C l l t n e r o e A d v e r t i s e r a n d T i m e s , S e p t c m d e r 2 8 t 7 l , 1 9 7 2


G ran ted others have th e ir -■■e--.. monkeys, snakes,


• • i-uies and kangaroos, etc. : y : * consider n-n.i—


x.iedrocK owls, n ig h t ja r . n an environm ent of


s woodpeckers, snipe. th e king-


great diversity. Th is is ■ I ii.ite to th in k by our


Do we n o t require a b it more o: " I will n o t cease •o fight '■ lor this green an d le lM l l l land? And if you imagine w h a t


• •- wel' worth lig h t in g for.


f.nitrerenee it will slowly i i


ind why I th in k


:hen I am indeed sorry. To meet the real philosophers, politicians. and psycholo­ gist s forget about the rad io .


i have just said is ah th e re ;:i


t i l l s pleasant place


eommonsense and wisdom of the iionest-to-goodness countryman. Enough said. There is enough wisdom in these o y i of the way places to fill a good-sized shelf


the good


nnbhc library. You know i t U not how fa r you trav e l which matters it is w h at


In th e


vou h ea r and see. n a t u r a l i s t .


village. Spend an h o u r in , quiet country pub or talk, ■e ,-ome farmer, if h e h a s ; lie time, and you will be a-tounded a t


t v an d re tu rn to th e


DOWNING— METCALFE


Autumn brides


A NURSERY n u rse ai, B r ig h t S tre e t Day Nursery. Clitheroe, Miss Chr istine Mary Metcalfe, of Manor House F arm , Rimington, was m a r r ied a t S t P e te r an d S t P au l’s. Bolton-by-Bow- land, to Mr Michael Victor Downing. The bride is th e only


d au g h te r of Mr and Mrs H. S. Metcalfe, an d th e bridegroom who is employed a t Ribble Cement Lid, is th e youngest so n of Mrs A. Downing, of Moorland Road, Clitheroe, an d th e la te Mr Downing. The ceremony was p er ­


formed by th e Rev. J. W Winder. O rg an is t was Mr D. Jenkinson, of Barnolds-


wick. Given away by h er la th e r ,


th e bride wore a gown of w hite F re n ch moss crepe an d guipure lace an d a redingote - styled overskirt with a lace godet in the tra in . Her full- length bouf­ fa n t veil was held in place by a horseshoe headdres s


of br idal flowers. She ca r ried gold roses,


br ide's cousin, Miss M a rg a re t E lisabeth Metcalfe, an d o th e r a t te n d a n ts were Miss Anne Blackwell


chincherinchee a n d lily-oi- the-valley. Chief br idesmaid was th e


A I L S


sty le dresses of p a r ro t green a n d white floral flocked nylon w ith a frill ro u n d tn e h em a n d w hite p ic tu re o a ts w ith m a tch in g ribbon. Miss Moorhouse ca r ried a poman­ d er of ch ry san th em um s an d th e o th e rs ca r ried white


cousin'), Miss Elizabeth C a r ­ gill, Miss J a n e t Clarke an d Miss S a ra h Moorhouse (bridegroom's niece). Thev wore Edwardia n-


(b r id e s eh ysanthemums an d chloro-


p h y tum leaves. Best m a n was th e onde-


groom’s brother, Mr Jam e s Downing. Groomsmen were Mr A. Metcalfe, th e bride's brother , an d Mr A. Tomlin­ son. Ushers were Mr A.


Moorhouse an d Mr J. Metcalfe. A rec eption was held a t


th e Black Bull Hotel. Rimington, an d th e couple


will live a t Brookside Cot­ tage, Hellifield Road, Bolton- by-Bowland. Colleagues of th e bride


an d ch ild ren a t th e nursery gave th e couple a cut glass


bowl.


te a se t from members of Bolton-by-Bowland Young F a rm e r s ’ Club, of which th e bride was a former member. T h e ch u rch was decorated for th e wedding by th e


They also received a nail,


bride’s m o th e r an d o th e r members of Clitheroe Flown-


Club. The bride an d bridegroom


were p resented with four horseshoes by th e children


a t th e nursery, S tu a r t and Ja cque line Fish, Helen and Andrew Tomlinson an d Simon an d S a rah Moor­


house. P h o tograph: H yndburn Colour Studios.


