Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, April 22nd, 1903
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RIMINGTON poet Mrs Christine - Thistleth- waite composed a special tribute to the local jet-set pioneers for their recent reunion. To celebrate Waterloo Mill’s wartime involvement
in the development of the je t engine, she wrote the tribute in versey which she read out during the gath ering at Waddington’s Moorcock Inn. .. We reproduce here, as a tribute to those, pioneers, ■ the.'Ode to Waterloo (1943 — 50 years on)” ■
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A SUGGESTION tha t Clitheroe shopkeepers should open th e i r b u s in e s s e s all day on Wednesdays has received a cautious welcome from traders. The man behind th e
move is Mr Peter Favell
(44), who was elected as the new president of the C l ith e ro e and D is t r ic t Chamber of Trade at its AGM last week. Beginning his y e ar of
office' on a positive note, he said that, instead of the
traditional midweek clo sure, shopkeepers in the
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town should be prepared to remain open and help get the tills ringing again. He said: “I would like us
rewarding and perhaps, if in the summer we hope more , of the shops were there toII be more tourists open, the coach p a r tie s ’ in the town. I would be in could be encouraged to favour of opening if other return.”
to become more successful in promoting the Ribble Valley, not ju s t aiming at those spending a holiday here, but we must try to a t t ra c t shoppers to the town. We must perhaps lo o k a t o p e n in g on Wednesdays — those of us who are open do find it
The new president, who suit,” added Mrs Swales, Clitheroe shops' followed
ru n s F a v e l l ’s P ic tu r e Shop owner Mrs Judith Framers, in King Lane, Hitchen, of Peter Harri-
by P e t e r D e v i n e
Clitheroe, with his wife Helen, already opens all day on Wednesdays.
by the “Clitheroe Adver-' tiser and Times” this week gave a cautious welcome to th e idea of opening midweek.
Shopkeepers contacted
runs a cafe in Wellgate and c loses all day on Wednesdays, said that she thought that Mr Favell’s idea might be a good idea in th e summer, b ut she was no t so su re about other times of the year. “A t present, there are not a lot of people in Clith- eroe on a Wednesday, but
Mrs Ruth Swales, who
PUPILS delighted parents, teachers and governors a t Pendle County Primary School with an Eas ter production of “The Man from Galilee.” Children in year five and six took part in the traditional story,’
which tells the life of Jesus. The singing was led by the school" choir and Mrs Jean Brennan played the piano. The pupils also entertained eld people from Lowficld House, in Clitheroe. The play, which took six weeks of preparatory work, was pro
duced by Mrs Liz Waddington and costumes 'we re made by Mr Ian Preston. The scenery was painted by Mr George Wilson and Mr Paul Atkinson made the props.'
Head teacher Mr David Harrison said: “We felt th a t this was
one o f th e best productions we have ever performed. I t has been a culmination of several years’ hard work on this side of the curriculum.” ...............
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,The deeds of Wellington’s “Thin Red Line” are famous in song and s tory—:
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But we’ll sing of another battle which was won for ‘ Britain’s glory. •
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The 1940s, and once again, our country was fighting a war.
Desperate days and perilous times, with the enemy at • ‘ the door.
The race was on and we had to win supremacy in the ■ air.
Hitler was launching his “doodlebugs” — destruction . fell everywhere.
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To fight, like the heroes of long ago, their Battle of .Waterloo.
So came the hour — and so came the men, the bril liant, the unsung few,
Their theatre of war was a little grey town in the shadow of Pendle Hill
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The troops were draughtsmen and engineers — and. the mission of this fine team?
And their battleground was the cold dark heart of the ; disused Waterloo Mill!
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To develop Frank Whittle’s brainchild — and bring to life his dream.
Secrecy was the watchword, as the testing went ahead
Of the “Thing” (the strange mysterious “Thing”) : down there in the old Cotton Shed.
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’Til the nearby butcher’s window (not surprisingly!) caved in!
And they only missed ending up as roast beef when the flames from a start-up — went out! •-
Sometimes the odd turbine blade sheared , off — bits of metal cartwheeled here and there;,
But Rover and Lucas kept racing to launch their “baby” into the air!
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Yes! — the FIRST JET ENGINE! For that’s what it was, (with that magical power called ‘THRUST”), '; '
Was born of determination and grit — sheer hard work, and mutual trust.
W2B23 was the lusty infant’s name,' , '
assured of a great and honoured place in our nation’s Hall of Fame.
And the. men who brought it to noisy life in Clith- ; eroe’s Waterloo.. ,
Whittle, Watson, and Barrington, the Freemans’— Wilks — R.J.I.
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Drinkwater, Bamford and Lombard — among others , . who “reached for the sky.”
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Then, one momentous April the first, over a five-bob ■ meal, a group of men who were far from fools . struck an historic deal.
