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: A COMEDY with a great twist was played out ,by members of a Glitheroe drama group. ■ • For four nights .Trinity


Drama Group performed its ■ latest play “You're Only Young Twice”, which was produced by Joan Willock. Proceeds from Wednesday's


opening night were donated to the Mayor of the.Ribble Val­ ley's chosen charities and the borough's first citizen, Coun. Beverley Jones, was among the audience who enjoyed Ron


: Aldridge's comedy. For the following three nights


a packed house a t Trinity Methodist Chimih Hall enjoyed the play's comic and poignant moments equally. Natalie Cox reviewed the


performance: - The action unfolded in the home of Sue and Richard. Late at night, as they waited


for Brooksie to come home - one anxiously, and the other increas­ ingly angrily - they debated the untidy room, the staying out till all hours and the loud music, until the sound of an arriving motorbike was heard. From the minute Gordon


"Brooksie" Brooks made his first appearance playing his air guitar and wearing his motorcy­ cle helmet and leathers, the comic tones were set. Instead of the troublesome


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teenager the audience was expecting, the removal of the helmet revealed the grey-haired “born to be wild” Brooksie — Sue's larger than life dad! As Sue, Carol Baird was


angry and anxious, placating her increasingly irate and grumpy husband, while trying to make her dad see the error of his ways.


Chris Cox, making his the­ atrical debut, played the part of


the old-before-his-time and frustrated son-in-law naturally. Local theatrical stalwart


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Kim Croydon played widower Brooksie with energy, assured comic timing and a twinkle in his eye, as he struggled to find


his new role in life and.instead- reverted back to his youth.'V i:'&'> i His scenes with the appari- ,


tion of his dead wife Grace pro­ vided the play's poignancy as she gently guided the confused Brooksie onto the next stage in his life. The superbly lit entrances of


the ghostly Grace, played with just the right mix of honesty and humour by Anita Kelling- ton, provided a stark contrast to the mayhem created by Brooksie and his gang of "hooli­ gans" - Tom, Julia and Rose. Their focus was the ongoing


celebrations to mark the forth­ coming nuptials of Tom and Madeline Adey's character Julia, with Brooksie showing more than a passing interest in Julia's best friend Rose, as played by Bridget Smith. - After a lively and non-tradi-


tional toast to Tom and Julie and a luncheon date over a game of trivial pursuits, the four went their separate ways to prepare for their last nights of freedom, but not before a gentle scene which saw Kim and Bridget, as Brooksie and Rose, have an honest heart-to- heart which moved their bud­ ding romance a step closer, much to Brooksie's great joy. At the start of the second act


,.a pale pink full-length satin 4 wrap ^ B ^ k s ie wrestled with ■ his hangover and his ill-timed words of wisdom, while the wdmen tried to make sense of the fallout. A few honest encounters fol­


lowed between Gerry, who revealed his character's desire to


. live out his dreanis and be “only young twice’-v-and the serene Madeline as Julia,-^.who had also had a change of hear6 thm& to some friendly advice. And after some role reversal


between Brooksie and Rose, the play ended with Grace bidding Brooksie a final farewell as the wedding celebrations coni^ued. The characters caihe'a'cross


as convincing and genuine and the laughs kept coming throughout with the food fight between Brooksie and Tom, and their attempts to dance the twist and the paso doble, pro­ vided some real laugh out loud moments. The production of “You're


Gerry Purchase playing Tom made a memorable entrance in ■


■ The Mayor of the Ribble Val­ ley, Coun. Beverley Jones, her consort Mr Howel Jones, pic­ tured with cast members from the play “You're Only Young Twice”, (s)


Only Young Twice” was slick, the sound effects excellent, the lighting great and the lines well delivered and timed magnifi­ cently.


Programme aims to reduce fire risk


! A NEW fire safety pro- s gramme aimed at young : people, aged between four and 17 has been


;; launched by Lancashire ' Fire and Rescue Service.


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•at those who are known •for, or suspected of, play­ ing, with fire, commit-


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. young people to undergo . an individual education ■ plan which will increase


?i“FIRES”, the objective' ;of the . course is for


i.and attacking fire serv­ ic e staff. " ■


their awareness of the dangers of fire, teach them about the conse­ quences of fire and


provid basic fire safety skills. Young people can be


be delivered by suitably experienced and trained staff, with sessions tai-'- lored to meet the needs


referred onto the course by a number of different people and organisa­ tions, including parents, schools, police, doctors and other ' partner organisations. The programme will


of the young person and their educational status. The number of one-on- one sessions th a t the young person will receive will depend on the reason for the refer­ ral and the assessment of the young person dur­ ing the sessions. ■ -Speaking a t the


launch of the FIRES programme, . Group Manager Tony Crook said; “In Lancashire," 45% of our callouts are to fires that have been started deliberately and this costs the County


approximately £40m.


each year. These fires can destroy properties,


businesses and cause serious injury or even


: death.“The FIRES course


■ receive and along the . way we hope that these young people will learn how to recognise fire hazards in their home. If the worst does happen and they are trapped in


'a fire, we hope that this course will help them escape unhurt.”


aims to reduce the num­ ber of these fires that we


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