FORMER RIMINGTON


WOMAN DIES IN CANADA


WIFE of a former Riming­


ton farmer, Mrs Mary Bul- cock (nee Bell), who emi­ g ra ted to C an ad a about 40 years ago, h a s died aged 75. A n a t iv e of Barrow. Mrs


Waterloo factory of Tru tcx Ltd, Miss Andrea Turnouil, was m a r r ied on S atu rd ay a t St Jam es 's Church, Clitheroe. The bride is th e d au g h ter


A MACHINIST a t


PYE—TURNBULL the


of Mr an d Mrs Charles Turnbull, of H en th o rn Road, Clitheroe. T h e bridegroom, an elec­


BUCKLEY— SAXBY


cousin, Miss Lisa Ellis, and Miss Susan Bialecki. Thev wore full-length


tr ic ian , was Mr Stephen Jo h n Pye, son of Mr an d Mrs F ra n k Pye, of Lang- shaw Drive, Clitheroe. Given away by h e r fa th e r ,


th e bride wore a full-lengtn gown of white sa t in with a coat of F ren ch lace. The four-tiered veil was secured by a white flowered head­ dress an d she car ried a spray of gold roses and stephanotis. Bridesmaids were the


bride's sister, Miss Lillian Turnbull, th e bridegroom’s


Pye, and the bride's brothers, Mr Joseph Turnbull and Mr Andrew Turnbull, were groomsmen. Ushers were Mr John Burgess and Mr Keith Walmsley. After the ceremony, per­


dresses of yellow Crimplene with matching flowers in th e ir hair. They ca r ried sprays of white hyacinth pips’ and white freesia. Best man was the nide- groom's brother, Mr Micnael


mooning in th e Isle of Man an d on their return they


Mrs A. Stretch. P h o to a ra -b :


A CORDED satin semi-fitted dress with bell sleeves was


chosen by Miss Marilyn Leonore Saxby for h e r wed­ ding a t S t Jo h n 's Church, Read,


Buckley. A sales clerk with an


to Mr R o d n e y


formed by the Rev. A. Old, a reception was held a t the Edisford Bridge Inn. The couple are honey­


will live in Kemple View, Clitheroe.


Accrington firm, the bride is d au g h te r of Mr and Mrs L. R. Saxby, of 5 Woodhead Road, Read. Her outf it was completed by a full-length lace-trimmed veil an d she ca r ried a bouquet of peach roses a n d white bridal flowers.


She was given


away by h e r fa th e r . The bridegroom, son of Mr and Mrs A. Buckley, of 7 Mow- g rain View, Bacup, is an a c co u n tan t a t


where th e bride is employed. He plays cricket for Bacup


th e firm


Cricket Club and soccer for th e Old Rossendalls. Dames of honour, Mesdames Gail


Laycock a n d Maureen Nut- tall, an d bridesmaids, Misses Jo a n n a a n d E r ica Saxby, wore dresses of blue s tr iped and flowered cotton and car ried posies of mixed freesia.


Best man was Mr S tephen


N u tta ll and groomsmen were Messrs Jo h n Laycock and Jo h n Piikington. The o rganis t was Mr J. Blundell. After the service con­


ducted by the vicar, Canon P. A. Schofield, a reception


was held a t the Higher T rap p Hotel. Simonstone. The couple are to live at


Redwood Drive. Rawtenstall. Picture: K. Cronshaw,


Padiham. MISS JANE DAWSON


as from OCTOBER 2nd, 1972 Hoping you will continue your support.


/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / ! '


CARPETS CARPETS LUXURY QUALITIES


THOUSANDS OF YARDS OF


Bulcock went to school in th e village, b u t la te r moved to th e Salford a re a of Clitheroe. an d worked a t a number of local mills. She m a rr ied Mr Jo h n K. Bul­ cock. an d the couple moved to F ir Trees F a rm Riming­ ton.


em igrated to tak e up fa rm ­ from where they BROUGH—HODGES l O R E N C E R I V I E R E


■Vila iit.'V ;p" and will be i .series


i again i.-h and ■as of be or-


■om ir.g


missions will be of d iS eren l d en om in at io n s ea ch week and th e f irs t will be a join! one of all th e groups an d will be addressed by th e Rev, Ian Robbins of Billington.


par t of the C h r is t ian Action G ro u p s response to th a combined Bishops’ Call ta the North " an d will be fol­ lowed by ambitious projects th ro u g h o u t th e w in te r an d early spring.


