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After 21 years, school bids adieu to Miss Bingham


IT’S the end of term tomorrow at Clitheroe Grammar School for Girls and the end of an era, with the re­ tirement of Miss Bar­ bara Bingham, head­


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mistress for the past 21 years. Miss Bingham, only the


fourth head in the school’s history, is retiring at an opportune moment to leave the way clear for the successor whose role


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it will be to co-ordinate the impending merger of the town’s two grammar schools. “The new head needs to


teachers can never tell how effective they have been until later.


Miss Bingham adds that


be able to see the de­ velopment through,” she


said. In some ways Miss Bin­


gham will be sorry to miss the excitement and the challenge offered by the amalgamation, provid­ ing the school with a "great opportunity” of owning the very latest in technical equipment and having all its laboratories and practical rooms up­ graded so th a t new courses can be introduced. There have, neverthe­


the Old Girls’ Association, where she has been presi­ dent for 21 years, was effectively demonstrated at a cheese and wine evening at the school last week, when she received gifts of a silver jug and a cheque from members, former stu d en ts and parents.


But her popularity with


less, been many develop­ ments during Miss Bing­ ham’s years at Clitheroe, though th e s e have evolved much more gradually. • “School leavers at 18


tion, Mrs Kath Bulcock, who is taking over as president, paid tribute to Miss Bingham’s “ ap­ proachable” quality.


Making the presenta­


now have a wider variety of jobs and training for careers offered to them, as more women find places in professional careers and the world of commerce,” she says. The sixth-form, all on


A-level courses, is now 130-strong, having grown from about 70 when Miss Bingham first arrived and it is no exaggeration to say that the amount of administrative paperwork required of the head has trebled. To the world outside


Bingham intends to find a suitable memento when she visits China and Hong Kong later in the year. As a geography specialist she takes great pleasure in travelling and has been to many parts of Europe, to Sri Lanka, Mexico, Egypt and Ethiopia — the latter a country of dignified people and delightful chil­ dren which made a lasting impression.


With the money Miss


the Chatbum Road build­ ing, one obvious change is the relaxation of uniform for girls above the fifth year.


too, that there is a great deal more freedom of dis­ cussion between staff and girls and that social at­ titudes have also altered. “Things I would have been very adamant about five or 10 years ago now seem to assume less im­ portance,” she said. Modesty prevents Miss


Miss Bingham feels,


miss the girls and the companionship of the staff in what she sees as “a very happy school,” Miss Bingham’s time will con­ tinue to be claimed by Clitheroe Magistrates, where she is chairman of the Juvenile Bench, and by the Parish Church, where she is a PCC member and Deanery Synod representative.


Though she is going to


Lake District is another interest and with more time at her disposal Miss Bingham is looking for­ ward to retracing steps taken many years ago.


Fell walking in the


Bingham from offering any suggestion as to how she would best like to be remembered. But perhaps the mark she has made on the school which gives her the greatest sense of pride is the maintenance of standards whereby a certain level of behaviour is expected from the girls — and adhered to — by an unwritten rule. “There have been frust­


future travels is India and maybe even the Andes and Galapagos Islands, though she also intends to devote a considerable amount of time to replan­ ning the garden of her home in Brungerley Avenue, which she de­ scribes as her “bolt-hole,” the place where she can relax and channel her energies into growing not vegetables . . . ju s t flowers.


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rations and worrying times, of course, but I have enjoyed it all,” she said. “Even on the busiest of days with the greatest of problems, there has always been some moment of mirth, perhaps from an encounter with one of the younger girls.”


Old Girls’ Association gather round as Miss Bin­ gham receives her gift from Mrs Bulcock (centre right). On the table is.a set of Royal Doulton plates designed by former pupil Tina Thwaites and donated by the Associa­ tion to the school.


