16 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, October 21 st, 2004


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Splendid Horse and bird attractions at open day


walkers A GROUP of 16 walkers set off from Malham last Sunday along stone-walled lanes up towards Kirkby Fell for a nine mile stroll. From Butterlands bam,


soft field paths climbed past old mine workings up to the rocks of Hoober Edge and Hanber Side. Here, the group stopped for a quick drink and a chance to enjoy the splen­ did views over to Hanlith Moor. Continuing on past


Nappa Cross down to Langscar and Langscar Gate, they crossed paths with a group of riders as they climbed to Dean Scar, before following the bridleway over Dean Moor, whose green turf has been damaged by motorbike tracks. At the road, ice cream


from an ice cream van was enjoyed by several of the walkers. The cold breeze by Malham Tarn drove the group to the lee of the plantation wall for lunch. Afterwards, they contin­


ued over Prior Rakes and through Broad Scar’s lime­ stone pavement to Mal­ ham Lings and the road down to the village. This was followed for a short time, with more good views, before taking the footpath to Gordale Scars, which took the group to Gordale Bridge (and more ice cream). The path by Janet’s


Fosse and New Laithe led back along the stream to Malham, where several llama’s were seen, out on a walk with their owners. This provided an unusual­ ly exotic flavour to the end of the day.


HORSES and birds of prey drew a steady stream of visitors to an open day at Edisford Farm Shop. Mother and daughter


Jean and Donna Knowles organised events to go on throughout the day and the weather managed to stay fine. Displays from Chipping


Pony Club in the morning proved'popular, with demonstrations of dres­ sage to music and mount­ ed games. Shaun Callom, from


Oswaldtwistle, brought a selection of his birds of prey. The falconry display


team was unable to fly on the day due to the windy weather and dark skies, but on display were a 12- month-old golden eagle.


harris hawks and a Rus­ sian Steppe eagle. Endhouse Stud, from


Gisburn, displayed three of their stallions and' Carol Clarke, a Labrador breeder and gundog trainer from Ormskirk, gave basic training dis­ plays and advice to dog owners. With her was Bert Taylor, from Oswaldtwistle, who runs gundog trials with Carol and won the retriever championships in 1999. Animal feed specialists


were on hand to offer feed advice and samples to the public. The farm shop, which


sells animal foodstuffs, wellies, outdoor clothing and other animal sun­ dries, was open and cus­ tomers enjoyed free hot


dogs, cups of tea and home made cake. A raffle and tombola raised £110.50 for the


North West Air Ambu­


lance. Our picture shows Paul


Barker displaying a Rus­ N ew town scul by Vivien Meath


CLITHEROE is set to benefit from a series of sculptures emanating from


The Grand. The first is to be unveiled


tomorrow night at the entrance to the Undergrand, which is incorporated in the basement of the York Street building. Under the cover of a tempo­


rary timber construction, a work of sculpture has been emerging over the last few weeks. It is the creation of Tom Swo-


boda, one of the Polish artists, who are artists-in-residence at


the Undergrand Art Centre. Tomorrow, a public unveiling cer­ emony will take place at 6-45 p.m. A public art consortium fund­


ed by Clitheroe the Future will soon be commissioning a series of sculptures, including two stain­ less steel structures positioned at the two roundabouts on entering Clitheroe along the A59 from Preston (by the Ribble Enter­ prise Park), a town centre sculp­ ture trail, a new art gallery at Ribble Enterprise Park office and a statue commemorating a famous Clitheronian. The sculpture set to be unveiled tomorrow has been con­


structed to mark the beginning of a new period of arts related activ­ ity in the town, including the refurbishment of The Grand and the re-launch of the parish hall as the St Mary’s Centre. It will sit in its present site


until the refurbishment work commences at The Grand. The Undergrand was formally opened in May and a variety of arts workshops can now be booked, covering the areas of drawing, painting and sculpture. The opening of the Under­


grand marked the end of the pilot project operated by The Grand at Clitheroe, which ran a wide variety of workshops and live


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hilarious plumbing


anecdotes MEMORIES of working i as a plumber’s apprentice were retold by speaker Gerald Holden at a recent meeting of the Clitheroe and District Probus Club. Gerald’s talk entitled "Old Plumbers never die -


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sian Steppe eagle, one of many attractions at Edis­ ford Farm Shop’s open day event, (s)


res will look just grand!


events over a twelve month peri­ od, featuring performances by students from a number of local schools and created a showcase for up and coming local talent. Steven Lancaster described his


vision for the building as: “I see the Undergrand adding another dimension and dynamic to fur­ ther our establishment of music, the arts and culture within Clitheroe. “ Lessons learned from this


action research will advise the design team that is planning the refurbishment of the building, and the nature of the activities that will be organised once the renovations are complete."


