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Fascinating history of Waddow recoimted


THE beautiful and serene setting


■ of Waddow^Hall was the venue for Clitheroe Civie Society’s May meeting,'in which Margaret Firth,- a former Guider-in-charge of Wad­ dow, recounted the history of this very special place.


. ■ Waddow was the site of the An­ glo-Saxon camp of Wadda, a chief­ tain who settled with his warriors on what is now called Wade’s Hill. Wadda is mentioned in the Anglo-' Saxon Chronicles of 798AD. .The


. Waddow coat-of-arms includes a Saxon helmet, three arrows and an ’ anvil, signifying Wadda and his sons Eigel the archer and Weland the smith.,


was granted the Honour of Clithe­ roe. Later, the land went to the de Lacy family. By the 13th century, the Tempest family controlled the region, living at Waddington Old Hall. Waddow'Hall was built as a dower house for the old hall by the •Tempests.


I After 1066,-Roger de Poictou ^


: ‘ In 1657, the last of the Tempests died in debtors’ prison and Waddow. Hall was acquired by Christopher Wilkinson, an influential local man, an M.P. during the reign of William and Mary and a Justice of the Peace. On his death in 1673, Waddow Hall passed to his nephew, John Wed­ dell. An oil painting dated 1690 and


on display in the Hall shows that the Weddells spent large sums improv-. ing Waddow Hall from the original long, narrow building backing on to. the rocl^ hillside to the frontage al­ most as it is today


.V , ; In 1788, the Ramsdens (relatives


of the.Weddells) occupied Waddow. Hall until the mid-1840s, when it was leased to the Garnetts of Low Moor," who bought,it and its 600 acres in' 1879. .


ith Garnett lived there frorh 1913, the .dormer extension to the front was added to accommodate their 10 children: Their schoolroom' upstairs; can also be viewed. It was a typical,; prosperous Victorian family home. New oak panelling, fireplaces; stair­ case, a sprung floor in the dining room and gas and water supplies were all improvements at this time. The grounds were also landscaped. The Peg 01 Nell legend was re- '


Wlie'n eventually Thomas and Ed-'


counted and society members were- told that the well apparently never freezes


. . After the decline of the Garnett famil^business, Waddow Hall and 157 acres was bought by The Girl Guides'Association in 1928 for


. £9,000. It became a training centre . for Guiders and the grounds became campsites for Girl Guides.' During the Second World War, Lancashire - County.Council used it as an isola-' tion hospital.


,, ■ ■ , ■ Today, Waddow provides ad­ ! %


venturous outdoor activities from rock-climbing to grass-sledging and canoeing and caters for thousands of young people each year as well as ^ training Guiders Tours of the hall followed Mar]ga4'


ret Firth’s talk, with eveiyone admir­ ing the view of the castle from the upstairs windows ebfore concluding


with delicious home-made refresh­ ments.


when Gordon Taylor will speak on “Quarries”. This and all future • meetings of the Civic Society wilL


be held ,at the Ribble.-.Valley Bor­ ough Council Chambers, in Church


; Street, where all are welcome. • - ■ The next meetingis on June 28th Concert was - •


inspirational: I AM really just wanting'fd'say a big: thankyou to harpist*Anniei;Maw-.' sdnTor. a'wonderful evening at St*. Michael’s church, Whitewell; on Sat-.;


Slow doTO or fiac|


the cohseqiiences^ THIS is an open letter to all users of; the roads ofWhalley .' : n ' > • '


..; Thisimorning .was a particularly;


' beautiful one in-Whalley. The sun was? shining and the warming breeze was '


■ blowing through the apple blossom^; 'that frequents this special part of the'; ‘ Ribble'Valley. -- -


It was enough to calm my nerves as ;


' I waited in the doctor’s waiting room. ;, Ten minutes later I got the stark mes-J^


- sage “slow down or face the conse-:\ quences”.' ■ ■ ,


" m.p.h. dashing from one meeting to,- the next, one continent to another,, one set of problems to another,' and so on (like so many people today) it was'; a hard message to heed. How could 1; slow down when there was so much to :■ do and so little time to do it in? ; . ■ “ However “the longest journey” and ■,


■ ; : As someone who lives his life at 100 J ,


all that kicked in, so I decided to walk home with my dog and leave the car* until later in the day. And what a love'- * ly.walk I had. This change was not go- ■' ing to be that bad after all I pondered.; In fact I was rather enjoying it.* *:


: Then I noticed in the mile-and-a- halfwalk home just how many people were rushing about, so many things to do and they have to be done now, in fact before now if possible. People talking on their phones (must be really . important and high powered conver­ sations), ordering the children about,' checking their appearance; want to look our best at that important meet­ ing, and generally concentrating on being busy, busy, busy.


: ■ -What varied and different lives they '■' must lead, I thought. , .


