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School’s new owners plan exciting
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John and Janet Harrison lived near Reading and
A BERKSHIRE couple have taken over co-principals of Moorland School, Clitheroe. Husband and wife team
John comes to the job after being chief elec tronics engineer with the national firm GKN. He trained as a teacher
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opments lie ahead for the 138-pupil co-ed private school. In September a nursery will be started, while for the 16-year-old, new features will include a secretarial course and cor don bleu cooking. John is proud of the
share our facilities more with the community and tell people what is going on here.” Their son Jonathan (15)
is a pupil and daughter Helen will help to look after the nursery. The previous principal,
Mr Colet Wilkie, has retired after a lifetime in teaching and now lives in Ribblesdale Avenue. As to the future of the
school, he has no doubts: “The Harrisons have some
interesting ideas and with the introduction of new
school’s science emphasis and hopes to foster this still further by introducing industrial electronics. Janet said: “We want to
school will forge stronger links with the community. They are both new to the Kibble Valley and are keenly interested in the Scout and Guide move ment. When time permits they enjoy badminton, squash and swimming. Some exciting devel
robotics and mechanical handling with GKN. The couple hope the
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retirement has been made an anxious time following an accident suffered by his wife, Hazel, in which she broke her arm and leg. She is making a good recovery and will be home from hosijital in the next few days. “In the circumstances, I
sorry to leave and will remain extremely fond of Moorland. It became my life.” On a personal note, his
RETIRING principal Mr Colct Wilkie admires the glasses presented to him, watched by John and .lanct Harrison and members of the school.
have not thought about what I will do now, but I hope we will be able to have a holiday before long,” he said. On Friday, he was pre
sented by the fifth form with en g ra v ed wine glasses on behalf of the school, to mark his 14 years there.
On show at library
PEOPLE are invited to view exhibits and vote for their favourite in the Whalley Library/“Clith- eroe A d v e r t ise r and Times” open art and craft comitetition. From Saturday until
February 20th the exhibits will be on show.
based on the life of famous actress Sarah Bernhardt.
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was you,” I answered. The lady was delighted. “Oh Jimmy, you’re lovely!” she burst out. Of course I know I’m
not — never was, for that matter — but is it any wonder I walked around the rest of the day with a silly grin on my face or that my dinner tasted twice as good? Then a letter arrived
with further information about the prizewinning hamlet. It came from a chap who had shared fire watching duties with me back in 1940 (or it could have been ’41). I haven’t seen him for years now, but what memories it revived. Taking a sh ort cut
tely; a soldier of the high e s t non-commissioned rank and he wasn’t dead as my companion feared — m e r e ly dead drunk. Clearly in his befuddled state he had wandered from the narrow path in more senses than one and fallen in a tangle of bram bles and nettles. Between us and with
with one of his underlings. “Old Sergeant Major had a bad do last night,” he
some difficulty, we got him to his billet, took his keys from his pocket and put him to bed. By now he had become semi-con sc iou s and, I r eca ll, objected strenuously when we removed his trousers. We left him to sleep it off and did not report the incident. Next morning I chatted
scratched and blood stained, his khaki soaking and mud covered. He was not a pretty sight. I knew him immedia
through woodlands one night in the dim light of our torches we found a pro s tra te , uniformed figure lying in the wet grass. It was a man, his face
ate. The kindness of read ers who take the time to phone or pick up their pen to tell of the pleasure they have derived from some recent article, make com ment on the same and, maybe, give additional information, quite make the day. There was the lady who
Readers’ kindness makes the
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told me. “He’d been down the village for a drink. Couple of fellows set upon him in the dark — made a real mess of him. You should have seen his uni form this morning!” ■ I expressed concern and sympathy, but did not enlighten him further. The Sergeant Major didn’t mention it either when next we met. Silence, as they say, is golden. Forty-
A TALENTED LINE-UP AIM FOR THE TOP
Scouting accolade
TWO Kibble Valley Scouts who undertook an amazing 200-mile
coast-to-coa.st walk in aid of the East Lancs Scanner Appeal have received their Chief Scout’s Award certificate in a special ceremony. David Carpenter (15), of
Clitheroe District Venture Scout Unit and were for merly in the 1st Pendle Scouts.
their academic success,” said headmaster Mr Clive Darley. “The 6th form contains many talented students whose achieve ments are measured in dif ferent ways, but it is grat ifying to see ability and dedication rewarded in such an obvious manner.” Selected for Cambridge
“We are delighted with
five years later I don’t suppose it makes much difference.
Oh! And one more air raid warden incident. With
yet another colleague we spotted a streak of light coming from the foot of French windows in the home of a very senior offi cial. Naturally we roused him and drew his attention to his inadequate blackout. He was not pleased.
“What the blank dash
blank do you think they’re coming in?” he demanded. “Ruddy submarines?” I have altered his phrasing slightly — this is a family newspaper.
