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THE Clitheroe Weavers, Winders and Warpers’ Association was to hold a pub­ lic meeting as it was believed there were plans being made to break up the ranks of Trade Unionism. All the members of the association were invited to attend along with members of the branches of the Textile Workers Federation. ■ • A new road was to be built at Bashall Eaves. The proposal was discussed at a meeting of the Bowland Rural District Council. Councillors agreed that provid­ ing the present road past Bashall Town was not to be closed it would only be fair to charge a reasonable price for the land required for the new road. . • A grand polo match would pit Clit­ heroe players against a team from Bury.


IT’S a common misconception that the Diamond Jubilee jol-. lifications of the past couple of weeks have marked 60 years since the Queen’s coronation. Not so. In fact, they have


marked 60 years since our Queen ascended to the throne on the sudden death (from a coronary thrombosis) of her . . father, King George VI, on


February 6th, 1952, at the age of just 56. '


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Queen Elizabeth II’s coro­ nation didn’t take place until


more than a year later, on June 2nd, 1953, to allow for both a suitable period of mourning for the old king and for all the * necessary preparations to be . made. i


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loaned to us Mrs Joan Grif-• fiths, shows one of the many parties held in 1953 to cele­ brate the coronation. This one took place in the main hall at St James’ School, in Greena- ■ creStreet, Clitheroe, and Mrs Griffiths - who is pictured third from the right on the


This week’s old photo,


.people pictured. - . They are: (From the left,


front row) Alan Braithwaite, Ian Holland, Harry Heaton,


front row when she was Joan Child - can name many of the


Trevor Cheetham, Elaine Webster, Margaret Heaton, ?, ?, Joan Child, Hazel Tay­ lor, Norma Taylor, (mid­ dle row) ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Audrey


Braithwaite, Sylvia Child,


Kathleen Braithwaite, ?, ?, Joan Braithwaite, (back row- mothers) Mrs Webster, ?, ?, ?. ?, Mrs Cheetham, Mrs Child, Mrs Braithwaite, Mrs Taylor, ?, Mrs Heaton.


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SPECIAL GET-TOGETHER: (left to right): Coun. Ian Sayers, Jean Hayes, Nigel Evans MP, Susan Bleazard, David Bleazard, Val and Bill Honeywell, (s)


detail of your life, from the horrendous traffic on the journey into work to the fact that your boss is in a bad mood (again) to mundane matters such as what you are having for lunch. Instead of telling every­ one what you are having for your lunch via a machine, why not meet someone for that midday meal to indulge in some social in­ teraction?


: And'Facebook in particular seems to have created some addicts who broadcast personal details at regular intervals, 24 hours-a-day. And how amazing that they all have wonderful husbands who attend to their every need and children who nev­ er misbehave. I have a friend whose phone is contantly attached to her and every so


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ALL me old-fashioned, past it even.


I just may be, because I like to


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often she will say: “Ooh listen to what so- and-so is doing.” I wait with bated breath to hear and scoff when I find out she has cooked fillet steak to perfection for her tea and has even included a photograph of the meal to prove it! So you can imagine my disdain when


I heard about the nine-year-old girl in Scotland who started blogging about her school meals. Martha Payne posted daily pictures and her opinions of the lunches and hit the headlines when Argyll and Bute Council told her to stop doing it. They reversed their decision after a bar­ rage of negative press and that’s when it emerged that Martha was raising money for a school kitchen to be built in Malawi through the Mary’s Meals charity.


lookingback 50 years ago


WOR^RS at a Sabden Mill saw them­ selves in a film when they visited Burnley, to see “A Kind of Loving”, starring Alan Bates, Thora Hird and June Ritchie. The mill employees took part in crowd scenes for the film, which was shot in various parts of Lancashire. • “Clitheroe is drab, dull, depressing


and down-at-heel. Everywhere is disorder and untidyness and it is not half the town that Clitheronians think it is.” This view was expessed at a meeting in the Town Hall by Mrs N. R. Tillett, wife of a repre­ sentative of the Civic Trust. • Villagers ofDunsop Bridge had pledged themselves to raise at least £1,000


to provide future generations with a vil­ lage hall. .


The ban led to thousands of donations


flooding in when the blog was viewed by six million people and the total rocketed from £3,000 to an incredible £85,000 in just four days. It means a kitchen will be built at Lirangwe primary school in Blan- tyre, Malawi, and all 1,963 of the pupils will be fed for a whole year, as part of the charity’s Sponsor a School initiative. And the kitchen will be named in honour of Martha. So I might just have to eat my words! This is a touching and uplifting story


and proves that technology is an amaz­ ing and wonderful tool when it can do so much good in the world. But let’s remem­ ber that and not use if constantly to con­ tact a friend who may live down the road - go and see them or arrange to meet for a coffee. Their life may appear hunky dory on Facebook or Twitter, but in reality they might welcome a friendly hug or a kind word in person. ;


I'F •. I dread the day coming when the most


precious moments in life, such as the birth ’ of a baby, are made available'to watch via new technology. But mark my words, that day is coming.


