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THREE projects, carried out by various members giving instruction on useful cam corder topics, formed the basis of Ribble Valley Camcorder Club’s latest meeting.
One group, led by chairman Ken Brass, gave
instruction on the use of the recently-introduced editing programme Adobe Elements. This was particularly useful for the new mem
bers, who are just at the early stages of editing. Ken showed how to open up the programme and set up a folder before loading a short piece of
film to edit by chopping out what was considered to be rubbish. The saved film was then given transitions and titles with sound adjusted and music added. This programme w ^ found to be very good value for money and entirely adequate for most amateur editing without too much com
plication. Malcolm Fox gave instruction on how to build
and upgrade a computer by f it t in g mother boards and memory cards, DVD drives etc for those already into computers. John Whipp gave demonstrations on how to
make the best use of the camera and avoid many common pitfalls, such as camera shake and too much panning and zooming. The editing section was so popular that it was decided to repeat this at a later date. Between meetings this month many of
the members will have been seen around town making various spoof films, which wll be shown later in the year and may be even entered in local competitions. April 20th saw Edmund Bush being inter
viewed by Gordon Taylor about his memo ries of Clitheroe in the first half of the last century, with particular emphasis on all the pubs now long gone, such as the Red Lion and the Oddfellows. The interview was held in front of the club’s green screen so that the images can be merged into photographs and film of the buildings being discussed should bring the discussion to life and create inter est. Ken Brass and other interested mem bers are now going to create a suitable doc umentary from the material produced. The next meeting, tonight, will be at the
Pendle Club, Lowergate, Clitheroe, at 7-30 p.m. Members are asked to take along short
films of one to three minutes for a club com petition. New members and guests will be welcome to watch or join in.
Plight of the great apes
ORANG-UTANS threatened with extinc tion in East Borneo will be the subject of a talk to the local branch of Friends of the Earth. Annie Birtwell, a local woman who is pas
sionate about the plight of orang-utans and has worked to save them, will give the talk in Clitheroe on May 17th. It will include a short film about her vol
untary work with an ape sanctuary in East Borneo. The orang-utans have been destroyed to
near extinction for the planting of palm oil and Annie helps to rehabilitate those res cued back into their natural habitat. Friends of the Earth are among several organisations who have been campaigning
about this issue. Production of palm oil is driving rainfor
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contains palm oil. Everyone is welcome at the meeting,
which takes place at the Pendle Club, on
Lowergate, from 7-30 p.m. Those attending are asked to bring along
any old towels, any size, which will be used for slings and hammocks for the orang
utans in the sanctuary. There will be some items from Borneo on
sale to raise fimds for Annie’s work. Fairtrade refreshments will be served and
a voluntary donation at the door will go towards developing the Hyndbum and Kib ble Valley Friends of the Earth group.
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Parish council Dominoes Only three members of Winners at the whist the parish council and domino drive were present at the were as follows, latest meeting. Whist: Ladies-Mrs B. presided over by Peel, Mrs N. Jackson, Coun. John Strong. J. Kenyon. Gents - J. Also in attendance Robinson, W. Barlow, were the clerk and W. Carr. PCs Paul Sherratt Dominoes: E. Nowell, and Geoff Fennel, F. Giles, Colin Wise man, E. Fox, J. Pye, R. Knight.
community beat managers for the parish.
In addition, Mr Stephen Law, of Cat- low Terrace, was present and submit ted his nomination to fill the vacancy forthe Barrow Ward. After meeting the mem bers, it was decided that he be co-opted as a parish councillor, subject to completion Coffee moming of the necessary dec- q^ijere will be a coffee larations.
Players were reminded of the forthcoming annual whist and domino drive in aid of cancer charities. This will take place on Wednesday, May 24th at 7-30 p.m.
CHATBURN Best kept
morning at Chatburn Methodist Church on
It was decided to enter Saturday from 10 both Barrow and a.m. until noon. Wiswell in the 2006 Entry will cost 50p and Lancashire Best kept there will be a bring Village Competition.
Play areas A request from the bor- ough council that the p
equipment in the young children’s play area (owned and run by the borough coun cil) was turned down.
