1 Clithcmc Advertiser & Times. A p r i l 11th, 1001


Clitheroe 2232i (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified)


Seeking souvenirs


with Kaye Moon ATYOURERVICE The local firms below provide a variety of


essential services — use this guide for an easy reference


CLOCK REPAIRS] Antique end —


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Electric Cookers - Vacs - Fridges etc.


Washers - Gas and New and re-conditioned Open 6 days a week i l l late


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RAY BLACKBURtf


PLUMBING AND HEATING


ENGINEERS 25 years experience


Glazing, Gutters, and Roof Repairs.


FULL BOILER


SERVICING AND SPARES


Oil, Gas and Solid Fuel Tel:


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Windows and Doors In hardwood, softwood, uPVC.


s DIY and timber supplies contact: R & P. HARGREAVES^ Joiners and Building Contractors


THE WORKSHOP, HALL STREET, CLITHEROE Tel: 26929


For. a friendly and personal service


L.A. PROPERTY ENTERPRISES


SALES, SERVICE a n d r e pa ir s


WASHING MACHINES VACUUM CLEANERS


ALL MAKES SUPPLIED Reconditioned Washers and Vacuum Cleaners


New carpets and 1 vinyls


Repairs and refits


Fitting your own carpets


Competitive prices SEED and


TEMPLEMAN 37 Wsllgata,


Clitheroe Tel. 25638, or 28401 (evenings)


For property renovation and damp proof courses


Sovereign Approved Contractors


For details telephone:


Blackburn 675384 or 245928


DEREK LEIGH TV RENTALS


4 Shlreburn Avenue, Clitheroe. Telephone 24168.


NO DEPOSIT TV RENTALS Portable, Teletext, Remote


e.g. 20ln TV E7.00 per Cal. Month


New 21 In. FST Remote E10.50 per Cal. Month Discount for Annual Payment


TV Repairs, ex-Rentals for sale .ll/i!


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Villagers did not close ranks in famous whodunnit


H O P E fad es w ith e v e ry p a s s in g y e a r o f e v e r solv in g one o f th e R ibble Va lley ’s m o s t b iz a r re m u rd e r s . . . b a ck in 1934, in th e village o f Ba sha ll E a v e s .


Keen to fix choir links with area


KEEN to establish links with mixed choirs in East Lancashire are the mem­ bers of a mixed choir in Germany.


Chor 82 at Kaltenkirchen, near Hamburg, are hoping to establish links which could lead to exchange visits, said one of their members, Mrs Marion Mossop, who has been holidaying in the Ribble Valley.


The 45 members of the


her at her home address: Auf dem Kamp, 235S Kal­ tenkirchen, West Ger­ many (tel: 01191-4163).


Anyone interested in uch a link should contact


to meet her, as she is returning to the Ribble Valley for another holiday


It may also be possible in the summer.


A guide to careers


A N'EW careers guide for adults has been launched by Lancashire County Council. The “Adult Guidance


for adults


Handbook” answers many of the questions asked


employment and training. The buck is available in


the reference section of Clitheroe and Whalley Libraries and from the Ribble Valley Careers Office, Pimlico Road, Clitheroe. The information is all


have since died, one by one, but 1 have spoken to one survivor who says it is about time the record was set straight about Bashall Eaves — which became known as “The village that would not talk." Mr Dick Chew (79), a widower living in Clitheroe’s


Many of the people living in the area at the time .


p.m. on Sunday, March ISth, 1934, when farmer Jim Dawson left the Edisford Bridge Hotel, after spending an hour with friends, and set off to walk back to his home at Bashall Hall Farm, just over a


culprit was. To set the scene, we turn the clock back to 9


farmer with a quick stride . . . but lurking in the hedge some quarter of a mile from Jim’s home in a quiet byway known locally as “The Narrow Lane" was a person with a gun — and a grudge. A cutting from the "Advertiser and Times” of


Taylor Street, told me that the villagers did not close ranks to shield a murderer as has often been suggested, for they literally had no idea who the


of Guild RESIDENTS of the Ribble Valley have been called on to help the organisers of the 1992 Preston Guild Celebrations. T h e H a r r i s


Museum in Preston is asking people to rum­ mage in their attics and cupboards for any Guild memorabilia, to be used for an exhibi­ tion being staged dur­ ing Guild year. The exhibition,


which is destined to be one of the most popular the Harris has put on, will look


at Preston Guild cele­ brations in the past, present and future. After months of


o rg an isa tio n and planning, the museum now has a wealth of artefacts, but is on the lookout for more to heighten interest. The search is also on for any costumes or clothes which have been worn in previ­ ous Guilds. If anybody has any


mile awav. That should have spelled no danger to a strong, fit


the next week tells us that Jim noticed a man in a gateway, but took little notice. He walked on, heard a crack and felt a blow to his shoulder, telling a relative later that he thought somebody had thrown something at him. Mr Chew continued the story for me: “Jim walked


in te res tin g Guild photographs, medal­ lions, commemorative pottery or glass, sou­ venir booklets, pro­ grammes or paint­ ings. they should co n ta c t Mr Paul Morev (0772 &S1&S8).


