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IT was almost a gathering of the clans when an old Hurst Green farming family decided to hold a reunion party. More than 150 descen­


dants of the late Mr and Mrs John Wilkinson, of Fox Fields Farm, came from far and near to attend the festivities in Hurst Green Memorial Hall. Guests at the party


spanned four generations and all eight sons and two daughters of the late Mi­ ami Mrs John Wilkinson were there, including youngest son Harry (64), who still farms at Fox


Fields. Catering for such a


crowd was a tricky task, but the family managed to do it themselves. For the kiddies, there


were various games, with Mr Bert Wilkinson (69), of Walmesloy Brow, Billing- ton, and brother Robert (78), of Longridge, pro­ viding musical accompani­ ment. The festivities finished


with a disco and things went so well that it is hoped to hold a repeat next year. Qur picture shows some


of the Wilkinsons at the party.


“ IT„ these days of univer-


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sal travel that one can draw attention to a little known holiday d j s t r i c t ; but the Ribble Valley, served by the Blackburn and Hellifield section of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, provides a notable ex­ ample of the way in which unique natural


beauty and special his- t ' ' tl iorica nterest may be fo u n d in a l l ia n c e within a very few miles of a drab indust­ rial district.”


There is one clue in the


words I quote, culled from a one-time national magazine, which gives some indication of the date when they were first put on paper — the name of the railway.


The article in question


was published in 1912 and appeared in the “Railway Magazine” of July that year, which has been loaned to me by a local reader. (Oh, what would I


When the Calder ran clear Whalley Window


often in


do without those kindly readers?).


The publication would


be of considerable interest to those young officers of the North West Tourist


Board at present actively engaged in promoting the image of our valley from the tourism point of view. The 5,000 or so words


of the article describe in some detail the historic and picturesque attrac­ tions of our borough and the author, whose name is not revealed, must have


been the possessor of a fine crystal ball, for he covers almost the whole of the present area, of our


la g e s o f W h ite w e l l , Newton, Slaidburn and


Bolton-by-Bowland which, prior to that year, were in Yorkshire. The article is beautiful­


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photographs of the valley (our own village is given three), which rank among the nicest I have seen. The whole magazine, 88 pages of high quality, glossy paper, plus 22


pages of advertisements, was priced at 6d only.


From the section on our


own village I gleaned one small item of information I had not previously en­ countered. I knew the Paulinus crosses in our churchyard were said to commemorate the visit of


Eresent district as it has


een since 1974; even in­ cluding those lovely vil­


, tion — AD 627. Nice to know and I hope it is true.


The description of the


village pleased me, too. It ran: “ It is beautifully situ­ ated at the foot of rugged and picturesque hills, by the side of a clear stream” (How I wish that stream, the dirty Calder, was as


the saint to our village in the seventh century, but here we are given the al­ leged year o f that visita-


Married at Low Moor


Sewing machinist Miss


Caroline Theresa Rose was married to paint sprayer Mr Gordon Jack


Burgess at St Paul’s Church, Low Moor, The bride is the daugh­ ter of Mrs J. Rose, of


Beech Street, Clitheroe, and the late Mr Rose. The bridegroom is the son of Mr and Mrs J.


Burgess, of The Crescent, Clitheroe. The bride, given away


by her uncle, Mr John States, wore a white full-


clear today!). “The ruins of its ancient


abbey and venerable church, combined with legendary interest, are mainly responsible for its favour.” Billington is described


as “ an annexe in the shape o f a fa c t o r y suburb.” Omitting that last sentence, for Billing­ ton has its own attrac­ tions and place in history, of which the author must have been unaware, here is a writer after my own heart, for how does he sum up our R ib b le Valley? Speaking of the Ribble,


he writes: “ Its chosen companions are moun­ tains, fells and moors; wide stretches of wood­ land country; quaint out- of-the-way and even iso­ lated hamlets; anglers’ inns and big farmhouses; old halls' and still older churches and crosses; and


the venerable remains of noble abbeys, still impres­ sive in their decay.”


What a very splendid description and summary;


the anonymous writer was worthy of his subject.


J .F . cJVatureffTVotes


THE rook is the most numerous member of the crow family, though with the decline in game


preservation, the carrion crow must be nearly as common. The rook’s grey face and its “Baggy breeches”


caused^ by its loose flank feathers distinguish it from the crow.


It is now the rook's nesting season and once


again members of the East Lancashire Ornitholog­ ists Club will be carrying out their annual survey of rookeries in the area.


'


Fortunately rooks always build in small copses or on the edges of woods, so that it is possible to


count their nests from the ground, provided it is done before the leaves open. During the 19 years of the survey, the number


from 3,o88 to 5,904. However, nationally, the story is one of decline


in recent years. The elm is a favourite nesting site and it is thought that Dutch elm disease may be one fac^r causuig the decrease. the British Trust for Ornithology is to investi-


) '?aJ:.J...e_Vltheroe and Whalley areas are both to


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breeding season, as a source of protein. inese invertebrates are more common in the


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sunace layer of permanent grassland than they are in arable land and this may be one reason for the rook s continued success in our area. T O N Y C O O P E R


be surveyed as part of this census. the rook eats mainly vegetable matter, though


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invertebrates are important, especially in the breedme season no


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ofrookenes in East Lancashire has increased from 120 to 187 and the number of nests has gone up


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Celie Middleton, the bride’s cousins. They wore dresses of


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A n d r e w T e a s d a 1 e , groomsmen were Mr John and Mr Gary Burgess, the bridegroom’s brothers, and ushers were Mr John Middleton, the bride’ s cousin and Mr Peter


Smith, the bridegroom’s cousin. Following the cere­


mony, conducted by the Rev. A. Siddall, a recep­ tion was held at the Edis- f o r d B r id g e In n , Clitheroe. The couple are to live in Curzon Street, Clitheroe. Photograph: Castle Studios, Clitheroe.


HIGHLIGHT


A SPECIAL dance pre­ sentation will be the high­ light of the annual meet­ ing o f the Clitheroe branch of the British and


Foreign Bible Society a week on Tuesday.


The venue is Clitheroe Parish Hall, where the


ladies of St James’s Church dance drama team will give a short perform­ ance depicting people’s encounters with Christ during their lives.


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Miss S. Clement,


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