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Weird and wonderful visitors to annual event


by Natalie Cox


DARTH Vadar and Yoda, Humpty Dumpty, HM The Queen and Little Red Riding Hood - just some of the charac­ ters who could be spotted in a Ribble Valley village over the


Bank Holiday weekend. Waddington’s annual Scarecrow


Festival proved as popular as ever drawing thousands of visitors to the village over three days. Events started with a variety con­


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cert on Friday night in St Helen’s Church, followed on Saturday by a children’s fun fair and the chance to wander round the picturesque streets spotting the myriad of scarecrows designed and made by villagers. This year Mrs McDougal, of Wad-


dow Grove, won the adult’s scare­ crow competition with her effort entitled “Scared Crow”. Charlotte Winder, of Chancery


Barn, and Simon Colly won the teenagers’ and children’s competi­ tions respectively. Each was present­ ed with a book token. On Sunday afternoon Pendle Jazzmen provided musical entertain-


THE Maypole Dancers decked oul in all (heir finery (S010.50(!/3h)


ment on the croft for those who had taken their picnics along. Bank Holiday Monday saw the


crowning of the new May Queen, Yasmin Byrne, and Maypole danc­ ing, as well as the infamous duck race, with hundreds and hundreds of yellow plastic ducks bobbing their way through Waddington 'The duck race was a huge success


and enjoyed by all those who lined the route to watch. This year also saw a second race


with 30 corporate “super ducks” tak­ ing part while their sponsors enjoyed a little luxury in the special Mallard Enclosure.


Annual Scarecrow Festival picture special by SARAH HAGUE


Epic cycle challenge


AN epic cycle challenge, with an important anti-drugs message for young people, will be attempted by former Ribblesdale Rotary Club presi­


dent Richard Dugdale this month. Mr Du gd a le (6 1 ) , of Park Avenue,


Clitheroe, is currently in training for a 2,300-mile sponsored ride along the Euro­ pean section of the North Sea Cycle Route from the Hook of Holland to Bergen in Norway. Accompanied by fellow Rotarian Roger


Stretton, Mr Dugdale will begin the six- week journey around the coast of Holland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, on May 12th, Throughout the journey, which will also


include a few short ferry trips, the duo will carry a ll their own luggage and stay overnight in hostels and camping huts, to keep costs to the minimum. All the funds raised from the challenge


will be donated to Life Education Centres (LEG) Lancashire, which operates mobile units v is iting schools to teach children about healthy living and the dangers of drugs and solvent abuse. One such visit was made by a Life Edu­


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Moyle help out on Old MacDon- dald’s Farm (S()10.50G/3e)


cation unit to Gisburn Primary School, which Mr Dugdale also attended to tell the children about his impending journey and why he feels so strongly about the LEG programme. Mr Dugdale, who is now retired from his


role as a director at Timbermatic Products, Chatburn, is no stranger to arduous cycle


challenges. Six years ago he rode 1,000 miles from Lands End to John O’ Groats and in 2003 completed the 1,000 mile Three Towers cycle ride to Paris and back. These two rides generated more than £5,000 for LEG. “For some unknown reason I feel it is


time to put myself through some more pur­ gatory and attempt something a bit more serious,” quipped Mr Dugdale. “Of course, I can not miss the opportu­


nity to raise money again for one of my pet charities. Life Education Centres, since I believe that the only way to ensure that we have a continuingly healthy population is to give children a good education in health matters and knowledge to help resist bad peer pressures.” Anyone wishing to sponsor Mr Dugdale


on this current challenge should make cheques payable to the Rotary Club of Ribblesdale, which will pass all monies on to LEG, and sent to 53 Park Avenue, Clitheroe, Lancs. “I would also ask all income tax paying


private individuals, who make donations, to supply their name and address and con­ firm that they are taxpayers. This will gen­ erate another 28p in the pound in Gift Aid from the Inland Revenue, which will make a real difference,” Mr Dugdale explained. Our picture shows Mr Dugdale with


Year 4 pupils from Gisbum Primary School and Susan McKillop, the educator from the LEG unit.(s)


Wildlife proves a fascinating topic


A TALK on “The Wildlife of Leighton Moss” enthralled members of the Clitheroe branch of the University of the Third Age


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CHLOE WRIGHT and Kara Crossicy get ready for (he duck race (S010506/3a)


ROGER STONIER shows Max Hickling and Freya Dewhursl how to spin wool (S010i50G/3h)


For a full round-up of all your Ribble Valley Bank Holiday sport, see pages 68-72


(U3A). It was given by David Mower, the war­


den of the RSPB’s Nature Reserve site at Leighton Moss, near Silverdale. He gave a fascinating presentation about the flora and fauna of this site, illustrated with numerous stunningly beautiful photo­ graphs of the wide range of birdlife that can either be found there or seasonally


transit through. The variety of plant life and flowers was


also surprisingly large. David then


described the detailed maintenance required to keep the reed beds, which form the heart of the reserve, in good condition, explaining that, if lef t to nature, they would eventually s i lt up and return to


moorland. He further described the facilities avail­


able to visitors. It proved a most interest­ ing presentation and was well-received by


an audience of 150. Clitheroe U3A meets at 2-30 p.m. on the


second Tuesday of each month in St Mary’s Centre, Church Street, Clitheroe. Guests and new members are always wel­


come.


MORE than 200 people helped celebrate the relaunch of Gisburn Italian restaurant La Locanda, previous ly known as U1


Bench. Owners Maurizio and Cinzia Bocchi


invited local residents, regular diners and business contacts to sample authentic Ital­ ian regional cuisine and wines, while at the same time celebrating the name change.


Name change, but the quality remains “It was a tremendous night - we were


overwhelmed by the support and kind com­ ments,” said chef Maurizio. He and his wife, Cinzia, have nm the restaurant for the past two years and originally come from Luino on Lago Maggiore in Italy. They are planning to hold a charity night


in aid of breast cancer at La Locanda in the near future.


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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, May 4th, 2006 Choir comes from Russia with love


PARISHIONERS in the Ribble Val­ ley are preparing to welcome a Russ­ ian choir from St Petersburg next


week. The Clitheroe Methodist Circuit will


once again play host to the Russian male voice choir “The Hermitage Ensemble”. The A cappella ensemble consists of six


professional singers from Russian Ortho­ dox churches, choirs and opera companies. They have already achieved success in


various countries such as France, Ger­ many, Switzerland, Denmark, Australia and the UK. The choir members see it as their goal to


maintain the Russian traditions of church music and bring unaccompanied anthems of the Eastern Church closer to western people. Therefore, the programme consists of


litu rg ica l m o te ts and psalms. I t also includes various folk songs. Many people who do not always under­


stand Russian are frequently moved by the beauty of the melodies.


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Vital research T R A N S P L A N T research about islets in the. pancreas which do not work in diabet­ ic s is the subject of the talk at Monday's meeting of the Ribble V a lley Diabetic Group. The group has donated £2,000 for such research work. The meeting is at 7-


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