Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, January etui, 19/4 Jj LET’S Sportsmen and


naturalists must live in harmony


SPORTSMEN and naturalists can be friends . . . they need each, other. That, by and large, was the outcome of the debate on the countryside organised by Clitheroe Naturalists and the Advertiser and Times. Principal protagonists been formed to fight against


were naturalist Mr Horace Cook and Aid. Sidney Moore, who have been waging their friendly argument for the


past three years. They clashed following a


remark by Aid. Moore, then Mayor of Clitheroe, at the Naturalists’ annual dinner, when he wondered which


the creation of sports centres like Aviemore. Rare birds had been driven away from there by people who did not understand the place as it was naturally intended


to be. Aid. Moore said he had


were the greater menace in the Lake District — creep­ ing naturalists or roaring


speedboats. Mr Cook was not amused


by the


naturalists’’ tag and the seeds of the great debate were sown.


There were more than 150


people in the drama com­ plex at Ribblesdale School for the confrontation. Proposing the motion


supported by Mr Frank Bames, of Waddington, a retired solicitor. Aid. Moore was supported


in his opposition by Bashall Eaves farmer Mr Henry Backhouse. Keeping them in order


was local geologist Mr Stan­ ley Westhead.


CONTRADICTION


nibble or Hodder and a sportsman would throw you out. he said. Naturalists wore, however, kind and tolerant people. They sought the universal law. ‘‘How a fellow can shoot a sparrow and go to church, I do not know." lie said.


ANGLING


the Hodder and Ribble Valley to sportsmen as if was to open up a stretch of the river at Sa.wley to canoeists, argued Mr Cook. Dale Head was a perfect


It. was as wrong to open up


man a contradiction in terms — one who killed and exterminated the very things that he loved, such as birds, deer and badgers. Trespass in any wood by


had tile last laugh, for at the end of the hour and a half debate the vote went overwhelmingly against the motion. The figures were: For 26: Against 61 — with nearly half the audience ap­ parently unconvinced either way arid abstaining. Mr Cook called the sports­


It was the alderman who tion of nature,’’ Mr Cook was ‘‘c r e e p in g


always taken a deep interest in nature without having had time to study it. He had fished in local lakes and rivers and done a little shooting, although he was not now a fanatical shooter, huntsman or angler.


time, he said, been the big­ gest participation sport in


Angling had for some


the country and angling clubs spent more money on


that "sporting activities are detrimental to the preserva­


when it came to preserving streams and rivers. They found hard cash to preserve the country’s heritage. This money helped to guard against pollution, which suffocated fish and promo­ ted the growth of algae. Farm roads and country


the countryside than any other sporting organisation. These clubs were alone


cottages were also looker after by angling societies. Sporting associations also


made representations to Par­ liament for the control of pesticides, said the aider- man. Small birds which fed on poisoned berries passed on the contamination to larger birds which produced infertile eggs. "Who does anything to


you find the pure naturalist who will pour money into the countryside on' this scale?’’ Large tracts of land kept exclusively for a privi­ leged few were not for him.


LAKE DISTRICT


moorings for boats on Lake Windermere, whereas at one


There were about 5.000


time sailing there was limi­ ted. Yet the amount of wild life had not diminished. In­ deed, the reverse was the case. “The birds have be­ come much more friendly. Wild duck which used to he unapproachable can now be fed during the mating season." Was it wrong, lie asked, to


be at. peace with the country’s inhabitants? Mr Barnes took up the


example of how sportsmen spoiled the countryside. “We have no other place in our area for peace and quiet. We want peace and quiet; solitude; somewhere we can recharge our batteries.’’ In Scotland, a group had


Lake District theme. He described as a tragedy the difference between the Windermere of today and that of 30 years ago. The local authority there


counteract the trend?" lie asked. “The sporting asso­ ciations.’’ He went on: "Where will


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motor boats. "The lake is completely over-run; com­ pletely spoiled,” lie said.


society did when it took over a river or lake was to ban public access. Often the


The first thing an angling


society's own members were restricted. In Iceland, it Cost £100 a day to fish for salmon.


