Ciitheroc Advert iser and Times, October 19th, 1972 to the island THE other day I stood


three miles beyond Slaid- burn near Black House overlooking the very low waters of Stocks reser­ voir. During the summer the ris« and fall fluctu­ ated as never before— because of major schemes c o n n e c t e d with the eventual raising of the water level there appears to have been more dry land than at any time since the huge reservoir


was built. Since th e Hodder was


d am med th e most con­ spicuous lan dm a rk h a s been w h a t we te rm “ T h e Is lan d .” T h e ever chan g in g s ta tu s has . th ro u g h o u t th e years, been remarkable. I n w in te r i t is small, in. summer very


LOOKING north to the island a t Stocks, Reservoir.


large. J u s t over 10, or was i t 15 yea rs ago, i t was


almost covered w ith coni­ fers. T h e n came a peculiar gale w hich swept in a n a r ­ row tro u g h from* th e White- well a re a to ju s t n o r th of S la id b um a n d felled h a l f of th e trees. Since th e n th e re h a s been lit tle visual change except


p e rh ap s th e rise a n d fa ll of th e water. Each y e a r in spr ing th e is lan d h a s been occupied by th o u s a n d s of black-headed gulls which found th e isolation of th e now tree-cleared la n d ideal fo r domestic purposes. As could be expected,


a c tiv i tie s gave r ise to con­ flicting opinions. T h e casual observer is delighted to see such a magnificent


th e ir


p re t ty sight, b u t th e y also p re sen t a h ead a ch e fo r those c o n c e r n e d with hygiene. So, once again, a s I stood


g a th e r in g : th e y m ak e a


contem p latin g o n changes an d th e fu tu re my th o u g h ts were divided. To satisfy th e ever-increasing dem and fo r w a te r th e level is to be raised a n d in so doing th e fam i l ia r “ is lan d ” cre ated almost 40 years ago will dis­ appear. bringing ab o u t a revolutionary a l te ra t io n to th e landscape. T h e impact, however, will in no way be comparable w i t h t h a t b ro u g h t ab o u t when i t was all cre ated — i t was very h um a n a n d personal. T lie an guish a n d in many


cases th e h e a r tb re ak caused to th e families whose homes were demolished an d th e


ru in s covered w ith w a te r h a s now been lo s t in tb e mists of time. Many of th em have passed on, b u t memories of those d is ta n t days when th e village of Dale Head was alive a re still vivid to th e rem a in in g few-. I have been fo r tu n a te , and many old f r ien d s have a t various tim es given me colourful p ic tu res verbal and p hotographic o f th e se


days. Between 30 a n d 40 cot­


tages, * houses a n d fa rm s were evacuated o r demo­ lished. Woods, hedges a n d walls w-ere f la t ten e d an d the general scene resembled the scorched-eartli policy we saw pictured in th e la s t war. • Tire impounded w a te rs of the Hodder slowly ob literated the la s t rem n a n ts of th e old village. Since th e n , an d


p a r ticu la r ly d u r in g th e win­ te r months , th e w a te rs have h id d e n th e p a s t an d visitors sc an n in g th e scene know- l it tle of th a t to be seen h a lf a century ago. W i th th e lowering of th e


p avements a n d th e old cir­ cular wheelwright’s sto n e a n d th e concrete block used fo r some me ch an ica l device by Mr Swales.


th e p o s t office, re ad in g room an d stores, even th e cobbled


licence o f th e New In n , w hich la te r became T h e Trav eller ’s Best, where one could find a bed, A s tab le fo r the h o rse a n d a f rien d ly


M r Swales su r re n d e red # h e ’ .


