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Clitheroe Advertiser and Times


No. 4493


FRIDAY, JULY 28th, 1972 4p.


Chatburn family with a winning way


still at school, the four Jackson children, of The


Pamela (15), Shirley (T2).


H a/e l ( I I ) , and seven-year-old Ronald are in the midst of their most successful season so far, culminating Tn appearances at last week’s Royal Interna­ tional Horse Show at Wembley, on this occasion. Hazel reached the final in her class, and re­ ceived a plaque—-yet another to add to the many which the fam­ ily have already won.


wili b e one to look out for in h o rse show’ circles in the n e a r future — for although


THE surname ‘Ja/ckson’ Their next big date will be


in October, when the Horse of the Vear Show takes place, also a t Wembley. To qualify for this


R o v d s , Chatburn, are al­ re a d y making a name for themselves.


event, a rider has to gain a first or second place at one of the larger shows, such as the Royal Highland, and already all four children have earned a visit to Wembley.


plenty more to keep the child­ ren occupied. Explained Mum, Mrs. Marion Jackson: “>Ve visit an average of one show per week throughout the sea­ son. which lasts from April to October, and we count these frequent trips as holidays” . She added somewhat ruefully (hat they tended to be “‘working holidays” most of the time.


But, in the meantime there is


would be quite happy to sec the kids make a career from their hobby. ‘“If one or all of the


But Mrs. Jackson says she


children want to turn profes­ sional. we shall be very pleased”, said Mrs. Jackson, “I t is really a fairly safe career, although it may seem to be a glamorous one. There arc plenty more openings as well as just the straightforward show­ ing aspect”.


hardly surprising to learn that Mr. and Mrs. Jackson arc also keen on riding. “We haven’t really much option”, said Mrs. Jackson, “although as it hap­ pens we have both been keen on the sport for a long time”.


Tn the circumstances, it is


She explained that, although the children have a pony each.


when they are young and break them in and train them our­ selves. We also have our own stables, which is of course far cheaper than keeping the pon­ ies a t a commercial stable”. Mrs. Jackson added that they rented some nearby land from a local farmer. Recently also, they have had


and the family also own several others, the hobby is not as ex­ pensive as might at first appear. “We buy the ponies ourselves


of cash prizes a t the shows”, she said, “They arc not very lucrative. However, a horse that has been successful will bring a higher price if the owner de­ cides to sell it”.


the orchard and vegetable gar­ den drained, and this has been turned into a schooling ring. There is not much in the way


ela and Shirley (who both at­ tend Ribblesdale School), Hazel, who has just left Chat­ burn school to start at Ribblcs-


Most recent outing for Pam­ dalc >n September, and Ronald,


an important one, to the Welsh show. But the lives of the Jackson's


still at Chatburn school, was earlier this week — and i* was


ponies arc not restricted to the show-ring. “Some people keep horses or ponies just for show­ ing. and keep them -tabled the rest of the time. Our ponies arc all-round ones, and the child­ ren also go to Pony Club com­ petitions. while Pamela also


the familv as well, but at two and a half, she is a bit young


rides with the Pendlc Forest and Craven Hunt”. “There’s another member of


Blazer. Shirley’s is Twyford Cracker. Hazel’s is Walton Roundelay, and Ronald’s Wal­ ton Fine Drawn. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson also have a number of other ponies in stock. But there are other modes of


and brother’s footsteps. But al­ ready she is clamouring for a ride with someone else. “We will be putting her on a leading rein in another 12 months or so”, said Mrs. Jackson. Pamela’s pony is called Blue


are at the moment more inter­ ested in a second hand motor bike tha t Dad brought home. But. Mrs. Jackson hopes, this is only a passing phase.


transport beside the four-Icggcd kind, as the children have re­ cently discovered. Instead of riding ponies they


Civic Hall’s future role under the microscope


RECOMMENDATIONS io widen the scope of Clitheroe’s Civic Hall hang in the balance awaiting a .second repor t by a special sub­


committee w-hicli will meet within the next week or two.


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all that’s going on in the area.


THE Civic Hall has been given a facelift with the aid o f a government grant and very mart the building looks compared with the old (inset). Now the council is looking into the possibdty o f making greater nsc o f the building.


