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TH ER E a r e tw o clo sely r e la te d q u e s t io n s I am r e p e a te d ly a s k e d c o n ­ c e rn in g th e c o u n t ry s id e y e t w h ic h a r e f u n d a ­ m e n ta l ly d i f fe r e n t . T h e f irs t , “ Do I e v e r g e t s h o r t o f a s u b je c t ? ” T h e s e co n d , W h y do I n o t s p r e a d m y w in g s a n d go to fo re ig n p a r t s .” I n d i ­ c a t in g , I su p p o se , t h a t i t w ill b ro a d e n m y o u t lo o k a n d


co u rse , I co u ld e a s i ly r e p ly a n d q u o te m a n y p h i lo s o p h e r s w h o h a v e n e v e r


th e h ig h e s t m o u n ta in to have a full experience of e i th e r of th e general scene or of life itself. So fa r I have come to


have trav e lled some 300 miles a week by Ribble an d Hodder from Pendle t0 the Trough a n d Ribchester to Nappa.


realise th e d an g e r of covet­ ing or th e s tu p id results of " keeping up w ith the Joneses.” I know there is also d an g e r in accepting such phrase s as “ Happy is th e m a n who’s w ants are few.” B u t


k n ow led g e . O f


th a n 100 m i le s f rom th e i r b i r th p la c e .


C h r i s t n e v e r w a n d e re d m o re th a n 40 m i le s f rom h is . So m an y people say. in


t r a v e l le d m o re I b e l iev e


person is surely h e or she who finds more th an enough u n d e r his very nose. All m u s t be considered, in th e l ig h t of one of th e g re a te s t t ru th s I know — " T h e ap p e tite grows on w h at it feeds upon ” _ whatever th e appetite, be it lo r food, luxuries, worldly goods or travel, etc. I f it is good th e n th e possessor is fo rtu n a te . Regarding m a ter ia l and


th e happy


effect, Ribble an d Hodder a re very nice b u t have you n o t seen “ so an d so.” To which I


under such circumstances you are bound to meet a lot o f very in te re s t in g people an d see quite a lot of wild and tam e creatures . As a result I c an claim without fea r of co n trad ict io n th a t my experiences h av e been wider th a n most because of a lifelong in te re s t in things n a tu ra l.


I n th a t period


F ran k ly when confronted with 'th e s e questions I confess to a feeling of some embarrassment. Not be­ cause of any re s tr ic ted knowledge of these British


reply. “ No!”


Isles but- chiefly because I do n o t deem i t necessary to travel th e world or climb


subjects, sh o r tag e or pro­ fusion of m a t te rs on which to write, I am reminded of th e words of G. Bernard Wood who. when speaking of Yorkshire villages, re­ ferred to each ac re of land supplying a n essay.


ra th e r th in k my answer would be th e re is an essay in every square yard. In th is respe ct I have


I


been fo r tu n a te fo r during a period of over 30 years I


countryside an d i ts flora and fauna, a person could go on w ritin g for an o th e r decade o r so without repeating a subject. Then, of course, th e w ri ter con­ cerned with th e subje ct of n a tu ra l history realises n a tu re is never s ta g n an t . He is connected w ith an ever-changing process of evolution. He is n o t so much concerned w ith re­ writing h is to ry as h e is recording some new event. Writing h is to ry is res tr ic ted to what o th e rs have seen. How more expansive to inte rpre t now.


With th is diversity of


and those who rem in d me of what I miss. They say. in effect, you c an have


On th e question o f travel


your Ribble an d Hodder but give m e th e fa r away places. Now I c a n n o t con­ tra d ic t or even compare the rela tiv e m e r i ts between th e place of th e i r desire an d our home ground. I can only wonder, speculate a n d ask' th e e te rn a l question, “ W h a t is b eau ty ?” Is it, as one rev e ren t g entlem an f riend said when I to ld h im of my predicament, “ I t is in th e eye of th e beholder.” Is i t t ru th or goodness or what?


