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Lunch club celebrates 11th birthday


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HANDED a one:boaid start in; their latest North East


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game — because opponents Burnley, B could only raise


five players — Clitheroe Chess Club are still awaiting the final result of the fixture.


between Clitheroe’s Vincent Tudisco and M. Sullivan of the visitors ended with neither player able • to ' prove a win when' the time came for adjudication. The game must now be sent away for a judg­ ment with both sides claiming a win. If Clitheroe’s claim is upheld, the final result will be 3V4 boards to 214 in their favour.


An even board five match EVERY Wednesday, the an era


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AFTER many years of running Clitheroe’s old- established Tomlinson’s funeral and private hire ser­ vice, Mr Vic Wood has gone into what he calls “semi retirement.” The business has been sold


to the.Blackburn Co-operative Funeral Service — an event marking the end of an era for the family concern, which has spanned three generations.


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WEDDING bells rang out their happy message across the village' of Whitewell on Saturday for only’the second time in two years.


riage of Chipping man Mr Arthur Eastham and Miss Jill Levy — only the 314th cere­ mony at the Parish Church since the present marriage register was started in 1838.


shepherd on the Clifton Devon Estates near Sid- mouth, is the younger son of Mr and Mrs J. Eastham, of Windy Hills, Chipping. The bride, a groom on Fisherman’s Stud Farm in Devon, is the younger daughter of Mrs L. Levy, of Flamborough Road, Ruislip, Middlesex.


friend, Mr. Timothy Browse, the bride wore a full-length white gown with a deep- flounced hem edged , with satin, and frilled sleeves. A picture hat trimmed with satin ribbon and yellow freesia completed her outfit and she carried yellow roses and freesia.


Best man was Mr Edward


Eastham, the bridegroom’s elder brother, and usher was Mr David Carlton. The cere­ mony was performed by the vicar, the Rev. Arthur Hig- ginson, and organist was Mrs J. Howarth.


After a reception at the L


Whitewell Hotel, the couple left for a honeymoon in the Lake District.


Miss Margaret Seed, the bridegroom’s aunt, was deco­ rated with relief emblems depicting the couple’s occupa­ tions — sheep and lambs for the bridegroom, and jumping . horses for the bride.


The wedding cake, made by


Ashtree Farmhouse, near Sid- mouth, Devon.


The couple will live at Preston. Photograph: J. C. Walford, METHODISM


‘Wesley, the founders of Methodism. Mr Woodhouse told of a


recent visit to John Wesley's old house in Bristol, where he saw a rocking chair given by some friends in Slaidburn. Mrs Mary Walton, wife of


the Methodist minister, pres­ ided over the meeting and thanked Mr Woodhouse.


GUEST speaker at the Trin­ ity Women’s Fellowship meet­ ing in Clitheroe was Mr J. Woodhouse, of Whalley, on the lives of John and Charles


T h e b r id e g ro om , a The occasion was the mar­


Tony takes command of the Ark


Given away by a family


“Noah,” the pupil who lifted the show above the level of the ordinary school play was 18-year-old Anthony Cooper. Anthony dominated the


stage from si,art lo finish in this difficult play — the first the school has tackled for some years. All the action in Andre


ALMOST every school has one — the pupil with natural acting ability who can make or break a production. In Ribblesdale School’s


Julie Sallis, Julia Spenceley, Jill Tomlinson, Susan Wintle, Katrina Grainger, Julie Mitch­ ell, Diane Todd, Karen Nixon, David Cooper, Roger Dickin­ son, Nicholas Clilfe, Jalam e s Cotterill, David Norman; Nicholas Tomlinson, Michael Tyne, Roland Wallace, Guy Middleton and Paul Lamb.


Obey’s play — loosely based on the Biblical story — centres around Noah, and a successful production lies in the right casting of this role.


AGGRESSIVE


tions demanded of him — from blind obedience, through outright anger, to a humble resignation of his lot. The only criticism one could


He portrayed all the emo­


level against him was that he tended to shout too much and was a little aggressive in his actions. Denise Monk gave a com­


(Stewart Read), Shem (Craig Worthington) and Japheth (David Aspinall) — spent much of the play feuding with their father. They were suit­ ably spiteful and gave a good show of themselves in their first major play. The same could also be said of the other children, the


mendable performance as his long-suffering wife who finds it difficult to understand her husband. Their three sons — Ham


ANIMALS


taken by Andrew Day (Bear), Timothy Bleazard (Lion), Gor­ don Robinson (Monkey), Dun­ can Thomas, Nicholas Stan- worth and Mark Burrell (Elephant), Valerie Hardman and Lynne Walker (Cow), Elizabeth Goodbier (Lamb), Martin Hodges (Wolf), Andrew Srawley (Tiger) and Russell McLean as the Man.


. But the characters who really captivated the attention of the children in the audience were the animals. A lot of time had obviously been spent on designing and making the costumes — particularly that of the three-man elephant. The animal parts were


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T H E Y ’R E O F F


three girls the Noah family take with them on the ark — Naomi (Clare Cowper- thwaite), Sella (Elizabeth Sowerby), and Ada (Christine Ogden). But the production wasn’t


merely a school play. The PE department had arranged two extremely effective dance scenes for the storm and des­ truction of mankind. The dancers were: Carol Brownrigg, A. Ridge, Sandra Cowgill, Louise Croisdale, Amanda Dawson, Diana Frankland, Linda Gornall, Dianne Martin, Adele Nuttall, Susan Ormand, Carole Perrin,


will be held in the clubhouse starting at 7 p.m. The idea is that people watch the films, which fe a tu re races in America, and bet on each race.


enough from the evening to buy a new mowing machine for the field.


