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STUDENT JOHN AND
THE death has occurred at 79 of one of the founder, members of the Whalley branch of King George’s Fund for Sailors. Mrs Marjorie Hannah
Turner, of Painter Wood, Billington, built up the local work of the fund over many y e a rs un ti l th e Whalley branch was one of the most successful in the country. She helped raise thou
The Harvest collection of Solid Pine Furniture has all the hallmarks of quality our customers have come to expect over the years. Only finest Scandinavian Pine is used and each piece is carefully Jininshed to an attractive satin sheen in order to.enhance the beauty and texture of the wood. Like the originals on which the Harvest collection was modelled, it’s true beauty and quality will become increasingly apparent as the years go by. A visit to our showroom will not only show you the elegant charm of the Harvest collection but also what superb value for money it offers.
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sands of pounds for the families
of.sailors and mer chant seamen and received an award from Prince Phi lip in recognition of her work. Mrs Turner, who pre
viously lived in Brookes Lane, Whalley, was also a tireless worker for Whal ley Conservatives and served as chairman at one
time. Her late husband, Ben
jamin, was in the Navy during the last war and it was through his account of the ordeal of the Merchant Service that she became keen to help the depen d a n ts of s a i lo r s and seamen. Mrs Turner worked as a
domestic science teacher and her husband was well- known locally through his work as a sales manager in the cotton trade. She le a v e s a son,
Robert, and a daughter, Elaine. The funeral ser vice will be held a t Accrington Crematorium today._______________
Ajr.y BRILLIANT Clitheroe student John S i m m o n s For the 18-year-old
son of Paddy and Wyn Simmons, of. Pimlico Road, has just heard he has achieved As in his four A-level sub jects, along with an A grad e in a sp e c ia l
physics paper. Add this to the nine A
grades he had at 0-level and the two As he got at AO-level and you can understand why he had no difficulty in being accepted to start at Magdalen Col lege, Cambridge, next month. John, a student of St
you’re adorable! John’s mum Wyn gives him a congratulatory hug F ilm show on scen ic railw ay
MEMBERS of Clitheroe NFU Ladies’ Social Sec tion were treated to a sce nic railway trip at their August meeting at Gis- burn Village Hall. Mrs N. Olive gave a fdm
Lucy Wilkinson presiding.' M r s .B e t ty C o ll in g e e x p re s se d th a n k s on behalf of members. Mrs Phyllis Blezard was
show and talk on the Set tle to Carlisle railway to 61 members, with Mrs
raffle winner and tea and biscuits were served by the committee. F u tu r e e v e n ts will include a harvest supper
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at Newton Village Hall on September 15th and a fashion show by Jackie’s at the Catholic Hall, Clith eroe, on September 27th. The next monthly meeting will be held in the confer ence room at Ribblesdale Agricultural Centre on September 18th. _______
Mary’s College, Black burn, certainly brought the house down at home when the results were delivered — an event the family is unfortunately getting used to. They have just returned from a fort night’s holiday in Biarritz and are recovering from the shock of their lounge ceiling collapsing sud denly. Fortunately nobody was in the room at the time and the plasterer fin ished re p a i r work on Monday. Meanwhile, the family took John out for a slap-up
meal this week to cele brate.' Wyn said: “We are all so delighted with,the news, we can ha rd ly believe it.” The four As were in
the sixth form. .doesnt
need to know his ABCs . . . he need go no further than tne letter A.
Wyn is a teacher in the J
reception class at St Wul- stans School, Great Har
wood, where daughter
physics, maths, chemistry and further maths. The Simmons family
moved to Clitheroe 11 years ago, when Paddy got a teaching post at St Augustine’s School, Bil- li'ngton, where he is deputy head. The couple’s two other sons,'David (17) and Stephen (15), are both pupils of the school, which John also attended until
Catherine (5) is a pupil. Previously, they lived, in
the North East and John is still an avid supporter ot
Newcastle United FC. However, we have man
aged to discover one little blemish in the list of* As, for John’s mother gives
him only a ‘C’ for tidiness! “John is not practical at
all and the state of his bedroom has to be seen to be believed,” she laughed.
Wembley date for Eric’s band
FORMER Clitheroe centre forward Eric Kay, who also played for Trinity and Waddington, has finally madeit to Wembley.
Eric’s debut on the hal
lowed turf will not, how ever, be as local defenders remembered him. Now living in Barnolds-
iplayed at numerous events In the Ribble Valley, has won lGtrophies so far this season at various contests, lies in fifth position in a league of 41 and still has two more contests to go b e fo re t r a v e l l in g to London. Said Eric, who averaged
wick, he is chairman of the West Craven Youth Band aiid has just been told that the band has reached the final of the British Youth Band Championship at Wembley in October. The band, which has
three goals in each round when Waddington won the Craven Cup in the 1965-66 season: "This is the culmi nation of a fantastic season for the band. Who knows, it may jus t become the best novice youth band in G r e a t B r i t a i n a t Wembley.” Eric’s' son David (16),
during his eight-year con- lection, has played drums,
Jell-lyre, been drum major and now plays bass bugle. Both father and son
-•egularly visit relatives in Clitheroe who follow the ban d ’s p ro g re s s with interest. The costs of the Wemb
ley expedition for the 50- strong band will be high and Eric is appealing to
Strenuous
PHEW!. . . Members of Clitheroe Ramblers’ Asso ciation have been doing their “ daily dozen” in preparation for their walk on Sunday, which is omin ously described as “stren-
guide the walkers' over 12 miles ascending the 3,000- foot Howgill Fells. Mem bers are asked to meet at Waterloo at 9 a.m.
