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I t: river and pastures. Mr Silvcrwood,


klviali n ea r Rimmgton,


le i a pair which again lseveral days by Kibble |r lv October. At th e wondered, as lie


| l his experience, if had been a mistake. I not imagine t ha t an would


allow a


; r to approach within iecr • -cicht or 10 feet


Id. This to me was out question b u t when he bowed nre a tran s -


■cy and I checked on Ictual scene th en th e re be no argument.


saw the pair bathing


(c-s tream and when he bis picture the bird a frightening sight


l each year when on Ige. The more recent In g of a fine bird n e a r |h i r e also gives added to this idea.


a th re a t display. So -uch evidence I am iced the osprey visits


'4". HOLT-


len th e news leaked in Blackburn a re a th e


{is visiting th e reservoir H. as one observer corn-


le a . be " enough to ■ten away an e le p h a n t / , however.


is th e


cuon of the osprey, we can now claim as


^ular bird of passage. NATURALIST


le ade r, Mr F re d Holt, was m a r r ie d a t


MEMBERS of S t Mary Mag­ dalen e a n d S t P au l 's Scout Group provided a su rp rise g u a rd of h o n o u r when th e ir


th e U n ited


Reformed Ch u rch on S a tu r ­ day. He is th e eldes t so n of Mr an d Mrs S. Holt. Lowergate, Clitheroe, a n d is a n ap p ren t ic e t ra in in g in ­ s tru c to r .


His bride was Miss Audrey


Speak, younges t d au g h te r of Mr a n d Mrs A. Speak, Sid- dows Avenue. S he is a sh o r th a n d typis t.


Given away by h e r fa th e r ,


th e bride wore a Victorian- style dress in w hite brocade w i th a w hite p e ta l cap an d full- length veil. H er bouquet was of gold te a roses an d lily-of-the-valley. A tten d in g th e bride were


SPEAK T h e senior a t te n d a n ts


wore peacock g reen velvet dresses in Victorian style.


They h a d white s c a t te r flowers in th e i r h a i r an d c a r r ied bouquets of mixed w hite flowers th re a d e d with ap r ico t ribbon. T h e ju n io r b r idesm aid


was in ap r ico t velvet a n d ca r r ied a b a sk e t of mixed f re e s ia an d b r id a l flowers. Best m a n was Mr A. Holt,


b ro th e r of th e bridegroom, groomsmen were Mr S. Holt, bridegroom’s b ro th e r , an d Mr B.


b ro th er , w i th Mr D. Nichol­ S p e a k , b r id e ’s


son, bridegroom's cousin, an d Mr B. Kemps ter , b r id e’s brother-in-law, as ushers. T h e Rev. Mrs K a th le e n


Mrs J. Kemps ter, b r id e's sis ter. Miss A. Wooff. bride­ groom's cousin, Miss P. Bridges, an d Miss C. Speak, br ide's niece.


V


M. H endry officiated a n d Mrs A. Lyne played th e organ. A rec ep tio n was held a t


th e P a rk e r 's Arms, Newton, an d th e couple will make th e ir home in Kemple View, Clitheroe. P h o to : E. H a r ­ rison, Clitheroe.


A visit from brass band champs


MUSIC of a champion v a r ie ty will be provided a t Clitheroe P a r ish C h u rch on S a tu rd ay , November 11th.


a r ran g e d a v is i t by W i n g a t e ’ s Temperance Band, champion b ras s band of G re a t B r i ta in 1971-72.


The social committee h a s


an impressive record of co n tes t successes an d is p a r ticu la r ly proud of being th e only b an d to clinch th e double h o n o u r of being champions a t Belle Vue and Crystal P ala ce in th e same year.


F rom 1907, W in g ate’s h a s


will include Eric Coates’ “ Dam b u s tcrs ” m a rch , th e overture


T h e Clitheroe programme


P e a s a n t” (Suppe), a selec­ tio n from White Horse In n (Ben a tzk y ) , music from S p a r ta cu s


“ P o e t and


fam i lia r as th e th em e music for th e “ Onedin Line,” and E lg a r ’s


(K a ta ch u r in ) ,


Circumstance.” P rogramm e - tickets, 40p


“ Pomp an d


(pensioners an d children 25p) are available a t th e P a r ish Office o r


Aspden’s, King S tre et , an d Mo r to n ’s, Moor Lane.


from


, THE new town development in C e n tra l Lancashire is


likely to bring g rea ter pros­ p er ity to th e Clitheroe area. T h is was the view ex­


pressed by th e chief assis­ t a n t to the ’development


corporation, Col J . C. B an as. when he spoke to Clitheroc an d D is tr ic t Probus Club on


Friday. Col Barras, who is assis­


t a n t to S ir F ra n k Pearson, th e fo rm e r Clitheroe Divi­ sion MP. sa id : “ The new town c an only be helpful- Any economic growth h a s a very re a l spin-off. I f popu­ la t io n increases in th e next 20 years, th e n people supply­ ing services will have a bigger m a rk e t on th e ir door­ step. T h e re will also be a req u irem en t fo r executive housing in th e a re a.” He explained th a t the


Art of forecasting the weather


TH E C l i th e ro e N a tu r a l i s t S o c ie ty b e g a n i ts 16 th w in t e r s e s s io n w i th a le c tu r e by am a te u r , m e te o ro lo g is t 'M r T . K . S u t t ie , o f B i l l in g to n .


