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THEN REDUCE THE COST AND PAY US A VISIT NOW.


As nursery men our specialities are


ALPINES • HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS • SHRUBS


CLIMBERS • DWARF CONIFERS HEATHERS • FERNS • GRASSES


EXPERT ADVICE


ALWAYS AVAILABLE HOLDEN CLOUGH NURSERY


HOLDEN, NR BOLTON BY BOWLAND


TEL: (01200) 447615 (Turn at Copy Nook, fork left ’/imile)


EASTER OPENING TIMES


Easter Saturday and Monday 9am - 5pm Easter Sunday 2pm - 5pm


Tuesday - Thursday 1pm - 5pm (Closed Good Friday)______________


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GRAND TOUR -11 DAYS Cruise to the continent with North Sea Ferries then on to Mulhousc, Spectacular Swiss Alps and Florence where we stay


with North Sea Ferries. * *• ; Departs: Mondays 1 May £499; S June £59; 17 July £529;


2 Oct £499


NORWAY VOSS & THE FJORDS - This tour includes the cruise from Newcastle with Colour Line. Wc offer a 7 day tour which is based in Voss and visits the Fjords and Bergen. Also wc have an 11 day tour which travels farther North to Gcimngcr, The Trolls Path and Elvestcr. Spectacular scenery all the way; Book early this tour was full In 1994. Sat 27 May 7 days £429; Wed 5 July 11 days £699 Wed 23 Aug 11 days £669; Sat 23 Sept 7 days £399 •


BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY -10 DAYS MARIANSKE LAZNE


Cruise to Europe with North Sea Ferries and then travel Into Germany for our overnight stay, then on to the Czech Republic for 5 nights stay at the 4 star Excelsior Hotel. The Hotel is located in the centre of this lovely spa town and is of a very good standard. Currently prices here represent excellent value for money and now is the time to go. We include excursions to the Capital City - Prague and also Plzen famous for its beer. Departures: Sundays 30 April £379; 25 June £419; 20 Aug £399


LAKE GARDA, VENICE & THE DOLOMITES -11 DAYS HALF BOARD Sail to the continent with North Sea Ferries then on to Germany for our overnight stay. Over the Brenner Pass to Riva Del Garda where we stay 6 nights at the Hotel Centralc which is located on the lakeside, we have used this Hotel for many years now and can recommend this tour highly. On the return we travel the Fern Pass to Germany for an overnight stay and then cruise home with North Sea Ferries. Departures: Mon 35 May £399;Mom 19 June £439;Mon 14 Aug £449; Mon 18 Sept £429; Mon 16 Oct £379


HIGHAM EXHIBITION


Arts & Crafts Fair (OFF THE A6068 PADIHAM BY—PASS) HIGHAM C.E. SCHOOL


GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 14th to


MONDAY APRIL 17th 2.00pm to 7.00pm dally TUESDAY APRIL 18th 2.00pm to 6.00pm


Also Worklng-Cralt Displays & Refreshments 2.00pm • 4.00pm Dally


ENTRANCE FEE C l.00


Children accompanied by a dults a dm itte d free OAP'S SOp


A ll Proceeds To St Jo hn ’s Church, Hlgham


FARMHOUSE ANTIQUES


HIGHER TRAPP Trapp Lane, Slmonstone


BANK HOLDIAY MONDAY * OPEN ALL DAY *


EASTER SUNDAY &


Three Course Meal, Choice o f Starter, Main Course & Sweet, Coffee & Mints ONLY £8195 per person


Also FTTZY’S BAR open 1 2 n oon • 9*30 p.m. F o r a full ran g e of B a r Meals


TEL: (01282) 772781 for details and bookings " IcP EGGTRAVAGANZA EASTER


CUTHEROE CASTLE Sunday, April 16th 10 a.m. to 3-30 p.m.


s Further details tel: 01282 617146


The Red Pump Inn & ......Restaurant, Clitheroe Road,


Bashall Eaves, Clitheroe. Tel. (01254) 826227


Easter Special


All proceeds to Manchester & DUIrtef Friend! 0/ Action ond Hesearch lor Multiple Sclerosis


We will be serving food all day from 12 noon to 9.00 p.m.


EASTER MARKETS and CAR BOOT SALE


SUNDAY and MONDAY 16th & 17th April


Videos, Coals, Jumpers and Shirts, Shoes, Tf?ner®Af!d,1 Plus one for tho kids IIOVNCY CAS1 Lh


Catvery available in the De Tabley from 12 noon Children eat free


LODESTAR, RIBCHESTER This week—Meal Auction, Plants, Shrubs, Tapes, CD®?!?.


