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JOHN PAYS PENALTY FOR A MISS


FIFTEEN - YEAR - OLD Jo h n Seedle, of Brownlow Street, Clitheroe, scored with all b u t one of the penalties, he took In the a re a finals of G ran ad a


TVs “ kick-off ” go a l competition.


Not a bad performance,


especially when i t was pro­ fessional league goalkeepers h e was up against. But un­ fo r tu n a te ly fo r Jo h n , who qualified fo r th e a re a stage th ro u g h a win in a penalty competition organised by th e Clitheroe Referees’ Society, h is efforts were n o t quite good enough, to p u t h im th ro u g h to th e n a t io n a l final. Competing ag a in s t n ine


young footballers from all over Lancashire, h e h a d to be co n ten t with runner-up place. Taking p a r t In th e local competition earlier th is year, which was


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staged a t Gigg Lane, Bury FC’s ground, and i t was th a t


organised by referees Mr Leonard F arnsworth, Mr P e te r Dawber and Mr Tony Goring, Jo h n h ad scored n in e times o u t of 10 from th e spot. T h e G ra n ad a contest was


Jo h n Seedle found th a t two of h is opponents h ad already scored n ine o u t of 10 when his tu rn came. He missed his f irs t p en a lty — b u t scored ,vith every shot


apiece th e n h a d a go a t scoring th ro u g h Manche s ter City goalkeeper Joe Corri­ gan. They all missed f irs t time. Only Jo h n an d th e eventual winner scored th e second time an d th e th i rd time, a very good save a t


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County Secondary. A n d before th e h a rd work s ta r ted , tit ere was of course a mad ru sh for th e au to ­ graphs of Jo h n Forrest, Joe Corrigan an d Alex Stepney, th e M anchester United goal­ keeper who also took p ar t. Also th e re were G ra n ad a


proudly wore th e colours of h is


la s t p u t paid to his chances. F o r th e competition, Jo h n


school — Ribblesdale


Jo h n Forrest, who firs t faced th e young hopefuls. Drawn in e ig h th place,


te am 's goalkeeper,


th e clerk, Mr L. D. Telford, said th e S tan d en E s ta te T ru s tee s h a d offered to sell to th e council some lan d n e a r th e Thre e Fishes Hotel so th a t th e conveniences could be b u ilt there. He added th a t as th e council was still proceeding with negotiations fo r obtaining the Spinney site, i t would perhaps be b e t te r to defer the m a t te r u n til th e n ex t


At its meeting th is week,


ch a irm an of th e public h e a l th committee, agreed, saying th e m a t te r could be discussed more fully when all th e necessary inform a­ tio n h a d been collected.


meeting. Coun. Mrs S. J . Dow-,


Abandons nursing home plan


ALTHOUGH Bowland Rural Council p lans committee this week gave conditional a p ­ proval to a n application by Miss M. Vinten to convert Knowlmere Manor, Newton, in to a pr iv ate n urs ing home, she h a s decided n o t to go ah e ad with th e venture. Miss Vinten, who is m an ­


aging director of Vinten Nursing Homes which in ­ clude Winckley Hall n e a r H u rs t Green, an d Wadding- ton Old Hall, told th e Advertiser an d Times th a t a f te r extensive Investigations she would n o t be going ahead. The Manor, home of th e


late Judge Robert Peel, would have been for acute medical cases, b u t Miss Vinten felt th a t i t was xjo


fa r from towns to be p ra c ti­ cal.


bought Knowlmere Manor. She applied for permission for th e conversion before de­ ciding w h eth e r or n o t to go ahead.


Miss Vinten h a s not


Jumble Sale time


THE Catholic Hall, Whalley, was th e scene of two jumble sales a t th e weekend. In th e morning, th e Clitheroe Divi­ sion Liberal Association raised about £13 for th e Association’s funds w ith its sale.


"six of th e competitors will have th e ir efforts fea tu red on th e G ra n ad a Programme “ Kick-Off.” P h o to g ra p h :


TV film crews, along with com m entator a n d pro­ gramm e editor G e r a l d S in s tad t . After th e game ea ch p layer received a foot­ ball game as a prize. The w in n er will go to Wembley, where a co n tes t between regional winners will take place d u r in g th e in te rv a l of th is y e a r ’s League Cup final. S ta r t in g tomorrow night,


G ran ad a Television.


