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THE final film show at The Grand Cinema in Clitheroe is just one week away. From November 22nd, film-


goers in the Ribble Valley will head for Stage & Screen @ St Mary's Centre. For more than 80 years, local residents have watched the lat-


est releases at the quaint cine­ ma in York Street. Next Thursday, the last film


will be shown there before pro­ jection equipment and the screen is moved and re-assem­ bled at St Mary’s Centre ready for the reopening. St Mary’s Centre, formerly


the parish church hall, has already had a lick of paint, but from November 12th substan­ tial alterations will take place, under the direction of centre manager Ben Hasty, to ensure that the centre is suitable for cinema. Alterations will include pro­


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vision of a new projection box, and sweets and ice cream shop. The sweet shop will be devel­ oped thanks to volunteer work by staff of 3M Neotechnic, Clitheroe, as part of the compa­ ny’s commitment to encourag­ ing staff volunteering. Trinity Partnership has been


responsible for showing films at The Grand for the four years since Ribble Valley Borough Council decided to cease oper­ ating the cinema in 1999. Sup­ port from Ribble Valley Bor­ ough Council and Clitheroe Town Council has helped sus­


tain the expensive cost of film exhibition, but Trinity has cause to be particularly thank­ ful to John and Rosemary Lan­ caster, and the Lancaster Foun­ dation which owns The Grand. The foundation has allowed


cinema to continue showing at The Grand while a new venue for cinema screening has been sought, and while plans have been developed for The Grand to be a first-class venue for youth music and dance for use by the Gold Team. The Foun­ dation has also helped fund the cost of relocating the cinema to St Mary’s. Trinity Partnership has now


leased St Mary’s Centre from Clitheroe Parish Church with a view to redeveloping it as an Arts and Social Enterprise Centre within the next three years. Over the next two years, Trinity’s Arts Centre Develop­ ment Team will be experiment-


' ing with a range of new ideas for film and live entertainment at St Mary’s Centre under the new name of Stage & Screen. Regular film screening will be


the main element of Stage & Screen’s entertainment pro­ gramme with regular showing


of mainstream, arthouse and children’s films. Plans are also being drawn up for additional silver screen film shows during one or two afternoon’s each work in order to meet the needs of older people and shift work­


ers. But film screening will be


interspersed with regular monthly slots for live entertain­ ment. 'The new quarterly pro­ gramme will include presenta­ tions of music and drama and will feature the Hull Truck Theatre Company, the Swing Commanders, and St Mary’s Operatic and Dramatic Society. Additional volunteers are


being sought to cope with the increased demands of operating Stage & Screen. New volun­ teers can contact either Janet Dodd, Trinity Partnership’s volunteer development co-ordi­ nator on 01200 427886, or Ben Hasty at St Mary’s Centre on 01200 427162. I t is hoped tha t the new


Friends of the Arts Centre group, FORCE, will be involved in supporting new developments at Stage & Screen, including the operation of a regular mailing list.


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VISITORS flocked to Clitheroe Castle Museum, recording its best Hallowe’en on record with a week of fun-packed


events. Museum custodian Miss Mary Hornby


attributed the unprecedented levels of interest partly due to Sky TV's "Most Haunted" programme, which was being filmed at various locations around the Rib­ ble Valley at the weekend. She said: “We had people from all over


the country - many from London, who were interested in the "Most Haunted" pro­


gramme.” The Hallowe’en activities coincided with


In addition to film and live


entertainment events, there will still be plenty of scope for St Mary’s Centre to continue host­ ing a range of regular and occa­ sional community activities in the venue’s extensive premises. Manager Ben Hasty is


already experiencing a big demand for room use. The centre is used regularly


for IT training classes by Myer- scough College, and it has been used throughout October by the Health Centre for Flu Clinics. Trinity Partnership will be


looking for regular feedback on the existing and long term development of the Arts and Social Enterprise Centre, and to ensure this it will hold set up consultative forums.


A spooky gathering for some civic guests!


half term and a total of 136 youngsters took part from Monday to Friday. One of the activities was a Find the


Buried Skull Competition, where young­ sters had the opportunity to look at a map of the area divided up like a grid and chose which square the skull was buried in. The lucky winner was Paul Burns, of Preston, who chose square 14, located to the north of Rimington, which was the nearest point next to square 13 where the skull was buried. He won a flying bat pen and other Hallowe’en goodies. Youngsters and their families could also


guess how many black cats were located around the museum. The answer was 16 and the first to give the correct answer was Thomas Powell and family, of Blackburn. They also scooped a bag of Hallowe’en


goodies. The fun continued over the weekend with


spooky lantern making workshops held on Saturday and Sunday. Around 80 children aged between three and 12 years old attend­ ed these workshops over the two days. They also learnt about the origins of Hallowe’en. Picture shows Richard Taylor and


Emmanuel Passerini with their Hallowe’en lanterns in front of a spooky display created by Miss Hornby. (S301004/4)


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for air ambulance REMEMBER, remember - this year it is the sixth of November when Clitheroe's community bonfire and fireworks display take place! The fire will be lit at 6-30 p.m. by Wayne Lenander, the plant manager of 3M Health Care, one of the two sponsors of


this year's event. The fireworks display promises to be


spectacular and starts at about 7-15 p.m. ^


when the first rocket will be set off by Gareth Price, the general manager of Castle Cement,


the


event’s other spon­ sor.


