Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) V with MARCIA MORRIS


a little decorating. Baking a nice cake to treat yourself a t the end of a busy day is surely a good way to celebrate Easter.


CELEBRATE Easter Day this year with an exquisite


cake using passion fruit; The p la n t was so named by


'Christian missionaries who used the flower to sjrmbolise the “P a s - : sion of Christ”, his suffering a t the crucifixion, to th e indigenous natives in South America.


. . Just because you have guests


coming oyer a t Easter, it doesn’t mean you have to toil over the meal all weekend. I t is a holiday af ter all - the


families visit their relatives who live away, so i t is nice to make something a little different to take as a gift if- staying away, or to have something special to serve when


. people call in as planned or unex­ pectedly. Because Easter usually signals


the beginning of spring many peo­ ple sta rt tidying the garden and clearing out the greenhouse while others think its a good time to do


Preparation and cooking time: 50 minutes plus cooling


: Makes 1 x 17.5cm/7-in.’ two-layer cake


Ingredients • 225/Soz butter or margarine


• O 225/Soz caster sugar • 3 eggs, beaten 9 V2


For the filling


first of the year - and you deserve to relax and enjoy yourself too. Easter is also a time when many ■


• 175g/6oz cream cheese or


Mascarpone . • 200ml/7fl.oz. creme fraiche ' • 1 tbsp caster sugar • 4-5 passion fruit


Method 1. P reh ea t the oven to 180C, - I teasp vanilla extract


. •100g/4oz desiccated coconut ^ • 150g/5oz self-raising flour .


tie a t a time, beating well between each addition. Don’t worry if the mixture starts to cui-_ - i just add


a spoonful of the flour and carry o n .. ■ 4. Fold in the coconut and flour


and mix well. Divide the mixture between the prepared cake tins and bake in the centre of the oven for 25 minutes. Try not to open the oven door


before 20 minutes cooking time. 5. Remove the cakes from the oven and allow to cool for 5 min-'


utes before turning onto a wire rack. Carefully peel off the paper and


allow to cool completely. 6. Place the cream cheese, creme fraiche and sugar in a mixing bowl


and beat until well blended. Set aside.


: 7. Cut each passion fruit in half and scoop the seeds and pulp out into a bowl. 8. Once the cakes are complete-


350F, Gas Mark 4 and grease and line 2 x 17.5cm/7 inch round sand­ wich tins with parchment paper. 2. ; In a large mixing bowl, cream


to g e th e r the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. 3. Gradually add the eggs, a lit-


. ly cold place one on a serving plat­ ter, spread the cheese filling even­ ly over the top, making sure you take it completely to the edges of the cake. 9. Top with the passion fruit


pulp, once again allowing it to go right to the edges, then place the other cake on top and sprinkle with icing sugar.


rd rather be in the South of France


THERE was a brief glimpse or two of spring recently, but now b a c k to n o rm a l , m ak in g me th in k I would ra th e r be in the S outh of F ran ce , w r i te s w in e expert ANDREW B YRNE Well, English-born winemaker,


Gavin Crisfield and his wife, Amanda, who after searching for 18 years for the perfect vineyard, purchased in 2001 La Sauvageonne, meaning “the wild one”, in a lovely spot in Langue­ doc.


La Sauvageonne covers 32


hectares north-west of Montpelli­ er.


The vineyards are situated on The MedPump I l iA S I IA U . EAVKS Thnc Mila From CUtlwrup. A Million Miles Fran Hectic. HAPPY EASTER AT THE RED PUMP INN


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(gorgeous food from 12pm-3pm) Delicious Easter Menu


£15.95 for 3 gorgeous courses (children £8.95)


Reservations 01254 826 227 Intertaliliniem s - Sports - A rts - Fitness


We are open for BRUNCH from 10.30am


Serving food till 6pm


Our hew Spring opening times ore Wednesday - Saturday Lunch 1 2 pm -2pm Dinner 5pm-9pm All day Sunday


Please call 01254 826215 for reservations.


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dramatic hillsides, ranging from 150m to 400m above sea level, providing diverse terroirs to suit


the wide-range of varietals plant­ ed.


These include sauvignon, blanc


for th e white, cin sau l t and grenache for the rose and cinsault, syrah, grenache, carignan for the - Rhone-style blends and merlot, c ab e rn e t sauvignon, cab ern et franc for their Bordeaux blend. The least possible is done in the


vineyards avoiding chemical her­ bicides, and as much work as pos­ sible done by hand. The 2005 SAUVIGNON BLANC at £5.09 has a green-yellow glint.


