Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, April 25th, 1974 5


Clitheroe man dies in


Australia A CLITHERON1AN who emigrated to Australia 23 years ago, Mr Frank Allen, has died in Perth. He was 79.


a family of 10. He is sur­ vived by his wife. Mrs Mary Allen, a married son Mr Geoffrey Allen and five brothers and two siste’s. Mr Allen was an ex-


Mr Allen was the oldest of Facing camera for a change


LORRY DRIVER KEEPS LICENCE


A LORRY driver who had to reverse across a junc­ tion and on to a garage forecourt unaided was being


asked to c't too much, Mr George Braithwaite. pre­


Hargreaves, younger daugh­ ter of Mr and Mrs W. E. Hargreaves,


Midwife Miss Susan Mary


Street. Low Moor, was mar­ ried a t Grindleton Metho­ dist Church on Saturday to Mr Peter Andrew Wake. The bridegroom, a school


of Queen WAKE— HARGREAVES


patterned sleeves. Each had a headdress of a single white flower and carried a Victorian posy of white spray chysanthemums and blue hyacinth tips.


teacher, is the only son of Mrs J. L. Wake, of Blagdon Road, Dorchester. Dorset, and the late Mr S. A. Wake. The bride, given away by


Tovey, groomsman Mr A. Braithwaitc.


brother-in-law. and usher Mr A. McFarlane, the bride­ groom's cousin.


Best man was Mr K. M. the bride's


her lather, wore an Empire­ line gown of white Swiss broderie anglaise and a headdress of white flowers and ribbons. She carried a Victorian posy 0f white roses, lily-of-the-valley and hyacinth tips. Matron of honour was t.hc


formed by a former Metho­ dist minister in the Clith- eroe circuit, the Rev. R. C. Broughton, and the Rev. G. Hood. Organist was Mr S. Green.


The ceremony was per­


the Duke of York Hotel, Grindleton.


A reception was held at


bride’s sister, Mrs Janet Elizabeth Braithwaite, and bridesmaid was Miss Judy Lodge. They wore silk jersey pinafore dresses in French navy and Swiss organza blouses in white with blue


Isle of Elba, Mr and Mrs Wake will live in Clan William Road. Lec-on- Solent. Hampshire.


After a honeymoon on the Clitheroc. Photograph: E. Harrison.


Ex-banker’s talk on lifetime hobby


SPEAKING to 55 members of the Clitheroe Probus Club under the title “ Forty years a beginner.” Mr J.


Robinson was not referring to his career in banking but to his hobby of a lifetime — photography, includ­


Midland Bank, Mr Robinson illustrated his talk with colour slides of a. very high standard, some taken up to 50 years ago. They ranged from local


ing all the techniques of processin A former manager of the


views (some used to illus­ trate the booklet "Old Clith­ eroe”), pine forests in Scot­ land, Celtic architecture (taken for the British Museum) and a selection of beautiful slides of wild flowers and fungii. M r Robinson remarked


Whiteside (Clit.hcroe). re­ ported the death of Mr J. C. Whittaker (Grindleton). New member Mr Alfred Lloyd (Rimington) was wel­ comed. The chairman con­ gratulated the members who had reached the semi­ final of (he Masterminds contest.


that one could spend a life­ time on the-subject of wild orchids alone. He was thanked by Mr Miles Brier- lev, of Whalley. The chairman. Mr 8.


IF practice makes per­ fect, then 12 members of SS Michael and John’s Youth Club should be pretty good a t snooker by now.


For they staged a non­


stop 24-hour snooker marathon at. the weekend


to raise money for the C h i l d r e n ’s Pilgrimage Trust, which has recently sent a party of young­ sters to Lourdes. Although the cuemen


don’t yet know just how much money they have raised, they had amassed plenty of s p n s o r s


between them. In pairs, they lock


turns to play half-hour matches. This was the first such event they have organised but- participants agreed to catch up on lost sleep before deciding whether to repeat the idea a t a later date.


The -vent was organised


b.v youth club committee chairman Pete Chat-burn and committee member John Parkinson.


participants club member Billy Murphy fakes a shot.


i’lrn’Kim with fellow


Serviceman ot both world wars. In 1914-18 he served with the East Lancis'-ire Regiment at Gallipoli and in France, where lie was taken prisoner. In the 1939- 45 war he served for three years as an armourer with the RAP Volunteer Reserve. For 18 years he was a


siding told Ribble Valley Magistrates- Court. For this reason the


magistrates waived dis­ qualification under the three endorsement


drawer-ill at Longworbh’s Mill, Billlngton. He was member for many years of file former Wesley Male Voice Choir. He also server! as chairman of Clitheroe Royal British Le-ion branch and of the Legion Services Welfare Commit­ tee. He was a member of Ribble Valley Lodge RAOB. He and his wife were


k It is not often that the


members of the Clitheroe Operatic Society in its hey­ day in the 1930s.


members of Ribblesdalc Camera Club have their own photographs taken but one of the. rare occasions is at their


annual dinner. The dinner, at the


Black Bull Hotel. Rmnui- ton, on Frida;/ evening was attended bp about ■


■‘ ■'non. 1 >«


members and guests. Chairman of the club


Mr Albert Rigby, ’wel­ comed the guests, among them the president. fl/r Harold Eccles. and the


Mrs G. M.' Past gears members


°! 'n 1 showeg slides and bid on this occasion


‘s Kas decided to make it ""wc of „ social evening,


n nick everyone thoroughly enjoyed.


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BRIDGE CLUB


WINNERS at Clitheroe Bridge Club were: NS, Mrs Dewhurst and Mrs Thorne Mr and Mrs H. Walker. EW, Mr and Mrs Atkinson: Mrs Camar and Mrs Wadding- ton. Tlie following interesting


hand occurred, which needs very careful bidding to arrive at the best contract of 6NT played bv North. South dealer. All vulner­


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A tight squeeze


A MECHANICAL digger on its way from West Bradford to Wigan bv low loader found Clitheroc's Wadding- ton Road railway bridge a tight squeeze on Saturday


morning. There was so little room


hi fact that the giant digger had to be offloaded, driven under the bridge and loaded back on its transporter.


Th e D a le s


A JOURNALIST with "The Dalesman.” Mr David Joy, gave an illustrated talk on I,he Dale., in all seasons to m em b e r s of C' ’ tlieroe Women's Conservative Asso­ ciation. Branch chairman Mrs T. Robinson proposed a vole of thanks.


Workmen and police guided it through with inches to spare on each side and above. A similar operation


was carried out during the machine's outward journey a. few months ago.


time along Cowper Avenue and under another railway bridge.


Traffic was diverted for a


finding Barry D. Pinder guiltv of careless driving. Binder <29>. a long distance lorry driver, of Queen Street. Low Moor, was fined f20 and had to pay £9 costs. He denied the


rule after


offence. Insp. M. A. Waller


(prosecuting) said that Pinder reversed his lorry across the mouth of St Paul's Street and collided wi'li a car turning from Edisford Road.


had to reverse eve.y day across the junction to the garage on the opposif-> side. His speed was less than


Pinder told tile court he


2mph but it .,'ould be obvious to any driver what the lorr” was doing.


made the manoeuvre with all the attention he could muster.


Mr W. D. Greenwood (defending) said Pinder


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