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H A Y D O C K S


11 MOOR LANE, CLITHEROE Having Visitors?


USE OUR FINE LAUNDRY SERVICE TOO


NEW chairman of the Ribble Valley Ladies' Auxiliary of I’le Licensed Trade is Mrs Muriel Thorne, who has been landlady of the Dng and Partridge Hotel. Wellgate, Clitheroe, for the past 17


years. A jolly lormci'-Livcrpual


woman who ” wouldn't, like to s;o buck to the city smoke now.** Mrs Thorne took over ns acting chairman this sum­ mer when Mrs Rhoria C.a;K retired irom the oih.e through ill-health.


Mrs Thorne is ahem.;, wearing the chain o, ollit-C


alter being elected lu>t chairman of the nibble Valley Auxiliary. Two i- 'i -b ago the name was changed irom Clitheroe to fol.ow ihe men's section of flic Licen­ sed Victuallers’ Assocui.um. But she will not be official., ill-tailed until January.


Thorne is a member id Clilheroe Bridge C.uh. wl moots ai. her ' ' home c Wednesday, ami winch describes as her utile; hobby.'' Her first, and lorcino-t


A keen bridge player. )':■• rrh


-lie


hobby is work — somethin.: .-he attacks with the gi'c-aie : enthusiasm.


thc nnuee ol women who work in pubs, and I think the Ladies' Auxilliavy has bellied in that." said Mi's


" We have had to light Thorne. A member and (o:'mc:


chairman of tile Clillicrue Auxilliary since it was re­ formed .in 1959, she l-.as helped raise thousands of pounds over flic years for local charities,


including


Clitheroe Hospital, Clitheroe Physiotherapy Centre, and (jastieford old people's


bungalows. assy time


NEW licensees ol Hie Pch'C Anns. I/itlgho. Mr Robert Newinan and his wife Carol


have a ljii.-y time ahead. For only a fortnight alter


moving in. they are pre­ paring lor the opening of their new grill restaurant t, o m o r r o w evening. The official ceremony will be perlorincd at lunchtime by deputy Ribble Valley Mayor, Conn, Tom Rubin.-on. Mr and Mi's Newman,


that pub image


who have come to the area from Leeds, have been in tlio trade for nine years.


The restaurant — one of


the features of extensions carried out at the hotel over the past few months — will serve steaks, chicken, scampi and Petre kebabs, as well as a selection of wines.


Bar snacks and seafood


sglads will be available in the two lounge bars, one of which lias had a stone-built extension.


Another addition is a


music room with piano and organ, where there will be entertainment several nights a week.


l'lic new part, which has


taken several months to complete. is in old-world style, with mock Tudor beams and decorations of horse brasses.


Over the fireplace can be


seen the history of the Petre family, written in gold lettering on a wooden board. One thing which hasn't


changed is the beer. It is still supplied by Yorkshire's o l d e s t brewery. Samuel Smith, of the Old Brewery, Tadcastcr.


Scouting doctor


DISTRICT Scout Commis­ sioner for Clitiierw, Dr Gordon Ilanipson has been appointed to the National


Extension Activities Board of the Scout Association for three years.


Being medically qualified


and nn experienced Scout leader should allow Dr Hampson, of Hereford Drive. Clitheroe. to conlrib.de to the work of tlio Board, which is concerned with flic extension of Scouting activi­ ties for handicapped boys.


Secretary


A STUDENT lit the Harris College, Preston, for the past year, .Mr Robert Barnard l ionl<in (30), of Worston House, Clitheroe,


lias


passed the intermediate examination of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.


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CHRISTMA TREES o


n SUNDAY, DEC. 15th, 10 a.m. prompt DAWSONS (Greengrocers) CASTLE ST, CLITHEROE


L all trees to be sold at greatly reduced PRICES Trees start from 35p.


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OFF ANY CHRISTMAS TREE PURCHASED AT SALE PRICES FROM DAWSONS


SALE STARTS 10 a.m. mm f i n a l k-FOR AN EXTRA THIS COUPON CUT OUT SA LE PRICE THERE was no out-dated Prize


AMONG the '28 junior soldiers, who have won prizes for the winter term at the Army Apprentice


College, Chepstow, is a former pupil of Clitheroe Grammar School. Apprentice


tradesman.


lie received during a passing out parade at the college on Tuesday


A DOUBLE RECORD


DONORS in tile town and district set up two records when tlio National Blood Transfusion Service team from tile Lancaster Centre held its final session of the vear in Clitheroe. Tlie total for the day was


191. being almost evenly divided between morning


and afternoon sessions This was a local record for the Lancaster Centre, and for Clitheroe Toe H during the


time they have been or­ ganising the C 111 li e r o e


sessions. In addition, silver awards 1


for 25 donations were made by Mr Bernard Sharpies, of


Toe H, to Mr J. Kenyon, of West View, and Mrs Doreen


Nelson, of Eastmoor Drive, Clitheroe. Several people joined tlie local panel and


made their first donation. Dr P Bracewell thanked the donors for their mar­ vellous response. Tlie WRVS served tea and biscuits.


