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ClUlicroe Advertiser and Times, February 1st, 1973


Kibble V alley IS n am e


O


RIBBLE VALLEY—that is name for the new district


members will be elected on The new council will meet


for the first time on June 19th at 10 a.m.


—many of them patently bir.arre—were suggested ly


No fewer than 76 names


the public, who had been asked for their ideas by the Ribb'.e Valley Joint Reor- ;-aniEation Committee.


But when the committee


held its monthly meeting, onlv three names — R.ibble Valley, Bibbiesdale and Clitherce — comprised the " short list."


.and. in the end. the Clithcroe representatives,


.^'.I three were voted upon


who had been mandated to press for the adoption of the town's name, gave their .sfipport to the proposition, •■ Ribbic Valley." thus en­ suring that the recommen­ dation goes to the Home Office wdUiout dissension.


UirOLE .AiREA Even so, any mdividuai


council can, if it wishe.s, make its own recommenda­ tion to the Home Office.


Ribble Valley. Coun. Ronald \V i 1! i a m s 0 n (Bowiand Rural I said his council felt that the name chosen ought to embrace the whole area. Ribble Valley had been used ever since the reor- ganis.ation committee was formed, so wiiy change it nO'W?


Moving the adoption of Coun. James Pell (Clith-


eroe R u r a l chairman') seconded.


Aid. Tom Robinson were associated in promoting Clithcroe a.s the name, while Lcngridgc spokesmen Uiought that Ribbl^ale covered the whole district and was a name that had been in use for a long time, ft. was also a geographic indication. At the finish. Aid. Sidney


Coun. Harry Pearson and


Moore said that wiiat really mattered was that ;he 'members of the new authority should work to­ gether. a view that found ready acceptance. Alter denting the rcspcc-


the unanimous choice of council to which the first


June 7th. tive advantages or otherwise of daytime and evening meetmgs. the committee was unable to make any recommendation and passed Ihe initiative to the new


openly campaigned for evening meetings. Coun. Pear.son restated the case, and Aid. .Moore, supporting, .said it would be a great mistake to cut out a large


council. Clilheree has. of course,


.section of the working population and plaf; em- piia.sis on retired people.


CNtremelv able, he said, but there was a tendency for them to go on lo.o long.


Many retired people were No recommendation was j


m.ulc about a possible site i for new council offices, ‘ which was disappeinting to members of the accemmo- ; daiion sub-committee.


.son observed, had appar­ ently been a waste of effort.


time looking at tw'o possible .sites — Mytton House and Chester Avenue playground —and this. Ccun. William-


.Membens had spent much Aid. Moore wondered


whether any thought had been given to including such amenities as a library, theatre, ballroom and so forth in the scheme.


torted that in his opinion the new premises would be primarily a centre for work. Items such as a ballroom


would be “ e.stras."


Coun. D. J. CC'Ulston (Longridge UDC) s a id offices were only a sugges­ tion. His council was also opposed to the appointment of consultants at this junc­ ture and the matter should " lie on the table.'’ Coun. Peanson supported


tions for and against tire appointment of consiiltants


To this, Coun. Fell re­


Ribblesdale Camera Club


.members of the Ribbles­ dale Camera Club were privileged to see prints ex­ hibited by the Inter-Club Photographic Alliance at their weekly meeting at Stanley House. Entries bad been received


COUNTRY CRAFTS OF YESTERYEAR


Christmas comes around those p e o p l e w h ri


WHEN my birthday or


know me best — well, most of them — give me presents. Those people who know nie best of all


give me books, for pre­ ference books dealing w'ith any aspect of rural life or local history, and in so doing vrarm those cockles which, according to people with a complete lack of knowledge of the human anatomy. He deep within the recesses of the human heart.


was delighted to receive a volume which listed and described three dozen o'' more country crafts and this started me speculating on how many of these ancient crafts are still prac­ tised in our old village. Very few of them, I am afraid, although undoubtedly very many of them would have been' found in 'the Whalley


