4 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, January 26th, 1989


Clitheroe 22324. (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley122331 (Classified)


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STEPS arc underway to preserve one of Ribble V a l le y ’s g r e a t e s t ’ natural assets — its wild birds.


Royal Society for the _ Protection of Birds are amazed that there is no local group in the Rib­ ble Valley, given the u n iq u e' contribution they say the area can make to protecting rare


Organisers for the


species. Mr Tim Melling, the


society’s North West information officer, pointed out tha t , the


Ribble Valley was now the only par t of the region without its own g ro u p o f s o c ie ty members.


' “When you think of the;Ribblc_ Valley’s rural location, there must be many people living in country cot­ tages and on farms who co u ld su p p o r t th e society by putting out bird boxes and helping us with fund-raising events and watching over rem o te a re a s where they live,” said


Mr Melling. Ornithology in Brit­


ain was undergoing an exciting renewal, with more f lo ck s being encouraged to breed fo l low in g g r e a te r awareness of how vital wild birds were to the rural scene.


their part by joining in the protection of birds and a proper conserva­ tion was encouraging more people from the towns to come to the country.


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to be held during the year. The guild, which would welcome new members, has a busy year of talks, outings and demonstrations lined up.


Clitheroe, starting at 7-30 p.m. In our photograph, Mrs Partridge (right) is showing a card to members.


In tune for gun-slingin’


musical THERE will be all kinds of rootin’ tootin’ shootin’ goin’ on, not down at the OK Corral, but at Clith­ eroe Royal Grammar School, in Chatburn Road, in early March.


— and daughters — of the West are dusting off their stetsons and polishing up their spurs for a fujl-scale production of “Annie, get your gun."


For the gun-totin’ sons


from the pens of Irving Berlin and Herbert and Dorothy Fields will be performed by arrange­ ment with Samuel French


The boisterous musical


| member of the Lancashire Committee of the Royal I Jubilee and Prince’s Trust.


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Clitheroe area could make an enormous con­ tribution to this. He sa id : “ S to ck s .


Mr Melling said the


Reservoir alone offers great potential, with species which it was thought had gone for good being encouraged' to return.” The forest-clad hills


were ideal for crossbills from Siberia, with their special bills used for prising out delicate pine-cone seeds. With more RSPB


Festival is ‘fitting tribute’


to Jimmy


members, rare visitors such as the siskin, a


■encouraged. Long-eared owls were


small green and yellow f i n c h , c o u ld be


also starting to make a retu rn from Siberia and, if conditions, were right, they might start


IN a fitting tribute to the late Ribble Valley person­ ality Mr Jimmy Fell, a special festival is to be held in his honour at Clith- ■ eroe Civic Hall, where many a time he trod the boards himself.


to breed. The goldeh-eye from


S c a n d in a v ia was another candidate for the Ribble Valley. Kielder R e servoir’s coniferous trees in the Borders had not enticed it, despite encourage­ ment by the RSPB, but there was hope locally, with a greater variety of trees offering holes for it to nest in.


■ The smew duck, an extremely rare visitor, would c e r ta in ly be interested in the. area and there were hopes tha t the magnificent osprey, once thought extinct, would return. “Bird life could be


Memorial Festival Com­ mittee has now become firmly established and is busy' organising its first show, to be presented on May 18th and 19th.


T h e J i mmy F e l l


junior schools have enthu­ siastically agreed to take part and each will be required to put on_a per­ formance about 15 to 20 minutes long.


Eleven Ribble Valley


purely for fun, on a non­ competitive basis, and each school will receive a certificate stating that pupils have taken part. Mr Fell’s widow, Mar­ jorie, and son Ian will be


The event will be run


invited to attend. The committee is an


made to fit in with local farming interests as in other areas and, of course, a variety of birds would be a tre­ mendous asset for any­ body in te re s te d in encouraging visitors,” Mr Melling added. The RSPB locally


would organise a wide- ranging programme, such as field visits and , lectures by experts, and the hope was to involve lo c a l g ro u p s an d


schools. On M e r s e y s id e ,


where the RSPB was thriving, the Liverpool Symphony Orchestra had been involved in a promotion.You could say the sky was the limit- as far as birds were concerned, Mr Melling added. But potential mem­


informal one, headed by Ribble Valley Coun. Mrs Myra Clegg.lt is made up of two fellow councillors, two council officers and, from the Civic Hall, Miss Barbara Cullen and pro­ jectionist Mr Derek Pear­ son, who has volunteered his services as stage manager. The next meeting will


Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial) N PENDLETON


and guests welcomed Mr Cliff Astin, who gave an fascinating illustrated talk on the River Ribble. He explained that no-one can pin-point the actual source, but showed mem­ bers the likeliest spot. His slides varied from


Ribble viewpoints Pendleton WI members


familiar places, such as Whernside and Pen-y- Ghent, to others off the beaten track. In the time available he


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managed to reach the Rib­ ble at Sawley and whetted


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everyone's appetite for the rest of his talk, to take place at a future date. He was thanked by Mrs M. ho Baldwin.


Mundy read letters of P- thanks from Mrs E. Oddie e for the plant received dur- re ing her illness and from T1 Miss C. Bailey acknow- wi ledging a £50 donation for the Guide Dogs for the th Blind Association.


P re s id en t Miss R. w C


be on April 7th, when each school will give details of what is to be performed so that a programme can be drawn up. If the festival proves a


. pleasure to many. Panto sell-out


bers want to start off with their feet firmly on th e g ro u n d , so anyone interested in h e lp in g th e RSPB locally should write to its North West Office at Im p e r i a l H o u s e , Imperial Arcade, Hud­


1 and a most suitable testa­ ment to a man whose own exploits on the stage brought a great deal of


success, it may well become an annual event


THE 25th annual Trinity panto, “Jack and the Beanstalk,” has proved a sell-out.


dersfield, West York­ shire, 2BR HD1.


all the fun of traditional panto, including a dame, principal boy and young dancers, opened last week and continues tonight, tomorrow and Saturday.


The production, offering


events include a WI bowls tournament with finals in September and a day course on photography at Barton Village Hall on March 13th, by Mr Nor­ man Duerden. Miss Mundy announced


that Gisburn WI has been invited to the August m e e t in g . She also reminded everyone that


Forthcoming county H Pi


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the group meeting in April is to be at Sabden. ,There was a buffet sup­


per prepared by members. A competition for a local photograph was won by Mrs M. Ross, with Mrs Whitaker and Mrs V. Sta- veley joint second. Raffle winners were Mrs Askew, Mrs Donaghie and Mrs Eccles. Next month’s tea hos­


tesses ai-e Mrs J. Wilson, Mrs A. Jackson and Mrs Staveley. The stall will sell books and the competition is for “a toy annual.”


READ


All the aces Prizewinners at Read


Constitutional Club’s whist drive were: Ladies — Mrs S. Law, Mrs A. Cunliffe. Gents — Mr L. Cropper, Mrs M. Pollard. The special prize was won by Mrs B. Hopkins and MC was Mr L. Grime.


Club ladies’ committee is holding a bingo night next Thursday, at 8-15 p.m. Entry is 25p and proceeds will go to the National Association for the Wel­ fare of Children in Hospi­


Eyes down Read Constitutional


tal.


Ltd. An all-singing, all-danc­


ing, all-acting cast of about 70 and a 24-strong band will be bringing their talents to the stage from March 1st, for four nights.


for adults and £1.50 for children, will be available a t th e school from February 1st.


Tickets, costing £2.50


LOOKING forward to working in the Ribble Val­ ley and meeting the people here is the new man­ ager of the local Citizens’ Advice Bureau, Mrs Muriel Webber.Mr^ Webber, of Edgeworth, near Bolton, has been connected with Citizens’ Advice Bureaux


New CAB head


since 1976. She started as a voluntary worker in Haslingden


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TO commemorate what would have been her dia­ mond wedding anniversary, a Clitheroe woman has given a gift of £100 to her local church.


Gift to ehurch


Street, has given to St Paul’s Church, Low Moor, has been spent on new hymn books for the choir. Mrs Allen, whose husband Wilfred died 16 years


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THE 41st annual reunion dinner of the 10th Btn of the Lancashire Fusiliers, is to be held at the Royal Hotel, Bury, on March 4th. ,


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reunions are attended by members from all parts of thecountry.


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