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Stanley is speaker of year
THE Clitheroe Speakers” Club “Speaker of the Year” trophy has been won by Mr Stanley Black burn.
GEORGE Garratt’s unfinished half-cen tury was by itself almost sufficient to win the match for Whalley, for whom H. Sanderson hit 46. But that was a long
when a ‘corkie’ ball cost 8d
time ago, in 1926, and the opposition was not a Rib- blesdale League club but the Clitheroe Press — in other words the Adver tiser and Times’ team. Our photograph of
around that period comes to us from Mr Kenneth B ib b y , of V a lk y r ie Avenue, Wh its tab le, whose brother Jim is in the picture. All of .those shown,
except one, were employ ees of the Advertiser, then published from the Market Place. Jim Bibby died recently; the odd man out is PC James Thompson: The Press must have been short of a player! At the start of the new
appear in the records for 1926. Cyril Washbrook, bowled by his cousin Harry Washbrook for 3 in a game at Barrow. Cyril, of course, became
Meadow. Norman Waterworth
was playing for Bolton-by- Bowland; Fred and Ernest Cotterill, and Jim and Arthur Peters were turning out for Whalley. Not all of those pic-
tured are still around but their names will be well remembered by many of our readers. . At the back, from the
a Lancashire County and England player; Harry was for many seasons a s ta lw a r t at Church
le f t are PC Jimmy' Thompson, Tom Bailey, Joe Stones, Jim Bibby. Middle, Bill Waddicar, Harry Washbrook, John- Clifford Cowgill (whose family became owners of th e A d v e r t is e r and Times), Edward Oddie, and Carey Chatburn (who eventually became editor). Front, Harry Hallows and Frank Bishop.
gained the award with a talk entitled “The guilty party,” will now compete in the North West Pen nine Area Trophy. Runner-up was Mr Dennis Ogden with a talk entitled “Doddipol Joltheads.” Other contestants were
Mr Blackburn, who .
annual church meeting, at which several ideas were put forward to raise the money needed to carry out the work. Mr Roy Thornton was appointed senior church steward and Mr Tom Stirzaker was ap pointed to the team of stewards. Continuing members are Messrs I. Harrisofl, N. Hornby, D. Bowker and Mrs D. Slaiding. Six new representatives
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were e le c ted to the church council — Mrs M. Saberton, Dr J. Hardy and Messrs M. Britcliffe, G. Jackson, K. McMillan and P. Wrigley. New treasurer is Mr
Mr Brian Allison, Mr Derek Altham, Mr Lionel Patterson and Mr Chris Roberts. Chairman for the even
ing was Mr Don Anderson and timekeepers were Mr Don Meadows and Mr Arthur Chappell. Judges were Mr Ron
Clitheroe AdveHiser and Times, Aprd 8th, 1982 _
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Story of Lanoasltire cotton famine
THE Friday night presen tation of "Bonny Bnd ’ at the Clitheroe Drama Fes tival on April 30th will be of particular interest to local people. The title comes from
Sam Laycock’s famous verse “Thar’t welcome, Bonny Brid” and the poem is included in the narrative. The play tells the story
of the Lancashire Cotton Famine of 1860-65 and is based on the revelations of Edwin Waugh, who toured the distressed areas of North East Lan cashire on behalf of “The Manchester Examiner.” Featured 'are a number
Ian Harrison, a lecturer at Accrington College and a leader of the youth fel lowship. Thanks were expressed
Turtle, North Pennine area president, Mr John Davies, West Pennine president >and Mr Jeff Haworth, Burnley presi dent.
al evaluation of the'.con test. The next meeting will be held' on April 20th at the White Lion Hotel, when gu e s ts will be Bolton Speakers’ Club.
Mr Turtle gave a gener .
Scouts’ hectic
cricket season, it is inter esting to note that the annual account for the Press Sports .Club shows 8d spent on a cork prac tice ball. Bus fares to Read were Is 6d and a new window cost 8s 6d — broken during practice in the works yard! The minute . book re
If you are looking at life through old frames, pay a call to our new showrooms this weekend, and judge for yourself just what we mean by _
quality. .• You can wander at leisure, and see at first hand our superb range of Georgian Windows,
Bay Windows, Patio
cords that members paid 2d a week subscription. That was in 1926 and the president was Mr Carey Lord, editor of this news paper at that time. In 1933 the subs had
time
SEV EN T E EN Scout patrol leaders and assis tant patrol leaders from Clitheroe, Whalley and Chipping troops took part in a strenuous course of training at Great Tower Scout camp,. near Winder- mere. Organised by Simon
to his predecessor, Mr David. Butterworth, as well as to steward Mr Michael Britcliffe and others who have served the church in various offices.
preceded by a plough man’s lunch, included re ports from the different sections of the church, which reflected an event ful year, affected latterly by the dry rot repairs. ' The minister, the'Rev.
