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SO GOOD THEY MADE IT INTO A MOVIE!
review i by Rebecca Smith -
Stir of Echoes; Richard Matheson; (Boxtree)£5.99
IT is such a good story that film-makers
| have decided to turn it into a movie. "Stir Of Echoes" is released on screen
I on May 2Gth with the book out a week before to give you chance to catch up on
| the storyline. Matheson is a highly-respected cult
I horror writer and was responsible for the much-acclaimed "The Blair Witch Pro-
|ject". His latest book centres round Tom
I Wallace, a man who lived an ordinary life, until a chance event awakened psy-
| chic abilities he never knew he possessed. Wallace hears the private thoughts of I people around him and learns shocking
compiled by Marcia Morris yT/s , ,
All entries for inclusion to be on a listings form, available from the Tourist Information Centre in Market Place, Clitheroe, and handed in by the 10th of the, month prior to the event
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FOR two hours on Good Friday evening, Bowland High School, Grindleton, is well worth a visit. "Celebrate 2000 - Calvary Re visited" starts at 7 p.m. and is due to con clude at 9 p.m. This musical event will include perfor
mances by a team from Bradford of singers, musicians and a mime artist portraying modern worship, enhanced by Taize music, and brought to the Ribble Valley by the Bradford Diocesen Evangelist the Rev. Robin Gamble. Slaidburn Silver Band will play traditional Easter hymns and, to top it all, admission is free. On Easter Monday, children can join in an
Eggstravaganza for children at Bowland Vis itor Centre, Beacon Fell Country Park, starting at 1 p.m. Bring own hard-boiled eggs to decorate and roll down the hill at 3 p.m. 2<ilh - Clitheroe Ramblers' Association,
Bolton. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 24lli - Lancashire Countryside Events,
Bradford, a valuation day by Sotheby's 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in aid of Hospice Care for Burnley and Pendle. Inquiries, tel. 01282
meet 7 p.m. Salesbury also B walk. 2(illi - Eaves Hall Country Club, West
778149. 20th - Lancashire Countryside Events,
cggstravaganza in Beacon Fell Country Park, by decorating a hard-boiled egg, brought from home, at the Bowland Visitor Centre, and enter it in a competition for the best decorated egg. Afterwards, egg rolling
will start at 3 p.m. EVENTS- APRIL21STTO 27TI1
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. Platform Gallery, Lancashire University
3D design exhibition by second-year stu dents, showing jewellery, tableware, furni ture and surface patterns. 21st - A sponsored six-mile walk leaving
Knowlc Green Church car park at 1-30 p.m. in aid of Knowle Green Festival. Inquiries,
tel. 01254 878447. 21 si - Harrop Chapel, Lane Ends, near
"Celebrate 2000 - Calvary Re-visited", with mime, music, meditation, including Slaid burn Silver Band. From 7 to 9 p.m. Inquiries, tel. 01254 822130. Everyone wel come, admission free. 22nd - Ribble Valley Mayor's parlour, a
p.m. 21st - Bowland High School, Grindleton,
coffee morning in aid of CAFOD. 22iul - Clitheroe Ramblers' Association,
meet Chester Avenue car park at 9-30 a.m. for Bleasdale and Langden Castle from Chipping. 22nd - Clitheroe Naturalists' Society, first
summer coach walk. Inquiries, tel. 01254 824507. 22ml - Ilarrop Chapel, Lane Ends, near
