_ Clitlieroe 22324 (Editorial); 22323. (Advertising). Burnley 422331 (Classified)


Clilheroc Advertiser & Times, January 19th,-1995 11


EXCITEMENT is brewing in the halls of a Ribble Valley school where pupils


will once again be giving the world premiere of a musical with a global environmental message. '


head of expressive arts at Mr Peter Rose, the


' RC High School, Colne, are in the process of


> musical for the World Wide Fund for Nature.


writing their fourth The pair have


’ previously collaborated . on the musicals " “Yanamamo”, “African Jigsaw” and “Ocean


’ World”, which were all


St Augustine’s RC High School, Billington, and Anne Conlon, head of English at St John Fisher and Thomas More


'


Teaching duo b u sy w ritin g musical w ith global


environm ental m e ssa g e by Elizabeth Huffman


performed and recorded in the first instance by St Augustine’s pupils, before being promoted


throughout the rest of the world.


have pupils singing about coffee and the workings of world trade. Their voices will tell a tale


The latest musical will


based on the firsthand experiences of Mr Rose and Miss Conlon, who spent five days last autumn travelling


around the coffee plantations of Nicaragua. The musical explores


the way that coffee, despite being the second


poorest people in the world.Mr Rose, who writes


the music, and Miss Conlon, who pens the lyric, are presently negotiating with the World Wide Fund about


dates and venues. A world premiere is planned along the lines of the previous musicals. “Ocean World” was


most important global commodity after oil, is produced by some of the


frendered at the Royal


1990, before an audience which included Prince Edward. “Yanonamo” gained international acclaim when rock star Sting narrated a specially televised adaptation, entitled “Song of the Forest,” in 1989 and. in the previous


'estival Hall, London, in


year, pupils took the story of the Amazon


rainforest to America. “African Jigsaw” inspired a special television documentary and another Royal Festival Hall appearance.


musicians of St Augustine's have done their magic, the musicals have been performed as far afield as Canada, the United States, Zambia, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Singapore, Japan, India, Malaysia and Australia.


Once the choir and


will no doubt be among the first to see the fruits of their latest effort. Our photograph is a


flashback to January, 1988, showing Mr Rose


Ribble Valley residents


Survey will see how river life has changed


THE rivers of the Ribble Valley are to be


included in a major nationwide project to sam­ ple invertebrate river life in England and The results will see the Ribble, Cahler and Hod-


der receiving biological grades, in the same way that


monitor the presence of benthic macro-invertebrates — small organisms such as the mayfly and caddis fly lar­ vae, snails, shrimps and worms, which live in or on the beds of rivers — in an attempt to identify specific pol­


they are graded chemically. Biologists from the National Rivers Authority will


lution problems. The result of the work at 7,000 survey sites dur­


ing 1995 will contribute to the NRA’s important five-


yearly assessment of en v iro nm en ta l w a te r


(centre) and “Yanomamo” soloists preparing for their trip to America.


quality. The last major survey of


water quality in England and Wales, carried out by the NRA in 1990, repre­ sented the first consistent recording of comprehen­ sive data on the biological health of English and Welsh rivers and canals. Once the 1995 data has


been collated, the NRA will be able to build up a picture of changing river and canal biology for the first time. Viewed alongside the


BUDDING actors an actresses are once again being invited to partici­ p a te in th e a n n u a l National Youth Theatn auditions. The auditions, spon sored by British Gas, be taking place from end of February


Chance to tread the boards


changing p a t te rn s of chemical quality, this information will add con­ siderably to the under­ s ta n d in g of f a c to r s influencing the quality of the water environment. The full report of the


April at 13 centres around the country. Successful applicants could earn


until


or perform abroad. Applications are invited


Edward, tour the country P r in c e


NRA’s 1995 general qual­ ity assessment, which includes the assessment of Ribble Valley rivers, will be published in 1996.


Farewell to lady who made local church history


t PARI SHIONERS


«have said a fond fare- f)we l l to the Re v. Rachel Simper, who


■Jmade history in Clith- ,eroe last year as the town’s first Anglican


by Sheila Nixon Michael and St John’s RC


Church. Miss S im p e r , who


i ’family Communion ae r- .-s ion to a]J uw r women in to ( vice, before taking up her/the pnesthoood last year,


{■party for their curate after S she celebrated her last


^’hewpo jo A parish est: in Norwich.


