Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, March 22nd, 2001


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recently by fire and is being restored as part of a project which encompasses the whole park, a'scheme in which English Heritage has


assisted. The oak and copper


cupola, which stands over 6ft. high, mirrors the shape of the artistic domed and pillared folly and is designed


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to last many decades. Langshaw's has a long


experience in the joinery


and building trade,having been established in Whalley


in 1864, around the time the folly was built. .The company does most


of its work on churches, list­ ed buildings and ancient monuments, although it is


the first time th a t it has been commissioned to con­ struct anything like this. Its history of old-style crafts­ manship has continued


through the years’ ensuring the particular skills req­ uired for this type of work have been maintained. Three specialist joiners


were employed in building the cupola, combining those


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] ence." Retired headteacher and


well-known Methodist lay­ man Coun. Howel Jones (Clitheroe) is not leaving


| the council, but feels the time is right to step down


| from the top post. . u.: At times he has been


leader of the council, when the Liberal Democrats ran


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cil meeting, present leader Tory Coun. Peter Redpath his thanks.


Speaking at the full coun­ Luiy vjuuu. icw t


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(Read) complimented Coun. Jones on the "civilised way" he had established a rapport with all members of the council and the quality of the ser­ vice he had rendered to the


borough. Liberal colleague Coun.


Stephen Sutcliffe (Clith­ eroe) said that Coun. Jones


had been a considerable adornment to the council for many years. "I think he is going to be a very hard act to follow," said Coun. Sutcliffe. The Mayor, Coun. Chris Holtom (Wilpshire), added


joked th a t he had never been described as an adorn­ ment before, hut said he was grateful for what had been said and for the help he had received in his time as leader. "It has been a good expe­


Coun. Jones (pictured)


rience from my point of view," said Coun. Jones.


m m h e r e x p e r t is e w i th o th e r s E n g l i s h t e a c h e r t o sh a r e


PRIMARY school teacher Miss Nicola Tomlinson is being held up as an example


1 toothers. Miss Tomlinson, of


I a t Casterton Primary School, Burnley, since 1997,


Clitheroe, who has taught


I was one of two teachers at the school who caught the eye of Ofsted inspectors who visited the school and gave it a glowing report in


| December. Now she will share her


expertise in English teach­ ing with fellow teachers across Lancashire. Along with Miss Susan


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Dean, another member of the Casterton staff, she will provide demonstration lessons and have input in the training of other teach­


ers. Miss Tomlinson, of York


Street, has lived in the town all her life. She went to Pen- dle Primary, Ribblesdale High School Technology


College and the Clitheroe Sixth Form College. She is a keen member of


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Clitheroe Amateur Operat­ ic Society, having taken part in the recent produc­ tion of "Mack and Mabel” as a dancer. Headteacher Mrs Judith


Williams said: "We are very proud of them. They are both outstanding practi­ tioners ad deserve to he recognised for their ta l­


ents."


‘L o o k in g B a c k ’ r em in d s E r ic o f h i s ‘Z ’ p a p e r s


TIME flies and, for for­ mer borough councillor Mr Eric Bracewell, the past 50 years certainly


] have. In last week's "Looking '


Back" column, we referred to the clerk of works and the deputy superintendent of registrars on the town clerk's staff a t Clitheroe who received their "Z" papers recalling them for further military service in March, 1951. We did not name the two


Bracewell, who informed us th a t he was the deputy superintendent of registrars


referred to. "I was in digs in Corpora­


tion Street at the time," he recalled. "There were only two people in Clitheroe who were called back and I was one of them. I had to do two weeks' training in con­ nection with the Korean emergency." After receiving his "Z"


individuals, but on Thurs­ day morning we received a telephone call from Mr


notice to report for training on March 5th, 1951. The other man to receive his call-up papers was the late Mr William Dugdale, the


Clitheroe Castle offices. Mr Bracewell received his


then clerk of works. Mr Bracewell had served


as a sergeant in the admin­ istration section of the Royal Artillery from 1942


to 1947. Seven days after D-day,


papers, he went to report for training at the HQ 88 Army Group Royal Artillery. Now aged 78 - he was just 28 at the time — he was then based at the


he went to France and from there to Belgium and Hol­ land to Germany where he served with the Occupa­ tional Forces until his demobilisation.


traditional skills with the use of modern machinery and techniques. Langshaw's quantity sur­


veyor Mr John Hicks said: "The task called for a spe­ cialist team and the three


men who have been working on it have done an excellent


job." The cupola has now


been taken to be coppered and base leaded, and is scheduled to be fitted some


time in the next two weeks. Our picture shows, from


the left, joiners Mr Andrew Leeming, Mr John Moore and Mr Clive Lovell with the cupola at Langshaw's. (K060301/10)


LOOKING BACK 100 years ago


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I Westminster by a number of Lancashire and other Members of Parliament interested in women's suffrage. The deputation delivered a petition signed by thou­ sands of women employed in Lancashire cotton mills. The Concert Hall, Parson Lane, presented a beauti­


A DEPUTATION of 16 women representing the female factory workers of Lancashire was received at


j stained and varnished. The walls were of a beautiful green, but undoubtedly the most attractive part of the I interior's restoration was the 19in. stencil frieze in fine


ful appearance after having been redecorated. The top of the hall was a delicate cream and all the beams were


I Society, held in Chatburn schoolroom, the Chairman I gave an earnest address, speaking of the duty binding | upon all of them, of doing what lay in their power to support missionary enterprise.


