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all her many friends fo- the kind expression 7,


CUNLIFFE. — Mrs N. Tavlorl wishes to thank all re/l fives and friends for the! kind expressions 0.i sympathy and flora] tribute I received in her bereave 1 ment: also the member* I of Chatbum Meiffi | Church, the Rev. Goodhal i and the Re.v. N. D. Waltoil for their kindness — 2381 Seaview Road. Wallasev 3


N. Maddock for the&l kind ministrations.


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lilNDLE. — Mr L. Birtle and! t Mrs Phillis Rule desire tol


and neighbours for the kind* expressions of sympathrj and floral tributes received* during their time oil sorrow: also the doctors! and staff of Queen's Parti Hospital for their kind! attention, and the Rev. N.J D. Walton for his minisira-i lions. — Lower West Clough! Farm. West Bradford.


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st her father's restaurant at Chipping, customers are amazed to hear her “belt out” pop musical numbers in perfect rhythm with the duo.


a:o that Mr George Moore, regular drummer with the .lowland Ford Duo, who play ior dinner-dances at the Brick House Restaurant, Chipping, allowed Elizabeth to play during rehearsals. One night she sat at the trams and in her way just •playing around.’ She hap­ pened to ad-lib a certain phrase which Mr Moore tsked her to repeat.


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bom drummer. Since then a 20 minute get-together every time the duo play, has brought Elizabeth to her present high standard.


She is now at the stage where she will have to take


lessons if the hidden talents are to be furthered. If Elizabeth does wish to


learn seriously, she will have to get down to studying the basic rudiments of dram­ ming, advises Mr Moore. " She has such a great


All of which goes over the head of the curly haired


natural rhythm and co­ ordination of movement, she could become profes­ sional.”


Mr and Mrs Joseph Gornall, Elizabeth has two older sisters, Judith aged 12 years and 15-years-old Catherine. Neither are interested In drumming, but Catherine plays the guitar for her own pleasure.


a great Donny Osmond fan, Elizabeth says she enjoys playing the drums and would like to learn properly. She gained some knowledge of reading music when she began to play the recorder at St Mary’s Primary School, which is a help to her. The youngest daughter ot


ter’s success, Elizabeth's father has already asked Mr Moore to look out for a suit­ able set of drams. Perhaps it won't be very


long before Elizabeth joins the fast-increasing set of young entertainers.


drums. Elizabeth’s other great love is horse riding. Pleased with his daugh­


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EVERYTHING is pointing towards a bumper torchlight procession in September—


are expected in the proces­ sion. along with four bands and three groups of Morris dancers.


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already been booked and the Torchlight Committee is awaiting confirmation from Preston Silver Band.


be chosen from the senior troops appearing at the Castle Fete, on the after­ noon of the torchlight procession.


The Morris dancers will


Prizes for float entries will be mainly the same as the


last procession in 1970— but there could be higher cash prizes for individual entries this time. Other prizes will be given for the most original, most humor­ ous and most attractive floats.


been given the task of judging the floats are the Mayor of Rawtenstall, Aid. Joseph Conway and his


The three men who have CLITHEROE and district holidaymakers setting off for the Continent


Heading for the sunshine


at the weekend should find that the worst of the recent currency crisis has now blown over.


Harry Tee told the Adver­ tiser and Times: “ Generally speaking, local people will be lucky—they will not he badly hit because rates of exchange are more stable now than they were a fort­ night ago.” Mr Tee. manager of


Clitheroe travel agent Mr


Althams Travel Services, King Street, explained that 'difficulties may be encoun­ tered in France and West Germany.


Greece


is still Spain—with Majorca the place many are heading for. Second favourite is Italy. Mr Tee said that in both these countries the e x c h a n g e of travellers' cheques and £ notes should now present few difficulties. "Tlie accent is as usual


likely to suffer when the pound slumps. But this year neither France nor Germany have been popular choices with local people,” he said. Top of the popularity poll


Motorists in France are


to deal with the expected influx of swimmers. The pool's opening hours


Mr Barry Hall: “The Ribblesdale Pool will be open as normal during the holiday fortnight.” Extra staffing has been arranged


Trade president Mr Chris Leeming: ” By tradition, the chamber never issues directive over the Wakes Weeks. It is entirely up to the individual.


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on sunshine holidays, which is not surprising considering the climate we live in,” com­ mented Mr Tee. But, he added, Spain's


present is that Greece has pegged its currency to the £, making it an excellent holiday proposition from the financial point of view.


Swimming


rency difficulties may force operators of package tours to other countries to impose a surcharge of about five per cent. Local travel agents report


But, Mr Tee warned, cur­


Edisford recreation centre is now in full swing.


a boom in holidays in Britain, too—with the South Coast more popular than ever. Other favourites are Scotland and the Isle of Man. Staying at home? The


days as the favourite des­ tination may be numbered. " Greece is the up and coming holiday spot now." A major advantage at


most people will close for the first week — but some shopkeepers have had their holidays and will stay open the whole time," lie ex­ plained.


“ Apart from food shops,


pers to do as much shoppine by this weekend in order to steer clear of difficulties.


holidaymakers from Mr Leeming. Don’t buy your gifts while you are avay- get them in Clitheroe! "This saves wasting time w'hile you are on holiday and carrying the presents baok home,” he explained.


■And a practical hint for


having a far from relaxing holiday, with energetic outings planned to a variety of places. Rydal Hall, near Amble-


side, is the destination of • Continued on page 9.


not suitable, or defective, can be exchanged, which you could not do if you had bought it miles away from home,” he added. Local Scouts are, as usual,


“ Also a present that Is Mr Leeming advised shop­ Tribute


to Town Clerk


Cowdall by the Mayor Coun. Richard Turner, at Tuesday's town council meeting.


