Edition No. 3 August 1992

A newspaper for North Skelton & Layland

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HELLO EVERYBODY '

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DID YOU KNOW?

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In t h is edition you wi l l seethat we have included a 'PitS0 ecia 1 I. T(l e Pit Iva s thebac k-i bo oe oE this village andwhen it closed I think some oEthe heart oE the village wentwit hit. \Jear e try i n ~ , wi. t hdifferent projects going on,to involve everyone in someso rt of activity, thusbringing back t he heart andc ornrnun i t y of North Skelton. Ihave many people to thank forthe success of liThe Key", iewriters, the Evening Gazette,Roy Entikna~ and Garol Watsonof Redcar Citizens Advice

UP BEFORE THE BENCH~BUTCHER BROWN! :== \ \ I(

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Our legs are tired L.- co ..... __

Our backs are a c h i r ~ ~ ~ ~Brown's bench is s ~ ~ s s i n gAnd we are sick of waiting.So, I've had words with the

managementAnd I understandThat Ted Hobs has got the job

in hand.We know you've a stool but it

only seats oneSo can we have our bench back

where it belongs.After all t hese years it

belongs to usSotnere's no wonder we are

kicking u ~ a fuss.This is our last word David,

fJso painted or not

Get our bench back or we'llboycott your shop.

Bureau Eor our ne w electri.cKroy machine, and last but notleast yourselves. Please keeptne articles coming in, andan y photos you have, orinformation o f any inte rests ­let me have them as liThe Key"now goes to London,Manchester, Melton Mowbray andAustralia. To publish liTheKey" it costs a pp r ox £170 peredition so I have to raisefunds. Keep supporting us, andany donations, money or prizeswill brJ very gratefulyceceived.

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The Police & Us sec tion is allabout drugs abuse.

Note:The next edition will alsocon tin ue t his sub j e c t Ivne ninformation about AMPHETAMINESand ECSTASY will be included.

eIf you have a Wheelie Bin

replaced it will cost you £2 8~

You will receive a bill fromLangbaurgh Council about two

weeks after receiving yourreplacement

by Mark TIJirkeftleAcross:

3) Our national sport7) Realm8) To turn up9) Of light or plant10) Small pony11) fishing tool13) To tend or guide16) Sporting occasion17) Loud weeping19) Punishment21) Unit of current22) British f o r ~ e

24) Of the foot or a bridge

2 2 o~ » The unborn offspringA one-off

27) It reduces the effect orlntensity

Down:

1) Surprise attack2) Leg or arm3) Brave4) for powering a rowing boat5) List6) Local village12) A lecherous look13) Pet Shop Boys hit14) Tropical tree15) Extinct reptile18) Ice cream biscuits20) Spiney plant23) Middle East person24) Chemical substance

Answers on

Tina Greenwood

The line was never theproperty of BR or LNERalthough their locomotives~ a d e good use of it. However,In September 1872 Mr Whartonadvised the NER he was willingto sell for the p r i nc e l y sumof £10,000, a fortune then. MrHarrison, the engineer for NERwas asked to investigate thishe did and recommended it;purchase.

Have you ever wondered whythere was a double bridge atClaphow i n s t ~ a d of theordinary single one? Simpletruth was subsidence - and thelower bridge was built tostrengthen toe upper one.

The r a i lway line was theproperty of J T Wharton, whowas paid wayleave (a kind ofrent) on the ironstone passingover the bridge. The amount ofwayleave varied from ahalfpenny to a three halfpennyper ton, depending on thepresent price of pig iron.

LSD is a very potent drugrequiring only minutequantities for it's effect andit is normally consumed onsmall ~ i e c 2 s of blotting paperor in tablet form. Blottingpaper may be coloured or havea symbol stamped on, eg a doveor a 'smiley' face. LSDtablets can be purchased fora pp r ox £5 each, it is alsoknown as I ACrD' .

CONFIDENTIALAny information you can giveon misuse of drugs please ring

"B Mbro 301432All calls are completely,confidential.

LSD

ByDet. Police Woman Sue Gaunt

Special Enquir y Unit

CANNABIS,..

