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Ribble and Hodder and, havtag knowledge of an impending hunt m a certain area several false scents were aid. The primary e le c t was to protect the otter Even at that time it was very evident the beast


At this time otters were regularly l'unted


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the large bear-like pads on the fore paws are distinctive. With the otter there is no mistaking the equally large print of the five forward toes. This unique charac­ teristic is unmistakable in an animal which weighs up


to 201b. Twenty years ago the


skirts the patli and a few paces from the water's edge lias several huge boulders. When ihc river was low


The river at this point .


otters were most active near Dangerous Corner at Brungeriey.


animals are, they so often reveal their whereabouts by their tell-tale footprints in the wet soil or sand by the water. In the case of the badger,


But in -Pilc °r the warn" higS no one, even those who were supposed to admire such an animal, took


any effective action. One of my outstanding


m em o r i e s concerning aclivi- U e s of the otters near Clith-


croe was during a very cold snefl when the Ribble was frozen from the Coe to Dangerous Corner. in the snow which lay on tnn of thick ice, the various


would *>ou becomo rarc-


fun, had first walked a few steps and then with a gathering momentum con­ tinued to slide for a similar distance. There was some­ thing very human about this behaviour. Of all our. wild animals,


a better understanding and so save another species from extinction. Of all its close relations—


the otter shows the greatest desire for fun and games. Both in and out of the water it is remarkably agile and versatile, doing little harm to agriculture. Responsibility for


badger, weasel, stoat and polecat—the otter is, next to- the badger, the most attractive to humans. Of course, as with most


decline is a problem. Who or what is to blame for this sad state of affairs rests with various factors and many observers have seen fit to accuse the perse­ cutors. Anglers and river keepers


its


S U s of birds and small mammals were clearly dis- cernablc. One m particular


THE playful otter


that they had been in these parts. D r o p p i n g s or “spraints" provided the clue. A couple of hundred yards


a large drain had its outlet after


these wore often used by the otter. Of course, one never saw the creatures on Ihc rock but they certainly left unquestionable evidence


icit unquestionable evidence beneath Later for


upstream, on the following


rocksl'ord Farm. was


the field a


left bank journey


a well-frequented a


the water became pol- considerable time. This


of Hor- also


. . now rarely seen.


luted and the otters sought new sites. I also recall several areas


spot


in the West Bradford district which were in cun- slant use by the otters and, according lo a peculiar streak in my own nature which always sympathises with tlie protectionist. I.


sport


admit Lo resorting to spoil­ sport activities.


acuvilies.


BACK HOME THE LONG


WAY ROUND


RETURNING home from abroad can lie something of an anti-elim.ix. Rut this was not the case for the Mansfield family who decided lo make flic (rip from


England in 1970 witli ills wile Eva and their son David to take up a threc- voar leaching contract in Mufulira, Zambia.


Africa to Clithcroc by road. Mr Eric Mansfield left


r o i i h d &


Lane. Clithcroe, is now a science teacher r.t Ivy Bank Secondary School, Burnley, where lie also taught before going to Africa. When Mr Mansfield's


M.r Mansfield, of 86 Woone


then moved on to Bombay, Delhi and Katmandu in the Himalayas. Alter a two-week stay in Nepal they' retraced their


contract terminated they decided lo return to England not because they did not like the country but because David's education might have suite' I had they stayed in Africa. They decided to return


fault tile car developed was during the las', 2.000 miles when Mr Mansfield had to hold it in top gear. Tile main problem with


THE Mansfield family with some of the souvenirs of their mammoth journey.


steps and moved on t.o Afghanistan where they spent a further fortnight before negotiating 2.500 miles of desert lo reach


home by air would bo the easv wav.” said Mr Mans­


overland because it would give them a chance cf seeing parks of tlie world they might not otherwise ever have the chance of visiting. ■


■ We thought that coming


field. The Mansfield’s teamed up


with another family and their journey took them


through Tanzania and Kenya. They sailed from


Mombassa to Karachi then


Yugoslavia. Austria. Ger­ many, Luxembourg and Belgium before sailing lo


tinued through Bulgaria.


