4 Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, April 21st, 1983


Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified)


Whalley stable is popular with racegoers


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number of Ribble Valley residents he has taken over from the Dickinsons, who moved from Gisburn to Harrogate some time ago. But punters country­ wide are also taking note.


Townson, who holds a Jockey Club trainer’s li­ cence under National Hunt rules and a flat race licence, was not having great success. But since then, the tide


Up to Christmas, Mr


second full season as a National Hunt trainer, Mr Townson (42), of Brook House Farm, is certainly the name on many peo­ ple’s lips . . . and now he is looking forward to the flat. In the eyes of quite a'


WHALLEY- trained racehorses are enjoying outstanding, success and earning national ac­ claim for Mr John Townson. Nearing the end of his


school work (both are p upils of Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Blackburn), they spend much of their time with the horses. ’


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Nichols, who is one of Josh Gifford’s top young jockeys, and Robert Stronge, a successful rider from Peter Cundell’s stable.


Townson picks southern based jockeys for his mounts. The main ones are Paul


seems to have turned. Out of 36 runners, 22 have been placed — which is no mean feat. Three horses — Clay­


the success to the dedica­ tion of his wife Dorothy and staff — four full-time workers and one part- time are employed. Also helping mum and


more, Jubilee Lights and Heronford — have all won twice. He attributes much of


great deal of time — a typical day can start at 6 a.m. and go on for 12 hours — but Mr Townson still farms beef and sheep on the 200-acre holding. Mrs Townson has a


Townson has had about 16 horses in training. Many of the mounts are owned by syndicates. The horses take up a


Ron Barry and Jonjo O’Neill have also ridden for him. During the season Mr


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horses travel all over the country, the main succes­ ses have been at Midlands courses, such as Leices­ ter, Worcester and South- well. Because of this, Mr


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son, from the left, are: Susan Head (Heronford), Robin Trevor-Jones (Will Peggity), Susan Roberts (Classy Deb), Corrina Tidy (Charlie’s Sunshine) and Andrea Townson (Pamrodena).


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early youth I was the re­ cipient of a “belt” on vari­ ous p o r tio n s of my anatomy when I had strayed, or showed a ten­ dency to stray, from the path that is straight and narrow and there were the odd, fortunately infre­ quent, occasions when a stern parent actually did procure a belt for the purposes of physical chas­ tisement. Strangely, despite the


been in reference to recent legislation to en­ force motorists to fasten their seat belts; there have been occasions when I have opened my mouth too wide or said some­ thing particularly outrage­ ous, whereupon colleagues have issued the same severe instruction. Not in those same precise words, maybe, but the inference has been the same. Many times, too, in my


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so vital and urgent in Whalley in the early days of the century when, I have been told, in 1915 there were only two cars in the whole of the vil-


instructions to motorists, these have, as expected, met with a very mixed reception. On the eve of February 1st one lady driver told me: “I have been driving for over 50 years and tonight I have worn a seat belt for the first time. I have never driven so badly in my life.” Undoubtedly, the unaccustomed restriction doe? cause problems for motorists of long experi­ ence. Personally, being a comparatively recent re­ cruit to the ranks of petrol burners and not being particularly rotund, I suffer little discomfort, but the ever-increasing number of vehicles on the road does, I suppose, make the new regulations necessary and prudent. . It would not have been


result. Reverting to the ' new


lage. One was the proper­ ty of the village doctor and the other of the late George Henry Taylor. Today it is not unusual


doors of quite humble dwellings and the number of vehicles of all descrip­ tions parked either side of a main street prompted a former “Brain of Britain” to say to me recently: “Mr Fell, you need a notice here for single line traffic only with passing places” — a comment both true and witty. Comparing present


to see two, sometimes even three, cars at -the


transport matters lead to interesting speculation. Shanks’s pony gave way to the horse, the horse to the railways, the railways very largely to lorries and buses. Now the number of private cars are driving buses off the roads. What, I wonder, will


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visitors from other, towns as well as Clitheroe. Many, hundreds of visitors come to Edisford in the summer, so we shall look forward to meeting new friends.”


