th e com plaint of a council member who was un ab le to co n ta c t th e police ? Nowadays we have a 999


system which gives 100 p er cen t, service when a t tem p t­ in g to co n ta c t your n e a re s t police s ta tio n , an d fu r th e r ­ more, one would expect th e member of Whalley P a r ish Council to know th a t th e Whalley police s ta t io n is n o t continually m anned. Come on councillor—wake up, in view of your position.


R. W. KAY. (Ex-PC), 1 Robinson Street, C h a tb u rn .


houses to local folk


selling the four empty police houses to the Asian Resettle­ ment Board. Surely the best idea is to offer the houses for sale to our own citizens and give them first chance. There are too many “Do


I WAS shocked at Coun. Chadwick’s


suggestion of


Gooders” of this world, who make suggestions, more often th a n not,


brown— McKenzie


inconveniencing other people by the results. The ones who feel as Coun.


involving, or


Chadwick does, should either offer the Asians accommoda­ tion in their own homes or in the same street.


HOUSEHOLDER, Bright Street.


FLOODS CLOSE A PUB AT


WADDINGTON


DESPITE th e w e ek en d ’s h e av y ra in , th e re was little f looding in th e C lith e ro e d is tr ic t—an d only Wadding­ to n v illag e su f fe red to a n y ex ten t.


village to Edisford Bridge was completely blocked on F r id ay evening, an d one car was marooned o v ernight in flood-water. Although pas­ sable, th e B a sh al l Eaves ro ad was made treacherous by water, while th e West B radford road a t times re­ sembled a river.


T h e m in o r ro ad from th e


overflowed, push in g over a s to n e wall an d spilling into th e roadway. K a t ie Lane was flooded n e a r to F in d er Hill. Licensee of th e Higher Buck a t Waddington, Mrs


There, a small s tream


E lla Raby, was forced to close h e r doors to customers on Sunday evening a f te r floodwater in u n d a ted th e p ub’s toilets to a d ep th of six inches an d overflowed in to th e lounge. A fter spending most of th e n ig h t mopping up, Mrs Raby was, however, able to open as usual on Monday. “We have been flooded several times before, b u t


th is is th e firs t tim e we have h ad to close,” said Mrs Raby. “T h e trouble was th a t , as fa s t as we scooped


two cases of flooding were reported. Waddington Road bridge flooded several times over th e weekend, and a t one time a car was stranded in th e middle of the lake. However, according to borough surveyor Mr John 3owness, the water only


spent about three hours there. At Dunsop Bridge, there


was called out once at the weekend, to pump water from th e cellars of the Royal Oak, in Waterloo, Clitlieroe. Summoned on S aturday evening.


took dbout 20 minutes to clea r itself once the "rain eased off. T h e town’s fire brigade


they


was slight flooding when the river backed up. b u t Bolton- by-Bowland, which was flooded a sh o r t time ago, escaped unscathed on this occasion.


WATCH


area, there were no reports of flooding. Said the coun­ cil’s surveyor, Mr H. Cock- sh u t t : “In our area, it takes a sudden cloudburst rather th a n prolonged rainfall to cause flooding.” The County Council


In th e Clitheroe Rural


Highways Department at Whalley recorded 1.8 inches


of rain over Thursday night an d Friday morning, but th e ir emergency squad kept a round-the-clock watch on known danger spots, an d f re ed watercourses and cul­ ver ts of accumulated debris.


th e Clitheroe-Sabden road became impassable n e a r th e Whalley-Clitheroe by-pass,


On two occasions, when


th ey were soon on h an d to p u t m a tte rs right.


busy n ig h t on Sunday with many motorists breaking down. A car was badly damaged in an accident a t Smithie s Bridge, b u t no- one was injured. At Middop. there were th r e e inches of snow, an d


Downham to Twiston road was covered in several inches of water in places. Gisbum police reported a


flooding,


Downham village escaped although th e


h ad th e snow continued fo r a n o th e r half hour, the road would probably have been impassable. There was some flooding near Gisburn au c t io n mart. I n Slaidbum, two houses