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IT was not Marley’s ghost ratti­ ng his chains around Clitheroe, but muster of Mayors from across the region who met up for a guided ghost walk. Mr Simon Entwistle led the


party of around 45 civic digni­ taries - some who travelled from Yorkshire and Rossendale - on one of his legendary spooky tours of the town. A tourism delegation from Liv-


erpool, which won the bid to become the 2008 Capital of Cul­ ture, also joined the party. The event raised more than


£200 for First Responders and the North West Air Ambulance - Clitheroe Town Mayor's Mrs Joan Knight's chosen charities. The party then enjoyed supper


at the Swan and Royal Hotel. Picture shows Mr Entwistle


with his visitors in the back­ ground. (S171004/3)


Shortlisted for an Oscar!


INNOVATIVE ideas for bus trans­ port in the rural Ribble Valley Mil fea­ ture at the “Bus Oscars” in London. Bowland Transit’s “Countryside


and Pleasure” initiative is among three acclaimed Lancashire projects shortlisted for honours in the Bus Industry Awards, to be presented at


London’s Hilton Hotel on November 19th.


Bowland Transit serves a remote


Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, where over 15,000 residents are scattered over 802 square miles of countrj'side. The bus company faced imique challenges in developing a pub­ lic transport network to respond to the area and its residents’ needs. A fleet of new branded buses, specially chosen for the winding country roads, has already carried more than 30,000


passengers around the Forest of Bow­ land since its launch in April 2003. People in isolated rural areas, along with visitors, have all benefited. The other Lancashire schemes, in


Camforth and Chorley, have also been designed to meet specific public trans­ port challenges in their areas. Lancashire County Council’s Cabi­


net Member for Highways and Traifr portation, Coun. Jean Yates, said Lancashire had been nominated for various awards from the industry in the past five years and had won sever­ al categories. "This sort of recognition is a clear endorsement that we are on the right track,” she said. “We contin­ ually strive for excellent quality and integrated services, which offer com­ fort and reliability.”


being provided by Mi l l e n n i u m P y ro te c h n ic s . Members of the public are asked not to take their own fireworks, sparklers or fire­ wood to the event. There will be


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food and hot drinks and local primary schools are competing to produce the best guy, with entries accepted on the Castle field until 10-45 a.m. with judging at 11 a.m. and a prize. The joint organ­


isers are asking people to dig deep and donate at the collection boxes positioned at the Eshton Terrace and Parson Lane gates to the Castle grounds. Proceeds are going to the North West Air Ambulance.


Scary treats make holiday week go with a bang!


PUMPKIN carving and making scary jelly were just some of the Hallowe’en activities to be found on a Clitheroe holiday playscheme


timetable. Childcare at Trinity organised a


week of fun for youngsters aged


between four and 12. A total of 45 children attended each day making witches and wizard hats, junk mon­ sters and helping to decorate the centre’s party room. The week culminated in a fancy dress disco on Friday afternoon.


Staff got into the spirit by dressing up too. Those who attended were also invited along to the Saturday Club for a special Hallowe’en party. Pictured having fun at the disco


are youngsters who attended the playscheme. (B291004/7)


Out of sight but not out of mind


office, very much in recognition of the fact that over recent years there have been substantial changes in the demands made of professional advis­ ers to meet the needs and expecta­ tions of their clients.


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“It is with great reluctance that we made the inevitable decision that the best way forward in serving the needs of our clients, wherever they are based, is from larger centres where specialised teams of solicitors provide in-depth legal advice.” explained Geoff Isherwood, who was the managing partner of the Clitheroe office.


“In making this decision we recog­ nized that it may cause some inconve­ nience to clients, who will not be able to slip into the office quite the same, but there is usually a limited need for fece to fece meetings and when these are required I or one of my colleagues will visit the client in the Valley”


he Clitheroe office of Forbes Solicitors has combined opera­ tions with the firm’s Preston


Geoff, who joined Forbes in 1966 and has been Partner since 1975, started the Forbes office in Clitheroe in 1978 w h e n F o r b e s me r g e d with the practice of Tom Liddle. Since then the firm has grown very successfully to employ 350 staff and over 70 qua l i f i ed solicitors in offices in P r est on,


Blackburn, Accrington, Chorley and over the Pennines in Leeds.


“I recognize that whilst many solici­ tors of my generation are general practitioners who have advised on a wide range of matters, with limited


backup support, the younger solici­ tors who are coming through are much more specialized and rely on input from others who have particu­ lar expertise in a way that is not read­ ily available in a branch office environ­


ment”.


These changes coincide with some interesting times at Forbes Preston office.The commercial property, employment, trusts and private client departments have all expanded sub­ stantially over the last twelve months to meet the demands of the clients


The office is ideally located opposite the Law Courts and next to a multi­


storey car park.


“D o I have regrets on leaving Clitheroe to work in Preston — of course 1 do. 1 enjoyed all 26 years working there and I will be back at every opportunity. Clitheroe might be out of sight - but its definitely not out of mind.”


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