Clithcroe 2232U (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified)


\ Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, —


I II ..M — ^


January 17th, 1091 —


i-Li IA > mim | y r j| AT YOUR The local firms below provide a variety of


essential services — use this guide for an easy reference


CLOCK REPAYS Antique and E SiS'l Long Came lln f t 1 1 epeclallmt


BARRIE ASPDEN Clltheroe


i 23416 u J ! CYRIL HOOLEY Ex-Hoover service engineer


57WOONE LANE, CUTHEROE @1.22023


uoR >mtsa


HOOVER SERVICE


Repairs,,


Reconditioning and Sendee o f


APPLIANCES HOOVER


DECORATING RING


TREVOR-JONES PAINTING


TIM


CUTHEROE 2 5 2 8 1


C. C. PARKER


PAINTER and


DECORATOR| T a l.


CUTHEROE 2 5473


GUTTERS


CLEANED AND SEALED Phone


Colin Moorhouse


Whalley (0254) 822883 Evenings


CHAIR CANING SERVICE


Telephone Clltheroe 27983


ELECTRICIAN


Graham Whlteoak ALL TYPES OF


ELECTRICAL WORK UNDERTAKEN


Tel. Whalley (0254) 023555


To help we carry stocke


of Give your garden and drive


area a spring clean


THEN USE OUR


MINI SKIP SERVICE


TO COMPLETE THE JOB


Contact:


ERICDUGDALE (MERCHANTS) LTD.


PENDLE TRADING EST. CHATBURN


CUTHEROE 41597


0 PROPANE AND BUTANE STOCKISTS 0 BY SHELL AND FLO GAS


Alec


CONCRETE AND CHAIN


LINK FENCING


GARDEN TOOLS TIMBER


DEUVERY SERVICE


Round and Aboiif th^ psKKioVaUev with Kaye Moon


Probing mysteries of witchcraft dolls


THE workmen froze in horror. They had been hammering away at a fireplace in a house in Pendleton at the turn of the century, when a clay image dressed as a monk and pierced with pins fell from the flue into the hearth before them. Filled with dread, they took their tools and immediately destroyed


it. Clay effigies stuck with pins were also found when


a fireplace was being altered at a cottage called Crow Hill, in the village of Worston.


Now, before all knowledge of this strange habit


of our forebears disappears completely, a former Whalley woman is researching historical examples of the dolls — or poppets as they are sometimes known — for publication, if enough information comes to light.


Mrs Jennie Cobban (37), of <12 Tudor Road, New


Barnet, Hertfordshire, is concentrating her research on areas which experienced witchcraft scares around the 17th century. . . so where better to start than on the foothills of once notorious Pendle Hill?


Witchcraft dolls obviously inspire a certain super­


stitious fear when discovered and it may be of some comfort to anyone who finds one that it was the per­ son at whom the spell was directed who was thought to he bewitched, not the doll itself.


Jennie told me: “ It’s extremely uniikeiy that many


of these dolls were made by actual witches, but rather by disgruntled people who felt so power­ less to influence events that they resorted to a bit of amateur magic to let off steam. Clay or wax i- mage-making was, after all, a very ancient and very well-known technique, kindly described to one and all by Mother Demdike in 1012!”


Jennie, whose parents, Mrs and Mrs J. G. Lees,


still live in Whalley, attended Whalley CE School and Clithcroe Grammar School for Girls, before obtaining an archaeology degree at Manchester University and moving to London eight years ago. She and her hus­ band, Nick, have two children, Daniel (8) and


Edward (4). Jennie, who says research helps to keep her brain


“alive while bringing up two small children in Lon­ don” is assisting Dr Ralph Merrifield, retired director


of the Museum of London and author of “The Archeo­ logy of Ritual and Magic,” in researching how belief in magic reflects itself in archeology.


Shedding light on Cubs’ leader graph of the Clitheroe Parish


RAY BLACKBURN'l


PLUMBING AND, HEATING


ENGINEERS 25 years experience


Glazing, Gutters, ana Roof Repairs.


SERVICING AND SPARES


FULL BOILER


Oil, Gas and Solid Fuel Tel:


C l l t h e r o e 2 6 4 6 0 ' for prompt attention Installations and Repairs


KENNEDY Quality Joinery


DEREK


Your own materials fitted II required


40 YEARS EXPERIENCE


Q C l l th a ro o 2 7 8 2 2


New carpets and vinyls


Repairs and refits


Fitting your own carpets


Competitive prices SEED and


TEMPLEMAN 37 Wellgate,


Clltheroe Tol. 25638, or 28401 (evenings) jg i


For Painting and


Decorating competitive


t? |V Intorlor/ exterior.


