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Honour for man who will lead


veteran charity


A PROMINENT local personality; has been


elected president of one of Britain's oldest char­


ities. '•Mr Miles Fox is now at


the helm of the Broughton Catholic Charitable Society,


of which he ,has been a member for nearly 50 years. Mr Fox, a parishioner at


St Michael and St John's RC Church, Clitheroe, is managing director of the Salthill-based haulage firm he founded 35 years ago. It employs about 30 people, including Mr and Mrs Fox's two sons. The charity was founded


in 1787 following a disas­ trous smallpox epidemic in the Broughton area north of Preston. Families would have been destitute but for the charity's work. But now it helps anyone worldwide on appropriate recommen­ dation, although member­ ship is limited to Roman Catholics resident or born in the county, or of Lan­ cashire parentage. The soci­ ety works on the "old", pre­ reorganisation boundaries, and its chairman is Fr Peter Birmingham, of Sabden. One of Mr Fox's first


. vShe was not alone. Hun-: dreds of people headed into Clitheroe for an-exciting three-day. spectacularof music, dance and street the­ atre. '/The entire weekend was a


Mayor was: "hurting", with laughter, following the weekend’s-Great Days Festival.


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duties is to preside over a meeting to allocate dona­ tions totalling £6,500. Cur­ rently there are 1,500 mem­ bers and more are sought, although this year the num­ ber joining has exceeded those lost by death, the first time this has happened in recent times. Mr Fox, who was born


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and brought up in Dunsop Bridge, was installed as president during the annual meeting at the Garstang Country Hotel and Golf Club. Guests included the Bishop of Salford, the Rt Rev. Terence Brain. Our picture shows Mr


evening, with a concert headlined by troubador extraordinaire Rory McLeod. A multi-talented e'ntertainer who .originated in London and now lives in Scotland, he has recently returned from an extensive tour of Australia and New Zealand. ' With an amazing vocal range and his original songs, he was again a festival favourite. Supporting him were O'Db, a girl duo from Yorkshire, and local band Preston and Grimshaw. Music sessions also took place at pubs in the town, where musicians from all over the country gathered


I t ' began on Friday, /


to play. Saturday morning saw


BBC Radio Lancashire's Norman Prince giving a live broadcast of /music and interviews from festival


artists in the market. The occasional shower and cold wind failed to dampen spir­ its, and'a programme of : buskers and dancers kept shoppers and stallholders


smiling. Colourful costumes were


also in evidence in the town centre, in particular Castle Street, from lunchtime when the street was closed to traffic. The Saturday evening


resounding success for the dedicated team of organis­


Shamrock Studios concert on Sunday afternoon, together with John Brind­ ley, Jane and;- Amanda Threlfall, Tryptich and Helen Vincent. Once again, the mix of local and nation- al/international musicians provided excellent enter­ tainment and value for


money. , Clitheroe Tpwn Band ,


performed in the town.on Sunday afternoon outside


concert billing of the Old Rope String Band, Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies and Lynn and Barrie Hard­ man sold out. It was stand­ ing room only at Clitheroe Parish Church Hall and, after attending the concert, Clitheroe Town Mayor Coun. Mrs Mary Robinson commented: "It was just brilliant. I’m hurting with laughter. I t’s been a great credit to all who organised


it."


writer of great note from the North-East. Together with the Bad Pennies, the audience was treated to wonderful lyrics and tunes that had many singing along. Copies of their many CDs were quickly p u r ­ chased after the concert. Lynn and Barrie Hardman, from Haslingden, gave a fine performance that got the night off to a smashing s tart and gained many


Jez Lowe is a singer/song-


more fans. Jez Lowe was back as a


solo - performer for the


the Tourist Information Centre in the Market Place,


■frith an extensive repertoire including movie themes and


pop songs. The final concert starred


the inimitable Bernard Wrigley, who had everyone in stitches with his hilarious songs and poems. The whole weekend was round­ ed off by an exciting and energetic set by Blazing Homesteads, a Cajun, blue- grass and pop band. On behalf of the festival


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£ Hundreds of people headed into Clitheroe for an exciting three-day spectacular of music, dance and street theatre. The entire weekend was a resound­ ing success for the dedicated team of organisers ^