D are we a t tem p t a definition. Even Goethe


was warned n o t to a t tem p t a definition of beauty. B u t h e m a in ta in ed th e b eau tifu l is a m a n ife s ta tio n of secret laws of n a tu re which, b u t for th e i r ap p e a ran c e h a d been fo r ever concealed from us. Emerson believed " T h e godness of beauty tak es us o u t of surfaces to th in k in g of th e foundation of things .” And beauty, according to K an t , is th a t which, in general, without reasoning an d without practical advantage, pleases.


g a th e r in g rea ctions . A frien d an d visitor from Florida, USA, was th r i l le d with th e beauty of th e open p as tu re and r iverside scene


I hav e sp e n t some time


a n d in p a r t ic u la r th e purple h e a th e r in th e T ro u g h and Weddington Fell.


visitors to Waddington from Norway wrote to express


I was rec ently told how


ap p re cia tio n of lovely vil­ lages a n d “ your b eau tifu l countryside.”


a n d Hodder we h av e a var iety of scenery n o t to men tio n th e wild life. I t is rem in isc en t of I re lan d a n d S co tlf .-d w ith a sugges­ tion of th e West Country.


F o r tu n a te ly by Ribble


well rec all Deeside. On occasions when th e clouds are low with breaks giving b r ig h te r sh a f ts of l ig h t you a re reminded of th e west S co ttish seaboard. T h is p a r t can n ev e r bore as th e scene changes co n s tan t ly th ro u g h o u t th e day and w ith ea ch season.


Even Dunsop a n d White-


away w ith th e expansive p an o ram a th e n w h a t of P endleside or Twiston? And do n o t overlook o th e r vital


And if you a re ca r ried


merry s tre am s a n d becks, as clear as gin. These a re th e th in g s admired by those who only know th e slow san d y wate rs to be seen in o th e r counties.


cascading rivers. T h e a t tra c t io n s . T h e


tigers, monkeys, snakes, eagles an d kangaroos, etc. B u t consider


G ra n te d o th e rs have th e ir


fishers, woodpeckers, snipe, woodcock. owls, n ig h t ja r , s e t in a n env iro nm en t of g re a t diversity. T h is Is why I h a te to th in k by our indifference i t will slowly


th e king­


d iminish an d why I th in k i t is well w o r th f ig h tin g for. Do we n o t require a bit more of “ I will n o t cease to f ight ” for th is green a n d p le a s a n t land? And if you imagine w h a t


I have ju s t said is all th e re is in th is p le a sa n t place th e n I am indeed sorry. To m e et th e re a l philosophers, politicians. a n d psycholo­ gists forget about th e radio or TV a n d re tu rn to th e village. Spend an h o u r in a quiet cou n try pub or ta lk to some fa rm e r . If h e h a s th e time, a n d you will be as tounded a t


commonsense an d wisdom of th e honest-to-goodness countryman.


th e good


Enough said. T h ere is enough wisdom in these aSI of th e way places to fill a


good-sized sh e lf in th e public library. You know i t is n o t how fa r you trav e l which m a t te rs i t is w hat you h e a r an d see. NATURALIST.


DOWNING— M ETCA LF I


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A NURSERY nur.-e B r ig h t S tre et Day Nurse: Clitheroe. Miss Christ’.: | Mary Metcalfe, of Man House Farm. Rimingiu was married a t St Peter ir S t Paul's. Bolton-oy-Bn


land, to Mr Michael Viet I Downing. The bride, is the on I


d au g h ter of Mr and M H. S. Metcalfe, and til bridegroom who is employ;| a t Ribble Cement L;d th e youngest son. of Mrs Downing, of Moorland Rou Clitheroe, and the late Downing. The ceremony was


formed by the Rev. J. \ Winder. Organist was \ \ D. Jenkinsoa, of Barnol


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th e bride wore a gown white F rencli moss ore. an d guipure lace and redingote - styled oversxi I with a lace godet in til tra in . Her full-length ooul fa n t veil was held in piail by a horseshoe h e a d d r t" of bridal flowers. She carried gold


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bride's cousin. Miss Mur c a r l Elisabeth Metcalfe.


