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TRAINSPOTTING’ TALENT review
by Ben Carlish
"Plunkett and Macleane" and "My Name is Joe"
: Available to rent from ■ Blo ckbuster Videos ■ Wellgate, Clitheroe...
THE seminal "Trainspotting" was hailed as flagging the arrival of modern British cinema, establish ing several previously little-heard- of actors firmly on the film map. I t was revealing then to see how
some of the film's s ta rs have shaped up since those heady days in these two gripping and gritty
dramas. "Plunkett and Macleane" fea
tures the seasoned Robert Carlyle as Wil Plunkett, a thief from the lower end of the social scale in 18th Century England, who becomes p ar tn e r in crime with James Macleane (Johnny Lee
Miller), a swaggering but penni less aristocrat and another stal wart from the "Trainspotting" sta ble. Together, as the billing promises, "They rob from the rich and that's it." A love interest is provided in the shapely form of Lady Rebecca (Lyv Tyler) as the two are pursued by the malevolent thief-taker general, Mr Chance. The ac ting duo works well,
adding sparks to the fireworks. There is some fine musket bran dishing swashbuckling action, shot beautifully in some lavish sets,.which bring .to mind the opening scenes of "The Great Rock and Roll Swindle". Shades of Vivienne Westwood are in evi dence in this rip-roaring antithesis of the prissy costume dramas which perennially plague our TV
sets. !'My Name is Joe" is an intelli
gent realist observation into the life of Joe (Peter Mullan - Mother Superior in T ra in sp o t tin g ) , a recovering Glaswegian alcoholic, who manages a local am ateur
what’s on in the Ribble Valley All entries for inclus ion to be on a lis tin g s form1
; LATE night Christmas shopping is a wonderful fairyland occasion in Clitheroe when the s tre e ts throng with festive en te r ta in ment, live bands, choirs, street entertainers, an organ grinder and, to complete the scene, hot-
chestnuts for sale. Tuesday is the night when
Clitheroe's Chamber of Trade will be promoting their business es with a lantern festival. So wrap up warm, empty the piggy bank and take all the family to town to enjoy the sights, sounds and tastes of seasonal fun. On Thursday next it is the turn
of Whalley. All the traders will be dressing-up to give a Dickensian' atmosphere to the village a t the ever-popular Pickwick Night.
Shops will be open late for those festive gifts and the streets will be alive with noise and laughter. EVENTS - DECEMBER 3RD TO 9TH
Platform Gallery - Christmas ~ gifts. Clitheroe Library an exhibition
of paintings by Mrs Ann Harg reaves and painted china by Mrs
Ledingham. 3rd - Civic Hall Cinema pre
sents, "Blair, Witch Project" (15) P
I "for six nights at 7-30 p.m. 3rd - Newton Village Hall
Christmas dance. 3rd - Ribblesdale School Christmas fair from 6-30 to 8
p.m. 4th - St Paul's Church, Lon-
gridge, a concert in aid of the Organ Appeal, by "Cantabile
* 4th - Clitheroe Ramblers' Asso ciation meet Waterloo car park at ,8-30 a.m. for Grizedale Forest Sculpture Trail. 4th - Gisburn Festival Hall, a
Dolce".
Christmas fair at 2-30 p.m. Vari ous stalls, teas and Father Christ
mas. Through the compelling direc . ..
football team of misfits and no- , hopers.
tion of Ken Loach, ,we see Joe being inexorably sucked back into the shady life from where he came, despite all his efforts to stay on the straight and narrow. Getting on the wrong side of local drug dealer and gangster McGowan (David Hayman), Joe tries to prevent Liam, one of his football players, having his legs broken by McGowan's cronies on account of an escalating debt amassed by his heroin-taking wife. Conspiring factors make for a
Bridge results
WINNERS on Monday evening at Clitheroe Bridge
■ Club were: NS Mr B. Guha and Mrs I: Park, Mrs J. Martindale and Mr D. Mortimer. EW. Mr J. Pawlicki and Mr J: Renton, Mr R^Bailey. and Mrs J. T e lfe r .^ ''- .. On Thursday evening
winners were: NS Mr B. Guha and Mrs J. Haworth, Mrs M. Phillips and Col M. Jeffery. EW Mr-W. Barns ley and Mrs W. Wolsten- holme, Mrs M. Wallis and
MrsM.Bainbridge. ‘ , WMJ
JtetMlASN ^•Ua /k a tk e t and.
Whalley Village Hall
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Sunday, 5th December ~ 10 am - 4 pm ~
To book a stall Telephone:
01706 229451
Ribble Valley Christian Aid
Coffee Morning
Ribble Valley Town Hall, Clitheroe;
December 1999 10am till 12 noon
Saturday 4th
Bring and Buy Stalls Adults 60p
t streamers, novelties and balloons. Private bar, . exceptional wine list and dancing to one of the - areas top DJ's until 1 am.
