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surprise, but those who are acquainted with the familiar night calls will realise these fascinating creatures are in the vicinity.


owls he had seen during the last few weeks in the heart of Clitheroe. Strange as it may seem, these sightings were in King Street, York Street, W a d d in g to n Road and Waterloo. To most people this will be a


are forced to contemplate these things, particularly when a young fellow who obviously keeps his eyes and ears open tells of numerous activities. He told me of the numerous


approaching when wild life will be safer in town than in the country. Unless we have more enforcement of the law, the prospects are very gloomy indeed.. Those who are up to no good find it easy to rob, pilfer, damage andpersecute when far away from the. prying eyes/6f the gen­ eral public and police. There is safety in fara­ way places and danger in being detected in town. I suppose, like myself, you


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of one tawny owl which spent several weeks’ tucked away between the two chimney pots of a house in Chatburn Road'. Obviously that bird found a


My friend also reminded me


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either in the hawthorn or by th e adja cen t chimney in Hawthorne Place just off Waddington Road. This is characteristic of owl behaviour — once a site has


"oWTs*were to be seen during daylight or heard after dark as they went about their mys­ terious business. One bird was fond of perching near the chimneystack on the lower part of King Street.


still to be seen in spite of the enormous changes brought about by the building of the new Health Centre. So far they seen unaffected by the alterations.


These or their offspring are There are similiar cases


'wherever there are mature trees or old buildings, the tawny soon takes advantage. What has happened to those frequenting the Castle I do not know, but I have not heard their eerie cries for some considerable time.


ances in town, compared with the status of many creatures


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d e g re e of comfor t and perhaps a little warmth from the fires below. Such hide­


outs are popular with tawnys and I recall a similar instance several years ago when one bird spent most of the day


proved successful, the bird will continue to use it for years. For many years it was part


Tliose events and occur-


of my daily routine to pass along Railway View and dur­ ing this penod a pair of tawny


for during the last three or four years not an owl has escaped molestation in the outlying districts, where most of the young have been taken away by youths. These vand­ als travel considerable dis­ tances to achieve their object.


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in the countryside, prove that it is safer to be under supervi­ sion to survive. This is no idle assumption,


within the precincts of the town and it is noticeable that


At one 'time the egg or bird collector travelled *on his bike — now, with most families owning a car, distance is no hindrance.


their raids they are almost without fear of detection.The only measure remaining if we are to preserve diminishing species is to establish patrols of young people who have more consideration for wild life than to see it destroyed. E a g le s and osprey are covered in this manner, so why not local amenities?


. young and irresponsible at times and it is common for youngsters to take birds from their nest in order to “have a pet.” But the individuals of whom I speak are motivated by monetary desires. Most are not really interested in keep­ ing birds or animals as per­ sonal pets. On the contrary, once they have taken a bird, the next job is to turn it into hard cash. The business even in this country is quite lucra­ tive and ridiculous prices are given for birds of prey.


I recently had a communica­


tion from an official of the Royal Society for the Protec-


As these people set about


tionCSP=^l**5^S'XvTtTr regard to the selling of wild birds, I was staggered to learn that the price offered for one young peregrine falcon was £400 plus. Fantastic you will agree, but true. This nefari­ ous practice, although illegal, is carried out to a lesser degree in Bowland.


You may ask why they do such things. We have all been


has reached tremendous prop­ ortions, with the demand for j owls ever on the increase. Several birds have been stolen from zoos in Zurich. Antwerp and Hcidcdberg, with the rare owl commanding £300.


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sums of money to waste on these things, drastic action is demanded. You may think it could never happen in fara­ way Bowland, where such rarities are unknown, but you can rest assured that if there is money to be made out of the simplest creature, there are those who will exploit the situ­ ation. People today have no se t of morals and if baby snatching was profitable then it would soon become com­ mon. If there are those who will sell their soul or body for cash, why strain at such things as birds?


