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J.aUes to mark their |emcnts.


■The evenl featured a ■".' of cabaret acts. ar.d ■ling buflet was served. |vo: Mrs Liddle hands ■lie cheque.


fhc social even.


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WADDINGTON Social Club was the meeting place for employees of Victoria Mill, Cliatburn, for their Christ­


mas supper dance About 85 workers attended


the dance. This was the second successive year that tlie mill’s social committee had organised a Christmas event, and once again it was a great success. Supper was served, and there was danc­ ing to discotheque music, with spot prizes. A raffle was also held.


Worked at exchange


panto


IOI1D Ladies' Club group entertained


I ’rs at the Christmas with a pantomime.


Irclla," written by Mrs I kos


Jnciion of tlie. panto, (contained many refer- ••> local topics, took


|a. as well as the Earl pun toss of Pondlc and , on. the Honourable an Advertiser and reporter. Pendl c and Nellie Knock,


|sy neighbour.


Eton 'Mrs Grabley). |T a i t ''Buttons', Janet (Cinderella). Betty I (Nellie Knock), Lois


part were Penny Pansy i, Joan J udy


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I Baron Hardtip', Edna |.l < Advertiser and


_ Sharpies. Frances |tnd Ann Nicol-Smith second and third witches'.


l.oeer). Pauline Gower P e n d lc witch',


vs ‘Earl of Pendlc'. Jones (Countess of I. Ann Gilroy (the


report er1, Mol ly


Scholars sing for patients at hospital


- pianist was Mrs l.Vood. Festive refresh- 1 were served during


_ and her committee, |r s R. Lancaster and Daves- sang Christ-


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Isongs ’ and played making it a very


lile evening libiic performance of Iito will be given on


|v loth at 7-30 p.m. m ll's parish hall.


A SELECTED party of 15 pupils from Bowland County Secondary School took guitars, recorders, melodicas, a piano accordion, trumpet and cornets with them when they entertained patients at Calderstones 73


governors, Coun. Ronnie Williamson, and headmaster Mr E. Harris. The conductor was music teacher Mrs B. Winnard, who trained the pupils, aged between 12 and 15.


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CHILDREN* of St James's School, Clitheroe, played re­ corders of all shapes and sizes at the annual carol ser- v>ce in St James’s Church. * he young musicians, who


31. Jones. The school’s infant depart­


were accompanying the school choir played on as­


sortment of bass, descant, treble and tenor recorders.


The music and singing was under the direction of Mrs


ment, under the leadership of 3Iiss A. Bowker, sang their own carol—God’s angel


came to 3Iary. The service was taken by the Rector of St James’s, the


Rev. K. Broadhurst. Lessons were read by


pupils from each class. They • were David Harrison, Anne 3Iitchell, Beverley Fullerton, Ian Fielding, Glen Fullerton, Carol Tyler and Gary Oddie. Prayers were taken by


deputy head master 3Ir Barrett. Organist was Infant


school teacher 3Irs June Brewer. Proceeds from the collec­


tion are to be shared be­ tween an association for the blind and seamen’s missions. The readers and musicians


arc pictured around tho school's nativity tableau in the school hall.


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presented a varied pro­ gramme of Christmas music, ranging from traditional


For half an hour they


carols such as “ Hark the Herald Angels ” to the popular " When I get to heaven.’’ There were also s e a s o n a l numbers like "Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer ” and a trumpet solo on the theme tune of Dad’s Army.


an introduction for the Nativity play presented m decorative costume by the children of Calderstones School.


The entertainment formed


the hospital. Miss Adrienne Eastwood said that the efforts of Bowland pupils were greatly appreciated, especially as very few young people visited Calderstones at Christmas time.


the music, clapping and singing," she said, “ and


“ The patients joined in


afterwards they were all asking when the pupils would be coming back to pi. y for them again.”


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year, Bowland Count y Secondary School had to give two carol services. Explained the headmaster: "The school has grown to much in size that we needed to hold two separate services to get all the parents in.”


