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>•16 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, May. 16th, 2002
Video provides a spellbinding trip round the Ribble Valley
ST' by Vivien Meath
SOUVENIRS of the Ribble Valley, origi nating here, are few and far between. Subsequently, a new one now on sale is almost certain to become a "best sell
er". "Spellbound in the
R ib b le Valley" is the t i t le o f a 56-m inu te v id e o p r od u c ed b y G o rd on Sharp and Anne Binns, o f Bolton-by-Bowland. And, with television
cameras ready to con- verge on the village of Downham yet again and tourist numbers already building up, demand for the video looks set to be high. It has taken two years
to make the video and the couple hope that it will help to put the Val ley firmly back on the tourist map following last year's devastation caused by fo o t and
mouth. Mr Sharp!, . who
retired from the Post Office having worked there for 31 years, has spent 25 years as an amateur film maker and is still an. active and competitive member of the Huddersfield Cine Club. His partner, Anne, is
a Downham WI mem ber and spent 30 years living and farming in Twiston. I t was through her
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association with the Women's Institute that the decision to make a commercial video was made.
• Mr Sharp enjoys giv-; ,, . . . . .
ing talks to organisa tions, including the W I , ... on film making and had made a 23-minute film to show to WI groups in. the Ribble Valley. One of the institute mem- < bers suggested that it be . expanded and, following much hard work and ' hours spent researching the history of the area, "Spellbound in the Rib- ; ble Valley" resulted.-— , The v id e o gives an;;
overview of life in the' area, from social occa sions to farming seasons and an abundance of wildlife. I t begins with a church fete in Gisburn,
then travels to Slaid- burn and its Millenni um May Queen crown ing and celebrations before embarking on a fascinating tour of the Valley's larger villages. Hurst Green and
Stonyhurst feature the woodland garden festi val and various crafts men and women, while Newton and Dunsop Bridge captures the ducks and various birds, including an oyster- catcher nesting near the "centre o f the king
dom". The v id e o "must
have" was Downham and the couple have managed to take footage during the film ing of "Bom and Bred". Ribchester Museum's
curator takes viewers around the inside and outside of the premises and explains much of the museum's treasures. Whalley’s vicar, the
Rev. Chris Sterry, intro duces viewers to the interior o f the parish church and its ancient artefacts, including the monks' seats. Clitheroe marks the
finale, with Mr Simon Entwistle proving beyond doubt that he
could have a future on the wide screen as well
as on the radio. Mr Entwistle takes
time out from his post as a gardener to introduce his home town. :' . i • . • Its architecture, histo
ry and quirky points are all explained in the way only Clitheroe's own gem o f a ghost walk tour operator could. The video is on sale,
priced £12.99, at numer ous local outlets, includ
ing the town's TIC, Slaidbum Heritage Cen tre, Ribchester Museum, Kaydee Bookshop, Whalley Abbey and sev eral village post offices. It features a total of 15 villages and is likely to
be followed by "Spelt bound Off the Beaten Track in the Ribble Val ley" before too long. . Pictured are Mr Sharp
and Mrs Binns. (CR100502/1)
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Listeners hear 1,250 '
editions BLIND and partially- sighted people in the Rib ble Valley ..will soon have listened to 1,250 editions of their, talking newspa
per. This was one, o f the
facts reported to members who attended the group's 22nd annual meeting at Waddington. ; f Mr Stanley Snape, the
retiring chairman, thanked all those who helped in production of the talking newspapers. He gave particular thanks to', the Royal Mail staff who have co-operated for many years with distribu tion. ■ ■ ■ ■
■ ; _ The new chairman is
Mr Paul Turner. All other officers were re-elected. ■ Members were ’told
that expenditure on new equipment had forced economies which included, the postponement of the listeners' party which would have been held dur ing the year. The group
hopes.to hold a coffee morning in the Mayor's
Parlour in September and to take part in' the torch- light procession.
