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4 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, May 25th, 1989 ROUND AND ABOUT m
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Pat has the maths learning game all summed up
MAKING maths fun has been a way of life for teacher Mrs Pat Harper during a 30-year career in primary schools.
retiring from Whalley CE School, she has entered the business world with an idea which has alre ady been tried and tested with h u n d re d s of Whalley and Wadding-
Six months a f te r fames are now being mar-
ton children. Mrs Harper, of The.
re tirem en t I found I needed something to do,” says Mrs Harper.
North West Lancashire. “When I took early
“This was just a thought
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Historic case may be basis for TV play
A CLITHEROE court case which made legal history at the end of the last century has a t tra c ted the attention of a television' scriptwriter.
around Edmund Houghton Jackson, who married solicitor’s daughter Emily Hall, of Duck S treet, Clitheroe, and then left for New Zealand the same day.
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New Zealand failed, he began writing home for money. In the meantime, Emily had gone to live with her sister. Her hus band returned from New Zealand and, in a dramatic scene, abducted his wife as she was leaving Clitheroe Parish Church.
When his project in
in Blackburn, where she was imprisoned.
He took her to a house
major breakthrough in women’s rights, although local feelings were very much against the solici tor’s daughter, with near riots in the Market Place as crowds g ath e red , threatening to burn effi gies of her.
The ensuing case was a J. A. & C. WHITESIDE
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London, has recently been in town researching the case, which may be turned into a screen play.
Jill Hyem, of Ealing,
w r i te r , she has been responsible for scripts in “Tenko,” the “Miss Mar- pie” series and “Wish Me' Luck” and has recently been on lo c atio n in' Askrigg, in the Dales,
A freelance sc r ip t
pelled Clitheroe into the Will” in the Barbara Tay- national newspapers in the lor Bradford mini-series, late 1800s, revolved
The case, which pro- during filming for “Act of eted widely throughout
Square, Whalley, launched “ Gamma Games” in February and seven dif ferent colourful board
at the back of my mind, but I decided to give it a try.” She describes them as
old-fashioned games with a dice, which she has devised over the years to
the Enterprise Allowance by virtue of the fact that she had retired early, Mrs Harper took advantage of the Employment Training Courses offered by the Ribble Valley Enterprise Agency. She found them really
problem at school, I would come home and think of a game to overcome it,” she explains. Although not entitled to
teach basic maths to children. “If I found a child had a
doing different things and meeting a lot of people, but I still have contact with children.” Recently she exhibited her products at a Doll and
helpful and since closing the classroom door last August has encountered “a different world.” “I am enjoying it. I am
Toy F air at Hoghton Tower. Her games are currently on display at the Craft Fair in Harrogate and she takes them along to PTA events and play groups in her company car — a 1967 Morris Minor
saloon. Husband Peter is tak
ing a keen interest in his wife’s new venture, as are sons Andrew, accounts manager at Gisburne Park Hospital, and Michael, who is studying maths at
Manchester University. Mrs Harper’s games are
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at Read entered a nine-a- , side football competition r| organised by Cliviger Cub PJ pack. On a windy but _L sunny day, Read proved t| unbeatable, winning all s i three of their matches, including the final against St Stephen’s, to take the trophy. It is intended to hold a similar competition in August.
Unbeatable On Sunday, Ribble Cubs
dance of parents at Read Scout and Guide group AGM, despite a good turn out by representatives of the groups. The only b j change to the elected com- G| mittee was Mr Bob Atkin- J:1 son, who replaced Mrs Bj Joan Greenhalgh as group Jil treasurer. She was pre- J ; | sented with a china vase in \\J thanks for her many years of service. Mrs Christine Lane
Few parents There was a poor atten
agreed to continue as secretary, a post she took over part way through the year. AH the various groups in
on sale locally in shops in Waddington, Chatburn and Langho, at Cowgill’s in Clitheroe and the new sagent’s in Whalley, priced at around £2.