A Three Course Meal of all Fresh Food Plus all the trimmings of party hats, crackers,
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Saturday 11th December, Saturday 18th December
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On Wednesday December 8th the feast o f the
sledgehammer ending in the film, which ends up saying much about the enduring qualities and dignity of working class people. This is a touching and thought-provoking film portraying the reality of life in many inner-city housing
GSt&t6St Both films, definite musts for
discerning viewers, are confirma tion the "Trainspotting" seam will prove to be a rich'one.
, available from the Tourist in fo r ro t io n Centre in Marki^SPlace,jClitheroe, and handed in by the lo th of the month pr.or to the e ve n t .............
4th - Whalley Parish Church Christmas fair in Whalley CE
School at 2 p.m. 4th - East Lancashire Hospice
Christmas fair a t 2 p.m. 4th - Friends of Chatburn School Christmas fair from. 2 to 4-
30 p.m. 4th - Ribble Valley Rail Ram
blers alight and return Clitheroe for the Lands of Croesdale, a seven-mile easy walk. 4th - Ribble Valley Rail Ram
blers alight and return Clitheroe for a 13-mile walk on Pendle Hill. 4th and 7th - Special Santa
Train. 5th - Lancashire Countryside
Events, tree planting at Beacon Fell Country Park at 10-30 a.m. Inquiries, tel. 01995 640557. 5th - T r in i ty Me thodis t
Church, "Night of Miracles" can ta ta telling the story of Christ
mas a t 6-30 p.m. 6th - Pendleton Village Hall, a whist and domino drive, a t 7-30
p.m. 6th - Longridge Library a lec
tu re by Cliff Astin "Ring of Kerry" at 7-30 p.m. Admission by
ticket only. 7th - Clitheroe Ramblers' Asso
ciation, meet Chester Avenue car park at 10 a.m. for Spire Hill and
the Vale of Chipping. 7th - Last WI market in St
Mary's Lower Hall, at 10-30 a.m. 7th - Clitheroe Chamber of
Trade Lantern Festival and late night shopping. Entertainment, bands, choirs, Father Christmas, organ, hot chestnuts. 7th - Longridge la te night
shopping. 9th - Pickwick Night at Whal
ley and late night shopping. 9th - Longridge CE School,
Berry Lane, a winter fair from 6 p.m. Various stalls, activities and refreshments. Inquiries, tel. 01772 782378.
what’s on in the North west compiled by N a ta l ieC o x .
theatre I MARK RAVENHILL'S
NEW PLAY SOME EXPLICIT POLAROIDS. Blackpool Grand Theatre. To Sunday, December 4th. Box office: 01253 290190. MOTHER GOOSE. Old
ham Coliseum Theatre. Sat urday, December 4th to Sat urday, January 22nd. Box office: 01616242829. GOLDILOCKS AND
THREE AMAZING BEARS. Charter Theatre, Preston. Saturday, December 11th to Sunday, January 9th. Box office: 01772258858.
music —’~i MARK RATTRAY,
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| THE LAST SERENADE". Burnley Mechanics. Tomor row. Box office: 01282 664400.SPICE GIRLS. Manches ter Evening News Arena. Saturday, December 4th, Sunday, December 5th, Tuesday, December 7th and Wednesday, December 8th,
THE STAR OF "LANZA
PLAYED BY THE HALLE. Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Sunday, Decem ber 5th. Box office: 0161
9079000.THE SALVATION ARMY AND BLACK BURN WITH DARWEN BOROUGH COUNCIL PRESENT THE ANNUAL CIVIC CAROL CON CERT. King George’s Hall, Blackburn. Sunday, Decem ber 5th. Information: 01254
582582.STEREOPHONICS. Manchester Evening News Arena. Thursday, December 9th. Box office: 0161 930 8000.A GALA CONCERT BY OPERA BRAVA. Burnley Mechanics. Thursday, December 9th. Box office: 01282664400. PET SHOP BOYS. Man
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JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. Blackpool
Opera House. For six weeks. Box office: 01253 292029. ROSIE AND JIM LIVE
MUSIC PARTY, Palace Theatre, Manchester. To Saturday, December 4th. Box office: 01612422524. SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE.
S Cettle ■arlisle (Maas Satem
Blackpool Grand Theatre. Monday, December 6th to Saturday, December 11th. Box office: 01253 290190.
chester Evening News Arena. Friday, December 10th. Box office: 0161 930
8000.JIMMY NAIL. Man chester Apollo. Friday, December 10th. Box office:
CONCERT WITH LLOYD-WEBBER ,
01612422560. CHRISTMAS GALA
Box office: 01619308000. BLACKBURN SYM
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PHONY ORCHESTRA PLAY DVORAK AND RACHMANINOV. King George's Hall, Blackburn. Saturday, December 4th. Box office: 01254 582582. THE OTHER BEAT LES. Burnley Mechanics.
Saturday, December 4th. Box office: 01282 664400. MANCHESTER CON
I EAGLES. Guild Hall, Pre ston. Saturday, December 4th. Box office: 01772 258858.