Cottage brings £2,050


TOLL BAR COTTAGE, Newsholme, realised £2.050 a t th e auction sale conducted by Messrs Rich a rd T u rn e r an d Son (Clitheroe).


th e ch i ld ren ’s Ch r is tm as p ar ty. Re fre shm en ts were


Catholic Ladies’ Guild took over th e h a l l an d held its sale an d cake s ta ll in aid of


T h en in th e a f te rn o o n th e


served a n d a- to ta l of £33 was raised.


t h HEMMavor and Mayoress o f Cl i theroe, Coun. a n d Mrs Rich a rd Turner, a n d trie M a y° r an^ Mayoress o f Colwyn Bay, Coun. a n d Mrs No rma n Cawley,


with. Mrs Freda Cole, o f th e L in d um Players, a f te r th e f ir s t p e r formanc e .


th e audience who found i t funny. o He was speaking of the


ne-act Pinter play “ Tire


Kerbs round


village green


BOWLAND Rural Council is to lay kerbs round tire village green at S laidburn u n d e r


the Government’s


Special Environmental Assis­ ta n c e Scheme. B u t th e parish, council would also like to see the area reseeded, levelled and a banking made w ith rockery stones. At a meeting of Bowland


council, members decided to consider


when estimates for tire work h ad been submitted. Tire council agreed th a t a


scheme to remove kerb­ s tones an d tidy up the ground a t M'est Bradford Me thodis t Church should be


su bm i tted to the D ep a r t­ m e n t of the Exrvironnreirt


for a grant. Mr L. D. Telford, clerk to


th e council, said an es tima te for £250 had been made: th e departure;: would pay £150 a n d the council and ch u rc h would tch- pay £50.


Bazaar aids hospital


MORE than £100 was raised a t a bazaar for Calderstones


Ho spital


special school on Saturday. Held in the Methodist


School, Whalley. it was organised by the school s ta f f an d headmaster Mr H. Hargreaves, who thank local tradespeople and all who gave support. T h e money will go to ­


wards a school project to buy a minibus, so that the ch i ldren can go out educational trips.


D IS T R IC T JOTTINGS Whalley


th e fouling of pavements by dogs , Whalley Women’s In s t i tu te h a s suggested th e


Great nuisance W i th a view to reducing


making of a by-law. As a result. County Aid. Basil Greenwood discussed the topic w ith members a t th e ir mo n th ly meeting.


for the suggestions


ADJUDICATOR at Clith ­ eroe s Festival of Plays, Mr Stanley Hlldebrandt said a f te r the opening performance on Monday th a t he had a feeling he was th e only person in


Only the adjudicator found opening1 play funny


Lover,’’ presented by th e Lindum Players, of Lincoln, as p a r t of th e i r “Miscellany on Ma rr iage.” Mr Hilde-


b ra n d t add ed th a t i t was a te r r ib ly good play, b u t he supposed th a t th e a t r e audi­ ences were n o t read y fo r i t yet. He complimented th e


the tu rn of Todmorden P layers in th e L ancashire d ram a “Hindle Wakes.” On Friday’, a group from


Scotland,


group on its in te re s tin g pro­ gramme of sketches cleverly combined on. a common th em e “I t is m u ch more trouble to p u t on somthing like th is ,” h e said. Tuesday n ig h t ’s play,


T h e a tre Arts, will stage th e P in te r classic “The B i r th ­ day P a r ty ,” an d th e festival ends on S a tu rd ay w’i th a m odem comedy by Tom Stoppard, “E n te r a Free Man.”


th e E dinburgh Seven


an d th e play was well re ­ h ea rsed ,’’ h e said. “The c h a ra c te r s were quite


firmly conceived an d th ey made generous use of th e


la s t n ig h t with th e Gold­ sm i th comedy “She Stoops t 0 Conquer.” p re sen ted by th e Anonymous Players, Blackpool, an d to n ig h t i t is


big s tage.” T h e Festival continued


CID CHIEF T A L K B Y


THE speaker a t th e monthly meeting of th e Clitheroe an d d is tr ic t b ran c h of th e L an ­ ca shire Ladies’ NFU social section was Det. S u p t H. T. Parkinson, of Blackburn


CID. He to ld many funny


stories, a n d also described th e inve s tiga tions in to rob­ beries a t a Clitheroe bank a few y ears ago a n d a t Downham Hall. T h e presi­ den t, Mrs F. Clayton, pre­ sen ted flowers to Mrs H. J. Taylor an d th a n k ed h e r for th e very successful coffee evening she h a d held. The prize given by Mrs A. Wood for th e competition was won by Mrs J. Walmsley. Tea an d biscuits were served a t th e en d of th e meeting.


