weekendplus NEW BOOK TURNS review , By Rebecca Smith j
HISTORY ON ITS HEAD .
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“The Day the World Took Off” by Sally, and David Dugad (MacMillan, £18.99)
TECHNOLOGY has changed
dramatically over the centuries. And a new Channel 4 series, plus an
accompanying book, attempts to chart the evolution of modern technology and asks why the Industrial Revolu tion began in Britain, but transformed only a limited number of nations. The authors tackle this question
using a unique approach of standing history on its head. Starting on one day in 1830, at the height of Britain's Industrial Revolution, it goes back 100 years, then 250, 500, 1,000 and finally
10,000 years to examine the roots of technological development. The book is
i l l u s t r a t e d with colour photographs and takes the reader on a journey across the globe in an attempt to identify the critical conditions that caused some civilizations to flourish and oth
ers to atrophy. Based on the arguments of interna
tionally-acclaimed academics, the book makes use of diaries and first-hand accounts as well as drawing on the lat est research to come up with some sur prising answers.
what’s on in the Ribble Valley
;Touristlnformation CentreinMarketPlacej Clitheroe,andhandediriby ON Sunday hopefully it will not be the start of 40 days and nights of rain, as children from Brabins Endowed, Bleasdale and St Mary's RC schools, in Chipping, will cele brate the Millennium with a production of "Noah and Ilis Ark". This musical extrava ganza will take place in Chipping Village Hall at 2 p.m. EVENTS-APRIL 7TII TO 1ST!I
Clitheroe Library, an exhibition by
Donna Dyer, of Clitheroe, of dried, silk and fresh floral designs. Longridge Library, a display of paintings
by Michael Green, of Preston. 7tli - Sawley Village Hall, the rural tour
ing show "Blistering Night of Boogie Woo- gie" at 7-30 p.m. Inquiries, tel 01200 443071. Sth - Gisburn Festival Hall, a jumble sale
at 10 a.m. in aid of Gisburn Church roof and Leprosy Mission. Inquiries, tel. 01200
445311. Kill - Clitheroe Naturalists' Society last
winter walk. Inquiries, tel. 01254 S24507. Slh - Clitheroe Parish Church Organ
Society presents Gary Desmond, of Bristol City Parish Church, at 7-30 p.m. Kill - Settle High School, a concert by Set
tle Orchestral Society at 7-30 p.m. Inquiries, tel. 01200 422704. Dili - Whalloy Village Hall, a craft fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Inquiries, tel. 01254
822694. Dili - Chipping schools’ Millennium pro
duction of "Noah and His Ark" in the new village hall at 2-30 p.m. Children from Bra bins, Bleasdale and St Mary's will take part in this musical extravaganza. Inquiries, tel. Sue Siddall 01995 61252. Dili - Gishurn Parish Church Choir,
"Dunsop and Beatrix" a leisurely stroll through hillside pastures visiting the ham
assisted by friends and visitors, will sing Stainer's Crucifixion at 6-30 p.m. Organist Mr Colin Edwards. Admission free. Dili - Lancashire Countryside Events
let of Beatrix. Start 1 p.m. at Dunsop Bridge car park. 10th - Clitheroe Weightwatchers' coffee
morning in the King Centre, Milnthorne Avenue, off Ilenthorn Road, followed by a sale of good-as-new-clothes which no longer
fit slimmers. I lih - Pendle Forest Association Nation
al Trust members' lecture "I am England - the Life and Times of Elizabeth I" by Lizzie Jones at 7-30 p.m. in St Peter's Church,
Burnley. m i l 1(1 15th - Burnley and District
Gilbert and Sullivan Society presents "Can- dide" at Burnley Mechanics Theatre at 7-30 p.m. Inquiries, tel. 01282 664400. 12th - Poetry reading (open floor) at the
Cafe Emporia, eat at 6-30, reading at 7-30 p.m. All welcome. Contact Jo Harding, Roundstone Books, 120 Lowergate, tel. 01200 444242. 12th - Clitheroe Ramblers’ Association,
meet 6-45 p.m. Hurst Green, also B walk. 1 Bill - Centenaries Theatre, Stonyhurst,
a meat and potato pie concert at noon, fea turing Jill Taylor (soprano) and Philip
Kubilius (piano). FORTHCOMING EVENTS-APRIL 11TH TO 20TII
Platform Gallery, Lancashire University
