Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising),
www.clitheroetoday.co.uk DISH OF THE W EEK SALMON QUICHE . with Giles Shaw, of Wellgate Fisheries
SALMON lovers could net themselves a fine catch in ,
national competition to win a two-night stay in Scot land’s exclusive five-star Westin.Tumberry Resort. . The entry forms are available in the shop or from the
putting their names into a draw. One lucky local winner will then be entered for the
Clitheroe Advertiser and Times front counter. ’ Wellgate Fisheries is running the competition togeth
er with Scottish Quality Salmon. Giles Shaw, .who owns the company says: “We want to encourage people to eat salmon at least once a week because it is one of the best sources of the essential Omega-3 fatty acids which are so good for our health”. “Scottish salmon is one of our best sellers and we are
hoping that our free recipe booklet will encourage our customers to be a bit more adventurous with their cook- v ing and win a prize. Of course, we are also hoping a local
salmon shopper will go on to win the wonderful national prize.” The British Nutrition Foundation and theFood Stan
dards Agency say that eating one portion of oily fish, such as salmon, every week will help maintain a healthy
heart, reduce high blood pressure, maintain healthy skin; improve kidney function and reduce arthritis. I t is also an excellent source of protein, vitamins arid minerals, all vital ingredients for a healthy balanced diet. , The stylish al fresco dining set has everything needed
Fisheries and filling in a form or taking one from our front office. The lucky local winner will then be able to fill the pic
salmon in your life. what’s on in the Ribble Valley
W ITH a backdrop of a floodlit Clitheroe Castle a traditional “Last Night” finale featuring “Rule Britannia”, “Jerusalem” and “Land of Hope and Glory” will ring out from the Castle bandstand on Saturday. Providing the music to this Last Night of the Proms
concert will be Clitheroe Town Band, with vocalists Frances Prince and Jim Parker, who will both be mak ing a return appearance to the event. Also taking part will be a 50-strong choir, brought
together by Mr Steuart Kellington and taken from churches across the Ribble Valley, and strengthened by those who generally enjoy singing and flag waving. The programme is set to include a selection of music
from Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s well-known musical “Phan tom of the Opera”, together with music by the Beatles
and a selection from the film “Bridge on the River Kwai”, plus lots more old favourites.
Young members of the band will also be demonstrat
ing their hand-jiving skills to music from the hit film "Grease”.
dar of Clitheroe and the party atmosphere is not to be missed.
EVENTS - AUGUST I5TH TO 21ST Parochial Hall, Ribchester, each Monday from 7-30 to
9 p.m., line dancing. Saturday from 10 to 11-30 a.m. “Infi nite Tai Chi and Chi Kung”. Monday 4 to 5 p.m., junior fun dancing. Thursday 4-30 to 5-30 p.m. “Teens Jazz” dancing 10-years plus. Inquiries, tel. C. Cunliffe 01254 878473. Braille-It, a group to learn braille, meets Thursdays, 9-
30 a.m. to noon in the IT Learning Centre, old Co-op building, Henthorn Road. Inquiries, tel. 01200 426063. Platform Gallery, an exhibition “Tradition v Technolo
lic until August 25th from 1 to 5 p.m. IGth - United Reformed Church Hall, Moor Lane, 1 p.m. a summer fair with craft stalls, tombola, fun and
games. Refreshments available. Proceeds in aid of “Make a Wish”.
gy” furniture that reflects the past and the future. Stonyhurst College, house and garden open to the pub
This is an event which rates highly on the social calen
nic hamper with goodies such as this salmon quiche teamed with delicious pots of salad and crusty bread. There are also holders on the side for a couple of bottles. Every mealtime can be extra special with a little
for four diners, apart from food and drink that is, all cori- tained in a handy carrying pack and tomorrow is the last day to enter the competition by popping into Wellgate
a special summer competition being run by local • retailer Wellgate Fisheries.'
