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A SEASONAL hole has appeared in the concert scheduling of the A Capella Singers, with local church and charity groups invited to plug it. The group has a vacant


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A MATURE painting student from Whalley is brushing up on her newly- discovered tal­ ent to bring colour into


her life after retirement. Mrs Joan Turner (67), a


former Stonyhurst College assistant accountant, had not so much as lifted a paintbrush since her school days. Then, however, she dropped in on a demonstra­ tion by painting tutor Mr


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any good at it. I can shift horse muck with the best of them, but I have never had an artistic bentl "Then I went along to


this demonstration and I was struck by this extraor­ dinary teacher - he was pure magic. I listened, watched and thought 'I could at least try'," she recalled. Following from the


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tion,' she discovered a pen­ chant for painting, and from her first session she proudly went home clutching two of her own watercolours. Now she paints everyday and cherishes every minute of it, producing classic land-


to Mr Templeton's teaching technique, which involves his students painting two pictures at the same time. The theory goes that a dual approach allows the painter to draw on the more critical left side of the brain, freeing up the right portion's more creative and artistic i strengths.


scapes and images based on her fascination with Egypt. She attributes her success


notion is, it certainly appears to have worked for Mrs Turner, whose new­ found love for painting has given her a fresh outlook on


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such a difference from just sitting in the house all day. I have always done yoga, so I am good at visualising and often feel that I am almost there in my pictures.


She reflected: "It's made


teach an oldish dog new tricksl My husband, Harold, thinks I am won­ derful anyway, but he really likes my pictures. I cannot thank Hugh enough for the daily dose of happiness and exhilaration I get when I


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paint." Pictured are paintings by


Whalley’s own Turner, Joan Turner, seen above left (240999/3/3). Clockwise,


from the top, are a Scottish highland castle scene, painted at her first class; a spectacular sunset depic­ tion; and an Egyptian desertscape entitled "Just Further.” The inspiration for this painting came from a trip to the Libyan desert in Egypt. Mrs Turner asked the guide what lay beyond the sand dune and he simply replied: "Just fur­


ther."


Trained staff will be needed for the town’s new transport interchange


TWO full-time and up to three part-time staff will be heeded for the new Clitheroe Transport Interchange, sug­


gests a county council report. Although building work has


not yet s ta r ted , the County Information Centre network, which will provide the staff mem­ bers, is already making plans for


their training. The Welfare Rights and Social


Inclusion Sub-committee which deals with the information centres heard that the interchange team - known as service co-ordinators - will need special training. It will


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have to cover not only county oper­ ations, but also those of the bus and rail companies, and so the posts will have to be filled by early January. I t is not yet clear whether people will be drafted in from the existing pool, or whether new employees


will be sought. I t is proposed that the inter­


change will be staffed from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. six days a week, and from 9-45 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sun­ days. The County Information Centre in Clitheroe will provide back-up and supervision. As previously reported, the inter­


because of the flexible powers the service co-ordinators will have to enable travellers to get the best use of the various means of transport available. They are expected to be of great value at times of difficulty, if trains are cancelled or a coach breaks down - the powers will extend to calling a taxi or even seeking a spare coach. Normally, timetables will be co­


tem. The costs are being paid for the first three years by the county, j with grants from the Countryside Agency, the Rural Bus Challenge Fund and Ribble Valley Borough


Council. After three years, the funding


will be reviewed "depending on an appraisal of the effectivenss of the


project."


ordinated to allow best use of rail and road, and everything will be done to increase public confidence in the frequency and reliability of


change could well prove to be a national "first". This is partly


public transport. On-going analysis and research will test the effectiveness of the sys­


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THE last dance at the "old" Chip­ ping village hall, more correctly the memorial institute, proved a great success socially, financially - and


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emotionally. Although people relatively new to the


area are among supporters of village life, many families are of long-standing and their members often have personal mem­ ories of village hall events from their


courting days. A good many came flood­ ing back as people looked round the build­ ing for the last time, prior to the comple- |


tition of the village’s new hall. However, the last dance was patronised


by manv younger people as well, and some wore fancy dress reminiscent of "flower


power" days. Almost £400 was raised and the money


Tenants are among best in the county for paying rent


TENANTS of Ribble Valley Borough Coun­ cil homes are among the best in the county


at paying their rent. A council report says


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that the preferred method is a weekly visit from a rent collector. I t is extremely effective in get­ ting in the money and


therefore controlling


arrears. Also, the two collectors


resolve a wide variety of problems during their visits, members of the Housing Committee were told. A computer system


owe more than £250. The report describes the


various methods for dealing with arrears, emphasising that proper advice, finan­ cial counselling and is pro­ vided by the staff. "Although not compla­


promptly identifies arrears, which currently affect only 23 per cent of tenants, who owe £33,596. But only 15 per cent of those behind


cent, I consider that our existing procedures for rent arrears recovery work well," says council Chief Execu­ tive Mr David Morris.


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