He described th e various


Clitheroe’s postmaster for seven years


S ( le f t ) , C h a r le s a n d C a ro l in e .


livery to a new and. b r ig h te r red- w ith white a s th e relief


new colours in Clitheroe is nowr op era tin g on th e B u rn ­ ley route. Look o u t fo r th e n am e Ribble above th e win­ dows n e a r th e f ro n t a n d a new double-N symbol. On double - deckers th e


colour. T h e f irs t vehicle in th e


PttP


n am e Ribble a n d th e symbol will be b en e a th th e side windows. Ribble is a subsidiary of


PALMER—AINSWORTH


th e N ational Bus Company an d ail i ts buses will ta k e on th e i r new ap p e a ran c e when they go in to th e work­ shop for repa inting. Ribble a re cu r ren tly ta k ­


they have a


W. Paimer. of Waterloo Ro ad , Clitheroe, mai-ried Mrs A. Ainsworth, also of Waterloo Road, a t Clith-


A railway signalman, Mr


ing delivery of single-deck buses of a new design. Specially fo r one - m a n operation.


trniey t be


cream periods.


Becker There are se a ts fo r 48 pas ­ kibb'.c the


i: a


sengers a n d room for people to s tan d


d u r i n g peak


spacious well-lit f ro n t en ­ tran c e with low. wide steps for easy an d safe boarding.


GS boys come out top


boys joined th e Clitheroe Bridge Club an d th e i r re su lts have been very good. Two of them, P ro c to r an d Ensor, played for th e B u rn - lev school


A FEW B u rn ley


te am which :e to win some prizes! ing out r tickets today for |T o b e held in 1NING


|, STARKIE ARMS, CLITHERCte [November 8th, at 7-30 p.m.


Ith the lates t Philips Stereo lent, c a s s e t te and ta p e recorders. |e . PRIZESTO BE W O N -


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Le g a t e , c l it h e r o e Leplione 3214


r e a d ie d th e semi-final of th e Daily Mail schools cup. T h is is competed fo r by m o s t of th e public schools a n d g ram m a r schools in th e


country. T h e following h an d , on


which they bid an d made four spades, e a rn ed th em a well-deserved “ to p ” a t th e


bridge club. Dealer West. Love all.


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Playing th e ACOL weak nT) trum p opening, the bid­


ding was :— W N E S


T h e play on th e le ad of


1NT D b l 4S P P P


th e five of clubs was n o t difficult, b u t th e i r bidding showed excellent ju d gm en t. WINNERS of th e duplicate game a t Clitheroe Bridge Club were: 1, NS Mr Wilkin­ son an d Mrs McMahon: 2. NS Mr Schofield an d Mr Hamer: 1, EW Mr P ro c to r and Mr Ensor: 2. EW Mr Walker and Mrs Whitehead- The winners of th e h a n d i­


cap prizes were: NS Mr and Mrs T u rn e r ; EW Mr an d . Mrs P eddar.


W.L.W. Chimney fire CL "HEROE F ire Brigade


d e a l t with a chimney f ire In Woone Lane, Clitheroe. on S a tu rd ay a f te rn o o n . They soon p u t o u t th e fire an d no damage was caused.


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weeks ago four G ram m a r School


eroe P a r ish Church on S a tu rd ay .


'brother, Mr H. Shipston, th e bride was a t ten d ed by Mrs A. Dulson.


Given away by h e r


brother, and groomsmen were Mr J . Ainsworth an d Mr R. C o t tam w ith M r J. Dulson a s usher. The ceremony was per­


'Palmer,


Best m a n was Mr H. bridegroom’s


th e Black Bull Hotel, C h a tb u rn . T h e couple will live in Waterloo Road. P h o to g ra p h : Pye’s of


formed by th e Rev J . C. Hudson an d af te rw a rd s th e re was a reception a t


Clitheroe.


