Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified) 10 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, A p r i l! 3th, 2006
Easter pilgrimage will celebrate major event
PUPILS, former pupils, staff and parents from Stonyhurst are marking major Jesuit anniversaries with a spe
cial Easter pilgrimage. A party of 90 will be treading in the
ancient footsteps of the faithful along the last 60 miles of the old Via Francigena route to Rome where they will hear an address by the Pope. The route, first established a t the
beginning of the second millennium, led all the way from Canterbury to the Eter nal City and was used by hundreds of thousands of pilgrims over the years. With 2006 being the 450th anniversary
of the death of St Ignatius Loyola and the 500th anniversary of the birth of both Francis Xavier and Blessed Peter Favre, the Stonyhurst Association decided to do something special. This is the first time since the 1960s
that such an expedition has been mount ed.
Starting from Ovieto on Easter Mon day, the party will walk through Bolsena,
Montefiascone, Viterbo and on to Rome, arriving on Friday the 21st. They will celebrate Mass every day at
the various historic churches along the way. When they arrive in Rome they will meet in St Peter’s Square with another 80-or-so less-hardy souls from Stonyhurst to walk as a group to Gesu, where St Ignatius’s body is buried and there cele brate Mass. The following day they will attend
Mass in St Peter’s celebrated by Cardinal Sodano, followed with a talk by Pope Benedict to the Jesuit Jubilee pilgrims. “I t really should be an inspiring and
uplifting, if energetic, experience,” said Beverly Sillitoe, who is organising the event for the Stonyhurst Association along with former pupil and current Stonyhurst parent Christopher Page. “There are lots of historical sites along
the way and it should be really interest ing to see them on foot and experience them in the same manner as the ancient pilgrims.”
Date set for four Conflict Lectures
A SERIES of four lectures is to take place in Clitheroe on the origins and dimensions of international conflicts. The Conflict Lectures are being organ
ised by the Ribble Valley Strategic Part nership’s Community Cohesion Task Group and will take place throughout May with renowned academics speaking from universities of central Lancashire, Bradford and Preston. The first of the talks will take place on Wednesday May 3rd and will cover diver sity and unity in Islam: the Sunni/Shia
Intellectual Structures with Dr Mah- mood Chandia from the University of Central Lancashire. Following lectures will be on the Balka
ns conflict during the 1990s on May 10th, the Arab-Israeli conflict on May 17th and the peace process in Northern Ireland on May 24th. The public lecture and discussion series
will take place at the St Michael and St John Centre, Lowergate, Clitheroe. For more information email
info@miec.org.uk or visit
www.miec.org.uk
Walkers marvel at Tudor homes
BEFORE setting out on an eight- mile Tuesday ramble from Hurst- wood, led by Bryan Dobson, a party of 20 Clitheroe Ramblers took great interest in the two Tudor Houses in the village. They are Hurstwood Hall, built in
1579 by Barnard Towneley, and Spenser's Cottage, built in 1530, which was once owned by the family of Edmund Spenser, the 16th Centu ry poet. From the village the group fol
lowed the Burnley Way via the bird centre to the Limestone Trail. From the car park, adjacent the Long
• A PLAQUE honouring the for mer chairman of the Pendle Club, Mr Brian Haig, will be unveiled at the club in Lowergate, Clitheroe, on Thursday, April 27th. Mr Haig gave over 25 years’ serv
ice to the club, which was formed in 1950 and provides a wide range of
Causeway, they continued along the trail through the Limestone Hush ing. This was a process during the 17th
and 18th centuries of extricating limestone by scouring away (or hushing) the surface soil with a strong force of water. After removal, the limestone was then burned in the kilns. After a lunch break, the ramblers
followed the Pack-Horse Road, which is part of the Pennine Bridle way, to Cant Clough Reservoir, before turning North East. After a steady climb over
•social activities for its many mem bers. The plaque will be unveiled by the
Mayor of Clitheroe, Coun Allan Knox, who is also president of the Pendle Club. I t will be the highlight of a social evening running from 7-30 p.m. to
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Worsthome Moor they crossed over the Lancashire Border into York shire. Following a short rest at Gor- ple Stones they turned West along the bridleway to Hurstwood Reser voir before returning to the village via the footpath on the northern edge of the reservoir. Many of the group paid a compli
ment to United Utilities for provid ing and keeping in good condition the excellent walking facilities cov ered en route. The ramblers are pictured during
their walk on the Eastern bank of Cant Clough Reservoir, (s)
10 p.m. and including a presenta tion by Clitheroe Camcorder Club, a raffle and a pie and peas supper, all for just £5. A warm welcom is guaranteed to
new members, and more informa tion is available from the chairman Mr Alan Tearing on 01200 423138.
