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Tea and chat ; : . and the North West^ Lo'cal historv Guest speaker at.the


raised a total of £500 and this is being split betweeh- Marie Curie Nurses


tea and chat a f t e r - b i g thank to


Glitheroe. He spoke* about the, trans- portationand distri-


bution ofithe shoe boxes to children and . families'.'in Romania.


The cafe bar a t the .church is open every


'A- theatre strip to- Mary Poppins is on : Saturday, February -


chanties. • > . . • .. . • i. Arm'S f hirr r h«STi ir —


. nooil a t Ebenezer :evm-yone who con- Baptist Church, -.t tributed so gener- Billington, was Mr-' nnsly.to these wor- -L- Derek Hardacre,'of


Somme-’iiWas the title of the illustrat­ ed, talk.given by member-Mr John . Pearson,'- at - .the meeting of Chipping s Local History Soci- ,


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21st, there are two ^he ialk was based on tickets left for the matinee perform­ ance, anyone inter­ ested please get in’ touch.


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Saturday from 10-30 .YOUng .131(71613 a.m. to 1-30 p.m. Last'week’s meeting with a varied menu of Bolton-by-Bow- of hot and cold food. -


BOLTON-BY- BOWLAND


FANS'. • ‘ U


;. Mrs - Catherine Nexkweeks meeting and


.Friends andiNeigh-; hours, of Bolton-by- Bowland, met for the first time this •yearfn the village . hall when president,


Curry welcomed members


' friends. She gave a special welcome to speaker Mrs Angie' Hambley, also a


member, who gave a talk on“ The Adop­ tion and Contact with Birth Fami-


, gave a very, interest-


. over the years and the fact that in the


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. past few years chil- ; dren are . ’ now encouraged to have contact with their birth families. Mrs Maggie Morgan


'■ thanked Angie for ■ sharing her expcri-


■ ences. -The evening contin­ ued with a review of last year when secre-; tary.; Mrs': Helen


jH i! ;i i f . - reports. , .. , , ,. place was Michael


■ Thornber, 2nd was Catherine Grave- ston, joint 3rd was


' Faye Capstick and Sarah Holt. Well done to everyone • who took part.


Skipton, members should meet in the village at -7 p.m. prompt.; •


CHATBURN Fellowship


lies”. She drew on ?At,: the • Chatburn of adoption and


: ing insight into how things have changed


land Young Farm­ ers’ Club was stock-. judging ■ : at


tive of his, Henry aloe vera deodorant, p |g a rn a ik e t Preston, who lived '


letters from a rela- ^


at Walker Fold prior to volunteering. The letters were to.“My Dear Aunt’’,'who " was the speaker's grandmother, who farmed at'-' H air Trees, Chipping.


training, with the Loyal North Lan­ cashire Regiment in Lowestoft and then his time in the Bat-


campaign in 1916, where he lost his life as a result of injuries


was won by' Mrs Hurst Green’s famous Ann Walmsley. Mrs flea market will be


^y Jan;


The lunch group will Doors open at 8-30 Friendship meet at noon in the


Sheila r Dewhurst- and Mrs Irene Airey won the WI raffles ■ and Mrs Margaret Whitaker won the competition tor a: bell.


held on Sunday, February 22nd at; the Memorial Hall.- There will be stalls and the usual home cooking will- be available.


■18th. tie of the Somme - March 4th; The next WI meeting


• and . Hurst Green Fainting for all . :-War. Memorials and At tonight’s meeting '.-in ' St •-Michael's of Grindleton WI, Church, Whitewell.


