4 Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, June 18th, 1981 TEOE O QA


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year general catering course and became the proud recipient of the Herbert Young Cup and a certificate at a dinner at the Stirk House Hotel, Gisburn


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has always been keen on cooking. At weekends, she works at the Coach and Horses


Seventeen-year-old Jacqueline, of Copy Nook Farm,


dary Schools, before starting the catering course at Nelson. HJacqueline is the only daughter of Mr and Mrs John


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^ rneniber of Bolton-by-Bowland YFC, Jacqueline attended the village CE and Bowland County Secon­


bos cooked up an award at Nelson and Colne College of Further Education. She has been adjudged the best student on the first-


TEENAGER Jacqueline Bell, of Bolton-by-Bowland, r


‘Giving time to serve ’ will be Jean’s theme


' ' ' ' • \ - • . • '


Avenue, is a member of Padiham Ladies’ Circle and has taken “Give time to serve” as the theme for her year of office.


; “Hire. It” hire equipment ' shop in Whalley Road with her husband Ken, a member of Padiham Round Table.


ried 18 years ago and made their first home in Padiham, which explains the connections with that town’s organisations.


Stephen (13) and Heather (11), both pupils at Moor­ land School.


They have two children,


jo in e d th e Padiham Circle. They lived at Edisford for six years before moving to Frod- sham, Cheshire.


they returned to Clitheroe and moved into their cur- r e n t home in P ark Avenue.


After two years there,


chairman after onlv three years in Padiham ‘ Circle, having twice held the post of treasurer.


Jean was appointed


Clitheroe 13 years ago, shortly after Jean first


The family moved to


away to Frodsham that I think I really appreciated Ladie^ Circle, for I had a ready-made set of friends and social life,” she said.


“It was when we moved


took me into Frodsham and showed me the best shops, market stalls and where to park. It was marvellous to go to a strange place and actually see someone I knew.”


“One of the members


lers is one of the aspects that Jean likes most and during her year of office she expects to meet many more new faces.


The friendliness of Circ- The couple were mar­


Bom and brought up in Whalley, Jean runs the


A CLITHEROE woman has been elected area chairman of the National Association of Ladies’ Circles. Mrs Jean Lord, of Park


Her area — number 35


— is quite a large one, extending from Rossen- dale to Horwich and Bentham to Blackpool.


28 Circles in her area at least once. In addition, she will be called on during the year to re­ spond to countless toasts at formal dinners and attend functions of other outside organisations.


Jean hopes to visit all


consider herself an ex­ tro v e r t , her year as Padiham Circle chairman gave her a lot of confi­ dence and since then she has enjoyed Circling ac­ tivities even more.


Although Jean does not


joined the area executive as sales officer and fol­ lowed it with1 the posts of secretary and area vice- chairman in successive years.


Three years ago she


“During the year I would like to encourage


round & about


members to think more of other people, our collea­ gues, friends and every­ one with whom we come into contact,” she said.


up with a better relation­ ship with everyone.”


“That way, we will end The No. 1DIY


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J e a n now c la s se s Ladies' Circle as her main hobby and says it is thanks to husband Ken that she is able to take on such a demanding job.


sit to allow her to go out most evenings, and, as


He is prepared to baby­


her boss, permits her to go home from work early to see to the children’s teas and start them off with their homework before she goes out.


however, Jean’s other in­ terest are embroidery and dressmaking.


When time permits,


her year of office will be her attendace at the


delighted to be going, as she will see the cheque for the international chari­ ty “Stop Polio” presented, and it was Jean’s own Circle, Padiham, which proposed the charity at the national conference in Brighton last year.


She feels particularly One of the highlights of


movement’s international rally at Bristol in Sep­ tember.


LOCAL group “Tarzan 5” are playing concerts at three venues around the Ribble Valley over the next three nights as part of a tour to promote their new single “Boys Game”.


Calderstones Staff Club, on Saturday they play the Brown Cow, Clitheroe, and next Friday Trinity


has already been featured Tomorrow, they are at


Youth Club, Clitheroe, is the venue. A session by the group


Mechanic John wins a trophy


A CLITHEEOE apprentice motor mechanic picked up a trophy for third place in an open day motor vehicle competition for first-year block release students at Blackburn College of Technology.


Ennerdale Road, has worked at P rim ro se Garage since, leaving Clitheroe Royal Grammar School last summer.


front of an audience of parents and employers, took the form of three practical tests and fol­ lowed earlier theory tests, which were open to all block release first-year students in the motor vehicles department.


The competition, held in


ing top marks in the theory went on to com­ pete in the practical “final.”


Mr Derek Nuttall, ser- The five students gain­ John Daniels (17), of


takes a great interest in his work and next year he hopes to start specialising in the electrical side,” he said.


tinction of having a Class Three referee's qualifica­ tion and is by far the youngest official in the Ribble Valley Football League.


-New single-


on DJ Richard Skinner’s Radio One show and a similar recently-recorded session is expected to go out on the John Peel


group added that negotia­ tions were currently in p ro g re s s to fea tu re “Tarzan 5” and three other bands-on the Bir­


programme early next month. A spokesman for the


band “package” tour of the North West.


mingham-based “ 021” record label in a multi­


k Literary dynamiteJ


BY COURTESY of Coun. John Cowgill I have recently been able to study a little publ icat ion which must be most unusual.