The meeting, which was.
of folk songs of the period and the work of the “Blackburn Poets,” includ ing William Billington, a number of whose descen dants still live in the Clitheroe and Whalley districts. Most interesting of all
are a number of excerpts from the “Diary of John Ward,” the Glitheroe weaver who lived in Low Moor and worked at the former mill at a time when it took its power from the waters of the Ribble. Running through the
. James Needham, presided and Mr George Braith- waite gave details of fund raising efforts to meet the cost of the repairs.
PUPILS from Clitheroe
Girls’ Grammar School came away with a wealth of prizes at the Ribble Valley Schools’ Gymnas tics competition at Ivy
Naturalists
AT the annual dinner of Clitheroe Naturalists’ Soc iety at Alston Hall, Mr N. Duerden told the story of the hall.
Afterwards, slides were
shown depicting the York shire Dales as they were 25 years ago. Mr F. Dakin thanked Mr Duer- den and also Mrs F. Blades for making the ar rangements.
Bank School, Burnley. The team, of Sarah
Legg (13), Sarah Wilson (15) and Elaine Georgeson (14) won the A section and Sarah Mortimer (13), Caroline Ainsworth (13) and Ruth Sweeten (12) won the B team section. ■
A section, went to Sarah Wilson, who gained the silver and Sarah Legg the bronze, while Sarah Mor-. timer won the gold in B category and Caroline Ainsworth the silver.
Individual medals in the
PICTURE: The trium phant gymnasts from the
been reduced to 3d a fort night. The minute and score books were shown to 'u s by Mr Edward Oddie, o f Brennand Street, a former team captain and secretary. The P r e s s p lay ed
Nanson, assistant commis-. sioner for Scouts, the boys camped on the rocky woodland site and under took several projects de signed to develop the skills needed by a patrol leader. Instruction was also
top, are Ruth, Elaine, Sarah Mortimer, Caroline, Sarah Wilson, Sarah Legg.
matches against local vil lage teams and club junior teams at Clitheroe, Rib- blesdale Wanderers and Whalley. Some familiar names
Encouraging work in the community
. Village Ventures Compet ition which is being held to encourage voluntary organisations to work for their community. Those entered in the
THREE Ribble Valley groups are among 60 en tries in the Lancashire
FORREST — PANTER Clitheroe golfer Miss
Lois Jane Panter featured in the biggest match, of her life on Saturday when she married Mr David Gordon Forrest at Whal ley Parish Church. .! . The bride, who is assis
In attendance was Mrs
tant professional at the Clitheroe and Whalley clubs, is . the younger daughter of Mr and Mrs K. A. Panter, of Brunger- • ley Avenue, Clitheroe. The bridegroom, a
graphic designer, is the eldest son of Mrs M. For rest, of Woodfield View, Whalley, and the late,Mr G. Forrest. The bride, given away
competition, which carries prizes of £500, £250 and £125 for first, second and third places respectively, are West Bradford Play-, iqg Fields Management Committee,' Trinity Youth and Community Centre and Brockhall Hospital League of Friends. 'The West Bradford
prepare a project report on their venture and judges will visit projects where appropriate. The competition is or
entry is for a community recreation building, 'trini ty’s is a sports hall de velopment and Brockhall’s a r e s id e n t ia l - ty p e caravan. Entrants '■
now have to
ganised by the Communi ty Council of Lancashire and sponsored by Whit bread and Spar.
Sara Geraldine Moncur, the bride’s sister, who wore an opal green cotton skirt and white embroi dered blouse. She had a headdress of white flow ers and carried freesia.
Best man was Mr Ian
P. Forrest and grooms men were Mr Martin Clark- and Mr David Moncur.
The ceremony was con-
ducted by the Rev. Michael Ackroyd and or ganist was Mr Donald Hartley.
by her father,. wore a white embroidered muslin gown with a circular veil held in place' by a circlet of white flowers. She car ried white roses, freesia ■ and lily-of-the-valley.
Spread Eagle Hotel, Sawley, the couple left for a honeymoon in Paris. They are to live in
After a reception at the • ' . Clitheroe.
Milnshaw Terrace, Grind- leton. Photograph: P y e ’s, ,
provided in forestry, orienteering, abseiling, tracking and survival., Much enjoyed was route finding through the forest at night. Leaders and Venture
Scouts who helped to staff the course were Anthony Capewell, Andrew Car penter, Alan Taylor, Duncan Fielding and David Tattersall.
Uniform stolen
A COMBAT uniform to fit a 6ft. 5in. tall Army of ficer was one of the items taken by thieves from a garage at Eagle House, Sawley, at the weekend.
