Plitheroe Advertiser and Times, September 28th, 1272 LETTERS to the Editor


ilkington wish to no longer the


oven Heifer Hotels me. old and new


CALF’S HEAD HOTEL Worslon ToI. Chatburn 2 1 8


A mow monu has recent ly boon introduced in the. A La t arte Restaurant, which is open each evening EXCEPT SUNDAYS.


P o p u l a r b a r meals are


served every lunch t ime and each evening till 10-30.


t o r W e d d i n g s . F u n c t i o n s


T h e b a l l r o o m i s a v a i l a b l e Private


a n d D i n n e r . D a n c e s— C a p a c i t y 100.


S p e c i a l C h r i s tm a s Menus a v a i l a b l e o n r e q u e s t . I CI LY RESIDENTIAL.


CS ARE NOW BEING ESTABLISHMENTS


Barrow land to be


tidied up


LAND b e h i n d T ra f fo rd G a rd en s , Ba.rrow, o w n e d


by d i t h e r Os, BDC. is to be given a g en e ral tidy-up. T h is was decided by th e


:h . low moor


-ESTIVAL R 1st— SERVICES


COMMUNION


H COMMUNION sC'HOFTELD. Vicar o f Read


ILY SERVICE h i : v ic a r


VENSONC FI.AMI.EY. Rector o f Standish


council’s Public H e a l th an d Housing Committee, a f te r re c e ip t of a le t te r f rom th e se c re ta ry of Barrow Young Wives d raw in g a t te n t io n to th e s ta te of th e land.


However, clerk to th e


council Mr Alan B u t t said th a t only min o r remedial work would be ca r ried out, a s i t was p la n n ed to use th e la n d fo r building 10 bunga­ lows, a n d th e se p lan s were likely to be approved as soon a s sa tis fa c to ry sewerage a r ran g em en ts were made— in two y ea rs o r so.


T h e la n d used to be leased


to th e village p a r ish council fo r use as playing fields, b u t w as la te r used a s a. base by co n tra c to rs working o n th e Whalley-Clit.heroe by-pass.


ST GEORGES n i 'NSO P BRIDGE HARVEST THANKSGIVING


SUNDAY. OCTOBER 1st 1-00 pan-


The REV. GILLETT (Manchester)


MONDAY at 7-30 p.m.


SALE OF PRODUCE "VILLAGE HALL


Hurst Green parking


A MEETING is to be held between rep re sen ta t iv e s of th e Clitheroe ru ra l a n d L an c a sh ire county councils an d th e police to see if fu r ti ie r provision can be m ad e fo r p a rk in g c a rs in


H u rs t Green. T h e ru ra l council’s F in an c e


a n d G en e ra l Purposes Com­ m i t te e decided to seek th e m e eting a f te r receiving a le t te r from th e solicitors of a H u rs t G re en hotelier. In th e le t te r , i t was explained t h a t th e h o te l alre ad y h ad a sm a ll c a r park. However, th is was insufficient an'd posed


p r o b l e m s when


IVHALLEY METHODIST CHURCH


JUMBLE SALE


SATURDAY. SEPT. 30th at 2 p.m.


Admission 2p.


ST MARY TH E VIRGIN GI5BURN


FESTIVAL OF HARVEST


SUNDAY. OCTOBER 1st


HOLY COMMUNION 9 -0 a.m. MORNING SERVICE 10-45- FAMILY SERVICE 2-0 p.m. - EVENING SERVICE 6-3 0


COME YE THANKFUL PEOPLE COME


TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH


SUNDAY. OCTOBER 1st


10-30 a.m. Rev. N. D. Walton followed by Sacrament of Holy Communion


0 p .m . M r E . D r a i t h w a i t e


BENTLEYS FROZEN FOODS LTD. ASHFIELD ROAD, BURNLEY, LANCASHIRE


Telephone 27811 (5 lines)


coaches wished to tu rn ro u n d . T h e le t te r asked if th e council could be of as sistance.


LAWSON— CUNNINGHAM


Low Moor M e th o d is t Church of Mr J o h n Geoffrey Law- son, elder son of Mr an d Mrs T. G- Lawson, F air field Drive, Clitheroe, a n d Mrs Carole Anne C u n n in g h am ,


T h e wedding took place a.t


This is place to test noise levels


T H E c om in g in v e s t ig a t io n o f n o is e lev e ls in E a s t L a n c a s h i r e w ill b e w e lcom ed b y th o s e w h o r e g a rd n o is e a s a m a jo r t h r e a t to h e a l th .


