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www.eastlancsnews.co.uk 12 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, February 24th, 2000
90th birthday treat for the woman who put the ‘Kay’ in town’s best-known bookshop
R E T IR ED bookshop founder Mrs Kathleen Bulcock has celebrated her 90th birthday among a wide circle of
friends and relatives. Mrs Bulcock, who was co-founder of
Clitheroe's first post-war bookshop, says she has been bowled over by the large number of goodwill messages from local
townspeople. "There's been a steady stream of visitors
with cards and flowers. It's been wonder
ful," she said. Mrs Bulcock's nephews also arranged a
family gathering at the Duke of York, Grindleton, and the Mayor of Clitheroe, Coun. Alan Yearing, arrived at her Parson Lane home with a card and beautiful bou
quet of spring flowers. Mrs Bulcock founded the Kaydee Book
shop in Moor Lane with her friend, Miss
Doris Brockley in 1946. They gave their names to the store — the Kay and Dee being derived from the initials of their
Christian names. At the time it was the only bookshop in
Clithcroe and soon grew in popularity, attracting the rich and famous from out of town as well local residents. "The day before we opened, a knock
came on the door and Lady Audrey Wors- ley Taylor, with her daughter and niece, asked to come in," recalled Mrs Bulcock.
"Books were in short supply in those days and Lady Audrey was so delighted with the new shop that she emptied one shelf before we had even time to open." The youngest of nine children, Mrs Bul
cock was born in Accrington and attended the former Clitheroe Girls' Grammar
School after her family moved to Langho. On leaving school, she obtained a post at Accrington Library and after her marriage in 1932 ran a mobile library with her hus band, Mr James Roland Bulcock. He died tragically two years later when crossing a road in Preston while out on his rounds. Tragedy struck again when her father, Mr George William Anderton, also died in
a road accident. Mrs Bulcock and Miss Brockley ran the
Kaydee Bookshop until the middle of the 1950s, when they opted for a change of business, taking over the licence at the Hark to Bounty, Slaidbum. Later they ran a guest house in Parson Lane. The 90-year-old is a past president of
both Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Old Girls' Association and Clitheroe Civic Soci ety and has also had a long association with Clitheroe Soroptimists and Pendle
Club. Our picture shows the Mayor presenting
a bouquet to Mrs Bulcock on her birthday. (100200/5/3)
Night to remember for camera club as members enjoy a natural delight
A MEMORABLE eve n in g was enjo y ed by members of Ribblesdale
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Camera Club when Mr Colin Smith, of Chorley, gave his a u d io -v isu a l presentation. "A Celebration of
Nature" was one of the most impressive, interest ing, enjoyable and simply professional talks ever seen at the club. Mr Smith is an interna
birds, plants and butterflies accompanied each section and both common and rare species were shown and dis cussed in an easily under standable way. As the prose was read, a
tionally-recognised natural history photographer and his work with the Wigan 10 club has won many nation al and international prizes. The presentation had
several sections from moun tain top and moor, through stream and meadow to coast and seashore. A com bination of music, prose reading and more detailed live descriptions of the
succession of international quality photographs illus trating the words seemed to float by, projected by a state-of-the art double pro jector system with sound created by high fidelity electronics. Next week the Lan
cashire and Cheshire Pho tographic Union's folio of documentary prints will be shown, accompanied by a recorded tape of comments from an expert team.
Group goes on fact-finding mission to discover the make-up of its village
HOW m an y p eople work in Whalley? And, how many of those who are employed in the vil lag e com m u te on a d a i ly b a s is an d need
space to park? R e s id en ts hope th a t
these questions and more will be answered following a fact-finding mission by a group of villagers led by the Rev. Chris Sterry. For the past few months
a working group has been putting together a ques tionnaire which will be cir culated to a representative sample of villagers in a bid to find out more about
Glorious weather greets ramblers heading for white rose county
SPLENDID views of the Aire Valley were enjoyed by members of the Clitheroe Ramblers' Association who
went to Kildwick on Sunday. Features of the walk included St
Andrew's Church, known as the Lang Kirk of Craven, Kildwick Hall and its beautiful gardens, before heading toward Jubilee Tower by way of Farnhill Moor. From this point the group could see fan
tastic views of the area. The walkers then went via Jackson Lane
to Higher House Farm, Moor House and Crow Trees, where the group stopped for lunch basking in the sunshine with panoramic views over Cringles and
Addingham Moor. The group then went to the outskirts of
Silsden, passing Schoolmaster Place, the derelict farm Walton Hole, Raikes Head and High Cross Moor Farm, after crossing the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Cowling Bridge,they walked along the towpath back into Kildwick where the leader, Mr Alan Bowles, was thanked for a pleasant
walk. The previous week the group’s Tuesday
A FORD Transit pick-up-type vehicle seen in the area may be connected with the theft of scaffolding worth over £1,000 from premises under renovation a t Dunsop
walkers took a historic tour from Cherry Tree around the surrounding countryside. At Sheep Bridge Brook, the group was informed that 40 horses were killed in a
skirmish during the Civil war. Past St Stephen's Churchyard they dis
covered the grave of John Osbaldeston, the inventor of the weft fork, and then saw the Toches Stone, an old preaching cross from which the name Tockholes is derived. They then went by Roddlesworth
Reservoirs to the Hare and Hounds in Abbey village and continued down through Stanworth Woods, a rich botanical haven for wildlife, and on to the towpath of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, via Star Mill, the first local firm to have electricity in the
The contented group walk then walked back to Cherry Tree, before the heavens
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opened. Next walk is on March 5th, meeting at
Chester Avenue car park, Clitheroe, at 9
30 p.m. The venue will be a 12 -mile walk around
Arncliffe and Malham Tarn. ® For more information, ring Clitheroe
Ramblers' Association, tel. 01200 445580. Scaffolding taken from renovation site
Bridge. The various items, including a tower, some planks and a ladder, were taken about 9 a.m. on Thursday. Police are
investigating.