n o t really too d is ta n t days w'ere : confined to sh an k s pony an d th e horse-drawn vehicles. Groceries, grain, provender a n d . coal came from C h a tb um , Clitheroe


welcome. Means of tra v e l in those


an d so on. R ep re sen tativ es o r trav e l­


lers called on th e fa n n e rs


a t Stocks a n d th e outlying fa rm s for orders. Later, th e completed orders w e re , delivered a n d along w ith an im a l


foodstuffs


w a te r th is year, th e cu r ta in has , as i t were, been raised. I t h a s appe ared a s d u r in g a drought, w ith th e bare ground cracked a n d baked, devoid or v egetation and revealing th e ghostly figure of p a s t Dale Head. T h e bones of th e p a s t proclaim th e once prosperous com­ munity. From th e e a s t on th e rap id-drying mudf lats a re tra c e s of th e m a in ro ad le ading to w h a t was th e h e a r t of th e village. A t Stocks Fold i t is pos­


sible, u n d e r th e se conditions, to imagine th e d is ta n t p a s t : th e fo u n d atio n s of th e inn,


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Mr a n d Mrs Lord came be­ fore t.he holiday h a d even s ta r ted , properly. T h e couple, from C h a tb um Road, Clithe­ roe, wrere pas sengers on a Nairobi-bound Boeing. 707 th a t was in te rc ep ted by a U g an d an Air Force je t f ighte r an d forced to lan d at. Entebbe Airport. . in Uganda. . B u t th a t was only tb e


B u t th e biggest sc are for


“th e atm o sp h e re was very tense, b u t th e re was no panic.”


Aroused suspicion


beginning of tb e d ram a , explained Mr Lord, on re ­ tu rn to Clitheroe w i th h is wife. I ren e. "As we were landing, th e p ilo t w arn ed us that, a b o ard in g p a r ty was coming on to th e plane, an d we were n o t to ta k e an y p h o to g rap h s , o r do an y th in g th a t m ig h t an tag o n ise who­ ever was coming on board.” T hen, h e said, fo u r Afr i­


ex p lan a tio n was given th e incident, Mr Lord th in k s


Although no


official fo r


i t was th e fa c t th a t th e p lan e usually calls a t Entebbe, b u t th e p ilot decided not. to do so on th is occasion- ’'T h e re was no cargo or


pas sengers to drop off, so th e pilot rad io ed t j ia t h e was going s t ra ig h t to Nairobi,” he said, " a n d th is aroused th e suspicion of th e Ugan­ dans. T h ey were probably


cans in civilian clo th in g in ­ spected th e luggage racks a n d food co n ta in e rs stacked in th e gangway?. T h ey were joined by a se cu r ity gu ard in camouflage uniform, who was ca r ry in g aja au tom a t ic weapon a n d h a d a ho ls tered revolver a t h is r ig h t hip. "He walked up a n d down th e gangw'ay,” said M r Lord,


looking fo r smuggled a rm s .” B u t th e in c id en t d id n o t


d am p en Mr a n d Mrs Lord's sp ir i ts a n d th ey s t i l l h a d “a wonderful t im e ” d u r in g th e ir s tay in Kenya. Their, guides d u r in g th e fo r tn ig h t were two f rien d s wl® a re n u rs in g sis ters a t th e N ak u ru Hospi­ tal. F re d a Korkish, who comes f rom Dglton in F u r ­


ness, an d Joan Farley, from Wigan.


able to see p a r ts of Africa th a t th e ordinary to u r is t would never get to visit,” explained Mr Lord — an d between them th ey got th ro u g h six rolls of film


“Thanks to them, we were


while o u t there. “My wife is a keen photographer,” ' sa id


tu re s ” is impressive. I t in ­ cludes wild beest. Ixartebeest, gazelles, impala an d leopard, to name a few. I n fact, the only a.nimal th a t th e couple expected to see b u t d id n o t in fa c t come across, was a cheetah.


Mr Lord, "Wit we a re bo th n atu ra lis ts .” And th e ir list of " c a p ­


a w h ite l in e p a in te d across th e road.