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BEST-KEPT Village competi­ tion winners will receive their awards and certificates at sp e c ia l p re s e n ta t io n in Clithcroe Parish Hall a fort­ night on Saturday.


Margaret Ann Holt, some­ times Aunty Margaret or Aunt Maggie — reckons she is pleased to answer to them all.


other day when Mrs Holt celebrated her 90th birthday


is no doubt about the great affection shown her by her friends in Whalley. This was in evidence the


Whatever the name, there


Throughout the day, neigh­ bours and friends in the vil­ lage popped in at the neat modern bungalow, where she lives with her only son Harold and daughter-in-law Evelyn, to shower her with cards, gifts and good wishes. A dinner party for 23 guests


was held in her honour and her daughter-in-law baked a birthday cake.


almost certainly be delivered to 1 The Grove. There, Grandma — Mrs


IF a letter were to be posted to Whalley simply addressed to ^ ‘Grandma” it would


Whalley 10 years ago from her home town of Blackburn, she has been active in village life. She is an enthusiastic


Since Mrs Holt moved to


member of the Abbey Senior Citizens and joins in their weekly whist drives and bingo sessions. She has gone with members on most of their annual holidays, and done a lot of useful work in collecting waste paper. She attends the Methodist


enjoys excellent health and nobody would guess her real age. She rises at eight each


that she met her late husband Harry. Mr Holt, who died 20 years ago, became an over­ looker. Helping to celebrate Mrs


50 as a weaver running four looms. In fact it was at the mill


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Holt’s special birthday was her only grandson, Roger, and his wife, Jill. He teaches French and German at an Ips­ wich school and his wife teaclies Russian. Among the numerous greet­


church as often as possible and is a member of the After­ noon Ladies’ Fellowship. F o r tu n a te l j ' Mrs Holt


rest, she retires to her favour­ ite chair by the window and always has a readj' smile and wave for passers-by. But Mrs Holt has not


morning, makes her own bed and does what she describes as “odd jobs” about the house. She also enjoys a walk to the village. When Mrs Holt feels like a


always had a leisurely life. At the age of 12 she started work in a Blackburn mill, retiring at


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• ses in Lancashire dialect from Coun. James Fell and his wife, Marjorie.


Surprise holiday


AN out-of-the-blue offer of two free tickets on an inau­ gural flight by Jumbo jet to New Zealand not only brought about an unexpected holiday for Clitheroe couple Mr Har­ vey Sutcliffe and his wife Marie. I t also gave them the added pleasure of meeting their future daugliter-in-law.


ings were a card from the Ribble Valley Mayor and Mayoress, Coun. and Mrs Tom Robinson; an appropriate poem from Senior Citizens’ secretary Mr W. Lancaster and his wife; and amusing ver-


eldest son Anthony (25) cmi- gi*ated three years ago to Wel­ lington, New Zealand, where he is employed as a bank clerk. His fiancee of only two nionths, Robyn Doidge (23), also works at the bank.


Mr and- Mrs Sutcliffe’s


y e a r in C h r is tc h u r c h , Robyn’s home town, and although Mr and Mrs Sutcliffe don’t expect to be there, the young couple hope to visit E u ro p e , and of course Clitheroe, soon after. The surprise offer of the


They plan to marry next


him they were coming, and he managed to take a lioliday to show them the country.


Christchurch, and visited Mrs Kathleen Houghton^ formerly


They met Robyn’s family in


K a th le e n D iig d a le , of Clitheroe. The Sutcliffes also spent a weekend with former Clitheronians Mr and Mrs Henry Shaw, who went to New Zealand three years ago.


Virtually living out of a


trip gave Mr and Mrs Sutcliffe only three weeks’^ notice and followed almost straight after a booked holiday. Mr Sutcliffe, genei-al man­


ager of a Blackburn travel firn^ and his wife immediately telephoned Anthony to tell


suitcase for the whole trip, Mr and Mrs Sutcliffe travelled about 1,400 miles by road. Much of tlie countryside they saw reminded them of the Trough-of-Bowland and parts of Scotland.


with tlio flight itself, which transported 400 passengers from London to Auckland witliin 36 hours.


