Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial); 01282 426161 (Advertising), Bumiey 01282 422331 (Ciassifred) ■ 10' Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, June 18th, 2009 , www.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk Shakespearian play Historic well’s new


AN outdoor Shakespearian , experience awaits Valley resi-;. dents today and tomorrow. One.of the Bard's best-., known romantic comedies - ,


: “The Merchant of Venice” - is being performed a t Whalley ,-


Abbey.


■ Dean Taylor Productions is ■ bringing its performance to the Valley as part of its ‘‘out-’ door Shakespeare on tour pro­ gramme” which runs through ■ the summer. ' The play is an outdoor.


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• promenade experience - those attending are Invited to go.


; along early with their picnics. and seats, as well as umberel-..


las in case of inclement condi- •


i tions. Four performances are scheduled for Whalley Abbey by the company which is in its;


■ seventh summer season. : ■ Today's plays start at 12-45 and 7 p.m. and there will per- ; formances a t 2 and 7 p.m.


tomorrow. ' ' Tickets for adults cost £20,


■ concessions/pensioners £15 - and children £12, with the •. fives and under free of charge. •. Family tickets and'group


, books are also available. ; • ■ ' Further information and


booking details are available by telephoning 01772 466256 or by accessing the website www.shakespear'etheatre outdoors.co.uk . «'


A COMMEMORATIVE,, plaque has been unveiled at a- historie Clitheroe well.. , ■ Stoek Well, next to Trinity ■


Methodist Church, was the smallest of the borough’s ; three wells and was in use. until piped water was sup­


plied in 1856.- I t was f i rs t recorded i n ,


1645 and was sealed in. 1880 after two children narrowly


e ^ p e d drowning.' -


'. Clitheroe Cmc Society has been working for some time to replace the well’s missing . plaque. ' ■ - The new wording was


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■ devised by Mr Robert Jones 'based on research carried out by the late Mr Maurice Holden, a. member of Clitheroe'Civic Society, who studied the history of the ■ town’s three wells.: ; - ■ '


. . Without his contribution the Civic Society would have been unable, to share the


■ details about the well with members of the public. .


■' -^The plaque was paid for with a grant from Lancashire County Counil obtained by County Coun. Stephen Sut­ cliffe, and was installed by


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A GRINDLETON,man has been celebrating after becoming the new presi­ dent of' the Society of Dyers and Colourists


(SDC). .This is claimed to be the


world’s only chartered society, professional body and educa­ tional charity dedicated i o the science, technology and application of colour. The Society was established 125 years ago and has a Royal Charter. Dr Mike Bartle, jrictured,


'Mr Bill Barker. .Our photo­ graph shows Sally Goodman, Pauline Wood, John Good­ man, Robert Jones and Coun. Stephen Sutcliffe at the unveiling of the plaque., (A210509/1) Also pictured is the word­ ing on the new historic ■ plaque. (A210509/lb)


i l l , I W L •A FLAIR for fashion saw '


' Laura Ballantyne, a year 10 .Clitheroe Royal Grammar,. • School pupil, win second prize . in a fashion project organised,. by industry experts at Bum- ’ ■ ley College Sixth Form Centre . ■


; and George a t Asda. -N^Lisa came second in Key .. Stage Fouri.Ladies’ Wear


■ eventin the Design for George, competition., ,


-■' ' Pupils have attended work­ shops over-the past few months to learn how a gar­ ment design goes from paper , to the final product before ■


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■ producing their own T-shirts . "and items of ladieswear to be - entered into the competition,,.


. judged by the creative team at Geroge.


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r -: A selection of students then - ..attended a special finals day , at Turf Moor .where they took • part in workshops including


; dressing a mannequin, design- ;l ing a cotton bag, dressing a teacher, designing accessories . and restyling second hand clothing.


: , The day culminated with a


preview fashion show of George’s high summer collec-. tion and a surprise for the ■ winning students when their items were brought onto the' catwalk after being produced by one of George’s manufac­ turers. Adrian Clarke,-Burnley


College Fashion Centre of Vocational Excellence Devel­ opment Co-ordinator, said: “This event is in its second


year and it aims to raise the profile of the fashion design ■ industry to the designers of tomorrow. • East ■ Lancashire - is


renowned for being a hot-bed of. design talent and we have not been let down by.the enthusiasm shown by. the schoolchildren. ’ - Fiona Lambert,' Brand


Director a t George,-added: “There’s such a lot of talent in.


this area and as a major retail­ er in the industry it’s our duty


to help get students passion­ ate about fashion and show them how fuFilling desip can T


'be. .... . ■ ■


■ ■ “If we are lucky, one of. them could end up working for us one day!”


I - Our pictures show Laura . with her award and her design being modelled on the catwalk a t the fashion show, (s) .


