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1 Clitheroe 22:121, (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 422331 (Classified)


Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, May 4th, 1995 11


Nun who deyoted life to teaching in Africa


Sister Ignatius Julie dies at the age of 71


A CLITHEROE nun who spent most of her life teaching in Africa


— Sister Ignatius Julie — was bom and raised at her parents’ grocery shop on the comer of Waddington Road and Railway View, Clitheroe.


has died, aged 71. Margaret Mary Jackson


and St John’s Primary School in the town and Notre Dame Convent in


She attended St Michael


Blackburn, before going on to Mount Pleasant Teacher Training College, where she received her teaching certificate. In 1944, she joined the


Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur and was missioned to the Notre Dame Board­ ing School at Kroonstad in South Africa’s Orange Free State'.


ter Ignatius Julie went to Bulawayo where she started a Catholic second­


; PRODUCERS Saliy Britnell and Pamela Jel- ley, under the direction of Gerald Britnell and


Players give every reason to celebrate


; Peter Jelley, effectively set the scene of Brit- ; ain at the end of the Second World War in Read and Simonstone Players’ production of „ “Celebration”.


" Union Jacks and bun- ting, authentic posters and a packed memorabilia table, complete with gas masks, identity cards,


■; Church Hall. - Adding to the memories ” were costumes of the era, by wardrobe mistress


. ration books, clothing ami j petrol coupons all contri- I buted to the atmosphere in '! the United Reformed


J Joyce Teasdale, excellent period h a ir s ty le s , by


>- Christine Brett and Saran Riddiough, and make-up,


S- lips, by Mary Thomas. -! Providing the music was l Mary Seaford, whose


Judging of


; cows and sheep


; MEMBERS of Clitheroe Young Farmers met for sheep and cow judging last


. Wednesday evening. The judging took place


at Tewit Hall Farm by kind permission of Mr and Mrs Whitwell. The vote


of thanks was proposed by William Slinger and acting as seconder was Gary


complete with cupid bow


hours of rehearsal with the singers achieved a first- class standard, which was maintained throughout. The production opened


with an air raid siren and the radio speech declaring the end of the war in Europe then continued with a street party when well-rehearsed children sung out confidently “Run rabbit run”, “Mares eat oats” and “Hey little hen.” There was a spirited jit­


terbug performance and later all the girls sang


“ London pride” , with mimed tableaux acted out between the musical numbers. Dee Bottoms provided a


Sixteen years later, Sis­


ary school called St Ber­ nard’s. Over the past 30 years, she built it up from 72 students and three classrooms to 680 stu­ dents, 14 classrooms, three laboratories and an administration block hous­ ing a library and offices. In 1978, during the


liberation struggle, when many missions and schools were attacked, Sis ter Ignatius Julie chose to


s tay in what became Zimbabwe.


After the troubles, she commented: “What kind of value would our lives have had if we had only been willing to stand with the people in peaceful times?" Last year Sister Igna­


tius Julie, who celebrated her golden jubilee as a Notre Dame sister, was


cited in the Bulawayo City Council’s Civic Honours List 1994 for her contribu­ tion to education. The cita- tion re ad : - The city acknowledges with appre­


ciation the 29 years of dedication and leadership given by Sister Ignatius Julie in her position as head of St Bernard Sec­ ondary School and to the local community.” Her brother, Bernard,


still runs the family gro­ cery business at its orgjnal site and her sister, Mrs


Barbara Lawton, also lives in £Jlithonnn Won ntliop


brother. Edward, lives in Lincoln.


Ready for off at


Gisburn Races


CROWDS will once again be flocking to Gisburn at the week­ end for the annual Pendle F o re s t and Craven Hunt point-to-


point steeplechases. One of the high points of


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the rural social year, when May has put a spring in the step of horses, ridel's and spectators alike, Gis­ burn Races is expected to be as busy and popular as ever. Visitors in their thou­


sands are anticipated on Saturday, while about 20 entries have been received for each of the six races, which are f tn over the


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same two-mile circuit twice, taking in a total of lz fences. However, some are


expected to scratch, par­ ticularly due to the dry weather, which has left the ground a bit hard. Local horses will be


competing in the first event of the day, the hunt


members’ race, which


secretary is Mr Trevor Lnxton, of Waddington, and the venue is Wcstby Hall Farm, Burnley Road, Gisburn, which will be the setting not just for equine pursuits but trade stands, bookmakers and food tents. As usual, hundreds of


tarts at 2 p.m. Once again the honorary


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local farmers and their families will also be enter­


tained in a marquee as a thank you from the hunt for allowing the use of their land. Traffic is not expected


to be a major problem, due to ample car parking space


on the farm.