(COMMON DRUGS & THEIR EFFECTS ISuch dcuss have ver ysigniEicant eEEects togetherwi t h very proEound psycho­logical eEE ec ts, t he eEfectsare potentially dangerous andin certain situations can beEa ta 1.

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The psychological effects ofLSD are varied, they caninclude vivid visual halluc­inations in which objects mayappear t o move and changeshape and size. Sounds are'seen' and 'felt', and coloursare 'heard'. LSD also affectsthinking processes. About 35to 45 minutes after ingestionof LSD the pupils of t he eyesdilate, blood pressure isslightly raised and there is arapid heart rate. There mayalso be raised bodytemperature, tremors, goose­flesh, weakness and nausea.

Adverse effects can includethe 'bad trip', this can be aterrifying experience whichcan lead to temporary episodesof overwhelming anxiety andpanic wh i c h may last for 24hours.Serious, even fatal accidentsmay occur dur i ng a pe r iod 0 fLSD intoxication, individualsbelieve they can performimpossible acts such asflying, walking on water etc.

It is possible for a part­icular hallucination to recurmany months or even years

lafter the complete cessation~ f LSD use. ~

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Most users experience euphoriawith feelings of selfconfidence, well-being andrelaxat ion. Some users ex­perience unpleasant sensationswhich result in them becominganxious, agitated andsuspicious. The perception oft i me and space can 0 f ten 'bedistorted. ~

The physical eEfects ofCannabis include dryness ofthe mouth, hunger, a slightincrease in heart rate andreddening of the eyes. It canalso alter the \vay the body

~ : copes with other drugs andalcohol.

~ : : Cannabis Resin ilS , nlormall YE~ . ~urchased in mu tlP es 0

~ : 1/160z which cos t s around:.: : £7.50. Cannabis is also knownr as 'GANJA' , 'MARIJUANA I ,Ii' HASHISH' and • BLOW' .

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Mrs freda RansomMr Ken PetieMr Colin Girling

May I also say thank you totne Club's regular members f ~ c

their support over the lastyear by just attending theYouth Club.

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As the summer holidays drawnea rer and toe 1 igh te r nigh tstake off, fewer members tendto use the Youth Club. Thishappens allover the Countyand not just at North Skelton.The young people takeadvantage of the warm weatherand wander the villages ratherthan being cooped up inside ofa bui l d i ng .

The ' Youth Club closes for theschool holiday period f r ornJuly 26th until Sunday 6thSeptember.

c/Yat O)food Leader in Charge - North Skelton Youth Club

The Youth Club still remains On be aa l f of the You t h Clubto be open a ac.h Sunda y, wi t h members I wo u l d like to thankthe odd change if I ha~pen to the following people for theirbe on t he wrong shift. g e ne r ous contributions to the

club of a television, dartboard, and a dart board case .So THANK YOU to:

Dear Mr Abigail, just what canI do,When I am in North Skelton andfeel I need tne 100.

It's definitely awkward when Iwant to spend a penny,And I just have t o cross myl~gs because there are notany.

This happened to me yesterday ,I really had to 'fly',I jumped into my Talbot and

" h Oh"thought a me, my.If only I had waited and nothad that cup of tea,Now here I am, just stranded,desperate to do a wee .

If I don't get there veL' ysoon, I'll surely wet mydrawers,I only got there just in timebut found those bolted doors.Panic then befell me so Ijumped back in my car,I had to make it t o my home(it isn't very far).

But lorries and slow tractorsI couldn't overtake,And to the bathroom in myhome , I just could not make.With pounding heart andscreech of brake and feelingvery harrassed,I stood in glor y, soaking wetand I can say embarrassed.

Please open up t hose toilets,consider my request,And now that you have read mypoem I'm sure you'll do yourbest.

