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Young thespians are on the ball with Cinderella


L IK E Topsy, Ribble Valley Youth Theatre


just grows and grows. Cinderella was another


"back to front" production. The stage was abandoned in favour of the floor of the Clitheroe Parish Church Hall and latecomers could easily have found them­ selves walking straight through the entrance doors


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into the action. That said, the cast has


increased significantly in the past 12 months, conse­ quently so too has the audi­ ence. Thursday's first night


saw an audience of around 80; on Friday it looked as


though it would be standing room only until the stage curtains opened to reveal - another three rows of seats. Saturday's finale was just as well supported, with plenty to celebrate for all involved at an end-of-production party on Monday evening. For founder chairman


Mrs Barbara Taylor, the obvious enjoyment derived by the cast and audience was sufficient to make her efforts to establish a youth theatre in the Valley well


worthwhile. Mrs Taylor produced


Cinderella, but was delight­ ed to hand over to new director Elpetha Valinakis, with the choreography undertaken by Jonathan Lloyd. Now Elpetha, Jonathan and the new com­ mittee will spearhead future productions. If Ribble Valley Youth


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Theatre continues to pro­ vide entertainment such as that lavished on the audi­ ence in Cinderella, then the future looks extremely promising - although it may soon be time to consid­ er utilising the stage for that for which it was intended! The script was profes­ sionally written for children


and thereafter adapted to suit the youth theatre's


needs. There was plenty of


interaction throughout, coupled with an interesting start as mice scampered out to tell the story and launch the action on "stage," fol­ lowed by a hasty retreat as the cat (Jessica Pamphlett) and Cinderella, well por­ trayed by Naomi Jeffs, made their debut. There were some brilliant


cameo performances, par­ ticularly involving the ugly sisters, Ravioli and Semoli­ na (Rachel Rigby and David Hulme), whose exot­ ic dancing and synchronised laughter were among the the many highlights. Sadly the audience was not just as on song as the cast and when total participation was necessary, "Breakfast in Bed" to the tune of Old Macdonald had a Farm and "Gotta Get Yourself a Fairy," we desperately need­ ed a helping hand from those on stage! Prince Charming


(Jonathan Lloyd) gave another confident perfor­ mance, his obvious talents already spotted by the par­ ent society, Clitheroe Parish Church Amateur Operatic and Dramatic who enlisted him for its recent produc­ tion of Carousel.


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Moving account of her illness battle MEMBERS of the local Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and


Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Support Group heard a very moving account of Justine Pusglove's struggle to regain something of a normal lifestyle after contracting the ill­


ness at the age of 19. She was warmly thanked by Mrs Audrey Atwood, who then brought members up to date with various correspon­


dence. The next meeting will be on March 19th at Wilpshire


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ing for the nation's most passenger friendly railway station; one which goes the extra mile to provide excep­ tional services and facilities for its customers." "Best Station" competi­


tions have been running since the 1940s and "Station of the Year" is the only com­ petition which includes all 2,500 stations on the rail network. It works at a local level by rewarding the sta­ tion staff, who have put in special effort. In addition to the main


award, there are eight spe­ cial


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including "Loveliest Loos", "Station Good Grub" and


"Stamping Out Crime", which have previously been won by stations as far apart as Aberdeen, Colchester Town and Reading. The public have until April 30th to register their


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competition or by using competition leaflets dis­


played at stations. Judges, drawn from the


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Lively evening of competition for the camera club


THE last of the winter series of print and slide competitions at the Ribblesdale Camera Club were judged by Mr Fred Holland APAGB, of the Darwen


Camera Club. Mr Holland spent 48


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years on the Lancashire and Cheshire Photographic Union's judges' list and said he was making a third comeback from retirement to assess Ribblesdale's work. He is well known for his provocative humour, which made for an unusual­ ly lively competition


evening. He looks for picture con­


tent and technique and said he was not particularly fond of manipulated pictures, but they could be consid­ ered under the same criteria - it is the picture that mat­ ters. Impact is essential as well


as composition, diagonal themes being particularly strong. Under the heading of technique, he would take into consideration the pre­ sentation, including the mounting and the colour of the mount and usually prefers neutral light greys and creams to the more colourful greens and reds. Joint top place in the


prints were awarded to Mr Ken Taylor with "Holy Thistle" and Mr John West, FRPS, with "But Life Goes On". The same two workers were also awarded joint third place with "Bracket Fungus" and "On the Bridge". After confessing to be a


print worker and having lit­ tle sympathy with slides, it was to be expected that there would be criticism for insufficient attention to presentation. Mr Holland quoted a judge who once said about an entry in another competition. "I would take a third off the top, a third off the bottom and throw the piece between away". He then gave very fair marks for this class of the competition, with Mr Steve Ashcroft winning the "Longboats" and a three-way tie for sec­ ond place by Mr Ashcroft, Mr Mike Bartle and Mrs Shirley Rumsey. Next week there will be a


viewing of a current colour print folio compiled from the work of the local Lan­ cashire clubs. Members are reminded that this is also the entry night for the annual competition which will be judged at the end of March.


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