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^#ty-o|:aisbussion'from cam e |a |p p | as hits and near-misses ar^isD|^fi||
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. A COUPLE who live in|;,; .what they believe to b e th e l
sunniest place in England.*' have celebrated'their dia-ite mond wedding.
' ‘ F Mr Jim Silverwood and ’
his wife, Mary, live at^{ New-o|
-Noolc.Farm, high « :o n the'south-facing slopes..;,;
of Waddington Fell. - , . ■ MrSilverwoodsaid: “We have lived on the hill- ■ side since 1957 and have-i loved every.minute of it." ws;*
;•••• He first saw his futurek wife when walking home from Ribblesdale School,;./: and they married in 1942, ; .- just prior to him joining. *:
the Army. Mrs Silverwood’s family., m
came to Clitheroe fromvv Accrington,- when*.her,.;
father moved with his h chemist's business. She.;; worked in Braithwaite’s, a • shoe shop and,, during the.. Second-World War, for ; Bristol Aviation. She was then employed in the Food Office in Clitheroe. ; ; Mr Silverwood said that ■
his family had lived in the Waddington area for “a *: good many years”, and the. ,.
. story goes that they were , descendants of stonema sons who came to the area
to build Burholme Bridge at Whitewell. He added:: “They did a good job of
it.” ' He had completed an
electrical apprenticeship after his schooling and said: “I was lucky to get accepted as an apprentice, as there was very little work in the*1930s, but I
"A SLIDE discussion meetingwas
era'Club. -./About 15 members acceptedthe
. invitation to take along six slides, and a fascinating evening followed.. • . Stewart Clark started by proving
that there are pictures all around, showing the fruits of opportunism with sunsets, misty mornings and, waterfalls. Geoff Cowling continued with six
travel pictures, mainly from Africa,: producing a barrage of questions,: while Steve Ashcroft had some natur al history slides, provoking discussion on how to illustrate long-stemmed , flowers. Chairman Steven Robinson then
held last week By Ribblesdale Cam-" club summer;visits, culminating in a:^Miim-Rnrtip’s nhntnc-ranhir. eve i, superb firework picture.
esting. picture,of. recent floods and. ^mum,
imd.fmaUy,to New Zealand.},. Mike.Hartle
p otog
China this month and showed the River Li gorges at Guilin; .together- with farming and market pictures; taken on cycle rides.
Steuart Kellington had been to :. Coincidentally, Ken Geddes:had ' ,
been in China at the same time, con- , centrating on portraits and transport,; culminating in the spectacularly, heavy steam-hauled freight trains fighting the gradients and snow of the Jing Peng Pass in Inner Mongolia. . ■ , Dennis Coward took members to Portugal, discussing the difficulties of
showed six pictures, which he thought were near-misses and invited com-' ments. Some interesting sand pattern pic- -.
. trying to record pilgrims without intruding and causing offence.. ■ ,- Mike Caddy talked briefly about
tures from Walney Island were pre sented by Eleanor Friend, and these ■ were followed by more local scenes, often with attractive patches of sun light spotlighting the centres of attraction. Shirley Rumsey produced an inter-
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always had a hankering to was right; ;We; can watch was/ the"- change in the , once seeing 49. hares in one, nn fomYiinrr ”
go into fanning. .
! He served in India with the Royal Corps of Signals until 'demobilised, then in the 1950s they moved to New-o-Nook Farm and have been there ever since, working the farm, followed by their retirement. Mr Silverwood said:
“When we were shown round the place we were told: ‘I t ’s the sunniest place in England' and he
WI market sure to be a hit A HIGHLIGHT of the festive calendar, the special Clitheroe WI Christmas Market, will take place in Clitheroe Parish Church upper hall on Saturday.
fVinthe sun go igfitacross the valley.”
They have a son, daugh
ter-in-law and three grand sons, and celebrated their, anniversary with a party for family and friends at the Moorcock Inn, which is close to the farm. Mr Silverwood said that
an riCTHl'RpTn.^.f-.hp '
..weather and the wildlife. as bad as those we did in a
- ' “The winters aren’t half’ see three. Maybe it’s mod ern farming, but I don’t
th if
have.” He explained: “One year we had h car
garage on Boxing Day in Clitheroe and it didn’t come out until April. The roads were blocked with snow.”
