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CLITHEROE Round Table’s new chairman, Mr Mike Watkins, was chosen at Monday’s annual meeting at the Starkie Arms Hotel.


ment over eight years ago, he has been sports


helm is the latest in a number of offices held by Mike (39), of Denbigh Drive, Clitheroe. Since joining the move­


Election to the Table’s and international relations


to his 12-month term and hopes the Table will carry out new community ser­ vices projects and con­ tinue to raise money for charity. “We have had an excel­


officer, treasurer, area councillor and treasurer, and finally vice-chairman. He is looking forward


lent year under David Hepworth and hopefully will carry on the good work,” he said. Born in Much Hoole,


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ON April 1st (a not inappropriate date, you might think) there dropped through my letter-box one of the oddest letters I have ever received. My interest was quick­


In search of treacle mines Whalley Window


ened immediately I saw the postmark, “Saxmun- dham, Suffolk." Although I have spent brief spells in that attractive county, I don’t recall any friends there and the name Sax- mundham conveyed little to me. “I wonder who the Dic­


kens this is from?”, I pon­ dered and quickly tore open the envelope. As I read the first few lines my eyes opened wider and wider. I will quote at length. “Di


the letter from a Mr Mor- land. “I am informed that


ear Mr Fell," began


you are an authority on the treacle mines of Sabden and am at present


engaged on the frivolous pastime of locating treacle mines. “I have heard of them


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from Cumberland to De­ vonshire, across to Kent, north east to East Anglia and even out in Australia and,'so far as I can make out, they are all remote and nobody has ever vis­ ited them. “There are also the


mini-mountain if ever there was one — and point out to you the site of th e se remarkable natural phenomena and 1 no’ longer have contact with my friend, Willy Snickett, who one time wrote at length of the many difficulties encoun­ tered in mining the pre­ cious fluid and of the in­ dustrial unrest which eventually, he claimed,


caused the closure of the mines. There can be no doubt,


however, that in its day the establishment of the industry in the Sabden Valley caused as much ex­ citement as the discovery and exploitation of North Sea gas and oil have done in more recent years.


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well, I have ideas, but would sooner hear other people’s. Where did the term originate and why is it so general?” Now, flattered as I am


summarise the notes then made public. In the early days of the


November, 1970, I was able to publish some au­ thentic details of the founding of the company formed to exploit the natural resources of thc- valley and some of the


Older readers may re- m e m b e r t h a t


i n


So successful were the operations of the compay


that the Board then flo­ ated a second organisation in September, 1931, to dispose of the by-products of their industry and so the “Higham Balloon Juice Company" came into being.


aircraft was designed, "The Aero-Fire Engine” which, powered by the b a l lo o n ju ic e , was scheduled to undertake its m aiden f l ig h t from Higham to Black Hill and over to Sabden.


A brand new type of


taking was fully reported, with photoglyphs in our sister paper, the Burnley Express. Eventually ac­ counts of these and the parent company’s ac­


This hazardous under­


Mike moved to Clitheroe from Preston 11 years ago. He worked in town at the Midland Bank- for some time, but is now ac­ countant at the Blackburn branch. A sidesman at Clitheroe


Parish Church, he is also a member of Clitheroe Golf Club. Mike and his wife, Liz, have two chil­ d ren , Susan (9) and Trevor (6).


than '7i,iths of an inch overall and is a faithful reproduction of the foot­ wear worn by many of our older readers in their young days.


throughout the district as a tenor vocalist and his proudest memory is sing­ ing the tenor lead in “The Messiah” at Whalley Methodist Church, when


agerial posts in other parts of the country. He was well-known


was employed by the former Whalley and Bil- lington Co-operative Soci­ ety, before taking man­


Whalley-born Mr Bliss


“ smallest clog in the world" and his achieve­ ment is to be recorded in the next revised edition of the Guinness Book of Re­ cords in the “Human ar­ tifacts section”. The clog measures less


were actually near rieigh- bours both living in Padiham, but we only started going out together, a f te r th a t ,” said Mr


about 25 years on the rail­ ways and ended his career as station foreman at Clitheroe. He then spent nearly 12 years as an as­ sistant at Ainsworth’s newsagents, Waterloo, Clitheroe. During the second world war, the couple


ding, the Hollands moved to Chatburn and have re­ mained in the area since. Mr Holland worked for


Holland. Soon after their wed­


wife Mary (77) nostalgical­ ly recalled how they first came to know each other, when they were both guests at a wedding in Padiham. “It turned out that we


Mr Holland (73) and his


ro u n d & about


younger daughter^ Mrs Pat Parker, of Castle View. Their other daugh­ ter, Mrs Freda Peters, lives in Victoria Avenue, Chatburn. A member of Clitheroe


in Clitheroe, the Hollands lived in Salthill Road, but six months ago they moved in with th e i r


moved to Rimington and ran the Methodist Sunday School for a spell. For most of their time


years


A CHANCE meeting at a wedding blossomed ^.. ___


ma rr.ied bliss for Clitheroe couple Mr and Mrs Walter Holland, cel Qk>.oFnri fhmV “golden day” oh Tuesday.


