'^1 ,30 .. Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, December 4th, 2008 Reddersplus ‘V


12 fitnessfon, £12 at Hicks Health Club


CHRISTMAS has come early a t Hicks Health and


• Fitness Club with its 12 Days of Fitness promotion. This entitles you to 12 consecutive days of Plat­


inum membership for only £12, making it the perfect stocking filler.


' ■ The membership entitles full use of the fabulous


facilities, including the fully-equipped gymnasium and luxury sauna/steam room facilities and relaxation area plus the class timetable, which includes spinning


^ classes. Whatever your preference - to work hard or chill


out - Hicks has the facilities for you; As an early. Christmas present to Clitheroe Adver­


tiser and Times readers, if you take out a 12-day membership and become a full Hicks member on the day the normal full £75 joining fee will be waived. To take advantage of this fantastic offer, simply


take the voucher along to Hicks. The 12 Days of Fitness promotion is in operation


now and finishes on December 24th, 2008. All 12 Days of Fitness memberships need to be activated by January 31st, 2009.


A The Cltlberoe dvertiser and I iimesi rp


I HICKS HEALTH AND FITNESS CLUB, CHATBURN ROAD, CLITHEROE


TEL: 01200 426887


Valid until December 24th, 2008. All 12 Days of Fitness memberships must be activated by Jan­ uary 31st, 2009. Clitheroe Advertiser and Times readers must present the voucher on this page to qualify fo r the no joining fee offer. Man­ agement have the right to refuse admission. Terms and conditions apply.


I www.ciitheroeadvertiser.co.uk Ciitheroe 422324 (Edjtorial), 01282 478111 (Advertising), 01282 422331 (Ciassified)


Festive campaign to make^ Clitheroe a Fairtrade town


by Vivien Meath


HUNDREDS of people flocked to the Festive Fairtrade E vent a t The Grand, d em o n s t r a t in g t h a t th e p e o p le o f : Clitheroe are fully behind the campaign to make Clitheroe a Fairtrade Town.: Visitors took the opportunity to stock up


on Fairtrade gifts, cards, decorations and food for Christmas from the stalls of Traid- craft, Oxfam, Fair Necessities, Tearcraft, Kibera Paper and Whalley Post Office and enjoyed “Fairtrade”-refreshments in The Grand cafe.


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• For Sue Burton and her, six-year-old daughter, Millie, of Clitheroe, it was the first time they had visited The Grand and com­ mented afterwards - “we. were very impressed with the venue and there was a festive atmosphere - ‘a real buzz’ - and so inuch to see at the event!” • ' A raffle held a t the event raised £300 for


Tearfund, which is a Christian charity pro­ viding hope for people living with HIV/Aids. The Fairtrade raffle prizes were donated by the stall holders, local supermarkets and businesses in Clitheroe - Nigel Rix of Forest Becks, Bolton-by-Bowland, was delighted to win a Fairtrade gift hamper donated by Taste @ Clitheroe (local, organic and Fair­ trade deli in Swan Courtyard). Kay Thorpe of the Clitheroe Fairtrade


Group commented: “I was very encouraged by the amount of people who were really


FESTIVE cheer will be brought to the faces of senior citizens this Christmas. Christmas food parcels from the Rotary


PICTURED are Miles and Linda LeadbcUer with one of the many supporters on the stall (s)


interested in Fairtrade and prepared to request more shops to stock Fairtrade prod­ ucts”. Kathryn Holden, the event organiser, and


some of the stall holders were interviewed by BBC Radio Lancashire about Fairtrade at the event and the recording formed part of a


debate about Fairtrade on Joe Wilson’s Sun­ day morning chat show. Kathryn said: “I am absolutely thrilled


the eyent was such a huge success and thank you to all those involved - L hope Clitheroe gets the Fairtrade Towii status i t deserves, verysoon!”


Time for festive cheer Outstanding entry for prime sale


Clubs, in Clitheroe, will be delivered to resi­ dents aged 80 years and over and who live alone. The deliveries will take place on Sunday, December 14th, from noon onwards. This is one of several initiatives, which is pro­


vided and funded by Clitheroe Town Council with assistance from local businesses.


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AN outstanding entry of prime stock has been lined up for the popular Christmas Shows and Sales at Gisbum Auction Mart, the first of which takes place today. A mulled wine reception will be held dur­


ing the judging of all prime stock classes at the three Christmas Shows, which offer buy­ ers a rare opportunity to purchase the best quality prime animals. The Christmas Prime Cattle Show sale


R E A D E R H O L I D A Y S A small selection of our holiday programme for 2008/2009


- Olympia 2008


December 20,2 days from £149.95


Includes • Return coach travel " - • Overnight accommodation • • Full English breakfast • A first arena ticket at Olympia