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with powerful herbaceous aromas, this carries through to the palate with lovely fresh, f ruit flavours, nice acidity and a clean, long fin­ ish. Great with salmon dishes or as an aperitif. The 2004 LES RUFFES ROUGE


a t £5.09, comes from one of the coolest, highest vineyards in the Languedoc region. T h is R hone -s tyle wine has


v ib ran t aromas of fresh, toasty berry fruits, uh-wooded, but the wine possesses a r ichness and depth with a round mouth, just perfect with grilled meats and


when the weather improves, bar­ becues.


C R A VE N HEI F ER 1 {


Watercolour Classes


at Pendleton Village Hall


Start w/c 24th April Beginners Welcome Ring Judy Tomlinson


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


www.clitheroetoday.co.uk Weekendplus what’s on in the


Ribble Valley compiled by Marcia Morris


All cntric.s for inclusion in these columns should be on a iislings form, avaiiahic from Main Kcccption, Kibble Valley BorouRh Council, Church Walk, Clitlicroc, (01200 425111) and handed in by the lOtli of the month prior to the event.


Chipping Post Office, exhibition of


paintings by local artists. Open daily until 5-30 p.m. Sawley Art Group is exhibiting in the


dancing for over-55s each Tuesday at 7- 30 p.m. St Wilfrid’s Hall, Ribchester: Line­


dancing Mondays at 7-30 p.m., Junior and senior RATS Wednesday and Thursday at 7-30 p.m., Ju Jitsu Friday at 7 p.m. Brownies, Cubs and Scouts together with church groups also meet in the hall. Tel. 01254 878473 14lh - Clitheroe Naturalists’ Society,


Good Friday walk, meet Clitheroe Interchange at 9-30 a.m. 14th - Whalley Christian Action


Group, Good Friday, starting Whalley Methodist Church, at noon. 14th - Knowle Green Congregational


Church, a service of remembrance at 11 a.m.Tel. 01254878447.


Group meets every Monday evening in the Catholic Social Club, Lowergata Tel 01200 426822. Pendle Club, Lowergate, sequence


Library, Thursdays 9-30 a.m. to noon. Tel. 01200 426063. Ribble Valley Visually-Impaired


Gallery at Whalley Library during April. Braille IT, Meeting Room, Clitheroe


THERE are lots of exciting things to do this Easter to suit all the family. The popular Rock- a-Doodle-Do takes place in Clitheroe Castle Museum tomorrow with competitions, quizzes, and prizes galore. On Saturday there is an Easter Eggstravaganza in St Mary’s Centre, Church Street, in aid of Ribble Valley Radio. On Saturday the Friends of Chernobyl’s


Children are holding their annual Easter egg treasure hunt in Clitheroe Castle. Giant Easter egg prizes are there to be won.


E yE N T S - APRIL 14TH TO APRIL 20TH 14th - Knowle Green Congregational


Church. A walk from the car park start­ ing at 1-30 p.m. Tel. 01254 878447. 14th - Clitheroe Castle Museum.


Rock-a-Doodle-do 11-30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 3-30 p.m. Inquiries, tel. 01200 424635. lath - St Mary's Centre, Ribble Val­


ley Radio Easter Eggstravaganza. Tel. 01200425554.


1.5th-Salem Congregational Chapel,


Martin Top, Spring Effort at 3 p.m. Opener Mrs Jean Kerr. 15th-Samlesbury Hail, Preston New


Road, Grand Easter auction. Inquiries, tel 01254 812010. 15th - Clitheroe Castle, Friends of


Chernobyl’s Children, Easter egg treas­ ure hunt. Tel. 0774747013. 16th - Clitheroe Ramblers’ Associa­


tion, meet at Chester Avenue car park at 9-30 a.m.Tel. 01254 822851. IGth - Ribble Film Club, “March of


the Penguins” (U) in St Mary's Centre, Church Street, at 7-30 p.m. 16th - All Hallows’ Church, Mitton,


open day and tower tours from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tel. 01254 826581. 16th - Knowle Green Congregational


Church, Easter Sunday sunrise celebra­ tion service at 6 a.m. on Jeffrey Hill, fol­ lowed by breakfast in the church hall.


Tel. 01254 878447. Celebration service in church at 11 a.m. 17th - Clitheroe Ramblers’ Associa­


tion, Chester Avenue car park at 9-30 a.m. for Doefield Bridge to Hurst Green, tel. 01254 822851. 17th - Knowle Green Village Hall,


whist and domino drive at 7-30 p.m. Inquiries, tel. 01254 878447. 18th - Clitheroe Ramblers’ Associa­


tion, meet Chester Avenue car park at 10 a.m. for Crag Stones from Newton. Tel. 01254 823227. 19lh - Clitheroe Ramblers’ Associa­


tion. Meet at start point Salesbury at 6- 45 p.m. Tel. 01254249500. 19th - Friends of the Earth (Hynd-


bum and Ribble Valley) meeting in the council chamber, Church Brow, at 7-30 p.m. Inquiries, tel. 01282 773805. jenny.saville@tiscali.co.uk 19th - Knowle Green Village Hall,


sequence danicing, 8 p.m.Tel. 01254 878447. 20th - Clitheroe Mountaineering


Club indoor meeting in Clitheroe Crick­ et Club at 8 p.m. Mountain First Aid. Tel. 01200427044. 20(h- Stepping Out. Meet Slaidbum


car park at 1-30 p.m. Joint walk with, the Ramblers’ Association, four to six miles long. Inquiries, tel. 01200 414484.