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PLANS for a fortnight of fun for local youngsters arc being drawn up by Ribblesdale Pool manager, Mr. Brian Camps and his staff.


Fortnight of fun for the kids


7), they arc launching ihcir ex­ perimental play group down at the baths, with games and sports of all kinds. Although the final programme has not yci been drawn up, Mr. Camps hopes to include five-a-sidc football, cricket and netball. "We shall also, 1 hope, be-mak­ ing use o f the pool itself, and possibly the miniature golf course", he added. Already Mr. Camps has re­


For on Monday week (Aug.


ceived a large number of in­ quiries about the scheme from parents, but he has no idea how many children to expect. “Of course safety will be a very im­ portant aspect throughout, and we will keep a ratio of one member of staff to about 25-30 children". Age range will be from pri­


mary school children up to mid- teens, he anticipates. “'There will he a small cover charge, probably of 5P- to help offset expenses. The group will he very


Calling the Whittaker family


C A L L ING Mr. and Mrs. Jack Whittaker, who moved to Clitheroe during the past year . there is a letter awaiting yon at the Post O ff ic e !


she explained-. “7 have just arrived in London from the USA and have mislaid the ad­ dress o f Mr. and Mrs. Jack Whittaker who mnved to Clith­ eroe during the past year’9. Mrs. Rishton enclosed the


from a London hole! and she explained to Mr. Wilson that she had just arrived in England. in the letter to the postmaster


staf f have been unable to locate tile Whittakers. A nd that is where we stepped


R. Wilson, received a letter from Mrs. Gilbert Rishlon, o f fVren- tham, Massachusetts, and in it she enclosed a letter fo r Mr. and Mrs. Whittaker. Mrs. Rishton was writing


Clitheroe's postmaster. Mr. J.


cheap to run however, as we have been able to borrow most of the equipment we shall need”, he said. A highlight for the play


group, if things go according to plan, will be a coach trip—but Mr. Camps has not yet decided where this will be to ' Climax of •the fortnight will be a competi­ tion run along the lines of tele­ vision's "It's a Knock Out",


success, it might be possible to extend the scheme. “We arc holding it in August so that there will still be a couple of weeks to spare before the kids go back to school, enabling us


with the children forming the teams. If the initial fortnight is a


to open for a further week or so."


with linding out what alterations or extensions might he neces­ sary to extend the use of the hall and to estimate the cost. The idea of making more


The committee is charged


as dancing, old time music hall and a discotheque in the base­ ment.


He had in mind such events


use of the premises has been mooted more than once, but a firm call for its development more as a .civic hall as well as a cinema v*« vnade bv Coun. Robert Ainsworth a couple of months ago.


School can be built


4at one go’


THE third and final phase of building at Brookside (Bright Street) primary school. Clith- eroc. has been included by Lancashire Education Com­ mittee in its minor works pro­ gram me.


Mr. F. Calvert explained that approval of this phase meant the whole school could be built at one go. "We are press­ ing as hard as \vc can to get the building done as soon as possible," he said.


classrooms, a hall and a kit­ chen, the school will be able to take 280 children. Mr. Calvert added tha t it


When completed, with seven


was difficult to estimate how long building would take from start to finish. A similar project in Rishton last year, for a school almost as big as the p ro ­ posed Brooksidc. took eight months, but he pointed out that this was a record.


Divisional Education Officer


Coun. William Sharpies, chair­ man; the Mayor, Coun. Richard Turner; and Councillors Robert Chadwick. Bert Jones and Frank Nelson.


as a member of the special sub-committee


As a result lie was nominated a l o n g with


rooms available fo r meetings of organisations be further investi­


gated. S e a t in g


further idea of altering the seating a t the f ro n t o f the hall to make room fo r disco and other type dances one night a week on an experimental basis.; panied the party, whlich includ


They came up with the


possibility of holding on Old Tym,» Music Hall for a week be explored, and inquiries made about a Sunday concert by the Lancashire Youth Orchestra. However. because of the


It was also suggested that the


recommended th a t the possi­ bility of making the dressing


They inspected the hall and to be following in her sisters’


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TH E Jackson chi ldren—Shir ley. Hazel , R o n a ld an d Pamela with Pine Blazer,


