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I REMEMBER the “But- lin’s sailors” in the con­ crete warship HMS Royal Arthur, which never actually put to sea! The comrades’ associa­


tion is now run from my home in Well Terrace. “Our true intent is all


for your delight,” read the Billy Butlin message over the main entrance gate at his Skegness Holiday Camp. They were bold and confident words, intended to reassure the timid and calm the apprehensive; words holding a promise of joy and pleasure to come; words designed and tailor-made to be read by a nation at peace with itself and the world. When Billy Butlin had


parades, rifle drill and NAAFI breaks for tin cups filled with a liquid that passed for tea. . . tea which was rumoured to be laced with bromide and is only now beginning to work, tea which often, because of the impossibly long queues, many were never to sample. For winter residents,


ering inside a government. issue of two blankets. How many, when remem­ bering, would confess to their heartfelt home sick­ ness and a silent night­ time tear shed into an unsympathetic pillow? Yet, paradoxically,


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those words wrought in iron and arched over the camp entrance, he could not possibly have envi­ saged the wry smiles and hollow laughter they would eventually evoke from the many thousands of young men who would pass beneath them during the dark days of the 1939- 45 conflict. But then Mr Butlin did not design his dream camp as a wartime intake establishment for the Royal Navy and could never have known that, for six years, Butlin’s Holiday Camp, Skegness, would become b e t te r known as HMS Royal Arthur. After almost half a cen­


the memory will recall those harsh and searching, winds blowing in from a cold and hostile sea, winds which probed and found entry to the chalets and to the men sleeping therein. Remembered, too, are the coke-burning braziers placed within the ablution b lo c k s , g iv in g th e impression that it was more important to protect and warm the plumbing than the men lying shiv­


“Royal Arthur” marked the beginning of some­ thing else, an awareness of a flag known as the “White Ensign,” the symbol of a proud service. A service with an impressive history of achievement and tradi­ tion and, with this aware­ ness, a growing pride in the uniform being worn and representing that service. It was also a time of


newly-forged friendships, an understanding of the word camaraderie. A learning of the ability to


get on with others, but, most important of all, a coming to terms with the need for self-reliance. Les­ sons learned the hard way and ones which were to become an integral part of one’s life for ever. So, for thousands of


boys, ' “Royal Arthur” marked the start of man­ hood and for this reason, so long as its dwindling number of “old boys” remain, Skegness will be remembered with great affection. On May 14th, 1990,


Skegness will temorarily become once again “Royal Arthur,” when a reunion of “old boys” is being planned. This will take the form


of several days packed with events designed to gently bring back


memories and evoke nos­ talgia of days long ago and those ex-officers and men who attend, along with their wives and families, can be sure that the words “Our true intent is all for your delight” will, on this occasion, ring with truth and sincerity.


ciation and the reunion, please send a stamped, addressed envelope to S/M John Lowndes, 3 Tunstal Ten-ace, Ryhope, Sunder­ land, Tyne and Weir, SR2 OAS.


For details of the asso­


BEN THORNTON HARRIS, Chairman, HMS Royal Arthur Association, Well Terrace, Clithcroe.


‘Joe Ross,’ Prince Youssoupoff and a fund of stories to tell!


IN 1945/46, prior to demob, I was working as secre­ tary for the Air Officer commanding Greece and was in the same office as his personal assistant (sort of aide de camp). This aide in private life was Sir Donald Ross, known to us lower ranks as “Joe Ross,” tak­ ing his name from the dance band leader of those


times. “Our Joe” was certainly one of the boys and no


tury, the memory grows dim and hazy, but how many of th o se who experienced it can forget that first encounter with wartime naval discipline, discipline which started upon arrival by train at Skegness and a meeting with an ageing petty officer who, in a brusque and bullying manner, d i re c te d t rem b l in g recruits to a Royal Naval truck waiting outside the station? A truck for a ride through those dreaded, word-carrying gates, gates which for many were to become the symbol of a new way of life. The start of this new life


snob. I think he was the most interesting fellow I have ever met — Queen Mary was his godmother, he was a pageboy at King George V’s coronation and


an'expert in antiques. He advised the producers of the film “King Henry


VIII” with Charles Laughton. He knew Laughton very well and I remember him telling me about Laughton being in a stage play when he had to take the part of a wicked Chinaman who ran an opium den. But what about stage make-up? Joe and Charles Laughton went along to the British Museum and found a Chinese vase with a face painted on it, which was just the look wanted for the role. They got an artist to go to the museum and copy


Laurence Hardy, our producer, was also a fan of his. It was Byng who suggested that we should pro­ duce the musical “CounteSs Maritza” and this we did. Some of our readers might remember this, with Joyce Gregory in the leading role. Mr Byng recalls it in his biography, “As you were,”


and I was more than surprised when reading the book a long time after our production that he should remember us. He says: “The war came along and so the production of ‘Countess Maritza’ ended when the theatres closed at the start of the war . . . but she is still alive . . . I persuaded an amateur society to do her in Clitheroe . . . she was a big success and several other amateurs have played her since.” He also mentions Joe Ross — “a remarkable per­


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at “Royal Arthur” meant inoculations, vaccinations, teeth pulled, teeth filled and service numbers allo­ cated, to be indestructably impressed on identity discs and indelibly upon the heart.


