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CLITHEROE’S Plat form Gallery; hosted the ; Ribble Valley -Tourism Association’s annual
meeting. The organisation’s
chairman, Mr Peter Car- . penter, welcomed the pres-, ident, the Mayor of; the
Ribble.Valley, Coim. Joyce., Holgate, and members. He - also ; introduced
Katherine Shoesmith, Rib-,- ble Valley Arts Officer, who gave an interesting talk about the gallery and its exhibitions before showing visitors around. She was warmly thanked by the Mayor’s consort, Mr Nor man Atty. Mr Carpenter then gave
his report for the year. He said it had been a busy and interesting one with many excellent speakers covering topics such as planning; improving facilities for the disabled and the regenera tion of market towns, to name but a few. He said the association
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. visit to Alston Hall and a?.?, familiarisation trip to Set- ■ tie and Hawes. . Secretary Mrs Elizabeth Robinson thanked people ; for their support,'and sug- >: gested that more be encour-
. aged to join the association, ; while the RVTAh treasurer, - ■ Miss Frances'Ahearne, ' gave a healthy financial: ;
report. The officers were all re-;',
,, The Mayor : thanked& everyone for. their hard i work over the. past 12 months and wished the association success for the
elected, as were the com- ; : mittee, with the addition of; v Mr and Mrs C. Medley, of;v the Calf’s Head: Hotel, ;5 ■Worston.
?-‘S,. ’ its success a radio programme
a’ POPULAR radio pro gramme has given more I favourable national publici
ty to the area. “The Organist Enter-;;
tains” presented by Nigel Ogden on Radio 2 featured : Kevin Morgan, . whose, numerous qualifications include a -doctorate in music and an honorary one in di-vinity. Dr Morgan has a
remarkable double life - partly as head of keyboard at Stonyhurst College and partly as a concert organist gi-ving recitals, in his own time, at halls, theatres and similar venues all across Britain and sometimes abroad. Dr Morgan spoke about
and organ. Currently, some six pupils are aiming for
professional standards on the organ, tutored by Dr; Morgan and colleagues.
: Away from the college. Dr' Morgan IS one of
-Britain’s best-known con cert players and has been a guest'on Mr Ogden’s pro gramme before. Last week’s featured sev
eral of his recordmgs, made at various venues from both serious and lighter parts of his repertoire. Mr Ogden’s light-heart
■coming 2003/4 year. ■ AN invitation to join the Ribble Valley Tourism Association is being extend- ■ ed to any business with links to the industry.. I t is estimated that
had promoted the Ribble’ ■Valley at exhibitions, pro duced a new Ribble 'Viley; Tourism Association, brochure with the help of Jane Silvester and helped
isation had also represented the tourist industry at vari ous meetings, and had a direct input in the Lan cashire Tourism Partner ship. On the social side, Mr
Carpenter said the annual dinner at the Shireburn Hotel had been very much enjoyed, together with a .
tourism brings around f 40m. a year to the Ribble Valley, one of the reasons it is also a major employer in ^
the area. People across the Valley
are responsible for pro-vid- ing a range of accommoda tion services for visitors.
pay for a new notice-board from large managed hotels outside the council offices. He added that the organ
to family-run establish ments, together with bed and breakfast, self-catering properties, caravan parks and camp sites. In addition, other businesses such as shops, entertainment
COUN. Holgale is pictured in the Platform Gallery with those who attended the RVTA’s annual meeting (B120303/4)
profit and make sure -visi tors not only have an enjoy able time but leave with
venues, restaurants, trans- such a great impression port systems and visitor that they will continue to attractions all rely on return to the Ribble Valley, tourist trade.
More than a decade ago.
The aim of each individ- like-minded people with ual is to generate maximum interests in tourism came
together and formed the Ribhle Valley Tourism Association to encourage: • the development and improvement of quality
• facilities,’amenities and ser- ■vices,
' • increase the profile of the area and extend the
tourist season, - • increase public under
standing of the impact of tourism ' • and enable i those
involved in the industry to exchange their views and ideas and promote tourism interests, by ;Working
together. NowtheRVTAis; on the lookout to recruits more businesses to help plan the future of tourism in the Ribble Valley for the benefit of both community
and-visitors. , Anyone interested in finding out more can tele
phone Miss Frances Aheame on 01254 826345, or go along to the next meeting on May 8th at Gardenmakers in ’Wig- glesworth, near Bolton-by- Bowland, to hear a talk on business and marketing at 2-30 p.m.
