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Travellers’ guide guru is a local lad born and bred in the Valley


ANYONE p lan n in g a holiday to S o u th e rn Spain's Andalucia region can rely on a Ribble Val­ ley man for top travel


tips. For more than a decade,


former Clitheroe Advertiser and Times reporter Mr John Noble (pictured) has been bringing far-away closer to home with his in-depth coun­ try profiles, penned for the backpackers' bible Lonely Planet series of guides. While a photograph and


tory section of Lonely Plan­ et's latest tome on Andalucia, he is already hard at work updating the book for next year's travellers, having him­ self settled in the beautiful mountain village of Competa, which is a three-hour drive from the region's Granada capital. Yet Mr Noble, whose par­


short biography of Mr Noble (48) appears in the introduc­


ents Mr and Mrs Derek and Cynthia Noble live in Station Road, Rimington, has worked on over four Conti­ nents to produce more than 12 Lonely Planet books, including guides to Indonesia, Central Asia, Mexico, the


Date fixed for the next


Torchlight


THE date has been set for the next Torchlight. It will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne and will take


place on Saturday, September 14th, 2002. The date is subject to the to require floats to have


town council's approval, and the availability of the Castle Keep and fields has yet to be confirmed with Ribble Valley Borough Council. Members of the working group, meeting to look back at the 1999 event, are confident that the town will host another major Torchlight in two years time. The Millennium Torch­


guard rails. A report was made on the


event's policing and Sgt John Lindsey suggested various ways in which the police could be helped. They included advance signing and directions to car parks, the closure of Pendle Road at 7 p.m., better liai­ son between police and marshalls and more effec­ tive coning of the dispersal


light showed a final surplus of £706.99, which has now been transferred to the Town Mayor's Welfare Fund. As the "inquest" was held


route. Arrangements for rail


on the 1999 celebrations, members heard that the sale of souvenirs had not been as popular as had been thought, partly due to the presence of unauthorised street traders on the night. Programme sales had


travel to and from Clitheroe were said to have been far from satisfactory and Torchlight Working Group chairman Mr Peter Moore, who also chairs Ribblo Val­ ley Rail, said he was aware of the problem and was tak ing the matter up with the railway company. Heavy rain had hit the


ed that organisations pro­ viding volunteers should be rewarded by having a share of the proceeds collected. There had been one inci­


been good, although it was felt that the street collec­ tion could have been improved by better plan­ ning and the recruitment of additional volunteers. In future, it was suggest­


Baltic States and Russia. His first Lonely Planet


mission to contribute to a guide on Sri Lanka ended with a special trip down the aisle. It was while exploring the exotic location that Mr Noble met his future wife, Melbourne-born Susan Forsyth. She had quit her job as a teacher to work as a vol­ unteer lecturer in Sri Lanka. Now she also writes for Lone­ ly Planet and is co-author of the series' guide, "Travel with Children", as the couple have a daughter Isabella (nine) and son Jack (seven). Said Mr Noble's mother,


Fang-tastic musical


for hospice appeal


TH R E E fan g - ta s t ic performances of a lively spooky musical will be raising cash for the East Lancashire Hos­


pice Appeal. From Wednesday to


Friday, a large cast of chil­ dren and adults from the Clitheroe-based Gladys Sutcliffe Theatre School will be performing "Drac- ula Spectacular" on-stage a t Ribblesdale High


School. For local thespian Lesley


Knight, who will be playing Miss Nadia in next week's performances, the choice of charity which will benefit from profits made from the sale of seats and raffle tick­ ets is a particularly poignant one. Originally, "Dracula


who proudly has copies of all her son's books at home: "Even as a little boy, John always had itchy feet and a sense of adventure so it is no surprise to me that he has made his hobby of travel into his living." Mr Noble is a former pupil


of Charterhouse School and a graduate of Cambridge Uni­ versity, where he read English and philosophy. He returned to his native Ribble Valley to train as a reporter under for­ mer Advertiser and Times editor Mr Raymond Mann. He then moved to the Sheffield Star, before transfer-


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Spectacular" was due to be staged in October, but in September Mrs Knight was rediagnosed with secondary cancer and her fellow cast members agreed not to per­ form without her and the play was postponed until the New Year. The episode gave Mrs


dent reported on the night in which a person had fallen off a float. It was suggested that it might be appropriate


event part way through the proceedings. There had, it was reported, been some damage to the Castle Field by the fairground vehicles leaving the site. The bor ough council had carried out repairs at a cost of £175. I t was agreed that the council be recompensed, but that it be made aware that the fairground contrac­ tor had been willing to make good the damage, but felt that he had not had suf­ ficient time before the bor­ ough council moved in.