Girls continue holiday after bus crash


TWO Clitlicroc girls escaped serious injury when the long distance bus in which they were travelling to Edinburgh left the road and overturned on a grass verge.


to the Lactaro Youth Centre holiday.


than 2 0 people were taken io hospital, happened on Sunday- evening. near Langholm, be­ tween Carlisle and Haxvick. The two girls were dozing at the time, but in a letter to her parents, Mr. and Mrs* Richard Embcry, Pauline said: “'Appar­ ently we were just overtaking a large articulated lorry- when we caught the right hand grass verge with our tyres, and got thrown off the course. “We were suddenly whizzing


The accident, in which more FABRIC


difficulty and the expense of sound-proofing the basement it is proposed that the space


hanced future for the Civic Hall is expected to take place at the September committee meetings.


venue for the annual drama week in the autumn; it has been used by local amateur dramatic societies, and was packed to the doors for Sunday concerts by the Blackburn Sinfonia and Fodcn’s Motor Works Band.


The hall is. of course, the


should continue to be used for storing theatre properties. Full discussion of an en­


towards this fence, and next thing wc knew, xve had crashed, with the coach on its side, lots of people screaming and all glass shattered". Anne was among those taken


to Carlisle Hospital for treat­ ment. as it was thought she had injured her back. But after ait X-ray. the two girls were able to continue their journey. Paul­ ine added in her letter: "I must have been in a remarkably safe seat (a rather lucky one), as I got up without much trouble and then tried getting Anne on to her feet, my greatest fear be- that we might catch fire". Anne, a teacher at Brock hall


Hospital school, and Pauline, who graduated this summer from Bangor University and hopes to become a medical so­ cial worker, will be returning home on Monday as originally-


planned. Pauline's mother, Mrs. Teresa


to play tennis, and co horse- riding and canoeing, but Anne, ■who had bruised ribs, did not feel xvell enough. “They can still enjoy the


quieter activities, going on trips and to folk clubs", she said, “but it was a sad beginning to


their holiday”.


ICI party g o to


Billingham for award


A PARTY of 15 from the ICI works at Clitheroe visited the Billingham factory on Tuesday to witness the presentation of the Queen's Award to lndusrry.


letter and asked the post office to address it fo r her and de­ liver it. However, Mr. Wilson and his


in. Mr. Wilson contacted the Advertiser and Times and asked if we could help. So if you are reading this


Mr. and Mrs. Whittaker then pop in at the post of f ice in King Street and coiled your letter.


TWO little girls dressed up and held a Petticoat Lane jumble sale of their own at the week- end and on Wednesday they put on their old-fashioned finery again when thev met the Mayor (Coun. R, Turner) and handed over their proceeds for his Christmas charities fund.


son, of Dale Terrace. Chatburn, and I I-year-old Gilda Longhi. of Central Avenue, Clitheroe, were both very excited about


Seven-year-old Helen Den­


their visit to the Mayor's Par ­ lour. They proudly handed their


envelopes, containing £11.50, to Coun. 1 unier. and he


at Caraway Cottage. High Street, I.o'v Moor, the home of Miss Helen Garnett, who is little Helen’s godmother. Had the weather been better


thanked tl'em for the work they had done They held their iumble sale


on Saturday* nicy would have held the event outside, but even so it was well at tended and everything wenl off smoothly


and happily- Helen and . Uikla had col­


lected all tlieiJr items in Low Moor.


stall. selling fancy goods, groceries and greengroceries, and a penny tray, and Gilda


Helen manned the pound


with Helen making only a half­ pence more than Gilda. They decided to dress up


ran a clothes stall. They each did equally well,


for the event because it would be more fun, and tha t was why they dressed up again when they met the Mayor.


Gilda (left) and Helen. Look­ ing on <[s Miss HeleruGarnett, HelenisLgodmother.


Picture: The Mayor with


Coun. Richard Turner, accom­ panied the party, which in­ cluded representatives of all activities a t the Pimlico works. Time did not permit a tour, but they obtained a panoramic view of the site from the top floor of the offices.


The Mayor of Clithcroc,


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Fmbcry. explained that the ac­ cident had somewhat curtailed their activities at the Youth Centre. The girls had intended


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