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ANY effort to stimulate democratic participation can only lead to a better understanding, whatevei the subject. And this most cer­ tainly applies to our coun­ tryside and its wild life.


Just as no person can have a monopoly of the truth so it is that the individual can only present his own nar­ row picture. Two pairs of eyes are much better than one no matter what your


quest in the countryside. I admit the greatest danger


facing any naturalist is that i . overlooking the very things which give satisfaction to others. We are apt to ignore the pleasures afforded by the sparrow hawk or kestrel when anxious to beat our rivals or satisfy our ego as we set our sights on the golden eagles


and the rarities. The response to my request


to readers to bring to attention things they have seen in the local countryside has been remarkable. First T must comment on a


letter from Mr. H. Harrison, secretary of Nelson Naturalists Society. The Nelson society has many keen botanists and ornithologists and. having on two occasions lectured before the group, I can say they are interested and concerned for the Ribble and Hodder areas from which they get a great deal of pleasure. As a fellow


electronic world Ring


tends no further than mend­ ing a fuse or fixing a plug. But 24-year-old Robert Tat-


tersall has, among other things, made a hi-fi set with co-ordinated coloured light machine, a luminous digital clock and an intercom sys­ tem which connects every room at his home in Whal­


ley Road, Clitheroe. Rober t is a student at Harris


College, Preston, where he has proved his electronic prowess by w'nning a first-place prize


in each of the past three years. In the Higher National Diploma examinations, which he sat in April, he achieved distinctions (for 85 per cent and over) in four of his six subjects and got 99 per cent for mathematics. *‘I probably spelt my name wrong,” he joked. Now in his fourth year at the


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engineer. Robert was born in Black­


burn, but the family moved to Clitheroe when he was six. It was about this time that he be­ gan to take his first interest in electricity- Initially, he played with batteries, and later gradu­ ated to a crystal set. From St. James’s, primary


school he went to Clitheroe Grammar School. He passed GCE ‘O’ level in English lan­ guage, chemistry and mathe­ matics, but surprisingly failed physics. Then, aged 16, he became an


college, Rober t is studying hard for a Council of Engineering Institute examination in May, success in which will entitle hint to associate membership of the Institute of Electrical Engineers.


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sing in the Parish Church Choir. Among his inventions is an


illuminated hymn board for the church which works on a prin­ ciple similar to that of the elec­ tronic scoreboards used at Olympic Games. An electronic organ which he


intended to build has not yet materialised, since it needed re­ designing and time has been short. The hi-fi set took about 40


hours to construct: three or four days to design and build the circuit; three or feur weeks to make the cabinet. Most of Robert 's designs come


are millions of people who are more deserving than I am, but it was a wonderful thrill. There are plenty who have done a lot more good than me.” One letter she received was


modern treatment of mentally handicapped children for the past eight years “I have got lots of letters congratulating ■ me.” She added “ Believe me there


straight from his he?s. This one was an exception, 't came from a magazine. All his own work is the light


machine which operates in co­ ordination with the hi-fi. Three different lights correspond to three ranges of pitch—treble, bass and in between. The lights flash when their respective


apprentice engineer with the Post Office Telephones in Black­ burn. He attended day release, and later block release, classes at Blackburn Technical College. After three years, he obtained the Ordinary Nat ional Certifi­ cate in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (coupled, of course, with the College prize!).


Easy steps


choice between college and uni­ versity. Encouraged by his suc­ cess, he chose the latter and was accepted for an honours degree course at Salford University But, before the end of the


Robert was now faced with a


first year, he withdrew and went to the Har r is College. “It was getting ridiculously difficult,” he said. “Salford had just become a university and things were a bi t chaotic. From ’A’ level to university it's an easy step, but from Technical College it’s a bit difficult to adjust to the change.” On the other hand, the HND


course at the Har ris was a natural follow-on from the ONC


gree course, 1 thought it would be better for me later on, but I bi t off more than I could chew. I t is quite a jump from tech, to university.” After the examinations in May, Rober t will be looking for a suitable job. Originally,


at Blackburn. “Because Salford was a de­


ranges occur in the music. Rober t arranged a more


elaborate version for a Parish Church dance, which was very effective. With the help of a set of


was the intercom system. It took a long time to install, but now it affords two-way communica­


Robert , “ they have always got good marks for the quality of their bread, but been let down by their window display.” One of Robert’s biggest jobs


tion between any two rooms in the house. The intricate (at least, to a uon-electronic mind) focal point is housed in a special box under the stairs.


