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Full throttle at motor cycle club


THE Clitliei'oe and district motor-cycle club go^ into full swing when 26 people turned up for the first open meeting at the Ribble.sdale Adult Centre. Membersbip forms were SoiahiDort._oii Sunday. Ther,


given out and it was decided full club meetings


montli. on the Tiiursdtiy nt the R-ibblesdale


.should be held once a that .....


moetina.s and the first one was about the Isle of Man international six-day Inals. An offer of help tcach-


Adult Centre. Films will be .shown at


Conl racl & Domestic I’l irnishcis—I'i tled Carpc; I .Specialists ami I'amilv OiiUittcrs


172 Si. .jamcs's Slreet, Hiii-nlr> 'I'cleplione


Wlicrc it’s pleasant to simp and ea.sy to pari;


■SIMONSTONE WI wa.', Uie hostess institute for the Nab yrotip meeting held in Padi- iiam. wlien president Mrs M. Jones welcomed member.^ irum Pendleton. Wiswell and


Whalley. Mis.s N. J. Wiles, of Silver-


dale. took •■Behind the scene.s of a woman's maga'/.ine" as the subject of her talk. She had worked for Woman, the weekly imblication, and out- lined oil tlie work which went into a special feature, such as a seasonal fashion article, which was .started labotil six months prior to


i.ssue,


I loped babies, accompanied bv their nurses, were judged


To serve on top committee


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COUNTY COUNCILLOR David Coulslon, recently elected 1° represent Long- ridge and Bowland on the new Lancashire County Council, has liecn appointed a member-of the influential 12-membor steering com-


iiiiltcc. The committee will be


llic '200 members, the evening ended with a May Day entertainment by Pendleton WI. A mayijole was one of tile icaturcs at a comic gar­ den fete, at which the high­ light was a bonny baby con- tp”st. Many rather well-devc-


.ivftcr a bullet supper lor | ;


ina motor cycle main- ten<uicc to the niembers hns come from Lt Arnold Roe- of the Clitheroo Army Cadets, and be will be on hand at most of the meet-


A HAILSTORM, jagged rock.s and some 180 other Scouts were just a few of the obstacle.s encoun­ tered by the 20 Clitheroe Scouts who entered the sixth annual Ri ve r Ribble Scout canoe race.


Uie 1st Pendle troop, was nearest to winning by coming second in the junior slalam class, the others pui up a good performance. .All the Clilheroe boys finislicd Uie V. mile course.


.■\lthough Tony Bush, of MOLED There were about 200


entries this year, a con­ siderable increase on la.sl la.st year, and competition


was keen. Bad weather at tlic start


1 by the village .scpiire and the i vicar.


reduced the number of .spectators but as the skies cleared vantage pciiits at Mitton Bridge, Dincklcy footbridge, Salewheel rapids and tile finisli at Ribcheslcr


more than his fair share of water was Clifford Cow- burn, canoe instructor for , the Ribble.sdale t.-oop. He


were crowded. One competitor who got


responsible for tlie selcctioh ^ of senior staff and the for- i mulalioii of management committee structure.


Accused of police assault


SPRING & SUMMER 73 HERE & NOW RYork St.Clitheroe.Tel.24203


ACCUSED of '.is-saulting a P')liecman. David Highland (211. of The Paddock, Hen- thorn Road. Clilheroe, was committed for trial at Pres­ ton Crown Court. Highland, wlio wa.s granted bail, t? accused of as.sauUing PC Philip Michael John.son, ca\(sihg actual bodily harm. Charges of u.sing indecent language and of being drunk and di.sorderly were ad­ journed.


Scheme to be


explained


A BUNGALCW in Hazel ! Grove will be used on Mon­


day by Clillieroe Corporation I to'explain to local residents ; a prop(j.scd gai'don improve-; im.Tit scheme for the area. ' Housing manager Mrj


Michael Hartford and the j council's architect will be at No. 0 Hazel Grove on Mon-1 day afternoon to show plans' .and describe the £4.400 sdicmc.


.Management CommiUce that more rca.ssuranec and in­ formation was nc(;dcd. Hearing that a petition again.st Uie scheme hud come from 29 people wlio originallv as.scntcd to it, he said: "We spent a great deal of time outlining the ."clieme, and something has happened since to ca((se them to change their


Mr Hartford told Clilhcroe


minds."Among the petitichcrs objections was the removal of fences. This, they said, would encourage people to take .short cuts and cbildreh


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Going is tough m canoe race


was piloting a new all­ fibreglass slalom canoe, which bad been .specially made for the event by .Mr Tony Catewell (1st Pendle group Scout leaden, Mr .Alban Snape (Ribblesdale group Scout leaden, and Mr Denni.s Burn (Ribblesdale


Scout leader I. During the race. Chfiord


hit a rock and holed Uic bottom. After .stopping a couple of times to empty lu.s craft, lie arrived at Rib- chester lialf-submerged wUh about eight gallons of water lapping around in.side the


canoe. Tlie Clilheroe bo.v.s were


first away as tlioy had to lie back in town for a Gan.g Show rcliearsal in the alter- noon.Some or the CliUicroe


Scouts taking part were: Paul Tomkins (Venture


Scouts p and David Daniels and Brian Hitchen 'St Marv's and St Paul's i: Richard Fox. Stephen Hartlebury. John Marsden, Ba r t M a r s d e n and Trevor Wilson ' Loyola i ; Gary Cottrell, Gary Gore,


Philip Greatorex. Eric Duckworth and Clifford Cowburn


been no offer.s yet cf l(ind for the club to practice their scramblihg. Proper activities cannot start until a piece of land U availa'-.#'. ic anvone feels Ibey can help the club chairman, Mr GeofT Jackson. at the careers Cfficc. Wellgate. would be plea.sed to bear from them.