• Free time in central London ■ .Organised by Omega ABTA 4782


Valentine’s in Amsterdam ' February 13,3 days ; from £129.95


• Return coach travel • Return, Channel crossings •Two night’s accommodation •Continental breakfast ■ • A visit to Bruges • Services of a tour manager. Organised by Newmarket ABTA V787X


f ? » . ‘ -i I f jiS g s .,’ For more information on the above ring Moya on


London Weekend Rail Specials . Various dates, 3 days .from £99.95


Includes - • Return standard class rail travel •Two night’s accommodation • 4* Thistle Barbican Hotel • Full English breakfast . • Free time in central London . - , Organised by Omega ABTA V4782


Manchester Ship Canal Cruise April 25,1 day from £69.95


Includes •. Return coach travel - •Six hour cruise on the : - Manchester Ship Canal ■ • Commentary along the route •


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-• Services of.a tour driver . . ; . fe Organised by Diamond ABTA W0552 ; .


0 1 7 7 2 8 3 8 0 8 0 Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.30pm Email: brochures@lep.co.uk


' begins at 10-30 with judging from 9-30 a.m. The first of two Christmas Prime Sheep Shows is next Monday, with judging a t 10- 30 a.m. and the sale at 11 a.m., and the sec­ ond takes place next Thurday, December ■llth, with judging at noon and the sale at 1 p.m. AH purchasera of -prizewiiming stock will


receive prize cards, rosettes and silverware to promote top quality locally reared meat.


In association with


Fraser EAGLE ^ TOURS


Monday 1st December


Ballachullish Turkey & Tinsel .• Retail kraav coacli Irawl. • Door.to Door translerioivire. • Tuiltey & Tinsel package -;. ■, Quoieref;ELN/BA0112


Clitherpe 422324 (Editorial), 01282 478111 (Advertising), 01282 422331 (Classified) .Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, December 4th, 2008 31-


|*Drama designed to make us think


“A Taste of Honey”, at


the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester,: until December 6th.


IT is 50 years since a Sal­ ford te en a g e r c a l led She- lagh Delany sent h er sc ript to Jo a n Littlewood a t th e S t ra t fo rd E a s t th e a t r e in London. ' , '


, The 'Royal . E xchange’s


anniversary production of “A Taste of Honey” shows much of Delaney’s remarkable achievement. It is astonishing that she and Littlewood man­ aged to get so many controver­ sial themes past the censors in 1958 - teenage pregnancy, racism; parental neglect and homosexuality, still illegal at that time. . . The play seems still very rel- jev an t, b u t perhaps a l i t t le


dated as welL My companion


■ and I found ourselves in a deep discussion about the radical


: changes in our society in the second half of the 20 th Centu­ ry and the start of the 21st, so Jo Combes’ choice and direc­ tion serves to give us drama that makes us think. Jodie McNee as Jo is rivet­


ing.. I t is a formidably demanding p ar t as she is on


stage v ir tu a l ly w i th o u t a break. . ' Her face and body capture


the conflicting emotions of a confused teenage girl. Sally Lindsay plays the mother, Helen, manipulative and self- centred, but with moments of compassion. Paul Popplewell is Helen’s


drunken lover and Marcelo McCalla is Jimmie, Jo’s brief ta s te of honey, her sa ilo r .boyfriend.


Adam Gillen plays Geof, the


part played so memorably by Murray Melvin in the original: production and the well-: known film.. Gillen is wonderfully camp,


with-a strangulated voice and agonisingly contorted move- ments.--


The play is opened out with


musical interludes that reflect Manchester’s contribution to recent pop history. The Second Act is fas te r


’ paced and gripping and I liked the touch of mother Helen returning a t th e end in the same costume as the begin­ ning, stressing the circularity and reminding us tha t what we now call dysfunctional families are ever present. ■What future lies ahead for


Jo’s baby? PIPPAMUNRO Your chance to aid anim al charity


CHRISTMAS is always a busy time at the RSPCA Ani­ mal Centre at Altham, which covers the East Lancashire region, including Ribble Valley. This weekend th e re is_a


chance to support the work of the centre by going along to its


Christmas Sunday event, between noon and 3 p.m. Designed to raise funds for the centre and awareness of its work, the event will have a . range of attractions including homemade cakes, a Beanie tombola, decorative baskets.


[Brownies o'ffer [helping hand


[IMAGINE having to walk for a couple I of days just to read a book. That is what children in sub-Saharan


I Africa are forced to do because of the I scarce supply of books. In an attempt to redress the balance,


I Brownies from Clitheroe’s Trinity pack I are setting up an African reading tent I at Glitheroe’s festive Christmas market I on December 13th.


.......... Brown Owl Sharon Russell and her


[ 24-strong pack will be selling books I from the tent in order to raise funds for I Book Aid International, a charity I which aims'to bring free books to peo-: I pie li-ving in some of the poorest places I in the world. ■ ■ ' Mrs Russell explained: “In sub-Saha-


I ran Africa, many people don’t have - ; I libraries or the funds to buy books. ‘.‘They use reading tents tha t they - v.