Picture: Members of the


revues in London and New York in the hey-day of Noel Coward and C. B. Cochran mentions the town in his book “As you were.” Mr Byng, now 92,


CLITHEROE has never been forgotten by famous cabaret artist and pantomime dame Douglas Byng. For the star of musical


Austrian holiday treat


writes: “I persuaded an am a te u r so c ie ty in Clitheroe to present ‘Countess Maritza.’ She was a big success and sev­ eral other amateurs have played her since.” His connection with


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Clitheroe came about when, in 1946, he met keen local Thespian Edmond Cambien, then in the RAF. At that time the Clitheroe Operatic Society was presenting musical comedies in the King Lane Hall under the direction of CRGS head­ master Laurence Hardy. Mr Cambien, of Bolland


HANDICAPPED Whal­ ley te e n a g e r■Wendy Hollin is off to Austria next month, courtesy of the Methodist Association of Youth Clubs. Wendy (14) is one of


only 18 young handicap­ ped people throughout the country chosen to go on the 10-day holiday in a specially adapted Jumbu- lance. With her will be two


Prospect, recalled: “He was always interested in our stars and I used to send him our p ro g ­ rammes. “It was his idea that we


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members of Clitheroe’s Trinity Methodist Church Youth Club — Louise Wrigley (17) and John Daniels (20). Louise, of Littlemoor


should perform ‘Countess Maritza,’ by Kalman and we put on the show in February 1949. I t had been produced in London in 1938 but closed owing to the outbreak of war.” In Clitheroe’s version,


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Road, and John, of Duck Street, Clitheroe, are among 26 young people, doctors and nurses who have volunteered to help ensure that the 18 hand­ icapped youngsters have a holiday of a lifetime. Fund-raising events


Mr Cambien played the part of Baron Zoupan cre­ ated in London by Byng, who loaned him the cos­ tume he used for the comedy number “Pm the pest of Budapest." Although retired, Mr


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have been held through­ out the country in a bid to raise the £14,000 needed to finance the 10 -day holiday. The party will be based


Byng still makes an occa­ sional stage appearance, most recently in a one- night show at the Nation­ al Theatre with Evelyn Laye.


Conservation


. ment is holding its second weekend a t Whalley Abbey from April 12th to 14th. Speakers on the Saturday will explain how individuals can become in­ volved in the big issues of conservation, develop­ ment and peace. Further details can be


topic THE “Lifestyle” move-


in Austria’s South Tyrol. Both John and Louise have been busy contacting companies and organisa­ tions in the Ribble Valley to raise the £320 sponsor­ ship which they will each need. An auto electrician at


Primrose Garage, John is a former pupil of Clitheroe Royal Grammar School. Louise is taking a pre-nursing course at the Accrington and Rossen- dale College. Wendy, the daughter of


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KEN SKINNl wonders with | bath. Mr Skinner,!


■last year’s D: Home Exhit have poured i Mr Skinnei


Bath Doctor f restores wol their former T new glazing ti After takin


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use a combinT cals that destl nal enamel or! face, makinjl possible.


Mr and Mrs Keith Hollin, of Whittam Road, Whal­ ley, was thrilled to be chosen to go on the holiday. Bom without legs and.


obtained from the assis­ ta n t manager at the Abbey, Mr Steve Harrold (Whalley 2268).


Ready for


a change WHALLEY Parish Coun­ c i l’s chairman, Miss Pauline Wilkinson, has de­ cided to hand over the reins after seven years in


the job. Miss Wilkinson, a


parish councillor for 15 years, feels the time is right for a change. She will, however, still serve on the council until 1987, when the village holds its next elections. A new chairman will be


Guests at


service RIBBLE Valley MP Mr David Waddington and his wife, Gill, will be attend­


ing the united service at Whalley Parish Church on May 12th to mark 40 years of peace. Also at the service will


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with one arm missing, she attended primary school in Whalley but now travels to Broughton School, Preston. She is looking forward to meet­ ing John and Louise and to travelling in the Jum-


Mine hosts at the Swan


SETTLING in at the Swan Hotel, Whalley, are Robin Buttery and his


wife, Susan. Mr Buttery (42), has


named at the council’s annual meeting in May.


been appointed manager of the pub after spending six months as a relief manager at various es­ tablishments. Previously Mr Buttery,


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who has moved from Skipton, ran his own busi­ ness. In his spare time he


enjoys playing squash. The couple take over


from Tony and Helen Wright, who. have been tenants there for the past five-and-a-half years. Mr Wright, of Bridge


be Ribble Valley Mayor- elect, Coun. Mrs Joyce Lilbum, and Chief Execu­ tive, Mr Michael Jackson.


