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SIXTIES superstars Herman’s Hermits are still packing in the crowds all over the world and now they have a new band member - from Sabden. Kevan Lingard (pictured) signed up to the


band a month ago and life has been a whirl­ wind of engagements all over the UK and Europe ever since. Now Sabden’s very own Herman’s Hermit is getting set to pack his bags and head off Down Under for a month­ long tour of Australia. The 47-year-old has been singing and play­


ing piano and keyboards since he was 16. Pri­ marily he has been a solo artist pla3dng clubs, pubs and venues all over the country, although some years ago he had a stint with another 60s band, Amen Comer. Now he has hit the big time again after


receiving a call “out of the blue” from Clitheroe music promoter Pete Barton who said Herman’s Hermits were looking for a new vocalist and keyboard player and he thought Kevan fitted the bill. A few days later the three band members, including orig­ inal drummer Barry Whitwam, turned up at his Watt Street home and asked him to audi­ tion. He was the third artiste they had heard and they gave him the job there and then. Since that fateful day a month ago he has


done gigs in Germany, Denmark, played before 20,000 people at the Liverpool Festival on the Bank Holiday weekend and several other UK venues and shared the billing with other 60s bands The Tremeloes, The Mersey- beats. The Equals, the Rubettes and The Fortunes. Now, before heading off to Australia next


month to do 30 shows in 35 days, he has an eight-day tour of Denmark in his full itiner­ ary. He said: “It’s a fantastic opportunity and.


when something like this comes along you can’t say no.” The original Herman’s Hermits were


instant superstars when they burst onto the music scene in 1964 with hits like “Something Tells Me I’m Into Something Good”, “No Milk Today” and “There’s A Kind Of Hush”, with their baby-faced lead singer Peter Noone, who is now a solo artist in America. They had 23 top 20 hits and 10 top 10 hits in America where they outsold the Beatles in the 60s. “It’s been a bit of a whirlwind month but


absolutely fantastic,” said Kevan His wife, Lisa, is proud of her talented husband, and said she is used to the musician’s unpre­ dictable lifestyle. She will be following the Hermits on their


Australian tour from home on the band’s website with their children Karl (7) and baby Lauren (2).


Giving blood is nothing to be scared of!


WITH hallowe’en just a month away, one thing not to be scared of is giving blood. The National Blood Ser­


vice (NBS) is appealing to brave souls in the Ribble Val­ ley to set their fears aside and volunteer to give blood. Every day in the North West, the service needs to


collect around 800 donations of blood to save and improve the lives of patients in local hospitals. Blood is needed for vital operations and treat­ ments, ranging from cancer treatment to hip operations and heart surgery. Anyon^aged between 17 and 60, weighing more than


50kg (7st 121bs) and in gener­ al good health, can give blood. The next local donor sessions will be held at West Bradford Village Hall on Fri­ day, October 6th, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 5-30 to 7-30 p.m. For more information, call


0845 7711711 or visit www.blood.co.uk


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Roger and Joan’s golden celebration aids air ambulance


A GOLDEN marital mile­ stone has been celebrated at a


Stonyhurst farm. Mr Roger and Mrs Joan Mars-


den (pictured) met more than five decades ago in a field at an agri­ cultural show in Clitheroe. Former Land Girl, Mrs Mars-


den, of Brundle Sands, Crosby, had travelled to the Ribble Valley with a friend. Already with an interest in agriculture and sheep in particu­ lar, she decided to go back to look at the animals in that section. Once there she got chatting to


Stonyhurst farmer Roger Mars- den - who invited her out and a year later became her husband. After they were married in


