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BRAWL FOR ALL! review by Matthew Jones


Gladiator (15); Hollywood Park, Burnley


THIS all-out action brawl-for-all is set in the Gladiatorial era of Roman history and stars the late Oliver Reed and Russell Crowe. It is directed by Ridley Scott. The plot of the story twists and


turns with some excellent changes of scenery. From the battle fields of Ger­ mania to the beautiful splendours of the Colosseum, the mood of the story varies enough to keep you on the edge


of your seat throughout; after all it lasts two-and-a-half hours! You get the impression from the


beginning that this film is just for the action fanatics, but between the dra­ matic action scenes and the gruesome conflicts there are lots of deeply mean­ ingful undertones. One particular phrase which grips


the imagination is this one said by Rus­ sell Crowe: "What we do in life echoes


in eternity." Compared with other action films


this soars above the rest with use of intricate settings and extremely close- up fighting scenes the likes of which have not been seen since the gory action of Mel Gibson’s "Braveheart". This one is well worth watching, and not just by those action-hungry males!


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THE annual treasure hunt run by Clitheroe Speakers ' Club was off to a fine start when arriving at the venue itself became the first challenge for the


would-be hunters! The White Hart Hotel,


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Sabden, had taken down its sign to facilitate redecora­ tion and its exterior was resplendant in a new cream decor. Cars full of would-be treasure hunters from as far away as Harrogate were flagged into the hotel car (lark by Clitheroe club pres- ident John Adcy using a giant ASC logo thoughtful­ ly brought along by secre­ tary and computer guru Dennis Ogden. The clues for hunting


A touch of ’50s style as classic coach takes to the roads


A CLASSIC coach from Worcester will be seen around the Ribble Valley


this weekend. The 1956 Bedford SB


ONCF again the villages of Bolton-by- Bowland and Grindlcton invite you to drive through the heart of the Kibble Val­ ley and walk through 23 country gardens open to the public on Saturday and Sun­ day. There will also be "Our Story of Faith” depicted in flowers in St Ambrose Church, Grindlclon. and St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Bolton-bv-Bowland. KVKNTS - JI NK JUTll TO JULY (ITU Ghost walks with Simon Kntwistle


5th - Knowle Green Village Hall a


musical evening with Swing Band of Westholme School at 7-30 p.m. 5th - Kibble Valley Borough Council


Chamber. Home Start AGM at noon. 5th - Clitheroe Ramblers' Association,


meet 7 p.m. Whalley. Also B walk t. 5th ID tilth - Clitheroe Library. New


Pages at 7-30 p.m. in the library meeting


from Clitheroe Castle Gates and in Whal- lev. Inquiries, tel. 0 1 25-1 2-1.5(557 2Nth l<> July 2nd - Ribchester Festival of


I Church, Longridge, flower festival "Tell us the Storv". Inquiries, tel. 01772


Music 2000. :S()(h to July 2nd - St Lawrence Parish


783339. Clitheroe Library, an exhibition of JIT.Y


paintings - acrylics and pastels by Mrs Buller, of Billington. 1st - Knowle Green Village Hall, sum­ mer ball and barbecue. Inquiries, tel.


0125-1 878-1-17. 1st - Centenaries Theatre. Stony hurst,


| featuring ’The Aeolian Duo -- Hiralyn I James i harp i, David Flintier ' flute i. 1st - Brookside Primary School. Bright


meat and potato pie concert at midday,


Street, silver jubilee summer fair at 2 p.m. crafts, games, rides, and stalls. 1st - Lancashire Countryside F.vents.


drv stone walling, meet Spring Wood Pic­ nic Site. Whalley. at 10-30 a.m. Heavy-


work clothes. 1st - Kibble Valley Kail Rambler, alight Clitheroe at 9-21 a.m.. bus to Lees, picnic


lunch and tea needed. 1st - Lancashire Countryside Events,


grassland management on Beacon Fell, start 10-30 a.m. Meet Bowland Visitor


Centre. 1st and 2nd -- St Ambrose Church.


Grindlcton. and St Peter and St Paul, Bolton-by-Bowland, "’Through Country Garden Gates" over 23 gardens to visit and see "Our Story of Faith" depicted in flowers in two churches 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Inquiries, tel. 01200 -1-1115-1. 1st - Clitheroe Naturalists' Society,


the afternoon at West Bradford village


celebrations. 2nd - Moorland School. St Mary's fete,


at 2-30 p.m. bouncy castle, games etc. A family day. Inquiries, tel 01200 -123010. 2nd - Lancashire Countryside Kvents.


a five-mile stroll through meadows and the riverbank to Newton. Slaidburn and Easington. Meet Slaidburn car park at 1


p.m.