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month, arrived in this coun­ try recently from Reunion Island, in the Indian Ocean. She is staying at the home of Mrs Hilda Chadwick, Chattaurn Road. Clitheroe. while she does a year's teaching a t the nearby girls'


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HAVING five p e n f r ie n d s a l l o v e r E u ro p e is c e r ­ ta in ly a n a s s e t fo r 14- y e a r -o ld L in d a M o n ta g u e , o f A b b ey R o a d , W h a l le y , b e c a u s e


collection of cards have been shown in Whalley Library. They come from as fa r away as Mexico an d the S outh Seas as well as from p a r ts of B r ita in .


s tam p s a n d p o s tc a rd s . This m o n th most of h er


s h e c o l le c ts


sending h e r postcards from places they visit on holiday. She also h a s an a u n t who lives in C an ad a who regu­ larly sends ad d i tio n s for th e collection, an d th is au n t went to Mexico for h er holidays, hence th e card from there. One of L in d a ’s school


All h e r rela tio n s help by


for a comparatively sh o r t time. She h ad been collect­ ing s tam p s fo r many years and k ept postcards for th e ir stamps. T h en she decided


costs me a fo r tu n e in pos­ tage. b u t i t is worth it.” Linda said. She h a s been collecting postcards seriously


“ Having five penfriends


to collect th e ca rds a s well. She now h a s about 50. “ I


s tam p s when I was about seven, b u t it was a very on- and-off hobby. The collec­ tion I have now I s tarted ab out four years ago.”


s ta r te d collecting She now h a s more th a n


friends a t Notre Dame G ram m a r School, Black­ burn, promised to send h er a ca rd from th e C o n t in en t during th e summer holidays, b u t h e r


Linda 's address! Her five penf r iends live


f rien d forgot


in France, F inland. Ger­ many an d I taly . Two of th em live in Germany, and th is summer b o th of them went to Aus tr ia fo r th e ir holidays so L in d a received two Austrian postcards.


3.000. She collects them from countries all over the world b u t h a s a lot of Br itish ones, especially new issues. Of course h e r pen- l'riends help by sending them to h e r as well,


and enjoys p a in tin g b u t -she h a s given up a r t a t school in favour of Latin. She


often goes o u t cycling with David, h e r nine-year-old brother. David also collects stamps.


b r o t h e r s


Linda also has two o th e r seven-year-old


Malcolm and 10-year-old Michael. She is th e oldest child of Mr an d Mrs Joseph Montague.


Wet and warm


And Florence will find


Clitheroe is ra th e r like h e r home country in an o th er way. too. "On Reunion, th e re


are only two seasons,” she ex­ plained. "The rainy season, and the very rainy season.” Reunion Island, she added,


is situated n ea r to Madagas­ car. off the East coast of


Africa. About 45 miles long and 30 miles wide, th e island is a giant volcano, rising from the sea to over 10.000 feet. "The vegetation is


jungle-like.” said Florence, “and although it is very wet, it is also warm.


"But,” she said re a s su r ­ ingly. " i t is not really


time in getting acquainted with the North of England. She h a s already visited the Lake District. Manchester, and. she says, "plenty of small villages in Lancashire and Yorkshire.” This is the third time she


with what she h a s seen. “Of course it s very different from Reunion Is land,” she


said, “but here, as there, the people are very friendly, an d anxious to please.”


h a s been to England, al­ though her o th e r visits were to the south, for holidays. So far. she is impressed


S ch o o l, F lo re n c e R iv ie re , a lm o s t 9.000 m i le s f rom


fore, b u t I th in k I am going to enjoy my yea r ,” she said.


dangerous to live on a jungle island where molten lava flows down from the moun­ ta in s .”


The chief in dus try is


su g a r - cane growing, an d Florence's fa th e r is man ag e r of a su g a r cane factory. Although such a long way from F ran ce . Reunion, she explained, is a F ren ch "de­ p a r tm e n t" nevertheless.


made up of many different races, including negroes an d Europeans. “However,” said Florence, “th e re is no racial tension a t all — and very lit tle class or social distinc­ tion.”