Joll of th e i r f r ie n d ’s Volks­ wagen ca.r, however. "We got used to th e p e rp e tu a l jo lt in g an d swaying,” sa id M r Lord, “b u t even one of th e h a n g ­ ing s t ra p s in s id e th e vehicle eventually broke off!” O th e r dam age included tyres, d en ted


T h e ro u g h roads took th e i r two b u rs t


wheel rims, a. b lis tered tyre, an d a re a r bum p e r th a t sh e a red a bolt a n d ra t t le d co n t inually fo r th e r e s t of th e journey.


Never forget


thousands of flamingoes a t Lake Nakuru — th e re are two million on th e lake, an d Mr Lord has brought some


T h e Lords also “sh o t”


b r ig h t pink fea th ers h om e as a souvenir. They sp e n t two days in th e Ngorongoro c ra te r , seeing wild animals a n d birds, crossed th e Seren- g eti plain, an d also visited th e equator, where th e re is


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berries a re concerned we h av e always cons idered o u r ­ selves som e th in g in th e n a tu re of ex p e r ts ; we th o u g h t we knew every copse and spinney in th e d is t r ic t where th e riche s t, r ip e s t


blackberries. Where su c cu len t black­


g a th e red , b u t th is p a r t ic u la r crop was a new discovery'. I n g rea t,


f ru i t could be


th e r e 'th e f ru i t h u n g : berries alm o s t a s big a s damsons, m o u thw a te r in g


ju icy clusters,


extrem e an d , of course, wc h a d n o th in g in which to g a th e r th em . No jam ja r , no plastic bag, no p ap e r bag, no basket, an d th e re th e f ru i t was h an g in g ; begging, p le ad in g to be picked. T h e tem p ta t io n was too


in th e


b lackberry leaves ond chew ’em. T h ey ’ll ease th e e tn a couple o ’ minutes, th a l l see. T h e e r ’s n ow t to lick ’em fe r gumboils o r ulcers.” . • I did a s I was in s tru c ted ;


thissel* some


when I h a d a p a in fu l gum­ boil an d Owd George to ld me: “ G e t


th is humble f ru i t in h ig h esteem. I rem em b er th e occasion


ru in ed an d m a r red fo r ever­ more w ith deep purple s ta in s , in to th em th e black­ b er r ies went. Old co u n try folk hold


g re a t ; I h a d clean h a n d k e r ­ chiefs in my pocket an d al th o u g h I knew th e se would


be ir re tr iev ab ly


h ealing processes of n a tu re , I d o n ’t know, b u t c e r tain ly th e gumboil clea red up rem a rk ab ly quickly. An o th er of th e old boy’s remedies was blackberry “ te a .” “ Dry some o’t ’ leaves ond mek th is se l’ a brew.” sa id George. “ I t ’s ch am p io n a s a m o u th ­ wash! ” Nor was th a t th e ex ten t


be f i t as a tr ive t aw’ day. Mek this sel a few b o ttles o nd th e y ’ll see th e e th ro u g h a.w’t b ad weather. Ond if •tha’s g otten a bottle o r two


to spare, th a knows wheer to send ’em.” To those eminent people who a re a t present studying


th e reorganisation of th e N atio n al Health Service I p as s th is valuable, money­ saving information free, g ra t is a n d for nothing.


th e re a re lo ts o f b u sh e s a t th e to p of R iddings Lane, a n d w h e th e r i t w a s due to th e b e r r ie s o r th e n o rm a l


some blackberry cordial,” h e told me. “ T h e e r ’s now t to to u ch i t fa p a r t f ra y elder­ berry wine) fer keeping o u t coughs a n d chills. T h e e hev a glass a fo r th a se ts o u t fe r th i wark-*-well, w h a t th a ca lls


w in te r 's m o rn in g o n d t h a l l th i w a rk—on a


a s we rambled along, pick­ in g th e f ru i t a t inte rvals , a n d a n o th e r of George’s sage comments came to mind. ‘‘T h a w an ts to mek th is sel’