Tuesday 2nd December


Morecambe Christmas Lunch


& Entertainment Return executw coadi travel -


: A great trip lo gel you in the festive spin!!,


I walk for a couple of days to get to {before they.spend a day reading a book I before walking all the way back home.’l I , .The reading tent will be open from 9: a.m. until 3 p.m.-selling a -wide-range of books tha t have been generously, donat-- parents, friends and relatives of ■


H fc r in i ty Brownie pack. ■ - ^ n e Guides have been set the chal- ■ lenge to commemorate the centenary of the Girl Guiding movement in 2010. ; Girlguiding UK has teamed up with


I 19 partner organisations — 18 charities -


and the Girlguiding UK Branch Associ- I ations to create 19 different projects for


I girls and young women to change the I world.


' Featuring a number


of our Best Selling Dishes: A choice of Four Starters an d Four mains.


Adults £ 9 .9 5 Children £ 5 .9 5 This special menu


is ovaiioble Tuesday,


Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday.


Our A La Carte menu is also available .


^ ^ S ^ X '^ A w d r d 'w in r i iM


.authentic Indian Food ' .from Bashal -Rdsoily • "


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Experience a fusion of tastes and ' culture to tontolise o discerning -


‘ i polote. Greeted entirelysWithouLony. IS colourings,’ E:numbers or odditives;^: ‘ ond from locol producers.^''


V J r y p u r F R E E ^ ^ H o m i^ P e i i y e r y f S e r y ^


We will deliver within o 6 mile rodius .7: 'Of Lohgridge Free of Charge , ,on all 'orders over £15.'~


Ifyou,hdve djdinner pdrty'5?”'


? or event; why not try this service .to surprise'and delight ^. friends?, . ..


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tombola, a Christmas stall and a treasure hunt to win a teddy. . Admission is free and there


is ample free parking. To find out more about thecentre and its work, phone 01254 231118 or visit i ts website at: www.rspca-lancseast.org.uk


W W W . themuni Vktorids ‘ ^k.9tidia. Keenly priced - none of our


meals a re priced ab o v e £6.50 "Tiffin" will offer an exciting


selection of authentic Anglo, In dian and European light meals and snacks to be


enjoyed both a t lunchtime an d in the evening in the re laxed surroundings of The Dog Inn. ^ ^ ^ ^


An extensive menu caters for every taste


and is prepared using locally sourced produce.


frorn^-;


'Good Curry-i ' % G u I d e ^


Restaurants:’ ^in the UK» the Cobra'


IndionX


Friday 12 Dec


Soul Night Relocated to


the Silverman Hall, Nelson.


Same time, same price.


01282 661234 ■ A ' When cotton was king


■ LOCAL au th o r Ron Freethy will be signing copies of his latest book in :


. Clitheroe on Saturday. “Memories of the Lan­


cashire Cotton Mills” looks back to the days when cotton -was king and Lancashire was the cotton capital of the- world. Packed with pictures and entertaining stories, the book charts the rise and fall of the cotton industry, from its humble begin­ nings as a cottage indus­ try through i ts heday


when Lancashire mill towns clattered with thou- sands of looms, to i ts eventual decline due to cheaper foreign imports. Many of the stories


come straight from the mouths of those who worked in the mills and they remember the weav­ ing shed camaraderie, the characters and curious' details of a life now gone. Mr Freethy will be a t


Kaydee Book, in Moor Lane, Clitheroe, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.


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®James'chu"rch /


A Celebration of Christmas


^ ‘'-'dtoouKa Jesus known CLITHEROE


Featunng a blend of Classical and Contemporary Music


With The Stankov Ensemble from Bulgaria


.(penned 12 songs for Sir Cliff Richard, including No. 1 hit 'Saviours Child') . Hosted by, Dave Pope


Friday 12th December 2008 7.30pm


■ The evening will feature a rich variety of classics, carols and" comment, an evening to set the scene for seasonal celebration


Tickets £10, £8 cona (pensionens & under 18s) including seasonal lefieshments Saltmine Theatre Company presents...


HEROES PANTOMIME 6th January 2009 6.30pm ,


- ’ at St. James' Church, Clitheroe .Cost: Adults £6, Children £3, Family Ticket £15


Tickets available from: SL James' Church' Office, St James' Street, Clrtheroe, BBT 1HH, 01200 423608 Or Wool Craft on Moor Lane


The Dog Inn, Market Place, Longridge, Preston, Lancashire PR3 3RR fNOW OPEN FOR BAR SNACKS


m I in ^VICTORIA’S INDIA W i l l OPEN ON 11th De c e m b e r :


www.vlctoriasindla.co.uk Email: info@victoriasindia.co.uk


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Please check our Website for Opening Times and news on our move to The Dog Inn ,


M \ ! r “' ’r ' ’’-''"’*'’’'!!'” '?’'""'r V, ^ { |i f, £ I. 5 ^ f 5 § I


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