Crosby on September 8th, 1956, Mrs Marsden moved to Green- thorn Farm, Stonyhurst - where her husband had been bom. He took over as farm manager


following the death of his father and later, when the farm came up for sale, the Marsdens invested every penny they possessed to buy the home which had been in the family for more than a centu­ ry. The couple went on to have three children, Cathleen, Melody and WiUiam, and nine grandchil­ dren. Speaking about their married


life, Mrs Marsden said: “We have been very happy. We try to be excellent Christians. We have attended chapel all our lives and what we hear on a Sunday we try to keep up through the week. Before we married, Roger’s father


gave us a piece of advice - to never get angry at the same time. “If there was anything we ever


disagreed about we would not fall out, but sit down in an evening and talk it through and work it out between us.” Having originally attend chapel


in Chaigley, the couple now wor­ ship at Knowle Green every Sun­ day morning and then enjoy their Sunday lunch on the top of Jef­ frey Brow before going to Chip­ ping for the afternoon service. To celebrate their golden wed­ ding, the Marsdens hosted an


open house on their anniversary which was attended by miore than 90 guests. Instead of presents they asked


for donations for the North West Air Ambulance. Once, after falling ill at home, Mrs Marsden was transported to hospital in Preston in less than six minutes by the air ambulance and this was the couple’s way of giving some­ thing back to the service. With some family celebra­


tions still to take place, the cou­ ple have collected more than £300. (s)


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A GENEROUS Clitheroe couple have raised more than £1,600 for two good causes in memory of a “dear” friend. Miss Debbie Townsend and Mr


Michael L3me raised the cash during a marathon darts match at the Royal British Legion Club, Whalley Road, Clitheroe, to honour the memory of Mr Slava Radivojevic. Langho resident and keen darts player


Mr Radivojevic died last year after a battle with cancer at the age of 36. He was well-respected by the community and the fund-raising event was held to boost funds for Cancer Research UK and the Ribble Valley Macmillan 100 Lun­ cheon Club. . Speaking about the donation, Mr Lyne said: “Slava was well-liked by


everyone and a dear friend. His popular­ ity was evident during the fund-raising darts match, which raised a fantastic amount to be split between the worthy causes. “We would like to thank everyone that


took part in the match as well as the peo­ ple and businesses that donated gener­ ously.” Our picture shows Mrs Carole Field,


representative for the local Macmillan 100 Luncheon Club, receiving the cheque from Miss Townsend and Mr Lyne. Also pictured are Lennard and Mariijm Whal­ ley from “Titanic, a white star dream” guest speakers at the club’s recent meet­ ing during which the cheque presentation took place. (B160806/2)


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www.clitheroetoday.co.uk Bowled over in a good cause!


A BOWLING competition in Sabden raised £350 for Derian House Children’s Hospice at Chorley. Sabden Bowling Club hosted the


Julia Whalley Memorial Doubles’ Competition over two days in memory of former Sabden woman Julia, who died from cancer. Her parents, Margaret and Den­


nis Balmbra, have sponsored the event ever since and this year’s event attracted 32 pairs of bowlers from all over East Lancashire. A Sabden pair reached the final,


but villagers John Robinson and David Sullivan were beaten by Cliff Hope and Tony Singleton from Oswaldtwistle 21-20 in a ter­ rific final which proved very enter­ taining for the spectators. The winners received £60, the


runners-up £40 and losing semi­ finalists, Craig Rammell and Mel Edmondson and Alan Cornall and Brian Ashworth, received £25. The weekend was organised by


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• SIMONSTONE’S Community Beat Manager PC Paul Sherratt will host the next Police and Community Together Meeting (PACT) tomorrow. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the


old school building in School Lane, Simonstone. All residents are invited to go along to


the meeting to discuss policing issues with PC Sherratt.


helped out serving refreshments and running a raffle. The club pro­ vided the prize money, so the hos­ pice could benefit from the entry fees and raffle money. It was accepted by Sue Lodge, a hospice supporter who lives in the village.


Pictured are winners Cliff Hope


and Tony Singleton, with their tro­ phy and prize money watched by losing finalists Dave Sullivan (left) and John Robinson (right) and tournament organisers Anita and Alan Whalley (centre), (s)


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residents are on the Register of Electors to enable them to vote, particularly given that there are local elec­ tions in Ribble Valley next year. Ribble Valley resi­


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