• rClitheroe 'Advertiser and Times, July 19th, 1973 RYLOA


LANCASHIRE SHOW


Incorporating the Poultry Fair


SHOW GROUND RIBBY HALL


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Half way Preston— Blackpool on A583


TUESDAY,


WEDNESDAY THURSDAY,’


JULY 31st,


AUGUST 1st and 2nd *


Band of the King* Own Border Regt.


] Free Fall Parachute Display 1


Show lumping each day DOC SHOW


Hungarian Equestrian Displays


“ Sporting Times” Victorian Pageant


Large Livestock Section ADMISSION PRICES:


First D a y ............£1.30 Second Day . . £l.0Q Third Day . . . . 80p


| Children under 14 (any day) | 30p. Car Parking 30p 1


; Advanced tickets obtainable# i from any Branch of Radio \ Rentals.


by the Red Devils y (Parachute Regt.)


RIBBLESDALE S c h o o l


pupils setting off for a 10- day visit to Germany had to dip deep into their pockets to find extra money


for the trip. The present currency


situation was the cause, in­ creasing the cost of the (holiday in Upjper Bavaria


by 25 per cent. Organiser of the trip Mr


David Bowker explained: ” We all had to find more money. A lot of the child-


ren did paper rounds and other jobs to • pay for the trip, so that another £5 could have been the last straw.”


ing that, at any rate, the weather abroad could only be an improvement.


the left on the second row) is pictured with members of the party before departure.


Shorthand examination


TWO pupils at Ribblesdale County Secondary School and Adult Centre were suc­ cessful in recent shorthand examinations of the Pitman Institute. Vanessa Margaret Eccles


■ HAVE A GREAT DAY OUT! E^rhanK Zebras. Giraffes


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Sec the baby Rhino bora at Blackpool Zoo


Free Flight Bird Hall


Childrens *oo. Miniature Railway Cat Pd'h Restaurant. Snack Ban


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A QUIET dinner party with their four married daughters and families, is how Mr and Mrs Ralph Veevers plan to celebrate their golden wedding.


The anniversary of their


wedding in Westmorland on July 18th, 1923, w’as spent at home yesterday opening cards and gifts, and on Saturday they are off to the Parkers Arms, Newton, for


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recently returned from a two-week holiday with their daughter in Scotland. Bom in Westmorland, Mrs


live in Northumberland after her marriage, and then, for a time, at Durham. She and her husband moved to their present home, 11


Clara Ellen. Veevers, who is a young-looking 70, went to


Mary Kahn, will be coming from her home at Fareham. near Portsmouth, and will be joined by her sisters— Mrs Nancy Charnley, of Penwortham; Mrs Elsie Fenton, of Clitheroe, and Mrs Olive Whiteford, of Scotland — and their hus­ bands. Mr and Mrs Veevers have


dinner. Their eldest daughter, Mrs


Pendle Road, Clitheroe, in 1930. Mr Veevers, who is an


active and lively 73, was bom in Clitheroe. At the end of the first world war he was a ship's wireless opera­ tor, and later joined his two brothers in the building trade. During the last war he


XSZ>*\ DINNER DANCES, Wed­


CMteon’s. Whalley, Miss Cynthia Rutherford, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs A. E. Rutherford, Green Park. Whalley. was married si Whalley Parish Church on Saturday to Mr Arthur Brian Hunt, eldest son of M


Tennyson Street, Sutton Manor. St Helens. The bridegroom is a mechanic. Given away by her lather,


r and Mrs A. Hunt,


tbe bride, was attired in a rrovn of white Tricel crepe t'.'.h a high neck edged "e:h guipure lace and full P’eated chiffon sleeves, the tk:it having a pleated centre panel of chiffon. From the waist there was


cl while bridal gladioli and gold rose,;. In attendance were the t-idc's rimers, Mrs J. Penny


bad a long veil and a. head- c*tw r,\ petals and seed f'arls. Fim carried a bouquet


5 lone train edged with Tenure 1 ,■ cr_ The bride also


Manaperc.-s at Maureen and Miss Dawn


Fay Rutherford. All wore Victorian-style navy blue Tricel crepe dresses with white yoke inset and full white sleeves from the elbow. They had wide brimmed hats and Victorian posies of yellow and white flowers. Best man was Mr Jack


and Miss


Grace, groomsman Mr Geoffrey Rutherford and ushers Mr Neil and Mr Brian Rutherford. The ceremony was con­


ducted by tile Rev. R. A. Harpur, with Mr A. Tattersall at the organ. The reception was held at


the post of manageress of a ladies’ fashion shop at St Helens. 'flic couple will live in


the Spread Eagle Hotel, Barrow, and the honeymoon is being spent louring in Scotland. Airs Hunt is to take up


Hamilton Road, Garswood, near Wigan.