'. Tomorrow is
the.last chance for customers at the shop in Clitheroe to win an exclusive picnic hamper simply by:
WeekendpSiis
a ,9oz Tartan Quality mark salmon, cooked and bro ken into large flakes
I '
v O 5oz. asparagus tips a lOoz shortcrust pastry a 3 eggs
• a 'A pint single cream or creme fraiche •• a 2 spring onions, chopped a salt and pepper, a 3oz. Emmental cheese, grated Method
y 1. Pre-heat the oven to 200C, 400F, gas mark 6.
:y 2. Trim the asparagus then blanch in boiling water for thee minutes, or until tender. Drain and immediately run under a cold tap. Cut spears diagonally in half. 3. Roll out pastry and line an 8-inch loose-bottomed
flat tin. Prick the bottom with a fork and fill with large piece of crumpled foil.
4; Put on to a baking sheet and cook for 15 minutes.
Remove from oven and reduce the temperature to 180 C, 350F, gas mark 4.
5. Mix the eggs and cream together, stir in the spring
onions and season. 6. Place the salmon flakes and asparagus in the pastry
case. Pour over the egg mixture. Sprinkle with the cheese. Return the quiche to the oven. 7. Bake for a further 35-40 minutes or until the top is golden. Serve hot or cold.
compiled by Marcia Morris
All entries for inclusion to be on a listings form, available from the Tourist Information Centre in Market Place, Clitheroe, and handed in by the 10th of the month prior to the event
16th -Sabden Horticultural Show in St Mary’s Church
Hall, at 2 p.m. Inquiries, tel. 01282 772762. 16th - Clitheroe Bandstand, “Last Night of the Proms”
spectacular with Clitheroe Town Band, at 7-30 p.m. until late. Inquiries, tel. 01254 822775.
17th - Clitheroe Ramblers’ Association, meet 9-30 a.m.
Chester Avenue car park for Langcliffe. Inquiries, tel. Valerie Grooby 01200 428766.
17th - West Bradford Playing Field annual show in the
village hall. Doors open to the public at 2 p.m., prizes pre sented at 4 p.m. There will be a car boot sale from 10 a.m. 18th - Longridge Youth and Community Centre, sum
mer play scheme mornings only five to 11-year-olds work shop. 11 to 18 year-olds. For further information contact Shelagh Richardson 01772 732909. 19th - Clitheroe Ramblers’ Association, meet Chester
Avenue car park at 10 a.m. for Bleasdale. Inquiries, tel. 01254 822859.
19th - Pendleton Village Hall, WI meeting with guest speaker Mrs Julie Mullins on “Making Yourself Heard”,
competition for a pair of sunglasses and a jar and bottle stall. 20th - Clitheroe Ramblers’ Association, meet 6-45 p.m.
Knowle Green Village Hall car park. Inquiries, tel. 01254 878543.
21st - Centenaries Theatre, Stonyhurst, lunchtime con-
' cert featuring Ian Buckle on piano. Concert starts at mid day followed by lunch. To book tel. 01254 826948. 21st - North East Lancashire KFA summer classes 8 to
9 p.m. in Nelson House, Burnley. Inquiries, tel. 01282 776042.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS - AUGUST 22ND TO 28TH
23rd - Chipping Agricultural Show at Chipping Show
Ground. Inquiries, tel. 01254 826362. 23rd - Clitheroe Naturalists' Society, Chorley reservoirs with leader Mr George Hawthornthwaite. Meet 9-30 a.m.
what’s on in the North-West theatre
DOMINIC KIRWAN. Pavillion The
atre, Winter Gardens. August 18th. Box office: 01253 292029. SING-A-LONG WIZARD OP OZ.
Palace Theatre, Manchester. August 21st to 24th. Box office: 08704013000 NODDY AND THE MAGICAL DAY.
Palace Theatre, Manchester. Friday August 29th to Saturday August 31st.
