18 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, February 3rd, 2005


Winning hoggs with ‘X-factor’


HOGGING the limelight was the aim when “The X Factor” came to Gisburn Auction Mart. Its “X Factor” show and


sale of Texel and Beltex prime hoggs met with plen­ ty of interest and some lively trading, with 24 pens for­ ward. Leading the sale at £87


(194p/kg) was a pen of five Beltex cross Texel hoggs from Brian Breaks, of New­ ton. The hoggs weighed 45kgs and sold to Bowland Foods Ltd, of Longridge. Second prize Beltex hoggs


weighing iokgs, from Mark and Elaine Hartley, of Roughlee, achieved £69 (173p/kg), selling to quality butcher Jeff Mellin. Third prize Beltex cross


Texel hoggs weighing 42kgs, again from Brian Breaks, sold for £70 (167p/kg) to Bowland Foods Ltd. Pre-sale judge Simon


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New plan for village hall


by Julie Magee


PLANS to provide a new village hall for Slaidburn have been deliv­


ered to every local household. The proposals have been drawn up by


Slaidbum Property Trust, a registered charity, which owns the site. It is inviting local residents to com­


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ment on the plans before it seeks approval from Ribble Valley Borough Council planners. Information being circulated with the


Duerdon said: “There was a fantastic show of quality, well-finished hoggs, which was clearly reflected in the prices achieved when they averaged 143p/kg."


Auctioneers were Richard


Turner and Son. Pictured are pre-sale judge


Simon Duerdon and Ne^vton farmer Brian Breaks with his pen of winning hoggs. (s)


Manchester Road - Burnley 01282 664400 THE NICK ROSS ORCHESTRA PERFORM


M e c h a n ie s Friday 4th February - 8pm


SOUNOS OF THE GLENN MILLER ERA Tickets: Cl 2.00


Thursday 10th February - 8pm


Louise Roche - writer of the sensational sell-out show “Girls Night” presents’


GIRLS BEHIND’


An incomparable blend of humour, pathos, hilarious ‘girl talk’ and a fabulous soundtrack.


Tickets: £10.00 Discounts £9.00


W e d n e s d a y 16 th F e b ru a ry - 3 pm


THE FABULOUS MAGIC OF DOCTOR BONDINI


A w a rd winning il lu s io n is t D r Bo ndin i in v ite s y o u to


e x p e r ie n c e th is t ru ly am a z in g


s h o w fu ll of m a g ic , d ram a a n d great hila r ity .


Tickets: £5.00 family £18.00


Saturday 19th February - 11am Clydebuilt Puppet Theatre present


FINDERS KEEPERS


Trickery, fu n a n d exciting puppetry a b o u n d . Experience th e soun ds and cre a tu re s o f the


jungle in th is w o n d e r fu l show for 3-7 y e a r olds. Tickets: £2.00


Wednesday 23rd February - 8pm


FAIRPORT CONVENTION Plus Simon Mayor and Hilary James. Tickets: £16.00


Thursday, 3rd March - 7.30pm


H o rse a n d B am b o o Th e a fre ’s s p a rk lin g , o u t ra g e o u s n ew p ro d u c t io n


A STRANGE (AND UNEXPECTED) EVENT’


Depicts earthquakes, giant snails, skeletons riding bikes, bold heroes, mad assassins, red devils, miracles, dea th, revolution and resurrection.


Tickets: £7.00/£5.00 S u n d a y 6 th F e b ru a ry - 8 pm


MECHANICS COMEDY NIGHT B o o k early.


P re v io u s C om e d y N ig h t SOLD OUT!


T ic k e ts: £6.00 Discounts £ 5 .00 Tuesday 15th February - 8pm


Ex frontman of the beloved 1980’s band ‘Squeeze’


GLENN TILBROOK


Performs chestnuts like ‘Up The Junction’ and ‘Pulling Mussels’ (From the Shell)


through to stunning new tracks ‘Untouchable’ and more. Tickets: £12.00


Friday 18th February - 2.30pm MY UNCLE ARLY’


Hoipolloi and Tiebreak Theatre present a celebration of nonsense inspired by the life and work of Edward Lear.


‘A stomach-achingly funny theatrical feast from start to finish’ The list.