Car boot spaces from £8 - arrive between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. Enquiries (0282) 843703 or (0850) 843073


Pet Foods. Tools, Carpets, Cratts and lots of Car Boot Jumble — Cushions, Quilts and Pillows


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Clitheroe Royal British Legion FRIDAY


presents 14th April JcTS KARAOKE EASTER CRUISES ON THE CANAL BY


FOULRIDGE CANAL CRUISES Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monda"


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TREASURE HUNT & FUN AFTERNOON


AT METHODIST CHURCH HALL, WHALLEY ON MONDAY, APRIL 17th 1.30pm to 5pm


Admission Free TREASURE HUNT — 1.30pm - 2pm start •


E2 per family including cream egg and drink for • children


• FUNDS IN AID OF A.W.PJ.C. Abbotts Way Playarea Improvement Committee RENDEZVOUS lO.OOpm - 2.00am F o r h e lp a n d a d v ic e , w i th y o u r


'WHAT'S ON Call Miriam Banks on


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OPEN TONIGHT THURSDAY GOOD FRIDAY


EASTER SATURDAY Casual Dress OK


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A morning cruise through the famous mile long tunnel to Barrowfora locks and return. Morning coffee and biscuits Included. This trip last 2 hours and opportunity to see the locks at Barrowfora.


Depart 11.00am Adults £3.50 Children £1.75 Our popular afternoon cruise towards Salterforth runs at: 1.30 & 3.30pm Adults £3.00 Children £1.50


Marton Emperor then sails every Tuesday and Sunday until the end of September


Bookings welcome on 01282 844033 Information Line 01282 870241 .


Foulrtdfle Canal Cnibes, The Canal Wharf, Foulrldge, Colne, Lancashire


sat Plus Star Night 15th April Male


Vocal


Entertainer Now weekly


entertainment


A y |fl'kT Special Offer


Plls £1.00 per bottle


Treasure Chest £50


Members & guests always welcome


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Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday.


Three course Sunday lunch Including coffee £7.50 (Table reservations advisable)


Corner Shop - Bolton by Bowland Large selection of small Victoriana


MARIAN HOWARD


including Lace, Linen, China, Brass and Jewellery


Saturday and Sunday plus Bank Holidays 12 noon - 4.30 or by appointment


Gift vouchers for that unusual present OPEN EVERY WEEKEND


Step through our door into “Aladdins Cave” as so many people call us.


01200 446244/44729< These are only four of the 21 European and 34 British fours which we offer.


SEE OUR FULL COLOUR BROCHURE: Contact your Travel Agent or Blackburn Coachlines. Tel: 01254 54400


for 2 nights. Then to Pisa and Rome for 3 nights, returning with nights spent in Lugano, beautifully situated on Lake Lugano and Doppard in the romantic Rhine Valley. Then cruise home


D ia r y D a te s


ALL ENTRIES MUST BE ON A WHAT’S ON LISTINGS FORM, AVAILABLE FROM THE TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE, MARKET PLACE, CLITHEROE


AN Easter family fun day at Clitheroe Castle is among the forthcoming events in the Rib-


ble Valley. The extravaganza, featuring an egg race, an Easter


EVENTS — APRIL 13TH to 20TH


14th onwards — Platform Gallery, Station Road, Clitheroe, watercolour exhibition by eight Lancashire artists. Further details available on 01200 443071. 14th — St Helen’s Church, Waddington, “Olivet to Calvary”, 7-30 p.m. Further details available on 01200 22209. 14th to 17th — Brockhall Village, open studio for local artists, from 10a.rn.to 6 p.m. Further details available on 0125-1 245650. 14th — Harrop Chapel, Good Friday tea, between. 2-30 and 5-30 p.m. Short service at 4 p.m. Further details available on 01200 447665. 14th — Clitheroe Naturalists’ Good Friday walk. Further details available on 01200 23739. 15th — United Reformed Church, Clitheroe, cof­ fee morning for ME Association, between 10-30 a.m. and noon. Bring-and-buy and cake stalls. 15th — Longriclge Civic Hall, second-hand book fair. 15th and 16th — Clitheroe Ramblers Ribble Val­ ley Jubilee Walk. Further details available on 01254 822851. 16th — Clitheroe Castle, Easter extravaganza, between 10 a.m. and 3-30 p.m., organised by Research for Multiple Sclerosis.


