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14 Clitheroe Advertiser &Times, Thursday, May 21st, 2009


Families flock to I a fantastic ’40s festival Clitheroe422324(Editorial),01282 426161 (Advertising), Burnley 01282 422331 (Classified) vinvw.clitheroeadvertiser.co.uk Story by Duncan Smith


Pictures by Georgina Brewster - and Duncan Smith


REVELLERS didn’t let a little rain spoil their enjoyment of a


' • f a n ta s t ic Clitheroe Festival Weekend..


• ■ On' Friday, when i t hardly stopped raining all day, festival organisers were frantically making


; contingency plans to move as much as possible indoors. But Saturday


' dawned dry and bright and, despite a poor forecast, the decision was made to press ahead as planned.


■ I t was a good decision, with crowds flocking to the town to enjoy a huge range of attractions spread across a wide array of venues. The 1940s theme chosen for this year gave the festival a real identity and the enthusiastic involvement of sev­ eral military and civilian 1940s re­ enactment groups helped make it a great success. Twenty entries - some of them


VMS’


duos and trios - in a 1940s authen­ tic outfit contest staged at the Swan and Royal, gave the judging panel a


LOCAL children have fun exploring fhc army lank (G160509/4m)


. very difficult task indeed. In the end it was the considerable “mili­ tary bearing" of a British “redcap” sergeant which earned him first prize, the judges taking the view tha t while anyone could step into an outfit, only a special few could really “fill it”. ; Organised by Simon Entwistle,


the contest was a great success. Equally successful was th e


Clitheroe Beer Festival, organised


by the local branch of CAMRA and the committee at the St Mary’s. Centre, where it has been held for the past four years. Fans of the malt and hops queued outside to sample a wide variety of quality ales and ciders. So great was their enthusiasm that by 9-30 on Satur­ day night the barrels had been,


drained dryl The St Mary’s Centre was also


one several venues to stage live music throughout the weekend, beginning on Friday evening, every­ thing from choirs to'heavy rock bands. A busking competition also meant there was no shortage of music around the streets, again catering for all tastes and ages, together with other street enter- tainers including a very colourful and friendly dragon called Veroni­ ca!


The Castle Field was buzzing


with activity, with all the bright, lights, smells and sounds of the old- fashioned funfair alongside a fine display of 1940s military and civil­ ians vehicles, plus several other stalls and displays. The Castle bandstand hosted a steady stream of performers to en te r ta in the crowds al fresco. A little quieter, but no less inter­


esting, was an excellent display of ’40s memorabilia a t Clitheroe Library, and anyone flagging could


enjoy superb refreshments provided' by the local Girl Guides at the Unit- ed Reformed Church, the hard­ working Guides raising £170 foj.


; charity. The church also hosted a wonderful display of Clitheroe


Sheepfest pictures by local school- children.


• .Clitheroe Market was another hive of activity on Saturday, many of the stallholders dressing them­ selves and their stalls in 1940s fash­ ion, while ukulele exponent Phil Knight entertained in the style of the great George Formby. Shop-


.: keepers around the town had also joined in, dressing up their windoivs and themselves for the festival. The mighty Sentinel steam bus


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carried passengers to and from Bashall Barn, where many more attractions and displays awaited them, as well as the chance to try some of the wonderful local produce on sale there. Despite occasional heavy show­ ers, the crowds kept coming


' throughout Saturday and Sunday and the music played on well into Sunday night. Above all the festival was a credit to its hardworking team of organisers and all who sup­ ported, sponsored and set up its many attractions and events, tar


■ too many to list. • For more pictures from i ; i


www.clitheroeadvcrtiser.co.uk ’’T CLITHEROE Festival organisers Mary Hornby and Frank Watson, above, pictured with


Town Crier Roland Hailwood (Gl60509/4i) and below left, M & Co staff Chris Tomlinson, - Emma Wilkinson, Nicola Johnson and Fiona Simpson dress up for the 1940's theme (G160509/4C)


Clitheroe Festival Weekend, visit i our website at:


JENNIFER and Mark Best pictured with Paul Johnson in their 1940s fancy dress (GlG0509/4j)


HAVING a ball are Stephanie


Forrest and Laura Kinder, of Clitheroe, above, on the funfair ridc(G160509/4q)


. MILITARY personnel Jim


Kirk and Kenny Morland are pictured, left, on Castle Field (G160509/4h) .


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go-ers on parade certainly proved a hit in their


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ENTHUSIASTIC contestants, above, in the 1940s


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Tony and Maria Starkey are pictured below with


the Mayor and Mayoress of Brierfield in their 1940s fancy "dress (GlG0509/4k)


AS always, the draw of the beer festival, above, proved popu-


- lar with the crowds. Picture by Pete Monk (s) .


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brothers Louis (10): and Rowan Grecn- hill-Timcwall (13), right, entertain .


crowds at Clitheroe Festival


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ABOVE, discussing the price of fish at Clilheroe market, 1940s- , style (CR160509-1)


■ CLITHEROE choir, left, per­ form in the Castle bandstand (G160509/4g)


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