Cash on offer for youth groups HARD-UP youth groups are being invited to


apply for cash windfalls. With just over £5,000 to award in grants of up to £500,


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Knight a sense of deja vu as, eight years ago when she was first diagnosed with cancer, she was also appear­ ing in a play which had to be rescheduled. After undergoing radio­


therapy at the Christie Hospital and operations to remove malignant lumps, Mrs Knight’s treatment has


now stopped until after the show. She said: "We had already decided to do the musical for the hospice, but now it is much more impor­ tant and poignant." Tickets for performances


on Wednesday, January 19th, Thursday, January 20th and Friday, January 21st, are priced £5 for


Delight all round at


Civic Hall decision Plenty of cash and enthusiasm will get the best results for townspeople


WHATEVER happens next to Clitheroe’s Civic Hall Cinema, one thing is for certain - when it comes to redevelopment, it will not go short of a bob or


two!


munity Partnership has extensive plans for the inte­ rior use of the building, benefactors the Lancaster Foundation, through John and Rosemary Lancaster and family, are determined to ensure that, with a com­ mitment to spend in the region of £lm., the result is the best possible for local


While the Trinity Com­


people. The Trinity Community


Partnership said this week that it was delighted that the council had accepted its offer to purchase the hall, following a 12-month cam­ paign for a redeveloped community arts centre. "We stuck to the task


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people, as well as recording and rehearsal space for bands, a community radio, and community meeting rooms. "The finished project


with a showing of the film


"J'Accuse". During the following


should mean that Ribble Valley residents will no longer have to travel outside the area to pursue many of their leisure interests. "A showpiece centre will be here, in Clitheroe, on our own doorsteps," added Mr


Jackson. Developments have been


because we did not want to lose a fantastic opportunity that has been given to us and the Ribble Valley com­ munity by the intervention of John and Rosemary Lan­ caster and the Lancaster Foundation," said Mr Geoff


closely followed by Mr Nor­ man Ivison, a BBC Songs of Praise producer and a Clitheroe resident. The partnership is


eight decades, thousands of people have enjoyed the facilities. Always a family venue, the new owners intend to continue that trend.


From top selling Minivator SU l iH if tS to a wide range of S c o o t e r s all with full service back up, to


Jackson. The partnership's chair­


man, the Rev. Richard Atkinson, described the outcome as: "a really excit­ ing challenge, particularly so because the community has always supported us throughout this endeavour and we feel sure that they will continue to do so in the future." The partnership's work­


delighted that Clitheroe Town Council has decided to back the project, but Trinity will be looking to develop further partner­ ships with the borough and county councils, the busi­ ness community, voluntary and community groups and


local residents. “Trinity's Civic Hall


ing group believes that the new centre has the potential for a two-screen cinema, a theatre, cafe/restaurant, licensed bar, alcohol- free bar and cyber cafe for young


Working Group is delighted to have been able to facili­ tate the development of this project so far and feels sure there will be a terrific response to the challenge set for us by the Lancaster Foundation, of putting cul­ ture and Ribble Valley together on the map," said


Mr Jackson. 0 Clitheroe's Civic Hall


opened as the Grand Kine- ma on January 3rd, 1921,


to encourage every section of the community to utilise it is high priority for the Trinity Partnership. A feasi bility study is being under taken by a Clitheroe-based architectural practice, with the involvement of schools and youth organisations via suggestions such as a music studio, video conferencing, a high priority. Plans are being made to


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visit showpiece facilities in Kendal and Ambleside and the Lancasters are shortly to see a newly opened cine ma/bar/hotel complex in Zermatt, owned by Swiss ski ace Piers Zubbrigen Heading the project


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alongside Mr Jackson is Mr Ivison. He is acting as a consultant and is looking forward to as much involve­ ment as possible. The cinema in its present


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adults and £3 for children and concessions. They are available from the theatre school on 01200 425629. Our photograph shows


Sue Isherwood putting the final touches to Cliff Cow- burn’s dracula make-up, watched by her daughter, Katie Isherwood. (100100/8/12)


Rotoring along


I WIIALLEY’S Pickwick Night provided the venue for the first-ever performance by a rock band called Rotor. The five members of the


band - David Westell, Michael Holmes, Nicholas Fendall, Simon Stafford and Luke Montague - are all Year V pupils at Whalley CE Primary School. As well as playing some of their own music on the night of Dickensian festival,


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