Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified),
www.clitheroetoday.co.uk Aimee is firmly tip-toeing her way to stardom! by Robbie Robinson Utt ‘D «W k J« "D~i_:
A BIG step towards a career in ballet has been made by a Clitheroe schoolgirl.
been dancing at the Angela Westwell School of Dance since she was five, attending four lessons a week. Now, still only 11, she has
Aimee Williamson has
been accepted as a pupil by the world-famous Royal Ballet School.
She attended an audition in
Manchester in February, which involved a two-hour bal let class in front of a panel of judges who were looking for gifted and dedicated students. She heard last month that
she had been successful, and has been offered a place as a Royal Ballet School Mid-Asso ciate. This means that,, along with her dance classes in Clitheroe, she will travel to Manchester once a month to train under one of the coun t ry ’s top teachers. These lessons will continue for three years, after which she will be reassessed. Aimee’s family are delighted with her achievements and
with the opportunity her suc cess has brought. Her mother, Mrs Irene Williamson said: “I am over the moon. I t has been a wonderful year for Aimee, as so many things have come together all at once.”
w h h e o n n n n n v h e <mn- Aimee has won a bursary
and the opportunity of appear ing with the English Youth Ballet in a production of “Sleeping Beauty”, which will be performed in June at the Royal Court Theatre in Liver pool. Aimee has also won a bur
sary at Burnley Ballet Festi val, a ballet championship at
■ Horwich Festival, the Peggy Wilson Ballet championship at Blackburn Festival, and has hundreds of medals and tro
phies. Currently a pupil a t St
James’s CE School, Aimee has been accepted to attend Clitheroe Royal Grammar School and starts her first term there in September. Mrs Angela Briscoe, Aimee’s
dance teacher, said: “I am very proud and pleased with all Aimee’s achievements. She is a very dedicated and hard-work ing pupil; a real pleasure to
teach.” Pictured is Aimee during
rehearsals. (C280403/2b) Villagers turns out in style for their scarecrow spectacular
VILLAGERS a t Waddington embarked on three days of fun on land and water at the weekend. Among the attractions on land - par
ticularly in a new marquee bought by the village for such occasions - there was a “Scarecrow Shuffle”, stalls, sideshows, a scarecrow festival, a wacky waiter race, a May Queen competition and maypole dancing and throughout the community there were outlandish entries in the scarecrow competition. On the stream running through the
village a large number of ducks came under starters orders in a giant duck race on Monday. The first duck past the winning post
lotte Colley (13), a pupil at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, was May Queen and on Monday headed a record parade of 24 children, including her own two-year-old sister, Harriett, which followed piper Mr Derek McPherson, of Accrington, through the village streets. It was a long journey for Charlotte -
small group of church women without a chairman or a secretary, was a huge success, not just socially, as vast num bers of people descended on Wadding ton. I t also raised £4,500 for church funds. The village’s oldest schoolgirl, Char
netted a £50 prize for a woman from Rochdale who was visiting for the day. The event, which is organised by a
she had first taken part in the proces sion when she was three years old. There was a record entry of almost
100 in the scarecrow competion, enough to make any self-respecting birds stay miles away from Waddington. And among the winners was the May
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were this year given the onerous task of judging the competition. They gave first prize to Mrs Jean Wilkinson, of Beech Thorp, for her Wizard of Oz; sec ond prize to Mr Duhan, of Smithy Cot tage, for “The Gucci Birds” and third to Roy and Linda Edmondson, of Waddington Road, for Top Cat. The children’s under-10 class was won by Lucy and Katie Herd for their Jack in the Box. One of the organisers, Mrs Kathleen
Queen, whose scarecrow, “Ronald McDonald” won the 11 - 16 age group. Prolific winners, Mr and Mrs Taylor,
Warburton said: “Although the weather forecast for the weekend was pretty gloomy we had an excellent weekend with an amazing number of people coming into the village.” She said they had received first-class
assistance from the local pubs and busi nesses, including Waddington Fell Quarry. “First and foremost it is a village
A big thanks
OFFICIALS of the Clitheroe branch of the RNLI are deli ghted with the suc cess of their April 26th collection. It raised £752.77, much of it from Booth’s store, and thanks have been expressed to all concerned.
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Waddington is said to be one spin-off on the credit side from the foot and mouth epidemic which devastated the area in 2001. Organisers had to work harder at the event during the time of the crisis. In our pictures, May Queen Char
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study on the way PROGRESS on the feasibility study for the Cinema and Arts Centre proposed for the Ribble Valley is reported to be going well. At the latest meeting of the Friends of the
GasWorks, Mr Geoff Jackson told members th a t the study will be completed and in report form by the end of the month. This will then be presented to Ribble Val
ley Borough Council and stakeholders, prob ably at a meeting on Monday, June 2nd. He said that should all organisations be in
agreement, then the council would move towards a design project and tendering dur ing the following five or six months. I t would, he hoped, mean that developers and architects would be appointed by October. He described how surveys have indicated
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A SPECIALIST road repair machine was stolen from a t r a i le r p ark ed in Pendle Avenue, Chatburn, on Mon day. The Bartoli wacker plate
is s i lv e r and white w ith a Honda engine and is new in appearance. The machine is v a lu ed a t some £300 and police are making inquiries.
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some adverse reaction from local people, but that 80% of those who have been consulted are for the project. He added: “I am opti mistic about the way things are moving.” Members discussed the Grand Cinema in
York Street, which is now closed for about six weeks for alterations and some refurbish ment. The work will divide the hall into two and create a cinema of half the present size, with a performing arts area on the stage side of the hall. A small internal foyer will also be constructed and some sound insulation fit ted. This will ensure that cinema continues in
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Clitheroe while arranging the longer-term temporary facilities in Shawbridge Mill. Planning permission has yet to be granted for altering and using the mill, so the work at the Grand provides an effective breathing space, probably, suggested Mr Jackson, up to January or February next year. Once the temporary cinema in the mill is
operating, then full conversion work on the Grand will commence to turn it into the youth performing a r ts centre already planned. The next meeting of the Friends of the
GasWorks will be held in the New Inn on May 27th at 7-30 p.m.
SheepFest fun plan
CREATIVE people are being sought to help make the Ribble Valley SheepFest a summer success. Models, displays, tableaux and banners
showing sheep at their funniest, fleeciest, most serious or simply sheepish are required to fill town and village corners, shop win dows and billboards. The main display is planned for the week
culminating in the Great Days Festival Weekend, so everything has to be in place for June 6th, 7th and 8th. Organiser Mr Charles Pearce said: “We
want individuals, families, clubs, pubs, soci eties, churches, schools, youth groups, cul tural and sporting organisations, shops and businesses to create or sponsor models or displays based on sheep.” For more information and submission of
jokes, puns and ideas about the Sheep Festi val contact Mr Pearce on 01200 424939, or email
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