Ring John Prosser for free


estimates. S


Clltheroe 27072


rates, __ :..4--1 h. Ii.nt- “ A /-It


His golden tongue scores success


THE golden tongue of a West Bradford student took him to 15th place in the World Debating Championships public speaking competi­ tion in Toronto over the New Year.


printed in last week’s “Advertiser and Times.” WE have had a good


•espouse to the ph hoto- 'arish Church Cu! Cub pack First to ring in to tell us that we had got it wrong


was Mr Haig Douglas, of Beech Close, Clitheroe. We thought that the pack leader was Mr Walmslcy,


but lie remembered the imposing figure being Mr Her- mon Coates, who was in charge of the Cubs for many years. Mr Douglas also recognised the young boy stand­


ing to Mr Coates’s right as Irvine Wilson who, he thinks, left the town to become a policeman in


Keighley. Then Mr Coates’s son Donald, of Littlemoor, rang in


to tell us a few things about his father. “He was the Scout master of the Parish Church


*


2 FRANKLIN STREET, ClilTHEAOE t.r Tel. 22979 ”*__'P 1


NOEL KING &i CO.


SALES, SERVICE AND REPAIRS


WASHING MACHINES VACUUM CLEANERS


ALL MAKES SUPPLIED Reconditioned Washers


and Vacuum Cleaners


Scout troop and, as these are Cubs, presumably he was group Scout leadert” said Mr Coates, who him­ self went on to follow in his father’s footsteps and lead tlie troop. Tile troop was formed in 1923, when a suggestion


TV AND VIDEO


RENTALS, SALES AND SERVICE


>•, ’ 1. 62 WHALLEY ROAD, CUTHEROE (


jR iijb lr (Eelesermtf “ Telephone 27280 ~


was made to provide some activity for the younger boys who attended tile Sunday School, and Mr Coates


was persuaded to take charge. In 1973, 24 members celebrated the troop's golden


jubilee with a special reunion at the Edisford Bridge Inn. Among those attending were Mr Ronnie Pye, of Park Avenue; Mr Tom Briggs, of Brcnnand Street; Mr Edward Cowperthwaite, of Beverley Drive; and, of course, Mr Coates, who was presented with a gift


of silver candelabra. Mr Coates, who died in 1976, held many Scouting


posts in the area, including that of gang show chairman.


LIBRARY CORNER


Windows and Doors In hardwood, softwood, uPVC.


s DIY and timber supplies contact: R & P. HARGREAVESf* Joiners and Building Contractors


THE WORKSHOP, HALL STREET, CUTHEROE Tel: 26929


For a friendly and personal service


STEPHEN W 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


DEREK LEIGH TV RENTALS


4 Shlreburn Avenue, Clltheroe. Telephone 24168.


MO DEPOSIT TV RENTALS Portable, Teletext, Remote


e.g. 20!n TV E 7 .0 0 per Cal. Month


Hew 21 In. FST Remote Cl 0.50 per Cel. Month Discount (or Annual Payment


TV Repairs, ex-Rentals for sale CUTHEROE DOMESTICS


SALES • SPARES • REPAIRS


Electric Cookers - Vacs - Fridges etc.


Washers - Gas and New and re-condltloned Open 6 days a week til late


50 WHALLEY ROAD, CUTHEROE ^ ^ l d 0 2 0 0 ) 2 9 n ^ ^ ^ 0 7 7 2 ^ 2 8 0 6 1 j l l e H l o u n ^ ^


THE young man who sought me out after the service was far from clear about what he believed. He apologised for his doubts, saying that he could not honestly accept all that was in the creed he remembered reciting in church.


He was surprised when I said that I did not con­


sider he ought to agree with all the age-old beliefs of tlie church before he joined it to become a dedicated follower of Jesus. After all, I pointed out, the first disciples were not expected to accept a creed or state­ ment of common belief, but simply followed Jesus because they were attracted to Him and His


teaching. When the Christian church actually came into exis­


tence as a great body of believing people, as described by Luke in the second chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, people had heard the joyous testi­ mony of those spirit-filled men and could not resist


joining such a happy hand of believers. “Ah!” said the young man, “but what did they


believe?” “Let’s have a look at that second chapter now, I


For details of display advertising in this newspaper


Ring - GRAHAM ROBBINS on CUTHEROE


22323


replied. We agreed to discuss the matter that the resurrec­


tion of Jesus was the foundation of their belief. There, in that sermon of Peter, they recognised that they had been responsible for the crucifixion of the long promised Messiah. Broken-hearted, they were ready to repent as requested, accepting the challenge of Peter to change their lifestyle. They emphasised their decision to live differently by join­ ing the church in their thousands, sharing in the


resurrection joy. “Oh! I believe in the resurrection!” my inquirer


exclaimed. “Well, that’s almost enough for a new start, I


replied, “except that those people repented, being sorry for their past sins.” “1 . . . I'm sorry for my sins.” “ I f you are really repentant, you’ll be sorry enough


to want to stop living in the old way and be ready to begin a new life with the risen Lord by your side to


help you.” It was as we prayed together that he accepted the


Lord as his personal saviour. JOE STANSFIELD U Postcode Telephone R e p la c e your old central heating* with a n ew Smart Heat system


and N O RW E B will give you a free 14" colour TV with remote control. For more detai ls DIAL FR E E O N


0800 555 885 or clip the coup on below. fLimi ted per iod only. N O RW E B


Promotion in associat ion with National Power PLC.