1940 to become a clerical officer in th e Telephone M an ag e r's Office a t Liver­ pool. During h is six y ea rs ’ s tay h e was ch a irm an of th e p o s t office section of th e Civil Service Clerical Asso­ ciation, an d was also secre­ ta ry - tre a su re r of th e Tele­


of W a r rin g to n . He began his p o s t office ca reer a s boy messenger th e re in 1912, la te r becoming a clerk. He le f t W a r r in g to n in


w i th some 60*0 employees who were serving in th e forces.


p h o n e M an ag e r ’s comforts fo r th e troops’ fund, dealing


Clitheroe in August, 1946, an d became widely known m th e town an d dis tric t. He was responsible fo r th e m o to r isa tio n of many of th e ru ra l postal services. He was a member or


Mr G rah am moved to


A FORMER p o s tm a s te r a t Clitheroe, Mr Tom G rah am , h a s died a t Keswick where h e took up a similar post in 1953. Mr G ra h am was a n ative


in s t rum e n ts an d gauges measu r in g ra in fa l l , sunshine, wind, etc., an d showed films of th e se in use an d also explained th e so r t of places where th e meteorological office placed or positioned t h e s e in s t rum e n ts


recording purposes. FOLKLORE


He w en t on to describe


how th e various cloud for­ m a t io n s as s is ted in making th e w e a th e r forecasts, b u t said th a t owing to th e con­ s ta n t changes in th e atm o ­ sphere i t was most difficult to make reliable forecasts fo r more th a n six to 12 hours ahead. He said a lo t of long-range w e a th e r fore­ c a s ts were based on s im ila r


previous w e a th e r conditions a n d p a t te rn s . He w ent on to ta lk ab out


various sayings an d folklore in reg a rd to w e a th e r fo re­ casting, dismissing m o s t of th em as unreliable. He con­ cluded by saying in re c en t


y e a r s October h a d been th e d r ie s t month. Mrs T. Lord a c ted as his


projectionis t, a n d h e was th a n k ed by Mr J . Gregory for giving such an in te re s t­ ing an d educational lecture.


Talk by Coroner


Clitheroe R o tary ’ Club, being secreta ry for two years. He was also a tru s te e of T r in i ty (Wesley) Church an d a member of Clitheroe Cricket, Bowling an d Tennis Club. Mrs G rah am , too, h ad


many frien d s in th e town. She was In n e r Wheel pres i­ d en t in 1953; also tre a su re r of th e Women’s Fellowship a t Wesley an d associated with th e mis sionary side of ch u rch work.


T h e re is a m a r r ied son, Mr Derek G raham .


th e Clitheroe b ranch of the Women’s Conservative Asso­ ciation, a ta lk was given by Mr George G raham , East L an c ash ire Coroner. After explaining th e an t iq u ity of th e office, which must be held by e i th e r a solicitor or doctor, h e gave a number of examples of th e kind of case w ith which coroners h ad to deal. Mrs T. Robinson presided


At the October meeting of


a n d expressed the warm th an k s of th e meeting to Mr Graham .


LANCASHIRE NEW TOWN CAN ‘BRING PROSPERITY TO CLITHEROE AREA’


development corporation was a body set up an d financed by tile central government to carry out. a specific ta sk w ith in a given le n g th of time for the D epa rtment of th e Environment. “ I t is a m e a n s whereby c e n tra l government can in je c t in to a n area a large capital sum for th e benefit of th e a re a .”


To give an idea of th e


v a s t scope of the project, he said that during th e n ex t 20 years some £500m. would


be invested in C en tral L a n ­ cashire. which had available one of the most s tab le labour forces in the country.


local authorities were n o t affected.


Col Barras stressed th a t •• They continue


within the area ju s t as before, and we endeavour to supplement their services


an d co-operate w ith all they do.”


cluding th e whole of P res­ ton, Leyland an d Chorley, covers 55 squ a re miles, bounded on th e ea s t by th e M61 an d the River Ribble.


T h e new town area, in ­


I t is th e biggest a re a ever des ignated as a new town, w ith a p re sen t population of 237,000. T h e ta sk is to in c re ase th is to n e a r ly h a l f a million over th e n e x t 20 y ears an d to produce a n en h an c ed environment.


of th e corporation, pointed o u t Col Ba rra s s , was to en­ courage public p a r tic ip a tio n all along th e line, finding out w h a t people really wanted. With re la tio n to housing, th e re was a firm belief th a t people in the


One of th e m a in policies


fu tu re will s till w an t to identify themselves with a community.


Ideally th is


would be a township of about 1,200 houses, with shops, a pub, p r i m a r y schools a n d a church. By a n d la rg e th e public


was in favour of th e deve­ lopment, which h a d the backing of local au thorities , an d also, with th e g ran t in g of in te rm ed ia te a re a status, th e encouragem ent of in d u s ­ tr ie s keen to g e t capital g ra n ts for th e building of th e ir factories. Col B a r ra s was th an k ed


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Mr Alldred were a high con­ t r a s t developer, lith o g ra p h


p rep a ra tio n of th e film, how to spot negatives an d enlarg­ ing techniques. The next meeting will be a p o r tra i t n ig h t with a r ran g em en ts by i Mr Denis Wright.


film, p r in tin g f r ame and an en la rg e r as a source of liglit. He also touched on the


Serving of St


IN a ceremony a t the G ran d Priory Church, London, Dr Anthony Denis Cassidy, of Hill House, Clitheroe, was invested as a serving b ro th e r in the O rd e r of S t John.