16th — Six-mile walk to Pendle Hill, via Boar Clough, organised by North West Water rangers. Leave Barley Information Centre at 10-45 a.m.


18th — Rail Ramble from Clitheroe Railway Sta­ tion, at 10-45 a.m. Seven-mile easy walk, with pic­ nic lunch. Further details available on 01282 692601.


Neville Blakey of music by Francis Duckworth. Fur­ ther details available on 01729 850288.


19th — Gisburn Parish Church, organ recital by


19th — Clitheroe Ramblers’ walk, meet Tanner’s Arms, Dinckley, at 6-45 p.m. Further details avail­ able on 0125-1 249392.


19th-22nd — Centenaries Theatre, Stonyhurst, “Mr Macaroni and the Exploding Pizza Pie," presented by the Castle Players. A fun-filled romp for young chil­ dren. Performances at 7-15 p.m., with a matinee on Saturday, at 2-15 D.m. Further details and bookings available at the Box Office on 01254826003 or the Tourism Information Centre on 01200 25566.


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MUSIC lovers can hear the Lancashire Stu­ dents’ Symphony Orchestra, in its first con­


cert of tne summer season, at Chorley Town


over Lancashire, play in the orchestra, which cele­ brates its 25th anniversary this year. Included in the programme will be works by Mas­


Hall, on April 22nd. Students between the ages of 16 and 19, from all


Kathleen Ferrier Birthday Celebration Concert, on April 22nd, at 7-30 p.m.


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senet, Saint-Saens and Brahms. Further details and bookings are available on 01772 261810. The Blackburn Music Society will stage the 1995


The concert programme includes Elgar’s “Dream of ■ 5” and I .................................


on 0125-1 582582. A stormy Irish tale of love and loyalty takes to


bonnet competition and a brass band, will take place on Sunday, between 10 a.m. and 3-30 p.m.


FORTHCOMING DATES APRIL 20TH TO 27TH


21st — United Reformed Church, Read, jumble sale, at 6-15 p.m. Jumble can be left from 1 p.m. Further details available on 01282 771685.


21st and 22nd — Centenaries Theatre, Stonyhurst, “Mr Macaroni and the Exploding Pizza Pie.” see


• above.


22nd__Stocks Reservoir, Salmon and Trout Associa­ tion presents a “Stillwater Roadshow," with informa­ tion on pollution and fishing licences. Further details


. available on 0171 283 5838. 22nd — Ribble Valley Council Chamber, diabetic . . . .


screening, organised by Clitheroe Lions, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Refreshments provided and medical staff at hand. Further details available on 01254


672933. 22nd — Clitheroe Naturalists, walk around Con-


23rd — Salem Congregational Chapel, Martin Top, spring fair, stalls and refreshments. 26th — Clitheroe Ramblers, meet West Bradford Bridge, at 6-45 p.m. Further details available on


. ' 01200 27254. WATCH OUT FOR. . .


Single Diners Club, a club which aims to provide a congenial friendly atmosphere, where single people can meet over an enjoyable meal. The group’s first get-together is at the Higher


NEXT month sees the launch of the Ribble Valley


Trapp Hotel, Simonstone, on May -1th, at 7-30 p.m. The group is the brainchild of Clitheroe woman


iston, leave Clitheroe Station at 9-30 a.m. Further


details available on 01200 23739. 23rd — Clitheroe Ramblers, walk to Whernside, meet at Waterloo, at 9-30 a.m.Further details avail­ able on 01254 384716.


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Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 422331 (Classified)


Charlotte Dawson, who said many people don’t like pubs, but still want to socialise. There are strictly no joining fees, you just pay on the night, but membership is reserved for those


aged 25-plus. Further details available from Charlotte Dawson,


21 Woone Lane, Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 1BG. On May 13th and 14th, the country’s longest-run­


ning pantomime comes to town.“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” will be performed at the Clitheroe Civic Hall Theatre in four special mid-season shows. Further details and bookings are available on 01200 23278 or 01722 258796. • Full details about clubs and societies in the Rib-


ble Valley are available from the Tourism Infor­ mation Centre, Market Place (01200 25566), which also offers a booking service for theatres throughout


the North West. ? f n a f l i e j r q r ( f l i - i y e s t j |


sited” comes to life at the Cnaner Tneaire, Guild Hall, Preston, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The production, faithful to Evelyn Waugh’s novel,


