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A PRICELESS boon to the life of local senior citizens’ was being advertised. According to the paper, persistent coughs would soon become painless with the reg ular use of Peps. The advert suggested that they would give “old folks” a peace ful day and a peaceful night’s sleep too, with a remedy “free from drowsy drugs”. • Another health remedy was also
being advertised. Taking Dr Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People would, accord ing to the paper, be as good as going on holiday for providing a “splendid tonic”. O An elderly lady or gent was being
being sought to live with a family at a country residence in the Clitheroe district.
ot so long ago I was lamenting the demise of the great British eccen tric. Last week we lost another.
George Melly, wlio died aged SO, was one
of those people who went through life doing what seemed a good idea at the time and did so many things so well. Most people who remember him will
recall the larger-than-life figure in a "jazz age" costume, singing risque songs and near-lhe-kmickle anecdotes. But George was so much more than that.
He was acknowledged world wide as an authority on aspects of modern art, an astute film critic, the writer of a series of hilarious and poignant autobiographies, caption writer for a very popular newspa per strip cartoon, a dedicated fly-fisherman and an artistic drinker of the first order. But despite these achievements and the
"hokum" of his stage world, he had also a large streak of modesty about him. He would deprecate his abilities as a
singer, but he was one of the few white men who could get anywhere near the sound and feeling of the black blues of the 1920s and ’30s. To hear him sing "Michigan
As I see i t . . . by Glen Pate
Water" or "Downheated Blues" backed by the picquant trumpet of John Chilton was a haunting e.xperience, redolent of the age of the classic singers like Bessie Smith, whose voice he loved, or Ma Rainey. I had the good fortune several times to
sit with him in his
dres.sing room after a show in which he liad creased the audience with the double-entendres of "Nuts" or "The Hot Dog Man". With a large gin, or brandy, at his elbow he would tell how life was treating him, usually well, and then the conversation would range to all corm- ers of human experience with a wealth of anecdotes, some witty, some tragic, never banal. George, son of a Liverpool wool mer
chant, went to Stowe School but rebelled in several spectacular ways. His great erudi tion came from self-help, by working for an art dealer and then launching his career as
LOOKING BACK 50 years ago
THERE was a report of Pendle Junior School’s Silver Jubilee celebrations. To commemorate the opening two girls recit ed a poem th a t ended: “for, as many hands build a ship, So many hearts make a school”. • New detached, semi-detached houses
and bungalows being built at the Green Drive Estate in Chatburn Road, Clitheroe, were being advertised by Hawthorne Bros. Ltd. • Holidaymakers could get on their
bikes by taking up an offer from A. E. Hargreaves of Moor Lane. A cycle could be secured with a deposit of just £1 - the balance to be paid over 38 weeks.
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only to end up just in front at the next traffic lights. I wonder why the driver
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bothered to take the risk. He or she might as well have driven in a relaxed way and arrived just as quickly. The Bishop of Reading hit
the news last month by giving out egg timers to commuters on Reading station at 8 a.m. say
ot infrequently a car overtakes me - in my view, dangerously -
a jazz singer with various bands. Ho fol lowed his instincts along a path which explored various eccentricities and learning experiences - and ho learned all the way. His later life was blighted by diabetes, problems with his eyesight and, ultimately, cancer. When I last spoke to him, he was fuming that his wife, Diana, who usually bore George’s more bizarre notions with a patient shrug, had banned him from stami- ing waist-deep in fast-flowing water to fish in the river near their home in Gloucester shire. That led to a hugely obscene joke linked with tlie problems of ageing. George will probably be most remem
bered for his rejoinder to Mick dagger's description of his facial wrinkles as "laugh ter lines". The rejoinder, in that typical, stentorian, chuckly tone - "No, nothing's that funny!" But there are so many other things which the people who knew him will remember him for - his conversation, his various degrees of applied campness and his kindness, too. He was another of those great British
eccentrics without whom the world will be a less colourful place.
25 years ago
GLITHEROE Rugby Union Glub had started training sessions at 6-30 p.m. on Tuesday evenings. 8 The Good Gompanions Group met
up to see how many names of flowers they could come up with purely from memory. The winner was a Mrs E. Bush who
remembered 30! 8 The top three singles in the charts of
25 years ago were: number one, “I ’ve Never Been to Me” by Gharlene; number Two, “I ’m a Wonderful Thing, Baby” by Kid Greole and the Goconuts, and bring ing up the third place was Duran Duran's “Hungry Like The Wolf”.
