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IT has been said that a house without'books is to


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■ but you must admit that a good book enriches and • broadens the outlook by. s t imu l a t in g latent


-desire;' • ' ' ' , • ■Book travel certainly fulfils


a need, but there is nothing to equal personal', experience. Aimchair 'travel^ves satis­ faction and entertainment- just as watching a football match or a wild life' safari does. : ■


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I confess- my own desires were '.stimulated several


years ago when reading “ Island Going,” by R. Atkin­ son. The book concerns adventures and scientific exploration in the ’30s, when along with John Ainslie he visited the uninhabited islands off the north-west coast of Scotland. The adventures make good reading and now, almost , 40 years later, the book is considered a classic.


Shortly after its publicatiori


1 was determined to purchase a volume, for such a book, is for reference and' occasional p e rusa l , particularly in winter, when thoughts go out


■ to further expeditions or the enjoyment of past experi­ ences!'. Little did I visualise the


difficulties as I WTote-to every known bookseller. This continued fo r years and


.w h en e v e r the occasion presented itself or there was a chance to peruse a likely second-hand shop, I was on the scene. Obviously it was a lost cause until, after many y e a r s , ' p a t i e n c e was rewarded.


, ;. We were, spending a few


days in Cumbria, where a lady in the hotel-suggested that a good way of spending an hour,, particularly on a wet day, was by visiting a book-seller in Beckermet.-Two days later, my wife and I’were scanning the piles of old books on the tiered shelves. We were actu­ ally on the look-out for a couple of books now out of print by a Canadian writer and one by Setpn Gordon. .The book-seller, familiar


with Clitheroe and Whalley, if hot the titles we were seek­


ing, tried to be helpful. With a


. wave of the hand he indicated ,,where best to begin our!


.. search. He was doubtful, but who knows, when faced with such numbers and variety? There is a strange compari­


son between such a task and blackberrying. To find a coveted title is akin to discov­


ering a clump, of nice ripe fruits.


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Suddenly my wife indicated by a discreet cough that my


. attention was needed. She wWspered: "Is this the book you are'wanting.” So it was, after so many years, that I became owner of Atkinson’s “ Island Going.”


Since then, memories have


been stirred, adventures relived and, in a fashion, enthusiasm restored. Such is the power of a cherished book and I recommend this to those who succumb to the irresist­ ible isolation of the Western Isles. ■ Most vital is an objective


other.than the desire to merely travel, for as Atkinson found, it gives added interest. How easily I can recall Our first


: trip to Tiree, long before the d r iv e -o n fe r r ie s w’ ere common, when we sought the


lit tle tern, red-necked phalarope and greylag geese. E xp e r ien ce s .with .'the •


phalarope are; amusing arid not easily forgotten, particu­ larly when-I recall my wife’s suggestion for photographing thi.s attractive subject. Far


from being nervous, they treat humans with the utpiost confidence, often allowing" reasonable approach before taking-'wing.. Unfortunately, they were ,


intent on foraging among the giant horse-tails. growing’’-in shallow water. Not far distaint was a large Ompty oil drum with a convenient bung-hole midway, iri its circumference. 'This, she was convinced, would make a good “hide” with the camera lens trained through the bung-hole! ' The suggestion took me


back to younger days when one of a group, of lads slid down withm such a contrap­ tion only to find it practically, impossible to get out of the trap. Once inside, with your knees up, you are helpless and in such a wild place, far from the nearest'help, escape would be very difficult. At a later date we extended our island going, to Barra in


the" puter Hebrides— truly an : island as foreign as' any in C o n t in e n t a l w a t e r s . Outstanding memories are of the. crossing of the Minch, a


-sail wjiich will not easily be' forg otten, with the boat tossing and rolling seemingly endlessly.’ Again in the .Hebrides we


found a stay in South Uist pleasurable! and enriching with n earby Benbecula accessible and. a wonderful place for watching and photo­ graphing bird life and seals.- Like Atkinson, we ^visited far away Handa with its high


cliffs terraced by thousands of sea birds. Handa is the watch-


■ er’s paradise for guillemots,' fulmars,- puffins, razor bills, cormorants and the' elusive skua. One. o f the most impressive e f fe c t s must surely be at the head of those 400-foot cliffs with the wind


, causing a' strong up-draught bringing with it an aroma never-to be forgotten. '..


. ' Of course, a trip to Orkney is a must for the watcher-or


■ those who find satisfaction in prehistoric settlements and chambered cairns. Stromness, with its quaint flagged s t r e e t s , and Kirkwall’ s


wonderful St Magnus cathed­ ral, not forgetting the almost overwhelming hospitality of the people, wBl long remain in ■ memory.


