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lines the other- day, when out in the wilds. There was little of - importance to attract our attention as we approached an old disused building far from human activities. As we entered the place, out through the open window went a small party of jackdaws.


I ’-was thinking on these


the last light of day. began to fade, we came across a large group of about 60 winging, their way overhead near For­ est Becks. There was no mis­ taking them from a flock of rooks also hastening west. The ’daws, as is their habit, were calling noisily, and at


A couple of days later, as


YOU will ';perhaps have noticed that in wild life


: the croup to: participate in a wild,. erratic aerial fantasy. Frankly I must admit , that over the years I have,been: guilty of ignoring these inter­ esting birds because they are so common. Somehow they fail to com­


times the odd individual left


similar to that of the magpie but of the. two' the ’daw is •


out of town, have doubtful memories of this bird, for more than most it is fond of stuffing up used and disused chimneys by depositing all sorts of debris down the chim­ ney-pot. The habit of collecting is


mand attention, for after-all, there is little in their general appearance to set you wonder- ■ ing. Indeed, they appear rather drab. But when you consider the jackdaw, it is obviously one of the most progressive and go-ahead cre­ atures of the countryside.- Many people, both in and


• tions some years ago.1 Several cartloads - of twigs


.Church, acting almost as a. magnet during nesting opera-


always eager to take advan­ tage. of human dwellings.' Church towers and belfries are in great demand and soon commandeered, and I recall the: tower in Bracewell


- place their nest. The. same state of affairs


were -removed in one season. The ’daws, you see, become obsessed, bringing in twigs ; galore in an effort to establish a good foundation on which to


took place at St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Bolton-by- Bowland, when several jack- • daws began the impossible task of filling the tower in-the hope of finding a suitable


foundation fo r-n es t in g activities.


C o u r t e s y . . .


: notoriously, fond of gathering i strange.objects and a Mr Bux­ ton reports in “British Birds"


.being,mystified at the disap­ pearance of a number of metal labels from his garden flower­ beds. The labels, made: of lead, weighed more 'than half an ounce and were six inches long.


vered a jackdaw’s nest in the chimney. In it were the mis­ sing 67 labels, making a total of more than 21bs of lead. As with the starling, the jackdaw.is at all times ready to take


Sometime later he disco; changing advantage'of Indeed, whenever


environment. I see a


the


jackdaw hopping about in the pastures, I recall those days in


oLiuco i letciu uiuseuayb


Of cotffse, the habit is- not peculiar to Ribblesdale birds, nor do. they confine their: activities to gathering twigs. < •’Daws, like magpies.-are


- early spring when individual birds are busy collecting and adding thfe “soft furnishings” to their nests.


- ding red deer in Richmond Park.


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th re e y e a r s ’ intens ive research on two jackdaw.com- • munities, made numerous startling discoveries.'He found that if a jackdaw was captured and carried away by a.predator, other jackdaws would begin a diversionary display.


Dr Konrad Z. Lorenz, after spirit was


At once the community aroused, and by


by


: Cattle and ponies, particu­ larly those with shaggy winter coats, no doubt enjoy the pro­ cedure as the ’daws grab tufts of hair for.a nest-lining, The- habit is Widespread and they have been observed gathering- hair from the backs of shed-


fluttering of the wings and uttering a loud discordant call, an attempt was- made to dis­ tract the attacker. He also found that, unless the enemy- was too powerful, the entire flock, even regardless of danger to themselves, would enter into a concerted assault:


the individual bird-will throw caution to the winds, and I recall watching a telephone linesman working on top of a pole near West View, Clitheroe, With safety belt in position, the man was less than a couple of feet from the apex of the pole. Imagine the fellow’s surprise when a. jack­ daw alighted on the peak and with the greatest show of impertinence appeared about to inquire “Why are you here?”


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ity presented itself, I looked through the books and the evidence was beyond dispute. In both home and away matches Whalley triumphed gloriously in the four matches that followed. The names of the players engaged in these contests make interesting reading, but one is quite out­ standing — that of "Jim” Peters, the ..only surviving member, I believe, of that


account of this incident brought a quick response from a local cricket enthusiast. “We had our revenge in the next two seasons,” he told me and, as proof of his claim, loaned me the score books for 1903-4. “My father always kept his own records,” he said, “and you can take these as being 100 per cent correct.” Immediately the opportun­


RECENTLY T wrote of- a cricket match at Barnoldswick in 1902 when our village team was deprived of victory by the hands of the clock. The result was a little unfortunate — the respective teams had agreed to an early finish in order that the visitors might return home to join in the local celeb­ rations to mark the coronation of Edward VII. With three wickets in hand they required only three more runs to win, when tolled the fateful hour. The publication of an


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team of over 70 years ago. Now living quietly in retire­


ment “somewhere up the Nab”, Jim Peters established an almost legendary reputa­ tion for his sporting prowess — and not only at cricket. His was also a name to be con­ jured with'on the billiard table and his equal would be hard to find among players in the local league then flourishing.


Jim and Arthur Langshaw, the lqte Clitheroe historian and a noted cueman as well as a Whalley emigrant, were often the subject of heated discussion whenever the fans got together.


The respective abilities of


held other items of interest, too. Apart from purely local teams, elevens from much further afield fell victims to the “flannelled fool?” of Whal- iey. (Hardly an appropriate appellation, for this was the golden age of Ribblesdale cric­ ket and few seasons went by without our team either head­ ing or “running up” in the


cerned Jim’s batting and bowl­ ing are still spoken of with awe and admiration whenever Whalley enthusiasts of a former generation discuss the • summer game.'