T h e le t te r la s t week f rom


“ Motorist an d R e s id en t " drew a t te n t io n to th e th r e a t in Clitheroe. May I th e re fo re suggest to th e group of in v e s tig a to rs th a t th ey tak e re ad in g s in th e Castle View — Kirkmoor Road d is tr ic t where, for some re a so n bes t known to a minority, m an y old people can n o t sleep in th e i r f ro n t rooms. J u s t consider how we ca re


fo r those who should have some degree of peace an d quiet! Heavy vehicles th u n d e t


only d au g h te r of Mr a n d Mrs E. Rogers, M an ch e s te r Road,


Hapton. T h e bridegroom is em­


ployed by Lawson a n d Ellis


Ltd. T h e b r id e wore a n ivory


Milano s a t in d ress w i th a shoulde r- length veil a n d a


floral headdress. S he c a r ­ ried gold te a roses. Brides­ ma id was Miss Ju l ie Elaine Holmes, who wore a dress of orange Crimplene. She h a d orange flowers in h e r h a i r and c a r r ied mixed freesia. Page was M a s ter P au l Cunningham,


son. Be s t m an was Mr Alan Lawson,


p a s t th e ir f ro n t doors from 4 a.m. Council traffic, which can. only g a in access to an d from th e y a rd by passing along th e m en tio n ed roads, also tru n d le along a t all hours. Huge diggers a n d ex­ c av ato rs make reg u la r ru n s fo r goodness knows what purpose. One vehicle s ti ll h a s to go


Insult to town


MR TONY FERRY h a s really gone o u t of h is way to in su l t Clitheroe by leav­ ing o u t m en tio n of tiie town in h is brochure. B u t w h e th e r Mr P er ry


likes it. o r n o t , C lithe roe is th e m a in town of th e Ribble Valley. I t 's n o t a s to u r is t minded


as h e would like it, and th e re a re m an y people — th e council, shopkeepers and public—who would ap­ p ea r to w a n t i t to s tay th a t way a s for a s lo n g a s pos­ sible. I should imagine i t is


th is a t t i tu d e alone which prompted Mr P e r ry to v en t his spleen on t.he town in


th e b r id e ’s


brother , an d groomsmen were Mr P. Dinsdale a n d Mr N. Dinsdale, bridegroom’s cousins, an d M a s ter G. Rogers, br ide's b ro th er . T h e Rev. E. S. Joselin


b r i d e g r o o m ’ s


five o r six miles to rep a ir p la n t less th a n two h u n d red y a rd s from th e depot. And to ad d to th e noise th ey have th e t r a in s th u n d e r in g along a t th e re a r of th e i r gardens, less th a n 50 y a rd s away. I f an y read ers know of a b e t te r place to te s t levels of noise —which cause loss of sleep a n d lowering of h e a l th s ta n d a rd s—th e n please write to th e county council. Noise levels a re bes t re ­


such a. way. But. w h atev er h e may


th in k , C lithe roe h a s many a t tra c t io n s to d e l ig h t th e tour is t. P a r t of th e enjoy­ m e n t to th e v is i to r is com­ ing across th em , a s i t were, by ch an ce an d n o t having th em exploited by com­ mercial


th in g which spoils so many towns. CLTTHERONTAN.


in te res ts ,


corded in th e ea r ly m o rn ­ ing or a ro u n d five o r six in


th e evenings. T h e re is an a l te rn a t iv e : re s tr ic t th e flow to c e r ta in hours. This, how­ ever, is n o t a. cure, b u t a palliative. PROGRESSIVE


conducted th e service a n d Mr C. Jo n e s played th e organ. A rec eption was h e ld a,t


th e Edisford Bridge In n , a n d th e honeymoon was sp e n t in th e Lake Distr ict. Mr an d Mrs Lawson a re living a t P endleton.


P ic tu re : Gabriel, Blackburn.


A PLAN by L an c ash ire County Coimcil to p ro h ib it traffic, except fo r access, on tb e s tre tc h of ro ad f rom th e Whalley—Clitheroe by­ pas s to Worston village m e t w ith no opposition when i t was p u t before Clitheroe R u ra l D is tr ic t Council’s highway’s committee for ob­ servations. S u bm ittin g a le t te r from


Stopping traffic


th e County, o u tlin in g th e proposals, clerk to th e coun­ cil, Mr Alan B u t t , gave a n as su ran ce th a t no incon­


venience would be caused to residents by th e order.