On a recent occasion I


Whalley Window


of days gone by. To start with today, how­


ever. honiwork is one of the crafts featured and a local man still fashions the most enchanting trinkets from the horns of cattle picked up in the surrounding coun­ tryside. Not professionally, it is true, but be Ant's the craft a most satisfying and rewarding spare-time hobby. Saddlery is also mentioned


and it is a fact that we had a quite famous saddler until well within living memory and. certainly until very recently, another local man made by hand tire most excellent saddles for the horses his daughters so


e:cpertly ride. Making besoms? I could


w'ho, until his retirement a few years ago, made besoms the Lancashire wdtehes


take you tomorrow to meet one of our senior citizens


would feel privileged to fly upon, and one of whose brooms I still find useful in ihe garden when the leaves of autumn fall. 'Wrought ironwork? Here,


other day who, crowned


old crafts detailed in this beautifully produced book, but many are strictly regional in their practice and dependent on the natural resources of the area and thus we have no fiint-knappers, no charcoal burners or makers of briar pipes but, if not in the im­ mediate ricinity, there is an expert fashioner of shep­ herd’s crooks just across the border in Dunsop, and other old crafts, “throwing pots" and basketry are taught and practised in many local schools. On balance, it would


\rith a headdress of many feathers, threatened me with instant extermination by means of a bow fash­ ioned from one of his father's garden canes). There are numerous other


i


BISHOP OF WARRINGTON PREACHES AT DOWNHAM


S r


,thE provision of picnic ^fes and nature trails ® A the preservation of


Sendings of architectural '’“. rest are some of the steps recommended hy ?he North East Lanni- chire Planning Unit, alter S r a look at the countryside around Clith-


^^In the second part of tlie ,,nit’s draft survey, published n 'Diesday, the report cites Sahden as being worthy ot nriority where conservation f ” roncemed. The village


setting is described as


being a fine one m a fold S e e n Pendle Hill anc Padihain heights\ imd there 7, scope for redevelopment of industrial sites and river­ side land for housing and open space to create a focal


'issll


seem that although we shall never see many of these ancient arts widely followed in the district in the immediate future,


alas, I can make no claims for a present day practi­


from a large number of clubs including Blackburn. Burnley, Accrington, Cbor- ley. Nelson, Darwen, Padi- ham, Bury, Ribblesdale and several others. Marks had already been


tioner although this would not have been so offly a few years ago when the late Bob Altham plied his craft, for his superb work was sought [roni one end of the county to the other. Handloom weamng still


which all who cheiish the country lore and traditions of our green valley cannot fail to be thankful.


awarded and it's always fascinating to watch the reaction each print has on the audience. No matter how qualified the judge is, it always goes to prove that we all look through a dift'ei'ont


this view, but Coun. 'Wil­ liamson pointed out the advantages of savnng time. The voting for resolu­


resulted in a dead-heat and the subject was referred for a further airing at the next meeting.


was very high and a very enjoyable evening was spent. The winners at the club's fourth and final competition for the winter w'ere as fol­ lows—Prints: 1 and 3, Mr Peter Cowking; 2, Mr Tom Barber. Coloured slides: 1, Mr Albert Rigby; 2, Mr Peter Cowking; 3. Mrs B. Stanier.


pair of eyes. Tlie standard on the whole


the winter session were: Prints; Mr Peter Cowking; coloured slides; Mr Albert


Tlie overall winners for


Rigby. Next week: ICPA slide


folio.


has one or t«’o amateur practitioners in the neigh- boui-hood and I am certain there must be many of the members of the 'iVomen’s Institute w’ho .ore expert in the ancient art of quilting. Tliere are very few things members of the WI can't do!


have been so. Old-timers in our midst still remember thatched cott.igcs down the Sands and in the syllabus for the veiy first 7Vhalley Horticultural and Agricul­ tural Show in 1810 prize-s were offered for the land- owners who replaced the most thatched roofs with good \Velsh slate. Clogmakers, farriers and


Tliis would not always


In rambling* country


THE Clitheroc Naturalist Society celebrated its return to the Grammar School for the fortnightly meeting with an illustrated lecture on ’• Rambling in the Hills." To a full house the lecture'-, Mr K. Rycroft, with Mrs Rycroft as projectionist, talked about Pendle. the Three Peaks, the Lake District, North 'Wales, Donegal, tlie Highlands of Scotland and the Italian Dolomites.


wheelwrights we can no longer lay claim to, although all of these crafts were practised in the village until very few years ago. We can lio longer point out a local bower or fletchcr (if we except the young man up the avenue I saw the


the pictures, the wide range and detailed knowledge of the terrain ■which Mi' Rycroft displayed, kept the audience entranced from start to finish. Indeed, the talk stimulated the desire to emulate the less strenuous exploits of Mr Rycroft and his family, and enjoy the splendour of the unspoilt uplands.