• sustained during a night time attack on histrench. - • .. j . Henry's sacrifice is - commemorated on the Dunsop'Bridge


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her own experience Women’s Fellowship °n Tuesday, at 7-45 Mr Neil Turpin opened the meeting


p.m; in St,Mary's


___ _____ ______ Community Hall, with prayers and ■


Il7showed a picture' ;


j Tomlinson ' and;Mr i treasurer Mrs Jackie • Clements presented ; their


Thanks i , were expressed to . the


; - the'year and special ; thanks were given to Mesdames Curry, Clements and Tom-


. linson for the work ■ they put in their ' specific jobs;


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The annual subscrip- ; tions were'collected, . any members not at . the meeting can pay


, in -.March. -New members are wel- - come, contact Mrs


.- Curry or any mem- -^ber.


;The. carol' singing events in December


received a shoe box, showing her delight- as she pulled out a pair of sunglasses. • ’ Hardacre


introduced guest speaker Mr Derek- Hardacre, Clitheroe,- spoke about how he - became interested in taking Christmas shoe' boxes to Roma­ nia. ■


v.u


Bible'rendihir TTe- Holmes Will speak Bible reading. He


C o o k e iy tlpS : . '-


Everyone.”-' - The competition is for a favourite • rural scene.


'of-New members and ; are just a few tickets - biscuits.- visitors will be most .left for the Michael D an 'c e ;. - .welcome.


- - Areminder that there


Sunday, March 1st ; p.m. in Grindletoh at the same venue - CE School hall.


2 P.m.^his is Tickets are £10 avail- of a little girl who' ,ap,opportunity for ; able from Carol Pye


■visitors to seek infor­ mation from society members about local and family history issues.Y'jS’


age of ;18 when he> S,'5,42^9.°[T>sit the Felfowship attended a youth "sw )'’®b ®'te


a Christian at the , =°"‘act ■- . 01772 ....


on 441507 or any St Ambrose. Church ■ member. - ;. ,


r:tir;^i';:?


HARROP FOLD


when Mrs Joan Hall will give a presenta­ tion; called “ 'The Pampered Chef".


GRINDLETON -coma


vera has 75 nutri­ ents and is used to


:. aid immune system ■ balance, to promote the heath of the lin-


4. “Letters from , t h e 1?®?, °.*v *'*'? .^°4y> . • I hr*rh r hrs cImti »sriH


After ::ans\yering questions


Jan


offered' aloe'-yera products for, sale. Mrs :-;5i 5: Ken dal expr^ed ;■ thanks;--.-’;


. accompanied, by. 01254 878447. ■Dave Nelson on. LUPCh COnCeft


; P'nnPv i, . ^ ..-The lunchtime con­ cert . in Knowle Green Village Hall


HURST GREEN


(both the skin and internal) and as an. YoUth Club'-■ - ■ anti-inflammatory, 'pjjgrg jg no youth club


' today .will feature the trombone pjay- > irig of Peter Good-


in : Hurst Green tomorrow. The next. meeting will be Fri­ day, February.27th


the opening of the Dee Bottoms village hall. Anyone, 01282773984., .


is , welcome ; to attend. .The meet­


ing starts at 7-30


ivin, one of Britain’s mosfsought after. Family qUIZ r . .


trombonists, and Eggheads, Master- pianist. - David i mind. University


Schofield.


all young,: people The concert next over nine are.wel- Thursday will fea­ ture- • Bartosz Barasinki on pianb::"


’ Admission is '£14 including luncheon and places can b'e booked.--by -tel.' 01254 8269-48.


.; ^ LANGHO


Old Village Hall car Football quIZ ; ni ty Friendship park on February Hurst Green Football Club will meet at-


^ P -™- T h e Ladies Commu-


Club ; tonight. Teams should be of upto five people and the cost is £2 a head. Support your local club and have fun at the same time.


KNOWLE GREEN


er will be Mr Dennis Walker, of- Loft- house, of Fleetwood, and his subject


“ F is h e rm a n ’s Friends”. Admission


; and biscuits. LOW MOOR


£1, including tea The committee would . , j . .