“Relatively Speaking” by Alan Ayckbourn, was also about m a rr iag e. Describing i t as a “souffle”—one of th e lig h te s t of comedies, Mr H ildebrnndt co n g ra tu lated th e Tudor Players, of Man­ chester, on th e i r choice. “I t was an excellent set,


French


wines to taste


on France and its wines will be shown and each visitor will receive a cheese board donated by Food from France Ltd. Seven French wines, pro­


100, it would be advisable to make sure of buying yours vow. Tickets are available, price 45p, a t our office, a t C. R. Hargreaves Ltd., grocers, of Parson Lane. Whites ide’s Wine Merchants, Shaw- bridge, and a t A lth am s Travel Services, K in g Street. During the evening films


T IC K E T S fo r th e French Evening a t th e Swan and Royal Hotel, Clitheroe, on November 20th, sponsored by th e Advertiser an d Times a n d several local firms, are selling well. As numbers are lim ited to


Council to look at bonus scheme


BOWLAND R u ra l Council—th e only au th o r i ty in th e Ribble Valley which h a s fo r tn ig h t ly refuse collections and no bonus scheme for th e refuse collectors—is


to set up a sub-committee to look into both m a t te rs . On th e sub-committee a re


Fighting unpaid pension case


AREA secretary of th e National F ed e ra tio n of Old Age Pensions, Mrs Ethel Penny, is to co n ta c t Sir K e ith Joseph, S ecretary for Social Services,


in a n


a t tem p t to recover u n p aid pension money for one of


h e r a re a members. Mrs Penny, of Hay h u rs t


S treet, Clitheroe, will write to Sir K e i th to f ind o u t why a 73-year-old Chorley woman h a s n o t received h e r pension for five weeks- “ I t was brought to my


Coun. J . P o rte r, ch a irm an of th e council; Coun. Mrs S. J . Dow, ch a irm an of th e public h e a l th committee; Coun. R. Williamson, c h a ir ­ m a n of th e f in an c e a n d general purposes committee; to g e th er w ith th e clerk, Mr L. D. Telford, a n d Mr E. Berry,


th a t d ur ing w in te r m o n th s refuse


surveyor. The council also decided


th e engineer an d


c a rav an sites should be collected fo r tn ig h tly .


f rom res id en tia l


a t te n t io n when a p a r ty from th e Chorley b ra n c h of th e fed e ra tio n visited S tanley House,” she said. “ The pensioner in question has n o t received an y sa tis fac tio n from th e Ministry of Social Security Office in Chorley, so I have decided to ta k e up th e m a t te r .” Before she writes the


Fishing final that got away


FOR young Jo h n Har tley, or


le tte r, Mrs P enny would be glad to h e a r f rom anyone else in th e a re a who is in a s im ila r position. They c an co n ta c t h e r a t h e r home, o r th ro u g h Stanley House, When th e Chorley p a r ty


Bridge E n d F a rm , R im in g to n a t r ip to Blackpool on S u n ­ day was to have been a g re a t day fo r h e was tak in g p a r t in the finals of a se a fishing contest. B u t


th e o u tin g


proved to be a big disappoint­ m e n t instead. High winds a n d seas p re ­


visited Stanley House, they were en te r ta in e d a t a social evening of music a n d d an c­ ing to records. Mrs Tom Bailey was th e pianist, an d Mrs Ellen Wood played th e piano accordion. T h e soloist was Mrs Alison Lodge.


ROMAN


LOADING BA Y


FOUND


ARCHAEOLOGICAL diggers a t Ribchester believe they have u n e a r th ed the loading bay to th e g ran a ry used d u r in g th e Roman occupa­ tion.


During th e dig behind th e


October • meeting of th e R i b b l e Archaeological Society, by th e secretary Mrs N. Dixon. At th e meeting Mr Tom


vided by Whiteside's, will be available fo r tas ting and cheese fo r th e event will be provided by C. R. Har­ greaves L td . Also taking p a r t in th e promotion are BEA a nd A lth am s Travel Services. During th e ev en t there


will be free competitions icith m a n y prizes.


Council


pays £600 for land


He doubted whether a by­


law would have the support of th e police; investigation


would take up too much time a n d witnesses would be


th a t the institute might make its concern generally known and ask dog owners to co-operate in helping to keep pavements and un­ fenced gardens clean.


needed to give evidence. Aid. Greenv-ood suggested


th is way, pride could be shown in Whalley. which h a d ju s t won a best-kept


In COMPLETE SELL OUT


OF OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF WALLPAPER NOW SUBJECT TO LARGE DISCOUNTS OFF ALREADY LOW PRICES.


goods must be cleared prior to closing down.