3D design exhibition by second year stu dents showing jewellery, tableware, furni ture and surface patterns. 15lh - Clitheroe Town Council Chamber, Church Street, a coffee morning in aid of
Friends of Chernobyl. 151 h - Salem Congregational Chapel,
Martin Top, Rimington, a spring effort at 3 p.m. Stalls selling cakes, produce, bring-and- buy and home-made afternoon teas. 15th - St Bartholomew’s Church, Great
Harwood, the A Cappella Singers perform "An Easter Journey" at 7-30 p.m. 15lh - Rotary Club of Accrington pre
sents Brass Night at the Proms, King George's Hall, Blackburn, at 7-30 p.m. Inquiries, tel. 01254 582582. Kith - Clitheroe Scout Association, St
George's Day service and parade in Clitheroe Parish Church at 2 p.m. 1 Gill - Waddington Methodist Church,
Stainer's Crucifixion sung by St Helen's Church augmented choir. Kith - Clitheroe Ramblers' Association,
meet Chester Avenue car park at 9-30 a.m. for Embsay Moor, a walk of 12-miles. 18th - Clitheroe Ramblers’ Association,
meet Chester Avenue car park at 9 a.m. for Winster Valley, South East Lakes, for dam
son blossom. l ‘)lh - Clitheroe Ramblers' Association,
meet 6-45 p.m. Grindleton. Further details of some of the above
events can be found in adjacent "Lifestyle" advertisements. O A booking service for theatres and
events throughout the region is available from the Tourist Information Centre, Mar ket Place, Clitheroe, on 01200 425566.
Farming cash: too little too late
MAJOR benefits could flow into the Ribble Val ley after the Government's decision to put £200m. into farming.
Rural diversification and
better marketing of farm ing produce are two initia tives already under way locally which are now to be actively encouraged by the Government. Some parts of its pro
gramme mirror complaints made by the Bowland Transnational Group of farmers who looked at the much more helpful regimes created for rivals in France and Ireland. The many farm-support
businesses in the Ribble Valley should benefit from the extra money to be put into agriculture over and above existing subsidies. It puts taxpayer support for farming up to about £6 bil lion a year, but, crucially, deals with a number of stumbling blocks as well as creating new ideas. However, the extra trans
fusion will almost certainly have come too late to save some Ribble Valley farms. About 15 dairy units are said to have closed in the past year or so. Industry leaders have been getting over the shock and relief that at last notice has been taken of the abyss into which many people have been dropped. But they are warning that getting fair shares of the new money for all will need strong commit ment and nimble footwork. Members of the NFU in
particular feel that long standing, frustrating and very tiring efforts to get something from the Gov ernment have now been rewarded. But deputy pres ident Mr Tim Bennett says that although there is now
reassurance to farmers and growers that the Govern ment is committed to a future for British agricul ture, the moves leave farm ers with a daunting pro gramme of work. The regional director of
the union, Mr Steve Heaton, says the news for many of the industry’s dif ferent North-West sectors is positive. The measures address a number of long standing grievances. "But although £200m. is a lot of money, farming in Britain has been haemorrhaging for three years and no quick fixes can turn the industry round," declared Mr Heaton. Pig, milk, hill, beef and
sheep farmers will all get help with their different problems and various regu latory burdens will be eased or lifted. Major retailers are sup
porting the British Farm Standard Mark and are now expected to bring in a code of practice to make business fairer. The Government is also
looking very carefully at the strictness with which some measures are enforced or administered, such as the Meat Hygiene Inspection Service. This particularly reflects the experience of the Bowland Transnational Group, which found that regulations in France and Ireland were delayed or sometimes ignored. Conservative politicians
have attacked the measures as too little, too late. They point out that 20,000 work ers left the land last year.
