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tion for trains never wavered, and, although his ambition to become an engine driver didn’t come about, Bob can Walk into a room of his smart modern bungalow any time he wishes, and become sole . controller of a dozen or so


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and purpose. Life, he consid­ ers, is no accident or step m primeval slime with no point or objective. He is convinced it is based on an intelligent scheme revealed in each minute cell, as Dr. Blake- more’s research has shown. It seems that science, in its


’ consequently acknowledge the universal mind or purpose in the world about us. It is a welcome change. When this realisation ■ is accepted, it will become obvi­ ous that life without purpose, s ta n d a rd s or values is doomed. Life, be it in an indi­ vidual or a generation which is maintained in a world of disbelief, is bound to face


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a plan and motive just as in all other spheres. Understand one, and the once complicated jigsaw begins to take shape and meaning. That is, if you idea of a planning system is acceptable. If not, then you are in a world of strange meaningless ideals and values. I was reminded of this


fast approaching when man will begin to see the light and when Dr Blakemore refers to the inborn clock or instinctive mechanics which some people link with the universal mind or motive, he reveals a new horizon. The cell in the leaf displays


boredom and finally extinc­ tion. So it seems that the time is


efforts to know why, will eventually know hoW and


this particular field, and when he states that the brain cells have knowledge and intelli­ gence and souls, we are reminded of Blake and Pope who, centuries before, were conscious of a world in a grain of sand. Of course philosophy is not concerned with phenomena, only with the meaning and ends. The t ru e n a tu ra l is t -


His research is profound in


checking my watch that it was roughly 2 p.m. Turning to my' diary I discovered these birds visiting the same territory at the same time each year. Going back 20 years the same rhythm has been maintained. This surely was no accident, as the birds are usually on passage, but continue to follow a timetable as if governed by a calendar. This is not an isolated case


wondered how a wild bird or pigeon is able to “home” to a set target. Similarly, I disco­ vered 10 years ago the power is not confined to the more obvious creatures. At that time I was eager to


inborn clock when returning from the uplands. A pair of hen harriers were quartering the ground and I found on


found in the words of William Cowper, born in 1731, long before the world of science thought of the inner realm of


direction. Somehow without hesitation, it knew — not by sight or scent, but by some power or internal clock or compass. A more complex and spectacular case is the life- cycle of the eei, which from egg to maturity follows paths over land, sea and river for fantastic distances. Perhaps an answer is to be


carried my subject a couple of hundred yards or more and after all the twisting, turning, picking up and dropping, a favourable site was located. The snake by this time, to say the least, was exhausted and bewildered, yet in less than a minute it proceeded from that strange spot in the direction from whence it had been brought. I was amazed at its sense of


get a picture of an adder, having stumbled on a fine specimen partly hidden in a confusion of old bracken and ferns.- My task was none too simple, for to get a clear view it was necessary to have the creature in an open space. By devious methods I


rev e alin g a remarkable schedule dependant on a timepiece. The same plan is to be found in all forms of life. All are tuned to a universal clock. How do they know? This is the question which, when answered, will be simi­ lar to that postulated by many who, according to their own particular terms, refer to it as God, purpose or design. It is a life-force not to be ignored. You may a lso h av e


the’ mind. Cowper wrote: “Reasoning at every step he treads.


Man yet mistakes his way, Whilst meaner things, whom instinct leads


less theories of the evolution­ ist for far too long. They have led us in deep and dangerous ruts, hence our flounderings, and have provided a path of sorts,' causing many to lose faith and accept false values and ideals. Now there is a ray of hope; as Dr Blakemorc indi­ cates.


NATURALIST


long in interpreting the work­ ing of nature, but I hope that in the not-too-distant future Pope’s words “stupendous whole, whoso body nature is and God the soul” will be echoed. There is only hope if we recognise the spiritual motivating power which Shaw- termed the life-force. We have accepted the mind­


Are rarely known to stray.” Science has been far too


the powerful steam engines he loved so much was at nearby Longridge, and this was only one a day. Over the years, his affec­


village of Chipping he had little opportunity of seeing trains, let alone'driving one. The nearest he got to watch


impressive steam engines and one diesel.


was specially : extended stands a fine scale model rail­ way track any enthusiast . would be proud to own.


For there, in a room that


controls, the layout is an impressive loft 4in. long and 8ft wide, with controls at both ends of a 22in. opening in the centre.


feet of nickel track on diffe­ rent levels and there are 43 points and 14 cross-overs.


His trains speed round 400


member of Preston and District Model Railway Soci­ ety, changed from 00 to N gauge, which gives him the advantage of having the same amount of track in a smaller space.


Last year, Bob, a keen


s te a d i ly ch anged and extended his track and reck­ ons ai the moment the stand alone is held together by some 80 bolts.


Over the years he has I He is continually changing


the design, because it is only when the track is set lip and running that the mistakes show up.


his equipment, Bob confesses to having made a lot of mistakes, and admits to being stumped sometimes over one problem or another. But with a little patience he can gener­ ally put right the trouble. Being able to run six trains


Extremely modest about


at the same time, there are bound to be collisions and it really requires two people on


'TIME for relaxation and Bob • takes over the controls of his u complicated railway system, iuf