50 years ago HEADS of schools in Clitheroe were asked by the town


i council to warn the children under their control against causing wilful damage in Clitheroe Castle grounds and of the serious consequences which might arise. This followed the Chairman of the Parks and Play-


i grounds Committee authorisation of the institution of proceedings against four boys caught throwing stones down the castle rock face. Following an application by a tenant of a council


house in Whipp Avenue for permission to erect a televi­ sion aerial, a special sub-committee of two councillors was appointed to consider conditions to be imposed when granting such an application. A picture caption declared it was a sight to gladden a


colours and of the latest design. At the annual meeting of the Church Missionary


Si .1. that’ - as Valley craftsmen help repair park's folly Items for inclusi


BOLTONrBY- - BOWLAND;!


Charity success Ladies of Bolton-by-


land organised a ch: evening at the White Bui Gisbum, which raised th tastic amount of £90 Airedale Breast Cancer ( The evening included


tainment from one o North's finest drag queer Ja Vu. It was a treme~ success and enjoyed by < one who attended. Thanks were expre


all those who supporte event and to the comp who sponsored the eveni organisers Helen Daki Susan Whitwell.


Whist drive MCs were Mr J. Ke


and Mr Berry at the 1 Bolton-by-Bowland whi: domino drive. Whist winners were: I


- F. Jeffs, J. Hartley, E. son. Gents - Mr Hartle; Cowperthwaite, Mr S. I Dominoes: J. Howart


Berry, M. Pye. Raffle: T. Trayne Barker, H. Lofthou


Barker. Due to the foot and


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crisis, the village hall closed until further noti whist drive on Wedne: cancelled.


Church news At the annual meet'


Peter and St Paul's C Bolton-by-Bowland,


the village school, ev enjoyed a lunch of so sandwiches. The rector, Canon


Mewis, gave his repor ing the alterations church. Water has b into church to enab abled toilet to be fit the communion rail 1 help people receive nion safely. The Chapel has been ref with new chairs and The funds to carry work have been through the gener parishioners, the dioc


Billows and Mrs J. were re-elected. Mr was elected secretary M. Heyworth cont


grant from the Lotte. Churchwardens


treasurer. Mrs Bishop thankc


Mewis and his family hard work in the pari:


4 CHATBAIRI


I in the Hodder Valley" attaching his eighth victim to a hut wall alongside its seven dead companions.


25 years ago


A CLITHEROE Voluntary Services Officer posed the question: "Would you like to be a volunteer worker at your hospital" on leaflets dropped to 300 homes near Clitheroe Hospital. Helpers would undertake small tasks such as changing and watering flowers, reading to


patients or just having a chat. She said: "The main thing is personal contact; they


appreciate having someone to talk to and listen to. Anyone over 16 can do this kind of voluntary work and usually find the old folk have a wealth of stories of


interest to young people." Clitheroe Police asked local motorists to make sure


their cars were secure following a series of vehicle thefts from the town centre. Joy riders were thought to be responsible, as the six cars were found later. For the first time ladies rode in the Pendle and


I Craven Hunt steeplechase. They were able to compete | in five of the six races. And this innovation created a


good deal of interest. ________ _____________


Cheeky monkeys’ charity event DOLPHINS are organising a cheeky monkey coffee morn­ ing to help donkeysl


The Dolphins are part of the 3rd Clitheroe (Trinity . ..


Methodist Church) Guides, and are running the event at the church on Saturday morning in aid of the Homes and Ponies Protection Association. The work is towards their "Challenge" badge, and is being supported by the Cheeky


Monkey specialist candle company.


poultry farmer's eyes. The unusual scene at Dunsop bridge was of a gamekeeper to shooting parties on a local estate "who was waging war on marauding foxes


preparation classes. Starting from scratch, we young­


I


sters were all learner teachers together, taking in on Thursday evenings what we tried to give out


to our scholars on Sundays. If at that time we had been asked


where in the scriptures one could find the words: "Judge not that ye be not judged" we should not have realised that they were the words of Jesus, from the sermon on the mount. We would have made a wild guess and possibly answered: "The Book of Judges"! We knew very little of the bihle,


T was the minister's wife who came to lead our weekly Sunday School


and his wife possessed a great qual­ ity of life that we longed to share. We were encouraged and inspired by those two who loved us to follow their Lord Jesus and make Him Our Lord also. Attracted to their way of life, we


sought to share in the love, joy, peace and great patience they pos­ sessed. We endeavoured to share their secret by comitting ourselves to the same Lord in Whose service they displayed such radiant happi­ ness. It was simply because of what we had noted in their daily living that we wanted to be Christians, I t is a good thing to catch reli­


gion from those whose way of life contains such an infectious joy and


assurance.' The lives of our friends fnefifiorl fn t-Vipir faith and belief:


1 weekly Christian Endeavour Class. At first we considered it a bit of a lark to take turns in singing solos, reading the scriptures or presiding, but left it to the minister to say the prayers. He seemed to know Who he was


They did not preach a t us, but shared what they had with us. When on occasion we shocked them by speech or action they did not make great comment, but simply guided us into a better way. We found expression for our stumbling hesitant phrases in the


■ Encouraged to express ourselves further by taking a topic at a time


talking to and praying came to him as naturally as breathing.


to speak upon, I shall never forget rvtir fnalmar n f Hism»V o n dlSCOVGnilE


that I was down on the list to speak on the Christian virtues of long suf­ fering. Perhaps I succeeded in an unexpected way, as my hearers had to excercise the virtue as they lis­ tened to my wandering words. Religion that is caught can be far


more effective than that which is taught. In those days when, as a slip of a lad, people scoffed and asked me questions that I could not even attempt to answer I would blush and say: "I can't tell you, because I don't know the answer, I only know here inside." I knew what the old lady meant when she said; "It's better felt than


tell't." Is your Christianity catching?


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