Grindleton, Easter Saturday service at 7-30 p.m. 23rd - Ilarrop Chapel, Lane Ends,
Grindleton, afternoon teas from 3 to 5-30 p.m. with a Good Friday short service at 4
egg and race at 1 p.m. FORTHCOMING EVENTS-APRIL 28TII TO MAY lTII
Wycoller Country Park, painting and pace- egging at Pepper Hill. Take own hard-boiled
"Foods from the Forest”, an exhibition and open day at Bowland Visitor Centre of local produce. Open 10-30 a.m. 29th -S t Paul’s Church, Longridge, a con
291 li - Lancashire Countryside Events,
cert in aid of the organ appeal fund by Ribchester Camerata, with organ interludes, at 7-30 p.m. Inquiries, tel. 01772 782426. 29th - Pendle Witch Way, a walk through
Pendle witch country. Entry forms from Mrs G. Nutter, 392 Wheatley Lane Road, Fence, Burnley, BB12 9QA (s.a.e. please). 291 h - Clitheroe Garden Club coffee morn ing in Clitheroe Town Council Chamber, 9
Church Street. 30th - Clitheroe Ramblers' Association,
Clitheroe Library, an exhibition of mixed MAY
crafts by Mrs Kelly, of Simonstone. 1st - Pendleton Village Hall, a coffee
morning with cake, plant and white elephant stalls, organised by Pendleton WI. 1st - Newton Village Hall, annual flea
market from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 2nd - Clitheroe Ramblers' Association, meet 10 a.m. Chester Avenue car park for
I-Iytton. 3rd - Clitheroe Ramblers' Association,
meet 7 p.m. West Bradford Village Hall car
park. 4th - Lancashire Countryside Events, join
a local guide for an evening walk round the beautiful village of Sabden. Start 6-30 p.m. from village car park. Further details of some of the above events can be found in adjacent "Lifestyle"
near Grindleton, Easter Sunday service at 2 p.m. Everybody welcome. 23rd - Brentwood Doll and Teddy Fair, in Rivington Ilall Barn, Ilorwich,
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.
what’s on in the North West compiled by Natalje Gox
GEREUSES. Grand Theatre, Blackpool. To Sunday, April 22nd. Box office: 01253 290190. AS YOU LIKE IT. Burnley
theatre LES LIAISONS DAN-
Mechanics. Thursday', April 27th. Box office: 01282 664400. BEN ELTON'S "GASP
ING". Grand Theatre, Black pool. Monday, May 1st, to Sat urday', May 6th. Box office: 01253 290190. SPOT'S BIRTHDAY
TERRIBLE
urday, April 29th. Box office: 01254 582582. TCHAIKOVSKY WITH
AN EVENING WITH
THE HALLE. Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Saturday, April 29th. Box office: 0161 9079000. C H A M P I O N S H I P
GARY LINEKER. Oldham Coliseum. Thursday, May 4th to Saturday, May 27th. Box office: 0161 6242829. WOMEN LAUGHING.
BRASS. Burnley Mechanics. Sunday, April 30th. Box office: 01282 664400. C11AS 'N' DAVE. Grand
The Dukes, Lancaster. Satur day, May 6th. Box office: 01524 66645.
Theatre, Blackpool. Sunday, April 30th. Box office: 01253 290190. EVER READY BAND.
PARTY. Charter Theatre, Pre ston. Wednesday, May 3rd, to Sunday, May 7th. Box office: 01772 258858. THE
GRUMP. The Dukes, Lancast er. Monday, May 8th, to Satur day, May 13th. Box office: 01524 66645.
music
ley.'Good Friday to Easter Monday. Festival ticket office: 01282 664400. THE 12TH LANCASTER
BLUES FESTIVAL. Burn
EASTER MARITIME FES TIVAL. The Dukes, Lancaster. Good Friday to Easter Mon day. Information: 01524 32878. MUSIC TO WATCH THE
KNIGHTS. Burnley Mechan ics. Wednesday, May 3rd. Box office: 01282 664400. SIMPLY RED. MEN