The meetings a re ju s t ona ei>e


Group is completely ecu- menical an d th e clergy of the th ree village ch u rch es and the Bi llington B a p tis ts are all involved to g e th e r with lay members of theie congregations.


The C h r is t ian Action KES GOLD


Church, Low Moor. on S atu rd ay , were Miss S usan Anne Hodges, elder d au g h te r of Mr an d Mrs S. J. Hodges, Eshton Ter race, Clitheroe, an d Mr R ich a rd Thomas Brough, elder son of Mrs P i t ts , S ta tio n Road, Knowle, n e a r Solihull. The bridegroom is serving


Married a t S t P a u l’s


w ith th e 1st Royal T an k Regiment


■where th e bride, a m a ch in is t ■with th e N o r th g a te Group, is joining him. The bride wore a long


i n Germany,


shoulder-length veil being trimm ed with flowers. Her headdres s was of white bridal flowers an d pearls, a n d h e r bouquet comprised red roses an d white bridal flowers. T h e re were th re e brides­


dress of w hite Swiss crepe tr im m ed w ith lace,


the


maids. Miss Denise Hodges, bride's sister, an d Miss K a re n F ustelnick, cousin, were in Empire-line dresses of pink an d w h ite nylon organza


ribbon an d h ad sc a t te r tr im m ed with


flowers in th e ir h air. Miss Elizabeth Swayne. bride­ groom's niece. wore an Empire-line dress of white nylon trimmed with pink ribbon and h ad a headdress of pink 'flowers.


posies of pink an d white c a rn atio n s . Elizabeth having a pomander of th e same flowers. The pages. Andrew Hodges,


Denise and K aren carried


who died a t h er home. -■Fairbridge,” C o i v i c h a n S tatio n , Vancouver Island, was for a time housemother to o rp h an children a t th e


ing on Vancouver Island. In Canada. Mrs Bulcock,


F airbridge Schools. With h e r husband, Mrs


Bulcock la s t visited th e Clitheroe a re a about th ree


vears ago. As well as h er husband,


Mrs Bulcock is survived by two sisters, five sons, th re e m a rr ied daughters , 21 g ran d ­ children an d nin e g re a t­ g randchildren, all living in


S nape and groomsmen were Messrs Michael Jo h n an d Charles Edward Hodges, bride's brothers. Ushers were Mr Leslie Norman Hodges, bride's b ro th er , an d Mr Joseph Snape, bride's uncle. The Rev. A. H u n t officia­


bride's brother , and Phillip an d S tephen Swayne. bride­ groom’s nephews, wore white sh ir ts with m a tch in g bow tics an d c a rn a tio n s an d lilac trousers. Best m an was Mr Alban


ted. A reception was held a t th e Coach an d Horses Hotel, Bolton-by-Bowland. Photo: Mrs A. S tre tch,


Cliatburn.


B a r re t t , lives in S ta tio n Road, Whalley, an d a sister. Mrs M. Boardley, lives in


Accrington. F u n e ra l an d in te rm en t


took place a t S t Ju d a s Church, Duncan, Vancouver Island, an d was conducted by th e Rev. W. Dobson, for­ merly of Mearley. I t was a t ­ tended by more th a n 300 people.


Raise £70 to fight disease


CLITHEROE Ladies’ Circle h a s h ad a busy time re ­ cently. Th eir an n u a l good


as new s tall on Clitheroe ma rk e t raised £70 for the Muscular Dystrophy fund of G re a t Br itain. O th er activities included


taking p a r t in th e a re a rally a t Leyland. a village green sports n ight, competing


ag a in s t members of Clitheroe Round Table, a talk, a bowls competition, a visit to the ca ttle breeding centre a t Whalley an d an in v itatio n to join Round Table an d 41 Club for a meeting a t th e swimming baths. Dorothy of th e S am a r i tan s