Digital clock


piece stands the most aesthetic­ ally pleasing of Robert’s designs. I t is a digital clock, convertible between 12 and 24 hour time which i t displays in luminous green figures. I t operates via the mains and


he went to the Post Office Tele­ phones because it was a large establishment near home where he could get a sound training. He left because they were un­


able to sponsor him at university and he knew that if he got a degree they would parcel him off to London, which he did not want. “Most electronic industry is in


depends on the basis that alter­ nating cur rent switches about 50 times a second. Through a series of small circuits, this is divided up and relayed to the respective set of filaments for minutes, tens of minutes, hours and tens of hours. The filaments are arranged so


fectioners, won joint first prize in a bread-and-window-display competition run by a major bread company, last year. “ In previous years,” said


miniature traffic lights which he designed, Crabtree’s, the con­


from the chairman of the Man­ chester Regional Hosp’tal Board, who congratulated her and told her that she was the only person among the 46.000 working for the Board, who had received an honour in the list. When she returned to Calder-


a


stones after her holiday, decora­ tions and posters congratulating


her had been put up. Mrs Sarsfield and her hus­


band, John, spent about a month in Hong Kong, including Christmas and New Year. Their son, Neil, has been there for a year and is in charge of the Hong Kong branch of EMI and this was their first visit to see


him. “ It's a magnificent place.” A


shopper's paradise with every street looking like the Blackpool illuminations,” said Mrs Sars­


strange in the heat but every­ where the decorations and trim­ mings were gorgeous. Unlike Britain, there were not as many paper decorations but there were lots of Christmas trees, mainly silver ones with silver trimmings of the sort usually seen decorat­ ing the large city stores. Electricity played a large par t


in the decoraions and there were enormous flowers made out of


electric lightbulbs in the streets. In the middle of the mantel­ Like a


their aeroplane landed and took off, it w'as spread out below them like a jewel. “It was something I couldn’t forget.”


that if litf in different combina­ tions they adopt the shapes of figures f rom 0 to 9. Normally they are white, but Robert’s are covered by a green filter, to make them more distinct. Although the finished product


the south, so it may mean leav­ ing Clitheroe,’’ he said. “But I would prefer to stay here. If you a re accustomed to town life, city life is quite a rat race. At Salford I could hardly keep up with the pace of life. Things


tend to be a little slower in Clitheroe.


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pletely rule out the possibility of going abroad, perhaps to America, where the oppor tuni­ ties are so good.” At present, electronics is as


exams “Though I wouldn' t com­


much a hobby as an occupation for Robert , and with those vital exams looming up he has little time to spare. He has an interest in music, however, and makes time to


was al together very electrically minded and f rom the air, as


jewel Mrs Sarsfield said Hong Kong


is compact and looks very simple at first glance, a lot of work went into i t and Robert spent five months putting it together. These are only a few of the


gadgets that he has constructed. Many others he has dismantled. And the visitor unknowingly


that too.


makes contact with Robert’s electronic world as soon as he rings


the doorbell—he made Fabulous


holiday AFTER a “ fabulous” holiday in Hong Kong, visiting her son, Mrs. Margaret Sarsfield, of Traf ford Gardens, Barrow, returned home to a mound of congratula­


tory letters on her MBE in the


New Year Honours’ list Said Mrs. Sarsfield, a nursing


officer at Calderstones Hospital who has specialised in Ilie


hours each way, with several stops for refuelling. On the out­ ward journey, they stopped at Rome, Beirut and Rangoon. Pas­ sengers were allowed to leave the aeroplane to have a short look round but on re-boarding, they were all searched because of the possibility of high­ jacking. Mrs Sarsfield and her husband


Their flights took about 18


will remember in Hong Kong was the Queen Elizabeth. But it was not until af ter they had left that the ship caught fire so they missed what would have been a very sad spectacle.


were searched several times dur ­ ing the two journeys because of this precaution. One sight that Mrs Sarsfield


made Mrs Sarsfield sad in itself. " I t upset me quite a bi t seeing her in the harbour and thinking that she should be ours.” She noted the great extremes


As it was, seeing the liner


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*>igs in.” However Mr. and Mrs. Sars-


field have brought home many wonderful memories of the city. “It was all so romant ic. I t is a fabulous city and I ’m not ex­ aggerating,” was her final verdict.


