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A COUPLE who have lived and worked in Clitheroe all their lives, Gilbert and Lily Barnes, of Pine Grove, will celebrate their golden wedding on Saturday.
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CLITHEROE Royal Brit ish Legion branch secret ary Mr Walter Brayshaw has made another towns man very happy.
Peel Park Avenue, wrote to Mr Brayshaw, of West
Mr Clifford Plant, of
View, asking for help in having his late brother's name put on a war memo rial in their home town, Barrow-in-Furness.
Chief P e t ty Officer Samuel Plant, was killed in 1942 while serving aboard the submarine HMS Olympus, off the shore of Malta.
Mr Plant’s brother,
memorials in Malta and the submarine’s home port of Plymouth, for some reason it was missed off the memorial in Barrow-in-Furness.
Although his name is on
they went to the same school but did not become friends until they were weavers at Pendle Mill. Romance blossomed and the couple were married at Low Moor Methodist Church. They have a daughter
Both born in the town,
Chipping farmer’s
top award
and two grandchildren. Mr Barnes served in
the KAF during the war and has been a member of St John Ambulance for 46 years. A f te r th e war he
worked as a welder for several firms, including Atkinsons, where he put in 18 years’ service up to retirement in 1978. Mrs Barnes worked as
WHEN it comes to judg ing dairy cows, butchers' beef, fat lambs and ans wering an animal ques t io n n a i r e , Chipping farmer Richard Seed is a cut above the rest.
For Richard (16), won
a part-time shop assistant and the couple lived in Low Moor and Salthill Road before their move to Pine Grove four years ago. They are convinced that
the Junior Stockman of the Year contest at the Lancashire Young Far mers' Field Day at Myers- eough Agricultural Col lege for his expertise in all those categories. For his pains, he won a trophy.
Richard, a member of
“pulling together" is the secret of a successful mar riage and their relatives would no doubt agree.
Chipping YFC, left Lon- gridge High School in the summer to work for his parents, Richard and Ann Seed, at Parsonage Farm, Chipping.
out success in having the matter rectified. Mr Plant wrote to Mr Brayshaw, who immediately set about the task.
After three years with
Foreman’s farewell after 32 years
LOOKING forward to spending more time tend ing his garden is Dunsop Bridge resident Mr Ray mond Slater, who has taken early retirement after working for 32 years on the Duchy of Lancas ter estate. Mr Slater, who moved
to the village from Fleet- wood in '1954, has been foreman of the estate for the past eight years. He was thanked for his
A “BLOOMING" good show by a Clitheroe gar dener has won him the .top award in the Town Council's allotment com petition.
Mcrvyn Robinson, of St Mary’s Street, has been awarded the Musson Cup for the fourth time in seven years.
G re en- f inge red Mr His allotment, off Pim
lico Road, was judged the best-kept in town by Darwen Parks Superin tendent Mr John Firth.
a retired process worker at Clitheroe ICI, came second in the competition.
Last year Mr Robinson, Runner-up this time
round is Mr Herbert Manley, of Richmond Ter race, and third is Mr Alan Parkinson, of St Mary’s Street, last year’s winner.
awards in the garden sec tion have gone to Mr George Byrne, of Prim rose Street, Mr Joseph Snape, of Littlcmoor Road, and Mr S. Kar- mann, of Park Avenue.
Highly commended
pigeon section was won by Mr John Parker, of West View. Mr Harold Punehard, of Manor Road, came second and Mr Joseph Winterbottom, of Garnett Road, was third. The entry of Mr William Franklaml, of Curzon Street, was highly com mended.
F i r s t prize in the
made by Clitheroe Mayor, Coun. James McGhie, in his parlour.
Comedy
time TICKETS are on sale for Calderstones Revue and Dramatic Society's forth coming production, the farcical “Chase Me, Com rade."
service with a celebration and presentation at The Parker's Arms, Newton, when Mr Ian Parsons, the Duchy agent, presented him with an inscribed silver tray and crystal sherry glasses on behalf of the Duchy. Work colleagues bought him a quartz watch and
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some sherry. Mr Slater is a member
of Dunsop Bridge Parish Council and the village hall committee. He and his wife,
Evelyn, have a son, Mark, who is married and lives at Billington.
farce, Ray Cooney, the play is based in a Naval Commander's country house and rev o lv e s around the attempted de fection of a Russian ballet dancer.