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Whalley's make-up. The village appraisal is
being promoted by the Community Council of Lancashire and supported by both Ribble Valley Bor ough Council and Whalley Parish Council. Its aim is to encourage communities to study themselves, carry out an audit and produce a report of local statistics and opinions. As work on the Whalley
questionnaire has now been in progress for some months, members of the working group hope to have it in circulation by Easter. "We can't give them out to the whole of Whallcy so we will have to select areas to
give us a cross-section of the community such as a modern housing estate and some older housing," explained Mr Sterry. He added that a number
of focus groups representing schools, young people, Baden Powell organisations and businesses will also be questioned. Once the questionnaires
have been completed and returned the results will be analysed and a report pro duced. Organisers are also hoping to hold another public meeting in early summer to let villagers know the outcome of the work.
DATES FOR WI DIARIES
TWO LFWI dates this month - on March 1st the spring council meeting will be held in Southport, when members will have the opportunity of meet ing the new federation executive committee mem
bers and the new county chairman. Later in the month there will be a trip to Denman
College, near Oxford, where four courses have been arranged for Lancashire members, covering painting,
cookery, singing and country walks. MARCH 1ST
Milton WI - A talk by Mr Jim Parker entitled My Life 'n Shiidburn WI - "From Tosside to the Dorchester" with
T.f
Miss S. Moon. BoUon-by-Bowland WI - Aromatherapy and reflexology
with Mrs N. Sierocki. MARCH 2ND
Gisburn WI - "Faulty Towers - Part Two plus birthday m „ , , . ,
party celebrations. Bashall Eaves - "Lazy Walk up the Amazon with Mr J.
Pye. Rimington WI - "Confessions of a Night Porter by the Rev. Smith.
MARCH 9TH Grindleton WI - Traditional musical instruments, songs
and dances with Mr K. Bargh.
MARCH 13TI1 Clayton-le-Dale WI - "The Yorkshire Dales and Scot
land" an audio visual presentation by Mr Malcolm
Roberts. Sabden WI - Aspects of women's health by Mrs Megan
Dennett. MARCH 14TII
| leton. MARCH 16TH
Waddington WI - "Pots and Patios" with David Shack- _
_ ,JOU , Simonstonc with Read WI - "Peruvian Adventure by Dr
I S. and Mrs A. Kellington. Downham WI — 80th birthday part at the Derby Arms,
I Longridge. Sawley WI - Hinduism by Mrs Ram Dhall.
MARCH 20TII Longridge WI - Plants for the house and conservatory
| with Mrs J. Barnett.
MARCH 21ST Pendleton WI - "Exploring Thailand and Laos" with Dr
I S. and Mrs A. Kellington. MARCH 22ND
Whalley WI - "From the other side of your letter box by Rita Parkes.
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Fascinating start to heritage programme
THE first in the year's programme of events at Slaid- burn Heritage Centre featured a visit from county archaeologist Mr John Darlington. Mr Darlington gave a demonstration of the work of
the service, particularly in relation to Bowland. An audience of local people learned about the com
puter records which are being used to build up a picture of the whole county, looking at its changing landscape character, expanding urban areas and known archaeo
logical sites. There was discussion about the need for the help of
local people and groups in keeping the records accurate and some ideas were generated for future work, possi bly through the Countryside Agency's Local Heritage Initiative. A pilot project was carried out in Slaidbum last year and the scheme was launched nationally last
month. Future events will be held on the second Wednesday
evening of each month, starting at 7-30 p.m. Topics centre on facets of local history, but also
include wildlife and other subjects of interest. For details of events contact Mr Crispin Edwards,
project officer, tel. 01200 446161. Parked van is thieves’target
A TRADESMAN who had parked his van in King Street, Whalley, on Friday morning had a shock when he arrived home. He found that £320 worth of tools had been stolen. | Police are investigating.
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