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ONCE again we were reminded of the folly of those who in January and February consi dered themselves fully capable of fighting the elements. In those months we had
risk. What strange reason ing that such a man can believe, “ it can never happen to me.” If a man or woman finds it
Another party of youngs
several instances of suffer ing and deaths even among those mainly concerned with everyday living. People were marooned in
North East Sco'tland with roads filled with gigantic drifts, and sheep buried beneath killing, drifting snow. These, as the resi dents, were the innocent sufferers. They did not take any
risk. But there were others who in their ignorance set out to defy and challenge the forces of nature and by their stupidity endangered the lives of those who came to
their aid. One walker who set out to
enjoy a day in the snow had the Mountain Rescue Team and RAF searching and when he was found alive and well told them he was at no
difficult to suppress the desire to challenge the cold, frost, snow or the blizzard then I feel confident a spell with the over-head electric power worker, as he strug gles to bring the supply to a windswept upland, would be far more constructive and fulfilling. Take my word, a few
hours battling with the elements in such conditions, say 40 or 50 feet above ground, is enough to satisfy any appetite for climbing or
we have witnessed several disasters in the Bowland hills and, although the exact dates escape me, incidents which brought death to the Bleasdale Fells are within that period.
adventure. Within the last 20 years
Many will recall the party
caught in mist and cold when roaming the tops travelling east towards the Langden Valley.
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is the joint owner — with his wife Enid — of the men’s, and women’s “Out of Doors” fashion shops in Moor Lane a n d C a s t l e S t r e e t , Clitheroe. Tonight he will take over
from retiring president Mr John Gowgill at the Cham ber’s annual meeting in the W h i t e L io n H o t e l , Clitheroe. Mr Field is optimistic
about the role he has to play and predicts: “If I’m half as good a president as John Cowgill, I’ll be very happy.” After a two-year stint of
military service, Blackpool- born Mr Field worked as a trainee chef at the Pendle Hotel, Chatburn, then
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NEW president of Clitheroe Chamber of Trade Mr Peter Field is a man “made to measure” for the two year term of office. For 44-year-old Mr Field
round & about
owned by his late father. Ten years ago he and his
Clitheroe’s shopping centre is becoming' increasingly attractive to people visiting the town for the first time. “Many other town centres
a re being turned into concrete jungles and I wouldn’t like that to happen to Clitheroe,” he said. “Clitheroe still maintains
wife took the decision to venture into the world of fashion. T h e y now l iv e in Downham Road, Chatburn, with their two sons, Ian (16) and Andrew (15). Mr Field believes that
ters led by a Blackburn teacher decided to spend a day on the fells between the Trough and Brennand. They, too, were caught in cold and mist and, in clothing utterly useless in such conditions, just avoided disaster by a mere accident.
Fortunately by sheer
chance they stumbled down the hillside near Footholme by the River Dunsop and were1 spotted by a worker at the Treatment Plant.
remains a mystery for at least two of the adventurers were “on their last legs” and exhausted.
How they su rv iv ed And, mark you, these are
mere hills in contrast to the more exposed and isolated regions of the Highlands.
dangerous if the weather suddenly alters and if you a r e n o t a d e q u a t e ly equipped. In case you think I am
They can be ju s t as
I speak from personal experience. For having been forced by necessity to tackle the worst nature has to offer, my words are not just fruits of a vivid imagination.
The winters of 1940 or
1947, among others, come to mind when even the modest heights of Waddington Fell were beyond human endur ance.
The penetrating intense
cold on these occasions cannot be explained and after a spell on the tops,
even when the day is bright and sunny, I found my hands smitten with frostbite. Now this was on Waddington Fell, not in the Yukon or in the Arctic Circle.
being over-dramatic or a spoil-sport, or maybe just preaching, let me assure you
the road men had a hut some 200 yards on the Clitheroe side of the cattle-grid. Meal breaks were taken in the primitive shelter and water fo r "brewing-up” was brought from Walloper Well a couple of hundred yards below the cattle grid, the entire trip from hut to well being in the region of 500
Those were the days when
yards — not a great distance even under freezing condi tions.
the temperature was so low that the water in the kettle was frozen on reaching the hut!
But you can rest assured Walloper throughout
flowed freely, a feature which has always fascinated me when referring to those winters.