TRIBUTE was paid to Clith- eroes Town Clerk,, Mr John


are very sorry to lose our town clerk. I am sure every member of this council has become richer from Mr Cow- dall’s experience of local government, and I would like to wish him sucess in his new appointment.”


chief executive officer of the new West Lancashire Dis­ trict Council in October. said Coun. Turner: "We


Mr Cowdall is to become


could prove a problem during the holiday fort­ night. Many shops are closing during the first week —but the decision as to the opening and closing lies with the individual shop­ keeper. Explained Chamber of


will be 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the week and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at weekends. The pitch and putt course will also be open as usual. Shopping in Clitheroe


Said head pool attendant Tubby


is back home


reading in the Advertiser and Times of his dis­ appearance, a neighbour of Mr and Mrs Bill Barker, in Liltlemoor


again, safe and sound. Less than an hour after


Road, recognised Tubby and returned the truant.


three and a half days, Tubby appears none the worse for wear, though he has temporarily lost his appetite.


will lie taking no more lunchtime strolls up Litllemoor Road. Mrs Barker has seen to that. “M.v husband has mended the hole in the gate where lie used to get out,” she said.


But Tubby the tortoise Although missing for Tubby Barker is home


CHRISTOPHER hattds over his takings to the Senior Nursing Officer of Clitheroe Hospital, Miss Vera Johnson.


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Cub Christopher passes a test


NINE-YEAR-OLD Clitheroe Cub, Christopher Jones, trying hard to win liis special Golden Arrow badge, organised his own jumble sale as one of the qualifying tests.


the 1st Pendle Trinity Tigers pack lias already won his Bronze Arrow badge and has about four tests to per­ form to obtain his silver.


Christopher, a member of


get ahead and lie decided to start tackling some of the golden arrow tests.


But Christopher likes to


things and eventually de­ cided upon a jumble sale. AH money raised from this sale has to be given charity and Christopher, of Pimlico Road, chose Clilh- croe Hospital. After collecting jumble


He had a choice of various


brothers John and Alan Taylor and nine-year-old Stewart Pickles, who manned the stall for a short time, Christopher braved the bad weather and at the end of the afternoon was left with an empty stall and £4.40 for the hospital. Christopher, a pupil


Pendle Junior School, has


PUPILS of Ribblesdale Secondary School are helping Clitheroe Cham­ ber of Trade to celebrate its golden jubilee this year—by painting all the scenery for the chamber’s float in the Torchlight procession in September.


School helps to paint past «


three tableaux, painted by 13 fourth, fifth and sixth- year pupils, showing the three main eras of the Chamber.


The float will consist of


a chemist’s shop, painted entirely by sixth-former Joanne Nedeljkovic. The idea for the chemists, was taken from a shop display in York museum. For the war years, the


The 1920s are depicted by


quite a few more tests to perform for his gold badge.


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doing the tableaux was put to the headmaster, Mr Denis Mortimer, by Cham-


one that proved hardest to do, is of a present-day super­ market. Design for the store was thought up by another of the school’s art teachers, Mr Terry Parker. The paintings, on a canvas back-cloth with a wood frame, took three weeks to complete. Many of the pupils did extra work on file paintings, in their lunch hours and in other spare time. The idea of t,he pupils


pupils, with some help from their art teacher, Mr Noel Hodgson, chose a butcher's shop where they could show the effects of rationing. The layout of the front of the shop was taken from that of a newsagents in Sabden. The final tableau, and the


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ber of Trade secretary,- Mr William Cooper. The Chamber provided all


will be floodlit and the final touches added by having people dressed in the cos­ tumes of the different eras. ] Seen in our picture, put­


dard achieved. On the float, the scenery


ting the finishing touches 1


to their masterpieces are from the left, Anthony Cooper, Richard Astin, Georgina Clarke, Alan Mars- den, Joyce Isherwood, Susan Nutter, Kathleen Birkett and Joanna Nedeljkovic. On


with the art work but who are not on the photograph, are Christine Alston, Carl Rung and Jacqui slater.


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friend, Mr Jim Davidson, patron of the living ot Clitheroe Parish Church.


for volunteers to collect donations during the torch­ light procession towards tile cost of the festivities.


There is an urgent need


help towards such things as the fireworks display after the procession. Fireworks


The money collected will


alone will cost £300 this year.


people willing to ■ help with the collecting woukrbe most welcome.


Any organisations or


tact either Borough Trea­ surer Mr Ronald Pickup at at his Church Street office, or the Mayor, Coun. Richard Turner, at his shop in. Castle Street.


They are asked to con­


Sub-aqua Club on trial


A CLITHEROE branch of tile British Sub-aqua Club is likely to be formed, based at the Ribblesdale Pool." Men behind the idea are


Mr Frank Thompson, of Queensway, Waddington, and Mr Harry Garland, of Bamber Bridge.


talks with representatives of the Corporation’s Recrea­ tion and Civic Amenities C o m m i t t e e . He was accompanied by Mr Philip Cusack, of Clitheroe. As a result, approval was


mMr Thompson, holder of any sub-aqua awards, had


given in principle to the formation of a ‘ sub-aqua club at the pool, subject to a trial period of a* month to test the strength of local interest.


in August and if the interest is there the club will go ahead on a permanent basis. Instructions will be given at the Ribblesdale Pool between 9 and 10 p.m. on Monday nights. The club is open to anyone over 16 though it is hoped that most will be 175 upwards.


Progress will be reviewed


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and a shortage of collectors, a flag sale on Friday and Saturday raised £157 for the St John Ambulance Brigade. The money will be used for general voluntary work in the town.


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