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demands patience and expert timing from the moment mixing begins, through the intervals of kneading and shaping, until the oven door is opened to receive the ris­ ing dough.


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Community Centre, in C l i th e ro e , c a te r in g tra in e e s are piecing together the art of bread­ making with a growing knowledge about other types of cookery. The icsult is a miniature


At Trinity Youth and


t only takes a morn­ ing to bake a steam­ ing loaf of fresh herb bread. But the task


restaurant called Jigsaw Pantry. The project is a puzzle in the sense that it is aimed at integrating people with learning diffi­ culties into the local workforce. Along the way, those


involved are preparing anything but unambitious or basic meals. A more accurate description would be gourmet cuisine. Cru s ty home-made


bread is just the beginning of the vegetarian lunch offerings at Jigsaw Pan­ try. But the fresh loaves are perhaps the best example of the care, thought and expertise behind the changing menus. These are displayed on a


AT our service, as "Advertiser and Times” staff enjoy a Jigsaw meal, from the left: Elizabeth Huffman, Sue Butterfield, Sheila Nixon and Marcia Morris


board in Parson Lane on the days the pantry is operating. Last Tuesday, three colleagues and I decided to taste for our­ selves the wholefood catering. Our source of inspira­


tion for the outing was a letter to the “Advertiser and Times” from Grindle- ton’s Jennifer Wilkinson, following her first visit to the pantry. I personally hesitated


menu, so we can spend time developing recipes. Every day they’re differ­ ent,” Angela said. “It’s gourmet takeaway food really, with all fresh ingre­ dients and flavoured with fresh herbs. They’re com­ plicated recipes.”


“We only do a small


to take up the lunch invi­ tation, expecting it to be a typical ‘everything with chips’ cafe with unhealthy food that is badly cooked,” she wrote. “Nothing could have been further from the truth. Indeed, Egon Ronay himself would have nodded approval.” On the day she tried the


Jigsaw Pantry, there was a choice of lentil and celery soup with freshly baked onion bread for £1.10 or mushroom and onion quiche with salad and a Dijon dressing for £1.30. For dessert, she sank


is obviously a no nonsense business. On a recent morning, Rachel Wood- head and Darren Venn, both of Wilpshire, were vacuuming the dining room and placing freshly laundered tablecloths and bunches the tables.


Smith was putting touches to a courgette and tomato soup, before


In the


ing them in a celebratory drink.


Downham’s Stuart Dil- worth liquidised the tasty creation.


send, of Clitheroe, was chopping spring onions for


her teeth into a warm pear and muscovado ta r t at GOp, washed down with a non-alcoholic drink priced at just20p. “What was offered was


Meanwhile, Gary Town­


a goats cheese salad and Linda Tomlinson, of Lon- gridge, was waiting for the rosemary and onion bread to bake.


high quality, healthy food at its best and at cheap prices,” she said. “The staff were notably con­ scientious and proud and this was also reflected in the scrupulous standards of hygiene.” The “Advertiser and


th a t day were Susan Mason, of Whalley, and Clitheroe’s Paul Dickin­ son, whose passion for gardening had pre-empted nis love of cooking, landing him a work placement in the Castle grounds.


Present in spirit only


Times” staff were in com­ plete agreement with her glowing report. On our visit, we were given a choice of Italian mushroom soup with rosemary bread, or cheese and walnut burgers with spicy green beens and new potatoes in parchment. For dessert, we chose b lu e b e r ry muffins. Although we have just


placements will eventually iead to jobs, although Angela explained that most of the trainees could only earn £15 a week and work 16 hours without los­ ing their benefits.


It is hoped that such


discovered the culinary wonders on our doorstep, Jigsaw Pantry has actually been open for business since January of 1992, thanks to funding from Lancashire Enterprises and the European Social Fund. Presently, there are


perpetual vocational train­ ing. We want everyone to end up in some sort of catering job,” Angela explained. “It’s just com­ plicated because of bene­ fits. More than the money, working gives people self-esteem.”


“We don’t believe in


tion to catering training, everyone was working towards basic food hygiene certificates, as well as le a rn in g nume ra cy , literacy and social skils.


eight trainees working with c a te r in g tu to rs Angela Brown and Jean Noble, community worker Noreen Boyle and secre­ tary Christine Bailey. Angela, who trained in


She added that, in addi­


Jesus we first must read as much as we can about Him in the New Testament, and ponder over His words. Steep your mind in the four gospels. Written by completely different per­


hope some day was to actually open a restaurant


Noreen noted that their


home economics, and Jean, who formerly ran a vege­ tarian restaurant in Black­ burn, operations in the kitchen. They run a tight ship.


in kitchen whites, are expected to arrive at 9 a.m. on opening days and begin cooking half-an-hour


Trainees, all kitted out


premises by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s been popular and people have gained a great deal from it,” she said. “They


in Clitheroe. “These are not ideal


are at the helm of have become more self confident and learned to take on more responsibili- tics.The whole idea is to o f fe r people o p p o r - tunities.”


palater. The only items pro- ?22( rafnd1TAur8<,a? ’


of the baked goods, which are made on Mondays. Otherwise, bread, two


courses and desserts are all made on the day. Fif­ teen minutes before open­ ing, the bread comes out of the oven, begging to be sliced and served.


red in advance are some ^-lo to l-lo p.m. in Tnn-


pop in for lunch — just look for the menu board in Parson Lane to make sure the pantry is open.


