‘X -


Iwi


Clitheroe Aaveraser ana Tinin:-, jijjru i^m.,


ITV programme Tr,. °f t s |;-'inpleu. secrecy b?f Of screening. Aftp,-,. f°fe th.


jiie ’ireat excitement


Crimuns’ anS:^;'f-'-. 5 ' l•!•;esl■.on,, both from r - ,> y


: , ' propo.sed b>' ^O k l ‘ -I'llOlLSO.


A competition ci'.ingement of ’“L .*4 Irower.s wa.s jud„ert i th.s and


I n .00. Second was .


l::ind. t .mpptition.


loidfieid. third land foiivtii -V.-. ‘s r. i>,i,


' Mti Mrs


| |sMndfa.st. won the cW Mi.'.s Marv T Cart- onoco'.atj |It elowed. organii^erf


fluippy time was 'sDent ■' m -vening ended tvim dy .Singing


- - ‘c:al committee


Itiiat tlicrc- i.s a sDrin'”‘P°*^ ■ |e ; Standfast Institifte


|l .my Sync. ^ ^ I Members arc


c .0 1 d e r .Stones


Ivnaiicy, on Salurdat?"P(;*>. i ' o. at 1-30 p.m anrf lt:m coach to Sankev^m^ I ’.to on Thur.sda.y. Aph,^^ ■i':ivc.s at 6-50 p.m.


ICommon Market ■'•‘^C


I imcroiap. of the Uni-M I , ■ •■


line Kuroijcan movement I


I -Atroduced by Um :. :•■!. -Mr.s T. Bell, M r S Ir-v ouUmrd the hi.storv oi


-Marrow, wa.s Um spm'i' an open meeting of r f i n Women,s' In.smuU ^


’ciation, Mr ?


■and political amis of -h. I( ■oinmon Market. oni In.aior factor wa.s, he .saw ■■:; ■ ocnctit ol living together ■■ nil !hc European.s and I '.oppmg the major conflict, ■fna.l occur every century. I rile EEC. ho said. i.$ tj, llarircst trading bloc in Hj Iworld. Afterwards, Mr Mat. Ii-.iw .spoke on the attituds ■l.) Commonwealth coiintriei land to agricultura.1 problena ■ic!i as subsidies. He vaj i'.aukcd by vice-president


"-M)!aincd the finance Ml's D. Newlove.


|Por school .\ -.vino and cheese evening


j :sed for educational outings |v.rd apparatus.


>.. !i !o thank all who iclpcd to make the evening mil a .succe.is.


Si off of Paythorne school


J;-e of her home and to lh( l.- .-ilors for their generosity. Comnotition winners wei!


l!cadnii.stre.s.s Mrs N. \Vil- an firoposecl a vote ol tinank.s to Mrs Sagar for thO


|M:-.s N. Pye. Mr.s J. Lund, Mrs V. Lofthouse. Mrs Ley ;-o,-k and Mrs Dawson.


|. -;) Bridge wore discii.sscd st, <


Dimsop Bridge Parking problems in D'Jlt


l i rmd. .'o that the villncefl ■;oiild be allowed some tree Icioni. U.'C of an area between


I.-' .idled, except that an at* dcrmitcly have toM


■lii'- river and the recres ...in licld ns a parkinj


I; ii and picnic area li-iicd out, n.s it W11.S -'ail lik.a:, the road was privat land belonged to the DucDJ M Lancaster. To make thi.s clear t"


, I;, -w-a.s felt that the A* ' ’A'pa'ih. „_


l-.hai fencing smTOiniai|« i" recreation field w'lH M


,\n undertaking wa.s giien .


- aiforced. .starling ; Id that the large gate win


ilorc Distr ic t News «" Page K!


c made about a mowf .lie playing ni-ea. 1!173 i.s ■


cDairrcl, and painted, inqmnesaw


r. con-sider . to the -south 01 , Mr purvi.s.


Duchy of Lancaster ^


he would a^Ms*L’"saJ planting, m any


• U'cdham eiei- rnian.


show funds ; Chipping ce held a ''% b iw


ind Mrs WngW ,cre were 18 Ubl«


t and 14 wliist ,noes:


d, A. WalfflSify'jDvc* T. Dolphin BiclnPro°c^edsa^


^and


ino drive at t’’® Y(,n of Hotel, by perniissi


•he council thouf ‘ village hall commW«


■ Plant a . ,


°J’ Mr Edward Parker. The Hall, Lowergate, 7-30 P-m. i'20pi.