Organisers were delighted to see both town and bor­ ough Mayors at the Satur­ day concert and hoped that they considered that the councils' grants had been money well spentl "We are already; looking


committee, Mr Steve Rag- nail said: "We would like to thank all our sponsors, stewards and artists for their generous assistance. Without them, the festival would not be possible. This year, for the first time, we produced our own pro­ gramme and so we would also like to thank the adver­ tisers for their help." Mr Ragnall added that


forward to 2002, when the Great Days Festival will be on June 7th, 8th and 9th. Our goals are simple. To continue to provide excel­ lent value-for-money con­ certs and free on-street entertainment for the peo­ ple of Clitheroe and the Ribble Valley and to draw tourists here."* The TIC opened special­


ment," commented Mrs Mary Parker. "The whole weekend was very success­ ful and it was certainly worthwhile staying open. We sold tickets for the con­ certs and also dealt with a lot of customers who required information about • where they could go and what they could do, ini the light of the foot and mouth restrictions on footpaths." 9 A core of nine people


ly on Sunday and enjoyed an excellent response. "The town was very busy on Sat­ urday with people enjoying a lot of street entertain­


the event had certainly made a profit, although the final figures as we went to press were not complete.


Thank you for a truly wonderful weekend


Fox and Fr Birmingham with, left, vice-president Mr Kevin Heneghan and,


right, retiring president Dr Peter Wren.


Awards night


for apprentices TOP apprentices from East Lancashire are to be rewarded for their efforts at a ceremony at the Mytton Fold Hotel, Langho,


tonight. The annual Training


2000 Awards ceremony will reward motor vehicle apprentices for their efforts and achievements. Endorsed by the Insti­


tute of Motor Industry, the awards will be given to the apprentices who are deemed to have been the most out­ standing in their occupa­ tional area.


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WHAT a lovely weekend - the Great Days Festival was up to its


usual high standard.' -• The concerts-were all .so varied; we


were entertained by local musicians and musicians from afar who were all so good - as good as any you can see on the tele­ vision, but these are live. We laughed and laughed at the comic antics of the Old- Rope String Band and the jokes and sto­ •ries of Bernard Wrigley.


showers; the Morris dancers, mummers and clowns and all the street entertainers were enthusiastic and energetic, despite the cool, although sometimes bright, weather. The Market Place was a picture of happy people all enjoying themselves.


Saturday was a treat, in between the


in a cosy local pub, squashed in with more happy people enjoying all sorts of music from guitars, fiddles, pipes, drums


Later in the afternoon we warmed up


and whistles. The Great Days Festival is organised


for us on our doorstep by a strong com­ mittee of people who work very hard all year round to provide us with excellent live music at a very low cost. This has been the sixth successful year and we look forward to the next with great interest. Thank you to everyone concerned; it


■ was wonderful.


MALCOLM AND JOAN FLETCHER, Castle View, Clitheroc.


Soldier shouted ‘Here comes the cavalry’


"HERE comes the cav­ alry" shouted a Clith­ eroe member of the Scots Guards during a town centre-area inci­


dent. Malcolm Barnes (22),


of Tower Hill, Chtheroe, pleaded guilty in court; at Blackburn to a breach of the peace and was bound


over in the sum of £100 to keep the peace for a year. A charge of being drunk and disorderly was with­


drawn. The court heard that the


incident happened when some men and women were seen shouting at a police officer. Barnes refused to be quiet and was arrested. Mr Stephen Parker


(defending) said his client had been, allowed home from his duties to visit his girl friend, who had given birth to their child. "According to other peo­


ple in the group, he was per­ haps unfortunate to be arrested," said Mr Parker. His client had been m cus­ tody all weekend and com­ ing home had been a waste


of time.


ensure that the weekend goes ahead, helped by'many more throughout the: year. The team is still looking for more assistance income areas to ensure similar suc­ cess next year, and particu­ larly requires the services of a volunteer accountant. ; Anyone interested :is asked to contact Mr Rag-


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If you a n keep one scheme within bounds, put a few limits on your plans and your hopes then you could do well. But if you fly too high then you may fall short. Luckily with Saturn as a ruler, you are normally a autious, slightly gloomy sign, so you are not likely to go over the top. Good news about money will make you aware there are new possibilities ahead which will do your mo a le good.You should be feeling healthier as well.Tliough you may find Jupiter s tendency to expansiveness not wonderfully good for keeping you slim.


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