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Wednesday Club, held at the Waddington Arms, when guest speaker was Mr Ron Jackson. The talk was entitled


Club THERE was a record number of members at the meeting of the


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be a Christmas party to be held at the Duke of York Hotel, Grindleton, on Wednesday at 7-JO for p.m. Members were reminded to bring wrapped present to the v a lu e of £5 to be exchanged during the evening. Those wishing to book should contact Mrs Janet Hulme.


Eileen Lambert. The next meeting will


Raised £210


LANGHO Scouts have proved that offering helping hand pays divi­ dends. Members of St Leonard’s Scouts helped to pack bags at the checkout at the Blackburn Asda store and raised £210.


Bracewell. These featured many parts of Lancashire starting with Nelson Park covered in snow and ice. the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in January to a sum­ mer’s day in the Lake Dis­ trict and a magnificent sunset over Morecambe Bay in the autumn. The evening was organ­


“Walking through the sea­ sons” and was illustrated by beautiful slides, which were shown by Mr Stan


year. Members of the Policy


iev would have to save £200,000 in 1996-7, were iriven two sp e n d in g options on rewiring the


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BUDDING meteorologists at Whalley CE Primary School will soon be playing their part in gathering sta­ t is t ic s for the national


weather service. The school has se t up a weather station, with the expert


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contains a barometer, several specialist thermometers and a rain gauge for daily readings —


help of Mr Roy Fishwick, the gardener at Whalley Abbey, who is also an official meteorologist for the national centre at Brack­ nell, Berkshire. The school's weather station


Roberts said: “The station has been equipped by Mr Fishwick, and a wooden cage to house the instruments has been given by a joiner.


and the idea is for data to be sent the centre, along with Mr Fish- wick’s readings. Deputy head Mrs Linda


operation after Christmas and the work will go towards our maths, science and geography p ro je c ts for th e national


“The station will go into


curriculum.” Our picture shows pupils with


the adults who have helped them to set up the station (CAT 5277).


of success for new


and blues band Its demo disc hits national airwaves


via Jazz FM by Theresa Robson


A WEST BRADFORD drummer is knocking on the door of success with a new jazz and


ton Club less than a year ago. Since then, the group, which comprises a further five musicians from the Pen- die and Altham areas, has hit the airwaves on Jazz FM.


tape to the prestigious sta­ tion and so impressed sta­ tion director Mike Hen- field that their rendition of Van Morrison’s “Moon- dance” received immediate exposure.


The band sent a demo


for an interview on the station and more of their tracks were played, as a result of whien the station


They were then invited


was in u n d a te d with inquiries from would-be fans.


David Garrick hired them to play at a top convention at South Coast World, in Bognor Regis.


From this, ’GOs star


Spirited performance, but chessmen fail in knockout


early signs suggested it field was defeated on'lower boards, allowing the hoard one.


match which saw a spirited away performance by Clitheroe A in Burnley. With board one player Mr John Smith unavailable, Clitheroe were'expected to succumb easily to the powerful Hawks team and, as the match progressed, the


speedy defeat on board two, while Mr Eric Mans-


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team were obviously not Next week Clitheroe sticking to the script and return to league action played chess far above with a match against their form-book standard. Great Harwood. After some interesting and The club holds meetings exciting play, Mr Peter every Tuesday at the Ryan drew on board five Catholic Social Club, and in an even more cut- Lowergate, starting at 6- and-thrust game, Mr Ste- 30 p.m. There is a junior phen Robinson won on session for tile first hour of board th re e .. On board the evening, four, Mr Roger Mendonca New members, both built up an unstoppable junior and adult, are lead to win his game.


However, tile rest of the the next round,


creditable 2.5-all draw, from club secretary Mr However, Clitheroe’s Paul Smith on 01200 points were scored on the 442948.


The final result was a details can be obtained always welcome and more


R E A D p a i» t e v M v s Marian West bad a lovely surprise at an exhibition where she was showing six paintings, but kindness to an elderly lady meant she missed her big moment.


Lane, was attending the final day of this year’s B r i tish Watercolour Society Christmas exhibi­ tion in Ukley and slopped off on the way to visit a


Mrs West, of George Prize watercolour


friend in a local retirement home.


Hawks to go through to


THE match ended in a draw, but competition rules meant Clitheroe A chess team missed out on going through to the next round of the knockout competition. This result against Hawks, formerly Calder Vale, was a disappointing end to a


30 minutes of our own music and it went down so well th a t Garrick has offered us a tour of Aus­ t r ia and Germany in February. We have also been able to make a recording, called ‘The Legendary Cotton Club’, which fe atu res seven tracks.”


Mike said: “We played


Mike, Ryan Ettrincham, Steve Black, Danny Wise­ man, Adrian Clark and vocalist Lorna Marshall specialises in arrange­ ments of classic jazz and blues numbers.


The band — comprising


are a jazz and blues band. Yes, we perform cover versions, but we don’t spoil the original. We maintain the integrity of the numbers we cover.”


Mike commented: “We


Wales, but has lived in the Ribble Valley for over 20 years, having moved here after visiting relatives and, like many others, fall­ ing in love with the area.


Mike grew up in North


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He has played the


ber of The Hillsiders and Do Rite the Girl.


detour meant she missed the actual presentation, but not the value of the prize or the pleasure of winning it.


p i c t u r e s , sh e w a s delighted to find that not only had one been sold, but another had won a prize consisting of £50 worth of artist’s materials. Sad ly Mrs W e s t ’s


When she reached her


band include stints for Cable TV and Granada TV, as well as a possible slot at top jazz spot Day and N ig h t C a fe , in Manchester.


Future plans for the


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blues band. Mike.Martin, of Mill Street, who is a surveyor by profession, helped to establish The Legendary Cot­


and Finance Committee, who were told by Mr Mar­ shal Scott that Kibble Val­


offices ill Church Walk. They were told the cost


of a long-term repair job would be £45,000 while a short-term remedy should cost £15,000.


with the amount of detail given to them concerning the jobs, particularly in light of the age of the b u i ld in g , which was opened in 1980.


They were not happy


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taken.


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