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S ~ PICNIC IN THE PARK i~ '1andy Webb

r Gar y Davies andi Jackie B r a ~ l e s May was a ~ood month I• br~ught Radian One for music in Middle-

Sto Middlesbrough on sbrough, with lots ROCK IN ROLLSpring Bank Holiday of top bands playing S

S Monday (25th May) These included Swith the Radio One "Gun", "Soup Rock 'n 'Roll is

S Road s hcw at St awa r t s Dra60ns" and "Gud" back in pubs and ,( Park. Thousands at the Arena, and clubs. Don't Miss ,i gathered in t ae park "The Levellers", "Rock House" who ~

S to witness the Road- "House of Love", have a great singer Sf show, .a nd perhaps "The Reat People" and brilliant back-, get themselves on and "Pele" at the ing group. Also ~

S the radio. ~ : : : s : a ~ ~ . Love" f ~ ~ ~ ~ i ~ ~ g ~ f c ~ ~ : l own eS Popular singer, performed songs such Boothby with hiSSJS Ade va , made a gues t as "I Don't Know \~hy group "Reminiscence"

a pp e a r a nc e and sang I Love You", "Blind" - due to play at SS live to the crown. and their current Redcar Bowl. S

Tambala st?lls, 1 "F 1"S bouncy castles and re ease ee • Anyone needing a n y S

I6ther childrens The band released a information about Sc ide s \~ ere a 1 s a set n e ~v sing 1e "You Roc k 'n Roll \Je eke nd s'J[.> in the park. To Don't Und e r s t a nd " on contact:

S top it all off, the 8th June, and Guy Ssun was at its best, Chadwick and Co Mr & Hr s D Williams S

S ma k i n g it a perfect started their low- 35 Dene Crescentf day all round. key tour at t h e end HoLbu r n Dene Estate SI ., .. fi-- of J u ~ n e ',.•.--- I Ry tonS ~-l.-:-'-'-~ . ~ Tyne & Wear NE40 4KY.S

S G '\) (€) V ~ii~ - <a~ ' I) ) './ .....; I ./7 ~ '\l ..I'".J::7 !l J n -/ SS $S[ lU I TV QUIZ l<p ?~ SS IPJ • r .( Never le t the sun go down upon S

S"/10 i s , h • an angry word where there is S~ ~ or was, t e partnersor side kicks to tnese? a grievance and resentment has S

t been stirred - do not let it~ rankle like a poison in the SS 1) Inspector Morse mind - festering with feelings •

S 32» Bodie (The Professionals) unforgiving and unkind. $'Hanibal Hayes

t (Alias Smith & Jones) One must make a Ll.owa nc e s and Itl 4~») Bernie Win ters try to pu t things s traigh t .

Life's too short forLenny BennettJack Regan (The Sweeney) quarrelling and so before too

S7) Mel Smith late - say the word that heals f

S) Les Denn i s the hu r t and ban i shes IS 9) Dick Dasterdly distress. Never ~ e t the sun go S

10) Ron Lucas down upon u n h a p p ~ n e s s . S

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I only every went down themine as a visitor, but thatexperience confirmed all theadmiration I had cultivat ed asa child. Brave men, theminers! They wouldn't say so,or thank me for saying so. Butit is good to pay ne a r t e f e Lttribute to those whose vitalcontribution to the life ofthe nation demanded that the ytoil in forbidding anddangerous places. God blessthelll, everyone.

My father I s hands were astough as leather, p31ms andfingers thickly calloused andrough as a rasp. On the backof his hands were the bluelines of old scars, woundstha thad hea led ove r keep i ngthe coal-dust i n s i d e ~ Therewere similar marks on his backtoo - what his chest wa s like,we never could tell because of311 the hair! He always washedat the sink in the kitchen,stripped to the waist, andunder the cold t a p which hekept running. My brother and Iwould look up to our Dad inwonder at his massive form,and deriving great satisfac­tion from seeing his hugemuscles flexing as he washeo.

If we asked about thecolliery, he would always beadaman t tha t we would no t begoing down the pit to ~ o r k .

