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Y1 8 Clitheroc Advertiser & Times, January 3rd, 1001 Clitheroe 22321, auditorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (t'lassijied)


T | e i n g o f f f o r a c e n t e n a r y y e a r o f c e l e t r K a t i o n An advertising feature by Theresa Robson


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ALL the best ideas s ta r t small. . . little did those “interested persons” who met at the Starkie Arms in 1891 realise that, 100 y e a rs la te r , th e i r sporting vision would have matured into the flourishing golf club at Clitheroe, nurtured over the years by a succession of hard­ working and dedicated


cated people these days " the


people. And there are no more hard-working and dedi-


than the members of the Centenary Committee at the club. For the past year they have been a hive of industry, putting together a calendar of events for club members which will complement this very spe­ cial year for them.


Club spirit spells centenary success for historic


Clitheroe GC IF one phrase can sum up the success of Clitheroe Golf Club, it is club spirit —


- and it abounds both on and off the


green. President Peter Chanter is a retired com­


pany director. For many years he was asso­ ciated with Bacup Golf Club, where his family played. He joined Clitheroe Golf Club in 1958 and is currently serving his second year as


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when the club’s oldest member, Mr Joe Ward (90), has the honour of raising the centenary flag. This will fly above the clubhouse for the following 12 months, a proud testa­ ment to a landmark in the club’s history. Socially, the club will


It all starts this Sunday,


IT is 23 years since lady captain Joan Bowkcr became a member of Clithcrdc Golf Club. When not playing golf, she enjoys spending time with her grandson, Scott (2), and playing bridge. She has a husband, Ken, a daughter, Janet (28), and a son, John (26).


tenary year is the refur­ bishment of the lounge and dining areas in the club­ house. This will comple­ ment the recent extension — which included a new front entrance, a tastefully


sporting ble Valley. Coincident with the cen­


have a very busy year, beginning with a men’s "speakers” evening in February. In May, there will be a special centenary celebra­


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Champions,” to be held in July at the request of the days when the club could English Golf Union. Each more modestly boast county will send its own champion, so that Clith­ eroe will be playing host to some of the top amateur players in the country. The competition is very prestigious and it is par­ ticularly appropriate that Clitheroe should be chosen as the venue during its centenary year.


ing the first fairway and a porch. The professional’s shop was also extended and the snooker room redecorated. It is a far cry from the


are currently underway to stage an exhibition match


In addition, negotiations uTc


tion dinner at the Stirk House Hotel, Gisburn. Over 200 guests are expected to attend, includ­ ing leading county officials and officers of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club at St Andrews. Mr John Glover, rules secretary at the Royal and Ancient — and himself a former mem­ ber at Clitheroe — will propose a centenary toast. There will be a presen­


tation evening in June and, of course, the club’s annual dinner-dance in


ant, who learned to play golf at Wilpshirc Golf Club and was a member there for several years, before joining Clitheroe in llMvl. He served on the council from 1070-86, during which time he was also honorary treasurer. Vice-captain John Haggerty played golf at Avie-


president of the club. Captain Michael Thompson is a chartered account­


be several com- celebrate cen-


May and June


more, in Scotland, before joining Clitheroc Golf Club 20 years ago. He was part of a weaving and printing partnership in Colne for 27 years. He* retired 18 months ago and devotes much of his spare time to golf and the other passion in his life, rugby. Secretary John B. Kay has been playing golf for 00 years. He is a past captain and president of the Hast


retirement. Treasurer Peter M. Clayton is a tax specialist


Another first for the club is the “Champion of


match — definitely i* the club!


'. Members are r 1 y looking a ladies v gent-


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Lancashire Golf Association, as well as a past cap­ tain and president of Clitheroe Golf Club, lie was an Electricity Board official for 45 years before


with a firm of accountants in Manchester. lie was a member of Burnley Golf Club before he joined Clith­ eroc eight years ago. He has been honorary treasurer for four years. For his sins, he is also a member of the quiz team at the Stork Hotel in Simonstone. Captain-elect Alan Seedle, chairman of a local


building firm, was president of the Clitheroe Building Employers* Confederation for four years. He has been a member at Clitheroe Golf Club for 15 years and is currently president of Ribblesdale Wanderers Cricket and Bowling Club. His two sons, John and Paul, are well known in local cricketing circles.


s - ' . ' T s S THEN”. ; . club members in 1899


GOLF in East Lancashire “teed-off” in earnest between 1888 and 1910 and, on November 13th, 1891, the inaugural meeting of Clitheroe