National Power


*To qualify for offer existing heating system must concist of a central boiler and radiators, or more than three storage heaters. Minimum purchase price of goods must be to the value of £1300 or more •’Offer ends March 31 st, 1991. Customers are entitled to only one free offer per Smart Heat system purchased.


Send to NORWEB pic. FREEPOST. Colne. Lanc s BBS 7BR. 1 would like to know more about the free TV offer. Name:


_______________________________________


SM A R T H E A T


THE IN TE L L IG E N T ANSWER ELPG/17/1


NORWEB pic. Registered Office: Talbot Road. Manchester M16 OHO. Registered No. 23669*49 (England) J


RECENT additions to the stock at Clitheroe Library include: “ The black swan” — Phi­


lippa Carr. Sixteenth novel in the "Daughters of England" series, in which Lucie attempts to come to terms with her


father's murder. • ‘ W h i r l p o o l * ’ — C o h n


Forbes. A spy novel set against


dia of shells." Details of more than 2,000 species of shells, many illustrated in colour. “ Itoyal sisters” — Anne


the background of European terrorism. “ The collector’s encyclope­


Edwards. Portrait of the Queen and Princess Margaret during their childhood and youth.


FREE COLOUR TV (Get smart and you’ll get the picture mmmm


the youngest son of Mr very proud of Edward. It’s and Mrs Edwin Gretton, a m a g n i


Edward Gretton (20), said: “The whole family is f


i c e n t


of Old Hall, was one of achievement.” three students repre­ senting Bristol University in the championships, which are b e tw e en English-speaking universi­ ties from all over the world.


the finals of the debating competition, but Edward reached his magnificent 15th place out of 172 entries in the public speaking section, covering topics including the Gulf crisis and abortion, at only 15 minutes’ notice. His brother Simon (23)


A fo rm e r pupil o f


Q EG S , B la ck b u rn , Edward is a second year history student at Bristol University, where he is


also in the Officer Training Corps of the Territorial Army. Travel is one of his


favourite hobbies, as it is with Simon, who is at present on holiday from tlie University of Madrid, where lie teaches English.


The three did not reach Fund raising for the blind f - - . v t * £ i * - * . ' J' ~rl , 4 - ' . - i f > ! ■


which I make no apology whatsoever, friends who happen to be Hindus,


Christians!”


She said: “ I have already come across 15 examples


of poppets throughout the country, some surprisingly modern, and would be grateful for information of any in the Ribble Valley area — or indeed any object of magical or superstitious significance:”


She asks people not to destroy poppets if they


come across them. “They are, in fact, historical arte­ facts, which give us information on how our ances­ tors — not too distant — behaved, feared and


believed.” Jennie says: “ I should add that I am not involved


in any occult activities myself, although I have


friends and contacts in these circles — a fact for I also have Jews and


JENNIE is pictured with Daniel (left) and Edward, outside the Lay Brothers' Dormitory at Whalley — and (below) examines the ancient curving found several months ago at The Red Rump Inn, Bashall Eaves. “ I find no evidence to suggest that this was used as a protective device,” she says


Could you help adult] learners?


VOLUNTEERS arc I needed to help adult learners with basic ending and basic maths in the Ribble Valley, say staff at Accrington and Ros-1 sendale College.


ledge or experience is I requ ired , as fu l l )


No previous know-1


training will be pro-1 vided over a period of f six evening sessions | to be held at the| college.


Anyone who can I


spare an hour a week B for either kind o f ! work is asked to con-1 tact Pam Stowell o r j M a v i s E a r n s li a w r (Accrington 393521, | extension 264.)


A 11 e r n a t i v c I y .


volunteers may go I along to the first | tra in in g session, which will take place! at Sandy Lane Col- [ lege, Accrington, o January 21st, at p.m. Travel expenses! wi l l he r u 1 1 y [ reimbursed.


Volunteers are also [


ANYONE in the Kibble Valley would would like to help the blind can take part in a charity fund-rais­ ing event timed for the Spring Hank Holiday, on


May 25th to 27th. Sight Savers, the Royal Commonwealth Society


for the Blind, is organising a ‘‘breakaway” in which sponsored teams of four try to travel as far away as possible in 48 hours from a local landmark. You can pick up details from local BP petrol stations — BP is supporting the event and offering holidays as prizes.


needed to help Asian I women in Clitheroe to I improve their English I and a training course I for this particular I specialism will be! offered in the near! fu tu r e . A n y o n e [ interested in helping | is ask to make con­ tact, using the same | plume number.


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40