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tlielr adult interest, have at one time or another been gladdened by the sight or sound of the sea gull. Maybe as they fol lowed in the wake of the steamer people have mar velled at the air mastery. What child, indeed, has not thrown scraps to at tract the vociferous gull? And many an adult has wasted Him in an effort to capture a seagull p e r c h e d
on t h e
sal. Whether this is due to association and happy memories of days spent at the seaside, I do not know. But what I do know is that
promenade rail. The attraction is univer
visitors to the large refuse dumps and now they are to
be seen patrolling the back streets and housing estates ever on the look out for food.
veal more than usual abili ties. They were first in adopting the method of breaking mussels by drop ping them on a hard surface from a height of 20 or 30
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this at the seaside either on the prom or on the shingle beds. This reminds me of a striking experience I had a number of years ago in Oban.
feet. You can see them doing
had on previous occasions been broken by the gulls practising their "bombing”
tactics. And there comes to mind
another instance of the her ring gull’s adaptability to change circumstances. It concerns the Isle of Iona. Here the gulls are quite com mon and frequent the jetty from which the ferryboat crosses to Fionnphort ’ on the Isle of Mull.
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We were crossing a road ad jacent to the sea, with my wife a little way ahead, wondering why I halted.
the seagull is fast becoming unpopular. Already the herring gull is
becoming a menace in town where, during the past few years, it has chosen to nest on roofs and on chimney stacks. It has, you see, changed its
a mounted lucky charm in the form of a grouse foot. . . The type of thing you will see in any seaside shop win
I opened my hand to show
dow. When I told her the thing
habits completely and now must warrant a more des criptive name than one
which suggests a bird of the sea. Ten or 20 years ago the birds spent most of the time near the sea. Now in direct contrast they spend most of the year inland. In my youth the sight of seagulls, inland was taken as a sign of bad weather, but not so now. My thoughts turned to the
gull when a friend recently approached me and asked: ‘ What are you going to do
a joke but he soon assured me they were becoming quite a nuisance in his part of the town. A couple of days later a woman after being wakened just about dawn by what she described as an un earthly sound on her roof, asked me what kind of bird could make such a disagree able noise. She was not alone as other residents had been suddenly jolted by the loud devilish squawking.
about these gulls?’ At first I thought it was
The Herring Gull Of course, it is understand
able that a herring gull, with a wing span of four feet and a gullet capable of swallow ing a good sized herring should, too. be possessed of a
Ciitheroe and in distant re gions should not be taken as a joke for during the last few years the herring gull in par- ticuar has become a town dweller and a town scaven ger.
verv loud voice. The various protests from
They have been regular RESCUES OLD
ROLLER FROM SCRAP HEAP
A MOTOR roller that once helped mend the streets of Ciitheroe is at present being given a new lease of life by a Hurst Green engineer. Lunate in that his wife,
by Barford and Perkins, about 45 years ago, lias been
Tlie 25-ton machine, marie
rescued from a slow and rustv death by Mr Denis Lakeland, of Thomlea, the
Dene, who is now’ in the midst of carrying out reno vation work.
cylinder roller was actively engaged on mending the borough's roads until 1957 Then, after a spell with a firm in Burnley, it was b o u g h t by Stonyhurst College, where it was used for rolling the golf course and car parks.
Tire petrol-driven four-
a shed for some time until, a few months ago, Mr Lake land decided it was Just the thing to refurbish. ‘‘With being stored so long, it was in a very poor state.” he explained. " I have had vir tually to dismantle it com pletely and start again from scratch.’’
It lay almost forgotten in HOURS 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., SUNDAY 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
bad condition, of course, with worn differentials. But after some time Mr Lake land managed to get it to run. “ I have, however, dis mantled it now for com plete rebuilding.”
The engine itself was in
faces is. of course, the lack of spare parts.
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worn and the only way to replace them is to find a similar part elsewhere that will do the job or make a replacement myself from raw materials," he said.
“ Many bits are badly
point of view, the roller is a very interesting piece of machinery to work on. The gears in the gearbox, for example, are as good as
" From an engineering new.” The major difficulty he
roller measures only 4ft. wide by about 8ft. 6in. long. Tts gearbox gives two for ward and two reverse speeds. Maximum speed Mr Lakeland reckons would be about 10 miles an hour.
Surprisingly small, the
paintwork, Mr Lakeland dis covered that the roller had been painted in the purple livery of the corporation— and the town's crest was still faintly visible on the water tank. But beneath the purple he found the original colours of the roller —red, with yellow details.
Scratching away the old
moth task about 10 weeks ago, and so far he has had to fashion new wooden blocks for the brakes and several new’ parts for the braking mechanism itself.