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VISIT TO HOME


TWENTY-FIVE members or Clitlieroe Evening Towns­ women’s Guild social studies group went by coach to the Leonard Cheshire Home, Oaklands at Ganstang.


at the home meeting resi­ dents, and members who are


also in the Clitheroe Support Group, renewed former


party stopped at the Derby Arms, Thornely, for chicken and chips.


Before returning home the They spent about an hour


friendships Irom previous visits.


organisation takes over


A NEW organisation tourism in the area.


Pennine Tourist producers’ Group, it replaces the work­ ing party of the Ribble Valley Tourist Association, which has been disbanded, following failure to create a body representative of all tourist interests in the area.


Known as the Ribble-


der the auspicies of the Pro­ ducers’ Section of the North


The new group, comes un­


ing party's final meeting at Whalley Abbey.


Board, automatically qualify to be members of the Pro­ ducers’ Group.


Members of the Tourist Officials are: chairman.


West Tourist Board and was formed at


the work­


has been formed to foster the’Rev. George Gaze, who


. is Rector of Slaidburn; secretary, Mr Peter Hey, landlord of the Hark to Bounty Hotel, Slaidbum; treasurer, Mr Victor Gaunt, of the Blackburn Chamber of Trade. Chairman of the Pro­


ducers' Section of the North West Tourist Board, Mr Tony Perry, of the Bayley Arms, Hurst Green, will serve on the committee. The new group is making


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passed at 80 and 90 words per minute, and Ailsa Smith at 90 w.p.m.


left behind. They left Clitheroe on Monday know­


pupils and accompanying members of staff had to be


Mr Bowden (fifth from I,vis ^ I m 0 ;m


forced indoors by the weather this year, trophies were still awarded—for Highway Code knowledge and a cycle inspection.


ALTHOUGH Clitlieroe’s bi­ annual cycle rally was


Stirzaker. PW Bolton, the Major, and PC Benson. Front: Nigel, Ian, Anne, Michael, Duncan and Robert.


(lie junior and senior secti0n winners by the Mayor of Clitheroe, Coun. Richard Turner, at a ceremony in the Mayor's parlour. Also present were Mr David Stir- zaker. Area Road Safety Officer, and PC Ron Benson and PW Ann Bolton, of the police accident prevention department, Accrington.


Anne Day (15), of Mitton Road, Whalley, and junior Ian Saul (9). of Garnett Road, Clitheroe. These two will now represent the borough at the Lancashire cycle rally finals at Fleet- wood in September.


Senior section winner was


Thomas (12). of Millthorne Avenue, and juniors Michael


Robert Mayoh (14), of St Paul’s Close, and Duncan


' stantial full colour, nation­ wide advertising scheme, in


plans for up to two years ahead. One of the first objectives will be to finance a sub-


make sure that the Ribble Valley is adequately repre­ sented m the Government’s £150,00 European advertising scheme for Northern Eng­ land,


to take part in a Trans- European tour, using a coach specially kitted out to direct attention to the North West. The coach would tour Ger­ many, Holland, France and Belgium. A section of the


The group is also hoping


coach would be devoted to the Ribble Valley. Mr Perry, who was chair­


Tourist Association working party, expressed the hope that local authorities would be identified with the new group. As its name implied, it would be serving urban areas, as well as the Ribble Valley.