T ic k e ts : £5.00 fam i ly £ 18 .00


Saturday 19th February - 8pm


The unique sound of the famous Suggs and his


COMPLETE ~ MADNESS


band Madness recaptured. Tickets: £12.50


Saturday 26th February - 7.30pm


M3 CLASSIC WHITESNAKE Plus two supports.


Tickets: £15.00 Friday 4th March - 7.30pm BEYOND BROADWAY


Top West End performers and the London Stage Ensemble return with their brand


new show celebrating the songs currently packing theatres in the Big Apple and beyond.


Tickets: £12.50 / £10.50 B o o k o n l i n e w ' tA f w ^ b u r n l e y m e c h a n i c s - c o . u k .COMPLETE


plans states: “The proposals are intend­ ed to keep much of the external appear­ ance of the chapel and to provide the amenities necessary for the well-being of the community.” It adds: “The pro­ posals are also intended to be ‘in keep­ ing’.” Several sets of plans have been drawn


up during the past five years to provide a new village hall on the site of the for­ mer Methodist chapel and school room, which overlook the village green, but none has met with both the approval of planners as well as local residents. Back in November 2003, an application by the Trust was withdrawn after Ribble Valley planners said they were unlikely to approve plans th a t proposed to demolish the chapel and school room, and build a new village hall from scratch. Another set of plans, which went


before the planning committee in spring 2004 proposing to keep the existing chapel and chapel house facade with the only new build to the rear with the


demolition of the Sunday School, were also turned down although recommend­ ed for approval by planning officers and English Heritage. The latest plans have been submitted


to Slaidburn Parish Council, who recently held a meeting with Mr John Parry, chairman of the Slaidburn Prop­ erty Trust. After studying the plans in full, they agreed to the scheme in prin­ ciple, but suggested changes to the win­ dows and th a t steel cladding is removed.


Commenting on this new set of plans,


Mr Parry said: “I t is generally agreed in and around Slaidburn that the com­ munity that should have a village hall, which is accessible to all and meets the reasonable aspirations of local people. “The problem has been getting a bal­


ance between those that think you can only have a decent village hall by knocking the Chapel down and building a totally new hall and those that think any change to existing buildings should be minimal at most. “The previous plans have been been


totally revised so that the building now proposed is not only smaller, but also takes account of many of the points previously made. I t is good that the parish council are sympathetic to the new design subject to some cosmetic changes and I very much hope the com­ munity will soon get the resource it so desperately needs.” The Trust has promised to consider


the views of the parish council and any other comments and suggestions sent in about the proposals.


Mild and fairly dry December


A COLD start to Decem­ ber was followed by a fort­ night of milder, drier weather. From the 14th, there was unsettled weath­ er, with rain, some frosty nights and snow on the 19th and 20th.


Christmas Eve and


Christmas Day had win­ try showers with snow - the first white Christmas since 2001. Milder weath­ er returned for the last tew


days of the month. Day Max. Min.


43 39 46 48 48 48 44 44 44 44 46 44 44 50


47 45 42


35 35


34 30 36 46 48 38 36 38 33 36 38 40 38 44 36 38 36


40 30 26 28


46 32 50 44 50 40 42


34 40 26


36 25 40 30 40 36 47


50 44 44


46 38 rain


(mm) 0.3 0.3 3.5 0.7 0.8 0.5


2.5 0.3


trace 13.7 17.3 0.4


5.3 2.9


trace 6.5


28.6 9.0 3.2


10.5 5.0


12.5 8.5 3.1


14.4 0.9


Total rainfall: 150.7 mm = 6.028 inches of rain. On the 19th, 20th, 24th and 25th, the precipitation was snow.


Colourful wonders of life under the sea


AN illustrated lecture was pre­ sented by David Moss to Clitheroe Naturalists at the town's library. Entitled: "Diving around Scot­


land", it featured a collection of slides showing the habits of the creatures living underwater. Working as amateurs with the


Marine Conservancy Society, his party of 12 spent two weeks mov­ ing around the west side of Scot­


land, with activities starting at 7 a.m. through until midnight. The Isles of Shetland provided


the divers with much photograph­ ic material. Slides showed the unbelievable


colours of sea anemones who feed by using their tentacles to convey food in to a stem-like central tube. A sight amazing to the audi­


ence was that of a multitude of Brittle Star Fish with arms linked


upwards to trap plankton. The enlargement of the pictures meant that it was possible to see in detail the colour and patterns of nature normally hidden to the eye. Questions from members fol­


lowed and chairman Frank Mason gave his thanks to Mr Moss. Next Thursday at 7-30 p.m. the lecture will be "New Zealand Revisited."