Willing
tor cap had been stolen before Mr Lakeland bought the machine. “ But I know what it looked like, so I am hoping to make a reproduc tion to preserve the original details,” he said.
helper Unfortunately, the radia
kind that Mr Lakeland lias undertaken, but he has a willing helper, his son John
This is the first job of its
(13). who himself wants to be an engineer.
Mr Lakeland is also for- Work started on the mam
Mary, and daughter Anne (15) turn a blind eye to the pieces of roller that find their way into the house! Mrs Lakeland is an infant
teacher at the school ha Hurst Green—and her hus band drives the school bus each morning and evening. Which all seems to add up to a busy life for Mr Lake land — except that is not where the story ends.
life he has constructed model planes and boats, including radio - controlled examples. And he has been working on a 3iin.-gauge model steam locomotive. " That's a winter pastime, however,” he said, “ and it's not the sort of job you can do in five minutes."
At various times in his < / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / y / / / / / / / .
Lakeland will be going on holiday this year in a cara van which he made himself,
To complete the score, Mr
with the help of a friend, Mr Sidney Armstrong, of Bilsberry Cottages, Hurst Green.
minibus that I used to drive for the schoolchildren and I used it for a Scottish holiday last year.
" We converted an old
especially proud of this because there was a lot of woodworking to be done. Although wc are not joiners, people tell us we did a good job."
I ana
had hoped to have the s t e a m roller rumbling through the streets of Clith croc once again — as an entry in the Torchlight procession.
Originally, Mr Lakeland
of work during haymaking has put me behind schedule.” he said, " and I do not yet know when tnc machine will be finished.'
" Unfortunately, pressure
Wedding guests re tu rn — 50 years later
FOUR bridesmaids and all but two of the guests at a wedding at Whalley Parish Church 50 years ago met again to celebrate the golden wedding of the bride and bridegroom Air ami Mrs William Oddie, of 41 Kirk- moor Drive, Ciitheroe.
including Mr and Mrs Oddie's son 1’cter and daughter-in-law Aim, enjoyed a champagne dinner at the Spread Eagle Hotel, Sawley. The four bridesmaids who
The party of 28 guests
had travelled to Clithcroc especially for the occasion,
were Airs Hilda Goodcrlinm, of Peterborough, Airs Alary I.owe. of Worcester, Airs Dora Palmer, of Edinburgh, end Airs Alattic Whallcy. of Ciitheroe. Throughout the day
friends and neighbours called at the Oddies’ home which was overflowing witli flowers, greetings cards and gifts.
CAN any reader tell me where Surey, nr. Wlialley is (or was)? It ha* been suggested to me that it lay on the Harwood side of the village, but I have been finable to confirm this from any available maps.
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want to know; some of you, I am sure, will be interested. In 1689 william Dugdale, of the place named, had a son who suffered from the most violent fits and, in the ig norance of the times, these were attributed to the lad being possessed of Devils. Not unnaturally, his par
Let me tell you why I
ents were greatly distressed and, near to their wits’ end,
thus journeyed to sec one, Henry Crabtree, curate of Todmorden, who had ac quired some reputation as a medico and eked out his stipend of £12 a year by the practice of that art—if his patients were prepared to pay.
came close to despair. Then, perhaps as a final throw, they went to sec the Rev. Thomas Jollie, who had established a place of Non conformist worship at Wy- mondhouses on the slopes of Pendlc and appealed to him for help.
ceived sympathetically by the clergyman who had been disnossessed of his church at Altham, and whose memory is perpetu ated today by the little church at Barrow. Jollie admitted that he
The poor parents were re
can imagine their joy and heartfelt relief.
cital of the lad’s symptoms, Henry considered the case at length and finally de clared that he could, indeed, effect a cure if the Dug- dales were prepared to pay a somewhat excessive fee. This, William and his wife
Having listened to a re
bad little medical know ledge but agreed to Help in whatever way he could. He and a colleague, John Carrington, called the con gregation together and lor 12 months prayed devoutly in an effort to exorcise the evil spirits and effect a cure. The months went by with
the anxious parents eagerly watching the lad for any Indication of improvement.
were unable to do, for they were in poor financial cir cumstances. Their distress was intensified and they
Their confidence was not misplaced, their prayers were answered and. as the year neared its close, their son was declared to be aired and completely free of the malignant influence. You
havc ended but for the in discretion of Jollic's col league, John Carrington. Elated at this triumph and having moved to Laficaster, away from Jollie’s immedi ate 'influence, he published a pamphlet which can only be described as “most im modest" and which admit tedly placed too great an emphasis on the part he, personally, had played. He criticised, perhaps too freely, the attitude of the curate of Todmorden, and tended to deride the role of the established church.
