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J a II o H . r . o p p Iv t o » . l« K t9d . lo u r » P « r °|lo r * o n l>'j DKNNIS ,s im|i:icUcd A giant attraction L I IL I . IU M U O
DENNIS the Deinonychus dinosaur attracted quite a
by Caroline Ormond
crowd when he made a destructive entrance into th e C a s t le Museum
grounds. Assistant museum cura
tor Phillip Manning had been excitedly awaiting his arrival and was not at all disturbed by the fact th a t the L ancashire County Council van, in which Dennis had been transported from Man
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Round of applause for departing
district librarian
DISTRICT librarian Miss Barbara :Snell'is to take voluntary redundancy after -0 >cuis the local library service.
Miss Snell has been dis trict librarian since l1
when Whalley was still the hub of the area’s library
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service. She then spent two
opened.
with books began long before her arrival locally, while she was growing up
Miss Snell s love affair . __- ■ | -
in Accrington. An avid reader. Miss
friendly place that enjoyed going to. Heter
DISTRICT librarian Ba rb a ra Snell, who
Snell had found her local l ib ra ry a warm and
is tak in g voluntary redundancy
she
as a result of the library unfailing support o\u ti c service reorganisation, years. 1 would also like to
redundancy cometomes c o o .o . , ,^ . • - , Valley Council’s Recre "We must pay tribute to Members of the Kibble CounV/UUll. B iMMIVII » '-I'*1’--- oden replied:
ation and Leisure Commit tee broke into spontaneous applause when Coun. I ed Boden (Chatburn) paid tribute to Miss Snell s
work. She had commented: 1
would like to thank mem bers of the Ribble Valley
A CRICKET bowling masterclass scheduled to take place at Stonyhurst
Miss S n e l l , for the reorganisation of Clitheroe
Library, as well as for her work in the villages. 1 lie local library service is in first-class order. Under Miss Snell, the service has gone from strength to
strength.”
Class cancelled Organisers have pulled
College next week hat- been cancelled.
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out of the event, which was to take place from Monday to Friday, as a result of poor interest.
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Cruising along the waterways of France_
DRIFTING along France’s rivers through the
show for Clitheroe Probus Club on 1 ntia^. scape, dotted with ageless
known personality in local musical circles, gave an
Mrm. Jim Parker, a well-
entertaining and individu alistic account of a cruise through French inland waterways. His story began three
to help ferry a cabin cruiser from northern to
ucce) from
years earlier, when he pted an invitation a friend in Norwich
southern Fi ance. I he boat belonged to a British com pany, which has made con- si d'e l-able success ol operating cruising holi days in France, using boats built in Norfolk. Mr Parker revealed that
villages and the occasional market town. He com mented particularly on the the magnificence of the churches in the small tow n s an d on th e gloriously rich colours ol many roofs in the region. Members heard that the I
extensive waterways of France are ideal for safe
equipped moorings.
the experience had been so enjoyable that he repeated
and easy cruising, as the rivers are broad and slow and the canals are wide, | with numerous well-
it last year and during this year’s pre-season period.
This time round, he and
automatic or operated mechanically by lock-1 keepers, the majority or whom are women. They are only paid around £ooO | a year, but live in rent- 1 free houses, allowing then- husbands to work in
The locks are either
his wife took a cabin cruiser through Burgundy
from a depot in Gray to another in Plo'mbicre. The slides showed a beautiful tranquil land-
nearby towns. Following a brief ques
tion period, Mr Brian Banks thanked Mr Parker for a very entertaining and informative talk.
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Chester, managed to par- tiallv demolish a gatepost and'tree as it drove into the castle grounds.
Clitheroe by a handful of fascinated locals who came to see this new addition to the community.
Dennis was welcomed to
The Deinonychus recon struction, on loan from
Manchester Museum, cer
tainly looked menacing. With his raptorial hands and huge sickle-shaped big toe, both used for captur ing his prey, 10ft long and Oft tall Dennis, without a doubt, will be a big hit with the visitors!
exhibition will not only provide enjoyment for the public, but also educate and inform them, so that the beautiful creatures can be appreciated for the cor
It is hoped that the new
rect reasons. “It is amazing how these
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animals, which existed over 66 million years ago, can cause such an effect, added Mr Manning. “They are the most exciting ani
mal ever formed.” Dennis was created by
Peter Minister, a sculptor who worked from a skele ton and built up the mus cle then the flesh to create a lifelike model of a blood thirsty, gut-wrenching Deinonychus, with a poker-like tail for steering, while travelling at speeds of over HO
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actually be on hand at the museum during a geologi
Mr M in i s te r will cal open day on Saturday,
giiplj^seum^rwunds s^zctbeuiwj'antrthen draws b e ta ? m o vL. > « » ■» «» " » » '« ’
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when adults and children when adults and cl
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are invited to learn more about dinosaurs, as well as ro c k s , fo s s i l s and minerals.
Mr Manning noted that although many people did
not realise it, we are actually looking at descen dants of dinosaurs each morning as we watch the starlings or the blue tits, desperately searching for worms to fill their hungry stomachs. .
People think that the dinosaurs became extinct,
but it has actually been proven that the common garden bird evolved from the Tyrannosaurus Rex and is more closely related to dinosaurs than any
reptile. It is believed th a t
Dennis will attra c t as many visitors to the museum in the next few weeks as visited the museum throughout the whole of last year. He will be on display in the educa- tion room until the end of August, along with the legendary exhibit of fossi lised dinosaur remains, already on show in the museum.
on Saturday is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is the same as for the
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