A THIEF has stolen a Yamaha moped valued at £250 from Henthorn Road in Clithcroe. The vehicle has the reg.


Stolen moped


No. 13675 RVR and was stolen between 9 p.m. on Tuesday and 5-10 a.m. on Wednesday of last week.


touch of comedy with her Grade Fields portrayal of “The biggest aspidistra in the world” as did James B y rom , a b e t te d by


Matthew Bolton, with “Kiss me goodnight Ser­


around a “Workers’ play­ time” in a canteen some­


Bolton. Results for the evening


were: Beef section: Senior —


“Lilli Marlene” and Act One ended with commu­ nity singing. Act Two rev o lv ed


geant Major”. Angela Sutcliffe pro­ vided the glamour with


Berry, 38; Graham Whi- twell, 38; Helen Montgom­ ery, 37. Junior — Steven Bris­ tol, 37; Peter Bristol, 36;


K e i th R o b e r ts , 39; Edward Whitwell, 34; Wil­ liam Slinger, 34. Intermediate — Richard


Simon Kirk, 36. Sheep section: Senior —


K e i th R o b e r t s , 99: Edward Whitwell, 8&; Wil­


liam Slinger, 82. Intermediate — Richard


Berry, 89; John Nutter, 83; Stuart Barnes, 76. Junior: Peter Bristol,


81; Steven Bristol, 72; Simon Kirk, 67. The Clitheroe rally will


'Clitheroe Auction Mart. Wednesday’s meeting


take place on Monday at


will be a farm walk and members should meet at 7 p.m. at Clitheroe Health Centre car park.


Rotary mower


THE asbestos wall of a garage, belonging to a


large detached house in Whalley, was broken through in order to steal


an expensive Honda four- stroke lawnmower. The ro ta ry mower,


which has a 21in. blade and is petrol-driven, is


valued at £1,100. The burglary took place


ouse in Clitheroe Road.


between 4 p.m. on Tues­ day la s t week and 4


E.m.on Saturday at a


where in England, with Alec Slater as MC. Duets included “Yours” , by Pamela and Peter Jelloy, “We’ll gather lilacs”, by Sally Britnell and Cynthia Carter, and “A couple of swells”, by Angela Sut­ cliffe and Joyce Teasdale. There were recitations


Sculpture points children in the right direction


THE lates t addition to the Ribble Valley Sculpture Trail has taken


shape. “As the Crow Flics”, by Surrey-based artist David Halford, is an 8ft. timber


structure featuring several local icons, such as the Pendle witches. It is topped off with a weather vane, featuring a crow, which incorporates


by Gerald Britnell and Clifton Pollard, while Ann Goodway showed a com­ plete contrast of styles with “I’ll be seeing you” and “Don’t let’s be beastly to the Germans.” Doreen Collinson was


as-the-crow-flies distances of several landmarks. Ribble Valley Tourism Officer Miss Heather Fox commented: “The sculp­


tures set out on a trail starting near Brungeriey Bridge. The latest addition can be found at Brungeriey Bridge.


resplendent in a Pearly Queen outfit for “Maybe it’s because I ’m a Lon­ doner” and Peter Jelley had the' audience in fits of laughter with his rendition of “The day war broke out”. Sally Britnell, mean­


while, had many wiping tears from their eyes with “A nightingale sang in


Pedder showed her versa­ tility with numbers that included “Moonlight sere­ nade”, sung and danced by Cynthia Carter and Bob Bartrop, and nostalgia r e a l ly g r ip p e d th e audience with Gerald Brit- nell’s singing of “There’ll always be an England”.


Berkeley Square”. Choreographer Angela


is the time”, brought the well produced show to a close.


The final number, “Now


petition, “Who is wearing the gas mask”, was Mrs B. Jo n e s , who correctly guessed the mystery man was Gerald Britnell.


The winner of the conv GISBURN AUCTION MART PRICES


THERE were 38 newly- calved dairy cows and heifers forward during Thursday’s sale at Gisbum Auction Mart.


