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Kibble Valley compiled by Marcia Morris


All entries for inclusion in these columns should be on n listings form, available from Main Reception, Ribble Valley Borough Council, Church Walk, Clilheroe, (01200 425111) and handed in by the 10th of the month prior to the event.


Platform Gallery Christmas Crafts


Exhibition. A wonderful selection of unique and affordable items. B ra i l le I t , m e e ts in Clith ero e


Library each Thursday at 9-30 a.m. to noon. Tel. 01200 426063. Ribble Valley Visually Impaired


Group meets every Monday evening in the Catholic Social Club. Tel. 01200 426822. Information from the Pensions Ser­


vice in RVBC o f f ic e s . Tel. 01200 414453. Pendle Club, Lowergate, sequence


dancing for over-55s each Tuesday at 7-30 p.m. Sawley Village Ball, Bowland Guild


of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers, meet on the firs t Saturday of the month from 10-30 a.m. to 4-30 p.m. St Wilfrid’s Hall, Ribchester: Line


dancing Mondays at 7-30 p.m., Junior and s en io r RATS Wednesday and Thursday at 7-30 p.m., Ju Jitsu Fri­ day a t 7 p.m., Brownies, Cubs and Scouts together with church groups also m e e t in th e h a l l . Tel. 01254 878473 23rd - Clitheroe Ramblers' Associa­


tion, Walk in dark from Whalley. Meet 6-30 p.m. Inquiries, tel. Ben Brown 01254 822851.


HECTIC shopping days lie ahead, but for those who want something a little different and at the same time to help raise funds for worthwhile causes, why not visit the local Christmas fairs? This Saturday sees the start of these shopping extravaganzas in villages around Clitheroe. Knowle Green Congrega­ tional Church Christmas Pair starts a t 10- 30 a.m. and in Billington and Langho Com­ munity Hall, goodies will be on sale from 11 a.m. with a visit from Father Christmas.


EVENTS - NOVEMBER 23RD TO NOVEMBER 29TH 23rd - St Michael and S t John's


Parish Hall, Lowergate, Knights of St Columbia present old time and mod­ ern dancing to Bob F a ir c lo u g h . Inquiries, tel. 01200 427029. 23rd - Ribble Valley Jazz and Blues


Club present a ja z z c o n c e r t w ith Kings Cross Hot Club, London and Django Reinhardt Gypsy Jazz, in St Mary's Centre, Church S tr e e t . Inquiries, tel. 01200 424444. Tickets on the door or from Tourist Informa­ tion Centre. 24th - Ribble Valley Mayor's Par­


lour. East Lancashire Peop le First group launch. Presentation by The Lawnmowers. In q u ir ie s , 07976034520


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AndrewELPF@aol.com. 24th - Knowle Green Village Hall,


Christmas fair in aid of the Congrega­ tional Church. All the usual stalls and Christmas goodies. Tel. 0124 878394. 24th - Billington and Langho Com­


munity Centre, Christmas fair in aid of St Leonard’s Church, Langho, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stalls, refreshments and visit from Father Christmas 25lh - Clitheroe Ramblers' Associa­


tion, meet at Chester Avenue car park at 9-30 a.m. Spring Wood, Whalley.


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We are pleased to offer this very special train from Hellifield and Clitheroe featuring ex LMS


Princess Royal Pacific 6201 Princess Elizabeth. Ticket holders can look forward to a very special day out on 'The Christmas Citadel Special'. An exciting day tour to Carlisle with Princess Elizabeth all the way from Preston via Shap and return. The famous Christmas market in the centre of the city will be in full swing and around three hours will be available here.


Ticket prices are: Standard £69 Adult (£54 Child) (Special table of four standard scats just £240) First Class £105 Adult (£94 Child), Premier Dining silver service £160. (Special table of four Dining just £575) A full English breakfast served on the way to Carlisle with a 4-course dinner on the return.


Also - 22nd December 'The Christmas Dalesman' over Settle-


Carlisle Railway from Hellifield Hauled by rare Pacific steam loco Duke o f Gloucester. Free mince pies and sherry for adults and g o od ie b a g s for children!