National parks did the same. But, said Mr Barnes, Britons seemed to have this ap­ proach: “It’s a lovely day; let's go out and kill some­ thing.”


It was not only the sportsmen who fed money into


the countryside. BALANCE


upset nature. Horse-riders churned them up. lie said. On Ilklev Moor haphazard car parking had reduced heath and grassland to bare rock and soil.


Woni-away footpaths also


angling ciubs . . . this was merely to provide for the sportsmen to kill.


sport, but it was important to recognise what activities could lead to.


Ho was not opposed to As for money from


restoration of derelict land for sporting use, with more access to country parks, country houses and National Trust areas.


A SECTION of the audience of ISO who heard the debate in the Ribblesdale School drama complex. He saw the answer in


men to help control deer in the South of England. Man sometimes upset the


balance of nature, but sportsmen and naturalists


Put a hyphen in recrea­


tion, he suggested, to make it re-creation.


list as really the same. Hunting might be fatal to


animals but it did not affect the balance of nature. “We


must maintain the balance


of nature,’’ he said. Fishermen, shooters and


hunters spent £5m a year, much of it on rearing game and controlling its enemies. Only 40 per cent of pheasants were shot; 12 per cent died because of pollu­ tion. road accidents and foxes. If grouse were not con­


itself, without the benefit of sportsmen,” he said. The Forestry Commission had even called in sports­


trolled, interbreeding would, said Mr Backhouse, cause disease and hill off large numbers. This had actually happened in the Forest of Bowland recently. “That was nature left to


Mr Backhouse saw the sportsman and the natura­


shared the same ideals. Farmers accepted orga­


nised sportsmen and natjur!}; lists alike, because both observed the country code. ‘‘As long as the sports­


man’s code is honoured, nature lovers need have no fear for tile future.”


PROTECTION Several viewpoints were


put by members of the audience, starting with Mr Ronald Driver, who thought the country code ensured that the balance of nature was maintained. Use of the countryside needed balanc­ ing so that all interests could be ca’


getlier. Any species threatened


was not as restricted as some liked to make out. In this area alone there were 500 miles of footpaths. Mr Dennis July felt that the local countryside was


tected in one of the country's 250 nature reserves. Access to the countryside


unnatural because it was the product of farming activity. People often wanted the area to stay as they saw it today, but in fact it was con­ stantly changing.


“Sport is not detrimental


tile motion too embracing. As a sportsman of sorts, he found Windermere attrac­ tive despite its many moor­ ings. Moreover, while boats with engines polluted the water, sailing craft did not. “There are two types of sport,” he said. For Mr Keith Higham,


provided that sportsmen consider people who want access and the farming community,” he said. Mr Frank Parrott thought


.ercd for t0* with extinction could be pro­


"We both take part in our activities in the country­ side,” he said. “It would seem that the sportsmen here tonight are our best friends If they are prepared to put vast amounts of money into the country­


side.” DANGEROUS


man of Clitheroe Naturalists, pointed out that the first primroses she saw in the year were on Clitheroe Golf Course; there, too, she first saw curlew eggs, voles and stoats.


Mrs Joan Roberts, a


sport, covered a wide range of tilings. ” 1 represent the National Federation of Tiddleywink Clubs,’’ he de­ clared amid laughter. In the main, sports were


completely harmless to those not involved. There were selfish sportsmen, but also selfish naturalists who wanted to go everywhere they pleased. Mr Ralph Bailey appealed


for both sides to help each other in the fight against other, bigger institutions.


biologist, praised sport for opening up the countryside to people who would other­ wise never see it. But for activities like cross-country running, many children would not go out of the towns, she said.


sition, Aid. Moore agreed that motor boats were dangerous, but he described how naturalists themselves could upset nature too. Was it not disturbing for