MR CHEW with his newspaper cuttings of the time


on home, had some supper and went to bed. Later that night, he called in his sister, who was also living in the house with her son, and she found the bed


bullet lodged in Jim’s side and, despite an operation the next (lav, he died three days later, on Thursday. A nephew later told the “Advertiser and Times”


that Jim’s relatives were sure he had recognised his assailant — but despite police pleas to tell, he remained silent until the end. Mr Chew said: “In the end, Jim’s sister asked the


covered in blood.” Newspaper cuttings tell us that an X-ray showed a


Spotlight on local talent


TWO locals a re highly involved in Bla ck b um A m a te u r s ’ am b i t io u s p ro d u c t io n o f “ S o u th Pacific.”


police to let him die in peace. Many people alive at that time have since died and we kept wondering if somebody would leave a letter confessing, but


nothing lias appeared." Mr Chew, who was living in Whalley but working


in Bashall Eaves at the time, said that police enquiries went on for months, with searches including his and his colleagues’ workshop at nearby Bashall Hall, owned by Lady Worsley-Tavlor. “I was a general worker on the estate and my Dad


was foreman and I knew everyone in the area. There were 270 people living in Bashall township at that time. A television programme a few years


but the truth is that we talked about the murder non-stop betweeen ourselves and had not a clue who


the gun. I fear he may take the secret to his grave, too.”


local to Lancashire and each a r t i c l e g iv e s addresses for further advice on social work, teaching, grants, job hunt­ ing, self-employment, child care, job sharing and much more.


ACCIDENT REPAIRER The latest car bench — jigging facility


No job too large or too small Approved to most leading insurance companies R. F. PARKER


Candlemakers Court, Lowergate, Clitheroe (rear of JobCentre)


Telephone 22838 day; 27041 night STEPHENW TUCKER


Builders & Electrical Contractors Extensions — Conservatories, Loft Conversions — Kitchens,


House re-wires — Intruder and fire alarm systems Carpentry and Joinery


Tel: 0254 86 379


(Mobile 0860 496468 Members of the Guild of Master Craftsmen


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THE latest additions to the stock at Clitheroe Library include:Murder in my backyard” — Ann Cleeves. Inspector Ramsay buys a cottage in the Northum­ berland village of Heppleburn and finds himself investigating a murder on his own doorstep. “The bellmakers” — Jean


Chapman. Historical novel in which two girls become involved in a summertime romance with the village bellmakers. “At home in the Himalayas”


retiring at 65 as a forester for Blackburn Corporation. He and his wife Hilda, who died in 1976, had five children, their eldest, Richard, now a well-known local undertaker, being a baby at the


Mr Chew went on to spend his life in forestry,


time of the murder. “If the murder riddle was an obvious one. we’d


have thought of the answer long ago and someone would have mentioned something in such a small community,” says Mr Chew. “We became known as


•The village that would not talk . . . but w hen \ ou have absolutely no idea of what happened or who


committed the murder, what can vou say?”


WHILE national financial institutions are announc­ ing branch closures and staff redundancies, the Marsden Building Society is reversing the trend in the Ribble Valley. The society says that, in


— Christine Noble. Autobiog­ raphy in which the author describes her life in Monali, in the Himalayas. “Making Shaker furniture" • Barry Jackson. A series of


woodworking projects based on typical examples of Shaker design.


appointment of Mr Clive Spencer to the new post of area manager for the Rib­ ble Valley and Bumlev.


This comes with the


recognition of its already strong local image and against a background of dramatically increasing demands by Clitheroe peo­ ple on the Marsden’s mort­ gage and investment ser­ vices, a further step has been taken to strengthen its customer services. ___


divide the society’s North Manchester area, which had previously been run entirely from the Bury branch," into two separate areas to cope with cus­ tomer needs. The Ribble Valley and Burnley forms one of these areas, with Mr Spencer dividing his time between the Clith­


It follows a decision to


had done it, so how could we help? “Only one person knew- and he is the one who fired


and Dramatic Society pro­ duction of "Oklahoma,” is plating Emile, the French plantation owner and spy for the Resistance.


merstein musical, set dur­ ing the second world war.


