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Ribble Valley compiled by Marcia Morris


All entries for inclusion in these columns shouid be on a listings form, available from Main Reception, Kibble 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. Finishes on Saturday. Chipping Post Office Gallery,


Exhibition by artists from "Made in Lancashire." Open until 4-30 p.m. daily. Braille I t meets in Clitheroe


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. 01200426822. Sawley Village Hall, Bowland


Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers, meet first Saturday of the month from 10-30 a.m. to 4-30 p.m. St Wilfrid’s Hall, Ribehesten 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 4lh - St Marys Centre, Church Street, Ribble V^ley Jazz and Blues


MAY we take this opportunity to wish all bur "What's on in the Ribble Valley" readers and participants a very happy New Year. May it be prosperous and healthy and we


hope that, through this column, you will enjoy all the wonderful activities that are featured. From ramblers' walks to whist drives in the village halls, meeting people at the mountaineering club or at the various other groups and organisations, film clubs or floral goups, keep all the details flo\ving.


EVENTS - JANUARY 4TH TO JANUARY lOTH '


Club New Year Party at 8 p.m. Tick­ ets available on the door or from Clitheroe Tourist Information Cen­ tre, tel 01200 425566. aih - Clitheroe Ramblers' Associa­


tion, meet Chester Avenue car park at 9 a.m. for Grassington. Lesley Luckin tel. 01254 823476. 5th - Bowland Transit walk. Mid­


dle Lees to Dunsop Bridge via Grey- stoneley and Burnholme Bridge. Meet for 9-20 a.m. bus at Clitheroe Interchange. Inquiries, tel. 0113 2645920. 6th - Stepping Out, taking it easy


on a Sunday. Meet Platform Gallery at 2 p.m. Allow about one hour to complete. Inquiries, tel. 01200 414484. 7th - Clitheroe Civic Society pres­


ents a talk by Martin Seddon on "Audio Visual Tools for Conserva­ tion" in Brookside School, Bright Street, at 7-30 p.m. 7th - Stepping Out, Monday go for


it walk. Meet at Chipping car park at 1-30 p.m. Walks set off from different


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11 -20th Bumley Pantomime Society presents SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN |# lU ] DWARFS Tickets £7/£6


January Events


26th YASMIN LEVY 8pm In Concert Tickets £I2/£10


Burnley Mechanics February Events


4th DERVISH 13-16th GASLIGHT presented by Bumley Garrick Club 17th BURNLEY MUNICIPAL ORCHESTRA 19 th BASIL BRUSH 20th FAIRPORT CONVENTION 21st JOE LOSS ORCHESTRA 22nd LIVEWIRE (AC/DC Tribute) 24th ELVIS tribute with ‘Lee Memphis King’ 29th SLEEPING BEAUTY BALLET


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So cool he had me in tears!


Phil Cool; The St Mary’s Centre, Clitheroe.


I WAS not really sure what to expect as I only vaguely remember Phil Cool from my childhood


in the 1980s, when he was in his heyday and on TV. However, Phil Cool is


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definitely a very talented man. I have never known someone be able to look like so many different people with such mini­ mum effort. He stressed he was not an impression­ ist and what he did was “faceology”. There is no doubt his range, from Popeye to Bill Clinton, was fantastic. The icing on the cake though, for me, was his Rolf Harris.


E^ ith a couple of simple jprops, he looked exactly like Rolf and I doubt even Mrs Harris could have told the difference! He is also very clever


when it comes to playing the guitar. His rendition of “Leaning on a Lamp- post” to the tune of “Mr Tambourine Man” in the style of Bob Dylan and then the immediate switch to “Mr Tam­


locations, take about one-and-a-half hours to two hours. Tel. 01200 414484. 7th - Knowle Green Village Hall,


whist and dominoes at 7-30 p.m. Tel. Jean Proctor on 01254 878447. 8th - Clitheroe Ramblers' Associa­


tion, meet Chester Avenue car park at 10 a.m. for Hetton. John White- head tel 01200 423881. 8th - Knowle Green Village Hall,


line dancing at 8 p.m. Begiimers wel- come.Tel. 01254 878447. 10th - Whalley Flower Club, a


demonstration by Linda Hardman entitled "Flowers Talk." Meeting in Whalley Methodist Chuch Hall at 7- 30 p.m. Tel. 01200428470. 10th - Stepping Out, Thursday


walk, meet Bayley Arms, Hurst Green at 1-30 p.m. Inquiries, tel. 01200414484. 10th - Clitheroe and District


