12 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, March 20th, 2008


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MR AND MRS KEYS as they arc now, and that wonderful day 50 years ago when they said: “I do” (s)


by John Deehan


FIFTY golden years on and for one happy couple married life is as rosy as ever. Mr and Mrs Harold and Cyn­


thia Keys, of Dale View, Billing- ton, celebrate their golden wed­ ding anniversary on Saturday some 54 years after first meeting. Cynthia was just 15 years old


and Harold 17 when they met at a youth club in Padiham. Both brought up in the town,


the couple married at St Leonard’s Church in 1958, sur­ rounded by friends and family, before holding a reception in Padiham Town Hall. “We had known each other


before we became a couple,” recalled Cynthia. “I used to fol­ low him around. He was very handsome.” Saturday, March 22nd, not


only marks the 50th anniversary of their marriage but is also Cyn­ thia’s and the couple’s eldest son’s birthday. They have four children, Janet,


who lives in Holland, Steven, Clare and Christopher and when it comes to marriage all four of them have seemingly learned from the best. “They are all happily married,”


said Harold. “Two of them have been married for 16 years, one for 17 years and the other for 31 years. We could not have wished for nicer children and we have been extremely fortunate.” A honeymoon in Grange-over-


Sands followed the wedding before the couple made their first home in Garden Street, Padiham, where they lived for 10 years. Cynthia said: “We spent four


days on our honeymoon before we had to come back to work. It was freezing cold and not like honey­ moons are nowadays.” Harold became a market gard-


ner after leaving Rosegrove School and the couple owned a fruit and flower shop in Church Street, Padiham, for three years. Despite starting up his own


industrial cleaning business his love for flowers never diminished and the couple are synonymous with Padiham Flower Show, Harold helping run it since its inception 54 years ago and Cyn­ thia acting as it secretary for some 34 years. Upon leaving Clitheroe Royal


Grammar School, Cynthia worked at Mullards before mov­ ing to work in the Marks and Spencer printing offices. She now works part-time at Checkmate dress shop in Whal-


ley, while Harold concentrates on hobbies which include heritage cars and the odd spot of building work.


Keeping busy is certainly not a


problem for the pair and they have just celebrated becoming great-grandparents following the birth of Murran in January “We went over to Holland to


see the baby in January,” said Harold. “We’ll be going hack over again this year at some point as well. We enjoy going on our holi­ days and we’ll also be going on a cruise around the Greek islands later on in the year.” A party is being held at Ewood


Park to celebrate their anniver­ sary along with the two birthdays and Cynthia said: “All our imme­ diate family, even Janet and the family from Holland, will be there and it should be a lovely party.” Asked what the secret is to a


long lasting marriage Cynthia revealed: “If a couple has been together.for 50 years and they say they haven’t argued then they haven’t had an eventful marriage. We don’t fall out over anything big, just small things, and we always make up. “Harold also has the patience of a saint,” she joked.


Accent is very much on accents at meeting


THE topic at the monthly meet­ ing of Clitheroe University of the Third Age entitled: "Talking about Talking" was on accents and dialects, which proved to be a fascinating subject. Guest speaker was Dr Malcolm


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Petyt, deputy chairman of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, who has returned to live in the North of England since retiring from lecturing in classics and linguistics at various universi­


ties. He explained that to talk with an accent is to speak Stan­ dard English with only a pronun­ ciation feature whereas, to talk in a dialect is to speak mth different vocabulary and grammar as well as pronunciation. He spoke about words having


different meanings in different parts of the UK. For example the word starve can be either hungry or cold. Geological features also have different names in different


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parts of the UK,such as stream, bum, beck, and brook. The widest amount of difference


in the way the English language is spoken is in the regional dialects. However broad dialects are gradujgjl" I ally dying out because Standar^K' | English, albeit with a regional accent, is more usual these days as it is easier to understand. The next meeting of the U3A


\vill take place on April 8th at 2-30 p.m. in Trinity Church Hall.


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www.clifheroeadvertiser.co.uk Our apologies to potential volunteers - P I H''-


OUR apologies to those who contacted Lancashire County Council’s Countryside Service in a bid to volunteer for the Bow- land Hen Harrier project. We ran the article in this newspaper in January and in the


Ribble Valley Explorer, which was published at the beginning of the year, but distributed with the newspaper last week. We have been told that the


deadline for volunteering was the end of February.


Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, March 20th, 2008 13 Speaker looks at private life of badgers


THE habits of badgers was the topic presented to the Clitheroe Clover Club by guest speaker Mr Phil Dykes. He told members about the crea­


tures’ habits, their liking for worms and the tact that they love to stay around their setts - although some do


venture into gardens. A vote of thanks was proposed by Marie Preedy. The talk took place at the club’s AGM. All committee members were willing to stay on for another year. Details of a theatre outing to the Octagon in Bolton on April 22nd were also discussed.


Celebrating a terrific report


IT is gold stars all the way for staff and pupils at Brookside Primary School after receiving a glowing Ofsted report. The Clitheroe school was judged by the


inspectors to be “an outstanding school, which gives excellent value for money”. Top marks were awarded for the quality


of teaching and learning and the inspec­ tors were impressed with the school’s “rich and stimulating” curriculum. The report stated: “Achievement is excellent and standards are consistently


high. “Pupils’ personal development, includ­


ing their spiritual, moral, social and cul­ tural development is excellent. “The curriculum is excellent and there


is a wide range of extra-curricular activi­ ties and lots of \dsits and visitors so that pupils get plenty of ‘hands-on’ experience and see a relevance and purpose to their


learning. “Excellent care, guidance and support


help to underline the high standards and excellent personal development. “This is a very caring school with a clear


determination to leave no stone unturned in the drive to provide the best for each


pupil.” Inspectors went on to praise the teach­


ing staff and governors for their excellent


efforts. The report said: “Teachers make


extremely good use of assessment in order to ensure that pupils are appropriately


challenged.” Delighted with the report, Mr Graham


Claydon, recently retired headteacher of Brookside Primary, said: “After several years of everyone working really hard to achieve the highest possible standards, I was delighted when Ofsted graded us as an outstanding school, which gives excel­


lent value for money. “We received the highest possible grades


in all aspects with no areas for improve­


ment. “On a personal level it was a very good


way to finish my career in education as the inspection came just three weeks before my retirement at Christmas.” Mr Claydon went on to thank the gov­


ernors, school adviser, parents, staff, pupils and the new headteacher, Mrs Bev­ erley Allan, towards contributing to mak­ ing Brookside the “fantastic school that


itis. Meanwhile, youngsters at Brookside


Out of School Care Club are also celebrat­ ing after receiving a top-class Ofsted


n Inspectors recently visited the club and IRvere impressed with what they saw. Mrs Elaine Downes, chairman of the


management committee, said: We are delighted with the report from Ofsted


Early Years. “Ofsted judged that the provision of the


care club was good in all areas.” Our picture shows Brookside Primary


School pupils and staff jumping for joy after an outstanding Ofsted report. (A270208/5b)


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