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^ii/iiinmnrininirnnm/mi/iirinrfrirnirfrnnrfrinrnfmrrnmrffn/n/r/ri/^ s a golden day at Downham Hall


Assheton family, when Lord Clitheroe, the Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire, and Lady Clitheroe cele­ brate the 50th anniver­


DOWNHAM HALL will be the .setting a week today for the third golden wedding in successive generations


of the


sary of their marriage. The day itself will be very


much a private family occa­ sion. with 40 relatives and close friends joining Lord and Lady Clitheroe for dinner. But on the follow­ ing day the furniture will be pushed back and the hall will resound lo the music of Hartley's band for a tenants' partv. MEMORIES


LORD AND LADY CUTHEROE MARRIED FOR 50 YEARS


to the church where they worship being a substantial sum of money lor the repair of the tower. In some respects, things


sixth generation bred at Downham Hall.


Downham and Twiston over tiie age of 1G and the tenants of Chatburn. Wors- ton. Rimington and Cuer- dale—225 in all—have been invited, making the golden wedding as memorable for local people as the two previous ones. Although only three ail'd


All the inhabitants of


haven't changed much in 50 years, for when Lord and Lady Clitheroe were married —Ja'nuarv 24th, 1924—there was a complete rail strike. With no trains and very few cars at that time, many guests from the North were prevented from travelling to the wedding and the congre­ gation in St Paul's Church. Knightsbridgc, c o n s i s t e d mainly ol' Londoners.


the trains are again causing problems for Lord and Lady Clitlieroe's guests, particu­ larly tbe grandchildren, who have been given leave of a b s e n c e from boarding schools all over the country to attend the family dinner.


Now. half a century later,


a half years old at the time. Lord Clitheroe recalls with great clarity liis grand­ father's golden wedding on August 3rd, 1004 — and ills first taste of champagne. "Mv father was living at


FOG


Hall Foot, Worston. and I remember 'driving over to Dovnham with my nanny and the other children in a carriage and pair. We had a family lunch, at which each grandchild presented mv grandparents with a golden coffee .spoon." POEM


in which everyone in the village joined in the cele­ brations with tremendous enthusiasm, d ec o ra t in g houses and gardens with Union Jacks, bunting and


uncle composed a suitable poem to mark the occasion, and an album of family photographs records the way


Lord Cliiheroe's great-


a: Downham the Ullage is reminded of the golden wedding of Lord Clitheroe's parents on September 27tli. 1948, for they presented a fifth be!! to St Leonardos Church to mark the anni-


banners. Every time the bells ring


T.adv Cii'.hP'.'oe intend to continue, their personal gilt


vrrsnry. It is a tradition Lord and


memorable for a thick fog. and the bride and bride­ groom drove to Folkestone to embark for their honey­ moon only to find that the boat had been changed and they had to go to Dover


The wedding day was also


instead. Lord Clitheroe first met


his bride when he was 18 and she was 1G—at a dance given by her parents, Lord and Lady Hotham, at their London home. My sister .Monica, as a school friend, was invited to attend the dance and bring a brother with her if she wished." he said. Four years later they were


married, uniting two of the oldest landowning families


in the country, one from Lancashire and one from Yorkshire. Lord Hot.ham's family home being Dalton Hall. Beverley. Their recipe for a happy


marriage? •• Having interests and activities of our own. being able to give and take, and not being jealous of


health to a life with plenty of exercise — riding horses and walking their favourite black labradors, now the


each other." They attribute their good


A COURT FOR THE RIBBLE XEY


THE name of Clitheroc will Ishortly disappear from another important'; part of local l i f e - (h e magistrates1 courts. From April 1st there w. no longer he a Petty Sessional Division of Clitheroe. In its place Mil arise the Kibble Valley Petty Sessional Division. Magistrates' chairman will


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COME TO THE DEBATE


the countryside, due to take place this evening, has already provoked much interest, and it is expected (.hat a large audience will attend. The motion before the


Tlic groat public debate on


meeting, organised by Cith- croc Naturalists and the Advertiser and Times, is that M Sporting activities are detrimental to the preserva­ tion of nature.” It will he


b? Mr Stanley Wcsthead,


present chairman of the Clitheroe Bench. Mr Peter F. Nultall will continue as clerk to the magistrates.


much larger. As the name indicates,


The new division will be it has been


drafted to coincide with the area governed by the Kibble Valiev District Council. The present Bowland Division of the West Riding will come into its orbit plus Long- ridge and some parts of the Amoimderness Petty Ses­ sional Division.


Vast


proposed by Mr Horace Cook, “ Naturalist” of the Advertiser, who will he supported by Mr F. Barnes, or Waddinglon. Opposing the motion will


that means an increase trom some 25,000 to nearly 52.000.