They were very impressed


YOU are not going to believe this — not yet at any rate — but over 500 years ago our Whalley had a College of Agriculture, a hospital the equal of any other at the time, a most excellent school from which the best scholars went on to university, plus a five star hotel with accommoda­ tion exceeding any of that available in any part of our district today. Furthermore, this was an


hotel with an exceedingly low tariff — indeed, if the guests • really couldn’t afford it they didn’t pay anything at all and, to crown everything, all these f irs t-c la s s facilities were available in the one complex of buildings, the standard of architecture and construction of which was far superior to a n y th in g e ls e in th e immediate area. Now, before you start tap­


the neighbourhood sent their sons to gain an education for, in a mainly illiterate age, it was the established religious orders which founded the fine schools many of which con­ tinue to this day. If you read up in Whitaker’s History the list of the monks who served at the “Locus Benedictus dc Whalley” you will know the names of many of the scholars who a tten d ed the abbey school, for it is a pound to a penny that a goodly number of the students, having com­ p le te d th e i r education, decided to remain in the monastic environment to which they had become accus-' tomed. That a majority of these were local young men, their names alone make con­ vincing evidence. Read them and judge for yourselves. ■ ,.


ping your head significantly and reluctantly conclude that your old correspondent has really gone too far this time, let me hasten to explain that all these amenities were centred in our ancient abbey. To the abbey the gentry of


teries were at the centre of vast estates which the monks farmed in accordance with the most modern methods of good husbandry then extant. Their knowledge and expertise in these country crafts they pas­ sed on to the peasantry who worked with them and who, in c o n se q u en c e , benefited accordingly.


The rural community got a


bonus in another way, too. Piers Plo^vman and his wife


lived in crude dwellings of wood, wattle and daub; insanitary, bitterly cold in the


winter and with draughts creeping through every nook and cranny. From the rever­ end fathers they learned the skills of masonry, how to place stone upon stone, how to build fo r th em se lv e s durable homes , proof against storm and thunder, watertight, cosy and v/arm.


peasantry turned when they were sick. True, the infir­ maries they provided would not bear comparison with the fine hospitals of today^ for lit­ tle curative medicine was practised but, if nothing else, they were establishments in which the sick could end their days in a greater degree of comfort than was otherwise possible.


To the abbey, too, the


- “ But what about this hotel?” I hear you asking. “Surely the abbey didn’t serve this function also.”


cians were a most hospitable o rd e r . No wayfarer .was


The abbey did. The Cister­ Agriculture? The monas­


turned from their doors if accommodation was available. Noblemen, some with many retainers, crossing the coun­ try for purposes peaceful or otherwise,, travelled from abbey to abbey and were made welcome. The great abbey of St Alban’s, for exam­ ple, once gave shelter to a Duke and his private ai*my of 300 followers and, for such service, the brethren exacted no reward. The traveller, be he rich or poor, could claim their hospitality for three days and nights without mak­ ing any payment.


men might donate a few acres of land, a silver vessel for the sanctuary, a handful of gold in the hope of expediting their ascent to heavenly regionc when the day and time arrived, but they were under no obligation so to do.


paid nothing. He was given food and drink, a warm bed, was able to enjoy the conver­ sation of the brethren and travellers from lands afar and, in the morn, went on his way with a benison.