Brian Stevenson, said: “This should be a great week for our parish. “We hope to welcome


Lancashire . night and a sponsored youth walk.. The: Vicar, the Rev.


special Sunday service at which a former Vicar of Low Moor, the Rev. Alan Bisbrown, will be guest preacher. • An exhibition of docu­


ning on June 25th with the rose queen crowning and a family fete and disco, will include an ex­ hibition, services and spe­ cial events to suit all ages. • They will end with a


festivities A WEEK long summer festival has been planned for Low Moor by the parish of St Paul’s. The festivities, begin­


replace the car? Inevit­ ably, something' will. Think about it, as I exceed my allotted space. “Time,” says the editor, for you to belt up.”


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ing exercise to determine how many stables in the village have now been, converted into garages — I could name quite a number myself. All these thoughts on


too, that there were abso­ lutely no buses on the road until the early 1920’s and that horse-drawn veh­ icles were much more numerous. It would be an interest­


days with earlier years, of course, we must re ­ member that 38 passenger trains stopped every 24 hours at Whalley Station, 19 going north and 19 south, and to these must be added many more goods trains than now cross the arches. We must remember,


five years we can have a horse of the calibre of a Cheltenham Gold Cup winner,” he said. Pictured with Mr Town-


future, Mr Townson hopes his accomplishments will enable him to have better and better horses in his stables, as success is the key to attracting quality horses. “I think within the next


brood mare, Clare’s Gift, whose offspring are nearly ready to show their form on the track. Always looking to the


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with the Woodspring Dis­ trict Council, in Weston- super-Mare, Avon, and eventually he and his wife and two children will live in Somerset. Born in Clitheroe, Mr


Moorland C re sc en t , Clitheroe, joined the Clitheroe Rural District Council in 1969 and re­ mained with the Ribble Valley Council after reor­ ganisation in 1974. Now he has begun work


family south towards the end of May and until then will be commuting. “My wife and I like that


Rodwell. was educated at Ribblesdale School and then spent a two year ap­ prenticeship in the RAF. He expects to move his


part of the country and we have relatives there,” says Mr Rodwell. “I also feel you have to move about to gain experience so the time-has come for a change.”


Apprentice’s trophy


a fine year for John, who was sponsored on the course by the Engineering Industry Training Board. He started college with­ out a job, but ICI stepped in towards the end of the course to offer him em­ ployment.


of ICI, Clitheroe, won the Northern Press Knife Trophy for the most im­ proved apprentice. The award polished off


ELECTRICAL appren­ tice John Walsh has been awarded a trophy for his work at Accrington and Rossendale College. John (18), an employee


a change ENVIRONMENTAL Health Officer Mr Peter Rodwell is heading to the south coast to broaden his experience. Mr Rodwell (32), of


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shot to take fur ther exams and is a qualified FA coach, as well as a British Canoe. Union in­ structor. Mr McBride has served


in Ulster, West Germany and Canada.


E l iz a b e th have two daughters, Linda (17) and Fiona (14).


He and his wife


Lancashire infantry regi­ ment, but transferred to the Royal Army Medical Corps as a physical train­ ing instructor. He later went to Aider-


tended SS Michael and John’s RC Primary School until he was 15. He then worked with British Rail at Hellifield and joined the Army after three years. He was a regular with a


whose parents, Mr and Mrs Jack McBride live in Pendle Road, Clitheroe, has retired from the army as a staff sergeant physi­ cal training instructor to take up a post as a sports teacher at a special school at Cruckton Hall, Shrews­ bury. Mr McBride (42), at­


A FORMER Clitheroe man has taken up a teach­ ing career after 22 years in the Army. Mr Clem McBride,


Intensive training


course — run by the Royal School of Church Music at Rossall College, Fleetwood — along with 200 budding choristers from all over the country. Jonathan, of Pinder


plus entrants have been whittled down to 16, the final will take place in October.


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s tra n g e rs have been taking the trouble to look up my number in the phone book to sponsor me.”


helping John raise cash for the Queen’s Park Hos­ pital baby care unit can contact him on Clitheroe 26357.


Anybody interested in


the moon CLITHEROE man John Kidger is over the moon following the response to our story last week about his forthcoming sponsored run to Lake Windermere. Said John: “Complete


enter a competition to try and become the country’s number one chorister. It is being organised by a television manufacturing firm. Once the expected 1,000-


Close, is the first member of St Helen’s choir to have been sent on the course. He is now about to


trebles in St Helen’s Church choir, Jonathan (12), is a pupil of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School and has been sing­ ing at the church since 1977. He was accepted for the


BACK from a week long intensive chorister train­ ing course is Waddington youngster Jonathan Cun- liffe. Head chorister of the


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