Stavley and Potter Fell. 13-miles. Ith - Clitheroe Ramblers' Association,


2nd - Clitheroe Ramblers' Association, met 9 a.m. Chester Avenue car park for


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meet 10 a.m. Chester Avenue car park for Barley.


Kcttlcwell, 9-30 a.m. 2nd - Clitheroe Town Band, playing in


room. (ith - Lancashire Countryside Events,


join Colin Cooke for an evening walk round the beautiful Sabden Valley. Start ti-30 p.m. from Sabden car park. (ith and illli - Ivy Cottage, Forest Beck.


Bolton-by-Bowland. open garden by tier- mission of Mr and Mrs R. Corless 1 to 5


p.m. No dogs. FORTHCOMING KVKNTS JITA


7TII TO KITH 7th - St Hubert's Church. Dunsop


Bridge, an evening of harp music with 1' - Katie Roberts and Philippa at 7-30 p.m. Tickets from St Hubert's tel. 01200 -1-18231 or Dunsop Bridge Post Office. 71h -- Wilpshire Methodist Church,


Blackburn, East Lancashire ME/CFS Support Group meeting at 7-30 p.m. A talk by Wayne of Moorey's Health Store


Inquiries, tel. 0125-1 88-1250. Sth - llth - St Paul's Church, Low Moor,


parish Millennium exhibition of art and craft, photographs of old Low Moor and flower displays. Saturday 10 a.m. to (5 p.m. Sunday noon to (5 p.m. '.Ith -- Knowle Green Village Hall, a


charity evening featuring piano recital by Carrie SLeingold and singing by Alison Swanson in aid of Hearing Dogs for the


Deaf. 9th - Clitheroe 'Town Band will play in


the afternoon at Clitheroe Golf (Hub members’ family day. 9th - Coppy House, Gisburn, garden


fete noon to -1 p.m. vintage cars, children's entertainment, Barnoldswick Brass Band and demonstrations. Proceeds in aid of Gisburn Parish Church. 9th - Whalley Gardens Open Day, visit


a beautiful selection of private gardens and the 12th Century Abbey gardens, organised by Whalley Guide and Scout Group. Inquiries, tel. 0125-1 82-185(5. 9th - Clitheroe Ramblers' Association, meet Chester Avenue car park at 9 a.m.


for Aysgarth, 12-miles. 12th - Clitheroe Ramblers’ Association,


meet 7 p.m. Downham 'also B walk'. Further details of some of the above


events can be found in adjacent "Lifestyle" advertisements. G A booking service for theatres and


events throughout the region is available from the Tourist Information Centre, Market Place, Clitheroe on 01200 <125506.


i pictured here) is being brought north by its owner Mr Michael Foster. In addition to taking tours round Ribchester on Friday and Sunday afternoon, as part of the village's music and arts festival, the 41- sealer coach will also be calling into Clitheroe. On Saturday afternoon


the vehicle will set off from Clitheroe's Interchange on a tour which will take in Down h a m, S t o n v h u rs t ,


Whitewell. Dunsop Bridge. Newton and Slaidburn before coming back to town via Waddington. Full commentary will be


which is still on t he road. Owner Mr Foster says he


provided on the tour to enable passengers to learn a little about the history of the Ribble Valley villages on the route. Anyone inter­ ested in joining the tom- should meet at the Plat­ form Gallery. Seats, costing ltd .50 for adults and S53 for


hits been interested in coaches since he was "knee high to a grasshoppper" and when he took early retirement in 1998 he decid­ ed that he wanted to drive coaches. After passing his test he purchased t he Bed­ ford SB which also went on to (lass its own test with flying colours. Now Mr Foster not only


children, will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. The coach which is com­


ing to Clitheroe is called Jamie, and is one of five out of 51,000 manufactured


takes tours out in his bus. but also uses it at weddings to transport guests between venues. "1 have always been interested in coaches and now I have a big toy of my own." be said.


Helping hand for hard of hearing


A N EW videophone service for deaf peo­ ple has been launched by Lancashire County Council's Social Services Direc­ torate. using the Government's prevention


grant. ’The service enables the deaf to use sign


language through an interpreter. From this week, those needing help or


information can now use a Motion Media videophone from all Social Services assess­ ment team centres across Lancashire to dial tqi a remote British Sign Language


interpreter. The interpreter will voice over their


requests to non-BSI. speaking staff and sign back the answers. A BSL interpreter may be booked over the videophone. Videophones use ISDN lines to transmit


high-quality images, vital for deaf people when communicating by sign language. ’The service is now available each morn­


ing. Monthly to Fridays, from 9-30 a.m. to 12-30 p.m..'at Social Services' joint divi­ sional office, off Pimlico Roatl, Clitheroe.