GISBURN AUCTION MART PRICES
THERE were 40 ncwly-calvcd dairy cows and heifers forward for Thursday's sale at Gisburn Auc
tion Mart. First-quality cows made to
£580 (average £527) and second quality to £475 (£421). First- quality heifers were to £580 (£558), second quality to £445 (420.) Top prices were obtained by J. R. Boothman, £580, and J. Snowden, £565, both to Lancast er Bros. There were nine in-calf dairy
cows and heifers forward, due April, which made to £455 (aver age £400). Those due May and June made to £460 (£434). There were 48 rearing calves
forward. Charolais X heifers made to £129 (£70), Limousin X bulls to £174 (£95), heifers to £26 (£16.35p), Belgian Blue X bulls to £184 (£164), heifers to £82 (£79), Simmcntal X bull calves to £80 (£48.40), Blond Aquitaine to £161 (£146), Hereford to £108, Friesian bull calves to £23 (£4.35p), Angus to £85. In the fatstock section, there were 163 young bulls forward and
107 steers and heifers. Bulls: Premium young bulls
made to 132.5p (113.8p), prime to 107.5p (97.7p), others to 89.5p (84.2p). Top kilo price was 460kg at 132.5p (£609) obtained by R. Hargreaves to Old English
Meats. Premium steers made to
107.5p (101.9p), prime to 99.5p (92.9p), others to 90.5p (83.2p). Premium heifers made to 120.5p (105.3p), prime to 103.5p (91.9), others to 88.5p (78 9p). There were 1,044 sheep for
ward, including one lamb, 841 hoggs and 202 ewes and rams. Prime lambs (36-45 kg) made
to 130p. Premium hoggs (36- 45kg) made to 108p (100.4p), prime (36-45kg) to 98.8p (96.6p), prime (45.6-52kg) to 98p (93.3p),
others to 92p (86p). Horned ewes made to £19.50
(£12.65), others to £44.50 (£32.25), rams to £23.50. Top kilo price for a pen of 10-
plus sheep 35kg at 108p (£37.80), from D. J. Lambert to A. Moor- house. Top sale price was £44.50, R. Beresford to R. Agar. In the sale of lightweight
hoggs, there were 342 forward and lights made to lOOp (82.5p). There was 40.52 tonnes of pro
duce forward. Wheat straw made £30.50 per tonne, barley straw £62, and hay £53. At the Beacon North-West
(Gisburn) Electronic Auction, there were 900 sheep forward. Light hoggs made to 175p, stan dard to 232p, medium to 236p and heavy to 206.5p.
theatre RESPECT. Grand The
atre, Blackpool. To Saturday, April Sth. Box office: 01253 290190. TALKING HEADS. The
Dukes, Lancaster. To Satur day, April 8th. Box office: 01524 66645. LIPIZZANER STAL
LIONS WORLD TOUR. MEN Arena. Sunday, April 9th. Box office: 0161 9308000. FOREVER. The Dukes,
CIRCLE. Charter Theatre, Preston. Friday, April 14th. Box office: 01772 258858. TAKING SIDES. The
Lancaster. Monday, April 10th and Tuesday, April 11th. Box office: 01254 66645. STARS OF THE MAGIC
THE ULTIMATE '60S
CONCERT. Grand Theatre, Blackpool. Sunday, April 9th. Box office: 01253 290190. THE SYD LAWRENCE
ORCHESTRA AND SINGERS. Charter Theatre, Preston. Sunday, April 9th. Box office: 01772 258858. PREFAB SPROUT.
