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now


farewell to the staff and pupils at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, where he has been assistant caretaker for the past 11 years.


Last week, John said


bly, head boy Michael Musson presented him with a ta n k a rd and cheque on behalf of the pupils.


L a te r in the day,


an o th e r cheque was handed over by deputy headmaster, Mr Roy Adams, from the teachers and ancillary staff.


of-doors, John, a bachelor, will now be able to spend more time in the country­ side with his camera always at the ready.


devote more time to his honorary job as local in­ formation officer to the Cyclist Touring Club.


He will also be able to


by-i timer


career. who


Grammar School, John, ■ was bom at Bolton- Bowland, had a varied


Before moving to the


He started as a half- r in a spinning mill at


to work


living in Blackburn for several years, he moved Clitheroe and went to


dington tile works.


world th seeing


at Bishop’s Wad-


During the second war he served in


Royal A r t ille ry , action in Germany.


returned to farming, later working for Ribblesdale Cement and the council.


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A keen lover of the out- At Thursday’s' assem­


round & about


Keen organist


all over the Richie Valley area, so if Chris can help you, call him at Burnley 20634.


Promising ensemble


CLITHEROE Concerts Society welcomes the new quartet in residence at Lancaster University — the Guadagnini String Quartet — to the Girls’ Grammar School on Wed­ nesday. The programme will in­ clude works by Haydn,


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Road, Burnley, who is a pupil of Clitheroe Parish Church o rg an is t Mr Charles Myers, wants to step in for organists on holiday or otherwise absent. He is willing to travel


and wants to spread his talents among a greater number of churches, in­ cluding those in the Ribble Valley. Chris (19), of Padiham


since he was 10 ana spent three years as organist at St John’s Church, Burn­ ley, and then 18 months as assistant at the town’s All Saints’ Church. Now he has resigned


NEWSAGENT Broughton thusiastic organ with a problem. He nas been playing


an en- player


Chris time for his hobbies


CYCLING, hiking and photography are going to play part in " the life of Mr John Crick, of Wellgate, Clitheroe, retired


an even bigger now that he has


the quartet has quickly established itself as one of the most promising young ensembles in the country.


taken part in the Interna­ tional Academy of String Quartets in Aldeburgh and has worked with the Amadeus Quartet, Sylvia Rosenburg and the Aeo­ lian and New Vegh Quar­ tets.


For three years it has


.Arts Association selected the quartet as one of their “Young Musicians 1978.” In the same year the Brit­ ish Council arranged a German tour with record­ ings for South German radio.


The Greater London


forms for Yehudi Menu­ hin’s “Live Music concerts.


Good


response CLITHEROE people seem keen to keep fit and learn how to defend them­ selves against would-be assailants.


the Advertiser and Times stating that Clitheroe Fugi Club, formerly known as C l ith e ro e Karate Club, wanted more members, 24 have come along to join.


: belts from Blackpool Fugi Club visited Clitheroe to give the newcomers some expert tuition.


Hodges said that five of the new members were girls. On Monday night, black


Secretary Mr Michael Following an article in


The quartet also . per­ Now”


Licensee is no


stranger to hotel


the lease of the hotel he will be continuing with Whitbread as catering advisor.


bury has three children Jane, John and Jim. He takes over from Mr


to change the current menu at the hotel by in­ troducing an all inclusive price in the evenings. A widower, Mr Dids­


Mr Didsbury (57) plans MR DIDSBURY. . . licensee again


Stephen Edge, the licen­ see for the p a s t 20 months. Mr Edge (25) is going to join his father’s bookmakers business in Bury.