The uniform, which
bore the insignia of a 2/Lt in the Queen’s Lancashire Regiment, was stolen from the'boot of a car. The thieves also opened
Loyola’s fine season.
10. (4) “Layla” — Derek and the Dominoes. ■ ‘ 11. (17) “See those eyes” — Altered Images. 12. (15) “Gimme back my heart” — Dollar. 13. (3) “Yours” — Julio Iglesias. 14. (8) “Poison Arrow” — ABC. 15. (10) “Party fears two” — Associates. 16. (11) “Damned don’t cry” — Visage. 17. (12) “Classic” — Adrian Gurvitz. - 18. (21) “Don’t love me too hard” — Nolans. 19. (22) “T’aint what you do” — Fun Boy Three. 20. (24) “A bunch of thyme” — Foster and Allan.
1. (5) “My camera never lies” — Bucks Fizz. 2. (1) “Seven tears’.’ — Goombay Dance Band. 3. (2) “Just an illusion” — Imagination. 4. (16) “Is it a dream” — Classics Nouveaux. 5. (9) “Ghosts” — Japan. 6. (7) “Ain’t no pleasing you” —-Chas and Dave. 7. (14) “Have you ever been in love” — Leo Sayer. 8. (18) “More than this” — Roxy Music. 9. (6) “The lion sleeps tonight” — Tight Fit.
Head cuts
A BARROW man w tr eated at Clitheroe Health Centre for cuts to the head following an acci dent near The Moorcock Inn, Waddington, on Monday night. David Underwood, of
“Papa’s got a brand new pig bag” — Pig Bag. LP of the week: “James Bond’s greatest hits”. Chart compiled by Castle Records and Tapes.
National placings are in brackets. Tip for the top:
Witch on course
THE Pendle Witch won a very important game in the Ribble
Valley Pool Red League. Playing third-placed Joiners
A team away, they took a final frame victory to open up a five- point gap between the two teams.
a deep freeze and re moved meat worth £50.
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otherwise enjoyable night was the fact that current leaders,
The only thing'to dampen an
Lord Nelson, were winning 5-2 to make the gap at the top three points, but with a game still in hand the Witch still seem to be on’ course for the winter season championship. Craven Heifer A, in fourth
place, recorded the best win of the night with a 6-1 victory over Sun Inn, but with then- bye to come they have a lot to do to catch the leading trio. , Leaders of the Blue League,
car, Duncan Eglin, of Windsor A v en u e , Clitheroe, and the lorry driver, from Cheshire, were unhurt.
Cockerill Terrace, was driving a Ford Escort and trailer which was in, colli sion with another car and a lorry. The driver of the other
play, performed by Lan caster Footlights, is a fic tional story that could well be true; it has mo-, ments of laughter and mo ments of pathos, and for all people interested in local history and dialect this production is a “must.” It is the story of our
own town and district when Lancashire’s bread really did hang by cotton’s thread.
TV service manager
dies at 44
TELEVISION service manager at Aspden’s, Clitheroe, Mr Bernard Francis Brown, has died, aged 44. Mr Brown, of Meadow-
c roft , Li t t l emo o r , Clitheroe, was born in St Helens but had lived in Dunsop Bridge from an early age. He moved to Clitheroe on his marriage in 1962. He had worked at Asp
den’s for some 20 years and had also spent three years in the RAF, mainly serving in Germany. Mr Brown was a
member of SS Michael and J o h n ’s Church, Clitheroe, where Requiem Mass on Tuesday was fol lowed by cremation at Ac crington. . He leaves a wife, Mar
garet and children Christ ine and Catherine.
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internationals, the match ended in a 1 -1N
Kings B, extended their lead at the top to an unprecedented 20 points when they beat fourth- placed Brown Cow B 4-3 while the second and third-placed sides both lost. The Kings’ record of only
International Championship . with six points, England having been beaten 2*1 by Wales a t Ewood Park but beating Ireland 3 - fa t Everton.
losing 37 frames out of 119 during the season says a great deal for their strength in depth and there seems little danger of them being denied-the t i t le
Bridge-and the Craven Heifer J3 team were both surprising
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R esu lts — Red League: '
THE curtain came down on the Clitheroe and Dis- ‘ trict Cub Scout .-football lea gu e sea son when league champions Loyola entertained a team chosen from all the other packs in the league. ‘After a goalless first
half when'both teams hit the woodwork, the match suddenly sprang, to life and the league represen
• Goalscorers were Craig (Chatburn) 2," King (St Paul’s) 2, Pollard (St Mary’s) and; Hargreaves, (Tigers).
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- defeat, there was consola- ; tion, for the Loyola play- ‘ ers when' they were pre sented 'with- the Sagar Shield league champion-
But despite the heavy •
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