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THERE are still three more per formances of the Gang Show for
you to catch. More than 115 Beavers, Cubs, Scouts
and Venture Scouts will once more be treading the boards tonight, tomorrow and Saturday with a lively programme
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to suit all tastes. The whole cast will be on stage for the
opening scene and will perform the tradition al "Crest of a Wave" finale.
Some of this country's leading jazz musi
cians will pay tribute to a well-loved Clitheroe musician tomorrow at 7-30 p.m. in the Royal Northern College of Music in
Manchester. Jazz pianist Mr Stan Barker, who died last
year, had an immense talent and feeling for music which led him to work with some of the world's finest musicians. He also taught at the Royal Northern College of Music and was educator and director of the Jazz Col lege. Special guests will include Digby Fair- weather, John Barnes, Roy Williams, Jazz College All Stars and the RNCM Jazz Band.
EVENTS - MARCH 27TH TO APRIL 2ND.
Every Wednesday Clitheroe and Whalley
ghost walks. Start from Clitheroe Castle main gates at 8 p.m. Inquiries, tel. 426821 or 425566. The Whalley walks on Sundays, start from the Swan car park Clitheroe Library, an exhibition of paint
ings by Mr J. Aspin, of Langho. Also an exhi bition of re-cycled jewellery by Mrs J. Mar
tin, of Bamoldswick. Platform Gallery, Open Exhibition.
27lh - Civic Hall Cinema presents "The
Full Monty" (15), for six nights at 7-30 p.m. 27th - Royal Northern College of Music,
Manchester, a tribute to Stan Barker, at 7-30 p.m. Ticket office tel. 0161907 5278. 27th - Knowle Green Village Hall a ceilidh dance with Heather Mixture. Inquiries, tel.
01254 878447 27lh to 28th - Clitheroe Parish Church
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Open for public swimming in addittion to normal hours
between Monday March 30th and Thursday April 2nd 1998
From 1.30pm to 4.00pm each day
Theatre 1 T A LK ING HEADS. Charter The
atre. Preston. Tonight, Tomorrow. Juli ette Kaplan performs Alan Bennett's "A
Woman of No Importance" and "A Lady of Letters" each evening. Box office: 01772258858. ME MAM SEZ. Coliseum Theatre.
Oldham. Tomorrow. A warm-hearted and hilarious look at a Northern family during the war. Box office: 0161 624
2829. . KES. The Grand Theatre, Blackpool.
Wed. To Sat. Contemporary classic adapted from Barry Hines's 1960s novel "A Kestrel for a Knave". Box office: 01253290190. WOMEN ON TH E VERGE OF
HRT. Charter Theatre. Preston. Mon. to Apr 4th. Take two women of a certain age, add in Ireland's singing sex icon, Daniel O'Donnell, and youVe got a box office hit. Box office: 01772 258858. ROMEO AND JULIET. The Grand
Theatre, Blackpool. Tues. to Apr 4th. A magical and ingenious version of Shake- spear's romantic play, which is perhaps the greatest love story of all time. Box office 01253 290190. SATURDAY N IG H T A T TH E
i y l R R T ' j : LUNCH for a FIVER (minimum o f 2 courses)
Monday to Saturday . . .12 n o o n t o 2 jo pm Sunday......................... 12 n o o n t o 3.00 pm
Wheatley Lane Road, Fence, Burnley Tel: 618101 in the 0 Ribble Valley
STAGE TW O D O f l A M present
POST HORN GALLOP A Comedy
Produced by David King by Derek Benfield
Wed, A pril 1st - Sat 4th A pril inclusive at Downham V illage Hall - 7.30pm Tickets £3.50 including tea
available from Tourist Information Office, Clitheroe or Tel: 01200 426428 (ansaphone)
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l o w e r b u c k in n Waddington, Clitheroe
- Telephone: 01200 428705 — — ~ Mrs Joyce Brown ~
W e lcomes all patrons o ld and new Homemade Food Daily
Lunchtimes and Evenings
P ar ties W e lcom e / Plano Weekends BED AND BREAKFAST AVAILABLE
In the Ribble Valley is available to buy from the following Newsagents: ■
MrAinsworth Mr&MrsBicknell Mr P.J. Brass . . = Mr D. Brass Mr& Mrs Coupe Mr&MrsDulfin : Mr&MrsFrankland Mr&Mrs Yearing Mr & Mrs Wardleworth Whalley Newsagents : Mr& Mrs Hargreaves
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Neil and Sam would like to welcome all customers old and new
• Now serving food six days a week, Tbesday to Sunday • • Traditional Pub and Restaurant Food available • • Bed and Breakfast available •
W H A L L E Y R O A D , H U R S T G R E E N Tel: 01254 826207/01254 826788
CROWN. Burnley Mechanics. Wed. to Apr 4th. A Walter Greenwood play pre sented by Burnley Garrick Club. Some unusual characters provide the usual touches of romance and gossip in the "Snug Bar" of The Crown in this come dy set in the 1950s. Box office: 01282 430055. A N IM A L CRACKERS. Royal
Exchange Theatre Company, Manches ter. To Apr 4th. A delightful restoration of the Marx Brothers' third stage hit. Box office: 0161 833 9833. TOMMY STEELE. Southport The
atre. Apr 3rd. One of the greatest all round entertainers of all time. Box
office: 01704 540404. TW E L F TH N IG H T . Burnley
Mechanics. Apr 7th. Shakespeare’s rich and painful comedy of passion and loss presented by the Royal National The
atre. Box office: 01282 430055. TWELFTH NIGHT. King George's
Hall, Blackburn. Apr 8th. Shakespeare's classic tale presented by the Rpyal National Theatre. Box office: 01254
582582. GIRLS' NIGHT OUT. Opera House,
Manchester. To Apr 18th. Loads of laughs at the hilarious hen party. Box office: 0161 242 2509.