KEPT A CHIP SHOP


THE death occurred Saturday of Ciitheroe-bom Mrs Margaret Alice Gastall, who had been a patient at Clithcroe Hospital for the past four years. Aged 75 years, Mrs Gastall


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formerly lived at Castle View, and during the war she and her sister-in-law, Mrs Scott, ran a chip shop for some years in Waterloo. Mrs Gastall was a keen supporter of the Ribblesdale Wanderers Cricket Club, for whom her brother, Mr Harry Scott, played. A widow for some time,


tening to “ good ” music, and they both like to potter in the garden, or drive round the countryside and visit their relatives and friends.


joined the Clitheroe Terri­ torials and saw service in France. After the fall of France he was sent to Crete, where he was taken prisoner. For about five years Mrs Veevers was left to bring up her young family single-handed. After the war Mr Veevers returned to the building trade, and even now is only semi-retired. He likes reading and lis­


N, Jones, and a nephew, Mr Jack Scott. The funeral was , at


Clitheroe C eme t e r y on Tuesday.


DEGREE IN ELECTRONICS


A WADDINGTON man, Mr Richard Belson, of Pinder Close, has graduated from Birmingham University with a B.Sc. degree In electronic and electrical engineering.


Mrs Gastall's husband was a diecaster at an Accrington printing works. She leaves a sister, Mrs


man of the Ribble Valley 1 * "tSi* f* ‘


co-operation with Govern­ ment agencies. Another aim will be to


children the certificate and trophy replica received by him in recognition of the Clitheroe area's nomination for tile Shellmex and BP trophy. This is awarded to the area, which makes the most progress in road safely work for children. Pictured at the presenta­


Mr Stirzaker showed the


tion in the Mayor's parlour arc: Back (from left): Mr


Senior runners-up were


Jones (9), of Moorland Crescent, and Nigel Cooper (9), of Lancaster Drive, all of Clitheroe.


Shields were presented to


A power failure at Chipping


FREAK win conditions in Chipping during the early hours of Monday caused some low voltage overhead power cables to touch and two were eventually brought down into a field.


village had to be cut off for about four hours while work­ men repaired the damageL


cribed the spectacle of the touching cables as being


like, “the big, blue Slashes of artillery fire—and looking every bit as frightening.”


However, a Norweb spokes­


man explained that this sort of thing was very rare in Chipping. Due to the freak east wind, which »'as Rusting very strongly, the overhead conductors were clashing. The flashes were the electricity arching as the conductors touched.


the ones running down Club Lane to Brick House res­ taurant.


The affected cables were


Tlie result was that eight Norweb customers in the


A Chipping resident des­ ' . l ; \ v ■ ' 9 K s,v# ^ ■ A-V .......' W t FOR TRIAL


APPEARING at Clitheroa magistrates’ court accused, of making two coins resembl­ ing 50p pieces, Joseph Barnowski (19), of Carlton Place, Clitheroe, was com­ mitted for trial at Lancaster Crown Court. Bamowski, who was al­


lowed bail, was represented by Mr J. L. Lumley. Mr W. D. Greenwood appeared for the prosecution.


A true son


of Waddington dies at 92


THE oldest resident of Waddington born In the village, Mr Robert Speakman Southworth, died on Tuesday at the age of 92.


in sport, joining Wadding­ ton Cricket Club at the age of 10. and playing until he was 55. During his 80 years of membership lie held every office in the club, including those of president and trustee.


PAPER BOV


■Mr Southworth was still president and a trustee of Waddington Social and Bowling Club. He had also been vice-president of the village football club.


At the time of his death.


Southworth served his apprenticeship with Messrs A. Veevers and Sons, in Clitheroe, walking from


A builder by trade, Mr


Waddington to begin work at 6 a.m. He later became principal partner in the firm of Silvenvood and Southworth. Waddington builders and joiners.


Waddington and West Bradford School, Mr South- worth walked to Clitheroe to deliver papers for the Advertiser and Times before morning school.


As a boy attending


War he served with the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force as an air­ craft instructor, making his first flight in 1916.


ories was of seeing the first motor car in the village, driven by Dr Musson, of Clitheroe.


long record of service on Waddington Parish Council, holding the office of chair­ man for 21 years. He was also a life member of the Waddington branch of the Royal British Legion, and treasurer of the Ancient


Mr Southworth achieved a


worth, a great church worker all his life, will take place on Saturday at Wad­ dington Methodist Church, of which he was a trustee. It will be followed by inter­


ment in St Helen’s Church­ yard.