• • But all of them had one thing in;: common; they were all driving cars - and speeding through the village. ' There was nothing else , to connect them.-Big car's, little cars, red ones,:. ;


' white ones, male and female, young and not-so-young, but all driving fer


• too fast and not one Isaw.seemed to •; notice or care. Jobs to be done, places .. . : to go, people to see. •


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! did keep to the speed limit must lead. ' They too had only one thing in com­ mon; they drove with care and respect


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■ . Oh what a boring and ineffectual' lives those people who did notice and ;•


'


urday. ’ • T enjoyed how she introduced all her,


. songs and told some amazing stories . of how her. charity f'Sunbeams”. has • had such a profound impact on peo- ; pie who experience difficulties with


; disabilities; it was quite emotional; Mand.very,interestingjo hear how she


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't Ts seeing the positive effects of music' therapy enter these people’s lives that; ■--'she cares so much about. . -- Annie.also encouraged everyone


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vto take a closer look (and even have: a gb)'6n herharp afterwards. Annie


. ' also brought a few other instruments, Tto show us what those'involved with; Sunbeams play, including a rainmaker,, 'Which was used in one of her songs. ■ : I would like to encourage more peo- 'ple to attend'events like this. I am 19; : years old and learning to play the harp -


:■ and have found this to be an inspiring' , ex-perience.' ;


NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED; Great night,


thanks to WI ANOTHER.'great night in Hurst Green.- A recycled fashion show organised '


by the Women’s Institute, with pro-- ceeds from tickets and the raffle going ' to Help For Heroes and Hurst Green ■Village Hall and sale of clothing to ' Cancer Research.


...... Keep going WI it was a great night


, seeingyou all again. ,;.r - LAURA BAILEY QUINTON


- - 'Hazel Grove, Clitheroe


Cameras heeded for danger road


■ If the Burial Committee is willing to, consider this then perhaps this time;.


are not satisfactory.They are repeti-,, tive, unclear and in some cases au­ tocratic in tone, and they really need amending: •


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i more consideration might be given to , the feelings and wishes of the people, who tend the graves.


- ■ - H.G. SWINDELLS


: Whalley Old Road,: Billington


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Follow the debate.at www.clitheroeadvertlser.co.uk


er holders can be placed at, pn or by ■ the base of the headstone.


As they are written rules 21 to 25 -


e-mail: L.hulse@gre.ac.uk or call Dr Lynn Hulse on 0208 3318706.


PROFESSOR ED GALEA, -


Director,


Fire Safety Engineering Group, , ’ University of Greenwich


Brownies’ thanks display


- MANY thanks to all those shopkeep- ers'who'prominently displayed the


: Brownies’ decorated paper sheep for . (the Sheep Festival.


good service OH dear! Another business has sud­ denly closed down making yet another• nail in Clitheroe’s coffin.


• With the closure of Perrys Vauxhall; Garage we are told that we can take our cars to other towns or try other lo-^


•cal non-Vauxhall garages. However,; I have discovered a solution. Perrys; of Colne will collect and deliver your. Vauxhall for servicing.


; :Name and address supplied Is anyone in


need of work? IS there anyone out there looking for work in Clitheroe? My partner adver-


- . tised in the Clitheroe Advertiser and : Times, April 8th edition, for an assist-


.. ant. With limited time available and a •, busy shop to run he chose to do it by “apply in writing” with two references


; required. Could that be the problem? . The advert did not happen to in-


. BEING a resident in sheltered hous- * ■ ing accommodation off Lowergate,".; may I urge the'authorities to restrict -


• the speed limit and_ impose cameras s . on this dangerous stretch of road at i


■; clude it was friendly, challenging and' -rewarding work. Also willing to train


.'its junction with Wellgate, having witnessed the aftermath of a serious ■


,, accident last Friday afternoon outside ; the Buck Inn where a pedestrian was


■ knocked down by a car.and airlifted - to hospital.'


NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED


0 : As I witnessed this madness unfold-: ing my thoughts went back to what I was told not 30 minutes earlier and that was “slow down or face the edrise-''. quences”. Tlie possible consequences , of speeding through our.village are too terrible to comprehend and con-;?,; sequences that I am sure none of us.'';-


; for the.children, elderly and otherwise •. .. innocent users of our pavements and ' '• roads. ■


: want to face. iThere for the grace of;. • God go w'e, or by our own actions 'do; we live. To those who have respect and un­


derstanding of these consequences, I applaud and thank you; and to those who have not yet taken the first step •: on this vitally importa'nt;journey of--;': change, then I u'rge you to do'so, and soon.


; ANDREW, BURY,


.. ,! .. Ribbleton Grove,. v Whallcy


Cemetery rules were changed


MRS Earnshaw js not'quite correct when she writes in'her letter that the


rules for Whalley'Cem'etery have not been changed.