Recorded Music Society meeting in United Reformed Church, Moor Lane. Speaker Mrs Margaret Turn- bull. Inquiries, tel. 01200 424502. •


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Friday leg stretchers. Meet Platform Gallery a t 1-30 p.m. This walk will be a t a moderate pace. Allow up to an hour-and- a-half to com- plete. Inquiries, tel. 01200 414484. 12th - Clitheroe Auc­


tion M ar t. Rural and domestic bygones sale. More th an 600 lots of architectural items, gar­ dening


bygones,


kitchenalia, juvenalia, old vintage tools, rail- wayana, advertising signs and many other curiosities. Catalogues for all


sales will be on website www.silverwoods.co.uk


approx five days prior to each sale - alternative­ ly tel. 01200 423325 for further information or a printed catalogue. 13th - Stepping Out,


Taking it easy on a Sun­ day. Meet Platform Gallery at 2 p.m. IValk will be relatively flat and at a gentle pace. Allow about 1 hour to com­ plete. Inquiries, tel. 01200 414484. 14th - Stepping Out,


Monday go for it walk. Meet a t Downham car park at 1-30 p.m. Walk takes about one-and-a-


half hours to two hours. Involves "off road" walk­ ing and may involve stiles and gradients. Inquiries, tel . 1200 414484. 14th - Knowle Green


Village Hall, Christmas whist drive, at 7-30 p.m. For further details con­ ta c t Jean Proctor on 01254 878447. 14th - Ribble Valley


Diabetic Group, speaker Dr G. Jones on "Insulin Pumps." Meeting in Clitheroe Rugby Club, Littlemoor Road, a t 7- 30 p.m. Inquiries, tel. Mr G. Dixon on 01254 245611.


■ 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, Clitheroe, tel. 01200 425566. .


Final lottery winners of the year


THE winners of the final East Lan­ cashire Hospice Lottery draw for 2007 were: £1,000 - Mrs N. Eddleston, Blackburn; £250 - Mrs C. Brown, Blackburn and £100 - Mrs J. Matter- son, Barrowford. A further 15 lucky players each won £10 in the draw. It costs just £1 each week to play the


lottery and every player is helping the East Lancashire Hospice to provide invaluable services to people in real need in their own community. If you would like to support the hos­


pice in 2008 by joining the lottery, please contact (Jill on 01254 342847 tor more information.


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An inspired collection


AN “Inspired” collection of artwork has been exhibited at Clitheroe’s Platform Gallery. The “Inspired Ensemble


Exhibition” features the work of th re e groups of older people who have creat­ ed felt pieces, ceramics or works of literature. I t was a collaboration


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An Ideal Husband; Royal Exchange, Manchester; until Jan- uary 26th


ELEGANT is one of the adjec­ tives I can use to describe Bra- ham Murray’s production of Oscar Wilde’s brilliantly comic play “An Ideal Husband”. 'The set and costume design­


ers give the audience a sumptu­ ous rendition of this late Victo­ rian classic play. However, it is so much more th an th a t - I quote Murray’s introduction in the programme: “I t ’s Christ­ mas and what better time for a


play about sexual and political corruption? Of course, it was written in the 19th Century and has little to do with today!” His exclamation mark says it


all. Underneath the wonderful gowns and the polite, but barbed exchanges, the script is amazingly topical. Sir Robert Chiltern (Simon


Robson) faces ruin when the scheming Mrs Chevely (Joanna Riding), threatens to expose his youthful indiscretion, the reve­ lation of a small state secret for financial gain. He is terrified, not only of public humiliation, but more of


losing the love of his wife Lady Gertude Chiltern (Rae Hen- drie). He turns for help to his best


friend the cynical, intelligent, but sympathetic Lord Goring (Milo Twomey). Goring is con­ sidered to be the nearest to a self-portrait in Wilde’s writing. The cast is excellent. The


production is a joy. The subplot of th e in cip ien t romance between Lord Goring and Miss Mabel Chiltern, an endearing performance by Claudia Ren­ ton, is well maintained and Joanna Riding is wonderful as the accomplished villainess Mrs


Camera Club revisits the War of the Roses


bourine Man” to the tune of “Leaning on a Lamp- p o s t” in the style of George Formby went down a treat. His own songs were also very funny, cleverly done and well received. The night was certainly


one to remember and Phil had the audience in stitches, often uncontrol­ lably, so much so that he had to pause several times while we all caught our breath. I t has been a while


since I laughed so hard th a t I had tears in my eyes and I hope it will not be another 30 years before Mr Cool does another show in Clitheroe!