Sporting teenagers will take Timeout to perform Headteacher to retire
SPORTING teenagers from the Ribble Val ley will be taking Timeout to show off their
skills. Roefield Leisure’s award-winning sporty
sessions will be hosting a variety of compe titions for teenagers over the next three
weeks. The events at the Clitheroe centre follow
the success of similar challenges which took place last October and the recent formation of the children’s Timeout commiittee. Mr John Leaver, co-ordinator of Timeout, said: “The popularity of the Timeout session has been growing and growing recently and the committee thought th a t now was a good
time to hold these challenges. The events off at 5 p.m. on April 12th. All teams need to will be running alongside the re ^ la r activi--, pre-register no later than Thursday, April ties offered every week.” Badminton is the 10th. Organisers interid'to run a two-league focus of the first contest, with the competi tion due to take place next Saturday between 5 and 7 p.m. Entry forms for both singles and doubles, which are available from Roefield Leisure, must be returned by next Thursday The Paris Race Gym Challenge follows on
Saturday, April 5th, with competitors using bikes, steppers, rowers and treadmills to race the equivalent distance between' Clitheroe and the top of the Eiffel Tower. A five-a-side football tournament will kick
THE headteacher of Gisbum Primary School is to retire next month, bringing to a close a 23-year connection
system for two age groups, the 12-13s and the 14 to 15s. Trophies and certificates will be presented on the night to the winners;- -’ Available during the'se^ions, which take
place every Saturday between 5 and 7 p.m. for those aged between 12 and 15 years, are table tennis, aerobics, gymi, basketball, net- ball and climbing. • For further information contact the cen
tre on 01200 442188 or visit the website
www.roefield.co.uk'
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■with the -village. Mrs Jackie Hargreaves has been the headteacher for
the past 17 years. Members of the Friends of Gisburn School Parent-
Teacher Association are organising a ceiledh on March 28th in a bid to ensure that the popular head goes out
on a high. The venue is Bolton-by-Bowland Village Hall and
tickets are priced £12.50, to include a hot buffet supper. Organisers are hoping that parents, former pupils and
staff will attend. Tickets are available from,Mrs Amanda Ashby,
friends' secretary, tel. 01200 445073.
' ‘‘'We are very fortunate to have a wide range of intruments at the college,” says Dr Morgan. Recently he was among those who raised money to help buy a Steinway grand piano. The instrument is worth more than £50,000 and will add greatly
the college and its excellent music facilities, as well as his concert work. ' He has been associated with Stonyhurst for nearly a decade, first as a -visiting teacher. However, Dr Mor gan has been on the staff for several years and his duties include being organ ist at St Peter’s Church, a key feature of the college complex.
musical experience avail able to pupils. All learn an orchestral instrument, but some also choose the piano
to the
ed efforts to portray Dr Morgan as a Southerner deserting his home area for the North were stoutly resisted. Dr Morgan comes from
Dorset and emphasised that he enjoys returning to the South but is very grate ful for the way Northern people have helped his
career. A quietly spoken person
ality, he is diffident about explaining
unusual achievement of earning seven lots of letters after his name. Dr Morgan spent some
the
time in California, where he not only obtained his MA and Ph. D. degrees, but was also made an Hon orary. Doctor of Divinity. Dr Morgan is also a
. Durham BA and a Licenti ate of both the Royal Academy of Music and Trinity Colllege, London. • “Steinway makes a
college dream come true” - see page 13.
Young and talented musicians in concert
THREE young and talented musicians entertained at the last concert this season for Clitheroe Concerts Soci ety on ’Wednesday evening last week. The Eimer Piano Trio of Matthew Denton-(violin),
Emma Denton (cello) and Nichola Eimer (piano) formed in 1997 and has gone on to -win many prizes while contin uing studies both here and abroad. They delighted with Haydn’s Trio in E flat
Hob.XV:30, and introduced the audience to a less famil iar Fantasie Trio by Frank Bridge,'written in 1907. To conclude the programme, they gave a scintillating per formance of Schubert’s Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat op.99 D.898. The next event for the society is an evening of “Cheese,
Wine and Swing”, a joint money-raising event in aid of ’ the Concerts Society and Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Swing Band on April 10th in the Sixth Form Cen-
tre. The first’cbhcert of-thqhext seasb’nis oh October 15th ■ V , ■ I ' - - '
when Leland Chen (-violin) will be accompanied by John ’ Lenehan (piano).
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