Living for the present
ing: “Receive the gift of time” - suggesting that the egg timer’s three-minute passage of time could be used to appreciate life itself, or to reflect, or to pray. July and August are the holi
day months, but holidays can be demanding, with all the gar dening to be done first, perhaps, and then the stress of road or air travel. Then there can be the need to
got as much as possible into the holiday, added to which some
people used to set to work writ ing postcards soon after they had left home. Of course, I ’m not being
entirely serious, but I am say ing: “Let’s enjoy the present moment. Let’s appreciate wher ever we are, including this very area, which in my opinion beats many holiday destinations.” And let’s be grateful for our health, our family and friends and for all the interests of life. Let’s also remember that, in
the words of the old confession of faith, we are here to enjoy - yes, enjoy - God and glorify him for ever. That enjoyment gives a sparkle and a depth to the whole of life. Jesus called it “life in all its fullness”. And we don’t need to go half way across the world to do that.
Canon Uodney Nicholson, Vicar of St Paiii’s, Clillicroc
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pric.sl-in-charj;c of Clial- burn and Downliain.
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'Oscar’ for a worthy helper L
ANGHO girl Gaitlin Fordhara picked up the Youngest Volunteer
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Award at The Hyndburn and Ribble Valley volunteers “
O.scars’ night, held a t Accrington Town Hall. A pupil ai Ribblesdale High School, Chtheroe, Gaitlin is a volunteer at Lords House Farm, in Rishton, which works with people with spe cial needs doing therapeutic horsemanship and animal therapy. Five other members of the
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Lords House Farm volunteer team also picked up awards at the ceremony, which hon oured volunteers with organi sations across Hjmdburn and the Ribble Valley. Amber Smith won second prize for overcoming personal adversi
Ribblesdale, Mrs Janet Frost, welcomed fellow members to her home for her final meeting. Saying how much she
Janet hands over the reins R
e t ir in g presi dent of the Inner Wheel Club of
had enjoyed her year in office, Mrs Frost thanked members for their co operation and hard work, particularly the secre tary, Mrs Janice Hirst. More than £1,000 had
been raised for charity during the year and was allocated as follows: £150 First Responders, £150 Air Ambulance, £100 Crossroads, £500 Breast Cancer, £225 Barbara Kelly Homes Overseas and £30.50 for the Macmillan Nurses Coffee Morning. A collecting box is also
sent round at each meet ing for the East Lan cashire Hospice. Mrs Frost then handed
over her chain of office to the new president, Mrs Ann Senior, who thanked her for a very good year. She then outlined her own plans for the coming
season. A buffet, pre pared by Mrs Frost, was enjoyed by everyone. It was announced that
the next coffee morning meeting would be at the
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ty; iMalcolm Clark, won third prize for personal achieve ment; Margaret Totiy won third prize for the oldest vol unteer: Linda Castle won third prize for the cheeriest volunteer and Anita Knagg was nominated in the catego ry for longest-serving volun teer. Volunteers are always wel
come at Lords House Farm. Anyone wishing to become a volunteer should contact vol unteer co-ordinator, Kath Thacker on 01254 877400. You can find out more about the organisation and its work at Its website (www.lord-
shousefarm.co.uk). Pictured is award winner
Caithn with her proud mum Anno Taylor, (si
Helping hand for our four-leped friends
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.SABDEN couple will throw open the doors to their garden on Sunday to boost funds for the Retired
Police Dogs Benevolent Fund. Dr and Mrs R. Lansdell are inviting
people to attend their open garden event on Sunday, July 15th, at Aureol House, off Pendle Street East, Sabden, between noon and 5 p.m. Attractions include tea and cakes stalls,
plant stalls, a raffle, a special strawberry tea and two police dogs will be in atten dance. The event will be officially opened by Mrs Gail Stanley MBE, a former High Sheriff of Lancashire. Admission fee is £2.50 for adults and children go free. All proceeds will go towards the Retired
Police Dogs Benevolent Fund - a scheme aimed at helping police dogs handlers look after their dogs when they become too old for the force.
School wins top award
Standard in Schools Award. To achieve this recognition by the DIES,
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home of Mrs Jean Bris tol.
Our picture shows Mrs
Frost (left) handing over the presidential chain to Mrs Senior, (s)
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