^ V Music.) 911. N Y N E X Arena, Manchester.
Tonight. Top pop trio 911 perform their hits live on stage. Including the top 10 smash "Don't Make Me Wait” . Box
office: 0161 950 5000. SOUL NIGHT OUT. King George's
Hall, Blackburn. Sat. Classic soul and Northern disco presented by Jazz FM. Box office: 01254 582582.
M A YH EM C H A R IT Y N IG H T . Burnley Mechanics. Sat. Three years or
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chaotic musical mayhem culminate in a one night benefit for Paul Wells. Fea turing The Orb's Alex Patterson. Box
office: 01282 430055. OTIS REDDING UNPLUGGED.
Burnley Mechanics. Apr 5th. An accoustic celebration of the life and music of the late, great "King of Mem-: phis Soul" - the mighty Otis Redding, performed by his son. Box office: 01282
430055. TH E HOUGHTON WEAVERS.
Charter Theatre, Preston. Apr 5th. Local folk band provide an evening of songs and comedy. Box office: 01772
258858. SPICE GIRLS. N Y N E X Arena,
Manchester. Apr 9th to 12th. Girl power hits Manchester with this, the girls' first UK tour. Tickets via fan club
only. Box office: 0161950 5000. _ _ THE 10TH BURNLEY NATION A L BLUES FE S T IV A L . Various
venues. Apr 9th to 13th. "Legends have played there, future stars are discovered
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Roy "Chubby" Brown. King George's Hall, Blackburn. Sal. and Sun.
Roy "Chubby" Brown is without
doubt one of the most successful British comics of recent times. Despite never making an appearance on T V with his act. he still manages to sell out every other British comic at the box office and
on video. - The man behind the helmet. Roy
Vasey, however, had been doing the North-East circuit long before choosing to don a patchwork suit and flying hel met to become one of the U K s best loved comedic characters. He has been described over the years as "Britain's Bluest Comedian" and as the "Rudest and Crudest", but he still manages to play live to more than 250.000 people each year. His most recent success was with the top three hit "Alice, Alice, who the’ •* is Alice. Chubby comes to the King George's
Hall, Blackburn, on Saturday and Sun day evening, but if you are easily offend
ed. please stay awayl For more informa tion contact the box office on 01254
582582.
there, great times are had there". For venues and events listings contact Bum- ley Mechanics box office: 01282 430055.
D1NOSAURS-THE N E XT GEN
ERATION. Royal Armouries Muse um, Leeds. To May 4th. The largest model dinosaur exhibition ever mount ed in the U K . Ticket office: 0113
2201999.
< £ ) i a r y d a t e s i n t h e
N i b b l e V a l l e y
.) f r o m t h e T o u r i s t l n f o r m a t i o n C e n t r e , M a r k e U ^ i c e ^ ^ _ _ _ _ ^ community centre. Berry Lane, from 10 a.n
All entries must be on a W H A T tel. 425198.