Golf Club was held at the Starkie Arms Hotel. It was agreed that a piece of land at Horrocks-


ford Hall would be rented for £12 a year and all the gentlemen in the area were “circularised” immediately. The first membership intake totalled 75, including the Soutlnvorth, the Eastham and the Garnett families,


devoted so much time and effort to making the course


what it is today. During the last 30 years the club has gone from


strength to strength, its stature in the golfing world increasing significantly. It was chosen as the venue for the 1977 Lancashire Amateur Championship and over­ saw the development of several young Riohle Valley


who were generous benefactors to Clitheroe. During the next 40 years the club moved three times surviving the interference of a world war, several


irate farmers and countless wandering sheep — before occupying its present Barrow Gardens site. Mr James Braid, of the famous triumvirate, Var-


don, Braid and Taylor, was engaged to lay the course at a cost of £1,080 and both clubhouse and course were


visitors and society meetings and is recognised as one of the best inland courses in the country. Through its golfing excellence, Clitheroe Golf Club will continue to play an important part in Ribble Valley life.


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donate the present clubhouse in later years. Capt. Frank Mitchell, OBE, was twice captain, in 1898 and 50 years later in 1948 — a unique


1914-18 war. The sons of the three brothers pictured were to


achievement. He served in the Army throughout the 1914-18


members from all walks of Ribble Valley life. They included cotton manufacturers, bank managers, school­ masters, doctors and tradesmen. Local headmaster and renowned historian Arthur Langshaw was a member at this time. During the second world war, part of the course


officially opened on July 14th, 1932. The club was now booming, with more than 200


was requisitioned by the troops for training purposes. Many club members were called up for service and the club suffered financially. Ironically, damages paid by the War Office helped the club to survive this difficult period. The late Peter Geddes was appointed professional


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the tender age of 18! Lately, Clitheroe has become a popular venue for


THE Clitheroc Golf Club Council, pictured from the left: hack — Richard Read, Ted Speak, Ron Cornwell, Lewis Billington, Raul Marlow, Ron Saville, Tom Brown, Jim Rhodes, David Crisp: front — Denis Kershaw, I’etcr Clayton (treasurer),


Peter Chanter (president), Michael Thompson (captain), John Haggerty (vice-captain), Alan Scc- dle (captain-elcct). Jack Ilanson.


Missing from the photograph is Dave Finney.


NOW. . . TODAY’S club


council, pictured ; recently at the AGM


between two leading European Tour profes­


sionals. Details have yet to bo confirmed, but it looks likely that Clitheroe will play host to an important


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the course to peak condi­ tion and special green slate tee-markers will be introduced. Work is also currently underway on a new driv­ ing range at the rear of the clubhouse, which should be ready in sum­ mer.


decorated hall, a new and greenkeeper, due to secretary’s office overlook- the untimely death of


note, the club will soon appoint a new professional


On a more poignant f \


Peter Geddes late last year. He was instrumental


to its standard. Clitheroe Golf Club now


in bringing the course up high


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small pavilion measuring


12ft x 20ft, built at a cost of £25, on the site now occupied by the Castle Cement chimney!


has been maintained in excellent condition over the years by a team of dedicated groundsmen. It is now acknowledged as one of the finest courses in club, says: “in celebrating the North West — a great our centenary, we look improvement from the back with gratitude to all days when the Barrow those whose foresight, Gardens site was dis- determination and gener-


Mr Michael Thompson, current captain of the


missed as marshland, unfit for development. An extensive drainage programme has brought


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osity brought Clitheroe Golf Club into being and, over the years, developed it into what it is today.


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The golf course itself provides an excellent golf­ ing forum for the Ribble Valley and is an invaluable asset to Clitheroe.


has a membership of over 700, '124 being “full” mem­ bers. It provides regular employment for over 20 local people and brings literally hundreds more to the area as visitors. It


CAPTAIN Michael Thompson could not have cho­ sen a better year to lead the club ns it tecs off for its centenary celebrations


bers, now enjoy the facili­ ties of one of the most sce­ nic courses in the country and, at the same time, are entrusted with the respon­ sibility of protecting and enhancing it for future


“We, the present mem­


generations of golfers.” Who knows? If the


“Clitheroe Advertiser and Times” is still here in 100 years’ time, perhaps we will be bringing you another chapter in this club’s glorious history!


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golfers. One such golfer, Jane Forrest, was a founder mem­ ber of the Women’s Professional Golf Association — at


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