EVENTS - APRIL 21ST TO APRIL 27TH 22nd - Ribble Valley


Mayor’s Parlour, Bible Society Action Group cof­ fee morning. Tel. 01200 423245. 22nd - Knowle Green


Village Hall, cheese and wine evening at 7-30 p.m. Tel. 01254 878447. 22nd - Clitheroe Castle


Museum, make your own flying monster to take home. Tel. 01200 424635. Sessions at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2-30 p.m. 23rd - Clitheroe Ram­


blers’- Association, meet Chester Ave car park at 9 a.m., for Ingleton, Lime­ stone Loop. Leader Robert Morpeth 01200 825529. 23rd - Ribble Valley


Film Club, “I Am Cuba” (Cert PG) in St Mary’s Centre, at 7-30 p.m. 23rd - Clitheroe Moun­


taineering Club day meet in Derbyshire. Meet Coun­ cil Offices car park. Tel. 01706 821324. 23rd - Alston Hall Col­


lege, Longridge, “Joyce Grenfell” presented by Mrs Doreen Firth, includ­ ing Sunday lunch. Tel. 01772784661. 23rd - Alston Hall Col­


lege, Longridge, a talk by Mr John Malcolm Tranter on “Ernest Shackleton - An English Hero ” . Evening meal included. Tel. 01772784661. 24lh - Langho M e th ­


odist Church, Ladies Com­ munity Friendship Club, guest speaker Mr Roy Snape on “Embroidery” at 2 p.m. Inquiries, tel. 01254 823531. 24th - Knowle Green


Village Hall, audio-visual presentation by Mr Nor­ man Thorpe, of Whalley on “Crusader Castles and Desert Cities” a t 8 p.m. Tel. 01254 878447. 24th - Stepping Out


“Monday Go For I t Walks”, meet Dunsop Bridge car park a t 1-30 p.m.Tel. 01200 414484. 25th - Clitheroe Ram­


blers’ Association, meet at Chester Avenue car park a t 1 p.m. for Mellon Tel. 01254812049. 25th - Knowle Green


Village Hall, line-dancing a t 7-30 p.m. Tel. 01254 878447. 26th - Clitheroe Ram­


blers’ Association, meet at s ta r t point Barrow a t 7


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p.m.Tel. 01254824481. 26th - Knowle Green


Village Hall, sequence dancing at 8 p.m.Tel 01254 878447. 27th - Pendle Club, a


video presentation by Clitheroe Video Club, at 7- 30 p.m. Spring raffle. Pie and peas supper. Tel. 01200423138. 27th - Cafe Caprice,


Moor Lane, Clitheroe Books presents the first series of “Bloodaxe Poets” at 7-30 p.m. Tel.01200 444242


or


joharbooks@aol.com 27th - Rendezvous


Nightclub, “Back to School Disco” from 8 to 11 p.m. In aid of Whalley Playground Action Group. Over 18s. Tel. Angela Cun- liffe 01254 824958. Wear school uniform or pay £2 fine. Tickets £5 from The Dog Pub, S. Tyldlsey, Butcher or Abbey Clean. 27th - Whalley and Dis­


tr ict Historical and Archaeological Society, ACM in Whalley Abbey at 7-30 p.m., and talk on “Life and Times of Charles Dickens” . Tel. 01254 822988.


■ Further details of some of the above events can be found in the adrertisemeuts in Weekend Plus. A booking service for theatres and events throughout the region is available at the Tourist Information Centre, M.irket Place, Clithcroe, tel. 01200 425566.


...we've got it. Off The Wall, a tribute to Pink Floyd, at The Muni - Friday 21 April 01282 661234