J


Roderick Bowes 117), of Grindleton, was awarded the ammunition technician (1st year) trade prize, which


sleigh and reindeers tor Santa when he. visited a Christmas party /or children of Clitheroe lire brigade members on Saturday — he. came in on a big red lire engine!


The 20 delighted young-' siers at the parly, held in


the lire station, were each given a present from his sack, utter which the;/ en­ joyed games in which their


Why mobile library


was late


MODIFICATIONS to the Ribble Vafiey mobile library arc expected to be made during tlie next few days after mechanical failure prevented the van irom calling at West Bradford and Grindleton last week.


Explained district librarian


Miss Barbara Snell: “Ditli- cultics common to many new vehicles arc being experi­ enced, but every cflort is being made to remedy them.


Consultations with the


county council garage have been carried out during the past few months and the faults have now been identified.”


vehicle designed and par­ tially constructed under tlie


auspices of the West Riding before reorganisation.


A BIT OF A CHEEK!


WHEN I walked into my bedroom I had something of a minor shock. Clearly there had been an intruder. I couldn't understand it. My wife being on holiday,


1 had locked up securely before leaving for work.


The dog, which would have dealt effectively with any unauthorised visitor, was quiet ant. unperturbed But obviously, while the rest, of the house seemed In apple- pie order (or ns near to that desirable state as is possible when tlie lady of the house is not in resi­ dence) something somebody, had been in the bedroom. Hundreds and hundreds of tiny, irregular shaped,


scraps of paper littered die floor and window ledge. For


a few minutes I was com- pletely baffled. Then I noticed tlie candle


on the dressing table. This is rather a special candle made of beeswax which,


when lit, nils the room with a pleasant fragrance. The candle had' been


nibbled. Small bits of wax were scattered around the base of tlie holder and im­ mediately I thought of a mouse. Taking a second


look at the myriad scrap1 or paper, however, I chancer* my mind. "Not a mouse." I thought, ‘‘ half a dor.cn mice." I was wrong.


‘lend, I always keep w window open, day and nigh' for just a few inches. ’ glanced at it and ther noticed bird droppings on tlie window ledge.


Being a bit of a fresli ai' rot


mice.” I thought, — a blni-'' Looking at tlie ceiling Im­


mediately behind the pel- met I noticed that short


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lengths of paper had been stripped away. " A bird, or birds, with a complex,” thought I, " a whole series of complexes. A bird, or


birds, who disapproves our taste in interior decoration,


but has a weakness for honey candles."


Wearily I got a duster


and the Hoover and res­ tored tlie room to some semblance of order.


by mere chance, tlie mystery was solved. Tlie alarum sounded and. dragging my­ self from between the sheets, I shuffled into my slippers, staggered to tin- window and drew back tlie curtains, noting with some approval that tlio niomtne


But still a little mystified. Two mornings later, and


wus line. I made peculiar waking


noises and then turned in the direction of tlie bntli room A few minutes lalcr, the sleep washed from my


•yes and a fraction more -wake. I returned t o


tin tedroom.


And saw the culprit Oaught pim so to speak, red handed. Clinging to the candle and pecking away industriously was a tiny- blue tit. Obviously, lie was enjoying himself.


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must not be tolerated," said I. Sorry to interrupt tlie little fellow's breakfast. I decided that immediate ac­ tion was demanded. I advanced warily upon


him. Whether there was something slightly intoxica­ ting in tlie composition of the candle or not I don't know. Perhaps beeswax lias a slightly soporilic effect upon bine tits, but I satight him with little difficulty. I gently reproved hint in


words that, quite probably, were without any affect whatever. Gently through the window went the blue tit. He left without any npology and didn't even pause to say " Thank you." Ho flew immediately to the silver birch opposite and made rude bird fnees at me. “ These modern blue tits,”


I thought. " No sense of i-ratitude or appreciation. How typical of the younger ircneration." The evicted intruder sat


there and eyed me with undisguised disapproval and inly ffew away when I •dosed the window firmly. " Go," I said. " Go, un­


grateful bird, and try the neanuts hanging from the rpple tree." Later I reopened tlio win­


dow and I shall watch that "iindlc carefully for tlte


next few days. Fond ns I Mil of nil kinds of birds and larticulnrly little blue tits. I -nn hardlv regard them as ■deal bedroom companions, and I don’t want to re­ decorate tlie ceiling.


