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fill reputation of the castle and the prospect of deatl on the end of a rope.


I Otherwise, they would undoubtedly have enjoyed som


Pendle, Ribble Valley and Lancaster councils - is set b attract more tounsts to the area.


of Lancashuo s most splendid scenery along the way. p nHl=


1 ^y.ltcheS J,rail - a joint ™ ture betwcci


The c^trail - officially launched last month - begins a Pendle Heritage Centre and passes many sites connects with the story of the witches on its way througl Clitheroe, the Ribble Valley and on to Lancaster Castle


where they were imprisoned, tried and most of them wer hanged. The heritage centre in Barrowford - which is planning; new exhibition on the witches - is a good starting point


N 1612, the Witches o f Pendle were taken ii chains from their home, through the R ib b i Valley, to Lancaster Castle for trial.


Their mind was probably preoccupied with the fear It lies just down the road from Malkin Tower, base of


Demdike and her clan. Of course, visitors can just as easy start at Lancaster and travel towards Pendle. Starting at Barrowford, however, the trail goes through


Roughlee, where Alice Nutter lived, past St Mary’s in Newchurch, with its witch grave and the stone “eye of God” watching over the graveyard. There is also the “Witches Galore” shop.


It then goes on through Downham to Clitheroe, with its


castle featuring a display on the witches. Novel


There is a chance to call at Browsholme Hall, to see how


the other half lived in the time of the witches, and at Whalley Abbey, which features in Harrison Ainsworth’s novel on the story.


The trail then goes over Waddington Fell and the Trough


of Bowland, offering majestic scenery along the way. Finally, the trek reaches Lancaster, where there are again


strong witch connections. There is the castle itself, still a working crown court and prison, where the witches were


imprisoned in the bleak darkness of a pit below the Well


Tower. They were tried there, too, and then taken out to a field to be hanged.


There are parts of the castle which are open to the public, and depending on court sittings, you can see the Shire Hall and the criminal courtroom.


You may be lucky and catch actors interpreting the story


of the witches. During a launch tour, visitors were treated to a tour of the ancient cells, where they met a fearsome jailer and three of the witches Ann Redfearn, Alizon Device and her brother James. The Devices were Demdike’s grandchildren.


Other attractions with witch connections in Lancaster


are the Judge’s Lodgings, home of the infamous witch- baiter Thomas Covell, who was keeper of the castle in 1612; the priory church, where Covell was buried; and the Golden Lion, where the witches were permitted a last drink on their way to the gallows.


• Witches Trail leaflets are available from local tourist information centres.


( J T i e 0 r a i [ L a n c a s t e r


Europe and our Continental cousins? Here’s a quiz to see how much you know about the EC and its people. 1. Which nation is the most athletic in the EC? a) The French b) The Belgians c) The Portuguese d) The Dutch e) The Germans 2. There are 68,600,000 people over the


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age of 60 in the European Community — the UK alone has 11,931,000. Which country do you think has the high­ est percentage of people over 60? a) Belgium b) Ireland c) The UK d) The Netherlands e) Spain. 3. Which member state do you think has


the highest % population of people over 80?


a) The UK b) Portugal c) France d) Italy e) Germany


4. One contributory factor to the ageing population is the falling birth-rate. Which EC member state has the lowest birthrate? 5. Which nation is fondest of: a) using the telephone; b) formal meetings; c) “walk­ ing about” . 6. Which European country can boast the


following: a) over 200 types of bread; b) over 350 ways to cook dried cod; c) over 250 types of cheese. 7. Napoleon described the English as a


N e l s o n


• The starting point for the Pendle Witches Trail is at Pendle Heritage Centre, Barrowford. • Follow the A682 out of Barrowford to Blacko. Turn left at the sign to Roughlee. O At the crossroads, carry straight on to Newchurch. • Turn right past Witches Galore, go up the hill. . Keep straight on through Barley village, past the Pendle Inn, the


DIRECTIONS FROM PENDLE


road bends sharp left to Downham. • Go past the Assheton Arms and follow the road to the left, and keep left. • Turn left to Clitheroe, following the A671. • Follow signs for the castle and


museum and take time to explore this historic market town. Whalley Abbey is just four miles from Clitheroe and makes a worthwhile diversion. Then take the B6478 to Waddington and the Trough of Bowland.


• Follow signs to Newton, past


the Parker Arms (B6478). • In Newton village, turn left to Dunsop Bridge. • Go through Dunsop Bridge, then turn right to the Trough of Bowland and Lancaster. • Follow signs to Lancaster. • At Golgotha Village, turn right and follow city centre signs. • When in Lancaster city centre, follow brown signs for castle, priory and museums.


nation of shopkeepers. Which do you think is the cleanest nation in the EC? a) The Belgians b)The Spanish c) The Greeks d) The Irish e) The Dutch 8. Life expectancy varies from one mem­


ber state to another, but is increasing across the community, and this is particu­ larly true for women. Which country do you think has seen the greatest increase in life expectancy for women since 1960? a) Spain b) France c) The UK


ITH the beef crisis, the EC has been much in the news recently.


But how much do you know about


d) Luxembourg e) The Netherlands 9. In which European country would you be most likely to suffer from a grumbling appendix? a) France b) Germany c) The UK d) Luxembourg e) Portugal 10. We live in an ageist society, where


older people are often described in patron­ ising or derogatory ways, i.e. “ the elderly”


“ old dears” . What do you think older Europeans would most like to be called? a) Golden oldies b) Older people c) Senior citizens d) Pensioner e) Retired.


ANSWERS 1. The French are the most athletic, fol­


lowed by the Dutch, with the Belgians being the least athletic nation. 2. A and C — Belgium and the UK tie,


with people over 60 making up 20% of the population of that country. The Nether­ lands is second with 17.4 %. 3. C — 3.8% of the French population is


over the age of 80, followed by 3.7% in the UK and 3.3%in Italy.


4. The southern EC states have the low­ est birth rates — under 1.3 per mother in Italy and Spain, and under 1.5 in Portugal and Greece. Overall the European birthrate has dropped from 2.6 per mother in 1960 to a current 1.6. 5. A — the Italians; B — the French and the Germans C— the Spaniards. 6. A — Germany; B — Portugal; C — France. 7. The Dutch are the “ cleanest” EC


nation by virtue of using the most soap, detergent and cleaning products per capita (29.5kg per annum). The Greeks use the least— 16.6kg per annum. 8. B — France, life expectancy for a woman has increased by 4.7 years since


1960. Next comes Luxembourg with an increase of 4.2 years and third the UK with 3.7 years. 9. Germany has three times the rate of


appendectomies of any other European country. 10. A survey of older Europeans showed


right across Europe the most popular name was “senior citizen” with “older per­ son” a close second.


H o w ^ E u r o p e a n -^* a r e y o u ?


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