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'Have a Go' brought some wonderfuT youthful memories flooding back
EADING a recent “Look ing Back” column in the I Ciitheroe Advertiser and
Times brought back my own memories of the Wilfred Pickles “Have a Go” programme broad
cast from the parish hall in 1954. Obviously the hall could not hold
all the people who wished to go, so everyone had to apply for a ticket on an individual basis. I was 16 at the time and can remem
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ber the thrill of opening the envelope and discovering that I was one of the
lucky ones. My brother Ken (richer!) made an
instant offer to buy the ticket for £10 and in those days it was an offer I should not refuse. In the weeks leading up to the event,
the ticket became a powerful bargain ing force, which, 1 am ashamed to say, I exploited to maximum effect (making hay while the sun shines, or something
Like many entertainers of his day, he A s I s e e it . . . b y D a v id B o w k e r
along those linos!). By the time the day of the broadcast arrrived I was punch drunk with power and still negotiating at around the £15 mark. About teatime I made my final deci
sion — I would go to “Have a Go”. Ken’s offer stayed good until the moment I loft the house, but he took my decision like a man. He said he would listen to the pro
gramme and stay richl Once inside the hall, the excitement
was electric. I can remember feeling pretty privileged to be taking part in such a famous and popular show. Before it started, the producer took
us througli the routine (this was a live show) and we were given guidelines
about clapping, laughing, cheering etc. Then the musical director had us prac tise the never-to-be-forgotten signature tunc: “Have a go .Joe, why won’t you have a go?”. There was a few moments of silence
and then we heard the announcer say: “Ladies and gentlemen, we invito you to ‘Have a Go’ with Wilfred Pickles”. Violet Carson hit the keys and, with
' What a marvellous entertainer Wil fred Pickles was. Nobody before or since has been able to host a show like “Have a Go”. With the barest of scripts, he had contestants and audi ences eating out of his hand.
one voice, Ciitheroe showed how the signature tune should be sung.
College principal calls it a day
AF’'rER nine years at the lielm of Nelson and Colne College, princi pal Mrs Kath Belton has stopped down. She has steered the college through a period of change and sot it on course for a major reorgani sation wliicli will draw together all its services on one campus. And .she is confident that the
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■FANATICAL footballers from a Clitheroe-based primary school have been given a kick-start to show off their footwork in style, thanks to support from a nearby firm.
A generous'sponsorship deal , ,,
from Perrys car distributors in Olitheroe, brought a smile to the faces of the 10 and 11-year-old pupils from Brookside Primary,
School, who received the terrific
blue and yellow kits. Headteacher at the school Mr
Graham Claydon said: “We are; thrilled to have received the new outfits and are thankful to the company for sponsoring us. “The children had been wear
ing the old football strips for a few years now and it was time they had some new ones.
“The kit has proved very
lucky for us, as since it has been worn the school has not lost any football games.” Our picture shows pupils wearing their new strip, with
. sales manager at Perrys, Mr David Hallam, along with Mr
Claydon, and team coach Mrs Pauline Nightingale. ' (B220104/2)
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. She said: "They had wide range of abilities so it was good training in organisational skills and wliat is now called 'differenti ated training' - it was also good training for crowd control!" She joined the first intake of the
County Primary School, where she taught 42 eight-year-olds and nine-year-olds in one class.,
Open University and gained a BA degree. Her experience w'ith tlie OU meant she has always subse quently been committed to part- time study for adults. In 1973/4 she was seconded to Manchester
University, whore she gained a Master of Education degree. She then went into further education, teaching science to cadet nurses and nursery nurses at Accrington and Rossendalo College. After becoming course leader
for social care programmes, she had a complete switch into mar keting and industrial liaison for tlie college. It w:is one of the first
jobs of its kind in the country. After 14 years at the college, she
moved to Blackpool and Fylde in 1988 as assistant principal. As head of technology there, her portfolio included the Fleetwood Nautical Campus, complete with its own boat! She was appointed vice-princi
pal at Nelson and Colne College in 1992, and three years later took over as principal following the departure of Dr Helen Gilchrist to Bury College.
phere. The one-site college is an exciting development which will benefit the whole of Pendle and take forward further education in the area for the next 25 years. "After 37 years in education, I
look forward to having more per sonal time.".' She plans to continue as a mag
istrate on the Pennine bench, and is looking forward to more time spent in theatres and the garden. She also plans to travel, explain
ing: "There are places I have always wanted to visit, but never had enough time - China, Aus tralia, New Zealand and South America." She is planning an extended
v is it to see relatives in South , Africa, and later plans to trace Route 66 in the USA, ending up with friends in California. She added: "The college achieves excellent results and has
,,.She said:,"l have thoroughly enjoyed the last 12 years working
at the college. I have been fortu nate all my working life to have always enjoyed my job. Despite the various challenges, I have always worked with good people. "The staff at this college are
committed to doing their best for the students and the college is known for its excellent quality and good achievements as well as a friendly and supportive atmos
a good reputation. I am confident^ it will continue to be the college for Pendle despite changes in poli
cies and governments. "I wish Alison well in her new
role. She will be excellent. She was a very good head of department when she was here previously." Until Dr Birkinshaw takes up
her new post, vice-principal Mr John Farrington will run the col lege and progress the plans for one-site status.