Visit from Mr Wiswell


“YANKEE Doodle came to Whalley riding on a pony”. Well, no, not exactly, but a good many Americans do come to the village and usually arrive in a rented car or by bus. And, as I have mentioned before, a very large proportion of them bear the name of


gentleman, however. His story was told to me by a local business lady. His name, oddly


Whalley. Not this particular


enough, was Wiswell; the first and only time I have seen the name used in this connection, and his purpose was to find that desirable and delectable spot. Almost certainly, you


led a long way for his purposes and some people might have difficulty in appreciating his deep- lying urge and desire.


Our visitor had travel­


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ing these ancestors — you won’t find the name in our local telephone directory — but, “I want to go and stand there”, he told the lady. “I want to bend down,


see, in the dim and dis­ tant past his ancestors hailed from our little sister village. He had no hope of trac­


stand. What precisely his feelings were as he felt the brown earth trickling through his fingers I cannot tell you, but of one thing I am certain — as he travelled or walked slowly away from the little community in the shadow of Pendle, he would do so a happier, more contented man than th e one who had traversed the short uphill mile from our village. Now for another story.


But I think I can under­


the close of the service, he was shocked and sad­ dened when an old de­ parting worshipper told him “The worst sermon I ever heard in my life”. The clergyman was, not


unnaturally, hurt at this abrupt frankness, and his concern was noticed by a nearby church official, who later asked: “What did old so-and-so say to you?” On hearing the unhappy


End, Billington, who plays for Whalley CC, has set up his own stocktak­ ing and book-keeping bus­ iness. He also lectures for Whitbread, helping new licensees with the benefit of his experience and sort­ ing out paper work.


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al l? ” he said. “You. mustn’t take any notice of. that fellow. He doesn’t, have a thought of his own in the whole- of his head.: He only repeats what- everybody else is saying.” On another occasion,


details he consoled the young cleric. “Oh, is that


AN exhibition by a “painting for pleasure” group at Whalley Abbey Gate House will be open from Good Friday, for a month. The group is based at Padiham Adult Education Centre. Tutor is Mrs Iris Owen, of The Pentre, Pendle Road, Clitheroe.


LIBRARY CORNER


NEW additions to the shelves of Clitheroe Library are: “The Aphrodite Cargo” — Alexander Fullerton. A thriller


pick up a handful of soil and hold it in my hand. I want to tell the folks back home about it. There, somewhere in that village,


are my roots.” V


A little while ago I was permitted to snare the confidences of a now re­ tired well-known Non Conformist m in is te r always popular in the vil­ lage. It appears that, as a young man, he was in­ vited to preach in a remote country area. His sermon appeared


the young preacher was thrilled when, filling an engagement at another country church, he found the chapel absolutely crowded. Extra chairs were brought in and it was a case of standing room only. When all the hymns,


from the author of the Everard series. A barge, loaded with treasure looted by the Nazis during the war, is sunk off the islana of Aphros. “ S i s t e r s ” — Susanne j


Godwin. A novel set in the:' second world war dealing with three sisters and their re-' sponses to the crisis of the Blitz. “The Complete Book of


the prayers and the read­ ings were over) he expre­ ssed his pleasure to one of the attendant stewards. “An excellent congrega­ tion,” he said. The steward nodded.


warmly received nut, as he stood shaking hands at


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Sewing Shortcuts” — Claire Shaeffer. An illustrated guide to sewing shortcuts used in the fashion industry, giving advice on how to avoid problems and correct mistakes.


Welch. An illustrated biogra- phy of Paul McCartney with a


“ McC a r tn ey ” — Chris I


“Aye, noan so bad,” he said. “They didn’t know it wor thee as wor coming”. See you next week.


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