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ellery, and among the things they looked at were some cross­ es.


S Then one girl said to the


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100 years ago


A NEW column entitled “'Vi^omen’s Gos­ sip” became a regular feature on page two of the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times. Written by a female correspondent for “the women folk”, the column featured articles on the latest walking skirt and the surge in the popularity of jewellery that contained opals. 9 After receiving a blasting in last


week’s paper for not scoring any goals, Chatburn Football Club’s forwards evi­ dently took note of the criticism and scored goals in abundance during their latest match. They scored nine in total, the tallest victory recorded by them dur­ ing that season and the first win recorded since Christmas. Villagers hoped this would he the forerunner of other successes and lift Chatburn to a respectable posi­ tion in the league. 0 Mrs Thomas Holden, of Nethertown,


Whalley, was congratulated on being the oldest lady inhabitant of the district. She had just celebrated her 86th birthday.


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o u r request for volunteers to spend a night in the Castle Keep brought to mind a friend of long


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Clitheronians will remember him. Amqng his many other talents he was a very keen student of the history of Clitheroe and the area, and with other students my friend and I spent a memorable two winters at a class of 15 lectures each year listening to Henry speak about local things. One particular memory still remains


when Henry spoke about the Castle. He inaintained that he was, and probably will be, the last person to witness warfare from the Castle Keep! He explained. During the last war like


many men he was too young for the First World War and too old for the second con­ flict, and like many he joined the Home Guard. How he got the job I don’t know,' but


when the air raid siren sounded he and a comrade were to dash up to the Castle and ascend the staircase in the north west cor­ ner of the Keep, to emerge at the base of the flagpole. There was, as you can imag-


As I see i t . . . ■by Eric Musson


ine, an uninterrupted 360 degree panora­ ma of the valley. However they were not there to admire


the view! A circular disc was already fixed in place and a swinging pointer was cen­ tralised. Clitheroe was on the flightpath for Nazi aircraft who were on their way to blitz Liverpool and, of course, their return- journey came back over the Valley. If ruc­ tions were spotted from dropped bombs Henry was to swing the indicator and point it accurately in the direction of the blast and read the number on the disc. A telephone was to hand connected to the police and fire brigade and Henry report­ ed what he saw and the authorities swung into action. Henry’s friend soon became disillusioned


and Henry was left on his own. He didn’t rhind at all. As he said, his imagination bloomed gloriously. As he ascended the steps to the Keep on his own in total dark-


LOOKING BACK 50 yeans ago


TO the impressive list of foreign countries that Mr Brian Atkinson, of Wood Ter­ race, Chatburn, had visited another was to be added this summer - Russia. Mr Atkinson (21), president of the


Manchester University Labour Club, had been selected to represent the club at the Sixth World Youth Festival in Moscow. © Plucky Billington B got another


thrashing when they met Low Moor again on Saturday in the Clitheroe Amateur League. Low Moor, who were the visitors,


slammed in 14 goals to Billington’s none. It was reminiscent of the result earlier in the season. Low Moor’s score on that occasion was well into the 20s. O The annual dinner and social evening


organised by the Clitheoe Gas Undertak­ ing Sports and Social Club, was held at the Starkie Arms Hotel. The ballroom was transformed by sub­


dued lighting and other effects to give the atmosphere of “Cafe Continental”.


ness, he became a Roman warrior, clad in full uniform armed to the teeth, with a sword and battleaxe, with the shield of Clitheroe in front of him on his way to con­ front the enemy. On this night a train, steam in those


days of course, left Whalley station duly noted by Henry. Unfortunately for one rea­ son or another the fireman left open the firebox door leaving a very bright shaft of light slanting to the clouds above. A Ger­ man aircraft on its way home and with three bombs still in its bomb bay, saw the light and decided he might try to lighten his load home and do some damage at the same time. He dropped the bombs that resulted in three large craters in a field down Siddows. This is a true story, and many Clithero­


nians went to see the damage. Henry was a great raconteur. More is


the pity th a t tape recording was in its infancy, qtherwise we would have another wonderful local book to enhance the many we have today. ® The information relating to the sleep-


over at the Castle Keep was supplied to us inaccurately. The event is due to take place at the Castle Museum - Editor


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Third-rate pupil scores own goal!


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o n e s t l y , what is the world coming to!


Inter-school rivalry, expressed.in


the form of graffiti, is certainly nothing new, but this example, scrawled on to a postbox close to Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, shows standards are slipping to a new low.