Box office: 0870 401 3000. BU
ZZ HAW KINS WITH THE BRAD
SHAWS. The Lowry, Salford Quays. September 6th. Box office: 0870 111 2000. A NIGHT WITH MEL AND SUE. The
Lowry, Salford Quays. September 6th. Box office: 0870 111 2000. HOBSON’S CHOICE. The Lowry,
Salford Quays. September 9th to 13th. Box office: 0870 111 2000. FREDDIE STARR. North Pier The
Clitheroe Interchange. Booking essential tel. 01200 428117,
23rd - 25th - Gisbum Parish Church, exhibition Festi
val of Saints. Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Mon day, 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday. Refreshments will be served. Inquiries, tel. 01200 445644. 24th - Gisbum Parish Church lawn, a late summer fete
from 2 p.m. Stalls, cakes, games and Bamoldswick Brass Band.
24th - Clitheroe Ramblers' Association, meet 9
a.m.Chester Avenue car park for Macclesfield Canal,
Bollington and Kerridge Hill. 13 miles easy. Leader Pete Goodill, tel. 01200 446671. 24th - Bancroft Mill, Gillians Lane, Barnoldswick. A
chance to see the engine in steam plus weaving displays on Lancashire looms. Book, gift shop and refreshments.
Open 1 to 4-30 p.m. .Inquiries, tel. A. Bettes 01254 823568. 25th - Clitheroe Museum, geology trail of Clitheroe. An
organised walk round Clitheroe looking at the rocks and fossils. Details to be confirmed. Tel 01200 424635. 26th - Pensioners’ surgery in the Benefits Office at Rib
ble Valley Borough Council. 9-30 a.m. to 12-30 p.m. Call in, no appointment necessary. Inquiries, tel. 01200 414453.
27th - Clitheroe Ramblers' Association, meet 6-30 p.m.
for York village, above Lord Nelson. Leader Frances Prince, tel. 01254 822859.
28th — North East Lancashire KFA summer classes 8
to 9 p.m. in Nelson House, Burnley. All welcome. Inquiries, tel. 01282 776042. 28th - Centenaries Theatre, Stonyhurst, lunchtime con
cert with Alexandra Johnson on violin and Gitanjali Ram on piano. Concert starts at midday followed by lunch. To book tel. 01254 826948. ® Further details of some of the above events can be
found in adjacent "Lifestyle” advertisements. • A booking service for the theatres and events throughout the region is available from the Tourist Infor
mation Centre, Market Place, Clitheroe, tel. 01200 425566.
a tre , Blackpool. Wednesdays and Thursdays until end of October. Box office: 01253 292029
JOE LONGTHORNE. N o r th Pier
Theatre, Blackpool. Fridays and Satur days until end of October. Box office: 01253 292029 BERNARD MANNING. North Pier
Theatre, Blackpool. Until October 28th. Box office: 01253 292029 BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS. The
Oldham Coliseum. September 11th to October 4th. Box office: 0161 624 2829.
musicals ELVIS EXPERIENCE VEGAS SHOW.
Empress Ballroom, Winter Gardens, Blackpool. August 15th to August 17th. Box office: 01253 292929 CATS. Opera House, Winter Gardens,
Blackpool. Until August 16th. Box office: 01253 292029.
compiled by Rebecca Wright UMOJA. African music and dance.
Manchester Opera House. September 8th to 13th. Box office: 0870 401 9000.
opera CARMEN. Bolton Octagon. August
27th to September 20th. Box office: 01204 520661.
music NICHOLAS TRYGSTAD AND
MARISA GUPTA. The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. August 12th. Box office: 0161 907 9000. THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY. Opera
House Theatre, Winter Gardens, Black pool. August 19th to September 6th. Box office: 01253 292029 ONE NIGHT OF QUEEN. Manches
ter Palace Theatre. September 6th. Box office: 0870 401 6000.
THE 10th anniversary at the helm of an ed a recent dinner dance, held to com- historic Ribble Valley hotel was celebrat- memorate the special occasion, ed in style.
(T030803/2)
The Alcock family bought the Shire- burn Arms, Hurst Green, in 1993.
• More pictures from the anniversary celebrations will be featured in the Sep-
Pictured are some of those who attend- tember issue of the Valley.