All his family had been minersover several generations inWales and relatives had been, .lost in the Gresford Disaster,but when the South YorkshireCoalfield was opened, myfather and his eldest brother

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· . ~ ~ ~ F C ~ J l ~ ~ ON N l ~ ' . " · I ; E ~ ;] J : ~ ~~ : : ~ m ~ ; :~ ~ : ~~ : : \ ; ; ; rA tribute to my father and to came over at that time, justa 11 wh0 , 1 ike him, w0 r ked aft e r the fir s tWo r 1d ih r .I down· t ile pit'. The r e Iva s a s t ron g We 1s h

contingent in the Doncasterarea, and a Welsh-speakingChapel flourished there too.That was w~ere my brother wasbaptized - Dafydd Arthur - andhe was blessed by theEisteddfod Bard!

But those blue scars on handsand back were the trophies ofhard graft on hands and knees,and we took them as badges ofbravery. I am very proud ofthe fact that on my BirthCertificate there is writtenin the co lumn which as ks for'Father's Occupation' COAL­HEWER.

By this time mining was in myblood and like all my forbearst ae r e was only one place forme, "in the stone". This meantthat now I had to fill theempty tubs to earn my living.

I worked in t he c onv e n t ionalfootball shorts, but Herbywore a ~air of his wife's navyblue knickers; wi th hisknobbly knees he cut a comicalfigure, "God bless him".

Unlike the pitbottom, conditionswere rather primitivein-by, bait ' was takenwhere and when you

could, and being milesunderground the lack of freshair meant miners had to workin very little clothing.

One day the mine manager HarryGarbutt asked him if he wouldchange his garb for one shiftas he was bringing visitorsinto the mine face to see forthemselves the conditions weworked under. Herby was quiteadamant that he wouldn'tchange for anybody, the navyknickers were good enough for"their lass" and him soanybody else didn't matter.

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Listening to the older ladstalking in the "Tute" whettedmy appetite to earn more moneyby becoming a driver. This jobmeant I was in cha.cge of ahorse and was responsible forsupplying miners with emptytubs to hand-fill with iron-

~ y mother Minnie kept ourfa mil y well fed \v i t h sa usagepas ties, and da te and rhubarb~ i 2 s , all baked in an oven bythe side of a well black­leaded fire place.

But being a growing lad Icould still find room forthree fig rolls provided dailyby one of the mine's overmen,Mr Hetherington.

I was cons tan t lyonthe .; 0 but i t \va sprobably just aswe Ll, because it wasfreezing at the pit .bottom, with themine shaft acting asa wind tunnel.

Our break was taken i:1 acabin, a luxury I was soon toleave behind.

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,;Aore a WQj oj LL~ [t was tradition among tne stone and tnen take them intor ~ining fraternity in this ~ r ~ a a siding . re~dy. to be taken! t hat son s 5 :10 u 1d f 0 110 w t ne l r ba c k tot :1 e p 1 too t tom.r fathers into the mines. I was~ no exception, at the age of 14f ye a r s I left school on thet, Friday and started work atr North Skelton pit bottom thet f 0 Ll.o wi ng i"1onday. My job wa st to couple-up all the empty

tubs so they could be hauledin-by for the miners to fillthem up again.

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I honestly think our visitors,three women and two men, quiteenjoyed the experience.

Every mine and village had itscharacters, none more so thana driver from Brotton calledBilly Marshall, affectionatelycalled "Shi:nmo".

The introduction of cranners(mechanical loaders) andelectric drilling machinesrevolutionised mining g r e a t Lyfrom the days of our fathers.

Tragically his horse wa skilled when it was struck bysome full tubs that had brokenaway down an incline. Laterwhen asked by the undermanager what had happened,Billy replied, "I wa s lookingat my off tak (pay slip) whenmy hoss looked over meshoulder and dropped dead".

By "fat" Marsay(Edited by Jim Ramige)

Even though .mi ni ng wa s a hardway to make a living, some­thing went from a closely knitcommunity when they wereeventually closed.

One particular shift myregular mate was off sick soGeor ge Tokarski, JoJo to hismat e s , Ivasse n t tomate me.Having filled up all the loosestone we were just cleaning uparound the face whilst waitingfor the drillers to finishdrilling a round of holes. ,wnen all of a sudden there wasan almighty crack, and piecesof stone started falling fromthe roof. JoJo not knowingwhat. was happening stoodtransfixed. I shoulder-chargedhim to one s ide and then'jumped to the other.