Manchester^for a production of “The Wizard of Oz," tomorrow, Friday and Saturday. • The production stars award-winning actor Brian


stars Nigel Davenport. Further details from the Guild Hall, Preston, on 01772 258858. Follow the yellow brick road to the Palace Theatre,


BIcssea as the Cowardly Lfon.Further details and bookings on 0161 2422503. For music lovers, Burnley Mechanics hits the high


note between this weekend, when it hosts the Seventh Burnley National Blues Festival. The Mechanics will also host “Opus Primum: A


Story of War,” on April 21st. Performed by Serb and Bosnian actors, it is a first-hand account of the brutality and futility of the civil conflict in Bosnia. Fashion-lovers can spring into summer at a Bum-


the stage at the Manchester Royal Exchange, with Boucicault’s “Colleen Bawn,” which runs until May 6th. Further details and bookings on 0161 8339333. The popular television series “Brideshead Revi-


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ley and District Chamber of Trade fashion show, on May 2nd, at the Mechanics. Further details and bookings of all Mechanics


events, including a free Burnley Blues Festival bro­ chure, are available on 01282 30055.


1. Speed


2. Clear and Present Danger 3. True Lies 4. Four Weddings and a Funeral 5. Mask 6. City Slickers I I 7. Wyatt Earp 8. When a man loves a woman 9. Maverick


10. Cool Runnings


Video rentals list supplied by Blockbuster, Wellgate, Clithcroe.


1. “Wake Up!” — Boo Radleys 2. “Dance Mania ’95, Vol. 2” — Various Artists


5. “Freak Power” — Drivethrough Booty


6. “Sax and Violins” — Rednex


7. “ G re a te s t H i ts ” — Bruco Springsteen


3. “Colour of my love” — Celine . Dion


4. “The Ultimate Collection” — Jussi Bjoriing


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10. “Best Rock Album in the World, E v e r . . . Vol. 2” — Various Artists


8. “Medusa” — Annie Lennox 9. “Dance Zone, Level 4” — Vari- ' ous Artists


CD l is t supplied by Townsend Records, Moor Lane, Clitheroe.


(Arrow, £5.99) 2. “Madhur Jaffrey’s Flavours of


£14.99) 4. “Wisden Cricket Almanac” — (Wisden, £23.50) 5. “Miller’s Collectables Guide” — (Miller’s, £16.99) 6. “Brief History of Time” — Ste­ phen Hawkin (Corgi, £6.99)


India” —(BBC, £12.99) 3. “Good Food Guide” — (Which,


1. ’The Chamber” — John Grisham


' lope (Black Swan, £6.99) 8. “Wartime Scrapbook” — Robert Opie (New Cavendish Books, £9.95) 9. “Historic Walks in the Ribble


7. “Village Affair” — Joanna Trol-


Valley” — John Dixon (Dalesman, £3.59).


10. “Container Expert” — Dr D. G. Hessayon (Expert, £4.99)


Book list supplied by Kaydee Book­ shop, Moor Lane, Clitheroe. •


LOWER BUCK i m


Tel: Clitheroe 28705 Waddington


Food served dally, lunchtime arid evenings ■


FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY B & B Accommodation available


PIANO MUSIC PETRE MARKET AND


GIANT CAR BOOT EASTER SUNDAY 10am to 4pm ALL HARD STANDING 8 ACRE .


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Langho, near Whalley off A59 roundabout towards ' Whalley '


Cars from £7 vans and new good Irom £9 arrive from 7.30am i'< Also Open Wed, Sat, Sun in Keighley Town Centre .


■ ENQUIRIES (01254) 240298 ■ < •


,. The Story Of -


FRANCIS DUCKWORTH ■


■ his Organ and Music ■ ■ : Told by NEVILLE BLAKEY at ■■’. y■■ GISBURN PARISH CHURCH . ;


; Wednesday, April 19th at 7-30 p.m. j'Vv ' Admission by programme £3 Children SOp; f


' ■. >•••■• ■.LIGHT REFRESHMENTS'- V; •VI f ,


. who will be playing Francis Duckworth’s organ.’.. (for the first time in public)


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r ANTIQUE & COLLECTORS FAIR^ . COLNE MUNICIPAL HALL ;


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EASTER MONDAY ^ V i 10a.m.to3.00p.m.


6ft stalls £1 0,12ft stalls £16 (Tables provided) all to be' .booked In advance. Bookings/Enquiries/Advice - 'V


TEL: MR.C. 815756 — ‘ : ., PENDLE LEISURE


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