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A GLOBETROTTING member of the cast and director have not pre­ vented the Downham Stage Two Players from being on schedule for the opening of their latest production. 1 , Director Muriel Hanson is spend­


ing two weeks in the United States; and one of the principals, Leslie Brad­ bury, has only recently returned after a three-month trip to South Africa. 1


The world is not big enough to stand in thespians’ way! The cast has kept up rehearsals in


the absence of the director, with Fran Osborne deputising. , • The play, which opens on April


30th in Downham Village Hall, is a farce called "See How They Run”, in which there are many more vicars on stage when the play finishes than when it started. Our picture shows some of the cast


1916, was then one of five East Lancashire homes, including Langholme in Blackburn, which were made into temporary hospi­ tals for wounded Servicemen of the F irs t World War from, the North-West. : The East Lancashire Red Cross


rehearsing: from left, Bob Cleeve, Alex Wildman, Leslie Bradbury, Liz Wrigley, Michael O’Hagan, Terry Till and Pat Hargreave. Eddie Bootle and Tony Brazendaleare also in the cast. After its April 30th opening, “See


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provided the medical staff. When the war ended, four of the


hospitals were closed, and Broughton House became a care home for ex-Service personnel and


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is today the only one of its kind in the North of England.


; The chief ■ executive of Broughton House, Col D. E. Gibbs, CBE, said: "Since the home first opened, it has provided nursing and residential care to more than 6,000 ex-Servicemen, mostly from the North-West and Lancashire in par­ ticular. 1


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"Eighty-seven years on, the home has had to find significant capital


. investment to remodel its facilities to bring it in line with new govern- . ment legislation. Accordingly, two years ago, an appeal was launched to raise the £lm. to fund the pro­ ject.


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’ "It is both appropriate and signif- : icant that Stonyhurst College, with its long-established'and distin­ guished military association, should provide the venue for the concluding


. major event of the appeal. No less than seven of its old boys have been awarded the Victoria Cross; and today, 10 of its former pupils are known’to be serving in the Gulf War.” Mr Adrian Aylward, headmaster of Stonyhurst College, said he was


. delighted to provide the college as a venua He added: "Service to others has


always been central to the ethos and practice of our pupils, boys and girls. I have witnessed myself, when visiting Broughton House, a similar commitment of dedication and ser­ vice by both the nursing and admin­ istrative staff of the homa Together. with supporters of the home, they now serve those who, in their earlier,


• years, served us and the country." Tickets can be bought, or dona­


tions made, by telephoning Broughton House on 0161 740 2737.


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Flying the flag for this Valley firm


THE flag could soon be flying for a Ribble Valley firm. Powerclean UK Ltd , of Quarry Farm


House, Ghatburn, has applied for planning permission to install an advertising flag at Link 59 Business Park in Pimlico Link Road, Clitheroe. Any comments on the application (No.


0286) must be submitted to Ribble Valley Borough Council by May 2nd. Other recent planning applications are as


follows. Clitberoe: Construction of new 658.9sq. m single­


storey commercial building, Link 59 Business Park, Pimlico Link Koad (0280). Erection of domestic exten­ sions on top of existing garage and to enlarge dining room, Croft House, 1C Moorland Crescent (0292). Wballey: Two-storey extension to side dwelling, 30


Moor Field (0277). Waddington: To site and erect a stainless steel slurry


store and to construct collection pits adjacent to the cattle housing, Brungerley Farm, Clitheroe Road (0278). Erection of detached storage building, West- field, Becchthorpe Avenue (0291). Dutton: Agricultural livestock building (resubmis­


sion), Carlinghurst Farm (0279). Bashall Eaves and Mitfom'Proposed extension into


adjoining bam with provision of conservation-type rooflights and proposed replacement conservatory. Backridge Farm, Twitter Lane (0281). Proposed exten­ sion into bam and replacement conservatory, Backridge Farm, Twitter Lane (0287).. Sabden: Proposed dormers to rear roof slope, 107


Clitheroe Road (0282). Side extension to form store, 7 PBndleside Close (0293). ■ Bowland Forest (Low): Alterations to house type


(modifications to swimming pool area with single­ storey addition to rear), Middle Lees Bam, Whitewell Road (0283). . Clayfon-Ie-Dale: Proposed bay to living room, 142


Ribchester Road (0285). Chipping: Demolition of part of dwelling and rebuild­


ing in an altered design, construction of double garage, Chalk Hall, Judd Holmes Lane (0288). Wiswell: Single-storey rear extension to form sun


lounge, 10 Leys Close (0290). Billington and Langho: Erection of detached double garage, Lower Elker Farm, Elker Lane (0294)..


Fallen stock: NFU


advice to farmers by Rebecca Wright


RIBBLE Valley fanners are being urged b y . the NFU to sign up to an “essential” new scheme to dispose of fallen livestock in accor­ dance with new laws. The EU legislation has banned the on-farm


burial of animal carcasses from May 1st, which has brought about th e DEFRA scheme. The system means that farmers will pay an


annual subscription, subsidised by the gov­ ernment, to have fallen stock removed and disposed of. ■ The yearly fee will differ according to the size of the farm - with smaller farms paying £50, medium farms paying £100, and large farms paying £200. Lancashire NFU County chairman Mr


Thomas Binns said: “The NFU believes that the scheme is a good deal and one that farmers should support." - The government is aiming to get more than


50% of livestock holdings to register their interest in joining up. Mr Binns. said: “Livestock producers need


to get behind this scheme. I t is dependent on industry support and it is essential that farm­ ers register their interest”. .• The NFU has.also made the point th a t ■


although the scheme does address pressing problems, farmers will want guarantees that the scheme would operate over the long term, with the subscription rates held for at least three years.


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Musical summer line-up ANOTHER programme of free band con­ cert music has been drawn up by Clitheroe Town .Council for the townsfolk and visi­ tors to the Ribble Valley this summer. * “ ;;


. #First‘on stage a t the Clitheroe Castle Bahdstand.on Sunday, July 20 th; from 2-' 30 p.m., will be Balderstone Brass Band: A week later it will be the turn of > Nelson Brass Band to entertain, followed on August 3rd by Bamoldswick Brass Band. The final Sunday concert of the season’ will take place on AugustelOth and will feature musicians from-Slaidbum Silver.. Band.


,^-The culmination'of tbeT2003 prbj grammesmll'be;the)Lasti'Night(qf/the; PromsJeTCntj,to_bVstaged on‘Saturday;: August' 16th; fr6m‘7-30 p.m.’, featuring music from; Clitheroe Town Band. togeth- er.with a guest choir and soloists.,


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TALENTED photographer Kev a special exhibition to boost the i St Nicholas’s Church in Sabden. I Mr Barrington, who lives in t |


member of the church, wanted tq the worthwhile cause. He displayed photographs t^


range of subjects including pictu range of nature shots originally t tition. Mr Barrington said the event i


attended and he had raised aro fund. The church has recently heardl


Heritage Lottery grant so that re) cost around £150,000, can be < den’s Grade II listed parish churd


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A TRAINING provider1 is fofl casting a record number of modJ apprenticeship applications t | year. More than 600 school and cl


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