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MARATHON mums Joanne Green and Eileen Sumner are going to amazing lengths to run


this year's London Marathon. . The duo can only train at the end of


a day's work; after they have picked up their five children from school, fed them and put them to bed. . Then Eileen (37), from Clitheroe, and


Joanne (36), from Waddington, take to the streets to prepare for the gruelling


26.2 mile run, which takes place on Sun­ day April 18th.


The pair are running.the London


ed: “The health centre staff do a wonderful job in caring for the local community and we were delighted to be able to help.” Picture shows Mr Lenan-


der (centre) with Clitheroe Health Centre staff Anne Hall, Dr Will Mackean, Sandra Ashcroft, Linda Underwood, Susan Jackson and Jane Spurgeon, (s)


In Brief . Pendle Club


Pendle Club were: J.Pye, J.Thornber, H.Wolfenden, joint fourth M.Miller and P.Oddie. Line dancing classes are held at the Pen­ dle Club every Thursday at 1-30 p.m. and new mem­ bers are always welcome.


Hotel burglary INVESTIGATIONS are


under way after thieves e t v t e r e d t b e S im o n s t o n e


Hotel on Friday and made a search of the premises. The incident took place


some time between 9-30 p.m. and 10-30 p.m.and police believe the offenders gained access through a window.


Boiler is stolen


A HOUSE under renova­ tion in Simonstone was targeted by burglars. Thieves turned the gas supply off at the property on School Lane, some time between 4 p.m. last Tues­ day and 8-30 a.m. Thurs­ day, and made off with a combi-gas boiler valued at £550.


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sions will be held at the hall on Grindleton Road between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. and 5-30 p.m. and 7-30 p.m.


Hut vandalised


INTRUDERS have bro­ ken wooden seats and sprayed graffiti over the Brownie Hut, situated in the grounds of Waddow Hall, Clitheroe. The intruders struck between December 15th and Feb­ ruary 9th.


Tools are taken


ELECTRICAL tools worth £150 were stolen from a garage next to a property-on St James’s Street in Clitheroe. Inquiries are ongoing


LOCAL residents will have the chance to give blood at West Bradford Village Hall next Friday. Two blood donor ses­


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BUDDING footballers from across the Ribble Valley pulled their socks up and laced up their football boots to take part in the half-term soccer school. The two-day event, held at Roe-


field Leisure Centre, Clitheroe, was hosted by Ribble Valley Bor­


Van is target


TOOLS valued at £720 plus £550 in cash was stolen from a Ford Tran- s it van parked on the new Barratt Estate, Lit- tlemoor Road, Clitheroe. The theft happened


ough Council, but run by the Blackburn Rovers coaching team, who provided entertainment for boys and girls aged five to 13. • Autographs were signed by


Blackburn Rovers footballer Neil Danns, who took time out of his


busy schedule to help give the


young footballers a kick-start in ? showing off their fancy footwork. Throughout the two days, chil­


dren gained top tips from profes- ■ sionals and took part in a series of structured matches.


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Further details and booking forms for the next soccer school.


are available from Ribble Valley football development officer, Mr Adam Lakeland oh 01254 296256. Pictured are Blackburn Rovers


community coaches, Mr Jason Lakeland and Alex Miller sur­ rounded by the local youngsters. (C180204/2) '• -


Another Clitheroe treat for music lovers


CONCERT lovers will have the oppor- . tunity to enjoy top-class entertainment next month. In the penultimate performance for


around 12-20 p.m. on Sunday and among the items taken were two Makita drills. Two youths are being


Clitheroe Concerts Society, counter tenor William Towers will join the group of musicians Abendmusik at the Clitheroe Royal Grammar School venue. Rescheduling of the concert was nec­


questioned by the police and inquiries are ongo­ ing


essary after Mr Towers had to travel to Italy to perform in the Teatro La Fenice, Venice, where he sang the role


of Oberon in Britten’s adaptation of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” : ^ Abendmusik, the group formed by


Graham O’Sullivan, who plays the flute and recorder, will perform a selec­ tion of 17th and 18th Century music, including works by Vivaldi, Handel and Scarlatti. With Joseph Couch (cello), Marian­


na Szucs (Violin), Miallayashi (harp­ sichord) and vocalists Julie Cooper (soprano) and William Towers (counter tenor), their rendering of the


works will produce the authentic sound of that musical period. Concert organiser Margaret Clark


heard Abendmusik last spring and was so delighted that arrangments were made immediately to book them for a ■visit to Clitheroe. The concert will be held on Tuesday,


March 2nd, at 7-30 p.m. Tickets are available from the Tourist Office on Market Place, at Clitheroe Music in Moor Lane, or if seats are still avail­ able, at the door.