And -the poor traveller? He


England provided the social services of their time. They did it, it seems, much more simply.and inexpensively than our politicians do today. They were motivated, perhaps, sol­ ely by their Christian beliefs and the inherent goodness of their warm hearts, by their genuine love of their fellow men. Not, you may be quite sure,’by a desire to poll a few thousand extra votes at the next election! .


hung upon the door, nobody went away hungry. Be the applicant honest traveller or mendicant of dubious inten­ tion, each night and morn he received alms freely distri­ buted at the west gate. In short, the abbeys of


If the notice No Vacancies True, many of these noble­


Mrs Sutcliffe, who have three other sons, have a much bet­


Now back at home^Mr and


ter picture of Anthony’s life in the Antipodes.


Thanking mystery man


-doesn’t believe there is much honesty in the world. So when she found one person honest enough to return her shopping trolley, left on the pensioners’ bus, she thought his kindness should not go unrewarded.


CLITHEROE pensioner Mrs Mary Alice Albone (73)


Albone does not know her good Samaritan, The trolley was returned by a man while she was on holiday and left with her next-door neighbour in Fort Street.


containing newspapers, on the Clitheroe bus when she step­ ped off to talk to a friend. Before she realised it, the bus was disappearing . . . with her trolley on board.


Mrs Albone left her trolley,


return, Mrs Albone put a notice in the Advertiser and Times,


Offering a reward for its


ever, she cannot afford a large reward, and although she would prefer to thank the mystery man in person, she wouldn’t like to involve him in any extra expense going to see her.


On parade J.F. ^ by Lady Clitheroe.


THE Lord Lieutenant of Lan­ cashire, Lord Clitheroe, will be inspecting 150 recniits who have concluded theii* training at the Lancashire County Council Fire Brigade Training Centre in CJhorley this after­ noon. He will be accompanied


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Tom Robinson will hand over the awards, and Coun. Miss Alice Alston, of Sabden, chairman of the Best-Kept Village Competition Commit­ tee, will preside.


Ribble Valley Mayor Coun.


ing villages, prcliminai’y judges and committee mem­ bers are all invited to attend the presentation, which starts at 2-30 p.m.


thank all the villages which entered the competition for


The committee would like to


the excellent work that was (lone to achieve .such high standards, and the jirelimi- nary judges for the conscienti­ ous and enthusiastic way they carried out tlieir job. One Ribble Valley village


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D E A N — L / I A CLITHEKOE psychol..j;y


.•Aiudent, Miss Doroun Lamburt, was niarnud


at -Trinity MetluKlisl Cliinvl] on Saturday to Mr Ronald Kdward Dean, a p.<ycluatric


:^taff nurse. T h e b r id e is the elder


(laughter of Mr and .Mr.-; R. .-\. L am b e rt, of 1'allmi Cl().-;e. rii theroe, and the bridegroom i.-; the elder son of Mr and Mr.-; I). A. Dean, of iMariville West, Ryhope, Sunderland. Given away by her falhei-.


the bride wore an /\-line gown in while wild silk, with long bishop sleeves caugiit in :i light cuff, a high neckline, and a white frilled hicc? li*imming. Her floor-length veil was


held in place by a hiUice-efferi .luliet cap banded with I low­ ers, and she carried pink and white roses and carnations wilh white slephanotis. The bridesmaids were Mi.-->


Anne Lambert, the bride’.-' sisler. Miss Brenda Lewis, cousin of the bridegroom, ami .Mrsses .Joanne and .leamiette Harrison, cousin.s of the bride.


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actually Hurst Green, near Ormskirk, for their Mawdes- ley Bowling Green.


Lucky for some


ing in appreciation of the therapeutic treatment she received tlierc. The coffee evening, at Wad- dow Hall, raised about X75 to


attended the centre after breaking her arm last year, decided to hold a coffee even­


AN unlucky break for Wad- dow Hall Guider-in-charge Miss M, E. Wallcer turned nut to be a lucky break for Clitheroe Physiotherapy Centre. F o r Miss Walker, who


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that will not, after all, be receiving a prize is Hurst Green. A prize for the best public playing .field was awarded to Hurst Green, but surprised residents soon real- iseci they had nothing to cele­ brate — the winners were


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