Where cricket was con­


that .other grand veteran of the sport, on. the subject. He grew enthusiastic. “When- I was playing with Lancashire,” he said, “I bowled against


I chatted to Stanley Ellis,


.Ribblesdale league). Black­ pool, Stockport and East Lan­ cashire Wanderers all fell to the guile and speed of the Whalley bowlers and the strength and skill of Whalley batsmen. Of additional interest in


the old books were details of matches played by the Whal­ ley Grammar School. Only lads, these, but they gave a good account of themselves against the Whalley Trades’ men and a team adopting the name _Welifield Wanderers. This latter title fascinated


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Australia, South Africa and all the major counties. Jim Peters was the hardest to get out of the lot of ’em.” A tri­ bute indeed! Those tattered scorebooks


1 me. Who were the Wellfield Wanderers? Then memory stirred. Around that time . (actually in 1900) the third


“The Wellfields”. Regular readers will know, of course, that the name Whalley is derived from the . ancient “Field of Wells”. Some of the Whalley players had clearly borne this in mind when they formed a team to play the grammar school.


books with battered covers, but the, pages quite intact, which tell the story of two years of Whalley’s sporting history including that memo­ rable match at Great Harwood


in 1904 when the Clitheroe and Whalley teams met to “play off” for' the champion­ ship of the league and 1,500 supporters travelled to cheer them on in an excursion train specially laid on for the occa­ sion.


the Giants” (for so it was advertised) ended in a tie and the two teams held the cup for six months each. Invaluable souvenirs, indeed — I am reluctant to' hand them back to their fortunate owner, Mr J. M. Green.


Incredibly, this “Battle of So there you are. Two old


edition of Jessie Fothergill's novel dealing with our village was published under the name


born at Whalley Abbey, where her father, John Atkin­ son, was the coachman and


just been reading about Mrs Appleby and her daughter, Edith Mary. “My husband’s mother was


Ignored A RECENT article in the Whalley Window series — tel­ ling the tragic story of the unhappy deaths of Mrs Appleby, then resident at the Abbey, and her young daugh­ ter in 1881 — stimulated the memory of a reader who wrote to author Mr Jimmy Fell as follows: “My husband and I have


only left school two years ago, might be considered an inex­ perienced mum, she enjoys her new role and has her own views on raising Gordon. Her ambition is to have a daughter before she is 21. But at any event, if she.


married last year at SS Michael and John’s Church, where they were once youth leaders. Although Katherine, who


families were ever to get together, it would no doubt take the Albert Hall to accom­ modate them all. F o r ap a r t- from his


Mrs Alan Moon, of Castle View, Clitheroe, and her grandmother (Gordon’s other great-grandmother) is Mrs Elizabeth Marsden, of Kirk Cottages, Chipping. If the two closely-knit


from Chipping and, not to be outdone, can claim four gener­ ations on her side of the


for this additional informa­ tion.


regular readers.” Mr Fell is grateful for their interest and


Small world


a former Clitheroe man, Mr


Road, Filton, Bristol, is a former pupil of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, where he inherited much of his interest and enthusiasm for the theatre from the late


Daniels on the trip will be the Players’ choreographer Joy F o rd , and her husband Arthur, producer Terry Mil-


sons from Mary Waddington — the Clitheroe society’s choreographer — when she used to visit the school with a dancing team. Among those joining Mr


headmaster, Mr Laurence Hardy. He also took occasional les­


Clitheroe came, to light when six members of the Parish Church society went to Bristol last autumn to see the Players p er form . They met Mr Daniels, who, in review of the musical, mentioned their marathon journey. Mr Daniels, of Southmead


Douglas Daniels, theatre and drama critic for the Bristol Evening Post. The connection with


WHEN the curtain goes up for the final performance of “The Flower Drum Song” a week on Saturday, Clitheroe Parish Church Operatic, Society will be facing some of their most knowledgeable cri­ tics of the week. For in the audience will be members of Bristol's “Head-' ley Players,” the only amateur operatic group to stage the show- last year. And with the party will be


side the Abbey, the new horse was frightened by something and bolted. If Mrs Appleby had let the coachman put the new horse where he thought best, the accident would not have happened.” The letter is signed "Two


horse and instead of letting Mr Atkinson put it behind with the other horse (there were four horses), she insisted that he put it in front. “As soon as they were out­


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ward to the visit and feels sure that the show, with its setting in San Francisco’s' Chinatown and swingy beat, will be a hit in Clitheroe.


party of 11 will be joining the Clitheroe cast for their end of show celebrations. Mr Daniels is looking for­


Fingers crossed


•PREPARATIONS are now. under way for Whalley Church Players’ next produc­ tion, “Rape of the Belt.”


act comedy in Whalley CE school on April 9th and ioth — and if all goes well they could be staging it in the Clitheroe drama festival three weeks later.


They will perform the three-


adventures of Hercules (or Heracles) in his quest for the belt of an Amazon Queen, the ninth of his ten set labours in Greek Mythology.


The play recounts the


small island ruled by women who keep men on a stud farm purely for breeding purposes.


players’ last production — a sob story entitled “A letter from the general” which was a great success last year.


It is in stark contrast to the


lar productions before and are keeping their fingers crossed that it will be accepted as an entry in the festival.


But they have tackled simi­ The action takes place on a After the final curtain, the .


by Mrs Dorothy Duckworth and involves a cast of 10.


The play is being produced Taking part will be John


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