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Head books in for retirement


AN early retirement conjures up dreams of an easy life to most people.


But Mrs Monica Shillitoe


has a busy time in store after her retirement as headmistress of St Mary’s RC Junior School, Sabden, at the end of term.


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Sands, Whalley, has been at the school for the past nine years. On retirement her time will be devoted to writing workbooks about religious education fo r junior pupils. Having taught the sub­


ject for many years, Mrs Shillitoe is looking forward to this new challenge.


1 She was born in Lon- gridge but her career has taken her to schools in Manchester and Black­ burn, teaching junior and senior age groups. Village schools have


always been dear to the heart of Mrs Shillitoe, which influenced her move to Sabden. “ I feel these schools


have a lot to offer in terms of education and to the community generally. It is


a shame many are having to close,” said Mrs Shillitoe who is a member of Whal­ ley Christ ian A c t ion Group. Teaching seems to run in


the family, for Mrs Shil- litoe’s husband, Jim, is headmaster of St Joseph’s, Hurst Green, and their daughter, Anne, taught in Blackburn before her mar­ riage. Their son, Michael, is a Franciscan novice at Northampton.


Superintendent is on the move again


CLITHEROE’S Methodist Circuit Superintendent, the Rev. George W. S. Knowles, is on the move again. Mr Knowles, (51) whose appointments have taken him to Africa and India as well as various parts of England, is leaving Clitheroe in September next year.


The much-travelled


minister is to become chairman of the North Lancashire District of the Methodist Church. He will be based in the Preston area. Mr Knowles, his wife


Margaret, and children Michael (21) and daughter Helen (1 9 ) ,' came to Clitheroe in September 1976. He had spent the previ­


the


ous two years in the West African Marxist state of Benin, formerly part of French Equatorial Africa. Before that he lived on Ivory Coast


learning how to train Afri­ can ministers. He also spent five years as minis­ ter in South India. Mr Knowles is reluctant


to describe his new post as a promotion. "It is not a question of,


‘once a bishop always a bishop,’ ” he said. ‘ ‘ In the M e th od is t


Church a chairman can go back into the circuit.” Mr Knowles described


his appointment as, “ a change of job with a diffe­ rent sort o f responsi­ bility.”


moving from Alsager, Cheshire. Mr Knowles was desig­


He is not sure exactly


where he will be living in the Preston area as a new house is to be built for him. His s u c c e s s o r in


Clitheroe will be the Rev. James Needham who is


CLEARING out an old sideboard at Whalley Abbey Conference Centre, manager Mr Derek Hart­ ley discovered a dust- covered box. After blowing off the


cobwebs, he found slides giving a rare insight into the Abbey and surround­ ing area. A number of the slides,


which originate from the beginning of the century, have now been made into prints. There are several views of the Abbey. One of par­


ticular interest shows a. group o f p e o p le , all smartly dressed in period costume, standing by the north-east gate house.


nated chairman by the whole North Lancashire Spring Synod at Trinity M e t h o d i s t C h u r ch , Clitheroe, in its represen­ tative session. He will succeed the Rev.


G. Herbert Raynor, of St. Annes.


Peeps from the past It is believed to be of


C o l . Hargreaves and friends, taken in 1905 when the Abbey was still a private house. Another interesting shot


is of “ Abbot’s Mound” where Whalley folklore says Abbot Paslew was hanged. The oak tree in the centre has since been chopped down. Another picture shows


the River Calder, where monks built the weir. In the 17th century, the


stretch of water above the weir was reputably used for floating suspected witches. Mr Hartley plans to


have the prints framed and put into the bedrooms.


E IG H T Y - E I G H T years ago the late Stephen Clarke, of Clitheroe, published what proved to be a fascinating and very p o p u l a r b o o k , “Clitheroe in its Old Coaching and Railway Days.” The author didn’t con­


fine himself entirely to Clitheroe matters, but gave an excellent descrip­ tion of the coming of the railway to our own village


Bobbie’s bowler hat days Whalley Window


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in 1850 and the best account yet published of the building of Whalley Arches.