Thur sday. Ap r i l 1 2 t l i Fllm.s of Ribblcsd,ile Pool and Petticoat Lane


O'Sanised by Young People’s Recreation Coin- •rnUee. witli bar. Bob Whatmough band and


Friday Over 13.S dance at the Hall. Lowergate.


"'M'atlion. United Rel'ormed Church Hall, 7 p.m. ' a-m. Saturday.


^^lUirday


axnol ‘


Flag clay throughout the town. qiii'-s final at Parish Hall, 7-30 p.m.


Prze.s during interval town.


........


Disc-Traction c>0p). Sunday


anri “''“-'tiiy stall. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. (15p). Ribblesdale Avenue, with bring- '•'f® home of Mrs J. Hodgson,


Smutay nlglu at the Civic Hall. Concert by •'I artists, compered by Mr Bill Taylor (40p).


Please support as many events as you can


AVAILABLE FROM THE LIBRARY,


'CE FRUIT IN MOOR LANE, OR THE advertiser and t im e s o f f ic e .


fbams answering questions on all


‘ Mammoth draw for 25 •tickets on sale through-


'3s dance organised by Catholic youth 'P at the Hall. Lowergate. 7-30 p.m. Music by


f>>-sc-Traclion. 8 p.m. (70p). Clitheroe Guides .sponsored table-tennis


I'lf iraflic through the village l-.iuki be improved if a™: r.- was provided in fronts :1C loiicts.


O


TRICIA'S WEEK PROGRAMME


Help send Tricia to America . . . and have some fun yourself at the same time


iri.sji council. N'o ftnn conclii.sion.5 wen


- annual meeting of tin


I'.igar. of Middop, raised I'.orc than £60 and will 1»


|;ounty Primary School at .0 home of Mr a-nd Mrs D.


.o’.d on Irehalf of Paythome .


After supper, .son-erf u tci-ing committee,


‘W J.


-............. .. , T U, Ptaak,


|:eem, x-rs and from%S‘^'>«m ■member... A voi^'


Umpires needed


,,eal tor um p i re s is


1];’, lUe Kibble V a lley Cricket L e a g u e


'“vxui' il-' new •‘'ca-'On .,8;h Willi 11 clu b .'.


J33..-V Allen, of


,,.,,1 ‘.wciuic. C l i ih e ro e , ' L plca-cd to re c e iv e of help f rom e.\‘- .(.r: or in e x p e r ie n c e d , "" vbo kn ow ih c


t'U-o loagiic." lie writes, tunciim witouc


oi wiucii we iwyc a mimmum and mostly


"v,- the Burnley area. -Vix'icacu' pay.s umpires for each match, plus Giuiies arc played on


U. ;....iav' ami Sundays. .Mr ^'i.-.'ju telephone number is


'"ik'd. Ti.|.,.p arc ioiir new c-lub.s'. C h a l b u r n .


Vi'acn, and Ribblc.sda!c - ".-I Club who will nia.V


mr.c eamo" at Cliihcroo ' Cbatburn Road


roiUlti- Tiic-.- ioin ilic reigning rpinoiom. Si Francis'.


Siaokbmn; Atkinson s, Uie Winners ia;rt


••]! Viilo pldv al Cliuicli


•paiiow; Bunilry Boys' (.-.■o Lucas 'ind mid 3ryc(lcre. all of Burnley; jaJ Brockliall Ho.spilaI.


Cl'tiieroc Social Club,


1-..; -ea.'Oii'.s winnci'.s of the aock-oiit coiupctiiion, lias


tvwpcti out.


Golf Club's big dmj


ITS a big dav at C'lilheroe toli Clttb^ on Sunday when ;5 loading amateurs will be iig p.irt in the annual


.yr.-.'lm conipetition. The lamou.s nnmc.s include Dixie" Ruwiinson, Peter


V. oodv, Dr David Marsh, iliohael Rccc,’. Stanley Bin- r.?:! and Pc-ter Dennett, a-"; toll a.s local .stars John Oiovor and Roger Altham. Liinc.s. capt.ain Rawlhison


h,i5 pli.vcd over 100 tinic.s Lr the cotnUv and more f:i.m 50 times for England. D: Marsh leads the Great Eritain-lrcland Walker Cup team to Boston in Atigu-St. He phved a great part in last vciir's sncce.s,s. ' It will be a return to homo ::oimd for Nolt.s. golfer Moody, who is the current Tiulisii .stroke-play c'nam- ;v.oii. He wa.s born in Cltth- troc and hi;s father taught laniiuagcs at I'uc Grammar St'hoo!. Biriwcll has represented


England at yotith and fnll !?ve!s. He and Reece both ■fly regularly for Lancs., as ioes Dennett for Gaeshire. Tile compciitiou is mainly


Intended to give county pisyers pre-soason practice. T'.-.crc is an individual com- Mtilion, and a team com- Ktition in which local mem- also take part.