BARRON musicals
atre, Manchester. To Saturday, April 22nd. Box office: 0161
2422524. SMOICEY JOE'S CAFE.
CAROUSEL. Palace The
Opera House, Manchester. To Saturday, April 22nd. Box office: 0161 2422524. BOY BAND. Opera House,
GIRLS BY. Opera House, Blackpool. Friday, April 21st, and Saturday, April 22nd. Box office: 01253 292029. ELGAR BY THE ENG
LISH NORTHERN PHIL- HARMONIA. Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Saturday, April 22nd. Box office: 0161
Hall, Preston. Saturday, April 22nd. Box office: 01772 258858. OPERA CLASSICS WITH
9079000. PAUL WELLER. Guild
THE ROYAL LIVERPOOL P H IL H A R M O N IC
ORCHESTRA. King George's Hall, Blackburn. Friday, April 28th. Box office: 01254 582582. THE ULTIMATE POPS
SHOW WITH BOYZ ONLY AND STEP BY STEP. Burn ley Mechanics. Friday, April 28th. Box office: 01282 664400. HOLLYWOOD AND
Box office: 01619079000. GENE PITNEY. King
George’s Hall, Blackburn. Sat- dance SPIR IT OF THE
Royton Assembly Hall, Old ham. Sunday, April 30th. Box office: 0161 9114072. THE
Arena. Saturday, May 6th. Box office: 0161 9308000.
DANCE. Palace Theatre, Manchester. Tuesday, April 25th. Box office: 0161 2422524.
THOMAS. Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Rail way, Skipton. Good Friday to Easter Monday. Informa tion: 01756 710614. WORKING HERITAGE
exhibitions DAY OUT WITH
WEEKEND. Farmer Parrs Animal World, Fleetwood. Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. Inquiries: 01253 874389. SPRING GARDENING
Manchester. Monday, April 24th to Saturday, April 29th. Box office: 0161 2422524. BANANAS IN PYJAMAS.
Two days of fantastic tivo fun and Easter Holiday entertainment for 8-16s
THE ULTIMATE KIDZ WEEKEND Friday 28th April, 7.15pm Selling Fast The Ultimate Pop Tribute Show
BOYZONLY & STEP BY STEP | All the Great Steps & Uoyzone Hits liver
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+ Star DJ plays the latest Chart Hits Soft Drinks & Snack Bar + parents Waiting Area
Saturday, 29th April, 11 am & 2.30pm Hilarious Family Fun & Animal Antics
BBCl’s THE REALLY WILD SHOW
"THE 1999 ROADSHOW TOUR with TV Wild Show Presenter HOWIE WATKINS learn About the Wonders of Nature Packed with Amazing Fun and Wildlife Facts
Wednesday, 3rd May, 8.00 pm An Evening of Madness & Mayhem with
40TH ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR “Hilarious and musically gifted" Ken Dodd
Q U IM A N T U MUSIC OF SOUTH AMERICA
FESTIVAL. Churchtown, Southport. Easter Saturday to Easter Monday. Inquiries: 01704 233331. VICTORIAN FLEET-
King George's Hall, Black burn.' Tuesday, April 25th. Box office: 01254 582582. GUYS AND DOLLS.
i from the Haunting Meodies oi Ihe Andean Pan 'Pipes lo the Rhythms of Cuba "They produce ravishing music Daily lelearaph
’."Panpipes, armadillo guilars, goal skin drums and beautiful tunes" Time Out
Grand Theatre, Blackpool. Tuesday, April 25th to Satur day, April 29th. Box office: 01253 290190. LA GIOCONDA. Grand
Theatre, Leeds. Saturday, April 29th. Box office: 0113 2226222.
WOOD. Fleetwood Muse um, Queens Terrace. Sunday, April 23rd. Information: 01253 876621. EASTER EGG TRAIL,
.'Saturday, 6th May, 8.00 pm
STEAM RIDES AND PLAY TRAIN. National Railway Museum, Leeman Road, York. To Sunday, April 30th. Information: 01904 621261. EASTER EGGSPLOR-
ERS. WWT Martin Mere. To Sunday, April 30th. Information: 01704 895181. A R M O U R E D
DAVIDSON. Palace Theatre, Manchester. Friday. April 28th. Box office: 0161 2422524. LOVE'S A LUXURY. Old
ADULTS ONLY FOR JIM
BROADWAY WITH THE CITY CONCERT ORCH ESTRA. Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. Friday, April 28th.
ham Coliseum. To Saturday, April 29th. Box office: 0161
6242829. • FREDDIE STARR - FOR
ADULTS'ONLY. Guild Hall, Preston. Friday, May 5th. Box
office: 01772258858.
