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tended Miss Catherine Mary Davies when she manned Mr Stephen An th o n y Brown a t SS Michael and John’s RC Church, Clitheroe. The bride, a machine
Six bridesmaids a t
Bad choice of play but cast try hard
OF all the one set, three- act plays available, "A month of Sundays", by Gerald Savory, seems a particularly bad choice for Clitheroe Parish Church Amateur Operatic and
Dramatic Society. Written in the early
operator at Neotechnic, Clitheroe, is the eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs T. J. Davies, of Castle View, Clitheroe. The bridegroom, a
butcher at Booth’s Super market, Clitheroe, is the only son of Mrs A. Adams, of Edgeside, Great Harwood, and Mr A. Brown, of the Delacy Arms, Whalley. The bride, given away
1950s, the story (not to be confused with the recent full-length play of the same title by Bob Larley) centres on the Sylvester family, who move to a remote farmhouse with ambitions of becoming self-sufficient. All the action takes
there was no disguising the somewhat dated script. Indeed, much of the comedy was lost be-' cause some of the rather unsophisticated, naive humour is just not funny any more. This apart, Jean Ham
mond produced a good adaptation of the play on her debut as producer with the dramatic section of the society. The set was very effective and the space available was used well with senisible group ing throughout. It was nice to see some
place in the kitchen and the script offers little op portunity for interesting movement, slapstick or visual comedy. Apart from act two, the play itself is quite static, focus sing mainly on dialogue round the table! Attempts to up-date the
by her father, wore an Edwardian-style gown of heavily embroidered German satin. It had ,a scalloped hemline and her cream satin-edged veil was held in place by a cream tiara of crystal beads and pearls. She car ried a shower bouquet of blue and cream roses, camellias, orchids and angel blossom. Bridesmaids were the
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PICTURED during a scene from the play are, from the left: back — Jane Bennett, Rachel Scott and Gerald Hood; front — Harriet Roberts, Michael O’Hagan, Nick Remington and Wendy Houldsworth
story with modern cos tumes failed because
Objections to Sawley scheme
overruled
bride's s is te r . Claire Davies; the bridegroom’s sisters, Sharon, Jaquelyne and twins Nicola and Lyndscy Brown; and the bride's goddaughter, Re becca Halstead. Claire. Sharon and Ja
quelyne wore royal blue off-tiie-shoulder dresses of Austrian taffeta and car ried bouquets of large or chids, blue roses and angel blossom. The other bridesmaids
PERMISSION has been granted for the conversion of The Long Building, Sawley, to five dwellings and the erection of five garages and two detached houses on adjacent land, despite objections from the parish council and three nearby residents. The parish council felt
wore pale blue dresses of printed satin, with cream sashes, and carried bas kets of small orchids, blue roses and angel blossom. They all had cream silk flowered headdresses. Best man was Mr
C h r is to p h e r Sheen. Groomsman was Mr J a m e s Coleman and ushers were Mr Michael Pearson and Mr Martin D av ies , th e b r id e 's brother. After the ceremony,
young faces and new talent this year. Each of the characters of the th re e daughte rs was clearly defined and there was a good contrast and some nice interplay bet ween the two younger sis ters, Marion (Jane Ben nett) and Jenny (Harriet Roberts). Nick Remington pro
very suitable for the part of Major Twomely-Bick- ford and played with the authority of an “old- hand". Michael O’Hagan as
vided the love interest as Tim Riley, the handsome farmhand, and was polished and attractive in his first principal part. He finally falls in love with Sarah, the eldest daugh ter, played by Wendy Houklsworth. The younger members
Oliver Sylvester, the father who advocated this “back-to-the-Iand” ven ture, needed to be much more forceful in his role as the dominant paternal figure. The part of his wife,
tract as much comedy as possible from their parts and hard work had obvi ously been put in all round. I am sure many people look forward to seeing Jean's next produc tion at Clitheroe and also more of th e tow n 's younger thespians.
played by Rachel Scott, also needed to have been a lot stronger, for it is they who carry the plot rather than the rest of the family, some of whom have cameo roles in com parison. A harder line ought to
of the cast all played their parts with energy, youth ful vigour and animation. Among the more ex
perienced members of the society, Gerald Hood was
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that too much was being crowded on the site and the residents objected on the grounds of over de velopment and a danger ous increase in the use of the very poor access to the road. Coun. Mrs Joyce Lil-
CLITHEROE guide dog P e te r and ,his blind m a s te r , Mr Stan ley Snape, had a special word of thanks for caravanners at Shireburn Caravan Park on Saturday.