We narrowly escaped beingflattened by a piece of ' stoneappcox 7 feet square by a footthick. Many times afterwardswhen we met in our local, 'chatting over a pint of beer,a grateful JoJo thanked me forsaving his life.

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A TRAGEDY

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OLD MRS JOHNSONj SiS S , '

Ever wondered wherespends a penny? Well,miner told me ..•

"When we got cut short we didwhat we had to do in theworkings of the mine. Mind youit was hard luck if, whentrying to get from A to B, youforgot and wqlked rightthrough the lot. Ughh!"

No wonder it was called the'Bowels of the Earth'.

, I f old ['1 r s " Choc" J 0 hnson i sshaking he r mats this morningthere'll be hell on" one ofthe Pitment said on his roadto work. "She knows its bloodyunlucky to shake a mat infront of a miner going towork, an' if it 'appens thismorning am gannin back home".Poor old Mrs Johnson of 1Railway Terrace was well knownfor the deadly sin of shakingher clip mats while minerswere pa s s i ng at 4 o'clock inthe morning to go front shift.

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1962 WeldersLes BoosefieldHick Crossman

~ J h e n Ro ber t died he24 years old, hisunfulfilled, and hishearts broken. J

Word went out there had been aroof fall and Bob, his Dad,'..l en t t 0 wa ita t the pit top.Sadly; at 4 o'clock Bob wast old the r t err i b1e ne \J s , hisson Robert had been killed.

' Robe r t handed in his notice at'the pit, and they asked him to"wo r k another two weeks until~ e trained someone to takeJver his job. A week later, on>10 nday 2 1 s t J une 1 954 Robe r twent back-shift at 2 o'clock.

t One of the many t r a ged i e s int t ;1 e pit h3. Ppende d too ne 0 f

" ~ ~ o r t h Skelton's oldest~ f a m i L i 2 s .

V30 b Evans lived at 28 \HlliamtS t ce e t and his son Robect had~ J n e ambition - to have his own~ .Ia r ke t Garden, like his nephew~ : l a r i o has now.

(DON'T DUMP IT!)

SKELTON & BROTTONCOMMUNITY HOSPITAL

Skips will be available forpublic use at various sites ~ n

the Parish.

.South Tees Health Autnorityrepresentatives have agreed toattend a Public Meeting 1n thenear future where a model oft i1e new h 0 s i) i t 31 will be 0 ndisp13y.

.If you have any questions orconcerns regarding thehospital please come along tothe meeting.

.Date, time and venue will bepublicised locally.

beshops

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EAST CLEVELAND SHOW

Show Schedulesavailable inearly August.

There is still space forstallholders - contact MrGooderham for details.

The Annua L Open Show will beheld on Marsh311 Drive PlayingField at Brotton on Saturday29th August (Open Dog Showenquiries to Mr Gooderham onTel11;76763) and Sunday 30thAugust (Produce etc -enquiriesto Parish Council O f f i ~ e s ) .

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PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS

You are welcome to attend andlisten. Parish CouncilMeetings are held every thirdMonday in the month in SkeltonCivic Centre Committee Room at7.30pm.

The next skip at North Skeltonwill be available for 24 nourson Monday 27th July 1992.

Please telephone the ParishCouncil Office T e l ~ 6 S 3 8 4 3 ifyou require informationregarding siting of otherskips.

DONE IT?'MURDER MYSTERY

T Greenwood

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Dan Chilvers was 30 ~

years old and is 1:1

buried in Skelton vCemetry along with 10members of hisfamily.

Another gentlemanwho was undersuspicion lefts udde n l y forAustralia where itis known he stayedfor some years, hedid however returnto Skelton but wasnever charged.

<.ev Toyne was firs tsuspected but therewas no evidence toback up thesuspicions.

Early next morning asearch party set outto find him. DanChilvers body wasfound in a sack atSkelton Ellars onMonday 29thSeptember 1909.