1st Pendle Scout Group


TABLE TOP


Sat April 15th 10am to 3pm


United Reformed Church. Moor


Lane, Ghtheroe • Books •Toys • Game


•Brio a Brae • Refreshments


B r o w s h o lm e H a lL Clitheroe


House and Grounds Open 2'4.oopm


Easter Bank Holiday! i! sfjtir,


; ‘W ' j 'W g i A remarbbie colU^o of o^k Domattrand :■*' .Children


*'^''Mandicaped park.. ' .1st Tour of the Hall LiTOtn


The White Horse York Street


01200 423660


WATCH LIVE FOOTBALL ON OUR .• 3 SCREENS EASTER WEEKEND Friday 14th


Man Utd v Sunderland 8.45pm Sunday 16th


Blackburn v Liverpool 2.00pm SUNDAY NIGHT


PC ROADSHOW DISCO 8.00pm Monday 17th


Spurs V Man Utd 1.00pm TRY OR HOMEMADE VODKA SHOTS The Bridge Inn


. Shawbridge St • Glitheroe Tel: 01200 429826 Good Friday


Fabulous Duo Saturday


Karaoke Disco 8pm til late


Easter Sunday Karaoke Disco


from 4.30pm - late Come along enjoy the Crack


Easter Saturday.. 15th April 2006 On this day, to enhance your shopping


Visit Clitheroe Market on


Samlesbuiy Hall


experience, we offer for your entertainment.. "Slap Happy"... the African drum group


Also, from 10am 'till 2pm there will be numerous events for the younger members of your family including...


A Children’s Entertainer An Egg Hunt


. Lucky Egg Dip


f Chicken in a Basket!! : and Hunt The Chicken


(Entry forms available on the day from the


Candy Cabin) It's FREE to enter with lots of ■ prizes to be won


All proceeds will be donated to "Make A Wish Foundation"


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Preston New Road, Samlesbuiy, Preston PR5 OUP 01254 812229


Grand Easter Auction To be held here at the Hall


On Saturday 15th April 2006 10.30am-12.30pm Lunch


1.30pm-3.30pm appx


Antiques and Fine Furniture Ceramics 8^ Silver


All entries have been privately sourced including many quality lots


Glllow Style Dining Table


Christopher Dresser Style Glassware And a selection of podset watches


Plus an eclectic selection of many small items


Viewing Monday 10th to Friday 15th April 11.00am-4.30pm


Wednesday 12th April 11 .OOam-S.OOpm Morning of the Sale 9.30am


^ ' .-i -e a a t i' n .t y tt X u i: u r ‘ a u *1 u a ,3 a ti u


BURNLEY CBR ROOT Buy or Sell every Sunday morning


Open Sunday (23rd April) and every Sunday By popular demand


Gardeners & Bargains Hunters


CAR BOOT and GARDEN MARKET Anything to do with gardens may be sold


(Plants, Garden Sundries, Furniture, Equipment - New or Second-hand)


Separate Area for the Usual Car Boot Sale


King Steet Car Park, Queen’s Lancashire Way Free Parking and Entrance


Burnley B.C-FirthdeneUd. Enqs: 07949 099178


Sellers: £10.00 per Car Space, Big Vms £20.00; ’Him up from 7a.m.


I C iM E M A .I , . :■ FREE PARKING « DISABLE'D ACCESS . /


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O B 7 1 SS 3 3 4 4 S Box.office o p e n M o n • S a c 11 am -7 pm * S u n M -70171 ^


FILMS FROM FRI14TH APRIL 2006 FOR 7 O A Y S ^ j ICEAGE2(U)*1hr50min


Dally 1.30 3.50 6.15 8.30. Sat Mom 11.10am - Sal Ute 10.45nm


YOURS MINE AND OURS (PG) Ihr 50 mins Daily 1.40 3.55 6.10. Sat Mom 11.20am The Directors Auditorium


THE DARK(1S)1hr50 mins


Daily 1.50 4.00 6.10 8.30. Sal Ule 10.5Dom SHE’S THE MAN (12A) 1hr 45 mins


Daily 1^50 3.15 5.35 8.00, Sat Late 10.30pm Contains moderate sex reterencesl


ALIEN AUTOPSY (12A) Ihr 55 mins Daily 1.00 3.20 5.45 (Ex Thurs 8.15), Sat Late 10.40pm


(Contains take oorv imanes and inlrepuent strong lanouanel INSIDE MAN (15) 2hrs 30 mins


__________Niohlly S.OOnm__________


Advance Screening Thurs 20lh (Film Only) EIGHT BELOW (PG) Ihr 55 mins


___________on screen 8.15pm___________


HOSTEL (18) Ihr 55 mins Nightly 8.25. Sat Late 10.50Dm


Saturday’s Utile Oscar show IS Ih April


GARFIELD (U)1hr 35 mins The (un and names start at 11am


SCARY MOVIE 4 (15) Mhr 55 mins Daily 1.15 3.35 5.55 8.20


Sat Mom 11am - Sat Lane 10.45om


TAKE THE LEAD (12A) *2his 25 mins Daily 2.00 4.50 7.45, Sat Ute 10.25pm


(Contains moderate lannuane'and hard drug references!


THE SHAGGY DOG (U) 2hrs Daily 1.00 3.20 5.40


AH AMERICAN HAUNTING (15) *2hrs 5 mins Dally 1.50 4.00 6.10 8.30, Sat late 10.50em


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