The technical quality of Mr B. Sharpies e.xpressed thanks.


while there remain men and w'omen who love to feel wood and iron, clay or leather, taking shape and new fonn under their hands; , who know the beauty and superiority of the indivftdually created article as compared with the mass-produced, possibly plastic, substitute, they will never disappear completely; ■Wliich is something for


J.F. n i l " !


Whalley litter problem


SOME, but not all of the litter left behind by con­ tractors working in Manor Road, Whalley, has now been cleared away, the ’ Parish Council


village heard. After


from ■ a problem,


receiving a letter villager about the clerk to the


council Mr J- Holden re­ ported that he had written to the contractors. They had


returned to the scene and made an attempt at cleai-ing up. Said Couii. J. Shaw; ‘”fhe situation is still not as it ought to be." The sa'iie resident also


THE custom, now nearly 300 years old, of preaching the Assheton sermon at St Leonard’s Church, Down- ham, was observed on Sun­ day, when the Bishop of Warrington gave an addi'ess.


M. Bickersteth, spoke to a packed cl''urch on “ resurrec­ tion,” the subject tradi­ tionally taken. In the con­ gregation were the Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire, Lord Clitheroe, who read the lessons, Lady Clitheroe, and Lord Clitheroe’s sister, Mrs Yorke, of Hellifield,


The Bishop, the Rt Rev. J.


drew attention in his letter to the state of land near Sandy Brow, Whalley. where builders’ rubbish had been left by the contractors work­ ing on the Whalley Eastern by-pass. Tl-ie clerk pointed out that


by the Vicar of Downham, tire Rev. F. E. Chard, and the organist was Mrs W. I. Todd. Tile choir sang the anthem ’’ Deep Harmony.’’ The tune was composed by Mr Handel Parker, great-uncle of tlie choirmaster, Mr James Parker, and Mrs Todd com­ posed a descant for the fourth verse.


’The service was conducted The second Assheton sei--


mon will be preached at ■Wlialley on Sunday.


this was private land, but he agreed to approach the con­ tractors and ask them if something could be done about the site.


LIGHTS OUT


STREET lights in Woodland Drive. ’Wlialley. have been out all night—and lit all day, the village parish council


was told. The council agred to point


the matter out to the authorities concerned.


from the left, are Lord Clitheroe, Mr Chard, the Bishop and Lady Clitheroe with some of the congrega­


Pictured after the service tion. Missed lights


FOR driving through Whal­ ley traffic lights at red, Graham Stuart Nicholson, of Greenfield Avenue, Clithei-oe, was fined £10 by Clithcroe magistrates. He pleaded guilty by letter.


Festiyal aims to attract 6,000 fans


A RECORD attendance of around 6.000 pop fan.s l.i the aim of the organisers of this year’s Clithcroe music festival on June 2nd. The annua! one-day event,


to he held as u.sual in the Castle grounds, is again being staged by the Y


People’s Recreation Commit­ tee It is hoped that the line-up wiU be announced by the end of March, and plans are that a "big name” group will feature on the hill.


’oung


member Peter Clmtburn, of Park Avenue, Clitheroe; "We intend to include one famous group with a large following, and this will act as a crowd- puller."


Explained. committee


only on the day itself, but during the preceding week or so. he added, last year’s attendance of 3.500 should be well exceeded.