In Saturday's foursomes


; opic the council agreed to : , r. a notice stating tw


,:c' rnad wa.s 'ki'.ough there i.s a P"™*


ftrake competition at CHlh- eroc. Wilkinson and K. Holding qualified for tiie C-j-Jnty Fonrsonie Handicap Trophy competition with a store of 34-15-69. The non- oipliiying rtmners-up were W. E, Speak and D. Jos.s (78- 5>G9ii.


PENDLETON


MONOPOLISES SNOOKER KNOCK- OUT


WHATE'VER the outcome of the .semi-finals and final of the Haydock Cup, Clitheroe and District .Snooker League's individual knockout contest, one thing is certain — the trophy will this year go to Pendleton.


team has found itself in a unique po.sition in that all four players remaining in the cup compelilion arc regular members of the side.


For the village snooker


.scheduled to take place to­ night, when J. Haydock meets R. Bernard, and I. Wor.sley iilays T. McMenemy.


Tlie semi - finals arc


on Thursday, April 19lh. at 8-0 p.m., at the Conserva­ tive Club, when anyone interested in watching is welcome to attend. The overall winner will be presented with the Haydoek Cup after llic game by Conn. John Blackburn, who is a vicc-prcsidcnt of the league.


hand over the Orme Shield to the sea.son's league cham­ pions. Billington Band Club's B team, and a numher ol oiher troiJhics awarded in the league.


Court. Blackburn will also


nip games promi.se to be higlily entertaining, com­ mented league secretary PC Terry Swift. " Pendleton have not had much success previously as far as award.s arc concerned, so \vc arc ]3leased that the Haydock Cup will bo theirs." he said. ■' .And or cour.se,' competition will be very keen between tcain-malcs.'’


Tbc remaining Haydoek


A big win for Dog Inn


Doc Inn 7. .Sun Tnn (I.


WIIAU.EY'S Dog Inn ran oui orisv u'itnif'fs in a friendly £»aiiic wiih the Sun Inn, of Rluckhurn, on Sunday. The Dog were


F.argh put the Dog in tlic lead. Soon af ter , Shacklclon headefj home a corner and Scott scored tile third before the interval. nnnnan and Kutherford domi­


s tronger in all departments. tine opportunist ctTort from


Rutherford de>ervedly joined 'o e the Whallcy lead.


Clitheroe’s sixth successive


The final will take place defeat .Ashton Til 2. C'lithcroc L


A POOR first half—including an own goal by veteran cen­ tre half John Kirk—saw Clit'noroc on the wa.v to completing their .sixth game without a win.


taken an early lead but for brave goalkeeping by ilohn Onyon, Clitheroc were rc.5- tricted to i.solated attacks through Gaskell. Ross and Grindrod. Kirk'.s mistake came after 35 minutes, when Ilia back header evaded Oiiyon'.s gra.sp.


Ashton could ca.sily have


v.al, it wa.s Ashton's game, but the restart saw Clitheroe in brighter form. After five minutes, Ross centred for Ga.skell, working hard at centre forward, who easily pushed the ball over the line.


From then until the iiilcr-


ho-wever. and the home side regained the lead after 85 minutes with a close-range goal from Whelan. After 65 minutes, recent signing Peter Cooney was carried off with a gaMicd log, and JefT Hilclien look his place.