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Blundell, of t o w n e 1 e y Museum, who gave an illus­ t r a te d talk on the history of postcards from the days when they were quite plain to th e modem picture card. Mrs A. Harpur gave the vote of thanks. Miss M. Miller reported


village award. Main speaker was Mr J*


on th e autumn council meeting a t Lancaster. The institute is meeting


in th e education room while th e o ld Grammar School is being repaired, and the president, Mrs m Ainsw’orth, welcomed a “ full house.”


Catholic hall At tiie whist a n d domino


drive a t the Catholic Hall. Whallcy, winners for whist were: ladies, Miss Murray, Mrs Maddox, Mr . charnley; men, Mr Slinger, Mr Stanley, Miss Nuttali; dominoes, Mr Chetham, Miss Howarth.


Competition; Mrs Metcalf, Mrs Bowen.


Read


fo r tn ig h t extra seating had to be provided on Sunday when a special ser-


Education Sunday F o r the second time in a


y ice f? r , Education Sunday «


owf™i^fh00lchlldren took p a r t ln iS th e irPeclal hymns, play- cu ls im f i?n«fCOrdei's an d per'


r°onnUCt| d by th e Vicar, Fhr -


th e lessons and taking up th e collection. They also provh


inil^lnstrUments, reading


9£>drcll' The service was £ Schofield. All


£ eld at s t Jo h n ’s (Old Brook© Bond Warehouse) Cog Lone/ O f f Padiham Rd./ Burnley. Tfel. 3 0 7 3 8


ded th e church flowers. The service was at ten d ed by th e ch a irm an ’s lady of Burnley RDC an d school managers.


Open day An exhibition of items


connected with ru ra l studies was an added a t tra c t io n when Read C of E school held an open day an d p a re n ts ’ evening. The event was w-ell at ten d ed d u r in g the day an d evening.


BOWLAND R u ra l Council h a s agreed to buy fo r £600 a piece of building lan d a t Grin d leto n measuring about one-fifth of an acre. T h e land, owned by Mr G.


S. Hoyle, of Easterly F arm, Whalley, adjoins a s ite — already owned by th e council — on which flats have been built. Mr Hoyle h ad asked


museum, a block of dressed stone, possibly a door lintel o r s tep from the g ran a ry h a s been discovered. This was repor ted a t the


place so th e H a r tley family h a d to re tu rn home w ith o u t Jo h n even ca s tin g h is line. Said h is m o th e r ; “T h e se a


vented th e f in a l fo r young co n te s tan ts


from ta k in g


was too rough. Waves were coming r ig h t over th e je t ty a n d Jo h n w asn ’t even allowed on th e pier. I t wasn’t safe to le t th em on — th ey


would hav e been washed away.” She added th a t th e y se t


HEAVIEST


Eleven-year-old Jo h n , elder son of Mr an d Mrs R. H a r t ­


ley, qualified for th e f inal in th e summer when th e family was on holiday in Blackpool. Each week th e re was a to find th e 10


heaviest fish caught, an d contest


Jo h n qualified with a mackerel weighing about 15ioz. He th o u g h t no more ab out


Garlick, of Bentham, gave a ta lk illu s trated by slides on th e Lebanese city of Baalbek, which is dedicated to Ju p i­ te r an d famous for its Roman temple complex. Baalbek, sometime called the City of th e S u n was one of the a rc h i te c tu ra l wonders ot th e Rom an Empire.


Festive cheer


EXTENSIONS to licensing h o u rs over th e Chr is tmas an d New Y ea r period have been g ran te d to members of th e Clitheroe a n d D is tr ic t Licensed Victuallers’ Associa­ t io n by Clitheroe magis­ tra te s . T h e special o rders of


exemption are f rom 11 p.m. u n t i l m idnight on December


th e council if i t would like to buy th e adjoining lan d a n d th e price was agreed between him an d the Distr ict Valuer. At its meeting th is week, th e council decided to buy th e land for housing in th e future.


23rd a n d December 30th, f rom 10-30 p.m. u n t i l mid­ n ig h t on December 24th an d f rom 10-30 p.m. on


premises which a re n o t mem­ bers will also be g ran ted th e extensions if they apply to th e M agistrates’ Clerk’s office.