YOUNG VOTERS


ALL householders should hav e received F o rm A from th e Registration. Officer. T h is fo rm h a s to be com­ ple ted an d re tu rn ed so th a t


eligible person o n th e form a n d of sending i t in a s


th e Reg is tra tio n Officer can p rep a re n ex t y e a r ’s Register of Electors. May I rem in d y o u r re ad e rs o f th e impor­ tan c e of inc luding every


quickly a s possible. T h e n ex t Register, which


will come in to o p era tio n on F eb ru ary 16th, 1973, will in ­ clude young people who will be en t i t led to vote a t any election o n or a f te r th e ir 18th b ir th d ay . All persons who will be 17 or over on F eb ru ary 15th n ex t should have th e ir names included on F o rm A. Th is m eans th a t young people who a re now a t le a s t 16 yea rs 8 months, should be included on th e form. Every person who will


Early closing


THERE a re two p o in ts I wish to b r in g to th e a t te n ­ t io n of Mr A n thony Perry,


n o r Blackburn, geographi­ cally, come w ith in th e boimds of th e Ri b b 1 e Valley. Second: one of tb e two


a u th o r of th e “ illu s tra ted b rochure designed to pro­ mo te to u r ism in th e Ribble Valley.” F irs t ly : n e i th e r Burnley


No risk to life and limb


IT is indeed presumptuous of “ Motorist an d Resident ’* to count himself among the “ advanced thinkers.” He is


obviously n o t even an *• advanced observer ” who


clearly lacks the courage of his convictions and hides behind a pseudonym.


anvone stupid? Tin's talk of risk to life and limb is n on­ sense if one observes the simple code. Who supplied t h a. 1 scientific dat a h e


Who is he to consider


speaks of? Tin ere can surely be no


comparison between fish and river effluent on th e one hand an d a i r pollution and human beings on the other. The fish has no esca.pe and m u s t follow its river environment.


Your correspondent u n ­


jus tly ridicules o u r planners, b u t " offers no alternative solution.


some­ I enjoy ha.ppy conversa­


tio n in th e town every morning and hav e no diffi­ culty


in making myself


h ea rd above th e so-called “ roar of t.he traffic.”


Maybe the removal of a


deal of the heavy traffic, when the Pimlico Road link is completed around Christ­ m a s will ease th e worries of your irate and u n ju s t cor­ respondent.


CHARLES MUSSON Pimlico Road, Clitheroe.


--------------------------- - i i ’


in p is brochure, was th a t Wednesday is tb e early closing day here. Surely Mr P e r ry is aw a re th a t Wed­ nesday is also th e ea r ly


rea so n s th a t Mr P e r ry gave fo r n o t inc luding Clitheroe


F IR ST two places m th e an n u a l


closing day fo r m o s t of th e villages a ro u n d Cl ith e ro e — including H u rs t Gre en . . .


premise th a t village should n o t be mentioned in h is brochure e i th er . PATRICIA PARSONS 53 Waddington Road, Clitheroe.


Therefore, on Mr P e r ry ’s


normally be re s id en t a t th a t address o n October 10th


FREEZERS AT LOW COST Come and see ou r display


We hav e 26 y ears’ experience in th e frozen food industry. S end for o u r comprehensive lis t of frozen foods a t wholesale prices.


FREE DELIVERY DAILY SERVICE


should be included o n th e form. T h is includes persons who a re temporar ily away f rom home, e i th e r a s s tu ­ dents, or because of th e ir employment or occupation. Those who a re in th e Forces, or Crown Servants, or British Council employees who are abroad, should n o t be in ­


cluded, n o r should temporary guests o r visitors. All B r itish subjects, includ­


ing citizens of Common­ wealth


countries, and


citizens of Eire, who a re p erm an en tly re s id en t here, should be included in th e re tu rn . I f th e form is n o t com­


ple ted a n d s e n t in, all members of th e household


may lose th e i r votes in any election held before February 16th. 1974. Any of your re ad e rs who


CHIPPING SHOW SOCIAL COMMITTEE


WHIST


AND DOMINO DRIVE


ST JAMES'S CHURCH CI.ITHKROE


HARVEST FESTIVAL


SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1st 8-0 a.m.—Holy Communion


10-30 a.m.—Family Communion with Sunday School and P arents present


0


p.m.—Evening Thanksgiving Preacher: REV. .1. ASTILL


NELSON STADIUM CARR ROAD


Thrills ! Spills ! S p eed ! FORMULA ONE


SOCIAL CLUB ptember 30th


TODANCE


FROM 8-00 — 11-30 p.m» ission reserved.