Youngsters to build new home piece by piece
DEDICATED volunteers from a popular youth group are facing a mammoth task in their quest for a new home.
A team from Briercliffe Volunteer
year ago and caters for youngsters from BriercTffe and Harle Syke, has acquired the disused hall through Re-use and Re generation funding, after discovering it
was not eligible for cash to build a new one. One of the youth group leaders, Mr
Steve Walton, said the old building will have to be removed by the end of Septem ber and it is hoped building work on the new site will be completed by the end of the year. This means the group will have its own
Youth Group are to dismantle the 100ft. by 23.5ft. pre-fabricated concrete village hall from Tosside in the Ribble Valley, number the individual pieces, transport them to their new home at Queen Street recreation ground on the back of a 23- tonne wagon and then put them all back together again! The group, which was set up just over a
building instead of renting the existing community centre from the parish coun cil.
between the youth group and local foot ball club Briercliffe Rovers, enabling both groups to establish themselves properly and providing new changing facilities for the footballers once the playing fields are drained and back in full use. Plans are also afoot for youngsters who
The building will be for jo in t use
attend the weekly sessions at the club to play their part in the move. Burnley College has been approached
for art students to create designs for the walls which youth club members could paint. Youth club leaders say that, although
With MARCIA MORmS Ingredients
Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, August 14th, 2003 17
Family celebrates 10th year at hotel
the building will always belong to the youth group through a written agree ment, this project shows what can be
achieved by village groups working together. The parish council has also given its full
backing to the scheme and is willing to adopt the new building.
Pianist Ian fills Sonya’s shoes
JUDIE TZUKE. The Lowry, Salford
Quays. September 14th. Box office: 0870 111 2000.
KATE RUSBY BAND. Folk music. The
Lowry, Salford Quays. September 19th. Box office: 0870 111 2000. VOULEZ VOUS. Manchester Palace
Theatre. September 19th. Box office: 0870 401 3000.
dance NORTHERN SOUL & TAMALA
MOTOWN DANCE. Accrington Town Hall. Frid ay 29th August. 01254 380293. TILLANA. South Asian Dance. Bolton
Octagon. September 4th. Box office: 01204 520661.
LA SYLPHIDE. English National
Ballet. Manchester Palace Theatre. September 15th to October 18th. Box office: 0870 401 6000.
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ordered house wine and, low and behold, out came one of my favourite, cheapish Por tuguese wines. The wine is produced by
wine, easy to drink, straight forward and true to its Northern Portuguese origins without ever seeming overly simple. If you are looking for a
good barbecue wine this is ideal.
TERRA BOA a t £3.59. There is nothing particularly posh about the Portuguese red wine and that, in fact, is the point! I t is a ripe, juicy rustic
Alianca, one of Portugal’s most important wine compa nies, with 400 hectare vine yards and three cellars in the country’s main wine region and a wine-making team cur rently producing an incredi bly exciting, modern range of wines'. From the classic regional country wines through to the statuesque sin gle vineyard showpieces. CAVES ALIANCA 2000
THIS year’s family holiday found us in the Algarve, in Portugal, a very nice part of the world plenty of interest ing places to visit, a good water park, loads of good restaurants and lots of good wine. At one of the restaurants I
CONCERT organiser Mr John Travis was in a quandary when the pianist due to play a t the lunchtime concert in Cen tenaries Theatre, Stony h u rs t, next Thursday, Sonya Hadari, was advised by her doctor not to travel because she is expecting her first baby at any time. However, help soon
appeared when well- known pianist Ian Buckle agreed to play instead. Mr Buckle is very popu
lar with audiences at the Centenaries and much fur ther afield. As a concerto
soloist he has appeared alongside conductors En Shao, Peter Donohoe, Jean-Claude Pennetier and Yan Pascal Tortelier. Following a London
recital a t the Wigmore Hall in 1996, Mr Buckle has performed at the Rib ble Valley International Piano Week, the Buxton, Harrogate, Chester, Hud dersfield and Lichfield fes tivals and at the Brideg- water Hall, Manchester. The concert s ta r ts a t
midday and will be fol lowed by lunch. Tickets, including lunch, are £13, to book tel. 01254 826948.