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was marvellous and Mrs Sars­ field found that she needed no cardigans over her summer- weight dresses. She added that Christmas felt


seemed to be cheaper there and she and her husband came home with lots of presents. The sunshine during their stay


field. She explained that everything


Re-elected


chairman REPRESENTATIVE of Great Mitton on Bowland Rural Coun­ cil for 26 years. Councillor Ronald Williamson, was re­


" v | ROBERT demonstrates how to operate the intercom- On the lef t is the digital clock.


elected chairman of the Educa­ tion Sub-Committee a t its an­


nual meeting. Councillor Williamson, of


Sagar Fold, Higher Hodder. is chairman of the highways, finance, rating, general purposes and accounts committees. By a vote taken at Monday's


meeting, Mr . Norman Lund, of Wood Farm. Rimiugton, was elected vice-chairman, in place


of Councillor Tom Robinson. Mr. Lund is a magistrate on


the Bowland bench. He has been a member of the Education committee for about eight years. Councillor Robinson, of


Queensway. Waddington. has represented Gisburn Forest on the Rural Council since 1932 and has served on the Education sub-committee for about 30 years.


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naturalist Mr. Har r ison is complimentary about Country


Diary. He also writes on the .


from Burholnie to Hareden and he refers to the breath­ taking views to be seen on this walk” From this _ point they cont inued via Beatrix to Know- lemere to return along the river to Burholme. During the walk they saw


scenery and particularly the wild life society members enjoyed seeing when walking in the Hodder Valley recently. On that trip they journeyed


14 herons, hares, bullfinches, chaffinches, mallard, etc., and were particularly delighted to see the dipper. This he says 'was surely enough to satisfy the appetite for one day’.


see is interested in any conser­ vation and preservation which may' be undertaken in the Dale


This Society' I am pleased to


a direct bearing on another item which comes from a friend near Browsholme. My informant found a dead dipper which had evidently collided


Head area. Mention of the dipper has


with a wire fence. The bird, being ringed, held


more than the usual interest. The ring was forwarded to the Ringing and Migrat ion section of the British Trus t for Orni­ thology who sent my friend details of the bird’s activities. Tt had been ringed as a


nestling on May 5th, 1968. within a few hundred yards of the place where it died. Those who find satisfaction


in such details will he sur ­ prised. I suppose that the dip-


V SM iZU m M THE Kestrel . . . best known o f tbe British hawks


per is, after all, a home-loving bird and one which sees no great advantage in the wide migratory ^movements under ­ taken by so many of our resi­


dents. Some of these travel great


distances and one particular blackbird after being ringed in Scotland was first recov­ ered m Germany, then twice


in its place of birth—Scotland, and finally in far away Den­


quarters at Tring, Her tford­ shire has and still is doing great work in furthering know­


mark. The Trust which has head­


ledge about our wild birds. In the winter many foreign


visitors come to our district. Many are f rom Scandinavia and just force themselves upon us by their numbers. The field­ fares and redwings are cer­ tainly the more numerous but these vary each year according to weather conditions. You can generally be sure of an ap­ proaching cold spell when the flocks of fieldfare and redwings appear on the scene. Mrs. Spensley, of Hawthorn


wing. She noted several of doorbell


Farm, makes an interesting observation about


the red­ )*./*' 'Vi, '' ' 'Sp’V'i'VH


these birds in the pastures near her home and found iden­ tification easy as the birds came within close range. The rust or red flanks and


wing coverts and broad white eve stripe were very conspi­ cuous. They can be confused with our common thrush but in contrast they are always to he seen in flocks and not, as the song thrush, as individuals- The behaviour of the red­ wing provides an example of


time: Although Richard Jeffries


claimed he had seen the red­ wing nesting in England, records o f similar instances are few and far between. How­ ever, during the last decade tbe bird has extended its breeding territory and. like the osprey, h a s shown a 'preference for Scotland. Highest and most prom-


lhc kestrel. There have been several queries concerning birds seen on the fells above Waddington and other upland


incnt~on the list of reader ’s comments is concerned with


regions. Mrs. Duckworth, of Rim­


ing ton became interested irt one bird which spent consi­ derable time near her home and, from her description of the bird’s habits, I h ad no dif­ ficulty in establishing the species. The appeal of this little fal­


con which is to be seen in our countryside throughout


the


year has always intrigued me. Kestrels are now fairly com­ mon in both valleys. They


frequent town and country a t al l seasons and are more noticed in winter when they seem to throw caution to the wind and approach human, habi tat ion. In summer they_ are more seoretive for, a t the time, they are feeding young and do n o t wish to draw at tent ion to their whereabouts. A communication from Mr.