TURN OF THE DAPPERS.


STOCK CAR RACING The sensational all-star


OLYMPIA 100 World champion STU SMITH leads th e h u n t fo r th e £100 f irs t prize.


Unique h an d ic a p formula. WILLIE HARRISON, DOUG CRONSHAW, TONY NEAL, MICK NODEN, DAVE FOX, JACK OLLERENSHAW, ARNIE BALL Etc


SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30th, 7-30 p.m. ADULTS 50p, CHILDREN 30p.


FREE PARKING in th e WHITEWELL HOTEL


MONDAY. OCTOBER 2nd a t 7-45 p.m.


Admission 25p Cine, supper). BOLTON-BY-BOWLAND YFC DISCO DANCE


IN THE VILLAGE HALL BOLTON-BY-BOWLAND


to th e


Y21 an d th e TOGETHER Group


on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6th 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.


Admission 30p Re fre shm en ts available


would like fu r th e r advice should please g et in touch w ith me. L. H. ALLEN Secretary Clitheroe Labour P a r ty , 26 H en th o rn Road.


postcards wanted


Old-time


l WONDER if an y of your older re ad e rs could help me


in my re se a rch in to postal history?


As a member of fo u r


postal history societies who make studies of th e P os t Office an d its development, I am working on a s tu d y of various postm arks an d find chat th e old-time pic tu re postcard albums an d collec­ tions o f ten provide very use­ ful help in th is field. U n fo r tu n a tely so m an y of


of your read ers would have any u nw an ted old postcards or envelopes which hav e postmarks of th e 1880-1930 period.


these h av e been thrown away in th e p a s t as useless. Therefore I wonder if any


I would be very


grate fu l for any h e lp an d would be only too pleased to recompense any sen d er with th e ir valuation an d postage. D. WALTON, 22 Broadway, Barnsley, Yorks.


FOLK SEASON UNDER WAY


CLITHEROE’S Folk Club a t th e Dog an d P a r tr id g e Hotel, Wellgate, h a s s ta r ted i ts season ag a in a n d a s well a s th e re s id en t group, Nevis, several well-known folk


a r t is ts a re due to ap p e a r over th e n ex t few months.


On November 10th, Yetties will be appearing.


th o u g h t th a t i t will be th is group's f irs t ap p e aran c e in th is p a r t of th e country. Yetties comes from th e so u th west area.


will be ap p e ar in g on various Fridays. These will include Tony Capstick, H a r ry Board- man, Be rn a rd Wrigley a n d Mike Harding. Decameron, a contemporary group from th e Midlands, should be ap ­ p ea r in g d ur ing December an d i t is hoped th a t Magna


F am i l ia r folk club a r t is ts


C a r te r wiH per form in Ja n u a ry . Mr P e te r Eddies to n (27),


who w ith h is b ro th e r P h ilip (24), now ru n s th e club, said th ey were hoping to continue


th e h ig h s ta n d a rd of p er fo r ­ mers. P e te r an d Philip, who live


in G re a t Harwood, a re mem­ bers of th e four-strong Nevis group. T h e o th e r two


members come from Black­ b u rn a n d Rishton.


I t is ........~ v -


promoted by M anchester Regional Hospital Board S ta f f Association were


golf


taken by players from Calderstone Hospital, Whal­ ley. The Stableford games were played a t Pleasington, th e winner being Mr. F. Hodgkinson,


th e hospital competition ...... . . . 't38M


engineer (pictured r ig h t) , who is a member of Rishton. Golf Club. He h a d 37 points . With h im is Mr. E. GreenaU,


to Mr. Hodgkinson by Mr. Leo Cavanagh, vice-chairman, of the s ta f f association. T here were 39 competitors from all over th e region.


DISPUTE OYER COST OF


LAMP COLUMN


WHALLEY P a r i s h C o u n c i l su g g e s t io n b y C l i th e ro e RDC £ 3 0 tow a rd s th e c o s t of a h a s b e e n e r e c te d in B ro o k e s


th e original lamp s tan d ard , which was tak en down while repa irs were ca r ried out to a sewer in Brookes Lane, was “in poor condition and sooner or la te r would have h ad to be replaced.” At th e time th e lamp was


The RDC claimed th a t ' - if v


removed, th e re h a d been some feeling th a t i t ought to be replaced by a more modern column, b u t th e P a r ish Council h a d reques­ ted th a t th e original lamp should be reinstalled.


