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FORMER Sabtlen resi­ dent Mr Michael Carr has again been selected as the SDP-Uberal Alliance Par­ liamentary candidate for the Ribblc Valley. A teacher, Mr Carr is


married, with five chil­ dren. and lives in Hacup. He was one of it short­


list of four candidates and in the 1983 General Elec­ tion polled 10,1)32 votes to gain second place. Mr Carr was Sabden's


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End of an era as couple retire


from Post Office


A POST office career spanning almost half a century "'ill end next month when Whalley sub-postmaster Mr Ernest


Sefton retires. His wife, Pamela, who


has been a counter assis­ tant at the King Street office for 43 years, is planning to retire at the same time.


number of letters passing through his office has risen by one third. Mr Sefton, who was


an era for Whalley folk who have had two genera­ tions of Seftons miming the post office. Mr Sefton (G4), who


It will mean the end of


succeeded his father as sub-postmaster in 1947, began his career as a mes­ senger boy, delivering telegrams to villagers on the once-familiar post office bicycle. His career continuted


bom in North Wales, offi­ cially retires on December 3rd, but intends to stay on until the New Year, helping his successor — still to be named — to learn the business. Mr and Mrs Sefton


Mr and Mrs Sefton


hope to move to Great Harwood on their retire­


ment. Their eldest daughter,


as an apprentice post office engineer, until he was called up for war ser­ vice on submarines as a communications operator. He returned to the vil­


lage after the war and was the obvious successor when his father, Albert, retired after seven years


s u b -p o s tm a s te r , M r Sefton, who lives on the premises, has served a 40 square mile area. He has seven postmen and four counter staff based at the office. One of the biggest


at Whalley. During his 39 years as


another post office con­ n e c t io n , for th e i r youngest d. ghter, Katri­ na, is marri 'to a Nelson sub-postmas r, Mr Jack Dorrington. .’’heir other daughter, Andrea, is a .theatre sister at a Cairo


Mrs Virginia Rajski, who works as a counter assis­ tant at the post office, will be staying on. The couple have


who a re keen horse riders, hope to devote more time to equestrian events during their retire-' ment. The family has won a total of 90 trophies during the past 15 years.


hospital. Mr and Mrs Sefton.


changes he has seen is the dramatic increase in re c en t y e a rs in the volume of mail. In the last year, for example, the


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representative on the Kibble Valley Council for four years from 1979 and also served on Sabden Parish Council. He said: "I am proud


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may be for you. The Slnikokai Karate


Centre, based at Roefield Barn, is to open at 7 p.m. on Friday with a demon­ stration and enrolment night.


Search is on for wartime comrades


AN old Clitheroe soldier is trying to trace former colleagues from the second world war.


Mr George Barker, of Whalley Road, served in the 726 General Construc­ tion Company of the Royal Engineers. He lost contact with his


Mr Barker doesn't think any joined up from the Clitheroe area, he says some may have moved here since. Indeed, Mr Barker him­


colleagues after the war, but a telephone call re­ cently from a former member of 726 Company stirred his interest in ar­ ranging a reunion. "It would be nice to see


self lived in Much Hoole, near Preston, before the war, but later settled in Clitheroe, founding Bar­ kers Nursery, in Whalley Road, in 1951. Any former members of


some of the lads again," said Mr Barker. "I've al­ ready been in touch with an ex-scrvicemen’s associ­


ation which has offered us the use of its club in Pre­ ston for a reunion." Members of 726 Com­


pany came from all over Lancashire and although


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mics at Oxford University for his PhD, having gained a first class honours degree in mathematics with engineering at Nottingham University. Completing the trio is younger brother Nigel (19),


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choice MEMBERS of Clitheroe's Castle Theatre Group were delighted and hon­ oured to take part in a very special North West Festival of Remembrance at Blackpool Opera House on Sunday. The 10th annual festival


entitled “They shall grow not old" was presented by Ashton-on-Mersey Youth Showband and, for the most part, ex-service or­ ganisations, in aid of the Royal British Legion. the theatre group was


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Newcomers for top places


at local school


TWO Ribble Valley schools will each have a new senior member of staff in January.