. > ; ■ - Marwick Head, another sea


bird colony of gigantic proi»r-- tions, o f fe r s contrasting appeal for those who prefer moorland birds such as the short-eared owl, hen harrier, arctic skua and many others. It was here that I had some


difficulty in reconciling myrelf to the sight of kestrels nesting on the ground; And who can forget the crystal clear air and the -green and blue sea with the sun setting and rising within such a short distance’ away on the horizon, when from the bedroom window w-e saw fulmars gliding-past at


two in the morning. ■ How we toiled up those heights on the moors in search of. the red-throated diver. To sit in a hide out of sight and human hearing waiting for the red-throat to return to her nest by the lochan or to hear the weird cry as it skims the water is an unforgettable experience. Yes, this island going can be recommended if you want an entire change.' NATURALIST


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from- Lon'gridge, Clitheroe and Wilpshire, and he regards his selection as.an honour for the. whole of the farming community in the .Ribble' Valley.


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(61), will bring a homely touch to the Mayoralty, with their down-to-earth conversational approach and genuine warmth for their fellow nien, from the smallest child to the highest squire. G o j in . N ew h o u s e is


respected for preferring a few w-ell-chosen words at the right moment , to 'a long rambling speech. He has been a district councillor for 13 years, serv­ ing 10 years . on the old Bowland RDC - as Newton’s representative, and is also a former chairman of housing. Today he . represents the


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In addition, he has been ■ chairman of Newton Parish Council for 14 years, is a; governor of Bowland County'


first country-dweller to hold -^Secondary School and a the office, following mayors 'mem be r of the Clitheroe


P h y s io th e r a p y C en tre management committee. This often means several


meetings a week, but Coun. Newhouse likes to have a change from the farm. “When


■ you are on a farm all day, you mu.st have a hobby to take you away from it;" he says. Mrs Newhouse, a member


of Slaidburn Trefoil Guild and a former vice-president of


Slaidburn WI, hails from Brock in the Fylde. She met


. her husband when he worked there before the war, and in 1939 they were married and m o v e d to Brow sho lme Heights Farm, Cow Ark. Six years later,they went to


Robinson’ s Farm, which stands on a picturesque back lane on the edge of the Hoddep Valley. Today they run a joint


farming business with their son, Alan (32), who is married and lives at Crawshaw Farm, Newton. Between the two farrhs there are nearly 300 acres and a variety of animals — sheep, pigs, milk and beef cattle.


Blackpool and a bag of fish and chips —^ that’s what former Clitheroe man Mr John Sephton is looking forward to while he is on holi­ day from Canada.


With his w-ife Christine— a


A MAN with roots deep in the fertile soil of the Ribble 'Valley is to be the district’s Mayor during the Royal Silver Jubilee year.


Coun. Newhouse went to


village schools in Tosside and Long Preston before embark­ ing on a lifetime of jobs in or close to farming. Among other things he was a butcheris boy and milking-machine installer in his younger days. He says he has followed one


motto throughout his farming life: “Lend anything you have, except money.” 'This advice was given to him by a fellow- farmer many years ago, and it has proved its worth since, says Coun. Newhbuse! The couple have a married


daughter, Mrs Jean Doherty (35), who is a district nurse in Burnley. Some 10 years ago, before marriage, she was a ilistrict nurse in the Low Moor area.


' Coun. and Mrs Newhouse have four grandchildren and tw;o step-grandchildren.


Remarkable record


.WHEN Mr Norman Law.son plays his final voluntary on the organ of Christ Church, Chatburn, his ■ record of 72 years as church organist will take some beating. For Mr Lawson (84), of


Wood Terrace, who is to retire after 29 years in the Chatburn job,, first became a church organi.st in 1905. He has held the post, since


the first Sunday of 1948, play­ ing at two Sunday services, a weekly choir practice and other occasional services. Now the vicar, the Rev.


local girl — he is staying with his widowed mother, Mrs Eveline Sephton, in Fort Street, Clitheroe.


The couple went out to


Canada 12 years ago, when their daughters Kathr^e and Heather were nine and seven. Now both girls are married. Heather and her husband live near the Sephtons in Edmon­ ton, Alberta, and Kathryne her husband and two young children are 340 miles away at Peace River.


A plumber by trade, Mr ■ COUN. ANP MRS NEWHOUSE


Norman Maddock, is faced with the .task of finding a replacement; Mr Maddock explained: “Mr


Lawson has been a wonderful, servant to the church, but he i.s finding it necessary to relin­ quish his post because of his age and we are looking for


someone to take over.” Mr Lawson was bom in


To.sside and became organist at St Bartholomew’s Church there at an early age. He was taught to play the organ by the vicar at, that time, Mr Wicks, whose grandson Alan Wicks is now organist at Canterbury Cathedral. Mr Lawson remained


organist at Tosside until 1940 and took the Chatbum job eight years later. In all, he has served under 15 vicars in the two churches. He is the proud possessor of


a Royal School of Church Music Medal, presented by the Bishop of Blackburn for 40 years’ service as organist. Among his fayourite pieces he ranks Bach’s Preludes and Fugues, and Reinberg’ s “Quiet moments.”


Mr Lawson, a widower, will


continue as organist until a. successor has been found. Anyone interested in the job


, should contact Mr Maddock at Chatbum vicarage.