It was reported that the Local Govern ment Ombudsman was still actively investigating a com plaint regarding legal problems relating to
Bridge repairs
received that the county council was to carry out major repairs to the bridge carrying Whiteacre Lane over the A59 bypass.
Work is expected to commence in May and last for much of the summer, although an assurance had
Whiteacre Lane have to close.
Annual meeting The next meeting of the parish council will be the annual meet ing on Monday.
parish council should HUSSian VOCaiS pay for the mainte- On Wednesday, a Russ- nance of the play ian singing group
x /n r a k Church. Wl Summer came early for enjoyable Spanish
KNOWLE GREEN
Items for inclusion sbouid be sent to: e w s
Village News, Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, 3 King Slreet, CUtheroe BB72EW.
with everyone guar anteed a holiday gift for just £2, and a raf fle with many won derful prizes was held.
Procter
Knowle Green and „a^ye the Dutton WI members, ^jj^nks who enjoyed a very
toqtinn laSTing
enjoyed wine and a delicious paella sup per cooked by Neil and Joanne Water- field, of Clitheroe.
Youngsters’ egg-cellent efforts
AN artistic pupil from Brook- competition from 212 other side Primary School, local children by demon- Clitheroe, has been in an strating their creative talents “egg-cellent” mood after and winning top prizes, winning a colouring compe- The competition was organ- tition.
Charlotte Ashton (l l)p lu s eight-year-old Jessica Moyle and Erica Sowerbutts (nine), who clinched the runner-up positions, beat off fierce
and buy stall. Pro ceeds will be go to Clitheroe St John Ambulance Brigade.
badge. Their efforts are very much appre ciated.
CHIPPING
The performance by the vocalists, who have an excellent rep utation, will begin at 7-30 p.m.
from St Petersburg will perform at Chat- Murder at Talbot burn Methodist xhe Friends of St Mary's will once again be presenting a murder mystery evening at the village hall on Saturday.
There will be a collec tion and light refresh ments will be served.
the main access to the Collection parish council’s large The half-yearly collec- playlng field.
tion made by the Chatbum Group for
Notification was Blackburn and
Ribble Valley Dis trict of Cancer Research UK raised £2,506.50 from home Please contact Kate on collecting boxes, 01995 61033 for fur- envelopes, boxes in ther information hotels and shops and about the format of donations.
provide an opportuni ty for guests to hone their detective skills over a relaxing meal and a few drinks, as they watch a crime untold, examine the clues, and attempt to solve the murder in true Cluedo style.
The committee sincere- chase your ticket, ly thanks everyone
concerned for the,r generosity and con- ^
District and Ribble Valley Group was formed in 1959, funds of over two million pounds have been raised, which is a magnificent achieve ment.
Immediately prior to Two members of the this will be the Annu al Parish Open Meet ing in the school at 7 p.m., to which all electors are invited to a tten d .lt is hoped that a representative of the new owners of the Enterprise Park —
Village - will attend to discuss their pro posals for its future development.
Chatbum group have received long-service awards after each completing more than 40 years’ serv ice, giving their time and efforts in collect ing for Cancer Research UK.
now renamed Bar- They are Mrs Nellie row Brook Business Ashworth and Mrs Kathleen Aspinall,
“I would like to thank every one that entered. It was a very hard decision to choose the three winners.’.’
ised by Miss Nicola Woods, customer adviser at Skipton Building Society, and enabled young customers to have fun during the Easter holidays. Miss Woods said:
the list in Chipping Post Office as soon as possible, but no later than
Friday, Mayl9th.
For further details, contact Martin and Barbara Butters on 01995-61586.
. GISBURN laying fields
in the Festival Hall. Plans for the new play area will be dis cussed, so anyone with any comments is asked to please come along.
GRINDLETON
the evening or to pur- Qrindleton WI hosted District trip
Radio faces
Chipping Committee’s annual full-day trip is on Wednesday, May, 24th, touring the Grindleton president Lake District and Mrs Cynthia Open-
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a meeting for local WI groups, for which Sawley provided the venue - its lovely newly-modernised village school.
calling in at three locations along the way. The afternoon will conclude with a tea-time meal at The Grange Hotel, Grange-over-Sands.
