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iUid Titucs, June Uth, 1073 GAIK. BRONZE AWARDS


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CHURCHES TO HOLD MUSIC FESTIVAL AT THE CASTLE


C L I T H E R O E castle grounds will be echoing to the sound of contem­ porary music


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before the end of the month, with the staging of a festival designed to spread the message of Christianity. Up to 1,500 young people


bers. Clitheroe Parish Church has also agreed to lend a hand.


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STAFF and p.atients at BrockSiaU Hospital are being kept specially busy at the moment — making preparations for


annual open days on dune 16th, 18th .and 21st.


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hospital and grounds will be open to the public, and the hope is that there will be record-breaking crowds this year.


On those days, the entire


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will be represented, by means of a wide variety of displays. The occupational therapy department is now- working hard producing a variety of articles for the stalls to sell, and the even-


All facets of hospital life


Car tax had expired


FOR u.sing an unlicensed car in King Street, Whalley, Eric Sutton, of Queen Mary Terrace. Whalley, was fined £10, including back duty of £6.25, by Clitheroe magis­


plained in a letter that when he was seen by police, he was using the car for the first time since the tax had expired.


Car parking offence


A CAR parked in New Mar­ ket Street, Clitheroe, forced pedestrians using King Street to step into the road to get round it, Clitheroe


magistrates were told. Summoned for causing an


ohstniction with the car, Jennifer Christine Coar (34), of York Street, Clitheroe, was fined £5. Pleading guilty by letter, the defend­ ant anologised and explained that she had only left the car for a few minutes.


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ing school dancing class members arc learning Hieh- steps ready for a displ.ay. The hospital will be open


from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, and local civic officials have been mvited. There wifi also he a number of school parties, and recruit­ ment displays for hospital careers will be arranged.


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garden party will also be held in the grounds. It will he opened by Steve Frayes, of TV's " Comedians " show. And for those relying on


■will have the opportunity to join guided tours of Brock- hall, but visitors may also find their own way round if they prefer. On Saturday, June 16tli. a


Members of the public


THE Ribblesdale P o o l must be one of the safest swimming baths around —for another six local swimmers who trained there have gained the bronv.e medallion of the Royal Lifesaving Society.


soii, of Clitlicroe, the swim­ mers arc aged between 14


Trained by Sir Eric iWus-


and 40. The b r o n e medallion


course, which takes 10 rveeks to complete, is a three-part


test. To get tlieir medallions,


tlie pupils have to perform land and water drills, both of which include artificial respiration.


an assessment of an emerg­ ency situation and cltoosc


Tlicy also have to make


tlic co rr ect method of dealing with it.


public transport to reach the oi)en days, the hospi­ tal’s cAvn transport will meet all buses from Black­ burn and Clitheroe at Langho station while the event is on.


was Air Alec IJroadlcy, of Accrington, chief examiner for tlie North Liincashirc branch of tlie RLS. He was helped by Airs Alarie Finney, also an RLS examiner from Accrington.


Examining llie swimmers


iners and instructors are the six successful lifesavers.


Pictured witli the exam­


From the left, front, are: David Cowerd, Carol Shep­


HONEYMOON IN CORFU


THE wedding took place at CUtheroe Register Office on Monday of Mrs Susan Margaret Oddie, only daughter of Air and Mrs Norman Wild, of Beechwood Avenue, Clitheroe, and Air John Anthony Steele, youngest son of Airs Irene Steele, of Stanley Street, Blackburn, and the late Air Frank Steele.


are civil servants in the Department of Employment.


The bride and bridegroom


the Dunkenhalgli Hotel, Clayton-le-AIooi's, and tile honeymoon is being spent in Corfu, Greece.


A reception was held at


The couple will live in Eeechwood Avenue, Clitheroo.


herd and Susan Hall. Back Richard Greyston, Kenneth Lloyd, Air Barry Hall (area organiser for RLS), Trevor Hammond, Air Broadley, Airs Finney, Air Derek Gardner (lifesaring instructor) and Air Alussoii.


from throughout the North West are expected to attend the event, to he held on the castle handstand on June 30th. The festival was the idea of the rector of St James's Church, Clitheroe, the Rev. Kenneth Broad- hurst, and is being sponsored by the Christian Youth Fellowship Association. Professional group. Parch­ ment head the bill, and the


festival, evangelist Graham Gledhill will give two ad­ dresses, one entitled "Revolu- tionar.v New Birth," and the other Dawn on Darkness," which is also the overall title the festival will take. Facilities will include a bookstall and refreshment stands, and qualified coun­ sellors will be on hand, •'They will be able to give advice on any problems young people may have " ex­ plained Mr Broadhurst. Although the town’s recent music festival was secular.