£1,260 (average £995), second quality to £850 (£813.35), first quality heifers to £850 (£813.35), second quality to £840 (£813.35). Forward were eight in-calf


First quality cows made to


dairy cows and heifers, with heifers due June/July to £940 (£870).


forward. Calves: Charolais X bulls made to £375 (£335), Limousin X


There were 144 rearing calves


bulls to £285 (£216.60). heifers to £190 (£148.30), Belgian Blue X bulls to £320 (£254.90), heifers to £212 (£161.20), Simmental X bulls to £310 (£242.85), heifers to £185 (£160.35).


£288 (£153), heifers to £214 (£177.50), Other Continental X bulls to £136, Hereford X bulls to £162, heifers to £112, Friesian bulls to £199 (£153.65), heifers to £122 (£98.50), Angus X bulls


Blonde d’Aquitaine X bulls to


216 yuung bulls, 161 steers and heifers, 186 cows and bulls, and 717 sheep, including 262 lambs. 425 hoggs and 300 ewes ana rams. Bulls: Continental light made


(104p), overweight to 102.1 (89.4p), half-bred ewes to £47.2 (£35), horned ewes to £37


to 151p (134.6p), medium to 159p (135.4p), heavy to 147p


(133.4p), other light to 127p (121. Ip), medium to 132.5p (122.7p), heavy to 130.5p (124.3p). Top price: D. and N. Geldard,


and straw. Wheat straw made to £49 per tonne, hay to £12 per bale and barley straw to £250 per load.


tion were 13.50 tonnes of. hay


£920.03. Top kilo: J. M. Town­ send, 540kg at 159p, £858.60. Steers and heifers: Continen­


tal light steers made to 130p (125.Ip), medium to 150.5p (126.9p), heavy to 135p (122p), other light to 113p, medium to 120p (117. Ip), heavy to 115p. Continental light heifers to


North-West Electronic Auction were 1,2c sheep and 70 cattle. Prices: Standard lambs made


F o rwa rd a t th e Beacon


164.5p (131p), medium to 181p (124.4p), heavy to 132.5p (119.3p), o th e r medium to 124.5p (107.7p), heavy to 113p (103.6p). Cows and bulls: Grade 1 cows


to 303p, medium to 300.5p. light hoggs to 245p. standard noggs to 250p, medium to 256.op, young bulls to 234p, steers to 231.5p, heifers to 220.5p, cows to214.5p. At the spring show, there


made to 134p (U2.3p), grade 2 to 106p (94.4p), grade 3 to 97p (82.2p), feeding cows to lOOp (91.9p), cast Dulls to 124p (115.5p).


to £185 (£134.35), heifers to £80. Top price: Friesian bull calf,


E. J. Lonsdale, £199. Continen­ tal bull calf, G. Parker (Reebys), £375. Forward in the fatstock sec­ tion were 556 cattle, including


133.3p (126.6p), light hoggs to 112.5p (105.9p), standard to 128.3p (112.5p), medium to 127.5p (108.6p), heavy to 113.6p


130.7p (122.6p), standard to 137.9p (129.3p), medium to


Plaques unveiled in village ceremony m


Sheep: Light Iambs made to


£1,200. Reserve: E. H. South- well. £1,090. Class 1 (best in-calf cow): 1,


were 53 in-calf aairy cows anc heifers forward. Champion: C. F. Holden.


up to four broad teeth): 1, C. F. Holden,£l,200: 2, S. Field £1,360; 3, P. K. Smith.


E. H. Southwell, £1,090; 2, A. P. Townsend, £1,230; 3, B. and M. Thomber, £860. Class 2 (best in-calf heifer —


£1,090 (£712.22), in-calf heifers to £1,360 (£881.18), heifers and cows with six teeth to £1,230 (£951.67).


Prices: In-calf cows made to


(£27.78), rams to £47 (£46). Forward in the produce sec­


ture reflects the theme of the trail and develops it even further. We are thrilled with it and hope it is going to be a big attraction.” The Ribble Valley Sculpture Trail features a series of eye-catching sculp­


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TWO plaques marking the hard work that has been poured into a village play area and the memory; of a devoted youth leader were unveiled during a special ceremony on Saturday.


ping playground, while the other is a tribute to the voluntary work of the late Mrs Doreen Chamlcy among the young people of the village.


efforts of the Wollbank family in raising cash from waste paper collections and grants from the Harris Trust, Ribble Valley Council and Chipping Parish Council.


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