AN old boy of Clitheroc Royal Grammar School, Mr John H. Taylor, was married at the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, County Down, to Miss Anne Colette Curran.


only son of Mr and Mrs J. II. Taylor (past captain and president of Clitheroe Golf Club), of Waddington Road, Clitheroe. He recently graduated in Aeronautical Engineering at The Queen’s University, Belfast. The bride is the twin


The bridegroom is the


CLITHEROE MAN’S WEDDING IN


daughter of Mr and Mrs P. A. Curran, of Avondale, Central Promenade, New­ castle, County Down. She is a radiographer at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast. The bride, who was given


IRELAND away by her father, wore a white classical gown of French moss crepe, trimmed with lattice work and featuring flowing sleeves, with a dipped train. On her hair she wore a lattice band, with a veil. She carried a small sheath of white orchids and gladioli buds and carnations.


Bridesmaids were Mtss


Marie Curran, her twin sis­ ter, Miss Catherine Curran, her sister, and-Miss Deryn


classical - style • turquoise dresses of French moss crepe, with matching sashes in velvet. They carried Vic­


E. Taylor, the bridegroom’s cousin. They wore long-sleeved


Bell, groomsman Mr Michael Curran, the bride’s brother, and Mr David Hay, and usher Mr Philip Mair. After a reception at The


left for a honeymoon in the South of Spain.


Culloden Hotel, Holywood, County Down, • the couple


torian posies of white gladioli buds and carna­ tions entwined with tur­ quoise velvet ribbon. Best man was Mr Harry


Whalley woman


dies (78)


Mrs Elizabeth Bartlett, of 3 Wiswell Shay Cottages,


who lives in the South of England.


Whalley, died on Saturday, aged 78 years. Mrs Bartlett, who was a member of Whalley Parish Church Mothers’ Union and the Senior Citizens’ Club, leaves a husband, Charles Edward,’ and a son, Eric,


The funeral service is at Whalley Parish Church to-’ morrow, followed by crema-. tion at Accrington.


Southworth passed his time fairly quietly. reading Westerns, watching sport on television, and enjoying his pipe. He is survived by .a niece, Mrs Mary Atkinson, who lives in St Mary’s Street, Clitheroe. The funeral of Mr South-


Order of Foresters’ Friendly Society. In recent years, Mr


One of his earliest mem­ During the First World


Waddow View, ’ had lived in the village all his life, apart from the war years, and took an active interest in a wide variety of the community’s social activi­ ties. He was keenly interested


Mr S o u t hwo r t h , of ---------a B B But luckily none, of the 47 i f t i t jse® o' ?-Vs


Plant a tree in 73 but where? asks.


9 0 * Waddington WI


A LACK of suitable sites in Waddington has tem­ porarily thwarted plans of the village Women’s Institute to join in the Plant a Tree in ’73 campaign.


plained, was made to Wa’d- dington Parish Council. ” They told us that the site we had chosen near the village centre was not very


The organisation has had turned down two separate oilers to donate two orna­ mental trees. And this week WI Press secretary Mrs Clare Winning com­ mented: “ It looks as if it is not quite as easy to plant a tree in ’73 after all.” Offer number one, she ex­


the form of a letter to Bow- land Rural Council, but members were disappointed to receive a reply saying


suitable — which was a reasonable enough decision.” Offer number two was in


said no. There was a feeling of great disappoints ment among tire WI mem­ bers.’’


Council Mr L. D. Telford told our reporter that the council had instructed him to write to the WI thanking it for the offer, but express­ ing the opinion that the


Clerk to Bowland Rural SAFE CYCLISTS RECEIVE AWARDS


that the council had ’de­ clined its offer of two trees to be planted in front of flats in Queensway. Said Mrs Winning: “ They


green would be better left as an open space.


open area was thought to be much better than trees,” he said. ” It is easier from the maintenance’ point ct view for one thing.”


“ We explained that an


the council had already turned down similar plans put forward by another organisation to plant trees on open ground in Church Close.


Mr Telford added that


plant trees, but not in every available space. If the WI come up with another idea we will be prepared to con­ sider it. If Urey want to come back to us. then our surveyor could have a Took around for suitable sites.”


“ It is a good idea to


that the WI would decide what further action to taka at the next committee meeting in August. “We are still anxious to give a tree,” she said. But. in the meantime.


Mrs Winning explained


Waddingtcn WI has some consolation in that it has been given permission to plant two silver birches in the grounds of St Helen’s Parish Church. Said Mrs Winning: “The


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trees will be planted prob­ ably in October after the holiday season."


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