Tile revival was short-lived


Former O’l l


death A busy


programme THREE matches within six da.vs is the prospect facing Clitheroe over the next week.


nated midtield. and supported ^yoU bv Wilkinson and Rvchew.ski :hi*v provided furUier openings tor Dargh. Ainsworth and Howard to increase


^eorers when he added the seventh poal with a good 20-yard shot.No par t ieu la r player was on..


suv>erionty into a 7-0 margin. Team: Schofield. Wilkinson.


s?anding. Rather it vvas a fino effort tliat turned the Dog s


Howard, Rutherford Shackieton fcapt.'i, Bvchewski. Scott. Ron- nan. Ainsworth, Harsh, Thomp-


Leave club


CLITHEROE FC have re­ leased midfield player Charlie Wroth and winger Jeff Kitchen, by mutual con­ sent.


pearances for the club, scor­ ing .six goals; Kitchen has appeared 32 times, scoring 17 goals. Both joined in autumn. 1971.


Wroth has made 63 ap­


tain league champions St Helens, followed by Lcyland on Monday and a visit to Ford Motors on Thursday. At St Helens in March Clilhcroe forced a 1-1 draw,


On Saturday they enler-


A FORMER printer who .-'erved hi.s time at the Borough Printing Co. Ltd, Mr Dotigias Can-inaton Askew (55) wa.s found dead at his home on Tuesday morning.


race. Wadciinglon Road, was a bachelor and lived alone. Al, one period he worked for Pyc'.s .Prinler.s, of York Street, but for some years had been a inanarger's clerk for a firm of lurf accoun­ tants in Blackburn.


Mr Askew, of Barker T’cr-


but Town Inive a good record at Sli.awbridgc (five wins, ■seven defeats, one draw) and in the LFC Cup in October thev won 2-1. C’litheroe have met Ley-


•sport, c.'pccially football, hor.se and greyhound racing. During the war Mr .Askew- served with Uie Pioneer Cnrp.s.


He wa.s a keen follower of


land Motors twice already this .season, winning 2-0 at home in tlie LFA Trophy and losing by the same score away in the league. League games at Shawbridge have yielded 14 wins for Clitheroo. two for Leyland and si>i draws. Ford Motors are in their


Dori.s CUii-kson. of Salthill Road. The funeral will take place tomorrow, interment ijcing in the family grave at Clitheroe Cemeterv.


fir.st Lancashire Combina­ tion season. They lost 2-4 when they came to Clitheroe in August.


TAKE OVER LEAD


NEW leaders of the Ribbles- dalc Table Tennis League Cup Handicap, first division,


only unbeaten team. Calder- stoiies and lead by one-point. Chatburn St Paul's, the pre­ vious week's joint-leaders, have slipped to third place after a recent defeat, and have completed their fix­ tures. Those three clubs have


are RWCC A. They have overtaken llie


standiiig matches. Caldpr.sionps. a t iiomp to Cllal-


wa.s rcDorted and thanks were cxnresscd to all t'nc .sub.scribcr.s, to hotels and ■shops with colleetina- boxc.'- and to the public for g e n e r o u . s contributior-. during the flag week.


CLITHEROE auxiliary of tile RSPC.A re-elected the following officers at the annual meeting: President. Mr.s G. Bolton, of Chatburn; chairman. Mrs I. Gradwell; and treasurer. Mr J. L. Fielding, of Clithei-oe. Anotlier succes.sl’ul year


OFFICERS PLAY TICKETS


.shown example by maintain­ ing their league schedule- other clubs should bear this in mind and arrange oiil-


bm-n St Paul's, rcm-aiiwil uii- bpulon with a clo.se 5-4 v ictorj. G, noberts 'won all three of bis qanies for Caltier.stonc.s. assisted b.v H. Blackburn and D. Wynne, wdio each won one. F’or the visi­ tors. J. Pickle,s and T. Tliomiison


others liave a slender chance. . I-'or nwee A. T. Hall. P. Bainc.s


table,


c Crucial ma:c'ne.s tills week, con­ Ierning the top positions are. PlWCC -A V Fondle Mi A and


,


endle Mill B v Calderstone.s. P W L Pts


ItWCC ................. Caldfstones ...................


Cbatburn


Cbatburn St Paul's « Fondle Milt A ......... ^


•’ ■


j ■ >


Pendle Mill U .......... " •> •' Bvockliill A


..................... j ' ; ^ ^


DEFEAT at A.shton de­ moted Clitlicroe to 12th in the Lancashire Combination — their lowest position for three seasons.


Distributing the Gospel


of St Janies'.s Church. Clithcroe. wiU be circulating a. copy of St Mark's Go.spel to every home in the parish, and an invitation to attend special services on Sunday at 10-30 and 6 p.m., when a simple explanation of the message behind it will be given.