Dr Cassidy, who was


accompanied' at th e cere­ mony by his wife, told th e Advertiser and Times th a t he was very impressed by th e proceedings an d was


proud to be a serving brother.


Brother John


T h e Order of S t Jo h n


honours men an d women from all walks of life for th e ir services to h um an ity by adm ittin g a n d promoting them in th e order.


T h e h o n o u r recognises Dr


Cassidy’s 22 years’ service to th e order a s a n examiner an d occasional lecturer.


Dr Cassidy is shown, on


th e left, receiving h is insig­ n ia from the Lord Prior, Lord Caceia.


A FUNNY THING


HAPPENED TOME . . .!


ENTERTAINMENT for the Good Companions meeting a t Low Moor Chapel was provided by Mrs F. Addi­ son, who recited poems, in eluding one called “Marj


present told of humorous ex­ periences and things which happened during their younger days. Mrs Broome. Mrs Ingham and Mr Scott


Ann.” Some of the 25 members


sang “ I f you were the only girl in the w o r ld ” and "Ai n' t she sw e e t” H ie pianist was Mrs Bailey.


flowers were awarded to the winners of a hoop-la game. Community singing was led by Mrs H. Wood with her piano accordion and a f te r ­ noon te a was served by Mrs


Prizes of bunches of L o ts of p eo p le fe e l th e s am e w ay a s


E. Bush- The Good Companions


SPELEOLOGY — th e a r t of caving—may seem a p retty specialised subject.


SCOUTS GO UNDERGROUND


.. B u t w h en 21 Clitheroc ■Scouts rec en tly under-went a th e o re t ic a l a n d p ra c tic a l course in th e subject, th e y soon got in to th e swing of things—and, in fa c t, every one of th em h a d gained his speleologist’s badge by th e en d of th e sessions.


On th e course, organised


by the Clitheroe Venture Scouts, were members of every troop in th e town, all between th e ages of 12 an d 15.


th eo ry were h eld in th e Venture Scout head q u ar te rs . C h a irm an Alex Dubowski (19), of My tto n View,


Two sessions o n th e


Clitheroe, was in charge, helped by Jo h n a n d Mark B a tem an , S tephen Holt and


Mervyn Roberts. Topics covered included


th e sa fe ty rules of caving, h an d l in g of equipment, geo- morphology, cave ph o to ­ g rap h y an’


took place on S u n d ay and Involved ladder-climbing and


T h e f irs t p ra c t ic a l outing


life-lining techniques. These were prac tised In a pothole n e a r Whitewell, to where the p a r t ic ip a n ts were fer ried


d th e caving code.


wish one of th e ir members. Mrs W. Hitchen, of Albert Street, a speedy recovery, an d hope he will soon oe back with them.


The nex t m e e t in g will be on November 2nd a t 7 p.m.


in the Venture Scout van. In a few weeks the


Scouts hope to visit the Yorkshn e Dales for th e ir


system. This will probably be


Horton-in-Ribbiesdale. Oiir piclure shows seven


Q >« Back York S troet.


~ P - wn a proper cave Cave, n e a r


local beoiu-s well prepared lor a penlous underground jo u rn ey— even if the scene


H h f l the Venture Scout BELL WARNING


BOWLAND R u ral Council is to investigate th e possibility of having a bell warning- system in its old people s houses a f te r hearing th a t a blind woman, whose hus­ band was taken ill during the night, was unable to go out for help u n til the next


morning.


J u d i th . T h e y w a n t m o d e rn b a n k in g s e rv ic e s . B u t g e n u in e ly f r ie n d ly se rv ic e


is a lso im p o r ta n t . T h a t ’s w h e re th e T ru s te e S a v in g s


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you. F o r in s t a n c e—d id you k n ow y o u g e t’ 31% in t e r e s t o n a n O rd in a ry A c c o u n t? A n d th e f i r s t £ 2 1 of in t e r e s t is in c om e ta x f re e . O n y o u r b ig g e r s a v in g s w e ’ll give you u p to a ro u n d 71% in te r e s t . A n d if you w a n t a C h e q u e A c c o u n t , a s k us, we o f fe r o n e of th e c h e a p e s t . T h e TSB w a s s t a r t e d by sm a l l s a v e r s .


T h a t ’s w h y th e y s t i l l g e t th e b e s t s e rv ic e f rom us. C a ll in a n d s a y h e l lo . T e n m i l l io n h a v e a l re a d y .


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