Bikes stolen
TWO valuable racing bicycles belonging to two Burnley men were stolen from a rack on the back of their car parked at the Cocklet Hall car park, Dugdale Lane, Slaid- bum.'
-■ One o f the machines
was valued at £1,700, the other £1,300. The thieves struck
while the car was parked and unattended between 2-30 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday.
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More affordi property nee<
MORE fascinating fig- • ures about the area have been revealed in yet another survey. Consultants brought ■
in by the Ribble Valley Borough Council to look,at housing needs found that much more >’ "affordable" property will be needed in the- next few years. It is in very short -
supply - and rising property prices mean that now, any house hold with an income
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“ below £15,000 will struggle to buy any where in the Ribble Val ley. These- and many
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JUBILANT jrnetball players brought the Girls' Young Farmers Sports Trophy back to the Ribble Valley follow-
Northern Area Elimi nators held at Edgehill College, Ormskirk in
April. After winning their
ing a 15 goals to five vie- ]eagUe( the team repre- tory.
senting Lancashire The National Young p iayed Radnorshire,
Farmers’ Netball Com- Wales, in the semi-finals, petition was held at the Following a close first Vida Sports Centre in half, Lancashire came Blackpool. , '^
, through in the second Members from Row-" j half to gain themselves a
land region/inc luding" place in the national Chipping;,.Bolton-by-y finals.:
Bowlarid and Clitheroe ’ In the. finals, Lan cashire played Devon and beat them convinc ingly by 15 goals to five. This is the third time
in five years that the Members of the team
Girls' Young Farmers' Sports Trophy has come back to the Bowland Region. In 1997 the girls won
the netball finals, in 1998 they won the foot ball finals and this year they are again winners again of the netball com petition. Members of this
year's team included Joanne Worsley (cap tain), Christina Worsley, Liz Slater, Jeanette Slater, Rebecca Whit- well, Lucy Whitwell, Sarah Hartley • and Danielle Burke.
have expressed their thanks to the following local teams for the train ing matches:- Clitheroe Cavaliers, Ribble Valley Netball Club, Dog and Sports Bar, Longridge Tigers and Chipping Ladies. Pictured are members
of the winning team, from the left: back row, Jeanette Slater, Joanne Worsley (captain), Christina Worsley, Sarah Hartley. Front: Danielle Bu
rke, Liz Slater, Lucy Whitwell, Rebecca Whitwell. (s)
other features of the local housing market were revealed in 3,203 questionnaires analysed by David Couttie Asso ciates. Experts there weighted the answers against appropriate population features to give the level of assess ment accuracy required for Government accep tance of the con c lu sions. They will be consid
ered tonight by the council Planning and Development Commit tee. Although almost a
fifth of households have some sort of benefit, there are fewer poor people in the Valley than elsewhere, says the company's report. A third of Britain's homes have less than'£10,000 a year coming in, but locally it is less than a f ifth. More than half have more than the national average of £22,000 and 16 per cent have more than £40,000. Current
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MEMBERS of Ribbles- dale Camera Club wel comed Mr R oy Harg
reaves, of Preston. He has a formidable
string of honours includ ing fellowships of the Royal Photographic Society and the Master Photographers' Associa tion and is also an Asso ciate of the British Insti tute of Professional Pho t o g r a phe r s . i
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still a Burnley boy at heart, having started his photography after admiring family por traits from as early as 1888 when he was still a
child. With typical Lancas
trian bluntness and good humour, the speaker traced his career from membership of Black pool Photographic Soci ety to the title of nation al portrait photographer of the year. He swopped a radio
for his first camera and eventually got a job as a driver for Blackpool Corporation. Mr Hargreaves gradu
ally moved towards full time photography as his main job and met and photographed many of the stars appearing in Blackpool's . variety shows. ; He started his wed ding photography career
with a 5 x 4in. plate camera, eventually cov ering more than 2,000 weddings. But his main
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love was portraiture and he was at one time involved with the busi ness of makeovers and Hollywood-style pho tographs. The speaker showed
some amazing before and after shots of a pro je c t involving Black pool's landladies - one with a harassed look and :
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a crumpled "cardi" was made, to . lo ok , ; years
younger.,..,; viiu.'lxy ;rc Another, with the clas- -
sic fearsome expression, was softened down to look attractive. Mr Hargreaves' main;
love and success was with work involving younger ladies pictured in romantic settings with more than a hint of the 19th Century about their dresses. For several of these
pictures the speaker had received the prestigious Fuji award for portrai ture. The talk was a fasci
nating, educational mas terclass by an acknowl edged expert in the field of photographing peo ple.
