I I -■ 22 Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, February 12th, 2009


Art website IS growing


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■ A NEW website bringing - a r ts and crafts people -across the Ribble .Valley . closer together is contin- uing to grow and evolve. ; The Ribble Valley Arts


: Alliance website can be found at: www.ribble valleyarts.org -v ■


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■ year, the website has had lots of. feedback, and building on th a t there : have been a number of


. changes and recent addi- ■ tions. r; The website was set up


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to pro'vide information on a i r a r ts an d -cu l tu ra l activities in the Ribble Valley. ■ ‘ , Speaking for the Ribble


Valley Arts Alliance, Jo Rigby said: “We hope the


.website will grow into a vibrant resourcefor all local people to share and enjoy, and for those out -side, the immediate area to find out what is on offer in the Ribble Valley. .“We would also like to


improve the site by invit­ ing anyone who lives or works’in the Ribble Val-


• ley to submit an image which they feel sums up the essence of arts and cultural acti-vities locally. There is no prize, but the winning image will appear.on the wetisite, which we hope will be seen by hundreds of peo­ ple.” If you want to send an


image (one only please), you can e-mail it to: p platform.gallery® rib-


blevalley.gov.uk Please use the wording


“RVAA website image” in the subject line of the e-mail. All images should be received no later than Monday, February 16th.


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Stole wine from shop


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A WHALLEY.woman who had suffered from depression since the breakdown of her mar- ■ riage stole a bottle of


: wine from the Spar shop.- . Blackburn magistrates heard, th a tA m a n d a


■ . Parke (42) had not gone • into the shop with the,


. intention oPstealing, but was low on money and .wanted to get the wine as a gift for a neighbour who had been very supportiva .Parke, of Woodland Park, pleaded guilty to ■ shoplifting. She was given


■.'i a conditional discharge for 12 -m onths and'


- ordered to pay £60 costs.*' ■.. Mr Imran 'Hussain . (defending) said Parke,


.- who had no previous con­ v ic t io n s ,; was ' deeply


t!ashamed* and embar- “ rassed by what she had : done..


, “Since she separated a ; 8 411


0 from her husbandr she“ . has suffered from depres- iSion,” saidMrHussain; ■ -


C AM PA IG N E R S for iniprove-; ments to the A59 through the Rib’ ble Valley could tap into an extra,


N o r th -W e s t over th e n e x t three, years. ■ Local campaigners, including Ribble


-;' for share of £13m. by Duncan Smith ' by Transport Minister Mr Paul Clark is ;. ■ Announcing the extra funding, Mr


- specifically aimed at “detrunked” roads Clark said: “High qualitjf lo^l road net-. works are vital to’ communities: connect—


5 (fonher trmik r6 ad s )^ ^ includes the ; A59 from Preston to Skipton. \


£13m. to improve local roads in the ways maintehance.in the region - intended.to allow councils to make,


Valley MP Mr Nigel Evans, have. repeatedly called for safety improve­ ments at key points on the A59,' due to the number of serious and fatal acci­ dents on the road. Their calls are usual­ ly met with claims of there being not enough cash to do the work. .-


>' Crucially, the extra £13m‘. announced


;|'; ;TKeHbhey(^, which is in addition to ,; ■ the £285m; already allocated for high-.; is^


a improvemeiits to important local roads,- --bringing benefits to local people and ;


' businesses as well as -visitors. . - ’ ■ ; . ■;:-v Of the extra £13m.,- Lancashire Coun- ,;.ty Council has been allocated £992,000 for 2009/10 and a further £ l .lm . for. 20010/11. However, it will be up to local


V campaigners and pressure groups to per­ suade the county council to spend the money in Ribble Valley. .


families and friends. • J -.-v


•K “This additional funding will allow local authorities to carry out improver ments to important local highways bringing benefits to all who use the .


roads.” . Improvements such as road resurfac-;


ing, bridge maintenance and street light- -: ing are envisaged, with the first round of , funding available from April so councils .can start planning improvements imme-. -,


diately. • “Detrunking” a road switches responsibility for its maintenance froni


the national Highways Agency to local ’


. authorities, usually county councils. - A natiomvide programme of detrunk- '


ing people wfith work,’shops,- services,-t’Jng was initiated by the 1998 Transport- 1*