The 500.000 population is During h e r stay7 in


Clitheroe, Florence will be holding conversations with pupils a t th e girls’ school. " I t was a b it difficult to be­ gin with,” she said, "b u t I ju s t asked the girls what


they wanted to talk, about, an d I soon got used to i t .” Main topic of conversation is usually, as one might expect, Reunion Island.


to be able to re tu rn to h e r home country before th e yea r is up, b u t instead, plans are being made for h e r to have a family g a th e r in g in Clitheroe a t Christmas. And


Florence does n o t expect


n o t in ten d to make a ca reer of teaching, b u t instead to study fu r th e r a t university. "However, I shall have to travel to Par is, o r perhaps some o th e r European city for th a t — th e college on Reunion is very small.”


After h e r stay, she does Why did Florence choose


England? “Well, I have some good friends who h ad visited here and told me they en­


joyed i t immensely, so when the opp o r tu n ity arose. 1 de­ cided to come a n d see for myself.” she explained.


Since h e r arrival in this


country, Florence says th a t she h a s found l i t t le to cr iti­ cise an d plenty to admire, b u t ask h e r w h at h e r best discovery is yet, and she'll tell you “R h u b a rb crumble!”


Fish with a purpose


PEOPLE in th e Whalley- Billington d istricts have been intr igued by some very unusual signs prominently displayed in local shops and public places in rec ent weeks.


quite a g a th e r in g i t should be, too — she n a s invited h e r p aren ts , h e r six bro th ers and h e r th re e sisters! Meanwhile, Florence says


ted a fish, modern in design an d conception, enclosed in a simple circle a n d neatly p r in te d in black on a white card, no words of ex­ p la n a tio n—nothing.


The firs t to ap p e a r depic­


since arriving. “I have never been away from home for


TH ER E r em a in a n um b e r w h i c h


o n c e a l l h a d th e i r p r iv a te


o f o ld h o u s e s in o u r n e ig h b o u rh o o d


DEMISE OF PRIVATE PLACES OF WORSHIP


c h a p e ls . T here was one (perhaps


still is) a t Bramley Meade, for example, one a t Brows- holmc Hall and, inevitably, one at, th e Abbey. Of th e one a t ' Browsholme I have p a r t icu la r memories fo r I once en te r ta in ed a t a ch ildren's p a r ty th e re and th e l it tle jollification was held in w h a t was once th e p r iv ate chapel. I t s truck me as a l it tle incongruous ran g in g out my stage ” props ” an d comic tricks on w h at h ad previously been


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one-time pr iv ate sanctua ries a rc p u t to all kinds of secular uses, again with the exception of th e one a t the Abbey, an d i t is of in te re s t to n ote th a t this change in custom an d usage is n o t entirely a 20th century p henom ena. When our e a r lie r vicar.


th e a l ta r and, al though many years h ad passed since th e building was la s t used fo r religious purposes, I could n o t suppress a n odd feeling in my tummy th a t w h a t I was doing was n o t exactly right. Today, I imagine, these


D r Wh itak e r, was writing h is h is to ry h e h a d some caustic comments to make on th e desecration of these


sanctity, I have n o t quite so much of th e veteres aviae as to ascribe th e decay of a famly to th e desecration of a family chapel. Nay, al though I th in k th a t th e conversion of th e se a p a r t ­ ments to secular uses, of which th e re a re so many rec en t examples, is to be lamented as a sign of th e growing indifference of th e times to religious duties, th e re is no inconsistency in saying I am n o t even con­ vinced of th e ir general expediency.


for local


g rea ter seriousness th a n a t present, a domestic chapel was rarely used for family worship, b u t a t seasons when th e p ar ish ch u rch was open, an d th u s a neighbour­