: .':::They were changed 20 years ago: when a similar dispute arose about ': the planting of flowers on graves. A t ; the time the bye-laws, not rules, did not describo the burial ground as • a “lawned cemetery”, and the then .; Chairman of the Burial Co'mmittee had to admit that this was so. ; ' ■ -." Subsequently the bye-laws, or rules


-as.they arc now called, have been al­ tered, which the committee can do ;


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under rule 36 and we now have a cem­ etery of “a lawned nature”.': . . . .


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. - It does not. follow, however, be­ cause it is of a lawned nature only grass can be allowed up to and around • the headstone. It is common in many


_such cemeteries to reserve'an area in ■front of the headstone, usually not ' exceeding 12 inches from the base Of' _the headstone, for flowers and small * plants. No such area is mentioned in ! the.Whalley rules; but three of the,; ■ rules,-21,24 and 25, do state that flow-.


• the right person. Mature in years also ■ no problem; but surely this wouldn’t . account for no replys. ; -r . . • , There is now a varied number of


hours available and possibly full-time - with holiday pay.


‘ , ' Is there anyone out there looking-


for work in Clitheroe? NAME AND ADDRESS SUPPLIED


Fire safety expert


seeks survivors AS a world expert on how people be-':


University of Greenwich, and I use my insights from talking to people who ' ' have survived disasters to improve ' building designs and evacuation pro-' cedures around the world. My work with thousands of survi­


I am Professor Ed Galea, from the


vors, including people who escaped from the World Trade Centre on 9/11; plane crashes and the Paddington rail disaster, is already being used by ar-


.chitects, engineers and emergency services internationally; ' • •


; '


.If you were evaeuated from a pri^ vate or publie building as a result of


. Hooding m your area or during a se- ' * nous fire, including the Manor and ■ Waverlcy Hotels, Blackpool, in 2007, ' ; and The Swan and Royal Hotel, Clit-' -


. heroe, in 2009, and would like to find out more about my research or volun- ’


8° to http://fseg.gre'. ' ; 09r.vh/fire/besecu.html Alternatively, -


. have in disasters, I am appealing for ■' help from local people who have been ■ evacuated from their homes or public . buildings during fires or floods in the - * past 10 years..


’V - We wanted to use these sheep to ; raise awareness of Girl Guiding and ' the need for more volunteers in Clit- M heroe. If you would like to volunteer or simply want more information.


: please contact us on:clitheroegirli!uid- ing@googlemail.com


' Many thanks, ■ SUZANNAH HACKING and BETH TOMLIN, Clitheroe


• MRS “ZAFIRA”. Victim’s thanks


to the police TWO weeks ago I had my handbaa


. stolen.whilst enjoying a coffee in The Inn at the Station. 1 was very dis­ tressed.


. - An observer offered his services as a witness and a member of staff sug­ gested that I should report the of­ fence. A waitress who worked at the Inn accompanied my friend and I to the nearby.Police Station. On arrival a very patient policeman conducted


• an interview with great sensitivity and professionalism. Six days later a booklet arrived con-


‘ taining information about the Crimi­ nal Justice System and how to gel ad-


-. vice or emotional support. Finally, a most considerate young


officer visited my home to lake a slate” ment: He informed me that they had an excellent picture of the suspected thief from the landlord’s CCTV, who, on camera, appeared to have taken two-and-a-half.minutes to drag my property towards him before popping


, It into a large bag and walking out. ; I wish to take this opportunity to


salute the police for providing such a wonderful and effeetive service in our


■ town; Also I wish to thank eveiyone : else who supported me during this up­ setting incident.


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, The warning is - keep bags where 'you can see them.;.';


' .- ' ' A.O. DONNELL,


: -Baldwin Road, Clithcroe


■ SOLO whist.winners at the ■Pendle Club were: E. Child, B. Wood, R; Knight. New members welcome every Monday at 7 p.m.


. Bridge winners at the Pendle r.Club were: Pat Parker, Pat Cole- ' man, Joan Scott, Ian Armstrong. New members welcome Monday at 1-30 p.m.


. . Domino'.winners were: F. Ec- cles,F. Cooke,M.Berry, G. Cap- stick, joint 5; P. Oddie', J; Sagar, R. Chew and E. Fox. Booby J. Joyce and B; Cook; New members every Friday at 7 p.m.'-' V : Line dancing is held every


Thursday atvl-30 p.m. and se­ quence dancing every Tuesday at 7-30 p.m.


■ •


Fashion show benefits many


, A GLITZY charity fashion show was held in aid of several


worthwhile causes. Volunteers from the Cancer


Research shop in Clitheroe turned into models for the night as they took to the catwalk with their stun­ ning outfits.-


- The successful event was held


at the Hurst Green Memorial Hall and joining the models were members of Clitheroe WI and the local branch of the Royal British Legion.