into 50 yean


•s of who


“give and take" if a mar­ riage is to be successful. ,fLife is what you make


it," said Mr Holland. “We are as happy now as we have ever been and hope things continue as they are for a long time yet.” golden wedding


celebrations started on Sunday with a special lunch for all the family, including five grandchil­ dren, at the Parkers Arms, Newton. On the big day, Mr and


The _ MR AND MRS HOLLAND . . . in harmony


Bella Bailey sang the sop­ rano role.


Golf Club, Mr- Holland used to sing with a varie­ ty of male voice choirs and he and his wife are both former members of


Trinity Methodist Choir, Mr and Mrs Holland


both believe there must be a certain amount of


Mrs Holland relaxed at home while friends and neighbours popped in to wish them all tne best.


Fame for clogmaker


A FORMER Whalley man, Mr “Eddie” Bliss, now living in retirement at Flimby, Cumbria, has found his own niche in the “Hall of Fame". Eddie,. now in his mid­ seventies, has made the


clude wood carving and the fashioning of jewellery from semi-precious stones which he finds on the


Cumbrian coasts and cuts and polishes himself.


Film repeat


CHIPPING will be on the television a week on Monday and Wednesday. There is to be a repeat showing on ITV of the film about the village in a schools’ programme for eight to 11-year-olds. The Monday program­


me is at 10-05 a.m. and the one on Wednesday at 10-10 a.m. The film was produced


with the help of the former vicar of St Barth­ olomew’s, the Rev. Thomas Green; H. J. Berry and Sons; and the people of Chipping.


His other hobbies in­


Return hospitality


THE Ribble Valley Mayor and Mayoress Coun. and Mrs Jimmy Fell returned hospitality ex ten d ed during their year of office by entertaining 10 chief citizens of neighbouring local authorities to lunen at Whalley Abbey.


his guests on a conducted tour of Whalley Parish Church.


Passes final


CALDERSTONES nurse Mrs Barbara McMahon, of Union Street, Low Moor, is one of eight at the hos­ pital who have passed their RNMS state final examination in nursing the mentally sub-normal.


A farewell to the ministry


OLD Clitheronian the Rev. Cecil W. Parker has retired after 32 years in the ministry — 21 of them spent in the London parish of St Andrew’s, Walthamstow.


,


of CRGS and a member of a well-known Clitheroe family which lived in Chester Avenue for 40 years.


Mr Parker is an old boy


He was a leading figure in Clitheroe Scouting cir-


cles, being a founder member of the Parish Church Scout troop, of which he was Cubmaster and later Scoutmaster. And he was once a reg­ ular contributor on Scout­ ing topics to this news­ paper under the pen-name of “Red Arrow." His wife Mary- has also


been a keen worker for the organisation and they have both received top awards from the Scout


tivities reached Australia and stimulated explora­


tion into the possibilities of establishing similar in­ dustrial expansion “down under" and, as I reported in 1970, may even have inspired Ken Dodd in his search for the jam butty mines of Knotty Ash.


have forwarded to Mr Morland — he thoughtful­ ly provided a stamped, addressed, envelope — and if readers have other details of the origin and first discovery of the Sabden lode, I am sure my correspondent would be pleased to hear from them.


All the above details I


ings Grove, Leiston, Suf­ folk, IP16 4DU, and poss­ ibly Traekel (Minor) who commented in this paper subsequently to my previ­ ous article on the topic may have additional infor­ mation to add. Mr 'Mor­ land would welcome it.


His address is: 19 Hayl- J.F.


are leaving their London home to begin retirement in the Worcestershire market town of Tenbury Wells. During the last war Mr


’nearly five years in the Middle East, where he was one of the “Desert Rats.” A f te r th e war he


trained for the ministry and was ordained at Chelmsford Cathedral in 1948. He served parishes at Little Ilford in London, and Colchester, before going to Walthamstow. During his 21 years


movement. This month the couple


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joins in hymn marathon


Minister


CLITHEROE Methd circuit superintend! the Rev. George Knovl will join organists Pj Wrigley and Rayml Winckley in a grand fil to their 12-hour rr.u.| marathon a week


Parker was with the milit­ ary police and spent


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at the designation applied to me, .1 hasten to dis­ claim the title "authority” without delay. I do know something of the history of the treacle mines, but who first discovered them and who the intrepid en­ gineers were who sank


desirous of raising funds to help the Burnley Vic­ toria Hospital, floated the Treacle Mine Company and issued an unlimited number of,£l shares, the revenue from which was kept in a receptacle the bar counter.


His regular customers, on


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