Challenge, - Who .The Hillock . Wants to be,a Mil- rpjjg


and Cricket clubs - Langho Methodist will be hosting a'.-;.Ghurchat2p.m.on. quiz in St Peter's.', Monday.Thespeak- ., Qj-g^gjj


tors would not have been out of place in Pendleton Tillage Hall last Saturday for a family quiz evening. Quizmas­ ters Nick-Starkie and John Coivperth- waite asked a wide range of questions to a veiy good turnout of visitors, including members . _of Clitheroe Young Farmers' • Club, which meets in the hall.


ggjjj_ the


prising John, Viy. and James. With the


help.of.a raffle, the evening raised £237 for improvements to the village hall.


Mrs Jean Holt will Whist present “Painting Whist and dominoes S n o o k e r for _Absolutely • will be played in Low Moor' Club Knowle Green Vil- Men’s snooker A lage Hall on Mon- ' team drew 6-6 at the day at 7-30 p.m. Royal British Admission remains " LegionClub;.


like to thank all those who'supported the event and who, donated raffle prizes. A whole host of events has been planned for the com- ingmonths.


at £1 for this month The B team drew 6-6- and includes tea and at home to Whalley. SlfigerS " The A team won con- The Readstone


1 he next informal ses- demonstration on A sequence dance class Sion takes place on . Wednesday at 7-30'


, ^ - ;Heathcote cookery An - advanced IS bein -g , held in


. Knowle' Green Vil- . lage-“ •Hall- .on Wednesday; and


vincingly against . Singers - Ladies Slaidburn in the Cup Competition, while the B team lost to Billington Brass Band Club B , t e a m . ;


‘ • are welcome to join bad no game due to inthefun. 'i '


Admission . is': £3, conditions. . ,ggj|^jjj,;i;well^ more.experi- club in Preston. . . www.chippinghistq- , former minister at '


committee for their Later in life he and a Y-org.uk . ■ • ; North RoadPente-;-'^*"'^y® -"'®*“ ”’® hard work during group - of,.,friends WI - - .


boxes to a children’s- home in Romania. .


• ' '■costal Church; Pre- -^^’" ’^''>(* to this hired a van and took-Mrs Doreen Kendal ; ston, was thespeak-'*-?*'°“R ‘'®'.-^2.50


; They continued travelling there for ' many years visiting ■ gypsy settlements, gave a fascinating - gregation.


Christmas shoe welcomed members ■ :'er at the Harrop7'™*V‘^j"S^U“ and guests to the ( Fold -Fellowship“ -'^’®®^’ts.and both meeting of Chipping if; service.


- classes commence at


WI held in the vil- He ga've an excellent^ lage hall.-j Guest ;: address much appre-^;Lunch


• and villages seeing*- .presentation on.the On Thursday Bible


- how the people l iv e d p lan t aloe vera and - Study ;;will ' take in poverty. He was . some of its many, place-led. by Mr


■ thanked. - by ;- Mr ;;; uses.-'Aloe vera looks. . Raymond Moore, of - Turpin for a good;, :, like a cactus and isa ; Padiham.


talk. At the'meeting : . member of the onion Next Sunday - the on February 18th-';-- family, with over - speaker will be Stu- the speaker will be':';200 varieties, .but - art - Rogers, ; ; of


-Mrs;.Rodgers,f of;; only, .' four have ' Bethel Church,’Pre- - W h a l l e y . m e d i c i n a l uses. Aloe ' ston,:who will be


. -


.annual memorial luncheon on Sunday, March 1st. '


A buffet luncheon will- be followed hy enter-


: tainment from Alan . and Barbara. Tick- 'ets are £10 obtained by phoning Jean on


ing is held every Tuesday evening - and new dancers; as


experienced dancers The men’s darts team adverse weather


.:;includuig drinks and Two team of ladies’ f-biscuits.-:Lin'e danc-; darts entered the


dancers, are ■ -


five-a-side competi­ tion, but unfortu­ nately neither team was successful in reaching the finals.