Stealing brothers were sent Down Under


A TALK on two brothers who - ended up Down Underiwas


■ given to Ribble.Valley Fami­ ly History Group. „ ■


■ Guest speaker was the Rev.


■ David Wiseman who spoke about two of his relatives.-; • .


• He told the group about : - George Taylor, who was left a widower with 10 children in the late.1830s and moved-his


■ family, from.Kettlewell to - Burnley looking for work.', :


As work was hard to come .by the two eldest boys,


: Richard and Simon, took to stealing to put food on the table. . Both . were eventually .


- caught and sentenced to be : transported - Richard to Aus­ tralia and Simon to Tasma­ nia.


After enduring hardship- ■ onboard their ships and dur-


pair were eventually released and made good lives for them­ selves in Australia and Tas­ mania but never met again after leaving England. ■


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■-, The story came to light after Mr Wiseman’s grandfa­ ther,died and the fainily opened up a tin chest which contained 44: le t te rs sent


. ing their prison sentences, the - ■ . Mr Wiseman was thanked


: between 1840 and 1859 to one of the boys’ sisters.


for an interesting talk before - members and guests spent


V time reading some of the let-. ters and family memorabilia.


on display.. -.■•-The next meeting Will


take place at Clitheroe Crick- ' et Club a t 7-30 p.m. on Tues-


■ ■ day, July 14th when the talk . will be titled “For Better or.


, W'orse”. '


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A FLORAL festival totally transformed Clitheroe United , Reformed Church. Stunning displays were cre­


ated by Jane Brown and mem­ bers of local flower clubs, assisted by a team of church members and friends. Local businesses and organ­


isations, friends and members of the church had generously sponsored the floral exhibits. . The Elders and congrega­


tion were extremely grateful : for all the suppprt and encour-


- agement they received and for the inspired work of Jane and -


; her colleapes. ■Clitheroe New Form Art


Group put on an exhibition of . work and throughout the


three-day festival refresh­ ments were served by the ladies of the church. A total of 11 pianists and organists also contributed to the scene. . ■ Doves, which formed part of


the piece ti tled “F u tu re Hope”, were made by local children, including young visi­ tors from Belarus and the Whizzkids. Many local young­ sters also contributed minia­ ture gardens which were co­ ordinated by Cynthia Nan- son.' The event, which involved


people from across- the Clitheroe community, attract­ ed visitors from out of the area and was officially opened by the Mayor of the Ribble Val­


ley, Coun. Beverley Jones, and. the Mayor of Clitheroe, Coun. Mary Robinson. In her speech Coun. Jones


said the artistry and skill on display sho\ved “natural beau­ ty at its best” and she con­ gratulated all those who had


-been responsible for the exhibits. - ' .: ' . ' • F u tu re events a t the


church include The Bible Soci­ ety's strawberry cream tea between from 2 and 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 27th, an at 7 p.m. on the same day. there


' will be a summer concert by Clitheroe and Hyndburn Junior Choirs and St James’ School Choir, (s)


recently retired from Bumle.v- based Cloverbropk L td , a weft knitter, dyer and finisher of sportswear and perform­ ance fabrics.'He joined th e . firm in 1994 as group'opera- tionsdirector..'.


. During the past seven years


he sp en t most of his time working in Egypt, where he held responsibility for setting up three factories on the out­ skirts of Cairo. Latterly he has also spent some time in th e Cloverbrook transfer­ printing venture in Sri Lanka. Dr Bartle attended St-


Mary’s. College, in Middles- borough, and then sta rted wprk-'with-'-ICI Ltd- on Teesside. 'While a t ICI he studied parNtime to become a graduate of the Royal Insti­ tute of Chemistry at Teesade


Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, June 18th, 2009 11 s enjoyed a colourful career! ^ '"u


Polytechnic. After graduat­ ing, he joined Sketchley Ltd, in .Hinckley, as a works chemist, where he developed an interest in colour and then left to study for a PhD at St Andrews University. He worked at J. B. Martin


Velvets of Blackburn and Pendle Velvets of Accrington, before, joining th e Lister- Group, in Bradford, where he gained experience in hand­ knitting and industrial yarns, silk production and furnishing


fabrics. A member of the SDC for


over 35 years. Dr Bartle was awarded the Society’s Silver Medal in 1999 for. services to


the West Riding Region and ; the SDC Colour.Centre. He became a Fellow of the Soci­ ety in 2002. Dr Bartle also . serves on th e Court of the. W o rsh ip fu l. Company of Dyers, a City Livery Compa­ ny dating back to a t least 1188. .


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For his year as president h e . is looking forward to working


■ closely with the SDC chief executive, Susie Hargreaves, expanding the international activities of the Society and implementing the new for- - ward-looking business plan designed to keep the SDC at the forefront of everything to do with colour, worldwida (s)


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