O A f listinasr^arrn available ' J g g * clitheroe. -
28th - Ribble Valley Mayor's Parlour, a coffee morning in aid of Clitheroe Parish
Church Organ Society. 29th - Billington and Langho Community
Hall an indoor market from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Refreshments available, proceeds to commu
nity hall funds. 29th - Giggleswick School Chapel. Verdi
Requiem" presented by The Lang cl iffe Singers, The Queen Elizabeth Singers and Settle Orchestral Society at 7-30 p.m. Inquiries, tel. 01200 422704. 29th - Lancashire Countryside Events, a
circular walk from Beacon Fell Country Park of five miles with a ranger. Inquiries, tel.
01995640557. .
Marie Curie Golden Daffodil Appeal. A no- ral demonstration by Gareth Ball at 7-J0
31st - Centenaries Theatre, Stonyhurst.
p.m. Inquiries, tel. 01282 453000 or 01254 826063.
.
31st - Chatbum Library a story and craft session for 4 to 11 year-olds fom 3-30 to 4-30
p.m. admission by ticket only. APRIL
raphy.
1st - Clitheroe Ramblers’ Association, meet 6-30 p.m. Pendleton. Inquries, tel.
Clitheroe Library, an exhibition of callig .
. . .
01254 822851. 1st -Slaidbum WI open meeting featuring
a talk by Carol Mellors on wood craft and knitting arts study project for the leader and diversification of the Forest of Bowland at 7-
30 p.m. 1st to lih - Stage Two Downham presents
"Post Horn Gallop" a comedy by Derek Ben- field. Inquiries, tel. 01200 426428. 2nd - Centenaries Theatre, Stonyhurst, a
meat and potato pie concert featuring Louise Inncs (me2zo soprano) and Richard Melling (piano). Concert at midday followed by a
meat and potato pic meal. 2nd - Clitheroe Naturalists' Society, a lec
ture by Paul Thomas enitled "Rook Water Bird Sanctuary" at Clitheroe Library at 7-30
2nd - Longridge Drop In, at the youth and „ , "
^FORTHCOMING EVENTS - APRIL 3RD T 0 9TH
4th - Ribble Valley Rail Rambler, alight
Whalley at 9-21 a.m. for a moderately easy eight-mile walk round Read mid Mjutho me. 4th - Ribble Valley Rail Rambler, alight
Clitheroe at 9-32 a.m. for a m^erateitLmde walk round Bashall Eaves and Waddington. 4lh - Lancashire Countryside Events, at Beacon Fell Country Park an indoor midout-
door workshop c n t i l * "Don t Get Lost . Duration six hours, limited places. 4th - Blackburn Music Society present
"Dream of Gerontius" at Blackburn Cathe
dral, at 7-30 p.m. lih - Clitheroe Town Council Chamber, a
coffee morning in aid of Derian House Hos-
P'C5ih - Christ Church. Skipton. "Verdi Requiem" by The Langcliffe Smgers^he Queen Elizabeth Singers and Settle Orches- . tral Society, at 7-30 p-m.
.
5lh - Clitheroe Ramblers' Association, meet Waterloo car park at 8-30 a.m. for
Whinfcll Ridge. 5th - Lancashire Countryside Events, a
circular walk of Pendle from Downham vil
lage. Duration five to six hours. Eih to 30th - Whalley Library, an exhibi tion by the Padiham Painting and Leisure
G™ X - CliUMpe Ramblers’ Association, meet Chestf^R-cue car park at 10 a.m. for West Bradford.
8th - Clitheroe Ramblers Association, . . . . ..........
meet at 6-30 p.m. Hust Green. 8th - Blackburn Cathedral, the Renais
sance Singers present Handel’s Messiah with the Northern Chamber Orchestra at 7-30
P • Further details of some of the above events can be found in adjacent Lifestyle
advertisements. • A booking service for theatres and
events throughout the region is available from the Tourist Information Centre, Mar ket Place, Clitheroe, on 01200 425566.
J IM M Y C R IC K E T 'S IR ISH
N IG H T OUT. Burnley Mechanics. Tomorrow. Jimmy introduces a fabu lous Irish variety show for all the fami
ly. Box office: 01282 430055. ROY "CHUBBY" BROWN. King
George's Hall, Blackburn. Sat., Sun. Britain's bluest comedian comes to Blackburn. I f easily offended please stay away. Box office: 01254 582582.
Dance]
JEREMY JAMES DANCE COM PANY. Charter Theatre, Preston. Sat.
James's light, fluid movement style, street-orientated costumes and sound tracks presented in three productions, "Minty", "My Big Pants" and "Juice".
Box office: 01772 258858. DAN CERAM A 98. King Georges
Hall, Blackburn. Thurs. to Apr 4th. A song and dance extravaganza featuring a cast of over 200. Presented by the Pat Eakets School of Dancing. Box office: 01254 582582.