Low Moor Club pool team won 7-5


; against the Buck ; Inn B team.:


PENDLETON speaker, Jan Moss., ciated by: the co'n-'-Tickets are now avail- HlStOry gfOUD


- able for the Knowle Members of-Pendle- Green Village Hall ton Historical Soci-


ety meet tonight; in the village hall to


make arrangements for the Pendleton Past and Present exhibition; to be staged in.May. The event is to mark the 50th anniversary of


. DVD ', Group is now begin-


' ning practising for the summer concert. New ladies are wel-


: come and rehearsals ; are held in St John’s


: Church, Read, at 7- 30 p.m; on Wednes­ day evenings. -


A DVD filmed at Read CE School


■ to buy for £10 per' copy. The disc fol-


; lows the . school activities from the


: Second World War Day is now available'


nt. lionaire? Competi-. j|g pjggg of road out-


side The 'White Bull which is the centre of Ribchester, has at last been repaired and re-surfaced. I t has been steadily


: deteriorating for some, time, and has


; been a regular item on the agenda of the parish council meet- ings. The problem was_what should be doneand who was


' bill? In the end, good sense has prevailed. The parish council, the


■ county council and the highway author­ ity'agreed that the work should be treated as a conser­ vation project - as the Hillock is at the centre of a Conser­ vation Area - and


' that the cost should be shared equally between them.'Vari­ ous alternative spec-


; ifications were pro­ posed, and rejected on the grounds of cost, but, by a happy chance, the technical equipment needed for the work became available, locally, because the highway authority was using it on the


In' the course of a . single day, the origi-. nal stone setts were; rebedded, the exist-;


on . .' .the life of the whole ■


who feels they may Family SGlVice have any, informa- -p^g Families Togeth- tion or memorabilia er service will be


held on Sunday. at 11 a.m; in St John’s Church,Read. .s .


community. This hM been called the


. Ribchester Ripple ., effect. Last Thurs- . .riay, ., the three


; groups met together ■ ,.toconsiderwhathas■ 5 been achieved, and


. what still remains to ■' bedone.


- The swan


The rare trumpeter - swan, . that was' , blown off-course


. from America before : Christmas is still -


. with us on the Rib;. blel It has been seen


. . seems in good heart; - I t is easily identified •


.. between Ribchester andOsbaldeston.and


by its all-black beak and legs.


RIMINGTON going to foot the Call my bluff.


A59 road works out- The two teams which side BAE Systems, entered the LFWI


“The show must go ; on” was the order of' the day when due to a sudden emergency Rimington WIs' scheduled speaker ; was unable to attend the meeting. - It was a case of DIY, when two members ; stepped in to fill the- ; ; gap, Mrs C. Thistlethwaiteredt- ; ed a selection of her humorous dialect ;: poetry, then an .' hilarious session of “Call my Bluff,”. ' organised by Mrs , Lesley Marklew, had members puz-. zling over the mean-' ings of weird and ’ wonderful words, ; being generally more false than true f; amidst much laugh- ter.


two coats of new-: Tarmac were laid so . : th at-th e finished Hillock resembles the rest of the road-:


• evacuees gathering............... . : in church waiting to


. way in the village. '; I t looks very well;: Congratulations to ' council:, members


ing Tarmac surface: jy 'contested battle was planed off.and ;:-:bf wits. There is to


fun quiz at Hurst. Green had acquit-. - ted themselves welL . at this annual keen-


be a president’s “At; Home” : day. on April 4th from 10, a.m.; to noon at -


; be allocatd to vari- - negotiated the. -jren’s charity Wish ■ ous families, to the • successfuloutcomel :■■;„


sing song, various exhibits from that' era and inte'rviews


digging for victory Ripple effect ■; ; -expressed sincere in the school field. Over ' the; la s t ''I 2' -thanks for a dona- the air raid shelter months, most of the • tion of £425, which congregation:of. St. was the combined Wilfrid's Church,.: amounts raised by f.


