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rrr^rTTT/z\success a t famous and not-so-well-^Laine,Theatre Arts stage school in f 1 *


kndwA theatres” all across Britain.’- ^ Surrey. A small May, 1989,, item in His mother, Mrs Helen McCul-; the Advertiser and Times about him


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J the Clitheroe Advertiser Itinues to reflect life in the } as accurately and com- s is possible.


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decade h a s won a m a jo r role m Jy Jearned tQ stand up for himself,” , chorus of “Moby Dick” and within a l > B r it ish th e a t re management. 13 ^3 Mrs McCullough.;


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. The im p re s sa rio s 'b eh in d th e ,^ < < ^ 3 be]a tough job hut he ^understudy role in “Cats”, complete * famous show “Cats”fhave appoint-*


■ ed former Ribblesdale High School ; pupil Darren MeCullough‘(p ic -1 ■ tured)> as re s id e n t .d i re c to r in


. spells in the show, most recently as dance captain in its final West End year. ' Now his managerial as well as artistic talents and international


: experience have been recognised.. ■/ Mr McCullough - stage name faces the numerous


Stori James - challenges of ensuring the team’s.


^charge of its 2003 national tour, v > ■" Mr McCullough (30), has had two


l- 'A YOUNG Clitheroe m a n w h o ' lough; and sister and two brothers r headed “Aims for acting career” sets > '/‘He is theyoungBst of four so q u ic k - - .:A t 19 Mr;McGullough got in the ."- year was selected for a small part and hie ™m'e»«raiai «Hor ■


1 ;h a s “tro d d en th e bo a rd s ’’* f o r a ; ' are very pleased with his success.,., the ^ene for futme progress. - ■ 1 y •• j , ;


ifias^the right: q u a li tie s ‘and :has“ with his own personal wig. ■ earned his place, n o t by who he Roles in other shows a t various -knows, but by talent and sheer hard London theatres and also in Ger- work".”


' many and Canada followed before ..There is still a big public d em a n d th e dance capta in appointment,


to see “Cats.” The show has achieved * After th a t Mr McCullough was in a sell-out run in Plymouth and opens in Manchester on Monday.' •


... Andrew Lloyd jWebber himself watched an early, performance to check th a t all was well and Mr


McCullough met him afterwards.


.. Mr McCullough went on from Clitheroe ! to - Accrington and Rossendale College and then the


“Babes in Arms” at Cardiff and then “Sweet Charity” in Sheffield. , Mrs McCullough does not know if


the new job will see her son leave the stage itself for ever; “I t is early days yet - 1 think he


A LONG running argument about, the cre- ation of six flats in Clitheroe may be a t an end. ,


( <rjr ^ Tonight’s meting of the Ribble. Valley. Bor­ * ■ . ’ -


ough Council Planning andrDevelopment Committee is being recommended to approve, the flats, at an end-terrace listed building on Whalley Road, Clitheroe. Two of the flats are


in a two-storey rear extension. There have been numerous negotiations:


between the applicant and the council. ■ ,; . i ! A previous planning application was with- drawn after opposition from council officials. They felt that highway problems would result. from the flats and asked the last meeting of the committee if enforcement action should be taken regarding unauthorised work carried


out. 1


: However, councillors declined and there were indications that'many felt the flats should be allowed.


■ .* Now that the application has.been re-sub­


mitted, officials are recommending approval, bearing in mind the support expressed.


likes actually being in shows himself Mobile phone mast


1 too much to give it up. We. will have to wait and see,” she says, (s)


Remarkable 50 years’ service to Rotary Club is rewarded as colleagues gather for presentation


A ROTARIAN with a remark­ able 50 years' service has been rewarded with a Paul Harris Fel­ lowship. Mr Kenneth Bowker received


theawardduringameetingof the Rotary Club of Clitheroe a t the OldPostHouse. ■ The meeting was attended by


Mr Bowker's wife, Margaret, and assistant district governor Mr Thomas Slinger, who presented the award. Mr Bowker became a member of


the Rotary Club of Clitheroe on February 23rd, 1953. Considered a local lad, bred (if


pears ago ng fair for farm labour-


Lt Long.Preston. The Imoderately large and hially for strong youths.


|n received £32 - £40, 1 and boys £7 - £14 for


lunengaged a t the close. Ion, the Labour MP for [h t in a bill to legalise [amend the law of con- |o trade union disputes, i with Mr Keir Hardie,


I a petition to the House king the desirability of lent of women, fins, a man of no fixed i himself-the responsi-


lin Castle View. [at crime, of course, but i use indecent language


|and demanded pennies, i arrested.


lick a policeman, who I t ’s lodging, which, to his.