the working of the evolu­ tionary process within a life­


T. Lord, of Ohatburn Road, Clitheroe. refers to a gentle­ man living near West Bradford who has regular visits front a hen blackbird. T'he bird is so tame as to feed front the gent­ leman’s hand. This story recalls a similar


the Quaker Meeting Downha


occurence at Sawley. Here, near


house, a variety of birds were attracted to a garden liberally supplied with all kinds of bird


more selective and the doctor concerned, af ter whistling, took, the bird on the hand where i t enjoyed a feed of raisins. That blackbird certainly could tell the difference between ‘marge’


food. One blackbird however was


and butter! I look forward during com­


ing weeks to receiving more observations front Teaders and will refer to them in this col­


umn. To share is to double _ the


pleasure whatever the subject. Do not be afraid to let me have your queries and observations. Never assume they are too


trivial for, as I said at the be­ ginning, I am often guilty of ignoring the very things I should consider of impor t­


ance to other people. NATURALIST.


Robert9 s


Inn signs The monthly n


Downham W.l. wa Dwnbam Village H- absence of the pre Vice-president, Mrs presided and welcom C. W. H. Lemon of I who gave a lecture o Signs” illustrated by was thanked by Mrs. A competition for


bir thday party were n fo r a future wlii.st dr Tea hostesses were:


inn sign was won b Briggs. Arrangemcn


Black, Wignall. Spe taker, and Thornber.


Games night A games social in


Hall was arranged by Hall Management and took the form o tition between Dow Twiston. It was won ham with a margin o' Games played we:


snooker, table ten: whist and dominoes, also some dancing at ments were served by of the committee.


Gisburn


Wives greatly admirec of Miss M. Kenyon. West, when she spok about sheepskin an strated some of its A. Walters, leader. Miss Kenyon and la;, her for an intercstin It was reported th;


Admirable wot Members of Gisbi


raised by the carol been sent to a childr in Nigeria. Tea host-: Mrs. Heap and Mrs.


Waddingt Tory whist


A whist and domino dance held by V Conservative Associ well supported. It to S i. Helen's school night, the Roland providing the music. Whist winners. I


Brennand. Mrs. 3oh Walmsley; gents; M Mrs. Underwood. M Dominoes; Mrs. Mrs. J. Bancroft.


seventh prize for tion was unclaimed, winners being: Mr. T. Garnet t . Mrs. Tay Whittle. Mr. Bargh. Icy Taylor. Mr. John


Chew. Mr. I. Walm Oddie. Miss Lave


Chippin


United service The united service i.


was an excellent atter. the collection was project for re-roofing aged houses in the At trict of Belfast. Th £17. The service was bv the Rev. F. Dug' Mary's and inspiring were given by the Vic; pine, the Rev. W. and Mr. Eric Bainbri C h ; p p i n g Con; Church. The Rev. T. of St. William's RC C House. Thornlev. led ing prayers and p the Blessing.


this year was in St. Church on Thursd:


Waddingt


on Thursday aflcrno vestry. The meeting Mrs. Bareli, who intr speaker. Rev. J. A. Cn His inspiring talk w


Fellowship The Women's Fello


upon "Prayer.” T brought along variou to make up a parcel, i to The Queen's Hall Blackburn, where th distributed to needy Also a collectio


realized over £4. wa< “The Save the Cliildi Mrs. Banks was t


and tea and biscuits \ by Miss Slaidinc. Mr: and Miss Rushton.


Tosside


Witches Mrs. G. Cunnincbai


Svke House, was the the monthly meeting and district Women Mrs. S. Schofield wel speaker. Mr. E. Peel who gave a talk on t shire Witches". He w by Mrs. G. Blackburi biscuits were served b css. and a short busm


followed.


Safety shield Coun. .1. Porter, cl


Bowland Rural Distri and Mr. L. D. Telfor the council, visited present tbe Holgatc R Shield and book to


junior scholars. Also PC Marshall. Road .


cer.


Sports effort A whist and domi


aid of the sports fund ised by the sports cor held in Tosside Insti were 32 tables. MCs \ Wilson and Mr. E. N


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