Clitheroe bookmaking firm will be running the tote, a third of which will go towards club funds. The remainder will be paid out as winnings. The club hopes to raise


A representative of a


A FUND-RAISING event with a difference will soon be under “starter’s orders” at Clitheroe Cricket Club. For on Friday, March 12th, horse racing comes to Clitheroe in the form of eight 16mm films. The special “race” evening


taken a job as a telephonist at Calderstones Hospital, he regards it as something of a rest after his time in charge of the much-respected Clitheroe business.


And although Mr Wood has


dale, in West View, and he and his wife Eileen now live in St Paul’s Close, Low Moor.


by Mrs Wood’s grandfather, Mr George Tomlinson, and run by him during the early part of the century.


The business was started


took over, the business was based in York Street and con­ sisted of a private hire service and a vehicle repair garage. At that time Mr Tomlinson did some funeral work, but it was limited by the size of the pre­ mises.


When her father, Charles,


family just after the war and started work for Mr Tom­ linson immediately.


Mr Wood married into the


trol of the concern in the early 50s, but spent more than two years living in Christchurch, New Zealand. He and his wife, who spent


He gradually, took full con­ children.


secutive seasons in the Dar- wen league — the first six for St Joseph’s, and the rest for the team he now manages, St Edward’s. He is married and has three


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some time on the staff of Bol- ton-by-Bowland School, left England in the summer of 1953, and Mr Tomlinson con­ tinued the business in their absence. While in Christchurch, Mr


Wood was a bell-ringer at the city’s cathedral and per­ formed this duty to welcome the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh when they visited the country on a Royal tour. He returned to Clitheroe in


Mr Bennett is a keen amateur footballer and holds the incre­ dible record of playing 30 con-


have been recarpeted and refurnished and he hopes to maintain the same good stan­ dard of service as the town has enjoyed from Tomlin­ son’s. Originally from Darwen,


Clitheroe, although the Co-op is expanding elsewhere locally and setting up funeral ser­ vices in Clayton-le-Moors and Great Harwood. The Rockdale premises


dale is Mr Joe Bennett, who is area manager for the Black­ burn Co-operative Funeral Service. Mr Bennett will be based in


became available and Mr Wood bought it with a view to expanding the funeral service side of the business. This move turned out to be a great success and since then the business has gone from strength to strength, but now he feels that he has worked hard enough for long enough and has sold up. The new occupant at Rock­


December 1955 and again took command of the York Street premises. In the mid-1960s, Rockdale


A CONTEST aimed at finding the area’s top all­ round sporting stars will be a feature of the Ribble Valley Festival of Sport this year. Plans are now under way


Castle Street, Clitheroe, will also be well utilised with a display by Clitheroe Flower Club, a show by the Ribble Valley Poultry Society and an exhibition by Clitheroe Naturalists.


Dancing the night away at Gisburn


budgerigar show and snooker may also be on the programme and organisers hope to book Longridge Brass Band for two performances. Former car showrooms in


sports week could be a concert of school music and local reac­ tion to this plan is now being sounded out. Clay pigeon shooting, a


Valley Sports Council execu­ tive, members appointed Rib­ ble Valley Football League registration secretary Mr Norman Berry and Whalley Rangers official Mr Brian Whittaker to make further arrangements. It was also agreed that entries will only be accepted from recognised sports associations in the Rib­ ble Valley. Another new feature of the


for a competition along the lines of the BBC’s popular “ Superstars” scries, with stages of the event taking place throughout the sports week, June 5th to 12th. Activities so far selected include darts, penalty kicking, cycling, swimming, pistol and rifle shooting, athletics, table tennis and gymnastics. The eventual aim is to have a choice of 10 events, with com­ petitors opting for any eight. Ala meeting of the Ribble


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lunch dub at Clitheroe’s Pen- dle Club, Lowergate, pro­ vides a good square meal for up to 60 pensioners. But last week’s was a special occasion, the 11th birthday of the lunch


club. The 56 pensioners were


joined by the Ribble Valley Mayor and Mayoress, Coun. and Mrs Tom Robinson, and the Mayor and Mayoress of Clitheroe, Coun. and Ml


-s Leo


guests were welcomed by Mrs Phyllis Todd, the club’s organ­


Wells. Pensioners and special


iser. - Coun. Wells thanked Mrs


Todd and her team for their work and paid tribute to the volunteers who ferry the OAPs to the club each week. On the birthday menu was


roast pdrk with apple sauce and stuffing, followed by sponge pudding and, to round it all off, a birthday cake spe­ cially made by Mrs Todd.


' effect being so devastating that the Burnley player soon resigned.


Brian Carr missed a very


powerful combination that would have defeated A. Bul- len on board two. Although he continued to fight bravely, he eventually-lost the game.


reached on board three, Clither’oe’s representative Derek Northage agreed to draw with R. Smith.


With a very even position All s?l


four for Clitheroe, could make no headway against R. Ennis. After twice refusing the offer of a draw in the hope of find­ ing a winning position, he eventually blundered and lost.


Eric Mansfield, on board


2'A each, with the result of the board five game awaited.


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played a very good combina­ tion against D. Blacklock, the


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