18 - ClitheroeAdvertiser&Times, Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 Annual


meeting; CLITHEROE’S annual town meeting takes place;, tonight at 7;P.m. at the; town ihall in ; Churchy Street.


' ' Town mayor, Coun!


David Berryman,'will - ! start'the'evening with a welcome. Other itenis on the


agenda include, the borr,:; ough councirs three tier ■ waste collection service r and the condition of the Castle grounds. The final item is a question time, where members of the public will be able to have their say on how Clitheroe Town Council is performing and on inatters affecting life in Clitheroe. .


Give blood


BLOOD donor sessions will be held at West Bradford Village Hall on Wednesdays, June 4th and 25th. ; Existing and new


donors are urged to attend the sessions, ; which will run from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 5-30


■ p.m. to 7-30 p.m. on both days. Giving blood is quick, easy and virtually pain-free, but it could save someone’s life. To find out more about .


giving blood,' call the, National Blood Service • on 0845.7711711 or visit its website at:* www.blood.co.uk


Further tests


AN accountant from Sabden with a history of alcohol abuse was found unresponsive on the floor of his bedroom. An inquest heard that


Carl Hackett (44), of Pendle Street East, Sab­ den, had appeared well on the day of his death. A post-mortem examina­ tion has been carried out, but further tests are required to establish the cause of death.


Charity knit


A GROUP of Clitheroe knitters have put their skills to good use raising £1,000 for a good cause. The five knitters from


Rowland Court raised money for an Adult Cys­ tic Fibrosis Unit in Man­ chester. Prof. Webb, the unit’s


clinical director, wrote to the group telling them that the donation would be used to care for adults from across the North West and go towards an extension to the unit.


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by Vivien Meath


A BOOK of poetry insti­ gated by the death of for­ mer Clitheroe Advertiser and Times editor Leigh Morrissey was launched in


style. ‘During his years in the edi­


tor’s chair, words and food were among Leigh’s passions..; and so it was f itt ing that “ Slip Through the Silence - Facing Adversity with Verse” was- officially launched in Clitheroe at a restaurant. It was an evening which


Leigh himself would have enjoyed, had motor neurone


disease not taken its cruel toll. The book features a collection of poems; including two writ­ ten by Leigh during his battle with the illness, a contribution by former Clitheroe resident and ex-Derbyshire Poet Laure­ ate Cathy Grindrod, and local submissions including Judy Sowter, Jane England, Michael O’Neill and Roy Shoesmith. Former Clitheroe Advertiser


and Times journalist Theresa Robson and proprietor of Clitheroe Books;. Jo Harding,


- have edited and produced the book, the proceeds from which are to be donated to the Motor Neurone Disease Association


: and Pendleside Hospice. . Proprietor o f 'th e Bengal


Tandoori Restaurant, Raj Khan, generously donated the evening’s banquet menu enabling, with a draw, the sum o f more than £1,000 to be donated to the two charities. Readings from the book,


now on sale at Ribble Valley Borough Council’s offices, this ■ newspaper’s front office and Clitheroe Books, and priced £5 , were given by Pauline Plummer, Mike O’Neill, Judy Sowter, Glenis Stott, David Borrott and Leigh’s friend and work colleague. Nelson Leader Series editor Roy Prenton. The event was attended by


newly-elected Ribble Valley Mayor and Mayoress, Coun. John and Mrs Phillipa Hill,


representatives of the sponsors and Mr Morrissey’s widow, Maureen., ■ ^ ^ ■ Pictured above are the


Mayor 'and Mayoress, Clitheroe Advertiser and Times’ editor Vivien Meath, Mrs Morrissey, Mr Harding, •Motor Neurone Disease Asso­ ciation representative Susan Oddy, David Bennett of Con- cept4Creative, Christina Cope, of Pendleside Hospice, There­ sa Robson and Mr Prenton. (A150508/5b)


Pictured below are contribu­


tors to the book w i th Mrs Morrissey, fourth right, out­ side the Bengal Tandoori Restaurant. (A150508/5a)


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A popular gentle stroll^


.ON a dry, but overcast


‘ day Clitheroe NaturalisI s e to f f from Kettlewell” fo r a gentle stroll in a :


ipopular stretch of Wharfedale.


The walk to Starbot-:


'tom makes use of the, '. level limestone terrace, ;;only slightly elevated ; from the valley floor. On: the side o f the valley large numbers of prim-


, roses, violets, cowslips ; and bluebells were seen and green woodpeckers were heard calling from the woods.


' Lunch was taken just outside Starbottom, dur- ingi.which a little light


■'rain fell but not for long. A f te r c r o s s in g the


River Wharfe several members took the path


: to Amcliffe, passing on a stony path thrqugh


‘ woods up the fell side. On the top the path to Ket-


. tlewell was taken past the buildings of Moor End.


•From there the path' descended to Kettlewell via a rough cart track


' zigzagging down the fell side.


v ' Twenty species of birds ( were seen including sky­ lark, wheatear and curlew and 47 different


•flowers were recorded including mountain pansy, sandwort, birds- eye primrose, early pur­ ple orchid and early. scurvy grass. ® 'The next walk will be to Otley on May 31st.


' To book please ring 01200428117.


Recycling scheme


" p e o p l e in the Ribble Valley are being called on


' to support a new recy- cling scheihe to turn old


■( mobile phones and empty printer cartridges into


. money for the East Lan­ cashire Hospice.


' The new Community , , Appeal initiatwe has been


' ■ launched by Thatcham- V based “Reclaim-it” . : Under the scheme, local busiiiesses will be


.asked to:donate their ' empty printer cartridges


;■ and old mobile phones for ( Collection, with the value


;;(of the items beiiig donat- : ed to the Hospice. company can also


Jack’s no ordinary guy in the theatre world


JACK ANWYL is a very ordi-, ; ' nary Year 9 pupil at Oakhill Col-; : lege in-Whalley. As his father ;, would say: “Basically a standard teenager, but a nightmare to ; wake up in the mornings’’. But where Jack has really :


woken up, is in the world of the- . . atre. 'r ■ .


For. the.past four years Jack:..-.;


(14) has been an active ihember of Burnley Youth Theatre. . * ■


■


- : He attends drama workshops once a week and rehearsals as required, leads workshops for. younger theatre members and is also on the “Running the Show” . manageirient team - a group of theatre members who make all the big decisions about what productions to;put on, show, marketingandi,staffrecruit-


;ment, includingjinterviewing. prospective directors for their;


posts! His most recent perform­ ance was in a branS new BYT play “Not in my Name,’’ explor­ ing terrorism in which he was one of the youngest in the com­ pany. ■ Jack has also appeared in


adaptations of Wind in the Wil­ lows, Alice In Wonderland and


■ Rapunzel,- but“ No t in.my ■ • Name’f.was the most adult in - terms of content and co-stars..


' ' Previously. Jack' has also recorded a one-hour radio show with Burnley Community Radio and in March this year recorded commercials for 2BR radio station for a safe sex cam­ paign aimed at teenagers, = ;•.' A keen cricketer who plays for.


Great Harwood under-15s in the Ribblesdale League;'Jack goes


to the gym and reads incessant­ ly.


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supply;.' '(reply P^*^ envelopes to the hospices


(supporters.'All of the , above, items are free ^ ' charge; as is collKtion, ® the value of the emptY cartridges and phones


• goes (directly to the chari- ; ty.' Ajiybhe wanting more . 'information, or business-.


"es wishing to support East Lancashire Hospice;


'through the, Community j (Appeal; should call 01635.


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