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’resident of Waddington Mrs Eva Ellison welcomed


•yone to the meeting in the thodist Church schoolroom introduced the guest


|iker Mrs Elaine Burridge, i showed members the art


ift wrapping with a differ- >. Mrs Burridge wrapped a es silk nightdress in a piece ylon fabric, a boy’s T-shirt


i a tube, making a Christ- > cracker, she wrapped a i ’s


shirt in brown paper and


ittle of wine. All were beau- lly presented and decorat- nd she gave numerous tips 1 sticky tape, ribbons and ie paper. frs Margaret Jackson nked Mrs Burridge for an ellent and informative lonstration. raft afternoons will contin-


intil the end of next month there was a request for


J‘ guests to Downham next lith to see the Calendar


committee will demon- .e and entertain. Tea host- s will be Mrs Whittam, Wigglesworth, Mrs


Iver and Miss Wallbank. WEST


BRADFORD


:ks and spots here were 18 tables in play le whist and domino drive in West Bradford Village


1. Whist winners were: ies - M. Green, B.


ldington, J. Hartley, V. kworth, E. Hartley. Gents


. Lofthouse, W. Barker, J. :ter, S. Hodge, J. Holden, ominoes: J. Aspin, M. >n, II. Procter, F. Giles, E. iver, G. Thompson, W. ke. affle: M. Barker, M. Wil- M. Tennent, M. Pike, M.


:klehurst, M. Bullock, he next drive will be on ember 19th at 7-30 p.m. in 'illage hall.


WHALLEY


smile and song With a Smile and a Song” the apt title for the Whal- Abbey Fellowship social


ling held in the great hall, he well-known local duo, on George Moore on piano the Rev. Brian Stevenson, lling stories, provided the ted audience with a won- ul evening of entertain- t, which was followed by a


" supper served by the oy staff. uests included the Bishop lurnley, the Rt Rev. John idard and Mrs Goddard the Pearly King and


:en of Lancashire, Mr id and Mrs Jil Atkinson, arrrowford.


rish council here were only four mem- ; of the public present at meeting of Whalley Parish incil, held in the village . Chairman Coun. Eric


man assured those present . the war memorial would


Jin. Ronnan will lay a lith on behalf of the coun- lind the sum of £500 has li allocated for pointing on (memorial. 1 letter expressing the grat- le of the council and local lents is to be sent to Mr D. nes, of George Street, who nds a great deal of time ring rubbish from the play- field and other areas, ouncillors thought it a


:1 idea that a lengthsman mployed as a grant of £100


l.'ailable from Lancashire Inty Council if two or three |shes work together. was reported that


ngements were in hand for repair and replacement of :hes in the village, ouncillors are to meet Iren and youth worker Mr I Evans at Lancaster se, the Sidings, on Novem- 4 th to discuss what they Id like for young people in /illage. ouncillors expressed inter- n what will happen to the Grammar School building - the lease expires in 2004


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concern was expressed British Telecom want to


ove telephone boxes in ton Road, Kingsmill nue and near Whittam d. It was agreed that BT iquested to retain the box • Whittam Road and ill one at the station. Duncillors have been invit- y the local branch of the ncil for the Protection of ll England, a meeting in on Hall on November 6th -30 p.m when speeding ic will be on the agenda.


ice the past many people


‘ requested Coun. Mrs :e Holgate to deal with ers which are the respon- ty of the police. In future ents are asked to contact Jeoff Pennall on 01200 27.


llean and tidy for Rcmem- lice Sunday, as governors of lold grammar school have loud to oversee the work.


dirniKt tatile and ai>. chair:


SAVE £400 WAS £1299 NOW ONLY £899


res for next year’s calendar, frs Ellison gave' an inter- ng report on the autumn icil meeting held in Fleet- d and a gift stall was held VI funds. lembers were advised a li-bus has been arranged to


Is in person. (he annual meeting will be ’ in the Methodist school- on November 11th when


A LIGHT-HEARTED comedy suitable for the entire family packed audiences


into


Clitheroe’s Parish Church Hall. Clitheroe Parish Church


Amateur Operatic and Dra­ matic Society's presenta­ tion of "Stepping Out" cap­ tured the imagination of the Valley. By the second night of its four-night run, even programmes were at a premium. For once the society had


absolutely no need to go in search of men.