England on a car ferry, Mr Mansfield drove for the


whole of tile 13.685 miles in


oven more remarkable is that it was done in a 1964 Humber Sceptre. The only


i l l days. What makes the journey


the car, however, was that it was not fitted with a heater ahd. as Mr Mansfield said, " gr : over an 11,000ft. pass in sub-zero tempera­ tures is no joke.’'


Turkey. From Turkey they con­


without incident for they were caught up with floods in India, narrowly missed a landslide' in Nopal a’


"’heir travels were not


involved in ail ase'.dent in Yugoslavia,


.y were


diileront cultures they have obviously seen sonic quite


Experiencing . n many


extraordinary things, but out of all their travels the time


In grand


spent in Katmandu and southern Turkey was per­


haps the most memorable. Despite the discomforts-


sleeping in the rough — t’.:e family" so enjoyed the


parade A FORMER CliLhcros girl who emigrated lo New Zealand with her family six vears ago will be taking part in the grand parade at the Commonwealth Games next


week.Sixteen - year - old Gina Cowlcr now lives hi Christ­ church, south Island, with her parents. Mr and Mrs Harold Cowlcr, and sister Diane (19>. News of Gina's sporting success—she is a basketball player—has been received bv Mrs Nan Pralt. of Salthill Road, Clitheroc, a friend of Gina’s mother. Said Mrs Pratt: " Gina


journey, they would have no compunctions about doing i-


again. Their plans for llie future


are not yet settled but they hope to stay in Clitheroe for at least a couple of years. When as'" ’ "'hat lie was


the Pacific — so "'ho knows?”


Pendle Comity Primary School. They have been corresponding r e g u 1 a r 1 y since the Coiviers emigrated.


Strange


going to do next. Mr Mansfield said. " A friend of ours recommended the Gilbert and Ellice Islands in


behaviour WHAT do people get up to in public libraries? The thought is prompted by two of the by-laws proposed by the new County Council or Lancashire for libraries and


museums. One states that a person


shall not, after being warned, persist hi sleeping


in the library or museum. Another by-law says a per­ son shall not lie on the fur­ niture or fittings of the library or museum or oil the floor.What of people who break the by-laws? They could face a fine of up to £20.


The shy


took up basketball soon after the family emigrated, and is member or a team who arc


current national champions. She will be taking part in tlie opening parade at the games, which lake place in Christchurch. The cowlcr


AMONG a large number of odds ami ends found (luring alterations at Tlieo's, York Street, was this copper seal or Clitheroe Central Foot­ ball Club, just over one-and- a half inches diameter and mounted on brass. Clillieroe Central lasted


son they were elected to the new Division 2 of tile


Lancashire Combination. On June 13th, 1910, the club was wound up» because of financial problems.


seal being at Tlico’s is be­ cause Mr .lames A. Wilson was


The probable reason lor Ihc


about eight years. In Sep­ tember, 1902 they were play­


ing in the Blackburn and district Sunday Srhonl League. The following sea­


one of a number or local businessmen associated with tile club and was one of the


four sons of Mr Thco Wil­ son, founder of the business.


comet THAT e lu s iv e comet Kohoutek is proving as 'diffi­ cult to spot from East Lancashire as from oilier parts of the country. But amateur astronomer


home is so near the sports centre that they have to have special passes in order to get in and out of their own home,” she added. But Mr and Mrs Cowlcr


family's


spotting, either. Low cloud lias frequently masked (he night sky in the past few weeks. However, Mr Bcggs was


hoping thus week to gel a. belter look at Kohoutek. using a telescope in his own observatory in the back


commented Mr Beggs. ” It is almost as if it is shy." FOOTNOTE for would-be Kohoutek watchers:


all. should be in the southern sky. between Jupiter and Venus.


