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Dick relives happy days at quarry


years since the quarry closed and he became the last person to work there. But happy memories


FORMER quarryman Dick Mitchell (82) could be forgiven for not recognising the scene on his return visit to Salthill. For it was nearly 25


soon returned for Mr Mitchell, who handled every type of job at the quarry in his 35 years there. A quarter of a century


workmate forms part of the museum’s Salthill dis­ play, showing the two men extracting the limes­ tone 33 years ago using a compressed air drill and explosive charge. Mr Mitchell’s return


after the quarry’s demise, Mr Mitchell, whose wife


died two years ago, is still going s.trong. He enjoys an active life,


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which includes regular visits to Clitheroe Auction


the' time the men worked Christmas Day to answer an emergency at Fleet- wood, providing urgently- needed stone to rebuild the sea wall breached by gales. Mr Mitchell started on


Advertiser and Times to recall times past. His memories include


Mart. His sister, Mrs Mar­


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garet Cowperthwaite, lives in Pendleton, his d a u g h te r , Mrs Vera Wi gh tman liv e s in Clitheroe and he is a grandfather and great­ grandfather. Now his reminiscences


visit came when he ac­ companied the Clitheroe


,


will have the Bishop in tow!


Ab^y sta«


THE Bishop of Blackburn, the Rt Rev. Stewart Cross, will never' make another journey quite like it.


Memorable


surprise WHEN Mrs E ile en Mather, of The Dene, Hurst Green, retired after 10 years as secretary to the Director of Studies at Stonyhurst College, her family decided to give her a surprise gift. And it really was a sur­


wheel of a Morris Minor, the Bishop will be towed by six members of Whal- ley Abbey staff from the village to Blackburn Cathedral. The 16-cwt cai-, which


For, seated behind the fr'V’o


tS-' .' V---' • ' ~


prise, for soon after fin­ ishing work she was wing­ ing her way to Paris with her friend, Mrs Lucy Wil­ kinson, of Foxfields Farm, Hurst Green. H e r d a u g h te r s — Susan, who lives in Ire­


a weekly wage of £2.13s (265p) for a seven-day week, when the quarrying involved a team of 24 men and equipment for grind­ ing stone was steam powered. He was later respons­


are helping Clitheroe’s Castle Museum produce a pamphlet about the quar­ ry's history. Mr Mitchell, of Grafton


belongs to Abbey man­ ager Mr Derek Hartley, will be attached to a rope and harness and pulled the full seven miles. The 1953 Morris is


... . . . , * y;


having its rotor arm re­ moved so that no engine power can be used. Object of the exercise


ible for breaking the stones for the “crusher” before becoming quarry “b la s te r ,” handling a range of explosives from gunpowder to aluminite. When th e q u a r ry


Street, Clitheroe, has given an insight with his recollections of work at the quarry dating to 1925 when he started as a “horse driver” for the wagons that took the stones to the crusher and kilns. An enlarged picture of Mr Mitchell and a former


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quarrying began around 1650, has earned warm praise from Mr Mitchell in its new role as industrial estate with geological t r a i l . His v e rd ic t : “They’ve done a good job.’’


ceased operations in 1959, he had the job of staying on for a year to dismantle machinery for scrap. Now Salthill, where


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land, Diane, of Wales, and Gerry, of Grimsargh — and son David, who lives with his mother in Hurst Green, decided th a t she might need cheering up because she was sad to leave work. So they booked the six-


DICK on his first visit to Sallhill since the quarry closed.


Planning conoarts


for experienced players, following the loss of sever­ al instrumentalists earlier this year. The band was forced to cancel all its engage­


SLAJDBURN Silver Band is still on the lookout


ments for the rest of the year, but is hoping to give some small performances around Christmas. Conductor Mr John Coiuking said: “There seems


betiveen nine and 12, but we still need more experienced players.”


to be a shortage of players throughout the district. “About four youngsters have joined ns, aged


— dubbed by the organis­ ers as “Bishop’s move”— is to raise £1,500 from sponsorship for a stairlift at the Abbey Conference House which is used as a weekend retreat and for various functions. The s ta ir l if t would


thoroughly enjoyable time m the capital and were able to do plenty of sight­ seeing. Mrs Mather did suffer


day trip to Paris, a city which Mrs Mather, a w id ow , has alway s wanted to visit. The two had a


‘Take life as it


make things much easier for handicapped and el­ d e r ly u s e r s of the facilities, says Mr Hart­ ley, who will be taking his turn on the towing rope. The stairlift appeal is .


currently about half way towards its target. The organisers are to


one setback, however — her clothes went astray for three days — but that did not spoil her holiday. “We laughed about it,” she said, “then I went to the French branch of Marks and Spencer for an emergency kit.”