Unfortiinalelv there have Buying mot


A JUDO mat is just one of the things that members of Trinity Youth Club are hoping to buy witli the pro­


Trinity schoolroom.s ind scares at 7 p.m.


William Dent and Tony ; (Ribblesdaict.


Bush (Lst Pendloi; Richard Parrott and Martin Byrne (Grammar School'. Our picture shows the


Snooker winner


Clitheroe contingent waiting lo lead oft the race.


Clubs’ .Association County finals for the .snooker, draughts and chess comneti- tion.s were held at Pontin s.


The Lancashire Youth PRINT.S OP


rHOTOOKAPl lS IN THIS ISSUF. TAKEN RY OUR PHOTOrTK.APIIERS ARE


AVAILABLE TO ORDER


ceeds from their jiim'ole sale tonight. Tlie sale will be held in


THE GOOD IcOMPANIONS


|,nw MOOR Chapel -was full of music and games X n the Good Companions I Jeld their latest meeting,


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1 started the entertainment by longing '‘You’re mine, and


M Broadhurst


iVlr W Hitchen recited two Lancashire dialect Poems,


' "The fireman’s wedding


I and ’‘It’s a fine neet.’ Mrs F. Addison organised


I .tfterwards. Mrs Broadhurst I ltd community singing, with I jilis Bailey at the piano.


iHitchcn introduced a spell- 1 1 ing game, and presented


I »anies, including a word ^ame, with prizes. Mr


first prize to Mrs T. Baile.v


iMrs Bush served afternoon I tea, sandwiches and biscuits.


Finally, Mrs Foulker and ON VAT


siruggUng with the problems of V.AT are to have an o'pportunity to resolve any doubts or difficulties they may have in operaung the tax' and in making sure they are able lo complete their first tax returns correctly. Next Wednc.sday from 10


business people . - ( i l l


a.m, to 7-30 p.m. Customs and Excise officei'S will bo available for pcr.=onal con-


.su'.tntion ai the Civic Hall, Clayton-Ic-Moor.s. Brief talks on V.AT will be


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given at frequent intervaks ihron-ghout the day explain­ ing how business penp'-c need to account for the tax and how lo complete the first return.


return is due at the end of June. The meeting at Clay­ ton may be the only one of its kind to be hold in North- j East Lancashire before then.


For many Iradcr.s tliis | i


Society has busy year


10 ride round gardens, which would be open to dogs. Privacy would suffer. Mr Hartford thouglit there


THE Vicar of St Mar.v'.s, the Rev. J. C. Hudson and Mrs Hudson, were hosts at the annual public mooting of the British and Foreign


was imccrtainty behind the petition — one e I d e r 1 y woman had signed in the belief that she was support­ ing the scheme. He said seats could be positioned to avoid intrusion of privacy. The estimate of £4.400


Bible Society which was attended by 100 people in the Sunday School.


Sunday School choir led the singing of liymns. The treasurer reported


The children of St Mary's


did hot include seats or extra paving, said Town


Clerk Mr John Cowdall. Some councillors thoughl


the cost too high, but Mr Cowd'All stressed that


.scheme would have to oe


qualify for a 7.6 per cent Government grant. the


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finished ui June, meant a start next week. .A sub-committee will discuss the situation, after Monday s meeting with residents.


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In Pendle country


.-1 GROUP of Clitheroe Naturalist.s spent Saturday afternoon in Pendle country. Making their way to


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enthusiast Gerry Wilson from Barrow-in-Furness


Teacher and :!il' L 'H . A'Lgi lih!-


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talks about Special Invest­ ment. "My head is in the clouds often enough i.n this sailplane. But when it comes to personal banicmg my feet are always very


"ISSh"a'’TirSpeci.,l


Ac»unt my mona? S"« security. And, very impoitant, it also


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earns high interest,” he says. That’s why lots of people use this TSB ac­ count for their bigger savings—like retirement, or holidays, or a new car, or even a new sailplane. You can start special in­


.Account. "Gliding is an expensive iiobby. So I need all the interest I can oet,” says Gerry. Andhe gets it from us.


vestment as soon as you have £50 in your Ordinary


The rate of 6';;. is available to those depositors who


require repayment on one month’s notice.