In his book, Stephen


gave interest ing pen- pictures of local per­ sonalities and, as each suc­ cessive generation pro­ duces its own crop of prominent people, I prop­ ose this week to write a few lines on men who made the headlines long after he laid down his pen.


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Castle town was very much more an overgrown village than it is today — everybody knew every­ body else, just as they did in Whalley when I first came here. Local elections provide


an example; 60 years ago all the men who aspired to the Borough Council were personalities widely known throughout the town. One who springs to mind immediatley was the late Coun. “Bobbie" Jones. A small man with a large


drooping moustache, he was probably the last in Clitheroe to wear a bowler hat every day of the week. He usually carried a very large umbrella too; put a large bent pipe between his teeth and the picture is complete. For many years “Bob­


bie” was choirmaster at the Congregational Church


and his career in local poli­ tics was remarkable. First elected as the nominee of the Labour Party, after one or two terms he did a complete turnabout and stood as a Tory candidate. It says much for his


popularity, in days when elections generated much more heat than today, that he was again elected to office.


Another popular figure


was Coun. "Bob” Manley, a short, rubicund man of almost Dickensian appear­ ance. He had a cheery smile and witty sally whenever he greeted you and, an antique dealer by trade, it was easy to imagine him as a member of the Pickwick Club.


A portly but much more


dignified figure was Aider- man William Standring, who also represented the Conservative interests. He had a distinction denied to any other member of the council — some local wit wrote a chorus about him — a chorus not entirely true in content, but which cheeky school kids sang with glee if William was not within ear-shot. It ran: “OldStandring is a Quaker, He lives down Greenacre And he is the maker Of Castle table salt.” An excellent free advert for an excellent product!


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Kathryn comes second


CH A TBURN b e a u ty queen Kathryn Hudson came second in the North West final of the Miss Royal British Legion con­ test at the weekend. Kathryn, of R ib b le


Lane, is currently Chat- burn and District Miss Royal British Legion, and earlier this year she won the East Lancs. County Miss Royal British Legion title.


She had a big following


of supporters from Chat- burn and Waddington at Friday’s competition held at Iriam and Catishead Royal British Legion Club. Kathryn, who won a


cash prize, was beaten into first place by the Mid- Lancs entrant from Stan- dish, near Wigan.


One of the last of the Clitheroe Liberals was the late


James q u ie t ,


tho ghtful man dedicated tne


C h u r ch and d e e p ly respected over a very wide area.


Whether the town coun­


cil was Tory or Labour dominated, Aid. James was always sure of his seat; he was one of the last representatives of a party in decline.


Of the many services he


rendered the town, one at least was of enduring and i n c r e a s i n g v a l u e . Whenever any new devel­ opment was to be underta­ ken in the former borough, he had at least two photo­ graphic “Magic lantern” slides made (this was long b e fo r e c ine cameras became available). One slide showed the


scene before the demoli­ tion of an old building and another was made when the development was com­ pleted. Thus a collection was


compiled which is unique — a complete record of the town and district in his day and age — a collection which many much bigger and more important towns must envy. In his business as a cot­


ton manufacturer, Aid. James proved himself a very able man, respected


wherever he went. In the u n d e r ta k in g I h av e described, he also proved himself a very far-seeing man.


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Pub goes up for sale


THE Ribblesdale Arms, Gisburn, has been put on the market by its owners, and licensee Richard Ver­ non has given notice as tenant. Scottish and Highland


Hotels has decided to sell and invest the money in other ventures. The agents, Dacre, Son


and Hartley, of Skipton, will auction the premises on June 22nd, unless there is a private sale before. The suggested asking price is £100,000. A spokesman for the


Skipton firm said that the premises were b e in g offered with the fixtures and fittings. He added that there


were p o s s ib i l it ie s o f extending the hotel by con­ verting the adjacent barn. Shortly after moving to


Gisburn two years ago, Mr Vernon introduced his own brew of Malkin Ale which has received nationwide recognition through the Campaign for Real Ale. Recently he helped raise


cash for Muscular Dys­ trophy relief by organising a race between teams car­ rying crates of beer. He has also organised various events at the Ribblesdale Arms.


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