Dies at the age of 81


A MUCH respected Bowland res id en t, Mrs H an n a h Dawson, of Home Farm, Bolton Hall, Bolton-by- Bowland, h a s died a t th e age


of 81. Mrs Dawson was a native


of Scotforth, Lancaster, but h a d lived in th e Bolton-by- Bowland a re a since she was


F a rm 43 years ago. They re tired 24 years ago,


la te Mr Robe rt Dawson, fa rm ed Lower Gills, Tosside. before tak in g over Home


a girl. She an d h e r husband, th e


a n d on th e d e a th of h e r hu s ­ band in 1969, Mrs Dawson took u p residence with a m a r r ied d au g h te r a t Home F arm . Mrs Dawson was a woman of a kindly disposi­ t io n an d h a d many f riends in th e village an d among th e farm in g


c o m m u n i t y


d am age was to carpets and some furniture. T here was some snow


were flooded to a depth of six inches a t th e weekend, b u t th e water soon subsided. Local people rallied round to help with mopping-up operations, and th e only


th e re on Sunday night, b u t n o t enough to cause prob­ lems. On Monday morning, however, the Settle bus was u n ab le to reach the village because of icy roads.


leaves two m a rr ied daughters. T h e Rector, th e Rev. J . W. Winder, conducted th e ser­ vice a n d in te rm e n t a t th e P a r ish Church on Friday, m an y of Mrs Dawson s f rien d s being in th e congre­


SS P e te r an d P au l’s Church, a n d was a former member of th e Mothers’ Union. She


generally. S h e was as sociated with


5 H a w t h o r n e Place,


gation. T h e two-bedroomed house


Clitheroe, was sold by auc­ tio n fo r £4.500. Auctioneers were Silverwood - Balshaw, a n d th e solicitors were F. Orrell a n d Co., L y th am S t Annes.


out th e water, more came in.” She added, however, th a t little damage had been caused. In Clitheroe itself, only


THE wedding cake h a d a Scottish th em e when Mr I a n S co tt Brown, of P as tu re- lands Drive, Billington, m a rr ied Miss Bren d a Dorothy McKenzie on S a t­ urday.


Methodist Chapel, was con­ ducted by th e Rev. E. S. Joselin, an d th e o rg an is t was Mrs E. Wilkinson.


T h e wedding, a t Whalley


son of Mrs Peggy Brown an d th e la te tax i proprietor Mr Jo h n McLatchie Brown, is an a s s is tan t m an ag e r a t a Littlewoods store, an d th e bride,


T h e bridegroom, th e only * • ' ( a 4 '


MIXED FORTUNES


IN RALLY THERE were mixed for­


tu n e s for members of Clitheroe a n d d is tr ic t Motor Club a t th e weekend. In th e T au n to n Rally, ru n


th ro u g h th e winding lanes of Devon a n d Somerset, Jeff Smith, of Langho, an d Keith Watkinson (Nelson) recor­ ded a good Class win and a s ix th overall position, keeping up th e ir challenge fo r th e F ord Escort Cham­ pionship. S ta r t in g a t T au n to n , th e


250-mile rally ■ finished a t Minehaad, and. with three


events to go, K eith an d Jeff a re s ti ll in second place in th e Escort championship — which brings th e winning crew a b ran d new car. E ig h t Clitheroe crews en­


GIFTS AT


te re d th e weekend’s o th e r event, th e Bullough Trophy Rally, which s ta r te d a t Kirkby Lonsdale. However, only two crews made th e top 10 — W a lte r Bateson and David Hacking coming fifth, an d I a n G ra n t an d Jo h n Hughes eighth. The other crews all h ad trouble of one kind o r an o th er , to make i t a poor Clitheroe.


re su lt


STEPHEN HELPS THE RANGERS


ALTHOUGH h e is n o t too k e en o n footba ll himself, 12-ye a r -o ld S te p h e n Wiggan was quick to offer h is h e lp w h en h e h e a rd t h a t h is f r ie n d s ’ club, Whalley R a n g e r s ju n io r section, were h a v in g a fu n d - ra is in g effort.


d au g h te r of Mrs Lottie Jen n in g s , of Weston-super- Mare, is a cashier.


brother-in-law. wore a gown of white embossed C r im p ­ lene with silver trimmings. She h a d a Ju l ie t cap of white guipure daisies, and carried red roses an d white freesia.


away by Mr B r ian H. Slow,


T h e bride, who was given th e bridegroom’s


Claire a n d Jay n e Slow, presented h e r with min ia­


T h e bridegroom’s nieces,


tu re silver slippers an d a silver horseshoe.