“ F o r i t is more th a n probable th a t in tim es of


private places of worship. At th e time th e chapel a t Read Hall was in progress of being converted to a drawing room an d le t me quote you th e Doctor’s own words on th e topic: “ Read Kali was an extremely con­ venient and handsome old house till th e la te owner almost ru in ed i t an d h is fo rtu n e to g e th er in expen­ sive and ill-judged a l te ra ­ tions—th e domestic chapel in p a r ticu la r, a str iking sympton, i t may be said, of th e decay of domestic piety, was converted into a draw­ ing room, an d in th is very ap a r tm en t , now h a lf fin­ ished and almost u n ­ furnished, it was observed by th e superstitious, th a t he drew his ia s t b re a th in 1772. " With a profound venera­ tion, however,


hood lost th e benefit of a good example of a consider­ able


family a t ten d in g


general, probably. with much more solemnity th a n


performed minister was probably


a t home. " Besides,


the p ar ish


independent and his in s tru c ­ tions had a chance of being respected, b u t l it tle rever­ ence ever at tach ed to th e character of a domestic chaplain and lit tle good, therefore, would ever be done by domestic p re a ch ­ ing.”


Whalley was fa r from in favour ‘ of the employment of these private chaplains, despite th e fact th a t a t an earlier d a te such an employee was considered as essential a reta in er to the noble families as th e m a jo r domo or th e fa rm bailiff.


He writes: ' I have known an


instance in which one of these spaniels was expected, upon a signal from his patron, to come down from the pulpit even in th e mids t of a sentence: and an o th c i, in which he was studiously


intoxicated a t dinner in order to afford a g re a t family th e innocent and elegant gratification of seeing a clergyman dis­


graced in the performance of his evening duties an d of hea r in g th e liturgy trav e s ­ tied by a vile and blunder ­


in g recital. Obviously th e vicar of


regular worship, an d the family themselves th a t of hearing public offices of religion


in


s lu is n o t in th e le a s t h ome­ sick. a l th o u g h she h a s re­ ceived only one sh o r t le t te r


more th a n two months be-


more fish appeared, b u t th is time, p r in te d in th e circle


A couple of weeks later , FLORENCE RIVIERE


were the words. " Whalley C h r is t ian Action Group” and an y day now these will be replaced by th e f inal series of cards. These will again bear th e ubiquitous fish an d will announce dates of various meetings to be o r ­ ganised by th e C h r is t ian Action Group in the coming months.


held in various private homes in th e d is tr ic t an d members (an d anybody else who wishes to jo in in) will study an d discuss various aspects of P au l's F irs t L e t te r to th e C o r in th ian s u n d e r


These meetings will be


“ P au l in th e 70s.” T h e leaders of th e dis­


th e g eneral tit le


cussions will be of differenl denominations each week and the first will be a jo in t one of all the groups an d will be addressed by th e Rev, Ian Robbins of Billington.


p a r t of the Christian Action Group's response to th a combined Bishops’ “ Call to the North " and will be fol­ lowed by ambitious projects th ro u g h o u t the winter and early spring.


The meetings are ju s t on* The Christian Action


Group is completely ecu­ menical a n d the clergy o! the th re e village churches an d the Billington Baptists are all involved togethei with lay members of theis congregations.


MICHAEL STRIKES GOLD


impossible to speak b u t in th e language of in d ig n a n t reprobation. One circum­ s tance, u n h ap p i ly observable in times of


“ Of such examples i t is


delicacy, is th e ir rev e ren t m a n n e r in which th e few domestic chapels a re kept which have been p ermitted to remain. “ In th e close gallery of


inc re as ing


one of these, belonging to a noble family, an d s till used for religious worship, I have seen th e bed of a fa rm e r with all


however, i t was n o t every­ body who fe l t th e la sh of th e cleric’s tongue, for he added: “ I t is to th e credit of Catholice families th a t th e ir o rator ie s a re p re­ served with due reverence; b u t with respe ct to those which belong to P ro te s tan ts , however


century, th e pulpit, however filled on Sundays, is said to h av e been usually occupied, with g re a t dignity on o th e r days, by a pigeon pie.” Despite these words of disapproval,


ac companiments an d in th e domestic chapel of th e Hon. H. Hastings, a s ingular ch a ra c te r of


its uncleanly th e la s t u n re s tra in ed PARNElJ


religion n o r decorum would suffer were


kept, n e i th e r th ey all


is compelled to wonder w h a t th e good vic ar 's reac­ tions would be to th e fa r less rev e ren t practices of today. I fea r they would almost sizzle th ro u g h th e paoer on which th e y were written and, quite certainly. Dr W h i tak e r would n o t approve of conjuring tricks a t Browsholme. With Queen Victoria h e would u n ­ questionably say: “ We are n o t amused.


demolished.” Having read all this , one


J.F.