Depart HellKield at 12 midday for a special journey by steam all the way to Carlisle. Standard return fares from just £49, First Class £80 and Christmas Lunch Dining £110


Inquiries, te l . Leslie Luckin 01254 823476. 25th - Stepping Out, meet a t 2-15


p.m. a t the Platform Gallery for the 2- 24 p.m. train to Whalley. Walk will last for one hour. Return train a t 4 p.m. Tel. 01200 414484. 26th - Knowle Green Village Hall,


whist and domino drive. Inquiries, tel. 01254 878447. 26th - Stepping Out, meet Barley


car park 1-30 p.m. Tel. 01200 414484. 27th - Clitheroe Ramblers' Associa­


tion, meet a t Chester Avenue car park at Bell Busk, at 1 p.m. Inquiries, tel. John Whitehead 01200 423881. 27th - Clitheroe Ramblers' Associa­


tion, AGM. 28th - Bolton-by-Bowland Village


Hall, whist and domino drive at 7-30 p.m. 29th - Step ping Out, meet B lack


Hill car park, Sabden, at 1-30 p.m. These walks will be between 4-6 miles long and are a good introduction to further walking. Tel. 01200 414484. 29th - Knowle Green Village Hall,


lun ch c o n c e r t by s tu d en t s from Chetham's School of Music, Manches­ ter. Concert starts at midday followed by lunch. To book tel. 01254 826948.


taineering Club, Convention Centre, Keswick. Family Christmas meeting. Inquiries, tel. 01200 427044. DECEMBER


1st - Clitheroe Ramblers'


Association, meet at Chester Avenue car park at 9 a.m. for Hurst Green. Tel. Jane Don­ nelly on 01254 248713. 1st - United Reformed


Church Hall, Moor Lane. Christmas market (formerly WI). Tuesday, December 11th will be the last market for 2007. Inquiries 01282 776115. 1st - West Bradford


Methodist Church, Christmas fair at 2 p.m. Bring-and-buy, cakes. Proceeds for church funds. Tel 01200 426869. 1st - Longridge Lions'


Christmas bazaar in the Civic Hall. Local charitable groups selling Christmas items. Tel. 01254878177. 1st - Accrington Town Hall


presents, Blackburn Sympho­ ny Orchestra in a Christmas Concert. Tickets from Clitheroe Music or on the door. Tel. 01254 822921. 1st - St Mary's Centre,


Church Street, a winter fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Gifts, bric-a-brac, refreshments and much more. Tel. 01200 422995. 1st - St Wilfrid's Church,


Ribchester. Christmas gift fair and extravaganza, 1 to 4 p.m. 1st - Gisbum Festival Hall,


Christmas whist and domi­ noes. Tel. 01200 445304. 1st - Gisbum Festival Hall,


Christmas fair from 2-30 p.m. Visit Father Christmas, chil­ dren seven and under. Tel. 01200415304. 2nd - Stepping Out, meet


Platform Gallery at 2 p.m. Tel. 01200414484. 2nd - West Bradford Village


Hall, Christmas concert by Clitheroe Town Band and Christmas draw at 7 p.m. For tickets tel. 01200 423994. 3rd - Knowle Green Village


Hall, Christmas domino drive and grand draw. Tel. 01254 878447. 3rd - Stepping Out, meet at


Pendleton car park at 1-30 p.m. Tel. 01200 414484. 4th - Clitheroe Ramblers'


Association, meet at Chester Avenue car park at 10 a.m. for Langcliffe.TeI. 01200428766. 4th - Clitheroe Library, an


illustrated talk by Steuart and Anita Kellington entitled "Hadrian's Wall on Foot." at 7- 30 p.m. Admission by ticket only. ■ 5th - Clitheroe Garden


Club, flower arranging demo, in Ribblesdale Wanderers Cricket Club, Brownlow Street, Inquiries tel 01200 425482. 5th - Clitheroe Concert


Society present Craig Ogden (guitar) and Gabriella Swallow (cello) in CRGS Sixth Form


