- 22 ' Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, June 12th, 2008


www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk Pupils prove to be in fine voice


HITTING the latest high notes in his musical career is Clitheroe-born solo artist Nomad Jones, who is playing at this year’s Glastonbury Fes­


tival.; Born Damon Valentine, the 23-


year-old musician (pictured) grew up in the Ribble Valley. He was a pupil at St James’s CE


Primary School and Ribblesdale High School. After studying music at Preston College, he got a job at • Lindley Pate in Gisburn. In 2005 he decided to move to


PUPILS of local singing teacher Susan Eames were in fine voice at Blackburn Music Festival. They enjoyed success across the board,


with all of the students she entered gain­ ing at least one position and many winning several classes. ■ Megan Rowlandson won the Frank


Cronshaw Trophy for best folk song. Sarah Chew won the C.D. Colling\vood Trophy for junior singers and the Stevenson Medal ^ for highest mark of the day. Chris Harri­ son won most promising performer in the 18-and-under class and Charlotte Waters won the Cephos Trophy for best set piece of the day.


, Full results were: Isabel Bailey 1st and


1st; Sarah Chew 1st, 1st, and 2nd; Ash- leigh Ely 1st; Ben Fontaine 3rd; Lily


Fontaine 2nd; Chris Harrison 1st, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd; Natalie Heyes 1st and 1st; Justine Porter 2nd and 3rd; Evie Rapson 1st, 1st, and 2nd; Lauren Rigby 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, and 2nd; Megan Rowlandson 1st, 1st, 2nd, 2nd, and 2nd; Jenner Smith 3rd; Charlotte Waters 1st, 1st, 2nd and 3rd. . Many of the girls who competed also


sing with Susan’s famous Arden Youth Choir, who recently appeared on television on “Britain’s Got 'Talent”. There is a chance to see the choir and some of the winners perform at their summer concert on Saturday, July 5th, at Christ Church, Carr Road, Nelson, at 7-30 p.m. Tickets are available from Irene on 01282 862485. Our picture shows some of the winners


at Blackburn Music Festival with their trophies, (s)


Manchester and study music busi­ ness as well as developing his career as an artist. He also opted to change his name: “The type of music that I write and play does not go with the name Damon Valentine, it sounded a bit too cabaret and doesn’t really suit my music.” ^


. Damon is now enjoying his


musical success and has supported Badly Drawn Boy, Paolo Nutini,


Elbow and Fionn Regan among^ others. But his biggest gig to date, will come on Friday, June 27th when he opens the “Late ‘n’ Live” stage at this year’s Glastonbury Festival. As a warm up to the big event Damon did a warm-up set at Clitheroe’s New Inn. Said Damon: “I do not get back to Clitheroe as much as I would like


Village hall looks a k - IpBI _ • V/v i i'Our professional landscape team i #OM BS)!tM PANY , _____ I h om e fo r N om a d f


to but I am very proud to comj from the town.”


_ i Speaking about his Glastonburjl ; appearance he said: “Withou'i : doubt it will be the biggest gig I have had. Glastonbury is the ultij mate festival. “I got an email address for onf


of the stage managers and con­ tacted her about appearing, bul she replied and said the chance ol


^getting on was slim because thej get inundated with requests. But a week later, I was walking dowr the street and she shouted mt from a distance and asked if i wanted to come and play at Gla tonbury.” With a crowd of 1,000 the


largest audience he has so fat played in front of, Damon is preparing himself for the possibili­ ty of playing to a maximum ol 5,000 people later this month. To find out more about Damon]


and keep up-to-date with his latJ est gigs and other news, visit hia website at: mvw.nomadjones.coml


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Lizi is set to be field day


CHILD REN’S TV favourite Bizi Lizi will be a star guest at this year’s Ribchester Field Day, on June 21st. - Lizi, pictured, best known for


her appearances on CBeebies’ “SMarteenies” programme and “Smart On The Road”, will be encouraging Field Day visitors young and old to help paint a very special billboard. This will be used to advertise the popular event in future years. She said: “It’ll be like a giant


Colour By Numbers. I love doing big pictures and hopefully it will reflect the fun of the day. Any­ body who wants to help paint it can.” Lizi has already submitted designs to the Field Day Com­


She added: “Field Day looks


like a brilliant event and I ’m looking forward to it.” - This year’s Field Day gets off


to an earlier start with the parade beginning at 1 p.m. After a decade in TV, including


- working for popular programme “Tikkabilla” and devising and producing the “Doodle D o ”. series, Lizi decided to set up her


: own business and returned to her . Lancashire roots. - Born and bred in Ramsbottom,


mittee and the chosen design will be revealed on Field Day itself.


home is now in Sabden in.the Ribble Valley and she runs her Craftastic business, providing art and craft activities for all ages, from Trapp Forge, Simonstone. You can find out more at Lizi’s . website: www.craftastic.co.uk


Youngsters try their hand at origami !'P:r i , i


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YOUNGSTERS tried their hand


at paper folding at a free family workshop hosted by the Platform , Gallery, Clitheroe. - Lancashire origami e x p e r t :


THE village hall in Sawley looks:


; a picture after the local art group got a helping hand from the Thwaites Brewery. .1 Amateur artists in the village have taken delivery of five new tables courtesy of the brewery’s renowned Charitable Trust.


