Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)


1 8 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, June 8th, 2006 \


A birthday to remember


FAMILY and friends gathered to wish a Ribble Valley woman a very happy 90th birthday. Mrs Mabel Holt, a resident at


the Castleford Home for the Elderly, in Clitheroe, celebrated the milestone surrounded by cards and flowers. Staff at the home organised a


party for Mrs Holt and she received a surprise visit from her eldest son, John, and his wife, Susan, her other son, Peter, and his wife, Anne, and her 24-year- old grandson, Christopher. Bom and brought up in Lon­


don, Mrs Holt moved to the Ribble Valley 50 years ago with her late husband, Clifford. She worked as a darkroom techni­ cian at the Old Brockhall Hos­ pital. She lived in Langho for more than 45 years being a member of both the MU and WI before going to Castleford. Our picture shows Mrs Holt


enjoying her celebrations with Anne, Christopher and Peter Holt. (T2980506/1)


Radio balloon race will be a real cracker!


AS Ribble Valley Radio’s army of volunteer presenters gear up for their second trial broadcast, the commu­ nity radio group’s secretary Phil Stutt has unveiled exciting plans for its next fund-raiser. Phil (36), who is training officer at


Ultraframe, explained that the next fund-raising event would be the radio station’s most ambitious to date. “The Great Ribble Valley Balloon


Race” promises to be a spectacular stunt, not only as a fund-raising ini­ tiative, but as a community event. “The Ribble Valley Radio fund­


raising committee are passionate about this event because it really does include the entire Ribble Val­ ley,” said Phil. “We will be selling balloons and


launching them in dramatic fashion, but instead of taking all the profits for ourselves, these will be split with


the borough’s schools so that we are not the only beneficiaries.” Ribble Valley Radio will be back


on air from June 19th and the excit­ ing fund-raiser is scheduled for the final day of this second trial broad­ cast.


“We thought it would be a great


sign-off, to provide the Valley with the awesome vision of thousands of balloons being set tree as we switch our transmitter off for the second time,” said Phil. The object of the race is to provide


a star prize to the owner of the bal­ loon that travels furthest. Helium-filled balloons can travel


as far as France, Spain, Italy and beyond. The balloon’s finder, wher­ ever they may be, will get a cash prize for returning the ticket to Rib­ ble Valley Radio’s home at the St Mary’s Centre, in Clitheroe. There are also prizes for the


schoolchildren that sell the most bal­ loons. “We have to be realistic in our


fund-raising plans,” said Phil, “and we have to include all of our commu­ nity - and the Great Ribble Valley Balloon race is perfect for raising our profile, contributing to our commu­ nity and most of all including every­ body in the area in our development. “I am absolutely delighted that


the Valley’s schools have shown such enthusiasm for the project and that we can assist in fund-raising for them as well as our unique and worthwhile radio service.” Ribble Valley Radio is a commu­


nity radio station that offers oppor­ tunities for all who wish to be involved. For further information or to get


involved, phone 01254 829780 or e- mail on the following: martin@ribbl- evalleyradio.org.uk


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Gardeners plan summer outside


THIRTY members of Clitheroe Gar­ den Club met for the last indoor meeting before the summer pro­


gramme of outdoor events. They were fascinated by a superb talk


given by fellow member Vincent Potts, entitled “My way with begonias”. Vincent is an expert, having won prizes


at the Southport Flower Show and other national events. Over the years he has refined his techniques to produce amazing


results.


He began gardening as a boy and at the age of 10 or 11 won a prize with a marrow


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-he had grown. This sparked his enthusiasm for horti­


culture and as a married man he took over an allotment. Over the years his interests developed so that he now has two very large greenhouses, used mainly for the propagation of begonias and preparing them for showing. In his talk, Vincent advised on how he


of everyone present for a most entertain­ ing evening. He also covered the business aspects of the meeting. The summer out­ door activities are as follows: 0 On June 15th there is a visit to Cob­


ble Hey Farm and Garden. • On July 12th there is the annual cof­


fee evening and open garden from 7 to 9 p.m. at Teewood Farm House, Wadding-


ton. • On August 11th a plant sale will be


held at St James’ School, Clitheroe, from


7 p.m. O On August 17th the club will visit


Southport Flower Show • On August 26th the club’s annual


show will take place at St James’ School. In addition, members have been invit­


equipped his greenhouses, composts used, pest control and the feeding of his plants. He also described his gardening year and how to get his plants to perfection for a show. Vincent showed slides of his green­ houses and many of the varieties of bego­ nias. He also demonstrated propagation of Begonia Rex with leaf cuttings.


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In the absence of club chairman Bill Gregson, Bill Gorst passed on the thanks


ed to join Blackburn Horticultural Soci­ ety when they visit Arley Hall on June 25th. The contact for more information is Pat Beaumont on 01254 200769. The next indoor meeting of the club is


on Wednesday, September 6th, at Rib- blesdale Cricket Club at 7-15 p.m. The subject of the meeting will be “Planning a Kitchen Garden”, a ta lk by Roger Dewhurst. Finally members were reminded that


Bill Gregson is ready to receive items for the newsletter, which will be available later this month.