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Walk to the Centre of Great Britain
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MEMBERS of the Clitheroe Ramblers Association experienced an enjoyable walk to the Centre of Great Britain. Led by Ben Brown, nine members of the
group took six and half hours to complete the route which was featured in the publication, “The Hodder Way with circular walks along the Hodder.” The weather forecast, of showers and
sunny intervals, proved to be too optimistic with continuous rain except for a final five minutes of sunshine. Starting near Trough Barn in the Trough
of Bpwland road, the road was left at the edge of the new access land and a steady climb of 900ft in little over a mile brought the party to the ordnance survey trig ppint on the summit of Whins Brow, at 1561ft, the highest point of the walk. On a clear day this is one of Bowland’s finest view points. A downhill stretch to Brennand Tarn was fol lowed by a shorter climb up to Millers House, where a well earned refreshment stop was taken. The party descended to Round Hill Water,
crossing the stream at a footbridge, before gaining ground once more through heather and rough moorland to Brennand Hanging Stones and then onto Whitendale Hanging Stones, at which point lunch was taken. From here it was only a short distance west to a light green patch of moss in a boggy area, wherein lies the Centre of Great Britain. After a mile of rough walking in a westerly
direction over increasingly saturated ground, a shooting track was reached and this was fol lowed back to Brennand Farm. The sting in the tail of the walk followed with a 750ft ascent of the Ouster Rake path in just half a mile, which provided the best views of the day looking down the valley. Then a delight ful stroll down the bridlepath past the ruins of Trough House to reach the Trough of Rowland road.
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FESTIVE funds have been donated to Clitheroe’s Keepers of the Castle cam paign. Kathy Smith, the co-owner of Weezos,
presented a cheque for £100 to Coun. Mary Robinson, the Mayor of the Ribble Valley, and Rebecca Kay, the borough’s Tourism and Arts Officer.
The money was the profit made by Wee
zos at the stall run by the restaurant at a special festive market held in December to launch the Keepers of the Castle cam paign. Our photograph shows Kathy Smith
handing the cheque to Coun. Robinson and Rebecca Kay. (A290306/6)
Recipes are wanted for competition
THINK you could be the next Paul Heathcote? Could your culinary creations be as
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treasured family recipe, entries can be for any type of recipe, traditional or modern.
The only condition is they should feature locally sourced produce in some way, such as meat, vegetables, preserves and dairy products. All entries will be judged by a panel of
food experts, with winners featured in Made in Lancashire’s Recipe Book along side a host of other treats from the region’s celebrity chefs and food producers. All recipes must be submitted by May
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EASTER bunnies tvill be hopping around Clitheroe on Saturday invit ing people to an "Easter eggs-trav- aganza". The fun event, organised by
members of Ribble Valley Radio, will be held in the studios at St Mary’s Centre, on Church Brow. With all proceeds going towards
the community radio station, which hopes to be back on air in June, Ribble Valley Radio chairman, Steve Suttie, said the day promises
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to have something for everyone. "It's free to get in and there will be chances to win anything from signed football shirts from Blackburn Rovers and Burnley in the raffle to some real oddities in the tombola. Our star prize is a family holiday to any Pontins resort for the winner of
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the fancy dress competition. "The day is all about raising money to get us back on the air this summer. Everything we have done so far is down to our own efforts so the day will hopefully be a bit of a celebra tion too," said Steve. Starting at 10 a.m., the event,
which has been supported by local businesses, will also feature face painting and give adults the chance to record their own short radio show or karaoke CD.
H o u s e e x t e n s io n plan
AN application has been made to Ribble Valley Borough Council to extend the dwelling at 26 Riverlea Gardens, Clitheroe.
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