burn (Bolton-by-Bowland) told the Ribble Valley Council's Development Sub-committee that there had been a public meet ing in Sawley about the plan.
conducted by Fr J. Ware- ing, a reception was held at the Starkic Arms Hotel, Clitheroe. The couple left for a
honeymoon in London after an evening reception at SS Michael and John’s Social Centre. They are to live in
Castle View, Clitheroe. Photograph: G. Reagan, Great Harwood.
people had been in full agreement with the con version of The Long Building, but some did not agree with the new dwellings proposed. "The plan is far too big and far too intensive," she said. Coun. Bill Fleming (Bil-
Most, if not all of the
and seven against the proposal.
the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association between March and October by placing donations in a gallon bottle on the bar in their club room. At the end-of-season
For they raised £173 for
RIDER’S TROPHY
have been drawn round their characters so that we could believe they were capable of control ling three adolescent daughters. Numerous prompts destroyed much spontaneity on their side. Gerald Savory had
A SPONSORED horse ride raised £500 for two animal shelters and won a Billington girl a trophy for the highest sponsor ship. Miss Anne M a r i e
No difference in revised
Sabden plan
A REVISED outline plan ning application for the building of two dwellings on land fronting Padiham Road, St Nicholas Avenue and Wesley S t r e e t , Sabden, has been turned down. The Ribble Valley
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Young singers
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presentation, dog and master were invited to re ceive the gift, ivhicli was handed ove r by Mr Donald Hook. The money will go to
wards the purchase of a guide dog for a local person.
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GCE O-level results at St Augustine’s RC School, Billington, have been outstanding, with the highest number of passes in the history of the school, headmaster Mr Philip Moms said at the prize night on Thursday.
year pupils sitting GCE, 16-plus and CSE examina tions. The total of 669 passes comprised 165 grade A, 250 grade B and 254 grade C. There were 22 fourth-
There were 171 fifth-
achieved a GCE pass rate of over 70 per cent, well above th e n a tio n a l
Seventeen subjects
average. Mr Morris said: “Your
year pupils who gained seven A grades, 12 B grades and 3 C grades in mathematics and Dominic Robson also achieved grade A in music. In the CSE examina
courses will be under-re- sourced and not have the necessary supporting structures and facilities.
about the much heavier workload that the GCSE, at least initially, is impos ing on teachers.” He hoped the problem
"I am worried, too,
determination and hard work, your teachers’ ex pertise and conscientious ness and your parents’ en couragement and support all played their part in ensuring academic suc cess.”
tions, 225 grade one passes were achieved, 36 per cent of the entry, which was the highest percentage pass in the school’s history. Of these, 105 grade one passes were not duplicated with O-level, making 774 total passes at GCE grades A to C.
This year, 102 leavers continued full-time educa tion and only four have been r e g is te r e d as jobless.
concern about aspects of the new GCSE, although he was in full accord with its aims.
Mr Morris expressed “I am concerned that ,v
would be resolved by proper funding, resources and time. The Mgr Guerin Rose
Bowl for the best O-level c e r t i f ic a te went to Elizabeth Franey with 11 passes, 10 grade A and one B .: Sheree Lord won the St
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Robinson, who took part in Sunday's 10-mile chari ty ride around Balder- stone, Pleckgate and Mellor, is expected to have raised far more than any of the other 19 riders. The ride was organised
Council’s Development Sub-committee was told by Coun. Albert Atkinson (Sabden) that the original application for four houses had been refused because it was considered out of character. Now the application
was for two houses and he could not see any other difference. He said the scheme
by Miss Andrea Town send and Mrs Irene Turner. Money raised is to be divided between the Horses and Ponies Protec tion Association at Fence and the Altham Animal Shelter. A special trophy will be
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THE change of a barn to residential use, together with other alterations, at 3-1 Top Row, Sabden, has been approved by the Ribble Valley Council's Development Sub-commit tee.
would still cause an ob struction and as the a cc es s would be on Wesley Street, there would be damage to shrubs and bushes. Many of the villagers did not want the development but wanted the land to be a park or garden area. The committee was told
jected on the grounds of loss of a valuable amenity area, lack of need for further such housing and the dangerous and inade quate new accesses which would be created.
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