12 CIrtheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, November 19th, 2009 Great sax


ONE of the great British tenor sax players, Don Weller (pictured), will perform a t the next monthly gig hosted by the Kibble Valley Jazz and Blues Club. Displaced from their


usual venue at the Swan and Royal Hotel by the fire there in September, the club members will gather instead a t The Castle Cafe tomorrow in keen anticipation of a performance from the highly regarded Don Weller Quartet. I t starts at 8 p.m. ^ d ,


as usual, non-members are welcome.


bar and tickets cost £10 on the door, or can. be bought in advance from Townsend Records, in Moor Lane, or the Clitheroe Tourist Infor­ mation Centre, in Church Walk. From January the club’s monthly gigs will


There will be a licensed club


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‘New play area joy for toddlers


by Duncan Smith


CHILDREN and staff at Downham Pre­ school are celebrating


good times ahead. I t might be cold and


wet now, but when the good weather returns tots at the popular pre-school can look forward to a much-improved outside play area after securing vital funding for the proj­ ect. The pre-school is cele­


switch to Thursdays and the first one will be on January 21st, featuring the A1 Wood Quartet, agam starting at 8 P-m-


For more information


about the club and all its activities, call 07870 908159 or visit: www. rvjazzandblues.co.uk


A “HOMEGROWN” photographic feast was laid on for a meeting of Rib- blesdale Camera Club. One of its own members, Mick


Caddy, presented slides showing the use of natmal light to create beautiful shots of nature, landscape and wildlife. Much of Mick’s work is done locally,


Mick’s picture feast for club But when he does venture further


afield, he reaps the rewards, with shots from the Lake District and Scotland including red squirrels and both brown and white moimtain hares. Mick’s slides were interspersed with


revealing his pasrion for photographing Pendle Hill from all aspects and in all s e ^ n s and at all times of day, together with work in his own garden.


his poems, inspired by the environment he chooses for his photography and his obvious love of the natural world. For more information about Ribbles-


dale Camera Club, visit its website at: www.ribblesdalecameraclub.org.uk


brating a £20,000 cash windfall for a total refur­ bishment of its outside play area. Manager Susan Carter


said: “This will create a versatile and stimulating outside space wMch will enable us to deliver the Early Years Foimdation Stage curriculum as effec­ tively outside as we do inside. I t will allow us to maximise our outside space so that all the chil­ dren can use it all year round. Work will start in the New Year and pre­ school will continue as normal during the works.”


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S P O K E S - HE YE S


A FORMER pupil of Waddington and West Bradford School and later Clitheroe Royal Grammar School returned to her home vil­ lage for her wedding in St Helen’s Church, Wad­ dington. The bride, Nicola


Heyes, who now lives in London, is the head of marketing .at the Min­ istry of Sound. She is the daughter of Mr Michael and Mrs Jennifer Heyes, of Old Chapel House, Sawley. The bridegroom, Mr


William Spokes, a devel­ opment executive at Shine TV, is the son of Mr Ian Spokes and Mrs Jane Grant. Given away by her


father, the bride wore a vintage 1960s-style silk and chiffon full-length gown, trimmed with guipure lace. She carried a hand-tied posie of cream and pale green roses, anemones and viburnum. She was attended by her sister Helen Heyes,


. The money comes from


the Department for Chil­ dren, Schools and Fami­ lies and is designed to help settings for young children meet the require­ ments of the Childcare Act 2006. I t is allocated under the Sure Start pro­ gramme by a panel


including senior represen­ tatives from Lancashire County Council, Jobcen­ tre Plus and the health service. More than 200 projects


all over Lancashire bene­ fited from the previous round of fimding, which totalled £6m. and ran


from 2006 to 2008. For more information


about Downham Pre­ school, contact Susan Carter on 01200 441665. Our picture shows the


children and staff at Downham Pre-school cel­ ebrating news of their cash windfall, (s)


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at Sparth House. The bride, originally from Great Harwood,


TWO familes have been joined together by the marriage of Sally A. Gruszka and Philip Ashworth. The couple were married at St Bartholomew's Church, Great Harwood. Afterwards they enjoyed a reception held


is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom and Julie Gruszka, while the bridegroom, also from Great Harwood, is the son of Mr and Mrs Frank and Pauline Ashworth. Given away by her father, the bride wore an


Holden, Sarah Dugdale, Olivia Ashworth, Alice Rowe and Joni Hilton, who all wore dark navy dresses with long crystal corsages. Best men were Martin Caine and Anthony


ivory govm and carried a crs^tal bouquet. She was attended by Louise Brenand, Jess


Rushten, while the groomsmen were Jamie Gruszka, Peter Dugdale, James Ashworth and Alex Ashworth. The couple enjoyed a honeymoon in Tenerife. Photo: David Scoles, Clitheroe.


Sally Forster and Emma Roberts-Price. They wore antique gold lace short dresses with ribbon sashes, also in the 1960s style. They carried posies to match the bride’s. Best man was Mr Ted


Spokes, the bridegroom’s brother, and ushers were Barney O’Kelly, Jamie Pettigrew, Jonathan Heyes,'Charlie Forster


and Jack Spokes. After the ceremony, conducted by the Rev. John Brockle- hurst, a reception was held at The Inn at 'Whitewell. Following a honeymoon


spent in New York and California the couple will continue to live in North London. Photo: Carlton Watt


Photography. ;th ANNIVERSARY


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A SAFARI in Tanzania and a beach holi­ day in Zanzibar followed the wedding of Miss Lynn Michelle Baldwin to Mr Scott Swinson, in St Michael and St John’s RC Church, Clitheroe. The bride, who is head of human


resources at Learning and Skills Improve­ ment Services in London, is the daughter of Mr John and Mrs Pat Baldwin, of Highmoor Park, Clitheroe. The bridegroom, a physiotherapist, is


the son of Mr Mike and Mrs Annie Swin­ son, of Tasmania, Australia. ■ The bride, given away by her father,


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wore a full-length ivory gown embellished with crystal detail. She carried a hand- tied bouquet of red roses and eucalyptus. Her bridesmaids were Emily Johnstone and Anna Wilson, who wore champapie satin dre^es and carried flowers similar to the bride’s. Best man was Jimmy Goulis and groomsmen were Alex Zuk, Ben Powers and Matthew Grantham. Oliver Eflyth was the pageboy. Following the ceremony, performed by


Monsignor John Corcoran, a reception was held at Mitton HaU, near Whalley. On return from their honeymoon the


couple will live in London. Photo: Graham Fisher.


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