Here the matter might
churchmen were grcnlly incensed by his account and one of these, Zachary Tay lor, Curate-in-Charge at Wigan, and one of the King’s Preachers, immedi ately published a reply. This, apparently, was just
Naturally, p r o m i n e n t
made an unusual pale gold iced cake decorated with flowers.
They hail had specially
-Mr Oddie, who is extremely well known in
society. Mr Oddie is also known
Ciitheroe, where lie was born in November, 1893, is a member of the local family textiles and font merchants, and studied tex tiles before serving in the first world war.
tlie family firm, but became an assisiant administrator for almost 40 years at Calderstones. He retired 15 years ago. During the first world war
However, he did not join
reunion dinner, gt Preston, of Lord Derby's 31-st Divi sional Artillery, which now has a membership of 50. Mr Oddic is a member of
Mr Oddie served with both the Royal Field Artillery and the Royal Horse Artil lery, and celebrated his 21st birthday in France. Every year he attends the
in the entertainment world, and has a medal for 25 years’ service with flic Clith- croe Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society. He was also a member of the What ley Amatc-ur O p e r a t i c Society. At one time he was one of a team of four acrobatic tumblers who entertained locally.
Mr Oddic remembers well one holiday in Blackpool in 1911 when the railway went, on strike. He and other holiday makers set off for a long walk back to Clilh- eroe carrying their suitcases.
A keen walker all his life,
Oddie. was born in Whalley. and lived there for seven years after her marriage. Her father was Air Fred Groomc, a local garage motor engineer. She and hey sister Alary
His wife. Airs Lily Ann
Clithere Conservative Cluu. the Probus Club and (lie 369 Limestone Rock Masonic Lodge. A keen sportsman, Mr
from a local doctor that lie . had supplied medicines which may have influenced tlie cure.
issued by both sides and, finally, Jollie entered the fray. He published a paper, “A Vindication or Dngdale," and a (firmed that the lad was no impostor. This tract was declared, “the best of the series."
Further pamphlets were
phlets followed one an other in quick succession,
For some months pam
"The Lancashire Levite Re buked," "Popery, Supersti tion, Ignorance and Knavery . . , very fully proved upon the Dissenters concerned,” "Popery and Ignorance Con fessed,’’ etc., etc., etc.
correspondence columns of the local press but, in time, the controversy died down. Perhaps the editor had de creed, “No further corres pondence on this subject will be published.’’
It was almost like the
■is intemperate as Carring ton’s writings. Dugdale, he suggested, was a trickster, and had simulated the fits. He quoted a statement from Crabtree that the fits might have been cured naturally, and printed a certificate
V ic to r ia History, from which invaluable publication I have gleaned the facts, "the district appears to have settled down to the
"After this,” concludes the
uneventful life of a retired country place.”
know where "Surey, nr. Whalley," lies.
Long may It so continue. But I would still like to
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Oddic can only watch now. but he still enjoys fishing locally with liis brother Edward, who is president of a local angling
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both worked in the offices of the garage.
the Ladies’ Luncheon Club and both she and her hus band arc members of the Whalley Abbey Fellowship. Their son Peter who lives
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had just dropped from the sky she gave me a look which words cannot define. I tried to explain how a her ring gull, having been first attracted by the bright chrome, had attempted to get at the contents by the crash method. My wife re mained unconvinced and took it as a joke.
An hour later in a nearby shop the conversation turned
to my recent experience and the shopkeeper pointed to a large window in the roof and directly over the counter. The window, now cracked,
often left on the jetty to be called for later by the owner. Meat from the mainland is left in securely wrapped parcels and used to lie sare for long periods. However, the procedure had to be changed. The odd small par cel was missed and others bore signs of interference. Others had the contents mis sing with the wrapping care fully removed. The culprits, as you have guessed—herring gulls.
voracious appetite and enor mous gullet. I do believe they can and will consume most things if they in any way resemble food. Given the chance they will swallow a fantastic amount as I once saw many years ago when watching the unload ing of boats in the Isle of Man.
To return to the birds’
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I was trying to get a pic
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of a few minutes takes some believing but one particular herring gull took up three fish as it circled at intervals.
gasted and the man, interes ted in making his point as to the birds gluttony, made sure the same gull took the
Frankly I was flabber
food. H0\v that creature even survived I fail to understand for, when all is said and done, a full grown herring gull is not very heavy. In a few minutes that gull con sumed far more than its own weight. The fish were taken in
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can become very annoying when they take up their stance on a roof and begin their hair-raising, 'K’yow, K’yow. K'yow.’ All very nice to hear the
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