Canada. A cousin, Mrs Olive


Riverside supper


packs 'em in


W H E N M r G r a h a m


W i l s o n p l a n n e d a r i v e r ­ s id e s u p p e r a t h i s W h a l ­ le y h om e , h e p r e p a r e d f o r t h e w o r s t b y g e t t i n g h o ld o f p l e n t y p l a s t i c s h e e t i n g


to e q u ip h i s g a r d e n w i t h a m a k e s h i f t r o o f i f i t


r a i n e d . B u t a s i t h a p p e n e d , th e


w e a th e r was kind, a n d Hie su p p e r , th e f i rs t m a jo r fu n d r a i s in g etTort


for th e


re c en t ly - fo rmed Wh a l ley R a n g e r s Footba l l Club ju n io r sect ion, in th e wo rd s of Mr Wi lson. •• wen t l ike a


scheme for a ju n io r sect ion to th e club Mr Wi lson th r ew o pen th e doors of .his home, Br idge Cot tage , Kin g St re e t , on th e b a n k s of th e Ca ld e r —a n d be twe en 200 a n d 250 people c ame along. “ I t wa s a n exc e l len t t u r n ­


bomb." An o r ig in a to r of


th e


out ,” sa id Mr Wi lson, “wi th ab o u t h a l f th e vis i tors te en agers . Ou r


was th e gues t speaker one evening an d Mr David Walder, MP for Clitheroe, talked ab out Government, th e House of Commons an d life as a n MP a t an o th e r meeting. The sp o r tsn ig h t for Circle members was a g re a t suc­


cess with member’s horse riding an d playing tennis.


I P PARNELL—PARKER Miss Ellen Mary P ark er ,


d au g h te r of Mr a n d Mrs J. P arker , L i t t le Middop, Gis-


aul group leader,


•vard. urned to


award he rvice a t


e is now oluntary


l in 11 le well as


sailed on Winston n t on a


ed the ard and Duke of


|" the u n it


■i i


ham Palace in November to receive his gold aw a rd certificate from the Duke of Edinburgh. On the same evening a t


sented a leader w a r ra n t to Scout leader Fred Holt an d a leader perm i t to a s s is ta n t Scout leader Thoma s B o l to n who has recently moved to Clitheroe from Scotland. PICTURE: Michael ( r ig h t)


Michael will go to Bucking­


burn, was m a r r ie d a t M a r t in Top Congregational Church,


the P arish Church Hall, th e District Commissioner p re ­


cream sa t in with a lacc over-dress an d h ad m a tc h ­ ing ribbon in h e r h a i r . Her bouquet was of cre am roses an d s tep h an o t is . Bridesmaids were h e r


Charles P a rn e ll , son of Mr an d Mrs W. E. P arnell, S toneybank Road, Earby. The bride was a t t ire d m


Rimington, to Mr Jo h n


cre am an d yellow ch ry san ­ themums. Mr Trevor P a rk e r was best


m an a n d Mr Jo h n P ark er , br ide’s brother , was usher.


Mr J . W. Jo h n so n con­


ducted th e service an d Miss A. P ark in so n played the oi'gan.


and th e bride is a shop a s s is tan t. A reception was


The bridegroom is a joiner


receives his badge f rom D r Hampson. Cen tre is MT Alban S naps, ADC,


sisters, Misses Sylvia an d B a rb a ra P a rk e r , bo th in Victorian-style dresses of co tton an d Terylene lawn in an orange an d lemon P ais ­ ley design. They car ried


held a t th e Black Bull Hotel. Rimington, an d th e honey­ moon is being sp en t touring in th e Lake District. Mr an d Mrs P a rn e l l will live in Cobden S tre et , Bar-


noldswick. P hoto: Mrs A. S tre tch ,


C h a tb u rn .


FOR th e f irs t meeting of the winter, th e Clitheroe


ALL SIZES OF HATS


Women’s Conservative Asso­ ciation held a h a t parade presented by Mrs Taylor, of La Mode, Accrington. A large selection of h a ts


were modelled by five mem­ bers 0f th e committee. The ; rommere, Mrs Moyle, des- j '■ribed th e mink h a ts made ' in th e ir own workrooms, j h a ts with large wavy brims, j 5au n ty ones in simulated ; furs, sm a r t berets in I ta l ia n i knit an d th e wet-look, many j of them in th e new season's j shades. Chairman, Mrs T. Robin­


were served by th e commit­ tee.


son, th a n k ed Mrs Taylor an d Mrs Moyle an d p re­ sented th em with a flower a r ran g em en t . Tea and cakes


final prof i t


sho u ld be in th e region ot £100.” R ig h t f ront “o p en in g t im e ”


Mr Wi lson d id a ro a r in g t r a d e . A tomb o la a n d com­ pe t i t io n, wi th pr izes d o n a te d by local t rade speople , were p o p ula r , a n d th e b a r was of cours e well p a t ro n is ed , wi th th r e e n in e gal lon kegs of b e e r d i s a p p e a r in g in no t ime. Ou ts id e a bonf i re was l i t, a n d g u e s t s lu ck ed in to th e i r supper . T IR ED


T h e men u was sausages ,


ja c k e t pota toe s , onions a n d br idge rol ls — b u t th i s was cooked indoors , n o t over th e bonfire. Mus ic for d a n c in g was


provided by a Bu rn ley d i s ­ cotheque , a n d m a n y ot l ieials of t l ie club were p re s en t . This week, a del ighted,


.