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into the theft, which took place some time between last Monday and Thurs­ day morning.


Golf club plan


PLANS detailing a new entrance gateway with stone wall and rail cover­ ings at Clitheroe Golf Club, Whalley Road, Clitheroe, have been deferred to Ribble Valley planning officers for fur­ ther investigations.


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BRIDGE winners at the Pendle Club were: Mrs Doris Farnsworth, Mr Joe Lynch, Mrs Barbara Harg­ reaves and Mrs Jackie Pilling. New players are welcome every Monday at 1-30 p.m. Solo whist win­ ners at the Pendle Club were: Mrs M Holding, Mrs S Holden and Mrs M Park­ er. New players are wel­ come every Monday at 7- 30 p.m. Domino winners at the


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Marathon to raise money for North West Air Ambulance and were invited to the charity's airbase at Blackpool where they were given VIP treatment. They were shown round the emergency heli­ copter and met the pilot, and the para­ medics who work from the aircraft. Eileen said: "We had a great time with


the North West Air Ambulance. We think it's a fabulous charity and having seen it for ourselves, it'll spur us on to raise as much money as we can. You never know when you might need it." Joanne is a practice nurse at Slaid-


burn and Eileen a treatment room nurse at the health centre in Clitheroe. At the moment the women are run­


ning more than 30 miles a week and are hoping to complete the. London Marathon in around four-and-a-half hours. Joanne said: "We are really looking forward to the day. We have trained real-


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ly hard and are determined to finish in ' busy jobs, and on top of that trying to ; a good time."


train for a marathon is no mean feat. ' ' North West Air Ambulance Director ' “We wish them all the best on the :


of Communications Mr Paul Crone - day, and we hope lots of people will' said: "We are very proud of Joanne and sponsor them to help raise money for Eileen. Having five kids to look after, the charity."


Anyone wanting to sponsor them can


telephone-Eileen Sumner on 01200 423564. 'r -■-Our picture shows Joanne, left, and Eileen hoping to get off to a flying start at this year's London Marathon, (s),


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OUR photographic trip down . Memory Lane last week stirred happy memories for. one reader, who will celebrate her 90th birthday in May. • The photograph on page ;


:' ■ In the play, a little girl finds a magic key and is taken to Fairyland by some gnomes. . ..


drama entitled “The Magic Key” and staged by the Wes­ ley Church Sunday School. The picture showed the younger children, who fea­ tured in the Fairyland scene, while older children played villagers and gypsies.


four, loaned by Elaine Read- .; fern, showed children dressed for a show, around 50 years ago, before the annual Trinity ■ Pantomimes began. ; Reader Mrs May Rushton, of Victoria Street, Clitheroo, contacted us to say she had co-produced the show with Lottie Parker, in 1953. I t was a children’s musical


■; Mrs Rushton; whose sur­ name was : Cams in ■ those days,^ can recall the names of all but one of the children pic­ tured. She told us: “This was the


first concert after the war. I designed and made most of the costumes with help from a few mothers. “I remember it was a bit


. So find your copy of'last .week’s paper and compare ■ names with faces. The only boy on the old photograph, right in the middle, is Mrs Rushton’s son, .Ian, with ■ .Kathleen Scott (left) and San­


dra Myers. . The other children, from


left to right, are (back row) Pat Woods; Maureen.Hilary,


difficult, finding suitable material as things were still scarce. Lottie and I then pro­ duced a children’s concert each year till the churches at Waterloo and Moor Lane came together and then the pantomime came into being. “1 then did 'a lot of the cos­


tumes for all the pantos, up to this year’s show.”


Leslie Iroton, Elaine Edmondson, Karen Ireton, Christine Breaks, Janice Hodgson, Eileen Jones, Mary Eastwood, Janet Scott, Rose­ mary Cook, Christine Parker, Elaine Smithson, Janet Cams, Carol Parkinson, (front row) Patricia Brooks, Marian Hall, Susan Kcrmeen, Rosalind Bradshaw, Patricia Hothersall, Dorothy Wignal, Leslie Watson, unknown,


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