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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, March 4th, 1999 13 Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)


Clare all smiles as reputation just grows


and grows Ben Carlish reports________


SCULPTRESS Clare Bigger is living up to her name - both in terms of her reputation and in the scale of her work. The Nairobi-born


artist, who lives in Waddington with her husband, Jason, is cur­ rently working on her biggest project to date in every sense of the word - a 7m-tall steel sculpture entitled The Horn Of Hamilton. The work was commis­


sioned as part of the bid to


bid to revamp the town of Hamilton in Scotland with a culturally vibrant image. At the moment, the giant


work is surrounded by scaf­ folding at the Trapp Forge, Simonstone, where Clare fashions her elegant sculp­ tural creations. Clare (31) won the commission from a shortlist of 11 other estab­ lished sculptors, each of whom had to submit sug­ gested designs. Modest Clare, who has


been a professional sculptor for the past 10 years, said: "I didn't really expect to


A ‘beating the bounds’ walk is planned


OFFICIALS of Clitheroe Parish Church are planning a "beating the bounds" walk on Saturday, May 22nd. The ancient tradition of


marking a parish's borders was last observed at St Mary's 20 years ago when about 100 people, led by the Rev. John Hudson, took


part. An article in the parish .


magazine acknowledges that not everyone will feel able to follow the whole route because not only is it 11 miles, it takes in the top of


Pendle Hill! More details are expected


nearer the time, but the walk


could last up to six hours. The custom goes back to


immediate post-Reforma- tion times. Legend has it that the young boys of the village were physically struck on the boundary to help them remember where it was, hence the "beating" connection.


Card bingo


MEMBERS of Clitheroe's Pendle Club enjoyed an afternoon of card bingo. Tea and biscuits were also served. Today's meeting will involve a "Do It Ourselves" afte rn o on, with several members taking part.


FINE tuning their Millennium iong are youngsters from St Mary s RC Primary School, Sabden, who are set


on a capital performance. As reported in last week's Advertis­


er and Times, the school’s 35 pupils are hoping to raise the roof on the Millennium Dome at Greenwich,


with a ro uM iu ! r e n d i t io n o f I heir inspired composition "We Want a New Tomorrow". They are hoping a trip to London is


guaranteed, as their song has already been chosen by the organisers of a schools' Millennium music celebration as a theme tune to encourage the


classroom musical lalenls of others. With the ohildien is Mr Richard


Sharpies, regional education adviser for the event's organisers, the New Millennium Experience Company. He can be contacted on 0161236 0866 by other schools wishing to write and perform their own songs to mark the


turn of the century.


win the commission, so when the phone rang and I was told I had got the con­ trac t , I was ov e r joy ed, although somewhat appre­


hensive." The monolithic sculpture


will depict the Greek God Zeus presenting the Cornu­ copia, or the Horn of Plen­ ty, to two nymphs. And so far the Gods


appear to be smiling on Clare and fellow sculptor Bill Carter (3 5 ) , of Clitheroe, who is helping her with welding work on the project. A large tree fell on the Simonstone site where the sculpture is a day before the scaffolding was due to be erected. Clare said that had it fallen a day later the results could have been disastrous. Thankfully, the work is now on track for a May unveiling. The classic theme behind


the sculpture is to be realised through Clare’s dis­ tinctive portrayal of human and animal forms, which she says is influenced by the work of Toulouse Lautrcc, the French painter. She describes them as "drawings in sculpture" , and The


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Horn of Hamilton will sym­ bolise the presentation of


new cultural and economic opportunities to the west


Scottish town. The work is to be electro-


polished, using hydrochloric acid, before it takes centre stage on a roundabout in a retail park, the former site o f a palatial buil iding which collapsed into a dis­ used coal mine. The work,


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weighing over a ton when finished, is to be carefully deconstructed and trans­ por ted on a large lorry, before being reassembled


using a crane. It is sure to enhance fur-'


ther Clare's emerging repu­ tation as one of the coun­ try’s most exciting young talents in the art of sculp­ ture, which is current ly enjoying a revival as a pop­


ular art-form. The daughter of an Irish


entomologist and a natural historian, Clare spent her childhood in Ghana, the Solomon Islands and Bhutan, in the Himalayas, before moving to Dublin at


the age of 11. She attained a Fine Arts


degree at South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Educa­ tion, in Cardiff, and since


____ In fine voice for Millennium Dome


graduating has consistently won commissions for her work, which has featured at the Chelsea Flower Show, the Jerwood Foundation, London's New Academy Gallery and at Clitheroe's own Platform Gallery. Blue-chip companies like


the Birmingham Midshires Building Society and the Jigsaw Clothing Company have also commissioned


Business use of barn gets council veto


A BID to use a barn at Chaigley as the base for a security business with manager's accomodation was voted out by council­


lors. Security Closures (UK)


Ltd wanted to re-locate the administrative centre of its empty house security oper­ ation at Turner Fold Barn, Birdy Brow, Chaigley. Conversion of the bam to


a dwelling had been refused on appeal in 1992 and offi­ cials told the Ribble Valley Borough Council Planning and Development Commit­ tee that the residential ele­ ment of the new plan was against policy. I t would have a damaging effect by urbanising this wholly rural location. Councillors fol­ lowed the recommendation to refuse the application.


Car is stolen


A GREEN Proton car, val­ ued at £4,000 and with the reg. no. J396 RJB, was taken from Woodfield View, Whalley, between 8-45 p.m. on February 22nd and noon on February 24th. Anyone with any infor­


mation is urged to contact Clitheroe police on 01200 443344.


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