h ad alre ad y told me, George added a n o te of caution. “ I f th a gets th i mis sis to stew ’em,” h e said. “ te ll ’e r to p u t some apples wi’ ’em o r th e y ’ll bun g th e e up. T h e e r ’s now t like b la ckbe rr ie s fe r bunging th e e up if th a doesn’t tek care.” I th o u g h t on th e se th in g s


of th e old co u n trym an ’s knowledge. He recommended a lotion of b la ckbe rr ie s an d borax for ir r i ta t io n s of th e scalp and added th a t i t was “ fo s t- ra tc fe r d ark en in g grey h a i r .” So, if you see me in th e fu tu re w ith my h o a ry locks tran s fo rm ed an d changed to a r ich an d glossy black, please do n ’t conclude th a t I ’ve bou g h t myself a wig. You’ll know w h a t I ’ve been u p to! To th e bla ck b e rry lore he


was a loTOly day and, pick­ in g th e berries with en ­ th u s ia sm wc h ad walked fu r th e r th a n we intended. We found ourselves on th e frin g e s of Clitheroe and th e a f te rn o o n was get tin g late. T h e su n ha<j gone down an d i t was now a little chill. All a t once we realised th a t we were a l i t t le tired, our legs were beginning to ache an d despite th e f ru i t I h ad su r rep tit io u s ly consumed, I was now more th a n a l it tle th irs ty .


Well, as I have said, i t


“ We’ve got this fa r ,” said my wife, “ we m ight as well


go in to town and have a b i t of te a .” So, in to town we went


double-decker bus! ’’ I ex­ claimed. “ W h a t on e a r th a re you ta lk in g about? ’’


“ T ’fa re


“ Ah’ve lu s t paid t ’fost t-a’m e n t .” George o-rinned. f ra y w h a l ley


hereto. Ah reckon' if ah come every week fe r t ’re s t o’ t ’yea r , t ’ bus should be m in e fe r keeps. AhU bev b o u g h t t ’d am th in g ”


J J \


buying a double-decker bus,” h e to ld us. W e were incredulous. “ A


“ F an cy meeting y0u. W h a t on e a r th a.re you 'doing four miles f rom h om e ? ” George acknowledge o u r greeting. “ Ah’vc ju s t bin


an d , walking Up Castle S tre e t , who should we bump in to b u t Owd George himself. “ Well, well,” i


said. / l :


souvenir collectors, b u t th e re were two keepsakes th a t they could n o t resis t. One is th e h id e of a T h om so n ’s gazelle, a n d th e o th e r is a n eleg an t n a t iv e wood-carving of a Ma sai war rio r. “These will rem in d u s w h en we s i t in f ro n t of a ro a r in g f ire of o u r vis it to Kenya, where every day is, lite ra lly a SUNday,” commented Mr Lord. One in c id en t . th a t th e


Mr an d Mrs Lord, say th a t they a re n o t


fa n a t ic MR AND 'MRS LORD, back home with, their reminders of the Kenya sunshine.


Birthday treat


A RESIDENT of Wadding- to n fo r 26 years, Mrs E d n a K. Bateson celebrates h e r 90th b ir th d a y o n Monday. B u t Mrs B a te so n doesn’t


Lords will never fo rg e t was a v is i t to the- village com­ p o und of a n omadic tribe. “T h e re was a sm a ll boy th e re who looked ab o u t 11 yea rs old, a l th o u g h h e said h e was 13. Th is boy, called J o h n M a t i ta tu , spoke fluent, p er fec t English.” T h e boy asked th em to


w a n t an y p resen ts . F o r h e r , th e b e s t b ir th d a y t r e a t she could h av e will be a meal in one of h e r fav o u r ite ea tin g -o u t places . . . th e S p re ad Eagle a t Sawley. T h e lun ch eo n h a s been a r ran g e d on S u nday by h e r son, George, wh8* lives


in


Cheshire. I t will be a t ten d e d by ab o u t a. dozen of Mrs B a te so n ’s imm edia te re la ­ tives,


g ran d ch ild ren a n d two g rea t-g ran d ch ild ren , all of whom live in Che shire or S o u th L ancashire.