J.F.
are: Tara Guha, of Station Road, Whalley, to read English at Queen’s Col lege; Catherine Mellon, of Woodcrest, Wilpshire (engineering at Emmanuel College); Helen Carter, of Station Road, Rimington (classics at Gonville and Caius College); Leonie Brennan, of Windsor Avenue,' Clitheroe (engi neering at Selwyn Col lege); Rebecca Smallshaw, of Pinewood, Grindleton (English at Magdalene College); Caroline Clark,
at Clare College); and Joanne Clay, of Brook- lands, Chipping (modern la n g u a g e s at C la r e College). Bound for Oxford are:
of Greenhead South Farm, Sawley (natural sciences
(geography at Christ Church); Christopher Scott, of Henthorn Road, Clitheroe (engineering at Keble College); Alistair Hepworth, of Southfield Drive, West Bradford (physics at Jesus College).
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Kemple End, Stonyhiirst, and Robert Chisholm (16), ofSalthill Road. Clitheroe, were presented with their certificates at Accrington Town Hall by the High Sheriff of Lancashire, Mr R. P. Shepherd. Both are members of
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week for the Whalley Methodist Ladies' Eve ning Fellowship, with a coffee evening and new-lo- you sale at the Manse, by permission of the Rev. and Mrs Clifford p'oster. and a
Action-packed It was an all-action
Women's Fellowship (Network) h:id a quieter time. They had ;i t:dk with a difference from tr:dnee local preacher Mr Brian Slow, who read poems and gave Bible readings on events in the life of Christ, with appi-opri:ite recordetl choral and instrumental music. Tlninks were expressed
jum b le s a le in th e schoolroom, together rea lising a total of £105. M e m h e r s o f t h e
by chairman Mrs Ruth I’ a r t i n g t o n , w h o announced that popular ' poetess :ind novelist Jo:in Pomfret (Jlrs Jo:m Town send) would spe:ik at the next meeting.
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-Mrs E. Wormleighton was the pian is t and
i-efre-shments wei’e served by Airs F. Birtwcll.
journey from the city gates to the cathedral, interspersed with anthems sung by the choir. The evening was much enjoyed and a vote of tlninks w:is given by Mrs B. Johnson. Me mb e rs w e r e
held an open meeting at which the Rev. George Parker gave an audio-vi sual presentation of Can terbury. His slides featured a
Canterbury Wlialley Mothers’ Union
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reminded that a coach trip to Mary Sumner House has been arranged for March 23rd and there are still seats available.
Well attended Whalley .4bbey Senior
THE beech is the tallest of our native deciduous trees, with some specimens reaching a height of 142ft. When in leaf it casts dense shade, so that beech forests have little ground flora compared with, those of oak and ash. The open ground beneath docs help some wildlife.
bocce which means “edible fruit.” Each fruit con tains two three-sided nuts which are rich in oil. The high energy content of the beech mast makes it a favourite winter food for many birds and mam mals. Since the ground is usually covered by a layer of dead leaves, much scavenging must take place to reveal that mast.
The name beech is derived from the Anglo Saxon
private Clithcroc garden that I saw my first bram- blings of the year; bramblings feed almost exclusi vely on bccch mast. They are close relatives of the chaffinch, but do not breed here, being winter visi
tors only. The male’s breast and flanks arc bright orange,
rather than the red of the chaffinch. It is probably
no accident that this orange colour helps its plum age blend in with the ground cover of dead beech leaves.
Gary Moore, of Hollo- whead Avenue, Wilpshire
departed, but a week later I found them again less than a mile away and once again under beech trees. When disturbed, they flew up into the trees showing off their brilliant white rumps. The only similar bird to show this latter feature is the bullfinch.
When a friend went to see them, they had Also foraging with the brambling were no less
than three grey squirrels and a large number of blue and great tits.
TONY COOPER It was under a small group of beech trees in a
Citizens held a very well attended annual meeting at the village’s Adult Centre, opened by chair- m:in Mrs Sally Wigans. Treasurer Mr Fred
Wignall gave a financial report and secretary Mrs Mary Flack summarised this year's :ictivities,before the committee was re elected en bloc. The meet ing was followed by light refreshments and a game of bingo.
Abbey drive At the Abbey senior
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citizens’ drive in Whailey, w h is t winners were: Ladies — Mrs H. Turner, Airs AI. Flack. Gents — Airs S. Wigans. Airs AI. N:tylor.
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Wilfrid’s CE High Scliool. Blackburn, Mr David Tay- 10 r , was t h e g u es t pre:icher and the llcctor.
Council's Development Sub-committee felt that the siting of the tunnels would be seriously detri mental to the character and visual amenities of the area.
.\ PLAN to erect horticul tural polythene growing tunnels at Stoop Lane Farm. Settle Road, Bol- ton-by-Bowland, has been refused. The Kibbl e Val l ey
Refused
Grindleton, had a good attendance for its parish eiich:u-ist on “Education Sinuhiy.” The headmaster of St
Wonder St .-Ambrose ' Church.
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