‘^e clerk w h o jg t te r from the chil- - a' Star


, ivuuniaun.


with . visitors : in ■ school who recalled: their own experi­ ences and finally'


■ ivith the big ■victory ; street party held in


the, hall. Anyone wishing to order a


DVD should contact


Ribchester,’has beenC; the Friends of Riiu-'; drawn.into one orlirigtonV WI ;;and -


more of three work--.; Salem-Chapel on-: in’


g.groups to'help « their pre-Christmas


decide hoiv.to enrich:.;' carol singing tours., and enliven the life'.'-Schedules for-the .


of the church and toV- Clitheroe Area WI; make it more rele->'. Show were available.


vant to the exis tingfrom - Mrs . : .N- congregation and to . Healey.'-' ■ -


■Raikes Farmhouse, : by kind invitation-, of' Rimington WI president Mrs E. •; Robinson.


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RIMINGTON


Whist Arrangements were


. ial Institute at 7-30 p.m.


The walking group . arranged its Febru- . ary outing. Those


; : members attending • the spring council- meeting in South-


. port were reminded the coach leaves


'Clitheroe Inter­ change at 8-30 a.m. on March 17th.


“ Slice cashire’.’


of Lan- SLAIDBURN


made for the annu- Australia' -:. al whist and domi- At the' meeting of


Cottage Museum at Broughton,• and gave.-;a i full and informative insight into village and agri­ cultural life in the Lancashire;


early times. He


no drive on March Slaidburh WI,' held explained how over . 14 th in the Momor-


in the village hall; ;': centuries life for Mrs Anne Swiridle-^s^JlW farming fairiii- hurst : presided) ; lieb'Kad'changed


Guests;: speakers''' tKere;|were>:mahy were Mrs Margaret-' -S^ujVbl^^urniing Harrison and Mrs :'.tMls,6n display each .'Heather Harrison -v with its own amus


. who gave descrip-'* ingstoiyl: - tions, illustrated by Mrs, . Ann ^


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slides, of their visits • thanked Mr Gross to : -' Australia, for a most etertain-


.Thanks : -were- >ngevening, expressed by Mrs Mrs.Doreen Balshaw Pat Garnett. :


' read the correspon’


As the speaker’s sub­ ject was to have: been . “Thwaites' Brewery Shire Hors­ es” the competition Isobel Bristow and There'will be an open Mrs Jane Lewis.: -


A competition for a ; dence and 12 mem- holiday souvenir bers said they had was won by Mrs enjoyed the LFWI Tracy Ankers, Miss quiz at Hurst Green,


-and curious entries. Judged by Mrs Marklew, first place went to Mrs M. Sil- verwood, with Mrs Healey and Mrs Thistlethwaite 2nd and 3rd. Mrs A Whitehead - will


nique” at Riming- ton’s March 3rd meeting.


S A B D E N :


demonstrate the Next week’s meeting R ailway s “Alexander Tech- is swimming a t Tonight Mr B. Bond Waves in . Black- will speak about


, . , material.


of Thor'nber’s Mill,- in . Clitheroe,- on Monday. They had an interesting and enjoyable / tour, learning about the' mill’s history, and how; they make »


'.burn, members are ^ to meet at Waves between 7-30 and 7- 45 p.m. I t will cost


, Year 6 or above and any- adult who


; would like to be con­ firmed; should con­ tact Bernard Parfitt


'Confirmation Members of - St Nicholas's Church, Sabden, .will be con­ firmed on Sunday, March 15th, at St ChUfCh ServIce John’s : Church, The service on Sun- Read. Any child in day in West Brad­ ford': - Methodist Church will be led by Mr: Alan Bowles,


WEST . BRADFORD .-:On-;-: '773759 . : nn-^gpQQgl'jji'0


: at 2 p.m. Everyone welcome.


i £1.85 for urider-16s; and £3.05 for over- , , 1 6 s ; . ' : - '


Great Harwood Railway Station at the meeting of Whalley and Dis trict Historical and Archealogical Soci­ ety. The meeting is at 8 p.m. in Whalley Abbey


At the last meeting Adrian Worrell spoke about life in : Vicorian times, illus- . trating his talk with


. various artefacts . which the audience felt really illustrated : the period. . ,


Cathryn Br^tol, as ^ L3„<^hire night is'-'Fair Trade a sale of soon as possible.