ANTHEAHERD


THE War of the Roses restarted when Ribblesdale Camera Club challenged Skipton Camera Club to a print, slide and digital projec­ tion “battle”. This was the first ever cross-bor­


der event staged by the club and possible only by its move to the larger venue of West Bradford Vil­ lage Hall. Judged by Ken Vere from Black­


burn, prints were marked out of 10 and totalled for each club’s eight entries. Slides followed and then digital projections. Results were not given until the


end when Ribblesdale’s Competi­ tions Secretary Stewart Clark revealed the section totals and the overall scores. Skipton took an early lead,


receiving a total of 61 marks for their prints against Ribblesdale’s


58.


The slides saw a strong surge from Ribblesdale, who totalled 58-


'A to Skipton’s 54-‘A. This one-point lead was finally consolidated with a 59/58 advan­


tage for the home side after the digital projections. Highest marks in the prints were Skipton’s Peter Gibson with nine marks for “Nature’s Jewels”, while Ribbles­ d a le ’s “Tree Nymph” by John F letcher and Stewart Clark’s “Welsh Dereliction”, both given eight. In th e slides, Trevor Marklew’s “Cao Dai Temple” was equalled by Tony Rosford of Skip- ton with “Cloud Break”, both on nine. The best marks in the digital


projections were Sandy Todd of Skipton with nine for “Waiting for Prey” and Ribblesdale’s “Explor­ ing th e Copper Mine” by Ken Geddes with 8-V2 marks. A very close result with just two


points separating the clubs after 48 images and a possible 480 points. In format io n about th e club,


which meets a t 7-30 p.m. on Tues­ days, can be obtained from the chairman, John Bradley, on 01254 822921.


between Age Concern Lan­ cashire and Ribble Valley Borough Council’s a r ts development. The groups worked along­


side ceramic a r t is t Sarah McDade, writer Jane England and textile artist Jane Flanagan to produce some inspired pieces. Pictured at the exhibition


launch are Margaret Jack- son, Cilia Beach and Carol Bowness. (B201107/a)


A topical snippet of life today


Chevely. Rae Hendrie gives a lovely and moving rendition of the absolutely honourable wife, but her attitudes are perhaps ou t of tune_in th e moderiT world.


___ But Wilde’s acidic comedy


has not dated. In these days of weekly political and financial corruption, his witty dialogue sings o u t as clearly as th is week’s edition of “Private Eye” or “Have I Got News For You”. And as long as we still have


the power to satirise our Gov­ ernment, we may retain a hope of rational democracy.


PIPPA MUNRO Ramblers' end of year


A PARTY of 29 Clitheroe Ramblers enjoyed an eight- mile Tuesday walk led by James Jolly. Setting out from the town


hall car park in Grassington, they went straight up Moor Lane to the highest part of the walk, which was the Dam for the old lead mines, where they had a clear view of the restored chimney. They then followed a southerly route down Duke’s New Road and round to (Jock- bur Ford, which is the head of the Hebden Beck valley. Using the stepping stones to


cross the beck, they stopped for lunch before continuing down the valley, through Hole Bottom and into the village of Hebden. They then continued along Mill Lane down to the River Wharfe, where they joined the Dales Way and fol­ lowed this to Linton Falls, at which point they left the Dales


Way, going along Sedber Lane and back into Grassington. Their last Saturday walk of


the year was again led by James Jolly and again over the border in Craven. The group of 15 followed a 10-mile route from the pond a t Rylstone, home to th e WI Calendar Girls. The ramblers walked to


Hetton and then up Moor Lane to Boss Moor, on to Threshfield Moor, following an easterly direction to the out­ skirts of Threshfield. After crossing the road into Well Lane, they arrived at the vil­ lage of Linton, where lunch was taken by Linton Beck. They went on to join


another point of Moor Lane, along the back of Swindon Limestone Quarry and then on to Cracoe. The last mile was along Chapel Lane back to the start at Rylstone.


O A WHIST and domino urday a t 7-30 p.m. Admis- drive will be held in the Fes- sion is £2, including good tival Hall, Gisburn, on Sat- supper and meat prizes.


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