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4 Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, December 30th, 1976


Painting pots keeps Edith so busy


MANY THANKS TO ALL


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our f r ie nds and customers for their trust in 1976 — May 1 977 b r in g you HEALTH and HAPPINESS in abundance


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R A D IO : : T V : : C Y C L E S


SUCCUMBING to a friend’s persuasiveness, pensioner Miss Edith Chew went along to a pottery­ painting class “just to make up the numbers.”


That was four years ago and


now shelves and sideboards at her home in West- View, Biliihgton, arc laden with g a i ly -p a in te d pots; the product of many hours of hard work. For Miss Chew has added


her artistic touch to literally hundreds of plates, dishes, vases arid mugs, many of which have gone as gifts to frierids and relatives. . “ If you are lucky enough to be talented, you should pass your talents'on so that some­ one else can derive pleasure from them,as well," she says. Desighs range from fruit


arid flowers to birds, fish and even aeroplanes, all delicately executed in a multitude of colours, sometimes including gold filigree. Born in Gisburn, Miss Chew


THIS EMPTY BOTTLE IS WORTH > A look hack through history


THERE is an unusual feature of Whalley Abbey of which most visitors are unaware and do not appreciate the signifi­ cance unless it is specifically pointed out to them. ■ The choir stalls (the site is


marked “ choir pits”) were placed in the nave of the abbey church instead of, as is customary, being in the chan­ cel and very much nearer to the east end of the building. The reason behind this


arrangement is interesting. Whalley Abbey was built to


Whalley Window


much the same layout as Westminster Abbey, which ancient building, as perhaps you know, was restored for the coronation of Edward the Confessor. Edward sat somewhat


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unsecurely on his throne. Knowing not whom he could trust, he ordered that only those church dignitaries whose presence was essential to the ceremony should stand behind him while the service was in progress. Thus he had the,choir stalls placed where he’could keep an alert eye on the choristers — right in front of him.


Like a number of present


day ecclesiastics, he didn’t trust the choir boys! The king, “sick unto death,"


was crowned amid scenes of great splendour on Christmas Day, 1065, and died shortly afterwards, being buried in the abbey he had built. An eventful Christmas Day, surely, and one of many in our island’s story. O ld e r r e a d e r s w i l l


rem em b e r that famous December 25th, in 1914, when allied soldiers laid aside their guns and started an unofficial truce in which enemy forces joined them. The rattle of machine guns was replaced by the strains of Silent Night, the opposing armies left their trenches, sang in harmony together, exchanged cigaret­ tes, fruit and other gifts to the c o n s t e rn a t io n o f th e ir officers.


Regretably the peace was


short lasting. Within hours the guns were booming once morS and the dead and dying stained Flanders’ fields.


A n o th e r o u ts ta n d in g


Christmas came in 1066 when Bishop Odo placed the crown on the head of William of Normandy. When the assem­ bled English nobles were asked “would they accept William as their lawful king?” they cried their assent with su ch f e r v o u r that the C o n q u e r o r ’ s bodyguard thought they were in revolt and rushed at them with


drawn swords, slaughtering many in the crowded abbey and the streets around.


According to ancient folk­


lore we owe the “Twelve days of Christmas” to Alfred the Great. It is said that Alfred spent Christmas Day with his wife and family at Winchester and had such a magnificent time that he straightway decreed that the festivities should continue for a further 11 days. For this laudable decision, manufacturers of crackers and Christmas stock­ ings, breeders of turkeys and boilers of puddings, should be eternally grateful.


Yet another king; Stephen


this time, selected the festive season for his coronation but decided to have the actual ceremony on Boxing Day. On Christmas Day itself he put the population in the right humour for the occasion by providing a great feast for “ail who would come,” while Edward II celebrated the Yuletide of 1348 by establish­ ing the Order of the Garter at his castle in Windsor.


Oliver Cromwell, one of the


.very f ir s t dictators, we presume, didn’t like the festive season at all. He b a n n e d a l l f o rm s o f merrymaking and, as a result, several of his Christmases were marked by rioting, bloodshed and wild disorder. '


The populace expressed its


displeasure by demonstrating in the streets of the capital.


Christmas Day, 1665, was


another unhappy occasion; it came at a season when the Great Plague was at its height and funeral parties arid sad- face mourners filled the streets of London. No cele­ brations that year Instead of


joyous songs and carols of praise, the melancholy cry “Bring out your dead” echoed and re-echoed down the narrow street and foetid alleys.


E ig h te e n y e a r s later


another outstanding Christ­ mas was marked off the calen­ dar — it was the coldest ever recorded. Ice a yard in thick­ ness covered the Thames, a great fair was built there, - bonfires blazed above the turgid waters of the river, there was skating and sledg­ ing and all kinds of merrymak­ ing ensued in a setting never before or afterwards possible.


. A pretty fair selection of Christmases you may think,


but how can we conclude with­ out reminding you of the most impprtarit Christmas of them all; the one that occurred 1,976 years ago? Without it there would never have been another. Something, I fear, people tend to forget in these pagan days, but something; s u r e l y , we shou ld all remember.


J.F. 4


lived for many years with her family at Nab Side Farm, W h a l le y , She has been interested in art ever since she was at school arid it was there that she first took up her other favourite hobby of crochetwork.


Colour and delicacy are the


features of her work on ta b le c lo th e s , mats and napkins — and again most of her handiwork is given away. “ Fve sent crochetwork to" friends and relations in Canada, New Zealand,


Australia and Norway and dozens of places in England,” she says. Some of her work benefits


charity. She is a keen suppor­ ter of Whalley Abbey arid provides crochetwork and knitted goods for fund-raising stalls. • Miss Chew also finds time


, to write the occasional poern. One o f ,h e r favourites; is "Down Memory Lane,” a look back at her childhood days. “ I can’t understand people


who say they are bored,” she says. "There’s always some­ thing to do."


