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Sun shines for the


ramblers


BLUE skies and a hard frost made a promising start to the Clitheroe Ramblers' walk in the Osbaldeston/Balder- stone area this week. Led by Pat Parrott, they


started from Park Gate, went through Mire Wood and Showley Hall to pass Oxendale Hall, then down to the riverbank to pass Osbaldeston Hall, each duly admired. Lunch was taken on the


Pain machine team still waiting for debut on Breakfast TV


THE team behind a rev­ olutionary pain relief machine is still waiting for a television debut for the device. X Pain 2000, launched


owner Vicky Lee and Great Harwood GP Dr John Rqyle to market the device. Dr Royle, who heads the


banks of the Ribble. The party then took the newly- diverted footpath past Burr Green Farm through Merryficld Wood up to Jacksons Bank. A short road walk brought them to the footpath leading down to Balderstone Hall, where a small little-used path took them to the banks of the Ribble to admire the views across to the North Bank. As the day lengthened


Dorset was subject of talk


A LECTURE entitled "Dorset Revisited" was given to members of the Clitheroe Naturalists by coun­ tryside ranger Mr Charles Owen. Mr Owen first visited the county six


and the temperature improved, the ground became more muddy and care was needed to traverse the field via Balderstonc Grange, Pewter House Fold and Studdlehurst to complete the walk. It was the first time the group had walked in this part of the Ribble Valley, and the beauty of the area and the complex nature of the path network made it a walk to be remembered. On Saturday, again led


by Pat Parrott, 23 mem­ bers started from Rathmell village centre to climb to the Resting Stone, the high-point a t the top of Gisbum Forest. They went via Boostagill Farm, Ragged Hall and Bull Hurst to the track which would take them up to Badger Moss on to Gig- gleswick Common. The weather was fine and there were extensive views from Fountains Fell to Inglebor- ough. Many quite difficult stone stiles had required some effort to cross and a rest and lunch on the Rest­ ing Stone was much appre­


Foxholes Crag, it was a pleasant walk down to Sandford, from where a complicated route took them through Low Holds Farm, over Cocklet Moss, Coney Garth, and down Swainstead Rake. Just before reaching Rathmell, they saw one of the old W


ciated . Crossing the Moor by


years ago and found it so absorbing that he has been back every year since. This was apparent in his collection of


land and seascape slides. Poole has the largest natural harbour in


Europe and nearby Brownsea Island is one of the many nature reserves in the area and has a screcned-off area to the hides. Spoonbill, ruff, little egret, arctic tern and cormorants are some of the many birds to be seen. A small lake on the island houses tufted ducks and pochards, well away from the busy beaches. Upton Country Park was another rich


on the ragwort and the painted lady. Ful­ mers, kittiwakes and guillemots cling to the cliffs, where puffins are also apparent. As a contrast, Mr Owen showed slides


of inland landscape near Wareham, where rivers, including the Piddle, flow through wet pastures and meadows lined with yel­ low iris and flowering rushes. Portland Bill and Chesil Bank, espe­


cially, v/as a unique area. The bank runs for 17 miles alongside the Fleet river and was recently pierced in the Christmas storms. There are 47 varieties of waders found there, including turnstones, wid­


geon and teal. The are many nature reserves in


source of wildlife, with heathland con­ taining slow worms and adders, and in the dug-out ponds, dragonfly, black darters and damsel flies. Among the many birds were stone chats, night jars and green shanks. Studland point is covered in gorse and heather, with birds, like grebes and eider ducks, coming in from the sea. There were flowers abound at Purbeck,


Dorset, run by different organisations which give naturalists and country lovers an opportunity to observe nature in, as


far as possible, natural habitats. Chairman George Hawthornethwaite


thanked Mr Owen for bringing so many interesting slides and taking the society to this relatively unspoilt county. The next lecture at Clitheroe library


behind Swanage, with striking red valer­ ian, thrift orchids and yellow rattle, which in turn bring the butterflies, common blue


‘Cabaret’ winner


is Susan


OUT of the many entries we received for the ‘Cabaret” competition


featured two editions ago, none contained the right


answer! Our theatrical teaser


cious and irreplaceable, which has the Grid Refer­ ence as part of its struc­ ture. This area is unique in having several of these as part of its heritage and this proved a fitting end to a day in this seldom walked part of what is now North


fesfc”Riding signposts, pre­


d raw a w in n e r f rom th e entries which arrived at our office, and the first one out of the hat was Mrs Susan Aspin, of Sabden. Just for the record, the


proved to be too tricky for all you musical buffs out there. No matter, we decided to


COMPREHENSIVE school boys from Greater Manchester will have the chance to see what public


Sampling life at a public school


school life is like when they visit Stonyhurst College


next month. A party of 20 year 10


boys from St Damian's RC Comprehensive in Traf- ford, Greater Manchester, will follow Stonyhurst's normal school routine for a day, attending classes and generally sharing the lives of the Stonyhurst pupils. Later in the term the col­ lege students will make a similar visit to St Dami­


an's. The college, already


will be on Thursday at 7-30 p.m. when Mr Terry Pickford will give a talk on pere­


grine falcons. Pictured are some of the naturalists at


Mr Owen's lecture. (220198/15/3)