including


w a it five minutes, a n d pro­ d ucing a p en a n d paper, h e m ad e a rem a rk ab ly good sk e tch of a woman se a ted a t a table. “He was obviously a very gif ted boy, b o th a s 'a n a r t i s t a n d in o th e r ways,” h e added. “I would n o t be su rp rised to see h im a s a p re s id en t of h is co u n try one day.” Now Mr Lord, in answer to


th re e


a req u e s t f rom Jo h n , is look­ ing fo r a p en - f r ien d fo r him. He in ten d s to ap p ro a ch th e local S couting organisations to see i f ' anyone would be in te re s ted in becoming a pen-friend. T h e K en y a t r ip was Mr


re tu rn in g th e re sometime. “We h a d a wonderful time there, an d saw some amazing sights. I only h o p e th a t all o u r p ic tu res come o u t well,”


an d Mrs Lord’s f irs t t r ip to Africa — b u t they a re alre ad y th in k in g in te rm s of


concluded Mr Lord.


holme, B e ech th o rp e Avenue, enjoys life in Waddington. " I hav e splendid n e ig h ­ bours,” she said. “ Everybody is so n ic e if you w a n t h elp in a n y way. I t is a very f riendly q u a r te r ro u n d here. A lo t more houses a re being b u i l t in th e village, an d th e re a re more young families, b u t people a re s till a s friendly.”


Mrs Bateson, of West-


four girls, w ith one s tep ­ b ro th e r , Mrs B a te so n lived for a time in G r indleton, when sh e was q u ite small. Her p aren ts , Mr an d Mrs Jo h n W h i ttak e r , were b o th


Wad d in g to n from M an ­ ch e s te r w ith h e r h u sb an d , Ted, who died 21 y ea rs ago. “ A f te r a big city, you g et to know people b e t te r in a small place. T h ey seem to hav e more tim e fo r you. And I th in k i t ’s h e a l th ie r , too.” T h e eldes t in a family of


Mrs B a te so n came to DR A. D. CASSIDY


Order of S t Jo h n of Jerusalem. T h e h o n o u r recognises his 22 y e a rs ’ service to th e


O rd e r a s a n ex am in e r a n d occasion*! lecturer. D r Cassidy served with


~ d in g to n b ran c h of th e Roval B r i t ish Legion, a n d of Cl ith ­ eroe Old People’s Welfare Committee. He is also a member of th e Blackburn Circle of


th e field ambulantfe in tire 56th Division in Africa an d I taly dllring th e war. He is a member of Wad-


th e C a ten ian


Association. D r Cassidy will receive his


in s ig n ia from th e Lord Prior, Lord Caccia.


th e whoops of d a n c e r s , ;inj way f a r th e r down a body of th e eightsome re e l


CLITHEROE Adult Cen tre should soon be resounding to th e sk ir l of th e pipes a n d


No kilts needed


MRS EDNA BA TESON . . . 90 on .Monday. hawe alre ad y . expressed; 0 How tim es h av e ch an g ed l , F o r m o re th a n 2 a peo p le way.” i “e m e n who effectually b a r h is


n at iv es of Grindletoru Now she is th e only surviving member o f th e family. S till rem a rk ab ly ac tiv e for


in te re s t in forming a, clas* fo r S co ttish country d an c ­ ing


h e r age. Mrs B a te so n a t te n d s Wad d in g to n Metho­ d is t Chapel, a n d belongs to th e Ladies’ Fellowship. She is also a former member of th e WI. “ T h e re a re a lo t of b r in g


a n d buys, coffee m o rn in g s an d a f te rn o o n te a s in th e village, a n d w h e th e r th e y ’re fo r th e ch u rc h o r th e chapel I go to th em al l.” said Mrs Bateson. “ I love going o u t a n d I love h a r in g visitors.”