Joyce Ma rg a re t Brown, the bridegroom’s sister, who


T h e bridesmaid was Miss


wore a full- length gown of burgundy co t to n trimmed with F ren ch lace. She c a r ­ r ied yellow rosebuds an d mixed freesia, an d wore white s a t in ribbon in h er h a i r Best m an was Mr Ken­


n e th Bould, and th e u shers were Mr Michael Boardman a n d Mr M a r tin James. T h e reception was held a t


th e Swan Hotel, Whalley. T h e cake, made by Mr Donald MacKenzie, was decorated in th e bride­ groom’s L am ont


w ith ribbon, th is tle s and w hite h e a th e r . T h e couple will live in


Hereford. ta r ta n , th e th ird g ran d ­


jumble sale, an d th e help giv.en by S tephen, of Sydney Avenue, Whalley, made sure th a t i t was a success. He sp e n t n o t one, b u t th re e nights, collecting rummage from friends, relatives and neighbours — in fact, any­ one who would give him anything.


T h e club was having a


people who collected or d o n ated jumble, th e sale made £21.59. “I t was quite h a rd work,” said Stephen af te rw a rd s , “B u t I would be h appy to help again sometime!” A pupil a t Ribblesdale County Secon­ d ary School, S tephen also as sists th e club in an o th e r im p o r ta n t way. He looks a f te r th e players’ h a lf ­ tim e re f re shm en ts when th e y play th e ir home matches.


T h an k s to him. a.nd o th e r WIN AGAIN


Colin Wilson, who plays for th e R an g ers ’ under-16 team, h a s been p itch in g in with th e fu n d-rais ing activities.


Another Whalley boy,


He recently organised a raffle, a n d ra ise d several pounds. Meanwhile, th e u n d er -13


te am is jus t ify in g i ts sup­ p o r te rs ’ efforts, recording


Ju n io rs , from Oswaldtwistle. T h e i r 2-1 win gave W h a l­


an o th e r win on S a tu rd ay — th is time


ag a in s t Tin k e r


ley th e ir f irs t ‘double’ in th e Accrington under-13 League, a s they h ad beaten T inke r Ju n io rs away from home th e previous week, also by two goals to one. Scorers on S a tu rd ay were


Wallbank. an d Cassidy, who n e t ted from th e penalty


snot. T h an k s to excellent goal­


keeping by Burrell, the


Rangers held a two goal lead u n t i l th e la s t few minutes, when th e visitors scored a consolation goal. Whalley: Burrell, Roberts,


sall, Cassidy.


Close finishes at swim gala


THERE was a close an d exciting finish to Clitheroe Boys’ G ram m a r School’s an n u a l swimming gala, held for th e f irs t time in th e Ribblesdale Pool. F or r ig h t up to th e final event—th e senior relay race


—th e points position was such th a t any one of th re e of th e school's houses could have emerged overall win­ ners. In fact, i t was Castle who won th e relay an d clinched th e championship, w ith a f in al to ta l of 88 points. Close b eh in d Castle (who


were la s t y e a r ’s winners also) was P a rk house, w ith 85 points ; Henderson was th i rd w ith 74, an'd Waddow fo u r th w ith a to ta l of 45. About 100 p a re n ts a n d f rien d s of th e


s c h o o l


w atched th e 21 events of th e gala, which was or­ ganised by games m a s te r Mr R. D. Blacktop. After­ wards th e h eadm a s te r , Mr G. Hood, in tro d u c ed th e m an ag e r of th e Ribblesdale Pool, Mr B r ian Camps, who p resen ted th e trophies.