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an animal to see a man en­ large his eyes with binocu­


lars? lie asked. Comparing the efforts of


naturalists at preservation with those of sportsmen, he reminded the audience that the latter paid bailiffs to tend tile rivers and shooting-men helped to maintain the moors. ”1 submit that the sports­


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men and sportswomen of Britain must be complemen­ tary to the preservation of nature,” he concluded. Mr Cook, replying, de­


clared: ”1 maintain that as long as man breeds a thing to kill and gets pleasure out of that, killing we can never hope for a better world." It was not so much the


killing as the motivation that was wrong. After the vote, Mrs Par­


had gone to great lengths to control the danger from


THE opponents are pictured sharing a friendly chat before commencing battle. From the left: Mr Cook, Mr Barnes, Mr Weslhead (chairman), Mr Backhouse, Aid. Sloore.


Clocks will be a reminder of their time with firm


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the urgent appeal by local chemists for bottles in which to dispense medicine has met with an excellent response from the public. The grateful chemists, who


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Public-spirited people there are,” said Mr Charles Clegg, °f Church Street. People had been walking in with bottles of all kinds, and he hoped they would continue to do so. Mr \v. D. Green, Railway


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TWO Clitheroe employees of Lucas Aerospace, Mr William Liver and Mr Edward Hunt, were pre­ sented with clocks to mark their retirement. Both 65. the men have an


foreman. Mr Whaites was deputising for factory super­ intendent Mr J. Gregory, who was unable to attend. The ceremony was fol­


aggregate of 25 years’ ser­ vice at Lucas's Waterloo Mill, Clitheroe. Mr Liver, a skilled fitter, of Whailey Road, joined the firm almost 10 years ago. He received a


wall clock. Semi-skilled fitter Mr


over at a special ceremony at Wellgate Social Club by Mr Kenneth Whaites, shop


Hunt, of Hayhurst Street, was presented with a mantle clock and an electric kettle for bis 15 years of service. The ‘ gifts were handed


lowed by a social evening, with dancing to the Royston James Trio. The event was attended by workmates of Mr Liver and Mr Hunt, and their friends. The evening's activities


were organised by assistant foreman Mr David Sharp, and a small committee. Another Lucas employee, Mr James Turner acted as Master of Ceremonies.


Mr Hunt from Mr Sharp deft) and for Mr Liver from Mr Whaites.


Picture: A handshake for Speech awards


PUPILS of the Watson School of Dramatic Art, York Street. Clithcroe, gained successes in speech and drama at the recent examinations of the Guild­ hall School of Music and Drama.


They were: Grade 7. Renee


Duckworth; grade 6a, Jane Clegg; grade 4a, Julie Loft- house, Elizabeth Bond, and Alison Biddle (all merit) and Gail Worthington; grade 4, Calhryn Hartley (honours), Craig Worthing­


burn and Hynhbiirn to form a new coroner s district from


___ April 1st- The title of the


district will wu5 ac*jburn, Hyndbtirn and Ruible Valley.


h Black­


ton (merit). Susan Chicken; grade 3, Christina Lewis and


Wendy Gillum- In the examinations of the


Poetrv Society also held in Blackburn, June Lofthousc


passed, with credit, the senior certificate examina­ tion in verse speaking.


Shopkeepers warned


SHOPKEEPERS who use footpaths for advertisement purposes were given a warn­ ing by Clitheroe Planning and Public Works Commit­ tee.


answer to questions. He ad­ ded that when shopkeepers were reminded of this, the signs were removed only to reappear eventually.


signs on paths is against the law, Mr John Bowness, Borough Surveyor, said in


Blackburn, and the commit­ tee members warned that this wrong use of footpaths must cease forthwith and drew attention to the addi­ tional hazards to pedestrians


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with a Register Office and Registrar’s Office at Clith­ eroe. It is suggested that the latter should have a Registrar working almost full time and a part-tune


convenience, the parishes of Balderstone, Osbaldeston,


viperintendent. However, for the sake of


Clayton-le-Dale, SaIesb“J3i Wilpshire. Rams-rreave and


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