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later)': Tom Tit's been again! Wc concede defeat. Tonight wc move the candid


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UPLAND FEATURES


EXTENSIVE views have always fascinated me and I never tired of spend­ ing time seeking new aspects even on old ground. It :s wonderful, as most photo­ graphers will admit, what a change of viewpoint does to the most hackneyed view. What a difference to the


pleasing picture if we in­ clude a wayside hedge, farm gate or simple dry stone wall In the foreground. The scene is given dcptli and dimension. You will have had similar experiences but one of the finest views which is attractive from every angle must surely he that seen from the heights


above Grindleton. A nearby rival is that from


Heights Farm but tills takes in tlte easterly aspect over


the Ribble and Bolton-by- Bowland. The one 1 have in mind looks' north and west. The road I followed oilers


nil that could be desired to file lover of wide open spaces, tlio motorist or walker, whatever the season. One tiling is certain. On the higher reaches you must


have time to stand and stare for no one, no matter how Informed of the surround­ ings or distant scene, can


assimilate tile major fra- tures. Details demand


leisurely scrutiny which can keep the stranger occupied


for some considerable tune. Of the village of Grindle­


ton 1 have written at some length on a previous occa­ sion and those " new­ comers” will readily accept the general aspect say from the bottom of Ihe village to Whitehall Lane as if it were ever thus. The essentials are unchanged. The curious utter lack of planning is more obvious than in any­


place 1 know. But let me hasten to add it is this so called "lack of planning which gives Grindleton character, attraction and


above all desirability. The magnetism of these


sort of places has never been more pronounced than in


the past decade when even old out-barns have readied astronomical prices. Twenty vears ago such prices would


have led one to believe there was oil beneath those foun­ dations. Now with changed standards and erotic values vve find the price governed by either the view or for a desire to get away from it


all.


Now face lifts and altera­ tions conforming to environ­


mental rules serve to brighten the main streets. Most important and by far


the greatest improvement is the removal of most of the offending confusion which beggared Grindleton for over forty years. I wonder how- many recall the cage like effect all those electric and telephone wires had on an otherwise delightful village. Their absence has increased the general beauty.


Although these sort of


improvements are apt to be overlooked there are those which cannot escape atten­ tion. Reminders of the hand-


loom weaving days remain and It was in this neigh­ bourhood that Stephen Clarke found the last rem­


nants of those early days. Mr Clarke recorded how some eighty years ago several handlooms were taken to India from Grindle­ ton in order to teach Hindoos the skill of weav­ ing. Think of the Grindleton handloom weaver walking


to Barnoldswick, a distance of 10 miles, to obtain warp and weft. Imagine the toil entailed


in carrying a pack from Barnoldswick to Grindleton? Change is inevitable .but 1 know certain people in the village who recall the thatch cottage at the foot of the hill where Mrs Altliam made her admired oatcakes. •


How easy to digress when


turning to such memories. The past is ever at hand with the quaint cottages set at strange angles. We must hasten, climbing


all the time to the head of tile village past Steelands and, by turning sharp right near Broom Hill, travel to


the crest of the hill towards


Scriddles Farm. Private roads to Hen-ies and


Rodhill give sight of some of the finest landscapes of Rib- blesdale from Saw-ley to Gis- burn and beyond to York­ shire's pastures. Our way is the open public highway where half a mile


beyond the road descends to provide what I consider to be a fantastic panorama. You must pause just below the crest of the hill to note


tire distant horizon from west to far north—an unin­ terrupted vista of some thirty miles. Hard on the left the mas­


sive slope of Grindleton fell ns the eye follows the sky­ line to the hills above Sliud-


burn. How easy to identify Fell


Side Farm, Merrybent and then Lamb Hill dotted white on the massive fells shoul­ dering the skyline. The names of these farmsteads are known to all Hoddcro- vians at home or m exile.


They are familiar names


wherever sheep are men­ tioned: It is almost impos­ sible to escape them no matter where you stand In search of that pleasing view. They are an upland feature. They just refuse to lie


overlooked whether from the Hellifield - Paythome road or on Pendle’s flanks. They stand out like distant crofts in the Highlands. To return, however, to our


vantage point past Scriddles (where Harrop fell is smooth and inviting) we find Harrop Fold—the hidden hamlet— nestling at its foot.


As the eagle flics, the dis­


tance to the far horizon above Slatdbum is no more


than six miles but what a wealth of detail with walls and hedgerows enclosing scores of bright green pas­ tures. Not forgetting the Craven hills to the north east—the sentinels of the north.


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