MISLAID


M I S S FULLALOVE is s e e n w i t h th e h e a d boy, Cr i sp in O'Br ien (18), o f Es sex, o n t h e r ight , a nd th e s e c o n d h ea d , J u l ia n C a ln a n (17), o f L o n d o n . B o t h boys


a r e in th e i r 1 0 th y e a r a t S to n y h u r s t . TH E R E may be more t h a n


in m a n y c a se s she a lso k n ow s th e i r f a th e r s a n d e v e n th e i r g r a n d f a th e r s .


o n e of t h e m a n d


worked a t the college for 51 years and during th a t time sh e h a s looked after many h u n d red s of boys.


F o r Miss Fullalove nas


is S a rah but I've always been known as Cissie, th e boys wouldn’t know me as an y th in g else!” Miss Fullalove, who i3 69,


tonyhurst. My real n am e


college has been h er family’s wa.y of life f°r Years. H e r great-grandfather was


lives in Whalley Road, H u rs t Green, and working a t th e


a gamekeeper there an d o th e r members of the family


h av e been a butcher, joiner a n d shoemaker a t the col­


lege also. Her sister. Mrs Mary


Holdsn, who also lives d u r s t Green, spent 15 year in th e kitchen and then


when h e r f a n w had grown up, retu rn ed f°r an o th er 15 y ea rs working n t th e dormi­


“ I ’ve looked a f te r genera­ Stio n af ter generation a t


AFTER STONY HURST BOYS FUR 51 YEARS


CISSIE HAS LOOKED


500 boys a t S to n y h u r s t C o l leg e b u t Miss Cissie F u l la lo v e knows ev p rv


Fullalove has lived th e re all h e r life an d to go an d work a t the college was th e most n a tu ra l th in g for h e r to do


changed a g re a t deal since she firs t s ta r ted . Then ner h o u rs were very long and now she ju s t works from 9 a.m. u n t i l 3 p.m. irom


Mondays to Fridays. T h e w ar changed many


Of course th in g s have


tories. Born in th e village. Miss


th e re is a large influx ot new ones for h er to meet and i t does n o t take :ong before she knows all '.heir


names. •• You can see th e new


ones looking a t me and wondering who I am and w hat I ’m like.” she laughs. I t is obvious th a t the boys


d u r in g th e war, th e boys s ta r te d to make th e ir own beds an d do so now but before th a t i t was th e job of Miss Fullalove an d other women. She recalls h aving to


aspects of life a t the college. Owing to lack of staff


dishes for 500 boys. “ I t ’s changed a lot now. p o l i s h i n g


T h ere a re machines


a n d vacuum cleaners which make things


easier.” The end of th e summer


te rm is a sad time for hei or th a t is when th e olde: oys leave, many of whor. he h a s known since the;,


en tered th e school as..young


boys. However, in September,


ac tu a l cost of a new column and switch gear was £34, an d they were already meeting in full


According to th e RDC, th e


B o a rd ’s bill for th e discon­ nection an d reconnection of th e lamp. B u t the P a r ish Council


th e Electricity


decided th a t since th e original column appeared to have been mislaid by Kirk's, th e contractors, th e replace­ m en t was th e ir responsi­ bility. and tbe RDC should app ro a ch them with a claim. “ I f th e lamp h a d n ’t been


disturbed, i t m ig h t well have lasted a long time,” said the ch a irm an . County Aid. Basil Greenwood. He added th a t th e RDC could have con­


th in k as much of Miss Fullalove as she does of them. Las t year those in Upcr Syntax gave her a gold watch to m a rk h er years with th e college.


ber her. One took h er on th e rec en t an n u a l pilgram- age to Lourdes a n d th is she enjoyed very much. •• i h ad never been an an


make 70 beds before break­ f a s t a n d used to wash


London, they all went to see th e Black an d White Minstrel Show an d Miss Fullalove th o u g h t i t was


aeroplane before an d I b ad never even been to London." When they were in


marvellous. In Lourdes, she helped with looking a f te r th e sick


and keeping them enter - ained and comfortable. er vork a t S to n y h u rs t nud oviously prepared h e r well. I washed up for 100 out when you’ve done i t fo r 500,


i t ’s n o th in g a t all.” The old boys too remem­


sulted th e P a r ish Council a t th e time th e lamp firs t disappeared, an d asked for th e ir views, before buying a replacement.