. ■ Proceeds, from sales of the


clothes totalled £640, which was donated-towards Cancer Re­ search;


. ■ i The money from admission tick­


ets and the raffle raised £1,200, which was divided between Help for Heroes and the Hurst Green Memorial Hall. One of the organisers hailed the


fund-raiser a success. She said: “We had a great turnout and it was a wonderful evening. It was- a good example of teamwork for such worthwhile causes. , “We had models from as young as 15 to as old as 80.”


GLITZY: One of the models at the charity fashion show, (s)


Shop wins top award


SPECIALIST outdoor shop Whalley Warm and Dry is cel­ ebrating success once again after scooping a prestigious


national award. - Voted Best Nationwide Inde­


pendent Retailer of the Year by readers of-Walk Magazine, pro­ prietor Jon Smith and his daugh­ ter, Liz, from the Whalley-;based


■ business, were presented with the top award by Bafta and Emmy-


' winning filmmaker Simon King.:


: :. Jon commented: “To be voted • as Best Nationwide Independent Retailer is a fantastic achieve-


' ment and a real testament to all the hard work the team at the


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shop put in on a daily basis, we are thrilled.” ■' Father and daughter, Jon and


Liz are experts in the field of providing outdoor clothing and • are both trained boot fitters. The:, specialist shop, in King Street;


is renowned for selling the right products at the right price.; . Stocking an array of high qual­ ity.outdoor clothing, footwear : and equipment with top names in-


' eluding Paramo, Patagonia, Lowe Alpine, Brasher and Meindl, the. independent shop was recognised by the judges as standing out from its rivals for offering excellent cus­ tomer service and for its owners •


: having an acute knowledge of all their brands.


^^■J^Come^aiong and enjoy^meal with al^^fanidy.’toieleBr|t^^ ^ V'Natidhal Fatmly.VV^eic^ldds "under- f‘2W%ree w'ith 'eaclMdu yyv.,nraipijife p u rc l-^ ^ d ?


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informal dining and drinking at its best! '


'Midweek Treat Get together with fnends and treat yourselves /


I Throe courses for £10 or t\yo courses for £8... the choiclis^ou^ Available on Wednesday between' 12 noon_knd’3jjrnf^^^'' applies to Mdweek T[eat'menU,dnJ^&


Sunday Specials.*/ only'£31


/@ Backridge||i;-~'-« . y ' iT" ' '^ S v 'x f e . c are A SCHEME that helps


vjfpeople in Lancashire to f g find out whether'a trader;; '. will treat them fairly and"; ; honestly: is going from: i- strength to strength since ; K it was launched six months: ‘ ago. '


‘ ' The “Safe T ra d e r”


( Scheme has been set up by pLancashire County Coun-,: ; cil’s 'Trading Standards


‘


: Service and Help Direct.--. : It enables people.who are;-; looking for'anyone from; plumbers and electricians; to builders, gardeners and;; double" glazing firms to*


October of last year,'3501


, check a list of Lancashire '• : traders who have'given'f: ta'commitmeht'to; treat % i customers fairly and hon-; estly Since it was launched in"


( traders havesjoined the;«, • scheme and recruitment: * v is currently funning at 35; :i traders per month., For moreTnforma- tion on the Safe Trader ' •scheme,; please visit the •'-.


' website at www.safetrad- \ ; er.org.uk or call Help Di- ;s reel on 0303 3331111.


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in River Ribble?i _________by Natalie Cox


Trust wants to increase the number of volunteers who can carry out invertebrate sampling this year. Water quality is determined by the


IS there something fishy going on in the River Ribble? . 'The,Ribble Catchment Conservation


number of invertebrates, fish and plant life found in a river - the more species found, the healthier the river. Pollution is a jiroblem in the Ribble


catchment, and volunteers will help the- RCCT to monitor a more extensive area of the catchment in a bid to minimise the impact of any incident. : A free training day is planned for Satur­


day, June 12th, from 9 a.m. to teach volun­ teers about the different types of inverte­


brates which can be found in the Ribble’s


rivers and streams. No prior experience is needed. At the end of the session equipment


is provided and trainees are allocated a specific site to monitor in an area of in­ terest to them. They are then asked to go out monthly or bi-monthly and conduct a “kick sample”, which means counting the number of invertebrate species present. Results are sent back to the Trust enabling it to target areas of pollution and carry out any necessary improvement work. Currently the trust has 49 trained volun­ teers who help contribute to the protection'


and enhancement of the Ribble catchment for the benefit of eurrent and future gen­ erations.


to get involved contact the RCCT by ring­ ing 01200 444452.


. •Places on the workshop are limited, so ' ;


. RIVER SAMPLING: Volunteers learning how to undertake invertebrate sampling, (s) Clitheroe Advertiser & Times,Thursday, May 20,2010


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