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Through Joe I got to know many of the visiting ENSA artists who used to call on him when in Greece and shared his flat, where he lived apart from the ordinary officer’s mess. They called in at our office and so I was all ears,


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eats.” Talk about memories — oh yes, there are lots of


them to keep me going in my old age. The years in the RAF were certainly an education and I came out of it in one piece.


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AFTER a disastrous opening game, St Leonard’s CE School, Langho, is the new joint holder of the “Clitheroe Advertiser and Times” Cup. E i g h t p r i m a r y schools played the others.


•School in the f irst match, St Leonard’s recovered to draw the next two and win four


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schools in the Ribble Valley competed for the cup and after los­ ing 3-0 to Edisford


were Whalley, Read and Longridge and, in Clith­ eroe, Pendle and St James’s. Our photograph shows


The winner of the cup was decided on a league basis and in order to encourage attacking football, bonus points were awarded for teams scoring more than two goals. The other schools taking


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the jubilant St Leonard’s team with the trophy. From the left: back — Matthew Stokes, Paul Clarkson, James’Fazack- erley; front — Daniel Clegg, Mark Chadwick, John Clement, Neil Gel- dard, Westley Clarkson.


Planning in the pipeline


AN application to demolish the former Hillards Supermarket, King Lane, Clitheroe, for resi­ dential redevelopment, is among those lodged with the Ribble Valley Council's Planning Department (0829). Other applications include: Clitheroe: Erection of pro­


posed workshop at Primrose Metal Works, Woone Lane (0805). Taxi booking office for one private hire vehicle at 9 Primrose Street (0813). Rear and side extension and minor alterations at The Dimples, Hereford Drive (0818). Kitchen extension and new


Bull Hotel, Rimington Lane (0833). West Bradford: Extension


at Glen View, Longridge Road, Hurst Green (0812). Slaidburn: Change of use of


and alteration to barn at Pillings Cottage, Grindleton Road (0809). Gisburn: Demolition of out­ buildings and replacement


Two detached bungalows to replace one detached bungalow


treet (0811). Aighton, Bailey, Chaigley:


farage at The Vicarage, Main


. lands (Plot 3), Longridge Road (0827). . ,


bedroom at Vale View Cottage, Waddington Road (0822). Erec­ tion of garage in rear garden and new dormer window on rear elevation roof at 21 King Street (0824). Erection of transport garage,


offices and workshop with park­ ing areas for transport vehicle at Salthill Industrial Estate, Lincoln Way (0825). Change of use back to dwelling house from offices at 2 Chatburn Road (0830). Grindleton: Erection of two


stable boxes at Highcliffe House, Chapel Lane (0802). Ribchester: Extension to rear


of terraced house to provide dining, leisure and music areas at 21 Church' Street (0803). Extension to kitchen at rear of grogerty at 21 Church Street


Change of use of 12 static cara­ van pitches from seasonal to all- year holiday occupation at Rimington Caravan Park, Cross Hill Lane (0806). Conversion of barn to dwell­


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Racing star will blaze a safety trail in Clitheroe


GRAND-PRIX speed ace David Taylor is coming to Clitheroe at the end of the month to


demonstrate motor-cycle safety techniques. His demonstration at Clitheroe Royal Grammar


School on Friday afternoon, November 24th, will be the final performance of a tour which has included visits to eight other schools around the county. The road show, organised by the Lancashire police,


Caine said: “This year between 600 and. 700 motor cyclists will die on our roads. Many of those killed and injured are still in their teens, and lack of skill and experience plays a large part in the accidents!” Mr Taylor became involved in road safety in 1976


Accident prevention co-ordinator Chief Insp. Bill ,


ing house on land to the rear of the Black Bull.Hotel, Rimington Lane (0832). Erection of one detached dwelling and garage on land to the rear of tne Black


and won the RAC’s Torrens Trophy for services to road safety in 1980. Four years later he was awarded an MBE and also accepted a commission from the Department of Transport as an adviser to ministers on teenage road-safety education.


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