Home-Start helpers gear up for annual meeting


THE successful Home- Start Ribble Valley group, which helps young fami­ lies through difficult peri­ ods, is due to hold its sec­ ond AGM on Wednesday in the Ribble Valley


Council Chamber. Home-Start organiser


Sylvia Wyatt said anyone interested in learning more about the scheme was wel­


come to attend. "During the past two


years, 22 volunteers have completed a 10-week prepa­ ration course, which enables them to be carefully


matched with a family whom they then visit on a weekly basis,” she added. The AGM, scheduled to


run from noon to 2'p.m., includes a talk by Doreen Pollitt. chairman of Lan­ cashire County Council’s- Social Services Committee. Light refreshments will be provided. "So if you wish to become


Sporting scheme given thumbs up


YOUNGSTERS keen on practising their basketball skills will be well catered for with a multigoal play wall at Billington Playground. The 10m long sports


wall, constructed of steel and mesh, is to be financed by Billingt.on Parish Coun­


cil.


a home-visiting volunteer yourself, would like to make a referral or would just like to know about us, please come along." said Mrs Wyatt.


Pupils take to the trees for ‘Jungle Book’ show!


I A CAST of almost 50 pupils of St Mary’s Hall, Stonyhurst, gave a performance of the "The Jungle


| Book" in the Centenaries Theatre. There were packed audiences on three nights for


| the adaptation of the famous classic, with costumes and make-up among the key features.____________


ews from the Villages


theatre? HAMLET 2000. Old­


ham Coliseum. Tuesday, July -1th to Saturday, July Sth. Box office: 0161 62-12829. DON QUIXOTE.


Williamson Park, Lan­ caster. Friday, July 14th to Saturday, August 19th. Box office: 01524 66645. THE MYSTERY OF


CHARLES DICKENS. Lyric Theatre, Manches­ ter. Monday, July 17th to Saturday, July 22nd. Box office: 0161 8762000. ROSIE AND JIM.


Lyric Theatre, Manches­ ter. Thursday, July 27th to Sunday, July 30th. Box office: 0161 8762000.


nuisiM LAST NIGHT OF


THE HALLE PROMS. Bridgewater Hall, Man­ chester. Saturday, July 1st. Box office: 0161 9079000. HOT STUFF - THE


'70S PHENOMENON. Lyric Theatre, Manches­ ter. Monday, July 3rd to Saturday, July 8th. Box office: 0161 8762000. FIREWORKS AND


LASER SPECTACU­ LAR. Broughton Hall, Skipton. Sunday, July 9th. Box office: 01625 560000. BBC CONCERT


ORCHESTRA SUN­ DAY SUMMER GALA. Lyric Theatre, Manches­ ter. Sunday, July 23rd. Box office: 0161 8762000. THE BEST ELVIS


SHOW IN THE WORLD. King George’s Hall, Blackburn. Satur­ day, August 12th. Box office: 01254 898000. P A L L A D I U M


NIGHTS STARRING DANNY LA RUE. Pavilion Theatre, Winter Gardens, Blackpool. To Saturday, October 28th. Box office: 01253 292029.


musicals HOT STUFF - THE


'70S PHENOMENON. Lyric Theatre, Manches­ ter. Monday, July 3rd to Saturday, July 8th. Box office: 0161 8762000. DOCTOR DOLIT-


TLE. Opera House, Man­ chester. Box office: 0161 2422524. ANNIE. Opera House,


Blackpool. Tuesday, July 18th to Sunday, August 5th. Box office: 01253 292029.


day, July 1st. Box office: 0161 S762000. DANZWIZE 2000. King


George’s Hall, Blackburn. Friday, July 1-lth. Box office: 01254 582582.


151 HALE AND PACE.


North Pier, Blackpool. Wednesday, July 5th to Saturday, October 28th. Box office: 01253 292029. COMPACT THE­


ATRE PRESENTS ONE BIG BLOW. Quays Theatre, Manchester. Monday, July 10th to Wednesday, July 12th. Box office: 0161 8762000. THREE STEPS TO


HEAVEN. Quays The­ atre, Manchester. Thurs­ day, July 13th to Satur­ day, July 15th. Box office: 0161 8762000. THE BIG BIG


LAUGHTER SHOW. North Pier, Blackpool. To Tuesday, October 24th. Box office: 01253 292029.


exhibitions NORTH WEST


MODEL SHIP­ WRIGHTS. Samlesbury Hall, Preston. To Sunday,


July 9th. PRODIGAL SON -


ADVENTURES IN


MOTION PICTURES - THE CAR MAN. Lyric The­ atre, Manchester. To Satur­


NEW WORK BY MARK STONEHOUSE.


Mid Pennine Gallery, Burnley. To Saturday, July 22nd.


fW H A lU E Y !