CERT ORCHESTRA PLAYS VERDI, BRUCH, HANDEL AND RAVEL. Bridgewater Hall, Manches ter. Saturday, December 4th. Box office: 01619079000. THE
ILLEGAL
pool Grand Theatre. Sunday, December 5th. Box office: 01253 290190. Also Man chester Apollo Thursday, December 9th. Box office: 01612422560.
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TCHAIKOVSKY AND STRAUSS. The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Friday, December 10th. Box office:
0161907 9000. ■60S SOUL AND
MOTOWN REVIVAL. Burnley Mechanics. Satur day, December 11th. Box
office: 01282664400. JAMES.. Manchester
Evening News Arena. Satur day, December 11th. Box office: 0161930 8000. CREOLE AND CAJUN
BY THE ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET. Palace Theatre, Manchester. Thursday, December 9th to Saturday, December 11th. Box office: 0161 242 2524.
dance THE NUTCRACKER
SHADE, TRANSPAREN CY AND OPAQUENESS AT SEE THROUGH. Ware house Gallery, Kendal. To
exhibitions THE USE OF LIGHT,
December 5th. SCULPTURES, WALL
PIECES AND JEW ELLERY IN ANDREW
LOGAN'S MAGIC MOMENTS. Warehouse
MUSIC FROM THE BOAT BAND. Padiham Town Hall. Saturday, December 11th. Box office: 01282664400. A FESTIVAL FOR
CHOIR. Guild Hall, Pre ston. Saturday, December 11th. Box office: 01772
CHRISTMAS WITH THE PRESTON ORPHEUS
258858. FAMILY CONCERT -
THE CHRISTMAS ONE STARRING MOTHER GOOSE. The Bridgewater
T
Hall, Manchester. Sunday, December 12th. Box office: 01619079000.
Gallery, Kendal. Saturday, December 11th to January
30th.STONE CIRCLES OF CUMBRIA. Sugar Store Gallery, Kendal. To Decem
ber 12th. CHRISTMAS PRE
SENTS EXHIBITION. Samlcsbury Hall. To Decem ber
12th.THE ALIEN AND UFO EXHIBITION. 64/66 The Promenade Blackpool. Open every day. Box office: 01253
297522. BLUE PLANET
AQUARIUM. Cheshire Oaks, Ellesmere Port. Open every day except Christmas Day. Box office: 0930 100 300.
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS- DECEMBER 10TH TO 16TH 10th - Civic Hall Cinema pre
sents, "Sixth Sense" (15) for six nights at 7-30 p.m. 11th - Clitheroe United
Reformed Church hall, a craft fair in aid of Chernobyl children, from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 11th - Santa train special.
11th - Rotary Club coffee morn
ing in Clitheroe Town Council Chamber, Church Street. 12th - St Michael’s Church,
Whitewell, carols with Slaidburn Silver Band at 7-30 p.m. All wel come. Inquiries, tel. 01995 61252. 12th - Lancashire Countryside
Events, wilderness walk with a ranger for 12km to explore parts of the Bowland Fells. Inquiries, tel.
01995 640557. 14th - Clitheroe Parish Church
hall, University of the Third Age, a laughter-filled talk by Gerald Hold en on "The Good Old Days" at 2-30 p.m. All welcome. 15th - Clitheroe Concert Society
presents, Alice Neary (cello) with Gretel Dowdeswell (piano) in the CRGS Lecture Theatre, York
Street, at 7-30 p.m. Tickets TIC. 15th - East Lancashire Hospice
carol service to be held in Park Lee
Road Hospice, Blackburn, at 2 p.m. ' 16th— Centenaries Theatre, Stonyhurst, hot-pot concert at
noon. 16th - Clitheroe Naturalists
Society, Christmas dinner at Whal
ley Abbey at 7 p.m. 16th - Trinity Methodist
Church, Rotary Club carol service • Further details of some of the
above events can be found in adja cent "Lifestyle" advertisements. O A booking service for theatres
and events throughout the region is available from the Tourist Informa
tion Centre, Market Place, Clitheroe on 01200 425566.
SPREAD EAGLE at SAWLEY by the River Ribble.
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Concerto for; Flute SC Harp Mozart Soloists - Sarah Whewell (Flute),. Catriona
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H e lm s h o r e TEXTILE MUSEUMS
Sunday, 5th. December - 11am to 5pm C ~ Over 50 Craft Stalls ~
• Brass Band • Face Painter • Father Christmas ;
hristmas Presents • Refreshments • Mule Spinning
, Admission £1.50 - accompanied children FREE
Holcombe Road, Helmshore, Rossendale Tel: 01706 226459
Promoted by The Friends of Helmshore Textile Museums Registered Charity No. 1003805
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enjoying the sounds of Gregorian Chant in the €xl)tbitton Centre
BLESSED VIRGIN MARY SOLEMN HIGH MASS LATIN TRIDENTINE RITE
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