; .t : t WViifo P o n o r fn ollmir fVir» tT:~l__


White Paper to allow the Highways ' Agency to concentrate on a core trunk road network linking main centres of population and major transport hubs. :


programme is set to'- '


conclude in March this year and has led to approidmately 30 % of the 1998 trunk road network being transferred to local highway authority responsibility. ;,;In many areas, local authorities have


complained of. insufficient funding to support the high level of maintenance required for detrunked roads, due to their heavy use.


wwfw.clilheroeadvertiser.co.uk • Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 01282 426161 (Adverfsing), Burnley 01282 422331 (Classified)' Cfii1heroe422324{Editorial), 01282 426161 (Advertising),Burnley 01282422331 (Classified) . www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk . Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, February 12th, 2009 23; It’s your move to the musical by Duncan Smith


“CHESS” will bring East- W e st p o l it ic a l intrigue,- together with some memo­ rable musical numbers, to


•the stage in Clitheroe from this weekend. The West End musical,


with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus (of ABBA farne), is being performed by Clitheroe Parish Church


Amateur Operatic and Dra-. matic Society. .


Awarded widespread criti­


cal acclaim a t its London debut in 1986, “Chess” uses the ancient board game as a metaphor for romantic rival­ ries and political intrigue


across the'former Iron Cur­ tain. The principal pawns in this


game form a love triangle; the loutish American chess Grandmaster, the earnest Russian champion and the


Hungarian-American female chess ‘.‘second”, who arrives a t the international tourna­ ment with the American, but falls for the Russian;; From the Tyrol to Thai­


land, the players, lovers, politicians and agents of the CIA and KGB plan and make their moves to the pulse of a monumental musical score. ’


. Some numbers, such as


“One Night in Bangkok” and “I Know Him So Well”, were


international hits, but the show also boasts some fantas­ tic lesser-known songs, including “Pity, the Child”,


“ Anthem”, ■ and “Heaven Help My Heart”. SetintheCold War era of


the early 1980s, the action takes place a t a series of • international chess tourna­ ments spanning a full year. The Clitheroe production is


directed by Howard Raw and . choreographed by Anne Gro- .gan, with Roger Purcell as-


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musical director. The talent­ ed cast includes society regu­ lars Roger Dugdale, Brian Haworth and Bethany Clews, plus newcomers Dawn-Marie Nicholls, James Cockerill,


.Paul Sockett and Bernard ; Kennedy, all ably supported by a strong chorus-, and dancers.


, “Chess” opens a t the St


Mary’s Centre, Church Brow, on Saturday with fur­ ther performances nightly from Monday the 16th to


Saturday the 21st, all a t 7-30 p.m. There is also a matinee on


the 21st, at 2-15 p.m. Tickets, costing from £8 to £12, can be booked by calling 01200 424545. • In a jo in t promotion


with the Olive Press restau­ rant, York Street, Clitheroe, customers who present their ‘^Chess’’ tickets at the restau­ rant between February 16th and 27th \vill receive 30% off their food bill.


Cash grants go on offer to groups


COMMIJNITY and voluntary groups


EXACTLY 51 years to ; the day since Clitheroe ; Round Table received its official charter, members and guests gathered a t.' the Stirk House Hotel,- Gisburn, to, celebrate another successful year. ; Guests a t the annual


charter dinner included the Mayor and Mayoress of the Ribble-Valley,.; Coun. John and Mrs Phillipa Hill, and the Deputy Mayor.- of Clitheroe, Coun. Mary Robinson. The latter proposed a


toas t to th e National Association of Round Tables of Great Britain ; and Ireland, making par­ ticular mention of the international activities that being a member of Round Table can bring. ■ Coun. Robinson also-'


paid tribute to the work of Round Table locally and thanked . the Clitheroe members for ; their hard work during the year, especially a t Christmas. Members of. Clitheroe Round Table . erect the town’s crib and - Christmas trees and, -. along with other service : organisations, distribute ;-


parcels on behalf of the Mayor to'people aged over 80. .....