Bridgewater Hall, Manches ter. Tuesday, April 11th. Box office: 0161 9079000. PIANIST JULIAN
EVANS PLAYS LISZT AND MCCABE. Bridgewa ter Hall, Manchester. Wednesday, April 12th. Box office: 0161 9079000. GER MAN -BO RN
Dukes, Lancaster. Friday, April 14th and Saturday, April 15th. Box office: 01524 66645. BODGER AND BAD
GER. Municipal Hall, Colne. Monday. April 17th. Box office: 01282 661234.
music DOMINIC KIRWAN.
Spanish Hall, Winter Gar dens, Blackpool. Friday, April 7th. Box office: 01253 992099 NORMAN PRINCE
AND THE BRIGHOUSE AND RASTRICK BAND. Guild Hall, Preston. Satur day, April 8th. Box office: 01772 258858. A TRIO OF
BEETHOVEN'S MOST FAMOUS WORKS, ALONG WITH MOZART AND MAYR. Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Saturday, April 8th. Box office: 0161
9079000. FAMILY CONCERT.
Bridgewater Hall, Manches ter. Sunday, April 9th. Box office: 0161 9079000. MAGIC. Palace Theatre,
Manchester. Sunday, April 9th. Box office: 0161 2422524.
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SOPRANO RUTH ZIESAK JOINS THE HALLE. Bridgewater Hall, Manches ter. Thursday, April 13th. Box office: 0161 9079000. VOULEZ VOUS. Guild Hall, Preston. Friday, April
14th. Box office: 01772 OCOQCO WADAIICO YAMATO
DRUMMERS OF JAPAN. Grand Theatre, Blackpool. Friday, April 14th, and Sat urday,April 15th. Box office: 01253 290190. TENORISSIMO. St
Gabriel's Church, Brownhill Drive, Blackburn. Friday, April 14th. Tickets: 01254 249281,681571 or 249181. SIBELIUS FESTIVAL.
Bridgewater Hall, Manches ter. Friday, April 14th and Saturday, April 15th. Box
office: 0161 9079000. THE HOUGHTON
WEAVERS. Charter The atre, Preston. Saturday, April 15th! Box office: 01772
258858 BRASS NIGHT AT THE
PROMS. King George's Hall, Blackburn. Saturday, April 15th. Box office: 01254 582582.
musicals ELECTRIC LIPSTICK.
Opera House, Manchester. To Saturday, April 8th. Box office: 01612422524. IL TROVATORE. Char
ter Theatre, Preston. To Sat urday, April 8th. Box office: 01772258858.
DUSTY-THE MUSI
CAL. King George’s Hall, Blackburn. Monday, April 10th. Box office: 01254 582582. FAME. Opera House,
Manchester. Tuesday, April 11th to Saturday, April 15th. Box office: 0161 2422524. CANDIDE. Burnley
Mechanics. Tuesday, April 11th to Saturday, April 15th. Box office: 012872 664400. CAROUSEL. Palace
Theatre, Manchester. Tuesday, April 11th to Saturday, April 22nd. Box office: 0161 2422524. SMOKEY JOE’S
CAFE. Opera House, Manchester. Monday, April 17th to Saturday, April 22nd. Box office: 0161 2422524.
SShieeiy THE NUALAS. Grand
Theatre, Blackpool. Thursday, April 13th. Box office: 01253 290190. LOVE'S A LUXURY.
Oldham Coliseum. To Sat urday, April 29th. Box office: 01616242829.
dahc# ENGLISH NATION
AL BALLET TOUR DE FORCE. Grand Theatre, Blackpool. Tuesday, April 11th to Wednesday, April 12th. Box office: 01253 290190. VIBE. Guild Hall, Pre
ston. Saturday, April 15th Box office: 01772 258858.
EASTER AT SAMLES-
BURY, A SELLING EXHIBITION. Samles- bury Hall, Preston. To Monday, April 24th. AMERICAN BUFFA
LO- A PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION. The Dukes, Lancaster. To Sat- . urday, April 15th.