During the course of the


show' will be compered by an oth er professional, Aleksander John, from Somerset. Su)>porting groups, amateur and semi-profes­


Air Broadhurst said he would bo pleased to see anyone


sional, will indndc Alillstone Grit, Movement Banned and Happy Sound, and also appearing will be Graham Glodhill. Jean Ogden, and Alac Bridger. Their music is collectively de.scribed as ranging from hard rock to gentle folk. e n c o u r a g i n g


beiain- circulated among aboiU. 100 CYFA groups in five dioceses in the North West — Carlisle, Blackburn, Manchester, Liverpool and Chester. " This means that over 1,000 churches will ho-vs heard of the event," said Mr Bi-oadhurst, “ and churches of all denominations locally have been invited." There has already been an


Details of the festival are


Dealing with hay


encouraging response for tickets, he added. Local churches have been asked if they can assist, and Trinity Alethodist Church has offered to provide catering facilities for the group mem-


crop THE benefits of bam hay­ drying were highlighted at a farming open day at Green- head Farm, Sawley, or­ ganised by NORWEB and the Ministry of Agriculture.


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farmers, along with col- lo.agues from as far afield as York, Keighley and Man­ chester area, attended the demonstration at the Clark Bros’ farm. A liay-drying barn was installed there seven years ago, and when the owners recently in­ creased the stock of their 200 acre farm to 90 dairy cattle, a second unit was put in.


A large number of local / 'X M i


method—already in. use at many local farms—enables farmers to harvest earlier than ■with traditional methods. And this means that the hay will contain over 60 per cent more pro­ tein than hay left on the fields to dry.


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SCHOOL P LAY GOES WELL


THE choice of Andre Obey's play “Noah” for Moorland


School’s first dramatic pro­ duction was undoubtedly a good one.


volved around the central character Noah, played by producer and member of staff Ban-y Phillips, Ably supported by Catherine Dinnis, also on the staff, as Mrs Noah, he set the pace and kept it flowing, making the most of the humour in his long monologues.


Much of the action re­


first, the pupils playing chai'acter parts grew more relaxed as the play pro­ gressed, the only real prob­ lem being in the diction of the boys, making the dia­ logue at times dificult to


Though a little stiff at


hear. As a whole, the play was


well-staged, with colourful costumes and set, and show­ ing a great deal of thought in the grouping of charac­ ters.


Paul Rigby (Shem), John Windle (Ham), Phillip Rigby (Japheth), Sally Biles (Noami), Gillian Heyes (Sella), Susan Nicholson (Ada), Trevor Yate (the man),' Barrie Worthington (be.ar), Alex Battistella (lion), Louise Ingham (monkey), Timmy Nicholson (elephant), Alartin Limbert and Stephen Workmaster (cow), Sarah Warburton (lamb), Carol Ingham (wolf), and Kim Irvine (tiger).


Pupils taking part were:


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Mr R. Kay (stage manager), Jane Heffernan a n d Elizabeth Riley (continuity) Laura Berner (propertie.s), Mr M. Cronshaw (sound), Mr B. Knowles (lighting). Miss E. Rawson (decor), Mr P. Sherwood (house manager), Ml'S B. Groome and Mrs P. Shelford (masks and cos­ tumes), Mi.ss M. Parker and Mrs E. Woods (refresh­ ments).


Behind the scenes were:


John Frederick Massey (60), of no fl-xed abode, was gran­ ted a 12 month conditional discharge.


Massey, who had been re­


manded from an earlier healing, was said by Insp. T. J. Sumner to have stolen a cigarette lighter and a dictaphone foot operator from solicitors’ offices in Castlegate, Glitheroe. He was represented by Mr J. L. Lumley.


A BABY donkey and his mum are a star attraction in Bolton-by-Bowland these days.


House Hill Farm, bought the donkey, Jenny, at Gisburn Auction Alart. as a pet for his children.


Air G. W. Billows, of Cow


“ two for the price of one ” bargain. For—appropriately on Palm Sunday—Jenny gave birth to Benny. Now the two animals are


Bui it turned out to be a FIRE CALLS


CLITHEROE Fire Brigade attended two calls at the weekend. The first was to a house


in Victoria Street, where a gas pipe in the fridge had sprung a leak. The other call was to


Airs Billows have reared a donkey. But Jenny, a very hardy animal, has not proved mucli trouble. Until properly trained, the


children can only ride her in the field round their fann ; . . with, Benny hot on their heels.


the pride and joy of Da'Vid (9), Sheila (7)—seen above— and Peter (12), who is res­ ponsible for them. I t is the first time Air .'ind


C.ilderstones Hospital, but their services were not needed.


FIRE engines from both Clitheroe and Barnoldswick attended a hay fire at Waddington farm. Tlie blaze, in a dutch barn at Sander­ son’s Farm, destroyed about two tons of hay.


CLITHEROE Fire Brigade attended a small rubbish fire in a garage in Warwick Drive. Two appliances were sent but the owner had managed to put out the fire.


in concept, i t consists basi­ cally of a barn with a false floor, and an electric fan blows cold, di'.ving air through the stacked bales.