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■ Responding on behalf ■of the National Associa­ tion was the vice-presi­ dent of RTB I, Mr Dave Barker, who' gave an informative talk about how . Round , Tables throughout the world can work together and how much fun and fellowship can be had. He praised the work of


Round Tables every­ where and said being a “T ab le r” can broaden horizons and increase your social and commu­ nity life. He also congrat­ ulated Steve Lord, imme­ diate past-chairman of Clitheroe Round Table, for his successful trip in his tuc- tuc - a three­ wheeled motorised rick­ shaw - from John; O’Groats to Lands End, raising £3,000 for the North West Air Ambu-, lance.


, The . chairman’ of Clitheroe Round Table, M r '-C ra ig responded and proposed” the toast to the guest and ;; ■visitors. He outlined the :. club’s achievem'ents overt'-


in the area could qualify for small grants under a new scheme adminis­ tered by Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Council for Voluntary Service. Thanks to Lancashire County Coun­


cil and Ribble Valley Children’s Trust, grants are available to groups involved in setting up activities or providing services to improve the health and well­ being of local youngsters aged five to 13.. The Acorn Small Grant Scheme will


provide grants of up to £500 to local groups whose activities support the aims and priorities of Ribble Valley Children’s Trust Priorities, which are: • Safety and protection of children


and young people • Emotional health and personal


development Prize pictures from schools


the past year,;’whicb; included touring the area in , December, ,:'>ith. Father Christm^ on his; sleigh, which raised more i than;£5,000 for local : charities. Members also ; took-part- in-various .


Nichdlls,;.' .'sporting activities and were .surrounded by shakes when a mobile zoo visited the club. ■ ti'MrNicholls expressed


the hope that Clitheroe


. Round Table could regain the area sports - trophy after losing it to Blackburn Round Table


•lastyear. : ' — ..... The evening culminat­


ed with a humorous talk


"by Mr,Maurice Grum- ;bleweed, from the


famous BBC Radio 2


show “The Grumble- weeds”, which later


Has anyone seen our dog?


A HEARTBROKEN family has been devastated by the loss - of its pet springer spaniel bitch: who answers to the name of-j Pip. The three-year-old spaniel /


-not know she comes from a lov-'* ing home.


qu ite small for a-springer spaniel, but she has an iden-;


went missing on Tuesday, Feb- * ruary 3rd, in the fields at the back of 'Lodematic,' at the bot- ; tom of Woone Lane. ' , The much-loved family pet ;;


ran off out of.sight while being ; taken out for a walk. '


‘ ' ShVisW-erj'Trien'dly-'and"


would go to anyone,' and'she; was not wearing a collar so peo- -


'tichip and the local vets, police ; and dog warden’;have all be -


; Informed of her disappearance. ';■ ; If anyone has any.informa-; tidn'iregarding-.her. where- ' abouts, possibly,in;the Hen-.;;


i th o rn ia re a ,; please^co'ntact'.; '•.William Wells,'who lives in'Bal-" - moral ;:' Avenuep' -'on ir. 07821' ’ 273868.,


pie,who have found her mig ht' ■


Pip, who is liver and white, is •


transferred to TV. He is” now an accomplished after-dinner speaker.; - - ' ; 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..


about the Clitheroe club can co n ta c t ' chairman


; Craig Nichols at Calder Services on 01254 822691, e-mail:. membership @rt552.org or visit the ■


. Anyone interested in Round Table and who^ ■ would like to know more ;


.websitewww.rt552.org ; • Our picture shows offi­ cials and guests at the 51st annual Clitheroe Round Table Charter Dinner.


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Would you like to join John’s mob?


A VALLEY man who has a passion for. the prohibi­ tion era is eager to share his obs&sion with others.


; ! John Billington has spent two decades studying the, life of A1 Capone and John Dillinger in 1920s Chicago after reading John Kohler’s book “The Life and World of A1 Capone”.


. His interest has taken him to America four times to ,


visit landmarks including the Biographe Theatre, where Dillinger was shot by the FBI; the Mason City, Bank in Iowa;'and the site of the St Valentine’s Day , massacre.