Written by the king of
duced by Gabrielle Cox, runs from October 9th to 11th, beginning at 7-30 p.m. For further informa tion and ticket bookings contact Whatley 2121 or Blackburn 19229.
The comedy, being pro SAD TALES TO TELL
TODAY an interest ing photograph ar rived in the morning post. It came from a reader
researching the history of the former workhouses in the area and to whom I had recently been able to give some slight assist ance. The photograph showed the one-time es tablishment in Chipping, long converted into a row of very attractive little houses, spick and span and gay with flowers; a welcome transformation, 1 am certain. I understand that a
similar establishment al Holden Clough was con verted in like manner and no doubt there were other institutions in our district which probably came to the same happy ending. It is surprising to real
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ise that quite a number of small villages in our pre sent borough once sup ported institutions of this type — Mellor and Ro chester are two others I can quote — and one won ders at the necessity for such places in what were, in the las t c entury, remote rural communities. The answer, 1 suppose,
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they were quickly evicted if father lost his job.
too. when the expectancy of life was much shorter than today; families were much larger — nine or 10 youngsters in a household was not uncommon — and, because parents had comparatively brief lives, many orphaned children became the responsibility of the community.
These were the years,
ing, 1 have never come across evidence of a work- house in our own village. An amusing anecdote about "the Whalley Work- house" is attributed to
Oddly, in all my read
prison could remain in be nefit "so long as their dues were paid." The Ribehester and
Clithcroe workhouses — the la t te r given the euphemism’ of Coplow View when I was a lad — have now been elevated to the status of proper hospitals, both warmly commended by patients and relatives.
boy I paid several visits to both institutions to en tertain the residents at the festive season and must admit they were hardly the most salubri ous establishments I ever entered, but nonetheless they bore little resembl ance to the grim, harshly- disciplined places so vivid ly described by Charles Dickens. It is, perhaps, a sad
When little more than a
Harrison Ainsworth but, lacking any comfirmatory details, I put this down as a figment of the novelist’s fertile imagination.
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lies in the fact that the bulk of the male popula tion would consist of farm labourers, a notoriously ill-paid occupation (vide the Tolpuddle Martyrs) and their families. Many of these would be living in tied cottages from which
workhouse in the rules of the Sisterly Love Society — a women’s friendly soc iety which flourished in the village as early as ISIS, but there is no indi cation of any specific es tablishment. The rules merely state that "women in the' workhouse must be excluded from member ship." but women in
There is mention of a
reflection on our forbears that these relicts of the Victorian (and earlier) ages were not finally closed until little more than 50 years ago. Much as the Social Ser
Snoopy comes
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CUDDLY pooch Snoopy came to town, without his friend Charlie Brown, to say hello to youngsters
taking part in a painting competition at Clitheroe estate agents Entwistle & Green, Blackhorse Agen cies. The competition, to see
who could create the best painting of Clitheroe Castle, was organised by the Castle Street firm on behalf of the Bristol and West Building Society. Winner of the competi
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Adventure A Kenyan adventure
was described to Knowle Green and Dutton WI members by Mr Bill Ruthven, ‘who had climbed Mt Kenva. He was thanked bv iliss D. Latter.
soft toy, judged by the speaker, was won by Mrs J. Peirey with a ’ dog. Second was Miss A. Brad ley with a “love me" teddy.
The competition for a
formed of a county event at Longridge in November with the em phasis on preparing for a healthy Christmas and an appeal for volunteers to sort buttons for the Denman College appeal.
Members were in
Downham will be the speaker at an open meet ing when husbands and friends are welcome. There will be a pedlar's
delegate to the autumn council meeting in Lan caster. In October, Mr Fred
Mrs I. Briggs is to be
basket in aid of tne chil dren’s Christmas treat.
thanked for providing (lowers for the president’s table.
Mrs D. Procter was Grindleton
Show takes place on Tues day at the Duke of York and villagers are asked to rally round and enter as many flowers, plants, vegetables and home pro duce as they can.
Garden show Grindleton Garden
some of the produce will be auctioned after the show. The room will be open from C p.m. and judging takes place at 8 p.m.