Run aids


Valley men who ran in the British Marathon have raised £800 for the blind. The 12 runners, mainly


the blind GROUP of Ribble


from Longridge and Grim­ sargh, but including Peter Waddington, of Grindle- ton Road, West Bradford, and Peter Hoyle, of Beech House, Chipping, will be handing over the cheque to the Longridge Blind Group a week today.


seek sponsorship, by the mile, from individuals and parishes throughout the diocese for the event on May 9th next year. The Bishop said: “My


comes’ policy


MAKING the most of ev­ e ry th in g and taking things as they come is the way Mrs Nellie Atkinson has gone through life. And the policy seems to work, for on Saturday she c e le b ra te s h er 90th birthday. Nellie, of Whallcy


Resident Low Mo< all her lil


ONE of Clitheroe’s residents has died.3 93.


weight is just over 10 stone, so the tow won’t be too difficult for them.”


Wine, dine


and dance LOCAL solicitors and their wives were out in force on Friday at a dinner dance for 126 people at the Foxfields Restaurant, Billington. The occasion was the


Road, Read, is a healthy and active lady and plans to spend her special day holding open house for many friends and rela­ tives. Later there will also be a family lunch to mark the occasion. Born in Padiham, Nellie


has lived in the Ribble Valley for most of her


she married a farmer and has always worked hard on the land. She moved to Read 23 years ago, after being at Brick House Farm, Langho, for nearly 30 years. Her daughter, Alice,


life. A farmer’s daughter,


first dinner dance organ­ ised for a number of years by the Blackburn Incorpo­ rated Law Association, whose president is Mr Peter Scholes, of Clarem­ ont Avenue. Now it is hoped to make it an annual event.


ing life she was einij as a weaver at Sun mill and she ami sister Florrie, who! deceased her. 1 iv | Queen Street. Miss Hathenvay


regular worshipper former Nelson Methodist Churcll was a home-loving pj Later in life she


Hntherwfty was b<4 the town and lived J active life in Low Mi| Throughout her


Miss T a m a r i|


resident at Castlefoj three years ago wl Clitheroe Hospital. She is survived i|


niece, Mrs Margaref linson, and great Mrs Maureen Garntl A service at Ril


lives with her and sons John, Henry, Richard and Alban all farm nearby. She has nine grandchil­ dren and four g rea t­ grandchildren. In her spare time Nellie


Chapel of Rest wl lowed by interim! Clitheroe Cemetef Monday.


Retired


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Sign of the times


WE have some not­ able hostelries in our village and each has its place in our local story, but this morn­ ing I came across a snippet I had not pre­ viously encountered. I read: “The following


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w'as 1830) — ‘Dead drunk for twopence. Clean straw


Whalley Window


notice was commonly dis­ played in the window's of public houses (the year


for nothing.’ ” This item came to me in


my “Readers’ letter of the week" and was sent to me by a lady in that lovely and remote corner of our borough, Thornley. She has found it in “The Life and Labours of A. E. Eccles” and, as soon as I saw the envelope, I knew the contents w’ould be in­ teresting. It bore the label “Recy­


has seen the devastation caused by Dutch elm dis­ ease in our w’oodlands knows how important it is that our remaining trees should be properly pro­ tected. (Incidentally, I understand that in Hol­ land the condition is known as English elm dis­ ease). There was other intri­


education. At 10 years of age he was sent to a boarding school in Wad­ dington, next proceeding to a boarding school in Whalley where he ulti­ mately took a high posi­ tion . . . He learned to play the organ and piano and had the privilege of playing on a fine organ in the church in the village." This, I must confess,


was the first 1 had heard of Mr Eccles and I must keep a weather eye open for a copy of his biog­ raphy. Yet another work which


guing information in the letter, too. My reader told me that she had purch­ ased the book from w’hich I have quoted in a book sale and that it contained much that would interest me.


