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THE Grand's auditorium. By the time the curtain swept back for the screening of "Whistle Down the Wind", there was not a single vacant seat (120500/17/11)


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CHILDHOOD memories were brought flooding hack for Whistle star Mrs Poole, whose daughters Clare (left) and Charlotte joined her to watch the film's big screen return after an absence of 3!) years (120500/17/17)


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THE warmth and hos­ pitality of local people colour the memories of Clitheroe and its sur­ rounding villages for film director Bryan


Forbes. For, in an open letter to


congratulate volunteers from the Trinity Communi­ ty Partnership on their re­ opening of the town's Grand Cinema, Mr Forbes, who launched his directori­ al career in the Ribble Val­ ley with "Whistle Down the Wind", told a packed audi­ torium: "I have nothing but the most endearing memo­ ries of Clitheroe and its neighbouring villages. "From the delectable


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Diane Holgate to that tear­ away Alan Barnes, I loved all the children who took roles in the film. The warmth and hospitality of local people made filming happy days for me." Listening to his com­


CATCHING up on news are members of Whistle's cast of extras, who line up, from the left, as Mrs Marlene Holgate, Mr Driver, Mr John Kenyon, Mr and Mrs Bryn and Julie Hart and Mrs Gillian Gill (120500/17/7)


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ments was Diane Holgate, now Mrs Diane Poole, a Cheshire-based bank employee. Back in 1961, when the film was shot in Downham, Burnley and Pinewood Studios, she was an 11-year-old pupil at Chatburn School, plucked from the classroom to star as the Ilayley Mills charac­ ter's younger sister. Togeth­ er with their screen brother, played by Clitheroe school­ boy Alan Barnes, the two girls befriend a man on the run, acted by Alan Bates, whom they mistake for Jesus. Although they have seen


cast members. Among these was classmate Mrs Lois Read, then Lois Brunning, who starred as one of the 'disciples'. Now living in Gisburn, she has treasured memories of the shoot and has kept as a souvenir her screen white Bible, signed by Mr Forbes and producer Richard Attenborough. The event also brought


extra pocket moneyl He said: "Although I didn't


have a speaking role, I received a 10 shilling note for each day on set. Alto­ gether, I spent 23 days shooting the film, which in those days, wasn't a bad lit­ tle earner!" While they and their


their mum's only acting role many times on video, the cinema re-opening enabled Diane's daughters Char­ lotte (15) and Clare (12) to watch her for the first time ever on a big screen. It also provided Diane


together Downham School classmates Mr Kevin Dri­ ver, of Clitheroe, Mr Geoff Laycock, of Low Moor, and Mrs Pam Dyson, then Pam Lonsdale, of Sabden. An on-screen disciple, Mrs Dyson said: "At the time of filming, I was taking my 11- plus exam, so I was rushed from class to the set and back, but it was all good fun." Accompanied to the re­


assisting the Trinity Com­ munity Partnership in


families reminisced over their past triumphs, re­ opening night was a current triumph for Mr Mark Mason, co-ordinator of the evening's programme, and his team of fellow Trinity Partnership volunteers, who had spent weeks clean­ ing, painting and renovat­ ing the cinema's interior, sound and projection equip­


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with the opportunity to catch up with other former


opening by husband Stuart, she recalled: "Living in Sab­ den, the film's casting peo­ ple didn't come to our school, but I remember watching John Mills sweep through the village in his Rolls-Royce on his way to Burnley, where he was stay­ ing at what was then the Keirby Hotel." For Mr Driver, appearing in the film was a means to


and usherette uniforms to show cinema-goers to their seats and serve refresh­ ments. They received the praise of Clitheroe Mayor Coun. Alan Yearing, who attended the event along­ side his mayoress wife Susan, Lord and Lady Clitheroe, and Mr and Mrs John and Rosemary Lan­ caster. Said Mr Lancaster,


plans for the cinema and its civic hall venue: "My wife has spent the last couple of weeks helping to clean the building and she has been so impressed with the com­ radeship and willingness of everyone involved to rally round and make the cine­ ma's re-opening a success." There were also congrat­


ulations from Ribble Valley MP Mr Nigel Evans, who


announced he has issued an invitation to Government culture secretary Chris Smith to come and see the cinema. Said Mr Evans: "The cinema has pushed Clitheroe into the forefront of the big screen club and not many provincial towns in this country can be proud of that. "We are lucky to have


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A RIBBLE VALLEY woman has been found not guilty of causing criminal damage to a red BMW car after a trial at Blackburn Magis­


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such a proud and dedicated group of volunteers from the Trinity Community Partnership, who have worked hard to renovate this cinema. That is why I have invited Chris Smith to come and see for himself what the Grand offers to the people of Clitheroe and the rest of the Ribble Val­ ley."


Woman cleared of criminal damage


ry of bad blood between the two women, but Walker had denied the charges throughout the proceedings. Miss Sarah Perkins (defending), said


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