Given good w'eather not


mittee plans, will be only •slightly higher than last year, but tliere will be a wider margin between ticket prices and admission "at


Admission prices, the com­ the gate."


nisers hope to be able to get a good idea of the numtierj they can e.xpect in advance of the day. Last year's festival put


By this means, the orga­


the accent on I'ock mus)c, although there were acts to please all tastes. Tliis time, an effort is being made to give the event even more general appeal, with a wide cross-section of popular


music. Assisting Peter Chatbun


with the oi-gani.sing at present are Steven Rcei-e and David Barlow, and extra helpers are likely to join the committee as tits concert date draws nearer.


All clear


NO further problems ari.sins from North Sea Gas con­


version have been reported to Wlialley Parish Council in recent weeks.


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sites and walks m tune with the capacity of the lanes, while the Ribble valley has sites with poten­ tially more attraction which


lised as suitable for picnic Pcndlc area is visua­


Billington


nge. A driver for the Ribbic. Mr Broderick received a number of medals for years of service and safe driving. He had to retire for heaUh reasons. Mr T. C. Broderick wa.s


hospital on Friday of Mr T. C. Broderick, of 54 Bilhnc- ton Gardens, Billing ton. Mr Broderick was a native of Sabden, but had resided in Billington since his uiarri-


Former driver The death occurrer! in


received into St Mary'.s Roman Catholic Cliurch, Langho, on Monday evening. After Requiem Ala.ss on Tuesday morning, the in­ terment took place at the ■Whalley and Wiswell Ceme­ tery. He leaves a wife and son.


Wednesday in hospital of Miss Eihily Beardswortii,


Miss E. Beardsworth The death occun-ed on


of Painter 'Wood, Billingion. COUNTY VOGUE 34 KING STREET. CLITHEROE II m •rt -i. .u 7 7 i ^ ■-H3\


of total Stock prior to re-organisation


Everything to be cleared below present sale price.


, o a ^1 7 ■ ■'.I


Eldest daughter of the late Mr and Mrs R. Beardsworth, she had re.sided in Billing­ ton all her life, and before her retirement was a weaver. She was closely con­ nected with the Ebenezer Baptist Chanel, and a .ser­ vice was held there on Tues­ day prior to cremation at Pleasington. Miss E. Beards- worth leaves two brotlic;-.s and three sisters.


Langho Telephone 3158


. her. Dominoes—Mrs J. John­ son, Ml’s E. Crowther and Mr Ainsworth. Special prizes W'ere won by Mrs Altham and Mr .Ainsworth.


whist and domino drive in St Leonard’s School. Langho, were; Gents—Miss M. A. Nuttall, Mr V7. Hilton and Mr V. Woodend. Ladie.s —Mrs E. Woodend, Mrs M. Meredith and Mrs E. Thorn-


St Leonard's Wimiers at the weekly


Chatburn


bum. raised £28 for their funds with p, jumble sale, cake stall and bring-and-buv stall on Friday night. Cups of tea vvere provided.


Raise £28 ■Victoria Social Club, Chat-


meetings continued at the Manse last week, when the


House meeting The Methodist House


Rev. J. A. Goodliall led the discussion on a passage from the Second Epistle to the Corinthians. There was a fair attend-


S"'-® and after tire meeting the hostesss, Mrs Goodhalf, served tea and biscuits.


Youth club as the second meeting of


Poi't-er, Youth reported that


rmi, ”®"’^y-'orined Youth Club, eight new members ^ 7 f , " e d . It is hoped toat the club will be able to in activities


planned on a national scale w tne near future.


Ribblesdale Club WeTkfv


fcbhwa


A d ^ o n . Mi-s Hustwaite, S t ,P e a r c e an d Mrs


Club were Mr.s


at of


the the


Joveri m members en- tnosfn?


■"Of of the afternoon. ’‘n u tL dominoes for


jrroL"?® decided that a lo


Clitheroe in Pebruan-. Prize-giving


en


the y w dock


‘Convw^? tlon hvffins. “ ioined*^ B"ewer


that there 'h the


that two 'and ’ gaw^“ n^® t Oklahoma" to be given in


the club would production of


Sehnf of St Paul.”


P®'"- N- Mad- the


was held when


Sunday


congrega- scholars,


of the


'' -..,1® t^® nre-entation ? •


fAf Increare reported ‘■"’0 of the children


SuPdBV Gail


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