KNIGHTS COMPETE AT THE EASTER TOURNA MENT. Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds. To May 1st. Information: 0990 106666. "FACES" BY CATHY
- "One of the Founding Fathers of Folk Rock !; CELEBRATING THE CLASSIC SONGS OF 30 YEARS *Part"dfthe Union" "Loy Down" ond many more great hits
THE STRAWBS IN CONCERT
' Wednesday, 1 Oth May, 8.00pm JOE BROWN &
THE BRUWERS in "A SHOWBUSINESS LIFETIME"
^ four Decades of Musical Magic from Skiffle, Rock 'N'
<Roll Days; Film & TV plus the West End Stage. : l&wntssafcfe!.. a journey through Ihe best bays of British pop. ^Thursday; 11 th May, 7.30pm
FOREVER IN BLUE JEANS u An amazing cast tear through a rip roaring
t l lh e Most Exciting Show to Hit the British Stage in Years
WILSON. The Dukes, Lan caster. To May 13th. SCIENCE OF SPORT
EXHIBITION. Museum of Science and Industry; Man chester. To June 4th.
V &?, ? ' I V A
''reportoire of country classics and new country hits. v Feafuring the music of Garth Brooks, Elvis, ^ Nancy Griffiths, Roekabi lly and Film Classics Dancing* Choreography.,,^ &Svvapfc
■^"
Stunning.Line ■ *
’o t-the Soararin th* for. details,
www.leisureinburnley.co.uk . ICE: 01282 664400 i c n & THE BARRON KNIGHTS
'"Fresh, funny and musically brilliant" Daily Express Friday/ 5th May, 8.00 pm
m
+ "GO BATTY" at Towneley Hall 6.30pm. Free Batwolk & Activities for Roadshow Ticket Holders (last few tickets)
meet 9-30 a.m. Chester Avenue car park for Pendle Dotterel Walk.
secrets he never wanted to know. But as Tom's existence becomes a wak
ing nightmare, greater jolts are in store when he becomes the unwilling recipient of a compelling message from beyond the grave. Spooky!
what’s on in the Ribble Valley i <*
Eyes down as new books fill shelves
AVID readers at Clith- eroe's five primary schools are putting their noses into some new books - thanks to Soroptimists International of Clitheroe. The club has bought
books for each of the- schools as part of ongoing charity work at home and abroad. There was a special pre
sentation at Clitheroe Mayoris Parlour, when young school ambassadors received the books from the Mayor and Mayoress, Coun. and Mrs Alan Year- ing. Also present was the local
Soroptimists' president, Mrs Barbara Shaw, and
| other members. The Sorop timists had given each of the schools £100 to spend on books of their choice. Our picture shows the
pupils with the Mayor and Mayoress and Soroptimists at the oresentation. ‘(040400/4/17)
School places row; MP calls for a new secondary school to be built
AS the row over school places continues in the Ribble Valley, local MP Mr Nigel Evans is calling for a new secondary
school for the borough. He describes it as the "ultimate solution" in an area where too many
youngsters chase too few places. In asatement to the Advertiser and
Times, he examines the need for extra school places as housing development continues and puts forward options
for solving the shortfall. And he calls on Ribble Valley Bor
ough Council and Lancashire County Council to "look at the future demand for school places now and make provi sion for this demand at the appropri
ate time.” His full statement is as follows:
"The school places row continues unabated. It is simply an issue of too many youngster chasing too few places. The remedy is simple. The choices are: 9 Reduce the number of children. 9 Provide more school places. O Bus more youngsters to neigh
bouring schools. "Busing youngsters is totally unac
ceptable and runs counter to Govern ment policy on transport. Many peo ple live in the Ribble Valley because of
the beauty of the area and the excel lence of the schools. Many parents face their children being bused to less popular neighbouring schools even though they have lived in the area for
years. "The second option of providing
extra places is common sense, but only if the extra places are not detri mental to the good education of the youngsters currently at the school. Glynne Ward, as headteacher of Rib- blesdale School, has done a tremen dous job of turning that school around. It is offering high levels of education, especially in the field of technology. There has to be an opti mum size for the school, and you can not simply keep bulging the numbers, attending the school, without damag ing the integrity of the education offered. "One solution is to provide an extra