The system is very simple


Little Benny is never very far from mum


give advice included Mr Ron Howell, also a NORWEB agricultural representative, and Mr Alan Rutherford, Air Bill Parkin and Mr Bill


Other officials on hand to McKenna,


ture's a g r ic u l tu r a l adviOTi'y service department. A slide show on the subject was given.


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WATERLOGGED footpaths proved a hazard for Clitheroe ramblers when they set off from Wadding­ ton for their walk.


they took to the fields and found that the path near the old vicarage had to be negotiated with extreme care. Crossing King Henry’s Grove, they took the path in front of Coulthurst Hall, and again had difficulty as one member sank deep in the mud and only managed to extricate herself witli much difficulty. By way of Clough Bottom and Saddle Bridge, members reached Bashall Brook and then made their way home via Bashall Hall and Edisford. Leader of the walk was


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THE NUAIBER of crimes detected in the West York­ shire Constabulary area during the first four months of 1973 rose to 61 per cent, compared with 52 per cent during the same period of 1972. The overall number re- corded in the first four months of the year showed a drop of 9.4 per cent com­ pared with 1972 figures.


Correction


DEPUTY headmaster of Edisford CP School, CJith- eroe, Mr R. Leslie Gamer, is shortly to become headmas­ ter of Water CP School, Rawtenstall, and not deputy head, as we stated last week.


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who was there at his own event. “ The festival will be a wonderful experience, and we hope that many young people, whether connected with a church or not, will attend,” he said. Tlie festival will begin at


Whalley exhibits have appeal


MEMBERS of the Clitheroe Artisl.s’ Socioiy


New Library to stage a Sprin 29 pictures in a variety of medium.s. Particularly eye-catching is the animal head on


s c r a p e r - boa r d bv S- ■Williams, t a n t a l i s i n g l y labelled “not for sale”; a distinction also applied to the same artist's 'Loch Alaree’ in oils. W. H. Bottomley offers a


variety of collage in num­ erous materials but, perhaps of greatest interest to the Ribble Valley visitor with little knowledge of metliod and technique.s, are tlie


several local scenes in oils and water colour. I. Tattersall has chosen an


2 p.m. and finish about 9 p.m. Tickets, price 40p. ai'c available from Mrs Lilian Riddings, 1 Claremont Drive. Clitheroe, and admission at the gate -will be 50p.


original sub.iect in ihc AVhalley-Clitheroe b.v-pass at Chatburn. that awe-in’spiring quarter of a mile tliat prompted one enthusiastic country lover to remark, “All'll tell thee. lad. it's as good as t'Cheddar Go:'ge", but attracting most, com­ ment when this reporter was present was “The Ribble


at West Wilcock. people see


takp- advantage of the facilities available at. tiie \Vhan„


'i'liallej sonii;


ne wum:! be pleased t, haiV'u'.g m ii,cir home


;i •nOl'k man:


Equally auvar waiei' colour


Castle, .uaintod lrcn?Lo'«’ p t c - a n auric Irm.-,]


have neglected in Uie pas;. This is an i:uevesting ev.


hioition, perh.'.ps over con.


ventionnl in and i! would


attraction for the modern, isi.


same aspects, have liit'7


cnii.'.;.?. 7 ncfc ,»im ..cmain! a sizeable ptiblic Uun N-cs a picture to lack like .'],j •scene it depici.s nnet ti,j,j


But VC ai'C „il nice,


is no hoich-iiou-'n of p.syclic- dclic colour masqiicratiitf. its an in thi.s exhibition’ Tlie.-:o pictures can be imdcri stood and apijrcciated bv G\Gvy \icuci, tiiGrc rtg m a n y cie.-icrvinL’ careful siucly and .some which merit ihc \vanne.$i npprobiuion.


J. F, »y J. i IS ope\ , dream came true for Grit


■ nths of hard work came to I C t h the opening of the villa|


i sports ground. f I conn Richard Kina-


. rperfo?med°by Bovvland tf.is P®f.-uncil’.s vice-chaii-


/Mveninn- ceremony of Slaidbiirn.


U fimd-raismg activities hi creating the gi'omid.


^'pald tribute to the put in by local people


1 „e \vas especially im- ,


t o v o d and how splendidly I Ji,ev had responded.


P 't 'e r generation had r r a ’encouraged to become


I "’ . ’ hplned to provide it


he commented. SOUND


, Bowland Rural CpiinciL he said, had realised thio iltc scheme was sound and oractieal. and ample provi- U had been made .or uLontinuing mamtenance,


I scheme financially. 1 The achievement.


"TliGSC factors largGi> in- fliienced the council in their & to .support the


1 authorities to a 11 e m p c similar schemes. But, he


added, could be an example to other villages and higher


[ never consider the playing I (eld was complete in it.sclf. "Tnere will he a continuing need to think aliead of other additions and ideas that could be attempted."


Mrned. villagers should


I Declai'ing the ground [ open, he expressed the wish


ire


i liioi that it belong.s to youngsters, that they


"'This has created a


I .as a result, they will “ n'«T it. reducing the dtnaeiw from vandalism,-


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