The engine, first nurtured in Clitheroe was ready for higher things,
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NEW chamber president, Peter Favell starts his year ,of office on a positive note
son’s ladies’, fashion shop,, on Castle Street, said she wa s ' in ’ fa v o u r 'of th e ' Wednesday openings. “Because of my current
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VISITORS to a Sue Ryder Coffee morning held a t the United Reformed. Church in Clitheroe raised some of the £355 total required for the decoration and equipping of a work room for the elderly a t Cuordcn Hall. The remainder of the money came in the form of a donation from the Polish Club and Father Makulski, in Blackburn.
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Coun. Tony Jackson, who had the opportunity o f sampling some of the delights on the cake stall. For those who felt lucky, there was a chance to try anti win a prize in the raffle or on the tombola stall. —
The coffee morning was attended by the.Ribblc Valley deputy mayor, v i
A further donation of a £1,000 knitting, machine was made to Cuerden Hall by an unnamed Clitheroe lady.
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Wild and Chris Sharp, who ru n The A p r ic o t Meringue cafe, in King S t r e e t , ' welcomed th e move for more shops to open on W ed n e sd ay s . They open until 4 p.m. on
Wednesdays already — staying open later in the summer.
Mr Wild said: “We find
that Wednesday is a good day. Unfortunately, it’s the old story. People come into town in coaches and come in asking if we know of anywhere that is open. I f we had to pick a day to close, it certainly-wouldn’t be a Wednesday.”
The manager of Wool-
worth’s department store, Mr James Norton, gave a firm welcome to Wednes day trading in the town. “ We o p e n a l l d a y
Wednesday. The idea of having a closing day is a bit archaic and, if more shops were open, it would bring more people into the town,” said Mr Norton. Mr Favell, in his accep
circumstances, I wouldn’t want to open on Wednes days,' but I am certainly not opposed to other shop keepers in the town open ing. A t p re sen t , I buy most of my clothing stock on Wednesdays, but, if the lo n g - te rm aim was to open, then I would be in favour,” said Mrs Hitchen. Business partners Terry
tance speech to the cham ber, also' applauded Ribble Valley'Council's 'decision' to pursue a watered-down development of the former Clitheroe Auction Mart site. “A t long; la s t we are
retail shop units on the site, but thankfully noth ing like the number origin ally planned. I t would ap p ea r th a t the' devel o pm e n t w i l l now be allowed to grow in such a way that it does not threa ten the established'.shop ping areas and our policy will now be to support the r e v i s e d p l a n , ” h e commented. Mr and Mrs Favell live
the market area can only boost ,our chances of hav ing a successful turn-round from this recession. “We could se e some
in Castle View, Clitheroe. They have two children, David (11) and Sarah (18).. Sarah is taking a degree in European"Studies at Edin burgh University. At the annual meeting,
.a former president of the Chamber of T rade , Mr B a r ry S te v e n s , s tood down after 12 years’ ser vice on the committee. Mr J im M e rc e r was
. Mr Gordon Halfpenny, Mr Nigel P r a t t , Mrs Joyce Holga te and Mr P e te r Hatch.
appointed vice-president and committee members are Mr John Dewhurst,
going to see some action in the right direction,” said Mr Favell. “The redevelopment of
Pet food v foreman , retires
STAFF at pet food manu facturers B. Dugdale and Son Ltd gathered to wish long-serving employee Mr Tom Henshaw all the best in his retirement.
Mr Henshaw (64), of
Bolland Prospect, Clith eroe, has been employed by th e company for 29 years. He joined it in 1964, working in the warehouse a t Waterloo Corn Mill, before progressing to the production department, w h e re he worked as a cuber operator for a num ber of y e ars .'
He was promoted to
foreman and worked in that capacity until produc tion stopped at Waterloo.
' When the company relo
cated to Bellman Mill, he continued as warehouse foreman, trans ferring to pet food foreman, »posi- t io n he held u n t i l his retirement.
sented with a microwave oven on b e h a l f of th e d i r e c to r s and h is col leagues , by operations director Mr Stephen Dug dale, who commented that ill health had prevented Mr Henshaw completing 30 years’ service.
Coffee morning raises £355
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So off to Rolls-Royce went the “Waterloo Babe” and triumphantly found his wings. .
Who changed for all time,the concept of flight from . .test-bed to Infinite Space. . ..
Let’s fondly look back, to those challenging years — . the proud people who won the great race,
So,.now, w h e n '^ j i c d ^ g . i c l e ^ e s j^ ^ ^ n ^ f a i r n .^ i^ “ some low-flying plane comes screaming through. . ; l ' f ,
1 Who fought — <tnd won — their “Battle of. Waterloo.” .. Salute those early jet-age pioneers, - o -, S p ecial day for disabled
RIBBLE VALLEY people are invited to a disability awareness day at St John’s Centre, Victoria Street, ■ Blackburn, on June 19th; between 10 a.m. and 1; p.m.
The programme is being organised , by Church ■ ’ ' •
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themselves, or anyone interested in disability, are-' invited to attend. Names are already being collected for the event and anyone requiring further informa-. tion is asked to telephone 0254 583957.
(The original Jet-Set, one might say!) — Their names are honoured too.
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Roaring away for hour upon hour with a great vibrat-, ing din —
Cows in the pasture behind the mill came nosily pok ing about .
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