December 31st u n til 1 a.m. on J a n u a ry 1st, Any o th e r


l i c e n s e d


does ta k e place. “B u t if i t h a s been cancelled th en h e ’ll have to try again n ex t year,” said Mrs Hartley.


poned, th e family is hoping fo r b e t te r w ea th er when i t


th e ca tch u n til he received a le t te r telling him h e was in th e final. I f th e final has been p o s t­


off home w ith o u t knowing if th e f inal h a d been cancel­ led or postponed.


Pendleton


a n d buffet supper, a ta lk on life a t home an d abroad was given by Mr B. Tyrer, of


Clitheroe. Mrs York gave a v o te of thanks, and Mrs


provided by a play entitled '■Fendlerock Village Fete",


N u t te r won the prize for a h oliday snap. F u r th e r en te r ta inm en t was


was ta k en by Mrs Crowdy, while Mrs C. N u tte r and Mrs B. Be rry were heralds, com­ p le te with h u n tin g horns. O th e rs taking p a r t were Mrs Bleazard, Mrs Dinsdale, Mrs R. Collinge, Mrs Leyiand, Mrs. Lister, Mrs Gornall, Mrs Howarth, Mrs Ross, Miss J a n e Collinge an d Miss S h irley Ross. T h e play included a dis­ p lay of maypole dancing,


a n d th e presentation of medals by th e “squire”.


a


vote of th an k s to th e pro­ ducer, an d th e pianist, Mrs


Taylor, a n d all who h ad helped with th e en te r ta in ­ m e n t was given by Mrs C. Jackson. Mrs B. Bristol presented


Mrs Dewhurst with a spray of flowers on behalf of the c a s t. Tile evening ended w i th th e singing of Auld L an g Syne and th e National Anthem.


Gisburn


Y o u n g Wives, Mrs A. Walters , leader, introduced M r C. Leeming. of Coneron a n d Leeming, Clitheroe, who gave a talk, illu s trated with slides, en t itle d ” The Story of Diamonds.” Mr Leeming was thanked


Talk on diamonds At the meeting of Gisburn


by Mrs W. Taylor. In s tead of accepting a fee for speaking. Mr Leeming asked th a t a d o n at io n be s e n t to th e intensive ca re unit, Blackburn Infirmary. T e a hostesses were Mes-


dames Ashworth, Barron a n d C a rter . A business m e eting followed. As a re su l t of th e fashion show h e ld on October 11th. £41


h a s been forwarded to the NSPCC.


Waddington


ship, Mrs Leeming, of Slaid- b um . gave a n account of h e r experiences as a te a c h e r in C an ad a many y ears ago.


Ch u rch Women’s Fellow­


Fellowship At Wadding-ton Methodist


Mrs Lofthouse presided, an d t e a a n d b iscuits -were served by Mrs Kilpatr ick, as sisted by Mrs Pickup a n d Mrs Bond. T h e h ym n s were


accompanied on th e piano by Mrs T. Banks.


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d an c e a t th e an n u a l fa rm e rs ’ b a l l h eld in th e village in s t i­ tu te , Newton. Supper was served a n d dancing followed to music supplied by the Embassy Band from Darwen. Proceeds were for ins titute funds.


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produced by Mrs R. Dew- h u r s t . Leading p a r ts were ta k e n by Mrs Brown, as the squire who opened th e fete, Mrs B. Thomas, the fete queen, and Mrs Thornber. th e vicar, who spoke a few well-chosen words. T h e role of fortune teller


members of Pendleton Women’s In s t i tu te were th e g u es ts a t th e monthly meet­ ing. A f te r a business meeting


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th e i r wives from a wide area j of L ancashire at tended the j th i rd a n n u a l ball organised ; by th e Whalley Ladies’ NFU.


ABOUT 200 farmers and |


D rifte rs . Tire event a t the Valkyrie was organised by M r an d Mrs W. R. Ormis- to n , of Whalley, and was very successful with all the tick ets quickly being sold.


T h e re was dancing to t.ic


d an c ers who enjoyed the function.


At Gang: Show


THIRD prizewinners in a n a t io n a l competition associa­ te d with Bob-a-Job Week, Colin Waites, of Low Moor, a n d ’David Johnson, of Bawd- lands, b o th members of the 1st Pendle Scout Troop, were g u es ts a t th e London Gang Show on Saturday. For th e i r day in London they were accompanied by Mark Ba teman, a member of the V en tu re Scouts.


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