' i Bishop Jack in May last lyear, has left Clitheroe as


j/says that Miss Simper ,(26), who was ordained at 'L an c a s te r P r io ry by


spokesman


[part of a “natural career Iprogression.” She has jopted for a post as assis- itant curate at an inner city 'ministry, attached to St Peter’s, Mancroft. ^ “She has been a very 'popular priest with all sec­ tions of the church and has 'done some wonderful work with children and young people in both the Sunday School and youth club," said the spokesman. “She has also been marvellous with the elderly, adminis­ tering Communion in their own homes.” ; More than 140 parishio­ ners and friends attended the farewell luncheon, held in the parish hall, when churchwarden' Mr Chris Carr outlined Miss Sim­ per’s historic role in the


the church. The vicar, the Rev.


er oustanding service to she was among the first to


- woman priest. Members of Clitheroe •■Parish Church staged a


obtained a Bachelor of Divinity degree at King’s College, London, arrived in Clitheroe two-and-a-half years ago to take up a post as deacon. A f te r the Church of England’s deci-


be ordained and took up her role as curate last May.She received several farewell gifts from various sections of the church, and


one from the parish as a whole will remind her of


her ministry in Clitheroe - a large painting of the church By local artist Mrs


sented her with a cheque and there were other gifts from .the.* ladies' of the' church, the Brownies, youth club, and Sunday school. A successor in Clitheroe


Hilary Carr, wife of the churchwarden. The parish also pre­


for Miss Simper, whose new post is about 15 miles from her parents’ home, has still to be announced.


THE Rev. Rachel Simper pictured outside Clitheroe Parish Church


to 21, who should write enclosing a stampet addressed envelope and eheque/postal order for £6 to Company Manager National Youth Theatre of Great Britain,. 443/44 Holloway Road, London N7 GLVV. The closing date is February 14th.


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PARISIONERS and friends at the farewell party


GISBURN AUCTION MART PRICES


THERE were 44 newly- calved dairy cows and heifers forward during Thursday’s sale at Gisbum Auction Mart. . First quality cows made to


Hereford X bulls to £144, heif­ ers to £124 (£109.65), Friesian


bulls to £188 (£13145), heifers to £90 (£89), Angus X bulls to £158 (£149), heifers to £152 (£105.30). Top price: Friesian bull calf,


£910 (average £789),. second to £740(£677.60). First quality heifersi to *845 (£817.60), second to £730


<£?onvard were three in-calf dairy cows and heifers, with cows due January to £890 (£857.60) and bulling heifers to


There were 134 rearing calves and 30 s tirks -and s to res


f°Pnces: Calves — Charolala X bulls made to £288 (£239.36), heifers to £182 (£166), Limousin


neuers w *io*. v**uw/» . X bulls to £274 (£208.10), heifers gun Blue


R. and S. Nelson and R. A. Rawlinson, £188.Continental bull calf. D. P. Harlow and R. A. Rawlmson, £300. Stirks and stores — Charolais;


X heifers made to £265, Limou­ sin X bulls/steers to £355


(£ 3 3 9 .6 5 ) , H e r e fo rd X bulls/steers to £365, Friesian bulls/steers to £400.' ' ; ' ! Forward in the fatstock sec­


£838.35. Top kilo: J. E. E


tion were 645 cattle, including 207 young bulls, 217 steers ana heifers and 221 cows and bulls, and 1,899 sheep, including 1,534


hoggs and 365 ewes and rams. B u l ls— Continental light


made


Xbullato£300(£$48.25), heifew to £246 (£181.16), Simmental X bulls to £132, heifers to £152.


to £140 (£130.76), Belg— n,”“


<fBkmde d’Aquitaine. X bulls to £236 (£192.60), heifers to £176,


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medium to 167.op (137.2p), heavy to 145.8p (130.4p), other light to 129.8p (117.9p), other medium to 136.8p (118.6p), heavy to 133.8p (119.5d). Top price: D. J. Lan


to 159.8p (137.6p), o (11 £838.35. Top kilo: J. E. Burrow, mbert, No waiting


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480 kg at 167.8p, £805.44. Steers and heifers — Conti­


nental light to 128.8p (120.8p), medium to 149.8p (129.6p), heavy to 148.8p (f24p), other medium to 123.2p (113.7p),


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heavy to 125.8p (lli?3p). Continental light ncifers to


164.8p (123.3p), medium to 178.8p (127.4p), 143.8p (121.6p), other light to 112.8p, medium to


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125.2p (H5.6p), heavy to 117.8p Top price: D. J. La:


480kg at 167.8p, £805.44. , Cows 'and bulls — Grade 1 made to 119.2p (103.2p), grade 2


to lOOp (82.2p), grade 3 to S4.8p (69.8p), feeding (72.9p), cast (103.3p).


, cows to 95p mils to 115p


made to 101.7p (l01.6p), light to 119p (107.Ip), standard to 134.9p (113p), medium to 124.9p (111.op), heavy to 112.8p (106p), overweight to 105.3p (101.4p): half- bred ewes to £45.50 (£34.65); homed ewes to £31.20 (£27.20), rams to .£51.50


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(£32.65) 1 Forward in tho produce sec­ tion were 30.40 tonnes of straw,:


with barley; straw to £47 per tonne and wheat straw , to £47 per tonne.


47'cattle, including 25 cows, forward at .the* Beacon North West Electronic Auction. *. - ... Prices—Light hoggs to 262p, standard to Z71p,'medium to 273.6p,. heavy to 247p, ewes to 104.op,' young bulls to 221.5p, cows to I95p..


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