A policeman’s lot in 1881


CAN you tell me, I wonder, what your grandfather was doing 100 years ago today? No? One of my neigh­ bours can — not your grandfather, of course — but hers. It happens, you see,


Whalley Window


that the gentleman in question was the village constable in the Newton and Slaidburri area and, being clearly a very methodical and conscienti­ ous. officer, made precise notes, even to the times he went-on and off duty, before making out his offi­ cial reports. Now his notebooks have


become something in the nature of family heir­ looms. Some of the pencil­ led notes are difficult to


decipher, but those in ink are clearly written. Thus we find a detailed


account of a black re­ triever dog roaming the


an itinerant hawker who was offering drapery, etc. for sale at the Hark to Bounty Inn and other hos-


countryside, apparently in rabid state. The poor cre­ ature had been seen by various witnesses to bite other dogs in the village of Slaidburn; one “a cur dog owned by William Carr, farmer, of Pages Farm,” another a1 terrier owned by the village post­ master. Both dogs, sadly, had to be destroyed. Another report tells of


telries without first ob­ taining the necessary li­ cence. Our constable noted the purchase of | “three small scarves for


my children” at a cost of 5d (2p)!


notes tells of “traveller” selling pots by auction in the Black Bull Barn, Slaidburn, when only in possession of a hawker’s licence and not the ctioneer’s licence appa­ ren t ly req u ired ; yet another of his visits to various tradespeople in the village — the post­ master, the grocer, the butcher, a toy shop and numerous farmers, even a gamekeeper, “to check and make adjustments to weights and measures.”


Another entry in the


the village reported the loss of a rug “on the high­ way” which was subse­ quently found and re­ turned by the officer to [ the owner.


In 1887, Dr Ormsby of i l !


ONE of the most intriguing of our native British birds is the water rail. Sightings made in this and previousi winters, support the idea that it probably winters in our area on a regular basis.


Although the “Atlas of Breeding Birds in


relative, the moorhen. The main distinguishing features are its smaller size, lighter colour, long red bill and black and white striped flanks. These stripes act as camouflage against the reed stems.


Its body is compressed laterally so that it can


slip through thick vegetation with ease. So slim is the water rail that it does not form well- marked paths. It can leave or return to its nest


well hidden nest means that it is very difficult to confirm the presence of breeding birds and numbers can only be “guesstimated.” It is thought that the British and Irish population lies somewhere between 2,000 and 4,000 pairs.


TONY COOPER


from any direction, making it very difficult to find. The combination of secretive behaviour and


at dusk or during the night, when it may emit a series of squeals, grunts and screams, re­ miniscent of a dying pig. In appearance it is not dissimilar to. its near


Britain and Ireland" does not record it in our area, it would not surprise me if it did some­ times breed here. Water rails are so secretive that they are often overlooked, living as they do among dense aquatic vegetation. It is more often heard than seen, particularly '


In these intriguing


papers we find details of inquests held at the Par­ ker’s Arms, Newton; long lists of jurymen and regis­ tered electors and details of the varied beats the constable had to cover on both day and night duty.


F am il iar names -


details of mileage claims made by PC 555 in De­ cember 1889, for journeys to and from' Settle “to attend drill.” In all he co­ vered 380 miles and was recompensed by sup­ plementary pay totalling 3s 8d (around 18p)l Fortunately there were


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1890, in company with PC 872, he was detailed to attend a garden party at Thorneyholme, “to pre­ serve order.” He was to wear, commanded Supt Inman of Settle, “second best clothing, helmet, belt and white gloves.” Fourteen months after


contact with the “seamier | side of life,” with sad and


a pension of £55-15s-3d. per annum. Despite his frequent I


this highlight, the const­ able retired from the ser­ vice after a period of over 37 years and. was granted


sometimes distressing I duties, we trust that [ .when he came to .add up the rough and the smooth, PC 555 found his sojourn in what must be consi­ dered one of the loveliest | parts of our valley was one that belied Gilbert’s I assertion that “a police­ man’s lot is not a happy one.” (Basso profundo ( repeat “h-a-p-p-y one”).


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other less, demanding duties (and ive hope more rewarding). Sometimes th e o f fic er went to parties. On September 24th,


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