14 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, August 11th, 199j


Chance to sin£ ‘Messiah’ for hospice funds


MUSIC-MAKERS from across E a s t Lanca­ are gearing up for a “Come and Sing” performanc nee of Handel’s “Messiah,” at Black- burn Cathedral,


aAiVitittCj shire in October. Singers and musicians in and Downham Village Hall


the Ribble Valley are invited to hit the top note by taking part in rehears­ als for the event. The performance will be


on Sundays. The pro­ gramme is: September


4th, Clitheroe, 2 to 5-30 p.m. (chorus only); Sep­ tember 11th, Clitheroe, 2


one of 152 simultaneous “ Come and S in g s ’’ throughout Britain in a


Hospices” night. Singers and musicians


to 5-30 p.m. (orchestra first, soloists at 3-30 p.m.); October 2nd, Downham, 2


nationwide charity fund- to 5-30 p.m. (orchestra and r a is in g “ V o ic e s for chorus first, soloists at o-


will pay £5 each for the privilege of taking part, while tickets to attend the oratorio are £3. Ribble Valley rehearsals


Steam cleaner


A STEAM cleaner and power washer, valued at £000, were stolen from a building at Huntroyd Hall on Whins Lane, Sabden. The machine was sky


blue in colour and had the brand name. “Kew.”


30 p.m.). The performance at


for the event will be held at Clitheroe Parish Hall


Blackburn Cathedral will be conducted by retired Twiston teacher Mr Jim Parker, who conducted a “Come and Sing” perfor­ mance of Haydn’s “Crea­ tion” at the cathedral last


year. Mr Parker commented:


“I am looking forward to some enjoyable rehearsals and meeting the many friends I made during the last ‘Voices for Hospices’ endeavour.” Further details are


available from Mr Parker (Clitheroe 445401).


i o m u ua.iv-o- tV sr t a s a t C.W**


Rainforest trail leading children to local libraries


SUMMER holidays always mean an abundance of free time for children and can often lead to boredom and frustration.


Ribble Valley’s libraries are organising several activities to occupy those


But fear not, for the


long hours. Lancashire County


Library has arranged the activities at local libraries to coincide with the sum­ mer holidays. They will include a rain­


Improving sport


for the disabled


forest discovery trail for children, aged between five and 10, along with craft activities, face paint­


ing and stories. On Tuesday, the trail


THE spirit of a Scottish outlaw will be skimming the waters of Coffin Lodge during the Trinity Youth and Community Centre summer activity scheme. TTianks to a £260 grant


adapted for disabled


people. The canoes, with their


from the Preston-based Harris Trust, the Clith­ eroe centre has been able to purchase two Rob Roy canoes, which are specially


open cockpits, hit the water on Tuesday last week, when the month­ long summer scheme for teenagers was launched. Helping lay down the pad­ dling law in the weeks ahead will be Emma Haworth (14), of Water­


loo, C l ith e r o e , who recently received her instructor training certifi­ cate from the British


Canoe Union. The Bowland County


The summer activity scheme runs every Tues-


. .


High School pupil also helped with a special “girls only” canoeing session on Tuesday.


day and T h u r sd a y , between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., until the end of August. Youngsters will spend most Tuesdays can­ oeing, while Thursdays are reserved for expedi­ tions, such as camping barn trips, and other acti­


vities. Teenagers are welcome


to go along any Tuesday or


Thursday to the Wesleyan Row centre. Each session costs £1, excluding camp­ ing barn trips, which are £5. Further details are available from Clitheroe


22165. Our photograph shows


Emma (centre) with the new canoes and activity scheme participants.


will be at Chatburn Library between 2 and 3 p.m., moving to Whalle.v Library next Thursday, between 10-30 and 11-30 a.m. Admission is by ticket only, priced at 50p. A l s o ' a t W h a l le y


NEARLY half of 350 local disabled people questioned in a survey said that lack of awareness among staff caused them difficulty


when taking part in sport. But quick-acting bor­


ough council officers soon set up a “disability aware­ ness day,” the Ribble Val­ ley Council’s Recreation aiid Leisure Committee was told. Sports officer Simon


Library, there will be a summer reading club for children, aged between seven and 10, every Wednesday afternoon from 2 to 4 p.m. Running until August 24th, the club


is free. A mystery writers . ,


workshop takes place at Clitheroe Library on August 24th, between 10 and 11-30 a.m., with a limited number of tickets,


priced at 50p each. Children, aged between


O n b a l a n c e i t ' s g o t t o b e B o o t h s ! N ew Fullers Cornos


Choc/Nut or Strawberry Flavour


Large Galia Melons


ONLY


10 and 14, will learn how to write mystery stories from one of Hodder and Stoughton’s Mystery Club writers, Mr Ben Baglio. There will also be com­


petitions for children of all ages at libraries over the


summer period. Further details of the


| the district children’s ! librarian, Mrs Christine : Rix, at Clitheroe Library.