AS part of the Call lo llic North campaign, mcnibrr.s;


-’I “


a t bonie. to ensure an excitin-g finislr. Caldcrstonc.s look the most likely for ibc title. aUboiigli


and N. Morton each enjoyed ibrce wins. Broc'kball deserve credit for tiie snorting way tliey competed despite sulferine a lieavy defeat and remaining at the foot of tlie


both won two games. n w e e A lieat Brockball A 9-0


THOUGH most of the ticket.s for Waddington Drama Group’s whodunnit, ‘‘ Murder On Arrival," have been sold for Saturday night, there are still plenty available for per­ formances tonight and to- inon-ow. The play, produced by Bernice Barlow, is being given in St Helen’s School, starting at 7-30 p.m.


Ho leuvc.s a si.sler. Mr.s


Trefoil Guild


OVER £90 was raised at a Clithcrce and District Tre­ foil Guild coffee evening, held at the home of Mrs Jean Hepburn in Ribble.s- dale Avenue. The money i.s to be divided


buy stall and tombola, there wa.s a .special selection of Easier nove'tie.s. Cakes and procluce. including fudge anri home-made lemon cordial, were also on sale. Two com­ petitions. a trea.sure hunt won by Miss .A. Whipp and guessing the doll’s name, won by Mi.ss; J. Waite, were run by Clitheroe Guide.s. The' Trefoil Guild thanks


everyone whose .support helped to make the evening so succe.-'sful.


NINE trees newly planted


at the top of Grindleton Brow will be the re.spon- sibility of Grindleton Parish Council. Bowland surveyor Mr E. Berry reported to the


rural council's highways committee.


between the Royal National In.stituie for the Deaf, the North-East Lancashire Tre­ foil Guild room at Waddow Hall, and district Guide funds for camping equip­ ment. In addition to a bring-and-


KIBBLE VALLEY JOURNEY FOR


CROSS SYMBOL of The Call to the North- -a large cros.s— will be carried llirough Clitheroo town centre on 'Monday morning.


13 dedicated at Donca.stcr race ccur.se on Sunday and i-, will enter the Ribblc 'Valle;,- at Downham about 10-15 a.111.


The cros.s will be one of


CUthcroc via Chatburn and met by local clergy and nhnistei'.s otitside the Girls’ Grammar School at 11 a.m. It will then be carried into town, a halt being made in the Market Place ior a .short service, and again cui^iclc the United R e f o rme d Church, Castlcgatc.


It will be brought lo


Whallcy. where there will also be a .short service near the bii.s station before the cross is taken on to Padiham and Burnley to continue a Lancashire journey that will last all week and end at Poulton-lc-F’yldc.


The next call is at


fo the North arc the little orange and black la’icl badges which arc blos.soming all over the place.


Also .s.vmbolic of fi’ho Cali


clreds of years Christiana are working together in " The Call.’’ ccn.sciou.s that Utcy are Cliristian.s first and iiiemlicr.s of clcnoininationa second.


For the first lime for hiin-


taking their own .special wa.v ot doing thi.s and they are being s.vmbolically united by the can-ying- of the large cro.ss throughout the area during- Holy Week.


Many places arc under­


A narrow defeat for firemen


PLAYING for the first time in the Lanca.shire County Fire Brigade’s team .snooker k n o c k o u.t competilions, Clitheroe firemen were nar­ rowly dcfealed in a ten.se final.


the CliUicroe men as they opened a .s’.cnder six-point lead at the end of the la.st frame of Ihe Ihreo-gamc ccntc.st. But opponents Eccles cashed in on Uic colours to win by an aggre­ gate of 145-127.


Vit-lory .■cr.meri close fur


ono ihrougbout. with Fire­ man Terry Punchard and Station Officer .-\llan Clarke losing nai-.-owly. and duly Fireman Bill Billups winning his game by 13 points.


The conle.st wa.s a close


watched by about 40 people, including a contingent of


The final, at Darwen. was


suppoi-lens from Clithcroc. As ninnci'.s-up. the Clith­


croe firemen each received a trophy, while the winning 1cam were awarded a cup and trophies. Presentation.s were made by Mr E. B. Scott, as.si.^lant, chief officer of the Lanca.shirc County Fire Brigade. .And now the local firemen ;


IT’S unusual to be invited to laugh out loud in ehttreh . . . but there'll be ju.st .such an opportunity at CliUieroc Parish Church during Holy Week.