There was only one in this


production and Bob Cleeve f it ted the role of the shy, rather bumbling individual admirably. The play follows the ups


and downs of members of an amateur tap dancing class. A bunch of misfits, they all


have their own reasons for attending their weekly night out in a local church hall. Improving their dancing skills is apparently at the very bottom of the list. When dance teacher


Mavis, expertly played by Jean Croft, announces the opportunity to take part in a professional production, their personal problems begin to fade into the background and rehearsals start for real. In the 1991 film version of


the stage play by Richard Harris, Julie Walters played Vera and Liza Minnelli, dance teacher Mavis. In Clitheroe's production,


Vera was played by Gaynor Smith. Perfectly cast as the soci­


ety's class conscious "shrew," Gaynor's antics in her leop­ ard-skin leotard and yellow rubber gloves produced roars of laughter from the audi­ ence. At the opposite end of the


spectrum, Louise McKinlay, as gum-chewing confident Sylvia, had the audience in the palm of her hand during a fast-moving show with lots of one-liners designed to keep the audience smiling. With eight "dancers," plus pianist Mrs Fraser - who


would have guessed it was Brenda Jones under that hat and mac? - everyone had a favourite. Lesley Haworth portrayed dizzy Dorothy beautifully, oozing every inch out of her cameo role. Helen Nicklin, appearing


in Clitheroe for the first time, played Lynne, Cather­ ine Whitham, Rose, Alison Blakemore the plain-Jane Andy who certainly turned


up the tempo towards the end, and Averil Ashworth, another first for Clitheroe's stage, as Maxine, were all engagingly different. It was good to see new­


comers in this production and, given the full houses and warm ovations, it is to be hoped th a t they will return. Making the leap from show dancer to stage drama


New recruit Paul will bring business flair to insurance firm with ambition to reach top


A HIGHLY ambitious firm has strength­ ened its team by recruiting a business-mind­ ed office manager. Based at the Clitheroe branch, Paul Bar­


rington (28), will join East Lancashire’s insurance broker and risk adviser company Sagar Insurances. Mr Barrington was previously section head at Carole Nash Insurance.


“ T h e o p p o r t u n i t y to b e o f f ic e m a n a g e r


was an attractive and challenging proposi­ tion, giving me the scope to develop my per­ sonal skills and those of a team,” comment­ ed the new recruit. Director of Sagar’s Mr John Meadows


said he was pleased to have Mr Barrington as part of the team and is confident that he will contribute to the success of the business.


is immense and as the Mavis Turner's Tappers performed their grand finale, the new­ comers radiated energy and professionalism in an excel­ lent dance routine which was certainly deserving of the tumoultous applause. By that time, even the


audience was unconvinced that Mavis Turner's Tappers would make the grade. But they did during a final


number which was excellent and well worthy of the ova­ tion. Sugar plum fairies were


played by Claire Wood and Nicola Dinsdale, and Brian Haworth made a brief appearance as finale show


director. Director: Dawn Elliot .


Stage manager: John Wilkin­ son. Staging: Ian Rimmer, Michael Gidlow, David


Scott. Lighting: Martin But­ ters. Continuity: Brenda Dixon. Hair: Brenda Dixon. Properties: Margaret Powell. Wardrobe: Nena Fox, Gillian McKinlay. Costumes: Mrs Sheard, Little Curtain The­ atre. House Manager: Clare Hobday. Brigadoon is the society's


next production from Febru­ ary 14th to 21st, 2004. (171003/1)


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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, October 23rd, 2003 Crash hoax call fury


F IRE-FIG H TERS have con­ demned hoaxers who made.a malicious call about a serious crash involving a chemical tanker


Seven appliances rushed to the


scene. The Decontamination Unit


and the Major Incident Support unit from Preston as well as two pumps from Burnley and Padi- ham, the supporting appliance from Burnley the Incident' Sup­ port Unit and the Environmental Protection Unit were called out. They were stunned to discover


Fire


Stat ion Officer a t Padiham Sta t ion Duncan


Barker-Brown said he was dis­ gusted at the people responsible. He said: “I t ’s unbelievable.


This malicious call resulted in all the appliances being stuck in the


wrong place at the wrong time. “For something as serious as a


chemical spill we have to send all the units we can.


her of certain appliances and this tied them all up. I’m just grateiui we didn’t have a genuine call while this was going on, that would have been disastrous. “The call was made from a


phone box in Paditiam just before midday on Tuesday, whoever made the call put a lot of thought into it because of the amount of detail they gave.


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