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they had seen a lot'of changes in the area during their time together, but what he noticed the most
“I don’t know what it is,
know.” . They said that the secret
for a happy marriage is to never part in anger and to keep no secrets from each other. Our picture shows Mr
but there is not the wildlife in the countryside that we - card from the Queen , used to have. I remember
and Mrs Silverwood with their diamond wedding
(K191102/6) Another splendid organ concert thanks i.; There will be Christmas crafts and giftsi-
festive cakes, mince pies, cakes, biscuits, pro duce, preserves, plants and decorations. ■ The market opens at 10-30 a.m. and clos es at 11-45 a.m. Admission is free.
LIVE MUSIC
MITTON HALL WEDNESDAY,
Country House Hotel, Whalley } 01254826544
DECEMBER 4th
THE ANIMALS f and friends . *
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to the talents of a first-class recitalist THE Parish. Church /in,, Clitheroe has for many years.; had the reputation of',host-';; ing high-quality organ con
certs. Saturday’s event, attended;
by a goodly crowd who had decided to eschew the delights of Walton a t Blackburn. Cathedral on the same evening, was no exception.' The recitalist, James Lons-'
“Master Tallis’s Testament” by Howells. Bach’s'great A
Mirior.Prelude and Fugue fol lowed, arid the Suite Modale by the one-time organist of Marines Cathedral,. FlOr Peeters, led us into the inter val, during which high-quality refreshments were served. : If James’s playing up to this
dale, has a fine musical pedi gree, including Oxford organ scholarship and, although he is not, strictly speaking, a pro fessional musician - he works as a solicitor in Manchester ^ he produced throughout the' concert playing of a high qual-; ity. ■■■■;■•
posers began the evening,' Stanford’s impressive Fantasia and Toccata and the dreamy evocation of the 16th Century,
Two pieces by, British com ' : ' ‘
point was at least technically correct, his performance of the second half of the programme: took us on to a new level. I have heard Mendelssohn’s'
■ particularly in the firet move-1 ment. (
First Organ Sonata referred to as a struggle between good and evil, and James’s interpre tation brought out fully the drama inherent in the notes,
three’short pieces by Vierne,- the tragic blind organist of Notre Dame in the early part of the 20th Century, captured
His accomplished playing of
Everyone welcome
ALL are welcome to attend Mon day’s meeting of Clitheroe Speakers' Club.
Members will be . f :
meeting together in the Wesley Room at Trinity Methodist Church from 7-30 p.m.
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fully the skittish qualities of the Prelude and Scerzetto, while his interesting develop ments uponVieme’s registra tion marks in the well-known Berceuse gave the piece a
: darker hue than usual. Having led us gently across
the Channel to the world of the 19th and early 20th Cen tury Parisian organ maitres,
James .concluded the; concert with the Finale of ;Widor’s SixtfrOrgan Symphony! <, 1 Having played this piece at
the recitalist’s wedding a few years ago, I can testify to its enormous difficulty, but hear ing i t in . James Lonsdale’s
: hands; one would simply never have guessed just how taxing it is ^ tiru ly "high-voltage
’ Widor,;which'brought a splen did concert to a stunning con elusion. ■ ■ •
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..field: .now we'’re.. llucky to field;,no
Son wins luxury prize
for parents A TEENAGER'S.letter outlining why his par ents deserve a special "Best of British" break fast in bed has captured the hearts of our com petition judges. ■ Matthew Sutton
(15) nominated his par ents, Mr Pat Sutton and his wife, Marie, for the prize at the Inn at Whitewell, the Ribble Valley hostelry recently named "pub of the year". ■ ; ■- In his letter,
Matthew wrote of vari ous personal-related matters encountered by his parents during the past year, along with family bereavements and other items affect ing the family.^ Closing his letter, he
added: "I would like to nominate my mum and dad for your competi tion. I think they would enjoy a night in luxury, also they have helped ■; me tremendously with my GCSE work." Thanks to their son,
Mr and Mrs Sutton will
. be taking advantage of . the special treat in the * .next few weeks. Thank you to all who
Michael Pain took the time to enter.
PARAMEDICS and police, r rushed to Simon'stone' bri'*
/Monday morning after/, reports that a'.driver: was trapped in 'a lamp-post
crash.
ba'dly damaged'and the post pushed sideways, but no one was trapped.- *. ■ Driver Mrs Susan Abbott (53), of Simon-
: .The Lancia * saloon:'was A sunny day out lifts ramblers’ spirits
A GOOD tu rn o u t of 22 Clitheroe ramblers se t out from Spring Wood picnic site in Whalley on Sunday. A clear blue sky and lovely
sunshine cheered the party as i t ascended the Nab and admired the beautiful views over Whalley and the River Calder.