While our marker pen master­


mind can ju s t about manage his first four-letter effort (digitally manipulated here to spare the blushes pf our readers), the chal­ lenge of a two-syllable w,ord on a finite canvas has simply proved too


much. His mis-spelling of “gram­ m a r”, however, gives a certain “own goal” irony to his magnum opus! We trust th at , should the cul­


prit be caught, he will be made to write out the phrase, spelt cor­ rectly, 100 times. Although chalk on a blackboard


would be a whole lot better than permanent marker on a postbox. Joking apart, the police take a


dim view of this (and we don’t mean the spelling) and warn a spell in detention is the more like­ ly outcome.


favourite book. A pupil at St Mary’s Hall,


R 25 years ago


HANDS o(f our schools! That was the message hammered out to county council delegations at two public meetings in the Clitheroe area. In fact, opposition had been so strong to the education authori­ ty ’s proposed reorganisation plans for local secondary schools that a third pub­ lic meeting to debate the issue had to be arranged. About 1,000 parents, teachers, pupils


and governors turned out to express their concerns about the future of Bowland County Secondary School. 0 The stage was set for performers of


“Merrie England” on Clitheroe’s Castle bandstand - providing enough men came forward to join the chorus. A second audi­ tion was to be held at Clitheroe Parish Hall and response to this was to deter­ mine whether the curtain would rise on June 21st for six shows. O A change in election procedure with


fewer seats vacant at the same time was considered by Ribble Valley Council.


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OME years ago I heard about two girls who were, in a shop looking at jew­


Let US rely on Christ


mankind on the cross. Many churches use a plain


cross without any figure on it, but in the Catholic Church we always have a figure of Christ on the cross. Usually tha t figure is an


attempt to portray the suffer­ ing Christ, for crucifixion was a very painful death and Christ must have been in extreme agony for the three hours he hung on the cross. But there is another type of cross or crucifix used some­


times in churches - one some­ times called the Triumphant Cross. This crucifix does not attempt to give an image of suffering; Christ is portrayed in priestly vestments with arms outstretched as one who is vic­ torious over sin and death. This reminds us that the


cross is not only a symbol of torture and death, but also one of triumph over evil. ■ By his death and resurrec­


tion, Christ won salvation for mankind. No matter what we


have done wrong, this salvation is there for us. We all know there are things in our lives th a t are wrong; we want to change them, but we do not seem to be able to. The truth is that if we rely


on our own strength we cannot change; but if we rely on Christ, then we can become


better people. FU JO E DUGGAN SJ, S( Michael and


S( Jolin’s RC Church, Clitlicroc


Relay girls put pen to paper M


e l a y Reader Alice Wright (nine) sent in an illustration of her


Stonyhurst, Alice, pictured, enjoys drawing, reading and playing the piano. Her award winning review-


featured Daisy Meadows’ book “Chloe the Topaz Fairy”. The three things Alice liked


best about the book were the parts w'hen Chloe said she would turn the goblins into pink fluffy bunnies, when the pumpkins in the Hallowe’en shop turned into pineapples and W'hen K irs ty ’s crown changed into a turban. , She wrote: “I enjoyed the book because tw'o goblins were


a r a t h o n relay reader Hannah Binns has been rewarded


with a top award. For reading and reviewing 76


books, the 10-year-old Chat­ burn Primary pupil (pictured below) has received the Pauline Driver Marathon Award. This is presented to young­


sters who have attained their gold award for reviewing 50 books and then an additional 26 towards the marathon. Hannah, of Downham, w'ho


dressed up in the Hallowe’en shop as a witch and a normal goblin and one of them had the topaz so it changed the cos­ tume into a knight.” Added Alice: “The best bit


was when Chloe turned all the shop back to normal again, because they messed it up try­ ing to get the topaz and when they had bought everything they looked up and saw' the glittery light which Chloe for­ got.” Accompanying Alice’s review


w’as her draw'ing of Chloe the fairy, left.


Sweet taste of success for Rachel A


MONG those enjoying sweet success at Blackburn College’s “Young Pastry


Chef Competition” was Clitheroe Royal Grammar School pupil Rachel Thomson. More than 40 students from


across the region entered the pres­ tigious competition, which involved attending six Saturday morning workshops at the college to learn the a r t of baking and sweet and savoury pastry making. The entrants, a mixture of Year 10 and 11 students, were divided


into three groups due to the over­ whelming interest in the competi­ tion - triple the number who entered last year. A winner and “Best Achiever” were selected form each group at the culmina­ tion of the competition. Rachel was one of the three Best


Achievers, while Adam Bailey, from Longridge High School, was one of the three group winners. Others represented schools and


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competition judge Ian Sutherland said: “The standard of this year’s competition has been extremely high, making it an incredibly diffi­ cult decision. The winners have been chosen


due to the progress they have made during the competition, but also for their enthusiasm and eagerness that they have consis­ tently demonstrated.” For information on future com­


petitions a t Blackburn College, contact Student Services on 01254 292929.


Subject change


THERE is a change to the advertised lec­ ture to be held in Clitheroe Library on Tuesday. It has been replaced with “Walking in Switzer­ land” by Mr Colin Rogerson. The lecture starts


at 7-30 p.m. and it is advisable to buy a tick et beforehand from the libary a t a cost of £1.


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