SLOW DOWN


meeting of Bowland Rural Council a f te r members h e a rd a. le t te r from tire village's p a r ish council. P ed e s tr ian s h a d complained ab out


th e d an g e r from


traffic driving a t fa s t speeds down in to th e village from th e fell. T h e p a r ish council asked


th e surveyor an d


if fo o tp ath s could be ' i d along th e road, b u t Mr E. Berry,


engineer, said th e ro ad was n o t wide enough fo r this .


“ SLOW ” is to be p ain ted on Pell Road. Waddington, as i t en ters t.he village in a n ef fort to make ro ad con­ ditions safer. This was decided at. a


Religious education conference


MOTHERS’ UNION m em - : bers from th e a re a a t te n d e d . a conference on religious • education a t Whalley Abbey, organised by Mrs M. J . Prosser, of C ha tburn, th e - MU diocesan re p re s e n ta t iv e . for Religious Education. The morning session was '


h a s tu r n e d d ow n the-, t h a t i t sh o u ld c o n t r ib u te •


n ew lam p c o lum n w h ic h L a n e . W h a l le y .


CONCERT PARTY AT


HOSPITAL ABOUT 400 p a t ien ts a t Ca.lderstones Hospital were tre a ted to a concert, p ar ty in th e h o spital's theatre.


Organised by catering


officer, Mr George Roberts, the p a r ty featured a wide


range of en te r ta inm en t . P er ­ formers were Mr Jo h n Pve. of Ciltheroe (magician). Mr Colin Jones, also from Clitheroe (pianis t) , the J a n P uzan Country and Western group, vocalists Stella Smith an d Hilda. Ainsworth, g u i ta r is t David Dryden an d Jo h n Hornby of Gisburn, a n accordionist. P re sen t at. the concert, were members of


Clayton-le-Moors b ran ch of t.he Royal B r itish Legion, who have done a, large am o u n t of ch a r itab le work for the hospital, an d also members of th e Calderstones League of Friends.


the


AFTER a. la,use of about 16 years, Waddington is ag a in full of th e sound of bell? on a. Sunday. S t Helen’s Church, now that, i ts bells h av e been re-cast, h a s a good sized team of ringers. T here are. about, in, the


youngest Martin Heywood, is only 12 and the oldest. Mr J im Herd, will be. 69 a t Christmas. Mr Herd is very pleased the enthusiasm which


bell rin g in g h a s met. in the at.


village. They a re learning th e


‘‘ dumb ” bells a t Clitheroe an d Whalley


good work those ringers hav e done in helping us,” said Mr Herd. They p rac tise each Wed­ nesday evening and the


Churches. "Wp. c a n 't stres s wha t


whole village is delighted to have a team of bell ringers ag a in a f te r so many years. Our pic tu re shows most of th e team members a t p ra c ­ tice. They are, from the left, Edward Rowbottom, Jo h n Saddler. Joe Jackson, J im Herd. Dale Mason. Mar­ t in Heywood an d Eugene Colwell.


intr icacies of th e art, with P ar ish


CALDERSTONES GOLFERS WIN REGIONAL TROPHY


THE WADDINGTON BELLRINGERS ' w *< ;


hospital group trea su rer , runner-up, with 32 points. The trophy was presented


sp e n t reviewing present-day - MU literatu re , Mrs G. A . . Williams, lite ra tu re repre-;' sentative, having b ro u g h t a . good selection for th e atten-^ tio n of members. T h is w a s ’ followed by a ta lk by Deaconess Sylvia Heys, in which she answered ‘th e question "W h a t is religious education"? T h is was fol­ lowed by question time, mainly ab out religious in ­ s tru ct io n in schools. After lunch th e conference


continued with a ta lk by D r Catchpole, of L an c a s te r University, on “ Je su s : How they viewed Him.” The even­ ing session was in a lig h te r vein a n d included a series of role plays—a. m e an s of getting across C h r is t ian te ach in g by m eans of simple a c tin g of unscripted s i tu a ­ tions. T h e th re e plays touched


chaired by Mrs Prosser, an d included Mrs J . Hudson. Mrs -


when questions of th e day were p u t


O. Wilkinson. Mrs Jackson a n d Miss Oldham. G r a n t s


WHALLEY Y outh Club ' is to receive a g ra n t of £170 an d H u rs t G re en Y outh Cen tre one of £20 for th e fin an c ial y ea r 1972-73. The No. 5 Division Educa tion Executive approved a recom-' m e n d a t io n f rom its F u r th e r E d u ca tio n Sub - Committee th a t th e s e g ra n ts be paid.


to th e panel


upon baptism, confirmation a n d teenage problems. T h e final h o u r was "Talk About.”


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