cled paper. Save paper, spare trees.” This comes from a caring person, I thought, for anybody who


teacher A MAN who spent I working life in te| has died, aged SO. Mr James Dixon jj


Slater was edueatj Clitheroe Royal Gn| School, but almost teaching career was| in Rossendale. He and his late I


formerly of Rid| Lane, Whalley, liv.| terly at the Hollie.'j Home, Haslingden. Born in Clitherol


Elsie, were marril 1930, and after l-etiij head teacher of Grange, Rawtenstsil taught part-time at r


ley School for five yl While in WhaUij


the lady had acquired on the same occasion was


also involved wit! Liberal Party and ti interest in Lanc| schoolboys’ cricket. He is survived b|


was a member tl parish council. HJ


“ Lancashire Life and Character” by Frank Or- merod and this, too, must go on my list. Among the many anec­


pears, “was a noted Lan­ cashire reformer" and, I quote', “received a liberal


A. E. Eccles, it ap­ tvre^/Votes .3


LAST month, while walking round the still- drained upper lodge at Barrow, I noticed at least 40 greenfinches feeding on the seeds produced by the weeds which have sprung up. Most- of the birds were juveniles, which lack the green and yellow colours of the adults. With their drabber brown plumage they are not always recognised for what they are. Their favourite food seems to be the seeds of


of his six childrl Norman, Kenneth, ] and Jean. Cremation was at| ley on Monday.


dotes quoted is one refer­ ring to the Rev. R. N. Whitaker, vicar here from 1840 to 1881, and the son of a father perhaps less loved, but certainly more distinguished. The Rev. R. N. was


‘FILL A BA POPULAt


affectionately know in the village as “th’ owd vicar” and, to my mind, was the father of ecumenism in our little community, for he maintained the best of relationships, with the clergy of other denomina­ tions; something which cannot be said of his two immediate predecessors, his father Dr Whitaker and the Rev. Richard Noble. The anecdote in ques­


Polygonum amphibium, the Amphibious Bis­ tort. As its name implies, this attractive member of the dock family, with its pretty pink flower spikes, is equally at home in water or on waste ground and it has always grown at the lodge. However, in previous years it has grown


CLITHEROE Sail Army’s “fill a bagl raised a total of Friday and SatiJ with people crowd I the hall in Lowi[ where they could s | bagful of jumble fori Ribble Valley


and Mayoress Com! Mrs Ted Boden wef itors, along with Mr Jack Tagg ail wife Edna. The Mayor's “Cl!


tion tells of a very cold and frosty morning when the heating in the church was far from-adequate and the vicar brought his sermon abruptly to a close. “Dearly beloved bret­


mainly in the water and the seeds have not been accessible to finches, though they do form a major item in the diet of wildfowl, which usually winter at the lodge. I had just turned my back when I became


in need” appeal bej by £50, the remf going to Salvation! Sunday School wij Clitheroe.


over the ground. It was only the size of a mistle thrush and a beautiful slate-blue colour on the back. Within seconds it had disappeared behind nearby trees and I did not see it again. I had been privileged to catch a fleeting


aware that they had all taken to the air. In fact, it was only then that I realised just how many there were. Birds often react in this way when there is a predator about and so I began to cast my eyes all round. Suddenly I saw it, a small falcon flying low


hren,” he said, “I will say no more this morning. Too cold. Now to God the Father . . . ” and the ser­ vice ended. Another story in the


book tells of a somewhat unusual wedding at Sam- lesbury Church in yet another corner of our Borough of Ribble Valley. David Heys, it seems,


glimpse of a male merlin, Britain’s smallest' falcon and now, unfortunately, also one of its rarest birds of prey. It breeds on moorland but resorts to lower ground, especially coasts, for the winter. The winter population is boosted by birds


from Iceland and Scandinavia and it is possible that this was one such migrant passing through.


TONY COOPER


married Mary Whittaker and both bride and groom were 84 years of age. The groomsman was a mere 78 but the bridesmaid was 93. “The bride, to show her agility danced a minuet during the wed­ ding festivities.” A remarkable occasion,


I am sure you will agree, and I am very grateful to my correspondent from lovely Thornley.


J.F.


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