lannastiiTBCirilinacaidk' y ts way I is


iruv By painty-lain]® ■' ■^n^TaT^l. ©mSafimday might,


BuaiaanfmMmMajjesiy th e (Qtiepti'Ik <gi)Otlsn


jjribilsE. Bit pnandses to ibs am


(pverft rejTirpjUtng mfi the wow-factorschle. Ones again, th e ffan-


th e s t re e ts wiffl h e :rrr!:n;p. hnrrpmelE- .


tastac lh«ribflnnp ml (Dhiherme (Ensile IKeep ’.will provide a spectacu­ lar set as the pro cession itD (Earfl aH processions wmds ntE way through ttHie s treets from 77—


Tpjm. The irrtmfl irmrilp will


ins the firework (nisphty Scram i'JiiE (Castle Beep,


scheduled tostartwhen the procession (reaches


i Bine ED 3 mi i ts monte, i Bietvfflen 3.D pm. anil 3D- :3D pan. Weather pemm.- Emg,fiiei&rewi]rkswili3)e se i mil fiiom uiiiE north sideml the hasp and, we are told, the iiiB3t places lor wiewnig ;are hetwisn Bawdlands, (Casii(? Thw and (CastleStreet. (Gihheroeshops twill Bib


stnyuigmnen, mmyumai! 77 p.m_, ensuring th a t Kpecrators ar-rrvmg Id town .early have plenty


.around the Sown, several ;cii which "will (be .signed, line; -visitors :ure advised


to .do. There me mar p a r ts


toamvsteafjy. The Ttiut.e trikes 11 Date


atom (Chubb urn Bmad, Waterloo BmaxL, (Queensway, Moor lane, (Castile Street, M a rk e t. (Place, 'Pork Street, Wall Terrace, Wadcfingiion Hoad, BaiQway bCdew Hoad, Station Hoad and (parson lane. The procession <d5s-


perses (on BawdlBmidK, HDoisiord Bond, Seedbll Avenue, EenthornIRoad, Thom Streetand BSshtan Terrace. (On Sunday, there twill


1 1 M L


T o r c W i g h t p r o c e s s i o n s f r o m t h e b e g i n n i n g . . .


‘PH ik: SJnesnls igdlden Jubilee icalarmaiaoiis twane a p e iS sc t -euraise i©r msmlb.ers ©I O&tiheiToe's "Itarc5i!5Bbt (CDm- n n tte e ito leap Into acinon!! iKorctiliglrts Brave, (over itihe years, ibeen istaged ito icelsibrate


- special (occasions. As th e Ers t was Bield ito (celebrate the (Gold­ en .Jubilee iof (Queen Victoria iin ISBi7„ imniTn~rhlffieimeTT{bars 3315 y e a rs mn a re (dstemfined ibo an^ke sure th a t aids Event 3s the hast Ever. (Queen Plcimria was then (cele-


Bib ;a (Fair Bn the ©untile grounds with the high- lighi being a 'display By the Bed Arrows .over the town, wantage -vehicles - :andsamei3iingiar;allthe (nrrmTy. .fin these pages, twe


tihealorikatTorihlight memories from the past .and recall name mi the


IS


toaSBmnns ccoimecbBd -wiih(C3hhHroea(EEksbnv-.


rorating ithe longest reign mi any British (gneen. In 3;BK7„ the pro- (cession ’included lour Biorsemen, membersitJ the (Qiitherme Bicycle (Gliib, torehhearersmn Soot, the nteam fire Enfine (drawn Bjy ff our. horses and manned Iby the Hire Brigade whose members Eiihibit- ed fireworks and -coloured fires. There were (downs ion 5oot, 33 5mighrs(oi the (Cleaver heude d iby th e ir -((met. Jfiiabs mounted (OB •lerusdem ponies, several hands ;and Evan ia fioat wuth fitiiinpians ’(changing their.ifiiins'l. The Torciiiigin was the dilimm:


