Clitheroe 2232!, (Editorial), 223 ■ 1 Clitheroe Advertiser <& Times, October 29th, 1987


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A TASTE of paradise is in store for a young Clitheroe family. Linda and Trevor Wil­


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Important royal date


A WHALLEY garage man who has proved him­ self to. be an outstanding student of motor vehicle engineering will be pre­ sented with his certificate by the Duke of Kent. He is 19-year-old Barry


A PARTY of Clitheroe Lions had quite a sur­ prise on an interna- tionaj visit to Sligo.


For the Mayor, in his


welcoming speech, included a poem by a Sligo-born woman —. about Clithcroe.


Morris, who works for his' father, Ken, at Central Garage. Barry has been studying-


for three years on day-re- lease at W. R. Tuson Col­ lege in Fulwood, Preston, and ended top of the class with 12 merits and six distinctions. So good were his marks


endary figure in the Irish independence movement. Countess Markiovicz, born Con­ stance Gore-Booth, spoke fondly of Clith­ eroe and set the scene for an enjoyable visit.


The poem, by a leg­


that the college chose him to go down to the Birming­ ham Hi ppodrome on December 3rd to receive his certificate from the Duke, who is president of the Business and Technical Education Council. Barry’s tutor, Mr John


Dowding, said: “His effort was outstanding and he showed an incredible determination to succeed.” Now Barry has started


Mother’s top exam results


members, including president Ian Joyce, met their counterparts from the Sligo Club', who have been invited for a return visit next year.


The 15 Cl itheroe t ¥ t


to young cyclists


W c i r m r i f f ,


•


A COUNTRYWIDE cam- “I used to go to the dances paign to warn -young at Bashall Eaves and Dick


,


a two-year higher national certificate course in vehi­ cle management.


cyclists to take more care on the roads has just been launched by Lancashire County Council.


night stay bright,” con­ sists of a leaflet containing


The campaign, “At


children are involved in road traffic accidents, many of them resulting in serious injuries.


Each year hundreds of


Josie Farrington, chair- piano and Dick always man of the county’s Edu- played until 1929 or '30,


Launching the cam­ paign, County Coun. Mrs


cation Committee, said: "One of the g re a te s t hazards for young cyclists is not being seen by other road users.


that parents ensure their children wear light or reflective clothing and that cycle lamps and reflectors are working properly. If children can postpone journeys until daytime, it is safer still."


“It is absolutely vital


LIBRARY CORNER


RECENT additions to the stock at Clitheroe Library include:


results she was awarded £75 by the Insurance Institute of Manchester and a further £60 by the London Institute. She now hopes to go on


Michael Lepat. A 19th century family sapa set in East Anglia. Sequal to “The silk maker."


“The cast iron man" —


to take fellowship exami­ nations, possibly begin­ ning next year, but mean­ while plans to spend more time with her family — husband Philip and chil­ dren Mark (10) and Jennie (8).


Donald Stainwood. A thriller set in the world of vintape ears. The action moved from Zurich to Salt Lake City and Berlin.


“ Family quartet — John


— M. Gies. Story of Anne Frank, written by the woman who hid her from the Gestapo.


Cntlin. written b.v their son. "Anne Frank remembered"


“ The seventh royale*’ —


“From being 10 up to becoming 21,” she told me,


always played. I interrupted her. I


hadn’t heard of dances at Bashall Eaves before. “Where on earth did they hold dances there?” “I think it was an old


a three-point safetv code granary or something; an which is being distributed agricultural building at to nine to 15-year-olds in schools.


any rate. My father had his workshop on half the ground floor and they kept lorries and so on in the other half. We danced on the top floor. It was a ter­ rible old floor, all lit with oil lamps. There were old forms placed round the wails, there was an old


jures up and what happy, jolly parties those country dances must have been. Another l ady had


pointed the venue, but I understand it was near the school on the opposite side of the road and w3s later used for meetings of the Young Farmers’ Club. What a lovely unsophis­ ticated scene it all con­


when he joined a dance band." I st i l l haven’t pin­


memories of a different kind. “Dick had an organ up at Summit Farm,” I was told. “He was a rela­ tive and I used to take the children up there and he used to sit and play hymn tunes for them, hour after hour.” Frank, too, was also a


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MY recent article about those rural musicians, the broth- e r s P y e , wh o f lour i shed in the 1 9 2 0 ’s , ’30s and onwards, has aroused mor e than usual interest. Everybody in Bowland,


Wh a l l e y Win d ow


it seems, knew Dick and Frank and these last few


with further details of those two lively country personalities. Note that I said it was ladies who 'phoned me' these two lads must have been pretty fine specimens of masculinity, it would seem. ■ One lady had memories of very nostalgic rustic activities. She is now a sprightly (and attractive!) 79, so “no names no pack


days quite a number of ladies have contacted me


used a pony for transport purposes. “One day my father met him in the mid­ dle of Clitheroe. He’d rid­ den down on his pony and tied it to the belisha bea­ con while he went into the bank.” Can you imagine it? The top of York Street right