Leader Bert Wells will
any organisations in the Ribble Valley requiring marching band for their event to contact him.
Glimpse o f v illa g e history
A GLANCE at local life in the last century, when staysmakers lived aloni side oat-cake bakers, cori wainers and cowleaches, comes out this week with the publication of the “Chipping Village Census Booklet.” Compiled by the Chip
SHARKEY — BROMLEY
R e ta i l -m an ag e r Mr Richard Gerard Sharkey was married to primary school teacher Miss Eliza beth Mary Bromley at St M a ry ’s RC Church, Sabden. The bride is the fourth
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daughter of Mr and Mrs N. Bromley, of Padiham Road, Sabden, and the bridegroom is the only son of Mr and Mrs J. Sharkey, of Ravenoak Lane, Wors- thorne, near Burnley. The bride, given away
by her father, wore an iv o ry ta f f e t a gown .rimmed with lace. Her JeScTdress was of cream
roses, gypsophila and ivy and she carried a bouquet of cream roses, freesia, gypsophila and ivy. Matron of honour was
Mrs Geraldine Stewart, the bride’s sister. Brides maids were Miss Monica Bromley, the bride’s sis ter, Miss Alison Sharkey, the bridegroom’s sister,
Miss Stacey Bromley, the bride’s niece, and Miss
Angela Mount. They wore full-length
dresses of pale peach satin and carried bouquets of peach and cream carna tions and gypsophila. The youngest wore a Alice band of the same type of flowers in her hair and the others had side combs of flowers. B e s t man was Mr
p in g L o c a l H i s to ry Society, it follows hot on the heels of its earlier publication, “Bowland with Leagram Census Booklet,” which aroused great interest. Not only can people dis
Richard Mercer, grooms man was Mr Lawrence Evans and usher was Mr Michael Stewart. The ceremony was per
formed by Fr Leon Morris and the organist was Mr John Mead. A reception was held at
The Starkie Arms Hotel, Clitheroe. The couple are to live in
cover where their ances tors lived, the new booklet also gives a fascinating insight into the social his tory of the village. Census re tu rn s from 1841 are quoted, along with others at 10-yearly intervals until 1881. Crammed with local
names, the booklet also shows that even in those days the population was on the move. Villagers had moved to Chipping from Bath, Sussex, Ireland, Scotland and even Ghent, in Belgium. The booklet, featuring
two maps and many illus trations, can be purchased from “The Publications S e c re ta ry ,” Chipping Local • History Society, care of The Post Office, Chipping, Preston PR3 2QE, for £2.50 plus 50p postage. Cheques should be made o u t to th e society. I t can also be bought
from most Ribble Valley libraries or Chi ‘ ’ post office or Co ner Cafe.
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mons Studio, Clitheroe.
Charity b all
B lL L IN G T O N and Langho Community Asso ciation is holding a charity ball next month to raise funds for its village hall project.' The group has already
bought the land for its h a l l , b u t now needs £25,000 to erect a building, which will be used for bad minton as well as meetings of local groups. . The ball, to be held in a
marquee at the Black Bull Farm, Old Langho, will include a steak barbecue, steel band, disco and spot prizes and should attract 250 people at £12.50 tier
ticket. It is four years since the
group last held a ball. Tickets are available from vice-chairman Eileen J u n g b lu th (Whalley
823103).
Couple’s shared views make 50 years joyful
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HOLIDAY MONDAY
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. For 75-year-old Mrs Hilda Hesketh is travel ling from her Blackburn home to be with the Rev. - .William Jenkins (80)' and his wife Edith (79) when they cut the celebration cake again. . . 50 years on. Special guests will also
be the couple’s th re e daughters, two of whom are married to clergymen. Their eldest daughter, Miss. Margaret Jenkins, who lives with them, is a teacher at St James’s School, Clitheroe. ; Middle daughter Patri
cia is married to the Vicar of Hawkwell, in Essex, '- the
Rev..Tony Higton, and ! youngest.daughter Rose-' mary. is .the wife of the
Vicar of Lincoln, the Rev. John .Taylor. Both couples arranged this year’s holi
days so that they could attend the event, along with their seven children. John was the curate of St James’s Church, Clith eroe, 14 years ago.
Mr Jenkins and his wife
— who were married on a Thursday at the Church of the Saviour,' Blackburn-— retired to live in Clitheroe in 1975.'
churches in Blackburn, in Chadderton, near.Oldham, in Dover and in Histon, near Cambridge,' from'. where they retired.'They met while he was in Black-’
They have served' : , - . f j
A RETIRED clergymanand his wife celebrate their golden wedding at . .
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their home in Warwick Drive, Clitheroe; today with their family and their bridesmaid!
burn, where she was a nurse at- Queen’s Park Hospital. '
.and happy life in the Lord.” - ! .
' 'Mrs Jenkins; who has actively supported her husband in his work by o rg a n i s in g w omen’s groups and many other activities, says the secret of th e i r m a r r ia g e is “shared views and a joyful
now is to go for rides in the picturesque lanes of the Ribble Valley, which •Mr Jenkins, an enthusias- -tic artist, loves, to capture in 'acrylics.- :Mrs Jenkins enjoys sewing, knitting and rea'ding.-
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