Ceilidh boosts children’s charity


A CEILIDH held in aid of the charity Unicef has raised almost £2,000. Held at St Mary’s Centre in Clitheroe,


the event was organised by Aime Littley, Ollie Pearce, Jude Wlodarczyk and Sheila Bailey, who virish to thank everyone who contributed to the success of the evening. The £l,885.36p raised will go towards


funding a roundabout water pump in rural Africa. This year marks the 60th aimiversary of


the foundation of Unicef, which relies entirely on contributions from govern­ ments, businesses and individuals to enable


it to continue its work in 157 countries worldwide. The charity champions the rights of children, providing emergency relief and running long-term development programmes in health education and child protection. To celebrate this anniversary, other


fund-raisers will be held throughout the year and next May, the Blue Ribbon Char­ ity Ball will be held at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel at Clayton-le-Moors. This is the first such event to raise funds for Unicef in the North West and has been organised by Dr Sheila Bailey and Mrs Aime Geldard.


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Royal guest to hear Aled sing in cathedral


HRH Princess Alexandra is to be the honoured guest at a Royal Midsum­ mer Gala Concert to be held at Blackburn Cathe­ dral bn June 21st. The concert, whose


leading performer will be Aled Jones, is being held in aid of the P r in c e ’s Trust - a UK charity which helps young people overcome barriers and get them ‘back on track’ to leading fulfilling lives. Elite figures from the


world of classical music are to come together for the charity performance, for which tickets are now on sale. World renowned star Aled, pictured, will be complemented by Lyn Fletcher, leader of the Halle, soprano Philippa Hyde, under the direction of conductor Richard Tanner, as well as the Lancashire Sinfonietta and the Blackburn Cathedral Choristers. Gail Stanley, former


High Sheriff of Lan­ cashire, is the concert chairman. She said: “I was honoured to be asked to organise such a presti­ gious event in aid of such a worthy cause and am delighted th a t HRH Princess Alexandra has agreed to lend her much valued support. . “I could not have organised the concert without the support of the concert committee, which has spent months making sure the perform- ' ance will be as spectacu-


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ROMANTIC songs from two of the world’s greatest entertainers will be brought to life on Satur­ day. The Frank and Dean Show will


'Rat Pack' in town


allow Ribble Valley music-lovers to take a step back in time and enjoy an evening of swing and love songs. Phil Fryer will portray “01


Blue Eyes” alongside Alan Becks


as “Dino”. Together they will perform a


.stunning show featuring the best and biggest songs from the iconic “Rat Pack” legends Frank Sina­ tra and Dean Martin. Performing at St Mary’s Centre


- Clitheroe’s hottest venue for live acts and stage performances. The Frank and Dean Show is sure to bring back fond memories and keep many people’s toes tapping. With a full state of the art and


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Slimmer, but still beefy!


THE 2006 slimmed down version of the Clitheroe Great Days Festival put on three evening concerts over last weekend and spread them out over the Ribble Valley. Hurst Green Village Hall hosted Friday’s


English traditional music tribute when BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards winner, Chris Wood,


topped the bill. His original material resembled a traditional


style and his guitar playing perhaps owed some­ thing to the style of Martin Carthy. However, the subject material of his songs


were most often fixed in the present and revealed story-lines firmly fixed in a contempo­


lar as the evening’s musi­ cal line-up. Sponsorship has been woh from busi­ nesses across Lancashire and we have all been touched by this, and other generous acts of support. “The next step is to


make the concert a sell­ out and raise as much money as possible for The Prince’s Trust.” I t offers practical sup­


port, including training, mentoring and financial assistance to 14 to 30- year-olds, with efforts focused on those who have struggled at school, been in care, been in trouble with the law, or are long­ term unemployed. Tickets-, priced from


£30, are on sale at the Blackburn Visitor Centre, 50-54 Church Street, Blackburn, or from the box office on 01254 53277.


Whatever you want.


rary context. By contrast, support acts Trio Threlfall from


Chorley and Ed Rennie from Devon played tunes and songs collected by the likes of Vaugh- an-Williams and Cecil Sharpe at the turn of the


20th Century. The Great Days team decamped to Clitheroe


on Saturday night for a concert which reflected the broadening musical horizon scanned by the organisers in recent years. At St Michael and St John’s Social Centre, a


“Global Grooves” evening began with Cajun quintet Bayou Gumbo, pictured. Their squeeze-box, fiddle and guitars evoked the dance-styles of the French-speaking swamp­


lands of Liouisianna. Gibralterian, Kirsty Almeida gave a demon­


stration of Salsa dance-steps to the audience and then sang her heart out as leader of the 8-


piece latino band, Descarga. On Sunday, Vin Garbutt headlined a come­


dy-themed night of music at Chipping Village Hall. Post-hippie comic, Rory Motion married tree impressions with political-tinged poetry and Dylan Owen regailed the audience with


songs about existential car mechanics and Accrington’s hairdresser mafia gangs. It is hoped that next year, as well as featuring


more high-profile concerts, the festival will re­ instate the many free events it has provided. These have previously included a huge street party with entertainers, music sessions in the local pubs, dance displays. Brass Band concerts on the Castle bandstand and a childrens’ festi­


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