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A" RECENT journey to Stocks-in-Bowland revea­ led several interesting comparisons. Our road via Sawley, Holden, Champion and thus to Dale Head brought into focus- items • having a .«! direct bearing on conser- vation in our own particu- Jj lar countryside.


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the Chatbum-Gisbum road to the junction of the Sawley Road, you will hardly have failed to notice the length of newly-laid hawthorns border­ ing the main thoroughfare. These hedgerows have for many years held my attention and you may recall how, early in 1975, a long stretc^was in leaf when other parfipwerc


just in bud. Suddenly the hedge-layers W


came on the scene and the tallest hawthorns were low­ ered from 10 to less than three feet. All gone in good faith and, as far as efficiency is concerned, now forming a good protective fence. As such I have no complaint. But Ido think the action was badly timed. Is it good policy to severely lay a hawthorn in


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. . * DAVID KEEPS A STEP AHEAD


FOOTBALL crazy David Richardson gave up his favourite game at the age of 22, and now at 37 he reflects “it’s the best thing I could have done.”


Clay ton-1 e-Dale, took up refereeing instead, and has made such an impact that he is already in the front rank of English referees—the Foot­ ball League List.


For David, of Beech Close, This means that he takes


charge of matches in all four divisions of the Football League, as well as FA Cup ■nstchns.


Wolves v Middlesbrough, and although he is free this Lvcckend. he will take charge


On Saturday ho refereed


of Notts Forest v WBA on the last Saturday of the season


next week. All referees have to start at


the bottom, and for David this meant the Accrington Combi­ nation. From there ho prog­ ressed through the West Lancs. League and the Lanca­ shire Combination (he has officiated at several Clitheroe matches) to the big-time.


Within seven years of start­


ing, and while he was still refereeing Lancs. Combina­


tion games, David was also running the line in League games — and this is a stage it usually takes 10 or 15 years to


reach. Referees must keep up a


high standard to avoid being demoted—but barring such


mishaps David has 10 more years before he must retire


under FA rules. They are years which may


well bring the highest hon­ ours, but, says David, “While everyone would like to officiate at Wembley, my real ambition is always to improve on my last game."


David has run the line in ' _


Malta and Italy, and he was called “the man of the match” by sports w r ite r Frank Clough in “The Sun” for his handling of this season’s Stoke


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games are often the most enjoyable, he emphasises. “A Combination game is as


vital to those in it as any first division game.” The most exciting game he has covered


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IT was raining hard this afternoon and, being caught without an over­ coat, I felt it was time to hurry home when something I saw stopped me d e a d in my tracks. At first I had difficulty in believing my eyes and blinked a time or two, but it was no illusion that suddenly


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his precise age would be difficult to identify, for such an area of his God-given


features was obscured by a . long black beard and even lo n g e r , black hair (also


God-given). On top of his crowning glory


__ I presume that was how he regarded it—was a black sombrero replete with gay- coloured tassels, and over a vivid green shirt was worn a black b o le ro, r ich ly embroidered in exotic colours and designs.


His trousers were flared


and of black cord, but even with these the ensemble was


far from complete. Over one shoulder and taken across the chest to the opposite hip was a bandoleer, but the peaceful intentions of our visitor were indicated by the fact that this contained no bullets, but 30 to 40 ballpoint pens in every shade of lurid plastic. Thirty to 40 ballpoint pens . . and one toothbrush!


Clearly the stranger (for no local youth would venture abroad in such an outrageous outfit!) had hygienic and cleanly habits. This, however, was not the


c o n f r o n t e d m e . I


really was seeing what I th o u g h t I saw. In recent years we have


s e e n m em b e r s of the younger generation in some quite outlandish gear, but t h i s s u r e l y w a s th e ultimate. Never since the Coronation,


From the holster there prot-. ruded not the traditional


six-shooter, but a selection of paint-brushes of varying


size and shape. Almost incongruously in his


when we had a carnival parade in the village, has o u r comparatively quiet


.anything approaching such a fantastic figure as the one which now approached me.


main street (by the standards t h a t p r e v a i le d be fo re the twin blessings of our. two by-passes arrived) seen


left -hand was a neat portfolio of. sk e tch in g pads and drawing paper. Clearly our friend was, or thought he was, or at any rate, wished to create the impression th a t he was, an artist, although a t f irs t glance anybody could be forgiven for believing that he was o n e o f th e M e x ic a n Desperadoes with whom Tom Mix used to deal so effectively in the days of


our youth. ■ A picturesque figure and I


am grateful to him, for he brightened up a dull and rainy afternoon and started me thinking about artists.^ I t has been my lot at varying times to meet a number of these and, strangely, those among them that society has judged to be the best, with one or two exceptions didn’t look at all like the accepted conception of an


artist. They needed no flamboyant clothes to indicate their


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.but many others, less distin­ g u ish e d and wonderful craftsmen, spring to mind, in c lu d in g th e la te Mr Leonard Barton, ■ who spent his later years in the village and enriched our lives with two splendid exhibitions. As I said, there are excep­


calling; they were content to | let their talent speak for them. From the appearance point of view, they could have been anything from successful businessmen to shopkeepers or farmers , . b u t they did the most beautiful work. One could cite L. S. Lowry,


this season was Mansfield Darlington—in the fourth


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division. The secret of his success is


apparent when ope talks to him: he is quiet, but firm, and very very keen. "Football is like life — you


have to handle all sorts of people: I aim to be fair, firm, and quiet — authoritative without being officious. I have sent off players, but I’m not proud of it -


the referee’s job


is keep players on. “The crowds, never worry me — I’m there to sec fair


play and I haven’t time to look at the crowd. You have to be one step ahead of the play all the time, and that requires real concentration.’’ Of course, top-class refere­ eing requires dedication, and IU».IM.I«.JWII1IK»J IIS1ILJMW!


football.