WINNER: Luke is presented with his prize by Graham Young.


Luke’s king of crayons


A PUPIL at St Mary’s Primary School, Osbaldeston, won first prize in a colouring competition organised by the Blackburn- branch of the National Farmers’ Union. Nine-year-old Luke was presented with a radio-controlled model John Deere trac­ tor by branch president Graham Young. The competition had- more than 700 entries and St M a il’s pupils won three of the top prizes.


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Round Table wants to hear your stag stories


CLITHEROE Round Table


• is compiling a definitive guide , to organising the ultimate stag do... and looking for examples of good and bad practice from Clitheroe’s stag veterans. The stag do is often consid­


ered the “last stand” for the bridejgroom-to-be, so for the best man - the one typically tasked to arrange this rite of passage - it is understand­ able that along with a sense of pride, comes a degree of trepidation at having to deliver a stag do that lives up to expec­ tations.


' Following the success of last


year’s guide to the perfect best man’s speech, the Round Ta­ ble is now looking to continue its support of men up and down the country with their best man duties. Stephen Saunders, of the


Round Table, said: “Our best man’s speech guide proved to be a huge success and now we want people in Clitheroe to send us their favourite stag


do stories, advice and pictures. We’re hoping to receive some great examples of where to go, what to do and, perhaps, what not to do. “Our aim is to use the re­


sponses we receive from peo­ ple in the Clitheroe area, and those from Round Table’s net­ work of more than 500 clubs, to produce a simple but au­ thoritative guide to delivering the ultimate stag do, created by those who know best - the men who’ve been there and done it!” People with tips, examples,


photographs or footage that should (or should not) be shared and will help Clithe­ roe Round Table create its guide should e-mail them to: bestman@roundtable.org.uk Round Table provides a


network of advice and cama­ raderie for men aged 18 to 45. knowing how to have fun. To find out more about Clitheroe Round Table, visit www.rourid table.co.uk/findoutmore


MP’s hosts Westminster 25 years ago


THE Trooping of the Colour was scorn­ ing to Clitheroe! At least a scaled down version of the grand event was due to take place.Representatives of the Armed Forces and members of many ex-service- men’s associations were to visit for the Ceremony of Beating the Retreat. The


. colourful spectacle, which dated back to medieval times, was to be staged at Cas­ tle Field to celebrate the bicentennary of the Corps o f the Royal Engineers. • “Lock up your silver!” was the mes­


sage from Clitheroe police following the theft of thousands of pounds worth of antique silver from a house in Gisburn. The thieves struck in the dead of night, isolated the alarm and broke a window to gain access.- .


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■ CIVIC dignitaries, includ­ ing the Mayor and Mayor­ ess of the Ribble Valley, Coun. Ian Sayers and Jean Hayes, met local MP Nigel Evans on their way to a Buckingham Palace garden party. Local charity fund-raiser.


Bill Honeywell and his wife Val, as well as Clitheroe Ro- tarian David Bleazard and his wife, Susan, also attended.' The Queen holds a series


of garden parties every year at Buckingham Palace and at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh to recognise public service............... Mr Evans said: “It is always


a pleasure to meet my con­ stituents, but it is especially pleasing to meet those who have dedicated themselves to the service of others. “I hope they all enjoyed


the garden party at Buck­ ingham Palace during this very special diamond jubilee year.”


Thought For The Week T T SE it or lose it is now a com-


I . I mon phrase or saying in the English language.


Bus companies often say “Use if or lose it” when a subsidised bus route is about to


. be axed, likewise when cutbacks of coun-: cil grants affect Public Libraries or other public amenities such as toilets or car parks. ■


You can probably think o f a dozen or ■


more other services or activities where if it isn’t used then that service or activity is. withdrawn from public use - your use.


Community centres are often under the


threat of “use it or lose it”; the commu­ nity centre is intended to be exactly what it says on the tin, the centre for the use of the community. ; , : ■


Churches and their Community Centre


services and activities have the same “use it or lose it” warning invisibly engraved on their infrastructure. A church is not.


. exclusive for worship, nor is it exclusive- for those who confess to being of a reli­ gious nature/A church and its community centre are as public in ownership as the lo­


cal community centre; it is your place of community gathering for your community like-mindedness. The Holy House of God is not exclusive


lose it”. . REV. DON JOHNSON, . Community Church. ■


. Minister of Billington


to membership-only use, it is there for His comtnunity whatever their creed or cul- ‘ ture. The church is your churchy “use it or.


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