George Bernard Shaw'.s wi t t y play on religion. " Androclcs and the Lion," arc being- given in churcli on Wednesday and Thur.s- day. April 18th and 19th. The play is being pro­


Two performances ef


dfoc'.c.s is taken by the rurate. the Rev. Da v i d Sutton, and hi.s wife, Lynn, play.s the lion.


duced by one of the pari­ shioners. Mr.s Margaret Smith, of Pimlico Road, Said Mr.s Smith: " I t i.s a comedy and people, arc in­ vited to laugh. Ju.st because Gliihcroc. and draw.s mo.st of its ca.st from the pari.sh. they are seeing it in church 'doesn't mean they have to sit with straight facc-s." Rehearsals have been


going on for two months, during which time all the co.-'tumc.s, including tlial of t’.io lion, have been made. Both co.stume.s and .scenery have been dc.signcd by Valerie White, a teacher at the Bo.vs' Grammar School, and a.ssistanec with the sow- in.g has been given by Mar­ jorie Ireland.


Catherine Sandliam iMa- gaera). John Ta.vlor (Caj)- , tain I, Norman Ireland iCon- lurioni, Susanne Bond. Karen Smith and Anne Younger (Christian.s'. Olga Hciherington i L a v i n i a i. Brian MacDonald iFerro- viu.sn Michael Wa.shbrook iSpinthoi. Robert Blackwell iMetellusi. Glen Wright 'Lentul-’si, Rosalind Smith (Call Boy), A.lex Malcolm cthe Editors Eric Sandhain 'Menagerie Keeper i, and


Other pans arc taken by;


Betty Rubin.son (prompt), | Ida Gradwcll and helpers | nnako-tipi. Keith Lavender sscenei-yi and David Femon (lighting I. Our nictui'p .'hows mem­


Jack Sagar (Caesar'. Backstage .statl inc-hi'dc


bers of the cast outside the church.


The main part of .An- PiVis. . Ia u


i3


i r


I -


I W M Read


cluu'ch meeting of ,St .lohn'f. Cliurcl) wa.s held in Ihc School. The vicur. Canon P. .A. Schofield, was the chairman tor both meeting.s. At the vestry meeting ho appointed .Mr T. Smithies as his warden and Mr C. Law wa.s again appointed licoplcs' wardcii.


Church meetings 'file annual ve.stry and


llie dnirr-i meeting were: Sidesmen, Messrs J. kitchen; T. Wilkinson; R. Cook: N. Rushton; R. Good-way; H. Lawic.)-;


-AppoiiilmciKs made at


Mitchell: and D. Mitchell. Parochial Church Council: Messrs J. Kilchen. vice- chairman: J. Blundell: W. Blundell; J. .Atkinson: G. Bi-ilnell; J. Hargrcav,?s; J. Shaw; N, Iliishton. .Mcs- tlamcs C. Law: T. Sniilhies; B. Hindlcy; .1. Hargreaves: B. G;ecn: J. Shaw: and Misses .A. Eastwood; A. D.v.-'on and G. Smith.


,1. Ward: W.


have set their sights on next i year's competition, when ilicy hope to do even better.


R E S ID EN T IA L CENTRE PRO V IN G IT S WORTH


BORWICK HALL, the Carnforth owned by Uie g\.s.sociation. i.s certainly young people of Clilhcroc.


Already many young.slcr.s


have aUended courses there and tills weekend eight


youth club helpers will leave the Clilheroe district on a two-day course organised by Uie Lancashire Education Committee.


.sort of responsibililies are involved in being a yotitli club leader, and what soi-c of activities make a youth club a going concern.


croe and three from Wlial- ley. will bo learning- whal


Arrangements of flowers


USING peach - coloured gladioli, roses and free.sia, Mr D. Bridge.s, of Bingley, demonstrated several ar, rangemcnl.s lo members of Clitheroc Flower Club.


tainers with white lilac, tulip.s and iris, and gave 'hints about modern table settings to complement the arrangemenl.s.


Mrs G. Grange. Practice night tomorrow is entitled "Sunshine and Shadows.”