Fair Trade ' To mark 15 years of


being held in West Fair Trade goods berVICeS:: , : .(-'‘'i;: :' Bradford '■ Village willbeheldin Whal-


ThevRev.^Norma7!-i''Hall'on'Saturdayr''''-fley '■'•-'■' Methodist Atty will take the 9-' - February 21st at 7- :' Church from 10 a.m. 30 a.m. service at St -30 p.m. - • •'


- until midday on Sat-


:■ Nicholas’s Church The event is to raise ./.urday,- ,February r' on Sunday. Mr. Ger- -: funds for Brookside,;---28th.


aid Norcross is guest --Primary.-. School; This Saturday : the preacHerat the Bap-' Tickets-' a r e . £5 / Christiana Action tis t Church-at'lO'- including live'enter-'iforoup will hold a


:: a'.m; 'and Fr P e t e r ‘ tainment from Phil*- sale of cakes, bring-: ' Birmingham . will : ' Knight and a hot- •: snd-buy arid gifts in aid of Christian Aid


take'weekend Mass- ./ pot I'supper'-with


. es at St Mary’s RC . ' sweet.'There will be at 6 *p.'m'.- Saturday'^a licensed bar. and 10-30 a.m. Sun- For tickets contact day.':"’ ' ' '


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SIMONSTONE Jmerlck


Members of Simon- - stone with Read WI. ■ -will hold their meet­ ing in Simonstone


■ Old School Hall next .(./Thursday at ,7,-30


p.m. Guest speaker will be.


; Mervyn'Hadfield ■ 'whose/'subject; is


Olderiitlmes President of-Whalley.- ;-,with Mitt'on' WI Mrs Sheila.Bowles


.welcomed'(guest ; speaker-i Mr.' Paul ; Cross; of-Preston; He told- of his involvement in the; 'opening of Little


• and CAFOD. ' j On: Sunday ;all;age


..worship a t : 10-30 ' a.m;;will;be'con-'


'/ducted' bys.Nigel Atherton.,.V :■


No u n i f o rm-


Tomorrow is a non-:; uniform fund-raising


/day at Whalley Pri- ','mary School. The


Al requested donation ,i',of £l'per child will p raise; money.: for '/activities/of:' the /.Friends of'Whalley 'N School. Good quali- .-¥ ty second-hand, uni-- ‘ -' forms will be on sale.


THINGS'are going swimmingly, at Whalley’s' Oakhill College, where three Preparatory School pupils have excelled in the pool. ■;./ Brothers Joseph and Matthew 'Youngi: from Ribch'ester, took'


to the water to gain their latest Rainbow. Swimming Award badges.'Eight-year-^ild Joseph swairi 400m'.' arid older brother Matthew (10) swam an amazing distance of one mile. Mean­ while, fellow Year 6 pupil Galium Bridge (10)rfr6in Bacup, took p p t in theTodmoMen Amateur Swimming Cliib Gala and was awarded a "certificate and medal for his efforts.


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‘.' Pictured, left to right, are Galium, Joseph and Matthew ivith': their swimming awards, (s)


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was for an item con­ nected with beer. Mill tOUf This'brought forth Slaidburn Young many interesting , Farmers had a tour-


meeting on March 4th- in .Whalley Abbey a t 7- p.m when members can invite a friend or partner. The speaker will be Mrs Mar­ garet Curry on “Every Picture Tells a Story”. The com­ petition is for a pic­ ture of the Ribble Valley.


THREE nights of come-;; dy were served up by 1 Clitheroe’s Trinity Drama: Group in the shape of its , latest production, “Death By Fatal Murder”.