Anyone is welcome to LIBRARY CORNER


Murray and Saxon families have been split by a feud for over 50 years. Can the younger family members manage to overcome the past? ‘‘The Oystercatchcr’s Cry” — F. K. Salwood. A family who


RECENT additions to the stock at Clitheroe Library include: “Shadows in the Rain” — Anna Barrie. The neighbouring


has farmed oysters on the Essex estuaries for decades are put out of business by an outbreak of typhoid. The story focuses on one member of the family as she tries to pull her life back together after losing her home and livelihood. “What to Expect the First Year” — A. Eiscnbcrg. A com­


prehensive month-by-month guide that clearly explains every­ thing parents need to know in their first year with a new baby, looking at the physical and emotional needs of the whole family. “Baits and Artificial Lures” — John Wilson. The author


deals with the presentation of baits and the suitability of each type for different species. He also includes a section on “going back to nature.”


ity Methodist Church, just opposite the youth and community centre, during the summer.


sonalities, for different persons, the writers are all eager to let their readers know about Jesus.


memories of Peter, who was probably not much of a writer, but a great sup­ plier of remembered facts. Matthew the ex-tax gatherer, wrote specifically for the Jews. Luke, Paul's friend and per­ sonal physician who was a Greek, wrote for the outsiders, the Gentiles and seems


was the first to put his good news into words. He gives us qidte a lot of the


Inspired and helped by Peter, Mark


Jigsaw Pantry is operat­ ing on Tuesday, Wednes-


CHRISTIANITY is neither philosophy, nor a code of ethics or social activity. It involves all three, but the essential thing is to have a personal knowledge of Jesus, and through this knowing Jesus, enter into a wonderful relationship with Cod. To obtain this personal knowledge of


Jesus’s life. John, the oldest of the gospel writers,


to have drawn quite a bit of his matcriall from contacts with the womenfolk of


wrote last, with the testimony of the others before him as he wrote. He had the opportunity of mentioning bits that they had missed, of the days before Jesus called the disciples, and of later times after the others had finished. He had more years of hindsight and medita­ tion to draw from. His is the more spir­ itual gospel; the testimony of a man with a lifetime of Christian endeavour behind him. The task of reading the gospels in a


rewarded for doing something well worth the effort. Read, and reread all the gospels, then proceed with the Acts, written bv Luke, and you will have a personal knowledge of Jesus who can show you what God is really like. JOE STANSFIELI).


modern translation is well worthwhile undertaking. You will never be better


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Chatburn Park Drive. Clitheroe, were married in 1933, at the same church where they met four years earlier, after both had been educated at Hasling- den Grammar School. Indeed, Mr Riley's links


The pair, who live on


Kibble Valley Borough C o u n c i l ’s 11 o u s in g


with Clitheroe began when lie was at school and taught by two former Clitheroe businessmen, Mr Ted Oddie and Mr Jack Blackburn. He was employed in the


been interested in fabrics and materials, having spent some time working in a draper’s shop, and she is well known among her friends and neighbours for her hand-knitted garments and small toys. During the second world


Department. Mrs Riley has always


textile trade and for many years he served on the managerial staff of John Warburton Ltd, of Has- lingdcn and Accrington. Mr and Mrs Riley have


war, Mr Riley was in the Royal Corps of Signals, serving in North Africa and Italy. He survived the ill-fated liner Strathallan, which was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean in 1911. The couple have two


lived in Clitheroe for 25 years, during which Mr Riley worked as a part- time member of staff for the former Clitheroe


daughters, Thelma and Susan. Thelma has recently


retired as the head of the financial department at


sons and two g rea t- grandsons. The pair have been


head of house at Churchill School, in Avon. They have three grand­


the Education Office, Burnley, and Susan is the


active members of Clith­ eroe Cricket and Bowling Club and have both won their share of trophies on the bowling green. The couple also enjoyed


Getting ready for lunch


Couple’s diamond occasion


A CLITHEROE couple who met as teenagers in 1929 at the Congregational Church in ilaslingden will today he celebrating their 60th year of marriage.


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dancing and were well known faces in old time dancing classes in Clith­ eroe and Blackburn. Having received many


expressions of congratula­ tions from friends, the couple say that the key to their successful marriage has been that they have always respected each other’s opinion and can agree to disagree, without sulking afterwards!


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