Donna, (8) — they have lived in Springdale Road, Langho, as well as Clayton-le-Dale.


had travelled no more than a few - hundred ; yards - before being reminded of the hedge- •laying a t Sawley; We paused


■ to wonder;- the ground looked as though a spring was bur­ sting forth. An area of -12 inches was soaking wet.


■Lj . The water came not from an underground spring .but from the overhanging branch of a sycamore. .. The branch had been severed ‘ a couple of weeks earlier, and with the seasonal rise of sap it was pouring out water as if from a tap. That tree was bleeding and it confirmed what the hedgelayers had said in rela­ tion to the Young Farmers’ Club competition.


The day so far had been one . 1HE Forestry Commission's Cocklel Hill picnic.site should be popular.


talk on a recent Young Far­ mers’ hedge laying competi­ tion. I t was stated that if a hedge was cut while foliage was in growth, there was a danger of it being killed. Thoughtless indifference can, it is claimed, do only harm. I was discussing this matter


with a prominent member of a natural history society, who drew my attention to what he termed “open vandalism.” Many roadside hedges, he maintains, have during the


last few months been chewed, as if clawed by a group of vandals. I t seems peculiar to have “Plant a tree year” and yet on every side find this couldn't care less attitude. I t certainly appears hypocritical. L ater, on our way to


Stocks, we paused to chat with a family party from Manchester who were enjoy­ ing the newly-provided picnic site which the Forestry Com­ mission has opened at Cocklet Hill. It is the first in that


region and should prove a convenient spot for the tour­


ists. Several substantial seats' and tables pleasantly sited in


the mixed wood offer an open invitation.


Adjacent is a space where '


the motorist can leave his car. The surface is excellent. A little later we saw another family enjoying an alfresco meal. Continuing past Dale Head


to stimulate thoughts and criticism of those who must be termed “thoughtless.” I t is, however, only by criticism that we can avoid disasters. In this respect I was reminded of the fight for better under­ standing if rural amenities are to be preserved for posterity.


Church, we took a short walk in sight of the reservoir and


fishermen now regularly using Stocks Reservoir. They patrol in a boat with an outboard motor and use the island as a convenient ground. On this day, others had taken over the shore on the upper


Take, for example, the


reaches where the Hodder enters. The casual observer may


see no'harm in this, but many birds, particularly at nesting time, seek the seclusion of this region.' Unfortunately they got no’ respite and I have found several species forced to desert their eggs, by what, can. - only be described as thoughtlessness.


S e v e r a l y e a r s a g o ,


Clitheroe Naturalists’ Society sent a letter to the Fylde Water Board urging action in the interests of conservation.


tored fisherman can do far more damage than a host of schoolboys on a bird-nesting expedition. The Board should have taken this into considera­ tion before allowing complete freedom to any branch of


Unthinkingly, the untu­


sportsmen. I should make it clear that I


ani not referring to the nest­ ing of the black-headed gulls which have monopolised this ground for 30 years. These could have been restricted. My concern is for other less numerous and less vociferous birds — the mergansers, oystercatchers, plovers and other shingle-nesting species. Even wild life is denied


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David trains two nights a week as well as taking charge of matches. He is also in charge of the


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buying department at James' Broadley Ltd, Printers, of Clayton-le-Moors. “They are very considerate about time off for travel to matches,” ho


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come from his wife Wendy, who is “very keen” on


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which they have two daugh- \ tors — Karen,


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Kathleen widens her scope as organiser


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AFTER more than two years as voluntary services organiser at Calderstones Hospital, Mrs Kathleen Hargreaves lias been appointed to the newly created post of district voluntary


services organiser. Her work will remain much


the same — recruiting poten­ tial voluntary workers and


organising their training — but she will cover a much wider area.


For the time being Mrs


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rics and the mentally ill. Mrs Hargreaves, of Buc-


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two children. Another change at Calder-


stones is the appointment of Mr Ron Jones as assistant sector administrator. Mr Jones, of Rishton, was


the hospital’s chief clerk. He has worked at Calder­


stones for 22 years and his new job will be to ensure the smooth operation of such services as catering and laun­ dry, inside the hospital. v-l


tions. The late Augustus John was one of these and I once met him, quite by a c c id e n t , in a S u t to n restaurant. Needless to say, I had no difficulty in recog­ nising him, even though the c lo th in g of the famous Roya l Academician was. somewhat less exotic than that of the young man in our


extent of his encumbrances. A many-hued kerchief was knotted round the young man’s neck and around his waist was a broad leather belt from which hung a bestudded holster, secured by a strap round his thigh.


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