'


-. Produced.- by ( Jo a n , 'Willock,- the fast-mo-ving /


comedy (Was-the third"


"instalment of a trilogy by' Peter- Gordon; parts one :


' and two having previous- ■: ly; been performed by the, group to great acclaim.- -' Part three was no excep- ' tion and had audiences ; laughing from start to fin-:-' ish - jus t the tonic for :' “credit crunch” Britainl ' ■ -Its opening night was a "


special charity perform- ance in aid of the Ribble Valley Mayor’s nominat- • ed charities, .Crossroads : and the Scout and Guide ; Movements, and raised a ’ magnificent £567.


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The now seasoned per- formers, who put on two- ,


'shows a year, played.to a . 4 full house including the - Mayor and Mayoress of ■' the Ribble Valley Coun. John Hill and his wife, , Phillipa, and Lord Clitheroe and .Lady Clitheroe, who is presi­ dent of the Crossroads charity. Trinity Guides ably organised interval refreshments and a raffle, all proceeds going towards the charities. - Below is a review of the


opening night perform­ ance, written by Lisa Der­ byshire: , The play’s action takes place in 1940s’ Britain, at a country manor belong­ ing to Nancy Allwright, , played by Pat Bowker, a :.: skilled sta lw a rt or the ., group. The set and cos- : tumes were both impres-; sive, with a tten tio n to ' detail providing authen-.: ticity. In particular. Land Girl Ginny Farquhar’s - costume'and hair were fabulous and enhanced by : . a great performance in the - ; role by Carol Baird, sus-


taining the plum iri her mouth throughout the play and a-hideous laugh to boot. As -.anticipated in a


■'murder plot,, the police jilayed a big part in the narrative. 'Constable Thomkins was convinc­ ingly portrayed by Gerry Purchase as a competent but, undervalued police officer,:whilst the bum­ bling; • Clouseauesque Inspector Pratt was won­ derfully created by Kim Croydon. "With his mis­ pronunciation, spooner­ isms and double enten­ dres, he was the s ta r of


-the show, with a difficult and considerable dialogue to deliver, which he did well. There were a couple of tricky accents for the cast to master, Roland Hailwood as Italian Enzo


■Garibaldi and Bridget Smith as the 'Welsh Blod- wyn Morgan,'both actors using all their stagecraft and experience to give • creditable performances, ; adding to the ribaldry- : . Other characters'were •


convincingly, and ably , portrayed,Teminisceht o f ':; an:Agatha Christie play, r, . with-Anita Kellington:';.


, playing Miss Joan Maple, the interfe'ring, busybody amateur sleuth, and the


. traditional-British stiff upper lip being shown by Squadron Leader. Roger. (Stiffy) Allwright,. played by Steuart Kellington. The .audience was repeatedly fed red her-


' rings by the cast of char­ acters, who: all con­ tributed toward the con- .voluted ending, with reve­ lations abounding and confessions galore, devices typical of both a good comedy, and a murder mystery. Special effects,, such as ornaments with a mind of their own, smoke from the sofa set alight by a match discarded the negligent Inspector, and the sound of a creaking door all enhanced the pro­ duction, much -to the delight and amusement o f ' a very receptive audience. - All in all the evening


was a good way to spend a - cold winter’s night with' an entertaining narrative • and plenty of laughs.


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'HOT. on the heels of a (jhristmas sellout ■ concert in Nelson and success in the inau-' gural Manchester Amateur Choral Com­ petition, the award-winning Arden,'Youth- Choir is coming to Clitheroe.*/ - ; ! " ■ ■ Under their musical director. Susan Eames, the talented choir/ will-perform a wide range of popular songs at the United; Reformed; Church, ■ in ; Moor?L'arie, ' Clitheroe, on Saturday, February 28th, > beginning at 7pm. Proceeds from the con­ cert will boost the church’s Raise the Roof; fund, which aims to re-roof the historic / building this summer. Tickets can be obtained a t The-Music'Shop, in Moor. Lane, or by telephoning 01200 427115. / ; /


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