Dan Chilvers to besteward, he leftwith the minister,the Rev JosephToyne. Dan did notreturn home thatnight.

A primitive church~ a s built upon GreenRoad, called"T'i.mrn i.e s " becauseTim Bannister did alot of work there.

Over 80 years ago,something happenedin this area whichwe never want tohappen again -A MURDER .•••

At one time it wasthe custom formembers of thechapel to take turnsas a steward, it washis job to walk theminister home toGuisborough after

H service. On Sunday~ 28th September 1909~ it was the turn of

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I wa s asked by your Chairperson to write a Eew words on whoto con t act and \vha t pro c edures are ne c e s s a r yon " H0 \v tobee-orne a Hasistrate". I am very g c a t ~ f u l to .Mr A 1 CookeH. A. ( Oxo n) oarristec, Clerk to the Teesslde J ~ s t l c e s ~ n o haskindly supplied ;ne with the latest up-dated lnformatlon Eoryour use.

Len D o u g l ~ s s J.P.

!BEFORE THE BENCHj

The magistracy has been avehicle for public servicedown the centuries and stillis. At one time it was limitedto men only but since t he endof · the Eirst Wocld War has

~ . : .' been opened to women too.f There are about 28,000 magist­f rates on the active list atr present, not quite half of

whom ace women, and they servein about 500 courts whose sizeand business vary according tothe populousness of the areast (1e y s e r ve .

:1agis t r a tes are d r awn as thelaw i ns i s t s fcom thecornmu n i t i.e s which they are~ p p o i n t e d to serve, no onebeing eligible for appointmentwho is not resident in thec ommi s s i on area or within 15miles of its boundaries. Thisrule was inheren t in theStatute of 1351 by whi c h theoffice was first created andhas applied ever since, butwi t hou t the particularity ofdefinition until the middle ofthis century. In Cleveland(which is one of the 50 or so~ o m m i s s i o n areas into whichthe country is divided) thereare 400 magistrates on theactive list, more than 300 ofwhom sit in Teesside, justover 70 in Hartlepool and justunder 30 in Guisborough.

All mag Ls t r a t e s appointed noware obliged, as a condition oftheir appointment, to betrained before they sit on thebench and to con t inue to betrained after that throughouttheir careers on the bench.This is such obvious c o m ~ o n

sense when the law is asintrusive and complex as it isthat the wonder is that it ~ a s

ever s a r i.ous I y resisted. Butso it was for many years aftecthe War and not only by thosein govecnment, and as .aconsequence it was not u n t i I1966 that training was madeobligatory and then only foemagistrates newly appointed tothe bench or the juvenilecourt. Training has developedmuch since then, in scope,content and delivery.

•It now embraces allmagisterial activities exceptcommittee wo r k and shortlywill take its first tentativesteps towards appraisingperformance in court.Appraisal in training has ?eenthe practice for some tlme.These opportunities were notavailable when most magist­rates now in office were firstappointed and their p r ov i.s i.onnow should be an encouragementto the ir successors.

NORTH SKELTON WORKINGMENS CLUB1 Y

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PRIZE BINGO every FRIDAYTAOS QUIZ every SUNDAY NIGHT

JACKPOTNew Members Welcome

ITHE DEBATE I . .The magistracy In ltscontinuing, almost exclusi verecruitment of lay people toits ranks has been the subjectof much debate in recentyears.

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The a r gurne n t on the one sideis that this identifies itwith the c omrnun i t y it servesand secures its acceptance bythat c ommu nLt y j and thea r ~ u m e n t on the other side ·i st hat i, tis i, n :1 i bit i, ng tot ~ l esystem, giving the profes­sional advocate the edge inany contest with the benchwhich he wouldn't have ifthere were just a sti~endiary

magistrate on the bench. Whatthe outcome will be isanyone's guess but it might beprudent foe proponents andopponents alike to take theopportunity of seeing eachsort of court in action beforefinal positions are taken up.

