J J 4 Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, December 7th, 1978 GALLERY ETHOS YORK ST, CLITHEROE •jr.i -


JUMPS TO IT FOR LISA


“TUPPENCE” is worth his. weight in gold. That’s the opinion of Lisa Whitwell (9), of Laurel Cottage, Pendleton.


Accrington an Riding Club.


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her- nine-year-old 11.3 hh chestnut gelding,, has won the lead rein gymkhana champ ionship cup at ‘


For this year, Tuppence, d . “ ‘District ‘ Lisa received the Sultan


Trophy at a presentation dance held at “The Spin­ ning Jenny,” Fern Gore, from the club’s president, international showjumper Peter Timbley.


In her first year of com­ ORIGINALS BY THE


COtJNTRY’S LEADING ARTISTS


petition, Lisa has done extremely well, winning three trophies which now adorn the mantlepiece, and starting an every-growing collection of rosettes.


When she competes at


the monthly shows, held from April to September on Huncoat Recreation Ground, she re ce iv e s


plenty of encouragement from her family. Her mother, Mrs Mary


Whitwell,’ sister Julie (10) and brothers William (7) and Jamie (4) are always on the sidelines wishing her success and ready with a pat for Tuppence.


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for two years and he has become one of the family. Her mother looks after him whenever Lisa is not around. A pupil at B a rrow School, Lisa hopes to con-


tinue competing next year, in the junio inior cla classes.


In her spare time - when


she isn’t riding Tuppence — she enjoys embroidery, reading and swimming.


Singers welcome


EXPERIENCED singers are being invited to join a small recently formed mixed choral group. Mr Alan C. Southern,


former organist and choir- ma ster at St Pe te r ’ s Church, Salesbury, says the group, which at pre­ sent meets in houses, would welcome additional voices. Mr, Southern - says the


aim of the choir is to create and develop a wider inter­ est in all types of choral music, religious and secu­ lar. Members plan to give concerts and recitals and to sing Evensongs occasion­ al ly at churches and cathedrals. The group currently


comprises members from A n g . l ica n and F r e e Churches, but there is no denominational restriction:


Qualifies


A POSTGRADUATE cer­ tificate in art education at Leicester Polytechnic has been awarded to Mrs Frantiska Helen Cal­


laghan. Mrs Callaghan, who now lives in York, is the daughter of Dr and Mrs Michael Parker, of Thornbers Farm, Slaid- burn Road, Waddington.


Visit from ‘a E O A R


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ings have been made of a place so curious! Perhaps its obscure situation has prevented it being known. “But more strange, and


to be grieved, is that Mr G. should permit such dilapi­ dation and not secure and plant about these beaute­ ous ruins; where he might f o rm, f o r a t r i f l in g


wrote, “ there is left a pro­ fusion of superb ruins, tho’ Mr G . . ., building upon the foundation of the old dwelling, has pulled much down and neglected the rest. There is, in the first place, a whole gateway of approach leading to the tasteless house of Mr Canon, attached to the remains of the old house, whose ruins, overspread by ivy, stretch themselves along the river’s bank. “Strange that no draw­


“ WHA L LE Y is a pretty village with two. good-looking inns, The Swan particularly so,” wrote the Hon. John Byng, later the 5th Viscount Torrington, following his visit her in 1792. He lamented, however, the fact that there was nobody around to detail to him the charms of the township and so went unescorted to take a look at the abbey. “Of Whalley Priory,” he


W h a l l e y W i n d o w


expense, a garden of won- d e r f u l c h a rm s and curiosity. “I took the whole survey


ing, now a barn, which I take to have been the dor­ mitory.” (It wasn’t. It was the Laybrothers’ House and now the Catholic hall JF). The d i s t in g u i s h e d


at my leisure, gratis, for no one came near me. “There is a long build­


traveller then moved on to examine the West Gate; “a fine old gateway under which now passes the com­ mon highway to the vil­ lage.” His curiosity satisfied,


the Hon. John then step­ ped the couple of hundred yards to inspect the “Noble relicts of the church” and comment ed, “ behind which, and all about, is antiquity to amuse the tourist or supply employ for the painter.” Here our visitor proved


himself a true prophet for —’ only a handful of years later — the prestigous J. M. W. Turner spent many . happy hours painting the rums and views that Byng so much admired and today and throughout the spring and summer, there are few


days when the artist’s easel is not to be seen somewhere in the district and the two gateways to the abbey must surely be the most painted piles of masonry in the whole of the Ribble valley.


This 18th century tourist


sing near to “Mr . Wallers’ house and grounds.” (This was Clerk Hill and illus­ trates that the diarist was not entirely accurate. The Whalley family was then in residence and the error may be due to the possibil­ ity that Byng never actu­ ally saw the name of the owner in print. He relied on information from a pas­ sing yokel).


Here, once again, the


Hon. John found room for criticism. “ Mr Waller has,” he noted; “with mis­ erable intention built some strange ruins upon a hill top — being probably ignorant of the splendid ruins at the hill bottom. Such a man will furnish his house with base copies of Corregio.”


The strange ruins refer-


then left the village “by a new and well-made road” and t ravel led in the Accrington direction, pas- " '''lifer


red to would, of course, be the “Baby House Towers;” a “folly” demolished in the last war.


So, by way of Cock


Bridge, “ around which there are numerous coal pits,” the Hon. John said “Goodbye to Whalley.”


By arid large, despite


the fact that he treated us more kindly than any other of our neighbouring towns and villages, I feel the vil­ lagers would not be sorry to see him on his way,' for the overriding impression left by his book is that the author was a pompous, irritable and conceited snob, eager to find fault with all and everything' that fell an inch or two short of his personal ideas of perfection.