School set for record
PUPIL numbers at Oakhill College, Whalley, are set to reach an all-time high. The 275 pupils expected when the school reopens
next month will see it nearly at capacity, says Princi pal Mr P. S. Mahon. Writing in the college newsletter, Mr Mahon speaks of rapid progress all round, includ ing a complimentary inspector’s report. The new preparatory school opens soon and parents
are invited to visit it. The building, says Mr Mahon, is of the highest quality, blending well with the Milleni um Hall and providing a new working environment in which p upils and teachers can thrive. ' The inspector who looked at Oakhill College for the
Department of Education and Skills described it as “a small, friendly school providing a sound education for its pupils.”
and the ambitious development plan. Mr Mahon says that the report commented that
He commented on the improvements to facilities
.the school was well run, clearly had the support of parents and the governing body, offered good work, well-behaved students and a broad and balanced cur riculum.
Hot day for ramblers
IT was a sunny and very warm day for last Tues day’s walk from Riming- ton. Ben Brown led the party of 14 on a route using an intricate network of lit tle used footpaths across a contrasting habitat of low- lying farmland and high moorland. The first p a r t of the
Top and crossing the Whytha Road, Lunch was taken on Bale Hill, the ele vation giving fine views across the Ribble Valley to the Bowland Fells, with the Yorkshire Dales peaks of
walk was downhill via Stoops to Rimington Bridge and then on the flat as Thistlebar Beck and Howgill Beck were followed to Howgill. This marked the end of the easy stretch as the next two-and-a-half miles marked some 800 feet of gradual, but continuous climbing in very warm con ditions. After passing Martin
Pen-y-ghent, Ingleborough and the Malham fells on the northern horizon. After food and rest, and
is' on August 19th meeting at Chester Avenue car park at 10 a.m. for a walk in the Bleasdale area. No dogs allowed.
Ben Brown
with a cooling breeze, the climbing seemed easier as the ascent continued over some rough moorland to finally reach the summit of Wheathead Height a t 1275ft, the highest point between Pendle Hill and Weets Hill. From here it was downhill past Firber House and Higher Black Moss and on to Twiston Moor for a tea stop. Then downhill again alongside the Smithy Fold Planta tion above Clough Beck to Ings End, the old .Lan cashire and Yorkshire bor der, and back to Riming ton. The next Tuesday walk
Valley’s art workshops
ARTS workshops from writing to painting have been arranged at locations throughout the Ribbble Valley New Form Arts have
arranged a programme which includes writing effective dialogue, water colour painting, designing and delivering an art work shop, felt making, story telling and press and pub licity. These will be held in Hurst Green, Sawley and Whalley. The workshops will be
held on August 30th, and September 3rd and 13th. Those in the mornings, from 10 a.m. to 12-30 p.m. are for artists wanting to develop their skills and those in the afternoons, from 1-30 p.m. to 4 p.m. are for anyone wanting to try them; no experience is required. Anyone wishing to attend the sessions, which are free, or needs more information can con tact Penny Darby on 07952 788904.
Surgeon’s eye talk to group
present and they heard a talk by eye surgeon Mr A. Vijaykumar, who is based at Blackburn Royal Infir mary. He spoke about eye problems, treatment and symptoms to look out for, as well as stressing the importance of having regu lar eye check ups. The group, which meets
on the second Monday of every month, will next gather at 7-30 p.m. on Sep tember 8th. Guest speaker will be Mr C. Kenwright who will talk about dia betes and neuropathy, a painful condition of the nervous system.
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Hospice draw THE winning numbers are: 1st - £1,000 Mrs I. Williams, Rishton; 2nd - £250 Miss A. Gordon, Blackburn;3rd - £100 Mrs M. Lavery, Clitheroe The £5 winning numbers
MEMBERS of the Ribble Valley Diabetes Support Group held their monthly meeting a t the Young Farmers’ Centre in Lincoln Way, Clitheroe. Around 40 people were
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