2 Clltheroe Advertiser & Times, October 30th, 1997
Famous Simon now spreads ghostly goings-°n from Clitheroeto Whalley’s weirdpa-
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CLITHEROE’S famous madcap “ghost- buster” and noise impersonator Simon Entwistle is now turning his attention to
Whalley’s supernatural past. He has already en te r ta in ed hundreds of
tourists and local people with his popular ghost tour of Clitheroe Castle and town centre, in which he takes p a r t ic ip a n ts to rep u ted ly haunted sites and regales them with stories
from the “other side.” So successful have his tours been th a t they were featured on Radio 4’s “Going Places”
leisure programme. Mr Entwistle explained something of the back
ground to his idea to hundreds of thousands of lis teners all over the country. His measured tones and obvious knowledge of the subject must have impressed everyone—and so must his mutations of echoing rifle fire and the noise of a machine
gun. I t was another example of the Ribble Valley
again receiving very favourable national coverage, and will not do Mr Entwistle’s Top Hat Produc
tions business any harm either. “I have spoken to several leading coach operators. Some have sent people on my tour and have promised to nm spe cial trips next year,” he says. Now Mr Entwistle, who in this world, among
other things, works on the council team looking after the Castle grounds, wants people to contact him with spooky stories and terrifying tales con nected with Whalley. He will be running tours in
both towns next year. His Whalley “X-files” already includes a story of
a man living in a house underneath the railway arches who was confronted by a Maid Marian look-alike shadowy lady. She appeared before him with a trumpet-like instrument in one hand and a leash attached to a ghostly Great Dane in the
other.
and a year later the new owner told him he too had seen a similar apparition in the same room. Other sinister reports, which may have been “spiced” up a bit, are accounts from patrons and
Perhaps not surprisingly, the man sold his house . . . . ,
staff at the Trishna Indian Restaurant, who claim to have had visitations with their vindaloos. “Many have said they have heard strange nosies
in the building. No one knows who it might be, but whoever or whatever it might be has fright
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For Mrs Rushton has turned her gardening hobby into a . ' and friends. , . . . A member of the local Women's Institute, Mrs Rushton ’ ^ , t
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puts them between sheets of tissue paper and places them inside a heavy book before leaving them for six weeks or more. Blank cards are then used to make the greetings cards. Her hobby is ideal for the winter months and Mrs Rushton has discovered th a t the summer months are often too hot for the delicate
cards at Christmas but, she says,' unfortunately not everyone receives one of her
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Police out in force to keep a check on the area’s Hallowe’en revellers
T H E R E will be a strong police presence in th e area for Hal-
lowe’en tomorrow night. “We want everyone expected, lured by the spe-
to enjoy themselves an d will ta k e th e appropriate action if there are any prob lems,” said a C lith e ro e police spokesman th is
week. Numerous officers and
vehicles will be apparent and others will be quickly available if needed. The usual large crowds are
cial atmosphere. The two pubs in Sabden, the White H a r t and the Pendle Witch, are closing for the whole evening. Also, there will be no public admission to the Wellsprings, where a private p arty is being organised. Car parking on or off the
road between Clitheroe and Sabden will be nearly impossible - to minimise congestion and the possi bility of accidents, all areas
Throwing light on photographic art
“GIVE me the light” was the subject of Miss Cloe Johnson’s talk a t Ribblesdale
of the North-West’s finest photographers, had trav elled from Poulton-le- Fylde to explain her per sonal approach to photog raphy, which relies heavily on the conscious use of the quality and direction of light. The slides shown were of
Camera Club. Miss Johnson, who is one
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emphasis should be on improving members’ pho tography. In this, she suc ceeded - many simple but effective techniques being illustrated. More than this, the message th a t much careful thought on the angle and quality of the light was well received and will improve the final results. Next week Mr Des Coop
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Six-month driving ban
THE totting-up rules led to a Clitheroe man being banned from driving for six months by magistrates at Blackburn. Christopher Hartley (50), of Highfield Road, was con
victed of driving without insurance, and fined £540, with six penalty points. He was also convicted of using a vehicle without a test certificate, for which there was a £90 fine.
He was ordered to pay £40 costs. Hartley, who was not in court, already had eight points
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will be put into operation. From 6-30 p.m. the Nick of Pendle road can only be travelled from the A59 junction a t Clitheroe towards Sabden, not the other way round. Two-way traffic starts again a t the crossroads in Sabden. The police are keen to emphasise their determina tion to ensure a trouble-free evening and hope that they will be justified in keeping a low profile.
village owing to the age of some of the brnl gs, epecially those which sell spirits as well as housing them. “The pubs in Whalley are very old and i am sure their landlords and patrons may have sunuar ghost stories to tell. If people do have these of tales to tell, I would very much like to near
ened a lot of people,” said Mr Entwistle. Such occurrences, he says, are n0* l^ u^ ar,
from them,” he said. He is intending to launch the first WhaUey gh_ .
tour to coincide, appropriately enough, witn village’s Pickwick Night in December, when shops open late and patrons and staff don Victorian cos- • tumes giving the whole place an “olde world
wonderful past will do much to bolster the already booming tourist trade. “I take my hat off to the parish council. I t has done a great job in promot ing tourism in the area. Personally, I am a tourism fanatic. Much of the Ribble Valley’s future lies in the tourism industry, and as a bit of a performer 1 like to think by organising these tours I ’m doing my bit towards helping the tourism industry. If you have a chilling tale from Whalley, or have
He feels sure his walk into Whalley’s weird and
had a supernatural encounter, Mr Entwistle would like to hear from you on 01200 426821.
she was dead lE S s lg s s -s
only a skirt and cardigan and told him she hoped to g to . to d
broken glass while washing
up, but, with hindsight, he believed this was another suicide attempt. “She kept saying ‘I wish I
was dead because of all the pain I am in,”’ said Mr Layfield. He recalled how his wife took a kitchen knife and a Stanley knife with her when she was admitted to Queen’s Park Hospital, Blackburn. "When he told staff he had found them missing, they were discovered under his wife’s hospital mattress. The inquest heard th a t
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MANY electricblankets are death trap s , county
council tests have shown. The Ribble Valley was one
of the areas where only a few blankets, ju s t eight, were examined — but five had some fault or other, and one was unfit to use. A county spokesman said
Mrs Layfield was last seen alive by a plumber working
at the house, Mr Neil Fort. In a statement, he said she spent the morning in her bedroom, smoking heavily. “She seemed very anxious and kept asking me when I would be leaving,” said Mr
Fort. The coroner, Mr Andre
Rebello, recorded a verdict of suicide.
the results of th e te s ts made frightening reading, with many blankets being old and “death traps.” Exposed wiring, home
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