Great Mearley by way of Dicky Pay Shay and Higb- moor, the party of 36 bad problems in negotiating the route leading to Page and Pishes farm buildings be­ cause the route wa.s ob­ structed by logs near


. Great Meavley was reached In good time, the walkers coming to the Monkgate and heading for Little Mearley, Angram Green, Barkei-field and Hook Clifl'e. A path led them to Gerna and the pendle road which was later left to reach Clay House and Downham. Prom the village, the party


Jubilee Mill.


that more tban £418 had been sent to headquarters during the year. Mr J. C. Robinson, of


THE Iiciirl wedding annivcr-. sarv of tiic Rev and Mr., i Wiiliam Pranklnnd, of Wosi | Bradford, was celebrated m a most unusual way . . • by the aiction of annivcr.sary ^


gifis. Guc.iUs who were prc.spiU


a'" Mr and Mr,s Frankland's wedding in 1943. with friends | from West Bradford, Wad- i dington and one of their: previous parishes, gathered, in St Catherine's Sunday | School on Friday for the i pearl wedding supper.


and the presents were later auctioned bv Mr C. Silver- wood, raising bids which totalled £140 for the im­ provement of the Sunday


Admission wa.s hy gift only


by the committee and I holper.s.


Canon C. F. Goodchild.


Po.vnton, the new area secretai-j’. sfioke. and showed a film '' Calling Mission Control." •A vote of thanks wa.s


vicar of Waddington, spoke of the need to moderniss the building, and Mr Ro.ger Hanson, secretary of the new fund-raising committee, announced that £1.100 had been contributed over the past four .vear.s. .Members of the Mothers'


given by Mr G. Womersley, the Benediction wa.s given by Mr Hudson and the served b5' the WAC and meeting ended with a supper Townsend Fellowship.


FINED £12


AS a motorist went along Burnley Road, Gisburn, an­ other driver suddenly .set off from the roadside mid carried a collision, Bowland magistrates heard. David Guy Clarkson C22),


of Station House, Gisburn, admitted driving without due care and attention, and was fined £12. In a letter to the court he said; "I am truly sorry, and will try not to make the same mistake again.'"


Prayer and praises


-AS part of a weekend of prayer and praise at St James's Church. Clitheroe, about 100 people visited the church throughout Saturday to pray at 15 minute inter­


vals. The emphasis on Sunday


walked on via Downham Green, Downham Mill Road to Swanside and Smithies Bridge. The return was made by the river bank aud Darkwood Brow, a pleasant walk being comijleted alijng the riverside to West Brad, ford Bridge.


RAMBLER


was one of praise, taking the form of communion services and evening prayer. Preacher for the d-ay was the Right Rev Do u g l a s Sargeant, retired Bishop of


Selby. The whole t.lieme wa.s


based on the iKiilru " If the Lord iloes not build the house, the work of the builder is useless.”


School. Refreshments were .served j


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I The next meeting is on May I mil.


DOUBLE LIFE


J the tppic taken by Miss j loJire Shaplej:, of BBC and


I .'he spoke to Clitheroe Even- I inf Townswomen's Guild.


Women's Hour fame, when


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Union presented Mrs Prank- j land with a bouquet of flowers, and Mr Frankland j thanked everyone foi' Iheir generous gifts and good wi.shes which made the evening both a financial and soci'al .success. Mr and Mrs Frankland


are pictured with some of the presents they received. On the left Is Miss F. H. Wil­ son. who was a bridesmaid at the wedding, and on the right, Mr R. H. Reeves, groomsman.


Walkine; in Austria


A HOLIDAY in Austria, with high level walking over the mountains at a height of 5.000 to 8.000 feet, wa.s described by Mr Erue.st Tolson. one of the Prnbus Chib's own members, at theij- meeting on Friday. His talk was illustrated


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with colour slides, fullv revealing the arduous task he had undertaken during walking holidays in tlie past four years. Mr Tolson observed that


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he had always liked high nlaccs and the views from the mountain slopc.s were something to be remembered, the sweat and toil to get them being incidental. On behalf of the club. Mr M. Brearley. of Whalley.


Web.stei'. of Whalley, would be the speaker at the May 18th meeting.


ing over 04 memljera, miiioimced that Dr R. C.


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I anecdotes about the diflficul- I ties of having a career while I being a wife and mother, slie I held the attention of 120 I members. She also men- I tinned licr great interest [since retirement from tlie


. With many humoroift


[BBC—a home for unmarried I mothehs.


Iburj’ pre.sidcd. and Mr.s I Marie Sutcliffe gave the vote 141 thanks for the plcasiirc 1 Miss Shapley had given, not |onl,v to the Guild but to


Cliainnan Mrs C. Sains-


I millions of women in every I home.


I HADING a double life was Wm M ’ w;l


were rcpresenlaiive,s from Chatburn Y'oiiUi ciu'o in boih snooker and draufiils, Rov


Kay and David Speak mc’l in the .semi-fmais and Diivid went on to win the final. The draughts entries did not fare .so. well—but 'gained e\. perience from the competi. lion. The Chaiburn con­ tingent. who went by coach enjoyed a tew hour.s'on the pleasure beach before re. turning home. Folnrc events include a dress - makin'> competition in which some of the girls have entered.


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