Floral facelift for roundabout
THE Chatburn Road roundabout in Clitheroe has been given a face-lift - thanks to sponsorship from a garden cen tre and a quarry company. Holden Clough Nursery answered a plea
for help from Clitheroe Town councillors, who were becoming increasingly concerned about the appearance of the roundabout. Garden centre owner Mr Peter Foley
planted a range of winter and summer flowering plants between stones and aggre gates donated by Waddington Fell Quarry Company. Our picture shows Mr Foley with son John and employee Linda Scott doing the
ground work at the roundabout. ■ (260300/15/16)
Fitness marathon boosts sick children’s charity
FITNESS fanatics from the Ribble Valley will be attempting to complete a round-the-clock challenge to raise funds for sick chil dren. The 24-hour marathon is
being held at Hicks Health and Rackets Club, in Chat- burn Road, in aid of the Starlight Children's Foun dation, which grants wishes for poorly youngsters. Starting at 8 a.m. on
April 8th, staff will be organising step and salsa classes and keeping the gym
open for a full 24 hours in a bid to raise money for the organisation. Miss Kim Salisbury, the
centre's aerobics co-ordina tor, said: "People can either get sponsor forms or pay £5 to join in. The event is open to members and non-mem bers. A lot of people are staying for the 24 hours, but others will just come and go." As well as the various
sports events, staff are also hoping to hold a series of fund-raising raffles.
The name of the game is . . . prizes!
WIIAT’S in a name, Juliet may have asked Romeo, but for two Clitheroe schoolboys, the answer is prizes! For eight-year-old Gareth Thompson, a
pupil at Edisford Primary School, and St James' Daniel Cowgill (nine), scooped a selection of wool knitted characters as the winners in a competition organised by Ciithcroe Mayoress Mrs Susan Yearing, which asked local folk to give the extended family of home-made toy scarecrows a
name. Gareth, pictured right in our photo,
invented the name "Crowfield", while Daniel, seated next to him, suggested
"Seedguard". The competition carried a 25p entry fee,
with proceeds going towards the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. When added to the takings of the Mayoress’ coffee morning, held at Clitheroe Town Hall, a total of £260 was raised, which Mrs Yearing (right) presented to Mrs Helen Harkness, manager of Clitheroe's Imperial Cancer Research Fund shop in Castle Street. (270300/18/4)
Red rose changes to white, but only as an historic gesture!
THE red rose county looks set to give the go-ahead to a back-to-Yorkshire bid
- for the Sawley area. But only as a gesture to mark the
ancient border between the two counties. The local government changes of 1974,
which moved Sawley and other parts of the local area from the old West Riding into Lancashire for administration purposes,
will not be affected. The Skipton-based Unite Craven group
is hoping to erect a stone-built Yorkshire boundary sign on the A59 near Sawley as part of a wider scheme for the West Craven
area. In a press statement, the campaign
group says: "The stone-built signs agreed with Lancashire County Council to be placed at the true Yorkshire/Lancashirc boundaries look sot to go ahead. Thanks to fund-raising and donations, we are assured
of the money to pay for at least four signs, which will be located on the A56, A59, A682 and the B6251, the four major routes crossing the boundary in West Craven. "We are indebted to the Yorkshire Rid
ings Society, who will pay for the sign on the A59 near Sawley. To cover three signs, we have about £800 contributed by our supporters. In addition, British Waterways wish to have a similar sign on the bank of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal." Detailed proposals are expected to be
submitted to Lancashire County Council for approval this month. The group says it is optimistic about getting the go-ahead, adding: "There seem to be good prospects that we will see these signs in place in spring or summer. Most of the minor roads cross the boundaries at river bridges which are already engraved 'Yorkshire-Lan- cashirc', so they do not really need new signs."