The Rodgers and Ham-


is being produced by Bar­ bara Taylor, of Chatbum Road, "Clitheroe, who directed the award-win-


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^Qualifies as surveyor - :


I a!FORMER Ribble Valley man has qualified as -?an assoclate of the Royal Institute of Chartered .{Surveyors.


Mr Charles Holland, of the Clitheroe society. Barrow, who took a lead- "South Pacific’ takes ing role in the Clitheroe place in the Civic Theatre Parish Church Operatic ~


at Oswaldtwistle Town Hall from May 6th to 11th. at 7-30 p.m. with a matinee on the final day at


on Monday and are avail­ able from’the information bureau at King George’s Hall, Blackburn: Gordon Robinson and Partners. Dutton Street. Accring­ ton: and Mrs Pat Watson


2-30 p.m. Tickets go on public sale


THOUGHT for the week


FROM El Amyria to Tobruk, the Allied Forces chuckled over the incident. The services news sheet, "Union Jack,” carried the story, which was retold with much laughter and merriment wherever the chaps sat and chinwagged together. The Cairo spivs found him in a street cafe as he


gazed around him with sheer amazement at a civi­ lisation so strange and new to him. Just up from the country that day. he told them, never having been so far from home before. To his new tound friends he confided that, having saved up his money over many years, he had come to the big city to


make his fortune. Exchanging meaningful glances, they told him how-


fortunate he was to have met them, as they were in a position to advise him about the very best investment in the whole of Cairo. They pointed out to him the seriously over-loaded tram cars passing along the


main street. Having ascertained from him the exact_ amount


of his savings, they introduced him to a friend of theirs who, having made his fortune, was prepared to sell one of his tram cars to an ambitious villager. It would only be a matter of time, they told him. before he would be able to buy more trams out of his prof­ its. The prospect of receiving a bag full of money three times a day from the conductor appealed to the-


^Ueremy.Bretherton, the son of former Shads- 7worth High School headmaster Mr Ken Brother- ytonrOf-Moorfield, Whalley, was educated at; 'Queen- Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Black-;■ bum, "and; the City University, London, where; he gained a B.Sc. honours degree. Jeremy (27).works for a London firm of char-.: tered surveyors.'. His brother Jonathan (28),.'


Young Group pic.* " Strengthens its local services


to the post almost 20 years of b u i ld in g so c ie ty experience gained at both branch and chief office level. His move takes him from the important post of compliance officer — the man responsible for the Marsden’s very consider­ able activities covered by the Financial Services Act. An Associate of the


eroe and Burnley offices. Mr Spencer (35) brings


Chartered Building Socie­ ties’ Institute, he has extensive experience of


(has two sons. He lists his interests as cricket, gene­ alogy and local history. He is also an active member of All S a in ts ’ Church, Habergham, and is a mem­ ber of both the choir and PCC of West Burnley Par­ ish Church.


mortgage matters and has increased his qualifications by achieving the Financial Planning Certificate, recently introduced by the Cha rtered Insurance Institute. Born in Padiham, Mr Spencer is married and


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paper to look like a legal document, full of writing he could not read, with large dollops of sealing wax, the deal was made. Carrying his supposed deed of ownership, he was put on the next tram car and waved off most happily by his friends, who disappeared very hastily from sight. It was not until the car reached the terminus that he learned how he


simple country man. Within a very short time, utilising a sheet of


had lost his life savings. Cairo was accustomed to distress and misery. Peo­


ple were quite unmoved at the plight of this frantic country wallah. Those who paused long enough to gather the details only laughed at the way he had been robbed. Within a few days his tale of woe was bringing smiles to the faces of thousands who had been jaded for so long with grim war news. The story has a happy ending, however. One of


the very rich Cairo merchants, who had smiled with the rest of us. gave a thought to the poor man’s misery and. locating him with the aid of the police, sent him back home with a purse containing the amount of his lost savings. What a tale he would have to tell back in his village, of his adventures in the wicked city. The benefactor was probably a Muslim. We Christians might easily have had a whip round


to help the poor man whose misfortune had given us so much amusement, but we did not. This was a sobering thought that occurred to us much later. Having been shown the way by one who was not of our faith, we might, on another occasion, care enough to help, instead of just being amused.


JOE STANSFIELD.


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