For the first time this


ful at Christmas of blind people, who are unable to enjoy all the lights and colours of the festive season, and every year they have a collection. This year it


raised over £16. u


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FORMER members of the staff of Barclays Bank, Clitheroe, now working in Ulverston, Bury, Nelson, Burnley and Accrington, had a reunion with their colleagues at the branch’s annual Christmas social. Held at the Parker’s Arms, Newton, on Friday evening, it was attended by about 50 staff, relatives and friends. "Dancing to Disco II followed a five-course dinner' with wine.


delayed by three months to February next year.


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DIFFICULTIES in obtaining steel supplies are slowing up Clitheroe Rural Council’s £48,000 sewerage scheme at Chipping. As a result, the council has agreed to the completion


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longer a “ pie in the sky ” joke, nor something that may happen in the years ahead. It has arrived in 1973 and from May 16 next year the Ribble Valley will join the great overseas tourist “ milk run ” with visits on a regular, not experimental, basis.


this Valley, customer or competitor alike, what we do—free brochures are available on application. But 1973 became the year when our “Reet Good Do,” once sneered at as a gimmick in the letter columns of this newspaper, became an event that many overseas visitors wanted to attend, and many local people wanted their overseas friends to visit.


We are happy to tell anybody in


certainly be a challenge we shall meet. On that note we wish all our friends in the district, all the voters who kindly supported our Liberal stand in the local elections, and all our loyal employees, a very prosperous and challenging New Year.


So 1974 may be tough. But it will


great tourist year ahead. 1974 won’t be easy. Energy crisis, international uncertainty, economic problems. All


1973 came in with us predicting a We no longer defend tourism. It is no


pilot tours to the valley, many of them on an experimental basis. We entertained distinguished visitors from USSR, Rumania, America, Australia and the Common Market, as well as many ordinary folk from countries as far off as Japan, South Africa and Argentina. People who had never heard of Pendle leave this area describing it as one did in a letter td us recently, as an “experience we shall long remember.” It doesn’t just bring us prosperity: it certainly does that; but our visitors have demonstrably helped the finances and income of at least one local church, another competitive inn where their warmth and hospitality is a true Northern welcome, local shops, not to mention the employment it lias brought to an increasing number of people.


and improved. We also want to see local business thrive, local people employed and our valley become prosperous in a pleasant, clean and acceptable way. Tourism offers that chance. Throughout last summer we brought


industry such as tourism. But 1973 saw us lay the ground work for long-term controlled tourist success. We want to see our valley preserved


affect an international leisure-based


Club. They were accompanied


Id he traditional Iters of the ugly sis- |h e stepmother. Cin- Buttons and Baron


in the Edisford estate ! I he Sprina Wells 1. Pendle HOI. It


A MEMBER of a well-res­ pected family in Wadding- ton, Mr Ronald Speakman, of Prospect Villas, died on


Friday, aged 57. Mr Speakman was bom


and bred in Waddlngton, where his parents built the Beechmount Cafe. Older residents in the village still remember the days at the turn of the century, when people came in waggonettes from Burnley and Accring­ ton for a day out in Waddington, and the village’s two cafes were booked solidly from Easter to September. After the death of Mr


PATIENTS at Clitheroe Hospital had quite a sur­ prise when abou t 20 Brownies from SS Michael and John's paid a visit to bring them a little Chrst- mas cheer.


practising for a fortnight with Brown Owl Mrs Nelson and assistant Miss Marie Preedy. They sang carols for the patients during visiting time


The Brownies had been


and their kind gesture was much appreciated by them.


This is the first year that


the Brownies had been to Clitheroe Hospital, for they usually take small parts in


' cert. Our picture shows the


the church’s Christmas con-


Brownies and assistant leader Miss Marie Preedy with Mrs D. Wilkinson, a patient at the hospital.