In terms or population


be Aid. Sidney .Moore, and he will he supported by Mr H. Backhouse, of Bashall Eaves. The meeting, in the


£86.00 £90.00


debate is designed to attract not only those who want to sec the natural beauty of the countryside preserved and those who favour the development of sporting acti­ vities in the country, but also the ordinary inan-in- the-strcel. AM will be welcome to


Itibblcsdnlc School drama complex at 7-30 p.m., will he presided over by Mr Stanley Wellhead. Admission is free, and the


The area in which these people live is vast. Taking Read as a starting point the perimeter is by way of Whalley, Wilpshire, Melior, Ribcliester, Longridge. Chip­ ping. Little Bowland, Dunsop Bridge, Newton, slaidburn, Tosside, Gisburn. Riming­ ton Downham and Sabden.


ill the long history of the local courts. The Borough Court came into existence in 1873 and survived until 1951 when amalgamation took place with Clitheroe County Magistrates' Court.


The change is the third


attend, and there will he a chance for members of the public lo ask questions and express llicir own opinions of the speakers


viewpoints.


into being a system of weekly courts, the Borough Bench previously having sat fortnightly and the County Bench monthly.


Simultaneously there came Leagram and Thornley-with-


despite local opposition. Chipping, Bowland - with -


Three years later, and Chairman


districts there also comes a merging of the Clitheroe and Bowland Benches with the possible addition of some magistrates from Amounderness.


With the amalgamation of The magistrates have


already held a meeting at which, in addition to elect­ ing Mr Westhcad as chair­ man, they also elected their deputy chairmen — Mr George Macalpine (present chairman of the Bowland Bench), Mr David Yorkc, Miss Mary Lord. Mr George Braithwaitc. Mr Thomas Dugdale and Mrs Mary Williamson.


Court Panel is Mrs Margaret Lupton, currently chairman of the Bowland Panel, the deputies being Mr John Hodgson and Mrs Sylvia Shaw.


Chairman of the Juvenile Domestic


(largely domestic cases) and all day Thursday but it is recognised that the volume of work may necessitate an increase in the number of sittings.


courts will continue to sit on Tuesday afternoons


For the time being the


and previously Deputy Clerk to the Justices at Watford,


Mr Nuttall, a solicitor


came here to take up tl>e new full-time appointment as Clerk to the Justices at Clithcroe, Colne, Nelson and Burnley jointly.


Wheatley were transferred to the Amounderness Petty Sessional Division. Now. tliev are to return to the fold.


he was an Oppidan scholar, and a graduate in history of C h r i s t Church College. Oxford, Lord Clitheroe has been successful in many different spheres. In business, lie is a mem­


Educated at Eton, where


war was a Minister for five years in the Churchill Government. Even when it conies to


ber of several European companies, necessitating fre­ quent visits lo Brussels and sometimes further afield. He was also, until recently, on the board of a number of large industrial companies and has had many City interests.


just reached his 20th year in the House of Lords. Before that he spent more than 20 years in the House of Commons and during the


In political life, lie has


d r i v i n g a train. Lord Clitheroe has first-hand experience. As a volunteer during the general strike of 192G, he found himself one of lour men selected to drive tube trains from Ealing to the Mansion House.


me if he knew how to drive them and lie thought he did, so I said he could teach me.'' Lord Clitheroe remem­ bers that the most difficult part was stopping in the right place for the platform. But in spite of the service being run by amateurs, in­ cluding a 17-year-old Eton


" I asked the mail next to


schoolboy in charge of one t.hs most comolicaied


signal boxes in the c““ntr»'- there were no accident .


Lieutenant of Lancashire two and a half years ago,


Since lie became ~P. with five million pMjh ^ to


look after. Lord has travelled cxtcmhelj up and down the countl. "hd now hopes to spciict more time at Downham ant


in the area. to attend royalty on. an


official visit to Lancashire In his capacity as Hl&h Steward of Westminster, he lias been in attendance at the Abbev for two ioy.il weddings,‘those of Princess


Alexandra and Anne. Both Lord and Lady


the 1930s and arc lariv proud of their pedigree Avrshire herd. During the last war. Lady Chlhetoe took over the nmniiL vl


Clitheroe have been veiy involved in tarmmg sl •


the estate and became the first woman member and Fellow of the Land Agents Society.


the Lancashire Agricultural Committee, on which she served for 17 years, and C'.itheroe Rural District Council, an'd she Is one of the first women to become a Fellow of the Royal Insti­ tute ol' Chartered Surveyors.