Ball raises £3,000 for new school playground


A LANTERN Ball organised by the Friends of Whalley CE Primary School raised £3,800 towards providing a new playground. The event, which was held at the Clarion


Hotel, Foxfields, on Friday, was attended by almost 200 people, who all donned their fin ery for the evening. Many businesses in Whalley provided


sponsorship for the event, which had a Hal lowe’en pumpkin theme with the venue deco rated in orange and black. After a champagne reception, those who


attended the ball enjoyed a three-course meal while being entertained by vocalist Russell Shawn and a disco.


Chairman of the Friends Ruth Telford


thanked all the sponsors for their generous donations and all those who had helped to organise the event, particularly secretary Siobhan Trickett. Mrs Telford commented that as the school


had undergone a recent revamp, the Friends had wanted to give the outside a similar over­ haul. The fund-raising effort will now contin­ ue in order to reach the necessary target pay for the work and play equipment. In party mood at the Lantern Ball, our pic­


to


ture shows Trish Parker, Lisa Edwards, Julie Jackson, Siobhan Trickett, Ruth Telford, Jen .Read, Denise,GrangerrLee. (A151004/4c)


they just go down the drain”, recounted, in hilarious fashion, his early beginnings as a plumber’s apprentice and his subse­ quent life in the building trade. Gerald is in great


demand these days as an after-dinner speaker and comedian, to such an extent that he has had to scale down his plumbing to almost zero in order to accommodate his evening job. His not too serious view


of life and comic timing honed over the years kept the members laughing throughout what seemed a very short hour. Burnley born, but liv­


ing in Barrowford, Ger­ ald’s gentle humour fol­ lows in the path of A1 Read in his day and Peter Kay today in observation of the behaviour of friends and associates and gently sending them up. Paul Duck gave a vote


of thanks which was enthusiastically endorsed by all the members pre­ sent. The meeting on


November 5th features the club’s own member Bob Jones speaking on “Lies, damned lies”. New members are


always welcome and for further details please call 01200 429207.


Tourism map plan


for forest? THE Forest of Bowland will be put on the sustain­ able'tourism map if active travel specialist Country Lanes' plans come to


fruition. The national specialist


travel company is looking at opening a cycling and walking tourism centre near to the railway sta­


tion in Settle. I t would also look at


opening.up a centre with­ in the Forest of Bowland or the Ribble Valley if suitable premises and local.franchisees can be


found. Anyone ivith an interest


in running their own cycling and walking busi­ ness as a franchisee under the Country Lanes brand can find information on


the company’s website at www.countrylanes.co.uK


or they can email fran- chising@countrylanes.co.


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'clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Octoioer 21 st, 2004 17


Pupils show off green fingers ,&


by Julie Wintle


SOMEof tlie pupils prepare to plant up troughs (s)


A GROUP of n ine Year 10 pupils from Ribblesdale High School Technology College have been specially selected to re­ design and landscape the Rose Memorial Garden in Clitheroe Castle grounds. Working as a team on the Castle


Community Garden Project, their task is to produce a garden, which can be used by all sections of the local community, and they will be spending one day a week tor the next two years working on the pro­ ject as an alternative to some of their GCSEs. They will be learning about all


GIVING an old plant pot a new


lease of life with


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aspects of garden design in stage one of the scheme including producing their own hand drawn sketches as well as computer aided design tech­ niques. In order to gain some inspiration


pupils have visited the Forbidden Garden in Middleham, North York­ shire, the Millennium Garden in Settle designed as a garden for the community, and also Myerscough College, which is in partnership with the school throughout.


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design. Although pupils cannot actually


do anything on site until the designs have been finalised and approved, the gang is already hard


at work. To gain publicity, two pupils Sean


O’Donnell and Amy Metcalfe, have already experienced being inter­ viewed by Radio Lancashire and everyone is currently working on a publicity launch, and hope to have an exhibition of their ideas in Clitheroe Library as well as a stall on Clitheroe market where local opinions can be gathered. Work is also under way in the


school greenhouse where bulbs have been planted for Christmas and pupils have made stone trough


planters. They are now busy decorating ter­


racotta plant pots which they will plant up and sell to staff and to par­ ents at the Christmas Fair at the end of November.


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