New strip
kick-starts.team!
had his catcliphrases and he did not dis appoint- “Are you courting?”, “Toll us
, your most embarrassing inomont”, “Now liow old are you?”, “Give her the money Mabol/Barnoy” - all said with his inimitable Yorkshire twang that enabled him too illicit the deepest secrets of his contestants. It was clean, wholesome entertain
ment for a type of audience that is fast disappearing (or maybe gone). • Despite Wilfred’s convivial, cheerful
demeanour, he and Mabel suffered a great sadness earlier in their marriage. They lost their only son, David, aged seven, who was stricken down, with
polio. Although ho did many other things
in broadcasting, including films and TV, Wilfred will be best-remembered for his unique show “Have a Go”, in which, in 1954, I had the privilege of taking part. Sorry KenI
LOOKING BACK - 100 years ago
AT the meeting of the Board of. Guardians the most interesting matter was relating to the taking of children from the workhouses, with their undesirable influences. The report read: “It is high time, with our boasted civil isation and refinement, that the bringing up of children in workhouses among thieves, rogues and vagabonds, the idle and intemperate, should be ended.” O The annual report of the Chief Constable was pre
sented to the Watch Committee, ft stated that the total number of people proceeded against was 110 and there werel6 indictable offences, down on the previous year owing to less drunkenness, offences against Dog Regu lations and gaming. In all 45 Pedlars’ and two Chimney Sweeps’ Licences were issued during the year. O At the annual meeting of the Conservative Club,
allusion was made to the party’s recent defeats and the rank and file were exhorted to work hard to restore their party again to a position of power in the town.
50 years ago
"4 2 ,5 0 0 h.'p. engines and was looking forward to sailing on the maiden voyage to Gibraltar, Aden, Columbo and
Sydney in spring. O Chatburn residents protested that their property .
would depreciate in value if a village site proposed by Ciitheroe Rural District Council for use as a refuse tip
was approved. P Sabden boy Tony Whitehead was rescued from
Spring Lodge after he had fallen through thin ice. His friend, Raymond Bennett, scrambled to safety and returned with three passers-by who tied their football scarves, belts and a length of cable together and encour aged brave Raymond to venture back on to the ice to pull Tony out. Later Tony said that he was paralysed in the water and his clogs were dragging him down. The boys had apparently seen other lads cycling on the ice and had thought it was safe.
25 years ago
MASSIVE cut-backs in services and a steep rise in rates were forecast for the Ribble Valley if council workers pay settlements went beyond 10%. Union leaders throughout the country were demanding large increases
in line with the rising rate of inflation. □ A call went out to old soldiers to rally to the aid of
the Clithoroe Army Cadet Force detachment to help out in senior leadership roles. Under the new CO the number of cadets was rising, but the unit was ailing through the lack of adult instructors. Three more were needed to help take charge of the youngsters and retired ex-Servicemen were deemed the preferred candidates. □ Contralto Joan Boothroyd returned to her
Clitheroo roots to appear in a concert at her old school Mrs Boothroyd performed with harpist Susan Drake at the Girls’ Grammar School in a cl:^ical programme organised by Ciitheroe Concerts Society.
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THE children’s classic "The Wind in the Willows" inspired one young Whalley library user to write a win ning review. Laura Nicholson’s review
Classic novel proves a hit Laura (11),of Wilpshire,
on the book written around a century ago by author Kenneth Graham was crowned the Relay Readers’ scheme champion reviewer
for December. The Relay Readers'
scheme is run by Lancashire County Library Service and encourages young people to read more books and write down their thoughts about
''them on a special review sheet. The scheme recognises monthly winners for the ■best review.
Don't believe everything
I WISH those who were keen , If Angela and Sally and on telling children to be obe- ; their husbands had obediently dient would also stress the , .accepted what those “who importance of a healthy dis- knew better” had said, the obedience, realising That, ' injustice would have been per- there are times for question- r petuated. Instead, they vigor-
ing what the authorities have
said. ’ Angela Cannings and Sally.-
Clark, you may remember,, wore imprisoned for allegedly murdering their babies, when
unfair to hold Geoff Hoon, the Defence Secretary, personally responsible, but surely Saman tha is right to ask the ques tions.:.
, , . I do not believe that we
ously fought against it, and eventually won. . Samantha Roberts is con
testing that the Ministry of Defence was wrong to send her husband, Stephen, into battle
they insisted and pleaded that:; in Iraq without proper, body . ^ . Should she obediently
their children died from cot protection, deaths. • -
opinion of one particular doc- /unfortunate accident of,-vyar?, tor.
They were convicted on the , accept Stephen’s death as an - Maybe it was, and maybe it is
should simply accept things. Some time ago, the parents;
of a severely autistic child were ■ assured that absolutely noth- ing could be done for him. : ■ , • They refused to accept that verdict and found an American doctor who promised he could help. He too had had an autis tic child, but had been assured
• by the medical authorities that nothing could be done. A lot of
money had to be raised - and doubtless these parents had the skills and energy to raise it - with the result that the child was treated by that doctor and is now living a nearly normal life. It is a good thing that those parents were healthily disobedient.
- ’Actually,' I have always thought that young people in general are too accepting;: too traditional and too willing to go along with what their,par ents, or authority, says. ,,■' Old. ladies can be more
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adventurous in their thinking than some young men!: ; s
explained in her review sheet that the book was an old-fashioned story in which animals are the main char acters. She added that because it
was written so long ago, some of the language is dif ficult to understand, for example, one of the chapters is called "Like summer tem pest came his tears". . Laura is a pupil at St
Charles RC Primary School in Rishton. She added: “I think this book would appeal to anyone who likes the countryside. The origi nal version is more difficult because of the long words, but the drawings by Ernest Shepherd are brilliant.”
f o r t h e w e e k Jesus did not go through his
life agreeing with everyone, though he never acted hastily or without love. He was not colourless or
, lacking the courage to confront idleness or hypocrisy. He does not expect his fol
lowers-to be a meek and resigned bunch of people, but. rather: to be like salt, giving flavour and piquancy to the whole of life.
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