Glaswegian Mr Peter School. He remained


Francis Keeggan (39) is to there for six years before become headmaster of St moving to Lowerhouse,


Ma ry’s RC School, Langho, and Mr John G. Thacker (40), of Sandy Way Drive, Briercliffe, has been ap p o in ted deputy headmaster of Whalley CE Primary


School. Mr Keeggan has been


deputy headmaster of St Thomas of Canterbury School, Rainham, Kent, since 1981.


cated in Glasgow and his first two teaching posts were at S tra th c ly d e schools. In 1981 he gained an Open U n iv e rs i ty degree in social science and psychology. Mr Keeggan is manned,


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with children, and his hobbies include most sports, Catholic youth work and first aid. He takes over from Mr


726 Company who would like to renew old friend­ ships are invited to write to Mr Barker at his home,


include: “The standing hills —


Caroline Stickiand. A story of love and suffering set in 19th-


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County Primary School. Mr Thacker has been at


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On the tourist trail


asked about six weeks ago to prepare a half-hour ex­ cerpt from its production of “Merrie England" and the 60-strong cast was thrilled to take part in the three-hour show. Secretary Mr Maurice


A GREETING from a friendly witch and a wel­ come front a town crier were just two of the high­ lights on the Ribble Valley Council’s Hallow­ e’en familiarisation trip. Representatives from


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Taylor commented: “We provided a lovely con­ trast. in full costume, to the other musical presen­ tations."


Grandad’s schooldays


THE other night the phone rang. It was my eldest grandson, Ben. "Grandpa." said he, “I wonder if you and Nanny can help me?” and went on to explain that lie had an essay to do for school on the days when grand­ parents were children themselves. Not wanting a phone


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bill as long as my arm, I sat down and wrote him a couple of thousand words describing my schooldays and enclosed cuttings from my series "When we were very young,” which preceded these present articles. Later it occurred to me


that other youngsters of Ben's age might he in­ terested to learn what school was really like in the days of World War I and the early 192Us — quite a long time ago when you think about it. although it doesn’t seem very long to me. 1 told Ben that all the


most unwelcome duties. He muttered the oft repe­ ated phrase "this is going to hurt me more than it does you" and the expres­ sion oil his face and the tears in his eyes were evi­ dence that what lie said was true. His distasteful duties completed, he blew his nose and hurried from the room as quickly as possible. Other penalties for mis­


expulsion. 1 told Ben other things,


Clitheroe schools were at­ tached to the churches', two CE. one Roman Catholic and one Wesley­ an. There were also one or two private schools. I told him that every


too — that there were not playgroups or playschools, no school buses, no school d inners and th a t no schools, other than the grammar schools, had their own playing fields.


teacher carried a cane and used it not infrequently, ex c ep t in th e very youngest classes, and that the only secondary schools in the town were the two grammar schools. At these parents could pay for their children's educa­ tion. but the majority of the pupils were scholar­ ship hoys and girls. I told him. too. that the


Dad and mum paid for all text books and, of course, there were no computers, radios or television sets in the ga s- lit classrooms . . . and no baths! Paying pupils at the school were charged £3.15


a term. How do the schools of


today compare with those of yesteryear? During the closing


years of my employment I paid "lecture visits" to the majority of the secondary schools'for miles around. I found them better


behaviour were the writ­ ing of "lines," impositions or detentions and, on the rarest possible occasions,


usually, struc tura lly. They failed only in one important matter — disci­ pline. Again, in this re­ spect, I found one other thing. The country schools all had much better disci­ pline than those in the larger towns, those in the close vicinity and those much further afield. This same sad fact must


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cinema, before meeting the Mayor and Mayoress of the" Ribble Valley, Colin, and Mrs John Walmsley. They were welcomed to the council chamber by Town Crier Mr Roland Hailwood. After lunch they visited


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Awarded honorary degree


WHALLEY resident Mr John S. B. Boyce, of The Gateway House, is to re­ ceive the honorin'}’ degree of Doctor of Laws from the University of Lancas­ ter for his contribution to education. Mr Boyce was Chief


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leaving age (except at the grammar schools) was 14 years and that at 12 years many hoys and girls became "half-timers.” spending half the day at school and half at one or another of the factories, mornings one week, after­ noons the next. Many old timers will remember the practice. When the fortunate few


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arrived at the Grammar School the cane was not in evidence. The prerogative of corporal punishment was restricted to the headmaster, who took ad­ vantage of his privilege on only the rarest of occa­ sions. In five years at the school I only saw him use the strap twice and this was for the most serious of offences (I was not a recipient!). Clearly, to kindly C. M. Henderson, these were


Saliden and one near Silverdale. Although the Silverdale area is renowned for the richness of its flora, there were even fewer mushrooms and toadstools than at Snlxlen. There must have been more water available round here than at


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