The coach will leave Chipping bus stop at the earlier time of 9- 30 a.m., returning at approx. 8 p.m. All res idents of Chipping, Thornley, Leagram, Little Bowland and Chaigley aged 60 and over are eligible to attend with partners.
who were both pre- If you would like to go sented with a framed along, put your name certificate and a and menu choices on
shaw welcomed the speakers, her son Mr Mark Llewellin and Mrs Jane Hodson, who entertained with a lively and funny
Our picture shows Skipton Building Society’s staff members Louise Robinson and Miss Woods with Jessi ca, Charlotte and Erica with their prizes. (A240406/9)
committee, and members baked a selection of delicious cakes.
Mrs Alison Seddon, president of Sawley WI, proposed a vote
members were asked to take along a short poem "on a rose". The winner was Mrs L. Wilkinson, with Mrs
of thanks and repre- A vote was taken to determine the desti
This evening of mys- The next meeting of p |„ n t rominrlor tery and intrigue will Gisburn playing
sentatives of the vis iting institutes expresssed thanks on behalf of their mem bers for a very enjoy able and entertaining evening.
Fields Association is Members of Grindle- on Monday at 8 p.m. ton WI are reminded
to take along plants for the plant stall to the May meeting.
HURST GREEN
nation of this year's annual outing, and members opted for a canal trip on Tues day, June 13th.
WI Hurst Green Women's Institute members enjoyed watching an expert at work at On June
their latest meeting. Mrs Jean Kortekaas, a Hurst Green resi dent and local florist, showed her audience how to assemble a variety of displays, ranging from simple single flower in jars to an elaborate tradi tional "triangle" arrangement, with
For next month’s meet ing, on Thursday, May 25th, all the members have been asked to take along a carrier bag contain ing the packaging from a day's shop ping. This is linked to the National Federa tion of Women's Institute's concern over the amount of waste generated by a throw-away outlook in society.
members nationwide 1 will be avoiding using ^ supermarket carrier j bags and all unneces- ; sary wrapping in a bid to draw attention to the amount of waste generated. Hurst Green mem bers are hoping to play an active part in this campaign.
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A supper of pate, baguettes and cru dites was provided by
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Neil gave a running commentary while he cooked this authentic Spanish dish for approximately 80
mous pan.
An evening of wonder and history, i t fea tured excellent slides of Jordan and the Middle East and knowledgeable com mentary.
evening in a relaxing The wine tasting atmosphere.
evemng at the village Members and friends hMl proved to be an
evening of feasting and festivities. With wine to be tasted, and bottle prices that ranged from £5 to £20, and local cheeses and pate in plenty, all who attended went home well fed and watered.
Neil said the secret of a good paella was to always use good qual- ity ingredients, including shoulder pork, chicken thighs, seafood, garlic, saf fron and more herbs and spices.
As Spanish music played in the back ground and a spicy aroma wafted through the air every one enjoyed a gener ous portion of paella along with a glass of red or white wine.
A. Bland second and There was a mystery B. Silcock third.
holiday parcel stall.
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people in one enor- Thanks are expressed to the speaker, Mr.
Simon Hore, of Chip ping, and to the organisers and to all
who had gone along pyL,jhitinn and supported the tXnlDITlOn
this will go to village hall funds.
Presentation “Crusader Castles and Desert Cities” was the title of an audio visual presentation given in the village hall by Mr and Mrs Thorpe, of Whalley.
Their enthusiasm for the area spilled over to all who attended.
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vote of Some of the ancient wonders captured included the reputed site of the burial of Aaron (Moses’ broth er), the street called Straight in Damascus where St Paul experi enced his dramatic conversion, where Moses stood to view the promised land (which could not be seen due to a dust storm), the wonders of Petra, the magnifi cent carved tomb facades and the mighty castles built by the Crusaders and the Saracens to pro tect their land.
event. A profit of Plans are in hand for £130 was made and the second model rail-
way exhibition, to be held in the village hall on Sunday May, 21st. Last year enthusiasts came to visit from all over the North-West and greatly enjoyed the many and varied exhibits.
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