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and flaking! ENGINEERS are being brought back to Clitheroe to explain flaking red paintl The textured paint was


brushed on to the road sur­ face a t various junction points in Henthorn Road by Lancashire County Council workmen. It was meant to serve as


Student trio’s cooking concept proves a tasty award winner


a traffic-calming measure, but, according to disap­ pointed local residents, motorists have failed to take any notice of it by slowing down, and it is now flaking off. Their concerns, reported


TAKE a trio of catering students, mix with a Clitheroe-based cooking concept and you have the ingredi­


ents of an award-winning recipe. When Nelson and Colne College cater­


at a meeting of Clitheroe Town Council, had mem­ bers in agreement th a t county engineers should be brought back to Henthorn Road to explain the paint's lack of adhesion. They also want further advice on what can be done to reduce traffic speed in the area.


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venture for Lent A U N IT ED v en tu re between Whalley's three churches will be taking place throughout Lent. From March 15th


ing students Anthony Whately, Mark Brown and Chris Emmerson decided to enter the Nestle Toque d'Or, they were faced with the task of designing a name and concept for their own restaurant, as well as coming up with a menu and coffee drink using one ingredient from the


Nescafe range. The prestigious competition, which was


held in London, boasted Naked Chef Jamie Oliver among its former partici­


pants.The Nelson and Colne trio, together with Susan McMellon, head of service industries at the Pendle-based college, vis­ ited Clitheroe on a fact-finding mission.


After calling into the Cafe Emporia the group decided that the Ribble Valley town provided the ideal location for their own top-class "Dab Hand" restaurant. Pho­ tographs taken at the Moor Lane venue were included on the trio's "mood board" which helped set the scene for their mythi­ cal establishment. As well as winning a marketing and pre­


sentation award in the final stages of the nationwide competition, the Pendle trio also secured a prize for dishing up the Best Dessert - Pearadice Island. Their complete menu, which was served to a panel of eight dinner guests in just two-and-a-half hours on the day of the competition, consisted of sea bass with anna potatoes and a warm tomato vinaigrette, their dessert which consisted of pear creme caramel and Velvet Piranha, a drink which combined coffee, banana, Tia Maria and Bailey's ice-cream


School plays host to musical guests


series of Lent Lunches in the village will be led by a local clergyman and will focus on one of Jesus's "I am" sayings. The lunches, which will


THE Sixth Form Centre at Clitheroe Grammer School hosted students from the Royal Northern


take place each Wednes day in L en t , are a new venture for Whalley and follow th e success of similar event which takes place in Clitheroe on each Tuesday throughout the Lent period.


Fellowship meeting


A VISIT to Argentina was the subject of a talk enjoyed by members of the Clitheroe and Distr ict Masonic Fellowship. Forty members enjoyed


Miss B. Bingham's talk and slide show, which took place at West Bradford Vil lage Hall during the


monthly meeting. At the next meeting,


which is set to take place at 2-30 p.m. on March 13th, the guest speaker will be Mrs J. Marsh, who will give a talk entitled "My Poems".


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BUCKLEYS Chemist, Railway View Road CLitheroe: Sunday, noon to 1 p.m.


ABLE (o offer clients fast-track Land Registry searches via the Internet as part of Ilouldsworth Taylor Solicitors' com­ mitment to new technol­ ogy is Mrs Amanda Meadows, who will work at the Whalley office. (180200/13/7)


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Local artists will feature in special anthology


WORK by local poets, photogra­ phers and potters will be celebrated in a special book planned for publi­


cation in June. The anthology of a r t is being com­


piled by a Ribble Valley-based organisa­ tion calling itself New Form Arts. The group's goal is to produce a book and accompanying CD which highlights the wealth of artistic talent in the valley. Local photographer Mr Alan


Williamson came up with the original con­ cept. His ultimate aim is to produce a book which carries a piece of work from every local artist: "It will be a book about local people who are into the arts, not just pro­ fessionals, but everyone from amateurs to


professionals." However, despite the fact that a lot of


work has already been submitted, includ­ ing pictures, poems and pen drawings, more work is still being sought. "We are looking for some more artists, they can be amateur or professional, and we would like some youngsters to give us some work too, said Mr Williamson. Artist Joan Fletcher, sculptor Clare Big­


ger, poet Keith Howden and musicians including Phil Brown, Rory McCleod and Ken Nicholls are among those who have


already submitted pieces of their work or muscial tracks to the quartet working behind-the-scenes at New Form Arts. The trio who are working alongside Mr Williamson to secure funding and compile material for both the book and CD are Messrs Geoff Jackson, David Hamilton


and John Parkinson. As well as promoting the talents of


already established artists, organisers hope that the new book will encourage other local residents. Said Mr Williamson: "We hope the book will encourage people to come out and celebrate local a r t and encourage people, especially youngsters, to


have a go themselves." Another of New Form Arts’ aims is to


reinvest sale proceeds back into the Ribble Valley to support the artists and musicians


of the future. Anyone who wants to submit a piece of


work before the March 8th deadline should ring 07808 343965 anytime after 5 p.m. for


more details. The photograph shows Mr Williamson


with "The Wink" by Joan Taylor, the piece of artwork organisers hope to use on the front cover of the new book.


College of Music last Wednesday. I t was the first full con- brought out the romanti


cert appearance for the group known as the Chang String Quartet. The group are Jenny


Chang and Elita Bungard (violins), Rob Brophy (viola) and Jane O’ Hara


(cello). A q u a r te t now for six


months, they brought great intensity and feeling to work ranging from Haydn to Shostakovich. Mr Robert I-Iodkinson, a


music enthusiast, said: "They came into their own with the little known Ull- mann. Intensity of feeling


cism of the piece which they had obviously thor­ oughly studied." They demonstrated their


experience of 20th Century music, with the final move­ ment in particular bringing the lovely waltz-like rendi­ tions out of the piece. The evening was con­


cluded with an encore of Puccini's Chrysanthemi. Mr Hodkinson added:


"This quartet has a great future and we look forward to hearing their youthful skill and enthusiasm again."


Councillors pay their silent tribute


A MINUTE"S silence in memory of Clitheroe's first hon orary burgess was observed by town councillors attending their first meeting since her death. At the meeting, the original scroll entitling Miss


Dorothy Esther Rushton, who died on February; 6th, to the freedom of the town was returned to the council cnam- bers, alongside a medallion denoting her mayorship of the old borough of Clitheroe from 1949 to 1951. Councillors voted to donate a copy of the scroll and the


medallion to Clitheroe’s Pendle Club as Miss Rushton, a founder member of the town's Old Peoples' Welfare Com­ mittee, initiated the luncheon club from which the current Pendle Club developed.


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already mentioned, Houldsworth Taylor Solicitors offers advice on business law, agri­ culture, crime and matrimonial matters. In this last category, it has been awarded a prestigious Legal Aid


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