He used inodcm con­ The eight, five from Clitli-


proving- it.s worth lo the In fliargc of the '--oui'se.


residential centre near Lanca.shire Youth Chib.s'


is Mr Frank Hardy, the county youth training officer, and he will be leading dis­ cussions and talks on making clubs exciting for the members and for them-


.selvcs. Boi'wick Hall is also used


lor PH.AB 'physically handi-, capped and able-bodied) .youth courses.


like to know more about the work of PHAB, there will be a film at the United Reformed Cliurch Youth Club tonight, starring pop singer Clifl' Richards. It i


For anyone who would NETI5AI.I,


will be plea.sed to hear that a team has now been formed at Trinity Youtli Club. The club has receiitiy spent over £20 on equip- i ment, and what i.s needed I now are the people to use j it.


Clitheroe netball fans


at 7 p.m. on Mondays and are open to anyone over 14. All that a prospective player will be expected to provide is a pair of pumps. At the moment, practices


Practices for netball start Thanks were expressed b.v


are held indoors at the club, though they will move outdoors wlicn llie weather get.s better.


B. Green: Mis.s A. Eastwood. The vicar remarked that


S.i-tiod rcprc.scnlal.ivcs; Mr.s


It had been a year of .steady l.irogre.ss. Ho thanked Uie dnircliwardcn.s. c h u r c n officials, members of Iht Parochial Chun-h Council and all .scc'iions of the cinirch for their work and .support during the past year. Ho extended congratulations lo the choir on their r c p c a tod .succos.s and thanked them tor their elTons which were appreci­ ated by the whole congre­ gation. He al.so mentioned his appreciation of the efforts of Air J. Bluncieil and Mrs D. Holt in encou­ raging the children to per- lorin' on their recorders in church.


starts at 8-30 p.m. and is I free.


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Unionists Association held a cofl'ce evening, good-as-new •stall and bring-and-buy salt: in the Conservative Club. There was an excellent attendance including Mrs D. Walder, wife of the MP for the Clitheroe Division. Pro­ ceeds of £36.35 were for club funds.


Sale Members ot Read Women's


; ’^ o l to n -b y -B o w la n f i


the title of a talk on a holiday in Ireland, by Mis.s E. Simpson, from Leeds, at Bollon-by-Bowland Women's In.st!tule meeting.


lrelan(j " Give 'em an inch" was


,inci Mrs N. Cornthwailc thanked the speaker. The


- ‘ n ■ Y ' fH: '


favourite piece of em- broidei-y," wa.s won by Mrs J. Carman. Mrs A. Riley and Mrs M. Pickles.


competition for


Gisburn Women’s Institute, was pre.sent, and resolutions wore voted on for the AGM in London in June.


Mrs T. Boll, president of


delegate this year to attend the .'mccling. New member Mrs M, Woodend was welcomed.


Mrs T. Bcllwill is the link


AUCTION MARTS


on Moiu!n,v. Fiit cattlo also found a firm irailo. and aM'vascs 'vorc *.UchJlv up on Iho previous wook. Ilos^.s worn clicappr. however, a n d 'b o th snnm! lambs and pigs


Triulo in owon v<M ’v Rooil


£20.6!) (average £19 681. medium weiudil to £19.60 »£l9:i0). light- weiglil heilcM’s to £19.70 (ElH.-iol, A I’.UH' t)Pll itCi’f to -C20.4U i,£19.'!3l. n’'s! (lualitv fat cows lo £16.50 i£lf)i.Uilht


THERE wa.s .standing room only at Clithcroe P.ari.sh Church on Tiic.'day evening as 250 pupils from the town'.s schools were joined jy .some 500 parents and •’"ignds for a united service Clitheroe’s four prima.r;,


ing was Clilhci'oe Girls' Grammar School head girl Marie Port, who was


i-id three secondary schools •vere all represented at the service, held as part of the Call to the North campaign. Key figure in the proceed­


children from the primary schools, and secondary


responsible for mainlamg the continuity. Music was provided oy


school pupils looked after the readings and prayers. There was also a combined choir, with its mcmlicrs


vice wa.s lo .show that young people have something to .say and give to adiu.s regarding the Christian wav of life.


Pendle County Primary School, Mr Robert Jones, said lie felt that this aim had been achieved.


Afterwards, headmaster at


drawn from all tlic schools. The intention of the .sei--


■' The rc.spon.se evoked ii.v


.vciunp people wa.s rcflcclcd •' in the po.sitive and cntliu- I


of tire youngsters was remarkable, especially as the readers and choirs had come together for a rehearsal only hours before the ser vice.


.sja-stic reaction of the whole ; eongregation.’’ The control and discipline


n.T.'iO (£11.701 ra n u tn £70 7.3 . ‘:i6 7n'». oork pics lo C3.91 j iV7.a7>. ruUnr*. to £7 66 ir261». ;M F r iday’s .'•ale of nop-aerrcdl.