New members are
always welcomed by the club, which has two more meetings on Tues days at 7-30 p.m. before its summer programme. The venue is the head quarters in Ribble Lane, Chatbum. Inquiries can be made on 01200 427735 or 01200 423474.
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BUDDING young Rib ble Valley artists are invited to vie for a top prize in a competition with a watery theme. Clitheroe fishkeeper
Steve Punchard, of The Aquatic Hire Company, in Derby Street, is offer ing a £1,200 prize for the best picture from a pri mary school pupil with the theme, Waterworld. Up for grabs by the
winner is a fully-stocked 4 ft. aquarium for their school, complete with a six month maintenance contract, worth £800 in total, and a fully- stocked 2 ft. aquarium for their home with a retail value of £400. The Aquatic Hire
Company has gone from strength to strength since being launched ear lier this year from its expanded . and refur bished Derby Street premises. Mr .Punchard said:
"Aquariums are the lat est celebrity fad and Pop
Idol judge Pete Water man is a known enthusi ast. Fish create a calm and peaceful atmosphere in any environment and are ideal for offices, hos pitals and nursing homes, schools and homes. They can even be hired from us o n- a monthly basis with the added bonus of being tax-deductible." Youngsters up to the
age of 11 are asked to produce a picture in any medium or size with the theme, Waterworld. The judges will be Mr
Punchard, Clitheroe Mayor Coun. Mrs Mary Robinson and Clitheroe Advertiser and Times news editor Mrs Vivien Meath. The closing date is
May 31st and the entries will be displayed in The
, Aquatic Hire Company's premises with a prize giving ceremony during its o f ficial opening in June.
Parked Land-Rover is stolen
ANOTHER Land- Rover has been stolen from the Ribble Valley. The green TD 100 is worth £2,500. It was parked near Rufus Carr’s premis es in Rimington and was taken on Wednesday night. Police are making inquiries. .
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break-up trends have affected the Valley much less than else where. On average, 60 per cent o f British
households couples,. but| is 71 per There are per cent of sf families, national niu whilst only:
. dwellings arfl single adult,8 is nearly a til ally. Three-qud
owner-occun mortgage p:| £300 a ml nearly h a l f owners in have no moH Of the 231
holds, 1,500| leave the V| next five employmenl ing reasons. [ looked ca l "concealed"! - mainly pel young adult! at home bi| want to li
soon. O n ly a
interested! and nearly I were alre<| council wl The rest wd and of thl third could | than £30(f mortgage p| The const
tried to fort] tion trends from the sii think that! people will Valley thaif year 201C there willl 3,000 ovel fewer 30-641 Shortage
able and dil ing and th l number of f people are 1 the consult! mendation hensive pc elderly, c l types of htf sion, is sugf
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w.as pa r t ij sion a pp lication has and one been refused by council. examples i planners!
; . ■ Valley.. The proposed f ir s t - , HowevJ
floor con struction o v e r : 'F r a n k D 4 an existing kitchen at‘‘ .out that i l
D u g d a le 's - " ; Barn, quality ol WdrstSn,7 was turned! sion w hi f down by' members o f spoiled by Ribble Valley Borough al constru| Council Planning and Coun. ' Development Commit- added: "I tee.
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