Serving Brother


AT th e G ra n d Priory Church, Clerkenwell, London, today. D r Anthony Denis Cassidy. of Hill House. Clitheroe, will be-iitvested as a serving b ro th e r in th e


th e class. Dir Sam K n ig h t, of Siddows Avenue, Clittie- roe, is very en th u s ia s tic ab o u t th e idea. “ Scottish country d an c in g provides en jo ym en t w ith exercise, su itab le for an y age,” h e said. “ I t is n o t a s energetic a s th e quickstep if yon lis ten to th e music an d keep up w i th i t .” Mr K n ig h t an d some of


T h e mail who proposed i r i ? - 7 - 5 BAILE"


w a n t to le a rn more. We h av e a r ra n g e d a te a ch e r , b u t we would like to see a lo t more people, especially young ones, a s m o s t of th o se we h av e so f a r a re cniddle-aged.” H e ad d ed : “ You d o n ’t h a v e to wear th e k i l t ! ” T h e class will in n o way


liis frien d s decided to ‘form a class a f te r a t te n d in g Scot­ t is h evenings in various places a n d “ seeing dances done a s th e y should be done.” S a id Mr K n ig h t : "W e


A SWITCHBOARD d e l th e Trutex H en th om vf Miss K a th ry n MacMI was married a t S t J a f Church, Clitheroe, te l


Geoffrey Bailey, who i | electrician. T h e bride is th e a a u |


of Mr and Mrs H. Millan. of 89 Highfield Clitheroe. an d the groom is th e elder Mrs Clifford Bailey, of ford Road, Clitheroe, th e la te Mr Bailey.


be competing w i th th e ex is tin g Caledonian- Society, b u t is compatible w i th i t . Mr Knight,- who is a. fo u n d e r m em ber of th e Society, a n d whose wife is th e se creta ry , expects th a t a lo t of th e i r members will be coming a lo n g to jo in in th e dancing. A final word of encourage­


m e n t f rom M r K n ig h t. Scot­ t is h d an c in g is n o t a s diffi­ c u l t a s i t may look, a n d once th e bas ic s te p s a r* m a s te re d i t should be pos­ sible to le a rn th r e e new d an c e s in a n evening.


Take heart


IF to d ay ’s m o to r is ts fee l th e . law sometimes gives th em a ' raw deal, th ey m a y ta k e h e a r t f rom a n i tem in th e


Clithex-oe Times a t th e tu r n of th e cen tu ry . . U nder ‘ Automobile Notes ’


in th e ed i tio n o f S ep tem b e r 27th, 1901, th e police were


accused of ‘ u n sp o r tsm a n l ik e behaviour ” . . . “ H id in g b ehind hed g e s in o rd e r to effect c a p tu re s on a l i t t le downhill s t re tc h of ro a d w here an y m a n if human, is hound to exceed w h a t th e law defines a s legal lim it, is h a rd ly w h a t is known as ‘ playing th e game,’ -says th e writer. “ Not one w r i ter in a


away by her brother! P e te r MacMillan, woj Victorian model gowj white Swiss organza trirf with guipure lace. w;| flowing tra in and d l sleeves. Her short, botj veil was held in plac a headdress trimmed bridal flowers.


T h e bride, who was


roses r.r.u stephanotis. Tire bridesmaids.