Other interests have been


both iocally and in London tor her hospital work, and has been on the Board of


Lady Clitheroe is known


'Westminster Hospital for 22 years, when at home she lakes a keen interest in the work of the Friends of Clithcroe Hospital and of Calderstones. She has been a member of the Council of Lancaster University since it.; foundation and a mem- ■bar’ or the building com­ mittee.


bare a soft spot for chil­ dren and amid all the cele­ bration,; the youngsters in the village have not been forgotten'— the nnder-IGs will have their own special


Lord and Lady Clitheroe


| Best man, bridesmaids at “ dinner party


GUESTS at the golden wedding family dinner wilt include Lord and Lady Clitheroe's 10 grandchildren, whose ages range from five and a halt' to 17.


There will be Lord and


Lady Clithcroe's daughter Bridget and her husband, •Sir Marcus Worsley. with


their children. William, Sarah. Giles and Peter: their eider son. Ralph, with,


his wife Juliet and their children. Ralph. John and Elizabeth; and


younger son Nicholas and t h e i r


his wife Jacqueline with their children, Caroline, Thomas and Mary.


Library service ‘a disgrace ’


fu t itr f Countv plans for the library service within the Ribble Valley aie « y h tg ^ s g rT c •' according to the new District Council, which is demanding


urgent meeting with County Council officials. Members want to know,


MR S. WESTHEAD chairman of Ribblc Valley Bench.


LEGAL


BEAT CRISIS


TWO Clitheroe solicitors' linns this week succeeded in a teat-the-crisis bid, with the installation ol petrol genentor.s. Both Steele and Son. o!


Castigate, and Ramsbottom and Co., of Church Street, arc flaw back oil a. normal working week. Said solicitor Mr William


ber of staff of the Ribble Valley library service has been reduced from 22 to 14. a severe blow compared with oilier districts in the county which have had an increase in sta filing.


for instance, why the num­


branches in four villages. Miss Snell continued: “ I


said if I didn't get extra staff I would have to curtail the mobile services, close down the sub-branches and take steps to inform the


librarian Miss Barbara Snell, who brought the matter to the attention of the Recrea­ tion and Leisure Committee, lias already asked the county librarian for some explana­ tion of their policy..


Ribble Valley district


reasons lay behind the decision and more money could not be afforded.


She was told that a Basically


financial


in the Ribble Valley was not a " sophisticated" one, but nothing could be done about this and it was "just unfortunate."


• The library service


• Staff could not be transferred from over-


established districts " un­ political reasons." INCREASE


Greenwood, of Steele's: "Our generator is proving a hundred per cent successful. I t is being used for lighting and to power office equip­ ment. so we can now- work a five-day week, and during the evenings."Mr Greenwood added that the generator is installed outside the offices when in use, to minimise noise problems, and brought in at night. "The only problem


we have had so iar was that the running instructions


were in French, but we managed to interpret them,"


lie said. A spokesman for Rams­


bottom and Co. said that their generator, providing lighting, was running per­ fectly. “ We arc now work­ ing normally,” he said, "the generator is in a garage near the offices and can only be heard from one room." Both generators were


supplied by the Altliam firm ol M. j'. T. Continental


Machinery. Said director Mr Peter Cummings: "We received a batch of 50 generators on Monday. It is impossible to obtain them in this country—they came Horn Holland and France. We are very hut? at the


the district council that there should be 22 members ol staff tor libraries ill the Ribble Valley region, accord­ ing to the Department ot' Education standards of 19G2. and that this figure should really be exceeded.


Miss Snell pointed out to


be served covered 144.000 acres and was the largest in the countv, vet other dis­ tricts. which already met the Department of Educa­


The Ribble Valley area lo


tion standards, had had their staffs increased.


explained that numbers for the Ribble Valley were based on the total number at present employed in the


The county librarian had


district's libraries. But apparently no consideration had oeengiven to the needs of tile area which had to be covered from April 1st — a schools service, two mobile library runs and part-time


been told that it could not be envisaged " within the foreseeable future."


Press and public." The county librarian's


WORSE


mittee chairman Conn. John Blackburn commented: "We are certainly not tolerating u if . I am absolutely dis­


Hearing the tacts, com­


gusted bv the attitude ot file County Council."


• are going to get a worse ser­ vice than now.''


librarian, the chief execu­ tive officer of the county council, and the chairman and vice-chairman of the library committee be re- j


A proposal that the county


quested to attend ;» tee meeting of the Ribble , Valley district council was unanimously accepted.


|


*• Wc are entitled to demand that the county librarian |


Said Conn. James Fell: j


comes to meet us. The j county is treating us h k e ; Cinderella and is determined , that wc .shall not go to the


baMiss Snell, who described the 'opening hours at Whalley library as " abomin­ able and not satisfactory' lor the general public." agreed with Conn. Bill Bowker (Wilpshire). that tile area needed enough staff to be able to provide other services which a trained librarian could offer, such as liaison with schools and tile staging of exhibi­


tions. TIIANKEI)


Conn. Bowker, " to make sure that it does become a sophisticated library ser­ vice." Willi regard to the question of a new library lor Clitheroe, Miss Snell had


" It is our duty." said


TRAVEL TOKENS FOR ELDERLY


CLITHEROE'S free bus service lor the elderly and


moment, but these are the first orders we have had horn the Clitheroe area."


handicapped is likely to continue to operate when the new Ribble Valley district council takes over in April.