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- ' -“We can’t thank the Trust enough for the support,” said


I Madeline Greenbank, chairman of;the Sawley Art Group; “We were short of . table's because


membership had increased so much over the last few years.


“The village hall committee


said they didn’t have the money to provide any more and, while our little group is solvent, we


don’t have much spare cash either. -


“ I had heard about the


Thwaites Charitable Trust, so- we decided to apply. It was great to hear we had been successful and the tables are already com­


ing in very handy.’’ The Sawley


• Art Group was formed 10 years ago with a membership of just


: eight. . It now has 30 artists, mainly


^ ~ ■ ■ exhibitions a year in the village


hall. Susan Woodward (front


tre), of the Thwaites Charitame ; Trust is pictured with members | - of the Sawley Art Group, (s)


.Winners of the latest hands of cards played


^ I^N E R S at Chtheoe Bridge William Norns. EW Kath Higson Sue Johnson, Pat Ward and Roy Club on Monday evening were: and Joan Bowker, B. Guha and Ward. EW Brenda Wilson and NS Deanna Atkinson and Robin Use Park. On Thursday evening John Renton, Geoff .Wharfe and Atkinson, Adrian Norris and winners were: NS B. Guha and Linda Wilkinson.


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. retired, attending every second Tuesday. The group holds five


Stephen Watson ran the work­ shop and youngsters were invited to drop in and have a go at the ancient Japanese artform. The word “origami” conies


from the Japanese “oru” meaning


“to fold”, and “kami’’meaning “paper.”


- Participants were given the opportunity to try out six designs under Stephen’s watchful eye,: including a bird with flapping wings and a jumping frog!' : The Platform Gallery, run by


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: Ribble Valley Borough Council,.is based at the award-winning Clitheroe Interchange and pro-


Football c lu b A PROPOSAL has been submit-


^ ^ t o 'R ib b l e Valley Borough 'H ^ c i l for the demolition and


^'ripacement of the existing foot­ ball clubhouse with re-use of a prefabricated building and asso­


ciated external work. The plan includes accessible entrance ramp and resurfacing of existing car park with Tarmac. Comments on the proposal at


Clitheroe Football Club, Shaw- bridge Ground (number 0436)


must be made to the council by, June 13th. ■


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■vides a contemporary craft exhi- bition space, shop and education


. facilities. l t hosts up to eight ■/exhibitions a year from national


/--and local makers, as .well as .'-numerous workshops.


. . Our picture shows origami-


expert Stephen Watson and (clockwise from back left) Archie


■ Taylor, Olivia Taylor, Zoe Dob- - son and Kelly Dobson, (s) - /


renovation plan is in Other plans' submitted,


include: Clitheroe: Rear conservatory-


at 14 Roman Way (0435). Build­ ing signage to entrance lobby. Building signage to side eleva­ tions. Garden centre sign to glazed wall front e lev a t ion . - Building poster frames to front elevation. Banner tubular to side - elevation. Service yard sign to, goods entrance a t Homebase,: Queensway (0425). Proposed control kiosk, vent: pipe and reinforced grassed style


hardstanding access, required in association with a below ground puniping station, detention tank , and valve .chamber to.be con-, structed under permitted devel- .


. opment rights at land adjacent, ■ to Bridge Court, Pimlico Road (0393).'Proposed side extension - to Holme End; Up Brooks, fol-


■ lowing existing roofline (0397).,. Construct a conservatory, to rear,:, ■ elevation and a porch to front ,


; elevation at 28 Conway Avenue. (0424).


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THE Sefton Coast was the destination-, for 24 members of the Clitheroe Natural-


istSociety. Starting at Ainsdale, the group walked through the'Sand Dunes National Nature


Reserve. This section of the coast is part of the


finest dune system on the north west coast of England. Due to the rarity of this type of habitat, it is vitally impor­ tant that it is well managed and cared for in order to conserve the even rarer plants and animals that inhabit these dunes such as sand lizards, natterjack toads and a


variety of orchids. The natterjack toad breeds in the shal­


low pools and their spawn is not in clus­ ters like frog spawn, but in short strips almost like a ribbon. They do not jump like frogs, as they only have short legs, and consequently walk along the flatter


. -part of the dunes avoiding the grassy , areas. It is rare to see these animals dur­ ing daylight hours as they mainly come out of their burrows in the evening, although tadpoles were spotted in the many shallow pools. A total of 23 varieties of wild flowers


were seen including the common storks- bill, spring beauty and the dog violet. After leaving the dunes the group (pic­


tured) walked for a while on the beach before re-entering them and climbing slightly into the National Trust pine for­ est. There are numerous paths, but the party took the one where the red squirrel was most likely to be spotted, and three were seen at close quarters. Chairman Frank Mason thanked the


walk leaders Derek and Marjorie Oldham for an enjoyable day out.


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