Gohservance <oi th e .event. Mill (owner Mr Vkxm (Garnett, mnemf tv thettowitsBhgBestEinrilQj>Ers,3ffir


mi two (days (til -celebrations, leap­ ing Sunday tree ior iredigoons


hecame town -clerl: -and horonfii survsyorMr.BosephlBarrett'iwBis theminhdfficidsmrgammngtthe jubilee (event. Sn 3S9i7„ (Queen Tvdct'oria icele-


lrffiam Self iw;;uks, ;v;ho Hater 3niO TordbEght Is moiirplete


IN th e (Qin vinc seat a t „ finsyeartTwiihliEiitas : -retired pi inn tier, <cam- miitiad-railway .eTrihiiin- a s t and raconteur Mr Peter I'lo ore. (He liiiaire d the Mdlier-


Ibrated Bier (diamond jubilee.. Giitheroe staged Its ttiiird Torch­ light procession .and with "-mock (Corporation^" 5n itheir heyday, Worst on withats"3'ZLayor'',, Jfifler- nnaniSir.Jdhn Pinch, who lived meat (door to ithe (Cali ’s Head and was m platelayer (on the railway, lhad pmdecS place. Peqpls travelled irom :all (over


mccasinn us too Barge Bora torch- liig'ut procession ini (Diitheroe, iin


point (d lact, f ia inhabitants will hold such processions mn the sligbtest provocation. "The epithet 'horcKHg-ht' iis


file mrea tto waitdh the spectadle, mnd special trmns were put ton nor the (occasion. There was nn mx- rroast, and lalbalkit ior the.oa tool- place Bieiure the Event. The hdld- ®r (Ol rtihe whniing ticiml. -could 3mve the Biead mured .and mourit- Ed,BnitfiieB)ody(oI ShecoxBiadSo Bib presented to the iox roast mom- miit teegor (distribution. Thatyear, :a nnuenii icem.; gol d .mai-orul chain was presented itry J43derman 'Thomas (G ament to the town and as sSH iused By tBis Mayor ml (Giitheroe. In 3.9a0„ a Torchlight was


Biefieved to he (derived firom the TLatin "torchure' and'/or firench 'torturBIpduetofiiepecuIiarenect (on those who, wiiliingly car lunvBll- Bngly.wiitnesstheimahiiestatBon. "’A scrap (eff parchment


se


retrieved (from theishhmge (depot Bn Henthome montains, among mther things, Evidence id an (early procession. This was to melebrate the return Srom the Crusades ml liord IBawd-de-Bawdlands,Biear- Bng fiie (KTiny's -Airms Bnscribed ‘ Hoiii edit m lii mal y jumse' ((trans­ la te d means, "put yore arms


around mehoney'). '"-Amother ancient (document


scheduled lo r th e Pestival ml Britain -celebrations.


age.ol the Torchlight lave Biecome mdllectors' iitenis. In the 319a D pro­ gramme, priced (fid, readers were Igtven an irmiight iinto past tormh-


(flevIreKt. (Glilihuroe, where th e mafives heat ifiheir itnmtmiiE, (the . mextffewhimflrfia fiinusand pages are (devoted ttD a hiiiel Bnstoiy (iff e-.i-rlViV.rlVit g,vf>r-.,-firiT;^7u;,1tpi-ntiiis -(.-nri'i .arrli n:nv.-n. (" (read file lilltr o due-


ihgfats. "Ttir the hsneiit mi .strangers tp


i !'■


I ^ 1 T\ - "No (occasion ns ttoo small. No


relates that a pro cession was held -from the abhattcBrs to the3jow Moor Municipal Baths. Here, the Mayor and (Goiporation partook ml the watersand the Mayor, with the rnvdluntary word, "Hic-Haec- Hoc;' lunveiled a tablet ((marbdlicj) Bnscribed, "wash your (dirty 3inen


mn (Pen file’s Ibig End, fiiis (depend- Edopanpernussionibeing.gjvenftjy ( the Weepers^ Wpers'and Croan-


here!' "(0ftfimesaheaconwasalso3it


ers'Trade THiinan tto the imenifaeES (tohearffaggdts'UgihrDDandaigaen


t(vBnd.m


sdleSrammntlBtsaroundtlhettown, Bmbhxdrng th e AidvertuBer and Times muice,pmcHd.i£3-


... and don’t forget Percy th e Pij As Mr -Backson 's eldest . gran 3-


wiiiiboirt___ iRarcy th e iRig! iPerty and the liow Moor Crder


<d Bacon fiaters Ensure that this weMoradisvBnepassesthetestml


fime .and takes his place Bn every Torchlight pr.oceasion. 33oIlowBng the MEQsranirm