It is No. 7 of “The


Ratepayers’.Advocate and Protector,” published in Clitheroe in 1852 by Mr William Whewell, of Castle Street, at a price of Id. Consisting of 12 small pages, each only 8" by 5”, it was the grand­ father of our present Ad­ vertiser and Times which did not appear on the stands for another 33 years.


wren, diminutive birds which have a reputation for courage and pugnaci­ ty, The Advocate was a . vitriolic little paper con­ taining phrases and alle­ gations which, inevitably, would have resulted in a


Like the robin and


of course, (which regrett­ ably find their way into many, publications, the editors of which ought1 to know better in these per­ missive times); it is all beautifully written in the rather grandiose style of the period but which, nevertheless, can fairly be described as “literary dy-, narnite.”


reference to the Press Council today. No “four letter words”,


ing, Whig versus Tory,.


An election' was pend­ „


-------


plexy was the proposal to enforce “Public Health by Act of Parliament” in the former borough. ;


unjust, tyrannical, arbit­ ra ry and d e s p o t ic ,” claimed the Advocate.


scheme “stand with eyes ready to start from their sockets, nostrils dilated and hands uplifted as though they are about to


The supporters of the


intimidated. “It is monstr­ ous,” they cried, “that the Public Health Act should be put in operation at the instigation of a tithe of ratepayers.” It would entail a local rate of nine whole pence!


pulverise all the tyranny in the world.” Clitheroe was not to be


ate falsehood.” Quite out­ spoken, The Advocate.


.tion was in the midst' of a struggle to sack forthwith all the members of the


? ea*tb aad A Ratepayers’ Associa-


signed James Heaton and an article in the Preston Guardian on another local issue was condemned as a designing and deliber­


This contribution was


Whalley Window


establish a Clitheroe Waterworks Company with the intention of piping w a te r into the borough from reservoirs to be built on Grindleton Fells.


wells was quite adequate and wholesome, claimed “A. Burgess.” The town’s w-ell was producing 50,000 gallons “per day of 24 hours”, the St Marv’s Well 60,000 gallons. How many gallons per


when the military were called o u t ,” records Stephen Clarke. Mr Matthew Wilson


citing towm which The Advocate mcn me in the


office with TTendfd the confessed, a very’ evident tvTf rtW tL the demand ; degree of bias.


and what apparently was' fJ?fT.,,me'?l0^anda forth- ' wonder th a t. a much driving the electors of Clitheroe to near apo-


:£&


Clitheroe wanted none of it. “In the Public Health Act are clauses which are


The b u rg e s s e s of


hv “A fRn! rtlM ?’ fSned; : years which followed, th i s t a f t h f SS (whe,ther bt* h “The Advertiser” S r t l T °f the l nd “The Times” were


Th'o finoi cat-pH^ w im , ! , • l-'i'“ ‘ v . borough. In the stormy


nositlnn tpSt^Clearly in °P' new*PaPer of today. position, to the proposal to ■. - ' .


.


iS ?ot. indi- they merged to-form our :


°.r a bom' until, in due course, j . f .


demand w’hich, it larger' and perhaps less ernaps unnecessary to politically biased paper


- w a s s a i le d for in the;


nvfr ‘I n ^ T eyor ' hand : With so much to argue ^ books, vouchers . and debate upon it is little


(later Sir Matthew) was the successful candidate, beating Tory Mr J. T. W. Aspinall by 33 votes, but wras later unseated by a petition alleging “bribery and corruption,” heard by a Select Committee of the House of Commons. Clearly these were ex­ days


old ™e™bers •' reP°rted with, it must be


lowed on the heels of this outcry was said to be “the next roughest election to that of Fort and Irwin


the smaller wrells in the town.” The election that fol­


day will 60,000 gallons furnish to each house in the town?” he wanted to know’, disregarding “all


The water in the town’s


builds model cars, follows his interest in rallies and collects beer mats — he has amassed more than 2,000 in just three years. He also holds the dis­


In his spare time, John


vice manager at Primrose Garage, said he was very p le ased with Jo h n ’s achievement. “He’s a good lad who


V- IN Read


members went on ducted tour of th country house. ’I were expressed to ganiser Miss M whurst. No meetim be held during Ju August. .


elected chairman o Parish Council and Hill Speak vice-ch; Chairman of the ments committee Dee Bottoms.


In th e c h a i r Court Stuart Ril


Cubs met in Strait: on Sunday for an tion.


W e l l d e s e r v e Three groups of


badges were awan Michael Armst Andrew Edwards Law, Lee Merri Peter Lunn, Joe La Nicholas Wharf an Pinnington.


structions for a thri hike, then they 1 build a shelter, ligh and cook a meal on kindly provided by Atkinson. As a result ex


They w’ere givi


Read Ladies’ Circle ed an evening at Lc Hall near Camforth Supper was servi


Evening out Thirty-two memt


'tested by Dave ton for the sport, badge. The following


Ribble Pack who been playing footb the Cubs this yeai


F o o t b a l le r s The Cub Scon


gained the badg Armstrong, L. Mi ton, I. Law, N. Wh Lunn, J . Webl Goucher, J. Lambt Kelly, A. Tiffin.


by Read Parish ( was held on Sal night in St John’s 1 The music was pr by the Hoghton dance band. Pri were for the senic zens’ Christmas par


H o e - d o w n A Hoe-down ar


full of Read choi and escorts set i Morecambe vit Trough of Bowland. They visited the


Busy day On Saturday fiv


and judges lodgi: Lancaster. Everyo joyed tea at thi Trinity Church 1


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