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A feast of song and dance


A COLOURFUL feast of song and dance raised £2,000 for two good causes. The Angela Westwell


School of Dance held their latest show “Kaleidoscope” at the St Mary’s Centre in Clitheroe in December. More than 180


dancers took part in four performances fea­ turing dance and song. The shows raised


£1,500 which was donated to the North West group of the Haemophilia Society. During each of the


four performances, a raffle was held to raise money for the children’s unit at the Royal Blackburn Hospital. Mrs Briscoe, and her


daughter, Brittany Grace, are pictured, right, presenting a cheque for £500 to ward manager Sarah Caton. The money will be


spent on providing satu­ ration monitors which are used to measure oxygen levels in the blood of babies and young children, (s)


DANCE school principal Mrs Angela Briscoe and several dancers present a cheque to Alex Susman, chairman of the Haemophilia Society North West Group, (s)


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THE European constitutional treaty debate has finally swung into play. I t’s going to be a long four weeks, but I am more than disappointed that the allotted time for the whole debate has been cur­ tailed. I t ’s a real shocker and so undemo­


cratic. I will continue to fight for a referen­


dum on the constitutional treaty. I feel cheated that Britain is not being given a vote. It was what we were promised and I believe politics is FURTHER tarnished by the Government sidestepping the


issue. Debating any issue of such constitu­


tional importance should never be taken lightly. I am sorry that we, the people, were never given a vote on previous treaties. This is wrong and should never


have happened. There are many irritating things about


how MPs deal with other MPs during debates, but that is politics. One of the most irritating aspect is the demonisa- tion of anyone who is not a fully signed up member of the “I’m in Europe 100% and will never question the journey, the direction, the speed or the depth” club. I question all aspects of Europe as I do


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virtually everything else. I t’s my job. It’s my job to question things that I believe are not good for my constituents, coun­ try and the world. Europe has developed at such a pace and in totally the wrong direction that I now believe that this treaty will only make worse the mess in which we find ourselves. The institution is one of the most undemocratic institutions that exist.


Founders celebrate a golden anniversary


THREE founder members of Clitheroe Round Table helped cur­ rent members, 30 past chairmen and guests from Blackburn, Preston, Ply­ mouth and Saffron Walden celebrate 50 years of the club a t a golden anniversary Charter Night. Barrie Aspden, Geoff Brogdenand


John Myers were the three founders among the many VIP guests at the milestone event, held a t the Stirk House Hotel, Gisbum. During the evening guests where


also entertained by a surprise visit from members of Clitheroe Ladies Circle. The ladies, dressed in appropriate


costumes, preformed a dance routine to music from decades gone by. Other guests in attendance includ­


ed the Mayor of The Ribble Valley, Coun. Doreen Taylor, and Past Pres­ ident of Round Tables of Great Britain and Ireland (RTBI), Gerard O’Herlihy, who proposed the toast to the National Association. Peter Manley, the vice-president of RTBI, responded with a humorous talk about his time in Round Table and how members can all work together to further the aims and objectives of


OUR piclurc shows “lop lable” mem­


bers and gucsls u( Clitheroc


Round Table’s 501h


anniversary


Charter Dinner. (T100208/1G)


Even the democratic bit is voted for in one of the most undemocratic ways via a list system with an incomprehensible workings. Papal selections are hugely democratic and simple to understand by comparison. I asked a Government minister if h e ^ > . I


was prepared to look into the us e le s s | undemocratic way we elect MEPs. Unbelievably he told the House of Com­ mons th a t th a t was what he would be doing. I nearly fell off my green bench! Having said that there is not a great


feeling that making the elections to the European Parliament any more simple or democratic will make the workings of the EU any more credible. Mostly people feel let down by succes­


sive Governments th a t their opinions don’t matter. Childlike we are told this medicine is good for us and stop whining. Historians are going to have a field day


with how the EU was sneaked onto the British people. Con is too mild a word. 1 believe th a t the EU could do so much good if it was to hehave in a democratic way and with the will of its people. By going along with the creation of


this monster, my fellow politicians of today and yesteryear have done enor­ mous damage to the brand of politics, and democracy. I t has also damaged the EU. What the Government should do is


allow the people a say in a referendum. If the referendum is lost then we should go back to the drawing board. We need to look again at why we joined the EU in the first place, and get back to our roots. We should also consider allowing those


countries which want to be a part of a deeper United States of Europe to do just that. I hope and trust they will do it via the front door via referendums also, and not by the back door. Their citizens deserve a say too! Finally we need to ensure that when we


make manifesto promises that we never treat the British people like they are not interested or retarded in how they are governed. The Government feels that it can junk our sovereignty, get rid of his­ toric Britannia from our coins and by smoke and mirrors make us part of a country its people don’t recognise. Our people fought wars in order that I


can have a say on how they are governed. Increasingly I am being deprived of that right. That is wrong, and it is now time to correct it.