■ Recalling those days I shall never forget how a young man in the prime of
life, well protected by clothing, goggles and gloves, actually fainted and hung helpless in his safety belt, presenting a grave problem for his companions who were also working to restore tele- phone communications between Clitheroe and Slaidburn.
case proves nothing and the young fellow may just not have been up to standard on
You may think an isolated
that particular day. To this I would quote one such
episode of a friend, who I may add, had spent several
years in the Navy in various p a r ts of the northern waters.
graph pole just above the Moorcock Inn, he suddenly, after about half an hour, complained of the cold and a feeling of general sickness. Returning to ground level he went very pale and yellow ish and in less time than it ta k e s to read this he collapsed.
Even now, so many years
later, I find it hard to believe that clothing froze stiff, dark eyebrows and moustaches turned white with frost and in a few minutes it was difficult to recognise a friend.
never happen to me, I would say — for goodness sake stop talking or even acting like a fool.
So to believe it could
be so dangerous when nature sets the wintry scene and no man can be sure of coming out on top when attempting to fight her. HORACE COOK
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Hula costume makes Kathy feel at home
HULA girl Kathy Manaloto was homesick when she came to Clitheroe. Now she wears a beam to rival the sunshine of her South Sea island home. The reason is a grass-
sent by her parents and became Nohealani — the flower maiden — the name given to her when she qual ified as a hula dancer. Then Kathy, who flew
skirted hula costume which came by post from Hawaii. Kathy put on the costume
13,000 miles to work in Clitheroe, only to be told she must first go back to school, said: “ I feel a lot less homesick now.” The dress, which origi
nally took Kathy and a team of schoolfriends a month to make, has arrived in time for Kathy’s dance debut at a Liverpool club. A couple of weeks ago she
KATHY. . . less homesick now.
that unspoilt image, but offers a very good cross- section of shops.” As president, Mr Field is
the town and the emphasis must be on more parking space, rather than any other projects which are in the pipeline,” he said. Mr Field, who describes
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naturally anxious that the Chamber of Trade should continue to protect the inter ests of the town’s traders. “Trade is the life-blood of
daughter Vivien, and Mrs Joyce Tyson, of Chatburn Road, Clitheroe, and her son David. The cook at St Augus
tine’s School, Billington, where David is a pupil, has also passed the examination. She is Mrs Carole Bolton, of Neddy Lane, Billington.
himself as “jovial,” is confi- d ent about Clitheroe’s future . . . a fact underlined by the distances he travels. Each year he clocks up over 20,000 miles to bring the la te s t ideas in fashion clothing to the Ribble Valley.
Exam
su c c e s s A MOTHER and daughter and a mother and son were among 12 successful candi dates to be awarded certifi cates in a food hygiene and food handling examination. They were Mrs Frances
Bicknell, of the Dog and Partridge, Tosside, and her
employed in the food indus try and studying for a cater ing qualification attended the 10-week course at Ribblesdale School. Fifteen sat the examination and 12 passed.
Seventeen people all Other successful candi
d a t e s w e re C l i f fo rd Cowburn, of Hereford Drive, Clitheroe, who is employed in the family butc- h e r s ’ business; catering student Miss Jacqueline Sheila Mason, of Horrocks Fold Farm, Clitheroe; Russell Kevin Sallis, of Eastmoor Drive, Clitheroe, a trainee chef at the Castle Res taurant; Mrs Irene. Sandford, who runs the Fruit Vale Restaurant at West Bradford; Brian Stott, of Beechcroft, Rimington, employed at an East Marton c h e e s e f a c to ry ; Mrs Katherine Vernon, of the Ribblesdale Arms, Gisburn; and Mrs Victoria Wood, who runs a guest house at
the autumn, again on a Monday evening at Ribbles dale School.
Harrop Fold Farm, Bolton- by-Bowland. A new course will begin in
Good
old days FORMER pupils and staff of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School for Boys will recall th e good old days on Wednesday evening. They will be meeting in the school hall for their annual spring supper and social evening. Organised by the commit
tee of the Old Clitheronians’ Association, the evening gives recent leavers the! chance to meet again on an’ informal level. Prior to the reminisc
ences, the last football match of the season kicks off between the school’s first eleven and the old' boys’ “casuals” eleven at High Moor.