DISTRICT Scout Commis­ sioner Dr G. Hampson presented th e Duke of Edinburgh gold award badge to Michael Bond, of Chat- b u rn Road, Clitheroe, a t a ceremony in th e P a r ish Church Hall. Michael, who is 20. has


award in th e Cub pack an d in th e Scout troop. A t 15


been a Cub Scout a n d Scout in S t Mary Magdalene and St P au l group since h e was eight. He gained th e h ig h e s t


h e joined Clitheroe d is tr ic t V en tu ra S co u t U n it. H«


became ch a irm an of th e u n i t committee, gained th e Queen’s Scout award an d recently gained th e Duke of E dinburgh gold award. He h a s now re tu rn e d to


Churchill an d went on a five-day expedition in the Lake D is tr ic t as well as o th e r activities. He is now ho p in g to go o n Voluntary Service Overseas.


schooner Winston


did community service a t Brockhall Hospital, sailed on th e


S t Mary an d S t Paul group as a s s is ta n t Scout leader. To gain his gold award he


Michael will go to Bucking­


receives h is badge f rom D r Hampson. C e n tre Alban Snape, ADC.


the P a r ish Church Hall, th e D is tr ic t Commissioner p re­ sented a le ad e r w a r ra n t to Scout le ad e r F red H o lt an d a le ad e r p e rm i t to a s s is ta n t Scout le ad e r Thomas Bolton who h a s recently moved to Clitheroe from Scotland. PICTURE: Michael ( rig h t)


is M r


h am P ala ce in November to receive h is gold awa rd ce r tificate from th e Duke of Edinburgh. On th e same evening aft


burn, was married a t Marti Top Congregational Churcj Rimington, to Mr Joll Charles Parnell, son of ”1 an d Mrs W. E. Parncf Stoneybank Road, Enrby. The bride was at tired


d au ghter of Mr and Mrs Parker, Little Middop. G


sisters. Misses Sylvia &:| B a rb a ra Parker, both Victorian-style dresses cotton and Terylene lawn a n orange and lemon Pail ley design. They carricl


cream satin with a U. | over-dress and had mate; ing ribbon in h e r hair. H | bouquet was of cream ros and steplianotis. Bridesmaids were L


Miss Ellen Mary P a rk ( | BROUG


Church. Low Moor. S aturday, were Miss Su.-..|


Married a t S t Paul


Anile Hodges, elder d au g h ’ of Mr an d Mrs S. J. Hoag I Esh to n Terrace. d i th e r . I a n d Mr Richard T h om | Brough, elder son of P itts . S tatio n Road. Know| n e a r Solihull. The bridegroom is serv:


with th e 1st Royal Tr Regiment


i n Genua: I


where the bride, a machin I with the Northgate Grotj is joining him. The bride wore a K


shoulder-length veil be: trimmed with flowers. Ti| headdress was of wit bridal flowers and p e a r | an d her bouquet compriS' red roses and white bric| flowers. There were three brim


dress of white Swiss cr; trimmed with


s tyle dresses of p a r ro t gre: a n d white floral flock’ nylon with a frill round ;: h em an d white picture na with matching ribbon. Mil Moorhouse carried a pom, der of chrysanthemun| an d the others carried wk


cousin), Miss Elizabeth C . gill, Miss J a n e t Clarke a Miss S a rah Moorho: (bridegroom's niece i. They wore Edward;;


'brid-.j ;u | I


maids. M’ss Denise HocigfJ bride's sister. and V. K a ren Pustelnick. eous:| were in Empire-line dre of pink and white nyul organza


ribbon and had trimmed w:f


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