MISS CHEW


Fred Pickles, of Deer House Farm Cottage. The awards were presented


service


T H R E E em p lo y e e s at Gisbume Park, Gisburn, have received watches to mark service of 30 years or more to the estate. The men, who all live in


Gisburn, are farm manager Mr Alec Hudson, of Pimlico House, estate worker Mr Donald Storey, of Church View, anti farm worker Mr


by Mrs Reginald Hindley, mother of the estate's owner, Mr Christopher Hindley. The estate’s 31 employees and their families attended a cock­ tail party at Gisbume Park


Belt up!


THE condition of seat belts becomes an integral part of the revised MoT test which


artistic touch


comes into effect on Saturday . . . along with indicators, brake lights, the horn, and w in d s c r e en wipers and w a sh e r s . E xh au s t and silencer systems will be visu­ ally checked.


But according to the AA,


many thousands of motorists are likely to be refused a certificate because their seat belts have loose or rusted mountings, frayed webbing and damaged release mechan-


Ribblesdale will certainly bo of a similar design. Depth va r ie s according to the texture of the surface soil, but the long narrow tunnels criss­ crossing the fields are very effective, as they take off the water and make the land suit­ able for agriculture. All the material for these


underground tunnels — the two sides running like minia­ ture walls with a slab-like roof capping both — was obtain­ able locally. Nothing could be simpler and in spite of great technical advances, both above and below, ground; I wonder if modem materials are many more effective or, indeed; as lasting. The innumerable cracks arid


crannies in these drains remind one of the dry-stone walls which so effectively withstand the vagaries of the climate and have done so for hundreds of years. Most people are completely ignor­ ant of what goes on beneath the soil, but as far as my inquiries go, this is all- important in good husbandry. Conversation then turned


to the grey squirrel, with my friend posing the question of how to distinguish the male


. and female of the species. Frankly, I had never.given the matter serious thought and, as with the subject of the drains, took the obvious for granted. How easy it is to overlook important details. I was assured there is rio


difficulty when you see a pair together, but as we know one very seldom sees a pair of these elusive creatures. The female, he maintained, was much smaller than the male, for he had watched them at close quarters. He was, however, convinced like most countrymen that “ they do no good".


. Whatever its sentimental appeal, the spread of the grey squirrel by Ribble and Hodder presents a grave threat to many species including.the all- too-rare red variety. Where­ ver the grey prospers, out goes the red, and few birds, . especially the woodland species, are safe from its predatory nature. Those who thought the grey


would add to the country. scene must now realise the danger. But we must admit


STANDING THE TEST OF TIME


I MET George Sanderson as ‘he returned to his place at Fooden Hall Farm; near Boltori-by-Bowland; As usual; the conversation turned to. general country matters and; as so often happens; I came away with added knowledge of the immediate countryside; .


Several of his observations


came as a surprise; particu­ larly when he mentioned one field, which had been drained by French prisoners in the Napoleonic war. Being one of h is b e s t p a s tu r e s , he appreciated those long ago services and particularly the drains; which had withstood the passage o f time so successfully. ■■■■.. . As for myself, I have no


idea when these stone drains were adopted, but I recall


■ following the course of one half a century ago. Even at that time I was fascinated by the construction. Many o f the drains in


that; as an introduced species, it has, been quick to adapt; This- American visitor needs, no encouragement and I ques­ tion the action of the ZoologL cal Garden in Regents Park; which; when caged specimens became to o n um e rou s , released several to enjoy free: dom; Twenty years ago, they were scarce • by Ribble arid now they .present a menace.


On this we’agreed and when


on the subject of a varied diet oL these and similar residents I recalled watching a great spotted- woodpecker which, after alighting on an old alder; began listening. Deep in a hole which had its entrance at the top of a broken branch there nested a great tit. The young; no doubt thinking, the parent had arrived; began calling. This aroused the woodpecker; which carried off the chicks after eating one on the site.


This observation prompted


another story relating to ‘a family of weasels, seen, play­ ing and cavorting in a lane in full view. The spectators were thrilled as the group jumped and somersaulted in sheer ecstasy. •


These are scenes seldom


epcountered by the casual visitor, but every day the farmer is on the stage on which comedy and drama is part of the yearly play. The land, when all is said and done is the farmer’s stage and workshop. The actors may be similar and indeed familiar and though the setting is ev e ry changing, the acts according to the season may be anticipated — but what variety.


Even after spending most


of my time out of doors I have only once seen a similar inci­ dent relating to weasels or stoats. My confrontation was different, for the participants were not by any means concerned with play. On the contrary, one of the family lay in the centre of the road, killed by a passing vehicle.


I halted a short distance


from the scene to watch first one and then another dash ,to the victim. The party were very agitated and in a state of confusion, as one would grasp his neighbour by the scruff of the neck and after dragging it to the grass verge release it to hasten back and grab another engaged on a similar mission, the entire ploy being utter confusion achieving very l i t t le . S t ra n g e to say, throughout this act they appeared oblivious of my presence.


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O L D p h o t o g r a p h s o f Clitheroe as it used to be — including views of Castle Street, Market Place, Church Street and one of the first cars driving the “wrong way” down Moor Lane — are f e a t u r e d in a calendar published by the Borough Printing Co. Copies, price 40p, are available from their office in York Street.


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