(was extended to three ptrates.


rears ago volunteers were serving from a mobile canteen at • workers assisting with


(repair work on the east le of Clitheroe and Bow- pts raised £2,646 for the und to help victims of


|ivid dream of a flight 111-year-old Clitheroe


| the pilot to bale out as i into difficulties over


led and, still fast asleep, 115ft from his bedroom pth. Unhurt, he knocked or and his amazed par-


fcin. | Mr William Jackson, of Sast, Sabden, was pre- tieque by his employers


| by colleagues at a cere- i Mill, Sabden. He had


|ntinuously for 70 years, lo y of 10, earning one |ence a week, i to work, albeit a 35- th t duties and expressed (y on as long as he was


recalled that during the f he had been required to . to 6 p.m. owing to the


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pears ago i of the Swan Courtyard s marked by an informal por and Mayoress of the vho said that it was an


I attraction to the town p would find it a pleasure


jiounting criticism of the llitheroe, the town coun-


Into a scheme to provide Iher. lad been received about |ad accidents, worrying |ening children. : Ribble Valley Harriers


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s leader said th a t the


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| t stuck into the lives of the : i ministering to:'"Ihave ,€;


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not bom) in Chtheroe, he was edu­ cated at Chtheroe Royal Grammar School; In later years he main-


1 tained a lively interest in his old school and in 1971 served as presi­ dent of the Old Clitheronians’ Asso­ ciation. His career led him to Edinburgh


Dental School and Hospital and the Royal College of Surgeons,


• where his future path was clearly marked out, and in the fullness of; time, he served as president of Blackburn and District Medical Association.


. Duringithe war Mr Bowker


served in the Armed Forces, partly in the Middle East, and was demo­ bilised in 1946 with the rank of Major.'


... Back in “civvy street” he devot­


ed himself to a life of service to the local community in his chosen pro­


1960. One of the highlights of ; th a t busy year was Rotary’s


fession (where his schoolboy nick­ name of “butcher Bowker!.!,did not f. seem.wholly.appropriatel) in addi- tkWfmdmg time to pass on'his j


knowledge and expertise to several generations of students as visiting lecturer at university. After seven years’ service in Rotary, he became president in


Grand Auction, masterminded. by.'Mr Charlie Hothcrsall..It./ raised a total of£800for Rotary- supported causes, an amazing ! sum at a time when the return rail fare from Clitheroe to Edin­ burgh was £3, and the club’s three-course lunch at the Starkie; Arms cost only five shillings!


In the years which followed,


Mr Bowker continued giving unstinting service to all that the


'club.undertook: and stands,for botliin thetown anddistrict. More recently;:his^elder daugh­ ter arid fainily settled in the


United. States, giving Mr Bowker the opportunity to widen his sphere of activity, forging links between his


"mother club" in Clitheroe and


; several American Rotary clubs during family visits. In particu-. .


;.J lar the Rotary Club' q( Babylori .V "arid the Rotmy’Club’of Locust


^Valley; where his son-in-law iS a:j" riiember. Still serving the club’s needs,


. Mr Bowker has recently, taken on a fresh avenue of service as club almoner.


‘Corrie’ star puts Valley under the TV spotlight


TELEPHONES were ringing at ClithereTourist ■Information Centre following the Ribble Valley's inclusion in Granada TV's "Get Away" programme. ; Actress Shob'na Gulati put Stonyhurst College


and the Tolkien Trail ih the spotlight.. Usirig a iriburitain bicycle, she attempted to cover


part of the five-and-a-half mile long trail: "In the footsteps of J. R. R. Tolkien." I t proved somewhat


"difficult. Sections of the area chosen were stepped and the Coronation Street star's choice of flared and some­


what inappropriate trousers for cycling appeared to be a hindrance. But with fairies appearing in the


jbackground and excellent footage of the college and its surrounds, Stonyhurst was well represented. Northcote Manor was the venue for her stay and,


as the actress wined and dined with a companion, she was highly complimentary about the acclaimed restaurant's food. Tourist information manager Mrs Susan Walms-


ley said last Thursday's programme had provoked a lot of interest and many people, particularly rep­ resentatives of group tours, had asked for details of the trail and the area during the weekend's "Great Days Out" exhibition at Bolton's Reebok Stadium.


■ This outstanding record of service was one which the


.Clitheroe club was delighted to recognise in presenting Mr Bowk- er with Rotaiyb highestawaid for


'service, a Paul Harris Fellowship. Pictured, from the left: Assis­


tant District Governor Mr Slinger; Mr Bowks’ and Clitheroe Rotary Club president Derek Stuttard.


(s) Chess team makes


all the right moves MEMBERS of Clitheroe Chess Club A Team made all the right rrioves to secure a 4-1 victory in their home match against Cru­ saders C.


' Phillip T itterington won on ’


board one after a hard fought strug­ gle, but Brendan Brown lost on board two when his opponent’s attack broke though. John Smith’s sharp middle game


play proved too much for his oppo­ nent on board three and on board four Eric Mansfield won in similar


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