Speakman’s parents, his two sisters, Evelyn and Mary, carried on the business for a


retiring man, worked at the telephone exchange and played cricket in his spare


time. Mr Speakman, a quiet and


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Speakman was a faithful worshipper at Waddington Methodist Church, where his sister is the organist.


Like all his family, Mr


THE Sunday School party at WhaUey Me t h o d i s t Church was a specially big day for 12-year-old Mark Sutcliffe, of Mitton Road. For Mark is a keen


trumpeter and he played his first public solo during the party. The three carols he chose for his debut were “ Silent Night,’’ , “ O come


CHARITY really comes Into Its own at Christmas. The season of goodwill traditionally melts icy hearts and makes angels of ogres. Splendid though this once-


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a-year benevolence is, how­ ever, it is unimpressive com­ pared with the efforts of a set of super-charitable


Clitheronians. Most of these extraordinary people live in the WhaUey Road area. Some are scat­ tered in other parts of the town, but one common fac­ tor binds them together: they are all regulars of the Joiners Arms- Among them, “ A pint, and


they contribute with a will to tire lot. The attitude is such that every charitable act here is basically their own idea.


the change for charity,” is almost a normal order. Collections, appeals, draws


all ye faithful ” and “ Hark, the herald angels sing." And his fame spread even further later in the week­ end, when he played trumpet at the Methodist church's Sunday carol ser­ vice. The Sunday School party,


and annual event, began with games. Christmas tea


was served by the organisers Mrs Marilyn Yates and Miss Mavis Chaddock, helped by some of the parents of pupils. Special guest at the party was Father Christmas himself, who handed out gifts to the younger Sunday school members. Pictured are some of the 45 youngsters at the party.


with heart oli


alone they have raised £238 for three special projects and more besides for other appeals.


In the past 12 months


been a regular since this great Joiners community spirit began, about seven years ago.


Mr Kenneth Cragg has


team was formed and orga­ nised coach outings began. At Christmas a customer suggested that they collect for local old folk and the response was magnificent. The regulars bought food parcels and distributed them and they have done the same every Christmas since.


He recalls that a darts


bought 50 parcels but re­ cently many organisations have started delivering food at Christmas and so this time the Joiners are planning something different. The two-gailon empty whisky jar is on the bar as


Last year’s total of £75


usual, blit with the aim of providing a New Year party


heard that a Clitheroe spina bifida child needed a special


for nearby old people. Early this year, the pub


tricycle. Out came the big bottle again and within six months it was bursting with £73 — enough for two special trikes (the extra one


the generosity the customers


showed during the summer. Between July and September they contributed £90 to buy a much-needed kiss-of-life doll for the local St John Ambulance. Charity abounds at home,


too. Whenever a regular falls ill or dies, his friends at the Joiners organise a collection among themselves. Three years ago Mr Cragg was in hospital for about five months — but he was not forgotten. “They came to my bedside every week and brought me bottles or fruit,” he said. "It’s colossal what they do


here. And they’re all work' ing lads — not high class people. I tliink it’s mar­ vellous"


Join in singing


TWO members of Pendle Club, Clitheroe, watched their grandchildren in a carol sendee at the club. The members were entertained by a group of four girls from Clitheroe Grammar School and a folk group from Black­ burn. Mr Bernard Sharpies com­


went to a sufferer in Pres­ ton. tlie nearest place where another was required). Even that was nothing to


pered the programme, with 90 members of the club joining in the carols. Tea, mince pies and


Christmas cake, provided bv Mrs M. Williams JP, of Slaidbum, was served.


Family fare


IT’S family time at the Civic Hall next week, with films to please old and young alike. Film versions of two


Jack London’s “ Cali of the Wild ’’; Orson Welles is Long John Silver in Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island." C a rt o o n s and “ Treasure Island ” make up the matinee programme.


famous books provide adven­ ture and excitement from Monday to Saturday, with a special matinee on Wednes­ day. Charlton Heston stars in


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