Safety quiz
WINNERS of a road safety quiz reported last week were Alston Lane RC School, Longridge, not Longridge CE School.
took part in an international dance festival at Preston, wearing less spectacular Hawaiian dress, and the management of the Coconut Grove, in Tue Brook, Liver pool, asked her to dance at the club, which specialises in Pacific Islands food and decor. Kathy and her uncle and
aunt, Mr and Mrs Terence O’Neill, of Salthill Road, Clitheroe, were guests at the club at a special party night. Sixteen-year-old Kathy
A lot of my friends at school have shown interest and perhaps there could be some kind of craze for it.”
Scouting
awards FIVE Ribble Valley Scouts will receive Chief Scout’s Award certificates at a presentation in Accrington Town Hall on April 6th. The awards will be handed
over by Mr Eric Halsall, of Cliviger, commentator for the BBC television series "One man and his dog.” The five are Anthony
SOMETHING
ENTILELY DIFFERENT
Crook, of Lane Ends, Chip- ping; P e te r Hogg, of Conway Avenue, Clitheroe; Mark Nuttall, of Lancaster Drive, Clitheroe; Andrew Preston, of Kirklands, Chip ping; and David M. Tyson, o f C h a tb u r n R o a d , Clitheroe.
leaves Ribblesdale School at the end of the Easter term. When she a r r iv e d in Clitheroe and tried to obtain a job, she was told she would have to continue her lessons for another term. According to regulations,
h e r January bir thda te means that she cannot yet leave school officially. Her parents plan to come
and live in the Clitheroe area in a couple of years’ time, and Kathy intends to find a home for them. Her mother, Mrs Doreen Manaloto, is Mrs O’Neill’s sister. Kathy’s main worry at
present is that she has no job to go to when she leaves school. She said: “I have been
asked to dance profession ally, but I think I need to find a regular job first. “If I can’t find one, I may decide to teach hula dancing.
“If ever you want to know anything about Wiswell,” said the sprightly young lady of 92 I met at a recent social function, “you come and see me.” She pronounced the name
No shortage of water at Wis’ll Whalley Window
My scriptural knowledge
Wis’ll, as do all well educated Ribblesdalians, with the exception of those with the disadvantage of a university education or a background of elocution lessons. I was reminded of Tom
Bowland?” he demanded of the galaxy of high ranking aldermen, councillors and officials present in large numbers. “It’s Bolland — always has been!” But I digress. “I’d love to
Stephenson, the Whalley man who led the battle to open up the Pennine Way, when speaking at a Chipping ceremony to inaugurate public access to further parts of the Bowland Fells. “What’s all this talk about
come and see you,” I told my lady friend for I knew she was a fund of information. “I was born in Wis’ll, you
(shame on me) is limited but I am familiar with those four very early journalists. “Ah,” said I, “and where
must make a note of it,” I commented. “Anything else?”
“There was Ew-wo-well”
did you go to meet Matthew, Mark, Luke and John?” “To Three Lane Ends,”
she said with a twinkle in her bright eyes. “You know where I mean? At the top of Whiteacre Lane. There were four wells there; each about this size”she indicated with her outstretched arms. “Matthew, Mark, Luke and John; that’s what folks
know,” she told me. “My father was taken to live at the Masons’ Arms when he was only a few days old and he was married from there. After a while he owned a lot of those old cottages round there. “When I was a girl, he’d
say of a Sunday night, ‘Come on, let’s go and see how Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are getting on’.”
centre of the village,” I said, feeling I must contribute something to the conversa tion. “I noticed a couple of years ago in the middle of that very dry summer they were still running freely. There was a chap came along getting bucketfuls for his garden 'while we were there.” The lady nodded. “You
called them. "I’ve seen the two in the
she told me, and the name shook me. This was a new one on me. “Ee-wo-well?” I asked.
My friend nodded again.
“That’s what they called it.” I write it phonetically exactly as pronounced and what the official spelling is I have no idea. I doubt if anybody else had, either.
“It used to supply all those
houses at Lamb Row and used to be at the roadside, but I think it’s been moved behind the hedgerow nowa days,” my friend resumed.
But at that moment we
were interrupted and I had to take my leave of the old dear. You may be certain I will be paying her a visit when next some small mystery concerning the village crops up.
know what my father did?” she asked. “He got a barrel and fixed wheels on it and shafts and then, when there was a water shortage, he’d push it up there and fill it so that we’d never be short of drinking water. Hard water i t was, but lovely for drinking.” “Now that’s interesting. I
Wiswell is part of our
parish I have neglected in the past and there must certainly be much of interest to learn of this pretty hamlet with some of the most attractive properties in our district. Some facts I know already
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