Perfect conditions for climbers


MORE than 30 members of Clitheroe mountaineering club enjoyed perfect weather conditions, after days of heavy rainfall, when they had a weekend at the Convention Centre in Keswick. On Saturday morning one group set


out from the White Horse Inn at Scales on the Keswick to Penrith road, taking a track to reach the Glenderamackin Valley. Despite low overnight temperatures,


the narrow ridge of Sharp Edge proved to be dry and free of ice, providing swift passage to the small col where it meets the summit slopes of Blencathra. Here the party traversed horizontally right across smooth slabs to reach a snow- filled, trench-like groove which was climbed to the summit. Here members were rewarded with clear views in every direction, particularly over the Solway Firth to the Galloway hills, across to the Pennines and to the surrounding Lake­ land peaks. After walking north-west to visit a


subsidiary summit, the group returned to Hallsfell Too to scramble down Hall’s


Fell ridge to Gategill. During the day another party headed to Thirlspot for a rock scramble on Brown Cove crags, fin­ ishing with a traverse of Helvellyn’s Striding and Swirral Edges, whilst oth­ ers headed over Catbells and Maiden Moor for a circuit of the Derwent Fells. Returning to Keswick in the evening,


members enjoyed their traditional Jan­ uary communal meal, co-ordinated by Jane Piznuik and David Grosvenor. On Sunday morning six members


travelled to Mountain View between Rosthwaite and Seatoller to reach the small valley of Combe Gill where mem­ bers enjoyed some steep climbing. Other groups took advantage of the conditions,


scaling the local peaks of Blencathra and Skiddaw. An indoor meeting will he held at 8


p.m. in Clitheroe cricket club on Thurs­ day, February 17th when Clitheroe mountain sports shop owner Mr Chris Barrow will give an illustrated lecture about mountaineering and outdoor clothing and equipment. Prospective and non-members are verv welcome.


Passport is taken by burglars


THIEVES sneaked into a house in Woone Lane, Clitheroe, and escaped unseen with a passport, a denim handbag containing


credit cards and a leather wallet with £10


cash. The theft happened


in the early hours of Saturday and police ; believe the same offend­ ers stole a blue and sil­ ver Merida bike valued a t £250 from another property in Woone j


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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, February 3rd, 2005 19 Writer joins budding authors by Duncan Smith ■t, i


A LIMITED-EDITION book fea­ turing stories and poems about the Bowland Forest was launched with a “celebrity” book signing at Chip­


ping Memorial Hall. The budding authors, who all attend


Bowland primary schools, held a special book signing to officially launch their work. Schools taking part were: • Thorneyholme RC Primary School,


Dunsop Bridge • St Mary’s RC Primary School,


Chipping • Brabin’s Endowed Primary School,


Chipping • Brennand’s Endowed Primary


School, Slaidburn • Whitechapel Primary School, Goos-


nargh. Just 400 copies of the book have been


produced, with copies now selling fast from Tourist Information Centres in Clitheroe and Settle. The pupils were joined for the launch by Bowland Transit’s writer-in-residence, Maureen Fenton, and Lancashire County Council chairman Nora Ward. Coun. Ward com-


mented: "Judging the entries was won­ derful, with so many excellent pieces of work. “We certainly received a very varied


and interesting selection. ’Tm especially pleased that even more


people will be able to enjoy these stories and poems thanks to this new book." Mrs Fenton added: "Whenever I’ve


visited the schools of the Bowland For­ est as writer-in-residence, I ’ve found them bubbling with brilliant ideas for stories and poems and ready to have fun playing with the sounds and shape of words. "This creative spirit was shown by the overwhelming number of competition


entries. “Those shortlisted were of a very high


quality, so it’s wonderful we have an eye­ catching and colourful book to celebrate their achievements. "I am sure all the authors will treasure


this in years to come. I t will certainly give a great deal of enjoyment to readers young and old." Each pupil whose work was published


received two copies of the book before Christmas - one to keep and another to give as a present. The competition was organised by


Lancashire County Council and sup­ ported by Bowland Transit, Craven Dis­ trict Council, The Countryside Agency and Enterprising Rural Communities.


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