Her bour-.set was o f | r.here


were household goods. Har ry" Simpson canvas sed fo r B y rn e’s, of Clitheroe, who fulfilled req u irem en ts m a very wide .ra n g e of foods fo r s tock a n d family. One trav e lle r came f rom L a n ­ ca s te r. He rep re se n ted Lyon’s th e shoe people. Nearby S la id b um was


evidently unab le to supply th e neces sary goods a n d th is reveals once ag a in a t r e ­ mendous change in a vil­ lage w h ich some 50 years e a r lier offered most of the wares which were otherwise available only f a r afield. S laidburn,


m an y shops, A well-known c h a ra c te r


figure, h o rse a n d t r a p wergaffip a v ita l l in k w ith th e outsid<fyriv.


a n d reg u la r visitor to Stocks was H a r ry Taylor, f ro S r t • Holden, n e a r Bolton -bafcj^,,, Bowlahd. His


familial**-.*,


world. H a r ry h a d a two-7~- W*ll way traffic. He collected- eggs a n d b u t te r f rom th e Dale H ead ers a n d th e o u t­ lying fa rm s a n d also pro­ vided groceries, lam p oil a n d household goods v ita l to th e community. Re ca lling su ch ev en ts a n d


seems remakable th a t in 1972 we so readily accept o u r p re se n t s ta n d a rd s a s if th e y were ever th u s . Many young people h av e difficulty


a way o f life now foreign to . th e m a jo r ity of people i t


in realis ing conditions which a re only now pas sing Out of living memory. In days o f ' less th a n h a l f a century ago gas a n d electricity were


only “ on ta p ” in town a n d city. W a te r h a d to be b ro u g h t f rom th e well nncl . was n o t supplied a t a tu rn of th e finger. R u ra l dwellings relied on


coal, p e a t o r lam p oil for fuel h e a t in g an d cooking. And so a s I stood medi­


ta t in g a n d wondering a t the scene now re fe r re d to as Stocks Reservoir, I also fe lt th a t


in fa c t, had suppylmg


clothes, shoes a n d provisions.


ap p ro a ch in g w h en we sh a ll say th is is th e la s t chance we shall h av e n o t only to view th e is lan d b u t to glance a t th e rem a in s of a once prosperous village community.


th e tim e is ta s t NATURALIST. HARGREAM


Merchant Navy, Mr R l Hargreaves, youngest soil Mrs Annie Hargreaves." Abbotts Croft, Whalley, th e late Mr J. Hargree was married a t Clithl P a r ish Church oix Satur f


A radio officer in


tio n is t a t Stonyhurst Coif a n d the . only daughter Mr and Mrs Ja ck H:J •liffe. of Hawthorne Pi| Clitheroe.


His bride was Miss Sil Anne Hirtchliffe, a rel


she wore a Princess-, dress of white cl trimmed with guipure an d seed pearls, m a tching headdress, bouquet was of orchids li ly-of-th e-vall ey.


P a tr ic ia Wilson, wore a Chief bridesmaid, Given away by h er faj


Padihai bowler’: great win


THE final of the R: dale Wanderers Cricke


floodlit bow'ls hat competition proved to rea l cliff-hanger.


h u n d red . ” h e g o e s " -o n ,” would di’earn of checking: th e th e speed o n a good p ie ce o f o p en downhill ro a d in o rd e r to keep w ith in th e 12 miles p e r h o u r limit, and- h e m u s t feel th a t h e has. been ‘ had*


. blows a whistle*..and th e re rises in f ro n t of ’ h im Some


pion Ken Johnson s<l poised for victory v h l estabished a 20-13 lc l but his opponent. Darbyshire. of P at staged a magnificent back to take the he Winner of th e comp in 1969. Darbyshire 1 brilliantly on a short down' th e side of the to. win- 2-1-20-


Yorkshire County


w ith a vengeance when a. policeman spr ings o u t an d


finals. Mr Dari: defeated Lancashire 1 player Mrs N. Cooksoi in th e semi-finals, wh Johnson scored a 21- to ry over J . Bradlt


To gain a place i


Burnley. T h e cup and £6t


prize were presented winner by Mr H. Blac ch a irman of the Grea wood Bowling League


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