WI DIARY DATES


ONCE again the monthly topics at WI meet­ ings demonstrate the variety of interests


shown by members. If there is anything that catches your eye, you


would be a welcome visitor to any of the branches. For more information about WI activities, tel. 01200


427165. FEBRUARY 2ND:


gate Shoe Shop. FEBRUARY 4TH;


Yorkshire. The next Tuesday walk


to Cliviger. Reappointed EXPERIENCED health


care expert Mrs Sheila Maw has been reappointed chairman of Communicare


N US Trust. Health Minister Mr


Frank Dobson has made the formal announcement


after some delay. Mrs Maw has many years of experi­ ence in committee work, complemented by her own professional life, which was spent as a radiographer. The Trust runs several


Club bridge


PENDLE Club, Clitheroe, held another successful bridge session, when the winners were Mrs D. Ilinde and Mrs E. Wood, with Mrs K. Bulcock and Mr II. B. Holt in second place.


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correct answer to our ques­ tion: “What was the name of the original play on which the musical 'Cabaret' was based?" was the 1954 drama "I Am a Camera", by John Van Druten. Mrs Aspin wins a pair of


will be on February 3rd to Holcombe Moor and the next weekend walk will be on Saturday, February 7th,


Bashall Eaves WI - A talk on shoes by Beryl, of Well .


, „ Bollon-by-Bowland WI - Mr Tony Robinson will give


an illustrated talk on "Wildlife". Mitlon WI - Mrs Pam Jelley will advise on Getting


Ready for the Show". Chipping WI - A talk by Mr John Westmorland on


the "English Idyll".


tickets for her and a friend to see Clitheroe Parish Church Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society's production of “Cabaret”.


Bridge fall man ‘comfortable’


BRIDGE fall father-of- two Mr John Steed is making progress in Blackburn Royal Infir­


mary. Although still in inten


sive care, his condition is now comfortable and sta


key local services, includ­ ing Clitheroe Hospital.


ble.Plant operator Mr Steed (51), of Croasdale Drive, Clitheroe, suffered head and chest injuries when his moped was in a head-on collision with a Ford Tran­ sit van in Pimlico Road over a fortnight ago. In the accident at the


Barley WI - A demonstration on Body lone . FEBRUARY 5TII:


, Gishurn WI - Mrs Broadhurst will talk about Silent .........


Readers". Slaidburn WI - A talk on driving tips


Sabden WI - "A Lighthearted Look at the Law with FEBRUARY 9TH:


on "The Humorous Side of Clerical Life' FEBRUARY 10TH: Waddington WI - Birthday party. FEBRUARY 11TH:


Sister Merle Allen. Knowlc Green and Dutton WI - A slide show on New , . ,


Zealand by Miss Doreen Latter. FEBRUARY 12TII: Grindleton WI - A talk by Mrs Janet Nelson on The


North Country Housewife-200 Years Ago". Thornlcy with Wheatley WI - Mrs Edwina Pye will


talk about "Chiropody and Footcare".


FEBRUARY 16TH: Billington and Langho WI - A talk by Mrs Dorothy Canham entitled "Dear Jane", a Victorian ancestor.


FEBRUARY 19TH: Simonslone with Read WI - A talk by Mrs Kitty


Garnett entitled "Marathons". Downham WI - "My Experiences as a Master Chef


road's railway bridge bend, Mr Steed, who was on his way to work at Castle Cement, was somersaulted on to railway lines 22ft.


below.


Cook" by Mrs M. Bowe. FEBRUARY 2GTII:


Hurst Green WI - An evening of members poetry .


readings entitled "Verse and Worse", plus a bring-and- buy stall.


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Growing cost of charity shops


REVENUE lost from not charging full business rates to charity shops costs the country £435m. per year, a meeting in Burnley heard. Burnley and District


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Chamber of Trade was told how such outlets often take much-needed trade away from other town centre


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Mrs I. Chenery-Baker. Claylon-lc-Dalc WI - A talk by the Rev. Alan Reid


Great Harwood and District WI - Guest speaker Mr , „


Steve Taylor on "Workings of BBC Radio Lancashire". Dunsop Bridge WI - A talk on "Healthy Eating" by


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well-known for its exten­ sive involvement in the local community through its Voluntary Service Unit, hopes that this exchange of both pupils and staff can be extended in due course, as it seeks to devel­ op the many areas it has in common with local main­ tained schools.


| Advertiser and Times last week, the inventor, Dr Alexander Macdonald, had been invited to talk to the breakfast show presenter about the machine. But the interview had to be called off because the doc­ tor, on night call immedi­ ately before the show, was unable to keep the date. Dr Macdonald, a Bristol


in Clitheroe in August 1996, was due to be fea­ tured on BBC Breakfast Television's "Focus on Health" spot on Tuesday As reported in the


GP, has teamed up with Clitheroe health studio


Big th an k s to everyone


A HUGE "thank you" has gone out to kind-hearted Ribble Valley residents who donated more than £650 for the National Kidney Foundation. A total of £659.08 was


advanced pain manage­ ment facilities at the stu­ dio, said tha t they were hoping that another televi­ sion date could be arranged.


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