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the organisation. A double celebra­ tion took place with the induction of the club’s newest member, Gordon Preston, by Peter Manley. Current chairman of Clitheroe


Round Table, Stephen Lord - Lord Stephen as he was referred to on the night - proposed the toast to the guest and visitors. He went on to outline the club’s achievements over its 50 years, with special mention of its association since 1976 with Lemvig Round Table, in Denmark -


Clitheroe Round Table’s Twin Club. . There were special greetings from the Lemvig club and guests enjoyed a Danish liquor sent for the occasion. On display throughout the evening


was memorabilia from the club’s archives, depicting some of the many events and activities it has been involved in throughout the past 50 years. The evening concluded with a


humorous talk by Venn Tracey, an accomplished after dinner speaker.


who responded on behalf the guest and visitors.


0 Round Table is an organisation


for men aged between 18 and 45 which holds social and community service events on a local, regional and national level. If you would like to know more


about Round Table; contact Stephen Lord on 07986 765131, e-mail: mem- bership(grt552.org or visit the Clitheroe club’s website at: www.rt552.org


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TWO coaches packed with ramblers from North-East Lancashire headed to Sed- bergh in the south lakes. Leaders led three guided walks around


the Howgills. Although th e day was blustery, it


stayed dry and great views were enjoyed. One group saw two buzzards circling


and calling, while another leader took a small group on a walk and explained some of the skills needed for leadership as


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more walkers are being encouraged t o |p | f j lead the coach ramble walks.


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Another Turner gem with Valley roots


by Edwin Gretton


WHILE visiting the Ash- molean Museum in Oxford recently, I was surprised and delighted to see an oil painting by J. M. W. Turn­ er of a familiar Ribble Val­ ley scene that I had not known he had painted. The painting, on canvas


and measuring 36in. by 24in., is titled “Whalley Bridge and Abbey, Lancashire: Dyers washing and drying Cloth.” I t shows Whalley Bridge


viewed from the bank of the River Calder near the Mar­ jorie. Whalley Abbey and church are visible in the back­ ground behind the bridge. Two dyers are pictured in


the foreground, standing in the river washing their cloth. I t is not immediately clear whether they are men or women. Several lengths of doth are


laid out to dry on the bank and cattle are grazing nearby. Although no longer seen


today, this must have been a common sight in those early days of the Lancashire textile industry. ' As can be seen from the


photograph on the right taken recently by Jeff Cowl­ ing from the same viewpoint, th e bridge itself has been rebuilt since Turner’s time; however it still has the same basic three-arch design. Trees now obscure the vari­ ous Abbey buildings visible in


the painting. The picture is owned by the


Loyd Collection, from whom it is currently on loan to the Ashmolean Museum, and who have kindly given per­ mission for i t to be repro­ duced here. I t was painted relatively


early in iW ie r ’s career from a sketch th a t he made in 1808. ■ He was 36 at the time and


was visiting Sir John Leices­ te r a t Tabley House, near Knutsford. I t is believed to have been


commissioned originally by Thomas Lister Parker, of Browshohne Hall. I t was exhibited a t the


Royal Academy in 1811 and, unlike most of the artist’s oil paintings, it is still privately owned. This probably accounts for


the fact that it is not as well- known as Turner’s other pic­ tures of local scenes. As reported in a recent edi­ tion of this newspaper, Turn­


er, a Londoner, had previous­ ly visited Lancashire in 1799, when he was commissioned by Charles Towneley to make 10 watercolours to form the basis of illustrations for Dr Robert Whitaker’s History of the Parish of Whalley, first published in 1800/01. The engravings made from


these pictures show familiar local scenes. One, with, Edisford Bridge in the foreground, includes


Clitheroe Castle on a treeless hill, St Mary’s Church, a t that'time with a square tower, and Pendle Hill on the sky­ line. Other engravings made from T u rn e r ’s drawings include Stonyhurst, then the home of Thomas Weld, and Whitewell, engraved for Mr T. L. Parker. Although sub s tantially


changed, both sets of build­ ings are still clearly recognis­ able today.


Pendle Club’s weekly bridge, whist and domino winners


BRIDGE winners a t the Pen­ dle Club were Mrs Sylvia


fcalsh, Mrs 'Tricia Bruce, Mrs Riarjorie Collier, Mrs Eileen Wood. New players welcome


every Monday a t 1-30 p.m Solo whist winners at the Pen­ dle Club were: K. Holding, S. Holden, Mrs D. Underwood. New members welcome every


Monday at 7 p.m. Domino winners: V. Giles, M. Berry, jo in t 3, R. Barker and R. Knight, joint 5, W. Barker, M. Berry and P. Metcalfe. New


members welcome every Fri­ day at 7 p.m. Sequence danc­ ing is held Tuesdays at 7-30 p.m. and line dancing Thurs­ days at 1-30 p.m.


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