"Excursions Would Stop Churchgoing"
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A LEIGH coach company were told at r-vManchester, last week, that no case had been made out when they applied for new picking-up points. John Monks and Son, Ltd., wanted to introduce two new points at Croft and Fearnhead on excursions and tours.
For the applicants, Mr. J. A. Dunk erley said there had been requests from the teachers' training college near Fearnhead for the new points to he used by students, mainly on Sundays. At present the originating point of Monks' excursions was at Newchurch, and this was quite a distance from the college. The service buses did not run very .frequently on Sundays.
Mr. A. Winstanley, an assistant manager, said Monks' had done quite a lot of private work for the college in the past, particularly Sunday trips. Mr. A. E. Whitehead, objecting for F. Sykes and Sons, Ltd.; Shaws Coach Tours; Shadwells Coach Tours; and Naylors Motor Services, said he did not think the tours should be run from the college as they would influence young people and stop them going to church.
Mr. I. Southern, a resident in the area, said there were often difficulties with the service buses. He produced the names of many residents who desired the extra picking-Up points.
Mr. Dunkerley submitted that he had produced concrete evidence. There were no service buses on Sunday mornings and Croft was completely cut off. Religion had nothing to do with the subject.
The Chairman, Mr. F. Williamson, refused the application on the ground that no case had been made out.