, The ringing of the church
bells added a touch of autumn magic to the scene.
The party proceeded along
the Calder Valley, crossing Read Road to enter the grounds of Read Hall, where a welcome’ coffee break was taken. The ramblers then proceed
ed through the village of Read, crossing fields to the north and admiring the beautiful views in all directions. Passing through Shady
Walks and Well Woods, the group saw several grey squir
rels foraging for food among the fallen debris/ Lunch was taken at the pic
nic site on Black Hill with great views of Pendle Hill and the Sabden Valley in the fore ground. ; ' After lunch, the p a r ty crossed the valley with some interest in the spectacular crop of holly berries growing there. Passing Chum Clough reser
voir, the group skirted the. Nick o' Pendle, heading
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Hospice Lottery will be launched early m January, with a,massive publicity drive leading up to the first computerised' draw* m April. The hospice chanty will
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; fund-raising realise that, if ■ the lottery, is successful, a : great por.tion^of th a t money could be raised.
Some 650,000 leaflets .
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target of 2,300 members to break even by the first draw and 7,000 by the end, of the year," explained hos pice fund-raising manager Mr Stuart Andrew. "T.he lottery allows everybody over the age of 16 to show they care about the excel-, lent work of the hospice,.; while having-the opportu nity of winning big money- prizes;themselves,and>we: feel very confident that*.
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towards Wiswell Moor Hous-
es. ’ A t this point the walkers
took the path passing the Wiswell wireless/television sta tion, from where the autumn sunset could be seen across the Ribble Valley. ■ The party made haste past Wiswell village and through Deer Park Wood to arrive back at Spring Wood in the fast fad ing light after an enjoyable 12- mile walk.
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injuries and was not detained. (K25U02/6d)
Ideas soon to be unveiled
MAJOR ideas about the redevelopment of the Whalley Abbey complex should be unveiled soon. A special committee
chaired by a key figure in the"Anglican Church, the Bishop of Burnley, the Rt Rev. John Goddard, will be considering the ideas. They are being suggest
ed by a firm of leading con sultants after a compre hensive fabric, preserva tion and business potential survey. ; ■ ■ The spotlight will be on
the abbey itself but, as pre viously reported, features near i t such as the medieval lay brothers’ dor mitory owned by the Roman Catholic Church, will also be included. Millions of pounds may
be available in grants to spend on securing the com plex for centuries ahead. Comments and sugges
tions on
the.ideas will be invited from the public.
Thieves strike in village
BURGLARS targeted a house in .Calder Avenue, Billington, on Sunday evening. A screwdriver or similar
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.Harry.Grayson (pictured) certainly enjoys his work and is currently out and about ensuring
"I HAVE a wonderful job, because every Friday I ring people up and tell them that they have won a major lottery prize."
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• He has been recruited to manage *the -new; (fund-raising initiative and, havmg successfully; launched a lottery in Burnley, and Pendle for the
’■Pendleside Hospice/has stacks of experience. ; .- ‘■Formerly employed in sales and marketing with a national frozen food distributor, Mr !< Grayson certamly enjoys his job; Already, he has ^approached many key companies throughout
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cash.They let them selves out bousing house keys they found in the premises. Police are making inquiries.
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his evolving approach to photogra phy and showed some of his recent exquisitely beautiful minimalist land scapes of water and trees. Lesley Marklew invited advice
with some of her near-miss pictures, and Joan Whittaker took the club on the longest trip in just six slides. .
' She took her fascinated audience from Robin Hood’s Bay in Yorkshire, to Sydney, Australia, for the Millen-
p c eye is
• drawn to vivid colours/ snow scenes : and pattern pictures/ He showed how he had made some colour changes in the computer(before making one print from a slide. John Bradley then asked whether a
• car filling an empty space in a shot of Whalley was better than a .version without the car? Also what happens if
■a perfect-picture.of an abbey looks distorted because the columns really
the effects of light
and.invited the club to criticise a slide slated by the ■ judge in a recent competition. Every one liked it, proving that judges do net always get it right. , - : It was a very entertaining and edu
are leaning? , Finally, i Trevor Marklew showed
cational evening, and a good chance for all members to shows their pic
tures. Next week, Norman Piper, of Bury,
will be'presenting “The Magic of Photoshop 7”, the latest version of the acclaimed professional image preparation and manipulation pro
gramme. • Ken Geddes Driver escapes with slight injuries lIS \
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