Coffee break Ladies of Whalley


Methodist Church After­ noon Fellowship hosted a coffee morning and bring- and-buy sale in the church hall on Saturday morning. It was well attended and raised funds for the group.


Picnic More than 60 people, including 40 children,


l attended the annual Whal­ ley Methodist Church pic­ nic in the adjoining gardens of the Davenport and Atherton families, in Wiswell Lane. Prayers for good weather were answered, enabling every­ one to have fun and partici­ pate in the activities. Dr Davenport and the Rev. Chris Cheeseman led a game of cricket. Laura and Tiffany Gunston super­ vised a treasure hunt and egg game, while the young ones enjoyed paddling and fishing in the stream. Everyone took their own picnic and Mrs Atherton provided drinks.


Church parade A former minister of


Whalley Methodist Church, the Rev. Brenda Leigh, returned from North Wales to lead the morning service, when the uniformed groups of Scouts, Cub


| Scouts, Guides and Brown­ ies paraded and presented their flags. Mrs Leigh spoke about God’s calling and interviewed Mr Graham Pountain about his work in


Tanzania, helping to build an orphanage for children of Aids victims.


Bible study group A Bible study group has


been formed, meeting fort­ nightly in various homes in the village, led by six differ­


ent leaders. The first two meetings


have been well-attended, and the next will be on Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the Davenports' home, 6 Wiswell Lane, and will be led by Mr Graham Poun­ tain. Everyone is welcome, whatever denomination.


Anniversary The young people of


Whalley Methodist Church will lead the anniversary service on Sunday morning. Their theme will be "Free­ dom", and they have spent many hours practising and would appreciate support. In the evening, Mr Alan


Bowles will lead a "Songs of Praise" service and anyone with a favourite hymn they would like sung can contact him.


Abbey winners Whist winners at the


Abbey senior citizens' drive, in Whalley, were: Ladies - Mrs R. Wright, Mrs M. Cottam, Mrs E. Hadfield (cons). Gents - Mr D. Farnsworth, Mrs J. Walms- ley, Mrs M. Naylor (cons). Dominoes: Mrs E.


Brown, Mrs J. Peel, Mr J. Hartley (cons).


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Planning and Development Committee lias given the go-ahead to the scheme wall, which includes a bas­ ketball net and backboard and two other panels for ball games. The wall will be .set back


New bistro/restaurant


Menu Tues - Sat from 7.00pm Sunday all day


Bar Menu Tues - Sat Lunchtime 12.00-2.00pm Evening from 6.30pm Sunday all day


Book a table in the bistro/restaurant and your driver will receive free soft drinks (Maximum of 4)


All children under 12 years eat for 99p from the children's menu


35m from Whalley New Road, behind the present piny equipment. An asphalt area is to be laid in front of the wall and some of the existing equipment, goal posts and a bench will need resiling.


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Treasure seekers are all clued up for village hunt


"Where might soap stars get their plugs checked", answer - Brookside garage. The weary treasure seek­


"Quartermaster” Stanley


ers straggled back for a splendid supper laid on by the White Hart Hotel. With the serious work of


finding the winning'teams well under way, the presi­ dent found he had omitted to bring his gavel and promptly borrowed the hotel's own ornamental brass 17th Century flint­ lock pistol to keep order. This seemed to fit in well with the rather piratical theme of treasure and prizes which by now was holding the attention of the -15 or so treasure hunters. "Bosun" education direc­


down treasures in Sabden varied from the 19th Cen­ tury political "Adam Smith might have liked to have lived here" - answer. Free Trade Terrace, built 1872. to 21st Century TV soap -


YOUNGSTERS in the Rib­ ble Valley are being urged to pick up the baton and rush to Clilheroe Library for a summer holiday reading relay! The relay is part of a


tor John Holland super­ vised the prize distribution with the Clitheroe club's "Sabden Sorters" winning first prize and Blackburn Castle's "Close Shavers" coming second.


school age. Its aim is to encourage children to


Blackburn, of the Clithcroe club, distributed armsful of prizes from the raffle and the finally replete treasure seekers dispersed to the four points of the compass at the conclusion of yet another successful and highly enjoy­ able Clitheroe Speakers' Club treasure hunt. Anyone who would like


to take part in the club's forthcoming 2000/2001 sea­ son is invited to visit the website


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w w w. c o n n e c t . t o / s e 1 e c t o r telephone 01200 1293-16. The next function will be the public demonstration meeting in Clitheroe library's meeting room on September -1th at 7-30 p. tn.. to which all are cordial­ ly invited. Among the guests will be


the town's mayor. Conn. Akin Yearing.


Youngsters urged to pick up a baton


include library visits on their list of holiday activi­ ties by relaying the message that reading is fun. Children participating in


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