Supercook Elsie wins a dream kitchen


GLAD to lie home and back on plain food after a “ millionaire's” week­


end a t London’s Hilton Hotel


Fletcher, of Brennaml Street, Clitheroe.


is Mrs E'sic


travelled to London to take jiari in tile finals „f Co-op national baking competi­


But nil's Flelclicr, who


tion, lias plenty of souvenirs to remind her of the


the moon" when she received the specially


SCHOOLGIRL Ca r o l Tomlinson was “


over


autographed photo of Jon Pertwee brought


"s...™,.. . . . including the C5()0 second prize of fitted


o c c a s io n


kitchen units by Hygcna. Other mementoes fur her


kitchen, lo add to the «C200 gas oven won in the first round of the competition, are a chefs hat and striped butcher's apron, a rolling pin and a large scroll which savs (hat Mrs Fletcher has been admitted to the circle oT super cooks f°r her


services to baking. Mrs Fletcher, who had 1°


suitable television’s


oh o^e her recipe


prcnarc and serve a dish for Jon Pcrtwec, Doctor Who,


for baked halibut own special


with mussel sauoe, "We ffot on like a house on fire,’’ said Mrs Fletcher.


another for a young neigh- hour of hers, 14-ycar-oM


photograph from. l,'c sl'u' and persuaded him to sign


Carol Tomlinson. All but one of the six


dishes prepared by the finalists used fish. Hie win­ ning one being "beehive shrimp rroustades. Helping each competitor with the cooking were tile Hilton Hotel chefs, who were ah ol different nationalities. Also on hand to record


tile c.vcnt were the BRCs Nationwide camera team. In., Pel-twee's comment


sioner.'. will also be given £5 worth of travel tokens for use on other bus services, if recommendations of the council's Planning and Transportation Committee are accepted.


•And the town's pen­ BENIHAM S


CV ua ite


in he


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of ek st p- s's vo n. of


Added Conn. Ronnie Todd: " It appears to me that we


thanked bv Conn. Todd for bringing the matter to the attention of the committee, who assured her of their


Miss Snell was formally


ri,plyV—'• You'll just have to get ‘on with it."


unanimous support. In the light or the


immediate action which liad to be taken, it was decided to defer the question of joining the North West Arts Association, whose director


Pitman; and Lady Clitheroe's sister, the Hon. Jocelyne Hotham. who was chief bridesmaid.


Clitheroe's best mall. Sir James Pitman, a friend from ‘school days', and Lady


Also invited ale Lord j


I will be present arc Lord | Clitheroe's second sister, j Monica, with her husband Mr Peter Fleetwood Hes- keth: and his youngest ! sister. Eleanor, with her


The other bridesmaids who


! husband Major J- E. Yorke. Capt. R. C. Barrett,


i husband of another brides­ maid — Lord Clitheroe's eldest sister. Dorothy, who died recently—is also attend­


ing.


nieces and cousins on the guest list are Lord and Lady Clitheroe's agent. Mr David Yorke and Ills wife, of Hall Foot, Worston.


Among the nephews,


for the meal is housekeeper Miss Betty Watson, who has


In charac of preparations


Mr A. Shouvaloff outlined the advantages to the com­ mittee. " Let's get our priorities


been with Lord and Lady Clitheroe for 32 years, and other members of the staff who have -also been with them for many years.


right." said Coim. William Tavlor. " and do nothing at, nil'until wc get the library services sorted out."


Hail will, like Lord Clithcrco. liave attended all three golden weddings—his cousin, Mrs Wilfred Hemp, and his sister Monica, a babe in


Two of the visitors at the arnic in 1904.


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the committee agreed that pensioners living in the present Clitheroc borough area should receive £5 worth of tokens, while those in the other parts of the new 'district will get £6


At its meeting on Monday,


worth. The tokens will be avail­


able to men aged 65 and over, women of GO and above, and registered dis­ abled and blind people.


that the possibility of local authority provision of bus services‘for the depopulated rural areas be investigated.


Member.; also suggested


wouldn't mind giving you a Job in my kitchen, Mrs Fletcher — lf my wife


when he tasted Mrs Fletcher's creation .


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