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Centre, York Street at 7-30 p.m. Tel. 01282 778484. Tick­ ets from Clitheroe Music, Moor Lane, TIC or on the door, students free: 5th - Knowle Green Village


Hall presents military whist and dominoes. Tel. 01254 878447. 5lh - Waddington Social


Club, presents "The Swing Commanders" with Peter and Gaynor. In aid of St Helen's Church. Tickets from 01200 424809. 6th - Clitheroe Auction


Mart, auction of antiques and collectables. 6th - Whalley and District


Historical Society, meeting in Whalley Abbey. A Drama- logue - "Shakespeare's Dark Lady." 6th - Stepping Out, meet


Slaidburn car park a t 1-30 p.m.Tel. 01200 414484. 6lh - Clitheroe Naturalists’


Society lecture in Clitheroe Library at 7-30 p.m. "Wild Orchids" by Irene Ridge. 6th - Knowle Green Village


Hall, luncheon concert featur­ ing Ian Buckle on piano. To book tel.01254 826948. 6th - Clitheroe and District


Recorded Music Society,Unit­ ed Reformed Church, Moor Lane at 7-30 p.m. 6th - Whalley Pickwick


Night festivities - road clo­ sure in operation, traditional stalls, Dickensian event.


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


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Creative talent erupts at arts and cultural forum


A VOLCANO of creative talent erupted at the St Mary’s Centre in Clitheroe at the inaugural meeting of the Ribble Valley Arts and Cultural Forum. More than 180 musicians,


creative businesses, perform­ ers, dancers and visual artists gathered to share ideas and enjoy fantastic performances by The John Wickham Trio, The Clitheroe Irish quartet and The Jazz Commandos. The aim of the evening,


organised by the Ribble Valley Arts Alliance, was to bring together creative people from across the Ribble Valley and beyond in order to network and discuss future working opportunities. It certainly achieved that


aim, with stands from more than 25 organisations includ­ ing the Arts Council, The Platform Gallery, Action Fac­ tory, Folkus, CBeebies star Bizi Lizi, Lancashire Artists Network, New Form Arts, Bowland Festival, Clitheroe Operatic and Drama Society, Bowland High School and many more. Ribble Valley arts develop­


ment officer Zoe Fagg is part of the organising group. She commented: “As the Ribble Valley Arts Alliance we want to find out what people are already participating in and where there is a demand for cultural focus and expansion. “The Ribble Valley Arts


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Saturday 23rd Nov Q apm - Tickets £10


Ribble Valley Jazz & Blues Club presents Kings Cross Hot Club


Django Rheinhardt Gypsy Jazz


Saturday 24th Nov ® 7.30nm - Tickets £15 Clitheroe AOADS presents:


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and Culture Forum was an opportunity for creative peo­ ple and/or businesses to sign up to agencies th a t employ creative people, find out infor­ mation regarding funding, dis­ cover new activities and events th a t they can get involved in and work towards increasing the cultural aspect of Clitheroe Festival weekend 2008 and Bowland Festival.” However, the event was just


the beginning. The introduc­ tions have been made, but now there is work to be done in developing and nurturing creativity within the Ribble Valley. To that end a “What Now for the Ribble Valley Arts Alliance?” event will be held at the St Mary’s Centre


next Tuesday, November 27th, at 4 p.m. It is a chance for organisa­


tions th a t want to get involved in the Ribble Valley Arts Alliance and plan for future cultural development in the Valley to get together to discuss next steps. The


meeting will include ideas for the cultural expansion of Bowland Festival and Clitheroe festival weekend, as well as ideas raised a t the forum to do with venues, exhibition space and funding. Anyone unable to attend this meeting but who has an


idea to raise can e-mail Zoe Fagg at her address: plat- form.gallery@ribblevalley.go v.uk Our picture by Jeanette


Dawson shows some of the exhibitors and visitors to the first Ribble Valley Arts and Cultural Forum, (s) .