IRECRUITMENT IRecruitment to the benchattempts to be representativeof all districts, classes,races, religious persuasions,politics and cultures in a~articular commission area butsadly, despite wide canvass,efforts to this end don'talways succeed. There arestill too few :::.andidates frominner city areas and frommanual occupations, and someagencies who are regularly

. approached respond withnothing, suggesting eitherthat they are opposed to thesystem or at best simplyindifferent.

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The purpose of this article isto being L1e opportunity forthis sort of public service totne noti:::.e of as w i de a naudience as possible andelicit nominations of and E r o ~

people wno are inteeested butwho up to now may have beentoo diffident to enquire abouttneir eligibility.

The call is for men and womenpreferably in the 30-50 agebracket, wn o are of goodstanding in their localcommunities and willing to betrained and who if they weeeappointed would be able to ~ u t

in about 40 halE-dayattendances at c our teachyear. To any such e riq u i r e r Iwill happily send a nominationform by return.

My name and address are:

Alan Cooke

Clerk to tne Teesside Justicesand Secretary to the SouthCleveland Advisory Committeeon the Appointment of Justicesof the Peace

Magistrates' CourtTeesside Law CourtsVictoria SquareMiddlesbroughCleveland TSl 2AS

~ Tel: Mbro 240301 / 244123

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THE MEN OF GUISBOROUGH PRIORY

KING HENERY I

On 1 August 1100 AD,King William IIwi t h his brother Henry and othermember s of the royal court,travelledto the New Forest to spend the dayhunting.During the mid-afternoon,William,wasmortally wounded by an arrow,from the~ o w of an unknown assailant.On hearingof his brother fate Henry,the youngest30n of the Conquerer and close friend~ f Robert de Bruis,immedia tely rode::ot to -hi s dying brother but to the::as t l e of Winchester and demanded, that_!s heir to the throne,that the royal

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~ . reasure be surrendered to him.t "ma zi ngl y , t hr ee da ys after his~ ; r ot her ' s ambush,Henry was crowned

<i ng at Westminster Abby by theSi s hop of London.

l1IE RETIJRN OF THE DUKE.

Accident or premeditated,and their wasi ma ny who believed the later,William's~ _ \ "' ea t h came at an opportune time for

-:: ;enr y . His brother, the Duke of Normandyh ..obe r t Curthose, was returning from the: ?i r s t Crusade,and as eldest son of the

'onque r er , Robe r t had a fair claim to-he English crown.:hen Robert landed in England,at thelead of large army ,Henry wrote to hisbr ot he r suggesting a meeting.Manyyea r s had passed since their lastencount e r , a nd on that occasion Rober thad drawn his sword on Henr y.The

:.- invitation was accepted ,and it is

!,..>.: wr i t t en , t ha t when the two brothers metthey had not exchanged more than a fewwor ds before the y fell into each others

~ arms,embraced and were reconciled.~ ; Robert's trust and faith in his brother, was eventually rewarded,when he was~ arrested by Henry ,ana thrown into~ Car di f f Cas tle were he spent the( _r emai nder of his life.~ .

KING HENRY I

Treacherous side apart ,Henr y nicknamedBeauclerc by his father,for hisstud ious and bus inesslike manner ,wasfairly popular with his English subjectsUnlike hie predecessors,Henry was bornin England,spoke Latin and English,thelater being his first tongue.Henry'sprestige grew when he married Edith,dauohter of Malcolm III of Scotland and

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great-grandaughter of Edmond Ironside,this marriage restored the old Englishroyal line.Before her early death Edith bore Henr ytwo children William the AEthling andthe Empress Matilda .

DEATIl OF THE AETHLING

On 23 November 1120,when returning fromNor ma ndy to England,William the AEthlingwas killed in the White Ship disaster.Henry was devastated by the death of hisson.lt meant,the end of the directmale line of the Conquerer and with nonatural successor to Henry,on his death,England would be plunged into cival war.The influence and help of Henr y,with theof Guisborough Priory cannot be over­stated .This debt would be repaid to theKing after his death,by his friendsRobert de Bruis and Archbishop Thurstanat the Battle of the Standard atNorthallerton.

Written & Researched

'b y Ian Duncan

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