Heartfelt


request ASKING that parishioners keep him in touch with their latest news, a local vicar has an amusing postscript to add.


The Rev. Arthur Higgin-


son. Priest-in-charge at Hurst Green, 'Whitewell and Mitton writes in his monthly newslet­ ter “Please keep me informed of sickness or bereavement as well as times of joy, such as the birth of your child or coming marriage of your son or daughter.”


But Mr Higginson also adds


this plea: “Don’t ring off after three rings. The vicar is not a good mnner and often gets to the phone as someone, some­ where, rings off.”


i l i i ^ ^**^^^*'* ^ v ^ x y .H -/ - '= 'S s V ' tV.!! A POPULAR PASTIME


LAST autumn, two small boys stood watching a quartet of veterans engaged in the ancient pastime of bowls on our e.xcellent cricket club green. The lads craned their necks to see- over the fence and — so long • as I leaned well forward — I had no difficulty in hearing what they had to say.


- “Heyir said the .sm,-iller of


the two, !‘Do you have to be a certain age before you can play?”


“ I don’t think so,” answered the second, ‘ ‘But I think


you've got to have something wrong with you.” On the justice, or other­


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wise, of this opinion I make no comment. But it did start me thinking of the, to some


extent, declining popularity of the game. That it is less popu­ lar than 40 or 50 years ago


there can be no'question Then, one in every half dozen or so public houses in our area


maintained a green for the ■ pleasure of their patrons. Today, the majority of these greens have disappeared, one or two converted to vegetable gardens, one or two covered with garages, but the major- •


ity just weed-tarewn patches of waste land.. Apart from the pub greens


old maps of our village show two former greens one where the far end of Queen Street now stands, the other


down the Mill Fields and to Church Street, C L ITH ER O E


t h e r e o f the present corn- mill. On one of these, as previ­ ously related, stood a foui-th exam ple o f the ancient Paulmus crosses which form such an interesting feature of


Whalley Window


our village churchyard. . The game itself, much in its


present form, goes back to very early days! Every schoolboy has read of the enthusiasm of Sir Francis Drake for the .sport before sailing out to humiliate the Spanish Armada, but there was a period in our history when playing the game became a penal offence, punishable with heavy fines. This was because the game


had become so. popular that youths and men neglected the practice of .archery, consi­ dered essential fo r the defence of the realfh in order to play. VVh.'illey men could well have been amongst. them._. In the charge to the jury of


Court Leet in 1638, the court was instructed to “inquire if any alehousekeeper or other


three score a bow and four arrows.” Parents were under


obligation to provide these weapons for their children and


masters for their servants whilst “every tj-thing, village or hamlet” was required to establish butts for-the prac­ tice of archeiy. Again, the community was fined for failure to comply. 'O n e can imagine our


craftsmen issuing a sigh of relief when these restrictions were relaxed and, together with their apprentices and neighbours, they could once more resort to the Mill Fields for less energetic pursuits in the 'long light evenings of summer. Since then the game has retained at least some of its popularity down the centuries, and rightly so. Whilst at the top level it


demands a' high degree' of skill, the tjTO can derive as much pleasure from an after-


. noon on the green as the most accomplished veteran. . In some areas, the ladies


are -“ bowling the jack” in increasing numbers and last summer the Womens Insti-


pe'rson do keep any unlavv'ful tutes organised a. county game in his house or house’s, ' competition. Little physical or elsewhere, as cards, dice, tables, loggets, quoits, bovyles or such like; in this case the housekeeper loseth for every day 40 shillings’.’ and approp-. riatc fines vyere laid down for every person found indulging in these activities. The only time when these penalties were waived and a little licence permitted was! at Christmas — hardly the best time of year for .a game of


bowls.


that “every man child from seven.years'old to 17 ought to


Furthermore, it was ruled . .. , ,


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no shortage of contestants keeping their end!up on oiir local green this coming summer even if, as the small boy observed, there is “some­ thing wrong with them.”


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: strength is demanded and, “if theer’s nowt vvTong wi’ thi back” there are few more pleasant ways of enjoj-ing a few-hours in the open air. If. there is “summat wrong


wi’ thi-back,” let me recom­ mend a belladonna plaster — a remedy almost as old at the game itself and, I assure you, very effective. . And I’ll wager there will be


. Sephton says there is no shor­ tage of work for people in the construction trade and pay is high.


Explaining his desire to


visit Blackpool, Mr Sephton said that apart from memories of holidays there, the family had to travel 760 miles from their home in Edmonton to


Vancouver if they wanted to see the coast. Although he enjoys his


mothers cooking, Mr &phton likes to have L^cashire fish and chips when he. can. At home, the fish is deep frozen, takes a long time to reach Edmonton and isn’t nearly so tasty, he says. His pet hobby is photo­


graphy, specialising in wild life, and he enjoys angling, walking and skiing in the Rockies. Mr and Mrs Sephton keep


in touch with local news through copies of the Adver­ tiser and Times, and family photographs are regularly exchanged.


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