AWARDS J im my R e ad cup (house


P ark er , Pox. Francis, Ru th er fo rd . Wilson, Cud- worth, Wallbank, T at ter -


Waddington WI’s new president HIGH


AT Waddington WI’s an n u a l meeting on Tuesday, Mrs B Barlow, president, retired a f te r holding office fo r three years an d was succeeded by Mrs M. Boucher, Mrs M G a rn e t t was elected secre­ ta ry a n d Mrs M, Holding


trea su rer .


was elected: Mrs Barlow, Mrs Boucher an d Mesdames J . Oldroyd, V. Kenyon, D. Walmsley, M. Holding, M. G a rn e t t , P. Boothman. C. Winning, D. Clayton, M Lupton a n d E. Erwin an d Miss D. Dewrance an d Miss B. Jackson. Tellers were Mr C*. Bottomley a n d Mrs E.


The following committee .


tre a su re r ’s repor t, which Mr Tom S co tt h ad audited, and


Brown. Mrs Holding gave th e


Mrs G a rn e t t gave th e secre­ ta ry ’s rep o r t. Mrs Barlow th a n k ed th e committee and members fo r much f rien d ­ sh ip d u r in g h e r te rm of


Speaker was Mrs C. Prescot, v oluntary county organiser,


office. _ „ .


who gave a n in te re s tin g ta lk a n d new members were as tonished to le a rn th a t th e Women’s


formed many years ago in Can ad a as th e re su lt of th e


d e a th of a baby. Miss Dewrance won th e


competition fo r th e year, an d a holiday g if t s ta ll


ra ise d £10. Mr Bottomley an d Mrs Brown were


th a n k e d tor th e i r services a n d p resen ted w i th book tokens. T h e


ing pfcmt. Bring and buy


A BRING a n d buy evening a t th e home of Mr Jo h n Aspinall, Stamden Hall, Clitheroe, In a id of Clitheroe Football Club was a t ten d ed by ab o u t 70 people. O th er a t tra c t io n s included a tom­ bola an d various s ta lls an d competitions.


th an k ed Mrs P rescot a n d p resen ted h e r w ith a flower­


p res id en t in s t i tu te was


champions ), Castle; Dobson challenge cup ( first form champion), N. Trimby (C); junior , R. Vernon (W ) ; L. C. Coles cup ( in te r ­ mediate) , D. Hampshire (H); Laurence Hardy cup (senior), Basil G orton cup (free style) a n d F. Addison cup (back s tro k e) , D. East- h am (W). J . E. Taylor cup (diving


ch ampionship), G. Greatorix (C ) ; Daniel Coxall cup (long plunge), G. Binns (C).


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COMEDY A NEW, outrageous an d fast- paced comedy film, “W h a t’s Up, Doc?” visits th e Civic Hall n ex t week. S ta r s B a rb ra S tre isan d an d


Ryan O'Neal sh a re a


wide ran g e of adventures and misadventures, before they finally fa l l in love. High spot of th e film is a zany chase th ro u g h th e s tre e ts of San Francisco. The ro u te involves high


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ladders, a Chinese dragon, an d a la rg e sh e et of glass— an d one of th e vehicles in ­ volved is a n ice-cream vendor's tr icy cle!


Traffic lights


TRAFFIC signals a re to be provided a t th e Oaks B a r ju n c tio n of Longs ight Road a n d Ribchester Road. Oaks B a r is where th e ro ad from th e Wilpshire Hotel to Rib­ chester crosses th e A59 Whalley-Preston Road, a n d improvements costing £7,745 include widening a n d kerb realignments.


Gunners’ reunion


ABOUT 50 m en who served in th e Royal Artillery — m an y of th em in th e 156 L ig h t AA b a t te ry — a t te n ­ ded a comrades’ reu n io n d in n e r a t th e New in n . P a rso n Lane. T h e d in n e r a t t ra c te d a


num b e r of m en f rom Black­ b u rn an d Darwen. C h a irm an fo r th e evening


was Mr B. Richardson, who now lives in Morecambe, b u t used to be w ith th e b a t te ry in w hich m an y Clitheroe m e n served. I t is h oped to h o ld a simi­ la r ev en t n e x t year.


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