I 1 (5 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, January 3rd, 1991 Clitheroe 22321, (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified)
Do you remember adventurous Don?
HOW many people in Clitheroe can recall adventurer Donald Horsfield?
is posed by reader Eric Wilkinson, following our recent article on that well- known Clitheroe figure, Dr W. E. Barker. Mr Wilkinson, of Wad-
That intriguing question After the war, he and his wife, Pam, settled in
the Bulkley Valley, in northern British Colum bia.
born Donald’s adventures, featured in a newspaper over there, has been touching the hearts of our
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indentured as a saddler’s apprentice at 14 and hated it so much that he joined the Army at 17 to seek a life of adventure.
Canadian cousins. He was, apparently,
Footpath dispute settled
amicably
A DISPUTE over the clo sure of a Whalley footpath has now been amicably resolved, with “No dog fouling” signs being erected adjacent to it. Local residents, who
use the path which links Station Road with King Street, were annoyed to find the gates of Whalley Adult Centre closed and their short cut blocked. To keep the path’s pri
dington Road, recently received newspaper cut tings from family friend Mrs Kay Bernstein, who lives in Vancouver. The story of Clitheroe-
the old smoky chimneys of Lancashire far behind, but now he fears that the forces which blackened the English countryside will ruin his stretch of Cana dian paradise. There are plans to mine coal and he believes that the resulting industry will poison the local river system. Behind their idyllic
Don thought he had left
house, waters of the threatened river can be heard singing in the trees. “I love that river. That’s
just how worldwide the p o l l u t i o n i s s u e h a s
become. FESTIVE LUNCH FOR DISCUS GROUPS
vate status, the trustees of the centre must close the thoroughfare for at least one day per year but, due to holidays, they intended closing it for a fortnight. However, they had a
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change of heart and the path was only closed on Christmas Day. “We have had problems
with people exercising their dogs on the path and this can be dangerous — particularly to the play group children, who use the area during the sum mer — so we decided to erect the signs,” said centre head, Mrs Pat Mur ray. “The dog fouling really
is unacceptable in an area where there are children and old people."
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clothing, labelled with the Trutex brand name “Wild- bunch,” was also taken. The haul included anoraks, jeans, tracksuits, sweat shirts and trousers.
ber UF600AD) has been stolen from Tru tex’s Grindleton works. A quantity of children’s
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the wilds of Canada to what’s happening nearer home — and a sure sign of
the thing that always held me,” said Don, who feels that industry is simply despoiling the country side. It’s a familiar story in
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THE cast list read like a former “Who’s Who?” at the annual s taff show for residents of Clitheroe’s Castleford Home for the Elderly, and its adjoining bun galows, on Thursday. S ta f f dressed up in fancy costumes and turned into “Flannagan and Allen,” “Rogers and Astaire,” and the “ Andrew S i s t e r s ’ ’ among others. The show was held in the hom e ’s dining
Officer of Castleford, Mrs Irene Magee: “We had a wonderful time. We receive a lot of financial support from friends all over the area, and it is nice to be able to use it for events like this.”
./■ A former treasurer of town
A FORMER borough treasurer of Clitheroe, Mr Harold Parkinson, has died. Mr Parkinson spent 40
where her father, Mr Swallow, was the vicar. Mr Parkinson served in
years dealing with the town’s finances and was treasurer from 19G1 to' 19G9, when he retired. Born in Clitheroe, he
attended the Royal Gram mar School and his parents were mine hosts at the Brown Cow in Moor Lane. He married his wife,
Rosamund, in 1942 at Christ Church, Chatburn,
the Royal Navy and was a survivor of HMS Wensley- dale, which sank under enemy fire. A member of the Old
Clitheronians’ Association, Clitheroe Golf Club and Clitheroe Conservative Club, he also belonged to the Whalley Masonic Lodge. After his retirement,
Mr Parkinson, who was widowed four years ago,
ALL the various groups which meet at Trinity Youth Centre in Clith eroe during last year gathered together to enjoy Christmas lunch. An exhibition of tbe
Found dead in car
work undertaken by the groups, known as Dis cus, was featured and considerable interest was expressed at enrolling for 1901 ’s meetings.
Smashed
moved to Cornwall, but returned to West Bradford for a short period, before settling in Plymouth.
A CURTAIN shop in King Lane had its window smashed on Christmas Eve when a reveller threw an empty beer bottle through it.
close to Painter Wood. The car, which hit a tree, was lying hidden from the road and was found by a passing motorist at about 8 a.m. on Thursday. Police named the driver
A BLACKBURN man was found dead in a Volvo ear which left the road and crashed down an embank ment off Whalley Old Road, Billington. The accident happened
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figure in work AN artist with a love of the countryside and rural life is exhibiting his work at Clitheroe Library this month. Following an accident,
Whalley-born Alistair Makinson found himself
with time on his hands and took up painting, his favourite subject being interesting Ribblc Valley houses. He has exhibited his
as Gary Ashfield (38), of Bank Hey Lane, Sunny- bower.
room, and afterwards there was sherry and a buffet tea to round off the event. Said the Assistant
work in many galleries throughout the region and also undertakes commis sions. The exhibition will run from January 5th to 2(>th.
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