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trade since 1961, Bob has probably re s to re d and repaired most of the village's historic buildings at some time or another, as well as building his own home in his spare time. He finds his hobby ex trem ely re lax in g by contrast. Fortunately ho is lucky in that his wife, Margaret, is


help of his son Alan (13) and daughter Ann (11), who enjoy lending a hand. A property repairer by


both controls to properly work the system. Hero, Bob has the willing


and country-type stations and, between them, they havo adapted many materials to make the scenery realistic. For example, balsa wood


and hardboard were used for stations and insulation board


painted an attractive scenic Wall frieze the length of the track, which lends authentic­ ity to the background. She arranged the modern


just as dotty about trains as lie is and takes an active inter­ est in helping to assemble the models and scenery which give the track such realism. Naturally artistic, she has


for tile track. Old ■ pieces of line were soldered to resemble a girder bridge and roads made of polystyrene and buil­ ders’ plaster. One corner of the track


resembles a country golf club, complete with club house, bunker and tee, while another depicts a stately home and grounds. A ski slope with wooden chalets at the foot amid pine trees, and an estate with stone-built houses make for a varied view round the track. For the buildings, alabaster in a Plasticine mould was used. Models of people


IT is probably just as well that some of us were not knocking around the village in the days when- our famous Doctor Whitaker was the dominating influence in our rural community; inevitably there would have been what is euphemistically termed a “clash of personalities!”


men returned by the mob must necessarily be bold and illiterate demagogues, incap­ able of sober deliberation" and “secondly, that the class of v o te rs excluded by the present system are, of all others, the most susceptible to bribes, and the most unfit to judge as to the qualities of a candidate.” What the Doctor would


have thought of Women’s Suffrage, votes at 18 and Women’s Lib we leave to your imagination. He was himself a pretty


Doctor was bitterly opposed to universal suffrage and he se t down his arguments against such proposals in no uncertain manner. “First,” he wrote “a set of


For a start' the Reverend


A man of considerable influence Whalley Window


awakened them “to a sense of their real estate."


cleric think about the lower orders? Judge from his obser-


added his stipends as Curate of Holme, Vicar of Whaliey, Rector of Heysham (and a rector, as you know, was enti­ tled to the tithes of his parish; a parish in which, in Dr Whitaker’s case, he never resided) and later as Vicar of Blackburn. Our vicar, you will agree, was a long way from the “breadline.” What did this distinguished


wealthy man. Apart from his substantial patrimony, his literary earnings were consid­ erable. In addition to his “History of Whalley,” he also wro te “ The History of Craven,” a “History of Leeds,” a “History of Rich- - mondshire,” and published works by . other authors including, surprisingly, Tim B o b b in ’s .‘‘L ancashire Dialect.” To this income must be


much time for the farming community — they were, he eloquently writes in his impeccable style, “the least impressible with the truths of religion, selfish, fraudulent, unfeeling, intemporate, with r ig id nerves and stern health.” It was only sickness and the imminence of death that


“Ignorant and cunning and attentive to their own interests, under few restraints from iaw and fewer from conscience. Coupled with other propensities — the inherent baseness of their natures is, perhaps, a blessing — they do not appear to have courage for. atrocious crimes; poaching and petty larceny are most congenial to their dispositions.” Nor did the Doctor have


he claims, savage, yet


vations on the townsfolk of Halifax. They were,


that the above catalogue of prejudices was enough for any one man. But no; Dr Whitaker didn’t like Methodists and


Perhaps you might think


ecumenism was a long, long way ahead in Dr Whitaker’s day and that he was not called upon to lead our Whalley Christian Action Group — our village would be poorer with­ out them. But perhaps we must not be


too hard on the most distin­ guished incumbent of our parish. In many respects he was a brilliant man, an inde­ fatigable worker and a superb historian.


pulpit and on paper and, it is said, when the Methodists in Whallcy established a chapel in Church Lane in 1806, right opposite to the parish church, the vicar caused the bells to be rung loudly and continuously to drown the sound of voices raised in ungodly hymns. Just as well, perhaps, that


o th e r Noncomformists, either. He railed against them from


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railway enthusiasts, Bob has a Mallard steam engine (4-6-0), a Jubilee (4-6-0), Evening Star (2-10-0) and a Britannia. He also has a model of Warship — one of the first diesel engines. Each engine costs about


become clogged and, with the aid of a magnifying glass, Bob has to strip down the delicate precision-made engine for repairs. The track itself is easily cleaned with a special rubber and soon shines again. For the interest of other


else, there are snags. Perhaps the biggest one is caused by dust on tlie lines, due to the electricity. The engine wheels soon


and animals add realism. However, like anything


tended to omit from his accounts matters and people who did not meet with his entire approval.


With one small flaw; he


despite his undeniable energy and great achievements, was never a robust man and, in 1820 his infirmities resulted in a seizure, in nervous asthma, a degree of paralysis and dropsy from which he died in December, 1821.


And when he knew the end


was inevitable, what did this remarkable man do? He walked in his woodlands and selected a tree from which, he instructed, his coffin was to be fashioned.


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(included in the History of Whalley) he made no refer­ ence to Robert Peel, the industrialist who fathered a future Prime Minister, and omitted to mention that, in one of his factories, he once employed James Hargreaves whose invention, the Spinning Jenny gave such impetus to the industrial revolution. The Doctor, you see,


In his'History of Blackburn


and more popular, Bob lias found it increasingly difficult to obtain passenger carriages and has travelled as far as Leeds for one. A neighbour going to London was able to bring back spare parts Bob just couldn’t get here. Although the trains are


collectors,. Bob and Margaret certainly don’t regard their hobby as “playing trains.” They are not toys and are too complicated and expensive for children. With such an active outdoor


job, Bob’s winter hobby is just what he needs — an interesting and challenging diversion.


noise and excitement of the full-size old-type steam engines and have spent many hours at museums, including the one at Carnforth, where they managed a ride on the footplate of the famous Flying Scotsman. Like other model railway


British made, the engines are mostly from Germany. One train, the Peco, is British but has an Italian engine. The Parker family love the


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