Young musicians uphold jazz traditions


A CAPACITY and enthusi­ astic audience made the lat­ est concert organised by the Ribble Valley Jazz and Blues Club a great success. Held at the St Mary’s Cen­


tre, Clitheroe, the concert was opened with Brian Tay­ lor and the John Wickham Trio. Local musician Brian did the introductions and provided strong soloing sup­ port on soprano sax. The Trio, who are all stu­ dents at Clitheroe Grammar


School, showed real maturity and a good sense of swing in their interpretations of “Autumn Leaves” and “The Girl From Ipanema”, among other items. How good it is to hear young musicians play­ ing so well and keeping the Jazz tradition going. The main event of the


evening was the Manchester- based Stuart Riley Octet, and this is some band. With Stuart leading from the bass, it comprised alto,


tenor and baritone saxes, trumpet, trombone, piano and drums. The band took its inspira­


tion from the long tradition of modern jazz writing and arranging that goes back to the late 1940s, when people like Tadd Dameron and Gil Evans created such memo­ rable and influential work. In compositions ranging


from Tadd Dameron’s “Lady Bird”, to Herbie Hancock’s “Maiden Voyage” and Dollar


Brand’s “The Mountain”, they kept faith with the spir­ it of the original recordings while giving them their own distinctive interpretation. It would be hard to pick out anyone for special comment with such a strong cast of musicians. I t was a to ta l pleasure to be there. David Hcrm on


• The Ribble Valley Jazz


and Blues Club’s next con­ cert will be given by The Kings Cross Hot Club,


tomorrow, November 23rd. There will be no concert in


December, but on January 4th the Club will hold its New Year Party with a blues session by Strumble. All concerts will be held at


the St Mary’s Centre, which now has a licensed bar. Look out for posters or watch these columns for further details, or visit the club’s website (www.rvjazzandblues.co.uk) for more information.


♦ Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, November 22nd, 2007 31 Y


Pantomime fund-raiser


THE first pantomime to be staged for many years a t Hurst Green, played to packed houses for both performances in the Memorial Hall. The whole project of the pan­


tomime “Cinderella” was conceived late in 2006 by local headteacher Mrs Margaret Carrington and Hurst Green WI president Mrs Bar­ bara Herd as an idea for a fund-rais­ er to help in replacing the heating system in the Memorial Hall. The pantomime, with a complex


plot involving Hurst Green football team, Rapunzle and some Scouts, was well received by an appreciative, indeed raucous audience. In keeping with tradition it included singing, dancing, and slapstick humour. Sue Cross-Costello and Kath


Molyneux took the lead roles of Cin­ derella and Prince Charming, profes­ sionally bursting into song and drawing all into their burgeoning romance, so that in the matinee per­ formance shouts of “kiss, kiss,” were heard from the fans on the front row. A team of mice cum Morris dancers provided the dancing, well drilled by Ifilary Hopkins. The humour, and glamour came


from the ugly sisters, Hyacinth and Rose. An unrecognisable Peter But­ terfield played Hyacinth as a domi­ nant shrew an excellent foil to David Jacques’ flirty and twittering Rose. The cast covered the generations


with the children of Queen Hermione, played by Nikki Bailey, Michael, Robert and Amy and the daughter of Susan Cross-Costello, Heather being joined by Olivia Drage to play the Scout’s football team. Special th an k s go to Frances


Aherne for her work organising props, David Eachus and Annie Scott for their work on the scenery, Jean Moran and Rita Holden for costume and Gerald Mack whose music helped to hold the whole per­ formance together. Though not everything ran


smoothly in either performance, the cast can be credited with having the professionalism to keep the spell going, and the audience with joining in the spirit of the project. The two performances raised approximately £2,000 for the Memorial Hall and Hurst Green play area and on Satur­ day night there were whispers of “what are we doing next year,” so watch this space! • See letters, page 14


‘Nora Batty’ shows her caring side!


A FUN-FILLED day of Children in Need fund-raising a t The Manor House in Chatbum raised more than £125. With staff paying to work in


fancy dress, residents found them­ selves being cared for by Shirley Bassey, the Vicar of Dibley, Nora Batty and Marilyn Monroe among others. The Tina Turner look-a-like vol­


unteered to have her hair cut in aid of the cause and activities co-ordina- tor Stephen Harrison sold kisses throughout the day.


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