THE GOODBYE GIRL. Palace The
atre, Manchester. To Sat. Just when she thought things could no get any worse, he walked into her lifel Starring Gary_ Wilmot and Marti Webb. Box office: 0161
242 2503 FROM A JACK TO A K ING . The
Gonna Shine Anymore’*, 'Blue Suede Shoes" and many more. Box office: 01253
t - ~ „ 290190. Concerts! ROYAL LIVERPOOL PH ILH A R
MONIC ORCHESTRA. King George's Hall. Blackburn. Tomorrow. Classic pop
New Cinema Openings: THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK
(12). All for one and one for all, as the Three Musketeers re-form to protect
Grand Theatre, Blackpool. Apr 6th to honour of Athos's son's girlfriend. 11th. Bursting with classic hits, including I jCUUCI U1 win. i
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"Leader of the Pack", "T l l2.,Sun„Ain ,,1 x iV , played by man of the moment
Leonardo DiCaprio. JACKIE BROWN (15). Long-await
ed new Tarantino movie, with 70s star Pam Grier as the title character, caught in squeeze between federal agent Michael Keaton and gun-running boss
Samuel L. Jackson. Currently Show ing: FALLEN (15). Denzil Washington
chases a devilish serial killer who from
conducted by Carl Davies. Includes GOOD AS IT GETS (15). Acid- works ^ Elgar Holst Bernstein and J S GOOD Ab l
^reon by touch ^
Lennon/ McCartney. Box office. 01254 rong^ ^ 582582.
of redemption with world-weary waitress Helen Hunt and TOWN AND COUNTY. Lancaster gay neighbour Greg Kinnear in a bit-
University. Sat. Lancashire Sinfonietta. tersweet romantic comedy. The county's most distinguished young WAG THE DOG (15). White House
alumini join forces in this celebratory pro- Spjn doctor Robert De Niro and wildy g r a m m e
pieces. Box office: 01524 593729.
of mainly 20th century master- n amboyant Hollywood producer Dustin Hoffman fabricate a war with
RAF CENTRAL BAND. Guild Hall, Albania to deflect public attention from
Preston Sat. Proceeds to local and may- a Presidential scandal involving a girl Box office:
“ ° " ‘6 o d W , L L „ U N T 1N o (15,. V E R D I R EQ U IEM . The School Sensitive comedy-drama about a young
Chapel, Giggleswick. Sun. Presented by j aa|tor who surprises everyone by the largest assembly of local musicians for revca|;ng himself to be a genius. Star- years. For details: 01756 792642.
ring Matt and Robin Williams. NORTHERN SINFONIA. Bridgewa- KISS TH E GIRLS (18). Morgan
ter Hall, Manchester. Tues. Works by Freeman on the case of a serial killer. Scarlatti/Avison. Spohr, John Casken Starring Ashley Judd. and Strauss. Box office: 01619079000.
HALLE ORCHESTRA. B r tJ ,™ ,, ,, J *
Hall, Manchester. Thurs. Works by Mozart, Haydn and Bruckner. Box office: A ----------- - -
0161 907 9000. Exhibitions |
JUGS, BOWLS AND PLATES. Sam- lcsbury Hall. To Apr 4th. Collectors
items. Box office: 01254 812010. EASTER FUN CRAFTS. Burnley Mechanics. Apr 6th to 8th. Glass paint-,
ing, antique marbling and recycled jew ellery for the eight to 12-year-olds. Box office: 01282 430055. EASTER AT SAMLESBURY. Sam-
lesbury Hall. To Apr 15th. An caster egg t. . i. x__ .11___..JtL tlfl
THE EDGE (12). Billionaire Antho ny Hopkins and flash photographer
Alec Baldwin battle against mutual suspicion and icy elements when a plane crash in the Alaskan wilderness leaves them needing each other to get out.
w THE FOSUfft&N (15). Kevin Cost-
iwyilavs the n?o uniting post-Apoca- lypse'America by pretending to be a postman. ■ FAIRY TALE - A TRUE STORY
(U ) . The mystery of the Cottingley Fairies. FLUBBER (PG ) . Non stop, high
exhibition. They may be wooden, ccram. ccran ^ W iHlams.; .
flying, slip sliding, comic action with dazzling special effects. Starring Robin ■
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ic and even chocolate, together with tlR *®>T lTANIC (121. Blockbuster of the Leonardo Di Caprio. '
odd chicken or two. Box office: 01254 ; decade starring Kate JVinslett an(| 812010.
AMISTAD. (15). Spielberg's slave
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