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reception and no local tele- ter reception finally paid Bashall Eaves, vision channels, Walker off when the Independent And the icing on the Pole! residents will soon be Television Commission cake was the news that, receiving clear pictures of agreed te lev is ion s e t s the borough council had North-West programmes should he properly tuned given the go-ahead to on their sets.


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Original pictures win acclaim and exhibition space


dale Camera Club. Mr .John West’s talk was idea can produce a stun-


PHOTOGRAPHS of international standard were shown at the recent meeting of Ribbles-


entitled “What a load of ning picture. Colour prints i ubbish” and it focused on of flowers on top of glass his prints,which had been over printing paper pro- selected for national and duced results of stunning international exhibitions. beauty and simplicity. The unusual title was


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judges with that of c lu b members.


fold. Mr West said that, if you had a good idea, do it no matter what others might say.


The theme was two­ He added that to have


competition success at international level you needed to submit original


pictures.


painstaking way he pro­ duced them using montage and lithographic film was


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West explained that these prints had achieved inter­ national success. Members responded by saying they were also impressed.


Another club member,


Mr D a v id P om f r e t , received members’ congra­ tulations for his success in


the recent assessment for accreditation to the Photo­ graphic Alliance of Great Britain.


Mr Pomfret, the club's


— r v . " v. __programme sec r eta ry , and thought-piovoking gaj(i day was rather


stressful, with six of the


W e s t ’s p ic tu r e s w e re making independent ver- familiar to the club, the


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W h ile many o f Mr country’s top judges all - -


d ie ts on the 10 s l id e s entered by each applicant. Tuesday’s meeting will


be the chairman’s evening and this marks the end of the winter season.


Meetings will continue


d u r in g th e sum m e r , except for a short break. The programme consists of several outdoor events.


New members can con­


tact the secretary on 01200 23474 for details of these events.


To prove his point, Mr Residents have been


cons tantly plagued by fuzzy screens of North- West programmes and have only been able to receive Yorkshire televi­ sion channels.


Walker Fold resident


Mr Stuart Inslip, who helped organise the cam­ p a ign , said: “We are delighted. Ii you get local news and sport, then it is difficult to imagine what it is like to watch television which has no relation to your local area.


ensured it has happened by making the ITC aware of the situation and I don’t think it would have taken place without them. It is a positive thing for the Rib­ ble Valley, as well as for the people o f Walker Fold.”


“The community has Around five years ago,


Walker Fold residents formed their own action group, Chaigley Transmit­ ter Group, the aim of which was to raise funds to buy a transmitter for


the hamlet. The residents planned


to club together to pay between £3,000 and £4,000 for a transmitter. However, when they


applied for the appropriate licence, the ITC agreed to look into the possibility of paying for the scheme After carrying- out a sur­ vey, the ITC decided to fund the scheme, which will cover Walker Fold and the surrounding vil­ la g e s o f Chaigley and Bashall Eaves. The relay TV transmit­


ter station is due to be installed on land within Bashall Eaves Plantation, Clitheroe Road, later this


year.


Toby’s job is a real hoot


ONE of England’s youngest advertising executives lives in the heart of the


Green, is just 11 years old and he is making crucial decisions which ure affecting the future of one o f the country’s biggest tourist attractions. Toby, who attends St


Mary’s Hall at Stonyhurst College, is a member o f London Zoo Children’s Committee. In his latest venture as a committee member, he


joined the zoo’s advertising agency — Harari Page — for a day. With his young colleagues, he offered suggestions on what children really want from advertising, as well as coming up with creative ideas for an advertising campaign. In the near future,


ideas from Toby and his colleagues will he


splashed on the sides of London buses for all to sec. Of the 1.1 million


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as an advertising execu­ tive, Toby said: “When I


joined London Zoo Children’s Committee, I had no idea that 1 would be involved in its advertising campaign


.too. It was really good fun and definitely not something I would normally do on a weekend! I most enjoyed seeing behind the scenes of the advertising


S o u t h A f r i c a t a l k f o r t h e T o w n s w o m e n ’s G u i l d


THE history and development of South Africa was the latest subject on offer at Clitheroe Afternoon


Townswomen’s Guild. Former Clitheroe Royal Grammar School teacher


Mr Peter Houldsworth, whose son lives in the repub­ lic, illustrated his talk with slides of the wildlife and scenery.


,He explained how farming families were forced .


out of their homes, how diamonds were found and that half, the world’s annual production of gold was


from South Africa.; • He was introduced by Mrs E. Spain and a vote, of


thanks was given by Mrs Geldard. Miss D. Yates read .the minutes of the previous


meeting and the motions to be debated at the Towns­ women’s Guild AGM in Cardiff. A financial report was given by Mrs E. French.


T o d d l e r s t a k e t o t h e i r t r i c y l e s Speaking about his day


company and learning how advertisements arc


made.”


started last November, when he saw an article in a national newspaper • asking for children to enter a competition to win a place on London Zoo Children’s Committee. The youngster, who ,


Toby’s unusual hobby ;


an interview in London before being accepted on to the committee. He now makes regular trips to London to help the zoo


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