ClOGon. liohl and medipm hofies to 37)> n.3n), half.hred e'ves lo ':i7RO u n . ImrniMl


r w r s to lapibs made to 41p


fat catUc. 21 piss. 143 ewes, 14 sprins lambs and 110 boges. Uchtweiqht steers made lo


met a miiel trade Animnls forward* comprised


Mrs J. Kilburn pre.sidcd " M.'’


Cliurch ‘moves’


into hotel


A CLITHEROE church took over a Grangc-over-Sand.s


hotel at the weekend. Mor» lllllll 50 mcmbpr.s of .St James’s Chiirch, aocom- lianicd by the rector, the Rev. A. K. Broadhurst, held a pari.sh weekend from Friday evening to Sunday teutime. From a wide age group, the party included a, do'/.cn children and their familic.s.


Mr John Dodson, who had iravcllncl from London with, hi.s wife and two children. D'lr Dodson, who ha.s worked in one of the Watford cliurclics, .spoke on Friday evening of a layman'.s view of God. This wa.s followed up on Saturday by a radical .sound film strip entitled “ It'.s not what you see. but what they hear." which made some very clear state, ments on the essential need for organised prayer in


Tile guest of honour -wa.s


need for people to be in­ formed in tlioir faitff b.v Bible .study. I.al.er, members discussed means of preseni.- ing thc.se f,actovs.


l)i-aycr groups. There wa.s a tremendous


on " Using the home lor Clirist."


All's Wendy Dodson .spoke


was Holy Communion in ihe lounge and later 3, question time.


On Sunday morning there


d.a.v offered a time tn enjoy walking together in the sun. .shine and the part.v returned to Clitheroe on Sunday afternoon in & snowstorm.


Both Saturday and Sun.


Centre for spastic


William Evitts, at Blackburn Co-op., explained: "We hope local people will patronise the events and also organi.se their own efforts to raise inonev for the centre. .Any donations can be sent to tlie Svmstic.s Centre. 71 Preston New Road, Blackburn.


Weather cocktail


CLITHEROE Naturalists, with Mrs Pat Parrott as leader, were subjected to a mixed bag of weather on Saturday's ramble, consisting of hail, rain and long periods of sunshine with excellent visibility. Slarling from Lower


Hodder. Bridge, through Hcddei- Woods to Kemple End. they made their way by footpath and ro.-id to emerge finally at Doefoi'd


is to raise £40.000 toward.? the centre, which will cost a total of £200.000. I t will be able to accommodate .several Inm’dred children, s-'me of whom live in the Clitheroe area, replacing the present centre in Preston New Road, which caters for only 16 or 17. .Anaeals secrotai-y Mr


.shirc evening, with a hot-pot sup':er and entertainment by the Oldham Tinkers and the Wassailers. Tickets are B5p.. obtainable from the spas.tics shop in Blackburn. The aim of the campaign


being held to raise money for a new centre for spastic children in Blackburn take.s place at the Golden Palms on Tuesday ni-ght. It will be a tynical Lanca­


children The ffr.st of a docen events


■G. .1


f<'d in-calf and store. nie*r vva*. a • coorj entry of sl'^res which met


m"de to £1RH, f.Tuly cah'ing> to ‘‘170. Stronr; h and w steers made • o £152 and averaged £141, b and \v heifer to £125, stirks to £113. t .‘?!ore cattle i»”i*/es. s»oers:


.*>nd 2. .1 A. Wooir. .Sliidlnirn. Jiuive, T. M. Wailbauk, UilwotUi. I


1


a very cood trade, a'>d a sound i ♦redo for in-calf cattle despite i a low number. In-C2lf rows (April c a h i ’j r )


flower.s, incliidius wood anemone and wild straw- jerry were seen, and the spring lambs were a delight ro watch. But the general impression was imaivimous— summer is still a long way off.


j’.vrm'iNoiiii,


ting l'eatui-e,s of tlie walic wa.s a ruined farmhouse with a well est.ablislied tree growing from a beilrooiu floor. This is unique by any standard.s and even Clilli- ci'oc Nntiii'a!i,sl.s — no ■'Irnngei'.s lo the unusual. — were impi’e.s.'ied. Several early s p r i n ;2


Bridge. One of the most interes­


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