POLITICIANS IN POWER FORGET


PENSIONERS —old folk’s leader


LOCAL p en s io n e rs were g iv en a n in s ig h t in to th e w o rk a n d a im s of the N a t io n a l F e d e r a t io n o f Old Age P e n s io n s Associations, w h e n i ts g e n e r a l s e c r e ta ry a d d re s s e d th e an n u a l m e e t in g of th e C l i th e ro e b r a n c h .


Mrs M. Green was guest c a tio n of the b ranch b anner


of honour a t the meeting, held in Stanley House, Lowergate, and attended by a large number of people. She described how it is


the federation's policy to seek interviews with Mem­ bers of Parliament and to press for pensions of £ io a week for single people and £16 a week for married couples. Mrs Green explained the


working of the federation's head office, and told what happened to the money s e n t there by tiie various branches. She said th a t the federa­


tion was the only body th a t h a s been, and still is, fighting for higher pensions, an d she added th a t she hoped pensioners would soon g e t an adequate pension without having to rely on concessions and the like.


PRICES The difficulty was, Mrs


Green explained, th a t both political parties tended to back the old people's cause when they were in opposi­ tion, but did little about it


when they Soi in to power. Despite constantly rising


b ut t i red Mr Wi lson th a n k e d everyone who h a d helped lo mak e th e r iv e r s id e su p p e r mc l i a success. “ I would esnecial ly l ike to t h a n k th e


n e igh b o u r s for p u t t in g -u


wi th th e noise,” h e add ed . La s t n ig h t th e Whallc-.


Ran g e r s ju n io r se c t ion wcr< due to co n t in u e t l ic i r fund ra i s in g act ivi t ies , wi th c h a r i ty ev en in g a t th e Acc­ or S p ad e s Club, Whal ley. O u r p ic tu r e shows some


of th e m a n y y o u n g s te r s who i d a n c e d th e n ig h t away a t I the. su p p e r ,


*


prices, she said, the pen­ sioner is on a fixed income —an d Wrings are likely to g e t worse when Br ita in joins th e Common Market, because the cost of living is fa r higher in most Euro­ pean countries.


f in a n c e s Mrs Green concluded h e r


t k by making a gift to th e o lest member present a t the meeting, Mr J. Parker . Secretary the Clitheroe


branch, Mrs E. Penny, th e n „ ive h e r report on the y e a r ’s activities, mentioning also


tire regional conferences she h ad attended as a represen­


ta tive of the krsrbch. Highlights of th e year, she


sa id , b a d included th e ded>


an d the very successful dis­ tr ib u tio n of food parcels. Mrs M. A. Sharpies,


trea su rer , reported th a t tire b ran ch was financially sound


a t tire moment — tire final account showed them to be ju s t less th a n £4 b e t te r off


th a n a y ea r ago. Officers of tire branch


were all re-elected. They are: Mr L. Allen, president; Mr R. Penny, ch a irm an : Mrs Penny, secretary, and Mrs Sharpies, treasurer. Committee members re ­


elected were Mr J. Parker. Mr J. Scott. Mrs Edgely an d Mrs A. Ward. Two new members elected were Mrs Woodworth an d Mrs Eccles. Sick visitors re-elected


were Mrs S. Crooks, Mis F. Wilson an d Mrs F. Addison (sales officer). These th re e also serve on the committee.


SOCIAL Giving the sick visitors’


an mini report, Mrs Crooks told members of work done during th e year. She ex­ plained th a t th e visitors’ ta sk was n o t ju s t to see people who were ill a t then homes b u t also to visit mem­ bers in local hospitals. After th e business meeting


th e re was a social evening. A pie-and-peas supper was served an d various en te r ­ ta inm e n ts provided.


ADOPTED


PARTS of two Whalley s tre e ts an d a road in Wiswell have been adopted bv th e Lan c ash ire County Council, clerk to Clitheroe R u ra l Council, Mr Alan Butt,


highways


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