Entries are free and
joined by members of West Bradford and Wad dington WIs for their
Gas cookery Grindleton WI were
an arrangement I to Mrs Alice Grel occasion of hef wedding. Nine are to attend ail tional evening ai| on Monday. Mrs A. Riley .
son welcomed t j and introduced . . Marr, of the Ncl Gas Board, whl cookery demoil using grill, oven I for different ditl was thanked b\l Taylor. Mrs Simpson
monthly meetingl President Mrs!
delegate at thel council meeting," caster. A bring s ta ll ra is sd . Denman Collel competition for aj sandwich cake by Mrs H. Read! Brennand and hi Miss B. Brennaml
Chatbi School func
A coffee eveil bring-and-buy sa| home of Coun. Ted Boden of was well attendrl rents and friej raised £100 for School's funds. Competition
were Mr Fi Litter.
Hudsonl
Men’s Society oil interesting talk! London. New ) | Paris marathon-I Eddie Murphy, burn. Tea and | was served.
Marathons Members of
Ribblesdale Club | beautiful clay for to Harropau». At the latest
Day trip Members of
members played | or chatted, tea were Mrs Tit and Mrs Franklail There will he
ing todav but drive will be hell p.m. next Thursi:|
L a n g h o m a n h e a d in ju r ie l
A LANGHO man who was found deacl
jjbedroom of his home died as a result of| injury.
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ing a range of activities carried out by the youth club, including ski-ing, pot-holing and canoeing, were taken and developed by West Brad fo rd member Stephen Dugdale and Mark Eastwood, of Clithcroc. The two 1-1-year-olds
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the winner of the competi tion. receiving £50 prize money and friend Stephen was runner-up and better off by £25. Youth leader Mr Geoff
Jackson said the club was proud of the boys — "It’s another feather in Trini ty's cap."
Cadets on
the march A l’ARTY of 11 Clitheroe Army Cadets left for Llamvrtyd Wells, Powys, Wales, on Sunday, to rep- resent the Lancashire Army Cadet Force in a march organised by the Great Britain Federation of Popular Sports. From Tuesday until to
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Mortgages — re-mortgages 10.25% (APR 10.9%) (£16,000 plus)
Coroner Mr George Graham recorded a ver dict of misadventure fol lowing the inquest into the death of Peter Trevor Sharpies (47). of Mead- foot, Whinney Lane, Langho. Company director Mr
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Opening for extension
LANGHO Methodist Church is looking forward to celebrating the opening and dedication of a new extension, a week on Monday. It will be performed by
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vices and other state pro visions are criticised today, they are unques- tionjibly vastly superior to the ■ conditions once pre vailing in our "green and pleasant land.” "If walls could only
speak." those lovely little houses in the picture so kindly sent to me could tell some sad stories I am quite certain.
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was covered mainly through the sale of a plot of church land several years ago. though dona tions from church mem bers and friends have also been pouring in since January. Building work on the extension, which is at the rear of the church, began in early April. It is to be used for social activities such as keep fit and play group. The opening ceremony will begin at 7-30 p.m.
The cost of the work Motor cyclist
landed in hedgerow
A WOMAN thought she was driving along a de serted country road until she crossed the centre white line on a bend, Clitheroe Magistrates
Patricia Winifred Hartley (25), of Sandalholnie Farm, Bashall Eaves, col lided with a motor cycle coming in the opposite di rection, and the rider ended up in the hedgerow. Hartley was fined £60
were told. The court heard that
i she said that she had not realised she had crossed over on to the wrong side of the road until police showed her skid marks on the bend.
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for driving her car in Bashall Eaves Road with out due care and atten tion. In a letter to the court,
the Rev. George W. S. Knowles, chairman of the North Lancashire Dis trict.
quest that the was a working and a personal fril
David Simon Reid, of Manchester, told the in-
arrive for work 11th this year, concerned and his home. He cl gain entry, the d | curtains were ckl he contacted the ; l
When he faf
with a woman p[ ficer and found .l| pies lying on thif the back bedroom
He entered thl
said he went to t the following day of an iqjury wi been found on > pies' body. There were dll
Det. Sgt. Stuai
stains on the ll floor near to onJ wooden legs al t i l a chaise lo n g f searched the ho| found a blood towel and tissil blood stained clol the washing macll could not find am| forcible entry. From talkine t |
hours, he establisl the deceased drink. After his (I was found to havcl high blood alcohol I and had taken son| cation. Although therl
never be a coil answer to how .Y| pies came by the i | his head. Det. Sgil said that he and f leagues thought had struck his hea | corner of the longue and had bed without reali needed hospital ment. The polic satisfied there v suspicious circums Mr Graham sa
the post mortem i that death was as of a head injuil traces of aleohl drugs were found! blood.
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A LICENSEE an other Clithcroe ar dents were fined a £32S for using tel without licences. They were:
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