school. I visited Bowland High School last week, and I was impressed with the enthusiasm of the new headmas ter, Maurice Graham. They will be building extra classrooms on site this summer, but this will still fall short of the extra places needed to accommo date local youngsters. "The ultimate solution is to provide
a new school. The extra demand for school places is coming from the
Whalley-Brockhall end of the area New houses have and will be built on the sites of the former mental institu tions. Extra housing has already been built in the Mellor, Billington, Barrow and Clitheroe areas over the past few years. Extra houses bring with them extra demand for school places. Rib ble Valley and Lancashire Councils must look at the future demand for school places now - and make provi sion for this demand at the appropri ate time. "One of the more attractive solu
tions is to limit extra demand by lim iting the house building. I know peo ple want to live in the Ribble Valley, but if we continue to build at the rate we have been building over the past 10 years then this jewel in the crown of the UK will be tarnished forever. Limit the new houses and the school places will look after themselves. "The Government has provided
new guidelines to local authorities on new house building which allows them to look at, among other things, school provision. Let's use these new guide lines to protect our green fields and ensure that our youngsters get the good education they deserve - in Rib ble Valley schools."
Grand boost for charity Green light for column
CLITHEROE’S branch of the Skipton Building Society has helped donate more than £1,000 to a charity which provides nursing care for cancer patients. Across its 79 branches the building society raised
£1,100 for Marie Curie Cancer Caro during its daffodil campaign.
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at Waddington Fell Car Park at 5.45 a.m. Church Breakfast
(Bring an egg) at 9.00 a.m. Morning Service
(With Communion) at 9.45 a.m.
PLANNING permission has been granted for the Grindle ton millennium feature column to he put up at Swindlehtirsl Farm in Sawley Road, Grindleton. Officials of Ribble Valley Borough Council dealt with the
application of the parish council, acting under their dele- gilt ed powers.
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April 20th, 2000 21 Sunny Dales trip for
local ramblers’ group THIRTEEN members of Clitheroe Ramblers' Club enjoyed a walk in the Yorkshire Dales on Sun day led by Mr Dan Brad
bury. Bright sunshine accom
panied the group as it set off from Embsay and then climbed up over Rylstone Fell, passing Rylstone Cross and over to Cracoe War Memorial. The area showed much evidence of mining from many years ago and is now used for grouse shooting.
The walk continued over
Burnsall and Thorpe Fell, stopping at a shooting lodge for a lunch break. Afterwards, it made its way to Upper Barden Reservoir and then to Eastby Gate and back to Embsay. The next walk will be on
Saturday, April 22nd, when Mr Bob Frost will lead the group over Bleasdale and Langden Castle from Chip ping. Anyone needing more information should contact Mr Frost, tel. 01200 440711.
Village car park: we have the cash, but not the site!
ALTHOUGH there is £30,000 available towards a car park in Waddington, there is still nowhere to spend it. Tonight’s meeting of the
Ribble Valley Borough Council Planning and Development Committee is being recommended to make further efforts to find a site. The parish council wants
improvements to be made to the recreation ground car
park, but council officials feel there would be too many problems, says their report for the meeting. The trust deed may rule
out such a use, and the number of signs required, plus parking restrictions to protect local residents, could prove unacceptable. In any case, the village problem may not be solved by using the recreation ground.
Published report details how council has performed
THE Ribble Valley Coun cil's "Performance Plan" publication is dropping through local letter-boxes this week. The tabloid edition,
which will be delivered to every household and busi ness in the borough, gives a summary of the council's
WINNERS a t this week’s bridge drive a t the Pendle Club were: Mrs K. Bulcock and Mrs D. Green. Mrs II. Taylor and Mrs J. Pilling.
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Pendle Club bridge and whist
Pendle Club, this week, were: Mrs A. Foster, Mrs M. Parkes, Mr R. Knight. New players are welcome each Monday at 7-30 p.m.
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