Village


on stage MORE than a third of the population of Downham will be appearing on stage next month—in the village's own variety entertainment. Most sections of the com­


comet, if you can sec it at tile


anything like as spectacular as the experts predicted."


garden. ''Kohoutek luis not been


animals and birds in our district, status varies from one generation to another. The decline in otters is revealed by the activities of the otter hunts. But how different 30 years


could not be overlooked — the print of five distinctive toes all pointing forward. Another equally fascina­


ting feature was the overall pattern. Otters, you see. arc playful creatures and as this one had proceeded over


boy. ™ - •- — - t o


die ice it left footprints for •i distance of 20ft. Then, for the next 30rt., the snow Wis swept clear as the play- fill otter slid over the ice. It was as if some school­ boy, being out for a little


at one time considered the otter as public enemy No. 1. Now a tremendous amount of rethinking has proved them wrong. Instead of being an enemy the otter is regarded as acceptable if not beneficial to a river. Most are agreed that tiro otter takes a lot of eels which are a severe threat to salmon and trout eggs. Just as the badger was


ago when the otter hounds were most active by the Ribble and Hodder. Evidence is apparent in many halls and drawing rooms. The usual brass plate, placed beneath a somewhat ghastly head or foot, gives time, place, and mode of kill. The declining trend in


im i L CARPET STOCKS i MUST BE CLEARED


hunting is encouraging particularly to those who, over the last 25 years, have continually demanded pro­ tection not only for the otters and badgers but also for a steady decreasing bird and animal population. Just over half a century


considered a danger to game stocks by an ignorant minority so was the otter. Research and education


................


and the Protection Law, as we have seen with the badger will eventually brin:


ago there were more than 21 packs of otter hounds actively hunting in Gveat Britain and Ireland. Evi­ dence that the otter was far more abundant then than iotlav.


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have not been able to get tickets for the opening cere­ mony—they will have to be content to watch th":r daughter on television. 'Mrs Pralt first became


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Mr Alan Bcggs, of Pendleton Road, wiswell, has managed to get a glimpse or the comet—it has a 20m.-milc tail — by using powerful binoculars. ” Kohoutek has not lived up to expectations at all,” he said. “ I t is not visible with the naked eye and you can only see it with bionculars or telescope if vou know what you are iooking for, and where to


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day up to tile amount of their .subscription. The tees for operations would be from 2s. Gd. to 4s.. according lo the attention required. Surprising, eh?


tion would he rationing. Although the war had been over almost 12 months, res­ trictions were still in force t as testified by a notice in


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would have been quite cor­ rect; the Nursing Associa­ tion were indeed putting up their charges, for an official notice in the "Advertiser”


H. Jackson, executive officer of the Food Office, 20 Moor Lane, Clitheroe, announced that ration cards with de­ tachable counterfoils for


he same edition. This, signed by William


meat, sugar and butter would be ” issued from the Reading Room, Whatley between 4 and 7 p.m. o,j Friday, August 22nd,”


Ionic of 'conversation how­ ever, would be the fact that, for the first time in then- lives. at least a dozen Whalley people had become


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in just under halt a cen­ tury the Clerk Hill Estate


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group known as the Odd- bods. performing sketches, while various interruptions will be provided by members of the cricket club. Linking the various acts togcthcFwill be compere Mr


Derek Smith. The Vicar of Downham.


the Rev. Eric Chard, who describes himself as tile general anchor man—" I am prepared to jump in if anyone falls sick, but I prefer to encourage other people to develop their potential ” — is delighted with the success of the venture so far. " I t is a gathering of the


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disparate population in the village in an endeavour to get together and entertain each other." he said. •' A committee has been


Mrs Brown were not above a bit of gossip, they might have commented sadly on the two local lads hauled before the magistrates for "scrumpin" apples, despite the fact ' that the owner had warned them: “ Be oil with you or I'll fetch Chiney!" ■That article in the


ci^a!wt!smsi,*maBeBrsS:


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take part in | themselves.


children wii and readin; hymns and leaders will ture. chord, ether things


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working very hard to organise it for the past three months. Tile show takes place at the village hall on February 7th. 8tlr and 911), and already many of flic tickets have been sold." Any profits will go towards


Clithcroc Times on hooli­ ganism among children is right!" they might have said and parted with deep sighs. • But perhaps they wouldn t.


have been sad for loo long. ' perhaps on Saturday


night Mr Brown and Mr Smith would be taking them to the Co-operative Cinema in George Street, where lor 5d. each (including tax) they could have seen “The Bird of Prey.” with ” Gladys Brockweli at her finest." If their husbands had also escorted them to the Grand Ball In the Assembly Rooms the night before (admission Is. per head), Mrs Brown and Mrs Smith would have enjoyed a really gay week-


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