A 98th birthday
for the crown prosecution service, Mr John Houlds- worth for the defence and Mr Peter Lathbury for the probation service. “I am full of gratitude, as I recall my experiences
LIBRARY CORNER
RECENT additions to the stock ' at Clitheroe Library include:
Palma Harcourt. A spy novel set in Canada, where the British High Commissioner drowns in a canoeing accident. But was it really an accident? “The illustrated book of
book of employment and train ing opportunities for school leavers.
Fair raising funds for their new HQ
ABBEYSTEAD, the country home of the Duke of Westminster, is the venue for a special Country Fair to be held on June 11th. The event, organised by the Lancashire Federation
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of Young Farmers’ Clubs, is to raise funds for a new headquarters in Clitheroe. It will take place between 1-30 and 4-30 p.m. in the gardens of the house. Among the attractions to lure the public are two
proceeds will go towards the building of a new Federation headquarters, to be sited on land at Lincoln Way, near the new auction mart.
organised by PEN Marketing that a charity is being formed to run the scheme, to be known as The National Carer Awards. Last year, two East Lancashire women were
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among the finalists. The winner was a Derby mother who has spent many years looking after a son suffering from brittle bone disease and a foster son with cerebral palsy. The search for nominees for the 1990 awards will
start later this year. Buffy’s batik goes ‘live’
TALENTED craftswoman Buffy Robinson will be displaying her talents “live” at a special demon stration of batik arranged by the Mid Pennine Arts Association. Buffy, who lives in Whalley, will be showing the
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MAINTENANCE worker Mr David Ingham has ended his contract with Whalley and Little Mitton Parish Council.
ley, but has recently obtained a full-time job, mak ing it impossible for him to carry on the work. The council has appointed a replacement.
Mr Ingham looked after Vale Gardens, in Whal
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Normandy Beaches is being planned to commem-. orate the 45th anniversary of the Allied D-Day landings.
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the units which success fully spearheaded the landings on the beaches of Normandy on June 6th,
The 1st Bln-was one of
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sadly missed,” Mr Parker said. “When Mr Mitchell came to a decision, he not only had the interests of the defendant in mind, but those of the dependants of the defendant.” These were sentiments echoed by Mrs Susan Riley,
in this court,” Mr Mitchell said. “I also have the grea test admiration for the professional bodies who operate in it."
Mr Mitchell (70), of Whalley, had given 20 years’ service. “He has been an excellent magistrate and will be
DEFENCE, prosecuting and administrative bodies all paid tribute to retiring magistrate Mr Geoff Mit chell at Clitheroe Magistrates’ Court on Thursday morning. Mr Jim Parker, chairman of the Bench, said that
ONE of Clitheroe’s oldest residents has quietly cele brated the passing of another year. Mr Jack King, now living at the Rossendale Home
ary Force Old Contemptibles, he received a letter from a Colonel in the Coldstream Guards wishing him a happy birthday and enjoyed a small celebra tion with a cake and a bottle of sherry. Born in 1891 at Chorley House, Clitheroe, he
developed a love of boxing while serving in the East Lancashire Territorials and regularly took part in bouts when travelling fairs came to Clitheroe, N e l s o n , B l a c k b u r n a n d M a c c l e s field. He was known as “Bumper” and for many years
to match, he is a member of the Royal British Legion Club.
for the Elderly in York Street, was 98 last week. One of the last of the 1914 British Expedition
three vacancies on the excutive committee for a parent from Cubs, Brown ies and Scouts. If the Guides continue, there will also be a vacancy for a Guide’s parent. Mr Colin Armstrong, Group Scout
Read are doing well, but one sad note is that the Guide group is to cease operating in August, unless a replacement leader can be found. There are presently
leader,
there was no one to match him locally. He joined the Coldstream Guards in 1913 to further his box ing career. A man with a fascinating history and a memory
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