Appeal decision increases value of
home by £95,000 - at least on paper! AN appeal decision has increased the value of a bungalow at Rimington, on paper at least, by £95,000. A condition of the May, 1988 planning
permission that only someone employed or
last employed in agriculture could live at Manor Croft, Back Lane, Rimington, has been lifted by Mr II. G. Rowlands after an appeal hearing. The property was said to have a full mar
ket value of £225,000 and the inspector felt that the advertised price of £130,000 ade quately reflected the occupancy condition. It had been imposed because planning
consent would not normally be granted in that location, unless specifically for agricul
tural purposes. There was no dispute that the dwelling
was no longer required to serve the farm unit, as there were now no farm buildings or a farmyard in the vicinity. But Ribble Val ley Borough Council had refused to lift the condition, claiming that Mr I. Smith's efforts to sell under its terms, starting in December 1997, had not been sufficiently sustained or correctly targeted at possible agricultural buyers. The council also said there had been two offers which had not
been taken up. But the inspector said it did not appear
the would-be buyers met the conditions, although the receipt of offers indicated that, overall, the scope of the advertising was adequate. The owner had contacted all working farms within a five-mile radius, in addition to the press advertising. There was evidence of a decline in the need for farm workers' housing, and the bungalow was in any case so big ;rs to be likely to be beyond their means, either to buy or rent. All the agricultural dwellings allowed in
recent times were on the basis of need on a particular holding, and did not demon strate a general need, said the inspector. He concluded that the deletion of the condition would not be contrary to local policy or government advice. The council had applied for costs against
the appellant, on the grounds that no real attempt had been made to market the property, and additional work had been needed to assess some of his points. The inspector did not agree with these points, and refused the application, having in any event allowed the appeal.
BLOOD DONOR SESSIONS
A BLOOD donor session will be held on Thursday, April 13th, at the parish church hall in Church
Street, Clitheroe. The times will be 2 p.m.
to 4 p.m. and 5-30 p.m. to 7- 30 p.m.
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Info centre boasts a real
hot line! IT'S still surely the busiest telephone line in the Rib ble Valley.. . 19,884 calls were made to the Clitheroe Tourist Infor mation Centre in the year
to last April. The front door must also
open more often than any one else's, for there were a far greater number of callers than telephoners and the centre actually dealt with 85,909 inquiries from all sources. Anyone has only got to
stand outside to see how busy things are, although the staff is very small. Very many inquiries, as team members modestly point out, can quickly be dealt with from general knowl edge or a handy timetable. But if more time is needed, it's made. Across the Ribble Valley,
tourists are thought to spend about £13m. a year, staying 400,000 nights.
Pub’s plight brings swift response
THE plight of a public house, featured on a local radio broadcast, brought a quick response. Mrs Joyce Jones, landla
dy of the King's Arms, Clitheroe, was interviewed on Radio Lancashire detail ing the pub's recent plight during the "boil-water" alert. Like many others in the
trade, Mrs Jones was encountering problems cleaning out the pump lines and said that, if the ban was not lifted, the public house could have to close. Within hours, Mrs Jones
was contacted by Preston North End FC's catering section, offering to supply the water needed to clean out the lines and keep the public house open. And, within 24 hours, the boil-water ban was lifted.
Help scheme for elderly
A PILOT scheme set up in Clitheroe by the DSS has already identified elderly people who qualified for benefits, but were not claiming them. Now the Clitheroe
branch of Age Concern Lancashire is running another Your Rights Week, highlighting the advice and literature it has available. It will take place from this Friday until the following week.
_ "Claiming these benefits
or allowances is not scrounging or charity - it is a right," says Age Concern promotions officer Ian Ainsworth.
Bridge club winners
ON Monday evening at Clitheroe Bridge Club, win ners were: NS, Mr and Mrs R. Atkinson, Mr D. Mor timer and Mrs B. Tatton. EW, Mr J. Pawlicki and Mr J. Renton, Mr A. Singer and Mrs J. Stubbens. Thursday's winners were:
NS, Mrs L. Wharf e and Mrs N. Melthorpe, Mr and Mrs R. Ward. EW, Mrs M. Thompson and Mrs J. Bowker, Mr II. Fielding and Mrs J. Stubbens'.
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