' ’ < Now Mr.Billin^on is keen to share the knowledge


he has gaine'd with any local group or association, for a donation to th'e.East Lancashire Hospice. He can be contacted on 01200 422084."- '.,' " . ,


PICTURES from the annual Rotary. Young Photographer Competition will be on display at Clitheroe Libraray from tomorrow, to February 23rd. This year’s competition brought


an outstanding crop of entries from three Ribble Valley schools- Brookside Primary, St Augustine's High and Clitheroe Royal Gram­ mar. They will all be on display at the library, together with the over­ all Lancashire and Cumbria Dis­ trict winning images. Pictured here by local Rotarian


and competition co-organsier David Bleazard are the seven to 10 age group winners from Brookside


Primary School, Clitheroe. Mr Bleazard -visited the school to pres-; ent their prizes, plus certificates for. everyone who took part. Brookside pupil Alistair San-


som, pictured with his trophy, not only won firs t prize in the Clitheroe competition for his age group, but also took first in the dis-; tr ic t competition. His p riz e s” include a Polaroid POGO printer, a voucher for UK Digital, in Clitheroe, and a £25 hook token. ■ Also pictured are Kiera Parkin­


son (front rig ht) and Abigail- Boothman (front left) who took second and third respectively in the Clitheroe competition, and


Jack Harris (front, second from left), who was third in the district competition, together.with their fellow young photographers at Brookside. The theme of this year’s compe­


tition was “Make Dreams Real” and winner Alistair submitted a picture of clean; running water - a dream in many parts of the world. 'Winners in the older age groups


at St Augustine’s and Clitheroe Royal Grammar School will receive their prizes later and organ­ isers have expressed the hope that more local schools will get actively involved when the competition runs again later this year. > ;


They’re having wheel fun!


MEMBERS of Clitheroe Bike Club’ have ridden into 2009


.' with great enthi^iasm and are looking for new members. A beginners’ ride has recent­


ly begun on Sunday mornings, ■ leaving from the Platform


Gallery a t 10 a.m. The rides. last about an hour-and-a-half and usually end with a cafe, stop.


: • 'The weekly ride is open to members and non-members,- but children under the age of 14 'should be accompanied by an


adult. Recent rides have includ­ ed round trips through Down- • ham and surrounding villages. -. The club, which was newly..


founded in 2008, has several regular rides each week.- It is not a specialist road rac-.


ing or mountain bike club, but- a club which embraces all types of cycling, including mountain biking, road riding, trail riding,: ,- touring, BMX, completer beginners and, family and jun- r


: ior cyclists. Some of members like to :


compete and are planning to. enter competitions later in the ■ year. They run regular leader-'


■ led rides in all categories. -'> •: ’ . ' ; Forthcoming events include a Youth Hostel.weekend to?


; Hawes and a club curry night. ; ; For more information visit - the club website (www.clitheroe •


. cycling club.co.uk) or send an e- • mail to: sarah'nockl23@aol.v ■ com-.


........... •, •.•'Our pi cture shows some of :


, ' the riders on a recent Sunday morning excursion, (s) •


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• Support for families with children • Training and capacity building for


organisations • Tackling childhood obesity and


promoting healthy li-ving • Combating anti-social behaviour


through diversionary activities 0 Promoting out-of-school educa­


tional activities and making a positive contribution to the community -


To be eligible for a grant, any group


applying must show that: 0 It is an active voluntary/communi-


ty group carrying out projects and activities which benefit local young peo­ ple aged five to 13 0 I t is are based in the Ribble Valley


and carries out its activities there 0 I t is well run and keeps proper


accounts 0 I t has, or is willing to develop, a


child protection policy, and relevant CRB checks are in place 0 I t is applying for a grant with a


specific project or activity in mind 0 The project or activity has been


developed in response to local needs or relates to the Children’s Trust’s priori­ ties. • Application forms are available from


, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley CVS. Contact Andrea on 01200 422995 or


e-mail duckworth@hyndbumandribbl- evalleycvs.org


The first deadline for getting applica­


tions to the CVS office in Swan Mews, off Castle Street, Clitheroe, is noon on Friday, February 20th, with a further date to be announced.


Machines sale at the mart


A SPRING machinery sale will be held at Gisburn Auction Mart on Tuesday, February 24th. , The new venture is aimed at provid­


ing a mark et place for larger farm machinery such as tractors, mowers, balers, trailers and 4x4s.


The regular machinery Saturday - :


sales will continue as usual, but because of the increasing numbers of livestock attending Saturday auctions, room is


’very limited. To enter.items into the spring machinery sale on February 24th, contact auctioneers Richard Turner and Son on 01200 441351 or visit: www.gisburnauction.co.uk


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