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★ Engra ving on glass, metal or plastic ★ Gold bought for scrap


children, Nicola (3ki) and Craig (1), they will fly out v ia S i n g a p o r e in November. A spacious wooden house that over­ looks the harbour is wait­


son, of Littlemoor Road, are heading for Paradise Island, which lies off the shores of Papua New Guinea. Trevor, a local ac co u n tan t has been offered a two-year con­ tract to work there, and the couple felt it was an offer they just could not refuse. Along with their two


Hard times of Clitheroe at turn of century


AN insight into the hard times of Clitheroe in 1903 is gleaned from a report by the Lanca­


Linda (centre) at a fare­ well dinner at the White Lion Hotel, Clitheroe, during which friends pre­ sented her with a bouquet of flowers and two pic­ tures to remind her of home.


shire Chief Constable of the day. Now Blackpool police- W a lte r Cl ayton, was


man Bob Dobson has writ- reporting to the local ten a fascinating’magazine Watch Committee, and his article about life as it was comments have been dis- then for the autumn issue covered some 80 years of “Industrial Heritage”. later.


The Chief Constable.


Surprise awaited the Lions


yet again. Clitheroe had three registered common lodg-


days came in for special ment ion, wr i t es Bob Dobson. In previous years, there


Drunkenness on Sun­


had been as many as three Sabbath arrests, and in


rate” was 64 and the police issued 5,657 tickets for nights' lodgings at the Workhouse to tramps.


he this year it was a problem


ing houses, with a total of soldiers returned from the 85 beds for-114 people. Boer W ar," adds Mr T average “pillow-


ular tell the truth about conditions of the people then, for many would be


“These figures in partic­


crimes, with one person arrested for child cruelty, two s h o p b r e a k i n g s detected, 11 reported thefts and a single case of false pretences cleared up. Of the various punish­


Dobson. There were few serious


ments. there were two whippings, several people fined and one sent to prison. On the domestic side, 14


‘Red Rose Visitor’ again


< THE' “Red Rose Visitor”, the free


. colour newspaper , for visitors to East Lancashire, is to


i appear again next... year •. . . bigger and.better than


orders were dealt with for bastardy, wife and child maintenance, and six peo­ ple were sent to prison. Both male and female


beggars were arrested and three paupers appeared b e f o r e c o u r t for misbehaving. More evidence that


. ever. , W ith 100,000 c o p i e s to be printed, and dis-


‘Bocfy'Prepar QUrf Hand made in the Eden


. t r ib u t io n -both • locally- and at' top


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social conditions were harder then comes with


the fact that 43 Clitheroe residents were taken to


CRIMEWATCH


CALLING all thieves . . . watch out there are alert neighbours about!


More about brothers Pye


gaol for default in paying fines and rates.


.. ..unless you tell us. P l e a s e s e n d


. e v en t s : such as . - fairs, galas,/ craft i days and festivals, etc. But your event Won’t bo featured


/"details. marked “Red Rose Visi-


; , Manning, Ribblo .Valley Council, ■ Ch u r c h Wa l k, . : Clitheroe. -


v tor” , as soon as ■ '• possible to Brian


- The "Red Rose ■ Visitor’’ is pub­ lished by .."East-. Lancashire News-


brothers were quite per­ sonalities. There were other stories , too, but they must wait for another day. I have a feeling the men could tell me lots of tales their womenfolk knew nothing about. My research will continue.


outside the National West­ minster (although I imag­ ine it wasn’t the Nat West in those days). The kind of scene, I think, that would certainly intrigue the tour­ ists today. I told you the Pye


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Cntlin. .Story of the family life told of an incident of a dif- of Vera Brittain and Georpe


musician but the con­ sensus of opinion seemed to be “he was never as good, never played as much as Dick.” Caller number three


ferent kind and one that would open- many eyes if repeated today. In his remote moorland heights, Dick frequently


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Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified) New faces behind the bar


AFTER 12 years of distri­ buting beer to pulls. Bob Meadows lias now decided to sell direct to the public.


t enancy of the Swan Hotel. King Street. Wind- ley. He is hoping that major alterations will be made, while retaining the original character of the Swan, which is a listed building.


Bob has taken over the


intends to re-open the sleeping accommodation to make it into a fully-fledged hotel again.


In the long term he


distribution manager for a major brewery in London, where he met his wife Sue, who was a stock- taker, so they both have plenty of experience in the licensed trade.


Bob used to work as a


Leigh, Bob was a keen footballer and cricketer with Atherton Collieries, but now hopes to play golf, if he can find the time.


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