Tiiirm 'Torehhdht, roliovi- ‘ iing ihZEr Pon pickup'Is idepaitarEtoSoasendale, and nfisdsd nn second Bidding tD take tthE shot se at ngain Snr ithe f7iueen’s iGoiuen ..luinlee Horchiight. He Bjecame irrmrihped


with S3ie Event nn a-he IBnDs, when 3\2r Harold


Bid the mrgairisaSSon iheiiind thespectaciilar


tradition. Now mne mi n tr io toi Bong-serwang meniberE, Bie has Bisaded n Bsand <di parry 'vdhin- tsers'vdiDlhave spent ttBie


past BiB imonthE miPrng sure tidiat Saturday'lE -event is meiruirahie Por them, their thahkE wiLl B>e th e pleasure


reSectefl iin tBhe laces mi the thousands mi iresi- (dents and PisitiorE erpectefl ito pour iinto OBSheroe Enam (6 pm i (onwards con SstnrdrQL iSnd, in timere ms <nns <or two Botches, hear with themandanakssuregon xdveplentyviheiitheicul- BectingfflDatsiEomepast!


T T T T T T T T T T J T ' t T T T T T T T T flANDY


COME ' IN- ,


(kdt cme d f i t e


S o ipuicSi t o s e e f r o m


w m & d c M m m S


m ’ , s m^3e$ign O P E N E A 1 E , ' 'C H U G H 1K 3& H 7 ! : : salaniiDb czornb iirn With $0 mvtch. gmwg < 0M iMs m’eehend m id widh


mmrp shops sterpmg topem ton Saturday m’samg m the irwm up to the p.mcessi.on staitin g-—- G et here early, bm wse mrnmd the shops and g e t a goad spM§or the procession


C l i th e r o e a m d D i s t r i c t C h a m b e r o f T r a d e & C o m m e r c e


JD.cmlt forget - many shops (open to o <on Sunday!!!!!


-event, Idrs ilvelyn Mailing, (d Western Australia, recalled how her grandfather, Mr Tom .lack- son,ajdiner,maipenterandiimder- taker, attached Bermy to Bids wheels BnHusworkshopionNiSson


Street, Bow Moor.


irfifild, she recalled wisiiBng the workshop meat to the Methodist Chajid, and watching her grand- Sather make Bercy. In those (days, she says that, nmlike today, the pig was mever fidden Iby anyone, “put pushed itry two young lads wiearingBiutcherlsaprans. (One was Iherlbrother, Tommy B tyer. Thep’ig first appearedBn.apro-


mession Bn 1933.. Thethememf the Bow Moor .entry was "We love Bacon.'" ©rufinally a whole, stiuledBi oar, the head wasmount-


ed ton the "wooden Bioay madelpy Mr, Jackson. The hbUowhody was then put to .good msestoning sup- giiies ml iiiqiiid rerresfamenrs for the 3jow Moor (Order ml Bacon


Haters. Today, Bercyasieptanthemel-


HarattheOjDwMoorCliih. Butum Smurday he well-once again -enj qy his finest hour, as mlub reciilars trot him mutaround fiiescreetsml (Giitheroe. ©are we say th a t (PercyIs (demise would (certainly. (knock the stufiang min, ml (Gliiheroe'sTorchlight (procession!


Gla;y!tofi^OirrffnBnDe4?^leeii»wcDt3>iil


Lancaster A-SilalptoiTi ^frTodinnorarien dtias


" T h e Sunseekers" Look forovand to a great iniigbl 110


ih e Dui'blee Tordhilliighit iP.nocession F o l l o w e d b y a


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W i t h G l o r y " b o o k MiBiRAiSISNSue Hdlden lismotiorily an (enthusias- ficmemberml CUitheroeTorchhghtCoiumiEtee,she Bias wmtten a Biodk (on the .celebrations (chronicling


ttheuBustoiy. "VGhfiheroe Ahlace Wiilh (Gloiy" traces the tradi-


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’ and publish Bnstonciil material mn the SShhle Talley area. Piuhliiihed iby lan d y Buhlshing, at us<on side a t nocid.ourletsgmced £a.


fion mT Torchlight Srom the (diysid (Queen WctDna to preparamon Bor the 23st (event to mflefarate the Millennium. Troceeds .go tD the Bfinsworth Eesearch Trust, a cdhantahle trust to (encourage local people to write


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