None-the-less, “ The


Torrington Diaries,” pub­ lished in the last century by Methuen & Co., make fascinating reading, par­ ticularly'in the references to our own district, for it is salutory at times to “see ourselves as others sfe


One valuable feature is


' an invaluable social com­ mentary on rural life iri England some 200 years ago.


J.F.


that Byng reproduced the bills of the many hostelries • he patronised throughout his tours and these provide


meets on alternate Sunday afternoons, but this could be changed to'accommo­ date the majority of those interested. Mr Southern would be


. At present the group


pleased to furnish further details and can be con­ tacted at 7 Uppercliffe,. Great Harwood. T e l . 884999.'


Return visit


THE Clitheroe Girls’ Grammar School will be a familiar building for Black­ burn pianist Martin Roscoe when he gives a recital there on Wednesday. For Mr Roscoe’s wife Joan is a former music


teacher at the school and Mr Roscoe


also gave a splendid recital there two years ago. . Next week’s concert is . b e in g s ta g ed by the Clitheroe Concerts Society


. and Mr Roscoe?s prog­ ramme will include works b y M o z a r t , Chopin, Schumann and Debussy. Mr Roscoe, who is 26,


debut in 1973, and inT976 won second prize in the British Liszt piano compet­ ition. A year later he was chosen by the Incorpo­ rated Society of Musicians as one of their outstanding young artists.


was born in Halton, Che­ shire. He began piano les­ sons at the age of six and gave his first concert two years later. When he was 16, he gained an open scho­ larship to the Royal Man­ chester College of Music, where he won all the major piano awards. He made his London


LISA and Tuppence proudly display their trophies.


A glorious splash of autumn colour


THE severe gales in mid- No vem be r brought to an end what I believe to be one of the finest ever autumn displays. Until then, the glory of


what the Americans refer to as The Fall was just magnificent, with conifers and broad-leaved hard­ woods presenting an unbe­ lievable variety of superb richness. We went on several


occasions for the sole pur­ pose of viewing what I-like to call “The sights” — which to my somewaht prejudiced eyes put the celebrated seaside light in the shade. Due, no doubt, to the


strange summer, the autumn tints were later than. usual but this in no way lessened the impact. Indeed, the glory was at its highest and of all our native hardwoods the syea- .more presented' a record flash of colour. Golden yellow predomi­


nated the general scene, and I often wonder why we do not put more value on beauty and less bn a quick return of cash outlay. Con­


ifers provide this — hence the massive planting. I also wonder why the


Forestry people do not seek to relieve the some­ what dull, monotonous d a r k g r e e n o f the p i n ew o o d s . b y mo r e splashes of colour. The sycamore and most of the maple family certainly pro­ vide colourful relief. How a splash of colour


would enliven and inspire. Unfortunately, when most


COUNTRY D IA R Y


of the trees were planted some 20 or more years ago, ame n i t y v a lu e wa s unthought of. However, we must be thankful for small mercies, and be con­ tent with the biannual spectacle by Ribble and Hodder. I leave you to decide


which is better — the new spring delicate shades or the glory of autumn. To the conifer advocates


I admit there is an excep­ tion to the general rule, with the larch an outstand­ ing example. Indeed, when I see.a good stand, o f matured larch my spirit rises as does the towering sp i r e - l ike leader set against the blue of a spring or autumn sky. In spring, the larch is


one of the first to gladden the heart with its tufts of fresh green leaves and the reddish-purple flowers hanging from the gaunt bare branches. Then, as we saw ' in


October and November, the tree again brings col­ our as the needles pass through shades of pale green to an almost brilliant gold before the winds sepd them to the woodland floor.


Long before the tree


far back as 1728 the second Duke of Athol realised its potential and the fourth Duke planted 27m larch on about 15,000 acres of bar­ ren land. The example has been copied all over the country. Returning from a tour of


the trees we followed the spectacular aeronautics of a huge flock of starlings on the uplands. The strong wind presented grave problems as they swooped swerved and dived in an


was in use for props and telegraph poles, the larch was recognised for its decorative quality and as


attempt to escape the full blast. In-a few moments |


the assembly alighted and, as is their habit, were soon fully occupied probing the soil.


It is during the winter


months that we are attracted to the starling. And it is at this time the bird is so often accused and maligned as a carrier of disease.


' Although I have often


the grass like a well kept lawn and the group of s t ar l ing s , o b v i o u s l y gathering food for their nestlings, found the condi­ tions all they desired. Never have I had such a


splendid opportunity of watching at close quarters what, they were extracting from just beneath the surface.


Here was a skill we mere >


humans do not yet fully understand a similar skill can be seen as the song thrush or plover gathers: food on lawn or pasture.; One thing is certain these birds just know where the. food is. .. f .


' The skilful way in which1


these starlings located and extracted the larvae was incredible. With unfailing results they dug in the bill to draw out the larvae of the crane fly or Daddy long legs, as they are better known. This particular ground


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was simply infested with these damaging pests and those who,. from time to time, condemn the starling should reconsider their attitude particularly in relation to the land and agriculture. A more striking example


was provided last summer by a friend who farms in Ribblesdale who had a dis­ astrous story, to tell of the acres of newly-sown grass­ land.


The entire crop was


iting the same field could have saved that farmer a lot of anxiety, money and labour.


HORACE COOK


ruined, the field of little use b e c a u s e o f the activities of the crane flies which had wrought havoc by feeding on. the grass roots. The field was a dead loss ruined by a pest the starling finds so attractive. A few hundred birds vis­


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