Clitheroe Advertiser &TImos,Thursday, April 12,2012
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OyEST speaker Chris Hall presented f. fascinating slide show and talk about
Ole and the make-up of the countryside had a profound impact on where people could settle in years gone by. The tyV of soil found in the area differed consrd-
Waddington and. West Bradford area j could be grown in the
Waddm^on and West Bradford to mem- oers of Clitheroe Civic S o c ie ty ,■ Chris first described how the river Rib-
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could not be grown in the Sawley area. Chris went bn to describe the. limited crossing points available across the Kib ble over the years,' pointing out that the crossing at West Bradford used a ferry boat to move people and goods across the river. A bridge was built there around the 1820s and this crossing was used by the pack horses that carried salt firom the North to the South.'
' Brungerly Bridge was the next crossing
site intrigued people. Chris mentioned that it was an ideal place for a settlement, haying a stream running through the centre of the village and plenty of good
that Chris talked about; this was a ford that was crossed at one stage by using specially installed stepping stones. These were replaced by a stone bridge after the dam and weir was installed further down the river. ■Why Waddington grew on the present
arable land in the area. Security f n r t i, villages and their livestock was also m ' portant, and the area offered both
• The stream that now runs below ^ ground once ran along the main street ground level. West Bradford was ano h ' er area where crops could grow well and
after a Saxon called Wadda.
S e k Chris said that Waddington was called
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.EASTCR^egg'hunters followed a trail of clues' around Ghatbum in their quest for chocolate
children set off from The Brown Cow to follow the mm ™ “Fganised by the Chatbum Youth Fo-
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awarded tp.^I those taking part and a family party continued wth food donated by the Brown Cow plus 6gg-themed activities, including colouring, an egg and spoon race and bird box decoration, the latter is readiness for the best kept village competition. Jon and ^chelle, firom The Brown Cow, said: “We j
On completibn and returning to base, prizes were the high number of people in-
. My. We. shall certainly repeat this soft of event at Halloween and again next Easter.” The Easter egg hunt was part of a series of events
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^ 1 the events, including a ceilidh and jumble sale’ have been aimed at creating more community in
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