Gar;rage is the tops for care


A CLITHEKOK garage


has come out tops in a e u u n t r v w i d e c u s t o m e r


care survey. Hover dealer Primrose


Garage, on Whalley Road, scored ‘K


survey of everything from courtesy and helpfulness of sales staff to condition of car and appearance of


SCi overall in a


; sales room. The survey was under­


2W fJESSSS5in5fS' ...“ iS^Valley


svk....Orange Juice x 1 ltr


Scorpion


Lager 4 pack


£ 2 * 8 9 ' £ 2 .2 9


£ 1 .5 5 Tetley


Tea Bags 80's Free


Flintstone Magnet


ONLY £1.49


Gordons Gin / 250ml


Plus Free Can Gin & Tonic worth £1.59


£ 1 0 .4 9


s u p e r m a r k e t s All lines subject to availability.


22 stores throughout Lancashire, Cumbria and a t Knutsford, Cheshire


taken by the Rover group at its 3T‘.l main dealers


| across the country. Customers, who were surveyed by telephone and


j in writing,’gave Primrose Garage a firm thumbs up. Mr Trevor Roberts,


i sales director, said: "This , is a testament to the i enthusiasm and hard work ! of our staff. We appreciate | those customers who I responded to the survey so : positively and we are very I pleased with the results — i delighted, in fact.”


events are available from


Lister told councillors that the e v e n t had been attended by the council’s


leisure and office staff. He said his department


was committed to the pro­ vision of leisure opportuni­ ties and a more positive public attitude to sport for the disabled. Respondents were also


asked what activities they took part in, as well as which local facilities they used. Ribblesdale Pool, Clith­


eroe, was named as a popular venue, with 519r s a y in g th e y s w a m regularly. Mr Lister added: "The


i disabled in the Ribble Val- | ley. It is the intention of


results of the question­ naire were not only interesting, but have pro­ vided the Disability Sports F o r u m w i t h a much clearer picture about the provision of sport for the


I the forum to study the j results of the question- j naire and formulate a i number of policies relating j to such provision."


Awards for rural firms


LOCAL firms could be in the running for a top award.


joined forces to find the most innovative and suc­ cessful count ry-based businesses in Britain. TM


Calor Gas and "Country Living" magazine have


i £12.000 prize money-'.'.'1, ! be awarded to th- ® firms which offer ib° most


i original product--, services ! and professioix'Lkdls and,


at the same time, demon­ strate supP01'1 lor then local communities.


Brin'sh businesses in rural or semi-rural locations, employing a maximum of 20 full-time and 20 part- time workers. 3 he busi­ nesses should be at least three-years-old. Details are available on


The awards are open to 071 4305000.


THERE is now general agreement that the British climate is becoming warmer. I read an article recently which pointed out that, if the trend con­ tinues, southern Britain could expect a climate simi­ lar to that of the Charente Maritime Department of France in a few years.


we might expect and it drew particular attention to the possibility that black kites might be as common in the skies over Sussex as they are now over certain parts of France. The reverse side of this coin is that we would probably lose breeding greenshank and whimbrel, which even now are confined to northern Scotland and the Northern Isles.


The main theme of the article was the bird life that


increasing numbers in the last few years js the little egret with an unprecedented 200 or 300 in southern coastal counties last year. It seems only a matter of time before this species is added to the British breed­ ing list. Birds coming further north are much less common. I have checked the last 10 yeai s Lancashire Bird Reports and can find only four records, all estuarine or coastal: one on the Wyre, then on the Ribble, in 19S7; one on the Mersey in 1991; and one on the Wyre and another on the Ribble in 1992. (The 1993 report is not yet published).


A bird which has taken to visiting Britain in


dence for some five or six weeks at the heronry by Skirden Beck, below Bolton-bv-Bowland — to my knowledge, the first ever inland record in the north. Unfortunately it has now departed and was last seen in Dean Clough, Great Harwood, on July 31st.


You can imagine my delight that one took up resi­


in the 19th century, owing to the depredations of tne plumage trade, though it had re-established a colony in the Camargue by 1931. A member of the heron family, although only about two thirds the size, it has pure white plumage*. When in breeding condition, as the Skirden bird was, it has the elongated plumes, formerly sought by milliners, on upper breast, mantle


The little egret became extinct in much of Europe


and scapulars and two especially long crest feathers, which hang down the back of its neck. Couple this with a long thin black bill and long black legs with bright yellow feet and you have a most handsome bird. .


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golden oriole. As it spends almost all its time in the leaf canopy, it is surprisingly difficult to see the


: had seen one over Bellman Quarry. He had carefully observed its appearance and call and there;: is little doubt that he had indeed seen a male. Rather larger than a starling, writh bright yellow body and dark wings, there is nothing else quite like it. What, I wonder, is going to turn up next in our area?


greenish female and juveniles. There is a small Brit­ ish breeding population of about 20 pairs in Norfolk snd Suffolk, so I was again surprised to receive ;a .telephone call from a local gentleman to say that lie '■


bright yellow male and even more difficult to spot the ...................................... ..........


Another species that is common in France is the JP ) .


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TONY COOPER


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